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NetComm Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server NP3640 User Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Windows NT Server ... 66 Novell NetWare ... 68 Setup for NDPS (NetWare 5) ... 70 Unix Systems ... 72 Registering your NetComm Product ... 72 www.netcomm.com.au Page 2 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Rev. 1 - YML657...

  • Page 3: Section 1 - Introduction

    Section 1 - Introduction The NetComm Mini Print Server has been designed to provide a simple and efficient network printing solution and allowing one printer to be shared between multiple computers. It is packed with features, including: Versatility. The Print Server supports up to four protocols: TCP/IP, SMB (Service Message Block), AppleTalk (EtherTalk), and NetBEUI.

  • Page 4: Section 2 - Connecting Your Mini Print Server

    If your model supports 10BaseT and 100BaseT, check the 10/100BaseT link LED or LEDs next to the LAN connection. If the auto negotiation Fails, the LED (or both LEDs, if there are 2) will be Off. www.netcomm.com.au Page 4 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide...

  • Page 5: Diagnostic Push Button

    NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Description No power. Printer not on. Hardware error. Firmware upgrade in progress. Normal operation. Normal operation - transmitting or receiving packets from the network. Description Connected at 10BaseT. Connected at 100BaseT. www.netcomm.com.au Page 5...

  • Page 6: Section 3 - Configuring Your Mini Print Server

    Web Based Configuration and Management The Mini Print Server can be accessed directly through a web browser for advanced configuration and management. See Section 6 for details on using Web Based Configuration. www.netcomm.com.au Page 6 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide...

  • Page 7: Using The Windows Wizard

    3. Click Next on the first screen of the Wizard, to view a list of Print Servers on your LAN. 4. Select your new Print Server , then click Next to continue. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 7...
  • Page 8 Use the same Network Mask and Gateway as computers on your LAN. 7. Click Finish to save the data to the Print Server . Note: To install the Wizard on your computer, use the "Installation" option. www.netcomm.com.au Page 8 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Rev. 1 - YML657...
  • Page 9 Router or Gateway on your LAN, you only have 1 segment.) Check that your computer has either the TCP/IP or NetBEUI network protocols installed. See Checking your Network Protocols on page 11 for details. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 9...

  • Page 10: Section 4 - Configuring Your Computers

    Network server, if desired. Unix users - refer to the Unix Manual on the CD-ROM, in the Manual/Unix directory. Macintosh users - refer to the Macintosh section of the User Guide. www.netcomm.com.au Page 10 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide...

  • Page 11: Checking Your Network Protocols (Windows 9X)

    If required, you can also install TCP/IP. However, depending on your LAN environment, TCP/IP may require further configuration. 3. If either protocol is already installed, proceed with installation. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 11...

  • Page 12: Windows Peer-To-Peer Printing

    Wizard will appear. Click next to continue and when prompted, enter the IP Address of the Print Server in the Printer Name or IP Address field, then click Next. www.netcomm.com.au Page 12 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Rev. 1 - YML657...
  • Page 13 Ensure the LPR Byte Counting Enabled setting is Enabled. Click OK to confirm your changes, then click Next to continue. 7. Follow the prompts to complete the Wizard. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 13...

  • Page 14: Windows 9X/Me Setup

    4. The Print Driver Setup will then run. In future, you can use Start -> Programs -> PrintServer Driver -> Printer Port Setup to run the program again. www.netcomm.com.au Page 14 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Rev. 1 - YML657...
  • Page 15 Run the Epson Spooler Manager. b. Select "Queue Setup" from the menu. c. Click "Use Print Manager for this port". d. Click "OK" to exit. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 15...
  • Page 16 Windows. If the Print Server's IP Address is changed, and you can no longer print, delete the port (see procedure above) and re-install it. www.netcomm.com.au Page 16 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Rev. 1 - YML657...

  • Page 17: Advanced Port Options

    The User Name will be printed on the banner page. Sets how often Windows will poll the Print Server to establish a connection when the printer is busy. Increase this value if you get too many warning messages. www.netcomm.com.au Page 17...

  • Page 18: Windows Smb Printing

    Printing from MS-DOS Programs below. Select the Printer Manufacturer and Model to match the printer connected to this port on the Print Server , and complete the Wizard. www.netcomm.com.au Page 18 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Rev. 1 - YML657...

  • Page 19: Printing From Ms-Dos Programs

    Normally, this will be LPT1 (parallel port 1 on the computer). The File menu in the Printers folder also has options for Capture Printer Port and End Capture. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 19...

  • Page 20: Windows With Server-Based Print Queues

    6. Follow the prompts to complete the Wizard. The new printer will be listed with any other installed printers, any may be selected when printing from any Windows application. www.netcomm.com.au Page 20 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide...

