Netgear RNDU2120 Ultra 2 – READYNAS ULTRA 2 (2TB: 1x2TB) User Manuals

Table of Contents

• ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17

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• Table of Contents

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• 1. Getting Acquainted

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  • What is the NETGEAR ReadyNAS?

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    • ReadyNAS Community Website

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  • Initial Setup and Default Login

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    • RAIDar Utility

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    • RAIDar Commands

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    • RAIDar LED Descriptions

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    • FrontView Management Console

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• 2. Managing Your ReadyNAS System

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  • Customizing Network Settings

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    • Ethernet Interfaces

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    • Global Network Settings

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    • WINS

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    • DHCP

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    • Route

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  • Setting Up Security

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    • Updating the Admin Password

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    • Security Access Modes

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    • Accounts

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  • Selecting Services for Share Access

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    • Standard File Protocols

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    • Discovery Services

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  • Add-Ons

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    • Installed

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    • Available

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    • Add New

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  • Adjusting System Settings

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    • Clock

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    • Alerts

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    • Performance Settings

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    • Language Settings

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    • Update

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    • Configure Backup

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    • Power

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    • Shutdown

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  • Understanding Volume Management

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    • X-RAID2

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    • Flex-RAID

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    • Changing between X-RAID2 and Flex-RAID Modes

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    • USB Volumes

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    • iSCSI Volumes

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• 3. Manage User Accounts

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  • Setting Security Access Modes

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    • User Security Mode

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    • Domain Security Mode

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  • Setting Up User and Group Accounts

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    • Managing Users

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    • Managing Groups

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    • Importing User Lists

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    • Importing Group Lists

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    • Exporting User Lists

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    • Exporting Group Lists

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    • Preferences

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  • Changing User Passwords

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• 4. Manage & Access Shares

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  • Managing Shares

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    • Adding Shares

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    • Fine-Tuning Share Access

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    • Setting Share Access

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    • Advanced Options

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  • Accessing Shares from a Web Browser

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  • Accessing Shares from Windows

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  • Accessing Shares from Mac OS X

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    • AFP over Bonjour

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    • AFP over AppleTalk

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  • Accessing Shares from Mac OS 9

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  • Accessing Shares through FTP/FTPS

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  • Accessing Shares from Linux/Unix

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  • Remote Access

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    • ReadyNAS Remote

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    • Remote FTP Access

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    • Remote HTTP/HTTPS Access

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• 5. Backing Up Your Data

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  • Configuring Backup Jobs

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    • Adding a New Backup Job

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    • Viewing the Backup Schedule

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    • Viewing the Backup Log

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    • Editing a Backup Job

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  • Time Machine Backup

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  • Snapshots

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    • Taking and Scheduling Snapshots

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    • Resizing Snapshot Space

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  • ReadyNAS Vault Service

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  • Enabling Rsync and Specifying Rsync Rights

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• 6. Optimization and Maintenance

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  • Performance

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  • Adding a UPS

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  • Power Management

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    • Disk Spin-Down Option

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    • Power Timer

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    • Configuring UPS

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    • APC

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    • Wake-on-LAN

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  • Viewing System Status

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    • Health

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    • Logs

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  • System Shutdown and File System Check

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  • Volume Maintenance

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  • Updating ReadyNAS Firmware

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    • Updating Direct from the NETGEAR Web Site

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    • Updating from a Local Drive

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    • Settings

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    • Restoring the Factory Default Settings

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• A. Understanding RAID

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  • Understanding RAID

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    • RAID Basics

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    • RAID Levels

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  • The Benefits of X-RAID2

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    • X-RAID2 Is Auto-expandable RAID

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    • Simplified Redundancy

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    • Easy Volume Expansion

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  • Flex-RAID

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• B. Notification of Compliance

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• Index

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