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TeraStation User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Diagrams and Layout TeraNavigator Setup To congure your TeraStation, insert the TeraNavigator CD into a Windows computer on the network and follow the directions, or use the following procedure. Note: Use LAN P ort 1 for initial setup. After setup, you may connect a second cable to LAN Port 2. If used, cong[...]

TeraStation User Manual 6 Notes: • 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]. • For Mac OS, open the CD and double click on the [TeraNavigator] icon. • Disable your anti-virus software and rewall before continuing.[...]

TeraStation User Manual 7 7 1 Enter the desired [IP Address], [Subnet Mask], and [Default Gateway]. Note: If you don’t know how to congure these settings, click [Obtain IP address automatically via DHCP] to check the box. F or Mac OS, click [Use DHCP]. 2 Click [OK]. Note: If you are prompted to enter the administrator’s password, enter the T[...]

TeraStation User Manual 8 The f ollowing se tt ings changes are re commended. Notes: • By default, the TeraStation will attempt to use an NTP server to set the time. • NTP may not be usable in some network environments. • Please read the terms of use for Internet Multifeed Co. at www.jst.mfeed.ad.jp. Internet Multifeed Co. is the group that m[...]

TeraStation User Manual 9 14 15 Double-click on your TeraStation’s icon. 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 les just like other[...]

TeraStation User Manual 10 Diagrams and Layout TS-XL, TS-XEL TS-WXL TS-RXL with cover attached Rear View with cover r emoved 9 1 6 7 8 10 11 11 14 11 21 2 3 4 5 11 19 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 Front View Front View Rear View Rear View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ±¸ ±¹ ²° ±³ ±´ ±µ ±?[...]

TeraStation User Manual 11 1 Power Button Power ON/OFF: Press and hold the Power Button for 3 seconds until it beeps. Note: To power on, connect the AC cable and wait for 10 seconds. Then press the Power Button. 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 [...]

TeraStation User Manual 12 The TeraStation can be congured to automatically turn on and o with your computer. To use this feature, install NAS Navigator2 on your computer(s) and then set the Power Mode Switch on the back of your TeraStation to AUTO . Notes: • After you turn o your computer, it may take several minutes for the TeraStation[...]

TeraStation User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Using your TeraStation Opening a Shared Folder 2 1 Launch NAS Navigator2. Notes: • For Windows, double-click the [Bualo NAS Navigator2] icon on your desktop. • For a Mac, double-click on the [NAS Navigator2] icon in the Dock. 3 The TeraStation’s Shared folders are displayed. Note: With a Mac, the TeraSt[...]

TeraStation User Manual 14 Opening a Shared Folder from a Second PC Insert the TeraNavigator CD into your computer. TeraNavigator will launch. Notes: • 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]. • For Mac OS, double-clic[...]

TeraStation User Manual 15 6 5 Launch NAS Navigator2. Note: • For Windows computers, double-click the [Bualo NAS Navigator2] icon on the Desktop. • For a Mac, double-click the [NAS Navigator2] icon in the Dock. 7 The TeraStation’s Shared folders are displayed. Note: With a Mac, the TeraStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop, and[...]

TeraStation User Manual 16 Opening the Web Admin interface To congure your TeraStation, use the Web Admin interface from a browser on a computer connected to the same network. Launch NAS Navigator2. For Windows, click on the [BUFFALO NAS Navigator2] icon on your desktop. For Mac OS 1 X, double-click on the [NAS Navigator2] icon in the Dock. 2 3 [...]

TeraStation User Manual 17 Notes: • To open the Web Admin interface from a dierent computer, refer to Quick Setup Guide and install NAS Navigator2. After the installation, follow Chapter 2, or, you may type the IP address of TeraStation on a web browser. • Y ou may also open the W eb A dmin interface by typing the IP address that you wrote d[...]

TeraStation User Manual 18 Chapter 3 Changing RAID Modes 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 dri[...]

TeraStation User Manual 19 • RAID 1 mode (Default for TS-WXL/R1) 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 di[...]

TeraStation User Manual 20 Using Normal mode 1 2 Click [Delete RAID Array]. 3 When the [RAID Array operation] window opens, click [Apply]. 4 The [Conrm Operation] screen will appear. 5 Enter the number shown in the [Conrmation Number] eld within 60 seconds, and click [Apply]. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen. 6 You have now [...]

TeraStation User Manual 21 Change system to normal mode (previous page). 1 2 3 4 5 Note: After the RAID array is changed, the TeraStation will perfom a RAID check that will take about 5 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 o the [...]

TeraStation User Manual 22 Change system to normal mode (page 20). 1 2 3 4 5 Note: After the RAID array is changed, the TeraStation will perfom a RAID check that will take about 5 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 o the TeraSt[...]

TeraStation User Manual 23 Using RAID 10 mode Change system to normal mode (page 20). 1 2 3 4 5 Note: After the RAID array is changed, the TeraStation will perfom a RAID check that will take about 5 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 t[...]

TeraStation User Manual 24 Using RAID 1 mode Change system to normal mode (page 20). 1 2 3 4 5 Note: After the RAID array is changed, the TeraStation will perfom a RAID check that will take about 5 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 tu[...]

TeraStation User Manual 25 Using RAID 0 mode Change system to normal mode (page 20). 1 2 3 4 5 The [Conrm Operation] screen will appear. Enter the number shown in the [Conrmation Number] eld within 6 60 seconds, then click [Apply]. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen. 7 You have set up a RAID 0 array. Turn to page 43 to create [...]

TeraStation User Manual 26 Conguring a Hot Spare If you have 3 drives in a RAID 5 array, or 2 drives in a RAID 1 array, then you can congure 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. 1 2 3 Note: If a hot spare is congured, click [Set to normal disk][...]

