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Table Of Contents

Notice ..............................................................................1

Regulatory Compliance Information ..............................................1
Warning Symbols and Graphical Icons on the Product .................1
Safety Precautions ...........................................................................1

Chapter 1 Getting Started .............................................9

Diagrams ...........................................................................................9
Installing Software ........................................................................ 11

NAS Navigator2 ........................................................................................11
SmartPhone Navigator ............................................................................11
WebAccess ................................................................................................12
NovaBACKUP ............................................................................................12

Turning the LinkStation On and Off ............................................ 12
Creating a USB Initialization Drive .............................................. 13
Accessing Settings ........................................................................ 13

Opening Settings .....................................................................................13
Using the Setup Wizard ...........................................................................17
Checking the Device Information from Dashboard ..............................19
Shutting Down or Restarting the LinkStation from Settings ...............20

Chapter 2 File Sharing ................................................. 22

Configuring Shared Folders ......................................................... 22

Adding a Shared Folder ...........................................................................22
Recycle Bin ................................................................................................27
Read-Only Shares .....................................................................................27

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Summary of Contents for Link Station LS710D

Page 1: ...s manual before using and follow the procedures If you have any inquiries about the product contact the number on the warranty statement or the packing box Do not discard the included documents the wa...

Page 2: ...from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following...

Page 3: ...tPhone Navigator 11 WebAccess 12 NovaBACKUP 12 Turning the LinkStation On and Off 12 Creating a USB Initialization Drive 13 Accessing Settings 13 Opening Settings 13 Using the Setup Wizard 17 Checking...

Page 4: ...RAID Modes and Drive Management 44 Available RAID Modes 44 Working with RAID Arrays 44 Using JBOD 44 Creating a RAID Array 45 Shutting Down the LinkStation Automatically If an Error Occurs 46 Configu...

Page 5: ...er 4 Backup 67 Backing Up Data on the LinkStation 67 Backup Modes 67 Preparing a Backup Destination 69 Configuring a Backup Job 70 Restoring Backup Data 74 Backup Logs for If Backup Fails 75 Backing U...

Page 6: ...WebAccess 123 Accessing via WebAccess 130 Unable to Create a BuffaloNAS com Name 131 FTP 133 Chapter 6 Multimedia 135 Displaying for DLNA Clients 135 Enabling DLNA 135 Configuring Public Folders 137...

Page 7: ...tings 154 Creating a Config File nas_config 154 Transferring Settings 155 Restoring Factory Defaults 156 Initializing from Settings 156 Initializing Using the USB Initialization Drive 156 Resetting th...

Page 8: ...e Rules for File Access Logs 175 Updating the Firmware 176 Updating Manually 177 Updating Automatically 177 Configuring Update Notification 178 Name Date Time and Language 179 Beep Alerts 181 LEDs 182...

Page 9: ...Chapter 11 Appendix 199 Power LED Operations 199 Red Errors 199 Amber Notices 200 Amber Information Events 200 Default Settings 202 Specifications 202 8...

Page 10: ...number or type of drives in the unit the model name will be different Check the sticker on the packing box for your unit s model name LS710D 6 7 8 12 9 13 5 4 1 2 3 7 14 10 11 LS720D 15 16 1 2 3 7 5 6...

Page 11: ...ged in Settings 6 Power Switch Move the switch up and down to power the device on and off 7 USB 3 2 Gen 1 Port Compatible USB drives USB memory devices digital cameras and USB UPS devices can be conne...

Page 12: ...n on operating the software To open the help launch NAS Navigator2 and navigate to Menu Help For macOS 10 13 and Later 1 Open Mac App Store and search for the NAS Navigator2 software 2 Click GET then...

Page 13: ...e accessible from https d buffalo jp LS700 Select the region and model to go to your specific model s d buffalo website Download the NovaBACKUP installer and install the utility onto your computer To...

Page 14: ...field of your browser Note Microsoft Edge Firefox Google Chrome Internet Explorer 9 or later and Safari 9 or later are supported If you have difficulty viewing Settings check the following If you use...

Page 15: ...ter the username and password then click OK Notes If the time out period is set to 10 minutes you will be logged out of Settings after 10 minutes of inactivity Click Secure Connection to log in using...

Page 16: ...4 Settings will open Using a Mobile Device 1 Tap the SmartPhone Navigator icon on your mobile device 2 Tap your LinkStation from the list of devices 3 Tap Open Settings 15 Chapter 1 Getting Started...

