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User Manual

LinkStation

HD-H120/160/250LAN

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Rev B

Summary of Contents for LinkStation HD-H120LAN

Page 1: ...User Manual LinkStation HD H120 160 250LAN www buffalotech com wireless Rev B...

Page 2: ...Setup 11 Accessing LinkStation Data from PC 20 LinkStation Expansion 23 Basic Settings 24 Network Settings 27 Security Settings 31 USB Settings 40 USB Printer Installation 44 Maintenance Settings 48 R...

Page 3: ...nds until the Power LED light begins blinking At that time stop pressing the button and shutdown should complete within 30 seconds 2 Power LED The Power LED light will blink during startup or shutdown...

Page 4: ...agnostic LED The Diagnostic LED may begin ashing when the LinkStation encounters an error In this event please contact our 24 7 technical support at 1 866 752 6210 6 USB Port Front Rear LinkStation of...

Page 5: ...5 The setup of the LinkStation is performed using the following steps LinkStation Quick Setup Plug the LinkStation s power cord into a power outlet...

Page 6: ...6 Press the power button of the LinkStation to turn LinkStation on Press the power button until the green Power LED begins to ash LinkStation Quick Setup...

Page 7: ...on the network or connect it directly to a nearby running PC NOTE It is recommended to connect LinkStation to a hub or switch on the network Connecting it directly to the back of a PC should only be...

Page 8: ...LINK ACT light on the front of the LinkStation If it is lit then your LinkStation is connected properly please turn to Page 11 to continue setup If it is not lit continue to the next page LinkStation...

Page 9: ...whether to communicate over a Crossover or Patch cable Verify that the LINK ACT LED on the front of LinkStation is lit see Page 8 s picture If it is lit continue to Page 11 to continue setting up Lin...

Page 10: ...both devices The Ethernet Cable is not damaged to verify this try using another Ethernet Cable When verifying new cables remember to switch the Cable Selection switch to both positions see Page 9 If p...

Page 11: ...M drive Depending on the PC s con guration the EasySetup program may launch If it does not automatically launch manually launch it by pressing the Start menu selecting the Run option When the Run dial...

Page 12: ...2 LinkNavigator is now running Please press the Install IP Setup Utility icon then press the Start button The LinkStation IP Con guration Utility will launch and scan for networks Link Navigator Setup...

Page 13: ...he network for any and all LinkStations available The drop down menu lists all available LinkStations If there are multiple LinkStations on the network then select the proper LinkStation from the pull...

Page 14: ...strator Password eld sets an administrator password for the web based con guration If desired type a password in the eld When nished press the OK button LinkStation will set the IP Address and Passwor...

Page 15: ...hen type that password in otherwise leave the password eld blank Press the OK button when nished In the future LinkStation can be accessed by typing http LINKSTATION_NAME into a Web browser where LINK...

Page 16: ...ssed for future con guration changes For detailed explanations of each menu and setting please refer to the Settings section starting on Page 24 of this manual To continue setup click on the Basic lin...

Page 17: ...ion Name eld Feel free to use your rst or last name a description of the content to be installed on LinkStation or simply name it LinkStation A short description of the LinkStation can be created in t...

Page 18: ...hare If you would like to create additional shares for speci c users or speci c types of data then click on the Security tab on the left Then click on the Shared Folder Setup link to continue From thi...

Page 19: ...the desired function Access Restriction will turn on security features Please refer to the Settings section starting on Page 24 of this manual before using the Access Restriction function Press the A...

Page 20: ...ng LinkStation data is performed using the following steps Press the Start menu select the Run option When the Run dialog opens type LinkStation_Name where LinkStation_Name is name of the LinkStation...

Page 21: ...d password protection please refer to the Settings section starting on Page 24 of this manual To setup a printer see the LinkStation Expansion section found on Page 23 LinkStation can be accessed by m...

Page 22: ...in the Folder eld where LinkStation_Name is the LinkStation Name set on Page 17 and share_name is the Shared Folder Name set on Page 19 You can also browse for the shared folder by pressing the Browse...

Page 23: ...f each device To connect a USB device to LinkStation simply plug it into one of the USB Ports and set it up in the LinkStation con guration NOTE A USB printer can be added to either of the two USB Por...

Page 24: ...be con gured with a unique name to identify it over the network A general description can be given for the device as well Date and Time Setup To properly catalogue shares and les by date and to prope...

Page 25: ...y to remember It can be named after its owner it s location or the type of data that will be installed on it If there is only one LinkStation on the network then naming it LinkStation would be ne Link...

Page 26: ...the appropriate region from the Character Code pull down menu This speci es and or activates LinkStation s use of International Character Support NTP Settings The NTP function enables the LinkStation...

Page 27: ...be set here Workgroup Domain Settings If a Microsoft Workgroup or Domain needs to be setup for the LinkStation it can be performed in the Workgroup Domain Settings WINS server information can be added...

Page 28: ...150 Contact your administrator to determine a proper IP Address and Subnet mask for this device 255 255 255 0 is the recommended default Subnet mask It is recommended for most users to use DHCP unles...

Page 29: ...applications that operate on a Windows Domain If Domain is chosen enter the proper Domain Name and PDC Host name in their respective elds If the LinkStation is connected to a Domain then it will acqui...

Page 30: ...de available select that folder as the Anonymous User Shared Folder FTP Access speci es whether the anonymous shared folder is read only or writable select the appropriate setting If Registered Users...

Page 31: ...ated for users to control shared folder access Once a group has been created settings on shared folders can be modi ed to limit access to a group or groups Also individual users can be added to the gr...

