Buffalo LinkStation Quad LS-QL/R5 User Manual page 78

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 drive
are NOT lost. If you want all data to be
erased, erase the drive (page 39).
Specify whether the LinkStation shall
keep its administrator password after an
initialization or whether the password
should be reset to the default password
(default password is password). Click the
Apply button once you make the selection.
Click the Restore button to begin the
initialization process; this will restore all
settings to factory defaults but will NOT
erase the data on the hard drives.
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