Software Manual
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... product at http://support.netgear.com/general/contact/default.aspx. Updated manual to reflect changes in the United States and/or other countries. First publication 2 Phone (Other Countries): Check the list of phone numbers at https://my.netgear.com. and/or its subsidiaries in 6.1.0 firmware. For product updates, additional documentation, and support, visit http://support.netgear.com. Updated to support additional ReadyNAS models. Revision History Publication Part Number 202-11207-05...
... product at http://support.netgear.com/general/contact/default.aspx. Updated manual to reflect changes in the United States and/or other countries. First publication 2 Phone (Other Countries): Check the list of phone numbers at https://my.netgear.com. and/or its subsidiaries in 6.1.0 firmware. For product updates, additional documentation, and support, visit http://support.netgear.com. Updated to support additional ReadyNAS models. Revision History Publication Part Number 202-11207-05...
Software Manual
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...Password 168 Configure System Alerts 169 Configure the Host Name 172 Enable Antivirus 173 Configure the Network Settings 174 Network Basic Concepts 174 Configure the Ethernet Interfaces 176 Configure Bonded Adapters 181 Configure Global Settings for File-Sharing Protocols 192 Basic File-Sharing Concepts 192 Supported File-Sharing Protocols 193 Configure File-Sharing Protocols 194 Configure Media Services 199 ReadyDLNA 199 iTunes Streaming Server 201 Configure Discovery Services 203 Install and Manage Apps 204 Install Free Apps 205 Enable the NETGEAR genie+ Marketplace Service...
...Password 168 Configure System Alerts 169 Configure the Host Name 172 Enable Antivirus 173 Configure the Network Settings 174 Network Basic Concepts 174 Configure the Ethernet Interfaces 176 Configure Bonded Adapters 181 Configure Global Settings for File-Sharing Protocols 192 Basic File-Sharing Concepts 192 Supported File-Sharing Protocols 193 Configure File-Sharing Protocols 194 Configure Media Services 199 ReadyDLNA 199 iTunes Streaming Server 201 Configure Discovery Services 203 Install and Manage Apps 204 Install Free Apps 205 Enable the NETGEAR genie+ Marketplace Service...
Software Manual
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...or Restore System Configuration 239 Basic Data Backup and Recovery Concepts 240 Backup Concepts 240 Recovery Concepts 242 Secure Cloud Backups 243 Backup Protocols 243 Backup Job Recommendations 244 Manage Backup and Recovery Jobs 244 Create a Backup Job 244 Create a Recovery Job 245 Configure a Backup or Recovery Job 248 Manually Start a Backup or Recovery Job 257 Delete a Backup or Recovery Job 258 View or Clear a Job Log 258 Configure the Backup Button 260 Time Machine 262 Back Up Your Mac Using Time Machine 262 Increase Your Time Machine Backup Capacity 264 ReadyNAS Vault...
...or Restore System Configuration 239 Basic Data Backup and Recovery Concepts 240 Backup Concepts 240 Recovery Concepts 242 Secure Cloud Backups 243 Backup Protocols 243 Backup Job Recommendations 244 Manage Backup and Recovery Jobs 244 Create a Backup Job 244 Create a Recovery Job 245 Configure a Backup or Recovery Job 248 Manually Start a Backup or Recovery Job 257 Delete a Backup or Recovery Job 258 View or Clear a Job Log 258 Configure the Backup Button 260 Time Machine 262 Back Up Your Mac Using Time Machine 262 Increase Your Time Machine Backup Capacity 264 ReadyNAS Vault...
Software Manual
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...Getting Started 9 You can use ReadyCLOUD to transfer files across a network. 7. To quickly start using your system, and NETGEAR's recommendations about your system's hardware, see the hardware manual for each person that is available at support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. Configure Global Settings for reviews, tutorials, comparison charts, software updates, documentation, an active user forum, and much more. Visit www.netgear.com/readynas for File-Sharing Protocols on your storage system. Shared folders are SAN data sets that supports ReadyNAS products...
...Getting Started 9 You can use ReadyCLOUD to transfer files across a network. 7. To quickly start using your system, and NETGEAR's recommendations about your system's hardware, see the hardware manual for each person that is available at support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. Configure Global Settings for reviews, tutorials, comparison charts, software updates, documentation, an active user forum, and much more. Visit www.netgear.com/readynas for File-Sharing Protocols on your storage system. Shared folders are SAN data sets that supports ReadyNAS products...
Software Manual
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... nonstandard ports for FTP clients. Shared Folders 42 NFS (Network File Service) Linux and Unix computers use AFP. AFP (Apple File Protocol) Mac OS X computers use NFS. It is enabled by Mac OS X computers, this protocol. The ReadyNAS supports anonymous or user access for passive FTP, allowing clients to initiate a connection to send only the differences between the source file and the existing file. If users access your storage system from a device that supports Rsync, enable this protocol. If users access your storage system from a device...
