IOGear GUIP204 manual

1 GUIP204 Part No. M1057 Installation Installation Guide 4 ports USB Net ShareStation[...]

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3 T able of Contents Introduction 4 About this Manual 5 Features 6 Package Contents 7 System Requirements 8 Physical Description 9 Hardware Installation 10 Software Installation - XP 13 Connecting to a USB device 18 Connecting to a USB Printer / Multifunction Printer 20 Disconnecting a USB device 22 Request to Disconnect 23 Software Installation - [...]

4 5 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the IOGEAR GUIP204 4-ports USB Net Shar eStation (hereafter r eferred to as “USB Net ShareStation”). The USB Net Shar eStation is designed to connect your All-In-One/Multifunction devices, standard printers, and USB storage devices (har d drives, ash drives, and memory card r eaders) to your network,[...]

4 5 About this Manual This manual provides intr oductory information as well as detailed instructions on how to set up and manage the IOGEAR GUIP204 4-port USB Net ShareStation in various network envir onments. T o fully benet from this document, you should be familiar with basic networking principles. The instructions described in this manual a[...]

6 7 Features Share 4 USB devices thr ough your home or ofce network • Wirelessly share your USB devices through your wir eless router . • Share an external hard drive, ash drive or memory car d reader with multiple users over your network • Share a USB webcam over a network • Enjoy music stored on any networked PC with a USB speaker* [...]

6 7 Package Contents V erify that nothing is missing from the package by using the checklist below . Please contact your dealer if anything is missing or damaged. All packing materials are r ecyclable. Please conrm the items in the package below: 1 x 4-port USB Net ShareStation 1 x User Manual 1 x Software CD 1 x Power Adapter 1 x W arranty/Regi[...]

8 9 System Requirements Computer: CPU of 1.7GHz and above • Minimum 512MB RAM • Windows XP/Vista • Available Ethernet port in home/ofce network • Support Devices: Printer or Multi-function printer with USB connection* • External USB hard drive • USB speaker* • USB webcam* • USB ash drive • USB memory card r eader • USB pri[...]

8 9 USB connection LED 1. USB port 2. Power Adapter Port 3. Network Port 4. Reset Button 5. USB ports 6. Physical Description Ethernet Reset 12Vdc 5A 1 2 3 4 5 2[...]

10 11 *Make sure that your USB devices ar e switched off and that the server’ s power adapter is disconnected. 1. Connect your USB device to any one of the USB ports of the USB Net ShareStation. Hardwar e Installation Ethernet Reset 12Vdc 5A[...]

10 11 2. Connect the USB Net ShareStation server to the r outer or switch with the included Ether net cable. Ethernet Reset 12Vdc 5A[...]

12 13 3. Connect the power adapter to the USB Net ShareStation server . The USB connection LED will turn on and the USB Net ShareStation is correctly connected to the network. Ethernet Reset 12Vdc 5A[...]

12 13 Software Installation - XP 1. Insert the Software CD into your computer . A splash screen should appear with a menu of options, including the option to install the appropriate USB Net ShareStation softwar e, access the User Manual, or Exit out of the splash menu. T o install the appropriate USB Net ShareStation softwar e, click the installati[...]

2. The installation wizard will start the installation process, select the language you like to install the software as, then click “ OK ” to continue. 3. When the installation completes, click “ Finish ” to close the installation wizard.[...]

15 4. On your desktop you will see a new IOGEAR icon called “ Launch IOGEAR Net ShareStation ”, double click the icon and it will bring up the IOGEAR Net ShareStation server conguration utility . 5. Once the IOGEAR utility is launched Windows will prompt you with a “ Found New Hardwar e Wizard ” window . Y ou will need to complete the wi[...]

16 17 6. Click on “ Install the software automatically (Recommended) ” and click on Next to continue. 7. Windows will install the necessary drivers for the USB Net ShareStation.[...]

16 17 8. Select Finish to complete the Found New Hardwar e Wizard . 9. Once you are nished with the Found New Hardwar e Wizard , the IOGEAR util- ity will show up and display all the active USB Net ShareStations connected on your network. In this screen, you will see the product listed as “ IOGEAR GUIP204 – 567890 (192.168.10.59) ”. The ?[...]

