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ZyXEL Communications NPS-520 User Manual

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NPS-520
MFP Print Server
User's Guide
Version 1.00
1/2007
Edition 2
www.zyxel.com

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  • Page 1 NPS-520 MFP Print Server User’s Guide Version 1.00 1/2007 Edition 2 www.zyxel.com...

  • Page 3: About This User's Guide

    About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the NPS-520 using the ZyXEL utility or the web configurator. You should have at least a basic knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts and topology.

  • Page 4: Document Conventions

    Syntax Conventions • The NPS-520 may be referred to as the “NPS-520” or the “print server” in this User’s Guide. • Product labels, screen names, field labels and field choices are all in bold font.
  • Page 5 Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User’s Guide may use the following generic icons. The NPS-520 icon is not an exact representation of your device. NPS-520 Server NPS-520 User’s Guide Computer Notebook computer Modem or Router Printer Document Conventions...

  • Page 6: Safety Warnings

    • Do not use the device outside, and make sure all the connections are indoors. There is a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. This product is recyclable. Dispose of it properly. Safety Warnings NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Overview Contents Overview Introducing the NPS-520 ... 17 ZyXEL Utility ... 21 Web Configurator ... 35 Adding a Printer on Your Computer ... 45 Troubleshooting ... 69 NPS-520 User’s Guide...
  • Page 8 Contents Overview NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Introducing the NPS-520 ... 17 1.1 Overview ... 17 1.2 Ways to Manage the NPS-520 ... 17 1.3 Good Habits for Managing the NPS-520 ... 18 1.4 Hardware and Utility Installation ... 18 1.5 The Reset Button ... 18 1.6 LEDs ... 19 Chapter 2 ZyXEL Utility...
  • Page 10 Appendix A Product Specifications... 73 Appendix B Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address... 83 Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions ... 95 Appendix D Legal Information ... 101 Appendix E Customer Support... 105 Index... 109 ... 37 NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 11: List Of Figures

    List of Figures Figure 1 Application Overview ... 17 Figure 2 LEDs ... 19 Figure 3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon ... 21 Figure 4 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary ... 22 Figure 5 ZyXEL Utility: Status ... 23 Figure 6 ZyXEL Utility: General Setting ... 25 Figure 7 ZyXEL Utility: Login ...
  • Page 12 Figure 78 Windows XP: Start Menu ... 87 Figure 79 Windows XP: Control Panel ... 87 Figure 80 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties ... 88 Figure 81 Windows XP: Local Area Connection Properties ... 88 NPS-520 User’s Guide...
  • Page 13 Figure 90 Internet Options ... 97 Figure 91 Pop-up Blocker Settings ... 97 Figure 92 Internet Options ... 98 Figure 93 Security Settings - Java Scripting ... 99 Figure 94 Security Settings - Java ... 99 Figure 95 Java (Sun) ... 100 NPS-520 User’s Guide...
  • Page 14 List of Figures NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 15: List Of Tables

    List of Tables List of Tables Table 1 LEDs ... 19 Table 2 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon ... 21 Table 3 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary ... 22 Table 4 ZyXEL Utility: Status ... 23 Table 5 ZyXEL Utility: General Setting ... 26 Table 6 ZyXEL Utility: TCP/IP Setting ...
  • Page 16 List of Tables NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 17: Introducing The Nps-520

    The NPS-520 has one USB port and one Ethernet port. If a MFP comes with a USB port but no Ethernet port, the NPS-520 allows you to connect the MFP to your network and provides users on the network with shared access to the printer.

  • Page 18: Good Habits For Managing The Nps-520

    Chapter 1 Introducing the NPS-520 1.3 Good Habits for Managing the NPS-520 Do the following things regularly to make the NPS-520 more secure and to manage the NPS- 520 more effectively. • Change the password. Use a password that’s not easy to guess and that consists of different types of characters, such as numbers and letters.

  • Page 19: Leds

    Firmware upload is in progress or the printer has a paper jam or is out of paper. Blinking The NPS-520 is connected to a printer or sending a print job to a printer. The NPS-520 is not connected to a printer or receives no print jobs.
  • Page 20 Chapter 1 Introducing the NPS-520 NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 21: Zyxel Utility

    Click the help icon ( help window. 2.2 ZyXEL Utility Icon After you install and start the ZyXEL utility, an icon for the ZyXEL utility appears in the system tray. Figure 3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon The ZyXEL utility system tray icon indicates the status of the NPS-520. Refer to the following table for details.

