Network Attached Storage TeraStation User Manual www.buffalotech.com 35011187 ver.
Contents Chapter 1 Diagrams and Layout..................................................................... 5 TeraNavigator Setup......................................................................................................................................5 Diagrams and Layout....................................................................................................................................10 Auto Power Mode..............................................................................
Chapter 6 Backup............................................................................................ 32 Backup Data from your Windows PC.......................................................................................................32 Backup Data on the TeraStation................................................................................................................32 Replication..........................................................................................................
Disk Quotas.......................................................................................................................................................86 TeraSearch.........................................................................................................................................................91 Offline Files........................................................................................................................................................
Data Backup......................................................................................................................................................151 GPL Information..............................................................................................................................................151 Update the TeraStation’s Firmware...........................................................................................................152 Glossary..................................
Chapter 1 Diagrams and Layout 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 Fasten the plug with the clamp.* TS-XL, TS-XEL Network (Hub or Router) 2 1 Power Connector LAN Port 1 3 * TS-XL TeraStations Only Ethernet Cable Power Outlet AC Cable TS-WXL/R1, TS-WXL/1D Fasten the plug with the clamp.
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 TeraStations, 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 icon (TSNavi.exe).
7 1 Enter the desired [IP Address], [Subnet Mask], and [Default Gateway]. Note: If you don’t know how to configure these settings, click [Obtain IP address automatically via DHCP] to check the box. For Mac OS, click [Use DHCP]. 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.
1 To manually configure the date and time, click [Manual] for [Date/Time Source] 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. 12 Notes: 2 Click [Save]. • 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.
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 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.
Diagrams and Layout TS-XL, TS-XEL 1 Front View 2 3 4 5 6 Rear View 7 10 8 TS-XL TS-XEL 11 ±³ ±´ ±µ ±¶ ±· 12 9 ±¸ ±· ±´ ±µ ±¶ ±¹ ²° TS-WXL 1 Front View 2 3 4 5 6 Rear View 7 8 10 11 18 19 9 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 TS-RXL 9 with cover attached 11 12 11 21 14 2 3 4 5 1 6 8 7 11 10 11 with cover removed Rear View 19 21 TeraStation User Manual 13 14 15 16 17 20 18 19 10
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 Error LED The red error LED is illuminated when an error occurs. Check the LCD display for more information.
Auto Power Mode The TeraStation can be configured to automatically turn on and off 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. TS-XL TS-XEL Manual (default): 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.
Chapter 2 Using your TeraStation Opening a Shared Folder 1 Launch NAS Navigator2. Notes: • For Windows, double-click the [Buffalo NAS Navigator2] icon on your desktop. • For a Mac, double-click on the [NAS Navigator2] icon in the Dock. 2 Double-click on the TeraStation icon. Note: This example shows a TS-XL series TeraStation. Your icon may be different. 3 The TeraStation’s Shared folders are displayed.
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 Navigator2 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: • For Windows 7/Vista, click [Run TSNavi.exe] when the auto-play screen is displayed.
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. Note: This example shows a TS-XL series TeraStation. Your icon may be different. 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].
Opening the Web Admin interface To configure your TeraStation, use the Web Admin interface from a browser on a computer connected to the same network. 1 L aunch NAS Navigator2. For Windows, click on the [BUFFALO NAS Navigator2] icon on your desktop. For Mac OS X, double-click on the [NAS Navigator2] icon in the Dock. 2 Right-click on the TeraStation icon (on Mac OS X, click the icon while holding down the control key) and select [Open Web setting] from the menu.
The Web Admin interface is organized by tabs across the top. The following tabs are available. • [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 Timer, UPS Settings, Restore/Erase.
Chapter 3 Changing RAID Modes 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.
• 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 disk. If both drives in an array are damaged, data cannot be restored.
Using Normal mode 1 Click [System] - [Storage] - [RAID Array] in the Web Admin interface. 2 Select the array you want to configure. 3 4 5 6 Click [Delete RAID Array]. When the [RAID Array operation] window opens, click [Apply]. The [Confirm Operation] screen will appear. Enter the number shown in the [Confirmation Number] field within 60 seconds, and click [Apply]. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen. You have now set up Normal mode. Refer to page 43 to create a shared folder.
Using RAID 5 mode (4 hard drives) 1 Change system to normal mode (previous page). 2 Click [System] - [Storage] - [RAID Array] in the Web Admin interface. 3 Click the array you want to configure. 4 Select hard disks (all 4 of them) to use in RAID5. 5 1 Select [RAID5]. 2 Click [Create Raid Array]. Note: fter the RAID array is changed, the TeraStation will perfom a RAID check that will take about 5 hours per TB. File A transfers will be slower during this period.
Using RAID 5 mode (3 hard drives) 1 Change system to normal mode (page 20). 2 Click [System] - [Storage] - [RAID Array] in the Web Admin interface. 3 Click the array you want to configure. 4 Select hard disks (3 of them) to use in RAID5. 5 1 Select [RAID5]. 2 Click [Create Raid Array]. 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.
