ShareHub Device Server Version 1.00 (English)
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1. a Insert the CDROM into the CD drive and run the autorun program b Follow the instructions of the installation program to install driver c When the installation program asks you to plug in the USB device run the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center d Inthe ShareHub Device Servers Control Center click the ShareHub Device Servers that has the desired USB device attached e Click the desired USB device as the following figure PROLINK R ShareHub Device Servers Control Center System Tools About Ze Auto Connect Connect Printer age PPS2101 192 168 42 65 MFF Hewlett Packard HF Lasenlet P2015 Series Lig Mass Storage SanDisk Cruzer Blade aL Network Scanner f Click the Connect button Then the message Manually Connect by your_computer_name will be shown as the following figure PROLINK R ShareHub Device Servers Control Center system Tools About i 1 oo oe T ri Auto Connect Disconnect Printer PPS2101 192 168 42 65 Ga MFF Hewlett Packard HF Laserdet P2015 Series Manually Connected by ALE iga Mass Storage SanDisk Cruzer Blade Network Scanner g Now the installation program will detect the USB device and continue to install driver h After the installation is completed click the USB device in the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center and then click the Disconnect button to disconnect the USB device Now the d2. PROLINIC www prolink2u com MODEL NO PPS2101 PPS2101N PPS2104N PPS2101 PPS2101 PPS2104 ShareHub Device Server Version 1 00 English BEFORE GETTING STARTED This QIG is designed to aid you to get started with the device If you experience problems following these guides or need further information pertaining to the device please visit our website at www prolink2u com All specifications are subject to the manufacturer s configuration at the time of shipping and may change without prior notice written or otherwise LELIKE TLE OTR OPC CS crre E E S E E E E ES 1 L IVE OCI CUO IN sissien E EEA EEE EEE AAT EAE EEAS ER 1 1 1 About 3 Models Described in this Manual s sessssssssssssssssssssrrssesssrssrrrsssssrssrrrsesssssrerreeesssssrerreessssseereeessseseeeeeee 1 DAOC OV SOW aac oc se chee sess Np ence deesss ps nee erage astes esc dee sae abees Goes acaeee oso aleesequntecinesteesessenaneees 2 Zale PACK ASS CORE i Settee coca dete crac va E E A A E eancaeeamuoedenstauneteicunnts 2 Da MN roar cca esa cise ssid nee asses Saeed nano eee asia E E nis uaceo anne eos E Er A AE E E 2 2 2 1 Se POC OC SS craanc carte cats cinco ec a arorasieattanstateaptansne nctsdac doteeseue tase hiee dated cum tan E E 2 2 2 2 PNY Se Dec O er AT T A A TE 2 2 2 3 SUpported USB DEVICE S arent ronen inni a aT TENTENE 3 Se BASIC Sa O e E E E E E eat 4 31 Conhecungo Me FI OIC asserena tensa eis nose E a S 4 Sa WS O O r E EEE EE EE
3. Quick Installation Guide 3 Power Adaptor either 12V 1A for PPS2101 PPS2101N or 12V 1 5A for PPS2104N 4 Setup CD ShareHub Device Servers Control Center and User s Manual and Quick Installation Guide Setup CD This CD provides easy to use ShareHub Device Servers Control Center software and the User s Manual and Quick Installation Guide 2 2 1 Start up Procedures If your computer is configured to auto start CDs this CD will start automatically when inserted You can also navigate to the CD and start the autorun exe file from within the Windows file manager 2 2 2 Physical Description Power Adaptor Connector For DC IN 12V 1A or DC IN 12V 1 5A power adaptor Init Button For restoring the parameters to the default values Ethernet Connector Connected to a twisted pair category 5 cable Wireless Station IEEE 802 11 b g n wireless station with antenna USB Host Ports USB 1 1 2 0 low full and Hi Speed compliant Lit while power is applied If it is not lit or if it Power Indicator blinks there is a problem with this Server or power adapter Lit while network is applied If it is not lit it Link Status 7 indicates that this server does not connect to the network Status Indicator Blinks to indicate network activity Blinks to indicate wired network activity If it is lit it indicates the wired network is applied If it is not lit it indicates that the server does not connect to the wired network Indicators LAN Indic
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5. R os ame x coriaue AusDorest Connect Disconnect Fue Nett se PPS2101 192 168 42 65 te MFP Hewlett Packard HP LaserJet P2015 Series tig Mass Storage SanDisk Cruzer Blade d Double click the highlighted server or click the Configure Server button to get the server s web pages Click CONFIG icon PrROLINIK www prolink2u com HOME STATUS CONFIG Logout Click STATUS to show your system status Click CONFIG to adjust each setting of the device Visit our website at www prolink2u com for more information EN 9 e Login with administrator ID default admin and its password default admin PROLINK www prolink 2u com HOME STATUS CONFIG Logout General Wireless Administrator Maintenance Server Information Server Name PPS2101N 15 letters max Workgroup WORKGROUP 15 letters max Description optional PROLINK ShareHub Devic 46 letters max Storage Access Mode Server Mode NetUSB Mode TCP IP Automatically get IP by DHCP Static IP IP Address 192 168 1100 45 letters max Subnet Mask 255 755 2755 0 15 letters max UPnP Setting Enable Disable Western European Submit f Click the button corresponding to your choice of IP setting methods static or dynamic using DHCP When assigning a static IP address you also have to define Subnet Mask g Click Submit to save your settings And the Server will reboot You have now finished
