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ReadyNAS Duo Setup
Manual
NETGEAR, Inc.
4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
January 2008
208-10215-01 v1.0
© 2008 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Hard Drive Disclaimer
Adding or using your own hard drive(s) is an option with this NETGEAR product. Please refer to the NETGEAR
ReadyNAS hard drive compatibility list for qualified drives when selecting and installing your own hard drive(s). This
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NETGEAR product.
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Contents
ReadyNAS Duo Setup Manual
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Preparing Your ReadyNAS Duo
This Setup Manual provides instructions for connecting the ReadyNAS to your network
( “Installing RAIDar on Windows and Vista” and
“Installing the RAIDar Widget on Mac OS X” on page 2
) and methods for detecting your shares and configuring your ReadyNAS Duo (see
“Detecting and Accessing Your ReadyNAS Device” on page 2
and
“Using the Setup Wizard” on page 9
).
Before installing the RAIDar Utility, please note that:
• RAIDar for Windows OS and Vista, and RAIDar Widget for Mac, are utilities used for discovering the ReadyNAS device on your network. They are located on the ReadyNAS
Resource CD. The RAIDar utilities are useful in environments where the ReadyNAS Duo obtains a random DHCP IP address.
• RAIDar runs on both Windows and Vista, and the RAIDar Widget for Mac on Mac OS X; they take up approximately 40MB of disk space after installation.
• Your client system must reside on the same IP address subnet.
It is forbidden by law to view, copy, broadcast, use, show or share copyrighted material without the express permission of the copyright owner. You are solely responsible to obtain the appropriate permission or license necessary for any copyrighted materials accessed or used with this device.
Installing RAIDar on Windows and Vista
Load the Resource CD. Follow the installation wizard to install RAIDar for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Vista. (If the Autorun installation utility does not start automatically, double-click
Autorun.exe to start the installation.)
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Installing the RAIDar Widget on Mac OS X
To install the RAIDar Widget on the Mac Dashboard:
1.
Load the Resource CD. Scan the CD contents to locate the Mac folder. When you open the
Mac folder, double-click on the RAIDar1.0.wdgt.zip to start the installation.
Figure 1
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Follow the screen prompts, Do you want to Install Widget “RAIDar” and open it in
Dashboard, and click Install.
When installation is complete, the RAIDar Widget image will display. Click Keep to confirm installation of the widget on the Dashboard.
Detecting and Accessing Your ReadyNAS Device
There are several methods for detecting your ReadyNAS Duo device. You can use the RAIDar utility, or you can detect your ReadyNAS Duo by accessing your router and pasting the
ReadyNAS Duo IP Address into your browser.
Using the RAIDar Utility on Windows and Vista
Before using the RAIDar utility to detect your device, power on ReadyNAS and wait for it to boot up (approximately 2 minutes).
To detect your ReadyNAS Duo device using RAIDar:
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Open RAIDar by clicking the RAIDar icon on your desktop.
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Figure 2
Preparing Your ReadyNAS Duo
Your ReadyNAS Duo device will be detected when the device has successfully booted and has started a network connection. If you have multiple ReadyNAS devices on your network, match the MAC Address of the system to the address listed on the back of your ReadyNAS device.
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Figure 3
Select the device and click Browse to access the default shares called backup and media. The
backup share can be used as a repository for your data and to backup your data.
Figure 4
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Using the RAIDar Widget on the Mac OS X
Before using the RAIDar Widget utility to detect your device, power on ReadyNAS and wait for it to boot up (approximately 2 minutes).
To detect your ReadyNAS Duo device using the Mac RAIDar Widget:
1.
Press F12 on your keyboard. The Mac Widget Dashboard will display.
Figure 5
2.
As you view the Widget Dashboard, roll over the different elements on the Dashboard to display statistics. For example, if you roll over the drive bays, statistics will display for that drive and/or bay.
Click the ReadyNAS Duo image.Your ReadyNAS Duo device will be detected when the device has successfully booted and has started a network connection. If you have multiple
ReadyNAS devices on your network, match the MAC Address of the system to the address listed on the back of your ReadyNAS device.
Figure 6
3.
Select the ReadyNAS Duo device and click AFP Access to access the default shares called
backup and media. The Connect to Server screen displays. Select the Guest radio box and click Connect.
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Figure 7
The Volume workgroup displays containing the backup and media share folders.The backup share can be used as a repository for your data and to backup your data. The media share folder contains three additional share folders for your Music, Pictures and Video.