  • Page 22: Zyxel Utility Screen Summary

    Use this screen to either manually configure the NPS-520’s IP address and subnet mask and a gateway IP address or set the NPS-520 to get the TCP/IP information from a DHCP server. Use this screen to configure the NPS-520’s description and password, upload firmware, reset the factory defaults, restart the NPS-520 and drop the connection between the printer and the associated computer.

  • Page 23: Figure 5 Zyxel Utility: Status

    System Setting screen. This field displays the model name of the printer that is currently connected to the NPS-520. This field is blank if there is no printer connected to the NPS-520. Chapter 2 ZyXEL Utility...
  • Page 24 Select When idle time and select a period of idle time (in minutes) that elapses before the NPS-520 drop the connection between the computer and the printer. Note: It’s strongly recommended that you enable Auto Release and/or Auto Connect on all Windows computers.

  • Page 25: The General Setting Screen

    Use this button to scan for the available print server(s) in your network again and update the table above. Use this button to have the NPS-520 automatically associate your computer with the specified printer when you send out a job and the printer is available.

  • Page 26: The Tcp/Ip Setting Screen

    Save Cancel 2.6 The TCP/IP Setting Screen Use this screen to configure the NPS-520’s TCP/IP settings, such as IP address, subnet mask and gateway. When you click the TCP/IP Setting tab, the following login screen displays. Select the name of your NPS-520 and enter the password (1234 by default).

  • Page 27: Figure 8 Zyxel Utility: Tcp/Ip Setting

    NPS-520 is connected and configure the TCP/IP information in the fields below. Enter the IP address of the NPS-520. The IP address should be in the same subnet of the network to which the NPS-520 is connected. Note: The NPS-520‘s default IP address is 192.168.1.6.

  • Page 28: The System Setting Screen

    2.7 The System Setting Screen This screen allows you to configure the NPS-520’s description and password, upload firmware, reset the factory defaults, restart the NPS-520 and drop the connection between the printer and the associated computer. When you click the System Setting tab, the following login screen displays. Select the name of your NPS-520 and enter the password (1234 by default).

  • Page 29: Figure 10 Zyxel Utility: System Setting

    Please note as you type a password, the screen displays a * for each character you type. Type the new password for confirmation. Type additional descriptive text for the NPS-520 if you want. You can enter up to 15 ASCII characters. Spaces are allowed. Click this button to save your changes to the NPS-520.
  • Page 30 The following screen displays when the upload is successful. Click OK to go back to the System Setting screen. Note: Only upload firmware for your specific model. Note: Do not turn off the NPS-520 while firmware upload is in process. Click OK to clear all user-entered configuration information and return the NPS- 520 to its factory defaults.

  • Page 31: The About Screen

    System Reboot Port Force Release 2.8 The About Screen The About screen displays driver and utility version numbers of the NPS-520. To display the screen as shown below, click the about ( Figure 11 About The following table describes the read-only fields in this screen.

  • Page 32: Uninstalling The Zyxel Utility

    Figure 13 Uninstall: Finish 2.10 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility To perform the upgrade, follow the steps below. 1 Download the latest version of the utility from the ZyXEL web site and save the file on your computer. 2 Follow the steps in your computer.
  • Page 33 4 Double-click on the setup program for the new utility to start the ZyXEL utility installation. 5 Check the version numbers in the About screen to make sure the new utility is installed properly. NPS-520 User’s Guide Chapter 2 ZyXEL Utility...
  • Page 34 Chapter 2 ZyXEL Utility NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 35: Web Configurator

    Explorer or Netscape Navigator. 3.2 Accessing the NPS-520 Web Configurator 1 Make sure your NPS-520 hardware is properly connected and prepare your computer/ computer network to connect to the NPS-520 (refer to the Quick Start Guide). 2 Launch your web browser.

  • Page 36: Navigating The Nps-520 Web Configurator

    Chapter 3 Web Configurator Figure 14 Web Configurator: Login 5 You should now see the Status screen (see 3.3 Navigating the NPS-520 Web Configurator The following summarizes how to navigate the web configurator from the Status screen. Figure 15 Web Configurator: Main Screen As illustrated above, the main screen is divided into these parts: •...