  • Page 21: Windows Lpr Printing

    7. Follow the prompts to complete the Wizard. The new printer will be listed with any other installed printers, any may be selected when printing from any Windows application. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 21...

  • Page 22: Macintosh (Appletalk)

    In a mixed Windows computer/Macintosh environment, you can use BiAdmin to configure the Print Server. See Section 5 for details on installing and using BiAdmin. Alternatively use the Web Based Management detailed in Section 6. www.netcomm.com.au Page 22 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide...

  • Page 23: Macintosh Os X

    4. Enter the IP address of the Print Server in the LPR Printer's Address field, and enter the Queue Name (e.g. L1, L2, L3). 5. Select the Printer Model from the drop-down list. 6. Click Add. Configuration is now complete. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 23...

  • Page 24: Section 5 - Biadmin Management Utility

    Click on the Installation button and select 2. Administration. BiAdmin is always installed if the Administrator option is chosen. Start the program by using the icon created by the setup program. Select the connected protocol and click OK. www.netcomm.com.au Page 24 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Rev. 1 - YML657...
  • Page 25 Check that the device is installed and ON, then Refresh the list. If the Print Server is on another LAN segment, use the InitDevice - Attached Remote menu option to locate and display the Print Server. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 25...

  • Page 26: Device Status

    Configuration button will be available, allowing you to change the configuration of the attached printer. This button will be grayed out if the printer does not support this option, or if the printer is busy printing. www.netcomm.com.au Page 26 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide...
  • Page 27 This option allows you to upgrade the firmware for the selected Print Server . Before using this option, you need to obtain the .BIN file for the firmware upgrade, and copy it to the same directory as BiAdmin. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 27...

  • Page 28: Main Menu

    InitDevice Menu Reset Device Restore to Factory Default Attached Remote Connected Protocol Diagnostics menu Print Test Page www.netcomm.com.au Page 28 Same as Device Icon. Same as Printer Status Icon. Same as Configure Icon. Same as Upgrade Icon. Same as Refresh Icon.

  • Page 29: System Tab

    Change the "Password" for the Print Server . Set the Network Protocols used the selected Print Server . (Any protocols not used on your LAN may be disabled. This may improve performance.) Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 29...
  • Page 30 DHCP server is detected. The TCP session parameters should only be changed if advised to do so by your Network Administrator or Print Server Technical Support. www.netcomm.com.au Page 30 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Rev. 1 - YML657...

  • Page 31: Appletalk Tab

    The Printer Type field is used to describe the printer driver used for each port. Set Communication Protocol to ASCII or Binary. This must match the setting on the Apple computer systems using the Print Server . Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 31...
  • Page 32 Set the desired option for the Abort Job if Error Occured setting. YES causes a print job to be terminated if a printing error occurs. NO (default) will try to continue but may cause print errors. www.netcomm.com.au Page 32 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide...
  • Page 33 The Internet Printing feature allows you to send print jobs to the Print Server using Internet E- mail. Please refer to Section 7 - Special Features for Internet Mail Printing Configuration details. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 33...
  • Page 34 Suffix of Job - The printer control string (in hex) to be sent to the printer after each print job. This string cannot exceed 15 characters. The Get Defaults button will reset all settings to their factory-default values. www.netcomm.com.au Page 34 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide...
  • Page 35 If this Novell NetWare Client 32 is NOT installed, you can configure only the Print Server itself, not the NetWare server. The NetWare Manual (in the Manual\NetWare folder on the CD-ROM) contains detailed information on using BiAdmin with NetWare Servers. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 35...

  • Page 36: Snmp Tab

    SNMP Tab Configuration is only required if using the Simple Network Management Protocol. Refer to the section on Configuring the Print Server for SNMP for details. www.netcomm.com.au Page 36 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Rev. 1 - YML657...

  • Page 37: Section 6 - Web-Based Management

    -s 192.168.0.21 00-c0-02-12-34-56 Note: The hardware address of the Print Server is shown on a sticker on the base of the device. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide (Unix) (Windows) www.netcomm.com.au Page 37...

  • Page 38: Configuration Screens

    Server Status This screen shows server system data and the current settings for all of the other screens. It is read-only; no data can be input on this screen. www.netcomm.com.au Page 38 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide...

