NETGEAR RN31441E-100NAS Network Hardware User Manual


 
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v1.0, October 2007
Contents
NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide
About This Manual
Conventions, Formats, and Scope .................................................................................... x
How to Use This Manual .................................................................................................. xi
How to Print This Manual ................................................................................................. xi
Revision History ................................................................................................................xii
Chapter 1
Configuring Your ReadyNAS
Specifying Your Ethernet Connection Settings ...............................................................1-2
Global Network Settings ...........................................................................................1-5
WINS ........................................................................................................................1-6
DHCP .......................................................................................................................1-7
Setting Up Security .........................................................................................................1-7
Admin Password ......................................................................................................1-7
Security Mode ..........................................................................................................1-8
Setting Up User and Group Accounts ....................................................................1-13
Selecting Services for Share Access ............................................................................1-17
Standard File Protocols ..........................................................................................1-18
Streaming Services ................................................................................................1-19
Discovery Services .................................................................................................1-21
Understanding Volume Management ...........................................................................1-21
Volume Management for Flex-RAID ......................................................................1-22
Volume Management for X-RAID ...........................................................................1-26
Changing between X-RAID and Flex-RAID Modes ................................................1-28
Snapshots ..............................................................................................................1-28
USB Storage ..........................................................................................................1-31
Managing Your Shares .................................................................................................1-33
Adding Shares ........................................................................................................1-34
Managing Shares ...................................................................................................1-35