Comet labs WFPS2, NFPS2 User Manual

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Comet Labs NFPS2 / WFPS2

2 USB 2.0 Hi-Speed-Port MFP Server

User’s Manual

Version 1.21

Table of Contents

CHAPTER1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................5

1.1 About this Manual...........................................................................................5

1.2 Customer Support...........................................................................................5

CHAPTER2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW...............................................................................................6

2.1 Package Contents ...........................................................................................6

2.2 Product CD.....................................................................................................6

2.2.1 Start-up Procedures........................................................................................6

2.3 Physical Description.......................................................................................6

2.4 Installation Procedures...................................................................................7

2.4.1 Installation and Integration............................................................................7

2.4.2 Configuration and Management.....................................................................7

2.5 Features and Benefits.....................................................................................7

CHAPTER3 BASIC INSTALLATION...............................................................................................9

3.1 Connecting the Hardware...............................................................................9

3.2 Wireless connection........................................................................................9

3.2.1 Preliminary.....................................................................................................9

3.2.2 Set Wi r eless Configuration Using MFP Server Control Center.....................9

3.2.3 Set Wireless Configuration Using Server’s Web Pages ................................13

3.3 Assigning an IP Address to the Server..........................................................17

3.3.1 Preliminary...................................................................................................17

3.3.2 Ethernet Address...........................................................................................18

3.3.3 IP Addr ess.....................................................................................................18

3.3.4 Methods for Setting the IP Address...............................................................18

3.3.5 Host Names and Host Name Rules...............................................................18

3.3.6 Setting the IP Address Using DHCP.............................................................18

3.3.7 Setting the IP Address Using the Control Center.........................................18

3.3.8 Setting the IP Address Using the Server’s Web Pages..................................20

3.4 Naming Your USB Devices ...........................................................................22

3.4.1 Printer Names...............................................................................................22

3.4.2 Storage Names..............................................................................................24

3.4.3 Scanner Names .............................................................................................24

CHAPTER4 PRINT SERVER IN WINDOWS................................................................................25

4.1 Overview of Installation Methods.................................................................25

4.2 Connecting the Server...................................................................................25

4.2.1 The Server and Windows PC on Same LAN .................................................26

4.2.2 The Server and Windows PC on Different LANs..........................................26

4.3 Setting up Local Windows Printer Driver.....................................................26

4.4 Adding Network Printers in Windows...........................................................27

4.4.1 Using Standard Windows Methods for LPR Printing Protocol....................27

4.4.2 Using the Control Center for LPR Printing..................................................31

4.4.3 Using Standard Windows Method for Raw TCP Printing ............................32

4.4.4 Using the Control Center for Raw TCP/JetDirect Printing .........................34

4.4.5 Using Standard Windows Methods for SMB/CIFS Printing.........................35

4.4.6 Using the Control Center for SMB/CIFS Printing.......................................36

4.4.7 Using Standard Windows Method for IPP Printing......................................38

CHAPTER5 PRINT SERVER IN UNIX/LINUX .........................................................................41

5.1 Configuring Host File...................................................................................41

5.2 Printing by LPD/LPR ...................................................................................41

5.3 Using the Server on BSD UNIX/Linux..........................................................41

5.4 Using the Server on RedHat Linux (Fedora Core).......................................42

CHAPTER6 FILE SERVER..............................................................................................................49

6.1 Preliminary...................................................................................................49

6.2 Storage Names..............................................................................................49

6.3 Connecting USB Mass Storage to the Server ...............................................49

6.4 Supported Codepages...................................................................................50

6.5 Adding Your USB Mass Storages to Network with Security.........................52

6.5.1 Setting up File Server Using the Control Center..........................................52

6.5.2 Setting up File Server Using Web Pages .........................................................54

6.5.3 Using Shared Storages by SMB/CIFS Method for Windows ........................55

6.5.4 Using Shared Storage by FTP Methods for Windows...................................56

CHAPTER7 SCAN SERVER............................................................................................................58

7.1 Connecting HP All-In-One to the Server......................................................58

7.2 Using the Shared Scanner in Windows .........................................................58

7.2.1 Using the Control Center..............................................................................58

7.2.2 Using Windows Applications........................................................................60

7.3 Using the Shared Scanner in Linux..............................................................61

7.3.1 Using XSane in RedHat Linux......................................................................61

CHAPTER8 THE CONTROL CENTER .........................................................................................64

8.1 Installing Control Center..............................................................................64

8.2 Using the Control Center..............................................................................64

8.2.1 Using Tools of Control Center......................................................................64

8.2.2 Displaying Server Status...............................................................................65

8.2.3 Setting up Server Configuration...................................................................65

CHAPTER9 REMOTE CONNECT CENTER................................................................................72

9.1 Introduction .................................................................................................72

9.2 Link & Unlink..............................................................................................72

9.3 How to Use ..................................................................................................72

9.4 Auto Link/Unlink..........................................................................................75

9.5 Limitations...................................................................................................78

CHAPTER10 THE SERVER’S WEB P AGES...................................................................................79

10.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................79

10.2 Using the Server’s Web Pages ......................................................................79

10.2.1 Displaying Server Status...............................................................................79

10.2.2 Setting up Server Configuration ...................................................................80

CHAPTER11 EMAIL ALERTING.....................................................................................................85

CHAPTER12 SNMP.............................................................................................................................85

CHAPTER13 TROUBLESHOOTING...............................................................................................86

13.1 LED Indicators .............................................................................................86

CHAPTER14 RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULTS............................................................................87

14.1 Using the Control Center..............................................................................87

14.2 Using the Server’s Web Pages ......................................................................87

14.3 Using Init Button...........................................................................................88

14.4 Default Parameters List................................................................................88

CHAPTER15 UPGRADE FIRMWARE.............................................................................................90

CHAPTER16 THE INIT BUTTON.....................................................................................................93

Chapter1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing this Comet Labs NFPS2 / WFPS2 USB MFP Server (in the following referred to as “Server”). This Server is designed to connect your AIO/MFPs (All-In-One/Multifunction Peripher al), printers, USB mass storages (hard drives, flash drives, and memory card readers), and scanners, to your network, allowing all network users access to these shared USB devices resources.

1.1 About this Manual

This manual provides introductory information as well as detailed instructions on how to set up and manage Comet Labs NFPS2 and WFPS2 in various network environments. Compared with NFPS2, WFPS2 has an additional wireless module (802.11b/g). Except for the wireless-related configuration and operations, all other configuration and operations are almost the same for NFPS2 and WFPS2. Unless explicitly specified, all instructions apply to both NFPS2 and WFPS2.

To fully benefit from this document, you should be familiar with basic networking principles. The instructions described in this manual are based on the settings in a new Server. To reload the Factory Parameters, you can reset this Server back to Factory Default, which will restore most of the settings. For details, please refer to the chapter “Restore Factory Defaults”.

1.2 Customer Support

Should you require any technical assistance, please contact your product reseller. Or you can visit our website at http://www.cometlabs.com for latest product information. This document is subject to changes without prior notice.

Chapter2 Product Overview

2.1 Package Contents

Verify that nothing is missing from the package by using the checking list below. Please contact your dealer if anything is missing or damaged. All packing materials are recyclable. Please confirm the items in the package below:

 This Server (NFPS2 or WFPS2)  CD (Control Center and User’s Manual)  Power Adaptor  Quick Installation Guide

2.2 Product CD

This CD provides easy-to-use Control Center software, and the User’s Manual.

