Buffalo TS1400D TeraStation 1400 manual

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    T eraSta tion 1000 U ser Manual Americas: www .buf faloamericas.com Europe: www .buf falo-technology .com 35020519-04 2015.01[...]

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    1 C on tents Chapter 1 Getting Star ted ............................................. 6 Diagrams ........................................................................................... 6 T urning the T eraS tation On and Off................................................8 Changing the A dministra tor P asswor d ................................[...]

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    2 RMM (RAID Mode M anager) .................................................................... 30 RAID Sc anning.......................................................................................... 32 Adding an External Hard Driv e .................................................... 32 Dismounting Drives .....................................[...]

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    3 Chapter 7 Multimedia ................................................. 60 DLNA .............................................................................................. 60 C onfiguration ........................................................................................... 60 Playing F iles ..............................................[...]

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    4 Initializing with F unction Button ........................................................... 80 Initializing from Settings ........................................................................ 81 Log s ................................................................................................ 81 Updating the F irm war e ................[...]

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    5 F or C ustomers in E urope ............................................................ 101[...]

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    6 Chapter 1 Getting Star ted Diagrams TS1200D 13 5 8 3 1 2 DISK 1 DISK 2 DISK 1 DISK 2 ERROR DISK 1 DISK 2 ERROR 4 14 10 9 11 15 12 TS1400D 4 1 5 2 3 7 7 8 13 14 6 10 9 11 12[...]

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    7 TS1400R 9 10 13 16 78 14 11 13 44 16 17 19 10 14 53 24 67 18 1 Po wer LED The power LED will ligh t up white while the T eraStation is on. The power LED blinks whit e during boot or shutdown. F or TS1200D and TS1400D models, if an error occurs, the po wer LED will blink red . If there is a status message, the power LED will blink amber . If there[...]

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    8 Use the included power cable t o connect to a surge protector or outlet. Note: Disconnecting the AC cable from the T eraStation, even if it is not pow ered on, may cause the T eraStation's time to become incorrect. 12 Po wer Status LED The LED glows g reen when the power cable is c onnected. 13 Fa n Do not block the fan. 14 Anti- Thef t Secu[...]

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    9 2 Right-click on your T eraStation's icon and select Settings . On the Mac, select the T eraStation's icon while holding down the contr ol key , then select Settings . 3 Click Easy Admin . 4 Click Change Passw ord . 5 If this screen is displayed , enter the current passw ord and click OK . The default passw ord is "passwor d" [...]

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    10 6 Enter the new passwor d (twice) and click Next . 7 Click OK . Y ou have changed the admin passwor d.[...]

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    11 Chapter 2 C onfigura tion Configure and manage y our T eraStation using the Settings inter face, accessible fr om a browser windo w . Open the interface using the procedure below or type the T eraSta tion's IP address in the URL field of your br owser . Within Settings, the Easy Admin page giv es you quick access t o commonly used settings.[...]

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    12 Notes: • If the time - out period is set to "10 minutes" , you will be logged out of Settings after 10 minutes of inactivit y . • Click Secure Connection to log in with an encrypted connection. 4 Settings will open. Notes: • Username/P assword C ombinations: Username P assword Settings Available admin password All guest [...]

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    13 2 Right-click on your T eraStation's icon and choose Settings . F or Mac OS, click the T eraStation icon while holding down the contr ol key , then select Settings . 3 Click Easy Admin . 4 The Easy Admin scr een will open. Notes: • If you click any buttons , y ou will need to enter a username and passwor d. • In Advanced Settings,[...]

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    14 Chapter 3 S haring F iles A dding Shared F olders 1 In Settings, click File Sharing . 2 Click to the right of "F older Setup" . 3 Click Create F older . 4 Y ou can create up to 20 shared f olders at a time. Enter a f older name and description (optional), then click Create F older .[...]

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    15 If you want to configur e any shared f olders, click Edit and configur e desired settings. Click OK when finished . 5 Click OK when the following message is displa yed. Notes: • Names may contain up to 27 alphanumeric characters , hyphens (-), and underscor es (_). Do not use a symbol as the first character in a name. • The description[...]

