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Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction ...................................................................... 1 Product Package ............................................................. 2 MFP Server with Print Server .......................................... 3 MFP Server Installation in Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 ..... 5 4.1 Hardware Installation Procedure ........................... 5 4.2 Software Installation Procedure ............................ 6 4.2.1 EZMax Installation Wizard ....................
7. Server Configuration ...................................................... 42 7.1 Introduction ......................................................... 42 7.2 Search for All Available MFP Server ................... 43 7.3 Status of MFP Server .......................................... 44 7.4 Setup the MFP Server ........................................ 45 7.5 General Configuration ......................................... 46 7.6 TCP/IP Configuration .......................................... 47 7.
12. MFP Server Installation in Windows 98SE/Me/NT ...... 100 12.1 Software Installation Procedure ........................ 101 12.1.1 EZMax Installation Wizard ....................... 102 12.1.2 MPF Server Utility Installation ................. 103 12.2 Server Utilities ................................................... 112 12.3 Network Port Setup ........................................... 113 12.4 Add Printer ........................................................ 114 13. UNIX/Linux System Network .....
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing and using our MFP server. This MFP server allows your Multi-function, all-in-one printer (called for short: MFP) or printer to become a shared device on the network. Unlike many print servers, it can communicate with MFP and printer as if it is connected directly to your computer. Because of the features, all users can share print, scan, card reader and fax functions through the network.
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3. MFP Server with Print Server This MFP Server supports dual functionalities: MFP Server Mode and Print Server Mode at the same time. Users can choose one of the modes to share MFP or Printer functions through the MFP Server. MFP Server Mode: The MFP Server can communicate with MFP and printer as if it is connected directly to your computer. This enables users to connect to MFP for sharing print, scan, card reader and fax functions.
Print Server Mode: The MFP Server also supports LPR, IPP and RAW printing protocols, which enable users to share print function from MFP or Printer. The supported OS is Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7,Unix, Linux and MAC OS 9.x above. In Windows Vista/7, the MFP Server only supports LPR printing protocol. For the detailed applications, please refer to the following chapters.
4. MFP Server Installation in Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Before you start, you should have: One computer with Windows 2000 SP4 above, Windows XP SP1 above or Windows Vista (32-bit/64-bit) / Windows 7. One MFP or printer with USB port and an installation CD One Category 5 Ethernet Cable One USB Cable 4.1 Hardware Installation Procedure 1. Unpack the MFP Server package and verify that all the items listed in the previous section are provided. 2.
4.2 Software Installation Procedure Before you start, you should check your computer’s operating system. This program can be run in Windows 2000 SP4 above, Windows XP SP1 above and Windows Vista. The following procedures are running in Windows XP, for Windows 2000, Vista and Windows 7, the procedures are similar. Tip: You have to uninstall all the MFP server drivers and utilities if you have installed the previous version.
4.2.1 EZMax Installation Wizard This wizard can be run in Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7. The following procedures are operated in Windows XP. You can install the MFP Server by EZMAX Setup Wizard in the CD-ROM including in the package. The wizard is an easy and quick configuration tool for internet connection with series process. When you start EZMAX Setup Wizard, you will get the following welcome screen. Please choose the language to start the configuration.
4.2.2 MPF Server Utility Installation **Please find the utility manually from CD-ROM drive’s root directory or download it from Edimax website. If you have any question please check with Edimax local technical support team. 1. Please execute the MFP Server Utility installation software manually. 2. The “MFP Server Utilities - InstallShield Wizard” is displayed, please click "Next".
3. Click “Next” to install the MFP Server utilities in the default folder or click “Change” to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the MFP Server utilities. 4. The system starts installing the MFP Server Utilities.
5. The “MFP Server Configuration” screen is displayed. If you want to configure the MFP Server, please click “”Next” directly. Or you can select “No, I will configure the MFP Server later” and click “Next” to complete the installation. The following steps are for MFP Server Configuration.
6. The MFP Server List will auto search the MFP Servers in the network. Select the MFP Server you want to setup and click “Next” to continue. 7. Enter the “User Name” and “Password” of the MFP Server you have selected to login the MFP Server. The default “User Name” is “admin”; default “Password” is “1234.
8. Set the “Alias Name” and the “MFP Server Description” to the MFP Server here. Click on “Next”. Note: You can define the location or other information of the MFP Server for easy to find the MFP by filling “MFP Server Description”.
9. Please set the network settings for the MFP Server manually. By default, the network settings are as follows. IP Address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 If you have selected “DHCP”, the MFP Server will try to determine your network settings automatically. If a DHCP Server is present within the network, the MFP Server will automatically obtain and configure the network settings assigned by the DHCP Server. The assigned IP Address will be shown in the IP Address fields.
10. The “Wireless Network Settings” screen will allow you to connect your wireless MFP Server to your wireless router, access point, or point-to-point ad-hoc connection. The MFP Server will automatically scan the wireless networks nearby. Please select the appropriate wireless network that you would like to connect from the list and click “Next”. You may choose to scan for the wireless access point or router (Infrastructure mode) or the wireless adapters (Ad Hoc mode).
