Buffalo Technology TS-RXL - Manuals

TeraStation User Manual 10 Diagrams and Layout TS-XL, TS-XEL TS-WXL TS-RXL with cover attached Rear View with cover removed 9 1 6 7 8 10 11 11 14 11 21 2 3 4 5 11 19 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 Front View Front View Rear View Rear View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ...

TeraStation User Manual 12 The TeraStation can be configured to automatically turn on and off with your computer. To use this feature, install NAS Navigator2 on your computer(s) and then set the Power Mode Switch on the back of your TeraStation to AUTO . Notes: • After you turn off your computer, it...

TeraStation User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Using your TeraStation Opening a Shared Folder 2 1 Launch NAS Navigator2. Notes: • For Windows, double-click the [Buffalo NAS Navigator2] icon on your desktop. • For a Mac, double-click on the [NAS Navigator2] icon in the Dock. 3 The TeraStation’s Shared folders ...

TeraStation User Manual 14 Opening a Shared Folder from a Second PC Insert the TeraNavigator CD into your computer. TeraNavigator will launch. Notes: • For Windows 7/Vista, click [Run TSNavi.exe] when the auto-play screen is displayed.• If [A program needs your permission to continue] is displayed, ...

TeraStation User Manual 15 6 5 Launch NAS Navigator2. Note: • For Windows computers, double-click the [Buffalo NAS Navigator2] icon on the Desktop. • For a Mac, double-click the [NAS Navigator2] icon in the Dock. 7 The TeraStation’s Shared folders are displayed. Note: With a Mac, the TeraStation is ...

TeraStation User Manual 16 Opening the Web Admin interface To configure your TeraStation, use the Web Admin interface from a browser on a computer connected to the same network. Launch NAS Navigator2. For Windows, click on the [BUFFALO NAS Navigator2] icon on your desktop. For Mac OS 1 X, double-cli...

TeraStation User Manual 18 Chapter 3 Changing RAID Modes TS-XL, TS-XEL and TS-RXL series TeraStations default to RAID 5 mode (4 hard drives), TS-WXL/R1 series default to RAID 1 mode, and TS-WXL/1D series default to Normal mode. The characteristics of each type of RAID are described below. If you cha...

TeraStation User Manual 19 • RAID 1 mode (Default for TS-WXL/R1) Uses 2 hard drives as one array. You can use up to 2 arrays on TS-XL, TS-XEL and TS-RXL Series. The space you can use is 1 hard drive’s space for each array. The same data is written to 2 drives at once. If a drive is damaged, data can...

TeraStation User Manual 20 Using Normal mode 1 2 Click [Delete RAID Array]. 3 When the [RAID Array operation] window opens, click [Apply]. 4 The [Confirm Operation] screen will appear. 5 Enter the number shown in the [Confirmation Number] field within 60 seconds, and click [Apply]. Follow the instru...

TeraStation User Manual 23 Using RAID 10 mode Change system to normal mode (page 20). 1 2 3 4 5 Note: After the RAID array is changed, the TeraStation will perfom a RAID check that will take about 5 hours per TB. File transfers will be slower during this period. While the “RAID ARRAY x Resyncing” me...

TeraStation User Manual 24 Using RAID 1 mode Change system to normal mode (page 20). 1 2 3 4 5 Note: After the RAID array is changed, the TeraStation will perfom a RAID check that will take about 5 hours per TB. File transfers will be slower during this period. While the “RAID ARRAY x Resyncing” mes...

TeraStation User Manual 25 Using RAID 0 mode Change system to normal mode (page 20). 1 2 3 4 5 The [Confirm Operation] screen will appear. Enter the number shown in the [Confirmation Number] field within 6 60 seconds, then click [Apply]. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen. 7 You have se...

TeraStation User Manual 26 Configuring a Hot Spare If you have 3 drives in a RAID 5 array, or 2 drives in a RAID 1 array, then you can configure another drive as a hot spare. If one of the drives in the array fails, the TeraStation will switch over to the hot spare immediately. 1 2 3 Note: If a hot ...

TeraStation User Manual 27 Chapter 4 Adding an External Hard Drive Connect an External Drive Your TeraStation includes 2 USB connectors (3 if it’s a TS-RXL). You can connect a Buffalo external hard drive to it for backup or extra storage. Connect the external drive as shown below. If the hard drive ...

