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35020811-01
2015.02

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  • Page 1 LinkStation 420DS User Manual Americas: www.buffaloamericas.com Europe: www.buffalo-technology.com 35020811-01 2015.02...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started ..........5 Diagrams ...................5 Changing Admin Password and Adding a Shared Folder .....6 Turning the LinkStation On and Off ..........7 Chapter 2 Configuration ..........8 Opening Easy Admin ...............8 Getting Started ..................9 Opening Advanced Settings ............10 Chapter 3 Sharing Files ..........
  • Page 3 Changing RAID Mode ................25 RMM (RAID Mode Manager) ..............26 RAID Scanning..................27 Adding an External Hard Drive ............ 28 Connect an External Drive...............28 Compatibility ...................28 Dismounting Drives ..............28 Dismounting with the Function Button ..........28 Dismounting from Settings ..............29 Checking Drives ................30 Formatting Drives .................
  • Page 4 Configuring a Backup Job ...............45 Backing Up Your Mac with Time Machine ........47 Copying from a USB Device ............50 Chapter 7 Multimedia ..........52 iTunes Server ................. 52 Connecting a Printer ..............52 Chapter 8 Advanced Features ........56 Email Notification .................
  • Page 5 Mount as Network Drive................67 Changing the IP Address .................68 NAS Navigator2 for Mac OS ............68 Mount as Network Drive................69 Changing the IP Address .................70 Chapter 10 Appendix ..........71 When the Power LED Blinks ............71 Default Settings ................73 Specifications ................

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    Power Switch Move the switch up and down to power on and off. USB 2.0 Port Compatible Buffalo USB hard drives, USB flash drives, digital cameras, USB UPS connection, and USB printers can be connected. USB hubs are not supported.

  • Page 7: Changing Admin Password And Adding A Shared Folder

    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). LAN Port Connect to a router, hub, or switch on your Ethernet network with the included Ethernet cable. Hook To secure the power cable, insert it into the slot as shown.

  • Page 8: Turning The Linkstation On And Off

    Changing the password from the default is recommended. Note: You can open this same screen by clicking Getting Started from Easy Admin. Enter the new password (twice), then click Next. Note: The default username and password are "admin" and "password". To keep the defaults, leave both fields blank and click Next.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Configuration

    Chapter 2 Configuration Configure and manage 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. Note: Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 18, Google Chrome 24, Safari 5, and later are supported.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    The Easy Admin screen will open. Notes: • If you click any buttons, you will need to enter a username and password. • If the time-out period is set to "10 minutes", you will be logged out of Settings after 10 minutes of inactivity. You will also be logged out when you reboot the LinkStation or close the web browser, even if you select "Unlimited".

  • Page 11: Opening Advanced Settings

    WebAccess Configure WebAccess to access your LinkStation remotely. Refer to the "WebAccess" section in chapter 5 for more information. Opening Advanced Settings Click Advanced Settings in Easy Admin. Enter the administrator username and password, then click OK.
  • Page 12 The Advanced Settings screen will open. Notes: • Username/Password Combinations: Username Password Settings Available admin password guest blank System information (read-only) If a user is assigned as an administrator, all settings are available. If assigned as a general user, the user can only access read-only system information Your username Your password...

  • Page 13: Chapter 3 Sharing Files

    Chapter 3 Sharing Files Adding Shared Folders In Advanced Settings, click File Sharing. Click to the right of "Folder Setup". Click Create Folder. Configure the desired settings, then click OK. Notes: • Names may contain up to 27 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_). Do not use a symbol as the first character in a name.

  • Page 14: Adding Users

    • You may create up to 400 shared folders. • The names of shared folders should not use characters from more than one language. For example, mixing Japanese and Korean characters in names is not supported. • If multi-byte characters are used in shared folder names, configure the client language to match the characters in Management - Name/Time/Language.

