Most efficient way to move files between shares

Depending on how you move files, they may have to traverse the network, resulting in the file having to go from the NAS to your PC and back to the NAS.

If your NAS is configured in "user mode" (not "share mode") you can map a drive to the C share and then drag & drop files/folders via the drive letter. The 'c' share is an administrative share (automatically built-in) and only accessible by the admin account. You can map a drive to it by opening a command prompt in Windows and entering the following command:

net use r: \\ip.address.of.nas\c /user:admin

Enter the password for 'admin' to connect to 'ip.address.of.nas': 
The command completed successfully.

Open 2 separate mapped drive windows and then drag & drop files between the 2 locations:



You can also 'mv' the files via the SSH add-on, but the above way is easier for non-linux users.

-Dave

Thanks for your clear and prompt reply.

When attempting to map the network share, I am being prompted with a pop-up to "Select certificate", although I don't have any to select!

Any ideas?

It may be related to this:

faq.php#When_I_used_IE7_or_Windows_Vista%2C_I_get_security_wanring._How_to_get_rid_of_this%3F

ReadyNAS uses self-signed certificate. IE7 or Windows Vista will not trust this certificate unless you explicitly import this certificate by yourself. Below is brief procedure to import certificate. 1. First, examine the certificate. (Left click on "Certificate Error" in address bar, and click "View Certificate".) If the certificates "Issued to:" and current IP is different, navigate FrontView/Services/Standard_FIle_protocol. Under "HTTPS" service, there is "Generate new key" button. Specify "SSL key host" match with your ReadyNAS' IP, and click "Generate" button. And exit IE7 (to flush cache), and connect to FrontView again. 2. Then install certificate into IE7. Left click on "Certificate Error" in address bar of IE7, and click "View Certificate". There is "Install Certificate.." button. Click this button to start "Certificate Import Wizard", so follow Wizard to install certificate. 3. Once certificate is installed properly, you will not be warned. Note for Vista Users: Please note that Windows Vista works different than XP. When you are using Vista, you need to specify ReadyNAS as "Trusted Zone", otherwise you don't see "Install Certificate.." button when viewing certificate. And while walking through "Certificate Import Wizard", you need to click "Place all certificates in the following store" radio button, and specify "Trusted Root Certification Authorities". (If you place a certificate in your personal store, IE will not trust it.)

I've rewritten the relevant FAQ to be clearer for noobie/Vista users:

1. Open Internet Options (either via Internet Explorer > Tools menu, or via Control Panel).

2. Security tab > Trusted Sites > Sites button.

3. Add https://<NAS IP> to the zone, then press Close on the Trusted Sites and OK in the Internet Option window.

4. Type https://<NAS IP> into the address bar of Internet Explorer 7. It will prompt you to open the address in a new window; accept.

5. When presented with the "There is a problem with this website's security certificate" page, click on "Continue to this website (not recommended)".

6. The "Certificate Error" should show up in the (now red) address bar. Click on it, then on "View Certificates".

7. If the certificates "Issued to:" is not the same as the current <NAS IP>, navigate FrontView > Services > Standard File Protocol. Under "HTTPS" service, there is "Generate new key" button. Specify "SSL key host" match with current <NAS IP>, and click "Generate" button. Close and restart Internet Explorer, and repeat steps 6+7 until the IPs are all correct.

8. On the Certificate Information page (the one you got to in step 6 and checked in step 7) click on "Install Certificate.." button. This will open a wizard.

9. On the first page of the wizard, select the "Place all certificates in the following store" radio button, then click Browse... button and choose "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" and click OK. Press Next, then Finish in the wizard. You may get a security warning pop-up, click Yes on this. You should finally get a success pop-up.

10. To confirm success, close and then reopen Internet Explorer, browse to https://<NAS IP> and you should not get the red address bar any more

OK so I've done the above, but now I have the following problem:

1. If I try and map using the IP address, I now get "the network name cannot be found"

2. If I try and map using the hostname, I just get the "select certificate" thing again!

edit:

I can successfully map any of the defined shares (e.g. 192.168.1.XXX\media) as network drives, and in fact I could do that prior to doing any of the certificate stuff, I think!

If I try and map with windows (rather than through net use) and do the 'diagnose' function when it fails, it says "Windows confirmed that the server 192.168.1.XXX exists but cannot find c"

What security mode is your NAS in (user or share)?

dbott67 wrote:
If your NAS is configured in "user mode" (not "share mode") you can map a drive to the C share

Also, if you have not changed the default admin password from netgear1, you can't map as admin either.

ewok wrote:
Have you changed the default admin password in Frontview? The admin account over CIFS will not be activated until you do.

chirpa wrote:
Also, if you have not changed the default admin password from netgear1, you can't map as admin either. ewok wrote: Have you changed the default admin password in Frontview? The admin account over CIFS will not be activated until you do.

I didn't know that... thanks.

dbott67 wrote:
If your NAS is configured in "user mode" (not "share mode") you can map a drive to the C share

Agh, silly me! I missed the user vs share mode piece - fixing that, I can now map C!

Thanks :)

Great info. Is there any way to access a USB attached drive with this technique? I realize it would not be as fast as moving on the same share but perhaps quicker than the NAS->PC->NAS/usb route. I tried E volume but that did not work.

Thanks!