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Ready NAS Remote admin page not working
HI I can reach my admin page via Ready Cloud , local web pages , Raidar. Eetc
However
Ready Cloud Remote will not load admin page , it asks for the user name and password then nothing.
I can see all the shares and files.
I have two remote NAS as well , they have the same problem.
There are two parts of a VPN connection:
- The VPN "client" which attempts to open a VPN "tunnel" into a host so that all traffic between the client and host are encrypted and thus protected from being observed along the path.
- The VPN "host" which waits for devices to connect.
The OpenVPN that is included in Netgear routers is an OpenVPN host, not a client. The purpose is to allow the router administrator to connect to the router when not connected to the local network. I have OpenVPN configured on two Orbi routers so that I can connect to them and manage them remotely.
NordVPN's host is at various locations in the world. Customers install a NordVPN client on their local computer(s) so that they can connect to the NordVPN in a secure manner and then connect to other internet locations and appear to be coming from Nord. Nord hides their true location.
There is no problem doing both at the same time. A computer in the local network can install the NordVPN client and open a VPN tunnel to Nord at the same time as the Orbi router's OpenVPN host is waiting for a connection from the internet. You devices that are running NordVPN cannot detect that OpenVPN is running on the Orbi. Likewise, the Orbi cannot detect that your device is running NordVPN.
People often want to have their WiFi Router act as a VPN client and have every device on the local network pass through a single VPN tunnel for secure and anonymous access to the internet. Netgear routers do not support becomming a VPN client to do this. There are routers which can do this. Nord mentions several in their web pages. There is even a third party firmware for the Orbi RBR50 (only that model, not on the RBR20) which can act as either an OpenVPN client or as a Wireguard client. But Netgear routers running Netgear firmware cannot become VPN Clients.
Will VPN make a Netgear router more secure? No. As it is, the Netgear router will not accept any connection from the interent. It cannot be "taken over" from the internet.
Hope this helps.
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Hi Greg_laskey
ReadyNAS Remote has been discontinued since September 30, 2017 and a message was sent to users through E-mail regarding this.
After end-of-service dates, the following will apply:
• Customers will not be able to upload, download, share and edit photos through ReadyNAS Photos2 service
• Customers will not be able to remotely access the ReadyNAS using ReadyNAS Remote service, including web admin interface, and sharing
• Customers will not be able to use ReadyNAS Replicate to copy and restore data from one ReadyNAS to another, locally or through the InternetReadyCloud is now being advised as a replacement service for ReadyNAS Remote as it has comparable services with ReadyNAS Remote.
More information for ReadyCloud here.
Hope this helps!
Best RegardsHI uninstalled ready NAS Remote and installed Ready Cloud desktop client and yep exactly the same problem. It will not load the admin page even on a NAS on my local LAN.
But the admin page will load via radiar.
What is the firmware the NAS is running?
If you are on your local LAN, you can get to the admin page by using the NAS IP assigned to it just like what RAIDar did when you tried accessing the admin page.
Are you getting an error or experience the same issue when you are outside your own network? Can you post a screenshot please.
You may want to take a look at this article.
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