This postbase installation guide allows you to easily set up your postage meter to suit your organisation’s network arrangements. This document will guide you through the steps of the wizard. If you are a small business or home based office then please refer to the postbase installation guide—for sm...
2 guide contents 1. Introduction 2. Preparation - assembling and connecting the postbase 3. First steps: installing the postbase 4. Setting up ethernet connections 5. Configuration overview 6. Using an external usb analogue modem (optional) 7. Reference information for network administrators 1 - int...
3 2 - preparation - assembling and connecting the postbase for an ethernet connection, the meter needs: · an ethernet connection (minimum 10mbit/sec) in the vicinity of where the meter will be operated. The meter itself comes with a 3 meter (9.8 foot) cable. The meter and the included cable use an r...
4 postbase with feeder (optional).
5 2 b - connecting postbase (o p ti o n a l - w it h f p n a v ig a to r s o ft w a re ) (n o t a v a ila b le in t h e u k ).
6 (optional) p c c o n n e ct io n is o p ti o n a l w it h f p n a v ig a to r s o ft w a re ) (n o t a v a ila b le in t h e u k ).
7 3 - first steps: installing the postbase before switching postbase on... Please ensure you have connected the postbase via network cable to a live ethernet port or switch turn postbase on: press the postbase button. The display lighting and button illumination switch on. Postbase performs a self t...
8 4 - setting up ethernet connections 4.1 - dhcp: is the ip address assigned automatically? For an ethernet connection, you will next be asked whether ‘dhcp’ connections can be used in your network or not. Using dhcp simplifies the configuration and so we recommend this if possible. If you are not s...
9 4.2a - entering proxy server settings (if applicable) if your network uses a proxy server, you will need to enter its details into the wiz- ard. Before you can do this, you will need to obtain the needed information. You will need the following: • the ip address of the proxy server and the port nu...
10 5 - configuration overview finally, before saving the information, a summary will be shown of all the entries, including the manual ip address and the proxy server. Check these through before touching on ‘s ave ’. The meter must restart before the settings will become active. Touch ‘c ontinue ’ t...
11 6 - using an external usb analogue modem (optional) if you do not have access to an ethernet connection, then postbase can be con- figured to use a modem connection. In this case the usb modem must be used. Connect the modem to the usb interface and telephone connection before proceeding. Then in...
12 6.3 - extension lines: setting the dialled code in systems where an exchange digit is used to get an extension line, the dialed digit(s) must be entered. This may be a simple digit, for example, ‘9’ or a more complicated code. Enter the digit using the numeric keypad. Sometimes there must a pause...
13 7 - reference information for network administrators the following section summarises the information that a system administrator may need about the francotyp-postalia postbase meter. The postbase meter requires (preferably) an ethernet connection, with a minimum of 10 mbit/sec, in order to able ...
14 to help us improve our service to you, please provide any feedback on the installa- tion of your postbase machine to postbase@fpmailing.Co.Uk notes:.
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