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Buffalo LinkStation 400 User Manual

LinkStation User Manual
www.buffalotech.com
35013107-02
Contents
Chapter 1 Installation ........................................................7
Installation ............................................................................................7
Initial Setup (Changing Admin Password and Adding a Shared
Folder) ...................................................................................................8
Chapter 2 Configuration .................................................11
Getting Started .............................................................................................12
WebAccess .....................................................................................................13
BitTorrent ......................................................................................................13
DLNA ..............................................................................................................13
USB Device Server .........................................................................................14
Chapter 3 Remote Access ................................................16
Configuration from Easy Admin ..................................................................16
Configuration from Advanced Settings ......................................................17
Chapter 4 Access Restrictions .........................................23
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Adding a Shared Folder ................................................................................23
Adding Users .................................................................................................26
Adding Groups ..............................................................................................27
Access Restrictions ........................................................................................28
Active Directory .................................................................................30
NT Domains ........................................................................................31
Delegating Authority to an External SMB Server ............................33
Chapter 5 Managing Storage..........................................37
RAID Arrays .........................................................................................37
Using JBOD ....................................................................................................37
Changing RAID Mode ...................................................................................38
RMM (RAID Mode Manager) .........................................................................39
RAID Scanning...............................................................................................40
Adding an External Hard Drive .........................................................41
Connect an External Drive............................................................................41
Formatting External Drives ..........................................................................41
Access Restrictions on External Drives........................................................41
Compatible Information ...............................................................................41
Dismounting Hard Drives ..................................................................42
Dismounting with the Function Button ......................................................42
Dismounting from Settings .........................................................................42
Checking Drives .................................................................................43
Formatting Drives ..............................................................................44
Erase Data on the LinkStation Completely ......................................45
Disk Quotas ........................................................................................46
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Quotas for Users ............................................................................................46
Quotas for Groups ........................................................................................47
Hard Drive Replacement Examples .............................................................48
Chapter 6 Backup ............................................................51
Preparing a Backup Destination ..................................................................51
Configuring a Backup Job ............................................................................53
Chapter 7 Multimedia .....................................................60
Configuration from Easy Admin ..................................................................60
Configuration from Advanced Settings ......................................................61
Play Files ........................................................................................................62
Connected DLNA-compatible Devices ........................................................62
Streaming to DLNA-compatible Devices ....................................................63
Disabling Playback from Specific Device ....................................................63
Configuration from Easy Admin ..................................................................65
Configuration from Advanced Settings ......................................................66
Settings up a Printer with Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ......67
Setting Up a Printer with Windows XP ........................................................68
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USB Device Server ..............................................................................69
Configuration ................................................................................................69
Chapter 8 Advanced Features ........................................71
Email Notification ..............................................................................71
Restoring Factory Defaults ................................................................72
Initializing with the Function Button ..........................................................72
Initializing from Settings .............................................................................72
Online Update ....................................................................................72
Name, Date, Time and Language ......................................................73
Jumbo Frames ....................................................................................75
Changing the IP Address ...................................................................75
Chapter 9 Utilities ............................................................77
NAS Navigator2 for Windows ............................................................77
Mount as Network Drive...............................................................................79
NAS Navigator2 for Mac OS ...............................................................80
Mount as Network Drive...............................................................................81
Chapter 10 Appendix ......................................................82
Diagrams .............................................................................................82
When the Power LED Blinks ...............................................................83
Default Settings .................................................................................86
Specifications .....................................................................................86
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FCC Warning ..................................................................................................87
CE Mark Warning ...........................................................................................88
Environmental Information .........................................................................88
KC ...................................................................................................................88
Models ...........................................................................................................88
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Chapter 1 Installation

Installation

1 Follow the steps on the Quick Setup Guide to connect the LinkStation’s Ethernet and power cable (and install the
hard drive for LS421DE), and turn it on.
2 Insert the LinkNavigator CD into your computer.
LinkNavigator will launch.
3 Click Begin Installation.
Notes:
• If the CD doesn’t seem to launch automatically, double-click (LSNavi.exe) icon.
• An autoplay screen may appear with 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.
• If your computer does not have a CD or DVD drive, you may download the LinkNavigator software from www. buffalotech.com.
• For Mac OS, double-click the LinkNavigator icon in the utility CD.
• Temporarily disable your anti-virus software and software firewall. Re-enable the software after setup is com­plete.
4 Follow the steps on the screen to install NAS Navigator2.
5 Click Finish.
NAS Navigator will open. You can also open it by clicking icon. Click Software to install additional software.
6 In NAS Navigator2, double-click your LinkStation’s icon. This will open the shared folder of the LinkStation. For Mac
OS, the LinkStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop or is displayed in the sidebar of the Finder.
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Initial Setup (Changing Admin Password and Adding a Shared Folder)