2.2.1 Start-up Procedures

If your computer is configured to auto start CDs, this CD will start automatically when inserted. Y ou 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 5V/2A adaptor

2. Init Button: print the configuration page and initialize this Server

3. Ethernet Connector: a twisted pair category 5 cable

4. Wireless Station (only for WFPS2): IEEE 802.11 b/g wireless station with antenna

inside

5. USB Host Ports: USB 1.1/2.0 low, full, and Hi-Speed compliant

6. Indicators  Power Indicator is lit while power is applied. If it is not lit, or if it blinks, there is a

problem with this Server or power adapter.

 Link Status (only for NFPS2) is lit while network is applied. If it is not lit, it

indicates that this server does not connect to the network.

 Status Indicator (only for NFPS2) blinks to indicate network activity.  LAN Indicator (only for WFPS2) blinks to indicate wired network activity. If it is

lit, it indicates the wired network is applied. If it is not lit, it indicates that the server does not connect to the wired network.

 WLAN Indicator (only for WFPS2) blinks to indicate wireless network activity. If

it is lit, it indicates the wireless network is applied. If it is not lit, it indicates that the server does not connect to the wireless network.

 USB1 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.

 USB2 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

Please refer to the table below to select the appropriate installation method. The Control Center is available on the CD.

Functi on

Print Server

OS Method Description

Windows

Standard Windows Add Printer Wizard Control Center Tool

Installation of LPR, Raw TCP (JetDirect), Local Port Using SMB, and IPP Installation of LPR, Raw TCP, Local Port Using SMB

Apple MAC OS x Printer Setup

Tool

Unix/Linux

File Server

Scan Server

2.4.2 Configuration and Management

Windows None Don’t need installation Apple MAC OS X None

Unix/Linux Samba Use smbclient in Samba Windows The Control

Apple MAC OS X Download and

Unix/Linux Download and

Edit /etc/printcap File

RedHat Linux Printer System Manager

Center

install SANE

install SANE Frontends

LPR, Raw TCP (JetDirect) SMB, IPP Using vi or other editors to edit the printcap file

Using X-Windows Interface to operate

Installation of SANE Client and SANE-Twain Driver

Use terminal

Use SANE Applications such as XSANE

This Server can be configured and managed from its internal web pages or from the Control Center. These web pages or PC tools offer you a management tool suitable for all supported network environments.

2.5 Features and Benefits

This Server provides the following features and benefits:

1. Reliability: The Server provides high performance and reliability combined with low power consumption.

2. Flexibility: The Server supports print/File/Scan sharing in all major

computer systems and environments.

3. Easy to Install: The Server installs, operates, and is managed in a reliable and easy fashion.

4. Security: Y ou can assign administrator name and password to restrict login.

5. Monitoring: The Server’s web pages and user software allow you to continuously monitor the status of connected USB devices.

6. Future Proof: The firmware stored in the Server’s Flash memory can be upgraded over the network. This allows y ou to quickly update and enhance its operational features when new Server software becomes available.

Chapter3 Basic Installation

3.1 Connecting the Hardware

1. Make sure that your USB devices are switched off and that the Server’s Power Adapter is disconnected.

2. Connect the USB devices to the USB ports with the USB cables.

3. Connect the Server to the network with a twisted-pair category 5 cable, 10baseT or 100baseTX.

4. Turn on the USB devices and make sure it is ready for use.

5. Connect the Power Adapter to the Server. The power indicator will light up and USB1 and USB2 indicators will flash in turn. When the Link indicator lights up, the 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 Wireless connection

This section only applies to WFPS2.

3.2.1 Preliminary

 Before you can access wireless network, wireless parameters should be set

correctly. You have to setup the first wireless parameter set through LAN (wired) connection.

 Wireless access can be set as 1. Infrastructure (station) mode, which need an

access point to route network messages, or 2. Ad-hoc mode, which connect nearby wireless PC/devices with the same SSID (Service Set ID).

 Wireless access can be secured by WEP64, WEP128, or WPA-PSK/TKIP.  In infrastructure mode, if network administrator wants to change any security

related parameters, WFPS2 should be changed first, and then access point. If parameters mismatch causes wireless access is not allowed, you have to modify those parameters through LAN connection.

 In infrastructure mode, the maximal transfer rate is 54 MBits depending on

access point’s capability. In ad-hoc mode, only 802.11b (the maximal transfer rate is 11 MBits) is allowed by specification.

3.2.2 Set Wireless Configuration Using MFP Server Control Center

1. Install MFP Server Control Center. MFP Server Control Center is av ailable in the Comet Labs WFPS2 USB MFP Server Product CD.

2. Start MFP Server Control Center and Auto-searching MFP server window will appear.

# If the wireless parameters are not correct or not set yet, you have to use LAN to access MFP Server Control Center.

3. If the tool finds MFP servers in y our local area network, then you hav e to select a MFP server from the server list.

4. Double click the highlight list and type the server’s administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin).

5. After you login successfully, from the Server menu, select wireless. The set

Wireless dialog appears.

6. In order to join an existing wireless network, you have to set the correct network type (infrastructure or ad-hoc), SSID , and the correct security method with the correct key information.

7. If the wireless network is secured by WEP64 or WEP128, authentication method, key index, and WEP key must be set correctly.

8. If the wireless network is secured by WPA -PSK/TKIP , the shared key must be set correctly.

9. Click Apply to save your settings. And the server will reboot.

10. You have now finished the procedure of setting the wireless parameters.

# In infrastructure mode, WFPS2 searches all channels to join the matched wireless service set. In ad-hoc mode, WFPS2 searches all channels to join the matched wireless ad-hoc service set too, however, if none are found, WFPS2 creates that service set in the assigned channel. # In ad-hoc mode, WPA-PSK/TKIP is not allowed.

3.2.3 Set Wireless Configuration Using Server’s Web Pages

1. You can see the IP address of MFP serv er in the server list. Open IE Browser and type server’s IP address or click the Home Icon of MFP Server Control Center.

# If the wireless parameters are not correct or not set yet, you have to use LAN to access Web Pages. # If the TCP/IP parameters of WFPS2 are not correct, you have to use MFP Serv er Control Center to set the TCP/IP parameters first.

2. Go to the web page and click CONFIG icon.

3. Login your administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin).

4. Click Wireless icon.

5. In order to join an existing wireless network, you have to set the correct network type (infrastructure or ad-hoc), SSID , and the correct security method with the correct key information.

6. If the wireless network is secured by WEP64 or WEP128, key index and WEP key must be set correctly.

7. If the wireless network is secured by WPA-PSK/TKIP, the shared key must be set correctly.

8. Click Submit to save your settings. And the server will reboot.

9. You have now finished the procedure of setting the wireless parameters.

After properly configuring the wireless parameters, you can remove the network cable and reboot the WFPS2. WFPS2 will then connect to your wireless network. WFPS2 will detect if a network cable is plugged-in or not. If a network cable is plugged-in, WFPS2 will always connect to the network through the network cable. Otherwise it will always connect to the network through wireless module. Once WFPS2 connects to the network, either by network cable or by wireless module, all operations of print / scan / file server are exactly the same.

3.3 Assigning an IP Address to the Server

3.3.1 Preliminary

 If you have a DHCP server on your network, your Server will receive an IP

address automatically. The IP address will then appear on the Control Center or on the page of configuration report that you printed earlier. If your DHCP server does not give an IP address to the Server, the Server will use the default IP address: 192.168.0.2.

 If you are not working in a DHCP network, you need to manually set the

Server’s IP address.

3.3.2 Ethernet Address

You do not need to know the Ethernet address of your Server for assigning an IP address to it. The Control Center can automatically search Servers and list their Ethernet addresses. Besides, you can find Ethernet address that is located on the backside label of the Server.

3.3.3 IP Address

Unless you are assigning an IP address using DHCP, you must obtain an unused IP address from your network administrator.

