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  • Page 1 Network Attached Storage TeraStation Setup Manual www.buffalotech.com 35011043 ver.02 v 1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 Setup ..............3 TeraNavigator Setup ............... 3 Diagrams and Layout .............. 8 Chapter 2 Using your TeraStation ........10 Opening a Shared Folder ............10 Opening a Shared Folder from a Second PC ......11 Adding Additional TeraStations ..........12 Auto Power Mode ..............
  • Page 3 List of LCD Display ..............54 Software .................. 58 Info Folder ................60 Troubleshooting ..............61 Data Backup ................62 GPL Information ..............62 Contact Information (USA / Canada) ........63 Contact Information (Europe) ..........64 Contact Information (Asia Pacific) ........... 65 TeraStation Setup Manual...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Setup

    Use LAN Port 1 for initial setup. After setup, you may connect a second cable to LAN Port 2. If used, configure the IP address of LAN Port 2 at [Network] - [Setting] - [IP Address Settings] in the TeraStation Web Admin or NAS Navigator2.
  • Page 5 Hold down the power button on the TeraStation for three seconds to turn it on. Wait until the green power LED changes from flashing to lit. In the TS-RXL Series, the LED is not illuminated. Continue to Step 4. Insert the TeraNavigator software CD into your computer. The TeraNavigator wizard will launch.
  • Page 6 • For Mac OS, hold the Control key, click the TeraStation icon, and click [Open Web Admin]. • The TeraStation web-based configuration utility requires Firefox 1.5 or later, Internet Explore 6.0 Service Pack 2 or later, or Safari 3 or later.
  • Page 7 • If your TeraStation fails to automatically obtain the time from NTP Server, verify the settings for the DNS server address of the TeraStation. You must set a primary DNS server address to specify an NTP server by host name.
  • Page 8 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.

  • Page 9: Diagrams And Layout

    2 3 4 5 Front View Rear View 13 14 15 16 17 <TS-RXL Series> Front View (with the front cover) Figure: The front cover is open 11 21 10 11 Rear View 13 14 15 16 17 TeraStation Setup Manual...
  • Page 10 With the TeraStation powered on, hold down this button until it beeps (about 5 seconds), to reset the TeraStation’s IP address and Password to the factory defaults. The password will not be reset if this functionality has been disabled from within the Web Admin.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Using Your Terastation

    The TeraStation’s Shared folders are displayed. Note: With a Mac, the TeraStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop, and displayed in the sidebar of the Finder. You can now use the TeraStation's shared folders to save files just like other hard drives.

  • Page 12: Opening A Shared Folder From A Second Pc

    Opening a Shared Folder from a Second PC Once you’ve connected the first computer to the TeraStation, you don’t have to run the setup program again to connect additional computers. Just install NAS Navigator 2 on each additional computer and use it to open the TeraStation’s shared folder as necessary.

  • Page 13: Adding Additional Terastations

    The TeraStation’s Shared folders are displayed. Note: With a Mac, the TeraStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop, and displayed in the sidebar of the Finder. You can now use the TeraStation’s shared folders to save files just like other hard drives.

  • Page 14: Auto Power Mode

    Auto Power Mode The TeraStation can be configured to automatically turn on and off with your computer. To use this feature, install NAS Navigator 2 on your computer(s) and then set the power mode switch on the back of your TeraStation to “Auto”.

  • Page 15: Opening The Web Admin

    To login as a guest, type "guest" for the Username, leave the password blank, and click [OK]. Guests can check the TeraStation’s name, IP address, workgroup, and disk status. Regular users can change their login passwords as well as check the TeraStation name, IP Address, workgroup, and disk status. Administrator user, "admin" by default, can configure all options.
  • Page 16 Notes: • You may also open the TeraStation’s Web Admin by typing the IP address that you wrote down in step 2 into the address field of your browser. Press the <Enter> key and bookmark this page in your browser so that you can return to it easily.

