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USER’S MANUAL

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Wireless-N Multifunction USB Device Server

HMPS2U

Summary of Contents for HMPS2U

Page 1: ...website www hawkingtech com e mail techsupport hawkingtech com COPYRIGHT 2015 HAWKING TECHNOLOGIES INC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED USER S MANUAL Wireless N Multifunction USB Device Server HMPS2U ...

Page 2: ...not issue any refunds BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE RETURN REQUESTS CAN NOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE When returning a product mark the Return Authorization number clearly on the outside of the package and include your original proof of purchase IN NO EVENT SHALL HAWKING TECHNOLOGY S LIABILTY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CON...

Page 3: ...eceiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help FCC Caution This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and a minimum 20 cm spacing must be provided between computer mounted antenna and person s body excluding extremities of hands wrist and feet during wireless modes of operation This device complies with Part 15 of t...

Page 4: ... care for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intended for h...

Page 5: ...d Server Name Rules 10 3 2 5 Setting the IP Address Using DHCP 10 3 2 6 Setting the IP Address Using the HMPS2U Software 10 CHAPTER 4 USING THE HMPS2U 13 4 1 Introduction 13 4 2 Connect Disconnect 13 4 3 Subnet Issue 13 4 4 Installation of a USB Device 14 4 5 Auto Connect Printer 16 4 6 Network Scanner 18 4 7 USB Storage 20 4 8 Request to Connect 21 4 9 Quitting the HMPS2U Setup Software 22 4 10 L...

Page 6: ...5 CHAPTER 7 RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULTS 36 7 1 Using the Server s Web Pages 36 7 2 Using Init Button 36 7 3 Default Parameters List 36 CHAPTER 8 UPGRADE FIRMWARE 38 CHAPTER 9 THE INIT BUTTON 39 ...

Page 7: ...tions on how to set up and manage the HMPS2U in various network environments To fully benefit from this document you should be familiar with basic networking principles The instructions described in this manual are based on the settings in a new Server To reload the Factory Parameters you can reset this Server back to Factory Default which will restore most of the settings For details please refer...

Page 8: ...gate to the CD and start the autorun exe file from within the Windows file manager On Mac just go into the software folder on the CD and double click on the Control Center dmg file 2 3 Physical Description 1 Power Adaptor Connector for DC IN 12V 2A power adaptor 2 Init Button for restoring the parameters to the default values 3 Ethernet Connector connected to a twisted pair category 5 cable 4 Four...

Page 9: ...cts to a USB Port of this Server 2 4 Supported USB Devices The HMPS2U supports the following types of USB devices USB Printer USB multifunction printer MFP AIO USB scanner USB storage like USB external HD flash disk and digital camera USB Speakers ...

Page 10: ...mally 3 2 Assigning an IP Address to the Server 3 2 1 Preliminary If you have a DHCP server on your network your Server will receive an IP address automatically The IP address will then appear on the setup software when it detects your print server If your DHCP server does not give an IP address to the Server the Server will use the automatic private IP addressing IP 169 254 0 0 169 254 255 255 If...

Page 11: ...llowing parameters range of IP addresses subnet mask default router IP address DNS server IP address lease duration 2 Activate the scope The Server automatically gets the DHCP parameters If you are using DNS you may include at least one DNS server IP address in the DHCP scope or manually set the DNS server IP address using Server s web pages or the HMPS2U s setup software 3 2 6 Setting the IP Addr...

Page 12: ...highlighted server or click the Configure Server button This will open a web browser showing the web interface of the HMPS2U Click the CONFIG button 5 Login with administrator ID default admin and its password default admin ...

Page 13: ...s static or dynamic using DHCP When assigning a static IP address you also have to define Subnet Mask The default IP of the HMPS2U is 192 168 1 100 7 Click Submit to save your settings And the Server will reboot You have now finished the procedure of setting the IP address ...

Page 14: ...ion that simulates the disconnection of the USB device Once the connect operation is successful the operations to use that USB device are just the same as if the USB device is directly connected to the PC If a USB device is connected by a PC we say that PC has the ownership of the USB device Only one PC can get the ownership of a USB device at the same time Therefore if a USB device is connected b...

Page 15: ...nstructions of the installation program to install driver C When the installation program asks you to plug in the USB device run the Hawking Control Center software D In the Control Center software select the HMPS2U that has the desired USB device attached E Click the desired USB device as the following figure Note On Mac the Connect button is denoted by F Click the Connect button Then the message...

Page 16: ...ontinue to install driver H After the installation is completed click the USB device in the HMPS2U Software and then click the Disconnect button to disconnect the USB device Note On Mac the Disconnect button is denoted by Now the driver of your USB device is installed ...

Page 17: ...ter the driver is installed as described in section 4 4 you can see a newly created printer in the setup software s Printers and Faxes Follow the steps below to do a NetUSB auto connect printing Note This method only supports printers Other USB devices such as Hard Drives Speakers Cameras cannot use this method They must use the standard Manual Connect A In the HMPS2U software click the USB device...

Page 18: ... on the USB device server this is a physical printer Then click the Apply button E The printer will then be marked as an Auto Connected Printer in red If you choose Auto Connected Printer List in the Tools menu you can see a newly created item that describes the association between the Windows printer and the physical printer on the server ...

Page 19: ...S2U run automatically after you login to your computer To do this choose the Configuration item in the Tools menu The following window will appear Click on the check box and then on the OK button This feature is enabled by default If you would like to break the association between the Windows printer and the physical printer just click on the association and click the Delete button in the Auto Con...

