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Web Administration Tool

The web admin tool may be accessed at any time 
by 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 

NASNavigator2 by right-clicking on your 

LinkStation and choosing 

Open Web Admin 

from 

the menu.

Summary of Contents for LinkStation Quad LS-QL/R5

Page 1: ...User Manual LS QL R5 LinkStation Quad www buffalotech com v2 2...

Page 2: ...s 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 Quad to an...

Page 3: ...hared Folders 40 Groups 44 Users 45 Passwords 46 WebAccess 47 Remote Access with FTP 52 Media Server 54 Direct Copy 55 Installing a Printer 56 Troubleshooting Multiple Shares 61 Backups 63 Time Machin...

Page 4: ...4 Front Panel Layout USB Function Button Power Switch Power Status LED Function LED Disk LEDs Green Accessing Red Not mounted...

Page 5: ...5 Front Panel Open USB Function Switch Power Switch Power Status LED Function LED Disk LEDs Green Access Red Error...

Page 6: ...6 Rear Panel Layout Security Mounting Point USB Power Mode Auto Manual Power Cable Guide Ethernet LED Ethernet Port RJ45 Power Adaptor...

Page 7: ...t does not manually launch setup exe by clicking Start and selecting the Run option When the Run dialog opens type d lang exe where d is the drive letter of your CD ROM drive Click OK to continue Inst...

Page 8: ...8 Choose your preferred language Mac users can skip this step LinkNavigator Setup Click the Begin Installation button Click Next to step through the installation...

Page 9: ...etup The wizard will guide you through installation Follow the directions on each screen and continue clicking Next to step through the installation When installation is complete you may close the ins...

Page 10: ...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 you want t...

Page 11: ...ains the IP address and network info for the LinkStation Clicking LS QLxxx takes you directly to the folders on your LinkStation Share is the main folder that you can put files and folders in Info con...

Page 12: ...are with other users You can create additional folders using the Shared Folders option To start using your LinkStation you can either click on the LS QLxxx shortcut on your desktop or open My Computer...

Page 13: ...t know it you can get it from the NASNavigator2 utility or IP address Click OK Your LinkStation will open Share is a data folder in your LinkStation by default Info contains your user manuals If you h...

Page 14: ...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 15: ...the IP address of your LinkStation In the Finder NASNavigator is the LinkStation s client utility With the information in the LS QLSettings txt file you can easily connect to the LinkStation from any...

Page 16: ...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 17: ...ions on 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 from the list of folders o...

Page 18: ...d its IP address The LS QLSettings 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 19: ...yone 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 manua...

Page 20: ...for 60 seconds 2 While the function LED is still glowing blue press the function button once The following folder is created automatically DirectCopy pictures yyyymmdd where yyyy is the year mm is the...

Page 21: ...tation will power on and the function LED will begin to flash blue 3 While the function LED is still flashing hold the function button down for six seconds Dismount Before disconnecting USB devices fr...

Page 22: ...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 NASNavigator2 by r...

Page 23: ...admin for the user name Until you change it the password for the admin account will be password Click the Login button when finished Login User name admin Password password Instructions for changing...

Page 24: ...the Home button is lit up in yellow You can navigate this menu by clicking on the buttons at the left of the screen Here at Home you can see basic information about your LinkStation s current configur...

Page 25: ...your computer click Use Local Time For best results you can 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 cl...

Page 26: ...econd left side button At the bottom of the page change the last two settings Select English in the next to last dropbox and CD437 in the last dropbox Then click the grey button just below the dropbox...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...28 Network Workgroup To make your LinkStation a member of a workgroup enter the appropriate information into the fields on this page and click Apply...

Page 29: ...29 Disk Management This page shows the properties for the drives in your LinkStation Quad If you have USB hard drives plugged into the LinkStation their properties will appear here as well...

Page 30: ...l capacity of the array but provides excellent redundancy If a hard drive fails the mirror continues to supply data so you may work on normally You may replace the damaged or defective drive at any ti...

Page 31: ...Scan immediately You may also disable RAID Array Error Detection Response from this page Normally this is set to automatically shut down the RAID array when an error is detected Though it is not recom...

Page 32: ...ted by pushing the Change RAID Array button This will free up all hard drives listed under Disk Structure Disk Management Change RAID Array You will need to enter a confirmation number from the screen...

Page 33: ...RAID Array 1 Disk Management Choose your RAID mode under RAID Settings and put checks next to the hard disks you want included in the array under Disk Structure Click Setup RAID Array when ready It ma...

Page 34: ...RAID Configuration is done a disk check will run automatically This may take several hours to complete Performance of the LinkStation will be slower than normal while the disk check is running Disk Ma...

Page 35: ...AID Configuration You ll see this screen when your new RAID Array is completely configured Click on Shared Folders in the left side menu and turn to page 40 to begin setting up shares on your LinkStat...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...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 38: ...file system 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 Click Apply when done and then Start format Depending on...

Page 39: ...39 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 40: ...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 click the Delete button Deleting share...

Page 41: ...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 AppleTalk files are limited to 2GB m...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...ssword IP_address share 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 Your network administrator ma...

