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Aspirant

Aug 03, 2020

Plex Media Server on ReadyNAS 2100 Questions?

I just brought a ReadyNAS 2100 home to test as a Media Server for Plex. Does anyone have experience with this device as a Plex Media Server? How does it perform? I just did a Factory Default comma...

Marc_V

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Aug 03, 2020

JS310

Welcome to the Community!

Plex Media Server download link only has the version for OS6 if I'm correct but if you have a compatible installer that should still work.

You can download the RAIDar utility and proceed with the Factory reset and it should help you out on accessing the Admin page.

HTH

StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Aug 03, 2020
Are you planning to upgrade the NAS to OS-6?

Note that plex no longer supports 4.2.x ReadyNAS (they dropped several platforms back in 2016). https://forums.plex.tv/t/armv5-powerpc-and-readynas-ros4-no-longer-supported-starting-with-plex-media-server-0-9-17-0/139976
- JS310
  Aspirant
  Aug 03, 2020
  Oh WOW. This is great to know about Plex. I will def spend more time with my options. I am not able to get to the admin screen. The IP takes me to the shares page. The utility does not find the NAS on my network for somereason. A couple of hours ago I decided to follow the OS Reinstall boot and now I cannot ping the device at all. I am thinking that I need to find a way to do a fresh install of the OS to wipe out any lingering issues it seems to have.
  - StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Aug 03, 2020
    JS310 wrote:
    
    A couple of hours ago I decided to follow the OS Reinstall boot and now I cannot ping the device at all.
    
    I don't think this was a problem with the firmware install (though I can't completely rule that out).
    
    Do another factory default. Then if you can't get in, please post screen shots from RAIDar and the web browser.