Netgear ReadyNAS Duo -- INCLUDING 2 x 500GB HDD -- RND2000-100NAS 

This is a used Netgear ReadyNAS Duo with 2 500GB hard drives installed.  It has been upgraded to the latest RAIDiator 4.1.8 firmware and reset to default settings.  Included in the box are the ReadyNAS (with drives installed), power adapter and cord.

Specifications

ReadyNAS™ Duo Network Attached Storage Device
Two (2) Serial ATA channels
Compatible with SATA and SATA II HDD1
Hardware-accelerated RAID
NETGEAR Auto-Expandable X-RAID™
Hot swappable and lockable trays
10/100/1000 Ethernet
Three (3) USB 2.0 ports
256 MB PC2700 DDR-SDRAM SO-DIMM
Embedded 64 MB Flash Memory for OS
Supports Windows, Mac, Linux/UNIX clients
Setup Wizard and easy browser-based interface
Power-on schedule

Volume Management

NETGEAR Auto-Expandable X-RAID™
Journaled file system
User and group-level quotas
Drive set can be removed and migrated to ReadyNAS™ NV+ or 1100

Network File Services

CIFS/SMB for Microsoft® Windows®
AFP 3.1 for Macintosh® OS 9 and OS X
NFS v2/v3 for Linux® and UNIX®
HTTP and HTTPS for web browsers
FTP and FTPS support
RSYNC

Media Streaming

DLNA Compatible UPnP AV
Logitech SqueezeBox
SONOS Digital Music Center
Network DVD player compatible
Windows MCE compatible
Sony Playstation 3
Microsoft XBOX 360

Network Security

Encrypted network logins
Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

Network Options

DHCP or static IP
NTP

System Management

Performance options
Device status
Email alerts and event logs
Optional shell access
Add-on expandability

Backup

Integrated Backup Manager
Programmable backup button
Backup to/from CIFS/NFS/FTP/HTTP/RSYNC
Backup to/from USB disks
Bundled backup software: NTI Shadow for ReadyNAS™ for Windows® and Macintosh®

USB Device Support

USB HDD and flash drives
Printers
UPS monitoring and auto shutdown

Languages

Management UI: English, Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Korean
File Name: Unicode

Electrical

12V, 5A power adapter, localized to country of sale
Input: 100-240 VAC, 50/60Hz
Power Consumption: 35 W typical with 2 x 500GB disks
Power saving mode

Thermal

60 mm ball-bearing chassis cooling fan
Fan failure alert
High temperature email alert with auto-shutdown option

Operating Environment

0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)
20% to 80% Humidity (non-condensing)
FCC, UL, CE, C-tick, IC, RoHS compliance

Physical Specifications

Kensington® Lock Security Hole
Dimension (H x W x D): 142 x 101 x 222 mm (5.56 x 3.98 x 8.70 in)
Weight: 2.07 kg (4.56 lb), without hard disks

Package Contents

ReadyNAS™ Duo
Two (2) hard disk trays
Power adapter
Power cable

The ReadyNAS Duo feature set is driven by the common RAIDiator firmware that is used across all ReadyNAS products. RAIDiator provides a myriad of features not found in other network storage devices in its class. Let’s go through some of the prominent ones.

Media Server

The ReadyNAS can stream music, video, and photos to just about any popular network-capable media streaming device without the need to turn on your PC or Mac. Just drag & drop your media files to the ReadyNAS and play them on your streaming device, whether it’s a Playstation 3, XBOX 360, NETGEAR’s own EVA 8000, or pretty much any DLNA-compliant device.

Small wireless music streamers have also become popular in the home, and the ReadyNAS can be central to serving music files to these devices. The Logitech Squeezebox™, SONOS® Digital Music System, and the Roku SoundBridge are just some of the players supported by the ReadyNAS right out of the box.

As more and more of these thin devices start showing up, there’s no denying that the ReadyNAS can be at the center of your streaming solution. There’s simply no other device out there that is more flexible for media streaming, period.

Music Sharing with Apple iTunes® Server

With the built-in Apple iTunes 7.0 server, the ReadyNAS can be used as a large shared jukebox. With the iTunes service enabled, iPods, iPhones, and PCs or Macs running the iTunes client can access the shared music library stored on the ReadyNAS.

