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Help with SECURE access
Help please - in simple steps. I have tried reading a lot of the forum points, but they don't address the issues in full for me. I have been reading on the BBC website about how they reckon people...
The new ReadyCloud stuff is OS6 only.
As far as enabling guest/anonymous goes, if you are using ReadyNAS remote, you still need to log in with the correct username/password. If that is the only way you are accessing the NAS remotely, then it remains secure as long as the ReadyNAS Remote username/password is not compromised.
Local access would be open, but that is only an issue if (a) there are other users on the LAN that you don't want accessing the share or (b) if your router/wifi security were compromised.
As far as enabling guest/anonymous goes, if you are using ReadyNAS remote, you still need to log in with the correct username/password. If that is the only way you are accessing the NAS remotely, then it remains secure as long as the ReadyNAS Remote username/password is not compromised.
Local access would be open, but that is only an issue if (a) there are other users on the LAN that you don't want accessing the share or (b) if your router/wifi security were compromised.
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