User Manual

TeraStation Pro II

TS-HTGL/R5

www.buffalotech.com

v1.4

Introduction

Congratulations on your new TeraStation! Your TeraStation Pro is a powerful file server that’s as easy to use as a hard drive. With its straightforward configuration GUI, anyone can easily configure the TeraStation’s settings. You don’t even necessarily need to configure it at all; right out of the box it’s ready to be plugged in and put to work. But the TeraStation remains a fast, reliable Linux-based server, with four huge hard drives that may be configured in

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 arrays. It also includes SAMBA 3.0, allowing it to join

Active Directory domains, download users, passwords, and groups, and keep them up to date. This user manual is intended to assist you in configuring your new TeraStation.

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 TeraStation. 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

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If you run into difficulties or need additional help, feel free to contact our technical support.

Contact information for Buffalo Technology and our technical support is available on pages

76 and 77.

Table of Contents

TeraStation Quick Setup ....................................................4

Installing Software .............................................................8

Accessing TeraStation Data from a PC ..............................11

Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac ...........................

15

TeraStation Layout ..........................................................

20

Advanced Settings ............................................................

23

Network Settings ..............................................................27

Hard Drive Settings ..........................................................29

Adding Extra Hard Drives ................................................

35

Shared Folders .................................................................41

Groups ............................................................................

45

Users ...............................................................................46

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

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Backups .........................................................................50

Maintenance Settings .......................................................

54

UPS Settings ....................................................................

55

System Information ..........................................................62

Client Utility ....................................................................67

Troubleshooting ...............................................................69

Changing Hard Drives ......................................................71

Technical Specifications ...................................................

75

Technical Support ............................................................76

GPL Information ..............................................................78

Begin setting up your TeraStation by plugging your.

power cable and Ethernet cable into the back of the TeraStation as shown.

TeraStation Quick Setup

Connect your cables

TeraStation Quick Setup

Plug the power cord into a wall socket or surge protector. Plug type and socket will differ according to country of use.

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

TeraStation Quick Setup

Press the power button on the front panel. LEDs will light as your TeraStation boots up.

After your TeraStation has completed booting up, check the

LINK/ACT LED on the front of the TeraStation. If it’s lit, then your TeraStation is connected properly, and you can go on to page 8. If it’s not lit, turn to page 7 for troubleshooting.

TeraStation Quick Setup

The TeraStation’s Ethernet port will automatically adjust to use either a Crossover or Patch cable, so you may connect the TeraStation to your network with either type of Ethernet cable. Buffalo

Technology doesn’t recommend connecting the TeraStation directly to a PC.

Verify that the LINK/ACT LED on the front of TeraStation is lit (see page 6’s picture). If it’s lit, go to page 8 to continue setting up TeraStation. 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:

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the TeraStation and the router, hub or switch are both powered on,

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

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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 66 and 67 for technical support contact information.

Insert the TeraNavigator CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

On a PC, 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.

Installing Software

If you are installing the software on a Mac, open the CD and click

TeraNavigator to begin installation.

TeraNavigator Setup

Press the Begin Installation button to begin.

If you’re installing on a PC, click on Connect this PC to

TeraStation (the green, lower button). Mac users can skip this

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step..

Click Next to step through the installation.

TeraNavigator Setup

Continue.pressing.

Next to step through the installation.

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

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Using your TeraStation with a Windows PC

Two new icons will be on your desktop: Shortcut for TS-TeraStation_ name and Buffalo NAS Navigator .

Clicking Shortcut for TS-TeraStation_name takes you directly to the folders on your TeraStation. Share is the main folder that you can put files and folders in. Info contains a copy of your user manual.

The Buffalo NAS Navigator icon opens the TeraStation’s client utility.

Turn to page 67 for more on using the NAS Navigator client utility.

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Accessing TeraStation Data from your PC

To Access TeraStation Data from a PC:

Your TeraStation uses “shares” (folders) to hold data. A share called “share” is already configured on your TeraStation, and you can create additional shares on page 41. To start using your TeraStation, you can either click on the Shortcut for TeraStation on your desktop, or you may just use drive T .in.

