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Create Local storage
Hello There,
We recently purchased the Netgear RN214. Did all the configuration and setup the Readynas Cloud using the desktop app. But unable to work along with it. Here is i want to do, let me know if its possible.
1. We have 3 workstations which are used for video/photo editing.
2. We want to create a local network only for these 3 workstations for storage access. (Do not want the cloud access, need just the local)
3. We want to edit our videos or photos directly through the Netgear storage.
(Ex: Workstation 1 does the video lineup and saves the project>
Workstation 2 accesses the same project and edits and saves>
Workstation 3 does color grading on the same project.
All the work has happened on the same project file without being transffered the data or the files to the computer)
How do i setup this withouth the readycloud option. Please help. (Note: We do not want RAID configuration)
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As long as "SMB" is enabled in settings (it is by default), your NAS is available just like any other server. I personally believe that Netgear is doing it's purchasers a disservice (and possibly limiting purchases) by over-emphasizing ReadyCloud. It is completely unnecessary in many (dare I say most?) situations.
The first thing you will want to do is reserve an IP adddress for the NAS on your router. Then either use the address your router shows and go to https://ip.of.nas/admin (where ip.of.nas is the real IP) or use RAIDar to locate it and go to the setup page. If there is some reason you cannot reserve an IP on your router, you can use RAIDar to find the NAS and go to it and set a fixed IP address. But reservation in the router is preferred (mostly in case you end up changing out a router).
From there, you can set up local users and groups. Note that a local user is not (and cannot be) the same as a ReadyCloud user.
Once you have all the user and group accounts set as you want, your users can map the NAS as a Windows drive using the IP or name of the NAS.
Note that all of this is independent of RAID configuration. I hope you know what you are doing not using it. It is always important to have a backup of the NAS contents, but it is even more important that it be up to date when not using RAID.
Thank you Sandshark,
The link https://ip.of.nas/admin says site cannot be reached.
Is there any step to step guide which i can follow the instructions or a video.
Kindly help
Teepoi wrote:
The link https://ip.of.nas/admin says site cannot be reached.
Are you sure you are using the correct IP address for the NAS?
If so, did you try pinging it?
You can also download RAIDar - it can discover your NAS ip address, and it has a control to launch the admin interface.
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