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Table of Contents
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INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 3
2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Package Contents .............................................................................................................................. 4
2.2 Product CD ......................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2.1 Start-up Procedures .................................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Physical Description ........................................................................................................................... 4
2.4 Supported USB Devices ..................................................................................................................... 5
3.
BASIC INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Connecting the Hardware ................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 Wireless connection ............................................................................................................................ 6
3.2.1 Preliminary .................................................................................................................................. 6
3.2.2 Set Wireless Configuration Using Control Center ....................................................................... 6
3.3 Assigning an IP Address to the Server ............................................................................................... 9
3.3.1 Preliminary .................................................................................................................................. 9
3.3.2 IP Address ................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3.3 Methods for Setting the IP Address ............................................................................................ 9
3.3.4 Server Names and Server Name Rules ..................................................................................... 9
3.3.5 Setting the IP Address Using DHCP ........................................................................................... 9
3.3.6 Setting the IP Address Using the Control Center ...................................................................... 10
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USING THE USB DEVICE SERVER ...................................................................................... 11
4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 11
4.2 Connect & Disconnect ...................................................................................................................... 11
4.3 Subnet Issue ..................................................................................................................................... 11
4.4 Installation of USB Device Driver ..................................................................................................... 12
4.5 Using the USB Device Server .......................................................................................................... 13
4.6 Auto-Connect Printer ........................................................................................................................ 14
4.7 Network Scanner .............................................................................................................................. 17
4.8 USB Storage ..................................................................................................................................... 19
4.9 Request to Connect .......................................................................................................................... 20
4.10 Quitting the Control Center ............................................................................................................... 21
4.11 Limitations ......................................................................................................................................... 21
5.
FILE SERVER ................................................................................................................... 22
5.1 Preliminary ........................................................................................................................................ 22
5.2 Connecting USB Mass Storage to the Server .................................................................................. 22
5.3 Supported Codepages ...................................................................................................................... 22
5.4 Using Shared Storages by SMB/CIFS Method for Windows ............................................................ 23
5.5 Using Shared Storage by FTP Methods for Windows ...................................................................... 24
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THE SERVER’S WEB PAGES .............................................................................................. 25
6.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 25
6.2 Using the Server’s Web Pages ......................................................................................................... 25
6.2.1 Displaying Server Status ........................................................................................................... 25
6.2.2 Setting up Server Configuration ................................................................................................ 25
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TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................................ 26
7.1 LED Indicators .................................................................................................................................. 26
7.2 Firewall.............................................................................................................................................. 26
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RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULTS ......................................................................................... 27
8.1 Using the Server’s Web Pages ......................................................................................................... 27
8.2 Using Init Button ............................................................................................................................... 27
8.3 Default Parameters List .................................................................................................................... 27
9.
UPGRADE FIRMWARE ...................................................................................................... 28
10. THE INIT BUTTON ............................................................................................................. 29