Quatech 4-Port USB 2.0 Device Server over IP USBN-500 User Manual

Quatech Model USBN-500

Network USB2.0 Device Server Over IP

4-Port USB2.0 Device

USER MANUAL

USB Device Server Windows Client

User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction______________________________________________________________3

2. Windows utility____________________________________________________________3

2.1. Virtual USB-IP Driver Software_________________________________________4

2.2. Device Mapping_______________________________________________________5

2.3. Server Manager_______________________________________________________7

2.4. Printer Auto-Connect_________________________________________________14

3. USB-IP Web Server_______________________________________________________14

3.1. Web-Interface overview_______________________________________________14

3.2. Home Page__________________________________________________________15

3.3. Network Page________________________________________________________16

3.4. Status Page__________________________________________________________18

3.5. Upgrade page._______________________________________________________19

1. Introduction

USB-IP application enables the virtualization of USB devices over LAN (Local Area Network) as
if they are connected local to your PC. By this implementation, USB devices connected to this
USB device server can be made available to remote Clients over LAN.

Key Features of the USB-IP application are

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

• Supports wide variety of USB devices.

• Compatible with bulk, interrupt and isochronous type USB devices.

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

• Supports printer auto-reconnect while sharing the printer to different Client PC's.

• Supports auto sharing of USB devices.

• Supports USB device safe removal.

• User-Friendly Application interface.

2. Windows utility

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

Admin utility application enables the USB devices virtualization along with USB Server Firmware
loaded onto this USB device server. Any USB device connected to this USB device server can be
made available over the Network, for different Windows hosts to use the device. USB Server
supports monopoly type connection i.e USB device connected to this USB device server can be
accessed by one host at a time. Other Windows host can access this USB device, once first host
relinquishes the connection. Different Windows hosts can access different USB devices connected
to this USB device server.

Eg : If USB Pen Drive, USB Audio device, USB 1.1 Web Cam & USB DVD Rom drive are
connected to this USB device server. Then PC1 can access Pen Drive, PC2 can access Audio
device, PC3 can access Web Cam & PC4 can access DVD ROM drive.

Pen Drive can be accessed by PC2 or PC3 or PC4, once PC1 relinquishes the connection. In-case
of Printers, USB Server application’s Auto Reconnect feature enables multiple Windows hosts to
use the Printer simultaneously.

The USB device server & all the Windows Hosts need to be connected to the same LAN & under
same IP subnet for above.

2.1. Virtual USB-IP Driver Software

This contains a Virtual Bus Enumerator driver & Virtual Bus driver. These drivers will help in
virtualizing the USB devices attached on the USB-Server.

Virtual Bus driver takes the USB traffic from the USB Client drivers on Windows Host and passes
it to the USB device server, which is sitting remotely on the network.

As soon as the utility 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 below.

USBIP
Admin tool
The application has four panels, which are docked in the application.

1) Main window: This displays all the Device server and the USB Devices connected on

them

2) Function Panel: This panel enables to switch between the Device Mapping and Server

Manager Application.

3) Server/Device Details Panel: This displays the more information of the server and the

device selected on the main window.

4) Log panel: Any event on the USB server creates a log in the Log panel. This helps in

continuous monitoring of USB device servers on the network.

The Admin Utility has two main functionalities built in

a) Device Mapping
b) Server Manager

2.2. Device Mapping

Device Mapping enables virtualization of all USB Devices connected to the USB device server on
to your PC, over LAN.

Click on the Green Arrow Button in the Admin utility to start the device mapping, which will
automatically start the ‘Found New Hardware’ wizard to install the Virtual USB driver.

Continue the Add New Hardware wizard to install the Virtual USB driver for the USB device
server Admin utility.

Make sure “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)” is selected. Click on Next

and the Operating System automatically 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.

Power on the USB device server and connect an Ethernet cable from the USB device server
Ethernet port to your Local Area Network.

The USBIP Windows Admin utility is capable enough to identify the USB device server by it’s IP
address on the network. As soon as the USB device server is detected with a specific IP address the
Windows automatically invokes a Found New Hardware Wizard to install the drivers for the USB
server box. Continue the Installation to see the USB device server and the USB devices connected
in the Admin utility as shown below.

NOTE: For proper enumeration of device, disable the Firewall option on the Windows PC.

In the Device mapping window, all the USB devices connected are 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 Administrator to configure the USB device server on the network.

The Server Manger also has an option to search for the USB servers on the Network.
Right Click on Server Manager Main window and Click on “Search server” as shown below. The

same can be done by selecting “Search Servers” from “Server Menu”.