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Plustek MINISTATION MFA500 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Installation Configuration...
  • Page 2 Trademarks © 2009 Plustek Inc. All rights are reserved. No portion of this document may be reproduced without permission. All trademarks and brand names mentioned in this publication are property of their respective owners. Liability While all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of all contents in this...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents INTRODUCTION.......................... 1 ......................1 OW TO UIDE Conventions of This Guide....................2 A Note about Icons....................... 2 Safety Precautions........................ 2 ................3 PERATING NVIRONMENT EQUIREMENTS ........................4 ACKAGE ONTENTS ........................4 RODUCT VERVIEW CHAPTER 1: INSTALLING THE SERVER................6 ....................
  • Page 4 CHAPTER 6: CONFIGURING EMAIL SERVER..............79 APPENDIX A: HOW TO CHECK MAC ADDRESS .............. 82 APPENDIX B: HOW TO APPLY FOR A FREE PLUSNET DYNAMIC DOMAIN NAME ................................ 83 APPENDIX C: PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ..............85 APPENDIX D: FCC RADIO FREQUENCY STATEMENT..........87 CONTACTING PLUSTEK......................88...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction This server is specifically designed for small/medium enterprises, SOHO, schools and internet-related product design industries. It provides an overall business solution that is highly stable and easy to operate with low costs. The web management interface and icon designs are very user-friendly for general users to easily configure the Server settings.

  • Page 6: Conventions Of This Guide

    Conventions of This Guide “XXX” — Represents the buttons on the Server and important notes. Bold — Represents commands or contents on your computer screen. A Note about Icons This guide uses the following icons to point out information that deserves special attention.

  • Page 7: Operating Environment Requirements

    Keep the area clear and dust-free during and after installation. The installation of the Server should obey the national and local electrical codes. Make sure the Server can be connected via cable and can be accessed by you for future configurations. Do not place or stack any objects directly on top of the Server.

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    Package Contents The product package contents include the following items: Server Foot stand Power cord Installation CD If the package content does not include all the items listed above, please contact your server dealer for further assistance. Product Overview Front View 1.
  • Page 9 Rear View 3. WAN port: It is where you connect your ADSL modem. 4. LAN port: It is where you connect your PC. 5. Two USB 2.0 ports: It is where you connect the USB 2.0 device. 6. Power port: It is where you connect the included power cable to a standard power outlet.

  • Page 10: Chapter 1: Installing The Server

    Chapter 1: Installing the Server Installation Requirements The installation requirements of the Server include the followings: 1. Power outlet. 2. Internet connection provided by a local Internet Service Provider (ISP). Valid user account and user password. Network parameters include the fixed Internet IP address, the subnet mask of your network and the default gateway.

  • Page 11: Installing The Foot Stand

    1. Use a screwdriver to open the cover located on the side of the Server. 2. Connect the SATA adaptor and the power source. 3. Slide the hard disk drive into the slot. 4. Tighten the two screws firmly on the side of the hard disk drive to secure the hard disk drive.

  • Page 12: Powering On

    Powering On Press the Power button on the front panel of the Server to power on the Server. When a power source is connected to the Server, the blue light around the power button is on. The indicator light is off when the power is off. Configuring Network Settings After both power and network are connected, you may start to configure the network settings.
  • Page 13 4. Enable Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Press OK. 5. Press OK to complete the network connection setting. Refer to the Operating System User Manual if you encounter problems. To assign a fixed IP address to your PC, configure the PC’s IP address within the range from 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254 and the subnet mask as 255.255.255.0.

  • Page 14: Setting Up With Web Browser

    You have to assign a fixed IP address to the Server to avoid IP address confliction when you already have a DHCP server other than this server in your LAN. Please revise the default IP address according to your local DHCP server settings. Setting up with Web Browser The setup process is performed through a web browser running on a computer in your network.

