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1. Note Building the RAID array will take approximately 10 hours per TB File transfers will be slower during this period While the RAID ARRAY x Resyncing message is displayed on the LCD screen do not turn off the TeraStation If you turn it off the configuration process will start over 6 The confirm operation screen will appear Enter the number shown in the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds and click Apply 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have set up a RAID 1 array Repeat the steps to create a second RAID 1 array with the other two drives or refer to page 40 to configure a hot spare with one of the remaining drives Turn to page 16 to create a shared folder TeraStation Setup Manual 38 e Using in RAID 0 mode 1 Change system to normal mode page 34 Settings Storage Backup Storage Maintenance Power Management Restore Format Check Disk Format Disk Remove Disk Rediscover Dis Disk Status 6 Array 1 ye 3 Cc Disk1 Cc Disk2 Cc Disk3 Cc Disk4 C USBDisk1 Unit Capacity 458 524 800 KB WD25004AKS 00B3A WD25004AKS 00B3A VWD2500AAKS 00B34 WD250044KS 00B34 USB Disk 1 018 752 KB Amount Used 856 KB 340 912 KB RAID Mode RAID10 Not Configured 458 524 800 KB Amount Used 856 KB RAID Mode RAIDIO Not Configured 4 RAID Array Array 1 Total Capacity 458 524 800 KB w Create Raid Array
2. Disk3 C Disk4 c USBDisk1 Unit Name Unit Capacity Amount Used 458 524 800 KB 856KB VWD2500AAKS 00B3A VWD2500A amp KS 00B34 amp VWD2500AAKS 00B34 VWD2500AAKS 00B34 USB Disk 1 018 752 KB 340 912 KB RAID Mode RAIDIO Not Configured Total Capacity 458 524 800 KB Amount Used 856 KB RAID Mode RAID10 Not Configured RAID Array Array 1 Delete RAID Array Cancel Total Capacity 458 524 800 KB Amount Used 856 KB Disk Disk mode Disk 1 Array 1 Disk 2 Array 1 Disk 3 Array 1 Disk 4 Normal Model Name WD25004 4KS 00834 WD25004AAKS 00B3A WD25004 amp AKS 00B34 WD25004AKS 00B34 Size Spare Disk s 232 9 GB 232 9 GB 232 9 GB 232 9 GB Set to spare disk Notes Click System Storage RAID Array in the Web Admin Click an array which is set either RAID5 or RAID1 Click Set to spare disk If a hot spare is configured click Set to normal disk to change the hot spare to a normal disk 4 The confirm operation screen will appear Enter the number shown in the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds and click Apply 5 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have now configured a hot spare Note All data in the hot spare drive will be deleted when it is configured as a hot spare and again when it changes over from a spare to a drive in the array TeraStation Setup Manual 40 Changing the Admin Passwo
3. Click System Storage RAID Array in the Web Admin Check Disk Format Disk Remove Disk Rediscover Disl Disk us Unit Name Unit Capacity Array 458 524 800 KB 856 KB Disk1 WD2500AAKS 00B3A Cc Disk2 WD250044KS 00B34 Disk3 WD250044KS 00B34 Cc Disk4 WD250044KS 00B34 c USBDisk1 USB Disk 1 018 752 KB 340 912 KB RAID Mode tus Total Capacity Amount Used RAIDIO lormal 458 524 800 KB 856 KB Not Configured Select the array you want to configure RAID Mode Status Total Capacity Amount Used RAID10 Normal 458 524 800 KB 856 KB Not Configured 3 Click Create RAID Array 4 When Are you sure you want to change RAID mode is displayed 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 now set up Normal mode Refer to page 16 to create a shared folder Confirm Operation screen When you perform any of the following tasks a confirmation screen is displayed To continue enter the displayed number within 60 seconds and click Apply I Confirm Operation x A Delete Folder s To delete the selected folder s please enter e Changing structures of RAID array Create Delete Format Array or Disk Kode Warning This operation cannot be reversed or e Delete Folder e Remove Disk 7278 Code
4. Normal Note Building the RAID array will take approximately 10 hours per TB File transfers will be slower during this period While the RAID ARRAY x Resyncing message is displayed on the LCD screen do not turn off the TeraStation If you turn it off the configuration process will start over 6 Theconfirm operation screen will appear Enter the number shown in the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds and click Apply 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have now set up a RAID 5 array Turn to page 16 to create a shared folder TeraStation Setup Manual 35 e Use in RAID5 mode 3 hard drives 1 Change system to normal mode page 34 Click System Storage RAID Array in the Web Admin Check Disk Format Disk Remove Disk Rediscover Disk Status Unit Name Unit Capacity Amount Used Array 1 458 524 800 KB 856 KB Disk1 x WD2500AAKS 00B3A Cc Disk2 WD250044KS 00B34 Disk3 VWD2500AAKS 00B34 Cc Disk4 WD250044KS 00B34 c USBDisk1 USB Disk 1 018 752 KB 340 912 KB RAID Mode Status Total Capacity RAIDIO Normal 458 524 800 KB Not Configured Click the array you want to configure RAID Mode Status Total Capacity Amount Used RAID10 Normal 458 524 800 KB 856 KB Not Configured Select hard disks 3 of them t in RAID5 elect Nar ISKS 30 e o use IN E Disk Disk mode Mode
5. 2 Fol Se 7 2 Click the shared folder you want to set Access Restrictions for E create Folder FBdelete Empty recycle bin of each Folder Find E Name Volume e Recycle Bin Support Restrictions J info d Only x B share Array vite y Windows Apple J usbdisk1 Write X Windows Shared Folders gt share 3 Click Access Restrictions Name share Description Volume Array 1 Shared Folder Attributes Read Only Read amp Write Recycle Bin Enable Disable Shared Folder Support M Windows M Apple 7 Ftp IT Disk Backup SFTP Folder Mode SMB Only T Hide Share Remote backup password Offline Files Disable Offline Files V TeraSearch I Include folder in search indexing I Access Restrictions Save Cancel x 4 Local Users F Local Users Click Add Find E admin 1 guest john Add Close Note The procedure described here shows an example of how to set the access restrictions for local users To set the access restrictions on Local Groups bases click Local Groups Add TeraStation Setup Manual 23 1 Check users or groups that you want to allow to access to the share Bane 2 Click Add a 6 EET 7n 7 amp Y BFI 7 7 Select the level of privilege for the user or group you added 7 Click Save You have completed configuring access restrictions Notes e If you log on from a Microsoft Network Domain you can set the ac
6. 6 Theconfirm operation screen will appear Enter the number shown in the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds and click Apply 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have now set up a RAID 10 array Turn to page 16 to create a shared folder TeraStation Setup Manual 37 e Using in RAID 1 mode 1 Change system to normal mode page 34 Click System Storage RAID Array in the Web Admin Check Disk Format Disk Rerr Disk Status Init Name Unit Capacity Amount Used Array 458 524 800 KB 856 KB Disk1 WD2500A4KS 00B34 Cc Disk2 VWD2500AAKS 00B34 amp Disk3 WD250044KS 00B34 Cc Disk4 WD250044KS 00B34 USBDisk1 USB Disk 1 018 752 KB 340 912 KB RAID Mode tus Total Capacity Amount Used RAIDIO lormal 458 524 800 KB 856 KB Not Configured Click the array you want to set RAID Mode Status Total Capacity Amount Used RAID10 Normal 458 524 800 KB 856 KB Not Configured 4 am Click hard disks Disk 1 and Disk 2 or Disk 3 and Disk 4 in RAID1 ate Raid Array Cancel Model Name Size WD250044KS 00B34 232 9 GB WD25004 4KS 00B34 232 9 GB WD250044KS 00B34 232 9 GB WD250044KS 00B34 232 9 GB 1 Select RAID 1 Fe aaa er aie 2 Click Create Raid Array W Disk 2 Normal WD2S50044KS 00834 232 9 GB Disk 3 Normal VWD2500AAKS 00B3A 232 9 GB Disk 4 Normal VWD2500AAKS 00B3A 232 9 GB
7. 8 Right Click on the TeraStation icon in NAS Navigator2 and choose Open Web Admin Notes e For Mac OS hold the Control key click the TeraStation icon and click Open Web Admin e The TeraStation web based configuration utility requires Firefox 1 5 or later Internet Explore 6 0 Service Pack 2 or later or Safari 3 or later 9 Enter the administrator name and password and click Login Notes e The following settings are set by factory default Username admin Password password The default language for the configuration utility is English To change the display language click System Settings Language Modify Settings select Display Language and click Save 10 Click System Settings Date and Timel 11 Click Modify Settings TeraStation Setup Manual 5 Date and Time Date Time Source Automatic Manual Primary NTP IP Address server ni 1 To manually configure the date and time click Manual and adjust Date Time and Time Zone Note Click Use Local Date Time to use your computer s time or Time Zone for the TeraStation s time 2 Click Save Notes e By default the TeraStation will attempt to use an NTP server to set the time NTP may not be usable in some network environments e Please read the terms of use for Internet Multifeed Co at www jst mfeed ad jp Internet Multifeed Co is the group that manages the NTP Server at www jst mfeed ad jp Internet M
8. Access Restrictions on Active Directory The TeraStation can download users groups and passwords from an Active Domain server This procedure is recommended for system administrators only 1 Click Network Workgroup Domain Modify Settings in the Web Admin Authentication Method Workgroup Workgroup Name WORKGROUP Workgroup Authentication Delegate Authority to LinkStation Authentication Server Name or IP Windows Domain Controller Automatic User Registration Modify Settings 2 Morkgponp Poem 1 Select Active Directory Authentication Method C Workgroup NT Domain 2 Enter an Active Directory Domain Name NetBIOS name Active Directory Domain WORKGROUP Name NetBIOS Name Active Directory Domain Pen 3 Enter an Active Directory Domain Name DNS name der 4 Enter an Active Directory Domain Controller Name Computer name Cancel 5 Enter an Administrator password 6 Enter an Administrator password 7 Enter WINS Server IP Address 8 Click Save 3 Follow the instructions on page 23 to 24 to add Access Restrictions to Domain Users Domain Groups You have completed the settings for this feature TeraStation Setup Manual 27 Restrictions when administrating in Active Directory Domain e When you have the TeraStation joined to an Active Directory domain you must specify the DNS Server which can resolve names for Active Directory domain e After building an Active Directory domain the
9. Cancel Amount Used 856 KB AAR el Disk Disk mode Disk 1 Normal Disk 2 Normal Disk 3 Normal Disk 4 Normal 5 RAID Array Array 1 Model Name VWWD2500AAKS 0DB3A VWWD2500AAKS 0DB3A VWWD2500AAKS 0DB3A VWWD2500AAKS 0DB3A raidO Y Create Raid Array Cancel ize 232968 232 9 GB 232968 232968 GAAR 6 The confirm operation screen will appear Enter the number shown in the Confirmation Number field within Disk Disk mode Disk 1 Normal Disk 2 Normal Disk 3 Normal Disk4 Normal Model Name WD250044KS 00B34 WD250044KS 00834 WD250044KS 00B34 VWD2500AAKS 00B3A Size 2329 GB 2329 GB 232 9 GB 232 968 60 seconds and click Apply Click System Storage RAID Array in the Web Admin Click the array you want to configure Select all available hard drives 1 Select RAID 0 2 Click Create Raid Array 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have set up a RAID 0 array Turn to page 16 to create a shared folder TeraStation Setup Manual 39 e Configuring a Hot Spare If you have 3 drives in a RAID 5 array or 2 drives in a RAID 1 array then you can configure another drive as a hot spare If one of the drives in the array fails the TeraStation will switch over to the hot spare immediately Check Disk Format Disk Remove Dis Rediscover Dis Disk Array C Diskt oc Disk2
