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- Page 1 Quatech Model USBN-500NAS Network USB2.0 Device Server Over IP 2-Port USB2.0 Device 2-Port NAS Device USER MANUAL...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
USB Device Server Windows Client User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction:___________________________________________________________________3 2. Windows utility_________________________________________________________________5 2.1. Virtual USB-IP Driver S/W_____________________________________________________5 2.2. Device Mapping:______________________________________________________________6 2.3. Server Manager:______________________________________________________________8 2.3.1. Server Configuration:_________________________________________________________11 2.3.2. Upgrade Firmware.___________________________________________________________14 2.3.3. Restore factory defaults._______________________________________________________15 2.4. Printer Auto-Connect:________________________________________________________15 3. Web Server____________________________________________________________________17 3.1. -
Page 3: Introduction
1. Introduction: The NAS USB-IP Combo solution not only allows you to add storage space onto your home or office network but also allows you to work with the remote USB devices over a local network as if they were connected directly to your local PC. Key Features of the application are •... -
Page 4: Virtual Usb-Ip Driver S/W
3) Device Details Panel: This displays the more verbose information of the server and the device selected on the main window. 4) Log panel: Any event on the USB server creates a log in the Log panel. This helps in continuous monitoring of USB device servers on the network. -
Page 5: Device Mapping
Ethernet port to your Local Area Network. The USBIP Admin utility is capable enough to identify the USB device servers by it’s IP address on the network. As soon as the USB device server box is detected with a specific IP address the Windows automatically invokes a Found New Hardware Wizard to install the drivers for the USB server box. -
Page 6: Server Manager
In the Device mapping Window, all the USB devices are shown as a tree under the USB Server. Right click on any device and click on “Connect” to virtualize that USB device onto your PC as shown below . 2.3. Server Manager: Server manager enables the Administrator to configure the USB device server on the network. - Page 7 The Server Manger also has an option to search for the USB servers on the Network. Right Click on the Server Manager Main window and Click on Search server as shown below . It pops up the ‘Searching for Servers’ dialog and list all the USB device servers on the Network as shown below...
- Page 8 The USB Device Server search is password protected and should be unlocked in order to configure the selected device. On selecting ‘Un-Lock’ the password dialog pops up as shown below. Key in the password in the ‘Password’ dialog. The default password for the USB IP Server is “combo” If the Authentication is successful a ‘Unlock OK’...
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Page 9: Server Configuration
2.3.1. Server Configuration: Server Manager has an option to change Server Configuration settings through USBIP Admin Utility. To open server configuration window right click on the USB device server displayed on the Server Manager Main window and select “Server Configuration” option as shown below. It pops up Server Configuration window as shown below. - Page 10 IP Settings Page: The IP Settings page allows you to modify USB device server IP Address as shown below. The Default IP Address is 192.168.3.22 To modify the IP Address of the USB device server, check the ‘Modify’ box and Select IP Configuration (Select IP configuration Static/DHCP from IP Configuration drop-down box) as shown below.
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Page 11: Upgrade Firmware
After entering IP address, Subnet Mask & Gate Way then click on “save” button. Then USBIP Admin shows progress bar for some time and after it pops up a message box as shown below. Note: Every board in the network is identified by its IP address. The utility treats each IPaddress as unique device. -
Page 12: Restore Factory Defaults
option to upgrade the firmware. Select the file to be upgraded by click on the Browse option in the “Select File” dialog as shown below. A upgrade.tar.bz2 file is required to upgrade the firmware. The upgrade .tar file can be downloaded from our website. -
Page 13: Printer Auto-Connect
Then USBIP Admin Utility pops up a window asking for to continue or not. If we select Ok button it will get default settings. 2.4. Printer Auto-Connect: USB Admin Utility enables Printers be shared between multiple clients making it a bidirectional Print Server. -
Page 14: Web Server
Select the Printer which was connected and Click on “Save” and close the Window. Once the Printer is configured for Auto-Connect mode, It remains free as long as the Printer is connected and becomes “Busy” only when a user prints to the printer connected. Multiple User print jobs will be executed on a time sharing basis. -
Page 15: Network Settings
seen as shown below. 3.1. Network Settings The “Network” tab allows you to configure both wired as well as wireless interfaces. For the wired side we can configure the Static IP manually or set the box to automatically obtain an IP address by setting to the Dynamic (DHCP) mode. -
Page 16: Secure Nas Settings
Select the Server IP Type, and select Static in order to change the IP address, Subnet mask and Default Gateway of the Box. If the choice is made as “Dynamic (DHCP)”, the box will automatically try to get an IP Address from the wireless router available. In the Wireless configuration the application can also list the Wifi access points available in the network in the Wi-Fi Router Name. -
Page 17: Shares Setting
3.2.1. Shares setting: The “Shares” tab is for creating/editing/deleting a share. A share is the partition of the disk that you want others in the network to access. When a disk is connected to the NAS box the partitions and their statistics will be shown in this page. - Page 18 Specify the name in the “Enter a New Share Name” field to create a new share. If you have already created a share then they will be shown in the “Select to Edit Share” and “Select to Delete Share” lists that will allow you to edit/delete the shares. When you click “Create Share”...
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Page 19: Users Settings
Select Partition: Select the partition which you want to access with the given share name. • Comment: Comments that you want to give for a share (optional setting) • Validusers: Give the users separated with commas who are authorized to access this share. If no user is listed then all will have access to that share. -
Page 20: Ipsec Security Settings
3.2.3. IPSec Security Settings In the “Security” tab you can configure a VPN with a client for secure access to the box. The box uses IPSec for establishing a VPN. By default the security will be disabled. Then we have the encryption and authentication settings. The USB device server NAS will support 3DES, AES128, AES192 and AES256 encryption techniques and MD5, SHA1 authentication techniques. -
Page 21: Status Page
The below figure is the “Manual” configuration of Key Management. Here we have to specify the “Encryption Key” as well as the “Authentication Key”. Apart from these we have a SPI (Security Parameter Index) field with which the SA’s (Security Associations) will be identified. The connection status (Disconnected/Connected) will be displayed at the bottom in red. -
Page 22: Virtual Usb-Ip Settings
refresh time interval. The “Active Connections” will display the IP addresses and the PC names that have connected to the NAS box. In the “Kill” column you can close a connection by clicking “X” mark. But the client can re-establish the connection. The “Active Shares”... -
Page 23: Upgrade Page
The status page displays the current status of the USB devices attached. • Device Status: • Vendor Id • Product Id • Class Id • Peer-ip address • Status This status page is updated automatically every 10 seconds and it shows the device connected to the USB Device server board. - Page 24 The Upgrade page allows you to upgrade the firmware. Select the file to be upgraded by click on the Browse option on the Upgrade page as shown below. A upgrade.tar.bz2 file is required to upgrade the firmware.
- Page 25 Click on “upgrade” to upgrade the firmware...
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Page 26: Accessing The Network Drive
A file successfully uploaded message is displayed and the webpage also indicates that the USB device server is restarting to apply the upgraded firmware settings. 4. Accessing the Network drive: Ensure the PC IP Address and Box IP Address is in the same subnet. The network drive will be available on “My Network places”... - Page 27 Shortcut: Goto Programs > Run. Type the box IP address or the USB device server name in the Run Dialog as show below.