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  • Netgear RNRX4420 | ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual - Page 1
    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA need Agile # v1.0 May 2009
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    support service. The phone numbers for worldwide regional customer support centers are on the Warranty and Support Information card that came with your product. Go to http://kbserver.netgear.com for product updates and Web support. Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, ReadyNAS instructions 2100
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    Details Model Number: Publication Date: Product Family: Product Name: Home or Business Product: Language: Publication Part Number: Publication Version Number: 2100 May 2009 Network Storage ReadyNAS 2100 Network Attached Storage System Business English need Agile # 1.0 iii v1.0, May 2009
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    iv v1.0, May 2009
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    1-9 NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community 1-10 Chapter 2 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS 2100 Customizing Network Settings 2-1 Ethernet Interfaces 2-2 Global Network Settings 2-6 WINS ...2-7 DHCP ...2-7 Route: A Manual Routing Table 2-8 Updating the Admin Password 2-8 Selecting Services for
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    Standard File Protocols 2-10 Streaming Services 2-12 Discovery Services 2-14 Understanding Volume Management 2-15 Overview Alert Settings, SNMP, and SMTP 2-27 Language Settings 2-30 Updating ReadyNAS 2100 2-31 Configuration Backup 2-34 Chapter 3 Managing User Access Understanding Disk Share
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    to a USB Drive 4-13 Back Up to the Web with the ReadyNAS Vault Service 4-13 Chapter 5 Optimizing Performance Performance ...5-1 Adding a UPS for Performance 5-2 Power Management ...5-3 Disk Spin-Down Option 5-3 Power Timer ...5-4 UPS Configuration 5-4 Wake-On-LAN ...5-4 Chapter 6 Managing
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    Using the System Diagnostic Menu 6-8 Use the OS REINSTALL Option to Re-install the Firmware 6-8 Configuring RAID ...6-10 Shutdown ...6-10 Appendix A Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems MAC OS X ...A-1 AFP over Bonjour ...A-2 AFP over AppleTalk A-3 MAC OS 9 ...A-5 Accessing Shares from Linux/
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    This Manual The NETGEAR® ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual describes how to configure and troubleshoot a ReadyNAS 2100 system. The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermediate computer and networking skills. Conventions and Formats The conventions, formats, and scope of this manual
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual User Manual Revision History Part Number need Agile # Version Publication Number Date 1.0 May 2009 Description First publication x About This Manual v1.0, May 2009
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    is the ReadyNAS 2100? NETGEAR ReadyNAS gigabit network storage products provide small and medium sized businesses with easy-to-use, high-performance network attached storage solutions to share and protect critical data. Housed in a compact rack mount form factor, the ReadyNAS 2100 supports up to
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    of what is new compared with existing ReadyNAS systems, see ReadyNAS Specifications on ReadyNAS.com. What Are the Benefits of X-RAID and X-RAID2? Shipping in volume since 2004, X-RAID is a proven patent-pending technology that is available only on ReadyNAS. ReadyNAS 2100 ships with X-RAID2, the 2nd
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual The X-RAID Data Volume X-RAID has one data volume. the original X-RAID extra space will not be used until all disks are at least that size. X-RAID supports replacing disks with larger capacity ones while keeping the volume data intact. Simply replace each of your disks one
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Introducing the Status Displays, Ports, and Drive Bay This section introduces the ReadyNAS display, ports, and drive bay. Front Panel 2 1 Figure 1-1 1. Drive bay. 2. Control Panel. Disk Tray Release and Tray Latch Figure 1-2 The disk tray features a push switch
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    Control Panel ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual 1 2 3 4 Figure 1-3 5 67 8 The function of each Control Panel item is described in the following table: Table 1-1. LED Descriptions Item 1. Backup Button. 2. Front USB Port. Activity
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Table 1-1. LED Descriptions (continued) Item 6. LAN1 LAN2 Ethernet Ports. clip Power cycle the ReadyNAS 2100. Also provides access to the diagnostic startup menu: Normal, Factory Restore (which erases all data), OS Reinstall, Tech Support remote diagnostics, Skip Volume
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    Rear Panel ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual 1 23 4 Figure 1-4 1. System exhaust fans. 2. Power on off switch. 3. Power cable socket. 4. Disk exhaust fans. 5. Two USB ports. 6. LAN1 and LAN2 gigabit Ethernet ports. Initial Setup 5 6 Follow the instructions in the NETGEAR Installation Guide that
