Hi, I'm off to buy a Netgear RN10400-100AJS tomorrow. My question is. Do these have the usual normal Web interface via the devices IP address?Our application is for "Offline" use. IE. No Internet connection on our LAN. Can we access all features without Internet access or having to run custom software on a PC?.-.-.

Yes, you can use these without an internet connection. There is a web admin interface accessible via the device's I.P. address. This I.P. should show on the LCD on the front of the NAS (if the LCD is off you can turn it on with a momentary press of the power button). Also on your DHCP server e.g. router you should see the MAC address of the NAS and associated I.P. in your attached devices list.You won't be able to use the Cloud features e.g. ReadyCloud, but services not relying on an internet connection will work fine.I'm a little curious. What do you intend to use the RN104 for? Most home users wouldn't connect a NAS unit to a LAN with no internet connection.

OK Thanks. Is there a video showing whats available from the devices IP browser based Admin page?Our application is an isolated network. My user name should have given it away. Amateur Radio + some other similar applications. We run Mesh WiFI networks into remote locations. Some is for Amateur Radio and as such has to be isolated from the Internet. Some is for remote off grid living (Solar based). Which takes me to another question. The specs say it's 12VDC powered. Yet the connector looks to be a round 4 pin plug suggesting multiple voltages. Another reason why we chose this device is because our remote locations are strictly 12VDC powered. (Not 240VAC). Perhaps the extra pins are just for current (Amps) load sharing?Although we isolate the LAN from the real world we do at times open it for updates to devices etc. But 99% of the time it's a closed system. With windows 10 coming it has some interesting features where you can set up P2P situations to share OS updates and APP's within your own LAN. (Similar to Linux). We hope to do this also with the NAS. We also run some unique equipment like Commodore Amiga computers. For this reason a browser based situation is necessary as I doubt your company will be porting any software to that platform. OK I'm off to buy one. If it works out for us we will recommend them to other users of our mesh. TNX.-.-.

The local admin page can be used to do much more than can be done using ReadyCloud. The only things you can do via ReadyCloud that you can't do via the local admin interface are all cloud features. So you'll be fine with the local admin page

Cool, thanks. Well we picked one up this arvo. Just about to plug it in now and give it a whirl. Very impressed with the build quality and double boxing. Second drive caddy is stuffed from new in ours though sadly.The latch doesn't work. It came as packed with the second one hanging out the front. (They couldn't close it in the factory). :(Local RA support is useless at our local store so Meh, guess we're stuck with that, but that's life. Anyhow will run it up with the 4TB Seagate NAS drive we bought today with it and I'll post my results and opinions here. Thanks for the feedback to date. :) .-.-.

I wouldn't accept a drive tray not working from the start. I would take it back and get it exchanged for a new unit.

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vk4akp

Aspirant

Jun 16, 2015

c3po wrote:
RN104 and RN314 use 4-pin Kycon connector: Pin 1 and 2 are 12V; Pin 3 and 4 are Ground.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_connector#4-pin
http://www.kycon.com/Pub_Eng_Draw/KPPX-4P.pdf

You can ALWAYS check pin out on power adapter itself. The pin out marking is required by safety regulations.

As long as you can find proper Kycon connector for your power source, you should be able to run RN104 on your 12V power source.
(This reminds me of cutting old connector from broken power adapter and connect it to newer power adapter with incompatible connector)

c3po wrote:
RN104 and RN314 use 4-pin Kycon connector: Pin 1 and 2 are 12V; Pin 3 and 4 are Ground. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_connector#4-pin http://www.kycon.com/Pub_Eng_Draw/KPPX-4P.pdf You can ALWAYS check pin out on power adapter itself. The pin out marking is required by safety regulations. As long as you can find proper Kycon connector for your power source, you should be able to run RN104 on your 12V power source. (This reminds me of cutting old connector from broken power adapter and connect it to newer power adapter with incompatible connector)

Cool. Yes I tried to find a pic of the back of the power supply before purchase that could be viewed up close without success.

Now I have it here I have looked and yes it seems to be 12VDC sharing the current across two pin's for Pos & Neg.
The power supply is rated at 7Amps so I guess this was the easiest option for them.
Shame they don't know about Anderson Power Poles. (LOL). Although I guess a smaller option is wanted for retail anyhow.

OK. So the unit didn't come with much in the way of manuals.
What's the easiest way to backup a Windows 7 Laptop via the browser Admin page as a quick trial?
Can this be done without adding anything to the Windoze OS? Or does some software need to be installed?

.-.-.

Nhellie

Virtuoso

Jun 16, 2015

vk4akp wrote:

OK. So the unit didn't come with much in the way of manuals.
What's the easiest way to backup a Windows 7 Laptop via the browser Admin page as a quick trial?
Can this be done without adding anything to the Windoze OS? Or does some software need to be installed?

.-.-.

vk4akp wrote:
OK. So the unit didn't come with much in the way of manuals. What's the easiest way to backup a Windows 7 Laptop via the browser Admin page as a quick trial? Can this be done without adding anything to the Windoze OS? Or does some software need to be installed? .-.-.

You can find them on KBs', You need to learn about backup jobs and shares. Here are some examples:

http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detai ... adynas-os6

or

http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detai ... ows-backup

Get more here:
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detai ... -system%3F

StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Jun 16, 2015
It's best not to do it from the Admin page (using the second link Nhellie posted, or a third-party backup tool like Acronis).

I use the built-in backup jobs to back up the NAS itself - they are not as useful for backing up PCs.

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