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TeraStation Pro
TS-TGL/R5
www.buffalotech.com
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  • Page 1 User Manual TeraStation Pro TS-TGL/R5 www.buffalotech.com v2.2...
  • Page 2 Support at (866) 75-610 (USA & Canada only). Technical Support in Europe is available between the hours of 9am - 6pm (GMT) Monday through Thursday and 9am-4:30 pm (GMT) Friday for this product. Customers in Europe can obtain Technical Support using the following information: Email: helpdesk@buffalo-technology.ie | Web: www.buffalo- technology.com.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents TeraStation Quick Setup ...........4 TeraNavigator Setup............8 Accessing TeraStation Data from a PC ......15 Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac......17 TeraStation Diagram ............21 Advanced Settings ............24 Basic Settings ..............25 Network Settings ............. 26 Disk Management ............

  • Page 4: Terastation Quick Setup

    TeraStation Quick Setup Begin setting up your TeraStation by plugging your power cable and Ethernet cable into the back of the TeraStation as shown.
  • Page 5 TeraStation Quick Setup Connect your cables Plug the power cord into a 120 volt wall socket. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into a hub, router, or switch in your network.
  • Page 6 TeraStation Quick Setup Press the power button on the front panel. LEDs will light as your TeraStation boots up. After your TeraStation has completed booting up, check the LINK/ACT LED on the front of the TeraStation. If it’s lit, then your TeraStation is connected properly, and you can go on to page 8.
  • Page 7 The TeraStation’s Ethernet port will automatically adjust to use either a Crossover or Patch cable, so you may connect the TeraStation to your network with either type of Ethernet cable. Buffalo Technology doesn’t recommend connecting the TeraStation directly to a PC.

  • Page 8: Teranavigator Setup

    TeraNavigator Setup Insert the TeraNavigator CD into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. Setup should automatically launch. If it does not, manually launch setup.exe by pressing the Start menu and selecting the Run... option. When the Run dialog opens, type d:\setup.exe (where d is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive). Press OK to continue.
  • Page 9 TeraNavigator Setup TeraNavigator should now be running. Press the Install Client Utility button, and then press the Start button. Once the installation has completed, press the Launch button.
  • Page 10 TeraNavigator Setup The TeraStation Client Utility allows you to easily configure TeraStation’s network settings. The tabs show the names of available TeraStations. If you have more than one TeraStation on the network, click the tab of the one you want to select it. While a TeraStation’s tab is selected, its IP Address is visible and the View Shares button will take you directly to its network shares and folders.
  • Page 11 TeraNavigator Setup This login prompt will appear. Enter admin for the user name. Until you change it, the password for the admin account will be password. Press the OK button when finished. User name: admin Password: password See page 44 to change your password. If this login prompt does not appear, your DHCP server may not be functioning correctly.
  • Page 12 TeraNavigator Setup You are now logged in to the TeraStation Management Utility. Bookmark this page in your browser so it can be easily accessed for future configuration changes. If the TeraStation’s IP Address changes, you will need to recreate this link. You can also get here by typing http://TERASTATION_ NAME into a Web browser, where TERASTATION_NAME is the name of your TeraStation that you set on page 13.
  • Page 13 TeraNavigator Setup Here on the Basic page, begin by changing the name of your TeraStation in the TeraStation Hostname field. A friendly, easy-to-remember name (such as “TeraStation”) is recommended. The name cannot contain any spaces or special characters. Alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores are allowed.
  • Page 14 TeraNavigator Setup Congratulations! You’ve completed basic setup. For more detail on the other settings available in your TeraStation, turn to Advanced Settings, beginning on page 24. To Access TeraStation Data on a PC: Press the Start menu, select the Run... option. When the Run dialog opens, type \\TeraStation_ Name (where ‘TeraStation_Name”...

