Admin Password Doesn't Work for USB readyshare drive

Phclem
Initiate
Jan 04, 2018
I had the same problem on my R7000, where I had set the admin password using some special characters ($). After several changes, I noticed that the readyshare mapping is rejected if my password contains the $ sign, but works fine if the admin password is "less sophisticated" ! Hope this will help some others ...
- bdknight
  Initiate
  Jan 08, 2018
  Hello,
  
  This work-around works for me when Readyshare won't accept my username/password credentials: Enter only the username "admin" with no password (blank) then submit. Now enter "admin" AND correct password combo and submit. Hope this works for you all.
  
  Brian
  - rathodpriyank
    Aspirant
    Mar 21, 2018
    I have a similar problem where it doesn't work while there is a password with a USB readyshare, Firmware is V2.02.08.
    
    I don't know the specifics but this workaround doesn't work for me so far.
- alieus
  Aspirant
  Jul 18, 2018
  In my case it also seemed to be an offending "$" character - I guess it works for the router but not for Windows network sharing, or something. Test first by eliminating special characters and see what happens.
  - GrandpaR
    Tutor
    Mar 16, 2019
    I'm having a a similar problem on my
    
    R6400v2 AC1750 Smart WiFi Router
    Hardware Version R6400v2
    Firmware Version V1.0.3.66_10.0.50
    GUI Language Version V1.0.3.66_2.1.38.1
    
    I have a 2 TB WD Elements attached to the front USB 3.0 port and it's been working for a couple years. I'm trying to tighten security, so I turned the read/write password on in the NetGear control panel. I properly get challenged for password when using phone's NetGear Genie app and it accepts user (admin) and password (same simple one used to access the router admin), however, I CANNOT get any of our Win 10 PCs to access it. They get challenged for the password or user and password, but it will not accept anything I try. I'm thinking the router and Win 10 aren't communicating the security info properly.
- najevi
  Aspirant
  May 31, 2020
  Phclem wrote:
  I had the same problem on my R7000, where I had set the admin password using some special characters ($). After several changes, I noticed that the readyshare mapping is rejected if my password contains the $ sign, but works fine if the admin password is "less sophisticated" ! Hope this will help some others ...
  I agree. Alphanumeric passwords {i.e. limited to: a-zA-Z0-9} appear to be successful but any password made more secure {eg. by using: ~!@#$$%^&*()_ } are successful only when accessing the NETGEAR Web-based Router Configuration Utility but not succesful when accessing a \\readyshare network folder that has been secured with "admin" access controls.
  
  Incidentally. I did test the sequence where a plain alphanumeric {admin, password} pair is first used successfully and only then change to a more secure {admin, pa$$word} pair using a special character however, each time a special character is introduced to the admin password any subsequent access from Windows 10 file explorer to a readyshare network folder fails to recognize the more $ecure pas$word.
  
  Help Center quote:
  Available Network Folders Table
  
  This table shows all the Network Folders currently available and configured on the Router:
  Folder Name : Full path of the used by the Network Folder
  Volume Name : Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD)
  Total/Free Space : Shows the current utilisation of the storage device
  Share Name : The Name shown in the Router Web GUI can either be clicked to immediately access the storage or can be entered into a web browser e.g //readyshare/photos. If 'Not Shared' is shown then the default share has been deleted and no other share for the root folder exists.
  Read/Write Access : Shows the permissions/access controls on the Network Folder:
  All - no password allows all users to access the Network Folder
  admin will prompt for users to provide the same username and password used to access the Router Web GUI
  bold underline added
  
  If this bug is to be fixed then please let the fix involve specifying a {username, password} pair for readyshare that is different than that required for the admin account for the NETGEAR Web-based Router Configuration Utility. Sharing these admin credentials with LAN users (who understandably require shared folder access) is a gratuitous invitation for curious local network users to go poking around the router configuration utility and potentially meddle with critical router functionality/security.
  
  Even better would be for the "admin" username to be user customizable. After all, who is going to think of trying to hack your router secured using something like "ScoobyDoo" as an admin user name and then, say, "M!cr0$)ft" as your password?
  
  OS Name: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
  OS Version: 10.0.18362 N/A Build 18362
  Browser Firefox 76.0.1 (64-bit)
  Router Version R8000
  Firmware Version V1.0.4.28_10.1.54
  GUI Language Version V1.0.4.28_2.1.49.1

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Admin Password Doesn't Work for USB readyshare drive