User Manual LinkStation Pro Shared Network Storage
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1. Job 2 Not Created n User Management HE Job 4 Not Created HE Job 5 Not Created HE Job 6 Not Created WB Job 7 Not Created HE Job 8 Not Created Search for a Backup Destination by Password Password to Search 38 Advanced Settings Disk Backup Edit Backup Job r Edit Backup Job Job Number Job 1 Backup Job Schedule Not Scheduled Immediately Every day Every week Backup Date Sunday Backup Time 0 Hour 00 7 Minute Encrypted Transfer Enable Disable Compressed Transfer Enable Disable Overwrite Backup Enable Disable I Differential Backups Cancel Clear Job y Backup Source and Destination Folders F Local Backup Shared Folder Destination Backup Shared Folder Choose a source and destination folder for backup and click Select i media z No Available Destination Backup Fold A Backup Job can run regularly on a daily or weekly schedule or immediately by appropriate choices in the Backup Job Schedule field Date and Time for the backup may be entered and Encryption and Compression enabled or disabled Enable Overwrite Backup to have each scheduled backup write over the previous backup or Differential Backups to backup only files changed since the previous backup Select the folder to be backed up from the Local Backup Shared Folder dropbox and the destination for the backup files from the Destination Backup Shared Folder dropbox The desti2. mo Boii Shutdown Disk Management Shutdown LinkStation Apply a Shared Folder J Restart the LinkStation Restart Now jaz Group Management rh User Management Disk Backup ir T Mail Notification UPS Settings J Alert Setup J Status LED Setup Initialization System Status a Logout From the Shutdown page press Apply to shutdown LinkStation This has the same function as holding down the power button on the front of LinkStation but may be done remotely Turning on the LinkStation after a shutdown requires a physical button push on the front of LinkStation The Restart Now button simply reboots the LinkStation bringing it back to functionality after about 120 seconds 45 Advanced Settings Maintenance Initialization Link Station BUFFALO Initialization is a reset procedure that restores lenis Maintenance all settings back to the default out of box t INIT Button Option configuration All configuration users Sat Meare Admin Password Reset to Defaut Keep Curent Password groups and backup jobs are lost but actual H croup managemen Apy data and shares on the hard are NOT lost If o Reset LinkStation Configuration to Factory Defaults you want all data to be erased reformat the E ere a drive ves settings a Perform Disk Format on all LinkStation Disks Perform Disk Format on all LinkStation Disks Start Disk Formatting Specify whether the LinkStation
3. Advanced Settings Network Workgroup Domain Link Statiom BUFFALO If you are unfamiliar with Domain Active Directory networking ae then please leave the Network Type and Workgroup Name set to Workgroup and Domain Properties Workgroup I IP Address Properties Workgroup NT Domain ActiveDirectory 3 A menoro oonan a To make your LinkStation a member of a workgroup or domain Shared Folder enter the appropriate information into the fields on this page and click Apply Only select NT Domain if you have a Windows NT Server Domain Controller on your network Only select Active Directory if you have an Active Directory server on your network 48893999 c F 3 NOTE If using NT Domain the LinkStation must be added as a member computer in the Domain Server NT Domain amp Active Directory Authentication integrate the LinkStation Pro with Windows NT Domain and Active Directory Servers The LinkStation Pro participates as a member device in the NT Domain and Active Directory networks allowing the LinkStation to use Users and Groups that reside on the Domain or Active Directory System If Active Directory is used then the LinkStation will automatically receive update information from the domain controller s To configure the LinkStation Pro on an Active Directory network you must have the Domain Administrator login credentials To configure LinkStation Pro in a Windows NT Domain or Active Directory en
4. LinkStation Layout Init button The red Init button allows you to return your LinkStation to factory defaults 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet Port Use this port to connect your LinkStation to a switch a router or another computer The port is autosensing so either a conventional Ethernet cable or a crossover Ethernet cable may be used USB Ports LinkStation offers two USB 2 0 1 1 ports for adding external drives Please see the LinkStation Expansion section on page 16 to learn more about using LinkStation s USB Ports 18 00 00 00 51 82 16 Advanced Settings The Advanced Configuration GUI The Advanced Configuration GUI may be accessed File Edit View Go Bookmarks Tools Help at any time by typing the IP address of your LinkStation into the URL bar of a browser running CIDIR s 2 a amp s ao on a computer connected to the same network as the LinkStation This works perfectly with OS X Linux and other non Windows PCs Mozilla Firefox 1 Buffalo NAS Client Utility x Ifyou have a PC running the Buffalo NAS Client File Setup Mapping Help Sa oe ELEM TATION TERAS Test2x cicaanone TenAaNore delt Utility you can get to the Advanced Configuration Change IP Address v Startup as TaskTray mode GUI by clicking on Setup and choosing eer LINKSTATION Hoo Bess 228 168 17 im can Configuration Settings l m me Refresh View Shares 19 Adva
