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Backup Jobs Setup

Click

Create New

Job

to display

this option in

the Backup

Configuration

Screen.

Job Name

Enter a name for the backup job.

Backup Job Schedule Select schedule to run backup from

Not Scheduled

Immediate

Every Day

Every

Week

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

1st, 3rd

2nd, 4th

Every 1st day/month

Backup Date

Select the day or time to run the backup job.

Backup Operation

Mode

Select the Backup Operation Mode from the following choice.

•

Normal Backup

•

Overwrite Backup (Append Backup)

•

Overwrite Backup (Differential Backup)

* If you select

Overwrite Backup (Differential Backup)

, any files which do not exist in

the source will be deleted without showing the confirmation screen for deletion.

Be careful not to delete the necessary data.

* All operation mode other than normal backup will overwrite all of the data to the

backup destination. Be careful not to delete the necessary data.

* Do not perform any file operations (such as rename or delete a file) in the Backup

Sources during the Backup. If you do so, the backup job may halt with error. In

such a case, after the error is completed, try to perform the backup again.

Following table shows the behavior during each operation mode.

The behavior will make a big difference whether or not selecting

Create Target

Folder for Backup

Backup Options

* The example here uses “/target” as Backup Destination Folder.

• If the data is backup to the USB hard drive, the “target” below will be displayed

as “usbdisk*”.

The character * expresses 1 - 2 (number).

• If the data is backup to the TeraStation, the “target” below the shared folder

name of the backup source will be displayed.

• Backup Log is created under following name within the backup source folder.

backuplog (backup task number)_(backup starting time).txt

Example: If the date the backup is started on March 27, 2004, 19:55,

“backuplog1_200403271955.txt” is created.

* If the backup mode is set to

Overwrite Backup (Differential Backup)

, data in the

backup destination may be deleted depending on the backup settings.

Normal Backup

(Copy all files without overwriting previously backed up data every time)
Folder which Can

Identify Backup

Source

Backup Source

Folder

Backup Destination Folder,

Result

Remarks

Create (forcibly)

/share

/target/(Date/Time)*1/share

/share/folder

/target/(Date/Time)*1/folder

Summary of Contents for TeraStation

Page 1: ...Network Attached Storage TeraStation User Manual Buffalo Inc www buffalotech com 35011187 05 ...

Page 2: ...dditional TeraStations 15 Opening Settings 16 Chapter 3 Changing RAID Modes 18 RAID Arrays 18 Using Normal mode 20 Using RAID 5 mode 4 hard drives 21 Using RAID 5 mode 3 hard drives 22 Using RAID 10 mode 23 Using RAID 1 mode 24 Using RAID 0 mode 25 Configuring a Hot Spare 26 Drive Failures 26 Chapter 4 Adding an External Hard Drive 27 Connect an External Drive 27 Formatting the External Drive 28 S...

Page 3: ...toring Backup Data 45 Chapter 7 Configuring Access Restrictions 46 Adding a Shared Folder 47 Adding Users 51 Adding Groups 53 Access Restrictions 54 Access Restrictions on NT Domain 56 Access Restrictions on Active Directory 58 Access Restrictions through Delegate Authority to External SMB Server 60 Chapter 8 Managing your TeraStation 63 Name Date and Time 63 RAID Scanning 65 Disk Check 66 Encrypt...

Page 4: ...ing 79 Update the TeraStation s Firmware 80 Chapter 9 Extensions 81 Using WebAccess 81 Direct Copy 82 Eye Fi connected 84 PrintServer 86 Sleep Timer 90 Disk Quotas 92 TeraSearch 97 Offline Files 99 DFS Distributed File System 102 FTP Server 104 Accessing from a NFS Client 106 Encrypting Data Transmission 109 Wake on LAN 111 Web Server 112 MySQL server 113 SNMP 113 Chapter 10 NAS Navigator2 114 OS ...

Page 5: ...ommon items left side of the screen 122 Shared Folders 122 Users Groups 125 Network 127 System 133 Extensions 147 Appendix 149 Assign as Network Drive Windows 149 Mount as a Network Drive OS X 10 3 9 or later 150 Specifications 151 Factory Defaults 152 Software 153 Info Folder 155 Troubleshooting 156 Data Backup 157 GPL Information 157 Compliance Information 158 ...

Page 6: ...he IP address of LAN Port 2 at Network Setting IP Address Settings in Settings or NAS Navigator2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 TS XL TS XEL TS WXL R1 TS WXL 1D TS RXL TS XL TeraStations Only Connect cables Network Hub or Router Network Hub or Router Network Hub or Router Fasten the plug with the clamp Fasten the plug with the clamp Fasten the plug with the clamp Ethernet Cable Ethernet Cable Ethernet Cable ...

Page 7: ...r three seconds to turn it on Wait until the green power LED changes from flashing to lit In the TS RXL TeraStations the LED is not illuminated Continue to Step 4 4 5 Insert the TeraNavigator software CD into your computer The TeraNavigator wizard will launch Click Begin Installation When Finish is displayed initiate NAS Navigator2 by clicking Launch NAS Navigator2 Note Alternately you can click N...

Page 8: ...gs Date and Time 11 Click Modify Settings 8 Right click the TeraStation icon in NAS Navigator2 and choose Settings Notes For Mac OS hold the Control key click the TeraStation icon and click Settings Settings requires Firefox 1 5 or later Internet Explorer 6 0 Service Pack 2 or later or Safari 3 or later 9 Enter the administrator name and password and click Login Notes The following settings are se...

Page 9: ...DNS server by IP address You can change the DNS server settings at Network Settings IP Address Settings in Settings Change your administration password We recommend that you change the default password to a secure password 1 Click Users Groups Local Users in Settings 2 Select admin from the user list and click Edit User 3 1 Enter a new password twice 2 Click Save Your administrator password is now...

Page 10: ...he desktop or displayed in the sidebar of the Finder Setup is now complete You can now use the TeraStation s shared folders to save files just like other hard drives Note Keep the TeraStation updated with the latest firmware You can download the latest firmware from www buffalotech com The currently installed firmware version is displayed on the main screen of NAS Navigator2 ...

Page 11: ...L TS RXL with cover attached Rear View with cover removed 9 1 6 7 8 10 11 11 14 11 21 2 3 4 5 11 19 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 Front View Front View Rear View Rear View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 µ µ TS XL TS XEL ...

Page 12: ... TeraStation s IP address and password to the factory defaults The password will not be reset if this functionality has been disabled from within Settings Note To access the TS RXL series reset button insert the tip of an unfolded paper clip 11 Status LEDs 1 4 LEDs 1 through 4 will be illuminated in green when the corresponding hard drives are accessed If an error occurs on a hard drive the corres...

Page 13: ...o the Auto position Auto Power Mode doesn t work if port trunking is enabled or if NasNavi detection is disabled Install NAS Navigator2 on all computers that will be accessing the TeraStation before switching to Auto Power Mode Some networks may not support the Auto Power Mode If there are persistent issues with the network use Manual Power Mode for safety Manual default In this position the power...