3.3.4 Methods for Setting the IP Address

You can set the IP address of your Server using one of the following methods, depending on your network operating environment:

 Automatic IP Address Assignment  Manual IP Address Assignment

3.3.5 Host Names and Host Name Rules

The Host Name of the Server defaults to be “NFPS2” (for NFPS2) or “WFPS2” (for WFPS2). If you put two or more Servers in yo ur local area network, to avoid using the same Host Names you have to change the Host Names by using the Control Center or the Server’s web pages. If your Host Name is longer than 15 characters, the Server uses only the first 15 characters.

3.3.6 Setting the IP Address Using DHCP

Follow the instructions below to get an IP address using DHCP:

1. Edit or create a scope in the DHCP manager of the DHCP daemon. The entries included in this scope should contain the following parameters:

y range of IP addresses y subnet mask y default router IP address y DNS server IP address y lease duration

2. Activate the scope. The Serv er automatically gets the DHCP par ameters. If you are using DNS, you may include at least one DNS server IP address in the DHCP scope or manually set the DNS server IP address using Server’s web pages or the Control Center.

3.3.7 Setting the IP Address Using the Control Center

11. Install the Control Center. The Control Center is available on the Product CD.

12. Start the Control Center and Auto-searching Server window will appear.

13. If the tool finds multiple Servers in your local area network, then you have to

select one Server from the Server List.

14. Double click the highlight list and enter the Server’s administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin).

15. After you have logged in successfully, select TCP/IP from the Server’s menu. The Set IP Address dialog appears.

16. Click 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.

17. Click Apply to save your settings. And the Server will reboot.

18. You have now finished the procedure of setting the IP address.

3.3.8 Setting the IP Address Using the Server’s Web Pages

1. If you don’t know the current IP of you Server, you have 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 Server’s 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: admin).

5. Click TCP/IP icon.

6. Click the button corresponding to your choice of IP setting methods (static or

dynamic using DHCP). When assigning a static IP address you also have to define Subnet Mask and Default Gateway.

7. Click Submit to save your settings. And the Server will reboot. You have now

finished the procedure of setting the IP address.

3.4 Naming Your USB Devices

3.4.1 Printer Names

 Default Printer Name

1. The system will set the printer model names as the default printer names. The system only allows a 12-character long USB device name. For example, the printer model name is “hp LaserJet 3030 PCL 6” and then the default printer name will be set as “LaserJet 303”.

2. 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 port.

 Set Printer Name

You can set printer names with the Control Center or Server’s web pages.

A. 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 (default: admin) and password (default: admin).

4. After you have logged in successfully, select USB Device Information from the Server menu. The Set USB Device Information dialog appears.

5. Set your printer names in Printer Name box and then click Apply.

B. Using the Server’s Web Pages

1. Go to the web page and click CONFIG icon.

2. Enter administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin).

3. Click USB Device Information

4. Set your printer names in Printer Name box and then click Apply.

3.4.2 Storage Names

The local drives of the two storages in USB1 port and USB2 port are named as USBx_DyPz, where USBx represents the USBx port, Dy represents the y-th Disk (in particular to card reader plugging in multiple cards) and Pz represents the z-th partition.

3.4.3 Scanner Names

The name of connected scanner of HP office jet series consists of the “vender” + “model” . F or example, the scanner name of HP PSC 1300 series office jet is named as “HP PSC 1300 series”.

Chapter4 Print Server in Windows

4.1 Overview of Installation Methods

This chapter describes how to add network printers.

Table List for Installing Network Printer

Windows Platform

Windows 98, ME, 2000,XP and 2003

Windows 2000, XP and 2003

Printing Protocols

SMB/CIFS Printing

IPP Printing Standard Windows Add Printer LPR Printing

Raw TCP/JetDi r ect Printing

Method

Standard Windows Add Printer Wizard

The Control Center’s Add Printer

Wizard Standard Windows Add Printer Wizard

The Control Center’s Add Printer

Standard Windows Add Printer Wizard The Control Center’s Add Printer

Steps for Installing Network Printer

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Set up Local Windows Printer Driver

Connect Your Printer to the Server and Connect the Server to Network

Turn on Your Printer and the Server

Step 6

Turn on “Online Use Printer” in Installed Windows Printer Driver

Add Network Printer by

- Windows Standard

Method

- Control Center

Step 4 Step 5

Configure Your Server

4.2 Connecting the Server

To configure your Server correctly, you should know which type of network topology that your Server is connecting to.

4.2.1 The Server and Windows PC on Same LAN

LAN HUB/Switch

Server

USB Printer

4.2.2 The Server and Windows PC on Different LANs

Example: Wired Windows PC across Internet

Router

LAN HUB/Switch

Server

USB Printer

Internet

Router

LAN HUB/Switch

4.3 Setting up Local Windows Printer Driver

You are advised to install your Windows printer driver in advance. For most printers, you can install the printer drivers with the following procedure:

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Printers and Faxes.

2. Double click Add Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard, and then click Next.

3. Click Local printer, clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug-n-Play printer check box to avoid having to wait for the completion of another printer search, and then click Next. If you leave this option selected, Windows 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 Network Printers in Windows

Follow the instructions below to use the standard Windows Add Printer Wizard and the Control Center for adding a network printer in Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP and

2003.

# Note:

1. Before adding a network printer, you are advised to install the local Windows printer driver in advance.

2. Before using network printer, you have to turn on “Use Printer Online” in installed network printer driver and then you can use the printer.

4.4.1 Using Standard Windows Methods for LPR Printing Protocol

Windows Platform: Windows 2000, XP and 2003

1. 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.

5. In the Printer Name or IP Address box, enter the Host Name of the Server (default: NFPS2 or WFPS2) 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.

# If your Server is running on a different LAN than your Windows PC such as

Internet PC, you must enter Server’s IP address in Printer Name or IP

Address box.

6. Click Next.

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.

9. Click Finish

4.4.2 Using the Control Center for LPR Printing

Windows Platform: Windows 2000, XP and 2003

1. Start the Control Center, select your Server and click Add Printer.

2. Select USB1 Port or USB2 Port to add the printer in Add the printer 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).

# If your Server is running on a different LAN than your Windows PC such as

Internet 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.

4.4.3 Using Standard Windows Method for Raw TCP Printing

Windows Platform: Windows 2000, XP and 2003

1. Open Printers and Faxes

2. Right-click the printer for which you want to change settings, and then click

Properties

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.

5. In the Printer Name or IP Address box, enter the Host Name of the Server

(default: NFPS2 or WFPS2) 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.

# If 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 IP Address box.

6. Click Next.

7. Click Custom/settings.

8. The click Settings and confirm that the settings are as below. The default Port

Number values are 9100, 9101 for USB port 1 and USB port 2, respectively. Refer to the Server’ s web pages or the Control Center , you can get exact values. Click OK.

9. Click Finish.

4.4.4 Using the Control Center for Raw TCP/JetDirect Printing

Windows Platform: Windows 2000, XP and 2003

1. Start the Control Center, select your Server and click Add Printer.

2. Select USB1 Port or USB2 Port to add the printer in Add the printer 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.

# If your Server is running on a different LAN than your Windows PC such as

Internet 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.

4.4.5 Using Standard Windows Methods for SMB/CIFS Printing

# Before 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.

# If you use SMB on Windows 98 SE/ME with Server Authentication, you must

Windows Platform: Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP and 2003

1. Open Printers and Faxes

2. Right-click the printer for which you want to change settings, and then click

Properties.

3. Click the Ports tab.

4. Clear Enable bidirectional support and click add port, and click Local Port,

and then click New Port… in the Printer Ports box.

