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  • Page 1: User Guide

    User Guide NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Chapter3 Basic Installation .........................10 3.1 Connecting the Hardware ..........................10 3.2 WIreless Connection ...........................10 3.3 Setting the IP Address of the NP3680W .......................11 Chapter4 Installing the Print Server in Windows ................15 4.1 Setting up Local Windows Print Server ......................15 4.2 Connecting the NP3680W .........................16 4.3 Adding Network Printers in Windows ......................18...
  • Page 3 Straight and crossover cable configuration ......................76 Straight-Through Cabling ...........................76 Cross-Over Cabling ............................76 APPENDIX B Registration and Warranty Information ................77 Contact Information ............................77 Copyright Information ............................77 Customer Information ............................77 Product Warranty ...............................78 Limitations of Warranty ............................79 NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
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  • Page 5: Chapter1 Introduction

    To fully benefit from this document, you should be familiar with basic networking principles. The instructions described in this manual are based on the settings for an out-of-the-box NP3680W. To reload the Factory Default settings, you can reset the NP3680W back to Factory Defaults, which will restore most of the settings.
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  • Page 7: Chapter2 Product Overview

    Reset to factory defaults and for TFTP Firmware upgrades Ethernet Port: A twisted pair category 5 cable Wireless Station: IEEE 802.11 b/g wireless station with an external antenna USB Host Ports: USB 1.1/2.0 low, full, and Hi-Speed compliant NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...

  • Page 8: Features And Benefits

    NP3680W is not connected to the wireless network. USB1 Indicator:  i s lit while a USB device connects to USB1 Port of this NP3680W. If it is not lit, or if it blinks, there is a problem with the USB device or this NP3680W.
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  • Page 10: Chapter3 Basic Installation

    Turn on the USB devices and make sure they are ready for use. Connect the Power Adapter to the NP3680W. The power indicator will light up and USB1 and USB2 indicators will flash in turn. When the LAN indicator lights up, the NP3680W is correctly connected to the network.

  • Page 11: Setting The Ip Address Of The Np3680W

    3.3.1 Setting the IP Address Using the MFP Control Center Install MFP Server Control Center. MFP Server Control Center is available in the NP3680W USB MFP Server Product CD. Start MFP Server Control Center and Auto-searching MFP Server window will appear.
  • Page 12 If you don’t know the current IP of you Server, follow Step1~Step2 of ‘Setting the IP Address Using the MFP Control Center’. You can see the IP address of your NP3680W in the Server List. Open a Web Browser and enter the NP3680W’s IP address or click the GoToHomepage Icon of the Control Center.
  • Page 13 Click the button corresponding to your choice of IP setting methods (static or dynamic using DHCP). When assigning a static IP address you also have to define Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. Click Submit to save your settings. And the NP3680W will reboot. You have now finished the procedure of setting the IP address.
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  • Page 15: Chapter4 Installing The Print Server In Windows

    Windows does not find the printer, the wizard will continue as described in this task. Select a Windows driver for your printer. Click Next. Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users. Select the appropriate radio button and click Next and Finish. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...

  • Page 16: Connecting The Np3680W

    4.2 Connecting the NP3680W to your Network To configure your NP3680W correctly, you should know which type of network topology that your NP3680W is connecting to. 4.2.1 The NP3680W and Windows PC on Same LAN NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 17 Wireless Print Server 4.2.2 The NP3680W and Windows PC on Different LANs Example: Wired Windows PC across Internet NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...