Using RAID 10 mode 1 Change system to normal mode (page 20). 2 Click [System] - [Storage] - [RAID Array] in the Web Admin interface. 3 Click the array you want to configure. 4 Select hard drives (all 4 of them) to use in RAID10. 5 1 Select [RAID 10]. 2 Click [Create Raid Array]. Note: fter the RAID array is changed, the TeraStation will perfom a RAID check that will take about 5 hours per TB. File A transfers will be slower during this period.
Using RAID 1 mode 1 Change system to normal mode (page 20). Click [System] - [Storage] - [RAID Array] in the Web Admin interface. 2 3 Click the array you want to set. 4 Click hard disks (Disk 1 and Disk 2, or Disk 3 and Disk 4) in RAID1. 5 1 Select [RAID 1]. 2 Click [Create Raid Array]. 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.
Using RAID 0 mode 1 Change system to normal mode (page 20). 2 Click [System] - [Storage] - [RAID Array] in the Web Admin interface. 3 Click the array you want to configure. 4 Select all available hard drives. 5 1 Select [RAID 0]. 6 7 2 Click [Create Raid Array]. T he [Confirm Operation] screen will appear. Enter the number shown in the [Confirmation Number] field within 60 seconds, then click [Apply]. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen. You have set up a RAID 0 array.
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. 1 Click [System] - [Storage] - [RAID Array] in the Web Admin interface. 2 Choose a RAID 5 or RAID1 array. 3 Click [Set to spare-disk]. Note: If a hot spare is configured, click [Set to normal disk] to change the hot spare to a normal disk.
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 Buffalo 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 automatically. If it is not formatted, format it from within the Web Admin interface (page 28). One external hard drive may be connected to each USB port on the TeraStation.
Formatting the External Drive • 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 off or disconnect power to the TeraStation while formatting a hard drive. • If Power Mode Switch is set to AUTO, then the TeraStation will turn off when the format is finished. • To erase all data on a disk, choose [System] - [Restore/Erase].
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 supports many types of USB devices including USB storage devices, card readers, digital cameras, and USB printers.
Chapter 5 Removing External Hard Drives If the TeraStation is on, always dismount external hard drives before disconnecting them. You may dismount drives with the Function button, or from within the Web Admin interface. If the TeraStation is turned off, dismounting is not necessary. Dismounting with the Function button To dismount a USB drive, press and hold the function button for 7 seconds.
Dismounting from the Web Admin interface Alternately, you can dismount an external drive from within the Web Admin interface. 1 In the Web Admin interface, click [System] – [Storage] – [Disks]. 2 1 Select the USB drive. 2 Click [Remove Disk]. When the [Confirm Operation] screen opens, enter the displayed number within 60 seconds and click [Apply]. 3 T he function button will flash blue (on the TS-RXL, the LED next to the function button will flash). Remove the USB device within 30 seconds.
Chapter 6 Backup Backup Data from your Windows PC To back up data from your PC to the TeraStation, use the backup program, included with your TeraStation. The backup software can be installed from your TeraNavigator CD.
Backing up to another TeraStation on the local network If the target TeraStation is configured with a password for backup, you can find it on the network by searching for the password. 1 In the target TeraStation’s Web Admin interface, navigate to [System] – [Backup]. 2 Under [Search for Backup Destination by Password], click [Modify Settings]. 3 Enter a password and click [Save]. Now, you can easily find this target TeraStation when configuring backup jobs on a source TeraStation.
Configuring a backup job 1 To create a backup job, navigate to [System] - [Backup] - [Back Jobs Setup] - [Create New Job] in the source TeraStation's Web Admin interface. Note: Up to 8 backup jobs can be configured. 2 Select backup settings such as date and time to run. Note: Refer to page 131 for more on backup options. The following types of backup job may be selected: [Normal Backup] All files in the source will be backed up to the destination.
4 1 Select [Backup Sources] and [Backup Targets] folders. 2 Click [Add]. 5 Click [Apply]. 6 The backup job is added to the list of backup jobs. 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 selected as backup target folders, folders on other TeraStations must be configured as backup destinations.
Restrictions regarding to Backup • When performing backup to USB hard disk (FAT32 format) with [Overwrite Backup (Differential Backup)] option, it may overwrite even though there are no difference in data. This is because of the specification of FAT 32. If the second of the date when the file created is an odd number, Overwriting backup is performed every time regardless of the differences in data.
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. In the source TeraStation’s Web Admin interface, click [System] - [Backup] [Replication]. 1 2 Click [Add]. 3 1 Select replication source folder for [Backup Source]. 2 Select replication target folder for [Backup Targets]. 3 Click [Save]. 4 Read the alert message carefully and click [OK]. Replication is configured.
Time Machine Time Machine is a backup program included with Mac OS X 10.5 or later. To use it with the TeraStation, configure the TeraStation as described below. 1 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Network] - [Settings] - [Network Services] and click [AFP]. 2 Select [Enable] and click [Save]. Note: Settings for both LAN Port 1 and 2 are the same (ports cannot be configured separately). 3 1 Navigate to [Shared Folders] - [Folder Setup]. 4 1 Check [Apple] under [Shared Folder Support].
