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Streaming from ReadyNAS without password
Hi all :) I work in a small staff (7 persons). We analyze sport videos with a dedicated software. This software basically opens a video file. As we have tons of videos to store and share, my...
Thanks a lot!
To open a video, basically I give the location of the file to the software. The standard use is to give it a local path, but in the last weeks I started giving it the path of files that are otherwhere on the LAN, and it's working. That's why I wondered... what if I connect to the ReadyNaS and then I give the path to the video like "\\path-to-the-video"?
No editing on the video, only playing.
No 4K, only compressed videos (mp4, avi).
Accessing via \\<path> is standard NAS access over LAN, etc. - can even mount the shares as local (network) drives if needed (say, profile mount as Z: drive when logging into the computer, etc.).
I'd also recoomend read-only anon access if there's no editing involved, it ensure no-one can delete the videos and keepts their integrity. You can then use u/p's for the admin stuff.
- Will the \\path... work also trough the internet if everything is configured in the right way?
Thanks for all your help :)
webmister wrote:
Will the \\path... work also through the internet if everything is configured in the right way?If you want to use \\path... (in other words: UNCs) over the internet, then you need to deploy a VPN, so you will have secured access.
ReadyCloud includes a VPN, but I don't think you'll get the performance you need for video editing.
How fast is the company's internet service (uplink and downlink)?
Thanks :)
We don't need video editing. We only need to play some videos with a specific software.
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