  • Page 39: Configure Server

    Enter the device password, and again in the Verify field. Once a password is entered, it is required in order to gain access and change the configuration. Non-TCP/IP may be disabled if they are not required on your LAN. The available protocols depend on the Print Server model. www.netcomm.com.au Page 39...
  • Page 40 AppleTalk AppleTalk zone Printer Object Type Communication Protocol www.netcomm.com.au Page 40 This determines which Apple systems can gain access to this printer. These are text fields, used to describe the printer driver used for each port. The Print Server is designed to work with LaserWriter (or 100% compatible) printers.
  • Page 41 (0) delay should be increased only if your printer cannot cope with no delays. YES terminates a print job if a printing error occurs. NO (default) will try to continue but may cause print errors. If print errors occur, try setting this value to YES. www.netcomm.com.au Page 41...
  • Page 42 Gateway Address Connection Delay before reconnection attempts Number of reconnection attempts www.netcomm.com.au Page 42 IP Address assigned to this device. If using dynamic IP Addresses (DHCP, BOOTP, rarp), this should be left at 0.0.0.0. (Network Mask) If the Router (Gateway) Address is 0.0.0.0, the Subnet Mask should also be left at 0.0.0.0.
  • Page 43 Context itself, and each OU should be separated by a period. e.g. department.company (Bindery Mode only) Name of the Print Server's master file server. The password on the NetWare Server. The Print Server device needs this password to connect to the NetWare server. www.netcomm.com.au Page 43...
  • Page 44 Job Notification Polling QueueInterval www.netcomm.com.au Page 44 The options are: Job notification at only the workstation where the print job originated Job notification at all workstations that you have logged into. Defines how often the Print Server will poll the queues to be serviced.

  • Page 45: Snmp (Simple Network Management Protocol)

    Enter the IP Address of the Trap Receiver, which will be sent the Trap message. This is a text field. Enter the name of the community. Check to enable; select the severity level.Note: Currently, all traps are level 1. www.netcomm.com.au Page 45...

  • Page 46: Logical Printers

    Port Pre-string Post String Convert LF to CR+LF www.netcomm.com.au Page 46 Select the Logical Printer Port you wish to configure. (L1 to L3 or L1 to L8, depending on your model)Click the Get Data button to update the display with the current data for the selected logical printer.

  • Page 47: Internet Printing

    Internet Printing See Internet Mail Printing in Section 7 for details of this feature. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 47...

  • Page 48: Section 7 - Special Features

    Unless clients are using Windows 2000, you must provide your clients with the supplied IPP Client software. If it is not convenient to provide the CD-ROM, supply the IPP_CLIENT.EXE file, located in the IPP folder. www.netcomm.com.au Page 48 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide...

  • Page 49: Installing From The Cd-Rom

    4. Click Select Device Port to view the available ports on the IPP Server, and select the appropriate port. A connection to the IPP Server will be established at this time. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 49...

  • Page 50: Changing The Ipp Port Settings

    Retry Count sets how many connection attempts will be made. Increase this number if you have a poor connection, or the remote server is very busy. www.netcomm.com.au Page 50 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide...

  • Page 51: Ipp Client Setup - Windows 2000/Xp

    IPP Server. 6. Click "Next", and complete the Wizard. The IPP printer is now ready for use. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide ip_address:631/ipp/P1 ip_address:631/ipp/P2 ip_address:631/ipp/P3 www.netcomm.com.au Page 51...

  • Page 52: Using Ipp Printers

    If using the supplied IPP Client software, there are 2 settings - Retry Interval and Retry Count - which can be adjusted if you have problems connecting to the IPP Server. See the previous section Changing the IPP Port Settings for details. www.netcomm.com.au Page 52 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide...

  • Page 53: System Requirements

    The Internet Printing Port software is available for the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows 95, 98, or ME Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 53...

  • Page 54: Internet Mail Printing Configuration

    Installation of the InterNet Printing Port software will create a new printer port. After attaching the correct printer to this port, users can print to the Internet Printer using any Windows application. www.netcomm.com.au Page 54 The IP Address of the E-Mail Server used by the Print Server .
  • Page 55 The normal address that people use to send you E-mail. If unable to connect to the E-Mail server, retry after this time period (1 to 255 seconds, 30 is usually OK). Check to receive an E-Mail when your print job has been processed. www.netcomm.com.au Page 55...

  • Page 56: Using The New Port

    6. Close the Internet connection if you opened it in Step 3. 7. If the "Notify after print job" option is set, you will receive an E-Mail when your job is printed. www.netcomm.com.au Page 56 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide...

  • Page 57: Snmp

    Options are:Read OnlyRead/WriteNot Accessible Leaving this blank will disable management by this station. Leaving this blank will disable management by this station. Use this option to Enable/Disable Trap Receiving by this station. In this version, all traps are level 1. www.netcomm.com.au Page 57...

  • Page 58: Section 8 - Troubleshooting

    Overview If you encounter printing difficulties, please refer to the appropriate section. If, after following the advice in these documents, the Print Server still does not function properly, please do not hesitate to contact NetComm’s Customer Support Department. Email: support@netcomm.com.au...

