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KDMcm
Jul 12, 2026Aspirant
Identifying my Unit and Reviving it
I'm trying to identify what unit I have. On the front panel, it says "ReadyNAS Duo" (no version number). On the underside label, it says "ReadyNAS Duo RND2000 v2". I can see that this has been a ...
- Jul 30, 2026
KDMcm wrote:
when I use / admin, I get the SSL error.
Use Firefox, and set security.tls.version.min to 1 (browse to about:config and search for the setting).
After set up, you can also enable ssh and make a mod to one of the config files that lets you connect with http (unencrypted, but works with any browser).
StephenB
Jul 12, 2026Guru - Experienced User
KDMcm wrote:I'm trying to identify what unit I have. On the front panel, it says "ReadyNAS Duo" (no version number). On the underside label, it says "ReadyNAS Duo RND2000 v2".
The front panel is definitive, so you have the original Duo (called v1 here).
KDMcm wrote:(I think this is the point where someone tells me the NAS only accepts a 2Tb drive.)
Yeah... It only accepts a 2 TB drive.
KDMcm wrote:On the underside label, it says "ReadyNAS Duo RND2000 v2".
Netgear messed up on the branding for the v2 back in 2011, which has created years of confusion for customers and Netgear support. Calling it something else (like Duo Plus) would have eliminated a lot of pain.
What you actually have is hardware revision 2 of the original Duo - just a small component change that does not affect the performance or features of the NAS.
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