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annekrijn
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Jun 08, 2017
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Can't get FTP access to work on my shares

Hi all,   I can't get FTP access to work on the shares on my ReadyNAS. I am able to connect to the server running on the NAS (my client tells me so), but it fails in the authentication process. Ev...
  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Jun 15, 2017

    You are not using FTP, since that doesn't use TLS - you are using either FTPS or SFTP.

     

    In FileZilla, set the protocol to "FTP - File Transfer Protocol" and set Encryption to "Require explicit FTP over TLS".

     

    On the NAS make sure "Enable FTPS" is checked.  You can also set "Force FTPS".

     

    There might also be an issue with the specifics of the password - either the length or perhaps a special character.  If that's a possibility, then try testing with a simpler password, and see if that makes a difference.

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