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McRob2
Feb 07, 2017Aspirant
Readynas NV V1 Using ReadyCloud
I am looking for some help on how to setup readycloud on a old Readynas NV running firmware 4.1.15. I installed the add on application but I am not able to discover the NAS by pressing the backup...
JennC
Feb 08, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hello McRob2,
I remember I saw one of our machines have these 2 installed and both can run. But, I don't remember running them at the same time. Just don't get confused that ReadyCloud is for ReadyNAS OS6 which is your RN516 and ReadyNAS Remote is for your legacy unit.
If you are in the same network where the NAS is, you do not need these two. you may simply map the LAN IP address of the NAS on the address bar of your Windows explorer.
Regards,
Sandshark
Feb 08, 2017Sensei
JennC: If ReadyNAS Remote and ReadyCloud can co-exist on a single machine without using a VM for one of them, then this is a very new change. I complained profusely when their incompatibility with each other was announced, for precisely the reason that this user is running into. The Windows ReadyCloud cliet un-installs the ReadyNAS Remote one (or at least used to, I gave up on it in favor of ZeroTier). The opposite may not be true, as the ReadyNAS Remote installer may be ignorant of the existance of ReadyCloud. But they definately don't get along on the same machine.
McRob2: ZeroTier may be an answer for you. You could use it on the 516 (and on the Pro if you upgrade it to OS6.6 -- which I recommend) and you could still use ReadyNAS Remote for the NV+ (and the Pro if you stick with OS 4.2.x). The NV+ (and Pro with OS 4.2.x) being based on Debian Etch, the OS is just too old to get a working ZeroTier installation.
Do a forum search on "ZeroTier" and you'll find my positng on the subject. Unlike ReadyCloud, it even lets your ReadyNASes talk to each other over the VPN (for easy remote backup). Like ReadyCloud and unlike most other VPN solutions, it works in conjunction with your primary network connection, not instead of it.
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