NETGEAR Pioneer Edition manual

202-10456-01 v1.0 December 2008 NETGEAR , Inc. 350 E Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide[...]

ii v1.0, December 2008 © 2008 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. T echnical Support Registration on the website or over the phone is required before you can us e our telephone support service. The phone numbers for worldwide regional customer support centers ar e on the W arranty and Support Information card th at came with your product. Go to [...]

v1.0, December 2008 iii Product and Publication Det ails Model Number: Publication Date: December 2008 Product Family: Network S torage Product Name: ReadyNAS Pro Network Attached S torage System Pioneer Edition Home or Business Prod uc t: Home Language: Engl ish Publication Part Number: 202-10456-01 Publication V ersion Number: 1.0[...]

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vi Contents v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Updating the Admin Password . ... ................. ................ ................ ............. ................ ..... 2-6 Selecting Services for Share Access ............ ............ ................. ................ ............. ........ 2-8 S tandard File Protocols ................ ... ... .... ... ... ...[...]

Contents vii v1.0, December 2008 Networked DVD Players and UPnP A V Media Adapters . ................... ................ .......... 3-16 Remote Access ........................ ................ ....... ......... ................. ................ ............. ...... 3-16 Remote FTP Access ............. ................. ...... .......... .........[...]

viii Contents v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Appendix A Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems MAC OS X .......... ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ ................ ............. . A -1 AFP over Bonjour ............... ................ ................ ................. ................ ............. ....... [...]

ix v1.0, December 2008 About This Manual The NETGEAR® ReadyNAS Pr o Pioneer Edi tion User Guide describes how to configure and troubleshoot a ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition system . The information in this manual is intended for readers with inte rmediate computer and networking skills. Conventions, Format s, and Scope The conventions, formats, and [...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide x About This Manual v1.0, Decemb er 2008 • Scope. This manual is written for the ReadyNAS Pro P ioneer Edition according to these specifications: How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this ma nual includes the following: • Buttons, and , for browsing forward o r backward through the ma nual one page[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide About This Manual xi v1.0, December 2008 – Printing a PDF version of the complete manual . Use the Complete PDF Manual link at the top left of any page. • Click the Complete PDF Manual link at the top left of any page in the manual. The PDF version of the complete manual opens in a browser window . • Cl[...]

