Buffalo LinkStation Live User Manual

User ManualLS-XHL and LS-CHL LinkStation Pro and Live Models www.buffalotech.com35010807 ver.01 v2.2

10You can manually add LinkStation shares (folders) to your desktop by adding them to the Mac’s server list. Begin by clicking Go, and then choose Co

11Select Guest and click on Connect. Note: If you have congured share permissions on your LinkStation, select Registered User and enter your login

12If you don’t know your LinkStation’s IP address, there are several ways to get it.One simple method is to use the NAS Navigator client utility (incl

13Advanced SettingsTo open the Web Admin Tool, right-click on your LinkStation in NAS Navigator2 and choose Open Web Admin.Alternately, you could type

14Welcome to the Web Admin Tool! On the left side, you can see your LinkStation’s system information. Tabs and Submenus along the upper edge allow e

15To add users, select the Users/Groups tab. Local Users is the default submenu. Click on Create User. Adding UsersEnter your user information an

16To add a group, select the Local Groups submenu under the Users/Groups tab. Click on Create Group. Enter information for your group and click on

17Network SettingsNetwork Settings contains settings that affect your Ethernet connection. In most networks, LinkStation will get its IP Address auto

18To add the LinkStation to your workgroup or domain, click Modify Settings. Depending on your network type, you may choose to authenticate in Work

19Screens are different depending on whether you authenticate in Workgroup or NT Domain mode. Whichever mode you choose, enter the information needed

2IntroductionCongratulations on your new LinkStation! This user manual is intended to assist you in conguring it. Because we’re constantly updating

20In System Settings, you can modify the NetBIOS name of your LinkStation, date and time settings, and language settings. System Settings

21Add a USB hard drive to the LinkStation simply by plugging it in to USB port on the LinkStation. It will then appear in the master folder as a new

22Formatting of hard drives is done in the System/Storage area of the Web Admin Tool. To format hard drives, select the hard drive(s) that you want t

23Mapping Additional SharesYou can map additional drive letters to shares on your LinkStation. From NAS Navigator2, right-click on your LinkStation a

24From the Tools pull-down menu, select Map Network Drive. Choose a drive letter from the Drive: pull down menu. To specify the folder to map, eith

25The Maintenance submenu holds settings for Email notication. You can also restart the LinkStation from here. Maintenance

26If you have access to an SMTP mail server, your LinkStation can send you reports and alerts. To congure this, navigate to System/Maintenance, open

27To create a new backup job, click Create New Job in System/Backup/Backup Jobs Setup. Select the desired job schedule and properties and click Apply

28You can restore settings to their factory defaults by clicking Restore LinkStation. You can choose to either keep the current admin password after

29Initialization will affect different settings on the LinkStation depending on which method you use. Initializing the LinkStation from within the We

3Table of ContentsIntroduction Diagrams and Layout 4 Power Switch 5 Installing Software 6Using your LinkStation Using your LinkStat

30An Uninteruptable Power Supply may be attached to the LinkStation’s USB port. Once attached, you may congure it from System/Power Management/UPS S

31The LinkStation can be congured to go into power-saving (“sleep”) mode at regular intervals. In Power Management/SleepTimer, click Modify Settings

32• To share a USB printer with the LinkStation, navigate to Extensions/PrintServer in the Web Admin Tool and Enable print server functionality. Conn

33• Right-click on the lp icon and select Connect. • You will receive a warning that the server does not have the proper drivers. Click OK to conti

34• If lp is the only printer installed on the PC, then it will automatically be set as the default printer. If it’s not the only printer, you may ma

35• Click Print Test Page to print a sample page. You can also browse through the available settings for the printer. Please refer to the printer’s

36If a corrupt print job is sent to a printer, printing may suddenly fail. If your print jobs seem to be locked up, clearing the print queue may reso

37Time MachineTo use the LinkStation as a location for backups from a Mac running Time Machine, begin by creating a folder for the backups. In Shared

