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1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................ 3
2. PRINT SERVER INSTALLATION .............................................................................................. 6
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5. TCP/IP LPR PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION ................................................................... 28
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    ABLE OF ONTENTS ............................2 OPYRIGHT 1. INTRODUCTION..........................3 ........................3 RODUCT VERVIEW ......................3 OMPONENTS AND EATURES ......................... 4 ARDWARE NSTALLATION ........................5 ETWORK NVIRONMENT 2. PRINT SERVER INSTALLATION ....................6 ............................ 6 REPARATION ....................6 ONFIGURATION OLUTION ABLE ..........................

  • Page 2: Copyright

    Trademarks NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell Inc and Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative (such as translation, transformation or adaptation) without the express written consent of the manufacturer as stipulated by the United States Copyright Act of 1976.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. Introduction Product Overview The external print servers enhance capability by letting you place your printers at convenient locations directly on the Ethernet network, and by increasing network printer performance and management. Please note that the print server does not support printing with host-based printers, e.g.

  • Page 4: Hardware Installation

    Before you start, you should prepare the following items: One Windows-based computer with print server setup CD One printer One printer cable One 802.11b/g Access Point (optional) Hardware Installation To install the print servers, you need to complete these steps: ˙Confirm that your printer parallel port or USB Port works well.

  • Page 5: Network Environment

    Network Environment Wireless Network with Print Server: Ad-Hoc (PEER-to-PEER) Mode – Factory Default: Print Server Printer Laptop Laptop Infrastructure (Access Point) Mode: Print Server Access Point Printer Laptop Laptop Computer Computer Computer Wireless Network with Print Server: Username: admin Password: 0000 Wireless Mode: Ad-Hoc (Peer-to-Peer) Channel: 1 SSID: WLAN-PS...

  • Page 6: Print Server Installation

    Print Server Installation Preparation The print server supports Standard TCP/IP Port printing protocol – LPR/LPD. This means that the print server supports the most popular network operating systems today, including Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Linux and Mac OS 10.2 or above. Configuration Solution Table Setup Operating Function Remarks...

  • Page 7: Software Installation

    3. Software Installation The PSAdmin is a proprietary Windows-based management program that can assist you in configuring and managing your print server. The program can be installed from the setup CD of print server. Prepare Your Computer to Connect Wireless Print Server first (Wireless Ad-Hoc Mode): Please specify a proper IP address for your wireless adapter, e.g.192.168.0.101.

  • Page 8: Installing The Psadmin And Setup Wizard

    Installing the PSAdmin and Setup Wizard To enable network communication with print server, your computer must have a proper IP address, e.g. 192.168.0.100 (the print server’s default IP is 192.168.0.10) Insert the setup CD into your CD-drive. The autorun program will be started. Choose Setup Wizard to install the print server and configure the connected printer.
  • Page 9 Click Next, the wizard will automatically discover the print server. From the Select A Print Server screen, select the print server port that you want to configure and click Next.
  • Page 10 On the Change Settings screen, select No or Yes:...
  • Page 11 Click No if you want the print server to keep using the default IP address and the default settings: Username: admin Password: 0000 Ad-Hoc mode Channel: 1 SSID: WLAN-PS Encryption: none DHCP client: Off IP address: 192.168.0.10 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Click Yes if you want change wireless settings or assign a static IP address to the print server: On the Basic Wireless Settings screen, select Communication Type according to...
  • Page 12 On the TCP/IP Settings screen, specify a fixed or dynamic IP address for the print server, a fixed IP address is highly recommended. Click Next. Note: The IP address of print server must be within the same subnet as your network adapter. In the setup wizard, select an already configured printer from the list, click Next, Next and then Finish to complete the installation.
  • Page 13 11. Click Next and select Local Printer, make sure the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box is NOT checked. Then click Next. 12. Make sure the Use the following port radio-button is clicked and select LPT1: (Recommended Printer Port) from the pull-down list.
  • Page 14 13. Select Manufacturer and Printer from the lists of printer’s driver. Then click Next. 14. If you already have the printer’s driver installed, you will be asked whether to keep it or to replace it. Click Next. Supply a name for the printer and choose whether you want to make it your default printer.
  • Page 15 15. Then, choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users, print a test page (please select No.), etc. Select the appropriate radio-button and click Next and Finish. 16. In the setup wizard, finish the installation by highlighting the installed printer in the Select a Printer list and click Next, Next ->...
  • Page 16 18. Right-click, select Properties -> Ports and verify that the print server’s port appears. 19. Go to General; click Print Test Page to verify the configuration.

  • Page 17: How To Create Print Server Port Manually

    20. Done. Note: If you wish to install more print servers, start setup wizard from your Windows Start menu: start -> All Programs -> Network Print Server -> PSWzard and repeat the installation procedure. How to create print server port manually? 1.

  • Page 18: Wizard

    All print server(s) on the WLAN will be displayed along with their respective device name, MAC Address, print server name, firmware version, and status. The terms are defined as follows: Device Name: The name of the print server hardware used for identification purposes. MAC Address: The Ethernet address of the print server.

  • Page 19: Manual Setup

    In the IP Address option, type an IP address for the print server. The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment. (Optional) In the Subnet Mask option, type the Subnet Mask your LAN or network segment is currently configured to use.
  • Page 20 The factory default password is 0000. Then, user can change the print server’s device name and password. The factory default password is 0000. Wireless: User can change the print server’s wireless settings and security to match his current wireless network.
  • Page 21 TCP/IP: User can change the print server’s IP address. Default is 192.168.0.10/255.255.255.0. We highly recommend specifying a fixed IP address for the print server...

