LevelOne FPS-3003 manual

LevelOne FPS-3003 2-port USB/MFP Server User`s Manual[...]

2 Table of Contents CHAPTER1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................... 5 1.1 About this Manual ...................................................................................... 5 1.2 Support Services......................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER2 [...]

3 4.2 Connecting FPS-3003 MFP Server ......................................................... 19 4.2.1 MFP Server and W indows PC on Same LAN ............................. 19 4.2.2 MFP Server and W indows PC on Different LANs ...................... 19 4.3 Setting up Local W indows Printer Driver ................................................ 20 [...]

4 8.2.3 Set up Server ’ s Configuration ...................................................... 48 CHAPTER 9 MFP SERVER’S WEB P AGES .................................................. 55 9.1 Intr oduction .............................................................................................. 55 9.2 Using Server ’ s W eb Pages...........[...]

5 Chapter1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the FPS-300 3 USB MFP server . This product is designed to connect your printers, USB Mass Stor age/Memory Card R eader , and scanners of HP Office Jet series all-in-one printers (MFP), anywhere in your network, allowi ng all network users access to shared USB devices resources. 1.1 About this Manual[...]

6 Chapter2 Product Overview 2.1 Package Contents V erify that nothing is missing from the FPS-3003 USB MFP server package by using the checking list belo w . Please contact your dealer if anything is missing or damaged. All packing materials are recyclable. Please confirm the items in the P ackage below: ● One FPS-3003 USB/MFP Server . ● One FP[...]

7 2.3.1 Ethernet Connector The network connector of FPS-3003 is designed for 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet networks and connects to the network via a twisted pair category 5 cable (10base T and 100base TX) or better . 2.3.2 USB Host Ports FPS-3003 has two USB host ports wh ich are USB 1.1/2.0 low and full speed compliant and successfully tested with[...]

8 2.4 Installation Methods 2.4.1 Installation and Integration R efer to the table below to select the appropriate installation method. LevelOne MFP Control Center tool is a vailable on the FPS-3003 USB MFP Server Product CD or from Lev elOne’s web site. Function OS Method Description Standard Windows Add Printer Wizard Installation of LPR, Ra w T[...]

9 1. Reliability: The MFP server provides high performance and reliability combined with low power consumption. 2. Flexibility: The MFP server supports print/File/Scan sharing in all major computer systems and environments. 3. Easy to Install: The MFP server installs, oper ates and is managed in a reliable and easy fashion. 4. Security: Y ou can as[...]

10 Chapter3 Basic Installation 3.1 Connecting the Hardware 1. Ma ke su r e t ha t yo ur US B d e vi ces are switched off and that the MFP server’ s Power Adapter is disconnected. 2. Connect the USB devices to the USB ports using the USB cables. 3. Connect the MFP server to the network using a twisted pair category 5 cable, 10base T or 100base TX.[...]

11 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 addr ess using DHCP , you must obtain an unused IP address from yo ur network administrator . 3.2.4 Methods for Setting the IP Address Y ou can set the IP address of your FPS-3003 USB MFP serv er[...]

12 Center tool. 3.2.7 Set the IP Address Using LevelOne MFP Control Cent er 1. Install LevelOne MFP Contr ol Center . LevelOne MFP Control Center is av ailable in the FPS-3003 USB MFP Server Product CD. 2. Start LevelOne MFP Control Center and Auto-searching MFP server window will appear . 3. If the tool finds MFP servers in your local area network[...]

13 5. After you login successfully , from the Server menu, select T CP/IP . The Set IP Address dialog appears. 6. Click the button that correspond s 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 DH[...]

14 1. If you don’t know the current IP o f s er ver , yo u h ave to d o t he Step1~Step4 of Set the IP Address Using LevelOne MFP Control Center . 2. Y ou can see the IP address of MF P server in the server list. Open IE Browser and type serv er ’ s IP address or click the Home Icon of LevelOne MFP Control center . 3. Go to the web page and cli[...]

15 6. Click Submit to sav e your settings. And the server will reboot. Y ou have now finished the proced ure 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 n ames as the default printer names. The system only allows a 12 characters long USB device name. F [...]

16 then you ha ve to select a MFP server from the server list. 3. Double click the highlight list and type the server’ s administr ator (default: admin ) and password (default: admin ). 4. After you login successfully , from the Server menu, select USB Device Informat ion. The Set USB Device Information dialog appears. 5. Set your printer names i[...]