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7. set Allow Anonymous Login you can use the user name anonymous to login with Read only permission If you clear Server authentication you do not need username or password to login to the Server You can add user name and password in User Account box by the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center or the Server s Web pages d The shared folders will be listed in IE e Perform Paste Remove or Copy the files to the shared folders 5 5 2 Use Microsoft Dos s FTP client a Enter DOS command ftp b Enter open server s Server Name or open server s IP address If you have changed the default FTP port 21 to the new value you have to add the new port number in the tail of command as open server s Server Name ftp port or open server s IP address ftp port c Ifyou set Enable Server Authentication in FTP server protocol settings you have to enter user name and password to login to the Server if you set Allow Anonymous Login you can use the user name anonymous to login with Read only permission If you clear Server authentication you do not need username or password to login to the Server You can add user name and password in User Account box the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center or the Server s Web pages d Perform FTP commands to use this FTP server EN 22 6 The Servers Web Pages 6 1 Introduction The Server runs the http server httpd on TCP port 80 Users may use the web pages t
8. 255 255 255 0 9 3 3 User Accounts e Administrator admin e Password EN 27 9 Upgrade Firmware This chapter describes how to upgrade firmware Please follow one of the following Procedures Procedure A Using the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center a Open ShareHub Device Servers Control Center It will automatically search the existing Servers and display their statuses b Select the Server that you want to upgrade the firmware Double click the selected Server to get the serve s main web page c Click CONFIG icon d Login the Server with Administrator default admin and Password default admin e Click Maintenance f Click Upgrade Firmware PROLINIC www prolink2u com HOME STATUS CONFIG Logout General Wireless Administrator Maintenance Upgrade Firmware New Firmware File g Click Browse button to choose the file of new firmware h Click Upload button to start firmware upgrade i Wait for 20 seconds for system reboot Procedure B Using the Init Button and the TFTP Client a Plug in the power adaptor while pressing the Init button until LED indicators of USB1 and USB2 blink For PPS2101 PPS2101N only USB1 LED will blink Please note that after that the Server will operate using the factory default values after restarting i e your Server s configuration will recover to Factory Default values b Run the TFTP client Tool Image Burner from Windows Start menu c Click Open
9. B device click the USB device in the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center and then click the Disconnect button to disconnect the USB device Other PCs cannot Connect the USB device until you Disconnect that USB device That is to say only one PC is allowed to connect the USB device at the same time PROLINE R ShareHub Device Servers Control Center system Tools About R se ua x Auto Connect a Metwork Frinter Scanner ge PPS2101 192 168 42 65 g MFF Hewlett Packard HF Laserdet P2015 Series Manually Connected by ALE Lig Mass Storage SanDisk Cruzer Blade Auto Connect Printer The method described in section 4 5 is so called manual connect which means users must manually connect the USB device before using that device and must manually disconnect the USB device after using the device otherwise nobody else can connect this device However for printers and scanners and MFPs the ShareHub Device Servers supports auto connect so users don t need to manually connect disconnect This and the next sections show you how to do this After the driver is installed as described in section 4 4 you can see a newly created printer in the Control I H Panel s Printers and Faxes Follow the steps below to do a NetUSB auto connect printing a In the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center click the ShareHub Device Servers that has the desired printer or MFP attached b Click the desired
10. Image to open your new firmware Please note that you must configure your PC s TCP IP such that PC and the Server belong to the same LAN i e PC s IP is 192 168 1 xxx and subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 USB Device Server Image Burner PE Server F Address Factory Default 192 165 1 100 New Firmware File gt Open Image File Size 0 bytes i Upload Image Note Please configure your PC s TCPyIP to the same LAN Le IP is 192 168 1 xxe and NetMask ts 255 255 255 0 ff Close d Click Upload Image e Wait for Image Uploading to finish and then click Close f Plug off the power adapter and then plug in the power adapter to restart the Server EN 28 10 The Init Button The Init button is used for maintenance Simultaneously press Init button and turn on by plugging in the power adaptor the Server until USB1 and USB2 LED indicators simultaneously blinks For PPS2101 PPS2101N only USB LED indicator will blink After that the Server will do the following tasks a Perform a Factory Default restoration of the server which will restore most of the parameters and settings to factory default values b Perform a TFTP server You can upgrade new firmware using any TFTP client tool Note After performing the tasks mentioned above you have to plug off the power adaptor and then plug in the power adaptor to restart the Server EN 29 Appendix G Technical Support SINGAPORE MALAYSIA INDONESIA WALK IN
