Getting to a ReadyNAS web page from WIndows 10 Network page

[rjwerth]

In Windows 7, one could easily get to a ReadyNAS admin page by clicking on the ReadyNAS icon in the Network window.  That got broken in Windows 8.  Now in Windows 10, it is still broken.  Instead of simply sending me to the IP address of the device (like windows 7) I get a Cached bit of HTML from some deep hidden User Dir.  Most annoying.

Any way to fix this behavor?

[JennC]

Hello rjwerth,

Have you tried different web browsers on the Win10 machine?

Can you access the files stored to the NAS using the Win10 machine?

Regards,

[rjwerth]

I've tried Firefox (my default) and IE.  Both are behaving a bit differently, but neither simply go to the ip address of the server like Windows 7 did.  They both ultimately just error out.

[StephenB]

Is this only an issue if you click on the icon?

That is, if you navigate to https://nasipaddress/admin, or https://nasname/admin it works ok?

[rjwerth]

Yep!

[StephenB]

If you right-click on the icon and choose "properties", you should see the "device web page" listed.  What URL are you seeing there?

[rjwerth]

That is, of course, the same as double clicking the icon.  The URL Firefox is bringing up is: file:///C:/Users/Robert/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/IE/A3W76XZA/815I8KYH.  Not at all as simple as 192.168.X.X/admin for sure.....

[StephenB]

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@rjwerth wrote:

That is, of course, the same as double clicking the icon.  The URL Firefox is bringing up is: file:///C:/Users/Robert/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/IE/A3W76XZA/815I8KYH.  Not at all as simple as 192.168.X.X/admin for sure.....

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That is not what I am seeing.

For the network icons under storage:

My duo v1, nv+ v1 and pro shows https:/10.0.0.xx/admin

My RN102 (running 6.4.1-T19) shows https://readycloud.netgear.com - which is bogus, because readycloud is not enabled on that NAS.

My RN202 (running 6.3.5) shows up under media devices (it has plex installed), but doesn't show up under storage at all.

[rjwerth]

In 6.4.2 Clicking on the ReadyNAS icon under storage now gets you to the ReadyCloud homepage.  Better, but still not as good as taking me directly to the server's admin login.

[BrianL2]

Hi rjwerth,

I suggest that you make a bookmark shortcut icon (of the admin page)  and save it on your desktop. 

Kind regards,

BrianL
NETGEAR