User Manual LinkStation Live Shared Network Storage
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1. 36 Accessing Multiple Shares from a single PC When accessing multiple shares to a Windows ran A brant me Ne allt Ena peeks PC you may see this error message gS Se ee eg Se ee ee wees ses ee oe eee ed ee This is caused by having multiple shares to the same resource using different login credentials The error occurs when connecting to at least one secure restricted share Due to a constraint in Microsoft Windows only one set of login credentials can access or map drive letters for a network resource such as the LinkStation As such only one username and password can be used while mapping drives to a PC If unsecure unrestricted shares are mapped and then an attempt to mapa secure restricted share is made from the same PC 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 Mapping Multiple Shares 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 all shares All mapped shares on a single PC must use the same username and password ee ee 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 wi2. GA k a eo Ai old aa gt Qa O P Psa Q O B ph E roie f XK Address LinkStation E co P 192 168 7 198 CD Drive D share on LinkStation Linkstatian L E I2 Using your LinkStation with a Mac Bape NASNavigator After installing the LinkNavigator software your Mac will have two new icons on the desktop The Share folder is the main folder that you can put files and folders in NAS Navigator is the LinkStation s client utility Clicking Share opens the main folder on your LinkStation You can put files and folders in Share as though it were any other hard drive connected to your computer You may add additional shares to your LinkStation on page 30 The NAS Navigator icon opens the LinkStation s client utility Turn to page 52 for more on using the NAS Navigator client utility 13 You can manually add LinkStation Shares folders to your desktop by adding them to the Mac s server list Begin by clicking Go and then choose Connect to Server In the Server Address field enter your LinkStation s IP address in the form smb ipaddress where ipaddress is your LinkStation s IP address and click Connect If you don t know your LinkStation s IP 8262 60 B4 address see page 16 14 Accessing LinkStation Data from a Mac Select Guest and click on Connect Note If you have configured share permissions on your LinkStation
3. E7 fhefiakn AAS T brni Liliy CVE eT jet TORAD UMES TATION TERAJ TIGAANCRE TEARANDSE TERMADAN inam Hane Ss sei unas A A ide L EN Bwa a A nj a iver ed Ha m eT ran mh FF doe Buh en e BAU hone ees iF b Aa Ba tS Si ERTER S E 99 This is the Buffalo NAS Client Utility Installed on your PC it allows you to access each of the LinkStations and TeraStations on your network Click Refresh List to get tabs for each of your LinkStations Each tab shows the Host Name Workgroup IP Address and Subnet Mask of the associated LinkStation as well as the version of firmware it s running With a LinkStation 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 20 And clicking Setup and choosing Modify IP Address takes you to the following screen LinkStation Client Uulity IP Address Setup Here you may enter your IP Address and Subnet Mask manually or enable your LinkStation to acquire them automatically from a DHCP server You ll need the administrator password to use this screen Press OK when you re done 56 Printer Installation If a USB printer is plugged into your LinkStation 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
4. Appletalk support is available for use with legacy Macs Checking Apple by Shared Folder Support turns on AppleTalk letting you use your LinkStation with older Macs Note that Appletalk files are limited to 2GB maximum filesize and 32 characters for filenames If a folder with AppleTalk on is accessed from a modern OS through smb these limitations will not apply Remote Backup Password will set a password on this share for other LinkStations who want to use it as a remote backup target This password will not affect users attempting to access the share it only pertains to remote LinkStations trying to access this share for backup tasks Advanced Settings Shared Folders Access restictions Link Station oe Die eee I T a real a ee REE Lem e 44439349 32 To use Access Restrictions for a share select Enable Highlight groups or users in the All Groups Users column and use the left pointing arrow buttons located just to the left of each box to move individual groups or users from the All Groups Users column to the Read Only box if 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 arrows will move highlighted users or groups back to the right Click Apply when you have your groups and users in the appropriate boxes To set up new groups and users see pages 34 and 35 Advanced Settings S
