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mking007
Mar 30, 2023Aspirant
add additional user account for readyshare ? rax70
is it possible to have more than one user account for readyshare access ? rax70
michaelkenward
Mar 30, 2023Guru - Experienced User
mking007 wrote:
is it possible to have more than one user account for readyshare access ?
rax70
Access from what to what? USB storage? Printers?
Anything on your network should be able to see things on ReadySHARE. Just browse to
\\readyshare
ReadySHARE Access | Answer | NETGEAR Support
mking007
Mar 30, 2023Aspirant
to have separate user logins for sharing videos from my usb drive over the internet, rather than having just the admin login.
- michaelkenwardMar 30, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Try looking into what the browser graphical user interface (GUI) shows.
Manuals are always a good place to start.
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.Read the section in the manual:
Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
You may have done that already. I can't tell from your message.
I mention it because Netgear gave up on supplying paper manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.- mking007Mar 30, 2023Aspirant
the answer is a no then 😞
silly netgear don't have a option for a 2nd user account other than an admin account, my old tplink router had this option.
- michaelkenwardMar 30, 2023Guru - Experienced User
mking007 wrote:
the answer is a no then 😞
silly netgear don't have a option for a 2nd user account other than an admin account...
Second user account for what?