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LinkStation
User Manual
www .buf falotech.com
35011114 ver.04
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Contents Chapter 1 Setup............... ......................................................................... 4 LinkNavigator Setup (LS-VL, LS-XHL, LS-CHL) ......................................... 4 LinkNavigator Setup (LS-WVL, LS-WXL) ..................................................... 6 LinkNavigator Setup (LS-WSXL) .................................................................... 8 Diagrams and Layout (LS-VL, LS-XHL, LS-CHL) ........................................ 11 Diagrams and
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Network ................................................................................................................. 50 Jumbo Frame................................................................................................................50 Web server .....................................................................................................................52 MySQL server .........................................................................................................
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Chapter 3 NAS Navigator2 ...................................................................... 113 Chapter 4 Web Admin interface .............................................................. 118 Home ...................................................................................................................... 118 Shared Folders ....................................................................................................119 Users/Groups .......................................
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Chapter 1 Setup LinkNavigator Setup (LS-VL, LS-XHL, LS-CHL) 1 Connect the LinkStation with an Ethernet cable and the included AC adapter. Plug the power cord into a surge protector or power outlet. Connect the Ethernet cable to a router, hub, or switch on your network. The Ethernet cable will “click” and lock in place when inserted properly. LinkStation Network (Router or Hub) Move the Power Mode Switch on the back of the LinkStation to the ON 2 position. Note: Do not set the Power Mod
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Chapter1 Setup Notes: If you are using Windows 7 or Vista, the autoplay screen may appear. Click [Run LSNavi. exe]. If “Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?” is displayed in Windows 7, please click [Yes]. If “A program needs your permission to continue” is displayed in Windows Vista, please click [Continue]. For OS X, double-click on the LinkNavigator icon in the utility CD. If you have problems installing, temporarily disable your anti-virus sof
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Chapter1 Setup LinkNavigator Setup (LS-WVL, LS-WXL) 1 Connect the LinkStation with an Ethernet cable and the included AC adapter. Plug the power cord into a surge protector or power outlet. Connect the Ethernet cable to a router, hub, or switch on your network. The Ethernet cable will “click” and lock in place when inserted properly. LinkStation Network (Router or Hub) 2 Move the Power Mode Switch on the back of the LinkStation to the ON position. Note: Do not set the Power Mode Switch
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Chapter1 Setup Notes: If you are using Windows 7 or Vista, the autoplay screen may appear. Click [Run LSNavi. exe]. If “Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?” is displayed in Windows 7, please click [Yes]. If “A program needs your permission to continue” is displayed in Windows Vista, please click [Continue]. For OS X, double-click on the LinkNavigator icon in the utility CD. If you have problems installing, temporarily disable your anti-virus sof
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Chapter1 Setup LinkNavigator Setup (LS-WSXL) 1 Connect the LinkStation with the AC adaptor and an Ethernet cable. Plug the power cord into a surge protector or power outlet. Connect the Ethernet cable to a router, hub, or switch on your network. The Ethernet cable will “click” and lock in place when inserted properly. LinkStation Network (Router or Hub) 2 Move the Power Mode Switch on the back of the LinkStation to ON. Note: Do not set the Power Mode Switch to AUTO at this time. After t
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Chapter1 Setup 4 Insert the Utility CD in your computer’s CD drive. LinkNavigator will launch. Click [Begin Installation]. The wizard will guide you through installation. Notes: If LinkNavigator does not launch automatically, open the Utility CD and double-click [LSNavi.exe]. If you are using Windows 7 or Vista, the autoplay screen may appear. Click [Run LSNavi. exe]. If “Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer ?” is displayed in Windows 7, please clic
