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  • Page 1 ENNUS1 USB-OVER-NETWORK SERVER User Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Supported USB Devices.................. 3 CHAPTER3 BASIC INSTALLATION ....................4 Connecting the Hardware................4 Assigning an IP Address to the ENNUS1 Server ..........4 3.2.1 Preliminary ..................... 4 3.2.2 IP Address ....................... 4 3.2.3 Methods for Setting the IP Address..............4 3.2.4 Server Names and Server Name Rules ............5 3.2.5 Setting the IP Address ..................
  • Page 3: Chapter1 Introduction

    This manual provides introductory information as well as detailed instructions on how to set up and manage ENNUS1 server in various network environments. To fully benefit from this document, you should be familiar with basic networking principles. Should you require any technical assistance, please contact your product reseller. Or you can visit our website at http://www.encore-usa.com...
  • Page 4: Chapter2 Product Overview

    Status Indicator blinks to indicate network activity. USB Indicator is lit while a USB device connects to the USB Port of ENNUS1 Server. If it is not lit, or if it blinks, there is a problem with the USB device or the ENNUS1 Server.
  • Page 5: Chapter3 Basic Installation

    3.2.3 Methods for Setting the IP Address You can set the IP address of your ENNUS1 Server using one of the following methods, depending on your network operating environment: Automatic IP Address Assignment Manual IP Address Assignment...
  • Page 6: Server Names And Server Name Rules

    3.2.4 Server Names and Server Name Rules The default server name of the Server is “ENNUS1”. If you have multiple Servers in your local area network, to avoid using the same server names you have to change the server names by using the Control Center. If your server name is longer than 15 characters, the Server uses only the first 15 characters.
  • Page 7 Click the “CONFIG” button and enter the ENNUS1 Server’s administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin). After you login successfully, the “general setting” web page appears.
  • Page 8 Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. If you choose Automatically get IP by DHCP, you can use desired DNS by clicking the Manual DNS button and manually assigning a DNS. Click Submit to save your settings. And the ENNUS1 Server will reboot. You have now finished configuring the IP address.
  • Page 9: Chapter4 Using The Ennus1 Server

    ENNUS1 server on the network and change its IP address to be the same subnet as your PC. If the ENNUS1 server and your PC are not in the same TCP/IP subnet, Control Center will show the ENNUS1 server in green, as in the following...
  • Page 10: Installation Of Usb Device Driver

    You must change the IP address (or using DHCP) of the ENNUS1 server so that the ENNUS1 server and your PC are in the same subnet. To do this, please double-click on the ENNUS1 server, and the following window will appear. Change the IP setting to make ENNUS1 server and your PC within the same subnet.
  • Page 11 When the installation program asks you to plug-in the USB device, run the “Control Center”. In the Control Center, click the ENNUS1 server that has the desired USB device attached. Click the desired USB device as in the following figure.
  • Page 12: Using The Ennus1 Server

    Using the ENNUS1 Server A. In the Control Center, click the ENNUS1 server that has the desired USB device attached. Click the desired USB device. Click the “Connect” button. Then the message “Manually Connect by your_computer_name” will appear. Now, the PC will detect the newly connected USB device. The “connect” operation is a software operation that simulates an actual USB device plug-in.
  • Page 13: Auto-Connect Printer

    Control Panel’s “Printers and Faxes”. Follow the steps below to do a NetUSB auto-connect printing. A. In the Control Center, click the ENNUS1 server that has the desired printer (or MFP) attached. B. Click the desired printer (or MFP).
  • Page 14 The following window will appear. D. Choose the desired printer. The desired printer must be the Windows printer (this is a logical printer) that matches the printer attached on the ENNUS1 server (this is a physical printer). Then click the “Apply” button.
  • Page 15: Network Scanner

    “Auto-Connected Printer List”. Network Scanner For NetUSB scanning, we recommend you use Network Scanner as the following steps. A. In the Control Center, click the ENNUS1 server that has the desired MFP (or scanner) attached. B. Click the desired MFP (or scanner).
  • Page 16 C. Click the “Network Scanner” button. Then you can see that the Control Center 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 17: Usb Storage

