Appendix A, ReadyNAS Duo Glossary, covers questions on what constitutes a valid input for hostname, workgroup, or password. Appendix B, General Glossary, provides definitions for some of the technical terminologies used in this document.

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Conventions, Formats, and Scope
The conventions, formats, and scope of this manual are described in the following paragraphs: Typographical Conventions. This manual uses the following typographical conventions:
Italic Bold Fixed italic Emphasis, books, CDs, file and server names, extensions User input, IP addresses, GUI screen text Command prompts, CLI text, code URL links
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Warning: Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the equipment.
Danger: This is a safety warning. Failure to take heed of this notice might result in personal injury or death. Scope. This manual is written for the ReadyNAS Duo according to these specifications:
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Setting Up Your Network Connection
This section allows you to refine your local network interface settings as well as your global settings that allow access to your workgroup and share folders.
Ethernet Interface Settings
Select Network > Interfaces, and then select the Ethernet tab. From this screen you can specify your network interface-specific settings. In the Standard Setting section, you can specify the IP address, network mask, speed/duplex mode, and MTU settings. In most networks where a DHCP server is enabled, you can simply specify the Use values from a DHCP server option to automatically set the IP address and network mask.

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Configuring Your ReadyNAS Duo

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IP Assignment. Select either Use values from a DHCP server or Use values below. If you elect to assign the IP address using Use values from a DHCP server, NETGEAR advises that you set the lease time on the DHCP server/router to a value of at least a day. Otherwise, you might notice that the ReadyNAS Duo IP address changes even when ReadyNAS Duo has been powered down for only a few minutes. Most DHCP servers allow you to assign a static IP address for specified MAC addresses. If you have this option, this would be a good way to ensure your ReadyNAS Duo maintains the same IP address even in DHCP mode. If you assign a static IP address by selecting Use values below, be aware that the browser will lose connection to the ReadyNAS Duo device after the IP address has been changed. To reconnect after assigning a static IP address, open RAIDar and click Rescan to locate the device, and then reconnect.
Speed/Duplex Mode. If you have a managed switch that works best if the devices are forced to a particular speed or duplex mode, you can select the setting you want. NETGEAR advises that you keep the setting in an Auto-negotiation mode otherwise.

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MTU. In some network environments, changing the default MTU value can fix throughput problems. NETGEAR advises that you leave the default setting otherwise.

Please note the following: Spaces around commas are ignored. The name and password fields are required. If a listed group account does not exist, it is automatically created. Group and quota are set to the defaults if not specified. E-mail notification is not sent to the user if the field is omitted or left blank. UID is automatically generated if not specified. Empty fields are replaced with account defaults.
Examples of acceptable formats are as follows (note that you can omit follow-on commas and fields if you wish to accept the system defaults for those fields, or you can leave the fields empty):

fred,hello123

In this example, user fred has a password set to hello123, belongs to the default group, receives no e-mail notification, has a UID assigned automatically, and has a default quota.
barney,23stone,,barney@bedrock.com
In this example, user barney has a password set to 23stone, belongs to the default group, receives e-mail notification sent to barney@bedrock.com, has a UID assigned automatically, and has a default quota.
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In this example, user wilma has a password imhiswif, belongs to the group ourgroup, receives email notification sent to wilma@bedrock.com, has a UID set to 225, and a quota set to 50 MB. Managing Groups To add a new group: 1. Select Manage Groups from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner. 2. Select the Add Group tab if it is not already selected. You can add up to five groups at a time. If you expect to have just one big set of users for one group, you can forego adding a new group and accept the default users group. 3. Click Apply to save your settings. If you want, a user can belong to multiple groups. Once you have created user accounts, you can specify secondary groups that the user can belong to. This allows for finer-grain settings for share access. For instance, you can have user Smithy in the General group also belong to the Finance group so Smithy can access shares restricted to only the Finance Group. When adding a new group, you can specify the amount of disk space you wish to allocate that group by setting a disk quota. A value of 0 denotes no limit. You can also set the Group ID, or GID, of the group that you are adding. You can leave this field blank and let the system automatically assign this value unless you wish to match your GID to your NFS clients.

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Home Media Streaming Server provides streaming of videos, music, and pictures to popular networked DVD players. The streaming players often utilize the streaming client developed by Syabas. Similar to UPnP AV, this service is used to stream videos, music, and pictures from the reserved media share to these adapters. If you wish to change the location where the media files are stored, you can specify a different share and folder path. Note that this path is shared between the UPnP AV and this service.

