LevelOne FUS-3100 User Manual
LevelOne FUS-3100 User Manual

LevelOne FUS-3100 User Manual

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FUS-3100
1-Port USB 2.0 MFP Server
User Manual
V1.0.0-0703

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  • Page 1 LevelOne FUS-3100 1-Port USB 2.0 MFP Server User Manual V1.0.0-0703...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION............................3 About this Manual ..............................3 Customer Support..............................3 CHAPTER 2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ...........................4 Package Contents ...............................4 Product CD ................................4 Physical Description ............................4 Configuration and Management ........................4 Features and Benefits ............................4 CHAPTER 3 BASIC INSTALLATION ...........................6 Connecting the Hardware...........................6 Assigning an IP Address to the Server ......................6 CHAPTER 4 USING THE MFP SERVER ........................
  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing FUS-3100 1 Port USB 2.0 MFP Server (in the following referred to as “Server”). This Server is designed to connect your AIO/MFPs (All-In-One/Multifunction Peripheral), printers, and scanners, to your network, allowing all network users access to these shared USB devices resources.
  • Page 4: Chapter 2 Product Overview

    Verify that nothing is missing from the package by using the checking list below. Please contact your dealer if anything is missing or damaged. All packing materials are recyclable. Please confirm the items in the package below: ● FUS-3100 ● Power Adapter ● Quick Installation Guide ●.CD Manual/Utility...
  • Page 5 1. Reliability: The Server provides high performance and reliability combined with low power consumption. 2. Easy to Install: The Server installs, operates, and is managed in a reliable and easy fashion. 3. Security: You can assign administrator name and password to restrict login. 4.
  • Page 6: Chapter 3 Basic Installation

    Host Names and Host Name Rules The Host Name of the Server defaults to be “FUS-3100”. If you put two or more Servers in your local area network, to avoid using the same Host Names you have to change the Host Names by...
  • Page 7 using the Control Center or the Server’s web pages. If your Host Name is longer than 15 characters, the Server uses only the first 15 characters. 3.2.6 Setting the IP Address Using DHCP Follow the instructions below to get an IP address using DHCP: Edit or create a scope in the DHCP manager of the DHCP daemon.
  • Page 8 5. After you have logged in successfully, select TCP/IP from the Server’s menu. The Set IP Address dialog appears. 6. Click the button corresponding to your choice of IP setting method (static or dynamic using DHCP). When assigning a static IP address you also have to define Subnet Mask and Default Gateway.
  • Page 9 3.2.8 Setting the IP Address Using the Server’s Web Pages 1. You can see the IP address of you Server in the Server List. Open IE Browser and enter the Server’s IP address or click the Home Icon of the Control Center. 2.
  • Page 10 5. Click the button corresponding to your choice of IP setting methods (static or dynamic). When assigning a static IP address you also have to define Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. 6. Click Submit to save your settings. And the Server will reboot. You have now finished the procedure of setting the IP address.
  • Page 11: Chapter 4 Using The Mfp Server

    Chapter 4 Using the MFP Server Introduction to the Software Bus Technology For printers and scanners, there is no industrial standard. In order to support many different models of printers and scanners from various brands, we have adapted the new technology, called “Software Bus”.
  • Page 12 Please see below steps for USB MFP driver installation. Turn on MFP server and the USB device. Connect the USB device to MFP server. The LED of the USB port will light-on. Run the Control Center. In the “MFP Server List” window, you can see the host names and IP address of the MFP server (in blue) on the network, as the following figure.
  • Page 13 PC will automatically detect the plug-in of the USB device once user click “Connect” button. Please refer to the USB device’s user manual for driver installation. After complete the driver 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”.
  • Page 14 D. Choose the desired printer. The desired printer must be the Windows printer (this is a logical printer) that matches the printer attached on the MFP server (this is a physical printer). Then click the “Apply” button. Then, Open control center, “Tools” menu, in the “Auto-Connect Printer List” you can see a newly created item that describes the association between the Windows printer and the physical printer on the server.
  • Page 15 D. Right-click the scanner icon in the Control Panel’s “Scanners and Cameras”, and choose “Get picture using Scanner Wizard”.
  • Page 17 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).
  • Page 18 Another way is auto-connect scanning. In Control Center, click the desired scanner, and then click “Auto-Connect Scanner” button to select a device that you want to scan.
  • Page 19 4.3.4 Manual-Connect / Auto-Connect Fax Some MFPs provide the PC Fax function. After remote installation of a MFP, you can see a newly created Fax printer in the Control Panel’s “Printers and Faxes”. Follow the steps below to do a FAX via MFP server.
  • Page 20: Manual-Connect Vs Auto-Connect