  • Page 22: Refresh

    Upgrade Upgrade allows the user to upgrade the print server device. In order to upgrade the unit please perform the steps as follows: 1. Click Upgrade button just like a picture ＜ ＞, as shown as follow picture 2. Select General Upgrade. Make sure that the upgrade file(mps43.bin) is located in the same directory as PSAdmin.

  • Page 23: Configuration From Embedded Web Server

    4. Configuration from Embedded Web Server Overview The Print Server contains an embedded web server that can be accessed through a supported web browser on a WLAN, for example, IE6, Firefox or above is recommended. The embedded web server provides access to configuration and management pages for the print server and the connected peripheral device.
  • Page 24 System Status and Setup Click Setup, it then appears the status of print server and connected printer: Firmware: Current firmware version number of this print server. MAC: MAC address of this print server. Up Time: It shows how long print server is running since last reboot. Manufacturer: The manufacturer’s name of connected printer.
  • Page 25 IP Address: The current IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway of this print server. Factory default is 192.168.0.10/255.255.255.0 UPnP: To Disable/Enable the UPnP support of this print server. Administrative Password: To change the password of this print server. Factory default is 0000. (default user name is admin, it’s not available to change) Restore Factory Defaults: Restore factory default settings.
  • Page 26 Wireless Setup: Click Wireless, it then appears the configuration page Network Type: To change the WLAN type to Ad-Hoc(default) or Infrastructure. SSID: To change the SSID to connect an existing wireless network.(default: WLAN-PS) Channel: Indicates the channel setting for this print server. Transmission Rate: Select the basic transfer rates based on the speed of wireless network.
  • Page 27 The print server provides three kind of security settings: WEP(64/128bit), WPA(TKIP/AES(CCMP)) and WPA2(TKIP/AES(CCMP)) to fit an existing security setting of wireless network. The site survey page will provide a list of existing wireless network. You can choose one to join by click Connect button.

  • Page 28: Tcp/Ip Lpr Port Printing Installation

    5. TCP/IP LPR Port Printing Installation DHCP The print server supports DHCP feature, allowing the print server to obtain an IP address and related TCP/IP settings automatically from a DHCP server. While the print server supports DHCP, we strongly recommend you manually specify a fixed IP address to the print server. By default, the print server’s DHCP function is disabled and the IP address is 192.168.0.10.
  • Page 29 In the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard box as shown in the following picture, Select Custom, Click Settings button, and click Next. In the Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor box as shown in the following picture, select LPR form Protocol, type in a queue name: lp1. Click OK, and Next.

  • Page 30: Mac Os 10.4 And Linux Lpr/Lpd Installation

    Click Finish. 10. Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type list and click Next. 11. Type in a new Printer name or leave it in default, and click Next button. 12. A message reading, “To confirm that the printer is installed properly, you can print a test page”.
  • Page 31 Redhat Linux 9/Fedora Core The Print Server can work under any Linux-based systems, including Slackware, RedHat, etc, without any problems. Basically, the Linux's printing system is based on BSD system. Although many commercial Linux systems are available in the market and their commands will vary slightly, depending upon which version is used, the functionality of the Linux-based variants is exactly the same.
  • Page 32 5. Click New button. 6. Click Forward button.
  • Page 33 7. In the Name field, type a user-defined name, click Forward. 8. In the Queue Type field, choose Networked UNIX. 9. In the Server field, type the IP address of print server 10. In the Queue field, type a print server’s port name, which connect to the printer. For example: lp1.
  • Page 34 13. Choose the model of printer and click Forward. 14. Done.

  • Page 35: Upgrading Print Server

    6.Upgrading Print Server Overview Upgrading print server will allow you to upgrade its firmware inside the print server while the newer software version of the print server is available from your local dealer. Depending on the different systems users might use, this chapter is divided into several Sections; please refer to the following lists for your systems.

  • Page 36: Upgrading The Print Server From Browser

    Upgrading the print server from Browser Ensure binary file is located in your local drive. Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL. Default is 192.168.0.10 Click Setup, and then choose Firmware Upgrade, it then as shown in the following picture.

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    9. Troubleshooting General Troubleshooting Overview The most common problems, which cause the print server to perform improperly, are covered in this chapter. If a problem still exists after reading this chapter, please contact your dealer for technical support. LED Light Indicators The print server is equipped with LED lights to assist in diagnosing problems that are the result of the network and/or the print server hardware itself.
  • Page 38 If this is the case, please ensure the Node ID field in the corresponding entry of the print server's IP address in NT's ARP cache table is correct by typing the following command at NT's DOS prompt. "arp -a" If the Node ID shown on the screen doesn't match the print server's Node ID, please follow the instructions below to reset the entry.

  • Page 39: Appendix

    Appendix: Reset Button Perform a Factory Default: 1. Disconnect the external power adapter. 2. Hold down the reset button. 3. Reconnect the external reset button. Wait about 15 seconds. 4. Release the reset button. 5. The print server will restart, the reboot time needs 40 seconds. WARNING: This will erase all settings of print server to default and should be performed with caution! After performing a factory default, the default settings will be:...

  • Page 40: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions Question A Print jobs are sent to the print queue successfully, but fail to be sent to the printer. Possible explanations 1. The Print server Name/Print Queue configuration is incorrect. 2. The Print server name specified and stored in the print server memory doesn’t match the same one.

  • Page 41: Additional Installation Instructions

    The setup Wizard can’t find print server. Possible Explanation The Personal Firewall installed in your computer blocks the connection. Solution Please disable the Personal Firewall temporarily or adjust the security level to lower. Additional Installation Instructions Panasonic KX-P6100/6300/6500 If you are using a Panasonic KX-P6100/6300/6500 laser printer with the print server through the Network Print Port under Windows 95/98, please redirect the printer named “Panasonic KX-P6100 PCL”...

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