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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................6 1.1 1.2 What is described in this Manual ......................................6 Customer Support ..........................................................6 CHAPTER 2 2.1 2.2 2.2.1 2.3 2.4 Package Contents ..........................................................7 Product CD ....................................................................7 Start-up Procedures ........................................
CHAPTER 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULTS .................................36 Using the Server’s Web Pages ....................................... 36 Using Init Button.......................................................... 36 Default Parameters List ................................................ 36 CHAPTER 8 UPGRADE FIRMWARE ..............................................38 CHAPTER 9 THE INIT BUTTON ....................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the HMPS2U Wireless-N Multifunction USB Device Server (in the following referred to as “Server”). This Server is designed to connect your Printers, Multifunction Printers, Speakers, Scanners, Fax, and USB hard drives, allowing all network users’ access to these shared USB devices. 1.
Chapter 2 2.1 Product Overview 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: This Server (HMPS2U) CD (Hawking Wireless-N Multifunction USB Device Server setup software, User’s Manual and Quick Installation Guide) Power Adaptor (12V/1.5A) 2.
2.4 USB Indicator is lit when a USB device connects to a USB Port of this Server. Supported USB Devices The HMPS2U supports the following types of USB devices.
Chapter 3 3.1 Basic Installation Connecting the Hardware 1. Make sure that your USB devices are switched off and that the Server’s Power Adapter is disconnected. 2. Connect the USB devices to the USB ports with the USB cables. 3. Connect the Server to the network with a twisted-pair category 5 cable, 10baseT or 100baseTX. 4. Turn on the USB devices and make sure they are ready for use. 5. Connect the Power Adapter to the Server. The power indicator will light up and the USB indicator will flash in turn.
3.2.4 Server Names and Server Name Rules The default server name of the Server is “HMPS2U”. If you put two or more Servers in your local area network, to avoid using the same server names you have to change the server names by using the setup software or the server’s web pages. If your server name is longer than 15 characters, the server uses only the first 15 characters. 3.2.5 Setting the IP Address Using DHCP Follow the instructions below to get an IP address using DHCP: 1.
4. Double click the highlighted server (or click the “Configure Server” button. This will open a web browser showing the web interface of the HMPS2U. Click the “CONFIG” button. 5. Login with administrator ID (default: admin) and its password (default: admin).
6. 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. The default IP of the HMPS2U is 192.168.1.100 7. Click Submit to save your settings. And the Server will reboot. You have now finished the procedure of setting the IP address.
Chapter 4 4.1 Using the HMPS2U Introduction The goal of this product is to provide network support for USB devices. 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 a 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 HMPS2U. 4.
4.4 Installation of a USB Device Some USB devices, like printers or MFPs (multifunction printers), require you to install manufacturer provided driver (usually included on the printer’s CDROM). A. B. C. D. E. Insert the device’s CDROM into the CD drive and run the “install program”. Follow the instructions of the installation program to install driver. When the installation program asks you to plug-in the USB device, run the “Hawking Control Center” software.
G. H. Now, the installation program will detect the USB device and continue to install driver. After the installation is completed, click the USB device in the HMPS2U Software and then click the “Disconnect” button to disconnect the USB device. Note: On Mac, the “Disconnect” button is denoted by: Now the driver of your USB device is installed.
4.5 Auto-Connect Printer The method described in section 4.4 is called manual-connect, which means users must manually connect the USB printer before using that device, and must manually disconnect the USB printer device after using the device, otherwise no one else can connect. However, for printers and scanners (and MFPs), the HMPS2U supports auto-connect so users don’t need to manually connect/disconnect. This sections show you how to do this. After the driver is installed as described in section 4.
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 USB device server (this is a physical printer). Then click the “Apply” button. E. The printer will then 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.
F. Try to issue a print job to the desired printer. You will see the HMPS2U will automatically do a connect operation and allow you to print. G. Even you already properly setup an auto-connected printer, the HMPS2U software must be running (in the background) while a print job is issued. This means you should have the HMPS2U software run every time after you login into your computer. In order to skip this manual operation, you can make the HMPS2U run automatically after you login to your computer.
C. Click the “Network Scanner” button. Note: On Mac, the “Network Scanner” button is denoted by You should see that the HMPS2U will automatically do a “connect” operation. The following window will appear. D. Choose one of TWAIN or WIA item. Click “OK”. The following window will appear.
E. F. Follow the usual steps to do scanning. After the scanning, close the “Auto-Connect Scanner” window. 4.7 USB Storage You must use “manually connect” for USB storage. If the USB storage is a flash drive, the new disk is a “removable disk”.
Select the Mass Storage device and after Windows installs a driver, you should see the storage icon in the system tray. On Mac, the disk will appear on your desktop. You can now use the new disk as a general disk. After you finish the disk operations, click the storage icon in the system tray and choose “Eject USB Mass Storage Device” to remove the USB storage, as the following figure. On Mac, be sure to drag the disk to your trashcan to properly eject the USB drive.