11. If you chose to connect to an encrypted network, the “Wireless Security Settings” screen will be appeared. You have to select the “Security Mode” and enter the key the same as the settings on your wireless devices. For more information about the security settings, please refer to the Section 7.8. 12. The configurations are finished. Please click “Finish” to apply new settings.
13. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. Note: If the Windows XP Firewall in your system has been enabled, the MFP Server will automatically open ports for the MFP Server programs smoothly run in your system. It will not cause abnormal behaviors or unsafe on your system. 14. Choose if you want to run the “MFP Manager” utility automatically when Windows starts. It is recommended to enable the setting.
15. 4.3 The default wireless setting is “Auto” mode. The MFP Server will detect if the MFP Server is connected to a wired LAN network through the attached Ethernet cable. If yes, it will work in wired network. To enable the wireless setting, please remove the Ethernet cable. For more detailed information about wireless setting, please refer to Section 7.8. MFP Server Utilities After the installation is completed, there will be three utilities and a text file in the MFP Server’s Program folder.
4.4 Install the MFP Drivers/Utilities When the installation is completed, the “MFP Manager” will be popped up. It will automatically find the MFP Servers and the connected MFPs in the network and show it in the “MFP Server List”. Before you start to install the MFP selected from the “MFP Server List”, please check your computer’s MFP installation status. You never install the MFP drivers/utilities; please refer to the Section 4.4.1.
4.4.1 Never Install MFP Driver/Utilities Before the installation, please read the manual of the MFP. Some MFP requires users to install the drivers/utilities before connecting the MFP to your computer. Some MFP requires connecting the MFP to your computer during the installation. Please refer to the below illustration of “HP ALL-In-One Series” which is the screen displayed during the installation.
1. Select the MFP that you want to install in the “MFP Server List” and click “Connect” button. 2. The Windows will detect the new hardware and prompt to install the MFP drivers. When the system stops prompting, the drivers are all installed. If the system can’t find the MFP driver, please insert the installation CD of the MFP and designated to find drivers in the CD. Note: If the MFP you have connected is a composite device, the system will install the driver for composite device at first.
3. After you have completed the MFP installation, you will see the MFP is added to the “Printers and Faxes” in Windows.
4.4.2 MFP Drivers/Utilities has been installed To bundle the MFP drivers/utilities that you have installed to the MFP Server, please follow the steps below. 1. Select the MFP that you want to install in the “MFP Server List” and click “Connect” button. 2. The Windows will detect the new hardware and prompt to install the MFP drivers. When the system stops prompting, the drivers are all installed.
3. After the installation, a copy of the MFP will be added to the “Printers and Faxes” in Windows. Tip : The new copy of the MFP is bundled to the MFP Server. Please use the MFP to share print, scan, card reader or fax functions through the network.
5. Using the MFP After you have followed the install wizard to finish the MFP installation, the MFP is now connected to your computer. You can start sharing print, scan, card reader or fax function provided by the MFP. Tip 1: If you have finished using the MFP, please click “Disconnect” to release the MFP. Another users can’t use the MFP until the MFP is released Tip 2: It is recommended to enable “Auto Release” setting.
5.1 Share Print The MFP will be added to “Printers and Faxes” in the Windows after the MFP is installed. When you have connected to the MFP by clicking “Connect” in the “MFP Manager”, the MFP Server will auto create the connection between the MFP and your computer and then you can print a document just follows the same steps as usual. Tip: If you have sent a printing job to the MFP while the MFP is connecting by a user, you may be prompted that the device is not found or the document is failed to print.
5.2 Share Scan Most of the MFP provides scan utility for users. You can scan pictures or documents through the utility. In Windows XP and Windows Vista, user can also scan from Windows XP and Windows Vista scanning utility.
5.3 Share Card Reader If the MFP supports card reader function, you can read the files from the plugged card reader through the MFP Server.
5.4 Fax a File If the MFP supports fax function, you can fax files from your computer to the fax number you designated. An example: Fax through HP Officejet 5600 Series After the MFP is installed, there is a fax device will be added to “Printers and Faxes” in the Windows. When you have connected to the MFP by clicking “Connect” in the “MFP Manager”, you can fax a file through the MFP Server to the fax device. Procedures to fax a file 1.
3. The “Send Fax” screen is popped up, please configure the file and enter the fax number. Click “Send Fax” to fax the file.
6. MFP Manager 6.1 MFP Server List The “MFP Manager” can automatically find the MFP server in the network and show it in the MFP Server List. Users can select a MFP and click “Connect” to connect the MFP just like you have directly connected the MFP to your computer through USB cable. It also displays the information of the connection status. When you don’t want to use the MFP or Printer, please click “Disconnect” so that other users can use the device.