6 1 Select [Enable]. 2 Select the shared folder that you set in step 3. 3 Click [Save]. 7 1 Enter the Mac’s host name for [Target host name]. 2 Enter the Mac’s Ethernet MAC address for [Target MAC address]. 3 Click [Create]. Notes: • A Macintosh computer’s host name can be found under [Computer Name] in [System Preferences] [Sharing]. Examples: If Computers on your local network can access your computer at “bbbbbbbbbb.local”, enter ’bbbbbbbbbb” for the host name. If it is “cccccccccc.eee-ee.
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 configured, type “admin” for the username and “password” for the Password. 13 Make sure that Time Machine is “on”. A backup will start in 120 seconds.
Chapter 7 Configuring Access Restrictions TeraStation allows you to set permissions for users or groups to access specific 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 configure. • Access Restrictions on NT Domain Follow the procedure on page 52 to configure. • Access Restrictions on Active Directory Follow the procedure on page 54 to configure.
Adding a Shared Folder 1 1 In the Web Admin interface, click [Shared Folders] - [Folder Setup]. 2 1 Configure the desired settings for the new folder. 2 Click [Create Folder]. 2 Click [Save]. Notes: • S hared 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 first character. •Shared folder descriptions can contain up to 75 bytes(UTF-8).
[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 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 interface.
Technical Restrictions • 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.
• 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: Y ou cannot use Mail Notification (cannot find the mail server), or you cannot find a TeraStation by IP address to configure as a backup destination. To resolve, place the TeraStation on the same subnet as the device that you are trying to connect to via LAN Port 2.
Adding Users 1 1 Click [Users/Groups] - [Local Users]. 2 1 Enter [Username], [Description], and [Password]. 2 Click [Create User]. 2 Click [Save]. Notes: •U sernames 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 first character. • User descriptions can contain up to 75 bytes(UTF-8).
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 the Web Admin interface, and click [Import]. Format of the user information: Username (required), Password (required), and Description (optional) Example) username1, password1, description1 username2, password2, description2 username3, password3, description3 … … … Notes: • I t may take about 1 hour depending on the number of users you import.
Adding Groups 1 1 Click [Users/Groups] - [Local Groups] in the Web Admin interface. 2 1 Enter [Group Name] and [Description]. 2 Click [Create Group]. 2 Select users who join a group, click [Add]. 3 Click [Save]. 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 first character. • Group descriptions can contain up to 75 bytes(UTF-8).
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. 2 1 In the Web Admin interface, click [Shared Folders] - [Folder Setup]. 3 Click [Access Restrictions]. 4 Click [Add]. 2 Click the shared folder you want to set Access Restrictions for.
5 1 Check users or groups that you want to allow to access to the share. 6 Select the level of privilege for the user or group you added. 7 2 Click [Add]. Click [Save]. You have completed configuring access restrictions. Notes: • I f 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. • I f a specific user is assigned both Read Only and Read & Write, they will have Read Only access.
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. 2 Click [Network] - [Workgroup/Domain] - [Modify Settings] in the Web Admin interface. 3 1 Select [NT Domain]. 2 Enter [NT Domain Name].
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 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.
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 1 Click [Network] - [Workgroup/Domain] - [Modify Settings] in the Web Admin interface. 2 1 Select [Active Directory]. 2 Enter [Active Directory Domain Name (NetBIOS Name)]. 3 Enter [Active Directory Domain Name (DNS/Realm Name)]. 4 Enter [Active Directory Domain Controller Name].
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 Active Directory domain must be changed at least once, or joining the Active Directory domain will fail. • Active Directory domain’s DNS name and NetBIOS name must be identical.
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: For Windows 7/Vista, Windows Server 2003/Server 2008 Users 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.
1 In the Web Admin interface, click [Network] - [Workgroup/Domain] [Modify Settings]. 2 1 Select [Workgroup]. Note: Even if you will use this unit in a domain environment, select [Workgroup]. 2 Select [Delegate Authority to External SMB Server]. 3 1 Click [Automatic User Registration]. Check [Enable Authentication Shared Folder]. If using Windows Domain Controller, check [Use Windows Domain Controller as Authentication Server]. 2 Enter [Authentication Server Name or IP Address].
4 n Authentication Shared Folder is created on the TeraStation. A 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: • 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.
Chapter 8 Managing your TeraStation Name, Date and Time Configure the TeraStation’s host name, date, or time as follows: 1 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Modify Settings] in [System] - [Settings] - [Name]. 2 1 Enter [TeraStation Name] and [Description]. 3 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Modify Settings] in [System] - [Settings] - [Date and Time]. 4 1 Select [Date] and [Time]. TeraStation User Manual 2 Click [Save]. 2 Click [Save].
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, please visit www.jst.mfeed.ad.jp. Use NTP at your own risk. Buffalo Technology is not responsible for any loss or damage caused by using of this service, stopping the service, or missing service.
