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Contents Chapter 1 Installation.........................................................7 Diagrams................................................................................................7 Turning the LinkStation On and Off....................................................8 Chapter 2 Configuration....................................................9 Opening Settings from a Computer....................................................9 Opening Easy Admin..............................................
Access Restrictions.........................................................................................37 Active Directory..................................................................................39 NT Domains.........................................................................................41 Delegating Authority to an External SMB Server.............................43 Chapter 5 Managing Storage..........................................46 Adding an External Hard Drive..................
Copying from a USB Device................................................................62 Configuring Direct Copy................................................................................62 Starting Direct Copy......................................................................................63 Chapter 7 Multimedia......................................................65 DLNA....................................................................................................
Sleep Mode..........................................................................................79 Encrypting Data Transmission...........................................................80 Encrypting Settings Data..............................................................................80 Encrypting FTP Transfer Data.......................................................................80 SSL Encryption...............................................................................................
Compliance Information.....................................................................96 FCC Statement................................................................................................96 Environmental Information..........................................................................97 Models............................................................................................................
Chapter 1 Installation Diagrams LS210D 1 2 3 4 Power LED The white power LED will light up while the LinkStation is on. The white power LED blinks while booting or shutting down. The red power LED blinks when an error occurs. If there is a status message, the power LED glows amber. If there is a new firmware available, the power LED blinks amber. Function LED This LED glows while the LinkStation is being initialized and while dismounting USB devices.
This LED shows network activity. It blinks green when the LinkStation is accessed over the network. 8 9 Power Connector Use the included power cable to connect to a surge protector or outlet. Anti-Theft Security Slot Use this slot to secure your LinkStation with a cable lock (not included). Turning the LinkStation On and Off Move the power switch on the back of the LinkStation to the “on” position to turn it on.
Chapter 2 Configuration Configure and administer your LinkStation using the Settings interface, accessible from a browser window. Open the interface using the procedure below or type the LinkStation’s IP address in the URL field of your browser. Within Settings, the Easy Admin page gives you quick access to commonly used settings. Opening Settings from a Computer Note: Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 18, Google Chrome 24, Safari 5, and later are supported.
Notes: • If you click any buttons, you will need to enter a username and password. • Username/Password Combinations: Username admin Password password guest blank your username your password Settings Available All LinkStation’s name, IP address, workgroup, drive status, firmware version LinkStation’s name, IP address, workgroup, drive status, firmware version, and your password. • If the time-out period is set to “10 minutes”, you will be logged out of Settings after 10 minutes of inactivity.
The first time you access your LinkStation, this page will open. Step through the wizard to change your administrative password and configure time settings. WebAccess Configure WebAccess to access your LinkStation remotely. Refer to “WebAccess” for more information. BitTorrent Configure BitTorrent to download large files efficiently. Refer to “BitTorrent” for more information.
DLNA Configure DLNA to stream media files to DLNA-compatible devices on the LAN. Refer to “DLNA” for more information. Opening Advanced Settings 1 Click Advanced Settings in Easy Admin. 2 Enter the administrator username and password, then click OK. 3 The Advanced Settings screen will open.
Note: To go back to Easy Admin, click the Home icon. Opening Settings from a Smartphone You can access your LinkStation’s Settings from your iOS or Android device. Download and install “SmartPhone Navigator” from the App Store or Google Play. Notes: • If you have an older version of SmartPhone Navigator installed on your phone, update it to the latest version. Your icons and software may be slightly different from the examples in this manual. • You must be logged in as an administrator to change settings.
3 Settings will be displayed. Notes: • The first time you go through setup, you’ll be given a chance to change the default password and correct the time zone settings. Step though the wizard to change these settings. • If you tap any buttons, you will need to enter a username and password.
• Tap Desktop to show Advanced Settings. This screen gives the full array of settings that could be changed from a computer, but is not optimized for smartphones. Android Smartphones and Tablets 1 Open SmartPhone Navigator” on your Android device. 2 Tap Open Settings. 3 Settings will be displayed.
