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ReadyCLOUD gone after April 4th, 2023
I received this email from Netgear on 12/04/2022: "We wanted to let you know that NETGEAR is discontinuing support for the ReadyCLOUD feature on your NETGEAR router on April 4th, 2023. The ReadyCL...
GeorgeCRD wrote:
"We wanted to let you know that NETGEAR is discontinuing support for the ReadyCLOUD feature on your NETGEAR router on April 4th, 2023. The ReadyCLOUD remote file access function allows you to remotely access the data on a USB storage device attached to your router.
Interesting, for some reason I didn't receive this.
GeorgeCRD wrote:
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to access files stored on a drive attached to Nighthawk X10 from the internet after 04/04/2023?
I'd start with using OpenVPN+DDNS. That should be enough for remote access (though not sharing).
One caveat - OpenVPN requires that the client phone or PC be able to connect inbound to the router. If your ISP uses carrier grade NAT, that isn't possible. Broadband internet services do use CGNAT, and some landline ISPs do also. In those cases, you could still use cloud storage solutions as suggested by Netgear.
I am seeing a notice on the top of the screen when accessing ReadyCloud: "NETGEAR will be terminating ReadyCLOUD service by July 1st, 2023. ReadyCLOUD mobile app, desktop application, and ReadyCLOUD web portal readycloud.netgear.com will all be terminated by July 1st, 2023. After that date, you can continue to access locally your ReadyNAS, or access locally the USB drive connected to the routers, but remote access won’t be available."
The VPN method seems to me to be the best to keep remote access, since it is independent of external services and you also get full access to the admin panel of the devices, which was not even possible with ReadyCloud.
I wonder if it's possible to run the VPN server on the ReadyNAS? That would be most convenient.
AGSowjet wrote:I wonder if it's possible to run the VPN server on the ReadyNAS?
Though personally I use OpenVPN (which is built into my Orbi router).
Indeed, but OpenVPN on the NAS would be nice too.
I don't think ZeroTier is a good idea because then you'll be dependent on their servers up and running, and also their service always being available for free. Like as being dependent on a Netgear service which is shut down…
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