Buffalo Technology TS-HTGL/R5 manuel d'utilisation

User Manual TeraStation Pro II TS-HTGL/R5 www . buffa lote ch . c o m v1.7[...]

2 Introduction Congratulations on your new TeraStation! Your TeraStation Pro is a powerful le server that’s as easy to use as a hard drive. With its straightforward conguration GUI, anyone can easily congure the TeraStation’s settings. You don’t even necessarily need to congure it at all; right out of the box it’s ready to be pl[...]

3 Table of Contents TeraStation Quick Setup ................................................... 4 Installing Software ............................................................ 8 Accessing TeraStation Data from a PC ............................. 11 Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac ........................... 15 TeraStation Layout ...........[...]

4 Begin setting up your TeraStation by plugging your power cable and Ethernet cable into the back of the TeraStation as shown. TeraStation Quick Setup[...]

5 Plug the power cord into a wall socket or surge protector. Plug type and socket will differ according to country of use. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into a hub, router, or switch in your network. TeraStation Quick Setup Connect your cables[...]

6 TeraStation Quick Setup Press the power button on the front panel. LEDs will light as your TeraStation boots up. After your TeraStation has completed booting up, check the LINK/ACT LED on the front of the TeraStation. If it’s lit, then your TeraStation is connected properly, and you can go on to page 8. If it’s not lit, turn to page 7 for tro[...]

7 The TeraStation’s Ethernet port will automatically adjust to use either a Crossover or Patch cable, so you may connect the TeraStation to your network with either type of Ethernet cable. Buffalo Technology doesn’t recommend connecting the TeraStation directly to a PC. Verify that the LINK/ACT LED on the front of TeraStation is lit (see page 6[...]

8 Installing Software Insert the TeraNavigator CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. On a PC, setup should automatically launch. If it does not, manually launch setup.exe by pressing Start and selecting the Run... option. When the Run dialog opens, type d:setup.exe (where d is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive). Press OK to continue. If you [...]

9 TeraNavigator Setup Press the Begin Installation button to begin. If you’re installing on a PC, click on Connect this PC to TeraStation (the green, lower button). Mac users can skip this step. Click Next to step through the installation.[...]

10 TeraNavigator Setup Continue pressing Next to step through the installation. When installation is complete, you may close the installation window.[...]

11 Two new icons will be on your desktop: Shortcut for TS-TeraStation_ name and Buffalo NAS Navigator . Clicking Shortcut for TS-TeraStation_name takes you directly to the folders on your TeraStation. Share is the main folder that you can put les and folders in. Info contains a copy of your user manual. The Buffalo NAS Navigator icon opens the T[...]

12 To Access TeraStation Data from a PC: Your TeraStation uses “shares” (folders) to hold data. A share called “share” is already congured on your TeraStation, and you can create additional shares on page 41. To start using your TeraStation, you can either click on the Shortcut for TeraStation on your desktop, or you may just use drive T[...]

13 You can map additional driveletters to shares on your TeraStation. From the Start menu, select Run... . Enter your TeraStation’s hostname (you can get it from the NAS Navigator utility) or IP address. Press OK . Your TeraStation should open. “Share” is a data folder in your TeraStation by default. “Info” contains your user manuals. If [...]

14 From the Tools pull-down menu, select Map Network Drive . Choose a drive letter from the Drive: pull down menu. To specify the folder to map, either nd it with Browse or enter TeraStation_ Nameshare_name in the Folder: eld, where TeraStation_Name is your TeraStation’s hostname and share_name is the name of a folder on your TeraStation[...]

15 After installing the TeraNavigator software, your Mac will have two new icons on the desktop. The Share folder is the main folder that you can put les and folders in. NAS Navigator is the TeraStation’s client utility. Clicking Share opens the main folder on your TeraStation. You can put les and folders in Share as though it were any othe[...]

16 You can manually add TeraStation Shares (folders) to your desktop by adding them to the Mac’s server list. Begin by clicking Go , and then choose Connect to Server . Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac In the Server Address eld, enter your TeraStation’s IP address in the form smb:// ipaddress (where “ipaddress” is your TeraStation?[...]

17 Select Guest and click on Connect . Note: If you have congured share permissions on your TeraStation, select Registered User and enter your Registered User credentials. Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac Select the volume that you want to mount, such as share or share-mac , from the list of folders on the TeraStation. The share will open. [...]

