{"id":28653,"date":"2022-04-22T09:30:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T07:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.open-e.com\/?p=28653"},"modified":"2025-04-08T08:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T08:41:19","slug":"how-to-access-your-nas-share-on-android-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/how-to-access-your-nas-share-on-android-device\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Access Your NAS Share on an Android Device"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Last update: April 22, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Modern smartphones, having a computing power of desktops PCs from mid-2000s, are much more than just phones. Together with their younger siblings &#8211; tablets &#8211; they essentially became Personal Computers to the degree old-fashioned desktops and laptops were never even close.<\/p>\n<p>Although accessing emails from your phone is common now, accessing your company servers and data is a completely different story and it\u2019s still relatively rare. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/products\/jovian-data-storage-software\/general-information\/\">Open-E JovianDSS<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/products\/open-e-data-storage-software-v7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open-E DSS V7 <\/a>and any Android phone or tablet, you can easily and securely access all data on your NAS shares over SMB protocol.<\/p>\n<h3>Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>This article assumes you are familiar with Open-E JovianDSS or DSS V7 and you can create and configure NAS shares.<\/p>\n<p>You will need the following to carry on with our instruction:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Open-E JovianDSS or DSS V7 with a NAS share created.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Android device with a file manager supporting SMB protocol<\/strong>. We use <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander&amp;feature=search_result&amp;hl=en\">Total Commander<\/a> in our example but there are other suitable as well, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.metago.astro&amp;feature=search_result&amp;hl=en\">Astro File Manager<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Access to the relevant LAN network<\/strong> configured on your Android device.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Installing mobile application and plugins<\/h4>\n<p>Firstly, we will need to install a File Manager (Total Commander) together with a necessary plugin.<\/p>\n<p>1. In your device, download and install the Total Commander application. In the case of Total Commander we will need an additional plugin to be able to access shares over SMB protocol. To install it, go to <strong>Add plugins (download).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1_resize-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"489\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Download and install the <strong>LAN (Windows network)<\/strong> Plugin (second option):<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ttlcmd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"859\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Connecting to your NAS share<\/h4>\n<p>Once installed, you can configure access to a new server in your mobile device.<\/p>\n<p>1. Tap the <strong>LAN (Windows shares)<\/strong> option:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_resize.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"492\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Tap <strong>&lt;New server&gt;<\/strong> to add your NAS server details:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3_resize_better.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"288\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Select a name for the <strong>New server<\/strong> connection:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4_resize.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"189\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Provide the name of your server (or IP) followed by the name of a relevant share.<br \/>\nIf your NAS share requires <strong>password authentication<\/strong> (see SMB settings of your Open-E software) you will need to provide it here:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5_resize.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"443\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can also browse through all shares on your NAS server \u2013 simply provide a server name (or IP) without specifying a particular share folder name.<\/p>\n<p>5. If anyone can access your NAS share (Guest option), leave the <strong>User name<\/strong> and <strong>Password <\/strong>fields blank.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6_resize_better.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"682\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. You should then be able to access the content of your NAS share.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/last_better.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try Open-E <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/products\/jovian-data-storage-software\/free-trial\/\">JovianDSS<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/download\/open-e-data-storage-software-v7\/\">DSS V7<\/a> for free and download your 60 day Trial version now!<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; text-align: center;\">The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last update: April 22, 2022 Modern smartphones, having a computing power of desktops PCs from mid-2000s, are much more than just phones. 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