Buffalo LinkStation 700 Series User Manual page 158

Chapter 7 Settings Backup/Restoration
Creating a USB Initialization Drive
1
Insert a 1 GB or larger USB memory device (not included) into a USB 3.2 Gen 1 port on the LinkStation.
Note: All data on the USB memory device will be erased!
2
From Settings, click Management.
3
Click the settings icon (
4
Select "Create a USB drive for initializing settings".
5
From "Target USB Drive", select the USB memory device that is connected to the USB 3.2 Gen 1 port on the
LinkStation, then click Execute.
6
The "Confirm Operation" screen will open. Enter the confirmation number, then click OK.
7
The LinkStation will create the USB initialization drive. This will take about one minute. When creating the USB
initialization drive is finished, refresh the browser and log in to Settings again.
Starting Initialization
To initialize the settings on your LinkStation with the USB memory device created above, follow the procedure
below.
Notes:
• If using the USB initialization drive to initialize, the unit's current firmware version will be changed to the version
used to create the USB initialization drive.
• If initializing the settings using the USB initialization drive has failed, initialize them from Settings by referring to
the "Initializing from Settings"
1
Move the power switch to the "Off" position to turn off the LinkStation.
2
Insert the USB memory device into a USB 3.2 Gen 1 port on the LinkStation. Make sure that no other USB drives
are currently connected to any USB ports on the LinkStation.
3
Move the power switch to the "On" position to power on the LinkStation.
) to the right of "Configuration Management".
section above.
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