  • Page 15: Accessing Terastation Data From A Pc

    Accessing TeraStation Data from a PC TeraStation’s root directory will appear. You will see all of the configured shares, including share, the preconfigured data folder. All users can read and write to all folders unless otherwise configured. To set up security and password protection, or add other shares to your TeraStation, please refer to pages 38 - 39 of this manual.
  • Page 16 Accessing TeraStation Data from a PC From 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. Select the drive letter you would like to map Enter \\TeraStation_Name\share_name in the Folder: field, from the Drive: pull down menu.

  • Page 17: Accessing Terastation Data From A Mac

    Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac If 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 Mac’s server list. Begin by clicking Go, and then choose Connect to Server. In the Server Address field, enter your TeraStation’s IP address in the form smb:\\ ipaddress (where “ipaddress”...
  • Page 18 Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac Select Guest and click on Connect. Note: If you have configured share permissions on your TeraStation, select Registered User and enter your Registered User credentials. Select the volume that you want to mount, such as share or share-mac, from the list of folders on the TeraStation.
  • Page 19 TeraStation as it boots up. You can always get the TeraStation’s IP address from your router’s configuration utility. Many Buffalo routers list this information on the Client Monitor page, as shown to the right. Consult your router’s documentation for instructions on...
  • Page 20 TeraStation Expansion TeraStation Pro has two USB 2.0 ports on the rear. These ports can be used for adding external USB Hard Drives or UPS systems. TeraStation will share connected USB storage devices, allowing everyone on the network to use them. Up to two external USB hard drives may be added to TeraStation Pro.

  • Page 21: Terastation Diagram

    TeraStation Layout Power Button – Press and release the Power Button to turn the TeraStation on. Hold it down for three seconds to turn the TeraStation off. Hard Drive Access – The Access LEDs will blink green when the associated hard drive is accessed. During startup, it’s normal for all the lights to blink.
  • Page 22 TeraStation Layout The Status LCD can be configured to display specific TeraStation information. Please see page 55 to configure the various display options.
  • Page 23 TeraStation Layout UPS interface – An Uninterruptable Power Supply can use this serial port to safely shut down your TeraStation in the event of a power failure. This interface is non-LPS. DP-1, DP-1P, DP-2, or DP-2P cables may be used to connect to the UPS. The TeraStation Pro also supports many USB Uninterruptable Power Supplies.

  • Page 24: Advanced Settings

    Advanced Settings Browser Management Tool - Home Welcome to Advanced Settings! We’ll discuss the many adjustments you can make to your TeraStation. Begin by bringing up the Browser Management screen that you bookmarked on page 12. You are now at Home. Notice that Home is lit up in yellow in the screenshot to the left.

  • Page 25: Basic Settings

    Advanced Settings Basic You 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. To synchronize time settings with those in your computer, press Use Local Time. To have your system time automatically set by an NTP server, enable NTP Server and enter an IP Address for the NTP server (e.g.

  • Page 26: Network Settings

    Advanced Settings Network (IP Address Properties) In most networks, TeraStation will get its IP Address automatically from a DHCP server. You may disable DHCP here. If DHCP is disabled and an IP Address is not set manually, it will default to 1.168.11.150. The TeraStation’s IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway Address, and DNS Server address may all be entered manually under IP Address...
  • Page 27 Advanced Settings Network (Workgroup/Domain) If you are unfamiliar with Domain/Active Directory networking, then please leave the Network Type selected as Workgroup and Workgroup Name set to Workgroup. To make your TeraStation a member of a workgroup or domain, enter the appropriate information into the fields on this page and click Apply.

