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Mini-MFP

Networked JetDirect

: Fill in the Server's IP address and protocol's

TCP port and then click the

Forward

button. Example: If your Server's

IP address is 192.168.1.100 and it connects HP PSC 1300 MFP via

USB1 port. You can enter IP address in the Server box as 192.168.1.100

and TCP Port in

Port

box as 9100.

Networked Windows (SMB)

i. Click on the

Specify

button to specify SMB server Authentication.

Summary of Contents for mini-mfp

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Page 2: ...USER S MANUAL USB 2 0 High Speed Print Server Mini MFP ...

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Page 8: ...roduction 77 10 2 Using the Server s Web Pages 77 10 2 1 Displaying Server Status 77 10 2 2 6HWWLQJ XS 6HUYHU RQÀJXUDWLRQ 78 Chapter 11 EMAIL ALERTING 84 Chapter 12 SNMP 84 Chapter 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 85 13 1 QGLFDWRUV 85 13 2 USB Device Status 86 Chapter 14 RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULTS 87 14 1 Using the Control Center 87 14 2 sing the Server s Web Pages 87 14 3 Using Init Button 88 14 4 HIDXOW 3DUDPHW...

Page 9: ...ll network users can share these USB devices Even more this print server can use the NetUSB technology to support host based printers such as printers using CAPT GDI and PPA printer languages Mini MFP print server has one Ethernet 10 100Mbps port and two USB ports It supports many operating systems like Windows 2000 XP 2003 and Unix Linux and also supports many network printing protocols like LPR ...

Page 10: ...g systems to get full functions of Mini MFP Operation System Program Description Print Server Windows 2000 XP 2003 Windows Add Printer Wizard N e e d t o i n s t a l l L P R R a w TCP JetDirect local port or IPP Unix Linux Control Center N e e d t o i n s t a l l L P R R a w TCP JetDirect local port or IPP RedHat Linux Printer System Manager Use X Window UI to add new printers File Server Windows ...

Page 11: ...rd 2 2 Product CD This CD provides easy to use Control Center software 2 2 1 Start up Procedures If your computer is configured to auto start CDs this CD will start automatically when inserted You can also navigate to the CD and start the autorun exe file from within the Windows file manager 2 3 Physical Description 1 Power Adaptor Connector DC IN 12V 1A adaptor 2 Init Button print the configurati...

Page 12: ...ivity ŚUSB1 Indicator is lit while a USB device connects to USB1 Port of this Server If it is not lit or if it blinks there is a problem with the USB device or this Server ŚUSB2 Indicator is lit while a USB device connects to USB2 Port of this Server If it is not lit or if it blinks there is a problem with the USB device or this Server 2 4 Installation Procedures 2 4 1 Installation and Integration...

Page 13: ...ct Local Port Using SMB and IPP Windows Control Center Tool Installation of LPR Raw TCP Local Port Using SMB LPR Raw TCP JetDirect SMB IPP Using vi or other editors to edit the printcap file Windows None DonŅt need installation Scan Server The Control Center Installation of SANE Client and SANE Twain Driver Printer Setup Tool Unix Linux Edit etc printcap File Using X Windows Interface to operate R...

Page 14: ...erates and is managed in a reliable and easy fashion 4 Security You can assign administrator name and password to restrict login 5 Monitoring The ServerŅs web pages and user software allow you to continuously monitor the status of connected USB devices 6 Future Proof The firmware stored in the ServerŅs Flash memory can be upgraded over the network This allows you to quickly update and enhance its ...

Page 15: ... Server is correctly connected to the network When USB1 and USB2 indicators do not flash the Server starts to work normally 6 If you connect USB HP printers to the Server please press the Init button for 3 seconds on the Server once to print a page of Server configuration report 3 2 Assigning an IPAddress to the Server 3 2 1 Preliminary œIf you have a DHCP server on your network your Server will r...

