External drive connected via USB on EA4500

Hello
I now have a shared drive shortcut on my desktop from the external drive I have hooked to the EA4500. Is there a way to share this folder to Android phones or Ipads? Looking to backup my phone data to the share (photos)
Thanks
Warren

warren83 wrote:
Hello
I now have a shared drive shortcut on my desktop from the external drive I have hooked to the EA4500. Is there a way to share this folder to Android phones or Ipads? Looking to backup my phone data to the share (photos)
Thanks
Warren
Yes there is. You just have to have a software that will enable you to do the sharing from your computer to your phones or ipads. I've read about the Cisco Connect Cloud but I think it's still not available in the market. You can find more info from the cisco website about this application- homesupport.cisco.com.

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