  • Page 15: Adding Groups

    Enter the desired settings, then click OK. Notes: • Usernames may contain up to 128 characters, including hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), !, #, &, @, $, *, ^, and %. Do not use a symbol as the first character. • The user ID should be a number from 1000 to 1999.

  • Page 16: Access Restrictions

    Click Add Group. Enter the desired settings, then click OK. 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.
  • Page 17 Click to the right of "Folder Setup". Click the shared folder that you want to set access restrictions for. Click Edit. Enable "Access Restrictions". Select the level of access for the user or group you added. : Read and write access allowed : Read access allowed : Access prohibited Notes:...

  • Page 18: Active Directory

    ? [ ] / \ = + < > ; : " , | * • Do not use any of the following words as a username or group name: root, bin, daemon, sys, adm, tty, disk, lp, sync, 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.
  • Page 19 • If usernames or group names from Active Directory include multi-byte characters, you will not be able to configure access restrictions for them. In Advanced Settings, click Network. Click to the right of "Workgroup/Domain". Click Edit. Select "Active Directory" and click Next. Click Yes.

  • Page 20: Nt Domain

    Click Edit. Enable "Access Restrictions". Select the level of access for the user or group: : Read and write access allowed : Read access allowed : Access prohibited 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.
  • Page 21 Click to the right of "Workgroup/Domain". Click Edit. 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". Click Yes. Enter the desired settings, then click OK. In Advanced Settings, navigate to File Sharing - Folder Setup.

  • Page 22: User Authentication With An External Smb Server

    Enable "Access Restrictions". Select the level of access for "Domain Users" or "Domain Groups" you added. : Read and write access allowed : Read access allowed : Access prohibited 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.
  • Page 23 Select "Workgroup" and click Next. If a prompt appears, click Yes. 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".
  • Page 24 Enable "Access Restrictions". Click on the External Users tab and select the level of access for each external user. : Read and write access allowed : Read access allowed : Access prohibited Click OK. Notes: • Users that are automatically registered belong to the "hdusers" group. They can be added to other groups from within groups settings.

  • Page 25: Chapter 4 Managing Storage

    Chapter 4 Managing Storage RAID Arrays The default RAID mode is RAID 1 for LS420DS. Notes: • If you change the RAID mode, all data on the array is deleted. This is true for every procedure in this chapter. Always back up any important data before performing actions that affect your RAID. • After the RAID mode is changed (except when creating a RAID 0 array or JBOD), the LinkStation performs a RAID check that will take about 10 hours per TB.

  • Page 26: Changing Raid Mode

    Click to the right of "RAID". Click the array to delete. Click Delete RAID Array. The "Confirm Operation" screen will open. Enter the confirmation number, then click OK. Once JBOD is configured, create shared folders on each drive to use them. Changing RAID Mode To change the RAID mode, first put the drives in JBOD.

  • Page 27: Rmm (Raid Mode Manager)

    Choose a RAID array. Select a RAID mode and the drives to be used, then click Create RAID Array. Step through the wizard to create the array. Note: After changing the RAID mode, create a shared folder. RMM (RAID Mode Manager) With RMM, you can create or expand a RAID array without erasing the data on the drives.

  • Page 28: Raid Scanning

    Check "Add a disk to RAID array with RMM. Your data will be preserved.". Select the drive whose data will be saved from the drop-down menu. Select the drive to add to the RAID array. Click Create RAID Array. The "Confirm Operation" screen will open. Enter the confirmation number, then click OK. RAID Scanning A RAID scan checks your RAID array for bad sectors and if it finds any it automatically repairs them.

  • Page 29: Adding An External Hard Drive

    • Card readers (except for card readers that can recognize two or more memory cards) • Digital cameras • USB-connected UPSs • USB printers Buffalo external USB drives are recommended. These devices are not supported: • DUB and DIU series drives • Hubs, mice, and keyboards Connect only one device to a USB port.

  • Page 30: Dismounting From Settings

    Note: Dismounting drives will also restart the services for FTP, AFP, SMB, the print server, WebAccess, and the iTunes server. Don't do this while files are being copied or accessed. Dismounting from Settings In Advanced Settings, click Drives. Click to the right of "USB Drives". Select the drive to dismount and click Dismount Disk.

  • Page 31: Checking Drives

    Checking Drives A disk check tests the data on a drive in the LinkStation or connected via USB for integrity. Errors are fixed automatically. With large drives, a disk check may run for many hours. Shared folders cannot be accessed during a disk check.
  • Page 32 Click Drives to format an internal drive or USB Drives to format an external drive. Select the drive to format, then click Format Disk. Select a format type and click Format. The "Confirm Operation" screen will open. Enter the confirmation number and click OK. Depending on the size of your drive, the format may take several minutes to several hours to complete.

  • Page 33: Formatting External Drives

    Formatting External Drives Formatted drives are detected automatically. If a drive is not formatted, format it from Settings. Refer to "Formatting Drives" for the procedure. Notes: • Do not turn off or disconnect power to the LinkStation while formatting a hard drive. • For drives of 2.2 TB or larger, make sure that the "GPT Partition"...

  • Page 34: Disk Quotas

    The "Confirm Operation" screen will open. Enter the confirmation number, then click OK. All data on the LinkStation will be permanently erased. Disk Quotas Disk quota will limit drive space for each user or group. You can also configure alert space which will send a notification email when the drive space exceeded the alert space.

  • Page 35: Quotas For Groups

    Enable quotas, choose the maximum space the user will be allowed to use, and click OK. Note: If you change the primary group, restart the LinkStation to apply the quota settings. Click OK. Click the icon and select Restart to apply the quota settings. Quotas for Groups Follow the procedure below to limit the space for shared folders that each group can use.

  • Page 36: Hard Drive Replacement

    LinkStation to malfunction. • Use a Buffalo OP-HD/A series drive of the same size or larger for the replacement drive. If a larger drive is used, the extra space will not be usable in a mirrored RAID array.
  • Page 37 Push the failed drive's cartridge up and remove it from the LinkStation. D IS K D IS K Notes: • Do not press hard on the top of the LinkStation. • Pull the drive straight out the front of the chassis. Remove the drive from the cartridge.
  • Page 38 Install a new Buffalo OP-HD/A series drive in the cartridge. Replace the four screws. Insert the new drive in the empty slot. DISK 1 DISK 2 D IS K D IS K...
  • Page 39 Close the front panel. D IS K D IS K Connect all cables, then turn on the LinkStation. For RAID 0 Navigate to Drives - RAID in Advanced Settings. Select the array with the error, then click Delete RAID Array. Navigate to Drives - Drives.

  • Page 40: Chapter 5 Remote Access

    Chapter 5 Remote Access WebAccess WebAccess is a program for accessing the files in the shared folder of your LinkStation from your computer or mobile device through the Internet. 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. Note: Use compatibility mode to use WebAccess with Windows 8.1 or Windows 8.
  • Page 41 Configuration from Advanced Settings In Advanced Settings, click File Sharing. Click to the right of "WebAccess". Click Edit. 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.
  • Page 42 Click to the right of "Folder Setup". Select a shared folder to publish. 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.

  • Page 43: Ftp

    Instructions: http://buffalonas.com/manual/a/en/ Use with Windows Phone Configure your LinkStation from the computer first, then download the "WebAccess" application from the Windows Phone Store. Instructions: http://buffalonas.com/manual/setup/en/ By default, the LinkStation's shares are only accessible by users connected to the same network or router as the LinkStation.
  • Page 44 Accessing the LinkStation with an anonymous user • To allow anonymous access to your FTP share, disable access restrictions. • To access the LinkStation via anonymous FTP, configure your FTP client software with the following settings: Hostname: IP address of the LinkStation Username: Anonymous Password: Any character string Port: 21...

  • Page 45: Chapter 6 Backup

    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. In Advanced Settings, click File Sharing.