Page 16: ...erating environment œAutomatic IP Address Assignment œManual IP Address Assignment 3 2 5 Host Names and Host Name Rules The Host Name of the Server defaults to be ņMini MFPŇ If you put two or more Servers in your local area network to avoid using the same Host Names you have to change the Host Names by using the Control Center or the ServerŅs web pages If your Host Name is longer than 15 character...

Page 17: ...ly set the DNS server IP address using Server s web pages or the Control Center 3 2 7 Setting the IP Address Using the Control Center 1 Install the Control Center The Control Center is available on the Product CD 2 Start the Control Center and Auto searching Server window will appear 3 If the tool finds multiple Servers in your local area network then you have to select one Server from the Server ...

Page 18: ...ick the button corresponding to your choice of IP setting method static or dynamic using DHCP When assigning a static IP address you also have to define Subnet Mask and Default Gateway If you choose Automatically get IP by DHCP you can use desired DNS by clicking the Manual DNS button and manually assigning a DNS 7 Click Apply to save your settings And the Server will reboot 8 You have now finishe...

Page 19: ...to do the Step1 Step4 of Set the IP Address Using the Control Center 2 You can see the IP address of you Server in the Server List Open IE Browser and enter the ServerŅs IP address or click the Home Icon of the Control Center 3 Go to the web page and click CONFIG icon 4 Enter administrator default admin and password default 0000 5 Click TCP IP icon ...

Page 20: ...ws a 12 character long USB device name For example the printer model name is ņPhotosmart 2600 seriesŇ and then the printer name will be set as ņPhotosmart 2Ň If system cannot get the printer model For example you use some parallel printers and use Parallel to USB cables to connect the printers the default printer names are set as USB1_Printer and USB2_Printer with respect to USB1 port and USB2 por...

Page 21: ...rver Step 4ƖConfigure Your Server Step 5ƖAdd Network Printer by 1 Windows Standard Method 2 Control Center Step 6ƖTurn on Online Use Printer in Installed Windows Printer Driver Windows 98 ME 2000 XP and 2003 IPP Printing Standard Windows Add Printer Wizard Windows Platform Printing Protocols Method SMB CIFS Printing Standard Windows Add Printer Wizard The Control Center s Add Printer Windows 2000 ...

Page 22: ...pe of network topology that your Server is connecting to 4 2 1 The Server and Windows PC on Same LAN 4 2 2 The Server and Windows PC on Different LANs Example Wired Windows PC across Internet USB Printer Server LAN HUB Switch PC PC USB Printer Server LAN HUB Switch PC PC LAN HUB Switch Router Router ...

Page 23: ...ows will attempt to find the printer itself and figure out what kind it is If Windows does not find the printer the wizard will continue as described in this task 4 Select a Windows driver for your printer Click Next 5 Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users Do you want to print a test page Select the appropriate radio button and click Next and Finish 4 4 Adding Netwo...

Page 24: ... Open Printers and Faxes 2 Right click the printer for which you want to change settings and then click Properties ports 3 Clear Enable bidirectional support and click Add port and then click Standard TCP IP Port from the dropdown and click New port 4 The Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard will pop up and click Next ...

Page 25: ...P or IP address of the Server In the Port Name box enter your desired names or USB1_LPR or USB2_LPR for printer connected to USB1 port and USB2 port respectively œIf your Server is running on a different LAN than your Windows PC such as Internet PC you must enter ServerŅs IP address in Printer Name or IPAddress box 6 Click Next ...

Page 26: ...4 18 Mini MFP 7 Click Custom settings 8 Click Settings and confirm that the settings are as below The queue names are USB1_LQ USB2_LQ for USB1 port 1 and USB2 port respectively Click OK ...

Page 27: ...03 1 Start the Control Center select your Server and click Set Printer 2 Select USB1 Port or USB2 Port to add the printer in Set printer in box choose to use Host Name or IP address to represent the Server in Select IP address or Host Name in printer port box and select the network printing protocol of Printing with LPR Line Printer Remote ...

