1.4 GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm® Internet Processor supporting combined Wi-Fi speeds of up to 2600 Mbps, the Sitecom Greyhound AC2600 Wi-Fi Router delivers smooth Ultra HD video streaming, lag-free online gaming and handles demanding tasks like no other. Thanks to Qualcomm®...
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* Theoretical wireless signal rate based on IEEE standard of 802.11a, b, g, n, ac chipset used. Actual throughput may vary. Network conditions and environmental factors lower actual throughput rate. All specifications are subject to change without notice.
Package Contents Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped back in its original package.
Cautions This router’s design and manufacturer has your safety in mind. In order to safely and effectively use this router, please read the following before usage. Usage Cautions The user should not modify this router. The environmental temperature should be within +5 ~ +35 degrees Celsius.
Product Layout Port Description S/PDIF connector Connect an optical TOSLINK cable for audio output 3.5mm connector Connect a 3.5mm audio jack cable for audio output USB Port Connect a USB device to this port LAN (Black Connect your PCs or network devices to these ports WAN (Grey) Connect your ADSL/Cable modem to this port Power button...
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Backlabel and Network Details Folder The Network Details Folder describes the IP address, login details, network name, security code and OPS button functionality. Button Description OPS button Press for 2 seconds for WPS/OPS mode Press for 2 seconds or until the Greyhound logo on the front Reset button starts flashing.
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LED Definition As shown from the top to the bottom. Port Description Power Shows the device is turned on. Shows the WAN cable is connected. Shows the cable is connected. Shows the cable is connected. Shows the cable is connected. Shows the cable is connected.
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Network and System Requirements To begin using the router, make sure you meet the following as minimum requirements: Network Requirements An Ethernet-based broadband modem Computer with the following: Windows®, Macintosh, or Linux-based operating system Web-based Configuration An installed Ethernet adapter or wireless adapter Supported Browsers: Internet Explorer 9 or higher Firefox...
Setup your Router You can place the router on a desk or other flat surface, or you can mount it on a wall. For optimal performance, place your router in the center of your home (or your office) in a location that is away from any potential source of interference, such as a metal wall or microwave oven.
Click on the icon for wireless connectivity. This is usually located in the System Tray, next to the clock. Select the Sitecom network. The correct network name can be found on the sticker on bottom of the router, or in the Network Details Folder. ...
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Click on the icon for wireless connectivity. This is usually located in the System Tray, next to the clock. Select the Sitecom network. The correct network name can be found on the sticker on bottom of the router, or in the Network Details Folder. ...
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Click on the icon for wireless connectivity. This is usually located in the System Tray, next to the clock. Select the Sitecom network. The correct network name can be found on the sticker on bottom of the router, or in the Network Details Folder. ...
Login to your Router LOGIN procedure • OPEN your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer). • Type http://sitecom.router in the address bar and press [Enter]. Alternatively, type http://192.168.0.1 in the address bar and press [Enter] . You’ll see the following screen: •...
Configure your Internet connection From the menu, select “Advanced Mode”. From the top menu, select “Interfaces” and then “WAN” for configuring IPv4 connections.
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Depending on the chosen setting, you may need to enter your user name and password, MAC address or hostname in the following window. After you have entered the correct information, click Save & Apply.
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IPv6 Configuration The IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) section is where you configure your IPv6 Connection type. From the top menu, select “Interfaces” and then “WAN6” for configuring IPv6 connections. IPv6 Connection Type There are several connection types to choose from: Static IPv6, Autoconfiguration, 6RD and Link-local only.
Configure your Router – Basic Mode This is the page you see when first logging in to the web interface. It contains easily accessible buttons that allow you to look at or modify the most commonly used features, laid out in a simple page.
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Wi-Fi settings On this page you can see the network name (SSID) and password for both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz. By clicking the ‘Edit’ button you can enable or disable the Wi-Fi signal and security, change the network name and change the password. Click ‘Apply’ to save the modifications.
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Guest Network Settings The Guest network is a separate network that only allows an internet connection. There is no interaction between devices connected on the Guest network, as well as between the Guest network and the regular Wi-Fi network. On this page you can see the network name (SSID) and password for both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz Guest network.
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OPS Activation On this page you can activate the OPS/WPS function of the router. By pushing either of the buttons, the router starts transmitting the WPS beacon. You can also activate the function by pushing the physical buttons on the router as described a couple of pages back. After clicking the button you can connect your client to the network without entering a password.
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Storage USB/SD On this page you can activate the various functions for the USB and/or SD card connections that are present on the Greyhound router. ‘Storage Settings’ shows the devices that are connected to the USB and/or SD Card connections. By clicking the various options you can enable or disable the feature. Sharing : By selecting this feature you enable the SMB server.