Page 17: ...4 Enter the username and password then tap Log In Note The default username and password are admin and password 16 Chapter 1 Getting Started...

Page 18: ...and groups is available If assigned to a general users group only changing the password of logged in users is available Click at the top right of Settings from a computer and choose I m here to have...

Page 19: ...k Skip to move to the next setup wizard screen or click Cancel to exit the wizard You may run the setup wizard at a later time after initial setup or after system initialization Example of Setup Wizar...

Page 20: ...following device information Notices such as information events and errors System information such as hostname firmware version IP address etc Drive information such as used space of internal drives o...

Page 21: ...LinkStation from Settings Using a Computer 1 Log in to Settings using NAS Navigator2 2 Click at the top right of Settings and choose Shut Down or Restart 3 Click Yes 4 The Confirm Operation screen wil...

Page 22: ...confirmation number then tap OK If shutting down the LinkStation the shutdown process will finish once the power LED turns off To shut down completely move the power switch to the Off position If you...

Page 23: ...limit access to key data Configuring Shared Folders Adding a Shared Folder You can create a shared folder from a computer or a mobile device Follow the appropriate procedure below to create a shared...

Page 24: ...3 Click Create Folder 23 Chapter 2 File Sharing...

Page 25: ...4 Configure the desired settings then click OK Using a Mobile Device 1 From Settings tap Folder Setup 24 Chapter 2 File Sharing...

Page 26: ...2 Tap Create Folder 3 Enter the desired folder name and tap OK 4 Tap OK when finished 25 Chapter 2 File Sharing...

Page 27: ...e any of the following words for the name of a shared folder as these words are reserved for internal use by the LinkStation authtest global homes info lost found lp msdfs_root mt daapd printers ram r...

Page 28: ...and may cause unexpected behavior To set a read only share or USB drive to another attribute follow the procedure above and change the attribute in step 2 from Read only to the desired attribute Hidde...

Page 29: ...Using a Computer 1 From Settings click File Sharing 2 Click the settings icon to the right of Users 3 Click Create User 28 Chapter 2 File Sharing...

Page 30: ...4 Enter the desired settings then click OK Using a Mobile Device 1 From Settings tap Users 29 Chapter 2 File Sharing...

Page 31: ...2 Tap Create User 30 Chapter 2 File Sharing...

Page 32: ...00 to 1999 Each user ID should be unique If this field is left blank a user ID is assigned automatically Do not duplicate user IDs group IDs usernames or group names Each should be distinct and unique...

Page 33: ...required and user description optional Example 1 Importing usernames passwords and comments username1 password1 comment1 username2 password2 comment2 username3 password3 comment3 Example 2 Importing u...

Page 34: ...3 Click Add Group 33 Chapter 2 File Sharing...

Page 35: ...of the power users group you can create and edit shared folders users and groups If you are logged in as a member of the general users group you can only change your own password Do not use a name in...

Page 36: ...ad and write access Group with read only access Group with no access User with read and write access R W R R W User with read only access R R R User with no access R W R R W Read and write R Read only...

Page 37: ...nable Access Restrictions for Shared Folders 6 Select the level of access for the user or group Read and write Read only No access Note The example above shows access restrictions by users To restrict...

Page 38: ...Using a Mobile Device 1 From Settings tap Folder Setup 2 Tap the shared folder that you want to set access restrictions for 37 Chapter 2 File Sharing...

Page 39: ...no need to perform individual account management for the LinkStation If multiple LinkStations are installed on the network the account information will be centrally managed in Active Directory greatly...

Page 40: ...will be populated into each field automatically Alternatively you can also manually enter the settings 6 If there is a difference of more than five minutes between the LinkStation s clock and the doma...

Page 41: ...omain configure it to use a DNS server that can resolve names for the Active Directory domain After building an Active Directory domain the administrator password for joining the domain must be change...

Page 42: ...in users and groups so if you have configured access restrictions using domain accounts these users will no longer be able to access shared folders In such a case change the policy settings on the dom...

Page 43: ...Folder Cannot Be Accessed Due to the security reasons you may be unable to access shared folders from computers running certain Windows versions In such a case try either of the following corrective...

Page 44: ...en Authentication Fails to Show network credentials window 5 Click OK The settings will be changed The window to enter a username and password will be displayed next time you access a shared folder bu...

Page 45: ...avigator2 will change from I46 or I47 to I18 JBOD This mode uses the drives inside the LinkStation as individual drives The usable space is equal to the total capacity of both drives on the LinkStatio...

