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Retired_Member
Feb 13, 2023

Is it secure to enable access to ReadyShare USB drive using ftp://readyshare.routerlogin.net/shares/

I'm on Windows10, using WNDR3700v4. I enabled ReadyShare and I can see my USB drive in the router portal.  Mapping it as \\readyshare gives me an error that SMBv1 is no longer supported, but I don't...
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michaelkenward
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Feb 14, 2023
Retired_Member wrote:

It works. But, is this secure? Can an outside connection get to it and access my files?

I might be more worried about the general security of the WNDR3700v4. It dates back to 2013 and is based on a model from 2009.

 

There hasn't been a firmware update since 2018.