Buffalo Technology LinkStation Pro User Manual

User Manual

LinkStation Pro

Shared Network Storage

www.buffalotech.com

v1.5

Introduction

Congratulations on your new LinkStation Pro! This user manual is intended to assist you

in conguring it.

Because we’re constantly updating our product, the images and text in this manual may vary
slightly from the images and text displayed by your LinkStation. These changes are minor
and should not affect the ease of setup adversely. As time passes, future user interfaces,
updated software, and later versions of this manual may be freely available for download at
our web site: http://www.buffalotech.com.

If you run into difculties or need additional help, feel free to contact our 24/7 Technical

Support at [phone] (USA & Canada only). Technical Support in Europe is available

between the hours of 9am - 6pm (GMT) Monday through Thursday and 9am-4:30 pm (GMT)

Friday. European Technical Support: [e-mail].

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Table of Contents

Initial Setup ......................................................................4

Install Software .................................................................8

Accessing LinkStation Data from a PC.............................12

Accessing LinkStation Data from a Mac ..........................13

LinkStation Layout .........................................................17

Advanced Settings ..........................................................19

Network Settings .............................................................23

Domain and AD Settings ................................................. 24

Disk Management ........................................................... 25

Shared Folders ................................................................29

Groups ...........................................................................33

Users .............................................................................. 34

Troubleshooting Multiple Shares..................... ................36

Backups .........................................................................38

Maintenance Settings ......................................................42

System Status ................................................................47

Client Utility ...................................................................51

Troubleshooting .............................................................. 53

Technical Specications .................................................. 54

Technical Support (USA) ................................................. 55

Technical Support (Europe) ............................................56

GPL Information ............................................................ 57

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Begin by plugging your power cable
and Ethernet cable into the back of the
LinkStation as shown.

Connecting your LinkStation

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Plug the power cord into a

120 volt wall socket or surge

protecter.

Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable
into a hub, router, or switch in your
network.

Connect your Cables

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Powering up

Press the power button on the front panel. LEDs will blink as your
LinkStation boots up.

After your LinkStation has completed booting up, check the LINK/ACT
LED on the front of the LinkStation. If it’s lit, then your LinkStation is
connected properly, and you can go on to page 8. If it’s not lit, turn to

page 7 for troubleshooting.

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Setup Notes

The LinkStation’s Ethernet port will automatically adjust to use either a crossover or catch cable,
so you may connect the LinkStation to your network with either type of Ethernet cable. Buffalo
Technology doesn’t recommend connecting the LinkStation directly to a PC.

Verify that the LINK/ACT LED on the front of LinkStation is lit (see page 6’s picture). If it’s lit, go to
page 8 to continue setting up LinkStation. If the LINK/ACT LED is still not lit, try the suggestions
below to verify that you’re not suffering from common setup problems.

Having problems? Make sure that:

• the LinkStation and the router, hub or switch are both powered on,

• the Ethernet cable is securely plugged in at both ends, and

• the Ethernet cable is not damaged. Verify this by trying a different Ethernet cable.

If problems persist, you may contact Buffalo Technology’s technical support. See pages 55 and 56
for technical support contact information.

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Installing Software

Insert the LinkNavigator CD into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. Setup should automatically launch.
If it does not, manually launch setup.exe by pressing Start and selecting the Run... option. When
the Run dialog opens, type d:\setup.exe (where d is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive). Press

OK to continue.

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Press the Begin Installation button to begin.

Click on Connect this PC to LinkStation (the green, lower
button).

Click Next to step through the installation.

LinkNavigator Setup

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Continue pressing Next to step through the installation.

When installation is complete, you may close the installation
window.

LinkNavigator Setup

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LinkNavigator Setup is Complete!

Two new icons will be on your desktop: Shortcut for LinkStation and
Buffalo NAS Navigator.

Clicking Shortcut for LinkStation takes you directly to the folders on
your LinkStation. Share is the main folder that you can put les and
folders in. Info contains a copy of your user manual.

The Buffalo NAS Navigator icon opens the LinkStation’s client utility.
Turn to page 51 for more on using the NAS Navigator client utility.

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Accessing LinkStation Data from your PC

Congratulations! You’ve completed basic setup. For more LinkStation conguration

options, turn to Advanced Settings, beginning on page 19.

To Access LinkStation Data from a PC:

Your LinkStation uses “shares” (folders) to hold data. A share called “share” is already

congured on your LinkStation, and you can create additional shares on page 29. To

start using your LinkStation, you can either click on the Shortcut for LinkStation on your
desktop, or you may just use drive L in My Computer, which setup has mapped to the
default share in your TeraStation.

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Accessing LinkStation Data from a Mac

If your Mac does not automatically detect your
LinkStation’s Share folder and put it on your
desktop, you will need to add the LinkStation
to the Mac’s server list. Begin by clicking Go,
and then choose Connect to Server.

In the Server Address eld, enter your
LinkStation’s IP address in the form smb://
ipaddress (where “ipaddress” is your
LinkStation’s IP address), and click Connect.

If you don’t know your LinkStation’s IP
address, see page 15.

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Accessing LinkStation Data from a Mac

Select Guest and click on Connect. Note: If you have congured share
permissions on your LinkStation, select Registered User and enter your
Registered User credentials.

Select the volume that you want to mount, such as share or share-mac,
from the list of folders on the LinkStation.

The share will open. A link to the shared folder will appear on your
desktop.

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Accessing LinkStation Data from a Mac

If you don’t know your LinkStation’s IP address, there are
several ways to get it.

One simple method is to use the Buffalo NAS Client Utility

(included on your CD) to nd your LinkStation(s). Just click

on the tab for your LinkStation and you’ll be able to read its
IP address. You must have a Windows PC running on the
network to use the Buffalo NAS client. See page 51 for more
on the LinkStation client utility.

You can always get the LinkStation’s IP address from your

router’s conguration utility. Many Buffalo routers list this

information on the Client Monitor page, as shown to the right.
Consult your router’s documentation for instructions on
identifying the LinkStation’s IP address.

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LinkStation Expansion

LinkStation Pro has two USB 2.0 ports on the rear. These ports can be used for adding external

USB Hard Drives. LinkStation will share connected USB storage devices, allowing everyone on the
network to use them. Up to two external USB hard drives may be added to LinkStation Pro. To
connect a USB hard drive to your LinkStation, simply plug it into one of the USB ports.

Once your USB hard drive is connected, see page 26 for conguring your LinkStation to use it.
See page 29 for information on setting up shared folders on a USB Hard Drive. Page 28 will show
you how to reformat the USB Hard Drive. Page 38 and 39 show you how to set up LinkStation to

backup to a USB Hard Drive.

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Power Button – Press and release the Power Button to turn
the LinkStation on. Hold it down for three seconds to turn the
LinkStation off.

Link/Act LED – The Link/Act LED glows green when the

LinkStation is connectied to a network. It blinks when the
LinkStation is sending or receiving data.

Info LED – The Info LED blinks when you have a message
waiting for you in the client utility.

Diag LED – The Diagnostic LED blinks to signal abnormal

operation. See page 53 for a list of Diagnostic LED codes.

LinkStation Layout

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Init button – The red Init button allows you to return
your LinkStation to factory defaults.

10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Port – Use this port
to connect your LinkStation to a switch, a router, or
another computer. The port is autosensing, so either a
conventional Ethernet cable or a crossover Ethernet cable
may be used.

USB Ports – LinkStation offers two USB 2.0/1.1 ports

for adding external drives. Please see the LinkStation
Expansion section on page 16 to learn more about using

LinkStation’s USB Ports.

LinkStation Layout

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