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    16 Note: Y ou can prevent guests and other users from emptying the trash by na vigating to F ile Sharing - SMB - Recycle Bin Permissions and selecting " Administrator only" . Read-only Shares By default, new shares are set with r ead & write access, but y ou may change the attribute to Read Only in Attribute . Read-only shares and HFS[...]

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    17 If you want to configur e any users, click E dit and configure desired settings . Click OK when finished. 5 Click OK when the following message is displa yed. Notes: • Usernames may contain up t o 128 characters, including hyphens (-), underscor es (_), periods (.), !, #, &, @, $, *, ^, and %. Do not use a symbol as the first character [...]

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    18 username1,password1,commen t1 username2,password2,commen t2 username3,password3,commen t3 Guidelines: • Use commas (,) as separators. Do not put spaces bef ore or after commas. • I f a line has an incorrect format, the user on that line will not be r egistered . • I f a username exists, the new user information will o verwrite the[...]

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    19 5 Enter a username, passw ord (twice), number of users to creat e, and select the digit to add after each username from the drop do wn menu. 6 Click OK . The number of users y ou specified are created . Notes: • The username for sequential users ma y contain up to 24 alphanumeric characters, h yphens (-), and underscores (_). Do not use hyp[...]

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    20 4 Configure the desir ed group settings and click OK when finished . Notes: • Group names may con tain up to 20 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), undersc ores (_), and periods (.). Do not use a symbol other than an underscore (_) as the first character . • Group descriptions may contain up t o 75 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-[...]

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    21 Local Users/Gr oups 1 In Settings, click File Sharing . 2 Click to the right of "F older Setup" . 3 Click the shared folder tha t you want to set acc ess restrictions for . 4 Click the Acc ess Restrictions tab. 5 Enable " Access Restrictions" . 6 Select the level of access for the user or gr oup you added. : Read and write ac[...]

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    22 7 Click OK . Notes: • The example above shows ac cess restriction by user . T o restrict access by group , click the L ocal Gr oups tab and select group permissions. • I f both read-only and read & write permissions are giv en to a user , the user will have read-only access. The most restrictive access alwa ys applies. • The f[...]

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    23 - An incomplete file may be c opied and the file can no longer be deleted. If this happens, restart the T eraStation, 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 sy stem are[...]

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    24 8 Click a shared folder tha t you want to set acc ess restrictions for . 9 Click the Acc ess Restrictions tab. 10 Enable " Access Restrictions" . 11 Select the level of access for the user or gr oup: : Read and write access allow ed : Read access allowed : Access pr ohibited 12 Click OK . Notes: • If you change the T eraStation&ap[...]

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    25 NT Domain In an NT domain environment, the T eraStation uses account inf ormation from the NT domain server to set access restrictions for files and folders on the T eraStation. There's no need t o per form individual account management f or the T eraStation. If multiple T eraStations are installed on the network, the account inf ormation i[...]

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    26 9 Click a shared folder f or which you want t o set access restrictions. 10 Click the Access Restrictions tab . 11 Enable " Access Restrictions" . 12 Select the level of access for "Domain Users" or "Domain Groups" y ou added. : Read and write access allow ed : Read access allowed : Access pr ohibited 13 Click OK . [...]

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    27 Chapter 4 Managing St or age RAID Arra y s T eraStations support many types of RAID. The RAID array type to use depends on how many drives ar e installed in your T eraStation. T eraStation Default RAID Mode TS1400D TS1400R RAID 5 TS1200D RAID 1 Notes: • If you change the RAID mode, all data on the array is delet ed. This is true f or every [...]

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    28 RAID 1 Combines 2 drives int o a mirrored array . The available space in the arra y is the capacity of a single drive. Identical data is written to each drive . If a drive is damaged, data can be reco vered b y replacing the damaged drive. A s long as one drive in the array remains undamaged , all data in the array can be r ecover ed. RAID 0 Com[...]

