Using your LinkStation
LinkStation User Manual
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• Set the username and password used for the LinkStation to the same username and password
used to log into the Windows network. If they are different, it may not be possible to access shared
folders that were set with access restrictions in the LinkStation.
• 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.
• The value for the hard drive capacity when checked from a browser may differ from the value
shown when checked from the Properties window of the hard drive in Windows.
• If logging into Windows 7, Vista, XP, or 2000 using a guest account, the access restrictions may not
work properly because a guest account already exists in the LinkStation default settings.
• The attributes (read, write, execute) for files and directories cannot be changed using FTP client
software.
• If jumbo frames (4102, 7422, or 9694 bytes) are used to connect a switching hub to the LinkStation,
do not use a switching hub incompatible with jumbo frames. Data transfer may fail if using an
incompatible switching hub.
• When using jumbo frames, if backing up the LinkStation/TeraStation data to another LinkStation/
TeraStation, set the Ethernet frame size for the two LinkStations/TeraStations to the closest
possible values. If the Ethernet frame sizes are significantly different, the backup operation may
fail. If this happens, select the default frame size (1518 bytes).
• If the LinkStation is formatted, reconfigure any regularly scheduled backup jobs, or errors will
occur when they try to run.
• If shared folders are accessed from a Macintosh, information files for the Macintosh may be
generated automatically. Do not delete these files. If they are deleted using Windows, this may
prevent further access from a Macintosh. If access is no longer possible from a Macintosh, in the
LinkStation’s Web Admin interface, go to the [System] > [Storage] > [Check Disk] screen, select
[Delete any hidden, non-essential MacOS dedicated files], and click [Check].
• LinkStation belongs to the default zone in AppleShare server. The zone cannot be specified.
• In certain cases, it may not be possible to delete new or copied folders using an FTP client when
using an AFP connection (because the folder name of the automatically-generated “.AppleDouble”
folder begins with a dot). In this case, delete these folders over an SMB connection.
• In Mac OS X 10.5 to 10.5.6, if a search is conducted using Spotlight, the search cannot be
performed over an AFP connection. In this case, either use an SMB connection, or use Mac OS X
10.5.7 or later.
• If the AirMac utility is installed in Windows, the AirMac utility setting screen may be displayed
when the LinkStation is connected to the network, but the LinkStation cannot be set using the
AirMac utility.