After initial setup, changing your password and creating other shared folders are recommended.
1 Double-click the icon.
NAS Navigator2 will start.
Note: For Mac OS, click the icon in the Dock.
2 Right-click on your LinkStation’s icon and select Settings. On the Mac, select the LinkStation’s icon while holding
down the control key, then select Settings.
3 Changing the password from the default is recommended.
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Notes:
• To use Settings, Internet Explorer 9 or later, Firefox 18 or later, Google Chrome 24 or later, or Safari 5 or later is recommended. Other browsers may not show Settings correctly.
• You can show the same screen by clicking Getting Started at the top page.
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.
Note: Select “Set as private folder” to configure access attributions for each users, read only or read and write. Click
Create User to create new username and password.
6 Click OK when the following message is displayed.
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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 powering down the LinkStation first.
When all the LEDs on the front of the LinkStation turn off, the shutdown process is complete.
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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. If you have difficulty viewing Settings, check the following:
• If there are a large number of registered users, groups, or shared folders, use Firefox 18 or later instead of Internet Explorer.
• If you have a proxy server enabled in the browser settings, disable the proxy server.
• With Internet Explorer, set security to Local intranet. On Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008, higher­level security is configured. Set the security to a lower level temporarily.

Opening Easy Admin

Use the Easy Admin page to make common changes to basic settings.
1 Open NAS Navigator2 by double-clicking the icon.
2 Right-click on your LinkStation’s icon and choose Settings. For Mac OS, click the LinkStation icon while holding
down the control key, then select Settings.
3 The Easy Admin screen will open.
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Notes:
• If you click any buttons, you will need to enter a username and password.
• Username/Password Combinations:
Username Password Settings Available admin password All
LinkStation’s name, IP address,
guest blank
your username your password
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. You will also be logged out when you reboot the LinkStation or close the web browser, even if you select “Unlimited”.
• Click Secure Connection to secure your login.
• You can also use Bonjour to log in to Settings on Mac OS. In Safari, click View - Show Bookmarks Bar. From Bookmarks, click Bonjour - LinkStation name.

Getting Started

The wizard lets you configure the following settings:
• Changing administrator password
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• Creating shared folders
• Access restrictions for shared folders with each users
Refer to “Installation” for more details.

WebAccess

Configure WebAccess settings to remotely access your LinkStation.
Refer to “WebAccess” for more details.

BitTorrent

Configure BitTorrent downloads.
Refer to “BitTorrent” for more details.

DLNA

Configure your LinkStation to use it with DLNA-compatible devices on the LAN.
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Refer to “DLNA” for more details.

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.
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3 The Advanced Settings screen will open.
Note: To go back to Easy Admin, click the Home icon.
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Chapter 3 Remote Access

WebAccess

WebAccess is a software program for accessing the files in the shared folder of your LinkStation from your computer, smartphone, or tablet through the Internet.
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 in desktop mode.
Use with iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Download the “WebAccess” application from App Store.
Instructions: http://buffalonas.com/manual/i/en/
Use with Android
Download the “WebAccess” application from Google Play.
Instructions: http://buffalonas.com/manual/a/en/
Use with Windows Phone
Configure your LinkStation from the computer first, then download the “WebAccess” application from Windows Phone Store.
Instructions: http://buffalonas.com/manual/setup/en/
Use with the browsers on your computer
Follow the procedure below to configure WebAccess.

Configuration from Easy Admin

1 Click WebAccess in Easy Admin.
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2 Move the WebAccess switch to the position to enable WebAccess.
3 Choose a shared folder that will be public on the Internet from “Target Shared Folder”.
Make sure that “Use as a public folder” is checked.
If “Use as a public folder” is unchecked, the share will not be accessible via the Internet.
4 Enter a BuffaloNAS.com name for your BuffaloNAS account.
Note: The BuffaloNAS.com name may contain between 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/.

