Connect to WebDAV shared folders on QNAP NAS from Windows 7
最后修订日期:
2018-11-22
Due to Windows 7 security enforcement, users cannot connect to WebDAV folders from Windows 7 by default. Select one of the following methods when connecting to a WebDAV shared folder on a QNAP NAS from Windows 7.
- Decrease the security level on Windows 7.
- Use a fully trusted SSL connection.
Decrease the security level on Windows 7
- Open the registry editor.
- Go to Start > Run.
- Enter regedit.
- Click OK.
- Click Yes if the User Account Control window opens.
The Registry editor opens.
- Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlset\services\WebClient\Parameters.
- Select BasicAuthLevel.
- Change the value to 2.
- Restart the computer.
- Connect to the WebDAV folders from Windows 7.
Use a fully trusted SSL connection
You can connect to WebDAV folders with a fully trusted SSL connection. The following are required:
- Enable secure connections on the NAS.
- Log in to QTS.
- Go to Control Panel > Applications > Web Server.
- Select Enable Web Server.
- Select Enable Secure Connection (HTTPS).
- Optional: Enter a new port number.
- Click Apply.
- Import an existing SSL certificate.
- Go to Control Panel > System > Security > Certificate & Private Key.
- Click Replace Certificate.
The Replace Certificate window opens. - Select Import Certificate.
- Click Next.
- Import the Certificate.
- Import the Private Key .
- Click Apply.
Notes
- The NAS must use an SSL certificate issued by a Trusted Root Certificate Authority.
- The SSL certificate must use the same name as the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) used to connect to the NAS.
- The WebDAV folders use the same FQDN name when connecting.
