Sharkoon USB LANPort 100 (Giga) Specification

Brand: Sharkoon

Model: USB LANPort 100 (Giga)

Category: Cable interface/gender adapters

Type: Specification

Sharkoon USB LANPort 100 (Giga) allows you to connect many USB devices (e.g. USB sticks, USB printers, external hard disk drives, etc.) to a LAN. The device is suitable for both single-user and multiple-user network use. It supports automatic and manual IP address assignment, and the 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. The USB LANPort 100 comes with a compact design and has a power LED and a reset button for easy operation.

USB LANPORT 100/400

Manual

USB LANPORT 100/400

Content page

1. Features 1

2. Parts and accessories 1

3. The device at a glance 2

4. Getting started 3

4.1 Hardware installation 3

4.2 Software installation (Windows for example) 3

5. The user interface 3

5.1 USB server and device status 4

5.1.1 Device free 4

5.1.2 Device locally connected 4

5.1.3 Device locked by other user 4

5.1.4 Other segment 4

5.1.5 Device not supported 4

5.2 The user interface’s menu bar 4

5.2.1 File menu 4

5.2.2 Options menu 5

5.2.3 View menu 5

5.2.4 Help menu 5

5.3 USB server context menu 6

5.3.1 Backup ﬁrmware 6

5.3.2 Firmware update 6

5.3.3 Change password 6

5.3.4 Restart server 6

5.4 Device context menu 7

6. Conﬁguration via web interface 7

6.1 Status 7

6.2 Network 8

6.3 Reset Device 8

6.4 Password Change 8

7. Disconnect request 8

8. Important notes 9

9. Examples of use 10

9.1 Network use (single user, IP address manually assigned) 10

9.2 Network use (multiple users, IP address by DHCP) 11

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1. Features

 • 1-port(USBLANPort100)or4-port(USBLANPort400)USBserver(NDAS)

 • AllowsconnectingmanyUSBdevicestoaLAN

 • SuitableforUSBdevices(e.g.USBsticks,USBprinters,externalharddiskdrivesetc.)

 • Externalinterfaces(USBLANPort100):1xUSB2.0,1xGigabitLAN(RJ-45)

 • Externalinterfaces(USBLANPort400):4xUSB2.0,1xGigabitLAN(RJ-45)

 • Compactdesign

 • PowerLEDandresetbutton

 • Supportedoperatingsystems:WinXP/Vista/7(32-bitand64-bit)

2. Parts and accessories

 • USBLANPort100/USBLANPort400(A)

 • Poweradapter(B)

 • Patchcable(C)

 • ToolsCDincl.softwareandextensivePDFmanual(D)

Note:

If you are missing any of the items listed above, please contact our customer service

immediately:

[email protected] (Germany and Europe)

[email protected] (international).

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A A

3. The device at a glance

 USBLANPort100:

 A – USBconnector

 B – PowerLED

 C – Resetbutton

 D – Powerconnector(5V/DC)

 E – Networkconnector(RJ-45/1GBit/s)

 USBLANPort400:

 A – 4xUSBconnector

 B – PowerLED

 C – Resetbutton

 D – Powerconnector(5V/DC)

 E – Networkconnector(RJ-45/1GBit/s)

B C

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4. Getting started

4.1 Hardware installation

1. ConnecttheincludedpatchcabletotheUSBLANPort’snetworkconnectorandanavailablenetworkconnectorofyour

 switch/hub/router/PCorsimilar.

2. ConnecttheincludedpoweradaptertotheUSBLANPortandawalloutlet.Thedevicewillbootautomatically.

4.2 Software installation (Windows for example)

1. InserttheincludedToolsCDintoyourCD/DVDdrive.

2. Use the Windows Explorer to open the directory of the inserted Tools 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successfullyrebootingyoursystem,thefollowingiconwillappearonyourdesktop:

 Double-click(leftmousebutton)thisicontolaunchthesoftware.

Note:

You need to install this server software on every PC from which you want to access the USB LANPort.

