Buffalo TeraStation HD-HTGL User manual

User Manual
TeraStation
HD-HTGL/R5
www.buffalotech.com/wireless
Rev B

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Introduction
User Manual
Congratulations on your new TeraStation! This user manual is intended to assist you in confi guring it. If you
run into diffi culties or need additional help, feel free to contact our 24/7 Technical Support at
1(866) 752-6210
(USA & Canada only).
This user manual uses images representative of TeraStation user interfaces and software. 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/support
.

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
TeraStation Quick Setup
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4
TeraNavigator Setup
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8
Accessing TeraStation Data from PC
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14
TeraStation Diagram
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18
Advanced Settings
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21
Basic Settings
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22
Network Settings
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23
Disk Management
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25
Adding Extra Hard Drives
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31
Shared Folders
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35
Groups
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39
Users
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40
Printers .................................
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42
Backups ..........................................
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46
PCast ..........................................
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50
Maintenance Settings
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51
UPS Settings
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52
Client Utility
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Client Utility ....................................................Client Utility
61
Troubleshooting
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63
Technical Specifi cations
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64
Technical Support
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65

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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
Basic Setup

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Plug the
power cord
into a 120 volt
power cord into a 120 volt power cord
wall socket.
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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Make sure that the power switch
on the rear of the TeraStation is
in the
ON
position, with the “
ON position, with the “ON
I
”
symbol pressed down.
TeraStation Quick Setup
Make sure that the power switch
Press the
power button
on the
front panel. The LED’s will swirl as
your TeraStation boots up.
After your TeraStation has completed booting up and the LED’s have ceased to
swirl, check the
LINK/ACT LED
on the front of the TeraStation. If it’s lit, then your
LINK/ACT LED on the front of the TeraStation. If it’s lit, then your LINK/ACT LED
TeraStation is connected properly, and you can go on to
page 8
. If it’s not lit, turn
to
page 7
for troubleshooting.
page 7 for troubleshooting.page 7
After your TeraStation has completed booting up and the LED’s have ceased to

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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
LINK/ACT LED on the front of TeraStation is lit (see LINK/ACT LED
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
LINK/ACT LED is still not lit, try the suggestions below to verify that LINK/ACT LED
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, contact our 24/7 technical support at
1(866) 752-6210
.
TeraStation Quick Setup
Having problems?

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Insert the TeraNavigator CD into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. Setup should automatically launch. If it does
not, manually launch setup.exe by pressing the
Start
menu and selecting the
Start menu and selecting the Start
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.
TeraNavigator Setup
Setting up TeraNavigator

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TeraNavigator is now running. Please press the
Install Client Utility
icon, and then
Start
. When
installation is fi nished, press
Launch
.
TeraNavigator Setup

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The
TeraStation Client Utility
allows you to easily confi gure TeraStation’s network settings. The tabs show
TeraStation Client Utility allows you to easily confi gure TeraStation’s network settings. The tabs show TeraStation Client Utility
the names of available TeraStations. If you have more than one TeraStation on the network, click the tab of
the one you want to select it. While a TeraStation’s tab is selected, its
IP Address
is visible and the
View
Shares
button will take you directly to its network shares and folders. See
page 61
for more information on
TeraStation Client Utility
. For now, make sure that the proper TeraStation’s tab is selected, click
Setup
, and
choose
Browser Management
.
TeraNavigator Setup