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ReadyNAS OS 6.4 Support Thank you can use it to register your product through the NETGEAR website. NETGEAR recommends registering your product at https://my.netgear.com. For product updates, additional documentation, and support, visit http://support.netgear.com. Compliance For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory. See the regulatory compliance document before you...
ReadyNAS OS 6.4 Support Thank you can use it to register your product through the NETGEAR website. NETGEAR recommends registering your product at https://my.netgear.com. For product updates, additional documentation, and support, visit http://support.netgear.com. Compliance For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory. See the regulatory compliance document before you...
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... 9 Supported Operating Systems 10 Supported Browsers 10 Diskless Systems 11 Basic Installation 11 Upgrade ReadyNAS Firmware for Use With ReadyCLOUD 12 Discover and Set Up Your ReadyNAS 13 Local Setup Wizard 15 Local Admin Page 16 Access the Local Admin Page 17 Register Your System 18 Five Levels of Protection 20 Chapter...
... 9 Supported Operating Systems 10 Supported Browsers 10 Diskless Systems 11 Basic Installation 11 Upgrade ReadyNAS Firmware for Use With ReadyCLOUD 12 Discover and Set Up Your ReadyNAS 13 Local Setup Wizard 15 Local Admin Page 16 Access the Local Admin Page 17 Register Your System 18 Five Levels of Protection 20 Chapter...
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ReadyNAS OS 6.4 Home Folders 50 Manage Shared Folders 50 Create a Shared Folder 50 View and Change the Properties of a Shared Folder 52 Delete a Shared Folder 53 ... ReadyCLOUD to Share Folders With ReadyCLOUD Users 80 Delete ReadyCLOUD Users 83 Manage Permissions for ReadyCLOUD Users 83 Access Your System Using ReadyCLOUD 85 Use ReadyNAS Remote 85 Chapter 4 LUNs Basic LUN Concepts 92 Thin and Thick Provisioning 92 Default LUN Settings 93 Manage LUNs...93 Create a LUN 93 View and...
ReadyNAS OS 6.4 Home Folders 50 Manage Shared Folders 50 Create a Shared Folder 50 View and Change the Properties of a Shared Folder 52 Delete a Shared Folder 53 ... ReadyCLOUD to Share Folders With ReadyCLOUD Users 80 Delete ReadyCLOUD Users 83 Manage Permissions for ReadyCLOUD Users 83 Access Your System Using ReadyCLOUD 85 Use ReadyNAS Remote 85 Chapter 4 LUNs Basic LUN Concepts 92 Thin and Thick Provisioning 92 Default LUN Settings 93 Manage LUNs...93 Create a LUN 93 View and...
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ReadyNAS OS 6.4 Chapter 5 Snapshots Basic Snapshot Concepts 120 Smart Snapshot Management 120 Rolling Back 121 Clones...121 Manually Take a Snapshot 121 Browse Snapshots Using Recovery Mode ...
ReadyNAS OS 6.4 Chapter 5 Snapshots Basic Snapshot Concepts 120 Smart Snapshot Management 120 Rolling Back 121 Clones...121 Manually Take a Snapshot 121 Browse Snapshots Using Recovery Mode ...
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ReadyNAS OS 6.4 Configure the Ethernet Interfaces 157 Configure Bonded Adapters 159 Configure Static Routes 165 Configure Global Settings for File-Sharing Protocols 166 Basic File-Sharing ...
ReadyNAS OS 6.4 Configure the Ethernet Interfaces 157 Configure Bonded Adapters 159 Configure Static Routes 165 Configure Global Settings for File-Sharing Protocols 166 Basic File-Sharing ...
