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- Page 1 USB Device Server User Manual Model Number: US-H1C, US-H3, US-H6, US-H6C, US-H9, US-H12 Installation Guide Coolgear, Inc. Version: 1.0 Date: 02/2 /202...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents INTRODUCTION ....................4 FEATURES ......................5 SPECIFICATIONS ....................6 US-H1 ........................6 US-H1C ........................7 US-H3 ........................8 US-H6 ........................9 US-H6C ........................ 10 US-H9 ........................11 US-H12 ........................ 12 INSTALLATION ....................14 When Working as a Normal USB Hub (not sharing USB devices) ......14 When Sharing USB Devices to a Network (via internet/LAN/WAN) ...... - Page 3 “Status” Button ....................42 “Refresh” control button ................. 42 “Minimize” control button ................43 HOW TO SHARE USB DEVICES VIA THE INTERNET ..........44 Sharing the USB Devices on Local Network First ..........44 Checking the IP Address for Server Computer............44 Port Forwarding to Shared USB Device ..............
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Page 4: Introduction
1. INTRODUCTION This USB over Ethernet hub, is an innovative, robust providing the capability of USB devices network sharing across any network including Ethernet, WAN, VLAN, VPN and the Internet. The USB devices connected can be accessed and shared over Ethernet by multiple remote client computers. -
Page 5: Features
2. FEATURES • Empowers USB ports with USB device networking and sharing functionality • USB over Ethernet Device Hub allows USB devices to be accessed and shared by multiple client computers over networks or across the internet • Network-enables remote USB peripherals and devices as if they were connected directly to the local PC •... -
Page 6: Specifications
3. SPECIFICATIONS US-H1 The tables below show the hardware specifications of the US-H1: Function Specification USB 2.0 480Mbps (high speed), USB 2.0 USB Data rates 12Mbps (full speed) and USB 1.1 1.5Mbps (low speed) Downstream One USB A type female connector Ports Upstream One USB A type male connector... -
Page 7: H1C
US-H1C Function Specification USB 2.0 480Mbps (high speed), USB 2.0 USB Data rates 12Mbps (full speed) and USB 1.1 1.5Mbps (low speed) Downstream One USB A type female connector Ports Upstream One USB type C male connector USB Port Status... - Page 8 US-H3 Function Specification USB 3.1 Gen. 1 5Gbps (super speed), USB 2.0 USB Data rates 480Mbps (high speed), USB 2.0 12Mbps (full speed) and USB 1.1 1.5Mbps (low speed) Downstream Three Ports Upstream Power LEDs Port Status Three Output Voltage (per port) +5VDC Output Current (per port) 900mA maximum...
- Page 9 US-H6 Function Specification USB 3.1 Gen. 1 5Gbps (super speed), USB 2.0 USB Data rates 480Mbps (high speed), USB 2.0 12Mbps (full speed) and USB 1.1 1.5Mbps (low speed) Ports Downstream Six Type-A connectors Upstream One Type-B connector LEDs Power Port Status Output Voltage (per port) +5VDC...
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Page 10: H6C
US-H6C Function Specification USB 3.1 Gen. 1 5Gbps (super speed), USB 2.0 USB Data rates 480Mbps (high speed), USB 2.0 12Mbps (full speed) and USB 1.1 1.5Mbps (low speed) Ports Downstream Four Type-A and two Type-C connectors Upstream One Type-B connector LEDs Power Port Status... - Page 11 US-H9 Function Specification USB 3.1 Gen. 1 5Gbps (super speed), USB 2.0 USB Data rates 480Mbps (high speed), USB 2.0 12Mbps (full speed) and USB 1.1 1.5Mbps (low speed) Ports Downstream Nine Type-A Female USB Upstream One Type-B connector LEDs Power Port Status Nine...
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Page 12: H12
US-H12 The tables below show the hardware specifications of the US-H12: Function Specification USB 3.1 Gen. 1 5Gbps (super speed), USB 2.0 USB Data rates 480Mbps (high speed), USB 2.0 12Mbps (full speed) and USB 1.1 1.5Mbps (low speed) Ports Downstream Twelve Upstream... - Page 13 System Requirements Any Windows PC with an available USB port and USB compliant operating system such as Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, ME, 2000, Windows Server 2016. Note: The USB devices sharing function is available on computers with Windows OS and Linux.