Page 14: ...icon on your desktop For a Mac double click the NAS Navigator2 icon in the Dock 3 The TeraStation s Shared folders are displayed Note With a Mac the TeraStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop and displayed in the sidebar of the Finder Double click the TeraStation icon You can now use the TeraStation s shared folders to save files just like other hard drives ...

Page 15: ...ough the wizard to install NAS Navigator2 4 After NAS Navigator2 is installed click the in the right top right corner of the window to close the installer Then use NAS Navigator2 to open the TeraStation s shared folder Note If this screen doesn t open open the CD and double click the icon TSNavi exe Once you ve connected the first computer to the TeraStation you don t have to run the setup program...

Page 16: ...splayed Note With a Mac the TeraStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop and displayed in the sidebar of the Finder You can now use the TeraStation s shared folders to save files just like other hard drives Double click the TeraStation icon Adding Additional TeraStations Run the TeraNavigator installation program from the CD for each TeraStation that you add to the network You cannot set ...

Page 17: ...ly in other browsers Settings may not display correctly in Internet Explorer due to your browser security settings If this happens navigate to Tools Internet Options Security on Internet Explorer and set the Security Settings to Local intranet Settings is organized by tabs across the top The following tabs are available 1 Enter your username and password and click Login Initially use the default u...

Page 18: ...ari s menu 3 4 5 1 Enter your username and password 2 Click Login Note To log in as a guest type guest as the username and leave the password blank Select Bonjour from the left side menu then click your TeraStation in the bookmark list Settings opens The TeraStation s name IP address and disk information are displayed on the left Shared Folders Add or delete Shared Folders configure Access Restric...

Page 19: ... the array by replacing the damaged drive However data cannot be recovered if 2 or more drives become damaged RAID 5 mode 3 hard drives Note TS WXL R1 and TS WXL 1D TeraStations don t support this mode as they don t have 3 hard drives Arranges 3 hard drives in one array Parity is generated during writes so access speeds will be slower than other RAID modes Total usable space is the sum of 2 drives...

Page 20: ...d TS RXL TeraStation models You can also use 2 drives to create a RAID 1 array use another drive as a hot spare and use another as a regular drive all at once RAID 0 mode This is the fastest RAID mode but if any of the drives fails data cannot be recovered Normal Mode Default for TS WXL 1D This mode uses the hard drives inside the TeraStation as individual hard disks It is sometimes referred to as...

Page 21: ...7 to create a shared folder Select the array you want to configure Confirm Operation screen When you perform any of the following tasks a Confirm Operation screen is displayed To continue enter the displayed number within 60 seconds and click Apply Changing structures of RAID array Create Delete Delete Folder TeraStation s Restore Factory Defaults Format TeraStation Empty recycle bin of each folde...

Page 22: ...f the TeraStation If you turn it off the RAID check will start over 6 The Confirm Operation screen will appear Enter the number shown in the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds and click Apply 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have now set up a RAID 5 array Turn to page 47 to create a shared folder Click the array you want to configure 1 Select RAID 5 2 Click Create Rai...

Page 23: ...f the RAID check will start over 6 The Confirm Operation screen will appear Enter the number shown in the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds and click Apply 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have now set up a RAID 5 array Refer to page 26 to configure a hot spare with the remaining drive Turn to page 47 to create a shared folder Click the array you want to configure 1 ...

Page 24: ...creen do not turn off the TeraStation If you turn it off the RAID check will start over 6 The Confirm Operation screen will appear Enter the number shown in the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds and click Apply 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have now set up a RAID 10 array Turn to page 47 to create a shared folder Click the array you want to configure Select hard d...

Page 25: ...tart over 6 The Confirm Operation screen will appear Enter the number shown in the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds and click Apply 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have set up a RAID 1 array Repeat the steps to create a second RAID 1 array with the other two drives or refer to page 26 to configure a hot spare with one of the remaining drives Turn to page 47 to crea...

Page 26: ...shown in the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds then click Apply 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have set up a RAID 0 array Turn to page 47 to create a shared folder Click the array you want to configure Select all available hard drives 1 Select RAID 0 2 Click Create Raid Array Click System Storage RAID Array in Settings ...

Page 27: ...red a hot spare Note All data in the hot spare drive will be deleted when it is configured as a hot spare and again when it changes over from a spare to a drive in the array Choose a RAID 5 or RAID 1 array Click Set to spare disk Click System Storage RAID Array in Settings Drive Failures If a drive in the TeraStation fails open the front cover and check the Status LED lights If a drive s Status LE...

Page 28: ...t dismounting it first Turn to page 30 for directions on dismounting a connected drive TS RXL If the drive properly connected usbdiskX is added to the TeraStation s shares on the network where X is the of the drive Note Files that are automatically created by Mac OS cannot be backed up to a FAT 32 drive because they contain characters that are not allowed in FAT 32 A third hard drive can be connec...

Page 29: ...ayed number into the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds then click Apply 5 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen Notes The time needed to format a hard drive will vary a few seconds to a few minutes depending on the drive s size and format type The Info LED on the front of the TeraStation will flash during formatting The TeraStation s shared folders cannot be accessed until the ...

Page 30: ... multiple card types and USB mice and keyboards You can connect up to 2 hard drives to a TeraStation via its USB connectors 3 for a TS RXL Only Buffalo drives are supported The TeraStation may not recognize a hard drive whose power mode is set to auto Set the power mode to manual for drives connected to the TeraStation Direct Copy doesn t work with the HD DU2 series DriveStation unless it has been...

Page 31: ...evice USB Connectors Function Button Rear View Front View Note Wait 3 minutes before reconnecting a dismounted USB drive It may not be recognized if you attempt to connect it immediately USB Connectors Function Button Rear View Front View TS XL TS XEL TS WXL TS RXL Rear View Front View Function Button USB Connector USB Connectors View with the front cover open If the TeraStation is on always dismo...

Page 32: ...3 The function button will flash blue on the TS RXL the LED next to the function button will flash Remove the USB device within 30 seconds Note After 30 seconds the drive will be remounted If this happens perform another dismount before removing it The USB drive may now be safely disconnected 1 Select the USB drive 2 Click Remove Disk Dismounting from Settings In Settings click System Storage Disk...

Page 33: ...eraStation instructions on pages 32 and 35 A USB hard drive connected to the TeraStation instructions on page 35 Choose the folder you want to set as a backup destination To back up data from your PC to the TeraStation use the backup program included with your TeraStation The backup software can be installed from your TeraNavigator CD Check Disk Backup from Shared Folder Support Note To configure ...

Page 34: ... or LinkStations whose IP addresses were entered manually at System Backup View NAS Devices in the TeraStation s settings not including USB drives Folders that can be selected as destinations for backup Shared folders on the TeraStation where the backup job is configured except for the info folder This includes USB drives Shared folders on another TeraStation or LinkStation on the same network sub...

Page 35: ...nditions then you don t have to configure the settings described above No backup password is set for the target TeraStation The source and target TeraStations are on the same network No TeraStation from outside the subnet or connected by a VPN is used Instead just turn to the next page and configure a backup job Note To back up data between TeraStations or LinkStations on a network using jumbo fra...