MFP Server List MFP Server List The “MFP Server List” will list all the MFP Servers within the network. You can find the information of the MFP Servers including “MFP Server Name”, “MAC ID”, “IP Address” and the device that is connected to the MFP Server. MFP Server/MFP When you are clicking on the “MFP Server” in Information the “MFP Server List”, you will see the “MFP Server Description” and the “Idle Timeout” setting for the MFP Server.
indicates that the MFP is not being used. When the status is “Busy”, it indicates that other user is using the MFP to scan, print, or etc. Computer Name – It display the computer name of the user who is connecting to the MFP. Contact Information – When the current user has set his “Contact Information”, you can see it here. You can contact with the current user for asking to disconnect the MFP. Refresh Refresh the “MFP Server List” immediately. Connect Let the MFP be connected to your computer.
6.2 My Favorite You can add the frequently use MFP Servers to “My Favorite” list. The MFP Server in the list will be added to the quick link list when you right click the MFP Server icon in the system tray. Please refer to Section 6.4 to know more about the quick setup functions. My Favorite List My Favorite List The “My Favorite List” will list your favorite MFP Servers.
My Favorite List Disconnect Disconnect the selected MFP. Delete Delete the selected MFP Server from the “My Favorite List”. Auto Release when idle time is over xx minutes (5-255) To avoid you occupy the MFP overtime; you can setup auto release function. It is used to automatically disconnect the current connection after the MFP is idle for a specified period of time. By default, it is never released.
6.3 Auto Connect List To let the system occupy the MFP server automatically when you want to print a document just like the behavior of using traditional print server, you can add the MFP into your Auto Connect List. The system will send the printing jobs to the MFP when the MFP Server is idle and not being connected. Tip: If you have sent a printing job to the MFP while the MFP is connecting by a user, you may be prompted that the device is not found or the document is failed to print.
2. The MFP Servers within the network will be displayed in the following screen. Select the MFP Server you would like to add to the list. 3. Select the MFP that is connected to the selected MFP Server. Click “Ok”. Note that in some cases, new coming printing jobs cannot be printed because the MFP is already disconnected. It will cause unformatted messages to be printed out. “Keep connecting for 30 second(s) after printing has been finished (5-60)” is enabled by default.
4. The setup is finished.
6.4 Quick Setup Right click on the MFP Server icon in the system tray you can see the MFP servers you have designated to “My Favorite List”. You can directly connect or disconnect the MFP and check the MFP information from the here easily.
Quick Setup Status Connect Quick Setup Disconnect Information The current status of the MFP will be displayed here. “Connected” indicates that you are connecting to the MFP. “Busy” indicates the MFP is being used. “Idle” indicates that the MFP is free to use by any users. If the MFP is free to use, the “Connect” will be available to click for occupying the MFP. Or it will be grayed. Disconnect the selected MFP. The “Disconnect” will be available only for the current user.
6.5 6.5.1 Option Settings General Setting General Setting Run MFP Manager Execute the “MFP Manager” when Windows when Windows starts starts every time. By default, it is enabled. Minimized when start Minimized the “MFP Manager” to an icon in MFP Manager the system tray when you start the “MFP Manager”. By default, it is disabled. Refresh status every Setup the refresh interval for device status xx seconds. (5~300) update. By default, it is disabled.
6.5.2 Search for MFP Server If there is an MFP Server is not in the network as your computer, you can enter the IP Address of the MFP Server to do the remote search. The MFP Server in the “Remote MFP Server List” will be added to the “MFP Server List” for you to configure. Note: If the remote MFP Server you have searched is behind NAT Router, the MFP Server may not operate normally.
7. Server Configuration 7.1 Introduction This chapter introduces MFP Server’s system configuration utility in Windows environment. This utility provides the most complete management and configuration functions on the MFP Server side. This utility only provides configuration functions for MFP Server itself; it does not include configuration functions for client side or other file server in the network environment.
We will explain each function separately in the following section. 7.2 Search for All Available MFP Server Every time when you run the “Server Manager” configuration utility, click the “Search” icon on the tool bar. The configuration utility will delay for several seconds because the utility is using system’s available network protocols to search for all MFP Servers on the network. All available MFP Servers will be listed under “Server Group” on the left side of the window.
7.3 Status of MFP Server Click “Status” icon on the tool bar, the status of the currently selected MFP Server will be showed on the right side of the window. The information of the MFP Server displayed are including MAC ID, Model Type, Firmware Version, status of each server port, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and supported printing protocols…etc. You can refresh the MFP Server’s status by pressing the “Refresh” button . You can restart the MFP Server by pressing the “Reboot” button .
7.4 Setup the MFP Server Click “Setup” icon on the tool bar, the setup items of the current selected MFP Server will be showed on the right side of the window. Double click one of the icons to set up the selected MFP Server. A screen will pop up to verify “User Name” and “Password” of the MFP Server. The default values are: User Name: admin, Password: 1234. Tip: When you have finished the settings, please click “ the MFP Server to let the settings take effect.
