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ivanmalek
Mar 21, 2024Aspirant
RN 202 - can't access
Hi, I haven't been able to access my RN202 for a good year now, but with a catastrophic loss of data on my workstation, I wanted to gain access at least to my older backups on the NAS. I'm trying...
StephenB
Mar 21, 2024Guru - Experienced User
ivanmalek wrote:
the NAS is connected to my PC directly via LAN cable, yet the connection is still considered not private.
If you are talking about the web browser warning, that is just because it uses a self-signed certificate. The browser has no idea that the PC is direct connected.
ivanmalek wrote:
it asks for my credentials and once I fill in the username and password fields and press enter,
Are you entering "admin" for the user name? Also, if you reset the password with an OS reinstall, then try using "password"for the password.
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