Direct Copy | Buffalo Technology LSV40TL manual

Using your LinkStation

Direct Copy

DirectCopy automatically copies movie, music, and images directly to the LinkStation from a USB device.

You can connect many types of USB devices to the LinkStation, including USB hard drives, USB flash drives, single-card card readers, digital cameras, and USB printers. USB hubs, mice, keyboards, and card readers that support 2 or more cards are not supported.

1	Connect to a USB device (USB flash/digital camera/hard disk/card reader) to the LinkStation.

After the USB device is recognized, the function button is lit in blue for 60 seconds. After the function button is lit in blue, you can access the USB device.

USB Connector

Power LED

If an unsupported USB memory device is connected to the LinkStation, then the function button will not light up in blue, and the device will not be mounted.

	Function
	Button
2	While the function button is blue, press it to automatically copy data from the USB device to
	a shared folder on the LinkStation. The function button will flash blue during the copy. Push
	the function button again to abort the copy.

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Buffalo Technology LSV40TL user manual Direct Copy, Function button again to abort the copy

Contents

LinkStation Contents System Backup System-SettingsUsing iTunes with the Media Server Network Default Settings SpecificationsTroubleshooting Data Backup 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 Diagrams and Layout LS-VL, LS-XHL, LS-CHL Power LEDFunction Button USB 2.0 Connector Do not block the fan when installing the unitPower Mode Switch Fan Diagrams and Layout LS-WVL, LS-WXL Info/Error LEDFunction LED LAN Port Power connectorLink/Act LED 10 Fan 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 NT Domain Access RestrictionsFollow the procedure on page 29 to configure Access Restrictions on Active Directory 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 Disk Quotas Web Admin interface, navigate to UsersDisk space quotas for users Groups Local Users Using your LinkStation Disk space quotas for groups Web Admin interface, select Users/GroupsLocal Users Click Create Group Click Users/Groups Local Users Using your LinkStation Click Shared Folders Folder Setup FTP ServerClick Save Password Password registered to the LinkStationUsername registered on the LinkStation IP address of the LinkStation Accessing the LinkStation with an Anonymous user Function button again to abort the copy Direct Copy Shared folder/pictures/yyyymmdd Files are copied to the folderYyyy year copied Mm month copied Adding Users Users/Groups Using your LinkStation Adding Groups You may change the admin password as follows Admin Password Network Settings Ethernet Frame Size NetworkJumbo Frame 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 System-Storage Web Admin interface, navigate to SystemCheck Disk Storage Using your LinkStation Click Format Disk Format a DriveSelect the drive to format Click Format Using your LinkStation Adding Storage To format a USB hard drive ApplyFollow the instructions on the screen When you only use Supports Journaling File Mac computer directly. They Normally From the Web AdminDirectly connecting to a PC Drives formatted with FAT 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 Back up data on the LinkStation System-BackupOther LinkStation 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 # Normal Backup Backup operation modesOverwrite Backup Append Backup Overwrite Backup Differential Backup Using your LinkStation Using your LinkStation RAID 0 mode LS-WVL, LS-WXL, and LS-WSXL Default Setting RAID 1 modeNormal Mode RAID Arrays Select raid Using in RAID 1 modeClick the array you want to set Select all available hard drives Confirm Operation screen EDP Easy Data Protection Changing to RAID 0 mode Admin interface Changing to Normal mode RAID Scanning System Maintenance Mail NotificationEnter a username 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 Restore/Erase Initialization from the Web Admin interfaceClick Restore LinkStation Number field within 60 seconds, and click Apply Format the LinkStation WebAccess What is WebAccess?Extensions 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 100 BitTorrent Client Flow chart of downloading with BitTorrent Click Modify Settings Enabling BitTorrent and selecting foldersExtensions BitTorrent MediaServer and click Modify Settings Dlna is now enabled on the LinkStationMedia Server Select the contents you want to play Connecting to the LinkStation and playing the filesDevices Select from Videos, Music, or Photos 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 If you cannot play certain files TroubleshootingTypes File Extensions Video files Picture files Using iTunes with the Media Server Windows Vista/XP/2000 and Windows Server2003/Server2008 Chapter NAS Navigator2 Launches NAS Navigator2 in the task tray when Windows Name Descriptions Menu Map remote default share toLinkStation Launch NAS Navigator2 on Assigns the LinkStations shared folder as a network drive 115 Gateway address for the LinkStation Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later IconsSets the orders of icon sizes, label positions, Home Following options can be configured from the Home screen Following options can be set from the Shared Folders screen Shared Folders Apple AFP Check to enable AFP support for connection to Windows Check to enable SMB support for connection toAFP is enabled there as well Also, navigate to Network-Network Settings Restrictions Allowed to access the share Name Description AccessClick Access Button Restrictions From Create Shared Following options can be set from the Users/Groups screen Character of a password Name Descriptions PasswordUses to log in to his computer LinkStation Group Id Group nameOwner may very depending on OS. The example above shows for Windows XP Name Descriptions Address NT Domain Name Consult your network administrator for detailsUnderscore, and .dot may be used Characters Selected for Authentication Method Name To change settingsAdministrator Enter Administrator Password Network System Administrator for details Windows loginUse Windows Domain Controller as Authentication Server Select this option when you want to authenticate against You cannot use shared folder names which already Web Server Settings Enable to use the Web Server Port NoAuthority to external SMB server to obtain user Information PHP interpreter setting information is displayed, then Installed under \\LinkStation name\web\htdocs overTo access the Web Server, navigate to PHP scripts Can be performed. The Web Server must be enabled to use Open phpMyAdminPassword password Passwords for phpMyAdmin and LinkStation System Name Storage Descriptions Name Storage Descriptions Disks Name Storage Drives Disk Structure Affected by this setting Default setting is ShutdownSelect the RAID scanning speed from the following High ~ 10 hours per TB Normal ~ 20 hours per TB Local Name Storage Descriptions Backup Search Password for backup Name Descriptions BackupSearch for Destination To display as the backup destination Password for each shared folderDestination by Password Click Create New Job to set up to 8 backup timers Job 4th or Every 1st day/month Folder, files Will not Be deleted Time Create Backup Log File Name Descriptions Backup Create Target Folder for BackupCreate the backup log file Ignore backup failure and continue backup job on schedule Disk Error Sent if a problem on the fan of the LinkStationSent when an error occurs on the drive Backup Complete Down Timer Interval UPS Settings Source LinkStationSleepTimer From 1 Wake up at Connected Restore Password and keep it in a safe placeDefaults Machine configuration, Web Server, and MySQL Server Following options can be set from the Extensions tab Login will be active Router’s settings, forward this external port number to anWebAccess, or select Unlimited For this to work Database before refresh and then click Save Connected to the networkXHL LinkStations with firmware version 1.20 or later Refresh interval Minute Disk space for DTCP-IP contents Update DTCP-IPHow to enable DTCP-IP LS-WXL LinkStation supports DTCP-IP Name Descriptions Time Machine Specifications Default Settings Mapping Additional Shares Map remote default share to drive letterWindows An icon for the mapped share will appear in Computer or My NAS Navigator2 will launch Mac OSIcon, then choose Open Folder Select the folder that you want to mount Software NAS Navigator2File Sharing Security Level Change Tool 156 TurboCopy TurboCopy speeds up file copy operations in WindowsTurboPC 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 FCC Information Compliance InformationCE Mark Warning Environmental Information Cannot Setup Troubleshooting Shared folder does not open suddenly If a shared folder does not open on NAS Navigator2 GPL Information Data Backup