RAID Scanning RAID Scanning allows regular scans of your RAID arrays to be configured to run automatically. Errors will be fixed as they are found if possible. For best results, schedule regular RAID scans if you use RAID arrays in your TeraStation. 1 1 In the Web Admin interface, click [System] - [Storage] - [RAID Scanning]. 2 Click [Modify Settings]. 2 1 Click [Enable]. 2 Select your desired schedule for [RAID Scanning Schedule].
Disk Check A disk check tests the data on a drive in the TeraStation or connected via USB. Errors are fixed automatically. A disk check may run for more than ten hours. Shared folders cannot be accessed during the disk check. Do not turn off power to the TeraStation during the disk check. If the Power Mode Switch is set to AUTO, then the TeraStation will turn off when the disk check is finished. Run a disk check as follows: 1 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [System] [Storage] - [Disks].
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 off the power switch or disconnect power while formatting a hard drive. • If the Power Mode Switch is set to AUTO, then the TeraStation will turn off when the format is finished.
E-mail Notification 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.
9 Select conditions for e-mails to be sent. • [HDD Status Report] Sends the condition of the hard drives at the specified 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] Sends when the Quota Space Limitation is exceeded at the time which is specified on HDD Status Report.
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: 1 Plug the power cable of the UPS to a wall socket. 2 Connect the AC cable of the TeraStation to the UPS. 3 Connect the UPS to the TeraStation with a USB or serial connection. Note: • TS-XEL series TeraStations do not have UPS Port. 4 Turn on the UPS, then the TeraStation.
Beep Alerts You can set the TeraStation to beep when certain errors occur. 1 In the Web Admin interface, select [System] - [Maintenance] - [Alert Sound Settings] - [Modify Settings]. 2 1 Select the conditions to beep the alert from [Overheating], [Disk Error], [Fan Error], or [UPS power Error]. 2 Click [Save]. You’ve now configured alerts. LCD Display Settings You may configure the LEDs and LCD screen on the front of the TeraStation here.
Changing the Admin Username and Password 1 In the Web Admin interface, select [Users/Groups] - [Local Users]. 2 1 Click [admin] from the user list. 3 1 Enter [Username] and [Password]. 2 Click [Edit User]. 2 Click [Save]. 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 first character.
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. 1 In the Web Admin interface, select [System] - [Restore/Erase] - [Erase]. 2 Click [Erase]. 3 The [Confirm Operation] screen will appear. Enter the number from the [Confirmation Number] field within 60 seconds, then click [Apply].
Initialization Restore Factory Defaults 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.
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.
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 Navigator2 (included on your TeraNavigator CD). 1 For a PC, double-click the [NAS Navigator2] icon on your Desktop. For a Mac, click the [NAS Navigator2] icon in the Doc.
Network Jumbo Frame If your other network devices support it, you may be able to increase network performance with Jumbo Frame. 1 1 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Network] [Settings] 2 Click [Modify Settings] in [Ethernet Frame Size]. 2 1 Select [Ethernet Frame Size]. 2 Click [Save].
Notes: • T o benefit from using Jumbo Frame in the TeraStation, your router/switch/hub should support Jumbo Frame. • T o 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 Jumbo Frame, use standard transmission (1518 bytes) instead.
Port Trunking 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: [Off]: Port trunking is not used. [Round-robin policy] (*1): Sets a round-robin policy for fault tolerance and load balancing. [Active-backup policy]: Sets an active-backup policy for fault tolerance. [XOR policy] (*1) : Sets an XOR (exclusive-or) policy for fault tolerance and load balancing.
To configure port trunking, 1 Connect LAN Port 1 on the TeraStation to a port on the switch. Do not connect LAN Port 2 yet. 2 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Network] - [Settings] - [Port Trunking]. 3 Under [Port Trunking], click on [Modify Setiings]. 4 Connect LAN Port 2 on the TeraStation to the switch. 5 Hold down the TeraStation's power button for 3 seconds to turn it off. P ress it again to restart the TeraStation. Port Trunking is now configured.
Chapter 9 Extensions Using WebAccess What is WebAccess ? WebAccess lets you access files 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 buffalonas.com server (similar to Dynamic DNS) make configuration easy. Remote location 1 Both uploading and downloading are supported. Create and save documents from a remote location.
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 flash drives, single-card card readers, digital cameras, and USB printers. USB hubs, mice, keyboards, and card readers that support 2 or more cards are not supported. 1 Connect to a USB device (USB flash/digital camera/hard disk/card reader) to the TeraStation.
Files are copied to the 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: /pictures/yyyymmdd/n yyyy: year copied mm: month copied dd: date copied n: 1st time n=0, 2nd time n=1, 3rd time=2 and so on.
PrintServer TeraStation is equipped with a USB connector on the back. You can connect a USB printer to the TeraStation as shown below. USB Connector USB Connector USB Printer(*) USB Cable(*) USB Printer(*) USB Cable(*) USB Printer(*) USB Cable(*) * Not included USB Connector 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.
