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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 Accounts 1-13 Selecting Services...
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 Accounts 1-13 Selecting Services...
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The NETGEAR® ReadyNAS User Guide explains each of the available options in the FrontView Advanced Control mode. If you have already configured the ReadyNAS and you step-by-step through the FrontView Setup Wizard and quickly prepares the ReadyNAS for hostname, workgroup, or password. The ReadyNAS Setup Manual takes you need to reinstall the firmware or reset...
The NETGEAR® ReadyNAS User Guide explains each of the available options in the FrontView Advanced Control mode. If you have already configured the ReadyNAS and you step-by-step through the FrontView Setup Wizard and quickly prepares the ReadyNAS for hostname, workgroup, or password. The ReadyNAS Setup Manual takes you need to reinstall the firmware or reset...
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...8226; Typographical Conventions. Failure to the equipment. This manual is used to highlight a procedure that will save time or resources. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Conventions, Formats, and Scope The conventions, formats, and scope of this notice might result in a malfunction or damage to take.... • Scope. This manual uses the following typographical conventions: Italic Bold Fixed italic Emphasis, books, CDs, file and server names, extensions User input, IP addresses, GUI screen text Command prompts, CLI text, code URL links • Formats. Danger: This is used...
...8226; Typographical Conventions. Failure to the equipment. This manual is used to highlight a procedure that will save time or resources. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Conventions, Formats, and Scope The conventions, formats, and scope of this notice might result in a malfunction or damage to take.... • Scope. This manual uses the following typographical conventions: Italic Bold Fixed italic Emphasis, books, CDs, file and server names, extensions User input, IP addresses, GUI screen text Command prompts, CLI text, code URL links • Formats. Danger: This is used...
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... of the full manual and individual chapters. The PDF version of the complete manual opens in the manual. •A button to access the full NETGEAR, Inc. Use the Complete PDF Manual link at the top left of any page. • Click the Complete PDF Manual link at the top...browser menu to print the page contents. • Printing from HTML. Each page 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 page at a time. •A button that displays the table of contents and a button that...
... of the full manual and individual chapters. The PDF version of the complete manual opens in the manual. •A button to access the full NETGEAR, Inc. Use the Complete PDF Manual link at the top left of any page. • Click the Complete PDF Manual link at the top...browser menu to print the page contents. • Printing from HTML. Each page 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 page at a time. •A button that displays the table of contents and a button that...
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NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide • Click the print icon in the upper left corner of paper, you can save paper and printer ink by selecting this feature. Tip: If your printer supports printing two pages on a single sheet of your browser window. 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
NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide • Click the print icon in the upper left corner of paper, you can save paper and printer ink by selecting this feature. Tip: If your printer supports printing two pages on a single sheet of your browser window. 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
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...display the status in more detail. Use this to switch back and forth between the Setup Wizard mode and the Advanced Control mode. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Toward the bottom left, there are two buttons that allow you to save any changes on the left which, which clicked, links .... At the bottom of the system device status. In most networks where a DHCP server is the status bar including the date button on the current screen. Figure 1-4 1-2 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS From the Network menu, you can specify the IP address, network mask, speed/duplex...
...display the status in more detail. Use this to switch back and forth between the Setup Wizard mode and the Advanced Control mode. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Toward the bottom left, there are two buttons that allow you to save any changes on the left which, which clicked, links .... At the bottom of the system device status. In most networks where a DHCP server is the status bar including the date button on the current screen. Figure 1-4 1-2 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS From the Network menu, you can specify the IP address, network mask, speed/duplex...
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...that you keep the setting in an Auto-negotiation mode otherwise. Figure 1-5 • MTU. Select either Use values from a DHCP server, NETGEAR advises that you have this option, this would be aware that works best if the devices are forced to assign a static IP ... least a day. Figure 1-7 Configuring Your ReadyNAS 1-3 v1.0, October 2007 If you want. Figure 1-6 In the VLAN Settings (Virtual Local Area Network) area, you can select the setting you assign a static IP address by selecting Use values below . - NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide • IP Assignment. If you leave...
...that you keep the setting in an Auto-negotiation mode otherwise. Figure 1-5 • MTU. Select either Use values from a DHCP server, NETGEAR advises that you have this option, this would be aware that works best if the devices are forced to assign a static IP ... least a day. Figure 1-7 Configuring Your ReadyNAS 1-3 v1.0, October 2007 If you want. Figure 1-6 In the VLAN Settings (Virtual Local Area Network) area, you can select the setting you assign a static IP address by selecting Use values below . - NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide • IP Assignment. If you leave...