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ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Getting Acquainted 1-1 v1.0, December 2008 Chapter 1 Getting Acquainted This chapter provides an overview of the feat ures and capabilities of the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition. It also covers the un it’ s physical features, main so ftware, and initial setup steps. T opics discussed in this chapter include: [...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 1-2 Getting Acquainted v1.0, Decemb er 2008 entire system for abnormal situat ions or part failures and e-mails system alerts to the network administrator . In addition, the Frontview Add-on SDK provides d evelopers the tools for uniquely extending ReadyNAS capabilities. For a full list of what is new compar[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Getting Acquainted 1-3 v1.0, December 2008 The X-RAID Dat a V olume X-RAID has one data volume. Thi s volume uses th e capacity of the smallest disk from each disk. For instance, if you had one 80 GB disk and two 250 GB disks, only 80 GB from each disk is used in the volume. The leftover space on the 250 GB d[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 1-4 Getting Acquainted v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Introducing the S t atus Displays, Port s, and Drive Bay This section introduces the Read yNAS Pro display , ports, and driv e bay . Front and Side Panel 1. OLED display , including the disk activity status light 2. CPU exhaust vent 3. Power button/power status 4. [...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Getting Acquainted 1-5 v1.0, December 2008 Drive Bay 1. Drive bay door 2. Six disk bays 3. Disk tray pop-out button 4. Disk tray pop-out latch 5. Disk tray 6. Disk tray lock 7. Recessed disk tray latch lock release Figure 1-2 Note: If you set the tray lock, you w ill need to use a push-pin or paper clip to op[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 1-6 Getting Acquainted v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Rear Panel 1. Disk exhaust fan 2. System exhaust fan 3. T wo USB ports 4. Recessed button which provides acce ss to the diagnostic startup menu: Normal, Factory Restore (which erases all data), OS Reinstall, T ech Support remote diagnostics, Skip V olume Check, Mem[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Getting Acquainted 1-7 v1.0, December 2008 Choosing a Location for a ReadyNAS Pro The ReadyNAS Pro is suitable for use in an of fice environment where it can be free-standing, located in a wiring closet or equipment room. When deciding where to locate the unite, ensure that: • It is accessible and cables ca[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 1-8 Getting Acquainted v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Default IP Address, Lo gin Name, and Password The default IP configuratio n is set to DHCP; if the unit does not get an IP address, it defaults to 192.168.168.1 68. The default administrator user name is admin with the default password being netgear1 (case sensitiv[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Getting Acquainted 1-9 v1.0, December 2008 The FrontV iew Management Console The FrontV iew management console operates in two modes: S etup W izard mode, and Advanced Control mode. When the unit is in its factory default state, FrontV iew is in Setup W izard mode. Use the wizard to perform the in itial confi[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 1-10 Getting Acquainted v1.0, Decemb er 2008 In this mode, you see the menus on the left that a llow you to quickly jump to the screen you want. The bar at the top provides optio ns to return to the Home scr een, refresh the browse r window , display Help where av ailable, or to log out of t his session. At [...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Setting Up and Ma nagin g Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-1 v1.0, December 2008 Chapter 2 Setting Up and Managing Y our ReadyNAS Pro Setting up and managing the Read yNAS Pro Network Attached Stor age System Pioneer Edition in your network is described in this chapter . This chapter contains the following sections: • ?[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 2-2 Setting Up and Man ag in g Your Re ad yNAS Pro v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Ethernet Interfaces Select Network > Interfaces > Ethernet 1 /Ether net 2 tab pages to specify network interface- specific settings for S tandard Settings and Performance Settings. S tandard Setting. In this section, you can specif[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Setting Up and Ma nagin g Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-3 v1.0, December 2008 the setting you want. NETGEAR ad vises that you keep the se tting in an Auto-negotiation mode othe rwise. • MTU . In some network environmen ts, cha nging the default MTU value can fix throughput problems. NETGEAR advises that you leave the[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 2-4 Setting Up and Man ag in g Your Re ad yNAS Pro v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Global Network Settings Hostname The Hostname you specify is us ed to advertise the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition on your network. Y ou ca n use the hostname to addr ess the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition in place of the IP address when acc[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Setting Up and Ma nagin g Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-5 v1.0, December 2008 Static option, you can manually specify the IP addresses of the DNS servers and the domain name here. WINS The WINS option allows you to specify the IP address of the WINS (W indows Internet Naming Service) server . A WINS server is typically[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 2-6 Setting Up and Man ag in g Your Re ad yNAS Pro v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Select the Enable DHCP service check box if you want the ReadyNAS Pro Pi oneer Edition device to act as a DHCP server . This is convenie nt in networks where DHCP service is not already available. Route: A Manual Routing T able The Route[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Setting Up and Ma nagin g Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-7 v1.0, December 2008 this password is kept in a safe place. Anyone wh o obtains this password can change or erase the data on the Ready NAS. As a safegua rd, you ar e requested to enter a pass w ord recovery question, the expected answer, and an e-mail address. I[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 2-8 Setting Up and Man ag in g Your Re ad yNAS Pro v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Selecting Services for Share Access The Services screen allows you to manage various ser vices for share acce ss. This in effect controls the type of clients you wish to allow access to the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition. Three types of se[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Setting Up and Ma nagin g Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-9 v1.0, December 2008 • AFP (Apple File Protocol). Mac OS 9 and OS X works best usin g this protocol as it handles an extensive character set. However, in