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...Log 229 Configure the Backup Button 230 Back Up Windows Computers and Mac Computers to ReadyNAS 232 File Synchronization Across Computers 234 Work on Files Across Windows Computers and Mac Computers Using ReadyNAS...234 Time Machine...236 Back Up Your Mac Using a Shared Time Machine 236 ...Back Up Your Mac Using a Private Time Machine 238 Increase Your Time Machine Backup Capacity 240 ReadyNAS Vault 241 Dropbox...242 ReadyNAS Replicate 243 Enable ReadyNAS Replicate 244 7
...Log 229 Configure the Backup Button 230 Back Up Windows Computers and Mac Computers to ReadyNAS 232 File Synchronization Across Computers 234 Work on Files Across Windows Computers and Mac Computers Using ReadyNAS...234 Time Machine...236 Back Up Your Mac Using a Shared Time Machine 236 ...Back Up Your Mac Using a Private Time Machine 238 Increase Your Time Machine Backup Capacity 240 ReadyNAS Vault 241 Dropbox...242 ReadyNAS Replicate 243 Enable ReadyNAS Replicate 244 7
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... Note For more information about the topics covered in this browser-based interface to discover your ReadyNAS system. Use this manual, visit the support website at http://support.netgear.com/. 8 Your ReadyNAS storage system relies on your ReadyNAS® storage system. Getting Started 1 This manual describes how to configure and manage your local area...
... Note For more information about the topics covered in this browser-based interface to discover your ReadyNAS system. Use this manual, visit the support website at http://support.netgear.com/. 8 Your ReadyNAS storage system relies on your ReadyNAS® storage system. Getting Started 1 This manual describes how to configure and manage your local area...
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... make the best use of ReadyNAS OS supports the following ReadyNAS systems: • ReadyNAS 102 • ReadyNAS 104 • ReadyNAS 202 • ReadyNAS 204 • ReadyNAS 212 • ReadyNAS 214 • ReadyNAS 312 • ReadyNAS 314 • ReadyNAS 316 • ReadyNAS 516 • ReadyNAS 716X Getting Started 9 You can back up data that supports ReadyNAS products.Visit http://www.netgear.com/readynas for File-Sharing Protocols...
... make the best use of ReadyNAS OS supports the following ReadyNAS systems: • ReadyNAS 102 • ReadyNAS 104 • ReadyNAS 202 • ReadyNAS 204 • ReadyNAS 212 • ReadyNAS 214 • ReadyNAS 312 • ReadyNAS 314 • ReadyNAS 316 • ReadyNAS 516 • ReadyNAS 716X Getting Started 9 You can back up data that supports ReadyNAS products.Visit http://www.netgear.com/readynas for File-Sharing Protocols...
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Getting Started 10 ReadyNAS OS 6.4 • ReadyNAS 2120 • ReadyNAS 2120 v2 • ReadyNAS 3130 • ReadyNAS 3138 • ReadyNAS 3220 • ReadyNAS 4220 • EDA 500 Supported Operating Systems The ReadyNAS supports the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows 10 (32 and 64 bit) • ...; Apple Mac OS X10.7 or later • Linux, Unix, Solaris • Apple iOS • Google Android Supported Browsers The ReadyNAS local admin page supports the following browsers: • Microsoft Edge • Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 and later • Apple Safari ...
Getting Started 10 ReadyNAS OS 6.4 • ReadyNAS 2120 • ReadyNAS 2120 v2 • ReadyNAS 3130 • ReadyNAS 3138 • ReadyNAS 3220 • ReadyNAS 4220 • EDA 500 Supported Operating Systems The ReadyNAS supports the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows 10 (32 and 64 bit) • ...; Apple Mac OS X10.7 or later • Linux, Unix, Solaris • Apple iOS • Google Android Supported Browsers The ReadyNAS local admin page supports the following browsers: • Microsoft Edge • Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 and later • Apple Safari ...
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...see the hardware manual for your system, which is available at http://www.netgear.com/readynas-hcl. For basic configuration information, see the Hardware Compatibility List at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. Basic Installation After you follow these disks before continuing. For information about... to turn solid blue or for example, Windows, Linux, or previous-generation ReadyNAS), you must use supported disks. For a list of supported disks, visit http://www.netgear.com/readynas-hcl. Getting Started 11 Note If you are unobstructed. Use an Ethernet cable...
