User Manual

For snapshots to be accessible to users from their network-attached devices, you

must select the Allow snapshot access check box on the shared folder settings

window. For more information, see View and Change the Properties of a Shared

Folder on page 56.

Note

Use a Web Browser

You can use a web browser to access files that are stored on your ReadyNAS system.

If you are accessing your files from a network that is outside your LAN, you must

configure port forwarding on your router. For more information, see your router user

manual.

Note

To access a shared folder using a web browser:

1. Ensure that the HTTP file-sharing protocol is enabled on your ReadyNAS system.

For more information, see Set Network Access Rights to Shared Folders on page 62.

2. Launch a web browser.

3. Navigate to the ReadyNAS system and shared folder you want to access using the following syntax:

http://<hostname>/<shared folder>

where:

• <hostname> is the name that you assigned to your ReadyNAS system or the default host name if

you did not change it.

• <shared folder> is the name of the shared folder that you want to access.

If you cannot access the ReadyNAS using its host name, try entering

http://<ReadyNAS IP address> in the Windows Explorer address bar instead.

<ReadyNAS IP address> is the IP address of the ReadyNAS.

Note

• (Optional) For a secure encrypted connection, replace http with https.

You are prompted to log in to your ReadyNAS system.

4. Enter a user ID and password.

You can log in with administrator or user credentials. If you log in as a user, your access is limited by

the settings configured by the ReadyNAS system administrator.

Your shared folders are displayed on a web page.

Use a Windows Device

You can access shared folders on your ReadyNAS system using a network-attached Windows-based device.

Shared Folders

ReadyNAS OS 6.9.3