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Netgear ReadyNAS 314 (Installation and networking)
Hello all,
Some years ago i bought a Netgear ReadyNAS 314 to store files away. From the start i had problems with setting the system up and running with i think with one of the reasons that on this moment i dont have a router at home, all the internet acces i do at home is through my 4g internet connection. I'm not very known in everything in meaning with IP's, IvP4, IvP6 to let this system work for me.
On this moment i got all the harddisks in the system, powered with a internet cable to my laptop (wifi through my mobile, windows 10 home) and a screen on the ReadyNAS saying no IP found (understandible).
Anybody that can help me with this total setup also knowing i dont have a disc for installing and the readycloud.netgear.com website doesnt work anymore...
Hopefully somebody can help me after all these years of trying different stuff
Thanks!
Colin
Welcome to the Community!
Since you do not have a router, you will have to direct-connect your ReadyNAS to your PC. There are KBs you can follow.
You can do this by following this KB on how to direct-connect your NAS.
Use the following guide to setup static IP.
For Setting a static IP on your ReadyNAS
For Setting up static IP on your PC
Your PC and ReadyNAS Should be on the same Subnet. For example, you can set the ReadyNAS IP address to 192.168.1.251 and the PC should have 192.168.1.252. Subnet mask for both should be 255.255.255.0 and gateway/router can be 192.168.1.1
Download RAIDar and run to discover the ReadyNAS.
After discovery follow the offline mode setup on this KB.
I hope this helps!
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Welcome to the Community!
Since you do not have a router, you will have to direct-connect your ReadyNAS to your PC. There are KBs you can follow.
You can do this by following this KB on how to direct-connect your NAS.
Use the following guide to setup static IP.
For Setting a static IP on your ReadyNAS
For Setting up static IP on your PC
Your PC and ReadyNAS Should be on the same Subnet. For example, you can set the ReadyNAS IP address to 192.168.1.251 and the PC should have 192.168.1.252. Subnet mask for both should be 255.255.255.0 and gateway/router can be 192.168.1.1
Download RAIDar and run to discover the ReadyNAS.
After discovery follow the offline mode setup on this KB.
I hope this helps!
Hi Marc_V !
Thank you so much for this great guide. In the end i got it all working with all the adjustments to also enter the files from a map in my netwerk on my laptop.
On the start i got all the stuff working and was able to get some Apps working on the ReadyNAS but now after a day or 2 i get notifications on the antivirus but also the apps dont show anymore
Any idea how to fix this because on the start of the installation of the ReadyNAS with a ethernat cable and IP shown it was able to download some of them but now it looks like there is no way to get this connection.
Already thanks for everything you did!
Colin
Colin_CS wrote:
On the start i got all the stuff working and was able to get some Apps working on the ReadyNAS but now after a day or 2 i get notifications on the antivirus but also the apps dont show anymore
Any idea how to fix this because on the start of the installation of the ReadyNAS with a ethernat cable and IP shown it was able to download some of them but now it looks like there is no way to get this connection.
The direct ethernet connection to the PC allows you to reach the NAS, but the NAS can't reach the internet. So anti-virus updates won't happen, time won't be synced. The app list is downloaded from Netgear, so that won't be updated either.
If you need all that, then the best approach is to get a persistent internet service from an ISP plus a router.
There is potentially another way - which is to install internet connection sharing on the PC, and then coonect the PC wifi to the hotspot. The connection sharing would allow the NAS to reach the internet through the PC. You can google internet connection sharing on Windows if you want more information on this.
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