User ManualTable of ContentsContents31. Getting Started8Quick-Start Guide8Additional Documentation9Supported Operating Systems9Supported Browsers9Diskless Systems10Basic Installation10Upgrade ReadyNAS Firmware for Use with ReadyCLOUD11Discover and Set Up Your ReadyNAS13Local Setup Wizard15Local Admin Page16Access the Local Admin Page17Register Your System17Five Levels of File Protection182. Volume Configuration19Basic Volume and RAID Concepts20Volumes21RAID21Manage Volumes23Change RAID Mode24View the Status of a Volume26Configure the Checksum Function27Create and Encrypt a Volume28Delete a Volume30Expand Storage Capacity31Add Protection to a Volume33Maintain Volumes353. Shared Folders36Basic Shared Folder Concepts37Data Organization38Shared Folder Defaults39File and Folder Names39File-Sharing Protocols39Bit Rot Protection40Managing Bit Rot Protection41Home Directories42Manage Shared Folders42Create a Shared Folder42View and Change the Properties of a Shared Folder44Delete a Shared Folder46Browse a Shared Folder46Shared Folder Access Rights47User and Group Authentication48Set Network Access Rights to Shared Folders48Set Up Access Rights to Files and Folders57Access Shared Folders from a Network-Attached Device59Use a Web Browser60Use a Windows Device60Use a Mac OS X Device61Use a Linux or Unix Device62Use FTP and FTPS63Use Rsync63Access Shared Folders Using Cloud Services64Use ReadyCLOUD64Use ReadyNAS Remote72Use ReadyDROP794. LUNs83Basic LUN Concepts84Thin and Thick Provisioning85Default LUN Settings86Manage LUNs86Create a LUN86View and Change the Properties of a LUN89Expand the Size of a LUN90Delete a LUN92LUN Groups and Access Rights93Create a LUN Group93Assign a LUN to a LUN Group94Remove a LUN from a LUN Group95Delete a LUN Group95Manage Access Rights for LUN Groups96Access LUN Groups from an iSCSI-Attached Device101Set Up Initiator Access102Initialize and Format LUNs1065. Snapshots109Basic Snapshot Concepts110Smart Snapshot Management112Rolling Back112Clones112Manually Take a Snapshot112Browse Snapshots Using Recovery Mode113Roll Back to a Snapshot116Roll Back to a Snapshot Using Recovery Mode116Roll Back to a Snapshot Using the Timeline118Clone Snapshots121Delete Snapshots123Delete Snapshots Using Recovery Mode123Delete Snapshots Using the Timeline125Recover Data from a Snapshot128Recover Data from a Snapshot to a Network-Attached Device128Recover Data from a Snapshot to an iSCSI-Attached Device1286. Users and Groups129Basic User and Group Concepts130Home Folders131User and Group Account Limitations131User and Group Management Modes131User Accounts133Create User Accounts134Edit User Accounts135Delete User Accounts136Change User Passwords136Group Accounts137Create Groups137Edit Groups138Delete Groups139Cloud Users140Grant Access to Cloud Users140Cloud User Access Rights1417. System Settings141Customize the Basic System Settings142Set the Clock143Select the Language144Set the Administrator Password144Configure System Alerts146Configure the Host Name150Enable Antivirus151Configure the Network Settings152Network Basic Concepts152Configure the Ethernet Interfaces153Configure Bonded Adapters157Configure Global Settings for File-Sharing Protocols163Basic File-Sharing Concepts164Supported File-Sharing Protocols164Configure File-Sharing Protocols165Configure Media Services171ReadyDLNA171iTunes Streaming Server173Configure Discovery Services174Install and Manage Apps175Install Apps175Manage Installed Apps1768. System Maintenance177System Monitoring178System and Disk Health Information179System Real-Time and Historical Monitoring179System Logs182Downloading Logs183SNMP Monitoring184System Maintenance186Update Firmware186Reset the Firmware to Factory Defaults189Recover the Administrator Password189Shut Down or Restart the System191Manage Power Usage191What Is Disk Spin-Down193Set or Change Disk Spin-Down194Optional Uninterruptible Power Supplies195Uninterruptible Power Supplies195UPS Configurations196Manage UPS Devices1969. Backup and Recovery201Back Up or Restore System Configuration202Basic Data Backup and Recovery Concepts204Backup Concepts204Recovery Concepts205Secure Cloud Backups206Backup Protocols206Backup Job Recommendations207Manage Backup and Recovery Jobs208Create a Backup Job208Create a Recovery Job209Configure a Backup or Recovery Job211Manually Start a Backup or Recovery Job219Delete a Backup or Recovery Job220View or Clear a Job Log220Configure the Backup Button221Back Up Windows Computers and Mac Computers to ReadyNAS222File Synchronization Across Computers223Work on Files Across Windows Computers and Mac Computers Using ReadyNAS224Time Machine226Back Up Your Mac Using a Shared Time Machine227Back Up Your Mac Using a Private Time Machine229Increase Your Time Machine Backup Capacity231ReadyNAS Vault233Dropbox235ReadyNAS Replicate236Enable ReadyNAS Replicate23710. Help Videos238Available Videos239ReadyCLOUD Setup240Time Machine240Antivirus240iTunes240Remote240ReadyDROP240ReadyDLNA240PLEX Media Server241Continuous Data Protection241Tool-less Drive Installation241Viewing Videos241Size: 5.45 MBPages: 241Language: EnglishOpen manual
