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Password For RND 4250 NAS
HI; and thatnks for reading my conumdrum! haha NAS RND 4250.
I have lost my password and did not set it up to send me a reset email. So is there any way to recover without distroying the drive(s) data? I usually record this type of data - but this is why I'm in the glue - I forgot or cannot find it.
If I reboot the OS, to reset the password to SYSTEM default (?), AND, will this not delete all my data?
Thanks for your reply.
Ken
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You can do an OS re-install, which will not affect your data and will reset the password to the default, which is netgear1 for your NAS. But be careful not to inadvertently select Factory Default, as that will destroy your data.
FYI, your NAS is what we refer to here as an NV+V1 (even if it has a sticker that says it's a v2 or v3). More users will know it by that name than RND4250. The "250" in the model number just means it shipped with two 500GB drives, BTW.
Hello Fog2go ,
And welcome to the NETGEAR Community! 🙂
You can refer to the below kb article for any clarification.
https://kb.netgear.com/29760/How-do-I-recover-a-lost-or-forgotten-administrator-password-on-my-ReadyNAS-OS-6
Have a lovely day,
Anisha A
Netgear Team
AnishaA wrote:Hello Fog2go ,
You can refer to the below kb article for any clarification.
No, you can't, as that article is for units running OS6, which your NV+V1 cannot do. Do not confuse your RND4250 with an RN4220. They are entirely different, though our moderator seeming doesn't know that.
Please refer to this article: How-do-I-access-the-boot-menu-on-my-ReadyNAS-Duo-NV-NV-X6-or-600 . The default password for the admin account on your NV+ is netgear1, not password.
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