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NETGEAR will be terminating ReadyCLOUD service by April 1st, 2023.
It was one of the main reason why I decided to stay at Netgear NAS, because they were reliable and on long term support.
Now, Netgear decided to stop the ReadyCloud remote functionality and worst, no easy simple way to replace it with a third software application. I have checked the zerotier possibility, but honestly, I would have to risk to set this my self on command line without any fallback possibility, if something would go wrong.
Why should I, as a small business, go back to Netgear, when they handle like they do with there customers? I am disappointed, especially, because I've bought a new NAS almost three years ago, based on the ReadyCloud technology.
Since two decades, I was honestly satisfy by Netgear,
Now, I am terrified!
Best regards,
Daniel
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Hi Daniel, I understand your frustration with Netgear's decision to discontinue ReadyCloud remote functionality on their NAS devices. It's disappointing when a company discontinues a feature that was a major factor in your purchase decision. Have you tried reaching out to Netgear's tech Ask support for assistance with finding a replacement software application? They may be able to offer some expertise or knowledge on the matter. It's understandable to be hesitant about attempting to set up a replacement on your own, especially with a small business relying on the NAS for file management and data storage. I hope you're able to find a solution that works for you. Best of luck!
putzdan wrote:
Now, Netgear decided to stop the ReadyCloud remote functionality and worst, no easy simple way to replace it with a third software application.
- How are you using ReadyCloud now?
- how many people are using it?
- what kinds of things are they doing? (remote access, local backup, remote backup, etc)
www.tailscale.com is the most reasonable alternative, if you don't trust www.noip.com
xiaohongshu wrote:
www.tailscale.com is the most reasonable alternative, if you don't trust www.noip.com
There are other DDNS services out there, noip is just one that still offers free accounts.
ZeroTier (like tailscale) doesn't require DDNS.
Hi all, I have just tried to access my route directory to add movies for storage and realised that ReadyNAS has been discontinued. My phone and TV can still access the content stored, but I cannot manage it or access it to download or move my backed up data. This includes movies but also home movies and photos which are precious so I would like to access them. Any pointers? I am not very tech savvy. Thank you #readyNAS
ReadyCloud has never been necessary to administer or use the NAS locally. The GUI is available in your browser and files can be accessed via SMB. If you only used a ReadyCloud account, then you'll need to create a local one.
Your best bet is to use RAIDar from ReadyNAS-Downloads to locate the NAS on your network and then select the "Admin Page" button. Log in as user admin and whatever password you chose for the admin password (or password if you never changed it).
From there, you'll want to create a local user (logging in as admin for non-admin tasks is not the best to do) and set up user permissions. The manuals from Readynas_os_6#docs will help you with how to do that.
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