Buffalo-technology TeraStation HS-DTGL/R5 User Manual

User ManualTeraStationHS-DTGL/R5www.buffalotech.comv2.4

10The TeraStation Client UtilityallowsyoutoeasilycongureTeraStation’snetworksettings.ThetabsshowthenamesofavailableTeraStations.If

11Thisloginpromptwillappear.Enter admin fortheusername.Untilyouchangeit,thepasswordfortheadminaccountwillbe password. Press th

12You are now logged in totheTeraStationManagementUtility. Bookmarkthispageinyourbrowserso itcan be easilyaccessed for future cong

13HereontheBasicpage,beginbychangingthename of your TeraStation in the TeraStation Hostnameeld.Afriendly,easy-to-remembername is reco

14Congratulations!You’vecompletedbasicsetup.FormoredetailontheothersettingsavailableinyourTeraStation,turntoAdvanced Settings,beg

15TeraStation’srootdirectorywillappear.Youwillseealloftheconguredshares,includingshare,theprecongureddatafolder.Alluserscanr

16FromtheTeraStation’sRoot Directoryscreen(seepage15),clicktheTools pulldownmenuandselect Map Network Drive;MapNetworkDrivewillrun.

17IfyourMacdoesnotautomaticallydetectyourTeraStation’sSharefolderandputitonyourdesktop,youwillneedtoaddtheTeraStationtotheMa

18Select Guest and click on Connect.Accessing TeraStation Data from a MacSelectthevolumethatyouwanttomount,suchasshare or share-mac,from th

19Ifyoudon’tknowyourTeraStation’sIPaddress,thereareseveral ways to get it.OnesimplemethodistousetheTeraStationclientutility(includ

2Introduction CongratulationsonyournewTeraStation!Thisusermanualisintendedtoassistyouinconguringit.  If you run into difculti

20TeraStation ExpansionTeraStationhasfourUSB2.0ports,twoonthefrontpanelandtwoontherear.TheseportscanbeusedforaddingexternalUS

211. Power Button – Press and release the Power Button to turn the TeraStation on.  Hold itdown for 3 seconds to turn the TeraStation

2211. Diagnostic LED–TheDiagnosticLEDmayashwhentheTeraStationencountersanerror.Inthisevent,pleasecontactour24/7technicalsuppor

2318. UPS interface–AnUninterruptablePowerSupply can use this interface to safely shutdownyourTeraStationintheeventofapowerfail

24Advanced SettingsWelcome to Advanced Settings! We’ll discuss themanyadjustmentsyoucanmaketoyourTeraStation.Beginbybringingupthe Brows

25You may modify your TeraStation’s hostname anddescriptionunderHostname Setup.Makesurethatthedateandtimearecorrectin Date and Time Setup.

26Advanced SettingsNetwork (IP Address Properties)Inmostnetworks,TeraStationwillgetitsIPaddressautomaticallyfromaDHCPserver.Youmaydis

27Advanced SettingsNetwork (Workgroup/Domain)TomakeyourTeraStationamemberofaworkgroupordomain,entertheappropriateinformationintothee

28Advanced SettingsDisk Management (Drive Properties) ThispageshowsthecurrentpropertiesofyourharddrivesandRAIDArrays.Tochangethesese

29TeraStation uses RAID (“RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks”)technologytocontrolthefourharddrivesinyourTeraStation.RAIDmaybecongure

3Table of ContentsInitialSetup ...4Install Software ...

30Advanced SettingsDisk Management (RAID Configuration)This page shows your current RAID arrays.You may delete old arrays or create new ones b

31Advanced SettingsDisk Management (RAID Configuration)AconguredRAIDarraymaybedeletedbypushingthe Delete RAID Arraybutton.Thiswillfree

32Advanced SettingsDisk Management (Disk Check) When RAID Congurationisdone,you’llseethisscreen.Tocongureanewarray,clickon RAID Array

33Advanced SettingsDisk Management (RAID Configuration) You’ll see this screen when your new RAID Arrayiscompletelycongured.ClickonShared Fol

34Advanced SettingsDisk Management (USB Settings)Ifyou’vepluggedanexternalUSBharddriveintooneoftheUSBportsonyourTeraStation,youmays

