Buffalo LinkStation Mini User manual

User Manual
LS-WS
LinkStation Mini
www.buffalotech.com v1.6

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Introduction
Congratulations on your new LinkStation Mini. This user manual is intended to assist you
in conguring it.
Because we’re constantly updating our products, the images and text in this manual may vary
slightly from the images and text displayed by your LinkStation. 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 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
68 and 69.

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Table of Contents
Back Panel Layout ............................................................4
Installation .......................................................................5
Power Mode Switch ...........................................................8
Using your LinkStation with a PC .....................................9
Using your LinkStation with a Mac .................................13
Add USB Devices ...........................................................17
Front Panel Layout .........................................................18
Using the Function Button ............................................. 19
Advanced Settings .......................................................... 21
Network Settings.............................................................25
Disk Management ...........................................................27
Shared Folders................................................................ 33
Groups ...........................................................................37
Users ..............................................................................38
Passwords....................................................................... 39
WebAccess...................................................................... 40
DLNA Media Server .........................................................44
Installing a Printer ..........................................................45
Troubleshooting Multiple Shares.....................................50
Backups .........................................................................52
Maintenance & Notication ............................................. 56
System Status ................................................................ 60
Client Utility ...................................................................64
Troubleshooting .............................................................. 66
Technical Specications ..................................................67
Contact Information (USA) ..............................................68
Contact Information (Europe) .........................................69
GPL Information .............................................................70

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Back Panel Layout
USB
Power Switch
Power Plug
Ethernet
(to Router)

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Insert the LinkNavigator 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:\LSnavi.exe (where d is the drive
letter of your CD-ROM drive). Press OK to continue.
Installation
If you are installing the software on a Mac, open the CD and click
LinkNavigator to begin installation.

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Press the Begin Installation button to begin.
LinkNavigator Setup
If you’re installing on a PC, click on Easy Setup (the pink,
upper button). Mac users can skip this step.
Click Next to step through the installation.

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LinkNavigator Setup
The wizard will step you through installation. Follow the
directions on each screen and continue pressing Next to step
through the installation.
When installation is complete, you may close the installation
window.

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Power Mode
The “Power Mode” switch on the back of the unit
has three positions: “Auto”, “On”, and “Off”. The
“Auto” position automatically powers the unit on or
off based with your PC. If your PC is turned on the
LinkStation will power up; if the PC is turned off
the LinkStation will power down.
You must have installed the NAS Navigator software
on your PC for this feature to work. Otherwise, if
you move the switch to “auto”, your unit will power
down by itself and you will have to manually turn it
back on.
Also note that the unit needs to be powered on if
you want to use the Web Access feature. When
using Web Access, it is best to leave the Power
Mode switch set to “On”.
Move the switch to the “Off” position to turn the
LinkStation off. It will take about 35 seconds to
shut down. Do not unplug or interrupt power to
the unit until shutdown is complete and all LEDs
are off.
Power
Mode

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Two new icons will be on your desktop: Shortcut for LinkStation and
Buffalo NAS Navigator.
Clicking Shortcut for LinkStation takes you directly to the folders on
your LinkStation. Share is the main folder that you can put les and
folders in. Info contains a copy of your user manual.
The Buffalo NAS Navigator icon opens the LinkStation’s client utility.
Turn to page 64 for more on using the NAS Navigator client utility.
Using your LinkStation with a Windows PC

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To Access LinkStation Data from a PC:
Your LinkStation uses “shares” (folders) to hold data. A share called “share” is already
congured on your LinkStation, and you can create additional shares using the Shared
Folders option. To start using your LinkStation, you can either click on the Shortcut for
LinkStation on your desktop, or you may just use drive L in My Computer, which setup has
mapped to the default share in your LinkStation.
Accessing LinkStation Data from your PC