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Accessing ReadyNAS NV+ v2 in Windows 8 - Password?
Hi I have a strange one with regards to accessing the ReadyNAS NV+ v2 via Windows 8. I have 4 PC's here and three of them access the NAS without any need for username and password - simply click o...
What username are you using to sign into windows? (not the LIVE account name, the username that fails to work)?
The NAS has user accounts and passwords.
When Windows accesses the NAS by default it uses the the windows user/password you used when you logged into windows.
If that windows username isn't configured on the NAS and the folders are shared with "everyone" access this doesn't matter. You get guest access to the folder.
But if the windows user name is listed as a NAS user account, then you need to make sure the password on the NAS and the PC match. Otherwise the Windows credentials will not work. For instance, if you are logging in as "admin" on the PC, then you need to make sure the admin password on the PC matches the admin password on the NAS.
Also if the folders are not shared with "everyone" access then of course you need to be using NAS user credentials.
There are three ways to solve this:
(a) confirm that the NAS has a user name that matches the one you are using on the problem PC. If so, set the password for the NAS user to match your windows password. If not, create a user account on the NAS that matches your PC username/password
(b) use the Windows Credential manager to enter the credentials you want Windows to use when it accesses the NAS
(c) tell Windows to remember your credentials
The NAS has user accounts and passwords.
When Windows accesses the NAS by default it uses the the windows user/password you used when you logged into windows.
If that windows username isn't configured on the NAS and the folders are shared with "everyone" access this doesn't matter. You get guest access to the folder.
But if the windows user name is listed as a NAS user account, then you need to make sure the password on the NAS and the PC match. Otherwise the Windows credentials will not work. For instance, if you are logging in as "admin" on the PC, then you need to make sure the admin password on the PC matches the admin password on the NAS.
Also if the folders are not shared with "everyone" access then of course you need to be using NAS user credentials.
There are three ways to solve this:
(a) confirm that the NAS has a user name that matches the one you are using on the problem PC. If so, set the password for the NAS user to match your windows password. If not, create a user account on the NAS that matches your PC username/password
(b) use the Windows Credential manager to enter the credentials you want Windows to use when it accesses the NAS
(c) tell Windows to remember your credentials
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