User Manual TeraStation HD
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1. Make sure that the power switch on the rear of the TeraStation is in the ON position with the I symbol pressed down Press the power button on the front panel The LED s will swirl as your TeraStation boots up After your TeraStation has completed booting up and the LED s have ceased to swirl check the LINK ACT LED on the front of the TeraStation If it s lit then your TeraStation is connected properly and you can go on to page 8 If it s not lit turn to page 7 for troubleshooting 6 Terastation Quick Setup The TeraStation s Ethernet port will automatically adjust to use either a Crossover or Patch cable so you may connect the TeraStation to your network with either type of Ethernet cable Buffalo Technology doesn t recommend connecting the TeraStation directly to a PC Verify that the LINK ACT LED on the front of TeraStation is lit see page 6 s picture If it s lit go to page 8 to continue setting up TeraStation If the LINK ACT LED is still not lit try the suggestions below to verify that you re not suffering from common setup problems Having problems Make sure that e the TeraStation and the router hub or switch are both powered on e the Ethernet cable is securely plugged in at both ends and e the Ethernet cable is not damaged Verify this by trying a different Ethernet cable If problems persist contact our 24 7 technical support at 866 752 6210 USA amp Canada only2. 22 15 Power Switch This is the TeraStation s master power switch While it is on the power button on the front panel of the TeraStation may be used to start and shut down the unit When this switch is off no power goes to the unit If this switch is left off for an extended period of time the TeraStation s internal system clock may need to be reset 16 Internal Fan The internal fan will adjust its speed according to the temperature inside the TeraStation To prevent possible overheating keep the fan clear and clean of obstacles or dust 17 INIT Button The INIT button restores your TeraStation to factory default settings See page 60 for more information on using the INIT button Terastation Diagram 18 UPS interface An Uninterruptable Power Supply can use this interface to safely shut TeraStation Rear Panel down your TeraStation in the event of a power failure This interface is non LPS DP 1 DP 1P DP 2 or DP 2P cables may be used to connect to the UPS 14 Power Socket 15 Power Switch 17 INIT Button 19 10 100 100 Mbps Ethernet Port Use this port to connect your TeraStation to a switch a router or another computer The port is autosensing so either a conventional Ethernet cable or a crossover Ethernet cable may be used qT 18 UPS Interface 16 Internal Fan 19 10 100 1000 Ethernet 20 USB 2 0 1 1 Ports Series A Connector 20 USB Ports TeraStation offers four USB 2 0 1 1 por
3. 4 Access T Disk 3 Access 2 USB Ports 10 Disk 4 Status o o 13 Link Act e Power 11 DIAG 8 Disk 3 Status 3 Hard Drive Status also 5 8 and 10 This LED will glow green when the corresponding hard drive is detected at boot and will blink green when a disk check or format is in process It will glow red when the hard drive is 90 full or more and blink red if there is a problem with the drive 4 Hard Drive Access also 6 7 and 9 This LED will blink green when the associated hard drive is accessed During startup it s normal for all the lights on the front panel to light up in order producing a pinwheel effect 21 Terastation Diagram 11 Diagnostic LED The Diagnostic LED may flash when the TeraStation encounters an error In this event please contact our 24 7 technical support at 866 752 6210 USA amp Canada only see page 71 for European tech support information 12 Power This LED glows a steady green while the TeraStation is operating normally It blinks quickly during bootup and shutdown and slowly while the TeraStation is in sleep mode 13 Link Act This LED will glow when the TeraStation is connected to a network and blink during normal network activity It changes color to indicate the speed of the connection blue for a 1000Mbps connection green for 100Mbps and red for a 10Mbps connection 14 Power Socket Plug the power cord into this socket
4. IP OO OE F 9 address see page 19 17 Accessing Terastation Data from a Mac Select Guest and click on Connect Note If you have configured share permissions on your TeraStation select Registered User and enter your Registered User credentials uds Ll LASTE Select the volume that you want to mount such as share or share mac from the list of folders on the TeraStation The share will open A link to the shared folder will appear on your desktop 2 share 18 Accessing Terastation Data from o Mac If you don t know your TeraStation s IP address there are several ways to get it One simple method is to use the TeraStation client utility included on your CD to find your TeraStation s Just click on the tab for your TeraStation and you ll be able to read its IP address You must have a Windows PC running on the network to use the TeraStation client See page 66 for more on the TeraStation client utility If you have an all Mac network with no Windows PCs available you may have to get the TeraStation s IP address BUFFALO Client Monitor from your router s configuration utility Many Buffalo ee routers list this information on the Client Monitor page as 3 asamar mim shown to the right Consult your router s documentation for instructions on identifying the TeraStation s IP address 19 Terastation Expansion TeraStation has four USB 2 0 ports two on the front panel and tw
