Netgear RND4475 Software Manual - Page 7

Quick-Start Guide, Additional Documentation, Diskless Units, ReadyNAS Duo v2 and NV+ v2 - review

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ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 5.3 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. RAIDar on page 8. You use RAIDar to discover your storage system on your network. 2. Setup Wizard on page 12. This wizard guides you through initial setup of your system in a few simple screens. 3. Create Shares on page 32. Shares are similar to folders or directories and are the way you organize the data you store on your ReadyNAS system. 4. Create User Accounts on page 47. You create a user account for each person that you want to allow to access your ReadyNAS system. 5. Basic Backup Concepts on page 77. You can back up the data you store on your ReadyNAS system and you can use your ReadyNAS system to back up data you store on other devices. Additional Documentation NETGEAR maintains a community website that supports ReadyNAS products. Visit http://www.readynas.com for reviews, tutorials, comparison charts, software updates, documentation, an active user forum, and much more. For information about your system's hardware, see the ReadyNAS Duo v2 and NV+ v2 Hardware Manual, which is available at http://www.readynas.com/documentation. Diskless Units If you have a diskless ReadyNAS storage system, you must first install and format at least one disk before you can use RAIDar or Dashboard. For more information, see the ReadyNAS Duo v2 and NV+ v2 Hardware Manual. To obtain support from NETGEAR technical support, you must use disks included on the Hardware Compatibility List in your ReadyNAS system. The list is available at http://www.readynas.com/hard_disk_hcl. Getting Started 7

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Getting Started
7
ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 5.3
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.
RAIDar
on page
8. You use RAIDar to discover your storage system on your network.
2.
Setup Wizard
on page
12. This wizard guides you through initial setup of your system in a
few simple screens.
3.
Create Shares
on page
32. Shares are similar to folders or directories and are the way you
organize the data you store on your ReadyNAS system.
4.
Create User Accounts
on page
47. You create a user account for each person that you want
to allow to access your ReadyNAS system.
5.
Basic Backup Concepts
on page
77. You can back up the data you store on your
ReadyNAS system and you can use your ReadyNAS system to back up data you store on
other devices.
Additional Documentation
NETGEAR maintains a community website that supports ReadyNAS products. Visit
for reviews, tutorials, comparison charts, software updates,
documentation, an active user forum, and much more.
For information about your system’s hardware, see the
ReadyNAS Duo v2 and NV+ v2
Hardware Manual
, which is available at
.
Diskless Units
If you have a diskless ReadyNAS storage system, you must first install and format at least
one disk before you can use RAIDar or Dashboard. For more information, see the
ReadyNAS Duo v2 and NV+ v2 Hardware Manual.
To obtain support from NETGEAR technical support, you must use disks included on the
Hardware Compatibility List in your ReadyNAS system. The list is available at
.