Help with downloading from FTP

If you enable SSH on your ReadyNAS you can use the program ncftp which is already installed. I don't know how comfortable you are with using a terminal but it's fairly straightforward:

-Download and install the add-on enablerootssh from the add-ons page
-SSH to your ReadyNAS writing:

ssh root@readynas-ip

in the application terminal on your mac (password is the same as when accessing frontview)
-Type

ncftp

and the ftp client will start
-Type

open -u username -p password ip-to-ftp-server

-Navigate to where the file you want to download is and type

get the-filename-of-the-file

-The file will download to the folder you were when you first started ncftp

Now, the downside is that the ReadyNAS doesn't support the bgget command which allows a ncftp daemon to download in the background so you'll need to stay connected with the terminal until it's finished. I haven't managed to get the bgget command to work properly but maybe somebody else has?

Have fun!

NB! I'm not sure whether enabling SSH on your ReadyNAS renders your warranty void or not but better presume that it does.