5. Identified To add a TeraStation to your network enter its numerical IP address in the Remote TeraStation IP Address field and click the Add to List button 34 PCast Eile Edit View Favorites Tools Help BUFFALO PCast Media Server Settings Apply Clicking on PCast on the left side menu takes you to this page Use this field to set a share on your TeraStation as the media folder for your LinkTheater Choose Enable for PCast Media Server and choose the share where you keep your media files as the Media Folder If you choose to Enable a password pick one that you can easily enter with your LinkTheater s remote control If you don t have a LinkTheater you can ignore this page Advanced Settings Maintenance Notification If your TeraStation is remotely managed you aarti may choose to receive nightly status reports Tera Station and be notified of any disk events by email To set this up enable Mail Notification and enter the IP address of your SMTP server ee in the SMTP Server Address field Select a Subject Miete Subject line for the emails i e TeraStation Recon Mal dion report and enter the email address of each sain person you want to receive notification emails into a Recipient Mail Address field Recipient Mail Address 5 SMTP server must be of open type There s no provision for entering a username or password 56 Advanced Settings Maintenance UPS
6. Technical Support in Europe is available between the hours of 9am 6pm GMT Monday through Thursday and 9am 4 30 pm GMT Friday for this product Customers in Europe can obtain Technical Support using the following information Email helpdesk buffalo technology ie Web www buffalo technology com Insert the TeraNavigator CD into your PC s CD ROM drive Setup should automatically launch If it does not manually launch setup exe by pressing the Start menu and selecting the Run option When the Run dialog opens type d setup exe where d is the drive letter of your CD ROM drive Press OK to continue 2 x dice O y 9 cae mee TeraNavigator Setup TeraNavigator is now running Please press the Install Client Utility icon and then Start When installation is finished press Launch P TeraNavigator 218i x BUFFALO Tera Navigator TeraStation Install Client Utility GNE Install Memeo Backup B View Documentation SNP Exit GP The TeraStation Client Utility allows you to easily configure TeraStation s network settings The tabs show the names of available TeraStations If you have more than one TeraStation on the network click the tab of the one you want to select it While a TeraStation s tab is selected its IP Address is visible and the View Shares button will take you directly to its network shares and folders See page 66 for more information on TeraStation Client Utility For now make sure that the pro
7. US and Canada Buffalo Technology offers toll free technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week for this product Customers in the United States and Canada can obtain technical support using the following information Web www buffalotech com E mail info buffalotech com Telephone 866 752 6210 USA amp Canada only see page 68 for European tech support FCC Warning This device complies with part 15 ofthe FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation GPL Statement This product uses GPL LGPL software Please see the GNU LICENSE document on the LinkNavigator CD ROM for more information concerning the terms of the license To obtain a copy of our open source software please send a message to GPL buffalotech com to inquire about obtaining a package 71 Technical Support Europe Buffalo Technology Europe Inc 176 Buckingham Avenue Slough Berkshire SL1 4RD United Kingdom GENERAL INQUIRIES Email sales buffalo technology com TECHNICAL SUPPORT Technical Support in Europe is available between the hours of 9am 6pm GMT Monday to Thursday and 9am 4 30pm GMT Friday for this product Customers in Europe can obtain Technical Support using the following information E mail helpdesk buffalo technology ie Web www buffalo
8. You ve completed basic setup For more detail on the other settings available in your TeraStation turn to Advanced Settings beginning on page 21 To access TeraStation data Press the Start menu select the Run option When the Run dialog opens type TeraStation_ Name where TeraStation_Name is the TeraStation Hostname set on page 13 Press the OK button to continue Wid ae ee ee 14 Accessing TeraStation Data from a PC TeraStation s root directory will appear You will see all of the configured shares including share the preconfigured data folder All users can read and write to all folders unless otherwise configured To set up security and password protection or add other shares to your TeraStation please refer to pages 38 41 of this manual To change your RAID configuration see pages 28 31 To setup a printer see the Printers section beginning on page 47 Drive letters can also be mapped to shares on your TeraStation see page 16 for more information Note If this page does not appear or if you receive a popup window from your firewall saying that a NetBios Session has been blocked from your TeraStation s IP address you will need to add your TeraStation s IP address to your firewall s trusted zone You can get your TeraStation s IP address from the TeraStation Client Utility see page 10 Consult your firewall documentation for more information on allowing network access to and from a specif
9. when finished Right click on the lp icon and select Connect You ll receive a warning that the server doesn t have the proper drivers Press the OK button to continue 48 USB Settings Print Server Printer Share Installation continued The Add Printer Wizard will launch Select the proper driver for your printer If your printer is not in the list youll have to insert the CD that came with your printer into your PC s CD ROM drive and press the Have Disk button Refer to your Eczema printer documentation for further information on installing prie N ors your printer if necessary Press OK to finish El If lp is the only printer installed on the PC then it will automatically be set as the default printer If it s not the only printer you may make it the default printer by clicking Printers and Faxes in Control Panel right clicking on the Ip printer icon and selecting the Set as Default Printer option from the File drop down menu Imagietice im3510 49 Advanced Settings Print Server Delete Print Queue If a corrupt print job is sent to a printer printing may suddenly fail If your print jobs seem to be locked up clearing the print queue may resolve the issue Delete Print Queue To execute the Delete Print Queue program press the Delete button This will clear all current print jobs Users will have to re send s any incomplete print jobs to the printer P Warn