7.5 General Configuration Double Click “General” icon and the General configuration window will pop-up. You can see basic MFP Server information in this page. You also can configure the “Server Name”, “User Name” and “Password” here. Server Name, the name of the MFP Server. You can use this name to identify the MFP Server when you are searching for the MFP Server by the “Server Manger” utility.
7.6 TCP/IP Configuration Double Click “TCP/IP” icon and the TCP/IP configuration window will pop-up.
You can configure the MFP Server to automatically get IP from DHCP server or manually specify static IP. The MFP Server also has a built-in DHCP server. You can enable this DHCP server and let it manages IP for you. IP Address Assignment: Click the “IP” button to enter the IP setting page. If you need the MFP Server to automatically get an IP from DHCP server, select “Auto IP”. You also can select “Static IP” to manually assign “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Gateway” for the MFP Server.
Enable – If the DHCP is enabled, you have to assign a range of IP addresses. Fill in the “Starting Address”, “Range”, “Subnet Mask”, “Gateway” and “DNS”; then the MFP Server will assign a unique IP within the range for each DHCP client. Disable – The DHCP Server is disabled. You have to build up a DHCP Server in the network or set the IP Address for each client manually.
7.7 System Configuration Double Click “System” icon and the System configuration window will pop-up. In the System configuration page, you can see all available printing protocols and upgrade the new firmware for this MFP Server. Upgrade Firmware: You can use this “Upgrade Firmware” tool to update the newest firmware of the MFP Server. Click “ ” button and select the correct firmware in your PC. After selecting the firmware file, click the “Upgrade” button to finish the firmware update process.
Wireless Function: You can select “Auto”, Enable” or “Disable” to manually configure the wireless function. Auto – “Auto” is the default setting of the MFP Server. At this mode, the MFP Server will automatically decide to enable or disable the wireless function. When the MFP Server starts up, it will auto-detect if the LAN port is connected to an active network by an Ethernet cable. If this is the case, the MFP Server will run in Ethernet mode.
7.8 Wireless Configuration If you want to use the MFP Server through wireless LAN, please set up the MFP Server through Ethernet first and make sure your wireless LAN setting is correct. After setting the wireless LAN, unplug the Ethernet cable and restart the MFP Server, then you can start to use the MFP Server through wireless LAN.
Double Click “Wireless” icon and the wireless configuration window will pop-up. If you use access point to build up wireless network, you have to select “Infrastructure Mode”. If you do not have any access point and want to use peer-to-peer connection to build up wireless network, you have to select “Ad-Hoc Mode”. For Wireless Function, you can select “Auto”, Enable” or “Disable” to manually configure the wireless function. Auto – “Auto” is the default setting of the MFP Server.
After selecting the operation modes of the wireless function, click “Next” to go to further detailed configuration. Infrastructure Mode: In the Infrastructure mode, you have to let the MFP Server associate with an access point. You let the MFP Server scan for an available access point automatically or manually assign the SSID of the access point you want to use. If you select to let the MFP Server scan for an available access point, the following window will pop up.
The table will list the available access points near the MFP Server. Select an access point in the list and click “Next”. If you cannot find the access point that you want to use, click “Scan” to let the MFP Server scan again.
In the Ad-Hoc mode, you can let the MFP Server automatically associate with other wireless station or manually assign the SSID of your wireless network. You can let the MFP Server automatically select the channel that is the same with the wireless station that you want to connect or manually assign a channel. If you select to let the MFP Server scan for an active wireless station, the following window will pop up. The list is the scanned active wireless stations.
Both “Infrastructure” and “Ad-Hoc” mode have to go through the following procedure: 57
This MFP Server supports WEP and WPA-PSK security mode. If you want to use WEP encryption to protect your wireless network, you have to select “WEP(ASCII)” or “WEP(HEX)”. If you want to use WPA-PSK, you have to select “WPA-shared key” or “WPA-None” specified for Ad Hoc mode. The wireless security setting should be the same with other wireless devices in the same network.
You can select “64 bit” or “128 bit” length and “Hexadecimal” or “ASCII” format for the encryption key. Longer key length can provide stronger security but worth communication performance. PassPhrase – A “PassPhrase” simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for the MFP Server. This setting is only valid when the security mode is in “WEP(HEX)”. Key 1 to Key 4 – Enter four key values by following the rules below and select one key as the default key.
WPA-shared key or WPA-None Security Mode: “WPA-shared key” (for an infrastructure network) or “WPA-None” (enables WPA security for your ad hoc network) requires users to select the advanced encryption methods, i.e. TKIP or AES and enter a set of shared key.
TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 packets. This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security. AES – AES has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802.11i for the security in the wireless network. Key – Enter 8 to 63 digits of ASCII format to be the key for the authentication within the network.
When you finish configuring the IP settings, click “Next” to confirm the IP Address configuration. Click “Save” to save the wireless configuration.
