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TeraStation User Manual
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35011187-10
2017.06
Contents
Chapter 1 Diagrams and Layout.....................................8

TeraNavigator Setup.........................................................................8
Diagrams and Layout..................................................................... 13
Auto Power Mode........................................................................... 15
Chapter 2 Using your TeraStation............................... 16

Opening a Shared Folder............................................................... 16
Opening a Shared Folder from a Second PC................................ 16
Adding Additional TeraStations.................................................... 18
Opening Settings........................................................................... 18
Chapter 3 Changing RAID Modes................................ 23

RAID Arrays..................................................................................... 23
Using JBOD..................................................................................... 24
Using RAID 5 with 4 Hard Drives................................................... 25
Using RAID 5 with 3 Hard Drives................................................... 27
Using RAID 10................................................................................. 29
Using RAID 1................................................................................... 31
Using RAID 0................................................................................... 33
Configuring a Hot Spare................................................................ 35
Drive Failures.................................................................................. 37
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Chapter 4 Adding an External Hard Drive.................. 38
Connect an External Drive............................................................. 38
Formatting the External Drive...................................................... 39
Set Access Restrictions on the External Drive.............................. 40
Chapter 5 Removing External Hard Drives................. 41

Dismounting with the Function Button....................................... 41
Dismounting from Settings........................................................... 41
Chapter 6 Backup......................................................... 43
Back Up from your Windows PC.................................................... 43
Back Up from the TeraStation....................................................... 43
Configure a Destination for Backup........................................................43
Backup Folders..........................................................................................44
Backing Up to Another TeraStation on the Local Network....................45
Backing Up to a TeraStation on Another Network which Is Connected
by a VPN.....................................................................................................46
Configuring a Backup Job........................................................................47
Backup Restrictions..................................................................................50
If a Scheduled Backup Fails (I54).............................................................50
Using TeraStation Batch Backup................................................... 51

Replication...................................................................................... 51
Replication Folders...................................................................................53
Configure a Destination for Replication.................................................53
Configuring Replication...........................................................................55
Replication to a TeraStation on a Different Network.............................57
Time Machine................................................................................. 58
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Restoring Backup Data.................................................................. 62
Chapter 7 Configuring Access Restrictions................ 64

Adding a Shared Folder................................................................. 64
Technical Restrictions...............................................................................66
Adding Users.................................................................................. 67
Adding Groups............................................................................... 69
Access Restrictions......................................................................... 70
Setting Access Restrictions for Users/Groups.........................................70
Access Restrictions on NT Domain................................................ 72

Access Restrictions on Active Directory....................................... 74
Restrictions When Administrating in Active Directory Domain...........75
Access Restrictions through Delegate Authority to External SMB

Server.............................................................................................. 75
Restrictions When Administrating Delegate Authority Option............77
Chapter 8 Managing your TeraStation........................ 78

Name, Date and Time..................................................................... 78
RAID Scanning................................................................................ 79
Disk Check...................................................................................... 80
Encrypt Hard Drives on the TeraStation....................................... 82
Formatting Drives.......................................................................... 82
Email Notification.......................................................................... 84
UPS Settings................................................................................... 86
Beep Alerts..................................................................................... 87
LCD Display Settings...................................................................... 88
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Changing the Admin Username and Password........................... 89
Erase Data on the TeraStation Completely................................... 90
Initialization................................................................................... 90
Restore Factory Defaults..........................................................................90
Initialization from Settings......................................................................91
Changing the IP Address............................................................... 92

Network.......................................................................................... 93
Jumbo Frames...........................................................................................93
Port Trunking.................................................................................. 94
Configuring Port Trunking.......................................................................95
Update the TeraStation’s Firmware............................................... 95

Online Update...........................................................................................95
Update by Downloading File from Buffalo Website...............................95
Chapter 9 Extensions................................................... 96
Using WebAccess............................................................................ 96
What is WebAccess?..................................................................................96
Direct Copy..................................................................................... 96
Eye-Fi Connected........................................................................... 98
Print Server..................................................................................... 99
Sleep Timer................................................................................... 101
Disk Quotas.................................................................................. 103
Disk space quotas for users....................................................................103
Disk space quotas for groups.................................................................105
TeraSearch.................................................................................... 111
Offline Files................................................................................... 112
DFS (Distributed File System)..................................................... 115
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FTP Server..................................................................................... 117
To access the TeraStation with an FTP client.........................................119
Accessing the TeraStation with an Anonymous User:..........................119
Accessing from a NFS Client........................................................ 120

Encrypting Data Transmission.................................................... 122
Encrypting Data from Settings..............................................................122
Encrypting FTP Transfer Data................................................................123
SSL Key.....................................................................................................123
Wake-on-LAN............................................................................... 123
Web Server.................................................................................... 124
MySQL Server............................................................................... 125
SNMP............................................................................................. 126
Chapter 10 NAS Navigator2....................................... 127

Windows....................................................................................... 127
macOS........................................................................................... 129
Chapter 11 Software.................................................. 131

NAS Navigator2............................................................................ 131
File Sharing Security Level Change Tool.................................... 131
NS-SHFT........................................................................................ 131
EXT3 Reader................................................................................. 132
Chapter 12 List of Items in Settings.......................... 133

Common Items (Left Side of the Screen).................................... 133
Shared Folders.............................................................................. 133
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Folder Setup............................................................................................133
DFS...........................................................................................................135
Direct Copy..............................................................................................135
TeraSearch...............................................................................................135
Users/Groups................................................................................ 136
Local Users...............................................................................................136
Local Groups............................................................................................137
Network........................................................................................ 138
Settings....................................................................................................138
Workgroup/Domain................................................................................140
NFS...........................................................................................................141
Web Server..............................................................................................142
MySQL Server..........................................................................................142
SNMP........................................................................................................143
System........................................................................................... 143
Settings....................................................................................................143
Storage....................................................................................................144
Backup.....................................................................................................147
Maintenance............................................................................................151
Power Management................................................................................153
Restore/Erase..........................................................................................154
Extensions.................................................................................... 154
WebAccess...............................................................................................154
PrintServer..............................................................................................155
Time Machine..........................................................................................155
Web Service Support..............................................................................156
Chapter 13 Appendix................................................. 157

Assign as Network Drive (Windows)........................................... 157
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Mount as a Network Drive (macOS)............................................ 157
Specifications............................................................................... 159
Factory Defaults........................................................................... 160
Software........................................................................................ 160
Info Folder.................................................................................... 161
Troubleshooting........................................................................... 161
Data Backup................................................................................. 163
GPL Information........................................................................... 163
Compliance Information.............................................................. 163
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Chapter 1 Diagrams and Layout
TeraNavigator Setup
To configure your TeraStation, insert the TeraNavigator CD into a Windows computer on the network and follow the
directions, or use the following procedure.
1 Connect cables
TS-XL, TS-XEL
Fasten the plug with the clamp.

1 2 3
Power Connector
Network
(Hub or Router)
LAN Port 1
Ethernet Cable
Power Outlet
AC Cable
TS-WXL
1 2 3
Power Connector
Network
(Hub or Router)
LAN Port 1
Ethernet Cable Power Outlet

AC Cable
TS-RXL
Network 1 2 3
(Hub or Router) LAN Port 1
Power Connector
Ethernet Cable
Power Outlet
AC Cable
Note: Use LAN port 1 for initial setup. After setup, you may connect a second cable to LAN port 2. If used,
configure the IP address of LAN port 2 at Network - Settings - IP Address Settings in Settings or NAS Navigator2.
2 Hold down the power button on the TeraStation for three seconds to turn it on.
3 Wait until the green power LED changes from flashing to lit. In the TS-RXL TeraStations, the LED is not
illuminated. Continue to step 4.
4 Insert the TeraNavigator software CD into your computer. The TeraNavigator wizard will launch. Click Begin
Installation. Step through the wizard to connect cables and install software.
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If the wizard doesn’t open automatically, navigate to the TeraNavigator CD and double-click the icon
(TSNavi.exe).
Notes:
• If the “Tap to choose what happens” message or the autoplay screen appear, click Run TSNavi.exe. If the user
account control screen appears, click Yes or Continue.
• For macOS, open the CD and double-click the TeraNavigator icon.
• Disable your antivirus software or firewall before continuing. The TeraNavigator software may not install
properly if antivirus or firewall is enabled. Re-enable antivirus and firewall after setup.
5 When “Finish” is displayed, initiate NAS Navigator2 by clicking Launch NAS Navigator2. Alternately, you can click
Next to display more information about the power mode switch, which can turn the TeraStation on and off
automatically.
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6 Right-click your TeraStation’s icon, and choose Properties - IP Address. For macOS, hold the control key, click the
TeraStation icon, then click Configure - IP Address.
7 Enter the desired IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. Click OK.
Notes:
• If you don’t know how to configure these settings, click Use DHCP to check the box. For macOS, click Use
DHCP.
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• If you are prompted to enter the administrator’s password, enter the TeraStation’s password (it is set to
“password” by factory default).
8 Right-click the TeraStation icon in NAS Navigator2 and choose Settings. For macOS, hold the control key, click
the TeraStation icon, and click Settings.
Note: Settings requires Firefox 1.5 or later, Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 2 or later, or Safari 3 or later.
9 Enter the administrator name and password, and click Login.

Notes:
• The following settings are set by factory default.
Username: admin
Password: password
• The default language for Settings is English. To change the display language, click System - Settings -
Language - Modify Settings, select Display Language, and click Save.
10 Click System - Settings - Date and Time.

11 Click Modify Settings.
12 To manually configure the date and time, click Manual for “Date/Time Source” and adjust date, time, and time
zone. Click Save.
Notes:
• Click Use Local Date/Time to use your computer’s time (or time zone) for the TeraStation’s time.
• By default, the TeraStation will attempt to use an NTP server to set the time.
• NTP may not be usable in some network environments.
• Read the terms of use for Internet Multifeed Co. at www.jst.mfeed.ad.jp. Internet Multifeed Co. is the group
that manages the NTP server at www.jst.mfeed.ad.jp. Internet Multifeed Co. is not responsible for any loss or
damages caused by this service.
• Buffalo is not responsible for any loss or damage caused by using of this service, stopping the service, or
missing service.
• If your TeraStation fails to automatically obtain the time from the NTP server, verify the settings for the DNS
server address of the TeraStation. You must set a primary DNS server address to specify an NTP server by
hostname. Otherwise you will have to specify the DNS server by IP address. You can change the DNS server
settings at Network - Settings - IP Address Settings in Settings.
13 The following settings changes are recommended.

Change Your Administrator Password
We recommend that you change the default password to a secure password.
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(1) Click Users/Groups - Local Users in Settings.
(2) Select admin from the user list and click Edit User.
(3) Enter a new password (twice) and click Save.
Your administrator password is now changed.
Configure RAID Scan
RAID scan checks your RAID 1, 5 or 10 arrays for problems and automatically fixes any errors it can. To
configure:
(1) Click System - Storage - RAID Scanning - Modify Settings.
(2) Click Enable for RAID Scanning.
(3) Select the schedule to perform RAID scan.
Note: With “Immediate” checked, RAID scan will run immediately.
(4) Click Save.
You have completed the settings for RAID scan.
14 Double-click your TeraStation’s icon.
15 The TeraStation’s shared folders are displayed.

Note: For macOS, TeraStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop, or displayed in the sidebar of the
Finder.
Setup is now complete. You can now use the TeraStation’s shared folders to save files just like other hard drives.
Note: Keep the TeraStation updated with the latest firmware. You can download the latest firmware from the
Buffalo website. The currently installed firmware version is displayed on the main screen of NAS Navigator2.
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Diagrams and Layout
TS-XL, TS-XEL
Front View Rear View

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1 23 4 5 6 TS-XL TS-XEL 18
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8 12 13 17
14 19
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15 15
9 16 20
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TS-WXL
Front View Rear View
1 23 4 5 6 10
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7 11
8 19
9 20
12 13 14 15 16 17
TS-RXL
With cover attached With cover removed
9 11 12 14 11 21 2 3 4 5 1 6 7 11 8 10 11
Rear Vew
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1 Power Button
Power On and Off: Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds until it beeps.
Note: To power on, connect the AC cable and wait for 10 seconds. Then press the power button.
2 Info LED
If there is a message about the current status, the amber info LED is illuminated. Check the LCD display for
current status.
3 Error LED
The red error LED is illuminated when an error occurs. Check the LCD display for more information.
4 LAN1 LED
When the LAN port 1 is connected to a network, it is illuminated in green (the light next to the LAN port 1 will
be illuminated as well).
5 LAN2 LED
When the LAN port 2 is connected to a network, it is illuminated in green (the light next to the LAN port 2 will
be illuminated as well).
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6 LCD Display
Displays the status of the TeraStation.
7 Display Button
Switches between the different display modes. This button stops beeping.
8 Function Button
Use this button to perform the following operations:
• Direct Copy
• Removal of USB devices
• Rebuild RAID after replacing hard drives
9 Drive Lock
Open the front panel with the key to replace hard drives or press the reset button.
10 Reset Button
With the TeraStation powered on, hold down this button until it beeps (about 5 seconds) to reset the
TeraStation’s IP address and password to the factory defaults. The password will not be reset if this functionality
has been disabled from within Settings.
Note: To access the TS-RXL series’ reset button, insert the tip of an unfolded paper clip.
11 Status LEDs 1 - 4
LEDs 1 through 4 will be illuminated in green when the corresponding hard drives are accessed. If an error
occurs on a hard drive, the corresponding LED will be illuminated or flash in red or amber.
12 Factory Use Only

TS-XEL TeraStations do not have this port.
13 UPS Port
Connect a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply). TS-XEL TeraStations do not have this port.
14 USB Connector (USB 2.0/1.1 Series A)

Compatible Buffalo USB hard drives, USB flash drives, and digital cameras can be connected. USB hubs are not
supported.
15 LAN Port 1
Connect to a router, hub, or switch on your Ethernet network.
16 LAN Port 2
Use this second Ethernet port for redundancy or backup. For backup, a second TeraStation may be connected
directly.
17 Power Mode Switch

Switches between “AUTO” and “MANUAL” power modes.
18 Power Connector
Use the included AC cable to connect to an UPS, surge protector, or outlet.
19 Fan
Do not block the fan when installing the unit.
20 Anti-Theft Security Slot

You can also secure it using an off-the-shelf wire lock.
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21 UID Button
The blue LED next to the UID button will be illuminated or turned off every time you push this button on the
front or back.
Auto Power Mode

The TeraStation can be configured to automatically turn on and off with your computer. To use this feature, install
NAS Navigator2 on your computer and then set the power mode switch on the back of your TeraStation to “AUTO”.
＜TS-XHL, TS-XL＞＜TS-XEL＞
＜TS-WXL＞
＜TS-RXL＞
Manual (default):
In this position, the power button on the front of the TeraStation turns it on and off. It is not affected by the power
state of connected computers.
Auto:
In this position, if all connected computers are turned off, the TeraStation will turn off too. If a connected computer
is powered on, the TeraStation will power on too.
Notes:
• After you turn off your computer, it may take several minutes for the TeraStation to shut down.
• When the power mode switch is changed from Auto to Manual or vice-versa, it takes about five minutes for the
change to take effect.
• Power on the TeraStation before moving the switch to the Auto position.
• Auto Power Mode doesn’t work if port trunking is enabled or if NasNavi detection is disabled.
• Install NAS Navigator2 on all computers that will be accessing the TeraStation before switching to Auto Power
Mode.
• Some networks may not support the Auto Power Mode. If there are persistent issues with the network, use
Manual Power Mode for safety.
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Chapter 2 Using your TeraStation
Opening a Shared Folder
1 Double-click the icon on the desktop. NAS Navigator2 will start. For macOS, click the icon in
the Dock.
2 Double-click the TeraStation icon.
Note: When you access a shared folder from a Windows PC, you may be asked to enter a username and
password. In such a case, enter “guest” for the username and the password is blank.

Note: With a Mac, the TeraStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop, and displayed in the sidebar of
the Finder.
You can now use the TeraStation’s shared folders to save files just like other hard drives.
Opening a Shared Folder from a Second PC

Once you’ve connected the first computer to the TeraStation, you don’t have to run the setup program again to
connect additional computers. Just install NAS Navigator2 on each additional computer and use it to open the
TeraStation’s shared folder as necessary.
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1 Insert the TeraNavigator CD into your computer. TeraNavigator will launch.
Notes:
• If the “Tap to choose what happens” message or the autoplay screen appear, click Run TSNavi.exe. If the user
account control screen appears, click Yes or Continue.
• For macOS, double-click the TeraNavigator icon in the utility CD.
2 Click Install NAS Navigator2.

If this screen doesn’t open, open the CD and double-click the icon (TSNavi.exe).
3 Step through the wizard to install NAS Navigator2.

4 After NAS Navigator2 is installed, click the in the right top right corner of the window to close the installer.
Then, use NAS Navigator2 to open the TeraStation’s shared folder.
the Dock.
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6 Double-click the TeraStation icon.
Note: When you access a shared folder from a Windows PC, you may be asked to enter a username and
password. In such a case, enter “guest” for the username and the password is blank.

Note: With a Mac, the TeraStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop, and displayed in the sidebar of
the Finder.
You can now use the TeraStation’s shared folders to save files just like other hard drives.
Adding Additional TeraStations

Run the TeraNavigator installation program from the CD for each TeraStation that you add to the network. You
cannot set up multiple TeraStations at the same time.
Opening Settings
To configure your TeraStation, use Settings from a browser on a computer connected to the same network.
the Dock.
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2 Right-click the TeraStation icon (on the Mac, click the icon while holding down the control key) and select
Settings from the menu.
Notes:
• If multiple TeraStations and TeraStations are connected to the network, multiple icons will be displayed.
Click the correct TeraStation.
• Record the TeraStation’s IP address from the bottom right of the NAS Navigator2 window.
3 Enter your username and password, and click Login. Initially, use the default username and password:
• Username: admin
• Password: password
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After you log in, change the password for security.
Note: To login as a guest, type “guest” for the Username, leave the password blank, and click OK. Guests can
check the TeraStation’s name, IP address, workgroup, and disk status. Regular users can change their login
passwords as well as check the TeraStation name, IP Address, workgroup, and disk status. Administrator user,
“admin” by default, can configure all options.
4 Settings opens. This page displays the TeraStation’s current status, including name, IP address, workgroup, and
hard disk settings.
Notes:
• Settings supports Firefox 1.5 or later, Internet Explorer 6.0 with SP2 or later, and Safari 3 or later. It may not display
properly in other browsers.
• Settings may not display correctly in Internet Explorer due to your browser security settings. If this happens,
navigate to Tools - Internet Options - Security on Internet Explorer, and set the security settings to Local intranet.
Settings is organized by tabs across the top. The following tabs are available.
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• Shared Folders
Add or delete shared folders; configure access restrictions, Direct Copy, DFS and TeraSearch.
• Users/Groups
Add, delete, and configure users and groups.
• Network
Configure network, workgroup, and NFS settings.
• System
Configure name, date and time, RAID setup, RAID scanning, check disk, format disk, backup, replication, email
notification, sleep timer, UPS settings, restore and erase.
• Extensions
Configure WebAccess, Print Server, Time Machine, and Web Service Support.
Notes:
• To open Settings from a different computer, refer to the quick setup guide and install NAS Navigator2. After the
installation, follow chapter 2, or, you may enter the IP address of TeraStation on a web browser.
• You may also open Settings by typing the IP address that you wrote down in step 2 into the address field of your
browser. Press the Enter key and bookmark this page in your browser so that you can return to it easily.
• With macOS 10.4 or later, you can open Settings from within Safari with Bonjour.
(1) Launch Safari.
(2) Select View - Show Bookmarks Sidebar from Safari’s menu.
(3) Select Bonjour from the left-side menu, then click your TeraStation in the bookmark list.
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(4) Enter your username and password. Click Login.
Note: To log in as a guest, type “guest” as the username and leave the password blank.
(5) Settings opens.
The TeraStation’s name, IP address and disk information are displayed on the left.
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Chapter 3 Changing RAID Modes
RAID Arrays
TS-XL, TS-XEL and TS-RXL series TeraStations default to RAID 5 (4 hard drives), TS-WXL/R1 series default to RAID 1,
and TS-WXL/1D series default to JBOD. The characteristics of each type of RAID are described below. If you change
the RAID mode, all of the data on the hard drive is deleted. Always back up any important data before changing the
RAID mode.
Note: In this document, the term “Recovery” means reverting the TeraStation back to the state prior to the drive
error or RAID mode change. It does not refer to reading data from failed hard drives.
RAID 5 with 4 hard drives (default for TS-XL, TS-XEL and TS-RXL)
Note: TS-WXL/R1 and TS-WXL/1D TeraStations don’t support this mode, as they don’t have 4 hard drives.
Arranges 4 hard drives in one array. Parity is generated during writes, so access speeds will be slower than other
RAID modes. Total usable space is the sum of the 3 drives. If one of the drives fails, you can recover data on the array
by replacing the damaged drive. However, data cannot be recovered if 2 or more drives become damaged.
RAID 5 with 3 hard drives

Note: TS-WXL/R1 and TS-WXL/1D TeraStations don’t support this mode, as they don’t have 3 hard drives.
Arranges 3 hard drives in one array. Parity is generated during writes, so access speeds will be slower than other
RAID modes. Total usable space is the sum of 2 drives. A fourth drive may be configured as a hot spare that will
automatically replace a drive if it fails. If one of the drives fails, you can recover data on the array by replacing the
damaged drive. However, data cannot be recovered if 2 or more drives become damaged.
RAID 10
Note: TS-WXL/R1 and TS-WXL/1D TeraStations don’t support this mode, as they don’t have 4 hard drives
Arranges 4 hard drives in one array, with 2 stripes of mirrored drives. Total usable space is the sum of 2 hard drives.
Data is written quickly and access speed is faster than other RAID modes (except for RAID 0). Since data is written
into 2 hard drives at the same time, even if one of the drives fails, data can still be recovered by replacing the
damaged drive (data cannot be recovered if both drives become damaged).
RAID 1 (default for TS-WXL/R1)

Arranges 2 hard drives in one array. You can set up to 2 arrays on TS-XL, TS-XEL, and TS-RXL series. Total usable space
is 1 hard drive’s space for each array. Data is written to 2 hard drives at once. If a drive fails, data can be recovered by
replacing the damaged drive (data cannot be recovered if both drives in the array become damaged).
You can create an array and designate another drive as a hot spare (which automatically replaces a failed drive) for
TS-XL and TS-RXL TeraStation models. You can also use 2 drives to create a RAID 1 array, use another drive as a hot
spare, and use another as a regular drive, all at once.
RAID 0
This is the fastest RAID mode, but if any of the drives fails, data cannot be recovered.
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JBOD (default for TS-WXL/1D)
This mode uses the hard drives inside the TeraStation as individual hard disks. It is sometimes referred to as JBOD.
The disk space you can use is the total space of all hard drives in the TeraStation. If a hard disk is damaged, you
cannot recover data from that drive.
Note: During a recovery, the TeraStation’s front LED display shows “RAID ARRAY* Resyncing” and file transfer speeds
are slower than usual until the RAID array is rebuilt.
Using JBOD
1 Click System - Storage - RAID Array in Settings.
2 Select the array you want to configure.
3 Click Delete RAID Array.