ReadyNAS Photos

Photo sharing just got a lot more convenient. With ReadyNAS Photos on the Duo, simply connect your camera to automatically upload your pictures to the Duo, and you can quickly create albums that you can share straight from the ReadyNAS. Your friends and family will get a cool postcard in the email and all they need to do is click on the link to see the slideshow or the albums you’ve shared to them.

Best of all, there’s no complicated router setup and no slow uploading of your files to a remote photo server. In fact, unlike commercial photo servers, your family and friends can download the original image that they can print in full resolution directly on their printers. Find out more about ReadyNAS Photos here.

Built-in BitTorrent™ client

The officially licensed BitTorrent client can really make use of the disk space provided by the ReadyNAS. And because it is a stand-alone client, there’s no need to keep your computer on during the download. Just queue the torrents on the ReadyNAS and let it do it’s job in the background.

Best of all, queuing of the torrents can be done over the web from a slower wireless laptop, but the actual downloading is done on the ReadyNAS which is usually resides on a faster wired connection to Internet.

Unique Add-ons expands the ReadyNAS further

The ReadyNAS family has a unique add-on capability that can expand on the current feature set. ReadyNAS Photos and the BitTorrent are just two examples of add-ons currently available. Future add-ons from NETGEAR and NETGEAR partners are sure to keep your ReadyNAS on the cutting edge.

Network Recycle Bin

Windows users used to the Recycle Bin on their PC will love the Recycle Bin on the ReadyNAS. If you’ve ever inadvertantly deleted a file, you would know the anxiety of trying to find out if you have a backup somewhere. With the Recycle Bin option on the ReadyNAS, have no fear, because your deleted file will reside in the Recycle Bin of your ReadyNAS share.

Continuous Shadow Backup

Did we just mention backup? With the included Shadow for ReadyNAS, your Mac or PC can setup folders to continuously backup to the ReadyNAS automatically whenever files change. Whether you’ve modified or deleted a file, you’ll now be able to go back to a particular version of that file. Just click on Quick Restore, and you’ll see your file versions, and all you have to do is right-click to restore back to the original location or wherever you want.

Click here for more info on Shadow for ReadyNAS.

Centralized Backup

If you’re looking to centralize your backups, the ReadyNAS also has a built-in web-based Frontview Backup Manager. From there, you have the option of scheduling backups to or from the ReadyNAS shares. You can opt to backup from a remote site over CIFS, NFS, FTP, HTTP, or RSYNC protocols, or vice versa — backup the ReadyNAS share to a remote site over CIFS, NFS, FTP, or RSYNC. You can even perform backups to an attached USB storage device. The flexibility allows the ReadyNAS to be used to backup all the computers on the network or backup a ReadyNAS to another ReadyNAS on a fixed schedule.

Programmable Backup Button

If you think we’re obsessed about backups, you might be right. Another option for backups is through the use of the backup button on the front of the ReadyNAS. By default, pressing the button will backup your backup share on the ReadyNAS to the attached USB storage device next to the button.

If you prefer, you can assign any or all of the backup jobs to the Backup Button. If you press the button, all jobs assigned to the button will run sequentially.

Alerts let you know what’s going on

Your data is important and you need to be aware of any anomaly on the ReadyNAS. Rest assure that the email alert system is designed to let you know of urgent conditions. You will be notified when a disk fails, when a disk overheats, when disks start to encounter warning signs of failure, when a fan fails, when a user or group reaches disk quota, and when your volume is near capacity. It’ll even alert you in case the attached UPS is on battery.

We feel a mark of a good device is not only how it handles ideal condition but more importantly how it handles non-ideal conditions.

Easy disk replacement eases the stress of a disk failure

Disk failure is inevitable and if you’ve been using computers for any length of time, you know it’s not a matter of if but when. So when that time comes, you certainly don’t want to have to fumble your way through trying to disassembling your device. With the Duo, simply press on the latch to release the disk tray, remove 4 screws that attaches the disk to the tray, replace with a new disk, and insert the disk back into the chassis, all while the unit is powered off or on. The same convenient disk hot-swap capability available in the NV+ is employed on the Duo.

