User manual BUFFALO LS-WSXL LINKSTATION MINI MEDIA SERVER UPDATE DESCRIPTION RELEASE NOTE

[. . . ] If you run into difficulties or need additional help, feel free to contact our technical support. Contact information for Buffalo Technology and our technical support is available on pages 60 and 61. 2 Table of Contents Back Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Using your LinkStation with a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Add Additional Hard Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 LinkStation Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Click Apply after making any changes. 21 Advanced Settings Network (Workgroup/Domain) If you are unfamiliar with Domain/Active Directory networking, then please leave the Network Type selected as Workgroup and Workgroup Name set to Workgroup. To make your LinkStation a member of a workgroup or an NT domain, enter the appropriate information into the fields on this page and click Apply. If using NT Domain or Active Directory, LinkStation must be added as a member computer in the Domain Server. Setting NT Domain or Active Directory for network type integrates the LinkStation with a server. The LinkStation Pro participates as a member device in the Domain and Active Directory networks, allowing the LinkStation to use Users and Groups that reside on the Domain or Active Directory System. If Active Directory is used, then the LinkStation will automatically receive update information from the domain controller(s). To configure the LinkStation Pro on an Active Directory network, you must have the Domain Administrator login credentials. Enter the Domain Name and Domain Controller into the appropriate fields. In an Active Directory environment, check the Active Directory Domain checkbox and fill in the remaining fields. The Authentication Setup fields will be automatically filled out, so no input is needed there. Once you have finished, press Apply. 22 Advanced Settings Disk Management (Drive Properties) This page shows the properties for the drives in your LinkStation Pro Duo. If a user will be accessing the LinkStation from a Windows 95/98 computer, their password should be 15 characters or less. Mac OS 8 and OS 9 users's passwords should be 9 characters or less. Users of other OSs may have passwords of up to 20 characters. 34 Advanced Settings User Management (changing passwords) To change an account's password, click on the name of the account under User Settings. Note: if a user name and password are used to log into a user's windows computer or domain, the same user name and password should be used when creating the user's account on the LinkStation, or problems accessing shared folders may occur. Enter the desired new password in both boxes and click Apply. 35 WebAccess With Buffalo's WebAccess, you can access your LinkStation from anywhere in the world with an Internet connection. It's easy to access your files, or share them with other people, wherever they may be. First, select `Web Access', and then `Service Setup' from the menu on the left. `Auto-Configure Firewall' is also recommended if your router supports UPnP (most do since 2001). If you choose not to enable this, you must manually configure your router and firewall to forward internal port 9000 to the Internet. Choose a name for your BuffaloNAS account and a password ("key"). This name is the name that will be used to access your LinkStation and to share with your friends. The password for this protects other people from using it, so picking a strong password is recommended. [. . . ] Your router, switch, or hub should pass through ports 8873 and 22939 for this to work (most do). 51 Advanced Settings System Status (USB Details) This page shows you details on USB hard drives and UPSs plugged into your LinkStation. In this example, no USB hard drives are plugged in to the LinkStation. 52 Advanced Settings System Status (Drive Properties) This page shows you the properties of all hard drives in and attached to your LinkStation. 53 Advanced Settings System Status (Network Information) This page shows you the System Information for your network connection. 54 Advanced Settings System Status (Logs) Choose a Log from the dropdown menu and click View to see it. 55 LinkStation Client Utility This is the Buffalo NAS Client Utility. Installed on your PC, it allows you to access each of the LinkStations (and LinkStations) on your network. Each tab shows the Host Name, Workgroup, IP Address, and Subnet Mask of the associated LinkStation, as well as the version of firmware it's running. [. . . ]