5. In the Port Name box, enter the path to the printer with the following format: ”\\ Server’s Host Name\printer name” or ”\\ Server’s IP address\printer name” (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 as “NFPS2” and printer name (USB1 port) as LaserJet 303, then the network path is expressed as: \\NFPS2\LaserJet 303.

#　If your Server is running on a different LAN than your windows PC such as

Internet PC, you must enter IP address in Port Name box.

6. Click OK, and then select a Windows driver for your printer. If you already have the printer’s driver installed, you will be ask ed whether to keep it or to replace it. Click Next.

7. 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.

4.4.6 Using the Control Center for SMB/CIFS Printing

# Before 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.

# If you use SMB on Windows 98 SE/ME with Server Authentication, you must

Windows Platform: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP and 2003

1. Start the Control Center, select your Server and click Add Printer.

2. Select USB1 Port or USB2 Port to add the printer in Add the printer 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 Network Path (SMB).

# If your Server is running on a different LAN than your Windows PC such as

Internet 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.

4.4.7 Using Standard Windows Method for IPP Printing

Windows Platform: Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP and 2003

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Printers and Faxes.

2. Double click Add Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard, and then click Next.

3. In this 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:/Server’s IP address /printer name. For example, http://NFPS2/LaserJet 303.

#　If your Server is running on a different LAN than your windows PC such

as Internet PC, you must enter IP address in URL: Field.

5. Click Next and then continue Windows Add Printer Wizard.

Chapter5 Print Server in Unix/Linux

This chapter describes how to add network printers to Unix/Linux PC.

5.1 Configuring Host File

If using IP administration system like DNS, manually registering the Host Name and IP address may be not required. Otherwise, you hav e to edit hosts file and contact your network administrator.

1. Log in to Linux machine by “root”.

# login root

2. Register the Server’s Host Name and IP address into /etc/hosts file.

To edit host file, use an editor, e.g. “vi”.

Example: The IP address is “192.168.1.100”, Host Name is “NFPS2”

192.168.1.1 dns # DNS Server

192.168.1.2 mail # Mail Server

192.168.1.100 NFPS2 # Server

3. Switch on the Server. Verify the network connection by using the ping command.

# ping NFPS2

If there is no response or error occurs, there may be problems with IP address configuration, host file editing or network status. Please contact your network administrator.

5.2 Printing by LPD/LPR

This section explains how to print using LPD protocol of TCP/IP. For further information on “lpr” and “lp” commands, refer to your workstation manual.

LPD Protocol: LPD (Line Printer Daemon) is a protocol that enables you to execute printing to a printer on the network.

Remote-Printer Queue: The Server has two remote printer queues: USB1_LQ and USB2_LQ with respect to USB port 1 and UB port2. To print files using a printer driver, use “lp” or “lpr”.

5.3 Using the Server on BSD UNIX/Linux

1. Log in to the BSD Unix machine through “root”.

# login root

2. Register the Server into /etc/printcap file. Example: To register the printer of USB1 port by the printer name “Printer1”. Printer1:\ ---(A)

:lp=:rm=NFPS2: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 Host Name registered to /etc/hosts file. rp: Remote printer name. Please input the remote printer queue name. (C) sd: Spool directory name. It must be the absolute path. (D) lf: Error log file name. It must be the absolute path.

3. Create the spool directory and error log file registered to /etc/printcap file. Example: To create the spool directory “Printer1” and error log file “Printer1_errs”. # mkdir /var/spool/lpd/Printer1 Create the spool directory # touch /var/spool/lpd/Printer1/Printer1_errs Create the error log file # chown -R daemon /var/spool/lpd/Printer1 Change 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 “lpr” 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 start the application, select Main Menu button (on the Panel)->

Applications->System Settings -> Printing.

2. Click on the 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.

5. In Queue type window, you will now be asked to specify which Printer Queue

type you are using, select the one option form Networked Unix (LPD),

Networked CUPS (IPP), Networked Windows (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 box as USB1_LQ.

B. 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.

C. Networked Windows (SMB):

i. Click on the Specify button to specify SMB server Authentication.

ii. Fill in the Workgroup, Host Name, User name and Password in

Authentication window and then click 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.

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.

Chapter6 File Server

This chapter describes the file server function of the Server which allows USB storage devices to be shared across a network by using SMB: NetBIOS over TCP/IP and FTP protocol.

6.1 Preliminary

1. This product supports a file format of FAT12/16/32. It will not support a drive formatted by NTFS, etc.

2. Comet Labs is not responsible for the loss or corruption of data in memory devices, including hard disk; Comet Labs 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 the network in Windows through the USB ports.

6. This product does not support the USB devices through USB hub.

6.2 Storage Names

The local drives of the two storages in USB1 port and USB2 port are named as USBx_DxPx, where USBx represents the USBx port, Dx represents the the x-th Disk and Px represents the x-th partition.

6.3 Connecting USB Mass Storage to the Server

Storage

The Server

LAN HUB/Switch

6.4 Supported Codepages

- What is codepage?

Used by the system to encode and interpret string characters. Codepage formats are not the same for each language. Some languages, such as Japanese have multibyte characters, while others, such as English and German, need only one 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 files using FTP client tool or SMB on Windows 98/Me/2000 with the Server, they have to set their Server codepage to be same as the codepage that their Windows PC is using.

1. FTP

2. SMB on Windows 98/Me/2000

- Configuring the Server’s Codepages

Users can use the following methods to set the Server’s codepage. A. Using Control Center

1. Start Control Center and Auto-searching Server window will appear.

2. If the tool finds the 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 (default: admin) and password (default: admin).

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 (default: admin) and password (default: admin).

3. After you have logged in successfully, setting General Configuration dialog appears.

4. Select your codepage form File Server Codepage box and click Apply.

6.5 Adding Your USB Mass Storages to Network with Security

You can use the following protocols to share your USB Mass Storages with user level security in network:

 SMB/CIFS: NetBIOS over TCP/IP  FTP

The protocols are shown 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 (default: admin) and password (default: admin).

4. After you have logged in successfully, click Supported Protocols.

5. Set up File Server Configuration:

A. Set SMB/CIFS Print/File Server

 Enable SMB/CIFS Print/File Server: select the item, if you want to

support SMB/CIFS print/File server.

 Enable Internet Access: clear the item, if you do not allow that users

can access your 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 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:

 Enable FTP Server: select the item, if you want to support FTP server.  FTP port: enter the desired FTP port. The default value is 21.  Maximum Session Number: select the item and fill in desired

number.

 Enable Passive Mode: select the item, if you want to allow that your

FTP server can accept passive mode command.

 Enable Server Authentication: select the item, if you want t o sh ar e

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.

 Allow Anonymous Login: select the item, if you want to allow the

user “anonymous” to login your FTP 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.

6.5.2 Setting up File Server Using Web Pages

1. Go to the web page, click CONFIG

2. Login your administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin).

3. After you have logged in successfully, click Supported Protocols.

4. Set up File Server Configuration:

A. Set SMB/CIFS Print/File Server

 Enable SMB/CIFS Print/File Server: select the item, if you want to

support SMB/CIFS print/File server.

 Enable Internet Access: clear the item, if you do not allow that users

can access your 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 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 without security.

B. Set FTP Server:

number.

 Enable Passive Mode: select the item, if you want to allow that your

FTP server can accept passive mode command.

 Enable Server Authentication: select the item, if you want t o sh ar e

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.

 Allow Anonymous Login: select the item, if you want to allow the

user “anonymous” to login your FTP 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.

