Offline Files. Buffalo Tech TeraStation 5000

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Open the following URL in your browser.

http://(IP address of your TeraStation):3000/

Note: You can identify your IP address from NAS Navigator2.

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Enter your TeraStation’s username and password, then click Login.

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Enter a keyword in the “Search Text” field. Check “Advanced Search” to enable searches by specifying the filename, owner, date updated, and file size.

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Click Search.

The search results are displayed. Click the filename in the results to open the file.

Offline Files

Offline files included with many versions of Windows, can be used to access files in the TeraStation, mimicking the computer’s behavior even if it is disconnected from the network. When connected to the network again, the updated files are written and synchronized. Follow the procedure below to use offline files.

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In Settings, click to the right of “Folder Setup”.

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Click the shared folder for offline files.

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Click Edit.

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Choose “Manual File Caching”, “Automatic File Caching”, or “Automatic Program and File Caching”, then click OK.

Note:

“Manual File Caching” - User selects files that are cached.

“Automatic File Caching” - Opened files can be cached locally for offline use. Previous versions of files that are not synchronized are automatically replaced by the latest versions.

“Automatic Program and File Caching” - Opened files can be cached locally for usage offline. Previous versions of files and applications executed from the network that are not synchronized are automatically replaced by the latest version of the files and applications.

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Click OK.

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Click Close.

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In Windows, navigate to Folder options. (Windows 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows 7 users should skip to step 9).

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Check “Enable Offline Files”, then click OK.

Note: Offline files cannot be enabled if “Use Fast User Switching” is enabled. To change the setting, open “User

Accounts” in Control Panel and select “Change the way users log on or off”.

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Right-click the icon of the shared folder on the TeraStation for which you have set the offline feature, then click

Make Available Offline.

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When the offline file wizard opens, follow the instructions on the screen. For more information, refer to the

Windows help.

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When the offline settings and sync settings are completed using the wizard, the files and folders set appear as shown:

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If the network is disconnected after synchronization is completed, the offline file function can be used.

Offline files can be accessed by the original Universal Naming Convention (UNC) where the data was saved.

Note: If offline files can be used, an icon appears in the system tray.

“Editing Offline Files” - Offline files can be edited and deleted in the same way as normal files. Differences that arise from the original data on the network due to editing or deleting of the file are resolved by resynchronization after the network is reconnected.

“Synchronizing Offline Files” -The offline file is automatically synchronized based on preset conditions, such as after

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