Buffalo Technology HD-HLAN - Manual

Quick Setup Plug the LinkStation’s power cord into the back of LinkStation. Then, plug the other end of the power cord into a power outlet.Also, plug the included Ethernet Cable into LinkStation’s Ethernet Port located on the back of LinkStation.

Check the LINK/ACT light on the front of the LinkStation. If it is lit, then your LinkStation is connected properly; please turn to page 12 to continue setup. If it is not lit, continue to the next page. Quick Setup

1 Insert the Link Navigator CD into a PC’s CD-ROM drive. Depending on the PC’s configuration, the EasySetup program may launch. If it does not automatically launch, manually launch it by pressing the Start menu, selecting the Run... option. When the Run dialog opens, type x: easysetup.exe (where x i...

1 LinkStation is now ready to be configured. The login prompt will appear. The user name is “root” . There is no password by default . If a password was specified on the previous step, then type that password in, otherwise leave the password field blank. Press the OK button when finished. In the fut...

0 To begin setting up a new share, enter an appropriate share/folder name in the Shared Folder Name field. Set the remaining settings to the desired function. Access Restriction will turn on security features. Please refer to the Settings section (starting on page 28 ) of this manual before using th...

1 Accessing LinkStation Data from a PC To access LinkStation data:Press the Start menu, select the Run... option. When the Run dialog opens, type \\LinkStation_ Name (where LinkStation_Name is name of the LinkStation set on page 18 ). Press the OK button to continue.

If your Mac does not automatically detect your LinkStation’s Share folder and put it on your desktop, you will need to add the LinkStation to the Mac’s server list. Begin by clicking Go , and then choose Connect to Server . Accessing LinkStation Data from a Mac In the Server Address field, enter you...

Select Guest and click on Connect . Note: If you have configured share permissions on your LinkStation, select Registered User and enter your Registered User credentials. Accessing LinkStation Data from a Mac Select the volume that you want to mount, such as share or share-mac , from the list of fol...

LinkStation Expansion LinkStation has two USB 2.0 ports on it, one on the front and one on the rear. These ports can be used for adding an external USB Hard Drive or a USB Printer, allowing everyone on the network to share the USB device. One printer or one external USB Hard Drive can be added to ei...

Basic Settings LinkStation Name Setup: LinkStation should be configured with a unique name to identify it over the network. A general description can be given for the device as well. Date and Time Setup: To properly catalogue shares and files by date, and to properly schedule tasks (such as backups)...

Basic Settings - LinkStation Name The LinkStation Name identifies the LinkStation on your network. The LinkStation name should be something easy to remember. It can be named after its owner, its location, or the type of data that will be installed on it. If there is only one LinkStation on the netwo...

0 Basic Settings - Time and Date Time Setup: The LinkStation time must be set to maintain proper logs and to schedule proper backups Input the proper time and date or press the Get Current Date & Time button to set LinkStation’s time to the same time as the PC that is being used to configure it....

1 IP Address Settings: By default, LinkStation will attempt to obtain an IP Address from a DHCP Server. If a DHCP Server is not available, it will assign itself an IP Address of 192.168.11.150. A designated static IP Address can be given to LinkStation within IP Address Settings . The gateway and su...

Network - IP Address & Default Gateway IP Address Settings: LinkStation operates using the TCP/IP protocol. Thus, it must have an IP Address to communicate on a network. This IP Address is also used to access the web-based configuration menus. If LinkStation cannot obtain an IP Address from a DH...

Network - Network Setup Workgroup Settings: Select the appropriate Network ID. Enter the name of your workgroup in the Workgroup Name field. “ Workgroup” is recommended for most home networks. Wins Client Settings: LinkStation does not require a WINS Server. Don’t enable WINS Client unless you have ...

Shared Folder Setup: Access to shared folders can be controlled via group and User permissions. By default a shared folder will allow access to all groups and users. Folders can be created in file formats for use by Windows, Mac, or both operating systems. Group Setup: T o ease security administrati...

Security - Shared Folders LinkStation stores its data in shares. Multiple shares can be configured for different types of data. By default LinkStation has two shares. One share is for Windows and Macintosh computers. The other share is for Macintosh only. The default shares may be deleted if desired...

Security - Add a new Shared Folder Shared Folder Name: Name can be up to 12 alphanumeric characters (“ -” and “ _” are supported). Shared Folder Description: To differentiate the folders on LinkStation, a brief sentence or phrase evoking the type of data in the share is recommended. Shared Folders O...

Security Settings Enabling Access Restriction on the previous page will give you this screen, where you can restrict access to your new shared folder to specific users and/or groups. NOTE: You may add restrictions to an existing shared folder by pressing the Edit Shared Folder button on the main Sha...

Security Settings Groups allow for quicker security administration. A group is a group of users with specific rights to specific shared folders. A business may want to make a Manager group and add all of its managers to the group. This group could have access to a shared folder that the regular empl...

0 Security - Add New Group Group Name: This will be the name of the group. The name should reflect the types of users added. For example, the managers’s group could be named ‘Managers’. Group Description: The group description should be used to differentiate the different groups on LinkStation. A br...

1 Security Settings - Shared Folder Setup User accounts allow LinkStation to limit access to certain or all shared folders. A user account is assigned a password. This password is used to obtain the data inside the shared folder. If a user does not have the proper user account credentials, then acce...

User Name : Enter a name for each user here. Each name should indicate the named user. For instance, you could use the user’s first name as the user name. Password : The user password is the password associated with the user. The password can be up to 8 characters and can contain spaces, hyphens, an...

