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Click 

Edit

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Under "LAN Protocol Support", check "AFP (Mac)" and click 

OK

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Click 

OK

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Click 

Close

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Click 

Backup

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Click 

 to the right of "Time Machine".

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Click 

Edit

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Click 

Browse

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Select the shared folder that you set in the previous step, then click 

OK

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Click 

OK

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Click 

OK

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Move the Time Machine switch to the 

 position to enable Time Machine.

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On the Mac, open 

System Preferences

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Summary of Contents for LinkStation 420DS

Page 1: ...LinkStation 420DS User Manual Americas www buffaloamericas com Europe www buffalo technology com 35020811 01 2015 02...

Page 2: ...pening Easy Admin 8 Getting Started 9 Opening Advanced Settings 10 Chapter 3 Sharing Files 12 Adding Shared Folders 12 Adding Users 13 Adding Groups 14 Access Restrictions 15 Local Users Groups 15 Act...

Page 3: ...ing from Settings 29 Checking Drives 30 Formatting Drives 30 Formatting External Drives 32 Erase Data on the LinkStation Completely 32 Disk Quotas 33 Quotas for Users 33 Quotas for Groups 34 Hard Driv...

Page 4: ...ion 56 Sleep Mode 57 Encrypting Data Transmission 58 Encrypting Settings Data 58 Encrypting FTP Transfer Data 58 SSL Encryption 58 UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply 58 Restoring Factory Defaults 59 Ini...

Page 5: ...Mount as Network Drive 69 Changing the IP Address 70 Chapter 10 Appendix 71 When the Power LED Blinks 71 Default Settings 73 Specifications 73 Chapter 11 Regulatory Compliance Information 75 For Cust...

Page 6: ...ower LED blinks amber If there is a new firmware available the power LED glows amber 2 Function LED This LED glows while the LinkStation is being initialized and while dismounting USB devices 3 Functi...

Page 7: ...error on drive 1 this LED will light 12Disk 2 Error LED If there is a hard drive error on drive 2 this LED will light 13Link and Activity LED This LED shows network activity It blinks green when the L...

Page 8: ...te to finish the initial setup wizard Note Select Set as private folder to restrict access to the folder to specific users 6 Click OK when the following message is displayed Turning the LinkStation On...

Page 9: ...f registered users groups or shared folders use Firefox 18 or later instead of Internet Explorer If you have a proxy server enabled in the browser settings disable the proxy server With Internet Explo...

Page 10: ...ot the LinkStation or close the web browser even if you select Unlimited Click Secure Connection to log in with an encrypted connection You can also use Bonjour to log in to Settings from Mac OS In Sa...

Page 11: ...s to access your LinkStation remotely Refer to the WebAccess section in chapter 5 for more information Opening Advanced Settings 1 Click Advanced Settings in Easy Admin 2 Enter the administrator usern...

Page 12: ...read only Your username Your password If a user is assigned as an administrator all settings are available If assigned as a general user the user can only access read only system information and chang...

Page 13: ...ate Folder 4 Configure the desired settings then click OK Notes Names may contain up to 27 alphanumeric characters hyphens and underscores _ Do not use a symbol as the first character in a name The de...

Page 14: ...new shares are set with read write access but you may change the attribute to Read Only in Attribute Read only shares and HFS formatted USB hard drives will have Read only added to the shared folder...

Page 15: ...t and unique The description may contain up to 75 alphanumeric characters hyphens underscores _ and spaces Do not use a symbol or space as the first character Passwords may contain up to 20 alphanumer...

Page 16: ...0 groups with the LinkStation If you are logged in as a member of the general users group you can only change your own password If you re logged in as an administrator you can change any settings incl...

Page 17: ...select group permissions If both read only and read write permissions are given to a user the user will have read only access 7 Click OK Notes The following characters are handled differently by Mac O...

Page 18: ...ified When files are copied to the LinkStation or to a USB drive connected to the LinkStation file information such as date created date modified and other date information may be updated or changed H...

Page 19: ...tions for them 1 In Advanced Settings click Network 2 Click to the right of Workgroup Domain 3 Click Edit 4 Select Active Directory and click Next 5 Click Yes 6 Enter the desired settings then click O...

Page 20: ...omain and accessed from a computer that is not a member of the domain with a valid domain account If the LinkStation is a member server of an Active Directory domain you cannot connect as a guest user...

Page 21: ...Active Directory from Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 select Active Directory instead of NT Domain 6 Click Yes 7 Enter the desired settings then click OK 8 In Advanced Settings navigate to File S...

Page 22: ...ct immediately on the LinkStation until it is rebooted If your LinkStation is a member server in an NT domain and you change the authentication method to Workgroup the account on the domain controller...

Page 23: ...the shared folder name for authorization testing and click OK 7 A shared folder for authentication has been created on the LinkStation Users registered to the specified authentication server are auto...

Page 24: ...run the File Sharing Security Level Change Tool available from this product s download page on www buffalotech com This utility will let you easily change or restore your Windows security settings to...

