1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Buffalo Manuals
  4. Storage
  5. CloudStor CS-WV/1D
  6. User manual

Buffalo CloudStor CS-WV/1D User Manual

Hide thumbs
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

User Manual

CloudStor
™
CS-WX/1D and CS-WV/1D
www.buffalotech.com
v1.4

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Related Manuals for Buffalo CloudStor CS-WV/1D

Summary of Contents for Buffalo CloudStor CS-WV/1D

  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual CloudStor ™ CS-WX/1D and CS-WV/1D www.buffalotech.com v1.4...
  • Page 2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Buffalo CloudStor. This simple device gives you the flexibility of cloud-based storage without the worries that come with storing your important data on someone else’s servers. Using Pogoplug software, the CloudStor lets you serve up files, photos, and multimedia over the Web to any of your devices, wherever you may be.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction Local Settings Adding a Second Drive Setup Time Machine Diagrams and Layout BitTorrent Client Power Mode Switch Direct Copy Using your CloudStor Troubleshooting Login Status LED Flash Codes Uploading Downloading Appendix Pogoplug Applications Specifications Sharing Contact Information (USA) Search Contact Information (Europe) Slideshows...

  • Page 4: Setup

    Setup Open a browser window on your computer and go to https://mycloudstor.com/. Click Set Up Your CloudStor. Plug one end of the included Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port on your CloudStor and the other end into any available LAN port on your router. In the browser window, click Next.
  • Page 5 Now, plug your CloudStor into a surge protector, wall socket, or power strip. Move the power mode switch on the back of the unit to the on (middle) position. The blue power LED will begin to blink. Wait for the CloudStor to boot. This will take about 5 minutes. When the power LED on the front panel stops blinking and glows steadily, the unit has finished booting.
  • Page 6 Troubleshooting If you’ve connected your CloudStor to a power source and to a router, but the Info/Error LED is flashing amber or your CloudStor suddenly turned off by itself, here are some things you can check: Is the power mode switch on the back of the CloudStor in the On position? If it’s in the Auto (top) position, the CloudStor may suddenly shut down after a few minutes.
  • Page 7 Back Panel Layout Front Power LED Front Cover Function LED (pull straight toward you to Info/Error LED remove)
  • Page 8 Back Panel Layout Front Panel Removed Main hard drive Spare drive bay for optional 2nd drive Press tab to release drive...

  • Page 9: Front Panel Layout

    Front Panel Layout Rear Function Button Auto Power Power On Power Off Socket for Kensington-style lock Ethernet (to router) Power cord Power stress relief...

  • Page 10: Power Mode Switch

    Power Mode Switch The “Power Mode” switch on the back of the unit has three positions: Auto, On, and Off. The Auto position automatically powers the unit on or off with your PC. If your PC is turned on the CloudStor will power up; if the PC is turned off the CloudStor will power down.

  • Page 11: Using Your Cloudstor

    Using Your CloudStor Login To access your CloudStor, open a browser and go to https://mycloudstor.com. Enter the email address and password that you registered during setup.

  • Page 12: Uploading

    Using Your CloudStor Uploading Locate the drive and folder you would like to upload to. If this is your first time using the CloudStor, click on the Public folder at the bottom left of the window. Click Upload Files on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 13: Downloading

    Downloading Locate the folder or file you would like to download and point to it with your mouse pointer. If you’re in List view, the control icons will appear to the right of the folder in the “Actions” column. In Thumbnail view, they’ll be at the bottom of the folder icon.

  • Page 14: Pogoplug Applications

    Pogoplug Applications Pogoplug Drive software allows your CloudStor to appear to your computer as a directly attached drive. You can see and access all drives and folders shared with you via the Files Shared with me folder. This works whether you are on the local network or outside of it.

  • Page 15: Sharing

    Sharing Sharing on your CloudStor is quick and easy. You can share with one or multiple people. To share a drive, folder, or file: 1. To share an entire drive so all folders and files are shared, select the drive at the bottom left of your screen. 2.
  • Page 16 7. You have the option to send a message to the user you are sharing with by clicking Include a personalized message. A text box will appear where you can type your message. 8. The email address of each person you are sharing with will appear in the table under “People this folder is shared with”.
  • Page 17 To stop sharing a drive, folder, or file: 1. Select the drive, folder, or file. 2. Click Share This or Share to open the sharing options window. 3. To stop sharing the drive, folder, or file with anyone, uncheck Turn on sharing. Or, click the next to an individual email address to stop sharing with that person.