18 If you don’t know your TeraStation’s IP address, there are several ways to get it. One simple method is to use the NAS Navigator client utility (included on your CD) to nd your TeraStation(s). Just click on the tab for your TeraStation and you’ll be able to read its IP address. See page 67 for more on the client utility. You can get the[...]

19 TeraStation Expansion TeraStation Pro has two USB 2.0 ports on the rear. These ports can be used for adding external USB Hard Drives or UPS systems. TeraStation 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 TeraStation Pro. To connect a USB hard drive or[...]

20 Power Button – Press and release the Power Button to turn the TeraStation on. Hold it down for three seconds to turn the TeraStation off. Hard Drive Access – The Access LEDs will blink green when the associated hard drive is accessed. During startup, it’s normal for all the lights to blink. Hard Drive Cage – The tubular lock prevents phy[...]

21 The Status LCD can be congured to display specic TeraStation information. Please see page 62 to congure the various display options. INIT Button – The INIT button restores your TeraStation to factory default settings. See page 62 for more information on using the INIT button. It’s located on the underside of the display, and only ac[...]

22 UPS interface – An Uninterruptable Power Supply can use this serial port to safely shut down your TeraStation in the event of a power failure. This interface is non-LPS. DP-1, DP-1P, DP-2, or DP-2P cables may be used to connect to the UPS. The TeraStation Pro also supports many USB Uninterruptable Power Supplies. 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Port[...]

23 Advanced Settings The Conguration GUI may be accessed at any time by typing the IP address of your TeraStation into the URL bar of a browser running on a computer connected to the same network as the TeraStation. This works perfectly with OS X, Linux, and other non-Windows PCs. You may also open the Conguration GUI from NAS Navigator by cl[...]

24 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 nished. User name: admin Password: password See page 47 to change your password. If this login prompt does not appear, your DHCP server may not be functioning correctly. If DHCP is d[...]

25 Welcome to the conguration GUI for the TeraStation! Bookmark this page in your browser so it can be easily accessed for future conguration changes. If the TeraStation’s IP Address changes, you will need to recreate the link. You can also get here by typing http://TeraStation_Name into a Web browser, where TeraStation_Name is the name of [...]

26 You may modify your TeraStation’s hostname and description under Hostname Setup . A friendly, easy-to-remember name (e.g. “TeraStation”) 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 automaticall[...]

27 Advanced Settings Network (IP Address Properties) In most networks, TeraStation will get its IP Address automatically from a DHCP server. You may disable DHCP here. If DHCP is disabled and an IP Address is not set manually, it will default to 192.168.11.150 . The TeraStation’s IP Address , Subnet Mask , Default Gateway Address , and DNS Server[...]

28 Advanced Settings Network (Workgroup/Domain) If you are unfamiliar with Domain/Active Directory networking, then please leave the Network Type selected as Workgroup and Workgroup Name set to Workgroup . To make your TeraStation a member of a workgroup or domain, enter the appropriate information into the elds on this page and click Apply . Do[...]

29 Advanced Settings Disk Management (Drive Properties) This page shows the current properties of your hard drives and RAID Arrays. To change these settings, click on RAID Setup at left.[...]

30 TeraStation uses RAID (“Redundant Array of Independent Disks”) technology to control the four hard drives in your TeraStation. RAID may be congured several ways: RAID 0 - All four drives are combined into one large, fast drive, giving the maximum capacity for your TeraStation. This size is the one listed on your TeraStation’s box and sh[...]

31 Advanced Settings Disk Management (RAID Setup) This page shows your current RAID arrays. You may delete old arrays or create new ones by clicking on the underlined RAID Array # under RAID Array Conguration . The RAID Scanning Settings set a specic time for the TeraStation to scan and inspect its RAID arrays. It is recommended to set a time[...]

32 Advanced Settings Disk Management (RAID Conguration) A congured RAID array may be deleted by pushing the Delete RAID Array button. This will free up all hard drives listed under Disk Structure. You will need to enter a conrmation number from the screen before the RAID array will be deleted.[...]

33 Advanced Settings To congure an uncongured array, begin by double clicking on the array you want to congure, e.g. “RAID Array 1”. Choose your RAID mode under RAID Settings and put checks next to the hard disks you want included in the array under Disk Structure . Click Setup RAID Array when ready. It may take several minutes to comp[...]

34 Advanced Settings Disk Management (Disk Check) When RAID Conguration is done, a disk check will run automatically. This may take several hours to complete. Performance of the TeraStation will be slower than normal while the disk check is running.[...]

35 Advanced Settings Disk Management (RAID Conguration) You’ll see this screen when your new RAID Array is completely congured. Click on Shared Folders and turn to page 41 to begin setting up shares on your TeraStation.[...]

