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Accessing ReadyNAS Shares from iPad Air running iPadOS 13.1
I have now owned my ReadyNAS for some time and have been using it to store files from Windows 10 and Linux without any issues. My wife recently purchased an iPad Air and asked how she could backup h...
I didn't realize the iPadOS had that feature, so I haven't tried. But I'm out of town for the next couple weeks, so I won't be able to try this myself for a while.
TerryJColes wrote:
I'm logging into smb://admin@readynas, which is exactly the same as I do on the other devices. For her account, I use smb://Lynn@readynas/Lynn, again what I use on the other devices.
try smb://nas-ip-address using the real ip address of the NAS of course. Then put in Lynn in the name field (and of course the password in the password field).
This suggestion is based on this guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdfdxdjUdro
Using the IP address eliminates any possibility that this is related to hostname discovery.
What firmware are you running? and is Enhance MacOS enabled on SMB Global options?
Have you tried using ReadyCloud App? ReadyCloud app also connects your iPad to the NAS and make backups of your media.
HTH
Regards
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