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Contents Chapter 1 Installation.........................................................7 Diagrams................................................................................................7 Installation.............................................................................................9 Changing Admin Password and Adding a Shared Folder..................9 Turning the LinkStation On and Off..................................................11 Chapter 2 Configuration............................
Adding Shared Folders..................................................................................22 Adding Users..................................................................................................24 Adding Groups...............................................................................................25 Access Restrictions.........................................................................................26 Active Directory......................................................
Quotas for Users.............................................................................................44 Quotas for Groups.........................................................................................44 Hard Drive Replacement....................................................................45 Hard Drive Replacement Examples..............................................................45 Chapter 6 Backup.............................................................
Setting Up a Printer with Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista................................................................................................62 Setting Up a Printer with Windows XP.........................................................64 USB Device Server...............................................................................64 Configuration.................................................................................................
Changing the IP Address...............................................................................80 NAS Navigator2 for Mac OS................................................................80 Mount as Network Drive...............................................................................81 Changing the IP Address...............................................................................82 Chapter 10 Appendix.......................................................83 When the Power LED Blinks..
Chapter 1 Installation Diagrams LS410D LS420D LS421DE 1 2 3 Power LED The white power LED will light up while the LinkStation is on. The white power LED blinks while booting or shutting down. The red power LED blinks when an error occurs. If there is a status message, the power LED glows amber. If there is a new firmware available, the power LED blinks amber. Function LED This LED glows while the LinkStation is being initialized and while dismounting USB devices.
4 5 Fan Do not block the fan. Power Switch Move the switch up and down to power on and off. 6 7 8 9 USB 2.0 Port Compatible Buffalo USB hard drives, USB flash drives, digital cameras, USB UPS connection, and USB printers can be connected. USB hubs are not supported. Power Connector Use the included power cable to connect to a surge protector or outlet. Anti-Theft Security Slot Use this slot to secure your LinkStation with a cable lock (not included).
Installation 1 2 Connect the LinkStation’s Ethernet and power cables. If it’s an LS421DE, install the hard drive. Turn the LinkStation on. Insert the LinkNavigator CD into your computer. LinkNavigator will launch. Notes: • If the CD doesn’t launch automatically, double-click the (LSNavi.exe) icon. • An autoplay screen may appear with Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista. Click Run LSNavi.exe then. If “A program needs your permission to continue.” is displayed, then click OK or Continue.
3 Changing the password from the default is recommended. Note: You can open this same screen by clicking Getting Started from Easy Admin. 4 Enter the new password (twice), then click Next. Note: The default username and password are “admin” and “password”. To keep the defaults, leave both fields blank and click Next. 5 Configure levels of sharing for all existing shared folders (public or private) to complete the initial setup wizard.
Turning the LinkStation On and Off Move the power switch on the back of the LinkStation to the “on” position to turn it on. To turn it off, move the switch to the “off” position and wait for the unit to fully shut down before unplugging it. Never unplug the AC adapter without properly shutting down the LinkStation first. When all the LEDs on the front of the LinkStation turn off, the shutdown process is complete.
Chapter 2 Configuration Configure and administer your LinkStation using the Settings interface, accessible from a browser window. Open the interface using the procedure below or type the LinkStation’s IP address in the URL field of your browser. Within Settings, the Easy Admin page gives you quick access to commonly used settings. Note: Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 18, Google Chrome 24, Safari 5, and later are supported.
Notes: • If you click any buttons, you will need to enter a username and password. • Username/Password Combinations: Username admin Password password guest blank your username your password Settings Available All LinkStation’s name, IP address, workgroup, drive status, firmware version LinkStation’s name, IP address, workgroup, drive status, firmware version, and your password. • If the time-out period is set to “10 minutes”, you will be logged out of Settings after 10 minutes of inactivity.
