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Wired / Wireless 802.11n Print Server FPS-1012N User’s Manual Version: 1.0 (January, 2010) 1

10Chapter 2 Utility Installation 2.1 MFP Server Installation in Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Win7 1. Unpack the FPS-1012N package and verify the items li

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Chapter 4 Web Management MFP Server can be configured and managed on the Web. Through Local Area Network, or even Internet, administrator can easily

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4.2 Device Setup 4.2.1 System System Information includes “Device Name”, “MFP Server Name”, “Model Type”, “Firmware Version”, “MAC Address”,

104This page lists information and the status of MFP or printer connected to the MFP Server port. The status of the MFP or printer includes “Connecte

4.2.3 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

4.3 Setup Wizard 4.3.1 System "Note You can configure the MFP Server from the Setup Wizard. To let the changes take effect, you have to cli

4.3.2 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 wirele

108connect to the network through Wireless LAN. If “Auto” is selected, the MFP Server can automatically decide to enable or disable the wireless func

4.3.2.1 Site Survey You can use this “Site Survey” function to search for available access points in you location. In the list is the information

Before starting, please check your computer’s operating system. This program can be run in Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista and Windows

z WEP Security Mode (1) Key Length You can choose “64-bit” to use WEP with 64-bit key length encryption or choose “128-bit” to use WEP with 128-b

i. 64-bit WEP: input 10-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 5-digit ASCII character as the encry

(3) AES AES has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced solutio

113z If you want to use PBC, you have to press “Start PBC” button and push a specific button on the wireless client to start WPS mode. z If you wan

4.3.3 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

4.3.4 Save Settings After configuring the MFP Server, you have to click the “Save Settings” to save the settings and restart the system.

4.4 System Tools 4.4.1 Load Default You can use this page to restore the factory default settings. All of your previous setup will be clear

4.4.2 Upgrade from Browser You can upgrade new firmware for this MFP Server in this page. Click “Browse” to select the new firmware in your s

Windows XP, for Windows 2000/2003/Vista, the procedures are similar. 1. Click “Start”, choose “Settings” and select “Printers and Faxes”. 2. Click “

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 turn

4. Click “Next” to install the PLANET MFP Server utilities in the default folder or click “Change” to specify the destination folder where you woul

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 ha

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”. 121

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 t

“Next”. 13.You have added the network printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”.

4.4.4 RAW Printing RAW Printing allows users to connect to MFPs or printers via TCP/IP for printing sharing. The computer with Windows 2000/XP/200

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 turne

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 ha

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”. 127

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 t

“Next”. 13.You have added the network printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”. 1

5. The system starts installing the Utilities. 13

4.4.5 IPP Printing IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) Printing provides a convenient way of remote printing service by TCP/IP. The MFP Server can s

4. Select “A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer”. Click “Next”. 131

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/Po

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 in

z 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

Appendix A FAQ Q1: This product is not found even after searching by the “MFP Manager”. A: I. Check if the power adapter and the network cable are co

Q3: A user always connects the MFP Server. A: (1)Contact with the current user and ask the user to disconnect the device. (2)If the user forgets to

Q6: When I use LPR, IPP or RAW printing, the printing jobs are not able to print to the MFP or printer. A: (1)Check if the MFP is “Idle” but not being

Appendix B MFP Server Compatibility List The compatibility information is the first released in December 2009. For the latest information, please co

29. HP Photosmart 2710 3 3 -- 3 30. HP Photosmart 3110 3 3 3 3 31. HP Photosmart 3310 3 3 -- 3 32. HP Photosmart 475 3 N/A N/A 3 33. HP P

6. Setup is installing Drivers… 7. The “Configuration” screen is displayed. If you want to configure the MFP Server, please select “Yes, I want t

68. EPSON RX430 3 3 N/A 3 69. EPSON RX510 3 3 N/A 3 70. EPSON RX520 3 3 N/A 3 71. EPSON RX530 3 3 N/A 3 72. EPSON RX630 3 3 N/A 3

141107. Brother MFC-420CN 3 3 3 3 108. Brother MFC-425CN 3 3 3 3 109. Brother MFC-3240C 3 3 3 N/A 110. Brother MFC-7420 3 3 3 N/A 111.

