NETGEAR RND2175 - ReadyNAS Duo NAS Server User manual

202-10366-01
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It is hereby certified that the ReadyNAS Duo has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the
BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992. The operation of some equipment (for example, test transmitters) in
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Product and Publication Details
Model Number:
Publication Date: April 2008
Product Family: Network Storage
Product Name: ReadyNAS Duo
Home or Business Product: Home
Language: English
Publication Part Number: 202-10366-01
Publication Version Number: 1.1

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Contents
NETGEAR ReadyNAS Duo 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 Duo
Setting Up Your Network Connection .............................................................................1-2
Ethernet Interface Settings .......................................................................................1-2
Global Network Settings ...........................................................................................1-4
Setting Up Security .........................................................................................................1-6
Admin Password ......................................................................................................1-6
Setting Up User and Group Accounts ......................................................................1-7
Selecting Services for Share Access ............................................................................1-11
Standard File Protocols ..........................................................................................1-11
Streaming Services ................................................................................................1-13
Discovery Services .................................................................................................1-15
Installed AddOns ....................................................................................................1-15
Understanding Volume Management ...........................................................................1-20
Volume Management for X-RAID ...........................................................................1-20
USB Storage ..........................................................................................................1-22
Managing Your Shares .................................................................................................1-24
Adding Shares ........................................................................................................1-24
Managing Shares ...................................................................................................1-25
USB Shares ...........................................................................................................1-31
Configuring Backup Jobs ..............................................................................................1-32
Adding a New Backup Job .....................................................................................1-33
Viewing the Backup Schedule ................................................................................1-38

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Programming the Backup Button ...........................................................................1-39
Viewing the Backup Log .........................................................................................1-39
Editing a Backup Job .............................................................................................1-40
Setting Up Printers .......................................................................................................1-40
Print Shares over CIFS/SMB .................................................................................1-40
IPP Printing ............................................................................................................1-41
Managing Print Queues .........................................................................................1-41
Managing Your ReadyNAS Duo System ......................................................................1-42
Clock ......................................................................................................................1-42
Alerts ......................................................................................................................1-43
Performance ...........................................................................................................1-45
Language ...............................................................................................................1-48
Updating ReadyNAS Duo ......................................................................................1-49
Power Management ...............................................................................................1-51
Shutdown ...............................................................................................................1-53
Chapter 2
Accessing Shares from Your Operating System
Windows .........................................................................................................................2-1
MAC OS X ......................................................................................................................2-2
AFP over Bonjour .....................................................................................................2-3
AFP over AppleTalk ..................................................................................................2-4
MAC OS 9 ......................................................................................................................2-6
Linux/Unix .......................................................................................................................2-7
Web 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
Logs .........................................................................................................................3-2
Replacing a Failed Disk ..................................................................................................3-3
Ordering a Replacement Disk ..................................................................................3-3
Replacing a Failed Disk on the ReadyNAS Duo ......................................................3-3

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Resynchronizing the Volume ..........................................................................................3-5
Resetting Your System (System Switch) ........................................................................3-5
Changing User Passwords .............................................................................................3-6
Appendix A
ReadyNAS Duo Glossary
Appendix B
General Glossary
Index

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About This Manual
Congratulations on your purchase of a ReadyNAS™ Duo from NETGEAR, Inc. If you have not
already done so, please read the printed Installation Guide provided with your product and the
ReadyNAS Setup Manual on the Installation CD.
The ReadyNAS Setup Manual takes you step-by-step through the Setup Wizard and quickly
prepares the ReadyNAS Duo for your network. The NETGEAR® ReadyNAS Duo User Guide
explains each of the available options in detail, including many of the advanced options not
described during the Setup Wizard process. The manual includes:
Chapter 1, “Configuring Your ReadyNAS Duo,” describes all the menus and tabs available in the
FrontView Advanced Control mode.
Chapter 2, “Accessing Shares from Your Operating System.” If you have already configured the
ReadyNAS Duo and you need help in accessing the shares on the ReadyNAS Duo, skip to this
chapter.
Chapter 3, “Maintenance and Administration”:
• If a disk fails, learn about the proper procedure for replacing the failed disk in “Replacing a
Failed Disk.”
• If you need to reinstall the firmware or reset the system back to the factory default
configuration, see “Resetting Your System (System Switch)” for an explanation of both.
•“Changing User Passwords” covers users other than administrators can access FrontView to
change their password.
Appendix A, “ReadyNAS Duo Glossary,” covers questions on what constitutes a valid input for
hostname, workgroup, or password.
Appendix B, “General Glossary,” provides definitions for some of the technical terminologies
used in this document.

