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Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted
ReadyNAS Ultra Hardware Manual
Initial Setup and Default Login
Installation
To install your ReadyNAS Ultra, follow the instructions in the
NETGEAR ReadyNAS for
Home Installation Guide
that came with your unit.
An electronic copy of the installation guide is located on the product CD.
You can also find it on the NETGEAR ReadyNAS Community support page at
http://readynas.com/documentation
.
Estimated setup time is about 20 minutes.
Default Login
To log in to your unit:
1.
Open a web browser and enter the following URL in the address field:
The default IP configuration is set to DHCP; if the unit does not automatically get an IP
address, it defaults to 192.168.168.168.
2.
At the login prompt, enter the authentication information:
a.
Default administrator user name:
admin
b.
Default password:
netgear1
Both the user name and password are case-sensitive.
For information about using ReadyNAS RAIDar and FrontView software to log in, configure,
and manage your system, see the
ReadyNAS for Home Software Manual
.
Diskless Units
If your unit did not come with disks already installed (a diskless unit) you will need to install
the disks and then install and configure RAID before proceeding.
Go to
http://www.readynas.com/hcl
for a list of supported disks. Refer to the
ReadyNAS for
Home Software Manual
for instructions on installing disks and configuring RAID.