10. Dock Expos amp International Security Spotlight Screen Saver Spaces MY OG NA Bluetooth CDs amp DVDs Displays Energy Keyboard amp Trackpad Print amp Fax Sound er Mouse Internet amp Network OG SG MobileMe Network QuickTime Sharing System EG noo 7 Accounts Date amp Time ental Software Speech Startup Disk Time Machine Universal Controls Update Access Other An E E 990 2 Em o Control Center DivX Flip4Mac Google Growl Line 6 Audio MacFUSE PlugSuit WMV Desktop MIDI Devices l A PODxt SizzlingKeys Family USB 10 p a Click Choose Backup Disk D Choose Backup Disk e Time Machine Time Machine keeps copies of everything on your Mac including system files applications and settings as well as your music pictures and other important files Since Time i jac as it Machine keeps daily backups you can revisit your M OFF E ON appeared in the past v Show Time Machine status in the menu bar LE Click the lock to prevent further changes 11 amp Select TeraStation and click Use for Backup ET TUE DBE Time EN Documents JohnsPro TimeMachine E share LS CHLAB1 TimeMachine backtoMac JOHNSCHL TimeMachine EN backups BRIAN QUAD TimeMachine EN temp TS XL5BEsupport TimeMachine v 2 Set Up Time Capsule Cancel Use for Backup bet appeared in the past R Chau Tima Machina ctatue in tha manu har D Enter your u
11. subfolder To recover deleted data open the Trashbox subfolder and move files Notes To delete all files in the Recycle Bin click Shared Folders Folder Setup Empty recycle bin of each folder on the Web Admin Read only Shares A folder may be configured as read only by selecting Read Only from Shared Folder Attributes Notes The default setting is Read amp Write A shared folder whose attribute is set to read only is read only for all users even if they are assigned write permissions on the share When a shared folder is configured to be read only the message Read Only is added to the description of that share folder Hidden Shares In the Web Admin click Shared Folder and select Hidden Share on Folder Mode SMB Only Click Save Only SMB shares may be hidden If other protocols are checked for the share such as AFP FTP or SFTP you cannot select Hidden Share To open a hidden share click Start Run and enter TeraStation Name Shared Folder name Example If your TeraStation is named TS XL001 with the default share share hidden enter TS XLO01 shareS TeraStation Setup Manual 17 Technical Restrictions e Windows does not support some characters that OS X and the TeraStation allow So if you create a filename on a Mac with any of the following characters it will not display correctly on a Windows computer With Mac OS X 10 2 or later you may have to connect to the TeraStati
12. CD Protocol TCP IP Supported Network File System SMB CIFS AFP FTP FTPS SFTP NFS Jumbo Frame frame length 1 518 4 102 7 422 9 694 Bytes Including 14 bytes of the header and 4 bytes of FCS Interface Interface USB Standard Revision 2 0 USB Port Data Transfer Speed 480 Mbps Logical value Maximum Connector TS XL TS XEL TS WXL R1 TS WXL 1D USB Connector Series A X 2 TS RXL USB Connector Series A X 3 Compatible USB Devices Supporting USB devices USB hard disk manufactured by BUFFALO USB UPS and USB printer Interface Interface UPS Port D SUB 9 pin Male X 1 UPS Port Compatible UPS UPS manufactured by Omron or APC Internal Hard Drive Disk Composition Configured to RAID 5 mode 4 hard drives for TS XL TS XEL and TS RXL at the factory default Configured to RAID1 mode for TS WXL R1 Configured to Normal mode for TS WXL 1D NOTE If the hard drives in the TeraStation are malfunctioned replace with the hard drive OP HD Series with the same capacity as the malfunctioned hard drive manufactured by BUFFALO which is sold sepa rately Refer to BUFFALO s website www buffalotech com for details Power TS XL TS XEL AC100 240V 50 60Hz approx 60W Average Ku TS WXL R1 AC100 240V 50 60Hz approx 40W Average Consumption TS WXL 1D AC100 240V 50 60Hz approx 30W Average TS RXL AC100 240V 50 60Hz approx 110W Average External size TS XL TS XEL W170xH215xD230mm excluding protruding
13. Every 1st day month I Begin Immediate RAID Scan amie jee 2 Select a schedule for RAID Scanning RAID Array Error Detection Shutdown Not shut down Response NOTE Check Shutdown to automatically shut down the TeraStation whenever a RAID error occurs 3 Click Save Notes e Check Begin Immediate RAID Scan and click Save to immediately initiate RAID scanning e To stop a RAID scan click Abort RAID Scanning RAID Scanning is now configured TeraStation Setup Manual 44 UPS An uninterruptible power supply UPS can protect the TeraStation from power outages and brownouts To use the TeraStation with a UPS proceed as follows 1 Plug the power cable of the UPS to a wall socket Connect the AC cable of the TeraStation to the UPS O HRK Q Synchronize with UPS Enable Disable UPS Connection Type UPS Serial Port APC Style TeraStation behavior When Power failure Shutdown TeraStation after 4 vw Minutes of Power Failure Shutdown TeraStation when UPS Reports Battery Low status UPS Behavior After TeraStation has shut down C Alive UPS Recovery function Enable Disable Save Cancel Notes Click Modify Settings Connect the UPS to the TeraStation with a USB or serial connection Turn on the UPS then the TeraStation In the TeraStation s Web Admin click System Power Management UPS Settings 1 Select Enable 2 Configure each setting 3 Cl
14. Folders Folder Setup Folder Setup DFS Direct Copy TeraSearch Je ONNEN 7 ane 3 me 2 Click Create Folder E Create Folder Delete Empty recycle bin of each Folder Find El nemne voume tribute Recycle Bin Support Restrictions Dinfo Read Only x E F share awrite y Windows Apple J usbdisk1 amp Write X Window sre Feder gt now Fler 1 Set Name Shared Folder Support and so on Copy Settings From Optional v Name Description Volume Disk 1 MA Shared Folder Attributes Read Only Read amp Write a Enabl C Disabl e a ae Support Vv coe Vv NG I Ftp I Disk Backup 2 Cl IC k Save Remote backup password I Access Restrictions Save Cancel You have created a new shared folder Notes e Shared folder names can contain up to 12 alphanumeric letters or 6 2 byte letters Hyphens and underscores may be used Do not use a number or symbol as the first letter of a shared folder name You can enter up to 50 alphanumeric characters 25 characters for 2 byte for the description Hyphens underscores and spaces may be used Don t use a number or symbol as the first letter of the name e You may create up to 400 shared folders on the TeraStation TeraStation Setup Manual 16 Recycle Bin Each shared folder on the TeraStation that is connected by SMB may have the recycle bin enabled or disabled from within the Web Admin If enabled deleted data from a shared folder will be temporarily moved to a Trashbox
15. Only J share Read wrie Windows Apple Susbdisk1 Read amp Write Windows Apple Disk Backup 4 Shared Folders gt share Narne share Description Volume Array 1 Shared Folder Attributes Read Only Read amp Write Recycle Bin Enable Disable Shared Folder Support VM Windows M Apple W Ftp IV Disk Backup SFTP Folder Mode SMB Only T Hide Share Remote backup password Offline Files Disable Offline Files NG TeraSearch F Include folder in search indexing I Access Restrictions Save Cancel Time Machine Time Machine Disabled Target Folder Modify Settings TeraStation Setup Manual In the TeraStation Web Admin navigate to Network Network Network Services and click AFP Select Enable and click Save Note Settings for both LAN port 1 and 2 are the same ports cannot be configured separately 1 Click Shared Folders 2 Choose a shared folder to configure as a backup destination for Time Machine 1 Check Apple under Shared Folder Support 2 Click Save 1 Navigate to Extensions Time Machine 2 Click Modify Settings 48 ae ia 1 Select Enable 2 Select the shared folder that you set in step 3 3 Click Save ee 1 Enter the Mac s host name 2 Enter the Mac s Ethernet MAC address 3 Click Create Note A Macintosh computer s host name can be found under Computer Name in System Preferences Sharing a Sharing Comp
16. Series gt Power Outlet Fasten the plug with the clamp Network y Hub or Router z A A cia LAN Port 1 GN PATENN aA I lt 5 _ D Ethernet Cable JAR DO D Op lt TS RXL Series gt Power Outlet AC Cable Note Use LAN Port 1 for initial setup After setup you may connect a second cable to LAN Port 2 If used configure the IP address of LAN Port 2 at Network Setting IP Address Settings in the TeraStation Web Admin or NAS Navigator2 TeraStation Setup Manual 2 Hold down the power button on the TeraStation for three seconds to turn it on 3 Wait until the green power LED changes from flashing to lit In the TS RXL Series the LED is not illuminated Continue to Step 4 4 Insert the TeraNavigator software CD into your computer The TeraNavigator wizard will launch Click Begin Installation Note If the wizard doesn t open automatically navigate to the TeraNavigator CD and double click the al icon TSNavi exe Welcome to the TeraStation Setip Wizard Please close all other open applicatiai Step through the wizard to connect cables and install software software oftware View User Manual Options TeraNavigator 120 Notes e For Windows Vista click Run TSNavi exe when the auto play screen is displayed When A program needs your permission to continue is displayed click Continue e For Mac OS open the CD and double click on the TeraNavigator ico
17. allow access by local users in addition to externally authenticated use select Allow 5 Click Save Notes e Match the Workgroup name of this product and the Windows Domain Controller s domain Name if you would like to specify the Windows Domain Controller as an External Authentication S Server e A Workgroup Name can be up to 15 alpha numerical character length or 7 two byte characters Hyphens underscores and periods may be used e Don t use a number or symbol as the first letter of a workgroup name TeraStation Setup Manual 30 4 An Authentication Shared Folder is created on the TeraStation When a user who is registered to the specified External Server opens the Authentication Shared Folder he she will be automatically registered as a TeraStation user you can directly register users Notes e A user who is automatically registered will belong to the hdusers group They can be set to belong to any group from the Group settings e Access Restrictions to shared folders can be set for the User Name obtained e User Name registered will be displayed when clicking Users Groups External Users To delete a user that automatically registered select the user and click Delete External Users e When connecting using AFP and FTP always use an IP address Authentication may fail if a Server Name is used e Enter the IP address when specifying a server in a different subnet e AFP and FTP connections do not allow
