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Can I create multiple accounts on one readynas10200?
I want to open an account for my wife using the same nas. someone can help me? I have tried before but I do not know how to do it.. thanks
Can you explain the usecase a bit more?
-will you both be using the same Windows PC to access the NAS? If so, do you use separate windows accounts?
-does she need remote (over the internet) access to the NAS?
Setting up the account in the NAS is easy to do, but if you are sharing the same windows log on it won't work out well (due to the way Windows manages network shares).
Hello Tatanss,
If you are referring to local user account which means accessing the NAS shares locally via Windows explorer or mapping the NAS IP on Mac or Windows, yes you can add users. Doing this allows you to set permissions on each share if you wish some users be blocked from getting in to one (or more) of the shares. The admin account that has access to the admin page and all shares is just one and that is "admin" with the password that you have set with it. Please see How do I configure local users mode on my ReadyNAS OS 6 storage system? and How do I set network access rights to shared folders on my ReadyNAS OS 6 storage system? articles.
In case you are referring to ReadyCloud account which allows you to access the NAS shares remotely, like when you are away from the network where the NAS is, yes you can add multiple users too. That is by enabling the ReadyCloud feature in the admin page using one main ReadyCloud account. Once it is enabled and you login to readycloud.netgear.com using the main ReadyCloud account, you should be able to add or invite multiple users to access the NAS shares. Please see ReadyCLOUD: Allowing share access for remote users article.
Welcome to the community!
I hope this helps you.
Regards,
Sorry, I will try to be more specific.... I have one NAS at home (living in China for the last 4 years) and I want my wife and I to have different accounts to access our NAS through internet. We travel very often and we both need to download and upload information from different cities at the same time...As long as I know, "Users" just can Download Information from NAS.
I´m a newby and I really aprecciate all you help and time. Specialy to JennC and StephenB
Thanks again
Tatanss wrote:
Sorry, I will try to be more specific.... I have one NAS at home (living in China for the last 4 years) and I want my wife and I to have different accounts to access our NAS through internet. We travel very often and we both need to download and upload information from different cities at the same time...
There are a couple of ways to accomplish your goal, so let's talk about them first.
-You can use ReadyCloud. You'd enable it from the "cloud" tab, and set up ReadyCloud accounts. JennC's link should be helpful. If you want to do this, you'll need to avoid using the RN102 "home shares" because your ReadyCloud account is completely different from your home NAS account (weird, but that's what Netgear did).
If you want to use ReadyCloud I suggest you wait until 6.5 is released. That's because they are changing ReadyCloud in a couple of weeks and it's simplest to wait for that to finish.
-You can also use OpenVPN to connect to your home network. Many routers support it (including Netgear Nighthawks), and there is an OpenVPN app for the NAS. It can be a bit tricky to set up, but once done it gives you the same access on the road as you have at home. This is the approach I use myself. I have an R8500 router that supports OpenVPN, and I have the VPN client installed on my phone, tablet, and laptop.
-You can use OwnCloud instead of ReadyCloud. https://owncloud.org/ There is an app available for the NAS.
-You can enable FTPS on the NAS, and forward the ports it uses in your router. You'll also need DDNS set up. Then you can access the NAS using an FTP client like filezilla. FileZilla is easy to use, but it is not the same as using file explorer.
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