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kncowans
Virtuoso
Jan 24, 2021
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ReadyNas 214: Unable to Logon after FW Update

Hello all   I just updated my ReadyNas 214 this morning and after it Rebooted I can no longer access it as it asks for the Admin Password but it is not being accepted.   The ReadyNas shows up in ...
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    kncowans
    Jan 24, 2021

    Hello Sandshark 

     

    Yes, I tried the Default Password but nothing worked.

     

    I am happy to report though that I have just finished performing an OS Reinstall from the Boot Menu which worked, it Reset a few Settings including the Admin Password but at least I can now access it again.

     

    Thanks

     

    Kevin

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Sandshark
Sensei
Jan 24, 2021

Did you try the default password password?  While an OS update isn't supposed to change it, an OS re-install does, and maybe something got confused in your update.

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kncowans
Virtuoso
Jan 24, 2021

Hello Sandshark 

 

Yes, I tried the Default Password but nothing worked.

 

I am happy to report though that I have just finished performing an OS Reinstall from the Boot Menu which worked, it Reset a few Settings including the Admin Password but at least I can now access it again.

 

Thanks

 

Kevin

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