11. The Web manager will show click the Config button and enter the Server s administrator default admin and password default admin d After you have logged in successfully setting General configuration dialog appears e Select your codepage form File Server Codepage box and click Apply PROLINK www prolink 2u com HOME STATUS CONFIG Logout General Wireless Administrator Maintenance Server Information Server Name PPS2101N 15 letters max Workgroup WORKGROUP 15 letters max Description optional PROLINK ShareHub Devic 48 letters max Storage Access Mode O Server Mode NetUSB Mode TCP IP Automatically get IP by DHCP Static IP IP Address 192 168 1 700 15 letters max Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 15 letters max UPnP Setting UPnP Enable Disable File Server Codepage Language Western European X Using Shared Storages by SMB CIFS Method for Windows a b C d e g Connect a USB storage device to this product Select My Network Places Click Display the Computers of Workgroup Double click Microsoft Windows Network icon Double click the Workgroup that the Server belongs to The default Workgroup name is WORKGROUP You can refer to ShareHub Device Servers Control Center or the Server s web pages to get it You will see that the Server is displayed as its server name If you cannot find Workgroup name of the Server in Microsoft Windows Network you can select Search for Comp
12. able Otherwise it will always connect to the network through wireless module Once PPS2101N PPS2104N connects to the network either by network cable or by wireless module all operations to use ShareHub Device Servers are exactly the same 3 3 Assigning an IP Address to the Server 3 3 1 3 3 2 Preliminary e Ifyou have a DHCP server on your network your Server will receive an IP address automatically The IP address will then appear on the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center or on the page of configuration report that you printed earlier If your DHCP server does not give an IP address to the Server the Server will use the automatic private IP addressing IP 169 254 0 0 169 254 255 255 e Ifyou are not working in a DHCP network you need to manually set the Server s IP address IP Address Unless you are assigning an IP address using DHCP you must obtain an unused IP address from your network administrator EN 7 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 3 3 6 Methods for Setting the IP Address You can set the IP address of your Server using one of the following methods depending on your network operating environment e Automatic IP Address Assignment e Manual IP Address Assignment Server Names and Server Name Rules The default server name of the Server is PPS2101 for PROLINK PPS2101 or PPS2101N for PROLINK PPS2101N or PPS2104N for PROLINK PPS2104N If you put two or more Servers in your local ar
13. ator 7 Blinks to indicate wireless network activity If it is lit it indicates the wireless network is applied If it is not lit it indicates that the server does not connect to the wireless network WLAN Indicator Lit while a USB device connects to a USB Port USB Indicator of this Server If it is not lit or if it blinks there is a problem with the USB device or this Server Notice 1 PPS2101 only 2 PPS2101N only 3 PPS2104N only EN 2 2 2 3 Supported USB Devices The PROLiNK ShareHub Device Servers supports the following types of USB devices e USB Printer e USB multifunction printer MFP AIO e USB scanner e USB storage like USB external HD flash disk and digital camera e USB speaker e USB camera e USB digital TV tuner e USB webcam e USB CD e USB DVD e iPod e iPhone 3 Basic Installation 3 1 Connecting the Hardware a Make sure that your USB devices are switched off and that the Server s Power Adapter is disconnected b Connect the USB devices to the USB ports with the USB cables c Connect the Server to the network with a twisted pair category 5 cable 10baseT or 100baseTX d Turn on the USB devices and make sure it is ready for use e Connect the Power Adapter to the Server The power indicator will light up and USB1 and USB2 indicators will flash in turn For PPS2101 PPS2101N only USB1 indicator will flash When the Link indicator lights up the Server is correctly conn
14. b Device Servers Control Center doesn t really quit if you click the X box close box at the top right corner of the window Instead it just minimizes itself to the system tray There are two ways to really close the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center The first way is choosing Exit item in the File menu in the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center The second way is right clicking the icon of the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center in the system tray and choosing the Exit item 4 11 Limitations There are some limitations to use the NetUSB technology a Only supports Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista Windows 98 ME is not supported b Only one PC can get the ownership of the same USB device at the same time EN 19 5 File Server This chapter describes the file server function of the Server which allows USB storage devices to be shared across a network by using SMB NetBIOS over TCP IP and FTP protocol 5 1 Preliminary a This product supports a file format of FAT12 16 32 and NTFS However the write operation on NTFS is only supported in NetUSB mode Please refer to the NetUSB Mode b Corporation is not responsible for the loss or corruption of data in memory devices including hard disk Corporation is not responsible for the leak manipulation loss or corruption of data in memory devices connected to the Server after unauthorized access c In order to use the USB Mass Storage device connected t