10. 8 1 103 F Current Date and Time 2005 6 1 20 5 13 F HDD Space Used RAID Anay 1 00 GB 696 5 GB 00 5 Disk Backup PCast Maintenance System Status 12 TeraNavigator Setup Here on the Basic page begin by changing the name of your TeraStation in the TeraStation CUTT Hostname field A friendly easy to remember name is recommended The name cannot contain any spaces or special characters r Hostname Setup y Alphanumeric characters hyphens and a FeraStaton Hostame festa TeraStation Description TereSwstontintheotice underscores are allowed m m Date and Time Setup s n User Management s A short description of the TeraStation can be E e e m Disk Backup entered into the TeraStation Description field al Pad m Maintenance Youll then see this description in Network EE Neighborhood on Windows machines NTP Settings NTP Server O Enable Disable Make sure that the date and time are correct NTP Serve Adde in Date and Time Setup To synchronize clock Text Display Settings settings with your computer press Use Local ai m Time Network Sharing Services AppleTalk Protocol G Enable O Disable Once desired fields have been completed press the Apply button at the bottom of the page FTP Server G Enable O Disable For more information on the Configuration Ben Utility turn to Advanced Settings beginning on page 24 13 Congratulations
11. B hard drives Advanced Settings Disk Management Disk Check BUFFALO Disk Management r Disk Check i RR r Warning Prior to performing disk check confirm that this TeraStation is mot a backup target of another TeraStation kups can not be performed on a TeraStation while in a Disk Check process To initiate a comprehensive disk check on a hard drive or array of drives select the hard drive or array that you want to check from the Target Disk dropbox and click the Select Target button 36 Advanced Settings Disk Management Disk Format To format a hard drive or array select it from the Target Disk dropbox Choose the file tote Station system desired from the File System dropbox A internal drives can only be formatted with range Ui ew XFS Note that FAT32 has a 4 gigabyte file size limit If you choose FAT32 for your file E T eT O IE PTA system you will not be able to store files Prior to torm d The backup process will fall if ir amampes to Launch while the target TeraStation is im a forma iii AAE peN qi larger than 4 gigabytes on the drive Buffalo Technology recommends the XFS file system Press Select Target Disk when done nm m n os m Mz m Depending on the size of the target hard disk or array a Disk Format may take several hours to complete 37 Advanced Settings Shared Folders BUFFALO Shared Folders n wi r Shared Folders Setup Bb Shaved Folder Na
12. E EAE 21 Advanced Setting ee rr ta ed bae het RNK Rad kate N dE 24 Basie ISS raran a IND NNI INI UU UNI UEM 25 Network SOUCIS usuisspeupeUteUpeUPEUISUeUPPUISU CU PUISE CU EUPNU D UPPUDUE 26 Disk NIAE TITIO TIC oocoa2c05909005 48000000485 901 0 040020 Red o aD IUR ed esnde 28 Adding Extra Hard DEI SS o Riv iU au sU 34 vlarcis oli Folders ERROR 38 sco M M 42 I I 43 A Piel s 2 cue etce tendon due du denen eneententeabeateabecbestestantanbaneesGe 47 BAS NNI s x9 rer E E E O E E sis Maintenance DEDITUS essiri udi Oe n NEM eMe Me inu 56 UPS SEIN SS icin cenaomeahtanenrnieaacineoatcrreahtaintaatineahidhiarnkesnaaiadseanean of eura gil qc 67 TItoublesHoDLIHB 2 532 vcs LIO IIO III IEM I PIPUDU 69 Technical SDEEHHTCOTIOTISGuoetosegead 020020096050 0 0 ret rer eer ret rer 00698 70 Technical Sup pOrt oes esie on DIENEN EMEN Tl TeraStation Quick Setup UttIBEBIIN SS YAD amp e E pu x 4 E J CE E193835 FE C US USTED S N P 45801050210981 a ODEL HD H1 0TGUR5 BUFFALO INC AC100V 240V MADE IN JAPAN 50 60Hz 0 6A Begin setting up your TeraStation by plugging your power cable and Ethernet cable into the back of the TeraStation as shown Connect your cables Plug the power cord into a 120 volt wall socket Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into a hub router or switch in your network
13. Encryption and Compression enabled or disabled Enable Overwrite Backup to have each scheduled backup write over the previous backup or Differential Backups to backup only files changed since the previous backup Select the folder to be backed up from the Source Backup Shared Folder dropbox and the destination for the backup files from the Destination Backup Shared Folder dropbox The destination folder may be on a USB drive attached to the TeraStation or another TeraStation on the network Click on Select Click the Apply button when your backup job is set up the way you want it or Clear Job to stop a job from running again Advanced Settings Disk Backup TeraStation List BUFFALO Disk Backup TeraStation List Name TERASTATION STTRA 0 PAG DAS 0 BT TERAO2 20099993390 Home Basic Network Disk Management Shared Folders Group Management User Management Print Server Disk Backup Boiss Barkun F recastation List Pasa tersstinicn Peas Maintenance i aaa Press Refresh to get a list of TeraStations on your network Note Disk Backups between two TeraStations use port 8873 for encrypted backups and port 873 for backups with no encryption S Advanced Settings Disk Backup Add TeraStation BUFFALO Disk Backup aj 3 372331 r Add Remote Off Subnet TeraStation Remote TeraStation IP Address E E E samo m TeraStation IP Address Not Remote TetaStations
