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little_faster
Jun 24, 2013Aspirant
Accessing a share via HTTP
I've followed the standard instructions here on the ReadyNAS site for creating a web server share, and set the permissions as required (read only access via HTTP enabled, Login authentication disabled...
StephenB
Jun 26, 2013Guru - Experienced User
What you did should not have exposed your router login screen. Figuring out exactly why you saw it might be tricky at this point. Perhaps the router screen was accessible before you did the port forwarding, and the browser had it cached???
Though of course any port forwarding carries some security risk. For instance, if there is a bug in the apache web server in the Duo, it is possible that someone outside could exploit it to gain access to the NAS and from there potentially other devices on your home network.
Though of course any port forwarding carries some security risk. For instance, if there is a bug in the apache web server in the Duo, it is possible that someone outside could exploit it to gain access to the NAS and from there potentially other devices on your home network.
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