Page 36: ...dd all new files created in the backup source to the backup destination If files have been removed from the backup source they will remain unchanged in the backup destination Over time the backup destination size will become larger than the backup source Overwrite Backup Differential Backup The first time the backup job runs is just like a normal backup Each subsequent backup job will add all new ...

Page 37: ...p to a FAT32 drive Errors will occur and the backup operation may stop before finishing If the data being backed up contains files from Mac OS such as DS_Store the file names may include characters that cannot be written to FAT16 or FAT32 drives This will cause errors and the backup operation may stop before finishing Note the following if using Auto Power Mode during backups If the TeraStation is...

Page 38: ... version for your TeraStation from www buffalotech com If a scheduled backup fails I54 Check the startup state network status shared folder settings for the backup source and target folders on the backup source and target LinkStation and or TeraStation Checking the startup state Check that the backup source and target LinkStation and or TeraStation are not being shut down during the scheduled back...

Page 39: ...e settings as described on pages 32 35 and 36 Notes In the cases below a TeraStation cannot be selected as the backup source as described in step 4 on page 36 If this happens change the settings as described on page 34 If a password has been set for a TeraStation designated as a backup source If the source TeraStation and the backup destination TeraStation are not on the same subnet Batch Backup o...

Page 40: ...on the main TeraStation is fully duplicated on the second TeraStation on a file by file basis Whenever a file is created or deleted on the main TeraStation the second TeraStation will automatically receive the same update Note Replication can also be specified for individual shared folders and a maximum of 64 shared folders can be specified Port 1 Main Before Setting as Main Repaired Main Original...

Page 41: ...f Mac OS writes to the replication source folder with an AFP connection If this occurs connect via SMB for better performance When replicating to a USB drive a folder which has the same name as the backup source will be created on the USB drive If the same folder name already exists on the USB drive any files in that folder will be deleted Hard drives formatted with FAT32 or FAT16 may come with so...

Page 42: ...ere the replication job is configured except for the info folder This includes USB drives 1 Shared folders on another TeraStation or LinkStation on the same network subnet not including USB drives 1 2 Shared folders of TeraStations or LinkStations whose IP addresses were entered manually at System Backup View NAS Devices in the TeraStation s settings 1 2 1 In Shared Folders Shared Folder Support s...

Page 43: ... can now configure Replication as described in the previous section 1 Select replication source folder for Backup Source 2 Select replication target folder for Backup Targets 3 Click Save In the source TeraStation s settings click System Backup Replication In the source TeraStation s settings navigate to System Backup Click View NAS Devices Under Off Subnet TeraStations enter the target TeraStatio...

Page 44: ...r Support 2 Click Save In Settings navigate to Network Settings Network Services and click AFP Select Enable and click Save Note Settings for both LAN Port 1 and 2 are the same ports cannot be configured separately 1 Navigate to Shared Folders Folder Setup 2 Choose a shared folder to configure as a backup destination for Time Machine 1 Navigate to Extensions Time Machine 2 Click Modify Settings 1 ...

Page 45: ...ckup target folder on the TeraStation does not have access restrictions configured type admin for the username and password for the Password 12 Ensure that Time Machine is set to on A backup job will start in 120 seconds and you can still use your Mac as usual while Time Machine runs in the background For more information on using Time Machine refer to your Mac s help guide on Time Machine Your Te...

Page 46: ...ch backup or replication Data backed up by TeraStation backup programs is copied to a destination folder on the TeraStation No compression or encryption is performed on this data so you can use Explorer or other tools to simply copy the backup data back to the original folder For computer data backed up by Mac OS Time Machine Use Time Machine to restore your data For more information on using Time...

Page 47: ...o use Active Directory with Windows 2000 Server Server 2003 and Server 2008 Depending on the security settings the TeraStation may not be able to join or may be able to join but may not be authenticated by a domain In such a case it is recommended to restrict access by delegating authority Restrict access by delegating authority Follow the procedure on page 60 to configure Notes Access restriction...

Page 48: ...haracter Shared folder descriptions can contain up to 75 bytes UTF 8 Alphanumeric characters multi byte characters hyphen _ underscore and spaces may be used Do not use a symbol as the first character You may create up to 400 shared folders on the TeraStation You have created a new shared folder 1 Configure the desired settings for the new folder 2 Click Save 1 In Settings click Shared Folders Fol...

Page 49: ...lecting Read Only from Shared Folder Attributes Notes The default setting is Read Write A shared folder whose attribute is set to Read Only is read only for all users even if they are assigned write permissions on the share When a shared folder is configured to Read Only the message Read Only is added to the description of that share folder Hide Share InSettings clickSharedFoldersandselectHideShar...

Page 50: ... volume name mounted by Finder from OS X 10 3 9 may be corrupted when connected via SMB File names and data should be fine On OS X 10 5 10 5 6 you cannot search by Spotlight while connected via AFP In such a case use SMB connection or use OS X 10 5 7 or later TeraStation belongs to the default zone specified by an AppleShare Server You cannot specify a zone Date and Time stamp information stored o...

Page 51: ...eway Examples You cannot use Mail Notification cannot find the mail server or you cannot find a TeraStation by IP address to configure as a backup destination To resolve place the TeraStation on the same subnet as the device that you are trying to connect to via LAN Port 2 ...

Page 52: ...username and password for logging into the Windows network If they are different the user may not be able to access shared folders with access restrictions Repetitive deletions and additions of users may cause the quota feature to not work properly Even though the data is copied by the backup function of the TeraStation the quota feature may not work properly if a user ID group ID is duplicated In...

Page 53: ...scription1 username2 password2 description2 username3 password3 description3 Notes It may take about 1 hour depending on the number of users you import Note that you cannot use Settings while the system is busy Use commas as separators Do not use spaces before or after the commas If a line is incorrectly formatted then the user in that line will not be registered If a username is already registere...

Page 54: ... not work properly Even though the data is copied by the backup function of the TeraStation the quota feature may not work properly if a user ID group ID is duplicated In such a case use a user name group name of an unused user ID or group ID If the Group ID is left blank a Group ID will be automatically assigned When using the quota feature use numbers between 1000 and 1999 to set a group ID manu...

Page 55: ...1 Register Users and Groups to the TeraStation as described in the previous sections 2 3 4 Note The procedure described here shows an example of how to set the access restrictions for local users To set the access restrictions on Local Groups bases click Local Groups Add 1 In Settings click Shared Folders Folder Setup 2 Click the shared folder you want to set Access Restrictions for Access Restric...

Page 56: ...ccess restrictions with the user names group names which are registered on the domain If a specific user is assigned both Read Only and Read Write they will have Read Only access The most restrictive access is always used 1 Check users or groups that you want to allow to access to the share 2 Click Add Select the level of privilege for the user or group you added ...

Page 57: ...s to the domain Notes You can enter up to 23 bytes UTF 8 for NT Domain Name Alphanumeric characters multi byte characters hyphen _ underscore and dot may be used Do not use a symbol as the first character You can enter up to 63 bytes UTF 8 for NT Domain Controller Name Do not use multi byte characters Alphanumeric characters hyphen and _ underscore may be used Do not use a symbol as the first char...