TeraStation User Manual 27 Chapter 4 Adding an External Hard Drive Connect an External Drive Your TeraStation includes 2 USB connectors (3 if it’s a TS-RXL). You can connect a Bualo external hard drive to it for backup or extra storage. Connect the external drive as shown below. If the hard drive is already formatted, it will be detected autom[...]

TeraStation User Manual 28 A format deletes all data from a hard drive. Be careful! Back up any important data on a drive before formatting it. It • will take a several minutes to format a drive. Shared folders cannot be accessed during formatting. • Do not turn o or disconnect power to the TeraStation while formatting a hard drive. • If P[...]

TeraStation User Manual 29 Set Access Restrictions on the External Drive You can set the access restrictions on the new drive. Use the procedure on page 42 to set the access restrictions. Note: Even if a shared folder is not visible, you can still format the drive, run a disk check, and back up to the new drive. Restrictions The TeraStation support[...]

TeraStation User Manual 30 Chapter 5 Removing External Hard Drives Dismounting with the Function button To dismount a USB drive, press and hold the function button for 7 seconds. The Function button will be illuminated in blue (The LED next to the Function button will be illuminated in blue on the TS-RXL). After the light in the function button goe[...]

TeraStation User Manual 31 Alternately, you can dismount an external drive from within the Web Admin interface. 1 2 When the [Conrm Operation] screen opens, enter the displayed number within 60 seconds and click [Apply]. The function button will ash blue (on the TS-RXL, the LED next to the function button will ash). Remove the 3 USB device[...]

TeraStation User Manual 32 Chapter 6 Backup Backup Data from your Windows PC • Set up Destination for Backup Before backing up to a TeraStation, you must congure a folder on the TeraStaion as a backup destination. 1 2 3 Click [Save] at the bottom of the screen. 4 You can back up folders on the TeraStation to any of the following destinations: [...]

TeraStation User Manual 33 Backing up to another TeraStation on the local network If the target TeraStation is congured with a password for backup, you can nd it on the network by searching for the password. In the target TeraStation’s Web Admin interface, navigate to 1 [System] – [Backup]. Under [Search for Backup Destination by Password[...]

TeraStation User Manual 34 Conguring a backup job To create a backup job, navigate to [System] - [Backup] - [Back Jobs Setup] - [Create New Job] in the source 1 TeraStation's Web Admin interface. Note: Up to 8 backup jobs can be congured. 2 The following types of backup job may be selected: [Normal Backup] All les in the source will b[...]

TeraStation User Manual 35 The backup job is added to the list of backup jobs. Select [Backup Sources] and [Backup Targets] folders. 1 Click [Add]. 2 Click [Apply]. 4 5 6 Backup Notes: You can register up to the second level of subfolders. However, folders with more than 80 bytes(UTF-8) in their names • cannot be selected. Before they can be sele[...]

TeraStation User Manual 36 Restrictions regarding to Backup When performing backup to USB hard disk (FAT32 format) with [Overwrite Backup (Dierential Backup)] option, • it may overwrite even though there are no dierence in data. This is because of the specication of FAT 32. If the second of the date when the le created is an odd numbe[...]

TeraStation User Manual 37 Replication will mirror data on your TeraStation to a second TeraStation. An exact duplicate of a data share on the rst TeraStation is copied to the second TeraStation virtually simultaneously. To congure Replication, use an Ethernet cable to connect LAN Port 2 on the rst TeraStation to LAN Port 2 on the second T[...]

TeraStation User Manual 38 Congure replication as described below. 1 Click [Add]. 2 3 Read the alert message carefully and click [OK]. 4 Replication is congured. Replication to a TeraStation on a dierent network If your target TeraStation is on a dierent network or subnet, you may still congure replication as described above, but you[...]

TeraStation User Manual 39 Time Machine Time Machine is a backup program included with Mac OS X 10.5 or later. To use it with the TeraStation, congure the TeraStation as described below. 1 2 3 4 5 Check [Apple] under [Shared Folder Support]. 1 Click [Save]. 2 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Network] - [Settings] - [Network Services] and[...]

TeraStation User Manual 40 6 7 Notes: • A Macintosh computer’s host name can be found under [Computer Name] in [System Preferences] - [Sharing]. • A Macintosh computer’s Ethernet MAC address is available from its network page. Note: The folder <Macintosh Host Name>_<Macintosh MAC address>.sparsebundle will be created in the shar[...]

TeraStation User Manual 41 9 Click [Time Machine]. 10 Click [Choose Backup Disk]. 11 Select TeraStation, and click [Use for Backup]. 12 Enter a user name and password with the rights to access the shared folder of the TeraStation, and click [Connect]. Note: If the backup target folder on the TeraStation does not have access restrictions congured[...]

TeraStation User Manual 42 Chapter 7 Conguring Access Restrictions TeraStation allows you to set permissions for users or groups to access specic shared folders. Four types of Access Restrictions are available: • Access Restrictions for Users and/or Groups on the TeraStation Follow the procedure on page 50 to congure. • Access Restrict[...]

TeraStation User Manual 43 Adding a Shared Folder 1 2 Notes: • Shared folder names can contain up to 27 bytes(UTF-8). Alphanumeric characters, multi-byte characters, -(hyphen), and _(underscore) may be used. Do not use a symbol as the rst character. •Shared folder descriptions can contain up to 75 bytes(UTF-8). Alphanumeric characters, multi[...]

TeraStation User Manual 44 [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 interface. If enabled, deleted data from a shared folder will be temporarily moved to a [Trashbox] subfolder. To recover deleted data, open the [Trashbox] folder and move l[...]