7.9 MFP Server Management Double Click “MFP Server Management” icon and the MFP Server configuration window will pop-up. You are able to manage the MFP Server as below. Force Release: Select the port number and then click “Force Release” will help to you disconnect the current connection between the user and the connected device. It is very useful when a user forgets to disconnect the MFP, administrator can force to disconnect the connection and let the MFP be free to use.
7.10 Report Click “Report” icon on the tool bar, the Report window will pop up. The report lists basic information of all available MFP Servers on the network. The information includes Device Name, MAC ID, Model Type and Firmware Version of MFP Server.
8. Web Management 8.1 Introduction MFP Server can be configured and managed on the Web. Through Local Area Network, or even Internet, administrator can easily configure and manage MFP Server’s various main functions in browsers. Simply enter MFP Server’s IP address into your browser’s address field to manage a MFP Server by MFP Server’s built-in Web Server. The default IP Address, User Name and Password settings of the MFP Server are as follows. IP Address: 192.168.2.
8.2 Login You may use any Web Browser to review the status or configure the settings of the MFP Server. After entering the IP address of the MFP Server, a login page display. You have to enter correct “User Name” and “Password” before going to the Web Management pages. Note: Default User Name is “admin”, default password is “1234”.
8.3 8.3.1 Device Setup System System Information includes “Device Name”, “MFP Server Name”, “Model Type”, “Firmware Version”, “MAC Address”, “Wireless Configuration”, and the protocols enabled status, etc.
8.3.2 Printer This page lists information and the status of MFP or printer connected to the MFP Server port. The status of the MFP or printer includes “Connected”, ”Ready”, “Off Line” or “Paper Out”. Connected: a user clicks “Connect” button in the “MFP Manager” utility, and the connection between the user’s computer and the MFP is built. Ready: the MFP or printer is not connected by a user and is ready to use.
8.3.3 TCP/IP This page lists all TCP/IP settings of the MFP Server including “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Gateway”. It also can tell the DHCP server is “On” or “Off”.
8.4 Setup Wizard Note: You can configure the MFP Server from the Setup Wizard. To let the changes take effect, you have to click “Save Settings” in the menu of the left side to reboot the MFP Server. 8.4.1 System You can change the MFP Server name and password of the MFP Server from here. MFP Server Name, the name of the MFP Server. You can use this name to identify the MFP Server when you are searching for the MFP Server by the “Server Manager” utilities.
Password, enter the password you want to change to the MFP Server. The password can be up to 7-digit alphanumeric format. The default password is “1234”. Re-type Password, enter the same password for the MFP Server again. 8.4.1.1 Advanced Settings Some advanced feature of the MFP Server can be set here. TCP/IP Printing (LPR/IPP/RAW): This MFP Server supports TCP/IP network protocol and LPR/IPP/RAW printing protocols. By default these protocols are enabled.
8.4.2 Wireless If you want to use the MFP Server through wireless LAN, please set up the MFP Server through Ethernet first and make sure your wireless LAN setting is correct. After setting the wireless LAN, unplug the Ethernet cable and restart the MFP Server, then you can start to use the MFP Server through wireless LAN.
Function is for user to disable, enable or let the MFP Server auto select to connect to the wired or wireless network. If “Disable” is selected, the MFP Server can only connect to the network through wired Ethernet. If “Enable” is selected, the MFP Server can only connect to the network through Wireless LAN. If “Auto” is selected, the MFP Server can automatically decide to enable or disable the wireless function. The MFP Server only can work in either Ethernet or wireless LAN mode.
8.4.2.1 Site Survey You can use this “Site Survey” function to search for available access points in you location. In the list is the information of all available access points or wireless stations, includes SSID, BSSID, Channel, Type, Encryption and Signal Strength. You can select one wireless device in the list for this MFP Server to associate with or you have to go back to Wireless page to manually setup the wireless parameters.
8.4.2.2 Encryption This MFP Server supports WEP and WPA-PSK security mode. If you want to use WEP encryption to protect your wireless network, you have to select “WEP”. If you want to use WPA-PSK, you have to select “WPA-PSK” (for an infrastructure network or “WPA-None” (enables WPA security for an ad hoc network). The wireless security setting should be the same with other wireless devices in the same network.
Key Format – You may select to use ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key. PassPhrase – A “PassPhrase” simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for the MFP Server. Default Key – Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data. Only the key you select it in the “Default key” will take effect.
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“WPA-shared key” (for an infrastructure network) or “WPA-None” (enables WPA security for your ad hoc network) requires users to select the advanced encryption methods, i.e. TKIP or AES and enter a set of shared key. TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 packets. This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security.
8.4.3 TCP/IP You can configure the MFP Server to automatically get IP from DHCP server or manually specify static IP. If you need the MFP Server to automatically get an IP from DHCP server, select “Enable Obtain TCP/IP Settings Automatically (Use DHCP/ BOOTP)”. You also can select “Disable Use the following TCP/IP Settings” to manually assign “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Gateway” for the MFP Server.
8.4.4 Save Settings After configuring the MFP Server, you have to click the “Save Settings” to save the settings and restart the system.