5. from and then press the Apply button 47 Advanced Settings Maintenance Status LED Settings Link Station AUF EAL Adjust the brightness of the LEDs on your LinkStation s front panel here Press Apply to update the settings 48 Advanced Settings Maintenance Shutdown Link Station s Mikinonti m A Them F eim A ieil Le ee Baie es From the Shutdown page press Apply to shutdown LinkStation This has the same function as holding down the power button on the front of LinkStation but may be done remotely Turning on the LinkStation after a shutdown requires a physical button push on the front of LinkStation The Restart Now button simply reboots the LinkStation bringing it back to functionality after about 120 seconds 49 Advanced Settings Maintenance Initalization Link Station ALF Fal i Initialization is a reset procedure that restores all settings back to the default out of box configuration All configuration users groups and backup jobs are lost but actual data and shares on the hard are NOT lost If you want all data to be erased MAb 2 b el fo se Bose 3539999935 We reformat the drive Pacheco Fad Paemating of AU Denes te Le Ti Specify whether the LinkStation shall GEN essen keep its administrator password after a a oer er ot initialization or whether the password a e should be reset to the default password default pass
6. gigabytes on the drive Use of P the XFS or EXTS file systems is recommended ae Press Select Target Disk when done Depending on the size of the target hard disk or array a Disk Format may take several hours to complete Performance will be slow during the disk format 29 Advanced Settings Shared Folders tnkStation BIFFALD To add new shares on your wee LinkStation select Shared M Shared Folders Eai i Folders from the left side menu _ i a bcs ales aca and then click the Add button Eneee under Shared Folders Setup E eira aai aga To delete a share or shares FEY troup tharangeennes om check the checkbox next to N _ the shares you d like to delete A e and press the Delete button m oer Deleting shares will remove the share and erase all of the files and folders inside that share 30 Advanced Settings Adding a new Shared Folder Link Stations To add a new shared folder enter a name for it in the Shared Folder Name box and choose which Disk Space it will reside in You may also choose which operating systems and features the share will support by putting the appropriate checks m e next to Shared Folder Support and whether E the share supports the Recycle Bin by putting ri l a selecting Enable or Disable Enter a Shared n a UR Folder Description and a Remote Backup Password if desired Click Apply to build the new shared folder
7. lt a Vi LinkStation Live Shared Network Storage www buffalotech com v 1 00 Intoduc ton Congratulations on your new LinkStation Live This user manual is intended to assist you in configuring it 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 LinkStation 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 If you run into difficulties or need additional help feel free to contact our technical support Contact information for Buffalo Technology and our technical support is available on pages 62 and 63 Table of Contents inal Se eeina iiaiai 4 Mota Soiva Te nea a 8 Using your LinkStation with a PC scscsmsassessassenamanesins 11 Using your LinkStation with a Mac eesssssssssessssssessseeses 13 Linkon LAVOUL oeseri ienien ii niea 18 Advanced SEMIS sis zs cteatsndecteatandsodeebsndsoteesdsoteebsedsetnent lt 20 Network Setini S o scecocrcectocaneceedeceeectadureeecasduceneoteouceeeomonar 24 Disk Management cs csscaccsecnscnanpecnacnanpecnacganmeonachonmeopancbonbes 26 onar d F oO e E eee eee eee Te 30 CTO a E E E ssoecents 34 WISCIS A E E E A E 35 Troubleshooting Multiple SHares c cccscccecascaswseaesseceecsecsee lt 37 Ba KOD ee E
8. printer e Access the LinkStation by pressing the Start Menu C selecting the Run option and entering LinkStation_ pee ee Name where LinkStation_Name is the name set on page cs 18 Press the OK button when finished e Right click on the Ip icon and select Connect You may mr ae receive a warning about installing from a trustworthy SE ie ar source Ifyou receive this message press Yes to continue amn i NOTE The LinkStation s Printer name cannot be changed from Ip short for LinkStation Printer oye e You will receive a warning that the server a does not have the proper drivers Press OK to continue Se ee ee ee en ee ae ee oe E ee ee ee Pe ee r 57 Printer Installation e The Add Printer Wizard will launch Select the proper driver BE CE a a ee de E for your printer If the specific printer is not in the list ee aaa you will be required to insert the CD that came with your E printer into your PC s CD ROM drive and press the Have e_ S Disk button Refer to your printer documentation for further Toan EE information on installing your printer if necessary Press the oe OK button when finished e The printer is now successfully installed To further ae WW configure and test the printer open your PC s Control Panel rare ae The Control Panel can be accessed through My Computer or through the Start Menu Once the Control Pan
