Netgear RN31400-100NAS User Manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of a ReadyNAS Network Attached Storage system from 
NETGEAR, Inc. If you have not already done so, please read the printed Installation Guide 
provided with your product and the ReadyNAS Setup Manual on the Installation CD.

The ReadyNAS Setup Manual takes you step-by-step through the FrontView Setup Wizard and 
quickly prepares the ReadyNAS for your network. The NETGEAR® ReadyNAS User Guide 
explains each of the available options in detail, including many of the advanced options not 
described during the Setup Wizard process. The manual includes:

,” describes all the menus and tabs available in the 

FrontView Advanced Control mode.

.” If you have already configured the 

ReadyNAS and you need help in accessing the shares on the ReadyNAS, skip to this chapter.

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If a disk fails, learn about the proper procedure for replacing the failed disk in 

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If you need to reinstall the firmware or reset the system back to the factory default 
configuration, see 

” for an explanation of both.

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” covers users other than administrators can access FrontView to 

change their password.

,” explains the RAID levels that the ReadyNAS supports.

,” covers questions on what constitutes a valid input for 

hostname, workgroup, or password.

,” provides definitions for some of the technical terminologies used in this 

document.