  • Page 15: Installation Cd

    Installation CD The installation CD contains quick installation tools that are designed for system administrators to install applications of the Server’s User management interface and Web Mail management interface into PCs on LAN. Insert the enclosed installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of your PC. Select a language for the interface, and select Install user interface.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2: Setup Wizard

    Chapter 2: Setup Wizard Initial Setup of the Server When you configure the Server for the initial setup or when the factory default values are restored, the Setup Wizard will run automatically to guide you through the entire setup process. Since the Server provides two setup modes for administrators to configure the Server settings, administrators may choose Standard Settings in addition to Setup Wizard.

  • Page 17: S Password

    Changing Administrator’s Password You may change the administrator password in the Administrator’s Password window. Enter the factory default password 1111 in Original Password first and then enter the New Password. Enter the new password again in the field of Confirm Password to confirm, and press Next.

  • Page 18: Dns Settings

    2. If you select Dialup ADSL, enter PPPoE Settings, including Account and Password. Click Next. 3. If you select Fixed IP, enter Internet Connection Settings, including IP address, Netmask and Gateway. Click Next to continue the configurations. DNS Settings 1. For the first-time users, it is recommended that you select Obtain DNS server address automatically.

  • Page 19: Domain Name Settings

    Domain Name Settings Domain Name Settings allow you to assign a domain name for the Server. You may enter a static domain name specific to your network use, or use the dynamic domain name service provided by your local ISP. Static Domain Name: Select Static Domain Name and enter the domain name that you have applied successfully.

  • Page 20: Time Settings

    Time Settings You are able to configure system time and time zone. Click Show current time button to display the current system date/ time before you adjust the system time. You can manually enter the correct system time and then click Set. You can select the time zone of your region from the drop-down menu.

  • Page 21: Registration

    Registration You must register the serial number of the product key before you continue the rest of the configurations. Enter the 16-digit Product Key in the field of Serial number and click Register to register the serial number. You may find the Product Key sticker on the rear panel of the Server.

  • Page 23: Chapter 3: Standard Settings

    Chapter 3: Standard Settings Standard Settings include standard functions of the Server. Administrator can modify the following Standard Settings: Administrator’s Settings, Network Settings, User Management, System Management and Server Management. You may access the administrator management interface by entering the IP address of http://192.168.0.1/admin/ in the URL field of your browser if your PC is on the same LAN of the Server.
  • Page 24 enable the remote access to the administrator interface. Administrator’s Password Settings In this section, enter the original password first and then a new password you prefer. Confirm the new password again and click OK to validate the new password. The password can be a combination of numbers and alphabets.

  • Page 25: Default User Settings

    Default User Settings Select Standard Settings > Administrator’s Settings > Default User Settings to display the Default User Settings screen. You may set limitations on the password format, the maximum disk space allocated for users, and user groups settings for all users.
  • Page 26 Default Password: enter a default password for any new mail account. The default value is 1111, and can be changed. Random Password: click to enable the password of a new user account to be generated by the Server randomly, and not to use a fixed value. Type of Random Password: select the format of random passwords.

  • Page 27: Bug Report

    Bug Report Select Standard Settings > Administrator’s Settings > Bug Report to write and send bug reports. You may enter the subject and detailed bug descriptions and send bug report to the product team by clicking Send. Make sure the network is connected and the domain name of the Server has been configured before the Bug Report function can be used.

  • Page 28: Registration

    Registration Select Standard Settings > Administrator’s Settings > Registration to register or display the registered serial number of the Server. You must register serial number of the product key before you continue the rest of the configurations. Enter the 16-digit Product Key in the field of Serial number and click Register to register the serial number.

  • Page 29: Network Settings

    Network Settings After logging in the Server as an Administrator, click Standard Settings > Network Settings. Network Settings allows you to set up network configurations, including Internet Connection Settings, Domain Name Settings, Intranet Network Settings, Firewall and Virtual Server and DMZ. Internet Connection Settings Select Standard Settings >...

  • Page 30: Domain Name Settings

    Domain Name Settings Select Standard Settings > Network Settings > Domain Name Settings to configure Domain Name Settings. Domain Name Settings allow you to assign a domain name for the Server. You may enter a static domain name specific to your network use, or use the dynamic domain name service provided by your local ISP.

