ReadyNAS 212 just doens't work (Please tell me I'm wrong)

[Calvin386]

I have had the ReadyNAS 212 for over a year. I use it as a RAID (2 4tb HDs) backed up to an 8tb HD. There are only personal documents, pictures and video. The intention was to have everything in one place accessible from anywhere

The server is wired to a Nighthawk R9000 with 250 Mbps download / upload fiber optic service

I wish I could narrow this down to a single problem but at this point, neither ReadyCloud app or the ReadyCloud website will effectively stream photos much less video on wifi or cellular. I have read through everything (reviews, message forums, troubleshooting guides) but no solutions seem to improve the performance of the device.

A couple things that do work well is Widows 10 file explorer over wifi and the media back up with ReadyCloud app over both wifi and cellular

Is it time to cut my losses and go to pay for storage such as OneDrive?

[StephenB]

Is this recent?  There has been an issue with ReadyCloud over the past day or so.

You could use openVPN in the R9000 instead of ReadyCloud.

[Calvin386]

Thanks for the reply

I wouldn't say recent. It has never really been flawless but it has been manageable. Using the app over cellular has always been somewhat hit or miss. I can get some pictures in a folder but not all despite swiping down the folder to refresh it. Not all the thumbnails will populate in the app and even when they do, I sometimes get the triangle with an exclamation point icon. This has got progressively worse and now virtually nothing will open

Would creating a VPN on my R9000 allow me to use Windows file explorer on my laptop from anywhere? Is there an IOS app that will access the VPN? I currently have my router setup to smart connect with a EXT network for my patio which is in a dark spot. Would a VPN interfere with my router setup?

I'm sure there is plenty of information about VPN in the community which I am willing to read through. I am concerned with unintended concequenses because the rest of my home setup is trouble free

[StephenB]

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@Calvin386 wrote:

Would creating a VPN on my R9000 allow me to use Windows file explorer on my laptop from anywhere? Is there an IOS app that will access the VPN? 

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Yes and yes.  https://kb.netgear.com/29826/How-do-I-use-VPN-on-my-Nighthawk-router-with-my-iOS-device

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@Calvin386 wrote:

Would a VPN interfere with my router setup?

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No (other than possibly requiring you to change some port forwarding if you do that).  Certainly it won't interfere with WiFi extenders.

[Calvin386]

Thanks... I'll give it a try