Planex Mini-MFP User Manual

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USER'S MANUAL

1 Introduction ..........................................................................

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

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

2 Installation ............................................................................

2.1 Requirements .................................................................

2.2 Procedure ......................................................................

3 Basic Installation ................................................................

3.2 Connecting the Hardware ................................................

3.2 Assigning an IP Address to the Server .............................

3.3 Naming Your USB Devices

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4 Print Server in Windows ...................................................

4.1 Overview of Installation Methods

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4.2 Connecting the Server

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

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

5 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) .............

6 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

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Contents

7 Scan Server ..........................................................................

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

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

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

8 The Control Center .............................................................

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

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

9 The Server’s Web Pages .................................................

9.1 Introduction ....................................................................

9.2 Using the Server’s Web Pages

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10 Email Alerting ......................................................................

11 SNMP ......................................................................................

12 Troubleshooting ..................................................................

12.1 LED Indicators ................................................................

13 Restore Defaults .................................................................

13.1 Using the Control Center .................................................

13.2 Using the Server’s Web Pages ........................................

13.3 Using Init Button .............................................................

13.4 Default Parameters List ..................................................

14 Upgrade Firmware ..............................................................

15 The Init Button .....................................................................

16 Specification ........................................................................

Contents

Thank you for purchasing this Planex Mini-MFP USB Printer Server.

This Printer Server is designed to connect your AIO/MFPs (All-In-

One/Multifunction Peripheral), 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 this Server in various

network environments. To fully benefit from this document, you

should be familiar with basic networking principles.

These instructions are based on the settings in a new Server. To

reload the Parameters, you can reset this Server back to

Default, which will restore most of the settings. For details,

please refer to the chapter Restore 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.planex.net for latest product information.

This document is subject to changes without prior notice.

Introduction

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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:

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CD-ROM (User's Manual & Utility)

Quick Installation Guide

AC Adapter

Warranty Card

2.2 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: You 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.

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6. Future Proof: The firmware stored in the Server’s Flash

memory can be upgraded over the network. This allows you

to quickly update and enhance its operational features when

new Server software becomes available.

2.3 Product Views

Front View

Rear View

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USB LED Status LED Link LED Power LED

10/100 RJ45 Port Reset Button Power Connector

USB Port

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 100baseT.

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, and need to

restore setting to default, please follow the steps (1) please

unplug the power, (2) press and hold the Reset button then

plug the power, (3) when USB1 and USB2 flashing, release

the Reset button. (4) unplug and plug the power one more time.

3.2 Assigning an IP Address to the Server

3.2.1 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

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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: 192.168.1.200.

If you are not working in a DHCP network, you need to

manually set the Server’s IP address.

3.2.2 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.

3.2.3 IP Address

Unless you are assigning an IP address using DHCP, you must

obtain an unused IP address from your network administrator.

3.2.4 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

3.2.5 Host Names and Host Name Rules

The Host Name of the Server defaults to be Mini-MFP. 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 Server’s web pages. If your Host

Name is longer than 15 characters, the Server uses only the first

15 characters.

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3.2.6 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:

Range of IP addresses

Subnet mask

Ddefault router IP address

DNS server IP address

Lease duration

2. Activate the scope. The Server automatically gets the DHCP

parameters. 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.

3.2.7 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.

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3. If the tool finds multiple Servers in your local area network,

then you have to select one Server from the Server List.

4. Double click the highlight list and enter the Server’s

administrator (default: admin) and password (default: 0000).

5. After you have logged in successfully, select TCP/IP

Configuration from the Server’s menu. The Set IP Address

dialog appears.

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6. 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.

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

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

3.2.8 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:

0000).

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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.

3.3 Naming Your USB Devices

3.3.1 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

psc 1300 series and then the default printer name will be

set as psc 1300 ser.

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.

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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:

0000).

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.

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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: 0000).

3. Click USB Device Information

4. Set your printer names in USB Name box and then

click below Apply button.

3.3.2 Storage Names

The local drives of the two storages in USB1 port and USB2 port

are showed by storage devices.

3.3.3 Scanner Names

The name of connected scanner of HP office jet series consists

of the vender + model. For example, the scanner name of hp

photosmart_2600_series office jet is named as hp

photosmart_2600_series.

