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USB drive shared from RN214 with DLNA - how to give access without login?
My ReadyNAS 214 (lastes OS) has a 3TB hard disk attached via USB 3.0. The disk contains video files. I want to make it available to users on my network using DLNA. On a DLNA device, I can see the USB...
- Problem solved - all I had to do was turn “Anonymous Login” for the USB disk. Tout va bien maintenant.
Toronto_User wrote:
On a DLNA device, I can see the USB drive but only at its root level. I can't gain access to any of the folders or subfolders without having to enter a user ID and password. I geta message telling me that this is required for SMB authorization.
It sounds like the "DLNA Device" isn't using DLNA.
Can you give us more info on what it is?
- Problem solved - all I had to do was turn “Anonymous Login” for the USB disk. Tout va bien maintenant.
Toronto_User wrote:
Problem solved - all I had to do was turn “Anonymous Login” for the USB disk. Tout va bien maintenant.Still, your solution means the player wasn't using DLNA - it was using SMB.
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