Netgear 2100 - Manual

)NSTALLATION'UIDE

NETGEAR® ReadyNAS™ 2100

Follow these instructions to install your NETGEAR® ReadyNAS™ 2100. Then, consult
the

ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual

for instructions on configuring and operating your unit.

A link to the

ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual

is on the

Resource CD

and on the NETGEAR

support site at

http://kbserver.netgear.com.

These instructions assume the unit is using the

factory default X-RAID2 disk configuration.

Estimated completion time: 20 minutes.

Note:

A diskless unit requires installing disks and initializing RAID before proceeding.

Go to

http://kbserver.netgear.com

for a list of supported disks. Refer to the

ReadyNAS

2100 User Manual

for instructions on installing disks and configuring RAID.

Basic Setup

Follow these steps to quickly setup the NETGEAR® ReadyNAS™ 2100.

First, Install the RAIDar Utility

Install the RAIDar utility from the product

Resource CD

. Windows, MAC and Linux

versions of RAIDar are provided.

Next, Connect the Unit

For initial setup, connect the LAN1 Ethernet port of the ReadyNAS to your network, and
turn it on. It takes about a minute to boot. The factory default is to get its IP address via
DHCP.

Note

: After it boots, the IP address assigned to the unit will be displayed in the status area.

Log in to the Unit

1.

Run the RAIDar utility. It will detect the unit.

Tip:

In your DHCP server, reserve the IP address assigned for your ReadyNAS so that it

always gets this address. This helps assure that mapped drives work consistently on
any operating system.

2.

Click

Setup

to open a browser ReadyNAS 2100 FrontView

session with the unit. The login screen will display. The default
user name is

admin

and the password is

netgear1.

The FrontView configuration utility home page displays.

Use the Setup Wizard for Basic Configuration

The Setup Wizard will guide you through setting up basic file sharing. Refer to the

ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual

for instructions on configuring options like backup,

streaming media servers, printers, VLAN, or user accounts and quotas.

Note:

If you choose to bypass the Setup Wizard, be sure to configure and alerts email

address, change the admin password, and provide a password recovery question.

1.

In the factory default state,

when logged in to the unit,
Setup Wizard is enabled. Click

Next

to proceed with the

wizard.

2.

On the Clock tab page, modify
or accept the default timezone,
time, and NTP options. Click

Next

to proceed.

3.

On the Alerts tab page, provide
at least one email address for
system alerts. Click

Next

to

proceed.

4.

On the Ethernet 1 tab page,
accept or change the IP address
settings.

Click

Next

to proceed.

5.

On the Global Settings tab
page, you can modify the unit’s
hostname. Also, if you will use
a static IP configuration, you
will need to configure the
gateway and DNS settings (you

do not have to change these settings if you use the unit in its default DHCP
configuration). Click

Next

to proceed.

6.

On the Admin Password page,
change the system login
password, and provide a
recovery question, answer, and
email address. Note these
changes. Click

Next

to

proceed.

7.

On the Security Mode tab
page, accept the default option
of “User” which controls
access to shares based on user
or group accounts. FrontView
will attempt to use the first workgroup name it discovers in the network. Otherwise, it
will default to “VOLUME” as the workgroup name. Specify the workgroup name you
want the unit to join. Refer to the

ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual

for ACS setup

instructions. Click

Next

to proceed.

8.

On the Accounts page, click

Add User

. Add a new user and user password. Click

Next

to finish the wizard. Refer to the

ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual

for full

instructions on setting up accounts.

This completes the basic setup. Next, you will verify that you can access shares on your
ReadyNAS.

Accessing Your Shared Storage

Follow the steps below to access shares on the ReadyNAS.

Note that, by default, these file sharing protocols are enabled: CIFS, AFP (advertised over
both Bonjour and ATP), HTTP/S. FTP, NFS, and Rsync are supported but are not enabled
by default.

Refer to the

ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual

for instructions on accessing shares from Linux

or Unix workstations, drive mapping, and other file sharing options, including unique
language support for file names such as those that use unicode or ideographic characters.