mixed PC and Mac environments, it is advisable to use CIFS/SMB, unless enhanced character set supp ort is n[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 2-10 Setting Up a nd Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1.0, Decemb er 2008 S treaming Services The built-in streaming services on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer E d ition allow you to stream multi- media content directly from the ReadyNAS, without the need to have your PC or Mac powered on. • SqueezeCenter provides mu[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-11 v1.0, December 2008 Discovery Services • Bonjour service provides a simple way of discovering various se rvices on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition. Bonjour currently provides an easy way to connect to FrontV iew , IPP printing, and AFP services. OS X has built[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 2-12 Setting Up a nd Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1.0, Decemb er 2008 expandable RAID technology . Y o ur system comes preconfigured with X-RAID2. However , you can switch between the two modes through a fa ctory default reset process described in “Configuring RAID” on page 6-7.” Overview of RAID Le vel[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-13 v1.0, December 2008 smallest disk in the RAID set mu ltiplied by one less than the numb er of disks in the RAID set. For example, a four-disk RAID 5 set provides the capac ity of three disks, assuming all four disks are identical in size. RAID 6 RAID 6 (striped d[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 2-14 Setting Up a nd Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1.0, Decemb er 2008 • X-RAID2: – One-volume technology , but supports volume ex pansion, either with the addition of more disks or the replacement of an existing disk with lar ger capacity dis ks. – Y ou can start out with one di sk, and add more disks a[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-15 v1.0, December 2008 Adding a V olume After deleting the volume, Add V olume tab displays listing the available configurable space on the hard disks. All the disks are selected by default. Y ou can elect to s pecify a hot spar e disk if you wish. A hot spare remai[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 2-16 Setting Up a nd Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Notice that the disk on Channel 4 that we did not configure is listed in the A vailable Disks section. W e can add this disk as a hot spare by clicking Make hot spar e . W e can also remove a disk from the volume by clicking Remove . The vo[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-17 v1.0, December 2008 Not so with X-RAID2. Simply add the third disk using the ReadyNAS hot-swap trays. If you are adding multiple disks at the same time, or if yo ur ReadyNAS is not hot- swap capabl e, power down the ReadyNAS, add the disk(s), and power bac k on. [...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 2-18 Setting Up a nd Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Disk Scrubbing with Auto Parity Fix This option can detect and correct potential data corruption. Schedu le this feature to run in off- peak usage periods. Y ou can switch between X-RAID2 and Flex-X-RAID modes. The process involves setting [...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-19 v1.0, December 2008 T o the right of the access icons are command options. The following commands are available: When the US B device is unmounted, you hav e the option of renaming it . The next time the same device is connected, it will use the new name rather t[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 2-20 Setting Up a nd Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1.0, Decemb er 2008 USB V olume Name and Access Right s Persistence Across Mount/Dismount s The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition a ttempts to remember the name as long as there is a unique ID associated with the USB device so that the ne xt time the device is conn[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-21 v1.0, December 2008 2. Double-click the printer icon to assign a W indows driver . . IPP Printing The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition also supports the IETF standard Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) over HTTP . Any client supporting IPP prin ting (IPP is available n[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 2-22 Setting Up a nd Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Adjusting System Settings System settings include clock, alert, performance, language, fi rmware update, configuration backup/restore, power , and shutdown settings. Clock, System T ime, and NTP Options An accurate time setting on the Clock[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-23 v1.0, December 2008 Alert s, Alert Cont act s, Alert Settings, and SMTP In the event of a device or an enclosure failure, a quota violation, low-disk space warning, and other system events requiring your attention, e- mail alerts are sent. The Alerts screen is ac[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 2-24 Setting Up a nd Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1.0, Decemb er 2008 detected. Selecting the Power -off NAS when disk temperature exceeds safe level gracefully powers off the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition wh en the disk temperature exceeds the nominal range. SMTP . The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device has [...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-25 v1.0, December 2008 For example, selecting Japanese allows you to share files with Japanese names in W indows Explorer . It is best to select the appropri ate language base d on the region where the device will be operated. If you wish, you can select the Allow U[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 2-26 Setting Up a nd Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Up dating from the NETGEAR W eb Site The preferred and quicker method if the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition has Internet access is the Remote update option. Select Up date from the main menu and then select the Remote tab. Click Check for Upd[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-27 v1.0, December 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition by selecting the Lo cal update tab. The update file can be a RAIDiator firmware image or an add-on package. Click Br owse to select the update file and then click Upload and verify image . The process takes several[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 2-28 Setting Up a nd Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Restoring the Factory Default Settings The Factory Default tab allows you to reset the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device back to its factory default state. Choo se this option carefully as All Data W ill Be Lost unless you back up any dat[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-29 v1.0, December 2008 Click Backup then Select which category of config uration files to back up, then click the “Download configuration archive” button to down load a zip archive of the requested files. Use the Restore tab to brows for a configuration backup y[...]

