NETGEAR RND2150, RND2000v2, ReadyNAS Duo Setup Manual

ReadyNAS Duo Setup
Manual

NETGEAR, Inc.
4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA

February 2008
208-10215-01
v1.0

© 2008 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.

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make changes to the products described in this document without notice.

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Hard Drive Disclaimer

Adding or using your own hard drive(s) is an option with this NETGEAR product. Please refer to the NETGEAR
ReadyNAS hard drive compatibility list for qualified drives when selecting and installing your own hard drive(s). This
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Contents

ReadyNAS Duo Setup Manual

Preparing Your ReadyNAS Duo

Installing RAIDar on Windows ...........................................................................................1

Installing RAIDar on Linux .................................................................................................1

Installing the RAIDar Widget on Mac OS X .......................................................................2

Detecting and Accessing Your ReadyNAS Device ............................................................2

Using the RAIDar Utility on Windows and Linux .........................................................2

Using the RAIDar Widget on the Mac OS X ................................................................4

Using the ReadyNAS Duo IP Address ... ... ..................................................................6

Copying Files From Your PC to Your ReadyNAS Duo ................................. ... ..................7

Using the Setup Wizard

Setting the Clock ............ .... ... ... ... .... ................................... ... .................................... ... ...13

Configuring Alert Contacts ...............................................................................................14

Configuring Your Network ................................................................................................16

Ethernet Settings ................................ .................................... ... ... .... ... ......................16

Global Settings ................................ .................................... ... ...................................16

Setting Up Your Password ........ ... .... ... ... .................................... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .............17

Adding User Accounts ............................... ................................... .... ... ... ...................18

Setting Up File Sharing Services ........................ ... ... .... ... ................................... .... ... ... ...19

Standard File Protocols ................................................ ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ...................19

Streaming Services ...................................................................................................20

Configuring Installed Add-Ons ..................................................................................21

Setting up Shares (or Folders) ........................................................................................22

Share List . .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... .................................... ... ................................... .... ... ......22

Adding Shares ................................. ... .................................... ... ... .... ... ......................24

Setting Up Printers ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .................................... ... ... .... ... ......................25

Registering Your Product .......... ... .... ... ................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ......26

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Preparing Your ReadyNAS Duo

This Setup Manual provides instructions for connecting the ReadyNAS Duo to your network
(“Installing RAIDar on Windows” and “Installing the RAIDar Widget on Mac OS X” on page 2)
and methods for detecting your shares and configuring your ReadyNAS Duo (see “Detecting and

Accessing Your ReadyNAS Device” on page 2 and “Using the Setup Wizard” on page 11).

Before installing the RAIDar Utility, please note that:

• RAIDar and RAIDar Widget for Mac are utilities used for discovering the ReadyNAS device
on your network. They are located on the ReadyNAS Resource CD. The RAIDar utilities are
useful in environments where the ReadyNAS Duo obtains a random DHCP IP address.

• RAIDar runs on Microsoft Windows and Linux and takes up approximately 40MB of disk
space after installation. The RAIDar Widget for Mac runs on Mac OS X and takes up
approximately 500 K of space.

• Your client system must reside on the same IP address subnet.

It is forbidden by law to view, copy, broadcast, use, show or share copyrighted
material without the express permission of the copyright owner. You are solely
responsible to obtain the appropriate permission or license necessary for any
copyrighted materials accessed or used with this device.

Installing RAIDar on Windows

Load the Resource CD. Follow the installation wizard to install RAIDar for Microsoft Windows.
(If the Autorun installation utility does not start automatically, double-click Autorun.exe to start
the installation.)

Installing RAIDar on Linux

Log in as root. Load the Resource CD, open the Linux RAIDar setup folder, and double-click on
Setup_Linux.sh to start the installation.

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If you have problems running RAIDar under Linux:

• To discover the IP address of ReadyNAS, open a terminal session and type nmblookup -R
VOLUME. If you have a ReadyNAS with an LCD (such as the ReadyNAS NV+), press the
power button once to display the IP address.

• To connect to the FrontV iew Setup Wizard, open a browser, and use the returned IP address to
enter http://<ipaddr>/admin. Then, go to Step 2 in “Detecting and Accessing Your

ReadyNAS Device” on page 2.

• If you already have an existing workgroup or domain in your environment, ReadyNAS will try
to locate that name. If VOLUME does not work, try using the workgroup/domain name used
on your network in the nmblookup command.

Installing the RAIDar Widget on Mac OS X

To install the RA IDar Widget on the Mac Dashboard:

1. Load the Resource CD. Scan the CD contents to locate the Mac folder. When you open the

Mac folder, double-click on the RAIDar1.0.wdgt.zip to start the installation.

Figure 1

2. Follow the screen prompts, Do you want to Install Widget “RAIDar” and open it in

Dashboard, and click Install.

3. When installation is complete, the RAIDar Widget image will display. Click Keep to confirm

installation of the widget on the Dashboard.

Detecting and Accessing Your ReadyNAS Device

There are several methods for detecting your ReadyNAS Duo device. You can use the RAIDar
utility, or you can detect your ReadyNAS Duo by accessing your router and pasting the
ReadyNAS Duo IP Address into your browser.

Using the RAIDar Utility on Windows and Linux

Before using the RAIDar utility to detect your device, power on ReadyNAS and wait for it to boot
up (approximately 2 minutes).

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To detect your ReadyNAS Duo device using RAIDar:

1. Open RAIDar by clicking the RAIDar icon on your desktop. The RAIDar utility will scan

your network to locate all connected ReadyNAS devices.

Figure 2

Your ReadyNAS Duo device will be detected when the device has successfully booted and has
started a network connection. If you have multiple ReadyNAS devices on your network,
match the MAC Address of the system to the address listed on the back of your ReadyNAS
Duo device.

Figure 3

2. Select the device and click Browse to access the default shares called backup and media. The

backup share can be used as a repository for your data and to backup your data.

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Figure 4

Using the RAIDar Widget on the Mac OS X

Before using the RAIDar Widget utility to detect your device, power on ReadyNAS and wait for it
to boot up (approximately 2 minutes).

To detect your ReadyNAS Duo device using the Mac RAIDar Widget:

1. Press F12 on your keyboard. The Mac Widget Dashboard will display.

Figure 5

As you view the Widget Dashboard, roll over the different elements on the Dashboard to
display statistics. For example, if you roll over the drive bays, statistics will display for that
drive.

2. Click the ReadyNAS Duo image.Your ReadyNAS Duo device will be detected when the

device has successfully booted and has started a network connection. If you have multiple

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ReadyNAS devices on your network, match the MAC Address of the system to the address
listed on the back of your ReadyNAS Duo device.

Figure 6

3. Select the ReadyNAS Duo device and click AFP Access to access the default shares called

backup and media. The Connect to Server screen displays. Select the Guest radio box and
click Connect.

Figure 7

4. The Volume workgroup displays containing the backup and media share folders.The backup

share can be used as a repository for your data and to backup your data. The media share
contains three additional folders for your Music, Pictures and Video.

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Figure 8

Using the ReadyNAS Duo IP Address

When your ReadyNAS Duo is connected to your network through your router, your router stores,
and can display, the IP address of the ReadyNAS Duo. (Your router will also display the IP
addresses of all other devices connected to it.)

To ac cess the IP address of your ReadyNAS Duo:

1. Open a browser window using Explorer, Firefox or Safari:

2. In your browser address field, enter the IP address of your router. In this example, the default

IP address for the router is shown below.

Figure 9

3. Browse through your router menu and locate the screen that shows your router’s attached

devices. You should see a screen similar to the one below.

Figure 10

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