17 3. Set your printer names in Printer Name bo x and then click Apply . 3.3.2 Storage Names The local drives of the two stor ages in USB1 port and USB2 port are named as USB x _D x P x , where USB x represents the USB x po rt, D x represents the the x -th Disk (in particular to card reader plugging in multiple cards) and P x represents the x -th p[...]

18 Chapter4 Adding Printers in Windows 4.1 Overview of Installation Methods This chapter describes how to add network printers to Windows PC. Table List for Installing Network Printer Windows Platform Printing Protocols Method Standard Windows Add Printer Wizard SMB Printing LevelOne MFP Control Cen ter’s Add Printer Windows 98, ME, 2000,XP and 2[...]

19 4.2 Connecting FPS-3003 MFP Server T o configure your server correctly , you have to know y our server connecting to what type of network topology . 4.2.1 MFP Server and Wi ndows PC on Same LAN 4.2.2 MFP Server and Windows PC on Different LANs 1. Wired Windows PC across Internet Internet Router Router LAN HUB/ Switch MFP Server Switch USB Printe[...]

20 2. Wireless Windows PC 4.3 Setting up Local Windows Printer Driver Y ou are advised to install your Wind ows printer driver in adv ance. For most printers, you can install the printer driv ers as the following procedure: 1. Click Start, click Control Panel , click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Printers and F ax es. 2. Double click [...]

21 Wizard and LevelOne MFP Control Ce nter for adding a network printer in Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP and 2003. Before adding a network printer , you are advised to install the local Windows printer driver in adv ance. 4.4.1 Using Standard Window s Methods for SMB Printing Protocol Windows Platform: Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP and 2003 1. Open Prin[...]

22 4.4.2 Using LevelOne MFP Co ntrol Center Tool for SMB Printing Windows Platform: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP and 2003 1. Start LevelOne MFP Control Cent er , select your MFP server and click Add Printer . 2 . S e l e c t U S B 1 P o r t o r USB2 Port to add the printer in Add the printer box, choose to use host name or IP address to represent MFP s[...]

23 5. If you can not find any printer driver in Printer List, please install your printer driv er first or click Add New Printe r to install the printer driver . 4.4.3 Using Standard Windows Methods for LPR Print ing Protocol Windows Platform: Windows 2000, XP and 2003 1. Open Printers and F axes 2. Right-click the printer for which y ou want to ch[...]

24 5. In the Printer Name or IP Address box, type host name of the MFP server (default: FPS-3003) or IP address of MFP serv er . In the Port Name box, type y our 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 wireles[...]

25 7. Click Custom/settings . 8. Click Settings and confirm that the settings are as below . The queue names are USB1_LQ , USB2_LQ f or USB1 port 1 and USB2 port, respectively .[...]

26 9. Click OK to finish. 4.4.4 Using LevelOne MFP Co ntrol Center Tool for LPR Printing Windows Platform: Windows 2000, XP and 2003 1. Start LevelOne MFP Control Cent er , select your MFP server and click Add Printer .[...]

27 2 . S e l e c t U S B 1 P o r t o r USB2 Port to add the printer in Add the printer box, choose to use host name or IP address to represent MFP server in Select IP add ress or Host Name in printer port box, and select the netwo rk printing protocol of Printing with LPR (L ine Printer Remote) .  If your server is running on a different LAN tha[...]

28 5. If you can not find any printer driver in Printer List, please install your printer driv er first or click Add New Printe r to install the printer driver . 4.4.5 Using Standard Windows Method for Raw TCP Printing Windows Platform: Windows 2000, XP and 2003 1. Open Printers and F axes 2. Right-click the printer for which y ou want to change se[...]

29  If your server is running on a different LAN than your Windows PC such as wireless Windows PC, you must type server’s IP address in Printer Name or IP Add ress box. 6. Click Next . 7. Click Custom/settings . 8. The click Settings and confirm th at the settings are as below . The default P ort Number values are 9100, 9101 for USB port 1 and[...]

30 4.4.6 Using LevelOne MFP Co ntrol Center for Raw TCP Printing Windows Platform: Windows 2000, XP and 2003 1. Start LevelOne MFP Control Cent er , select your MFP server and click Add Printer . 2 . S e l e c t U S B 1 P o r t o r USB2 Port to add the printer in Add the printer b o x , c h o o s e t o u s e o r I P a d d r e s s t o r e p r e s e [...]