My Computer, which setup has mapped to the default share in your TeraStation.

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Accessing TeraStation Data from your PC

You can map additional driveletters to shares on your TeraStation.

From the Start menu, select Run...

. Enter your TeraStation’s hostname (you can get it from the NAS Navigator utility) or IP address.

Press.

OK .

Your TeraStation should open. “Share” is a data folder in your

TeraStation by default. “Info” contains your user manuals. If you have created other folders, they will be visible here too. You can map drive letters to any of these folders.

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Accessing TeraStation Data from your PC

From the Tools pull-down menu, select Map Network Drive . Choose a drive letter from the Drive: .

pull down menu. To specify the folder to map, either find it with Browse .or.enter.

\\TeraStation_

Name\share_name in the Folder: field, where TeraStation_Name is your TeraStation’s hostname and share_name is the name of a folder on your TeraStation. Check the Reconnect at logon checkbox to have Windows connect to this mapped drive everytime it starts. When finished, press the Finish button. Your share is now mapped to a drive letter.

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Using your TeraStation with a Mac

After installing the TeraNavigator software, your Mac will have two new icons on the desktop.

The Share folder is the main folder that you can put files and folders in...

NAS Navigator is the TeraStation’s client utility.

Clicking Share opens the main folder on your TeraStation. You can put files and folders in Share as though it were any other hard drive connected to your computer.

The NAS Navigator icon opens the TeraStation’s client utility. See page 67 for more on using the NAS Navigator client utility.

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Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac

You can manually add TeraStation Shares

(folders) to your desktop by adding them to the

Mac’s server list. Begin by clicking Go , and then choose Connect to Server .

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In the Server Address field, enter your

TeraStation’s IP address in the form smb:// ipaddress (where “ipaddress” is your

TeraStation’s IP address), and click Connect ..

If you don’t know your TeraStation’s IP address, see page 18.

Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac

Select Guest and click on Connect . Note: If you have configured share permissions on your TeraStation, 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 TeraStation.

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

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Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac

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

One simple method is to use the NAS Navigator client utility

(included on your CD) to find your TeraStation(s). Just click on the tab for your TeraStation and you’ll be able to read its IP address. See page 67 for more on the client utility.

You can get the TeraStation’s IP address from the LCD display on the front of the TeraStation as it boots up.

You can always get the TeraStation’s IP address from your router’s configuration 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 TeraStation’s IP address.

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TeraStation Expansion

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

USB Hard Drives or UPS systems. TeraStation 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

TeraStation Pro. To connect a USB hard drive or UPS to TeraStation, simply plug it into one of the

USB Ports.

You may plug in additional USB hard drives to either of the USB ports on your TeraStation. See page 35 for setting up your USB hard drive on the TeraStation. Page 50 shows you how to set up

TeraStation to backup to a USB Hard Drive.

See page 55 for more information on using the TeraStation with a UPS.

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

Hard Drive Access – The Access LEDs will blink green when the associated hard drive is accessed.

During startup, it’s normal for all the lights to blink.

Hard Drive Cage – The tubular lock prevents physical access to hard drives when locked. See page 71 for information on replacing hard drives.

TeraStation Layout

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TeraStation Layout

The Status LCD can be configured to display specific TeraStation information.

Please see page 62 to configure the various display options.

INIT Button – The INIT button restores your TeraStation to factory default settings. See page 62 for more information on using the INIT button. It’s located on the underside of the display, and only accessible while the door is open.

TeraStation Layout

UPS interface – An Uninterruptable Power Supply can use this serial port to safely shut down your TeraStation in the event of a power failure.

This interface is non-LPS. DP-1, DP-1P, DP-2, or DP-2P cables may be used to connect to the UPS. The TeraStation Pro also supports many USB

Uninterruptable Power Supplies.

10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Port – Use this port to connect your

TeraStation 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 – TeraStation offers two USB 2.0/1.1 ports for adding external drives or UPSs.

