NETGEAR RND2110 - ReadyNAS Duo NAS Server User guide

February 2008
208-10215-01
v1.0
NETGEAR, Inc.
4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
ReadyNAS Duo Setup
Manual

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Contents
ReadyNAS Duo Setup Manual
Preparing Your ReadyNAS Duo
Installing RAIDar on Windows ...........................................................................................1
Installing RAIDar on Linux .................................................................................................1
Installing the RAIDar Widget on Mac OS X .......................................................................2
Detecting and Accessing Your ReadyNAS Device ............................................................2
Using the RAIDar Utility on Windows and Linux .........................................................2
Using the RAIDar Widget on the Mac OS X ................................................................4
Using the ReadyNAS Duo IP Address ........................................................................6
Copying Files From Your PC to Your ReadyNAS Duo ......................................................7
Using the Setup Wizard
Setting the Clock .............................................................................................................13
Configuring Alert Contacts ...............................................................................................14
Configuring Your Network ................................................................................................16
Ethernet Settings .......................................................................................................16
Global Settings ..........................................................................................................16
Setting Up Your Password ...............................................................................................17
Adding User Accounts ...............................................................................................18
Setting Up File Sharing Services .....................................................................................19
Standard File Protocols .............................................................................................19
Streaming Services ...................................................................................................20
Configuring Installed Add-Ons ..................................................................................21
Setting up Shares (or Folders) ........................................................................................22
Share List ..................................................................................................................22
Adding Shares ...........................................................................................................24
Setting Up Printers ....................................................................................................25
Registering Your Product .................................................................................................26

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Preparing Your ReadyNAS Duo
This Setup Manual provides instructions for connecting the ReadyNAS Duo to your network
(“Installing RAIDar on Windows” 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 11).
Before installing the RAIDar Utility, please note that:
• RAIDar 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 Microsoft Windows and Linux and takes up approximately 40MB of disk
space after installation. The RAIDar Widget for Mac runs on Mac OS X and takes up
approximately 500 K of space.
• Your client system must reside on the same IP address subnet.
Installing RAIDar on Windows
Load the Resource CD. Follow the installation wizard to install RAIDar for Microsoft Windows.
(If the Autorun installation utility does not start automatically, double-click Autorun.exe to start
the installation.)
Installing RAIDar on Linux
Log in as root. Load the Resource CD, open the Linux RAIDar setup folder, and double-click on
Setup_Linux.sh to start the installation.
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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.

2Preparing Your ReadyNAS Duo
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 and Accessing 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.
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.
2. Follow the screen prompts, Do you want to Install Widget “RAIDar” and open it in
Dashboard, and click Install.
3. 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 Linux
Before using the RAIDar utility to detect your device, power on ReadyNAS and wait for it to boot
up (approximately 2 minutes).
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To detect your ReadyNAS Duo device using RAIDar:
1. Open RAIDar by clicking the RAIDar icon on your desktop. The RAIDar utility will scan
your network to locate all connected ReadyNAS devices.
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
Duo device.
2. 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.
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4Preparing Your ReadyNAS Duo
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.
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.
2. 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
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ReadyNAS devices on your network, match the MAC Address of the system to the address
listed on the back of your ReadyNAS Duo device.
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.
4. 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
contains three additional folders for your Music, Pictures and Video.
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6Preparing Your ReadyNAS Duo
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:
2. 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.
3. 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.
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4. Copy the IP address of the ReadyNAS Duo and enter it into your browser address field and
append it with /admin, as shown below.
5. 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.
See the “Using the Setup Wizard” on page 11 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 Linux” on page 2). When RAIDar is installed, you
need only open the RAIDar utility by clicking the icon on your desktop (Windows) or by pressing
F5 to open the Dashboard (Mac OS X). Once RAIDar is open, select your NAS device and click
Browse (Windows) or AFP Access (Mac OS X). Your share folders will display, similar to the
screen shown in Figure 4 on page 4 (Windows) or Figure 8 on page 6 (Mac OS X).
The folder structure in the ReadyNAS Duo includes a Backup folder, a Media folder containing
three sub-folders (Music, Pictures and Videos), and a Printer/Fax folder (Windows only).
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To verify that you can copy files to and from your new ReadyNAS Duo drive:
1. Open the RAIDar utility. Select the ReadyNAS Duo and click Browse (Windows) or AFS
Access (Mac OS X). The ReadyNAS Duo share folders display. (No password is required.)
2. From your computer, select a file and either drag it to one of the folders on the ReadyNAS
Duo drive or right-click (Windows) or control-click (Mac OS X).
3. 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:
1. 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.
2. Scroll down to “Network” and click Network. The Network workgroup will open and display
all of the items on your network.
3. 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.
To access you Share folders on Mac OS X:
1. Select Finder Go > Network.
2. Select the My Network folder to display the ReadyNAS Duo host name.
3. 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.
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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See the ReadyNAS Duo User Guide for more specifics on using this method to
access your share folders for Microsoft Windows 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 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:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Click OK. The ReadyNAS Setup Wizard screen displays.
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12 Using the Setup Wizard
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.
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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• 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.
Setting the Clock
To set your ReadyNAS clock:
1. 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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14 Using the Setup Wizard
2. The ReadyNAS Duo will automatically attempt to synchronize with a public NTP server when
it first boots up. If you want to synchronize the ReadyNAS Duo with a specified local or
external NTP server, select the Synchronize clock with… radio box in the NTP Option
section. Then, specify the NTP servers in the fields provided.
3. Click Apply to save your settings.
4. 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:
1. Enter one or more email address that you wish to use as the system alert contact.
Email alerts are the most effective way for the ReadyNAS Duo to notify you of system status,
various warnings, and fatal system errors.
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2. Click Send Test Message 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.
3. Click Next to access the Ethernet Network screen.
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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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Configuring Your Network
Ethernet Settings
To configure your Ethernet settings:
1. 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.
2. 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:
1. 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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