User Manual

5. Click the Settings button on the pop-up menu.

6. Select or clear the Checksum check box.

7. Click the Apply button.

8. Click the OK button.

Your settings are saved.

Create and Encrypt a Volume

During volume creation, you can also enable volume encryption. Encryption is optional. When encryption

is enabled, data is encrypted in real time as it is written to the volume.You cannot encrypt existing volumes.

Encryption is possible only when you are creating new volumes.When created, the volume will be a Flex-RAID

volume, but after you create it, you can change it to an X-RAID volume.

You need a USB drive to store the encryption key that is generated during volume creation.You can also

specify that the encryption key be emailed to you for safe keeping. If you lose the USB drive with the

encryption key, you can load the emailed encryption key onto another USB drive.

You must insert the USB drive with the encryption key into a USB port on the ReadyNAS for the volume to

be unlocked and accessible.You must insert the USB drive to unlock an encrypted volume during reboot.

If you do not insert the USB key on reboot, there is a 10-minute time-out during which you can insert the

key. Otherwise, you wll not be able to access the encrypted volume until the ReadyNAS is again rebooted.

You can remove the USB drive after unlocking the volume. We recommend storing the USB drive with the

encryption key in a safe and secure location when not in use.

WARNING:

If you lose the encryption key, the encrypted drive is irrecoverable.

Volume Configuration

ReadyNAS OS 6.9.3