Figure 8
Using the ReadyNAS Duo IP Address
When your ReadyNAS Duo is connected to your network through your router, your router stores, and can display, the IP address of the ReadyNAS Duo. (Your router will also display the IP addresses of all other devices connected to it.)
To access the IP address of your ReadyNAS Duo:
1.
Open a browser window using Explorer, Firefox or Safari:
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In your browser address field, enter the IP address of your router. In this example, the default
IP address for the router is shown below.
Figure 9
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Browse through your router menu and locate the screen that shows your router’s attached devices. You should see a screen similar to the one below.
Figure 10
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Copy the IP address of the ReadyNAS Duo and enter it into your browser address field and append it with /admin, as shown below.
Figure 11
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Click Enter. The ReadyNAS Duo login window displays. You will be prompted for your User
Name and Password. The default user name is admin and the password is netgear1.
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Figure 12
Preparing Your ReadyNAS Duo
See the “Using the Setup Wizard” on page 9
to continue configuration of the ReadyNAS Duo
Setup Wizard.
Copying Files From Your PC to Your ReadyNAS Duo
The easiest and most reliable method to access your share folders is to use the RAIDar utility (see
“Using the RAIDar Utility on Windows and Vista” on page 2 ). When RAIDar is installed, you
need only open the RAIDar utility by clicking the icon on your desktop (Windows and Vista) or by pressing F5 to open the Dashboard (Mac OS X). Once RAIDar is open, select your NAS device and click Browse (Windows and Vista) or AFP Access (Mac OS X). Your share folders will display, similar to the screen shown in
Figure 4 on page 3 (Windows & Vista) or
Figure 8 on page
5 (Mac OS X).
The folder structure in the ReadyNAS Duo Network Attached Storage Systems includes a Backup folder, a Media folder containing three sub-folders (Music, Pictures and Videos), and a Printer/Fax folder (Windows OS and Vista only).
To verify that you can copy files to and from your new ReadyNAS Duo drive:
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Open the RAIDar utility. Select the ReadyNAS Duo and click Browse (Windows and Vista) or
AFS Access (Mac OS X). The ReadyNAS Duo share folders display. (No password is required.)
From your computer, select a file and either drag it to one of the folders on the ReadyNAS
Duo drive or right-click (Windows and Vista) or control-click (Macintosh).
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Choose Copy from the context menu and then Paste the file into one of the folders.
As an option, on simple networks, you can also browse your network neighborhood to access your
Share folders. Your ReadyNAS Duo is identified by “nas-” plus the last 6 digits of its unique MAC address—which is the same name as the Host Name. The MAC address of your ReadyNAS Duo is printed on the label on the bottom of the unit.
To access your Share folders on Windows OS:
Select Start > Explore.
2.
Scroll down to “My Network Places”. Click My Network Places > Entire Network >
Microsoft Windows Network. The Volume workgroup displays. (Volume is the default workgroup name.)
3.
Open the Volume network to access your share folders.
To access your Share folders on Windows Vista:
1.
Select Start > Explore.
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Scroll down to “Network” and click Network. The Network workgroup will open and display all of the items on your network.
Select the ReadyNAS Duo to access your share folders The ReadyNAS Duo is identified by
“NAS-” plus the last six digits of its MAC address.
On Windows Vista, the ReadyNAS Duo icon also displays when Network is selected. You can then access the ReadyNAS Duo Setup Screen (Advanced
Features and Setup Wizard) without using RAIDar.
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To access you Share folders on Mac OS X:
Select Finder Go > Network.
Select the My Network folder to display the ReadyNAS Duo Host name.
Click the icon for the ReadyNAS Duo you want to access. When the Connect to Server screen displays, select the Guest radio box and click OK. Your share folders will display.
See the ReadyNAS Duo User Guide for more specifics on using this method to access your share folders for Microsoft Windows and Vista, and for the Mac OS X.
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Using the Setup Wizard
Most options in the Setup Wizard are pre-selected to fit most typical environments. It is highly recommended that you go through the wizard if this is your first ReadyNAS Duo installation. For information on using the Advanced Control mode, see the ReadyNAS User Guide (a PDF of the
User Manual, as well as a link to the online manual, is on your Resource CD).
In a typical Setup Wizard process, you will set the clock, set up alert notification contacts, configure networking, change the default administrator password, and create shares.