  • Page 31: Intranet Network Settings

    PCs. Please refer to Appendix B on the steps to apply for the domain names and passwords from PlusNet Dynamic DNS system. Intranet Network Settings Click Standard Settings > Network Settings > Intranet Network Settings to configure the Server’s virtual IP address and assign the virtual IP addresses for LAN users. The virtual IP address assigned for the Server is the same as the default value of 192.168.0.1 with the netmask as 255.255.255.0.

  • Page 32: Firewall

    The Server will detect the MAC address of each network card connected via LAN and lists the assigned IP address. You can press Assign fixed address to assign a fixed IP address for each MAC address and click Modify to enter a fixed IP address, and the selected PC status is displayed as Fixed.
  • Page 33 Click the On or Off button to enable or disable firewall. The Firewall is defaulted as disabled. The administrator is allowed to use the following two methods to filter user’s access. Trusted hosts or IP addresses: enter the trusted hosts or IP addresses and click Add to confirm.

  • Page 34: Virtual Server And Dmz

    Virtual Server and DMZ Select Standard Settings > Network Settings > Virtual Server and DMZ to configure virtual server and DMZ. You can set up a virtual server on your LAN and deploy DMZ (De-militarized zone) for security reasons. Consult your local dealer for detailed settings.

  • Page 35: User Management

    User Management Select Standard Settings > User Management to access the User Management page. User Management function allows the administrator to create and delete user accounts, set limitations on the type of server services users are allowed, add new user accounts in batch, and manage user groups.
  • Page 36 The disk space allowed for each new user account includes the space for personal e-mail, FTP server and personal web page owned by each individual user. Information Click Export to export and save the created user account data in a specified destination.

  • Page 37: Service Permissions

    Service Permissions Select Standard Settings > User Management > Service Permissions to display Service Permission list, view the enabled and disabled services for each user and the valid days remaining for each allowed service. When the value is defaulted as 0, it means there is not limit for how long the user can use the selected services.

  • Page 38: New User Account

    New User Account Select Standard Settings > User Management > New User Account to create a new user account in the Server. User Account: User Account needs to be unique to identify the user. Please enter lowercase alphanumeric characters and underscores only for user account. The first character of the user account must be an alphabetical character.

  • Page 39: New User Accounts In Batch

    New User Accounts in Batch Select Standard Settings > User Management > New User Accounts in Batch to create a number of new user accounts in batch at one time in the Server. The numbering of user accounts will be created by the system sequentially. Prefix: Specify the prefix of the batched user accounts.

  • Page 40: Internal User Group

    Click OK to confirm. Only the internal users are allowed to send mails to the internal user groups. Please enter the complete mail address, for example, all@plustek.com.tw. Attention...

  • Page 41: System Management

    System Management Select Standard Settings > System Management to access the system management page. You are allowed to configure and modify the following functions: system information, backup and update, disk management, time settings and bandwidth management. System Information Select Standard Settings > System Management > System Information. System Information page displays the software version of the Server, system hardware and network-related information.

  • Page 42: Backup And Update

    Network Status displays the LAN and WAN IP addresses used and the status of transmitted packets. After you reboot or restore the factory default value, you may use the PING command to confirm if the link between your server and the Internet is successful.
  • Page 43 It takes about 5 to 10 minutes to perform the live update, depending on the speed of your network. Please backup your data before performing the live update. Warning While the live update is being executed, you must not exit the web browser or perform other server functions. The live update process includes downloading updated file &...
  • Page 44 The remote backup can help to simplify the administrator’s workload. The available functions include Automatic Backup and Manual Backup. Automatic Backup: You can specify an automatic backup at a specified time. According to the Backup Time you enter in Remote Backup Settings External Backup, the Server will perform backups at the specified time on a daily basis and save the backup file to the path you specified in the Directory or Share Name field.
  • Page 45 “1111” following the restore Attention procedure. System update: You can click Browse to select the desired system file and click Upload to execute the system update. Plustek provides the patch file for you to manually update the system.