Discovery Services

Bonjour service provides a simple way of discovering various services on the ReadyNAS Duo. Bonjour currently provides an easy way to connect to FrontView, IPP printing, and AFP services. OS X has built-in Bonjour support, and you can download Bonjour for Windows from Apples website. UPnP provides a means for UPnP-enabled clients to discover the ReadyNAS Duo on your LAN.

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Installed AddOns
Two add-ons allow you to download files unattended using the Bit Torrent technology and share your photos on the ReadyNAS photo-share site. Bit Torrent. The ReadyNAS Duo enables peer-to-peer file sharing and allows the ReadyNAS Duo to queue and index torrent download files. ReadyNAS Photos. The ReadyNAS Duo allows you to share photos with select users on the Internet. You must install ReadyNAS Photos software which is available on the ReadyNAS site. Simply click Install ReadyNAS Photos and follow the on-screen prompts. Once you have
enabled this feature and downloaded the software, you will be able to share photos located in your Pictures folder. To download ReadyNAS Photos software: 1. Click Install ReadyNAS Photos. The ReadyNAS Photos Installers screen displays.

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2. Select the install version that is appropriate for your operating system. When the installation has completed, the ReadyNAS Photos icon will be installed on your desktop. 3. Create a ReadyNAS Photos profile. You will need the User ID and Password that you selected to log in to ReadyNAS Photos.

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4. When the ReadyNAS Photos login screen displays, enter your User ID and Password and click the arrow.

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5. A screen similar to the one below will display. Connect ReadyNAS Photos to your ReadyNAS Duo by clicking Connect.

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6. The Add New Album screen displays. Click on the Click here to add album link to add your first album. To add subsequent albums, select Import Albums from the menu bar.

Hi Smithy

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7. From the Import Albums screen select the Photo Albums you want to add from the Bookmarks pull-down menu. Highlight the album you want to add and click ADD, and then click START. The new album will display.

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8. Double-click on the album image to open the album. You can rotate or delete any photos prior to sharing your photos. You can also select a specific photos to share by moving each photo thumbnail into the Selection Tray.

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9. After you have corrected your photos or selected certain photos to share, select Share from the menu. The Share Dialog will display. a. Enter the email address or User ID of each buddy. b. Select either the Share this Album radio button or the Share Items in Selection Tray to determine which photos to share. c. From the pull-down menu, select the photo album name (if you are sharing an album) or, if you are sending select photos from the selection tray, then you can create a specific name. d. Enter a message to accompany to the photos.

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10. Click Share. An email will be sent to your share buddy; you will also be notified by email that the shared photos have been sent.
Understanding Volume Management
The ReadyNAS Duo uses X-RAID, an NETGEAR-patented expandable RAID technology. Some benefits of X-RAID technology are: One-volume technology, but supports volume expansion, either by with the addition of more disks or the replacement of an existing disk with larger capacity disks. You can start out with one disk, and add an additional more disk when you need it. Volume management is automatic. Add a second disk, and it becomes a mirror to the firstthe expansion occurring while redundancy is maintained.
Volume Management for X-RAID
The X-RAID technology offers a simplified approach to volume management. X-RAID works on the premise that what most people want to do with their data volume over time is either adding redundancy or expanding it without the headaches usually associated with doing that. By using simple rules, X-RAID is able to hide all the complexities yet provide volume management features previously available only in enterprise-level storage solutions. X-RAID Redundancy Overhead. To maintain redundancy from disk failure, X-RAID requires a one-disk overhead. In a two-disk X-RAID volume, the usable capacity is one disk.

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Setting Share Access From the Share List screen, click the CIFS link adjacent to the Share whose share access you want to change. In the following example, we selected the Children share; the CIFS (Windows) share options screen looks like the following:

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To set share access: 1. Select the Default Access pull-down menu at the top, select the access to be granted. 2. Select the Hosts allowed access check box and specify one or more hosts that you wish to restrict access to in the adjacent field. For example, select read-only for Default Access and list the hosts to whom you wish to allow access. Access from all other hosts will be denied. To allow only host 192.168.2.101 read-only access to the share, specify the following: Default: Read-only Hosts allowed access: 192.168.2.101
Multiple hosts can be separated with commas (see Appendix B, General Glossary for information about valid host formats.) For example, if you wish to limit share access to particular hosts, you can enter host IP addresses or valid DNS hostnames in the Host allowed access field. In addition, you can enter a range of hosts using common IP range expressions such as: 192.168.2., 192.168.2.0/255.255.255.0, 192.168.2.0/24 These designations all allow hosts with IP addresses 192.168.2.1 through 192.168.2.254. Toward the bottom of the CIFS screen are the Share Display Option, Recycle Bin, and Advanced CIFS Permissions. Refer to the descriptions for these options in the sections that follow.
Share Access Restriction. If you wish to limit share access to particular users and/or groups, you can enter their names in the Read-only users, Read-only groups, Write-enabled users, and Write-enabled group fields. The names must be valid accounts, either on the ReadyNAS Duo or on the domain controller. For instance, if you wish to allow read-only access to all and read/write access only user fred and group engr, you would set the following: Default: Read-only Write-enabled users: fred Write-enabled groups: engr
If you wish to limit this access only to hosts 192.168.2.101 and 192.168.2.102, set the following: Default: Read-only Hosts allowed access: 192.168.2.101, 192.168.2.102 Write-enabled users: fred Write-enabled groups: engr
If you wish to specify some users and groups for read-only access and some for read/write access, and disallow all other users and groups, enter the following: Default: Disabled Hosts allowed access: 192.168.2.101, 192.168.2.102 Read-only users: mary, joe Read-only groups: marketing, finance Write-enabled users: fred Write-enabled groups: engr

Viewing the Backup Schedule
After saving the backup job, a new job appears in the Backup Schedule section of the Backup Jobs screen.

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A summary of the backup jobs that have been scheduled are shown; jobs are numbered beginning at 001. To manage your backup jobs: 1. Click the Job number icon to modify the selected backup job. 2. Enable or disable job scheduling by selecting/clearing the Enable check box. Disabling the job does not delete the job, but removes it from the automatic scheduling queue. 3. Click Delete to permanently remove the job. 4. Click Go to manually start the backup job. The status changes when the backup starts, when an error is encountered, or when the job has finished. 5. Select the View Log link to check a detailed status of the backup. 6. click Clear Logs to refresh and clear the current log detail.

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Programming the Backup Button
On ReadyNAS Duo systems that have the Backup Button feature, you can program the button to execute one or more pre-defined backup jobs.

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Simply select the backup jobs in the order that you want them run and click Apply. Pressing the Backup Button once starts the job(s).

Viewing the Backup Log

You can view the backup log while the job is in progress or after it has finished.

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The log format might differ depending on the backup source and destination type that was selected, but you can see when the job was started and finished, and whether it was completed successfully or with errors.

Editing a Backup Job

To edit a backup job, you can either click the 3-digit job number button in the Backup Jobs screen, or you can click the Edit Backup Job link while viewing that job log. You can then make appropriate changes or adjustments to the job.

Setting Up Printers

The ReadyNAS Duo device supports automatic recognition of USB printers. If you have not already done so, you can connect a printer now, wait a few seconds, and click Refresh to display detected printers. The print share name automatically reflects the manufacturer and model of your printer and is listed in the USB Printers section of the Print Queue service screen.

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Print Shares over CIFS/SMB
The ReadyNAS Duo can act as a print server for up to two USB printers for your Windows or Mac clients. To set up a printer in Windows: 1. Click Browse in RAIDar or simply enter \\hostname in the Windows Explorer address bar to list all data and printer shares on the ReadyNAS Duo. 2. Double-click the printer icon to assign a Windows driver.

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IPP Printing

The ReadyNAS Duo also supports the IETF standard Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) over HTTP. Any client supporting IPP printing (IPP is available natively on the latest Windows XP OS and OS X) can now use this protocol to utilize printers connected to the ReadyNAS Duo. The simplest way to utilize IPP printing is to use Bonjour to discover and set up the print queue. Bonjour is built into OS X and can be installed on Windows computers (Bonjour for Windows is available for download from the Apple website at http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/bonjour/).

Managing Print Queues

From time to time, printers might run out of ink or paper, or simply jam up, forcing you to deal with the print jobs stuck in a queue. The ReadyNAS Duo has a built-in print queue management to handle this. Simply select the USB Printers tab or click Refresh to display the printers and the jobs queued up for any stuck printers.