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4.1 Overview of Installation Methods

This chapter describes how to add network printers.

Table List for Installing Network Printer

Windows Printing Method

Platform Protocols

Windows 98, ME, SMB/CIFS Printing Standard Windows Add Printer

2000,XP and 2003 Wizard

The Control Center’s Add Printer

IPP Printing Standard Windows Add Printer

Wizard

Windows 2000, LPR Printing Standard Windows Add Printer

XP and 2003 Wizard

The Control Center’s Add Printer

Raw TCP/JetDirect Standard Windows Add Printer

Printing Wizard

The Control Center’s Add Printer

Steps for Installing Network Printer

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Step 1

Set up Local

Windows Printer

Step 2

Connect Your Printer to

the Server and Connect

the Server to Network

Step 3

Turn on Your

Printer and the

Server

Step 6 Turn on Online Use Printer in

Installed Windows Printer Driver

Step 5

Add Network Printer by

Windows Standard Method

Control Center

Step 4

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

4.2.2 The Server and Windows PC on Different LANs

Example: Wired Windows PC across Internet

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USB Printer

Server

LAN HUB/Switch

USB Printer

Server

LAN HUB/Switch

Router

Internet

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 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.

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4.4.1 Using Remote Connect Center to add a printer

Remote Connect Center allows you to use USB printers or USB

MFPs as if they were connected directly to your Windows PC

although they are actually connected to the Mini-MFP 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, Windows 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.

Windows Platform: Windows 2000, XP and 2003

1. Turn on Mini-MFP and the printer.

2. Connect the printer to Mini-MFP. The LED of the USB port

will light-on.

3. Run the Remote Connect Center program. In the Mini-MFP

USB MFP Servr window, you can see the host names and IP

addresses all of the Mini-MFP servers on the network.

4. In the Remote Connect Center, in order to connect the USB

MFP server on which the printer is attached, please click the

icon of that server. If this is the first time you connect to this

server, you will be asked to install the driver. Just let Windows

automatically install the driver.

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PS. Please remember to reboot the PC after install the driver.

5. Please follow the installation manual of the printer to do the

installation.

PS. Please refer to Printer’s user manual for detail.

6. 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 icon of the desired Mini-MFP server and 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.

7. 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. At the end of the installation, if you

are asked whether to print the test page or not, please just

skip this step.

8. After the installation, you can see the newly created printer

on the Windows PC. Please note that this printer is not the

target network printer we desire. If the USB device is a MFP,

you can also see a newly created scanner from the Control

Panel.

9. From the Remote Connect Center, click the Unlink button to

do the unlink operation and release the printer ownership.

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10. At this point, you have installed the printer driver on the

Windows PC.

(1) 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. (2) Only supports USB

printers and USB MFPs. Do not support USB storage, like

pen drives. Mini-MFP USB MFP server only supports USB

storage through traditional file server protocols like FTP and

SMB/CIFS.

4.4.2 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.

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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 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.

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<Note>

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, Click Next.

6. Click Custom/settings.

7. 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.

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8. Click Finish.

4.4.1 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

Print with LPR (Line Printer Remote).

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<Note>

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, Click Apply.

3. Select the desired printer driver and click Set Port to Printer.

4. 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.

4.4.2 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: 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.

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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.

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4.4.3 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

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/JetDirect Mode.

<Note>

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.

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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.

4.4.4 Using Standard Windows Methods for SMB/CIFS Printing

<Note>

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

Server’s User Account.

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.

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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

Mini-MFP and printer name (USB1 port) as photosmart 2,

then the network path is expressed as: \\Mini-MFP\

photosmart 2.

<Note>

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

asked 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.

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4.4.5 Using the Control Center for SMB/CIFS Printing

<Note>

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

Server’s User Account.

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

Print with Network Path (SMB).

<Note>

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.

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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.

4.4.6 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.

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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 namme

For example, http://MINI-MFP/PSC 1300 ser

<Note>

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.

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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 have 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 192.168.1.200, Host Name is

MINI-MFP”

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

problems with IP address configuration, host file editing or

network status. Please contact your network administrator.