8.5 8.5.1 System Tools Load Default You can use this page to restore the factory default settings. All of your previous setup will be cleared.
8.5.2 Upgrade Firmware from Browser You can upgrade new firmware for this MFP Server in this page. Click “Browse” to select the new firmware in your storage and then click “OK”, the firmware will be updated in several minutes. Be aware that if you have started upgrading firmware, you have to follow all the upgrading steps or the MFP Server can’t turn back to normal configuration.
9. LPR Printing LPR Printing (Line Printer Remote technology) allows users to connect to MFPs or printers via TCP/IP for printing sharing. The computer with Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista operating system can use the protocol to share printing in the network. MFP Server can support LPR printing by default. If you install the MFP Server in Windows 98SE/Me/NT, the MFP Server provides a tool “Network Port Setup” that helps to add the LPR protocol to users’ computer easily. Please refer to Chapter 10.
4. Select “Local Printer attached to this computer” and click “Next”. 5. Choose “Create a new port” and “Standard TCP/IP Port”. Click “Next”.
6. Please make sure that the MFP Server and the MFP or Printer have turned on and connected to the network correctly before you continue. Click “Next”. 7. Enter the IP Address of the MFP Server in the “Printer Name or IP Address”. Click “Next”.
8. Select “Custom” and click “Settings”. When you have finished the settings at step 9, click “Next” to continue. 9. Select “LPR” and enter “lpt1” in the “Queue Name”, click “OK”. By default the queue name of the MFP Server is “lpt1”.
10. Click “Finish”. 11. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list.
12. Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not. Click “Next”. 13. You have added the network printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”.
10. RAW Printing RAW Printing allows users to connect to MFPs or printers via TCP/IP for printing sharing. The computer with Windows 2000/XP/2003 operating system can use the protocol to share printing in the network. MFP Server can support RAW printing by default. To configure the RAW setting in Windows 2000/XP/2003, please follow the steps below. Note that the following procedures are running in Windows XP, for Windows 2000/2003, the procedures are similar. 1.
4. Select “Local Printer attached to this computer” and click “Next”. 5. Choose “Create a new port” and “Standard TCP/IP Port”. Click “Next”.
6. Please make sure that the MFP Server and the MFP or Printer have turned on and connected to the network correctly before you continue. Click “Next”. 7. Enter the IP Address of the MFP Server in the “Printer Name or IP Address”. Click “Next”.
8. Select “Custom” and click “Settings”. When you have finished the settings at step 9, click “Next” to continue. 9. Select “RAW” and enter “lpt1” in the “Queue Name”, click “OK”. By default the queue name of the MFP Server is “lpt1”.
10. Click “Finish”. 11. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list.
12. Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not. Click “Next”. 13. You have added the network printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”.
11. IPP Printing 11.1 Introduction IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) Printing provides a convenient way of remote printing service by TCP/IP. The MFP Server can support IPP printing in Windows 2000/XP/2003 by default. By using the IPP printing, you can share the printer to all the PC’s that can access the MFP Server by IP. You can even share your MFP or printer to Internet users. 11.2 System Setup 11.2.1 MFP Server Side It is needless to do any setting on the MFP Server side.
3. The “Add Printer Wizard” is displayed. Click “Next”. 4. Select “A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer”. Click “Next”.
5. Select “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network” and enter the URL of MFP Server. The URL format is “http://IP:631/Port Name”. The IP should be the MFP Server’s IP. The number 631 is IPP standard port number. Port Name is the port name of MFP Server that your printer is connected to. The default port name is “lpt1”. One example of the URL is http://192.168.2.2:631/lpt1. After entering the URL of MFP Server, click “Next”.
6. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list. 7. Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not. Click “Next”.
8. You have added the network printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”.
12.MFP Server Installation in Windows 98SE/Me/NT This MFP Server supports TCP/IP network protocol and IPP, RAW and LPR printing protocols, it can be a print server when you operate it in Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista, Unix/Linux and MAC OS. The IPP and RAW printing protocols can be used in Windows 2000/XP/2003. The LPR printing protocol can be used in Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista, Unix/Linux and MAC OS.
12.1 Software Installation Procedure Before you start, you should check your computer’s operating system. This program can be run in Windows 2000 SP4 above, Windows XP SP1 above and Windows Vista. The following procedures are running in Windows XP, for Windows 2000 and Windows Vista, the procedures are similar. Tip: You have to uninstall all the MFP server drivers and utilities if you have installed the previous version.
12.1.1 EZMax Installation Wizard This wizard can be run in Windows 2000/XP/Vista. The following procedures are operated in Windows XP. You can install the MFP Server by EZMAX Setup Wizard in the CD-ROM including in the package. The wizard is an easy and quick configuration tool for internet connection with series process. When you start EZMAX Setup Wizard, you will get the following welcome screen. Please choose the language to start the configuration.
