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Unpacking and Setup

This section provides unpacking and setup information for LinkStation.

Open the shipping carton of LinkStation and carefully unpack its contents. The

carton should contain the following items:

Main Unit (LinkStation) 1

LinkStation Base Plate 1

Base Rubber Feet 4

Ethernet Cable 1

LinkNavigator Installation CD 1

Quick Setup Guide (this user’s guide) 1

Warranty card 1

If any items are missing or damaged, please contact the reseller or retailer from

which the product was purchased.

The front face of the LinkStation has a protective plastic ﬁ lm covering for

protection from scratching during assembly and shipping. The ﬁ lm can be

removed by peeling it away from any corner of the front face.

Macintosh

Quick Setup Guide

LinkStation

HD-HXXXLAN Family

www.buffalotech.com/wireless

PY00-29009-DM20-MAC

Summary of content (11 pages)

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Macintosh Quick Setup Guide LinkStation HD-HXXXLAN Family Unpacking and Setup This section provides unpacking and setup information for LinkStation. Open the shipping carton of LinkStation and carefully unpack its contents.
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LinkStation Setup Plug LinkStation’s power cord into a power outlet. Then, connect the included Ethernet Cable into the Ethernet port on the back of LinkStation. Press the power button on the front of LinkStation to turn LinkStation on. Connect the other end of the included Ethernet Cable into a hub, switch, or router on the network.
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LinkStation Setup Check the LINK/ACT light on the front of the LinkStation. If it is lit, then LinkStation is connected properly; please turn to Page 4 to continue setup. If it is not lit, continue to the next step. On the back of LinkStation, ﬂip the black ‘Cable Selection’ switch. This switch tells LinkStation whether to communicate over a Crossover or Patch cable. NOTE: Newer LinkStation products use MDIX Auto-Sensing LAN ports and do not have nor require the Cable Selection switch.
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Accessing LinkStation Data from Mac OSX Accessing the LinkStation is performed using the following steps: Click the Finder icon in the dock. Select the ‘Network’ icon, and the double-click the ‘Local’ folder. A list of the local network items available on the local network will appear. Double-click the LinkStation icon which will be named HD-xxx. One of two windows will appear. An SMB mount window or an Apple ﬁleshare window.
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Accessing LinkStation Data from Mac OSX If the Apple Fileshare window opens: Select Guest and click the ‘Connect’ button. By default there are two share folders on the LinkStation, Share and Share-Mac. Select ‘Share-Mac’ and click OK. The LinkStation will now appear on your desktop and in your ﬁnder. You are now ready to copy ﬁles to the LinkStation. Simply drag and drop ﬁles onto the Share-Mac icon.
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Accessing LinkStation Data from Mac 9 Accessing the LinkStation is performed using the following steps: From the Apple Menu Iitems, Select the Chooser. From the Chooser, select the AppleShare icon. A list a networked items will appear in the window. Select the LinkStation and click OK. The login window will open. Select Guest and click Connect. By default there are two share folders on the LinkStation, Share and Share-Mac. Select ‘Share-Mac’ and click OK. The LinkStation will now appear on your desktop.
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Using the LinkStation’s Print Server FunctionThe setup of The Print Server funtion of the LinkStation is only available for users who are using OSX. OS 9 does not have print drivers that are suitable to be used with this print server function. Open System Preferences and click Print & Fax. Click Printing and then click Set Up Printers. Click Add and select Appletalk. Your local zone will automatically be selected. All Appletalk-enabled printers will appear in the Printer List.
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Backups Backups are recommended for any user who cannot afford to lose important ﬁles and data. If a computer failure happens on your computer, you have a backup copy of your ﬁles and data on the LinkStation. Apple has a Backup Utility for OS X users that have purchased a .Mac account. This will be shown here. Backup software is available for both OSX and OS9. Some of these solutions are free and some with more functionality may have a small cost.
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Backups Select the Share-Mac folder and name the backup ﬁle. Click Create. Select the ﬁles you would like to have backed up by placing a check mark in the corresponding box. You may add addition ﬁles and folders by clicking the “+” button on the bottom left and select which ﬁles and folders you would like to backup. Once done click the Backup Now button. Your ﬁles will now be backed up. Your can also create a backup schedule by clicking the calendar icon on the bottom left. (circled).
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General LinkStation Conﬁguration The LinkStation name is used to name and identify the LinkStation. A friendly, easy name is recommended. Enter a suitable name in the ‘LinkStation Name’ ﬁeld. Feel free to use your ﬁrst or last name, a description of the data to be installed on LinkStation, or simply name it LinkStation. Enter a short description of LinkStation in the ‘LinkStation Description’ ﬁeld. Once completed, press the ‘Apply’ button.
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Technical Speciﬁcations LAN Standards: IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX; IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Transmission Types: 100Mbps/10 Mbps; 100BASE-TX 4B/5B, MLT-3; Access Media: CSMA/CD 10BASE-T Manchester Coding Media Interface: RJ-45 USB Standard: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (HS) Full-Speed (FS) Low-Speed (LS) USB Connector: USB A Connector (2) Data Transmission Speed: Max: 480 Mbps (HS Mode) Electric Current: 5.0V Power Consumption: 17W Maximum Dimensions: 2.4 x 6.94 x 7.4 in. (60 x 173.5 x 185 mm.) Weight: 3.