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Chapter1 Setup 6 Double-click your LinkStation's icon in the NAS Navigator2 window. 7 The LinkStation’s shared folder opens. You can now use the LinkStation’s shared folder to save files just like another hard drive. Note: With OS X, the LinkStation is mounted as a drive on the desktop or displayed in the sidebar of the Finder. Setup is now complete. LinkStation User Manual 10
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Chapter1 Setup Diagrams and Layout (LS-VL, LS-XHL, LS-CHL) Front Power LED 1 1 Blue light is ON: Power ON Blue light is OFF: Power OFF Amber light is flashing: The amber light flashes if there is a message. Flashing pattern varies depending on the message. For more information, refer to "Status LED" on page 161 . Red light is flashing: Red light flashes when an error occurs. Flashing pattern varies depending on the message. For more information, refer to "Status LED" on page 1
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Chapter1 Setup Fan 3 Back Do not block the fan when installing the unit. USB 2.0 Connector 4 You may attach a USB device such as a digital camera, printer, memory card reader, or hard drive. USB hubs, mice, 3 keyboards, and all-in-one printers are not supported. USB card readers that support multiple memory cards may not function properly. 4 Power Mode Switch 5 5 AUTO: Automatically powers the LinkStation on and off with 6 your computer. ON: Turns the LinkStation on. 7 8 OFF:
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Chapter1 Setup Diagrams and Layout (LS-WVL, LS-WXL) Front Back 4 1 5 10 6 2 7 3 11 8 12 9 Note: – Please do not lift the LinkStation by its front cover. It might come off. 1 Power LED Blue LED: Power on. LED is off: Power off. Blinks blue: During startup and shutdown. 2 Function LED The Function LED glows blue when direct copy is finished, during initialization, and during USB dismounting (about 60 seconds). During direct copy it blinks blue. 3 Info/Error LED The Info/Error LED blinks or
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Chapter1 Setup 5 USB 2.0 connector You may attach a USB device such as a digital camera, printer, memory card reader, or hard drive. USB hubs, mice, keyboards, and all-in-one printers are not supported. USB card readers that support multiple memory cards may not function properly. 6 Power Mode Switch AUTO: The LinkStation turns on and off automatically with your PC (s). ON: The LinkStation boots and is operational. OFF: The LinkStation shuts down. 7 LAN Port Connect to your LAN with an
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Chapter1 Setup Diagrams and Layout (LS-WSXL) Front Back 1 2 7 6 3 8 4 9 5 10 11 1 Function Button The Function Button initiates direct copy, dismounts USB devices, and is used to initialize the LinkStation. 2 Function LED The Function LED glows blue when direct copy is finished, during initialization, and during USB dismounting (about 60 seconds). During direct copy the Function LED blinks blue. 3 Link/Act LED Glows green for connection. Blinks green for access. 4 Info/Error LED The Info/Er
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Chapter1 Setup 5 Power LED (LinkStation) Blue LED: Power on. LED is off: Power off. Blinks blue: During startup / shutdown. 6 Security lock for anti-theft Many security cables are compatible with this lock. 7 USB 2.0 connector You may attach a USB device such as a digital camera, printer, memory card reader, or hard drive. USB hubs, mice, keyboards, and all-in-one printers are not supported. USB card readers that support multiple memory cards may not function properly. 8 Power Mode Swi
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Chapter 2 Using your LinkStation Opening the Shared Folder Launch NAS Navigator2. 1 Notes: In Windows, click [Start] - [(All) Programs] - [BUFFALO] - [BUFFALO NAS Navigator2] - [BUFFALO NAS Navigator2]. In Mac OS, double click on the [NAS Navigator2] icon in the Dock. 2 Double click on the LinkStation's icon. 3 The LinkStation’s shared folder opens. Note: In OS X, the share is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop, or displayed in the sidebar of the Finder. You can now use the LinkStation
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Using your LinkStation Opening the shared folder from another PC After the LinkStation is installed on one computer, you don’t have to go through the full installation to add a second computer. Just install NAS Navigator2 on each additional computer to access the LinkStation. 1 Insert the Utility CD in your computer’s CD drive. LinkNavigator will launch. Notes: If LinkNavigator does not open, open the Utility CD and double-click [LSNavi.exe]. If you are using Windows 7 or Vista, the auto
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Using your LinkStation 5 Launch NAS Navigator2: In Windows, click [Start] - [(All) Programs] - [BUFFALO] - [BUFFALO NAS Navigator2] - [BUFFALO NAS Navigator2]. In OS X, double-click on the [NAS Navigator2] icon in the Dock. 6 Double-click on the LinkStation icon. 7 The LinkStation’s shared folder opens. Note: On Mac OS, LinkStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop, or displayed in the sidebar on the Finder. Setup is complete. You can now use the LinkStation’s shared folder to save
