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v1.1, June 2009
Contents
About This Manual
Conventions and Formats ................................................................................................ ix
User Manual Revision History ........................................................................................... x
Chapter 1 Getting Acquainted
What is the ReadyNAS 2100? ........................................................................................1-1
The Benefits of X-RAID2 ................................................................................................1-2
Introducing the Status Displays, Ports, and Drive Bay ...................................................1-2
Front Panel ...............................................................................................................1-2
Disk Tray Release and Tray Latch ...........................................................................1-3
Control Panel ..........................................................................................................1-3
Rear Panel ...............................................................................................................1-5
Initial Setup .....................................................................................................................1-5
Default IP Address, Login Name, and Password .....................................................1-6
The RAIDar Setup Utility ................................................................................................1-6
The FrontView Management Console ............................................................................1-7
Chapter 2 Managing Your ReadyNAS 2100
Customizing Network Settings ........................................................................................2-1
Ethernet Interfaces ...................................................................................................2-2
Global Network Settings ...........................................................................................2-6
WINS ........................................................................................................................2-7
DHCP .......................................................................................................................2-7
Route: A Manual Routing Table ...............................................................................2-8
Updating the Admin Password .......................................................................................2-8
Selecting Services for Share Access ............................................................................2-10
Standard File Protocols ..........................................................................................2-10
Discovery Services .................................................................................................2-12
Understanding Volume Management ...........................................................................2-13