  • Page 59: Hardware & Lan Problems

    IP Address.This problem would also arise if you assigned static IP Address, which is within the range used by the DHCP server. If so, use another address which is NOT within the range used by the DHCP server. www.netcomm.com.au Page 59...

  • Page 60: Appletalk (Macintosh)

    Solution No. 4 Problem No. 5 Solution No. 5 Problem No. 6 Solution No. 6 www.netcomm.com.au Page 60 Why do I get an incorrect printout? Some possible reasons are: You may have chosen Binary encoding to print the file. Try to use ASCII encoding.
  • Page 61 2. Set your printer to the correct protocol. 3. Use the computer's Print submenu to configure your computer to use the protocol you have chosen. 4. Configure the Print Server to use the same protocol as the printer and computer. www.netcomm.com.au Page 61...

  • Page 62: Novell Netware

    Problem No. 1 Solution No. 1 Problem No. 2 Solution No. 2 www.netcomm.com.au Page 62 My Print Server cannot print the jobs sent to the print queue. Try the following: 1. Check if the printer attached to the Print Server is on-line.

  • Page 63: Windows Printing Problems

    6. Right-click the Printer, and select Properties. Then select the Details tab, as shown below. 7. Click the Add Port button. On the resulting screen, select Other, then Printer Server, as the port to add, as shown below. www.netcomm.com.au Page 63...
  • Page 64 Solution No. 4 Problem No. 5 Solution No. 5 Problem No. 6 Solution No. 6 www.netcomm.com.au Page 64 8. Click OK to see the Print Port Configuration screen, as shown below. 9. Click the Browse Device button, select the desired Print Server , and click OK.
  • Page 65 Open the BiAdmin Utility. Click the Printer Status icon. Change the Printer Type setting to Low Speed or set the Handshake Signal setting to Ack & Busy. www.netcomm.com.au Page 65...

  • Page 66: Section 9 - Network Server Configuration

    Adding a TCP/IP Remote Printer Windows 3.51 1. From the Printer menu in Print Manager, select Create Printer. 2. In the resulting dialog box, enter data as follows: www.netcomm.com.au Page 66 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Rev. 1 - YML657...
  • Page 67 Select the appropriate driver for the attached printer. Enter a printer description for other network users to reference. Select Other. Enter the IP address of the Print Server . Enter the appropriate logical printer number. (e.g. L1) www.netcomm.com.au Page 67...

  • Page 68: Novell Netware

    Setup Wizard Using the Setup Wizard is recommended. This allows configuration of the Print Server in NetWare Print Server Mode, which is the recommended system. www.netcomm.com.au Page 68 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Rev. 1 - YML657...

  • Page 69: Configuration Data

    Select the frame types used by your network. (Ethernet 802.2, Ethernet 802.3, Ethernet SNAP, and Ethernet II) By default, all frame types are enabled. NetWare print server to service the Print Server's parallel port 1. Not applicable.(NetWare NDS mode only) Not applicable.(NetWare NDS mode only) www.netcomm.com.au Page 69...

  • Page 70: Setup For Ndps (Netware 5)

    (e.g. TECH_50.TeSupp in figure 1 above) 7. Browse the Database Volume and select where you want the NDPS Manager database to be assigned. (e.g. TECH_50_SYS.TeSupp in figure 1 above) www.netcomm.com.au Page 70 (Bindery mode only) Name of the Print Server's master file server.

  • Page 71: Creating An Ndps Printer Agent

    Repeat this procedure for any other ports on the Print Server, or for any other logical printers you wish to use. Client computers can now be configured as described in Section 4 - Configuring your Computer. Rev. 1 - YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www.netcomm.com.au Page 71...

  • Page 72: Unix Systems

    Registering your NetComm Product To ensure that the conditions of your warranty are complied with, please go to the NetComm web site for quick and easy registration of your product at Alternatively, you can complete the Warranty Registration Form on the following page and mail it to NetComm Limited, PO Box 1200, Lane Cove NSW 2066.

  • Page 73: Warranty Registration Form

    Warranty Registration Form Date of Purchase …...…………...………... Name …...…………...………... Company …...…………...………... Address …...…………...………... ……………………...……... Tel No ( ) ...……….…. E-mail …...…………...………... The following information is vital for your warranty Please make sure it’s correct and complete. Serial No …...…………...………... Model …...…………...………...

  • Page 75: Product Warranty

    2. This warranty shall not apply to software programs, batteries, power supplies, cables or other accessories supplied in or with the product; 3. The customer complies with all of the terms of any relevant agreement with NetComm and any other reasonable requirements of NetComm including producing such evidence of purchase as NetComm may require;...

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