NETGEAR ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition - Manual (Page 27)

ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition User Guide
Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-5
v1.3, November 2008
Performance Settings . In this section, you can the Enable jumbo frames option allows you to
optimize the ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition for large data transfers such as multiple streams of
video playback.
Global Network Settings
Hostname
The Hostname you specify is used to advertise the ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition on your
network. You can use the hostname to address the ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition in place of the
IP address when accessing the ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition from Windows, or over OS X
using SMB. This is also the name that appears in the RAIDar scan list.
The default hostname is nas- followed by the last three bytes of your primary MAC address.
Figure 2-7
Note: Use this option only if your NIC and your gigabit switch support jumbo frames.
The ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition supports a 9000 byte frame size. For optimal
performance, a switch capable of this frame size or larger should be used.
Figure 2-8