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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

icon opens the LinkStation’s client utility.

Turn to page 65 for more on using the NAS Navigator client utility.

Using your LinkStation with a Windows PC

Summary of Contents for LinkStation EZ

Page 1: ...User Manual LS CL LinkStation EZ www buffalotech com 35010667 ver 1 2 01 C20 005 v1 1...

Page 2: ...es future user interfaces updated software and later versions of this manual may be freely available for download at our web site www buffalotech com For best results attach the LinkStation EZ to an u...

Page 3: ...on 19 Advanced Settings 23 Network Settings 25 Disk Management 27 Shared Folders 32 Groups 36 Users 37 Passwords 38 WebAccess 39 Installing a Printer 44 Troubleshooting Multiple Shares 49 Backups 51 T...

Page 4: ...4 Back Panel Layout USB Power Mode Switch Power Plug Ethernet to Router Auto On Off...

Page 5: ...does not manually launch setup exe by pressing Start and selecting the Run option When the Run dialog opens type d LSnavi exe where d is the drive letter of your CD ROM drive Press OK to continue Ins...

Page 6: ...6 Choose your preferred language Mac users can skip this step LinkNavigator Setup Press the Begin Installation button Click Next to step through the installation...

Page 7: ...etup The wizard will guide you through installation Follow the directions on each screen and continue pressing Next to step through the installation When installation is complete you may close the ins...

Page 8: ...C for this feature to work Otherwise if you move the switch to auto your unit will power down by itself and you will have to manually turn it back on Also note that the unit needs to be powered on if...

Page 9: ...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 icon opens the LinkSt...

Page 10: ...that you want to share with other users You can create additional folders using the Shared Folders option To start using your LinkStation you can either click on the Shortcut for LinkStation on your d...

Page 11: ...know it you can get it from the NASnavigator2 utility or IP address Press OK Your LinkStation should open Share is a data folder in your LinkStation by default Info contains your user manuals If you...

Page 12: ...on_ Name share_name in the Folder field where LinkStation_Name is your LinkStation s hostname page 21 and share_name is the name of a folder on your LinkStation Check the Reconnect at logon checkbox t...

Page 13: ...Station NAS Navigator is the LinkStation s client utility With the information in the LS CLSettings txt file you can easily connect to the LinkStation from any of your computers on your local network...

Page 14: ...nd then choose Connect to Server Accessing LinkStation Data from a Mac In the Server Address field enter your LinkStation s IP address in the form smb ipaddress where ipaddress is your LinkStation s I...

Page 15: ...your LinkStation select Registered User and enter your login credentials Accessing LinkStation Data from a Mac Select the volume that you want to mount such as share or share mac from the list of fol...

Page 16: ...d its IP address The LS CLSettings txt file on your desktop contains the IP address of the LinkStation at the time that the setup program was run You can always get the LinkStation s IP address from y...

Page 17: ...eryone on the network to use them To connect a USB hard drive to your LinkStation simply plug it into the USB port Once your USB hard drive is connected turn to the Disk Management section of this man...

Page 18: ...18 Front Panel Layout Power LED Blue Lit when the LinkStation is on Flashes during boot or shutdown Function Button LED See the next page for instructions on using the function button Replaceable fan...

Page 19: ...w solid blue for 60 seconds 2 While the Function button is still glowing blue press it once The following folder is created automatically DirectCopy pictures yyyymmdd where yyyy is the year mm is the...

Page 20: ...button move the power switch to the On postion The function button will begin to flash blue 3 While the function button is still flashing hold it pressed down for six seconds Dismount Before disconnec...

Page 21: ...y typing the IP address of your LinkStation into the URL bar of a browser running on a computer connected to the same network as the LinkStation You may also open the Web Admin from NAS Navigator by r...

Page 22: ...r admin for the user name Until you change it the password for the admin account will be password Press the OK button when finished Log in User name admin Password password Instructions for changing y...

Page 23: ...typing http LinkStation_Name into a Web browser where LinkStation_Name is the name hostname of your LinkStation You are now at the Home screen Notice that the Home button is lit up in yellow You can n...

Page 24: ...hose 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 an NTP server e g 192 43 244 18 or click on the box...

Page 25: ...ly it will default to 169 254 xxx xxx with subnet mask 255 255 0 0 The LinkStation s IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Address and DNS Server address may all be entered manually under IP Address...

Page 26: ...an NT domain enter the appropriate information into the fields on this page and click Apply If using NT Domain LinkStation must be added as a member computer in the Domain Server Setting NT Domain fo...

Page 27: ...27 Disk Management This page shows the properties for the drives in your LinkStation EZ If you have a USB hard drive plugged into the linkstation its properties will appear here as well...

Page 28: ...tarting your USB hard drives and then restarting your LinkStation Some USB hard drives must be reformatted from within LinkStation before they can be assigned shares Select Disk Format from the left s...

Page 29: ...Disk Check Disk Check checks any of your hard drives for errors To use Disk Check select the disk that you want to check from the target pulldown and click Select Target Then click on Start Disk Chec...

Page 30: ...ystem you will not be able to store single files larger than 4 gigabytes on the drive Use of the XFS or EXT3 file systems is recommended Press Select Target Disk when done and then Start format Depend...

Page 31: ...31 To remove all data from a Disk use Disk Erase Once erased this data cannot be restored Note Disk Erase may take several hours to complete Disk Erase...