5. LinkStation Description a Date and Time Setup Date Time Time Zone NTP Settings NTP Server NTP Server Address BUFFALO L 2HELP LINKSTATION2 LinkStation 2022 Year B Month fi Day 22 Hours 55 Mins fe Secs Use Local Time GMT 06 00 7 C Enable Disable m M Use default NTP server ntp jst mfeed ad jp NTP Synchronization Frequency Once a da a Text Display Settings Display Language Windows Client Language Apply 22 English Englisch 238 E CP437 United States Canada Advanced Settings Network IP Address Properties Link Station BUFFALO In most networks LinkStation will get its IP aan Address automatically from a DHCP server mA You may disable DHCP here If DHCP is ee disabled and an IP Address is not set manually cs it will default to 192 168 11 150 The IP Address Disk Management A ET Ema LinkStation s IP Address Subnet Mask Default oa a Gateway Address and DNS Server address iiia may all e entered manually under IP Address i aintenance gt a Ethernet Frame Size Properties Properties Ethernet Frame Size 1 518 bytes Default hd Ethernet Frame Size may also be set manually on this page Only use JumboFrame settings when operating in a Gigabit environment where all other clients support the same JumboFrame setting Apply Click Apply after making any changes 23
6. icon opens the LinkStation s client utility Turn to page 51 for more on using the NAS Navigator client utility 11 Accessing LinkStation Data from your PC Congratulations You ve completed basic setup For more LinkStation configuration options turn to Advanced Settings beginning on page 19 To Access LinkStation Data from a PC Your LinkStation uses shares folders to hold data A share called share is already configured on your LinkStation and you can create additional shares on page 29 To start using your LinkStation you can either click on the Shortcut for LinkStation on your desktop or you may just use drive L in My Computer which setup has mapped to the default share in your TeraStation P 192 168 7 198 x lt MyComputer Edit View Favorites Tools He af Hle eat ven rames Toae Hep gt Devi O B n E re jy XK Address iLinkStation Go CD Drive D share on LinkStation Linkstation L Ei 2 If your Mac does not automatically detect your LinkStation s Share folder and put it on your desktop you will need to add the LinkStation to the Mac s server list Begin by clicking Go and then choose Connect to Server Finder File Edit View Go Window Help 4 Tue4 30PM 7 i 2 X Favorite Servers icture icture icture KABOL HE EE amp 4 Tue4 28PM Finder File Edit View RJ Window Help icture In the Ser
7. occur To prevent this you must create all mapped shares using the same login and password information Please follow the steps on the next page to remedy this problem 36 Mapping Multiple Shares Map Network Drive When mapping any share select the Connect using a different user name option A login and password prompt will appear Use the username and password required by any secure restricted shares for all shares All mapped shares on a single PC must use the same username and password Connect As If only unrestricted shares are being mapped then it s not necessary to set a username and password for shares Multiple mapped drives to unrestricted shares can exist without a username or password as long as no restricted secure shares are mapped If an unrestricted share and a restricted share are both being mapper or accessed use the restricted username and password for the unrestricted share login by using the Connect using a different user name option This will allow a Windows PC to access both shares without any problems of Advanced Settings Disk Backup Link Station BUFFALO To create a backup job click on a Job Number aaa PO The Edit Backup Job dialog will appear FA rework Disk Backup 2 Disk Management Job Number Schedule Status f Siard rodon HE Job 1 Not Created 123 Group Management SS ON ee een ee ree edavauanmadabavavauavsdasactauatedecsawacawasavssevaususascnses
8. password should be 15 characters or less Mac OS 8 and OS 9 users s passwords should be 9 characters or less A Domain User List will be displayed if the LinkStation Pro is a member of a Domain or Active Directory environment LinkStation is preconfigured with two users admin and guest out of the box The admin and guest user accounts cannot be deleted To delete any other user put a check next to their name and click Delete To add a new user click Add Link Statior BUFFALO Hom User Management B Hitni a Add Local User Disk Management User Name fon Shared Folders pies laz Group Management firm Password peses t S gt i Disk Backup User Descriptio m iil Maintenance iii System Stat Apply Cancel o Logout 34 Advanced Settings User Management changing passwords Link Station BUFFALO Home Basic Network Disk Management _ Shared Folders gaagaag Group Management Disk Backup Maintenance System Status 48833 Logout User Management a Committing Settings to Memory Settings have been successfully saved a Local User Settings User Name admin Add Local User Delete Local User Enter the desired new password in both boxes and click Apply To change an account s password click on the name of the account under User Settings Note if a user name and password are used to log into a user s windows computer or domain the same use
