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Edimax PS-2207SU User Manual

Fast ethernet / wireless 11b/g print server with storage server (nas)
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  • Page 1 User’s Manual Version: 1.0 (February, 2007)
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT Copyright ©2007/2008 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.
  • Page 3 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 4 Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.
  • Page 5 EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    4. Hardware Placement ... 4 Rear Panel ... 4 Front LEDs ... 6 5. Setup Wizard ... 7 6. Print Server Installation... 12 7. FTP/File Server Configuration ... 20 File Server ... 20 FTP Server ... 26 8. Web Management ... 26 Status ...
  • Page 7 8.6.1 Users ...70 8.6.2 File Server ...72 8.6.3 FTP Server...76 8.6.4 Storage Tools ...79 8.6.5 Storage Status...82 Tools ... 83 8.7.1 Configuration Tools ...83 8.7.2 Firmware ...84 8.7.3 Reset ...85...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Storage Server (NAS, Network Attached Storage) allowing user to share files in the storage. When the printer is connected, the device can be a print server allowing user to share printer through the network.

  • Page 9: Product Package

    2. Product Package This package contains the following components: One Print Server with Storage Server (NAS) One Dipole Antenna (PS-2207SUg only) One Power Adapter One Quick Installation Guide One CD-ROM (Including all the software utilities, drivers and User’s Manual)

  • Page 10: Hardware Installation

    3. Hardware Installation Step 1. Connect the server to your LAN network Connect the server to your PC, hub or switch by attached the Ethernet cable to the LAN port of the server. Step 2. Connect the USB devices to the USB ports of the server You could connect the USB mass storage or printer to any one of two ports for files or printer sharing.

  • Page 11: Hardware Placement

    4. Hardware Placement Rear Panel 1) Power Jack Please plug the power adapter attached with the server to the power jack. 2) Antenna Connector (PS-2207SUg only) The antenna connector of the server is reverse SMA connector. It allows you to connecting an external antenna with reverse SMA connector to the server easily.
  • Page 12 Note 2: If you experience extreme problems or you forgot your password, press the Release 1 for longer than 10 seconds and the server will reset itself to the factory default settings (warning: your original configurations will be replaced with the factory default settings) 5) Local Area Network (LAN) The server’s LAN port is where you connect your hubs, switches or routers.

  • Page 13: Front Leds

    On the server’s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the server’s current status. Below is an explanation of each LED and its description. Mode Power Both (Green) WLAN Green Print Server USB Status (Green) FTP/File Server Both (Green) Status...

  • Page 14: Setup Wizard

    5. Setup Wizard This Setup Wizard is for you to configure the server’s IP Address. This wizard can be run in Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP. The following procedures are operated in Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE/Me/2000.) 1. Insert the CD shipped along with the server into your CD-ROM drive. The Autorun.exe program should be executed automatically.
  • Page 15 3. The wizard will search for all the servers within the network and list the connected device in each port of the servers. Please select the server you want to configure and click “Next”. 4. Please enter user name and password to login the server. By default, the user name is “Admin”...
  • Page 16 5. The wizard will try to determine your network settings automatically. If a DHCP Server is present within the network, the wizard will automatically obtain and configure the network settings assigned by the DHCP Server to the server. The assigned IP Address will be shown in the IP Address fields. If no DHCP Server is present within the network, please assign the network settings of the server manually.
  • Page 17 6. Review the network settings of the server. If there is no problem, click “Save” to save the settings and reboot the server. 7. The server is saving the settings and rebooting, please wait for a while.
  • Page 18 8. The configuration is finished. For more settings, please click “Advanced Settings” to get into the web management of the server. Or click “Finish” to close the wizard.

  • Page 19: Print Server Installation

    6. Print Server Installation This server provides a Print Server Setup tool for you to add the network port of the server to your computer automatically. After you have added the network port, you can run the standard “Add Printers” procedures in the Windows to install the printer with the print server.
  • Page 20 3. The “PrintServer Utilities” window will be displayed. Click “Next”. 4. Click “Next” to install the utilities in the default folder or click “Browse” to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the utilities.
  • Page 21 6. The “Remote Port Setup” is for you to add the network port of the print server to your computer. Please click “Add”. 7. Enter the “Print Server Name” and the “IP Address” of the server and also select the port number, then click “OK” to add the print server port to your computer.
  • Page 22 8. The network port of the print server is set completely. Click “Exit”. 9. Click “Finish” to complete the installation.

