RT-AC68 USB hub?

[radiologyman]

Hello, with search I found out that Asus routers do work with USB hubs but have not found anything recent on best way to do it. I learned how to map Asus connected drives so lack of GUI support in browser for more than 2 drives should not be an issue.

Do I need a powered hub?

Do I need to worry about data corruption without official support for the hub?

Will Merlin firmware will work better for hub?

Thanks!

 

[RMerlin]

They've been officially supported for about a year now. Hub must be powered, and must also be USB 2.0. USB 3.0 are not supported.

 

[radiologyman]

They've been officially supported for about a year now. Hub must be powered, and must also be USB 2.0. USB 3.0 are not supported.

Thanks! Is there a limit on how many drives I can connect and on their size? Does current stock firmware with 2.0 hubs from reputable manufacturers spin down connected drives?? I'm thinking Sabrent
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R5ZA20G/?tag=snbforums-20

 

[RMerlin]

Thanks! Is there a limit on how many drives I can connect and on their size? Does current stock firmware with 2.0 hubs from reputable manufacturers spin down connected drives?? I'm thinking Sabrent
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R5ZA20G/?tag=snbforums-20

Number of supported drives is "high enough" (I don't remember the exact number hardcoded in the code, but I think it was something like 26).

Spindown capability is never guaranteed as it depends on too many factors: the OS, the hub, the hard disk's firmware, and the usb enclosure.

 

[Rankdropper84]

The 7 port powered 3.0 hub that I have works if I plug it into the usb 2.0 port

 

[strumf666]

Can usb hub be used to connect more than one printer as well?