Configuration from Advanced Settings

1 Navigate to File Sharing - WebAccess. Click to the right of “WebAccess”.
2 Click Edit.
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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 in such a case. For more details, refer to the WebAccess Help Guide.
• You may use the default BuffaloNAS.com registration, or disable to use a different DNS server.
• Choose a “BuffaloNAS.com name” for your WebAccess account. Names may use 3 to 20 alphanumeric characters, underscores (_), and hyphens (-).
• If “Exclusive Session” is enabled, users cannot log multiple computers into WebAccess. Only the last login will be active.
• Enter a time in minutes (1 to 120 or “Unlimited”) before inactive users are logged out of WebAccess.
4 Click OK.
5 Move the switch to the position to enable WebAcces.
6 Click to the right of “Folder Setup”.
7 Select a shared folder to publish.
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Notes:
• For best results, create a new dedicated share for WebAccess.
• Whether accessing shared folders through WebAccess from a remote location, the username and password may be required for certain operations. For best results, configure a user account with permissions on the WebAccess share before using WebAccess.
8 Click Edit.
9 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. Allow All Groups and Users- All groups and users registered on the LinkStation or TeraStation can use
WebAccess. Use Inherited Folder Permissions - Users and groups have the same access permissions with WebAccess that they do locally. If access restrictions are not set for the shared folder, then this option will not be shown.
• When a user or group can access a folder through WebAccess depends on a combination of WebAccess settings and the shared folder’s settings.
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WebAccess Public
Folder Setup
WebAccess Account
R: Read only, R/W: Read and write, -: Cannot access
Mode
Folder Attribute
Not Logged in R R - - - ­Users with Read &
Write Access Users with Read-
Only Access Users Who Belongs
to a Group with Read & Write Access
Users Who Belongs to a Groups with Read-Only Access
Users not Included in Any of the Categories Above
Allow Anonymous
Read & Write
R/W R R/W R R/W R
R/W R R/W R R R
R/W R R/W R R/W R
R/W R R/W R R R
R/W R R/W R - -
Read Only
Allow All Groups and Users
Read & Write
Read Only
Use Inherited Folder Permissions
Read & Write
10 Continue with the procedure at http://buffalonas.com/manual/setup/en/.
Note: If you change your BuffaloNAS.com name after WebAccess has been configured, WebAccess may no longer work properly. If this happens, disable and then re-enable WebAccess.
Read Only
FTP
By default, the LinkStation’s shares are only accessible by users connected to the same network or routers as the LinkStation. The optional FTP server allows users outside the local network to access the LinkStation.
Note: FTP is intended for users who already have FTP client software and have experience with it.
1 In Advanced Settings, navigate to File Sharing - Folder Setup. Move the FTP switch to the position to
enable FTP.
2 Click to the right of “Folder Setup”.
3 Choose a folder to enable remote FTP access on.
4 Select read-only or read & write for the shared folder’s attribute, check “FTP” under “LAN Protocol Support”, then
click OK.
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Accessing the LinkStation with an FTP client
• To access the LinkStation via FTP, configure your FTP client software with the following settings: Hostname: IP address of the LinkStation Username: The LinkStation’s username Password: The LinkStation’s password Port: 21
• Shared folders connected by FTP are available from the “/mnt” directory. The default locations are: For RAID 0 or RAID 1: /mnt/array1/share /mnt/usbdisk1 /mnt/usbdisk2 For JBOD: /mnt/disk1/share /mnt/disk2/share2 /mnt/disk3/share3 /mnt/disk4/share4 /mnt/usbdisk1 /mnt/usbdisk2
Accessing the LinkStation with Anonymous User:
• To allow anonymous access to your FTP share, disable access restrictions.
• To access the LinkStation via anonymous FTP, configure your FTP client software with the following settings: Hostname: IP address of the LinkStation Username: Anonymous Password: Any character string
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Port: 21
Notes:
• Keep your LinkStation’s firmware up-to-date.
• Don’t use FTP to share files and folders with multi-byte characters in their names with a Mac. Use an AFP or SMB connection instead.
• If a file was created or copied by AFP, you may not be able to delete it using an FTP connection. If this occurs, use an SMB or AFP connection instead to delete the file.
• For FTP connections, make sure that the total filename including directory path is 250 single-byte characters or less.
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Chapter 4 Access Restrictions

You may restrict access to specific shared folders.
Notes:
• Access restrictions can be set separately for each shared folder, but not for folders within the shared folders.
• Configure access restrictions through Settings. Configuring access restrictions through Windows is not supported and may cause unexpected behavior.
• Depending on your settings, access restrictions may not affect users who are accessing via WebAccess, Backup, or DLNA.

