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CONFIGURE READYNAS TO SUPPORT SYNC AND "INFINITE DEPTH" QUERIES

The standard ReadyNAS firmware 4.1.9 and lower don't support infinite depth webdav queries. These queries are used to list all files and subfolders within a folder. This allows WebDAV Nav to efficiently access the full content of a folder in a single call, making it an extremely efficient way to build the folder tree.

This feature is used when downloading complete folders and when syncing remote and local folders using WebDAV Nav

In order to add support to the standard firmware, you will unfortunately need to install an add-on that may void your warranty.
  • Install the "Enable Root SSH Access" add-on from the ReadyNas site at http://www.readynas.com/?cat=36/ Select the correct architecture for your ReadyNAS device. The ReadyNAS duo is a Sparc based system.
  • Load the admin interface for your ReadyNAS into a browser and go to the System, Update page
  • Select the Local tab and locate the .bin file you downloaded. Upload and Verify the image, then reboot the device when prompted
  • When restarted you can now SSH into the device using the 'root' user and the admin password you have assigned.
  • Once in, change to the /etc/frontview/apache folder
  • Using vi edit the Shares.conf file that has already been created by the system and add "DavDepthInfinity on" below the "Dav On" line, Alias "/media" "/c/media" <Location "/media"> Options Indexes Order allow,deny Allow from all Require valid-user AuthType Basic AuthName "My Shares" Dav On DavDepthInfinity on </Location>
  • You now need to restart Apache in order for the configuration to take affectkillall apache-ssl apache-ssl -f /etc/frontview/apache/httpd.conf
  • You should now be able to use the Sync and Download folder features on your ReadyNAS from WebDAV Nav!