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    1 GUIP201 Part No. M1023 Installation Installation Installation Guide USB Net ShareStation User Manual[...]

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    [...]

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    3 T able of Contents Introduction 4 About this Manual 5 Package Contents 6 How it works 7 Hardwar e Installation 8 Windows XP/2000 Installation 11 Connecting to a USB device 20 Connecting to a Multifunction printer 23 Connecting to a USB hub 26 Disconnecting a USB device 28 Request to Disconnect 29 Vista Installation 32 Connecting a USB device in V[...]

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    4 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the IOGEAR USB Net Shar eStation Multifunction Print and Storage Server (hereafter r eferred to as “server”). This server is designed to connect your All-In-One/Multifunction devices, standard printers, and USB storage devices (har d drives, fl ash drives, and memory car d readers) to your network, allow[...]

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    5 About this Manual This manual provides introductory information as well as detailed instructions on how to set up and manage the IOGEAR USB Net ShareStation in various network environments. T o fully bene fi t from this document, you should be familiar with basic networking principles. The instructions de- scribed in this manual are based on the[...]

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    6 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 recyclable. Please con fi rm the items in the package below: 1 x USB Net ShareStation 1 x User Manual 1 x Software CD 1 x Power Adapter 1 x Warranty/Registration [...]

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    7 How it works Power Adapter Port 1. Network Port 2. LED 3. USB Port 4. 1 2 3 4[...]

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    8 Hardware Installation *Make sur e that your USB devices are switched of f and that the server’ s power adapter is disconnected. 1. Connect your USB device to the USB port of the USB Net ShareStation. USB device Hardwar e Installation[...]

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    9 2. Connect the USB Net ShareStation server to the router or switch with the Ethernet cable Ethernet Cable[...]

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    10 3. Connect the power adapter to the USB Net ShareStation server . When the Link indicator lights up, the USB Net ShareStation is correctly connected to the network. Ethernet Cable Power Adapter[...]

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    11 Software Installation - XP/2K 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[...]

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    12 2. The installation wizard will start the installation process, click “ Next ” to continue.[...]

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    13 3. When the installation completes, click “ Finish ” to close the installation wizard.[...]

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    14 4. On your desktop you will see a new IOGEAR icon called “ Launch IOGEAR USB server ”, double click the icon and it will bring up the IOGEAR USB server con fi guration utility .[...]

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    15 5. Once the IOGEAR utility is launched, Windows will prompt you with a “ Found New Hardware Wizar d ” window . Y ou will need to complete the wizard so that you will be able to use the USB Net ShareStation on your computer Select “ No, not this time ” and click on Next to continue.[...]

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    16 6. Click on “ Install the software automatically (Recommended) ” and click on Next to continue.[...]

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    17 7. Windows will install the necessary drivers for the USB Net ShareStation.[...]

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    18 8. Select Finish to complete the Found New Hardwar e Wizard.[...]

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    19 9. Once you are fi nished with the Found New Hardware Wizard , the IOGEAR utility will show up and display all the active USB Net ShareStations connected on your network. In this scr een, you will see the product listed as “ IOGEAR GUIP201 – AA0001 (192.168.10.52) ”. The “AA0001” is the last 6 digits of the device’ s MAC address, an[...]

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    20 1. Connect the USB cable on your USB device to the USB port on the USB Net Share Station, and make sure both the USB device and the USB Net ShareStation ar e powered on. The USB device will then show up on the IOGEAR USB Server utility underneath the “ IOGEAR GUIP201 .” as a green icon. The green icon indicates that the USB device is ready t[...]

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

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    22 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 connected to your computer .[...]

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    23 1. Connect the USB cable on your printer or multi function printer to the IOGEAR GUIP201 and make sure your printer is powered on. Y ou will then see the connected printer show up in the IOGEAR USB Server utility underneath the “ IOGEAR GUIP201 …” Select the printer from the list and click on the “ Connect ” button. Note: If your USB d[...]

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    24 2. The printer will be detected as if it was plugged directly into your computer .[...]

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    25 3. If this printer is connected to your computer for the fi 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 for your printer and follow the on-screen steps in the wizard. Once the wizar d is co[...]

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    26 1. If you have more than one USB device that you would like to shar e over your network, you may add a USB 2.0 hub (4-port maximum) to the USB Net ShareStation. Connect the USB cable of the USB hub to the USB port on the IOGEAR USB Net ShareStation, then connect the USB device(s) to the USB ports on the USB hub. Make sure the power adapter of th[...]

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    27 Note: USB Net ShareStation can only support up to 4 USB devices through a USB 2.0 Hub and certain USB devices requir e a direct connection to your computer in or der to function at full capacity . 2. After the USB device(s) are connected to the USB hub, the IOGEAR utility will automatically display the connected USB devices. If you do not see th[...]

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    28 Disconnecting a USB device 1. T o disconnect a USB device, simply click on the connected USB device on the list of the utility software, and press 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.[...]

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    29 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. Request to Disconnect[...]

