Buffalo TeraStation 5010, User Manual

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Enter the IP address of the TeraStation into the "Target" box and click Quick Connect .
3
Confirm if the connection is established and click Done .
Connecting a volume is finished.
Formatting Volumes
If using the connected volume for the first time, the volume should be formatted to be used as a local drive. Follow
the procedure below for formatting.
1
In Windows, navigate to Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management .
2
Click Disk Management .
When the "Initialize Disk" screen is displayed, click OK without changing any settings.
3
Right-click the drive volume that shows the status "Unallocated" and click New Simple Volume from the
displayed menu. Follow the screen to finish formatting.
Formatting a volume is finished. When the formatting process is completed, the drive will be visible as an icon in
Computer or My Computer and can be used as a normal drive on the computer.
Disconnecting a Volume
1
In Windows, navigate to Control Panel - Administrative Tools - iSCSI Initiator .
The status of the connecting volume will be displayed as "Connected" under "Discovered targets".
2
Select a volume to disconnect and click Disconnect .
3
Click Yes .
4
When the volume status is displayed as "Inactive", the disconnection was carried out properly.