  • Page 37: Title Bar

    NPS-520. Logout: Click this icon to exit the web configurator. 3.3.2 Navigation Panel After you enter the password, use the menus on the navigation panel to configure NPS-520 features. The following table describes the menus. Table 10 Screens Summary...

  • Page 38: Figure 16 Web Configurator: Status

    Information DHCP If the NPS-520 is set to get its IP address automatically from a DHCP server in the network to which the NPS-520 is connected, this displays On. If the NPS-520 is using a manually entered static (fixed) IP address, this displays Off.

  • Page 39: The System Screen

    Printer Status These fields are blank if no printer is connected. Printer Model This displays the model name of the printer currently connected to the NPS-520. Number Manufacturer This displays the manufacturer name of the printer currently connected to the NPS-520.

  • Page 40: The Setup Tcp/Ip Screen

    Select this option to have the DHCP server assign the NPS-520 an IP address automatically automatically when there is a DHCP server in the network to which the NPS-520 is connected. Note: We recommend you give the NPS-520 a static IP address or address to access the web configurator again.

  • Page 41: The Utilities Screen

    Table 13 Web Configurator: TCP/IP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Use Fixed IP Select this option If you want to assign a fixed IP address to the NPS-520 Address manually. Configure the fields below. Note: The NPS-520’s IP address should be in the same subnet as IP Address Type the IP address of your NPS-520 in dotted decimal notation.

  • Page 42: Figure 19 Web Configurator: Utilities > Firmware Upgrade

    Click OK when a screen displays asking you to confirm that you want to upload the firmware. Figure 20 Firmware Upload Confirmation Click OK when a screen displays asking you not to turn off the NPS-520 during firmware upgrade. Figure 21 Firmware Upload Warning Do not turn off the NPS-520 while firmware upload is in progress! The NPS-520 automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect.

  • Page 43: Load Defaults

    NPS-520 to its factory defaults as shown on the screen. Figure 24 Web Configurator: Utilities > Load Defaults You can also press the hardware Reset button to reset the factory defaults of your NPS-520. Refer to Section 1.5 on page 18 3.7.3 Restart Screen...

  • Page 44: Figure 25 Web Configurator: Utilities > Restart

    Chapter 3 Web Configurator Click Utilities > Restart. Click Restart to have the NPS-520 reboot. Restart is different to reset; (see Section 3.7.2 on page 43) reset returns the device to its default configuration. Figure 25 Web Configurator: Utilities > Restart...

  • Page 45: Adding A Printer On Your Computer

    To use a printer, you need to install the printer driver and set up the printer on your computer. In Windows, you can also use the ZyXEL utility to set up a printer and/or associate an existing printer driver with the NPS-520. See your Quick Start Guide for more information.

  • Page 46: Ipp

    4.2.1.1 Printer Setup with LPR or RAW 1 Click Start > Settings > Printers. 2 Double-click the Add Printer icon in the Printers screen to start the Add Printer Wizard. Figure 26 Windows 2000: Start > Settings > Printers NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 47: Figure 27 Windows 2000: Add Printer Wizard: Welcome

    4 Select Local printer and click Next. Figure 28 Windows 2000: Add Printer Wizard: Local or Network Printer 5 Select Create a new port and then Standard TCP/IP Port in the Type drop-down list box. NPS-520 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Adding a Printer on Your Computer...

  • Page 48: Figure 29 Windows 2000: Add Printer Wizard: Locate Your Printer

    The first Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard screen displays. Figure 30 Windows 2000: Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard 7 Enter the NPS-520’s IP address in the Printer Name or IP Address field and click Next. NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 49: Figure 31 Windows 2000: Add Standard Tcp/Ip Printer Port Wizard: Add Port

    9 Select LPR and set Queue Name to “lpt1” or select Raw and set Port Number to “9100”. Click OK to go back to the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard (see Figure 32 on page NPS-520 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Adding a Printer on Your Computer 49) and then click Next.

  • Page 50: Figure 33 Windows 2000: Configure Standard Tcp/Ip Port Monitor

    10 Verify your printer port settings and click Finish to go back to the Add Printer Wizard. Figure 34 Windows 2000: Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard: Finish 11 Select the make of the printer that you want to connect to the NPS-520 in the Manufacturers list.

  • Page 51: Figure 35 Windows 2000: Add Printer Wizard: Printer Driver

    Next. Figure 36 Windows 2000: Add Printer Wizard: Use Existing Driver 16 Type a name to identify the printer and then click Next to continue. NPS-520 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Adding a Printer on Your Computer...