12.1.2 MPF Server Utility Installation **Please find the utility manually from CD-ROM drive’s root directory or download it from Edimax website. If you have any question please check with Edimax local technical support team. 1. Please execute the MFP Server Utility installation software manually. 2. The “MFP Server Utilities - InstallShield Wizard ” will be displayed. Click “Next”.
3. Click “Next” to install the MFP Server utilities in the default folder or click “Change” to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the MFP Server utilities. 4. The MFP Server Utilities are being installed.
5. The “Configuration” screen is displayed. If you want to configure the MFP Server, please click “”Next” directly. Or you can select “No, I will configure the MFP Server later” and click “Next” to complete the installation. The following steps are for the MFP Server Configuration.
6. The MFP Server List will auto search the MFP Servers in the network. Select the MFP Server you want to setup and click “Next” to continue. 7. Enter the “User Name” and “Password” of the MFP Server you have selected to login the MFP Server. The default “User Name” is “admin”; default “Password” is “1234.
8. Set the “Alias Name” and the “Server Description” here. Click on “Next”. Note: You can define the location or other information of the MFP Server for easy to find the MFP by filling “Server Description”. 9. The MFP Server will try to determine your network settings. If a DHCP Server is present, the MFP Server will automatically obtain and configure the network settings assigned by the DHCP Server. If no DHCP Server is present, please assign the network settings of the MFP Server manually.
Note: The MFP Server IP Address should be in the same network segment with the connected computer. If the network settings are incorrect, a message will be prompted to remind you after you click “Next”. Please make sure that you have set the right settings before going to the next step. If you don’t want to set it now, please click “Cancel” to finish the installation. You can then use the “Server Manager” utility to configure the MFP Server.
10. The “Wireless Network Settings” screen will allow you to connect your wireless MFP Server to your wireless router, access point, or point-to-point ad-hoc connection. The MFP Server will automatically scan the wireless networks nearby. Please select the appropriate wireless network that you would like to connect from the list and click “Next”. You may choose to scan for the wireless access point or router (Infrastructure mode) or the wireless adapters (Ad Hoc mode).
11. If you chose to connect to an encrypted network, the “Wireless Security Settings” screen will be appeared. You have to select the “Security Mode” and enter the key the same as the settings on your wireless devices. For more information about the security settings, please refer to the Section 7.8. 12. The settings are finished click “Finish” to apply new settings.
13. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. 14. The default wireless setting is “Auto” mode. The MFP Server will detect if the MFP Server is connected to a wired LAN network through the attached Ethernet cable. If yes, it will work in wired network. To enable the wireless setting, please remove the Ethernet cable. For more detailed information about wireless setting, please refer to Section 7.8 in the manual.
12.2 Server Utilities After the installation is completed, there will be three utilities and a text file in the MFP Server’s Program folder. Network Port Setup – Add the network ports of MFP Server within the network to your PC. Server Manager – Allows you to configure IP Address, network protocols and other advanced functions. Please refer to Chapter 6 for the detail instruction of the configuration. Uninstall – Assistant for removing all installed software.
12.3 Network Port Setup “Network Port Setup” Utility offers a very simple method to add or remove MFP Server’s printer port from the client’s computer. During the MFP Server’s installation procedure, the system will automatically search for all MFP Servers on the network, and add the printer port of the MFP Server you have selected to user’s computer (see below). If you have just installed another new MFP Server in the network, you must run this program first.
12.4 Add Printer After adding a “Network Port” of the MFP Server to your computer, you can follow the procedure described below to add printer to the Windows. Note that following “Add Printer” steps are running in Windows 98SE, the steps in other Operating Systems are similar. 1. Click “Start”, choose “Settings” and select “Printers”. 2. Click “Add Printer”. 3. The “Add Printer Wizard” is displayed. Click “Next”.
4. Select “Local printer” and click “Next”. 5. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list.
6. Choose the suitable “Print Server Network Port” and click “Next”. 7. Please enter the new name for the printer or click “Next” to keep the default printer name.
8. Choose to print the test page or not. It is recommended to print a test page. Click “Finish”. 9. The drivers of the printer will be installed. After complete the installation, the printer has been added to your computer.
13. UNIX/Linux System Network The MFP Server is available for TCP/IP printing by Unix/Linux LPD (Line Printer Daemon) protocol. This chapter explains how to set the MFP Server with the LPD protocol in the Unix/Linux system. Following describe two modes to configure the MFP Server. In the GUI Mode, we follow the settings in the Fedora Core 4 system. If you are in different system, you can refer to the configurations in the Console Mode. 13.1 GUI Mode 1. Select “Printing” from “System Settings”.
2. Click “New” to add the MFP or printer with the MFP Server. 3. Click “Forward”.
4. Set the printer queue name and the short description of the MFP or printer and click “Forward”. 5. In the following screen, please configure as below. Then click “Forward” to continue. Select a queue type: Select “Network Unix (LPD)” as the queue type. Server: Enter the IP Address of the MFP Server, for example: 192.168.2.253. Queue: Set the queue name to lpt1.