Configuring Access Restrictions on Users and Groups

Adding a Shared Folder

1 In Advanced Settings, navigate to File Sharing - Folder Setup and click the icon.
2 Click Create Folder.
3 Configure the settings, then click OK.
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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. For example, mixing Japa­nese and Korean characters in names is not supported.
• If multi-byte characters are used in shared folder names, configure the client language to match the characters in Management - Name/Time/Language.
Recycle Bin
To protect your data from accidental deletion, you can enable a recycle bin instead of deleting files immediately. The recycle bin will only work with SMB connections.
Accounts
Your LinkStation’s username and password should be the same as your Windows username and password. If they are different, you may not be able to access folders on the LinkStation with access restrictions configured.
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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. Folders with AFP or FTP support enabled can’t be hidden. To open a hidden folder, click Start - Search programs and files and enter “\\LinkStation’s name\Shared folder names$\” for the name. Example: If the LinkStation’s name and shared folder name is “LSXXX001” and “share”, you should enter “\\LSXXX001\share$\” in the search box.
Notes
• The following characters are handled differently by Mac OS and Windows. Avoid using these characters when sharing data between Mac OS and Windows:
• Windows does not support some characters that Mac OS and the LinkStation allow. If you create a filename on a Mac with any of the following characters, it will not display correctly on a Windows computer and you may have to connect to the LinkStation via AFP in order to display or copy any of the following characters on a Mac computer.
? [ ] / \ = + < > ; : “ , | *
• Do not use any of the following words as a username or group name: root, bin, daemon, sys, adm, tty, disk, lp, sync, shutdown, halt, operator, nobody, mail, news, uucp, ftp, kmem, utmp, shadow, users, nogroup, all, none, hdusers, admin, guest, man, www, sshd, administrator, ftpuser, apache, mysql
• Do not use any of the following words as the name of a shared folder. These words are reserved for internal use by the LinkStation: info, spool, lost+found, global, printers, homes, lp, authtest, ram, msdfs_root, mt-daapd, usbdisk# (where # is a number, for example: usbdisk1)
• 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.
• If shared folders are accessed from a Macintosh, information files for the Macintosh may be generated automatically. Do not delete these files. If they are deleted using Windows, this may prevent further access from a Macintosh.
• If an SMB connection is used with OS X 10.3.9, the names of mounted volumes may appear as unreadable characters
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in Finder and other applications. This is not a problem with the filename or data.
• The LinkStation belongs to the default zone in AppleShareServer; the zone cannot be specified.
• When files are copied to the LinkStation or to a USB drive connected to the LinkStation, file information such as date created, date modified, and other date information may be updated or changed.
• Hard drive capacity is shown in Settings in actual gigabytes. The Properties window of Windows may show GiB instead, which will be a smaller number.
• During a file transfer, if settings are changed, the file transfer operation may be aborted.
• File copying to the LinkStation is protected by a journaling file system.
- The preset data (LinkStation name, user, and group) may be erased.
- An incomplete file may be copied and the file can no longer be deleted. If this happens, restart the LinkStation, delete the file, and perform the copy operation again.
• After a drive is formatted, the “% Used” and “Amount Used” in Settings will not be 0. This is because some drive space is used for the system area.

Adding Users

1 In “File Sharing”, click the icon to the right of “Users”.
2 Click Create User.
3 Enter the desired settings, then click OK.
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Notes:
• Username may contain up to 20 characters, including hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), !, #, &, @, $, *, ^, and %. Do not use a symbol as the first character.
• For Windows 8, use a local username instead of your Windows Live ID.
• 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, and modify the password.
• Do not duplicate user IDs, group IDs, usernames, or group names. Each should be distinct and unique.
• The description may contain up to 75 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and spaces. Do not use a symbol or space as the first character.
• When setting users with access privileges, a maximum of 300 users, including “admin” and “guest”, can be regis­tered in the LinkStation.
• The password may contain up to 20 alphanumeric characters and the following characters: - _ @ ! # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , . / ; < > = ? “ [ ] ^ { } | ~. Do not use a symbol other than an underscore (_) as the first character.
• Use the same username and password for both Windows and the LinkStation or you may not be able to access shared folders.
• If a user belongs to multiple groups, the most strict access restrictions will apply. For example, if a user is added to a group with read and write access, and also to a read-only group, the user will effectively have read-only access.
Shared Folder Owners
To confirm the owner of a shared folder from Windows XP, from the Properties screen of the file or folder, open a new windows from the Security tab. Click Advanced, then click the Owner tab.

Adding Groups

1 In “File Sharing”, click the icon to the right of “Groups”.
2 Click Add Group.
3 Enter settings, then click OK.
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