TeraStation User Manual 28 A format deletes all data from a hard drive. Be careful! Back up any important data on a drive before formatting it. It • will take a several minutes to format a drive. Shared folders cannot be accessed during formatting. • Do not turn off or disconnect power to the TeraSt...

TeraStation User Manual 29 Set Access Restrictions on the External Drive You can set the access restrictions on the new drive. Use the procedure on page 42 to set the access restrictions. Note: Even if a shared folder is not visible, you can still format the drive, run a disk check, and back up to t...

TeraStation User Manual 30 Chapter 5 Removing External Hard Drives Dismounting with the Function button To dismount a USB drive, press and hold the function button for 7 seconds. The Function button will be illuminated in blue (The LED next to the Function button will be illuminated in blue on the T...

TeraStation User Manual 31 Alternately, you can dismount an external drive from within the Web Admin interface. 1 2 When the [Confirm Operation] screen opens, enter the displayed number within 60 seconds and click [Apply]. The function button will flash blue (on the TS-RXL, the LED next to the funct...

TeraStation User Manual 32 Chapter 6 Backup Backup Data from your Windows PC • Set up Destination for Backup Before backing up to a TeraStation, you must configure a folder on the TeraStaion as a backup destination. 1 2 3 Click [Save] at the bottom of the screen. 4 You can back up folders on the Ter...

TeraStation User Manual 33 Backing up to another TeraStation on the local network If the target TeraStation is configured with a password for backup, you can find it on the network by searching for the password. In the target TeraStation’s Web Admin interface, navigate to 1 [System] – [Backup]. Unde...

TeraStation User Manual 34 Configuring a backup job To create a backup job, navigate to [System] - [Backup] - [Back Jobs Setup] - [Create New Job] in the source 1 TeraStation's Web Admin interface. Note: Up to 8 backup jobs can be configured. 2 The following types of backup job may be selected: [Nor...

TeraStation User Manual 36 Restrictions regarding to Backup When performing backup to USB hard disk (FAT32 format) with [Overwrite Backup (Differential Backup)] option, • it may overwrite even though there are no difference in data. This is because of the specification of FAT 32. If the second of th...

TeraStation User Manual 37 Replication will mirror data on your TeraStation to a second TeraStation. An exact duplicate of a data share on the first TeraStation is copied to the second TeraStation virtually simultaneously. To configure Replication, use an Ethernet cable to connect LAN Port 2 on the ...

TeraStation User Manual 38 Configure replication as described below. 1 Click [Add]. 2 3 Read the alert message carefully and click [OK]. 4 Replication is configured. Replication to a TeraStation on a different network If your target TeraStation is on a different network or subnet, you may still conf...

TeraStation User Manual 39 Time Machine Time Machine is a backup program included with Mac OS X 10.5 or later. To use it with the TeraStation, configure the TeraStation as described below. 1 2 3 4 5 Check [Apple] under [Shared Folder Support]. 1 Click [Save]. 2 In the Web Admin interface, navigate t...

TeraStation User Manual 43 Adding a Shared Folder 1 2 Notes: • Shared folder names can contain up to 27 bytes(UTF-8). Alphanumeric characters, multi-byte characters, -(hyphen), and _(underscore) may be used. Do not use a symbol as the first character. •Shared folder descriptions can contain up to 75...

TeraStation User Manual 45 Technical Restrictions Windows does not support some characters that OS X and the TeraStation allow. So, if you create a filename on a Mac • with any of the following characters, it will not display correctly on a Windows computer. With Mac OS X 10.2 or later, you may have...

TeraStation User Manual 47 Adding Users 1 2 Notes: • Usernames can contain up to 20 bytes(UTF-8). Do not use multi-byte characters. Alphanumeric characters, -(hyphen), _(underscore), .(dot), !, #, &, @, $, *, ^, % may be used. Do not use a symbol as the first character. • User descriptions can c...

TeraStation User Manual 48 Importing Users To import many users at once, enter the following information in the [Input CSV format data] field on [Users/ Groups] - [Local Users] on the Web Admin interface, and click [Import]. Format of the user information: Username (required), Password (required), a...

TeraStation User Manual 49 Adding Groups 1 2 Notes: • Group names can contain up to 20 bytes(UTF-8). Do not use multi-byte characters. Alphanumeric characters, -(hyphen), _(underscore), and .(dot) may be used. Do not use a symbol as the first character. • Group descriptions can contain up to 75 byte...