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10. the backup targets 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 Bac kup LinkStation List The LinkStation list shows other LinkStations in your network that you can configure network backups to Press Refresh to get a list of LinkStations on your network 41 Advanced Settings Disk Bac kup Add LinkStation ink Station To add a remote LinkStation to your network enter its numerical IP Address in the Remote LinkStation IP Address field and click the Add to List button For remote LinkStation backups make sure both firewalls are configured to allow traffic in and out of their networks Note Disk Backups between two LinkStations use port 8873 for encrypted backups and port 873 for backups with no encryption 42 PCast and DLNA are special Te BUFEALD services that can run within LinkStation allowing it to be a OO E Home Lamr i media server for LinkTheater or other digital multimedia players The LinkTheater product is a E eein i media server that connects to your television and streams BY ma iiag multimedia content The PCast gt m_ service allows you to stream any Ha mt multimedia content directly from M is LinkStation to the LinkTheater DLNA is an industry standard supported by many digital multimedia players If y
11. the linkstation their properties will appear here as well Link station bim mma 1 ee 1a i a Me men isadi Mim pmi T liei Petr 26 Advanced Settings Disk Management USB hard drives Link Station RUE FALD From here you can see your USB hard 7 drives setup information If the hard drives lt oS information isn t displayed properly try restarting your USB hard drives and then poe restarting your LinkStation Some USB EE hard drives must be reformatted from within m yl LinkStation before they can be assigned oo shares Select Disk Format from the left side m menu to format your USB hard disk s ni 27 Advanced Settings Disk Management Disk Check Disk check checks any of your hard drives for errors To use disk check select the disk that AIF FALLS Sear you want to check from the target pulldown Ei and click Select Target B ee 28 Advanced Settings Disk Management Disk Format link tation BUFFALO To format a hard drive or array select it from the Target Disk drop box Choose the file n s gt 3 system desired from the File System dropbox a internal drives can only be formatted with XFS Note that FAT32 has a 2 gigabyte filesize limit Ean ius for individual files If you choose FAT32 for your m eel file system you will not be able to store single mn mi et files larger than 2
12. E OE OA A T 39 Peast and DLNA Teen ten St ener et enn aN 43 Maintenance DCLG iseasnninninntindtindtniionmennanmsnaiaabeabanbnsinnnns 46 Py SPC It ou ALS epeteecdacqecraccacqacaccacqacasca gaan aes 51 Cie ta AY 9 25 oaetean tan ne oan gee eae eae gne ene oar gce onto gee enters ae aeara 55 Prive astaan sscascrscasensersaasensarseaseaserecasenserecasenseseeaen 57 Troubleshooting sisssssririssiesiisssti t Enn Es ns EEAS ES EN EEEREN eed 60 Technical Specifications ccccccccecececeeeeenceceneeeseceaees 61 Contact Information USA c ccc eee ccc cece ce eceeeeeeeeuees 62 Contact Information Europe ssicscssssscescsasaesoaceasacsoareosaanes 63 GPL Miormatioi sstecetstctad cintetene set ousaciteatantcatadieatensontonsonteat 64 Connecting your LinkStation Begin by plugging your power cable and Ethernet cable into the back of the LinkStation as shown Plug the power cord into a 120 volt wall socket or surge protecter Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into a hub router or switch in your network Press the power button on the front panel LEDs will blink as your LinkStation boots up After your LinkStation has completed booting up check the LINK ACT LED on the front of the LinkStation If it s lit then your LinkStation is connected properly and you can go on to page 8 If it s not lit turn to page 7 for troubleshooting Setup Notes The LinkStation s Ethernet port will automatic