31 port box. 3. Click Apply . 4. Select the desired printer driver and click Set Port to Printer . 5. If you can not find any printer driver in Printer List, please install your printer driv er first or click Add New Printe r to install the printer driver . 4.4.7 Using Standard Windows Method for IPP Printing Windows Platform: Windows 98 SE, ME, 20[...]

32 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 MFP server: http://sercver’s host name /printer name or http:/server’s IP address /printer name F or example, http://FPS-3003/psc 1310 ser  　 If your server is ru[...]

33 Chapter5 Adding Printers in Unix/Linux This chapter describes how to add ne twork printers to Unix/Linux PC. 5.1 Configuring Host File If using IP administr ation system like DNS, manually registering the host name and IP address may be not required. Otherwise, y ou have to edit hosts file and contac t your network administr ator . 1. Log in to [...]

34 5.3 Using FPS-3003 on BSD UNIX/Linux 1. Log in to the BSD Unix machine through “root”. # login root 2. Register the FPS-3003 MFP server to /etc/printcap file. Example: To register the printe r of USB1 port by the printer name “Printer1”. Printer1: ---(A) :lp=:rm=FPS-3003:rp=USB1_LQ: ---(B) :sd=/var/spool/lpd/Printer1: ---(C) :lf=/var/[...]

35 B. Use the “lpr” command. - # lpr -P Printer1 <print file name> - # lpr -P Printer2 <Print file name> 5.4 Using RedHat Linux Printer System Manager In the RedHat x-window user inte rface, do the steps as follows: 1. Form the Start menu, choose Programs -> Administration -> Click Printer Tool . Windows will display the RHS L[...]

36 B. Use the “lpr” command. - # lpr -P Printer1 <print file name> - # lpr -P Printer2 <Print file name>[...]

37 Chapter6 File Server Function This chapter describes the file serv er function of FPS-3003 MFP server which allows USB stor age devices to be shared a cross a network by using SMB: NetBIOS ov er TCP/IP and FTP protocol. 6.1 Preliminary 1. This product supports a file fo rmat of F A T12/16/32. It will not support a drive formatted by NTFS, etc. 2[...]

38 6.4 Supported Code Pages - 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 ha ve multibyte characters, while others, such as English and German, need only one byte to represent each character. - Filename Encoding of FAT File Sys[...]

39 5. Select your code page form File Server Code Page box and click Apply . ii. Using Server’ s W eb P ages 1. Go to the web page, click Config -> General Configuration icon. 2. Login your administr ator (default: admin ) and password (default: admin ). 3. After you login successfully , setting General Configuration dialog appears.[...]

40 4. Select your code page form File Server Code Page box and click Apply . 6.5 Sharing Your USB Mass Storages Y ou can use the following protocols to share your USB Mas s Stor ages in network:  SMB: NetBIOS over T CP/IP  FTP   Prior to using the above protocols, you must select Enable SMB Print/File Server and Enable FTP Server option[...]

41 LevelOne MFP Control Center or server’s web pages to get it. Y ou will see that the MFP server will be display ed as the default host name " FPS-3003 " or the ho st name that you hav e set. 6. If you can not find W orkgroup name of MFP server in Microsoft Windows Network, you can select Search Computer in My Network Places and type t[...]

42 3. If you clear Enable FTP Authentica tion in Set Supported protocols, you login to the FTP server as anonymous login; otherwise you ha ve to type us er name and password to login to the server . 4. Pe rform F TP commands to use this F TP server .[...]

43 Chapter7 Scan Server Function This chapter explains how to use th e scan server function of this product. The scan server function enables a USB scanner of HP OJ series, connected to this product, to be shared as a network scanner . The scan server function is av aila ble in any platform that can use SANE client. 7.1 Connecting HP Office Jets to[...]

44 2. Select your scanner for USB1 port or USB2 port. 3. Set the options. The opti ons are defined as follows: - Source : choose flatbed scanning or scrolledbed scanning - Mode : choose lineart (black/white), Gra y and color mode - Resolution : choose the image resolution - Contrast : tune the contr ast of the image - Brightness : tune brightness o[...]

