Readynas OS6 http default web share page???

Question

Hi, i have an original Readynas Duo version 1, it's been working flawlessly for years and still works great for what i need. I use it to backup files, and keep my blu ray rips onto, as well as family photos and video. The problem is, it's limited to 2-2TB drives which i'm nearly maxing out. So i want to upgrade to a newer NAS which can house larger hard drives.

Typically, when i'm away from home and for my friends and family members as well, i simply set up my own domain name, which i have forwarded to my dynamic DNS and forwarded to my NAS in my router for http access.

The readynas duo has a web server built into it with a default web page which allows users to log in, shows them all the shares they can access, and even has a page to change their password if they want. Below is an example of what it looks like.

My question is, do the newer readynas units with OS6 have this http page??

StephenB · Answer

No. &nbsp;Normal users can access a specific share with HTTP using https://nasname/sharename &nbsp;&nbsp;From that page they can download, but not delete/rename/move.
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However, the admin UI does include this functionality, integrated into the shares screen.
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gggplaya · Answer

Yea, i don't need to rename or move, just download like it does now.

Currently i just give someone my easy-to-remember-domain.com and their username and default password. Then let them change the password to one they typically use without me seeing it. Then they can just type the domain and have acess to all the shares.

Does ready cloud offer this type of functionality??? I can probably point my domain to a readycloud address.

mdgm-ntgr · Answer

With ReadyCLOUD they would just need to go to readycloud.netgear.com in their web browser or download an app onto their PC/Mac/iOS/Android device.

Also note in 6.5.0 (coming soon) we will be changing to using SSO for ReadyCLOUD accounts so it may be easiest to get your NAS, update it to 6.5.0 when that comes out and then setup ReadyCLOUD rather than get your users to sign up to ReadyCLOUD and then need to migrate to a SSO account.

gggplaya · Answer

i ended up buying a different brand of NAS. &nbsp;I really don't want people to have to sign up for anything or go out of their way to log into my nas. &nbsp;All are friends and family, some are very old, it's just easiest to set everything up for them and hand them a username and password. &nbsp;

mdgm-ntgr · Answer

Disappointed to hear that. There are alternatives to ReadyCLOUD. ReadyCLOUD is an optional feature and there is no requirement to use that. I just explained it as you asked about it and I thought you may find it useful.&nbsp;You could have used local admin users and used what StephenB mentioned in his post.
Btw if the user has registered a NETGEAR product or signed up to this community they would already have a SSO account. We are changing to using SSO accounts for ReadyCLOUD in 6.5.0 to reduce the number of accounts users need to use the functionality available in NETGEAR products.

With ReadyCLOUD you can share links to files/folders and users don't need an account to download files/folders you link to.&nbsp;We do have a Virtual Machine of OS6 that can be played with e.g. using VirtualBox (free software) and there is an online demo available at rndemo.netgear.com. You can test a bit more using the Virtual Machine than with the online demo.&nbsp;

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