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    29 Changing RAID Mode T o change the RAID mode, first put the drives in JBOD . 1 In Settings, click Drives . 2 Click to the right of "RAID" . 3 Click the array to delete . Note: If the "RAID Mode" field is blank , the array is already in JBOD . Proceed to step 7. 4 Click Delete RAID Array . 5 The "Confirm Opera tion" s[...]

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    30 RMM (RAID Mode M anager) With RMM, y ou can create or expand a RAID array without er asing the data on the drives. Befor e using RMM, make sure all inserted internal drives are the same size in to the slots. Changing from JBOD to RAID 1 Hard drives that ar en't in a RAID ar ray show "Normal" . Y ou must have at least two drives a [...]

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    31 9 The "Confirm Opera tion" screen will open. Enter the c onfirmation number , then click OK . Adding a Driv e to an Existing RAID Arra y (F or TS1400D and TS1400R Models) Y ou can add a dr ive to a RAID 1 or RAID 5 array . Drives that can be added to the RAID array show "Normal" . Note: RMM can be used to expand an array b y [...]

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    32 RAID S canning A RAID scan checks your RAID array for bad sectors and automa tically repairs them if any ar e found. RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, and RAID 6 arrays are supported. F or best results , run RAID scans regularly . 1 In Settings, click Drives . 2 Move the RAID scanning switch to the position to enable RAID scanning. 3 Click to the right o[...]

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    33 to connect only one bus-power ed drive at a time. If there is insufficient bus po wer for y our USB drive, connect its AC adapter . Note that only the first par tition of a connected USB hard drive is mounted . Additional partitions are not recogniz ed. Notes: • Hubs are not supported. Connect a single USB drive to each USB port. • Bac[...]

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    34 5 When the follo wing message is displayed, it is saf e to unplug the drive . Note: T o remount the drive, unplug it and then plug it back in. Checking Drives A disk check tests the data on a drive in the T eraStation or connected via USB for integrity . Errors ar e fixed automatically . With large drives, a disk check ma y run for many hours . [...]

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    35 F orma tting Drives Note: Under some circumstances , data deleted when a drive is f ormatted can be reco vered. T o ensure that data is "gone for ever" , a format might not be sufficient. See the "Erase Data on the T eraStation Completely" section below . 1 In Settings, click Drives . 2 Click Drives to format an in ternal dri[...]

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    36 Encr ypting Drives Internal drives (and arrays) can be encrypted with 128-bit AES during formatting. Encrypted drives and arrays ar e then readable only from that specific T eraStation. T o unencr ypt a drive or array , uncheck "Encryption" and format it again. Erase Da ta on the T er aStation C ompletely Under some circumstances , dat[...]

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    37 Notes: • When using quotas, disable the r ecycle bin or empty the trash folder often. The limited space includes the space used for trash. • Quotas apply per drive or per array . I f a quota is set to 1 GB, each array or driv e can use a maximum of 1 GB. • If both user and group quotas are configur ed for a user , the most restric[...]

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    38 5 Click Close . 6 Click to the right of "Users" . 7 Select the user who will inherit the group quota settings. 8 Change the user's primar y group to the g roup with the quota, then click OK . 9 Click OK . Hard Driv e Replacemen t If a drive fails, NAS Navigator2 and Settings will sho w an error message. F ollow the instructions be[...]

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    39 Step 1 - Replacing a Har d Drive Instructions for TS1200D and TS1400D Models 1 Squeeze the left side of the front panel and pull the panel off . DISK 1 DISK 2 DIS K 2 DIS K 1 ERR OR DIS K 2 DIS K 1 TS1200D TS1400D 2 Pull the failed drive out fr om the T eraStation. DISK 1 DISK 2 DIS K 2 DIS K 1 ERR OR DIS K 2 DIS K 1 TS1200D TS1400D Notes: •?[...]

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    40 3 Remove the drive fr om the car tridge. 4 Install a new drive (sold separately) into the cartridge. 5 Replace the four screw s.[...]

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    41 6 Inser t the new drive into the empty slot. DISK 1 DISK 2 DIS K 2 DIS K 1 ERR OR DIS K 2 DIS K 1 12 DISK 1 DISK 2 TS1200D TS1400D 7 Close the front panel. DISK 1 DISK 2 DIS K 2 DIS K 1 ERR OR DIS K 2 DIS K 1 1 2 TS1200D TS1400D 8 Replacing a defective hard drive is finished . Go to the "Step 2 - Rebuild the RAID Array" section below .[...]

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    42 Note: If your T eraStation is on and the red status LEDs are lit , the hard drives are still on. Do not unplug or remov e them. 2 Pull out the failed drive and r emove it fr om the T eraStation. 3 Inser t the new drive into the empty slot. Slide the drive in with the locking mechanism open. 4 Swing the lock back down until it clicks int o place.[...]

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    43 3 When the replacement har d drive is recog nized, an I31 message will be display ed in NAS Navigator2. 4 Hold down the function button on the front of the T eraStation for 3 seconds. TS1200D TS1400D TS1400R 5 The T eraStation will start rebuilding the RAID array . After a few minutes , the I18 message will be displayed in NAS Navigator2. Wait u[...]

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    44 3 Hold down the function button on the front of the T eraStation for 3 seconds. TS1200D TS1400D TS1400R 4 The drive will be f ormatted as an individual drive. Cr eate a shared f older on the drive befor e use. Using RAID 0 Drives in a RAID 0 array do not automatically turn off in the ev ent of a malfunction. Before replacing the failed drive , e[...]

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    45 Chapter 5 Remot e A c cess W ebAcc ess W ebAccess is a software pr ogram for ac cessing the files in the shared folder of y our T eraStation from your comput er or mobile devices through the Internet. Be careful when configuring W ebAcc ess. C ertain settings c an make the files in the shared folder a vailable to an yone on the Internet , withou[...]

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    46 4 Configure the desir ed settings, then click OK . • Y ou may use the default BuffaloNAS.com registration, or disable to use a diff erent DNS server . • Choose a "BuffaloNAS.com name" and "BuffaloNAS.com key" for y our W ebAc cess account. Names and keys may use 3 to 20 alphanumeric characters, undersc ores (_), and[...]

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    47 F older Setup W ebAccess P ublic Mode Allow Anonymous Allow All Groups and Users Use Inherited F older Permissions F older Attribute Read & Wri te Read Only Read & Wri te Read Only Read & Wri te Read Only W ebAccess Account Not logged in R R - - - - User with read & write acc ess R/W R R/W R R/W R User with read-only access R/W R[...]

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    48 F or RAID 0, RAID 5, or RAID 1: /mnt/array1/share /mnt/usbdisk1 /mnt/usbdisk2 /mnt/usbdisk3 F or RAID 1 (two arrays): /mnt/array1/share /mnt/array2/share2 /mnt/usbdisk1 /mnt/usbdisk2 /mnt/usbdisk3 F or JBOD: /mnt/disk1/share /mnt/disk2/share2 /mnt/disk3/share3 /mnt/disk4/share4 /mnt/usbdisk1 /mnt/usbdisk2 /mnt/usbdisk3 Acc essing the T eraStatio[...]

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    49 Chapter 6 Backup Back Up from the T eraSta tion Y ou can back up T eraStation folders to: • A different folder on the T eraStation • Another LinkStation on the network • Another T eraStation on the network Y ou can also configure backup jobs from Easy Admin. Pr eparing a Backup Destination F irst, configure a f older as a backup d[...]

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    50 3 Click List of LinkStations and T eraStations . 4 Click Add under "O ff-subnet Devices" , enter the IP address of the target LinkStation or T eraStation, and click Close . If your setup meets the requirements belo w , you don't have to c onfigure these settings: • The source and target T eraStations are on the same network. [...]

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    51 2 Click to the right of "Backup" . 3 Click Create New Job . Note: Up to 8 backup jobs can be configured . 4 Select backup settings such as date and time to run. The follo wing types of backup jobs may be selected: T ype F iles included Normal backup All files in the source will be backed up t o the destination. Over write (incremental)[...]

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    52 T ype F iles included Management backup Each time a backup is executed , management information is stor ed, and only files that have changed ar e copied or deleted. Da ta is retrieved from the previous backup file for files that w ere not changed. This is useful for making backups with limited space or for ref erencing status at a particular poi[...]

