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August 25, 2011 09:29 PM

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JTG

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I enabled WiFi on my PogoPlug, and can see teh PogoPlug in the Windows 7 Network and Sharing Center...

The PogoPlug is still connected to my router via Ethernet cable, and I have good connectivity.

It is not clear what I should do if I want to eliminate the wired connection -- there is a note inteh Network and Sharing Center that calls PogoPlug an "Unidentified Work Network" and for Access Type, it says "No network access"

Where can I find a write-up that explains the pros & cons of enabling WiFi, and how to effectively use it?

(It seems to me, that if there is an available port on teh Router, that a wire dconnection woudl be better or faster -- but that may be moot if my PCs are using wireless to connect to the router...)

I woudl appreciate any suggestions for a direction here.

Thanks!

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August 25, 2011 9:34 PM

You will need to go into the my.pogoplug website, log in and go to settings.
There you should see a wireless setup tab. Use it to connect to your router. Once connected you can unplug your network cable to it.

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August 25, 2011 10:43 PM

Thanks, I already accomplished what you suggested & have my router connected; however, before I disconnect the Ethernet cable, I need to know how to access the Pogoplug via WiFi... That is, I want to confirm a STABLE & RELIABLE WiFi connection before I unplug the Ethernet cable.

My Windows 7 PC does show the Pogoplug in the Network folder, but tags it as I mentioned above as "No connectivity"; my Windows XP PCs do not display it at all in Network or in Explorer. So mapping a Pogoplug drive via WiFi seems ambiguous. Where do I look for it as a WiFi connection?

BTW, once I figure out the connectivity issue (if I do), what are the pros & cons of using WiFi for the connection? Wouldn't the Ethernet cable be faster? ...and more secure? {Any issues with keeping BOTH connections (wired & WiFi) alive?}

Thanks!

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September 9, 2011 1:34 PM

After setting up WiFi access, and confirming the Pogoplug has accessed the network, I disconnected the Ethernet cable. While my.pogoplug.com shows all of the drives, they are no longer mapped in Windows Explorer (Windows 7). The Pogoplug icon in the System Tray has changed it color to black; hovering over it displays "Signed in". However, selecting "Reload Pogoplug Drives" does not make them reappear in Windows Explorer (I previously set up Pogoplug with "Enabled Drives" set to "K", and checked "Show a separate drive for each Pogoplug drive).

It would seem that WiFi does not enable drive mapping via Windows Explorer -- can anyone suggest what I may have missed here?

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September 9, 2011 5:28 PM

Please reboot the Pogoplug, and if necessary, your computer.

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September 11, 2011 9:33 PM

Thanks, I rebooted, and the drives appear sometimes. They seem to drop off from time to time. My backup program looks for the mapped drives, and if not present attempts to reconnect & map, but the Pogoplug architecture does not seem to allow that process to work. (whereas it does work for other mapped network drives).

Are there any utilities that can ensure the Pogoplug drive mappings remain accessible?

Thanks!

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October 17, 2011 1:39 PM

Wired is always more secure, maybe not always faster anymore, but def more secure. Have you tried to remap the drives? Wired or wireless everything will still have to go through the router. Have you tried setting a static IP address for the pogo plug? One thing you might try first is find out what IP address it was using via wired and see if you can set the wireless connection to that same IP address. You will need to be connected to the router via wireless and disconnect the wired connection, go into your router and find the pogoplug device and shld be able to find somewhere to set static IP address for the wireless connection ( witch shld be the only connection up). Setting the IP address of the wireless connection to the same IP address that the wired connection had may remap everything. Ideally it is a good idea to setup things like this with static IP address "so they do not move on ur network" if the IP address has changed from when you first mapped the drives prob will have to remap if nothing else

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October 17, 2011 2:11 PM

I have since restored the wired connection, and haven't experienced any additional mapping issues. I used the Pogoplug preferences to set the drive mapping, and checked the option to show a separate drive for each connected device.

I understand about setting static IP addresses, and will keep that in mind if the drives drop-off again.

Not sure if I will kill the wireless capability just yet (it is probably creating a redundant connection, so that will be the next thing I change if I see connectivity issues).

Thanks!

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