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KB ID: 1165

Configuring Mutual CHAP Authentication with a Buffalo TeraStation and a Windows Host

Last Updated: 09/14/2026


 
  1. Access Settings, the TeraStation's web user interface, by entering the current IP address of the unit into a web browser. If the current IP is unknown the unit can be located using NAS Navigator. If NAS Navigator is not installed, download and install the application by clicking on the provided URLs here: Windows or Mac.
  2. Click on the Drives tab on the left.
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  3. Enable iSCSI and click on the widget next to iSCSI.
  4. Make sure you have a volume available in the Standby status. Click the name of the volume to access it.
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  5. Select the radio button to enable access restrictions and assign a username and password for the volume. The first password is for authenticating to the volume itself. The mutual authentication password is for the CHAP handshake. Make sure both of these passwords are different.
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  6. Navigate to the "Configuration" tab in the MS iSCSI initiator and click CHAP.
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  7. Enter the password from the "Mutual Authentication Password" field in to the TeraStation configuration.
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  8. Click the Target Tab, then select the desired target and click Connect.
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  9. Click Advanced.
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  10. Select "Enable CHAP log on", then enter the name (Username) and Target Secret (the password). Be sure to select "Perform mutual authentication", then click OK.
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  11. The target should now show as "Connected" in the "Targets" tab.
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