FTP. Buffalo Tech TeraStation 5000

Note: The selected folder is used internally by “WebAccess Remote”. Files are not added to this folder and the amount of used space does not increase.

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You may choose to enter a BuffaloNAS.com name or an external DNS/IP address. If “Use external DNS/IP address” is selected, enter either the IP address of your DNS server, or the global IP address of the remote TeraStation’s

WebAccess.

Note: Colons (:) are not supported in the external DNS/IP address field. If your DNS or IP address includes a colon, use your BuffaloNAS.com name instead.

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Enter the remote TeraStation’s WebAccess username and password.

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Click OK.

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Move the WebAccess Remote switch to the position to enable WebAccess Remote.

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You can directly access the shared folder in the remote TeraStation by entering the path displayed in Target Folder into the address box in Explorer, My Computer, or other file manager.

Notes:

• If using after the network has been temporarily disconnected, click Remount.

• Do not copy more than 10,000 files at once to the WebAccess Remote target folder. If copying fails, try again with fewer files.

FTP

By default, the TeraStation’s shares are only accessible by users connected to the same network or router as the

TeraStation. The optional FTP server allows users outside the local network to access the TeraStation.

Note: FTP is intended for users who already have FTP client software and have experience with it.

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In Settings, move the FTP switch to the position to enable FTP.

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Open Folder Setup.

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Choose a folder to enable remote FTP access on.

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Click Edit.

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Select read-only or read & write for the shared folder’s attribute, check “FTP” under “LAN Protocol Support”, and click OK.

Accessing the TeraStation with an FTP client:

• To access the TeraStation via FTP, configure your FTP client software with the following settings:

Hostname: IP address of the TeraStation

Username: The TeraStation’s username

Password: The TeraStation’s password

Port: 21

• Shared folders connected by FTP are available from the “/mnt” directory. The default locations are:

For RAID 0, RAID 5, or RAID 1:

/mnt/array1/share

/mnt/usbdisk1

/mnt/usbdisk2

For RAID 1 (two arrays):

/mnt/array1/share

/mnt/array2/share2

/mnt/usbdisk1

/mnt/usbdisk2

For JBOD:

/mnt/disk1/share

/mnt/disk2/share2

/mnt/disk3/share3

/mnt/disk4/share4

/mnt/usbdisk1

/mnt/usbdisk2

Accessing the TeraStation with an Anonymous user:

• To allow anonymous access to your FTP share, disable access restrictions.

• To access the TeraStation via anonymous FTP, configure your FTP client software with the following settings:

Hostname: IP address of the TeraStation

Username: anonymous

Password: any character string

Port: 21

Notes:

• If the TeraStation joins a domain, anonymous users cannot access it.

• 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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