...see the hardware manual for your system, which is available at http://www.netgear.com/readynas-hcl. For basic configuration information, see the Hardware Compatibility List at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. Basic Installation After you follow these disks before continuing. For information about... to turn solid blue or for example, Windows, Linux, or previous-generation ReadyNAS), you must use supported disks. For a list of supported disks, visit http://www.netgear.com/readynas-hcl. Getting Started 11 Note If you are unobstructed. Use an Ethernet cable...
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... During the download you see the following page: ReadyCLOUD now includes major new features, but these features require new firmware on the ReadyNAS system. If it is recent enough to start the download and automatic restart. When you log in to upgrade the... ReadyNAS system firmware. ReadyNAS OS 6.4 Upgrade ReadyNAS Firmware for Use With ReadyCLOUD The first time you log in to ReadyCLOUD after upgrading your ReadyNAS from a ReadyNAS system, ReadyCLOUD checks to see if the ReadyNAS system firmware is not, you see the message and ...
... During the download you see the following page: ReadyCLOUD now includes major new features, but these features require new firmware on the ReadyNAS system. If it is recent enough to start the download and automatic restart. When you log in to upgrade the... ReadyNAS system firmware. ReadyNAS OS 6.4 Upgrade ReadyNAS Firmware for Use With ReadyCLOUD The first time you log in to ReadyCLOUD after upgrading your ReadyNAS from a ReadyNAS system, ReadyCLOUD checks to see if the ReadyNAS system firmware is not, you see the message and ...
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...for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. It is on the resource CD that you use to discover and set up ReadyNAS storage systems on your ReadyNAS systems. For you to use ReadyCLOUD to access and manage data on your computer and storage system cannot access the Internet, install... and run the RAIDar utility instead. RAIDar is also available at http://www.netgear.com/raidar. Note If your network. ReadyNAS OS 6.4 When the download and restart complete, you can also use ReadyCLOUD, your computer and storage system must be able...
...for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. It is on the resource CD that you use to discover and set up ReadyNAS storage systems on your ReadyNAS systems. For you to use ReadyCLOUD to access and manage data on your computer and storage system cannot access the Internet, install... and run the RAIDar utility instead. RAIDar is also available at http://www.netgear.com/raidar. Note If your network. ReadyNAS OS 6.4 When the download and restart complete, you can also use ReadyCLOUD, your computer and storage system must be able...
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... with ReadyCLOUD (Default) radio button selected and click the Next button. 6. To use ReadyCLOUD to ReadyCLOUD using your ReadyNAS Remote credentials. Visit http://readycloud.netgear.com on the network. For more information about ReadyCLOUD, see Use ReadyCLOUD on page 75. Click the Discover button.... Tip If you already set up a ReadyNAS Remote account, you can sign in to discover and set up your system, leave the...
... with ReadyCLOUD (Default) radio button selected and click the Next button. 6. To use ReadyCLOUD to ReadyCLOUD using your ReadyNAS Remote credentials. Visit http://readycloud.netgear.com on the network. For more information about ReadyCLOUD, see Use ReadyCLOUD on page 75. Click the Discover button.... Tip If you already set up a ReadyNAS Remote account, you can sign in to discover and set up your system, leave the...
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... You can change the language setting for users who choose to help you through the initial configuration process to set up their ReadyNAS system using ReadyCLOUD mode and the ReadyCLOUD setup wizard, the local setup wizard does not display. The setup wizard guides you quickly integrate ...your ReadyNAS storage system into your ReadyNAS storage system. Local Setup Wizard The first time you access the local admin page, a setup wizard prompts you set up ...
... You can change the language setting for users who choose to help you through the initial configuration process to set up their ReadyNAS system using ReadyCLOUD mode and the ReadyCLOUD setup wizard, the local setup wizard does not display. The setup wizard guides you quickly integrate ...your ReadyNAS storage system into your ReadyNAS storage system. Local Setup Wizard The first time you access the local admin page, a setup wizard prompts you set up ...
