MULTI FUNCTIONAL USB SERVER LN-309 Full manual
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 1. Table of Contents 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................................................2 2. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................4 2.1 2.2 THANK YOU .................................................................................................................................
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support 8.1 8.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 USING TOOLS OF CONTROL CENTER ..............................................................................................28 SETTING UP SERVER CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................28 GENERAL CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................................
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 2. Introduction 2.1 Thank you Thank you for buying the Sitecom Multi Functional USB Server LN-309. With this product you will be able to connect your AIO/MFP (All-In-One/Multifunction Peripheral), printers, USB mass storages (hard drives, flash drives, and memory card readers), and scanners, to your network, allowing all network users access to these shared USB devices. 2.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support 3. Product Overview 3.1 Package Contents • • • • • The MFP Server (LN-309) CD-Rom (Control Center software, User’s Manual and Quick Installation Guide) Power Adapter Warranty Card Quick Installation Guide (printed manual) 3.2 Physical Description 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 3.3 Features and Benefits This Server provides the following features and benefits: • Reliability: The Server provides high performance and reliability combined with low power consumption. • Flexibility: The Server supports print/File/Scan sharing in all major computer systems and environments. • Easy to Install: The Server installs, operates, and is managed in a reliable and easy fashion.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support 4. Basic Installation & Configuration 4.1 Connecting the Hardware • Make sure that your USB devices are switched off and that the Server’s Power Adapter is disconnected. • Connect the USB devices to the USB port with the USB cables. • Connect the MFP Server to your modem or wireless router with an Ethernet cable. • Turn on the USB device and make sure it’s ready to use.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 • Select “Use the following IP address”. And then put the factory default IP <192.168.0.200> and Subnet mask <255.255.255.0>. Then click “OK” to finish the setting. • Then Sitecom MFP can directly be found in the Control Center.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support 4.2.3 Installing Control Center software • Install the LN-309 Control Center by running the Autorun CD. • Click Install Control Center to start the installation. • Click Next to start. • • Enter the User Name & Company Name. And then click Next. Then click Next, until you click the Finish to complete the installation.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 4.2.4 Setting the IP Address Using the Control Center • Start the Control Center. The Main window will open. (Detailed information about the server and the printer will be shown when the ‘Server Information’ button is pressed.) Note： If the Control center cannot find the MFP server, please check and make sure Firewall and Anti Virus software is “Off”. Then try searching the MFP server again by pressing the “Refresh Server List” icon.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support • 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. If you choose Automatically get IP by DHCP, you can use desired DNS by clicking the Manual DNS button and manually assigning a DNS. • Click Apply to save your settings. The Server will now reboot.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 • A web page “System Status” is shown. Please click Basic Settings. • And then click the TCP/IP setting.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support • Select the button which corresponds with your choice of IP settings (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. The Server will then reboot. You have now finished the procedure of setting up the IP address.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 5. Print Server in Windows 5.1 Connecting the Server To configure your Server correctly, you should know which type of network topology your Server connects to. 5.1.1 The Server and Windows PC on LAN PC LAN HUB/Switch USB Printer MFP Server PC 5.1.2 Setting up Local Windows Printer Driver You are advised to install your Windows printer driver in advance. For most printers, you can install the printer drivers with the following procedure: • • • • • 5.1.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support Before using network printer, you have to turn on “Use Printer Online” in installed network printer driver and then you can use the printer. 6. File Server The File Server function of the MFP Server which allows USB storage devices to be shared across a network by using SMB: NetBIOS over TCP/IP and FTP protocol. 6.1 Preliminary • This product supports FAT12/16/32 and NTFS file system.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 6.3 Supported Codepages The Server supports Windows codepages. If users want to communicate with the Server using an FTP client tool or SMB on Windows 2000, they have to set their Server codepage as the codepage that their Windows PC is using. 6.3.1 Configuring the Server’s Codepages • Open the Control Center. • Select the MFP Server from the Server List.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support • Open the Control Center • Select the MFP Server from the Server List. • Double click the highlighted option in the list or click Configure Server, and enter the Server’s interface using administrator username (default: admin) and password (default: admin). After you have logged in successfully, click Supported Protocols. • 6.4.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 6.4.3 Set up File Server Configuration 6.4.3.1 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. • Enable Internet Access: 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.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support • Allow Anonymous Login: select the item, if you want to allow the user “anonymous” to login to your FTP server with read-only permission and the Server will not check the password. If you clear the item, your FTP server will not support anonymous login function. 6.4.3.3 Storage Access Mode: • To use FTP and SMB/CIFS to access storage, please set the storage access mode to the server mode.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 6.6 Using Shared Storage by FTP Methods for Windows • Open Microsoft Internet Explorer. • In the Web Address List, enter the command: “ftp://Server’s Host 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 behind the command (e.g. “ftp://Server’s Host Name: ftp port” or “ftp://Server’s IP address: ftp port”).