Page 46: ...6 Click OK when finished Next create a shared folder by referring to the Adding a Shared Folder section in chapter 2 Creating a RAID Array Before creating a new RAID array first put the drives into J...

Page 47: ...Click OK when finished Next create a shared folder by referring to the Adding a Shared Folder section in chapter 2 Shutting Down the LinkStation Automatically If an Error Occurs This function will sh...

Page 48: ...Change the Error Behavior option to Shut down and click OK Configuring Actions for If a Drive Used for the RAID Array Has Not Been Detected You can configure actions to be taken by the LinkStation if...

Page 49: ...hen booting The confirmation screen is configured to appear by default To hide the screen follow the procedure below 1 From Settings click Storage 2 Click the settings icon to the right of RAID 3 Clic...

Page 50: ...nfirmation screen from appearing Selecting the Action on the Confirmation Screen When the confirmation screen is displayed the following screen will appear after logging in to Settings if the drive us...

Page 51: ...data will be preserved checkbox 6 Select the drive whose data will be saved from the drop down list 7 Select the drive to add to the RAID array 8 Click Create RAID Array 9 The Confirm Operation scree...

Page 52: ...the right of RAID Scanning 4 Click Edit 5 Select when to run the scan and click OK Notes Select the Immediately checkbox to run a RAID scan immediately To stop a RAID scan click Cancel RAID Scan Addi...

Page 53: ...only one device is connected to a USB port on the LinkStation Note that only the first partition of a connected USB drive is mounted Additional partitions are not recognized Notes When copying a file...

Page 54: ...nt and click Dismount Drive 4 The Confirm Operation screen will open Enter the confirmation number then click OK 5 When the dismounting process is finished it is safe to unplug the drive Disconnect th...

Page 55: ...s the data on a drive on the LinkStation or one that is connected via USB for integrity Detected errors are fixed automatically With large drives a drive check may run for many hours Shared folders ca...

Page 56: ...s will appear on the Dashboard in Settings and NAS Navigator2 until the checking process is finished Click OK when finished S M A R T S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology monito...

Page 57: ...available for internal drives Displaying S M A R T Information 1 From Settings click Storage 2 Click the settings icon to the right of Drives 3 Select a drive to check and click S M A R T 56 Chapter...

Page 58: ...e past it will be displayed in the status column In such a case replacing that drive is recommended Formatting Drives Notes Under some circumstances data deleted when a drive is formatted can be recov...

Page 59: ...click OK 6 Depending on the size and the formatted file system of your drive the format may take several minutes or several hours to complete Either the I13 message for RAID arrays the I20 message fo...

Page 60: ...s can be recovered The drive erasure process in this section does a much more thorough job of erasing data This procedure is recommended for removing all data from a drive in a way that makes it nearl...

Page 61: ...If a quota is set to 1 GB each array or drive can use a maximum of 1 GB Quotas cannot be set for external drives connected to the LinkStation If both user and group quotas are configured for a user a...

Page 62: ...ll be allowed to use and click OK 5 Click at the top right of Settings and choose Restart Quotas for Groups Follow the procedure below to limit the space for shared folders that each group can use 1 F...

Page 63: ...ace the group will be allowed to use and click OK 5 Click Close 6 Click the settings icon to the right of Users 7 Select the user that will inherit the group quota settings and click Edit If you want...

Page 64: ...gs back up any important data Do not use any of the following words for the name of a volume as these words are reserved for internal use by the LinkStation array x authtest disk x global homes info l...

Page 65: ...y where the volume will be located and click Enable LVM 4 The Confirm Operation screen will open Enter the confirmation number then click OK 5 Click OK 6 Click Edit under NAS Volume 64 Chapter 3 RAID...

Page 66: ...Sharing Folder Setup 12Click Create Folder 13Configure the settings 14Select the volume that you created for Drive Array on the Basic tab and click OK Notes If you click Show under Volume List the vo...

Page 67: ...could not be mounted try restarting the LinkStation If an issue still exists delete the LVM volume and recreate it Deleting the LVM volume will erase all data on the volume 66 Chapter 3 RAID Modes and...

Page 68: ...ckup versions the backup destination folder should be on the same LinkStation or on an external USB drive attached to that LinkStation The backup data will be stored in the folder whose name will be t...

Page 69: ...r Folders available as backup sources Shared folder on the backup source LinkStation USB drive connected to the backup source LinkStation Shared folder on another Buffalo NAS device Folders available...