14. ID Anay RAID Array Configuration Name RAID Mode Disk Structure Capacity RAD Aart 5 RAIDS DIKTDRE2DIESDIKA 6 668 RAID Array 2 Not Configured r_RAID Array Error Detection Response Automatic Shutdown G Enable C Disable 33 Advanced Settings Disk Management USB Settings If you ve plugged an external USB hard drive into one of the USB ports on your BUFFALO TeraStation you may set it up from this erat Disk Management page Click on its name under USB Disk Setup to begin i USB Disk Setup Assigned Disk Unknown USEIDE Bridge i Not Assigned Home Basic Network Disk Management Mete Properties Pean contiauranon Fus secinas Won coe ostia Group Management Disk Backup PCast Maintenance D 3331393334 i 34 Advanced Settings Disk Management USB hard drive setup IELE Station r USB Disk Setup _ Assigned Disk Unknown 39 From here you can see your USB hard drive s setup information If the hard drive s information isn t displayed properly try restarting your USB hard drive and then restarting your TeraStation Some USB hard drives must be reformatted from within TeraStation before they can be assigned shares Press Format USB Disk or choose Disk Format from the left side menu to begin reformatting your USB hard disk Turn to page 37 for more information on reformatting disks Turn to page 38 to set up shares on your US
15. Settings REL You may enable Synchronize with UPS and merun c UPS Automatic Shutdown from this page IE Station Consult your Uninterruptable Power Supply s documentation for further information about m 7 setting up your UPS system Enable Disable r UPS Power Properties TeraStation s UPS interface is serial USB type UPS interfaces are not currently supported See the next page for more information on TeraStation s UPS interface 357323333 m z 2 d E vd Advanced Settings Maintenance UPS Settings UPS Maintenance port This is TeraStation s serial port pin assignment for serial UPS products Connector Pin Assignment OMR UPS Shutdown SND GND NIC 98 NC OMR Line Fal 9 NC NC o Advanced Settings Maintenance Disk Sleep Function IELE Station Disk Sleep Scheduling Disk Stoep O Enable Disable Dick Sleep Time DE s oL wi Disk Nake Up Time Eb Hew 00 Minute If there are regular periods when your TeraStation is not in use you may want to schedule disk sleeping Enable Disk Sleep select the time that you want to initiate sleep mode and select the time that you want the TeraStation to wake up and resume normal operation Click Apply To avoid conflicts do not use the Disk Sleep Function concurrently with Disk Backup 59 Advanced Settings Maintenance Shutdown BUFFALO Maintenance r Shutdown Shadown TeraStation Tera
16. User Manual TeraStation HD HTGL R5 Rev 4 3 www buffalotech com Introduction Congratulations on your new TeraStation This user manualis intended to assist you in configuring it If you run into difficulties or need additional help feel free to contact our 24 7 Technical Support at 866 752 6210 USA amp Canada only Technical Support in Europe is available between the hours of 9am 6pm GMT Monday through Thursday and 9am 4 30 pm GMT Friday for this product Customers in Europe can obtain Technical Support using the following information Email helpdesk buffalo technology ie Web www buffalo technology com This user manual uses images representative of TeraStation user interfaces and software Because we re constantly updating our product the images and text in this manual may vary slightly from the images and text displayed by your TeraStation These changes are minor and should not affect the ease of setup adversely As time passes future user interfaces updated software and later versions of this manual may be freely available for download at our web site http www buffalotech com Table of Contents Terastation Quick SEMID woinccnncsccmanecmrccnmenscmactentsonecnaemeateanens 4 TeraNavigator Setup eee RE RER EE EE PE ERE REEREUE EAR AE Rp R 8 Accessing Terastation Data from PC eorr m 14 Accessing Terabtattion Data from PC ioeeeeeeeeensee eeu teneemisoss 17 Terastation IA PATI co eoeo moins ianen EEE
17. all shares All mapped shares must use the same username and password Connect As If only unrestricted shares are being mapped then it s not necessary to set a username and password for shares Multiple mapped drives to unrestricted shares can exist without a username or password as long as no restricted secure shares are mapped 46 Advanced Settings Print Server Settings BUFFALO Print Server Print Server Configurations Windows Print Server Otmable Othable A ua jane pete soim Cheats re Station Home Basic Network Disk Management Shared Folders User Management Pint Server ETT Server Senin us Wosese Print onus Disk Backup PCast Maintenance n m PETS e A USB printer plugged into a USB port on either the front or the rear of your TeraStation may be used as a Windows Print Server and or an Apple Print Server on your network by choosing Enable on this page as appropriate and then clicking Apply 47 USB Settings Print Server Printer Share Installation If TeraStation is set up to share your printer page 47 you can easily add the printer to any Windows PC on your network Follow these steps for each PC that you want to be able to access the printer Access the TeraStation by pressing Start selecting the Run option and entering TeraStation_Name where TeraStation_ a Name is the name you set on Page 13 Press the OK button
