Pitney Bowes K700 series User manual

DM Series Networking Guide
SV63127 Rev. A
March 2, 2015
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Mailstation&DMSeries™
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CommunicationsDevice,LANConstantConnection,PCMeterConnect,
andWi‐FiConnectionNetworkingGuide
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ToproperlyenableyournetworktoworkwithyourPitneyBowesequipmentandtake
advantageoftheDigitalConnectivityoptionsofferedyoumayneedtoinvolveyourNetwork/IT
AdministratororVendortoassist

2|DMSeriesNetworkingGuide
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Contents
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Section PageNumber
Introduction3,4
ConnectivityOptionsOverviewDMSeries™&K700/K7M05,6
ClientPre‐InstallationChecklist7
NetworkFirewallAccessSpecifications8
PCMeterConnectSpecifications9
LANConstantConnectionNetworkAdapterSpecifications10
EnablingConstantConnectionLAN11
View/ChangeLANConstantConnectionIPSettings12,13
DMSeries™Wi‐FiConnectionDeviceSpecifications14
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3|DMSeriesNetworkingGuide
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Introduction
WhatarethebenefitsofusingaDigitalConnection?
• FasterandmorereliableconnectionforPitneyBowesservicessuchasPotagebyPhone®,System
Updates,FeaturesonDemand,PostalInspection,RateUpdates,andapplicablePostalServices.
• Moreconvenient.Digitalconnectivityisreal‐time,enablingyoutohaveup‐to‐datepricinganytimeyou
wanttosendmail.
• Savesmoneyandtime.EliminatetheneedforadedicatedphonelineforyourMailingSystem;Analog
connectivityisoldertechnologyandthusmorecostlytomaintain
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IsitSecure?
ThePCMailingSystemConnectdesktopapplication,ConstantConnectionLAN
Adapter,andtheDMSeries™Wi‐FiConnectionDevicearecertifiedbyICSAlabs,an
independentdivisionofVerizonBusiness,offeringvendor‐neutraltestingandcertificationofsecurityand
informationtechnologyproducts.Formoreinformationorreviewourcertificationspleasevisit
https://www.icsalabs.com/vendor/pitney‐bowes. 
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WhatDMSeries™ProductsWorkwithDigitalConnectivity?
Product
K700/
K7M0
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DM100i/
DM200L
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DM125/
DM225
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DM300c/
DM400c
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DM475
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DM500‐DM1100
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Available
Digital
Connection
Options
LAN
Wi‐Fi
PCMeter
Connect
PCMeter
Connect
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LAN*
PCMeter
Connect
Wi‐Fi
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LAN
PCMeter
Connect
Wi‐Fi
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LAN
PCMeter
Connect
Wi‐Fi
LAN*
Wi‐Fi
Options
Includedw/
Mailing
System
LAN&Wi‐FiPCMeter
Connect
PCMeter
Connect
LAN (Jan2015) 
PCMeter
Connect
LAN
Integrated
LANviaRJ45
connection
onMailing
System
N/A
*LANavailableviaPB
SupplyLine 
*LAN=Integrated(DM475)orConstantConnectionLANAdapter
*Wi‐Fi–DMSeries™Wi‐FiConnectionDevice
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4|DMSeriesNetworkingGuide
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WhatdoIneedtogetconnected?
Method Requirements
Direct Network
Connection
PB will provide You will need
LAN Cable
USB to LAN Adapter
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Network access point
Access to Internet via network and
through any firewalls that may exist
Connection via
Router (Wired
Network
Connection)
PB will provide You will need
LAN Cable
USB to LAN Adapter
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Router
Network access point
Access to Internet via network and
through any firewalls that may exist
Wi-Fi Connection
Device
*Available Q4 2014
PB will provide You will need
LAN Cable
USB to LAN Adapter
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Wi-Fi Router via PB Supply Line or
Sales
PC or Laptop to configure the
device
Network access point
Access to Internet via network and
through any firewalls that may exist
PC Meter Connect
PB will provide You will need
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USB Cable
 PC Meter Connect
SW via simple
download
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Networked PC w/ an active
connection
Access to Internet via network and
through any firewalls that may exist
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5|DMSeriesNetworkingGuide
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DMSeries™ConnectivityOptionsOverview
1) PCMailingSystemConnect(PCMC)DesktopApplication
PCMCisadesktopapplicationyoucaninstallontoyourPCtoallowyourMailingSystemtoconnecttothe
PitneyBowesDataCenterviathePC’sInternetConnection,ratherthanoverastandardtelephone/analog
line.Postagerefills,systemupdates,ect;willbecompletedefficientlyandmuchquickerviatheInternet
Connection.ThePCMCsoftwareisprovidedasanocostconnectivity
optionforyourMailingSystem.Moreinformationisavailableviathe
followinglink:www.pb.com/support/PCMC,aswellasinyour
product’sOperatorManual.
