NETGEAR RND4000 - ReadyNAS NV+ NAS Server User guide

October 2007
208-10163-01
v1.0
NETGEAR, Inc.
4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
ReadyNAS Setup Manual

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Contents
ReadyNAS Setup Manual
Installing the RAIDar Utility
Installing RAIDar on Windows ........................................................................................1-1
Installing RAIDar on MAC OS X .....................................................................................1-1
Installing RAIDar on Linux ..............................................................................................1-2
Detecting Your ReadyNAS Device .................................................................................1-2
Using the FrontView Setup Wizard
Setting the Clock ............................................................................................................1-8
Configuring Alert Contacts ..............................................................................................1-8
Configuring Networking ..................................................................................................1-9
Ethernet Settings ......................................................................................................1-9
Global Settings .......................................................................................................1-10
Setting Up Security .......................................................................................................1-11
Administration Password ........................................................................................1-11
Security Mode ........................................................................................................1-12
Setting Up File Sharing Services ..................................................................................1-13
Standard File Protocols ..........................................................................................1-13
Streaming Services ................................................................................................1-15
Setting up Shares .........................................................................................................1-16
Share List ...............................................................................................................1-16
Add Shares ............................................................................................................1-17
Setting Up Printers .......................................................................................................1-18
Registering Your Product ..............................................................................................1-18

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Installing the RAIDar Utility
This Setup Manual provides instructions for connecting the ReadyNAS to your network (
“Installing the RAIDar Utility” on page 1) and for configuring the device for your network (see
“Using the FrontView Setup Wizard” on page 5). Before installing the RAIDar Utility, please note
that:
• RAIDar, a utility used for discovering the ReadyNAS device on your network, is located on
the ReadyNAS Installation CD. RAIDar is useful in environments where the ReadyNAS
obtains a random DHCP IP address.
• RAIDar runs on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, and takes up approximately 40MB of disk
space after installation.
• Your client system must reside on the same IP address subnet.
Installing RAIDar on Windows
Load the Installation CD. Follow the installation wizard to install RAIDar. (If the Autorun
installation utility does not start automatically, double-click Autorun.exe to start the installation.)
Installing RAIDar on MAC OS X
1. Load the Installation CD, open the Mac RAIDar Setup folder and double-click
Setup_Mac.dmg to start the installation. The RAIDar Installer icon will display on your
desktop.
2. Double-click the icon and follow the installer instructions to install RAIDar.
Alternatively, you can install a thin RAIDar widget for your Dashboard. You can download this
widget from the NETGEAR support at: http://www.netgear.com/support.
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.

2Installing the RAIDar Utility
Installing RAIDar on Linux
Log in as root. Load the Installation CD, open the Linux RAIDar setup folder, and double-click on
Setup_Linux.sh to start the installation.
If you have problems running RAIDar under Linux:
• To discover the IP address of ReadyNAS, open a terminal session and type nmblookup -R
VOLUME. If you have a ReadyNAS with an LCD (such as the ReadyNAS NV+), press the
power button once to display the IP address.
• To connect to the FrontView Setup Wizard, open a browser, and use the returned IP address to
enter http://<ipaddr>/admin. Then, go to Step 2 in“Detecting Your ReadyNAS Device” on
page 2.
• If you already have an existing workgroup or domain in your environment, ReadyNAS will try
to locate that name. If VOLUME does not work, try using the workgroup/domain name used
on your network in the nmblookup command.
Detecting Your ReadyNAS Device
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 device:
1. Invoke RAIDar by clicking on the RAIDar icon on your desktop. Your ReadyNAS 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.
If you are connecting a PC directly to ReadyNAS (and not through a network), first set
a static IP address on your PC in the 192.168.168.xxx subnet, subnet mask
255.255.255.0. You can then use RAIDar to detect ReadyNAS, or open a browser and
enter the ReadyNAS default IP Address of https://192.168.168.168/admin.

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2. Select the device and click Browse to access the default share called backup. The backup
share can be used as a big repository for your data and to backup your data.
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4Installing the RAIDar Utility
The ReadyNAS is configured for anonymous guest access unless otherwise specified. Access to
the backup share is granted to anyone by default, but this can be changed on the security setup
page through the Setup Wizard.
If your client has a static IP address, make sure it is on the same IP address subnet as the
ReadyNAS device. You can do this by configuring your client to obtain its IP address
via DHCP. Even if your network does not have existing DHCP service, the ReadyNAS
device will assure that you will get an IP address.

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Using the FrontView Setup Wizard
Most options in the FrontView 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 installation.
For information on using the FrontView 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 Installation CD).
In a typical FrontView Setup Wizard process, you will set the clock, set up alert notification
contacts, configure networking, change the default administrator password, select the security
mode and create shares.
To connect to the FrontView Setup Wizard:
1. Click Setup in RAIDar. The login screen will display. You will be prompted to enter the User
Name and Password of the administrative user for the Setup Wizard. The user name is admin
and the password is netgear1.
2. Click OK. The ReadyNAS Home screen will display.
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6Using the FrontView Setup Wizard
3. Click Setup Wizard in the lower left corner to start the Setup Wizard. The Setup Wizard
screen will display.
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.
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