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1. Installation Guide Connect with Innovation 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 htto 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 NETGEAR 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 mapp2. ault 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 lt ip_address gt or lt hostname gt in the Windows Explorer address bar address nas 00 00 01 B co 2 When prompted enter the user name and password to connect to the ReadyNAS Windows Explorer will display the contents of the ReadyNAS share Loree I T77 1S1 1111 201 13041 01 MAN CE September 2010 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 OO NA backup era Y DEVICES i Macintosh HD iDisk N Q Y SHARED nv6 07 15 F4 AFP amp AFP on home ALEX nas 00 00 01 AFP Connected as Guest Eaa Connect As E nv6 07 15 f4 f backup gt Y PLACES a media F Desktop Q awin 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 set
3. ed drives work consistently on any operating system Lanta to Be TES 1 1411 2 Click Setup to open the FrontView managment console and launch the login screen e Enter the default user name admin e Enter the default password netgear 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 ReadyNAS 1500 On the Ethernet tab page accept or change the IP address settings Click Next to proceed On the Global Settings tab page you can modify the units 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 settin
4. gs if you use the unit in its default DHCP configuration Click Next to proceed 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 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 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 ReadyNAS 1500 This completes the basic setup Next you will verify that you can access shares on your ReadyNAS 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 def
5. th larger capacity ones and X RAID2 automatically and incrementally expands your storage vertically X RAID2 lets you do this without reformatting your disks and shuffling your data back and forth Electrical and Electronic Equipment the WEEE Directive If disposed of within the European Union this product should be treated and recycled in accordance with the laws of your jurisdiction X This symbol was placed in accordance with the European Union Directive 2002 96 on the Waste a Mplementing the WEEE Directive 2010 by NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved NETGEAR and the NETGEAR logo are registered trademarks of NETGEAR Inc in the United States and or other countries Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Information is subject to change without notice
6. ting 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 detall 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 wi
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