6.5.3 Using Shared Storages by SMB/CIFS Method for Windows

1. Connect a USB storage device to this product.

2. Select My Network Places

3. Click Display the Computers of Workgroup

4. Double click Microsoft Windows Network icon.

5. Double click the Workgroup that the Server belongs to. The default Workgroup name is “WORKGROUP”. You can refer to Control Center or the Server’s web pages to get it. You will see that the Server will be displayed as the default Host Name "NFPS2" or the Host Name that you have set.

6. If you cannot find Workgroup name of the Server in Microsoft Windows Network, you can select Search for Computer… in My Network Places and enter the Host Name of the Server (For example, default Host Name “NFPS2” or 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 Server. You can add user name and password in User Account box by the Control Center or the Server’s Web page.

# Note:

If you use SMB on Windows 98 SE/ME, you must login to your Windows 98 SE/ME using the same user name as in the Server’s User Account.

9. The shared folders will be listed as USB1_DyPz, and USB2_DyPz where Dy represents the y-th disk and Pz represents the z-th partition with respect to USB1 port and USB2 port.

10. Perform Open, Paste, Remove or Copy the files to the shared folders.

6.5.4 Using Shared Storage by FTP Methods for Windows

A. Use Microsoft IE to the shared USB Mass Storages

1. Open Microsoft IE

2. In Web Address List, enter command: “ftp://Server’s Host Name“ or “ftp://Server’s IP address”. If you have changed the default FTP port : 21 to the new value, you hav e to add the new port number in the tail of command as “ftp://Server’s Host Name: ftp port” or “ftp://Server’s IP address: ftp port”.

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 “anonymous” to login with Read-only permission. If you clear Server authentication, you do not need username or password to login to the Server. Y ou can add user name and password in User Account box by the Control Center or the Server’s Web pages.

4. The shared folders will be listed in IE.

5. Perform Paste, Remove or Copy the files to the shared folders.

B. Use Microsoft Dos’s FTP client

1. Enter Dos command as “ftp”

2. Enter “open server’s Host Name” or “open server’s IP address”. If you have changed the default FTP port : 21 to the new value, you hav e to add the new port number in the tail of command as “open server’s Host Name ftp port” or “open server’s IP address ftp port” .

4. Perform FTP commands to use this FTP server.

Chapter7 Scan Server

This chapter explains how to use the scan server function of this product. The scan server function enables a 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.

7.1 Connecting HP All-In-One to the Server

HP MFP Scanner

7.2 Using the Shared Scanner in Windows

7.2.1 Using the Control Center

NFPS2

LAN HUB/Switch

1. Start the Control Center, select your Server, and click Network Scanner.

2. Select your scanner for USB1 port or USB2 port.

3. Set the options. The options are defined as follows:

- Source: choose flatbed scanning or scrollfed scanning

- Mode: choose lineart (black/white), Gray and color mode

- Resolution: choose the image resolution

- Contrast: tune the contrast of the image

- Brightness: tune the brightness of the image

- Range: define the scanning range of the image

Note: Not all the MFP scanners support the options above. In such a case, the options will be grayed 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 …etc, you have to install network scanner’s TWAIN driver in advance. When you install the Control Center, it will also install this TWAIN driver.

Example: Using Photoshop

1. Start Photoshop, click File ->Import->Comet Labs Network Scanner

2. Select a Server’s IP address or enter a Server IP address in Server Information box. You can click Search Server button to search existing Servers in your network.

3. Click Connect to Network Scanner button in Server Information box.

4. Select your scanner in Server Information box.

5. Click Preview button.

6. Adjust the window size to be scanned.

7. Click Scan button.

7.3 Using the Shared Scanner in Linux

7.3.1 Using XSane in RedHat Linux

1. Download SANE-Backends from

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:

http://www.sane-project.org.

192.168.0.2.

4. To start the application, select Main Menu button (on the Panel)->

Applications->Graphics -> Scanning.

5. Perform scan function.

Chapter8 The Control Center

This chapter describes how to use the Control Center.

8.1 Installing Control Center

1. Insert the included CD into the personal computer. The Autorun screen as in the

following should appear.

2. Click Install Application button.

3. Click Next, if you see any Next button in installation windows.

4. Click Finish.

8.2 Using the Control Center

8.2.1 Using Tools of Control Center

You can use the following tools to help you use the Server:

 Auto Search : renew to auto search the existing Servers in the network  IP Search : search the Server by IP address

 Refresh : refresh the highlight list’s Server status  Go to web : go to the web pages of the highlighted Server

 Network Scanning : perform network scanner function of the highlighted

Server

 Add Printer : perform add printer function of the highlighted Server

8.2.2 Displaying Server Status

You can start the Control Center and select your Server to see its status which includes Host Information, TCP/IP, USB Devices Status, and Supported Protocols.

8.2.3 Setting up Server Configuration

 General Configuration

 Set Host Information: You hav e to set some information for using SMB

protocol:

5 Comment: optionally set to describe the Server 5 Host Name: the name to represent the Server for using SMB/CIFS

protocol

5 Workgroup: the SMB/CIFS workgroup name that the Server belongs

to.

 File 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. For example, if your Windows codepage is Traditional Chinese, you have to select Traditional Chinese

(Big5) in the Server. Please refer to the chapter “File Server”.

 USB Device Information: You can set printer names and display some

information of USB mass storages and scanners. Please refer to the chapter “Print Server”, the chapter “File Server”, and the chapter “Scan Server”.

 TCP/IP: Y ou hav e to set the Server’ s T CP/IP configur ation to connect T CP/IP

network. Please see the chapter on Basic Installation for more details.

 Supported Protocols: The Server supports the following TCP/IP protocols:

 TCP/IP

5 Enable LPR (Line Printer Remote) Printing: select or clear Enable LPR

Printing support. It is enabled in Factory Default.

5 Enable IPP Printing: select or clear Enable IPP Printing support. It is

enabled in Factory Default.

5 Enable Raw TCP Printing: select or clear Enable Raw TCP Printing

support. It is enabled in Factory Default and users may set the protocol’s TCP ports as following boxes:

- TCP Port 1: set TCP port for the printer of USB1 port (default: 9100)

- TCP Port 2: set TCP port for the printer of USB2 port (default: 9101)

5 Enable SMB/CIFS Print/File Server: select or clear Enable

SMB/CIFS Print/File Server support. It is enabled in Factory Default.

- Enable Internet Access: select or clear Enable Internet Access support. If you clear the item, you do not allow that users can access your 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 yo u want to s hare 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 without security.

5 Enable FTP Server: select or clear Enable FTP Server support. It is

enabled in Factory Default and users may set some parameters as follows:

- FTP Port: Enter an integer number to set FTP server’s TCP port (default: 21)

- Set Maximum Session Number: select or clear Set Maximum Session Number support. Y ou can limit the FTP session number by

selecting the support and enter an integer to set the allowable maximum session number. If you clear this field it means that FTP server will have no limitation in session number.

- Set Passive Mode: select or clear Set Passive Mode support that FTP server can accept passive mode.

- Enable Server Authentication: select or clear Enable Server Authentication support. If you select the support, you need to

enter user name and password to login to the Server. If you clear the support, you do not need user name and password to enter the Server.

- Allow Anonymous Login: select the item, if you want to allow the user “anonymous” to 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.

5 Enable 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 server’s TCP port (default: 6566)

5 Enable UPnP (Universal Plug and Play): select or clear Enable UPnP

support. It is enabled in Factory Default.

 User Accounts: You can change administrator name and password or add a

user account for SMB/CIFS Print/File server and FTP File server. If you forgot administrator 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 chapter “Restore F actory Defaults”. Administrator owns the Read-Write Permission for File servers.

