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Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server: 

This option enables or disables the DHCP feature of the print server. When this option is 
enabled, the print server will obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server on 
your LAN.  

The default value is 

“

Disable

”. 

 

Note

: 1.  Once this option is enabled, the following IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway will be 

grayed out and are not available for editing. 

 
          2. While the print server supports DHCP, we strongly recommend you manually 

specify a 

fixed

 IP address to the print server.

 

 

Specify an IP address:

 

IP Address:

  This option shows the print server’s current IP address maybe obtained from 

your DHCP server or manually specified. This option also allows you to 
manually specify an IP address to the print server, if DHCP option is disabled. 

 

Subnet Mask: 

This option shows the print server’s current subnet mask maybe obtained 

from the DHCP server or manually specified. This option also lets you 
manually specify a subnet mask to the print server, if DHCP option is 
disabled. 

This value is optional

. 

 

Gateway

: This option shows the print server’s current gateway address maybe obtained 

from the DHCP server or manually specified. The option also allows you to 
manually specify the IP address of the gateway to the print server, if DHCP option 
is disabled. 

This value is optional 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for FPS-1101

Page 1: ...10 100 Mbps Direct Attached Print Server FPS 1101 User s Manual 1 ...

Page 2: ... User s Manual and reserves the right to make improvements to this User s Manual and or to the products described in this User s Manual at any time without notice If you find information in this manual that is incorrect misleading or incomplete we would appreciate your comments and suggestions CE mark Warning There are class A and class B device In a domestic environment this product may cause rad...

Page 3: ...TUP MENU 37 INSTALLING PRINT SERVER ON NETWARE 4 X 5 X 41 SETTING UP A MACINTOSH COMPUTER 43 6 NETWORK PRINT MONITOR 48 PREPARATION 48 TCP IP PROTOCOL INSTALLATION 49 IPX SPX COMPATIBLE PROTOCOL INSTALLATION 49 NETBEUI PROTOCOL INSTALLATION 50 WINDOWS 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP 2003 MANUAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 50 UNINSTALLING NETWORK PRINT PORT ON WINDOWS 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP 2003 52 7 TCP IP LPR PORT P...

Page 4: ...EMS 66 WINDOWS 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP 2003 TROUBLESHOOTING 67 MOVING THE PRINT SERVER TO A NEW SEGMENT 68 MOVING YOUR COMPUTER TO A NEW SEGMENT 69 NOVELL NETWARE TROUBLESHOOTING 69 TCP IP TROUBLESHOOTING 69 APPENDIX 72 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 81 ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 83 4 ...

Page 5: ...manent on these print servers Any standard SNMP based application can be used to access and manage these print servers Network configuration The print servers provide an embedded web server that can be accessed via a proper web browser We also subsidiary Windows based PSAdmin utility which help administrator to setup print server environment Components and Features Network Print Server 1 Parallel ...

Page 6: ...port One printer cable Hardware Installation To install the print servers you need to complete these steps Confirm that your printer parallel port works well Connect the print server to the network and printer and plug in the print server Follow these instructions to install the print servers please refer to any peripheral you are connecting to the print server 1 Turn off the printer s power 2 Con...

Page 7: ...Reset Button To printer Network Environment Wired Network with Print Server Printer Print Server Computer Computer Computer HUB 7 ...

Page 8: ...onfiguration on the following networks Novell NetWare 3 12 4 x 5 x Bindery and NDS Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me Microsoft Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Apple EtherTalk UNIX Linux system Internet via Internet Printer Connection software Configuration Solution Table Setup Operating System Function Remarks PSAdmin utility Setup Wizard Windows 95 98 Me Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Install a single network on a pee...

Page 9: ...Internet replacing fax mail Comment Configuration solution Table has many installations way to setup Windows 95 98 Me Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 NetWare UNIX Linux system and Mac computer Firstly we introduce PSAdmin utility HP Web JetAdmin program and Internet Printing Protocol solution Then we will discuss Embedded Web Server Installation with print server 9 ...