At this moment, the user on the other computer currently connected to the HMPS2U will see the following window: The user will choose to accept or reject. If accepted, the HMPS2U user will automatically disconnect and the other user will automatically connect. 4.9 Quitting the HMPS2U Setup Software The HMPS2U setup software 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.
B. Only one PC can get the ownership of the same USB device at the same time. 4.11 Apple Airplay™ Enjoy music from your iTunes library with the HMPS2U anywhere in your home. Requirements: USB Speakers attached to the HMPS2U Mac or Windows PC with iTunes 10+ iPad or iPhone or iPod Touch (iOS 4.3+) Play Music from iTunes™ 1. Install iTunes™ 10, or later, on a Mac or PC or use an iPAD or iPhone (iOS 4.3+) that is connected to the same network as your HMPS2U. 2.
Streaming music stored in iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad directly to the HMPS2U If you update your “iPhone/iPod touch/iPad” to iOS 4.3 or later, you can stream music stored in your “iPhone/iPod touch/iPad” directly to your HMPS2U 1. Open the Music Player 2. Tap the AirPlay™ icon 3. Select the speaker you want to use [Example] When shAir Music Server is connected.
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Chapter 5 5.1 The Server’s Web Pages Introduction The HMPS2U has a web user interface. Users may use the web pages to see the HMPS2U’s system status and configure the device. You may access this page by running the HMPS2U’s software and clicking configure or by directly typing in the IP address of the device into your web browser. 5.2 Using the Server’s Web Pages 5.2.1 Displaying Server Status Click on the “STATUS” icon to see system status and network status.
Network Status Server Name: the network name of the HMPS2U Storage Access Mode: which storage mode the HMPS2U is in IP Address: the current IP address of the HMPS2U Subnet Mask: the current subnet mask of the HMPS2U DHCP Server: the gateway of the HMPS2U Lease time: if using DHCP, how long the IP address has been assigned.
Wireless Status Station Name: Mac address of device SSID: Wireless name of network BSSID: Mac Address of connected AP Channel No.
5.2.2 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. General USB Server Information: You have to set the Server Name, which is the name to represent the Server. Server Name: The network name of the HMPS2U.
Wireless: You can make your wireless settings for the HMPS2U here. Basic: Choose you wireless network type, infrastructure (if connected to a WiFi router/access point) or ad-hoc (if connected directly to another WiFI device). SSID is the name of the WiFi network you plan to connect to Security: If your WiFI network is secure, please type in your WiFi password. Please make sure the type of security matches exactly with the network.
WPS: You can click the WPS button for quick connect if your wireless network supports it. Press enter to go into the settings. PBC is for push button WPS. Press the WPS button on your wireless router/access point and then press the “Trigger” button on this page within 120 seconds. The devices will automatically link up and connect wirelessly PIN is to input a pin number.
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”. Administrator: enter your desired administrator name. New Password: enter your desired password. Re-type Password: re-confirm the password.
You can also setup user accounts for your USB hard drives/flash drives. Type in a username and password and set the permission to read, read/write. Click add to add the user or select a previous user and click delete to remove them. Maintenance If you want to restore factory default values of the Server or upgrade new firmware, you can use the Maintenance tool. Restart: click this button to restart (reboot) the Server.
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Chapter 6 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, and USB mass storage. 6.
Chapter 7 Restore Factory Defaults You may restore the HMPS2U default parameters by one of the following methods. 7.1 Using the Server’s Web Pages 1. Go to the Server’s web page and click CONFIG 2. Enter administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin). 3. Click Maintenance. 4. Click Factory Default. 5. Click Yes to confirm 7.2 Using Init Button Plug in the power adaptor while pressing the Init button until the USB indicators blink.
General Information Server Name: HMPS2U TCP/IP Automatically get IP by DHCP: Enabled Static IP: Disabled - IP Address: 192.168.1.100 - Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.
Chapter 8 Upgrade Firmware This chapter describes how to upgrade firmware. Please follow one of the following Procedures: Procedure A: Using the HMPS2U Software 1. Download the firmware from www.hawkingtech.com. Save the firmware to your desktop. 2. Open the HMPS2U setup software. It will automatically search the existing Servers and display their statuses. 3. Select the Server that you want to upgrade the firmware. Double click the selected Server to get into the HMPS2U’s web page.
Chapter 9 The Init Button The Init button is used for maintenance: Simultaneously press Init button and turn on (by plugging in the power adaptor) the HMPS2U until the USB LED indicator simultaneously blink. After that, the HMPS2U will do the following tasks: A. Perform a Factory Default restoration of the HMPS2U, 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.