9. right AirStation iim aa a Consult your router s documentation for instructions on wove wams meme identifying the LinkStation s IP address FJ wan contig LAN Config J Network Config I5 LinkStation Expansion LinkStation Pro has two USB 2 0 ports on the rear These ports can be used for adding external USB Hard Drives LinkStation will share connected USB storage devices allowing everyone on the network to use them Up to two external USB hard drives may be added to LinkStation Pro To connect a USB hard drive to your LinkStation simply plug it into one of the USB ports Once your USB hard drive is connected see page 26 for configuring your LinkStation to use it See page 29 for information on setting up shared folders on a USB Hard Drive Page 28 will show you how to reformat the USB Hard Drive Page 38 and 39 show you how to set up LinkStation to backup to a USB Hard Drive 16 Power Button Press and release the Power Button to turn the LinkStation on Hold it down for three seconds to turn the LinkStation off Link Act LED The Link Act LED glows green when the LinkStation is connectied to a network It blinks when the LinkStation is sending or receiving data Info LED The Info LED blinks when you have a message waiting for you in the client utility Diag LED The Diagnostic LED blinks to signal abnormal operation See page 53 for a list of Diagnostic LED codes 17 BUFFALO Lirk piation
10. shall keep its administrator password after a initialization lo or whether the password should be reset to FT Logout the default password default password is password Press the Apply button once you make the selection Press the Restore button to begin the initialization process this will restore all settings to factory defaults but will NOT erase the data on the hard drives Start Disk Formatting begins a complete disk format that will erase all information on the LinkStation s internal hard drives This cannot be undone 46 System Status System Information Link Station BUFFALO E Home Ta System Status Basic iau a System Information Disk Management LinkStation Name LINKSTATION z il Shared Folders LinkStation Description LinkStation 38 Group Management Firmware Version 1 00 User Management gt i Disk Backup Current Date and Time 2006 6 2 14 24 25 Maintenance Time Zone GMT 09 00 FFM system status Windows Network Workgroup WORKGROUP i Name USB Details AppleTalk Function Enabled Drive Properties AppleShare Network Zone Network Information i Settings al Logout FTP Server Function Enabled NTP Function Enabled 2006 06 03 03 24 15 Refreshed Email Alert Notification Disabled Fan Status Normal MEER This page shows you the System Information for your LinkStation Firmware updates are occasionally available from www buffalotech com for the L
11. the properties of all hard drives in and attached to your LinkStation 49 Advanced Settings System Status Network Information Link Station BUFFALO FT tome System Status HELP Basic PEER a Network Information Disk Management MAC Address 00 0D 0B 7A A0 92 Shared Folders jqg fe ee ee ee eee ee eee eee eee eee eee eee IP Address 192 168 1 103 38 Group Management lt i Kans i mas i J i lt a Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 User Management gt i Disk Backup DNS Server Address 24 26 193 62 Maintenance Default Gateway 192 168 1 1 m S D S a D g N tn E S I System Information USB Details I Drive Properties Packets Received with Errors 0 Packet Packets Transmitted 2 799 Packet ml Logout Packets Transmitted with Errors 0 Packet This page shows you the System Information for your network connection 50 LinkStation Client Utility ioi xi Z3 Buffalo NAS Client Utility File Setup Mapping Help DEVELOPMENT BT TERAGT LINKSTATION TERA3 GIGAANDRE TERAANDRE TERAROBIN aner o TE Workgroup WORKGROUP bees Flats rcs 146 7GB 22 Used Full IP Address 492 168 7 25 Subnet Mask a MAC Address 00 07 40 A4 B7 7B Panas 1 48 HD H420LAN Link Station od This is the Buffalo NAS Client Utility Installe
12. 2 for your file system aes Susie quays hg lags you will not be able to store single files larger a een Selec Tayet_ Con than 2 gigabytes on the drive Use of the XFS or Mo EXTS file systems is recommended Press Select Target Disk when done Depending on the size of the target hard disk or array a Disk Format may take several hours to complete Performance will be slow during the disk format 28 Advanced Settings Shared Folders Link Station BUFFALO To begin setting up shares on e OIR your LinkStation select Shared Home Shared Folders _ HELP Folders from the left side menu 6 Ski and then click the Add button fick Rlanagimont m Disk or Array Shared Folder Name under Shared Folders Setup O Ti Disk 1 share aa To delete a share or shares FF croup Management a Eze check the checkbox next to the shares you d like to delete Maintenance and press the Delete button seus Deleting shares will remove the share and erase all of the files and folders inside that share 49 Advanced Settings Adding a new Shared Folder Link Station E Home Shared Folders Network a Add New Shared Folder BUFFALO Apply Cancel To add a new shared folder enter a name for it in the Shared Folder Name box and choose which Disk Space it will reside in You may also choose which operating systems and features the share will support by putting the appropria