18. be used Do not use any symbol except underscore as a first letter of the name e Group descriptions may contain up to 50 alphanumeric characters 25 characters for 2 byte characters Hyphens and underscores may also be used Do not use a number or symbol as the first character of a group description e You may register up to 300 groups with the TeraStation e Repetitive deletions and additions of groups may cause the quota feature to not work properly Even though the data is copied by the backup function of the TeraStation the Quota feature may not work properly if a user ID group ID is duplicated In such a case use a user name group name of an unused user ID or group ID e f the Group ID is left blank a Group ID will be automatically assigned When using the Quota feature use numbers between 1000 and 1999 to set a group ID manually Make sure that a user ID does not duplicate to other users e To set a quota for a group check Enable for Group Quota and enter the maximum disk space allotted in GB TeraStation Setup Manual 22 Access Restrictions Setting Access Restrictions for Users Groups The TeraStation allows you to specify which groups and users can access specific shared folders 1 Register Users and Groups to the TeraStation as described in the previous sections 1 In the Web Admin click Shared Folders Folder Setup Folder Setup DFS Direct Copy TeraSearch Pead Manual amp Recess Restriction FAQ amp
19. manually Make sure that user ID are unique TeraStation Setup Manual 20 Importing Users To import many users at once enter the following information in the Input CSV format data field on Users Groups Local Users on Web Admin and click Import Format of the user information Username required Password required and Description optional Example username1 password description1 username2 password2 description2 username3 password3 description3 Notes e It may take about 1 hour depending on the number of users you import Please note that you cannot use the Web Admin while the system is busy e Use commas as separators Do not use spaces before or after the commas e Ifa line is incorrectly formatted then the user in that line will not be registered e If a username is already registered on the TeraStation that user will be overwritten Commas should not be used in usernames passwords or user descriptions TeraStation Setup Manual 21 Adding Groups 1 Click Users Groups Local Groups in the Web Admin 2 Click Create Group Members admin hdusers 2 Local Groups gt New Group 1 Enter Group Name and Description Group Name Group Id re 2 Select users who join a group click Add 3 Click Save Hard Limit GB Notes e Group names can contain up to 12 alphanumeric letters Hyphens underscores and periods may
20. obtaining user information by delegating authority to External SMB Server 5 Follow the instructions on pages 23 and 24 to add access restrictions to External Users Groups You have completed the settings for the Authentication Server Restrictions when administrating Delegate Authority option If you cannot access the TeraStation while logged into Windows using the account information registered to the authentication server you cannot access shared folders on the TeraStation or set access restrictions e 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 as a Anonymous user via FTP TeraStation Setup Manual 31 RAID Arrays TS XL TS XEL and TS RXL series TeraStations default to RAID 5 mode 4 hard drives TS WXL R1 series default to RAID 1 mode and TS WXL 1D series default to Normal mode The characteristics of each type of RAID are described below If you change the RAID mode all of the data on the hard drive is deleted Always back up any important data before changing the RAID mode Note In this document Recovery means putting the TeraStation back to the state it was in before the malfunction happened It does not mean reading data from failed hard drives e RAID 5 mode 4 hard drives Default for TS XL TS XEL and TS RXL Series Note TS WXL R1 and TS WXL 1D TeraStations don t support this mode as they don t have 4 hard driv
21. parts approx 8kg weight TS WXL R1 W170xH170xD230mm excluding protruding parts approx 4 5kg TS WXL 1D W170xH170xD230mm excluding protruding parts approx 3 6kg TS RXL W430xH44 3xD420mm excluding protruding parts approx 9kg main unit only Operating Temperature 5 35 C Humidity 20 80 no condensation Environment Compatible IBM PC Compatible OADG spec Apple Mac Series Computer NOTE Equipped with LAN interface The TeraStation can only connected via LAN with your computer and no USB connection can be established Supported OS Windows 7 32bit 64bit Vista 32bit 64bit XP 2000 Windows Server2003 Server2008 Windows 2000 Server Mac OS X 10 3 9 or later TeraStation Setup Manual 53 List of LCD Display TeraStation has the LCD panel on the front of the unit The following list shows the displayed items and their meanings Normal Display You can switch the display by pressing the Display switch button on the front of the TeraStation Also you can configure the displayed items in System Maintenance Front Panel Settings on the Web Admin Examples of LCD LINK SPEED Not connected to the network NO LINK LINK SPEED Connected as 10 Mbps half duplex LINK SPEED il ala LINK SPEED Connected as 10 Mbps full duplex NOTE 10Mbps FULL If connecting a LAN cable LINK SPEED Connected as 100 Mbps half duplex to the LAN Port 2 LINK 100MbpsHALF SPEED2 is displayed INK SPEED C
22. the l icon TSNavi exe 3 Step through the wizard to install NAS Navigator 2 4 After NAS Navigator2 is installed click the B l in the right top right corner of the window to close the installer Then use NAS Navigator 2 to open the TeraStation s shared folder TeraStation Setup Manual 11 5 Launch NAS Navigator2 Note For Windows computers double click the Buffalo NAS Navigator2 icon on the Desktop For a Mac double click the NAS Navigator2 icon in the Dock 6 Double click on the TeraStation icon 15 x S NASNavigator2 Ba View Woy me Browse 4 Refresh Tm here Note TS XLBAS This example shows a TS XL series TeraStation Your icon may be different TS X1 OTL RS orkgroup WORKGROUP HDDORAIBDOO 0 0GB 874 7GB 0 0 IP Address 192 168 7 157 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 7 1 MAC Address 00 50 43 68 5B A5 irmware 1 01 7 The TeraStation s Shared folders are displayed Note With a Mac the TeraStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop and displayed in the sidebar of the Finder You can now use the TeraStation s shared folders to save files just like other hard drives Adding Additional TeraStations Run the TeraNavigator installation program from the CD for each TeraStation that you add to the network You cannot set up multiple TeraStations at the same time TeraStation Setup Manual 12 Auto Power Mode The TeraStation can be configured to a
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24. 32 e RAID 1 mode TS WXL R1 Series Default Settings Uses 2 hard drives as one array You can use up to 2 arrays on TS XL TS XEL and TS RXL Series The space you can use is 1 hard drive s space for each array The same data is written to 2 drives at once If a drive is damaged data can be recovered by replacing the damaged hard disk If both drives in an array are damaged data cannot be restored You can create an array and designate another drive as a hot spare which will boot automatically when one of the hard drive fails in TS XL TS XEL and TS RXL TeraStations You can use 2 drives to create a RAID 1 array use anther drive as a hot spare and use another as a regular drive all at once e RAID 0 mode This mode uses multiple hard drives as a single array The disk space you can use is the total space of all hard drives used This is the fastest of the TeraStation s RAID modes If any hard disks are damaged you cannot recover data e Normal Mode TS WXL 1D Series Default Settings This mode uses the hard drives inside the TeraStation as individual hard disks The disk space you can use is the total space of all hard drives in the TeraStation If a hard disk is damaged you cannot recover data from that drive Note During a recovery the TeraStation s front LED display shows RAID ARRAY Resyncing and file transfer speeds are slower than usual until the RAID array is rebuilt TeraStation Setup Manual 33 e Using Normal mode
25. BUF FALE conve la TeraStation Setup Manual tin Mp J r AA a BUF FA y E gt mm BUFFALO gt TeraStation www buffalotech com 35011043 ver 02 v 1 0 Contents Chapter 1 Setup 44444 3 TeraNavigator Setup rrranannrnannnnrnarnnnrnnnnanenannnnnnnenuennnnneennene 3 Diagrams and Layout arrannannarnernrnernernernennannnvannnnnannarnennennn 8 Chapter 2 Using your TeraStation ccccsesseseeeeeeee 10 Opening a Shared Folder rrrarrnrrnnrnnnennrvnrennrnarnnnrnnnnneeneennne 10 Opening a Shared Folder from a Second PC 000 11 Adding Additional TeraStations rrarrnnrnanranrrarnnnnnrnannnernnnnnn 12 Auto Power Mode rrarnarnarnannnnnnornnrnarnannnnnnnnnnnnernarnuenuennsnnne 13 Opening the Web Admin ccccsccsseceeceeeteeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeaess 14 Adding a Shared Folder rrrurrarnnrnnnrnanenrnannnernannnnenernannnernesnnn 16 Adding USers arrarnarnarnarnornernarnarnannannnnnanunnunnaenunnarnennennennene 20 Adding Groups arrnnnnnrnannannnannnvnnrnernarnarnnannnnnnnnnnnennunnuenuennsnnne 22 Access Restrictions r arrrrnrrnrrnnrnnrnnrnnnnannannrnarnarnarnarnennenner 23 LEESE 32 Changing the Admin Password r arrnrrnarnnrrnernarnnernannnernnnnner 41 Initialization orrernrrarnornrnornavarnannrnavarnernrnannenennenennsnennenennsnere 42 Chapter 3 Useful Functions xarrannnrnnvnnvnnnnnnn
26. DirectCopy NFS TeraSearch Alert Sound Settings Front Panel Settings Language Syslog PrintServer 1 Navigate to System Restore Format in the Web Admin Click Restore TeraStation 3 The Confirm Operation screen is displayed Enter the exact same number as shown in the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds and click Apply 4 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen Notes e To disable resetting the admin password from the reset button navigate to System Restore Format and select Keep current admin password Click Apply e If you disable resetting the admin password from the reset button you can no longer configure the TeraStation if you forget the password Write down your password and keep it in a safe place TeraStation Setup Manual 43 Chapter 3 Useful Functions RAID Scanning A RAID Scanning checks your TeraStation s RAID 1 5 or 10 array and automatically fixes any problems it finds If you re using a RAID array it s recommended that you perform regular RAID scans 1 Click System Storage RAID Scanning in the TeraStation s Web Admin 2 Click Modify Settings under RAID Scanning RAID Scanning Disabled RAID Scanning Schedule Every 1st day month RAID Scanning Start Time 2 Hour RAID Array Error Detection Not shut down Response 2 RAID Scannit 1 Click Enable ing Enable Disable RAID Scanning Schedule list 3rd v Friday v C