5. The user interface

 A – Menubarshowingtheentries“File“,“Options“,“View“

and “Help“

 B – USBserverwithrelatedIPaddress

 C – USBdevicesconnectedtotheUSBserver

 D – “Search”button:byleft-clickingasearchrunis

commenced, to detect devices connected to the USB

server

 E – “OpenWebPage”button(onlydisplayedwhentheUSB-

   Serverisselected):byleft-clickingtheUSBserver’sweb

interface will be opened

 F – “Connectdevice”button(onlydisplayedwhenaplugged

   USBdeviceisselected):byleft-clickingthisbuttonthe

respective USB device is connected and locked for other

users

Note:

The software will detect the connected USB server and associated devices automatically. Furthermore the USB server

supports 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.

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5.1 USB server and device status

The icons inside the user interface will already show the server’s and the device’s status.

5.1.1 Device free

The device is not locked and can be connected.

5.1.2 Device locally connected

The device is connected to the local computer.

5.1.3 Device locked by other user

The device is locked by another user and therefore is blocked for

all other users.

5.1.4 Other segment

 TheserverIPaddressisnotinthesamenetworkcontextasthecomputer’sIP;thustheserver/theconnecteddevicesmay

 NOTbeaccessed.Inthiscasechangethenetworksettingsoftheserver/yourcomputer.

5.1.5 Device not supported

Some USB devices are not supported by the server.

5.2 The user interface’s menu bar

5.2.1 File menu

 A – Choose“Quit”toexittheprogram.

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5.2.2 Options menu

 A – Selectthedesiredinterfacelanguage.

 B – Decides(boxchecked/unchecked)iftheselecteddevice

shall be automatically connected when starting the server

software.

 C – Accessestheservercongurationmenu(below5.3).

 D – Retrievesthewebinterfaceforserverconguration

(below 6.).

 E – Incaseadeviceisselected,itismountedandlockedfor

other users (same function as the “Connect device” button).

 F – Disconnectsamounteddeviceandunlocksitforother

users (same function as the “Disconnect device” button).

 G – Sendsadisconnectrequest(below7.)tothecurrentuser

of a mounted device.

 H – Opensuptheactivedevice‘scongurationdialogue

(below 5.4).

 I – Decides(boxchecked/unchecked),ifaninactivememory

device (e.g. HDD in sleep mode) will automatically be

unmounted from the server.

 J – Selects(boxchecked/unchecked),ifaninactiveprinterwill

automatically be unmounted from the server.

5.2.3 View menu

 A – Decides(boxchecked/unchecked)ifonlyconnected

devices or also the server will be displayed.

5.2.4 Help menu

 A – Displayssomesoftwareinformation:

 B – Denes(boxchecked/unchecked)ifaloglewillbekept.

 C – Opensuptheprogramfolderwherethelogleiskept:

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5.3 USB server context menu

 A – Invokestheserver’scongurationwindow:

   a – DenetheUSBserver’sname

   b – DHCPon(manualIPaddressoff)/DHCPoff

(manual IP address on)

   c – DecidewhichUSBport(s)shallautomaticallybe

mounted at program start

   d – “Set“savesandactivatesyoursettings“Cancel“

discards them

   e – Theentries“BackupFirmware“,“Firmwareupdate“,

“Change password“ and “Server restart“ (see below)

 B – Callsupthewebinterface(below6.)

5.3.1 Backup ﬁrmware

 TheUSBserveroffersthepossibilitytobackupthermware.Thepop-upwindowalreadyoffersatargetpath

for the backup ﬁle. Via “Browse” you can change this default path. “Submit” starts the backup, “Cancel” will terminate

the action. In this input window you may assign a new password. This password is required to conﬁgure different

settings of the USB server.

5.3.2 Firmware update

In case you have a more actual version of the USB server’s ﬁrmware 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procedure.Acurrentrmwareversioncanbefoundatwww.sharkoon.com.