Notes: • The first time you go through setup, you’ll be given a chance to change the default password and correct the time zone settings. Step though the wizard to change these settings. • If you tap any buttons, you will need to enter a username and password. • Tap Desktop to show Advanced Settings. This screen gives the full array of settings that could be changed from a computer, but is not optimized for smartphones.
Chapter 3 Remote Access WebAccess WebAccess is a program for accessing the files in the shared folder of your LinkStation from your computer, smartphone, or tablet through the Internet. Notes: • Be careful when configuring WebAccess. Certain settings can make the files in the shared folder available to anyone on the Internet, without any access restrictions.
3 Enter a username and password. This will create a new user. Tap Next. 4 Enter the password from the previous step again and tap Next. 5 Tap OK. Note: If UPnP is not enabled on your network, you will only be able to access your NAS from the local network.
use WebAccess from outside your home, either enable UPnP in the router or open port 9000 for WebAccess in your router’s settings. 6 Enter the BuffaloNAS.com name and tap Set. 7 Tap Browse.
8 9 WebAcces will launch. Tap OK if the following message is displayed. Tap your NAS’s hostname to open the shared folder. Note: For more details, select View Manual from the application.
application on your smartphone. Android Smartphones ad Tables Notes: • Download the “SmartPhone Navigator” and “WebAccess” applications from the Google Play. • You can also configure WebAccess settings from the mobile mode Settings. 1 Open “SmartPhone Navigator” on your Android devices. 2 Tap NAS Setup. 3 Enter a username and password to create a user for WebAccess and tap Next.
4 Tap OK. Note: If UPnP is not enabled on your network, you will only be able to access your NAS from the local network. To use WebAccess from outside your home, either enable UPnP in the router or open port 9000 for WebAccess in your router’s settings. 5 Enter the BuffaloNAS.com name and tap Set.
6 7 Tap Browse. WebAcces application will launch. Tap Close if the following message is displayed.
8 Tap NAS List. You may now access the shared folder on the LinkStation. Note: For more information, select View Manual from the application. For additional features, install WebAccess application on your smartphone. If Creating BuffaloNAS.com Name Failed If UPnP is disabled in your router, creating the BuffaloNAS.com name from SmartPhone Navigator may fail. If this happens, try the following procedure. 1 Tap the “SmartPhone Navigator” icon on your smartphone. 2 Tap Open Settings. 3 Tap WebAccess.
7 Select “Configure router’s port settings manually”, enter the router’s port number, and tap Apply. Configuring from a Computer Configuration from Easy Admin Note: Use compatibility mode to use WebAccess with Internet Explorer on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. 1 Click WebAccess in Easy Admin. 2 Move the WebAccess switch to the 3 Select the level of access for each shared folder from the drop-down list. 4 Enter a BuffaloNAS.com name for your BuffaloNAS account. position to enable WebAccess.
2 Click Edit. 3 Configure the desired settings, then click OK. • To use SSL encryption for more secure data transfers, enable “HTTPS/SSL Encryption”. • Some WebAccess applications may not support HTTPS/SSL encryption. Disable it if this is an issue. For more details, refer to the WebAccess Help Guide. • You may use the default BuffaloNAS.com registration, or disable to use a different DNS server. • Choose a “BuffaloNAS.com name” and “BuffaloNAS.com key” for your WebAccess account.
Notes: • For best results, create a new dedicated share for WebAccess. • When accessing shared folders through WebAccess from a remote location, the username and password may be required for certain operations. For best results, create a user account with permissions on the WebAccess share before using WebAccess. 8 9 Click Edit. Navigate to File Sharing - Folder Setup and choose the folder you will use for WebAccess. Enable “WebAccess LAN protocol support”.
WebAccess Account Not logged in User with read & write access User with read-only access Group with read & write access Group with readonly access Other users R R - - - - R/W R R/W R R/W R R/W R R/W R R R R/W R R/W R R/W R R/W R R/W R R R R/W R R/W R - - R: Read only, R/W: Read and write, -: No access 10 Continue with the procedure at http://buffalonas.com/manual/setup/en/. Note: If you change your BuffaloNAS.
