Buffalo TeraStation 3010, User Manual

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Chapter 7 Advanced Features
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Click Initialize TeraStation .
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The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Enter the confirmation number, then click OK .
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The TeraStation will restore its factory default settings. Close the browser and wait until the initialization is
finished.
Initializing Using the USB Initialization Drive
A USB initialization drive will restore the settings on your TeraStation to their factory defaults. You can initialize them
without logging in to Settings. Follow the procedure below to create a USB initialization drive.
Notes:
• You can use the USB initialization drive to initialize settings on the same TeraStation unit that created it.
• Normally, making and using a USB initialization drive will not affect data on the TeraStation. However, always back
up your data regularly!
• This USB drive can be used to recover the system if your TeraStation doesn’t boot at all. In this case, if the data
partition is damaged, then all your data will be deleted by the recovery process.
Creating a USB Initialization Drive
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Insert a 1 GB or larger USB drive (not included) into a USB port on the TeraStation.
Note: All data on the USB drive will be erased!
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From Settings, click Management .
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Click the settings icon ( ) to the right of “Configuration Management”.
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Select “Create a USB drive for initializing settings”.
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From “Target USB Drive”, select the USB drive that is connected to the USB port on the TeraStation, then click
Execute .