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ThePCMCConnectionoptionisavailableforthemailstation2andallDMSeries™Mailing
Systems.TheMailingSystemisconnectedtothePCviaaUSBcablethatisprovidedwith
yourMailingSystem’sinstallationkit.
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2)LAN(ConstantConnection) *NotrequiredforDM475 
TheConstantConnectionoptionisavailableviaaLANAdapterKit.It
convertsyourMailingSystem’sUSBcabletoaLAN(DigitalConnection),
ratherthanoverastandardtelephone/analogline.Itprovidesthebenefitofaquickerand
moreefficientconnectiontothePitneyBowesDataCenter.Moreinformationisavailable
viathefollowinglink:
http://pb.com/highspeedconnection ,aswellasinyourproduct’s
OperatorManual.
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TheLANAdapter(ConstantConnectionKit)optionisavailableforallDMSeries™MailingSystems.
The(ConstantConnectionKit)isavailableviathePBSupplyLine:ItemNumber:771‐8
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3) DMSeries™Wi‐FiConnectionDevice
TheWi‐FiConnectionDeviceisanotheroptionprovidedbyPitneyBowestogetyouMailingSystem
connecteddigitally.ItallowstheMailingSystemtoconnecttoyourWi‐FiNetworkifpreferred,orifthe
MailingSystemisnotlocatednearahardwiredRJ45walljack.Thisconnectionmethodologyprovidesthe
benefitofawireless,quicker,andmoreefficientconnectiontothePitneyBowesdatacenter.More
informationcanbefoundat
 http://pb.com/highspeedconnection or
http://www.pitneybowes.com/us/wifi‐installation 
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TheDMSeries™Wi‐FiConnectionDevicerequirestheLANAdapterKittoworkwithapplicableMailing
Systems(ExceptontheDM475)
ConnectingLANAdaptertoMailingSystem via
theUSBCableConnectingLANAdaptertoRJ45Wall
JackusingEthernetCable

6|DMSeriesNetworkingGuide
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K700/K7M0ConnectivityOptionsOverview
TheK700/K7M0MailingSystemscomewithaCommunicationsDevicethatallowsyoutoestablishadigital
connectiontothePitneyBowesDataCenterviaLANorWi‐Fi
.Also,thereisnolongerarequirementfor
traditional/analogphoneline.Moreinformationcanbefoundat
http://www.pb.com/support/LAN or
www.pb.com/support/upgrade/K7 .,aswellasintheOperatorManual. 
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7|DMSeriesNetworkingGuide
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ClientPre‐InstallationChecklist
ToinsureyourMailingSysteminstallationiscompletedsmoothly,
pleasetakeafewminutestoconfirmthatallnecessarystepshavebeen
takenforyournetworkreadiness
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NetworkConfiguration
YoumayrequiretheassistanceofyourNetwork/IT
AdministratororVendortocompletetheinformationbelow.
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Thischecklistensuresthatyournetworksettingsareproperlysetfor
yourMailingSystem’sdigitalconnection,andalsoprovidesyouwitha
referencepointforanyfutureconfigurationneeds.
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1) HowistheIPaddressbeingallocatedtoyourMailingSystem?
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Dynamic(DHCP) Static
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ForStaticIPAddresses,youwillneedthefollowinginformation
IPAddress....
SubnetMask....
DefaultGateway....
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PortstothisIPAddressareopenfor
TCP80(HTTP)–CommunicatesXMLmessagestothePBDataCenter
443(HTTPS)–UsedforSSL(SecuredSocketLayer)andifapplicableTLS
(TransportLayerSecurity)
20(FTPData)
21(FTPOutboundCommands)–Transmittingnewsoftwareand
graphicstometer
UDP53(DNSLookup)
Ports>1023‐ForsuccessfulFTPConnectionandtransferoffiles
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2) DoesyournetworkallowbothChunkedandNon‐ChunkedHTTP
TransferEncoding?(ChunkedMUSTbeused)
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YesNo
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3) IstheconnectionusingaProxyServer?