15. b Pige Sron a E N A 27 8 2 Jine TE BUON oea oE E E T A AAEE TENTA 27 Boe Default Parameters Listens E EINE NOAA 27 9 3 1 General lnrormaUo Neree N N A 27 9 3 2 TEPIP cauna A E N E E een eden ss 27 9 3 3 WSO ACCOUNTS aere vents ncuta cue annecanemare sacepecucetauany a weeeetencarautek ss 27 Oe We race Fi W Ale niee E 28 Procedure A Using the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center cccccesccceecccseseceecceneetenceeeuceeeeseeseteuseeeuseneeseees 28 Procedure B Using the Init Button and the TFTP CLie nt ccc ceccccsseccceseeecesecceeseeeeesceceececeueceeeaeessencesseecessneceneness 28 dG Ga ie ira BOTON a ce en eee PTE oT rr mee See emer Rear eer re eee eee eRe eee rere 29 Appendix Girma Technical Suppor eea Ata tn tree a rs i ri Paso NTE PIO tas TO RE Ea Ene ee en 30 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing PROLiNK ShareHub Device Servers PPS2101 PPS2101N PPS2104N This Server is designed to connect your Multifunction Printer Scanner Fax Hard Drive iPhone iPod USB Digital TV Tuner Digital Camera USB Webcam USB Speaker USB CD USB DVD to your network allowing all network users access to these shared USB devices 1 1 About 3 Models Described in this Manual This manual provides introductory information as well as detailed instructions on how to set up and manage PROLiNK ShareHub Device Servers PPS2101 PPS2101N PPS2104N in various network environments The following table shows the differences amon
16. ea network to avoid using the same server names you have to change the server names by using the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center or the Server s web pages If your server name is longer than 15 characters the Server uses only the first 15 characters Setting the IP Address Using DHCP Follow the instructions below to get an IP address using DHCP a Edit or create a scope in the DHCP manager of the DHCP daemon The entries included in this scope should contain the following parameters e range of IP addresses e subnet mask e default router IP address e DNS server IP address e lease duration b Activate the scope The Server automatically gets the DHCP parameters If you are using DNS you may include at least one DNS server IP address in the DHCP scope or manually set the DNS server IP address using Server s web pages or the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center Setting the IP Address Using the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center a Install the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center The ShareHub Device Servers Control Center is available on the Product CD b Start the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center and Auto searching Server window will appear J PROLINK R di ShareHub Device Servers Control Center ah Uninstall EN 8 c Ifthe tool finds multiple Servers in your local area network then you have to select one Server from the Server List PROLINK R ShareHub Device Servers Control Center
17. ected to the network When USB1 and USB2 indicators stop flashing the Server starts to work normally 3 2 Wireless connection 3 2 1 Preliminary a Before you can access wireless network wireless parameters should be set correctly You have to setup the first wireless parameter set through LAN wired connection b Wireless access can be set as infrastructure station mode which need an access point to route network messages with the same SSID c Wireless access can be secured by WEP 64 128 WPA PSA TKIP AES and WPA2 PSK AES d In infrastructure mode if network administrator wants to change any security related parameters PPS2101N PPS2104N should be changed first and then access point If parameters mismatch causes wireless access is not allowed you have to modify those parameters through LAN connection e In infrastructure mode the maximal transfer rate is 150 MBits depending on access point s capability 3 2 2 Set Wireless Configuration Using ShareHub Device Servers Control Center a Install ShareHub Device Servers Control Center It is available in the Setup CD b Start ShareHub Device Servers Control Center and Auto searching ShareHub Device Servers window will appear PROLINK R di ShareHub Device Servers Control Center 4 Uninstall Note If the wireless parameters are not correct or not set yet you have to use LAN to access ShareHub Device Servers Control Center EN 4 c Ifthe tool finds S
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20. g the 4 models All 3 models have a 10 100 Mbit sec LAN port However PPS2101 PPS2101N has only one USB port while PPS2104N have four USB ports Compared with PPS2101 both PPS2101N and PPS2104N have an additional wireless module 802 11b g n Except for the wireless configuration most configuration and operations are the same for PPS2101 and PPS2101N PPS2104N Similarly almost all of the configuration and operations are the same for these models except that only one USB device can be connected to PPS2101 PPS2101N while at most four USB devices can be connected to PPS2104N Unless explicitly specified all instructions in the manual apply to PPS2101 PPS2101N and PPS2104N PROLiNK PPS2101 PROLiNK PPS2101N PROLiNK PPS2104N To fully benefit from this document you should be familiar with basic networking principles The instructions described in this manual are based on the settings in a new Server To reload the Factory Parameters you can reset this Server back to Factory Default which will restore most of the settings For details please refer to the chapter Restore Factory Defaults EN 1 2 1 2 2 Package Contents Verify that nothing is missing from the package by using the checking list below Please contact your dealer if anything is missing or damaged All packing materials are recyclable Please confirm the items in the package below 1 ShareHub Device Servers either PPS2101 PPS2101N or PPS2104N 2
