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  • Page 2 10M/100Mbps USB2.0 Print Server Mini-101M...
  • Page 3 Foreword Explanation of the signals In order to let you set up and use this product correctly, please pay attention when reading or browsing the manual as you see these signals listed below. Warning/ Danger Users should read the explanation carefully and understand it completely, otherwise users might be in danger or even be injured.
  • Page 4 FCC Certifications This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction to Mini-101M ....1 1. Contents of Package ....1 2.
  • Page 6 3.4 Setup Mini-101M ....26 3.5 General Configuration ....27 3.6 TCP/IP Configuration .
  • Page 7 1.2 Console Mode ....71 1.2.1 Enable Mini-101M’s TCP/IP Support . 71 1.2.2 Set Up Mini-101M’s IP Address..71 1.2.3 Verify Mini-101M’s IP Address ..71 1.2.4 Configure Remote LPD...
  • Page 8 Windows 98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/ Vista, Unix/Linux and Apple MAC OS 9.x and above. With the help of the installation wizard of Mini-101M, you can set up and configure the settings easily and completely and enjoy the convenience brought by it instantly. The following chapters will introduce you the fantastic functions of Mini-101M, the installation methods, and system configuration in different environments.

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction To Mini-101M

    Introduction to Mini-101M 1. Contents of Package After purchasing Mini-101M Print Server form a distributor or an agency, please open the package and check that all the components listed below are included. If there is any item missing, please contact with the distributor or the agency at once.

  • Page 10: Product Functions

    The Status LED will be on only when printing or there Status are some problems with the printer or the print server. After power on Mini-101M, its Ready LED will be on Ready all the time, and it means you may start to use it.

  • Page 11: How To Set Up Mini-101M

    Print Server and it will automatically start the POST (Power-On-Self- Test). While detecting, the Ready LED will be on and LAN LED will be blinking for a while and then the Mini-101M will be ready in a short time. 1.Plug the AC Adapter which comes with Mini-101M in a different voltage power supply will cause damage on Mini- 101M, and it is not included in warranty.

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Basic Setup & Configuration

    Basic Setup & Configuration 1. Software Installation & Setup In order to meet users' network printing needs, Mini-101M supports many kinds of Operating Systems, such as Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/ Vista, UNIX system, and Macintosh Computer; therefore, it can be set up through many OS.

  • Page 13: Software Installation

    After giving an IP address, please follow the steps below to start the Installation: 1.Put the Mini-101M CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driver, and go to the root directory. Double click o Mini-101M_Utility.exe and you can start to install the print server and set up the printer which connects with Mini-101M.
  • Page 14 3.After getting into the InstallShield Wizard, it will show the following page. Please make sure that your Mini-101M print server is ready and the hardware of the printer was installed and the power is on. If you want to continue, please click Next. And if you want to install the utility later, you may click Cancel.
  • Page 15 5.You may choose to start the configuration of Mini-101M right away or later. Click Next to continue installing. 6.The wizard will start to install the utilities. After completing the installation, it will show the detected print server on the list and you may start to configure the print server.
  • Page 16 Please enter 0000 for the password and then click OK to continue configuring. 8.You may give a distinguishable alias name for Mini-101M Print Server or you can leave the default name. Besides, you can enter a 15-digit description for the print server or leave it blank and click Next to continue the configuration.
  • Page 17 Mini-101M or you can just click Next and leave the default IP address. (The default IP address of Mini-101M Print Server is 192.168.1.200 .) If Mini-101M is connected with a device which has DHCP server, you may click DHCP to let it automatically get an IP address.
  • Page 18 MFP Manager when Windows starts. 13.After restarting the computer, the following MFP Manager window will pop up and you can start to configure and manage Mini-101M Print Server. Besides, the icon of MFP Manager will be listed on the desktop.