Page 70: ...n The following procedure explains using another shared folder on the LinkStation as a backup destination The procedure may vary depending on which Buffalo NAS device is selected as a destination If u...

Page 71: ...up to a Buffalo NAS device on another network follow the procedure below to add the Buffalo NAS device so it can be used as a backup destination 1 Create a new backup job by referring to the Configuri...

Page 72: ...backup device access key for the backup source folder on another Buffalo NAS device or the backup destination folder click Set If you hadn t skip to step 5 4 Enter the backup device access key and cli...

Page 73: ...5 Click Add 72 Chapter 4 Backup...

Page 74: ...ttings such as date and time to run then select a backup mode for the Operation Mode drop down list Refer to the differences between the backup modes from the Backup Modes section above 7 Click Add 73...

Page 75: ...similar MTU sizes If MTU sizes are significantly different the backup job may not be properly performed In such a case select the default MTU size 1 500 bytes for both devices You can also specify a h...

Page 76: ...on shared folder could not be found Check that the Ethernet cable is securely connected and that the hub or other devices on the network are turned on rsync error error starting client server protocol...

Page 77: ...ion files while the backup job is running If updated the backup destination files will not be backed up and the backup job will fail The LinkStation backed up the data to the FAT32 formatted USB drive...

Page 78: ...estination folders on the backup destination LinkStation are on the shared folder list B105 The drives were not recognized Check that the drives are recognized properly in Settings If you configure th...

Page 79: ...3 Click Edit 4 Click Browse 5 Select the shared folder and click OK 78 Chapter 4 Backup...

Page 80: ...e backup data from Time Machine and click OK 7 Click OK 8 Move the Time Machine switch to the position to enable Time Machine 2 Configuring Time Machine on macOS 1 From the Apple menu open System Pref...

Page 81: ...2 Click Time Machine 80 Chapter 4 Backup...

Page 82: ...3 Click Select Backup Disk 4 Select the shared folder then click Use Disk 81 Chapter 4 Backup...

Page 83: ...ect Note If access restrictions are not configured on the destination share log in using the administrator account The default username and password for the administrator account are admin and passwor...

Page 84: ...omputer or a mobile device Follow the appropriate procedure below to configure or start Direct Copy Supported Devices USB mass storage devices Card readers except for card readers that can recognize t...

Page 85: ...4 Click Browse 5 Select the Direct Copy target folder and click OK 6 Click OK then click OK again 7 Move the Direct Copy switch to the position to enable Direct Copy 84 Chapter 4 Backup...

Page 86: ...to the position to enable Direct Copy 3 Select the Direct Copy target folder and tap OK Starting Direct Copy Using the Function Button 1 Connect the USB device to the USB 3 2 Gen 1 port on the front...

Page 87: ...w have 60 seconds to press the function button once while the function LED is glowing 3 The function LED will blink as all the files on the USB device are copied to the Direct Copy folder on the LinkS...

Page 88: ...es While the function LED is blinking press and hold the function button for three seconds to cancel the copy operation for Direct Copy You can also cancel the copy operation from a mobile device by l...

Page 89: ...x account follow the procedure below Note To use Dropbox Sync you will need a Dropbox account and an available empty Dropbox folder If you don t have a Dropbox account or if you need to create a new e...

Page 90: ...ox will be displayed Log in to the website with your Dropbox account then click Allow 7 The authentication code will be displayed Copy the authentication code and return to Settings Authentication cod...

Page 91: ...lose the password delete the old job first then create a new job using the same Dropbox account 10Click OK Notes Up to four Dropbox jobs can be configured at a time When encryption is enabled files up...

Page 92: ...ltiple processes are running at the same time Changing Job Settings Follow the procedure below to change any job settings you have already configured 1 From Settings click Cloud Storage 2 Click the se...

Page 93: ...4 Click the Options tab 5 Click Edit 92 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 94: ...ugh a proxy server click Proxy Settings From the displayed page you can select whether to use the configured settings or configure an identical proxy server If using the identical proxy server select...

Page 95: ...ensive fees we recommend staying aware of the price structure for data storage and operations and regularly checking how much have been charged To access data that have been backed up to the container...

Page 96: ...5 Click Add 6 The job setup wizard will open Enter your Azure Storage account name and access key then click Next 95 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 97: ...7 Enter the desired job name and click Next 96 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 98: ...8 Select Backup and click Next 97 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 99: ...9 Select the desired shared folder on the LinkStation as the backup source folder and enter the container name for the backup destination then click Next 98 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 100: ...10Specify the sync period and click Next 99 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 101: ...Select the desired action to take for files in the container that share the same name as files in the backup source after they are deleted then click Next 100 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Acces...

