User Manual

Choose an administrator password that is different from the default password and keep it in a safe place.
Anyone who obtains the administrator password can change settings or erase data that is stored on the
ReadyNAS.
Until you change the administrator password you cannot be authenticated as admin
when accessing shares.
Note
To change the administrator password:
1. Log in to the admin page.
2. Select Admin Password.
3. Configure the settings as explained in the following table:
DescriptionItem
Enter a new administrator password.Password
Confirm the new password.Re-enter Password
Select this check box to enable password recovery. Note that the Physical Reset Button
method is available even if you do not enable password recovery, but you need physical
access to the ReadyNAS system to use this method.
Enable Password
Recovery
By default this button is selected, and you can use NETGEAR's password recovery tool
to reset the administrator password to the default value, password. For information on
using the password recovery tool with the Physical Reset Button method, see Recover
the Administrator Password on page 228.
Physical Reset Button
Select this check box to enable password reset through email. Configure email alerts
before selecting this option. The alert email connection (email provider, user, password,
and so forth) is used to send you a new password.
Email me new password
Complete these fields to be able to
recover a lost or forgotten administrator
password with NETGEAR’s password
recovery tool (see Recover the
Administrator Password on page 228).
Choose a question that few people can answer.
For example, you might enter your first dog’s
name or your best friend in kindergarten as your
password recovery question.
Password Recovery
Question
Enter the answer to the question you provided in
the Password Recovery Question field.
Password Recovery
Answer
Enter the email address to which you want a reset
password to be sent.
Recovery Email Address
4. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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