13. LinkStation Pro Shared Network Storage Lirk siation www buffalotech com Introduction Congratulations on your new LinkStation Pro This user manual is intended to assist you in configuring it Because we re constantly updating our product the images and text in this manual may vary slightly from the images and text displayed by your LinkStation These changes are minor and should not affect the ease of setup adversely As time passes future user interfaces updated software and later versions of this manual may be freely available for download at our web site http www buffalotech com If you run into difficulties or need additional help feel free to contact our 24 7 Technical Support at 866 752 6210 USA amp Canada only Technical Support in Europe is available between the hours of 9am 6pm GMT Monday through Thursday and 9am 4 30 pm GMT Friday for this product Customers in Europe can obtain Technical Support using the following information Email helpdesk buffalo technology ie Web www buffalo technology com Table of Contents Pae e A i e a A A E A E E E S 4 Mslall SOI WATE ear 8 Accessing LinkStation Data from a PC cccccccsccscsacecseass 12 Accessing LinkStation Data from a Mac wsjcciessssjessessesseeces 13 LinkStation LAV OUL sccscasidicdicddadiadstdacendeatseadiadecdeadsadecdeadeae 17 Advanced SCUSE siirron riani Era E 19 Network SeLUIMNSS aiccicctantacdcedsadsedsedsadsedsetsadsedsetsaasndsets
14. atands 23 Domain and AD Settings casciccsscascascaasavcasessearepecaveaveaseaieaes 24 Disk Management srerirorciireissiroiresra itoi irU rir ETNIC OATES roi raies 20 vared FOU GS ian esacancsacnccsncsaesessecsaessesesacsacaecsaeuscsecede 29 OUTS re E E 33 USES i E E E E AE 34 Troubleshooting Multiple Shares serssesrsseri 36 PACU aa a E AOS 38 Maintenance Settings cccszncaecarcarenrenscasassansensansensanranran vance 42 o EE S r E 47 Ca yaaa E AE E EAA 51 Troubleshooting i cocaecamatestungentessennoniessanneniesenanennesennaeniests 53 Technical SPCCINCAU ONS wcciicrcerianieerenianieerenianneetentanieeeentans 54 Technical Support USA sssssssssssssssesssessrsseresersssrsssessees Do Technical Support MUrope lt iscs csscenswvenpeanententeaneetenteaneetes 56 Connecting your LinkStation Begin by plugging your power cable and Ethernet cable into the back of the LinkStation as shown Plug the power cord into a 120 volt wall socket or surge protecter il Yn Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into a hub router or switch in your network BUFFALU Lir siation Powering up Press the power button on the front panel LEDs will blink as your LinkStation boots up After your LinkStation has completed booting up check the LINK ACT LED on the front of the LinkStation If it s lit then your LinkStation is connected properly and you can go on to page 8 If it s not lit turn to page 7 for
15. d on your PC it allows you to access each of the LinkStations and TeraStations on your network Click Refresh List to get tabs for each of your LinkStations Each tab shows the Host Name Workgroup IP Address and Subnet Mask of the associated LinkStation as well as the version of firmware it s running With a LinkStation s tab selected you can click on the View Shares button to go directly to its root share Clicking the Setup pulldown menu and selecting Browser Management takes you to the browser management tool that we began exploring on page 19 And clicking Setup and choosing Modify IP Address takes you to the following screen LinkStation Client Utility IP Address Setup Here you may enter your IP Address and Subnet Mask manually or enable your LinkStation to acquire them automatically from a DHCP server Youll need the administrator password to use this screen Press OK when you re done 52 Troubleshooting Disk Errors If LinkStation encounters a disk error it will be reported in the LinkStation status on the top of any of the Web Based configuration screens Run a Disk Scan in the event of this error If that doesn t work try a reformat Reformatting the drive will delete all of the data on it so try to backup any data you can before beginning Finally if none of the above solutions help then please contact Technical Support for further assistance LED Flash Codes 3 flashes Partition probl
16. em with hard drive Reformat the hard drive 4 flashes Fan problem 5 flashes ROM problem 6 flashes Hard Drive can not be recognized 7 flashes Problem with motherboard RAM LAN or Hard Drive controller 33 Technical Specifications LAN Standards Transmission Types Access Media Media Interface USB Standard USB Connector Data Transmission Speed Electric Current Power Consumption Dimensions Weight Operating Environment IEEE 802 3u IEEE 802 3ab IEEE 802 3 1000BASE T 8B1Q4 PAM5 1OOBASE TX 4B5B MLT 3 1OBASE T Manchester Coding CSMA CD RJ 45 USB 2 0 Hi Speed HS Full Speed FS Low Speed LS USB A Connector 2 Max 480 Mbps HS Mode Max 12 Mbps FS Mode 120V A C 21W Varies slightly with size 2 4 x 6 3 x 8 5 60 x 160 x 216 mm 3 5 lbs x x kg Varies with size 41 95 F 20 80 non condensing Technical Support US and Canada Buffalo Technology offers toll free technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week for this product Customers in the United States and Canada can obtain technical support using the following information Web www buffalotech com E mail info buffalotech com Telephone 866 752 6210 USA amp Canada only see page 56 for European tech support FCC Warning This device complies with part 15 ofthe FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful inte