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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=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 Host

Name registered to /etc/hosts file.

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rp: Remote printer name. Please input the remote printer

queue name.

(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>

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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.

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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 192.168.1.200 and

it connects to HP PSC 1300 MFP via USB1 port. You can

enter IP address in the Server box as 192.168.1.200 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 192.168.1.200 and it

connects HP PSC 1300 MFP via USB1 port. You can enter IP

address in the Server box as 192.168.1.200 and TCP Port in

Port box as 9100.

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C. Networked Windows (SMB):

i. Click on the Specify button to specify SMB server

Authentication.

ii. Fill in the Workgroup, Server, Share , User name and

Password in Authentication window and then click on the OK button.

iii. Click on the Forward button.

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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 192.168.1.200 and its printer name is

psc 1300 ser. You can enter IP address in Server box as

192.168.1.200 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.

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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. Planex Corporation is not responsible for the loss or corruption of data in memory devices, including hard disk; Planex 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.

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6.3 Connecting USB Mass Storage to the Server

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.

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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:

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.

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B. Using Server’s Web Pages

1. Go to the web page, click CONFIG.

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

(default: 0000).

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.

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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: 0000).

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.

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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 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.

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: 0000).

3. After you have logged in successfully, click Supported

Protocols.

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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

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.

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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 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.

Allow Anonymous Login: select the item, if you want

to allow the user anonymous to login your FTP server

nwith 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 Mini-MFP 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 MINI-MFP or the Server’s

IP address) to find it.

7. Double click this Host Name icon.

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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.

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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

have 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

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anonymous to 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 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 have 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.

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. You can add user name

and password in User Account box the Control Center or

the Server’s Web pages.

4. Perform FTP commands to use this FTP server.

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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

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.

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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 Fil Import Planex Mini-MFP

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.

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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 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.

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4. To start the application, select Main Menu button (on the

Panel) Applications Graphics Scanning.

5. Perform scan function.

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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 Centerx

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.

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8.2.3 Setting up Server Configuration

General Configuration

Set Host Information: You have to set some information

for using SMB protocol:

Comment: optionally set to describe the Server

Host Name: the name to represent the Server for

using SMB/CIFS protocol

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: IYou 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: You have to set the Server’s TCP/IP configuration

to connect TCP/IP network. Please see the chapter on

Basic Installation for more details.

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Supported Protocols: The Server supports the following

TCP/IP

Enable LPR (Line Printer Remote) Printing: select

or clear Enable LPR Printing support. It is enabled in

Default.

Enable IPP Printing: select or clear Enable IPP

Printing support. It is enabled in Default.

Enable Raw TCP Printing: select or clear Enable Raw

TCP Printing support. It is enabled in 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)

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

Enable SMB/CIFS Print/File Server support. It is

enabled in 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 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.

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Enable FTP Server: select or clear Enable FTP Server

support. It is enabled in 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. 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 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.

Enable SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) Server:

select or clear Enable SANE Server support. It is

enabled in Default and users may set the TCP port as

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follows:

SANE Port: set SANE server’s TCP port (default: 6566)

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

Enable UPnP support. It is enabled in 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 Default

action by plugging in the power adaptor while pressing the

Init button. Please refer to the chapter Restore Defaults.

Administrator owns the Read-Write Permission for File

servers.

Set Administrato

New Administrator: enter your desired administrator name.

New Password: enter your desired password.

Retype Password: confirm your previous password

typing.

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User Accounts list

User name: add a new user account for accessing the storage attached to the Server.

Password: set a password for added user.

Permission: select Read-Only or Read-Write permission to access File servers.

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.

Delete: delete the existing user account.

SNMP: You can set community and some parameters for

SNMP server. Furthermore, you can enable SNMP v3 for

more security.

Set SNMP Configuratior

Authentic Community: set Community name of SNMP server.

Trap Community: set Trap Community name for SNMP server to send trap packets.

Trap Address: enter an IP address to send the Trap packet.

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SysContact: enter some letters for variable of SysContact that represents the name of system

contact.

SysName: enter some letters for variable of SysName that represents the name of system.

SysLocation: enter some letters for variable of SysLocation that represents the location of system.