27. Ethernet Failure HDx Error HDx Can t Mount HDx Error HDx Is Faulty SATAx Error COMM Failure Replication Replicate Failure The circuit board is damaged Unplug the power code of the TeraStation and reboot it The error still persists contact BUFFALO s service center for repair The circuit board is damaged Unplug the power code of the TeraStation and reboot it The error still persists contact BUFFALO s service center for repair The circuit board is damaged Unplug the power code of the TeraStation and reboot it The error still persists contact BUFFALO s service center for repair The circuit board is damaged Unplug the power code of the TeraStation and reboot it The error still persists contact BUFFALO s service center for repair The circuit board is damaged Unplug the power code of the TeraStation and reboot it The error still persists contact BUFFALO s service center for repair Failed to mount the hard drive Format the hard disk After formatting reboot the system If the error is still displayed replace the hard drive The error still persists contact BUFFALO s service center for repair An error occurred and the Xth hard disk was removed from RAID array Replace xth hard drive An error occurred to communicate with the Xth hard drive Reboot the TeraStation The error still persists contact BUFFALO s service center for repair An error occurred during Replication process Click Resynchronize und
28. Timer 1 Everyday 9 00 18 00 Timer 2 Select Day Wednesday 10 00 00 20 00 00 Timer 3 Disabled gt Except on Wednesdays the unit powers on at 9 00 and moves to sleep mode at 18 00 gt On Wednesday it enters sleep mode at 20 00 A timer is set to turn the unit on for Wednesday at 10 00 Timer 1 Everyday 9 00 18 00 Timer 2 Select Day Wednesday 10 00 25 00 Timer 3 Disabled gt Except on Wednesdays the unit powers on at 9 00 and moves to sleep mode at 18 00 gt Except on Wednesdays it enters sleep mode at 1 00 of the next day A timer is set to turn the unit on for Wednesday at 10 00 Timer 1 Everyday 9 00 18 00 Timer 2 Select Day Wednesday 07 30 00 22 00 00 Timer 3 Disabled gt Except on Wednesdays the unit powers on at 9 00 and enters sleep mode at 18 00 gt On Wednesday the unit powers on at 7 30 and enters sleep mode at 22 00 of the next day TeraStation Setup Manual 52 Appendix Specifications Check Buffalo s catalogs or web site www buffalotech com for information about the latest products or compatible mod els Interface Interface Complied with IEEE802 3ab 1000BASE T Complied with IEEE802 3u 100BASE LAN Port TX Complied with IEEE802 3 10BASE T Transfer Speed 1000Mbps Full duplex auto negotiation 100Mbps Full duplex Half duplex auto negotiation 10Mbps Full duplex Half duplex auto negotiation Number of ports 2 port supports AUTO MDIX Connector type RJ 45 8 pin Access method CSMA
29. 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 e Active Directory domain s DNS name and NetBIOS name must be identical e If there are more than 5 minutes differences between the TeraStation s clock and the Domain controllers clock joining the domain or authenticating domain user or group may fail TeraStation Setup Manual 28 Access Restrictions through Delegate Authority to External SMB Server To permit access to the TeraStation by administrating all user accounts and passwords together using a delegate server follow procedures below This is recommended for network administrators only Notes e For Windows 7 Vista Windows Server 2003 Server 2008 Users e When setting Access Restrictions via Delegate Authority to External SMB Server you need to change the security setting on Windows 7 Vista and Windows Server 2003 Server 2008 e Select Start Buffalo File Security Tool File Security Tool and select Change the file security level to change the security level when changing back again select Change back the file security level Notes e File Security Tool can be installed only on Windows 7 Vista Windows Server 2003 Server 2008 from the CD included with this product e During the initial setup the message Changing the security level Are you sure is displayed Click Yes and follow the instr
30. ailure or accidental misoperation It is important to backup 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 TeraStation Setup Manual 62 Contact Information USA Canada Buffalo Technology USA Inc 11100 Metric Blvd Suite 750 Austin TX 78758 4018 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 TECHNICAL SUPPORT North American Technical Support by phone is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week USA and Canada Toll free 866 752 6210 Email info buffalotech com TeraStation Setup Manual 63 Contact Information Europe Buffalo Technology UK LTD 2 Bracknell Beeches Old Bracknell Lane Bracknell Berkshire RG 12 7BW United Kingdom GENERAL INQUIRIES Email sales buffalo technology com TECHNICAL SUPPORT Buffalo Technology provides technical support in English German French Italian and Spanish UK 0845 3511005 Austria 08101 0251552 Belgium 0787 99917 Denmark 70150919 Finland 010802812 France 0811 650220 Germany 01801 003757 Ireland 1890 719901 Italy 848 782113 Netherlands 09000401256 Norway 81000050 Spain 9018 1
31. cess restrictions with the user names group names which are registered on the domain e If a specific user is assigned both Read Only and Read amp Write they will have Read Only access The most restrictive access is always used TeraStation Setup Manual 24 Access Restrictions on NT Domain The TeraStation can download users groups and passwords from an NT Domain server This procedure is recommended for system administrators only 1 Create an account on the Domain Controller for the TeraStation Note If there is an option to Accept accounts for computers with Windows 2000 or earlier then select it Settings Workgroup Domain Head Manual amp ads el es ME goe Click Network Workgroup Domain Modify Settings in the ed en Delegate Authority to LinkStation W e b A d m i n i 3 Workgroup Domain 1 Select NT Domain Authentication Method Workgroup C NT Domain 2 Se ect NT Do ma i n N am e Workgroup Name WORKGROUP 3 WINS Server IP Address 3 Select NT Doma in Control ler Na me a For Workgroup Authentication Delegate Authority to LinkStation 4 Enter an Administrator password C Delegate Authority to External SMB Server 5 Enter an Administrator password 6 Enter WINS Server IP Address 7 Click Save Save Cancel 4 Follow the instructions in the previous section to add access restrictions to the domain Notes e Domain names can contain up to 15 alphanumeric letters Hyphens undersc
32. ck on your TeraStation s icon TS XLBAS TS X1 OTL RS A HDDORAIDOO 0 0GB 874 7GB 0 0 orkgroup WORKGROUP 192 168 7 157 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 7 1 MAC Address 00 50 43 68 5B A5 Firmware 1 01 15 The TeraStation s shared folders are displayed Note For Mac OS TeraStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop or displayed in the sidebar of the Finder Setup is now complete You can now use the TeraStation s shared folders to save files just like other hard drives Note Keep the TeraStation updated with the latest firmware You can download the latest firmware from www buffalotech com The currently installed firmware version is displayed on the main screen of NAS Navigator2 TeraStation Setup Manual Diagrams and Layout lt TS XL TS XEL Series gt TS XL Series 13 14 53 154 16 A 177 13 14 lt TS RXL Series gt Front View with the front cover BUFFALD Rear View TS XEL Series 17 14 3 15 16 A Rear View 15 16 17 TeraStation Figure The front cover is open 11 12 14 11 21 23 4 5 1 6 7 11 8 10 GO Kr o l SP 000000000E 4 19 21 13 14 15 16 17 20 18 TeraStation Setup Manual 1 Power Switch Power ON Push the Power Switch When the power is ON power switch will be illuminated in green except TS RXL series Power OFF Press and hold the Power S
33. ctors drive DEGRADE MODE ARRAYx Formatting RAID 11 Investigating the error status occurred in xth RAID array NOTE During the investigation transfer speed will be degraded Creating Xth RAID Array ARRAYx Creating RAID 11 Resyncing Xth RAID Array NOTE During the resyncing transfer speed will be degraded RAID 11 Rebuilding Xth RAID Array While rebuilding the transfer speed will be degraded RAID 11 Deleting data completely by filling 0 into Xth RAID array kmmavsomng erme ge DISK 120 Formatting Xth hard disk osxcfomating 0 Jones a aa Setting Config SYSTEM 125 Updating the TeraStation s firmware NOTE Do not turn off TeraStation while updating Web Setting 2 Initializing web configuration 2 2 3 VEG Checking Formatting New Diskx ready after replacing the hard drive This is displayed when RAID needs to be restructured on the Web Admin or for New Diskx ready matted after replacing the hard drive NOTE If you are using TS RXL Series one line s worth of height of LCD display will be scrolled horizontally and 2 lines worth of information above will be displayed 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 Checking Xth hard disk DISKx Checking 2 3 4 6 7 8 1 2 TeraStation Setup Manual 55 Error and Warning Displays the current status when changing the settings or formatting drives Examples of LCD SYSTEM Error System is not responding Unplug the power code of the TeraStation and reboot it If MPU No Respon
34. ders on the TeraStation would not suddenly open If you map Shared Folders on the TeraStation as a Network Drive you may suddenly not be able to access TeraStation when the IP address or Workgourp is changed In Such a case follow the instructions on the front of this sheet and open the shared folder on the TeraStation by using NAS Navigator2 NOTE On Mac OS TeraStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop or displayed in the sidebar on the Finder e If the problem still persists after you tried the procedures described above on Mac OS select System Stor age Disk Check Disk Delete any hidden non essential MacOS dedicated files on the Web Admin of the TeraStation and run Disk Check If a shared folder does not open even though NAS Navigator 2 recognizes the TeraStation If power outage occurred or the AC cable is unplugged while the TeraStation is ON the TeraStation s firmware may be corrupted and shared folders may not open You can search for folders on NAS Navigator2 but they do not open NOTE In such a case TeraStation Name displayed on NAS Navigator2 or TeraStation Web Admin is displayed as TS XL EM the example of TS XL Series expresses last 3 digits of the TeraStation s MAC address In such a case download the latest firmware from BUFFALO s website www buffalotech com and update it Data Backup While using the TeraStation you may loose your important data due to sudden accidents hard disk f
35. e TeraStation s Restore Factory Defaults e Rebuild RAID array e Format TeraStation e Configure hot spare Confirm Operation Screen e Empty recycle bin of each folder e Configure normal mode P TeraStation Setup Manual 34 e Using RAID 5 mode 4 hard drives 1 Change system to normal mode previous page Click System Storage RAID Array in the Web Admin Check Disk Format Disk Remove Disk Rei Disk Status Unit Name Unit Capacity Aray1 458 524 800 KB Disk1 WD250044KS 00B34 Disk 2 WD250044KS 00834 Disk 3 WD250044KS 00834 Cc Disk 4 VWWD2500AAKS 00B3A USBDisk1 USB Disk 1 018 752 KB 340 912 KB RAID Mode tus Total Capacity Amount Used RAIDIO lormal 458 524 800 KB 856 KB Not Configured Click the array you want to configure RAID Mode Status Total Capacity Amount Used RAID10 Normal 458 524 800 KB 856 KB Not Configured EEE lect hard disks all 4 of them i m Select hard disks all 4 of them to use in RAID5 raidO Create Raid Array Cancel Disk Disk mode Model Name Size v Disk 1 Normal VWD2500A amp AKS 00B3A 232 9 GB v Disk 2 Normal WD250044KS 00B34 232 9 GB v Disk 3 Normal WiD25004 4KS 00B34 232 9 GB vi Disk 4 Normal VWD25004AKS 00B34 232 9 GB RAID Array Array 1 1 Select RAID5 Zo hon EA 2900 2 Click Create Raid Array WD250044KS 00B34 Model Name