13. P Address changes you will need to recreate the link You can also get here by typing http LinkStation_Name into a Web browser where LinkStation_Name is the name of your LinkStation page 23 You are now at Home Notice that the Home button is lit up in yellow You can navigate this menu by clicking on the buttons at the left of the screen Here at Home you can see basic information about your LinkStation s current configuration You may close this screen by clicking Logout at the bottom left or just by closing the browser window If you have lost your LinkStation clicking I m here at the bottom left will cause it to beep making it easier to find Link Station R age BD cies ms E a A m Tib Som ieee a m m H 22 Advanced Settings Basic You may modify your LinkStation s hostname and description under Hostname Setup A friendly easy to remember name e g LinkStation is recommended 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 e g 192 43 244 18 or use the supplied default NTP server Ensure that both the Display Language and the Windows Client Language are set to languages that you re comfortable with Once desired fields have been
14. ally adjust to use either a crossover or catch cable so you may connect the LinkStation to your network with either type of Ethernet cable Buffalo Technology doesn t recommend connecting the LinkStation directly to a PC Verify that the LINK ACT LED on the front of LinkStation is lit see page 6 s picture If it s lit go to page 8 to continue setting up LinkStation 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 LinkStation 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 you may contact Buffalo Technology s technical support See pages 55 and 56 for technical support contact information Installing Software Insert the LinkNavigator CD into your computer s CD ROM drive On a PC setup should automatically launch If it does not manually EE launch setup exe by pressing Start and selecting the Run option Es ort Ka a When the Run dialog opens type d setup exe where d is the drive er letter of your CD ROM drive Press OK to continue If you are installing the software on a Mac open the CD and click LinkNavigator to begin installation LinkNavigator Setup Press the Begin Installation button to begin If y
15. ce your USB hard drive is connected see page 27 for configuring your LinkStation to use it See page 30 for information on setting up shared folders on a USB Hard Drive Page 29 will show you how to reformat the USB Hard Drive Page 39 and 40 show you how to set up LinkStation to backup to a USB Hard Drive See page 57 to set up Windows PCs to print to a USB Printer on your LinkStation di NX Power Button Press and release the Power Button to turn the LinkStation on Hold it down for three seconds to turn the LinkStation off Link Act LED The Link Act LED glows green when the LinkStation is connectied to a network It blinks when the LinkStation is sending or receiving data Info LED The Info LED blinks when you have a message waiting for you in the client utility Diag LED The Diagnostic LED blinks to signal abnormal operation See page 60 for a list of Diagnostic LED codes 18 LinkStation Layout Init button The red Init button allows you to return your LinkStation to factory defaults 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet Port Use this port to connect your LinkStation 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 USB Ports LinkStation offers two USB 2 0 1 1 ports for adding external drives or a USB printer See page 17 for more on using the LinkStation s USB ports Advanced Settings The Configu
16. completed press the Apply button INS U Link Se hen m n nm A m m fr T Me Benes Ls la m m Advanced Settings Network IP Address Properties Link Station In most networks LinkStation will get its IP a z 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 LinkStation s IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Address and DNS Server address may all be entered manually under IP Address Properties i HEADE Ethernet Frame Size may also be set manually on this page Only use JumboFrame settings when operating in a Gigabit environment where all other clients support the same JumboFrame setting Click Apply after making any changes 24 Advanced Settings Network Workgroup Domain Link Station SUF RAL mW Neterork ss A Whore greup Peepar i F dees ir meen O 383090990 E f If you are unfamiliar with networking then leave the Workgroup Name set to Workgroup To make your LinkStation a member of a workgroup enter the appropriate information into the fields on this page and click Apply Use of a WINS Server with your LinkStation is strictly optional 29 Advanced Settings Disk Management Drive Properties This page shows the properties for the main drive in your LinkStation Pro If you have any USB hard drives plugged into
