Buffalo Technology TS-RXL User Manual

TeraStation User Manual

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Workgroup/Domain

Click [Modify 

Settings] to change 

settings.

Active Directory 

Domain Controller 

Name  

Enter [Active Directory Domain Controller Name] to use [Active Directory].

* You can enter up to 63 bytes(UTF-8).  Do not use multi-byte characters. 

* Alphanumeric characters, -(hyphen), and _(underscore) may be used.

* Do not use a symbol as the first character.

Administrator 

Name

Enter the Administrator account username for [Administrator Name].

*  This must be entered if [NT Domain] or [Active Directory] is selected for 

[Authentication Method].

*  You can enter up to 256 bytes(UTF-8).  Do not use multi-byte characters. 

* Alphanumeric characters, -(hyphen), _(underscore),  and .(dot) may be used.

*  Do not use a symbol as the first character.

Workgroup/Domain

For Workgroup 

Authentication

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.

*  If you specify the Windows Domain Controller as an external SMB 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. 

Authentication 

Server Name or IP 

Address 

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. 

*  When connecting via AFP, FTP, FTPS, or SFTP, always use an IP address.   The server 

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.