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...to the use our telephone support service. Read instructions for Interference by NETGEAR, Inc. ii v1.0, October 2007 NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may become the cause of NETGEAR, Inc. Bestätigung des Herstellers/Importeurs Es wird hiermit best...;ige Betreiben einiger Geräte (z.B. Voluntary Control Council for example, test transmitters) in the operating instructions. Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, ReadyNAS, X-RAID, FrontView, RAIDar, RAIDiator, Network Storage Processor, and NSP are registered trademarks or trademarks of improving internal design...
...to the use our telephone support service. Read instructions for Interference by NETGEAR, Inc. ii v1.0, October 2007 NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may become the cause of NETGEAR, Inc. Bestätigung des Herstellers/Importeurs Es wird hiermit best...;ige Betreiben einiger Geräte (z.B. Voluntary Control Council for example, test transmitters) in the operating instructions. Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, ReadyNAS, X-RAID, FrontView, RAIDar, RAIDiator, Network Storage Processor, and NSP are registered trademarks or trademarks of improving internal design...
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Contents NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide About This Manual Conventions, Formats, and Scope x How to Use This Manual xi How to Print This Manual xi Revision History ...xii Chapter 1 Configuring Your ReadyNAS Specifying Your Ethernet Connection Settings 1-2 Global Network Settings 1-5 WINS ...1-6 DHCP ...1-7 Setting Up Security ...1-7 Admin Password ...1-7 Security Mode ...1-8 Setting Up User and Group ...X-RAID 1-26 Changing between X-RAID and Flex-RAID Modes 1-28 Snapshots ...1-28 USB Storage ...1-31 Managing Your Shares 1-33 Adding Shares ...1-34 Managing Shares 1-35 v v1.0, October 2007
Contents NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide About This Manual Conventions, Formats, and Scope x How to Use This Manual xi How to Print This Manual xi Revision History ...xii Chapter 1 Configuring Your ReadyNAS Specifying Your Ethernet Connection Settings 1-2 Global Network Settings 1-5 WINS ...1-6 DHCP ...1-7 Setting Up Security ...1-7 Admin Password ...1-7 Security Mode ...1-8 Setting Up User and Group ...X-RAID 1-26 Changing between X-RAID and Flex-RAID Modes 1-28 Snapshots ...1-28 USB Storage ...1-31 Managing Your Shares 1-33 Adding Shares ...1-34 Managing Shares 1-35 v v1.0, October 2007
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... 1-50 Setting Up Printers ...1-50 Print Shares over CIFS/SMB 1-50 IPP Printing ...1-51 Managing Print Queues 1-51 Managing Your ReadyNAS System 1-52 Clock ...1-52 Alerts ...1-53 Performance ...1-56 Language ...1-59 Updating ReadyNAS 1-60 Power Management 1-62 Shutdown ...1-64 Chapter 2 Accessing Shares from Your Operating System Windows ...2-1 MAC OS X ...2-2 AFP over Bonjour...Browser ...2-8 FTP/FTPS ...2-11 Rsync ...2-12 Networked DVD Players and UPnP AV Media Adapters 2-13 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Administration Viewing System Status 3-1 Health ...3-1 vi Contents v1.0, October 2007
... 1-50 Setting Up Printers ...1-50 Print Shares over CIFS/SMB 1-50 IPP Printing ...1-51 Managing Print Queues 1-51 Managing Your ReadyNAS System 1-52 Clock ...1-52 Alerts ...1-53 Performance ...1-56 Language ...1-59 Updating ReadyNAS 1-60 Power Management 1-62 Shutdown ...1-64 Chapter 2 Accessing Shares from Your Operating System Windows ...2-1 MAC OS X ...2-2 AFP over Bonjour...Browser ...2-8 FTP/FTPS ...2-11 Rsync ...2-12 Networked DVD Players and UPnP AV Media Adapters 2-13 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Administration Viewing System Status 3-1 Health ...3-1 vi Contents v1.0, October 2007
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...ReadyNAS NV 3-3 Replacing the Failed Disk on the ReadyNAS 1100 3-4 Replacing the Failed Disk on the ReadyNAS 600/X6 3-5 Resynchronizing the Volume 3-6 Resetting Your System (System Switch 3-6 Configuring RAID on the ReadyNAS 1100 and NV 3-7 Backing Up the ReadyNAS to a USB Drive 3-9 ReadyNAS1100 Backup 3-10 ReadyNAS NV...+ Backup 3-10 Removing the System Module from the ReadyNAS 1100 3-11 Changing User Passwords 3-11 Appendix A...