18. at behavior by clicking Disable and then Apply under RAID Array Error Detection Response Disk Dackup Pias Maintenance System Status 3333233 I ig Note that your TeraStation has four internal hard drives Before creating a new RAID array you may have to delete one or more pre existing RAID Arrays to clear up the hard drives for your new one This will destroy all data currently on the disks so back up any important data before deleting RAID arrays Whether you want to clear out an old array or create a new one begin by clicking on the array s underlined RAID Array under Name 30 Advanced Settings Disk Management RAID Configuration A configured RAID array may be deleted by pushing the Delete RAID Array button This will free up all mcrae hard drives listed under Disk Structure RAID Settings RAID Anay Name RAID Array 1 RAID Mode RAIDS Disk Structure Disk WDC WTI2500BB 226 RAID Array 1 Disk 20NDC WTI2500BB 226 RAID Array 1 Disk 30WDC WU2500BB 226 RAID Array 1 Disk WDC WD2500BB 226 RAID Array 1 Print Server LDMWeRADAmy Coen PCost BUFFALO 333m33ml Maintenance System Status RAID Settings RAID Anay Name RAID Array 1 RAID Mode ORs ORADI SSpannin prem To configure an unconfigured array put checks Disk Structure m next to the hard disks you want included in Bi Disk 10NDC WD25008B 22GUA0 Standard B Dia Dc Wo2S0000 226040 Standard 226 the ar
19. atus BUFFALO System Status i User Access Status i i TI u F Windows Access User User PC Name A ECEIEE IIT aerer v FIP Access User i j j 1 i IE 1 4 J E i He BI 1 IN H E NR j 1 f 1 Tt 2 l I 3 3 Je 16 jw JE Je 3 This page shows you the current status of all users on the system 66 ation Clien 67 This is the TeraStation Client Utility Installed on your PC it allows you to access each of the TeraStations on your network Click Refresh List to get tabs for each of your TeraStations Each tab shows the Host Name Workgroup IP Address and Subnet Mask of the associated TeraStation as well as the version of firmware it s running With a TeraStation s tab selected you can click on the View Shares button to go directly to its root share Clicking the Setup pulldown menu and selecting Browser Management takes you to the browser management tool that we began exploring on page 24 And clicking Setup and choosing Modify IP Address takes you to the following screen TeraStation Client Utility IP Address Setup Here you may enter your IP address and Subnet Mask manually or enable your TeraStation to acquire them automatically from a DHCP server You ll need the administrator password to use this screen Press OK when you re done 68 Troubleshooting If TeraStation encounters a disk error it will be reported in the TeraStation s
20. be Basic Hetweork Disk Management Shared Folders Group Management Print Server Maintenance nm From the Shutdown page press Apply to shutdown TeraStation This has the same function as holding down the power button on the front of TeraStation but may be done remotely 60 Advanced Settings Maintenance Initialization j The INIT button on the rear of your TeraStation normally returns the j TeraStation to factory settings when held down for 15 seconds This affects P Admin Password Ethernet Frame Size and IP Address If the Remain option t has been selected on the screen below then the Admin Password will not be reset when the INIT button is held down Pressing Apply for Restore Defaults from Maintenance Initialization resets Admin Password Hostname TeraStation Description NTP Settings Workgroup Settings Access Restrictions User Settings Group Settings Mail Notifications UPS Settings Disk Sleep AC and Disk Backup If you select the Remain LL a e E Defaults option for Admin Password and then click Apply the admin password will no longer be reset when the INIT button on the TeraStation is held down INIT Button Option 61 Advanced Settings System Status System Information BUFFALO System Status System Information ME MA gu onr eme t om ec E TN aa ee and re read ninth HO vELME nw 2005 6 1 20 519 Ap
21. damaged or defective drive at any time and normal RAID 1 mirroring will then be automatically restored RAID 5 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 compromise between efficiency and security If a single drive fails no data is lost After the damaged or defective drive is replaced your TeraStation will automatically restore all data to the new drive and resume normal RAID 5 operation This is how your TeraStation is set up out of the box Buffalo Technology recommends RAID 5 for its excellent balance of efficiency and security 29 Advanced Settings Disk Management RAID Configuration This page shows your current RAID arrays You may delete old arrays or create new ones by clicking on the underlined RAID Array under RAID Array Configuration RAID Array Configuration RAID Mode Disk Structin You may also disable RAID Array Error Detection a Non E Response from this page Normally this is set sm Mean to automatically shut down the RAID array RAID Array Error Detection Response when an error is detected Though it is not recommended you may disable th
22. f the group Click Apply when your group is set up the way you want it dem covet c Poa G 9 Maintenance B sbin System Status r w n m m ono n m m 42 Advanced Settings User Management TeraStation is preconfigured with two users admin and guest out of the box The guest account allows network users login access so that they can clear the print que It has no umi password The admin and guest user accounts E admin Buill in account for administering the p yeaa cannot be deleted To delete any other user put psi 9 a check next to their name and click Delete To add a new user click Add The Add New User dialog will appear Enter a User Name Password and User Description for the new user and click the Apply button If a user will be accessing the TeraStation from a Windows 95 98 computer their password should be 15 characters or less Mac users s passwords should be 9 characters or less r Add New User 43 Advanced Settings User Management changing passwords To change an account s password click on the BUFFALO name of the account under User Settings Note if a user name and password are used to log into names user s windows computer or domain the same sania ee GETTSCT NN user name and password should be used when RE nn Nn temi rst ete tme creating the user s account on the TeraStation or D problems accessing shared folders may occur Expleder Ma
