Netgear RN31664E – ReadyNAS 316 6-Bay, 6x4TB Enterprise Drive Software Guide

This manual provides conceptual information about storage systems, detailed instructions about using your
system, and NETGEAR’s recommendations about configuring, managing, and backing up your system. We
recommend that you read this manual to make the best use of your storage system.

To quickly start using your system, review the following sections in this order:

 on page 11. You use ReadyCLOUD to discover your storage system on your network.

 on page 47. Shared folders are the way you organize the data you store on

your ReadyNAS system.

 on page 76. LUNs are SAN data sets that allow data transfer and storage over iSCSI.

 on page 101. Protect the data that is stored in folders and LUNs by creating

snapshots.

 on page 117. You create a user account for each person that you want to allow

to access your ReadyNAS system.

 on page 163. File-sharing protocols enable you to

transfer files across a network.

 on page 207.You can back up the data that you store on your ReadyNAS system

and you can use your ReadyNAS system to back up data that you store on other devices.

NETGEAR maintains a community website that supports ReadyNAS products. Click the ReadyNAS
Coummunity button on the upper right side of the local admin page, or visit

 for reviews, tutorials, comparison

charts, software updates, documentation, an active user forum, and much more.

For information about your system’s hardware, see the hardware manual for your system, which is available
at 

.

This release of ReadyNAS OS supports the following ReadyNAS systems:

RN102

RN104

RN202

RN204

RN212

RN214

RN312

RN314