4 5 6 Click [Start] - [Network]. Double-click on the TeraStation’s server name. Double-click on the TeraStation’s printer icon (“LP”). 7 Click [OK]. 8 1 Select your printer. Choose the manufacturer on 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. 2 Click [OK]. You have added a printer.
Setting up a printer on Windows XP 1 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Extensions] [PrintServer] and click [Modify Settings]. 2 1 Choose [Enable] and click [Save]. 3 4 5 6 efer to your printer’s manual installation instructions. You may need to install the printer driver from a software R disk. Click [Start] - [Control Panel]. Click [Network and Internet Connections] icon.
Setting up a printer on Windows 2000 1 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Extensions] [PrintServer] and click [Modify Settings].. 2 1 Click [Enable]. 3 4 2 Click [Save]. Refer to your printer’s manual to install the printer driver. Double-click [My Network Places (*)] -[Entire Network] - (the TeraStation Server Name). * On Windows NT 4.0 this is [Network]. 5 Double-click on the TeraStation’s printer icon (“lp”). 6 Click [OK]. 7 Click [Yes]. 8 1 Select your printer.
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 usable when the Power Mode Switch is set to AUTO. 1 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [System] - [Power Management] - [Sleep Timer]. 2 Click [Modify Settings].
S 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 timers conflict, the longest interval time is used. Here are some examples of multiple timers: (e.g.
Disk Quotas Notes: •W hen using quotas, disable the recycle bin or empty the trash folder. The limited space includes the space used for trash. •Q uotas apply per drive or per array. If a Quota is set to 1 GB, each array or drive can use maximum of 1 GB. •Q uotas can’t be set for external USB hard drives connected to the TeraStation, only internal drives. Disk space quotas for users To limit the space of shared folders that each user can use, follow the procedure below.
3 Select [Shared Folders] - [Folder Setup] and click [Create Shared Folder]. 4 1 Configure the desired settings. 2 Click [Access Restrictions]. 5 Click [Add]. 6 1 Check the user you created in step 2. 7 Select level of access privileges for the user you added from [Read Only] or [Read & Write]. 8 2 Click [Add]. Click [Save]. You’ve configured a disk quota.
Disk space quotas for groups To limit the space of shared folders that each group can use, follow the procedure below. 1 1 In the Web Admin interface, select [Users/Groups] - [Local Users]. 2 Click [Create User]. 2 1 Enter [Username], [User Id], [Password] and [Description]. Note: User IDs may be between 1000 and 1999. Do not duplicate user IDs. 2 Click [Save]. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each user in the group.
4 1 Enter [Group Name], [Group Id] and [Description]. Note: The group ID may be any number from 1000 and 1999. Do not duplicate Group IDs. 2 Click [Enable] for [Group Quota]. 3 Enter the stotal space that the group can use in the Hard Limit (GB) field. 4 Select users from step 2 in [Local User], and click [Add] for each. 5 Click [Save]. Note: Deleting and adding groups repeatedly may cause quotas to not work properly. 1 Click [Users/Groups] - [Local User].
10 1 Click [Local Groups]. 2 Click [Add]. 11 1 Check the group you created step 2. 12 Select level of access privileges for group you added from [Read Only] or [Read & Write]. 13 2 Click [Add]. Click [Save]. You have configured a group quota.
TeraSearch Enable TeraSearch to allow text searches for strings (such as from a text file or data) on the TeraStation. 1 In the Web Admin interface, select [Shared Folders] - [Folder Setup]. 2 Click the shared folder to create an index for. 3 1 Click [Include folder in search indexing] for [TeraSearch]. 2 Click [Save]. 4 Click [Shared Folders] - [TeraSearch] on the Web Admin interface. 5 Click [Modify Settings]. 6 Select [Enable], and click [Save].
8 Open and display the following URL in an Internet browser. 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. 9 Enter a username and password from an account on the TeraStation and click [Login]. For example, the guest account, with blank password, will work. 10 Enter a keyword to search for.
Offline Files Your PC can access files from the TeraStation even when it’s not connected to the network if Offline Files are enabled. Offline Files are updated and saved on the computer when it’s online. Offline Files work with Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Vista, and Windows 7. Windows Me and XP Home Edition are not supported. Configure your PC to use files offline as follows: 1 In the Web Admin interface, select [Shared Folders] - [Folder Setup]. 2 Select a folder to be available offline.
4 Open Windows folder. Select [Folder Options] from the [Tool] menu. Note: Select [Control Panel] - [Folder Options] in Windows 2000 Server. 5 1 Click [Offline Files] tab. 2 Click [Enable Offline Files]. 3 Click [OK]. 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 User Switching].
9 fter the synchronization is complete, you can open offline files even after disconnecting from the network that A the TeraStation is on. Offline files can be accessed through the UNC to the original location. Note: If offline files are available, the icon is displayed in the systray. * Editing Offline Files Offline files can be edited or deleted just like regular files. Differences between data in different locations will be resolved by re-synchronization when the network connection is re-established.
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 files located at //pc_srv/backup. This is transparent to the user of the client computer. If the TeraStation is configured to address multiple DFS shares, then shares on other devices could be addressed as native shares on the TeraStation.