Page 58: ...ive Directory domain you cannot connect as a guest user via AFP When you change the user or group settings on the domain controller these changes may not take effects immediately on TeraStation If you need to reflect changes on the domain controller immediately reboot TeraStation If your TeraStation is a member server in NT Domain or Active Directory domain and you change the Authentication Method...

Page 59: ...54 to 55 to add Access Restrictions to Domain Users Domain Groups You have completed the settings for this feature 1 Select Active Directory 2 Enter Active Directory Domain Name NetBIOS Name 3 Enter Active Directory Domain Name DNS Realm Name 4 Enter Active Directory Domain Controller Name 5 Enter Administrator Name 6 Enter Administrator Password 7 Enter WINS Server IP Address Optional 8 Click Sav...

Page 60: ... building an Active Directory domain the administrator s password which is needed to join the Active Directory domain must be changed at least once or joining the Active Directory domain will fail Active Directory domain s DNS name and NetBIOS name must be identical If there are more than 5 minutes differences between the TeraStation s clock and the domain controller s clock joining the domain or ...

Page 61: ... level when changing back again select Recover default security level File Security Tool can be installed only on Windows 8 Windows 7 Vista Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 from the CD included with this product During the initial setup the message Change security level Will you continue is displayed Click Yes and follow the instructions on the screen to restart your PC Clicking Yes on t...

Page 62: ...ser Registration Check Enable Authentication Shared Folder If using Windows Domain Controller check Use Windows Domain Controller as Authentication Server 2 Enter Authentication Server Name or IP Address Note If you will be connecting using AFP and FTP entering an IP address for the authentication server is recommended 3 Enter an Authentication Share Folder Name in Enable Authentication Shared Fol...

Page 63: ... connecting using AFP and FTP always use an IP address Authentication may fail if a Server Name is used Enter the IP address when specifying a server in a different subnet AFP and FTP connections do not allow obtaining user information by delegating authority to External SMB Server 5 Follow the instructions on pages 54 and 55 to add access restrictions to External Users Groups You have completed t...

Page 64: ...ure the TeraStation s host name date or time as follows 1 2 3 4 In Settings navigate to Modify Settings in System Settings Name 1 Select Date and Time 2 Click Save In Settings navigate to Modify Settings in System Settings Date and Time 1 Enter TeraStation Name and Description 2 Click Save ...

Page 65: ...y is not responsible for any loss or damage caused by using of this service stopping the service or missing service You ve completed hostname and time settings for the TeraStation Note The TeraStation s internal clock may run at a slightly different speed from other clocks on you network and over a long period of time your network devices may show different times If clocks on your network vary by ...

Page 66: ...arrays in your TeraStation 1 2 You have configured RAID Scanning 1 Click Enable 2 Select your desired schedule for RAID Scanning Schedule Notes Select Shut Down to have the TeraStation shut down automatically when an error is detected If Begin Immediate RAID Scan is selected then a RAID scan will begin immediately To stop a RAID scan click Abort RAID Scanning 3 Click Save 1 In Settings click Syste...

Page 67: ...dle of a disk check then you may not be able to access shares on the TeraStation from Mac OS This is because the database created by Mac OS is damaged To resolve navigate to System Storage Check Disk and check Delete any hidden non essential Mac OS dedicated files Rerun the disk check when done In Settings navigate to System Storage Disks 1 Select the hard drive to test 2 Click Check Disk Click Ch...

Page 68: ...displayed on the screen Notes The time needed to format a hard drive varies based on the hard drive s size and format types a few seconds to several minutes The Info LED on the front of the TeraStation will flash during formatting The TeraStation s shared folders cannot be accessed until the disk format is complete If the hard drive is an external USB drive its partitions will be recreated In Sett...

Page 69: ...alert Notification of Quota changes or limits 1 2 Click Modify Settings in Email Notification 3 In Settings navigate to System Maintenance 1 Click Enable under Notification 2 Type SMTP Server Address and SMTP Port No Note If using POP before SMTP enter POP3 Server Address and POP3 Port No 3 Select Authentication Type from Disabled POP before SMTP LOGIN SMTP AUTH or CRAM MD5 SMTP AUTH CRAM MD5 4 En...

Page 70: ...n emails for each selection The content of the mail which include the periodical report when HDD Status Report is selected TeraStation Status Report Periodical Report Information TeraStation Information TeraStation Name TS xxxxx Time Stamp 2009 03 23 00 00 01 IP Address 172 16 37 62 Configuration Scree http 172 16 37 62 Continuous operating time 13 51 57 The content of mail which is sent periodica...

Page 71: ...ecause of a power outage make sure that power has been restored before restarting the TeraStation If the TeraStation is restarted after a shutdown but power is not available then the UPS will not shut down the TeraStation a second time even if its battery is running low If the TeraStation is set to use UPS recovery then the UPS will restart the TeraStation when normal power is restored 1 Configure...

Page 72: ...ions to beep the alert from Overheating Disk Error Fan Error or UPS power Error 2 Click Save You may configure the LEDs and LCD screen on the front of the TeraStation here 1 In Settings select System Maintenance Front Panel Settings Click Modify Settings 2 You have completed the settings for the display panel Beep Alerts LCD Display Settings 1 Configure the desired settings for LCD Setup and LED S...

Page 73: ...asswords can contain up to 20 bytes UTF 8 Do not use multi byte characters Alphanumeric character and the following characters may be use _ Do not use a symbol except hyphen as the first character You cannot assign access restrictions to the admin account or use it for WebAccess 1 Click admin from the user list 2 Click Edit User 1 Enter Username and Password 2 Click Save Changing the Admin Usernam...

Page 74: ...within 60 seconds then click Apply 4 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen Notes This will erase all data on the TeraStation and replace it with zeros When the process is complete the TeraStation will be configured as follows Hard drives in Normal mode Shared folders share 1 4 on TS XL TS XEL and TS RXL share 1 and 2 on TS WXL on each drive All settings to factory defaults Logs All delet...

Page 75: ... Erase Restore Factory Defaults Modify Settings and select Keep current admin password Click Save If you disable resetting the admin password from the reset button you can no longer configure the TeraStation if you forget the password Write down your password and keep it in a safe place Initialization Restore Factory Defaults To reset the TeraStation to its factory default settings power on the un...

Page 76: ...eraSearch Alert Sound Settings Front Panel Settings RAID Array Failure Settings Language Syslog PrintServer Web Server MySQL Server SNMP Virus Scan Service 1 In Settings navigate to System Restore Erase Restore Factory Defaults 2 3 The Confirm Operation screen will open Enter the number from the Confirmation Number field within 60 sec onds then click Apply 4 Follow the instructions displayed on th...

Page 77: ...gator CD 1 For a PC double click the NAS Navigator2 icon on your Desktop For a Mac click the NAS Navigator2 icon in the Dock NAS Navigator2 will launch 2 For a PC right click your TeraStation and choose Properties Select IP Address For a Mac hold the control key and click your TeraStation s icon then choose Configure IP Address 3 You ve configured a static IP address for the TeraStation To return ...

