LinkStation
User Manual
www.buffalotech.com
35011114 ver.05
Страница 1: ...LinkStation User Manual www buffalotech com 35011114 ver 05 ...
Страница 2: ... LS XHL LS CHL 14 Diagrams and Layout LS WVL LS WXL 16 Diagrams and Layout LS WSXL 18 Diagrams and Layout LS QVL 20 Chapter 2 Using your LinkStation 22 Opening the Shared Folder 22 Opening the shared folder from another PC 23 Adding another LinkStations 24 Power Modes 25 Web Admin interface 27 Adding shared folders 30 Access Restrictions 32 Disk Quotas 42 FTP Server 47 Direct Copy 50 Users Groups ...
Страница 3: ... 62 Format a Drive 64 Adding Storage 66 Remove Disk 70 System Backup 71 Time Machine 71 System Backup 76 RAID Arrays 84 RAID Scanning 95 System Maintenance 96 E mail Notification 96 System Power Management 98 UPS Settings 98 Sleep Timer 99 Restoring Factory Defaults 101 Format the LinkStation 104 Extensions 105 WebAccess 105 Network USB Server 106 Print Server 108 BitTorrent Client 115 ...
Страница 4: ...Chapter 3 NAS Navigator2 131 Chapter 4 Web Admin interface 136 Home 136 Shared Folders 137 Users Groups 140 Network 143 System 150 Extensions 164 Appendix 169 Specifications 169 Default Settings 170 Mapping Additional Shares 171 Windows 171 Mac OS X 172 Software 173 Info folder 176 Status LED LS VL LS XHL LS CHL 177 Status LED LS WVL LS WXL 180 ...
Страница 5: ...LinkStation User Manual 4 Status LED LS WSXL 184 Status LED LS QVL 187 Compliance Information 192 Troubleshooting 193 Data Backup 195 GPL Information 195 ...
Страница 6: ...ion Note Do not set the Power Mode Switch to AUTO at this time After the initial installation is complete then the Auto Power Mode may be used 3 Wait until the power LED stops blinking and glows a steady blue 4 Insert the Utility CD in your computer s CD drive LinkNavigator will launch Click Begin Installation The wizard will guide you through installation LinkNavigator Setup LS VL LS XHL LS CHL I...
Страница 7: ...oblems installing temporarily disable your anti virus software and software firewall After setup is complete re enable the software If your computer does not have a CD drive you may download the LinkNavigator software from www buffalotech com 5 Click Finish or Complete NAS Navigator2 starts automatically 6 7 The LinkStation s shared folder opens You can now use the LinkStation s shared folder to s...
Страница 8: ...n Note Do not set the Power Mode Switch to AUTO at this time After the initial installation is complete then the Auto Power Mode may be used 3 Wait until the power LED stops blinking and glows a steady blue 4 Insert the Utility CD in your computer s CD drive LinkNavigator will launch Click Begin Installation The wizard will guide you through installation LinkNavigator Setup LS WVL LS WXL ໃʳʽʡ If L...
Страница 9: ...oblems installing temporarily disable your anti virus software and software firewall After setup is complete re enable the software If your computer does not have a CD drive you may download the LinkNavigator software from www buffalotech com 5 Click Finish or Complete NAS Navigator2 starts automatically 6 7 The LinkStation s shared folder opens You can now use the LinkStation s shared folder to s...
Страница 10: ...your network The Ethernet cable will click and lock in place when inserted properly LinkStation 2 Move the Power Mode Switch on the back of the LinkStation to ON Note Do not set the Power Mode Switch to AUTO at this time After the initial installation is complete then the Auto Power Mode may be used 3 Wait until the power LED stops blinking and glows a steady blue LinkNavigator Setup LS WSXL Power...
Страница 11: ...t to allow the following program to make changes to this computer is displayed in Windows 7 please click Yes If A program needs your permission to continue is displayed in Windows Vista please click Continue For Mac OS double click on the LinkNavigator icon in the utility CD If you have problems installing temporarily disable your anti virus software and software firewall After setup is complete r...
Страница 12: ...ou can now use the LinkStation s shared folder to save files just like any other folders Note With OS X the LinkStation is mounted as a drive on the desktop or displayed in the sidebar of the Finder Setup is now complete Double click your LinkStation s icon in the NAS Navigator2 window ...
Страница 13: ...LinkStation for one second The blue Power LED will blink as the LinkStation boots When the LinkStation is ready the LED will stop blinking and glow steadily Note The power mode switch on the rear should be set to Manual not Auto The Auto position will be usable after initial setup is complete 3 Insert the Utility CD in your computer s CD drive LinkNavigator will launch Click Begin Installation The...
Страница 14: ...roblems installing temporarily disable your anti virus software and software firewall After setup is complete re enable the software If your computer does not have a CD drive you may download the LinkNavigator software from www buffalotech com 4 Click Finish or Complete NAS Navigator2 starts automatically 5 6 The LinkStation s shared folder opens You can now use the LinkStation s shared folder to ...
Страница 15: ... if there is a message Flashing pattern varies depending on the message For more information refer to Status LED on page 179 Red light is flashing Red light flashes when an error occurs Flashing pattern varies depending on the message For more information refer to Status LED on page 177 2 Function Button The Function button initiates direct copy dismounts USB devices and is used to initialize the ...
Страница 16: ...iple memory cards may not function properly 5 Power Mode Switch AUTO Automatically powers the LinkStation on and off with your computer ON Turns the LinkStation on OFF Turns the LinkStation off 6 LAN Port Connect an Ethernet cable here The Link Act LED by the LAN port turns green when the unit is connected to the network and flashes when there is network activity 7 Power Connector Connect the AC a...
Страница 17: ...is finished during initialization and during USB dismounting about 60 seconds During direct copy it blinks blue 3 Info Error LED The Info Error LED blinks orange when there s a message and red when there s an error 4 Function Button The Function button initiates direct copy dismounts USB devices and is used to initialize the LinkStation 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 11 Note Please do not lift the LinkStat...
Страница 18: ...kStation turns on and off automatically with your PC s ON The LinkStation boots and is operational OFF The LinkStation shuts down 7 LAN Port Connect to your LAN with an Ethernet cable 8 Link Act LED Glows green for connection Blinks green for access 9 Power connector The AC adaptor connects here 10 Fan Do not block the fan when installing the unit 11 Security lock for anti theft Many security cabl...
Страница 19: ...the LinkStation 2 Function LED The Function LED glows blue when direct copy is finished during initialization and during USB dismounting about 60 seconds During direct copy the Function LED blinks blue 3 Link Act LED Glows green for connection Blinks green for access 4 Info Error LED The Info Error LED blinks orange when there s a message and red when there s an error 2 7 9 8 3 5 4 6 10 11 ...
Страница 20: ...rd drive USB hubs mice keyboards and all in one printers are not supported USB card readers that support multiple memory cards may not function properly 8 Power Mode Switch AUTO The LinkStation turns on and off automatically with your PC s ON The LinkStation boots and is operational OFF The LinkStation shuts down and turns off 9 Power connector The AC adaptor connects here 10 LAN Port Connect to y...
Страница 21: ...s if there is a message Flashing pattern varies depending on the message For more information refer to Status LED on page 189 Red light is flashing Red light flashes when an error occurs Flashing pattern varies depending on the message For more information refer to Status LED on page 187 3 Function Button Use this button to perform the following operations DirectCopy Removal of USB devices Restori...
Страница 22: ...ve corresponding to the drive number Solid green Normal operation flashes during access Solid red An error occured in the hard drive Replace the hard drive for the drive number that is lit red 10 Power Mode Switch Switches between AUTO and MANUAL power modes page 26 11 LINK ACT LED Solid green Linked Flashing green Accessing 12 LAN Port Connect to a router hub or switch on your Ethernet network 13...