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.

SSNMP V3

Enable SNMP V3: select or clear Enable SnmpV3 support.

User Security name: set user security name of SNMP v3

Auth Password: set authentication password of SNMP v3.

Privacy Password: set privacy password of SNMP v3.

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Email: If you want to receive some alerting mail from the

Server, you have to enable SMTP Protocol, and set Email

configuration. You can set new SMTP port number

(default: 25).

Set Email Configuration

SMTP Protocol: select or clear Enable SMTP support.

SMTP Server Name: enter your SMTP server’s Host Name or IP address.

SMTP Port Number: set new SMTP server’s TCP port number (default: 25).

Subject: enter the subject of the e-mail.

From Address: enter the sender’s e-mail address.

To Address: enter an e-mail address to send that mail to a person.

Cc: stands for carbon copy; enter an e-mail address to send that mail to a second person.

SMTP Server requires authentication: login to remote SMTP server which requires authentication.

Account Name: enter account name for remote SMTP server.

Password: enter account’s password for remote SMTP server.

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

Server to 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.

Default: click this button, the Server will restore 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.

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9.1 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.

9.2 Using the Server’s Web Pages

9.2.1 Displaying Server Status

You can see the status of Machine Information, Host Information,

TCP/IP and USB devices.

9.2.2 Setting up Server Configuration

To set up the Server configuration, 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:

Comment: optionally set to describe the Server

Host Name: the name to represent the Server for using SMB protocol.

Workgroup: the SMB workgroup name that the Server belongs to.

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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 Chapter 4, Chapter 6 and Chapter 7.

TCP/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.

Supported Protocols: The Server supports the following

TCP/IP protocols:

TCP/IP

Enable LPR (Line Printer Remote) Printing: select or clear Enable LPR Printing support. It is enabled in

Default.

Enable IPP Printing: select or clear Enable IPP Printing support. It is enabled in Default.

Enable Raw TCP Printing: select or clear Enable Raw TCP Printing support. It is enabled in 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)

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Enable SMB/CIFS Print/File Server: select or clear Enable SMB/CIFS Print/File Server support. It is

enabled in 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 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.

Enable FTP Server: select or clear Enable FTP Server support. It is enabled in 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. 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 have not any limitation in

session number.

Set Passive Mode: select or clear Set Passive

Mode support that FTP server can accept passive

mode.

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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.

Enable SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) Server: select or clear Enable SANE Server support. It is

enabled in Default and users may set the TCP port as

follows:

SANE Port: set SANE server’s TCP port (default:

6566)

Enable UPnP (Universal Plug and Play): select or clear Enable UPnP support. It is enabled in Default.

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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 Restore Default action by

plugging in the power adaptor while pressing the Init button.

Please refer to the chapter Restore Defaults. Administrator

owns the Read-Write Permission for File servers.

Set Administrator

New Administrator: enter your desired administrator name.

New Password: enter your desired password.

Retype Password: confirm your previous password typing.

User Accounts list

User name: add a new user account for accessing the storage attached to the Server.

Password: set a password for added user.

Permission: select Read-Only or Read-Write permission to access File servers.

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.

Delete: delete the existing user account.

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SNMP: You can set community and some parameters for

SNMP server. Furthermore, you can enable SNMP v3 for

more security.

Set SNMP Configuration

Authentic Community: set Community name of SNMP server.

Trap Community: set Trap Community name for SNMP server to send trap packets.

Trap Address: enter an IP address to send the Trap packet.

SysContact: enter some letters for variable of SysContact that represents the name of system contact.

SysName: enter some letters for variable of SysName that represents the name of system.

SysLocation: enter some letters for variable of SysLocation that represents the location of system.

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

Enable SNMP V3: select or clear Enable SnmpV3 support

User Security name: set user security name of SNMP v3

Auth Password: set authentication password of SNMP v3.

Privacy Password: set privacy password of SNMP v3.

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

Maintenance If you want to restore default values of the

Server and upgrade new firmware, you can use the

Maintenance tool.

Default: click this button, the Server will restore default values.

Download New Firmware from Website: 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.

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

1. Adding or Removing a USB device.

2. System Error.

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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.