  • Page 18: Adding Network Printers In Windows

    Right-click the printer for which you want to change settings, and then click Properties/ports. Clear Enablebidirectionalsupport and click Addport, and then click StandardTCP/IPPort from the dropdown and clickNewport. The AddStandardTCP/IPPrinterPortWizard will pop up and click Next. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 19 USB1_LPR or USB2_LPR for printer connected to USB1 port and USB2 port, respectively. Click Next. If your NP3680W is running on a different LAN than your Windows PC such as Internet PC, you must enter Server’s IP address in Printer Name or IP Address box.
  • Page 20 In the Port Name box, enter USB1_RAW or USB2_RAW for printer connected to USB1 port and USB2 port, respectively. If your NP3680W is running on a different LAN than your Windows PC such Internet PC, you must enter the Server’s IP address in Printer Name or IP Address box.
  • Page 21 Print with Raw TCP Mode. If your NP3680W is running on a different LAN than your Windows PC such as Internet PC, you must choose IP address in Select IP Address or Host Name in printer port box.
  • Page 22 NP3680W’s Host Name as “NP3680W” and printer name (USB1 port) as LaserJet 303, then the network path is expressed as: \\NP3680W\LaserJet303. If your NP3680W is running on a different LAN than your windows PC such as Internet PC, you must enter IP address in Port Name box. NP3680W User Guide...
  • Page 23 Printing with Network Path (SMB). If your NP3680W is running on a different LAN than your Windows PC such as Internet PC, you must choose IP address in Select IP address or Host Name in printer port box.
  • Page 24 Click Start, click ControlPanel, click PrintersandOtherHardware, and then click PrintersandFaxes. Double click AddPrintertostarttheAddPrinterWizard, and then click Next. In this window, select a network printer, or a printer attached to another computer and click Next. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 25 For example, http://NP3680W/LaserJet 303 Click Next and then continue WindowsAddPrinterWizard. If your NP3680W is running on a different LAN than your windows PC such as Internet PC, you must enter IP address in URL: Field. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
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  • Page 27: Chapter5 Connecting A File Server

    NetComm is not responsible for the leak, manipulation, loss, or corruption of data in memory devices connected to the NP3680W after unauthorized access. In order to use the USB Mass Storage device connected to the NP3680W, the SMB protocol or FTP protocol must be set up.

  • Page 28: Connecting Usb Mass Storage To The Server

    Setting up File Server Using the Control Center Start the ControlCenter and Auto-searching Server window will appear. If the tool finds multiple NP3680W’s in your local area network, then you have to select one NP3680W from the Server List. Double click the NP3680W listed and enter the NP3680W’s username (default: admin) and password (default: admin).
  • Page 29 EnableServerAuthentication: select the item, if you want to share your storage with user level security which requires user name and password to login. If you clear the item, your storage will be shared without security. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 30 EnableInternetAccess: clear the item, if you do not allow that users can access your SMB/ CIFS server via Internet. If you select the item, you allow Internet users can access your storage using the SMB/CIFS protocol. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 31 You can refer to Control Center or the Server’s web pages to get it. You will see that the Server will be displayed as the default Host Name “NP3680W” or the Host Name that you have set. NP3680W User Guide...
  • Page 32 If you clear Enable SMB/CIFS Print/File Server Authentication in Supported Protocols, you login to the SMB server without requiring authentication; otherwise you have to enter user name and password to login to the NP3680W. You can add user name and password in User Account box by the Control Center or the NP3680W’s Web page.
  • Page 33 If you set Enable Server Authentication in FTP server protocol settings you have to enter user name and password to login to the NP3680W; if you set Allow Anonymous Login, you can use the user name “anonymous” to login with Read-only permission. If you clear Server authentication, you do not need username or password to login to the Server.
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  • Page 35: Chapter6 Connecting A Scanner

    USB scanner, connected to this product, to be shared as a network scanner. The scan server function is available in any platform that can use SANE client. For non HP MFPs/Scanners, please use “NetUSB” technology, which is described in Chapter 8. 6.1 Connecting Scanner to the Server NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...

  • Page 36: Using The Shared Scanner In Windows

    Not all the MFP scanners support the options above. In such a case, the options will be grayed out and not accessible. Click Preview button. Adjust the window size to be scanned. Click Scan button. Save as your images to the file. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 37 Prior to using scanning functions in Windows applications such as MS Word, Photoshop …etc, you have to install network scanner’s TWAIN driver in advance. When you install the Control Center, it will also install this TWAIN driver. Example:UsingPhotoshop Start Photoshop, click File ->Import->NetComm Network Scanner Set your options. Click Preview button.
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  • Page 39: Chapter7 The Control Center

    You can also right-click the mouse button on the highlighted server to get the “Configure Server”, “Goto HomePage”, “Network Scanner”, “Set Printer”, and “Network Storage” functions. Y ou can also double-click on the highlighted server to get the “Configure Server” function. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 40 TCP ports as following boxes: - TCP Port 1: set TCP port for the printer of USB1 port (default: 9100) - TCP Port 2: set TCP port for the printer of USB2 port (default: 9101) NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 41 Factory Default and users may set the TCP port as follows: SANEPort: set SANE server’s TCP port (default: 6566) • EnableUPnP(UniversalPlugandPlay): select or clear Enable UPnP support. It is enabled in Factory Default. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 42 The account will take effect once shown in the blank below. Delete: delete the existing user account. • • SNMP: You can set community and some parameters for SNMP server. Furthermore, you can enable SNMP v3 for more security. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 43 PrivacyPassword: set privacy password of SNMP v3. • Email: If you want to receive some alerting mail from the Server, you have to enable SMTP Protocol, and set Email configuration. You can set new SMTP port number (default: 25). NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...