  • Page 17: Adding A Shared Folder

    • You can enter up to 50 alphanumeric characters (25 characters for 2-byte) for the description. Hyphens, underscores, and spaces may be used. Don’t use a number or symbol as the first letter of the name. • You may create up to 400 shared folders on the TeraStation. TeraStation Setup Manual...
  • Page 18 Recycle Bin Each shared folder on the TeraStation that is connected by SMB may have the recycle bin enabled or disabled from within the Web Admin. If enabled, deleted data from a shared folder will be temporarily moved to a [Trashbox] subfolder. To recover deleted data, open the [Trashbox] subfolder and move files.
  • Page 19 Windows computer. With Mac OS X 10.2 or later, you may have to connect to the TeraStation via AFP in order to display or copy any of the following characters: ? [ ] / ¥ = + < > ; : ” , | * •...
  • Page 20 TeraStation with the Reset Button. • If you want to access a different network from the TeraStation, use LAN port 1. LAN port 2 cannot access beyond the local subnet as it doesn’t have a default gateway. Examples: You cannot use the Mail Notification (cannot find the mail server). You cannot find a TeraStation/LinkStation which specified as a backup destination by IP address.

  • Page 21: Adding Users

    • Repetitive deletions and additions of users may cause the quota feature to not work properly. Even though the data is copied by the backup function of the TeraStation, the Quota feature may not work properly if a user ID/group ID is duplicated.
  • Page 22 • If a line is incorrectly formatted, then the user in that line will not be registered. • If a username is already registered on the TeraStation, that user will be overwritten. • Commas should not be used in usernames, passwords, or user descriptions...

  • Page 23: Adding Groups

    • Repetitive deletions and additions of groups may cause the quota feature to not work properly. Even though the data is copied by the backup function of the TeraStation, the Quota feature may not work properly if a user ID/group ID is duplicated.

  • Page 24: Access Restrictions

    Access Restrictions Setting Access Restrictions for Users/Groups The TeraStation allows you to specify which groups and users can access specific shared folders. Register Users and Groups to the TeraStation as described in the previous sections. 1 In the Web Admin, click [Shared Folders] - [Folder Setup].
  • Page 25 • 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 specific user is assigned both Read Only and Read & Write, they will have Read Only access. The most restrictive access is always used. TeraStation Setup Manual...
  • Page 26 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. Note: If there is an option to "Accept accounts for computers with Windows 2000 or earlier", then select it.
  • Page 27 • 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.
  • Page 28 Access Restrictions on Active Directory The TeraStation can download users, groups, and passwords from an Active Domain server. This procedure is recommended for system administrators only. 1 Click [Network] - [ Workgroup/Domain] - [Modif y Settings] in the Web Admin.
  • Page 29 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.
  • Page 30 Windows 7/Vista and Windows Server 2003/Server 2008. • Select [Start] - [Buffalo] - [File Security Tool] - [File Security Tool] and select [Change the file security level] to change the security level (when changing back again, select [Change back the file security level]).
  • Page 31 • A Workgroup Name can be up to 15 alpha numerical character-length (or 7 two-byte characters). Hyphens, underscores, and periods may be used. • Don’t use a number or symbol as the first letter of a workgroup name. TeraStation Setup Manual...
  • Page 32 You have completed the settings for the Authentication Server. Restrictions when administrating Delegate Authority option • If you cannot access the TeraStation while logged into Windows using the account information registered to the authentication server, you cannot access shared folders on the TeraStation or set access restrictions. •...