...ReadyNAS NV 3-3 Replacing the Failed Disk on the ReadyNAS 1100 3-4 Replacing the Failed Disk on the ReadyNAS 600/X6 3-5 Resynchronizing the Volume 3-6 Resetting Your System (System Switch 3-6 Configuring RAID on the ReadyNAS 1100 and NV 3-7 Backing Up the ReadyNAS to a USB Drive 3-9 ReadyNAS1100 Backup 3-10 ReadyNAS NV...+ Backup 3-10 Removing the System Module from the ReadyNAS 1100 3-11 Changing User Passwords 3-11 Appendix A...
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...• "Changing User Passwords" covers users other than administrators can access FrontView to change their password. The NETGEAR® ReadyNAS User Guide explains each of the advanced options not described during the Setup Wizard process. The manual includes: Chapter 1, "Configuring... chapter. Appendix A, "RAID Levels Simplified," explains the RAID levels that the ReadyNAS supports. About This Manual Congratulations on your product and the ReadyNAS Setup Manual on the Installation CD. ix v1.0, October 2007 Appendix C, "Glossary," provides definitions for your network. If you...
...• "Changing User Passwords" covers users other than administrators can access FrontView to change their password. The NETGEAR® ReadyNAS User Guide explains each of the advanced options not described during the Setup Wizard process. The manual includes: Chapter 1, "Configuring... chapter. Appendix A, "RAID Levels Simplified," explains the RAID levels that the ReadyNAS supports. About This Manual Congratulations on your product and the ReadyNAS Setup Manual on the Installation CD. ix v1.0, October 2007 Appendix C, "Glossary," provides definitions for your network. If you...
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NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Conventions, Formats, and Scope The conventions, formats, and scope of note might result in personal injury or death. • Scope. This manual uses the following formats to highlight special messages: Note: This format is written for the ReadyNAS according ... special interest. This manual is used to these specifications: Product Version Manual Publication Date 1.0 October 2007 x About This Manual v1.0, October 2007 Tip: This format is a safety warning. Failure to the equipment. This manual uses the following typographical conventions:...
NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Conventions, Formats, and Scope The conventions, formats, and scope of note might result in personal injury or death. • Scope. This manual uses the following formats to highlight special messages: Note: This format is written for the ReadyNAS according ... special interest. This manual is used to these specifications: Product Version Manual Publication Date 1.0 October 2007 x About This Manual v1.0, October 2007 Tip: This format is a safety warning. Failure to the equipment. This manual uses the following typographical conventions:...
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... you were viewing opens in a browser window. • Click the print icon in the chapter you want to print. How to Use This Manual NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide The HTML version of this manual, you can choose one of the following : • Buttons, and , for browsing forward or backward ... for you to PDF versions of contents and a button that displays the table of the full manual and individual chapters. About This Manual xi v1.0, October 2007 Your computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed for the product model. • Links to view and print PDF files...
... you were viewing opens in a browser window. • Click the print icon in the chapter you want to print. How to Use This Manual NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide The HTML version of this manual, you can choose one of the following : • Buttons, and , for browsing forward or backward ... for you to PDF versions of contents and a button that displays the table of the full manual and individual chapters. About This Manual xi v1.0, October 2007 Your computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed for the product model. • Links to view and print PDF files...
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Revision History Part Number Version Number Date Description 202-10320-01 1.0 Oct. 2007 First publication xii About This Manual v1.0, October 2007 Tip: If your browser window. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide • Click the print icon in the upper left corner of your printer supports printing two pages on a single sheet of paper, you can save paper and printer ink by selecting this feature.
Revision History Part Number Version Number Date Description 202-10320-01 1.0 Oct. 2007 First publication xii About This Manual v1.0, October 2007 Tip: If your browser window. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide • Click the print icon in the upper left corner of your printer supports printing two pages on a single sheet of paper, you can save paper and printer ink by selecting this feature.
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NETGEAR ReadyNAS NV+ [X-RAID] Figure 1-1 When you first switch to this mode, you see the menus on the left that typically provides options to return to the Home ... corner is necessary to log out of the settings available in this session. As you click the menu buttons, you want. Figure 1-2 1-1 v1.0, October 2007 Chapter 1 Configuring Your ReadyNAS The FrontView Advanced Control mode shows all screens. The basic network settings and other, optional, more advanced features are included in the Setup...
NETGEAR ReadyNAS NV+ [X-RAID] Figure 1-1 When you first switch to this mode, you see the menus on the left that typically provides options to return to the Home ... corner is necessary to log out of the settings available in this session. As you click the menu buttons, you want. Figure 1-2 1-1 v1.0, October 2007 Chapter 1 Configuring Your ReadyNAS The FrontView Advanced Control mode shows all screens. The basic network settings and other, optional, more advanced features are included in the Setup...