18 19 Connecting to a USB device 1. Connect the USB cable on your USB device to one of the USB ports on the USB Net ShareStation, and make sure both the USB device and the USB Net ShareStation are power ed on. The USB device will then show up on the IOGEAR Net ShareStation utility underneath the “ IOGEAR GUIP204.. ” as a GREEN icon . The green [...]

18 19 2. Select the USB device that you will want to connect and click on the “ Connect ” button at the bottom 3. Once the 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 [...]

20 21 Connecting to a USB Printer / Multifunction Printer 1. Connect the USB cable on your printer or multi function printer to the IOGEAR GUIP204 and make sure your printer is powered on. Y ou will then see the connected printer show up in the IOGEAR Net ShareStation utility underneath the “ IOGEAR GUIP204… ” Select the printer from the list[...]

20 21 2. The printer will be detected as if it was plugged directly into your computer . 3. If this printer is connected to your computer for the rst time, then you will need to complete the setup wizard for the printer software and driver installation. Please follow the wizard to setup the printer . Make sure you have the correct CD or drivers [...]

22 23 1. T o disconnect a USB device, simply click on the connected USB device on the list of the utility software, and pr ess the “Disconnect” button. The device will then no longer stay connected to your computer , however , you may re-connect the USB device again once the icon becomes GREEN . Disconnecting a USB device[...]

22 23 1. If a USB device is being used by another computer on your network, a RED icon will be displayed in front of the device name. Y ou will not have the option to disconnect the device, however , you may send a courtesy message to request that the other user disconnect/release the device. 2. T o send the courtesy disconnect message, right click[...]

24 25 The chart list below shows what each colored icon means in the conguration softwar e. USB device is available and ready to be connected The device is not connected but has some type of problem such as out of ink USB device has been established and is now connected Error with USB device. Example: out of paper USB device is in use by another[...]

24 25 Software Installation - VIST A 1. Insert the Software CD into your computer . A splash screen should appear with a menu of options. Click on “ Windows Vista installation ” to set up the USB Net ShareStation on Windows Vista 2. Click OK to start the installation process[...]

26 27 3. During the driver installation a Windows Vista security message will appear . Select “ Install this driver software anyway ” to continue. 4. Click on Finish to complete the installation process.[...]

26 27 5. Once the installation process has been completed you will need to go to the Network window to congure the USB Net ShareStation. T o do so, click on the Vista logo on the lower right corner of your screen and select Network from the right hand side of the menu.[...]

28 29 6. The USB Net ShareStation icon will appear under other devices on the Network window . If the USB Net ShareStation or any other network icons in the network window do not appear , then a message will show up across the network scr een indicating that Network Discovery is turned off.[...]

28 29 7. T o turn Network Discovery on, right click on the message, then select “ T urn on network discovery and le sharing ” from the list. Once Network Discovery has been enabled you will be able to see the USB Net ShareStation icon under Other Devices .[...]

30 31 8. Select “ Y es, tur n on network discovery and le sharing for all public networks ”.[...]

30 31 9. Right click on the USB Net ShareStation “ IOGEAR GUIP204… ” icon, and select “ Install ” to begin using the USB Net ShareStation. 10.Click on the blinking window at the system tray which is prompted by the “ User Account Control ” permission window . Click “ Continue ” to proceed with the installation.[...]

32 33 11.After the driver installation has been completed the “ IOGEAR GUIP204… ” icon will change to a new product image. If the new product image icon does not change, press “ F5 ” to r efresh the Network window . After driver installation the device icon will change. Y ou are now ready to use the USB Net ShareStation Note: It is recomm[...]

32 33 Connecting to a USB device in Vista 1. After you have successfully installed the USB Net ShareStation driver , connect the USB cable of your USB device into the USB port on the USB Net ShareStation, and make sur e both the USB device and the USB Net ShareStation ar e powered on. 2. When the USB device is connected, the USB Net ShareStation wi[...]

34 35 3. Right click on the USB device that you will want to connect and select “Connect” to establish the connection. Y ou will see the device driver is installing and the status will show at the bottom right corner on your system tray . This message will go away once the drivers have been installed. After the installation is completed, the US[...]

