Initializing Using The Function Button; Updating The Firmware; Name, Date, Time, And Language - Buffalo LinkStation 200 Series User Manual

Chapter 8 Advanced Features

Initializing Using the Function Button

You can also initialize the settings with the function button.
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Turn off the LinkStation.
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Turn the LinkStation on while holding down the function button. The function LED will flash white.
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Press the function button again while the LED is flashing.
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Initialization will take 5 to 10 minutes. Do not power down the LinkStation while it is initializing and showing
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the message in NAS Navigator2 and with the power LED. When initialization is finished, the LinkStation
will automatically reboot.
Notes:
• The following settings will be initialized: admin username and password, IP address, and Ethernet frame size.
• To disable the function button reset, navigate to [Management] > [Restore/Erase] > [Edit] and change "Restore
factory default settings" to "Keep current settings". Be careful with this option! If this is selected and you lose your
admin password, you will not be able to reset it.

Updating the Firmware

If a new firmware version is available, a message is displayed when the LinkStation boots. You can update the
firmware as below:
Notes:
• Settings will not be available while the firmware is updating. Don't try to access Settings from another device
until the update is completed.
• You can disable update notifications in [Management] > [Update].
• To clear an update notification, press the function button.
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From Advanced Settings, click [Management].
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Click to the right of "Update".
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Click [OK].
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Click [Install Update].
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The "Confirm Operation" screen will open. Enter the confirmation number, then click [OK].

Name, Date, Time, and Language

Configure the LinkStation's hostname, date, time, and language as shown below.
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