Refer to “Installation” for more details. WebAccess Configure WebAccess to access your LinkStation remotely. Refer to “WebAccess” for more information. BitTorrent Configure BitTorrent to download large files efficiently. Refer to “BitTorrent” for more information. DLNA Configure DLNA to stream media files to DLNA-compatible devices on the LAN. Refer to “DLNA” for more information.
USB Device Server Configure USB device server options. Refer to “USB Device Server” for more details. Opening Advanced Settings 1 Click Advanced Settings in Easy Admin. 2 Enter the administrator username and password, then click OK. 3 The Advanced Settings screen will open.
Note: To go back to Easy Admin, click the Home icon.
Chapter 3 Remote Access WebAccess WebAccess is an application for remotely accessing files in your LinkStation’s shared folder from your computer or mobile device. Notes: • Be careful when configuring WebAccess. Certain settings can make the files in the shared folder available to anyone on the Internet, without any access restrictions. • Use compatibility mode to use WebAccess with Windows 8.1 or Windows 8. Use with iPhone, iPad, iPod touch Download the “WebAccess” application from the App Store.
2 Move the WebAccess switch to the 3 Select the level of access for each shared folder from the drop-down list. 4 Enter a BuffaloNAS.com name for your BuffaloNAS account. position to enable WebAccess. Note: The BuffaloNAS.com name may contain from 3 to 20 alphanumeric characters, underscores (_), and hyphens (-). The BuffaloNAS.com name is case-sensitive. 5 Click Apply. 6 Continue with the procedure at http://buffalonas.com/manual/setup/en/.
3 Configure the desired settings, then click OK. • To use SSL encryption for more secure data transfers, enable “HTTPS/SSL Encryption”. • Some WebAccess applications may not support HTTPS/SSL encryption. Disable it if this is an issue. For more details, refer to the WebAccess Help Guide. • You may use the default BuffaloNAS.com registration, or disable it to use a different DNS server. • Choose a “BuffaloNAS.com name” and “BuffaloNAS.com key” for your WebAccess account.
required for certain operations. For best results, create a user account with permissions on the WebAccess share before using WebAccess. 8 9 Click Edit. Navigate to File Sharing - Folder Setup and choose the folder you will use for WebAccess. Enable “WebAccess LAN protocol support”. Notes: • The following levels of security are available: “Allow Anonymous” - Anyone can access (view) shared folders.
2 Click 3 Choose a folder to enable remote FTP access on. 4 Click Edit. 5 to the right of “Folder Setup”. Select read-only or read & write for the shared folder’s attribute, check “FTP” under “LAN Protocol Support”, and click OK.
Chapter 4 Access Restrictions You may restrict access to specific shared folders, including external USB drives. Notes: • Access restrictions can be set separately for each shared folder, but not for subfolders within the shared folders. • Configure access restrictions through Settings. Configuring access restrictions through Windows is not supported and may cause unexpected behavior.
Notes: • Names may contain up to 27 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_). Do not use a symbol as the first character in a name. • The description may contain up to 75 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and spaces. Do not use a symbol or space as the first character. • You may create up to 400 shared folders. • The names of shared folders should not use characters from more than one language.
Read-only Shares By default, new shares are set with read & write access, but you may change the attribute to “Read-only” in “Shared Folder Attributes”. Read-only shares and HFS+ formatted USB hard drives will have “Read-only” added to the shared folder description. Hidden Shares To hide a shared SMB folder, select “Hidden Share (SMB Only)” and click OK. To open a hidden folder, click Start - Search programs and files and enter “\\LinkStation’s name\Shared folder names$\” for the name.
• The user ID should be a number from 1000 to 1999. Each user ID should be unique. If this field is left blank, a user ID is assigned automatically. • When you log in to Settings as a registered user, you can see the LinkStation’s name, IP address, workgroup, and disk status. You can also modify the login password. • Do not duplicate user IDs, group IDs, usernames, or group names. Each should be distinct and unique.
