LinkStation
Contents
Network
System-Settings
System Backup
Using iTunes with the Media Server
Data Backup
Specifications
Default Settings
Troubleshooting
LinkNavigator Setup LS-VL, LS-XHL, LS-CHL
Chapter Setup
Setup
LinkStation
LinkNavigator Setup LS-WVL, LS-WXL
Setup
Power LED
LinkNavigator Setup LS-WSXL
Setup
Setup
Function Button
Diagrams and Layout LS-VL, LS-XHL, LS-CHL
Power LED
Fan
Do not block the fan when installing the unit
USB 2.0 Connector
Power Mode Switch
Function LED
Diagrams and Layout LS-WVL, LS-WXL
Info/Error LED
10 Fan
Power connector
LAN Port
Link/Act LED
Front Back
Diagrams and Layout LS-WSXL
Power LED LinkStation Blue LED Power on
LED is off Power off Blinks blue During startup / shutdown
Opening the Shared Folder
Chapter Using your LinkStation
Opening the shared folder from another PC
Adding another LinkStations
LS-WVL, WXL
Power Modes
Web Admin interface
Name, IP address, workgroup and hard disk
Web Admin interface opens. The LinkStation’s
Information are displayed on the left
Web Admin interface opens
Adding shared folders
Using your LinkStation
Access Restrictions on Active Directory
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions on NT Domain
Follow the procedure on page 29 to configure
Restricting access for Users and Groups on the LinkStation
Using your LinkStation
Access Restrictions on NT Domain
Using your LinkStation
Access Restrictions on Active Directory
Using your LinkStation
Using your LinkStation
Using your LinkStation
Using your LinkStation
Groups Local Users
Web Admin interface, navigate to Users
Disk Quotas
Disk space quotas for users
Using your LinkStation
Click Create Group
Web Admin interface, select Users/Groups
Disk space quotas for groups
Local Users
Click Users/Groups Local Users
Using your LinkStation
Click Save
Click Shared Folders Folder Setup
FTP Server
Username registered on the LinkStation
Password
Password registered to the LinkStation
IP address of the LinkStation
Accessing the LinkStation with an Anonymous user
Function button again to abort the copy
Direct Copy
Mm month copied
Files are copied to the folder
Shared folder/pictures/yyyymmdd
Yyyy year copied
Adding Users
Users/Groups
Using your LinkStation
Adding Groups
You may change the admin password as follows
Admin Password
Jumbo Frame
Network Settings Ethernet Frame Size
Network
N n e c t i o n A n s m i s s i o n
Web server
LinkStation can be used as a MySQL server
MySQL server
Name, Date and Time
System-Settings
NTP
Storage
Web Admin interface, navigate to System
System-Storage
Check Disk
Using your LinkStation
Click Format
Format a Drive
Click Format Disk
Select the drive to format
Using your LinkStation
Adding Storage
Follow the instructions on the screen
To format a USB hard drive
Apply
Drives formatted with FAT
Mac computer directly. They Normally From the Web Admin
When you only use Supports Journaling File
Directly connecting to a PC
About the USB connector on the LinkStation
To set access restrictions on an additional hard drive
To remove the hard drive
Remove Disk
Time Machine
System Backup
Using your LinkStation
Using your LinkStation
Using your LinkStation
Using your LinkStation
LinkStation
System-Backup
Back up data on the LinkStation
Other LinkStation
Setting up the backup destination folder on LinkStation #
Finding the backup destination folder from LinkStation #
Using your LinkStation
Set up a backup job on LinkStation #
Overwrite Backup Differential Backup
Backup operation modes
Normal Backup
Overwrite Backup Append Backup
Using your LinkStation
Using your LinkStation
RAID Arrays
RAID 1 mode
RAID 0 mode LS-WVL, LS-WXL, and LS-WSXL Default Setting
Normal Mode
Select all available hard drives
Using in RAID 1 mode
Select raid
Click the array you want to set
Confirm Operation screen
EDP Easy Data Protection
Changing to RAID 0 mode
Admin interface
Changing to Normal mode
RAID Scanning
Enter a username
System Maintenance
Mail Notification
Sends a message when the backup is complete
UPS Settings
System Power Management
Sleep Timer
Using your LinkStation
Start flashing amber when initialization begins 2 3 minutes
Restoring Factory Defaults
Number field within 60 seconds, and click Apply
Initialization from the Web Admin interface
Restore/Erase
Click Restore LinkStation
Format the LinkStation
Extensions
WebAccess
What is WebAccess?