  • Page 52: Figure 37 Windows 2000: Add Printer Wizard: Name Your Printer

    Figure 37 Windows 2000: Add Printer Wizard: Name Your Printer 17 The NPS-520 is a print server itself and you do not need to have your computer act as a print server by sharing the printer with other users in the same network; select Do not share this printer and click Next to proceed to the following screen.

  • Page 53: Figure 39 Windows 2000: Add Printer Wizard: Print Test Page

    Figure 40 Windows 2000: Add Printer Wizard Complete 4.2.1.2 Printer Setup with IPP 1 Click Start > Settings > Printers. 2 Double-click the Add Printer icon in the Printers screen to start the Add Printer Wizard. NPS-520 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Adding a Printer on Your Computer...

  • Page 54: Figure 41 Windows 2000: Start > Settings > Printers

    Chapter 4 Adding a Printer on Your Computer Figure 41 Windows 2000: Start > Settings > Printers 3 The Add Printer Wizard screen displays. Click Next. Figure 42 Windows 2000: Add Printer Wizard: Welcome 4 Select Network printer and click Next. NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 55: Figure 43 Windows 2000: Add Printer Wizard: Local Or Network Printer

    Click Next. Figure 44 Windows 2000: Add Printer Wizard: Locate Your Printer 6 Select the make of the printer that you want to connect to the NPS-520 in the Manufacturers list. 7 Select the printer model from the list of Printers.

  • Page 56: Figure 45 Windows 2000: Add Printer Wizard: Printer Driver

    10 Select Yes to set this printer as the default printer. Click Next. Figure 46 Windows 2000: Add Printer Wizard: Default Printer 11 The following screen shows your current printer settings. Select Finish to complete printer setup and close the wizard screen. NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 57: Windows 98 Se/Me

    When you install the ZyXEL utility in Windows 98 SE/Me, you also install a Network Port Setup tool to add an LPR network port for the NPS-520. If you want to use RAW printing in Windows 98 SE/Me, you need to install an additional software to add a network port.

  • Page 58: Figure 49 Windows Me: Add Printer Wizard: Welcome

    4 Select Local printer and click Next. Figure 50 Windows Me: Add Printer Wizard: Local or Network Printer 5 Select the make of the printer that you want to connect to the NPS-520 in the Manufacturers list. 6 Select the printer model from the list of Printers.

  • Page 59: Figure 51 Windows Me: Add Printer Wizard: Printer Driver

    Figure 52 Windows Me: Add Printer Wizard: Use Existing Driver 10 Select the network port that is created and added to your computer automatically for your NPS-520. Click Next. NPS-520 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Adding a Printer on Your Computer...

  • Page 60: Figure 53 Windows Me: Add Printer Wizard: Select Port

    NPS-520 Utility > Network Port Setup. The Network Port Quick Setup screen displays. Highlight the network port for the NPS-520 in the Available Ports box and click > or >> to add it to the Chosen Ports box. Click OK.

  • Page 61: Adding A Printer In Macintosh

    Proceed to step is not in the Macintosh Dock, continue to the next step. Figure 57 Macintosh Dock NPS-520 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Adding a Printer on Your Computer to continue. If the Printer Setup Utility icon...

  • Page 62: Figure 58 Macintosh Hd Icon

    2 Double-click your Macintosh hard drive on the desktop. Figure 58 Macintosh HD Icon 3 Double-click the Applications folder. Figure 59 Macintosh: HD 4 Double-click the Utilities folder. Figure 60 Macintosh: Applications 5 Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 63: Figure 61 Macintosh: Utilities

    9 In the Printer Address (or Address) field, type the IP address of your NPS-520. 10 Type “lpt1” (a parallel port) in the Queue Name (or Queue) field. 11 Select your printer model that is attached to the NPS-520. If the printer model is not listed, select Generic.

  • Page 64: Figure 63 Macintosh 10.3: Printer List

    Chapter 4 Adding a Printer on Your Computer Figure 63 Macintosh 10.3: Printer List Figure 64 Macintosh 10.4: Printer Browser 13 The printer information displays in the Name and Kind fields. NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 65: Adding A Printer In Linux/Unix

    1 Click System > Administration > Printing. Figure 66 Fedora Core 2: System > Administration > Printing 2 Click the New icon at the top of the Printer Configuration screen. NPS-520 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Adding a Printer on Your Computer...