Notes: • Group names may contain up to 20 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.). Do not use a symbol other than an underscore (_) as the first character. • Group descriptions may contain up to 75 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and spaces. Do not use a symbol or space as the first character. • If the group ID field is left blank, a group ID is automatically assigned. Use numbers between 1000 and 1999 to set a group ID manually.
3 Click Edit. 4 Enable “Access Restrictions”. 5 6 Select the level of access for the user or group you added. : Read and write access allowed : Read access allowed : Access prohibited Click OK. Notes • The example above shows access restriction by user. To restrict access by group, click the Local Groups tab and select group permissions. The most restrictive access always applies. If both read-only and read & write permissions are given to a user, the user will effectively have read-only access.
• Don’t use the following unsupported characters in shared folder names, workgroup names, or filenames: • File and folder names may contain up to 255 single-byte characters. • Configure hidden and read-only file attributes in Settings. Configuring them from within Windows is not supported and may cause unexpected behavior. • Folder and workgroup names whose names contain non-Roman characters may not be displayed correctly.
3 Click Edit. 4 Select “Active Directory” and click Next. 5 Click Yes. 6 Enter the desired settings, then click OK. 7 Choose Folder Setup. 8 Click a shared folder that you want to set access restrictions for. 9 Click Edit. 10 Enable “Access Restrictions”. 11 Select the level of access for the user or group: : Read and write access allowed : Read access allowed 12 Click OK.
Notes: • If both read-only and read & write permissions are given, the user will have read-only access. The most restrictive access setting will apply. • To have the LinkStation join an Active Directory domain, configure it to use a DNS server that can resolve names for the Active Directory domain. • After building an Active Directory domain, the administrator password for joining the domain must be changed at least once, or joining the Active Directory domain will fail.
Note: To use Active Directory from Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003, select “Active Directory” instead of “NT Domain”. 6 Click Yes. 7 Enter settings and click OK. 8 Click 9 Click a shared folder for which you want to set access restrictions. to the right of “Folder Setup”. 10 Click Edit. 11 Enable “Access Restrictions”. 12 Select the level of access for “Domain Users” or “Domain Groups” you added. : Read and write access allowed : Read access allowed : Access prohibited 13 Click OK.
tions. To repair this, rejoin the domain. • If both read-only and read & write permissions are given to a user, the user will have read-only access. The most restrictive attribute will apply. • If a domain username is more than 20 bytes long, the LinkStation truncates it to 20 bytes. • The LinkStation supports a domain environment with a maximum of 1000 users and 1000 groups. 10,000 users and 10,000 groups can be downloaded from the domain controller but are not supported.
5 6 7 Click Next. Enter a workgroup name. Select “Assign authorization to external SMB server” and enter the authentication server’s IP address (recommended) or name. Check “Automatic user registration” and “Use shared folder for authorization testing”. Enter the name for authorization testing and click OK. A shared folder for authentication has been created on the LinkStation.
12 Select the level of access: : Read and write access allowed : Read access allowed : Access prohibited 13 Click OK. Notes: • If both read-only and read & write permissions are given to a user, the user will have read-only access. The most restrictive attribute will apply. • If access restrictions are set for users and groups registered in the authentication server, guest or anonymous connection is not possible with AFP or FTP connections.
Chapter 5 Managing Storage RAID Arrays The default RAID mode is RAID 0. Notes: • If you change the RAID mode, all data on the array is deleted. This is true for every procedure in this chapter. Always back up any important data before performing actions that affect your RAID. • After the RAID mode is changed (except when creating a RAID 0 array or JBOD), the LinkStation performs a RAID check that will take about 10 hours per TB. File transfers are slower during this period.
2 Select RAID. 3 Select the array to delete. 4 Click Delete RAID Array. 5 Step through the wizard to delete the array. Once JBOD is configured, create shared folders on each drive to use them. Changing RAID Mode To change the RAID mode, first put the drives in JBOD mode. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Drives. 2 Select RAID. 3 Click the array to delete. Note: If the “RAID Mode” is blank, the array is already in JBOD mode. Proceed to step 7. 4 Click Delete RAID Array.