23. guag If you need to access your TeraStation with FTP or AppleTalk enable these protocols under p n Network Sharing Services terio Protec FIP Server Windews Client Langua Once desired fields have been completed press the Apply button Al 20 Advanced Settings Network IP Address Properties ereStation expleder Ra amp sd D http 192 168 1 109 c9 biey te cql page f network IP Address Properties Automatic via DHCP IP Address TACIE ZENH r Ethernet Frame Size Properties Ethernet Frame Size BUFFALO 26 In most networks TeraStation will get its IP address automatically from a DHCP server You may disable DHCP here If DHCP is disabled and an IP address is not set manually it will default to 192 168 11 150 The TeraStation s IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Address and DNS Server address may all be entered manually under IP Address Properties Ethernet Frame Size may also be set manually on this page Click Apply after making any changes Advanced Settings Network Workgroup Domain ABa t A AR 4K E D httpi 192 160 1 103 29i bin te 24 2page na fete mede esee BUFFALO IC Station r Workgroup and Domain Properties Wotwor k Member Workgroup Domain n A 4 li m p n Pilnt Server Disk Backup m econ E ointenance System Status To make your TeraStation a member of a workgroup or domain enter the app
24. ic IP address L3 From the TeraStation s Root Directory screen see page 15 click the Tools pull down menu and select Map Network Drive Map Network Drive will run Select the drive letter you would like to map from the Drive pull down menu Enter the TeraStation_Name share_name in the Folder field where TeraStation_Name is the TeraStation Name set on page 13 and share_name is share if you re mapping to this preconfigured folder or the name of another shared folder that you set up on page 38 You may 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 this mapped drive everytime it starts When finished press the Finish button TeraStation is now mapped to a drive letter 16 Finder File Edt View EZ window Help D Twe 28M Q If your Mac does not automatically detect your TeraStation s Share folder and put it on your desktop you will need to add the TeraStation to the Mac s server list Begin by clicking Go and then choose Connect to Server Q T Finder File Edt View Co Window Help 40 Tue 4 30 eno feci Nope yb 192 1687 198 t Enter your TeraStation s IP address in the Server Address field and click Connect E 922 Pictare 1 Pirtore t If you don t know your TeraStation s
25. ing If there are still problems printing to the printer then check the printer manufacturer s documentation for troubleshooting information Also verify that the USB cable is securely fastened to both the printer and the TeraStation Finally you may try turning the TeraStation off turning the printer off turning the printer back on and then turning the TeraStation back on again Note that if a multi function all in one printer is attached to the TeraStation usually only the printing and fax functions will work Other features such as scanning probably will not function 50 Advanced Settings Disk Backup Te t To create a backup job click on an underlined BUFFALI Job Number The Edit Backup Job dialog will Disk Backup KA appear r Disk Back Job Number If the Disk Sleep function is enabled disable it page 58 before creating a backup job ZEEEEEEE Search for a Backup Destination by Password Password to Search ia Sd Advanced Settings Disk Backup Edit Backup Job Ter P Job 1 Backup Source and Destination Folders B Source Backup Shared Folder Destination Backup Shared Folder hoese a source and destination folder for backup and click Select sur zi rERASTATIONGusbdiskT z 52 A Backup Job can run regularly on a daily or weekly schedule or immediately by appropriate choices in the Backup Job Schedule field Date and Time for the backup may be entered and
26. intenance n m m n n P croup Management WE eene Print Server m ooo m s m m System Status gt BE LE NO ELE IE BUFFALO Edit User User Name noo Password a Shared Folders Confirm Password Sa User Description Built in account for administering the system Enter the desired new password in both boxes Apy _Cancei and click Apply ET System Status 44 Advanced Settings Troubleshooting Multiple Shares When adding multiple shares you may see this error message This is caused by having multiple shares to the same resource using different credentials The error occurs when connecting to at least one secure restricted share Due to a constraint in Microsoft Windows only one set of credentials can map drive letters for a network resurce such as the TeraStation As such only one username and password can be used while mapping a drive If unsecure unrestricted shares are mapped and then an attempt to map a secure restricted share occurs then this error will occur To prevent this you must create all mapped shares using the same login and password information Please follow the steps on the next page to remedy this problem 493 Mapping Multiple Shares Map Network Drive m When mapping any share select the Connect using a different user name option A login and password prompt will appear Use the username and password required by any secure restricted shares for