21. hareHub Device Servers in your local area network then you have to select a server from the server list PROLINK R ShareHub Device Servers Control Center A wm Bea Coge AulpConnest f comet Dscomest Fasuesto Netwak ae PPS2101 192 168 4265 toa MFP Hewlett Packard HP LaserJet P2015 Series Se Mass Storage SanDisk Cruzer Blade d Double click the highlighted server or click the Configure Server button to get the server s web pages Click CONFIG icon PROLINK www prolink2u com HOME STATUS CONFIG Logout Click STATUS to show your system status Click CONFIG to adjust each setting of the device Visit our website at www prolink2u com for more information e Login with administrator ID default admin and its password default admin Login Administrator admin Password TELT Login Cancel EN 5 f Click Wireless icon g h PROLNK www prolink 2u corm HOME STATUS CONFIG Logout 00 11 E5 02 93 15 Infrastructure PROLINK_PPS2101N 32 letters max Security System Disable T Site Survey Setting Scan AP WPS Setting WPS Enable Disable Enter Submit In order to join an existing wireless network you have to set the correct SSID and the correct security method with the correct key information If the wireless network is secured by WEP64 or WEP128 key index and WEP key must be set correctly PROLINIC www pr
22. he USB device Only one PC can get the ownership of a USB device at the same time Therefore if a USB device is connected by one PC no other PC can connect this USB device until this USB device is disconnected Subnet Issue Before using the NetUSB technology you must first make sure that your PC can access the PROLiNK ShareHub Device Servers via TCP IP The simplest way to do this is using ShareHub Device Servers Control Center to search for the PROLiNK ShareHub Device Servers on the network and change its IP address to be the same subnet as your PC If the server and your PC are not in the same TCP IP subnet ShareHub Device Servers Control Center will show the server in red as the following figure You must change the IP address or using DHCP of the server so that the server and your PC are in the same subnet ShareHub Device Servers Control Center will show these servers in blue meaning you can access these servers by the NetUSB technology PROLINE R ShareHub Device Servers Control Center System Tools About aa k sy A 2 a x i Auto Connect E agh Network Printer Scanner age PPS2101 169 254 130 197 Please double click the server to change the IP address 4 4 Installation of USB Device Driver Some USB devices like printers or MFPs multifunction printers require to install vendor supplied driver usually on CDROM For those USB devices that do not need to install driver please skip this section
23. ner as the following steps a In the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center click the ShareHub Device Servers that has the desired MFP or scanner attached b Click the desired MFP or scanner PROLINK R ShareHub Device Servers Control Center System Tools About j Wah ae z F R e ao Auto Connect C MHetwork onnect Printer Scanner ee PPS2101 192 168 42 65 MFF Hewlett Packard HF Laserdet P2015 Seres PEMCA Mike ate faved Lig Mass Storage SanDisk Cruzer Blade EN 16 c Click the Network Scanner button Then you can see that the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center will automatically do a connect operation The following window will appear K Welcome to the Auto Connect Scanner Ed 2 Select a device HF Lasenet 3052 TWAIN Menuet WilA HP Lasernet 3052 Note Only applicable to Windows XP d Choose one of TWAIN or WIA item Click OK The following window will appear K Welcome to the Auto Connect Scanner gt HP Photosmart 2600 TWAIN at Picture Name and Destination Select a name and destination for your pictures 1 Type a name for this group of pictures 2 Select a file format JPG JPEG Image 3 Choose a place to save this group of pictures DAM Y Documente Pictures Ei Picture Information Mo 0 Page Location Picture Width Height Dimensions Resolution Bit Depth File Size Note Only applicable
24. nter List Server IP amp Printer Name Windows Printer Mame 192 168 42 65 Hewlett Packard HP Lasenlet P2015 HF Lasenlet P2015 Series PCL 6 f Then try to issue a print job to the desired printer You will see the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center will automatically do a connect operation Then the print job will be issued to that printer EN 15 g Even you already properly setup an auto connected printer the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center must be running in the background while a print job is issued This means you d better run the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center every time after you login Windows In order to skip this manual operation you can make the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center be run automatically after you login Windows To do this choose the Language item in the Tools menu The following window will appear Click on the check box and then on the OK button This feature is enabled by default Control Center Lanquage Basic Automatically execute when logging on Windows Language nglish Traditional Chinese Japanese Geman Note Language setting will take effect on next execution If you would like to break the association between the Windows printer and the physical printer just click on the association and click the Delete button in the Auto Connected Printer List 4 7 Network Scanner For NetUSB scanning we recommend you use Network Scan