Страница 23: ... BUFFALO NAS Navigator2 BUFFALO NAS Navigator2 In Mac OS double click on the NAS Navigator2 icon in the Dock 2 3 The LinkStation s shared folder opens Note In OS X the share is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop or displayed in the sidebar of the Finder You can now use the LinkStation s shared folder to save files just like any other folders Opening the Shared Folder ...
Страница 24: ...r permission to continue is displayed in Windows Vista please click Continue For Mac OS double click on the LinkNavigator icon in the utility CD 2 3 Follow the instruction on the screen to install NAS Navigator2 4 After NAS Navigator2 is installed click at the top right top of the installer window to close it Opening the shared folder from another PC After the LinkStation is installed on one compu...
Страница 25: ... 7 The LinkStation s shared folder opens Note On Mac OS LinkStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop or displayed in the sidebar on the Finder Setup is complete You can now use the LinkStation s shared folder to save files just like any other folders Double click on the LinkStation icon Adding another LinkStations To add one or more additional LinkStations to your network rerun the instal...
Страница 26: ...he ON position Do not move it to the AUTO position until the unit is set up and NAS Navigator2 is installed on all computers that will access the LinkStation If a power outage disconnects power from the LinkStation while it s in Auto Power Mode will not power on automatically when power is restored Move the Power Mode Switch to the ON position to power on the LinkStation Once the unit has booted y...
Страница 27: ...nkStation will power on too Notes After you turn off your computer it may take several minutes for the LinkStation to shut down When the Power Mode Switch is changed from Auto to Manual or vice versa it takes about five minutes for the change to take effect Power on the LinkStation before moving the switch to the Auto position Install NAS Navigator2 on all computers that will be accessing the Link...
Страница 28: ... Login The default username and password are Username admin Password password After you log in refer to page 55 to change the password for security purposes In Windows right click on the LinkStation s icon In OS X click the icon while holding down the control key Select Open Web Admin in the displayed menu If 2 or more LinkStations and TeraStations are connected on the network multiple icons will ...
Страница 29: ...s workgroup and hard disk information are displayed on the left side of the window Shared Folders Add delete shared folders set access restrictions and configure direct copy Users Groups Register and delete users and groups Network Register and delete networks and workgroups System Configure name time disk check format backup mail notification settings timers UPS synchronization settings initializ...
Страница 30: ...Bonjour as described below 1 Launch Safari 2 Select View View Bookmark Bar from Safari s menu 3 1 Enter your username and password 2 Click Login Note To log in as a guest enter guest as the username and leave the password blank Select Bonjour from the left side menu then click on your LinkStation in the bookmark list The Web Admin interface opens The LinkStation s name IP address and drive informa...
Страница 31: ...pple and FTP connections Deleted data in a shared folder will be temporarily moved to the Recycle Bin folder To recover deleted data open the Recycle Bin folder and move files Read Only shares cannot be modified or deleted To make a Read Only share select Read Only in the Shared Folder screen and click Save Notes By default shared Folder Attributes is configured as Read Write A shared folder set t...
Страница 32: ... are not displayed correctly by Windows or by a Mac connected to the LinkStation via SMB Avoid their use in file names that will be used with the LinkStation Never turn off the LinkStation or unplug its Ethernet cable while data is being written Doing so may result in an incomplete file that cannot be opened or deleted If this happens restart the LinkStation delete the file then retry copying the ...
Страница 33: ...oin 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 Access restrictions by using the Delegate Authority server feature Follow the procedure on page 39 to configure Notes Permissions are assigned to shared folders Child folders in a shared folder inherit their permissions from the parent folder If a file or ...
Страница 34: ...inkStation 1 Add users as described on page 52 2 Add groups as described on page 54 3 Configure access restrictions for groups and or users 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to Shared Folders Folder Setup 2 Click a shared folder you want to set access restrictions for Create new user accounts and passwords in Windows or record existing Windows usernames and passwords Each account on the LinkSt...
Страница 35: ...domain If both Read only and Read Write permissions are given to a user that user will have read only access Click Add Note The procedure described here shows how to set access restrictions for users To set access restrictions for a group of users click Local Groups Add 1 Check the users or groups that you want to permit to access the share 2 Click Add Select the level of access for the user or gr...
Страница 36: ...previous section to add access restrictions 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 ...
Страница 37: ... Active 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 LinkStation If you need to reflect changes on the domain controller immediately reboot LinkStation If your LinkStation is a member server in NT Domain or Active Directory domain and you change the Authentication Me...
Страница 38: ...re is an option to Accept accounts for computers with Windows 2000 or earlier then select it 2 3 4 Follow the instructions on page 33 to 34 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 D...
Страница 39: ...tive 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 LinkStation s clock and the domain controller s clock joining the domain or authenticating ...
Страница 40: ...an only be configured from within the Web Admin interface There are restrictions when administrating through a delegate authority server To access the LinkStation you must be logged into Windows with the account registered to the authentication server If you use the Delegate Authority option you cannot connect as a guest user via AFP If you use the Delegate Authority option you cannot connect anon...
Страница 41: ...lect Delegate Authority to External SMB Server 1 Enter the Authentication Server Name or IP Address Note When connecting with AFP or FTP an IP address is recommended 2 Check Use Windows Domain Controller as Authentication Server Automatic User Registration and Enable Authentication Shared Folder 3 Enter the shared folder name for authentication 4 Click Save 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to...
Страница 42: ...tes A user who is automatically registered will belong to the hdusers group They added to other groups from within Group settings You can restrict access to shared folders by username or group The names of registered users are listed in Users Groups External Users To delete an automatically registered user select that user and click Delete When connecting through AFP or FTP always use an IP addres...
Страница 43: ...e quotas for users To limit the space of shared folders that each user can use follow the procedure below 1 2 Notes 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 In the Web Admin interface navigate to ...
Страница 44: ...d click Create Folder 4 5 6 7 8 Click Save You ve configured a disk quota for users 1 Check the user you created in step 2 2 Click Add 1 Configure the desired settings 2 Click Access Restrictions Click Add Select level of access privileges for the user you added from Read Only or Read Write ...
Страница 45: ...s log in to Windows with If two different quotas apply such a a user quota and a group quota the smaller quota is applied 3 1 In the Web Admin interface 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 ...
Страница 46: ... and click Edit User Select the group created in step 4 for Primary Group and click Save 1 Enter Group 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 ...
Страница 47: ...User Manual 46 10 11 12 13 Click Save You have configured a group quota 1 Click Local Groups 2 Click Add 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 ...
Страница 48: ...to Network Settings Network Services and click FTP 2 Check Ftp 1 Select whether the shared folder is Read Only or Read Write 3 Click Save 3 4 5 Click Shared Folders Folder Setup 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 the Web Admin...
Страница 49: ...settings in the LinkStation The restrictions are not displayed for users without permissions for the share To access your FTP share from outside of your network you may need to configure your router and firewall Consult your router documentation for more information Shared folders appear as follows when connected by FTP disk1 share usbdisk1 info The internal hard drive of the LinkStation is displa...
Страница 50: ... Consult your router s documentation for information on how to allow FTP traffic If the LinkStation joins a domain anonymous users cannot access it Folders created or copied via an AFP connection may not be deleted from the AFP connection This is because an automatically generated AppleDouble folder begins with a dot To delete these files use an SMB connection Do not exceed 250 characters for a fi...