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4 When the RAID array operation window opens, click Apply.
5 The “Confirm Operation” screen will appear. Enter the number shown in the confirmation number field within
60 seconds, and click Apply.
6 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

You have now set up JBOD.
Confirm Operation Screen
When you perform any of the following tasks, a “Confirm Operation” screen is displayed . To continue, enter the
confirmation number within 60 seconds and click Apply.
• Changing structures of RAID array (create/delete)

• Delete folder
• Restore factory defaults
• Format TeraStation
• Empty recycle bin of each folder
• Format array or drive
• Remove drive
• Rebuild RAID array
• Configure hot spare
• Configure JBOD
Using RAID 5 with 4 Hard Drives

1 Change system to JBOD.
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3 Click the array you want to configure.
4 Select hard drives (all 4 of them) to use in RAID 5.
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5 Select RAID 5 and click Create Raid Array.
Note: After the RAID array is changed, the TeraStation will perform a RAID check that will take about 5
hours per TB. File transfers will be slower during this period. While the “RAID ARRAY x Resyncing” message is
displayed on the LCD display, do not turn off the TeraStation. If you turn it off, the RAID check will start over.
6 The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Enter the number shown in the confirmation number field within 60
seconds, and click Apply.

You have now set up a RAID 5 array. Refer to the “Adding a Shared Folder” section in chapter 7 to create a shared
folder.
Using RAID 5 with 3 Hard Drives

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4 Select hard drives (3 of them) to use in RAID 5.
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You have now set up a RAID 5 array. Refer to the “Creating a Hot Spare” section to configure a hot spare with the
remaining drive. Refer to the “Adding a Shared Folder” section in chapter 7 to create a shared folder.
Using RAID 10
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4 Select hard drives (all 4 of them) to use in RAID 10.
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You have now set up a RAID 10 array. Refer to the “Adding a Shared Folder” section in chapter 7 to create a shared
folder.
Using RAID 1
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4 Click hard drives (drives 1 and 2, or drives 3 and 4) in RAID 1.
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You have set up a RAID 1 array. Repeat the steps to create a second RAID 1 array with the other two drives, or refer to
the “Creating a Hot Spare” section to configure a hot spare with one of the remaining drives. Refer to the “Adding a
Shared Folder” section in chapter 7 to create a shared folder.
Using RAID 0
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4 Select all available hard drives.
seconds, then click Apply.

You have set up a RAID 0 array. Refer to the “Adding a Shared Folder” section in chapter 7 to create a shared folder.
Configuring a Hot Spare

If you have 3 drives in a RAID 5 array, or 2 drives in a RAID 1 array, then you can configure another drive as a hot
spare. If one of the drives in the array fails, the TeraStation will switch over to the hot spare immediately.
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3 Click Set to a spare drive.
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Note: If a hot spare is configured, click Set to normal disk to change the hot spare to a normal disk.
seconds and click Apply.

You have now configured a hot spare.
Note: All data in the hot spare drive will be deleted when it is configured as a hot spare and again when it changes
over from a spare to a drive in the array.
Drive Failures
If a drive in the TeraStation fails, open the front cover and check the status LED lights. If a drive’s status LED is lit or
flashing red, it is malfunctioning and needs to be replaced. For replacement, use Buffalo OP-HD series drives of the
same size.
For more information on drive removal, installation, and rebuilding RAID arrays, refer to the “Hard Drive
Replacement Procedure” document available from the link provided in the TeraNavigator CD. You can also download
the document from the Buffalo website.
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Chapter 4 Adding an External Hard Drive
Connect an External Drive

Your TeraStation includes 2 USB connectors (3 if it’s a TS-RXL). You can connect a Buffalo external hard drive to it for
backup or extra storage.
Connect the external drive as shown below. If the hard drive is already formatted, it will be detected automatically. If
it is not formatted, format it from within Settings.
One external hard drive may be connected to each USB port on the TeraStation. USB hubs are not supported.
Warning! Do not unplug the drive from the TeraStation without dismounting it first. Refer to the “Removing External
Hard Drives” section in chapter 5 for directions on dismounting a connected drive.
TS-XL, TS-XEL TS-WXL
USB Connector USB Connector
Buffalo External
Buffalo External Hard Drive
Hard Drive (not included)
(not included)
USB Cable USB Cable

(not included) (not included)
TS-RXL
USB Cable
(Series A) TS-RXL Series
USB Cable
(not included)
Rack USB Cable Buffalo External Hard Drive

(not included) (Series B) (not included)
A third hard drive can be connected to the USB connector on the front panel of the TS-RXL TeraStation if the front
panel is removed.
If the drive properly connected, “usbdiskX” is added to the TeraStation’s shares on the network, where X is the # of
the drive.
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Note: Files that are automatically created by macOS cannot be backed up to a FAT32 drive because they contain
characters that are not allowed in FAT32.
Formatting the External Drive

• A format deletes all data from a hard drive. Be careful! Back up any important data on a drive before formatting
it. It will take a several minutes to format a drive.
• Shared folders cannot be accessed during formatting.
• Do not turn off or disconnect power to the TeraStation while formatting a hard drive.
• If power mode switch is set to auto, then the TeraStation will turn off when the format is finished.
• To erase all data on a disk, choose System - Restore/Erase.
1 In Settings, navigate to System - Storage - Disks.
2 Select the drive to format. Make sure that you have the right drive! Click Format Disk.
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3 Select a file system and click Format.
Note: Refer to the “System” section in chapter 12 for more on format type.
4 The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Type the displayed number into the confirmation number field
within 60 seconds, then click Apply.

Notes:
• The time needed to format a hard drive will vary (a few seconds to a few minutes) depending on the drive’s size
and format type.
• The info LED on the front of the TeraStation will flash during formatting. The TeraStation’s shared folders cannot
be accessed until the disk format is complete.
• If the hard drive is connected to the USB connector, partitions will be recreated.
Set Access Restrictions on the External Drive

You can set the access restrictions on the new drive. Use the procedure on the “Access Restrictions” section in
chapter 7 to set the access restrictions.
Note: Even if a shared folder is not visible, you can still format the drive, run a disk check, and back up to the new
drive.
Restrictions
• The TeraStation supports many types of USB devices including USB storage devices, card readers, digital cameras,
and USB printers. Devices that are not supported include USB hubs, card readers that recognize multiple card
types, and USB mice and keyboards.
• You can connect up to 2 hard drives to a TeraStation via its USB connectors (3 for a TS-RXL). Only Buffalo drives
are supported.
- The TeraStation may not recognize a hard drive whose power mode is set to auto. Set the power mode to
manual for drives connected to the TeraStation.
- Direct Copy doesn’t work with the HD-DU2 series DriveStation unless it has been reformatted.
- The TeraStation can supply bus power to a single external drive only. For multiple drives, or if you experience
power problems, connect an AC adapter to each hard drive.
• Only the primary partition of the hard drive connected via USB connector will be recognized. Secondary and
other partitions will not be recognized.
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Chapter 5 Removing External Hard Drives
If the TeraStation is on, always dismount external hard drives before disconnecting them. You may dismount drives
with the function button or from within Settings. If the TeraStation is turned off, dismounting is not necessary.
Dismounting with the Function Button

To dismount a USB drive, press and hold the function button for 7 seconds. The function button will be illuminated
in blue (The LED next to the function button will be illuminated in blue on the TS-RXL). After the light in the function
button goes out, you can safely remove your USB device.
TS-XL, TS-XEL
Rear View Front View
Function Button
USB Connectors
TS-WXL
Rear View Front View
Function Button
USB Connectors
TS-RXL
Rear View USB Connectors
Front View USB Connectors Function Button
Note: View with the front cover open
Note: Wait 3 minutes before reconnecting a dismounted USB drive. It may not be recognized if you attempt to
connect it immediately.
Dismounting from Settings

Alternately, you can dismount an external drive from within Settings.
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1 In Settings, click System - Storage - Disks.
2 Select the USB drive. Click Remove Disk.
When the “Confirm Operation” screen opens, enter the confirmation number within 60 seconds and click Apply.
3 The function button will flash blue (on the TS-RXL, the LED next to the function button will flash). Remove the
USB device within 30 seconds.
After 30 seconds, the drive will be remounted. If this happens, perform another dismount before removing it.
The USB drive may now be safely disconnected.
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Chapter 6 Backup
Back Up from your Windows PC

To back up data from your PC to the TeraStation, use the backup program, included with your TeraStation. The
backup software can be installed from your TeraNavigator CD.
Back Up from the TeraStation

You can back up folders on the TeraStation to any of the following destinations:
• Another TeraStation
• A different folder on the same TeraStation
• A USB hard drive connected to the TeraStation
Configure a Destination for Backup

Before backing up to a TeraStation, configure a folder on the TeraStation as a backup destination.
1 In Settings, click Shared Folders - Folder Setup.
2 Choose the folder you want to set as a backup destination.
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3 Check “Disk Backup” from “Shared Folder Support”.
4 Click OK.
5 Enter the desired characters into the backup device access key field.
Note: You may leave this field blank if you do not want a backup device access key, but for security reasons
we highly recommend entering one for the shared folder. If a backup device access key is configured for the
shared folder, that folder will not show up as a target for the backup source or destination when configuring a
backup job on another Buffalo NAS device unless it’s entered. You may create multiple folders using different
backup device access keys for backup and replication, but only one access key can be used on the TeraStation.
Folders that are configured with a different access key cannot be used.
6 Click Save at the bottom of the screen.

Backup Folders
Folders that can be selected as the source and destination for backups are described below.
Normal, Overwrite-Append, and Overwrite-Differential Backups
Folders that can be selected as the backup sources:
• Shared folders on the TeraStation from which backup is configured (except for the “info” folder). This includes
USB drives.
• Shared folders on another TeraStation or LinkStation on the same network subnet (not including USB drives).*
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• Shared folders of TeraStations or LinkStations whose IP addresses were entered manually at System - Backup -
View NAS Devices in the TeraStation’s settings (not including USB drives).*
Folders that can be selected as destinations for backup:
• Shared folders on the TeraStation where the backup job is configured (except for the “info” folder). This includes
USB drives.*
• Shared folders on another TeraStation or LinkStation on the same network subnet (not including USB drives).*
View NAS Devices in the TeraStation’s settings.*
* In Shared Folders - Shared Folder Support, select “Disk Backup”. Subfolders within the main shared folder are not
backed up.
Backing Up to Another TeraStation on the Local Network

If the target TeraStation is configured with a backup device access key, you can find it on the network by searching
for the access key.
1 In the target TeraStation’s settings, navigate to System - Backup.
2 Under “Backup Device Access Key”, click Modify Settings.
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3 Enter the backup device access key and click Save.
Now, you can easily find this target TeraStation when configuring backup jobs on a source TeraStation.
Backing Up to a TeraStation on Another Network which Is

Connected by a VPN
You can back up to a TeraStation on another network as long as the two networks are connected by a VPN. Follow
the procedure below to enter the IP address of the target TeraStation.
1 In the source TeraStation’s settings, click System - Backup - View NAS Devices.
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2 Under “Off Subnet TeraStations”, enter the IP address of the target TeraStation into the “New IP Address” field,
and click Add.
If you meet the following conditions, then you don’t have to configure the settings described above:
• No backup device access key is set for the target TeraStation.
• The source and target TeraStations are on the same network.
• No TeraStation from outside the subnet, or connected by a VPN, is used.
Instead, configure a backup job.
Note: To back up data between TeraStations or LinkStations on a network using jumbo frames, make sure that
both devices are configured to use identical (or similar) Ethernet frame sizes. If Ethernet frame sizes of these are
significantly different, the backup job may not be properly performed. In such a case, select the default frame size
(1518 bytes).
Configuring a Backup Job

1 In the source TeraStation’s settings, click System - Backup.
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2 If you had configured a backup device access key, click Modify Settings under “Backup Device Access Key”.
Otherwise, skip to step 4.
4 Click Create New Job under “Backup Jobs Setup”.
5 Select backup settings such as date and time to run.
The following types of backup job may be selected:

Normal Backup
All files in the source will be backed up to the destination.
Overwrite Backup (Append Backup)
The first time the backup job runs is just like a normal backup. Each subsequent backup job will add all new
files created in the backup source to the backup destination. If files have been removed from the backup
source, they will remain unchanged in the backup destination. Over time, the backup destination size will
become larger than the backup source.
Overwrite Backup (Differential Backup)
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The first time the backup job runs is just like a normal backup. Each subsequent backup job will add all new
files created in the backup source to the backup destination, but all files removed from the backup source will
be deleted in the backup destination. The backup source and backup destination will always remain the same
size.
6 Click Backup Folders - Add.
7 Select backup sources and backup targets folders. Click Add.
8 Click Apply.
9 The backup job is added to the list of backup jobs.
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Notes:
• Up to 8 backup jobs can be configured at a time, and 25 backup source and destination folder pairs can be used
in one backup job.
• You can register up to the second level of subfolders. However, folders with more than 80 bytes (UTF-8) in their
names cannot be selected.
• Before they can be selected as backup target folders, folders on other TeraStations must be configured as backup
destinations.
• Hard drives formatted with FAT32 or FAT16 may come with some limitations if connected to the TeraStation. The
following limitations may apply. For best results, use XFS or EXT3 formatted drives instead.
- Files larger than 2 GB cannot be backed up to a FAT16 drive, and files larger than 4 GB cannot be backed up to a
FAT32 drive. Errors will occur and the backup operation may stop before finishing.
- If the data being backed up contains files from macOS such as “.DS_Store”, the file names may include characters
that cannot be written to FAT16 or FAT32 drives. This will cause errors and the backup operation may stop before
finishing.
• Note the following if using Auto Power Mode* during backups.
- If the TeraStation is in standby mode, it will power on automatically 15 minutes before a backup starts.
- If the TeraStation is switched to standby mode immediately before a scheduled backup, the backup may not be
performed.
* Refer to the “Auto Power Mode” section in chapter 1 for more information on auto power mode.
Backup Restrictions
• If you are using overwrite-differential backup to back up to a external USB drive formatted with FAT32, it may
overwrite even if there are no differences in the data. If the second of the date when the file was created is an
odd number, data is overwritten regardless of any differences in the data.
• To back up data between TeraStations or LinkStations on a network using jumbo frames, make sure that both
devices are configured to use identical (or similar) Ethernet frame sizes. If Ethernet frame sizes of these are
significantly different, the backup job may not be properly performed. In such a case, select the default frame
size (1518 bytes).
• Backing up files or folders with multibyte characters in their names may cause log files to output incorrectly.
• If you change RAID settings or reformat a drive, you must redo all backup settings for the drive. If another
TeraStation tries to use the drive as a backup destination without redoing the backup job, an error message will
be displayed.
• If the firmware for the backup source and/or backup target is not the latest version, occasionally shared
folders with names that are 20 bytes or more cannot be selected. In some cases, this problem may be fixed by
downloading the latest firmware version for your TeraStation from the Buffalo website.
If a Scheduled Backup Fails (I54)

Check the startup state, network status, shared folder settings for the backup source and target folders on the
backup source and target LinkStation and/or TeraStation.
Checking the Startup State

• Check that the backup source and target LinkStation and/or TeraStation are not being shut down during the
scheduled backup.
• If the sleep timer is enabled for the backup source or target LinkStation or TeraStation, disable the timer and try
rerunning the backup. If the backup failed, the backup target may not have been recognized properly. Check the
network and USB connections at the backup target. If the backup succeeded, there may have been a problem
with the sleep timer setting. Correct the sleep timer settings or disable the sleep timer.
Note: If either the backup source or target LinkStation or TeraStation is in standby when a scheduled backup job
begins, the backup job will fail.
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Checking the Network Status
Check whether the backup source and target LinkStation and/or TeraStation can be found using System - Backup -
View NAS Devices. If it cannot be found, check the network settings of the backup source and target LinkStation and/
or TeraStation. Also check whether any network cables are disconnected.
Checking the Shared Folder Settings

Confirm that Disk Backup is checked for “Shared Folder Support” in the shared folder settings of the backup source
and target LinkStation and/or TeraStation.
Using TeraStation Batch Backup

Batch backup allows backup of shared folders from multiple TeraStations to a single TeraStation. Configure this as
described in step 3 on the “Configure a Destination for Backup” section. To configure a TeraStation to be the backup
destination, make the settings as described on the “Configure a Destination for Backup” and “Configuring a Backup
Job” sections.
Note: In the cases below, a TeraStation cannot be selected as the backup source as described in step 4 on the
“Configuring a Backup Job” section. If this happens, change the settings as described on the “Backing Up to Another
TeraStation on the Local Network” or “Backing Up to a TeraStation on Another Network which is Connected by a
VPN” sections.
• If a backup device access key has been set for a TeraStation designated as a backup source.
• If the source TeraStation and the backup destination TeraStation are not on the same subnet.
Batch Backup of TeraStations
Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Management Division
Replication
Replication is when you copy all data from one TeraStation onto another TeraStation. This allows you to easily create
another backup unit should your main TeraStation ever fail, thus adding another layer of protection for your data. To
initiate replication, simply connect a second TeraStation to your main TeraStation. You can plug in an Ethernet cable
into the LAN port on each unit to link them together. Refer to the “Configuring Replication” section for instructions
on how to configure replication settings for each TeraStation.
Normal Operation (Replication State)

Each TeraStation unit has two LAN ports. One can be used to connect to the network, and the other to another
TeraStation. When the two units are linked, data on the main TeraStation is fully duplicated on the second
TeraStation on a file-by-file basis. Whenever a file is created or deleted on the main TeraStation, the second
TeraStation will automatically receive the same update.
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Network
Port 1 Port 1
Port 2 Port 2
TeraStation TeraStation
Main Replication
Note: Replication can also be specified for individual shared folders, and a maximum of 64 shared folders can be
specified.
If the Main TeraStation Fails

Replication only copies data between two TeraStation units, but not settings. If your main TeraStation fails, you may
configure the second unit via Settings to enable it as your main unit.
Network
Main Replication
(Before Setting as Main)
Rebuilding Replication
After the failed unit is repaired, reconnect the two TeraStation units via the LAN ports to initiate replication again
with the repaired unit as the new backup.
Network
Port 1 Por 1
Port 2 Port 2
Replication Main
(Repaied Main) (Original Replication)
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Notes:
• Only data written by SMB and CIFS (Windows) and AFP, NFS, SFTP, FTP, and FTPS (Apple) can be mirrored by
replication.
• Replication transfers files asynchronously. It may take time to transfer files depending on the network
environment or status of the TeraStation.
• Replication will retry file transfers if they fail due to a temporary disconnection in the network. If the retry fails, an
error will occur. The error LED on the front of the TeraStation will glow red and an alarm will sound. To repair, fix
the network problem, then navigate to System - Backup - Replication and choose Resynchronize in Settings.
• System performance may become slow when accessing a folder that was set as the replication source.
• Do not set multiple replication targets for one replication source. Multiple transfer processes for replication will
run, and system performance will be adversely affected.
• A large number of files cannot be continuously written to the replication source folder over a long period of time.
• Do not replicate a share that is the target of Time Machine backups by macOS.
• Cascading is not possible in replication – i.e. files transferred to the replication target cannot be further replicated
to another location.
• System performance may be degraded if macOS writes to the replication source folder with an AFP connection. If
this occurs, connect via SMB for better performance.
• When replicating to a USB drive, a folder which has the same name as the backup source will be created on the
USB drive. If the same folder name already exists on the USB drive, any files in that folder will be deleted.
• Hard drives formatted with FAT32 or FAT16 may come with some limitations if connected to the TeraStation. The
following limitations may apply. For best results, use XFS or EXT3 formatted drives instead.
- Files larger than 2 GB cannot be backed up to a FAT16 drive, and files larger than 4 GB cannot be backed up to a
FAT32 drive. Errors will occur and replication may stop before finishing.
- If the data being backed up contains files from macOS such as “.DS_Store”, the file names may include characters
that cannot be written to FAT16 or FAT32 drives. This will cause errors and the replication may stop before
finishing.
• If NFS is used in kernel mode, files or folders written by NFS are not transmitted to the replication destination. To
change NFS from kernel mode to user mode, select Network - NFS - NFS Service in Settings.
• If the firmware for the replication source and/or replication target is not the latest version, occasionally shared
folders with names that are 20 bytes or more cannot be selected. In some cases, this problem may be fixed by
downloading the latest firmware version for your TeraStation from the Buffalo website.
Replication Folders
Folders that be selected as the source and destination for replication are described below.
Folders that can be selected as the replication sources:
• Shared folders on the TeraStation from which replication is configured (except for the “info” folder). This includes
USB drives.
Folders that can be selected as destinations for replication:
• Shared folders on the TeraStation where the replication job is configured (except for the “info” folder). This
includes USB drives.*
• Shared folders on another TeraStation or LinkStation on the same network subnet (not including USB drives).*, **
View NAS Devices in the TeraStation’s settings.*, **
* In Shared Folders - Shared Folder Support, select Disk Backup. Subfolders within the main shared folder will not be
backed up.
** Shared folders with backup device access keys configured in Shared Folders - Folder Setup cannot be selected as
destinations for replication.
Configure a Destination for Replication

First, configure a folder as a replication destination.
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1 In Settings, click Shared Folders - Folder Setup.
2 Choose the folder you want to set as a replication destination.

