Technical Support - NETGEAR ReadyNAS 4200 Installation Manual

Access Your Shared Storage
Note that, by default, these file sharing protocols are enabled: CIFS, AFP (advertised
over both Bonjour and AFP), HTTP/S. FTP, NFS, iSCSI and Rsync are supported but
are not enabled by default.
ReadyNAS 4200 User Manual
Refer to the for instructions on accessing shares from
Linux or Unix workstations, drive mapping, and other file sharing options, including
unique language support for file names such as those that use unicode or ideographic
characters.
Accessing Shares from a Windows PC
1. To see a share listing in Windows, either click Browse in RAIDar or enter
\\<ip_address> or \\<hostname> in the address bar.
2. When prompted, enter the user name and password to connect to the
ReadyNAS. The Windows Explorer will display the contents of the ReadyNAS
share.
Accessing Shares from MAC OS X
1. To access the same share over AFP with OS X, open Finder and locate the
ReadyNAS hostname in the SHARED section.
2. Click on the hostname to display the shares.
Operating Tips and Precautions
Follow these guidelines to get the best performance and trouble-free operations.
• Power Up/Down
Powering up the unit could take about a minute. Power down the unit by
pressing the power button on the front twice. This assures an orderly shutdown.
For other power down options, refer to the
• Ventilation
Twelve large capacity high speed disks can produce considerable heat. Be sure
to install the unit so that the fan exhausts are unobstructed.
• Using a UPS
An uninterruptible power supply protects your unit, and can enable automatic
shut down in an orderly fashion when there is an interruption in power. The
ReadyNAS 4200 User Manual
• Viewing Status Information in FrontView
The bottom row of the FrontView configuration utility provides color coded
status indicators of workgroup connections, disks, the fan, temperature, and
UPS (if used). Double-click on a status light to view details about that item.
February 2010
ReadyNAS 4200 User Manual .
provides instructions on using a UPS.
• Redundancy and Expansion
The ReadyNAS 4200 with 6 or more disks comes pre-configured with dual
redundancy X-RAID2, which means it will protect against up to two
simultaneous disk failures while allowing you to expand your capacity on the
fly. You can expand X-RAID2 simply by adding a new disk with a capacity
equal or greater than an existing disk, or if you run out of disk slots, you can
replace existing disks with a larger capacity disks and expand "vertically".
New or replacement disks can be hot-added or hot-replaced one at a time
while the ReadyNAS is running. Always wait until the new disk has completed
sync before adding or replacing another disk. You can see the progress in
FrontView, and you will receive an email alert when the sync process is
completed.

Technical Support

Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products.
After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product
and use it to register your product at http://www.NETGEAR.com/register
Registration is required before you can use our telephone support service.
Registration via our website is strongly recommended.
Go to http://kbserver.netgear.com for product updates and Web support
For additional information about setting up, configuring and using your , see the
ReadyNAS 4200 User Manual.
A link to the user manual is located on the
CD that came with your unit.
© 2010 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. NETGEAR and the NETGEAR logo are registered trademarks
of NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to change without
notice.
.
.
Resource