Thinking about getting an Airport Extreme

[gabo864]

Hey everyone.

So I'm thinking about upgrading my current router and getting the airport extreme.

I have a 1TB external harddrive that I want to keep plugged in to my Airport extreme. My question is, Would I be able to wirelessly transfer pictures or files from my iPhone/iPad to my external harddrive?, I know I can't back them up to the harddrive since I have to do it through iTunes or to the iCloud, but my job requires me to do a lot of video recording and picture-taking so I thought this could come in handy if I could just transfer pictures to my harddrive from my iPhone or iPad, and if not possible - is there an app that I could use for that?.

Thank you all.

 

[Weaselboy]

That won't work by default, but there are apps like File Connect that will do exactly what you are after.

 

[Mrbobb]

Router-based storage hookups lots of time requires you to install a client app, intended for laptop/desktop. I'd make sure BaseStation works specifically with IOS, and what version.

 

[ColdCase]

Perhaps not what you wanted, but you could store your desktop's iPhoto library (or one of them) on the external drive. Then when you sync the iPhone/iPad photos wirelessly with your desktop it will in turn put the photos and videos on the external drive .....