  • Page 46: Configuring A Backup Job

    Click List of LinkStations and TeraStations. 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.
  • Page 47 Enter the configured backup password and click OK. Click Create New Job. Note: Up to 8 backup jobs can be configured. Select backup settings such as date and time to run. Note: The following types of backup jobs may be selected: Type Files Included Normal backup...

  • Page 48: Backing Up Your Mac With Time Machine

    Select the shared folder that will be the backup source, then click OK. Click Browse under "Backup Target Folder Name". Select the backup target and click OK. Click OK. New backup jobs are now visible. Click Close. Backing Up Your Mac with Time Machine Time Machine is a backup program included with OS X.
  • Page 49 Click Edit. Under "LAN Protocol Support", check "AFP (Mac)" and click OK. Click OK. Click Close. Click Backup. Click to the right of "Time Machine". Click Edit. Click Browse. Select the shared folder that you set in the previous step, then click OK. Click OK.
  • Page 50 Click Time Machine. Click Choose Backup Disk. Select the LinkStation, then click Use for Backup. Enter a username and password with the rights to access the shared folder on the LinkStation, then click Connect.

  • Page 51: Copying From A Usb Device

    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. Time Machine will count down from 120 seconds and the backup will begin.
  • Page 52 Note: Devices that don't trigger the function LED to light up are not supported. You now have 60 seconds to press the function button once. If you do, the function LED will flash as all the files on the USB device are copied to the Direct Copy folder of the LinkStation. Notes: • While the function LED is flashing, hold the function button down for 3 seconds to cancel Direct Copy.

  • Page 53: Chapter 7 Multimedia

    Chapter 7 Multimedia iTunes Server If the iTunes server is enabled, computers on your network with iTunes can play music files stored on the LinkStation and transfer them to iOS devices. The iTunes server supports playback from up to five computers. In Advanced Settings, click Services.
  • Page 54 • Bidirectional communication is not supported i.e., remaining ink quantities and other printer status information is not supported. • If a multifunctional printer is connected, only the printer function can be used. Other functions such as scanning will not be available. If you need bidirectional communication or multifunction features such as scanning to work, connect the printer with USB device server instead.
  • Page 55 Select your printer, then click OK. Register the printer. Windows XP Connect a printer to the LinkStation's USB port, then turn the printer on. In Advanced Settings, click Services. Move the print server switch to the position to enable the print server. Refer to the manual supplied with the printer and install the printer drivers.
  • Page 56 Register the printer.

  • Page 57: Chapter 8 Advanced Features

    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: • Scheduled hard drive status notification (includes quota exceeded notification) • Fan error • Backup job completed • Hard drive read error...

  • Page 58: Sleep Mode

    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. In Advanced Settings, click Management. Click to the right of "Sleep Timer". Click Edit. Specify the timer interval, wake-up time, and time to go into sleep mode, then click OK.

  • Page 59: Encrypting Data Transmission

    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. Example 3: If running at the current time of 10:00 Wednesday Timer 1: Daily 9:00–18:00 Timer 2: Wednesday 10:00–3:00 the next day Timer 3: Not used...

  • Page 60: Restoring Factory Defaults

    Connect the UPS and LinkStation using a USB cable or serial cable. Turn on the UPS, then the LinkStation. In Advanced Settings, click Management. Click to the right of "UPS Sync". Click Edit. Configure the desired settings, then click OK. Notes: • If the LinkStation is connected directly to a UPS, select "Sync with UPS connected to this LinkStation".

  • Page 61: Initializing With The Function Button

    Click Initialize LinkStation. The "Confirm Operation" screen will open. Enter the confirmation number, then click OK. The LinkStation will be restored to its factory default settings. Initializing with the Function Button You can also initialize the settings with the function button. Turn off the LinkStation.