36 Advanced Settings Disk Management (USB Settings) If you’ve plugged an external USB hard drive into one of the USB ports on your TeraStation, you may set it up from this page. Click on its name under USB Disk Setup to begin.[...]

37 Advanced Settings Disk Management (USB hard drive setup) From here you can see your USB hard drive’s setup information. If the hard drive’s information isn’t displayed properly, try restarting your USB hard drive and then restarting your TeraStation. Some USB hard drives must be reformatted from within TeraStation before they can be assign[...]

38 Disk Management (Disk Check) To initiate a comprehensive disk check on a hard drive or array of drives, select the hard drive or array that you want to check from the Target dropbox and click the Start Disk Check button. Performance will be slower while the disk check is running. Advanced Settings[...]

39 Disk Management (Disk Format) To format a hard drive or array, select it from the Target Disk drop box. Choose the le system desired from the File System dropbox (internal drives can only be formatted with XFS). Note that FAT32 has a 2 gigabyte single le size limit. If you choose FAT32 for your le system, you will not be able to store s[...]

40 Advanced Settings Shared Folders To add new shares to your TeraStation, select Shared Folders from the left side menu, and then click the Add button. To delete a share or shares, check the checkbox next to the shares you’d like to delete, and press the Delete button. Deleting shares will remove the share and erase all of the les and folders[...]

41 Advanced Settings Add a new Shared Folder To add a new shared folder, enter a name for it in the Shared Folder Name box and choose the Volume it will reside in. You may also choose which operating systems and features the share will support by putting the appropriate checks next to Shared Folder Support , and whether the share supports the Recyc[...]

42 Advanced Settings Shared Folders (Access restrictions) 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 wa[...]

43 Advanced Settings Shared Folders (Service Setup) To allow FTP Access to TeraStation, choose Enable for FTP Server . To enable legacy AppleTalk support, choose Enable for AppleTalk Protocol . FTP access will not be available if AD is in use. FTP Server Info: Enabling the FTP Server will allow users to connect to shares via FTP protocol. Their use[...]

44 Advanced Settings Shared Folders (DFS Setup) To allow Distributed File System (DFS) technologies for Windows Server 2003 R2, select Enable and click the Apply button.[...]

45 Advanced Settings Group Management Groups allow for easier management of permissions in some networks, specically networks with a lot of users in different departments. To Delete a group, put a check next to its name and click Delete . To add a group to your TeraStation, click Add . Add a name and a description to the Add New Group elds. P[...]

46 Advanced Settings User Management TeraStation is precongured 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 Local User . The Add New User dialog will appear. Enter a User Name , Passw[...]

47 Advanced Settings User Management (changing passwords) To change an account’s password, click on the name of the account under User Settings . Note: if a user name and password are used to log into a user’s windows computer or domain, the same user name and password should be used when creating the user’s account on the TeraStation, or pro[...]

48 Advanced Settings Troubleshooting Multiple Shares When accessing multiple shares to a Windows PC, you may see this error message. 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, onl[...]

49 Advanced Settings 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! If only unrestricted sh[...]

50 Advanced Settings Disk Backup To create a backup job, click on a Job Number . The Edit Backup Job dialog will appear.[...]

51 Advanced Settings Disk Backup (Edit Backup Job) A Backup Job can run regularly on a daily or weekly schedule, or immediately by appropriate choices in the Backup Job Schedule eld. 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 th[...]

52 Advanced Settings Disk Backup (TeraStation List) The TeraStation list shows other TeraStations in your network that you can congure network backups to. Press Refresh to get a list of TeraStations on your network.[...]

53 Advanced Settings Disk Backup (Add TeraStation) To add a remote TeraStation to your network, enter its numerical IP Address in the Remote TeraStation IP Address eld and click the Add to List button. For remote TeraStation backups, make sure both rewalls are congured to allow trafc in and out of their networks. Note: Disk Backups betw[...]

54 Advanced Settings Maintenance (Notication) If your TeraStation is remotely managed, you may choose to receive nightly status reports and be notied of any disk events by email. To set this up, enable Mail Notication and enter the IP Address of your SMTP server* in the SMTP Server Address eld. Select a Subject line for the emails (i.e.[...]

55 Advanced Settings Maintenance (UPS Settings) You may enable Synchronize with UPS and UPS Shutdown Conditions from this page. Consult your Uninterruptable Power Supply’s documentation for further information about setting up your UPS system. Buffalo Technology recommends the use of APC SmartUPS Serial Uninterruptable Power Supplies. Other UPSs [...]