17. inkStation Pro These must be executed from a Windows PC on the same network Your router switch or hub should pass through ports 8873 and 22939 for this to work most do 47 Advanced Settings System Status USB Details Link Station BUFFALO System Status 8 sla o z S o Network a USB Details Disk Management USB Class Manufacturer Device Name USB 2 0 1 1 aasaga Shared Folders o 5 9 a H 2 c S D 3 a ra 3 5 2 Disk Backup f Maintenance System Information Drive Properties I Network Information o Logout This page shows you details on USB hard drives and UPSs plugged into your LinkStation In this example no USB hard drives are plugged in to the LinkStation 48 Advanced Settings System Status Drive Properties Link Station BUFFALO __ Home a System Status Basic seek a Disk Information Disk Management Disk 1 Status Standard Mode Lactate Unit Name WD2500JS 22MHBO laa Group Management J Total Capacity 237 042 460 kbytes 8 User Management Disk Backup Amount Used 298 948 kbytes Maintenance J Percent Used 0 13 FFA system status File Format EXT3 i System Information USB Details Drive Properties a USB Disk Information Network Information USB Disk 1 Status Not Detected ia Logout USB Disk 2 Status Not Detected This page shows you
18. ist button For remote LinkStation backups make sure both firewalls are configured to allow traffic in and out of their networks Note Disk Backups between two LinkStations use port 8873 for encrypted backups and port 873 for backups with no encryption 41 Advanced Settings Maintenance Notification Link Station BUFFALO If your LinkStation is remotely managed you eat may choose to receive nightly status reports ps a and be notified of any disk events by email ae daa To set this up enable Mail Notification and l come toe enter the IP Address of your SMTP server BAY oseo Recipient Mal Ad s 1 in the SMTP Server Address field Select a oe ccna Subject line for the emails i e LinkStation non soup Recipient Mal Adaress4 Status Report and enter the email address of ott em each person you want to receive notification On a emails into a Recipient Mail Address field I Fan Fail M Complete Backup HDD Status Sending Time 0 z o clock Ay Send Test Message SMTP server must be an open type server Currently there s no provision for entering a username or password 42 Advanced Settings Maintenance Alert Settings Link Station BUFFALO Home Maintenance Basic t Network a Alert Sound Setup Disk Management Alert Sound Conditions M Exceeding Temperature Sharpa Fadas M Disk Error has Occurred Gr
19. nation folder may be on a USB drive attached to the LinkStation or another LinkStation on the network Click on Select to approve the backup targets Click the Apply button when your backup job is set up the way you want it or Clear Job to stop a job from running again 39 Advanced Settings Disk Backup LinkStation List BUFFALO E Home a Disk Backup BET FA Network a LinkStation List Disk Management Name IP Address Backup Support Disk Sleep eee LINKSTATION 192168 7 72 lag Group Management 192 168 7 49 BT TERAO1 I _ TERAROBIN 192 168 7 198 TERA3 192 168 7 73 Add LinkStation Maintenance Refresh El System Status o Logout The LinkStation list shows other LinkStations in your network that you can configure network backups to Press Refresh to get a list of LinkStations on your network 40 Advanced Settings Disk Backup Add LinkStation Link Station BUFFALO Home Disk Backup Basic a Add Remote Off Subnet LinkStation i Network FAT ois Management Remote LinkStation IP Address Add to List Shared Folders 23 Group Management E LinkStation IP Address 2 User Management No Remote LinkStations Identified I Disk Backup I LinkStation List m Maintenance n System Status m Logout To add a remote LinkStation to your network enter its numerical IP Address in the Remote LinkStation IP Address field and click the Add to L
20. nced Settings This login prompt will appear Enter admin for the user name Until you change it the password for the admin account will be password Press the OK button when finished BUFFALO User name admin Password password Link Statian i Login See page 35 to change your password a Please insert your user name and password User Name C If this login prompt does not appear Password T your DHCP server may not be Login functioning correctly If DHCP is disabled you may re enable it or verify that the LinkStation s IP Address is in the same range as that of your PC NOTE Page 23 shows how to enable or disable DHCP or configure the LinkStation with a Static IP Address 20 Advanced Settings Home Welcome to Advanced Settings Bookmark this page in your browser so it can be easily accessed for future configuration changes If the LinkStation s IP Address changes you will need to recreate the link You can also get here by typing http LinkStation_Name into a Web browser where LinkStation_Name is the name of your LinkStation page 22 You are now at Home Notice that the Home button is lit up in yellow You can navigate this menu by clicking on the buttons at the left of the screen Here at Home you can see basic information about your LinkStation s current configuration You may close this screen by clicking Logout at the bottom left or just by closing the browser window If you have lost