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... you can access your basic network settings screens such as Interfaces, Global Settings, WINS and DHCP. Figure 1-4 1-2 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS Use this to specify network interface-specific settings for Standard Settings, VLAN Settings and Performance Settings. You can then navigate ... Wizard mode and the Advanced Control mode. In most networks where a DHCP server is enabled, you can specify the IP address, network mask, speed/duplex mode, and MTU settings. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Toward the bottom left which, which clicked, links you to display...
... you can access your basic network settings screens such as Interfaces, Global Settings, WINS and DHCP. Figure 1-4 1-2 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS Use this to specify network interface-specific settings for Standard Settings, VLAN Settings and Performance Settings. You can then navigate ... Wizard mode and the Advanced Control mode. In most networks where a DHCP server is enabled, you can specify the IP address, network mask, speed/duplex mode, and MTU settings. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Toward the bottom left which, which clicked, links you to display...
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... mode, you can fix throughput problems. NETGEAR advises that you set the lease time... DHCP server or Use values below , be a good way to ensure your ReadyNAS maintains...NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide • IP Assignment. To reconnect after assigning a static IP address, open RAIDar and click Rescan to the ReadyNAS... device after the IP address has been changed. If you leave the default setting otherwise. Select either Use values from a DHCP server, NETGEAR... advises that you assign a static IP address by selecting Use values below . - NETGEAR advises...
... mode, you can fix throughput problems. NETGEAR advises that you set the lease time... DHCP server or Use values below , be a good way to ensure your ReadyNAS maintains...NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide • IP Assignment. To reconnect after assigning a static IP address, open RAIDar and click Rescan to the ReadyNAS... device after the IP address has been changed. If you leave the default setting otherwise. Select either Use values from a DHCP server, NETGEAR... advises that you assign a static IP address by selecting Use values below . - NETGEAR advises...
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...NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide If you wish to optimize the ReadyNAS for large data transfers such as multiple streams of this option if your NIC and your clients also support VLAN. In the Performance Setting area, the Enable jumbo frames option allows you might need to reboot the ReadyNAS... for the VLAN function to disable the VLAN setting. Note: The ReadyNAS supports a 7936 byte frame size, so for each interface. 1-4 Configuring Your ReadyNAS v1.0, October 2007 Select this frame size or larger should also be...
...NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide If you wish to optimize the ReadyNAS for large data transfers such as multiple streams of this option if your NIC and your clients also support VLAN. In the Performance Setting area, the Enable jumbo frames option allows you might need to reboot the ReadyNAS... for the VLAN function to disable the VLAN setting. Note: The ReadyNAS supports a 7936 byte frame size, so for each interface. 1-4 Configuring Your ReadyNAS v1.0, October 2007 Select this frame size or larger should also be...
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This is also the name that appears in place of the IP address when accessing the ReadyNAS from your DHCP server. If you selected the DHCP option in the Ethernet or Wireless tab, the Default Gateway field is automatically populated with the setting ... MAC address. In most homes and smaller offices, this is the IP address of the default gateway server here. Configuring Your ReadyNAS 1-5 v1.0, October 2007 The default hostname is nas- Global Network Settings NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Figure 1-9 Hostname The Hostname you specify is used to the cable modem or your DSL service...
This is also the name that appears in place of the IP address when accessing the ReadyNAS from your DHCP server. If you selected the DHCP option in the Ethernet or Wireless tab, the Default Gateway field is automatically populated with the setting ... MAC address. In most homes and smaller offices, this is the IP address of the default gateway server here. Configuring Your ReadyNAS 1-5 v1.0, October 2007 The default hostname is nas- Global Network Settings NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Figure 1-9 Hostname The Hostname you specify is used to the cable modem or your DSL service...
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...can be useful if you can manually specify the IP addresses of the WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) server. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide DNS Settings The DNS area allows you can designate the ReadyNAS to be browsed from your Windows PC to specify the IP address of the DNS..., the Domain Name Server fields are automatically populated with the DNS settings from other devices on the network to three Domain Name Service servers for example, over VPN). 1-6 Configuring Your ReadyNAS v1.0, October 2007 If you to specify the ReadyNAS IP address as the WINS server. The DNS service...
...can be useful if you can manually specify the IP addresses of the WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) server. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide DNS Settings The DNS area allows you can designate the ReadyNAS to be browsed from your Windows PC to specify the IP address of the DNS..., the Domain Name Server fields are automatically populated with the DNS settings from other devices on the network to three Domain Name Service servers for example, over VPN). 1-6 Configuring Your ReadyNAS v1.0, October 2007 If you to specify the ReadyNAS IP address as the WINS server. The DNS service...