Accessing the LinkStation with an FTP client • To access the LinkStation via FTP, configure your FTP client software with the following settings: Hostname: IP address of the LinkStation Username: The LinkStation’s username Password: The LinkStation’s password Port: 21 • Shared folders connected by FTP are available from the “/mnt” directory.
connection instead. • If a file was created or copied by AFP, you may not be able to delete it using an FTP connection. If this occurs, use an SMB or AFP connection instead to delete the file. • For FTP connections, make sure that the total filename including directory path is 250 single-byte characters or less.
Chapter 4 Access Restrictions You may restrict access to specific shared folders, including external USB drives. Notes: • Access restrictions can be set separately for each shared folder, but not for subfolders within the shared folders. • Configure access restrictions through Settings. Configuring access restrictions through Windows is not supported and may cause unexpected behavior.
3 Enter a folder name and description and tap Apply. Note: Folder names may contain up to 27 alphanumeric characters and symbols. The description may contain up to 75 alphanumeric characters. Configuration from a Computer 1 In Advanced Settings, navigate to File Sharing - Folder Setup and click the 2 Click Create Folder. 3 Configure the settings, then click OK. 32 icon.
Notes: • Names may contain up to 27 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_). Do not use a symbol as the first character in a name. • The description may contain up to 75 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and spaces. Do not use a symbol or space as the first character. • You may create up to 400 shared folders. • The names of shared folders should not use characters from more than one language.
Read-only Shares By default, new shares are set with read & write access, but you may change the attribute to “Read-only” in “Shared Folder Attributes”. Read-only shares and HFS+ formatted USB hard drives will have “Read-only” added to the shared folder description. Hidden Shares To hide a shared SMB folder, select “Hidden Share (SMB Only)” and click OK. To open a hidden folder, click Start - Search programs and files and enter “\\LinkStation’s name\Shared folder names$\” for the name.
3 Enter the desired username, password, and description, and tap Apply. Note: Usernames may contain up to 128 alphanumeric characters and symbols. Passwords may contain up to 20 alphanumeric characters and symbols. Configuration from a Computer 1 In “File Sharing”, click the 2 Click Create User. 3 Enter the desired settings, then click OK. icon to the right of “Users”.
Notes: • Usernames may contain up to 128 characters, including hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), !, #, &, @, $, *, ^, and %. Do not use a symbol as the first character. • For Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, use a local username instead of your Windows Live ID. • The user ID should be a number from 1000 to 1999. Each user ID should be unique. If this field is left blank, a user ID is assigned automatically.
Adding Groups 1 In “File Sharing”, click the 2 Click Add Group. 3 Enter settings, then click OK. icon to the right of “Groups”. Notes: • Group names may contain up to 20 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.). Do not use a symbol other than an underscore (_) as the first character. • Group descriptions may contain up to 75 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and spaces. Do not use a symbol or space as the first character.
2 Click the shared folder that you want to set access restrictions for. 3 Click Edit. 4 Enable “Access Restrictions”. 5 Select the level of access for the user or group you added. : Read and write access allowed : Read access allowed : Access prohibited Notes: • An example of access restrictions by user is shown in the screen. To apply access restrictions by group, click the Local Groups tab and select group permissions.
shutdown, halt, operator, nobody, mail, news, uucp, ftp, kmem, utmp, shadow, users, nogroup, all, none, hdusers, admin, guest, man, www, sshd, administrator, ftpuser, apache, mysql • Do not use any of the following words as the name of a shared folder.
2 Click 3 Click Edit. 4 Select “Active Directory” and click Next. 5 Click Yes. 6 Enter the desired settings, then click OK. 7 Choose Folder Setup. 8 Click a shared folder that you want to set access restrictions for. 9 Click Edit. to the right of “Workgroup/Domain”. 10 Enable “Access Restrictions”.