21. ncel Browse LinkNavigator Setup Press the Begin Installation button to begin Click on Connect this PC to LinkStation the green lower button Connect LinkStation to Netowork Click Next to step through the installation A J j Connect this PC to LinkStation Tritt LinkNavigator Setup Continue pressing Next to step through the installation Setup procedure Link Navigator Ver 1 S When installation is complete you may close the installation window Link Navigat re TO 10 P 192 168 7 198 Oj x File Edit View Favorites Tools He Qu O B pea Address LinkStation gt Go Z3 Buffalo NAS Client Utility File Setup Mapping Hel ip DEVELOPMENT BT TERAOT LINKSTATION TERAS GIGAANDRE TERAANDRE TERAROBIN Host Name LINKSTATION HDD ccs 226 1GB 17 Used Full Workgroup WORKGROUP IP Address 192 168 7 72 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 MAC Address 00 00 00 51 82 46 Firmware 1 00 Link Station I m here View Shares LinkNavigator Setup is Complete Two new icons will be on your desktop Shortcut for LinkStation and Buffalo NAS Navigator Clicking Shortcut for LinkStation takes you directly to the folders on your LinkStation Share is the main folder that you can put files and folders in Info contains a copy of your user manual The Buffalo NAS Navigator
22. oup Management M Fan Error has Occurred User Management 33 A E mai wouncation E UPS Settings Ra a EE Status LED Setup Disk Backup M UPS Power Error has Occurred Shutdown I Initialization System Status m a Logout Alerts can be configured on the LinkStation to make audible noises when a problem is detected Along with the audible noise alert emails will be sent out if Mail Notification was properly configured Please select the features you would like to receive an audible sound alert from and then press the Apply button 43 Advanced Settings Maintenance Status LED Settings Link Station BUFFALO i E tome Maintenance HELP Basic danak a LED Settings Disk Management LED Dimmer lt lt 1 2 3 4 5 gt gt Brighter Fa Shared Folders LED Synchronization Use Do not use m Group Management LED Sleep Dimmer lt lt 1 2 3 4 gt gt Brighter 2 User Management m Disk Backup LED wakeup time 0 E Time F maintenance LED sleep time H me I Mail Notification I UPS Settings l Apply Alert Setup status LeD setup Shutdown Initialization im System Status 0 Logout Adjust the brightness of the LEDs on your LinkStation s front panel here Press Apply to update the settings 44 Advanced Settings Maintenance Shutdown Link Station BUFFALO Maintenance ne
23. our USB hard drives and then aiii en restarting your LinkStation Some USB hard drives must be reformatted from within LinkStation before they can be assigned 4 shares Select Disk Format from the left side a menu to format your USB hard disk s 26 Advanced Settings Disk Management Disk Check Disk check checks any of your hard drives for o errors To use disk check select the disk that to pp you want to check from the target pulldown and click Select Target FA network Link Station BUFFALO a Disk Check Target Disk 1 os Di Pi rti mpreerenes I Delete MacOS dedicated information a Warning I Disk Format p Folders 2 te r to performing a disk check confirm that this LinkStation is not a backup target of another inkStation Backups cannot be performed on a LinkStation while in a Disk Check process F FA cr Group M Management _User Management Disk Backup __ Select Target _ Cancel FV maintenance Fil System Status FY togou 2r Advanced Settings Disk Management Disk Format Link Station BUFFALO To format a hard drive or array select it from Tn the Target Disk drop box Choose the file Disk Management E oa system desired from the File System dropbox a aE internal drives can only be formatted with XFS _ i a Note that FAT32 has a 2 gigabyte single file size eea psim ES limit If you choose FAT3
24. r name and password should be used when creating the user s account on the LinkStation or problems accessing shared folders may occur Link Station BUFFALO N work Attached storage E tome l User Management Basic OT FA newor a Edit Local User Disk Management User Name Shared Folders pases 33 Group Management BBY user Management comes gt i Disk Backup User Description Maintenance System Status Apply Cancel a Logout Jg Accessing Multiple Shares from a single PC When accessing multiple shares to a Windows PC you may see this error message Xx The mapped network drive could not be created because the following error has occurred Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user using more than one user name are not allowed Disconnect all previous connections to the server or shared resource and try again This is caused by having multiple shares to the same resource using different login credentials The error occurs when connecting to at least one secure restricted share Due to a constraint in Microsoft Windows only one set of login credentials can access or map drive letters for a network resource such as the LinkStation As such only one username and password can be used while mapping drives to a PC If unsecure unrestricted shares are mapped and then an attempt to mapa secure restricted share is made from the same PC this error will
