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pep
Aspirant
Jul 28, 2017
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NV+ Unable to Connect on Mac running Sierra

I see my NV+ in finder. The logins work via the web. However, only guest connects on the Mac. I have tried forcing both SMB and AFP connections. I get the error "There was a problem connecting to the...
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    pep
    Jul 30, 2017

    I tried that and it didn't work. I verified the credentials by logging in via a web browser. 

     

    I tried updating the device via the web and it didn't find an update but I found one online. I was at 4.1.13. I downloaded 4.1.15 and updated. That fixed the issue.

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aks
Virtuoso
Jul 28, 2017

In Finder as it starts connecting, you should see "Connect As", can you click that and change the user credentials to your username/password for the NAS?

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pep
Aspirant
Jul 30, 2017

I tried that and it didn't work. I verified the credentials by logging in via a web browser. 

 

I tried updating the device via the web and it didn't find an update but I found one online. I was at 4.1.13. I downloaded 4.1.15 and updated. That fixed the issue.

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