17. el is open double click on the Printers and Faxes icon e If lp is the only printer installed on the PC then it will Ee ar ear EEA automatically be set as the default printer However if it is oo 3j not the only printer on the PC then it is not set as default If you would like to make it the default printer right click on the lp printer icon and select the Set as Default Printer option E Printer Installation e To print a test page or configure additional printer n mm settings right click on the lp printer icon and select Wh StS Properties This will open the printer s driver properties page Press the Print Test Page button to print a test page You can also browse through the available settings for the printer Please refer to the printer s documentation for more information on changing the printer s settings fey NOTE The printer installation process can be done on any machine on your network Multiple machines may print to the printer at the same time Repeat this process on all computers that require access to the printer an 59 Troubleshooting Disk Errors If LinkStation encounters a disk error it will be reported in the LinkStation status on the top of any of the Web Based configuration screens Run a Disk Scan in the event of this error If that doesn t work try a reformat Reformatting the drive will delete all of the data on it so try to backup any data you can before begi
18. ettings page Advanced Settings User Management estat ere ry Weer anager cor P D B ss A ime M im H M i The Add New User dialog will appear Enter a User Name Password and User Description for the new user and click the Apply button Ifa user will be accessing the LinkStation from a Windows 95 98 computer their password should be 15 characters or less Mac OS 8 and OS 9 users s passwords should be 9 characters or less A Domain User List will be displayed if the LinkStation Pro is a member of a Domain or Active Directory environment LinkStation is preconfigured with two users admin and guest out of the box The admin and guest user accounts cannot be deleted To delete any other user put a check next to their name and click Delete To add a new user click Add Link Station zI i User Manages 7 iai i ii Advanced Settings User Management changing passwords Tees To change an account s password click on the e RFE om name of the account under User Settings Note a ae if a user name and password are used to log into a a user s windows computer or domain the same t user name and password should be used when a Sat al creating the user s account on the LinkStation or problems accessing shared folders may occur i Link Station BUFFALO Enter the desired new password in both boxes and click Apply
19. hared Folders Service Setup Link Station To allow FTP Access to LinkStation choose Enable for FTP Server To enable legacy AppleTalk support choose Enable for AppleTalk Protocol FTP Server Info Enabling the FTP Server will allow users to connect to shares via FTP protocol Their username and password is used for their login credentials and they will only have access to shares that have read only or writeable access to on the LinkStation The network administrator of your network may need to enable traffic on port 21 to the LinkStation for FTP to work over the Internet Click the Apply button to set up these services 33 Advanced Settings Group Management Cink Station Groups allow for easier management of permissions i _ in some networks specifically networks with a lot of n oe users in different departments To Delete a group put a check next to its name and petal click Delete To add a group to your LinkStation click Add E Add a name and a description to the Add New RRS 5 Group fields Put checks next to each Member User that you want to be part of the group Click Apply when your group is set up the way you want it Active Directory and Domain Groups are not shown here but are available under Share Management Members can be added or removed from a group at any time by editing the group This is done by clicking on the Group name on the main Group a s
20. nning Finally if none of the above solutions help then please contact Technical Support for further assistance LED Hash Codes 3 flashes Partition problem with hard drive Reformat the hard drive 4 flashes Fan problem 5 flashes ROM problem 6 flashes Hard Drive can not be recognized 7 flashes Problem with motherboard RAM LAN or Hard Drive controller 60 Technical Spec ifi ations LAN Standards Transmission Types Access Media Media Interface USB Standard USB Connector Data Transmission Speed Electric Current Power Consumption Dimensions Weight Operating Environment IEEE 802 3u IEEE 802 3ab IEEE 802 3 1O00BASE T 8B1Q4 PAM5 1OOBASE TX 4B5B MLT 3 lOBASE T Manchester Coding CSMA CD RJ 45 USB 2 0 Hi Speed HS Full Speed FS Low Speed LS USB A Connector 2 Max 480 Mbps HS Mode Max 12 Mbps FS Mode 120V A C 21W Varies slightly with size 2 4 x 6 3 x 8 5 60 x 160 x 216 mm 3 5 Ibs 1 6 kg Varies with size 41 95 F 20 80 non condensing Contact infomation North Amernca Buffalo Technology USA Inc 4030 West Braker Lane Suite 120 Austin TX 78759 5319 GENERAL INQUIRIES Monday through Friday 8 30am 5 30pm CST Direct 512 794 8533 Toll free 800 456 9799 Fax 512 794 8520 Email sales buffalotech com TEC HNIC AL SUPPORT North American Technical Support by phone is available 24 hours a day 7 day