Страница 51: ... flash digital camera hard disk card reader to the LinkStation 2 While the function button is blue press it to automatically copy data from the USB device to a shared folder on the LinkStation 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 bu...
Страница 52: ...ensions will be copied avi 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 that do not 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 c...
Страница 53: ...ser 1 Configure the desired settings for the new user 2 Click Save You have added a user 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to Users Groups Local Users Use the same username and password that the user logs into Windows with If the username and passwords are different the user may not be able to access restricted shares ...
Страница 54: ...ame or a group name root bin daemon sys adm tty disk lp sync shutdown halt operator nobody mail news uucp ftp kmem utmp shadow users nogroup all none hdusers admin guest man www sshd administrator ftpuser apache mysql If you are using Mac OS 9 or earlier do not use more than 9 alphanumeric characters for the user password or the user will not be able to access shared folders on the LinkStation ...
Страница 55: ...n Save You have added a group 1 2 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to Users Groups Local Groups 2 Click Create Group Please do not use any of the following words as a group name root bin daemon sys adm tty disk lp sync shutdown halt operator nobody mail news uucp ftp kmem utmp shadow users nogroup all none hdusers admin guest man www sshd administrator ftpuser apache mysql ...
Страница 56: ...ct admin and click Edit User 1 Enter a Username and Password 2 Click Save 1 2 You have now changed the admin password Note You cannot set access restrictions or use WebAccess with the admin account Use the admin account only to log in to the Web Admin interface You may change the admin password as follows Admin Password ...
Страница 57: ... If your other network devices support it you may be able to increase network performance with Jumbo Frame Network 1 1 Select Ethernet Frame Size 2 Click Save 2 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to Network Settings Ethernet Frame Size 2 Click Modify Settings ...
Страница 58: ...et 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 fail If you have problems with backup jobs select the default frame size 1518 bytes Connection Transmission Transmit Jumbo Frame 4102 7422 9694 LinkStation Jumbo Frame 4102 7422 9694 Jumbo Frame supported Jumbo Frame supported Link...
Страница 59: ...you re doing The LS CHL LinkStation does not support Web server 1 Navigate to Network Web Server Web Server Settings in the Web Admin interface and click Modify Settings 2 Select Enable for Web Server choose an external port setting 81 is the default for Port No and a Web server public folder for Target Folder and click Save 3 The Web server is now configured Edit the php ini file to change the PH...
Страница 60: ...r Notes The LinkStation s MySQL server is for advanced users only Do not enable it unless you know what you re doing The LS CHL LinkStation does not support MySQL server 1 Navigate to Network MySQL Server in the Web Admin interface and click Modify Settings 2 Select Enable for MySQL Server choose a Port No and Data Folder and click Save The MySQL server is now configured ...
Страница 61: ...e LinkStation s host name date or time as follows 4 1 Enter the Date and Time Enter the LinkStation Name and Description then click Save 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to System Settings Name 2 Click Modify Settings 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to System Settings Date and Time 2 Click Modify Settings ...
Страница 62: ...ly or use an NTP server to correct them all automatically Click Use Local Date Time to use your computer s time settings for the LinkStation By default the LinkStation adjust its clock automatically by using an NTP server NTP NTP may not be usable in some networks The default NTP Server ntp jst mfeed ad jp belongs to Internet Multi Feed Inc For more information please visit www jst mfeed ad jp Use...
Страница 63: ...off when the disk check is finished Run a disk check as follows 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to System Storage 3 2 1 Select the hard drive to test 2 Click Check Disk Click Check The Status LED on the front of the LinkStation will flash during the disk check Note If a power outage disconnects the LinkStation in the middle of a disk check then you may not be able to access shares on the Lin...
Страница 64: ...puter information files for Macintosh may be automatically generated Do not delete these files from a Windows computer Otherwise you may no longer be able to access folders from the Macintosh If you cannot access them check Delete any hidden non essential Mac OS dedicated files in System Storage Check Disk ...
Страница 65: ... while formatting a hard drive If the Power Mode Switch is set to AUTO then the LinkStation will turn off when the for mat is finished To erase all data on a disk choose Disk Management Erase Disk 3 1 2 In the Web Admin interface navigate to System Storage 1 Select the drive to format 2 Click Format Disk 4 5 The Confirm Operation screen will be displayed Type the displayed number into the Confirma...
Страница 66: ...the hard drive s size and format types a few seconds to several minutes The Info LED on the front of the LinkStation will flash during formatting The LinkStation s shared folders cannot be accessed until the disk format is complete If the hard drive is connected to the USB connector partitions will be recreated ...
Страница 67: ...eb Admin interface Refer to page 70 when removing the hard drive from the LinkStation Only one hard drive can be connected to the LinkStation at a time Bus powered drives are not supported Always use the drive s AC adapter If the drive is connected properly usbdisk1 will be added to the shares under the LinkStation in Network Note If the USB drive is formatted with FAT 32 or FAT 16 files created b...
Страница 68: ...important data before formatting 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to System Storage 2 1 Select the USB hard drive 2 Click Format Disk 3 1 Select a format type see next page 2 Click Format 4 5 The Confirm Operation screen will be displayed Enter the number shown in the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds and click Apply Follow the instructions on the screen When the format is complete ...
Страница 69: ... May take a while to format a few minutes to several minutes Less space is available than XFS after format the morefiles inafolder the slowertheaccess You cannot read data by directly connecting a PC XFS This format is recommended when you only use the drive with a LinkStation or TeraStation Supports both Reading and Writing Supports Journaling File System More space is available with XFS after fo...
Страница 70: ...hard drives are supported Hard drives with their Power Mode Switch set to AUTO may not be recognized by the LinkStation Set the Power Mode Switch to MANUAL for use with the LinkStation Bus powered hard drives are not supported Always use the AC adapter for a hard disk Only the primary partition of USB hard drives can be recognized Secondary or other partitions will not be recognized If the externa...
Страница 71: ...s powered on dismount the USB hard drive before unplugging it Hold in the function button for 3 seconds The blue LED will go out and the drive is dismounted You may now unplug it safely If the LinkStation is off then the USB device is already dismounted and you can remove it safely Function Button Power LED ...
Страница 72: ... version It can back up to your LinkStation if you configure the LinkStation as follows 3 1 2 Select Enable and click Save 1 Click Shared Folders 2 Select a shared folder to use as the backup destination for Time Machine or create a new share and then select it 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to Network Settings Network Services 2 Click AFP ...
Страница 73: ...2 4 1 Select Apple 2 Click Save 5 6 7 1 Enter the Target host name 2 Enter the Target MAC address 3 Click Create 1 Click Extensions Time Machine 2 Click Modify Settings 1 Select Enable 2 Select the shared folder that you chose in step 3 3 Click Save ...
Страница 74: ... Apple menu and click More Info 2 When the System Profiler is open click Network on the menu at the left of the screen 3 Select the MAC address for the device whose BSD Device Name is en0 under Active Services Normally this will be listed below under Ethernet MAC Address Copy and paste it to Target MAC address To verify the MAC address of the Mac The folder Macintosh host name _ Macintosh MAC addr...
Страница 75: ...nkStation LinkStation User Manual 74 11 Select System Preferences from the Apple menu of Mac OS X 10 5 Click Time Machine Click Choose Backup Disk Select the folder on the LinkStation and click Use for Backup 8 9 10 ...
Страница 76: ...l run in the background so you can use and shut down the Mac as usual To recover data or set items you want to exclude from backup refer to Mac OS Help If you do not use access restrictions for the shared folder of the LinkStation you set as a backup destination enter admin in the username box and your password for admin in the password If you use access restrictions enter a username and password ...