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USB ports on the Greyhound router. Doing this results in the printer becoming a network device, so every client device on the network can print to this printer. The Sitecom USB Control Center software is used for this, which is described further down in this manual.
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Audio / Music Player On this page you can configure the built-in audio stream functionality. The Greyhound supports both Apple AirPlay and DLNA. After enabling the feature, you can assign a device name. This is the name that will be shown in the list of available output devices on an AirPlay/DLNA compatible player.
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StreamBoost Technology On this page you can modify the StreamBoost settings. StreamBoost is automatic network bandwidth management / traffic shaping technology. It intelligently manages network bandwidth and latency, giving each application the bandwidth it needs for the best possible user experience. When the page is opened for the first time, StreamBoost tries to detect the speed of the internet connection by running a speedtest.
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Firmware update On this page you can view the current firmware version that’s installed in the router. It will also show the available version on our update server. The ‘View Changelog’ button shows the changes that have been made in the firmware version that’s available on our update server.
Configure your Router – Advanced Mode By clicking the ‘Advanced Mode’ button you’ll enter this mode. The Advanced Mode allows for a more extensive configuration of the various features of the router. Home The System status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router, the UP time, hardware information and serial number as well as firmware version information is displayed here.
Wi-Fi Settings You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this router for the 2.4 GHz radio or 5 GHz radio. The parameters include Mode, ESSID, Channel Number and Associated Client, amongst others. Wi-Fi Overview On this page you can enable or disable the Wireless radios separately, including the Guest network.
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Wi-Fi settings – Device Configuration • Green Mode: This mode dynamically adjusts the system's Wi-Fi transmit power depending on the distance between the router and the client device. • Band Steering: Band steering is a technology that detects whether or not the wireless client is dual-band capable, and if it is, it will push the client to connect to the less congested 5GHz network.
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• DTIM Period: DTIM stands for Delivery traffic indication map or message and is an additional message added after the normal beacon broadcast by your router or access point. Depending on the timing set for your router, the router “buffers” broadcast and multicast data and lets clients know when to “wake up”...
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Wi-Fi settings – Interface Configuration • ESSID: This is the name of the wireless signal which is broadcasted. All the devices in the same wireless LAN should have the same SSID. • Hide ESSID: Hides the network name (SSID) from being broadcast publicly. •...
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Disable When you choose to disable encryption, it is very insecure to use the router. When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data. You can generate the key by yourself and enter it. You can enter four WEP keys and select one of them as a default key.
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Group Key Update Interval: Enter the amount of time before the group key used for broadcast and multicast data is changed (3600 is default). Passphrase: Enter a Wi-Fi password (key/passphrase). The password must be between 8- 63 characters. WPA-/WPA2-/WPA Mixed-Enterprise Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard.
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MAC Filter This wireless router supports MAC Address Control, which prevents unauthorized clients from accessing your wireless network. • Enable wireless access control: Enables the wireless access control function. You can choose between ‘Allow listed only’ or ‘Allow all except listed’. •...
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Wi-Fi - Guest Network Guest Network Access provides secure Wi-Fi access for guests to share your home or office network. When you have visitors in your house, apartment, or workplace, you can enable the guest network for them. You can set different access options for Guest Network users, which is very effective to ensure the security and privacy of your main network.
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WiFi – OPS One Push Setup (OPS) is the simplest way to establish a connection between the wireless clients and the wireless router. You don’t have to select the encryption mode and fill in a long encryption passphrase every time when you try to setup a wireless connection. You only need to press a button on both wireless client and wireless router, and OPS will do the rest for you.
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• OPS via PIN: You can fill-in the PIN code of the wireless device and press the button to start the OPS process. The router will wait for the OPS/WPS request from the wireless device within 2 minutes.
Interface Settings Interfaces – Overview On this page you can see the various wired connections of your router. You can also connect and disconnect the WAN port to troubleshoot your internet connection. By clicking ‘Edit’ you’ll enter the settings page.
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DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN clients. The DHCP will change your LAN client’s IP address when this time threshold period is reached. • Domain Name: You can specify a Domain Name for your LAN or just keep the default (sitecom.router).
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Static DHCP IP If you want a client to always have the same IP address assigned, you can create a DHCP reservation. The router will assign the IP address only to that client. This IP address must be within the DHCP IP Address Range specified above, under DHCP Server. Click the + sign to add a client to the list.
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Interfaces – WAN Depending on the chosen setting, you may need to enter your user name and password, MAC address or hostname in the following window. After you have entered the correct information, click Save & Apply.