21. ou do not own a multimedia player PCast and DLNA settings can be completely ignored For more information on LinkTheater please visit Buffalo Technology s web site at www buffalotech com and look under Multimedia Products 43 AUF RAL Pessi and OLHA Meda Serves Settings server by specifying an access password Media Server Function The Media Server Function will need to be enabled for this function to work If you do not own a LinkTheater than disabling this feature is recommended Media Folder The Media Folder specifies which shared folder to share with LinkTheater All of the multimedia files inside this shared folder will be available to LinkTheater NOTE At this time only one shared folder can be accessed with LinkTheater Please make sure that all of the multimedia files you wish to share with LinkTheater are in this shared folder PC ast Password Restrict access to your media Limit DLNA Client Access Choose what devices can access your media server See next page for more information on configuration Update Media List This updates the list of multimedia folders and files displayed by your media player Some changes may not be shown until the list is refreshed or the media player rebooted BUFFALO access Limfshan of OLHA ghani Get to this page by clicking Choose Devices on the previous page Search for DLNA Client This will show a list of all clients that could connect to the media
22. ou re installing on a PC click on Connect this PC to LinkStation the green lower button Mac users can skip this step Click Next to step through the installation LinkNavigator Setup Continue pressing Next to step through the installation When installation is complete you may close the installation window 10 Using your LinkStation with a Windows PC Two new icons will be on your desktop Shortcut for LinkStation and Buffalo NAS Navigator F usnama algix Clicking Shortcut for LinkStation takes you directly to the folders on Me Edt we moies Tom your LinkStation Share is the main folder that you can put files and ee H lh f folders in Info contains a copy of your user manual The Buffalo NAS Navigator icon opens the LinkStation s client utility Turn to page 55 for more on using the NAS Navigator client utility Accessing LinkStation Data from your PC To Access LinkStation Data from a PC Your LinkStation uses shares folders to hold data A share called share is already configured on your LinkStation and you can create additional shares on page 30 To start using your LinkStation you can either click on the Shortcut for LinkStation on your desktop or you may just use drive L in My Computer which setup has mapped to the default share in your LinkStation BEE j T My Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools He gl File Edit View Favorites Tools Help
23. ration GUI The Configuration GUI may be accessed at any time by typing the IP address of your LinkStation into the URL bar of a browser running on a computer connected to the same network as the LinkStation This works perfectly with OS X Linux and other non Windows PCs Mozilla Firefox File Edit View Go Bookmarks Tools Help 295 5 oee G BE o era rete aora treme siel Utility you can get to the Configuration GUI by clicking on Setup and choosing Configuration Settings TI etake MAS Uhre UA isi Ifyou have a PC running the Buffalo NAS Client 20 Advanced Settings 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 BUEFALD User name admin Password password link Staton See page 36 to change your password If this login prompt does not appear your DHCP server may not be Le functioning correctly If DHCP is disabled you may re enable it or verify that the LinkStation s IP Address is in the same range as that of your PC NOTE Page 24 shows how to enable or disable DHCP or configure the LinkStation with a Static IP Address 21 Advanced Settings Home Welcome to Advanced Settings the configuration GUI for the LinkStation Bookmark this page in your browser so it can be easily accessed for future configuration changes If the LinkStation s I