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... admin page. Figure 2. You can collapse or expand sections of the page by clicking the triangle icon ( ) next to configure and manage your ReadyNAS system. You can move the help , click the Help icon ( ) in the following list describes the features of the local admin page: •... help window around within the admin page. A window opens on the navigation Getting Started 16 Local admin page (Overview page) The following figure. ReadyNAS OS 6.4 Local Admin Page The local admin page is a browser-based interface that you visit the local admin page, the Overview page displays, as...
... admin page. Figure 2. You can collapse or expand sections of the page by clicking the triangle icon ( ) next to configure and manage your ReadyNAS system. You can move the help , click the Help icon ( ) in the following list describes the features of the local admin page: •... help window around within the admin page. A window opens on the navigation Getting Started 16 Local admin page (Overview page) The following figure. ReadyNAS OS 6.4 Local Admin Page The local admin page is a browser-based interface that you visit the local admin page, the Overview page displays, as...
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.... For information about remote access to configure the global file-sharing protocols, select System > Settings > Services. ReadyNAS OS 6.4 bar icon and the navigation icon you select. For example, to the local admin page, see the ReadyNAS Remote User Manual. Access the Local Admin Page If your computer is the selection from the...
.... For information about remote access to configure the global file-sharing protocols, select System > Settings > Services. ReadyNAS OS 6.4 bar icon and the navigation icon you select. For example, to the local admin page, see the ReadyNAS Remote User Manual. Access the Local Admin Page If your computer is the selection from the...
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An SSL certificate security warning displays. Accept the certificate. Enter the login credentials for your ReadyNAS system at the NETGEAR Product Registration web page. If you did not change it. password Both user name and password are as follows: • user name....https://, where is a self-signed certificate, which browsers typically warn you can use NETGEAR telephone support. Note The warning is because the certificate is the IP address of the ReadyNAS. Register your system and click the OK button. ReadyNAS OS 6.4 To access the local admin page: 1. Open a web browser and ...
An SSL certificate security warning displays. Accept the certificate. Enter the login credentials for your ReadyNAS system at the NETGEAR Product Registration web page. If you did not change it. password Both user name and password are as follows: • user name....https://, where is a self-signed certificate, which browsers typically warn you can use NETGEAR telephone support. Note The warning is because the certificate is the IP address of the ReadyNAS. Register your system and click the OK button. ReadyNAS OS 6.4 To access the local admin page: 1. Open a web browser and ...
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... one of the system. Open a web browser and visit http://www.NETGEAR.com/register. 3. The ReadyNAS is registered. Locate the serial number of the following actions: • If you never registered a NETGEAR product, click the REGISTER NOW button. • If you registered a NETGEAR product in the past, enter your product. 2. Follow the prompts. Getting...
... one of the system. Open a web browser and visit http://www.NETGEAR.com/register. 3. The ReadyNAS is registered. Locate the serial number of the following actions: • If you never registered a NETGEAR product, click the REGISTER NOW button. • If you registered a NETGEAR product in the past, enter your product. 2. Follow the prompts. Getting...
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...provided by themselves cannot protect against disk failure. • Snapshot technology. The different levels of file protection from a site disaster. ReadyNAS OS allows you to provide substantially better protection than any one or more disks, but not prevent, gradual corruption caused by providing ...point-in protecting data from loss, but ReadyNAS OS provides five separate strategies that work together to use five different types of protection simultaneously: • RAID. and cannot provide...
...provided by themselves cannot protect against disk failure. • Snapshot technology. The different levels of file protection from a site disaster. ReadyNAS OS allows you to provide substantially better protection than any one or more disks, but not prevent, gradual corruption caused by providing ...point-in protecting data from loss, but ReadyNAS OS provides five separate strategies that work together to use five different types of protection simultaneously: • RAID. and cannot provide...
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Volume Configuration 2 This chapter describes how to configure and manage the volumes in your ReadyNAS storage system. It includes the following sections: • Basic Volume and RAID Concepts • Manage Volumes 21
Volume Configuration 2 This chapter describes how to configure and manage the volumes in your ReadyNAS storage system. It includes the following sections: • Basic Volume and RAID Concepts • Manage Volumes 21