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Select the radio button next to the print job and click Delete Print Job to remove a job (or all jobs) from the print queue.
Managing Your ReadyNAS Duo System
To set up and manage your ReadyNAS Duo effectively, make sure that you review the settings in the following sections, and implement any necessary modifications or updates.
An accurate time setting on the Clock screen is required to ensure proper file timestamps. You can access the Clock screen by selecting System > Clock from the main menu. System Time The Select Timezone section and the Select Current Time section of the Clock screen allow you to set the Timezone, and the Date and Time.

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NTP Option You can elect to synchronize the system time on the device with a remote NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. You can elect to keep the default servers or enter up to two NTP servers closer to your locale. You can find an available public NTP servers by searching the Web.

Alerts

In the event of a device or an enclosure failure, a quota violation, low-disk space warning, and other system events requiring your attention, e-mail alerts are sent. The Alerts screen is accessed by selecting System > Alerts from the main menu. Alerts Contacts The Contacts tab allows you to specify up to three e-mail addresses where system alerts will be sent. The ReadyNAS Duo device has a robust system monitoring feature and sends e-mail alerts if something appears to be wrong or when a device has failed. Make sure to enter a primary e-mail address and a backup one if possible.

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Some e-mail addresses can be tied to a mobile phone. This is a great way to monitor the device when you are away from your desk.
Alerts Settings This ReadyNAS Duo device has been preconfigured with mandatory and optional alerts for various system device warnings and failures. The Settings tab allows you to control the settings for the optional alerts.

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NETGEAR strongly recommends that you keep all alerts enabled; however, you might choose to disable an alert if you are aware of a problem and wish to temporarily disable it. At the bottom of the screen in the Other Alert Settings section, there are a couple of additional options of note. Selecting the Power-off NAS when a disk fails or no longer responds option gracefully powers off the ReadyNAS Duo if a disk failure or a disk remove event is detected. Selecting the Power-off NAS when disk temperature exceeds safe level gracefully powers off the ReadyNAS Duo when the disk temperature exceeds the nominal range. SMTP The ReadyNAS Duo device has a built-in e-mail message transfer agent (MTA) that is set up to send alert e-mail messages from the device. Some corporate environments, however, might have a firewall that blocks untrusted MTAs from sending out messages.

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If you were unable to receive the test message from the Alerts Settings tab, it might have been blocked by the firewall. In that case, specify an appropriate SMTP server in this tab.

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Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for home might also block untrusted MTAs. Furthermore, they might allow you to specify their SMTP server but requires that you enter a user login and password to send out e-mailthis is common with most DSL services. If this is the case, simply enter the user name and password in the fields provided.

Performance

If you wish to tweak the system performance, select Performance from the main menu. Note that some of the settings suggest that you utilize an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) before enabling that option: NETGEAR recommends that you select the Disable full data journaling only if the NAS has UPS protection. Without battery backup, there is a small chance that parity written to a disk in a RAID set might become out of sync with the data disks if a power failure suddenly occurs, possibly causing incorrect data to be recovered if one disk fails. Without full data journaling, disk write performance increases substantially.

Replacing a Failed Disk on the ReadyNAS Duo
When a Disk Status LED blinks slowly, it is an indication of a failed disk. The ReadyNAS Duo supports hotswap bays, so there is no need to power down the device.
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To replace the disk: 1. Open the disk tray door. 2. Press the button under the failed disk. The latch pops out.

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3. Pull out the disk tray and remove the screws. 4. Replace the failed disk, reassemble, and slide the disk tray back in. Make sure that the hard disk connectors are facing away from you when you reassemble the disk.

