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v1.0, December 2008
Contents
About This Manual
Conventions, Formats, and Scope ................................................................................... ix
How to Use This Manual ........................................................................................... ........x
How to Print This Manual ................................................................................................ ..x
Revision History ............................................................................................... ... .... ... ... .... xi
Chapter 1
Getting Acquainted
What is the ReadyNAS Pro? .......................................................................................... 1-1
What Are the Benefits of X-RAID and X-RAID2? ...........................................................1-2
X-RAID Is Expandable RAID .................................................................................... 1-2
X-RAID2 Is Even More Flexible ............................................................................... 1-3
Introducing the Status Displays, Ports, and Drive Bay .... ...............................................1-4
Front and Side Panel ............................................................................................... 1-4
Drive Bay .......................................................................................................... ... ... .. 1-5
Rear Panel ............... ................................................................................................ 1-6
Choosing a Location for a ReadyNAS Pro ......... ............................................................1-7
Initial Setup ................................................................... ..................................................1-7
Default IP Address, Login Name, and Password ..................................................... 1-8
The RAIDar Setup Utility ........................................................................................ ........1-8
The FrontView Management Console .......................... ..................................................1-9
NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community .............................................................................. 1-10
Chapter 2
Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro
Customizing Network Settings ................................................................................ ........2-1
Ethernet Interfaces ................................................................................. ... ... .... ... ... .. 2-2
Global Network Settings ........................................................................................... 2-4
WINS ......................................................................................................... ............... 2-5
DHCP ........................................................................................................ ...............2-5
Route: A Manual Routing Table ................................... ............................................2-6