  • Page 23: Add Printer

    Add Printer After adding a “Network Port” of the print server to your PC, you can follow the procedure described below to add printer to the Windows. Note that following “Add Printer” steps are running in Windows XP, the steps in other Operating Systems are similar.
  • Page 24 4. Select “Local printer attached to this computer” and make sure that “Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer” is not selected. Click “Next”. 5. Choose the suitable “Print Server Network Port” which was created by the installation process and click “Next”.
  • Page 25 6. Select the printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list. 7.
  • Page 26 8. Choose to print the test page or not. It is recommended to print a test page. Click “Next”. 9. You have added the printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”. 10. Now you can start to print from your PC to the print server.

  • Page 27: Ftp/File Server Configuration

    7. FTP/File Server Configuration The server provides FTP/File Server function, which let you share a USB storage device to all PCs in your Intranet/Internet. It supports SAMBA protocol in File Server, let you share files via Network Neighborhood. And also supports FTP Server for your FTP clients to upload/download files from the server.
  • Page 28 3. Set the share folders of the USB storage device, which are allowed to access by authorized users in the “Storage Server” menu of “FTP/File Server” page. Set the following information to identify your USB storage device on the network. Storage Name: By default the storage name is the last 6-digit of MAC ID with prefixes “MS”.
  • Page 29 If you want to set all users have the same authority to share the all folders in the storage, please select “Read & Write”, “Read Only” or “Not to Share” here. Note1: If you have set shared folders and the user’s read/write authority, the “New Storage Default Sharing Policy”...
  • Page 30 4. Access the share folder of the USB storage device. Double click “My Network Places” in Windows. You will find the USB storage device. Note: If you cannot find the device in “My Network Places”, you can click “Start” and select “Run….” Enter “\\IP Address of the server” to access the device.
  • Page 31 Double click the device to logon to the folder. User Name: Please enter the user’s name who has been allowed to access the folder. Password: Please enter the user’s password. Note1: In Windows, multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using more than one user name, is not allowed.

  • Page 33: Ftp Server

    FTP Server To set the USB mass storage or USB Flash Disk as FTP Server for your FTP clients to upload/download files from the server, please follow the procedures below. 1. Open your Web Browser and enter the IP address of the server to logon to the web management of the server.
  • Page 34 3. Set the shared folders of the USB storage device which are allowed to access by authorized users in the “FTP Server” menu of “FTP/File Server” page. Please assign the shared folders and the user’s read/write authority. User: Select the user who has the right to access the FTP Server. Path: Designated the shared folder path.

  • Page 35: Web Management

    8. Web Management This server can be configured and managed on the Web. Through Local Area Network, or even Internet, administrator can easily configure and manage the server’s various main functions in browsers. Simply enter the server’s IP address into your browser’s address field to start the configuration. The default IP Address, User Name and Password settings of the server are as follows.

  • Page 36: Status

    Status The status of the server will be displayed here. You can find the information including system time, firmware version, network settings and the USB port status.

  • Page 37: Basic

    Basic 8.2.1 Time Zone The Time Zone allows your server to refer the time configured here. This information is used for recording files’ created and modified date in the FTP/File server. Parameter Description Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. Set Time Zone The server will set its time based on your selection.

  • Page 38: Password

    8.2.2 Password You can change the password required to log into the server's web-based management. By default, the password is “1234”. Parameters Description Enter your current password for the remote Current Password management administrator to login to your server. By default, the password is “1234”.

  • Page 39: Network

    Network 8.3.1 IP Address Settings You can configure the server to automatically get IP Address from DHCP server or manually specify static IP Address. The IP Address of the server must be set to have the same network segment within your network environment or connected computer.
  • Page 40 Parameters Description If there is a DHCP Server within your network, please Obtain an IP select to obtain an IP Address from DHCP Server. Then Address the DHCP server will assign a unique IP Address to Automatically your server. If you want to set the server’s IP Address manually, Use the following please select this option.