11 Select the level of access for the user or group: : Read and write access allowed : Read access allowed : Access prohibited 12 Click OK. Notes: • If both read-only and read & write permissions are given, the user will have read-only access. The most restrictive access setting will apply. • To have the LinkStation join an Active Directory domain, configure it to use a DNS server that can resolve names for the Active Directory domain.
4 Click Edit. 5 Select “NT Domain”, then click Next. Note: To use Active Directory from Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003, select “Active Directory” instead of “NT Domain”. 6 Click Yes. 7 Enter settings and click OK. 8 Click 9 Click a shared folder for which you want to set access restrictions. to the right of “Folder Setup”. 10 Click Edit. 11 Enable “Access Restrictions”.
12 Select the level of access for “Domain Users” or “Domain Groups” you added. : Read and write access allowed : Read access allowed : Access prohibited 13 Click OK. Notes: • If you change the LinkStation’s name, you will no longer be able to use domain users and groups or access restrictions. To repair this, rejoin the domain. • If both read-only and read & write permissions are given to a user, the user will have read-only access. The most restrictive attribute will apply.
4 Select “Workgroup”. 5 Click Next. 6 7 Enter a workgroup name. Select “Assign authorization to external SMB server” and enter the authentication server’s IP address (recommended) or name. Check “Automatic user registration” and “Use shared folder for authorization testing”. Enter the name for authorization testing and click OK. A shared folder for authentication has been created on the LinkStation.
12 Select the level of access: : Read and write access allowed : Read access allowed : Access prohibited 13 Click OK. Notes: • If both read-only and read & write permissions are given to a user, the user will have read-only access. The most restrictive attribute will apply. • If access restrictions are set for users and groups registered in the authentication server, guest or anonymous connection is not possible with AFP or FTP connections.
Chapter 5 Managing Storage Adding an External Hard Drive Connect an External Drive Your LinkStation includes a USB port and you can connect an external drive to this port. It will appear as a shared folder on the LinkStation. Formatted drives are detected automatically. Unformatted drives should be formatted in Settings. After a USB drive is recognized, Windows adds “usbdisk X” under the LinkStation in “Network”, where “X” is the USB port where the hard drive is connected. Notes: • Hubs are not supported.
- Folder Setup. Reboot your LinkStation to clear it. Dismounting with the Function Button If the LinkStation is on, hold down the function button for 3 seconds. The white LED will go out as all attached USB drives are dismounted. You may now unplug them safely. Dismounting from Settings Procedure on Smartphones 1 In the mobile mode Settings, tap USB Device. 2 Tap Dismount. 3 When the completion message is displayed, unplug the USB device and tap OK.
Procedure on Computers 1 In Advanced Settings, click Drives. 2 Click the 3 4 icon to the right of “USB Drives”. Select the drive to dismount and click Dismount Disk. The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Enter the displayed number and click OK. When the following message is displayed, it is safe to unplug the drive. Note: To remount the drive, unplug it and then plug it back again. Checking Drives A disk check tests the data on a drive in the LinkStation or connected via USB for integrity.
4 Click Check. You have the option of deleting information files from Mac OS during the check if desired. Formatting Drives Note: Under some circumstances, data deleted when a drive is formatted can be recovered. To ensure that data is “gone forever”, a format might not be sufficient. See “Erase Data on the LinkStation Completely”. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Drives. 2 Select Drives to format an internal drive or USB Drives to format an external drive.
4 Select a format type and click Format. 5 The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Enter the displayed number and click OK. 6 Depending on the size of your drive, the format may take several minutes to several hours to complete. The power LED will flash during the format. Shared folders cannot be accessed during a format. Do not turn off the LinkStation until the disk format is finished. Formatting External Drives Formatted drives are detected automatically.