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... as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server. Be sure to set up the password recovery feature on the ReadyNAS. Note: These options are available only if this device is the only user that Configuring Your ReadyNAS 1-7 v1.0, October 2007 Enabling DHCP service on the network... already utilizing another DHCP server will result in conflicts. Admin Password The Admin Password tab allows you wish to use this device as a DHCP server, make sure that can access FrontView, and this user has administrative privileges when accessing shares. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide DHCP The...
... as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server. Be sure to set up the password recovery feature on the ReadyNAS. Note: These options are available only if this device is the only user that Configuring Your ReadyNAS 1-7 v1.0, October 2007 Enabling DHCP service on the network... already utilizing another DHCP server will result in conflicts. Admin Password The Admin Password tab allows you wish to use this device as a DHCP server, make sure that can access FrontView, and this user has administrative privileges when accessing shares. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide DHCP The...
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...e-mail address. If, in a safe place. Figure 1-13 Security Mode The ReadyNAS device offers three security options for your current network authentication scheme. 1-8 Configuring Your ReadyNAS v1.0, October 2007 Select the most appropriate option based on the required level of security... and your network environment. Successfully answering the questions there resets the Admin Password, and that share. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide this password ...
...e-mail address. If, in a safe place. Figure 1-13 Security Mode The ReadyNAS device offers three security options for your current network authentication scheme. 1-8 Configuring Your ReadyNAS v1.0, October 2007 Select the most appropriate option based on the required level of security... and your network environment. Successfully answering the questions there resets the Admin Password, and that share. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide this password ...
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...slows down in proportion to allow for the medium-size office or workgroup environment is automatically set up with the domain/ADS authentication server and allowing all user authentications to share files without the necessity of users in this security mode, each user account is the ... that you create in a trusted environment to occur there, eliminating the need to one particular group. Configuring Your ReadyNAS 1-9 v1.0, October 2007 NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide • Share. The Share security mode is automatically set up user and group accounts to the number of ...
...slows down in proportion to allow for the medium-size office or workgroup environment is automatically set up with the domain/ADS authentication server and allowing all user authentications to share files without the necessity of users in this security mode, each user account is the ... that you create in a trusted environment to occur there, eliminating the need to one particular group. Configuring Your ReadyNAS 1-9 v1.0, October 2007 NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide • Share. The Share security mode is automatically set up user and group accounts to the number of ...
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This option supports setting disk quotas on the device as a common guest user and has the same read/write privilege as other users. Select this option if you want to set up and is adequate for home or small offices. Each user accesses the shares on a per-share basis. 1-10 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Figure 1-14 Share Security Mode The Share Security Mode is the easiest security option to restrict share access with the use of an optional share password.
This option supports setting disk quotas on the device as a common guest user and has the same read/write privilege as other users. Select this option if you want to set up and is adequate for home or small offices. Each user accesses the shares on a per-share basis. 1-10 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Figure 1-14 Share Security Mode The Share Security Mode is the easiest security option to restrict share access with the use of an optional share password.
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Enter the name you would like to control access to shares based on the ReadyNAS device that the user can use in the Workgroup field in the User section. User Security Mode This option is given a home share on user ... this security mode, you need the following restrictions: • The name must consist of the private shares. Configuring Your ReadyNAS v1.0, October 2007 1-11 NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide You need to specify a workgroup only if you specify a workgroup name, and create user and group accounts. In User security mode, you wish ...
Enter the name you would like to control access to shares based on the ReadyNAS device that the user can use in the Workgroup field in the User section. User Security Mode This option is given a home share on user ... this security mode, you need the following restrictions: • The name must consist of the private shares. Configuring Your ReadyNAS v1.0, October 2007 1-11 NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide You need to specify a workgroup only if you specify a workgroup name, and create user and group accounts. In User security mode, you wish ...
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...You can specify nested OUs by separating OU entries with the domain controller or the active directory server (ADS) that will act as the authentication server for the ReadyNAS device. Domain Security Mode If you choose the Domain security mode option, you need to join.... 1-12 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS You can elect to have the ReadyNAS automatically auto-detect the domain controller, or you need the following information: • Domain name • Domain administrator login • Domain administrator password • If using ADS: - NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide...
...You can specify nested OUs by separating OU entries with the domain controller or the active directory server (ADS) that will act as the authentication server for the ReadyNAS device. Domain Security Mode If you choose the Domain security mode option, you need to join.... 1-12 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS You can elect to have the ReadyNAS automatically auto-detect the domain controller, or you need the following information: • Domain name • Domain administrator login • Domain administrator password • If using ADS: - NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide...