Creating A Config File (.Nas_Config); Transferring Settings - Buffalo TeraStation Essentials User Manual

Chapter 8 Settings Backup/Restoration
• TS3010 series (TS3210DN, TS3410DN, TS3410RN TeraStation models)
• TS6000 series (TS6200DN, TS6400DN, TS6400RN TeraStation models)
• TS3020 series (TS3220DN, TS3420DN, TS3420RN TeraStation models)

Creating a Config File (.nas_config)

Procedure for TS-X Series Models
To transfer settings from TS-X series TeraStations, it will use the "NS-SHFT" software to create a config file. NS-SHFT
can be downloaded from the
For the procedure on creating the config file, refer to the NS-SHFT user guide.
Procedure for Buffalo NAS Devices Other Than TS-X Series Models
Follow the procedure below to create a config file on a Buffalo NAS device that is not part of TS-X series TeraStations.
1
Refer to the user manual of the Buffalo NAS device whose settings will be saved to a USB drive.
2
Access the "usbdisk x" shared folder while connecting the USB drive to the Buffalo NAS device whose settings
were saved in the previous step. The "x" in the folder name represents the USB port number you connected the
drive to.
3
Copy and paste the .nas_config file to the desired location on your computer.
4
The process is complete once the .nas_config file is saved to the desired location.

Transferring Settings

Follow the procedure below to transfer settings from another series Buffalo NAS device.
1
Before transferring access restrictions with Active Directory domain users, make sure the migration target
Buffalo NAS devices are joined to the same domain controller. To have the unit join the domain network, refer
to the procedure in the
If you didn't configure access restrictions with Active Directory domain users, skip to the next step.
2
From Settings, click Management.
3
Click the settings icon (
Buffalo website.
"Restricting AD Domain User Access to Shared Folders"
) to the right of "Configuration Management".
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section in chapter 3.