Page 28: ...ust choose IP address in Select IP address or Host Name in printer port box 3 Click Apply 4 Select the desired printer driver and click Set Port to Printer 5 If you cannot find any printer driver in Printer List please install your printer driver first or click Add New Printer to install the printer driver ...

Page 29: ...In the Printer Name or IP Address box enter the Host Name of the Server default Mini MFP or IP address of the Server In the Port Name box enter USB1_RAW or USB2_RAW for printer connected to USB1 port and USB2 port respectively œIf your Server is running on a different LAN than your Windows PC such Internet PC you must enter the Server s IP address in Printer Name or IPAddress box 6 Click Next 7 Cl...

Page 30: ...4 22 Mini MFP 9 Click Finish ...

Page 31: ...00 XP and 2003 1 Start the Control Center select your Server and click Set Printer 2 Select USB1 Port or USB2 Port to add the printer in Set printer in box choose to use or IP address to represent the Server in Select IP Address or Host Name in printer port box and select the network printing protocol of Print with Raw TCP Mode ...

Page 32: ...ter List please install your printer driver first or click Add New Printer to install the printer driver 4 4 5 Using Standard Windows Methods for SMB CIFS Printing œBefore using SMB CIFS printing you have to login the SMB CIF Print File server in advance and then you may use it otherwise you have to disable SMB CIFS Print File Server Authentication œIf you use SMB on Windows 98 SE ME with Server A...

Page 33: ...inter Ports box 5 In the Port Name box enter the path to the printer with the following format Ň Server s Host Name printer nameŇor Ň Server s IP address printer nameŇ Please refer to the Server s web pages or the Control Center to know exact path For example if you set the Server s Host Name asņMini MFPŇand printer name USB1 port as Photosmart 2 then the network path is expressed as Mini MFP Phot...

Page 34: ... CIF Print File server in advance and then you may use it otherwise you have to disable SMB CIFS Print File Server authentication œIf you use SMB on Windows 98 SE ME with Server Authentication you must login to your Windows 98 SE ME using the same user name as in the Server s User Account Windows Platform Windows 98 ME 2000 XP and 2003 1 Start the Control Center select your Server and click Set Pr...

Page 35: ...net PC you must choose IP address in Select IP address or Host Name in printer port box 3 Click Apply 4 Select the desired printer driver and click Set Port to Printer 5 If you cannot find any printer driver in Printer List please install your printer driver first or click Add New Printer to install the printer driver ...

Page 36: ...window select A network printer or a printer attached to another computer and click Next 4 Click the Next button On the next window select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network In the URL field enter the following to connect to the Server http Server s Host Name printer name or http Serve s IP address printer name For example http Mini MFP Photosmart 2 œIf your Server...

Page 37: ...29 4 Chapter4 Print Server in Windows 5 Click Next and then continue Windows Add Printer Wizard ...

Page 38: ...ister the Server s Host Name and IP address into etc hosts file To edit host file use an editor e g ņviŇ Example The IP address isņ192 168 1 200Ň Host Name isņMini MFPŇ 192 168 1 1 dns DNS Server 192 168 1 2 mail Mail Server 192 168 1 200 Mini MFP Server 3 Switch on the Server Verify the network connection by using the ping command ping Mini MFP If there is no response or error occurs there may be...

Page 39: ...t 2 Register the Server into etc printcap file Example To register the printer of USB1 port by the printer name ņPrinter1Ň Printer1 A lp rm Mini MFP rp USB1_LQ B sd var spool lpd Printer1 C lf var spool lpd Printer1 Printer1_errs D where A Describes the printer name B lp Device file name to connect printer No name designation required on the network rm Host Name for the remote printer Enter the Ho...

Page 40: ...hange the owner to daemon chgrp R daemon var spool lpd Printer1 Change the group to daemon 4 Start Printing A Use the lp command lp d Printer1 Print file name lp d Printer2 Print file name B Use the ņlprŇ command lpr P Printer1 print file name lpr P Printer2 Print file name 5 4 Using the Server on RedHat Linux Fedora Core In the RedHat Fedora Core x window user interface follow these steps 1 To st...

