Buffalo TeraStation Pro TS-TGL/R5 User manual

User Manual
TeraStation Pro
TS-TGL/R5
www.buffalotech.com v2.5

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Introduction
Congratulations on your new TeraStation! This user manual is intended to assist you in
conguring it.
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.
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
73 and 74.

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Table of Contents
TeraStation Quick Setup...................................................4
TeraNavigator Setup..........................................................8
Accessing TeraStation Data from a PC............................. 15
Accessing TeraStation Data from a Mac...........................17
TeraStation Diagram.......................................................21
Advanced Settings........................................................... 24
Basic Settings .................................................................25
Network Settings.............................................................26
Disk Management ...........................................................28
Adding Extra Hard Drives ...............................................34
Shared Folders................................................................ 38
Groups ...........................................................................42
Users ..............................................................................43
Troubleshooting Multiple Shares.....................................45
Backups .........................................................................47
Maintenance Settings......................................................51
UPS Settings...................................................................52
System Information.........................................................58
Client Utility ...................................................................64
Troubleshooting .............................................................. 66
Changing Hard Drives..................................................... 68
Technical Specications .................................................. 72
Technical Support...........................................................73

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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

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Plug the power cord into a 120
volt 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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TeraStation Quick Setup
Press the power button on the front panel. LEDs will light
as your TeraStation boots up.
After your TeraStation has completed booting up, check the
LINK/ACT LED on the front of the TeraStation. If it’s lit, then
your TeraStation is connected properly, and you can go on
to page 8. If it’s not lit, turn to page 7 for troubleshooting.

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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 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 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 [phone] (USA & Canada only).
Technical Support in Europe is available between the hours of 9am - 6pm (GMT) Monday through
Thursday and 9am-4:30 pm (GMT) Friday for this product. Customers in Europe can obtain
Technical Support using the following information: Email: [email protected] | Web:
www.buffalo-technology.com
TeraStation Quick Setup

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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 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

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TeraNavigator should now be running. Press the Install Client Utility button, and then press the
Start button. Once the installation has completed, press the Launch button.
TeraNavigator Setup

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The TeraStation Client Utility allows you to easily congure TeraStation’s network settings. The
tabs show 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 64 for more information on the TeraStation Client Utility. For now, make sure
that the proper TeraStation’s tab is selected, click Setup from the pull down menu, and choose
Browser Management.
TeraNavigator Setup