SEH INU-100 USB Deviceserver Installation Guide

SEH INU-100 USB Deviceserver

Product Information

• Specifications:
  • Product Name: USB Device server INU-100
  • Model: MHAB-QI-INU100
  • Version: 1.4 | 2023-12

Product Usage Instructions

• Software Installation – SEH Product Manager:
  • Download the SEH Product Manager installation file from here.
  • Ensure you have administrative rights for your client.
  • Start the SEH Product Manager installer and follow the installation routine.
  • Open the file “sehproductmanager-mac-1.1.x.dmg” and drag the SEH Product Manager to the Application folder.
  • The SEH Product Manager is now installed on your client.
• SEH UTN Manager Installation:
  • The SEH UTN Manager is a software tool used to establish and manage connections to USB devices connected to UTN servers. Follow these steps for installation:
  • Download the SEH UTN Manager installation file from here.
  • Install the SEH UTN Manager on all clients that need to access USB devices via the network.

FAQs

• Do I need special permissions to install the software?
  • Yes, you need administrative rights for your client to install the SEH Product Manager.
• Where can I find more information about managing SEH Computertechnik devices on the network?
  • You can refer to the ‘SEH Product Manager Online Help’ for more information on managing SEH Computertechnik devices on the network.

Overview

This ‘Quick Installation Guide’ describes the initial setup of the INU-100. The hardware installation is described in the ‘Hardware Installation Guide’.

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Purpose

• The USB Device server ‘INU-100’ allows you to access nonnetwork-ready USB devices (e.g. hard disks, etc.) in the network. For this purpose, the USB devices will be connected to the USB ports of the INU-100. The software tool ‘SEH UTN Manager’ handles the access of the USB devices. In addition, you can connect a load via relay.
• The SEH UTN Manager is installed on all clients that are intended to access a USB device in the network.
• The SEH UTN Manager shows the availability of all INU servers in the network and establishes a connection between the client and the USB port including the connected USB device.
• The administration of the INU-100 is done via the ‘INU Control Center’.

Software Installation

SEH Product Manager

• The ‘SEH Product Manager’ is a software tool developed by SEH Computertechnik GmbH for the administration and management of SEH Computertechnik GmbH devices on the network.
• The software is installed on all clients from which SEH Computertechnik GmbH devices are to be administrated and managed on the network.
• First, you have to download the installation file for the SEH Product Manager from the website of SEH Computertechnik GmbH: https://www.seh-technology.com/services/downloads/industrial/inu-100.html.

System requirements:

• For Windows 10 or later, Windows Server 2016 or later
• The installation can only be carried out by users with administrative rights.

1. Start the SEH Product Manager installer.
2. Follow the installation routine.

The SEH Product Manager is installed on your client

• For macOS 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura) 14 (Sonoma) or later
• The installation can only be carried out by users with administrative rights.

1. Open the file „sehproductmanager-mac-1.1.x.dmg“.
2. Drag the SEH Product Manager to the Application folder.

The SEH Product Manager is installed on your client.

You can recognize the SEH Product Manager by its icon: . The program is started with the usual methods of your operating system. The program automatically searches for SEH Computertechnik devices on the network after starting. For more information see the ‘SEH Product Manager Online Help’

SEH UTN Manager

• The ‘SEH UTN Manager’ is a software tool developed by SEH Computertechnik GmbH. The SEH UTN Manager is used to establish and manage connections to the USB devices connected to UTN servers.

The SEH UTN Manager is available in two versions:

• complete version: has a graphical user interface and offers additional features
• minimal version: command-line interface only
• A detailed description can be found in the INU User Manual.
• The SEH UTN Manager has to be installed on all clients that are intended to access a USB device via the network. Different installation files are available, depending on the operating system.
• First, you have to download the installation file for the SEH UTN Manager from the website of SEH Computertechnik GmbH: https://www.seh-technology.com/services/downloads/industrial/inu-100.html.

System requirements

• For Windows 10 or later, Windows Server 2016 or later
• For macOS 12 (Monterey), 13 (Ventura) 14 (Sonoma) or later
• The installation can only be carried out by users with administrative rights.

1. Start the installation file.
2. Install the complete version of the SEH UTN Manager (including the graphical user interface). To do so, follow the installation routine.

The SEH UTN Manager is installed on your client.