Print Server
Driver from a software disk
Setting up a printer on Windows 7/Vista
Using your LinkStation
Continue? is displayed, click Yes
Setting up a printer on Windows XP
Using your LinkStation
Setting up a printer on Windows
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BitTorrent Client
Flow chart of downloading with BitTorrent
Extensions BitTorrent
Click Modify Settings
Enabling BitTorrent and selecting folders
Media Server
MediaServer and click Modify Settings
Dlna is now enabled on the LinkStation
Select from Videos, Music, or Photos
Connecting to the LinkStation and playing the files
Select the contents you want to play
Devices
Select the file that you want to play, then play it
Media Server Settings
MediaServer
To view Dlna compatible devices connected to the LinkStation
Dlna Media List
If other Dlna media devices do not recognize the LinkStation
Click Enable Click Save
Click Authorized Dlna Media Clients
To disable playback from a specific Dlna media player
Picture files
Troubleshooting
If you cannot play certain files
Types File Extensions Video files
Using iTunes with the Media Server
Windows Vista/XP/2000 and Windows Server2003/Server2008
Chapter NAS Navigator2
Assigns the LinkStations shared folder as a network drive
Name Descriptions Menu Map remote default share to
Launches NAS Navigator2 in the task tray when Windows
LinkStation Launch NAS Navigator2 on
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Gateway address for the LinkStation
Sets the orders of icon sizes, label positions,
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
Icons
Home
Following options can be configured from the Home screen
Following options can be set from the Shared Folders screen
Shared Folders
Also, navigate to Network-Network Settings
Windows Check to enable SMB support for connection to
Apple AFP Check to enable AFP support for connection to
AFP is enabled there as well
From Create Shared
Name Description Access
Restrictions Allowed to access the share
Click Access Button Restrictions
Following options can be set from the Users/Groups screen
LinkStation
Name Descriptions Password
Character of a password
Uses to log in to his computer
Windows XP
Group name
Group Id
Owner may very depending on OS. The example above shows for
Name Descriptions
Characters
Consult your network administrator for details
Address NT Domain Name
Underscore, and .dot may be used
Network
Name To change settings
Selected for Authentication Method
Administrator Enter Administrator Password
Select this option when you want to authenticate against
Windows login
System Administrator for details
Use Windows Domain Controller as Authentication Server
Information
Web Server Settings Enable to use the Web Server Port No
You cannot use shared folder names which already
Authority to external SMB server to obtain user
PHP scripts
Installed under \\LinkStation name\web\htdocs over
PHP interpreter setting information is displayed, then
To access the Web Server, navigate to
Passwords for phpMyAdmin and LinkStation
Open phpMyAdmin
Can be performed. The Web Server must be enabled to use
Password password
System
Name Storage Descriptions
Name Storage Descriptions Disks
Name Storage
High ~ 10 hours per TB Normal ~ 20 hours per TB
Affected by this setting Default setting is Shutdown
Drives Disk Structure
Select the RAID scanning speed from the following
Local
Name Storage Descriptions Backup
Destination
Name Descriptions Backup
Search Password for backup
Search for
Click Create New Job to set up to 8 backup timers
Password for each shared folder
To display as the backup destination
Destination by Password
Job
4th or Every 1st day/month
Folder, files Will not Be deleted
Time
Ignore backup failure and continue backup job on schedule
Name Descriptions Backup Create Target Folder for Backup
Create Backup Log File
Create the backup log file
Backup Complete
Sent if a problem on the fan of the LinkStation
Disk Error
Sent when an error occurs on the drive
Connected
UPS Settings Source LinkStation
Down Timer Interval
SleepTimer From 1 Wake up at
Machine configuration, Web Server, and MySQL Server
Password and keep it in a safe place
Restore
Defaults
Following options can be set from the Extensions tab
For this to work
Router’s settings, forward this external port number to an
Login will be active
WebAccess, or select Unlimited
Refresh interval Minute
Connected to the network
Database before refresh and then click Save
XHL LinkStations with firmware version 1.20 or later
LS-WXL LinkStation supports DTCP-IP
Update DTCP-IP
Disk space for DTCP-IP contents
How to enable DTCP-IP
Name Descriptions Time Machine
Specifications
Default Settings
An icon for the mapped share will appear in Computer or My
Map remote default share to drive letter
Mapping Additional Shares
Windows
Select the folder that you want to mount
Mac OS
NAS Navigator2 will launch
Icon, then choose Open Folder
File Sharing Security Level Change Tool
Software
NAS Navigator2
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TurboPC
TurboCopy
TurboCopy speeds up file copy operations in Windows
Info folder
Flashing Red
Status LED LS-VL, LS-XHL, LS-CHL
Error code Descriptions
Information codes Descriptions
Power LED flashing amber
Status Descriptions
Status LED LS-WVL, LS-WXL
Information code Descriptions
Still remains, replace your hard drive
AC adaptor LED
Status LED LS-WSXL
Info/Error LED
Buffalo tech support for assistance
Environmental Information
Compliance Information
FCC Information
CE Mark Warning
Cannot Setup
Troubleshooting
Shared folder does not open suddenly
If a shared folder does not open on NAS Navigator2
GPL Information
Data Backup