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support 7. NetUSB Mode 7.1 Introduction The Sitecom LN-309 has a totally different technology “NetUSB”, to deal with printers and scanners (MFPs). • For printers, some special kinds of printers, such as GDI printers or host-based printers, can not work well with traditional print server technology. Users should use the NetUSB mode to deal with these kinds of printers.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 You must change the IP address of the MFP server (or use DHCP) so that the MFP server and your PC are in the same subnet. Control Center will show these MFP servers in blue, meaning you can safely access these MFP servers by the NetUSB technology The steps to do remote installation for USB devices, like MFPs: • Turn on Sitecom LN-309 and the USB device. • Connect the USB device to Sitecom LN-309. The LED of the USB port will light. • Run the Control Center.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support • Please follow the user manual of the USB device to install its driver. For example, you may put the driver CD of the USB device in the CDROM player to install the driver. • When you are asked to plug in the USB device into PC’s USB port, click the desired USB device in the Control Center and then click the “Auto-Connect Printer” button to do the connect operation and get the ownership of the USB device.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 • Then, the printer will be marked as an “Auto-Connected Printer” in red. • If you choose “Auto-Connected Printer List” in the “Tools” menu, you can see a newly created item that describes the association between the Windows printer and the physical printer on the server.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support • Then try to issue a print job to the desired printer. You will see the Control Center will automatically do a connect operation and, once the print job finished, it will hold the connection. However, the connection will be released immediately when another user do the printing afterward. At the same time, the printer is automatically disconnected with your PC. • When you do a print job again.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 • Then you can see that the Control Center will automatically do a “connect” operation. The following window will appear. • Choose one of TWAIN or WIA item. Click “OK”. The following window will appear. • Follow the usual steps to do scanning. 7.3.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support Before you use NetUSB technology to access USB storage, please make sure the storage access mode is in NetUSB mode. For detail setting, please refer to <8.2.3 Supported Protocols > • In the Control Center, click the MFP server that has the desired USB storage device attached. • Click the desired USB storage device. • Click the “Connect” button to manually connect the USB storage device.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 8. Using the Control Center 8.1 Using Tools of Control Center You can use the following tools to help you use the server: • • • • • Refresh Server List: renew to auto search the existing servers on the network. Configure Server: configure the highlighted MFP server. Goto Homepage: go to the web pages of the highlighted MFP server. Auto-Connect Printer: perform set printer function of the highlighted MFP server.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support 8.2.3 Supported Protocols • • • • • • • LPR (Line Printer Remote) Printing: select or clear LPR Printing support. It is enabled in Factory Default. IPP Printing: select or clear IPP Printing support. It is enabled in Factory Default. Raw TCP/ Jet Direct Printing: select or clear Raw TCP / jet Direct Printing support.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 8.3 User Accounts • • • New Administrator: enter your desired administrator name.(default : admin) New Password: enter your desired password Retype Password: confirm your previous password typing. Then, please click the Set button to complete and save the new settings. Note： If you forgot the administrator username and password, you must perform Restore Factory Default action by plugging in the power adaptor while pressing the Init button.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support 8.4 SNMP • • • • • • • • • • • Authentic Community: set Community name of SNMP server. Trap Community: set Trap Community name for SNMP server to send trap packets. Trap Address: enter an IP address to send the Trap packet. SysContact: enter some letters for variable SysContact that represents the name of system contact. SysName: enter some letters for variable SysName that represents the name of system.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 8.5 Email If you want to receive alert mails from the Server, you have to enable SMTP Protocol, and set Email configuration. You can set new SMTP port number (default: 25) • • • • • • • SMTP Protocol: select or clear SMTP support SMTP Server Name: enter your SMTP server’s Host Name or IP address. SMTP Port Number: set new SMTP server’s TCP port number (default: 25) Subject: enter the subject of the e-mail. From Address: enter the sender’s e-mail address.