35Advanced SettingsDisk Management (USB hard drive setup) FromhereyoucanseeyourUSBharddrive’ssetupinformation.Iftheharddrive’sinforma

36Disk Management (Disk Check)Toinitiateacomprehensivediskcheckonaharddriveorarrayofdrives,selecttheharddriveorarray that you want

37Disk Management (Disk Format) Toformataharddriveorarray,selectitfromthe Target Diskdropbox.Choosethelesystem desired from the File

38Advanced SettingsShared FoldersTobeginsettingupsharesonyourTeraStation,selectShared Foldersfromtheleftsidemenu,and then click the Add

39Advanced SettingsAdd a new Shared FolderToaddanewsharedfolder,enteranameforit in the Shared Folder Nameboxandchoosewhich Disk Space it

4BeginsettingupyourTeraStationbypluggingyourpower cable and Ethernet cable into the back ofthe TeraStation as shown.TeraStation Quick Se

40Advanced SettingsShared Folders (Access restrictions)To use Access Restrictionsforashare,putadotnexttoEnable. Highlightgroupsorusersin

41Advanced SettingsShared Folders (Anonymous FTP Setup)ToallowAnonymousFTP,chooseEnable for Anonymous FTP Server. Select a folder to share from

42Advanced SettingsGroup ManagementTo Deleteagroup,putachecknexttoitsnameandclick Delete.ToaddagrouptoyourTeraStation,click Add.Ad

43Advanced SettingsUser ManagementTeraStation is precongured with two users,admin and guest, out of the box.  The guest account allow

44Advanced SettingsUser Management (changing passwords)To change an account’s password, click on thename of the account under User Settings.

45Advanced SettingsTroubleshooting Multiple SharesWhenaddingmultipleshares,youmayseethiserror message. Thisiscausedbyhavingmultipleshar

46Advanced SettingsMapping Multiple SharesWhenmappinganyshare,selecttheConnect using a different user nameoption.Aloginandpasswordprompt

47Print Server (Settings)AUSBprinter,pluggedintoaUSBportoneitherthefrontortherearofyourTeraStation,maybeused as a Windows Print Se

48USB Settings Print Server - Printer Share InstallationIfTeraStationissetuptoshareyourprinter(page45),youcaneasilyaddtheprintertoa

49USB SettingsPrint Server - Printer Share Installation (continued) The Add Printer Wizardwilllaunch.Selecttheproperdriverforyourprinter.

5Plug the power cord into a wall socket. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable intoahub,router,orswitchinyournetwork. TeraStation Quick Se

50Advanced SettingsPrint Server (Delete Print Queue)Ifacorruptprintjobissenttoaprinter,printingmaysuddenlyfail.Ifyourprintjobsseem

51Advanced SettingsDisk BackupTocreateabackupjob,clickonanunderlinedJob Number. The Edit Backup Job dialog will appear.If the Disk S

52Advanced SettingsDisk Backup (Edit Backup Job)A Backup Job can run regularly on a daily or weeklyschedule,orimmediatelybyappropriatec

53Advanced SettingsDisk Backup (TeraStation List)Press Refresh to get a list of TeraStations on your network.Note:DiskBackupsbetweentwoTeraStati

54Advanced SettingsDisk Backup (Add TeraStation)ToaddaTeraStationtoyournetwork,enteritsnumericalIPaddressintheRemote TeraStation IP Addr

55ToaccessPCastandDLNAsettings,clickPCast in the left-side menu. PCastandDLNAarespecialservicesthatcanrunwithinTeraStation,allowing

56PCast and DLNA SettingsMedia Servers: The Media Server Function will need tobeenabledforthisfunctiontowork.IfyoudonotownaLinkTheater

57PCast Settings - Choose DevicesGettothispagebyclickingChoose Devices on the previouspage.Search for DLNA Client: This will show a list of al

58Advanced SettingsMaintenance (Notification)IfyourTeraStationisremotelymanaged,youmaychoosetoreceivenightlystatusreportsandbenotied

59Advanced SettingsMaintenance (UPS Settings)YoumayenableSynchronize with UPS and UPS Automatic Shutdownfromthispage.ConsultyourUninterrupta