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This chapter provides useful information to help you resolve difficulties

that you may 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.

12.1 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

USB2 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.

Mass Storage Ready Storage is ready.

Error There are errors in network File server.

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Scanner Ready Scanner is ready.

Flatbed Scanning Flatbed of scanner is scanning.

Scrollfed Scanning

Scrollfed of scanner is scanning.

Error There are errors in network scanning.

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

following methods.

13.1 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: 0000).

4. After you have logged in successfully, from the Server menu,

select Maintenance. The Maintenance dialog appears.

5. Click Factory Default.

13.2 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:

0000).

3. Click Maintenance.

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4. Click Factory Default.

5. Click Yes to confirm.

13.3 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

Default values.

13.4 Default Parameters List

Host Information

Comment (Optional): Planex USB 2.0 MINI°VMFP Server

Host Name: MINI°VMFP

Workgroup: WORKGROUP

Code Page of File Server: Western European

TCP/IP

Automatically get IP by DHCP: Enabled

Manual DNS: None (Disabled).

Static IP: Disabled

IP Address: 192.168.1.200

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway: none

DNS Server: none

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Supported Protocols

LPR Printing: Enabled

IPP Printing: Enabled

Raw TCP/JetDirect Printing: Enabled

TCP Port (USB1): 9100

TCP Port (USB2): 9101

SMB/CIFS Print/File Server: Enabled

Internet Access: Disabled

Server Authentication: Disabled

FTP Server: Enabled

FTP Port: 21

Set Maximum Session Number: 5 (Enabled)

Passive Mode: Enabled

Server Authentication: Enabled

Allow Anonymous Login: Disabled

SANE Server: Enabled

SANE Port: 6566

UPnP: Enabled

User Accounts

Administrator: admin

Password: admin

SNMP

Authentic Community: public

Trap Community: public

Trap Address: 0.0.0.0

SysContact: sales@Planex.com

SysName: Planex USB 2.0 MINI°VMFP Server

SysLocation: www.Planex.com

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EnableAuthenTrap: 2 (disable)

SNMPv3: Disabled

User Security Name: None

Auth Password: None

Privacy Password: None

SMTP Protocol: Disabled

SMTP Server Name: None

SMTP Port Number: 25

Subject: None

From Address: None

To Address: None

Cc: None

SMTP Server requires authentication: Disabled

Account Name: None

Password: None

Maintenance

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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: 0000).

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.

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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 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 default

values after restarting, i.e., your Server’s configuration

will recover to 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.

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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.

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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 default, which will restore most of the

parameters and settings to 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 restart the Server.

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Model Number Mini-MFP

Hardware CPU ARM9 166M Hz

Flash 2 MB

System Memory 8 MB

USB USB 2.0 x 2

LAN 10/100Mbps x 1(Auto-MDI/MDI-X)

LED Power , Link , Status , USB1 , USB 2

Button Reset button

Software Support O/S MFP: Windows 2000/XP

Printer and File Server: Windows

98SE/Me/2000/XP/200, Unix/Linux,

Mac 10.3 x or later.

Support Protocol TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk network

protocols

Support printing IPP, LPR, SMB/TCP, Raw Printing

Method

Supports Web-based and Telnet management,

Management Windows Configuration Utility,

Firmware Support (Web ,Window tool, TFTP)

upgrade

DHCP (client) Support

Network Protocol IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3U

File server Support for USB Mass Storage and

Memory Card reader

Support File system : FAT 12/16/32

Support Multiple Language

Support Unicode for SMB on Windows

XP and 2003

Support FTP and SMB server

Printer Support general USB printers

Support HP MFP

Scan Support for scanners of MFP form HP

all-in-one Provide scan tool

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Remote Support remote installation software

installation tool for some MFP which doesn’t

support remote installation(for win2000

and XP)

Power Voltage Data 5V, 2A

Power Consumption Max 10W

EMI Compliance FCC, CE

Storage Temperature '-20-70 degree centigrade

Storage Humidity 0-95%

Operating Temperature 0-55 degree centigrade

Operating Humidity 10-90%

Dimensions 26(H) x 70(W) x 100(D) mm

Weight 85g

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