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Interfaces – WAN6 IPv6 Connection Type There are several connection types to choose from: Static IPv6, Autoconfiguration, 6RD and Link-local only. If you are unsure of your connection method, please contact your IPv6 Internet Service Provider. Static IPv6 Mode This mode is used when your ISP provides you with a set IPv6 addresses that does not change. The IPv6 information is manually entered in your IPv6 configuration settings.
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Interfaces – Switch A VLAN is a switched network that is logically segmented by function, project team, or application, without regard to the physical locations of the users. VLANs have the same attributes as physical LANs, but you can group end stations even if they are not physically located on the same LAN segment.
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Interfaces – Routes Static routing is a form of routing that occurs when a router uses a manually-configured routing entry, rather than information from a dynamic routing traffic. Unlike dynamic routing, static routes are fixed and do not change if the network is changed or reconfigured. ...
StreamBoost StreamBoost is automatic network bandwidth management / traffic shaping technology. It intelligently manages network bandwidth and latency, giving each application the bandwidth it needs for the best possible user experience. StreamBoost – Priorities You can select the priority of each device on your local network. The priority control buttons are the arrows within the boxes to the left of each icon representing a device.
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StreamBoost – Up Time Here you can view the Active Time (in minutes) and see what applications are being used. You can select the time frame from the drop-down menu. Choose from last month, last week, or last day.
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StreamBoost – Downloads Here you can view the type of traffic that is mostly used on your network, including the consumed bandwidth.
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StreamBoost – Consumption Per Device Here you can view the bandwidth consumption per device. You can click on the device to highlight it. You can select the time frame from the drop-down menu.
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StreamBoost – Consumption per Flow Here you can view the bandwidth consumption per traffic type. You can click on traffic type to highlight it. You can select the time frame from the drop-down menu.
File System Settings File Systems – Mount Points On this page you will find all the storage points that the OpenWRT operating system uses. Under the ‘Mount Points’ section you’ll find the attached USB storage devices.
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File Systems – FTP On this page you can configure the users that have access to the FTP server. The default admin user already has access. Add User: Click here to add a new user. You can enter a username and a password and choose to assign ‘Read’, ‘Read/Write’, ‘Read/Delete’...
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File Systems – Network Shares On this page you can edit the settings for the SMB server. Server name: Enter a name for the network share. Workgroup: If you wish to add the share to your workgroup enter the workgroup name here.
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File Systems – Transmission On this page you can edit the settings for the Bittorrent client Transmission. Transmission has its own web interface that can be opened via the ‘Open Web Interface’ button. Preallocation: Whether to fill the space for chunks not yet downloaded with "0" (helps avoiding fragmentation).
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Peer port: The fixed port transmission listens to incoming connections. Alternative speed enabled: Whether transmission should use two speed limit settings. RPC authentication required: Whether transmission-daemon should be remote controlled by a GUI on a host machine.
App Settings This page allows you to install OpenWRT packages. With this unique feature you can easily add or remove functionality to your router, just like installing and uninstalling applications on your computer. For more information on this, please go to https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/packages. You can add packages by typing in the URL into the ‘Download and install package’...
Firewall Settings Firewall – Enable The router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attacks, and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
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Firewall – DMZ If you have a client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly from behind the NAT firewall, then you can open up the firewall restrictions to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ function allows you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN.
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Firewall – DoS The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood. If Internet attacks occur the router can log the events. Ping of Death: Protection from Ping of Death attacks ...
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Firewall – Access You can restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications/services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.). Access Control allows users to define the traffic type permitted in your LAN. You can control which PC client can have access to these services. ...
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Firewall – URL block You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full URL address or just keywords of the Web site. Enable: URL Blocking Enable/disable URL Blocking Add URL/keyword: Fill in “URL/Keyword” and then click “Add”. You can enter the full URL address or the keyword of the web site you want to block.
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Firewall – Virtual Server Use the Virtual Server function when you want different servers/clients in your LAN to handle different service/Internet application type (e.g. Email, FTP, Web server etc.) from the Internet. Computers use numbers called port numbers to recognize a particular service/Internet application type.
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Firewall – ALG An application gateway is an application program that runs on the router. When a client program establishes a connection to a destination service, it connects to an application gateway, or proxy. The client then negotiates with the proxy server in order to communicate with the destination service.
Task manager System Logs On this page you can find the system log. If you’re using an external logging server you can enable the ‘Remote Log’ functionality and enter the IP Address of the server in the appropriate field.
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Kernel log Here you can view the messages the kernel puts out. Processes Here you can see the running processes. There are 3 buttons to alter the functionality of the process. Hang up: This signal is used to report the termination of the controlling process on a terminal to jobs associated with that session;...
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Kill: Used to cause immediate program termination. It cannot be handled or ignored, and is therefore always fatal. It is also not possible to block this signal. Realtime Load On this page you can view the actual load on the entire network. The page shows 3 graphs in 3 different colors.