  • Page 28: Disk Management

    Advanced Settings Disk Management (Drive Properties) This page shows the current properties of your hard drives and RAID Arrays. To change these settings, click on RAID Configuration at left.
  • Page 29 TeraStation will automatically restore all data to the new drive and resume normal RAID 5 operation. This is how your TeraStation is set up out of the box. Buffalo Technology recommends RAID 5 for its excellent balance of efficiency and security.
  • Page 30 Advanced Settings Disk Management (RAID Configuration) This page shows your current RAID arrays. You may delete old arrays or create new ones by clicking on the underlined RAID Array # under RAID Array Configuration. The RAID Scanning Settings set a specific time for the TeraStation to scan and inspect its RAID arrays.
  • Page 31 Advanced Settings Disk Management (RAID Configuration) A configured RAID array may be deleted by pushing the Delete RAID Array button. This will free up all hard drives listed under Disk Structure. To configure an unconfigured array, put checks next to the hard disks you want included in the array (under Disk Structure) and choose your RAID mode.
  • Page 32 Advanced Settings Disk Management (Disk Check) When RAID Configuration is done, you’ll see this screen. To configure a new array, click on RAID Array # and go back to the bottom of page 31. To set up shares, turn to page 8.
  • Page 33 Advanced Settings Disk Management (RAID Configuration) You’ll see this screen when your new RAID Array is completely configured. Click on Shared Folders and turn to page 38 to begin setting up shares on your TeraStation.

  • Page 34: Adding Extra Hard Drives

    Advanced Settings Disk Management (USB Settings) If you’ve plugged an external USB hard drive into one of the USB ports on your TeraStation, you may set it up from this page. Click on its name under USB Disk Setup to begin.
  • Page 35 Advanced Settings Disk Management (USB hard drive setup) From here you can see your USB hard drive’s setup information. If the hard drive’s information isn’t displayed properly, try restarting your USB hard drive and then restarting your TeraStation. Some USB hard drives must be reformatted from within TeraStation before they can be assigned shares.
  • Page 36 Advanced Settings Disk 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 to check from the Target Disk dropbox and click the Select Target button. Performance will be slower while the disk check is running.
  • Page 37 Advanced Settings Disk Management (Disk Format) To format a hard drive or array, select it from the Target Disk drop box. Choose the file system desired from the File System dropbox (internal drives can only be formatted with XFS). Note that FAT32 has a 2 gigabyte single file size limit.

  • Page 38: Shared Folders

    Advanced Settings Shared Folders To begin setting up shares on your TeraStation, select Shared Folders from the left side menu, and then click the Add button under Shared Folders Setup. To delete a share or shares, check the checkbox next to the shares you’d like to delete, and press the Delete button.
  • Page 39 Advanced Settings Add a new Shared Folder To add a new shared folder, enter a name for it in the Shared Folder Name box and choose which Disk Space it will reside in. You may also choose which operating systems and features the share will support by putting the appropriate checks next to Shared Folder Support, and whether the share supports the...
  • Page 40 Advanced Settings Shared Folders (Access restrictions) To use Access Restrictions for a share, select Enable. Highlight groups or users in the All Groups/ Users column and use the left-pointing arrow buttons (located just to the left of each box) to move individual groups or users from the All Groups/Users column to the Read Only box (if you want to give them read access only) or all...
  • Page 41 Advanced Settings Shared Folders (Service Setup) To allow FTP Access to TeraStation, choose Enable for FTP Server. To enable legacy AppleTalk support, choose Enable for AppleTalk Protocol. FTP Server Info: Enabling the FTP Server will allow users to connect to shares via FTP protocol. Their username and password is used for their login credentials, and they will only have access to shares that have read-only or writeable access to on the TeraStation.

  • Page 42: Groups

    Advanced Settings Group Management Groups allow for easier management of permissions in some networks, specifically networks with a lot of users in different departments. To Delete a group, put a check next to its name and click Delete. To add a group to your TeraStation, click Add.

  • Page 43: Users

    Advanced Settings User Management TeraStation is preconfigured with two users, admin and guest, out of the box. The admin and guest user accounts cannot be deleted. To delete any other user, put a check next to their name and click Delete. To add a new user, click Add.
  • Page 44 Advanced Settings User Management (changing passwords) To change an account’s password, click on the name of the account under User Settings. Note: if a user name and password are used to log into a user’s windows computer or domain, the same user name and password should be used when creating the user’s account on the TeraStation, or problems accessing shared folders may occur.