The Configuration GUI

Advanced Settings

The Configuration GUI may be accessed at any time by typing the IP address of your TeraStation into the URL bar of a browser running on a computer connected to the same network as the TeraStation.

This works perfectly with OS X, Linux, and other non-Windows PCs.

You may also open the Configuration GUI from

NAS Navigator by clicking on Setup and choosing

Configuration Settings .

Advanced Settings

This login prompt will appear. Enter admin for the user name. Until you change it, the password for the admin account will be password . Press the OK button when finished.

User name: admin

Password: password

See page 47 to change your password.

If this login prompt does not appear, your DHCP server may not be functioning correctly. If DHCP is disabled, you may re-enable it, or verify that the TeraStation’s IP Address is in the same range as that of your PC.

Note: Pages 67 and 68 describe how to configure the TeraStation with a Static IP Address.

Advanced Settings

Welcome to the configuration GUI for the TeraStation! Bookmark this page in your browser so it can be easily accessed for future configuration changes. If the TeraStation’s IP Address changes, you will need to recreate the link. You can also get here by typing http://TeraStation_Name .into.a.

Web browser, where TeraStation_Name is the name of your TeraStation.

You.are.now.at.

Home . Notice that the Home button is lit up in yellow. You can navigate this menu by clicking on the buttons at the left of the screen. Here at “Home”, you can see basic information about your TeraStation’s current configuration. You may close this screen by clicking Logout at the bottom left, or just by closing the browser window. If you have lost your TeraStation, clicking I’m here!

at the bottom left will cause it to beep, making it easier to find.

Basic

You may modify your TeraStation’s hostname and description under Hostname Setup ...

A friendly, easy-to-remember name (e.g.

“TeraStation”) is recommended.

Make sure that the date and time are correct in.

Date and Time Setup . To synchronize time settings with those in your computer, press

Use Local Time . To have your system time automatically set by an NTP server, enable NTP

Server and enter an IP Address for the NTP server (e.g. 192.43.244.18) or use the supplied default NTP server.

Ensure that both the Display Language and the

Windows Client Language .are.set.to.languages.

that you’re comfortable with.

Once desired fields have been completed, press the Apply button.

Advanced Settings

Network (IP Address Properties)

Advanced Settings

In most networks, TeraStation will get its IP

Address automatically from a DHCP server.

You may disable DHCP here. If DHCP is disabled and an IP Address is not set manually, it will default to 1.1.11.10

. The

TeraStation’s IP Address , Subnet Mask , Default

Gateway Address , and DNS Server address .

may all be entered manually under IP Address

Properties ..

Ethernet Frame Size may also be set manually on this page. Only use JumboFrame settings when operating in a Gigabit environment where all other clients support the same JumboFrame setting...

Click Apply after making any changes.

Advanced Settings

Network (Workgroup/Domain)

If you are unfamiliar with Domain/Active Directory networking, then please leave the Network Type selected as

Workgroup and Workgroup Name .set.to.

Workgroup .

To make your TeraStation a member of a workgroup or domain, enter the appropriate information into the fields on this page and click Apply . Do not select Domain .

unless you have a Windows Server Domain Controller on your network. Please leave the network type selected as

Workgroup unless you are a network administrator or have been instructed to do so by one.

NOTE: If using Domain , TeraStation must be added as a member computer in the Domain Server.

Domain & Active Directory Authentication integrates the TeraStation Pro with Windows Domain and Active

Directory Servers. The TeraStation Pro participates as a member device in the Domain and Active Directory networks, allowing the TeraStation to use Users and Groups that reside on the Domain or Active Directory

System. If Active Directory is used, then the TeraStation will automatically receive update information from the domain controller(s). To configure the TeraStation Pro on an Active Directory network, you must have the Domain Administrator login credentials. To configure TeraStation Pro in a Windows Domain or Active

Directory environment, please select Domain as the Network Type. Enter the Domain Name and Domain

Controller into the appropriate fields. In an Active Directory environment, check the Active Directory Domain checkbox and fill in the remaining fields. The Authentication Setup fields will be automatically filled out, so no input is needed there. Once you have finished, press Apply ...