TeraStation User Manual 45 Technical Restrictions Windows does not support some characters that OS X and the TeraStation allow. So, if you create a lename 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 TeraStation via AFP in order[...]

TeraStation User Manual 46 If you want to access a dierent 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 Mail Notication (cannot nd the mail server), or you cannot nd a TeraStation by IP address to congure as a backup[...]

TeraStation User Manual 47 Adding Users 1 2 Notes: • Usernames can contain up to 20 bytes(UTF-8). Do not use multi-byte characters. Alphanumeric characters, -(hyphen), _(underscore), .(dot), !, #, &, @, $, *, ^, % may be used. Do not use a symbol as the rst character. • User descriptions can contain up to 75 bytes(UTF-8). Alphanumeric ch[...]

TeraStation User Manual 48 Importing Users To import many users at once, enter the following information in the [Input CSV format data] eld on [Users/ Groups] - [Local Users] on the Web Admin interface, and click [Import]. Format of the user information: Username (required), Password (required), and Description (optional) Example) username1, pas[...]

TeraStation User Manual 49 Adding Groups 1 2 Notes: • Group names can contain up to 20 bytes(UTF-8). Do not use multi-byte characters. Alphanumeric characters, -(hyphen), _(underscore), and .(dot) may be used. Do not use a symbol as the rst character. • Group descriptions can contain up to 75 bytes(UTF-8). Alphanumeric characters, multi-byte[...]

TeraStation User Manual 50 Click [Access Restrictions]. Click [Add]. Setting Access Restrictions for Users/Groups The TeraStation allows you to specify which groups and users can access specic shared folders. Register Users and Groups to the TeraStation as described in the previous sections. 1 2 3 4 Note: The procedure described here shows an ex[...]

TeraStation User Manual 51 5 6 Click [Save]. 7 You have completed conguring access restrictions. Notes: • If you log on from a Microsoft Network Domain, you can set the access restrictions with the user names/group names which are registered on the domain. • If a specic user is assigned both Read Only and Read & Write, they will have [...]

TeraStation User Manual 52 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. Create an account on the Domain Controller for the TeraStation. 1 Note: If there is an option to “Accept accounts for computers with Windows 2[...]

TeraStation User Manual 53 Notes: If you change the TeraStation’s name, you will no longer be able to use domain users and groups or access • restrictions. Rejoin the domain. If a domain user name contains more than 20 bytes, the TeraStation truncates it to 20 bytes. • The TeraStation only downloads the rst 1000 users or the rst 1000 gr[...]

TeraStation User Manual 54 Access Restrictions on Active Directory The TeraStation can download users, groups, and passwords from an Active Directory domain server. This procedure is recommended for system administrators only. 1 2 Follow the instructions on page 50 to 51 to add Access Restrictions to Domain Users/Domain Groups. 3 You have completed[...]

TeraStation User Manual 55 Restrictions When Administrating in Active Directory Domain 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. After building an Active Directory domain, the administrator’s password which is needed to join the Acti[...]

TeraStation User Manual 56 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: For Windows 7/Vista, Windows Server 2003/Server 2008 Users When setting Access Restrictions via Delegate Authority to [...]

TeraStation User Manual 57 1 2 3 Notes: • 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 server. • You can enter up to 23 bytes(UTF-8) for [Workgroup Name]. Alphanumeric characters, multi-byte characters, -(hyphen[...]

TeraStation User Manual 58 An Authentication Shared Folder is created on the TeraStation. 4 When a user who is registered to the specied External Server opens the Authentication Shared Folder, he/she will be automatically registered as a TeraStation user (you can directly register users). Notes: • A user who is automatically registered will be[...]

TeraStation User Manual 59 Chapter 8 Managing your TeraStation Name, Date and Time Congure the TeraStation’s host name, date, or time as follows: 1 2 3 4 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Modify Settings] in [System] - [Settings] - [Name]. Select [Date] and [Time]. 1 Click [Save]. 2 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Modify Settin[...]

TeraStation User Manual 60 Click [Use Local Date/Time] to use your computer’s time settings for the TeraStation. By default, the TeraStation adjusts its clock automatically by using an NTP server. NTP NTP may not be usable in some networks. The default NTP Server (ntp.jst.mfeed.ad.jp) belongs to Internet Multi Feed Inc. For more information, plea[...]

TeraStation User Manual 61 RAID Scanning RAID Scanning allows regular scans of your RAID arrays to be congured to run automatically. Errors will be xed as they are found if possible. For best results, schedule regular RAID scans if you use RAID arrays in your TeraStation. 1 2 You have congured RAID Scanning. Click [Enable]. 1 Select your d[...]

TeraStation User Manual 62 Disk Check A disk check tests the data on a drive in the TeraStation or connected via USB. Errors are xed automatically. A disk check may run for more than ten hours. Shared folders cannot be accessed during the disk check. Do not turn o power to the TeraStation during the disk check. If the Power Mode Switch is set[...]

TeraStation User Manual 63 Formatting Disks Notes: • Formatting deletes all data from a hard drive. Be careful! Back up any important data on a drive before formatting it. It will take a several minutes to format a hard drive. • Shared folders cannot be accessed during formatting. • Do not turn o the power switch or disconnect power while [...]

TeraStation User Manual 64 E-mail Notication Your TeraStation can send you daily e-mail reports. It can also send you an e-mail when settings are changed or an error occurs. The following contents will be sent via E-mail. Sends the status of hard drives at specied time • Changes to RAID conguration • Fan error alert • Hard drive repl[...]

TeraStation User Manual 65 Select conditions for e-mails to be sent. 9 [HDD Status Report] Sends the condition of the hard drives at the specied time. • [Fan Failure] Sends when the fan error is recognized. • [Disk Error] Sends when an hard drive error is recognized • [Backup Complete] Sends when the backup is complete. • [Quota Report] [...]

