NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Remote Access other than ReadyCloud
Hi all,
I'm starting this discussing to hopefully get some help towards remote access.
We've got around 5 laptops that we'd like to access the Nas externaly, we used to use 'ReadyNas Remote' which was simple and when an update didn't break it worked like a charm, now that's that has been replaced by 'ReadyCloud' which breaks more often because of updates and setup takes more to it (not so seamless) we find it's not worth using because it's so unreliable.
What other tool, I'm guessing third-party would you guys recommend to be used in this Nas and windows 7/10 laptops via the WAN?
Cheers, much appreciate in advance.
4 Replies
Replies have been turned off for this discussion
ZeroTier and OwnCloud have similar features to ReadyCloud (and both are used by folks here).
FTPS is another possibility, (requiring some port forwarding in the router, and DDNS). There are several clients that support drag/drop.
I use OpenVPN (installed in my Orbi router), with TeamViewer as a fallback mechanism. I don't need multiple accounts though (or the ability to turn off access for someone).
I use ZeroTier. Unfortunately, the current app for ReadyNAS is very out of date and the developer disappeared from the scene just a short time after releasing it. It does still work as of OS 6.8.0, or you can install a newer version via standard Linux commands in SSH.
It's operation is much more like ReadyNAS Remote was than ReadyCloud. You activate the connections and then the NAS and other devices running ZeroTier just work like they were on a secondary local network. It even allows NAS-to-NAS remote access for things like offsite backup.
Do you know where I can get ZeroTier from?
I went to their website but they haven't got it available for ReadyNas.Cheers,
NETGEAR Academy
Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology!
Join Us!