45 7.2.2 Using Windows Applications Prior to using scanning functions in Windows applications such as MS W ord, Photoshop …etc, you hav e to install network scanner’s TW AIN driver in adv ance. When you install Lev elOne MFP Control Center tool, it will also install this TWAIN driv er . Example: Using Photoshop 1. Start Photoshop , click File -[...]

46 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[...]

47 Chapter8 LevelOne MFP Control Center This chapter describes how to use LevelOne MFP Control Center in your Windows. 8.1 Installing Your LevelOne MFP Control Center 1. Click Install Product button. 2. Click Next , if y ou see Next button in installation windows. 3. Click Finish. 8.2 Using LevelOne MFP Control Center 8.2.1 Use Tools of MFP Control[...]

48  Add Printer : perform add printer function of the highlight list’s serv er 8.2.2 Display Server’s Status Yo u c a n start LevelOne MFP Control Center and select your MFP server to see the server status which incl udes Host Information, T CP/IP , USB Devices Status and Supported Protocols. 8.2.3 Set up Server’s Configura tion  Genera[...]

49 clear Enable LPR Printing support. It is enabled in Fa c t o r y D e f a u l t .  Enable IPP Printing: select or clear Enable IPP Printing support. It is enabled in F actory Default.  Enable Raw TCP Printing : select or clear Enable Raw TCP Printing support. It is enabled in F actory Default and users may set the protocol’ s T CP ports a[...]

50 T CP port as follows: - SANE Port: set SANE server’ s TCP port (default : 6566)[...]

51  User Accounts: Y ou can change administrator name and password or add a FTP account. If you forgot administr ator name and password, you must to perform R estore F actory Default action by pressing In it button and pluggi ng Power adaptor simultaneously . Please refer to Chapter 13 Restore Fa c t o r y D e f a u l t .  Set Administrator ?[...]

52  SNMP: Y ou 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 T rap Community name for SNMP server to send tr ap packets.  Trap Address: type an I P addre ss to se nd [...]

53  Email: If you want to receiv e some alerting mail from the server , you hav e to enable SMTP Protocol, and set Email configur ation. Y ou can set new SMTP port number (default: 25).  Set Email Configuration  SMTP Protocol: select or clear Enable SMTP support  SMTP Server Name: type your SMTP server’ s host name or IP address.  [...]

54  Maintenance: If you want to restart server , re store factory default v alues of the server , do wnload new firmw are file from product’ s public web site and upgrade new firmw are, you can use the Maintenance tool.  Restart Server: click the button, the server will be restarted.  Factory Default: click the button, the server will re[...]

55 Chapter 9 MFP Server’s Web Pages 9.1 Introduction FPS-3003 USB MFP server runs the daemon of http serv er , httpd on T CP port: 80. Users ma y use the web pages to see the server’s system status and configure the server . 9.2 Using Server’s Web Pages 9.2.1 Display Server Status Y ou can see the status of Host Info rmation, T CP/IP and USB [...]

56 9.2.2 Set up Server Configurati on T o set up the server configur ation, the system will request user to enter administr ator (default: admin ) and password (default: admin ) to login.  General Configuration  Set Host Information: Y ou have to set some information for networki ng using SMB protocol:  Comment: optionally set to describe [...]

57  USB Device Information: Y ou can set printer names and display some information of USB mass stor ages and scanners. Please refer to Chapter 4, Chapter 6 and Chapter 7.  TCP/IP: Y ou hav e to set the server’ s TCP/IP configur ation to connect T CP/IP network. Please see Chapter 3 B asic Installation for more details.  Supported Protoc[...]

58 in session number . - Set Passive Mode: select or clear Set Passive Mode support that FTP server can accept passive mode. - Enable FTP Authen tication: select or clear Enable FTP Authentication support . If you select the support, you need to ty pe user name and password to login to the server . If you clear the support, you enter the server as [...]

59  SNMP: Y ou 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 T rap Community name for SNMP server to send trap pack ets.  Trap Address: type an IP address to send the[...]

60  EnableAuthenTrap: type 1 or 2 for the variable of EnableAuthenTrap that represents to enable (1) or disable (2) to send T rap 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 passwor[...]

61  Maintenance If you w ant to restore fa ctory default values of the server and upgr ade new firmware, y ou can use the Maintenance tool.  Factory Default: click the button, the server will restore factory default values.  Download New Firmware from We b Site: click the button and you can downl oad new firmware or user software from prod[...]