Страница 77: ...e following sections will discuss how to Setting up the backup destination folder on LinkStation Finding the backup destination folder from LinkStation Set up a backup job on LinkStation USB hard drive connected to the LinkStation The following sections will discuss how to Set up a backup job on LinkStation System Backup LinkStation Other Link TeraStation LinkStation USB Hard Drive ...
Страница 78: ...ackup jobs from a TeraStation or another LinkStation 1 2 3 Click the shared folder you want to set as a backup destination In the Web Admin interface click on Shared Folders 1 Check Disk Backup Note If you enter a backup password users of other LinkStations and TeraStations will have to enter the password before using this LinkStation as a backup destination 2 Click Save ...
Страница 79: ...onfigure the folder as the destination for a backup job 1 2 3 Click Modify Settings in Search for Backup Destination by Password In the Web Admin interface navigate to System Backup Enter the Password to Search for the folder that is the backup destination The search will find backup enabled folders on the network that have the same password that you are searching for or that have no password set ...
Страница 80: ...Add Notes If LinkStation 2 backing up and LinkStation 1 with the destination folder are on different networks you must create a VPN connection between the two networks before the LinkStations will be able to see or back up to each other If you are using Jumbo Frame and back up data from one LinkStation or TeraStation to another LinkStation or TeraStation set the Ethernet frame sizes of the LinkSta...
Страница 81: ...ng your LinkStation LinkStation User Manual 80 5 Set up a backup job on LinkStation 2 1 2 3 In the Web Admin interface navigate to System Backup Backup Jobs Setup Click Create New Job Select backup options ...
Страница 82: ...the next backup will add file A and delete file B This uses the same space on the backup destination as a normal backup The following types of folders may be used as either backup sources or backup destinations Shared folders on your LinkStation including attached USB drives but not including the info folder Shared folders on a different TeraStation or LinkStation on the local network but not USB ...
Страница 83: ...LinkStation User Manual 82 4 Click Add in the Backup Folders 5 6 Select the Backup Source and Backup Targets folders then click Add Click Apply The task added is displayed to the backup list You ve now configured a backup job ...
Страница 84: ...ion for backup should be formatted with XFS or EXT3 If a hard disk connected to LinkStation is formatted in FAT 32 or FAT 16 the following restrictions apply You cannot back up more than 2 GB of data per file in FAT 16 and more than 4 GB of data per file in FAT 32 Files created by Mac OS X cannot be backed up since they contains character not allowed by FAT 32 or FAT 16 You must change the backup ...
Страница 85: ...ortant data from the array RAID 1 mode Uses 2 hard drives in a mirrored array One drive s worth of space is usable Identical data is written to both drives If one drive is damaged data can be recovered by replacing the damaged drive Note Hard drives in the LS WSXL LinkStation are not user replaceable If you experience a drive failure with this model contact Buffalo tech support for assistance RAID...
Страница 86: ...s as one array It generates parity during writes so access speeds are slower than other RAID modes Usable space is the sum of 2 hard drives space If one hard drive in the array is damaged you can recover data by replacing the hard drive You cannot recover data if 2 or more drives are damaged RAID 10 mode RAID 10 mode is available for LinkStation models with 4 hard drives RAID 10 combines 4 hard dr...
Страница 87: ... will take about 6 hours for a 1 TB RAID array The Info Error LED or the Power LED will blink amber while the array is being built Do not turn off the LinkStation until the RAID array is built 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen When the build finishes the LED will stop blinking You have set up a RAID 1 array Turn to page 30 to create a shared folder Click System Storage RAID Array i...
Страница 88: ...wer is restored 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 Change RAID array Create Delete Format Array or Disk Delete Folder Remove Disk Restore Factory Defaults Rebuild RAID array Format LinkStation ...
Страница 89: ...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 0 array Turn to page 30 to create a shared folder Click System Storage RAID Array in the Web Admin interface Click the array you want to set Select all available hard drives 1 Select raid 0 2 Click Create Raid Array ...
Страница 90: ...yed click Apply 5 The Confirm Operation screen will appear Enter the number shown in the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds and click Apply 6 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have configured Normal mode Turn to page 30 to create a shared folder Click System Storage RAID Array in the Web Admin interface Click the array you want to set ...
Страница 91: ... usual It will take about 6 hours for a 1 TB RAID array The Power LED will blink amber while the array is being built Do not turn off the LinkStation until the RAID array is built 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen When the build finishes the LED will stop blinking You have now set up a RAID 5 array Turn to page 30 to create a shared folder Click System Storage RAID Array in the Web...
Страница 92: ...an usual It will take about 6 hours for a 1 TB RAID array The Power LED will blink amber while the array is being built Do not turn off the LinkStation until the RAID array is built 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen When the build finishes the LED will stop blinking You have now set up a RAID 5 array Turn to page 30 to create a shared folder Click System Storage RAID Array in the W...
Страница 93: ...t will take about 6 hours for a 1 TB RAID array The Power LED will blink amber while the array is being built Do not turn off the LinkStation until the RAID array is built 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen When the build finishes the LED will stop blinking You have now set up a RAID 10 array Turn to page 30 to create a shared folder Click System Storage RAID Array in the Web Admin ...
Страница 94: ...lable or Normal Caution If your hard drives show Normal instead of Normal RMM available then you cannot use RMM If you create a RAID 1 array all data on both drives will be lost Back up any important data before changing your RAID array 1 2 3 Note Any data on the new drive is deleted Be sure to back up any valuable data beforehand Changing from normal mode to RAID 1 If there are multiple internal ...
Страница 95: ...eed will be slower than usual It will take about 6 hours for a 1 TB RAID array The Info Error LED or the Power LED will blink amber while the array is being built Do not turn off the LinkStation until the RAID array is built 5 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen When the build finishes the LED will stop blinking This completes the procedure for changing the RAID mode with RMM or EDP 1 ...
Страница 96: ...ans regularly Configure regular RAID scans as follows 1 2 Notes Check Shutdown to automatically shut down the LinkStation whenever a RAID error occurs Check Begin Immediate RAID Scan to initiate an immediate RAID scan To stop a RAID scan click Abort RAID Scanning Single drive LinkStations do not support RAID arrays or RAID scanning RAID Scanning is now configured Choose Enable enter your desired s...
Страница 97: ...drive Notification of completed backup jobs Notification of fan errors Notification of hard drive errors 1 2 3 In the Web Admin interface navigate to System Maintenance Click Modify Settings in E mail Notification 1 Click Enable in Notification 2 Type the 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 ...
Страница 98: ...receiver s e mail address E mail can be sent to up to 5 addresses 9 Select conditions for emails to be sent HDD Status Report Sends status of hard drive periodically Fan Failure Sends a message when a fan error occurs Disk Error Sends a message when a hard drive fails Backup Complete Sends a message when the backup is complete 10 If you have selected HDD Status Report for sending condition select ...
Страница 99: ... 6 The LinkStation is now configured to work with the UPS Note If the LinkStation shuts down automatically due to a power outage make sure that the power issue is resolved before turning it back on If the LinkStation is turned back on while it s still running on the UPS battery the UPS will not shut it down again even if the battery runs low System Power Management 1 If your LinkStation is connect...
Страница 100: ...ven though the end time has reached If time of the timers are duplicated the longest interval time is used to operate 1 Specify a Timer Interval Wake up at and Begin Sleep at 2 Click Save at the bottom of the screen Sleep Timer 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to System Power Management Sleep Timer 2 Click Modify Settings You can set up to 3 timers You can set ending time from 0 00 to 27 45 Y...