  • Page 41: Dhcp Server

    8.3.2 DHCP Server This server has a built-in DHCP Server. If the DHCP Server is enabled, it will automatically give your LAN clients a unique IP Address, also include Default Gateway and DNS Server IP Address if you have designated. Parameters Description A default gateway is a node (a router) on a network that...
  • Page 42 Parameters Description The End IP is the last IP Address assigned to the LAN End IP client. By default, the “End IP” is “192.169.2.200” Domain Name You can specify a Domain Name for your LAN. In the Lease Time setting you can specify the time period that the DHCP Server lends an IP Address to Lease Time your LAN clients.

  • Page 43: Wireless

    Wireless (PS-2207Sug only) If you want to use the server through wireless LAN, please set up the server through Ethernet first and make sure your wireless LAN setting is correct. After setting the wireless LAN, unplug the Ethernet cable and restart the server, then you can start to use the server through wireless LAN.
  • Page 44 Parameters Description You can select “Auto”, Enable” or “Disable” to manually configure the wireless function. Auto – “Auto” is the default setting of the server. At this mode, the server will automatically decide to enable or disable the wireless function. When the server starts up, it will auto-detect if the LAN port is connected to an active network by an Ethernet cable.
  • Page 45 Parameters Description 2.4GHz (B) – This server can be compatible with both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless devices. If there are only 802.11b wireless devices in the network, you can set the server to this mode. 2.4GHz (G) – This server can be compatible with both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless devices.
  • Page 46 Site Survey Tool From the “Site Survey”, all the networks nearby will be listed. You can select the network you want to connect and click “Done”. Parameters Description The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The SSID name of SSID the access points/routers/stations nearby will be listed here.

  • Page 47: Security

    8.4.2 Security This server supports 64/128-bit WEP data encryption that protects your wireless network from eavesdropping. It also supports WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK security, which provide stronger security level for your wireless network.

  • Page 48: Wep

    8.4.2.1 WEP Parameters Description Encryption Select “WEP” encryption type. You can select “64 bit” or “128 bit” length for the data Key Length encryption security but worth communication performance. You can select “Hexadecimal” or “ASCII” format for the Key Format encryption key.
  • Page 49 Parameters Description Select the default key from the key1 to 4. The default key will be used to encrypt the transmission data from the server. Note: The default key on the wireless device that you want to connect and the server can have different default WEP keys as long as the keys are in the same Default Key order.

  • Page 50: Wpa-Psk

    8.4.2.2 WPA-PSK Parameters Description Encryption Select “WPA pre-shared key” encryption type. WPA-PSK is suitable for home and small business. It uses TKIP for data encryption. When “WPA-PSK” is selected, please enter 8-64 characters as the “Pre-Shared Key”. WPA Unicast WPA2-PSK is also for home and small business. The Cipher Suite difference between WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK is that WPA2-PSK provides data encryption via the AES.
  • Page 51 Parameters Description Pre-shared Key You can select “Passphrase” or “Hex (64 characters)” Format format for the WPA pre-shared key. Enter 8 to 64 digits as you select “Passpharse” format or 64 digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) as you Pre-shared Key select “Hex”...

  • Page 52: Advanced

    8.4.3 Advanced You can set advanced wireless LAN parameters of this sever. The parameters include Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Data Rate, Preamble Type, etc. It is recommended that do not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on this server. Parameters Description Fragment Threshold specifies the maximum size of...
  • Page 53 Parameters Description There are several data rates including Auto/1/2/5.5/11/6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps for you to Data Rate select. When the “Auto” is selected, the device will choose the most suitable transmission rate automatically. The preamble defines the length of the CRC block for communication among wireless devices.
  • Page 54 Parameters Description This sever supports specific ways to increase the data transfer rate at a time; compress the data and decrease the waiting time to send the next data to the Access Point or Router, this feature (known as Turbo Mode) enables higher throughput than IEEE 802.11g standard.

  • Page 55: Print Server

    Print Server The server supports print server function by default. It supports LPR/IPP printing protocols. These two protocols allow users to connect to printers via TCP/IP for printing sharing. By using LPR protocol, the computer with Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003, MAC OS 9.x above and Linux/Unix operating systems can use the protocol to share printing in the network.
  • Page 56 Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003, MAC OS 9.x above and Linux/Unix operating systems can use the protocol to share printing in the network. The name of the print server. You can use this name to Print Server identify the print server when you are searching for the Name print server by the Windows utilities.

