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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 th...
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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!
Frankly, I'd just turn off the virus protection. If the NAS has not internet connection and the computer connected to it has protection, where will a virus come from? And OS updates and apps can be installed locally. Time drift can cause a problem if it gets too large, though. You'll want to set up your PC as an NTP server (How-to-Configure-a-Local-NTP-Server ) and tell the NAS to use it.
Sandshark wrote:
Frankly, I'd just turn off the virus protection. If the NAS has not internet connection and the computer connected to it has protection, where will a virus come from? And OS updates and apps can be installed locally. Time drift can cause a problem if it gets too large, though. You'll want to set up your PC as an NTP server (How-to-Configure-a-Local-NTP-Server ) and tell the NAS to use it.
That is of course the other option.
One thing Colin_CS would also lose if he goes this route is email alerts.
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