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Digital999
Jul 28, 2020Luminary
FTP Server Capability Configuratioon
There is a KB article on how to configure the ReadyNAS FTP Server capability.
In the article it discusses the Authenticiation Mode -- Either User of Annoynmous.
Tyhpically for a User mode (non-Annoynmous mode) there would be an associated password for validation. I do not see anywhere to set this password for validation during the longon process.
Certainly I must be missing something here --
Any help or pointers would be appreciated.
schumaku wrote:
Digital999 wrote:
Was you response that the username/paswsword combination is a function of the accounts configured on the ReadyNAS?
Yes, exactly!
Yes. You set up a user account/password (using the accounts page), and then use that with FTP.
If you are planning to use this over the internet, you should set up the NAS to require FTPS Then you use a client like FileZilla or WinSCP, and set it up to use explicit FTP over TLS. Ordinary FTP isn't secure, because the username and password are sent as clear text (unencrypted).
Personally I use FileZilla - one reason is that you don't need to set up masquerading. So you can also use it to access the NAS both locally and remotely. (One problem with masquerading is that it often ends up not working locally).
schumaku: Yes, it's really FTPES, but the ReadyNAS doesn't call it that.
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- schumakuGuru - Experienced User
Not much experience on the legacy (pre-OS6) ReadyNAS - one would assume that username and password are managed in the user management as used for any other authenticated access like SAMBA/SMB ...
- Digital999Luminary
I must have selected the wrong dropdown list
The device is an OS6 ReadyNASdevice -- a ReadyNAS 314 device.
Was you response that the username/paswsword combination is a function of the accounts configured on the ReadyNAS?
- schumakuGuru - Experienced User
Digital999 wrote:The device is an OS6 ReadyNASdevice -- a ReadyNAS 314 device.
No problem!
Digital999 wrote:Was you response that the username/paswsword combination is a function of the accounts configured on the ReadyNAS?
Yes, exactly!
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