User manual BUFFALO LS-VL : LINKSTATION PRO

[. . . ] If you run into difficulties or need additional help, feel free to contact our 24/7 Technical Support at (866) 75-610 (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: helpdesk@buffalo-technology. ie | Web: www. buffalotechnology. com. Table of Contents Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Install Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Accessing LinkStation Data from a PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 LinkStation Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If this login prompt does not appear, your DHCP server may not be functioning correctly. If DHCP is disabled, you may re-enable it, or verify that the LinkStation's IP Address is in the same range as that of your PC. NOTE: Page 23 shows how to enable or disable DHCP, or configure the LinkStation with a Static IP Address. 0 Advanced Settings - Home Welcome to Advanced Settings!Bookmark this page in your browser so it can be easily accessed for future configuration changes. If the LinkStation's IP Address changes, you will need to recreate the link. You can also get here by typing http://LinkStation_Name into a Web browser, where LinkStation_Name is the name of your LinkStation (page 22). You can navigate this menu by clicking on the buttons at the left of the screen. Here at "Home", you can see basic information about your LinkStation's current configuration. You may close this screen by clicking Logout at the bottom left, or just by closing the browser window. at the bottom left will cause it to beep, making it easier to find. 1 Advanced Settings Basic You may modify your LinkStation's hostname and description under Hostname Setup. To synchronize time settings with those in your computer, press Use Local Time. If a folder with AppleTalk on is accessed from a modern OS that supports smb shares, these limitations will not apply. Remote Backup Password will set a password on this share for other LinkStations who want to use it as a remote backup target. This password will not affect users attempting to access the share; it only pertains to remote LinkStations trying to access this share for backup tasks. 0 Advanced Settings Shared Folders (Access restrictions) To use Access Restrictions for a share, select Enable. Highlight groups or users in the All Groups/ Users column and use the left-pointing arrow buttons (located just to the left of each box) to move individual groups or users from the All Groups/Users column to the Read Only box (if you want to give them read access only) or all the way to the Writable box, if you want to give them full access to the share. Right-pointing arrows will move highlighted users or groups back to the right. Click Apply when you have your groups and users in the appropriate boxes. To set up new groups and users, see pages 33 and 34. 1 Advanced Settings Shared Folders (Service Setup) To allow FTP Access to LinkStation, choose Enable for FTP Server. To enable legacy AppleTalk support, choose Enable for AppleTalk Protocol. FTP Server Info: Enabling the FTP Server will allow users to connect to shares via FTP protocol. Their username and password is used for their login credentials, and they will only have access to shares that have read-only or writeable access to on the LinkStation. The network administrator of your network may need to enable traffic on port 21 to the LinkStation for FTP to work over the Internet. [. . . ] Press Apply to update the settings. Advanced Settings Maintenance (Shutdown) From the Shutdown page, press Apply to shutdown LinkStation. This has the same function as holding down the power button on the front of LinkStation, but may be done remotely. Turning on the LinkStation after a shutdown requires a physical button push on the front of LinkStation. The Restart Now button simply reboots the LinkStation, bringing it back to functionality after about 120 seconds. 5 Advanced Settings Maintenance (Initialization) Initialization is a reset procedure that restores all settings back to the default, out of box, configuration. [. . . ]