Page 41: ...New button in the Printer configuration window 3 Click on the Forward button in the Add a new print queue window 4 Fill in your desired printer name and description optional in Queue name window and then click on the Forward button ...

Page 42: ...ndows SMB and Networked JetDirect options Click on the Forward button 6 Fill in parameters for Queue type window A Networked Unix LPD Fill in the Server s IP address and queue name and then click the Forward button Example If your Server s IP address is 192 168 1 100 and it connects to HP PSC 1300 MFP via USB1 port You can enter IP address in the Server box as 192 168 1 100 and Queue name in Queue...

Page 43: ...ick the Forward button Example If your Server s IP address is 192 168 1 100 and it connects HP PSC 1300 MFP via USB1 port You can enter IP address in the Server box as 192 168 1 100 and TCP Port in Port box as 9100 C Networked Windows SMB i Click on the Specify button to specify SMB server Authentication ...

Page 44: ... on the OK button iii Click on the Forward button D Networked CUPS IPP Fill in the Server s IP address and printer name then click the Forward button Example If your Server s IP address is 192 168 1 100 and its printer name is psc 1300 ser You can enter IP address in Server box as 192 168 1 100 and printer name in Path box as psc 1300 ser ...

Page 45: ...38 Mini MFP 5 7 Select your printer driver Click on the Forward button Windows will display the Finish and create the new print queue folder 8 Click Finish button ...

Page 46: ...s Inc is not responsible for the leak manipulation loss or corruption of data in memory devices connected to the Server after unauthorized access 3 In order to use the USB Mass Storage device connected to the Server the SMB protocol or FTP protocol must be set up 4 This product does not support to magnet optical drive devices such as CD DVD 5 This product allows shared two USB storage devices over...

Page 47: ...byte to represent each character Filename Encoding of FAT File System This is known as an 8 3 file name a short file name using codepage encoding The FAT file system also supports file names that can be up to 255 characters long This is known as a long file name using Unicode UTF 16 encoding When do you need to configure codepage The Server supports Windows codepages If users want to communicate f...

Page 48: ...ve to select one Server from the Server List 3 Double click the highlight list and enter the Server s administrator default admin and password default 0000 4 After you have logged in successfully setting General Configuration dialog appears 5 Select your codepage form File Server Codepage box and click Apply B Using Server s Web Pages 1 Go to the web page click CONFIG 2 Login your administrator de...

Page 49: ...hown in Supported Protocols box of the Control Center or the Server s web pages 6 5 1 Setting up File Server Using the Control Center 1 Start the Control Center and Auto searching Server window will appear 2 If the tool finds multiple Servers in your local area network then you have to select one Server from the Server List 3 Double click the highlight list and enter the Server s administrator def...

Page 50: ...orage using the SMB CIFS protocol ŚEnable Server Authentication select the item if you want to share your storage with user level security which requires user name and password to login If you clear the item your storage will be shared without security B Set FTP Server ŚEnable FTP Server select the item if you want to support FTP server ŚFTP port enter the desired FTP port The default value is 21 ...

Page 51: ... server with read only permission and the Server will not check the password If you clear the item your FTP server will not support anonymous login function C Storage Access Mode To use FTP and SMB CIFS to access storage please set the storage access mode to the server mode For the NetUSB mode please refer to chapter 9 6 5 2 Setting up File Server Using Web Pages 1 Go to the web page click CONFIG ...

Page 52: ...ant to support FTP server ŚFTP port enter the desired FTP port The default value is 21 ŚMaximum Session Number select the item and fill in desired number ŚEnable Passive Mode select the item if you want to allow that your FTP server can accept passive mode command ŚEnable Server Authentication select the item if you want to share your storage with user level security which requires user name and p...