• The following format types are supported: FAT32 (recommended for connecting to computers), EXT3 (recommended for sharing with other LinkStations), XFS (recommended for adding additional external storage to a LinkStation). Erase Data on the LinkStation Completely Under some circumstances, data from formatted drives can be recovered. The disk erasure process in this section does a much more thorough job of erasing data.
Disk Quotas Notes: • When using quotas, disable the recycle bin or empty the trash folder often. 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 a maximum of 1 GB. • Quotas cannot be set for external drives connected to the LinkStation. • If both user and group quotas are configured for a user, the most restrictive quota will always apply.
4 Click Close. 5 In Advanced Settings, click 6 Change the user’s primary group to the group with the quota, then click OK. 7 Click Close. 8 Click the to the right of “Users”. icon and select Restart to apply the quota settings.
Chapter 6 Backup Back Up from the LinkStation You can back up LinkStation folders to: • A different folder on the LinkStation • Another LinkStation on the network • Another TeraStation on the network Preparing a Backup Destination First, configure a folder as a backup destination. 1 In Advanced Settings, navigate to Folder Setup. 2 Choose the folder to set as a backup destination. 3 Click Edit. 4 Under “LAN Protocol Support”, check “Backup”, then click OK.
Note: To configure a password, enter it in the “Remote Backup Password” field. Leave this field blank if you don’t want a password. If the target device is configured with a backup password, you can easily find the backup target folder during configuration of the backup job by searching for the password. Backing up to a LinkStation or TeraStation on another network when connected by a VPN You can back up to a LinkStation or TeraStation on another network as long as the two networks are connected by a VPN.
4 Select the IP address of the LinkStation or TeraStation that you want to set as the backup target. Click Add, enter the IP address of the target LinkStation or TeraStation, and click Close. If your setup meets the requirements below, you don’t have to configure these settings. • The source and target LinkStations are on the same network. • No backup password is set for the target LinkStation. • No LinkStation from outside the subnet, or connected by a VPN, is used.
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. Note: The following types of backup jobs may be selected: Type Normal backup Overwrite (incremental) Overwrite (differential) Files Included All files in the source will be backed up to the destination. The first time the backup job runs like a normal backup. In subsequent backups, files added to the source as well as files deleted from the source are kept in the backup folder.
7 Select the shared folder that will be the backup source, then click OK. 8 Click Browse under “Backup Target Folder Name”. 9 Select the backup target and click OK. 10 Click OK. New backup jobs are now visible. 11 Click Close. Backing Up Your Mac with Time Machine Time Machine is a backup program included with OS X. To use your LinkStation as a backup destination for Time Machine, configure is as described below. 1 Make sure that AFP is enabled in Advanced Settings.
3 Choose a shared folder as your backup destination for Time Machine. 4 Click Edit. 5 Select AFP (Mac) from “LAN Protocol Support” and click OK. 6 Click OK. 7 Click Close. 8 Click Backup. 9 Click the icon to the right of “Time Machine”. 10 Click Edit. 11 Click Browse.
12 Select the shared folder that you set in the previous step, then click OK. 13 Click OK. 14 Click OK. 15 Move the Time Machine switch to the position to enable Time Machine. 16 On the Mac, open System Preferences. 17 Click Time Machine.
18 Click Choose Backup Disk. 19 Select the LinkStation, then click Use for Backup. 20 Enter a username and password with the rights to access the shared folder on the LinkStation, then click Connect. Note: If access restrictions are not configured on the target share, log in with the administrator account. The default username and password for the administrator account are “admin” and “password”. If access restrictions are configured, log in with an account with write privileges.
Copying from a USB Device Use Direct Copy to copy from a USB device directly to the LinkStation. These devices are supported: • USB mass storage devices • Card readers (except for card readers that can recognize two or more memory cards) • Digital cameras and other PTP devices • USB printers These devices are not supported: • USB hubs • Mice • Keyboards Configuring Direct Copy Configuration from a Smartphone 1 In the mobile mode Settings, tap USB Device.