Getting Started

Getting Started: SEH UTN Manager

• After the SEH UTN Manager is started, the network will be scanned for connected INU servers. The network range to be scanned is freely definable.
• All INU servers found will be shown in the ‘network list’ together with the connected USB devices. The required INU servers will be selected and added to the ‘selection list’. The
• INU servers listed in the selection list and the connected USB devices can then be used by the user.
• This chapter describes the first steps of the program.
  • ’Starting the SEH UTN Manager’
  • ’Finding the INU Server and assigning an IP Address’
  • ’Adding the INU Server to the Selection List’
  • ’Connecting the USB Device to the Client’
• Detailed information on how to use the SEH UTN Manager can be found in the Online Help. To start the Online Help, select Help – Online Help from the menu bar.

Important:

• The client and INU server communicate via the UTN port 9200.
• This port must not be blocked by security software (firewall).
• If required, you can change the port number. A detailed description can be found in the INU User Manual.

Starting the SEH UTN Manager

• You can recognize the SEH Product Manager by its icon: .
• The program is started with the usual methods of your operating system.

Important: During the initial configuration, the client and INU server must be assigned to the same local network segment.

Finding the INU Server and assigning an IP Address

Once the INU server is connected to the network, it checks if it gets an IPv4 configuration (IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS) dynamically via the boot protocol DHCP. If this is not the case, the INU server assigns itself an IP address via Zeroconf from the address range reserved for Zeroconf (169.254.0.0/ 16). The INU servers found by the program will be displayed in the network list. If required, you can change the TCP/IP parameters of the INU server.

1. Confirm the note dialogue ‘Your Selection List seems to be empty’ by clicking Yes.  If no note dialogue is available and the main dialogue appears, select Selection List – Edit from the menu bar. The Edit Selection List dialog appears.
2. In the network list, select the INU server.
3. In the shortcut menu, select Set IP Address. The Set IP Address dialog appears.
4. Enter the relevant TCP/IP parameters.
5. Click OK.
   • The settings will be saved.

Adding the INU Server to the Selection List

The selection list displays the INU servers and the USB devices connected to their USB ports. Define the devices you want to use. To do this, you must add the INU server (and the connected USB devices) shown in the network list to the selection list.

1. Select Selection List – Edit from the menu bar. The Edit Selection List dialog appears.
2. Select the INU server from the network list.
3. Click Add.
4. (Repeat steps 2 and 3, if necessary.)
5. Click OK.
   • The INU servers are shown in the selection list.
   • You can extend the search for INU servers to any network range. To do this, change the search parameters for the network scan.
   • Windows: via the Options dialog in the Program menu.
   • Mac: via the Preferences dialog in the SEH UTN Manager menu.

Connecting the USB Device

Connecting the USB Device to the Client

• To use a USB device, a connection is established between the client and the USB port of the INU server to which the USB device is connected.
• All provisions (driver installation, etc.) necessary to operate the USB device locally (i.e. connected directly to the client) have been met on the client. Ideally, the USB device has been connected and operated on the client locally according to the instructions of the manufacturer.
• The USB port is not connected to another client. A USB device that was made available by the INU server can only be used by one network participant at a time.

1. Select the port from the selection list.
2. Select Port – Activate from the menu bar.
   • The connection will be established.
   • Important: Close the connection to the USB port when you no longer need the attached USB device. To do this, select Port – Deactivate from the menu bar.

Configuring the INU Server

The INU server has a user interface, the INU Control Center, which can be opened in a web browser (e.g. Google Chrome Microsoft Edge, Safari). The INU server can be configured and monitored via the ‘INU Control Center‘.

1. Open your browser.
2. Enter the IP address of the INU server as the URL.
   • The INU Control Center is displayed in the browser. If the INU Control Center is not displayed, check the proxy settings of your browser.
   • Detailed information about the configuration of the INU server can be found in the Online Help of the myUTN Control Center.
   • To start the Online Help, click the ‘?’ icon.

CONTACT

Manufacturer:

• SEH Computertechnik GmbH
• Suedring 11
• 33647 Bielefeld, Germany
• Phone: +49 (0)521 94226-29
• Fax: +49 (0)521 94226-99
• Support: +49 (0)521 94226-44
• Email: info@seh.de.
• Web: http://www.seh.de.
• MHAB-QI-INU100
• Version: 1.4 | 2023-12

Important Internet Resources:

• Support Contacts and Information:
  • http://www.seh-technology.com/services/support.html.
• Sales Contacts and Information:
  • http://www.seh-technology.com/company/management-and-staff/seh-sales-team.html.
• Downloads:
  • http://www.seh-technology.com/services/downloads.html.
• © 2023 SEH Computertechnik GmbH
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• The contents of this document are subject to change without notification.
• This product uses ‘Open Source Software. For further information, go to http://www.seh-technology.com/services/licenses.html.
• The product documentation gives you valuable information about your product.
• Keep the documentation for further reference during the life cycle of the product.

References

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