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  • Page 1: Users Manual

    1- Port Print Server (USB 2.0) Users Manual Model #: APS-U2001...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION...4 PRODUCT OVERVIEW...4 COMPONENTS AND FEATURES...4 HARDWARE INSTALLATION...5 NETWORK ENVIRONMENT...6 WIRED NETWORK WITH PRINT SERVER:...6 2. PRINT SERVER INSTALLATION...7 PREPARATION...7 CONFIGURATION SOLUTION TABLE...7 3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION...9 INSTALLING THE PSADMIN AND PRINT SERVER’S DRIVER...9 USING PSADMIN...18 WIZARD...19 MANUAL SETUP...21 REFRESH...23 MULTIPLE PRINT QUEUES CONFIGURATION...24...
  • Page 3 IPX/SPX-COMPATIBLE PROTOCOL INSTALLATION...49 NETBEUI PROTOCOL INSTALLATION...50 WINDOWS 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 MANUAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURE...50 UNINSTALLING NETWORK PRINT PORT ON WINDOWS 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003...52 7. TCP/IP LPR PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION...53 BASIC TCP/IP INSTALLATION OVERVIEW...53 ASSIGNING AN IP ADDRESS...53 WINDOWS NT LPR PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION...54 WINDOWS 2000/XP/2003 STANDARD TCP/IP PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION...55 UNIX INSTALLATION...59 8.
  • Page 4 Trademarks NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell Inc and Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 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 5: 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 6: Hardware Installation

    Status Blinking POST (Yellow) 100Mbps On (Green) 10Mbps On (Yellow) On (Green) On (Yellow) Before you start, you should prepare the following items: One Windows-based computer with print server setup CD One printer One printer cable 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 7: Network Environment

    Network Environment Wired Network with Print Server: 2. Print Server Installation Preparation 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 Setup Operating System PSAdmin utility / Setup Wizard Windows 95/98/Me Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Embedded Web server Windows 95/98/Me Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Mac OS, Linux… HP Web JetAdmin Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Internet Printing Protocol Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Comment Configuration solution Table has many installations way to setup Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT/2000/XP/2003, NetWare, UNIX / Linux system and Mac computer.

  • 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 1.
  • Page 10 Note: The setup CD will install the print server’s driver, PSAdmin and Setup Wizard into your computer. The default installation directory will be C:\Program files\Network Print Monitor. 4. Click Next, the wizard will automatically discover the print server. 5. From the Select A Print Sever screen, select the print server and its port number that you want to configure and click Next.
  • Page 11 6. 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. Note: The IP address of print server must be within the same subnet as your network adapter.
  • Page 12 8. Click Add New Printer to launch Windows Add Printer Wizard. 9. 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 13 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 14 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 15 15. From Windows system, go to start -> Printers and Faxes and highlight your newly installed printer. 16. Right-click, select Properties -> Ports and verify that the print server’s port appears.

  • Page 16: Using Psadmin

    17. Go to General; click Print Test Page to verify the configuration. 18. Done. Note: If you want to install more print servers, start setup wizard from your Windows Start menu: start - > All Programs -> Network Print Server -> PSWizard and repeat the installation procedure. Using PSAdmin After the software of setup CD is successfully installed, starts PSAdmin utility from your Windows Start menu: start ->...

  • Page 17: Wizard

    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. 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 18 2 Select “Obtain an IP address from DHCP server”. If there is a DHCP server on your network. This option allows the print server to obtain IP-related settings automatically from your 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.

  • Page 19: Manual Setup

    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. Note: Each print queue corresponds to each print port of the print server. 6.
  • Page 20 7. (Optional) In NDS Settings, Select NetWare file server(s), NetWare 4.x or later that print server can do NDS mode. 8. Click OK. From your NetWare client computer, such as Windows 95/98/Me, create a printer that is connected (redirected) to one of the NetWare print queues serviced by the print server.

  • Page 21: Refresh

    Gateway: This option shows the print server’s current gateway address maybe obtained from the DHCP server or manually specified. The option also allows you to manually specify the IP address of the gateway to the print server, if DHCP option is disabled. This value is optional Upgrade Upgrade allows the user to upgrade the print server device.

  • Page 22: Multiple Print Queues Configuration

    Multiple Print Queues Configuration To configure the print server to service multiple print queues, please follow the instructions listed below: 1. Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor (Admin.) or equivalent. 2. Run the PSAdmin from your Windows. 3.

