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FCC STATEMENT
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
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1) Connect your USB device to the USB port of the MFP and Storage Server.
3) Connect the power adapter to the MFP and Storage Server. When the Link LED lights up, the MFP
and Storage Server is correctly connected to the network.
4) When the installation completed, click “Finish” to close the installation wizard.
6) The setup utility will show up and display all the active MFP and Storage Servers on your network. In
this screen, you will see the product listed as “TL-PS310U-2B5111(192.168.0.10)”. The “2B5111” is
the last 6 digits of the MFP and Storage Server’s MAC address, and the “192.168.0.10” is the MFP
and Storage Server’s IP address.
a) Connect the USB cable on your USB device to the USB port of the MFP and Storage Server, and
make sure both the USB device and the MFP and Storage Server are powered on. The USB device
will then show up on the MFP and Storage Server utility as a green icon. The green icon indicates that
the USB device is ready to be connected. If for any reason the USB device does not show up, please
click the “Search” button to refresh the list.
b) Select the USB device that you will want to connect and click on the “Connect” button at the bottom.
a) Connect the USB cable on your printer or multi-functional printer to the MFP and Storage Server and
make sure your printer is powered on. You will then see the connected printer show up in the MFP
and Storage Server setup utility. Select the printer from the list and click on the “Connect” button.
b) The printer will be detected as if it was plugged directly into your computer.
c) If this printer is connected to your computer for the first time, then you will need to complete the setup
wizard for the printer software and driver installation. Please follow the wizard to setup the printer.
Make sure you have the correct CD or drivers for your printer and follow the on-screen steps in the
wizard. Once the wizard is completed, you will be able to use the printer as if it was directly connected
to your computer.
a) If you have more than one USB device that you would like to share over your network, you may add
an USB HUB(4-port maximum) to the MFP and Storage Server.
b) Connect the USB cable of the USB HUB to the USB port on the MFP and Storage Server, and then
connect the USB device(s) to the USB ports on the USB HUB. Make sure the power adapter of the
USB HUB is plugged in and powered on.
Note:
MFP and Storage Server can only support up to 4 USB devices through an USB HUB and certain
USB devices require a direct connection to your computer in order to function at full capacity.
c) After the USB device(s) are connected to the USB HUB, the MFP and Storage Server setup utility will
automatically display the connected USB device(s). If you do not see the USB device(s) that are
connected, press “Search” button to refresh the list.
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a) To disconnect an USB device, simply click on the connected USB device on the list of the MFP and
Storage Server setup utility, and press the “Disconnect” button. The device will then no longer stay
connected to your computer, however, you may reconnect the USB device again once the icon
becomes green( ).
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a) If the USB device is being used by another computer on your network, a red icon( ) will be displayed
in front of the USB device name. You will not have the option to disconnect the USB device; however,
you may send a courteous message to request that the other user disconnect/release the USB
device.
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The chart list below shows what each colored icon means in the configuration software.
For Example:
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a) The polling interval will allow the setup utility to pull information from your network to find out the
status of all connected MFP and Storage Server and USB devices. To configure the polling interval, in
the utility, click on File -> Settings -> Polling Interval.
b) You may set a number in the “Seconds” box. Click on “Submit” to allow the new interval setting to
take effect. Once you have set a number, the utility will automatically update any changes made to
server in the main dialog box.
a) To configure the MFP and Storage Server by setup utility, right-click on the MFP and Storage Server
and select “Setting”.
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7) Double click on it for the first time execution. Windows Vista will pop up a firewall setup window,
please choice “Unblock”.
8) After finishing Firewall setup, MFP and Storage Server utility will finish the setup procedure
automatically.
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a) After you have successfully installed the MFP and Storage Server driver, connect the USB device to
the USB port of MFP and Storage Server and make sure both the USB device and the MFP and
Storage Server are powered on.
b) When the USB device is connected, the MFP and Storage Server will detect the connection of the
USB device, and an icon of the USB device will show up in the Network window. In this example, we
have connected a USB flash disk.
c) Right-click on the USB device that you want to connect to and select “Connect” to establish the
connection. You will see the device driver is installing and the status will show at the bottom right
corner on your system tray. This message will disapear once the drivers have been installed.
After the installation is completed, the USB device will become available as if it were directly connected to
your computer.
a) If you have more than one USB device that you would like to share over your network, you may add
an USB HUB(4-port maximum) to the MFP and Storage Server.
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Note:
MFP and Storage Server can only support up to 4 USB devices through an USB HUB and
certain USB devices require a direct connection to your computer in order to function at full
capacity.
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Status:
Displays the current MFP and Storage Server, connected USB devices and IP address information. The
interface is limited to support up to 4 USB devices.
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Link Status:
When the USB device is used by user, Link Status will be “Busy”. If it is free of use, it shows”Online”.
Device Status:
When the USB device is connected, Device Status should be “Ready”.
Current User: Shows who is connected to the USB device in local Lan.
USB op mode: Shows the USB speed mode, 2 means USB 2.0 Hi-Speed mode, 1 means USB 1.1
Full-speed mode, 0 means unknown.
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You can change the network settings according to your network specification. If you would like to give the
MFP and Storage Server a static IP address, you will need to Disable DHCP in the “DHCP Setting”
menu”. Once DHCP is disabled, enter the desired IP address on the IP address field along with the subnet
mask and click “Save & Restart” button to reboot the MFP and Storage Server.
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Misc:
Allow you to restore the MFP and Storage Server back to factory default.
And, the firmware link will allow you to upload the latest firmware on the MFP and Storage Server. Click on
“Browse” to specify the firmware location on your computer. Once the location path of firmware has been
set, click “Firmware Upgrade” to begin the update.
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Restart:
The Restart window will allow you to reboot the MFP and Storage Server.
Please note that if the MFP and Storage Server has a set password, you will need to enter it into the
password field box.
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¾ Make sure the USB device functions normally when you plug it into your computer via USB cable.
¾ If the USB device, such as USB printer or multi-functional printer, requires a driver, please make sure
you have installed it on the computer you wish to use. Rebooting your computer after installing USB
device driver might also help.
¾ Although the MFP and Storage Server could work with a very wide spectrum of USB devices, it still
has limited support on some USB devices. Please refer to the supported device list for details.
2) Why can’t I see any servers on my MFP and Storage Server listing window after installing it?
¾ Please make sure that all of your MFP and Storage Server are correctly connected to your network.
Also, certain anti-virus programs come with firewall functions that might prevent the MFP and Storage
Server setup utility from accessing the network. Please make sure the MFP and Storage Server setup
utility is not being blocked by your anti-virus program.
3) The connected USB devices are disconnected after my computer wakes up from the computer
stand-by?
¾ Connected devices will automatically be released for other network users in case you forget to
release them. Please reconnect the USB devices again after your computer “wake up”.
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2) Right click the icon that showed below, select Properties on the prompt page.
3) In the prompt page showed below, double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
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5) Type IP address is 192.168.0.x (x is from 2 to 254), Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 and Default
gateway is 192.168.0.1.Then click OK.
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1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start, then select Control Panel;
2) Select Classic View on the left side then double-click Networking and Sharing center;
4) Right click the icon that showed below, select Properties on the prompt page.
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6) The following TCP/IPv4 Properties window will display. Select Use the following IP address radio
button. And the following items are available.
7) Type IP address is 192.168.0.x (x is from 2 to 254), Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 and Default
gateway is 192.168.0.1.Then click OK.
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