  • Page 57: Lpr Printing

    LPR setup process in Windows 2000/XP/2003, MAC OS 9.x and Linux/Unix. Note: It is recommended that running the Print Server Setup Tool in Windows operating system when you want to install the print server. Please refer to Chapter 6.
  • Page 58 4. Select “Local Printer attached to this computer” and click “Next”. 5. Choose “Create a new port” and “Standard TCP/IP Port”. Click “Next”.
  • Page 59 6. Please make sure that the print server and the printer have turned on and connected to the network correctly before you continue. Click “Next”. 7. Enter the IP Address of the print server in the “Printer Name or IP...
  • Page 60 8. Select “Custom” and click “Settings”. When you have finished the settings at step 9, click “Next” to continue. 9. Select “LPR” and enter “lpt1” for printer attached in USB Port 1 or “lpt2” for printer attached in USB Port 2 in the “Queue Name”, click “OK”.
  • Page 61 10. Click “Finish”. 11. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list.
  • Page 62 12. Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not. Click “Next”. 13. You have added the network printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”.

  • Page 63: Mac Os

    8.5.1.2 MAC OS LPR Printing (Line Printer Remote technology) allows Macintosh computers to connect to printers via TCP/IP. LPR Printing can be set up on any Macintosh with version 9.x above. MAC 10.4.x To enable LPR Printing in Macintosh 10.4.x, please follow the procedures below.
  • Page 64 MAC 10.3.x To enable LPR Printing in Macintosh 10.3.x, please follow the procedures below. 1. In the Desktop, click “System Preferences”. 2. Click “Print & Fax”.
  • Page 65 3. From the “Print & Fax” screen, click “Set Up Printers…”. 4. Click “Add” to add the new server through TCP/IP.
  • Page 66 5. Enter the “Printer Type”, “Printer Address” and “Queue Name” and select the “Printer Model” to setup the server. Click “Add” to continue. Printer Type: LPD/LPR Printer Address: Input the IP Address of the server Queue Name: The queue name of the server is “lpt1” or “lpt2”. Printer Model: Select the Printer Model that is attached to the server.
  • Page 67 6. The server is installed completely. You can see it in the “Printer List”. 7. You can print a file to check whether the server is installed successfully.

  • Page 68: Linux/Unix

    8.5.1.3 Linux/Unix The server is available for TCP/IP printing by Unix/Linux LPD (Line Printer Daemon) protocol. This section explains how to set the server with the LPD protocol in the Unix/Linux system. The following procedures are running in the Fedora Core 4 system. 1.
  • Page 69 3. Click “Forward”. 4. Set the printer queue name and the short description of the printer and click “Forward”. 5. In the following screen, please configure as below. Then click “Forward” to continue. Select a queue type: Select “Network Unix (LPD)” as the queue type. Server: Enter the IP Address of the server, for example: 192.168.2.253.
  • Page 70 6. Select the printer manufacturer and model and click “Forward”.
  • Page 71 7. Please review the settings. If the settings are no problem, click “Finish” 8. To print a test page and apply all the settings, please click “Yes”. 9. If the test page is printed without problem, please click “Yes”. If it is failed to print, please click “No”...

  • Page 72: Ipp Printing

    The server can support IPP printing in Windows 2000/XP/2003 by default. By using the IPP printing, you can share the printer to all the PC’s that can access the print server by IP. You can even share your printer to Internet users.
  • Page 73 4. Select “A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer”. Click “Next”. 5. Select “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network” and enter the URL of server. The URL format is “http://IP Address of the Server:631/Queue Name”.
  • Page 74 6. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list.
  • Page 75 7. Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not. Click “Next”. 8. You have added the network printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”.

  • Page 76: Ftp/File Server

    FTP/File Server The server provides FTP/File Server function which let you share a USB storage device to all PCs in your Intranet/Internet. It supports SAMBA protocol in File Server, let you share files via Network Neighborhood. And also supports FTP Server for your FTP clients to upload/download files from the server.