USB Details: Normally, all devices currently connected to the LinkStation will be displayed under USB Details . Newly attached USB devices may not be visible here until the LinkStation is restarted. USB Printer Setup: Postscript Printers can easily be shared from the LinkStation via USB. If a non-Po...

USB Settings USB Information: The USB Information table lists information about connected USB devices (such as printers and hard drives). It lists the USB Class (Printer or Storage), the manufacturer if available, the device name, and whether it is a USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 device.

USB Settings USB Disk Setup: The USB Disk setup options specifies if an attached USB Disk is to be used as a shared folder. Using it as a shared folder increases the capacity of LinkStation. Selecting the Disable option makes it impossible to make the USB Disk drive a shared folder. However, if set ...

USB Settings - Print Server Print Server: The Print Server function turns printer sharing on or off. The Print Server function must be set to Enable if a printer is to be shared. LinkStation supports most PostScript printers. It doesn’t support bi-directional printers.Non-PostScript printers are not...

USB Settings - Printer Share Installation Now that LinkStation is set up to share your printer, you can easily add the printer to any Windows PC on your network. Follow these steps for each PC that you want to be able to access the printer. • Access the LinkStation by pressing the Start Menu, select...

USB Settings - Printer Share Installation • To print a test page or configure additional printer settings, right click on the lp printer icon and select Properties . This will open the printer’s driver properties page. • Press the Print Test Page button to print a test page. You can also browse thro...

0 USB Settings - Delete Print Queue Deleting print jobs may be necessary if a corrupt print job was sent to a printer. If printing to the printer connected to LinkStation suddenly fails, it is recommended that you Execute the Delete Print Queue program. Deleting the print jobs will require that user...

1 System Status: The System Status page displays current information about LinkStation. Disk Sleep Function: The LinkStation can be scheduled to enter a sleep mode to preserve energy at a scheduled time. The sleep time cannot coincide with the time of a scheduled backup or the backup will fail. Disk...

Maintenance Settings - System Status The System Status page lists configuration information about LinkStation. No configuration changes can be made from this screen, but it’s a good place to review settings.

Maintenance Settings - Sleep Sleep Function: Enable Sleep Function to allow LinkStation to go into Sleep Mode. In Sleep Mode, LinkStation’s internal hard drive shuts off until the Wakeup Time . Disable Sleep Mode if you want LinkStation to always remain on. When LinkStation is sleeping, data cannot ...

Maintenance Settings - Backup All Disk Backups are sent to the attached USB Disk on LinkStation. Please turn to page 56 for information on how to restore Backups. Disk Backup Folders: Before Disk Backup can be enabled, at least one share or folder inside of a share must be added to the Backup. To se...

Maintenance Settings - Backup Settings Disk Backup: The Disk Backup function allows LinkStation’s data to be backed up to an external USB Hard Drive. Backing up data is important in the event of LinkStation becoming damaged. Without a backup you risk losing data if a catastrophe happens. The Disable...

Restoring a Backup To restore a backup, the USB Disk must be shared as a shared folder. This setting can be enabled on page 44. Then, browse to LinkStation and find the folder labeled usbdisk1 . This is where all of the backup data is sent during backups. Double click on its icon, or right click on ...

Maintenance Settings - Disk Scan Disk Scan: The Disk Scan Target is the disk that is to be scanned. The Internal HDD option is for LinkStation’s internal hard drive. If a USB Hard Drive is connected to LinkStation, then it will also be available from the pull-down menu. Please select the disk that s...

Maintenance Settings - Format Select a disk to format: The pull-down menu lists the drives that can be formatted. If a USB Hard Drive is connected to LinkStation then it will be available for format. The Internal HDD can also be formatted from this page. NOTES: Formatting a drive will erase all data...

0 Maintenance Settings - Administrator Password Settings Administrator Name: The Administrator Name is used to log into the Web-Based configuration. The default Administrator Name is “root”. It cannot be changed. Old Password: Please type the current administrator password into this field. By defaul...

1 Maintenance Settings - Shutdown Shutdown: The Shutdown function in LinkStation allows an administrator to shut down LinkStation without using the power button. This feature can be handy if LinkStation is being configured from a location not close to the LinkStation’s power button.Press the Execute...

PCast is a special service that can run within LinkStation allowing it to be a media server for Buffalo’s LinkTheater product. The LinkTheater is a media player that connects to your television and streams multimedia content. The PCast service allows you to stream any multimedia content directly fro...

PCast Settings - LinkTheater LinkTheater Settings: The LinkTheater Settings allow you to configure your LinkStation to communicate directly with Buffalo’s LinkTheater. Media Server Function: The Media Server Function will need to be enabled for this function to work. If you do not own a LinkTheater ...

PCast Settings - LinkTheater Password: Enter the password required for access to the LinkStation content from LinkTheater. This password will need to be entered everytime you initially access the LinkStation from LinkTheater. The password can only be four alphanumeric characters. This limitation has...

When adding multiple shares, it’s possible that you may get an error message similar to the following: Troubleshooting - Multiple Shares This is caused by having multiple shares to the same resource using different credentials. The error occurs when connecting to at least one secure, restricted shar...

Disk Errors If LinkStation encounters a disk error, it will be reported in the LinkStation status on the top of any of the Web-Based configuration screens. Run a Disk Scan in the event of this error. If that doesn’t work, try a reformat. Reformatting the drive will delete all of the data on it so tr...

Technical Specifications LAN Standards: Auto-MDIX10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet Transmission Types: 1000BASE-T: 8B1Q4, PAM5; 100BASE-TX 4B/5B, MLT-3;10BASE-T Manchester Coding Access Media: CSMA/CD Media Interface: RJ-45 USB Standard: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (HS) Full-Speed (FS) Low-Speed (LS) USB Connector: ...

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