 Set Administrator

5 New Administrator: enter your desired administrator name. 5 New Password: enter your desired password. 5 Retype Password: confirm your previous password typing.

 User Accounts list

5 User name: add a new user account for accessing the storage

attached to the Server.

5 Password: set a password for added user. 5 Permission: select Read-Only or Read-W rite permission to access File

servers.

5 Add: click Add button, after entering the user name, corresponding

password, and Permission selection. The account will take effect once shown in the blank below.

5 Delete: delete the existing user account.

 SNMP: Yo u can set community and some parameters for SNMP server.

Furthermore, you can enable SNMP v3 for more security.

 Set SNMP Configuration

5 Authentic Community: set Community name of SNMP server. 5 Trap Community: set Trap Community name for SNMP server to send trap

packets.

5 Trap Address: enter an IP address to send the Trap packet. 5 SysContact: enter some letters for variable of SysContact that represents

the name of system contact.

5 SysName: enter some letters for variable of SysName that represents the

name of system.

5 SysLocation: enter some letters for variable of SysLocation that represents

the location of system.

5 EnableAuthenTrap: enter 1 or 2 for the variable of EnableAuthenTrap that

represents to enable (1) or disable (2) to send Trap pack ets receiving the wrong Community name.

 SNMP V3

5 Enable SNMP V3: select or clear Enable SnmpV3 support 5 User Security name: set user security name of SNMP v3 5 Auth Password: set authentication password of SNMP v3. 5 Privacy Password: set privacy password of SNMP v3.

 Email: If you w ant to receive some alerting mail from the Server, you have to

enable SMTP Protocol, and set Email configuration. Y ou can set new SMTP port number (default: 25).

 Set Email Configuration

5 SMTP Protocol: select or clear Enable SMTP support 5 SMTP Server Name: enter your SMTP server’s Host Name or IP

address.

5 SMTP Port Number: set new SMTP server’ s TCP port number (default:

25).

5 Subject: enter the subject of the e-mail. 5 From Address: enter the sender’s e-mail address. 5 To Address: enter an e-mail address to send that mail to a person. 5 Cc: stands for carbon copy; enter an e-mail address to send that mail

to a second person.

5 SMTP Server requires authentication: login to remote SMTP server

which requires authentication.

5 Account Name: enter account name for remote SMTP server. 5 Password: enter account’s password for remote SMTP server.

 Maintenance: If you want to restart the Server, restore the Server to factory

defaults, download new firmware file from product’s public website and upgrade new firmware, you can use the Maintenance tool.

 Restart Server: click this button, the Server will restart.  Factory Default: click this button, the Server will restore factory default

values.

 Download New Firmware: click this button to download new firmware

or user software from this product’s public website.

 Upgrade Firmware: click Open to find the firmware file to be upgraded.

Click Upgrade to upload the firmware into the Server.

Chapter9 Remote Connect Center

9.1 Introduction

The goal of Comet Labs NFPS2 / WFPS2 USB MFP server is to provide the print/scan/file server in a single product. For printers and scanners, there is no industrial standard. In order to support many different models of printers and scanners from various vendors, you must put so man y printer/scanner driv ers into a single product. Obviously this is very hard and not practical. We have developed a new technology , called “USB device server”, to solve this problem. With USB device server technology, it is not necessary to implement printer/scanner drivers in Comet Labs NFPS2 / WFPS2. Actually, NFPS2 / WFPS2 relies on printer/scanner drivers that 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 USB device server technology can also deal with the problem. The “Remote Connect Center” is a Windows application that exploits the USB device server technology to provide the functionality of print/scan/file server. The basic concept of USB device server and the usage of the “Remote Connect Center” will be introduced in the following chapters.

In summary, NFPS2/WFPS2 has a totally different technology , USB device server, to deal with printers and scanners (MFPs).

A. For printers, some special kinds of printers, such as GDI printers or host-based

printers, can not work well with traditional print server technology as described in the previous chapters. Users should use the Remote Connect Center to deal with these kinds of printers.

B. For MFPs or scanners, the operations described in chapter 7 are only workable for

HP’s MFPs. Users should use the Remote Connect Center to deal with non-HP MFPs.

9.2 Link & Unlink

“Remote Connect Center” allows you to use USB printers or USB MFPs as if they were connected directly to your PC although they are actually connected to the NFPS2 / WFPS2 USB MFP server. The “link” operation is a software operation that simulates an actual USB device plug-in. That is to say, when you do a “link” operation from “Remote Connect Center”, PC can then detect a USB device’ s plug-in, although actually you do not plug in any USB device. Similarly, the “unlink” operation is a software operation that simulates the disconnection of the USB device.

9.3 How to Use

Here we will describe how to use “Remote Connect Center” to do network printer

installation. Before following the steps listed below, you must first make sure that your Windows PC can access USB MFP server via TCP/IP. The simplest way to do this is using “Control Center” to search for the USB MFP server on the network and change its IP address to be the same subnet as the Windows PC.

A. T urn on NFPS2 / WFPS2 and the printer. B. Connect the printer to NFPS2. The LED of the USB port will light-on. C. Run the “Remote Connect Center” program. In the “USB Device Server List”

window, you can see the host names and IP addresses all of the NFPS2 / WFPS2 servers on the network, as the following figure.

D. In the “Remote Connect Center”, in order to connect the USB MFP server on

which the printer is attached, please click the server.

E. If there is any printer or MFP attached on the server, then you can see the

USB device tree as the following figure. The window at the bottom will show some additional information of the server.

F. Please follow the installation manual of the printer to do the installation. G. When you are asked to plug in the printer into PC’s USB port, either before

running the printer driver setup program or during the execution of the printer driver setup program, click the desired printer in the “Remote Connect Center” and then click the “Link” button to do the link operation and get the ownership of the printer, as the following figure. The computer name of the printer owner will be shown at the end of the printer.

H. PC will detect the plug-in of the printer. Continue to follow the installation

manual of the printer to do the rest jobs of installation. If the USB device is a MFP, the installation will also install scanner driver.

I. After the installation, you can see the ne wly created printer on the PC. If the

USB device is a MFP, you can also see a newly created scanner from the “Control Panel”. Now you can try to issue a print job to this printer from any Windows application like Microsoft Word.

J. Once the print job is finished, from the “Remote Connect Center”, click the

“Unlink” button to do the unlink operation and to release the printer ownership.

K. The “Remote Connect Center” doesn’t really quit if you click the “X” box

(close box) at the top right corner of the window. Instead, the “Remote Connect Center” just minimizes itself to the system tray. There are two ways to really close the “Remote Connect Center. The first way is choosing “Exit” item in the “File” menu in the “Remote Connect Center”. The second way is right-clicking on the icon in the system tray and choosing the “Exit” item. The “Remote Connect Center” will automatically “unlink” necessary devices before really quitting.

9.4 Auto Link/Unlink

It is a little bit tedious to do link and unlink every time before and after a print job, respectively. The “Remote Connect Center” provides a feature – auto link / unlink so that users do not need to manually link and unlink printers. Please note that auto link / unlink only applies to printers. For scanners, the only solution is manual link / unlink. To enable auto link / unlink, please follow to steps below.

A. Click the printer you want to do auto link / unlink, as the following figure.

B. Click the “Set Auto Link” button. C. The following window will appear. Click the Windows printer (this is a logical

printer) that matches the printer attached on the NFPS2 / WFPS2 (this is a physical printer). Then click the “ Apply” button.

D. Then, in the “Auto Link Printer List” you can see a newly created item that

describes the association between the Windows printer and the physical printer on the server.

E. Then try to issue a print job. You will see the “Remote Connect Center” will

automatically do a link operation and, once the print job finished, it will automatically do an unlink operation.