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    30 2. T o send the courtesy disconnect message, right click on the USB device and select “ Request Disconnect ”, as shown below . A message will then be sent to the user requesting that they disconnect from the USB device. NOTE: If the occupying user denies this request, then you will not be able to send any further requests to the same user fo[...]

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    31 The chart list below shows what each colored icon means in the con fi guration software. 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 u[...]

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    32 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 Shar eSta- tion software, access the User Manual, or Exit out of the splash menu. T o install the appropriate USB Net Shar eStation software, click the installation button that corresponds t[...]

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    33 2. Click OK to start the installation process[...]

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    34 3. During the driver installation a Windows Vista security message will appear . Select “ Install this driver software anyway ” to continue.[...]

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    35 4. Click on Finish to complete the installation process.[...]

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    36 5. Once the installation process has been completed you will need to go to the Network window to con fi gur e 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.[...]

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    37 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.[...]

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    38 7. T o turn Network Discovery on, right click on the message, then select “ T ur n on network discovery and fi le sharing ” fr om the list. Once Network Discovery has been enabled you will be able to see the USB Net ShareStation icon under Other Devices . If you are pr ompted by a User Account Control message notifying you that “ Windows [...]

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    39 8. Select “ Y es, turn on network discovery and fi le sharing for all public networks ”.[...]

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    40 9. Right click on the USB Net ShareStation “ IOGEAR GUIP201 …” icon, and select “ Install ” to begin using the USB Net ShareStation.[...]

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    41 10. Click on the blinking window at the system tray which is prompted by the “ User Account Contr ol” permission window . Click Continue to proceed with the installation.[...]

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    42 11. After the driver installation has been completed the “ IOGEAR GUIP201 …” icon will change to a new product image. If the new pr oduct image icon does not change, press “ F5 ” to r efresh the Network window . Before installing the driver After driver installation the device icon will change. Y ou are now ready to use the USB Net Sha[...]

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    43 Connecting to a USB device in Vista 1. After you have successfully installed the USB Net ShareStation driver , connect the USB device to 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 will detect the connection of the device, [...]

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    44 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 USB[...]

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    45 1. Connect the USB cable of the USB hard drive to the USB port on the USB Net Shar eStation, and make sure both the USB har d drive and the USB Net ShareStation ar e powered on. After the USB hard drive is connected, the device icon will display in the Network widow . Right click on the device icon and select “My Computer” to bring up My Com[...]

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    46 2. Y ou will now see the external hard drive become available as if it were directly connected to your computer .[...]

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    47 1. If you have more than one USB device that you would like to shar e over your network, you may add a USB 2.0 hub (4-port maximum) to the USB Net ShareStation. Connect the USB cable of the USB hub to the USB port on the IOGEAR USB Net ShareStation, then connect the USB device(s) to the USB ports on the USB hub. Make sure the power adapter of th[...]

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    48 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 th[...]

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    49 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 disconnect[...]

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    50 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 minutes[...]

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    51 The polling interval will allow the con fi guration utility to pull information from your network to fi nd out the status of all the connected USB Net ShareStations and USB devices. By default, this feature is not automatically con fi gur ed. Y ou may set a time so that the server will perform the polling automatically . T o con fi gur e the[...]

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    52 Y ou may set a number from 1 – 60 in the “ Seconds ” box. Click on Submit to allow the new interval setting to take effect. Once you have set a number the utility will automatically update any changes made to server in the main dialog box.[...]

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    53 T o access web management interface in 1. XP , in the IOGEAR USB Server utility , select the USB Server on the list, and click on the Con fi g button. W eb Management Interface[...]

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    54 2. T o access web management interface in VIST A, in the Network window, right click on the “ IOGEAR GUIP201 …” icon, and select “ View device webpage .”[...]

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    55 3. The left panel of the web management interface provides a list of dif ferent options to choose fr om. 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.[...]

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    56 Network : Y ou can change the network settings according to your network speci fi 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 fi eld along with the subnet mask and click th[...]

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

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    58 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 fi eld box.[...]

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    59 Factory Default : 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 fi eld box.[...]

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    60 Password Change : Y ou can add or change an existing password on the USB Net Shar eStation in this window . By default the USB Net Shar eStation does not come with a default password.[...]

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    61 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 wish to u[...]

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    62 15.21 Y ou are cautioned that changes or modi fi cations not expr essly 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, pursu- ant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are [...]

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    63 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 olled e[...]

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    64 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.[...]

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    65 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 ATION 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 contents[...]

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    66 IOGEAR, INC. 23 Hubble Irvine, CA 92618 P 949.453.8782 F 949.453.8785 Visit us at: www .iogear .com Contact © 2008 IOGEAR. All Rights reserved. Part No. M1023 IOGEAR, the IOGEAR logo, are trademarks or register ed trademarks of IOGEAR, Inc. Microsoft and Windows ar e regis- tered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other brand and pr oduct[...]

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    © 2007 IOGEAR, INC. FUN IOGEAR offers connectivity solutions that ar e innovative, fun, and stylish, helping people enjoy daily life using our high technology products. GREEN IOGEAR is an environmentally conscious company that emphasizes the importance of conserving natural resour ces. The use of our technology solutions helps reduce electr onic w[...]