Page 102: ...the backup target files The following screen is available to configure file filtering by file size and whether they re hidden Configure the desired filtering settings and click Next 101 Chapter 5 Clo...

Page 103: ...contains the symbols Files whose filename ends with either a space or period Files whose filename starts with either or Files whose filename starts with and have the file extension tmp Do not copy fi...

Page 104: ...e 3 Move the Microsoft Azure Storage Sync switch to the position to enable Microsoft Azure Storage Sync 4 Click the settings icon to the right of Microsoft Azure Storage Sync 5 Click Add 103 Chapter 5...

Page 105: ...6 The job setup wizard will open Enter your Azure Storage account name and access key then click Next 104 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 106: ...7 Enter the desired job name and click Next 105 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 107: ...8 Select Restore and click Next 106 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 108: ...job it can be converted to a backup job If that restore job had been configured to restore to the second level of the shared folder restored data will automatically be moved to the first level If ther...

Page 109: ...3 From the job list click the job whose settings you want to change 4 Click the Options tab 5 Click Edit 108 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 110: ...o link your LinkStation with your Microsoft account follow the procedure below Note To use Microsoft OneDrive Sync you need a Microsoft account and an available empty OneDrive folder If you don t have...

Page 111: ...ettings icon to the right of Microsoft OneDrive Sync 4 Click Add 5 The sign in window will open Enter the username and password of your Microsoft account then sign in 110 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and...

Page 112: ...6 Enter the desired job name and click Next 111 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 113: ...e are already in the target folder The behavior for when files with the same name already exist will work when the files that have the same name on both the LinkStation and OneDrive are changed Click...

Page 114: ...tation then click Create Folder on the selecting folder window that appears Click Next after selecting the folders Notes The sixth level and deeper of shared and OneDrive folders cannot be selected Do...

Page 115: ...9 Specify the sync period and click Next 114 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 116: ...d time of the period configured in step 9 above If you want to always upload files during the configured sync period select Always sync within the sync period for Frequency Click Next after configurin...

Page 117: ...enabled uploaded files will be archived in zip format and encrypted using the entered encryption password Click Next after selecting Note If the password contains spaces or backslashes decrypting a f...

Page 118: ...ency If an inconsistency occurs with a file between the LinkStation and OneDrive that file will be updated using the latest file version even if it hasn t been changed Click Next after selecting 117 C...

Page 119: ...e sizes and whether they re hidden The file size filtering will work only for the upload process The available maximum size is up to 15 360 MB 15 GB Hidden files refer to files whose filename starts w...

Page 120: ...from macOS the filenames may be converted to different ones that don t contain these symbols Depending on your network environment you may fail to download larger files To prevent this issue divide a...

Page 121: ...2 Click the settings icon to the right of Microsoft OneDrive Sync 3 From the job list click the job whose settings you want to change 120 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 122: ...4 Click the Options tab 5 Click Edit 121 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 123: ...nformation To link with OneDrive please consent to the request from OneDrive server_error The authentication server encountered a temporary error Please wait for about 10 minutes and try again tempora...

Page 124: ...ebAccess is a software utility for accessing the files in the shared folder of your LinkStation from your computer or mobile devices through the Internet Be careful when configuring WebAccess Certain...

Page 125: ...to WebAccess at the same time Only the last login will be active Enter a time in minutes 1 to 120 or Unlimited before inactive users are logged out of WebAccess 5 Move the WebAccess switch to the pos...

Page 126: ...tions configured for shared folders will not work Use folder permissions Users and groups have the same access permissions with WebAccess that they do locally If access restrictions are not set for th...

Page 127: ...3 Tap NAS Setup 126 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 128: ...nd password twice then tap Next If the user with the entered username doesn t already exist a new user and a shared folder with the same name as the username will be created 127 Chapter 5 Cloud Servic...

Page 129: ...tup will finish at the screen below and you will only be able to access your NAS device from the local network To use WebAccess from outside your home reconfigure WebAccess by referring to the Unable...

Page 130: ...129 Chapter 5 Cloud Services and Remote Access...

Page 131: ...ess Read only Read and write WebAccess permissions Allow everyone R R W R W R W Allow registered groups and users R W R W R W Use folder permissions R R W R W Read and write R Read only No access Acce...

