Page 2 - Introduction; Support at
Introduction Congratulations on your new LinkStation Pro! This user manual is intended to assist you in configuring it. Because we’re constantly updating our product, the images and text in this manual may vary slightly from the images and text displayed by your LinkStation. These changes are minor ...
Page 3 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents Initial Setup ...................................................................... 4 Install Software ................................................................. 8 Accessing LinkStation Data from a PC............................. 12 Accessing LinkStation Data from a Mac ......
Page 4 - Connecting your LinkStation
Begin by plugging your power cable and Ethernet cable into the back of the LinkStation as shown. Connecting your LinkStation
Page 5 - Connect your Cables
5 Plug the power cord into a 120 volt wall socket or surge protecter. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into a hub, router, or switch in your network. Connect your Cables
Page 6 - Powering up; power button
6 Powering up Press the power button on the front panel. LEDs will blink as your LinkStation boots up. After your LinkStation has completed booting up, check the LINK/ACT LED on the front of the LinkStation. If it’s lit, then your LinkStation is connected properly, and you can go on to page 8. If it...
Page 7 - Setup Notes
7 The LinkStation’s Ethernet port will automatically adjust to use either a crossover or catch cable, so you may connect the LinkStation to your network with either type of Ethernet cable. Buffalo Technology doesn’t recommend connecting the LinkStation directly to a PC.Verify that the LINK/ACT LED o...
Page 8 - Installing Software
8 Insert the LinkNavigator CD into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. Setup should automatically launch. If it does not, manually launch setup.exe by pressing Start and selecting the Run... option. When the Run dialog opens, type d:\setup.exe (where d is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive). Press OK to cont...
Page 9 - LinkNavigator Setup; Click on
Press the Begin Installation button to begin. LinkNavigator Setup Click on Connect this PC to LinkStation (the green, lower button). Click Next to step through the installation.
Page 10 - Continue pressing
10 LinkNavigator Setup Continue pressing Next to step through the installation. When installation is complete, you may close the installation window.
Page 11 - is the main folder that you can put files and; LinkNavigator Setup is Complete!
11 Two new icons will be on your desktop: Shortcut for LinkStation and Buffalo NAS Navigator . Clicking Shortcut for LinkStation takes you directly to the folders on your LinkStation. Share is the main folder that you can put files and folders in. Info contains a copy of your user manual. The Buffal...
Page 12 - Advanced Settings; To Access LinkStation Data from a PC:; start using your LinkStation, you can either click on the; Accessing LinkStation Data from your PC
1 Congratulations! You’ve completed basic setup. For more LinkStation configuration options, turn to Advanced Settings , beginning on page 19. To Access LinkStation Data from a PC: Your LinkStation uses “shares” (folders) to hold data. A share called “share” is already configured on your LinkStation...
Page 13 - Accessing LinkStation Data from a Mac; Server Address
1 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 y...
Page 14 - share
1 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 f...
Page 16 - LinkStation Expansion; backup to a USB Hard Drive.
16 LinkStation Expansion LinkStation Pro has two USB 2.0 ports on the rear. These ports can be used for adding external USB Hard Drives. LinkStation will share connected USB storage devices, allowing everyone on the network to use them. Up to two external USB hard drives may be added to LinkStation ...
Page 17 - Power Button; – Press and release the Power Button to turn; Info LED; – The Info LED blinks when you have a message; Diag LED; – The Diagnostic LED blinks to signal abnormal; LinkStation Layout
17 Power Button – Press and release the Power Button to turn the LinkStation on. Hold it down for three seconds to turn the LinkStation off. Link/Act LED – The Link/Act LED glows green when the LinkStation is connectied to a network. It blinks when the LinkStation is sending or receiving data. Info ...
Page 18 - LinkStation
18 Init button – The red Init button allows you to return your LinkStation to factory defaults. 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Port – Use this port to connect your LinkStation to a switch, a router, or another computer. The port is autosensing, so either a conventional Ethernet cable or a crossover Ether...
