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Admin password does not allow special characters
Hi, I just tried to setup my new ReadyNAS Duo v2, but it did not go without a hitch. At first I got presented with the setup process, after going to the IP address in my browser. At the end of the...
Annoyingly enough I wasted a good hour trying to Setup my new NV+ V2 using the wizard with every attempt being met with 'Communication Error' before I twigged it was '&' character that was the problem.
When the NAS is setup and you go into the dashboard configuration it allows you to type in the pasword with '&' but then simply does not execute it.
I might add that my NV+ V1 allows punctuation. By not allowing punctuation you reduce the security of the password and it is very shoddy programming not to give some indication the password characters are out of range.
Sad but it seems overall support for this product is not a patch on what it was for the NV+ v1, more fool me for buying it without checking this forum first.
When the NAS is setup and you go into the dashboard configuration it allows you to type in the pasword with '&' but then simply does not execute it.
I might add that my NV+ V1 allows punctuation. By not allowing punctuation you reduce the security of the password and it is very shoddy programming not to give some indication the password characters are out of range.
Sad but it seems overall support for this product is not a patch on what it was for the NV+ v1, more fool me for buying it without checking this forum first.
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