36. e TeraStation s username and password the same as the user s username and password for logging into the Windows network If they are different you may not be able to access share folders with access restrictions Click Shared Folders Folder Setup Empty recycle bin of each folder in the Web Admin to delete all of the contents of the Recycle Bin folder in the shared folder TeraStation Setup Manual 18 Do not set the same network address for LAN port1 and LAN port 2 or data transmission may be unstable If this happens initialize the TeraStation with the Reset Button If you want to access a different network from the TeraStation use LAN port 1 LAN port 2 cannot access beyond the local subnet as it doesn t have a default gateway Examples You cannot use the Mail Notification cannot find the mail server You cannot find a TeraStation LinkStation which specified as a backup destination by IP address To resolve place the TeraStation on the same subnet as the device that you are trying to connect to via LAN port 2 TeraStation Setup Manual 19 Adding Users 1 Click Users Groups Local Users 2 Click Create User 2 Local Users gt New User E 1 Enter Name Password and Description Username User Id Description 2 Click Save Password Confrin Password Primary Group hdusers v User Quota Enable Hard Limit GB Save Cancel Notes e Usernames can contain up t
37. e when the Power Mode Switch is set to Auto Inthe Web Admin navigate to System Power Management Sleep Timer 2 Click Modify Settings 3 Specify the Timer Interval Wake up at time and Begin Sleeping at time er rare Kr You can set up to 3 timers Wake up at times may be set from 0 00 to 23 45 or Begin Sleep at times may be se from 0 00 to 27 45 If Begin Sleep at is set em to 24 00 or later then Wake up at can be set from 4 00 to 23 45 24 00 is o equivalent to 0 00 of the next day and 27 00 is equivalent to 3 00 of the next ert day Wake up times should be earlier in the day than Begin Sleep times Do Ter not set the same time for both Awaken Time and Begin Sleeping time came Click Save when done TeraStation Setup Manual 51 Notes e To exit sleep mode hold in the power button on the TeraStation for about 3 seconds The unit will power on e The TeraStation will not go into sleep mode while performing Check Disk Disk Format or Backup or if a backup is scheduled within 5 minutes of the current time e If multiple sleep timers conflict the longest interval time is used Here are some examples of multiple timers A timer is set to turn the unit on for Wednesday at 10 00 Timer 1 Everyday 12 00 00 24 00 Timer 2 Disabled Timer 3 Disabled gt Nothing happens at 12 00 and the unit enters sleep mode at 24 00 A timer is set to turn the unit on for Wednesday at 10 00
38. ennnnnnnnenn 44 RAID Scanning arrarnnnrnernarnarnannanrnnnnernarnnannnnnsnnnnnennernuenuennsnnne 44 PS mr 45 FE EN 46 Time Machine arnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnen 48 Sleep Timer arrarnarvnrnnrennrnernarnnavnneneeneenuennennsnnneneeneenennuenusnnsee 51 TeraStation Setup Manual ADDO ceaecesneecenewecysoeananensanesvancanentedens AEEA RENE Y 53 Specifications rrarnnrnnrnnnrrnrrurnnnnnnennrnernuennennsnnsenennerneenuenusnnere 53 TENNENE 54 SOE EEE EEE 58 Info Folder rrarvarvarvarvarvarnrvernernernnnnennennavnsnnenuenuennenennerneenere 60 Troubleshooting c cece eee cecceeceeteeceeeaeceeeceeseeceeteeeaeeaeeaeeeeeees 61 VAA PN 62 GPL Information EEE 62 Contact Information USA Canada rrorrnnrnnnnnnrnnnnnrnnnnnrr 63 Contact Information Europe rrrarvnrrrarrnrrnrrnnrrnernnrnnernesnnne 64 Contact Information Asia Pacific rrrrarnnrrnrrnnrnnrrnnrnnnrnnnnner 65 TeraStation Setup Manual Chapter 1 Setup TeraNavigator Setup To configure your TeraStation insert the TeraNavigator CD into a Windows computer on the network and follow the directions or use the following procedure 1 Connect cables lt TS XL TS XEL Series gt Fasten the plug with the clamp Power Connector Network R Hub or Router E A LAN Port 1 93 ae JH l A lt p w SN PIN CA ya Hm Ethernet Cable lt TS WXL R1 TS WXL 1D
39. er System Backup Replication in the TeraStation Web Admin The error still persists contact BUFFALO s service center for repair NOTE If you are using TS RXL Series one line s worth of height of LCD display will be scrolled horizontally and 2 lines worth of information above will be displayed TeraStation Setup Manual 57 Software You can install following software applications and the manual by using Utility CD TeraNavigator which comes with the TeraStation Select and install software from the selection screen which is displayed during Setup Or click Option in TeraNavigator and follow the instruction on the screen to install software BUFFALO NAS Navigator2 You need NAS Navigator 2 in order to display the TeraStation Web Admin or search for the TeraStation from the Network It is always installed when you setup by clicking Begin Installation on TeraNavigator NOTE When using Power Management with PC feature you need to install NAS Navigator2 on all computers connected within the same network as the TeraStation Top Screen File Sharing Security Level Change Tool When you configure the Success Restrictions by using Delegate Authority server on the Web Admin of the TeraStation you need to change security on Windows 7 Vista and Windows Server 2003 Server 2008 Start BUFFALO File Sharing Security Level Change Tool File Sharing Security Level Change Tool and then select Change Sec
40. es Uses 4 hard drives as one array It generates parity during writes so access speeds are slower than other RAID modes Usable space is the sum of 3 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 e RAID 5 mode 3 hard drives Note TS WXL R1 and TS WXL 1D TeraStations don t support this mode as they don t have 3 hard drives Uses 3 hard drives 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 You can designate a 4th drive as a hot spare which will boot automatically if one of the drives in the array fails 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 e RAID 10 mode Note TS WXL R1 and TS WXL 1D TeraStations don t support this mode as they don t have 4 hard drives RAID 10 combines 4 hard drives into a single array Usable space is the sum of the capacity of 2 hard drives Data is written quickly and access speed is faster than other RAID modes except for RAID 0 Since the same data is written to 2 hard drives at the same time if drive in a pair 1 2 or 3 4 is damaged data can be recovered by replacing the damaged hard drive If both 1 2 or 3 4 hard drives are damaged you cannot recover data TeraStation Setup Manual
41. es are not connected properly The hard drive is not physically connected or may have the bad connection Reconnect the AC cable and the LAN cable and restart your computer and the TeraStation Cause 2 The firewall is enabled or software running in the background is installed Disable the firewall or uninstall software which enables the firewall and try to search for the TeraStation again Cause 3 Both wireless and Ethernet adapter are enabled Disable any adapters other than the LAN adapter to connect to the TeraStation Cause 4 The defective LAN cable or the connection is not stable Change a port on the hub to connect or replace the LAN cable Cause 5 Your LAN board card or adapter is malfunctioning Replace a LAN board card or adapter Cause 6 The LAN board you are using or the transfer mode of the hub is not set Change the LAN board or change the transfer mode to 10M half duplex or 100M half duplex Some LAN boards and hubs may not be connected to the network properly if the transfer mode is set to Auto Negotia tion Cause 7 There is a network bridge If any network bridge which is not used delete them Cause 8 You are searching from a different network You cannot search for the TeraStation over network segments Connect the TeraStation to the same segment as the com puter you use for search Cause 9 TCP IP does not work properly Reinstall the LAN Adapter s driver TeraStation Setup Manual 61 If Shared fol
42. from a Windows computer Otherwise you may no longer access folders from Macintosh A volume name mounted by Finder from Mac OS X 10 3 9 may be corrupted when connected via SMB File names and data should be fine On Mac OS X 10 5 10 5 6 you cannot search by Spotlight while connected via AFP In such a case use SMB connection or use Mac OS X 10 5 7 or later e TeraStation belongs to the default zone specified by an AppleShare Server You cannot specify a zone e Date and Time stamp information stored on a TeraStation s hard disk or a USB hard disk connected to the TeraStation may be updated by an attached OS and its accuracy cannot be guaranteed If you display size of hard drives through the Web Admin it will show a larger value than that shown by Windows drive properties If you change a TeraStation s settings in TeraStation while transferring files the file transfer may be aborted Copying files to TeraStation is protected by the Journaling File System However the following events may occur if you cancel or abort a copy Data configured TeraStation User or Group names may be lost The copied file may be incomplete and it may not be deleted In such a case restart TeraStation and delete the file and try copying the file again Although you format TeraStation s hard disk Percent Used or Amount Used in the Web Admin will not show 0 zero This is because some space is used for the system Set th
43. he TeraStation Or move the TeraStation to the cooler place There is a problem with the number of fan spinning SYSTEM Error Check if there is any objects or dusts on the fan If you see any objects or dusts remove Fan Failure them by tweezers or an air duster The error still persists contact BUFFALO s service center for repair SYSTEM Error E12 Temperature in the system is over the limits of warranty Do not place any object around Cooling Failure the TeraStation Or move the TeraStation to the cooler place An error occurs in Xth RAID array When rebooting the TeraStation it will run as degrade mode when RAID1 or RAID5 is used You can use an erroneous drive by rebuilding but it is recommended that you replace the erroneous drive immediately UPS Dependent Mode RAID Error ARRAYx Error Xth RAID array could not be mount Turn off TeraStation and turn it on again If the RAID A Me error still persists rebuild RAID The error still persists contact BUFFALO s service center Can t Mount Ferd HDx Error E15 The bad sector in xth hard drive has reached the dangerous zone Replace xth hard Many Bad Sectors drive HDx Error Cannot find the Xth hard drive The Xth hard drive may not connected or may be dam HDx Not Found aged Replace the hard drive TeraStation Setup Manual 56 Examples of LCD Chip Error RTC Failure Chip Error SATA1 Failure Chip Error SATA2 Failure Chip Error USB Failure Chip Error
