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Summary of Contents for Hawking HPS1U
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Page 2: Package Contents
The HPS1U has a 10/100Mbps auto-sensing port, allowing you to attach it to a 10Base-T or 100Base-TX network without the need for a dedicated PC print server. The HPS1U also supports multiple servers and multiple protocols, providing you with the capability to print from anywhere, from any computer and from any application. - Page 3 What you will need to get started One USB Printer One USB Cable One Ethernet cable attached to your main network A computer client attached to your network Planning Your Print Server Network...
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Page 4: Led Indicators
Power On Self Test (POST). This indicates that the print server hardware is properly configured. The HPS1U may take up to 1 minute to perform its internal diagnostic tests. 10/100M (Orange) This light will illuminate and flash when the HPS1U detects data transmissions over the network. -
Page 5: Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation Connect the HPS1U Print Server to a network. Connect the HPS1U Print Server to your printer. Plug the AC power adapter into the power slot on the side of the Print Server. Check the LED’s marked as status on the side of the Print Server. - Page 6 WINDOWS 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP POWER ON: After you have correctly connected your print server to your PC and router, please power on all units. Before the installation, please verify that your network protocols are installed on your PC (TCP/IP, IPX and/or NetBEUI). If they are not installed, please consult your operating system’s manual for instructions on how to do so.
- Page 7 2. The Hawking Installation Windows manager will pop up on your screen as follows: Click on “Admin Installation” and the “Utilities Setup” window will be displayed.
- Page 8 4. Click “Next,” and specify the destination folder where the HPS1U utility files will be installed. 5. Click “Next,” and select the components you want to install. It is highly recommended to install all provided components.
- Page 9 6. Click “Next,” and specify the program folder where the program icons will be added. 7. Click “Next” to start the utility file installation.
- Page 10 8. The “Print Server Utilities” program will finish installing. After this installation is complete, the next step will involve configuring your HPS1U. Click “Next,” and the “Choose Print Server” dialog box will be displayed as follows. Click “Next” and a dialog box will prompt you to name your print server.
- Page 11 Click “Next” to configure your print server’s network communication protocol. As a system default setting, IPX and NetBEUI protocols are...
- Page 12 You have completed the “Print Server Setup” process and are ready to set up your print server to work with your printer. Please click “Next” and your system will add the HPS1U’s network port to your...
- Page 13 12. The “Installation complete” window will be displayed to indicate that the Administrator Installation procedure is completed. (Please restart your computer for your setup to complete its installation.) Now that you have completed the administrator’s setup, you can perform the “Client Installation” procedure on all client computers in your network.
- Page 14 WINDOWS 98/NT/ME/2000 Step1. Click the Start button, choose Setting Printers Step2. Double click on Add Printer Step3. Select Local printer click Next.
- Page 15 Step4. Select your printer manufacturer and model, and then click Next. Step5. Choose the Print Server’s Network Port, which was created by the administrator or client installation process, and click Next. Step6. Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer setup.
- Page 16 WINDOWS XP Setup Step1. Click the Start button; choose Control Panel Printers and Faxes Step2. Click on Add a Printer Step3. The Add Printer Wizard will appear Press Next.
- Page 17 Step4. Select “Local printer attached to this computer” Press Next. Step5. In the “Select a Printer Port ” window select “Use the following port” and drag the selection bar...
- Page 18 down to your newly created print server entry Press Next. Step6. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and model, and then click Next. Step7. Please continue through the next couple of...
- Page 19 installation steps by pressing Next until your new printer is added to your computer. Press the finish button to finalize your configuration.
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Page 20: Client Installation
Client Installation 1. Insert the CD shipped along with the HPS1U into your CD-ROM drive. The Autorun.exe program will execute automatically. If it does not start automatically, run Autorun.exe manually from your CD-ROM drive’s root directory. 2. The "Installation Manager" will be displayed on the screen as follows. - Page 21 4. Click “Next” and specify the destination folder where the utilities will be installed.
- Page 22 5. Click “Next” and specify the program folder where the program icons will be added. 6. Click “Next” to start the installation.
- Page 23 7. You have completed the software installation process. Click “Continue” and the HPS1U’s network port will be detected on the network and will be added to your PC.
- Page 24 8. The “Installation complete” window will be displayed to indicate that the Client Installation procedure is finished. You must then perform the Windows standard “Add Printer” procedure, as described below, to add a network printer to your PC. Step1. Click the Start button, choose Setting Printers Step2.
- Page 25 Next. Step4. Choose the HPS1U’s Network Port that was created in the client installation process and click Next. Step5. Complete the rest of the questions by hitting Next to finish the network printer setup.
- Page 26 The IP Cfg tab of the installed print server utility program brings up the IP configuration page that will allow you to configure the IP address of your print server. The HPS1U will obtain its IP address automatically if you select the Auto button under TCP/IP Configuration.
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Page 27: Ipp Printing
IPP printing functions through the operating system’s internal IPP functionality. IPP printing will let you share your network printer with any PC that can access the HPS1U print server by IP. You can even share your printer with users over the Internet who know your printer model, printer port, and IP address of your HPS1U. - Page 28 “Next.” Select “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network” and enter the URL of your HPS1U print server. The URL format will be “http://IP:631/LPT_PORT”. The IP portion of the...
- Page 29 IPP printing requests. LPT_PORT is the port name of your print server that your printer is connected to. For one port print servers, the port name will be “lpt1”. For Hawking’s three-port print server, the port names are – lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3 depending on which printer port your printers are connected to.
- Page 30 Ethernet A networking standard using cables (Category 5) to create a network. Internet Printing Protocol. IPP allows you to print your documents over an Internet connection to another printer over the net. Network Adapter Also known as a NIC (Network Interface Card). Used to provide PC’s or laptops with an Ethernet port or wireless access to the network.