Page 25: ...each drive If a drive is damaged data can be recovered by replacing the damaged drive As long as one drive in the array remains undamaged all data in the array can be recovered RAID 0 Combines 2 or mo...

Page 26: ...shared folders on each drive to use them Changing RAID Mode To change the RAID mode first put the drives in JBOD 1 In Advanced Settings click Drives 2 Click to the right of RAID 3 Click the array to...

Page 27: ...h the wizard to create the array Note After changing the RAID mode create a shared folder RMM RAID Mode Manager With RMM you can create or expand a RAID array without erasing the data on the drives 1...

Page 28: ...RAID 1 arrays are supported For best result run RAID scans regularly 1 In Advanced Settings click Drives 2 Move the RAID scanning switch to the position to enable RAID scanning 3 Click to the right o...

Page 29: ...ives are recommended These devices are not supported DUB and DIU series drives Hubs mice and keyboards Connect only one device to a USB port Some external drives with automatic power on don t turn on...

Page 30: ...ed Dismounting from Settings 1 In Advanced Settings click Drives 2 Click to the right of USB Drives 3 Select the drive to dismount and click Dismount Disk 4 The Confirm Operation screen will open Ente...

Page 31: ...isk check 1 In Advanced Settings click Drives 2 Click Drives to check an internal drive or USB Drives to check an external drive 3 Select the drive to test and click Check Disk 4 Click Check You have...

Page 32: ...and click Format 5 The Confirm Operation screen will open Enter the confirmation number and click OK 6 Depending on the size of your drive the format may take several minutes to several hours to compl...

Page 33: ...3 recommended for sharing with other LinkStations and XFS recommended for adding additional external storage to a LinkStation Erase Data on the LinkStation Completely Under some circumstances data fro...

Page 34: ...ion Notes When using quotas disable the recycle bin or empty the trash folder often The limited space includes the space used for trash Quotas apply per drive or per array If a quota is set to 1 GB ea...

Page 35: ...ce for shared folders that each group can use 1 In Advanced Settings click File Sharing 2 Click to the right of Groups 3 Select the group whose space will be limited 4 Enable quotas choose the maximum...

Page 36: ...LinkStation with static electricity ground yourself by touching something made of metal before handling any sensitive electronic parts After a drive is replaced it will take about 30 minutes before n...

Page 37: ...ridge up and remove it from the LinkStation DISK 1 DISK 2 DISK2 DISK1 ERROR DISK2 DISK1 Notes Do not press hard on the top of the LinkStation Pull the drive straight out the front of the chassis 4 Rem...

Page 38: ...37 5 Install a new Buffalo OP HD A series drive in the cartridge 6 Replace the four screws 7 Insert the new drive in the empty slot DISK 1 DISK 2 DISK2 DISK1 ERROR DISK2 DISK1 1 2 DISK1 DISK2...

Page 39: ...r formatting the drive change the RAID mode For RAID 1 Navigate to Drives RAID in Advanced Settings Select the array with the error then click Recover RAID Array Follow the procedure on the screen to...

Page 40: ...mode to use WebAccess with Windows 8 1 or Windows 8 Configuring from a Computer Configuration from Easy Admin 1 Click WebAccess in Easy Admin 2 Move the WebAccess switch to the position to enable WebA...

Page 41: ...refer to the WebAccess Help Guide You may use the default BuffaloNAS com registration or disable it to use a different DNS server Choose a BuffaloNAS com name and BuffaloNAS com key for your WebAccess...

Page 42: ...l not be shown When a user or group can access a folder through WebAccess depends on a combination of WebAccess settings and the shared folder s settings Folder Setup WebAccess Public Mode Allow Anony...

Page 43: ...witch to the position to enable FTP 3 Click to the right of Folder Setup 4 Click to the right of Folder Setup 5 Choose a folder to enable remote FTP access on 6 Click Edit 7 Select read only or read w...

Page 44: ...cter string Port 21 If the LinkStation joins a domain anonymous users cannot access it Notes Don t use FTP to share files and folders with multi byte characters in their names with a Mac Use an AFP or...

Page 45: ...Note To configure a password enter it in the Remote Backup Password field Leave this field blank if you don t want a password If the target or source device is configured with a backup password the fo...

Page 46: ...sed Notes To back up data between LinkStations or TeraStations on a network using jumbo frames make sure that both devices are configured to use identical or similar Ethernet frame sizes If Ethernet f...

Page 47: ...he destination Overwrite incremental The first time the backup job runs like a normal backup In subsequent backups files added to the source as well as files deleted from the source are kept in the ba...

Page 48: ...e 13Click Close Backing Up Your Mac with Time Machine Time Machine is a backup program included with OS X To use your LinkStation as a backup destination for Time Machine configure it as described bel...

Page 49: ...Close 8 Click Backup 9 Click to the right of Time Machine 10Click Edit 11Click Browse 12Select the shared folder that you set in the previous step then click OK 13Click OK 14Click OK 15Move the Time...

