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Solution to work with Transmission without login to NAS

This solution was present here already but i wrote it step by step for users that didn’t understand the process

Step by Step :
1- Login to NAS => Settings => Network
under “Network Services” enable SSH (JUST for the changes and at the End Disable it again)

2- open PowerShell (run as Administrator)
3- ssh sshd@yourIP - ask for password and then login
4- cd /mnt/HD/HD_a2/Nas_Prog/Transmission/config
5- ls (just to check if you can see settings.json) if you c you continue …
6- vi settings.json (vi is a is a text editor)
7- look for rpc-bind-address:your IP
8- press i for insert mode (i is let you to Edit the file)
9- change to rpc-bind-address: 0.0.0.0
10- press ESC to exit insert mode
11- :wq to save and quit (need to type :wq )
12- pkill -HUP transmission-da (to kill transmission running)
13- go to admin and stop/start transmission
14 - close SSH mode

15- http://your IP:9091/apps/transmission/web/

16 Success !!! hope it Help

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