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting Multiple Shares

    Advanced Settings Troubleshooting Multiple Shares When accessing multiple shares to a Windows PC, you may see this error message. This is caused by having multiple shares to the same resource using different login credentials. The error occurs when connecting to at least one secure, restricted share. Due to a constraint in Microsoft Windows, only one set of login credentials can access or map drive letters for a network resource such as the TeraStation.
  • Page 46 Advanced Settings Mapping Multiple Shares When mapping any share, select the Connect using a different user name option. A login and password prompt will appear. Use the username and password required by any secure, restricted shares for all shares. All mapped shares on a single PC must use the same username and password! If only unrestricted shares are being mapped, then it’s not necessary to set a username and password for shares.
  • Page 47 Advanced Settings Disk Backup To create a backup job, click on a Job Number. The Edit Backup Job dialog will appear.
  • Page 48 Advanced Settings Disk Backup (Edit Backup Job) A Backup Job can run regularly on a daily or weekly schedule, or immediately by appropriate choices in the Backup Job Schedule field. Date and Time for the backup may be entered, and Encryption and Compression enabled or Enable Overwrite Backup to have disabled.
  • Page 49 Advanced Settings Disk Backup (TeraStation List) The TeraStation list shows other TeraStations in your network that you can configure network backups to. Press Refresh to get a list of TeraStations on your network.

  • Page 50: Backups

    Advanced Settings Disk Backup (Add TeraStation) To add a remote TeraStation to your network, enter its numerical IP Address in the Remote TeraStation IP Address field and click the Add to List button. For remote TeraStation backups, make sure both firewalls are configured to allow traffic in and out of their networks. Note: Disk Backups between two TeraStations use port 8873 for encrypted backups and port 873 for backups with no encryption.

  • Page 51: Maintenance Settings

    Advanced Settings Maintenance (Notification) If your TeraStation is remotely managed, you may choose to receive nightly status reports and be notified of any disk events by email. To set this up, enable Mail Notification and enter the IP Address of your SMTP server* in the SMTP Server Address field.

  • Page 52: Ups Settings

    UPS Shutdown Conditions from this page. Consult your Uninterruptable Power Supply’s documentation for further information about setting up your UPS system. Buffalo Technology recommends the use of APC SmartUPS Serial Uninterruptable Power Supplies. Other UPSs may use different pin configurations. Compatibility cannot be guaranteed with other UPSs.
  • Page 53 Advanced Settings Maintenance (UPS Settings) This is TeraStation’s serial port pin assignment for serial UPS products.
  • Page 54 Advanced Settings Maintenance (Alert Settings) Alerts can be configured on the TeraStation to make audible noises when a problem is detected. Along with the audible noise, alert emails will be sent out if Mail Notification was properly configured. Please select the features you would like to receive an audible sound alert from and then press the Apply button.
  • Page 55 Advanced Settings Maintenance (Status LCD) The Status LCD Setup allows configuration for the LCD display on the front of TeraStation. Please select the type of information that the front panel should display from the LCD Display Items. Automatically Switch LCD Items tells the TeraStation to cycle through the selected display items every 10 seconds.
  • Page 56 Advanced Settings Maintenance (Shutdown) From the Shutdown page, press Apply to shutdown TeraStation. This has the same function as holding down the power button on the front of TeraStation, but may be done remotely. Turning on the TeraStation after a shutdown requires a physical button push on the front of TeraStation. The Restart Now button simply reboots the TeraStation, bringing it back to functionality after about 120 seconds.
  • Page 57 Advanced Settings Maintenance (Initialization) Initialization is a reset procedure that restores all settings back to the default, out of box, configuration. All configuration, users, groups, and backup jobs are lost, but actual data and shares on the hard are NOT lost. If you want all data to be erased, reformat the drive.