6 Click OK. 7 Choose the array to configure. 8 Select a RAID mode and the drives to be used, then click Create RAID Array. 9 Step through the wizard to create the array. Note: After changing the RAID mode, create a shared folder. RMM (RAID Mode Manager) With RMM, you can create or expand a RAID array without erasing the data on the drives. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Drives. 2 Select RAID. 3 Choose a RAID array. 4 Check “Add a disk to RAID array with RMM. Your data will be preserved.”.
7 Click Create RAID Array. The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. 8 Enter the confirmation number, then click OK. RAID Scanning RAID maintenance scans your RAID array for bad sectors and if it finds any, it automatically repairs them. For best results, run RAID maintenance regularly. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Drives. 2 Move the RAID Scanning switch to the 3 Click the 4 Click Edit. 5 Select the schedule for running RAID maintenance, then click OK. position to enable RAID scanning.
Store”. For best results, reformat the drive before using it as a backup target. • You can use the USB Device Server to connect a USB hub and up to 15 USB devices. However, with USB Device Server, the USB devices cannot be used for creating shared folders or act as LinkStation backup destinations.
2 3 4 Click the icon to the right of “USB Drives”. Select the drive to dismount and click Dismount Disk. The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Enter the displayed number and click OK. When the following message is displayed, it is safe to unplug the drive. Note: To remount the drive, unplug it and then plug it back again. Checking Drives A disk check tests the data on a drive in the LinkStation or connected via USB for integrity. Errors are fixed automatically.
4 Click Check. You have the option of deleting information files from Mac OS during the check if desired. Formatting Drives Note: Under some circumstances, data deleted when a drive is formatted can be recovered. To ensure that data is “gone forever”, a format might not be sufficient. See “Erase Data on the LinkStation Completely”. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Drives. 2 Select Drives to format an internal drive or USB Drives to format an external drive.
4 Select a format type and click Format. 5 The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Enter the displayed number and click OK. 6 Depending on the size of your drive, the format may take several minutes to several hours to complete. The power LED will flash during the format. Shared folders cannot be accessed during a format. Do not turn off the LinkStation until the disk format is finished. Formatting External Drives Formatted drives are detected automatically.
larger drive without GPT, disconnect and then reconnect it before reformatting with GPT. • The following format types are supported: FAT32 (recommended for connecting to computers), EXT3 (recommended for sharing with other LinkStations), and XFS (recommended for adding additional external storage to a LinkStation). Erase Data on the LinkStation Completely Under some circumstances, data from formatted drives can be recovered.
5 All data on the LinkStation will be permanently erased. Disk Quotas Notes: • When using quotas, disable the recycle bin or empty the trash folder often. The limited space includes the space used for trash. • Quotas apply per drive or per array. If a quota is set to 1 GB, each array or drive can use a maximum of 1 GB. • Quotas cannot be set for external drives connected to the LinkStation. • If both user and group quotas are configured for a user, the most restrictive quota will always apply.
4 Click Close. 5 In Advanced Settings, click 6 Change the user’s primary group to the group with the quota, then click OK. 7 Click Close. 8 Click the to the right of “Users”. icon and select Restart to apply the quota settings. Hard Drive Replacement If a drive fails, NAS Navigator2 and Settings will show a error message. Notes: • Do not replace a running drive while the LinkStation is turned on. Power down the LinkStation before changing the drive.
3 Push the failed drive’s cartridge up and remove it from the LinkStation. Notes: • Do not press hard on the top of the LinkStation. • Pull the drive straight out the front of the chassis. 4 Remove the drive from the cartridge. 5 Install a new Buffalo OP-HD/LS series drive in the cartridge. 6 Replace the four screws.
