sutick
February 27, 2022, 5:43pm
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Ah, I didn’t catch that you were running Mac. There are a lot of issues with USB on Mac. There is a lot of info in this thread: Macbook doesn't recognize my ruida machine - #19 by LightBurn
In the end, it might behoove you to switch to Ethernet. It’s way more stable, and a lot faster in the end. USB and Mac have had issues for a long time. (Mac issues, not LightBurn caused)
Setting up a Ruida controller to connect via Ethernet isn’t hard, but it’s not quite as simple as just plugging it in. Follow these steps:
1) Get the IP Address of your computer:
For Windows:
Open a command prompt (click the Start button, type CMD, and hit enter).
Type IPCONFIG and press enter.
You’ll see something like this:
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The one labeled ‘IPv4 Address’ is the interesting part - this is the network address of your computer on your local network. The first 3 groups of numbers …