  • Page 66: Figure 67 Fedora Core 2: Printer Configuration

    4 Enter descriptive names for the new printer queue and printer. Click Forward. Figure 69 Fedora Core 2: Add a new print queue: Queue name 5 Set the queue type to Networked UNIX (LPD) and enter your NPS-520’s IP address and “lpt1” in the Server and Queue fields respectively. Click Forward.

  • Page 67: Figure 70 Fedora Core 2: Add A New Print Queue: Queue Type

    Figure 70 Fedora Core 2: Add a new print queue: Queue Type 6 Select your printer model that is attached to the NPS-520. If the printer model is not listed, select Generic. Click Forward. Figure 71 Fedora Core 2: Add a new print queue: Printer model 7 This read-only screen shows the current settings.

  • Page 68: Figure 72 Fedora Core 2: Add A New Print Queue: Finish

    9 If the test page is printed successfully, click Yes. Otherwise, click No and go back to the the Printer Configuration screen to set up the printer again. Figure 74 Fedora Core 2: Print a test page: Confirmation NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 69: Troubleshooting

    I forgot the IP address for the NPS-520. 1 The default IP address is 192.168.1.6. 2 If you set the NPS-520 to get the IP address from a DHCP server, look up the IP address assigned to the NPS-520 in the DHCP server.
  • Page 70 4 Make sure your computer's Ethernet adapter is installed and functioning properly. 5 Make sure your computer is in the same subnet as the NPS-520. (If you know that there are routers between your computer and the NPS-520, skip this step.) •...
  • Page 71 I cannot print on the printer which is connected to the NPS-520. 1 Make sure your computer is in the same network to which the NPS-520 is connected. 2 Make sure the NPS-520 and the printer are on and working.
  • Page 72 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 73: Appendix A Product Specifications

    Default Password Printing Protocol Supported Configuration Tool Operating System Supported NPS-520 Compatible USB Printers The following is a list of USB printer models compatible with the NPS-520 at the time of writing. Table 17 NPS-520 Compatible USB Printers BRAND MODEL TYPE...
  • Page 74 Appendix A Product Specifications Table 17 NPS-520 Compatible USB Printers BRAND MODEL TYPE Brother HL-5240 Color Laser Brother MFC-210C Brother MFC-215C Brother MFC-2820 Brother MFC-420CN Brother MFC-425CN Brother MFC-3240C Brother MFC-7420 Brother MFC-7820N Brother MFC-8840D CANON S200SPx Color Ink CANON...
  • Page 75 Table 17 NPS-520 Compatible USB Printers BRAND MODEL TYPE CANON iP1500 Color Ink Jet CANON iP2000 Color Ink Jet CANON iP3000 Color Ink Jet CANON iP4000 Color Ink Jet CANON iP4200 Color Ink Jet CANON iP5000 Color Ink Jet CANON...
  • Page 76 Appendix A Product Specifications Table 17 NPS-520 Compatible USB Printers BRAND MODEL TYPE EPSON EPL-N2500 B&W Laser EPSON EPL-N3000 B&W Laser EPSON PictureMate* Color Ink Jet EPSON Stylus C43UX Color Ink Jet EPSON Stylus C63 Color Ink Jet EPSON Stylus C67...
  • Page 77 Table 17 NPS-520 Compatible USB Printers BRAND MODEL TYPE CLJ 3500N Color laser CLJ 3700 Color laser CLJ 4600 Color laser Deskjet 450 Color Ink Jet Deskjet 810C Color Ink Jet Deskjet 880C Color Ink Jet Deskjet 882C Color Ink Jet...
  • Page 78 Appendix A Product Specifications Table 17 NPS-520 Compatible USB Printers BRAND MODEL TYPE Laser Jet 1020 (GDI) Laser Jet 1022 (GDI) Laser Jet 3015 Laser Jet 3020 Laser Jet 3030 Laser Jet 3050 Laser Jet 3052 Laser Jet 3055 Laser Jet 3380...
  • Page 79 Table 17 NPS-520 Compatible USB Printers BRAND MODEL TYPE Photosmart 245 Mini Photo Printer Photosmart 325 Mini Photo Printer Photosmart 375 Mini Photo Printer Photosmart 475 Mini Photo Printer Photosmart 7260 Photo Printer O Photosmart 7450 Photo Printer O Photosmart 7550 Photo Printer O...
  • Page 80 Appendix A Product Specifications Table 17 NPS-520 Compatible USB Printers BRAND MODEL TYPE PhotoSmart 8250 PhotoSmart 8450 PhotoSmart 8750 PSC 750 PSC 1210 PSC 1350 PSC 1410 PSC 1510 PSC 1610 PSC 2210 PSC 2310 PSC 2355 PSC 2410 PSC 2510...
  • Page 81 Table Key: An O in a function’s column shows that the printer has the specified feature. An --- in a function’s column shows that the specified feature is available on the printer but hasn’t been tested yet on the NPS-520. The information in this table was correct at the time of writing, although it may be subject to change.