7 Insert the new drive in the empty slot. 8 Close the front panel. 9 Connect all cables, then turn on the LinkStation. 10 For RAID 0 Navigate to Drives - RAID in Advanced Settings. Select the array with the error, then click Delete RAID Array. Navigate to Drives - Drives. Choose the new drive (the unformatted one) and format the drive. After formatting the drive, change the RAID mode. For RAID 1 Navigate to Drives - RAID in Advanced Settings.
Chapter 6 Backup Back Up from the LinkStation You can back up LinkStation folders to: • A different folder on the LinkStation • Another LinkStation on the network • Another TeraStation on the network Preparing a Backup Destination First, configure a folder as a backup destination. 1 In Advanced Settings, navigate to Folder Setup. 2 Choose the folder to set as a backup destination. 3 Click Edit. 4 Under “LAN Protocol Support”, check “Backup”, then click OK.
4 Select the IP address of the LinkStation or TeraStation that you want to set as the backup target. Click Add, enter the IP address of the target LinkStation or TeraStation, and click Close. If your setup meets the requirements below, you don’t have to configure these settings. • The source and target LinkStations are on the same network. • No backup password is set for the target LinkStation. • No LinkStation from outside the subnet, or connected by a VPN, is used.
3 Click Create New Job. Note: Up to 8 backup jobs can be configured. 4 Select backup settings such as date and time to run. Note: The following types of backup jobs may be selected: Type Normal backup Overwrite (incremental) Overwrite (differential) Files Included All files in the source will be backed up to the destination. The first time the backup job runs like a normal backup. In subsequent backups, files added to the source as well as files deleted from the source are kept in the backup folder.
7 Select the shared folder that will be the backup source, then click OK. 8 Click Browse under “Backup Target Folder Name”. 9 Select the backup target and click OK. 10 Click OK. New backup jobs are now visible. 11 Click Close. Backing Up Your Mac with Time Machine Time Machine is a backup program included with OS X. To use your LinkStation as a backup destination for Time Machine, configure it as described below. 1 Make sure that AFP is enabled in Advanced Settings.
3 Choose a shared folder as your backup destination for Time Machine. 4 Click Edit. 5 Select AFP (Mac) from “LAN Protocol Support” and click OK. 6 Click OK. 7 Click Close. 8 Click Backup. 9 Click the icon to the right of “Time Machine”. 10 Click Edit. 11 Click Browse. 12 Select the shared folder that you set in the previous step, then click OK. 13 Click OK.
14 Click OK. 15 Move the Time Machine switch to the position to enable Time Machine. 16 On the Mac, open System Preferences. 17 Click Time Machine. 18 Click Choose Backup Disk. 19 Select the LinkStation, then click Use for Backup. 20 Enter a username and password with the rights to access the shared folder on the LinkStation, then click Connect.
Note: If access restrictions are not configured on the target share, log in with the administrator account. The default username and password for the administrator account are “admin” and “password”. If access restrictions are configured, log in with an account with write privileges. 21 Time Machine will count down from 120 seconds and the backup will begin. Copying from a USB Device Use Direct Copy to copy from a USB device directly to the LinkStation.
2 Connect the USB device. When it mounts (about 10 seconds), the function LED will light up. Note: Devices that don’t trigger the function LED to light up are not supported. 3 You now have 60 seconds to hold down the function button for 3 seconds. If you do, the function LED will flash as all the files on the USB device are copied to the Direct Copy folder of the LinkStation. Notes: • While the function LED is flashing, hold the function button down for 3 seconds to cancel Direct Copy.
Chapter 7 Multimedia DLNA DLNA is a set of guidelines for sharing digital media. The LinkStation includes a DLNA server compliant with the DLNA guidelines. Movies, photos, and music saved on the LinkStation can be played back on DLNA-compatible TVs, stereo equipment, game consoles, and other devices on the local network. Configuration from Easy Admin 1 Click the 2 Move the DLNA switch to the 3 Move the switch for the folder you’ll use for DLNA media to the 4 Click Apply. icon for “DLNA”.
