Quick-Start Guide
This manual provides conceptual information about storage systems, detailed instructions about using
your system, and NETGEAR’s recommendations about configuring, managing, and backing up your
system. NETGEAR recommends that you read this manual to make the best use of your storage system.
To quickly start using your system, review the following sections in this order:
1. Basic Installation on page 10.You use ReadyCLOUD to discover your storage system on your network.
2. Create a Shared Folder on page 42. Shared folders are the way you organize the data you store on
your ReadyNAS system.
3. Create a LUN on page 86. LUNs are SAN data sets that allow data transfer and storage over iSCSI.
4. Basic Snapshot Concepts on page 110. Protect the data that is stored in folders and LUNs by creating
snapshots.
5. Create User Accounts on page 134.You create a user account for each person that you want to allow
to access your ReadyNAS system.
6. Configure Global Settings for File-Sharing Protocols on page 163. File-sharing protocols enable you
to transfer files across a network.
7. Basic Data Backup and Recovery Concepts on page 204.You can back up the data that you store on
your ReadyNAS system and you can use your ReadyNAS system to back up data that you store on
other devices.
Additional Documentation
NETGEAR maintains a community website that supports ReadyNAS products.Visit
http://www.netgear.com/readynas for reviews, tutorials, comparison charts, software updates,
documentation, an active user forum, and much more.
For information about your system’s hardware, see the hardware manual for your system, which is a vailable
at http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6
Supported Operating Systems
The ReadyNAS supports the following operating systems:
•Microsoft Windows 8
•Microsoft Windows 7
•Microsoft Windows Vista
•Apple Mac OS X10.5 Leopard or later
•Linux, Unix, Solaris
•Apple iOS
•Google Android
Supported Browsers
The ReadyNAS local admin page supports the following browsers:
Getting Started
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ReadyNAS OS 6.2