56 Advanced Settings Maintenance (UPS Settings) This is TeraStation’s serial port pin assignment for serial UPS products.[...]

57 Advanced Settings Maintenance (Alert Settings) Alerts can be congured on the TeraStation to make audible noises when a problem is detected. Along with the audible noise, alert emails will be sent out if Mail Notication was properly congured. Please select the features you would like to receive an audible sound alert from and then press [...]

58 Advanced Settings Maintenance (Status LCD) The Status LCD Setup allows conguration for the LCD display on the front of TeraStation. Please select the type of information that the front panel should display from the LCD Display Items . Automatically Switch LCD Items tells the TeraStation to cycle through the selected display items every 10 sec[...]

59 Advanced Settings Maintenance (Syslog Transfer) Check Enable to allow system logs to be transferred. Press Apply once all of the settings have been congured.[...]

60 Advanced Settings Maintenance (Shutdown) From the Shutdown page, press Apply to shutdown TeraStation. This has the same function as holding down the power button on the front of TeraStation, but may be done remotely. Turning on the TeraStation after a shutdown requires a physical button push on the front of TeraStation. The Restart Now button si[...]

61 Advanced Settings Maintenance (Initialization) Initialization is a reset procedure that restores all settings back to the default, out of box, conguration. All conguration, 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, reformat the drive. Specify whether the[...]

62 System Status (System Information) This page shows you the System Information for your TeraStation. Firmware updates are occasionally available from www.buffalotech.com for the TeraStation 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[...]

63 Advanced Settings System Status (USB Details) This page shows you details on USB hard drives and UPSs plugged into your TeraStation.[...]

64 Advanced Settings System Status (Drive Properties) This page shows you the properties of all hard drives and RAID arrays in and attached to your TeraStation.[...]

65 Advanced Settings System Status (Network Information) This page shows you the System Information for your network connection.[...]

66 System Status Log Information This page lets you save or display system log information. Choose the log you want from the Log Type dropdown and click Save . The dialog will let you save or display (“Open”) the logle.[...]

67 TeraStation Client Utility This is the TeraStation Client Utility . Installed on your PC, it allows you to access each of the TeraStations on your network. Click Refresh List to get tabs for each of your TeraStations. Each tab shows the Host Name, Workgroup, IP Address, and Subnet Mask of the associated TeraStation, as well as the version of [...]

68 TeraStation Client Utility IP Address Setup Here, you may enter your IP Address and Subnet Mask manually, or enable your TeraStation to acquire them automatically from a DHCP server. You’ll need the administrator password to use this screen. Press OK when you’re done.[...]

69 If TeraStation encounters a disk error, it will be reported in the TeraStation status on the top of any of the Web-Based conguration screens. Run a Disk Scan in the event of this error. If that does not resolve the problem, a format is recommended. Formatting the drive will delete all of the data on it, so back up any data you can before form[...]

70 Error Code Description Alert Sound E00 MPU error: Main MPU is not responding. A E01 Error on DRAM DATA LIN A E02 Error on DRAM ADDRESS LINE A E03 Error on RTC CHIP A E04 Failed to load kernel (FLASH error) A E10 UPS AC LINE FAIL Error B E11 FAN Error: Fan rotation speed is low or fan is stopped. B E12 Cooling Error: Cooling by fan cannot catch u[...]

71 Replacing a Hard Drive Turn the key counter-clockwise to open drive door. Squeeze the tabs gently and swing the tray latch upward. The hard drive tray will now slide out.[...]

72 Gently push down on the two tabs to release the plug. Lower the drive carefully to the work surface.[...]

73 Pull the plug straight out to remove the drive. To remove the hard drive from its cage, set the assembly on a soft surface and remove these four screws.[...]

74 Install a new hard drive by doing the same steps in reverse order: Begin by screwing the new hard drive into the cage. Plug the power/data connector into the hard drive. Slide the hard drive cage back into the TeraStation. Press the latch down to lock the hard drive cage in place.[...]

75 Technical Specications LAN Standards: IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX; IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Transmission Types: 1000Mbps/100Mbps/10Mbps; 100BASE-TX 4B/5B, MLT-3;10BASE-T Manchester Coding Access Media: CSMA/CD Media Interface: RJ-45 USB Standard: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (HS) Full-Speed (FS) Low-Speed (LS) USB Connector: USB A Connector (2) Data Transmission S[...]

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