Thread: Buffalo TeraStation WS 2 TB SSD

Buffalo TeraStation NAS device WAS is different from most storage devices for small and medium enterprises. The difference does not affect the use of hardware or structures other than the usual, but the adoption of the control software Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 Express Edition. Instead of the usual Linux distributions, more or less masked and adapted according to the manufacturer, Buffalo has chosen to integrate the powerful Microsoft operating system, usually adopted in server environments, the management of networks and domains. Version Storage Server has been appropriately modified and simplified to allow the use of fast and fluid on a hardware platform with limited potential.



The adoption of Windows Server operating environment offers a number of advantages and simplification objective, especially if the machine must be embedded in an NT Domain / Active Directory. In this case, the NAS can be aggregated to the network structure without any difficulty, all the permissions and security policies of the domain are acquired by the parent domain server. We can therefore say that the unit WAS TeraStation offers his best when working in facilities where more than 10 people are present and Microsoft platforms.

This allows you to take full advantage of the integrated work environment that is created between Windows machines and the existing internal system to the NAS. Of course, this TeraStation can operate safely even when used separately from Microsoft AD infrastructure. The real advantage is the possibility of using the drive as an archive network, with protected folders and disk quota management, either as a print server, via the two USB ports on the back. The extensive database and confidential support to Windows Server 2003 R2, you receive a solid and stable working environment.