Page 53: ...or ComputerĀ in My Network Places and enter the Host Name of the Server For example default Host Name ņMini MFPŇor the Server s IP address to find it 7 Double click this Host Name icon 8 If you clear Enable SMB CIFS Print File Server Authentication in Supported Protocols you login to the SMB server without requiring authentication otherwise you have to enter user name and password to login to the ...

Page 54: ... the new port number in the tail of command asņftp Server s Host Name ftp portŇorņftp Server s IP address ftp portŇ 3 If you set Enable Server Authentication in FTP server protocol settings you have to enter user name and password to login to the Server if you set Allow Anonymous Login you can use the user name ņanonymousŇto login with Read only permission If you clear Server authentication you do...

Page 55: ...ou set Enable Server Authentication in FTP server protocol settings you have to enter user name and password to login to the Server if you set Allow Anonymous Login you can use the user name ņanonymousŇto login with Read only permission If you clear Server authentication you do not need username or password to login to the Server You can add user name and password in User Account box the Control C...

Page 56: ...USB scanner of HP all in one series connected to this product to be shared as a network scanner The scan server function is available in any platform that can use SANE client For non HP MFPs Scanners please use ņNetUSBŇ technology which is described in Chapter 9 7 1 Connecting HPAll In One to the Server Mini MFP LAN HUB Switch PC PC HP MFP Scanner ...

Page 57: ... 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 2 Using the Shared Scanner in Windows 7 2 1 Using the Control Center 1 Start the Control Center select your Server and click Network Scanner 2 Select your scanner for USB1 port or USB2 port ...

Page 58: ...ayed out and not accessible 4 Click Preview button 5 Adjust the window size to be scanned 6 Click Scan button 7 Save as your images to the file 7 2 2 Using Windows Applications Prior to using scanning functions in Windows applications such as MS Word Photoshop Āetc you have to install network scanner s TWAIN driver in advance When you install the Control Center it will also install this TWAIN driv...

Page 59: ...52 Mini MFP 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 Click Connect to Network Scanner button in Server Information box ...

Page 60: ... 3 1Using XSane in RedHat Linux 1 Download SANE Backends from http www sane project org 2 Download and install SANE frontends XSane UNIX binary from http www xsane org 3 Edit etc sane d net conf and put the IP address of the Server where the scanner is connected into one line for example 192 168 1 200 4 To start the application select Main Menu button on the Panel Applications Graphics Scanning ...

Page 61: ...54 Mini MFP 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 Perform scan function ...

Page 62: ...ribes how to use the Control Center 8 1 Installing Control Center 1 Insert the utility CD into the personal computer The Autorun screen as in the following should appear 2 Click Install Utility 3 Click Next if you see any Next button in installation windows 4 Click Finish ...

Page 63: ...the highlighted server œNetwork Scanner perform network scanner function of the highlighted server œSet Printer perform set printer function of the highlighted server œNetwork Storage access the network storage by SMB CIFS method The storage access mode must be in Server Mode Note 1 You can also right click the mouse button on the highlighted server to get theņConfigure MFP ServerŇ ņGoto HomePageŇ...

Page 64: ...S workgroup name that the Server belongs to ųDescription optionally set to describe the Server œFile Server Codepage If users want to communicate files using FTP client tool or SMB on Windows 98 SE Me 2000 with the Server they have to set their Server codepage to be same as the codepage that their Windows PC is using Generally the criteria of choosing codepage are based on your Windows codepage Fo...

Page 65: ...ur SMB CIFS server via Internet If you select the item you allow Internet users can access your storage using the SMB CIFS protocol Enable Server Authentication select or clear Enable Server Authentication support Select the item if you want to share your storage or printer with user level security which requires user name and password to login If you clear the item your storage will be shared wit...

Page 66: ...you want to allow the user ņanonymousŇto login to your FTP server with Read Only permission and FTP server will not check the password If you clear the item your FTP server will not support anonymous login function ųEnable SANE Scanner Access Now Easy Server select or clear Enable SANE Server support It is enabled in Factory Default and users may set the TCP port as follows SANE Port set SANE serv...