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Conventions, Formats, and Scope
The conventions, formats, and scope of this manual are described in the following paragraphs:
•Typographical Conventions. This manual uses the following typographical conventions:
•Formats. This manual uses the following formats to highlight special messages:
•Scope. This manual is written for the ReadyNAS Duo according to these specifications:
Italic Emphasis, books, CDs, file and server names, extensions
Bold User input, IP addresses, GUI screen text
Fixed Command prompts, CLI text, code
italic URL links
Note: This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.
Tip: This format is used to highlight a procedure that will save time or resources.
Warning: Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the
equipment.
Danger: This is a safety warning. Failure to take heed of this notice might result in
personal injury or death.
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How to Use This Manual
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Revision History
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Chapter 1
Configuring Your ReadyNAS Duo
The Advanced Control mode shows all of the settings available in the Setup Wizard plus some
more advanced features. The basic network settings and other, optional, more advanced features
are included in this chapter.
When you first switch to this mode, you see the menus on the left that allow you to quickly jump to
the screen you want.
As you click the menu buttons, you notice a similar theme across all screens. At the top right
corner is the command bar that typically provides options to return to the Home screen, refresh the
browser window, display Help where available, or to log out of this session. For security reasons,
Logout acts only as a reminder to close the current browser session, which is necessary to securely
log out.
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Toward the bottom left, there are two buttons that allow you to switch back and forth between the
Setup Wizard mode and the Advanced Control mode. At the bottom of the screen is the status bar
including the date button on the left which, which clicked, links you to the Clock screen. The
status lights to the right give a quick glimpse of the system device status.
Move the mouse pointer over the status light to display device information, or click a status light to
display the status in more detail. Above the Status Lights is the Apply button. Use this to save any
changes on the current screen.
You can access your Network settings by selecting Network from the main menu. From the
Network menu, you can then navigate to your basic network settings screens such as Interfaces,
Global Settings, WINS and DHCP.
Setting Up Your Network Connection
This section allows you to refine your local network interface settings as well as your global
settings that allow access to your workgroup and share folders.
Ethernet Interface Settings
Select Network > Interfaces, and then select the Ethernet tab. From this screen you can specify
your network interface-specific settings.
In the Standard Setting section, you can specify the IP address, network mask, speed/duplex
mode, and MTU settings. In most networks where a DHCP server is enabled, you can simply
specify the Use values from a DHCP server option to automatically set the IP address and
network mask.
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• IP Assignment. Select either Use values from a DHCP server or Use values below.
– If you elect to assign the IP address using Use values from a DHCP server, NETGEAR
advises that you set the lease time on the DHCP server/router to a value of at least a day.
Otherwise, you might notice that the ReadyNAS Duo IP address changes even when
ReadyNAS Duo has been powered down for only a few minutes. Most DHCP servers
allow you to assign a static IP address for specified MAC addresses. If you have this
option, this would be a good way to ensure your ReadyNAS Duo maintains the same IP
address even in DHCP mode.
– If you assign a static IP address by selecting Use values below, be aware that the browser
will lose connection to the ReadyNAS Duo device after the IP address has been changed.
To reconnect after assigning a static IP address, open RAIDar and click Rescan to locate
the device, and then reconnect.
•Speed/Duplex Mode. If you have a managed switch that works best if the devices are forced
to a particular speed or duplex mode, you can select the setting you want. NETGEAR advises
that you keep the setting in an Auto-negotiation mode otherwise.
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•MTU. In some network environments, changing the default MTU value can fix throughput
problems. NETGEAR advises that you leave the default setting otherwise.
In the Performance Setting area, the Enable jumbo frames option allows you to optimize the
ReadyNAS Duo for large data transfers such as multiple streams of video playback. Select this
option if your NIC and your gigabit switch support jumbo frames.
Global Network Settings
It is important that all of your Network settings are correctly specified. When you first install the
ReadyNAS Duo, the default settings are used. However, you can customize some of these settings;