The data from the USB drive will be copied to the target folder. You may change the target folder from the dropdown list if desired. Configuration from a Computer 1 In Advanced Settings, move the Direct Copy switch to the position to enable Direct Copy. To change the Direct Copy target folder, navigate to Backup - Direct Copy - Edit, select a new folder, and click OK. Starting Direct Copy 1 Connect the USB device. When it mounts (about 10 seconds), the function LED will light up.
button for 8 seconds. The function LED will flash as all external drives are dismounted, which will take about 30 seconds. When the dismount is finished, the function LED will stop flashing and glow steadily. You now have 60 seconds to unplug any USB drives safely. Note: You can start Direct Copy from smartphone Settings even after 60 seconds have passed. Go to Settings from your smartphone and tap Start Direct Copy.
Chapter 7 Multimedia DLNA DLNA is a set of guidelines for sharing digital media. The LinkStation includes a DLNA server compliant with the DLNA guidelines. Movies, photos, and music saved on the LinkStation can be played back on DLNA-compatible TVs, stereo equipment, game consoles, and other devices on the local network. Configuration from Smartphone 1 In the mobile mode Settings, tap DLNA Server. 2 Enable the shared folder for DLNA and tap Apply.
Configuration from Easy Admin 1 Click the 2 Move the DLNA switch to the 3 Move the switch for the folder you’ll use for DLNA media to the 4 Click Apply. icon for “DLNA”. position to enable DLNA. position as well. Configuration from Advanced Settings 1 Navigate to File Sharing - Folder Setup. 2 Select the folder that you want to share with media players and other DLNA-compatible devices. 3 Click Edit. 4 Enable “DLNA” under “LAN Protocol Support”, then click OK.
5 Click Services. 6 Move the DLNA Server switch to the 7 Click the 8 Click Edit. 9 Select an interval for DLNA server database updates and click OK. position to enable DLNA. icon to the right of “DLNA Server”.
Play Files To play back content from a DLNA-compatible device: 1 Connect the DLNA-compatible device to the same network as the LinkStation and turn it on. 2 Select the LinkStation in the software of the DLNA-compatible device. 3 Select the content to be played back. Connected DLNA-compatible Devices Follow the procedure below to view the DLNA-compatible devices connected to your LinkStation. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Services. 2 Click the 3 Click DLNA Client Access Permissions.
Streaming to DLNA-compatible Devices When new movies, photos, and music files are added to the LinkStation’s DLNA folder, the database must be updated before the new files can be streamed. By default, the database is updated when the files are stored in the LinkStation. You can change this interval or update the database manually. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Services. 2 Click the 3 You may change the update interval, or select Refresh Database to update the database immediately.
Supported File Types The LinkStation supports DLNA streaming of files with the extensions below.
BitTorrent BitTorrent is a protocol for distributing large amounts of data efficiently. The information in this chapter is for users who are familiar with BitTorrent. Note: Use compatibility mode to use “Download Manager” with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Configuring BitTorrent Configuration from Easy Admin 1 Click BitTorrent. 2 Move the BitTorrent switch to the 3 Select the shared folder to save files downloaded via BitTorrent from the drop-down list, then click Apply. position to enable BitTorrent.
5 Select the shared folder where the downloaded file will be saved, then click OK. 6 Enter the port number, then click OK. 7 Move the BitTorrent switch to the position to enable BitTorrent. Opening Download Manager Note: The default username is “admin” and the default password is blank (no password). Opening from Easy Admin 1 Click BitTorrent. 2 The download manager will open.
Opening from Advanced Settings 1 Click Applications. 2 Click the 3 Click Open Download Manager. 4 The download manager will open. icon to the right of “BitTorrent”.
Downloading Files 1 Open the download manager. 2 Click the 3 icon. Enter the URL at “Or enter a URL:” and click Upload. The downloaded file will be saved in the folder that is specified in the “Destination folder” field. Note: Check “Start when added” to start downloading immediately after clicking Upload. 4 The download will start. Note: To cancel downloading, click and Remote. Click to pause the download. Click or to resume.