Page 44: ...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 45: ...ew user click Add The Add New User 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 Win...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...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 48: ...ngs dropbox Disable will prevent remote access to this share through WebAccess This is the default setting Allow Anonymous will allow anyone to access the share Choose this if you want your LinkStatio...

Page 49: ...ge 46 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 shares wi...

Page 50: ...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 51: ...unless you are logged in and at least one user besides admin has been given access to the share Using WebAccess Uploading Files This window will pop up Click on Browse and navigate to the file that y...

Page 52: ...to Windows Then you won t have to retype it in each time you access the LinkStation locally 2 Enable remote access In Shared Folders Setup click on the folder that you want to be able to access remot...

Page 53: ...word ipaddress share into a web browser where username is your username password is your password ipaddress is the WAN side IP address of your router can get this from your ISP or go to http whatismyi...

Page 54: ...are stored This may be located on a USB hard drive connected to the LinkStation if the USB Disk box is checked Check the Allow Access box for each media player that you want to be able to access your...

Page 55: ...the function 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 Copy copies files to and cl...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...Name is the DNS name of your LinkStation Click 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 58: ...sk button Refer to your printer documentation for further information on installing your printer if necessary Click OK to finish If lp is the only printer installed on the PC then it will automaticall...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...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 61: ...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 62: ...ricted shares are being 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 re...

Page 63: ...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 64: ...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 65: ...65 LinkStation List The LinkStation list shows other LinkStations in your network that you can configure network backups to Click Refresh to get a list of LinkStations on your network...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...rom a Mac running Time Machine begin by creating a folder for the backups Choose Shared Folders from the left side menu In the main window click Add Name the folder Make sure that Apple is checked for...

Page 68: ...created for the backups on the previous page Click Apply Enter the Mac s Computer Name from its Sharing page as the Target Host Name For the Target MAC address enter the Mac s Ethernet ID from Advanc...

Page 69: ...6789abcdefghijklmnopqrstu vwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Spaces underscores and other characters may not be used if Time Machine is to function properly For the Target MAC address enter the Mac s Eth...

Page 70: ...e continuing After seven minutes have passed the file TargetHostName_TargetMACAddress sparsebundle will have been created in the chosen folder In the Finder click on All below Shared Find your LinkSta...

Page 71: ...71 Time Machine Move the switch to the On position Click on Change Disk Choose your LinkStation from the list and click Use for Backup In 120 seconds Time Machine will begin running a backup...

Page 72: ...orrent LinkStation s built in BitTorrent client will download your files for you To enable it click Enable Chose a target folder for downloaded files to go to and click Apply Then click Open Download...

Page 73: ...73 BitTorrent To add a torrent click Add and then Browse Navigate to the torrent file and open it The file s will automatically download in the background...

Page 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...hree situations where the LinkStation powers down for a set period Example To have the LinkStation enter sleep mode every day between noon and 3 pm set a timer with Daily as the timer interval 15 00 a...

Page 77: ...77 Restart From the Restart page click Restart Now button to reboot the LinkStation bringing it back to functionality after about 120 seconds...

Page 78: ...want all data to be erased erase the drive page 39 Specify whether the LinkStation shall keep its administrator password after an initialization or whether the password should be reset to the default...

Page 79: ...ormation This page shows you the System Information for your LinkStation Firmware updates are occasionally available from www buffalotech com for the LinkStation Quad These must be executed from a Win...

Page 80: ...80 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 81: ...81 System Status Drive Properties This page shows you the properties of all hard drives in and attached to your LinkStation...

Page 82: ...82 Network Information This page shows you the System Information for your network connection...

Page 83: ...ns for each of your LinkStations Click on a LinkStation s icon to show its Host Name Workgroup IP Address and Subnet Mask Gateway and MAC Address as well as the firmware version it s running Right cli...

Page 84: ...2 Client 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 Click OK w...

Page 85: ...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 86: ...ion properly in the LinkStation Your product warranty may be void if you mount a non approved hard drive in the LinkStation Buffalo s OP HD series drives are recommended For best results replacement d...

Page 87: ...87 Replacing a Hard Drive Make sure that the LinkStation is turned off and disconnected from power Pull front cover straight off to open case Push tab to left to release lock...

Page 88: ...88 Replacing a Hard Drive Swing locking mechanism to left to release drive The hard drive tray will now slide out...

Page 89: ...y doing the same steps in reverse order Slide the new hard drive into the case With the lock mechanism open for the last bit slide the drive into place Close the lock mechanism It will click as it eng...

Page 90: ...ta from the failed drive will normally be restored This process may take several hours After the first few minutes you can use the LinkStation normally while the array is being rebuilt Disk access wil...

Page 91: ...e is not blank then you may need to rebuild the array manually In the Web Admin Tool select RAID Setup from the left side menu Put a check next to the disk being replaced and click on Restructure RAID...

Page 92: ...r later Power Consumption 45W with no USB devices connected Dimensions 5 91 x 9 01 x 5 91 150 x 230 x 150 mm Weight 12 5 pounds 5 2 kg Operating Environment 41 95 F 5 35 C 20 80 non condensing The Lin...

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