Getting started with an Netgear ReadyNAS NV+

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Hi everybody,&nbsp;I got an old NAS and i like to get it working.But i cannot acces the files on the disks or get into the admin part of the NAS.It's connetted to the network, but i cannot dubble click it and see files.I get Error 0x8004002: interface not supported in edgei tryed (in the internet browser) the ip and than i get an log in, but i do not know the username or pasword. i tryed admin and netgear1 but that is not working.&nbsp;What i know so far:Model: NETGEAR ReadyNAS NV+&nbsp;It is working: display shows IP-adress and C: 1/1GB freeFirmware version 4.1.6NETGEAR ReadyNAS RAIDDar is wiorking and showing Model/Hostname/Ip-adres and staus blobs green&nbsp;I can see it in the network enviroment (storage 1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hope anyone can help.kind regards.

StephenB · Answer

You'll need to upgrade the firmware to 4.1.16 (4.1.6 goes back to 2009).&nbsp; Try accessing http://nas-ip-address/admin using internet explorer and see if that lets you connect (using the real IP address of course).&nbsp; If that still won't work, you can download an old version of Firefox, being careful not to let it upgrade itself). The default username is admin, the default password is netgear1.
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I'm not sure if the NAS will be able to find the current firmware upgrade server - if it won't, you can download the firmware to your PC, and then manually install it.&nbsp;&nbsp;https://kb.netgear.com/000038792/RAIDiator-Version-4-1-16-Sparc&nbsp; You will need to extract the firmware from the zip file and then upload it to the NAS.
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After the firmware update, you should do another factory default/fresh install.&nbsp; There were changes in the on-disk layout after 4.1.6, and the only way to take advantage of them is to let the NAS reformat the disks.
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BTW, your NAS is limited to 2 TB drives.&nbsp; It also is limited to SMB 1/CIFS.&nbsp; If you use Windows 10, you will need to enable the SMB 1 client via "turn windows features on or off".&nbsp; If you use a Mac, you'll either need to find a way to enable SMB 1, or use AFP.

ReadyNASNVplus · Answer

Hi Stephen,&nbsp;I tryed IE (not working)&nbsp;I tryed FireFox 3.0.6 (not working)&nbsp;

ReadyNASNVplus · Answer

Wait a minute i am in the system.I also updated the firmware.&nbsp;:smileyhappy:is this the latest version of firmware, it cannot search autom. for a newer version?&nbsp;&nbsp;

ReadyNASNVplus · Answer

Iwould like to get one volume and use all the disk as one (volume).to create one volume with 232+465+232+465 = 1394 GB of storage.now only disk 1 has 230 of free disk space how come?&nbsp;

StephenB · Answer

ReadyNASNVplus&nbsp;wrote:
is this the latest version of firmware
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Yes.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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There is a "check for updates" control, but there is no need for it anymore.&nbsp;&nbsp;Netgear announced some years ago that 4.1.16 was also the final&nbsp;firmware.&nbsp;
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The next step is to do a factory default and set up the NAS again.&nbsp; Here's a screenshot from the pro-6 (different firmware, but this screen should match what you have).

Navigate to "system" on the left pane, and then choose "update" under it.&nbsp; Then select "factory default" on the top.
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"Perform Factory Default" will reformat the disks, and do a full factory install of the firmware. This will take a while, and the NAS might be unresponsive for a bit.
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You'll then need to set up the NAS from scratch (reconfiguring passwords, user accounts, shares, etc).&nbsp; This step is needed to give you 4K sector alignment of the disk - it will increase performance significantly with modern disks drives.&nbsp;
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Though as mentioned above, your NAS is limited to 2 TB drives (or of course smaller).

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