5.3.3 Change password

In this input window you may assign a new password. This password is required to conﬁgure different settings of the

USB server.

5.3.4 Restart server

 SelectthisentrytorestarttheUSBserver.Arestartmaybenecessary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.

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5.4 Device context menu

 A – Theselecteddeviceismountedandlockedforother

users (same function as the “Connect device” button).

 B – Opensupthedevice’ssettingswindow:

   a – Variousdeviceinformationisdisplayed.

   b – Selectaprogramtoberunaftertherespective

device has been mounted.

 C – Decides(boxchecked/unchecked)ifthedeviceismounted

automatically at program start.

6. Conﬁguration via web interface

From the user interface select the server entry and click the

 button“OpenWebPage”afterwards:

Your standard browser starts and the web interface will display

 thestatuspage:

6.1 Status

 A – Left-clickthelinktoselecttherespective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.

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6.2 Network

 A – Left-clickthelinktoselecttherespectiveentry.

 B – Thisareadisplaysthecurrentnetworkstatus:IPSetting

   (automaticormanualIPaddressassignment),IPAddress

   (IPaddressassignedtotheserver),SubnetMask,MAC

   Address(theserver’sMACaddress).

6.3 Reset Device

 A – Left-clickthelinktoselecttherespectiveentry.

 B – Performaresetafterenteringtheassignedpassword

into the “Password” area and conﬁrm by clicking the

“Submit” button, “Clear” will discard your entry.

6.4 Password Change

 A – Left-clickthelinktoselecttherespectiveentry.

 B – Tochangethecurrentpasswordenteritintothe“Current

Password” area, then enter the newly assigned password

   intothe“NewPassword”area.Conrmthenewpass-

   wordbyre-typingitintothe“ConrmNewPassword”

   area.Left-clicking“Submit”willcompletethisprocedure,

“Clear” will abort.

7. Disconnect request

 AdevicebeingconnectedtotheUSBserverandmountedbya

single user is contemporaneously locked for all other users.

The icon “Remote Occupied” indicates that the connected

device currently is not available; the button “Connect Device” is

disabled.

Now via the device’s context menu a disconnect request can be

 senttothecurrentuser:

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The current user decides whether he unlocks the device

 “OK”ornot“Cancel”:

 Assoonasthedeviceisunlockedtherequesterwillreceivethe

following info

and now can mount the device by clicking the

“Connect device” button.

8. Important notes

1. YouneedtoinstalltheserversoftwareoneveryPC,fromwhichyouwanttoaccesstheUSBLANPort.

2. Your operating system will treat the connected USB device as if it is 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hardware,wesuggesttoremovememorydevices(HDDs,USBsticks

etc.) using the “Safely remove hardware” function before terminating the connection via “Disconnect”.

 Theserversoftwarewillalsopromptyouwiththefollowingnote:

Other USB devices such as printers, scanners etc. do not require this step and can directly be disconnected.

4. The USB to IP translation may cause a decrease in transfer speed compared to the native operation of the USB devices and

is caused by technical means.

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9. Examples of use

9.1 Network use

(single user, IP address manually assigned)

 UserAwantstointegratetheUSBLANPortintohislocalnetworkandconnectsthedockingstationtohisrouterusing

 theincludedpatchcable.HeplugsaSATAHDDandaUSBsticktotheUSBLANPort;hisIPaddresseswerecongured

manually; a DHCP server is not activated.

 Router:192.168.10.1

 Computer:192.168.10.2

 UserAinstalledtheincludedsoftwareonhiscomputerandstartsitbydouble-clicking(leftmousebutton)onthe

 desktopicon:

 Theserversoftware’suserinterfacewilldisplaytheUSBserver:

The software has detected the USB server and assigned it a standard IP address, but this address is from another address

 range(errormessage:“indifferentnetworksegment”).Thedevicemaynotbeaccessedyet;rsttheservermustbe

 assignedanIPaddressfromthelocalnetwork’saddressrange.Right-clickingtheUSBserver’sentryinsidetheuser

 interfacebringsuptheserver’scontextmenu:

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 “ServerCongurations”invokesthefollowinginputwindow:

 UserAunchecks“UseDHCP”(thisfunctionisactivatedbydefault),afterwardstheinputelds“IPaddress”and“Subnet”

can be ﬁlled in. The USB server is assigned the IP address 192.168.10.101 in the

 subnet255.255.255.0.TosavethesettingsUserAneedstoleft-clickthebutton“Set”.

