Buffalo TeraStation 1000 User manual

TeraStation 1000
User Manual
www.buffaloamericas.com
35020519-03
2014.12

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Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started .............................................6
Diagrams...........................................................................................6
Turning the TeraStation On and Off................................................8
Changing the Administrator Password ..........................................8
Chapter 2 Configuration ............................................. 10
Opening Settings .......................................................................... 10
Opening Easy Admin .................................................................... 11
Chapter 3 Sharing Files ............................................... 13
Adding Shared Folders ................................................................. 13
Adding Users ................................................................................. 15
Creating Sequential Users.......................................................................17
Adding Groups .............................................................................. 18
Access Restrictions........................................................................ 19
Local Users/Groups..................................................................................20
Active Directory .......................................................................................22
NT Domain................................................................................................24
Chapter 4 Managing Storage...................................... 26
RAID Arrays.................................................................................... 26
Working with RAID Arrays............................................................ 27
Using JBOD...............................................................................................27
Changing RAID Mode ..............................................................................28

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RMM (RAID Mode Manager)....................................................................29
RAID Scanning..........................................................................................31
Adding an External Hard Drive .................................................... 31
Dismounting Drives ...................................................................... 32
Checking Drives ............................................................................ 33
Formatting Drives ......................................................................... 34
Encrypting Drives.......................................................................... 35
Erase Data on the TeraStation Completely.................................. 35
Disk Quotas ................................................................................... 36
Quotas for Users.......................................................................................36
Quotas for Groups ...................................................................................37
Hard Drive Replacement .............................................................. 38
Hard Drive Replacement Examples ........................................................38
Chapter 5 Remote Access............................................ 43
WebAccess ..................................................................................... 43
FTP.................................................................................................. 45
Chapter 6 Backup ........................................................ 47
Back Up from the TeraStation ...................................................... 47
Preparing a Backup Destination.............................................................47
Configuring a Backup Job .......................................................................48
Replication..................................................................................... 51
Backing Up Your Mac with Time Machine ................................... 53
Copying from a USB Device.......................................................... 55

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Chapter 7 Multimedia ................................................. 57
DLNA .............................................................................................. 57
Configuration...........................................................................................57
Playing Files .............................................................................................58
Connected DLNA-compatible Devices ...................................................58
Streaming to DLNA-compatible Devices ...............................................59
Disabling Playback from Specific Devices .............................................59
iTunes Server ................................................................................. 60
BitTorrent....................................................................................... 61
Chapter 8 Advanced Features .................................... 64
Email Notification ......................................................................... 64
Sleep Mode .................................................................................... 65
UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)........................................... 67
Connecting a Printer..................................................................... 68
Offline Files.................................................................................... 69
Accessing from an NFS Client....................................................... 69
Encrypting Data Transmission ..................................................... 72
Encrypting Settings Data ........................................................................72
Encrypting FTP Transfer Data .................................................................72
SSL Keys ....................................................................................................72
Web Server..................................................................................... 73
MySQL Server ................................................................................ 74
Saving and Applying Settings...................................................... 75
Saving Settings ........................................................................................75
Applying Settings ....................................................................................76
Restoring Factory Defaults........................................................... 77

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Initializing with Function Button ...........................................................78
Initializing from Settings ........................................................................78
Logs ................................................................................................ 78
Updating the Firmware................................................................. 79
Name, Date, Time, and Language ................................................ 80
Jumbo Frames ............................................................................... 81
Changing the IP Address .............................................................. 83
Chapter 9 Utilities........................................................ 84
NAS Navigator2 for Windows....................................................... 84
Mount as Network Drive..........................................................................86
Changing the IP Address .........................................................................87
NAS Navigator2 for Mac ............................................................... 87
Mount as Network Drive..........................................................................89
Changing the IP Address .........................................................................89
NovaBACKUP................................................................................. 90
Installation ...............................................................................................90
Chapter 10 Appendix .................................................. 92
When the Power LED Blinks.......................................................... 92
Default Settings ............................................................................ 94
Specifications ................................................................................ 95
Models............................................................................................ 96
Chapter 11 Regulatory Compliance Information...... 97

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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.
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.

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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 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 models, press the
button to power on and hold it down until the TeraStation beeps to power off.
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.
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
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.

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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 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.
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.

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4 Click Change Password.
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: 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 or later version Windows OS,
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 select Settings. For Mac OS, click your TeraStation's
icon while holding down the control key, then select Settings.
3 Enter the username and password and click OK.