Configuration from Advanced Settings 1 Navigate to File Sharing - Folder Setup. 2 Select the folder that you want to share with media players and other DLNA-compatible devices. 3 Click Edit. 4 Enable “DLNA” under “LAN Protocol Support”, then click OK. 5 Click Services. 6 Move the DLNA Server switch to the 7 Click the 8 Click Edit. 9 Select an interval for DLNA server database updates and click OK. position to enable DLNA. icon to the right of “DLNA Server”.
Connected DLNA-compatible Devices Follow the procedure below to view the DLNA-compatible devices connected to your LinkStation. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Services. 2 Click the 3 Click DLNA Client Access Permissions. 4 icon to the right of “DLNA Server”. A list of the MAC addresses, IP addresses, and device names of the DLNA-compatible devices connected to the same network as the LinkStation is displayed. If your device is not listed, click Refresh Database.
Disabling Playback from Specific Devices You may block specific DLNA devices from playing back media content. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Services. 2 Click the 3 Click DLNA Client Access Permissions. 4 Uncheck any devices you do not want to allow to play media and click OK. icon to the right of “DLNA Server”. Supported File Types The LinkStation supports DLNA streaming of files with the extensions below.
iTunes Server If the iTunes server is enabled, computers on your network with iTunes can play music files stored on the LinkStation and transfer them to iPod, iPhone, and iPad devices. The iTunes server supports playback from up to five computers. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Services. 2 Click the 3 Click Edit. 4 Click Browse. 5 Select the shared folder that you want to make available to iTunes, then click OK. 6 Click OK. 7 Make sure that the iTunes server is enabled.
Configuration from Easy Admin 1 Click BitTorrent. 2 Move the BitTorrent switch to the 3 Select the shared folder to save files downloaded via BitTorrent from the drop-down list, then click Apply. 4 position to enable BitTorrent. Go back to home and click BitTorrent to open the download manager. The default username is “admin” and the default password is blank (no password). Configuration from Advanced Settings 1 Click Applications. 2 Click the 3 Click Edit. 4 Click Browse.
6 Enter the port number, then click OK. 7 Move the BitTorrent switch to the 8 Click the 9 Click Open Download Manager. The default username is “admin” and the default password is blank (no password). position to enable BitTorrent. icon to the right of “BitTorrent”. 10 The download manager will open. Connecting a Printer You can connect a printer to the USB port on the LinkStation. Notes: • Only one USB printer can be connected to the LinkStation. • Bidirectional communication is not supported i.e.
2 In Advanced Settings, click Services. 3 Move the print server switch to the 4 Refer to the manual supplied with the printer and install the printer drivers. 5 Launch NAS Navigator2. Double-click your LinkStation’s icon. 6 Double-click the icon of the connected printer (shared name is displayed). 7 Click OK. 8 Select your printer, then click OK. 9 Register the printer. position to enable the print server.
Setting Up a Printer with Windows XP 1 Connect a printer to the LinkStation’s USB port, then turn the printer on. 2 In Advanced Settings, click Services. 3 Move the print server switch to the 4 Refer to the manual supplied with the printer. 5 Launch NAS Navigator2. Double-click your LinkStation’s icon. 6 Double-click your printer icon. 7 position to enable the print server. When “The server for the printer does not have the correct printer driver installed.
Dismount and remove the USB device when installation is complete. 2 Connect the USB device to the LinkStation’s USB port. Note: With the USB device server enabled, you may connect a single USB hub to the LinkStation. Up to 15 USB devices may be connected to the hub. Don’t connect more than one bus-powered drive at a time. Use a separate AC power connection for each device if possible. Connecting more than one bus-powered device at a time may damage both the LinkStation and the devices.
