Remote Mounting Seestar Internal Storage (Windows Edition)

This article describes how to remotely mount the Seestar's internal storage which allows for access and transfer of stored FITS files. Please note that this only pertains to Seestar owners and not Seestar rental customers. 

Wireguard

1. Download and install the latest version of Wireguard
   https://www.wireguard.com/install/

   
   
2. Contact Starfront Support to obtain a config file and the IP address of your Seestar. The config file will likely be zipped. Right-click the zip file and extract the contents to a known directory such as your Desktop or Downloads folder.
   
   
3. 
   Open the Wireguard app and click "Add Tunnel" on the bottom left of the screen. You will be prompted to navigate to and select your config file. 
   
   
4. Your config should now show in the list on the left of the window. Select it, then click "Activate". You are now connected to the same network as your Seestar. 

Mapping Network Drive

1. Open Windows Explorer (WIN+E). Navigate to This PC on the left, right click it, select "Map network drive..."
   
   
   
2. Select the drive letter of your choice from the drop-down menu. For folder enter \\YOUR_SEESTAR_IP_ADDRESS\EMMC Images
   
   
   
3. Click Finish, your Seestar internal storage should pop up in a new window. Click the MyWorks folder. Inside you will find folders organized by target. The folders ending in "_sub" contains your individual FITS and JPG files. Select and copy them to a directory on your PC.
   
   
   
4. Once the transfer is complete you can delete the data from the Seestar (if you wish) and deactivate your Wireguard connection.
   
   
   

Troubleshooting

If you are prompted to enter a username and/or password when trying to map the network drive you likely need to enable insecure guest logon.

Windows Pro / Enterprise

1. Press Win + R

2. Type gpedit.msc

3. Navigate to:

Computer Configuration

→ Administrative Templates

→ Network

→ Lanman Workstation

4. Set Enable insecure guest logons to Enabled

Windows Pro / Enterprise

1. Press Win + R

2. Type regedit

3. Navigate to:

Computer Configuration

→ Administrative Templates

→ Network

→ Lanman Workstation

4. Right click on the right side > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value

5. Name the new value AllowInsecureGuestAuth

6. Double-click AllowInsecureGuestAuth > Set Value Data to 1 > Click OK

Windows Pro / Enterprise

1. Press Win
2. Type Powershell
3. Run PowerShell as Administrator
4. Type Set-SmbClientConfiguration -RequireSecuritySignature $false
5. When prompted type
6. Reboot PC

Reconnect to Wireguard, navigate back to Add network drive, and re-enter your Seestar's directory.

Windows Home Edition

1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator

2. Run:

reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters /v AllowInsecureGuestAuth /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

3. Reboot the computer