  • Page 47: Disk Management

    Disk Management Select Standard Settings > System Management > Disk Management. You can find the disk usage status of the Server in this page, including the system space and data space as well as the User usage status. Disk status: indicates the overall disk space used by the system. It also indicates the space used by all services and all server users.

  • Page 48: Time Settings

    Time Settings Select Standard Settings > System Management > Time Settings to configure the Server’s system date/ time and time zone. Click Show current time button to display the current system time before you adjust the system time. You can manually enter the correct system time and click Set. You can select the time zone of your region from the drop-down menu.

  • Page 49: Bandwidth Management

    Click OK to confirm the change. Bandwidth Management Select Standard Settings > System Management > Bandwidth Management to configure different bandwidth on the type of service to achieve the best bandwidth performance. Before you are able to use the Bandwidth Management function, enter the appropriate bandwidth rate in Download Bandwidth and Upload Bandwidth fields.

  • Page 50: Server Management

    Server Management Select Standard Settings > Server Management to modify and manage server settings, including Service List, MySQL Server, FTP Server, Mail Server and SAMBA Server. Service List Select Standard Settings > Server Management > Service List. This page lists the current server service status by the server type.

  • Page 51: Mysql Server

    Click On button to enable a service, or click Off button to disable a service. Click Settings button to configure the selected server services. SMTP and POP3 services are required to enable the mail function. To enable Web Mail function, IMAP service is required.
  • Page 52 Enter the database name and click Add to create a database folder. Click Delete to remove selected database folder. You can click Export to export the database file. To import a database file, click Browse to select the database file specified and click Upload to upload the file.

  • Page 53: Ftp Server

    FTP Server Select Standard Settings > Server Management > FTP Server to view and configure FTP Server settings. Click On or Off button to enable or disable the FTP server service. The Administrator...

  • Page 54: Setting Up Ftp Network Disk

    can enable the anonymous FTP server for the site to allow users to download files to the Server through an FTP-based application without passwords required. If you need to upload files, you may need an authorized user name and password to log in. When Anonymous Login Status is disabled, the FTP server can only accept registered users to log in with an authorized user name and password.
  • Page 55 your server, enter ftp://<username>@<domain name of your server>. For example: ftp://april@xyz.com. Right-click the mouse button and choose Login As.. to access the FTP server. 2. In the Log On As window, enter your user name and password and click Log On. For users who don’t have FTP network disk space allocated, create a new user account in the Server first.
  • Page 56 Follow the steps below to set up the FTP disk space as a network disk: 1. Launch the web browser and enter \\192.168.0.1 in the URL field. 192.168.0.1 is the default IP address of your server on the LAN. 2. Enter User name and Password and click OK.
  • Page 58 3. You will see the specified folder has been added successfully. 4. Double-click the folder to retrieve and save the files to your server’s FTP disk space. Make sure the user account and password that you use to log on your PC is the same as the user name and password for your FTP network disk space, so you can successfully log in the network disk next time you start your PC.
  • Page 59 2. Select Create a new account from the task list. 3. Enter your server’s user name and click Next.
  • Page 60 4. Specify the new user account as a Computer administrator and click Create Account. 5. A new user account will be created. Double-click the new user account. 6. Choose Create a password from the action list.

  • Page 61: Mail Server

    7. Enter your server password and click Create Password. Now you have successfully created a new user account on your PC using your server user account and password. Next time when you log on your PC with this new account, your PC will automatically connect to the FTP network disk space.
  • Page 62 address of your upstream ISP in the field of Upstream Mail Server. The specified mail server needs to be equipped with the mail relay feature before you can configure Upstream Mail Server Setup. Check with the ISP if they provide the mail relay feature. For instance, if you are using the HiNet ADSL connection service which is equipped with the mail relay feature, enter msa.hinet.net, and press OK to send/receive emails from the ISP.

  • Page 63: Mail Filter

    Mail Filter Select Standard Settings > Server Management > Mail Server > Mail Filter to configure email filtering restrictions. You are allowed to configure Virus Filter, Spam Filter as well as build up Email White List and Black List.

