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Introduction: 

 

 

 

 

The NAS USB-IP Combo solution not only allows you to add storage space onto your home or 
office network but also allows you to work with the remote USB devices over a local network as if 
they were connected directly to your local PC.   
   
Key Features of the application are 

 

                     

 

 

Integrated USB-IP and NAS solution. 

 

 

 

USB Port 0 and Port 1 are USB NAS ports. Any Mass storage devices connected to 

these ports will be detected as NAS drives 

 

 

 

The USB Port 2 and Port 3 are USB-IP ports, any device connected to these ports can 

be virtualized on to the client PC 

 

 

 

Allows USB Devices to be used and shared by client PC's on LAN. 

 

 

 

Supports wide variety of USB devices. 

 

 

 

Supports both Ethernet and Wifi networks. 

 

 

 

Supports printing to USB printer from both Wired and Wireless Interface. 

 

 

 

Supports printer auto-reconnect while sharing the printer from Client PC's. 

 

 

 

Supports auto sharing of USB devices. 

 

 

 

Supports USB device safe removal. 

 

 

 

User-Friendly Application interface. 

 

 

   

   
The USB device server NAS solution enables on-the-go connection of USB Storage drives onto the 
2 USB ports.   
   
The USB Port 0 and Port 1 are USB NAS ports. Any Mass storage devices connected to these ports 
will be detected as NAS drives and needs to be manually shared onto the network. Any other device 
connected to these ports will not be detected or available.   
   
The USB Port 2 and Port 3 are USB-IP ports, any device connected to these ports can be virtualized 
on to the client PC using the USBIP ADMIN Utility.     

   
 

Figure:    NAS USB-IP Combo Setup 

 

   
Access to the Network disks USB can be password protected and can be securely accessed over the 
network. The USB device server NAS Application has IPSec feature which utilizes the built-in 
Hardware Encryption Block to establish a Virtual Private Network (VPN) on-the-wire security.    
   
   

 

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Windows utility 

 

 

   
USBIP Admin utility Setup is an Install Shield based application, which can be used for installing, 
uninstalling and upgrading the USB device server Client S/W. Please run the self-explanatory Install 
shield application to install the Admin Utility.   
     

Summary of Contents for USBN-500NAS

Page 1: ...Quatech Model USBN 500NAS Network USB2 0 Device Server Over IP 2 Port USB2 0 Device 2 Port NAS Device USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...3 Web Server____________________________________________________________________17 3 1 Network Settings_____________________________________________________________18 3 2 Secure NAS Settings__________...

Page 3: ...l User Friendly Application interface The USB device server NAS solution enables on the go connection of USB Storage drives onto the 2 USB ports The USB Port 0 and Port 1 are USB NAS ports Any Mass st...

Page 4: ...is installed this application will be placed in the system tray as shown in the figure below Double click the icon on the system tray to view the Full screen mode of the PC client application as shown...

Page 5: ...omatically searches for the driver until the Virtual USB over IP driver is installed Make sure that you click on Continue anyway if a Windows dialog pops up about the Digital Signature as shown below...

Page 6: ...shown as a tree under the USB Server Right click on any device and click on Connect to virtualize that USB device onto your PC as shown below 2 3 Server Manager Server manager enables the Administrat...

Page 7: ...search for the USB servers on the Network Right Click on the Server Manager Main window and Click on Search server as shown below It pops up the Searching for Servers dialog and list all the USB devic...

Page 8: ...d device On selecting Un Lock the password dialog pops up as shown below Key in the password in the Password dialog The default password for the USB IP Server is combo If the Authentication is success...

Page 9: ...iguration window right click on the USB device server displayed on the Server Manager Main window and select Server Configuration option as shown below It pops up Server Configuration window as shown...

Page 10: ...o modify the IP Address of the USB device server check the Modify box and Select IP Configuration Select IP configuration Static DHCP from IP Configuration drop down box as shown below After Selecting...

Page 11: ...zard Continue the Found New Hardware Wizard to install the Virtual USB over IP bus driver Now the USB device server appears with changed IP Address under USBIP Admin utility Password The Password Sett...

Page 12: ...ck on Transfer to upgrade the firmware A firmware upgrade status is displayed which automatically relinquishes once the transfer is completed As soon as the transfer is completed the USB device server...

Page 13: ...between multiple clients making it a bidirectional Print Server In order to share the printer between multiple clients the user may need to connect the printer at least once to install the driver for...

Page 14: ...haring basis 3 Web Server The USB device server NAS USB IP Combo has a user friendly web browser interface to configure the box To open the web interface just type the IP address of the box http 192 1...

Page 15: ...r the wired side we can configure the Static IP manually or set the box to automatically obtain an IP address by setting to the Dynamic DHCP mode Make sure that the DHCP server should be in ON If the...

Page 16: ...s configuration the application can also list the Wifi access points available in the network in the Wi Fi Router Name If the choice has to be made to connect to a specific Wireless Router or access p...

Page 17: ...tab is for creating editing deleting a share A share is the partition of the disk that you want others in the network to access When a disk is connected to the NAS box the partitions and their statis...

Page 18: ...be shown in the Select to Edit Share and Select to Delete Share lists that will allow you to edit delete the shares When you click Create Share the parameters required for creating a new share are dis...

Page 19: ...t view and in the browse list Available This parameter lets you turn off a service If available no then ALL attempts to connect to the service will fail For normal use you need not edit any parameters...

Page 20: ...t 3DES AES128 AES192 and AES256 encryption techniques and MD5 SHA1 authentication techniques The Key Management allows setting the type of key management whether Auto IKE Internet Key Exchange or Manu...

Page 21: ...tions will be identified The connection status Disconnected Connected will be displayed at the bottom in red Please check the Appendix section to know on how to configure IPSec on a Windows XP machine...

Page 22: ...connection The Active Shares page will display which share is accessed by which client The Open Files will display which files are currently opened by which client The file permissions are also displ...

Page 23: ...ws the device connected to the USB Device server board The Device Status table shows the Vendor Id Product Id Class Peer IP and the Status of the Device connected The Peer IP is the IP Address of the...

Page 24: ...Upgrade page allows you to upgrade the firmware Select the file to be upgraded by click on the Browse option on the Upgrade page as shown below A upgrade tar bz2 file is required to upgrade the firmw...

Page 25: ...Click on upgrade to upgrade the firmware...

Page 26: ...pgraded firmware settings 4 Accessing the Network drive Ensure the PC IP Address and Box IP Address is in the same subnet The network drive will be available on My Network places of Windows operating...

Page 27: ...Shortcut Goto Programs Run Type the box IP address or the USB device server name in the Run Dialog as show below...

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