• Don’t disable the SMB protocol while the printer server is enabled. If you do, you will need to enable SMB again and reconfigure the print server from scratch. Setting up a Printer from a Smartphone 1 Connect a printer to the LinkStation’s USB port, then turn the printer on. 2 In the mobile mode Settings on a smartphone, tap USB Device. 3 Move the print server switch to the 4 Tap Apply, then OK. position to enable the print server. Settings up a Printer with Windows 8.
4 Refer to the manual supplied with the printer and install the printer drivers. 5 Launch NAS Navigator2. Double-click your LinkStation’s icon. 6 Double-click the icon of the connected printer (shared name is displayed). 7 Click OK. 8 Select your printer, then click OK. 9 Register the printer. Setting Up a Printer with Windows XP 1 Connect a printer to the LinkStation’s USB port, then turn the printer on. 2 In Advanced Settings, click Services.
4 Refer to the manual supplied with the printer. 5 Launch NAS Navigator2. Double-click your LinkStation’s icon. 6 Double-click your printer icon. 7 When “The server for the printer does not have the correct printer driver installed. If you want to search for the proper driver, click OK.” displays, click OK. 8 Select the driver connected to the LinkStation, then click OK. 9 Register the printer.
Chapter 8 Advanced Features Email Notification Your LinkStation can send you email reports daily, or when settings are changed or an error occurs. Notification emails may be triggered by any of the following events: • Hard drive status at scheduled time • Hard drive read error • Backup job completed 1 In Advanced Settings, click Management. 2 Move the email notification switch to the 3 Click 4 Click Edit. 5 Enter your mail server settings and choose what events will trigger notification.
Sleep Mode To save energy, you can specify times to put the LinkStation into sleep (standby) mode, where the hard drive and LEDs are turned off. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Management. 2 Click 3 Click Edit. 4 Specify the timer interval, wake-up time, and time to go into sleep mode, then click OK. to the right of “Sleep Timer”. Notes: • Up to three timers can be set. • The time to enter sleep mode can be set from 0:00 am to 3:45 of the next day.
Example 2: When running at a current time of 10:00 Wednesday Timer 1: Daily 9:00-18:00 Timer 2: Wednesday 10:00-20:00 Timer 3: Not used On days other than Wednesday, normal operation begins at 9:00 and the unit goes into sleep mode at 18:00. On Wednesday, the unit goes into sleep mode at 20:00.
Restoring Factory Defaults To initialize the LinkStation to its factory default settings, follow this procedure. Initializing from Settings 1 In Advanced Settings, click Management. 2 Click the 3 Click Initialize LinkStation. 4 The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Enter the displayed number, then click OK. 5 The LinkStation will be restored to its factory default settings. icon to the right of “Restore/Erase”.
follows: 1 In Advanced Settings, click Management. 2 Choose Update. 3 Click Install Update. Notes: • Settings is not available while the firmware is updating. Don’t try to access Settings from another computer until the update is complete. • You can disable update notifications in Management - Update. • To clear an update notification, press the function button. Name, Date, Time, and Language Configure the LinkStation’s hostname, date, time, and language as follows.
5 Click the Time tab. Enable NTP server and check “Use Local Date/Time” to use your computer’s time settings for the LinkStation. By default, the LinkStation adjusts its clock automatically by using a default NTP server. This NTP server belongs to Internet Multi Feed Inc. For more information, visit http://www.jst.mfeed.ad.jp. To use a different NTP server, navigate to Management - Name/Time/Language. Click Time, then Edit. Uncheck “Use Default NTP Server” and enter a new NTP IP address. Click OK.
Jumbo Frames If your other network devices support it, you may be able to increase network performance with jumbo frames. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Network. 2 Click 3 Select the LAN port. 4 Click Edit. 5 Select your desired Ethernet frame size and click OK. to the right of “IP Address”.