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The ReadyNAS Duo system performs RAID synchronization in the background, and notifies you by e-mail when synchronization is complete.
Resynchronizing the Volume
If you had to power off to replace the failed disk, turn on the power on the ReadyNAS Duo. The RAID volume automatically resynchronizes with the new disk in the background. The process takes several hours depending on disk size. During the resync process, the ReadyNAS Duo can be used as normal, although access will be slower until the volume is finished resynchronizing. You will be notified by e-mail when the resync process is complete.
Resetting Your System (System Switch)
Refer to the Installation Guide included in the shipping box (a PDF of the Installation Guide is also on your Installation CD) for the location of the System Reset switch on the back of the ReadyNAS Duo. The System Reset switch allows you to perform two functions:
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1. Reinstall the ReadyNAS Duo firmware. 2. Reset the ReadyNAS Duo back to the factory default settings. Typically, you should not need to resort to options (1) and (2) unless you exhausted all other means of recovering your system. You might want to reinstall the ReadyNAS Duo firmware as a first step, if the ReadyNAS Duo had been working normally but a configuration change makes it inaccessible. If this does not work or you wish to set the ReadyNAS Duo back to a factory default state, you can do so following these instructions below: To re-install the ReadyNAS Duo firmware: Use a paper clip to depress the switch while the system is off. Continue to depress the reset switch while powering on the system for approximately 5 seconds until the disk LEDs flash once to signify that the command has been accepted. The firmware installation takes several minutes to complete. The Status LED in the front will be solid green when the process is complete. The installation does not affect the data on the ReadyNAS Duo. Warning: Make sure that you do not continue to press the reset switch after the LEDS flash once, otherwise a Factory Default will occur that erases your data. (see below) To set the ReadyNAS Duo device to Factory Default: Use the same process, except you must hold the System Reset switch for 30 seconds after powering on the system. You will see the disk LEDs flash for a second time to signify that the command has been accepted. Warning: This process reinstalls the firmware and resets all disk configurations, wiping out any data you might have on the NAS.

Changing User Passwords

There are two ways in which user passwords can be changed in the User security mode. The first way is for the administrator to change the passwords by selecting Security > User & Group Accounts and then selecting Manage Users from the pull-down menu. The other and preferred way is to allow users to change their own passwords. This relieves the administrator from this task and encourages users to change their passwords on a more regular basis for enhanced security. Users can use the Web browser and their existing password to log in to https://<ip_addr>/ to access the Web share listing page. Then select the Password tab, and follow the prompts to set a new password
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Appendix A ReadyNAS Duo Glossary
Domain or Workgroup Name A valid domain or workgroup name must conform to the following restrictions: Name must consist only of characters az, AZ, 09, and the symbols _ (underscore), (hyphen), and. (period). Name must start with a letter. Name length must be 15 characters or less.
Host A valid IP address or a host name. Host Name A valid host name must conform to the following restrictions: Name must consist only of characters az, AZ, 09, and the symbols - (hyphen) and. (period). Name must start with a letter. A short host name length must be 15 characters or less. A fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) must have no more than 63 characters in each section separated by. (period), and cannot end with a - (hyphen). Example of a valid FQDN: firstpart.secondpart.thirdpart.com.
ReadyNAS Duo Host Name A valid host name except the first part or short host name must be 15 characters or less due to the NetBIOS name length restriction. Host Expression A valid host expression is either a valid host or the common IP expression form specifying a range of addresses in a network, for example:
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192.168.2. 192.168.2.0/255.255.255.0 192.168.2.0/24
Share Name Name must consist only of characters az, AZ, 09, and the symbols - (hyphen) and. (period). Name cannot be an existing user name. Name cannot end in -snap. Name cannot be any one of the following reserved names:
bin boot cdrom dev etc floppy frontview home initrd lib lost+found mnt opt proc root sbin tmp usr var admin administrator images language quota.user quota.group shares global homes printers diag c d e f g h i j
Share name can contain Unicode characters if this option is specified in the Language tab.

password changing 3-6 recovery of 1-6 setting admin user 1-6 performance fine-tuning 1-45 settings, jumbo frames 1-4 Power Management 1-51 Power Timer 1-52 print queues managing 1-41 Printers setting up 1-40 USB 1-40 Printing CIFS/SMB 1-40 IPP 1-41
ReadyNAS configuring 1-1 health 3-1 updating 1-49 viewing Logs 3-2 replacement disks ordering 3-3 replacing disks increasing capacity 1-21 resetting system system switch 3-5 resynchronizing volume 3-5
Unicode 1-49 HTTP 1-49 WebDAV 1-49 updating remote method 1-49

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updating ReadyNAS 1-49 UPnP 1-15 UPnP AV 1-14 UPnP AV Media Adapters networked 2-13 UPS configuration of 1-53 performance, adding 1-47 USB 1-23 flash device 1-23 formats, EXT3 1-23 formats, FAT32 1-23 shares 1-31 storage 1-22 USB storage partitions 1-22 user accounts import users 1-8 managing 1-7 setting up 1-7
Volume Management 1-20 X-RAID 1-20
Web browser accessing shares 2-8 Windows accessing shares 2-1
X-RAID adding a second disk 1-21 adding more disks 1-21 redundancy overhead 1-20 volume management 1-20

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ReadyNAS Duo Resource CD Four screws for installing an additional hard disk installation (included only with onedisk units)
Follow the screen prompts to complete installation of the RAIDar utility. On the last screen, select the Run RAIDar check box, and click Finish. The RAIDar utility will locate all ReadyNAS devices on your network. A shortcut to the RAIDar utility will be placed on your desktop for future use.