  • Page 82: Nps-520 User's Guide

    Appendix A Product Specifications A. You need to disable bi-directional support on this printer. B. For some LEXMARK printers (marked with **), you need to disable bi-directional support and select WinPrint processor and RAW printing protocol. NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 83: Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer's Ip Address

    7 and later operating systems. After the appropriate TCP/IP components are installed, configure the TCP/IP settings in order to "communicate" with your network. Windows 95/98/Me Click Start, Settings, Control Panel and double-click the Network icon to open the Network window NPS-520 User’s Guide Address...

  • Page 84: Figure 75 Windows 95/98/Me: Network: Configuration

    2 Select Client and then click Add. 3 Select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers. 4 Select Client for Microsoft Networks from the list of network clients and then click 5 Restart your computer so the changes you made take effect. NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 85: Figure 76 Windows 95/98/Me: Tcp/Ip Properties: Ip Address

    • If you do not know your DNS information, select Disable DNS. • If you know your DNS information, select Enable DNS and type the information in the fields below (you may not need to fill them all in). NPS-520 User’s Guide Appendix B Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address...

  • Page 86: Figure 77 Windows 95/98/Me: Tcp/Ip Properties: Dns Configuration

    2 In the Run window, type "winipcfg" and then click OK to open the IP Configuration window. 3 Select your network adapter. You should see your computer's IP address, subnet mask and default gateway. Windows 2000/NT/XP 1 For Windows XP, click start, Control Panel. In Windows 2000/NT, click Start, Settings, Control Panel. NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 87: Figure 78 Windows Xp: Start Menu

    2 For Windows XP, click Network Connections. For Windows 2000/NT, click Network and Dial-up Connections. Figure 79 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. NPS-520 User’s Guide Appendix B Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address...

  • Page 88: Figure 80 Windows Xp: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties

    • If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically. • If you have a static IP address click Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway fields. Click Advanced. NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 89: Figure 82 Windows Xp: Advanced Tcp/Ip Settings

    • If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click Use the following DNS server addresses, and type them in the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server fields. NPS-520 User’s Guide Appendix B Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address...

  • Page 90: Figure 83 Windows Xp: Internet Protocol (Tcp/Ip) Properties

    2 In the Command Prompt window, type "ipconfig" and then press [ENTER]. You can also open Network Connections, right-click a network connection, click Status and then click the Support tab. Macintosh OS 8/9 1 Click the Apple menu, Control Panel and double-click TCP/IP to open the TCP/IP Control Panel. NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 91: Figure 84 Macintosh Os 8/9: Apple Menu

    2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. Figure 85 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configure: list. 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: NPS-520 User’s Guide Appendix B Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address...

  • Page 92: Figure 86 Macintosh Os X: Apple Menu

    2 Click Network in the icon bar. • Select Automatic from the Location list. • Select Built-in Ethernet from the Show list. • Click the TCP/IP tab. 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP from the Configure list. NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 93: Figure 87 Macintosh Os X: Network

    • Type the IP address of your gateway in the Router address box if you have one. 5 Click Apply Now and close the window. 6 Restart your computer (if prompted). Verifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties in the Network window. NPS-520 User’s Guide Appendix B Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address...
  • Page 94 Appendix B Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 95: Appendix C Pop-Up Windows, Javascripts And Java Permissions

    1 In Internet Explorer, select Tools, Pop-up Blocker and then select Turn Off Pop-up Blocker. Figure 88 Pop-up Blocker You can also check if pop-up blocking is disabled in the Pop-up Blocker section in the Privacy tab. NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 96: Figure 89 Internet Options

    Alternatively, if you only want to allow pop-up windows from your device, see the following steps. 1 In Internet Explorer, select Tools, Internet Options and then the Privacy tab. 2 Select Settings…to open the Pop-up Blocker Settings screen. NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 97: Figure 90 Internet Options

    3 Type the IP address of your device (the web page that you do not want to have blocked) with the prefix “http://”. For example, http://192.168.1.1. 4 Click Add to move the IP address to the list of Allowed sites. Figure 91 Pop-up Blocker Settings NPS-520 User’s Guide Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions...

