Netgear Business Edition User Manual

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v1.3, November 2008

Contents

About This Manual

Conventions, Formats, and Scope ................................................................................... ix

How to Use This Manual ................................................................................................... x

How to Print This Manual .................................................................................................. x

Revision History ................................................................................................................ xi

Chapter 1
Getting Acquainted

What is the ReadyNAS Pro? ..........................................................................................1-1

What Are the Benefits of X-RAID and X-RAID2? ...........................................................1-2

X-RAID Is Expandable RAID ....................................................................................1-2

X-RAID2 Is Even More Flexible ...............................................................................1-3

Introducing the Status Displays, Ports, and Drive Bay ...................................................1-4

Front and Side Panel ...............................................................................................1-4

Drive Bay ..................................................................................................................1-5

Rear Panel ...............................................................................................................1-6

Choosing a Location for a ReadyNAS Pro .....................................................................1-7

Initial Setup .....................................................................................................................1-7

Default IP Address, Login Name, and Password .....................................................1-8

The RAIDar Setup Utility ................................................................................................1-8

The FrontView Management Console ............................................................................1-9

NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community ..............................................................................1-10

Chapter 2
Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro

Customizing Network Settings ........................................................................................2-1

Ethernet Interfaces ...................................................................................................2-2

Global Network Settings ...........................................................................................2-5

WINS ........................................................................................................................2-6

DHCP .......................................................................................................................2-7

Route: A Manual Routing Table ...............................................................................2-7