Page 67: ...or name and password you must to perform Restore Factory Default action by plugging in the power adaptor while pressing the Init button Please refer to the chapterņRestore Factory DefaultsŇ Administrator owns the Read Write Permission for File servers œSet Administrator ųNew Administrator enter your desired administrator name ųNew Password enter your desired password ųRetype Password confirm your ...

Page 68: ...Trap Address enter an IP address to send the Trap packet ųSysContact enter some letters for variable of SysContact that represents the name of system contact ųSysName enter some letters for variable of SysName that represents the name of system ųSysLocation enter some letters for variable of SysLocation that represents the location of system ųEnableAuthenTrap enter 1 or 2 for the variable of Enabl...

Page 69: ...n ųSMTP Protocol select or clear Enable SMTP support ųSMTP Server Name enter your SMTP server s Host Name or IP address ųSMTP Port Number set new SMTP server s TCP port number default 25 ųSubject enter the subject of the e mail ųFrom Address enter the senderŅs e mail address ųTo Address enter an e mail address to send that mail to a person ųCc stands for carbon copy enter an e mail address to send...

Page 70: ...use the Maintenance tool œRestart Server click this button the Server will restart œFactory Default click this button the Server will restore factory default values œDownload New Firmware click this button to download new firmware or user software from this product s public website œUpgrade System Firmware click Open to find the firmware file to be upgraded Click Upload to upload the firmware into...

Page 71: ... the top right corner of the window Instead the it just minimizes itself to the system tray There are two ways to really close the Control Center The first way is choosingņExitŇitem in theņFileŇmenu in the Control Center The second way is right clicking the icon of the Control Center in the system tray and choosing theņExitŇitem ...

Page 72: ...at are installed on PCs By the way in the field of traditional network print server the common protocols used are for example SMB CIFS LPR raw TCP and IPP However in order to reduce cost many printer vendors produce so called GDI or host based printers For technical reasons these kinds of printers can not work with the traditional network printer protocols The NetUSB technology can also deal with ...

Page 73: ...inkŇoperation is a software operation that simulates an actual USB device plug in That is to say when you do aņlinkŇ operation in the Control Center PC can then detect a USB device s plug in although actually you do not plug in any USB device Similarly the ņ unlinkŇoperation is a software operation that simulates the disconnection of the USB device Once the link operation is successful the operati...

Page 74: ...rage access mode is in server mode users can only use FTP or SMB to access storage 9 3 How to Use 9 3 1 Remote Installation Here we will describe how to use the NetUSB technology to doņremote installationŇfor a USB device Before using the NetUSB technology you must first make sure that your PC can access Mini MFP via TCP IP The simplest way to do this is usingņControl CenterŇto search for all of M...

Page 75: ... MFPs A Turn on Mini MFP and the USB device B Connect the USB device to Mini MFP The LED of the USB port will light on C Run the Control Center In theņUSB MFP Server ListŇwindow you can see the host names and IP addresses all of the Mini MFP servers in blue on the network as the following figure ...

Page 76: ... When you are asked to plug in the USB device into PC s USB port either before running the driver setup program or during the execution of the driver setup program This depends on the USB device Please check the user manual from the vendor click the desired USB device in the Control Center and then click theņLinkŇbutton to do the link operation and get the ownership of the USB device as the follow...

Page 77: ... you can see the newly created devices on the PC If the USB device is a MFP you can see a new printer and a new scanner from theņControl PanelŇ 9 3 2 NetUSB Printing After the driver is installed as described in 9 3 1 you can see a newly created printer in the Control Panel sņPrinters and FaxesŇ Follow the steps below to do a NetUSB printing A In the Control Center click the MFP server that has th...

Page 78: ... see the Control Center will automatically do a link operation and once the print job finished it will automatically do an unlink operation This is so called ņAuto Link UnlinkŇoperation G Even you already properly setup an auto link printer the Control Center must be running while a print job is issued This means you d better run the Control Center every time after you login Windows In order to sk...

