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1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................ 4
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    RODUCT VERVIEW OMPONENTS AND EATURES ARDWARE NSTALLATION ... 6 ETWORK NVIRONMENT IRED ETWORK WITH RINT 2. PRINT SERVER INSTALLATION ... 7 ... 7 REPARATION ONFIGURATION OLUTION 3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION... 9 NSTALLING THE DMIN AND ... 18 SING DMIN ... 19 IZARD ...
  • Page 2 8. UPGRADING PRINT SERVER ... 63 ... 63 VERVIEW PGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM PGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM PGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM PGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM 9. TROUBLESHOOTING ... 66 ENERAL ROUBLESHOOTING OWER ELATED ROBLEMS RINT ELATED...

  • Page 3: 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 of their respective companies. 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 4: Introduction

    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. CAPT, GDI, PPA.

  • Page 5: Hardware Installation

    To install the print servers, you need to complete these steps: ․Confirm that your printer parallel port works well. ․Connect the print server to the network and printer, and plug in the print server. Follow these instructions to install the print servers, please refer to any peripheral you are connecting to the print server: 1.

  • Page 6: Network Environment

    To printer Reset Button Network Environment Wired Network with Print Server: Print Server Printer Computer Computer Computer...

  • Page 7: Print Server Installation

    To meet users’ network printing needs in today’s heterogeneous and multiple protocol networking environments, the print server supports industrial standard protocols, including TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and AppleTalk. This means that the print server supports the most popular network operating systems today, including NetWare, Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003, UNIX systems and Macintosh computer.
  • Page 8 Windows NT/2000/XP/2003, NetWare, UNIX / Linux system and Mac computer. Firstly, we introduce PSAdmin utility, HP Web JetAdmin program and Internet Printing Protocol solution. Then we will discuss Embedded Web Server Installation with print server. multiple printers- anywhere on your LAN...

  • Page 9: 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 in NetWare environments. The program can be installed from the setup CD of print server. Installing the PSAdmin and Print Server’s Driver To enable network communication with print server, your computer must have a proper IP address, e.g.
  • Page 10 The default installation directory will be C:\Program files\Network Print Monitor. Click Next, the wizard will automatically discover the print server. From the Select A Print Sever screen, select the print server that you want to configure and click Next.
  • Page 12 On the Change Settings screen, select No or Yes: Click No if you want the print server to keep using the default IP address and keep the default settings: IP address: 192.168.0.10 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Click Yes if you want change IP address to the print server, and then click Next.
  • Page 13 Select Add New Printer if the print server is connected to a printer that hasn’t been installed before and does not appear in the list.
  • Page 14 Click Add New Printer to launch Windows Add Printer Wizard. 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.
  • Page 15 10. Make sure the Use the following port radio-button is clicked and select LPT1: (recommended Printer Port) from the pull-down list. Then click Next. 11. Select Manufacturer and Printer from the lists of printer’s driver. Then click Next.
  • Page 16 12. 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. Then click Next. 13.
  • Page 17 16. Right-click, select Properties -> Ports and verify that the print server’s port appears.

  • Page 18: Using Psadmin

    Windows Start menu: start -> All Programs -> Network Print Server -> PSAdmin. The screen will then appear as follow picture. All print server(s) feature Novell NetWare function on the LAN will be displayed along with their respective device name, MAC Address, print server name, firmware version, and status.

  • Page 19: Wizard

    DHCP server. This setting, by default, is disabled. If you would like to manually specify an IP address to the device, please skip to the following step. 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.
  • Page 20 1. Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor (Admin.) or equivalent. 2. Click Wizard button just like a picture ＜ picture. 3. Select the NetWare File Server to which the print server device will be attached. 4. Type in a Print server. 5. Type in a Print Queue Names.

  • Page 21: Manual Setup

    ＜ 5. Select NetWare and type in the Print server that created during PCONSOLE. 6. (Optional) In Bindery Settings, Select NetWare file server(s) that print server can do Bindery mode. 7. (Optional) In NDS Settings, Select NetWare file server(s), NetWare 4.x or later that print server can do NDS mode.
  • Page 22 Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server: This option enables or disables the DHCP feature of the print server. When this option is enabled, the print server will obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server on your LAN.

  • Page 23: Refresh

    PSAdmin. Reset 1. Click Reset button just like a picture ＜ 2. Reset allows the user to reset the print server device in order to establish a new connection or for new settings to take effect. Refresh 1. Click Reset button just like a picture ＜...