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3-1 v1.0, December 2008 Chapter 3 Managing User Access Setting up and managing the Read yNAS Pro Network Attached Stor age System Pioneer Edition in your network is described in this chapter . This chapter contains the following sections: • “Understanding Disk Share Security Access • “Setting Up User and Group Accounts • “Changing User [...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 3-2 Managing Us er Access v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Y ou specify a work group name, and create us er and group accounts . Y ou have control over how much disk space is allocated for each user or group. Each user is given a home sha re on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Editio n device that the user can use to keep priva[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Managing User Access 3-3 v1.0, December 2008 After adding your groups, you ca n view or change your groups by clicking the alphabetical in dex tab, or click All to list all groups. If you wish to add a large number of groups, select Import group list from the pull-down menu. Y ou can upload a CSV (Comma Separ[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 3-4 Managing Us er Access v1.0, Decemb er 2008 • The name field is required. • Quota is set to default if not specified. • GID is automatically generated if not specified. • Empty fields are replaced with account defaults. • Group members are optional. Examples of acceptable formats are as follows [...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Managing User Access 3-5 v1.0, December 2008 • Password • Disk quota. 3. Click Apply to save your settings. Only the user name and password fields are requi red; however , you should s pecify a user e-mail address if you intend to set up disk quotas. W ithout an e-mail address, the user will not be warned[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 3-6 Managing Us er Access v1.0, Decemb er 2008 barney,23stone,,barney@bedrock.com In this example, user barney has a password set to 23stone , belongs to the default group, receives e-mail notification sent to barn ey@bedrock.com, has a UID assi gned automatic ally , and has a default quota. wilma,imhiswif,o[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Managing User Access 3-7 v1.0, December 2008 should be able to access, compared with sensitiv e data like fina ncial information only the finance group should be able to access. The Shares menu provi des all the options pertai ning to share services for the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device. This entails sh[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 3-8 Managing Us er Access v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Managing Shares Once you have added shares, you can manually fine-tune share acc ess by se lecting Share List. If you want to delete a share, select the check bo x on the far right of the share listing and click Delete . The columns to the left of the Del ete ch[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Managing User Access 3-9 v1.0, December 2008 read/write permission, or (3) access is disabled e xcept for one or more users or groups that are granted read-only privilege. • Write Access with exceptions – Either (1) access to this sha r e is read/write and allowed only for specified hosts, (2) access is r[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 3-10 Managing User Access v1.0, Decemb er 2008 • Hosts allowed access: 192.168.2.101, 19 2.168.2.102 • W rite-enabled users: fred • W rite-enabled groups: engr If you wish to specify some users and groups fo r read-only access and some for read/write access, and disallow all other users and groups, ent[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Managing User Access 3-11 v1.0, December 2008 Y ou can specify how long to keep the files in the Recycle Bin and how la rge the Recycle Bin can get before files get permanently erased. Advanced CIFS Permission. The Advanced CIFS Permission section of fers options for setting the default permission of new file[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 3-12 Managing User Access v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Advanced Share Permission. The Advanced Share Permission section offers the options to override the default ownership and permission of th e share folder on the embedded file system and to permeate these settings to all files and folders residing on the selected[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Managing User Access 3-13 v1.0, December 2008 Log in with a valid user name an d password. If the Share access is read-only , only the file manager displays. If the Share is also writable, the file manager disp lays options for creating, modifying, and deleting files, as follows. Figure 3-18 Figure 3-19 Note:[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 3-14 Managing User Access v1.0, Decemb er 2008 One useful application for a W eb share is to set up an internal compan y website. Y ou can copy HTML files to the W e b share using W indows, Ma c, NFS, or HTTP . When you set HTTP access to read-only , html files, including index.htm and index.html , can be vi[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Managing User Access 3-15 v1.0, December 2008 Rsync If you specified a user or password in the rsync share access tab, you w ill need to specify this when accessing the rsync share. Unlike other protocols, rsync uses arbitrary user name and password that is specific only for rsync access. The user ac count yo[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 3-16 Managing User Access v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Networked DVD Players and UPnP A V Media Adapters Networked DVD players and UPnP A V Media adapte rs detect the Re adyNAS if either the Home Media Streaming Server or the UPnP A V servic es are enabled. The content of the Streaming Services media share on the Re[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Managing User Access 3-17 v1.0, December 2008 Remote FTP Access 1. Go to Services > S tandard File Protocols and enab le FTP . • Port : The TCP/IP port that the FT P service will be using. The default is 21, this port will need to be forwarded thro ugh the router . Re fer to the port forwarding instructi[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 3-18 Managing User Access v1.0, Decemb er 2008 2. Configure the FTP share access options. Change the Share Access Restrictions to allow FTP access to the share according to the user permissions you require. Remote HTTP Access 1. Go to Services > S tandard File Protocols and enab le FTP . Figure 3-25 Figur[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Managing User Access 3-19 v1.0, December 2008 • HTTP – Redirect default web access to this share: Advanced configuration option allowing hosting of user created HTTP we b page on the ReadyNAS. – Login authentication on this share: Config ures the above mentioned share for whether or not authentication i[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 3-20 Managing User Access v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Change the Share Access Restric tions to allow HTTP access to the share according to the user permissions you require. 3. Enable W ebDA V support : W ebDA V is an HTTP connection me thod that can allow drag and drop file transfers similar to what users may exper[...]