TeraStation User Manual 66 UPS Settings An UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) can protect the TeraStation from power outages and brownouts. To use the TeraStation with a UPS, proceed as follows: Plug the power cable of the UPS to a wall socket. 1 Connect the AC cable of the TeraStation to the UPS. 2 Connect the UPS to the TeraStation with a USB or [...]

TeraStation User Manual 67 You can set the TeraStation to beep when certain errors occur. In the Web Admin interface, select [System] - [Maintenance] - [Alert Sound Settings] - [Modify Settings]. 1 2 You’ve now congured alerts. Select the conditions to beep the alert from [Overheating], [Disk Error], 1 [Fan Error], or [UPS power Error]. Click [...]

TeraStation User Manual 68 1 2 3 You’ve now changed the admin password. Notes: • Usernames can contain up to 20 bytes(UTF-8). Do not use multi-byte characters. Alphanumeric characters, -(hyphen), _(underscore), .(dot), !, #, &, @, $, *, ^, % may be used. Do not use a symbol as the rst character. • Passwords can contain up to 20 bytes(U[...]

TeraStation User Manual 69 Erase Data on the TeraStation Completely Data on the hard drive is not completely erased by just performing “Delete” or “Format”. If you want to completely delete data from a TeraStation that you are going to donate, give away, or send in for repairs, do the following. In the 1 Web Admin interface, select [System][...]

TeraStation User Manual 70 To reset the TeraStation to its factory default settings, power on the unit and hold down the reset button for ve seconds. Notes: • Normally, holding down the reset button initializes settings for IP Address, Ethernet Frame Size, admin password, SSL Key, Port Trunking (default is o), and Network Services except AF[...]

TeraStation User Manual 71 Initialization from within the Web Amin interface In the Web Admin interface, 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 Scann[...]

TeraStation User Manual 72 Changing the IP Address Normally, the TeraStation’s IP address is set automatically from a DHCP server on your network. If you prefer, you can set it manually. To change the TeraStation’s IP address settings, your computer should be connected to the same router (subnet) as the TeraStation and should be running NAS Nav[...]

TeraStation User Manual 73 Jumbo Frame If your other network devices support it, you may be able to increase network performance with Jumbo Frame. 1 2 TeraStation TeraStation TeraStation TeraStation 3 Network Select [Ethernet Frame Size]. 1 Click [Save]. 2 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Network] - 1 [Settings] Click [Modify Settings] in [[...]

TeraStation User Manual 74 Notes: • To benet from using Jumbo Frame in the TeraStation, your router/switch/hub should support Jumbo Frame. • To use Jumbo Frame (4102/7422/9694 bytes), your computer’s NICs and all switches, hubs, and routers on the transmission route need to support Jumbo Frame. If any device on the route doesn’t support [...]

TeraStation User Manual 75 You may use two separate LAN connections for redundancy, speed, and reliability. Note: To use Port Trunking, your hub or switch must support it. The following Port Trunking modes are available: [O]: Port trunking is not used. [Round-robin policy] (*1): Sets a round-robin policy for fault tolerance and load balancing. [[...]

TeraStation User Manual 76 To congure port trunking, Connect LAN Port 1 on the TeraStation to a port on the switch. 1 Do not connect LAN Port 2 yet. In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Network] - [Settings] - [Port Trunking]. 2 Under [Port Trunking], click on [Modify Setiings]. 3 Connect LAN Port 2 on the TeraStation to the switch. 4 Hold d[...]

TeraStation User Manual 77 Chapter 9 Extensions Using WebAccess WebAccess lets you access les on your TeraStation through the Internet. Access restrictions can be set for folders that are shared, and automatic router settings by UPnP and redirect functionality from the bualonas.com server (similar to Dynamic DNS) make conguration easy. Not[...]

TeraStation User Manual 78 Direct Copy DirectCopy automatically copies movie, music, and images directly to the TeraStation from a USB device. You can connect many types of USB devices to the TeraStation, including USB hard drives, USB ash drives, single-card card readers, digital cameras, and USB printers. USB hubs, mice, keyboards, and card re[...]

TeraStation User Manual 79 Files are copied to the folder: <DirectCopy folder>/pictures/yyyymmdd yyyy: year copied mm: month copied dd: date copied You may change the destination shared folder for DirectCopy in [Shared Folders] - [Direct Copy] - [Modify Settings] in the Web Admin interface. Subsequent DirectCopy folders are created at: <Di[...]

TeraStation User Manual 80 PrintServer TeraStation is equipped with a USB connector on the back. You can connect a USB printer to the TeraStation as shown below. Notes: • Only one printer can be connected to the TeraStation. • The TeraStation does not support 2-way communication. For example, it cannot tell you the amount of ink left. • Multi[...]

TeraStation User Manual 81 Double-click on the TeraStation’s printer icon (“LP”). Click [OK]. Select your printer. Choose the manufacturer on 1 the left and the model on the right. If your printer is not listed, click [Have Disk] and follow the printer manufacturer’s directions for installation. Click [OK]. 2 Click [Start] - [Network]. 4 Do[...]

TeraStation User Manual 82 Setting up a printer on Windows XP 1 2 Refer to your printer’s manual installation instructions. You may need to install the printer driver from a software 3 disk. Click [Start] - [Control Panel]. 4 Click [Network and Internet Connections] icon. 5 Double-click on [My Network Places] - [View workgroup computers] - (Name [...]