  • Page 64: Virus Filter

    Virus Filter Select Standard Settings > Server Management > Mail Server > Mail Filter > Virus Filter to configure the virus filtering settings. An anti-virus freeware “Clam AntiVirus” is built-in to filter emails on mail gateways. It contains a flexible and scalable multi-threaded daemon and an advanced tool for automatic database updating via Internet.

  • Page 65: Spam Filter

    Spam Filter Select Standard Settings > Server Management > Mail Server > Mail Filter > Spam Filter to configure Spam filtering settings. You can set email restrictions to smartly filter Spam emails directly from the Server via a rating approach. Click On or Off button to enable or disable Spam Filter.

  • Page 66: Email White List

    Email White List Select Standard Settings > Server Management > Mail Server > Mail Filter > Email White List to create the White List. If you choose a stricter restriction on the Spam scheme, it is possible that you may filter out useful emails. To avoid misjudgment, you can enter the accepted email source one by one or import a white list.

  • Page 67: Black List

    Black List Select Standard Settings > Server Management > Mail Server > Mail Filter > Black List to create the Black List. You can set the black list rule based on the contents of Header and Body in a mail. Enter unacceptable email sources (sender Email, IP, mail Subject, or content keywords) in the Rule field, select the action for target emails found, and click Add to confirm.

  • Page 68: Samba Server

    SAMBA Server Select Standard Settings > Server Management > SAMBA Server to enable the network neighborhood and resources-sharing functions for all client PCs on LAN. Click On or Off button to enable or disable SAMBA Server service. Enter Computer Name and Workgroup names for the Server and click OK. The domain name of System Properties in PCs and the Workgroup name you specify in the Server must be the same before the network neighborhood function can be used.

  • Page 70: Chapter 4: Configuring User Interface

    Chapter 4: Configuring User Interface This Server provides the User management interface for users to manage personal emails as well as set up FTP. After logging in the User Interface, users can check emails, change password and configure FTP. Logging In User Login Window Follow the steps below to log in the User Interface: 1.

  • Page 71: Mail Function

    Mail Function Click Mail Function from the menu bar to access the mail management interface. Options include Mailbox Status, Email Fetching, Email Forwarding, Auto Reply, Recipient Group and Webmail login. Mailbox Status Click Mail Function > Mailbox Status from the menu bar to view personal mailbox status, including what user group the user is assigned under, disk space and the mails in...

  • Page 72: Email Fetching

    the Server. Users can access the personal Spam filter function only if the administrator turn off the Spam filter function in the Administrator management interface. Press Delete to delete all emails in the personal mailbox at once, so you don’t need to download your mails and delete them one by one.

  • Page 73: Email Forwarding

    management interface, so you can retrieve emails from your other ISP mailboxes automatically. This function is especially useful for workers who are always outside of the office, and need to view emails from a remote PC. They only need to open a web browser to view all web mails saved on different ISP mailboxes.

  • Page 74: Auto Reply

    Auto Reply Click Mail Function > Auto Reply from the menu bar to set up auto reply, so you can automatically reply to emails received by the Server. This function is especially useful for those who are outside of the Server, on a vacation, or unable to reply e-mails immediately.

  • Page 75: Recipient Group

    Recipient Group Click Mail Function > Recipient Group from the menu bar to access the recipient group management interface. The Recipient Group function allows each user to create a personal recipient group. Click Edit to modify the settings or click Delete to remove the recipient group set.

  • Page 76: Password Settings

    above. Enter the IP address http://192.168.0.1/webmail/ in the URL field of your browser, and press Return (or Enter) on your keyboard. The Web Mail Login window will be displayed on the screen. Enter your user name and password. For the security reason, the user name and password must be created in the server user account list for you to log in the Web Mail management interface.

  • Page 77: Ftp

    Click FTP from the menu bar to quickly access the personal FTP disk space. When the Log On As dialog box is displayed on the screen, enter your user name and password to log in to the FTP server. For the security reason, the user name and password must to be added in the server user account list for you to log in FTP server.