Page 78: ...ork Settings 2 Click Modify Settings in Ethernet Frame Size Jumbo Frame 4102 7422 9694 Jumbo Frame 4102 7422 9694 Jumbo Frame 4102 7422 9694 Jumbo Frame 4102 7422 9694 Jumbo Frame Supported Jumbo Frame Supported Jumbo Frame Supported Jumbo Frame Supported Jumbo Frame Not Supported Jumbo Frame Not Supported Jumbo Frame Not Supported Jumbo Frame Not Supported Transmit Jumbo Frame 4102 7422 9694 Tran...

Page 79: ...ame If any device on the route doesn t support Jumbo Frame use standard transmission 1518 bytes instead If you are using Jumbo Frame and back up data from a LinkStation TeraStation to another LinkStation TeraStation set the Ethernet frame sizes of the LinkStations TeraStations to the same settings or the closest available If the Ethernet frame sizes are significantly different the backup job may f...

Page 80: ...roadcast policy for fault tolerance Dynamic link aggregation 2 Sets an IEEE 802 3ad dynamic link aggregation policy Adaptive transmit load balancing TLB Sets a Transmit Load Balancing TLB policy for fault tolerance and load balancing 1 Your switch must support this Configure the two ports on the switch in advance Refer to your switch s manual for instructions on configuring it 2 Your switch must s...

Page 81: ...atest version is displayed when the TeraStation boots To update the firmware open the TeraStation s settings and navigate to System Maintenance Firmware Installation Click Check for Update to check the change log then Install Update to update to the latest firmware Note Update notification will display I52 on the LCD and a message on the login screen when an update is available To disable update n...

Page 82: ...are should be taken with configuration of WebAccess Certain settings can make the files in the shared folder available to anyone on the Internet without any access restrictions Use compatibility mode to use WebAccess with Windows 8 For more information on WebAccess visit http buffalonas com manual setup en TeraStation Office Internet Both uploading and downloading are supported Central Server Remo...

Page 83: ...is blue press it to automatically copy data from the USB device to the DirectCopy folder on the TeraStation The function button will flash blue during the copy Push the function button again to abort the copy After the USB device is recognized the function button is lit in blue for 60 seconds After the function button is lit in blue you can access the USB device If an unsupported USB memory device...

Page 84: ... divx asf mpg mpe m1v vob mts m2ts m2t mpeg mpeg2 vdr spts tp ts 3gp mov m4v wmv dvr ms xvid mp4 jpg jpeg gif png tif tiff yuv bmp mp3 mpa wma aac apl ac3 lpcm pcm wav m3u m4a m4b aif aiff flac ogg mp2 mp1 For digital cameras and other devices that don t follow the USB Mass Storage Class standard all files on the device will be copied 3 When the access LED of the USB device goes off the copy is fi...

Page 85: ...r the mounting procedure driver installation procedure and removal procedure refer to the manual supplied with the Eye Fi card 2 Remove the Eye Fi card from the computer and insert it into your digital camera 3 In Settings navigate to Extensions Web Service Support Eye Fi connected 4 5 6 The name of the card or device that was set in Eye Fi connected Cards Devices Settings in step 1 is displayed C...

Page 86: ...he TeraStation A USB drive connected to the TeraStation cannot be specified as the target folder If a subfolder to the main shared folder is specified as the Destination the subfolder name must be in single byte alphanumeric characters Subfolders with names in multi byte characters cannot be used When the TeraStation firmware is updated the Destination is initialized Reset the Destination before u...

Page 87: ...h only support 2 way communication or WPS Windows Printing System are not supported Mac OS cannot print to a printer connected to the TeraStation Setting up a printer on Windows 8 Windows 7 or Windows Vista 1 2 3 Refer to your printer s manual installation instructions You may need to install the printer driver from a software disk Select Enable and click Save In Settings navigate to Extensions Pr...

Page 88: ...tation s server name 6 7 8 Double click the TeraStation s printer icon LP Click OK 1 Select your printer Choose the manufacturer on the left and the model on the right If your printer is not listed click Have Disk and follow the printer manufacturer s directions for installation 2 Click OK You have added a printer ...

Page 89: ...tion Server name in this order 7 8 If The printer driver to your computer will be automatically installed Would you like to continue is displayed click Yes 9 You have added a printer 1 Choose Enable and click Save Double click the TeraStation s printer icon lp In Settings navigate to Extensions PrintServer and click Modify Settings 1 Select your printer Choose the manufacturer on the left and the ...

Page 90: ...0 this is Network 5 6 7 8 You have added a printer 1 Click Enable 2 Click Save Double click the TeraStation s printer icon lp Click OK Click Yes In Settings navigate to Extensions PrintServer and click Modify Settings 1 Select your printer Choose the manufacturer on the left and the model on the right If your printer is not listed click Have Disk and follow the printer manufacturer s directions fo...

Page 91: ...te to System Power Management Sleep Timer 2 Click Modify Settings 3 Specify Timer Interval Wake up at and Begin Sleep at You can set up to 3 timers Wake up at times may be set from 0 00 to 23 45 Begin Sleep at times may be set from 0 00 to 27 45 If Begin Sleep at is set to 24 00 or later then Wake up at can be set from 4 00 to 23 45 24 00 is equivalent to 0 00 of the next day and 27 00 is equivale...

Page 92: ... powered on Timer 1 Everyday 9 00 18 00 Timer 2 Specific day of the week Wednesday 10 00 20 00 Timer 3 Disable Except on Wednesdays the unit powers on at 9 00 and moves to sleep mode at 18 00 On Wednesdays it enters sleep mode at 20 00 e g 3 It is at 10 00 Wednesday with the TeraStation powered on Timer 1 Everyday 9 00 18 00 Timer 2 Specific day of the week Wednesday 10 00 25 00 Timer 3 Disable Ex...

Page 93: ...es Username and password must be the same one that the user logs into Windows with If these values are different shared folders with access restrictions cannot be accessed Deleting or adding users repeatedly may cause quotas to not work properly 1 Enter Username User Id Password and Description Note User IDs may be between 1000 and 1999 Do not duplicate user IDs 2 Check Enable for User Quota 3 Ent...

Page 94: ... Create Folder 4 5 6 7 8 Click Save You ve configured a disk quota 1 Configure the desired settings 2 Click Access Restrictions Click Add 1 Check the user you created in step 2 2 Click Add Select level of access privileges for the user you added from Read Only or Read Write ...

Page 95: ...og in to Windows with If two different quotas apply such a user quota and a group quota the smaller quota is applied 3 1 In Settings select Users Groups Local Users 2 Click Create User 1 Enter Username User Id Password and Description Note User IDs may be between 1000 and 1999 Do not duplicate user IDs 2 Click Save Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each user in the group 1 Select Users Groups Local Groups ...

Page 96: ...oup Name Group Id and Description Note The group ID may be any number from 1000 and 1999 Do not duplicate Group IDs 2 Click Enable for Group Quota 3 Enter the total space that the group can use in the Hard Limit GB field 4 Select users from step 2 in Local Users and click Add for each 5 Click Save 1 Click Users Groups Local Users 2 Select a user from step 2 and click Edit User Select the group cre...

