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Longshine LCS-US104 manual

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    Network USB over IP Server With 1-USB2.0 Port User Manual V1.1 1[...]

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    T ABLE OF C ONTENTS C OPYRIGHT ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 5 P RODUCT O VERVIEW ......[...]

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    T rademarks Windows 2000/XP/Vista are regist ered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright No part of this publication ma y be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative (such as translation, transforma tion or adaptation) without the express [...]

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    1. Introduction Product Overview The Network USB over IP Servers enhance capab ility by letting you place your USB devices at convenient locations directly on the Ether net network. It’s designed to connect your USB printers, MFP, and USB storage devices to your network, allowing all network users access to these USB devices remotely. Network Man[...]

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    2. Connect the Network USB over IP Server to the router or switch/ HUB with the Ethernet cable. 3. Connect the power adapter to the Network USB over IP Server. When the Link LED lights up, the Network USB over IP Server is correctly connected to the network. 6[...]

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    2. The Software Installation For Windows 2000/XP Users 1. Insert the setup CD into your computer . A welcome screen should appear with a menu of options, including the option to install the pr oper Network USB over IP Server software, access the User Manual, or Exit out of the welcome menu. 2. The inst allation wizard will start the inst allation p[...]

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    5. The setup utility will show up and display all the active Network USB over IP Servers on your network. In this screen, you will see the product listed as “ USB over IP Server-8810C0(192.168.0.21) ”. The “8810C0” is the last 6 digit s of the Network USB over IP Server ’s MAC address, and the “ 192.168.0.21” is the Network USB over I[...]

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    1. Connect the USB cable on your USB device to the USB port of the Network USB over IP Server , and make sure both the USB device and the Network USB over IP Server are powered on. The USB device will t hen show up on the Network USB over IP Server utility as a green icon. The green icon indicates that the USB device is ready to be connected. If fo[...]

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    3. Once the USB device has been connected, the green icon( ) will turn orange( ) to indicate that the connection has been established. The USB device now becomes available on your computer , and you can use this USB device as if it was directly connected to your computer . 10[...]

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    Connecting to an USB Printer or Multi-functional Printer 1. Connect the USB cable on your printer or mult i-functional printer to the Network USB over IP Server and make sure your printer is powered on. Y ou will then see the connected printer show up in the USB over IP Server set up utility . Select the printer from the list and click on the “ C[...]

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    Note: If your printer does not s how up on the list, please try to disconnect and reconnect the printer to the USB port of the Network USB ov er IP Server. Also, please make sure the Network USB ove r IP Server and y our p rinter are p owered on. 2. The printer will be detected as if it was plugged directly into your computer . 3. If this printer i[...]

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    Note: Please refer to your printer user manual on how to setup your printer on the computer. Connecting to an USB HUB 1. If you have more than one USB device that you would like to share over your network, you may add an USB HUB(4-port maximum) to the Network USB over IP Server . 2. Connect the USB cable of the USB HUB to the USB port on the Networ[...]

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    setup utility will automatically display the connected USB device(s). If you do not see the USB device(s) that are connected, press “ Search ” button to refresh the list. Note: If your USB device does not show up on the list, please try to disconnect and reconnect the USB device to the USB HUB. Also, please make sure the Network USB over IP Ser[...]

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    Request to Disconnect 1. If the USB device is being used by another computer on your network, a red icon( ) will be displayed in front of the USB device name. Y ou will not have the option to disconnect the USB device; however , you may send a c ourteous message to request that the other user disconnect/release the USB device. 15[...]

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    2. T o send the courteous message, ri ght-click on the USB device and select “ Request Disconnect ”. A message will then be sent to the user requesting that they disconnect from the USB device. 16[...]

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    Note: If the occupying user denies this request, then you will not be able to send any further requests to the same user for 5 minutes. This is to prevent any user from flooding the occu py in g user will multi p le re q uests within a short p eriod of time. The chart list below shows what each colored icon means in the configuration software. 17[...]

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    Setting the Polling Interval 1. The polling interval will allow the setup utility to pull informati on from your network to find out the status of all connected Network U SB over IP Server and USB devices. T o configure the polling interval, in the utility , click on File -> Settings -> Polling Interval . 2. Y ou may set a number in the “ S[...]

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    2. A Server Setting window will be displayed. Y ou may set the DHCP(default), IP address and password. Moreover , you can upgrade t he firmware and reboot the Network USB over IP Server . 19[...]

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    For Windows Vista Users 1. Insert the setup CD into your computer . A welcome screen should appear with a menu of options, including the option to install the pr oper Network USB over IP Server software, access the User Manual, or Exit out of the welcome menu. 2. Click “ OK ” to start the inst allation process 3. During the driver inst allation[...]

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    4. Click on “ Finish ” to complete the inst allation process. 5. Once the inst allation process has been completed, an “Launch USBoverIP Server” icon will be shown on Desktop. Double click on it for the first time exec ution. Windows V ista will pop up a firewall setup window , please choice “Unblock”. 21[...]

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    7. After finishing Firewall setup, USBove rIP utility will finish the setup procedure automatically . Connecting to an USB Device 1. After you have successfully inst alled the Netw ork USB over IP Server driver , connect the USB device to the USB port of Network USB ov er IP Server and make sure both the USB device and the Network USB over IP Serve[...]

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    3. Right-click on the USB device that you w ant to connect to and select “Connect” to establish the connection. Y ou will see the devic e driver is installing and the status will show at the bottom right co rner on your system tray . Th is message will disapear once the drivers have been installed. After the inst allation is completed, the USB [...]

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    sure the power adapter of the U SB HUB is plugged in and powered on. Note: Network USB over IP server can only support up to 4 USB devices through an USB HUB and certain USB devices require a direct connection to your computer in order to function at full ca p acit y . 24[...]

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    3. WEB Management Interface For Windows 2000/XP/Vista Users T o Access WEB management interface in Wi ndows 2000/XP/Vist a, in the USB over IP Server setup utility , select the “USB over IP Server” and double click, OS will open the browser automatically and load the management webpage. WEB Page Description The left p anel of the WEB management[...]

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    Setup: You can add or change any existing password on t he Network USB over IP Server in this window. By default, the Network USB over IP Se rver does not come wit h a default password. Y ou can change the network settings according to your network specification. If you would like to give the Network USB over IP a static IP address, you will need t[...]

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    Rest art: The Restart window will allow you to reboot the Network USB over IP Server. Please note that if the Network USB over IP Server has a set password, you will need to enter it into the password field box. 27[...]

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    4. Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions 1. Why can’t I connect my USB device to my computer through Ne twork USB over IP Server? ● Make sure the USB device functions normally when you plug it into your computer via USB cable. ● If the USB device, such as USB printer or mult i-functional printer, r equires a driver, please make sure you [...]