Buffalo TeraStation 7000 User manual

TeraStation 7000
User Manual
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35012398-08
2015.03

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Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started .............................................8
Diagrams...........................................................................................8
Installation........................................................................................9
Turning the TeraStation On and Off............................................. 12
Changing the Administrator Password ....................................... 13
Creating a Recovery Drive ............................................................ 15
Chapter 2 Configuration ............................................. 16
Opening Settings .......................................................................... 16
Chapter 3 Access Restrictions..................................... 18
Configuring Access Restrictions for Users and Groups.............. 18
Adding a Shared Folder...........................................................................18
Adding Users ............................................................................................20
Adding Groups.........................................................................................21
Access Restrictions...................................................................................22
Active Directory ............................................................................ 24
NT Domain ..................................................................................... 26
User Authentication with an External SMB Server..................... 28
Chapter 4 Managing Storage...................................... 31
RAID Arrays.................................................................................... 31
Working with RAID Arrays............................................................ 32
Using JBOD...............................................................................................32

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Changing RAID Mode ..............................................................................33
Configuring a Hot Spare..........................................................................34
RMM (RAID Mode Manager)....................................................................35
RAID Scanning..........................................................................................37
Adding an External Hard Drive .................................................... 37
Dismounting Drives ...................................................................... 38
Checking Drives ............................................................................ 39
S.M.A.R.T. ....................................................................................... 40
Formatting Drives ......................................................................... 41
Encrypting Drives.......................................................................... 42
Media Cartridges........................................................................... 42
Erase Data on the TeraStation Completely.................................. 43
Disk Quotas ................................................................................... 44
Quotas for Users.......................................................................................44
Quotas for Groups ...................................................................................45
Size Limits.................................................................................................45
Using the TeraStation as an iSCSI Device .................................... 47
Introduction .............................................................................................47
Creating and Expanding Volumes ..........................................................51
Disconnecting Volumes...........................................................................52
Setting Access Restrictions .....................................................................53
Hard Drive Replacement .............................................................. 55
Hard Drive Replacement Examples ........................................................55
Chapter 5 Backup ........................................................ 58
Back Up from the TeraStation ...................................................... 58
Preparing a Backup Destination.............................................................58

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Configuring a Backup Job .......................................................................59
Replication..................................................................................... 62
Failover .......................................................................................... 64
Ethernet Cable Connection Methods .....................................................64
Usage Restrictions ...................................................................................65
Failover Configuration ............................................................................65
Additional Settings..................................................................................66
When the Main TeraStation Fails ............................................................67
Backing Up Your Mac with Time Machine ................................... 67
Chapter 6 Remote Access............................................ 71
WebAccess ..................................................................................... 71
WebAccess Remote ....................................................................... 73
FTP.................................................................................................. 74
Amazon S3 ..................................................................................... 75
Chapter 7 BitTorrent.................................................... 77
Chapter 8 Multimedia ................................................. 79
DLNA .............................................................................................. 79
Playing Files .............................................................................................80
Connected DLNA-compatible Devices ...................................................80
Streaming to DLNA-compatible Devices ...............................................81
Disabling Playback from Specific Devices .............................................81
iTunes Server ................................................................................. 82

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Chapter 9 Surveillance Server .................................... 84
Getting Started ............................................................................. 84
Installing Client Tools ..............................................................................84
Connecting Devices to the Network.......................................................85
Enabling Surveillance Cameras ..............................................................85
Enabling the Free License .......................................................................87
Registering Recording Policies ...............................................................88
Checking Recording.................................................................................92
Viewing Saved Video ...............................................................................93
Advanced Usage............................................................................ 93
Export Recorded Data as a MOV Video File ...........................................93
Viewing Video Real-time .........................................................................96
Moving Recorded Video Data to Another TeraStation..........................96
Backing Up Recorded Video to Another TeraStation ............................97
Automatically Delete Old Data when Space is Low...............................98
Changing Where Recorded Video Is Saved ............................................99
Email Notifications.................................................................................100
Client Tools .................................................................................. 100
Camera Policies ......................................................................................100
Live Viewer .............................................................................................101
Data Service Policies..............................................................................102
Vault Admin............................................................................................102
Surveillance Video Manager .................................................................103
Network Activity ....................................................................................104
Mini Vault Stats ......................................................................................104
Activating Additional Licenses .................................................. 104
When the TeraStation is Connected to the Internet............................104
TeraStation Not Connected to the Internet .........................................106
Troubleshooting.......................................................................... 109