  • Page 18: Search

    Search You can use the global search categories Movies, Photos, and Music on the top left side of the screen to display all of the movies, photos, and music that are on your CloudStor. Click on a category and the interface will display all of the files in that category.

  • Page 19: Slideshows

    Slideshows You can create slideshows that include your favorite photos, videos, and music. To create a slideshow follow these steps: 1. Select Create Slideshow from the menu at the bottom of the screen. 2. Enter a name for the new slideshow in the popup window. 3.

  • Page 20: Creating New Folders

    Creating New Folders In the drive navigation bar at the left of the screen, select the drive and directory where you would like to create the new folder. Click More Actions at the bottom of the page. Then click Create Folder. Give your new folder a name.

  • Page 21: Renaming Files And Folders

    Renaming Files and Folders Focus your mouse pointer on the name of the folder or file you would like to rename and click it. You can then change the name of the file or folder. In list view, click the “abc” icon next to the name to change the name of the file or folder.

  • Page 22: Renaming Devices

    Renaming Devices Click the Settings tab at the top of the window. You will see a list of your CloudStor devices. Next to each device there is a rename link. Click the link to enter a new name. Note that the “Public” folder cannot be renamed.

  • Page 23: Active Copy

    Active Copy Active Copy automatically backs up a folder to a different folder. Source and target folders may be on your CloudStor, or on a different CloudStor or other Pogoplug device. If you have installed Pogoplug drive software on your computer, you can also use it with Active Copy.

  • Page 24: Settings And Configuration

    Settings and Configuration General Settings From the settings window you can update your email addresses and manage the CloudStor device(s) associated with your account. You may associate multiple email addresses with your account. Each email address has full access to all drives and shares associated with the account.

  • Page 25: Social Settings

    Social Settings To allow posting to Twitter, Facebook, or MySpace from your CloudStor, log in to the appropriate service in Social Settings. To log in to a service, click sign in and step through the wizard. Once you’re logged in, you can share drives, folders, and files on your social networks.
  • Page 26 Enter text for your post and click OK. Your text will be posted to the chosen social network(s), with a link to the drive, folder, or file that you’re sharing.

  • Page 27: Media Settings

    Media Settings You can use CloudStor to stream movies, photos, and music to your XBox 360 and PS3 game consoles and to the game consoles of people you share with. You can also play back media files from the CloudStor with a computer browser if Flash is installed.
  • Page 28 You can preview a video by hovering the mouse pointer over the thumbnail for a video. You can turn off this feature on the Media Settings page by unchecking Preview videos when hovering over video thumbnails. HTLM5 is supported for compatible Web browsers.

  • Page 29: Security Settings

    Security Settings Changing your Password Click “Change Password” to change the password associated with your account. Full Security Check the box next to Use full security sessions to enable SSL (HTTPS) throughout your entire CloudStor session. Enabling this option may slow down access to your CloudStor.

  • Page 30: Upload Settings

    Upload Settings You may configure your CloudStor to automatically upload files that are emailed as attachments to upload@mycloudstor. com. Check the box next to Upload my email attachments to. Choose a folder to store uploaded attachments, then click OK.

  • Page 31: Adding A Printer

    Adding a Printer The CloudStor supports most Epson and HP printers manufactured since 2005. The printer should be directly connected to the USB port on the back of the CloudStor. You can print documents that are stored on your CloudStor to a supported printer that’s attached to the CloudStor.
  • Page 32 Enabling Print my email attachments to allows you to print files to the printer connected to your CloudStor by sending or forwarding an email from your registered email address with the files you want printed to print@mycloudstor.com. Select the destination printer from the drop-down list and click OK.
  • Page 33 Click Invite. The person you’ve invited can now print documents by sending them as attachments to print@ mycloudstor.com. To view your shared printers, click Printers I share from the left-side menu.

  • Page 34: Device Settings

    Device Settings Click Manage to open local settings or BitTorrent to open BitTorrent settings.

  • Page 35: Local Settings

    Local Settings The local settings may be accessed remotely via the Device Settings page or locally as follows: Use NAS Navigator2 to find the CloudStor on the network. By default, it will be named CS-WXabc or CS-WVabc where “abc” is the last three digits of the MAC address of the CloudStor.
  • Page 36 LAN Access - You may enable or disable local network access to shares on the CloudStor here. Password - This is the login password for the local UI. It’s not related to the Cloud account. To change the login password for your CloudStor, enter a new password here (twice) and click Save. The default password is “password”.
  • Page 37 Clicking Rebuild Media Library will recreate thumbnails and re-transcode your videos and movies. Active copy jobs to or from folders on the CloudStor will need to be restarted. This operation cannot be stopped or reversed. Note: Restore and Rebuild Media Library can only be used when you are connected to the CloudStor locally.