Page 32: ...nd Macintosh computers The other share is for Macintosh only The default shares CAN be deleted if desired Add a New Folder This begins the process to create a new share The next page describes this pr...

Page 33: ...s are to access this shared folder then select Mac For compatibility Win Mac is recommended Access Restriction Function This function turns on user group permissions Using this function will password...

Page 34: ...ed by pressing the Edit Shared Folder button on the main Shared Folder Settings page and enabling Access Restriction Here you can specify who accesses the new shared folder Then select which groups a...

Page 35: ...group could have access to a shared folder that the regular employees do not have access to By default there is a share called hdusers This share cannot be deleted Add New Group This begins the proce...

Page 36: ...d to differentiate the different groups on LinkStation A brief sentence or phrase regarding the users inside of the group is recommended Select Af liated Users Select the users that are to be added to...

Page 37: ...the proper user account credentials then access to the data will be denied NOTE User accounts will only be used on shares with the Access Restriction function turned on Add New User This begins the p...

Page 38: ...the password associated with the user The password can be up to 8 characters and can contain spaces hyphens and underscores The password will need to be con rmed on the Password Con rm line as well T...

Page 39: ...sers obtained from the Primary Domain Controller on a Windows Domain Network To setup LinkStation Domain settings please refer to the settings on Page 29 Using LinkStation on a Domain offers the exibi...

Page 40: ...n the LinkStation printer setup to ensure proper operation Once installed the printer will be available to users on LinkStation USB Disk Setup An attached USB Disk can be con gured as an additional sh...

Page 41: ...USB Information The USB Information table lists information about connected USB devices such as printers and hard drives It lists the USB Class Printer or Storage the Manufacturer if available the Dev...

Page 42: ...erly The front USB Port only works with USB Printers Recycle Bin The recycle bin is a feature that moves deleted data to a recycle bin rst If the recycle bin is disabled then any deleted data inside t...

Page 43: ...et If a non PostScript printer is connected to LinkStation then select a compatible printer from the Printer Type pull down menu Other settings will have to be set based on the printer s documentation...

Page 44: ...lecting the Run option and entering LinkStation_Name where LinkStation_Name is the name set on Page 17 Press the OK button when nished Right click on the lp icon and select Connect You may receive a w...

Page 45: ...he OK button when nished The printer is now successfully installed To further con gure and test the printer open your PC s Control Panel The Control Panel can be accessed through My Computer or throug...

Page 46: ...es Press the Print Test Page button to print a test page You can also browse through the available settings for the printer Please refer to the printer s documentation for more info on changing the pr...

Page 47: ...gram Deleting the print job s will require users to re send their print jobs to the printer If there are still problems printing to the printer then check the printer manufacturer s documentation for...

Page 48: ...up or the backup will fail Maintenance Disk Backup Individual Shares or folders inside of shares can be scheduled for backup to an attached USB Disk The scheduled backup time should not con ict with a...

Page 49: ...Disks attached to LinkStation will need to be formatted via this Disk Format utility before being used by LinkStation Maintenance Administrator Password By default the administrator name login is roo...

Page 50: ...ings LinkStation System Status System Status The System Status page brie y lists important con guration information about LinkStation No settings can be changed from this screen but it s a good place...

Page 51: ...d drive shuts off until the Wakeup Time The Disable option disables the Sleep Function Select Disable if you want LinkStation to always remain on When LinkStation is sleeping data cannot be accessed a...

Page 52: ...note that all les and folders underneath the share or folder recursive selected will also be backed up Once a share or folder is selected press the Backup Folder Add button to add it as a backup sour...

Page 53: ...lution The Run Backup Daily at the Speci ed Time option makes LinkStation perform backups daily at a scheduled time The Run Backup Every DAY at the Speci ed Time option makes LinkStation perform a bac...

Page 54: ...ntion in this case is YEARMONTHDAYTIME Thus 0408062200 is a backup that occured on August 6th 2004 at 22 00 or 10pm If Overwrite Backup was set when the backup ran then only one backup folder will exi...

Page 55: ...disk that should be scanned If both disks are to be scanned then the Disk Scan must be run twice once for each disk Disk Scan Type The Disk Scan Type pull down menu allows you to select whether the Di...

Page 56: ...al USB Hard Drives MUST be formatted by LinkStation before they are used NOTE Formatting a drive will erase all data Do not format a drive unless you are absolutely sure you want to delete ALL of the...

Page 57: ...rrent administrator password into this eld By default there is no LinkStation password If a password has already been set on LinkStation then enter the current password New Password Please enter the n...

Page 58: ...g the power button This feature can be handy if LinkStation is being con gured over the Internet or from a location not close to the LinkStation s power button Press the Execute button to shutdown the...

Page 59: ...re Due to a constraint in Microsoft Windows only one set of credentials can map drive letters for a network resource LinkStation Thus only one username and password can be used while mapping a drive I...

Page 60: ...nly one username and password can be used for all mapped shares Thus a PC cannot have two mapped secured shares that use different username and passwords It is important to remember that ALL mapped dr...

Page 61: ...If that does not work try running a Thorough Disk Scan Additionally if that still does not resolve the problem a format is recommended Formatting the drive will delete all of the data on it so try to...

Page 62: ...ess Media CSMA CD Media Interface RJ 45 USB Standard USB 2 0 Hi Speed HS Full Speed FS Low Speed LS USB Connector USB A Connector 2 Data Transmission Speed Max 480 Mbps HS Mode Max 12 Mbps FS Mode Ele...

Page 63: ...the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that...

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