  • Page 33: Raid Arrays

    Always back up any important data before changing the RAID mode. Note: In this document, "Recovery" means putting the TeraStation back to the state it was in before the malfunction happened. It does not mean reading data from failed hard drives.
  • Page 34 • Normal Mode (TS-WXL/1D Series Default Settings) This mode uses the hard drives inside the TeraStation as individual hard disks. The disk space you can use is the total space of all hard drives in the TeraStation. If a hard disk is damaged, you cannot recover data from that drive.
  • Page 35 60 seconds and click [Apply]. • Changing structures of RAID array (Create/Delete) • Format Array or Disk • Delete Folder • Remove Disk • TeraStation's Restore Factory Defaults • Rebuild RAID array • Format TeraStation • Configure hot spare Confirm Operation Screen •...
  • Page 36 Building the RAID array will take approximately 10 hours per TB. File transfers will be slower during this period. While the "RAID ARRAY x Resyncing" message is displayed on the LCD screen, do not turn off the TeraStation. If you turn it off, the configuration process will start over.
  • Page 37 Building the RAID array will take approximately 10 hours per TB. File transfers will be slower during this period. While the “RAID ARRAY x Resyncing” message is displayed on the LCD screen, do not turn off the TeraStation. If you turn it off, the configuration process will start over.
  • Page 38 Building the RAID array will take approximately 10 hours per TB. File transfers will be slower during this period. While the “RAID ARRAY x Resyncing” message is displayed on the LCD screen, do not turn off the TeraStation. If you turn it off, the configuration process will start over.
  • Page 39 Building the RAID array will take approximately 10 hours per TB. File transfers will be slower during this period. While the “RAID ARRAY x Resyncing” message is displayed on the LCD screen, do not turn off the TeraStation. If you turn it off, the configuration process will start over.
  • Page 40 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 set up a RAID 0 array. Turn to page 16 to create a shared folder. TeraStation Setup Manual...
  • Page 41 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.

  • Page 42: Changing The Admin Password

    %, &, ', *, +, /, <, >, =, ?, [, ], ^, {, }, |, and ~ (tildes) may be used. Do not use a symbol besides underscore as the first letter of a password. • The admin username "admin" cannot be changed. (Ver.1.10 or later, the username can be changed.) • You cannot assign access restrictions to the “admin” account, or use it for WebAccess. TeraStation Setup Manual...

  • Page 43: Initialization

    Initialization To reset the TeraStation to its factory default settings, power on the unit and hold down the reset button for five seconds. Location of the reset button varies according to model. You will need to open or remove the drive door to access it. A key for the drive door is included in your TeraStation package.
  • Page 44 Click [Apply]. • If you disable resetting the admin password from the reset button, you can no longer configure the TeraStation if you forget the password. Write down your password and keep it in a safe place.

  • Page 45: Chapter 3 Useful Functions

    Useful Functions RAID Scanning A RAID Scanning checks your TeraStation’s RAID 1, 5 or 10 array and automatically fixes any problems it finds. If you’re using a RAID array, it’s recommended that you perform regular RAID scans. 1 Click [System] - [Storage] - [RAID Scanning] in the TeraStation’s Web Admin.

  • Page 46: Ups

    Notes: • If the UPS has shut down the TeraStation because of a power outage, make sure that power has been restored before restarting the TeraStation. If the TeraStation is restarted after a shutdown, but power is not available, then the UPS will not shut down the TeraStation a second time even if its battery is running low.

  • Page 47: Replication

    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.
  • Page 48 TeraStation operations. • Replication will retry file transfers if they fail because of a network problem. If the retry fails, the TeraStation’s Error LED will light and an alarm will sound. To repair, fix the network problem, then in the TeraStation’s Web Admin, navigate to [System] - [Backup] - [Replication] and click [Resynchronize].

  • Page 49: Time Machine

    Time Machine Time Machine is a backup program included with Mac OS X 1.5 and later. To use it with the TeraStation, configure the TeraStation as described below. In the TeraStation Web Admin, navigate to [Network] - [Network] - [Network Services] and click [AFP].
  • Page 50 The folder <Macintosh Host Name>_<Macintosh MAC address>.sparsebundle will be created in the shared folder that was selected as the target share for Time Machine in step 3. Do not delete this folder or change its name, or Time Machine will not work properly. . TeraStation Setup Manual...
  • Page 51 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. Make sure that Time Machine is "on". A backup will start in 120 seconds. Time Machine will run in the background, and you can use your Mac as usual.

  • Page 52: Sleep Timer

    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”.
  • Page 53 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.