TeraStation User Manual 50 Click [Access Restrictions]. Click [Add]. Setting Access Restrictions for Users/Groups The TeraStation allows you to specify which groups and users can access specific shared folders. Register Users and Groups to the TeraStation as described in the previous sections. 1 2 3...

TeraStation User Manual 52 Access Restrictions on NT Domain The TeraStation can download users, groups, and passwords from an NT Domain server. This procedure is recommended for system administrators only. Create an account on the Domain Controller for the TeraStation. 1 Note: If there is an option ...

TeraStation User Manual 54 Access Restrictions on Active Directory The TeraStation can download users, groups, and passwords from an Active Directory domain server. This procedure is recommended for system administrators only. 1 2 Follow the instructions on page 50 to 51 to add Access Restrictions t...

TeraStation User Manual 55 Restrictions When Administrating in Active Directory Domain When you have the TeraStation joined to an Active Directory domain, you must specify the DNS Server which can • resolve names for Active Directory domain. After building an Active Directory domain, the administrat...

TeraStation User Manual 58 An Authentication Shared Folder is created on the TeraStation. 4 When a user who is registered to the specified External Server opens the Authentication Shared Folder, he/she will be automatically registered as a TeraStation user (you can directly register users). Notes: •...

TeraStation User Manual 61 RAID Scanning RAID Scanning allows regular scans of your RAID arrays to be configured to run automatically. Errors will be fixed as they are found if possible. For best results, schedule regular RAID scans if you use RAID arrays in your TeraStation. 1 2 You have configured...

TeraStation User Manual 62 Disk Check A disk check tests the data on a drive in the TeraStation or connected via USB. Errors are fixed automatically. A disk check may run for more than ten hours. Shared folders cannot be accessed during the disk check. Do not turn off power to the TeraStation during...

TeraStation User Manual 63 Formatting Disks Notes: • Formatting deletes all data from a hard drive. Be careful! Back up any important data on a drive before formatting it. It will take a several minutes to format a hard drive. • Shared folders cannot be accessed during formatting. • Do not turn off ...

TeraStation User Manual 66 UPS Settings An UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) can protect the TeraStation from power outages and brownouts. To use the TeraStation with a UPS, proceed as follows: Plug the power cable of the UPS to a wall socket. 1 Connect the AC cable of the TeraStation to the UPS. 2...

TeraStation User Manual 67 You can set the TeraStation to beep when certain errors occur. In the Web Admin interface, select [System] - [Maintenance] - [Alert Sound Settings] - [Modify Settings]. 1 2 You’ve now configured alerts. Select the conditions to beep the alert from [Overheating], [Disk Erro...

TeraStation User Manual 68 1 2 3 You’ve now changed the admin password. Notes: • Usernames can contain up to 20 bytes(UTF-8). Do not use multi-byte characters. Alphanumeric characters, -(hyphen), _(underscore), .(dot), !, #, &, @, $, *, ^, % may be used. Do not use a symbol as the first characte...

TeraStation User Manual 69 Erase Data on the TeraStation Completely Data on the hard drive is not completely erased by just performing “Delete” or “Format”. If you want to completely delete data from a TeraStation that you are going to donate, give away, or send in for repairs, do the following. In ...

TeraStation User Manual 70 To reset the TeraStation to its factory default settings, power on the unit and hold down the reset button for five seconds. Notes: • Normally, holding down the reset button initializes settings for IP Address, Ethernet Frame Size, admin password, SSL Key, Port Trunking (d...

TeraStation User Manual 71 Initialization from within the Web Amin interface In the Web Admin interface, you can initialize the following settings, including things that are not initialized from the reset button. TeraStation Name, Description, NTP Settings, Workgroup Settings, Network Services, Shar...

TeraStation User Manual 72 Changing the IP Address Normally, the TeraStation’s IP address is set automatically from a DHCP server on your network. If you prefer, you can set it manually. To change the TeraStation’s IP address settings, your computer should be connected to the same router (subnet) as...

TeraStation User Manual 73 Jumbo Frame If your other network devices support it, you may be able to increase network performance with Jumbo Frame. 1 2 TeraStation TeraStation TeraStation TeraStation 3 Network Select [Ethernet Frame Size]. 1 Click [Save]. 2 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Ne...

TeraStation User Manual 75 You may use two separate LAN connections for redundancy, speed, and reliability. Note: To use Port Trunking, your hub or switch must support it. The following Port Trunking modes are available: [Off]: Port trunking is not used. [Round-robin policy] (*1): Sets a round-robin...