Page 132: ...ble to Create a BuffaloNAS com Name If UPnP is disabled on your router creating the BuffaloNAS com name may fail If this occurs try the following procedure Using a Computer 1 From Settings click File...

Page 133: ...e is finished next configure the router using the port number set at step 5 above Using a Mobile Device 1 From Settings tap WebAccess 2 Select the desired WebAccess security level of shared folders an...

Page 134: ...t at step 5 above FTP By default the LinkStation s shares are only accessible by users connected to the same network or router as the LinkStation The optional FTP server allows users outside the local...

Page 135: ...Port 21 Accessing the LinkStation with an Anonymous User To allow anonymous access to your FTP share disable access restrictions Configure your FTP client software with the following settings for anon...

Page 136: ...TVs stereo equipment game consoles and other devices on the local network LinkStation TeraStation Displaying for DLNA Clients Enabling DLNA You can enable DLNA from a computer or a mobile device Foll...

Page 137: ...4 Select the display language for content management and click OK Using a Mobile Device 1 From Settings move the DLNA switch to the position to enable DLNA 2 Tap DLNA Server 136 Chapter 6 Multimedia...

Page 138: ...y language for content management and tap OK Configuring Public Folders 1 From Settings click Applications 2 Click Open Content Management 3 Navigate to Basic Settings Public Folder 4 Click Add 137 Ch...

Page 139: ...ype to store in the folder and click Add File Playback Supported File Types The LinkStation supports DLNA streaming of files with the extensions below Types File Extensions Video files mpe mpeg mpg m2...

Page 140: ...o be played back Note For more information on playing files refer to the DLNA compatible devices manuals Changing Public File Type You can set the file types to public for DLNA 1 From Settings click A...

Page 141: ...the file type list to the factory default after changing the file types click Reset on the page at step 4 Advanced Settings Changing Device Display Name 1 From Settings click Applications 2 Click Ope...

Page 142: ...ions Access Permitted Devices 4 Select the devices to be denied access and click Deny Note If you want to return access denied devices to access permitted devices navigate to Device Permissions Access...

Page 143: ...er Display Language on DLNA Player You can change the display language for folders on the LinkStation when accessing them from a DLNA player It is set to English by default 1 From Settings click Appli...

Page 144: ...ment as well as from DLNA devices This folder is reserved for system use only For safety make sure your unit s firmware is updated to the latest version Creating Folders 1 From Settings click Applicat...

Page 145: ...5 Select the location to create a new folder 6 Click Action 7 Click Create Folder 8 Enter a desired folder name and click Create 144 Chapter 6 Multimedia...

Page 146: ...tent Management 3 Navigate to Content Management Media Content 4 Click Folders Note The Media Content folders will be displayed in the language set under Content Folder Language 5 Select the location...

Page 147: ...6 Select a file to move and click Action 7 Click Move 146 Chapter 6 Multimedia...

Page 148: ...older names can be renamed Note If filenames are renamed the changes will appear under Title in Properties Names displayed when accessing from computers will not be affected 1 From Settings click Appl...

Page 149: ...tent folders will be displayed in the language set under Content Folder Language 5 Select the location that contains the files or folders you want to rename 6 Select a file or folder to rename and cli...

Page 150: ...click Edit Deleting Files or Folders Files and any folders created under content management can be deleted 1 From Settings click Applications 2 Click Open Content Management 3 Navigate to Content Mana...

Page 151: ...tent folders will be displayed in the language set under Content Folder Language 5 Select the location that contains the files or folders you want to delete 6 Select a file or folder to delete and cli...

Page 152: ...7 Click Delete 8 Click Delete again 151 Chapter 6 Multimedia...

Page 153: ...you may get unexpected results Also make sure the USB memory device to save settings to is compatible with USB 3 2 Gen 1 3 1 Gen 1 3 0 specifications The following settings are not saved or applied Ca...

Page 154: ...ry device successfully you may receive an error message such as The specified operation cannot be executed Verify The USB memory device has a capacity of 1 GB or more The USB memory device is not writ...

Page 155: ...r later TS5000 series TS5200D TS5200DN TS5400D TS5400DN TS5400R TS5400RN TS5600D TS5600DN TS5800D TS5800DN TeraStation models TS4000 series TS4200D TS4400D TS4400R TS4800D TeraStation models TS3000 se...

Page 156: ...network refer to the procedure on the Active Directory section in chapter 2 If you didn t configure access restrictions with Active Directory domain users skip to the next step 2 From Settings click...