Страница 101: ...20 00 e g 3 It is at 10 00 Wednesday with the LinkStation powered on Timer 1 Everyday 9 00 18 00 Timer 2 Day specified Wednesday 10 00 25 00 Timer 3 not used Except on Wednesdays the LS powers on at 9 00 and goes into sleep mode at 18 00 On Wednesdays it goes into sleep mode at 1 00 of the next day e g 4 It is at 10 00 Wednesday with the LinkStation powered on Timer 1 Everyday 9 00 18 00 Timer 2 D...
Страница 102: ...lization begins 2 3 minutes Function Button Move the power switch to the OFF position to shut down the LinkStation For LS VL LS XHL LS CHL LS WVL LS WXL LS WSXL LinkStation models For LS QVL LinkStation model 1 2 3 Turn on the Power button while holding down the Function button The Function LED flashes blue for about one minute While the Function LED is flashing blue press the Function button one ...
Страница 103: ...he IP address and Ethernet frame size settings are initialized You can initialize other items from the Web Admin interface If you do not want to initialize the admin password when you initialize the LinkStation select Keep current admin password in the System Restore Erase Restore Factory Defaults screen and click Save If you choose to not initialize the admin password from the function button you...
Страница 104: ...p Settings Admin Username and password Print server settings WebAccess Language settings SleepTimer Media server settings BitTorrent settings Time Machine configuration Web Server MySQL Server Network Services Network USB Server Eye Fi connected and Flickr Support 1 2 3 4 Click Restore LinkStation In the Web Admin interface navigate to System Restore Erase Follow the instructions displayed on the ...
Страница 105: ... the instructions displayed on the screen Warning Formatting the LinkStation will erase all data on the drive Back up any important data before formatting After a format your LinkStation will reboot Settings will be returned to their factory defaults LinkStations with multiple hard drives will be set to normal mode where individual drives are addressed separately Drives will be blank with no share...
Страница 106: ...ct functionality from the buffalonas com server similar to Dynamic DNS make configuration easy Note Care 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 For more information on WebAccess visit http buffalonas com manual en Remote location 1 Remote location 2 Both uploading a...
Страница 107: ...ed the following devices and functions will not be able to use the USB port USB hard drives Print server USB UPS connection DirectCopy LS XHL LS CHL LS WXL and LS WSXL LinkStation models do not support the Network USB server Maximum number of connectable USB devices 15 not including one USB hub The number of connectable devices may vary depending on the customer s operating environment If a device...
Страница 108: ...ation is complete Refer to Network USB User Manual for more information Network USB Navigator Installation 1 Insert the LinkNavigator CD 2 Double click on the LinkNavigator icon in the utility CD LinkNavigator will launch 3 Click Install Network USB Navigator 4 Network USB Navigator installation is complete Refer to Network USB User Manual for more information Click Continue The wizard will guide ...
Страница 109: ...on as shown below Notes Only one printer can be connected to the LinkStation The LinkStation does not support 2 way communication For example it cannot tell you the amount of ink left Multi function printers are not supported Printers which only support 2 way communication or WPS Windows Printing System are not supported Mac OS X cannot print to a printer connected to the LinkStation USB Connector...
Страница 110: ...your printer s manual installation instructions You may need to install the printer driver from a software disk 4 Click Start Network 5 Double click on the LinkStation s server name 6 Double click on the LinkStation s printer icon lp 7 Click OK 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to Extensions PrintServer and click Modify Settings ...
Страница 111: ...nual 110 8 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 ...
Страница 112: ... disk 4 Click Start Control Panel 5 Click Network and Internet Connections icon 7 Double click on the LinkStation s printer icon lp 6 Double click on View workgroup computers Name of the LinkStation Server name in this order 8 If The printer driver to your computer will be automatically installed Would you like to continue is displayed click Yes 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to Extensions ...
Страница 113: ...nual 112 9 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 ...
Страница 114: ...o your printer s manual to install the printer driver 4 Double click My Network Places Entire Network the LinkStation Server Name On Windows NT 4 0 this is Network 5 Double click on the LinkStation s printer icon lp 6 Click OK 7 Click Yes 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to Extensions PrintServer and click Modify Settings ...
Страница 115: ...nual 114 8 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 ...
Страница 116: ...ding with BitTorrent 1 Use a search engine to find the torrent for a file that you want Download the torrent Notes Torrents are information files with a torrent extension Torrents can be downloaded from BitTorrent Inc s website or many other websites Follow the terms of use and copyright rules for each website 2 Send torrent information to a server called tracker and receive information about a te...
Страница 117: ...ck Initialize BitTorrent Settings you can initialize BitTorrent settings 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to Extensions BitTorrent 2 Click Modify Settings 2 Enter the username and password for Download Manager The default username and password are Username admin Password blank no password The Download Manager will open The Download Manager is similar to μTorrent For more information on how to...
Страница 118: ...Home Network Device Interoperability Guidelines which are product design guidelines in the industry s standard technology in order to achieve the interconnecting environment for digital devices computers home appliance mobile devices and so on To use DLNA on the LinkStation begin by enabling it 3 1 2 In the Web Admin interface navigate to Extensions MediaServer and click Modify Settings If it is s...
Страница 119: ...DLNA compatible devices Select from Videos Music or Photos This example shows how to use DLNA compatible media players to play files on the LinkStation Screenshots are from a Buffalo LinkTheater LT H90 media player Select your LinkStation from the list of available devices By default its name will be its model number followed by the last 3 digits of its MAC address For example a LS XHL LinkStation...
Страница 120: ...Using your LinkStation LinkStation User Manual 119 4 Select the file that you want to play then play it ...
Страница 121: ... to only play videos pictures and music from a specific folder 1 2 3 4 Click Save at the bottom of the page Now only files saved in the folder you selected in step 2 can be selected or played from DLNA compatible devices Shared folders and subfolders can be pulled down from Media Server Folder Select a folder to share In the Web Admin interface navigate to Extensions MediaServer and click Modify S...
Страница 122: ...work will appear showing MAC Address IP Address and Device Name If a DLNA device does not broadcast its name or IP address it will be displayed as cannot be acquired After connecting a new DLNA device to the network or changing its settings click Refresh client list Click Authorized DLNA Media Clients In the Web Admin interface navigate to Extensions MediaServer ...
Страница 123: ...gure the database as described below 2 To distribute the list of available media click Enable in Automatic Update then click Refresh now Optionally you may choose a different refresh interval To distribute the media list at a different interval enter the desired interval in minutes in the Refresh interval field To completely disable distribution of the media list click Disable for Automatic Update...
Страница 124: ...ize the LinkStation If the Media Server on the LinkStation is disabled other DLNA devices won t be able to see it You may enable the Media Server on the LinkStation as follows 2 3 Click Save Click Enable 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to Extensions MediaServer and click Modify Settings ...
Страница 125: ...prohibit playback for a specific DLNA media player follow the directions below 2 3 Select Deny for DLNA media player s that you want to block from accessing media on the LinkStation Media players that are allowed to access media on the LinkStation should be set to Allow Click Authorized DLNA Media Clients 4 Click Save 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to Extensions MediaServer and click Modify...
Страница 126: ...not support may not be visible from the media player Check your media players documentation for a list of the types of files that it can play If you cannot play certain files The LinkStation s DLNA media server supports the following types of files Only files of these types will be available to DLNA media players on the network 1 In the Web Admin interface navigate to Extensions MediaServer and cl...
Страница 127: ...Station will appear in iTunes on computers on the network and music files on the LinkStation can be played normally 1 Select Enable 2 Click Save Note If you add change or delete music files on the LinkStation iTunes may halt playback until the database is updated and the media list distributed After making changes to the media files refresh the media list as described on the previous page and rest...