  • Page 23: Internet Printer Connection And Hp Web Jetadmin

    4. Internet Printer Connection and HP Web JetAdmin IPP Overview Print server(s) support the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). Using the appropriate software on your system, you can create an IPP print path from your system as Windows PC over the Internet. Note: For incoming print path requests, the network administrator have to configure the firewall to accept incoming IPP requests.
  • Page 24 ** lp1 is the queue name for print port-1, lp2 for print port-2 and lp3 for print port-3. 7.It will check print server to connect to HP printer, if not, it will appear as follow picture. Then Click OK. 8. Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type and click “Next”, appear as follow picture.

  • Page 25: Hp Web Jetadmin Overview

    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 26: Removing Hp Web Jetadmin Tility

    Note: You can also substitute the server domain with TCP/IP address. Removing HP Web JetAdmin Utility To remove HP Web JetAdmin software from your web server, use the uninstall program provided with the software package. 5. Configuration from Embedded Web Server Overview The Print Server contains an embedded web server that can be accessed through a supported...
  • Page 27 2.Click System, it then as shown in the following picture. Print Server Name: This option allows you to view device name of the print server. To correct the print server’s device name. System Contact: This option allows you to view contact name of the print server. To check the print server’s contact name who in charge of this device.

  • Page 28: Printer Status

    Printer Status 1.Click Status, it then appears the sub-menu. 2.Click Printer, it then as shown in the following picture. Manufacturer: This option allows you to view manufacturer of the printer. When the printer connected with the print server, it will be show in the manufacture box. Model Number: This option allows you to view model of the printer.
  • Page 29 Use DHCP/BOOTP: This option allows you to view DHCP/ BOOTP status. If there is a 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.
  • Page 30 General Settings: 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 31 AppleTalk Status 1.Click Status, it then appears the sub-menu. 2.Click AppleTalk, it then as shown in the following picture. AppleTalk Settings: If no any zone exists, the print server itself displays the zone name as an asterisk (*) in the current AppleTalk Status of the print server in the web browser.
  • Page 32 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 33: Setup Menu

    Setup Menu Meanwhile, you have finished the IP address configuration with print server. You should use web browser to configure the print server. The setup menu of the print server helps administrator to setup the print server’s System, Printer, NetWare, TCP/IP, SNMP and AppleTalk. Preparation Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL, default: 192.168.0.10.

  • Page 34: Printer Setup

    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. System Contact: This option allows you to input contact name of the print server.
  • Page 35 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. 4. Click TCP/IP, it then as shown in the following picture. DHCP/BOOTP: This option allows you to select DHCP/ BOOTP option.
  • Page 36 3.Click Setup, it then appears the sub-menu. 4.Click NetWare, it then as shown in the following picture. 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 37: Installing Print Server On Netware 4.X/5.X

    Installing Print Server on NetWare 4.x/5.x Due to its architecture and functionality, the print server must work under NetWare 4.x/5.x NDS Bindery Emulation. When you install the NetWare file server for the first time, by default, the installation program will automatically set up the Bindery Emulation function for you by adding “SET BINDERY CONTEXT =”...

  • Page 38: Appletalk Setup

    8. Run NetWare’s PCONSOLE and add users to the “Queue Users” list. 9. From your NetWare client computer, such as Windows 95/98/Me, create a printer that is connected (redirected) to the NetWare print queue serviced by the print server. Note: Please refer to NetWare’s Print Server/Services manuals for detailed PCONSOLE commands.

  • Page 39: Setting Up A Macintosh Computer

    <ATALK_PS>-xxxxxx-1, where xxxxxx represents the last six digits of the device’s Node ID. For example: ATALK_PS-40EEED-1. You may also change the <ATALK_PS> to a name you like for identification purpose in this option. The print server will append the last six digits to the name you specify.
  • Page 40 Management Systems are available from many third-party vendors, such as Hewlett-Packard's OpenView. When accessing (traversing) MIB objects in the print server using NMS software called SNMP manager, you need to provide a community name in each SNMP request for authentication purpose. 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 41 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. Support HP WebJetAdmin: This option allows user determine to disable/enable the Support HP SNMP Traps: Enable the function of sending SNMP Authentication Failure trap message to the network administrator, if the community name within a SNMP request is not correct.
  • Page 42 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. 4. Shared Name: This option allows you to assign a name to print server’s port.

  • Page 43: Network Print Monitor

    6. Network Print Monitor Preparation The print server supports TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and NetBEUI protocols under Windows 95/98/Me. Please make sure that the following steps have been completed before proceeding with installation under Windows PC. Select A Desired Protocol TCP/IP The TCP/IP Protocol must be installed. For further information, please read “TCP/IP Protocol Installation”...