9. Enter the “User Name” and “Password” of the MFP Server you have selected to login the MFP Server. The default “User Name” and “Password” are bot

11.Please set the network settings for the FPS-1012N manually. The default network value is as below: IP Address: 192.168.0.1 Subnet Mask: 25

12.The FPS-1012N will find available wireless network automatically. You could also press the “Refresh” button to find the available wireless netw

13.If you choose to connect to an encrypted wireless network, the “Wireless Security Settings” screen will be appeared. Please select the security mo

14.The configurations are finished. Please click “Finish” to apply new settings. "Note Only FPS-1012N shows the wireless mode, SSID, channel a

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15.Select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and click “Finish” to complete the installation. 20

2116.The “MFP Manager” will display on your screen automatically that after you install management software finish and your computer get into Windows

2.3 MFP Server Utilities After the installation is completed, there will be three utilities and a text file in the MFP Server’s Program folder. z MFP

2.4 Install the MFP Driver/Utilities When the installation is completed, the “MFP Manager” will be popped up. It will automatically find the MFP Serv

2.4.1 Never Install MFP Driver/Utilities Before the installation, please read the manual of the MFP. Some MFP requires users to install the drivers

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 pr

3. After you have completed the MFP installation, you will see the MFP is added to the “Printers and Faxes” in Windows. 26

2.4.2 MFP Drivers/Utilities has been installed To bundle the MFP drivers/utilities that you have installed to the MFP Server, please follow the ste

"Note If the MFP you have connected is a composite device, the system will install the driver for composite device at first. The following screen

2.5 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

3CE mark Warning The is a class B device, in a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be requir

2.5.1 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 b

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2.5.2 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

2.5.3 Share Card Reader If the MFP supports card reader function, you can read the files from the plugged card reader through the MFP Server.

2.5.4 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

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2.6 MFP Manager 2.6.1 MFP Server List The “MFP Manager” can automatically find the MFP server in the network and show it in the MFP Server List. U

37within the network. You can find the information of the MFP Servers including “MFP Server Name”, “MAC ID”, “IP Address” and the device that is conn

can contact with the current user for asking to disconnect the MFP. Refresh Refresh the “MFP Server List” immediately. Connect Let the MFP be connec

2.6.2 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

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My Favorite List Disconnect Disconnect the selected MFP. Delete Delete the selected MFP Server from the “My Favorite List”. Auto Release when idl

2.6.3 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 tra

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 beca

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2.6.4 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

Quick Setup Disconnect Disconnect the selected MFP. The “Disconnect” will be available only for the current user. Information To check more infor

2.6.5.2 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 d

2.7 Server Configuration This chapter introduces MFP Server’s system configuration utility in Windows environment. This utility provides the most co

2.7.1 Search for All Available MFP Server Every time when you run the “Server Manager” configuration utility, click the “Search” icon on the too

2.7.2 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 s

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2.7.3 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

2.7.4 General Configuration Double Click “General” icon and the General configuration window will pop-up. You can see basic MFP Server informatio

2.7.5 TCP/IP Configuration Double Click “TCP/IP” icon and the TCP/IP configuration window will pop-up. You can configure the MFP Server to au

DHCP server. You can enable this DHCP server and let it manages IP for you. z IP Address Assignment: Click the “IP” button to enter the IP setting

for each DHCP client. (3) Disable The DHCP Server is disabled. You have to build up a DHCP Server in the network or set the IP Address for each cl

"Note Before you upgrade the firmware, please make sure that the IP Address settings of the MFP Server are in the same network as your computer.

