1. What is SharePort Plus? SharePort Plus is a technology integrated into certain Western Digital external hard drives (e.g., My Book, My Passport Studio, My Net routers) that allows the drive to function as a small-scale, local network-attached storage (NAS) device without requiring a full computer to remain powered on.
| Use case | Modern alternative | |----------|--------------------| | Simple network drive | WD My Cloud Home (single bay) | | Full NAS | Synology DS220j, QNAP TS-233 | | DIY | Raspberry Pi 4 + OpenMediaVault + external USB drive | | Printer + file share | Router with USB port (Asus, TP-Link) + USB hub |