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User Manual
TeraStation Pro II
TS-HTGL/R5
v1.7
www.buffalotech.com
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Introduction Congratulations on your new TeraStation! Your TeraStation Pro is a powerful file server that’s as easy to use as a hard drive. With its straightforward configuration GUI, anyone can easily configure the TeraStation’s settings. You don’t even necessarily need to configure it at all; right out of the box it’s ready to be plugged in and put to work. But the TeraStation remains a fast, reliable Linux-based server, with four huge hard drives that may be configured in RAID 0, RAI
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Table of Contents TeraStation Quick Setup....................................................4 Installing Software.............................................................8 Accessing TeraStation Data from a PC..............................11 Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac...........................15 TeraStation Layout..........................................................20 Advanced Settings............................................................23 Network Settings............
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TeraStation Quick Setup Begin setting up your TeraStation by plugging your. power cable and Ethernet cable into the back of the TeraStation as shown.
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TeraStation Quick Setup Connect your cables Plug the power cord into a wall socket or surge protector. Plug type and socket will differ according to country of use. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into a hub, router, or switch in your network.
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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. If it’s not lit, turn to page 7 for troubleshooting.
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TeraStation Quick Setup 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. Verify that the LINK/ACT LED on the front of TeraStation is lit (see page 6’s picture). If it’s lit, go to page 8 to continue setting up TeraStation. If the LINK/ACT LED is still not lit, try the sugge
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Installing Software Insert the TeraNavigator CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. On a PC, setup should automatically launch. If it does not, manually launch setup.exe by pressing Start 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. If you are installing the software on a Mac, open the CD and click TeraNavigator to begin installation.
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TeraNavigator Setup Press the Begin Installation button to begin. If you’re installing on a PC, click on Connect this PC to TeraStation (the green, lower button). Mac users can skip this step.. . Click Next to step through the installation.
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TeraNavigator Setup Continue.pressing.Next to step through the installation. When installation is complete, you may close the installation window. 10
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Using your TeraStation with a Windows PC Two new icons will be on your desktop: Shortcut for TS-TeraStation_ name and Buffalo NAS Navigator. Clicking Shortcut for TS-TeraStation_name takes you directly to the folders on your TeraStation. Share is the main folder that you can put files and folders in. Info contains a copy of your user manual. The Buffalo NAS Navigator icon opens the TeraStation’s client utility. Turn to page 67 for more on using the NAS Navigator client utility. 11
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Accessing TeraStation Data from your PC To Access TeraStation Data from a PC: Your TeraStation uses “shares” (folders) to hold data. A share called “share” is already configured on your TeraStation, and you can create additional shares on page 41. To start using your TeraStation, you can either click on the Shortcut for TeraStation on your desktop, or you may just use drive T.in. My Computer, which setup has mapped to the default share in your TeraStation. 1
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Accessing TeraStation Data from your PC You can map additional driveletters to shares on your TeraStation. From the Start menu, select Run.... Enter your TeraStation’s hostname (you can get it from the NAS Navigator utility) or IP address. Press.OK. Your TeraStation should open. “Share” is a data folder in your TeraStation by default. “Info” contains your user manuals. If you have created other folders, they will be visible here too. You can map drive letters to any of these folders
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Accessing TeraStation Data from your PC From the Tools pull-down menu, select Map Network Drive. Choose a drive letter from the Drive:. pull down menu. To specify the folder to map, either find it with Browse.or.enter.\\TeraStation_ Name\share_name in the Folder: field, where TeraStation_Name is your TeraStation’s hostname and share_name is the name of a folder on your TeraStation. Check the Reconnect at logon checkbox to have Windows connect to this mapped drive everytime it starts. When
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Using your TeraStation with a Mac After installing the TeraNavigator software, your Mac will have two new icons on the desktop. The Share folder is the main folder that you can put files and folders in...NAS Navigator is the TeraStation’s client utility. Clicking Share opens the main folder on your TeraStation. You can put files and folders in Share as though it were any other hard drive connected to your computer. The NAS Navigator icon opens the TeraStation’s client utility. See page
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Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac You can manually add TeraStation Shares (folders) to your desktop by adding them 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” is your TeraStation’s IP address), and click Connect.. If you don’t know your TeraStation’s IP address, see page 18. 1
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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. The share will open. A link to the shared folder will appear on your desktop. 1
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Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac If you don’t know your TeraStation’s IP address, there are several.ways.to.get.it. One simple method is to use the NAS Navigator client utility (included on your CD) to find your TeraStation(s). Just click on the tab for your TeraStation and you’ll be able to read its IP address. See page 67 for more on the client utility. You can get the TeraStation’s IP address from the LCD display on the front of the TeraStation as it boots up. You can always get t
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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. To connect a USB hard drive or UPS to TeraStation, simply plug it into one of the USB Ports. You may plug in additional USB hard drives to either of the USB ports on your Tera
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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. Hard Drive Cage – The tubular lock prevents physical access to hard drives when locked. See page 71 for information on replacing hard drives. 0