 AfterthattheUSBLANPortisavailableinthelocalnetworkanduserAmayaccesstheconnectedmemorydevices.

9.2 Network use

(multiple users, address by DHCP)

 UserAwantstointegratetheUSBLANPortintohislocalnetworkandconnectsthedockingstationtohisrouterusing

 theincludedpatchcable.HeplugsaSATAHDDtotheUSBLANPort;IPaddressesareassignedbyaDHCPserver.UserA

 alreadyhasinstalledtheserversoftwaredeliveredwiththeUSBLANPortonallhiscomputersinthelocalnetwork

(living room, ofﬁce, children’s room).

 FromhisofcecomputeruserAnowwantstoaccesstheharddiskdrivepluggedintotheUSBLANPort:

to this he commences the server software by double clicking (left mouse button) the desktop icon.

The server software’s user interface will then display the USB

 serverandalldevicescurrentlyconnectedtoit:

 A – ExternalHDD

 B – USBstick

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USB LANPORT 100/400

 Theblue“deviceavailable”iconindicatesthattherespectivedevicemaybemounted.ForthisAselectsthedevice(1xleft

 click)andthenleft-clicksthebutton“connectdevice”.Theoperatingsystemwillinstallallrequireddriverswhereupon

the device will be displayed in the Windows Explorer. The icon in the user interface will change and now indicate that

 theHDDhasbeenlocallyconnected:

 AnowcanusetheHDDasifitwasdirectlyconnectedtohiscomputer.

 UserBwantstoaccesstheHDDconnectedtotheUSBLANPortfromthelivingroom.Thereforeherunsthealready

 installedserversoftware.Theuserinterfacewilldisplaytheserverwithallconnecteddevices:theicon“remote

connection” indicates that the HDD currently is not available; the button “connect device” is disabled.

 BnowcansendadisconnectrequesttothecurrentuserAviathedevicecontextmenu:

 UserAwillreceivethefollowingrequestandcannowdecidewhetherheagreestodisconnectthedevice

 “OK”ornot“Cancel”:

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USB LANPORT 100/400

 AssoonasAhasdisconnectedthedevice,Bwillreceivethefollowinginfo

and now can access the device via “Connect” by himself.

When B does no longer need the device he can dismount it by clicking the “Disconnect button” and thereby unlock the

device for further usage.

Warning:

Forpotentiallossofdata,especiallyduetoinappropriatehandling,SHARKOONassumesnoliability.

Allnamedproductsanddescriptionsaretrademarksand/orregisteredtrademarksoftherespectivemanufacturersandareacceptedasprotected.

AsacontinuingpolicyofproductimprovementatSHARKOON,thedesignandspecicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutpriornotice.Nationalproduct

speciﬁcations may vary.

The legal rights of the enclosed software belong to the respective owner.

Please observe the license terms of the manufacturer before using the software.

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reproduction by copying or other technical means.

Infringements will lead to compensation.

Allrightsreservedespeciallyincaseofassignationofpatentorutilitypatent.Meansofdeliveryandtechnicalmodicationsreserved.

Disposal of your old product

Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused.

Whenthiscrossed-outwheeledbinsymbolisattachedtoaproduct,itmeanstheproductiscoveredbytheEuropeanDirective2002/96/EC.

Please be informed about the local separate collection system for electrical and electronic products.

Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your old products with your normal household waste. The correct disposal of your old product will

help prevent potential negative consequences to the environment and human health.

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