Buffalo Tech TeraStation Pro II TS-HTGL/R5 User manual

User Manual
TeraStation Pro II
TS-HTGL/R5
www.buffalotech.com v1.4

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Introduction
Congratulations on your new TeraStation! Your TeraStation Pro is a powerful le server that’s
as easy to use as a hard drive. With its straightforward conguration GUI, anyone can easily
congure the TeraStation’s settings. You don’t even necessarily need to congure 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 congured in
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 arrays. It also includes SAMBA 3.0, allowing it to join
Active Directory domains, download users, passwords, and groups, and keep them up to
date. This user manual is intended to assist you in conguring your new TeraStation.
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 TeraStation. These changes are minor
and should not affect the ease of setup adversely. 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 difculties or need additional help, feel free to contact our technical support.
Contact information for Buffalo Technology and our technical support is available on pages
76 and 77.

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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.............................................................27
Hard Drive Settings......................................................... 29
Adding Extra Hard Drives ............................................... 35
Shared Folders................................................................ 41
Groups ...........................................................................45
Users ..............................................................................46
Troubleshooting Multiple Shares..................................... 48
Backups .........................................................................50
Maintenance Settings...................................................... 54
UPS Settings...................................................................55
System Information......................................................... 62
Client Utility ................................................................... 67
Troubleshooting ..............................................................69
Changing Hard Drives..................................................... 71
Technical Specications .................................................. 75
Technical Support...........................................................76
GPL Information .............................................................78

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Begin setting up your TeraStation by plugging
your power cable and Ethernet cable into the
back of the TeraStation as shown.
TeraStation Quick Setup

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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.
TeraStation Quick Setup
Connect your cables

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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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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 suggestions
below to verify that you’re not suffering from common setup problems.
Having problems? Make sure that:
•the TeraStation and the router, hub or switch are both powered on,
•the Ethernet cable is securely plugged in at both ends, and
•the Ethernet cable is not damaged. Verify this by trying a different Ethernet cable.
If problems persist, you may contact Buffalo Technology’s technical support. See pages 66 and 67
for technical support contact information.
TeraStation Quick Setup

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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.