4-1 v1.0, December 2008 Chapter 4 Securing Y o ur Dat a This chapter explains how to back up the data from your ReadyNAS. • “Configuring Backup Jobs • “Backing Up the Rea dy NAS to a USB Drive Configuring Backup Jobs The Backup Manage r integ r at ed with the Ready NAS Pro Pioneer Edit ion allows the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition to act as a[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 4-2 Securi ng Your Data v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Step 1 – Select Backup Source The backup source can be located remotely , or it ca n be a public or a private home share, or all home shares on the ReadyN AS Pro Pioneer Edition. A USB device appears as a share, so if you want to back up a USB device, select a s[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Securing Your Data 4-3 v1.0, December 2008 Following are some examples: • Examples of an FTP p ath: ftp://myserver/mypath/mydir ftp://myserver/mypath/mydir/myfile • Examples of a we bsite path: http://www .mywebsite.com http://192.168.0.101/mypath/mydir • Examples of a Windows or remote NAS path: //myse[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 4-4 Securi ng Your Data v1.0, Decemb er 2008 ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition). If you selected a ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition share for the source, you can either enter anot her local ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Ed ition share for the destination, or you can specify a remote backup destination. The remote backup des t[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Securing Your Data 4-5 v1.0, December 2008 Step 4 – Choose Backup Options In this last step, you can set up how you want backup s to be performed. T o set up a backup schedule: 1. Schedule a full backup . Select when you want full backups to be performed. Y ou ca n elect to do this just the first time, ever[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 4-6 Securi ng Your Data v1.0, Decemb er 2008 destination as doing so can delete your source fil es for good. It is safer to not select this option unless your device is running low on space . Do ex perime nt with a test share to make sure you understand this option. 4. Remove deleted files on backup target f[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Securing Your Data 4-7 v1.0, December 2008 1. Click the Job number icon to mo dify the selected backup job. 2. Enable or disable job scheduling by selecting/clearing the Enable check box. Disabling the job does not delete the job, but removes it from the au tomatic scheduling queue. 3. Click Delete to permane[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 4-8 Securi ng Your Data v1.0, Decemb er 2008 V iewing the Backup Log Y ou can view the backup log while the job is in progress or after it has finished. The log format might differ depending on the backup source and des tination type that was selected, but you can see when the job was star ted and finished, [...]