Page 157: ...e LinkStation 4 The Confirm Operation screen will open Enter the confirmation number then click OK 5 The settings will be restored to its factory default settings The I26 message will appear on NAS Na...

Page 158: ...rive is finished refresh the browser and log in to Settings again Starting Initialization To initialize the settings on your LinkStation with the USB memory device created above follow the procedure b...

Page 159: ...rname or password and cannot log in to Settings or incorrect network settings are configured and Settings becomes inaccessible initialize these settings by holding down the init button refer to the Di...

Page 160: ...of IP Address 3 Click Edit 4 Enable Wake on LAN then click OK Wake on LAN is now enabled As long as the LinkStation is connected to a power source and the network you can turn it on remotely Notes Af...

Page 161: ...the LinkStation For further use configure your SNMP compatible network management software using the Buffalo specific MIB management information base file The MIB file is available from the Buffalo w...

Page 162: ...o the right of Proxy Server 3 Enable Proxy Server 4 Enter the proxy server IP address or hostname port number username and password then click OK Once you configure the proxy server settings you may u...

Page 163: ...thout using jumbo frames Transfer data using jumbo frames Transmission Connection Jumbo Frame Compatible Switch Jumbo Frame Compatible PC Jumbo Frame Jumbo Frame Compatible Switch Jumbo Frame Incompat...

Page 164: ...d DNS Settings options then enter the desired default gateway address and DNS server addresses 6 Click OK Note Network services such as SMB will restart when the Ethernet cable is disconnected reconne...

Page 165: ...1 From Settings click Network 2 Click the settings icon to the right of IP Address 3 Click FQDN Mapping 164 Chapter 8 Network Settings...

Page 166: ...4 Click Add 5 Enter the hostname FQDN and the IP address that you want to map then click OK 6 Click OK again to apply settings 165 Chapter 8 Network Settings...

Page 167: ...s internal external or RAID array fan backup system alert Refer to the contextual help in Settings for more detailed information such as when the notification email will be sent or the differences bet...

Page 168: ...ts and the time when email reports will be sent Click OK to save the configured settings and have a test email sent If you select an authentication type other than Disable from the drop down list you...

Page 169: ...to the Amber Notices section in chapter 11 for the list of events that will trigger this event notification Notice reports will contain warnings such as something has failed but the function or unit c...

Page 170: ...e to enter sleep mode should not be set to the same time as or earlier than the start time If sleep mode timer is scheduled to go off while checking or formatting a drive or updating the firmware the...

Page 171: ...rent time of 10 00 a m Wednesday Timer 1 Daily 9 00 18 00 Timer 2 Wednesday 7 30 22 00 Timer 3 Not used On days other than Wednesday normal operation begins at 9 00 a m and the unit enters sleep mode...

Page 172: ...cure Socket Layer is a protocol that uses a public key encryption system to establish secure communication channels between networked devices allowing for encrypted Internet traffic and server identit...

Page 173: ...ver crt file to decrypt data encrypted by the SSL certificate Note The passphrase for the private key must be removed before importing to the LinkStation Updating SSL Key Files To update a server cert...

Page 174: ...3 Select a log to view The file access log stores file access events that occurred on the internal drives File access on USB drives are not logged Note All logs are encoded in UTF 8 format To make su...

Page 175: ...of the syslog server where you want to transfer the logs to 6 Select the type of log that you want to transfer from Logs to Transfer 7 Click OK Creating a Shortcut to the Logs in the Shared Folder 1 F...

Page 176: ...n the selected shared folder a folder named system_log will now contain the shortcuts to logs Changing Archive Rules for File Access Logs You can configure how many logs are kept or how long each log...

Page 177: ...f there is not enough space to save logs the I70 message will appear on the Dashboard in Settings and NAS Navigator2 When it appears delete unnecessary logs or move them to another device from the Lin...

Page 178: ...to the right of Update 3 Click Install Update 4 The Confirm Operation screen will open Enter the confirmation number then click OK 5 When updating the firmware is finished refresh the browser and log...

Page 179: ...ates to occur during a specific time of day Configuring Update Notification Configure whether or not to receive a notification when a new firmware version becomes available 1 From Settings click Manag...

Page 180: ...o other purposes If update notification is enabled it will also automatically enable sending usage feedback to Buffalo If you don t want to send this information to us disable update notification Note...