  • Page 54: Appendix

    Configured to RAID1 mode for TS-WXL/R1. Configured to Normal mode for TS-WXL/1D. NOTE: If the hard drives in the TeraStation are malfunctioned, replace with the hard drive OP-HD Series (with the same capacity as the malfunctioned hard drive) manufactured by BUFFALO which is sold sepa- rately.

  • Page 55: List Of Lcd Display

    List of LCD Display TeraStation has the LCD panel on the front of the unit. The following list shows the displayed items and their meanings. Normal Display You can switch the display by pressing the Display switch button on the front of the TeraStation. Also, you can configure the displayed items in [System] - [Maintenance] - [Front Panel Settings] on the Web Admin.
  • Page 56 Network Setting the network such as obtaining an IP address. Setting Config SYSTEM Updating the TeraStation's firmware. F/WUPDATING NOTE: Do not turn off TeraStation while updating. Web Setting Initializing web configuration. Initializing USB Diskx Checking Xth USB hard disk. Checking USB Diskx Formatting Xth USB hard disk.
  • Page 57 ARRAYx Error it is recommended that you replace the erroneous drive immediately. Xth RAID array could not be mount. Turn off TeraStation, and turn it on again. If the RAID Arrayx error still persists, rebuild RAID. The error still persists, contact BUFFALO's service center Can't Mount for repair.
  • Page 58 Examples of LCD Meaning Chip Error The circuit board is damaged. Unplug the power code of the TeraStation and RTC Failure reboot it. The error still persists, contact BUFFALO's service center for repair. Chip Error The circuit board is damaged. Unplug the power code of the TeraStation and SATA1 Failure reboot it.

  • Page 59: Software

    This software allows to recover the TeraStation's configuration information when necessary which is saved to a configu- ration file (nas_config file) on the computer via the network. After Setup, refer to [(All) Programs] - [BUFFALO] - [NS-SHFT] - [User Manual (PDF)] for the instructions of how to use it.
  • Page 60 [EXT3 Reader] Read USB hard drive on Windows which is formatted in EXT3 on TeraStation. NOTE: To delete the software installed, click [Options] - [Delete Software] in TeraNavigator. Follow the instructions dis- played on the screen. TeraStation Setup Manual...

  • Page 61: Info Folder

    Info Folder In the folder called "info" on the internal hard disk of the TeraStation, Install programs such as the manual, NAS Naviga- tor2, or Easy Backup are included. When you want to read the manual on your computer in the network, install the utili- ties when you want.

  • Page 62: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting In the folder called “info” on the internal hard disk of the TeraStation, Install programs such as the manual, NAS Naviga- tor2, or Easy Backup are included. When you want to read the manual on your computer in the network, install the utili- ties when you want.

  • Page 63: Data Backup

    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.

  • Page 64: Contact Information (Usa / Canada)

    Contact Information (USA / Canada) Buffalo Technology USA Inc. 11100 Metric Blvd, Suite 750 Austin, TX 78758-4018 GENERAL INQUIRIES Monday through Friday 8:30am-5:30pm CST Direct: 512-794-8533 | Toll-free: 800-456-9799 | Fax: 512-794-8520 | Email: sales@buffalotech.com TECHNICAL SUPPORT North American Technical Support by phone is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (USA and Canada).

  • Page 65: Contact Information (Europe)

    2 Bracknell Beeches, Old Bracknell Lane Bracknell, Berkshire, RG 12 7BW United Kingdom GENERAL INQUIRIES Email: sales@buffalo-technology.com TECHNICAL SUPPORT Buffalo Technology provides technical support in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. 0845 3511005 Austria 08101 0251552 Belgium 0787 99917 Denmark...

  • Page 66: Contact Information (Asia Pacific)

    TEL: 65-6297-2085 Singapore e-mail: buffalo@blumm.com TEL: 0800-660-886 Taiwan e-mail: support@buffalo-tech.com.tw TEL: 02-716-6669 Thailand Other Areas Please contact the shop or distributor where you purchased the unit, re- ferring to the attached warranty card issued by the distributor. TeraStation Setup Manual...

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