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Blueray3
May 13, 2017Guide
ip address defaults to file
On Windows 10 when I try to access a share on the LAN by entering \\readynas ip address\ the browser defaults to http://ip address and says that it can not find the file. When I try it with th...
- May 13, 2017
Browser doesn't support SMB access \\IP address,
You may input \\ReadyNAS IP address in file explorer, see below example,
evan2
May 13, 2017NETGEAR Expert
Browser doesn't support SMB access \\IP address,
You may input \\ReadyNAS IP address in file explorer, see below example,
Blueray3
May 13, 2017Guide
Thank you.
In windows is there a way to set up this link in File Explorer to make it easy for users to reconnect?
- evan2May 14, 2017NETGEAR Expert
You may map a share,
See below, access NAS via Samba (\\ReadyNAS IP address), then select a share and right click mouse, click "Map network drive",
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