ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide

Global Network Settings

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Hostname

The Hostname you specify is used to advertise the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition on your network. You can use the hostname to address the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition in place of the IP address when accessing the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition 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.

Default Gateway

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.

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

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Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro

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NETGEAR Pioneer Edition manual Global Network Settings, Hostname, Default Gateway, DNS Settings