Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HD-HTGL/R5 Buffalo Technology
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Unpacking and Setup Open TeraStation’s shipping container and carefully unpack its contents. The carton should contain the following items: Main Unit (TeraStation) 1 Ethernet Cable 1 Power Cable 1 T.
2 Step 1: Connect your Cables Plug TeraStation’s power cord and Ethernet cable into the back of the TeraStation. Then, connect the power plug to a power outlet. Make sure that the power switch on the rear of the TeraStation is in the ON position, with the “I” symbol pressed down.
3 Check the LINK/ACT LED on the front of the TeraStation. If it’s lit, then your TeraStation is connected to your network. Please turn to page 4 to continue setup. If the LINK/ACT LED on the front of TeraStation is not lit, your TeraStation is not properly connected to your network.
4 Insert the TeraNavigator CD into a PC’s CD-ROM drive. If Setup doesn’t launch automatically, you can launch it manually by clicking Start , then Run... . When the Run dialog opens, type d:setup.exe (where “d” is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive).
5 This login prompt will appear. The user name is admin . The password is password , until you change it. Press OK when fi nished. You’re now logged in. Bookmark this page in your browser for easy future access. For detailed explanations of each menu and setting, refer to your TeraStation manual, available on your TeraNavigator CD.
6 T o access your T eraStation’ s data, it’s convenient to have the T eraStation’ s share (a folder you can store data in) mapped to a drive letter .
7 Congratulations! Your TeraStation is set up. Please see the TeraStation User Manual for more help and con fi guration options. Note on RAID arrays: TeraStation uses RAID (“Redundant Array of Independent Disks”) technology to control the four hard drives in your TeraStation.
8 T echn ical Suppor t Buffalo Technology offers free technical support (24/7 Phone Support in North America, Email Support in Europe). Please see the back page of this quick start guide for the contact information. Please also visit the web site at http://www.
USA/Canada T echnical Support is available 24 hours a day , 7 days a week T oll-Free: 866-752-6210 email: info@buffalotech.com Europe T echnical Support is available between 9am-6pm (Monday-Thursday) (GMT) and 9am-4:30pm on Fridays. email: helpdesk@buffalo-technology .
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