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Chapter 10 Advanced Features ................................ 111
Email Notification ....................................................................... 111
Sleep Mode .................................................................................. 112
Wake-on-LAN .............................................................................. 113
UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)......................................... 114
Connecting a Printer................................................................... 115
Setting Up a Printer with Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, or
Windows Vista ........................................................................................115
Setting Up a Printer with Windows XP .................................................116
Auto RAID Rebuild ...................................................................... 117
Write Caching .............................................................................. 117
Power Supply Failure .................................................................. 117
IP Routing .................................................................................... 118
NFS Rules ..................................................................................... 119
TeraSearch ................................................................................... 120
Offline Files.................................................................................. 121
DFS ............................................................................................... 123
Accessing from a NFS Client ....................................................... 124
Encrypting Data Transmission ................................................... 126
Encrypting Settings Data ......................................................................126
Encrypting FTP Transfer Data ...............................................................126
SSL Keys ..................................................................................................126
Web Server................................................................................... 127
MySQL Server .............................................................................. 128
SNMP............................................................................................ 129
Saving and Applying Settings.................................................... 130

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Saving Settings ......................................................................................130
Applying Settings ..................................................................................131
Recovering the TeraStation ........................................................ 131
Creating a Recovery Drive.....................................................................131
Recovering the TeraStation...................................................................132
Logs .............................................................................................. 133
Restoring Factory Defaults......................................................... 134
Updating the Firmware............................................................... 134
Name, Date, Time, and Language .............................................. 134
Beep Alerts .................................................................................. 136
Jumbo Frames ............................................................................. 136
DHCP and IP Address .................................................................. 138
Port Trunking............................................................................... 139
Chapter 11 Utilities.................................................... 141
NAS Navigator2 for Windows..................................................... 141
Mount as Network Drive........................................................................143
Changing the IP Address .......................................................................144
NAS Navigator2 for Mac ............................................................. 144
Mounting as a Network Drive ...............................................................145
Changing the IP Address .......................................................................146
Chapter 12 Appendix ................................................ 147
Replacing the Battery ................................................................. 147
Adding a NIC................................................................................ 147
Adding a USB 3.0 Card ................................................................ 148

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Errors ........................................................................................... 149
Status ........................................................................................... 150
Default Settings .......................................................................... 152
Specifications .............................................................................. 152
Chapter 13 Regulatory Compliance Information.... 154
For Customers in the United States ........................................... 154
For Customers in Europe ............................................................ 154
For Customers in Korea............................................................... 157
For Customers in Taiwan............................................................. 157
For Customers in China............................................................... 157
For Customers in Russia.............................................................. 157

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Chapter 1 Getting Started
Diagrams
1 Power Button
On: Press the power button to turn on the TeraStation.
Off: Press the power button twice within 3 seconds to turn off the TeraStation.
2 Reset Button
This resets the TeraStation. Use a toothpick or similar object to hold down this switch for a second, then release
it.
3 Mute Button
This turns off audible alarms, such as the one you get when a power supply fails. Use a toothpick or similar
object to hold down this switch for a second, then release it.
4 Power LED
This LED is on during normal operation. It blinks during boot and shutdown.
5 LAN LED
When any of the 4 LAN ports is connected to a network, this LED is illuminated green. The light to the right of
the LAN port will be illuminated as well.
6 Error LED
If there is an error, the red error LED will light up. If there is a notice, the red error LED will blink.
7 Drive Lock
Push the drive release to the left and swing out the lock to release the drive.
8 USB 2.0 Port
Compatible Buffalo USB hard drives, USB flash drives, digital cameras, and USB UPS connections can be
connected. USB hubs are not supported.
9 Power Connectors

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Use the included power cables to connect these to a UPS, surge protector, or outlet.
10 Power Status
Glowing green: power is on
Blinking green: power is off
Glowing red: error
Blinking red: power supply fan error
11 UPS Port
Connect to a UPS.
12 LAN Port 1
Use an Ethernet cable to connect this port to your network.
13 LAN Port 2
This second Ethernet port may be used for network redundancy or backup. You may connect a TeraStation
directly to this port for backup.
14 LAN Port 3
This third Ethernet port may be used for network redundancy or backup. You may connect a TeraStation
directly to this port for backup.
15 LAN Port 4
This fourth Ethernet port may be used for network redundancy or backup. You may connect a TeraStation
directly to this port for backup.
16 VGA Port
Connect a display device here.
17 Link LED
Glows orange when the unit is connected to a 1000 Mbps network and green when the unit is connected to a
100 Mbps network.
18 Act LED
This LED shows network activity. It blinks orange when the TeraStation is accessed over the network.
Installation
1 Insert the TeraNavigator CD into your computer. TeraNavigator will launch.
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3 Follow the steps on the screen to connect the TeraStation's Ethernet and power cables and turn it on.
Note: Use LAN port 1 for initial setup. After setup, you may connect a second cable to LAN port 2. If you use LAN
port 2, configure the IP address at Network - IP Address in Settings.
4 Follow the steps on the screen to install NAS Navigator2.
5 Click Finish. NAS Navigator2 will open.
6 Right-click on your TeraStation's icon and choose Properties.
Note: For Mac OS, select the TeraStation's icon while holding down the control key, then click Configure.
7 Click the IP Address tab, enter the desired settings, and click OK.
If you are prompted to enter the administrator password for the TeraStation, it is "password" by default.
8 Right-click on your TeraStation's icon and choose Settings.

