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rogfrich
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Jul 22, 2018
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Having trouble accessing boot menu on ReadyNas Duo V2

Hi all,   I have just been gifted a ReadyNAS RND2000 v2 by a friend who has upgraded. He kept his disks; I have installed a new WD disk from the Compatibility List with the idea of installing a s...
  • Sandshark's avatar
    Jul 22, 2018

    Since you started over with a new drive, you need to enter the default password, not the one your friend used.  His is stored on the drives he removed.

     

    If you really have a DuoV2 (due to a poor decision on Netgear's part regarding labeling, it can be confusing), then it will say "V2" on the front and the part number will end in -200xxx (where xxx is NAS or some other country code).  In that case, the default password is password.

     

    If you actually have a V1 (with a label on the bottom that says V2), which will have a part number ending in -100xxx, the default password is netgear1.

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