62 Chapter 10 Email Alerting FPS-3003 USB MFP server can send so me email messages to the us er while the following events occurs 1. Add/Remove USB device: When add new USB device or remove current USB device, the serv er will send the mail to notify the user . 2. System Error: When there are some erro rs occur in the server , the server will send [...]

63 Chapter 12 Troubleshooting This chapter provides useful information to help y ou resolve difficulties you may experience with y our FPS-3003 USB M FP server . F ault symptoms, possible causes and remedial actions are provided within a quick reference table. General USB ports in FPS-3003 USB MFP server only support USB prin ters, USB Mass stor ag[...]

64 Out of paper Printer is out of paper . Error There are errors in network printing. R eady Stor age is ready . Mass Stor age Error There are errors in network File server . R eady Scanner is ready . Flatbed Scanning Flatbed of scanner is scanning. Scrollfed Scanning Scrollfed of scanner is scanning. Scanner Error There are errors in network scann[...]

65 Chapter13 Restore Factory Default This chapter describes how to rest ore default parameters of the MFP server . The server prov ides the following methods to achieve restoring default par ameters of the MFP server . 13.1 Using Server’s Web Pages 1. Go to the server’ s web page and click Maintenance 2. Login your administr ator (default: admi[...]

66 13.2 Using LevelOne MFP Control Center 1. Start LevelOne MFP Control Center and Auto-searching MFP server window will appear . 2. If the tool finds MFP servers in your local area network, then you hav e to select a MFP serv er from t he server list. 3. Double click the highlight list and type the server ’ s administr ator (default: admin ) and[...]

67 13.4 Default Parameters List Host Information  Comment (Optional): FPS-3003 USB MFP Server  Host Name: FPS-3003  W orkgrou p: LevelOne  Code Page of File Server: Western European  Product ID: FPS-3003 xxxx, where xxxx represents the last 4 bytes of Ethernet address. TCP/IP  Automatically get IP using DHCP  Default IP: 192.16[...]

68  SysContact: sales@Lev elOn e.com  SysName: FPS-3003 USB MFP Serv er  SysLocation: www .LevelOne.com  EnableAuthenTrap: 2 (disable) User Account  Administrator:admin  Password: admin[...]

69 Chapter14 Upgrade New Firmware This chapter describes how to upgr ade your new firmware. Y ou can use the following Procedures to upgr ade new firmware Procedure A: Using PC User Software 1. Open the FPS-3003 MFP Control Center . It will automatically search the existing servers and display their status. 2. Select the server that you w ant to up[...]

70 automatically search FPS-3003 on the LAN. Then FPS-3003's IP address will be shown in control center . 4. Run any web browser , like Microsoft Internet Explorer . Go to http://a.b.c.d to access FPS- 3003's home page, where a.b .c.d is FPS-3003's IP address. 5. Click "Maintenance" at the left side menu. 6. Login FPS-3003 [...]

71 Chapter15 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 configur ation. 2. Maintenance : Simultaneously press Init button and turn on (plug the power adaptor line) the server until USB1 and USB2[...]

72 B. Perform a TFTP server . Y ou can upgrade new firmw are using any TFTP client tool. Chapter16 Technical Specifications S u p p o r t e d P r i n t e r s Support for printers and MFPs from Brother , Canon, Epson, HP , IBM, K yocera, Lexmark, Minolta, NEC, Oce, OKI, Ricoh, Sharp, Star , TEC, T oshiba, Z ebra, X erox, etc. Please note that the se[...]

73  Arabic Scan Server Supported Sy stems  Microsoft Windows: 98, 2000, XP and 2003 S u p p o r t e d P r o t o c o l s  General - DHCP , F TP , HTTP , SNMP v1/v2c /v3  Print Server - TCP / IP : L P R, Raw TCP , NetBIOS over T CP/IP (SMB), IPP ,  File Server - SMB: NetBIOS over TCP/IP - FTP  Scan Server - SAN E S erve r Supported [...]

74 Chapter17 Appendix 17.1 Compatibility List  FPS-3003 USB MFP server should support most USB printers (except Host -based/GDI printers), and USB disks or USB memory cards.  FPS-3003 USB MFP server should support the scanners of HP Office Inkjet Series all-in-one printers (MFP). The supported MFPs are list below . Model MFP Series HP Office [...]

75 series, 7700 series, 7900 series Laser Printer most PCL black & white and c olor printers[...]