3 The selected USB device will install automatically. Refer to the help by clicking the button for more details about the software. Notes: • Only one computer can access the USB device at a time. • Disable the DLNA protocol if using USB device server. Disconnecting USB Devices Select the USB device, then click the disconnecting it. icon to disconnect.
Chapter 8 Advanced Features Email Notification Your LinkStation can send you email reports daily, or when settings are changed or an error occurs. Notification emails may be triggered by any of the following events: • Hard drive status at scheduled time • RAID error • Fan error • Hard drive read error • Backup job completed 1 In Advanced Settings, click Management. 2 Move the email notification switch to the 3 Click 4 Click Edit.
Sleep Mode To save energy, you can specify times to put the LinkStation into sleep (standby) mode, where the hard drive and LEDs are turned off. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Management. 2 Click 3 Click Edit. 4 Specify the timer interval, wake-up time, and time to go into sleep mode, then click OK. to the right of “Sleep Timer”.
Notes: • Up to three timers can be set. • The time to enter sleep mode can be set from 0:00 am to 3:45 of the next day. The time to wake from sleep mode can be set from 0:00 to 23:45. If the time to enter sleep mode is after 24:00, the wake-up time setting may be from 4:00 am to 23:45. • The time to enter sleep mode should not be set at the same time as or before the wake-up time.
On days other than Wednesday, normal operation begins at 9:00 and the unit goes into sleep mode at 18:00. On Wednesday, normal operation begins at 7:30 and the unit goes into sleep mode at 22:00. • To turn on the LinkStation before the wake-up time when it is in sleep mode, press the function button. Encrypting Data Transmission Encrypting Settings Data All communication with Settings can use SSL encryption if you access Settings through https://.
6 Click 7 Click Edit. 8 Configure the desired settings, then click OK. to the right of “UPS Sync”. Notes: • If the LinkStation is connected directly to a UPS, select “Sync with UPS connected to this LinkStation”. If a different LinkStation is connected to the UPS, select “Sync with UPS connected to another LinkStation on the same network”. After making this selection, enter the IP address of the LinkStation that will be the sync source in “Other LinkStation’s IP Address”.
4 The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Enter the displayed number, then click OK. 5 The LinkStation will be restored to its factory default settings. Initializing with the Function Button You can also initialize the settings with the function button. 1 Turn off the LinkStation. 2 Turn the LinkStation on with holding down the function button. The function LED will flash white. 3 Press the function button again while the LED is flashing. 4 Initialization will take 5 to 10 minutes.
Name, Date, Time, and Language Configure the LinkStation’s hostname, date, time, and language as follows. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Management. 2 Open Name/Time/Language. 3 Click Edit. 4 Click the Name tab and configure the LinkStation’s name and description. 5 Click the Time tab. Enable NTP server and check “Use Local Date/Time” to use your computer’s time settings for the LinkStation. By default, the LinkStation adjusts its clock automatically by using a default NTP server.
To use a different NTP server, navigate to Management - Name/Time/Language. Click Time, then Edit. Uncheck “Use Default NTP Server” and enter a new NTP IP address. Click OK. If NTP is not used, enter the time and date manually. Click Use Local Date/Time to import the time and date from your computer. If an NTP server is specified by name instead of IP address, make sure that a DNS server is configured for the LinkStation.
Changing the IP Address Normally, the LinkStation’s IP address is set automatically from a DHCP server on your network. If you prefer, you can set it manually. An easy way to do this is to change it from NAS Navigator2 running on a computer connected to the same router (subnet) as the LinkStation. The procedure to change the IP address in Settings is below. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Network. 2 Click to the right of “IP Address”.
3 Select the LAN port. 4 Click Edit. 5 Disable “DHCP”, enter the desired network address settings, and click OK.
Chapter 9 Utilities NAS Navigator2 for Windows NAS Navigator2 is a utility program that makes it easy to display Settings, change the LinkStation’s IP address, or check its hard drive. If you installed the LinkStation with the LinkNavigator CD, NAS Navigator2 was installed automatically. NAS Navigator2 will run in the system tray when the computer is on. To launch NAS Navigator2, double-click the icon.
