Netgear EDA 500 User Manual

The system configuration settings are restored according to the backup file that you selected.

Your ReadyNAS system can manage backup and recovery for many devices on your network. For example,
you can back up data that is stored on your ReadyNAS storage system to secondary devices, such as a
USB drive. You can also use your ReadyNAS storage system to store backed-up data from other devices,
like your laptop.

A backup is a copy of data that you use if your primary copy is deleted or damaged. The process of storing
primary data on a second device is called backing up.

A backup source is the place where you store the primary copy of the data that you want to back up. A
backup destination is the place where you store the backed-up data.

If you store primary copies of your data on your ReadyNAS system, you can create a backup job to back
up your data to a secondary device on the same network.

Figure 11. Backing up data from a ReadyNAS system to a secondary device (USB drive)

If you store primary copies of your data on your computer or other device, you can create a backup job
to back up your data to a ReadyNAS system that is on the same network.

Figure 12. Backing up data from a computer to a ReadyNAS system

A full backup makes a copy of all of the data stored on the primary system. Your first backup of a primary
system is always a full backup job. The amount of time a full backup takes depends on the amount of
stored data.