Buffalo TeraStation 1000 User manual

TeraStation 1000
User Manual
Americas: www.buffaloamericas.com
Europe: www.buffalo-technology.com
35020519-08
2016.11

Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started .............................................6
Diagrams...........................................................................................6
Turning the TeraStation On and Off................................................8
Changing the Administrator Password ..........................................8
Chapter 2 Configuration ............................................. 11
Opening Advanced Settings ........................................................ 11
Opening Easy Admin .................................................................... 13
Chapter 3 Sharing Files ............................................... 15
Configuring Shared Folders ......................................................... 15
Adding a Shared Folder...........................................................................15
Recycle Bin................................................................................................18
Read-Only Shares.....................................................................................18
Hidden Shares ..........................................................................................18
Configuring Users ......................................................................... 18
Adding a User...........................................................................................18
Importing User Information....................................................................21
Creating Sequential Users.......................................................................21
Adding a Group ............................................................................. 23
Configuring Access Restrictions .................................................. 25
Local Users and Groups ...........................................................................25
Active Directory .......................................................................................27
NT Domain................................................................................................30
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Chapter 4 Managing Storage...................................... 33
RAID Modes ................................................................................... 33
Working with RAID Arrays............................................................ 34
Using JBOD...............................................................................................34
Changing RAID Mode ..............................................................................35
RMM (RAID Mode Manager)....................................................................37
RAID Scanning..........................................................................................39
Adding an External Hard Drive .................................................... 40
Connecting an External Drive.................................................................40
Compatibility ...........................................................................................40
Dismounting Drives ...................................................................... 41
Dismounting with the Function Button .................................................41
Dismounting from Settings ....................................................................41
Checking Drives ............................................................................ 42
Formatting Drives ......................................................................... 43
Encrypting Drives.......................................................................... 45
Erasing Data on the TeraStation Completely .............................. 45
Drive Quotas.................................................................................. 46
Quotas for Users.......................................................................................46
Quotas for Groups ...................................................................................46
Hard Drive Replacement .............................................................. 47
Step 1 - Replacing a Hard Drive ..............................................................48
Step 2 - Rebuild the RAID Array ..............................................................52
Chapter 5 Remote Access............................................ 56
WebAccess ..................................................................................... 56
FTP.................................................................................................. 58
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Chapter 6 Backup ........................................................ 61
Back Up from the TeraStation ...................................................... 61
Preparing a Backup Destination.............................................................61
Configuring a Backup Job .......................................................................63
Replication..................................................................................... 67
Preparing a Replication Destination ......................................................67
Configuring a Replication Task ...............................................................68
Backing Up Your Mac with Time Machine ................................... 71
Copying from a USB Device.......................................................... 75
Chapter 7 Multimedia ................................................. 77
DLNA .............................................................................................. 77
Playing Files .............................................................................................78
Connected DLNA-compatible Devices ...................................................78
Streaming to DLNA-compatible Devices ...............................................79
Disabling Playback from Specific Devices .............................................80
iTunes Server ................................................................................. 81
BitTorrent....................................................................................... 83
Chapter 8 Advanced Features .................................... 86
Email Notification ......................................................................... 86
Sleep Mode .................................................................................... 87
UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)........................................... 89
Connecting a Printer..................................................................... 90
Offline Files.................................................................................... 91
Accessing from an NFS Client....................................................... 92
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Encrypting Data Transmission ..................................................... 95
Encrypting Settings Data ........................................................................95
Encrypting FTP Transfer Data .................................................................95
SSL Keys ....................................................................................................95
Web Server..................................................................................... 96
MySQL Server ................................................................................ 97
Saving and Applying Settings...................................................... 99
Saving Settings ........................................................................................99
Applying Settings ..................................................................................100
Restoring Factory Defaults......................................................... 101
Initializing with Function Button .........................................................101
Initializing from Settings ......................................................................102
Logs .............................................................................................. 102
Updating the Firmware............................................................... 104
Name, Date, Time, and Language .............................................. 104
Jumbo Frames ............................................................................. 106
Changing the IP Address ............................................................ 108
Chapter 9 Utilities...................................................... 110
NAS Navigator2 for Windows..................................................... 110
Mount as Network Drive........................................................................112
Changing the IP Address .......................................................................113
NAS Navigator2 for Mac ............................................................. 114
Mount as Network Drive........................................................................116
Changing the IP Address .......................................................................117
NovaBACKUP............................................................................... 117
Installing from CD..................................................................................117
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Installing from Website .........................................................................118
Chapter 10 Appendix ................................................ 119
When the LED Blinks Red............................................................ 119
When the LED Blinks Amber....................................................... 120
Default Settings .......................................................................... 121
Specifications .............................................................................. 122
Chapter 11 Regulatory Compliance Information.... 124
For Customers in the United States ........................................... 124
For Customers in Europe ............................................................ 125
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Chapter 1 Getting Started
Diagrams
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1 Power LED ( )
The power LED will light up white while the TeraStation is on.
The power LED blinks white during boot or shutdown.
For TS1200D and TS1400D models, if an error occurs, the power LED will blink red. If there is a status message,
the power LED will blink amber. If there is a new firmware available, the power LED will glow amber.
