add additional user account for readyshare ? rax70

[mking007]

is it possible to have more than one user account for readyshare access ?

rax70

[michaelkenward]

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@mking007 wrote:

is it possible to have more than one user account for readyshare access ?

rax70

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Access from what to what? USB storage? Printers?

Anything on your network should be able to see things on ReadySHARE. Just browse to

\\readyshare

ReadySHARE Access | Answer | NETGEAR Support

[mking007]

to have separate user logins for sharing videos from my usb drive over the internet, rather than having just the admin login.

[michaelkenward]

Try looking into what the browser graphical user interface (GUI) shows.

Manuals are always a good place to start.

Visit the support pages:

Support | NETGEAR

Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.

Read the section in the manual:

Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router

You may have done that already. I can't tell from your message.

I mention it because Netgear gave up on supplying paper manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.

[mking007]

the answer is a no then 😞

silly netgear don't have a option for a 2nd user account other than an admin account, my old tplink router had this option.

[michaelkenward]

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@mking007 wrote:

the answer is a no then 😞

silly netgear don't have a option for a 2nd user account other than an admin account...

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Second user account for what?

[mking007]

as above: to have separate user logins for sharing videos from my usb drive over the internet, rather than having just the admin login.

[michaelkenward]

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@mking007 wrote:

as above: to have separate user logins for sharing videos from my usb drive over the internet....

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That is not simple ReadySHARE. It is ReadyCLOUD, which rides on the back of a MyNetgear cloud account. Is that what you are talking about? You haven't mentioned ReadyCLOUD before, certainly not in the first message.

There too you can arrange permissions on the router so that others can access your files.

But don't waste your time.

Support for ReadyCLOUD feature ends spring 2023 | Answer | NETGEAR Support

They have moved the date a bit, but it dies in a couple of months.

Until then, as suggested earlier, go into the GUI and explore the settings for ReadySHARE. The work out how to set permissions to suit your requirements.

You do still have to allow access to the router. If you aren't happy with the default system, then you may have to investigate alternative strategies.