  • Page 44: Quitting The Control Center

    Password:enter account’s password for remote SMTP server. Maintenance If you want to restart the NP3680W, restore the NP3680W to factory defaults, download new firmware file from product’s public website and upgrade new firmware, you can use the Maintenance tool. •...
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  • Page 46: Chapter8 The Netusb Technology

    8.The NetUSB Technology 8.1 Introduction The goal of NP3680W USB MFP server is to provide the print/scan/file server in a single product. For printers and scanners, there is no industrial standard. In order to support many different models of printers and scanners from various vendors, you must put so many printer/scanner drivers into a single product.

  • Page 47: Connect & Disconnect

    “NetUSB” allows you to use USB printers or USB MFPs as if they were connected directly to your PC although they are actually connected to the NP3680W USB MFP server. The “connect” operation is a software operation that simulates an actual USB device plug-in. That is to say, when you do a “connect” operation in the Control Center, PC can then detect a USB device’s plug-in, although actually you do not plug in any USB...

  • Page 48: How To Use

    NetUSB technology, you must first make sure that your PC can access NetComm USB MFP server via TCP/IP. The simplest way to do this is using “Control Center” to search for the NetComm USB MFP server on the network and change its IP address to be the same subnet as your PC. If the MFP server and your PC are not in the same TCP/IP subnet, the Control Center will show the MFP server in green, as the following figure.
  • Page 49 After the installation, you can see the newly created devices on the PC. If the USB device is a MFP, you can see a new printer and a new scanner from the “Control Panel”. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 50 Tick on the “automatically execute when login on windows” check box and then on the “OK” button. If you would like to break the association between the Windows printer and the physical printer, just click on the association and click the “Delete” button in the “Auto-Connected Printer List”. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 51 Then the “Scanner Wizard” will run. Set the options as your need. Then submit the scan job. After the scanning finished, click the “disconnect” button in the Control Center to release the ownership of the scanner (or MFP). NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...

  • Page 52: Limitations

    The “Auto Connect / Disconnect” function can only be used with printers. Only manually Connect/ Disconnect is supported for scanners or USB storage. For USB storage, although NTFS can be supported by the NetUSB technology, it can not be shared among network users. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
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  • Page 54: Chapter9 The Server's Web

    Click on Status in the menu bar. This will display the status of Host Information, TCP/IP and USB devices. 9.2.2 Setting up NP3680W Configuration To set up the NP3680W configuration, the system will request user to enter user name (default: admin) and password (default: admin) to login. General Configuration •...
  • Page 55 You have to set the Server’s TCP/IP configuration to connect TCP/IP network. Please see Chapter 3 Basic Installation for more details. Supported Protocols The NP3680W supports the following TCP/IP protocols: TCP/IP • EnableLPR(LinePrinterRemote)Printing:select or clear Enable LPR Printing support. It is enabled in Factory Default.
  • Page 56 NetUSBMode:In this mode, you can access the USB storage using NetUSB technology. In this mode, FAT16/32 and NTFS file formats are supported, but only one user is allowed to access the storage at the same time. Please refer to chapter 9 for the details about NetUSB technology. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 57 • • Add: click Add button, after entering the user name, corresponding password, and Permission selection. The account will take effect once shown in the blank below. • Delete: delete the existing user account. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 58 (2) to send Trap packets receiving the wrong Community name. SNMPV3 • EnableSNMPV3: select or clear Enable SnmpV3 support • UserSecurityname:set user security name of SNMP v3 • AuthPassword: set authentication password of SNMP v3. • PrivacyPassword: set privacy password of SNMP v3. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 59 DownloadNewFirmwarefromWebsite: click this button to download new firmware or user • software from this product’s public website. • UpgradeFirmware: click Open to find the firmware file to be upgraded. Click Upgrade to upload the firmware into the Server. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
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  • Page 61: Chapter10 Email Alerting

    Wireless Print Server 10.Email Alerting This Server emails a notification to the user at these events: Adding or Removing a USB device. System Error. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
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  • Page 63: Chapter11 Troubleshooting