  • Page 19: Mfp Manager17

    MFP or Printer, please click Disconnect so that other users can use the device. Or you can click the check box to enable the Auto Release setting, so that the Mini-101M will release the connection after a period of idle time that you have set.
  • Page 20 MFP Server List MFP Server List MFP Server List will list all the MFP Servers on the network. You can nd the information of the MFP Servers including MFP Server Name MAC ID IP Address and the device that is connected to the MFP Server. Chapter2 Basic Setup &...
  • Page 21 Computer Name – It displays the computer name of the user who is connecting to the MFP. Contact Information – When the current user has set the Contact Information , you can see it here. Refresh Click to refresh the MFP Server List immediately. Mini-101M...

  • Page 22: Connect An Mfp Or A Printer26

    2.1.1. Connect an MFP or a Printer If you have already installed the driver of the MFP or the printer which you want to connect, Mini-101M can automatically connect with the MFP or the printer. If you have already turn on the MFP or the printer, but you haven't install...
  • Page 23 2.Find the driver's location. If you know the exact location, you may click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and cancel the click Next to continue. 3.You can click Browse to find the driver's location for the wizard. Click Next to start installing the software. Mini-101M...
  • Page 24 4.After finish installing the software, you may click Finish to finish installing the driver. Chapter2 Basic Setup & Configuration...
  • Page 25 MFP servers. You can find the information of the MFP Servers including MFP Server Name MAC ID , IP Address and the device that is connected to the MFP Server. Delete Delete the selected MFP Server from the list. Mini-101M...

  • Page 26: Auto Connect List

    2.3. Auto Connect List To let the system automatically connect with Mini-101M whenever you want to print a document just like using a traditional print server, you can add the MFP onto the Auto Connect List. If you send a printing job to the MFP while the MFP is connecting by other user, you may be prompted that the device is not found or the document is failed to print.
  • Page 27 MFP is already disconnected. It will cause unformatted messages to be printed out. The enabled default status is Keep connecting for 30 second(s) after printing has been finished (5-60), it will help to avoid the above situation. Mini-101M...

  • Page 28: Option Settings21

    4.The setup is finished and you'll see the detail information on the list. If you need to modify any settings of the auto connected MFP server, you may click Edit to change the settings. 2.4. Option Settings 2.4.1. General Settings Click Option on the MFP Manager window and choose General Settings .

  • Page 29: Search For Mfp Servers

    Address of the MFP Server to do the remote search. The MFP Server on the Remote MFP Server List will be added to the MFP Server List for you to configure. If the remote MFP Server you have searched is behind an NAT Router, the MFP Server may not operate normally. Mini-101M...

  • Page 30: Server Manager

    3. Server Manager 3.1. Introduction This chapter introduces MFP Server's system configuration utility in Windows environment. This utility provides the most complete management and configuration functions on the MFP Server. This utility only provides configuration functions for MFP Server itself; it does not include configuration functions for client side or other file server in the network environment.

  • Page 31: Search For Mfp Servers

    And at the bottom of the right side of the page will show 1 server found message. If the print server just initializes and has not been found, you may click and search again. Mini-101M...

  • Page 32: Status Of Mini-101M

    3.3. Status of Mini-101M Click on the icon on the tool bar and choose the print server which you want to use. Right side of the window will show you the status of the currently selected MFP Server. The information of the MFP Server...

  • Page 33: Setup Mini-101M

    You can restart the MFP Server by clicking the Reboot button 3.4. Setup Mini-101M Click Setup icon on the tool bar, the setup items of the current selected MFP Server will be shown on the right side of the window.

  • Page 34: General Configuration

    Click the icon on the Setup page, it will show you the information about the device which you are using now. And you can change the Server Name or put a check in the Set User Name/Password checkbox to change the password of the admin (Server Manager). Click Save to activate the settings Server Name, the name of the MFP Server.

  • Page 35: Tcp/Ip Configuration

    MFP Server to automatically get IP from DHCP server or manually specify a static IP. You may choose Static IP or Auto IP. It is recommended that you should assign a static IP for Mini-101M. Click Save to apply the settings.

  • Page 36: System Configuration

    Double click on System icon and then the System configuration window will pop-up. On the upper page of System settings you can see the enabled printing protocols. At the bottom of the page, including Upgrade and Load Default functions. Upgrade: If you want to update firmware, please go to Planex Communication Inc.
  • Page 37 Mini-101M...
  • Page 38 1.If upgrading the wrong firmware or upgrading failure might both damage Mini-101M. And these kinds of problems will be considered as operation error and we must charge a service fee. 2.Please DO NOT cut off the power by haphazard, or the firmware upgrade might be failed and cause the system disorder.

  • Page 39: Mfp Server Management

    MFP Server configuration window will pop-up. The report lists basic information of all available MFP Servers on the network. The information includes Device Name, MAC ID, Model Type, Firmware Version of MFP Server and Status. Mini-101M...

  • Page 40: Web Setup And Configuration

    4.1. Web Management Interface If the IP address of your Mini-101M print server has been set, you should be able to manage its status from a web browser. The print server status menu can assist administrators in managing the latest status of the systems and printers connected with the print server, and also other printing protocols.
  • Page 41 If you are using a public PC, we do not recommend you to use this function. The default User Name of Mini-101M is admin and password is 0000. We suggest that you should change the password as soon as possible.

  • Page 42: Device Setup Status

    4.2. Device Setup Status 4.2.1. System After logging in the system, Mini-101M status page will display the current system status. You can view the latest system status and the current printing job status. Device Name Mini-101M can detect the device name automatically and shows the last 6 digit of its MAC ID and a prefix MF in the front.

  • Page 43: Printer

    Printing Language Supported This entry displays the support or usable printing language types. Current Status This entry displays the current status of the printer, for example Waiting for job means that the printer is ready to begin printing anytime. Mini-101M...

  • Page 44: Tcp/Ip

    4.2.3. TCP/IP Click Device Setup and the subdirectory will show. Then click TCP/IP, the following picture will show you the TCP/IP value of the print server. Use DHCP/BOOTP If your network has DHCP/BOOTP server, you can see if the server distribute IP address to print server or not. IP Address Here you can check the current IP address of the print server.

  • Page 45: Setup Wizard Setup

    System Settings Print Server Name You can give Mini-101M Print Server a new name and fill the name in this blank. Password This password is used for entering the Web configuration page.

  • Page 46: Advanced Settings

    4.3.2. Advanced Settings Click Setup Wizard on the web browser of the print server's home page. And click System Advanced Settings then it will show the following picture. You can Enable or Disable the two-way printing function of the print server. System Configure You can set the print server's two-way printing functions by Enable or Disable the item.

  • Page 47: Tcp/Ip

    IP settings to have the IP addresses automatically from the DHCP server. Disable Use the following TCP/IP settings If you do not use DHCP/ BOOTP, please select this entry and fill in the following information. Mini-101M...

  • Page 48: Save Settings

    IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address which are at the same network with your computer. If you want to let Mini-101M provide Internet printing function, you will have to configure the Gateway Address; otherwise, you can leave it blank.

  • Page 49: System Tools System

    4.4. System Tools System 4.4.1. Load Default When the system of Mini-101M Print Server has error or wrong configuration, you may click System Tools Load Default and the following page will show. If you want to load factory default, please click OK and then continue rebooting the system.
  • Page 50 If you click OK to load default, the previous settings will be erased. Please make sure that you do want to load the factory default before clicking OK. Chapter2 Basic Setup & Configuration...

  • Page 51: Upgrade From Browser

    . Upgrade the wrong firmware file will make Mini-101M cannot work, and this kind of upgrade failure we will take it as operation error, thus we will charge service fee when repairing.
  • Page 52 Chapter2 Basic Setup & Configuration...

  • Page 53: Lpr Printing

    Network Port Setup that helps to add the LPR protocol to users'computer easily. Please refer to Chapter 10. To configure the LPR setting in Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, please follow the steps below. Note that the following procedures are running in Windows XP, for Windows 2000/2003/Vista, the procedures are similar. Mini-101M...
  • Page 54 1.Click Start , choose Settings and select Printers and Faxes . 2.Click Add a Printer . Chapter2 Basic Setup & Configuration...
  • Page 55 3.The Add Printer Wizard is displayed. Click Next . 4.Select Local Printer attached to this computer and then click Next . Mini-101M...
  • Page 56 5.Choose Create a new port and Standard TCP/IP Port . Click Next . 6.Please make sure that the MFP Server and the MFP or Printer have turned on and connected to the network correctly before you continue. Click Next . Chapter2 Basic Setup &...
  • Page 57 7.Enter the IP Address of the MFP Server in the Printer Name or IP Address . Click Next . 8.Select Custom and click Settings . When you have finished the settings at step 9, click Next to continue. Mini-101M...
  • Page 58 9.Select LPR and enter lpt1 in the Queue Name , click OK . By default the queue name of the MFP Server is lpt1 . 10.Click Finish . Chapter2 Basic Setup & Configuration...
  • Page 59 Next . If your printer is not in the list, click Have Disk install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list. 12.Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not. Click Next . Mini-101M...
  • Page 60 13.The wizard will ask if you want to print a test page to verify the settings. 14.You have added the network printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click Finish . Chapter2 Basic Setup & Configuration...

  • Page 61: Raw Printing

    To configure the RAW setting in Windows 2000/XP/2003, please follow the steps below. Note that the following procedures are running in Windows XP, for Windows 2000/2003, the procedures are similar. 1.Click Start , choose Settings and select Printers and Faxes . Mini-101M...
  • Page 62 2.Click Add a Printer . 3.The Add Printer Wizard is displayed. Click Next . Chapter2 Basic Setup & Configuration...
  • Page 63 4.Select Local Printer attached to this computer and then click Next . 5.Choose Create a new port and Standard TCP/IP Port . Click Next . Mini-101M...
  • Page 64 6.Please make sure that the MFP Server and the MFP or Printer have turned on and connected to the network correctly before you continue. Click Next . 7.Enter the IP Address of the MFP Server in the Printer Name or IP Address .
  • Page 65 8.Select Custom and click Settings . When you have finished the settings at step 9, click Next to continue. 9.Select RAW and then click OK . By default the queue name of the MFP Server is lpt1 . Mini-101M...
  • Page 66 10.Click Finish . 11.Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click Next . If your printer is not in the list, click Have Disk install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list. Chapter2 Basic Setup &...
  • Page 67 12.Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not. Click Next . 13.The wizard will ask if you want to print a test page to verify the settings. Mini-101M...

  • Page 68: Ipp Printing

    14.You have added the network printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click Finish . 7. IPP Printing 7.1. Introduction IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) Printing provides a convenient way of remote printing service by TCP/IP. The MFP Server can support IPP printing in Windows 2000/XP/2003 by default.

  • Page 69: System Setup

    IPP protocol if you have these gateway devices installed in your network. 7.2.2. Client Side You only need to perform Window's standard Add New Printer procedure. 1.Click Start , choose Settings and select Printers and Faxes . Mini-101M...
  • Page 70 2.Click Add a Printer . 3.The Add Printer Wizard is displayed. Click Next . Chapter2 Basic Setup & Configuration...
  • Page 71 631 is IPP standard port number. Port Name is the port name of MFP Server that your printer is connected to. The default port name is lpt1 . One example of the URL is http://192.168.2.2:631/lpt1. After entering the URL of MFP Server, click Next . Mini-101M...
  • Page 72 6.Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click Next . If your printer is not in the list, click Have Disk install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list. 7.Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not.
  • Page 73 8.The wizard will ask if you want to print a test page to verify the settings. 9.You have added the network printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click Finish . Mini-101M...