  • Page 38: Adding A Second Drive

    Adding a Second Drive You may add a second drive to the CloudStor for additional storage or data security. For RAID 1 mirroring, the second drive should be the same as or larger capacity than the original drive. To add a second drive, turn the CloudStor off and remove the front panel.
  • Page 39 To replace a failed drive, go to the local user interface at http://x.x.x.x, where x.x.x.x is the IP address of your CloudStor. See which drive failed. Turn off the CloudStor and replace the bad drive. Turn the CloudStor back on and let it boot up. In the local user interface, click on After replacing the drive, click here.

  • Page 40: Time Machine

    Time Machine To use the CloudStor as a location for backups from a Mac running Time Machine, begin by navigating to Device Settings/Backup in the local user interface and clicking Add. Enter the “Computer Name” assigned to the Mac (from its Sharing page) as the Hostname.
  • Page 41 For the Hostname field, enter the “Computer Name” from the Sharing page on the Mac. Navigate to this page by selecting Sharing in System Preferences. To work with Time Machine, the Computer Name should contain only the following characters: 0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstu vwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.
  • Page 42 It will take several minutes for the Time Machine image file to be created. To be safe, wait three minutes before continuing. After three minutes have passed, open the Finder. Click on All below Shared. Find your CloudStor in the window and double- click on it.
  • Page 43 Open Time Machine. Click on Choose Backup Disk. Choose your CloudStor from the list and click Use for Backup. In 120 seconds, Time Machine will begin running a backup.

  • Page 44: Bittorrent Client

    BitTorrent Client The built-in BitTorrent client on CloudStor will download your files for you. To enable it, select Enable. Click Apply. Then, click Open Download Manager. Enter your BitTorrent username and password. This is not the same as your CloudStor username and password.
  • Page 45 To add a torrent, click on the green download icon at the top left. The Add Torrent dialog will open. Click Browse, navigate to the torrent file, and open it, or enter the URL of the torrent in the Torrent URL field. Click OK. The file(s) will automatically download in the background.

  • Page 46: Direct Copy

    Direct Copy Function buttion You can copy digital media files directly to the CloudStor from a USB storage device, such as a digital camera, USB flash drive, or external hard disk. Connect your USB device to the USB port on the back of the CloudStor.

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting LED Error Codes: If an operation error occurs, the info/error LED will flash red. It will alternate between flashing for 1 second (tens digit) and 1/2 second (ones digit). Combine the number of longer flashes with the number of shorter flashes to produce a two digit error code: E00 - (no flashes) MPU failure E01 - DRAM data line problem E02 - DRAM address line problem...
  • Page 48 E20 - circuit board error E21 - internal controller error E22 - mount error E23 - hard disk is malfunctioning LED Information Codes: The info/error LED will flash amber to give information codes. Like the error codes, these alternate between flashing for 1 second (tens digit) and 1/2 second (ones digit). Combine the number of longer flashes with the number of shorter flashes to produce a two digit information code: I19 - erasing disk...

  • Page 49: Specifications

    Specifications Hard Drive: 3.5” SATA Ethernet: RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mbps USB Interface: USB 2.0/1.1 Replacement Fan: OP-FAN/LS Replacement Power Supply: OP-AC12L Power Supply: 100-240 V 50/60 Hz Client OS Support: Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows ® Vista (32-bit/64-bit), Windows XP, ® Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows ®...
  • Page 50 Contact Information (North America) Buffalo Technology USA Inc. 11100 Metric Blvd., Suite 750 Austin, TX 78758 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 51: Contact Information (Europe)

    Contact Information (Europe) Buffalo Technology UK Ltd. 2 Bracknell Beeches, Old Bracknell Lane Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 7BW United Kingdom GENERAL INQUIRIES Email: sales@buffalo-technology.com TECHNICAL SUPPORT Buffalo Technology provides technical support in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. For opening hours and relevant telephone numbers, please go to: www.buffalo-technology.com/contact...

  • Page 52: Gpl Information

    GPL Information (North America) GPL Information Source code for Buffalo products is available at http://opensource.buffalo.jp...

This manual is also suitable for:

Cloudstor cs-wx/1d

Table of Contents