Chapter3 Basic Installation

3.1Connecting 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.

3.2Assigning an IP Address to the MFP Server

3.2.1Preliminary

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: FPS-3003 MFP 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.

3.2.2Ethernet Address

You do not need to know the Ethernet address of your FPS-3003 USB MFP server for assigning an IP address to it. MFP Control Center software can automatically search MFP servers and list their Ethernet

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LevelOne FPS-3003 Basic Installation, Connecting the Hardware, Assigning an IP Address to the MFP Server, Preliminary

FPS-3003 specifications

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