3 Check “Disk Backup” from “Shared Folder Support”.
4 Click OK.
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5 Enter the desired characters into the backup device access key field.
Note: You may leave this field blank if you do not want a backup device access key, but for security reasons
we highly recommend entering one for the shared folder. If a backup device access key is configured for the
shared folder, that folder will not show up as the replication destination when configuring a replication task on
another Buffalo NAS device unless it’s entered. You may create multiple folders using different backup device
access keys for backup and replication, but only one access key can be used on the TeraStation. Folders that
are configured with a different access key cannot be used.
6 Click Save at the bottom of the screen.

Configuring Replication
Configure replication as described below.
1 In the source TeraStation’s settings, click System - Backup.
2 If you had configured a backup device access key, click Modify Settings under “Backup Device Access Key”.
Otherwise, skip to step 4.
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4 Click Editing replication job(s) under “Replication”.
5 Click Add.
6 Select replication source folder for backup source and replication target folder for backup target. Click Add,
then Close.
7 Click Save.
8 Read the alert message carefully and click OK.
Replication is configured.
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Replication to a TeraStation on a Different Network
If your target TeraStation is on a different network or subnet, you may still configure replication as described above,
but you must first add the target TeraStation to your list of off-subnet TeraStations as described below.
1 In the source TeraStation’s settings, navigate to System - Backup - View NAS Devices.
2 Under “Off Subnet TeraStations”, enter the target TeraStation’s IP address in the “New IP Address” field and click
Add.
3 Click Close.
You can now configure replication as described in the previous section.
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Time Machine
Time Machine is a backup program included with macOS 10.5 or later. To use it with the TeraStation, configure the
TeraStation as described below.
1 In Settings, navigate to Network - Settings - Network Services and click AFP.
2 Select Enable and click Save.
Note: Settings for both LAN Port 1 and 2 are the same (ports cannot be configured separately).
3 Navigate to Shared Folders - Folder Setup. Choose a shared folder to configure as a backup destination for Time
Machine.
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4 Check “Apple” under “Shared Folder Support”. Click Save.
5 Navigate to Extensions - Time Machine and click Modify Settings.
6 Select Enable and the shared folder that you set in step 3. Click Save.
7 From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
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8 Click Time Machine.
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9 Click Select Backup Disk.
10 Select TeraStation, and click Use Disk.
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11 Enter a username and password with the rights to access the shared folder of the TeraStation, and click
Connect.
Note: If the backup target folder on the TeraStation does not have access restrictions configured, type “admin”
for the username and “password” for the password.
12 A backup job will start in 120 seconds and you can still use your Mac as usual while Time Machine runs in the
background. For more information on using Time Machine, refer to your Mac’s help guide on Time Machine.
Your TeraStation is now configured for use with Time Machine.
Restoring Backup Data
For computer data backed up by a backup program

Consult your backup program’s documentation or help files for information on the restoration procedure.
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For computer data backed up by a TeraStation backup program such as batch
backup or replication
Data backed up by TeraStation backup programs is copied to a destination folder on the TeraStation. No
compression or encryption is performed on this data, so you can use Explorer or other tools to simply copy the
backup data back to the original folder.
For computer data backed up by macOS Time Machine

Use Time Machine to restore your data. For more information on using Time Machine, see the macOS help.
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Chapter 7 Configuring Access Restrictions
TeraStation allows you to set permissions for users or groups to access specific shared folders. Four types of Access
Restrictions are available:
• Access Restrictions for Users and/or Groups on the TeraStation
Follow the procedure on the “Access Restrictions” section to configure.
• Access Restrictions on NT Domain
Follow the procedure on the “Access Restrictions on NT Domain” section to configure.
• Access Restrictions on Active Directory
Follow the procedure on the “Access Restrictions on Active Directory Domain” section to configure.
Notes:
• This chapter describes the procedure to use Active Directory with Windows Server operating systems.
• Depending on the security settings, the TeraStation may not be able to join, or may be able to join but
may not be authenticated by a domain. In such a case, it is recommended to restrict access by delegating
authority.
• Access Restrictions through delegate authority to external SMB server
Follow the procedure on the “Access Restrictions on through Delegate Authority to External SMB Server” section
to configure.
Notes:
• Access restrictions on the TeraStation are configured for shared folders in the root folder. Subfolders inherit their
permissions from their parent folder and may not be configured separately.
• Permissions on the TeraStation are configured from within Settings. Changing TeraStation permissions on the fly
from within Windows or macOS is not supported.
Adding a Shared Folder

1 In Settings, click Shared Folders - Folder Setup. Click Create Folder.
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2 Configure the desired settings for the new folder. Click Save.
Notes:
• Shared folder names can contain up to 27 bytes (UTF-8). Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters, hyphens
(-), and underscores (_) may be used. Do not use a symbol as the first character.
• Shared folder descriptions can contain up to 75 bytes (UTF-8). Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters,
hyphens (-), underscores (_), and spaces may be used. Do not use a symbol as the first character.
• You may create up to 400 shared folders on the TeraStation.
You have created a new shared folder.
Recycle Bin
Each shared folder on the TeraStation that is connected by SMB may have the recycle bin enabled or disabled from
within Settings. If enabled, deleted data from a shared folder will be temporarily moved to a trashbox subfolder. To
recover deleted data, open the trashbox folder and move files.
Note: To delete all files in the recycle bin, click Shared Folders - Folder Setup - Empty recycle bin of each folder in
Settings.
Read Only Shares

A folder may be configured as read-only by selecting Read Only from “Shared Folder Attributes”.
Note: The default setting is read & write. A shared folder whose attribute is set to Read Only is read-only for all
users, even if they are assigned write permissions on the share. When a shared folder is configured to read only, the
message “(Read Only)” is added to the description of that share folder.
Hide Share
In Settings, click Shared Folders and select Hide Share on Folder Mode (SMB Only). Click Save.
To open a hidden folder, click Start - Search programs and files and enter \\TeraStation name\Shared folder name$\
for the name.
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Example: If the TeraStation name is “TS-XX001” and the shared folder name is “share”, then enter “\\TS-XX001\share$\”
to open it.
Note: FTP, SFTP, and Mac AFP folders cannot be hidden.
Technical Restrictions
• Windows does not support some characters that macOS and the TeraStation allow. So, if you create a filename
on a Mac with any of the following characters, it will not display correctly on a Windows computer. With macOS
10.2 or later, you may have to connect to the TeraStation via AFP in order to display or copy any of the following
characters: ? [ ] / ¥ = + < > ; : “ , | *
• Do not use any of the following words as a username or group name: root, bin, daemon, sys, adm, tty, disk, lp,
sync, shutdown, halt, operator, nobody, mail, news, uucp, ftp, kmem, utmp, shadow, users, nogroup, all, none,
hdusers, admin, guest, man, www, sshd, administrator, ftpuser, apache, mysql.
• Do not use any of the following words as a shared folder name: info, spool, usbdisk1, usbdisk2, usbdisk3,
usbdisk4, lost+found, global, printers, homes, lp, auth, ram, disk1, disk2, disk3, disk4, array1, array2.
• When using multibyte characters (such as Japanese), make folder and file names with 80 bytes or less. Total path
length is limited to 1024 bytes. You may not be able to copy a folder or file whose name is more than 80 bytes
characters long, or whose pathname is more than 1024 bytes total.
• You cannot set hidden or read-only attributes to folders or files on a TeraStation from Windows. To set an
attribute for a share on the TeraStation, use Settings. In Shared Folders - Folder Setup, click the shared folder you
want to configure. Select Read Only or Read & Write from “Shared Folder Attributes”, and Hide Share from “Folder
Mode (SMB Only)”.
• If local characters aren’t displayed properly in a shared folder or Workgroup name, use alphabetical character.
• If you access a shared folder from a Mac, information files for Mac may be automatically generated. Do not delete
these files from a Windows computer. Otherwise, you may no longer access folders from Mac.
• A volume name mounted by Finder from OS X 10.3.9 may be corrupted when connected via SMB. File names and
data should be fine.
• On OS X 10.5–10.5.6, you cannot search by Spotlight while connected via AFP. In such a case, use SMB
connection or use macOS 10.5.7 or later.
• TeraStation belongs to the default zone specified by an AppleShare Server. You cannot specify a zone.
• Date and Time stamp information stored on a TeraStation’s hard disk or a USB hard disk connected to the
TeraStation may be updated by an attached OS, and its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
• If you display size of hard drives through Settings, it will show a larger value than that shown by Windows’ drive
properties.
• If you change a TeraStation’s settings or add a USB hard drive while transferring files, the file transfer may be
aborted.
• Copying files to TeraStation is protected by the Journaling File System. However, if power is suddenly
disconnected in the middle of a file copy, the following events may occur:
- Data configured (TeraStation, user or group names) may be lost.
- The copied file may be incomplete and it may not be deleted. In such a case, restart TeraStation and delete the
file, and try copying the file again.
• Although you format TeraStation’s hard disk, “Percent Used” or “Amount Used” in Settings will not show 0 (zero).
This is because some space is used for the system.
• Set the TeraStation’s username and password the same as the user’s username and password for logging into the
Windows network. If they are different, you may not be able to access share folders with access restrictions.
• Click Shared Folders - Folder Setup - Empty recycle bin of each folder in Settings to delete all of the contents of the
“Recycle Bin” folder in the shared folder.
• Do not set the same network address for LAN port 1 and LAN port 2, or data transmission may be unstable. If this
happens, initialize the TeraStation with the reset button.
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• If you want to access a different network from the TeraStation, use LAN port 1. LAN port 2 cannot access beyond
the local subnet as it doesn’t have a default gateway.
Examples: You cannot use email notification (cannot find the email server), or you cannot find a TeraStation by IP
address to configure as a backup destination.
To resolve, place the TeraStation on the same subnet as the device that you are trying to connect to via LAN port
2.
Adding Users
1 Click Users/Groups - Local Users - Create User.
2 Enter the username, description, and password. Click Save.
Notes:
• Usernames can contain up to 20 bytes (UTF-8). Do not use multibyte characters. Alphanumeric characters,
hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), !, #, &, @, $, *, ^, % may be used. Do not use a symbol as the first character.
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• User descriptions can contain up to 75 bytes (UTF-8). Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters, hyphens (-),
underscores(_), and spaces may be used. Do not use a symbol and space as the first character.
• You may register up to 300 local users with the TeraStation.
• Passwords can contain up to 20 bytes (UTF-8). Do not use multibyte characters. Alphanumeric character and the
following characters may be use: - _ @ ! # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , . / ; < > = ? [ ] ^ { } | ~ Do not use a symbol except -(hyphen)
as the first character.
• Set the TeraStation’s username and password the same as the user’s username and password for logging into the
Windows network. If they are different, the user may not be able to access shared folders with access restrictions.
• Repetitive deletions and additions of users may cause the quota feature to not work properly. Even though the
data is copied by the backup function of the TeraStation, the quota feature may not work properly if a user ID/
group ID is duplicated. In such a case, use a username/group name of an unused user ID or group ID.
• To assign quotas for users, check Enable for “User Quota” and enter a limit in GB. Refer to the “Disk Quotas” section
in chapter 9.
• If the user ID is left blank, a user ID will be automatically assigned. When using the quota feature, use numbers
between 1000 and 1999 to set a group ID manually. Make sure that user ID are unique.
• Use a local username instead of your Microsoft account.
Importing Users
To import many users at once, enter the following information in the “Input CSV format data” field on Users/Groups -
Local Users on Settings, and click Import.
Format of the user information: username (required), password (required), and description (optional)
Example:
username1, password1, description1
………
Notes:
• It may take about 1 hour depending on the number of users you import. Note that you cannot use Settings while
the system is busy.
• Use commas as separators. Do not use spaces before or after the commas.
• If a line is incorrectly formatted, then the user in that line will not be registered.
• If a username is already registered on the TeraStation, that user will be overwritten.
• Commas should not be used in usernames, passwords, or user descriptions.
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Adding Groups
1 Click Users/Groups - Local Groups in Settings. Click Create Group.
2 Enter group name and description. Select users who join a group, click Add. Click Save.
Notes:
• Group names can contain up to 20 bytes (UTF-8). Do not use multibyte characters. Alphanumeric characters,
hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.) may be used. Do not use a symbol as the first character.
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• Group descriptions can contain up to 75 bytes (UTF-8). Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters, hyphens,
underscores (_), and spaces may be used. Do not use space as the first character.
• You may register up to 300 groups with the TeraStation.
• Repetitive deletions and additions of groups may cause the quota feature to not work properly. Even though the
data is copied by the backup function of the TeraStation, the quota feature may not work properly if a user ID/
group ID is duplicated. In such a case, use a username/group name of an unused user ID or group ID.
• If the group ID is left blank, a group ID will be automatically assigned. When using the quota feature, use numbers
between 1000 and 1999 to set a group ID manually. Make sure that a user ID does not duplicate to other users.
• To set a quota for a group, check Enable for “Group Quota”, and enter the maximum disk space allotted in GB.
Refer to the “Disk Quotas” section in chapter 9.
Access Restrictions
Setting Access Restrictions for Users/Groups

The TeraStation allows you to specify which groups and users can access specific shared folders.
1 Register users and groups to the TeraStation as described in the previous sections.
2 In Settings, click Shared Folders - Folder Setup. Click the shared folder you want to set access restrictions for.
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3 Click Access Restrictions and Add.
Note: The procedure described here shows an example of how to set the access restrictions for local users. To
set the access restrictions on local groups bases, click Local Groups - Add.
4 Check users or groups that you want to allow to access to the share. Click Add.
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5 Select the level of privilege for the user or group you added.
6 Click Save.
You have completed configuring access restrictions.
Notes:
• If you log on from a Microsoft Network Domain, you can set the access restrictions with the usernames/group
names which are registered on the domain.
• If a specific user is assigned both read only and read & write, they will have read only access. The most restrictive
access is always used.
Access Restrictions on NT Domain

The TeraStation can download users, groups, and passwords from an NT domain server. This procedure is
recommended for system administrators only.
1 Create an account on the domain controller for the TeraStation.

Note: If there is an option to “Accept accounts for computers with Windows 2000 or earlier”, then select it.
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2 Click Network - Workgroup/Domain - Modify Settings in Settings.
3 Select NT Domain and enter NT domain name, NT domain controller name, administrator name, administrator
password, and WINS server IP address (optional). Click Save.
4 Follow the instructions in the previous section to add access restrictions to the domain.
Notes:
• You can enter up to 23 bytes (UTF-8) for NT domain name. Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters,
hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.) may be used. Do not use a symbol as the first character.
• You can enter up to 63 bytes (UTF-8) for NT domain controller name. Do not use multibyte characters.
Alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) may be used. Do not use a symbol as the first
character.
• If you change the TeraStation’s name, you will no longer be able to use domain users and groups or access
restrictions. Rejoin the domain.
• If a domain username contains more than 20 bytes, the TeraStation truncates it to 20 bytes.
• The TeraStation only downloads the first 1000 users or the first 1000 groups from a domain controller.
• If you operate TeraStation as a member server of NT Domain or Active Directory domain, you cannot connect as a
guest user via AFP.
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• When you change the user or group settings on the domain controller, these changes may not take effects
immediately on TeraStation. If you need to reflect changes on the domain controller immediately, reboot
TeraStation.
• If your TeraStation is a member server in NT Domain or Active Directory domain and you change the
Authentication Method to Workgroup in Network - Workgroup/Domain - Modify Settings on Settings, the computer
account on the domain controller will not be deleted automatically.
• If it has joined a domain network, you cannot connect to the TeraStation via FTP.
Access Restrictions on Active Directory

The TeraStation can download users, groups, and passwords from an Active Directory domain server. This procedure
is recommended for system administrators only.
1 Click Network - Workgroup/Domain - Modify Settings in Settings.
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2 Select Active Directory and enter Active Directory domain name (NetBIOS name), Active Directory domain
name (DNS/Realm name), Active Directory domain controller name, administrator name, administrator
password, and WINS server IP address (optional). Click Save.
3 Follow the instructions in chapter 7 to add access restrictions to domain users or groups.
You have completed the settings for this feature.
Restrictions When Administrating in Active Directory Domain

• When you have the TeraStation joined to an Active Directory domain, you must specify the DNS server which can
resolve names for Active Directory domain.
• After building an Active Directory domain, the administrator’s password which is needed to join the Active
Directory domain must be changed at least once, or joining the Active Directory domain will fail.
• Active Directory domain’s DNS name and NetBIOS name must be identical.
• If there are more than 5 minutes differences between the TeraStation’s clock and the domain controller’s clock,
joining the domain or authenticating domain user or group may fail.
Access Restrictions through Delegate Authority to External

SMB Server
To permit access to the TeraStation by administrating all user accounts and passwords together using a delegate
server, follow procedures below. This is recommended for network administrators only.
Notes:
• If using a Windows PC for external authentication, the default Windows SMB security settings may need to be
changed. An easy way to do this is to run the File Sharing Security Level Change Tool, available from this product’s
download page on the Buffalo website.
Open the File Sharing Security Level Change Tool, then select Change security level to change the security level
(when changing back again, select Recover default security level).
During the initial setup, the message, “Change security level. Will you continue?” is displayed. Click Yes and follow
the instructions on the screen to restart your PC.
• Clicking Yes on the message which is displayed when applying changing external SMB server settings will convert
all local users registered on the TeraStation to external SMB server users. You must set the local user password
again after resetting the external SMB server.
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1 In Settings, click Network - Workgroup/Domain - Modify Settings.
2 Select Workgroup - Delegate Authority to External SMB Server.
Note: Even if you will use this unit in a domain environment, select Workgroup.
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3 Click Automatic User Registration. Check Enable Authentication Shared Folder. If using Windows domain
controller, check Use Windows Domain Controller as Authentication Server. Enter authentication server name or
IP address and an authentication share folder name in “Enable Authentication Shared Folder” field. Click Save.
Notes:
• If you will be connecting using AFP and FTP, entering an IP address for the authentication server is
recommended.
• Match the Workgroup name of this product and the Windows domain controller’s domain name if you
would like to specify the Windows domain controller as an external authentication server.
• You can enter up to 23 bytes (UTF-8) for workgroup name. Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters,
hyphens (-), underscores(_), and periods (.) may be used. Do not use a symbol as the first character.
4 An authentication shared folder is created on the TeraStation. When a user who is registered to the specified
external server opens the authentication shared folder, it will be automatically registered as a TeraStation user
(you can directly register users).
Notes:
• A user who is automatically registered will belong to the “hdusers” group. They can be set to belong to any
group from the group settings.
• Access restrictions to shared folders can be set for the username obtained.
• Username registered will be displayed when clicking Users/Groups - External Users. To delete a user that
automatically registered, select the user and click Delete External Users.
• When connecting using AFP and FTP, always use an IP address. Authentication may fail if a server name is
used.
• Enter the IP address when specifying a server in a different subnet.
• AFP and FTP connections do not allow obtaining user information by delegating authority to external SMB
server.
• Automatic user registration may not work with macOS 10.8 (or later) the first time. If this occurs, try
rebooting the TeraStation and access the authentication shared folder again.
5 Follow the instructions in chapter 7 to add access restrictions to external users or groups.
You have completed the settings for the authentication server.
Note: If settings for delegating authority to the external SMB server are changed, you may need to restart your
computer before accessing shared folders via SMB connection.
Restrictions When Administrating Delegate Authority Option

• If you cannot access the TeraStation while logged into Windows using the account information registered to the
authentication server, you cannot access shared folders on the TeraStation or set access restrictions.
• If you use the delegate authority option, you cannot connect as a guest user via AFP.
• If you use the delegate authority option, you cannot connect as a anonymous user via FTP.
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Chapter 8 Managing your TeraStation
Name, Date and Time

Configure the TeraStation’s hostname, date, or time as follows:
1 In Settings, navigate to Modify Settings in System - Settings - Name.
2 Enter TeraStation name and description and click Save.
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3 In Settings, navigate to Modify Settings in System - Settings - Date and Time.
4 Select date and time, then click Save.
Click Use Local Date/Time to use your computer’s time settings for the TeraStation. By default, the TeraStation adjusts
its clock automatically by using an NTP server.
NTP
NTP may not be usable in some networks.
The default NTP server (ntp.jst.mfeed.ad.jp) belongs to Internet Multi Feed Inc. For more information, visit www.jst.
mfeed.ad.jp.
Use NTP at your own risk. Buffalo is not responsible for any loss or damage caused by using of this service, stopping
the service, or missing service.
You’ve completed hostname and time settings for the TeraStation.
Note: The TeraStation’s internal clock may run at a slightly different speed from other clocks on you network, and
over a long period of time your network devices may show different times. If clocks on your network vary by more
than 5 minutes it may cause unexpected behavior. For best results, keep all clocks on the network set to the same
time by adjusting them regularly, or use an NTP server to correct them all automatically.
RAID Scanning
RAID scanning allows regular scans of your RAID arrays to be configured to run automatically. Errors will be fixed as
they are found if possible.
For best results, schedule regular RAID scans if you use RAID arrays in your TeraStation.
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1 In Settings, click System - Storage - RAID Scanning - Modify Settings.
2 Click Enable. Select your desired schedule for scanning schedule, then click Save.
Notes:
• Select Shut Down to have the TeraStation shut down automatically when an error is detected.
• If Begin Immediate RAID Scan is selected, then a RAID scan will begin immediately.
• To stop a RAID scan, click Abort RAID Scanning.
You have configured RAID scan.
Disk Check
A disk check tests the data on a drive in the TeraStation or connected via USB. Errors are fixed automatically. A disk
check may run for more than ten hours. Shared folders cannot be accessed during the disk check. Do not turn off
power to the TeraStation during the disk check.
If the power mode switch is set to auto, then the TeraStation will turn off when the disk check is finished.
Run a disk check as follows:
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2 Select the hard drive to test and click Check Disk.
3 Click Check.
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The status LED on the front of the TeraStation will flash during the disk check. The TeraStation’s shared folders
cannot be accessed until the disk check is complete.
Note: If a power outage disconnects the TeraStation in the middle of a disk check, then you may not be able to
access shares on the TeraStation from macOS. This is because the database created by macOS is damaged. To
resolve, navigate to System - Storage - Check Disk and check “Delete any hidden, non-essential MacOS dedicated
files”. Rerun the disk check when done.
Encrypt Hard Drives on the TeraStation

If encryption is selected during a reformat of a drive or array, it will be encrypted with 128 bit AES. The drive or array
will then be only readable from that specific TeraStation. To unencrypt the hard drive, uncheck “Encryption” and
format it again.
Notes:
• Performance will be slower if an array or drive is encrypted.
• USB drives cannot be encrypted.
• Data recovery services will probably not be able to recover data from an encrypted drive or array.
Formatting Drives
Notes:
• Formatting deletes all data from a hard drive. Be careful! Back up any important data on a drive before formatting
it. It will take a several minutes to format a hard drive.
• Shared folders cannot be accessed during formatting.
• Do not turn off the power switch or disconnect power while formatting a hard drive.
• If the power mode switch is set to auto, then the TeraStation will turn off when the format is finished.
• To erase all data on a disk, choose System - Restore/Erase instead of formatting.
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2 Select the drive to format and click Format Disk.
3 Select a file system and click Format.
Notes:
• If you check Encryption, the drive will be encrypted with 128 bit AES. It will be normally accessible in the
TeraStation, but if removed, it will not be accessible from other devices. If encryption is enabled, data
recovery services will not be able to recover data from a damaged disk. To unencrypt the drive, uncheck
Encryption and format it again.
• Refer to the “System” section in chapter 12 for more on format type.
4 The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Enter the confirmation number into the confirmation number field
within 60 seconds, then click Apply.