Set up DFS as described below: 1 In the Web Admin interface, select [Shared Folders] - [DFS]. 2 Under [DFS Service], click [Modify Settings]. 1 Click [Enable]. 3 2 Choose whether to allow multiple DFS links, or just one. [No] allows just one DFS link to be addressed. [Yes] allows up to 8 DFS link destinations to be used. 3 Enter the [DFS root folder name]. 4 Click [Save]. 4 Under [DFS Links], click [Add Link]. 5 1 Enter [Link Name], [Destination Hostname], and [Destination Folder].
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 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Network] [Settings] - [Network Services] and click [FTP]. 2 1 Select [Enable]. 3 2 Click [Save]. Click [Shared Folders] - [Folder Setup]. 4 Click the folder to enable remote FTP access on.
To access the TeraStation with an FTP client Configure 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 FTP if the shared folder is set to read-only on the TeraStation. • Access restrictions are applied based on the settings in the TeraStation.
Accessing from a NFS Client Use the following procedure configure the TeraStation for access from UNIX with NFS. Note: This section is for information only. Unix and NFS are not supported by Buffalo. If you choose to configure your TeraStation this way, it does not void your warranty, but you are on your own for tech support. 1 In the Web Admin interface, select [Network] - [NFS] - [NFS Service], and click [Modify Settings]. 1 Click [Enable]. 2 Click [Save].
6 Click [NFS Client Setup]. 7 Click [Add Client]. 8 1 Type [Target Host Name] and [Target IP Address] of the NFS UNIX client. 2 Click [Save]. 9 The IP address and the hostname of the client are added. Notes: • T o remove, check the box next to the hostname and click [Delete Client]. •Y ou may be able to connect via NFS from a computer that is not registered as a client.
10 Examples of commands to access a folder on the TeraStation from the NFS client: From Linux: mount -t nfs : (e.g.) mkdir /mnt/tsxl mount -t nfs 192.168.11.10:/mnt/array1/share /mnt/tsxl In this example, TeraStation’s IP address is “192.168.11.10”, NFS publishing path is “/mnt/array1/share”, and a mount point on the local computer is “/mnt/tsxl”. From Windows Services for Unix 3.
Encrypting Data Transmission • Encrypting Data from the Web Admin interface Access https:// 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 FTP Transfer Data First, in the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Shared Folder Support] - [Ftp]. Check the box by each shared folder to encrypt data transfers.
• SSL Key Note: This procedure is described for network administrators and advanced users. Do not try to configure 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 encryption method. SSL operation is managed by 2 files: (1) server.crt (SSL Certificate) TeraStation will send this certificate to other computers, which will use it as a key for encryption.
Wake on LAN 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 1 Click [Enable] for [Wake on LAN]. 2 Click [Save]. Wake on LAN is now enabled. As long as it is connected to power and the network, you can turn on the TeraStation remotely.
Chapter 10 NAS Navigator2 NAS Navigator2 is a utility program that makes it simple to display the Web Admin interface, change its IP address, or check its hard drive. Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 and Windows Server2003/Server2008 If you set up the TeraStation with the TeraNavigator CD, NAS Navigator2 was installed and configured to run automatically in the system tray at startup. You can launch NAS Navigator2 in either of the following ways: • Click the NAS Navigator icon on your Desktop.
Name Menu View Map remote default share to drive letter* Disconnect mapped drive letter * Map all remote shares to drive letters Create desktop shortcut for Tera/LinkStation * Launch NASNavigator2 on startup Display the error information Properties * Close View Sort by Browse* Refresh I’m here (*) Descriptions Assigns the searched TeraStation’s shared folder as a network drive. Unmaps the network drive. Assigns the all TeraStation’s shared folders found as a network drive.
When NAS Navigator2 is minimized, right-click on the NAS Navigator2 icon in the task tray for the following options: Menu Item TeraStation Name Browse Shares Open Web Admin Properties Map remote default share to drive letter Disconnect mapped drive letter Create short cut I’m here Refresh Browse Shares Exit TeraStation User Manual Descriptions Opens a shared folder on the TeraStation. Opens the selected TeraStation’s Web Admin interface. Opens the selected TeraStation’s Properties window.
The following tasks may be performed from the TeraStation’s Properties window. Menu Item Web Admin IP Settings Screen: Description Click [Open Web setting] to display the Web Admin interface. Insert the check mark in [Obtain IP address automatically via DHCP] to assign IP address from DHCP server automatically. If there is no DHCP server in the network, you cannot use this function. If you insert the check mark into [Renew IP address], it will obtain an IP address from DHCP server again.
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], [MAC Address] and [Firmware]. Double-click to open a share on the TeraStation.
Chapter 11 Software NAS Navigator2 NAS Navigator2 client software is described on page 106. 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 TeraNavigator CD, or you may run it manually as described below.