25. o Connect If a USB device is manually connected by any other user basically you cannot connect that device However we offer another mechanism called Request to Connect to solve this inconvenience For example there are two computers PC1 and PC2 Now the owner of HP LaserJet P2015 is PC1 Then the PC2 computer wants to use this HP printer The user on the PC2 computer can click the Request to Connect button in the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center The following window appears Please reply to the request Hl Request to connect device Remote User ALEX Server PPS2101N 192 168 42 90 Device MFF Hewlett Packard HP Lasenlet P2015 Series peal t Tol Cancel At this moment the user on the PC1 will see the following window indicating that another computer PC2 is requesting to use the HP printer Please reply to the request ee Hl Remote User request to connect device ll yy Remote User CALVIN 092 168 42 92 Server PPS2Z101N 192 168 4290 Device MFF Hewlett Packard HP Lasenlet P2075 Series Note Click Accept will disconnect the device right now Brean The user will choose to accept or reject If accepted the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center on PC1 will automatically disconnect the device and the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center on PC2 will automatically connect that device 4 10 Quitting the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center The ShareHu
26. o see the Server s system status and configure the Server 6 2 Using the Server s Web Pages 6 2 1 Displaying Server Status Click on the STATUS icon to see system status network status and Wireless Status only for PPS2101N PPS2104N PROLINK wWww prolink 2u corm HOME STATUS CONFIG Logout System Status Network Status Wireless Status Firmware Version 1 039 Model Name PPS2101N MAC Address 00 11 E5 02 93 15 PROLINK www prolink2u com HOME STATUS CONFIG Logout Server Name PPS2101N storage Access Mode NetUSe Mode IP Address 192 168 42 90 dhcp Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Server 192 168 42 1 Lease Time 86400 second PROLINK www prolink2u com HOME STATUS CONFIG Logout Station Name 00 11 E5 02 93 15 SSID PROLINK office BSsID 00 12 0E A6 BF 35 Channel No 3 Network Type Infrastructure Link Quality al Signal Strength all Security System WPA2 PSK EN 23 6 2 2 Setting up Server Configuration To set up the Server configuration click on the CONFIG icon ad then the system will request user to enter administrator default admin and password default admin to login e General Configuration PROLINK www prolink2u com HOME STATUS CONFIG Logout s General Wireless Administrator Maintenance Server Information Server Name PPS2101N 15 letters max Workgroup WORKGROUP 15 letters max Description opti
27. o the Server the SMB protocol or FTP protocol must be set up 5 2 Connecting USB Mass Storage to the Server LAN HUB Switch The Server Storage cy seen 5 3 Supported Codepages 5 3 1 What is codepage Used by the system to encode and interpret string characters Codepage formats are not the same for each language Some languages such as Japanese have multibyte characters while others such as English and German need only one byte to represent each character 5 3 2 Filename Encoding of FAT File System This is known as an 8 3 file name a short file name using codepage encoding The FAT file system also supports file names that can be up to 255 characters long This is known as a long file name using Unicode UTF 16 encoding 5 3 3 When do you need to configure codepage The Server supports Windows codepages If users want to communicate files using FTP client tool or SMB on Windows 98 Me 2000 with the Server they have to set their Server codepage to be same as the codepage that their Windows PC is using a FTP b SMB on Windows 98 Me 2000 EN 20 5 4 5 3 4 Configuring the Server s Codepages Users can use the following methods to set the Server s codepage a Start ShareHub Device Servers Control Center and Auto searching Server window will appear b Ifthe tool finds the Servers in your local area network select the Server from the Server List and click Configure Server button c
28. olink2u com HOME STATUS CONFIG Logout 00 11 E5 02 93 15 Infrastructure PROLINK_PPS2101N 32 Jetters max Security System WEP WEP Settings Authentication Open System Key Size 64 Bit Hex 10 chars Key 1 0123456789 Key F Key 3 E Key 4 Sean a WPS Enable Disable Submit EN 6 i If the wireless network is secured by WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK the key formats shared key and encryption must be set correctly PROLINK Www prolink 2u com HOME STATUS CONFIG Logout General Administrator Maintenance Station Name 00 11 E5 02 93 15 Network Type Infrastructure SSID PROLINK_PPS2101N 32 Jetters max Security Security System WPA PSK WPA PSK Settings Key Format Passphrase 8 63 chars Y Pre Shared Key ABCDEF43 1 Encryption TKIP Note WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Is not available with ad hoc networks Site Survey Setting WPS Setting WPS Enable Disable Enter J Click Submit to save your settings And the server will reboot k You have now finished the procedure of setting the wireless parameters After properly configuring the wireless parameters you can remove the network cable and reboot the PPS2101N PPS2104N The PROLINK PPS2101N PPS2104N will then connect to your wireless network PPS2101N PPS2104N will detect if a network cable is plugged in or not If a network cable is plugged in PPS2101N PPS2104N will always connect to the network through the network c