Notes:
• The time needed to format a hard drive varies based on the hard drive’s size and format types (a few seconds to
several minutes).
• The info LED on the front of the TeraStation will flash during formatting. The TeraStation’s shared folders cannot
be accessed until the disk format is complete.
• If the hard drive is an external USB drive, its partitions will be recreated.
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Email Notification
Your TeraStation can send you daily email reports. It can also send you an email when settings are changed or an
error occurs.
The following contents will be sent via email.
• Sends the status of hard drives at specified time
• Changes to RAID configuration
• Fan error alert
• Hard drive replacement alert
• Notifies when backup jobs are completed
• RAID error alert
• Hard drive read error alert
• Notification of Quota changes or limits
1 In Settings, navigate to System - Maintenance.
2 Click Modify Settings in “Email Notification”.
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3 Click Enable to the right of “Notification” and enter SMTP server address, SMTP port number. If using POP
before SMTP, enter POP3 server address and POP3 port number. Select authentication type from Disabled, POP
before SMTP, LOGIN(SMTP-AUTH), or CRAM-MD5(SMTP-AUTH/CRAM-MD5).
4 Select SSL or TLS to use a secured connection, enter username and password, and enter subject for notification
email. Enter an email address in “New Email Address” field, then click Add. Emails can be sent to up to 5
addresses.
5 Select conditions for emails to be sent.

• HDD Status Report: Sends the condition of the hard drives at the specified time.
• Fan Failure: Sends when the fan error is recognized.
• Disk Error: Sends when an hard drive error is recognized
• Backup Complete: Sends when the backup is complete.
• Quota Report: Sends when the quota space limitation is exceeded at the time which is specified on HDD
status report.
• System Alert: Sends when system is rebooted or shut down, or RAID configuration is changed.
If you have selected HDD Status Report for sending condition, select time to send.
6 Click Save.
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7 Click Send Test Message to send a test message.
Notes:
The following examples show notification emails for each selection:
• The content of the mail which include the periodical report when HDD Status Report is selected TeraStation Status
Report: Periodical Report: Information
TeraStation Information
TeraStation Name: TS-xxxxx
Time Stamp: 2009/03/23 00:00:01
IP Address: 172.16.37.62
Configuration Screen: http://172.16.37.62/
Continuous operating time: 13:51:57
• The content of mail which is sent periodically when Disk Error is selected TeraStation Status Report: DISK Error
Notification: Failure: Fail to mount a disk
DISK Error Notification
The error occurred on HDD.
The erroneous disk drive: Disk 1
Disk could not be mounted.
• The content of mail which is sent periodically when Fan Failure is selected TeraStation Status Report: FAN Error
Notification: Failure: FAN stopped.
FAN Error Notification
The FAN has stopped.
The internal temperature is now over the threshold. Shut down the system.
System temperature: 52 °C
UPS Settings
An UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) can protect the TeraStation from power outages and brownouts. To use the
TeraStation with a UPS, proceed as follows:
1 Plug the power cable of the UPS to a wall socket.

2 Connect the AC cable of the TeraStation to the UPS.
3 Connect the UPS to the TeraStation with a USB or serial connection.
Note: TS-XEL series TeraStations do not have UPS Port.
4 Turn on the UPS, then the TeraStation.

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5 In Settings, click System - Power Management - UPS Settings.
7 Configure the desired settings. If your TeraStation is connected directly to the UPS, select synchronize with
UPS connected to this TeraStation. To have the UPS shut down multiple TeraStations on the same network,
select synchronize with UPS connected to other TeraStation on the network and enter the IP address of the
TeraStation that is connected directly to the UPS in the field below. Click Save.
Notes:
• If the UPS has shut down the TeraStation because of a power outage, make sure that power has been restored
before restarting the TeraStation. If the TeraStation is restarted after a shutdown, but power is not available, then
the UPS will not shut down the TeraStation a second time even if its battery is running low.
• If the TeraStation is set to use UPS recovery, then the UPS will restart the TeraStation when normal power is
restored.
Beep Alerts
You can set the TeraStation to beep when certain errors occur.
1 In Settings, select System - Maintenance - Alert Sound Settings - Modify Settings.
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2 Select the conditions to beep the alert from Overheating, Disk Error, Fan Error, or UPS power Error. Click Save.
You’ve now configured alerts.
LCD Display Settings

You may configure the LEDs and LCD display on the front of the TeraStation here.
1 In Settings, select System - Maintenance - Front Panel Settings - Modify Settings.

2 Configure the desired settings for LCD and LED. Click Save.
You have completed the settings for the display panel.
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Changing the Admin Username and Password
1 In Settings, select Users/Groups - Local Users.
2 Click admin from the user list. Click Edit User.
3 Enter username and password. Click Save.
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You’ve now changed the admin password.
Notes:
• Usernames can contain up to 20 bytes(UTF-8). Do not use multibyte characters. Alphanumeric characters,
hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), !, #, &, @, $, *, ^, % may be used. Do not use a symbol as the first character.
• Passwords can contain up to 20 bytes(UTF-8). Do not use multibyte characters. Alphanumeric character and the
following characters may be use: - _ @ ! # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , . / ; < > = ? [ ] ^ { } | ~ Do not use a symbol except a hyphen
(-) as the first character.
• You cannot assign access restrictions to the “admin” account, or use it for WebAccess.
Erase Data on the TeraStation Completely

Data on the hard drive is not completely erased by just performing “Delete” or “Format”. If you want to completely
delete data from a TeraStation that you are going to donate, give away, or send in for repairs, do the following.
1 In Settings, select System - Restore/Erase - Erase.

2 Click Erase.
3 The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Enter the number from the confirmation number field within 60

Notes:
• This will erase all data on the TeraStation and replace it with zeros. When the process is complete, the TeraStation
will be configured as follows:
Hard drives in JBOD
Shared folders (share 1 - 4 on TS-XL, TS-XEL, and TS-RXL; share 1 and 2 on TS-WXL) on each drive
All settings to factory defaults
All logs deleted
All data deleted
• If you remove a drive and then erase all data on the TeraStation, the LCD display will show the error “HDx Error
E22 HDx Can’t Mount” where x is the hard drive you removed. You can still use the TeraStation.
Initialization
Restore Factory Defaults

To reset the TeraStation to its factory default settings, power on the unit and hold down the reset button for five
seconds.
Location of the reset button varies according to model. You will need to open or remove the drive door to access it.
A key for the drive door is included in your TeraStation package.
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Reset Button Reset Button
TS-RXL
Reset Button
Note: View with the front cover open

To reset the TeraStation to its factory default settings, power on the unit and hold down the reset button for five
seconds.
Notes:
• Normally, holding down the reset button initializes settings for IP address, Ethernet frame size, admin username
and password, SSL key, port trunking (default is off ), and network services except AFP and FTP. The ability to reset
the admin username and password may be turned off in Settings. You can also initialize settings from within
Settings.
• To disable resetting the admin password from the initialization button, navigate to System - Restore/Erase - Restore
Factory Defaults - Modify Settings and select Keep current admin password. Click Save.
• If you disable resetting the admin password from the reset button, you can no longer configure the TeraStation if
you forget the password. Write down your password and keep it in a safe place.
Initialization from Settings

In Settings, you can initialize the following settings, including things that are not initialized from the reset button.
TeraStation name, description, NTP settings, workgroup settings, network services, file sharing settings, shared
folders settings, USB drive settings, RAID scan, sleep timer, upon restore, restrictions on shared folders, user settings,
users and groups, notification settings, synchronization with UPS, backup settings, admin username, admin
password, network settings (such as IP address, subnet mask etc.), Time Machine, WebAccess, DFS, Direct Copy, NFS,
TeraSearch, alert sound settings, front panel settings, RAID array failure settings, language, syslog, print server, web
server, MySQL server, SNMP, antivirus scan
1 In Settings, navigate to System - Restore/Erase- Restore Factory Defaults.

2 Click Restore TeraStation.
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3 The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Enter the number from the confirmation number field within 60

Notes:
• To disable resetting the admin password from the reset button, navigate to System - Restore/Erase - Restore Factory
Defaults - Modify Settings and select Keep current admin password. Click Save.
• If you disable resetting the admin password from the reset button, you can no longer configure the TeraStation if
you forget the password. Write down your password and keep it in a safe place.
Changing the IP Address

Normally, the TeraStation’s IP address is set automatically from a DHCP server on your network. If you prefer, you can
set it manually. To change the TeraStation’s IP address settings, your computer should be connected to the same
router (subnet) as the TeraStation and should be running NAS Navigator2 (included on your TeraNavigator CD).
the Dock.
2 For a PC, right-click your TeraStation and choose Properties - IP Address. For a Mac, hold the control key and click
your TeraStation’s icon, then choose Configure - IP Address.
3 Uncheck Use DHCP. Enter the desired IP address and subnet mask. Click OK or Apply if you’re using a Mac.
You’ve configured a static IP address for the TeraStation. To return to using DHCP, reopen the network properties
screen and recheck Use DHCP.
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Network
Jumbo Frames
If your other network devices support it, you may be able to increase network performance with jumbo frames.
1 In Settings, navigate to Network - Settings - Modify Settings in “Ethernet Frame Size”.
2 Select Ethernet Frame Size and click Save.
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Connection Transmission
TeraStation Transfer data in

jumbo frames.
Jumbo Frame Jumbo Frame
Jumbo Frame Compatible Hub Compatible PC
Transfer data not

TeraStation using jumbo
frames.
Jumbo Frame Compatible Hub Incompatible PC
Transfer data not

TeraStation
using jumbo
frames.
Jumbo Frame Incompatible Hub Incompatible PC
TeraStation Any data cannot be

transferred.
Jumbo Frame Incompatible Hub Compatible PC
Notes:
• To benefit from using jumbo frames in the TeraStation, your router, switch, or hub should support jumbo frames.
• To use jumbo frames (4102, 7422, or 9694 bytes), your computer’s NICs and all switches, hubs, and routers on the
transmission route need to support jumbo frames. If any device on the route doesn’t support jumbo frames, use
standard transmission (1518 bytes) instead.
• If you are using jumbo frames and back up data from a LinkStation or TeraStation to another LinkStation or
TeraStation, set the Ethernet frame sizes of the LinkStations or TeraStations to the same settings (or the closest
available). If the Ethernet frame sizes are significantly different, the backup job may fail. If you have problems with
backup jobs, select the default frame size (1518 bytes).
Port Trunking
You may use two separate LAN connections for redundancy, speed, and reliability.
Note: To use port trunking, your hub or switch must support it.
The following port trunking modes are available:
• Off: Port trunking is not used.
• Round-robin policy*:
Sets a round-robin policy for fault tolerance and load balancing.
• Active-backup policy:
Sets an active-backup policy for fault tolerance.
• XOR policy*:
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Sets an XOR (exclusive-or) policy for fault tolerance and load balancing.
• Broadcast policy:
Sets a broadcast policy for fault tolerance.
• Dynamic link aggregation**:
Sets an IEEE 802.3ad dynamic link aggregation policy.
• Adaptive transmit load balancing(TLB):
Sets a Transmit Load Balancing (TLB) policy for fault tolerance and load balancing
* Your switch must support this. Configure the two ports on the switch in advance. Refer to your switch’s manual for
instructions on configuring it.
** Your switch must support this. Enable LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol) in the switch in advance. Refer to
your switch’s manual for instructions on configuring it.
Important:
After configuring Port Trunking in Settings, reboot the TeraStation by holding down the power button until it shuts
down, then restarting it.
Configuring Port Trunking

To configure port trunking,
1 Connect LAN port 1 on the TeraStation to a port on the switch. Do not connect LAN port 2 yet.
2 In Settings, navigate to Network - Settings - Port Trunking.
3 Under “Port Trunking”, click Modify Settings.
4 Connect LAN port 2 on the TeraStation to the switch.

5 Hold down the TeraStation’s power button for 3 seconds to turn it off. Press it again to restart the TeraStation.
Port Trunking is now configured.
Update the TeraStation’s Firmware
Online Update
If a new firmware is available, the message “A new version of the firmware has been released. The current firmware
can be updated to the latest version.” is displayed when the TeraStation boots.
To update the firmware, open the TeraStation’s settings and navigate to System - Maintenance - Firmware Installation
- Check For Update to check the change log, then Install Update to update to the latest firmware.
Note: Update notification will display “I52” on the LCD and a message on the login screen when an update is
available. To disable update notification, click Disable notification of updates.
Update by Downloading File from Buffalo Website

You can also update the TeraStation’s firmware manually. Visit the Buffalo website to download the latest TeraStation
firmware updater. Double-click the file you downloaded to unzip it. The unzipped folder will include the program to
update your TeraStation’s firmware.
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Chapter 9 Extensions
Using WebAccess
What is WebAccess?
WebAccess lets you access files on your TeraStation through the Internet. Access restrictions can be set for folders
that are shared, and automatic router settings by UPnP and redirect functionality from the BuffaloNAS.com server
(similar to dynamic DNS) make configuration easy.
Remote location 1
Both uploading and

downloading are
supported.
Create and save documents from a remote

location.
Internet Remote location 2

TeraStation Central Server
BuffaloNAS.com
Office
Download photos and video from remote

locations.
Note: Care should be taken with configuration of WebAccess. Certain settings can make the files in the shared folder
available to anyone on the Internet without any access restrictions.
For more information on WebAccess, visit http://buffalonas.com/manual/setup/en/
Direct Copy
Direct Copy automatically copies movie, music, and images directly to the TeraStation from a USB device.
You can connect many types of USB devices to the TeraStation, including USB hard drives, USB flash drives, single-
card card readers, digital cameras, and USB printers. USB hubs, mice, keyboards, and card readers that support 2 or
more cards are not supported:
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1 Connect to a USB device (USB flash/digital camera/hard disk/card reader) to the TeraStation.
USB Connector USB Connector
Buffalo External
Buffalo External Hard Drive
Hard Drive (not included)
(not included)
USB Cable USB Cable

(not included) (not included)
TS-RXL
USB Cable
(Series A) TS-RXL Series
USB Cable
(not included)
Rack USB Cable Buffalo External Hard Drive

(not included) (Series B) (not included)
Notes:
• After the USB device is recognized, the function button is lit in blue for 60 seconds. After the function
button is lit in blue, you can access the USB device.
• If an unsupported USB memory device is connected to the TeraStation, then the function button will not
light up in blue, and the device will not be mounted.
2 While the function button is blue, press it to automatically copy data from the USB device to the Direct Copy
folder on the TeraStation. The function button will flash blue during the copy. Push the function button again
to abort the copy.
Files are copied to the folder:

<Direct Copy folder>/pictures/yyyymmdd
yyyy: year copied
mm: month copied
dd: date copied
You may change the destination shared folder for Direct Copy in Shared Folders - Direct Copy - Modify Settings in
Settings. Subsequent Direct Copy folders are created at:
<Direct Copy folder>/pictures/yyyymmdd/n
yyyy: year copied
mm: month copied
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dd: date copied
n: 1st time n=0, 2nd time n=1, 3rd time=2 etc.
For USB mass storage class USB devices, files with following extensions will be copied.
avi, divx, asf, mpg, mpe, m1v, vob, mts, m2ts, m2t, mpeg, mpeg2, vdr, spts, tp, ts, 3gp, mov, m4v, wmv, dvr-ms,
xvid, mp4, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, tif, tiff, yuv, bmp, mp3, mpa, wma, aac, apl, ac3, lpcm, pcm, wav, m3u, m4a, m4b,
aif, aiff, flac, ogg, mp2, mp1
For digital cameras and other devices that don’t follow the USB mass storage Class standard, all files on the
device will be copied.
3 When the access LED of the USB device goes off, the copy is finished. Dismount the USB device before
unplugging it.
To dismount the USB device if the TeraStation is on, hold in the function button for 6 seconds. The blue LED will
go out, and the USB device is dismounted. You may now unplug it safely.
If you turn off the TeraStation, the USB device is already dismounted, and you can remove it safely.
Eye-Fi Connected
Eye-Fi connected can transfer images from a digital camera with an Eye-Fi card (available from Eye-Fi) to your
TeraStation over the Internet.
The following things are required to use Eye-Fi connected:
• Wireless LAN access point
• SD card or SDHC-compatible digital camera
• Computer with USB port and Internet connection
• Eye-Fi card
1 If using the Eye-Fi card for the first time, connect the Eye-Fi card to the computer beforehand to make the
initial settings.
Note: For the mounting procedure, driver installation procedure, and removal procedure, refer to the manual
supplied with the Eye-Fi card.
2 Remove the Eye-Fi card from the computer and insert it into your digital camera.
3 In Settings, navigate to Extensions - Web Service Support - Eye-Fi connected.
4 Click Enable.
5 Enter the Email and Password that was set in step 1. Click Log in.
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6 The name of the card or device that was set in Eye-Fi connected > Cards/Devices Settings in step 1 is displayed.
Click the name of the card or device whose data will be transferred to the TeraStation.
7 Select Enable and a Destination, then click Save.
Images that are saved on the card will be copied to the TeraStation automatically.
Notes:
• Video files are not copied to the TeraStation.
• Only JPEG images are copied.
• In step 7, if the TeraStation is not set as the destination, images will not be transferred to the TeraStation.
• After a picture is taken, it may take some time for it to be transferred to the TeraStation.
• A USB drive connected to the TeraStation cannot be specified as the target folder.
• If a subfolder to the main shared folder is specified as the destination, the subfolder name must be in single-byte
alphanumeric characters. Subfolders with names in multibyte characters cannot be used.
• When the TeraStation firmware is updated, the destination is initialized. Reset the destination before using Eye-Fi.
• Photos will be transferred to the destination share even if it is set to read-only.
Print Server
TeraStation is equipped with a USB connector on the back. You can connect a USB printer to the TeraStation as
shown below.
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TS-XL, TS-XEL
USB Printer
USB Connector
(not included)
USB Cable
(not included)
TS-WXL
USB Connector USB Printer

(not included)
USB Cable
(not included)
TS-RXL
USB Printer
(not included)
USB Cable
(not included)
USB Connector
Notes:
• Only one printer can be connected to the TeraStation.
• The TeraStation does not support 2-way communication. For example, it cannot tell you the amount of ink left.
• Multi-function printers are not supported.
• Printers which only support 2-way communication or WPS (Windows Printing System) are not supported.
• macOS cannot print to a printer connected to the TeraStation.
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1 In Settings, navigate to Extensions - PrintServer and click Modify Settings.
2 Select Enable and click Save.
3 Refer to your printer’s manual installation instructions. You may need to install the printer driver from a
software disk.
4 Launch NAS Navigator2. Double-click your TeraStation’s icon.

5 Double-click the icon if the connected printer, the name shows “lp”.
6 Click OK.
7 Select your printer, then click OK.
You have added a printer.
Sleep Timer
Sleep timer will automatically turn your TeraStation on and off at specific times to save energy. In sleep mode, the
TeraStation’s hard drives, display panel, and LED lights are turned off. To use sleep timer, set your TeraStation’s power
mode switch to manual. Sleep timer is not usable when the power mode switch is set to auto.
1 In Settings, navigate to System - Power Management - SleepTimer.