Notes: To reset security settings to their factory defaults, use the following procedure. 1 Click [Start] - [BUFFALO] - [File Security Tool] - [File Security Tool]. When "A program needs your permission to continue" is displayed, click [Continue]. 2 Select [Change back the file security level]. 3 Click [Change]. Security settings are now restored to their default settings. NS-SHFT This software stores your TeraStation’s configuration settings as a file on your computer.
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 files from an EXT3 hard drive directly connected to your Windows PC. To use EXT3 Reader. 1 PC. Dismount the EXT3-formatted USB hard disk from your TeraStation. Unplug it, then connect it to your Windows Notes: •U SB hard drive that includes TurboUSB support will work fine with EXT3 Reader.
Chapter 12 List of Settings in the Web Admin interface The following options can be set from 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 Ports 1 and 2. Displays workgroups on the TeraStation.
Copy Settings From Select the shared folder you want to copy settings from. Name Volume Enter a share folder’s name. * You can enter up to 27 bytes(UTF-8). * Alphanumeric characters, multi-byte characters, -(hyphen), and _(underscore) may be used. * Do not use a symbol as the first character. Enter a description for the shared folder * You can enter up to 75 bytes(UTF-8). * Alphanumeric characters, multi-byte characters, -(hyphen), _ (underscore), and spaces may be used.
Remote backup password DFS 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. *Y ou can enter up to 8 bytes(UTF-8) including alphanumeric character, hyphen(-), and underscore(_). *Y ou cannot use hyphen(-) for the first letter. Options: [Disable Offline Files] : Disables offline file. [Manual Cache Files]: Enables offline files. You need to select the files to use offline yourself.
Users/Groups Users/Groups-Local Users Local Users Local Users Username User Id Description Password Local Users > New User To display, click [Create User] on the user screen. Confirm Password Primary Group User Quota Soft Limit (GB) Hard Limit (GB) TeraStation User Manual 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].
Domain User Domain User The list of Domain Users is displayed when it joins [NT Domain] or [Active Directory]. Domain Group Domain Group The list of Domain Groups is displayed when it joins [NT Domain] or [Active Directory]. External Users [Delegate Authority to External SMB Server] and [Automatic User Registration] from [Network] - [Workgroup/Domain] for [Workgroup Authentication] are selected and user is automatically registered, the list of user who is automatically registered is displayed.
Network Network DHCP IP Address Settings Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. * The LAN cable connected to LAN Port 2 should be set for Ethernet 2. Ethernet Frame Size Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. * The LAN cable connected to LAN Port 2 should be set for Ethernet 2.
Port Trunking Port Trunking Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. Authentication Method Workgroup Name WINS Server IP Address NT Domain Name Workgroup/ Domain Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. NT Domain Controller Name Active Directory Domain Name (NetBIOS Name) Active Directory Domain Name (DNS/ Realm Name) Administrator Password TeraStation User Manual Enable Port Trunking to use two Ethernet connections to the TeraStation.
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 not use a symbol as the first character. Administrator Name Enter the Administrator account username for [Administrator Name].
Enable Authentication Shared Folder Workgroup/Domain NFS Service Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. NFS NFS Folders Setup NFS Client Setup TeraStation User Manual 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.
System System - Settings TeraStation Name Name Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. Description Date/Time Source Primary NTP IP Address Date and Time Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. Language Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. TeraStation User Manual NTP Synchronization Frequency Time Zone Date Time Display Language Windows Client Language 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.
System - Storage Check Disk Disks TeraStation User Manual 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 file sharing services stop.
Format Disk Disks 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 cannot format a disk when you have set up a backup job. Warning: Do not format a drive if the TeraStation is configured as a backup device for another TeraStation.
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 off physically, and replacing to another hard drive, click here to have the TeraStation recognize a drive again without restarting the unit. This is displayed when clicking the name on the RAID array Screen.
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 to repaired* which is found during standard file operations will be automatically repaired regardless of performing RAID Scanning or not.
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. Off Subnet TeraStations To add a LinkStation or TeraStation which is not on the list, or is on another network, enter its IP address and click [Add].
Backup Jobs Setup Backup Jobs Setup TeraStation User Manual Click [Create New Job] to set up to 8 backup timers. Backup Configuration 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 specified time.
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/month]. Select the day or time to run the backup job. Backup Date Backup Operation Mode Backup Jobs Setup Click [Create New Job] to display this option in the Backup Configuration Screen. Select the Backup Operation Mode from the following choice.
Backup Operation Mode [Overwrite Backup (Append Backup)] (Only copy and overwrite the files with changes based on the file size and time stamp*2) Folder which Can Backup Source Backup Destination Folder, Remarks Identify Backup Source Folder Result Create /share /target/_backups/ /share/folder /target/_backups/folder Do not create /share /target /share/folder /target/folder [Overwrite Backup (Differential Backup)] (Only copy and overwrite the files with changes based on the file size and time stamp*2) * F
Backup Folders Backup Folders Replication Replication TeraStation User Manual 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 the backup source of the TeraStation * Do not specify the backup source folder which include Japanese katakana in the folder name.