44. hen the corresponding hard drives are accessed If an error occurs on a hard drive the corresponding LED will be illuminated or flash in red or amber 12 Factory Use Only TS XEL Series doesn t have this port 13 UPS Port Connect a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply 14 USB Connector USB 2 0 1 1 Series A Compatible Buffalo USB hard drives USB flash drives and Digital Cameras can be connected USB hubs are not supported 15 LAN Port 1 Connect to a router hub or switch on your Ethernet network 16 LAN Port 2 Use this second Ethernet port for redundancy or backup For backup a second TeraStation may be connected directly 17 Power Mode Switch Switches between Auto and Manual power modes page 13 18 Power Connector Use the included AC cable to connect to an UPS surge protector or outlet 19 Fan Do not block the fan when installing the unit 20 Anti Theft Security Slot You can also secure it using an off the shelf wire lock 21 UID Button The blue LED next to the UID button will be illuminated or turned off every time you push this button on the front or back Chapter 2 Using your TeraStation Opening a Shared Folder 1 Launch NAS Navigator2 Notes e For Windows double click the Buffalo NAS Navigator2 icon on your desktop e For a Mac double click on the NAS Navigator2 icon in the Dock Double click on the TeraStation icon Note TS XLBAS This example shows a TS XL se
45. ick Save e If the UPS has shut down the TeraStation because of a power outage make sure that power has been restored before restarting the TeraStation If the TeraStation is restarted after a shutdown but power is not available then the UPS will not shut down the TeraStation a second time even if its battery is running low e If the TeraStation is set to use UPS recovery then the UPS will restart the TeraStation when normal power is restored TeraStation Setup Manual 45 Replication Replication will mirror data on your TeraStation to a second TeraStation An exact duplicate of a data share on the first TeraStation is copied to the second TeraStation virtually simultaneously To configure Replication use an Ethernet cable to connect LAN port 2 on the first TeraStation to LAN port 2 on the second TeraStation The first TeraStation should be connected to the local Network by LAN port 1 Configure replication as described below Click System Backup Replication on the TeraStation Web Admin Backup Source Backup Targets 2 Click Add 1 Select replication source folder 2 Select replication target folder 3 Click Save 3 Read the alert message carefully and click OK Replication configuration is complete 46 TeraStation Setup Manual Notes e If the first TeraStation goes down you can switch to the second TeraStation by moving the main Ethernet cable from the first TeraStati
46. ing the Web Admin 1 Double click Buffalo NAS Navigator2 on your computer s Desktop Note Click the NAS Navigator2 icon in the Doc if you are using Mac OS Right click the TeraStation icon and choose Open Web Admin Notes e For Mac OS press and hold the Control key click on the TeraStation icon Aas 0 0GB 874 7GB 0 0 e rn then click Open Web Admin ra e Please record the TeraStation s IP address which is displayed at the bottom right of the NAS Navigator2 window This example shows the TS XL series display rerastation BUFFALO 1 Enter Username and Password The following settings are the factory defaults wm Username admin Login Password password 2 Click Login Note To login as a guest type guest for the Username leave the password blank and click OK Guests can check the TeraStation s name IP address workgroup and disk status Regular users can change their login passwords as well as check the TeraStation name IP Address workgroup and disk status Administrator user admin by default can configure all options 4 The Web Admin is displayed BUFFALO Notes e The Web Admin supports Firefox 1 5 or later Internet Explorer 6 0 with SP2 or later and Safari 3 or later It may not display properly in other browsers e The Web Admin may not display correctly in Internet Explorer due to your browser security settings If this happens navigate to Tools Inter
47. l 59 Info Folder In the folder called info on the internal hard disk of the TeraStation Install programs such as the manual NAS Naviga tor2 or Easy Backup are included When you want to read the manual on your computer in the network install the utili ties when you want info English Folder manual Folder manual pdf NASNavi2 Folder Inst exe Imcmchg Folder Inst exe nascfgsr Folder nascfgsr_ins exe nascfgsr pdf EXT3 Folder instEXT3 exe TeraStation Setup Manual Display TeraStation PDF manuals Install NAS Navigator2 Refer to TeraStation Setup Guide for the instruc tions how to use it Install File Security Tool Refer to TeraStation Setup Guide for the in structions how to use it Install NS SHIFT Refer to How to use NS SHIFT a PDF file for the in structions to use it Provide the instructions of how to use NS SHIFT a PDF file To read PDF file Adobe Reader must be installed Install EXT3 Reader 60 Troubleshooting In the folder called info on the internal hard disk of the TeraStation Install programs such as the manual NAS Naviga tor2 or Easy Backup are included When you want to read the manual on your computer in the network install the utili ties when you want If You cannot Setup The following list contains the typical symptoms and causes when TeraStation cannot be found on NAS Navigator2 or you cannot display the Web Admin Cause 1 Cabl
48. l Name Size v Disk 1 Normal VWD2500AAKS 00B34 232 9 GB VW Disk2 Normal WD25004AKS 00B3A 232 9 GB v Disk 3 Normal VWD2500AAKS 00B34 232 9 GB H Disk 4 Normal WD25004AAKS 00B34 232 9 GB 5 RAID Array Array 1 1 Select RAIDS raidS ul Create Raid Array Cancel raid f raid1 Disk mode Model Name Size e am enes 225 2 Click Create Raid Array raid10 Normal WD250044KS 00B34 232 9 GB Disk 3 Normal WD250044KS 00B34 232 9 GB E Disk 4 Normal VWD25004 amp A amp KS5 00B34 232 9 GB Note e Building the RAID array will take approximately 10 hours per TB File transfers will be slower during this period While the RAID ARRAY x Resyncing message is displayed on the LCD screen do not turn off the TeraStation If you turn it off the configuration process will start over 6 Theconfirm operation screen will appear Enter the number shown in the Confirmation Number field within 60 seconds and click Apply 7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen You have now set up a RAID 5 array Refer to page 40 to configure a hot spare with the remaining drive Turn to page 16 to create a shared folder TeraStation Setup Manual 36 e Using in RAID 10 mode 1 Change system to normal mode page 34 Click System Storage RAID Array in the Web Admin Check Disk Format Disk Remove Dis tediscover Disl Disk lus nerypte Init Name Unit Capacity Amount Used Array1 458 524 800 KB 856 KB Cc Disk1
49. n e Disable your anti virus software and firewall before continuing You may not be able to install the software if anti virus software or a software firewall are enabled After you ve finished setup re enable your firewall and antivirus software When the message Completed is displayed click Launch NAS Navigator2 NAS Navigator2 will launch Note Alternately you can click Next to display more information about the power mode switch which can turn the TeraStation on and off automatically 24x Right click on your TeraStation s icon and choose Properties IP Settings TS XLBAS Note For Mac OS hold the Control key click on the TeraStation icon then click Open Web Admin IP Address TS XLOTL R5 vorkgroup WORKGROUP g HODORAIDOO 0 0GB 874 7GB 0 0 I dress 192 168 7 157 ubnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 7 1 M ddress 00 50 43 68 5B A5 rmware 1 01 TeraStation Setup Manual 7 x 4 Enter the desired IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Address Note TS X2 0TL R5 ee If you don t know how to configure these settings V Obtain IP address automatically via DHCP T Renew P address click Automatically obtain IP address to check the box ee jt 2 Click OK Note If you are prompted to enter the administrator s password enter the TeraStation s password it is set to password by factory default Continue to set the TeraStation s Clock
50. net Options Security on Internet Explorer and set the Security Settings to Local Intranet TeraStation Setup Manual 14 The home page of the Web Admin contains the following items Shared Folders Add or delete Shared Folders configure Access Restrictions DirectCopy DFS and TeraSearch Users Groups Add delete and configure Users and Groups Network Configure Network Workgroup and NFS settings System Configure Name Date and Time RAID setup RAID Scanning Check Disk Format Disk Backup Replication Email Notification Sleep Time UPS Settings Restore Format Extensions Configure Web Access Print Server and Time Machine Notes e You may also open the TeraStation s Web Admin by typing the IP address that you wrote down in step 2 into the address field of your browser Press the lt Enter gt key and bookmark this page in your browser so that you can return to it easily e With Mac OS X 10 4 or later you can open the TeraStation s Web Admin from within Safari with Bonjour 1 Launch the Safari Browser 2 Click on the Show all Bookmarks icon at the top left of the Safari menu 3 Click Bonjour TeraStation Name from the bookmark 4 Enter your user name and password and click Login This completes opening the Web Admin TeraStation Setup Manual 15 Adding a Shared Folder Peet renee users crouns 4 1 1 In the Web Admin click Shared
51. o 20 alphanumeric characters Hyphens underscores and periods may be used Do not use a symbol as the first character of a name e User descriptions may contain up to 50 alpha numeric characters 25 characters for 2 byte characters Hyphens and underscores may also be used Do not use a number or symbol as the first character of a user description e You may register up to 300 local users with the TeraStation e Passwords can contain up to 20 alphanumeric characters Hyphens underscores commas semi colons periods amp GI HILSE 2 L1 4 6 and tildes may be used Do not use any symbol except the underscore as the first letter of a password e Set the TeraStation s username and password the same as the user s username and password for logging into the Windows network If they are different the user may not be able to access shared folders with access restrictions e Repetitive deletions and additions of users may cause the quota feature to not work properly Even though the data is copied by the backup function of the TeraStation the Quota feature may not work properly if a user ID group ID is duplicated In such a case use a user name group name of an unused user ID or group ID e To assign quotas for users check Enable for User Quota and enter a limit in GB e If the user ID is left blank a user ID will be automatically assigned When using the Quota feature use numbers between 1000 and 1999 to set a group ID