Страница 128: ...ox Server Settings This displays the setting screen for the Squeezebox Server For more information on how to use the Sqeezebox Server do an Internet search for Squeezebox Server Note The following file types are supported Music Files mp3 flac ogg he aac v2 wma This completes the procedure for enabling playback of music data saved in the LinkStation 1 Select Enable 2 Enter the Port No for the Squee...
Страница 129: ...n shared folder Images saved to the LinkStation s shared folder can be viewed in Flickr and images uploaded to Flickr can be viewed in the LinkStation s shared folder View images from your Flickr account as a slideshow on your DLNA compatible device Your friends can access your photos through Flickr share 1 In the LinkStation Web Admin interface navigate to Extensions Web Service Support 2 3 4 Sel...
Страница 130: ...eam folder Note If an error occurs during uploading a fail to upload folder is automatically created and the images are copied there The following types of images are supported Images with the following extensions are supported jpg jpeg gif png tiff Notes The size of the image files may be displayed as 0 bytes until the image file data is completely transferred but the file size is displayed corre...
Страница 131: ...k the name of the card or device whose data will be transferred to the LinkStation 7 Images that are saved on the card will be copied to the LinkStation automatically Notes Only JPEG images are supported Video files are not copied to the LinkStation A USB drive connected to the LinkStation cannot be specified as the target folder 1 Enter the Email and Password that was set in step 1 2 Click Log in...
Страница 132: ... with the LinkNavigator CD NAS Navigator2 is installed and configured to run automatically in the system tray at startup 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 Screen Clicking a LinkStation s icon will display its total capacity capacity being used IP A...
Страница 133: ...ator2 in the task tray when Windows boots Display the error information If an error occurs an error message will pop up from the NAS Navigator2 icon in the task tray Properties Opens the selected LinkStation s Properties window Close Closes NAS Navigator2 View View Icon Displays icon for ease Details Displays Name Product Name Workgroup IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Sort by Selects th...
Страница 134: ...erties page Map remote default share to drive letter Assigns the LinkStation s default share as a network drive Disconnect mapped drive letter Unmaps the network drive Create short cut Creates a shortcut to a LinkStation s shared folder share Refresh Refreshes list of NAS devices Browse Shares Displays NAS Navigator2 window Exit Exits NAS Navigator2 When NAS Navigator2 is minimized to the task tra...
Страница 135: ... If Obtain an IP address automatically via DHCP is checked the LinkStation will attempt to get its IP address automatically from a DHCP server Alternately you can manually enter the IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway address for the LinkStation You can perform the following tasks from a LinkStation s properties window ...
Страница 136: ...P Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway MAC Address and Firmware version Double click to open a share on the LinkStation Name Descriptions Open Opens the default shared folder for a selected LinkStation Rescan Refreshes list of NAS devices Tool Menu Open Web Opens the selected Web Admin interface Configure Displays the screen to open the Web Admin interface or change an IP Address Color Label Select...
Страница 137: ...isplays the total capacity of the LinkStation s hard drive as well as the amount used Shared Folders Displays shared folders and disks on the LinkStation If the Users Groups tab is selected Users and Groups are displayed If the Network tab is selected it shows if DHCP is Enabled or Disabled and displays the Ethernet Frame Size Logout Log out of the Web Admin interface Home The following options ca...
Страница 138: ...the Confirm Operation screen Delete Folder Restore Factory Defaults Format Enter the number from the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds and click Apply Folder Setup New Folder Click Create Folder to view this option Copy Settings From Select the shared folder you want to copy settings from Name Enter a name for the share folder You can enter up to 27 bytes UTF 8 Alphanumeric characters mu...
Страница 139: ...e share will support Shared Folder Support Description Windows SMB Check to enable SMB support for connection to Windows and Mac OS X Apple AFP Check to enable AFP support for connection to Mac OS Also navigate to Network Network Settings Network Services and make sure that AFP is enabled there as well FTP Check to enable remote FTP access to the share Also navigate to Network Network Settings Net...
Страница 140: ...ion Access Restrictions If using access restrictions click Add to add users or groups that will be allowed to access the share You may delete users and groups from the access list with the Remove button With AFP and FTP connections access restrictions can be set per user Direct Copy Click Modify Settings to change settings Target Choose the destination folder for Direct Copy ...
Страница 141: ...be deleted If the LinkStation is a domain member Domain Users will also be available Local Users New User To display click Create a user Username Usernames may contain up to 20 bytes UTF 8 Alphanumeric characters hyphen _ underscore dot may be used Do not use multi byte characters Do not use a symbol as the first character of the Username User Id If a user ID is left blank a user ID will be automa...
Страница 142: ...Quota To use a quota to restrict the space which is available for a user click Enable Hard Limit GB Set space to be available to use in GB Quotas only restrict the available hard drive space This feature does not provide quotas per user it should be managed by individual users To verify the owner open the new window and click Owner tab by selecting Security tab on Properties screen for each file o...
Страница 143: ... does not duplicate to other groups Description Group descriptions may contain up to 75 bytes UTF 8 Alphanumeric characters multi byte characters hyphens underscores and spaces may be used Do not use a space as the first character in a description Group Quota To use a quota to restrict the space which is available for a group click Enable Hard Limit GB Set space to be available for use in GB Quota...
Страница 144: ... Size Ethernet frame size is the maximum size of data that can be sent at a time If all devices on your network support Jumbo Frame you may be able to improve transmission efficiency by choosing a larger frame size than the default 1518 bytes Default It is set to 1518 bytes at default 4102 bytes Jumbo Frame Transfer at 4102 bytes 7422 bytes Jumbo Frame Transfer at 7422 bytes 9694 bytes Jumbo Frame...
Страница 145: ...rver NT 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 h...
Страница 146: ...i byte characters Alphanumeric characters hyphen and _ underscore may be used Do not use a symbol as the first character Administrator Name Enter the Administrator account username for Administrator Name This must be entered if NT Domain or Active Directory is selected for Authentication Method You can enter up to 256 bytes UTF 8 Do not use multi byte characters Alphanumeric characters hyphen _ un...
Страница 147: ... domain Note The Windows Domain Controller has been assigned to be an external authentication SMB Server The workgroup name on the LinkStation must be identical to the Windows Domain Name Automatic User Registration Select to automatically register users allowed by the Authentication Server to the LinkStation s authenticated user list Enable Authentication Shared Folder Use the folder as an authen...
Страница 148: ...ote You cannot create more than 2 shared folders for the Authentication test A user who is automatically registered will belong to the hdusers group You cannot use shared folder names which already exist as a shared folder name for the authentication test You can enter up to 27 bytes UTF 8 Alphanumeric characters multi byte characters hyphen and _ underscore may be used Do not use a number or symb...
Страница 149: ...e 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 the Web Server is working properly...
Страница 150: ...aved Open phpMyAdmin This opens phpMyAdmin where MySQL database management can be performed The Web Server must be enabled to use phpMyAdmin By default the phpMyAdmin username and password are Username admin Password password The phpMyAdmin username and password can be changed in phpMyAdmin Although they have the same default values the usernames and passwords for phpMyAdmin and LinkStation admini...
Страница 151: ... time manually Primary NTP IP Address Enter the DNS name or the IP address of an NTP server You may user ntp jst mfeed ad jp or 192 168 11 123 for example To specify ntp jst mfeed ad jp as the NTP server select Use default NTP server ntp jst mfeed ad jp NTP Synchronization Frequency You may have NPT correct your system time Daily Weekly or Every 3 hours Time Zone Specify Time Zone Date Displays ye...