Disk Management (Drive Properties)

This page shows the current properties of your hard drives and RAID Arrays. To change these settings, click on RAID

Setup .at.left.

Advanced Settings

Note on RAID Arrays

TeraStation.uses.

RAID (“Redundant Array of Independent Disks”) technology to control the four hard drives in your TeraStation. RAID may be configured several ways:

RAID 0 - All four drives are combined into one large, fast drive, giving the maximum capacity for your TeraStation. This size is the one listed on your TeraStation’s box and shows the total capacity of the TeraStation with no data used for redundancy. RAID Spanning is fast and efficient, but with no redundancy, if one hard drive fails, all data on the TeraStation is lost.

RAID 1 (mirroring) - Hard drives are arranged in mirrored pairs. Each half of the pair reads and writes exactly the same data. This costs you half the total capacity of the array, but provides excellent redundancy. If a hard drive fails, the mirror continues to supply data, so you may work on normally. You may replace the damaged or defective drive at any time, and normal RAID 1 mirroring will then be automatically restored.

RAID (parity) - All drives in a RAID 5 array reserve part of their data space for parity information, allowing all data to be recovered if a single drive fails. The parity information takes up about one hard drive’s worth of space, so if you set up all four drives in the TeraStation as a RAID 5 array, your usable capacity will be about 3/4 of the total capacity of the TeraStation. This is how your

TeraStation is set up out of the box.

RAID 10 - Combines RAID 1 and RAID 0 for a fast, secure array. Half of the TeraStation’s total capacity is used for redundant information.

Buffalo Technology recommends RAID for its excellent balance of efficiency and security.

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Advanced Settings

Disk Management (RAID Setup)

This page shows your current RAID arrays. You may delete old arrays or create new ones by clicking on the underlined

RAID Array # under RAID Array Configuration ...

The RAID Scanning Settings set a specific time for the

TeraStation to scan and inspect its RAID arrays. It is recommended to set a time where the TeraStations usage will be minimal (perhaps the middle of the night).

TeraStation will be significantly slower while the RAID scan occurs. Begin Immediate RAID Scan specifies the

TeraStation to run a RAID Scan immediately.

You may also disable RAID Array Error Detection Response from this page. Normally, this is set to automatically shut down the RAID array when an error is detected. Though it is not recommended, you may disable that behavior by selecting Disable .

NOTE: TeraStation has four internal hard drives. Before creating a new RAID array, you may have to delete one or more pre-existing RAID Arrays to clear up the hard drives for your new one. This will destroy all data currently on the disks, so back up any important data before deleting RAID arrays. Whether you want to clear out an old array or create a new one, begin by clicking on the array’s underlined RAID Array # , under Name .

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Disk Management (RAID Configuration)

A configured RAID array may be deleted by pushing the Delete

RAID Array button. This will free up all hard drives listed under

Disk Structure.

Advanced Settings

You will need to enter a confirmation number from the screen before the RAID array will be deleted.

To configure an unconfigured array, begin by double clicking on the array you want to configure, e.g. “RAID Array 1”.

Advanced Settings

Choose your RAID mode under RAID Settings and put checks next to the hard disks you want included in the array under

Disk Structure . Click Setup RAID Array when ready. It may take several minutes to complete setting up the RAID array. When it’s finished, a Disk Check will run.

Disk Management (Disk Check)

Advanced Settings

When RAID Configuration is done, a disk check will run automatically. This may take several hours to complete. Performance of the

TeraStation will be slower than normal while the disk check is running.

Disk Management (RAID Configuration)

Advanced Settings

You’ll see this screen when your new

RAID Array is completely configured.

Click on Shared Folders and turn to page 41 to begin setting up shares on your.TeraStation.

Disk Management (USB Settings)

If you’ve plugged an external USB hard drive into one of the USB ports on your

TeraStation, you may set it up from this page. Click on its name under USB

Disk Setup to begin.