Integrated with smart UPS monitoring

Ever wonder what would happen when the power goes out for a little too long and the UPS battery is exhausted? With the ReadyNAS, it constantly monitors the UPS battery level and sends alerts whenever there’s a power outage and the UPS power takes over. When the battery runs low, the ReadyNAS shuts down gracefully, avoiding any file corruption caused by unwritten cached data. Best of all, use a UPS specified in the ReadyNAS compatibility list, and all you have to do is connect the USB monitoring cable to the ReadyNAS and everything is taken care of automatically.

Definite advantages to file system journaling

The ReadyNAS journal each write to the data volume, keeping track of where the last writes occurred. What does this do? In case of an unplanned power outage, the ReadyNAS is able to quickly figure out where the last writes occurred and able to bring the volume back online in a matter of seconds. Without journaling, it can take hours depending on how full the volume is.

Shutdown on disk failure

The ReadyNAS is designed to keep running in the event of a disk failure. However, you do have an option to automatically shutdown the box in case a failure is detected. Just another peace-of-mind feature to prevent the ReadyNAS from encountering a second failure until the failed disk can be replaced.

Quotas on disk usage

The ReadyNAS Duo supports disk quotas on a per-user or per-group basis. Even with a terabyte of storage, kids (and maybe some adults) may fill it quickly with downloaded games or videos. The quota system allows you to specify how much space a user or a group of users are allowed to create on the ReadyNAS, and the guilty party and the ReadyNAS admin will be duly notified of any violation.

Convenient online upgrades

The ReadyNAS comes integrated with an easy online upgrade feature. There’s no need to download a firmware image from a website and manually uploading it to the device. Just go to the Remote Update page in Frontview, click to check if there’s an available update, and click a 2nd time to perform the upgrade. That’s it!

Add to that the option to automatically download any new upgrades, and all you need to do is reboot the ReadyNAS at your convenience to get the latest new features and bug fixes.

ReadyNAS speaks six languages

That’s 4 more than what most of us speak! All you need to do is set your browser to one of the supported languages (English, Japanese, French, German, Chinese/Mandarin, or Korean), and the FrontView web-based management system will display in that language.

Mac users love the ReadyNAS

Unlike other NAS that support Macs through a Windows SMB/CIFS protocol, the ReadyNAS supports the protocol that works best with Macs — AFP. With AFP, non-standard characters in filenames are not a problem, and resource information that would cause problems over SMB is not an issue. And if that wasn’t enough, take a look at the Performance section and see how we’ve tweaked the ReadyNAS to where the Mac performance over AFP is super fast.

Secure logins

You never know who might be sniffing network packets, even behind the firewall. Rest assured that all logins to the ReadyNAS are encrypted whenever possible, including the login to the FrontView Setup Wizard and Advanced Control management system.

Remote Access

With so much data on the ReadyNAS, it’s certainly desirable to access that data remotely. The ReadyNAS allows this via FTP and HTTP, and the more secure and SSL encrypted form via FTPS and HTTPS, with appropriate port forwarding on your router. Simply use your favorite FTP/S client to connect to the ReadyNAS FTP server, or use your browser to access the built-in Web File Manager via HTTP/S.

In addition, the ReadyNAS supports WebDAV, allowing drag & drop file explorer support over LAN or WAN. A simple tutorial on how to do this can be found here.

Low power consumption

It’s nice to see a lot of companies start thinking about making their products green. It’s now the “in” thing to do. Well, the ReadyNAS product line has always been green even before there was a push by regulations and consumer demand.

The ReadyNAS Duo takes it a step further. For instance, in an idle state, the Duo consumes 27W of power, less than half of your typical incandescent light bulb. It’ll take a few more watts when there is disk activity. In disk spin-down mode, the Duo consumes only 12W.

Furthermore, if you use the automatic power-on scheduler, you’ll save even more. For instance, if you plan on accessing the ReadyNAS only during an 8-hour window each day, your average usage of the box can be as low as a third of the 12W, or around 4W. All without compromising on performance.

Now, that sure beats running a PC, a monitor, keyboard and mouse at around 100W or more 24/7.

So quiet you can sleep with it…

The Duo is the first ReadyNAS to have an external power brick. What this means is that the fan doesn’t have to work that hard to keep the hard disks cool, which translates to lower fan speed reducing the noise considerably. Our designers went so far as to sleep with the Duo at night to make sure it was quiet so you can be sure it can fit in discretely anywhere in your home.