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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)
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.
• The TS1400D supports the "I'm here" function for easy location. Click the icon in Settings and the
TeraStation will start to beep.
• You can also use Bonjour to log in to Settings from OS X 10.4 or later. In Safari, click View - Show Bookmarks
Bar. From Bookmarks, click Bonjour - TeraStation name.
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 Mac OS, click the TeraStation icon while holding

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down the control key, then select Settings.
3 Click Easy Admin.
4 The Easy Admin screen will open.
Notes:
• If you click any buttons , you will need to enter a username and password.
• In Advanced Settings, click the icon at the top left to open Easy Admin.

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Chapter 3 Sharing Files
Adding Shared Folders
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
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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.
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 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.

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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 & 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.
Hidden Shares
To hide a shared SMB folder, select "Hidden Share (SMB Only)" and click OK. To open a hidden folder, click Start -
Search programs and files 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.
Note: USB drives and AFP, FTP, SFTP, WebAccess, DLNA, and NFS folders cannot be hidden.
Adding Users
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".
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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If you want to configure any users, click Edit and configure desired settings. Click OK when finished.
5 Click OK when the following message is displayed.
Notes:
• Usernames may contain up to 128 characters, including hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), !, #, &, @, $, *,
^, and %. Do not use a symbol as the first character.
• The user ID should be a number from 1000 to 1999. Each user ID should be unique. If this field is left blank, a
user ID is assigned automatically.
• Do not duplicate user IDs, group IDs, usernames, or group names. Each should be distinct and unique.
• The description may contain up to 75 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and spaces. Do
not use a symbol or space as the first character.
• Passwords may contain up to 20 alphanumeric characters and the following characters: - _ @ ! # $ % & ' ( ) * + ,
. / ; < > = ? " [ ] ^ { } | ~. Do not use a symbol other than an underscore (_) as the first character.
• Use the same username and password for both Windows and the TeraStation or you may not be able to
access shared folders.
Importing User Information
You can import users in File Sharing - Users by clicking Import CSV File. Existing users will be overwritten.
Format for user data: Username (required), password (required), and user description (optional).
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username1,password1,comment1
username2,password2,comment2
username3,password3,comment3
Guidelines:
• Use commas (,) as separators. Do not put spaces before or after commas.
• If a line has an incorrect format, the user on that line will not be registered.
• If a username exists, the new user information will overwrite the old information.
• Do not use commas (,) in the username, password, or user description.
Note: Imported users are added to the "hdusers" group automatically.
Creating Sequential Users
The TeraStation can create multiple sequential users. Sequential users will have a desired username and a number
assigned based on the maximum number of users in the sequence (e.g. user01, user02, etc.).
1 In Settings, click File Sharing.
2 Click to the right of "Users".
3 Click Create User.
4 Click Create Sequential Users.
5 Enter a username, password (twice), number of users to create, and select the digit to add after each username

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from the drop down menu.
6 Click OK. Number of users you specified are created.
Notes:
• The username for sequential users may contain up to 24 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and
underscores (_). Do not use hyphens (-) and underscores (_) as the first character. A two or three-digit number
will be added after the username.
• If "Create shared folders for each user" is checked, a shared folder will be created for each sequential user. This
folder will have the same name as the sequential user, and only be accessed by the sequential user with the
same name.
Adding Groups
1 In Settings, click File Sharing.
2 Click to the right of "Groups".
3 Click Add Group.

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4 Configure the desired group settings and click OK when finished.
Notes:
• Group names may contain up to 20 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.). Do
not use a symbol other than an underscore (_) as the first character.
• Group descriptions may contain up to 75 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and spaces.
Do not use a symbol or space as the first character.
• If the group ID field is left blank, a group ID is automatically assigned. Use numbers between 1000 and 1999
to set a group ID manually. Don't use duplicate group IDs.
• You may register up to 300 groups with the TeraStation.
• If you are logged in as a member of the general users group, you can only change your own password. If
you're logged in as an administrator, you can change any settings, including other users' passwords. If you are
logged in as a member of the power users group, you can create and edit shared folders, users, and groups.
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.
• If you change access restrictions for a user or group while they are accessing files, unexpected behavior may
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Local Users/Groups
1 In Settings, click File Sharing.
2 Click to the right of "Folder Setup".
3 Click the shared folder that you want to set access restrictions for.
4 Click the Access Restrictions tab.
5 Enable "Access Restrictions".
6 Select the level of access for the user or group you added.
: Read and write access allowed : Read access allowed : Access prohibited