System - Maintenance Notification SMTP Server Address SMTP Port No. Authentication Type POP3 Server Address POP3 Port No. SSL/TLS Email Notification Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. Click [Send Test Message] to send a test email to the email address which has been set. Username Password Subject Recipient(s) Report Syslog Syslog Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. TeraStation User Manual Select whether using Email notification feature or not.
Alert Sound Settings Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. Front Panel 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]. Display Flip Display Items Select items to display on LCD display at the front of the TeraStation from [Host IP], [Disk Mode], [Time] and [HDD Usage]. Set if automatically switching the item to display on the LCD or not.
System - Power Management UPS Status UPS Connection Type UPS Settings Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. Synchronize with UPS TeraStation behavior When Power failure UPS Behavior After TeraStation has shut down UPS Recovery function Timer Interval SleepTimer Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. Wake up at Begin Sleep at TeraStation User Manual This is the feature to shutdown the TeraStation automatically when the UPS runs by battery due to power outage and such.
System - Restore/Erase Upon restore Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. Restore Factory Defaults Erase TeraStation User Manual Restore TeraStation Erase 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 find when opening the front cover for about 5 seconds) .
Extensions Extensions - WebAccess WebAccess Settings WebAccess WebAccess Service WebAccess Service Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. TeraStation User Manual 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 publish shared folders.
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] when using Time Machine on Mac OS X 10.5 to specify the TeraStation as a backup destination. Select a shared folder as a backup destination in [Target Folder].
Appendix Assign as Network Drive (Windows) You can easily map the TeraStation’s shared folder as a network drive by using NAS Navigator2 included in the package. 1 Click [BUFFALO NAS Navigator2] icon on your Desktop. NAS Navigator2 launches. 2 Right-click on TeraStation’s icon and click [Map remote default share to drive letter]. The example shows the display of TS-XL Series. 3 T eraStation’s network drive icon should be added into [Computer] or [My Computer] .
Mount as a Network Drive (Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later) 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. 1 Click [NAS Navigator2] icon in the Dock. NAS Navigator2 launches. 2 Click TeraStation’s icon while holding on Control key button, and select [Open Folder]. The example shows the display of TS-XL Series. 3 4 1 Select a shared folder name you want to mount. 2 Click [OK].
Specifications Check Buffalo's catalogs or web site (www.buffalotech.com) for information about the latest products or compatible models. Interface (LAN Port) Interface (USB Port) Interface (UPS Port) Interface: Complied with IEEE802.3ab (1000BASE-T), Complied with IEEE802.3u (100BASE TX), Complied with IEEE802.
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 automatically from a DHCP server on the network. If no DHCP server is available, then an IP address will be assigned as follows: IP Address: 169.254.xxx.
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 Navigator2 in order to display the Web Admin interface or search for the TeraStation from the Network.
[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 displayed on the screen.
Info Folder In the folder called "info" on the internal hard disk of the TeraStation, Install programs such as the manual, NAS Navigator2, or Easy Backup are included. When you want to read the manual on your computer in the network, install the utilities when you want. [info] - [English] Folder - [manual] Folder - manual.pdf Display TeraStation PDF manuals. - [NASNavi2] Folder - Inst.exe Install NAS Navigator2.Refer to TeraStation Setup Guide for the instructions how to use it.
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 interface. Examples of LCD LINK SPEED * If connecting a LAN cable to the LAN Port 2, “LINK SPEED2” is displayed.
Status Displays the current status when changing the settings or formatting drives.
Error and Warning Displays the current status when changing the settings or formatting drives.
Examples of LCD Chip Error RTC Failure Chip Error SATA1 Failure Chip Error SATA2 Failure Chip Error USB Failure Chip Error Ethernet Failure HDx Error HDx Can’t Mount HDx Error HDx Is Faulty SATAx Error COMM. Failure Replication Replicate Failure E17 E18 E19 E20 E21 E22 E23 E24 E26 Meaning 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. The circuit board is damaged.
Troubleshooting In the folder called “info” on the internal hard disk of the TeraStation, Install programs such as the manual, NAS Navigator2, or Easy Backup are included. When you want to read the manual on your computer in the network, install the utilities 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 interface. Cause 1 Cables are not connected properly.
If Shared folders 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.
Update the TeraStation’s Firmware Visit BUFFALO’s web site to download the TeraStation’s firmware update, and run the update program. Double click the file you downloaded, and the file will be extracted and HTML file which shows to update is automatically displayed. Follow the instructions in the HTML files to update the firmware.
Glossary AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) The name of protocol that is used for AppleShare to share file on AppleTalk Network. Hot Swap It means plugging and unplugging the parts while the main power of the unit is ON. 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 dangerous condition. It is recommended that you replace the hard drive with an error.
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 exactly same data SMB (Server Message Block) The protocol to provide services such as file sharing and printer sharing.
Compliance Information FCC Warning NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
KCC 기종별 A 급 기기 ( 업무용 정보통신기기 ) 사용자안내문 이 기기는 업무용으로 전자파적합등록을 한 기 기이오니 판매자 또는 사용자는 이 점을 주의하 시기 바라며 만약 잘못 판매 또는 구입하였을 때 에는 가정용으로 교환하시기 바랍니다 .