3 Specify “Timer Interval”, “Wake up at”, and “Begin Sleep at”. You can set up to 3 timers. “Wake up at” times may
be set from 0:00 to 23:45. “Begin Sleep at” times may be set from 0:00 to 27:45. If “Begin Sleep at” is set to 24:00
or later, then “Wake up at” can be set from 4:00 to 23:45. 24:00 is equivalent to 0:00 of the next day, and 27:00 is
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equivalent to 3:00 of the next day. “Wake up at” times should be earlier in the day than “Begin Sleep at” times.
Do not set the same time for both “Wake up at” and “Begin Sleep at”. Click Save when done.
Notes:
• To exit sleep mode, hold in the power button on the TeraStation for about 3 seconds. The unit will power on.
• The TeraStation will not go into sleep mode while performing check disk, disk format, or backup, or if a backup is
scheduled within 5 minutes of the current time.
• If multiple sleep timers conflict, the longest interval time is used. Here are some examples of multiple timers:
(e.g.1) It is at 10:00 Wednesday with the TeraStation powered on:
Timer 1 Everyday 12:00 - 24:00
Timer 2 Disable
Timer 3 Disable
-> Nothing happens at 12:00 and the unit enters sleep mode at 24:00
Timer 2 Specific day of the week - Wednesday 10:00 - 20:00
Timer 3 Disable
-> Except on Wednesdays, the unit powers on at 9:00 and moves to sleep mode at 18:00.
-> On Wednesdays, it enters sleep mode at 20:00.
Timer 3 Disable
-> Except on Wednesdays, the unit powers on at 9:00 and moves to sleep mode at 18:00.
-> On Wednesdays, it enters sleep mode at 1:00 of the next day.
Timer 3 Disable
->Except on Wednesdays, the unit powers on at 9:00 and enters sleep mode at 18:00.
-> On Wednesdays, the unit powers on at 7:30 and enters sleep mode at 22:00.
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Disk Quotas
Notes:
• When using quotas, disable the recycle bin or empty the trash folder. The limited space includes the space used
for trash.
• Quotas apply per drive or per array. If a quota is set to 1 GB, each array or drive can use maximum of 1 GB.
• Quotas can’t be set for external USB hard drives connected to the TeraStation, only internal drives.
Disk space quotas for users

To limit the space of shared folders that each user can use, follow the procedure below.
1 In Settings, navigate to Users/Groups - Local Users. Click Create User.
2 Enter username, user ID, password, and description. Check Enable for “User Quota”. Enter the maximum space
this user is allowed for the hard limit. If a soft limit is entered, the user will receive a warning when the soft limit
is reached. The soft limit should be smaller than the hard limit. Click Save.
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Notes:
• User IDs may be between 1000 and 1999. Do not duplicate user IDs.
• Username and password must be the same one that the user logs into Windows with. If these values are
different, shared folders with access restrictions cannot be accessed.
• Deleting or adding users repeatedly may cause quotas to not work properly.
3 Select Shared Folders - Folder Setup and click Create Folder.

4 Configure the desired settings and check “Access Restrictions”.
5 Click Local Users - Add.
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6 Check the user you created in step 2. Click Add.
7 Select level of access privileges for the user you added from Read Only or Read & Write.
8 Click Save.
9 You’ve configured a disk quota.
Disk space quotas for groups
To limit the space of shared folders that each group can use, follow the procedure below.
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1 In Settings, select Users/Groups - Local Users. Click Create User.
2 Enter username, user ID, password, and description. Click Save.
Notes:
• User IDs may be between 1000 and 1999. Do not duplicate user IDs.
• Usernames and passwords should be the same ones that the users log in to Windows with.
• If two different quotas apply, such a user quota and a group quota, the smaller quota is applied.
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3 Select Users/Groups - Local Groups. Click Create Group.
4 Enter group name, group ID, and description. Click Enable for “Group Quota”. Enter the total space that the
group can use in the hard limit field. Select users from step 2 in local users, then click Add for each. Click Save.
Note: The group ID may be any number from 1000 and 1999. Do not duplicate group IDs.
Deleting and adding groups repeatedly may cause quotas to not work properly.
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5 Click Users/Groups - Local Users. Select a user from step 2, and click Edit User.
6 Select the group created in step 4 for primary group and click Save.
7 Click Shared Folders - Folder Setup.

8 Click Create Folder.
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9 Configure the desired settings and check “Access Restrictions”.
10 Click Local Groups - Add.
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11 Check the group you created step 4. Click Add.
12 Select level of access privileges for group you added from Read Only or Read & Write.
13 Click Save.
You have configured a group quota.
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TeraSearch
Enable TeraSearch to allow text searches for strings (such as from a text file or data) on the TeraStation.
1 In Settings, select Shared Folders - Folder Setup.

2 Click the shared folder to create an index for.
3 Click Include folder in search indexing for TeraSearch. Click Save.
4 Click Shared Folders - TeraSearch on Settings.

6 Select Enable, and click Save.
Note: If you want to update the index regularly, click Modify Settings and specify a Time to update the index for
“Update Index at”.
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7 Click Update Index.
8 Open and display the following URL in an Internet browser.
http://(IP address of TeraStation) :3000/
Tip: You can get the IP address of your TeraStation from its front panel LCD display, or from NAS Navigator2.
9 Enter a username and password from an account on the TeraStation and click Login. For example, the guest
account, with blank password, will work.
10 Enter a keyword to search for. If you check Enhanced Search, you can also specify filename, owner, update date/
time, and size to search for.
11 Click Search.
Your search results are now displayed.
Offline Files
The “offline files” feature that is included with many versions of Windows can be used with files on the TeraStation.
You will be able to work on files stored on the TeraStation even when your PC is disconnected from the network.
When you next connect to the network, the updated files are written and synchronized. Follow the procedure below
to configure offline files.
Note: Offline files does not work with Windows XP Home Edition.
1 In Settings, select Shared Folders - Folder Setup.
2 Select a folder to be available offline. Double-click the folder’s name.
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3 From the “Offline Files” drop-down list, select Manual Cache Files, Automatic Cache Files or Automatic Cache
Programs and Files.
Manual Cache Files - Manually select the files to be available offline.

Automatic Cache Files - Opened files are cached locally and may be used offline. Old files that cannot be
synchronized will be deleted automatically and replaced by new ones.
Automatic Cache Programs and Files - Opened files are cached locally and may be used offline. Old files and
network applications that cannot be synchronized will be deleted automatically and replaced with new ones.
Note: For users who are using Windows 7 or later, skip to step 6.
4 Open Windows folder. Select Folder Options from the Tool menu.
Note: Select Control Panel - Folder Options in Windows 2000 Server.
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5 Click Offline Files tab. Click Enable Offline Files. Click OK.
Note: If “Fast User Switching” in Windows XP is enabled, the screen above will not be displayed. In such a case,
open User Accounts in the Control Panel and uncheck “Use Fast User Switching”.
6 Right-click the icon of the shared folder on the TeraStation you have set the offline feature for. Click Make
Available Offline.
7 When the offline file wizard opens, follow the instructions on the screen to configure. For more information,
refer to the Windows help file.
8 After configuration, your offline files and folders display as below (from Windows XP).
9 After the synchronization is complete, you can open offline files even after disconnecting from the network
that the TeraStation is on. Offline files can be accessed through the UNC to the original location.
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Note: If offline files are available, the icon is displayed in the system tray.
• Editing Offline Files

Offline files can be edited or deleted just like regular files. Differences between data in different locations will be
resolved by re-synchronization when the network connection is re-established.
• Synchronizing Offline Files
Offline files are automatically synchronized when you log on or off the network.
• Version Conflicts
Conflicts occur when the offline and original files are both modified differently before they are re-synchronized.
If conflicts occur, the following wizard opens. Step through the wizard to resolve the conflicts.
You’ve configured offline files.
DFS (Distributed File System)

Distributed File System (or DFS) combines shares on the network server together into one tree.
In the following example, when the client computer addresses //tera/share/backup, it’s actually looking at files
located at //pc_srv/backup. This is transparent to the user of the client computer. If the TeraStation is configured to
address multiple DFS shares, then shares on other devices could be addressed as native shares on the TeraStation.
For example, //tera/share/share might actually address data located at //link/share.
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DFS Link
share
\\pc_srv\backup
backup
Hostname : tera
share PC Server
DFS Link
Access to ”\\tera\share\backup” \\link\share

Client
Notes:
• Buffalo does not support using DFS with macOS.
• Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 cannot properly address DFS link destinations that have access
restrictions on one or more folders.
• DFS only works with SMB connections. AFP and FTP connections are not supported.
• Access restrictions configured on DFS link destinations are applied to the shared folder link. Access restrictions on
the DFS root or DFS links are not visible.
Set up DFS as described below:
1 In Settings, select Shared Folders - DFS.

2 Under “DFS Service”, click Modify Settings. Click Enable and choose whether to allow multiple DFS links, or just
one.
No allows just one DFS link to be addressed.
Yes allows up to 8 DFS link destinations to be used.
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Enter the DFS root folder name, then click Save.
3 Under DFS Links, click Add Link.

Enter link name, destination hostname, and destination folder. Click Save.
Note: The following machines can be DFS link destinations:

• TeraStations
• Windows PC with SMB (macOS and Linux are not supported)
DFS has been configured.
FTP Server
By default, the TeraStation’s shares are only accessible by users connected to the same network or router as the
TeraStation. The optional FTP server allows users to access the TeraStation from outside of the local network. You
may enable it as follows.
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1 In Settings, navigate to Network - Settings - Network Services and click FTP.
2 Select Enable. Click Save.
3 Click Shared Folders - Folder Setup.

4 Click the folder to enable remote FTP access on.
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5 Select whether the shared folder is to be Read Only or Read & Write. Check Ftp. Click Save.
The folder is now configured for FTP access. Do not forget to give read (or write) permissions for the FTP share to any
users that will be accessing the share remotely. Folder permissions can only be changed from Settings. Changing
them remotely with FTP client software is not supported.
To access the TeraStation with an FTP client

Configure your FTP client software with the following settings:
• Host Name IP address of the TeraStation.
• Username Username registered on the TeraStation
• Password Password registered to the TeraStation
• Port 21
Example ftp://192.168.11.150/
• You cannot write by FTP if the shared folder is set to read-only on the TeraStation.
• Access restrictions are applied based on the settings in the TeraStation. The restrictions aren’t displayed for users
without permissions for the share.
• To access your FTP share from outside of your network, you may need to configure your router and firewall.
Consult your router documentation for more information.
• Shared folders appear as follows when connected by FTP:
-- disk1 share
-- usbdisk1
• The internal hard drive of the TeraStation is displayed as disk1, and a USB hard drive (optional) will be displayed
as usbdisk1.
• “usbdisk1” is not displayed when the USB hard drive is not connected or access is restricted.
Accessing the TeraStation with an Anonymous User:

To allow anonymous access to your FTP share, disable access restrictions on the FTP share. Configure your FTP client
as follows:
• Host Name IP address of the TeraStation
• Username anonymous
• Password any set of characters
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• Port 21
Example ftp://192.168.11.150/
• To make your FTP share available from outside your network, you will need to configure your router and firewall.
Consult your router’s documentation for information on how to allow FTP traffic.
• If the TeraStation joins a domain, anonymous users cannot access it.
• Folders created or copied via an AFP connection may not be deleted from the AFP connection. This is because an
automatically generated “.AppleDouble” folder begins with a dot. To delete these files, use an SMB connection.
• Do not exceed 250 bytes for a file/folder name including directory path when you are creating it by using an FTP
connection. Otherwise, you cannot view or delete it in Explorer or other applications.
Accessing from a NFS Client

Use the following procedure configure the TeraStation for access from UNIX with NFS.
Note: This section is for information only. Unix and NFS are not supported by Buffalo. If you choose to configure
your TeraStation this way, it does not void your warranty, but you are on your own for tech support.
Use the following procedure to configure the TeraStation for access with NFS.
Note: (US purchasers only) Buffalo’s customer support will help configure the NFS settings on your TeraStation, and
will support VMware and Windows clients but will not provide support for configuring your Linux or other UNIX
clients. There are many types of UNIX and the procedures for configuring NFS with them will vary considerably.
For help configuring your Netware, Linux, or other UNIX clients for NFS support, consult each client’s own
documentation and support.
1 In Settings, select Network - NFS - NFS Service, and click Modify Settings.
2 Click Enable, then Save.
Notes:
• If you use a public folder of the TeraStation set by NFS as a hard drive for VMware ESX/ESXi, it is required to
set NFS Mode to Kernel mode in order to use it (It is set to User mode by default).
• To set access restrictions by IP addresses, specify a network address and subnet mask from the screen
above.
(e.g.) To allow access from a client with the IP address 192.168.11.xxx:
Network Address: 192.168.11.0
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
xxx can be 1 to 254. Enter 0 (zero) for the Network Address.
(e.g.) To allow access from a client with the IP address 192.168.xxx.xxx:
Network Address: 192.168.0.0
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
xxx can be 1 to 254. Enter 0 (zero) for the Network Address.
3 Click NFS Folders Setup.

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4 Choose a shared folder.
5 Write down the NFS public path. Click Enable, then Save.
6 Click NFS Client Setup.

7 Click Add Client.
8 Enter the target hostname and IP address of the NFS UNIX client. Click Save.
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9 The IP address and the hostname of the client are added.
Notes:
• To remove, check the box next to the hostname and click Delete Client.
• You may be able to connect via NFS from a computer that is not registered as a client.
10 Examples of commands to access a folder on the TeraStation from the NFS client:
From Linux:
mount -t nfs <IP Address>:<NFS public path for the TeraStation><the mounting point on the local computer>
(e.g.) mkdir /mnt/tsxl
mount -t nfs 192.168.11.10:/mnt/array1/share /mnt/tsxl
In this example, TeraStation’s IP address is “192.168.11.10”, NFS publishing path is “/mnt/array1/share”, and a
mount point on the local computer is “/mnt/tsxl”.
From Windows Services for Unix 3.5:
mount <IP Address>:<NFS publishing path for the TeraStation> <a network drive’s letter (an error occurs if not
available)>
(e.g.) mount 192.168.11.10:/mnt/array1/share z:
network drive letter is “z”.
From Solaris10:
mount -<F nfs IP Address>:<NFS publishing path for the TeraStation><the mounting point on the local
computer>
(e.g.) mkdir /mnt/tsxl
mount -F nfs 192.168.11.10:/mnt/array1/share /mnt/tsxl
mount point on the local computer is “/mnt/tsxl”.
Notes:
• When using simultaneously with Windows file sharing, setting the character encoding to UTF-8 will display
Japanese file names normally even over an SMB connection (this is not possible in Windows Service for Unix).
• The same uid and gid cannot be set for user management on the TeraStation and for users on NFS clients.
You’ve completed the steps to access the TeraStation via NFS.
Encrypting Data Transmission
Encrypting Data from Settings

Access “https://<TeraStation’s IP address>” instead of “http://...” to encrypt all data from Settings.
Note:
Your computer may display “there is a problem with this site’s security”, but you may ignore this message and work
normally.
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Encrypting FTP Transfer Data
First, in Settings, navigate to Shared Folder Support - Ftp. Check the box by each shared folder to encrypt data
transfers. Enable SSL security in your FTP client to encrypt login passwords and files by using SSL/TLS for FTP
communication.
Examples:
In FileZilla’s settings, select FTP over TLS (explicit encryption) for the server type. For Smart FTP, select FTP over SSL
explicit in the settings.
Notes:
• Encryption processes may seriously reduce data transfer speeds. Your transfers may be as much as 10 times
slower when using encryption.
• Depending on your computer’s security settings, the message “there is a problem with this site’s security” may be
displayed, but you may ignore this message and work normally.
SSL Key
Note: This procedure is described for network administrators and advanced users. Do not try to configure this unless
you know exactly what you’re doing.
You may use encrypted keys such as https and FTPS for settings operations and FTP connections.
SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is a public key encryption method. SSL operation is managed by 2 files:
(1) server.crt (SSL Certificate)
TeraStation will send this certificate to other computers, which will use it as a key for encryption. The TeraStation
will then receive encrypted data and use the server.key (SSL Key) to decrypt them.
This key includes Server Certificate on SSL, and your PC may decide if the certificate can be trusted or not. Your
computer may display the message” There is a problem with the site’s security certificate.”
(2) server.key (SSL Key)
This is used to decrypt data encrypted by the server certificate.
Note: Prepare the decrypted passphrase for the server.key (SSL Key).
Updating SSL Key

To update a server certificate and a private key for SSL, follow the procedure below.
(1) In Settings, navigate to Network - Settings - Network Services - Add/Edit SSL Key.
(2) Register server.key for “SSL Key(.key)” and server.crt for “SSL Certificate(.crt)”, then click Import.
Note: Save SSL key files (server.key and server.crt) on the root of drive C. They should not be saved in a folder or path
whose name includes multibyte or special characters.
You’ve updated the SSL key.
Notes:
• The SSL key should not be password protected.
• If Settings isn’t accessible after updating, initialize the TeraStation.
• Updating the firmware will initialize an SSL key.
Wake-on-LAN
The TeraStation supports Wake-on-LAN, which allows it to be turned on remotely.
Before using Wake-on-LAN, enable it as described below.
1 In Settings, navigate to Network - Settings - IP Address Settings. Click Modify Settings.
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2 Click Enable for Wake on LAN. Click Save.
Wake-on-LAN is now enabled. As long as it is connected to power and the network, you can turn on the TeraStation
remotely. To turn the TeraStation on remotely, send a Wake-on-LAN packet to the TeraStation on UDP port 2304.
Notes:
• TS-XEL series TeraStations do not support Wake-on-LAN.
• After receiving the Wake-on-LAN packet, the TeraStation may take approximately five minutes to be ready to use.
• After power is restored from a power outage, wait five minutes before sending a Wake-on-LAN packet to the
TeraStation.
• To use Wake-on-LAN, you’ll need Wake-on-LAN software. The TeraStation does not include Wake-on-LAN
software.
• The TeraStation does not support using Wake-on-LAN and port trunking at the same time. You may use either
feature, but not both at the same time.
• On the local network, Wake-on-LAN packets may be sent to port 2304 on either of the TeraStation’s LAN ports. If
the TeraStation is connected to a Buffalo wireless router configured for remote access, then it may be turned on
from outside the local network (from the WAN side). To use this feature, the Buffalo router must be connected to
LAN port 1 only on the TeraStation. The TeraStation does not support remote WAN-side Wake-on-LAN if LAN port
2 is connected to the router.
Web Server
The TeraStation can be used as a web server. In addition to html files, images, and JavaScript, the TeraStation also
allows installation of Perl script and PHP script files. The TeraStation’s web server is for advanced users only. Do not
enable it unless you know what you’re doing.
1 In Settings, navigate to Network - Settings - IP Address Settings. Click Modify Settings.

2 Select Enable for web server. Choose an external port (81 is the default) and a folder for the web server. Click
Save.
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3 Edit the php.ini file to change the PHP language interpreter settings.
Note: The web server uses version 1.4.23 of lighttpd, version 5.8.8 of Perl, and version 5.2.10 of PHP.
The web server is now configured.
MySQL Server
The TeraStation can be used as a MySQL server. A MySQL database may be installed and linked with the web server.
The TeraStation’s MySQL server is for advanced users only. Do not enable it unless you know what you’re doing.
1 In Settings, navigate to Network – MySQL Server. Click Modify Settings.

2 Select Enable for MySQL Server, choose a port number and data folder, then click Save.
Note: The TeraStation uses version 5.0.70 of MySQL server and version 3.2.2 of PhpMyAdmin.
The MySQL server is now configured.
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SNMP
If SNMP is enabled, you can browse your TeraStation from SNMP-compatible network management software. SNMP
network management is for advanced users only. Do not enable it unless you know what you’re doing.
1 In Settings, navigate to Network - SNMP. Click Modify Settings.

2 Select Enable for SNMP Settings, configure desired settings, and click Save.
Note: The specific MIB (management information base) file for Buffalo is available from the Buffalo website.
SNMP is now configured.
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Chapter 10 NAS Navigator2
NAS Navigator2 is a utility program that makes it simple to display Settings, change its IP address, or check its hard
drive.
Windows
If you set up the TeraStation with the TeraNavigator CD, NAS Navigator2 was installed and configured to run
automatically in the system tray at startup.
Double-click the icon on the desktop to start NAS Navigator2.
Clicking a TeraStation’s icon will display its total capacity, capacity being used, workgroup, IP address, subnet mask,
default gateway, MAC address, and firmware version.
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Name Descriptions
Map Share* Assigns the searched TeraStation’s shared folder as a network drive.
Disconnect Share* Unmaps the network drive.
Map All Remote Shares to
Assigns the all TeraStation’s shared folders found as a network drive.
Drive Letters
Create Desktop Shortcut* Creates the shortcut icon to searched TeraStation’s shared folder (share).
Menu Launch NAS Navigator2
Launches NAS Navigator2 when Windows is booted.
on startup
Displays an error message on NAS Navigator2 icon in the task tray when
Display Errors
an error occurs.
Properties* Opens the selected TeraStation’s Properties window.
Close Closes NAS Navigator2 window.
Icon: Displays icon for ease.
View Details: Displays name, product name, workgroup, IP address, subnet
mask, and default gateway.
View Selects the sort order from following to display when multiple TeraStations
are found:
Sort by
Hostname, product name, workgroup, IP address, subnet mask, and
default gateway
Browse* Opens the displayed shared folder on the TeraStation.
Refresh Searches the TeraStation again.
Ring a tone from the TeraStation when click it (This option is disabled if
I’m here*
the product does not support this feature).
*Click your TeraStation’s icon to display these options.