25. rference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation GPL Statement This product uses GPL LGPL software Please see the GNU LICENSE document on the LinkNavigator CD ROM for more information concerning the terms of the license To obtain a copy of our open source software contact GPL buffalotech com oo Technical Support Europe Buffalo Technology Europe Inc 176 Buckingham Avenue Slough Berkshire SL1 4RD United Kingdom GENERAL INQUIRIES Email sales buffalo technology com TECHNICAL SUPPORT Technical Support in Europe is available between the hours of 9am 6pm GMT Monday to Thursday and 9am 4 30pm GMT Friday for this product Customers in Europe can obtain Technical Support using the following information E mail helpdesk buffalo technology ie Web www buffalo technology com 56
26. ss Restrictions arene a the way to the Writable box if you want to give sia anii mieraertons them full access to the share Right pointing arrows will move highlighted users or groups back to the right Click Apply when you have your groups and users in the appropriate boxes To set up new groups and users see pages 33 and 34 31 Advanced Settings Shared Folders Service Setup Link Station BUFFALO Shared Folders a Network Sharing Services AppleTalk Protocol Enable Disable FTP Server Enable Disable Apply To allow FTP Access to LinkStation choose Enable for FTP Server To enable legacy AppleTalk support choose Enable for AppleTalk Protocol FTP Server Info Enabling the FTP Server will allow users to connect to shares via FTP protocol Their username and password is used for their login credentials and they will only have access to shares that have read only or writeable access to on the LinkStation The network administrator of your network may need to enable traffic on port 21 to the LinkStation for FTP to work over the Internet Click the Apply button to set up these services 32 Advanced Settings Group Management meee BUFFALO Groups allow for easier management of permissions in some networks specifically networks with a lot Home Group Management Basie are of users in different departments FA Network roup Settings a a To Delete a group pu
27. t a check next to its name and ET n iiti click Delete To add a group to your LinkStation m Disk Backup ji 5 eae noe click Add ii System Status D a Logout Add a name and a description to the Add New GiitSeiicny BUFFALO Group fields Put checks next to each Member User IE tome jl Group Management that you want to be part of the group Click Apply anas FA Network ew Group when your group is set up the way you want it a eaei Group Name Shared Folders Group Description CC Active Directory and Domain Groups are not shown an User Management Member Users here but are available under Share Management 2 EET I UserName Maintenance A System Status C admin ag Members can be added or removed from a group at any time by editing the group This is done by clicking on the Group name on the main Group Apoy cone Settings page Logout oE Advanced Settings User Management Link Statiom BUFFALO Network attached Storage Home User Management Basic Network Local User Settings Disk Management m User Name Shared Folders Descriptio admin laz Group Management O _ __ Maintenance System Status Add Local User Delete Local User 0o Logout The Add New User dialog will appear Enter a User Name Password and User Description for the new user and click the Apply button Ifa user will be accessing the LinkStation from a Windows 95 98 computer their
28. te checks next to Shared Folder Support and whether the share supports the Recycle Bin by putting a selecting Enable or Disable Enter a Shared Folder Description and a Remote Backup Password if desired Click Apply to build the new shared folder Appletalk support is available for use with legacy Macs Checking Apple by Shared Folder Support turns on AppleTalk letting you use your LinkStation with older Macs Note that Appletalk files are limited to 2GB maximum filesize and 32 characters for filenames If a folder with AppleTalk on is accessed from a modern OS that supports smb shares these limitations will not apply Remote Backup Password will set a password on this share for other LinkStations who want to use it as a remote backup target This password will not affect users attempting to access the share it only pertains to remote LinkStations trying to access this share for backup tasks 30 Advanced Settings Shared Folders Access restrictions UinkStation BUFFALO To use Access Restrictions for a share select E tome Shared Folders pun Add New Shared Folder Highlight groups or users in the All Groups a oo Users column and use the left pointing arrow ae Dak 1 buttons located just to the left of each box to eeen Se A E E move individual groups or users from the All Sra Rese ea Conse Groups Users column to the Read Only box if a rT ee i you want to give them read access only or all Acce
