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Must enter username/password to access NAS
Hello, I have 3 PC machines running Windows. With 2 of them I do not need to enter an username/password when accessing the network drive through explorer. On one of the machines, which is comple...
There is a tick box in the shares tab on the configure panel, that says 'allow anonymous access' if that is ticked, it should give access to anyone without credentials. I just sorted this out for myself, so perhaps that was the issue for you too.
It is still a good idea to check the windows credentials manager, and delete any credentials for the NAS that are saved in there.
By default the windows PC presents the Windows login/password to the NAS as the credentials. If that user doesn't exist on the NAS, then the NAS will apply guest access permissions.
If the user does exist, then access is denied if the password is incorrect. That is often the issue if the PC username is "admin"
By default the windows PC presents the Windows login/password to the NAS as the credentials. If that user doesn't exist on the NAS, then the NAS will apply guest access permissions.
If the user does exist, then access is denied if the password is incorrect. That is often the issue if the PC username is "admin"
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