    USB device connected Green blinking Connected USB device error Not lit No physical connection to USB device USB2 Green USB device connected Green blinking Connected USB device error Not lit No physical connection to USB device NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 64 Error There are errors in network File server. Scanner Ready Scanner is ready. Flatbed Scanning Flatbed of scanner is scanning. Scrollfed Scanning Scrollfeed of scanner is scanning. Error There are errors in network scanning. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
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  • Page 66: Chapter12 Restore Factory Defaults

    Plug in the power adaptor while holding the Init button until LED indicators of Power, USB1 and USB2 blink. After that, UNplug the power adaptor and then plug in the power adapter again to restart the NP3680W. Finally, the NP3680W will operate using the Factory Default values.
  • Page 67 • • TCPPort(USB2):9101 • SMB/CIFSPrint/FileServer: Enabled • InternetAccess: Disabled • ServerAuthentication:Disabled • FTPServer:Enabled • FTPPort:21 • SetMaximumSessionNumber: 5 (Enabled) • PassiveMode:Enabled ServerAuthentication:Enabled • • AllowAnonymousLogin: Disabled • SANEServer: Enabled • SANEPort: 6566 • UPnP:Enabled NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 68 PrivacyPassword: None Email • SMTPProtocol: Disabled • SMTPServerName: None • SMTPPortNumber: 25 • Subject: None • FromAddress: None • ToAddress: None • Cc: None • SMTPServerrequiresauthentication: Disabled • AccountName: None Password:None • Maintenance • DownloadNewFirmware:http://www.netcomm.com.au NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
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  • Page 70: Chapter13 Upgrade Firmware

    13.Upgrade Firmware This chapter describes the three methods available to upgrade the NP3680W firmware. Please follow one of the following Procedures: Procedure A: Using the Control Center Open Control Center. It will automatically search the existing Servers and display their statuses.
  • Page 71 LAN, i.e. PC’s IP is 192.168.1.xxx and subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. Click Upload Image. Wait for Image Uploading to finish and then click Close. Plug-off the power adapter and then plug-in the power adapter to restart the NP3680W. The Init button is used for: NP3680W User Guide...
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  • Page 73: Chapter14 The Init Button

    14.The Init Button The Init button is used for maintenance.Toinitiatethemaintenancemode,plug in the power adapter while pressing the Init button until USB1 and USB2 LED indicators blink alternately. After that, the NP3680W will do the following tasks: Reset the NP3680W to factory default, which will restore most of the parameters and settings to factory default values, Become a TFTP server.
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  • Page 75: Appendix A Cable Information

    If you are unsure about which cable to use or which socket to connect it to, please refer to the hardware installation section in this manual. If you are still not sure about cable connections, please contact a professional computer technician or NetComm for further advice. RJ-45 Network Ports RJ-45 Network Ports can connect any networking devices that use a standard LAN interface, such as a Hub/ Switch Hub or Router.

  • Page 76: Straight And Crossover Cable Configuration

    1. You can also refer to the illustrations and charts of the internal wiring on the following page. Straight-Through Cabling Figure 3 Wire Becomes Cross-Over Cabling Figure  Wire Becomes Note: To prevent loss of signal, make sure that the length of any twisted-pair connection does not exceed 100 metres. NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...

  • Page 77: Appendix B Registration And Warranty Information

    APPENDIX B: Registration and Warranty Information All NetComm Limited (“NetComm”) products have a standard 12 month warranty from date of purchase against defects in manufacturing and that the products will operate in accordance with the specifications outlined in the User Guide. However some products have an extended warranty option (please refer to your packaging).

  • Page 78: Product Warranty

    NetComm. Failure to do so may cause damage to this product, fire or result in personal injury.

  • Page 79: Limitations Of Warranty

    The warranty is automatically voided if: You, or someone else, use the product, or attempts to use it, other than as specified by NetComm; The fault or defect in your product is the result of a voltage surge subjected to the product either by the way of power supply or communication line, whether caused by thunderstorm activity or any other cause(s);...
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  • Page 83 Wireless Print Server NP3680W User Guide YML838 Rev 2...
  • Page 84 Note: NetComm Technical Support for this product only covers the basic installation and features outlined in the Quick Start Guide. For further information regarding the advanced features of this product, please refer to the configuring sections in the User Guide or contact a Network Specialist.

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