ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual
Getting Acquainted 1-7
v1.0, May 2009
Rear Panel
1. System exhaust fans.
2. Power on off switch.
3. Power cable socket.
4. Disk exhaust fans.
5. Two USB ports.
6. LAN1 and LAN2 gigabit Ethernet ports.
Initial Setup
Follow the instructions in the NETGEAR Installation Guide that came with your unit to install it.
An electronic copy of the installation guide is on the product CD, on the NETGEAR web site, and
on http://readynas.com.
The initial setup estimated completion time is 20 minutes.
Refer to Appendix A, “Share Access from MAC and Linux Systems for instructions on accessing
shares from Linux and various versions of the MAC OS.
Figure 1-4
Note: A diskless unit requires installing disks and initializing RAID before proceeding.
Go to http://kbserver.netgear.com for a list of supported disks. Refer to
“Configuring RAID” on page 6-10 for instructions on installing disks and
configuring RAID.