TeraStation User Manual 83 Setting up a printer on Windows 2000 1 2 Refer to your printer’s manual to install the printer driver. 3 Double-click [My Network Places (*)] -[Entire Network] - (the TeraStation Server Name). 4 * On Windows NT 4.0 this is [Network]. 5 6 7 8 You have added a printer. Click [Enable]. 1 Click [Save]. 2 Double-click on the[...]

TeraStation User Manual 84 Sleep Timer Sleep Timer will automatically turn your TeraStation on and o at specic times to save energy. In Sleep mode, the TeraStation’s hard drives, display panel, and LED lights are turned o. To use Sleep Timer, set your TeraStation’s Power Mode Switch to MANUAL . Sleep Timer is not usable when the Power [...]

TeraStation User Manual 85 Sleep Timer Notes: • To exit sleep mode, hold in the power button on the TeraStation for about 3 seconds. The unit will power on. • 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. • If multiple sleep ti[...]

TeraStation User Manual 86 Disk Quotas Notes: • When using quotas, disable the recycle bin or empty the trash folder. The limited space includes the space used for trash. • Quotas apply per drive or per array. If a Quota is set to 1 GB, each array or drive can use maximum of 1 GB. • Quotas can’t be set for external USB hard drives connected[...]

TeraStation User Manual 87 Select [Shared Folders] - [Folder Setup] and click [Create Shared Folder]. 3 4 5 6 7 Click [Save]. 8 You’ve congured a disk quota. Congure the desired settings. 1 Click [Access Restrictions]. 2 Click [Add]. Check the user you created in step 2. 1 Click [Add]. 2 Select level of access privileges for the user you ad[...]

TeraStation User Manual 88 Disk space quotas for groups To limit the space of shared folders that each group can use, follow the procedure below. 1 2 Notes: • Usernames and passwords should be the same ones that the users log in to Windows with. • If two dierent quotas apply, such a a user quota and a group quota, the smaller quota is applie[...]

TeraStation User Manual 89 4 Note: Deleting and adding groups repeatedly may cause quotas to not work properly. 5 6 Click [Shared Folders] - [Folder Setup]. 7 Click [Create Folder]. 8 9 Congure the desired settings. 1 Click [Access Restrictions]. 2 Enter [Group Name], [Group Id] and [Description]. 1 Note: The group ID may be any number from 1000[...]

TeraStation User Manual 90 10 11 12 Click [Save]. 13 You have congured a group quota. Check the group you created step 2. 1 Click [Add]. 2 Select level of access privileges for group you added from [Read Only] or [Read & Write]. Click [Local Groups]. 1 Click [Add]. 2[...]

TeraStation User Manual 91 Enable TeraSearch to allow text searches for strings (such as from a text le or data) on the TeraStation. In the Web Admin interface, select [Shared Folders] - [Folder Setup]. 1 2 3 Click [Shared Folders] - [TeraSearch] on the Web Admin interface. 4 Click [Modify Settings]. 5 Select [Enable], and click [Save]. 6 Note: [...]

TeraStation User Manual 92 Open and display the following URL in an Internet browser. 8 http://(IP address of TeraStation) :3000/ Tip: You can get the IP address of your TeraStation from its front panel LCD display, or from NAS Navigator2. Enter a username and password from an account on the TeraStation and click [Login]. For example, the guest 9 a[...]

TeraStation User Manual 93 Your PC can access les from the TeraStation even when it’s not connected to the network if Oine Files are enabled. Oine Files are updated and saved on the computer when it’s online. Oine Files work with Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Vista, and Windows 7. Windows Me and XP Home Edition are not supp[...]

TeraStation User Manual 94 Open Windows folder. Select [Folder Options] from the [Tool] menu. 4 Note: Select [Control Panel] - [Folder Options] in Windows 2000 Server. 5 Note: If [Fast User Switching] in Windows XP is enabled, the screen above will not be displayed. In such a case, open [User Accounts] in the [Control Panel] and uncheck [Use Fast U[...]

TeraStation User Manual 95 After the synchronization is complete, you can open oine les even after disconnecting from the network that 9 the TeraStation is on. Oine les can be accessed through the UNC to the original location. Note: If oine les are available, the icon is displayed in the systray. * Editing Oine Files Oine ?[...]

TeraStation User Manual 96 DFS (Distributed File System) Distributed File System (or DFS) combines shares on the network server together into one tree. In the following example, when the client computer addresses //tera/share/backup, it’s actually looking at les located at //pc_srv/backup. This is transparent to the user of the client computer[...]

TeraStation User Manual 97 Set up DFS as described below: In the Web Admin interface, select [Shared Folders] - [DFS]. 1 Under [DFS Service], click [Modify Settings]. 2 3 Under [DFS Links], click [Add Link]. 4 5 DFS has been congured. Click [Enable]. 1 Choose whether to allow multiple DFS links, or just one. 2 [No] allows just one DFS link to be[...]

TeraStation User Manual 98 FTP Server By default, the TeraStation’s shares are only accessible by users connected to the same network or router as the TeraStation. The optional FTP server allows users to access the TeraStation from outside of the local network. You may enable it as follows. 1 2 Click [Shared Folders] - [Folder Setup]. 3 4 5 The f[...]

TeraStation User Manual 99 To access the TeraStation with an FTP client Congure your FTP client software with the following settings: Host Name IP address of the TeraStation. • Username Username registered on the TeraStation • Password Password registered to the TeraStation • Port 21 • Example ftp://192.168.11.150/ You cannot write by FT[...]

TeraStation User Manual 100 Accessing from a NFS Client Use the following procedure congure the TeraStation for access from UNIX with NFS. Note: This section is for information only. Unix and NFS are not supported by Bualo. If you choose to congure your TeraStation this way, it does not void your warranty, but you are on your own for tech [...]