When NAS Navigator2 is minimized, right-click the NAS Navigator2 icon in the task tray for the following options:
Menu Item Descriptions

Browse Shares Opens a shared folder on the TeraStation.
Settings Opens the selected TeraStation’s settings.
Properties Opens the selected TeraStation’s Properties window.
Map Share Assigns the searched TeraStation’s shared folder as a network drive.
TeraStation
Name Disconnect Share Unmaps the network drive.
Creates the shortcut icon to the searched TeraStation’s shared folder
Create Shortcut
(share).
Rings a tone from the TeraStation (This option is disabled if the
I’m here
product does not support this feature).
Refresh Refreshes list of NAS devices.
Browse Shares Displays NAS Navigator2 window.
Exit Exits NAS Navigator2.
The following tasks may be performed from the TeraStation’s Properties window.
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Menu Item Description
Configuration Click Settings to display Settings.
Insert the check mark in Use DHCP to assign IP address from DHCP server automatically. If
there is no DHCP server in the network, you cannot use this function.
IP Address If you insert the check mark into Renew IP address, it will obtain an IP address from DHCP
server again.
You can manually enter IP address, subnet mask and default gateway.
macOS
If you installed the TeraStation with the TeraNavigator CD, NAS Navigator2 was installed automatically. To launch it,
click the icon in the Dock.
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Click a TeraStation’s icon to display its total capacity, used capacity, workgroup, IP address, subnet mask, default
gateway, MAC address, and firmware version. Double-click to open a share on the TeraStation.
Menu Item Descriptions
Open Opens a shared folder on the TeraStation.
Refresh Searches the TeraStation again.
Ring a tone from the TeraStation when click it (This option is disabled
I’m here
if the product does not support this feature).
Open Folder Opens a shared folder on the TeraStation.
Menu displayed Settings Opens the selected settings.
when click Configure Displays the screen to open Settings or change an IP address.
TeraStation Icon Ring a tone from the TeraStation when click it (This option is disabled
I’m here
while pressing the if the product does not support this feature).
control Key Label Color Selects the color of the name displayed below the icon.
View Options Sets the orders of icon sizes, label positions, and icons.
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Chapter 11 Software
NAS Navigator2
NAS Navigator2 client software is described in chapter 10.
File Sharing Security Level Change Tool

If using a Windows PC for external authentication, the default Windows SMB security settings may need to be
changed. The File Sharing Security Level Change Tool makes these changes for you automatically during installation
from the TeraNavigator CD, or you may run it manually as described below.
Notes:
• This will be installed only on Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, and Windows Server 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003.
• During the initial setup, the message, “Change security level. Will you continue?” is displayed. Click Yes and follow
the instructions on the screen to restart your PC.
1 Click Start - BUFFALO - File Security Tool - File Security Tool. The File Security Tool will launch.
Note: When “A program needs your permission to continue” is displayed, click Continue.
2 Select Change security level, then click Change.

3 The message, “Change security level. Will you continue?” is displayed; click Yes.
4 The message, “Will you restart your computer?” is displayed; click Yes. Your PC will reboot.
You have changed the security settings.
Note: To reset security settings to their factory defaults, use the following procedure.
(1) Click Start - BUFFALO - File Security Tool - File Security Tool.
When “A program needs your permission to continue” is displayed, click Continue.
(2) Select Recover default security level.
(3) Click Change.
Security settings are now restored to their default settings.
NS-SHFT
This software stores your TeraStation’s configuration settings as a file on your computer. You may use it to restore
settings on the TeraStation, or copy the settings to a different TeraStation of the same model. After installation, refer
to the NS-SHFT user guide.
Notes:
• NS-SHFT doesn’t work with Windows Server operating systems or macOS.
• NS-SHFT does not save data to the TeraStation.
• If NS-SHFT displays the message “Failed” after saving configuration data, then your configuration has not been
saved. In such a case, save the configuration again.
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EXT3 Reader
The best format for external USB hard drives attached to the TeraStation is EXT3, a native Linux format, but this
format is not normally supported by Windows. The EXT3 Reader software allows you to ready files from an EXT3 hard
drive directly connected to your Windows PC.
To use EXT3 Reader.
1 Dismount the EXT3-formatted USB hard disk from your TeraStation. Unplug it, then connect it to your Windows
PC.
Notes:
• USB hard drive that includes TurboUSB support will work fine with EXT3 Reader. Disable TurboUSB before
using EXT3 reader, because the two programs do not always play well together.
• EXT3 only recognizes the primary partition on the USB hard drive.
• Before connecting the EXT3 hard drive to your PC, it must be properly dismounted from the TeraStation.
• EXT3 volumes created on GUID partitions (GPT) cannot be read by Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
2 Launch EXT3 Reader.

3 Click Enable.
4 Right-click on the icon ( ,) in the task tray and select USB mass storage device in the displayed menu.
,
When the message “you can now safely remove hardware” appears, unplug the drive.
5 After a few seconds, reconnect the USB hard drive to your PC.
6 You can now read data from the hard drive normally. Note that you can only read data, not write, edit, or delete
it.
EXT3 Reader is now working on your PC.
To remove the hard drive while disabling the EXT3 reader, use the following procedure.
If you remove it while it is enabled, use only step 3 (step 1, 2 and 4 are not required to be performed).
(1) Launch EXT3 Reader.
(2) Click Disable.
(3) Right-click on the icon ( , , ) in the task tray, and select USB mass storage device in the displayed menu. If
the message “you can now safely remove hardware”, remove it.
(4) Restart Windows.
You have disconnected the EXT3 drive from your PC.
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Chapter 12 List of Items in Settings
The following options can be set from Settings.
Common Items (Left Side of the Screen)

Name Displays the TeraStation’s name.
Firmware Version Displays TeraStation’s firmware version number.
IP Address Displays the IP addresses of the TeraStation’s LAN ports 1 and 2.
Workgroup Displays workgroups on the TeraStation.
Storage Displays total space and used space of internal hard drives.
When Shared Folders is selected, the number of shared folders and the number of
disks are displayed.
Shared Folders
When Users/ Groups is selected, the number of users and the number of groups are
Users/Groups
displayed.
Network
When Network is selected, enabling or disabling DHCP and Ethernet frame size are
displayed.
Locate Causes the TeraStation to beep.
Logout (displayed on the
Log out from Settings.
upper right of the screen)
Shared Folders
Folder Setup
Click Create Folder to add a new shared folder.
Click the shared folder name to edit the shared folder’s information.
Select the shared folder and click Delete to delete the shared folder.
Folder Setup
* Enter a letter in the Refresh field to see folders that start with that letter. Click an
item on the list to select the folder name.
* Click Empty recycle bin of each folder to delete the data in the recycle bins.
Folder Setup - New Folder

Displayed when clicking Create Folder on the shared folder configuration screen.
Copy Settings From Select the shared folder you want to copy settings from.
Enter a share folder’s name.
* You can enter up to 27 bytes (UTF-8).
Name * Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_)
may be used.
* Do not use a symbol as the first character.
Enter a description for the shared folder
Description * Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and
spaces may be used.
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Volume Select where to create a share folder.
Shared Folder Attributes Shared folders may be read-only or writable.
If deleting files in the selected shared folder or “usbdisk”, the trashbox folder is
automatically created in the shared folder and files will be moved into this folder.
* Directory information will also be sustained in the trashbox.
* One trashbox folder can be set per shared folder on the TeraStation and per
Recycle Bin connected USB hard drive.
* The USB hard drives must be formatted as EXT3, XFS or FAT32 in order to use
trashbox. Files in NTFS or HFS+ formats cannot be deleted.
* You cannot use this feature while connecting via AFP.
* You cannot use this feature while connecting via FTP.
Select which operating systems and features the share will support.
• Shared Folder Support: Descriptions
• Windows: Allow or reject connection via SMB from Windows PC or macOS.
• Apple: Allow or reject the connection via AppleTalk (AFP) from macOS.
• Ftp: Set to allow/disallow to manipulate folders via FTP.
Note: It is required to configure to use FTP in Network - Settings - Network Services
Shared Folder Support beforehand.
• Disk Backup: Set to enable/disable to use as a backup destination.
• SFTP: Select when connecting by SFTP.
* If you uncheck Windows, Apple, Ftp, and SFTP and only check Disk Backup, only
TeraStation’s backup programs will be able to see the share. If you want to be able to
access TeraStation’s backup folders from a computer, check the Windows option.
If you choose Hide Share, the configured shared folder will be invisible.
* To open a hidden folder, click Start - Search programs and files and enter \\
Folder Mode (SMB Only) TeraStation name\Shared folder name$\ for the name. Example: If the TeraStation
name is “TS-XX001” and the shared folder name is “share”, then enter “\\TS-XX001\
share$\” to open it. FTP, SFTP, and Mac AFP folders cannot be hidden.
Enter the desired characters for a backup device access key. The backup device
Backup Device Access
access key may contain up to 8 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and
Key
underscores (_). The first character should not be a symbol.
Options:
• Disable Offline Files: Disables offline file.
• Manual Cache Files: Enables offline files. You need to select the files to use offline
yourself.
• Automatic Cache Files: Enables offline files. Open files are cached locally and may
Offline Files
be used offline. Old files that cannot be synchronized are replaced by newer files
or deleted automatically.
• Automatic Cache Programs and Files: Enables offline files. Opened files are cached
locally and may be used offline. Old files and network applications that cannot be
synchronized are replaced by newer files or deleted automatically.
To create an index for TeraSearch, check Include folder in search indexing and click
TeraSearch
Save.
Access Restrictions
Click Access Restrictions on “New Folder” to view this option.
Enable access restrictions.
Click Add and select the user or group name which are allowed to access, then click
Access Restrictions Add.
To remove access, select the username and group, then click Disconnect.
If using FTP/FTPS/SFTP connection, access restrictions can be set per user.
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DFS
DFS Service
Click Modify Settings to change settings.
DFS Select to Enable or Disable for Distributed File System (DFS).
Allow Multiple DFS Links Enable to allow multiple DFS connections.
Enter the displayed SMB name of the DFS root folder.
* You cannot use a name which has already used.
DFS root folder name
* Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_)
may be used.
* Do not use a number or symbol as the first character.
DFS Links
Enter link name, destination hostname, and destination folder.
Add Link If it is possible to resolve the name in SMB, use the UNC hostname. Otherwise, enter
the IP address.
Remove Link Delete selected DFS link.
Direct Copy
Target Change the shared folders as a Direct Copy destination.
TeraSearch
Select Enable to use TeraSearch.
TeraSearch Specify the time to update the index in “Update Index at” option.
To update the index immediately, click Update Index.
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Users/Groups
Local Users
Displays username, user ID, description, and primary group. To create a new user,
click Create User. To edit the user, select the username and click Edit User. To delete
the user, select the user and click Delete. If you have selected Delegate Authority to
External SMB Server, you can convert the user you registered at the TeraStation to the
external SMB server certificated user when you clicking Convert the local users to the
external user.
Selecting guest and then clicking Enable or Disable will let you configure “guest” to
be enabled or disabled.
Local Users
* Enter a letter in the “Refresh” field, the choice of the username with the first letter
matching with the letter will be displayed. Click one of the users listed, and the
folder name is selected.
* The users “admin” and “guest” have already set in the factory default. You cannot
delete them. The “guest” can be disabled.
* If you are joining the network as a domain, domain user list is also displayed on the
above screen.
* “Input CSV format data” will let you obtain user information (in CSV) at once.
Local Users - New User

To display, click Create User on the user screen.
Enter the username you register to the TeraStation
* You can enter up to 20 bytes (UTF-8). Do not use multibyte characters.
Username * Alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), !, #, &, @, $, *, ^, %
may be used.
If a user ID is left blank, a user ID will be automatically assigned. When using the
User Id quota feature, use numbers between 1000 and 1999 to set a group ID manually.
Make sure that a user ID does not duplicate to other users.
Set the description of a username.
* Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and
Description spaces may be used.
* Do not use a symbol and space as the first character.
* Additional users will automatically belong to the “hdusers” group. You can change
the group from group settings.
Enter the password needed to access the TeraStation.
* Alphanumeric character and the following characters may be use.
- _ @ ! # $ % &‘ ( ) * + , . / ; < > = ? [ ] ^ { } | ~
Password
* Do not use a symbol except underscore (_) as the first character.
* You can enter up to 14 bytes alphanumeric character (UTF-8) if you are using
Windows 98SE/98/95. You can enter up to 8 bytes alphanumeric characters (UTF-8) if
you are using macOS. Otherwise, you will not able to access shared folders.
Confirm Password Enter the password for confirmation.
When the user belongs to the multiple groups, select which group is the main
Primary Group for that user. If the space usage is limited by the quota feature for the group, the
limitation of the usage of the group selected is applied
User Quota To use a quota to restrict the space which is available for a user, click Enable.
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Soft Limit (GB) Set the space which if exceeded will trigger an email notification.
Set space to be available to use (in GB).
* Quotas only restrict the available hard drive space. This feature does not provide
quotas per user; it should be managed by individual users. To verify the owner, open
Hard Limit (GB)
the new window and click Owner tab by selecting Security tab on Properties screen
for each file or folder and click Advanced Settings. (The steps to check the owner may
vary according to your OS. The example above is for Windows XP).
Domain Users
Domain Users The list of domain users is displayed when it joins NT domain or Active Directory.
Domain Groups
Domain Groups The list of domain groups is displayed when it joins NT domain or Active Directory.
External Users
Delegate Authority to External SMB Server and Automatic User Registration from
Network - Workgroup/Domain for Workgroup Authentication are selected and user is
External Users automatically registered, the list of user who is automatically registered is displayed.
To delete a user that automatically registered, that user and click Delete External
Users.
Local Groups
Displays group name, group ID, and description.
To create a new group, click Create Group.
Select a group name and click Edit Group to display “Edit Group Information” screen.
Local Groups To delete the group, select the group and click Delete.
* Enter a letter in the “Refresh” field, the choice of the group name with the first letter
matching with the letter will be displayed. Click one of the shared folder listed, and
the group name is selected.
Local Groups - New Group

To display, click Create Group on the Group screen.
Set the name of the group.
Group Name
* Alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.) may be used.
If group ID is left blank, a group ID will be automatically assigned. When using the
Group Id quota feature, use numbers between 1000 and 1999 to set a group ID manually.
Make sure that the group ID does not duplicate to other groups.
Set the description of the group.
Description * Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and
spaces may be used.
* Do not use space as the first character.
Group Quota To use a quota to restrict the space which is available for a group, click Enable.
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Soft Limit (GB) Set the space which if exceeded will trigger email notification.
Set space to be available for use (in GB).
* Quota feature only restricts the available hard drive space. This feature does
not show the space that each group is currently using; It should be managed by
Hard Limit (GB) individual group. To verify the owner, open the new window and click Owner tab by
selecting Security tab on “Properties” screen for each file or folder and click Advance
Settings. (The steps to check the owner may very depending on OS. The example
above shows for Windows XP).
Local Users/Group Members

Select a username which have belong to the group and click Add. This will add the
selected as group members.
Local Users
* You cannot let domain users that are obtained from the domain controller belong
to any group.
Displays users who are registered to a group. Select user group register and click
Group Members
Disconnect to unregister from the group.
Network
Settings
IP Address Settings
* The LAN cable connected to LAN Port 2 should be set for Ethernet 2.
If enabled, DHCP will configure your IP settings automatically. A DHCP server on the
DHCP
network is required for use.
Primary IP Address If DHCP is disabled, you can enter an IP address manually.
Subnet Mask Set a subnet mask.
Default Gateway Address Specify the IP address for a default gateway.
Primary DNS Server Specify an IP address of the primary DNS server.
Secondary DNS Server Specify an IP address of the secondary DNS server.
Select Enable or Disable for “Wake on LAN”.
Wake on LAN
* TS-XEL series TeraStations do not support Wake on LAN.
Ethernet Frame Size

* The LAN cable connected to LAN port 2 should be set for Ethernet 2.
You can improve transmission efficiency by changing the maximum size of data that
can be sent at a time.
• 1,518 bytes(Default): It is set to 1518 bytes at default.
Ethernet Frame Size
• 4,102 bytes(Jumbo Frame): Transfer at 4102 bytes.
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Network Services
• HTTP: It is set to Enable by default.
* You cannot open Settings from a network for which Disable is selected.
• HTTPS: It is set to Enable by default.
* You cannot open Settings through SSL from a network for which Disable is
selected.
• SMB: It is set to Enable by default.
* You cannot access the TeraStation via SMB from a network where Disable is
selected.
• AFP: It is set to Enable by default.
* You cannot connect TeraStation via AFP from a Mac even if you add AFP in the
shared folder settings.
• FTP: It is set to Disable by default.
* You cannot connect to the TeraStation via FTP from a Mac, even if you add FTP
to the shared folder settings. To use FTP, change this setting to Enable.
• Backup/Replication: It is set to Enable by default.
* You cannot use the TeraStation as a backup destination from a network
connected for which Disable is selected.
Network Services
• NasNavi Detection: It is set to Enable by default.
* If disabled, NAS Navigator2 will not be able to detect the TeraStation.
* NAS Navigator2 detection should be enabled to update firmware, use auto
power management, or use NS-SHFT.
• NFS: It is set to Enable by default.
* You cannot access the TeraStation from NFS clients if Disable is selected.
• SFTP: It is set to Enable by default.
* You cannot access the TeraStation via SFTP if Disable is selected.
• WebAccess: It is set to Enable by default.
* You cannot access the TeraStation via WebAccess feature if Disable is selected.
• TeraSearch: It is set to Enable by default.
* You cannot use the TeraSearch if Disable is selected.
• Power Interlock: It is set to Enable by default.
* You cannot use the auto power management if Disable is selected.
* If Ethernet 1 and 2 are both disabled, and the power mode switch is set to auto,
the TeraStation will not turn on. Move the power mode switch to manual to allow
the TeraStation to power on again.
Add/Edit SSL Key Set when updating SSL server certification and the private key.
Port Trunking
Enable port trunking to use two Ethernet connections to the TeraStation. The
following configurations are available:
• Off: Do not use port trunking.
• Round-robin policy: Sets a round-robin policy for fault tolerance and load
balancing.
• Active-backup policy: Sets an active-backup policy for fault tolerance.
Port Trunking
• XOR policy: Sets an XOR (exclusive-or) policy for fault tolerance and load
balancing.
• Broadcast policy: Sets a broadcast policy for fault tolerance.
• Dynamic link aggregation: Sets an IEEE 802.3ad dynamic link aggregation policy.
• Adaptive transmit load balancing(TLB): Sets a Transmit Load Balancing (TLB) policy
for fault tolerance and load balancing.
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Workgroup/Domain
Select the method to join the network (Workgroup, NT Domain, or Active Directory).
Authentication Method Workgroup is the default. Networking knowledge is required to configure other
methods. Consult your network administrator for details.
To join a workgroup, enter the name of your workgroup.
Workgroup Name * Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and
periods (.) may be used.
WINS Server IP Address Enter the IP address of your WINS server to use WINS server.
Enter NT domain name to use NT domain as the method to join the network.
NT Domain Name * Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and
Enter NT domain controller name to use NT domain as a method to join the network.
Register the computer account which has the same name as the TeraStation to the
NT Domain Controller domain controller.
Name * You can enter up to 63 bytes (UTF-8). Do not use multibyte characters.
* Alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) may be used.
Enter Active Directory domain name (NetBIOS name) to use Active Directory as a
method to join the network.
Active Directory Domain * You can enter up to 23 bytes (UTF-8).
Name (NetBIOS Name) * Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and
Enter Active Directory domain name (DNS/realm name) when selecting Active
Active Directory Domain Directory as a method to join the network.
Name (DNS/Realm Name) * You can enter up to 255 bytes (UTF-8). Do not use multibyte characters.
Enter Administrator Password.
* This must be entered if NT Domain or Active Directory is selected for authentication
method.
Administrator Password
Enter Active Directory domain controller name to use Active Directory.
Active Directory Domain * You can enter up to 63 bytes (UTF-8). Do not use multibyte characters.
Controller Name * Alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) may be used.
Enter the administrator account username for administrator name.
* This must be entered if NT Domain or Active Directory is selected for authentication
method.
Administrator Name
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Select to access the TeraStation from a workgroup network.
• Delegate Authority to TeraStation (recommended): Only users that are registered
in the TeraStation can access it. Local users’ usernames and passwords must
match the usernames and passwords of their Windows logins.
• Delegate Authority to External SMB Server: Access to the TeraStation is controlled
by an authentication server. Microsoft networking knowledge is required to
configure this. Consult your network administrator for details.
• Use Windows Domain Controller as Authentication Server: Users are verified by a
domain controller, but the TeraStation does not join the domain.
For Workgroup * If you specify the Windows domain controller as an external SMB authentication
Authentication server, the workgroup name of the TeraStation and the domain name of the
Windows domain controller must match.
• Automatic User Registration: Select to add users allowed by the authentication
server to the TeraStation’s authenticated user list .
Example:
Use automatic registration for a while to add users, then disable to limit users
to those who accessed the shared folder during the authentication registration
process.
• Enable Authentication Shared Folder: Use the folder as an authentication test
folder that can be accessed by users registered to the authentication server.
When Delegate Authority to External SMB Server is selected for authentication
method, specify the external server to be used for user authentication by its name or
IP address.
Authentication Server
* When connecting via AFP, FTP, FTPS, or SFTP, always use an IP address. The server
Name or IP Address
name may not work.
* Always use the IP address when specifying a server that is not in the same subnet
of the network as the TeraStation.
When selecting Delegate Authority to External SMB Server, Automatic User
Registration, and Enable Authentication Shared Folder, specify the folder name for the
authentication shared folder. It can register users automatically when they open the
folder.
* You cannot create more than 2 shared folders for the authentication shared folder.
* A user who is automatically registered will belong to the “hdusers” group.
Enable Authentication * Do not use preexisting shared folders for the authentication shared folder. Specify
Shared Folder a new folder name.
* Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_)
may be used.
* AFP, FTP, FTPS, and SFTP connections don’t support obtaining user information by
delegating authority to external SMB server.
NFS
Enable to access shared folders with NFS (Network File System).
Enter a remote network address for network address, and remote subnet mask for
subnet mask to restrict access.
Select User mode or Kernel mode for NFS mode. To use the replication feature, select
NFS Service User mode. If using for VM-ware ESX/ESXi, select Kernel mode.
If you select Forced for Guest Permission, the user ID and group ID will be 99 when
data is stored from NFS clients. This setting is recommended for use with other file
sharing services such as SMB. Using Ignored is recommended only for NFS clients
with no other services.
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Click the folder for remote access via NFS. The NFS path for the folder you clicked is
NFS Folders Setup
displayed. When accessing from an NFS client, enable NFS.
Add Client adds an NFS client. To add a client, enter the IP address and hostname of
NFS Client Setup
NFS client. To delete a client, select it and click Delete Client.
Web Server
Web Server Enable to use the web server.
Port No. Enter a port number here, or leave blank to use the default port (port 81).
Select a target folder for the web server to access.
- (Target folder)/htdocs/
• This folder holds the content.
• Use this folder as the installation location for HTML files and PHP scripts.
• Example: If the target folder is set as a shared folder with the name “web”, HTML
files, PHP files, and other content are installed under \\(TeraStation name)\web\
htdocs over the SMB.
- (Target folder)/cgi-bin/
• This folder holds Perl scripts.
Target Folder • Use this folder as the installation location for Perl scripts.
Only Perl scripts with .pl or .cgi extensions should be placed in this folder. To run
a CGI script, copy it to the “cgi-bin” folder.
• CGI files in the Perl language with .cgi or .pl extensions are supported in the cgi-
bin folder. PHP files with .php extensions are supported in the htdocs folder.
- (Target folder)/log/
• Logs from the web server are sorted in this folder. If phpinfo (PHP interpreter
setting information) is displayed, then the web server is working properly.
To access the web server, navigate to http://(TeraStation IP address):(port number).