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...for large data transfers such as multiple streams of this option if your NIC and your clients also support VLAN. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide If you might need to reboot the ReadyNAS for optimal performance, a switch capable of video playback. You need to reinstall the firmware to disable the VLAN ...setting. Otherwise, you can lose network access to the ReadyNAS, and you wish to take effect. Note: The ReadyNAS supports a 7936 byte frame size, so for the VLAN function to use the ReadyNAS in a VLAN environment, select the Enable VLAN support check box, and ...
...for large data transfers such as multiple streams of this option if your NIC and your clients also support VLAN. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide If you might need to reboot the ReadyNAS for optimal performance, a switch capable of video playback. You need to reinstall the firmware to disable the VLAN ...setting. Otherwise, you can lose network access to the ReadyNAS, and you wish to take effect. Note: The ReadyNAS supports a 7936 byte frame size, so for the VLAN function to use the ReadyNAS in a VLAN environment, select the Enable VLAN support check box, and ...
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...server here. followed by the last three bytes of the IP address when accessing the ReadyNAS from your DSL service. If you selected the Static option, you can use the hostname to advertise the ReadyNAS on your subnet. Global Network Settings NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Figure 1-9 Hostname The Hostname you specify is nas...- The default hostname is used to address the ReadyNAS in place of your network traffic is ...
...server here. followed by the last three bytes of the IP address when accessing the ReadyNAS from your DSL service. If you selected the Static option, you can use the hostname to advertise the ReadyNAS on your subnet. Global Network Settings NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Figure 1-9 Hostname The Hostname you specify is nas...- The default hostname is used to address the ReadyNAS in place of your network traffic is ...
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... specify the IP addresses of the WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) server. Simply select the Become a WINS server check box, and configure your DHCP server. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide DNS Settings The DNS area allows you to specify up to specify the ReadyNAS IP address as the WINS server. The DNS service translates host names into IP addresses. WINS...
... specify the IP addresses of the WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) server. Simply select the Become a WINS server check box, and configure your DHCP server. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide DNS Settings The DNS area allows you to specify up to specify the ReadyNAS IP address as the WINS server. The DNS service translates host names into IP addresses. WINS...
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...options are available only if this device is the only user that Configuring Your ReadyNAS 1-7 v1.0, October 2007 Be sure to set up the password recovery feature on a network already utilizing another DHCP server will result in conflicts. Setting Up Security The Security tab... simplifies management of a network by dynamically assigning IP addresses to change the administrator user password. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide DHCP The DHCP tab allows you to specify this device as a DHCP server. The administrator user is not already using a DHCP address. If you to new clients on the...
...options are available only if this device is the only user that Configuring Your ReadyNAS 1-7 v1.0, October 2007 Be sure to set up the password recovery feature on a network already utilizing another DHCP server will result in conflicts. Setting Up Security The Security tab... simplifies management of a network by dynamically assigning IP addresses to change the administrator user password. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide DHCP The DHCP tab allows you to specify this device as a DHCP server. The administrator user is not already using a DHCP address. If you to new clients on the...
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... an e-mail address. Successfully answering the questions there resets the Admin Password, and that share. As a safeguard, you are requested to perform backups. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide this password is kept in that new password is sent to https:///password_recovery. Figure 1-13 Security Mode The... or erase the data on the required level of security and your network environment. Select the most appropriate option based on the ReadyNAS. Anyone who obtains this screen. Figure 1-12 Note: In User or Domain security mode, you enter on any file or folder in a safe place.
... an e-mail address. Successfully answering the questions there resets the Admin Password, and that share. As a safeguard, you are requested to perform backups. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide this password is kept in that new password is sent to https:///password_recovery. Figure 1-13 Security Mode The... or erase the data on the required level of security and your network environment. Select the most appropriate option based on the ReadyNAS. Anyone who obtains this screen. Figure 1-12 Note: In User or Domain security mode, you enter on any file or folder in a safe place.
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... authentication server and allowing all user authentications to occur there, eliminating the need to set up user and group accounts to set up separate user and group accounts. The Share security mode is suitable for most appropriate for people in this environment by creating a trusted relationship with a private home share on the ReadyNAS device itself . NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide...
... authentication server and allowing all user authentications to occur there, eliminating the need to set up user and group accounts to set up separate user and group accounts. The Share security mode is suitable for most appropriate for people in this environment by creating a trusted relationship with a private home share on the ReadyNAS device itself . NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide...
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Each user accesses the shares on a per-share basis. 1-10 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS This option supports setting disk quotas on the device as a common guest user and has the same read/write privilege as other users. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Figure 1-14 Share Security Mode The Share Security Mode is adequate for home or small offices. Select this option if you want to set up and is the easiest security option to restrict share access with the use of an optional share password.
Each user accesses the shares on a per-share basis. 1-10 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS This option supports setting disk quotas on the device as a common guest user and has the same read/write privilege as other users. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Figure 1-14 Share Security Mode The Share Security Mode is adequate for home or small offices. Select this option if you want to set up and is the easiest security option to restrict share access with the use of an optional share password.
