Sharkoon SATA QUICKPORT PRO LAN, Manual

Page 1: ...SATA QUICKPORT PRO LAN ENGLISH SATA QUICKPORT PRO LAN Manual english ...

Page 2: ...File menu 5 1 1 1The Setting submenu 5 1 1 2 Exiting the program Quit entry 5 1 2The View menu 5 1 3The Help menu 5 2 The context menus 5 2 1The USB server context menu 5 2 1 1 Backup Firmware 5 2 1 2 Update Firmware 5 2 1 3 Change Password 5 2 1 4 Restart Server 5 2 2 The USB devices context menu 6 Configuration via web interface 6 1 Status device status 6 2 Network 6 3 Reset device 6 4 Factory D...

Page 3: ...nual completely Have a good time with our product SHARKOONTechnologies GmbH 1 Features Enables the direct connection of a SATA HDD to your PC Suitable for 2 5 and 3 5 SATA HDDs NDAS functionality due to a network connector and included server software USB front hub 2 connectors Card reader SD SDHC MMC MS External interfaces USB2 0 eSATA and LAN RJ 45 Premium quality On off button LEDs for power an...

Page 4: ...SATA QuickPort Pro LAN A Power adaptor B Tools CD with software and manual PDF C USB cable D eSATA cable E Patch cable F Note If you are missing any of the items listed above please contact customer service via e mail at support sharkoon com or call 49 0 6403 775 6100 ...

Page 5: ... Drive bay for SATA HDDs 2 5 and 3 5 B On off button with integrated LED for power and HDD access C HDD eject button D USB front hub E Card reader A Power connector B Network connector RJ 45 C USB connector D eSATA connector E Reset button A A B C D E B C D E ...

Page 6: ...TA or USB to a PC simultane ously Therefore we suggest you to decide how you intend to use the device in advance to avoid further problems 4 1 1 Local usage 1 Connect the included USB and eSATA cable to the according connectors of the SATA QuickPort Pro LAN and your PC 2 Connect the included power adapter to the SATA QuickPort Pro LAN and a wall outlet 3 Slide a 2 5 or 3 5 SATA HDD into the HDD sl...

Page 7: ...ware installation Windows for example 1 Insert the includedTools CD into your CD DVD drive 2 Use the Windows Explorer to open the directory of the insertedTools CD 3 Double click left mouse button Setup exe The installation procedure will start Follow the installation wizard s instructions 4 To complete the installation you will be prompted to reboot your PC Confirm this indication 5 After success...

Page 8: ...from which you want to access the SATA QuickPort Pro LAN 6 Slide a 2 5 or 3 5 SATA HDD into the HDD slot of the device 7 Insert a compatible memory card into the card reader and connect a maximum of two USB devices with the USB front hob of the SATA QuickPort Pro LAN 8 Switch on the device ...

Page 9: ...n icon device available red icon device not available D Search button by clicking left mouse button this but ton the search for devices connected to the USB server will be started E Config configuration button only shown when the USB server has been selected left click this button to 5 The user interface First set the desired language for the user interface File Setting Languages A B D E C F ...

Page 10: ...hermore the USB server sup ports automatic and manual IP address assignment automatic address assignment via DHCP is selected by default In case your firewall prompts you during the installation process allow the USB server to access the respective network resources 5 1The user interface s menu bar 5 1 1The File menu The File menu offers the submenu Setting and the entry Quit 5 1 1 1The Setting su...

Page 11: ... the USB server will poll the status of the connected USB device s After selecting this menu entry the following window will open up Enter 0 to deactivate this function Enter any value 20 seconds to activate this function and to set the interval 3 The Receive Disconnect Request entry In case a device is already in use by user A and user B wants to access this device simultaneously he can send the ...