Advanced Settings

Advanced Settings

Disk Management (USB hard drive setup)

From here you can see your USB hard drive’s setup information. If the hard drive’s information isn’t displayed properly, try restarting your USB hard drive and then restarting your TeraStation. Some USB hard drives must be reformatted from within

TeraStation before they can be assigned shares. Press Format USB Disk , or choose

Disk Format from the left-side menu, to begin reformatting your USB hard disk. Turn to page 39 for more information on reformatting disks. Turn to page 40 to set up shares on your USB hard drives.

Disk Management (Disk Check)

Advanced Settings

To initiate a comprehensive disk check on a hard drive or array of drives, select the hard drive or array that you want to check from the Target dropbox and click the Start Disk Check button.

Performance will be slower while the disk check is running.

Advanced Settings

Disk Management (Disk Format)

To format a hard drive or array, select it from the Target Disk drop box. Choose the file system desired from the File System dropbox

(internal drives can only be formatted with XFS).

Note that FAT32 has a 2 gigabyte single file size limit. If you choose FAT32 for your file system, you will not be able to store single files larger than 2 gigabytes on the drive. Use of the XFS or.

EXT file systems is recommended. Press Select

Target Disk when done.

Depending on the size of the target hard disk or array, a Disk Format may take several hours to complete. Performance will be slow during the disk format.

Advanced Settings

Shared Folders

To add new shares to your TeraStation, select Shared Folders from the left side menu, and then click the Add button.

To delete a share or shares, check the checkbox next to the shares you’d like to delete, and press the Delete button. Deleting shares will remove the share and erase all of the files and folders inside that share.

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Advanced Settings

Add a new Shared Folder

To add a new shared folder, enter a name for it in the Shared Folder Name box and choose which

Disk Space it will reside in. You may also choose which operating systems and features the share will support by putting the appropriate checks next to.

Shared Folder Support , and whether the share supports the Recycle Bin by putting a selecting

Enable .or.

Disable . Enter a Shared Folder Description .

and a Remote Backup Password if desired. Click

Apply to build the new shared folder.

Appletalk support is available for use with legacy

Macs. Checking “Apple” by Shared Folder Support .

enables Appletalk, letting you use your TeraStation with older Macs. This gives you all of Appletalk’s limitations, including a 2GB maximum filesize and a 32 character limit for filenames. If a folder with

AppleTalk enabled is accessed from a modern OS through smb, these limitations will not apply.

Remote Backup Password will set a password on this share for other TeraStations who want to use it as a remote backup target. This password will not affect users attempting to access the share; it only pertains to remote TeraStations trying to access this share for backup tasks.

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Advanced Settings

Shared Folders (Access restrictions)

To.use.

Access Restrictions for a share, select

Enable ...

Highlight groups or users in the All Groups/

Users column and use the left-pointing arrow buttons (located just to the left of each box) to move individual groups or users from the All

Groups/Users column to the Read Only box (if you want to give them read access only) or all the way to the Writable box, if you want to give them full access to the share. Right-pointing arrows will move highlighted users or groups back to the right.

Click Apply when you have your groups and users in the appropriate boxes.

To set up new groups and users, see pages 45 and 46.

Advanced Settings

Shared Folders (Service Setup)

To allow FTP Access to TeraStation, choose Enable . for.

FTP Server . To enable legacy AppleTalk support, choose Enable .for.

AppleTalk Protocol ..

FTP Server Info: Enabling the FTP Server will allow users to connect to shares via FTP protocol.

Their username and password is used for their login credentials, and they will only have access to shares that have read-only or writeable access to on the TeraStation. The network administrator of your network may need to enable traffic on port 21 to the TeraStation for FTP to work over the

Internet.

Click the Apply button to set up these services.

Shared Folders (DFS Setup)

Advanced Settings

To allow Distributed File System (DFS) technologies for Windows Server 2003 R2, select Enable and click the Apply button.

