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  • Page 1 Edition: September 2012...
  • Page 2 TITAN Electronics Inc. Trademarks TITAN and the logo is a registered trademark of TITAN Electronics Inc. in Taiwan. Microsoft, Windows, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server, Windows 7, Windows 8 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brands are property of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Installation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Running USB Server Program ---------------------------------------------------- 8 System Firewall ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Main Dialog Box ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Status of NetUSB-400i USB Servers and Devices ----------------------------------------- 13 Accessing a Device ----------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Server Configuration --------------------------------------------------------------- 18 Change Password----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 Configuration with the Utility ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 23...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    USB to Ethernet Server to LAN, you can network-enable the USB devices. It breaks the traditional five-meter USB cabling distance limitation. By this implementation, USB devices connected to NetUSB-400i can be made available to remote clients over LAN- without a locally attached host PC.
  • Page 5 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual  Supports IP addressing: Static and DHCP.  LEDs for system/ Ethernet/ USB ports.  Field-upgradeable firmware.  Supports “Reset” button for system reset.  Supports “Default” button for configuration to default setting.  Industrial metal case.

  • Page 6: Installation

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Installation Note: The default configuration for the NetUSB-400i USB server is DHCP enabled. If the USB server is not able to get an IP address from a DHCP server, it will use the IP address 169.254.10.10.
  • Page 7 The NetUSB-400i USB Server hardware installation is now complete. Please proceed to the NetUSB-400i Utility software installation instructions. The NetUSB-400i utility Setup is an Install Shield based application, which can be used for installing, uninstalling and upgrading the NetUSB-400i Software.
  • Page 8 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Then follow the instructions of the wizard to complete the installation process. Once the installation is complete, the NetUSB-400i utility shortcut is placed on the desktop as well as in the system tray as shown in the figure below.

  • Page 9: Running Usb Server Program

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Running USB Server Program To start the USB Server program, double click the shortcut icon of the USB Server on the Desktop. This would bring up the main dialog as shown below.

  • Page 10: System Firewall

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual System Firewall When you start the program for the first 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.
  • Page 11 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Windows Vista Firewall Alert If your system is running Windows Vista, please make sure you “Unblock” the program.
  • Page 12 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Windows 7 or 8 Firewall Alert If your system is running Windows 7 or Windows 8, 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...

  • Page 13: Main Dialog Box

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Main Dialog Box Once you have start up the program and grant it access through the firewall, you will see this main dialog box. The main dialog box consists of a Control Menu (File, Options, View and Help), a tree...

  • Page 14: Status Of Netusb-400I Usb Servers And Devices

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Status of NetUSB-400i USB Servers and Devices The tree view also tells you the status of all the NetUSB-400i USB Servers and devices that are discovered on the network. An inaccessible USB Server will not show up on the list.
  • Page 15 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Occupied by Yourself When you are connected to a device, the green icon turns into an orange icon to signify the establishment of the connection.
  • Page 16 Please check your network settings. However you can still change its network settings. Unsupported Device NetUSB-400i USB server does not support some of the devices. A stop sign icon as shown will identify such device. Of course, connecting to an unsupported device is not...

  • Page 17: Accessing A Device

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Accessing a Device To connect to a USB device, please select 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.
  • Page 18 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual If you select a connected device on the UI, you can see that the “Connect Device” button is 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.

  • Page 19: Server Configuration

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Server Configuration You can configure the settings of the NetUSB-400i USB Servers via the web-based UI. Select the target USB Server on the tree view and click on the “Open Web Page” button. Or, you can right-click of Server icon to bring up the web-based configuration...
  • Page 20 This is the main page showing the Status of the USB Server. You can see the important information about the NetUSB-400i USB Server and the device(s) connected to it. The four links at the left-hand side take you to different pages with other information about USB Server or functions you can perform.
  • Page 21 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Network Information and Setting This page displays the current network setting of the USB Server. It provides links to the pages where you can perform special actions. You can change the network setting according to your need. If you would like to give this USB Server a static IP, select “Disable”...
  • Page 22 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Server Reset Clicking on this link takes you the page show below: Click on the “Submit” button with the correct password entered will reboot the USB Server. If no password has been set, then simply click on “Submit” button to perform...

