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Cannot map drive
This drive is not NEARLY as intuitive as the Synology, all I want is to map this drive on my PCs so it shows up in "my computer" as a drive letter, allot of BLA BLA about cloud this and cloud that bu...
To make this work as a mapped network drive on your computer, do you need to setup a static IP address for the NAS?
Hi WTF123,
It is not required but it would be better if the ReadyNAS a permanent (static) IP address for ease of access. Also, routers have the capability to reserve an IP address to a network device that is connected to it via LAN or WLAN.
Kind regards,
BrianL
NETGEAR Community Team
BrianL2 wrote:
...Also, routers have the capability to reserve an IP address to a network device that is connected to it via LAN or WLAN.
I recommend this approach if your router supports it. It simplifies IP address management, and makes it a bit easier if you switch to a router with a different IP address range.
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