Buffalo Cs-x, Cs-wx, Cs-wv User Manual

User Manual

CloudStor

CS-X, CS-WX, and CS-WV series

™

www.buffalotech.com

v2.84

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Buffalo CloudStor. This simple device gives you the exibility of cloud-based storage without the worries that come with storing your important data on someone else’s servers. Using Pogoplug software, CloudStor lets you serve up les, photos, and multimedia over the Web to any of your devices, wherever you may be.

Turn to page 4 to set up your CloudStor.

Because we’re constantly updating our products, the images and text in this manual may vary slightly from the images and text displayed by your CloudStor. As time passes, future user interfaces, updated software, and later versions of this manual may be available for download from www.buffalotech.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Setup 4 Diagrams and Layout (CS-WX & CS-WV) 7 Power Mode Switch 10 Diagrams and Layout (CS-X) 11

Using your CloudStor

Uploading 14 Downloading 15 Pogoplug Applications 16 Sharing 17 Search 19 Slideshows 20 Creating New Folders 21 Renaming Files and Folders 22 Renaming Devices 23 Active Copy 24

Settings and Conguration

General Settings 25 Social Settings 26 Media Settings 28 Security Settings 29 Upload Settings 30 Adding a Printer 31

Device Settings 34 Local Settings 35 Adding a Second Drive 38 Adding a Second Drive 39 Time Machine 41 BitTorrent Client 42 Direct Copy 44

Troubleshooting

Status LED Flash Codes 46

Appendix

Specications (CS-WX & CS-WV) 48 Specications (CS-X) 49 Contact Information (USA) 50 Contact Information (Europe) 51

GPL Information 52

Setup

USB

FUNCTION

AUTO ON OFF

DC-IN

LAN

WAN

LAN

Open a browser window on your computer and go to https://cloudstor.pogoplug.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.

Now, plug your CloudStor into a surge protector, wall socket, or power strip.

USB

FUNCTION

AUTO ON OFF

DC-IN

LAN

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 nished booting. The info/error LED should not be blinking. If it is, turn to the next page to troubleshoot.

In the browser window, click Next. Follow the instructions on the screen to nish installing your CloudStor.

Troubleshooting

If you’ve connected your CloudStor to a power source and to a router, but the info/error LED is ashing 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 (CS-WX and CS-WV models only) in the On position? If it’s in the Auto (top) position, the CloudStor may suddenly shut down after a few minutes. Move it to the On (bottom) position until you’ve installed NAS Navigator software on your computers.

Is the amber info/error LED on the front of your CloudStor (CS-WX and CS-WV models only) ashing? Check the following:

Is the Ethernet cable connected to your CloudStor and to your router?

Is your router turned on?

Is your router congured to automatically assign IP addresses (DHCP)?

Do you have a rewall installed that blocks UDP, or is UDP disabled on your router?

If you have veried all of the above and the info/error LED on the front of your CloudStor is still ashing, please move the power mode switch to the Off position, wait until the power LED turns off, and then move it back to the On position. It will take about ve minutes to boot.

If you continue to have problems, please contact tech support. Tech support contact information is available on pages 50 and 51.

Front (CS-WX and CS-WV)

Back Panel Layout

Front Cover

(pull the left

side straight

toward you to

remove)

Power LED

Function LED

Info/Error LED

Main hard drive

Press tab to

release drive

Front Panel Removed (CS-WX and CS-WV)

Back Panel Layout

Spare drive bay for optional 2nd drive

Function Button

USB

Auto Power

Power On Power Off

Ethernet

(to router)

Power

Rear (CS-WX and CS-WV)

Front Panel Layout

Fan

Socket for Kensington-style lock

Power cord stress relief

Power

Mode

Power Mode Switch (CS-WX and CS-WV)

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.

You must have installed the NAS Navigator software (available from www.buffalotech.com) on your PC for this feature to work. Otherwise, if you move the switch to Auto, your unit will power down by itself and you will have to manually turn it back on.

Move the switch to the On (middle) position to have the CloudStor turn on and stay on.

To turn off the CloudStor, move the switch to the Off position. It will take several minutes to fully shut down. Do not unplug the unit until shutdown is complete and the power LED is no longer lit.

Power LED

Back Panel Layout

Front (CS-X)

Socket for

Kensington-style lock

Ethernet

(to router)

Power

Front Panel Layout

Rear (CS-X)

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

Using Your CloudStor

Uploading

Locate the drive and folder you would like to upload to. If this is your rst time using the CloudStor, click on the cloudshare folder.

Click Upload Files on the grey toolbar at the top of the screen.

When the upload les dialogue appears, select Add File(s) and choose the le(s) you would like to upload.

Click Upload.

Using Your CloudStor

Downloading

Locate the folder or le you would like to download and point to it with your mouse pointer.

Hover over the le to see the down arrow. Click the down arrow and choose Download.

The le will be saved to the download location specied in your browser preferences. If you are downloading an entire folder, it will be compressed to a zip le automatically before download.

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.

Pogoplug Mobile software for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices give you the ability to access les on your CloudStor from anywhere, anytime on your mobile device.

To download the Pogoplug applications visit

www.buffaloCloudStor.com/support/downloads or click on the blue Install Pogoplug on your computer button at the top left of the home page.

Note: Because the software is client based and the CloudStor drives are not physically attached to your computer, there are some limitations to what you can do with them. For example, CloudStor drive maintenance through the software is not supported.

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