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    53 Replication Replication copies all data from a shar e to a share on a diff erent T eraSta tion. This is an easy way t o configure a reliable system t o provide data pr otection in the event your main T eraStation fails. T o configure replication, connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN port of each T eraStation and follo w the steps below . Note: R[...]

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    54 6 Select the shared folder that will be the replication sour ce, then click OK . 7 Click Browse under "Replication T arget" . 8 Select the shared folder that will be the replication tar get, then click OK . 9 Click OK . 10 Click Ye s . Notes: • During setup, y ou may choose to encrypt and/or compress replication data. Encrypted da[...]

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    55 • If a network problem causes a replication error , the "Remaining Job(s)" tab may show "0" even though replication did not finish. Click Resync to r ecover fr om the replication error . All files from the sourc e folder will be copied to the target f older . Backing Up Y our Mac with T ime Machine Time Machine is a back[...]

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    56 12 Click Browse . 13 Select the shared folder that you set in the previous st ep, then click OK . 14 Click OK . 15 Click OK . 16 Move the T ime Machine switch to the position to enable Time Machine. 17 On the Mac, open System Pr eferences .[...]

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    57 18 Click Time Machine . 19 Click Select Backup D isk . 20 Select the T eraStation, then click Use Disk .[...]

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    58 21 Enter a username and password with the rights t o access the shared f older of the T eraStation, then click Connect . Note: If access restrictions are not configur ed on the target share, log in with the administr ator account . The default username and password f or the administrator accoun t are "admin" and "passwor d" .[...]

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    59 1 In Settings, click Backup . 2 Move the Direct Cop y switch to the position to enable Direct Copy . 3 Connect the USB device. When it mounts (about 10 seconds), the function LED will light up. Note: Devices that don't trigger the function LED to light up are not suppor ted. 4 Y ou now have 60 seconds to press the function button. F or TS14[...]

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    60 Chapter 7 Multimedia DLNA DLNA is a set of guidelines for sharing digital media. The T eraStation includes a DLNA server compliant with the DLNA guidelines. The movies, photos, and music sa ved on this product can be played back on DLNA-compliant T V s, stereo equipment, game c onsoles, and other devices within the network. C onfigura tion 1 In [...]

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    61 10 Click Edit . 11 Select an inter val for DLNA server database updates and click OK . 12 Click OK . Playing F iles T o play back conten t from a DLNA-compatible device: 1 Connect the DLNA-compatible device to the same network as the T eraStation and turn it on. 2 Select the T eraStation in the software of the DLNA-compatible device. 3 Select th[...]

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    62 3 Click DLNA Client Acc ess Permissions . 4 A list of the MAC addr esses, IP addresses , and device names of the DLNA-compatible devices connected to the same network as the T eraStation is displayed. If your device is not list ed, click Refresh Database . Streaming t o DLNA-compatible Devic es When new movies, phot os, and music files are added[...]

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    63 1 In Settings, click Ser vices . 2 Click to the right of "DLNA Ser ver" . 3 Click DLNA Client Acc ess Permissions . 4 Uncheck the devices you do not want t o allow to play media and click OK . 5 Click Restar t to apply changes. Suppor ted File T yp es The T eraStation supports DLNA streaming of files with the extensions below . T ype F[...]

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    64 2 Click to the right of "iT unes S er ver" . 3 Click Edit . 4 Click Browse . 5 Select the shared folder that you wan t to make available to iT unes, then click OK . 6 Click OK , then OK again. 7 Move the iT unes ser ver switch to the position. BitT orr ent BitT orrent is a protoc ol for distributing large amounts of data efficien tly .[...]

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    65 Notes: • Use compatibility mode to use the download manager with Windows 8.1 and W indows 8. • The download manager doesn't work with Internet Explorer 11. T o open the download manager , use a differen t browser or an earlier version of Internet Explor er . • The download manager is similar to "µT orrent" . 1 In S[...]

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    66 7 Move the BitT orrent switch to the position to enable BitT orrent. 8 Click to the right of "BitT or rent" . 9 Click Open Download Manager . The default username is "admin" and the default passwor d is blank (no password). 10 The download manager will open.[...]

