User manual BUFFALO LS-GL : LINKSTATION PRO

[. . . ] User Manual LinkStation Pro Shared Network Storage www. buffalotech. com v1. 1 Introduction Congratulations on your new LinkStation Pro!This user manual is intended to assist you in configuring it. Because we're constantly updating our product, the images and text in this manual may vary slightly from the images and text displayed by your LinkStation. These changes are minor and should not affect the ease of setup adversely. [. . . ] 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. 192. 43. 244. 18) or use the supplied default NTP server. Ensure that both the Display Language and the Windows Client Language are set to languages that you're comfortable with. Once desired fields have been completed, press the Apply button. Advanced Settings Network (IP Address Properties) In most networks, LinkStation will get its IP Address automatically from a DHCP server. If DHCP is disabled and an IP Address is not set manually, it will default to 1. 168. 11. 150. The LinkStation's IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway Address, and DNS Server address may all be entered manually under IP Address Properties. Ethernet Frame Size may also be set manually on this page. Only use JumboFrame settings when operating in a Gigabit environment where all other clients support the same JumboFrame setting. Select Disk Format from the left-side menu to format your USB hard disk(s). 6 Advanced Settings Disk Management (Disk Check) Disk check checks any of your hard drives for errors. To use disk check, select the disk that you want to check from the target pulldown and click Select Target. 7 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. If you choose FAT32 for your file system, you will not be able to store single files larger than 2 gigabytes on the drive. Use of the XFS or EXT file systems is recommended. Depending on the size of the target hard disk or array, a Disk Format may take several hours to complete. Performance will be slow during the disk format. 8 Advanced Settings Shared Folders To begin setting up shares on your LinkStation, 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. Deleting shares will remove the share and erase all of the files and folders inside that share. Advanced Settings Adding 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 Recycle Bin by putting a selecting Enable or Disable. Enter a Shared Folder Description and a Remote Backup Password if desired. Click Apply to build the new shared folder. Appletalk support is available for use with legacy Macs. [. . . ] Firmware updates are occasionally available from www. buffalotech. com for the LinkStation 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). 7 Advanced Settings System Status (USB Details) This page shows you details on USB hard drives and UPSs plugged into your LinkStation. In this example, no USB hard drives are plugged in to the LinkStation. 8 Advanced Settings System Status (Drive Properties) This page shows you the properties of all hard drives in and attached to your LinkStation. Advanced Settings System Status (Network Information) This page shows you the System Information for your network connection. 50 LinkStation Client Utility This is the Buffalo NAS Client Utility. [. . . ]