Page 10: ... Driver 1 To enable network communication with print server your computer must have a proper IP address e g 192 168 0 100 the print server s default IP is 192 168 0 10 2 Insert the setup CD into your CD drive and choose Setup Wizard to install the print server and configure the connected printer Note The setup CD will install the print server s driver PSAdmin and Setup Wizard into your computer Th...

Page 11: ... the wizard will automatically discover the print server 4 From the Select A Print Sever screen select the print server that you want to configure and click Next 5 On the Change Settings screen select No or Yes 11 ...

Page 12: ... the print server and then click Next Note The IP address of print server must be within the same subnet as your network adapter 6 In the setup wizard select an already configured printer from the list click Next Next and then Finish to complete the installation or Select Add New Printer if the print server is connected to a printer that hasn t been installed before and does not appear in the list...

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Page 14: ...k Add New Printer to launch Windows Add Printer Wizard 8 Click Next and select Local Printer make sure the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box is NOT checked Then click Next 14 ...

Page 15: ... Use the following port radio button is clicked and select LPT1 recommended Printer Port from the pull down list Then click Next 10 Select Manufacturer and Printer from the lists of printer s driver Then click Next 15 ...

Page 16: ...ext 12 Then choose whether you want to share the printer with other network user print a test page please select No etc Select the appropriate radio button and click Next and Finish 13 In the setup wizard finish the installation by highlighting the installed printer in the Select a Printer list and click Next NEXT Finish 14 From Windows system go to start Printers and Faxes and highlight your newl...

Page 17: ...15 Right click select Properties Ports and verify that the print server s port appears 16 Go to General click Print Test Page to verify the configuration 17 Done Note 17 ...

Page 18: ...ion on the LAN will be displayed along with their respective device name MAC Address print server name firmware version and status The terms are defined as follows Device Name The name of the print server hardware used for identification purposes MAC Address The Ethernet address of the print server Print server Name The print server to which the device is attached Version The firmware version of t...

Page 19: ...u would like to manually specify an IP address to the device please skip to the following step 3 In the IP Address option type an IP address for the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment 4 Optional In the Subnet Mask option type the Subnet Mask your LAN or network segment is currently configured to use 5 Optional In the Gateway field type the I...

Page 20: ...Done 8 From your NetWare client computer such as Windows 95 98 Me create a printer that is connected redirected to one of the NetWare print queues serviced by the print server Manual Setup Manual Setup is a configuration program designed for more experienced users of NetWare To setup the print server by using Manual Setup follow the steps 1 Run PCONSOLE in NetWare 3 x or NetWare 4 x and create the...

Page 21: ...ect NetWare file server s that print server can do Bindery mode 7 Optional In NDS Settings Select NetWare file server s NetWare 4 x or later that print server can do NDS mode 8 Click OK From your NetWare client computer such as Windows 95 98 Me create a printer that is connected redirected to one of the NetWare print queues serviced by the print server Properties TCP IP Options The TCP IP options ...

Page 22: ...option shows the print server s current IP address maybe obtained from your DHCP server or manually specified This option also allows you to manually specify an IP address to the print server if DHCP option is disabled Subnet Mask This option shows the print server s current subnet mask maybe obtained from the DHCP server or manually specified This option also lets you manually specify a subnet ma...

Page 23: ...ture 2 Select General Upgrade Make sure that the upgrade file is located in the same directory as PSAdmin Reset 1 Click Reset button just like a picture 2 Reset allows the user to reset the print server device in order to establish a new connection or for new settings to take effect Refresh 1 Click Reset button just like a picture 2 Refresh searches the network for all attached print server s 23 ...

Page 24: ...CONSOLE please select Printers option and select Printer 0 instead 9 Select the Printer 0 and press the Insert key to add the print queues you create in Step 6 into the list For NetWare 4 x s PCONSOLE please select Print queues assigned option instead 10 Reset the print server by clicking the Reset icon from the PSAdmin Done Note Please refer to NetWare s Print server Services manuals for detailed...