  • Page 24: Multiple Print Queues Configuration

    3. Select the print server and to be configured. 4. Click the Wizard icon in the tool bar. 5. Type in a Print server and a Print Queue Name (For more detailed information about Wizard, please refer to the “Wizard” section in this chapter).
  • Page 25 Click Change or Remove Programs tab. Select Network Print Monitor for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/2003 and click Change/Remove button. The un-installation wizard program will be launched. Follow the directions on the screen to complete the un-installation procedure.

  • Page 26: Internet Printer Connection And Hp Web Jetadmin

    For Windows NT/2000/XP/2003, you can use a supported Web Browser, for example, Netscape or IE to view the embedded web server on the print server. Contact your administrator to get the IP address or URL of the printer and browse to the print server’s web page.
  • Page 27 Click Next. ** One port should be the port name as lp1. 7.It will check print server to connect to HP printer, if not, it will appear as follow picture. Then Click OK. Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type and click “Next”, appear as...

  • Page 28: Hp Web Jetadmin Overview

    HP Web JetAdmin allows you to use a Web browse to revise, view, manage and diagnose devices connected to the print server or any standard printer MIB devices. For more information about a procedure or Windows in the HP Web JetAdmin software, see about HP’s relation document.

  • Page 29: Installing Hp Web Jetadmin

    Installing HP Web JetAdmin Before installing the HP Web JetAdmin software, you must have domain administrator or root privileges: Download the installation files from HP Customer Care Online at http://www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin/. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the HP Web JetAdmin software. Note: Installation instructions are also contained in the HP Web JetAdmin install file.

  • Page 30: Configuration From Embedded Web Server

    Using Embedded Web Server Before you can use the embedded web server, the print server must be configured with an IP address. There are many ways to configure the print server’s IP address. For example, the Windows-based of PSAdmin utility can easily set an IP address with the print server, please see the Properties –...
  • Page 31 Firmware Version: This option allows you to view firmware version of the print server. To verify the print server’s firmware version is newer in this time. MAC Address: This option allows you to view Node ID of the print server. The Node ID is unique from any print server.
  • Page 32 Current Status: This option allows you to view status of the printer. When the printer connected with the print server, it will be show in the status box. For Example, Waiting for job. It is means the printer already to printing.
  • Page 33 DHCP/BOOTP server on your network, this option allows the print server to obtain IP-related settings automatically from your DHCP server. IP Address: This option allows you to view IP address from the print server. The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment. (default: 192.168.0.10)
  • Page 34 Print Server Name: This option allows you to view print server’s name would be configured by PSAdmin utility. Polling Time: This option allows you to view polling time from the print server. This function is search for NetWare Server by per time NetWare NDS Setting: Use NDS Mode: Enable or Disable.
  • Page 35 Port Name: <ATALK_PS>-xxxxxx-1, where xxxxxx represents the last six digits of the print server’s Node ID. Printer Type: This option allows you to view printer type from the print server. If you are using a PostScript printer you can select the LaserWriter 8 icon from your Mac computer.
  • Page 36 SNMP Communities: This option allows you to view SNMP communities from the print server. There are two communities that control message from the network management of the print server. SNMP Traps: This option allows you to view SNMP traps from the print server. SMB Status 3.Click Status, it then appears the sub-menu.

  • Page 37: Setup Menu

    AppleTalk. Preparation Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL, default: 192.168.0.10. Then the print server’s home page will appear in content of the web browser. Please follow this information in the setup menu of the print server: System Setup 1.Click Setup, it then appears the sub-menu.
  • Page 38 Administrator E-mail Address: This option allows you to input your Email address that you want to receive the notification by Email. Print Server Name: This option allows you to input device name of the print server. To correct the print server’s device name.
  • Page 39 Bi-directional Settings: This option allows you to select the bi-directional of the print server. There are two ways to select this option, includes Disable or Auto Detect. TCP/IP Setup: 3. Click Setup, it then appears the sub-menu. Click TCP/IP, it then as shown in the following picture.
  • Page 40 DHCP/BOOTP server on your network. This option allows the print server to obtain IP-related settings automatically from your DHCP server. IP Address: This option allows you to input IP address from the print server. The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment.
  • Page 41 Print Server Name: This option allows you to input print server name which configured by PSAdmin utility or PCOMSOLE program. Polling Time: The time interval in which the print server unit polls the file server for servicing of print queues.