Example: http://192.168.11.150:81
To change PHP language interpreter settings, edit the php.ini file. Don’t do this
unless you know what you’re doing! To restore php.ini to its original state, click
Restore Default Settings.
php.ini Settings
File Import allows you to import a php.ini file from your computer.
Manual Edit allows you to manually edit the php.ini file displayed in the text box.
MySQL Server
MySQL Server Enable to use MySQL server.
Port No. Enter the number of a port for MySQL server.
Data Folder This selects the shared folder where the MySQL database is saved.
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This opens phpMyAdmin where MySQL database management can be performed.
The web server must be enabled to use phpMyAdmin. By default, the phpMyAdmin
username and password are:
Username: admin
Password: password
* The phpMyAdmin username and password can be changed in phpMyAdmin.
Open phpMyAdmin
* Although they have the same default values, the usernames and passwords for
phpMyAdmin and TeraStation administration are completely independent.
*Buffalo does not provide technical support for lighttpd, PHP, phpMyAdmin, MySQL
or Perl.
See http://www.lighttpd.net, http://php.net, http://www.phpmyadmin.net/ and
http://www.perl.org/ for further technical details and support.
SNMP
SNMP Settings Enable to use SNMP.
SNMP community name Enter the SNMP community name.
trap notify Enable to receive TeraStation errors and information as a trap.
trap notify community
This sets the community name when receiving information as a trap.
name
trap notify IP Address The IP address of the SNMP manager (monitoring side) is entered here.
System
Settings
Name
Enter a name to identify the TeraStation on the network.
TeraStation Name
Enter a description of the TeraStation (optional) to describe it on the network.
* Alphanumeric characters, multibyte characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and
Description
spaces may be used.
* Do not use space as the first character.
* Only Windows computers display the description.
Date and Time

Select Automatic to use NTP to adjust the TeraStation’s time automatically. Select
Date/Time Source
Manual to set the time manually.
Enter the DNS name or IP address of the NTP server.
Primary NTP IP Address Example: ntp.jst.mfeed.ad.jp or 192.168.11.123
To specify ntp.jst.mfeed.ad.jp as the NTP server, check Use default NTP server.
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Select how often to access the NTP server and correct the time from Daily, Weekly, or
NTP Synchronization Every 3 hours.
Frequency *If you access the NTP server through a proxy server, access may fail in some
networks.
Time Zone Specify the time zone.
Date Displays year, month, and date. Enter numbers to change these values.
Displays time. Enter numbers to change the time.
* To match the time to your PC, click Use Local Date/Time.
* If the TeraStation’s internal clock settings are more than 5 minutes different
Time
from other devices on your network, you may experience access problems. For
best results, configure all devices on your network to correct their time settings
automatically from an NTP server.
Language
Display Language Select the language to be displayed.
Windows Client
Select the language to be used in the Windows client.
Language
Storage
Disks
Checks hard drives for errors and problems, both internal drives and attached USB
drives. Time required for a disk check will depend on the size of the drive. Large
drives may take several hours.
* You cannot run a disk check while a backup job is scheduled.
* During a disk check, all file sharing services stop.
If the TeraStation disconnected abnormally from power while connected to a Mac,
the Mac database may be damaged and your connection lost. If this happens, select
Delete any hidden, non-essential MacOS dedicated files and run a disk check. All of the
files listed below will be deleted (including sub directories) and you may be able to
connect again.
• .AppleDB
Check Disk • .AppleDesktop
• .AppleDouble
• TheVolumeSettingsFolder
• Network Trash Folder
* Make sure the TeraStation is not selected as a backup destination of other
TeraStations before running a disk check.
* You cannot run Disk Check for the following types of drives.
• USB hard drive formatted in NTFS
• USB hard drive formatted in HFS+
* If you have a FAT32 USB hard drive larger than 1 TB, the disk check will take a very
long time. For best results with such a drive, connect it to a Windows PC and run a
disk check from within Windows.
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Format the additional hard disk installed to the TeraStation and the USB connector.
Data will be completely erased if the disk is formatted. Use extra caution not to loose
your important data. The time required to format a disk will vary depending on the
space to be used (a few minutes).
You cannot format a disk when you have set up a backup job.
Warning: Do not format a drive if the TeraStation is configured as a backup device for
another TeraStation.
Format type
TeraStation can format or recognize the multiple format types*.
Format Disk
GPT partitions (64-bit) are recommended for connected USB hard drives of 2.2 TB
or larger. Other types of partitions will not address the full size of larger drives. GPT
partitions are supported by Windows Vista or later, Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later,
macOS 10.4 or later, and Buffalo TeraStation and LinkStations (e.g. TS-XL, TS-XEL,
TS-WXL, LS-XHL, and LS-CHL series). Note that other operating systems (including
Windows XP) may not detect GPT partitions correctly. To read hard drives larger
than 2.2 TB from Windows XP, either use a proprietary GPT solution, or use multiple
partitions smaller than 2.2 TB.
Remove Disk To remove a hard disk, select the disk you want to disconnect and click Remove Disk.
After performing the procedure to remove the hard drive, taking it off physically, and
Rediscover Disk replacing to another hard drive, click here to have the TeraStation recognize a drive
again without restarting the unit.
* Following format types are supported by the TeraStation:

Format type Descriptions
It is recommended when you may reconnect to TeraStation and use it.
• Supports both read and write.
• Supports Journaling File System.
EXT3 • Takes for a long time to format (a several minutes or more).
(USB hard drive only) • Less space is available than XFS after formatted.
• More files in 1 folder, slower the access space.
* Use EXT3 Reader included in this package when reading data directly connected to
your PC.
This format is recommended when you use the additionally installed hard disk at the
TeraStation.
• Supports both read and write.
XFS
• Supports Journaling File System.
(USB hard drive/
• More space is available than XFS after formatted.
TeraStation internal hard
• Access speed will not degrade even though more files in 1 folder.
drive)
This is not supported by legacy TeraStation (such as HD-LAN, HD-HLAN, HD-HLWG,
HD-HGLAN Series).
* You cannot read data by directly connecting a PC.
We recommend this format type when you want to connect the hard drive to your
PC to view data in it.
FAT32 You can still connect the hard drive to Windows PC in case that the TeraStation fails.
(USB hard drive only) • Supports both read and write.
• Cannot copy, backup, or replicate data with more than 4 GB per file.
• Cannot use some characters which are used in macOS such as a colon (:).
Cannot format from Settings. Read-Only. It can be used read and write with
NTFS
Windows.
(USB hard drive only)
• Read-only (not writable during backup or replication either).
Cannot format from Settings. Read-Only.
HFS+
Can be used to connect to macOS 10.3.9 or later.
(USB hard drive only)
• Read-only (not writable during backup or replication either).
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RAID Array
This is displayed when clicking the name on the RAID array screen.
If you have not set RAID, you can select from RAID 5, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID
0 for TS-XL and TS-XEL series TeraStations, RAID 1 and RAID 0 for TS-WXL series
TeraStations. If you do not select from any of the above, the unit is used as a normal
mode (4 hard drives).
RAID mode:
Displays the hard drives that consist of RAID. To configure RAID, check the hard
drives you are going to use, select RAID mode, and click Create Raid Array.
• To configure (build) RAID 1, click 2 drives you are going to use and insert check
marks.
• To configure (build) RAID 10 and RAID 0, click all drives and insert check marks.
RAID Array
* TS-WXL series TeraStations cannot be set to RAID 10.
• To configure (build) RAID 5, click all drives or 3 drives you are going to use and
insert check marks.
* TS-WXL series TeraStations cannot be set to RAID 5
• When delete RAID composition, click Delete RAID Array.
* Changing or deleting RAID settings will erase all data in the hard drive. Back up
your important data before performing any operations described above.
* If you have a hard drive in the normal mode while building RAID 5 (3 hard
drives) or RAID 1, it can be set as a spare by clicking Set to spare-disk. If it has
already set to a spare drive, click Set to normal disk to set it to the hard drive in
JBOD.
Set to spare-disk will not be displayed on TS-WXL series TeraStations.
When there is an error on the RAID array, the system will be shut down automatically
RAID Array Error
to protect data (This feature is only for RAID 1, 5 or 10. This does not work while in
Detection Response
JBOD or RAID 0). The default setting is Not shut down.
Select the speed of the RAID scanning from the following
• High: 10 hours per 1 TB RAID Array
RAID Array check speed
• Normal Mode: 20 hours per 1 TB RAID Array
• Low: 100 hours per 1 TB RAID Array
RAID Scanning
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RAID scan is the feature to read check for all sectors in the data area of hard drives
which build RAID 1, 5 and 10.
An error possible to repaired* (bad sectors) which is found during check will be
automatically repaired.
Also an error possible to repaired* which is found during standard file operations
will be automatically repaired regardless of performing RAID scan or not.
• Recoverable errors*: Read error in the data area which are build in RAID 1, 5, or 10
(including RAID 1 system area)
• Unrecoverable errors: Write error, RAID management area error, drive partition
information area error, and drive recognition failure, etc.
If many errors possible to repair *(bad cluster) are found in one of the hard drives
which build RAID, that drive will be removed and the system will automatically move
to degrade mode.
Data are not protected in the degrade mode, it is strongly recommended to
immediately replace the erroneous hard drive.
When running RAID Scanning in the first time, it is strongly recommended to backup
data on the TeraStation in advance.
RAID Scanning RAID Scanning

Set whether using RAID Scanning or not.
RAID Scanning Schedule

Select the schedule to perform RAID Scanning.
• Every Week, and from Sunday to Saturday
• 1st, and from Sunday to Saturday
• 2nd, and from Sunday to Saturday
• 3rd, and from Sunday to Saturday
• 4th, and from Sunday to Saturday
• 1st, 3rd, and from Sunday to Saturday
• 2nd, 4th, and from Sunday to Saturday
• Every 1st day/month
Select Begin Immediate RAID Scan and click Save to immediately run the
maintenance.
RAID Scanning Start Time

Select time to start RAID Scanning from 0 to 23 o’clock.
* To stop RAID Scanning, click Abort RAID Scanning.
Backup
View NAS Devices

Displays the list of the LinkStations and TeraStations* on the network.
Click Refresh to update the list with the latest information.
Local TeraStations
* Caution: Only the LinkStations and TeraStations which support backup via the
network will be displayed.
To add a LinkStation or TeraStation which is not on the list, or is on another network,
enter its IP address and click Add. To remove a LinkStation or TeraStation from the
Off Subnet TeraStations list, select it and click Delete.
* Caution: Only the LinkStations and TeraStations which support backup via the
network can be registered.
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Backup Device Access Key
Enter this backup device access key when you want to specify the shared folders on
another TeraStation via the network as a backup destination. If you do not enter it,
you cannot back up to the shared folders for which the backup device access key has
been set.
* Only one backup device access key can be used for backup and replication.
* A shared folder with different backup device access keys cannot be set as a backup
destination as well.
* Searching the backup destination shared folder by entering “Backup Device Access
Key” is only available for a TeraStation other than the backup source.
Procedure for Setup
1 In the backup destination device’s Settings, set a backup device access key for a
backup destination shared folder.
2 In the backup source device’s Settings, enter the same backup device access key
of the backup destination folder into the “Backup Device Access Key” field.
3 Configure backup at the TeraStation which is the backup source. Select the
shared folders of the backup destination from the following options.*
• Shared folders in the TeraStation which is the backup source.
Backup Device Access • A USB hard drive connected to the TeraStation which is the backup source.
Key • A shared folder for which a backup device access key is not set on the backup
destination TeraStation.
• A shared folder for which a backup device access key has been configured but
did not match the one on the backup source TeraStation.
* “Disk Backup” for “Shared Folder Support” must be enabled as a remote backup
destination when setting up the shared folder.
Example of Configuration on the TeraStation (Backup Destination)

• Shared folder name is “share1” and the backup device access key is “111”.
• Shared folder name is “share2” and the backup device access key is “222”.
• Shared folder name is “share_free” and the backup device access key is not
entered.
Example of Configuration on the TeraStation (Backup Source)

• If the backup destination shared folder which is displayed when settings “111”
into the “Backup Device Access Key” field for the backup source TeraStation,
“share1” and “share_free” will be shown but “share2” will not be shown.
• The backup destination shared folder which is displayed when setting “222” into
the “Backup Device Access Key” field for the backup source TeraStation, “share2”
and “share_free” will be shown but “share1” will not be shown.
• A shared folder as a backup destination displayed when the backup device
access key is not set, “share_free” will be shown but “share1” and “share2” will not
be shown.
Backup Jobs Setup

Click Create New Job to display this option in the Backup Configuration Screen.
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Click Create New Job to set up to 8 backup timers. “Backup Configuration” screen will
be displayed when clicking Job Name.
Backup data saved on the TeraStation to the USB external hard drive or another
LinkStation or TeraStation at the specified time.
* If you choose the USB hard drive in order to utilize this backup feature, USB drive
must be formatted in FAT32, XFS or EXT3. (Format type for a USB hard drive can be
displayed on Settings, System - Storage.)
* If a USB drive is formatted in FAT32, the maximum file size to be able to backup is 4
GB.
Backup Jobs Setup
* Never unplug LAN cable connected to the TeraStation or USB hard drive during
backup.
* Do not initialize the TeraStation, format, run disk check, backup settings, and, add,
edit or delete shared folder and user group/user during backup. Otherwise, it may
halt in error.
* Normally, if there is an error during a scheduled backup (Every day/Every Week),
that backup job will not run again. You will need to create a new backup job.
However, if you select Ignore backup failure and continue backup job on schedule, then
backup jobs will continue to run as scheduled, even after an error.
Job Name Enter a name for the backup job.
Select schedule to run backup from Not Scheduled, Immediate, Every Day, Every Week,
Backup Job Schedule
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 1st, 3rd, 2nd, 4th or Every 1st day/month.
Backup Date Select the day or time to run the backup job.
Select the backup operation mode from the following choice.
• Normal Backup
• Overwrite Backup (Append Backup)
• Overwrite Backup (Differential Backup)
* If you select Overwrite Backup (Differential Backup), any files which do not exist in
the source will be deleted without showing the confirmation screen for deletion. Be
careful not to delete the necessary data.
* All operation mode other than normal backup will overwrite all of the data to the
backup destination. Be careful not to delete the necessary data.
* Do not perform any file operations (such as rename or delete a file) in the backup
sources during the backup. If you do so, the backup job may halt with error. In such a
case, after the error is completed, try to perform the backup again.
Following table shows the behavior during each operation mode.

Backup Operation Mode The behavior will make a big difference whether or not selecting Create Target Folder
for Backup in Backup Options:
The example here uses “/target” as backup destination folder.

• If the data is backup to the USB hard drive, the “target” below will be displayed as
“usbdisk*”.
The character * expresses 1 - 2 (number).
• If the data is backup to the TeraStation, the “target” below the shared folder name
of the backup source will be displayed.
• Backup log is created under following name within the backup source folder.
backuplog (backup task number)_(backup starting time).txt
Example: If the date the backup is started on March 27, 2004, 19:55,
“backuplog1_200403271955.txt” is created.
* If the backup mode is set to Overwrite Backup (Differential Backup), data in the
backup destination may be deleted depending on the backup settings.
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Normal Backup: Copy all files without overwriting previous backed up data every
time.
If you back up the “/share” folder, the folder tree in the backup destination will be “/
target/(date and time*1)/share”. If you back up the “/share/folder” folder, the folder
tree in the backup destination will be “/target/(date and time*1)/folder”.
Overwrite Backup (Append Backup): Only copy and overwrite the files with changes
based on the file size and time stamp.*2
If you configure to create a folder which can identify backup source and back up the
“/share” folder, the folder tree in the backup destination will be “/target/_backups/
share”. In case you back up the “/share/folder” folder, it will be “/target/_backups/
folder”.
If you configure not to create a folder which can identify backup source and backup
the “/share” folder, the folder tree in the backup source will be “/target”. In case you
back up the “/share/folder” folder, it will be “/target”.
Overwrite Backup (Differential Backup): Only copy and overwrite the files with
Backup Operation Mode changes based on the file size and time stamp.*2
If you configure to create a folder which can identify backup source and back up the
“/share” folder, the folder tree in the backup destination will be “/target/_backups/
share”. In case you back up the “/share/folder” folder, it will be “/target/_backups/
folder”.*3
If you configure not to create a folder which can identify backup source and backup
the “/share” folder, the folder tree in the backup source will be “/target”. In case you
back up the “/share/folder” folder, it will be “/target/_backups/folder”.*3
*1 The format of the folder is yyyymmddhhmm by using the backup starting

time. For example, if the starting time is March 27, 2004, 19:55, the folder name is
displayed as “200403271955”.
*2 “Time Stamp” here is not the time information that can be verified Windows Mac,
but the time information managed by TeraStation.
*3 If there is the difference in the shared folders that is above the backup folder, files
will not be deleted.
• Create Target Folder for Backup: The options you have selected on the Backup
Operation Mode will make a big differences on behavior. Refer to the table
described in the Operation Mode.
• Create Backup Log File: Create the backup log file.
• Use Encrypted Transfer Method: Select whether having data to be transferred
encrypted or not when backup data.
* The throughput is degraded if the encryption is enabled.
* Do not select this option when the backup destination is a USB hard drive.
• Use Compressed Transfer Method: Select whether having data to be transferred
Backup Options compressed or not when backup data.
* If running a backup job via the network, the compressed transfer may improve
the transfer speed when the network bandwidth is narrow (this does not mean
that data is archived into 1 file and backed up).
* Do not select this option when the backup destination is a USB hard drive.
• Ignore backup failure and continue backup job on schedule: The next backup will be
performed even though the last backup is halt in error.
• Exclude trash boxes from backup target: Exclude the data in the trash boxes to
backup.
• Complete Backup: Overwrite the files which have not changed.
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Select the backup source and the shared folder on the backup destination folders,
and click Add.
You can select following folder as a shared folder on the backup destination.
• Shared folders on the LinkStation and TeraStation displayed in “View NAS
Backup Folders
Devices”.
• usbdisk1 and usbdisk2 connected to the backup source of the TeraStation
* Do not specify the backup source folder which include Japanese katakana in the
folder name. The backup job will halt if any of these characters are included.
Replication
Click Add to display the screen to select a shared folder which is a replication source
and another LinkStation and TeraStation which is a replication destination. Data
saved on the replication source are automatically written to the shared folder of the
Replication replication destination.
To delete the settings, select replication settings and click Delete.
Click Resynchronize to overwrite (differential) data in replication source to replication
destination folder.
Maintenance
Email Notification
Click Send Test Message to send a test email to the email address which has been set.
Notification Select whether using email notification feature or not.
SMTP Server Address Enter SMTP server address (email server address).
Enter SMTP port number
* The standard port number (25) is used if not specified. Also, user authentication
SMTP Port No.
method is set to Disable or POP before SMTP, the standard port number (25) is used
regardless of the number you entered in this field.
Select authentication type from POP before SMTP, LOGIN(SMTP-AUTH), and CRAM-
Authentication Type
MD5(SMTP-AUTH/CRAM-MD5).
POP3 Server Address Enter POP3 server address (email server address).
Enter POP3 port number
POP3 Port No.
* The standard port number (110) is used if not specified.
When LOGIN(SMTP-AUTH) and CRAM-MD5(SMTP-AUTH/CRAM-MD5) are selected for
SSL/TLS
authentication type, specify either using SSL or TLS.
Username Enter a username that will be used for authentication.
Password Enter a password that will be used to verify.
Specify the subject of the email to be sent.
Subject
* Do not use multibyte characters. It may cause the character corruption.
Enter the email address of the receiver, and click Add.
Recipient(s)
* You can register up to 5 email addresses as receivers.
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Select the contents to send in the email notification.
• HDD Status Report: Sends the condition of the hard drives at the specified time
on “HDD Status Report”.
• System Alert: Sends when system is rebooted or shut down, or RAID configuration
is changed.
Report
• Disk Error: Sends when an hard drive error is recognized.
• Fan Failure: Sends when the fan error is recognized.
• Backup Complete: Sends when the backup is complete.
• Quota Report: Sends when the quota space limitation is exceeded at the time
which is specified on HDD status report.
Syslog
Select Enabled for syslog transfer and select Save to transmit the system log.
To view a log, select System Log, File Log (SMB), FTP Log for “Logs To Transfer”. You can
transmit the log by entering the IP address of the syslog server in “Syslog Server IP
Address” field when you select System Log, File Log (SMB).
*FTP Log does not support to output a log to the syslog server.
Store Files Locally: To store logs on the TeraStation, select Enable for “Store Files
Syslog Locally”. Select one of the TeraStation’s shared folders as the target folder. A
subfolder called “system_log” will be created in that folder, and logs will be saved to
that subfolder.
*If you select File Log (SMB) or FTP Log, only file operations from internal hard drives
will be logged. File operations from USB drives will not be logged.
Note: All logs are encoded in UTF-8 format. To show them correctly, change the
software encoding to “UTF-8”.
Alert Sound Settings