TeraStation User Manual 101 Click [NFS Client Setup]. 6 7 8 9 Notes: • To remove, check the box next to the hostname and click [Delete Client]. • You may be able to connect via NFS from a computer that is not registered as a client. Type [Target Host Name] and [Target IP Address] of the NFS UNIX client. 1 Click [Save]. 2 The IP address and the [...]

TeraStation User Manual 102 Examples of commands to access a folder on the TeraStation from the NFS client: 10 From Linux: mount -t nfs <IP Address>:<NFS public path for the TeraStation><the mounting point on the local computer> (e.g.) mkdir /mnt/tsxl mount -t nfs 192.168.11.10:/mnt/array1/share /mnt/tsxl In this example, TeraStat[...]

TeraStation User Manual 103 • Encrypting Data from the Web Admin interface Access https://<TeraStation’s IP address> instead of http://... to encrypt all data from the Web Admin interface. Note: Your computer may display “there is a problem with this site’s security”, but you may ignore this message and work normally. • Encrypting[...]

TeraStation User Manual 104 • SSL Key Note: This procedure is described for network administrators and advanced users. Do not try to congure this unless you know exactly what you’re doing. You may use encrypted keys such as https and FTPS for the Web Admin interface operations and FTP connections. SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is a public key en[...]

TeraStation User Manual 105 The TeraStation supports Wake on LAN, which allows it to be turned on remotely. Before using Wake on LAN, enable it as described below. 1 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Network] - [Settings] - [IP Address Settings]. Click [Modify Settings]. 2 Wake on LAN is now enabled. As long as it is connected to power and t[...]

TeraStation User Manual 106 Chapter 10 NAS Navigator2 Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 and Windows Server2003/Server2008 If you set up the TeraStation with the TeraNavigator CD, NAS Navigator2 was installed and congured to run automatically in the system tray at startup. You can launch NAS Navigator2 in either of the following ways: Click the NAS Navigat[...]

TeraStation User Manual 107 Name Descriptions Menu Map remote default share to drive letter* Assigns the searched TeraStation’s shared folder as a network drive. D i s c o n n e c t m a p p e d d r i v e l e t t e r * Unmaps the network drive. Map all remote shares to drive letters Assigns the all TeraStation’s shared folders found as a network[...]

TeraStation User Manual 108 When NAS Navigator2 is minimized, right-click on the NAS Navigator2 icon in the task tray for the following options: Menu Item Descriptions TeraStation Name Browse Shares Opens a shared folder on the TeraStation. Open Web Admin Opens the selected TeraStation’s Web Admin interface. Properties Opens the selected TeraStat[...]

TeraStation User Manual 109 The following tasks may be performed from the TeraStation’s Properties window. Menu Item Description Web Admin Click [Open Web setting] to display the Web Admin interface. IP Settings Insert the check mark in [Obtain IP address automatically via DHCP] to assign IP address from DHCP server automatically. If there is no [...]

TeraStation User Manual 110 Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later If you installed the TeraStation with the TeraNavigator CD, NAS Navigator2 was installed automatically. To launch it, click the NAS Navigator2 icon in the Dock. Click a TeraStation’s icon to display its total capacity, used capacity, [WORKGROUP], [IP Address], [Subnet Mask], [Default Gateway], [...]

TeraStation User Manual 111 Chapter 11 Software NAS Navigator2 File Security Tool Before using the TeraStation with Windows 7, Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008, you will need to change the security settings to allow access to NAS devices. The File Security Tool makes these changes for you automatically during installation from the[...]

TeraStation User Manual 112 Notes: To reset security settings to their factory defaults, use the following procedure. Click [Start] - [BUFFALO] - [File Security Tool] - [File Security Tool]. 1 When "A program needs your permission to continue" is displayed, click [Continue]. Select [Change back the le security level]. 2 Click [Change].[...]

TeraStation User Manual 113 EXT3 Reader The best format for external USB hard drives attached to the TeraStation is EXT3, a native Linux format, but this format is not normally supported by Windows. The EXT3 Reader software allows you to ready les from an EXT3 hard drive directly connected to your Windows PC. To use EXT3 Reader. Dismount the EXT[...]

TeraStation User Manual 114 Chapter 12 List of Settings in the Web Admin interface Common items (left side of the screen) Common items (Displayed on the left side of the screen) Name Displays the TeraStation’s name. Firmware version Displays TeraStation’s Firmware version number. IP Address Displays the IP addresses of the TeraStation’s LAN P[...]

TeraStation User Manual 115 Folder Setup > N e w F o l d e r * Displayed when clicking [Create Folder] on the shared folder conguration screen. Copy Settings From Select the shared folder you want to copy settings from. Name Enter a share folder’s name. * You can enter up to 27 bytes(UTF-8). * Alphanumeric characters, multi-byte characters,[...]

TeraStation User Manual 116 Remote backup password When you back up data from other TeraStation to this unit via network, you can set up the password so that this unit is mistakenly selected as a backup destination. * You can enter up to 8 bytes(UTF-8) including alphanumeric character, hyphen(-), and underscore(_). * You cannot use hyphen(-) for th[...]

TeraStation User Manual 117 Users/Groups Users/Groups-Local Users Local Users Local Users Displays [Username], [User Id], and [Description], and [Primary Group]. To create a new user, click [Create User]. To edit the user, select the user name and click [Edit User]. To delete the user, select the user and click [Delete]. If you have selected [Deleg[...]

TeraStation User Manual 118 Users/Groups-Local Groups Local Groups Local Groups Displays [Group Name], [Group Id], and [Description]. To create a new group, click [Create Group]. Select a group name and click [Edit Group] to display Edit Group Information Screen. To delete the group, select the group and click [Delete]. * Enter a letter in the [Fin[...]