F. Even you already properly setup an auto-link printer, the “Remote Connect

Center” must be running while a print job is issued. This means you’d better run the “Remote Connect Center” every time after you login Windows. In order to skip this manual operation, you can make the “Remote Connect Center” be run automatically after you login Windows. T o do this, choose the “Configure” item in the “T ools” menu. The following window will appear. Click on the check box and then on the “OK” button.

G. If you would like to break the association between the Windows printer and

the physical printer, just click on the association and click the “Delete” button in the “Auto Link Printer List”.

By the way, if the printer is manually linked (owned) by someone else and he forgets to unlink the printer, you can click the “Force Link” button to forcedly get the ownership. However, this way is not recommended.

9.5 Limitations

There are some limitations to use “Remote Connect Center” to do network printer installation.

A. Only supports Windows 2000/XP/2003. B. Only one PC can get the ownership of the same printer at the same time.

Moreover, once a printer or MFP is “linked” by a Windows PC so that the Windows PC “owns” that printer, other Windows PCs can not print to this printer via any network printer protocols. Therefore please remember to do the “unlink” operation after installation.

C. Only supports USB printers and USB MFPs. Do not support USB storage, like

flash drives. NFPS2 USB MFP server only supports USB storage through traditional file server protocols like FTP and SMB/CIFS. In the “Remote Connect Center” , you can see the plugged-in USB stor age in the “USB Device List” window, but the “Link” button is disabled so that you can not “link” the USB storage. If you click the plugged-in USB stor age, the “Network Storage” button will be enabled as the following figure. Then you can click this button to access the storage via SMB/CIFS protocol.

Chapter10 The Server’s Web Pages

10.1 Introduction

The Server runs the daemon of http server, httpd on TCP port: 80. Users may use the web pages to see the Server’s system status and configure the Server.

10.2 Using the Server’s Web Pages

10.2.1 Displaying Server Status

You can see the status of Host Information, TCP/IP and USB devices.

10.2.2 Setting up Server Configuration

T o set up the Server configur ation, the system will request user to enter administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin) to login.

 General Configuration

 Set Host Information: You have to set some information for networking

using SMB protocol:

5 Comment: optionally set to describe the Server 5 Host Name: the name to represent the Server for using SMB protocol 5 Workgroup: the SMB workgroup name that the Server belongs to.

 File Server Codepage: if users want to communicate files using FTP

(Big5) in the Server. Please refer to the chapter “File Server”.

 USB Device Information: You can set printer names and displa y some

information of USB mass storages and scanners. Please refer to Chapter 4, Chapter 6 and Chapter 7.

 TCP/IP: You have to set the Server’ s TCP/IP configur ation to connect TCP/IP

network. Please see Chapter 3 Basic Installation for more details.

 Supported Protocols: The Server supports the following TCP/IP protocols:

 TCP/IP

5 Enable LPR (Line Printer Remote) Printing: select or clear Enable LPR

Printing support. It is enabled in Factory Default.

5 Enable IPP Printing: select or clear Enable IPP Printing support. It is

enabled in Factory Default.

5 Enable Raw TCP Printing: select or clear Enable Raw TCP Printing

support. It is enabled in Factory Default and users may set the protocol’s TCP ports as following boxes:

- TCP Port 1: set TCP port for the printer of USB1 port (default: 9100)

- TCP Port 2: set TCP port for the printer of USB2 port (default: 9101)

5 Enable SMB/CIFS Print/File Server: select or clear Enable

SMB/CIFS Print/File Server support. It is enabled in Factory

Default.

- Enable Server Authentication: select or clear Enable Server Authentication support. Select the item, if yo u want to s hare 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 without security.

5 Enable FTP Server: select or clear Enable FTP Server support. It is

enabled in Factory Default and users may set some parameters as follows:

- FTP Port: enter an integer number to set FTP server’s TCP port (default: 21)

- Set Maximum Session Number: select or clear Set Maximum Session Number support. Y ou 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 have not any limitation in session number.

- Set Passive Mode: select or clear Set Passive Mode support that FTP server can accept passive mode.

- Enable Server Authentication: select or clear Enable Server Authentication support. If you select the support, you need to

enter user name and password to login to the Server. If you clear the support, you do not need user name and password to enter the Server.

5 Enable 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 server’s TCP port (default: 6566)

5 Enable UPnP (Universal Plug and Play): select or clear Enable UPnP

support. It is enabled in Factory Default.

 User Accounts: You can change administrator name and password or add a

user account for SMB/CIFS Print/File server and FTP File server. If you forgot administrator name and password, you must perform R estore F actory Default action by plugging in the power adaptor while pressing the Init button. Please refer to the chapter “Restore Factory Defaults”. Administrator owns the Read-Write Permission for File servers.

 Set Administrator

5 New Administrator: enter your desired administrator name. 5 New Password: enter your desired password. 5 Retype Password: confirm your previous password typing.

 User Accounts list

5 User name: add a new user account for accessing the storage

attached to the Server.

5 Password: set a password for added user. 5 Permission: select Read-Only or Read-W rite permission to access File

servers.

5 Add: click Add button, after entering the user name, corresponding

password, and Permission selection. The account will take effect once shown in the blank below.

5 Delete: delete the existing user account.

 SNMP: Yo u can set community and some parameters for SNMP server.

Furthermore, you can enable SNMP v3 for more security.

 Set SNMP Configuration

5 Authentic Community: set Community name of SNMP server. 5 Trap Community: set Trap Community name for SNMP server to send

trap packets.

5 Trap Address: enter an IP address to send the Trap packet. 5 SysContact: enter some letters for variable of SysContact that

represents the name of system contact.

5 SysName: enter some letters for variable of SysName that represents

the name of system.

5 SysLocation: enter some letters for variable of SysLocation that

represents the location of system.

5 EnableAuthenTrap: 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.

 SNMP V3

 Restart Server: click this button, the Server will restart.

 Maintenance If you want to restore factory default values of the Serv er and

upgrade new firmware, you can use the Maintenance tool.

5 Factory Default: click this button, the Server will restore factory default

values.

5 Download New Firmware from Website: click this button to download

new firmware or user software from this product’s public website.

5 Upgrade Firmware: click Open to find the firmware file to be upgraded.

Click Upgrade to upload the firmware into the Server.

Chapter11 Email Alerting

This Server emails a notification to the user at these events:

1. Adding or Removing a USB device.

2. System Error.

Chapter12 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 Server’s web pages or by using the Control Center.

Chapter13 Troubleshooting

This chapter provides useful information to help you resolve difficulties that you ma y experience with your Server. Fault symptoms, possible causes, and remedial actions are provided within a quick reference table. This Server’s USB ports only support MFPs, printers, scanners, and mass storage.

13.1 LED Indicators

Indicators Color/Behavior Description

Orange Power On Power Not lit Power off/System error

Green Network connected Link Not Lit No physical connection to network Green blinking Activity on network Status

Not lit No activity on network

USB1

USB2

Green USB device connected Green blinking Connected USB device error Not lit No physical connection to USB device Green USB device connected Green blinking Connected USB device error Not lit No physical connection to USB device

USB Device Status

Devices Status Description

Printer

Ready Printer is ready. Printing Printer is printing. Out of paper Printer is out of paper.

Error There are errors in network printing.

Storage Scanner

Ready Storage is ready. Mass Error There are errors in network File server. Ready Scanner is ready. Flatbed Scanning Flatbed of scanner is scanning. Scrollfed Scanning Error There are errors in network scanning.

Scrollfed of scanner is scanning.

Chapter14 Restore Factory Defaults

You may restore the Server’s default parameters by one of the following methods.