Page 32: ...eft side menu and then click the Add button under Shared Folders Setup To delete a share or shares check the checkbox next to the shares you d like to delete and press the Delete button Deleting share...

Page 33: ...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 Appl...

Page 34: ...the left of each box to move individual groups or users from the All Groups Users column to the Read Only box if you want to give them read access only or all the way to the Writable box if you want...

Page 35: ...rom anywhere Type ftp username password IP_address into a browser window to access the LinkStation remotely Users will have access to shares that they have local access rights to on the LinkStation Yo...

Page 36: ...n click Add Add a name and a description to the Add New Group fields Put checks next to each Member User that you want to be part of the group Click Apply when your group is set up the way you want it...

Page 37: ...er dialog will appear Enter a User Name Password and User Description for the new user and click the Apply button If a user will be accessing the LinkStation from a Windows 95 98 computer their passwo...

Page 38: ...r Settings Note if a user name and password are used to log into a user s windows computer or domain the same user name and password should be used when creating the user s account on the LinkStation...

Page 39: ...m is recommended Otherwise you ll have to manage your own DNS settings Auto Configure Firewall is also recommended if your router supports UPnP most do since 2001 If you choose not to enable this you...

Page 40: ...setting Allow Anonymous will allow anyone to access the share Choose this if you want your LinkStation share and all files on it to be freely available to everyone Allow All Groups Users will allow on...

Page 41: ...set on page 39 Alternately you can go directly to your share by typing BuffaloNAS com your_BuffaloNAS_name in the URL window The folders from your LinkStation s share will appear Files from anonymous...

Page 42: ...ual files will give you other options depending on the filetype Clicking on the Audio link at the bottom left corner of the page will give you options for playing music files including the opportunity...

Page 43: ...he LinkStation and press the fuction button on the front within 60 seconds Media files will be copied to the LinkStation automatically On this page choose the folder on the LinkStation that Direct Cop...

Page 44: ...plugged in to your LinkStation you can easily add the printer to any Windows PC on your network Follow these steps for each PC that you want to be able to access the printer To begin enable the print...

Page 45: ...Name is the DNS name of your LinkStation Press the OK button when finished Right click on the lp icon and select Connect You may receive a warning about installing from a trustworthy source If you re...

Page 46: ...sk button Refer to your printer documentation for further information on installing your printer if necessary Press OK to finish If lp is the only printer installed on the PC then it will automaticall...

Page 47: ...so browse through the available settings for the printer Please refer to the printer s documentation for more information on changing the printer s settings NOTES The printer installation process can...

Page 48: ...current print jobs Users will have to re send any incomplete print jobs to the printer If there are still problems printing to the printer then check the printer manufacturer s documentation for trou...

Page 49: ...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 dri...

Page 50: ...g 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...

Page 51: ...before use as backup storage If backing up to another LinkStation then the target LinkStation should be connected to the same network as the LinkStation doing the backup If the target LinkStation is...

Page 52: ...up 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...

Page 53: ...53 LinkStation List 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...

Page 54: ...e Remote LinkStation IP Address field and click the Add to List button For remote LinkStation backups make sure both firewalls are configured to allow traffic in and out of their networks Note Disk Ba...

Page 55: ...55 Time Machine To use the LinkStation as a location for backups from a Mac running Time Machine click Enable and then Apply...

Page 56: ...disk events by email To set this up enable Mail Notification and enter the IP Address of your SMTP server in the SMTP Server Address field Select a Subject line for the emails i e LinkStation Status...

Page 57: ...tion s UPS settings here Supported UPS products include USB models in APC s Smart UPS and Back UPS series Note Settings on this page can only be changed while a supported UPS is connected to the LinkS...

Page 58: ...situations where the LinkStation powers down for a set period Example To have the LinkStation enter sleep mode every night between noon and 3 pm set a timer with Daily as the timer interval 15 00 as...

Page 59: ...59 Restart From the Restart page press Restart Now button to reboot the LinkStation bringing it back to functionality after about 120 seconds...

Page 60: ...you want all data to be erased erase the drive Specify whether the LinkStation shall keep its administrator password after a initialization or whether the password should be reset to the default passw...

Page 61: ...mation for your LinkStation Firmware updates are occasionally available from www buffalotech com for the LinkStation EZ These must be executed from a Windows PC on the same network Your router switch...

Page 62: ...62 System Status USB Details 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...

Page 63: ...63 System Status Drive Properties This page shows you the properties of all hard drives in and attached to your LinkStation...

Page 64: ...64 Network Information This page shows you the System Information for your network connection...

Page 65: ...our LinkStations Highlight each tab to show the Host Name Workgroup IP Address and Subnet Mask Gateway and MAC Address of the associated LinkStation as well as the firmware version it s running Right...

Page 66: ...t Utility IP Address Setup From the IP Settings tab you may enter your IP Address and Subnet Mask manually or enable your LinkStation to acquire them automatically from a DHCP server Press OK when you...

Page 67: ...ll 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 The blu...

Page 68: ...68 Fan Replacement Unplug the connector by pulling it straight up Remove the screw from the top of the LinkStation The fan will now slide straight out to the side...

Page 69: ...upply 100 240V 50 60Hz Client OS Support Windows Vista XP 2000 Mac OS 10 3 9 or later Power Consumption 24W with no USB devices connected Dimensions 6 9 x 1 8 x 6 1 174 x 45 x 156 mm Weight 17 6 ounce...

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