27. me Disk Area Shared Folder Description Mo Shared Folders exist Y LM n m m m m n m a 5 Im To begin setting up shares on your TeraStation select Shared Folders from the left side menu and then click the Add button under Shared Folders Setup 38 Advanced Settings Add a new Shared Folder Jj TereStatien explode To add a new shared folder enter a name for ems it in the Shared Folder Name box and choose E Station which Disk Space it will reside in You may also choose which operating systems the share mem RENE will support by putting the appropriate checks EE ANUS next to Shared Folder OS Support and whether the share supports the Recycle Bin by putting a dot next to Enable or Disable Enter a Shared Folder Description and a Remote Backup Password if you desire Click the Apply button to build the new shared folder 39 Advanced Settings Shared Folders Access restrictions To use Access Restrictions for a share puta dot next to Enable Highlight groups or users in the All Groups Edit Shared Folder Users column and use the left pointing arrow aa Rp nn buttons located just to the left of each box to a move individual groups or users from the All eee n Groups Users column to the Read Only box if rui id you want to give them read access only or all the way to the Writable box if you want to give them full access to the share Right pointing arr
28. o on the rear These ports can be used for adding external USB Hard Drives or a USB Printer TeraStation will then share the USB devices allowing everyone on the network to use them Up to four external USB hard drives or one printer and three hard drives may be added to TeraStation To connect a USB printer or hard drive to TeraStation simply plug it into one of the four USB Ports USB Hard Drive Information You may plug in additional USB hard drives to any of the four USB ports on your TeraStation See page 34 for setting up your USB hard drive under TeraStation See page 38 for information on setting up shared folders on a USB Hard Drive Page 37 will show you how to reformat the USB Hard Drive Page 51 shows you how to set up TeraStation to backup to a USB Hard Drive USB Printer Information See page 47 to set up a USB Printer as a network printer on TeraStation 20 Terastation Diagram 1 Power Button Press and release the Power Button to turn the TeraStation on Hold it down for 3 seconds to turn the TeraStation off TeraStation Front Panel 3 Disk 1 Status 5 Disk 2 Status 2 USB Ports USB ports on both front and rear panels of the TeraStation may be used 1 Power Button to connect USB hard drives a printer or an additional TeraStation to your TeraStation See TeraStation Expansion on page 20 for more information on using TeraStation s USB ports 4 Disk 1 Access 6 Disk 2 Access 9 Disk
29. ows will move highlighted users or groups back to the right r Access Restrictions Click Apply when you have your groups and users in the appropriate boxes To set up new groups and users see pages 42 and 43 40 Advanced Settings Shared Folders Anonymous FTP Setup To allow Anonymous FTP choose Enable for Anonymous FTP Server Select a folder to share from the Anonymous User Public Shared Folder only one folder may be shared by anonymous FTP and choose whether you want the share to be Writable or Read Only Click the Apply button to set up anonymous FTP If FTP Server is disabled in the Basic window this page will not be accessible Anonymous FTP mode uses port 8021 i e ftp IP Address 8021 41 Advanced Settings Group Management To Delete a group put a check next to its name and BUFFALO click Delete To add a group to your TeraStation click Add Committing settings to memory Network Settings have been successfully sawed Disk Managemen Shared Folders r Group Settings Bs Gaoup Name User Management Print Serves R h uvers oma ace as n PCa Maintenance System States BUFFALO ive Station Basic Add New Group ees PESE mp Disk Management Shared Folders Groep Descsiption Group Masagemsest P Member Users Pilea Server gt M Add a name and a description to the Add New Group fields Put checks next to each Member User that you want to be part o
30. per TeraStation s tab is selected click Setup and choose Browser Management El TeraStation Client Utility This login prompt will appear Enter admin for the user name Until you change it the password for the admin account will be password Press the OK button when finished Enter Network Password 11 User name admin Password password See page 44 to change your password If you ve forgotten your password see page 60 If this login prompt does not appear your DHCP server may not be functioning correctly If DHCP is disabled you may re enable it or verify that the TeraStation s IP address page 10 is in the same range as that of your PC See page 66 and page 67 to manually configure your TeraStation s IP address if necessary TeraNavigator Setup You are now logged in to the TeraStation Management Utility Bookmark this page in your browser so it can be easily accessed for future configuration changes You can also get here by typing http TERASTATION NAME into a Web browser where TERASTATION NAME is the name of your TeraStation that you set on page 13 For detailed explanations of each menu and setting please refer to the Advanced Settings section starting on page 24 of this manual To continue setup click on the Basic link on the left side amp Ea sj E ht tp 192 168 1 103 cgi bir ts ogi BUFFALO F Information Checking RAID Array 1 F TeraStation Name TERASTATION r IP Address 192 16
31. pleTalk Function AppleShare Network Zone Sertings FIP Server Function NTP Function er n m m i m n m m n m Disk Sleep Function Email Alert Notification Fan Status Normal 078 RPM This page shows you the System Information for your TeraStation 62 Advanced Settings System Status USB Details BUFFALO System Status r USB Details USB Class Manutactarer Device Name et w c S Storage hp photosmart 7600 series Storage BUFFALO INC USB IDE Bridge oe E Mi n This page shows you details on USB hard drives and printers plugged into your TeraStation 63 Advanced Settings System Status Drive Properties System Status Internal and External Drive Properties PAID Anay beter aciem RAD fury 1 This page shows you the properties of all hard drives and RAID arrays in and attached to your TeraStation 64 Advanced Settings System Status Network Information BUFFALO System Status r Network Information MACMAE 0000 o STANS i ee o eeeeeeseserenentnes 255 255 255 0 24 26 193 62 192 160 1 1 1 518byte Link Speed 100Mbps F ull Duplex Packets Received 2211 Packet Packets Received with Errors 0 Packet n m m n m m B m oa m m Packets Transmitte Packets Transmitted with Errors This page shows you the System Information for your network connection 65 System Status User Access St