Page 25: ...tab 4 Select Network Print Monitor for Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP 2003 and click Change Remove button 5 The un installation wizard program will be launched 6 Follow the directions on the screen to complete the un installation procedure 25 ...

Page 26: ...XP 2003 you can use a supported Web Browser for example Netscape or IE to view the embedded web server on the print server Contact your administrator to get the IP address or URL of the printer and browse to the print server s web page For example to install Windows 2000 by IPP service you must follow below information 1 Click Start button 2 Select Settings and then select Printers option 3 Click ...

Page 27: ...eck print server to connect to HP printer if not it will appear as follow picture Then Click OK 8 Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type and click Next appear as follow picture 9 If you want your Windows based programs to use this printer as the default printer please select Yes and Click Next It will appear as follow picture 27 ...

Page 28: ...ware runs on Microsoft Windows NT HP UX Solaris Red Hat Linux and SuSE Linux system For information on supported operating systems and browser versions we recommend IE or Netscape version 4 or higher Please access HP Customer Care Online at http www hp com go webjetadmin Note When installed on a supported host server HP Web JetAdmin can be accessed from any client through a supported Web browser b...

Page 29: ...e host name of your web server and port is the port number assigned during installation Supply users access to HP Web JetAdmin software by adding a link to your web server s home page that is addressed to HP Web JetAdmin s URL For example http server domain port Configuring and Modifying a Device Using your browser navigate to HP Web JetAdmin s URL For example http server domain port Follow the in...

Page 30: ...rver please see the Properties TCP IP options of chapter 3 After an IP address is established on the print server perform the following step Status Menu Once you have finished the IP address configuration with print server You should be use web browser to view and management the print server The status menu of the print server helps administrator control the print server s System Printer NetWare T...

Page 31: ...ted in the office s LAN System Up Time This option allows you to view uptime of the print server When you start the print server it will compute the print server from start time to power off time Firmware Version This option allows you to view firmware version of the print server To verify the print server s firmware version is newer in this time MAC Address This option allows you to view Node ID ...

Page 32: ...ted with the print server it will be show in the model box Printing Language Supported This option allows you to view command to set the printer When the printer connected with the print server it will be show in the command box Current Status This option allows you to view status of the printer When the printer connected with the print server it will be show in the status box For example Waiting ...

Page 33: ...rom the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment default 192 168 0 10 Subnet Mask This option allows you to view subnet mask from the print server Gateway s IP This option allows you to view gateway from the print server Rendezvous Settings The Rendezvous settings of print server Enable or Disable Netware Status 1 Click Status it then appears the ...

Page 34: ... you to view polling time from the print server This function is search for NetWare Server by per time NetWare NDS Setting Use NDS Mode Enable or Disable Name of the NDS Tree Name of the NDS Context Current Status Connect or Disconnect NetWare Bindery Setting Use Bindery Mode Enable or Disable Name of the File Server Current Status Connect or Disconnect 34 ...

Page 35: ...xxx represents the last six digits of the print server s Node ID Printer Type This option allows you to view printer type from the print server If you are using a PostScript printer you can select the LaserWriter 8 icon from your Mac computer Data Format This option allows you to view data format from the print server If you are using a PostScript printer you can select ASCII TBCP or BCP format fr...

Page 36: ...f the print server SNMP Traps This option allows you to view SNMP traps from the print server SMB Status 3 Click Status it then appears the sub menu 4 Click SMB it then as shown in the following picture Workgroup Name This option allows you to view the SMB Workgroup Name from the print server It must match the SMB workgroup name of your Windows based computer 36 ...

Page 37: ...t server helps administrator to setup the print server s System Printer NetWare TCP IP SNMP and AppleTalk Preparation Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL default 192 168 0 10 Then the print server s home page will appear in content of the web browser Please follow this information in the setup menu of the print server System Setup 1 Click Setup it then appears the sub menu 2 Click ...

Page 38: ...me of the print server To check the print server s contact name who in charge of this device System Location This option allows you to input Location name of the print server To confirm the print server s location name where the print server is located in the office s LAN Password This option allows you to input setup password of the print server Re type Password Note The login user name is admin ...