TeraStation User Manual 119 Network Network IP Address Settings Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. * The LAN cable connected to LAN Port 2 should be set for Ethernet 2. DHCP If enabled, DHCP will congure your IP settings automatically. A DHCP server on the network is required for use. Primary IP Address If DHCP is disabled, you can ente[...]

TeraStation User Manual 120 Port Trunking Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. Port Trunking Enable Port Trunking to use two Ethernet connections to the TeraStation. The following congurations are available: • [O] : Do not use port trunking. • [Round-robin policy] : Sets a round-robin policy for fault tolerance and load balancing. [...]

TeraStation User Manual 121 Workgroup/Domain Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. Active Directory Domain Controller Name Enter [Active Directory Domain Controller Name] to use [Active Directory]. * You can enter up to 63 bytes(UTF-8). Do not use multi-byte characters. * Alphanumeric characters, -(hyphen), and _(underscore) may be used. * Do[...]

TeraStation User Manual 122 Workgroup/Domain Enable Authentication Shared Folder When selecting [Delegate Authority to External SMB Server], [Automatic User Registration], and [Enable Authentication Shared Folder], specify the folder name for the Authentication Shared Folder. It can register users automatically when they open the folder. * You cann[...]

TeraStation User Manual 123 System - Settings Name Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. TeraStation Name Enter a name to identify the TeraStation on the network. * You can enter up to 15 bytes(UTF-8). Do not use multi-byte characters. * Alphanumeric characters, -(hyphen), and _(underscore) may be used. * Do not use a symbol as the rst cha[...]

TeraStation User Manual 124 System - Storage Disks Check Disk Checks hard drives for errors and problems, both internal drives and attached USB drives. Time required for a disk check will depend on the size of the drive. Large drives may take several hours. * You cannot run a disk check while a backup job is scheduled. * During a disk check, all ?[...]

TeraStation User Manual 125 Disks Format Disk Format the additional hard disk installed to the TeraStation and the USB connector. Data will be completely erased if the disk is formatted. Please use extra caution not to loose your important data. The time required to format a disk will vary depending on the space to be used (a few minutes). * You ca[...]

TeraStation User Manual 126 Disks Remove Disk To remove a hard disk, select the disk you want to disconnect and click [Remove Disk] Rediscover Disk After performing the procedure to remove the hard drive, taking it o physically, and replacing to another hard drive, click here to have the TeraStation recognize a drive again without restarting the[...]

TeraStation User Manual 127 RAID Scanning: Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. RAID Scanning RAID Scanning is the feature to read check for all sectors in the data area of hard drives which build RAID 1, 5 and 10. An error possible to repaired* (bad sectors) which is found during check will be automatically repaired. Also an error possible [...]

TeraStation User Manual 128 System-Backup View NAS Devices Local TeraStations Displays the list of the LinkStation/TeraStation (*) on the network. Click [Refresh] to update the list with the latest information. * Caution: Only the LinkStation/TeraStation which support Backup via the network will be displayed. O Subnet TeraStations To add a LinkS[...]

TeraStation User Manual 129 Backup Jobs Setup Backup Jobs Setup Click [Create New Job] to set up to 8 backup timers. Backup Conguration Screen will be displayed when clicking [Job Name]. Backup data saved on the TeraStation to the USB external hard drive or another Link/ TeraStation at the specied time. * If you choose the USB hard drive in o[...]

TeraStation User Manual 130 Backup Jobs Setup Click [Create New Job] to display this option in the Backup Conguration Screen. Job Name Enter a name for the backup job. Backup Job Schedule Select schedule to run backup from [Not Scheduled], [Immediate], [Every Day], [Every Week], [1st], [2nd], [3rd], [4th], [1st/3rd], [2nd/4th] or [Every 1st day/[...]

TeraStation User Manual 131 Backup Jobs Setup Click [Create New Job] to display this option in the Backup Conguration Screen. Backup Operation Mode [Overwrite Backup (Append Backup)] (Only copy and overwrite the les with changes based on the le size and time stamp*2) Folder which Can Identify Backup Source Backup Source Folder Backup Desti[...]

TeraStation User Manual 132 Backup Folders Backup Folders Select the backup source and the shared folder on the backup destination folders, and click [Add]. You can select following folder as a shared folder on the backup destination. • Shared folders on the Link/TeraStation displayed in [View NAS Devices] • usbdisk1 and usbdisk2 connected to t[...]

TeraStation User Manual 133 System - Maintenance Email Notication Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. Click [Send Test Message] to send a test email to the email address which has been set. Notication Select whether using Email notication feature or not. SMTP Server Address Enter [SMTP Server Address] (Mail Server Address). SMTP Po[...]

TeraStation User Manual 134 Alert Sound Settings Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. Alert Sound Settings Select the conditions that trigger alert beeps from [Overheating], [Disk Error], [Fan Error], and [UPS power Error]. Front Panel Settings Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. Display Select items to display on LCD display at the [...]

TeraStation User Manual 135 System - Power Management UPS Settings Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. UPS Status This is the feature to shutdown the TeraStation automatically when the UPS runs by battery due to power outage and such. If the UPS is connected, it shows the status of the UPS. * This setting must be done after connecting the U[...]

TeraStation User Manual 136 System - Restore/Erase Restore Factory Defaults Upon restore Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. Select whether or not you would like to initialize the administrator’s password for the TeraStation when initializing the unit (press and hold the initialization switch you can nd when opening the front cover for[...]

TeraStation User Manual 137 Extensions - WebAccess WebAccess WebAccess Settings Click shared folder name to display Edit Screen. Folder information on the TeraStation which will be published with Web Access Feature is displayed in [Name] and [Description]. On [WebAccess Settings], following Access Restrictions can be selected. [Disable]: Does not p[...]