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5-1 v1.0, December 2008 Chapter 5 Optimizing Performance This chapter discuses how to optimize ReadyNAS performance • “Performance • “Power Management Performance If you wish to tweak the system performance, sel ect Performance from the main menu. Note that some of the settings suggest that you utilize an Uninterruptible Powe r Supply (UPS)[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 5-2 Optimizing Performance v1.0, Decemb er 2008 performance, with a drawback that there is a s light chance that unwri tten data in the write cache will be lost in the event of a power failure. • Select Disable journaling if you understand the consequen ces of this action, and you do not mind a long file s[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Optimizing Performance 5-3 v1.0, December 2008 Power Management The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition offers di sk spin-down, power timer (time off/time on), UPS event, and wake -on-LAN power mana gement optio n s to reduce system power consumption, both while the system is in use and when it is not in use. Disk S[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 5-4 Optimizing Performance v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Power Timer The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition can be scheduled to power of f and power back on (on certain models) automatically (see Figure 5-3 ). Select the Enable power timer check box and enter the action and time. (The Power ON option is available on the Re[...]

6-1 v1.0, December 2008 Chapter 6 Managing Levels of Service This chapter presents system status, alerts, replacing failed disks, and scheduling topics. • “V iewing System Status • “Replacing a Fail ed Disk • “Using the System Diagnostic Menu V iewing System St atus The Status menu contains links to the Health scr een and Logs screen th[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 6-2 Managing Leve ls of Ser vice v1.0, Decemb er 2008 T o recalibrate the fan, click Recalibrate. Logs Select Status > Logs to access the Clear Logs scr e en. The Clear Logs scre en provides information about the status of management tasks, including a timestamp. The Download All Logs link is available in[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Managing Levels of Service 6-3 v1.0, December 2008 Replacing a Failed Disk When a disk fails in yo ur ReadyNAS device, you are notified of the failure by e-mail. The failed disk location can be seen in the FrontV iew status bar at the bottom by se lecting Status > Health. On the front of the ReadyNAS devic[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 6-4 Managing Leve ls of Ser vice v1.0, Decemb er 2008 2. Press the button under the failed disk. The latch pops out. 3. Pull out the disk tray and remove the screws. Figure 6-5 Figure 6-6[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Managing Levels of Service 6-5 v1.0, December 2008 4. If you want to prevent easy removal of the disk from the tray , set the tray lock: up is locked; down is unlocked. 5. Replace the failed disk, reassemble, and slide the disk tray back in. Make sure that the hard disk connectors face the interior of th e di[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 6-6 Managing Leve ls of Ser vice v1.0, Decemb er 2008 1. Normal : Bypass the diagno stic menu and perform a normal boo t. 2. Factory Default : Reset the ReadyNAS back to factory de fault state, erasing all data on the disks. This option can be use d to c hange between X-RAID2 and Fle x-RAID mode. 3. OS Reins[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Managing Levels of Service 6-7 v1.0, December 2008 4. Press the recessed reset button at the back to co nfirm the menu selection and proceed to that option. The system will boot reset to the factory default settings. Configuring RAID Y ou can switch between the X-RAID2 Expandable V olume mode and the RAID 0/1[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide 6-8 Managing Leve ls of Ser vice v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Shut down The Shutdown Opt ions screen of fers the option to either power of f or reboot the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition device. Y ou also have the option of performing either a full file system check or a quota check on the next bo ot. Bo th these optio[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Share Access from MAC a nd Linux Systems A-1 v1.0, December 2008 Appendix A Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems This appendix presents examples of how shares on the ReadyNAS device can be accessed by the various MAC oper ating systems. MAC OS X T o access the same share over AFP with OS X, select Network [...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide A-2 Share Access from MAC and Linux S ystems v1.0, Decemb er 2008 AFP over Bonjour T o access the AFP share advertis ed over Bonjou r on Mac OS X, select Network from the Find er Go menu to see a listing of available networks. Open the My Network folder to display the ReadyNAS hostname. Enter the user name a[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Share Access from MAC a nd Linux Systems A-3 v1.0, December 2008 From the V olumes field, select the share you want to acce ss and click OK . AFP over AppleT alk If you chose to advertise your AFP service over AppleT alk, a listing of available networks is displayed. Open the My Network folder to display the [...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide A-4 Share Access from MAC and Linux S ystems v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Select Guest and click Connect. Then, select the share you wa nt to connect to and click OK. If you have not set up a user name, enter the share name in place of the user name. Y ou should see the same file listing as you would in W indows Exp[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Share Access from MAC a nd Linux Systems A-5 v1.0, December 2008 MAC OS 9 T o access the same share under Mac OS 9, select Connect to Server fro m the Find er menu, ch oose the NAS device entry from the AppleT alk section, and click Connec t. Enter a valid user account and password , and click Connect. If no [...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide A-6 Share Access from MAC and Linux S ystems v1.0, Decemb er 2008 Y ou should see the same files in the sh are that you do in W indows Explorer . Figure A-10 Figure A-1 1[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Share Access from MAC a nd Linux Systems A-7 v1.0, December 2008 Accessing Shares from Linux/Unix T o access this share from a Linux or Unix client where backup is the share name, you will need to mount the share over NFS by entering: mount <ipaddr> :/< backup /backup> Running the ls command in th[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide A-8 Share Access from MAC and Linux S ystems v1.0, Decemb er 2008[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Related Documents B-1 v1.0, December 2008 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents you c an use to gain a more comple te understanding of the technolog ies used in your NETGEAR product. Document Link Internet Networki ng and TCP/IP Addressing: h ttp://documentation .ne[...]

