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How do I share folder with cloud user?
I very recently got ReadyNAS 102. It runs on 6.0.4 firmware. I wanted to try using ReadyCloud for sharing with other users. As per manual I invited another user. The problem is, I do not know how to ...
Firstly, please feel free to tell me to start another thread on this, I have only added this hear as I think it may be related, but I am happy to remove/edit my post if you would like.
Ok, so I have been trying various options on my RN516 and have managed to get the shares/files to appear to an invited cloud user (i.e. not the user that the NAS is logged in/registered with the cloud as but a second user that I invited and then created).
Firstly I cant get the list of folders to appear by using the readycloud.netgear.com site, if I log into this site as the invited cloud user all I get is the name of the NAS they are allowed to see on the left hand side when in the Browser tab. There are no folders/files under this NAS. Its only when I log in as the primary Cloud user I get to see the actual shares/folders/files.
I then tried to connect using the ReadyNAS Remote application on the iPhone, here I enter the invited cloud users details, then when I click on the ReadNAS Remote tab (at the bottom of the application window) the name of the ReadyNAS appears, I can click on this and it appears to show all SMB shared folders. If I then click on a folder that has the Everyone with access then I can go directly into the folder. If I click on a folder that has specific user access it prompts me for a local users details which if entered correctly give permission to see the folder, I can then navigate into that folder and see sub folders and files.
I have not tried the same from the desktop versions of the ReadyNAS Remote applications, but I guess they work the same.
So in summary, I also couldn't get the invited Cloud user access working when using the readycloud.netgear.com interface but I could using the ReadyNAS Remote iPhone application.
Issues I found on the way (not sure where to actually raise these, can anyone advise?):
1. If the folder/share name has more than 12 characters then it doesn't appear in the iPhone ReadyNAS Remote client.
2. If you enter a users local details too many times in the ReadyNAS Remote iPhone application it doesn't appear to let you change it (you always get the message Logon Failure), even if you close the application or log in as a different cloud user, it seems to remember the incorrectly entered local user details.
3. Setting the Access settings on the SMB share to a group and then adding a local user to the group as a secondary member, doesn't then let me authenticate using the ReadyNAS Remote iPhone application (I had to actually add the individual users to the Access list, I didnt try setting their primary groups so I guess that may work).
4. You cant see the shares on the ReadyCloud web interface for any invited (i.e. non primary) Cloud users (as you had found).
I am not sure if any of these items are by design, hopefully someone can answer this and indicate when fixes (if not by design) would be available.
Ok, so I have been trying various options on my RN516 and have managed to get the shares/files to appear to an invited cloud user (i.e. not the user that the NAS is logged in/registered with the cloud as but a second user that I invited and then created).
Firstly I cant get the list of folders to appear by using the readycloud.netgear.com site, if I log into this site as the invited cloud user all I get is the name of the NAS they are allowed to see on the left hand side when in the Browser tab. There are no folders/files under this NAS. Its only when I log in as the primary Cloud user I get to see the actual shares/folders/files.
I then tried to connect using the ReadyNAS Remote application on the iPhone, here I enter the invited cloud users details, then when I click on the ReadNAS Remote tab (at the bottom of the application window) the name of the ReadyNAS appears, I can click on this and it appears to show all SMB shared folders. If I then click on a folder that has the Everyone with access then I can go directly into the folder. If I click on a folder that has specific user access it prompts me for a local users details which if entered correctly give permission to see the folder, I can then navigate into that folder and see sub folders and files.
I have not tried the same from the desktop versions of the ReadyNAS Remote applications, but I guess they work the same.
So in summary, I also couldn't get the invited Cloud user access working when using the readycloud.netgear.com interface but I could using the ReadyNAS Remote iPhone application.
Issues I found on the way (not sure where to actually raise these, can anyone advise?):
1. If the folder/share name has more than 12 characters then it doesn't appear in the iPhone ReadyNAS Remote client.
2. If you enter a users local details too many times in the ReadyNAS Remote iPhone application it doesn't appear to let you change it (you always get the message Logon Failure), even if you close the application or log in as a different cloud user, it seems to remember the incorrectly entered local user details.
3. Setting the Access settings on the SMB share to a group and then adding a local user to the group as a secondary member, doesn't then let me authenticate using the ReadyNAS Remote iPhone application (I had to actually add the individual users to the Access list, I didnt try setting their primary groups so I guess that may work).
4. You cant see the shares on the ReadyCloud web interface for any invited (i.e. non primary) Cloud users (as you had found).
I am not sure if any of these items are by design, hopefully someone can answer this and indicate when fixes (if not by design) would be available.
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