Page 97: ... 96 10 11 12 13 Click Save You have configured a group quota 1 Check the group you created step 4 2 Click Add Select level of access privileges for group you added from Read Only or Read Write 1 Click Local Groups 2 Click Add ...

Page 98: ... 2 3 4 Click Shared Folders TeraSearch on Settings 5 Click Modify Settings 6 Select Enable and click Save Note If you want to update the index regularly click Modify Settings and specify a Time to update the index for Update Index at 7 Click Update Index Click the shared folder to create an index for 1 Click Include folder in search indexing for TeraSearch 2 Click Save TeraSearch ...

Page 99: ...s front panel LCD display or from NAS Navigator2 9 Enter a username and password from an account on the TeraStation and click Login For example the guest account with blank password will work 10 Enter a keyword to search for If you check Enhanced Search you can also specify filename owner update date time and size to search for 11 Click Search Your search results are now displayed ...

Page 100: ...ine files on the left side of the Sync Center screen 3 If you see Offline Files is enabled on the General tab Offline Files are enabled Click Disable offline files to disable Offline Files If Offline Files are disabled click Enable offline files to enable them From the Offline Files dropdown select Manual Cache Files Automatic Cache Files or Automatic Cache Programs and Files Manual Cache Files Ma...

Page 101: ...s in the Control Panel and uncheck Use Fast User Switching 6 7 When the Offline File Wizard opens follow the instructions on the screen to configure For more information refer to the Windows Help File 8 After configuration your offline files and folders display as below from Windows XP 1 Click Offline Files tab 2 Click Enable Offline Files 3 Click OK 1 Right click the icon of the shared folder on ...

Page 102: ...an be edited or deleted just like regular files Differences between data in different locations will be resolved by re synchronization when the network connection is re established Synchronizing Offline Files Offline files are automatically synchronized when you log on or off the network Version Conflicts Conflicts occur when the offline and original files are both modified differently before they...

Page 103: ...tive shares on the TeraStation For example tera share share might actually address data located at link share Notes Buffalo does not support using DFS with Mac OS Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 cannot properly address DFS link destinations that have access restrictions on one or more folders DFS only works with SMB connections AFP and FTP connections are not supported Access restrictions con...

Page 104: ...k Enable 2 Choose whether to allow multiple DFS links or just one No allows just one DFS link to be addressed Yes allows up to 8 DFS link destinations to be used 3 Enter the DFS root folder name 4 Click Save 1 Enter Link Name Destination Hostname and Destination Folder Notes The following machines can be DFS link destinations TeraStations Windows PC with SMB Mac OS and Linux are not supported 2 Cl...

Page 105: ... 4 5 The folder is now configured for FTP access Do not forget to give read or write permissions for the FTP share to any users that will be accessing the share remotely Folder permissions can only be changed from Settings Changing them remotely with FTP client software is not supported In Settings navigate to Network Settings Network Services and click FTP 1 Select whether the shared folder is to...

Page 106: ...displayed as usbdisk1 usbdisk1 is not displayed when the USB hard drive is not connected or access is restricted Accessing the TeraStation with an Anonymous user To allow anonymous access to your FTP share disable access restrictions on the FTP share Configure your FTP client as follows Host Name IP address of the TeraStation Username anonymous Password any set of characters Port 21 Example ftp 19...

Page 107: ... Netware Linux or other UNIX clients for NFS support consult each client s own documentation and support 1 In Settings select Network NFS NFS Service and click Modify Settings 2 Note If you use a public folder of the TeraStation set by NFS as a hard drive for VMware ESX ESXi it is required to set NFS Mode to Kernel mode in order to use it It is set to User mode by default To set access restriction...

Page 108: ...ox next to the hostname and click Delete Client You may be able to connect via NFS from a computer that is not registered as a client 1 Type Target Host Name and Target IP Address of the NFS UNIX client 2 Click Save The IP address and the hostname of the client are added Click Add Client ...

Page 109: ... example TeraStation s IP address is 192 168 11 10 NFS publishing path is mnt array1 share and a network drive letter is z From Solaris10 mount F nfs IP Address NFS publishing path for the TeraStation the mounting point on the local computer e g mkdir mnt tsxl mount F nfs 192 168 11 10 mnt array1 share mnt tsxl In this example TeraStation s IP address is 192 168 11 10 NFS publishing path is mnt ar...

Page 110: ...nsfers Enable SSL security in your FTP client to encrypt login passwords and files by using SSL TLS for FTP communication Examples In FileZilla s settings select FTP over TLS explicit encryption for the server type For Smart FTP select FTP over SSL explicit in the settings Notes Encryption processes may seriously reduce data transfer speeds Your transfers may be as much as 10 times slower when usi...

Page 111: ...trusted or not Your computer may display the message There is a problem with the site s security certificate 2 server key SSL Key This is used to decrypt data encrypted by the server certificate Note Prepare the decrypted passphrase for the server key SSL Key Updating SSL Key To update a server certificate and a private key for SSL follow the procedure below 1 In Settings navigate to Network Setti...

Page 112: ...wait five minutes before sending a Wake on LAN packet to the TeraSta tion To use Wake on LAN you ll need Wake on LAN software such as AMD s Magic Packet utility The TeraStation does not include Wake on LAN software The TeraStation does not support using Wake on LAN and port trunking at the same time You may use either feature but not both at the same time On the local network Wake on LAN packets m...

Page 113: ... enable it unless you know what you re doing 1 In Settings navigate to Network Settings IP Address Settings Click Modify Settings 2 Select Enable for Web Server Choose an external port 81 is the default and a folder for the web server Click Save 3 The Web server is now configured Web Server Edit the php ini file to change the PHP language interpreter settings Note The web server uses version 1 4 2...

Page 114: ...ta Folder and click Save Note The TeraStation uses version 5 0 70 of MySQL server and version 3 2 2 of PhpMyAdmin If SNMP is enabled you can browse your TeraStation from SNMP compatible network management software SNMP network management is for advanced users only Do not enable it unless you know what you re doing 1 In Settings navigate to Network SNMP Click Modify Settings 2 Note The specific MIB...

Page 115: ... You can launch NAS Navigator2 in either of the following ways Click the NAS Navigator icon on your Desktop Click Start All Programs BUFFALO BUFFALO NAS Navigator2 BUFFALO NAS Navigator2 Clicking a TeraStation s icon will display its total capacity capacity being used Workgroup IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway MAC Address and Firmware NAS Navigator2 is a utility program that makes it simple ...

Page 116: ...icon in the task tray when an error occurs Properties Opens the selected TeraStation s Properties window Close Closes NAS Navigator2 window View View Icon Displays icon for ease Details Displays Name Product Name Workgroup IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Sort by Selects the sort order from following to display when multiple TeraStations are found Host Name Product Name Work group IP Add...

Page 117: ...perties Opens the selected TeraStation s Properties window Map Share Assigns the searched TeraStation s shared folder as a network drive Disconnect Share Unmaps the network drive Create Shortcut Creates the shortcut icon to the searched TeraStation s shared folder share I m here Rings a tone from the TeraStation This option is disabled if the product does not support this feature Refresh Refreshes...