Page 12: ... program 5 1 2The View menu The view menu offers the alternatively selectable entries Ser vers And Devices and Devices Only 1 The Servers and Devices entry Select this option to display both the USB Server and connected USB devices in the user interface 2 The Devices Only entry If this option has been selected the user interface will only show the attached USB devices ...

Page 13: ...me program informa tion 5 2The context menus By right clicking the USB server and the devices entry respec tively in the user interface you can access the according context menus The devices context menu differs depending on whether the de vice is available green icon or blocked red icon ...

Page 14: ...for the USB server here B DHCP on manual IP address off DHCP off manual IP address on C Define which port s shall be connected during program start up automatically D Set saves your changes Cancel discards them E The entries Backup Firmware Update Firmware Change Password and Restart Server ...

Page 15: ...change this default path Submit starts the backup Cancel will terminate the action 5 2 1 2 Update Firmware In case you have a more actual version of the USB server s firm ware available you may update the current firmware version via this entry With Browse you select the locally saved update version Submit starts Cancel terminates the update pro cedure A current firmware version can be found at ww...

Page 16: ...settings of the USB server 5 2 1 4 Restart Server Select this entry to restart the USB server A restart may be ne cessary when the server does not react or other problems have occurred You may also force a restart by pressing the reset button on the device 5 2 2The USB devices context menu 1 The details entry displays some information regarding the attached devices ...

Page 17: ...KPORT PRO LAN ENGLISH 2 The Request Disconnect entry is used to send a message to the current user of a blocked device to ask him to unblock the device This entry only appears when the device is blocked red icon ...

Page 18: ... Enter the server s IP address without http or www put in front into the browser s address line The IP address assigned to the server can be found in the user interface of the server program Alternatively select the server s entry from the user interface and click Config or from the server s context menu 4 The browser will display the server s web interface after wards ...

Page 19: ...ective entry B This area displays various USB server information Server Name Manufacturer Model Firmware Version and Server Up Time time elapsed since server has been started C These areas display various information regarding the connected devices Device Name Link Status Device Status and Current User ...

Page 20: ...ss the server s MAC address C This area allows configuring the network settings With DHCP Setting you define whether the network address shall be assigned automatically Enable or manually Disable The respective manual settings you enter into the areas IP Address and Subnet Mask With Server Name you may define your own server name To protect the server settings from unwanted changes you need to ass...

Page 21: ...assigned password into the Password area and confirm by clicking the Submit button Clear will discard your entry 6 4 Factory Default A Left click the link to select the respective entry B To recover the factory default settings enter the pass word into the Password area and confirm by left clicking the Submit button Clear will discard your entry ...

Page 22: ...rform a firmware update download the respective software from our website and save it locally Then enter the according password see above into the Password area and select the source path of the local update file with Search C Submit will confirm and start the update procedure Clear cancels the action 6 6 Password Change ...

Page 23: ...er software on every PC from which you want to access the SATA QuickPort Pro LAN 2 Your operating system will treat the connected USB device as if it was directly connected to the PC This means that potential drivers e g printer drivers need to be installed on the system for further details refer to the manuals of the according devices 3 As the devices will be handled like directly attached hard w...

Page 24: ...ants to access a hard disk drive that is directly inserted into the SATA QuickPort Pro LAN For this purpose he runs the server software which already has been installed on his system The user interface of the server software will display the server and the associated devices fig 1 In this example 4 devices have been connected to the SATA QuickPort Pro LAN directly A Compatible memory card inside t...

Page 25: ...r A now may access and utilize the HDD as if it was directly con nected to his PC User B also wants to access the HDD connected to the SATA QuickPort Pro LAN He also runs the already installed server soft ware The user interface will display the server and the associated de vice The red icon indicates that the device is currently in usage and is not available the Connect button is set in grey fig ...

Page 26: ...n decide whether he agrees to release the device Yes or not No As soon as A has released the device B will receive the follow ing prompt and can Connect to the device When B does not need the device any longer he can cancel the connection via Disconnect and release the device for further usage ...

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