TeraStation User Manual 138 Extensions - PrintServer PrinterServer Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. PrinterServer Select whether or not using PrintServer feature for Windows. Click [Delete Print Queue] to delete a printer job. Extensions-Time Machine Time Machine Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. Time Machine Select [Enable] wh[...]

TeraStation User Manual 139 You can easily map the TeraStation’s shared folder as a network drive by using NAS Navigator2 included in the package. Click [BUFFALO NAS Navigator2] icon on your Desktop. 1 NAS Navigator2 launches. 2 TeraStation’s network drive icon should be added into [Computer] or [My Computer] .You can use this network 3 drive j[...]

TeraStation User Manual 140 You can easily map the TeraStation’s shared folder as a network drive by using NAS Navigator2 included in the package on Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later. Click [NAS Navigator2] icon in the Dock. 1 NAS Navigator2 launches. 2 3 The following icon will be displayed on the Desktop after it is mounted. 4 Notes: • The displayed c[...]

TeraStation User Manual 141 Specications Check Bualo's c atalogs or web site ( w ww.bual otech .com ) for infor mation about the latest products or compatible mod - els. Inter face (LAN Port) Inter face: Complied with IEEE802.3ab (1000BASE- T ), Complied with IEEE802.3u (100BASE- TX), Complied with IEEE802.3 (10BASE- T ) T ransf er Sp[...]

TeraStation User Manual 142 Factory Defaults The following settings are factory defaults for the TeraStation. Username admin Password password Shared Folders “share” (for both Windows and Macintosh computers). The recycle bin is set to [Enabled] on “share” by default. DHCP Client Normally, the TeraStation will get its IP address automatical[...]

TeraStation User Manual 143 Software Y ou can install following software applications and the manual b y using Utility CD ( T eraNavigator) which comes with the T eraStation. Select and install sof tware from the selection screen which is display ed during Setup (Or click [Option] in T eraNavigator and follo w the instruction on the screen to insta[...]

TeraStation User Manual 144 Read USB hard drive on W indows which is f ormatted in EXT3 on T eraStation. Note: T o delete the software installed, click [Options] - [Delete Soft ware] in T eraNavigator . F ollow the instructions dis- played on the scr een. [EXT3 Reader][...]

TeraStation User Manual 145 Info Folder In the folder called "info " on the internal hard disk of the T eraStation, Install programs such as the manual, NAS Naviga- tor2, or Easy Backup are included. W hen you want to read the manual on your computer in the network , install the utili- ties when you want. [info] - [English] F older - [man[...]

TeraStation User Manual 146 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 congure the displayed items in [System] - [Maintenance] - [[...]

TeraStation User Manual 147 Status Displays the current status when changing the settings or formatting drives. Examples of LCD Meaning HDx Warning I11 Bad Sectors Bad sectors in Xth hard drive may reach the dangerous zone. Replace Xth hard drive. Operation Mode I12 DEGRADE MODE RAID Degrade mode is running. RAID I13 ARRAYx Formatting Formatting Xt[...]

TeraStation User Manual 148 Error and Warning Displays the current status when changing the settings or formatting drives. Examples of LCD Meaning SYSTEM Error E00 MPU No Response System is not responding. Unplug the power code of the TeraStation and reboot it. If the error still persists, contact BUFFALO’s service center for repair. DRAM LINES E[...]

TeraStation User Manual 149 Examples of LCD Meaning Chip Error E17 RTC Failure The circuit board is damaged. Unplug the power code of the TeraStation and reboot it. If the error still persists, contact BUFFALO’s service center for repair. Chip Error E18 SATA1 Failure The circuit board is damaged. Unplug the power code of the TeraStation and reboo[...]

TeraStation User Manual 150 Troubleshooting In the folder called “ info ” on the internal hard disk of the T eraStation, 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 Y ou cannot Setup: The following[...]

TeraStation User Manual 151 If Shared folders on the T eraStation w ould not suddenly open: If you map Shared F olders on the T eraStation as a Network Drive, you may suddenly not be able to access T eraStation when the IP address or W orkgourp is changed. In Such a case, follo w the instruc tions on the front of this sheet and open the shared fold[...]

TeraStation User Manual 152 Update the TeraStation’s Firmware Visit BUFFALO’s web site to download the TeraStation’s rmware update, and run the update program. Double click the le you downloaded, and the le will be extracted and HTML le which shows to update is automatically displayed. Follow the instructions in the HTML les to[...]

TeraStation User Manual 153 Glossary AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) The name of protocol that is used for AppleShare to share le on AppleTalk Network. Degrade Drives which consists of RAID 1, 5, 10 are failed or missing. The integrity of data will be maintained, but the error occurs after this cannot be repaired, and all data may be lost. It is a d[...]

TeraStation User Manual 154 lines failed. RAID (Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks) The technology to achieve to create the mass and highly reliable storage device by spreading access by using multiple hard drives. RAID can be divided into a several level depending on each feature. RAID 1 and RAID 5 are well-known levels. Replication This copies[...]

TeraStation User Manual 155 Compliance Information FCC Warning NO TE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules. These limits are designed to pro vide reasonable protection against harmful inter fer ence when the equipment is operated in a commercial en - v[...]

TeraStation User Manual 156 KCC 기종별 사 용 자 안 내 문 A 급 기기 ( 업무용 정보통신기기 ) 이 기기는 업무용으로 전자파적합등록을 한 기 기이오니 판매자 또는 사용자는 이 점을 주의하 시기 바라며 만약 잘못 판매 또는 구입하였을 때 에는 가정용으로 교환하시기 바랍?[...]