Advanced Settings

Group Management

Groups allow for easier management of permissions in some networks, specifically networks with a lot of users in different departments.

To.

Delete a group, put a check next to its name and click Delete . To add a group to your TeraStation, click

Add .

Add a name and a description to the Add New

Group fields. Put checks next to each Member User .

that you want to be part of the group. Click Apply .

when your group is set up the way you want it.

Active Directory and Domain Groups are not shown here but are available under Share Management.

Members can be added or removed from a group at any time by editing the group. This is done by clicking on the Group name on the main Group

Settings.page.

User Management

The Add New User dialog will appear. Enter a

User Name , Password , and User Description . for.

the new user and click the Apply button. If a user will be accessing the TeraStation from a Windows

95/98 computer, their password should be 15 characters or less. Mac OS 8 and OS 9 users’s passwords should be 9 characters or less.

A Domain User List will be displayed if the

TeraStation Pro is a member of a Domain or

Active Directory environment.

Advanced Settings

TeraStation is preconfigured with two users, admin and guest , out of the box. The admin .

and guest user accounts cannot be deleted. To delete any other user, put a check next to their name and click Delete . To add a new user, click

Add Local User .

Advanced Settings

User Management (changing passwords)

To change an account’s password, click on the name of the account under User Settings . Note: if a user name and password are used to log into a user’s windows computer or domain, the same user name and password should be used when creating the user’s account on the TeraStation, or problems accessing shared folders may occur.

Enter the desired new password in both boxes and click Apply .

Advanced Settings

Troubleshooting Multiple Shares

When accessing multiple shares to a Windows

PC, you may see this error message.

This is caused by having multiple shares to the same resource using different login credentials.

The error occurs when connecting to at least one secure, restricted share. Due to a constraint in

Microsoft Windows, only one set of login credentials can access or map drive letters for a network resource such as the TeraStation. As such, only one username and password can be used while mapping drives to a PC. If unsecure, unrestricted shares are mapped and then an attempt to map a secure, restricted share is made from the same PC, then this error will occur. To prevent this, you must create all mapped shares using the same login and password information. Please follow the steps on the next page to remedy this problem.

Advanced Settings

Mapping Multiple Shares

When mapping any share, select the Connect using a different user name option. A login and password prompt will appear.

Use the username and password required by any secure, restricted shares for all shares. All mapped shares on a single PC must use the same username and password!

If only unrestricted shares are being mapped, then it’s not necessary to set a username and password for shares. Multiple mapped drives to unrestricted shares can exist without a username or password as long as no restricted, secure shares are mapped. If an unrestricted share and a restricted share are being mapper or accessed, use the restricted username and password for the unrestricted share login by using the Connect using a different user name option. This will allow a

Windows PC to access both shares without any problems.

Disk Backup

Advanced Settings

To create a backup job, click on a Job Number ...

The Edit Backup Job dialog will appear.

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Advanced Settings

Disk Backup (Edit Backup Job)

A.

Backup Job can run regularly on a daily or weekly schedule, or immediately by appropriate choices in the Backup Job Schedule field. Date and Time . for.

the backup may be entered, and Encryption and

Compression enabled or disabled. Enable Overwrite

Backup to have each scheduled backup write over the previous backup, or Differential Backups to backup only files changed since the previous backup.

Select the folder to be backed up from the Local

Backup Shared Folder dropbox, and the destination for the backup files from the Destination Backup

Shared Folder dropbox. The destination folder may be on a USB drive attached to the TeraStation, or another TeraStation on the network. Click on Select to approve the backup targets.

Click the Apply button when your backup job is set up the way you want it, or Clear Job to stop a job from running again.

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Advanced Settings

Disk Backup (TeraStation List)

The TeraStation list shows other TeraStations in your network that you can configure network backups to.

Press.

Refresh to get a list of TeraStations on your network.

Advanced Settings

Disk Backup (Add TeraStation)

To add a remote TeraStation to your network, enter its numerical IP Address in the Remote

TeraStation IP Address field and click the Add to List button. For remote TeraStation backups, make sure both firewalls are configured to allow traffic in and out of their networks.