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support 8.6 Maintenance To restart the Server, restore the Server to factory defaults, download new firmware file from product’s public website and upgrade new firmware. • • • Restart Server: click this button, the Server will restart Factory Default: click this button, the Server will restore factory default values. Download New Firmware: click this button to download new firmware or user software from our website http://www.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 Note： 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. The first way is choosing “Exit” item in the “File” menu in the Control Center. The second way is right-clicking the icon of the Control Center in the system tray and choosing the “Exit” option.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support 9. The Server’s Web Pages 9.1 Introduction By using the web pages to see the Server’s system status and configure the Server. 9.2 Using the Server’s Web Pages 9.2.1 • • • • • Displaying Server Status In the Control Center, click the MFP server. Click the “Goto Homepage”. Enter the administrator and password (default : admin/admin) Then, the System status of MPF server’s information is shown.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 9.3.2 TCP/IP Configuration To set the MFP server’s TCP/IP configuration and connect TCP/IP network, please see < 4.2.5 Setting the IP address Using the Server’s Web Pages > for details. 9.3.3 Protocols Configuration • • • • • • • • • • LPR (Line Printer Remote) Printing: select or clear LPR Printing support. It is enabled in Factory Default. IPP Printing: select or clear IPP Printing support. It is enabled in Factory Default.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support • • • • • • • • Maximum Session Number: enter or clear Maximum Session Number support. You can limit the FTP session number by selecting the support and enter an integer to set the allowable maximum session number. If you clear the support, it means that FTP server will have not any limitation in session number.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 • • New Password: enter your desired password Retype Password: confirm your previous password typing. Note： If you forgot administrator username and password, you must perform Restore Factory Default action by plugging in the power adaptor while pressing the Init button. Please refer to the “10. Restore Factory Defaults”. • • • User name: add a new user account for accessing the storage attached to the Server. Password: set a password for added user.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support • • • • SNMP V3: select or clear SnmpV3 support. User Security name: set user security name of SNMP v3 Auth Password: set authentication password of SNMP v3. Privacy Password: set privacy password of SNMP v3 9.4.3 Email If you want to receive alert mails from the Server, you have to enable SMTP Protocol, and set Email configuration.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 9.5.2 Restart Click the Apply button, the Server will be restarted. 9.5.3 Restore Click the Apply button, the Server will restore factory default settings and then restart.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support 10. Restore Factory Defaults 10.1 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. • Double click the highlighted option or click the Configure Server icon. Then enter the Server’s administrator username (default: admin) and password (default: admin).
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 11. Upgrade Firmware Note： Before starting to upgrade the firmware, please do power off and on the MFP device. It is easy to do by removing the power plug & plugging-in the unit again. 11.1 Using the Control Center • Open Control Center. It will automatically search the existing Servers and display their status.
Please check www.sitecom.com for up to date drivers & utilities, manuals and support 11.2 Using the Server’s Web Pages • Power on the Server. Suppose that the Server is in DHCP mode • Check the Server's IP address. • First, run Control Center. It will automatically search for Servers on the LAN. Then Servers’ IP addresses will be shown in Control Center. • Run any Web browser, like Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Sitecom Multi Functional USB server LN-309 Note： Please note that after that, the Server will operate using the factory default values after restarting, i.e., your Server’s configuration will recover to Factory Default values. • • Start the TFTP client Tool: Image Burner Press Start -> All Programs -> Sitecom -> Multi-Function Printserver Control Center -> Image Burner. • Enter the Server’s Fallback IP address: 192.168.0.100 and click Open Image to open your new firmware.