29. troubleshooting Setup Notes The LinkStation s Ethernet port will automatically adjust to use either a Crossover or Patch cable so you may connect the LinkStation to your network with either type of Ethernet cable Buffalo Technology doesn t recommend connecting the LinkStation directly to a PC Verify that the LINK ACT LED on the front of LinkStation is lit see page 6 s picture If it s lit go to page 8 to continue setting up LinkStation If the LINK ACT LED is still not lit try the suggestions below to verify that you re not suffering from common setup problems Having problems Make sure that e the LinkStation and the router hub or switch are both powered on e the Ethernet cable is securely plugged in at both ends and e the Ethernet cable is not damaged Verify this by trying a different Ethernet cable If problems persist you may contact Buffalo Technology s technical support See pages 55 and 56 for technical support contact information Installing Software Insert the LinkNavigator CD into your PC s CD ROM drive Setup should automatically launch If it does not manually launch setup exe by pressing Start and selecting the Run option When the Run dialog opens type d setup exe where d is the drive letter of your CD ROM drive Press OK to continue Ro eee Type the name of a program folder document or J Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Open d setup exe 7 Ca
30. ver Address field enter your LinkStation s IP address in the form smb ipaddress where ipaddress is your LinkStation s IP address and click Connect If you don t know your LinkStation s IP address see page 15 13 Accessing LinkStation Data from a Mac Select Guest and click on Connect Note If you have configured share permissions on your LinkStation select Registered User and enter your Registered User credentials Select the volume that you want to mount such as share or share mac from the list of folders on the LinkStation The share will open A link to the shared folder will appear on your desktop 14 Accessing LinkStation Data from a Mac If you don t know your LinkStation s IP address there are 5 Buffalo NAS Client Utty DPE File Setup Mapping Help several ways to get it DEVELOPMENT GT TERACT LNGSTATION TERAS AGAMNIDRE TERAANIDRE TERTON One simple method is to use the Buffalo NAS Client Utility included on your CD to find your LinkStation s Just click on the tab for your LinkStation and you ll be able to read its IP address You must have a Windows PC running on the network to use the Buffalo NAS client See page 51 for more on the LinkStation client utility You can always get the LinkStation s IP address from your router s configuration utility Many Buffalo routers list this F information on the Client Monitor page as shown to the
31. vironment select the appropriate Network Type and enter the Domain Name and Domain Controller into the appropriate fields In an Active Directory environment fill out the remaining fields The Authentication Setup fields will be automatically filled out so no input is needed there Once you have finished press Apply 24 Advanced Settings Disk Management Drive Properties This page shows the properties for link Station BUFFALO the main drive in your LinkStation aa Home Disk Management Pro If you have any USB hard em drives plugged into the linkstation Network a Disk Information BH Disk management Disk 1 Status Standard Mode their properties will appear here as Unit Name WD2500JS 22MHB0 ll USB Settings We i Total Capacity 237 042 460 kbytes Disk Check J Disk Format Amount Used 40 480 432 kbytes FET shared Folders Percent Used 17 08 33 Group Management 7 File Format EXT3 n User Management Disk Backup Maintenance a USB Disk Information System Status USB Disk 1 Status Not Detected a Logout USB Disk 2 Status Not Detected 25 Advanced Settings Disk Management USB hard drives Link Station BUFFALO From here you can see your USB hard drives setup information If the hard drives FT tome amp Disk Management cea ae ae areata information isn t displayed properly try Nan Assigned Disk Capacity restarting y
32. your LinkStation clicking I m here at the bottom left will cause it to beep making it easier to find Link Station BUFFALO Home _2HeELP 2HELP a LinkStation Name L Basic NKSTATION2 Network i Disk Management a IP Address 192 168 7 72 Shared Folders d a Current Date and Time 2022 3 1 22 54 13 Group Management a HDD Space Used Disk 1 0 1 GB 226 1 GB 0 1 User Management Disk Backup Maintenance System Status gggsggagagag Logout 3 21 Advanced Settings Basic You may modify your LinkStation s hostname and description under Hostname Setup A friendly easy to remember name e g LinkStation is recommended Make sure that the date and time are correct in Date and Time Setup To synchronize time settings with those in your computer press Use Local Time To have your system time automatically set by an NTP server enable NTP Server and enter an IP Address for the NTP server e g 192 43 244 18 or use the supplied default NTP server Ensure that both the Display Language and the Windows Client Language are set to languages that you re comfortable with Once desired fields have been completed press the Apply button Link Stations Home Network Disk Management Shared Folders A Group Management A User Management m Disk Backup Maintenance Fil System Status a Logout Basic a Hostname Setup LinkStation Hostname
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