52. on to the second TeraStation s LAN port 1 e Replication copies data only not users or settings To back up users groups and passwords from a TeraStation use the NS SHFT utility e If a backup password is set for a share then that share cannot be selected as a backup target for replication e Replication copies data from the source folder to a target folder Please note that any data in the target folder that is not in the backup source folder will be deleted e Only folders on TeraStations which support Replication TS XL TS XEL TS WXL TS RXL TS HTGL TS RHTGL Series and so on can be selected as replication source folders or target folders e Up to 64 shares can be selected for replication e Only data written by SMB and CIFS Windows and AFP NFS SFTP FTP and FTPS Apple can be mirrored by the replication function e Replication transfers files asynchronously It may take time to transfer files depending on the network environment or status of TeraStation operations e Replication will retry file transfers if they fail because of a network problem If the retry fails the TeraStation s Error LED will light and an alarm will sound To repair fix the network problem then in the TeraStation s Web Admin navigate to System Backup Replication and click Resynchronize e Do not set multiple Backup Targets for one Backup Source Multiple transfer processes for Replications will run and system performance will be adve
53. on via AFP in order to display or copy any of the following characters lt gt Do not use any of the following words as a Username or 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 Do not use any of the following words as a shared folder name info spool usbdisk1 usbdisk2 usbdisk3 usbdisk4 lost found global printers homes Ip auth ram disk1 disk2 disk3 disk4 array1 array2 When using 2 byte characters such as Japanese make folder or file names with 80 characters or less You may not be able to copy a folder or a file whose name length is more than 80 characters You cannot set hidden or read only attributes to folders or files on a TeraStation from Windows To set an attribute for a share on the TeraStation use the TeraStation s Web Admin In Shared Folders Folder Setup click the shared folder you want to configure Select Read Only or Read amp Write from Shared Folder Attributes and Hide Share from Folder Mode SMB Only s If local characters aren t displayed properly in a Shared Folder or Workgroup name use alphabetical character If you access a shared folder from a Macintosh computer information files for Macintosh may be automatically generated Do not delete these files
54. onnected as 100 Mbps full duplex 100MbpsFULL LINK SPEED Connected as 1000 Mbps full duplex 1000Mbps HOST Name TS XL Displays the host name and the IP address The letter F the static IP IP Address 192 168 11 50 address or D expresses that the IP address is automatically obtained NOTE by the DHCP server is displayed at the end of IP address The example shows the NOTE If connecting a LAN cable to the LAN Port 2 the Host Name is display of TS XL Series displayed as NETWORK2 2007 11 11 11 11 HD 1 2 3 4 Structured RAID5 using the hard drives 1 to 4 PM 4 SINGLE 4 STANDBY RAID 0 RAID 10 display of TS XL Series Uses 4 hard drive 1 4 as stand alone drives SINGLE 3 4 RAID 1 3 4 SINGLE as stand alone drives 3 4 RAID 1 stand alone drives HDD Indicates the usage of TeraStation s internal hard drives 1 4 in bar graph If the hard drive is full is displayed A USED k l NOTE If you are using TS RXL Series it is displayed as a following example the displayed value is approximate and it is dis display of TS XL Series played every 6 to 7 D1 13 D2 0 D3 Full D4 25 NOTE If you are using TS RXL Series one line s worth of height of LCD display will be scrolled horizontally and 2 lines worth of information above will be displayed TeraStation Setup Manual 54 Status Displays the current status when changing the settings or formatting drives Examples of LCD Bad Se
55. ores and periods may be used Do not use a number or symbol as the first letter of a domain name e Domain controller names can contain up to 12 alphanumeric letters Hyphens underscores and periods may be used Do not use a number or symbol as the first letter of a domain name TeraStation Setup Manual 25 Restrictions e If you change the TeraStation s Name you will no longer be able to use Domain Users Groups or access restrictions Rejoin the domain e lf a domain user name contains more than 20 characters the TeraStation truncates it to 20 characters e The TeraStation only downloads the first 1000 users or the first 1000 groups from a Domain Controller If you operate TeraStation as a member server of NT Domain or Active Directory Domain you cannot connect as a guest user via AFP e When you change the user or group settings on the domain controller these changes may not take effects immediately on TeraStation If you need to reflect changes on the domain controller immediately reboot TeraStation e While you are operating TeraStation as a member server of NT Domain or Active Directory and you change the Authentication Method in Network Workgroup Settings to Workgroup on the Web Admin the computer account on the domain controller will not be deleted automatically e If it has already joined the domain network you cannot connect to the TeraStation via FTP using a domain user account TeraStation Setup Manual 26
56. rd Click Users Groups Users in the Web Admin Local Users 2 Local Users 1 Click admin from the user list E create user Moslet User Details _ 2 Click Edit User 3 Local Users dn 1Enter Password and Confirm Password Username admin 2Click Save User Id 52 Description Built in account for administering the system Password o00000000000000000000 Confrim Password eeeeseesseseseeeeeee Primary Group admin Save Cancel You ve now changed the admin password Notes e Passwords can contain up to 20 alphanumeric letters Spaces hyphens underscores commas semicolons amp lt gt 2 L1 4 6 and tildes may be used Do not use a symbol besides underscore as the first letter of a password e The admin username admin cannot be changed Ver 1 10 or later the username can be changed e You cannot assign access restrictions to the admin account or use it for WebAccess TeraStation Setup Manual 41 Initialization To reset the TeraStation to its factory default settings power on the unit and hold down the reset button for five seconds Location of the reset button varies according to model You will need to open or remove the drive door to access it A key for the drive door is included in your TeraStation package lt TS XL TS XEL Series gt lt TS WXL R1 TS WXL 1D Series gt Reset Button og 00000000 oF Vie
57. ries TeraStation Your icon may be different TS X1 OTL RS Workgroup WORKGROUP HOD ORAIDOO 0 06B 874 7GB 0 0 IP Address 192 168 7 157 EN Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Ut Gateway 192 168 7 1 MAC Address 00 50 43 68 5B A5 irmware 1 01 3 The TeraStation s Shared folders are displayed Note With a Mac the TeraStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop and displayed in the sidebar of the Finder You can now use the TeraStation s shared folders to save files just like other hard drives TeraStation Setup Manual 10 Opening a Shared Folder from a Second PC Once you ve connected the first computer to the TeraStation you don t have to run the setup program again to connect additional computers Just install NAS Navigator 2 on each additional computer and use it to open the TeraStation s shared folder as necessary 1 Insert the TeraNavigator CD into your computer TeraNavigator will launch Notes e For Windows 7 Vista click Run TSNavi exe when the auto play screen is displayed If A program needs your permission to continue is displayed click Continue e For Mac OS double click on the TeraNavigator icon in the utility CD INQ Click Install NAS Navigator NAS Navigator2 Install Click on the Options button to install additional software View User Manual Options TeraNavigator 1 20 Note If this screen doesn t open open the CD and double click on
58. rra WD2500AAKS 00B3A Disk 2 Arra WWD2500AAKS 00B3A Disk3 WD250044KS 00B34 Disk4 VWD2500 amp AKS 00B34 c USBDisk1 USB Disk 1 018 752 KB 340 912 KB RAID Mode tus Total Capacity Amount Used RAIDIO lormal 458 524 800 KB 856 KB Not Configured Click the array you want to configure RAID Mode Status Total Capacity Amount Used RAID10 Normal 458 524 800 KB 856 KB Not Configured RAID Array Array 1 amp Select hard drives all 4 of them to use in RAID10 raidO Create Raid Array Cancel I V I E Disk Disk mode Model Name Size V Disk1 Normal WD250044KS 00B34 232 9 GB V Disk 2 Normal WD250044KS 00834 232 9 GB v Disk3 Normal WD25004 4KS 00B34 232 9 GB vi Disk 4 Normal WD250044KS 00B34 232 9 GB RAID Array Array 1 raidO p Cancel raidO F 1 S l t R l D 1 0 raid1 Disk mode Model Name Size e e C l raidS Normal WD250044KS 00834 232 9 GB raid10 Normal WD250DAMKS 00B3A 000 232968 V Disk 3 Normal WD25004AKS 00834 232 9 GB 2 C 1 k C t R 4 d A 7 Disk 4 Normal WD25004AKS 00834 232 9 GB l C re a e a l r ra y Note Building the RAID array will take approximately 10 hours per TB File transfers will be slower during this period While the RAID ARRAY x Resyncing message is displayed on the LCD screen do not turn off the TeraStation If you turn it off the configuration process will start over
59. rsely affected e Do not replicate a share that is the target of Time Machine backups by Mac OS X e System performance may be degraded if Mac OS X writes to the replication source folder with an AFP connection If this occurs connect via SMB for better performance e When replicating to a USB drive a folder which has the same name as the backup source will be created on the USB drive If the same folder name already exists on the USB drive any files in that folder will be deleted e External hard drives formatted with FAT 16 or FAT 32 should not be used with replication For best results with the TeraStation format your external USB hard drive with XFS or EXT3 TeraStation Setup Manual 47 Time Machine Time Machine is a backup program included with Mac OS X 1 5 and later To use it with the TeraStation configure the TeraStation as described below Settings Workgroup Domain ead Manual amp Fac Settings DHCP Disabled rimary IP Address 192 168 49 245 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Address 192 168 49 1 Primary DNS Server 192 168 140 111 Secondary DNS Server 4 192 168 203 215 AFP Status on Ethernet 1 Disable Save Cancel v Folder Setup DFS Direct Copy TeraSearch ead Manual Recess Restriction FAO amp amp Folder Setup E Create Folder Delete Empty recycle bin of each Folder Find olume Attribute Recycle Bin Support Restrictions info Read
60. se the error still persists contact BUFFALO s service center for repair DRAM LINES E01 Some parts of internal IC is not working properly Contact BUFFALO s service center for DATA Failure repair DRAM LINES Some parts of internal IC is not working properly Contact BUFFALO s service center for ADDRESS Failure repair RTC Chip Some parts of internal IC is not working properly Unplug the power code of the TeraS No RTC Clock tation and reboot it The error still persists contact BUFFALO s service center for repair YSTEM E E04 5 2 vr i Firmware version is damaged Contact BUFFALO s service center for repair Can t Load Krnl WDT System hungs up Unplug the power code of the TeraStation and reboot it The error still SYSTEM Stopped persists contact BUFFALO s service center for repair Firmware version is damaged Contact BUFFALO s service center for repair Wait for 5 minutes to show E04 and turn off or press and hold the power button for 10 seconds TFTP MODE Lost boot image Hard disks are not found Even if the hard disks are connected but this message is displayed contact BUFFALO s service center for repair HD ALL ALL HD Not Found Operating using UPS battery due to the power outage System will be shut down safely Check the power supplied to UPS and turn TeraStation off if there is no problem on UPS SYSTEM 110 Temperature in the system may be over the limits of warranty Do not place any object TOO HOT around t
