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To access your TeraStation’s data, it’s 

convenient to map your TeraStation 

to a drive letter.  Begin by clicking 

Start

 and then 

Run...

.  In the dialog 

box, type 

\\TeraStation_Name

 where 

TeraStation_Name is the friendly, easy-

to-remember name that you entered into 

the 

TeraStation Hostname

 field on page 5.  Press 

OK

 

to continue.  

TeraStation’s root directory 

will appear.  You’ll see all 

of the configured shared 

folders, including 

share

, the 

preconfigured shared folder that 

we’re going to map a drive letter 

to.  From the pull-down menu, 

click 

Tools

, and then 

Map 

Network Drive

.  

 Note:  If you 

cannot access the TeraStation, 

please disable or reconfigure your 

software firewalls.

Select the drive letter you 

want to map 

share

 to from the  

Drive:

 list box.  In the 

Folder:

 

field, enter 

\\TeraStation_Name\share

where TeraStation_Name is 

the friendly, easy-to-remember 

name you gave your TeraStation 

on page 5.  If you set up other 

shares on your TeraStation, you 

may map them by  substituting 

their share name for “share” in the 

Folder:

 field.  You can also 

browse for a shared folder by pressing the  

Browse

 button and 

searching through the 

Entire Network

 and then the 

Microsoft 

Windows Network

.  Check the 

Reconnect at logon

 checkbox to 

have Windows connect to your mapped drive every time it starts.  

Press 

Finish

.

Step :  Map a Driveletter to your Share

Summary of Contents for TS-0.6TGL

Page 1: ...Package Contents Main Unit TeraStation Ethernet Cable Power Cable TeraNavigator Installation CD Quick Setup Guide this manual Warranty Card www buffalotech com Quick Setup Guide TeraStation Pro v1 2 ...

Page 2: ...r cord and Ethernet cable into the back of the TeraStation Connect the power plug to a power outlet Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into a hub switch or router on the network Press the power button on the front panel to turn your TeraStation on ...

Page 3: ...aStation is not lit your TeraStation is not properly connected to your network Make sure that If problems persist contact our technical support Refer to page 9 for more details both TeraStation and the hub switch or PC are powered on the Ethernet cable is securely fastened to both devices and the Ethernet cable is not damaged To verify try using another Ethernet cable Step 2 Check your Connection ...

Page 4: ...he CD ROM drive Press OK to continue Each TeraStation on the network will have a tab in the client utility Make sure that your Terastation s tab is selected click Setup from the pull down menu and choose Browser Management Step 3 Using the Client Utility TeraNavigator should now be running Press the Install Client Utility button and then press the Start button Once the installation has completed p...

Page 5: ...ion Utility Here on the Basic page begin by changing the name of your TeraStation in the TeraStation Hostname field A friendly easy to remember name is recommended such as TeraStation The name cannot contain any spaces or special characters Enter a short description of your TeraStation in the TeraStation Description field You ll then see this description in Network Neighborhood Make sure that the ...

Page 6: ...Drive Note If you cannot access the TeraStation please disable or reconfigure your software firewalls Select the drive letter you want to map share to from the Drive list box In the Folder field enter TeraStation_Name share where TeraStation_Name is the friendly easy to remember name you gave your TeraStation on page 5 If you set up other shares on your TeraStation you may map them by substituting...

Page 7: ... parity All drives in a RAID 5 array reserve part of their data space for parity information allowing all data to be recovered if a single drive fails The parity information takes up about one hard drive s worth of space so if you set up all four drives in the TeraStation as a RAID 5 array your usable capacity will be about 3 4 of the total capacity of the TeraStation RAID 5 is an excellent compro...

Page 8: ...rference that may cause undesired operation Technical Specifications LAN Standards IEEE 802 3u 100BASE TX IEEE 802 3 10BASE T Transmission 1000 100Mbps 10 Mbps 1000BASE T 8B1Q4 PAM5 X 4B 5B MLT 3 10BASE T Manchester Coding Access Media CSMA CD Media Interface RJ 45 USB Standard USB 2 0 Hi Speed HS Full Speed FS Low Speed LS USB Connector USB A Connector 2 Data Transmission Speed Max 480 Mbps HS Mo...

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