Page 20: ...on Note On Mac the Network Scanner button is denoted by You should see that the HMPS2U will automatically do a connect operation The following window will appear D Choose one of TWAIN or WIA item Click OK The following window will appear ...

Page 21: ... usual steps to do scanning F After the scanning close the Auto Connect Scanner window 4 7 USB Storage You must use manually connect for USB storage If the USB storage is a flash drive the new disk is a removable disk ...

Page 22: ...be sure to drag the disk to your trashcan to properly eject the USB drive Then in the HMPS2U software click the USB storage device and click the Disconnect button to disconnect the USB storage device 4 8 Request to Connect If a USB device is manually connected by another user on the network you cannot use the device until they disconnect We offer a mechanism to notify the other user It is called R...

Page 23: ... t really quit if you click the X box close box at the top right corner of the window Instead it just minimizes itself to the system tray There are two ways to really close the software The first way is choosing Exit item in the File menu in the software The second way is right clicking the icon of the software in the system tray and choosing the Exit item 4 10 Limitations There are some limitatio...

Page 24: ...nstall iTunes 10 or later on a Mac or PC or use an iPAD or iPhone iOS 4 3 that is connected to the same network as your HMPS2U 2 Launch iTunes and click the AirPlay icon displayed in the lower right of the window and select your HMPS2U from the list 3 Choose a song and click play in iTunes The music will stream to your HMPS2U Multiple Speakers You can easily stream music from iTunes to multiple sp...

Page 25: ...2U If you update your iPhone iPod touch iPad to iOS 4 3 or later you can stream music stored in your iPhone iPod touch iPad directly to your HMPS2U 1 Open the Music Player 2 Tap the AirPlay icon 3 Select the speaker you want to use Example When shAir Music Server is connected ...

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Page 27: ...e HMPS2U s software and clicking configure or by directly typing in the IP address of the device into your web browser 5 2 Using the Server s Web Pages 5 2 1 Displaying Server Status Click on the STATUS icon to see system status and network status System Status Firmware Version the current version of the firmware of the device Model Name the model name of the product Mac Address the machine addres...

Page 28: ...U Storage Access Mode which storage mode the HMPS2U is in IP Address the current IP address of the HMPS2U Subnet Mask the current subnet mask of the HMPS2U DHCP Server the gateway of the HMPS2U Lease time if using DHCP how long the IP address has been assigned ...

Page 29: ...ess of connected AP Channel No Which wireless channel of connected network Network Type Using ad hoc or infrastructure Link Quality Signal Quality of the Connected Network Signal Strength Signal Strength of the Connected Network Security System The type of security that the wireless network is using ...

Page 30: ... the HMPS2U Description This is an optional setting so you can put in a description of the device for your network settings Storage Access Mode allows for the USB hard drive configuration Server Mode Allows multiple computers in your network to connect to the USB storage device at the same time Device will appear on the network as a shared drive NetUSB Mode Only allows on computer at a time to acc...

Page 31: ...irectly to another WiFI device SSID is the name of the WiFi network you plan to connect to Security If your WiFI network is secure please type in your WiFi password Please make sure the type of security matches exactly with the network Site Survey Setting Click here to scan for available wireless networks to connect to Select your network and click Set or click Rescan to refresh the list ...

Page 32: ...s for push button WPS Press the WPS button on your wireless router access point and then press the Trigger button on this page within 120 seconds The devices will automatically link up and connect wirelessly PIN is to input a pin number If you know the PIN on your WPS settings on your Wireless router access point input in the fields ...

Page 33: ...ssword you must perform Restore Factory Default action by plugging in the power adaptor while pressing the Init button Please refer to the chapter Restore Factory Defaults Administrator enter your desired administrator name New Password enter your desired password Re type Password re confirm the password ...

Page 34: ...t values of the Server or upgrade new firmware you can use the Maintenance tool Restart click this button to restart reboot the Server Factory Default click this button the Server will restore factory default values Download Net Firmware This will open a web browser and take you to www hawkingtech com where you can search for the newest firmware if available Firmware Upgrade click Browse to find t...

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Page 36: ...On Wireless connection connected Off No Wireless connection to network or wireless isn t being used LAN On Network connected Off No physical connection to network or wired connection isn t being used USB 1 4 On USB device connected Blinking Connected USB device error Off No physical connection to USB device 6 2 Firewall If firewall software has been installed on your PC it may block the communicat...

Page 37: ...tor default admin and password default admin 3 Click Maintenance 4 Click Factory Default 5 Click Yes to confirm 7 2 Using Init Button Plug in the power adaptor while pressing the Init button until the USB indicators blink After that plug off the power adaptor and then plug in the power adapter again to restart the Server Finally the Server will operate using the Factory Default values 7 3 Default ...

Page 38: ...7 General Information Server Name HMPS2U TCP IP Automatically get IP by DHCP Enabled Static IP Disabled IP Address 192 168 1 100 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 User Accounts Administrator admin Password admin ...

Page 39: ...ting Servers and display their statuses 3 Select the Server that you want to upgrade the firmware Double click the selected Server to get into the HMPS2U s web page Check the system status page to make sure you need an upgrade 4 Click CONFIG icon 5 Login the Server with Administrator default admin and Password default admin 6 Click Maintenance 7 Click Upgrade Firmware 8 Click Browse button to choo...

Page 40: ...ously blink After that the HMPS2U will do the following tasks A Perform a Factory Default restoration of the HMPS2U which will restore most of the parameters and settings to factory default values B Perform a TFTP server You can upgrade new firmware using any TFTP client tool Note After performing the tasks mentioned above you have unplug and then plug in the HMPS2U so it will complete the task ...

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