Note: Disk Backups between two TeraStations use port 8873 for encrypted backups and port 873 for backups with no encryption.

Maintenance (Notification)

Advanced Settings

If your TeraStation is remotely managed, you may choose to receive nightly status reports and be notified of any disk events by email.

To set this up, enable Mail Notification and enter the IP Address of your SMTP server* in the SMTP Server Address field. Select a

Subject line for the emails (i.e. “TeraStation

Status Report”) and enter the email address of each person you want to receive notification emails into a Recipient Mail Addres s field.

* SMTP server must be an open type server. Currently, there’s no provision for entering a username or password.

Maintenance (UPS Settings)

Advanced Settings

You may enable Synchronize with UPS .

and UPS Shutdown Conditions from this page. Consult your Uninterruptable

Power Supply’s documentation for further information about setting up your UPS system.

Buffalo Technology recommends the use of APC SmartUPS Serial Uninterruptable

Power Supplies. Other UPSs may use different pin configurations. Compatibility cannot be guaranteed with other UPSs. See page 56 for more on the TeraStation’s UPS serial.port.

Maintenance (UPS Settings)

Advanced Settings

This is TeraStation’s serial port pin assignment for serial UPS products.

Maintenance (Alert Settings)

Advanced Settings

Alerts can be configured on the TeraStation to make audible noises when a problem is detected.

Along with the audible noise, alert emails will be sent out if Mail Notification was properly configured.

Please select the features you would like to receive an audible sound alert from and then press the

Apply button.

Maintenance (Status LCD)

Advanced Settings

The Status LCD Setup allows configuration for the LCD display on the front of TeraStation.

Please select the type of information that the front panel should display from the LCD Display

Items .. .

Automatically Switch LCD Items tells the TeraStation to cycle through the selected display items every 10 seconds. Disabling this feature means the LCD display does not cycle, and it will stay on the same display item until the Display button on the front of TeraStation is pressed. The LCD screen and green LED buttons brightness can be controlled via their respective settings. Press the Apply button once all of the settings have been configured.

Maintenance (Syslog Transfer)

Advanced Settings

Check Enable to allow system logs to be transferred. Press Apply once all of the settings have been configured.

Maintenance (Shutdown)

Advanced Settings

From the Shutdown page, press

Apply to shutdown TeraStation. This has the same function as holding down the power button on the front of TeraStation, but may be done remotely. Turning on the TeraStation after a shutdown requires a physical button push on the front of

TeraStation. The Restart Now button simply reboots the TeraStation, bringing it back to functionality after about 120 seconds.

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Advanced Settings

Maintenance (Initialization)

Initialization is a reset procedure that restores all settings back to the default, out of box, configuration. All configuration, users, groups, and backup jobs are lost, but actual data and shares on the hard are NOT lost. If you want all data to be erased, reformat the drive.

Specify whether the TeraStation shall keep its administrator password after a initialization or whether the password should be reset to the default password (default password is password ). Press the Apply button once you make the selection.

Press the Restore button to begin the initialization process; this will restore all settings to factory defaults but will NOT erase the data on the hard drives. Start Disk Formatting begins a complete disk format that will erase all information on the TeraStation’s internal hard drives. This cannot be undone.

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System Status (System Information)

This page shows you the System Information for your TeraStation.

Firmware updates are occasionally available from www.buffalotech.com

for the TeraStation Pro.

These must be executed from a Windows PC on the same network. Your router, switch, or hub should pass through ports 8873 and 22939 for this to work (most do).

System Status (USB Details)

Advanced Settings

This page shows you details on USB hard drives and UPSs plugged into your TeraStation.

System Status (Drive Properties)

This page shows you the properties of all hard drives and

RAID arrays in and attached to your TeraStation.

Advanced Settings

System Status (Network Information)

Advanced Settings

This page shows you the System Information for your network connection.

System Status

Log Information

This page lets you save or display system log information. Choose the log you want from the Log

Type dropdown and click Save . The dialog will let you save or display (“Open”) the logfile.