  • Page 79: Chapter 5: Configuring Web Mail

    Chapter 5: Configuring Web Mail Follow the steps below to log in the Web Mail Login Window. 1. Launch the web browser on a computer connected to a network. Make sure the computer you are using supports either Internet Explorer 5.5 or Netscape 5.0 and above.
  • Page 80 Allow you to set the preference that how you want your mails to display as well as the personal information. Please set the time zone and the mail language you prefer. Inbox Allow you to view your mails, check the new mails received, and delete mails. Compose Allow you to create a new mail, reply the mails received and attach files.
  • Page 81 Calendar As a mobile personal secretary, the feature allows you to add, delete or review your personal schedule.
  • Page 82 Contacts Allow you to add new contacts into your email contact list. Search Allow you to search for a mail that contains the keywords you set. You can select any box to search from, for example, the Inbox.

  • Page 83: Chapter 6: Configuring Email Server

    Chapter 6: Configuring Email Server The email function can work properly even if no disk drive is installed in the Server. However, due to the limited space available, it is strongly recommended that you install the Warning hard disk drive. Creating an email user Step 1.
  • Page 84 Encrypting the Outlook Express mails via SSL To avoid receiving Spam emails, some companies adopt the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) mechanism to send/receive emails to safeguard the email system. Follow the steps below to configure the related settings: Step 1. Log in the Administrator Login page http://192.168.0.1/admin/, and select Standard Settings >...

  • Page 86: Appendix A: How To Check Mac Address

    Appendix A: How to Check MAC Address The MAC address on the network interface card is a unique identification code. The MAC address is also called Physical address. Each interface network card is included with a 6-byte identification number after it is manufactured. Follow the steps below to check for the MAC address in Windows 98/95/Me: 1.

  • Page 87: Appendix B: How To Apply For A Free Plusnet Dynamic Domain Name

    Appendix B: How to Apply for a Free PlusNet Dynamic Domain Name Before you apply for the dynamic domain name services (dialup ADSL or Cable), confirm with your ISP if they offer the services. You can apply for the dynamic domain names services from the following websites: www.pn99.com, www.twnic.net, www.dyndns.org, www.tzo.com, www.oray.cn, www.3322.org, or you can click PlusNet to apply for the dynamic domain name services.
  • Page 88 Click and link to the Internet address in the email content to activate your account. A free dynamic domain name and password approved will be then displayed. Log in the administrator’s interface of the Server: http://192.168.0.1/admin/. Select Network Settings > Domain Name Settings, and click PlusNet. Enter voa.pn99.com as the domain name and the password you receive in the notification mail.

  • Page 89: Appendix C: Product Specifications

    Appendix C: Product Specifications Model Name MFA500 Maximum Users 50 Users VIA Eden ULV Processor 500MHz System Memory 512MB SO-DIMM, Supports up to 2GB (DDR2 533/667 SDRAM) Storage Disk 2.5” HDD, supports SATA interface Port 2 x RJ-45 ports / 2 x USB 2.0 ports Power 100~240V 50/60Hz 1.7A, 12V/50W Dimension:...
  • Page 90 Update Mail Content, Attachment, Mail Size Support NAS and Remote Backup – daily scheduled backup for system setting, mail database, and mail backup records. Recovery after the system damaged, Option: External H/D Online Update: Automatic Online Update and manual update by downloading firmware CPU Loading, Loading on Internet Flow, Status on H/D Storage...

  • Page 91: Appendix D: Fcc Radio Frequency Statement

    Appendix D: FCC Radio Frequency Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the 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.

  • Page 92: Contacting Plustek

    Contacting Plustek Europe: Plustek Technology GmbH Gutenbergring 38 22848 Norderstedt Germany Tel: +49 (0) 40 523 03 130 Fax: +49 (0) 40 523 03 500 E-mail: support@plustek.de Website: www.plustek.de North America: Plustek Technology Inc. 17517 Fabrica Way, Suite B Cerritos, CA 90703 U.S.A.

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