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Configuration with the Utility

 

 
 
 

USB Server User Manual   

 
 

Another way to configure the server is via the configuration dialog of USB Server. To 

bring up the configuration dialog, please RIGHT-CLICK on the server icon to bring up 

this menu, and select 

Setting Server

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Summary of Contents for DN-13010

Page 1: ...USB Server User Manual USB Server Manual DN 13010 ...

Page 2: ...roduct specifications without notice Information in this document may change without notice Trademarks Microsoft Windows XP Windows VISTA and Windows 7 are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation Al other brand and product names mentioned herein may be registered trademarks of their respective owners Customers should ensure that their use of this product does not infringe upon any paten...

Page 3: ...on 16 Configuration with Web based UI 17 Configuration with the Utility 23 Featured Function 26 Connect Automatically for Printing 26 Create a Shortcut on Your Desktop 27 Connect this device when application starts 35 Auto Disconnect Printer MFP Storage Device 36 Device Property 39 File 41 Options 42 Language 42 Server Settings 43 Device Settings 44 Search 45 View 46 Help About 47 Technical Suppor...

Page 4: ...r User Manual Features Centralized remote USB Server Management Centralized remote USB Server Status Monitoring Centralized remote USB Device Management Centralized remote USB Device Status Monitoring REV 1 1 4 ...

Page 5: ...am please double click the USB Server setup file Then please follow the instructions of the wizard to complete the installation process Please reboot the system as requested by the installer when the process ends otherwise the software might not work properly REV 1 1 5 ...

Page 6: ...Running Program USB Server User Manual To start the USB Server program please double click the shortcut icon of the USB Server on the Desktop This would bring up the main dialog as shown below REV 1 1 6 ...

Page 7: ...ogram for the time your Windows OS will prompt you for Firewall Access Please make sure you unblock the software or grant it access otherwise the program will not work correctly Windows XP Firewall Access Alert Please make sure you Unblock the program REV 1 1 7 ...

Page 8: ...Windows Vista Firewall Alert USB Server User Manual If your system is running Windows Vista please make sure you Unblock the program REV 1 1 8 ...

Page 9: ...nual If your system is running Windows 7 please make sure you click on Allow access when you see this alert Once you have done this once the system will remember your setting and will not prompt you again next time you run the software REV 1 1 9 ...

Page 10: ... Options View and Help a tree view in the middle that displays a list of all the server and devices discovered on the network a Search button to get the current status of all USB Servers and devices and a button that toggles between Open Web Page and Connect Device depending on the node you select on the tree view The Open Web Page button toggles to Connect Device when a device is highlighted REV ...

Page 11: ...t or might now show up on the list It is either disconnected from the network powered off or suffering from other technical difficulties The device might be in one of the following states and there are different things you can do with it in each of the states Each status is represented by a specific icon Device Free A device with Device Free status is unoccupied and ready to be connected REV 1 1 1...

Page 12: ...Occupied by Yourself USB Server User Manual When you are Connected to a device the green icon turns into an orange icon to signify the establishment of the connection REV 1 1 12 ...

Page 13: ...mark indicates that the server s IP address is on a different network segment from your PC You can NOT connect to a device attached to such server Please check your network settings However you can still change its network settings Unsupported Device Some of the devices are not supported by USB server Such device will be identified by a stop sign icon as shown Of course connecting to an unsupporte...

Page 14: ...ct it on the tree view and click on Connect Device button or double click on it This process might take a few seconds up to a minute depending on the complexity of the device Then you can operate a connected USB device as if it is connected to your PC s USB port directly REV 1 1 14 ...

Page 15: ...s changed to Disconnect Device Clicking on this button releases the selected device for other users Once you see the icon turns back the device has been disconnected and other users will then be able to connect to it This operation is exactly like when you unplug a USB device from your PC s USB port REV 1 1 15 ...

Page 16: ... to configure the settings of the USB Servers via the web based UI Select the target server on the tree view and then click on the Open Web Page button or the same option on the right click menu of server icon to bring up the web based configuration UI REV 1 1 16 ...

Page 17: ...of the server This is the main page of the configuration UI You can see the important information about the USB Server and the device s connected to it The 6 links at the left hand side each represents a function Clicking on Device Status brings you back to this page and the 5 other links take you to pages with different functions REV 1 1 17 ...

Page 18: ...actions You can change the network setting according to your need However please note that if you would like to give this server a static IP please disable the DHCP option Once you are done please click on the Submit button and reboot the server NOTE A Server with busy device s connected is prohibited to be configured to prevent interruption of any on going tasks REV 1 1 18 ...

Page 19: ... Manual With the Reset Server button you can reboot the server However if there is a password you must enter it for this function to work Password is by default blank So unless a password is explicitly set you do not have to enter anything for the reset function to work REV 1 1 19 ...

Page 20: ...ink takes you the page where you can restore the server s settings back to default Again the password is not necessary if no password is set Just leave the field empty and click on the Factory Default button to restore the factory default settings REV 1 1 20 ...

Page 21: ... latest firmware for the server Please first click on the Browse button to browse to the firmware you would like to upload and then click on the Submit button to update the firmware You do not need to provide a password for this operation if there is not password set Please just leave it blank REV 1 1 21 ...

Page 22: ...he password update page below To change the password you must enter current password input new password and re input new password for confirmation and then click on Submit If you are setting the password for the first time you don t have to provide current password 22 REV 1 1 ...

