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how to auto power on after power failure?
Hello, How can I configure my ReadyNAS Duo V2 to auto power on after power failure? At present, someone needs to attend NAS to press the power button when power resumes after power failure.
The RAIDiator-arm NAS units are configured to remain off when power is restored. There is no user configurable option to change this behaviour.
The RAIDiator-arm NAS units are configured to remain off when power is restored. There is no user configurable option to change this behaviour.
mdgm wrote:The RAIDiator-arm NAS units are configured to remain off when power is restored. There is no user configurable option to change this behaviour.
Per this link, it should power back on if you enable Wake On Lan and are using the first Ethernet port. https://kb.netgear.com/23119/What-is-Wake-on-LAN-and-how-do-I-enable-it-on-my-ReadyNAS-OS-6-storage-system
At a minimum, you could power it back on remotely without being physically there using Wake On Lan.
NASguru wrote:Per this link, it should power back on if you enable Wake On Lan and are using the first Ethernet port. https://kb.netgear.com/23119/What-is-Wake-on-LAN-and-how-do-I-enable-it-on-my-ReadyNAS-OS-6-storage-system
At a minimum, you could power it back on remotely without being physically there using Wake On Lan.
The Duo V2 does not run OS6. As mdgm stated, OS5.x units do not have this option. I've not tested if the power timer will bring the unit up at any point if it was powered down gracefully due to an UPS running low, but I suspect it won't. It won't if it just has the power pulled, probably because the memory of the wake-up time is lost when standby power goes off.. And that would affect all cases.
The V2's do support WoL. But WoL over the internet requires a router that will port forward a broadcast message, which is really quite a bad idea. Many home routers won't do that, and for good reason. My Netgear won't. In a home environment where the NAS isn't usually in another wing or building, WoL from inside your network really isn't much of a savings.
A Duo V2 doesn't draw a lot of power. The best partial solution is probably to get a much larger UPS that can take it through most power outages.
Sandshark wrote:
NASguru wrote:Per this link, it should power back on if you enable Wake On Lan and are using the first Ethernet port. https://kb.netgear.com/23119/What-is-Wake-on-LAN-and-how-do-I-enable-it-on-my-ReadyNAS-OS-6-storage-system
At a minimum, you could power it back on remotely without being physically there using Wake On Lan.
The Duo V2 does not run OS6. As mdgm stated, OS5.x units do not have this option. I've not tested if the power timer will bring the unit up at any point if it was powered down gracefully due to an UPS running low, but I suspect it won't. It won't if it just has the power pulled, probably because the memory of the wake-up time is lost when standby power goes off.. And that would affect all cases.
The V2's do support WoL. But WoL over the internet requires a router that will port forward a broadcast message, which is really quite a bad idea. Many home routers won't do that, and for good reason. My Netgear won't. In a home environment where the NAS isn't usually in another wing or building, WoL from inside your network really isn't much of a savings.
A Duo V2 doesn't draw a lot of power. The best partial solution is probably to get a much larger UPS that can take it through most power outages.
I didn't realize they only run OS5.X. I'm confused as the OP said he had a V2 and your response above is a bit conflicting about V2 supporting WOL. A quick search turned up at least one thread/user that successfully uses it: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS/Wake-on-lan-on-Readynas-duo-v2-cannot-work/m-p/928144/highlight/true#M68435 In any event, the security risk are low and someone savvy enough could do it remotely over a VPN if security was an issue. That said, I agree the better solution is to use a UPS that can give at least an hour of uptime.
The Duo and NV+ V2's support WoL. What I said does not is my Netgear Router when WoL is via internet. That is common on the Netgear routers, and some other brands as well. You can't port forward to the broadcast address (xxx.xxx.xxx.255). I've never tried it via a VPN to see if it would be passed, but I guess it should. The VPN gateway would have to be in the router , I think, and it would need to come on when the power came on.
Since the poster in the other thread also had problems powering up with the button, I think he had a hardware problem associated with the standby voltage or power control circuit, not something specific to WoL.
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