How do i backup to a NAS or Network Location with user name and password?
I am trying to use Paragon Hard Disk Manager 15 Professional to backup an image (vm) to a NAS network location. When I try to browse to network locations it shows some of my servers but not the NAS. When I try to put in that path it does not seem to like it. I want to make sure that I set this to connect and disconnect after the image is done. If you leave a connection up and running then it can fall prey to ransomeware. Can this be done? Most backup companies offer NAS support so I would be surprised in these times this is not available. I would like to recommend this to my customers if it works. If not I will need to find something else. (I am a reseller of a popular NAS company.)
Re: How do i backup to a NAS or Network Location with user name and password?
Check your registry to see if the following is there already. It's a patch from way back that fixed the same problem with HDM15S and my WD MyCloud(NAS).
To configure the EnableLinkedConnections registry value: Click Start, type regedit, and press Enter. Locate and right-click the registry subkey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System. Point to New and choose DWORD Value. Type EnableLinkedConnections and press Enter. Right-click EnableLinkedConnections and click Modify. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK. Exit the Registry Editor and restart the computer.
Re: How do i backup to a NAS or Network Location with user name and password?
Well that did not seem to help. What I need is the location of setting up a network share along with the user name and the password. I appreciate the suggestion but I have a feeling this software does not have this and that is a shame. Any good backup software needs the capability of mapping a network location, sign in with supplied credentials, do the image, backup, etc., then disconnect. With ransomeware any connected network share can be encrypted. Therefore disconnecting is a must when doing backups in the current time we live in. If there is a way to do this I would be interested. Maybe a command line? This way I can create a batch file that will do this.
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