Planex mini-mfp Quick Installation Manual
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10/100Mbps 2Port USB2.0
MFP Server
Mini-MFP
Quick Installation Guide
English Ver.1.0
STEP
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10/100Mbps
2Port
USB2.0
MFP
Server
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Introduction
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Package Contents .....................................................................................................................
OS Requirements ......................................................................................................................
Physical Description ................................................................................................................
Connect The Server ................................................................................................................
Install Control Center .............................................................................................................
Configure This Server with Control Center .............................................................
Set Up Printers ............................................................................................................................
Use File Sharing .........................................................................................................................
Use Network Scanning Function ...................................................................................
Upgrade Firmware ...................................................................................................................
Default Parameters .................................................................................................................
Quick
Installation
Guide
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Introduction
This document describes how to install and configure PLANEX Mini-MFP
USB MFP Server (in the following referred to as
Server
) as a
Print/File/Scan server and the MFP Server Control Center Software (in
the following referred as
Control
Center
). Please refer to the User’s
Manual in the bundled CD for more details.
This document is only for Windows users.
If you use this Server in Unix/Linux, please refer to the User’s Manual
in the bundled CD for more details.
Package
Contents
If any item is missing, please contact the shop where you bought this
Server.
Mini-300PU
CD-ROM (User’s Manual & Utility)
Quick Installation Guide
AC Adapter
Warranty Card
OS
Requirements
1. Windows 98 SE/ME/2000/XP/2003
2. Unix, Linux , Apple OS X 10.3x and RFC-1179 LPD System
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Physical
Description
1. Power Adaptor Connector: DC IN 5V/2A adaptor
2. Reset Button: print the configuration page and initialize this Server
3 Ethernet Connector: a twisted pair category 5 cable
4. USB Host Ports: USB 1.1/2.0 low, full, and Hi-Speed compliant
5. Indicators
Power Indicator is lit while power is applied. If it is not lit, or if it
blinks, there is a problem with this Server or power adapter.
Link Status is lit while network is applied. If it is not lit, it indicates
that this Server does not connect to the network.
Status Indicator blinks to indicate network activity.
USB1 Indicator is lit while a USB device connects to USB1 Port of
this Server. If it is not lit, or if it blinks, there is a problem with the
USB device or this Server.
USB2 Indicator is lit while a USB device connects to USB2 Port of
this Server. If it is not lit, or if it blinks, there is a problem with the
USB device or this Server.
Connect
The
Server
1. Connect this Server to the network, such as a LAN switch or a LAN
hub, using a LAN cable.
2. Connect this Server to USB printers, hard drives or flash ROM disks,
and HP all-in-one series printers (AIO/MFP) using USB cables.
3. Connect this Server to the power jack using the power adaptor
(included in this package).
Mini-MFP
Install
Control
Center
1. Insert the included CD into the personal computer. The Autorun
screen as Figure 1 should appear.
2. Click
Install Utility
button.
3. Click
Next,
if you see any
Next
button in installation windows.
4. Click
Finish.
Configure
This
Server
with
Control
Center
Using Control Center (Figure 2):
1. Open Control Center. It will automatically search the existing Servers
and display their statuses.
2. Select the Server that you want to configure. Double click the selected
Server and enter Administrator (default: admin) and Password
(default: 0000).
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3. Name your Server and select a codepage for file server function as
Figure 3. Please enter the Server’s Host Name and Workgroup Name
for Windows networking by SMB protocol. The default Host Name is
Mini-MFP
and Workgroup Name is
WORKGROUP.
If you want to use
the file server function, you have to set the same codepage as that
your Windows PC is using.
4. Assign IP address to this Server as Figure 4. Please choose one method
to set the IP address of the Server. You can automatically get IP by
using DHCP or manually assign an IP to the Server.
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Set
Up
Printers
You can set up your network printer using steps below.
Add
Network
Printer
A. Use
Add
Printer
Function
of
Control
Center
Start Control Center, select your Server, and click
Add
Printer
(Figure 5).
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Set up Local
Windows Printer
Driver
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Connect Your Printer to the
Server and Connect the
Server to Network
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Turn on Your
Printer and the
Server
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Add Network Printer by
Windows Standard
Method
Control Center
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Configure Your
Server
Note: If you want to install HP all-in-one series printer drivers in
Windows, you are advised to connect the MFP to PC during
installation.
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Select USB1 Port or USB2 Port in
Add
printer
box, choose to use
IP
Address
or
Host
Name
to represent the Server in printer port,
and select
Print
with
LPR
(Line
Printer
Remote),
Print
with
Raw
TCP
/JetDirect
Mode,
or
Print
with
Network
Path
(SMB)
in
Select
the
network
printing
protocol
box (Figure 6).
1. If your Server is running on a different LAN than your
Windows PC, you must choose
IP
address
in
Select
IP
Address
or
Host
Name
in
printer
port
box.
2. SMB Protocol is compatible with Windows 98SE/ME/2000/
XP/2003. LPR and Raw TCP protocols are compatible with
Windows 2000/XP/2003.