  • Page 42: Installing Print Server On Net Ware 4. X /5. X

    Installing Prin t Server on NetWare 4.x/5.x ue to its architecture and functionality, the print server must work under NetWare 4.x/5.x DS Bindery Emulation. When you install the NetWare file server for the first time, by default, the installation program will automatically set up the B adding “SET BINDERY CONTEXT =”...
  • Page 43 2.Click AppleTalk, it as shown in the following picture. 3.Zone Name: In this option, type an AppleTalk Zone name that you want the print server to belong to or leave it in default (This enables the print server automatically search and link itself to the default zone that is set on the AppleTalk router, if found).

  • Page 44: Setting Up A Macintosh Computer

    Apple Zone list. Select the Zone name that you specified when configuring the PRINT SERVER. Note: If you select a Zone that the PRINT SERVER doesn’t belong to, as you specified in the previous section, no print server will be displayed in the Step 4.
  • Page 45 A host on the network running Network Management System (NMS) software can access the print server device by reading and writing the MIB objects stored in the device. The Network Management Systems are available from many third-party vendors, such as Hewlett-Packard's OpenView.
  • Page 46 1.Click Setup, it then appe .Click SNMP, it then as shown in the following picture. SNMP Community: The print server supports up to two community names. The default community name is public (case-sensitive), with Read Only access right in default.

  • Page 47: Network Print Monitor

    2. Click SMB, it as shown in the following picture. 3. Workgroup Name: This option allows you to assign a workgroup name to print server on the Network Neighborhood. Windows uses it to identify the print server on the Network.

  • Page 48: Tcp/Ip Protocol Installation

    Select A Desired Protocol TCP/IP The TCP/IP Protocol must be installed. For further information, please read “TCP/IP Protocol Installation” section in this chapter. Note: If TCP/IP protocol is chosen, please refe server” section late IPX/SPX The IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol must be installed. For further information, please read “IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol Installation”...

  • Page 49: Ipx/Spx-Compatible Protocol Installation

    5. Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list. 6. Select TCP/IP Protocol from the Network Protocols list. 7. Specify an IP address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway a address automatically”, if a DHC 8. Restart the computer. 9. Done. Note: Using TCP/IP protocol to access the print settings.

  • Page 50: Windows 95/98/Me/Nt/2000/Xp/2003 Manual Installation Procedure

    9X/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 manuals. Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 manual Installation Procedure Please perform the steps as follows to ensure a smooth installation: . Run Setup from the print server’s NetWare, Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Setup diskette 2. T he Network Print Monitor for Wind . A message reading, “Setup is complete. You may add the Network Print Port by using the PSAdmin”...
  • Page 51 15. Select the Network Print Port and click OK. 16. The Add Port box will then appear, along with the print server’s Node ID (The last 6 digits of the Node ID, located on the back of the print server unit). Select one printer server port from the list, which is now connected to (one of) your printer(s), as shown in the following picture.

  • Page 52: Uninstalling Network Print Port On Windows 95/98/Me/Nt/2000/Xp/2003

    It starts again to search for the print server on the network by using the protocol you specify in the step above. When finished, the print server will be displayed along with the its Node ID, as shown in the back of the print server unit). Select one of the print server’s ports from the list.

  • Page 53: Assigning An Ip Address

    Assigning an IP Address The first step to install a print server on a TCP/IP network is to assign the print server an IP address and other related TCP/IP settings before the print server can function. You can select the following two methods to specify an IP address the print server. Each method will be detailed in the following section.

  • Page 54: Windows 2000/Xp/2003 Standard Tcp/Ip Port Printing Installation

    6. The Add LPR compatible printers box will then appear as shown in the following picture. Type in the IP address assigned to the print server in the Name or address of server providing lpd box. 7. In the Name of printer or print queue on that server box, type in a printer name, for example, lp1.
  • Page 55 Standard TCP/IP Port, Click Next and Next. The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard box will then appear as shown the picture as below, and type in the IP address assigned to the print server in the Printer Name or IP Address box, Click Next.
  • Page 56 In the Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor box as shown in the following picture, select LPR form Protocol, type in a queue name, for example, lp1. Click OK, and Next. Note: Please DO NOT type any other name than lp1 in this step. Click Finish.
  • Page 57 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”. Select Yes (Recommended) and click Finish. 13.

