ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition User Guide
Updating the Admin Password
The Security tab allows you to set the administrator password, administer security, and set up the password recovery feature on the ReadyNAS.
Note: The RAIDar utility includes a discovery mechanism that enables it to find any 
ReadyNAS on the network without needing to know its IP address. Also, RAIDar
does not require a user name and password to monitor a ReadyNAS.
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 change or erase the data on the ReadyNAS.
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Note: In User or Domain security mode, you can use the admin account to log in to a 
Windows share, and perform maintenance on any file or folder in that share. The
admin user also has permission to access all shares to perform backups.
As a safeguard, you are requested to enter a password recovery question, the expected answer, and an
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