Page 79: ...t the ownership However this way is not recommended 9 3 3 NetUSB Scanning After the driver is installed as described in 9 3 1 you can see a newly created scanner in the Control Panel sņScanners and CamerasŇ Follow the steps below to do a NetUSB scanning A In the Control Center click the MFP server that has the desired scanner or MFP attached B Click the desired scanner or MFP C Click the ņLinkŇ bu...

Page 80: ...Technology 9 E Then theņScanner WizardŇwill run Set the options as your need Then submit the scan job F After the scanning finished click theņUnlinkŇbutton in the Control Center to release the ownership of the scanner or MFP ...

Page 81: ... USB storage device C Click theņLinkŇbutton to manually link the USB storage device D Your PC will have a new disk For example if you link a flash drive your PC will have a newņremovable diskŇ You can see the storage icon in the system tray as the following figure E Just use the new disk as a general disk F After you finish the disk operations click the storage icon in the system tray and chooseņS...

Page 82: ...once a USB device isņlinkedŇby a PC so that the PCņownsŇthat USB device other PCs can notņaccessŇthis USB device by any means For example if a printer is linked by a PC using the NetUSB technology no other PCs can print to this printer by LPR or SMB or IPP protocols until the printer is unlinked C TheņAuto Link UnlinkŇfunction can only be used with printers Only manually link unlink is supported f...

Page 83: ...s the daemon of http server httpd on TCP port 80 Users may use the web pages to see the ServerŅs system status and configure the Server 10 2 Using the ServerŅs Web Pages 10 2 1 Displaying Server Status You can see the status of Machine Information Server Information TCP IP and Supported Protocols ...

Page 84: ...enerally the criteria of choosing codepage are based on your Windows codepage For example if your Windows codepage is Traditional Chinese you have to select Traditional Chinese Big5 in the Server Please refer to the chapterņFile ServerŇ ŖTCP IP You have to set the Server s TCP IP configuration to connect TCP IP network Please see Chapter 3 Basic Installation for more details ŖSupported Protocols T...

Page 85: ...led in Factory Default and users may set some parameters as follows FTP Port enter an integer number to set FTP serve s TCP port default 21 Set Maximum Session Number select or clear Set Maximum Session Number support You can limit the FTP session number by selecting the support and enter an integer to set the allowable maximum session number If you clear the support it means that FTP server will ...

Page 86: ...port It is enabled in Factory Default œStorage Access Mode 1 Server Mode In this mode you can access the USB storage via FTP or SMB CIFS protocols Only FAT16 32 file format is supported in this mode This is the default mode 2 NetUSB Mode In this mode you can access the USB storage using NetUSB technology In this mode FAT16 32 and NTFS file formats are supported but only one user is allowed to acce...

Page 87: ... Permission for File servers œSet Administrator ųNew Administrator enter your desired administrator name ųNew Password enter your desired password ųRetype Password confirm your previous password typing œUser Accounts list ųUser name add a new user account for accessing the storage attached to the Server ųPassword set a password for added user ųPermission select Read Only or Read Write permission t...

Page 88: ... represents the name of system contact ųSysName enter some letters for variable of SysName that represents the name of system ųSysLocation enter some letters for variable of SysLocation that represents the location of system ųEnableAuthenTrap enter 1 or 2 for the variable of EnableAuthenTrap that represents to enable 1 or disable 2 to send Trap packets receiving the wrong Community name œSNMP V3 ų...

Page 89: ...upgrade new firmware you can use the Maintenance tool ųFactory Default click this button the Server will restore factory default values ųDownload New Firmware click this button to download new firmware or user software from this productŅs public website ųUpgrade Firmware click Open to find the firmware file to be upgraded Click Upload to upload the firmware into the Server ...

