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NetUSB-400i

Edition: October 2009

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Page 3: Table Of Contents
....3.1.1 Connect the NetUSB-400i USB Server to your Network ... .
Page 4: List Of Figures
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Page 6: Introduction
10/100Mbps Ethernet network running TCP/IP. By adding this USB Server to LAN, you can network-enable the USB devices and break 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.
Page 7: Speciﬁcation
2 Speciﬁcation 2 Speciﬁcation The NetUSB-400i USB Server provides: RJ45 Ethernet to 4 USB ports. Allows USB Devices to be used and shared by client PCs over LAN. 4 USB 2.0 High Speed Ports up to 480Mbps speed. Full 500mA power provided to each USB port.
Page 8: Installation Instructions
Ethernet port on your DSL Router, Ethernet Hub/Switch, or an 802.11n Router/base station. If you do not have a network, you can connect the NetUSB-400i USB Server directly to the Ethernet port on your computer, using a so-called Cross-Over cable.
Page 9: Installing The Windows Usbip Admin Utility Software
The USBIP Admin Utility is started every time a user logs on to his account. The software is used to administer and conﬁgure the NetUSB-400i USB Server on the network. Double click the icon on the system tray to view the full screen mode of the PC client application as shown in ﬁgure 6.
Page 10: Windows Utility
Example: If a USB Pen Drive, USB Audio device, USB 1.1 Webcam and a USB DVD-ROM drive are connected to NetUSB-400i, then PC 1 can access the Pen Drive, PC 2 can access the Audio device, PC 3 can access the Webcam and ﬁnally PC 4 can access the DVD-ROM drive. The Pen Drive can be accessed by PC 2, PC 3 or PC 4, once PC 1 relinquishes the connection.
Page 11: Server Manager
Each of the panels can be switched oﬀ by View in the Menu bar. 4.1 Server Manager The Server Manager (ﬁgure 7) enables the Administrator to conﬁgure NetUSB-400i USB Servers on the network. Select Server Manager in the Function Panel.
Page 12: Usbip Server Manager
Search Servers from Server Manager in the Menu bar. Figure 8: USBIP Search Servers The Searching for Servers dialog pops up and lists all the NetUSB-400i USB Server devices on the network (ﬁgure 9). After some seconds it automatically closes, and the detected servers are listed in the Main Window.
Page 13: Usbip Searching Servers
Figure 10: USBIP Admin Utility Unlock Server On selecting Unlock the password dialog pops up (ﬁgure 11). Key-in the password in the PassWord dialog. The default password for the NetUSB-400i USB Server is usbip. Figure 11: USBIP Enter Password If the Authentication is successful an Unlock successful dialog appears. Now the USB Server can be conﬁgured for various settings as given in section 4.1.1.
Page 14: Server Conﬁguration
The Server Manager has an option to change Server Conﬁguration settings through USBIP Admin Utility. To open the server conﬁguration window select the the NetUSB-400i USB Server displayed on the Server Manager Main window and click the Server Conﬁguration button. You may also right-click on the server and select the Server Conﬁguration option (ﬁgure 13), or use the function...
Page 15: Basic Settings
NetUSB-400i. Figure 17: USBIP IP Settings To modify the IP Address of the NetUSB-400i, check the Modify box and select the IP Conﬁguration as DHCP or Static from the drop-down list (ﬁgure 18). Note: When the Firmware is newly installed, the USB Server will have default IP Address as 192.168.3.22.
Page 16: Password
Note: Every board in the network is identiﬁed by its IP address. The USBIP Admin Utility treats each IP address as a unique device. Even if only the IP Address of the NetUSB-400i is modiﬁed it treats the same NetUSB-400i as a diﬀerent device.
Page 17: Usbip Upgrade Firmware Option
Browse button in the Select File dialog (ﬁgure 22) and click on the Transfer button. Figure 22: USBIP Select Firmware Upgrade The client utility will check for the version of Firmware currently available on the box and compares the version number with the version of the update ﬁle. October 2009 NetUSB-400i User Manual...
Page 18 Important Note: The Upgrade might take a minimum of 5 to 8 minutes to upgrade the total image on the NetUSB-400i. Do not power-oﬀ the USB Server or remove the network cable during the Firmware Upgrade. The Boot status LED halts and stands solid again after the ﬁrmware upgrade is completed.
Page 19: Restore Factory Defaults
The Search by MAC ID Quick conﬁguration utility enables the user to search the box by its MAC- ID. With this feature, one can detect and conﬁgure the IP Settings of the NetUSB-400i USB Server that is present in the same physical network (same LAN).
Page 20: Usbip Search By Mac-Id
A QuickConﬁgDlg pops up prompting whether the Application to be added to the Windows Fire- wall Exception List. The search for the NetUSB-400i USB Server devices is performed by UDP, usually the Windows Firewall of XP SP2 (or later) blocks the reception of such data. Therefore the USBIP Admin Utility oﬀers to add itself to the list of allowed applications.
