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LensmanX
Aug 29, 2018Tutor
Ready Nas 102 - Password Failure
I am the administrator for my NAS-102 and I am trying to backup my PC to our network using the windows backup feature in Windows 10. I have followed the directions in this link:
I keep receiving a message to say that my credentials are not valid. I am using the credentials for my NAS. I have also tried a password reset and using the password that was given to me and this too does not work?
Any help would be greatly appreciated as we are running without backups.
4 Replies
- StephenBGuru - Experienced User
Try accessing the NAS share with file explorer first. If you can see the destination folder, then try copying a test file to it.
- LensmanXTutor
Thanks for the info. I managed to get this working again. The issue was that the NAS was set to dynamic IP and it had changed on me. That coupled with a change of the original password was the cause of the issue. I am now back up and running. Thanks!
- StephenBGuru - Experienced User
Great!
LensmanX wrote:
The issue was that the NAS was set to dynamic IP and it had changed on me.
Most home routers have a way to reserve the IP address in the NAS. Netgear routers call this "Address Reservation", some call it "ARP binding" or "MAC address binding".
I recommend doing that - it generally works out better than assigning static addresses. You have one place to manage the addresses, and if you switch routers to one that uses a different address space, then all your devices will still connect.
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