TeraStation Client Utility

This is the TeraStation Client Utility . Installed on your PC, it allows you to access each of the

TeraStations on your network. Click Refresh

List to get tabs for each of your TeraStations.

Each tab shows the Host Name, Workgroup, IP

Address, and Subnet Mask of the associated

TeraStation, as well as the version of firmware it’s running.

With a TeraStation’s tab selected, you can click on the View Shares button to go directly to its root share. Clicking the Setup pulldown menu and selecting Browser Management takes you to the configuration GUI. And clicking Setup .

and choosing Modify IP Address takes you to the following screen . . .

TeraStation Client Utility

IP Address Setup

Here, you may enter your IP Address and Subnet Mask manually, or enable your TeraStation to acquire them automatically from a DHCP server. You’ll need the administrator password to use this screen. Press OK when you’re done.

Troubleshooting

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If TeraStation encounters a disk error, it will be reported in the TeraStation status on the top of any of the Web-Based configuration screens. Run a Disk Scan in the event of this error. If that does not resolve the problem, a format is recommended. Formatting the drive will delete all of the data on it, so back up any data you can before formatting. Finally, if none of the above solutions help, then please contact Technical Support (see pages 76 and 77 for Technical Support contact information).

Troubleshooting

DIAG LCD Codes:

Error Code

E00

E01

E02

E03

E04

E10

E11

E12

E13

E14

E15

E16

E17

E18

E19

.

E20

E21

E22

E23

Description

Error on DRAM DATA LIN

MPU error: Main MPU is not responding.

Error on DRAM ADDRESS LINE

Error on RTC CHIP

Failed to load kernel (FLASH error)

UPS AC LINE FAIL Error

FAN Error: Fan rotation speed is low or fan is stopped.

Alert Sound

A

A

B

B

B

B

A

B

A

A

Cooling Error: Cooling by fan cannot catch up.

Error has occurred on RAID Array x.

Cannot mount RAID Array x.

Not Used

Cannot find HDDx.

Cannot communicate with RTC chip (IC12).

Cannot communicate with SATA chip (IC1).

Cannot communicate with SATA chip 2 (IC2)

Cannot communicate with USB chip (IC5)

Cannot communicate with Ethernet chip (IC13)

Cannot mount HDDx

HDDx faulty (HDDx is excluded from raid because of errors)

B

B

A

A

A

A

B

A

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Replacing a Hard Drive

Turn the key counter-clockwise to open drive door.

Squeeze the tabs gently and swing the tray latch upward.

The hard drive tray will now slide out.

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Lower the drive carefully to the work surface.

Gently push down on the two tabs to release the plug.

Pull the plug straight out to remove the drive.

To remove the hard drive from its cage, set the assembly on a soft surface and remove these four screws.

Install a new hard drive by doing the same steps in reverse order:

Begin by screwing the new hard drive into the cage.

Plug the power/data connector into the hard drive.

Slide the hard drive cage back into the TeraStation.

Press the latch down to lock the hard drive cage in place.

LAN Standards:

Transmission Types:

Access Media:

Media Interface:

USB Standard:

USB Connector:

Data Transmission Speed:

UPS:

Power Consumption:

Dimensions:

Weight:

Operating Environment:

Technical Specifications

IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX; IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T

1000Mbps/100Mbps/10Mbps; 100BASE-TX

4B/5B, MLT-3;10BASE-T Manchester Coding

CSMA/CD

RJ-45

USB 2.0

Hi-Speed (HS)

Full-Speed (FS)

Low-Speed (LS)

USB A Connector (2)

Max: 480 Mbps (HS Mode)

Max: 12 Mbps (FS Mode)

UPS Compatible (Serial/USB connection)

~56W (Varies based on size)

6.7” x 9.3” x 12.2” (170 x 235 x 310 mm.)

~15.8 lb. (7.2 kg.) (Weight varies based on size)

32° - 95° F; 20-80% non-condensing

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