ReadyNas Ultra 2 Plus Unable to connect

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stonemask wrote:

 

I have come to the conclusion that I need the setup disk for the NAS 

 

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No, that's not it.

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stonemask wrote:

I look into my Router and find it´s IP address. 192.168.1.183.

I type that in chrome and use admin and netgear 1 as per manual and the only thing I see is Shares [No shares currently accessible] and Password to change the Password.

 

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Log in as https://192.168.1.183/admin 

If you leave off the admin bit, you end up redirected to https://192.168.1.183/shares.  That will only let you browse shares that have http access enabled.  It isn't enable by default, so you are seeing an empty share list. 

You will get a security warning from chrome (and other browsers) because the NAS uses a self-signed certficate.  There's no easy way to avoid that, so I just click through it when the warning pops up.

As far as RAIDar goes, that should be seeing the NAS.  I am thinking that there might be internet security software running on the PC that is blocking the discovery protocol it uses.

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stonemask wrote:

 

Running on Windows 10 Home 20H2

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In order to access the shares with file explorer, you will have to enable the SMB 1 client on the PC.  You do that by going into "turn windows features on or off".  There are security implications - Windows will discourage you from turning it on.  IMO it is safe to enable SMB 1 on a home network, but this is an area where people do disagree.

One option you have is to convert the Ultra to run OS 6 firmware - which supports SMB 3, and has a much newer linux kernel and more features.  We can give you information here on how to do that.  Though if you go forward, I also suggest that you upgrade the NAS stock memory from 1 GB to 2 GB.