6. Select the MFP or printer manufacturer and model and click “Forward”. 7. Please review the settings.
8. To print a test page and apply all the settings, please click “Yes”. 9. If the test page is printed without problem, please click “Yes”. If it is failed to print, please click “No” to go back to “Printer configuration - fedora” screen and configure again.
13.2 Console Mode To configure the MFP Server for LPD printing, perform the procedures below: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Enable MFP Server’s TCP/IP Support. Set up MFP Server’s IP address. Verify MFP Server’s IP Address. Configure remote LPD printing on the host. Print a test page. In the next sections, we will describe these five procedures step by step. 13.2.1 Enable MFP Server’s TCP/IP Support The default configuration of the MFP Server is with TCP/IP support enabled.
13.2.2.1 DHCP There are many Unix/Linux systems that support DHCP protocol, and the procedures to configure the DHCP server database are different. Please refer to the manual of Unix/Linux for the way to use different DHCP Server. It is highly recommended that the DHCP server should be located on the same network as the MFP Server. 13.2.2.
2. Add an entry to the host’s /etc/bootptab file, similar to the following: hostname:\ :ht=1:\ :ha=MFP_Server_ethernet_address:\ :ip=MFP_Server_ip_address: Lines should be indented with tabs. Where hostname is the device name of a MFP Server, the ht=1 tag specifies the hardware type is Ethernet, the ha= tag specifies the Ethernet address of a MFP Server, which is the Node ID located on the MFP Server. The ha tag must be preceded by the ht tag.
13.2.3 Verify MFP Server’s IP Address To verify your MFP Server is responding to the newly assigned IP address using a PING command: ping ip-address 13.2.4 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host The procedure you use to configure your Unix/Linux host(s) to allow printing to your network remote MFP Server varies between different varieties of Unix/Linux. The procedure below can be used for Unix/Linux variants that are related to BSD Unix, such as SunOS or Linux.
2. Create a spool directory for the printer in the same directory where spool directories are normally kept on the machine, such as /var/spool or /var/spool/lpd: mkdir /var/spool/lpd/pserverd chown daemon /var/spool/lpd/pserverd chgrp daemon /var/spool/lpd/pserverd chmod 775 /var/spool/lpd/pserverd 3. Add an entry to the host’s /etc/printcap file, similar to the following: printer-name:\ :lp=:\ :rm=203.66.191.186:\ :rp=lpt1:\ :lf=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd.
14. MFP Server Installation in MAC OS LPR Printing (Line Printer Remote technology) allows Macintosh computers to connect to MFPs or printers via TCP/IP. LPR Printing can be set up on any Macintosh with version 9.x above. 14.1 MAC 10.4.x To enable LPR Printing in Macintosh 10.4.x, please follow the procedures below. 1. Open Print and Fax from the System Preferences. 2. With the Printing tab selected, click the “Add” button. 3. When the Printer Browser opens, select “IP Printer”. 4.
14.2 MAC 10.3.x To enable LPR Printing in Macintosh 10.3.x, please follow the procedures below. 1. In the Desktop, click “System Preferences”. 2. Click “Print & Fax”.
3. From the “Print & Fax” screen, click “Set Up Printers…”. 4. Click “Add” to add the new MFP Server through TCP/IP.
5. Enter the “Printer Type”, “Printer Address” and “Queue Name” and select the “Printer Model” to setup the MFP Server. Click “Add” to continue. Printer Type: LPD/LPR Printer Address: Input the IP Address of the MFP Server Queue Name: The queue name of the MFP Server is “lpt1”. Printer Model: Select the MFP or Printer Model that is attached to the MFP Server.
6. The MFP Server is installed completely. You can see it in the “Printer List”. 7. You can print a file to check whether the MFP Server is installed successfully.
15. Troubleshooting 1. This product is not found even after searching by the “MFP Manager”. Check if the power adapter and the network cable are connected to the MFP Server properly. Check if the LAN and Ready LEDs are turned on. Check if the IP Address of the MFP Server is in the network segment as your computer. - If you are not sure the IP Address setting of the MFP Server, please check the TCP/IP setting of the MFP Server from the “Server Manager”. 2.
3. A user always connects the MFP Server. Contact with the current user and ask the user to disconnect the device. If the user forgets to disconnect the device, you can inform the administrator to release the device. 4. I can’t use the MFP to scan, print, read the card reader or fax a file even I have followed the installation of MFP as the manual. Check if the MFP you are using is in the “Compatibility List” in Appendix. Attached the MFP to PC directly and try if the MFP is able to use. 5.
6. When I use LPR, IPP or RAW printing, the printing jobs are not able to print to the MFP or printer. Check if the MFP is “Idle” but not being connected. Printing from all PC connected to MFP server will be performed when the MFP Server is not being connected. The printing jobs are been queuing in the Windows spooler when there is a PC which is under connected with MFP Server. Disable “Bi-Directional Support”. Please follow the steps below. 1.
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.
R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.
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