Select the conditions that trigger alert beeps from Overheating, Disk Error, Fan Error,
Alert Sound Settings
and UPS power Error.
Front Panel Settings

Select items to display on LCD display at the front of the TeraStation from Host IP,
Display
Disk Mode, Time and HDD Usage.
Flip Display Items Set if automatically switching the item to display on the LCD or not.
LCD brightness Adjust backlight brightness of the LCD display in 5 levels.
LED brightness Adjust the brightness at the front of the TeraStation in 5 levels.
LED Select whether using the feature to change the LED brightness synchronized with
Synchronization time. For example, you can change the brightness on day time and night time.
LED brightness (Sleep) Adjust the brightness of LED in 4 levels while in dark.
Set the time (0 to 23 o’clock) to darken LED brightness. This can be set in every 00
Begin Sleep
minute at 1 hour interval.
Set the time (0 to 23 o’clock) to change LED brightness back to the normal setting.
Wakeup
This can be set in every 00 minute at 1 hour interval.
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Restart TeraStation
Click Restart to reboot the TeraStation.
Restart TeraStation * To avoid damaging your data, make sure that you are not working on with any data
before shutting down the TeraStation.
Shutdown TeraStation
Click Shut Down to turn off the TeraStation.
* You cannot turn on the power of the TeraStation from Settings. Press the power
Shutdown TeraStation switch on the TeraStation to turn it on.
* To avoid damaging your data, make sure that you are not working on with any data
before shutting down the TeraStation.
Firmware Installation
Clicking Check For Update will check for the latest firmware version.
If the installed firmware version is not the latest, click Install Update to update the
firmware.
Firmware Installation
Update notification will display “I52” on the LCD and a message on the login screen
when an update is available. To disable update notification, click Disable notification
of updates.
Power Management
UPS Settings
• synchronize with UPS connected to this TeraStation: Select to synchronize the
TeraStation with a UPS that is directly connected.
• synchronize with UPS connected to other TeraStation on the network: Select
Synchronization with UPS
to synchronize the TeraStation with a UPS that is connected to a different
TeraStation on the same network.
• do not synchronize with UPS: Select if synchronizing to a UPS is not desired.
Synchronized source If synchronize with UPS connected to other TeraStation on the network is selected, enter
TeraStation IP Address the IP address of the TeraStation that is directly connected to the UPS.
Select a connection method with UPS.
* USB Port (APC Style) or USB Port (OMRON Style) can be set only when you are using
UPS Connection Type USB type UPS manufactured by APC.
* The items to select will vary depending on a UPS model number and a cable. Refer
to the Buffalo website for details.
Allows you to set the time until shutdown when the power failure continues.
TeraStation behavior Or, you can set to Shutdown TeraStation when UPS Reports ‘Battery Low’ status..
When Power failure * “Low Battery” shutdown is only supported with UPSs that are connected to the
TeraStation via USB.
UPS Behavior After
TeraStation has shut Specifies whether shutting down UPS or not after shutting down the TeraStation.
down
UPS Recovery function Reboot the TeraStation Automatically after recovering supply from AC power to UPS.
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SleepTimer
Select Timer Interval from Disable, Everyday, or Specific day of the week for Sleep
Timer.
Timer Interval
If selecting Specific day of the week, specify the day by tick the box for that day.
Timer can be set up to 3 (1-3).
Specify a wake-up time for the TeraStation to recover from sleep mode and resume
Wake up at
its normal state. Times from 0:00 to 23:45 are allowed.
Specify a time for the TeraStation to move from its normal functionality to a standby
Begin Sleep at state (sleep mode). Times from 0:00 to 27:45 are allowed.
Note: The wake-up time must be later than the beginning time.
Restore/Erase
Restore Factory Defaults

Select whether or not you would like to initialize the administrator’s password for
the TeraStation when initializing the unit (press and hold the initialization switch you
Upon restore can find when opening the front cover for about 5 seconds) .
* You may no longer be able to configure TeraStation if you forget the password if
selecting Keep current admin password. Never forget the password.
Following settings are initialized when clicking Restore TeraStation.
TeraStation name, description, NTP settings, workgroup settings, network services,
file sharing settings, shared folder settings, USB drive settings, RAID scanning,
sleep timer, upon restore, access restrictions, user settings, users and groups,
Restore TeraStation email notification, synchronization with UPS, backup settings, administrator name,
administrator password, network settings (such as IP address, subnet mask etc.),
Time Machine, WebAccess, DFS, Direct Copy, NFS, TeraSearch, alert sound settings,
front panel settings, RAID array failure settings, language, syslog, print server, web
server, MySQL server, SNMP, antivirus scan
Erase
Clicking Erase will erase data on the drives on the TeraStation completely.
Erase * Data erased cannot be recovered.
* You cannot change the configuration of the TeraStation while erasing data.
Extensions
WebAccess
Click shared folder name to edit.
Folder information on the TeraStation which will be published with WebAccess is displayed in name and description.
In WebAccess settings, following access restrictions can be selected.
• Disable: Does not publish shared folders.
• Allow Anonymous: Anyone can access (view) shared folders.
• Allow All Groups / Users: Allow to access (or view) only groups or uses registered to the TeraStation.
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• Use Inherited Folder Permissions: Use same permissions as set on the shared folder screen. If access restrictions are
not set in the shared folder screen, this option is not displayed.
WebAccess Service
Click Easy WebAccess Settings to change settings.
• WebAccess Service: Configure if using WebAccess or not.
• BuffaloNAS.com Name: Enter a name for your account with WebAccess.
* Write this name down in a safe place. You will need it to use WebAccess.
WebAccess Service
* If your TeraStation is left disconnected from the Internet for 60 days or more,
your BuffaloNAS name and account may be deleted from the BuffaloNAS.com
server.
Click Advanced WebAccess Settings to change settings.

• WebAccess Service: Configure if using WebAccess or not.
• HTTPS/SSL Encryption: Configure if encrypting your data transfers with SSL.
• Use BuffaloNAS.com: Configure if using BuffaloNAS.com server.
• BuffaloNAS.com Name: Enter a name for your account with WebAccess.
* Write this name down in a safe place. You will need it to use WebAccess.
* If your TeraStation is left disconnected from the Internet for 60 days or more,
your BuffaloNAS name and account may be deleted from the BuffaloNAS.com
server.
• BuffaloNAS.com Key: Choose a password (optional) to enter a name for your
account with WebAccess.
• DNS Hostname: Use of BuffaloNAS.com is recommended for most users, but you
may specify a different DNS service by entering its hostname.
• Auto-Configure Firewall (UPnP): If your router supports UPnP, selecting Enable for
WebAccess Service Auto-Configure Firewall (UPnP) is recommended. UPnP must be enabled in the
router for this to work.
• External Port: To configure the firewall manually without using UPnP, enter a port
number.
In the router’s settings, forward this external port number to an internal port on
your TeraStation on your local network.
• NAS Internal Port: Enter internal port number for your TeraStation on your
network.
• Exclusive session: If Exclusive session is enabled, a user account cannot be used to
log multiple computers in to WebAccess simultaneously. Only the last login will
be active.
• Session expiration time (minute): Enter a time in minutes (1 - 120) before inactive
users are logged out of WebAccess, or select Unlimited.
* If “Exclusive session” is enabled, Unlimited may not be selected.
PrintServer
Select whether or not using print server for Windows.
PrintServer
Click Delete Print Queue to delete a printer job.
Time Machine
Select Enable when using Time Machine on macOS 10.5 or later to specify the
Time Machine TeraStation as a backup destination. Select a shared folder as a backup destination in
Target Folder.
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Web Service Support
• Enable: Enables the Eye-Fi connected.
• Email: Enter the email address registered in the Eye-Fi card initial settings.
Eye-Fi connected • Password: Enter the password registered in the Eye-Fi card initial settings.
• Log in: This opens the cards or devices setting screen.
• Disable: Disables the Eye-Fi connected.
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Chapter 13 Appendix
Assign as Network Drive (Windows)

You can easily map the TeraStation’s shared folder as a network drive by using NAS Navigator2 included in the
package.
1 Double-click the icon on the desktop to start NAS Navigator2.

Right-click TeraStation’s icon and click Map Share.
2 TeraStation’s network drive icon should be added into Computer or My Computer. You can use this network
drive just like other hard disks.
Note: If TeraStation is not connected to the network or is off at the time your computer is booted, “The network
path could not be found. The connection was not established” is displayed.
If you want to assign a folder other than the shared folder as a network drive manually using the function built into
your OS, refer to operation system’s help file.
Mount as a Network Drive (macOS)

You can easily map the TeraStation’s shared folder as a network drive by using NAS Navigator2 included in the
package on macOS 10.3.9 or later.
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1 Double-click the icon in the Dock to start NAS Navigator2.
2 Click TeraStation’s icon while holding on control key button, and select Open Folder.
3 Select a shared folder name you want to mount, and click OK.
4 The following icon will be displayed on the desktop after it is mounted.
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Notes:
• The displayed characters are the shared folder name. The characters vary depending on the folder name being
configured.
• It may be displayed in the sidebar of the Finder on macOS 10.5 or later.
• To unmount, drug and drop the icon to the trashbox.
Now you have mapped the network drive. If you want to assign a folder other than the shared folder as a network
drive manually using the function built into your OS, refer to operation system’s help file.
Specifications
Check the Buffalo website for information about the latest products or compatible models.
IEEE 802.3ab (1000BASE-T), IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-TX), IEEE 802.3
Interface
(10BASE-T)
1000 Mbps full duplex (auto-negotiation), 100 Mbps full duplex/half
Transfer Speed duplex (auto-negotiation) 10 Mbps full duplex/half duplex (auto-
negotiation)
Number of
LAN Port 2 ports (supports auto-MDIX)
Ports
Connector Type RJ-45 8-pin
Access Method CSMA/CD
Protocol TCP/IP
File Sharing SMB/CIFS, AFP, FTP, FTPS, SFTP, NFS
Jumbo Frame 1518, 4102, 7422, and 9,694 bytes modes are supported.
Interface USB Standard Revision 2.0
Data Transfer
480 Mbps (Logical value) Maximum
Speed
USB Port TS-XL, TS-XEL, TS-WXL : USB 2.0 port (Series A) x 2
TS-RXL : USB 2.0 port (Series A) x 3
Connector
Note: Compatible USB devices include printers, USB UPS devices,
and Buffalo USB hard drives
Interface UPS Port (D-SUB 9 pin (Male)) x 1
UPS Port
Compatible UPS UPS manufactured by Omron or APC.
Configured to RAID 5 mode (4 hard drives) for TS-XL, TS-XEL and TS-RXL at the factory
default. Configured to RAID 1 mode for TS-WXL/R1. Configured to JBOD for TS-WXL/1D.
Internal Hard Drive Note: If the hard drives in the TeraStation are malfunctioned, replace with the hard drive
OP-HD Series (with the same capacity as the malfunctioned hard drive) manufactured
by Buffalo which is sold separately. Refer to the Buffalo website for details.
TS-XL, TS-XEL :AC100-240V 50/60 Hz / approx. 60 W (average)
Power / TS-WXL/R1: AC100-240V 50/60 Hz / approx. 40 W (average)
Power Consumption TS-WXL/1D: AC100-240V 50/60 Hz /approx. 30 W (average)
TS-RXL: AC100-240V 50/60 Hz / approx. 110 W (Average)
TS-XL, TS-XEL: W170×H215×D230 mm (excluding protruding parts) / approx. 8 kg
TS-WXL/R1: W170×H170×D230 mm (excluding protruding parts) / approx. 4.5 kg
External size/ Weight TS-WXL/1D: W170×H170×D230 mm (excluding protruding parts) / approx. 3.6 kg
TS-RXL: W430×H44.3×D420 mm (excluding protruding parts) / approx. 9 kg (main unit
only)
Operating
Temperature 5 - 35 °C, Humidity 20 - 80% (no condensation)
Environment
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Windows and Mac computers with Ethernet interface.
Compatible Computer The TeraStation requires an Ethernet connection with your computer for operation. It
cannot be connected via USB.
Windows 10*, 8.1*, 8*, 7*, Vista*, XP*, 2000, RT 8.1, RT, MCE 2005, MCE 2004, Windows
Server 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003 R2, 2003, Windows 2000 Server
Supported OS
macOS 10.12, 10.11, 10.10, 10.9, 10.8, 10.7, 10.6, 10.5, 10.4, 10.3.9
* Supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
Factory Defaults
The following settings are factory defaults for the TeraStation.
Username admin
Password password
“share” (for both Windows and Macintosh computers). The recycle bin is set to Enabled
Shared Folders
on “share” by default.
Normally, the TeraStation will get its IP address automatically from a DHCP server on the
network. If no DHCP server is available, then an IP address will be assigned as follows:
DHCP Client
IP Address: 169.254.xxx.xxx (xxx is assigned randomly when booting the TeraStation).
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
The TeraStation has 3 default groups: “hdusers”, “admin” and “guest”.
Registered Group
You cannot edit or delete them.
Microsoft Network
WORKGROUP
Group Setting
Ethernet
1518 bytes
Frame Size
AFP Enabled
FTP Disabled
NTP Automatic
PrintServer Enabled
WebAccess Disabled
Time Machine Disabled
TeraSearch Disabled
TS-XL, TS-XEL, TS-RXL: RAID 5 with 4 hard drives
RAID Mode TS-WXL/R1: RAID 1
TS-WXL/1D: JBOD
Note: To restore factory defaults, refer to the “Initialization” section in chapter 8.
Software
You can install following software applications and the manual by using TeraNavigator CD which comes with the
TeraStation. Select and install software from the selection screen which is displayed during setup (Or click Options in
TeraNavigator and follow the instruction on the screen to install software).
BUFFALO NAS Navigator2

You need NAS Navigator2 in order to display Settings or search for the TeraStation from the network.
It is always installed when you setup by clicking Begin Installation on TeraNavigator.
Note: When using power management with PC, you need to install NAS Navigator2 on all computers connected
within the same network as the TeraStation.
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File Sharing Security Level Change Tool
If using a Windows PC for external authentication, the default Windows SMB security settings may need to be
changed.
NS-SHFT
This software allows to recover the TeraStation’s configuration information when necessary which is saved to a
configuration file (nas_config file) on the computer via the network.
Adobe Reader
Manuals for this product include PDF files. You need to install Adobe Reader to your computer in order to read PDF
files. Install Adobe Reader if you haven’t installed it yet. Refer to the Adobe Reader help for instructions how to use it.
EXT3 Reader
Read USB hard drive on Windows which is formatted in EXT3 on TeraStation.
Note: To delete the software installed, click Options - Delete Software in TeraNavigator. Follow the instructions
displayed on the screen.
Info Folder
In the folder called “info” on the internal hard disk of the TeraStation, Install programs such as the manual, NAS
Navigator2, or Easy Backup are included. When you want to read the manual on your computer in the network,
install the utilities when you want.
info - English
• manual - manual.pdf: Display TeraStation PDF manuals.
• NASNavi2 - Inst.exe: Install NAS Navigator2. Refer to TeraStation Setup Guide for the instructions how to use it.
• lmcmchg - Inst.exe: Install File Security Tool. Refer to TeraStation Setup Guide for the instructions how to use it.
• nascfgsr - nascfgsr_ins.exe: Install NS-SHFT. Refer to “How to use NS-SHFT (a PDF file)” for the instructions to use
it.
• nascfgsr - nascfgsr.pdf: Provide the instructions of how to use NS-SHFT (a PDF file). To read PDF file, Adobe
Reader must be installed.
• EXT3 - instEXT3.exe: Install EXT3 Reader.
Troubleshooting
If You Cannot Setup:

The following list contains the typical symptoms and causes when TeraStation cannot be found on NAS Navigator2
or you cannot display Settings.
Cause 1 Cables are not connected properly.
The hard drive is not physically connected or may have the bad connection. Reconnect the AC cable and the LAN
cable and restart your computer and the TeraStation.
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Cause 2 The firewall is enabled, or software running in the background is installed.
Disable the firewall or uninstall software which enables the firewall, and try to search for the TeraStation again.
Cause 3. Both wireless and Ethernet adapter are enabled.
Disable any adapters other than the LAN adapter to connect to the TeraStation.
Cause 4 The defective LAN cable or the connection is not stable.
Change a port on the hub to connect or replace the LAN cable.
Cause 5 Your LAN board, card, or adapter is malfunctioning.
Replace a LAN board, card, or adapter.
Cause 6. The LAN board you are using or the transfer mode of the hub is not set.
Change the LAN board, or change the transfer mode to 10M half-duplex or 100M half-duplex. Some LAN boards and
hubs may not be connected to the network properly if the transfer mode is set to Auto Negotiation.
Cause 7 There is a network bridge.
If any network bridge which is not used, delete them.
Cause 8 You are searching from a different network.
You cannot search for the TeraStation over network segments. Connect the TeraStation to the same segment as the
computer you use for search.
Cause 9 TCP/IP does not work properly.
Reinstall the LAN Adapter’s driver.
If Shared folders on the TeraStation would not suddenly open:

If you map shared folders on the TeraStation as a network drive, you may suddenly not be able to access TeraStation
when the IP address or Workgourp is changed. In such a case, follow the instructions on the front of this sheet and
open the shared folder on the TeraStation by using NAS Navigator2.
Note: On the Mac, TeraStation is mounted as a drive icon on the desktop, or displayed in the sidebar on the Finder. If
the problem still persists after you tried the procedures described above on the Mac, select System - Storage - Disks -
Check Disk - Delete any hidden, non-essential MacOS dedicated files on Settings, and click Check.
If a shared folder does not open even though NAS Navigator2 recognizes the
TeraStation
If power outage occurred or the AC cable is unplugged while the TeraStation is on, the TeraStation’s firmware may
be corrupted and shared folders may not open (You can search for folders on NAS Navigator2 but they do not open).
Note: In such a case, TeraStation Name displayed on NAS Navigator2 or Settings is displayed as TS-XL-EM*** (the
example of TS-XL Series)*** expresses last 3 digits of the TeraStation’s MAC address. In such a case, download the
latest firmware from the Buffalo website and update it.
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Data Backup
While using the TeraStation, you may loose your important data due to sudden accidents, hard disk failure, or
accidental misoperation. It is important to backup your data to recover data or minimize losses in such a case. Use
Mass Storage class hard disk manufactured by Buffalo (such as TeraStation/LinkStation and a USB external hard disk)
as Backup Targets.
GPL Information
The source code for Buffalo products that use GPL code is available at http://opensource.buffalo.jp/.
Compliance Information
For Customers in the United States
FCC Warning
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
For Customers in Europe
EU Declaration of Conformity
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the
user may be required to take adequate measures.
Environmental Information
• The equipment that you have purchased required the extraction and use of natural resources for its production.
• The equipment may contain hazardous substances that could impact health and the environment.
• In order to avoid the dissemination of those substances in our environment and to diminish the load on natural
resources, we encourage you to use the appropriate take-back systems.
• The take-back systems will reuse or recycle most of the materials of your end of life equipment appropriately.
• The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol invites you to use those systems.
• If you need more information on the collection, reuse and recycling systems, please contact your local or
regional waste administration.
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TeraStation User Manual

Chapter 1 Diagrams and Layout.....................................8

Chapter 2 Using your TeraStation............................... 16

Chapter 3 Changing RAID Modes................................ 23

Chapter 5 Removing External Hard Drives................. 41

Using TeraStation Batch Backup................................................... 51

Chapter 7 Configuring Access Restrictions................ 64

Access Restrictions on NT Domain................................................ 72

Access Restrictions through Delegate Authority to External SMB

Chapter 8 Managing your TeraStation........................ 78

Changing the IP Address............................................................... 92

Update the TeraStation’s Firmware............................................... 95

Accessing from a NFS Client........................................................ 120

Chapter 10 NAS Navigator2....................................... 127

Chapter 11 Software.................................................. 131

Chapter 12 List of Items in Settings.......................... 133

Chapter 13 Appendix................................................. 157

Fasten the plug with the clamp.

Ethernet Cable Power Outlet

9 Enter the administrator name and password, and click Login.

10 Click System - Settings - Date and Time.

13 The following settings changes are recommended.

14 Double-click your TeraStation’s icon.

15 The TeraStation’s shared folders are displayed.

Front View Rear View

Front View Rear View

12 Factory Use Only

14 USB Connector (USB 2.0/1.1 Series A)

17 Power Mode Switch

20 Anti-Theft Security Slot

Auto Power Mode

Opening a Shared Folder

2 Double-click the TeraStation icon.

3 The TeraStation’s shared folders are displayed.

Opening a Shared Folder from a Second PC

2 Click Install NAS Navigator2.

3 Step through the wizard to install NAS Navigator2.

7 The TeraStation’s shared folders are displayed.

Adding Additional TeraStations

RAID 5 with 3 hard drives

RAID 1 (default for TS-WXL/R1)

2 Select the array you want to configure.

3 Click Delete RAID Array.

6 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

Confirm Operation Screen

• Changing structures of RAID array (create/delete)

Using RAID 5 with 4 Hard Drives

3 Click the array you want to configure.

4 Select hard drives (all 4 of them) to use in RAID 5.

7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

Using RAID 5 with 3 Hard Drives

3 Click the array you want to configure.

4 Select hard drives (3 of them) to use in RAID 5.

7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

3 Click the array you want to configure.

4 Select hard drives (all 4 of them) to use in RAID 10.

7 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

3 Click the array you want to configure.

4 Click hard drives (drives 1 and 2, or drives 3 and 4) in RAID 1.