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Index-1 v1.0, December 2008 Index Numerics 1 100 backup USB 4-8 A accessing sha res Linux/Unix A-7 MAC OS X A-1 over MAC OS 9 A-5 W eb browser 3-12 account preferer nces settings 3-6 Adding a V olume Flex-RAID 2-15 admin user password, setting of 2-6 Advanced Options 3-1 1 AFP 2-9 over AppleT alk A-3 over Bonjour A-2 share A-1 alerts general settin[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide Index-2 v1.0, Decemb er 2008 discovery services Bonjour 2-1 1 Disk Spin-Down 5-3 DLNA 2-10 DNS Settings 2-4 DVD Players networked 3-16 E Enable W ebDA V support 3-20 EXT3 2-19 F Factory Default Settings 2-28 failed disk ordering replacement disks 6-3 replacing on NV+ 6-3 replacing, how to 6-3 FA T 3 2 2 - 1 [...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide Index-3 v1.0, December 2008 SlimServer 2-10 streaming services 2-10 N Network File Service. See NFS. networking DVD players 3-16 UPnP A V Media Adapters 3-16 NFS 2-8 NFS server backup jobs 4-2 NTP clock 2-22 NV+ replacing disk 6-3 P password changing 3-6 recovery of 2-7 setting admin user 2-6 performance fine[...]

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition U ser Guide Index-4 v1.0, Decemb er 2008 U UBB 1 100 backup 4-8 Unicode 2-25 HTTP 2-25 W ebDA V 2-25 updating remote method 2-26 updating ReadyNAS 2-2 5 UPnP 2-1 1 UPnP A V 2-10 UPnP A V Media Adapters networked 3-16 UPS configuration of 5-4 performance, adding 5-2 USB 2-19 backing up to 4-8 flash device 2-19 formats, E[...]