mAP 2nD - What can onboard USB port be used for?

Hardware MikroTik hardware general
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Hey guys, I have been using a mAP 2nD now for a few years and it’s been great.
I’ve been looking at the USB port on it and wondering what i could be used for.
Ideally I was looking to plug in a USB stick/HDD and have the contents be shared on the LAN with connected devices. Is this possible?

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Yes, you can do that. Or you can power the mAP with a USB power bank, and put it in your backpack. Then you can pay for some kind of airport Hotspot, and share the purchased connection with your friends with the mAP

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Don’t expect some crazy performance, though. The CPU will choke easily when transferring even small files.

Also, SMB is known to have serious security issues.

In conclusion, I don’t recommend doing it. Been there, done that, not worth it.

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What version SMB is it?

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is there some kind of Y-Cable avail to power the mAP via power-bank and use the USB-Host for a serial-USB-adapter at the same time ?
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                                          +----+
        +----------+          +-----<<----+    | usb/serialadapter
        |          |          |           +----+
   ((   |          +----------|          +----------------------+
   (((  |    mAP   |          |          |                      |
   ((   |          +------+   +----->>-->|  Powerbank / USB Ub  |
        |          |      |              |                      |
        |          +--+   |              +----------------------+
        +----------+  |   |
                      |   |
                     eth1 eth2
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? someone did this before ? … looks viable … but I’m 55-60 bucks away from knowing for shure …
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7

I’ve successfully used mAP 2nD with 3G USB-modem powered by USB OTG Y-cable. The power from male USB-A goes into female USB-A port and OTG-microUSB, and the data pins from last one goes into female USB-A, communicating with modem.

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thanks … nice … will see if I can scramble up some money to become a mAP-owner