3. Click
Apply.
4. Select the desired printer driver and click
Set
Port
to
Printer.
5. Click
OK.
6. 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.
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Standard
Windows
Add
Printer
Wizard
Windows Platform: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/2003
Network Printing Protocol: SMB/CIFS
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
Create
a
new
port
, and then click
Local
Port
in the
Port
Type
section.
5. In the
Port
Name
box, type the path to the printer in 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 Control Center to know the 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
as shown in
Figure 7.
If your Server is running on a different LAN than your
windows PC, you have to type 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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Use
File
Sharing
File
System:
This Server supports a file format of FAT12/16/32. It does
not support a drive formatted by NTFS, etc.
Naming
Your
Storages:
The local drives of the two storages in USB1
port and USB2 port are named as USBx_DyPz, where USBx represents
the USBx port, Dy represents the the y-th Disk and Pz represents the
z-th partition.
Setting
Codepage:
This Server supports Windows codepages. If you
want to communicate files with this Server, you have to set your
Server codepage to be same as the codepage that your Windows PC is
using.
Using
SMB
Method
for
Sharing
Storages
1. Connect a USB storage device to this Server.
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 this Server belongs to. The default
Workgroup Name is
WORKGROUP.
You can refer to Control Center
or this 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 set.
6. If you cannot find Workgroup Name or Host Name in Microsoft
Windows Network, you can select
Search
Computer
in
My
Network
Places
and type the Server’s Host Name or IP address (eg, default
Host Name
Mini-MFP
) to find it.
7. Double click the Host Name icon. The folders will be displayed 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.
Mini-MFP
8. If you clear
Enable
Server
Authentication
in
Enable
SMB/CIFS
Print/File
Server
, you login to the SMB Server without requiring
authentication; otherwise you have to type user name and
password to login to the Server. You can add user name and
password in
User
Account
list by using Control Center or the
Server’s Web pages.
9.
Open,
Paste,
Remove
or
Copy
files to the shared folders.
Using
FTP
Method
for
Sharing
Storages
1. Open Microsoft IE
2. In
Web
Address
List,
type command:
ftp://Server’s
Host
Name
or
ftp://
Server’s
IP
address.
If you have changed the default FTP port :
21, you have to add the new port number in the tail of command as
ftp://Server’s
Host
Name:ftp
port
or
ftp://IP
address
of
Server:
ftp
port.
3. The shared folders will be listed in IE.
4. If you set
Enable
Server
Authentication
in
Enable
FTP
Server,
you
must 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 user name or password to login to
the Server. You can add user name and password in
User
Account
list by Control Center or the Server’s Web pages.
5.
Open,
Paste,
Remove
or
Copy
files to the shared folders.
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Note: If you use SMB on Windows 98 SE/ME, you must login to your
Windows 98 SE/ME using the same user name as in the Server’s User
Account.
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Use
Network
Scanning
Function
1. Connect HP all-in-one series printer (MFP) to the Server. Please refer
to the User’s Manual for more details.
2. Open Control Center and select your Server that the MFP is
connecting.
3. Click
Network
Scan
Button (Figure 8) and use the scanner (Figure 9).
4. Use Windows applications such as MS Word or Photoshop.
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Upgrade
Firmware
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.
5. Click
CONFIG
at the top of the menu.
6. Login the Server with Administrator (default:
admin
) and
Password (default:
admin
).
7. Click Maintenance.
8. Click Upgrade Firmware.
9. Click Browse button to choose the file of new firmware.
10. Click Upload button to start firmware upgrade.
11. Wait for 15 seconds for system reboot.
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Procedure
C:
Using
the
Reset
Button
and
the
TFTP
Client
1. Plug in the power adaptor while pressing the Reset button until
LED indicators of USB1 and USB2 blink.
Please
note
that
after
that,
the
Server
will
operate
using
the
factory
default
values
after
restarting,
i.e.,
your
Server’s
configuration
will
recover
to
Factory
Default
values.
2. Start the TFTP client Tool:
Image
Burner
3. Type the Server’s Fallback IP address: 192.168.1.200 and click
Open
Image
to open your new firmware. Please note that you must
configure your PC’s TCP/IP such that PC and the Server belong to
the same LAN, i.e. PC’s IP is 192.168.1.xxx and subnet mask is
255.255.255.0.
4. Click
Upload
Image.
5. Wait for
Image
Uploading
to finish and then click
Close.
6. Plug-off the power adapter and then plug-in the power adapter to
restart the Server.
Mini-MFP
Default
Parameters
Administrator: admin
Password: 0000
Host Name: Mini-MFP
Workgroup Name: WORKGROUP
Static IP: 192.168.1.200
DHCP: enabled
LPR: enabled
Raw TCP Network Printing Protocol
SMB/CIFS: enabled
Internet Access: disabled
Server Authentication: disabled
FTP: enabled
Set Passive Mode : disable
Port: 2
Set Maximum Session Number: 5 (enabled)
Server Authentication: enabled
Allow Anonymous Login: disabled
UPnP: enabled
SANE: enabled
Port: 6566
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