YesNo
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ForaProxyServeryouwillneedthefollowinginformation:
HTTPproxyURL(Address)
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HTTPproxyport
HTTPproxyusername
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HTTPproxypassword
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HTTPSproxyURL(address)
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HTTPDproxyport
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HTTPSproxyusername
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HTTPSproxypassword
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4) Howareyouconnectingtoyournetwork?
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PCMeterConnect
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NetworkConnectionPoint(LANAdapterConstantConnection)or
(IntegratedLAN*DM475only)
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NetworkConnectionviaDMSeries™Wi‐FiConnectivityDevice
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8|DMSeriesNetworkingGuide
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NetworkFirewallAccessSpecifications
1) Thefollowingfileextensionsmustbeallowedthroughyour
networkandfirewall:
FileTypeFileExtension
DEC.dcz
EMD.zmd
Graphics.gar
RateManager.rmz
CCD.bin
SnippetFile.GAU
DataCaptureFile.Kj1
RateFile.Rte
2) Thefollowingtopleveldomainsmustalsobeaccessiblethrough
yournetworkandfirewall:
AnyURLcontainingthefollowing:
pb.comdlsdlp1T.pb.com
distservp1.pb.comdlsdlp1z.pb.com
cometservp1.pb.comdlsdlp1.pb.com
acctservp1.pb.comdlsdlp1b.pb.com
pbdlsp1.pb.compbdlst1.pb.com
pbdlsp1t.pb.comdlsdlp1.pb.com
s3.amazonnaws.com(PCMeterConnect)pbsmartpostage.pb.com
pbgdspdlp1a.pb.com 
NOTE:URLsaccessedbyyourPitneyBowessystemmaycontaintheabove
stringsanywherewithintheURL.Firewallsmustthereforebesettoallow
traffictoanyURLcontainingtheabovedomains.Yourfirewallmayneedtobe
configuredusing“wildcards”,forexample*pb.com*
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3) IfIPAddressesmustbeused,PitneyBowesrecommendsthefirewall
besettoallowunrestrictedaccesstothefullblocksofPitneyBowesIP
AddressRangeslistedbelow:
152.144.128.0‐152.144.128.255
172.28.106.0‐172.28.107.255
172.31.224.0‐172.31.224.255
199.231.32.0‐199.231.47.255
209.85.128.0‐209.85.255.255
4) ActiveandPassiveFTP
FirewallonActiveFTP–PortsthatshouldbeopenedonServerand
Clientside:
oServer:Port20fordata&Port20forCommands
oClient:Ports>1023
FirewallonPassiveFTP–PortsthatshouldbeopenedonServer
andClientside:
oServer:Port21forCommands&Ports>1023
oClient:Ports>1023
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5)AlternativesforrestrictedFTPProtocols
SomemeterssupportusingHTTPSasanalternativetoFTP.IfyouareusingPC
MeterConnect,accessthe“InternetSettings”menufromtheapplicationand
selectHTTPSmode.IfyourmeterdoesnotsupportHTTPS,theoptionwillbe
greyedout.
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6)PortsandProtocolsrequired
TypeProtocolPortFunction
DNS UDP 53 PostagebyPhone&WebServices
HTTP TCP 80 PostagebyPhone&WebServices
HTTPS TCP 443 PostagebyPhone
Software&RateUpdates
GraphicsUploads
FirewallmustbesettoACTIVEmodeandto
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9|DMSeriesNetworkingGuide
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PCMeterConnectSpecifications
1. PCMeterConnectminimumPCsystemrequirements
Windows2000,WindowsXP(32‐Bitsand64Bits),WindowsVista(32‐Bits
and64Bits),andWindows7(32‐Bitsand64Bits)
1.2GHzprocessor,512MbRAM
USBport
Administrativeprivilegetoinstallsoftware
Microsoft.NETframework2.0(requiredforPCMeterConnect)willbe
automaticallyinstalledifitisnotreadyonthePC.Thisisaone‐time
installation.
InternetConnection
Non‐WindowsOperatingSystems,e.g.MacandLinux,arenotsupported
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2. PCMeterConnectNetworkRequirements
TheSystem(MeterandPCMeterConnectdesktopapplication)requiresan
Internetconnection,accessedthroughaWiredorWirelessLAN.