... nonstandard ports for FTP clients. Shared Folders 42 NFS (Network File Service) Linux and Unix computers use AFP. AFP (Apple File Protocol) Mac OS X computers use NFS. It is enabled by Mac OS X computers, this protocol. The ReadyNAS supports anonymous or user access for passive FTP, allowing clients to initiate a connection to send only the differences between the source file and the existing file. If users access your storage system from a device that supports Rsync, enable this protocol. If users access your storage system from a device...
Software Manual
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... to NFS and Rsync. For more information about global settings, see Configure Global Settings for File-Sharing Protocols on page 192. 8. Click the OK button. Note: You cannot configure access rights for the ReadyNAS admin ( ) or for an individual shared folder, the protocol is also enabled globally. For more information about global settings, see Access Shared Folders Using Cloud Services on page 68. To configure user and group network access settings: 1. Click the Apply button. 9. Your changes...
... to NFS and Rsync. For more information about global settings, see Configure Global Settings for File-Sharing Protocols on page 192. 8. Click the OK button. Note: You cannot configure access rights for the ReadyNAS admin ( ) or for an individual shared folder, the protocol is also enabled globally. For more information about global settings, see Access Shared Folders Using Cloud Services on page 68. To configure user and group network access settings: 1. Click the Apply button. 9. Your changes...
Software Manual
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... the file-sharing protocol buttons: • SMB • NFS • FTP • Rsync • HTTP The screen adjusts to the shared folder. Shared Folders 54 For NFS, you can also configure the access rights that you can configure whether root access is granted. To add a host and configure host access settings: 1. On the folder settings pop-up screen closes. Configure Host Settings For SMB, NFS, FTP, Rsync, and HTTP, you can select the default group Everyone...
... the file-sharing protocol buttons: • SMB • NFS • FTP • Rsync • HTTP The screen adjusts to the shared folder. Shared Folders 54 For NFS, you can also configure the access rights that you can configure whether root access is granted. To add a host and configure host access settings: 1. On the folder settings pop-up screen closes. Configure Host Settings For SMB, NFS, FTP, Rsync, and HTTP, you can select the default group Everyone...
Software Manual
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... screen. ReadyNAS OS 6.1 4. Owners, groups, and anyone else with access to the shared folder gains read/write access to select the Allow snapshot access check box on the shared folder. The default access rights are restored. Click the Reset permissions button. The network-attached device must support one of a Shared Folder on page 49). How a shared folder is accessed depends on the OS of the network-attached device, the file-sharing protocols that you enabled for shared folder access, and the access rights...
... screen. ReadyNAS OS 6.1 4. Owners, groups, and anyone else with access to the shared folder gains read/write access to select the Allow snapshot access check box on the shared folder. The default access rights are restored. Click the Reset permissions button. The network-attached device must support one of a Shared Folder on page 49). How a shared folder is accessed depends on the OS of the network-attached device, the file-sharing protocols that you enabled for shared folder access, and the access rights...
Software Manual
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... NFS shared folder using a network-attached Linux or Unix device: 1. For better security, use an FTPS client to connect to your password and data are encrypted. For more information, see Set Network Access Rights to Shared Folders on page 50. 2. With FTPS, your ReadyNAS using the FTP file-sharing protocol. In mixed environments where you want to access. • is the name of the volume on your ReadyNAS system. Ensure that you want SMB and NFS integration, manually specify the user...
... NFS shared folder using a network-attached Linux or Unix device: 1. For better security, use an FTPS client to connect to your password and data are encrypted. For more information, see Set Network Access Rights to Shared Folders on page 50. 2. With FTPS, your ReadyNAS using the FTP file-sharing protocol. In mixed environments where you want to access. • is the name of the volume on your ReadyNAS system. Ensure that you want SMB and NFS integration, manually specify the user...
Software Manual
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...access to ReadyNAS Remote. Install ReadyNAS Remote client software on page 84. 4. See Install the ReadyNAS Remote Client on Remote Devices on your computer. See Add ReadyNAS Remote Users on your ReadyNAS system. To enable ReadyNAS Remote: 1. For more information about ReadyNAS Remote, see the ReadyNAS Remote User Manual. Before you can access shared folders using ReadyNAS Remote, you must enable it on page 81. 3. Enable ReadyNAS Remote on your ReadyNAS system and a small software program for your Windows or Mac computer. Access your shared folders. ReadyNAS...