Page 23: ... Server User Manual Another way to configure the server is via the configuration dialog of USB Server To bring up the configuration dialog please RIGHT CLICK on the server icon to bring up this menu and select Setting Server REV 1 1 23 ...

Page 24: ...ever you want USE DHCP When this field is checked your server acquires IP address automatically Uncheck it and you can enter IP address automatically NOTE You can apply this function to a server under different network segment HOWEVER some router switch hub does not allow communication between servers under different segment In this case you won t even see the server on a different network segment...

Page 25: ...date firmware with this function Use the Browse button to choose the firmware to update Click on Open to start Change Password Simply enter the new password and enter it again for confirmation Click on Submit to change Reset Server This button reboots the server Please note that this function will not work if the server you attempt to reset has a device connected to it and the device is occupied b...

Page 26: ...to print out the document When the printing task is done the printer will then be AUTOMATICALLY disconnected so that other users can use it The user no longer has to manually connect and disconnect the printer NOTE This function will be enabled for printers or MFPs that has been installed and used on your PC For a new printer MFP please make sure you have installed it has been connected via USB po...

Page 27: ... specific application such as a multi function printer and the photo picture scanning utility Normally if you want to scan with a scanner connected to a USB server you must first connect the Scanner with the USB Server software then run the scan software and start scanning When you finish with scanning you have to close the scan software and then disconnect the scanner so that other user can use i...

Page 28: ...Take this EPSON MFP as an example USB Server User Manual Right click on it and select the Create a Shortcut on Your Desktop option REV 1 1 28 ...

Page 29: ...er Manual So this EPSON MFP comes with a scanning application called EPSON Scan You can see a shortcut of this EPSON Scan software being placed on your Desktop Now you can either Drag and Drop the EPSON Scan shortcut into the highlighted text filed REV 1 1 29 ...

Page 30: ...Or you can use the browse button to select the shortcut REV 1 1 30 USB Server User Manual ...

Page 31: ...USB Server User Manual Either way observe that the program path has been correctly captured and then click on the OK button REV 1 1 31 ...

Page 32: ...USB Server User Manual Then you will see a new shortcut being created on the Desktop The naming rule of the new shortcut is adding a Network prefix to the name of the original shortcut REV 1 1 32 ...

Page 33: ...USB Server User Manual Now when you double click the new Network EPSON Scan shortcut the software runs and the EPSON MFP gets connected at the same time You can then start your scanning task REV 1 1 33 ...

Page 34: ...nished simply close the EPSON Scan utility and the EPSON MFP will be disconnected automatically Now you can operate your MFP or Scanner with a shortcut on your Desktop and keep the USB Server software minimized at the system tray REV 1 1 34 ...

Page 35: ...rts running If you are using a USB hub or the server has a build in HUB 4 port USB server has a build in hub the device won t be automatical y connected if you switch it to another port If this device is occupied when the application starts then it will not be connected If this device is offline when the application starts then the device will not be connected REV 1 1 35 ...

Page 36: ...rinter MFP Storage Device USB Server User Manual These functions are there to prevent the case when one user connected a Printer or Storage device but forget to disconnect when he she is done with the device REV 1 1 36 ...

Page 37: ...USB Server User Manual When these two functions are enabled you will see this message when you connect a Storage device or a printer REV 1 1 37 ...

Page 38: ...ge device such as pen driver flash driver These devices tend to periodically on a millisecond base communicate with the OS even when the user is not reading data from it or writing data to it So it never actually stays Idle and will never be automatically disconnected by this function External USB HDD type storage device does not have this problem REV 1 1 38 ...

Page 39: ...Device Property USB Server User Manual Clicking on the Device Property to bring up the Device Property dialog box REV 1 1 39 ...

Page 40: ...uite useful function Check the Launch a program when this device connects checkbox and provide the path to that program utility application software then the program utility application software would automatically starts up after you connect the device This function is particularly useful when the USB device you connect works with an application such as scanning utility with a multiple function p...

Page 41: ...File The Quit function exits the program REV 1 1 41 USB Server User Manual ...

Page 42: ...Options Language USB Server User Manual You can change the utility s language with this option The default language would be the same as your system s language REV 1 1 42 ...

Page 43: ...erver Same function as the Setting Server option on the server icon s right click menu Run USBServer When PC Starts Up This utility automatically runs when your system starts up Open Web Page Brings up the server s configuration web pages REV 1 1 43 ...

Page 44: ... device Request Disconnect Device When you want to use a device occupied by other user you can highlight that device and use this function This sends a message to the occupying user with your request The occupying user would either release the device or deny the request if s he is still using the device REV 1 1 44 ...

Page 45: ...ng the status of all the servers and devices immediately use the Search button Clicking on the Search button triggers the program to immediately poll the network for the status of all the servers and devices The result will be updated to the tree view REV 1 45 ...

Page 46: ...ialog has two display modes Servers and Devices mode and Devices Only mode The default setting is Devices Only mode You can toggle between these two display modes with the View option on the control menu Servers and Devices view Device Only View REV 1 1 46 ...

Page 47: ...Help About USB Server User Manual About option brings up a dialog box with legal and other relative information displayed REV 1 1 47 ...

Page 48: ...Technical Support USB Server User Manual If you have any questions that the Troubleshooting section failed to address please contact us REV 1 1 48 ...

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