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tgus
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Jan 21, 2017
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Readyshare share set to admin but fails asking for windows credentials

I have read the other threads on this issue. None of those solutions worked. Environment: - New Lenovo Yoga 910, Windows 10 Home.  - R7900 updated with current  Firmware Version V1.0.1.12_10.0.17....
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    StephenB
    Jan 25, 2017

    Windows will only let you use one set of credentials with 192.168.1.1 at a time (that is a windows restriction).

     

    So if you access the Data share, Windows will first look in the credentials manager, and see if there is a username/password stored for 192.168.1.1.  If there is, it will use it.  Otherwise it will use your windows username/password.

     

    Once that happens, you can't change credentials unless you terminate the windows session for the data share (which sometimes remains after you close the file manager window).  You can test this possibility by running CMD and entering

    net use * /delete

    net use t: \\192.168.1.1\ted /user:admin router-admin-password

     

    This assumes that "ted" is the share name for the Ted disk.  The first command deletes all open windows sharing sessions, the second attempts to map the ted share to drive letter t of the PC.

     

    One work-around is to always use \\192.168.1.1 when you access Ted, and always use \\readyshare when you access Data.