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Default IP Address, Login Name, and Password The default IP address and does not require authentication to access a ReadyNAS. The RAIDar Setup Utility The RAIDar utility enables easy setup and management of all your ReadyNAS units. Figure 1-5 It discovers the units in the
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    The FrontView Management Console ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual The FrontView management console operates in two modes: Setup Wizard mode, and Advanced Control mode. When the unit is in its factory default state, FrontView is in Setup Wizard mode. Figure 1-6 Use the wizard to perform the initial
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual In this mode, you see the menus on the left that you use to save any changes on the current screen. NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community web site is http://readynas.com. Find previews and reviews of new features, tutorials, and information you won't get
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Chapter 2 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS 2100 Setting up and managing the ReadyNAS 2100 Network Attached Storage System in your network is described in this chapter. This chapter contains the following sections: • "Customizing Network Settings" • "Updating the Admin
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Ethernet Interfaces Select Network > Interfaces > Ethernet 1 /Ethernet 2 tab pages to specify network interfacespecific settings for Standard Settings, Teaming/Failover, VLAN, and Performance using Use values from a DHCP server, NETGEAR advises that you set the lease time on
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual • Speed/Duplex Mode (Only applies to 10/100 connections). If you have a managed switch that works best if the devices are forced to a particular speed or duplex mode, you can select the setting you want. NETGEAR can fix throughput problems. NETGEAR advises that you leave
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Network teaming provides a way to aggregate the two network interfaces into a single logical teamed, or bonded, interface. The teamed interface allows for fail-over support and can provide for enhanced aggregate performance specification. You will need a switch that supports
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual VLAN Settings (Virtual Local Area Network) In this section, you Use this option only if your NIC and your gigabit switch support jumbo frames. The ReadyNAS 2100 supports a 9000 byte frame size. For optimal performance, a switch capable of this frame size or larger should be
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Global Network Settings Figure 2-8 Hostname The Hostname you specify is used to advertise the ReadyNAS 2100 on your network. You can use the hostname to address the ReadyNAS 2100 in place of the IP address when accessing the ReadyNAS 2100 or your DSL service. If you
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual 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 (Windows Internet Naming Service) server. A WINS server is typically a Windows server on the network
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Select the Enable DHCP service check box if you want the ReadyNAS 2100 device to act as a DHCP server. This is convenient in networks where DHCP service can use this option to optimize performance. For example, you could configure a manual routing table to assure that these
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual this password is kept in a safe place. Anyone who obtains this password can change or erase the data on the ReadyNAS. Figure 2-12 Note: In User or Domain security mode, you can use the admin account to log in to a Windows share, and perform maintenance on any file or folder
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    your workstation clients to transfer files to and from the ReadyNAS 2100 using built-in file manager-over-network file protocols supported by the client operating system. The available services are: • CIFS (Common Internet File Service). Sometimes referred to as SMB. This protocol is used mainly
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    accessing files over the Internet. • HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). Used by Web browsers. ReadyNAS 2100 supports HTTP file manager, allowing Web browsers to read and write to shares using the Web browser. This service can be disabled in lieu of HTTPS to allow for a more secure transmission of
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Streaming Services The built-in streaming services on the ReadyNAS 2100 allow you to stream multi-media content directly from the ReadyNAS, without the need to have your PC or Mac powered on. Figure 2-14 • SqueezeCenter provides music streaming to the popular Squeezebox
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    Figure 2-16 • UPnP AV provides media streaming service to stand-alone networked home media adapters and networked DVD players that support the UPnP AV protocol or are Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standard compliant. Figure 2-17 The ReadyNAS 2100 comes with a reserved media share that is
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    provides a simple way of discovering various services on the ReadyNAS 2100. Bonjour currently provides an easy way to connect to FrontView, IPP printing, and AFP services. OS X has built-in Bonjour support, and you can download Bonjour for Windows from Apple's website. 2-14 Setting Up and Managing