Page 50: ...ck Time Machine 18Click Choose Backup Disk 19Select the LinkStation then click Use for Backup 20Enter a username and password with the rights to access the shared folder on the LinkStation then click...

Page 51: ...ctly to the LinkStation These devices are supported USB mass storage devices Card readers except for card readers that can recognize two or more memory cards Digital cameras and other PTP devices UPS...

Page 52: ...gital cameras that are not in the USB mass storage class all files from the digital camera are copied To change the Direct Copy target folder navigate to Backup Direct Copy Edit select a new folder an...

Page 53: ...ters 1 In Advanced Settings click Services 2 Click to the right of iTunes Server 3 Click Edit 4 Click Browse 5 Select the shared folder that you want to make available to iTunes then click OK 6 Click...

Page 54: ...support Mac OS Don t disable the SMB protocol while the print server is enabled If you do you will need to enable SMB again and reconfigure the print server from scratch Windows 8 1 Windows 8 Windows...

Page 55: ...the position to enable the print server 4 Refer to the manual supplied with the printer and install the printer drivers 5 Launch NAS Navigator2 Double click your LinkStation s icon 6 Double click your...

Page 56: ...55 9 Register the printer...

Page 57: ...eduled hard drive status notification includes quota exceeded notification Fan error Backup job completed Hard drive read error 1 In Advanced Settings click Management 2 Move the email notification sw...

Page 58: ...to 23 45 The time to enter sleep mode should not be set at the same time as or before the wake up time If a backup job is scheduled during a disk check disk format backup job or within 5 minutes of t...

Page 59: ...ypting Settings Data All communication with Settings can use SSL encryption if you access Settings through https Encrypting FTP Transfer Data You can encrypt passwords and files using SSL TLS for secu...

Page 60: ...e sync source in Other LinkStation s IP Address When the LinkStation is rebooted after an automatic shutdown due to a power outage or other power supply problem verify that the power supply has been r...

Page 61: ...n will automatically reboot Notes The following settings will be initialized admin username admin password IP address and Ethernet frame size To disable initializing username and password navigate to...

Page 62: ...e to use your computer s time settings for the LinkStation By default the LinkStation adjusts its clock automatically by using a default NTP server This NTP server belongs to Internet Multi Feed Inc F...

Page 63: ...by adjusting them regularly or use an NTP server to correct them all automatically 6 Click the Language tab Select the language to be used in the Windows client then click OK Note This tab changes th...

Page 64: ...r on your network If you prefer you can set it manually An easy way to do this is to change it from NAS Navigator2 running on a computer connected to the same router subnet as the LinkStation The proc...

Page 65: ...d and should not be used If you configure one of them by accident initialize settings with the function button on the LinkStation Local loopback address 127 0 0 1 255 255 255 0 Network address 0 0 0 0...

Page 66: ...ou installed the LinkStation with LinkNavigator NAS Navigator2 was installed automatically NAS Navigator2 will run in the system tray when the computer is on Double click the icon to start NAS Navigat...

Page 67: ...kStation s shared folder Refresh Searches for NAS devices on the network again Displays when you right click a device s icon Browse Shares Opens the LinkStation s shared folder Settings Opens Settings...

Page 68: ...P server You can manually enter an IP address subnet mask and default gateway Mount as Network Drive You can easily map a shared folder as a network drive using NAS Navigator2 1 Double click the icon...

Page 69: ...igure one of them by accident initialize settings with the function button on the LinkStation Local loopback address 127 0 0 1 255 255 255 0 Network address 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 Broadcast address 255...

Page 70: ...e can turn supported TeraStations and LinkStations on the network on and off automatically To display these options hold down the control key and click your LinkStation s icon Open Folder Opens the Li...

Page 71: ...enter the desired settings and the administrator password then click Apply Note The following IP addresses are reserved and should not be used If you configure one of them by accident initialize sett...

Page 72: ...jects Confirm that the fan is spinning normally If it is not contact Buffalo technical support for assistance E12 A rise in the system temperature may have exceeded the allowable safety value Do not p...

Page 73: ...reating RAID array x I17 Resynchronizing RAID array x Note Transfer speeds are slower during resynchronization I18 Rebuilding RAID array x Note Transfer speeds are slower during the rebuilding process...

Page 74: ...ilable then an IP address will be assigned as follows IP address 169 254 xxx xxx xxx is assigned randomly when booting the LinkStation Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 Registered Groups hdusers admin and guest...

Page 75: ...drives Internal Hard Drive If a hard drive in your LinkStation malfunctions replace it with a Buffalo OP HD A series drive of the same capacity The drives listed above are available from the Buffalo w...

Page 76: ...an outlet on a circuit different 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 Opera...

Page 77: ...jk in de handleiding wordt aangegeven Norsk Bruk kun kabler og tilbeh r som er inkludert i pakken Ikke bruk annet tilbeh r eller kabler med mindre spesielt instruert til gj re det i dokumentasjonen Po...

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