Buffalo Technology HS-DGL - Manual

4. Disk Full LED – When LinkStation’s internal drive approaches 95% of its capacity, the Disk Full LED will light up in red. For options to increase storage capacity, see LinkStation Expansion on page 26. 5. Diagnostic LED – The Diagnostic LED flashes if the LinkStation encounters an error. 6. USB P...

Quick Setup Plug the LinkStation’s power cord into a power outlet.Also, plug the included Ethernet Cable into LinkStation’s RJ-45 network port located on the back of LinkStation.

11 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 ...

1 This section of the program changes LinkStation’s IP address. Check the check box that states Acquire IP Address Automatically . This will give LinkStation an IP address from the network’s router/DHCP server. A fixed (static) IP Address and Gateway can be set if preferred. The Administrator Passwo...

1 LinkStation is now ready to be configured. The login prompt will appear. The user name is root . There is no password by default. Only enter a password if you have configured one. Press the OK button when finished. In the future, your LinkStation can be accessed by typing //LINKSTATION_NAME into a...

0 Accessing LinkStation Data from a PC To access LinkStation from a PC, press Start and choose Run... . Type “ \\LinkStation_Name ”, where LinkStation_Name is the name of the LinkStation set on page 17. Press OK 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 TeraStation, 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. You can also connect your digital camera to one of these port...

Transfering Pictures from a Digital Camera If you plug a digital camera (or USB media card reader) directly into the LinkStation, you may automatically download all picture and movie files directly to the LinkStation. Begin by connecting the camera to a USB port on the LinkStation and powering it on...

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 correctly to maintain logs and to schedule backups. Input the 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. Check the...

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. xxx.xxx with subnet mask 255.255.0.0. A designated static IP Address can be given to LinkStation within IP Addres...

Network - IP Address & Default Gateway IP Address Settings: LinkStation needs an IP address to communicate on a network. If it can’t obtain an IP Address from a DHCP Server, LinkStation will automatically use the IP Address 192.168.11.150 , or you may enter an IP address and subnet mask manually...

DNS Server: You may enable a DNS server here. Enter the DNS server’s IP address. A DNS server is not needed for correct operation of the LinkStation. Ethernet Frame Size: Do not change the Ethernet frame size unless you have a good reason for doing so.

Network - Microsoft Networking 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 yo...

Shared Folder Setup: Shared folders should be created to store data. 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 syst...

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: Names can have 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 Folder...

Security - Shared Folder 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...

0 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 em...

1 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...

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 access...

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- P...

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 Setup USB Disk: 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...

0 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 th...

1 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...

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 B...

Disk Format: The internal drive or an attached USB drive can be formatted and rebuilt. Once a format begins all data will be lost on the drive. Care should be taken to backup any data stored on the drive prior to formatting. External USB hard drives attached to LinkStation may need to be formatted v...

Maintenance Settings - System Status The System Status page briefly lists important 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 Disk Backup Folders: Before Disk Backup can be enabled, at least one share or folder must be set to be backed up. Use the drop down menu under Folders for Backup . All files and folders inside the selected folder will be backed up. Once a share or folder is selected, pr...

Maintenance Settings - Backup Settings Disk Backup: The Disk Backup function allows LinkStation’s data to be backed up to an external USB Hard Drive or another LinkStation on the network. The Disable option turns off the ability to backup. Backup Frequency: Run Backup Immediately runs the backup pro...

Restoring a Backup To restore a backup, the backup destination (if on a USB hard drive) must be shared as a shared folder. This setting can be enabled on page 47. Then, browse to the usbdisk1 folder. This is where backup data is stored. Backups in usbdisk1 are in folders named YEARMONTHDAYTIME, so “...

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...

0 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. NOTE: Formatting a drive will erase all dat...

1 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...

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 and DLNA are special services that can run within LinkStation, allowing it to be a media server for LinkTheater or other digital multimedia players. The LinkTheater product is a media server that connects to your television and streams multimedia content. The PCast service allows you to stream...

PCast Settings - 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 than disabling this feature is recommended. Media Folder: The Media Folder specifies which shared folder to share with LinkTheater. All of ...

PCast Settings - LinkTheater Get to this page by clicking Choose Devices on the previous page. Search for DLNA Client: This will show a list of all clients that could connect to the media server. For any that you want to have access, put a checkmark next to their MAC address and click Allow Access ....

When adding multiple shares, it’s possible that you may get an error message similar to the 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 share. Due to a...

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. It is recommended to start a Normal Disk Scan in the event of this error. If that doesn’t work, try running a Thorough Disk Scan. Additionally, ...

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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