Buffalo TeraStation 6000 Series, User Manual

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Procedure for TeraStations Other Than TS-X Series
Follow the procedure below to create a config file on a TeraStation that is not a TS-X series.
1
Refer to the user manual of the TeraStation that you want to transfer settings for saving settings to a USB drive.
2
Access the “usbdisk x ” shared folder while connecting the USB drive to the TeraStation whose settings were
saved in the previous step. The “x” in the folder name represents the USB port number you connected the drive
to.
3
Copy and paste the .nas_config file to the desired location on your computer.
Transferring Settings
Follow the procedure below to transfer settings from another series TeraStation.
1
Before transferring access restrictions with Active Directory domain users, make sure the migration target
TeraStations are joined to the same domain controller. To have the unit join the domain network, refer to the
procedure on the
“Active Directory” section in chapter 3.
If you didn’t configure access restrictions with Active Directory domain users, skip to the next step.
2
From Settings, click Management .
3
Click the settings icon ( ) to the right of “Configuration Management”.
4
Click Browse and choose the config file (.nas_config) that was created with the migration source TeraStation. If
the config file was created with a password, enter it into the “Password” field.
5
Click Import .
6
The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Enter the confirmation number, then click OK .
7
The TeraStation will transfer the settings. When transferring settings is completed, click OK .
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