2 Function LED ( )
This LED glows while the TeraStation is being initialized and while dismounting USB devices.
3 Function Button
Use this button for Direct Copy, dismounting USB devices, rebuilding RAID arrays, and initializing settings.
4 Drive Status LED
If an error occurs on a drive, its corresponding LED will light or blink. For TS1400D and TS1400R models, this
LED will blink green to indicate that drive status is normal.
5 Power Switch/Power Button ( )
For TS1200D models, move the switch up and down to power on and off. For TS1400D and TS1400R models,
press the button to power on and hold it down until the TeraStation beeps twice to power off.
If your TS1400D or TS1400R model beeps, you can press the power button once to stop the beeping.
6 Init Button
Use this button when applying saved settings from a USB drive.
7 USB 3.0 Port ( )
Compatible Buffalo USB 3.0 hard drives, USB flash drives, digital cameras, and USB printers can be connected.
USB hubs are not supported.
8 USB 2.0 Port ( )
Compatible Buffalo USB hard drives, USB flash drives, digital cameras, USB UPS connection, and USB printers
can be connected. USB hubs are not supported.
9 LAN Port ( )
Connect to a router, hub, or switch on your Ethernet network with the included Ethernet cable.
10 Link and Activity LED
This LED shows network activity. It blinks green when the TeraStation is accessed over the network.
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11 Power Connector
Use the included power cable to connect to a surge protector or outlet.
Note: Disconnecting the AC cable from the TeraStation, even if it is not powered on, may cause the TeraStation's
time to become incorrect.
12 Power Status LED
The LED glows green when the power cable is connected.
13 Fan
Spins to avoid overheating inside. Do not block the fan.
14 Anti-Theft Security Slot ( )
Use this slot to secure your TeraStation with a cable lock (not included).
15 Not in use.
16 UID Button
Press the UID button on the front or the back of the unit to turn the blue UID LED on or off.
17 UID LED
This LED turns on or off whenever the UID button is pressed. The LED glows blue when on.
18 Info LED
If there is a status message, the info LED will glow amber.
19 Error LED
If there is an error, the error LED will glow red.
Turning the TeraStation On and Off
For TS1200D models, move the power switch on the back of the TeraStation to the "on" position to turn it on. To turn
it off, move the switch to the "off" position and wait for the unit to fully shut down before unplugging it.
For TS1400D and TS1400R models, press the power button on the TeraStation to turn it on. To turn off the
TeraStation, hold down the power button until the TeraStation beeps twice. The power LED will flash as the unit
shuts down. You can also shut down or restart the TeraStation remotely from Settings.
Never unplug the AC adapter without properly shutting down the TeraStation first.
When all the LEDs on the front of the TeraStation turn off, the shutdown process is complete.
Changing the Administrator Password
After initial setup, follow this procedure to change your password.
1 Double-click the icon to start NAS Navigator2.
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2 Right-click on your TeraStation's icon and select Settings. On the Mac, select the TeraStation's icon while
holding down the control key, then select Settings.
3 Click Easy Admin.
4 Click Change Password.
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5 If this screen is displayed, enter the current password and click OK. The default password is "password".
6 Enter the new password (twice) and click Next.
7 Click OK. You have changed the admin password.
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Chapter 2 Configuration
Configure and manage your TeraStation using the Settings interface, accessible from a browser window. Open the
interface using the procedure below or type the TeraStation's IP address in the URL field of your browser. Within
Settings, the Easy Admin page gives you quick access to commonly used settings.
Note: Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 9 or later, and Safari 9 or later are supported. If you
have difficulty viewing Settings, check the following:
• If there are a large number of registered users, groups, or shared folders, use another browser instead of Internet
Explorer.
• If you have a proxy server enabled in the browser settings, disable the proxy server.
• With Internet Explorer, set security to Local intranet. On Windows Server operating systems, higher-level security
is configured by default. Set the security to a lower level temporarily.
• On a Mac, you can also use Bonjour to log in to Settings. Click Bookmarks - Bonjour - TeraStation name from the
menu bar of Safari.
Opening Advanced Settings
1 Double-click the icon to start NAS Navigator2.
2 Right-click on your TeraStation's icon in NAS Navigator2 and select Settings. For macOS, click your TeraStation's
icon while holding down the control key, then select Settings.
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3 Enter the username and password and click OK.
Notes:
• If the time-out period is set to "10 minutes", you will be logged out of Settings after 10 minutes of inactivity.
• Click Secure Connection to log in with an encrypted connection.
4 Settings will open.
Notes:
• Username/Password Combinations:
Username Password Settings Available
admin password All
guest blank System information (read-only)
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Username Password Settings Available
Your username Your password
If a user is assigned as an administrator, all settings
are available. If assigned as a general user, the user
can only access read-only system information and
change their own password, If assigned as a power
user, the user can create and edit shared folders,
users, and general users groups.
• Click to open Easy Admin.
• The TS1400D and TS1400R supports the "I'm here" function for easy location. Click the icon in Settings and
the TeraStation will start to beep.
