Buffalo LinkStation - Page 140

Chapter 4 Web Admin interface
LinkStation User Manual 139
Name Descriptions
Backup
Search for
Backup
Destination
by Password
Click [Modify
Settings]
to change
settings.
Password to
Search
Steps for Setup
1 In the Web Admin interface of the backup destination, set [Remote backup
password] for each shared folder.
2 When setting up the backup for the LinkStation which is the backup source,
set the same password of [Search for Backup Destination by Password] as
for [Remote backup password] which is set for the shared folder you want
to display as the backup destination.
3 Set up the backup at the LinkStation which is the backup source.
Select the shared folders of the backup destination from the following.*
• Shared folders in the LinkStation which is the backup source.
• The USB hard drive connected to the LinkStation which is the backup
source.
• A shared folder for which [Remote backup password] is not set in the Link/
TeraStation which is the backup destination.
• A shared folder whose [Remote backup password] in the LinkStation/
TeraStation which is the backup source matches with [Search for Backup
Destination by Password].
* [Backup] must be enabled as a published destination when setting up the
shared folder.
Backup Jobs
Setup
Backup Jobs
Setup
Click [Create New Job] to set up to 8 backup timers.
Back up data saved on the LinkStation to the USB external hard drive or another
Link/TeraStation at the specied time.
Notes: • If you choose the USB hard drive in order to utilize this backup feature,
the USB drive must be formatted in FAT32, XFS or EXT3 The format type
for a USB hard drive can be displayed on the Web Admin interface,
[System] - [Storage].
•
If a USB drive is formatted in FAT32, the maximum le size that can be
backed up is 4 GB.
• Never unplug the Ethernet cable connected to the LinkStation or USB
hard drive during backup.
• Do not restore, run Check Disk, Backup Job setup and Folder Setup,
User/Group, Add, Edit, or Delete User during backup. Otherwise, the
backup may fail.
• If an error occurs during a regularly scheduled backup (Every day/Every
Week), the backup job will not be performed after that. You will need
to congure the backup job again. However, this does not apply when
[Ignore Errors and Proceed with Backup] option is selected.