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Installation Guide

NETGEAR® ReadyNAS 1500

Follow these instructions to install your NETGEAR® ReadyNAS 1500. Once
installed, consult the ReadyNAS 1500 User Manual for instructions on configuring
and operating your unit. A link to the ReadyNAS 1500 User Manual is on the
Resource CD and on the NETGEAR support site at http://kbserver.netgear.com.

Note: These instructions assume the unit is using the factory default X-RAID2

disk configuration.

Estimated completion time: 20 minutes.

Note: A diskless unit requires installing disks and initializing RAID before

proceeding. Go to http://kbserver.netgear.com for a list of supported disks. Refer
to the ReadyNAS 1500 User Manual for instructions on installing disks and
configuring RAID.

Install the RAIDar Utility

Install the RAIDar utility from the product Resource CD. Installation options for
Windows, MAC and Linux versions of RAIDar are provided.

Connect the Unit

Connect the Ethernet cable from the LAN1 Ethernet port on the ReadyNAS 1500 to
your network, and turn it on. It takes about a minute for the unit to get the IP address
from the DHCP server.

Note: After it boots, the IP address assigned to the unit displays in the status area.

Log in to the Unit

1. Run the RAIDar utility. It will detect the unit.

Tip: In your DHCP server, reserve the IP

address assigned for your ReadyNAS so that it
always gets this address. This helps assure that
mapped drives work consistently on any
operating system.

2. Click Setup to open the FrontView managment

console and launch the login screen.

• Enter the default user name: admin

• Enter the default password: netgear1.

The FrontView configuration utility home page displays.

Setup Wizard Basic Configuration

The Setup Wizard guides you through setting up basic file sharing.

Note: If you choose to bypass the Setup Wizard, be sure to configure and alerts

email address, change the admin password, and provide a password recovery
question. Refer to the ReadyNAS 1500 User Manual for these instructions and on
configuring additional options such as backup, streaming media servers, printers,
VLAN, or user accounts and quotas.

1. In the factory default state,

when logged in to the unit,
Setup Wizard is enabled.
Click Next to proceed with
the wizard.

2. On the Clock tab page,

modify or accept the default
timezone, time, and NTP
options. Click Next to
proceed.

3. On the Alerts tab page,

provide at least one email
address for system alerts.
Click Next to proceed.

4. On the Ethernet tab page,

accept or change the IP
address settings.

Click Next to proceed.

5. On the Global Settings tab

page, you can modify the
unit’s hostname. Also, if you
will use a static IP
configuration, you will need to
configure the gateway and
DNS settings (you do not
have to change these settings
if you use the unit in its
default DHCP configuration).
Click Next to proceed.

6. On the Admin Password page,

change the system login
password, and provide a
recovery question, answer,
and email address. Note
these changes. Click Next to
proceed.

7. On the Security Mode tab

page, accept the default
option of “User” which controls
access to shares based on
user or group accounts.
FrontView will attempt to use
the first workgroup name it
discovers in the network. Otherwise, it will default to “VOLUME” as the
workgroup name. Specify the workgroup name you want the unit to join. Refer
to the ReadyNAS 1500 User Manual for ACS setup instructions. Click Next to
proceed.

8. On the Accounts page, click Add User. Add a new user and user password.

Click Next to finish the wizard. Refer to the ReadyNAS 1500 User Manual for
full instructions on setting up accounts.

This completes the basic setup. Next, you will verify that you can access shares
on your ReadyNAS.

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Accessing Your Shared Storage

Follow the steps below to access shares on the ReadyNAS.

Refer to the ReadyNAS 1500 User Manual for instructions on accessing shares
from Linux or Unix workstations, drive mapping, and other file sharing options,
including unique language support for file names such as those that use unicode or
ideographic characters.

Note: CIFS, HTTP/S and AFP (Bonjour and ATP) file sharing protocols are

enabled by default. Also supported are FTP, NFS, and Rsync, however they must
be manually enabled .

Accessing Shares from a Windows PC

1. To see a share listing in Windows, either click Browse in RAIDar, or enter

\\<ip_address> or \\<hostname> in the Windows Explorer address bar.

2. When prompted, enter the user name and password to connect to the

ReadyNAS.. Windows Explorer will display the contents of the ReadyNAS
share.

\\nas-00-00-01

Accessing Shares from MAC OS X

1. To access the same share over AFP with OS X, open Finder and locate the

ReadyNAS hostname in the SHARED section.

2. Click the hostname to display the shares.

Technical Support

After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and
use it to register your product at http://www.NETGEAR.com/register. Registration is
required before you can use the telephone support service. Registration via our
website is strongly recommended.

Go to http://kbserver.netgear.com for product updates and Web support.

For additional information about setting up, configuring, and using your ReadyNAS,
see the User Manual. For complete DoC please visit the NETGEAR EU
Declarations of Conformity website at: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/

a_id/11621/ .

Operating Tips and Precautions

Power Up/Down

Powering up the unit could take about a minute. Power down the unit by pressing
the power button on the front twice. This assures an orderly shutdown. For other
power down and disk spin-down options, refer to the ReadyNAS 1500 User Manual.

Ventilation

Four large capacity high speed disks can produce considerable heat. Be sure to
install the unit so that the fan exhausts are unobstructed.

Using a UPS

An uninterruptible power supply protects your unit, and can enable automatic shut
down in an orderly fashion when there is an interruption in power. The ReadyNAS
1500 User Manual provides instructions on using a UPS.

Redundancy and Expansion

A one-disk device has no redundancy and provides no protection from a disk failure.
However, if and when you feel the need for redundancy, simply hot-add a new disk
with at least the capacity of the first disk (there’s no need to power off the unit).
Depending on the size of the disk, within a few hours, your data volume will be fully
redundant. The process occurs in the background, so access to the unit is not
interrupted. Additionally, as your storage requirement grows, you can hot add more
disks for “horizontal” expansion, or replace your disks with larger capacity ones, and
X-RAID2 automatically and incrementally expands your storage “vertically.” X­RAID2 lets you do this without reformatting your disks and shuffling your data back
and forth.