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    67 Chapter 8 A dvanced F eatures Email Notification Y our T eraStation can send you email reports daily , or when settings are changed or an error oc curs. Notification emails may be triggered by an y of the following ev ents: • Scheduled hard drive status notification (includes quota exceeded notifica tion) • Backup job completed • [...]

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    68 5 Enter your mail server settings and choose what events will trigger notification. Click OK t o send a test email. Sleep Mode T o save energy , you can specify times to put the T eraStation into sleep (standby) mode , where the hard drive and LEDs are turned off . 1 In Settings, click Management . 2 Click to the right of "Sleep T imer"[...]

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    69 4 Specify the timer interval, wake-up time, and time to go into sleep mode, then click OK . Notes: • Up to three timers can be set. • The time to enter sleep mode can be set fr om 0:00 am to 3:45 of the next day . The time to wake fr om sleep mode can be set from 0:00 to 23:45. If the time to enter sleep mode is after 24:00, the wake-u[...]

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    70 On days other than Wednesday , normal operation begins at 9:00 and the unit goes into sleep mode at 18:00. On W ednesday , nor mal operation begins at 7:30 and the unit goes int o sleep mode at 22:00. • T o wake the T eraStation from sleep mode manually , press the po wer button. UPS (Uninterr uptible P ow er Supply) If a UPS (sold separate[...]

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    71 C onnec ting a Prin ter Y ou can connec t a printer to the USB port on the T eraStation. Notes: • Only one USB printer can be connected to the T eraSta tion. • Bidirectional communication is not supported i.e., remaining ink quantities and other printer sta tus information is not display ed. • If a multifunctional pr inter is conn[...]

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    72 Offline Files The "offline files" f eature that is included with man y versions of Windo ws can be used with files on the T eraStation. Y ou will be able to work on files stored on the T eraStation even when your PC is disconnected fr om the network. When you next connect to the network, the updated files are written and synchroniz ed.[...]

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    73 A cc essing from an NFS Clien t Note: (US purchasers only) Buffalo 's customer support will help configure the NFS settings on your T eraStation, and will support VMware and Windows clients but will not pro vide suppor t for configuring y our Linux or other UNIX clients. There are many types of UNIX and the proc edures for c onfiguring NFS [...]

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    74 Note: T o delete a client, check the hostname and click Delete Client . 11 Enter the IP address and hostname of the NFS client, then click OK . 12 Click Close . 13 Enter the mount command to ac cess the shared folder fr om the NFS client. The mount command depends on y our operating system. The examples below assume that IP address of your T era[...]

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    75 • T o restrict access to a NFS share f or specific clients, naviga te to F ile Sharing - NFS - NFS Rules and click Add Rule . Choose the folder to r estrict access to, and en ter the clients that will hav e restricted access in the "Hosts" field. Clients may be en tered by hostname , IP address, or IP addr ess range. W ildcards ar[...]

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    76 Notes: • Place the SSL key files (server .key, server .cr t) directly below the C root drive. The SSL key may not be able to be updated if it is placed in f olders or paths that contain multi-byt e characters. • Use the provided passw ord for the SSL key . • If Settings cannot be displayed after updating, initialize the T eraStati[...]

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    77 6 Choose a shared folder f or the web server , then click OK . 7 Choose an external por t, then click OK . MySQL Ser ver The T eraStation can be used as a MySQL ser ver . A MySQL database may be installed and linked with the web ser ver . 1 In Settings, click Ser vices 2 Move the MySQL server switch to the position to enable the MySQL ser ver . [...]

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    78 6 Choose a shared folder f or the MySQL ser ver , then click OK . 7 Choose an external por t, then click OK . Saving and Applying Settings The T eraStation's settings can be saved t o a USB memor y device and restor ed to another T eraStation. Use this function to back up and copy settings to a new T eraStation. Make a note of the hard driv[...]

