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Reconfig ReadyNAS 2100 post Factory Default
I am attempting to repurpose my NAS here at home. When I Factory Reset it I am not able to get to the Admin Setup Wizard. I use the new IP address that it obtained and use the default username and ...
You do need explicitly browse to https://nas-ip-address/admin
It won't redirect to the admin page if you just browse to https://nas-ip-address
The username must be admin; the password for OS 4.2.x is netgear1.
Yup. I did try that as suggested and it does not work either. Is there a way to reinstall the OS...besides the boot OS Reinstall? That did not seem to work either. Now I cannot ping the device or access the Shares page.
JS310 wrote:
Yup. I did try that as suggested and it does not work either.
Do you have an ad blocker or internet security software (avast, kaspersky, etc) running? Try disabling if if you do.
Also, are you getting a security warning? You do need to click through that.
I decided to reboot it and try the OS install again but after the reboot it came back to life and is online. Please see the attachment. Should/can I upgrade to 6? If so what is the preferred upgrade path? Thanks again for your help.
JS310 wrote:
Should/can I upgrade to 6?
The 2100 v2 can be upgraded to OS-6, but not the v1. But per your screenshot, you do have the v2.
If you want to run the current version of plex on the NAS, then you will need to upgrade. Your other option is to mount the network share on a PC, and run plex there.
Netgear won't provide paid support on a converted NAS, so that is one consideration. There is a small risk that the process could fail, and if that were to happen it might not be possible to get the NAS running again.
JS310 wrote:
If so what is the preferred upgrade path?
Basic instructions for the conversion itself are
- BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP
- Upload PREPR4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin as an add-on using the ReadyNAS web gui, but do not reboot afterwards (avoids the need to do manual factory resets)
- Upload R4toR6_6.9.5.bin using the ReadyNAS web gui firmware update
- After you upload the addon+firmware and reboot, it will update the firmware and start a factory default.
- Go through the setup process on the converted NAS
- Update the NAS to the current OS 6 (check for updates will work).
- Restore files from the backup.
<of course steps 1 and 7 aren't relevant if you've just done a factory default>.
If you do decide to convert the NAS, then you should also consider increasing the RAM. Shipping OS-6 NAS have at least 2 GB of RAM, your Pro only has 1 GB. It will work, but it would be sensible to match the resources in the currently shipping NAS - especially since you want to run Plex.
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