    E. Follow the usual steps to do scanning. After the scanning, close the “Auto-Connect Scanner” window. At this moment, Control Center will automatically do a disconnect. USB Storage When you connect a USB storage, as in the following picture, a new disk will appear on your PC.
  • Page 18: Request To Connect

    USB storage device. Request to Connect If users always use auto-connect printer and network scanner, ENNUS1 server will automatically and properly do connect and disconnect. However, if a USB device is manually connected by a user, nobody else can connect and use that device.
  • Page 19: 4.10 Limitations

    At this moment, the user on the TEST1 computer will see the following window, indicating that another computer – TEST2 is requesting to use the HP printer. The user can choose to accept or reject. If accepted, the Control Center on TEST1 will automatically disconnect the device and the Control Center on TEST2 will automatically connect that device.
  • Page 20: Chapter5 The Control Center

    Chapter5 The Control Center This chapter describes how to use the Control Center. Installing Control Center 1. Insert the included CD into the personal computer. The Autorun screen as in the following should appear. 2. Click Install Application button. 3. Click Next to continue through each installation step. 4.
  • Page 21: Using The Control Center

    Using the Control Center You can use the following tools to help you use the ENNUS1 server: Configure Server: go to the server’s web pages to configure the highlighted ENNUS1 server. Auto-Connect Printer: set auto-connect printer. Please refer to section 4.6 for details.
  • Page 22: Chapter6 The Ennus1 Server's Web

    The ENNUS1 Server’s Web Pages Introduction The ENNUS1 server runs the http server on TCP port: 80. Users may use the web pages to see the ENNUS1 Server’s system status and configure the ENNUS1 Server. Using the ENNUS1 Server’s Web Pages 6.2.1...
  • Page 23: Setting Up Ennus1 Server Configuration

    6.2.2 Setting up ENNUS1 Server Configuration To set up the ENNUS1 Server configuration, click on the “CONFIG” icon and then the system will request user to enter administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin) to login. General Configuration Server Information: You have to set the Server Name, which is the name to represent the ENNUS1 Server.
  • Page 24 Maintenance If you want to restore factory default values of the ENNUS1 Server or upgrade new firmware, you can use the Maintenance tool. Restart: click “Yes” button to restart (reboot) the ENNUS1 Server. Factory Default: click this button, the ENNUS1 Server will restore factory default values.
  • Page 26: Chapter7 Troubleshooting

    If firewall software has been installed on your PC, it may block the communication between the PC and the ENNUS1 server so that the ENNUS1 server cannot work properly. To solve this problem, either disable the firewall or configure the firewall to...
  • Page 27: Chapter8 Restore Factory Defaults

    Chapter8 Restore Factory Defaults You may restore the ENNUS1 Server’s default parameters by one of the following methods. Using the ENNUS1 Server’s Web Pages 1. Go to the ENNUS1 Server’s web page and click CONFIG 2. Enter administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin).
  • Page 28: Default Parameters List

    Default Parameters List Server Information Server Name: ENNUS1 TCP/IP Automatically get IP by DHCP: Enabled - Manual DNS: None (Disabled). Static IP: Disabled - IP Address: 192.168.1.100 - Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 - Default Gateway: none - DNS Server: none User Accounts...
  • Page 29: Chapter9 Upgrade Firmware

    3. Click Open Image to open your new firmware. Please note that you must configure your PC’s TCP/IP such that PC and the ENNUS1 Server belong to the same LAN, e.g. PC’s IP is 192.168.1.xxx and subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 30: Chapter10 The Init Button

    The Init Button The Init button is used for maintenance: Simultaneously press Init button and turn on (by plugging in the power adaptor) the ENNUS1 Server until the USB LED blinks. The ENNUS1 Server will now do the following tasks: A.

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