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    User Manual • UPnP provides a means for UPnP-enabled clients to discover the ReadyNAS 2100 on your LAN. Understanding Volume Management Figure 2-20 The ReadyNAS 2100 family offers two RAID volume technologies: Flex-RAID, utilizing the industry-standard RAID levels 0, 1, and 5; and X-RAID2, NETGEAR
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual RAID 0 RAID 0 (striped disks) distributes data across several RAID set. RAID 5 RAID 5 (striped disks with parity) provides the best balance of capacity and performance while providing data redundancy. It combines three or more disks in a way that protects data against loss
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Advantages of X-RAID2 and Flex-RAID There are advantages to both technologies. • Flex-RAID: - The default volume can be deleted and re-created, with or without snapshot reserved space. - Hot spare disk is supported. - Full volume management is available. You can create
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Figure 2-21 You are asked to confirm your intention by hot spare. 2. Select the RAID level. RAID level determines how the redundancy, capacity utilization, and performance are implemented for the volume. Typically in a configuration of three or more disks, RAID level 5
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual 3. Specify the reserve space for a snapshot. Next, select the our example, we kept the maximum size that was calculated. 5. Click Apply, and wait for the instruction to reboot the system. It typically takes about 1 minute before you are notified to reboot. After rebooting
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual We can also remove a disk from the volume by clicking Remove. The volume will still be available but in a non-redundant state. An additional disk failure would render this volume unusable. Note: The Remove operation is a maintenance feature. NETGEAR recommends that you do
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual After you receive your e-mail, the ReadyNAS 2100 will have been expanded with the capacity from your new disk(s). Replacing All Your Disks for More Capacity When you need more disk space and 2 TB disks are available at an attractive price network file services where you
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual To configure an iSCSI target volume on the ReadyNAS, go to Volumes > Volume Settings > iSCSI. Figure 2-25 Enable iSCSI support, at least 12 characters long. Go to this link on ReadyNAS.com for instructions on setting up iSCSI access via initiators in various operating
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual increasing device number; for example, USB_HDD_2. If the device contains capability is not there with FAT32. Although not natively present in the base operating system, Ext3 support for Windows and OS X can be added. The installation images can be downloaded from the Web
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual USB allow easy sharing of the USB device with other ReadyNAS and PC systems. Setting Up Printers The ReadyNAS 2100 device supports automatic recognition of USB printers. If you have service screen. Figure 2-28 2-24 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS 2100 v1.0, May 2009
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Print Shares over CIFS/SMB The ReadyNAS 2100 can act as a print server for Windows driver.. Figure 2-29 IPP Printing The ReadyNAS 2100 also supports the IETF standard Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) over HTTP. Any client supporting IPP printing (IPP is available natively on
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual to handle this. Simply select the USB Printers tab or Figure 2-31 System settings include clock, alert, performance, language, firmware update, configuration backup/restore, power, and shutdown settings. 2-26 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS 2100 v1.0, May 2009
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Clock, System Time, and NTP Options An accurate time setting tab allows you to specify up to three e-mail addresses where system alerts will be sent. The ReadyNAS 2100 device has a robust system monitoring feature and sends e-mail alerts if something appears to be wrong or
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Settings This ReadyNAS 2100 disable an alert if you are aware of a problem and wish to temporarily disable it. At the bottom ReadyNAS 2100 device to work within this infrastructure. Figure 2-34 To set up SNMP service: 2-28 Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS 2100 v1.0,
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    the SNMP settings on the ReadyNAS 2100, you can import the NETGEAR SNMP MIB to your SNMP client application. The NETGEAR MIB can be obtained from the included Installation CD or downloaded from the NETGEAR Support site at http://www.netgear.com/support. SMTP The ReadyNAS 2100 device has a built-in
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual If you were unable to receive the test message from the Alerts Settings tab, it might have been blocked by the firewall. In that case, specify an appropriate SMTP server in this tab. Figure 2-35 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for home might also block untrusted MTAs.