    D. Choose the desired FAX printer. It must be the Windows FAX printer (this is a logical FAX) that matches the FAX attached on the MFP server (this is a physical FAX). Then click the “Apply” button. Then, in Control Center, choose “Auto-Connect Fax List” in “Tool” menu. You can see a newly created item that describes the association between the Windows FAX printer and the physical FAX on the server.
  • Page 21: Limitations

    do a manual disconnect after using the MFP. Take HP OfficeJet 5510 as an example. If you want to use vendor-supplied utility to send FAX with HP OfficeJet 5510, the “auto-connect FAX” can not work for some technical reason. In this case, users have the following alternative to solve the problem.
  • Page 22: Chapter 5 The Control Center

    Chapter 5 The Control Center This chapter describes how to use the Control Center. 5.1 Installing Control Center 1. Insert the included CD into the CD-ROM. The Autorun screen should appear. 2. Click Utility button to begin the installation. 3. Follow the on screen instruction to step through the installation. 5.2 Using the Control Center 5.2.1 Using Tools of Control Center...
  • Page 23 General Configuration Set Host Information: You can set basic host information for the server: Server Name Workgroup Description...
  • Page 24 TCP/IP: You have to set the Server’s TCP/IP configuration to connect TCP/IP network. Please see the chapter on Basic Installation for more details. User Accounts: You can change administrator name and its password. If you forgot administrator name and password, you must to perform Restore Factory Default action by plugging in the power adaptor while pressing the Init button.
  • Page 25 Maintenance: If you want to restart the Server, restore the Server to factory defaults, download new firmware file from product’s public website and upgrade new firmware, you can use the Maintenance tool. Restart Server: click this button, the Server will restart. Factory Default: click this button, the Server will restore factory default values.
  • Page 26: Quitting The Control Center

    5.3 Quitting the Control Center The Control Center doesn’t really quit if you click the “X” box (close box) at the top right corner of the window. Instead, it just minimizes itself to the system tray. There are two ways to really close the Control Center.
  • Page 27 The second way is right-clicking the icon of the Control Center in the system tray and choosing the “Exit”.
  • Page 28: Chapter 6 Mfp Server's Web

    Chapter 6 MFP Server’s Web Pages 6.1 Introduction The Server runs the daemon of http server, on TCP port: 80. Users may use the http://serverIP web pages to see the Server’s system status and configure the Server. 6.2 Using the Server’s Web Pages 6.2.1 Displaying Server Status You can see the status of Server Information and TCP/IP.
  • Page 29 TCP/IP: You have to set the Server’s TCP/IP configuration to connect TCP/IP network. Please see Chapter 3 Basic Installation for more details. User Accounts: You can change administrator name and password. If you forgot administrator name and password, you must perform Restore Factory Default action by plugging in the power adaptor while pressing the Init button.
  • Page 31: Chapter 7 Upgrade Firmware

    Chapter 7 Upgrade Firmware This chapter describes how to upgrade firmware. Please follow one of the following Procedures: Procedure A: Using the Control Center 1. Open Control Center. It will automatically search the existing Servers and display their statuses. 2. Select the Server that you want to upgrade the firmware. Double click the selected Server and enter Administrator (default: admin) and Password (default: admin).
  • Page 32 Procedure B: Using the Server’s Web Pages 1. Power on the Server. Suppose that the Server is in DHCP mode. 2. Check the Server's IP address. 3. First, run Control Center. It will automatically search for Servers on the LAN. Then Servers’...
  • Page 33: Chapter 8 Restore Factory Defaults

    Chapter 8 Restore Factory Defaults You may restore the Server’s default parameters by one of the following methods. 8.1 Using the Control Center Start the Control Center. If the tool finds Servers in your local area network, then you have to select a Server from the Server List.
  • Page 34: Using Init Button

    After that, plug off the power adaptor and then plug in the power adapter again to restart the Server. Finally, the Server will operate using the Factory Default values. 8.4 Default Parameters List Host Information Server Name: FUS-3100 TCP/IP Automatically get IP by DHCP: Enabled - Manual DNS: None (Disabled).
  • Page 35: The Init Button

    Chapter 9 The Init Button The Init button is used for the maintenance: Plugging in the power adapter while pressing the Init button until USB indicators blink alternately. After that, the Server will do the following tasks: Reset the Server to factory default, which will restore most of the parameters and settings to factory default values, Perform a TFTP server.

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