  • Page 23: Change Password

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Change Password Clicking on this link takes you to the password update page below: To change the password, you must first enter the current password. Then enter the new password, and enter it again for confirmation. Click on “Submit” to set the new password.

  • Page 24: Configuration With The Utility

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Configuration with the Utility 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 USB Server icon to bring up this menu, and select “Setting Server”.
  • Page 25 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual You might be prompted to enter password if one has been set. If not, you will immediately see the above dialog. Sever Name: This field allows you change the Server name. DHCP: When this field is checked, your USB Server acquires IP address automatically (DHCP mode).
  • Page 26 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Backup Firmware: this function is a fail-save mechanism for the Update Firmware function. Just browse to where you want to save the backup file and click on “Save” to save the file. Firmware: update firmware with this function. Use “Browse” button to choose Update the firmware to update.

  • Page 27: Featured Functions

    Featured Functions Connect Automatically for Printing This is another one of our very convenient functions provided by NetUSB-400i. What this function does is that when you send a printing task to this printer, it detects this printing task and automatically connects this printer to print out the document.

  • Page 28: Create A Shortcut On Your Desktop

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Create a Shortcut on Your Desktop This function creates a shortcut on your Desktop that, when double clicked, starts up an application and connects a targeted USB device at the same time. This function is...
  • Page 29 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Connect this device when application starts When enabled, this function automatically connects the target device 15 seconds after the application starts running. If you are using a USB hub connected to the USB Server, the device connected to that USB hub won’t be automatically connected. The devices must be connected directly to the USB ports on the USB Server.

  • Page 30: Auto Disconnect Usb Device

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Auto Disconnect USB Device These functions are designed to prevent the case when one user connected a Printer, or Storage device, but forgot to disconnect when he or she is done with the device.
  • Page 31 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual When these two functions are enabled, you will see this message when you connect a Storage device or a printer:...
  • Page 32 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual When the Idle time is up and the device has been disconnected, you get another notification: NOTE: This function might not work with Storage 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.

  • Page 33: Device Property

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Device Property Clicking on the “Device Properties” to bring up the Device Property dialog box.
  • Page 34 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual “Device Property” dialog box displays information of the USB device. If the device is occupied, it also displays the occupying PC name and the IP of the PC occupying it. This dialog box provides a quite useful function. Check the “Launch a program when this device connects”...

  • Page 35: Quit

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Quit The Quit function exits the program.

  • Page 36: Options

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Options Language You can change the utility’s language with this option. The default language would be the same as your system’s language.
  • Page 37 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Server Settings Server: Same function as the “Setting Server” option by right clicking the Setting Server icon menu. (see page 18) Run USB Server When PC Starts Up: This utility automatically runs when your system starts up.
  • Page 38 NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Device Settings Connect Device and Disconnect Device: Connects and disconnects the selected 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.

  • Page 39: Search

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Search When you are in need of knowing the status of all the USB servers and USB devices immediately, use the “Search” button. Clicking on the “Search” button triggers the program to immediately poll the network for...

  • Page 40: View

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual View The tree view in the main dialog 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:...

  • Page 41: Help -> About

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Help -> About “About” option brings up a dialog box with legal and other relative information displayed:...

  • Page 42: Additional Information

    The “PWR” (Power) LED indicates the NetUSB-400i is power on. “RDY” (ready) LED: The “RDY” (ready) LED indicates the NetUSB-400i is working fine and booted properly. USB Port Status LEDs: The USB Port LEDs indicate the USB ports status. When green LED is on, the USB port is ready for use.

  • Page 43: Hardware Restore Factory Default Button

    NetUSB-400i USB Server User Manual Hardware Restore Factory Default Button The NetUSB-400i USB server supports Hardware Factory Defaults button to restore the default settings (like IP Address). The factory default push button is pressed for 5 seconds then it will restore the default settings of the USB Server.

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