Chapter3 Basic Installation; Connecting The Hardware; Assigning An Ip Address To The Server; Preliminary - Digitus DN-13007 User Manual

Chapter3
3.1

Connecting the Hardware

1. Make sure that your USB devices are switched off and that the MFP server's
Power Adapter is disconnected.
2. Connect the USB devices to the USB ports using the USB cables.
3. Connect the MFP server to the network using a twisted pair category 5 cable,
10baseT or 100baseTX.
4. Turn on the USB devices and make sure it is ready for use.
5. Connect the Power Adapter to the server. The power indicator will light up and
USB1 and USB2 indicators will flash in turn. When the Link indicator lights up,
the server is correctly connected to the network. When USB1 and USB2
indicators do not flash, the server starts to work normally.
6. If you connected USB HP printers to server, please press the Init button for 3
seconds on the server once to print a page of server configuration report.
3.2

Assigning an IP Address to the Server

3.2.1

Preliminary

If you have a DHCP server on your network, your MFP server will receive an IP
address automatically. The IP address will then appear on user software:
Digitus DN-13007 MFP Server Control Center or on the page of configuration
report that you printed earlier. If your DHCP server does not give IP address to
the server, the server will use the Factory IP address: 192.168.1.100.
If you are not working in a DHCP network, you need to set an IP address of
MFP server manually.
3.2.2

Ethernet Address

You do not need to know the Ethernet address of your Digitus DN-13007 USB MFP
server for assigning an IP address to it. MFP Server Control Center software can
automatically search MFP servers and list their Ethernet addresses. Besides, you can
find Ethernet address that is located on the backside label of the server.
3.2.3

IP Address

Unless you are assigning an IP address using DHCP, you must obtain an unused IP
address from your network administrator.
3.2.4

Methods for Setting the IP Address

You can set the IP address of your Digitus DN-13007 USB MFP server using one of the
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