User Manual

Getting Started

This manual describes how to configure and manage your ReadyNAS® storage system.

Your ReadyNAS storage system relies on the following applications:

• ReadyCLOUD®. Use this online service to discover your ReadyNAS system on your local area network

and access the local admin page.

• Local admin page. Use this browser-based interface to configure and manage your ReadyNAS system.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Quick-Start Guide

• Additional Documentation

• Supported ReadyNAS Systems

• Supported Operating Systems

• Supported Browsers

• Diskless Systems

• Basic Installation

• Upgrade Pre-6.2 ReadyNAS Firmware for Use With ReadyCLOUD

• Discover and Set Up Your ReadyNAS Using ReadyCLOUD

• Local Setup Wizard

• Local Admin Page

• Access the Local Admin Page

• Register Your System

• Five Levels of Protection

• The ReadyNAS Community

• Safe Mode

For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at

www.netgear.com/support.

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