Page 19 - The Configuration GUI may be accessed at any time; The Configuration GUI
1 Advanced Settings The Configuration GUI may be accessed at any time by typing the IP address of your LinkStation into the URL bar of a browser running on a computer connected to the same network as the LinkStation. This works perfectly with OS X, Linux, and other non-Windows PCs.If you have a PC r...
Page 20 - This login prompt will appear. Enter; for the user name. Until you change it, the; password; OK; admin
0 This login prompt will appear. Enter admin for the user name. Until you change it, the password for the admin account will be password . Press the OK button when finished. Advanced Settings User name: admin Password: password See page 35 to change your password. If this login prompt does not appea...
Page 21 - Advanced Settings - Home
1 Welcome to Advanced Settings , the configuration GUI for the LinkStation! Bookmark this page in your browser so it can be easily accessed for future configuration changes. If the LinkStation’s IP Address changes, you will need to recreate the link. You can also get here by typing http:// LinkStati...
Page 22 - Once desired fields have been completed, press; Basic
You may modify your LinkStation’s hostname and description under Hostname Setup . A friendly, easy-to-remember name (e.g. “LinkStation”) is recommended.Make sure that the date and time are correct in Date and Time Setup . To synchronize time settings with those in your computer, press Use Local Time...
Page 23 - on this page. Only use JumboFrame settings
Advanced Settings Network (IP Address Properties) In most networks, LinkStation will get its IP Address automatically from a DHCP server. You may disable DHCP here. If DHCP is disabled and an IP Address is not set manually, it will default to 1.168.11.150 . The LinkStation’s IP Address , Subnet Mask...
Page 26 - From here you can see your USB hard
6 Advanced Settings Disk Management (USB hard drives) From here you can see your USB hard drives’ setup information. If the hard drives’ information isn’t displayed properly, try restarting your USB hard drives and then restarting your LinkStation. Some USB hard drives must be reformatted from withi...
Page 27 - Disk check checks any of your hard drives for
7 Advanced Settings Disk Management (Disk Check) Disk check checks any of your hard drives for errors. To use disk check, select the disk that you want to check from the target pulldown and click Select Target .
Page 29 - Shared Folders; Shared
Advanced Settings Shared Folders To begin setting up shares on your LinkStation, select Shared Folders from the left side menu, and then click the Add button under Shared Folders Setup . To delete a share or shares, check the checkbox next to the shares you’d like to delete, and press the Delete but...
Page 30 - Adding a new Shared Folder; files are limited to 2GB maximum filesize and 32
0 Advanced Settings Adding a new Shared Folder To add a new shared folder, enter a name for it in the Shared Folder Name box and choose which Disk Space it will reside in. You may also choose which operating systems and features the share will support by putting the appropriate checks next to Shared...
Page 32 - To allow FTP Access to LinkStation, choose
Advanced Settings Shared Folders (Service Setup) To allow FTP Access to LinkStation, choose Enable for FTP Server . To enable legacy AppleTalk support, choose Enable for AppleTalk Protocol . FTP Server Info: Enabling the FTP Server will allow users to connect to shares via FTP protocol. Their userna...
Page 33 - Group Management; in some networks, specifically networks with a lot
Advanced Settings Group Management Groups allow for easier management of permissions in some networks, specifically networks with a lot of users in different departments.To Delete a group, put a check next to its name and click Delete . To add a group to your LinkStation, click Add . Add a name and ...
Page 34 - User Management; LinkStation is preconfigured with two users,
Advanced Settings User Management LinkStation is preconfigured with two users, admin and guest , out of the box. The admin and guest user accounts cannot be deleted. To delete any other user, put a check next to their name and click Delete . To add a new user, click Add . The Add New User dialog wil...
Page 35 - User Settings
5 Advanced Settings User Management (changing passwords) To change an account’s password, click on the name of the account under User Settings . Note: if a user name and password are used to log into a user’s windows computer or domain, the same user name and password should be used when creating th...
Page 36 - Accessing Multiple Shares from a single PC
6 Accessing Multiple Shares from a single PC When accessing multiple shares to a Windows PC, you may see this error message. This is caused by having multiple shares to the same resource using different login credentials. The error occurs when connecting to at least one secure, restricted share. Due...