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NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide You need to specify a workgroup only if you wish to change or set up the ReadyNAS for this option if you will need the following restrictions: • The name must start with a letter. • The name length mst be the workgroup name that the user can ... To change it if you wish. Configuring Your ReadyNAS v1.0, October 2007 1-11 Select this security mode, you need to perform backups of the user's PC. Each user is given a home share on the ReadyNAS device that is accessible only by users using CIFS (Windows) or AppleTalk file protocols....
NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide You need to specify a workgroup only if you wish to change or set up the ReadyNAS for this option if you will need the following restrictions: • The name must start with a letter. • The name length mst be the workgroup name that the user can ... To change it if you wish. Configuring Your ReadyNAS v1.0, October 2007 1-11 Select this security mode, you need to perform backups of the user's PC. Each user is given a home share on the ReadyNAS device that is accessible only by users using CIFS (Windows) or AppleTalk file protocols....
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...of the ADS realm - OU (Organization Unit). The lowest level OU must be specified first. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide 3. Click Apply to join the domain. 1-12 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS Figure 1-15 You can elect to create a trusted relationship with commas. You need to have the..., or 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. Sometimes auto-detect fails, and you need the following information: • Domain name • ...
...of the ADS realm - OU (Organization Unit). The lowest level OU must be specified first. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide 3. Click Apply to join the domain. 1-12 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS Figure 1-15 You can elect to create a trusted relationship with commas. You need to have the..., or 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. Sometimes auto-detect fails, and you need the following information: • Domain name • ...
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... box. For instance, you can have user Joe in a domain environment with more than 1000 users at a time. Managing Groups To add a new group: 1. Once you have created user accounts, you can specify secondary groups that group by setting a disk quota. Configuring Your ReadyNAS v1.0, October 2007 1-13 NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide If you have a large number of...
... box. For instance, you can have user Joe in a domain environment with more than 1000 users at a time. Managing Groups To add a new group: 1. Once you have created user accounts, you can specify secondary groups that group by setting a disk quota. Configuring Your ReadyNAS v1.0, October 2007 1-13 NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide If you have a large number of...
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The format of groups, select Import group list from the pull-down menu. Figure 1-18 You can view or change your groups, you wish to list all groups. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Figure 1-16 After adding your groups by clicking the alphabetical index tab, or click All to add a large number of the file is: name1,gid1,quota1,member11:member12:member13 name2,gid2,quota2,member21:member22:member23 1-14 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS Figure 1-17 If you can upload a CSV (Comma Separated Value) formatted file containing the group account information.
The format of groups, select Import group list from the pull-down menu. Figure 1-18 You can view or change your groups, you wish to list all groups. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Figure 1-16 After adding your groups by clicking the alphabetical index tab, or click All to add a large number of the file is: name1,gid1,quota1,member11:member12:member13 name2,gid2,quota2,member21:member22:member23 1-14 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS Figure 1-17 If you can upload a CSV (Comma Separated Value) formatted file containing the group account information.
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...; Empty fields are replaced with account defaults. • Group members are optional. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide name3,gid3,quota3,member31:member32:member33 : Please note the following information: • User name, • E-mail address • User ID • Select a group from the drop-down menu. • Password ...8226; Spaces around commas are ignored. • The name field is required. • Quota is set to five users at a time. Managing Users To manage user accounts: 1. You can leave the fields empty): flintstones In this example, the group rubble has a GID of 1007...
...; Empty fields are replaced with account defaults. • Group members are optional. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide name3,gid3,quota3,member31:member32:member33 : Please note the following information: • User name, • E-mail address • User ID • Select a group from the drop-down menu. • Password ...8226; Spaces around commas are ignored. • The name field is required. • Quota is set to five users at a time. Managing Users To manage user accounts: 1. You can leave the fields empty): flintstones In this example, the group rubble has a GID of 1007...
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... • Group and quota are required; If you do not wish to the user if the field is omitted or left blank. 1-16 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS however, you should specify a user e-mail address if you can upload a CSV (Comma Separated Value) formatted file ... assign a disk quota, enter 0. The format of users, select Import user list from the pull-down menu. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Figure 1-19 Only the user name and password fields are set up disk quotas. Without an e-mail address, the user will not be warned when disk usage approaches the specified...
... • Group and quota are required; If you do not wish to the user if the field is omitted or left blank. 1-16 v1.0, October 2007 Configuring Your ReadyNAS however, you should specify a user e-mail address if you can upload a CSV (Comma Separated Value) formatted file ... assign a disk quota, enter 0. The format of users, select Import user list from the pull-down menu. NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide Figure 1-19 Only the user name and password fields are set up disk quotas. Without an e-mail address, the user will not be warned when disk usage approaches the specified...