User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Getting Started
- Start Using Your ReadyNAS System
- 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
- Admin Page
- Access the Local Admin Page
- Register Your System
- Five Levels of Protection
- The ReadyNAS Community
- Safe Mode
- 2. Volume Configuration
- Basic Volume and RAID Concepts
- ReadyTIER, Tiers, Data, and Metadata
- Manage Volumes
- Change RAID Mode
- View the Status of a Volume
- Configure the Checksum Function
- Format Disks
- Create and Encrypt a Volume
- Delete a Volume
- Name a USB Drive
- Expand Storage Capacity
- Add Protection to a Volume
- Add Protection to a Flex-RAID Volume
- Add a Group to a Flex-RAID Volume
- Delete a RAID Group
- Use the Volume Management Wizard to Create a Volume
- Add a Tier to a Volume
- Enable or Disable Quotas on Volumes
- Maintain Volumes
- 3. Shares
- 4. LUNs
- 5. Snapshots
- 6. Users and Groups
- 7. Use Cloud Services
- 8. System Settings
- 9. System Power
- 10. Install and Manage Apps
- 11. System Monitoring
- 12. System Maintenance
- 13. Backup and Recovery
Note: We recommend selecting a language based on the region in which you use the
ReadyNAS system.
To configure language settings:
1. Log in to the ReadyNAS.
2. Select User icon.
The user icon menu opens.
3. Hover over the Language item on the menu and and select the language.
4. After you change the language, the Admin Page reloads.
Set the Administrator Password
It is important to safeguard the administrator password and to change it regularly to
protect your data.
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.
Note: Until you change the administrator password you cannot be authenticated as
admin when accessing shares.
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
Software Manual185System Settings
ReadyNAS OS 6.10