  • Page 98: Figure 92 Internet Options

    3 Scroll down to Scripting. 4 Under Active scripting make sure that Enable is selected (the default). 5 Under Scripting of Java applets make sure that Enable is selected (the default). 6 Click OK to close the window. NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 99: Figure 93 Security Settings - Java Scripting

    3 Scroll down to Microsoft VM. 4 Under Java permissions make sure that a safety level is selected. 5 Click OK to close the window. Figure 94 Security Settings - Java NPS-520 User’s Guide Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions...

  • Page 100: Figure 95 Java (Sun)

    1 From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options and then the Advanced tab. 2 make sure that Use Java 2 for <applet> under Java (Sun) is selected. 3 Click OK to close the window. Figure 95 Java (Sun) NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 101: Appendix D Legal Information

    Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. All rights reserved. Disclaimer ZyXEL does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products, or software described herein. Neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the patent rights of others.
  • Page 102 Any replacement will consist of a new or re-manufactured functionally equivalent product of equal or higher value, and will be solely at the discretion of ZyXEL. This warranty shall not apply if the product has been modified, misused, tampered with, damaged by an act of God, or subjected to abnormal working conditions.
  • Page 103 Appendix D Legal Information ZyXEL) and the customer will be billed for parts and labor. All repaired or replaced products will be shipped by ZyXEL to the corresponding return address, Postage Paid. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from country to country.
  • Page 104 Appendix D Legal Information NPS-520 User’s Guide...

  • Page 105: Appendix E Customer Support

    • Telephone: +506-2017878 • Fax: +506-2015098 • Web Site: www.zyxel.co.cr • FTP Site: ftp.zyxel.co.cr • Regular Mail: ZyXEL Costa Rica, Plaza Roble Escazú, Etapa El Patio, Tercer Piso, San José, Costa Rica Czech Republic • E-mail: info@cz.zyxel.com • Telephone: +420-241-091-350 •...
  • Page 106 • E-mail: info@zyxel.fr • Telephone: +33-4-72-52-97-97 • Fax: +33-4-72-52-19-20 • Web Site: www.zyxel.fr • Regular Mail: ZyXEL France, 1 rue des Vergers, Bat. 1 / C, 69760 Limonest, France Germany • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.de • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.de • Telephone: +49-2405-6909-0 •...
  • Page 107 • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.com • Telephone: +1-800-255-4101, +1-714-632-0882 • Fax: +1-714-632-0858 • Web Site: www.us.zyxel.com • FTP Site: ftp.us.zyxel.com • Regular Mail: ZyXEL Communications Inc., 1130 N. Miller St., Anaheim, CA 92806- 2001, U.S.A. Norway • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.no • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.no •...
  • Page 108 Appendix E Customer Support • Web Site: www.zyxel.es • Regular Mail: ZyXEL Communications, Arte, 21 5ª planta, 28033 Madrid, Spain Sweden • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.se • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.se • Telephone: +46-31-744-7700 • Fax: +46-31-744-7701 • Web Site: www.zyxel.se • Regular Mail: ZyXEL Communications A/S, Sjöporten 4, 41764 Göteborg, Sweden Ukraine •...

  • Page 109: Index

    FCC interference statement FCC statement Federal Communications Commission firmware upload Firmware upgrade firmware upgrade force release 24, 31 NPS-520 User’s Guide humidity Internet Printing Protocol IPP, see also Internet Printing Protocol Java permissions JavaScripts LEDs light Line Printer Remote load defaults...
  • Page 110 IP syntax conventions system name system password system reboot temperature trademarks utility version warranty note ways to manage the NPS-520 Web configurator ZyXEL utility web browser version recommended web configurator accessing firmware upgrade load defaults main window navigating navigation panel...
  • Page 111 Index system setting screen system tray icon TCP/IP setting screen uninstalling upgrading version NPS-520 User’s Guide...
  • Page 112 Index NPS-520 User’s Guide...

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