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NAS 212 Keeps Dropping Connection (Switches Cloud to "Off" on Admin Page)
Hi all. I don't post much to forums anywhere, so please forgive any faux pas... Basically what the subject line says. I have a ton of media storage on my system and use Plex. This wasn't a ...
brianraus wrote:
I know that if I type in "https://nas-ip-address/admin" the browser changes to (Not secure) "nas-ip-address/admin". So even if I open up a Chrome browser and type in exactly what you have above, it is the same as if I opened up the ReadyCloud and clicked on the link after it tells me I have to be on the LAN. For me there seems to be no difference whether I type in the "https://" portion or not.
Public websites all use certificates issued by a certificate authority (CA). The CA certifies that the website is actually run by the company it appears to be run by. It also can be used to verify that there isn't a proxy between you and the website that is eavesdropping on browsing.
The NAS uses a self-signed certificate, so there is no way the browser can verify all this stuff. Still HTTPS will give you an encrypted connection (unlike HTTP). But most browsers now will try HTTPS first even if you type in HTTP.
In any event, you will need to click-through the browser security warnings when you log into the web ui.
One thing to check is whether the browser has your NAS admin credential saved. If it has an old password, then you can end up on the password reset page (because NAS is rejecting the wrong password). One test is to open an incognito window in Chrome, and use that to browse to https://nas-ip-address/admin. Or just go into your browser settings, and see if there is a credential for the NAS.
Sorry, missed your first question.
Yes. This never happened until I put the Plex server app on the NAS and added a boatload of media.
Yes. This never happened until I put the Plex server app on the NAS and added a boatload of media.
If the NAS is in the same location as you are accessing from, you don't need (and, IMHO don't want) ReadyCloud. The local NAS GUI is reached by browsing to https://<ip.of.your.nas>/admin (where <ip.of.your.nas> is replaced with the actual IP address. RAIDar can be used to assist in doing that if you don't know the IP address.
Netgear chose to push people toward using ReadyCloud even locally. I think it was to give the illusion that is really is the "local cloud" they advertised it as. (By definition, it's not "in the cloud" if it's in your home.). IMHO it was a poor decision. It's not cloud storage (it's very much at many of the same risks as your original data (theft, fire, etc.) and not backed up unless you've set it up to have backup. And it's easier to use the NAS locally without ReadyCloud. ReadyCloud is certainly the easiest method to have remote access to the NAS, however.
So try logging in locally and see what you get.
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