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What Does Anonymous mean in Regards to Access
Hi, I am new to all this and have had some great answers so far to my queries but have another one. It is around accessing files on my NAS unit. I have the Ready NAS 104 with 3 x 4TB and 1 x ...
StanPyke wrote:
This is how I would want to set this up, so how would I do that? Still unsure how my remote setup the anonymous in the first place but do not want anyone accessing the NAS unit from the internet.
If you haven't enabled ReadyCloud, and haven''t forward ports in your router to the NAS (for FTP or https) then no one can access the NAS over the internet, unless they hack into your router.
So you haven't done those things, then your data is secure.
If you do want to access your data over the internet yourself, but not allow anyone else to do so, then there several options there (including ReadyCloud). In the case of ReadyCloud make sure you use a strong password on your own ReadyCloud account. And of course you wouldn't create ReadyCloud accounts for anyone else.
There are other secure options for personal over-the-internet access - two others are setting up a VPN and using FTPS. If you are interested in exploring those, just post back.
"everyone" access means that any user with valid credentials on the NAS can access.
"anonymous" access means that any users who aren't recognized by the NAS can access. Users that are recognized but who present the wrong password are denied. That sometimes causes issues if the user account exists on both the PC and the NAS, but have different passwords.
One thing to consider is whether you need to protect the files from being accessed on your local network or not. It is possible to set up your NAS so that anonymous access works on your home network, but account credentials are needed to access the NAS remotely.
If you want to lock down access everywhere to yourself only, then set up a specific user account on the NAS for yourself. You can then limit access to the NAS shares to that one user account (using the network access tab in the share setting). You can use the NAS admin account for this if you wish.
If you are the only person using your PC account, then you can create NAS windows credential (in the windows credential manager) with that user name/ password. That will allow you to access the NAS whenever you are logged into that PC. Alternatively, you can manually enter the user/password - being careful not to let Windows save it.
Thanks again for you valued reply :)
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"One thing to consider is whether you need to protect the files from being accessed on your local network or not. It is possible to set up your NAS so that anonymous access works on your home network, but account credentials are needed to access the NAS remotely."
This is how I would want to set this up, so how would I do that? Still unsure how my remote setup the anonymous in the first place but do not want anyone accessing the NAS unit from the internet.
StanPyke wrote:
This is how I would want to set this up, so how would I do that? Still unsure how my remote setup the anonymous in the first place but do not want anyone accessing the NAS unit from the internet.
If you haven't enabled ReadyCloud, and haven''t forward ports in your router to the NAS (for FTP or https) then no one can access the NAS over the internet, unless they hack into your router.
So you haven't done those things, then your data is secure.
If you do want to access your data over the internet yourself, but not allow anyone else to do so, then there several options there (including ReadyCloud). In the case of ReadyCloud make sure you use a strong password on your own ReadyCloud account. And of course you wouldn't create ReadyCloud accounts for anyone else.
There are other secure options for personal over-the-internet access - two others are setting up a VPN and using FTPS. If you are interested in exploring those, just post back.
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