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9 Changing the password from the default in File Sharing - Users - admin - Edit is recommended.
10 Go to Management - Name/Time/Language and configure the TeraStation's time and date.
Notes:
• For best results, use an NTP server to maintain the time settings on the TeraStation and other network
devices. Clocks for the network devices may run at slightly different speeds. If these devices get out of sync it
may cause network problems.
• Buffalo Technology is not responsible for any loss or damage caused by using the ntp.jst.mfeed.ad.jp service
or service outages.
• If the TeraStation cannot automatically obtain the time from an NTP server, check its DNS settings. If the NTP
server is specified by a hostname instead of an IP address, make sure that a DNS server address is configured
in Network - IP Address.

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11 In NAS Navigator2, double-click your TeraStation's icon. This will open the shared folder of the TeraStation. For
Mac OS, the TeraStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop or displayed in the sidebar of the Finder. You
can now use the TeraStation's shared folder to save files just like any other folder.
Turning the TeraStation On and Off
Press the power button on the TeraStation to turn it on.
The TeraStation can be damaged if it is unplugged suddenly without powering it down properly. To shut down
the TeraStation properly, press the power button twice within 3 seconds. Wait for it to turn completely off before
unplugging it. You can also shut it down and restart it remotely from Settings.
Shutting down or Restart from Settings:
1 Double-click the icon.
2 Right-click your TeraStation's icon and select Settings. For Mac OS, select the TeraStation's icon while holding
down the control key, then select Settings.

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3 Enter the username and password, then click OK.
Note: The default username and password are "admin" and "password".
4 Settings will open.
5 Click at the top-right of Settings and choose either Restart or Shut Down.
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. NAS Navigator2 will start.

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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 Enter your username and password.
4 In Settings, navigate to File Sharing - Users.
5 Click on admin.
6 Enter the new password (twice). Click OK. You have changed the admin password.

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Creating a Recovery Drive
1 Insert a 1 GB or larger USB flash drive into a USB port on the TeraStation.
Note: All data on the USB flash drive will be erased!
2 In Settings, navigate to Management - Restore/Erase - USB Options.
3 Select "Create a USB drive for system recovery".
4 Select the USB drive connected to the TeraStation from "Target USB drive", then click Execute. Enter the 4 digit
confirmation number and click OK. The TeraStation will create the recovery drive. This will take about a minute.
5 When the "finished" dialog opens, the USB recovery drive is ready to use. Dismount the USB drive before
unplugging it.
For the instructions on recovering the TeraStation using the drive you just created, refer to chapter 10.

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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 into the URL field of your browser.
Note: Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 18, Google Chrome 24, Safari 5, and 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 Firefox 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 2008, higher-level security is
configured by default. Set the security to a lower level temporarily.
Opening Settings
1 Double-click the icon to start NAS Navigator2.
2 Right-click on your TeraStation's icon in NAS Navigator and choose Settings. For Mac OS, click your TeraStation's
icon while holding down the control key, then choose Settings.
3 Enter the username and password and click OK.

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Notes:
• Username/Password Combinations:
Username Password Settings Available
admin password All
guest blank System information (read-only)
Your username Your password
If a use is assigned as an administrator, all settings
are available. If assigned other group, only system
information (read-only) is available.
• 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 secure your login.
4 Settings will open.
Notes:
• Click to play a tone from the TeraStation for easy location. To stop the tone, click .
• You can also use Bonjour to log in to Settings from OS X 10.4 or later. In Safari, click View - Show Bookmarks
bar to open Bookmarks, then click Bonjour - (TeraStation name).

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Chapter 3 Access Restrictions
You may restrict access to specific shared folders, including external USB drives.
Notes:
• Access restrictions can be set separately for each shared folder, but not for folders within the shared folders.
• Configure access restrictions through Settings. Configuring access restrictions through Windows is not
supported and may cause unexpected behavior.
• Shared folders with limited access can still be used as backup destinations.
Configuring Access Restrictions for Users and Groups
Adding a Shared Folder
1 In Settings, click File Sharing.
2 Click to the right of "Folder Setup".
3 Click Create Folder.

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4 Configure the desired settings, then click OK.
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 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 multi-byte characters are used in shared folder names, configure the client language to match the
characters in Management - Name/Time/Language.
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.
Read-only Shares
By default, new shares are set with read & write access, but you may change the attribute to Read Only in Attribute.
Read-only shares and HFS+ formatted USB hard drives will have "Read-only" added to the shared folder description.