NAS asks for User Name and Password on some devices but not others

Question

I have a Synology NAS attached to a Mesh Router. I have given permissions to everything on the network. Three of my Windows 10 computers access the NAS flawlessly. The other two keep asking for a user name and password. I would rather NOT have to enter a user name or password on any device to access the NAS. Could someone tell me why some of my Windows 10 computers would ask for a password to access the NAS and others don't?

(Please skip the "Passwords are a good thing" lectures.)

Answer 1

Hello

In the Windows environment, the "guest" account is used by default to connect with the Synology NAS. To avoid automatic login as a "guest", create an account on the Synology NAS that is exactly the same as the Windows computer username.

The specific operation steps are as follows:
1.Click Start in the lower-left corner of the screen, open the Run command, Enter cmd

2.Enter on the command line set

3.Look for the "USERNAME" field

4.On Synology NAS, go to Control Panel > Users and Groups

5.Create a new account with exactly the same Windows PC username

6.Specify the same shared folder permissions to this new account

7.Restart the computer. When you access your Synology NAS through a Windows PC, you should no longer see this message.

Best Regards,
Wesley Li

Answer 2

Thank you very much for your reply. Makes sense. I'll try it when I get back home.