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Chapter 5 Backup
depending on which Buffalo NAS device is selected as a destination. If using a USB drive as a backup destination,
make sure its attribute is set to read and write. To change a read-only USB drive's attribute to read and write, refer to
the
"Read-Only Shares"
section in chapter 3.
If you would like to back up data from multiple backup sources, we recommend not using the same backup
destination, as data in the backup destination may be overwritten by subsequent backup jobs. If you must back up
data from multiple backup sources to the same backup destination, using management backup is recommended
for precise version control.
Note: If you want to set this TeraStation as the backup destination for an rsync-compatible device, refer to the
Backing Up from rsync-Compatible Devices to the TeraStation"
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From Settings, click File Sharing.
2
Click the settings icon (
3
Choose the folder to be set as a backup destination.
4
Under "LAN Protocol Support", select the "Backup" checkbox on the Basic tab.
5
Click OK and proceed to the next step to create a backup device access key.
6
Enter the desired characters into the backup device access key field and click OK.
Note: You may leave this field blank if you do not want a backup device access key, but for security reasons
we highly recommend entering one for the shared folder. If a backup device access key is configured for the
shared folder, that folder will not show up as a target for the backup source or destination when configuring a
backup job on another Buffalo NAS device unless it's entered. You may create multiple folders using different
) to the right of "Folder Setup".
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section instead of following the procedure below.
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