Netgear RD521210 – ReadyDATA 5200 12TB SATA Bundle includes RD5200 with 2 x RD5D6LT01 Disk Packs Software Guide

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System Maintenance and Monitoring 
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ReadyDATA OS 1.4 
Shut Down or Restart the System
Use the Power icon that is accessible from any Dashboard screen to gracefully shut down or 
restart the ReadyDATA.
To gracefully shut down or restart the system:
1. 
Click the Power icon in the upper right corner of the navigation bar:
2. 
Select one of the following options from the drop-down list:
Shut down. Gracefully power down the system.
Restart. Gracefully power down the system and restart it. 
3. 
Confirm your selection. 
If you enabled email alerts, the ReadyDATA sends a message after it restarts.
Recover the Administrator Password
You can recover a lost or forgotten administrator password in two ways:
Use NETGEAR’s password recovery tool. This web-based tool requires that you 
enable administrator password recovery on your ReadyDATA before you can use it. For 
more information, see 
49.
Perform an OS reinstall reboot. This process reinstalls the firmware on the ReadyDATA 
and resets the administrator user name and password to factory defaults. 
Recover the Administrator Password Using NETGEAR’s Password Recovery 
Tool
This procedure is an option only if you enabled password recovery by providing a password 
recovery question, answer, and email address as described in 
recovery, see 
159.
To recover your administrator password using NETGEAR’s password recovery tool:
1. 
Go to https://<ReadyDATA_IP_address>/password_recovery.
<ReadyDATA_IP_address> is the IP address of the ReadyDATA.
The ReadyDATA Password Recovery screen displays: