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LevelOne FUS-3100 User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    LevelOne FUS-3100 / FPS-3003 / WUS-3200 MFP Server User Manual...

  • Page 2: Ce Declaration Of Conformity

    Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility. CE Marking Warning Hereby, Digital Data Communications, declares that this (Model-no. WUS-3200) is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. The CE-Declaration of Conformity can be downloaded at: http://www.levelone.eu/support.php...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ......................... 6 ........................6 BOUT THIS ANUAL ........................6 USTOMER UPPORT PRODUCT OVERVIEW ......................7 ........................7 ACKAGE ONTENTS CD ..........................7 RODUCT ......................7 TART ROCEDURES ......................7 HYSICAL ESCRIPTION ..................... 8 ONFIGURATION AND ANAGEMENT ......................
  • Page 4 Auto-Connect Scanner......................31 Manual-Connect / Auto-Connect Fax .................. 32 VS A ..................34 ANUAL ONNECT ONNECT ..........................35 IMITATIONS ..........35 ONNECTING ERIOD FOR ONNECT AND ANUAL ONNECT THE CONTROL CENTER UTILITY..................36 ..................36 NSTALLING ONTROL ENTER TILITY ..................36 SING THE ONTROL ENTER...
  • Page 5 RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULTS ..................59 ..................59 SING THE ONTROL ENTER TILITY ’ ..................... 59 SING THE ERVER AGES ........................60 SING UTTON ....................... 60 EFAULT ARAMETERS THE INIT BUTTON ......................62 10. TROUBLESHOOTING ....................... 63 LED I ........................63 NDICATORS ...................

  • Page 6: Introduction

    MFP Server in various network environments. LevelOne offers 3 models of MFP Server; all models have a 10/100Mbps LAN port. However, FUS-3100 has only one USB port, while both FPS-3003 and WUS-3200 have two USB ports. Compared with FPS-3003, WUS-3200 offers an additional wireless module (802.11b/g).

  • Page 7: Product Overview

    Verify that nothing is missing from the package by using the checking list below. Please contact your local dealer if anything is missing or damaged. All packing materials are recyclable. Please confirm the items in the package below: ● MFP Server (FUS-3100 / FPS-3003 / WUS-3200) ● Power Adapter ● CD Manual/Utility ●Quick Installation Guide...

  • Page 8: Configuration And Management

    Ethernet network is applied). ACT/Status (FUS-3100/FPS-3003) Indicator blinks to indicate network activity. USB Indicator is lit up while USB device connects to USB Port of MFP Server. If it does not light up, or if it blinks, please check the USB device and MFP Server.

  • Page 9: Basic Installation

    2. Basic Installation Connecting the Hardware Connect the MFP Server to the network with a twisted-pair cat.5 or cat.6 cable, 10baseT or 100baseTX. Connect the Power Adapter to the MFP Server. The power indicator will light up and USB indicators will flash. When the Link indicator lights up, the MFP Server has properly connected to the network.

  • Page 10: Host Names And Host Name Rules

    Host Names and Host Name Rules The default Host Name of the MFP Server is “FUS-3100”, “FPS-3003” or “WUS-3200”, depend on the model user has purchased. If user installs two or more MFP Servers with same model type in the local area network, to avoid conflict by using the same Host Name, user should change the Host Name by using the Control Center or access to the MFP Server’s web pages.
  • Page 11 If the tool finds multiple MFP Servers in the local area network, user has to select one of the MFP Servers from the Server List. Double click the highlight list and enter the MFP Server’s administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin). After logged in successfully, select TCP/IP from the MFP Server menu.
  • Page 12 Select the prefer IP setting method corresponding to the local area network (static or dynamic using DHCP). When assigning a static IP address user also has to define Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. If user chooses Automatically get IP by DHCP, he/she can use desired DNS by clicking the Manual DNS button and manually assigning a DNS.

  • Page 13: Setting The Ip Address Using Mfp Server's Web Pages

    Setting the IP Address Using MFP Server’s Web Pages The IP address of MFP Server will display in the Server List. Open IE Browser and then enter the MFP Server’s IP address or click the Home Icon of the Control Center to access the MFP Server’s Homepage.
  • Page 14 Enter administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin). Click TCP/IP icon. Select the prefer IP setting method corresponding to the local area network (static or dynamic using DHCP). When assigning a static IP address user also has to define Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. If user chooses Automatically get IP by DHCP, he/she can use desired DNS by clicking the Manual DNS button and manually assigning a DNS.

  • Page 15: Wireless Configuration

    Wireless configuration Preliminary Before access the wireless network, wireless parameters should be set correctly. Users have to setup the first wireless parameter set through LAN connection. Wireless access can be set as 1. Infrastructure (station) mode, which need an access point to route network messages, or 2.
  • Page 16 If the tool finds MFP servers in the local area network, then users have to select a MFP server from the server list. Double click the highlight list and type the server’s administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin).
  • Page 17 When login successfully, from the MFP Server menu, select wireless. Then Wireless dialog setting appears. In order to join an existing wireless network, users have to set the correct network type (infrastructure or ad-hoc), SSID, and the correct security method with the correct key information.
  • Page 18 Click Apply to save the settings. And then MFP server will reboot. Users have now finished the procedure of setting the wireless parameters. Note In infrastructure mode, WUS-3200 searches all channels to join the matched wireless service set. In ad-hoc mode, WUS-3200 searches all channels to join the matched wireless ad-hoc service set too, however, if none are found, WUS-3200 creates that service set in the assigned channel.

  • Page 19: Set Wireless Configuration Using Mfp Server's Web Page

    Set Wireless Configuration Using MFP Server’s Web Page User is able to tell the IP address of MFP server from the server list. Open IE Browser and enter server’s IP address or click the Home Icon of MFP Server Control Center utility. Note If the wireless parameters are not correct or not set yet, users have to use LAN to access Web Pages.
  • Page 20 Click Wireless icon. In order to join an existing wireless network, users have to set the correct network type (infrastructure or ad-hoc), SSID, and the correct security method with the correct key information. If the wireless network is secured by WEP64 or WEP128, key index and WEP key must be set correctly.
  • Page 21 If the wireless network is secured by WPA-PSK/TKIP, the shared key must be set correctly.
  • Page 22 Click Submit to save the new settings. And the MFP server will reboot. Users have now finished the procedure of setting the wireless parameters. Note In infrastructure mode, WUS-3200 searches all channels to join the matched wireless service set. In ad-hoc mode, WUS-3200 searches all channels to join the matched wireless ad-hoc service set too, however, if none are found, WUS-3200 creates that service set in the assigned channel.

  • Page 23: Using The Mfp Server

    3. Using the MFP Server Introduction to the New Technology of MFP Server 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 24: How To Use

    How to Use Driver Installation This section will describe how to use the new technology of MFP Server to do driver installation for a USB device. Before the installation, please make sure that the PC can access the MFP server via TCP/IP. The simplest way to do this is using “Control Center” to search for the MFP server on the network and change its IP address to be the same subnet as the PC.
  • Page 25 Please see below steps for USB printer or USB Multifunction printer driver installation. Power on the MFP server and switch on 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, user is able to see the host names and IP address of the MFP server (in blue) on the network, as the following figure.

  • Page 26: Set Auto-Connect Printer

    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 in the driver installation section and proceed to the driver installation. After complete the USB printer or USB Multifunction printer driver installation, user can now see the newly created devices on the PC.
  • Page 28 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 utility’s “Tools” menu, in the “Auto-Connect Printer List” user can see a newly created item that describes the association between the Windows printer and the physical printer on the server.

  • Page 29: Manual-Connect Scanner

    Manual-Connect Scanner After installed the scanner driver, user is able to see a newly created scanner in the Windows Control Panel’s “Scanners and Cameras”. Follow the steps below to do a manual-connect scanning. In the Control Center utility, click the MFP server that has the desired scanner (or MFP) attached.
  • Page 30 Then the “Scanner Wizard” will run. Setup the options as user requested. Then submit the scan job. When the scanning is completed, click the “Disconnect” button in the Control Center utility to release the ownership of the scanner (or MFP).

  • Page 31: Auto-Connect Scanner

    Auto-Connect Scanner Another way is auto-connect scanning. In Control Center utility, click the desired scanner, and then click “Auto-Connect Scanner” button to select a device that user would like to connect with.

  • Page 32: Manual-Connect / Auto-Connect Fax

    Manual-Connect / Auto-Connect Fax Some Multifunction printers provide the PC Fax function. After the Multifunction driver installation, User can see a newly created Fax printer in the Windows Control Panel’s “Printers and Faxes”. Follow the steps below to do a FAX via MFP server.
  • Page 33 In the Control Center utility, click the MFP server that has the desired MFP attached. Click the MFP. C. Click the “Connect” button. D. Choose the desired fax printer to do printing. Then the FAX wizard will show up. Please follow the instructions in MFP’s user manual to send FAX as if the MFP is directly connect to PC.

  • Page 34: Manual-Connect Vs Auto-Connect

    Try to issue a print job to the desired printer, the Control Center utility will automatically do a connect operation and, once the print job (actually this is a FAX job.) finished, it will automatically disconnect operation. Manual-Connect VS Auto-Connect It is recommend user not to use “manual connect/disconnect”...

  • Page 35: Limitations

    In summary, users should use manual connect/disconnect only when doing driver installation and when auto connect/disconnect can not work well. Limitations There are still some limitations for using the new technology of MFP Server. Supports Windows 2000/XP/Vista; Windows 98/ME is not supported. Only one PC can get the ownership of the same USB device at the same time.

  • Page 36: The Control Center Utility

    4. The Control Center Utility This chapter describes how to use the Control Center Utility. Installing Control Center Utility 1. Insert the Product CD into the CD-ROM. The Autorun screen will appear. 2. Select the model and click Utility to begin the utility installation. 3.

  • Page 37: Displaying Mfp Server Status

    Displaying MFP Server Status User may start the Control Center utility and select the MFP Server to see its status which includes Host Information, TCP/IP Status. Setting up MFP Server Configuration Click on “Configure Server” button to setup the select MFP server. Then enter the administrator ID and password to login.
  • Page 38 General Configuration Set Host Information: Set basic host information for the MFP server: Server Name Workgroup Description...
  • Page 39 TCP/IP: Setup the MFP Server’s TCP/IP configuration to connect TCP/IP network. Please refer to Chapter 3 Basic Installation for more details. User Accounts: Administrator is able to change administrator name and its password. If user forgot the administrator login name and password, it then must perform Restore Factory Default action, please refer to the chapter “Restore Factory Defaults”.
  • Page 40 User Account List User Name & Password: Administrator is allowed to create up to 25 user accounts with corresponding permissions. Read Only: Users login with “Read Only”; it only allows accessing and retrieving the files in the file server. This user account does not have the right to modify files in the file server. For File Server functionality, please refer to Chapter 6 File Server.
  • Page 41 Maintenance: Using Maintenance tool page to restart, restore factory defaults or upgrade latest firmware for the MFP Server. The latest firmware can be found and download from LevelOne website at www.level1.com Restart Server: click this button, the MFP Server will restart.

  • Page 42: Quitting The Control Center Utility

    Quitting the Control Center Utility The Control Center Utility doesn’t really quit if user clicks 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 shut down the Control Center Utility.

  • Page 43: File Server

    NTFS only supports in NetUSB mode. Please refer to the Storage Access Mode. 2. Please notice that LevelOne is not responsible for the loss or corruption of data in memory devices, including hard disk; LevelOne also not responsible for the leak, manipulation, loss, or corruption of data in memory devices connected to the MFP Server after unauthorized access.

  • Page 44: Storage Names

    Storage Names The local drives of the two storages in USB1 port and USB2 port are named as USBx_DxPx, where USBx represents the USBx port, Dx represents the the x-th Disk and Px represents the x-th partition. Connecting USB Mass Storage to the Server LAN HUB/Switch The Server Storage...

  • Page 45: When Do You Need To Configure Codepage

    When do you need to configure codepage? The Server supports Windows codepages. If users want to communicate files using FTP client tool or SMB on Windows 2000 with the MFP Server, they have to set their MFP Server codepage to be same as the codepage that their Windows PC is using. SMB on Windows 2000 Configuring the Server’s Codepages Users can use the following methods to set the MFP Server’s codepage.
  • Page 46 5. Select the codepage form File Server Codepage box and click Apply. Using MFP Server’s Web Pages 1. Go to the web page, click CONFIG 2. Login your administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin). 3. After you have logged in successfully, setting General Configuration dialog appears.

  • Page 47: Adding Usb Mass Storages To Network With Security

    4. Select your codepage form File Server Codepage box and click Apply. Adding USB Mass Storages to Network with Security User can use the following protocols to share USB Mass Storages with user level security in network: SMB/CIFS: NetBIOS over TCP/IP The protocols are shown in Supported Protocols box of the Control Center utility or the MFP Server’s web pages.

  • Page 48: Setting Up File Server Using The Control Center Utility

    Setting up File Server Using the Control Center Utility 1. Start the Control Center Utility and Auto-searching MFP Server window will appear. 2. If the tool finds multiple Servers in your local area network, then you have to select one of the Servers from the Server List.
  • Page 49 access the storage using the SMB/CIFS protocol. Enable Server Authentication: Select the item, if user wants to share the storage with user level security which requires user name and password to login. If this function is disabled, the storage will be shared without any security. Set FTP Server: Enable FTP Server: select the item, if user wants to support FTP server.

  • Page 50: Setting Up File Server Using Web Pages

    Setting up File Server Using Web Pages 1. Go to the web page, click CONFIG 2. Login your administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin). 3. After you have logged in successfully, click Supported Protocols. 4. Set up File Server Configuration: Set SMB/CIFS Print/File Server Enable SMB/CIFS Print/File Server: select the item, if you want to support SMB/CIFS print/File server.

  • Page 51: Using Shared Storages By Smb/Cifs Method For Windows

    storage with user level security which requires user name and password to login. If this function is disabled, the storage will be shared without any security. Set FTP Server: Enable FTP Server: select the item, if user wants to support FTP server. FTP port: enter the desired FTP port.
  • Page 52 have to enter user name and password to login to the Server. You can add user name and password in User Account box by the Control Center or the Server’s Web page. Note If you use SMB on Windows 98 SE/ME, you must login to your Windows 98 SE/ME using the same user name as in the Server’s User Account.

  • Page 53: Using Shared Storage By Ftp Methods For Windows

    Using Shared Storage by FTP Methods for Windows Use Microsoft IE to the shared USB Mass Storages Open Microsoft IE In Web Address List, enter command: “ftp://Server’s Server Name“ or “ftp://Server’s IP address”. If you have changed the default FTP port: 21 to the new value, you have to add the new port number in the tail of command as “ftp://Server’s Server Name: ftp port”...

  • Page 54: Mfp Server's Web

    MFP Server’s Web Pages 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. Using the Server’s Web Pages Displaying Server Status The status of Server Information and TCP/IP.

  • Page 55: Setting Up Server Configuration

    Setting up Server Configuration To set up the Server configuration, the system will request user to enter administrator (default: admin) and password (default: admin) to login. General Configuration Set Host Information: You can set some basic host information for using the server: Server Name: the name to represent the Server TCP/IP: You have to set the Server’s TCP/IP configuration to connect TCP/IP network.
  • Page 56 Maintenance If you want to restore factory default values of the Server and upgrade new firmware, you can use the Maintenance tool. Factory Default: click this button, the Server will restore factory default values. Download New Firmware from Website: click this button to download new firmware or user software from this product’s public website.

  • Page 57: Upgrade Firmware

    7. Upgrade Firmware This chapter describes how to upgrade firmware. Please follow one of the following Procedures. Procedure A: Using the Control Center Utility 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 58 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 59: Restore Factory Defaults

    8. Restore Factory Defaults User may restore the factory default parameters by one of the following methods. Using the Control Center Utility 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 60: Using Init Button

    Host Information Server Name: FUS-3100 / FPS-3003 / WUS-3200 Workgroup : WORKGROUP Description (Optional) LevelOne FUS-3100 / FPS-3003 / WUS-3200 MFP Server Code Page of File Server : Western European TCP/IP Automatically get IP by DHCP: Enabled - Manual DNS: None (Disabled).
  • Page 61 Server Authentication: Disabled FTP Server: Enabled FTP Port: Set Maximum Session Number: 5 (Enabled) Passive Mode: Enabled Server Authentication: Enabled Allow Anonymous Login: Disabled User Accounts Administrator: admin Password: admin...

  • Page 62: The Init Button

    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.

  • Page 63: Troubleshooting

    10. Troubleshooting This chapter provides useful information to help you resolve difficulties that you may experience with your Server. Fault symptoms, possible causes, and remedial actions are provided within a quick reference table. This Server’s USB ports only support MFPs, printers, scanners, and mass storage.

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