  • Page 44: Ipx/Spx-Compatible Protocol Installation

    IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol Installation 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and select Control Panel. 2. Double click the Network icon. 3. If the IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol is not already installed, click Add. 4. Select Protocol and click Add. 5. Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list. 6.
  • Page 45 10. A message reading, “After your printer is installed, Windows can print a test page so you can confirm that the printer is set up properly.” Select No and click Finish. 11. Double-click the newly created Printer Name icon. 12. Select Printer and Properties. 13.

  • Page 46: Uninstalling Network Print Port On Windows 95/98/Me/Nt/2000/Xp/2003

    • If the IPX/SPX protocol is not installed, no print server will be shown in the display box. Then please select TCP/IP or NetBEUI alternatively. • It starts again to search for the print server on the network by using the protocol you specify in the step above.

  • Page 47: Tcp/Ip Lpr Port Printing Installation

    7. TCP/IP LPR Port Printing Installation Basic TCP/IP Installation Overview When installing your print server in a TCP/IP environment, IP addresses are essential as a basic means of communications. It is therefore necessary to first assign an IP address to your print server unit.

  • Page 48: 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, e.g. lp1 for port-1, lp2 for port-2 and lp3 for port-3 of print server.
  • Page 49 5. 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. 6. In the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard box as shown in the following picture, Select Custom, Click Settings button, and click Next.
  • Page 50 7. In the Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor box as shown in the following picture, select LPR form Protocol, type in a queue name, e.g. lp1 for port-1, lp2 for port-2 and lp3 for port-3 of print server. 8. Click OK, and Next. Note: Please DO NOT type any other name than lp1, lp2 and lp3 in this step.

  • Page 51: Unix Installation

    4. Name: Input a name you like. For example: Test. Protocol Type: Choose “lpd (BSD)”. Make/Model: Select the printer model. For example: EPSON LQ570. Printer Connection Type: Choose “On Remote Server”. Remote System: Input the IP address of the printer server. For example: 192.168.1.250.
  • Page 52 5. Click “OK”. 6. Enter /Printer / Make Default. System V Release 4 Unix 1. For example: the print server has a static IP address: 192.168.1.100 2. Input “lpsystem –tbsd 192.168.1.100”. 3. Input “lpadmin –pa1 –s 192.168.1.100!lp1”. lp1 for the first print server port. 4.
  • Page 53 6. Click New button. 7. Click Forward button. 8. In the Name field, type a user-defined name, click Forward.
  • Page 54 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. 12.

  • Page 55: 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 56: Upgrading The Print Server From Browser

    2. Ensure binary file is located in your current working directory. 3. Type “tftp <print server’s IP address>”. 4. At tftp prompt, type “get upgrade”. 5. Change to binary mode. 6. At tftp prompt, type “put mpsXX.bin”. 7. Wait for the file transfer to complete. 8.

  • Page 57: 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 58: Print Port Related Problems

    Print Port Related Problems Printing data failure may be caused by a loose connection of the print server to the parallel or USB port of the printer. Check to see if any of the pins on the parallel or USB port connector are damaged.

  • Page 59: Moving The Print Server To A New Segment

    5. Select Properties. 6. Select your (first) network interface card and select Manual Frame Type Detection. 7. Click Add. 8. In the Frame Type field, select Ethernet 802.2. 9. In the Network Number field, type in an unique 8-digit hexadecimal network number. For example: 12345ABC.

  • Page 60: Moving Your Computer To A New Segment

    4. Click Ports tab. 5. Click Configure Port. The print server will be shown on the next screen. 6. Find your original print server according to its Port Name or other distinguished name and click this print server. 7. Click OK and it returns to the printer’s Properties page. 8.
  • Page 61 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 62 For the purpose of explanation, we assume the NT server is on Segment A and its IP address is 192.72.214.66 (subnet mask: 255.255.255.224), the print server is going to be installed on Segment B, with IP address, for example, 192.72.214.100. 1.

  • Page 63: Appendix

    Appendix: SMB Printing with Windows XP 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 64 3. Double click it again. 4. Now you have to install the printer’s driver.
  • Page 65 5. Choose it from the “Add Printer Wizard”. 6. Install printer successfully.

  • Page 66: Reset Button

    7. Now, you can find your printer’s icon and you can use the SMB printing mode. Reset Button Reboot the Print server: 1. Verify the power of print server is turned on. 2. Press the reset button once, and then release it. WARNING: This will restart the print server and stop all on-going and pending print jobs! Perform a Factory Default: 1.

  • Page 67: 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 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.
  • Page 68 2. Run the PSAdmin and upgrade the print server again. Question D The Status LED light keeps blinking after POST. Possible explanation and solution The last upgrade process was not completed. The print server must be upgraded again by using the PSAdmin.

  • Page 69: 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” to the print server through the Network Print Port.

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