TheSystemsupports10/100Ethernettransferrates;FullDuplex.
TheSystemwillinitiateallcommunication.
TheSystemwillinitiateallcommunicationviaHTTP,HTTPS,andFTP.
TheSystemwillcommunicatetoexternalWebServicesviaHTTPoverPort
80.
TheSystemwillcommunicatetoPBsecureserver(s)viaHTTPSoverport
443.
TheSystemwillcommunicatetoPBdataserverviaFTP,referenceport
detailsbelow.
TheSystemwillusePort53forDNSlookup.
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3. FirewallAccessRequirements
Itisrecommendedyourmeterbeconnectedthroughafirewall.Ifunrestricted
outboundaccessisnotallowedinaparticularorganization,thenNetwork
accesstoPitneyBowes’serversisaccomplishedbyallowingaccesstothe
domainslistedintheNetworkFirewallAccessSpecifications(Page6).Toavoid
potentialfuturefirewallissues,itishighlyrecommendeddomainsareused
insteadofIPaddresses,becauseIPaddresseshaveatendencytochange.
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10|DMSeriesNetworkingGuide
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ConstantConnectionLANAdapterSpecifications
1)LANAdapterNetworkRequirements
TheSystemrequiresanInternetconnection,accessedthroughaWired
LAN.
TheSystemsupports10/100Ethernettransferrates;FullDuplex.
TheSystemwillinitiateallcommunication.
TheSystemwillinitiateallcommunicationviaHTTPandActiveModeFTP.
TheSystemwillcommunicatetoexternalWebServicesviaHTTPusingport
80.
TheSystemwillcommunicatetoPBdataserverviaActiveModeFTPusing
outboundport21.
TheSystemwillusePort53forDNSlookup.
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2) FTPTypeRequired
ThesystemwilluseFTP“Active”modeforallFTPcommunication.
Onserverport20fordataandport21forcommandsmustbeopened.
Ontheclient,ports>1023mustbeopenedforsuccessfulFTP
connectionandtransferoffiles.
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3) FirewallAccessRequirements
Itisrecommendedyourmeterbeconnectedthroughafirewall.If
unrestrictedoutboundaccessisnotallowedinaparticularorganization,
thenNetworkaccesstoPitneyBowes’serversisaccomplishedbyallowing
accesstothedomainslistedintheNetworkFirewallAccessSpecifications
(Page6).Toavoidpotentialfuturefirewallissues,itishighly
recommendeddomainsareusedinsteadofIPaddresses,becauseIP
addresseshaveatendencytochange.
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4) CommunicationtypewhenmeterconnectstothePBDataCenter
Thesystemuses(HTTP)onPort80andFTPonPort21for
communicationstoPitneyBowesDataCenterServers.
Port80isusedtocommunicateXMLformattedmessagesrequesting
services.
5) HTTPCommunicationType
TheSystemonlysupports“chunked”HTTPTransferEncoding
communicationwhenconnectingtoPostagebyPhone.Yournetworkmust
allowthistypeofcommunication.Thefirewall/proxyandallcomponents
alongthecommunicationpathneedtoallowemptyclientsidechunking
messagesthroughonport80.OursystemsuseHTTP1.1ChunkedTransfer
EncodingwhenwecommunicatewithPostagebyPhone.HTTP1.1
ChunkedTransferEncodingallowsHTTPmessagestobebrokenupinto
severalparts.Somenetworkprotectiondevicesseethisasanattackand
blockit.ChunkedTransferEncodingisamethodinwhichonlyaportion
(orchunk)ofdataissentbytheserverinanHTTP/1.1session.Itisoften
usedwhenaserverknowsthatitwilltakealongtimetocompletea
client'srequest,andsoitsendsonlysmallchunksofdataasdatais
dynamicallycreated.
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SomenewerversionsofMeterSoftwarewillencryptthe“chunked”
communicationtoavoidanyperceivedsecuritythreatthatafirewallor
securitycloudmaydetect.
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6) Static&DynamicAddressing
YourSystemsupportsbothdynamicandstaticaddressing.TheIPaddress
isdefaultedtoautomaticaddressingfromaDHCPServer.Youcanview
and/orchangetheLANIPsettingsusingthemetermenusdescribedon
Page11.
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