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Thanks to StephenB I have managed to get access to the readynas menu. However in doing this my password has changed? This means that i cannot access it again so I have requested a password change from the link on the page but I have not received any emails from Netgear?
Thanks so much. All I need to do now is set up my 3 computers to store their data on the readynas. Is this done through shares and how do I start this to continually monitor each pc?
Thanks to StephenB I have managed to get access to the readynas menu. However in doing this my password has changed?
The password for Frontview (the Duo's admin web ui) is purely local - not something to which Netgear has access, and not something they can change remotely.
When you log into Frontview, the username MUST be admin. The default password for the Duo (version 1) is netgear1.
Also, you need to make sure you include /admin in the URL. That is, https://nas-ip-address/admin (using the real NAS IP address of course)
Note you can distinguish the original Duo (v1) from the Duo v2 by looking at the front panel.
The Duo (v1) says "ReadyNAS Duo"
The Duo v2 says "ReadyNAS Duo v2".
Ignore other labels.
Let us know
if you happen to have a Duo v2
whether the info above helps you regain access.
There are ways you can reset the password, but no need to use them if the instructions above give you access again.
Hi Stephen, I used the admin and netgear1 set yesterday and they worked but today they do not. Even when i type in the URL precisely I just get the username and password screen coming up on a loop???
I have requested a new password but i am not receiving the emails to do this??
I used the admin and netgear1 set yesterday and they worked but today they do not. Even when i type in the URL precisely I just get the username and password screen coming up on a loop???
Did you perhaps change the password during the NAS setup process? (You should btw, it's not a good idea to use default passwords). If you saved the password in the browser, then you might also try clearing it.
You can reset the password back to netgear1 by doing an OS-reinstall from the boot menu. Instructions are in the hardware manual (the first link) on pages 15-16.
Your NAS can't handle disks > 2 TB. Larger drives might appear to work, but the volume size will be much smaller than you expect.
Most mechanical disks in this size range today are using SMR technology, which is not well suited for RAID. Good choices for your NAS are WD Red Plus and Seagate Ironwolf. Avoid the WD Red drives, as they are SMR.
Thanks so much. All I need to do now is set up my 3 computers to store their data on the readynas. Is this done through shares and how do I start this to continually monitor each pc?
@dairober wrote: Thanks so much. All I need to do now is set up my 3 computers to store their data on the readynas.
Not sure exactly what you mean. Normally users directly put their content in NAS shares.- accessing the folder share either from from file explorer, or from applications like Word, etc. You can also map a NAS share to a PC drive letter.
It is possible to sync folders on the PC with a NAS share. FreeFileSync is one free tool that can do that. Personally I prefer backing up the PC to the NAS using image backups (I use Acronis TrueImage for that).
Than you I am also having difficulty with readycloud not recognising my readynas duo v2. Should I upgrade to the latest version of the readynas software I.e. v6?
