NETGEAR ReadyNAS 2100 - Manual (Page 24)

ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual
2-6 Managing Your ReadyNAS 2100
v1.1, June 2009
Global Network Settings
Hostname
The Hostname you specify is used to advertise the ReadyNAS 2100 on your network. You can use
the hostname to address the ReadyNAS 2100 in place of the IP address when accessing the
ReadyNAS 2100 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.
Default Gateway
The Default Gateway specifies the IP address of the system where your network traffic is routed if
the destination is outside your subnet. In most homes and smaller offices, this is the IP address of
the router connected to the cable modem or your DSL service.
If you selected the DHCP option in the Ethernet or Wireless tab, the Default Gateway field is
automatically populated with the setting from your DHCP server. If you selected the Static option,
you can manually specify the IP addresses of the default gateway server here.
Note: Use this option only if your NIC and your gigabit switch support jumbo frames.
The ReadyNAS 2100 supports a 9000 byte frame size. For optimal performance, a
switch capable of this frame size or larger should be used.
Figure 2-8