Opening Easy Admin
The Easy Admin page makes it easy to change common settings. Follow the steps below to open Easy Admin.
1 Double-click the icon to start NAS Navigator2.
2 Right-click on your TeraStation's icon and choose Settings. For macOS, click the TeraStation icon while holding
down the control key, then select Settings.
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3 Click Easy Admin.
4 The Easy Admin screen will open.
Note: If you click any buttons , you will need to enter a username and password.
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Chapter 3 Sharing Files
Configuring Shared Folders
Adding a Shared Folder
1 In Settings, click File Sharing.
2 Click to the right of "Folder Setup".
3 Click Create Folder.
4 You can create up to 20 shared folders at a time. Enter a folder name and description (optional), then click
Create Folder.
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If you want to configure any shared folders, click Edit and configure desired settings. Click OK when finished.
5 Click OK when the following message is displayed.
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Notes:
• Names may contain up to 27 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_). Do not use a symbol as
the first character in a name.
• The description may contain up to 75 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and spaces. Do not
use a symbol or space as the first character.
• You may create up to 400 shared folders.
• The names of shared folders should not use characters from more than one language. For example, mixing
Japanese and Korean characters in names is not supported.
• If the names of shared folders contain multibyte characters, configure the client language in Management -
Name/Time/Language to match the characters. If the setting does not match, the shared folder name will not be
displayed correctly.
• The following characters are handled differently by macOS and Windows. Avoid using these characters when
sharing data between macOS and Windows:
• Windows does not support some characters that macOS and the TeraStation allow. If you create a filename on
a Mac with any of the following characters, it will not display correctly on a Windows computer. With macOS
10.2 or later, you may have to connect to the TeraStation via AFP in order to display or copy any of the following
characters:
? [ ] / \ = + < > ; : " , | *
• Do not use any of the following words for the name of a shared folder as these words are reserved for internal
use by the TeraStation: info, spool, lost+found, global, printers, homes, lp, authtest, ram, msdfs_root, mt-daapd,
usbdisk x (where "x" is a number, for example: usbdisk1)
• Don't use the following unsupported characters in shared folder names, workgroup names, or filenames:
• File and folder names may contain up to 255 single-byte characters.
• Folder and workgroup names whose names contain non-Roman characters may not be displayed correctly.
• If shared folders are accessed from a Mac, information files for the Mac may be generated automatically. Do not
delete these files. If they are deleted using Windows, this may prevent further access from a Mac.
• The TeraStation belongs to the default zone in AppleShare; the zone cannot be specified.
• When files are copied to the TeraStation or to a USB drive connected to the TeraStation, file information such as
date created, date modified, and other date information may be updated or changed.
• During a file transfer, if settings are changed, the file transfer operation may be aborted.
• File copying to the TeraStation is protected by a journaling file system. If the Ethernet cable is disconnected or a
power outage occurs while copying data, the following may occur:
- Preset data such as the TeraStation name, users, and groups may be erased.
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- An incomplete file may be copied and the file can no longer be deleted. If this happens, restart the TeraStation,
delete the file, and perform the copy operation again.
• When you access a shared folder from a Windows PC, you may be asked to enter a username and password. In
such a case, enter "guest" for the username and the password is blank.
Recycle Bin
To protect your data from accidental deletion, you may configure your TeraStation to use a recycle bin instead of
deleting files immediately. The recycle bin will only work with SMB connections. To empty the recycle bin, click File
Sharing - Folder Setup - Empty Recycle Bin in Settings.
Note: You can prevent guests and other users from emptying the trash by navigating to File Sharing - SMB - Recycle
Bin Permissions and selecting "Administrator only".
Read-Only Shares
By default, new shares are set with read and write access, but you may change the attribute to Read Only in Attribute.
Read-only shares and HFS Plus-formatted USB hard drives will have "(Read Only)" added to comments in Explorer.
Note: Configure read-only file attribute in Settings. Configuring them from within Windows is not supported and
may cause unexpected behavior.
Hidden Shares
If hidden shares are enabled, shared SMB folders will not be displayed in Network, and only certain users are allowed
to access them. To hide a shared SMB folder, follow the instructions below.
1 In Settings, navigate to File Sharing - Folder Setup and choose a shared folder or a USB drive to configure
hidden shares.
2 Select the "Hidden Share (SMB Only)" checkbox and click OK.
Notes:
• If protocols other than "SMB" or "Backup" under "LAN Protocol Support" are enabled, the hidden shares option
will be grayed out and cannot be selected.
• Configure hidden share attribute in Settings. Configuring them from within Windows is not supported and may
cause unexpected behavior.
To access a hidden folder, open File Explorer in your computer and enter "\\TeraStation name\Shared folder name$\"
for the name. For example, if the TeraStation name is "TSXXX001" and the shared folder name is "share", enter "\\
TSXXX001\share$\" to open it.
Configuring Users
Adding a User
Note: The TeraStation can register a maximum 300 of users, which includes the default users "admin" and "guest".
1 In Settings, click File Sharing.
2 Click to the right of "Users".
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3 Click Create User.
4 You can create up to 20 users at a time. Enter a username and password (twice), then click Create User.
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