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Initscripts On this page you can see the scripts controlling the various functions of the router. There are 4 buttons available. Enable/Disable: You can choose whether you want the service to be automatically started during bootup. Start: Start the service. ...
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Scheduled Tasks This window allows you to edit the crontab file. This contains the schedule of cron entries to be run at specified times. The commands that can be used are standard Unix commands.
Administration Administration – Time Zone The Time Zone allows your router to base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings. You can choose to set the time manually or via a NTP server. ...
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Administration – Administration You can change the password required to log into the router's system web-based management. Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive. Administrator Username: By default this is ‘admin’. Current Password: Fill in the current password to allow changing to a new password. ...
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Administration – Backup/Flash Firmware Use the "Generate archive" button to save the current configuration to a file on your PC. You can then use the "Restore backup" button to restore the saved configuration to the router. Alternatively, you can use the "Reset to Factory Defaults” button to force the router to perform a power reset and restore the original factory settings.
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Administration – SSH SSH is a cryptographic (encrypted) network protocol to allow remote login and other network services to operate securely over an unsecured network. Interface: Select the interface on which you want the SSH service to be active. ...
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Administration – LED Configuration On this page you can switch the LEDs on the router on or off. Power: This switches of the lighting behind the Greyhound logo. LAN: This switches of all 4 LAN LEDs. WLAN-2.4GHz: This switches off the 2.4GHz WLAN LED. ...
Toolbox Settings Toolbox – DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account, password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers. This router supports DynDNS, no-ip and other common DDNS service providers. ...
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Toolbox – UPnP With UPnP, all PCs in your network will discover this router automatically, so you don’t have to configure your PC and it can easily access the Internet through this router. UPnP Feature: You can enable or Disable the UPnP feature here. After you enable the UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPnP, like Windows, can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without having to configure anything.
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Toolbox – Remote Access The remote management function allows you to designate a host in the Internet the ability to configure the Broadband router from a remote site. Enter the designated host IP Address in the Host IP Address field. ...
Addendum A: NetUSB The netUSB functionality of your router requires additional software to work with your computer. The following section will describe how the software can be installed and used. Windows Insert the CD-ROM that was included with your router and select install utility from the cd- menu.
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Enter your username and organization if applicable and click Next to continue. Choose a folder where the software should be installed or keep it to default and click Next to continue. The software is now ready to be installed, Click Install to continue.
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Once the installation is finished the software will inform you. If “Launch Sitecom USB Device Server” checked the software will automatically be launched after you clicked Finish.
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MacOS Insert the CD-ROM that was included with your router and select “Install” from the cd-menu. Click Install to continue installation. Enter your Mac username and password and click OK to continue. Once the installation is finished the software will inform you and requires to restart the system.
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Connect & Disconnect “NetUSB” allows you to use USB printers when they’re actually connected to the Sitecom USB server. The “connect” operation is a software operation that simulates an actual USB device plug-in. Therefore, when you do a “connect” operation in the Control Center, the PC can detect a USB device’s plug-in, although actually you do not plug in any USB device to your PC.
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Connect the USB device to the USB port of the router. Run the Control Center. In the “USB MFP Server List” window, you can see the host names and IP addresses all of the Sitecom servers (in blue) on the network, as shown below. ...
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PC will automatically detect that the USB device is plugged-in. On the right side of the Windows Task Bar, you can see the information of the new device. Continue to follow the user manual of the USB device to do the rest jobs of installation, until the driver installation has finished.
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NetUSB Printing using Auto-Connect Printer After the driver is installed, you can see a newly created printer in the Control Panel. Follow the steps below to perform NetUSB printing. In the Control Center, click the MFP server that has the desired printer (or MFP) attached.
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Note: Under the “Auto-Connected Printer” setting, it is not necessary to manually press the “Connect” button when printing. If you press the “Connect” button for printing, please make sure to click “Disconnect” button after you finish the printing. Otherwise, other users cannot print properly.
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NetUSB Scanning using Network Scanning In the Control Center, click the MFP server that has the desired MFP attached. Click the desired MFP. Click the “Network Scanner” button. Then you can see that the Control Center will automatically do a “connect” operation.
Addendum C: GNU/GPL Information Parts of the firmware of the Greyhound Wireless Broadband Router are subject to the GNU general public license. Licensing Information This product includes third-party software licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. You can modify or redistribute this free software under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
CD/DVD that is shipped with your product. To get a copy of the software, please send an e-mail to gpl-request@sitecom.com or write to Sitecom Europe B.V., P.O. Box 12040, 3004GA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Please specify the device type and version number when contacting us to ensure smooth handling of your request.
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