To connect to the Setup Wizard:
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Click Setup in RAIDar (or paste the ReadyNAS Duo IP address in your browser window). If the Security Alert screen displays, click Continue to this website or OK.
The login screen displays. You will be prompted to enter your User Name and Password. The default user name is admin and the password is netgear1.
Figure 12
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Click OK. The ReadyNAS Setup Wizard screen displays.
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Figure 13
As you traverse through the setup screens, you will notice the command bar in the upper right corner and the navigation and status bar at the bottom.
The command bar typically provides options to refresh the browser window, display help (if available), and log out, as shown below.
Figure 14
Use the navigation bar to browse through the wizard. Be aware of the following conventions:
• Click Next to accept any changes made in the current window and to apply these changes.
• If a screen has an Apply button, click Apply to save your changes before clicking Next. If a screen has multiple tabs, clicking Next will allow you to browse through the tabs before continuing to the next menu screen.
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Figure 15
Using the Setup Wizard
• If you wish to log out of FrontView at any time, click Logout. (You must close your browser window to securely log out.)
• The status bar right below the navigation bar provides the status of individual devices in the
ReadyNAS.
– The green LED indicates that everything is working normally.
– The amber LED indicates a warning or a failure condition. (See the ReadyNAS Duo User
Guide for information on other LED behavior. A link to the ReadyNAS Duo User Guide is on the Resource CD).
• The menu bar on the left provides the option to switch between Setup Wizard and Advanced
Control modes. More menus are available once you enter the Advanced Control Mode.
Figure 16
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Setting the Clock
To set your ReadyNAS clock:
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From the Welcome screen, click Next. The Clock screen displays. You can set the date, time, and time zone. The clock must be set appropriately to ensure that files maintain their proper timestamp.
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If you want to synchronize the ReadyNAS Duo time with a local or public NTP server, select the Synchronize clock with… radio box in the NTP Option section. As an option, you can change the NTP server addresses (or you can keep the defaults).
Click Apply.
Click Next to set up the Alert contacts.
Configuring Alert Contacts
On the Alerts screen, you can enter your contact name(s) where you want alert messages sent. To enter your Alert contact names:
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Enter one or more email address that you wish to use as the system alert contact.
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Email alerts are the most effective way for the ReadyNAS Duo to notify you of system status, various warnings, and fatal system errors.
Figure 18
At least one Alert contact name must be configured in order to access the
System > Update features in the Advanced Control menu.
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Click the Send Test Message option to verify that alert messaging is working. If you do not receive the test message, check the network gateway and DNS settings.
Some network firewalls prevent unknown message transfer agents (MTAs) (such as those used by the ReadyNAS Duo) from working. If this is the case, you will need to specify a remote
SMTP server in Advanced Control mode when you are done with the Setup Wizard. This method is covered in the ReadyNAS Duo User Guide.
Various email services may filter out the test message and actual email alerts sent by the ReadyNAS Duo. Verify that the test message arrives at the email destination before continuing.
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Click Next to access the Ethernet Network screen.
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Configuring Your Network
Ethernet Settings
To configure your Ethernet settings:
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You can accept the default Ethernet settings if the ReadyNAS Duo is installed in a network environment where DHCP service is used. Otherwise, specify a static address.
If you assign static IP addresses, be aware that the browser will lose connection to the
ReadyNAS Duo device after the IP address has been changed. If you encounter this problem, click Rescan in RAIDar to rediscover the device and reconnect from there.
Figure 19
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Click Next to access the Global Settings screen.
Global Settings
The Global Settings screen allows you to specify the ReadyNAS Duo host name, default gateway and DNS servers.
To set the Global Settings:
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Enter a hostname that you wish to advertise the ReadyNAS Duo on your network. This hostname can be used in place of the IP address when accessing the ReadyNAS Duo from
Windows, or over OS X using SMB. This is also the name that will appear in the RAIDar scan list.
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If you selected the DHCP option in the Ethernet tab, the gateway and domain name server fields will automatically be filled based on the settings from your DHCP server. If you selected the Static option, manually enter the information in the field provided
Figure 20
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Click Apply to save any changes. Then, click Next to configure the ReadyNAS Duo Security.
Setting Up Your Password
The Admin Password screen allows you to change the default password assigned for the admin user. You must change the password before continuing.
To change your password:
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Enter a new admin password in the field provided; then reenter the password to confirm your selection.