User ManualTable of ContentsContents31. Getting Started8Quick-Start Guide9Additional Documentation9Supported Operating Systems10Supported Browsers10Diskless Systems10Basic Installation11Discover and Set Up Your ReadyNAS12Local Setup Wizard14Local Admin Page15Access the Local Admin Page16Register Your System162. Volume Configuration18Basic Volume and RAID Concepts19Volumes19RAID19Manage Volumes22Change RAID Mode23View the Status of a Volume25Configure the Checksum Function27Create and Encrypt a Volume29Delete a Volume30Expand Storage Capacity31Add Protection to a Volume34Maintain Volumes363. Shared Folders39Basic Shared Folder Concepts40Data Organization40Shared Folder Defaults41File and Folder Names41File-Sharing Protocols41Manage Shared Folders43Create a Shared Folder43View and Change the Properties of a Shared Folder45Delete a Shared Folder47Browse a Shared Folder48Shared Folder Access Rights49User and Group Authentication49Set Network Access Rights to Shared Folders50Set Up Access Rights to Files and Folders60Access Shared Folders from a Network-Attached Device63Use a Web Browser64Use a Windows Device64Use a Mac OS X Device65Use a Linux or Unix Device66Use FTP and FTPS67Use Rsync68Access Shared Folders Using Cloud Services68Use ReadyCLOUD69Use ReadyNAS Remote79Use ReadyDROP874. LUNs93Basic LUN Concepts94Thin and Thick Provisioning94Default LUN Settings95Manage LUNs95Create a LUN95View and Change the Properties of a LUN97Expand the Size of a LUN99Delete a LUN102LUN Groups and Access Rights103Create a LUN Group103Assign a LUN to a LUN Group104Remove a LUN from a LUN Group106Delete a LUN Group107Manage Access Rights for LUN Groups108Access LUN Groups from an iSCSI-Attached Device116Set Up Initiator Access116Initialize and Format LUNs1225. Snapshots125Basic Snapshot Concepts126Smart Snapshot Management127Rolling Back127Clones127Manually Take a Snapshot128Browse Snapshots Using Recovery Mode129Roll Back to a Snapshot133Roll Back to a Snapshot Using Recovery Mode133Roll Back to a Snapshot Using the Timeline136Clone Snapshots139Delete Snapshots142Delete Snapshots Using Recovery Mode142Delete Snapshots Using the Timeline145Recover Data from a Snapshot148Recover Data from a Snapshot to a Network-Attached Device148Recover Data from a Snapshot to an iSCSI-Attached Device1496. Users and Groups150Basic User and Group Concepts151Home Folders151User and Group Account Limitations151User and Group Management Modes152User Accounts154Create User Accounts154Edit User Accounts156Delete User Accounts157Change User Passwords157Group Accounts159Create Groups159Edit Groups160Delete Groups162Cloud Users163Grant Access to Cloud Users163Cloud User Access Rights1637. System Settings165Customize the Basic System Settings166Set the Clock166Select the Language167Set the Administrator Password168Configure System Alerts169Configure the Host Name172Enable Antivirus173Configure the Network Settings174Network Basic Concepts174Configure the Ethernet Interfaces176Configure Bonded Adapters181Configure Global Settings for File-Sharing Protocols192Basic File-Sharing Concepts192Supported File-Sharing Protocols193Configure File-Sharing Protocols194Configure Media Services199ReadyDLNA199iTunes Streaming Server201Configure Discovery Services203Install and Manage Apps204Install Free Apps205Enable the NETGEAR genie+ Marketplace Service206Create a NETGEAR genie+ Marketplace Account207Purchase Apps209Manage Installed Apps2138. System Maintenance214System Monitoring215System and Disk Health Information215System Real-Time and Historical Monitoring216System Logs219SNMP Monitoring221System Maintenance223Update Firmware223Reset the Firmware to Factory Defaults226Recover the Administrator Password227Shut Down or Restart the System228Manage Power Usage229Optional Uninterruptible Power Supplies232Uninterruptible Power Supplies232UPS Configurations232Manage UPS Devices2329. Backup and Recovery238Back Up or Restore System Configuration239Basic Data Backup and Recovery Concepts240Backup Concepts240Recovery Concepts242Secure Cloud Backups243Backup Protocols243Backup Job Recommendations244Manage Backup and Recovery Jobs244Create a Backup Job244Create a Recovery Job245Configure a Backup or Recovery Job248Manually Start a Backup or Recovery Job257Delete a Backup or Recovery Job258View or Clear a Job Log258Configure the Backup Button260Time Machine262Back Up Your Mac Using Time Machine262Increase Your Time Machine Backup Capacity264ReadyNAS Vault266Dropbox268ReadyNAS Replicate269Enable ReadyNAS Replicate27010. Help Videos272Available Videos273ReadyCLOUD Setup273Time Machine273Antivirus273iTunes273Remote273ReadyDROP273ReadyDLNA274PLEX Media Server274Continuous Data Protection274Tool-less Drive Installation274Viewing Videos274A. Notification of Compliance275Size: 6.78 MBPages: 276Language: EnglishOpen manual