Page 37 - Mapping Multiple Shares; Connect using a different
7 Advanced Settings Mapping Multiple Shares When mapping any share, select the Connect using a different user name option. A login and password prompt will appear. Use the username and password required by any secure, restricted shares for all shares. All mapped shares on a single PC must use the sa...
Page 38 - Disk Backup; To create a backup job, click on a
8 Advanced Settings Disk Backup To create a backup job, click on a Job Number . The Edit Backup Job dialog will appear.
Page 39 - files changed since the previous backup.
Advanced Settings Disk Backup (Edit Backup Job) A Backup Job can run regularly on a daily or weekly schedule, or immediately by appropriate choices in the Backup Job Schedule field. Date and Time for the backup may be entered, and Encryption and Compression enabled or disabled. Enable Overwrite Back...
Page 40 - Refresh
0 Advanced Settings Disk Backup (LinkStation List) The LinkStation list shows other LinkStations in your network that you can configure network backups to.Press Refresh to get a list of LinkStations on your network.
Page 41 - Remote
1 Advanced Settings Disk Backup (Add LinkStation) To add a remote LinkStation to your network, enter its numerical IP Address in the Remote LinkStation IP Address field and click the Add to List button. For remote LinkStation backups, make sure both firewalls are configured to allow traffic in and o...
Page 42 - and be notified of any disk events by email.
Advanced Settings Maintenance (Notification) If your LinkStation is remotely managed, you may choose to receive nightly status reports and be notified of any disk events by email. To set this up, enable Mail Notification and enter the IP Address of your SMTP server* in the SMTP Server Address field....
Page 43 - Along with the audible noise, alert emails will be sent out if
Advanced Settings Maintenance (Alert Settings) Alerts can be configured on the LinkStation to make audible noises when a problem is detected. Along with the audible noise, alert emails will be sent out if Mail Notification was properly configured. Please select the features you would like to receive...
Page 44 - Apply
Advanced Settings Maintenance (Status LED Settings) Adjust the brightness of the LEDs on your LinkStation’s front panel here. Press Apply to update the settings.
Page 45 - From the
5 Advanced Settings Maintenance (Shutdown) From the Shutdown page, press Apply to shutdown LinkStation. This has the same function as holding down the power button on the front of LinkStation, but may be done remotely. Turning on the LinkStation after a shutdown requires a physical button push on th...
Page 51 - LinkStation Client Utility; the version of firmware it’s running.
51 LinkStation Client Utility This is the Buffalo NAS Client Utility . Installed on your PC, it allows you to access each of the LinkStations (and TeraStations) on your network. Click Refresh List to get tabs for each of your LinkStations. Each tab shows the Host Name, Workgroup, IP Address, and Sub...
Page 52 - IP Address Setup; Here, you may enter your
5 LinkStation Client Utility IP Address Setup Here, you may enter your IP Address and Subnet Mask manually, or enable your LinkStation to acquire them automatically from a DHCP server. You’ll need the administrator password to use this screen. Press OK when you’re done.
Page 53 - Disk Errors; of any of the Web-Based configuration screens. Run; Troubleshooting
5 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 ...
Page 54 - Data Transmission Speed:
5 Technical Specifications LAN Standards: IEEE 802.3u; IEEE 802.3ab; IEEE 802.3 Transmission Types: 1000BASE-T: 8B1Q4, PAM5; 100BASE-TX: 4B5B 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 Connecto...
Page 56 - GENERAL INQUIRIES
56 Buffalo Technology (Europe), Inc. 176 Buckingham Avenue, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4RD United Kingdom GENERAL INQUIRIES Email: [email protected] TECHNICAL SUPPORT Technical Support in Europe is available between the hours of 9am-6pm (GMT) Monday to Thursday and 9am-4:30pm (GMT) Friday for...
Page 57 - GPL Information
57 Thank you for your interest in Buffalo products. Our GPL software delivery policy is outlined below. For each individual product and revision, please send one individually packaged self addressed padded CD shipping envelope, containing a blank CD-R to the following address: Buffalo Technology USA...