Page 39: ... from the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment Note On the TCP IP Setup screen specify a fixed IP address is highly recommended Subnet Mask This option allows you to input subnet mask from the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment Gateway This option allows you to input gateway from the pri...

Page 40: ... to which the print server device will be attached 3 Click Setup it then appears the sub menu 4 Click NetWare it then as shown in the following picture Print Server Name This option allows you to input print server name which configured by PSAdmin utility or PCOMSOLE program Polling Time The time interval in which the print server unit polls the file server for servicing of print queues 40 ...

Page 41: ...ry Emulation When you install the NetWare file server for the first time by default the installation program will automatically set up the Bindery Emulation function for you by adding SET BINDERY CONTEXT in the AUTOEXEC NCF file By default the bindery context will only be set on your organization O object If you have ever modified this line or if you have ever added any organization units OU to yo...

Page 42: ... connection 8 Run NetWare s PCONSOLE and add users to the Queue Users list 9 From your NetWare client computer such as Windows 95 98 Me create a printer that is connected redirected to the NetWare print queue serviced by the print server Note Please refer to NetWare s Print Server Services manuals for detailed PCONSOLE commands AppleTalk Setup The print server can print jobs submitted from Macinto...

Page 43: ...ve it in default recommended Note The default print server s Chooser name is as shown as follows ATALK_PS xxxxxx 1 where xxxxxx represents the last six digits of the device s Node ID For example ATALK_PS 40EEED 1 You may also change the ATALK_PS to a name you like for identification purpose in this option The print server will append the last six digits to the name you specify 5 Printer Type In th...

Page 44: ...hooser Windows 7 Done SNMP Setup TCP IP networks use a standard management protocol called Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP SNMP is widely used in the industry as a solution for remote network management and monitoring of networking devices SNMP actually includes a protocol a database structure specification and a set of database objects The database objects are contained in a standard data...

Page 45: ...ch the community name the print server is configured with stored in the print server s memory an authentication failure trap message is generated In the print server s SNMP implementation the following MIB objects are available for updating MIB Object Names Description system sysContact Indicates the network administrator s name system sysName Indicates the print server s name for identification s...

Page 46: ...P WebJetAdmin SNMP Traps Enable the function of sending SNMP Authentication Failure trap message to the network administrator if the community name within a SNMP request is not correct SMB Setup The print server supports the SMB Server Message Block protocol user can send the print jobs through Network Neighborhood without installing print server s driver 1 Click Setup it appears the sub menu 2 Cl...

Page 47: ...tion allows you to assign a workgroup name to print server on the Network Neighborhood Windows uses it to identify the print server on the Network 4 Shared Name This option allows you to assign a name to print server s port 47 ...

Page 48: ...or further information please read TCP IP Protocol Installation section in this chapter Note If TCP IP protocol is chosen please refer to Assigning an IP Address to the print server section later in this chapter IPX SPX The IPX SPX compatible Protocol must be installed For further information please read IPX SPX compatible Protocol Installation section in this chapter NetBEUI The NetBEUI protocol ...

Page 49: ...estart the computer 9 Done Note Using TCP IP protocol to access the print server requires well configured TCP IP settings If you are not familiar with these settings please consult your network administrator for details or ask for help IPX SPX compatible Protocol Installation 1 Click Start point to Settings and select Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 If the IPX SPX compatible Protoc...

Page 50: ...anuals Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 manual Installation Procedure Please perform the steps as follows to ensure a smooth installation 1 Run Setup from the print server s NetWare Win 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 Setup diskette 2 The Network Print Monitor for Windows 95 98 Me Setup will then appear Click Next 3 A message reading Setup is complete You may add the Network Print Port by using the PSAdm...

Page 51: ...es 13 Click Details tab and select Add Port 14 In the Add Port dialog box select Other as shown in the following picture 15 Select the Network Print Port and click OK 16 The Add Port box will then appear along with the print server s Node ID The last 6 digits of the Node ID located on the back of the print server unit Select one printer server port from the list which is now connected to one of yo...