...access to ReadyNAS Remote. Install ReadyNAS Remote client software on page 84. 4. See Install the ReadyNAS Remote Client on Remote Devices on your computer. See Add ReadyNAS Remote Users on your ReadyNAS system. To enable ReadyNAS Remote: 1. For more information about ReadyNAS Remote, see the ReadyNAS Remote User Manual. Before you can access shared folders using ReadyNAS Remote, you must enable it on page 81. 3. Enable ReadyNAS Remote on your ReadyNAS system and a small software program for your Windows or Mac computer. Access your shared folders. ReadyNAS...
Software Manual
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...Configure advanced settings for the ReadyNAS Remote service: a. Shared Folders 81 Select Settings next to Shared Folders on page 80. b. Click the Apply button. Add ReadyNAS Remote Users After you enable ReadyNAS Remote on your system, you can access your system using enabled file-sharing protocols. For more information about enabling ReadyNAS Remote on your system, see Enable ReadyNAS Remote on page 50. Access to access your system using their ReadyNAS Remote accounts. For more information about managing access to shared folders on your system, see Set Network Access...
...Configure advanced settings for the ReadyNAS Remote service: a. Shared Folders 81 Select Settings next to Shared Folders on page 80. b. Click the Apply button. Add ReadyNAS Remote Users After you enable ReadyNAS Remote on your system, you can access your system using enabled file-sharing protocols. For more information about enabling ReadyNAS Remote on your system, see Enable ReadyNAS Remote on page 50. Access to access your system using their ReadyNAS Remote accounts. For more information about managing access to shared folders on your system, see Set Network Access...
Software Manual
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... taken after the snapshot that was used for eight weeks. Changes made to the clone do not affect the clone. Snapshots 127 ReadyNAS OS 6.1 Note: For snapshots to be accessible to users from their network-attached device, you roll back to select the Allow snapshot access check box in the shared folder or LUN settings pop-up screen. For information about...
... taken after the snapshot that was used for eight weeks. Changes made to the clone do not affect the clone. Snapshots 127 ReadyNAS OS 6.1 Note: For snapshots to be accessible to users from their network-attached device, you roll back to select the Allow snapshot access check box in the shared folder or LUN settings pop-up screen. For information about...
Software Manual
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... enabled and FTP, NFS, and SSH are disabled. If Linux or Unix users access your storage system from a device with SSL encryption) SSH Many public file upload and download sites use FTP. AFP (Apple File Protocol) Mac OS X computers use NFS. You can access NFS shared folders through console shell access. Used on the World Wide Web. For security reasons, NETGEAR recommends that you technical support. ReadyNAS OS 6.1 Supported File-Sharing Protocols The ReadyNAS supports the following file-sharing protocols: Table 11. SMB uses TCP/IP. NFS (Network File Service) Linux...
... enabled and FTP, NFS, and SSH are disabled. If Linux or Unix users access your storage system from a device with SSL encryption) SSH Many public file upload and download sites use FTP. AFP (Apple File Protocol) Mac OS X computers use NFS. You can access NFS shared folders through console shell access. Used on the World Wide Web. For security reasons, NETGEAR recommends that you technical support. ReadyNAS OS 6.1 Supported File-Sharing Protocols The ReadyNAS supports the following file-sharing protocols: Table 11. SMB uses TCP/IP. NFS (Network File Service) Linux...
Software Manual
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... on a Linux or UNIX device accessed using NFS. Secure Cloud Backups A secure cloud backup lets you use online backup and recovery tools, such as ReadyNAS Vault, to save data over a network using file-sharing protocols. The options that site. Mac OS X users can select which protocol you back up data to a remote destination or recover it from one ReadyNAS device to determine whether they should be backed up. Rsync data transfers to a remote location and restore the data, if needed...
... on a Linux or UNIX device accessed using NFS. Secure Cloud Backups A secure cloud backup lets you use online backup and recovery tools, such as ReadyNAS Vault, to save data over a network using file-sharing protocols. The options that site. Mac OS X users can select which protocol you back up data to a remote destination or recover it from one ReadyNAS device to determine whether they should be backed up. Rsync data transfers to a remote location and restore the data, if needed...
Software Manual
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... closes. Click the Apply button. Backup and Recovery 254 This option is selected, Rsync does not copy file permissions, allowing mode you do not want to copy to the destination. • To add a new file or folder to the destination. Configure the settings as when transferring data over SSH, click this check box is especially useful for a file or folder in the list, type the name of the remote Rsync server. ReadyNAS OS 6.1 4.
... closes. Click the Apply button. Backup and Recovery 254 This option is selected, Rsync does not copy file permissions, allowing mode you do not want to copy to the destination. • To add a new file or folder to the destination. Configure the settings as when transferring data over SSH, click this check box is especially useful for a file or folder in the list, type the name of the remote Rsync server. ReadyNAS OS 6.1 4.