Changing the IP Address Normally, the LinkStation’s IP address is set automatically from a DHCP server on your network. If you prefer, you can set it manually. An easy way to do this is to change it from NAS Navigator2 running on a computer connected to the same router (subnet) as the LinkStation. The procedure to change the IP address in Settings is below. 1 In Advanced Settings, click Network. 2 Click 3 Select the LAN port. 4 Click Edit.
Chapter 9 Utilities NAS Navigator2 for Windows NAS Navigator2 is a utility program that makes it easy to display Settings, change the LinkStation’s IP address, or check its hard drive. If you installed the LinkStation with the LinkNavigator CD, NAS Navigator2 was installed automatically. NAS Navigator2 will run in the system tray when the computer is on. To launch NAS Navigator2, double-click the icon.
Name Map Share* Disconnect Share* Map All Remote Shares to Drive Letters Create Desktop Shortcut* Launch NAS Navigator2 on Startup Menu Display Errors Properties* Close View Sort by Browse* Refresh Displays when you right-click a device’s icon. Browse Shares Settings Properties Map Share Disconnect Share Create Shortcut Description Assigns the LinkStation’s shared folder as a network drive. Unmaps the network drive. Assigns all the LinkStation’s shared folders as network drives.
Exit Exits NAS Navigator2. The following tasks may be performed from the LinkStation’s properties page. Name Configuration IP Address Description Click Settings to open the configuration interface. Check Use DHCP to assign an IP address from the DHCP server automatically. If there is no DHCP server in the network, you cannot use this function. Check Renew IP address to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server. You can manually enter an IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.
share4, usbdisk1, usbdisk2, usbdisk3, usbdisk4, usbdisk5 3 An icon for the mapped share will appear in Computer or My Computer. You can use this network drive just like any other hard drive. Changing the IP Address 1 Click the 2 Right-click on your LinkStation’s icon and choose Properites - IP Address.. 3 Uncheck “Use DHCP”, enter the IP address and subnet mask, and click OK. icon on the desktop. NAS Navigator2 will start.
Click your LinkStation’s icon to open a share on the LinkStation and display: • Total capacity • Capacity in use • IP address • Workgroup • Subnet mask • Default gateway • MAC address • Firmware version Name Open Refresh Settings Configure Label Color View Options Auto Power Mode To display these options, hold down the control key and select your LinkStation’s icon. Open Folder Settings Configure Label Color Description Opens the default shared folder for a selected LinkStation.
1 2 Click the icon in the Dock. NAS Navigator2 will launch. Double-click the LinkStation icon or click the LinkStation icon while holding down the control key, then select Open Folder. Enter a username and password with the rights to access the shared folder. 3 Select the shared folder to mount and click OK. 4 The shared folder is now mounted as a network drive. Changing the IP Address 1 Click the 2 Hold down the control key, select your LinkStation, and choose Configure... - IP Address.
Chapter 10 Appendix When the Power LED Blinks White The power LED will blink white during bootup or shutdown. Red If there is an error, the power LED will blink red. The pattern of the blink gives the error code. You can also see any errors in NAS Navigator2. Place of Error Code 10s Place of Error Code 1s Place of Error Code Status The LED flashes for 1.0 second every 0.3 seconds. This gives the tens place of the error code. The LED flashes for 0.5 seconds every 0.3 seconds.
E23 E30 An error occurred, so the hard drive was removed from the RAID array. A hard drive error occurred. Replace the faulty drive. Replace the faulty drive. Amber If there is a status message, the power LED will blink amber. The pattern of the blink gives the information code. You can also see any status messages in NAS Navigator2. Place 10s Place 1s Place Status The LED flashes for 1.0 seconds every 0.3 seconds. This gives the tens place of the information code. The LED flashes for 0.
I54 Make sure that the backup task is configured correctly. Make sure that the NAS is on and not in standby mode. If the backup task still fails, check the status of the network and backup source and destination. A backup task has failed. Amber (Not Blinking) When the power LED glows a steady amber, a new firmware version is available. Update the firmware to the newest version.
IEEE 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-TX) IEEE 802.
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