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    79 4 F rom "T arget USB drive" , select the USB memor y device that is connected to the USB 2.0 port of the T eraStation. 5 Select "Save current configuration t o a USB drive" . Click Execute . 6 The "Confirm Opera tion" screen will open. Enter the c onfirmation number , then click OK . 7 When the follo wing message is[...]

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    80 4 F rom "T arget USB drive" , select the USB memor y device that is connected to the USB 2.0 port of the T eraStation. 5 Select " T ransfer settings fr om a USB drive" , then click Execute . 6 The "Confirm Opera tion" screen will open. Enter the c onfirmation number , then click OK . Note: Do not press the function [...]

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    81 3 Pr ess the function button again while the LED is flashing. 4 Initialization will take 5 to 10 minutes. Do not pow er down the T eraStation while it is initializing and showing an I23 information message in NAS Naviga tor2 and with the power LED . When initialization is finished , reboot your T eraStation. Notes: • The follo wing settings[...]

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    82 4 Select a log to view . The file operation log stor es file operations performed on the internal hard drives. F ile operations on USB drives are not logged . Note: All logs are enc oded in UTF-8 format. T o show them c orrectly , change the soft ware encoding t o "UTF-8" . T o transf er logs 1 Click Edit . 2 Enable "Syslog T rans[...]

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    83 Name , Date , T ime , and Language Configure the T eraStation's hostname, dat e, time, and language as shown belo w . 1 In Settings, click Management . 2 Click to the right of "Name/Time/Language" . 3 Click Edit . 4 Click the Name tab, then c onfigure the T eraStation's name and description. 5 Click the Time tab . Click Use L[...]

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    84 Notes: • The internal clocks of the T eraStation and other devices on your network may run at slightly diff erent speeds. Over a long period of time your network devices may show somewhat diff erent times , which can cause network problems. If clocks on your network vary by more than 5 minutes it ma y cause unexpected behavior . F or best r[...]

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    85 4 Select the desired Ethernet frame size and click OK . Note: Make sure the T eraSta tion's Ethernet frame size is smaller than the hub or rout er's. Larger frame siz es may not transfer the data t o the T eraStation correctly . Changing the IP A ddress Normally , the T eraStation's IP address is set automatically fr om a DHCP ser[...]

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    86 2 Click to the right of "IP Addr ess" . 3 Click the LAN port where the IP address will be changed. 4 Disable "DHCP" and enter the desired network addr ess settings, then click OK . Note: The f ollowing IP addresses are r eser ved and should not be used. If you c onfigure one of them by accident , initialize IP address setting[...]

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    87 Chapter 9 Utilities NAS Naviga tor2 f or W indow s NAS Navigator2 is a utility that makes it easy to displa y Settings, change the T eraStation's IP address, or check its hard drive . If you installed the T eraStation with the T eraNavigator CD , NAS Navigator2 was installed automatically . Double -click the icon to start NAS Navigator2. Cl[...]

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    88 Name Description Menu Map Share * Assigns the T eraStation's shared folder as a network drive . Disconnect Share * Unmaps the network drive. Map All Remote Shares to Drive L etters Assigns all the T eraStation's shared folders as network drives. Create Desktop Shortcut * Creates a shortcut icon on the desktop to the shar ed folder &quo[...]

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    89 Browse Shar es Shows a list of shared f olders on the selected NAS device. Exit Exits NAS Navigator2. *"I'm here" is available on TS1400D and TS1400R models. When clicked, the T eraStation will beep and its power LED will blink red. The follo wing tasks may be per formed from the T eraStation's properties page. Name Descripti[...]

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    90 3 An icon for the mapped shar e will appear in Computer or My Comput er . Y ou can use this network drive just like any other hard driv e. Changing the IP A ddress 1 Double -click the icon to start NAS Navigator2. 2 Right-click on your T eraStation's icon and choose P roperties - IP Address . 3 Uncheck "Use DHCP" and enter the des[...]

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    91 If you installed the T eraStation with the T eraNavigator CD , NAS Navigator2 was installed automatically . Click the icon in the Dock to start NAS Navigator2. Click on a T eraStation's icon to display: • T otal capacit y • Used capacity • Workgr oup • IP address • Subnet mask • Default gateway • MAC addre[...]