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    for FTP clients check box. Updating ReadyNAS 2100 The ReadyNAS 2100 device offers the option of upgrading the operating firmware either automatically using the Remote Update option or by manually loading an update image downloaded from the NETGEAR Support website. Setting Up and Managing Your
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    quicker method if the ReadyNAS 2100 has Internet access is the Remote update option. Select Update from the main menu and then select the Remote tab. Click Check for Updates to check for updates on the NETGEAR update server. Figure 2-38 If you wish to continue, click Perform System Update. After the
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Click Browse to select the update file and then click are notified by e-mail to reboot the device to perform the update. Restoring the Factory Default Settings The Factory Default tab allows you to reset the ReadyNAS 2100 device back to its factory default state. Choose this
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Configuration Backup Backup and restore ReadyNAS configurations to preserve settings to safeguard the configurations or to replicate settings onto other ReadyNAS devices. Figure 2-43 Click Backup then Select which category of configuration files to backup, then click the "
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    Managing User Access Setting up and managing the ReadyNAS 2100 Network Attached Storage System in your network is Players and UPnP AV Media Adapters" Understanding Disk Share Security Access Modes The ReadyNAS 2100 offers User and Domain security access options. Figure 3-1 3-1 v1.0, May 2009
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Select to set up user and group accounts to allow for more specific share access restrictions. Access to shares requires proper login authentication, account for anyone accessing this device. This option supports setting disk quotas on a per-user or per-group basis. 3-2
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    group. Each user is given a home share on the ReadyNAS 2100 device that the user can use to keep private data such as backups of the user's PC. This home share is accessible only by that user and the administrator in order to perform backups of the private shares. The option to automatically
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Domain Security Mode If you choose the Domain security mode option, you need to create a trusted relationship with the domain controller or the active directory server (ADS) that will act as the authentication server for the ReadyNAS 2100 device. Figure 3-3 You need the
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual If you have a large number of users in your domain, you may want to clear the Display users from trusted domains... check box. The FrontView management system might slow down to an unusable state. Note: NETGEAR does not recommend the use of the ReadyNAS 2100 in a domain
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual GID, of the group that you are adding. You can leave this field blank and let the system automatically assign this value unless you wish
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Please note the following: • Spaces around commas are ignored. • The name field is required. • Quota is set to default if not specified. • GID is automatically
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual • User ID • Select a group from the Group pull-down menu. • Password • Disk quota. 3. Click Apply to save your settings. Only the user name and password
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual In this example, user fred has a password set to hello123, belongs to the default group, receives no e-mail notification, has a UID assigned automatically, and has a
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual . Figure 3-10 In Share and Domain security mode, the all the options pertaining to share services for the ReadyNAS 2100 device. This entails share management (including data and print shares), volume management, and share service management. Figure 3-11 Adding Shares
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual for instructions on how to access them from different client interfaces. Managing Shares Once you have added shares, you can manually box represent the services that are currently available. The access icons in those columns summarize the status of the service and the access
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual share for each of the services. Move the mouse pointer over the access icons to view the access settings. Figure 3-14 The settings are as follows: • Disabled. Access to this share
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Setting Share Access Access the CIFS Share Access Restrictions either on the network storage or on the domain controller. Note that access control differs slightly from service to service. For instance, if you wish to allow read-only access to all and read/write access
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual If you wish to specify some users and groups for read-only a hidden share, enter \\host\share in the Windows Explorer address bar. Figure 3-16 Recycle Bin. The ReadyNAS 2100 can have a Recycle Bin for each share for Windows users. The Enable Recycle Bin option is shown at
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Figure 3-17 You can specify how long to keep the files requirement, you can change it here. Opportunistic locking (often referred to as oplocks) enhances CIFS performance by allowing files residing on the NAS to be cached locally on the Windows client, thus eliminating
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Figure 3-19 Advanced Share Permission. The Advanced Share Permission and folders residing on the selected share. The Set ownership and permission for existing files and folders option performs a one-time change. Depending on the size of the share, this can take a while to
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    Log in with a valid user name and password. ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Figure 3-21 If the Share access is read-only, only the file manager displays. Figure 3-22 Note: Files created under the Web file manager can
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Figure 3-23 One useful application for a Web share is to use the appropriate user login and password used to access the ReadyNAS. For better security, use an FTPS (FTP-SSL) client to connect to the ReadyNAS FTP service. With FTPS, both the password and data are encrypted.