32. ray under Disk Structure and choose B Disk 30NDC WD250000 22 GUAD Standard B Dua oDC WD 230000 220A eus lag your RAID mode Click Setup RAID Array when Print Server Sep RAD Amey Ceneat PCost ready It may take several minutes to complete setting up the RAID array When it s finished a Disk Check will run 32339123 ot Advanced Settings Disk Management Disk Check When RAID Configuration is done you ll see this screen To configure a new array click Disk Management on RAID Array and go back to the bottom of page 31 To setup shares turn to page 38 Configuration Complete The RAID Anay configuration has completed successfully Network shares cam now be created at Shared Folders to begin using this mew RAID Array RAID Array Configuration Name RAM Mode Disk Strneture Capacity BAD Aas Met Configured RAID Array __ Net Configured r_RAID Array Error Detection Response AutematcShudewn os JStnabe Disable 5 sss t o e ee dud Advanced Settings Disk Management RAID Configuration You ll see this screen when your new RAID pmen Array is completely configured Click on Disk Management Shared Folders and turn to page 38 to begin setting up shares on your TeraStation r_Configuration Complete The RAID Anay configuration has completed successhslly Network shares can now be created at Shared Folders to begin using this new RA
33. ropriate information into the fields on this page and click Apply If the TeraStation is to be part of a Windows Domain the TeraStation should be added beforehand to the Domain Controller with a computer account in Server Manager 27 Advanced Settings Disk Management Drive Properties Disk Management ia z internal and External Drive Properties This page shows the current properties of your hard 5 o sessi drives and RAID Arrays To change these settings click amp on RAID Configuration at left 28 Note on RAID Arrays TeraStation uses RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks technology to control the four hard drives in your TeraStation RAID may be configured several ways RAID Spanning All four drives are striped into one large drive giving the maximum capacity for your TeraStation This size is the one listed on your TeraStation s box and shows the total capacity of the TeraStation with no data used for redundancy RAID Spanning is fast and efficient but with no redundancy if one hard drive fails all data on the TeraStation is lost RAID 1 mirroring Hard drives or spanned pairs of hard drives are arranged in mirrored pairs Each half of the pair reads and writes exactly the same data This costs you half the total capacity of your TeraStation but provides excellent redundancy If a hard drive fails the mirror continues to supply data so you may work on normally You may replace the
34. tatus on the top of any of the Web Based configuration screens Run a Disk Scan in the event of this error If that still does not resolve the problem a format is recommended Formatting the drive will delete all of the data on it so back up any data you can before formatting Finally if none of the above solutions help please contact Technical Support see pages 70 and 71 for Technical Support contact information DIAG LED codes One blink every second RAID Array Configuration is running normally One blink every four seconds RAID Error Four blinks every four seconds Internal Fan Error Five blinks every four seconds Flash ROM Error Six blinks every four seconds Hard Drive Error Seven blinks every four seconds RAM LAN or HDD Controller Error 69 Technical Specifications LAN Standards Transmission Types Access Media Media Interface USB Standard USB Connector Data Transmission Speed UPS Power Consumption Dimensions Weight Operating Environment IEEE 802 3u 100BASE TX IEEE 802 3 10BASE T 1000Mbps 100Mbps 10Mbps 100BASE TX 4B 5B MLT 3 10BASE T Manchester Coding CSMA CD RJ 45 USB 2 0 Hi Speed HS Full Speed FS Low Speed LS USB A Connector 4 Max 480 Mbps HS Mode Max 12 Mbps FS Mode UPS Compatible Serial port connection 17W Maximum 6 0 x 8 7 x 9 5 168 x 221 x 241 mm 15 8 1b 7 2 kg 32 95 F 20 80 non condensing Technical Support
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36. ts for adding external drives or USB printers Please see the TeraStation Expansion section on page 20 to learn more about using TeraStation s USB Ports 23 Advanced Settings Browser Management Tool Home espns Welcome to Advanced Settings We ll discuss LILO Od Jem ee the many adjustments you can make to your TeraStation Begin by bringing up the Browser Management screen that you bookmarked on page 12 You are now at Home Notice that Home is lit up in yellow ER in the screenshot to the left You can return MPO to this page at any time by clicking on Home uL iE from the menu at the left of your Browser Management screen Here you can see basic information about your TeraStation s setup Now click the Basic link from the menu on the left side of your screen INS Station Checking RAID Array 1 TERASTATION System Status 24 Advanced Settings Basic You may modify your TeraStation s hostname and description under Hostname Setup eee BUFFALO Make sure that the date and time are correct in Date and Time Setup To synchronize time settings with those in your computer press Use Local Time To have your system time automatically set by an NTP server enable NTP Server and enter an IP address for the NTP server r Hostname Setup Ensure that both the Display Language and the Windows Client Language are set to languages that you re comfortable with Text Display Settings Display lan
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