  • Page 58: Unix Installation

    UNIX Installation After the static IP address is assigned, the Print Server is ready to be configured. For some UNIX/Linux systems, we include the detailed installation procedures below. If you can’t find the installation procedure corresponding to your UNIX system, please refer to your UNIX manuals for details about configuring your UNIX for the “remote printing system”.
  • Page 59 2. Log in root. 3. Assign Print Server an IP address. At shell mode: c.1. arp -s <the IP address you want to assign to the Print Server> < Print Server 's Node ID> c.2. Execute tftp < Print Server 's IP> get config.txt and quit tftp.
  • Page 60 7. Click Forward button. 8. In the Name field, type a user-defined name, click Forward.
  • Page 61 9. In the Queue Type field, choose Networked UNIX. 10. In the Server field, type the IP address of print server 11. In the Queue field, type a print server’s port name, which connect to the printer. For example: lp1.
  • Page 62 15. Done.

  • Page 63: Upgrading Print Server

    8.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 64: Upgrading The Print Server From Unix (Through Tcp/Ip)

    Upgrading the print server from Browser Ensure binary file is located in your current working directory. Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL. Click Misc, and then choose Firmware Upgrade, it then as shown in the following picture.
  • Page 65 Click Upgrade. Done.

  • Page 66: Troubleshooting

    Status (Yellow) When the print server unit is powered on, the Status LED will flash five times as part of the unit’s Power On Self Test (POST). This indicates that the print server hardware is properly configured.

  • Page 67: Windows 95/98/Me/Nt/2000/Xp/2003 Troubleshooting

    Windows NT server is used as the router/gateway you will need to implement the following procedures in order for your print server to function properly: Add the RIP for NWLink IPX/SPX compatible transport. See RIP for NWLink IPX/SPX compatible transport Installation Procedure later in this section.

  • Page 68: Moving The Print Server Toa New Segment

    Network Print Port, the print server must be reconfigured on the original Windows NT server or on each Windows 95/98 computer using this print server in order for the print server’s driver on each computer to re-establish a new connection.

  • Page 69: Moving Your Computer Toa New Segment

    TCP/IP protocol, you might encounter the following problem in your initial installation steps: " I can do the "arp" command. However, when I am going to ping or tftp the print server, it always shows Request timed out. I have checked the print server’s power and it exactly passed the POST.
  • Page 70 If this is the case, please consult your network administrator to obtain an unused IP address for your print server. C. The print server is on one segment and your Windows NT server is on the other segment. (This troubleshooting guide will also apply to a multiple-segmented network while installing...
  • Page 71 Segment B, such as 192.72.214.100 in this example, rather than 192.72.214.68. 7. Type, for example, "tftp 192.72.214.68 put config.txt" to save this new configuration back to print server. 8. Move the print server back to the Segment B. 9. Done!

  • Page 72: Appendix

    Appendix: Rendezvous with Mac OS X 10.3.7 1. Enable the Rendezvous settings from the print server’s WEB configuration. 2. Click "Printer Setup Utility” from the bottom toolbox of Mac.
  • Page 73 3. Click "Add".
  • Page 74 4. Choose "Rendezvous", and then Mac OS will automatically search the print server on the network. Choose the proper printer model that connected to print server, and then click "Add".
  • Page 75 1. Enable the SMB settings from the print server’s WEB configuration. Assume your computers use the “WORKGROUP” as the SMB workgroup name in Windows. Please assign the same SMB name to your print server. If print server uses the different SMB name from computers’, the SMB printing won’t active.
  • Page 76 2. Now you can find the print server from the SMB workgroup of Windows. Then, double click it. 3. Double click it again.
  • Page 77 4. Now you have to install the printer’s driver. 5. Choose it from the “Add Printer Wizard”.
  • Page 78 6. Install printer successfully. 7. Now, you can find your printer’s icon and you can use the SMB printing mode.
  • Page 79 3. Reconnect the external power adapter. Wait about 5 seconds. 4. Release the reset button. 5. The print server will restart. 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: DHCP client: off IP address: 192.168.0.10...
  • Page 80 To printer Reset Button...

  • Page 81: Frequently Asked Questions

    Possible explanations 1. The Print server Name/Print Queue configuration in PCONSOLE is incorrect. 2. The Print server name specified and stored in the print server memory doesn’t match the same one set in PCONSOLE. 3. The network cable or power adapter connected to the print server is loose or disconnected.
  • Page 82 Setup dialogue box contains a space. Solution Check to see if there is a space in the print server name, the printer name, or the queue name. Type in a new name without a space between two characters or replace a space by a dash (-) or an underscore (_).

  • Page 83: Additional Installation Instructions

    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” or “Panasonic KX-P6300 PCL”, or “Panasonic KX-P6500 PCL”...

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