Page 118: ... display Settings IP Address Insert the check mark in Use DHCP to assign IP address from DHCP server automatically If there is no DHCP server in the network you cannot use this function If you insert the check mark into Renew IP address it will obtain an IP address from DHCP server again You can manually enter IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Screen ...

Page 119: ...tion Refresh Searches the TeraStation again I m here Ring a tone from the TeraStation when click it This option is disabled if the product does not support this feature Menu displayed when click TeraStation Icon while pressing the Control Key Open Folder Opens a shared folder on the TeraStation Settings Opens the selected settings Configure Displays the screen to open Settings or change an IP Addr...

Page 120: ... Windows Server 2003 Server 2008 During the initial setup the message Change security level Will you continue is displayed Click Yes and follow the instructions on the screen to restart your PC 1 Click Start BUFFALO File Security Tool File Security Tool The File Security Tool will launch Note When A program needs your permission to continue is displayed click Continue 2 3 The message Change securi...

Page 121: ...ion settings as a file on your computer You may use it to restore settings on the TeraStation or copy the settings to a different TeraStation of the same model After installation read the help files at All Programs BUFFALO NS SHFT Manual PDF for instructions on how to use it Notes NS SHFT supports Windows XP Windows 8 Windows 7 and Vista It doesn t work with Windows Server 2003 Server 2008 Windows...

Page 122: ...ndows 2000 or Windows XP 2 Select Start All Programs EXT3 Reader EXT3 Reader and launch EXT3 Reader For Windows 8 click the EXT3 Reader 3 Click Enable 4 Right click on the icon in the task tray and select USB mass storage device in the displayed menu When the message you can now safely remove hardware appears unplug the drive 5 After a few seconds reconnect the USB hard drive to your PC 6 You can ...

Page 123: ...ed When Users Groups is selected the number of users and the number of groups are displayed When Network is selected Enabling Disabling DHCP and Ethernet frame size are displayed Locate Causes the TeraStation to beep Logout displayed on the upper right of the screen Log out of Settings The following options can be set from Settings Shared Folders Shared Folders Folder Setup Folder Setup Click Crea...

Page 124: ...be formatted as EXT3 XFS or FAT 32 in order to use trashbox Files in NTFS or HFS formats cannot be deleted You cannot use this feature while connecting via AFP You cannot use this feature while connecting via FTP Shared Folder Support Select which operating systems and features the share will support Shared Folder Support Descriptions Windows Allow or reject connection via SMB from Windows PC or M...

Page 125: ...this option Access Restrictions Enable access restrictions Click Add and select the user or group name which are allowed to access then click Add To remove access select the username and group then click Disconnect If using FTP FTPS SFTP connection access restrictions can be set per user DFS Service Click Modify Settings to change settings DFS Select to Enable or Disable for Distributed File Syste...

Page 126: ...y Make sure that a user ID does not duplicate to other users Description Set the description of a user name You can enter up to 75 bytes UTF 8 Alphanumeric characters multi byte characters hyphen _ underscore and spaces may be used Do not use a symbol and space as the first character Additional users will automatically belong to the hdusers group You can change the group from Group Settings Passwo...

Page 127: ...le Soft Limit GB Set the space which if exceeded will trigger email notification Hard Limit GB Set space to be available for use in GB Quota feature only restricts the available hard drive space This feature does not show the space that each group is currently using It should be managed by individual group To verify the owner open the new window and click Owner tab by selecting Security tab on Pro...

Page 128: ...s set to Enable by default You cannot access the TeraStation via SMB from a network where Disable is selected AFP It is set to Enable by default You cannot connect TeraStation via AFP from a Mac even if you add AFP in the shared folder settings FTP It is set to Disable by default You cannot connect to the TeraStation via FTP from a Mac even if you add FTP to the shared folder settings To use FTP c...

Page 129: ...T Domain Name Enter NT Domain Name to use NT Domain as the method to join the network You can enter up to 23 bytes UTF 8 Alphanumeric characters multi byte characters hyphen _ underscore and dot may be used Do not use a symbol as the first character NT Domain Controller Name Enter NT Domain Controller Name to use NT Domain as a method to join the network Register the computer account which has the...

Page 130: ...on Server Microsoft networking knowledge is required to configure this Consult your network administrator for details Use Windows Domain Controller as Authentication Server Users are verified by a Domain Controller but the TeraStation does not join the domain If you specify the Windows Domain Controller as an external SMB authentication server the workgroup name of the TeraStation and the domain n...

Page 131: ...ation by delegating authority to external SMB server NFS NFS Service Click Modify Settings to change settings Enable to access shared folders with NFS Network File System Enter a remote network address for Network Address and remote subnet mask for Subnet Mask to restrict access Select User mode or Kernel mode for NFS Mode To use the replication feature select User mode If using for VM ware ESX ES...

Page 132: ... with pl or cgi extensions should be placed in this folder To run a CGI script copy it to the cgi bin folder CGI files in the Perl language with cgi or pl extensions are supported in the cgi bin folder PHP files with php extensions are supported in the htdocs folder Target folder log Logs from the Web Server are sorted in this folder If phpinfo PHP interpreter setting information is displayed then...

Page 133: ...they have the same default values the usernames and passwords for phpMyAdmin and TeraStation administration are completely independent Buffalo Technology does not provide technical support for operation of lighttpd PHP phpMyAdmin MySQL or Perl See http www lighttpd net http php net http www phpmyadmin net and http www perl org for further technical details and support SNMP Click Modify Settings to...

Page 134: ...er the DNS name or IP address of the NTP server Example ntp jst mfeed ad jp or 192 168 11 123 To specify ntp jst mfeed ad jp as the NTP server check Use default NTP server NTP Synchronization Frequency Select how often to access the NTP server and correct the time from Daily Weekly or Every 3 hours If you access the NTP server through a proxy server access may fail in some networks Time Zone Speci...

Page 135: ...pens select Delete any hidden non essential MacOS dedicated files and run a disk check All of the files listed below will be deleted including sub directories and you may be able to connect again AppleDB AppleDesktop AppleDouble TheVolumeSettingsFolder Network Trash Folder Make sure the TeraStation is not selected as a backup destination of other TeraStations before running a disk check You cannot...

Page 136: ...This is not supported by legacy TeraStation such as HD LAN HD HLAN HD HLWG HD HGLAN Series You cannot read data by directly connecting a PC FAT32 USB hard drive only We recommend this format type when you want to connect the hard drive to your PC to view data in it You can still connect the hard drive to Windows PC in case that the TeraStation fails Supports both Reading Writing Cannot copy backup...

Page 137: ...s and insert check marks TS WXL series TeraStations cannot be set to RAID 10 To configure build RAID 5 click all drives or 3 drives you are going to use and insert check marks TS WXL series TeraStations cannot be set to RAID 5 When delete RAID composition click Delete RAID Array Changing or deleting RAID settings will erase all data in the hard drive Back up your important data before performing a...

Page 138: ...ad cluster are found in one of the hard drives which build RAID that drive will be removed and the system will automatically move to degrade mode Data are not protected in the degrade mode it is strongly recommended to immediately replace the erroneous hard drive When running RAID Scanning in the first time it is strongly recommended to backup data on the TeraStation in advance RAID Scanning Set w...