TeraStation User Manual 77 Chapter 9 Extensions Using WebAccess WebAccess lets you access files on your TeraStation through the Internet. Access restrictions can be set for folders that are shared, and automatic router settings by UPnP and redirect functionality from the buffalonas.com server (simil...

TeraStation User Manual 78 Direct Copy DirectCopy automatically copies movie, music, and images directly to the TeraStation from a USB device. You can connect many types of USB devices to the TeraStation, including USB hard drives, USB flash drives, single-card card readers, digital cameras, and USB...

TeraStation User Manual 80 PrintServer TeraStation is equipped with a USB connector on the back. You can connect a USB printer to the TeraStation as shown below. Notes: • Only one printer can be connected to the TeraStation.• The TeraStation does not support 2-way communication. For example, it cann...

TeraStation User Manual 82 Setting up a printer on Windows XP 1 2 Refer to your printer’s manual installation instructions. You may need to install the printer driver from a software 3 disk. Click [Start] - [Control Panel]. 4 Click [Network and Internet Connections] icon. 5 Double-click on [My Netwo...

TeraStation User Manual 83 Setting up a printer on Windows 2000 1 2 Refer to your printer’s manual to install the printer driver. 3 Double-click [My Network Places (*)] -[Entire Network] - (the TeraStation Server Name). 4 * On Windows NT 4.0 this is [Network]. 5 6 7 8 You have added a printer. Click...

TeraStation User Manual 84 Sleep Timer Sleep Timer will automatically turn your TeraStation on and off at specific times to save energy. In Sleep mode, the TeraStation’s hard drives, display panel, and LED lights are turned off. To use Sleep Timer, set your TeraStation’s Power Mode Switch to MANUAL ...

TeraStation User Manual 86 Disk Quotas Notes: • When using quotas, disable the recycle bin or empty the trash folder. The limited space includes the space used for trash. • Quotas apply per drive or per array. If a Quota is set to 1 GB, each array or drive can use maximum of 1 GB. • Quotas can’t be ...

TeraStation User Manual 88 Disk space quotas for groups To limit the space of shared folders that each group can use, follow the procedure below. 1 2 Notes: • Usernames and passwords should be the same ones that the users log in to Windows with. • If two different quotas apply, such a a user quota a...

TeraStation User Manual 91 Enable TeraSearch to allow text searches for strings (such as from a text file or data) on the TeraStation. In the Web Admin interface, select [Shared Folders] - [Folder Setup]. 1 2 3 Click [Shared Folders] - [TeraSearch] on the Web Admin interface. 4 Click [Modify Setting...

TeraStation User Manual 93 Your PC can access files from the TeraStation even when it’s not connected to the network if Offline Files are enabled. Offline Files are updated and saved on the computer when it’s online. Offline Files work with Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Vista, and Windows 7...

TeraStation User Manual 98 FTP Server 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 to access the TeraStation from outside of the local network. You may enable it as follows. 1 2 Clic...

TeraStation User Manual 100 Accessing from a NFS Client Use the following procedure configure the TeraStation for access from UNIX with NFS. Note: This section is for information only. Unix and NFS are not supported by Buffalo. If you choose to configure your TeraStation this way, it does not void y...

TeraStation User Manual 103 • Encrypting Data from the Web Admin interface Access https://<TeraStation’s IP address> instead of http://... to encrypt all data from the Web Admin interface. Note: Your computer may display “there is a problem with this site’s security”, but you may ignore this m...

TeraStation User Manual 104 • SSL Key Note: This procedure is described for network administrators and advanced users. Do not try to configure this unless you know exactly what you’re doing. You may use encrypted keys such as https and FTPS for the Web Admin interface operations and FTP connections....

TeraStation User Manual 105 The TeraStation supports Wake on LAN, which allows it to be turned on remotely. Before using Wake on LAN, enable it as described below. 1 In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Network] - [Settings] - [IP Address Settings]. Click [Modify Settings]. 2 Wake on LAN is now ...

TeraStation User Manual 111 Chapter 11 Software NAS Navigator2 File Security Tool Before using the TeraStation with Windows 7, Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008, you will need to change the security settings to allow access to NAS devices. The File Security Tool makes these changes ...

TeraStation User Manual 113 EXT3 Reader The best format for external USB hard drives attached to the TeraStation is EXT3, a native Linux format, but this format is not normally supported by Windows. The EXT3 Reader software allows you to ready files from an EXT3 hard drive directly connected to your...