  • Page 58: System Information

    System Status (System Information) This page shows you the System Information for your TeraStation. Firmware updates are occasionally available from www.buffalotech.com for the TeraStation Pro. These must be executed from a Windows PC on the same network. Your router, switch, or hub should pass through ports 8873 and 22939 for this to work (most do).
  • Page 59 Advanced Settings System Status (USB Details) This page shows you details on USB hard drives and UPSs plugged into your TeraStation.
  • Page 60 Advanced Settings System Status (Drive Properties) This page shows you the properties of all hard drives and RAID arrays in and attached to your TeraStation.
  • Page 61 Advanced Settings System Status (Network Information) This page shows you the System Information for your network connection.
  • Page 62 System Status User Access Status This page shows you the current status of all active users on the TeraStation. It also shows users connected remotely via the FTP Server.
  • Page 63 System Status Log Information This page displays system log information. Choose from the available variables and press the Select button to show you the logs for the variables you selected.

  • Page 64: Client Utility

    TeraStation Client Utility This is the TeraStation Client Utility. Installed on your PC, it allows you to access each of the TeraStations on your network. Click Refresh List to get tabs for each of your TeraStations. Each tab shows the Host Name, Workgroup, IP Address, and Subnet Mask of the associated TeraStation, as well as the version of firmware it’s running.
  • Page 65 TeraStation Client Utility IP Address Setup Here, you may enter your IP Address and Subnet Mask manually, or enable your TeraStation to acquire them automatically from a DHCP server. You’ll need the administrator password to use this screen. Press OK when you’re done.

  • Page 66: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If TeraStation encounters a disk error, it will be reported in the TeraStation status on the top of any of the Web-Based configuration screens. Run a Disk Scan in the event of this error. If that does not resolve the problem, a format is recommended. Formatting the drive will delete all of the data on it, so back up any data you can before formatting.
  • Page 67 Troubleshooting DIAG LCD Codes: Error Code Discription Alert Sound MPU error: Main MPU is not responding. Error on DRAM DATA LIN Error on DRAM ADDRESS LINE Error on RTC CHIP Failed to load kernel (FLASH error) UPS AC LINE FAIL Error FAN Error: Fan rotation speed is low or fan is stopped.

  • Page 68: Changing Hard Drives

    Replacing a Hard Drive Turn the key counter-clockwise to open drive door. Squeeze the tabs gently and swing the tray latch upward. The hard drive tray will now slide out.
  • Page 69 Lower the drive carefully to the work surface. Gently push down on the two tabs to release the plug.
  • Page 70 Pull the plug straight out to remove the drive. To remove the hard drive from its cage, set the assembly on a soft surface and remove these four screws.
  • Page 71 Install a new hard drive by doing the same steps in reverse order: Begin by screwing the new hard drive into the cage. Plug the power/data connector into the hard drive. Slide the hard drive cage back into the TeraStation. Press the latch down to lock the hard drive cage in place.

  • Page 72: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications LAN Standards: IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX; IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Transmission Types: 1000Mbps/100Mbps/10Mbps; 100BASE-TX 4B/5B, MLT-3;10BASE-T Manchester Coding Access Media: CSMA/CD Media Interface: RJ-45 USB Standard: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (HS) Full-Speed (FS) Low-Speed (LS) USB Connector: USB A Connector (2) Data Transmission Speed: Max: 480 Mbps (HS Mode) Max: 12 Mbps (FS Mode)

  • Page 73: Technical Support

    Technical Support (US and Canada) Buffalo Technology offers toll-free technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for this product. Customers in the United States and Canada can obtain technical support using the following information: Web: www.buffalotech.com E-mail: info@buffalotech.com...
  • Page 74 TECHNICAL SUPPORT Technical Support in Europe is available between the hours of 9am-6pm (GMT) Monday to Thursday and 9am-4:30pm (GMT) Friday for this product. Customers in Europe can obtain Technical Support using the following information: E-mail: helpdesk@buffalo-technology.ie | Web: www.buffalo-technology.com...

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