Page 181: ...elongs to Internet Multi Feed Inc For more information visit http www jst mfeed ad jp To use a different NTP server clear the Use default NTP server checkbox and enter a new NTP IP address or its host...

Page 182: ...from the menu bar Choose your desired language from the drop down list 7 Click the Management Information tab Enter the desired location and administrator information 8 When all settings are finished...

Page 183: ...OK 6 Click OK when finished LEDs You may adjust the brightness of the LEDs on the LinkStation 1 From Settings click Management 2 Click the settings icon to the right of Notifications 3 Click Edit 4 Cl...

Page 184: ...5 Configure your settings then click OK 6 Click OK when finished 183 Chapter 9 Advanced Features...

Page 185: ...ve electronic parts After a drive is replaced it will take about 30 minutes before normal file reading and writing operations are restored Settings may not be accessible during this period Do not chan...

Page 186: ...tridge up and remove it from the LinkStation Notes Do not press hard on the top of the LinkStation Pull the drive straight out the front of the chassis 5 Unscrew the four screws and remove the drive f...

Page 187: ...6 Install a new drive sold separately into the cartridge 7 Replace the four screws 8 Insert the new drive back into the empty slot 186 Chapter 10 Drive Replacement and Troubleshooting...

Page 188: ...Confirm Operation screen will open Enter the confirmation number then click OK The LinkStation will start recovering the RAID array After a few minutes the I18 message will be displayed until the arr...

Page 189: ...tridge up and remove it from the LinkStation Notes Do not press hard on the top of the LinkStation Pull the drive straight out the front of the chassis 5 Unscrew the four screws and remove the drive f...

Page 190: ...6 Install a new drive sold separately into the cartridge 7 Replace the four screws 8 Insert the new drive back into the empty slot 189 Chapter 10 Drive Replacement and Troubleshooting...

Page 191: ...10Connect all cables then turn on the LinkStation When the replaced drive is detected the power LED will glow amber 11From Settings tap the blinking yellow information icon 12Tap Recover RAID Array 1...

Page 192: ...ill need to delete the RAID array format the replaced drive then create a RAID 0 array again after replacing the defective drive with a new drive Note If a drive malfunctions in a RAID 0 array all dat...

Page 193: ...tridge up and remove it from the LinkStation Notes Do not press hard on the top of the LinkStation Pull the drive straight out the front of the chassis 4 Unscrew the four screws and remove the drive f...

Page 194: ...5 Install a new drive sold separately into the cartridge 6 Replace the four screws 7 Insert the new drive back into the empty slot 193 Chapter 10 Drive Replacement and Troubleshooting...

Page 195: ...s section in chapter 3 14Create a new RAID 0 array by referring to the Creating a RAID Array section in chapter 3 The new RAID 0 array will be created Next create a shared folder by referring to the A...

Page 196: ...tridge up and remove it from the LinkStation Notes Do not press hard on the top of the LinkStation Pull the drive straight out the front of the chassis 4 Unscrew the four screws and remove the drive f...

Page 197: ...5 Install a new drive sold separately into the cartridge 6 Replace the four screws 7 Insert the new drive back into the empty slot 196 Chapter 10 Drive Replacement and Troubleshooting...

Page 198: ...drive You will be unable to use the LinkStation until you recover the RAID array with a new drive Operating in RAID 0 All data on the RAID array will be deleted after replacing the drive You will be u...

Page 199: ...appears on NAS Navigator2 press the function button to start firmware recovery 4 The LinkStation will repair the firmware The I37 message will appear on NAS Navigator2 while the firmware is being rep...

Page 200: ...ly when the error is detected If the setting to use the UPS connected to this LinkStation has been configured the UPS cable may be disconnected Verify that the UPS cable or Ethernet cable is connected...

Page 201: ...up Fails section in chapter 4 and try the respective corrective actions I55 Authentication during initialization of settings failed Settings can only be restored for the LinkStation whose settings wer...

Page 202: ...the RAID array needs to be rebuilt in Settings or formatting is necessary From Settings either recover the RAID array or format the drive I37 The initialization process has been started by using the...

Page 203: ...t groups Microsoft Network Group Settings WORKGROUP MTU Size 1 500 bytes SMB Enabled SMB Protocol Auto Recycle Bin Permissions All users macOS Temp Files Keep when original file is deleted User Settin...

Page 204: ...e The replacement drive should be the same capacity as the original drive The drives listed above are available from the Buffalo website Others Power Supply AC 100 240 V 50 60 Hz Power Consumption LS7...

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