Extremely slow data access on auto detected NAS drive

I have a 27 inch iMac connected to a home network, on which I recently installed a Seagate Central NAS drive. When Finder automatically finds the drive under Shared, it wants to automatically log me into the drive as "Guest" instead of the administrator user I created on the Seagate drive. As Guest, the access time is extremely slow (takes minutes to display a list of folders). However, when I use Finder's Go>Connect to Server, it allows me to enter and remember my userid and password, and the response time in accessing folders and files is extremely fast. How can I get the auto detection to allow me to login with my userid and password in the same manner that I login using Go>Connect to Server, so I get fast data access on the drive?

Hi, see if this helps...
Do the Connect to Server route, then...
If they in fact do show up on the Desktop, then create a new Folder maybe named Shares on/in the Desktop, drag all those Shares shown on the Desktop to that Folder, drag that Folder to the right side of the Dock between Applications & Trash, this should give you a popup menu to select from.:-)
Mount that Share once, then once the Globe Icon shows up on the Desktop, drag that Globe Icon to the right side of the Dock between Applications & Trash. You now have a Dynamic Mount, a quick click on the Icon in the Dock will connect you.
On the multiple Shortcuts...
Mount them all, when show up on the Desktop, then create a new Folder maybe named Shares on/in the Desktop, drag all those Shares shown on the Desktop to that Folder, (you can even rename them once there, if you wish), drag that Folder to the right side of the Dock between Applications & Trash, this should give you a popup menu to select from.:-)
To automount them, drag those Aliases to the Accounts Pref Pane's Login Items Window.

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