38Navigate to Extensions/Time Machine and click Modify Settings. Enable Time Machine. For the Target Folder, choose the folder you created for the ba

39The name for the Target Host Name eld can be found just under the Computer Name on the Sharing page in System Preferences. It is circled in red in

4Front Panel LayoutLayoutUSBPower Mode SwitchPower PlugEthernet(to Router)AUTOONOFFFunction ButtonStatus LED Replaceable Fan

40It will take several minutes for the image le to be created. The le TargetHostName_TargetMACAddress.sparsebundle is being created in the backup f

41Open Time Machine. Click on Choose Backup Disk.Choose your LinkStation from the list and click Use for Backup. In 120 seconds, Time Machine will b

42A share on the LinkStation can be streamed to DLNA compatible media players on your network. To congure DLNA media streaming, click on Modify Sett

43Clicking Authorized DLNA Media Clients opens this screen, where you can see all of the available media players on your network. Click Close when do

44Your LinkStation includes iTunes server capability. The iTunes server will be available as long as a share is enabled in the LinkStation’s DLNA med

45LinkStation’s built-in BitTorrent client will download les for you. To enable it, select Enabled. Chose a target folder for downloaded les to go

46To add a torrent, select either Add Torrent From File or Add Torrent From URL, and then Browse. Navigate to the torrent le and open it. Click Add

47You can copy digital media les directly to the LinkStation from a USB storage device, such as a digital camera, USB ash drive, or external hard di

48With Buffalo’s WebAccess, you can access your LinkStation from anywhere in the world with an Internet connection. It’s easy to access your les, or

49To enable WebAccess for a share, click on the sharename from Extensions/WebAccess. Choose your desired level of Web Access from the ‘Web Access Sett

5Power SwitchPowerModeAUTOONOFFThe “Power Mode” switch on the back of the unit has three positions: “Auto”, “On”, and “Off”. The “Auto” position aut

50To access your LinkStation remotely, open a browser window on any computer connected to the Internet and go to www.buffalonas.com. In the dialog bo

51To access individual folders on the right, click on their open links.Clicking on individual les will give you other options, depending on the lety

52To upload les to the TeraStation, click Upload in the bottom left corner of the window. Note: This option will only appear if you are logged in a

53The LinkStation includes FTP server capability, allowing you to access les on it from anywhere. If FTP is enabled for a folder, then you can read,

54To access your LinkStation remotely, type ftp://username:password@ipaddress/share into a web browser whereusername - is your usernamepassword - is y

55Troubleshooting Multiple SharesWhen accessing multiple shares from a Windows PC, you may see this error message. This is caused by having multiple

56Mapping Multiple SharesWhen mapping any share, select the Connect using a different user name option. A login and password prompt will appear. Use

57Disk ErrorsIf LinkStation encounters a disk error, it will be reported in the LinkStation status on the top of any of the Web-Based conguration scr

58LED Information Codes:The status LED will ash amber to give information codes. Like the error codes, these alternate between ashing for 1 second

59Unplug the connector by pulling it straight up. Replacement fans for the LinkStation are available from Buffalo Technology. The part name is “OP-FA

6Installing SoftwareInsert the Link Navigator CD into your computer’s CD/DVD drive. On a PC, the setup wizard will launch automatically. Select your p

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61Administrator Name: admin (cannot be changed)Password: passwordDefault Shared Folder: share Recycle Bin: enabled for shareDHCP Client: Automat

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7After installation, you’ll have a new shortcut to Buffalo NAS Navigator on your desktop. Click it to open the NAS Navigator2 client utility.Using yo

8Using your LinkStation with a MacUsing your LinkStation with a MacAfter installing the LinkNavigator software, your Mac will have “NASNavigator” in t

9Using your LinkStation with a MacIn NAS Navigator2, choose Congure from the drop-down menu to get to the Web page. Click Open Web Page to go the W