29. onal PROLINK ShareHub Devic 48 letters max Storage Access Mode E Server Mode NetUSB Mode TCP IP Automatically get IP by DHCP Static IP IP Address 192 165 1 100 15 letters max Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 15 letters max UPnP Setting Enable Disable Western European o Server Information You have to set the Server Name which is the name to represent the Server o Storage Access Mode You may set the Server as Server Mode or NetUSB Mode o TCP IP You have to set the Server s TCP IP configuration to connect TCP IP network Please see Chapter 3 Basic Installation for more details o UPnP Setting Enable or disable the UPnP function o File Server Codepage Set file server code to the language which you need e Administrator You can change administrator name and password If you forgot administrator name and password you must perform Restore Factory Default action by plugging in the power adaptor while pressing the Init button Please refer to the chapter Restore Factory Defaults PROLINK www prolink2u com HOME STATUS CONFIG Logout General ii Wireless ii i Maintenance Set Administrator Administrator admin 15 letters max New Password 15 letters max Re type Password 15 letters max Submit EN 24 o Administrator enter your desired administrator name o New Password enter your desired password o Re type Passw
30. ord re confirm the password Maintenance If you want to restore factory default values of the Server or upgrade new firmware you can use the Maintenance tool PROLINK www prolink2u com HOME STATUS CONFIG Administrator Factory Default Firmware Upgrade o Restart click this button to restart reboot the Server o Factory Default click this button the Server will restore factory default values o Firmware Upgrade click Browse to find the firmware file to be upgraded Click Upload to upload the firmware into the Server PROLINK www prolink2u com HOME STATUS CONFIG Logout New Firmware File Upload Cancel EN 25 7 Troubleshooting This chapter provides useful information to help you resolve difficulties that you may experience with your Server Fault symptoms possible causes and remedial actions are provided within a quick reference table This Server s USB ports only support MFPs printers scanners mass storage and USB cameras 7 1 LED Indicators Indicators Behavior Description Power On Power On Off Power off System error Link On Network connected Off No physical connection to network Status Blinking Activity on network Off No activity on network USB On USB device connected Blinking Connected USB device error Off No physical connection to USB device 7 2 Firewall If firewall software has been installed on your PC it may block the communication bet
31. printer or MFP c Click the Auto Connect Printer button and choose Set Auto Connect Printer PROLINK R ShareHub Device Servers Control Center system Tools About ter s Auto Connect Eenes Network Scanner Set Auto Connect Printer ee PPS 1 Ce Mi renee erenuna a eer rere BIBS Lg Mass Storage SanDisk Cruzer Blade EN 14 The following figure will appear Add to Auto Connect Printer List lt Installed Printer List gt Printer Name The port of auto connect can not be a LPR 7 Raw TCP SMB port 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 ShareHub Device Servers this is a physical printer Then click the Apply button e Then the printer will be marked as an Auto Connected Printer in red If you choose Auto Connected Printer List in the Tools menu you can see a newly created item that describes the association between the Windows printer and the physical printer on the server PROLINK R ShareHub Device Servers Control Center System Tools About E Ed DO A Oo si Configure Auto Connect Caneel hequest tc Network C ewel Printer LoOnhec S canner sae PPS2101 192 168 42 65 ca MFF Hewlett Packard HP Laserdet P2015 Seres IEIEn algal telltale il TE ceo Mazes Storage SanDisk Cruzer Blade Auto Connect Pri
32. river of your USB device is installed EN 12 4 5 Using the ShareHub Device Servers a Inthe ShareHub Device Servers Control Center click the ShareHub Device Servers that has the desired USB device attached b Click the desired USB device PROLINK R ShareHub Device Servers Control Center System Tools About A BD Auto Connect connec ec i Network Printer Connect Scanner ge PPS2101 192 168 42 65 ca MFP Hewlett Packard HP LaserJet P2015 Series ia ee Mass Storage SanDisk Cruzer Blade c Click the Connect button Then the message Manually Connect by your_computer_name will be shown PROLINK R ShareHub Device Servers Control Center system Tools About aR sl a x Configure Auto Connect ea ee PPS2101 192 168 42 65 lt a MFP Hewlett Packard HP Lasenlet P2015 Series Manually Connected by ALEX S Mass Storage SanDisk Cruzer Blade Regue Network Printer Connect Scanner d Now PC will detect the plug in of the USB device The connect operation is a software operation that simulates an actual USB device plug in That is to say when you do a connect operation in the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center PC can then detect a USB device s plug in although actually you do not plug in any USB device e Then just use the USB device as if it is connected directly to your PC s USB port EN 13 4 6 f After you finish using the US