61. ser name and password so CHLABI Connect as Guest Registered User Name admin Connect Note Enter a user name and password with the rights to access the shared folder of seo Marin or serer imental rd the TeraStation and click Connect If the backup target folder on the TeraStation does not have access restrictions configured type admin for the username and password for the Password 13 EE Make sure that Time Machine is on A backup will start in 120 seconds Time z i oe Machine will run in the background and you can use your Mac as usual For Available Latest Backup Options Next Backup 115 seconds M a es h el p Ti me Machine Time Machine keeps Hourly backups for the past 24 hours Daily backups for the past month OFF a ON e Weekly backups until your backup disk is full mM Show Time Machine status in the menu bar Click the lock to prevent further changes Your TeraStation is now configured for use with Time Machine TeraStation Setup Manual TE ob information on using Time Machine do a search for Time Machine in your 50 Sleep Timer Sleep Timer will automatically turn your TeraStation on and off at specific times to save energy In Sleep mode the TeraStation s hard drives display panel and LED lights are turned off To use Sleep Timer set your TeraStation s Power Mode Switch to Manual Sleep Timer is not usabl
62. uctions on the screen to restart your PC e Clicking Yes on the message for converting to Local Users which is displayed when applying changing External SMB Server Settings will convert all Local Users registered on the TeraStation to External SMB Server Users You must set the Local user password again after resetting the External SMB Server TeraStation Setup Manual 29 Click Network Workgroup Domain Modify Settings in the Web Settings Workgroup Domain RT Admin Workgroup Domain Authentication Method Workgroup Workgroup Name WORKGROUP Workgroup Authentication Delegate Authority to LinkStation Authentication Server Name or IP Windows Domain Controller Automatic User Registration Modify Settings D Werksroup Domain 1 Double click Workgroup Notes Even if you will use this unit in a domain environment select PE Workgroups Delegate Authority to LinkStation C Delegate Authority to External SMB Server 2 Select Delegate Authority to External SMB Server 3 Fe 1 Click Automatic User Registration Check Enable Authentication Shared eg a Folder If using Windows Domain Controller check Use Windows re dt Domain Controller as Authentication Server 2 Enter Authentication Server Name or IP Address Note If you will be connecting using AFP and FTP entering an IP address for the authentication server is recommended 3 Enter an Authentication Share Folder Name 4 If you want to
63. ultifeed Co is not responsible for any loss or damages caused by this service e BUFFALO is not responsible for any loss or damage caused by using of this service stopping the service or missing service e If your TeraStation fails to automatically obtain the time from NTP Server verify the settings for the DNS server address of the TeraStation You must set a primary DNS server address to specify an NTP server by host name Otherwise you will have to specify the DNS server by IP address You can change the DNS server settings at Network Settings IP Address in the Web Admin 1 3 The following settings changes are recommended Change your administration password We recommend that you change the default password to a secure password 1 Click Users Groups Local Users in the configuration utility 2 Select admin from the user list and click Edit User 3 1 Enter a new password twice 2 Click Save Your administrator password is now changed Configure RAID Scanning RAID Scanning checks your RAID 1 5 or 10 arrays for problems and automatically fixes any errors it can To configure 1 Click System Storage RAID Scanning Modify Settings 2 Click Enable for RAID Scanning 3 Select the schedule to perform RAID Scanning Note With Immediate checked RAID Scanning will run immediately 4 Click Save You have completed the settings for RAID Scanning TeraStation Setup Manual 6 Double cli
64. urity level to change the security settings Select Recover default security level change it back to the previous setting NOTE This utility can be installed only on Windows 7 Vista and Windows Server2003 Server2008 e During the initial setup the message Start changing file sharing security level Will you continue will be dis played If you click Yes follow the instructions on the screen and restart your PC NS SHFT This software allows to recover the TeraStation s configuration information when necessary which is saved to a configu ration file nas config file on the computer via the network After Setup refer to All Programs BUFFALO NS SHFT User Manual PDF for the instructions of how to use it NOTE This software cannot be used on Windows Server 2003 Server 2008 Windows 2000 Server and Mac OS e NS SHIFT does not save data in the shared folder on the TeraStation Adobe Reader Manuals for this product include PDF files You need to install Adobe Reader to your computer in order to read PDF files Install Adobe Reader if you haven t installed it yet Refer to the Adobe Reader Help for instructions how to use it TeraStation Setup Manual 58 EXT3 Reader Read USB hard drive on Windows which is formatted in EXT3 on TeraStation NOTE To delete the software installed click Options Delete Software in TeraNavigator Follow the instructions dis played on the screen TeraStation Setup Manua
65. uter Name leroy omputers on your local network can access your computer at P leroy local Edit ze Examples If Computers on your local network can access your eg Pop computer at bbbbbbbbbb local enter bbbbbbbbbb for the sped Co pating host name If it is cccccccccc eee ee local enter cccccccccc for o Remote Management Folder for accepted items ii ii i Gemeinde the host name If it is dddddddddd fff ffjp enter dddddddddd a Both Sar Folder others can browse Sk 4 for the host name Bluetooth Preferences N d Click the lock to prevent further changes e A Macintosh computer s Ethernet MAC address is available from its network page 1 From the Apple menu select About This Mac then More Info sem 2 System Profiler will open Click Network on the left side aie 3 The Ethernet MAC address will have a BSD Device Name of eno It gt will be labeled IPv4 Addresses Copy the address and paste it into Target MAC address Note The folder lt Macintosh Host Name gt _ lt Macintosh MAC address gt sparsebundle will be created in the shared folder that was selected as the target share for Time Machine in step 3 Do not delete this folder or change its name or Time Machine will not work properly TeraStation Setup Manual 49 From the Apple menu select System Preferences eon EEE Click Time Machine Personal e B o 9 Q Appearai Desktop amp
66. utomatically turn on and off with your computer To use this feature install NAS Navigator 2 on your computer s and then set the power mode switch on the back of your TeraStation to Auto lt TS XL Series gt lt TS XEL Series gt Manual default Ka In this position the power button on the front of the TeraStation turns it on and off It is not affected by the power state of connected computers Vano FONR Auto POWER MODE H MODE MANUAL A In this position if all connected computers are turned off the TeraStation will turn off too If a connected computer is powered on the TeraStation will power on too lt TS WXL R1 TS WXL 1D Series gt y AUTO MANUAL Ch A MANUAL POWER Notes After you turn off your computer it may take several minutes for the TeraStation to shut down e 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 e Power on the TeraStation before moving the switch to the Auto position e Auto Power Mode doesn t work if port trunking is enabled or if NasNavi detection is disabled e Install NAS Navigator 2 on all computers that will be accessing the TeraStation before switching to Auto Power Mode e Some networks may not support the Auto Power Mode If you have problems with it just use Manual Power Mode TeraStation Setup Manual 13 Open
67. w with the front cover open IER To press the reset button on the TS RXL TeraStation insert the tip of an unfolded paper clip Notes e Normally holding down the reset button initializes settings for IP address Ethernet frame size admin password SSL key port trunking default is off and NASNavi detection default is on The ability to reset the admin password may be turned off in the Web Admin You can also initialize settings from in the Web Admin next page e To disable resetting the admin password from the initialization button navigate to System Restore Format and select Keep current admin password Click Save e If you disable resetting the admin password from the reset button you can no longer configure the TeraStation if you forget the password Write down your password and keep it in a safe place TeraStation Setup Manual 42 Initialization in the Web Admin In the Web Admin you can initialize the following settings including things that are not initialized from the reset button TeraStation Name Description NTP Settings Workgroup Settings Network Services Shared Folders Settings USB Disk Settings RAID Scanning Timer ON OFF Upon restore Restrictions on Shared Folders User Settings User Group Notification Settings Synchronization with UPS Backup Settings Admin password Network Settings IP Address Subnet Mask and etc Time Machine Web Access DFS
68. witch for 3 seconds or until it beeps 2 INFO LED If there is a message about the current status the amber INFO LED is illuminated Check the LCD display for current status 3 ERROR LED The red Error LED is illuminated when an error occurs Check the LCD display for more information 4 LAN1 LED When the LAN1 Port is connected to a network it is illuminated in green the light next to the LAN Port1 will be illuminated as well 5 LAN2 LED When the LAN2 Port is connected to a network it is illuminated in green the light next to the LAN Port2 will be illuminated as well 6 LCD Display Displays the status of the TeraStation 7 Display Toggle Switch Switches between different display modes 8 Function Button Use this button to perform the following operations e DirectCopy e Removal of USB devices e Rebuild RAID after replacing hard drives 9 Drive Lock Open the front panel with the key to replace hard drives or press the Reset Button 10 Reset Button With the TeraStation powered on hold down this button until it beeps about 5 seconds to reset the TeraStation s IP address and Password to the factory defaults The password will not be reset if this functionality has been disabled from within the Web Admin Note To access the TS RXL series reset button insert the tip of an unfolded paper clip TeraStation Setup Manual 11 Status LEDs 1 4 LEDs 1 through 4 will be illuminated in green w

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