Start Here

Follow these instructions to install your NETGEAR ReadyNAS Duo. Then, consult the ReadyNAS Duo Setup Manual on your Resource CD for instructions on using the Setup Wizard to configure the ReadyNAS Duo. Some typical ReadyNAS Duo use scenarios are also included. See the ReadyNAS Duo User Guide to configure any advanced features (a link to the User Guide is on your Resource CD). The ReadyNAS Duo User Guide is also on the NETGEAR support site at http://kbserver.netgear.com. Estimated setup time: 15 minutes When you have completed installation of the ReadyNAS Duo, your network should resemble this illustration.
Next, connect the ReadyNAS Duo to your network
The router in your network must have an ethernet port available to connect the ReadyNAS Duo unit to the router via the Ethernet cable. Your router also must be configured to automatically provide an IP address for your network devices. 1. Unpack the unit and stand the unit on its feetbe sure it has ample ventilation. Avoid putting the unit in a location where it could be knocked over easily. Do not place items on top of the ReadyNAS Duo. 2. Connect one end of the provided Ethernet cable to your router and the other end to the back of the ReadyNAS Duo unit. Plug in the power adapter to a power source and connect the other end to the unit 3. Press the On button on the front of your unit. The blue light will flicker while the unit boots and obtains an IP address; then it will turn solid blue.
The MAC address of the ReadyNAS Duo, Host Name (which includes the last four digits of the MAC address), IP Address and other statistics will display. If you have multiple ReadyNAS units connected to your network, the RAIDar software screen will list them also. 3. 4. 5. To set up the ReadyNAS Duo unit, select the ReadyNAS Duo and then click Setup. On the login screen, enter admin for the user name, and netgear1 for the password (all lower case letters and the number 1). The ReadyNAS Duo Home screen displays. Click Setup Wizard and follow the steps to complete the setup of your unit (for detailed instructions, see the ReadyNAS Duo Setup Manual on your Resource CD). It should not be necessary to modify any of the suggested default settings. If you choose not to install RAIDar, you can also access the ReadyNAS Duo by entering the IP address of the ReadyNAS Duo, which can be obtained from your router, into your browser. This method is explained in the ReadyNAS Duo User Guide; a link to the User Guide is on your Resource CD.
Note: If you purchased a unit with only one disk, and want to add a second disk for redundancy, NETGEAR suggests that you install your ReadyNAS Duo and the RAIDar utility, then connect the ReadyNAS Duo to your network and validate the installation before adding the disk. See Installing a Disk Drive for installation instructions.

Then, install the RAIDar utility
Installing the RAIDar software utility provides an easy way for you to detect the ReadyNAS Duo on your network, and is the method recommended by NETGEAR. Note: To install the RAIDar Widget for Mac OS X (included on the Resource CD), see the ReadyNAS Duo Setup Manual. An on-line link to the Setup Manual is on the Resource CD. To install the RAIDar software utility: 1. Insert the Resource CD into your computer. On the Welcome screen, click Install the ReadyNAS RAIDar utility. (For Mac OS X, open the Mac RAIDar Setup Folder and doubleclick Setup_Mac.dmg.)
Finally, copy files to your ReadyNAS Duo
The folder structure in the ReadyNAS Duo includes a Backup folder, a Media folder containing three sub-folders (Music, Pictures and Videos), and a Printer/Fax folder. To verify that you can copy files to and from your new ReadyNAS Duo drive. 1. Open the RAIDar utility. Select the ReadyNAS Duo and click Browse. The ReadyNAS share folders display. (No password is required.) Note: You can also access your share folders by browsing My Network Neighborhood (or equivalent for Microsoft Vista and Mac OS X). Your ReadyNAS Duo is located under its workgoup name (the default is Volume), and identified by
First, check your package contents
Before starting installation, check your package contents: ReadyNAS Duo Installation Guide Warranty Card Power cable Ethernet cable
nas- plus the last 6 digits of its unique MAC addresswhich is the same name as the Host Name. The MAC address of your ReadyNAS Duo is printed on the label on the bottom of the unit. 2. From your computer, select a file and either drag it to one of the folders on the ReadyNAS Duo drive or right-click (Windows) or control-click (Macintosh), choose Copy from the context menu, and Paste the file into one of the folders.