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual name and password that is specific only for rsync access. The user account you specify does not need to exist on the ReadyNAS or a domain controller. backup /tmp Password: ***** Note: The ReadyNAS does not support Rsync over SSH. Managing User Access v1.0, May 2009 3-19
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    . Remote Access You can remotely access your ReadyNAS 2100 from the Internet via FTP and HTTP. Follow these instructions to enable remote access to your ReadyNAS 2100. 1. Consult the player manual for information on the file formats that it supports. 3-20 v1.0, May 2009 Managing User Access
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Remote FTP Access 1. Go to Services > Standard File Protocols and enable FTP. Figure 3-27 • Port: The TCP/IP port that the FTP service will be using. The default is 21, this port will need to be forwarded through the router. Refer to the port forwarding instructions
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual 2. Configure the FTP share access options. Figure 3-28 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 > Standard File Protocols and enable FTP. Figure 3-29 Note:
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual • HTTP - Redirect default web access to this share: Advanced configuration option allowing hosting of user created HTTP web page on the ReadyNAS a Dynamic DNS service to access the ReadyNAS via a persistent fully qualified domain name a DDNS service provides rather than via
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Change the Share Access Restrictions to allow HTTP access to the share according to the user permissions you require. 3. Enable WebDAV support: WebDAV is an HTTP connection method that can allow drag and drop file transfers similar to what users may experience with their
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    Service" Configuring Backup Jobs The Backup Manager integrated with the ReadyNAS 2100 allows the ReadyNAS 2100 to act as a powerful backup appliance. Backup tasks can be controlled directly from the ReadyNAS 2100 without the need for a client-based backup application. With the flexibility to support
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual To create a new backup job, select Add a New Backup Job and follow the 4-step procedure. Figure 4-1 Step 1 - Select Backup Source A USB device appears as a share,
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual • Remote Rsync server. Select this if you wish to perform backups from a rsync server. Rsync was originally available for Linux and other flavors of UNIX, but has lately become popular under Windows and Mac for
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual • Examples of an NFS path: myserver:/mypath 192.168.0.101:/mypath login and password to access the share. If you are accessing a password-protected share on a remote ReadyNAS 2100 server configured for Share security mode, enter the name of the share name for login. To make
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    Top or Bottom). Note that you can select rsync for a remote ReadyNAS 2100 if it is configured to serve data over rsync. Step 3 - that you can invoke it manually instead by clearing (deselecting) the Perform backup every... check box. (You might want to do this if your ReadyNAS has a backup button.)