  • Page 77: Users

    8.6.1 Users This page allows you to add/edit/delete users for FTP/File server. Parameters Description Click “Add” and fill the information in the “Add a New User” page to add a new user for FTP/File server. You can select any user in Users list and click “Edit” to Edit modify the profile.
  • Page 78 Add/Edit Users Parameters Description User Name Enter the user name of this user. Description Enter the description for this user. Set the password for the user to logon to the USB mass Password storage. Confirm Re-type the password of this user for confirmation. Password Click <Save>...

  • Page 79: File Server

    8.6.2 File Server You can add/edit the File Server name, shared folders and sharing policies for sharing files via “My Network Places”. Parameters Description Name The File Server name that shows in “My Network Places”. The workgroup that the server will be joined in “My Workgroup Network Places”.
  • Page 80 Parameters Description Click “Delete All” to delete all the shared folders in Shared Delete All Folders list. Delete Click “Delete Selected” to delete the selected shared Selected folders in Shared Folders list. Reset Click “Reset” to reset selection in Shared Folders list. You can set a default sharing policy (Read &...
  • Page 81 Add/Edit Shared Folder Parameters Description Folder Name Define the shared folder name. Click “Browse” to open the explorer window to select the Shared Folder’s shared folder path or click “Share all folders in storage” to Path share the whole storage. Here you can assign some users with read/write authority for this shared folder.
  • Page 82 Parameters Description Here you can assign the read/write authority for this shared folder. You can select “Read Only” for read only Authority sharing or select “Read & Write” to give users full access right. Description Fill the share comments for this share item here. Click <Save>...

  • Page 83: Ftp Server

    8.6.3 FTP Server You can add/edit shared folders and sharing policies for sharing files via FTP service. Parameters Description Click “Add” and fill the information in the “Add/Edit FTP Folder” page to add a new shared folder for FTP server. Select any shared folders in FTP Folders list and click Edit “Edit”...
  • Page 84 Parameters Description Set the maximum concurrent users for the FTP server. Max Users The range is from 1 to 20. Set the time slice for FTP server waits to disconnect a Idle Time FTP client when a FTP client is inactive. The available idle time is 1-10 minute(s).
  • Page 85 Parameters Description Here you can assign the read/write authority for this shared folder. You can select “Read Only” for read only Authority sharing or select “Read & Write” to give users full access right. Click <Save> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. Note: You can not set sharing policy here for folders in NTFS partitions.

  • Page 86: Storage Tools

    8.6.4 Storage Tools You can use the storage tools here to format, add or remove partitions in the storage attached to USB Port 1. Note1: It is recommended that use the Storage tools to partition and format the USB storage that you want to share in the network (usually the disk is brand new or no need to move to other PC environment).
  • Page 87 Parameters Description By clicking this button, the system will partition and format Auto Partition & the USB storage device in USB port 1 to FAT 32 file Format system automatically. Partition The partition names in the USB storage device. Size Total available space of this partition.
  • Page 88 Auto Partition & Formatting The storage tool will partition and format the USB storage device in USB1 port according to the following rules. 1. It partitions the USB storage device to a partition with 160GB size and formats to FAT32 file system. 2.

  • Page 89: Storage Status

    8.6.5 Storage Status This Page shows the status of attached USB storage devices. Parameters Description To safely remove the USB storage device, please click Unplug “Unplug”. Partition The partition names in the USB storage device. Size Total available space of this partition. Total used space of this partition.

  • Page 90: Tools

    Tools 8.7.1 Configuration Tools This page allows you to backup or restore the settings, and reset to factory defaults. If you want to backup the settings, please click “Save” and designate the file path where you want to save the settings. To restore the settings, please click “Browse”...

  • Page 91: Firmware

    8.7.2 Firmware You can upgrade new firmware of this server in this page. Click “Next” and enter the file name and the path of the firmware in the appropriate field or click “Browse” button to find the firmware file on your computer. Click “Apply” and the firmware will be updated in several minutes.

  • Page 92: Reset

    8.7.3 Reset If the server stops responding correctly or stop functioning, you can perform reset to reboot the server. Your settings will not be changed. To perform the reset, click on the “APPLY” and you will be asked to confirm the decision.

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