33. the procedure of setting the IP address EN 10 4 Using the ShareHub Device Servers 4 1 4 2 4 3 Introduction The goal of this produce is to provide the ShareHub Device Servers in a single product We developed a new technology called NetUSB to achieve this goal Basically the NetUSB is a USB over IP technology that transparently redirects all USB packets to TCP IP network channel NetUSB allows you to use USB devices as if they were connected directly to your PC although they are actually remotely connected to the PROLiINK ShareHub Device Servers PPS2101 PPS2101N PPS2104N Connect amp Disconnect NetUSB allows you to use USB devices as if they were connected directly to your PC although they are actually remotely connected to the PROLiNK ShareHub Device Servers The connect operation is a software operation that simulates an actual USB device plug in That is to say when you do a connect operation in the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center PC can then detect a USB device s plug in although actually you do not plug in any USB device Similarly the disconnect operation is a software operation that simulates the disconnection of the USB device Once the connect operation is successful the operations to use that USB device are just the same as if the USB device is directly connected to the PC If a USB device is connected by a PC we say that PC has the ownership of t
34. to Windows XP e Follow the usual steps to do scanning f After the scanning close the Auto Connect Scanner window At this moment ShareHub Device Servers Control Center will automatically disconnect EN 17 4 8 USB Storage You must use manually connect for USB storage After you connect a USB storage like the following picture your PC will have a new disk If the USB storage is a flash drive the new disk is a removable disk PROLINK R ShareHub Device Servers Control Center System Tools About A amp g Configure Auto Connect ee Ronee Request to Network Server Printer Scanner a PPS2101 192 168 42 65 see ea MFP Hewlett Packard HP Lasenlet P2015 Series PETG mines el alt iia Mass Storage SanDisk Cruzer Blade Manually Connected by MARCOM1 PC You can see the storage icon in the system tray SS ep et 7 Gel OF Then just use the new disk as a general disk After you finish the disk operations click the storage icon in the system tray and choose Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media to Eject USB Mass Storage Device as the following figure a Open Devices and Printers Mass Storage Device Eject Removable Disk E cow Eject USB Mass Storage Device Removable Disk H Then in the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center click the USB storage device and click the Disconnect button to disconnect the USB storage device EN 18 4 9 Request t
35. uter in My Network Places and enter the Server Name of the Server to find it Double click this Server Name icon EN 21 h If you clear Enable SMB CIFS Print File Server Authentication in Supported Protocols you login to the SMB server without requiring authentication otherwise you have to enter user name and password to login to the Server You can add user name and password in User Account box by the ShareHub Device Servers Control Center or the Server s Web page Note If you use SMB on Windows 98 SE ME you must login to your Windows 98 SE ME using the same user name as in the Server s User Account i The shared folders will be listed as USB1_DyPz and USB2_DyPz where Dy represents the y th disk and Pz represents the z th partition with respect to USB1 port and USB2 port j Perform Open Paste Remove or Copy the files to the shared folders Using Shared Storage by FTP Methods for Windows 5 5 1 Use Microsoft IE to the shared USB Mass Storages a Open Microsoft IE b In Web Address List enter command ftp Server s Server Name or ftp Server s IP address If you have changed the default FTP port 21 to the new value you have to add the new port number in the tail of command as ftp Server s Server Name ftp port or ftp Server s IP address ftp port c Ifyou set Enable Server Authentication in FTP server protocol settings you have to enter user name and password to login to the Server if you
36. ween the PC and the ShareHub Device Servers so that the ShareHub Device Servers cannot work properly To solve this problem either disable the firewall or configure the firewall to allow the following TCP and UDP ports 7303 7305 20005 30201 30202 30203 EN 26 8 Restore Factory Defaults You may restore the Server s default parameters by one of the following methods 8 1 Using the Server s Web Pages a Go to the Server s web page and click CONFIG b Enter administrator default admin and password default admin c Click Maintenance d Click Factory Default PROLINK www prolink2u com HOME STATUS CONFIG Logout General Wireless Administrator Maintenance Load the Factory Default This serer will load the factory default and then restart e Click Yes to confirm 8 2 Using Init Button Plug in the power adaptor while pressing the Init button until LED indicators of USB1 and USB2 blink For PPS2101 PPS2101N only USB LED will blink After that plug off the power adaptor and then plug in the power adapter again to restart the Server Finally the Server will operate using the Factory Default values 8 3 Default Parameters List 9 3 1 General Information Server Name PPS2101 for PROLINK PPS2101 or PPS2101N for PROLINK PPS2101N or PPS2104N for PROLINK PPS2104N 9 3 2 TCP IP e Automatically get IP by DHCP Enabled e Static IP Disabled o IP Address 192 168 1 100 o Subnet Mask
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