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    92 Mount as Netw ork Drive Y ou can map the shared folder as a network drive using NAS Navigator2 on Mac OS. 1 Click the ic on in the Dock to star t NAS Navigator2. 2 Double -click the T eraStation icon or click the T eraSta tion icon while holding down the contr ol key , then select Open Folder . Ent er a username and password with the rights to a[...]

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    93 3 Uncheck "Use DHCP" , enter the desired settings, and ent er the administrator passwor d, then click Apply . Note: The f ollowing IP addresses are r eser ved and should not be used. If you c onfigure one of them by accident , initialize IP address settings with the function button on the T eraSta tion. Local loopback address: 127.0.0.[...]

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    94 NovaBA CKUP is now installed. T o launch Nov aBACKUP , click the ic on on your computer's desktop . F or more detailed information, click View Help in the No vaBACKUP Express Wizard or click Help T opics at the upper right of the NovaBA CKUP home screen.[...]

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    95 Chapter 10 A ppendix When the LED Blinks Red P ow er or Error LED If there is an error , the power LED on TS1200D and TS1400D models, or the error LED on TS1400R models will blink. For TS1200D models, the following blink patt erns will give the error code . Y ou can also see any errors in NAS Navigator2. Place of Error C ode Status 10s Place of [...]

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    96 Drive Sta tus LED If an error occurs on a drive, its c orresponding LED will light up or blink. Refer to the "Hard Drive Replacemen t" section in chapter 4 and replace the failed drive with a new drive . When the LED Blinks A mber If there is a status message, the pow er LED on TS1200D and TS1400D models, or the info LED on TS1400R mod[...]

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    97 Information Code Description Corrective A ction I31 Displayed when a new drive is det ected after replacing hard drive x. Pr ess the function button to rebuild the RAID array . I32 Displayed after replacing har d drive x when the RAID needs to be rebuilt in Settings or formatting is necessary . In Settings, either rebuild the RAID array or forma[...]

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    98 DHCP Client Normally , the T eraStation will get its IP address automatically fr om a DHCP server on the network . If no DHCP ser ver is available, then an IP addr ess will be assigned as follo ws: IP address: 169.254.xxx.xxx (xxx is assigned randomly when booting the T eraStation.) Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0 Registered Gr oups "hdusers"[...]

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    99 P ower Consumption (Max.) TS1200D: 48 W TS1400D: 150 W TS1400R: 100 W Operating Envir onment T emperature: 5–35°C; 41–95°F Environmen t humidity : 20–80% (no condensation) Compatibility Window s PCs, Macs, and mobile devices * with wired or wireless Ethernet connections. *Android 4.0 or later , iOS 6.0 or later , W indows Phone 7.5 Note:[...]

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    100 Chapter 11 Regula tor y C omplianc e Informa tion F or C ustomers in the United Stat es FC C Stat ement F or TS1200D models: This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits ar e designed to provide r easonable protection against harmful inter[...]

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    101 F or C ustomers in Europe EU Declaration of C onformity Dansk Dette er et Klasse A-produkt. I et hjemmemiljø kan dette produkt skabe radiointer ferens , hv ormed det k an være nødvendigt for bruger en at tage passende forholdsregler . Brug ikke USB-k abler , der er 3 meter eller længere f or at tilslutte USB enheder til denne T eraStation s[...]

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    102 Utilizzare esclusivamente i ca vi e gli accessori inclusi nell’ imballaggio . Non utilizzare altri accessori o cavi a meno che non sia specificamente indicato nella documentazione . Nederlands Dit is een Klasse A product. Dit product k an in een huishoudelijke omgeving radiostoring veroorzaken in welk gev al de gebruiker adequate maatregelen [...]

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    103 CB Norsk Utstyr som er koplet til besk yttelsesjord via nettplugg og/eller via annet jor dtilkoplet utstyr – og er tilkoplet et kabel- T V nett, k an forårsake brannfar e. F or å unngå dette skal det ved tilkopling av utstyret til kabel- T V nettet installeres en galvanisk isolator mellom utstyret og kabel- TV nettet. Svenska Utrustning so[...]