Page 139: ... 1 On Settings of the backup destination set Remote backup password for each shared folder 2 Set the same password for Remote backup password of a shared folder you want to display as a backup destination as Search for Backup Destination by Password when you configure backup for the backup source TeraStation 3 Configure backup at the TeraStation which is the backup source Select the shared folders...

Page 140: ...isplayed on Settings System Storage If a USB drive is formatted in FAT32 the maximum file size to be able to backup is 4 GB Never unplug LAN cable connected to the TeraStation or USB hard drive during backup Do not initialize the TeraStation format run disk check backup settings and add edit or delete shared folder and user group user during backup Otherwise it may halt in error Normally if there ...

Page 141: ...may halt with error In such a case after the error is completed try to perform the backup again Following table shows the behavior during each operation mode The behavior will make a big difference whether or not selecting Create Target Folder for Backup in Backup Options The example here uses target as Backup Destination Folder If the data is backup to the USB hard drive the target below will be ...

Page 142: ...that can be verified Windows Mac but the time information managed by TeraStation 3 If there is the difference in the shared folders that is above the backup folder files will not be deleted Backup Options Create Target Folder for Backup The options you have selected on the Backup Operation Mode will make a big differences on behavior Refer to the table described in the Operation Mode Create Backup...

Page 143: ...urce folder which include Japanese katakana in the folder name The backup job will halt if any of these characters are included Replication Replication Click Add to display the screen to select a shared folder which is a replication source and another LinkStation TeraStation which is a replication destination Data saved on the replication source are automatically written to the shared folder of th...

Page 144: ...dress of the receiver and click Add You can register up to 5 email addresses as receivers Report Select the contents to send in the email notification HDD Status Report Sends the condition of the hard drives at the specified time on HDD Status Report System Alert Sends when system is rebooted or shut down or RAID configuration is changed Disk Error Sends when an hard drive error is recognized Fan ...

Page 145: ...0 to 23 o clock to darken LED brightness This can be set in every 00 minute at 1 hour interval Wakeup Set the time 0 to 23 o clock to change LED brightness back to the normal setting This can be set in every 00 minute at 1 hour interval Restart TeraStation Restart TeraStation Click Restart to reboot the TeraStation To avoid damaging your data make sure that you are not working on with any data bef...

Page 146: ...website www buffalotech com for details TeraStation behavior When Power failure Allows you to set the time until shutdown when the power failure continues Or you can set to Shutdown TeraStation when UPS Reports Battery Low status Low Battery shutdown is only supported with UPSs that are connected to the TeraStation via USB UPS Behavior After TeraStation has shut down Specifies whether shutting dow...

Page 147: ...ation TeraStation Name Description NTP Settings Workgroup Settings Network Services File Sharing Settings Shared Folder Settings USB Disk Settings RAID Scanning SleepTimer Upon restore Shared Folder Access Restrictions User Settings User Group Email Notification Synchronization with UPS Settings Backup Settings Administrator Name and Password Network Settings IP address Subnet Mask and such Time M...

Page 148: ...oups or uses registered to the TeraStation Use Inherited Folder Permissions Use same permissions as set on the Shared Folder Screen If access restrictions are not set in the Shared Folder Screen this option is not displayed WebAccess Service Click Easy WebAccess Settings to change settings WebAccess Service WebAccess Service Configure if using WebAccess or not BuffaloNAS com Name Enter a name for ...

Page 149: ...ver BuffaloNAS com Name Enter a name for your account with WebAccess Write this name down in a safe place You will need it to use WebAccess If your TeraStation is left disconnected from the Internet for 60 days or more your BuffaloNAS name and account may be deleted from the BuffaloNAS com server BuffaloNAS com Key Choose a password optional to enter a name for your account with WebAccess DNS Host...

Page 150: ...etwork drive just like other hard disks Note If TeraStation is not connected to the network or is off at the time your computer is booted The network path could not be found The connection was not established is displayed If you want to assign a folder other than the shared folder as a network drive manually using the function built into your OS refer to operation system s help file Appendix Assig...

Page 151: ... characters vary depending on the folder name being configured It may be displayed in the sidebar of the Finder on OS X 10 5 or later To unmount drug and drop the icon to the Trash Can Now you have mapped the network drive If you want to assign a folder other than the shared folder as a network drive manually using the function built into your OS refer to operation system s help file 1 Select a sh...

Page 152: ...and TS RXL at the factory default Configured to RAID 1 mode for TS WXL R1 Configured to Normal mode for TS WXL 1D Note If the hard drives in the TeraStation are malfunctioned replace with the hard drive OP HD Series with the same capacity as the malfunctioned hard drive manufactured by Buffalo which is sold separately Refer to Buffalo s website www buffalotech com for details Power Power Consumpti...

Page 153: ...ned as follows IP Address 169 254 xxx xxx xxx is assigned randomly when booting the TeraStation Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Registered Group The TeraStation has 3 default groups hdusers admin and guest You cannot edit or delete them Microsoft Network Group Setting WORKGROUP Ethernet Frame Size 1518 bytes AFP Enabled FTP Disabled NTP Automatic PrintServer Enabled WebAccess Disabled Time Machine Disable...

Page 154: ...File Security Tool File Security Tool then select Change security level to change the security settings Select Recover default security level change it back to the previous setting Notes This utility can be installed only on Windows 8 7 Vista and Windows Server2003 Server2008 During the initial setup the message Change security level Will you continue will be displayed If you click Yes fol low the...

Page 155: ...l 154 Read USB hard drive on Windows which is formatted in EXT3 on TeraStation Note To delete the software installed click Options Delete Software in TeraNavigator Follow the instructions displayed on the screen EXT3 Reader ...

Page 156: ...isplay TeraStation PDF manuals NASNavi2 Inst exe Install NAS Navigator2 Refer to TeraStation Setup Guide for the instruc tions how to use it lmcmchg Inst exe Install File Security Tool Refer to TeraStation Setup Guide for the in structions how to use it nascfgsr nascfgsr_ins exe Install NS SHIFT Refer to How to use NS SHIFT a PDF file for the in structions to use it nascfgsr pdf Provide the instru...

Page 157: ... to search for the TeraStation again Cause 3 Both wireless and Ethernet adapter are enabled Disable any adapters other than the LAN adapter to connect to the TeraStation Cause 4 The defective LAN cable or the connection is not stable Change a port on the hub to connect or replace the LAN cable Cause 5 Your LAN board card or adapter is malfunctioning Replace a LAN board card or adapter Cause 6 The ...

Page 158: ...If power outage occurred or the AC cable is unplugged while the TeraStation is ON the TeraStation s firmware may be corrupted and shared folders may not open You can search for folders on NAS Navigator2 but they do not open Note In such a case TeraStation Name displayed on NAS Navigator2 or Settings is displayed as TS XL EM the ex ample of TS XL Series expresses last 3 digits of the TeraStation s ...

Page 159: ...nse CE Mark Warning CE Mark Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Environmental Information The equipment that you have purchased required the extraction and use of natural resources for its production The equipment may contain hazardous substances that could impact heal...

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