Page 90: ...12 SNMP This Server runs an SNMP daemon supporting SNMP v1 v2c and v3 protocols Simple Network Management Protocol Users can use SNMP client software such as HP OpenView to manage the Server The Server supports all relevant parts of MIB II and a private MIB You can set these MIB variables from the ServerŅs web pages or by using the Control Center ...

Page 91: ...anners and mass storage 13 1 LED Indicators Indicators Color Behavior Description Power Orange Power On Not lit Power off System error Link Green Network connected Not Lit No physical connection to network Status Green blinking Activity on network Not Lit No activity on network USB1 Green USB device connected Green blinking Connected USB device error Not Lit No physical connection to USB device US...

Page 92: ...of paper Printer is out of paper Error There are errors in network printing Mass Storage Ready Storage is ready Error There are errors in network File server Scanner Ready Scanner is ready Flatbed Scanning Flatbed of scanner is scanning Scrollfed of scanner is scanning Scrollfed Scanning Error There are errors in network scanning ...

Page 93: ...then you have to select a Server from the Server List 3 Double click the highlight list and enter the Server s administrator default admin and password default 0000 4 After you have logged in successfully from the Server menu select Maintenance The Maintenance dialog appears 5 Click Factory Default 14 2 Using the Server s Web Pages 1 Go to the ServerŅs web page and click CONFIG 2 Enter administrat...

Page 94: ... adapter again to restart the Server Finally the Server will operate using the Factory Default values 14 4 Default Parameters List Host Information œComment Optional PCI USB 2 0 MFP and File Server œHost Name Mini MFP œWorkgroup WORKGROUP œCode Page of File Server Western European TCP IP œAutomatically get IP by DHCP Enabled Manual DNS None Disabled œStatic IP Disabled IPAddress 192 168 1 200 Subn...

Page 95: ...FTP Server Enabled FTP Port 21 Set Maximum Session Number 5 Enabled Passive Mode Enabled Server Authentication Enabled Allow Anonymous Login Disabled œSANE Server Enabled SANE Port 6566 œUPnP Enabled User Accounts œAdministrator admin œPassword 0000 SNMP œAuthentic Community public œTrap Community public œTrap Address 0 0 0 0 œSysContact sales planex com tw œSysName PCI USB 2 0 MFP and File Server...

Page 96: ...Password None Privacy Password None Email œSMTP Protocol Disabled œSMTP Server Name None œSMTP Port Number 25 œSubject None œFrom Address None œTo Address None œCc None œSMTP Server requires authentication Disabled Account Name None Password None ...

Page 97: ...nter It will automatically search the existing Servers and display their statuses 2 Select the Server that you want to upgrade the firmware Double click the selected Server and enter Administrator default admin and Password default 0000 3 Select the Maintenance button 4 Click Open to find your new firmware file and click Upload to start upgrading the firmware 5 Wait for 20 seconds for system reboo...

Page 98: ...in Control Center 4 Run any Web browser like Microsoft Internet Explorer Go toņhttp Server s IP addressņorņhttp Server s Host NameŇto access the Server s home page 5 Click CONFIG at the top of the menu 6 Login the Server with Administrator default admin and Password default 0000 7 Click Maintenance 8 Click Upgrade Firmware 9 Click Browse button to choose the file of new firmware 10 Click Upload bu...

Page 99: ...guration will recover to Factory Default values 2 Start the TFTP client Tool Image Burner 3 Enter the Server s Fallback IP address 192 168 1 200 and click Open Image to open your new firmware Please note that you must configure your PC s TCP IP such that PC and the Server belong to the same LAN i e PC s IP is 192 168 1 xxx and subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 4 Click Upload Image 5 Wait for Image Uplo...

Page 100: ...multaneously blink After that the Server will do the following tasks A Perform a Factory Default of the MFP server which will restore most of the parameters and settings to factory default values B Perform a TFTP server You can upgrade new firmware using any TFTP client tool Note After performing the tasks mentioned above you have to plug off the power adaptor and then plug in the power adaptor to...

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