Name Map Share* Disconnect Share* Map All Remote Shares to Drive Letters Create Desktop Shortcut* Launch NAS Navigator2 on Startup Menu Display Errors Properties* Close View Sort by Browse* Refresh Displays when you right-click a device’s icon. Browse Shares Settings Properties Map Share Disconnect Share Create Shortcut Description Assigns the LinkStation’s shared folder as a network drive. Unmaps the network drive. Assigns all the LinkStation’s shared folders as network drives.
Exit Exits NAS Navigator2. The following tasks may be performed from the LinkStation’s properties page. Name Configuration IP Address Description Click Settings to open the configuration interface. Check Use DHCP to assign an IP address from the DHCP server automatically. If there is no DHCP server in the network, you cannot use this function. Check Renew IP address to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server. You can manually enter an IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.
Changing the IP Address 1 Click the 2 Right-click on your LinkStation’s icon and choose Properites - IP Address.. 3 Uncheck “Use DHCP”, enter the IP address and subnet mask, and click OK. icon on the desktop. NAS Navigator2 will start. NAS Navigator2 for Mac OS NAS Navigator2 is a utility that makes it easy to display Settings, change the LinkStation’s IP address, or check its hard drive. If you installed the LinkStation with the LinkNavigator CD, NAS Navigator2 was installed automatically.
Click your LinkStation’s icon to open a share on the LinkStation and display: • Total capacity • Capacity in use • IP address • Workgroup • Subnet mask • Default gateway • MAC address • Firmware version Name Open Refresh Settings Configure Label Color View Options Auto Power Mode To display these options, hold down the control key and select your LinkStation’s icon. Open Folder Settings Configure Label Color Description Opens the default shared folder for a selected LinkStation.
3 Select the shared folder to mount and click OK. 4 The shared folder is now mounted as a network drive. Changing the IP Address 1 Click the 2 Hold down the control key, select your LinkStation, and choose Configure... - IP Address. 3 Uncheck “Use DHCP”, enter the IP address and subnet mask, and click OK. icon in the Dock. NAS Navigator2 will start.
Chapter 10 Appendix When the Power LED Blinks White The power LED will blink white during bootup or shutdown. Red If there is an error, the power LED will blink red. The pattern of the blink gives the error code. You can also see any errors in NAS Navigator2. Place of Error Code 10s Place of Error Code 1s Place of Error Code Status The LED flashes for 1.0 second every 0.3 seconds. This gives the tens place of the error code. The LED flashes for 0.5 seconds every 0.3 seconds.
E23 E30 An error occurred, so the hard drive was removed from the RAID array. A hard drive error occurred. Replace the faulty drive. Replace the faulty drive. Amber If there is a status message, the power LED will blink amber. The pattern of the blink gives the information code. You can also see any status messages in NAS Navigator2. Place 10s Place 1s Place Status The LED flashes for 1.0 seconds every 0.3 seconds. This gives the tens place of the information code. The LED flashes for 0.
I54 Make sure that the backup task is configured correctly. Make sure that the NAS is on and not in standby mode. If the backup task still fails, check the status of the network and backup source and destination. A backup task has failed. Amber (Not Blinking) When the power LED glows a steady amber, a new firmware version is available. Update the firmware to the newest version.
IEEE 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-TX) IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T) 1000 Mbps Full duplex (auto-negotiation) Transfer Speed 100 Mbps Full duplex/Half duplex (auto-negotiation) 10 Mbps Full duplex/Half duplex (auto-negotiation) Number of Ports 1 Port (supports Auto-MDIX) Connector Type RJ-45 8-pin Protocol TCP/IP Access Method CSMA/CD File Sharing SMB/CIFS, AFP, FTP Management HTTP/HTTPS 1500, 4084, 7404, and 9216 byte modes are supported.
may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