  • Page 74: Chapter 3 Advanced Setup & Configuration

    Advanced Setup & Configuration 1. UNIX/Linux System Network The MFP Server is available for TCP/IP printing by Unix/Linux LPD (Line Printer Daemon) protocol. This chapter explains how to set the MFP Server with the LPD protocol in the Unix/Linux system. Following describe two modes to configure the MFP Server.
  • Page 75 2.Click New to add the MFP or printer with the MFP Server. 3. Click Forward . 4.Set the printer queue name and the short description of the MFP or printer and click Forward . Mini-101M...
  • Page 76 5.In the following screen, please configure as below. Then click Forward to continue. Select a queue type: Select Network Unix (LPD) as the queue type. Server: Enter the IP Address of the MFP Server, for example: 192.168.2.253. Queue: Set the queue name to lpt1. 6.Select the MFP or printer manufacturer and model and click Forward .
  • Page 77 8.To print a test page and apply all the settings, please click Yes . 9.If the test page is printed without problem, please click Yes . If it is failed to print, please click No to go back to Printer configuration - fedora screen and configure again. Mini-101M...

  • Page 78: Console Mode

    5.Print a test page. In the next sections, we will describe these five procedures step by step. 1.2.1. Enable Mini-101M's TCP/IP Support The default configuration of the MFP Server is with TCP/IP support enabled. Anyway, you can configure the MFP Server to enable TCP/IP support using the configuration program.
  • Page 79 1.Optionally, assign a name corresponding to the MFP Server s IP address. You can add this address to the /etc/hosts file, by adding a line such as: 203.66.191.12 pserver 2.Add an entry to the host s /etc/bootptab file, similar to the following: hostname:\ :ht=1:\ :ha=MFP_Server_ethernet_address:\ :ip=MFP_Server_ip_address: Mini-101M...

  • Page 80: Printing On The Host

    The entry for this MFP Server in the /etc/bootptab file should be: MF010101:\ :ht=1:\ :ha=0000B4010101:\ :ip=203.66.191.12: 1.2.3. Verify Mini-101M's IP Address To verify your MFP Server is responding to the newly assigned IP address using a PING command: ping ip-address on the Host...
  • Page 81 3.Add an entry to the host s /etc/printcap file, similar to the following: printer-name:\ :lp=:\ :rm=203.66.191.186:\ :rp=lpt1:\ :lf=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd.log:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd:\ :mx#0: Lines should be indented with tabs. More than one printer name can be used, with variants separated by vertical bars (name1|name2). Mini-101M...

  • Page 82: How To Install Mfp Server On Mac Os

    The rm= entry should correspond to the IP address you have assigned to the MFP Server. You can also use a host name if you have assigned one in the /etc/hosts file. The sd= entry should correspond to the spool directory you created in the previous step.
  • Page 83 Printer: Select the MFP or printer model that is attached to the MFP Server. 5.Click Add to complete the MFP or printer installation. MAC 10.3.x To enable LPR Printing in Macintosh 10.3.x, please follow the procedures below. 1.On the Desktop, click System Preferences . 2.Click Print & Fax . Mini-101M...
  • Page 84 3.On the Print & Fax screen, click Set Up Printers 4.Click Add to add the new MFP Server through TCP/IP. Chapter3 Advanced Setup & Configuration...
  • Page 85 Printer Type: LPD/LPR Printer Address: Input the IP Address of the MFP Server Queue Name: The queue name of the MFP Server is lpt1 . Printer Model: Select the MFP or Printer Model that is attached to the MFP Server. Mini-101M...
  • Page 86 6.The MFP Server is installed completely. You can see it on the Printer List . 7.You can print a file to check whether the MFP Server is installed successfully. Chapter3 Advanced Setup & Configuration...

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