Page 52: ... Network Print Port on Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 To provide users an easiest way to remove all of the Network Print Port components from Windows 95 98 Me the Network Print Port software comes with un installation wizard program to help users remove the software components from their Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 systems in minutes Please follow the directions listed below to proceed with...

Page 53: ...k Print Monitor utility 2 Manually specify using DOS commands or UNIX text mode commands This applies to Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 and UNIX systems Note The Network Print Monitor can only search for the print server s over the same network segment the Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 UNIX computer is located You would like to install a print server on a different network segment DHCP The print server support...

Page 54: ...rinter or print queue on that server box type in a printer name for example lp1 Click OK 8 In the Printer Ports box select Close 9 Click Next 10 Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type list and click Next 11 Select Shared Type in a new Share Name or leave it in default and click Next 12 A message reading After your printer is installed Windows can print a test page so you can ...

Page 55: ...ill appear Select Local Printer and click Next 4 From the type of Create a new port box as shown in the following picture select the Standard TCP IP Port Click Next and Next 5 The Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard box will then appear as shown the picture as below and type in the IP address assigned to the print server in the Printer Name or IP Address box Click Next 55 ...

Page 56: ...ct Custom Click Settings button and click Next 7 In the Configure Standard TCP IP Port Monitor box as shown in the following picture select LPR form Protocol type in a queue name for example lp1 8 Click OK and Next Note Please DO NOT type any other name than lp1 in this step 9 Click Finish 56 ...

Page 57: ...rinter type list and click Next 11 Type in a new Printer name or leave it in default and click Next button 12 A message reading To confirm that the printer is installed properly you can print a test page Select Yes Recommended and click Finish 13 Done 57 ...

Page 58: ...Name Input a name you like For example Test Protocol Type Choose lpd BSD Make Model Select the printer model For example EPSON LQ570 Printer Connection Type Choose On Remote Server Remote System Input the IP address of the printer server For example 192 168 1 250 Remote Printer lp1 fixed 5 Click OK 6 Enter Printer Make Default System V Release 4 Unix 1 For example the print server has a static IP ...

Page 59: ...ll configured on your RedHat system including network interface card s driver and IP related settings say IP address subnet mask and gateway IP 2 Log in root 3 Assign Print Server an IP address At shell mode c 1 arp s the IP address you want to assign to the Print Server Print Server s Node ID c 2 Execute tftp Print Server s IP get config txt and quit tftp c 3 Edit the config txt and modify the IP...

Page 60: ...7 Click Forward button 8 In the Name field type a user defined name click Forward 60 ...

Page 61: ...field type the IP address of print server 11 In the Queue field type a print server s port name which connect to the printer For example lp1 12 Click Forward button 13 In the Printer field choose Postscript Printer 14 Choose the model of printer and click Forward 61 ...

Page 62: ...15 Done 62 ...

Page 63: ...the necessary binary file is located on your current working directory 2 Before upgrading the print server ensure that it is not printing jobs You have to wait until the print job is finished before you can proceed 3 Be careful not to interrupt the file transfer If the transfer is interrupted the print server may have to be re initialized by your dealer Upgrading the print server from PSAdmin 1 Lo...

Page 64: ...address 4 At tftp prompt type get upgrade 5 Change to binary mode 6 At tftp prompt type put mpsXX bin 7 Wait for the file transfer to complete 8 Quit from tftp 9 Done Upgrading the print server from Browser 1 Ensure binary file is located in your current working directory 2 Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL 3 Click Misc and then choose Firmware Upgrade it then as shown in the fol...

Page 65: ...4 Click Browse and select the firmware file 5 Click Upgrade 6 Done 65 ...

Page 66: ... times POST upon connecting the power If the unit does not flash five times contact your dealer for a replacement or repair LAN Green 100Mbps Yellow 10Mbps Power Related Problems The print server requires an external AC power adapter in order for it to function If you have a power problem check to see whether the power cord or its connectors are damaged More importantly check to see that the AC po...

