Netgear Stora Setup Cd
Avery Blaschko
You should be able to access the GUI locally using the IP address of the Stora. Have you tried using the resource CD on setting up your Stora? if you need to set it up again, it will need internet connection. However, Stora mystora.com has been taken down last April 01, 2020.
Seems a waste, as it is fully functional and I am sure there must be some way of reflashing it with some generic software like FreeNAS to get it to work standalone. I have no interest of the MyStora application anyway, just want to use it as backup on my own Wifi network for local backup and storage.
So I dug out my old iPad, charged the battery, booted it up and....Hey presto! The app still works. I now have limited access to my Stora using my old iPad. I can see all the content but can't do anything much with it. Haven't figured out how to move stuff to my new chosen storage platform which is a Synology NAS but at least I can see the files and open them.
I then tried to do a factory reset following the user manual that I downloaded. At that point I discover that I need to re-register my stora but I don't remember that name I gave it. I then reached out to @DexterJB who was able to provide my stora and user name. Until that point I was still able to access the afore mentioned link and mystora.com. Saddly once I had the needed information about my stora and attempted to do the registration process, the above link and mystora.com have both gone dead. When I try to connect to my stora via /?local=1 The connection fails. If I try to use the stora install software and reset the stora that way, the software does find my stora and allow me to sellect its IP but still I am never able to connect after this and never given the opportunity to enter my product ID or try to connect.
YOU SIR! @mcrs969 are a BONAFIDE hero and a credit to the human race! The first link you gave, I had seen already but it has a broken link listed inside it. The SECOND link you list is 2 pages of miracle. I have a PC running right now with ubuntu OS booting from a thumb drive. One of my stora drives is installed in this machine and copying files out as we speak. Not just photos and music, there are important documents I have stored here becuase I was being "responsible" and putting them on a backed up NAS. HA! I learned a VERY valuable lesson about what NAS hardware I am willing to use in the future. I will be building them out of PC's with no special sauce that goes EOL and leaves you up a creek.
Measuring 6.90 x 5.91 x 5.74 in, the Stora is housed in a simple black plastic case wrapped around a sheet metal chassis. The front panel has a power LED that doubles as a status indicator, as well as individual LEDs for each drive. A single USB 2.0 port, which can be used to attach additional storage or a USB printer, rounds out the front panel.
The Stora can also double as an Apple Time Machine storage device. A separate wizard, launched from the Stora Desktop Applications folder guides you through a simple seven-step setup process (Figure 14). Once configured, my Mac (Snow Leopard) had no problems backing up to the Stora. Of course, the initial 66 GB took quite a while, even with a Gigabit Ethernet connection.
Additionally, Netgear offers a "premium subscription" service allowing access to the NAS from anywhere through a web interface. Impressively, we were able to log into the storage unit and access its files from home while it was connected to the office LAN, despite being behind a firewall. Similarly, you can view your pictures through Cooliris, a neat 3D image browser, or upload your photos to Flickr. These premium functions are nice and they come at the very reasonable cost of US$19.99 annually.
An unfortunate downside to all these functions is the need for an internet connection to access them, even if the Stora is connected to your local network. Changing the settings of the Stora annoyingly involves going through the internet to log into the Stora on your own network. Once set-up though, you won't need to configure the settings often. You can also access the storage space directly via Windows Explorer by using its IP address and a log-in, though you can only transfer files on and off it this way.
The Stora can also extend its storage space through USB, whether it be a hard drive or a flash device, and these devices appear as a folder within the unit's file directory. However, we did find that the Stora could not identify one of our USB flash sticks.
Despite this shortcoming, the Netgear Stora fairs well as a storage and media server for the home. It has lots of bells and whistles without too much hassle or a hefty price tag, a good choice for those who want a simple and effective storage solution.
Now that you have your Stora product id all you need to do is login via SSH using any user you have setup on your stora that has administrator access (in the web interface). However, if you just use the user name as is you won't be allowed access. Instead you have to add "_hipserv2_netgear_XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX" after the user name (replace the X's with your actual product key). For my example I will use my name Lenny as the user name and all X's for the product key. Any user with the administrator access flagged in the Netgear Stora web panel will have the ability to use the sudo command to gain root access.
Does anyone know how to use the Stora for just a plain and simple network drive without all the stora crap?
I cant log into my stora as I cant remember my username and password and when I try to register it during the setup with the name I thought I gave it its incorrect.
Hi, sorry for the delay. If the disks were not raid configured, they may still have been configured as a spanned disk volume. You may need to connect these disks to a Linux box, if you cannot read them from Windows. Most Nas storage run a Linux operating system, so that is what I recommend.
NETGEAR Stora is a network-attached storage (NAS) device that lets you store and share your digital content with anyone, anywhere. You can use it to back up your photos, videos, music, documents, and more. You can also stream your media to your TV, game console, smartphone, tablet, or computer. With NETGEAR Stora, you can enjoy your personal cloud at home or on the go.
The model of Stora I bought is the MS2105, containing one 500Gb hard drive. This was offered for a short time by Dabs.com for 69.95, quite a bargain considering the cheapest 500Gb hard drive was 35. This particular model seems to be a UK only option, as netgear.com only lists the MS2110 (1Tb) and MS2120 (2Tb).
1) If you want Easy Root Access you need to register the first user account online before you can SSH in (telnet or tftp methods below can be used without registration)
2) If you ever need to do Stora Recovery
and obviously 3) if you use any of the Stora's optional online services (Flickr etc. integration)!
Basically: No, in normal use the Stora is capable of authenticating you on its own, even though by default it redirects you through mystora.com. To fix this see Disable mystora.com redirection. Then you will be able login to the web interface without internet access or if the web site is down.
However, nothing beats the simplicity of the latest generation of network attached storage (NAS) devices, though. These boxes have everything you need for sending photos and streaming videos to trusted friends built in to their web-based front ends.
Logging in through a browser means going through Netgear's www.mystora.com site rather than directly to your own box. Once you're in, the Flash interface takes a little getting used to, partly because right-clicking icons doesn't work and partly because the theme is very dark.
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