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Figure 4-3 Step 4 - Choose Backup Options In this last step, you can set up how you want backups to be performed. To set up a backup schedule: 1. Schedule a full backup. Select when you want full backups to be performed. You can elect to do this just the first time, every
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual file ownership whenever possible; however, this might cause problems in Share Security mode when backup files are accessed. trusting your backup job to a schedule, it is a good practice to manually perform the backup to make sure that access to the remote backup source or
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual To manage your backup jobs: 1. Click the Job number icon to button (see the illustration at page 1-4) to execute one or more predefined backup jobs (see "Backing Up the ReadyNAS to a USB Drive" on page 4-13 for more information). Figure 4-5 Simply select the backup jobs in
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual The log format might differ depending on the backup source the user name and password specified in the ReadyNAS when prompted by the MAC for authentication. Figure 4-7 Click here for more information on ReadyNAS support for Time Machine. Snapshots The Volume screen allows
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Taking and Scheduling Snapshots To take or schedule a snapshot within your volume tab, you did not reserve any space for snapshots when you added the volume. The ReadyNAS 2100 ships with a snapshot reserved space of 10 GB. 2. Specify the frequency and the days that you wish
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Figure 4-9 You can also specify how long a snapshot should last. If you will be using snapshots for backups, you can schedule the snapshot to last slightly longer than the expected duration of the backup. Having an active snapshot can affect the write performance to the
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Disk space utilization field on the Volume screen shows how much space has been reserved for snapshots. Figure 4-11 After the snapshot is taken, if
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    of performance impact to users when backup jobs are run. You can program backups for one or more predefined backup jobs. Warning: Make sure that you have a USB hard drive attached to the front USB Port before pressing the Backup button. Back Up to the Web with the ReadyNAS Vault Service ReadyNAS
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual To enable the ReadyNAS Vault service, click the link on the ReadyNAS Vault tab page in FrontView or follow the instructions at this link. Figure 4-13 4-14 v1.0, May 2009 Securing Your Data
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    This chapter discuses how to optimize ReadyNAS performance • "Performance" • "Power Management" Performance If you wish to tweak the system performance, select Performance from the main menu. Note that some of the settings suggest that you utilize an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) before
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual • Select Enable disk write cache if you want to allow disk write requests to be acknowledged by the disk before data is written out to the platter. This can give a big boost to write performance, with a drawback that there is a slight chance that unwritten data in the write
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    Power Management ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual The ReadyNAS 2100 offers disk spin-down, power timer (time off/ you decide to disable disk spin-down, you need to manually re-enable journal mode if desired. NETGEAR recommends UPS if you utilize this option. Optimizing Performance 5-3 v1.0, May 2009
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    it a "WOL Magic Packet" if the WOL service is enabled. Note: The ReadyNAS 2100 supports Wake-On-LAN on the first Ethernet interface (LAN 1) only. 1. Please refer to the Release Notes for RAIDiator 4 on the NETGEAR Support site for more information. 5-4 Optimizing Performance v1.0, May 2009
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    Chapter 6 Managing Levels of Service This chapter includes topics on system status, alerts, replacing failed disks, and scheduling. • "Viewing System Status" • "Control Panel Status and Diagnostic Information" • "Using the System
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Figure 6-2 To recalibrate the fan, click Recalibrate. Logs Select Status > Logs to access the Clear Logs screen. The Clear Logs analyze low-level log information. If you click this link, a zip of all the logs is provided. 6-2 Managing Levels of Service v1.0, May 2009
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Control Panel Status and Diagnostic Information 1 Figure 6-4 2 3 4 56 The function of each Control Panel item is described in the following LAN port is operating at 100 Mbps. Off The LAN port is operating at 10 Mbps. Managing Levels of Service 6-3 v1.0, May 2009
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Table 6-1. LED Descriptions (continued) Item 5. SYS Reset Button. Activity Description Reset: Press once to do a warm boot of the ReadyNAS 2100 Off On Tech Support 5 On Off Off the ReadyNAS 2100. Blink: The ReadyNAS 2100 is supplied to the ReadyNAS 2100. Note: If
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Note: Be sure to check the Hardware Compatibility list on the NETGEAR support site for a list of disks that have been qualified for the ReadyNAS 2100 to assure that you use a suitable disk. When a disk fails in your ReadyNAS for replacement instructions for your disk model
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual 2. If necessary, unlock the tray lock by moving it to the right, then press the release of the failed disk. The latch pops out sure that the hard disk connectors face the interior of the disk bay when you reassemble the disk. 6-6 Managing Levels of Service v1.0, May 2009
