If the problem is a missing driver, do the following :
Connect the Cloudbox to only the PC, re-power it up completely (apparently needs 3-9 minutes), then reboot the PC.
Look for any message about new or unidentified devices. If none, look in Device Manager for any yellow icons or something "Lacie" in the sections of Disk Drives / Storage controllers / Network adapters.
Use the information gathered to search for a driver, or report your findings here
if you need help.
[EDIT]
The manual says that the CloudBox behaves as a local Web server that can be accessed via http://ip-address
or http://CloudBox
or http://CloudBox.local
.
I think that the problem with connecting it directly to the computer is that DHCP
is needed in order to have an IP address. The router is a DHCP server and every device
on the network gets its IP address from the router when connecting.
To connect directly, you will need to substitute the router's DHCP services by these of your computer.
The steps to follow should be :
- Disconnect the router from your computer and from the CloudBox
- Connect the CloudBox directly to your computer
- Turn on DHCP in windows 8
- Reboot your computer
- Reboot the CloudBox
You should now in theory be able to see a "CloudBox" computer in your network
and should be able to access the dashboard by one of the above methods.
Just to remark that it is not guaranteed that the resulting transfer speed will
be any faster than via the router. For really faster speeds you would need USB,
which I believe is not supported by the CloudBox.
You will need to turn off DHCP on Windows 8 when connecting back to the router.
Going to static IP addresses for both the CloudBox and your computer, if possible,
might be simpler than using DHCP.