Страница 152: ...rvice stops If the unit is disconnected abnormally from Mac OS the database created by Mac OS may be destroyed and you can no longer connect to the unit If this happens select Delete any hidden and run a disk check All of the files listed below will be deleted including sub directories AppleDB AppleDesktop AppleDouble TheVolumeSettingsFolder Network Trash Folder Please make sure the LinkStation is...
Страница 153: ... screen Delete Folder LinkStation s Restore Factory Defaults Erase Disk of the LinkStation Enter the number shown in the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds and click Apply The LinkStation can format or recognize the following format types Format type Descriptions EXT3 USB hard drive only EXT3 is recommended for external drives attached to the LinkStation You can perform both Read and Writ...
Страница 154: ... only Cannot format from the Web Admin interface This is Read Only for the LinkStation It can be used read write with Windows 7 Vista XP 2000 or Windows Server2003 Server2008 Read Only not writable for backup either HFS USB hard drive only Cannot format from the Web Admin interface Read Only Can be used to connect to Mac OS X 10 3 9 or later Read Only not writable for backup either Remove Disk Sel...
Страница 155: ...the LinkStation will automatically shut down when a RAID 1 error is detected RAID 0 arrays and drives in normal mode are not affected by this setting The default setting is Shutdown RAID Array check speed Select the RAID scanning speed from the following High 10 hours per TB Normal 20 hours per TB Low 100 hours per TB RAID Scanning 1 1 LinkStation models with multiple hard drives only A RAID scan ...
Страница 156: ...ing Every Week select from Sunday to Saturday 1st from Sunday to Saturday 2nd from Sunday to Saturday 3rd from Sunday to Saturday 4th from Sunday to Saturday 1st 3rd from Sunday to Saturday 2nd 4th from Sunday to Saturday Every 1st day month Select Begin Immediate RAID Scan and click Save to immediately run the maintenance RAID Scanning Start Time Select time to start RAID from 0 to 23 o clock Cli...
Страница 157: ...re_free Remote backup password 111 222 None Example of Configuration Configuration on the LinkStation Backup Source The shared folder as a backup destination displayed when 222 is set on Search for Backup Destination by Password on the LinkStation as a backup source View Not Displayed View The shared folder as a backup destination displayed when 222 is set on Search for Backup Destination by Passw...
Страница 158: ...kStation TeraStation which is the backup source matches with Search for Backup Destination by Password Backup must be enabled as a published destination when setting up the shared folder Backup Jobs Setup Backup Jobs Setup Click Create New Job to set up to 8 backup timers Back up data saved on the LinkStation to the USB external hard drive or another Link TeraStation at the specified time Notes If...
Страница 159: ...e backup job Backup Operation Mode Select the Backup Operation Mode from the following choice Normal Backup Overwrite Backup Append Backup Overwrite Backup Differential Backup Caution If you select Overwrite Backup Differential Backup any files which do not exist in the source will be deleted without further warning or notice All operation modes other than normal backup will overwrite all data at ...
Страница 160: ...004 19 55 backuplog1_200403271955 txt is created Normal Copy all files without overwriting previously backed up data every time Target Folder for Backup Backup Sources Backup Targets Result Re marks Create Forced share target Date 1 share share folder target Date 1 folder Overwrite Backup Append Backup Only copy and overwrite the files with changes based on the file size and time stamp 2 Target Fo...
Страница 161: ...the transfer speed when the network bandwidth is narrow this does not mean that data is archived into 1 file and backed up Do not select this option when the backup destination is a USB hard drive Ignore backup failure and continue backup job on schedule The next backup will be performed even though the last backup is halt in error Exclude trash boxes from backup target Exclude the data in the tra...
Страница 162: ...ddress E mail server address POP3 Port No Enter POP Port No SSL TLS When LOGIN SMTP AUTH and CRAM MD5 SMTP AUTH CRAM MD5 are selected for Authentication Type specify either using SSL or TLS Username Enter a user name that will be used for authentication Password Enter the password used to access with above user name Subject Specify the subject of the e mail to be sent Use only one byte characters ...
Страница 163: ...manufactured by APC for USB connection is connected LinkStation behavior When Power failure Allows you to set the time until shutdown when the power failure continues Or it can shut down when it detects Battery Low from UPS Note Low Battery shutdown is only supported with UPSs that are connected to the LinkStation via USB UPS Behavior After LinkStation has shut down Specify whether or not to shut ...
Страница 164: ...ettings Access Restrictions for Shared Folders User Settings User Group Settings E mail Notification UPS Settings Backup Jobs Setup Admin username and password Print server settings WebAccess Language settings SleepTimer HDD Spindown Media server settings BitTorrent settings Time Machine configuration Web Server and MySQL Server Note The following tasks require a Confirm Operation screen Delete Fo...
Страница 165: ...ccess view shared folders Allow All Groups Users Allow to access or view only groups or uses registered to the LinkStation 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 S...
Страница 166: ...stname Use of BuffaloNAS com is recommended for most users but you may specify a different DNS service by entering its hostname Auto Configure Firewall UPnP If your router supports UPnP selecting Enable for Auto Configure Firewall UPnP is recommended UPnP must be enabled in the router for this to work External Port To configure the firewall manually without using UPnP enter a port number In the ro...
Страница 167: ... click Modify Settings and select Enable Media Server Folder Click Modify Settings and select a media server folder If Show folders on USB drives is enabled media on connected USB drives will also be available to DLNA clients Automatic Update If Automatic Update is enabled the DLNA database is automatically refreshed To immediately refresh the database select Refresh now and then click Save To bot...
Страница 168: ...P IP contents For LinkStation with multiple hard drives you may choose which disk or array is used to store DTCP IP media files How to enable DTCP IP When DTCP IP is disabled click How to enable DTCP IP function and follow the directions Name Descriptions PrintServer PrintServer Click Modify Settings to change settings PrintServer Select whether or not to use the PrintServer Windows only Click Del...
Страница 169: ... Time Machine Select Enable when using to specify the LinkStation as a backup destination for Time Machine on Mac OS X 10 5 or later Select a shared folder as a backup destination in Target Folder Mac Information Mac Information Enter Target host name and Target MAC address of the Macintosh that will be using Time Machine with the LinkStation ...
Страница 170: ...o USB UPS USB printer and etc Please ensure the supported USB UPS on Buffalo s website www buffalotech com LS QVL USB connector Series A X 2 Power Consumption power AC100V 50 60Hz LS VL XHL CHL Approximately 24 W Maximum Approximately 17 W Average LS WVL WXL Approximately 48 W Maximum Approximately 26 W Average LS WSXL Approximately 15 W Maximum Approximately 9 W Average LS QVL Approximately 80 W ...
Страница 171: ...0 0 Registered Group The LinkStation has 3 default groups hdusers admin and guest You cannot edit or delete these groups Microsoft Network Group Setting WORKGROUP Note If you installed the LinkStation from the LinkNavigator installation CD then the LinkStation s workgroup is set to the same workgroup as the computer you used for setup Ethernet Frame Size 1518 bytes AFP Disabled FTP Disabled NTP Au...
Страница 172: ... shared folder on the LinkStation Click on the Buffalo NAS Navigator2 icon on your Desktop NAS Navigator2 will launch 3 Right click on the LinkStation s icon and choose Map remote default share to drive letter 1 2 An icon for the mapped share will appear in Computer or My Computer You can use this network drive just like other hard drives You ve now mapped a driveletter to the network share If the...
Страница 173: ...k on the NAS Navigator2 icon in the Dock NAS Navigator2 will launch 1 2 Select the folder that you want to mount and click OK Hold the control key click on your LinkStation s icon then choose Open Folder A drive icon will appear on the desktop The shared folder is now mounted as a network drive To dismount the share drag and drop the share icon to the Trash 4 ...