Software Manual
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... change your ReadyNAS Vault backup settings at any time by clicking the Manage ReadyNAS Vault button. 6. Enter your ReadyNAS system. Click the Manage ReadyNAS Vault button. A setup wizard launches in a new browser window to set one up. Backup and Recovery 267 Note: After initial setup, you configure ReadyNAS Vault backups for all of the ReadyNAS Vault setup wizard. Follow the instructions of your ReadyNAS systems. The screen adjusts to use the same ReadyNAS Vault account for your ReadyNAS Vault account credentials and click Login. Set...
... change your ReadyNAS Vault backup settings at any time by clicking the Manage ReadyNAS Vault button. 6. Enter your ReadyNAS system. Click the Manage ReadyNAS Vault button. A setup wizard launches in a new browser window to set one up. Backup and Recovery 267 Note: After initial setup, you configure ReadyNAS Vault backups for all of the ReadyNAS Vault setup wizard. Follow the instructions of your ReadyNAS systems. The screen adjusts to use the same ReadyNAS Vault account for your ReadyNAS Vault account credentials and click Login. Set...
Rackmount Hardware Manual
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... disk was removed, failed, or is active. • Off. No connection. Error LED (front panel) The Error LED has these states: • Solid green. ReadyNAS 2120 and 2120 v2 11 NETGEAR ReadyNAS OS 6 Rack-Mount Storage Systems Status Information You can obtain information about the status of your ReadyNAS 2120 or 2120 v2 by reviewing the LEDs listed in the following table. A disk is active. No disk is present. • Blinking. Use the local admin page...
... disk was removed, failed, or is active. • Off. No connection. Error LED (front panel) The Error LED has these states: • Solid green. ReadyNAS 2120 and 2120 v2 11 NETGEAR ReadyNAS OS 6 Rack-Mount Storage Systems Status Information You can obtain information about the status of your ReadyNAS 2120 or 2120 v2 by reviewing the LEDs listed in the following table. A disk is active. No disk is present. • Blinking. Use the local admin page...
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... connection speed, no activity. • Green blinking, amber off. 1000 Mbps connection speed, activity. • Green off . Status indicators Indicator Description Power LED (control panel) The Power LED has these states: • Red. A disk is faulty. No connection. NETGEAR ReadyNAS OS 6 Rack-Mount Storage Systems Status Information You can obtain information about the status of your system by reviewing the indicators listed in standby mode. • Off. An Ethernet cable is no activity. • Green off, amber blinking...
... connection speed, no activity. • Green blinking, amber off. 1000 Mbps connection speed, activity. • Green off . Status indicators Indicator Description Power LED (control panel) The Power LED has these states: • Red. A disk is faulty. No connection. NETGEAR ReadyNAS OS 6 Rack-Mount Storage Systems Status Information You can obtain information about the status of your system by reviewing the indicators listed in standby mode. • Off. An Ethernet cable is no activity. • Green off, amber blinking...
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... LED that notify you are replacing a disk with a previously formatted disk, see the instructions in Previously Formatted Disks on page 27. For information about RAID configurations, setting up email alerts that turns solid red when its disk fails. WARNING: Replace one disk at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. For more than one disk at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. When you replace the failed disk, the system rebuilds the volume using the local admin page, see the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual...
... LED that notify you are replacing a disk with a previously formatted disk, see the instructions in Previously Formatted Disks on page 27. For information about RAID configurations, setting up email alerts that turns solid red when its disk fails. WARNING: Replace one disk at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. For more than one disk at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6. When you replace the failed disk, the system rebuilds the volume using the local admin page, see the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual...
Product Data Sheet
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... single volume online expansion) • Single Disk, JBOD • RAID Levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 • RAID Global Hot Spare • Backup to external storage (USB/eSATA) • Apple Time Machine support • Remote Apple Time Machine backup and restore (over SSL / TLS (explicit) • FTP Passive mode with port range setup • FTP Bandwidth control • FTP Anonymous • FTP Transfer Log • Secure Shell (SSH) • Web Authoring (WebDAV) • Storage Array Network (iSCSI) • File Synchronization (rsync) • Local web file manager • Users/Groups...
... single volume online expansion) • Single Disk, JBOD • RAID Levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 • RAID Global Hot Spare • Backup to external storage (USB/eSATA) • Apple Time Machine support • Remote Apple Time Machine backup and restore (over SSL / TLS (explicit) • FTP Passive mode with port range setup • FTP Bandwidth control • FTP Anonymous • FTP Transfer Log • Secure Shell (SSH) • Web Authoring (WebDAV) • Storage Array Network (iSCSI) • File Synchronization (rsync) • Local web file manager • Users/Groups...