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Getting Started
This manual describes how to configure and manage your ReadyNAS® storage system.
Your ReadyNAS storage system relies on the following applications:
• ReadyCLOUD. Use this online service to discover your ReadyNAS system on your local area network
and access the local admin page.
• Local admin page. Use this browser-based interface to configure and manage your ReadyNAS system.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Quick-Start Guide
• Additional Documentation
• Supported Operating Systems
• Supported Browsers
• Diskless Systems
• Basic Installation
• Upgrade ReadyNAS Firmware for Use with ReadyCLOUD
• Discover and Set Up Your ReadyNAS
• Local Setup Wizard
• Local Admin Page
• Access the Local Admin Page
• Register Your System
• Five Levels of File Protection
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