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25. select Registered User and enter your Registered User credentials Select the volume that you want to mount such as share or share mac from the list of folders on the LinkStation The share will open A link to the shared folder will appear on your desktop g 15 Accessing LinkStation Data from a Mac If you don t know your LinkStation s IP address there are hal several ways to get it BLSE Ja FURS ii Lht Paap a E a One simple method is to use the NASnavigator client Utility ZD LOHI ht am included on your CD to find your LinkStation s Just click r on the tab for your LinkStation and you ll be able to read its IP address See page 55 for more on the LinkStation client utility You can always get the LinkStation s IP address from your router s configuration utility Many Buffalo routers list this information on the Client Monitor page as shown to the right Consult your router s documentation for instructions on identifying the LinkStation s IP address 16 LinkStation Expansion LinkStation Pro has two USB 2 0 ports on the rear These ports can be used for adding external USB Hard Drives or a USB Printer LinkStation will share connected USB storage devices allowing everyone on the network to use them Up to two external USB hard drives may be added to LinkStation Pro To connect a USB hard drive or printer to your LinkStation simply plug it into one of the USB ports On
26. server For any that you want to have access put a checkmark next to their MAC address and click Allow Access You can deny access to any DLNA client by checking it and clicking Deny Access Advanced Settings Maintenance Notification Link Statien If your LinkStation is remotely managed you ene may choose to receive nightly status reports H Saco ros 5 RNR and be notified of any disk events by email To set this up enable Mail Notification and a enter the IP Address of your SMTP server n in the SMTP Server Address field Selecta Subject line for the emails i e LinkStation Status Report and enter the email address of pei f each person you want to receive notification m 225 emails into a Recipient Mail Address field SMTP server must be an open type server Currently there s no provision for entering a username or password 46 Advanced Settings Maintenance Alert Settings Link Staten AURAL m La a Mginthnnancte 3 Ger prami ieee i ad Mise peso A dmi ii g m re Me pe m ear hapa ff Ta baiza i ieee 1 fe E 1 ibb i a mem ma Tm Lana A m Alerts can be configured on the LinkStation to make audible noises when a problem is detected Along with the audible noise alert emails will be sent out if Mail Notification was properly configured Please select the features you would like to receive an audible sound alert
27. thout a username or password as long as no restricted secure shares are mapped If an unrestricted share and a restricted share are both being mapped or accessed use the restricted username and password for the unrestricted share login by using the Connect using a different user name option This will allow a Windows PC to access both shares without any problems 38 Advanced Settings To create a backup job click on a Job Number The Edit Backup Job dialog will appear Din Bixekup Tan et ii i an Te e uE i HH i a ba amm ET WH r B a 39 Advanced Settings Disk Backup Edit Bac kup J ob Edit Backup Joo l peti P bar hrer Come Oas om Backup Bource and Destination Folders 40 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 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 Local 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 LinkStation or another LinkStation on the network Click on Select to approve
28. word is password Press the Apply button once you make the selection Press the Restore button to begin the initialization process this will restore all settings to factory defaults but will NOT erase the data on the hard drives Start Disk Formatting begins a complete disk format that will erase all information on the LinkStation s internal hard drives This cannot be undone 50 System Status System Information Link Station This page shows you the System Information for your LinkStation Firmware updates are occasionally available from www buffalotech com for the LinkStation Pro These must be executed from a Windows PC on the same network Your router switch or hub should pass through ports 8873 and 22939 for this to work most do 51 Advanced Settings System Status USB Details HUF Pdi fF i M a ee Se Ti mih a i This page shows you details on USB hard drives and UPSs plugged into your LinkStation In this example no USB hard drives are plugged in to the LinkStation 52 Advanced Settings System Status Dnve Properties tatio HUF FALO E lia M This page shows you the properties of all hard drives in and attached to your LinkStation 53 Advanced Settings System Status Network Information Link Station i Syatem Status b Imari mia BUFFALO This page shows you the System Information for your network connection 54 LinkStation Client Utlity
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