TeraStation User Manual 114 Chapter 12 List of Settings in the Web Admin interface Common items (left side of the screen) Common items (Displayed on the left side of the screen)Name Displays the TeraStation’s name. Firmware version Displays TeraStation’s Firmware version number. IP Address Displays ...

TeraStation User Manual 123 System - Settings Name Click [Modify Settings] to change settings. TeraStation Name Enter a name to identify the TeraStation on the network. * You can enter up to 15 bytes(UTF-8). Do not use multi-byte characters. * Alphanumeric characters, -(hyphen), and _(underscore) ma...

TeraStation User Manual 137 Extensions - WebAccess WebAccess WebAccess Settings Click shared folder name to display Edit Screen. Folder information on the TeraStation which will be published with Web Access Feature is displayed in [Name] and [Description]. On [WebAccess Settings], following Access R...

TeraStation User Manual 141 Specifications Check Buffalo's catalogs or web site ( www.buffalotech.com ) for information about the latest products or compatible mod- els. Interface (LAN Port) Interface: Complied with IEEE802.3ab (1000BASE-T), Complied with IEEE802.3u (100BASE- TX), Complied with IEEE...

TeraStation User Manual 142 Factory Defaults The following settings are factory defaults for the TeraStation. Username admin Password password Shared Folders “share” (for both Windows and Macintosh computers). The recycle bin is set to [Enabled] on “share” by default. DHCP Client Normally, the TeraS...

TeraStation User Manual 143 Software You can install following software applications and the manual by using Utility CD (TeraNavigator) which comes with the TeraStation. Select and install software from the selection screen which is displayed during Setup (Or click [Option] in TeraNavigator and foll...

TeraStation User Manual 145 Info Folder In the folder called "info" on the internal hard disk of the TeraStation, Install programs such as the manual, NAS Naviga-tor2, or Easy Backup are included. When you want to read the manual on your computer in the network, install the utili-ties when y...

TeraStation User Manual 146 LCD Display TeraStation has the LCD panel on the front of the unit. The following list shows the displayed items and their meanings. Normal Display You can switch the display by pressing the Display switch button on the front of the TeraStation. Also, you can configure th...

TeraStation User Manual 147 Status Displays the current status when changing the settings or formatting drives. Examples of LCD Meaning HDx Warning I11 Bad Sectors Bad sectors in Xth hard drive may reach the dangerous zone. Replace Xth hard drive. Operation Mode I12 DEGRADE MODE RAID Degrade mode is...

TeraStation User Manual 148 Error and Warning Displays the current status when changing the settings or formatting drives. Examples of LCD Meaning SYSTEM Error E00 MPU No Response System is not responding. Unplug the power code of the TeraStation and reboot it. If the error still persists, contact B...

TeraStation User Manual 150 Troubleshooting In the folder called “info” on the internal hard disk of the TeraStation, Install programs such as the manual, NAS Naviga - tor2, or Easy Backup are included. When you want to read the manual on your computer in the network, install the utili-ties when you...

TeraStation User Manual 151 If Shared folders on the TeraStation would not suddenly open: If you map Shared Folders on the TeraStation as a Network Drive, you may suddenly not be able to access TeraStation when the IP address or Workgourp is changed.In Such a case, follow the instructions on the fro...

TeraStation User Manual 152 Update the TeraStation’s Firmware Visit BUFFALO’s web site to download the TeraStation’s firmware update, and run the update program. Double click the file you downloaded, and the file will be extracted and HTML file which shows to update is automatically displayed. Follo...

TeraStation User Manual 153 Glossary AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) The name of protocol that is used for AppleShare to share file on AppleTalk Network. Degrade Drives which consists of RAID 1, 5, 10 are failed or missing. The integrity of data will be maintained, but the error occurs after this cannot...

TeraStation User Manual 155 Compliance Information FCC Warning NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the...

TeraStation User Manual 156 KCC 기종별 사 용 자 안 내 문 A 급 기기( 업무용 정보통신기기 ) 이 기기는 업무용으로 전자파적합등록을 한 기기이오니 판매자 또는 사용자는 이 점을 주의하시기 바라며 만약 잘못 판매 또는 구입하였을 때에는 가정용으로 교환하시기 바랍니다 . BSMI 警告使用者 : 這是甲類的資訊產品 , 在居住的環境中使用時 , 可能會造成射頻 干擾 , 在這種情況下 , 使用者會被要求採取某些適當的對策。