Страница 174: ...gement with PC feature you need to install NAS Naviga tor2 on all computers connected within the same network as LinkStation File Sharing Security Level Change Tool To use the LinkStation with Windows Vista Windows Server2003 Windows Server2008 or Windows 7 you must change some security settings in Windows The File Security Tool will make these changes for you automatically During initial setup th...
Страница 175: ...omputer is displayed Click Yes Your PC should reboot You have changed the security level You can reset the security settings to their Windows defaults with the following procedure 1 Click Start BUFFALO File Security Tool File Security Tool If A program needs your permission to continue is displayed click Continue 2 When the Change File Sharing Security Level window opens select Recover default sec...
Страница 176: ...oPC TurboPC optimizes transfer speeds for hard drives by caching data in your computer s RAM It works best when TurboCopy is also installed Note Your LinkStation does not benefit from TurboPC Note TurboCopy and TurboPC work with Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Other operating systems are not supported ...
Страница 177: ...endix Info folder In the folder called info on the internal hard disk of the LinkStation Install programs such as the NAS Navigator2 is included info English Folder NASNavi2 Folder Installs NAS Navigator2 by double clicking Inst exe ...
Страница 178: ...indicates the type of error Note If there is an error open NAS Navigator2 It may have an error message displayed Place of error code Status 10s place of error code The LED illuminates for 1 0 seconds every 0 3 seconds The number of flashes is the tens place of the error code 1s place of error code The LED illuminates for 0 5 seconds every 0 3 seconds The number of flashes is the ones place of the ...
Страница 179: ...em briefly press the LinkStation s function button to reset Do not hold down the function button too long or you may get unexpected results E11 Fan Error The fan is spinning too slowly or has stopped Move the unit to a cool place with good airflow and no objects blocking the fan If the LED remains lit replace the fan with part OP FAN LS sold separately E15 Hard drive IO error Contact Buffalo tech ...
Страница 180: ...3 seconds The number of flashes is the tens place of the information code 1s place The LED illuminates for 0 5 seconds every 0 3 seconds The number of flashes is the ones place of the information code Information codes Descriptions I01 Checking the system area I19 Erasing disk fills disk with zeros I20 Formatting the hard drive I21 Checking the hard drive I23 Initializing the system settings I25 U...
Страница 181: ...s in use Note The function LED blue and the info error LED orange blink together if an error occurs during DirectCopy Please do the following if this happens 1 Shut down the LinkStation 2 Detach the USB device from the LinkStation 3 Reattach the USB device to the LinkStation 4 Power on the LinkStation Power LED Status Descriptions Solid Blue The LinkStation is powered on Blinking Blue The LinkStat...
Страница 182: ...l this is complete I16 The RAID array is being created I17 The RAID array is being resynchronized Data transfers will be slower than usual until this is complete I18 The RAID array is being reconfigured Data transfers will be slower than usual until this is complete I19 The RAID array is being erased I20 Formatting the hard drive I21 Checking the hard drive I23 Initializing the system settings I25...
Страница 183: ...d Turn off power then turn power on again If the same error is displayed re configure RAID And if the same error is displayed again contact Buffalo tech support for assistance E15 Hard drive I O error Contact Buffalo tech support for assistance E16 The hard drive is not connected or data transfer has failed Check your hard drive status If the error still remains replace your hard drive E17 Control...
Страница 184: ...LinkStation User Manual 183 Appendix Link Act LED Status Descriptions Solid green Linking Blinking green Accessing AC adaptor LED Status Descriptions Green Power is connected Off Power is not connected ...
Страница 185: ...ice is dismounted lights for 5 seconds Lights during initialization Blinking Blue DirectCopy is in use Note The function LED blue and the info error LED orange blink together if an error occurs during DirectCopy Please do the following if this happens 1 Shut down the LinkStation 2 Detach the USB device from the LinkStation 3 Reattach the USB device to the LinkStation 4 Power on the LinkStation Lin...
Страница 186: ...l this is complete I16 The RAID array is being created I17 The RAID array is being resynchronized Data transfers will be slower than usual until this is complete I18 The RAID array is being reconfigured Data transfers will be slower than usual until this is complete I19 The RAID array is being erased I20 Formatting the hard drive I21 Checking the hard drive I23 Initializing the system settings I25...
Страница 187: ...e same error is displayed again contact Buffalo tech support for assistance E15 Hard drive I O error Contact Buffalo tech support for assistance E16 The hard drive is not connected or data transfer has failed Check your hard drive status If the error still remains contact Buffalo tech support for assistance E17 Controller error Contact Buffalo tech support for assistance E21 Controller error Conta...
Страница 188: ...D Error code Descriptions E00 E00 occurs when the power LED does not light up even though the power button was turned on This is an MPU error Contact Buffalo technical support for assistance E01 Problem in DRAM data line Contact Buffalo technical support for assistance E02 Problem in DRAM address line Contact Buffalo technical support for assistance E03 Problem in RTC chip Contact Buffalo technica...
Страница 189: ... invalid sectors of the hard drive have reached a dangerous level Replace the hard drive indicated by the red Status LED E16 The hard disk is not connected or is malfunctioning Contact Buffalo technical support for assistance E17 The circuit board may be damaged Disconnect and then reconnect power Reboot the LinkStation If the error persists contact Buffalo technical support for assistance E18 The...
Страница 190: ...bjects in the area around the LinkStation or install at a cooler location I11 The invalid sectors of the hard drive have reached a dangerous level Replace the hard drive indicated by the red Access LED I12 The RAID array is being degraded mode I13 The RAID array is being formatted I14 The RAID array is being checked I15 The error status of the RAID array is being investigated Data transfers will b...
Страница 191: ...I28 Formatting a USB hard drive Status LED 2 Status LED 3 Status LED 1 Status LED 4 Status Descriptions Solid green Normal state This flashes during access Solid red An error occurred in the hard drive Replace the hard drive indicated by the drive number that is lit red Link Act LED Status Descriptions Solid green Linking Blinking green Accessing Link Act LED ...
Страница 192: ... turns off remove the USB device When starting DirectCopy After the USB device is connected pressing the LinkStation Function button while the Function LED is solid blue about 60 seconds copies the data from the USB device to the DirectCopy folder Blinking Blue During execution of DirectCopy The LED flashes blue during the DirectCopy operation Pressing the Function button again during the DirectCo...
Страница 193: ...nnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CE Mark Warning This is a Class B 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 pu...
Страница 194: ...t Adapter are enabled Disable any adapters other than the Ethernet Adapter to connect to the LinkStation Cause 4 The defective Ethernet cable or the connection is not stable Change a port on the hub to connect or replace the Ethernet cable Cause 5 Your Ethernet Board card or adapter is malfunctioning Replace a Ethernet Board card or adapter Cause 6 The Ethernet Board you are using or the transfer ...
Страница 195: ...ning the Shared Folder on Page 22 and open the shared folder on the LinkStation by using NAS Navigator2 Note On Mac OS LinkStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop or displayed in the sidebar on Finder If the problem still persists after you tried the procedures described above on Mac OS select System Storage Disks Check Disk Delete any hidden non essential MacOS dedicated files on the We...
Страница 196: ...cidental misoperation It is important to back up your data to recover data or minimize losses in such a case Use Mass Storage class hard disk manufactured by BUFFALO such as TeraStation LinkStation and a USB external hard disk as Backup Targets GPL Information The source code for Buffalo products that use GPL code is available at http opensource buffalo jp ...