Page 67: ... Start from the bottom left hand corner of the screen 2 Select Settings 3 Select Control Panel 4 Double click the Network icon 5 Select Services 6 Select Add 7 In the Select Network Service box select the RIP for NWLink IPX SPX compatible transport Click OK 8 Follows the directions on the screen 9 Done Multi Segment Frame Type 802 2 Installation 1 From your Windows NT server that is used as a rout...

Page 68: ...5 Click Port Settings as shown in the picture below The print server will be displayed on the next print server s configuration screen Find your original print server according to its Port Name or other distinguished name and click this print server 6 Click OK and it returns to the printer s Properties page 7 Click OK 8 Done Print server Reconfiguration Procedure on Windows NT 1 Click Start on the...

Page 69: ...installation steps I can do the arp command However when I am going to ping or tftp the print server it always shows Request timed out I have checked the print server s power and it exactly passed the POST Besides the network cabling is OK As such I can t do tftp command to get and put the print server s configuration file and save its IP address permanently I can t therefore continue installing t...

Page 70: ...server the IPX SPX protocol might be used on your network Therefore we strongly suggest you run the PSAdmin from any client computer and select Manual Setup to specify the print server s IP address For more detailed information about Manual Setup please refer to Chapter 3 2 If the solution described above is not applicable you have to follow the instructions below to set up the print server s IP a...

Page 71: ...e this new file and quit from your editor Please note in this step you must specify an IP address which is valid on Segment B such as 192 72 214 100 in this example rather than 192 72 214 68 7 Type for example tftp 192 72 214 68 put config txt to save this new configuration back to print server 8 Move the print server back to the Segment B 9 Done 71 ...

Page 72: ...Appendix Rendezvous with Mac OS X 10 3 7 1 Enable the Rendezvous settings from the print server s WEB configuration 2 Click Printer Setup Utility from the bottom toolbox of Mac 72 ...

Page 73: ...3 Click Add 73 ...

Page 74: ...4 Choose Rendezvous and then Mac OS will automatically search the print server on the network 5 Choose the proper printer model that connected to print server and then click Add 74 ...

Page 75: ...dows XP 1 Enable the SMB settings from the print server s WEB configuration Assume your computers use the WORKGROUP as the SMB workgroup name in Windows Please assign the same SMB name to your print server If print server uses the different SMB name from computers the SMB printing won t active 75 ...

Page 76: ...2 Now you can find the print server from the SMB workgroup of Windows Then double click it 3 Double click it again 76 ...

Page 77: ...4 Now you have to install the printer s driver 5 Choose it from the Add Printer Wizard 77 ...

Page 78: ...6 Install printer successfully 7 Now you can find your printer s icon and you can use the SMB printing mode 78 ...

Page 79: ...tory Default 1 Disconnect the external power adapter 2 Hold down the reset button 3 Reconnect the external power adapter Wait about 5 seconds 4 Release the reset button 5 The print server will restart WARNING This will erase all settings of print server to default and should be performed with caution After performing a factory default the default settings will be z DHCP client off z IP address 192...

Page 80: ...Reset Button To printer 80 ...

Page 81: ...cted 4 Recheck the print server connection by running the PSAdmin It should read Connected Question B Print jobs start printing but print very slowly or print unknown characters Possible explanation and solution A printer driver is missing or is incompatible with that printer Using a print driver that is not specific for the printer can cause printing errors Install the proper printer driver If th...

Page 82: ...r name or the queue name Type in a new name without a space between two characters or replace a space by a dash or an underscore _ Question F The PSAdmin reports Print server Already Exists Printer Already Exists or Print Queue Already Exists after specifying the print server name or the print queue name in Auto Setup Possible Explanation A same print server name or queue names exists in the speci...

Page 83: ... PCL or Panasonic KX P6300 PCL or Panasonic KX P6500 PCL to the print server through the Network Print Port DO NOT redirect the printer named Panasonic KX P6100 GDI Panasonic KX P6300 GDI or Panasonic KX P6500 GDI to the print server Please note that the print server doesn t support printing with host based printers e g CAPT GDI and PPA printers Furthermore the print server doesn t support any non...

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