Technical Support

Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products. After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at http:// www.NETGEAR.com/register. Registration is required before you can use our telephone support service. Registration via our website is strongly recommended. Go to http://kbserver.netgear.com for product updates and Web support. For Warranty and Regional Customer Support information, see the Resource CD that came with your product. An approved hard disk hardware list is available from the NETGEAR Support site.

Installing a Disk Drive

If you purchased a ReadyNAS Duo with only one installed drive, and you want to add a second drive, carefully follow these instructions. The ReadyNAS Duo is hot-swappable which means that you can insert a new disk drive without turning the unit off. The ReadyNAS Duo automatically detects the new drive and builds it as a mirror drive. Warning: Install only NETGEAR-approved hardware in your ReadyNAS. Failure to comply will void your warranty. A list of approved hardware is in the ReadyNAS Duo User Manual. A link to the on-line User Guide is on your Resource CD. To install a second drive: 1. Remove the disk tray from the unit. a. Swing open the front cover. b. Press to release the latch. 2. c. Pull out the tray. Insert a hard drive into the tray (A). Position the drive with the bottom facing out from the tray, and the connectors facing away. Use the four screws provided with the unit to secure the drive to the tray. 3. With the latch in the open position, slide the disk tray into the ReadyNAS Duo completely, securing the latch and closing the door. Note: If you want to prevent easy removal of the disk from the drive bay, set the lock (B): to the right is unlocked; to the left is locked. Note: If you are operating the unit with one drive only, NETGEAR recommends that you place it in the bay to the left.
To access the ReadyNAS Duo after installing a drive: 1. Open the RAIDar software utility. On the RAIDar screen, the Status LED for Drive 2 will remain blue until the drive is ready.You can continue to use the Duo during this time. Click Browse to access the share folders, or click Setup to access the ReadyNAS Duo Home screen. Note: It will take approximately 2 hours (or longer, depending on drive capacity) for the drive to become fully redundant. See the ReadyNAS Duo User Guide to configure the device. An on-line link to the User Manual is on the Resource CD. The Drive 2 green LED on the front of the ReadyNAS Duo also will blink continuously until the mirror drive build process is complete. Warning: The ReadyNAS Duo formats hard drives differently than a computer does. Do not swap hard drives between a ReadyNAS and a computer or your data will be lost. Hard Drive Disclaimer
Adding or using your own hard drive(s) is an option with this NETGEAR product. Please refer to the NETGEAR ReadyNAS hard drive compatibility list for qualified drives when selecting and installing your own hard drive(s). This NETGEAR product is not data redundant with a single disk drive. By using this NETGEAR product, you understand and agree that (i) NETGEAR does not warrant any disk drive not provided or installed by NETGEAR; and (ii) NETGEAR is not responsible and you hereby release NETGEAR from any liability under any circumstances whatsoever for any damage to, loss of data or loss of contents of any hard drive use with this NETGEAR product, regardless of whether such hard drive is provided by NETGEAR or qualified to be compatible with this product. In no event will NETGEARs liability with respect to a failed disk drive or failed product exceed the cost of a replacement disk drive or replacement product, as applicable. In certain circumstances data loss may be permanent and unrecoverable and therefore you are highly encouraged to separately maintain a backup copy of any data that you store on the hard drive(s) used with this NETGEAR product. This symbol was placed in accordance with the European Union Directive 2002/96 on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (the WEEE Directive). If disposed of within the European Union, this product should be treated and recycled in accordance with the laws of your jurisdiction implementing the WEEE Directive. 2008, 2009 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. NETGEAR and the NETGEAR logo are registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to change without notice.

Troubleshooting

Check the status lights to verify correct operation. When powered on, the ReadyNAS Duo blue power button light will be on. Green status lights labeled 1 and 2 indicate which hard drive is installed and detected. Turning off Your ReadyNAS Duo Correctly. To turn off your ReadyNAS, press the power button until the blue light blinks (about 5 seconds). Website Security Certificate Issue. If you access the ReadyNAS Duo from your browser, you may see the Security Certificate screen. Select Continue to this website to access the ReadyNAS Duo Home screen.

February 2009