14.1 Using the Control Center

1. Start the Control Center.

2. If the tool finds Servers in your local area network, 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: admin).

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 Server’s web page and click CONFIG

2. Enter administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin).

3. Click Maintenance.

4. Click Factory Default.

5. Click Yes to confirm

14.3 Using Init Button

Plug in the power adaptor while pressing the Init button until LED indicators of Power, USB1 and USB2 blink. After that, plug off the power adaptor and then plug in the power adapter again to restart the Server. Finally, the Server will operate using the Factory Default values.

14.4 Default Parameters List

Host Information

z Comment (Optional): Comet Labs USB MFP Server z Host Name: NFPS2 z Workgroup: WORKGROUP z Code Page of File Server: Western European

TCP/IP

z Automatically get IP by DHCP: Enabled

- Manual DNS: None (Disabled).

z Static IP: Disabled

- IP Address: 192.168.0.2

- Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

- Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1

- DNS Server: none

Supported Protocols

z LPR Printing: Enabled z IPP Printing: Enabled z Raw TCP/JetDirect Printing: Enabled

- TCP Port (USB1): 9100

- TCP Port (USB2): 9101

z SMB/CIFS Print/File Server: Enabled

- Internet Access: Disabled

- Server Authentication: Disabled

z FTP Server: Enabled

- FTP Port: 21

- Set Maximum Session Number: 5 (Enabled)

- Passive Mode: Enabled

- Server Authentication: Enabled

- Allow Anonymous Login: Disabled

z SANE Server: Enabled

- SANE Port: 6566

z UPnP: Enabled

User Accounts

z Administrator: admin z Password: admin

SNMP

z Authentic Community: public z Trap Community: public z Trap Address: 0.0.0.0 z SysContact: sales@cometlabs.com z SysName: Comet Labs USB MFP Server z SysLocation: www.cometlabs.com z EnableAuthenTrap: 2 (disable) z SNMPv3: Disabled

- User Security Name: None

- Auth Password: None

- Privacy Password: None

z SMTP Protocol: Disabled z SMTP Server Name: None z SMTP Port Number: 25 z Subject: None z From Address: None z To Address: None z Cc: None z SMTP Server requires authentication: Disabled

- Account Name: None

- Password: None

Chapter15 Upgrade Firmware

This chapter describes how to upgrade firmware. Please follow one of the following Procedures:

Procedure A: Using the Control Center

1. Open Control Center. 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: admin).

3. Select the Maintenance button.

4. Click Open to find your new firmware file and click Upgrade to start upgrading the

firmware.

5. Wait for 15 seconds for system reboot.

Procedure B: Using the Server’s Web Pages

1. Power on the Server. Suppose that the Server is in DHCP mode.

2. Check the Server's IP address.

3. First, run Control Center. It will automatically search for Servers on the LAN. Then

Servers’ IP addresses will be shown in Control Center.

4. Run any Web browser, like Microsoft Internet Explorer. Go to “http://Server’s IP

address “or “http://Server’s Host Name” to 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: admin).

7. Click Maintenance.

8. Click Upgrade Firmware.

9. Click Browse button to choose the file of new firmware.

10. Click Upload button to start firmware upgrade.

11. Wait for 15 seconds for system reboot.

Procedure C: Using the Init Button and the TFTP Client

1. Plug in the power adaptor while pressing the Init button until LED indicators of Power, USB1 and USB2 blink. Please note that after that, the Server will

operate using the factory default values after restarting, i.e., your Server’s configuration will recover to Factory Default values.

2. Start the TFTP client Tool: Image Burner

3. Enter the Server’s F allback IP address: 192.168.0.2 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

192.168.0.xxx and subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.

4. Click Upload Image.

5. Wait for Image Uploading to finish and then click Close.

6. Plug-off the power adapter and then plug-in the power adapter to restart the

Server.

Chapter16 The Init Button

The Init button is used for:

1. Print Configuration Report: Press Init button for exceeding 3 seconds and then the connected HP printer or PCL supported printer will print out the system configuration.

2. Maintenance: Plugging in the power adapter while pressing the Init button until USB1 and USB2 LED indicators blink alternately. After that, the Server will do the following tasks:

A. Reset the Server to factory default, which will restore most of the

parameters and settings to factory default values,

B. Perform a TFTP server. You can upgrade new firmware using the “Image

Burner” utility. Note: After performing the tasks mentioned above, you have to plug off the power adaptor and then plug in the power adaptor to restart the Server.

Comet labs WFPS2, NFPS2 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Comet Labs NFPS2 / WFPS2

Chapter1 Introduction

1.1 About this Manual

1.2 Customer Support

Chapter2 Product Overview

2.1 Package Contents

2.2 Product CD

2.2.1 Start-up Procedures

2.3 Physical Description

2.4 Installation Procedures

2.4.1 Installation and Integration

2.4.2 Configuration and Management

2.5 Features and Benefits

Chapter3 Basic Installation

3.1 Connecting the Hardware

3.2 Wireless connection

3.2.1 Preliminary

3.2.2 Set Wireless Configuration Using MFP Server Control Center

3.2.3 Set Wireless Configuration Using Server’s Web Pages

3.3 Assigning an IP Address to the Server

3.3.1 Preliminary

3.3.2 Ethernet Address

3.3.3 IP Address

3.3.4 Methods for Setting the IP Address

3.3.5 Host Names and Host Name Rules

3.3.6 Setting the IP Address Using DHCP

3.3.7 Setting the IP Address Using the Control Center

3.3.8 Setting the IP Address Using the Server’s Web Pages

3.4 Naming Your USB Devices

3.4.1 Printer Names

3.4.2 Storage Names

3.4.3 Scanner Names

Chapter4 Print Server in Windows

4.1 Overview of Installation Methods

4.2 Connecting the Server

4.2.1 The Server and Windows PC on Same LAN

4.2.2 The Server and Windows PC on Different LANs

4.3 Setting up Local Windows Printer Driver

4.4 Adding Network Printers in Windows

4.4.1 Using Standard Windows Methods for LPR Printing Protocol

4.4.2 Using the Control Center for LPR Printing

4.4.3 Using Standard Windows Method for Raw TCP Printing

4.4.4 Using the Control Center for Raw TCP/JetDirect Printing

4.4.5 Using Standard Windows Methods for SMB/CIFS Printing

4.4.6 Using the Control Center for SMB/CIFS Printing

4.4.7 Using Standard Windows Method for IPP Printing

Chapter5 Print Server in Unix/Linux

5.1 Configuring Host File

5.2 Printing by LPD/LPR

5.3 Using the Server on BSD UNIX/Linux

5.4 Using the Server on RedHat Linux (Fedora Core)

Chapter6 File Server

6.1 Preliminary

6.2 Storage Names

6.3 Connecting USB Mass Storage to the Server

6.4 Supported Codepages

6.5 Adding Your USB Mass Storages to Network with Security

6.5.1 Setting up File Server Using the Control Center

6.5.2 Setting up File Server Using Web Pages

6.5.3 Using Shared Storages by SMB/CIFS Method for Windows

6.5.4 Using Shared Storage by FTP Methods for Windows

Chapter7 Scan Server

7.1 Connecting HP All-In-One to the Server

7.2 Using the Shared Scanner in Windows

7.2.1 Using the Control Center

7.2.2 Using Windows Applications

7.3 Using the Shared Scanner in Linux

7.3.1 Using XSane in RedHat Linux

Chapter8 The Control Center

8.1 Installing Control Center

8.2 Using the Control Center

8.2.1 Using Tools of Control Center

8.2.2 Displaying Server Status

8.2.3 Setting up Server Configuration

Chapter9 Remote Connect Center

9.1 Introduction