  • Page 62: Name, Date, Time, And Language

    Name, Date, Time, and Language Configure the LinkStation's hostname, date, time, and language as follows. In Advanced Settings, click Management. Click to the right of "Name/Time/Language". Click Edit. Click the Name tab and configure the LinkStation's name and description. Click the Time tab. Enable NTP server and check "Use Local Date/Time" to use your computer's time settings for the LinkStation.

  • Page 63: Jumbo Frames

    If an NTP server is specified by name instead of IP address, make sure that a DNS server is configured for the LinkStation. Note: The internal clocks of the LinkStation and other devices on your network may run at slightly different speeds.

  • Page 64: Changing The Ip Address

    Select your desired Ethernet frame size and click OK. 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.
  • Page 65 Disable "DHCP", enter the desired network address settings, and click OK. Note: The following IP addresses are reserved and should not be used. If you configure one of them by accident, initialize settings with the function button on the LinkStation. Local loopback address: 127.0.0.1, 255.255.255.0 Network address: 0.0.0.0, 255.255.255.0 Broadcast address: 255.255.255.255, 255.255.255.0...

  • Page 66: Chapter 9 Utilities

    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 LinkNavigator, NAS Navigator2 was installed automatically. NAS Navigator2 will run in the system tray when the computer is on.
  • Page 67 Name Description Assigns the LinkStation's shared folder as a network Map Share drive. Disconnect Share Unmaps the network drive. Map All Remote Shares to Drive Assigns all the LinkStation's shared folders as network Letters drives. Creates a shortcut to the LinkStation's shared folder Create Desktop Shortcut (share).

  • Page 68: Mount As Network Drive

    The following tasks may be performed from the LinkStation's properties page. Name Description Configuration 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. IP Address Check Renew IP address to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server.

  • Page 69: Changing The Ip Address

    Changing the IP Address Double-click the icon to start NAS Navigator2. Right-click on your LinkStation's icon and choose Properties - IP Address. Uncheck "Use DHCP", enter the IP address and subnet mask, and click OK. If the username and password prompts appears, enter the admin username and password.

  • Page 70: Mount As Network Drive

    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 Description Opens the default shared folder for a selected Open LinkStation.

  • Page 71: Changing The Ip Address

    The shared folder is now mounted as a network drive. Changing the IP Address Click the icon in the Dock to start NAS Navigator2. Hold down the control key, select your LinkStation, and choose Configure - IP Address. Uncheck "Use DHCP", enter the desired settings and the administrator password, then click Apply. Note: The following IP addresses are reserved and should not be used.

  • Page 72: Chapter 10 Appendix

    An error occurred in the fan speed. objects. Confirm that the fan is spinning normally. If it is not, contact Buffalo technical support for assistance. A rise in the system temperature may Do not place objects in the area have exceeded the allowable safety around the LinkStation.
  • Page 73 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 Status The LED flashes for 1.0 seconds every 0.3 seconds. This gives the tens place 10s Place of the information code.

  • Page 74: Default Settings

    Print Server Disabled WebAccess Disabled Time Machine Disabled Direct Copy Disabled iTunes Server Enabled Function Button Initialization Restore factory default settings Update Notification Enabled RAID Mode RAID 1 Specifications Check the Buffalo website for the latest product information and specifications.
  • Page 75 Note: Compatible USB devices include printers, USB UPS devices, and Buffalo USB hard drives. If a hard drive in your LinkStation malfunctions, replace it with a Buffalo OP-HD/A Internal Hard Drive series drive of the same capacity. The drives listed above are available from the Buffalo website.

  • Page 76: Chapter 11 Regulatory Compliance Information

    Chapter 11 Regulatory Compliance Information For Customers in the United States FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 77: For Customers In Korea

    Español Utilice únicamente los cables y accesorios incluidos en el paquete. No utilice otros accesorios ni cables a menos que así se indique en la documentación. Français Utilisez uniquement les câbles et accessoires inclus dans ce package. N’utilisez aucun autre accessoire ou câble sauf instruction spécifique de la documentation.

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