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title: "Configuring Retrospect 7.x for use with a NAS device"
slug: "configuring-retrospect-7x-for-use-with-a-nas-device"
updated: 2024-02-12T15:26:41Z
published: 2024-02-12T15:26:41Z
canonical: "docs.retrospect.com/configuring-retrospect-7x-for-use-with-a-nas-device"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Configuring Retrospect for automatic login to NAS devices

The following screenshots show 3 different locations to configure the username and password for accessing your NAS device. This can help avoid the error -1017 during automatic backup using NAS volumes.

![A screenshot of a computer Description automatically generated](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6d1fe0c6-ccdb-4ee9-a621-0504cb91b4be/Images/Documentation/configuring-retrospect-7.x-for-use-with-a-nas-device-image-wefjjxya.gif)

![A screenshot of a computer security Description automatically generated](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6d1fe0c6-ccdb-4ee9-a621-0504cb91b4be/Images/Documentation/configuring-retrospect-7.x-for-use-with-a-nas-device-image-98axdmfm.gif)

![A screenshot of a computer Description automatically generated](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6d1fe0c6-ccdb-4ee9-a621-0504cb91b4be/Images/Documentation/configuring-retrospect-7.x-for-use-with-a-nas-device-image-778j5j76.gif)

Last Update: February 2024