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 sel

"Note After you have set the wireless function, please remove the Ethernet cable and then re-plug the power jack of the MFP Server to activate th

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 a

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 net

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following window will pop up. The list is the scanned active wireless stations. Select a wireless station in the list and click “Next”. If you cann

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

You can select “64 bit” or “128 bit” length and “Hexadecimal” or “ASCII” format for the encryption key. Longer key length can provide stronger se

by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for the MFP Server. This setting is only valid when the security mode is in “WEP(HEX)”. z Key 1

advanced encryption methods, i.e. TKIP or AES and enter a set of shared key. z TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal ke

When you finish configuring the wireless security, click “Next” to go to next step. You can select to let the MFP Server automatically obtain I

subnet mask and default gateway address. When you finish configuring the IP settings, click “Next” to confirm the IP Address configuration. Click

2.9 MFP Server Management Double Click “MFP Server Management” icon and the MFP Server configuration window will pop-up. You are able to manage th

2.10 Report Click “Report” icon on the tool bar, the Report window will pop up. The report lists basic information of all available MFP Serve

Chapter 3 Software Installation The following are the installation steps in Windows 98SE. To install MFP Server in Windows Me/NT, the procedures are

Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing and using our MFP print server. The FPS-1012N allows your Multi-function printer (called for short: MF

5. Click “Next” to install the MFP Server utilities in the default folder or click “Change” to specify the destination folder where you would like t

6. The MFP Server Utilities are being installed. 7. The “Configuration” screen is displayed. If you want to configure the 71

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

9. 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 “P

11.The MFP Server will try to determine your network settings. If a DHCP Server is present, the MFP Server will automatically obtain and configure t

12.The “Wireless Network Settings” screen will allow you to connect your wireless MFP Server to your wireless router, access point, or point-to-poin

If you chose to connect to an encrypted network, the “Wireless Security Settings” screen will be appeared. You have to select the “Security Mode” an

13.The settings are finished click “Finish” to apply new settings. 77

14.Click “Finish” to complete the installation. 15.The default wireless setting is “Auto” mode. The MFP Server will detect if the MFP Server is con

3.1 Server Utilities After the installation is completed, there will be three utilities and a text file in the MFP Server’s Program folder. z Ne

z Easy Management Intuitive management utility provided for Windows XP/Vista, and Widows 7 or Web-Base Management z Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) S

3.2 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 c

"Note Please be aware that Network Port Setup Utility can only detect and configure all MFP Servers within the same network; it cannot search and

3.3 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

4. Select “Local printer” and click “Next”. 5. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is

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 defa

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.

3.4 UNIX/Linux System The MFP Server is available for TCP/IP printing by Unix/Linux LPD (Line Printer Daemon) protocol. This chapter explains how

3. Click “Forward”. 4. Set the printer queue name and the short description of the MFP or printer and click “Forward”. 87

5. In the following screen, please configure as below. Then click “Forward” to continue. Select a queue type: Select “Network Unix (LPD)” as the que

7. Please review the settings. If the settings are no problem, click “Finish” 8. To print a test page and apply all the settings, please click “Ye

Left View Top View LED and button definition LED Color Description OFF Wireless interface is Disable. ON Wireless interface is Enable. W

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

3.6 Console Mode To configure the MFP Server for LPD printing, perform the procedures below: 1. Enable MFP Server’s TCP/IP Support. 2. Set up MFP

3.6.2.1 DHCP There are many Unix/Linux systems that support DHCP protocol, and the procedures to configure the DHCP server database are different. P

93 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 addres

3.6.2.3 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-add

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/print

3.6.3.1 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 Preference

3. From the “Print & Fax” screen, click “Set Up Printers…”. 4. Click “Add” to add the new MFP Server through TCP/IP. 97

5. Enter the “Printer Type”, “Printer Address” and “Queue Name” and select the “Printer Model” to setup the MFP Server. Click “Add” to continue. Pr

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 insta