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual 5. If you to replace the failed disk, turn on the power on the ReadyNAS. The RAID volume automatically resynchronizes with the new disk in the background hours depending on disk size. During the resync process, the ReadyNAS can be used as normal, although access will be slower
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Using the System Diagnostic Menu The recessed reset switch allows you to perform six functions (see the table "Control Panel Status and Diagnostic Information" on page 6-3): 1. Normal: Bypass the diagnostic menu and perform a normal boot. 2. Factory Default: Reset the
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual 1. Power off the device. 2. While using a paper clip or push pin to press in the reset switch, power on the unit, and proceed with that option. Figure 6-11 The system will reboot reset to the factory default settings. Managing Levels of Service 6-9 v1.0, May 2009
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Configuring RAID You can switch between the X-RAID2 Expandable Volume mode and the RAID 0/1/5 Flexible Volume mode only if you want to change the default configuration. It is not necessary to perform Warning: Performing a click Setup. The ReadyNAS Volume Setup screen displays
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual the next boot. Both these options can take several minutes to several hours depending on the size of your volume and the number of files in the volume. You do not need to select these options unless you suspect there might be data or quota integrity problems. Figure 6-12
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual 6-12 v1.0, May 2009 Managing Levels of Service
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual 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 operating systems. MAC OS X To access the same share over AFP with OS X, select Network from the
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual AFP over Bonjour To access the AFP share advertised over Bonjour on Mac OS X, select Network from the Finder Go menu to see a listing of available networks. Figure A-2 Open the My Network folder to display the ReadyNAS hostname. Figure A-3 Enter the user name and password
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Figure A-4 From the Volumes field, select the share you want to access and click OK. AFP over AppleTalk If you chose to advertise your AFP service over AppleTalk, a listing of available networks is displayed. Figure A-5 Open the My Network folder to display the ReadyNAS
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Figure A-6 Select Guest and click Connect. Then, select the share you want Domain security mode, enter the user name and password you wish to use to connect to the ReadyNAS. You should see the same file listing as you would in Windows Explorer. A-4 Share Access from MAC
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    MAC OS 9 ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual To access the same share under Mac OS 9, select Connect to Server from the Finder menu, choose the NAS device entry from the AppleTalk section, and click Connect. Figure A-8 When you are prompted to log in, enter the share name and password if the ReadyNAS is
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Figure A-10 You should see the same files in the share that you do in Windows Explorer. Figure A-11 A-6 Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems v1.0, May 2009
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    displays the share content. Figure A-12 Note: The ReadyNAS does not support NIS as it is unable to correlate NIS information with CIFS logins. In mixed environments where you want CIFS and NFS integration, you can set the security to User mode and manually specify the UID and GID of the user and
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual A-8 Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems v1.0, May 2009
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    -RAID 6-8 changing modes 2-21 CIFS 2-10 CIFS permission 3-13 Clock NTP 2-27 Comma Separated Value. See CSV Common Internet File Service. See CIFS. CSV 3-8 format of 3-6 D Default Gateway 2-6 Deleting a Volume Flex-RAID 2-17 DHCP 2-7 enabling/disabling 2-8 settings 2-2 Digital Living Network. See
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Discovery Services 2-10 UPnP 2-15 discovery services Bonjour 2-14 Disk Spin-Down 5-3 DLNA 2-13 DNS Settings 2-6 domain security mode 3-4 security options 3-2 DVD Players networked 3-20 E Enable WebDAV support 2-13 J jumbo frames performance settings 2-5 L Language settings
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    A-1 MTU 2-3 multi-media 2-13 SlimServer 2-12 streaming services 2-12 N netgear1 1-8 Network File Service. See NFS. networking DVD players 3-20 UPnP AV Media 2-9 setting admin user 2-8 performance fine-tuning 5-1 settings, jumbo frames 2-5 ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual ports explanation of WAN and LAN
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual access restriction, domain mode 3-13 adding 3-11 advanced CIFS permission 3-13 display option, domain mode 3-13 fine-tuning 3-11 managing 3-10 selecting services 2-10 setting access in Domain Mode 3-13 Shutdown 6-10 SlimServer 2-12 SMART+Self-Monitoring, Analysis and
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    W Web browser accessing shares 3-16 WINS 2-7 workgroup name 3-3 setup 3-3 X X-RAID 2-17 adding a second disk 2-20 adding more disks 2-20 RAID Level X 2-16 redundancy overhead 1-3 using hot-swap trays 2-20 volume management 2-20 ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual v1.0, May 2009 Index-5
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    ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Index-6 v1.0, May 2009
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v1.0
May 2009
NETGEAR
, Inc.
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134 USA
ReadyNAS 2100 User
Manual