Easily access files the same way you do with smartphones, tablets, and computers.

Gives everyone in the family quick access!

This unit enables high-speed more than 80 MB/s transfers. Enjoy getting to your photos, movies, and music quickly and reliably, even with the entire family accessing their data at the same time.

Designed and built for high performance

2.8 Times Faster than a USB Hard Drive

MB: Intel® DH77KC, CPU: Intel® Core™ i3-2100, Memory: 2GB, OS: Windows® 7,Benchmarking program: NASPT Version 1.71 (File Copy To NAS), CrystalDiskMark Version 3.0.2a (Sequential Write)

*Increase in transfer speed varies depending on the number and size of files, type of access and PC environment.

WebAccess Free Personal Cloud Service

While on the go, Buffalo's free WebAccess service allows you to create a personal cloud for easy remote access and file sharing with anyone, anywhere over the Internet. Your data remains securely stored in one place on your home network, but you can access it quickly from any computer, tablet or smartphone device over the Web. Sharing is as easy as sending a link to your friends and family; they can securely access only the files you've selected for them to see.

For enhanced access on your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Android devices, download Buffalo's free WebAccess mobile apps.

WebAccess i for iPhone® and iPod® touch

WebAccess i HD for iPad®

WebAccess A for Android

Scalable Solution

Choose the RAID Mode for your Needs

Featuring two built-in drives, the LS420D allows you to select any of three RAID modes―RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD―to suit your needs. When shipped, the unit is set to "RAID 0", the mode providing maximum storage capacity.

Quick Swap Drives

Hard drives are easily accessible via the front panel.

Advanced Features

iTunes® Server

LinkStation NAS System has an integrated iTunes server allowing users to set up LinkStation as a content source to easily stream content from their LinkStation device directly to any network device running iTunes.

*Supports playback of files on up to five computers and transfers to iPods.

*Supported formats : Audio data (MP3/M4A/M4P)

"BitTorrent" Support

LinkStation NAS System includes ?Torrent, a powerful BitTorrent client for easy torrent file management. Manage P2P file transfers directly from your LinkStation without the use of a dedicated PC. You can download and share files directly from your LinkStation and you can manage downloads from anywhere using the simple Web-based download manager.

No reformatting is required for external HDD & SDXC

This unit supports the exFAT format employed in the NTFS and SDXC systems used by many computers, so there's no need to reformat disks used as additional storage. However, connection of SD cards and other such media requires a separate card reader.

*This unit supports external HDDs formatted in FAT32, XFS, and ext3.

Mac OS X: Time Machine®

LinkStation supports Time Machine for Mac users, including Mac OS X Lion. Schedule backups from one or multiple Mac computers on your network.

■Windows PC Backup

Back up Windows PCs with NovaBACKUP® Professional backup software. Included with each LinkStation NAS unit is five free licenses of NovaBACKUP®, an easy-to-use backup solution that automatically backs up your personal documents along with your favorite photos, music and important email files safely and securely. Back up PCs, notebooks and workstations.

■LinkStation Backup

Back up and protect the data on your LinkStation NAS quickly and securely. Supports back up to another LinkStation via your home or office network (on LAN), or via the Internet (with IP).

 

■Back up to a USB hard drive

Simply plug a USB hard drive into the USB accessory port on your LinkStation NAS unit and easily back up the contents of your LinkStation. Only AC powered hard drives are supported.

Supports Apple Bonjour

FTP Server

LinkStation NAS System offers an optional FTP server allowing users to securely access and share files on their LinkStation NAS device from outside the local network. The FTP server uses the same security settings as LinkStation user/group network file sharing.

Hardware Overview

Dimensions