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New RN202 with a Mac Questions
I am just setting up a new ReadyNAS 202 and am having several issues. I have set up the admin account and also set myself up as a separate account as a "User" so I can interact from my Mac as a r...
Hi dschwartzer,
Sorry for getting you confused, I meant "no it is NOT needed to create local users if you are not planning to have any permissions to the shares"
:)
Regards,
Hi dschwartzer,
Welcome to the community!
Since you already have an admin ReadyCLOUD account, you may not need the separate "User" that you've created. There's also a difference with a local user account and a ReadyCLOUD but both have privileges to access their own home share (just check this article). Lastly, MAC OS supports both AFP and SMB and by default, both file sharing protocols are enabled. If you're planning to disable one of the said file sharing protocols, in can be done under System->Settings->Services.
Kind regards,
BrianL
NETGEAR Community Team
Brian:
Thanks for your quick response. I reviewed the article you referenced. I think I may finally understand it.
Are you saying that the ReadyCloud ID is independent of the User ID on the RN202 and that a person does not have to be a User on the RN202 in order to access the shared folders? I was operating under the impression that getting set up as a User on the RN202 automatically gave remote access to the shared volumes on the RN202. That was based on a screen shot I saw (I can't seem to find it now) which showed a dialog box to add an existing ReadyNas user to the ReadyCloud system.
Thoughts?
Thanks again for your help.
Regards,
David
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