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Cannot find ReadyNAS2000
I am having problems locating my RND2000 v2 NAS. This was one of the reasons why i changed from the BT HUB, thinking the NightHawk7000 would find it without any problem. However the NETGEAR Nighthaw...
Hello my moderator freinds,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
I carried out a 'soft reboot' of the NAS (held in the reset button for 5 seconds until the disc lights flashed once).
This reset the unit and connected to the router without a problem.
One final question - does this reset the login\password to the NAS, as i cannot get in to the admin page
DcDigital wrote:
Hello my moderator freinds,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
I carried out a 'soft reboot' of the NAS (held in the reset button for 5 seconds until the disc lights flashed once).
This reset the unit and connected to the router without a problem.
One final question - does this reset the login\password to the NAS, as i cannot get in to the admin page
What you did is a called an OS reinstall.
It does reset the admin password ("netgear1" for v1 platforms, "password" for the newer ones). It also reset your IP configuration to use DHCP.
Other settings were not changed, and the data should be intact.
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