User manual BUFFALO LS-VL : LINKSTATION PRO

[. . . ] As time passes, future user interfaces, updated software, and later versions of this manual may be freely available for download at our web site: http://www. buffalotech. com. If you run into difficulties or need additional help, feel free to contact our 24/7 Technical 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. buffalotechnology. com. Table of Contents Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Install Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Accessing LinkStation Data from a PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] You can also get here by typing http://LinkStation_Name into a Web browser, where LinkStation_Name is the name of your LinkStation (page 22). Notice that the Home button is lit up in yellow. You can navigate this menu by clicking on the buttons at the left of the screen. Here at "Home", you can see basic information about your LinkStation's current configuration. You may close this screen by clicking Logout at the bottom left, or just by closing the browser window. If you have lost your LinkStation, clicking I'm here!at the bottom left will cause it to beep, making it easier to find. 1 Advanced Settings Basic You may modify your LinkStation's hostname and description under Hostname Setup. "LinkStation") is recommended. 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. Checking "Apple" by Shared Folder Support turns on AppleTalk, letting you use your LinkStation with older Macs. Note that Appletalk files are limited to 2GB maximum filesize and 32 characters for filenames. If a folder with AppleTalk on is accessed from a modern OS that supports smb shares, these limitations will not apply. Remote Backup Password will set a password on this share for other LinkStations who want to use it as a remote backup target. This password will not affect users attempting to access the share; it only pertains to remote LinkStations trying to access this share for backup tasks. 0 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 the way to the Writable box, if you want to give them full access to the share. Right-pointing arrows will move highlighted users or groups back to the right. Click Apply when you have your groups and users in the appropriate boxes. To set up new groups and users, see pages 33 and 34. 1 Advanced Settings Shared Folders (Service Setup) To allow FTP Access to LinkStation, 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. [. . . ] Press the Apply button once you make the selection. Press 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. Start Disk Formatting begins a complete disk format that will erase all information on the LinkStation's internal hard drives. This cannot be undone. 6 System Status (System Information) This page shows you the System Information for your LinkStation. [. . . ]