6 Make sure that the powerswitch on the rear of the TeraStation is in the ON position,withthe“I”symbolpresseddown.TeraStation Qui

60UPS/Maintenance port See below for connector pin assignment. Pin Signal Description1 NC NC2 RXD APC_Line_Fail 3 TXD APC_UPS_Shutdown4 NC OMR_UPS_Shu

61Advanced SettingsMaintenance (Disk Sleep Function)IfthereareregularperiodswhenyourTeraStationisnotinuse,youmaywanttoscheduledisksl

62Advanced SettingsMaintenance (Shutdown)FromtheShutdownpage,pressApply to shutdown TeraStation. This has the same function as holdingdownthe

63Advanced SettingsMaintenance (Initialization)Pressing Apply for Restore Defaults from Maintenance/Initialization resets Admin Password,Hostname,T

64Advanced SettingsSystem Status (System Information)ThispageshowsyoutheSystemInformationforyourTeraStation.

65Advanced SettingsSystem Status (USB Details)ThispageshowsyoudetailsonUSBharddrivesandprinterspluggedintoyourTeraStation.

66Advanced SettingsSystem Status (Drive Properties)ThispageshowsyouthepropertiesofallharddrivesandRAID arrays in and attached to your TeraS

67Advanced SettingsSystem Status (Network Information)ThispageshowsyoutheSystemInformationforyournetworkconnection.

68System StatusUser Access StatusThispageshowsyouthecurrentstatusofallusersonthesystem.

69TeraStation Client UtilityThis is the TeraStation Client Utility. Installed onyourPC,itallowsyoutoaccesseachoftheTeraStations on your

7TheTeraStation’sEthernetportwillautomaticallyadjusttouseeitheraCrossoverorPatchcable,soyoumayconnecttheTeraStationtoyournetwor

70TeraStation Client UtilityIP Address SetupHere,youmayenteryourIP address and Subnet Maskmanually,orenableyourTeraStationtoacquirethema

71 IfTeraStationencountersadiskerror,itwillbereportedinthe TeraStation statusonthetopofanyoftheWeb-Basedcongurationscreens.Ru

72Troubleshooting Should a Hard Drive Fail:When using RAID1 or RAID5 - The failed drive will have a red light blinking in the STATUS/

73Replacing a Hard DriveIfaSTATUS/FULLLEDisblinking,notethedrivenumberbeforecontinuing.Useaclean,paddedworkareatodissassembleyour

74Replacing a Hard Drive3 Removethe3screwsfromtherearpanelasshown.   M3Screw4mm4Removethecoverbyslidingittowardstherearofthe

75Replacing a Hard Drive6 UnpluganddetachtheLEDcableatthepointindicated.7Removethethreescrewsfromthesidepanel.   M3Screw4mm8Rem

76Replacing a Hard Drive9 ThesidepanelcanbeopenedtowardsthefrontoftheTeraStation.10Unplugthepowerandharddrivecablesfromthemotherb

77Replacing a Hard Drive12 Place the TeraStation on its base and slide out the hard drivechassis. 13Removethepowerplugsfromallfou

78Replacing a Hard Drive14 Remove the 4 screws from the sides of the failed hard drive. Note that theharddrivechassisismarkedwithnumberscorre

79Replacing a Hard Drive17 Reassemblyisthereverseofdissassembly. 18ReconnectcablesandpowertoyourTeraStation.19LogintotheTeraStation’s

8InserttheTeraNavigatorCDintoyourPC’sCD-ROMdrive.Setupshouldautomaticallylaunch.Ifitdoesnot,manuallylaunchsetup.exebypressingt

80Technical SpecificationsLANStandards: IEEE802.3u100BASE-TX;IEEE802.310BASE-TTransmissionTypes: 1000Mbps/100Mbps/10Mbps;100BASE-TX  4B/5B

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83ThankyouforyourinterestinBuffaloproducts.OurGPLsoftwaredeliverypolicyisoutlinedbelow.Foreachindividualproductandrevision,please

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9TeraNavigatorisnowrunning.PleasepresstheInstall Client Utility icon,andthenStart. When installationisnished,pressLaunch. TeraNavigat