34 35 1. Connect the USB cable of the USB hard drive to the USB port on the USB Net ShareStation, and make sur e both the USB hard drive and the USB Net Shar eStation are power ed on. Right click on the device icon and select Connect to connect to the device. Then right click again on the device icon and select “My Computer” to bring up My Comp[...]

36 37 T o safely disconnect a USB device under the Network window , right click the USB device icon and select “Disconnect” from the menu. Once the USB device has been disconnected, it will no longer be connected to your computer , and you can unplug the USB cable of the USB device from the USB Net ShareStation. If you would like to reconnect t[...]

36 37 If you would like to use a USB device that is being occupied by another user you may send a courtesy message asking the user to disconnect. Y ou may do this by right clicking on the USB device icon that you will like to use and selecting “Request Remote to Disconnect.” A message will then be sent to the user requesting that they disconnec[...]

38 39 NOTE: after a system reboot, you might not be able to connect to any USB device for a short period of time. When right clicking on a device, you will see the following message instead of the option to “Connect.” Depending on the performance of your PC and the number of active USB Net ShareStations on your network, it may take up to 3 minu[...]

38 39 Setting the Polling Interval Widows -XP The polling interval will allow the conguration utility to pull information from your network to nd out the status of all the connected USB Net ShareStations and USB devices. By default, this feature is not automatically congur ed. Y ou may set a time so that the server will perform the polling[...]

40 41 8. T o access web management interface in XP , in the IOGEAR Net ShareStation utility , select the USB Server on the list, and click on the “ Cong ” button. W eb Management Interface[...]

40 41 2. T o access web management interface in VIST A, in the Network window , right click on the “ IOGEAR GUIP204… ” icon, and select “ View device webpage .”[...]

42 43 3. The left panel of the web management interface provides a list of dif ferent options to choose from. Device Status: Displays the current USB device info and will tell you which computer a USB device is connected to. The interface is limited to support up to 4 USB devices.[...]

42 43 Network: Y ou can change the network settings according to your network specications. If you would like to give the USB Net ShareStation a static IP addr ess, you will need to Disable DHCP in the “ DHCP Setting ” menu. Once DHCP is disabled, enter the desired IP addr ess on the IP address eld along with the subnet mask and click the[...]

44 45 Upload Firmware The rmware link will allow you to upload the latest rmwar e on the USB Net ShareStation server . Click on “ Browse ” to specify the rmwar e location on your PC. Once the location path of the rmware has been set, click “ Submit ” to begin the update. For all the latest rmware updates, please visit http://[...]

44 45 Reset Device The Reset Device window will allow you to reboot the USB Net Shar eStation server . Please note that if the USB Net ShareStation has a set passwor d, you will need to enter it into the password eld box.[...]

46 47 Allows you to restor e the USB Net ShareStation back to factory default. Please note that if the USB Net ShareStation has a set passwor d, you will need to enter it into the password eld box. Factory Default[...]

46 47 Password Change Y ou can add or change an existing password on the USB Net ShareStation in this window . By default the USB Net ShareStation does not come with a default passwor d.[...]

48 49 F AQ 1. How come I cannot connect to my USB device to my computer through the USB Net ShareStation? Make sure the USB device functions normally when you plug it into your PC via USB cable. • If the USB device, such as USB printer or multi-function printer , requires a driver , please make sure you • have installed it on the computer you w[...]

48 49 15.21 Y ou are cautioned that changes or modications not expressly approved by the part r esponsible for compliance could void the user’ s authority to operate the equipment. 15.105(b) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are de[...]

50 51 Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause interference and 2) this device must accept any interference, including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation of the device. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontr olle[...]

50 51 CE Statement This device has been tested and found to comply with the requir ements set up in the council directive on the approximation of the law of member states r elating to EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, Low V oltage Directive 73/23/EEC and R&TTE Dir ective 99/5/EC.[...]

52 53 Should you requir e any technical assistance, call toll-free: 866-9-IOGEAR (866-946-4327) or visit our website at http://www .iogear .com for the latest product information and support les. This document is subject to change without prior notice. Customer Support[...]

52 53 IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR’S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT , INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESUL TING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT , DISK OR ITS DOCUMENT A TION EXCEED THE PRICE P AID FOR THE PRODUCT . The direct vendor makes no warranty or r epresentation, expr essed, implied, or statutory with respect to the cont[...]

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