<s>
The	O
Buffalo	O
TeraStation	B-Application
network-attached	B-Application
storage	I-Application
series	O
are	O
network-attached	B-Application
storage	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
lineup	O
includes	O
the	O
LinkStation	B-Application
and	O
TeraStation	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
devices	O
have	O
undergone	O
various	O
improvements	O
since	O
they	O
were	O
first	O
produced	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
Storage	O
Server-based	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buffalo	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
TeraStation	B-Application
model	O
,	O
the	O
HD-HTGL/R5	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
TeraStation	B-Application
Pro	O
and	O
the	O
TeraStation	B-Application
Pro	O
II	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
which	O
offered	O
iSCSI	B-Protocol
support	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
2U	O
rackmount	B-Application
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
generation	O
TS-X	O
models	O
were	O
released	O
with	O
hot	B-Device
swapping	I-Device
and	O
replication	B-Architecture
,	O
along	O
with	O
IU	O
rackmount	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TeraStation	B-Application
is	O
a	O
network-attached	B-Application
storage	I-Application
device	O
using	O
a	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
or	O
ARM	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
TeraStation	B-Application
models	O
are	O
shipped	O
with	O
enterprise-grade	O
internal	B-Device
hard	I-Device
drives	I-Device
mounted	O
in	O
a	O
RAID	B-Architecture
array	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
TeraStation	B-Application
uses	O
LIO	B-Application
for	O
its	O
iSCSI	B-Protocol
target	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LinkStation	B-Application
is	O
a	O
network-attached	B-Application
storage	I-Application
device	O
using	O
a	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
or	O
ARM	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
processor	O
designed	O
for	O
personal	O
use	O
,	O
aiming	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
central	O
media	O
hub	O
and	O
backup	O
storage	O
for	O
a	O
household	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
TeraStation	B-Application
series	O
,	O
LinkStation	B-Application
devices	O
typically	O
offer	O
more	O
streamlined	O
UI	O
and	O
media	B-Application
server	I-Application
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LinkStation	B-Application
is	O
notable	O
among	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
community	O
both	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
US/Europe	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
hackable	O
"	O
into	O
a	O
generic	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
appliance	O
and	O
made	O
to	O
do	O
tasks	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
file	O
storage	O
and	O
sharing	O
tasks	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
device	O
runs	O
on	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
included	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
source	O
code	O
,	O
Buffalo	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
release	O
their	O
modified	O
versions	O
of	O
source	O
code	O
as	O
per	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
LinkStation	B-Application
,	O
TeraStation	B-Application
devices	O
run	O
its	O
own	O
version	O
of	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
some	O
models	O
run	O
Windows	B-Application
Storage	O
Server	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Debian	O
and	O
Gentoo	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
distributions	O
and	O
NetBSD	B-Device
are	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
in	O
various	O
iterations	O
ships	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
Universal	B-Application
Plug	I-Application
and	I-Application
Play	I-Application
protocol	O
for	O
distribution	O
of	O
multimedia	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
configured	O
as	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
different	O
media	B-Application
servers	I-Application
TwonkyVision	O
Media	B-Application
server	I-Application
,	O
a	O
SlimServer/SqueezeCenter	O
server	O
,	O
an	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
server	I-Operating_System
using	O
the	O
Digital	B-Operating_System
Audio	I-Operating_System
Access	I-Operating_System
Protocol	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
Samba	B-Language
server	O
,	O
an	O
LIO	B-Application
iSCSI	B-Protocol
target	I-Protocol
,	O
MLDonkey	B-Protocol
client	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Network	B-Protocol
File	I-Protocol
System	I-Protocol
server	O
for	O
Posix-based	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
backup	O
server	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
modified	O
to	O
use	O
Rsync	B-Application
to	O
back	O
up	O
or	O
synchronize	O
data	O
from	O
one	O
or	O
many	O
computers	O
in	O
the	O
network	O
pushing	O
their	O
data	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
having	O
the	O
LinkStation	B-Application
pulling	O
the	O
data	O
from	O
remote	O
serversbeside	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Buffalo-provided	O
backup	O
software	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
found	O
use	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
ways	O
,	O
notably	O
through	O
its	O
USB	B-Protocol
interface	O
which	O
comes	O
configured	O
as	O
a	O
Print	B-Application
server	I-Application
but	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
the	O
Common	B-Application
Unix	I-Application
Printing	I-Application
System	I-Application
to	O
act	O
as	O
such	O
for	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
Printer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
have	O
managed	O
to	O
get	O
it	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
USB	B-Protocol
devices	O
with	O
the	O
version	O
2.6	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
's	O
enhanced	O
USB	B-Protocol
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
HTTP	I-Application
Server	I-Application
software	O
is	O
already	O
installed	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
providing	O
the	O
Buffalo	O
configuration	O
screens	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
easily	O
converted	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
lightweight	O
web	O
server	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
Buffalo	O
content	O
deleted	O
)	O
that	O
can	O
then	O
serve	O
any	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
operator	O
's	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LinkStation	B-Application
and	O
TeraStation	B-Application
NAS	B-Application
devices	O
have	O
won	O
various	O
industry	O
awards	O
since	O
their	O
introduction	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
TS51210RH	O
winning	O
Storage	O
Product	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
for	O
the	O
2018	O
Network	O
Computing	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TeraStation	B-Application
has	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
SMB	O
External	O
Storage	O
Hardware	O
category	O
of	O
the	O
CRN®	O
Annual	O
Report	O
Card	O
(	O
ARC	O
)	O
awards	O
,	O
which	O
recognizes	O
exceptional	O
vendor	O
performance	O
,	O
for	O
three	O
years	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
.	O
</s>