Page 21: Usbip Standard Search
4.1. Figure 28: USBIP Standard Search User can either select the NetUSB-400i USB Server from the list or enter the MAC address of the NetUSB-400i USB Server whose network settings are to be conﬁgured. The user needs to key-in the MAC address of the NetUSB-400i USB Server in the ﬁelds provided as MAC Address.
Page 22: Device Mapping
The Windows USBIP Admin Utility is capable enough to identify the NetUSB-400i USB Servers by their IP address on the network. As soon as the NetUSB-400i is detected with a speciﬁc IP Address Windows automatically invokes a Found New Hardware Wizard to install the drivers for the USB Server.
Page 23: Using Your Usb Devices On The Network
4.4 Using Your USB Devices on the Network In this section, you will learn how to use your USB devices via the NetUSB-400i USB Server. Note: These instructions are intended to help you connect a USB device (i.e. printer, scanner, etc.) to the NetUSB-400i USB Server for the very ﬁrst time.
Page 24: Automatic Functions Per Usb Device
Figure 32: USB Ports and LED Tech Note NetUSB-400i only: On top of each USB port is a green LED light (for a total of 4 lights). These LED lights indicate whether or not your USB device is supported in the current software/ﬁrmware.
Page 25: Auto Connect Mode
NetUSB-400i is power cycled. Network Link Loss can happen whenever a network cable gets unplugged at USB Server side or a cable is unplugged at client PC side. The Auto Reconnect feature is enabled by default for every new device plugged to the NetUSB-400i USB ports (ﬁgure 34).
Page 26: Printer Auto-Connect
Figure 36: USBIP Printer AutoConnect Listed are the printers known to your system, which have previously been installed by connecting them to the NetUSB-400i. Select the printers you want to share, 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.
Page 27: Device Request
USB device at a time. In a multi-user network, multiple PC clients can use the USB devices connected to a NetUSB-400i USB Server product. These users can connect to USB devices one at a time only, and users wanting to claim a speciﬁc USB device will have to wait for the other user to relinquish the connection.
Page 28: Operation Without User Intervention
4.5.1 Auto Start when the User logs on This software allows to start the Device Mapping once the software itself is started. Figure 40: Select options From the File Menu select the settings option. 1.0.00.27 October 2009 NetUSB-400i User Manual...
Page 29: Auto Start Without A User Logged On
It is necessary to use a workaround. This is described here. First conﬁgure a user account on the server responsible for management of USB devices connected to NetUSB-400i USB Server. The system administrator account will do. Using this account prepare the conﬁguration as described in 4.5.1...
Page 30: Netusb-400I Usbip Web Server
The NetUSB-400i provides an administrative web interface for the USBIP Server. A web server running on NetUSB-400i USB Server allows the administrator to view and change some of the key conﬁguration of NetUSB-400i USB Server. The web interface has four conﬁguration pages and a home page.
Page 31: Network Page
5.2 Network Page On the Network Page you can conﬁgure the Static IP, Subnet Mask, and Gateway manually or set the NetUSB-400i USB Server to automatically obtain an IP address by setting to the Dynamic (DHCP) mode. Figure 43: Network Page...
Page 32: Status Page
Important Note: The Upgrade might take a minimum of 5 to 8 minutes to upgrade the total image on the NetUSB-400i USB Server. Do not power-oﬀ the box or remove the network cable during the On Windows it may be easier to use the USBIP Admin Utility for upgrade...
Page 33: Log Page
Server Solution. The LEDs determine the USB Server and Device status on the USB Server. Figure 47: USBIP LED Ready LED “RDY”: The yellow (ready) LED indicates the Boot status of the USB server as well as acts as an indicator while NetUSB-400i USB Server is upgrading its ﬁrmware. October 2009 NetUSB-400i User Manual...
Page 34: Power Led "Pwr
LED: The yellow Activity LED is ON when data is transmitted. 6.2 Hardware Restore Factory Default Button The NetUSB-400i USB server Firmware also supports Hardware Factory Default button to restore the default settings (like IP Address). The factory default push button is pressed for 10 seconds then it will restore the default settings of the USB Server.
Page 35: Hardware Reset Button
6 Additional Information 6.3 Hardware Reset Button The NetUSB-400i USB server supports Hardware Reset Button to reset the hardware. When the Hardware Reset Button is pressed for a short duration it will reset the NetUSB-400i USB server system. Figure 49: Reset Button 6.4 Network Information...
Page 36: Server Software Components
However no general guarantee can be given for all devices. In case of doubt the user has to check himself. 7 Troubleshooting Make sure communication with the NetUSB-400i software is not blocked. Check out the list of used communication (6.4.2 above), and conﬁgure your ﬁrewall software to allow these.

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