Hardware manual
NETGEAR ReadyNAS 204 
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ReadyNAS OS 6 Desktop Storage Systems 
Rear Panel 
The following figure shows the rear panel of the ReadyNAS 204.
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Figure 12. ReadyNAS 204 rear panel 
1. eSATA port
2. Reset button
3. USB 3.0 ports
4. LAN ports with LED status indicators
Note: The two LAN ports are equivalent. They can be used as two separate 
Ethernet connections, or can be configured as a single, bonded port 
with a 2 Gbps potential speed. For information on how to configure a 
bonded port, and the network configuration requirements needed to 
support 2 Gbps, see the ReadyNAS OS 6.2 Software Manual, which is 
available at 
http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.
5. Power cable socket
6. Exhaust fan
7. Kensington lock










