Lindy 42890 User manual

© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - FIRST EDITION (MAY 2008)
USB 2.0 over IP Server
User Manual English
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LINDY No. 42890
www.lindy.com

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the LINDY USB 2.0 over IP Server! The USB IP Server enables you
to share your USB Printer or Storage Device with other users on your network.
Package Contents
LINDY USB 2.0 over IP Server
CD with drivers, software and manual
External Power Supply (5V DC, 1.2A)
This User Manual
Features
Compatible with USB enabled Printers and Storage Devices
Supports USB 2.0 high speed – backwards compatible with USB 1.1
Supports 10/100Base-TX networks
Supported Ethernet protocols: TCP/IP, WSD, UPnP
LED indicator for Power & Link connection
Compatible with Windows 2000, XP and Vista

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Installation
Hardware
1. Connect the LINDY USB IP Server to your LAN Switch or Router, using a standard
patch cable.
2. Connect your USB Printer or Storage Device to the USB port on the LINDY USB IP
Server.
3. Attach the Power adapter to the mains power supply and the LINDY USB IP Server.
Software
You will need to install different software depending on whether you are using the USB Printer
or USB Storage feature of the USB 2.0 IP Server, please complete the following instructions
accordingly:
USB Printer
1. Move the USB Connection switch to the On position
2. Insert the supplied driver CD and navigate to Utility Driver >> Printer
3. Double click on the BonjourSetup.exe icon to begin the installation
4. Click Next to begin the installation
5. You will then be presented with the License Agreement for the software, please read
them, choose whether to accept and then click Next to continue
6. Click Next to continue, once you have read the Information about the application The
Window shown at the bottom of this page will appear, check/uncheck the boxes as
required and click Install to begin the installation

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7. Click Finish to complete the installation
8. Open the Bonjour Printer Wizard, by double clicking on the icon on your desktop or by
navigating to Start >> All Programs >> Bonjour
9. Click Next to begin the Wizard
10. You will then see the printer you have connected to the USB 2.0 IP Server as shown in
the image below, using the Epson Stylus C41 as an example. Highlight your printer and
click Next to continue
11. The wizard will then prompt you to install the driver for the printer;
a. If you have already installed the printer on the computer you are using, the printer
should appear in the list (as shown below). Highlight your printer and click next to
continue. (Skip to point 14)
b. If you have not previously installed the driver please click on Have Disk
12. Insert the driver disk that came with your printer, and navigate to the appropriate driver,
then click Open
13. Bonjour will then show you the printer you have selected, click Next to confirm and
begin the installation
14. Once the installation has completed you can view the printer by navigating to Start >>
Control Panel >> Printers and Faxes

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15. You may now use the printer as normal; simply select the printer from the Print menu in
the application you are using
USB Storage
The application used to access your USB Storage Device can be installed on multiple
computers across your network, however only one computer may connect to the Storage
Device at any given time.
1. Move the USB Connection switch to the On position
2. Insert the supplied driver CD and navigate to Utility Driver >> Storage
3. Open the folder for the Operating System you are using
4. Double click on the RallyStorage.exe icon to begin the installation
5. Choose your preferred language from the drop down menu and click OK to begin the
installation
6. Click Finish to complete the installation
7. A shortcut for Rally Network Device will have been added to your desktop,
double click it to start the start the application
8. The New Hardware Found wizard will start, choose to Automatically
Detect Drivers and allow the installation to complete
9. Once Windows has completed the installation of the driver the Rally Storage Application
will open, click Search to begin searching for your connected Storage Device
10. When the search is complete your Storage Device will be displayed, along with one of
the following icons:

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11. Before you can start using your Storage Device over the network, you must first connect
to it. To connect you can either double click on your Storage Device in the Rally Storage
Application, highlight your Storage Device and click Connect or right mouse click on the
Storage Device and choose Connect
12. Once you have connected to your Storage Device it will appear in My Computer as a
normal local drive
13. Now that you have successfully connected to the drive you may start using it as a
normal drive and can then select the minimise option within the Rally Storage
Application, which will move the utility to the system tray
14. If you need to disconnect from your Storage Device you can double click on your
Storage Device in the Rally Storage Application, highlight your Storage Device and click
Disconnect or right mouse click on the Storage Device and choose Disconnect

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USB Storage Advanced Features
By using the Web Control utility it is possible to manage the USB 2.0 over IP Server, change its
settings and protect it with a password.
Start by right clicking on the Storage Device in the Rally Storage Application and select view
device web page. The Server page will load by default and you will see the following screen
which displays information for your device
By default the password is blank, and so it is recommended that for your security you enter a
password before you start using the NAS device. Click on the Password Change link and you
will see the following screen
Leave the Current Password field blank and enter your new password in both the New
Password and Confirm Password boxes. Click Submit to save your new password

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By clicking on the Network Configuration link you can change the IP address and name of the
device and switch DHCP on or off. If you have changed your password from the default blank
password you will need to enter it when prompted, before your changes will be saved
If you need to reset your device from your computer, simply click on the Server Reset link and
then enter your password, before clicking Reset Server
If you need to return your device to its original settings you can click the Factory Default link
and enter your password, before clicking Reset Server
From time to time new firmware may be made available, to improve performance of your device.
You will need to download the firmware from www.lindy.com before starting this procedure and
it is also recommended that you exit any other applications running on your computer
Click the Firmware Update link and you will see the screen below. Enter your password and
click on the Browse button to navigate to the location that you have saved the firmware to and
click OK

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Click Submit and the update procedure will start. It is extremely important that you do not
attempt to use the device until the upgrade has completed as any interruption to the update
process could cause damage to your device and stop it from working
Trouble Shooting
Q. When I search for the Storage Device it cannot be found
A. Check that the USB Switch is set to on
Q. I can find the Storage Device but I cannot connect to it
A. It is possible that the NAS device is attached to a different network segment of your
computer. Access the NAS device's control page by right clicking on the NAS device in the
Rally software and choose view device web page. Once in the Web Control utility click the
Network Configuration link. You will then see the screen below, enter the new IP address
(for the network segment that your computer is located in) and click submit to save your
changes