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| Brandon Teska | |
| October 02, 2007 | |
ConfigurationAfter the install, you can unplug the monitor and keyboard and stick the computer back into the closet since all the administration is done from a very polished web interface. Point your browser at FreeNAS IP and log in using the default username and password: admin and freenas. You'll be greeted by the status page (Figure 2).
Figure 2: Web Configuration HomeThe configuration page is very nicely laid out and intuitively organized. Here's a brief run-down of the sections:
Applying configuration changes was a little confusing at first—most require a three step process: make the change, "Save" the change, then "Apply" the change to have them take effect. Additionally, some changes required a "Save and Reboot" step which was a bit of a misnomer. For almost all changes, the device doesn't actually reboot (this isn't Windows), just the service is restarted.
Figure 3: Save and ApplyTags: BSD, BYOD, FreeNAS, m0n0wall, NAS, open source, Related Articles:Server Elements NASLite-2 HDD ReviewLime Technology unRAID Reviewed How To Build a SqueezeCenter Server with FreeNAS and a T5700 Slideshow: Netgear ReadyNAS Duo Virtualization for the Small Network - Part 1 |
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