for example, you could change your Workgroup name.
•Hostname
The Hostname you specify is used to advertise the ReadyNAS Duo on your network. You can
use the hostname to address the ReadyNAS Duo 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 appears
in the RAIDar scan list.
The default hostname is nas- followed by the last three bytes of your primary MAC address.
•DefaultGateway
The Default Gateway specifies the IP address of the system where your network traffic is
routed if the destination is outside your subnet. In most homes and smaller offices, this is the
IP address of the router connected to the cable modem or your DSL service.
If you selected the DHCP option in the Ethernet or Wireless tab, the Default Gateway field is
automatically populated with the setting from your DHCP server. If you selected the Static
option, you can manually specify the IP addresses of the default gateway server here.
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Note: The ReadyNAS Duo supports a 7936 byte frame size, so for optimal performance,
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•Workgroup
The Workgroup is the file location name where your ReadyNAS Duo share folders reside. The
default name is NETGEAR. This name is broadcast on your Network. This name can be
changed to a name that is more familiar and recognizable. Just enter a new name and click
Apply.
•DNS Settings
The DNS area allows you to specify up to three Domain Name Service servers for hostname
resolution. The DNS service translates host names into IP addresses.
If you selected the DHCP option in the Ethernet or Wireless tab, the Domain Name Server
fields are automatically populated with the DNS settings from your DHCP server. If you
selected the Static option, you can manually specify the IP addresses of the DNS servers and
the domain name here.
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Setting Up Security
The Security tab allows you to set the administrator password, administer security, and set up the
password recovery feature on the ReadyNAS Duo. You will also be able to set up your User and
Group Accounts.
Admin Password
The Admin Password tab allows you to change the administrator user password. The administrator
user is the only user that can access FrontView, and this user has administrative privileges when
accessing shares. Be sure to set a password different from the default password, and make sure that
this password is kept in a safe place. Anyone who obtains this password can effectively change or
erase the data on the ReadyNAS Duo.
As a safeguard, you are requested to enter a password recovery question, the expected answer, and
an e-mail address. If, in the future, you forget the password, you can go to
https://<ReadyNAS ip_address>/password_recovery. Successfully answering the questions there
resets the Admin Password, and that new password is sent to the e-mail address you enter on this
screen.
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Setting Up User and Group Accounts
In the User & Group Accounts security mode, the Accounts tab screen allows you to manage
user and group accounts on the ReadyNAS Duo.
Managing Users
To manage user accounts:
1. Select Manage Users from the drop-down menu.
2. Click the Add User tab to add a new user. You can add up to five users at a time. For each
user, add the following information:
•Username,
• E-mail address
• User ID
• Select a group from the Group pull-down menu.
• Password
• Disk quota.
3. Click Apply to save your settings.
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Only the user name field is required; however, you should specify a user e-mail address if you
intend to set up disk quotas. Without an e-mail address, the user will not be warned when disk
usage approaches the specified disk quota limit. If you do not wish to assign a disk quota, enter 0.
If you wish to add a large number of users, select Import user list from the pull-down menu.
Here, you can upload a CSV (Comma Separated Value) formatted file containing the user account
information. The format of the file is:
name1,password1,group1,email1,uid1,quota1
name2,password2,group2,email2,uid2,quota2
name3,password3,group3,email3,uid3,quota3
:
Please note the following:
• Spaces around commas are ignored.
• The name and password fields are required.
• If a listed group account does not exist, it is automatically created.
• Group and quota are set to the defaults if not specified.
• E-mail notification is not sent to the user if the field is omitted or left blank.
• UID is automatically generated if not specified.
• Empty fields are replaced with account defaults.
Examples of acceptable formats are as follows (note that you can omit follow-on commas and
fields if you wish to accept the system defaults for those fields, or you can leave the fields empty):
fred,hello123
In this example, user fred has a password set to hello123, belongs to the default group, receives no
e-mail notification, has a UID assigned automatically, and has a default quota.
barney,23stone,,[email protected]
In this example, user barney has a password set to 23stone, belongs to the default group, receives
e-mail notification sent to barn[email protected], has a UID assigned automatically, and has a
default quota.
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