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ReadyNAS 516 feature questions
Hi All,
I am considering purchasing a ReadyNAS RN51600 diskless NAS drive, I shall be using it to primarily hold my video and photo collections and for running Plex to allow serving these vIdeos/photos to several Plex clients allowing the NAS to do HD/1080p video transcoding so that I dont have to convert the videos to a format suitable for all the Plex clients.
My questions however are:
1. I would like to have the ReadyNAS 516 serve as a VPN server allowing secure access over my ADSL/cable connection to both the NAS content but also to other computers on my local/private network. I have looked through the forums and seen that there are several posts about running OpenVPN etc. on ReadyNAS boxes (mostly DUO v2), but I cant find anything about a possible option on the new OS6 or even if there is the capability of doing this using a fully supported NetGear application?
2. I would ideally like the ReadyNAS 516 to act as a media player itself using the built in HDMI port, therefore is there now or are there plans to have something like the Plex client or XBMC as an application that can run on the NAS and controlled via a remote control, web interface or iOS/Android app?. Or is the HDMI port accessible from user written applications such that someone could port a media streaming client to this NAS box?
3. Is there an SDK or image that allows developers to easily simulate the ReadyNAS 516 for development purposes without having to develop and deploy on a real NAS with the risk of breaking it?
Thanks in advance
I am considering purchasing a ReadyNAS RN51600 diskless NAS drive, I shall be using it to primarily hold my video and photo collections and for running Plex to allow serving these vIdeos/photos to several Plex clients allowing the NAS to do HD/1080p video transcoding so that I dont have to convert the videos to a format suitable for all the Plex clients.
My questions however are:
1. I would like to have the ReadyNAS 516 serve as a VPN server allowing secure access over my ADSL/cable connection to both the NAS content but also to other computers on my local/private network. I have looked through the forums and seen that there are several posts about running OpenVPN etc. on ReadyNAS boxes (mostly DUO v2), but I cant find anything about a possible option on the new OS6 or even if there is the capability of doing this using a fully supported NetGear application?
2. I would ideally like the ReadyNAS 516 to act as a media player itself using the built in HDMI port, therefore is there now or are there plans to have something like the Plex client or XBMC as an application that can run on the NAS and controlled via a remote control, web interface or iOS/Android app?. Or is the HDMI port accessible from user written applications such that someone could port a media streaming client to this NAS box?
3. Is there an SDK or image that allows developers to easily simulate the ReadyNAS 516 for development purposes without having to develop and deploy on a real NAS with the risk of breaking it?
Thanks in advance
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- I guess these questions would be equally applicable for any of the new OS 6 devices?
I had a look on the genie app store but could only see a few apps, do you see more that are only applicable to your device if you log in and have a registered device? - 1. There is not a VPN server app available from the Genie+ marketplace list of apps yet. There are hundreds of developers signed up though and the application list should grow quickly. You can install the app through the command line via SSH. Take some technical knowledge to do, but the ReadyNAS is not locked down in any way.
2. Plex Server is available on the current ReadyNAS 300 and 500 series products. Plex Server is still in the works for the 100 series. HDMI is not supported yet.
3. There is no development/virtual image of the ReadyNAS available for developers. There is an SDK that is made available to developers through the Genie+ infrastructure. Find out more information at developer.netgear.com
Sure, here you go: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=70699m1sterd wrote: 3. Is there an SDK or image that allows developers to easily simulate the ReadyNAS 516 for development purposes without having to develop and deploy on a real NAS with the risk of breaking it? JabbaTheHutt wrote: 1. There is not a VPN server app available from the Genie+ marketplace list of apps yet. There are hundreds of developers signed up though and the application list should grow quickly. You can install the app through the command line via SSH. Take some technical knowledge to do, but the ReadyNAS is not locked down in any way.
2. Plex Server is available on the current ReadyNAS 300 and 500 series products. Plex Server is still in the works for the 100 series. HDMI is not supported yet.
3. There is no development/virtual image of the ReadyNAS available for developers. There is an SDK that is made available to developers through the Genie+ infrastructure. Find out more information at developer.netgear.com
A VPN Server addon is ready and is under Netgear revue, I use it since 1 month without problem it works with iphone, ipad, macos X ....- Thank you all for your quick replies.
super-poussin, does this support OpenVPN and PPTP and will it work with WIndows and Android devices as well? Do you know if the HDMI port is available for user code running on the NAS?
chirpa, I have had a look at your thread for the VM, sounds perfect and exactly what I was after, its just a shame that NetGear doesnt provide this sort of thing for developers to promote development on their platforms.
JabbaTheHut, how would I go about getting the SDK for application development? I assume that this would also come with a certain level of documentation about how to create interfaces etc.? - If you plug in HDMI, you can see the BIOS post message as the system boots. If someone installs XBMC and required X windows, should be able to output media via the HDMI. This is likely the plan NTGR will target eventually with it.
Regarding the SDK, see: viewtopic.php?p=392569#p392569 m1sterd wrote: Thank you all for your quick replies.
super-poussin, does this support OpenVPN and PPTP and will it work with WIndows and Android devices as well? Do you know if the HDMI port is available for user code running on the NAS?
chirpa, I have had a look at your thread for the VM, sounds perfect and exactly what I was after, its just a shame that NetGear doesnt provide this sort of thing for developers to promote development on their platforms.
JabbaTheHut, how would I go about getting the SDK for application development? I assume that this would also come with a certain level of documentation about how to create interfaces etc.?
Pptp and android are also supported
It should work with openvpn but also have it own client
The addon contain the server and the manager software but not the client cause the addon will be huge if I include all clients for all platform
iPhone/android are working fine with the embedded client- super-poussin's app has been ready for a few days, but still pending approval from NTGR. As an alternative to the Genie store, if you give him a donation via his PayPal link, he can install it on your box right away.
- Hello, please I have a question about Plex playback (or xbmc etc. if possible) on NAS RN516:
The Plex Media Center feature allows users to directly connect the NAS RN516 through their TV’s HDMI port for direct media playback - yes or not, please? - Plex Media Center isn't available for the ReadyNAS at this time. Plex Media Server is available.
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