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Page 14: Installation
4. INSTALLATION This USB over Ethernet hub is a plug-and-play device that can function as a normal USB hub on your PC system or share USB ports in a network (Internet/LAN/WAN) under a Windows OS computer system through USB Device Sever software program. Any USB devices connected to the USB ports of USB over Ethernet hub can be accessed from anywhere in the world (via internet) as if it were attached directly to the remote server computer. - Page 15 3. Connect your USB devices to the downstream ports on USB over Ethernet hub. The green/yellow USB status LED will illuminate when your USB devices have connected to the USB ports successfully. 4. Insert the software CD into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. 5.
- Page 16 7. After you click “Next”, you will see following information. Click on “Next” and the “Ready to Install” message appears. Click “Install” to install USB Device Sever software program.
- Page 17 8. After you click “Install” to install USB Device Sever software, you will see the following information. 9. When the message “Completing the USB Device Sever Setup Wizard” appears, click “Finish” to restart the computer and finish the USB Device Sever software program installation.
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Page 19: Running Usb Device Sever Software To Share Usb Devices
5. RUNNING USB Device Sever SOFTWARE TO SHARE USB DEVICES Connect your PC to a Network First, connect your PC to a network (Internet/LAN/WAN) environment . This can be a free Ethernet port on your DSL router, Ethernet Hub/Switch, or an 802.11n router/base station. -
Page 20: Running Usb Device Sever Software Program In Server Mode
Running USB Device Sever Software Program in SERVER mode Once you have started up the USB Device Sever software program, you will see the USB over Ethernet hub green power LED will illuminate (red -> green) and the main window as shown below. The main window consists of two toolbars (SERVER and CLIENT). - Page 21 After clicking any USB device connected to the USB over Ethernet Hub, the “Share” button will become available. Note: USB Device Sever software program must not be closed to be able to continue sharing devices. Please consider using the “Minimize” button described in the later sections.
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Page 22: Share The Usb Devices To Network
Share the USB Devices to Network To share the USB device to a network (Internet/LAN/WAN), click the “Share” button and a “Share Device” control panel for this USB device will appear. Following shows the “Share Device” control panel:... -
Page 23: Share The Usb Device Automatically
Share the USB Device Automatically You can share the USB device automatically; under “Share Device” control panel to click “Share” button and the USB Device Sever software program will set the TCP port number automatically. After clicking “Share” you will see the “Share success!” message. Click “Ok” to finish the USB device sharing setup. -
Page 24: Share The Usb Device With Manual Options
Note: The share USB device process resembles sharing your USB device to other users on the network. However, unlike file sharing, A USB device become inaccessible for local usage once it is shared. Click on the “USB X port HUB” again to display all the USB devices connected to the USB over Ethernet Hub. - Page 25 Under “Network options” option, you can set TCP port number manually, from TCP port by inputting the TCP port number, which will be used in connection. You can also enable traffic encryption by ticking the encryption box . It is recommended for security reasons. All data sent will be encrypted, although it may slightly slow down the communication speed.
- Page 26 Under “Description” option, you can enter a text to add a description for your shared USB device. After sharing this USB device, the client computer will be able to see the description next to the USB device. After finishing all option settings and clicking “Share”, you will see the “Share success!”...
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Page 27: Get Status For Shared Usb Device
After sharing USB device successfully, the buttons “UnShare” and “Get Status” becomes available. Get Status for Shared USB Device Click the “Get Status” button to get the status of shared USB device. When this USB device is not being used by other users on the network, it will show “waiting for connection/49666 (TCP port number)”. -
Page 28: Un-Share The Usb Devices
Un-share the USB Devices To un-share the USB device from a network (Internet/LAN/WAN), click the “UnShare” button to make this USB device inaccessible remotely. After clicking “UnShare”, the USB Device Sever software program will be restarted and the USB device will be available locally. -
Page 29: Connect To Remote Usb Devices
6. CONNECT TO REMOTE USB DEVICES Install USB Device Sever Software Program in Client Computer 10. Insert the software CD into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. 11. Open files in the CD and double click “USB_Server_Setup.exe” to install USB Device server software program. 12. - Page 31 14. After you click “Install” to install USB Device server software program, you will see the following information. When the message “Completing the USB Device server Setup Wizard” appears, click “Finish” to restart the computer and finish the USB Device server software program installation.
