What is USB Port on WE826 used for?

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What is USB Port on WE826 used for?

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Probably a dumb question, but what is the USB port on the WE826 used for? Can it be used as a network share?
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Re: What is USB Port WE826 used for?

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It can be used for a 4G LTE USB dongle, a printer, external hard drive, etc... Not sure what type of network share you are referring to.
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Re: What is USB Port WE826 used for?

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Network share, say you have files you want to put on a USB flash drive and share with other computers on your network.
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It would depend on the firmware. Looks like GoldenOrb does allow it though I have never used it.

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Re: What is USB Port on WE826 used for?

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msharp wrote: Fri Feb 22, 2019 6:11 pm Probably a dumb question, but what is the USB port on the WE826 used for? Can it be used as a network share?

Instead of using an internal radio/modem, the usb port also allows you to tether your phone to the router to act as an external modem.
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