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Figure 21
Specify a password recovery question and the expected answer, along with your email address in the remaining fields. This information will allow you to reset the password on the
ReadyNAS Duo in case the password is lost. See the ReadyNAS Duo User Guide for details on this process, if required.
Click Apply. Click Next to display the Standard File Protocols screen.
Setting Up File Sharing Services
Standard File Protocols
A share is simply a network folder on the ReadyNAS Duo that clients communicating in various file access protocols from different operating systems can access. To select your file protocols:
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First, on the Standard File Protocols screen, select the file protocols you wish to enable:
• CIFS for Windows clients (Macs running OS X can support this as well).
• NFS for Unix/Linux.
• AFP for Macs.
• FTP
• HTTP/S for browser access.
CIFS, AFP and HTTP are configured by default.
More details on these services are described in the ReadyNAS Duo User Guide. You can elect to keep the defaults and revisit this page to fine-tune your services at a later time.
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If you made changes, click Apply. Then click Next to set up Streaming Services.
Streaming Services
The ReadyNAS Duo comes with a complete list of streaming media services, allowing you to use a network media player to stream media files directly from the ReadyNAS Duo without going through a PC. By default, no Streaming Services are selected.
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To select your Streaming Services:
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Select the radio box for the desired service.
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Click Apply to save your settings. Then, click Next to set up Shares.
Setting up Shares (or Folders)
Adding Shares
The ReadyNAS Duo comes with two pre-configured share folders, backup and media. You can add additional share folders to suit your needs such as downloads, software, scratch-pad, and so forth.
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To add more shares:
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On the Add Shares menu, enter a name for your share folder in the Name field. In this example, we added the share “Brochures”. You can enter up to five share names with share descriptions.
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You can, optionally, assign a share password and disk quota. The disk quota feature allows you to limit disk usage on a share-by-share basis.
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Figure 24
In the figure above, one share is being added, with no password or disk quota specified.
Click Apply to save your changes.
Cick Next to set up Printers.
Share List
The Share List screen lists the share folders currently available on the ReadyNAS Duo. As an example, in the Shares on RAID Volumes section, the ReadyNAS Duo comes with two preconfigured share folders, backup and media. In the previous screen, we added an additional share folder, brochures. (The Share Name folders are listed alphabetically.)
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The Shares on the USB Storage Devices section displays the USB Storage shares—if USB storage device are attached.
You can limit share access to specific hosts by customizing access control. When you specify a host in the allow list, no other hosts will be able to access the share using the selected file protocol.
Hosts can be listed using their IP address or valid DNS name separated by commas
Different options are available depending on the security mode selected. For example, in User or
Domain security modes, you have the option of restricting share access based on user and group account. For more advanced share access options, see the ReadyNAS Duo User Guide.
To customize share access:
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Click the link adjacent to the share you want to access. A screen similar to the following will display.
Select which options you want to change and then click Apply to save your settings.
Click Display Share List to return to the Share List screen.
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Setting Up Printers
If you have not already done so, you can now connect your USB printers to the ReadyNAS Duo.
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2.
After connecting your USB printers, wait a few seconds, then click Refresh to view the USB
Printers list. The print share name will automatically reflect the manufacturer and model of your printer.
To assign a printer driver to a print share in Windows, click Browse in RAIDar, or simply enter \\hostname in the Explorer address bar, then double-click the printer icon.
Figure 27
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Click Apply to save your settings. Then, click Next to enter the final step in the Setup Wizard.
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Registering Your Product
Register your ReadyNAS Duo product by clicking Register Product.Your ReadyNAS Duo product information will be placed in our warranty and support database so we can inform you of the latest software enhancements, bug fixes, and security alerts.
Figure 28
Click Next to continue with the Advanced Control mode. The Advance Control options are documented in the ReadyNAS Duo User Guide (a link to the ReadyNAS Duo User Guide is on your
Resource CD).
Figure 29
You can now start accessing the shares that you just created using Windows Explorer. For instructions on how to access the shares from other client systems, see “Accessing Shares” in the
ReadyNAS Duo User Guide.
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If you choose not to register at this time, you can always go to
http://www.netgear.com/register
, select your ReadyNAS product and register on-line. Then, enter your registration information on the form provided.
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Key Features
- Network file sharing
- Data backup
- Media streaming
- 2-disk RAID
- Easy setup
- USB printer sharing
- USB storage support