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Page 32: Running Usb Device Server Software Program In Client Computer
Running USB Device server Software Program in Client Computer Please connect your client computer to a network (Internet/LAN/WAN) environment . Double clicks the shortcut icon of “USB server” on your client computer to launch USB Device server software program. When you start the program for the first time, your Windows OS will prompt you for Firewall access. -
Page 33: Running Usb Device Server Software Program In Client Mode
Running USB Device server Software Program in CLIENT Mode The USB Device server software program client mode can discover USB Device server installed in your local network automatically, in most cases there is no need to specify remote IP address or the hostname of the USB Device servers. Select the correct USB Device server from the list in order to connect to the remote shared USB devices. - Page 34 The main window consists of two toolbars (SERVER and CLIENT). Select “CLIENT” for connect to remote shared USB devices. After selecting “CLIENT” you will see all USB Device servers with their IP addresses on the left of the main window, which displays all USB Device servers discovered on the network.
- Page 35 After you click any remote shared USB device shared by the USB Device server, the “Remove”, “Status”, “Connect” buttons become available.
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Page 36: Connect Remote Shared Usb Devices To Your Computer
Connect Remote Shared USB Devices to your Computer To connect the remote shared USB devices to your computer (client), click the “Connect” button to connect this remote shared USB device, and you will see a “Connect success!” to indicate success. This may take a while depending on the speed of your client computers, and the speed of your network. - Page 37 To check the remote shared USB device, please click on this remote shared USB device again. You will see that this shared USB device is connected to your computer and the “Disconnect” button is available. Other computers in the same network will also see this remote shared USB device connected to your computer and will not be able to connect to this remote shared USB device unless you disconnect it.
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Page 38: Disconnect Remote Shared Usb Devices From Your Computer
Disconnect Remote Shared USB Devices from your Computer To disconnect a remote shared USB device from your computer, click the “Disconnect” button to disconnect this remote shared USB device from your computer, and you will see a “Disconnect success!” message to indicate success. Click “Ok” to finish disconnecting the remote shared USB devices from your computer . -
Page 39: Other Buttons In Client Mode
Other Buttons in CLIENT Mode “Add Server” Button If the USB Device server is not detected automatically, for example, when USB Device server is in a different subnet, you can search for it manually. Click “Add Server” and enter host name or IP address of the USB Device server, then click “OK” to finish adding a remote USB Device server manually. -
Page 40: Add Device" Button
“Add Device” Button You can also use the “Add Device” button, in case you know the IP address of remote USB Device server and the TCP port number, on which a USB device is shared. Click “Add Device”, enter IP address of the remote USB Device server, and the TCP port number of the remote shared USB device in “Manually add shared device”. -
Page 41: Remove" Button
Click “Connect” to connect to this unknown USB device, and you will see a “Connect success!” message to indicate success. Click “Ok” to finish connecting to the “Unknown” USB device into your computer . After connecting the “Unknown” USB device into your computer successfully, it will change to a remote shared USB device with device description, and the “Disconnect”... -
Page 42: Status" Button
“Status” Button Click the “Status” button to get the status of shared USB device. When the USB device is connected to USB Device server, the status will show “added/ 192.168.31.215:5020 (“192.168.31.215” is IP address of USB Device server and “5020” is TCP port number of USB device)”. “Refresh”... -
Page 43: Minimize" Control Button
“Minimize” control button You can click on the “Minimize” button to minimize the window of USB Device server software program to the system tray. After clicking on “Minimize”, you will see “Minimize to Tray” message and the window of USB Device server software program will move to the system tray. -
Page 44: How To Share Usb Devices Via The Internet
7. HOW TO SHARE USB DEVICES VIA THE INTERNET USB over Ethernet hub can share USB devices over the Internet, allowing you to use the shared USB devices anywhere in the world when connected to the Internet. Sharing the USB Devices on Local Network First To share a USB device via Internet, please first refer to page 15~20 and share your desired device on the local network. -
Page 45: Port Forwarding To Shared Usb Device
Port Forwarding to Shared USB Device Port forwarding is a way to make a computer on your home or business network accessible to other computers on the internet, even though they are behind a router; Port forwarding needs to be set up in your router, and the method may differ depending on the brand and model of your router. -
Page 46: Usb Device Server Software Uninstallation
8. USB Device server SOFTWARE UNINSTALLATION Uninstalling USB Device server Software Program To uninstall USB Device server software program, click the "Start" button and navigate to “Control Panel”. Choose "Uninstall a program" under “Programs”. After you click “Uninstall a program”, a list of all your installed programs will be shown. - Page 47 When you click on “Uninstall”, a message will ask “Are you sure you want to completely remove USB Device server and all of its components?”. Confirm by clicking “Yes”. When uninstalling USB server software program, you will find the following message. After successfully removing USB Device server software program, a message stating that “To complete the uninstallation of USB Device server, your computer must be restarted.”...
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