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  • Page 1 Multi-Port Fast Ethernet Print Server FPS-3121 User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Copyright (C) 2005 PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. The products and programs described in this User’s Manual are licensed products of PLANET Technology, This User’s Manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright, and this User’s Manual and all accompanying hardware, software, and documentation are copyrighted.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER1 INTRODUCTION..........5 Product Introduction..........................5 Product Package............................5 Contents of the User’s Manual.......................5 Printing Function ............................6 LED Indicators ............................6 Specification ............................7 CHAPTER2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...... 8 CHAPTER3 WINDOWS PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK ..9 System Architecture..........................9 Administrator Installation and Setup ......................9 Administrator Utilities ...........................16 Client Installation and Setup ........................17 CHAPTER4...
  • Page 4 Introduction ............................45 Web Management of Print Server......................45 8.2.1 Login ............................45 Device Status............................46 8.3.1 System ...........................46 8.3.2 Printer.............................46 8.3.3 TCP/IP............................47 8.3.4 SMB ............................47 8.3.5 SNMP.............................48 8.3.6 NetWare ..........................48 8.3.7 AppleTalk ..........................49 8.3.8 Rendezvous ...........................49 Setup Wizard ............................50 8.4.1 System ...........................50 8.4.2 TCP/IP............................50 8.4.3 SMB ............................51...

  • Page 5: Chapter1 Introduction

    C h a p t e r 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing and using our FPS-3121. This print server allows your printer to become a shared device on the network. It offers printing flexibility and manageability on your Local Area Network at an extremely low cost and with an absolute minimum setup and maintenance required.

  • Page 6: Printing Function

    Chapter 7 and chapter 8 introduce print server’s management and configuration utilities on Windows and Web Browser’s environment respectively. You may select the appropriate management utility according to the administrator’s computer platform. Chapter 9 introduces Print Server’s IPP Printing function and setup procedure. The IPP Printing provides a convenient way to print documents across the Internet by the IPP protocol.

  • Page 7: Specification

    Specification Model FPS-3121 Media Interface 1-port RJ-45 UTP Standards IEEE802.3, 10Base-T; IEEE802.3u, 100Base-TX Cabling Category 5/5e or above, 2-pair Printer Ports 2 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x Parallel port Protocols TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk NOS Support Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP/Server 2003, NetWare, Linux, Unix, and MAC OS...

  • Page 8: Chapter2 Hardware Installation

    NOTE3: Please be sure your printer is not a host-base printer. This kind of printer must be connected to a PC directly, so they cannot work with Print Server. You may check the printer specification or the GDI Printer List in our bundle CD to know this printer can work with FPS-3121 or not.

  • Page 9: Chapter3 Windows Peer-To-Peer Network

    C h a p t e r 3 Wi n d o w s P e e r - t o - P e e r N e t w o r k System Architecture Print server supports Windows Peer-to-Peer network printing mode, which is suitable for most medium and small network environments.
  • Page 10 2. Click on “Administrator Installation” hyper link to initiate the installation. Or you can click the “Start” button and choose “Run”. (Suppose “E” is your CD-ROM drive). When the dialog box appears, enter “E:\Utility\Setup.exe” and press enter key. You will see the dialog box as below.
  • Page 11 5. Specify the program folder name where the program icons will be add to. Please click “Next” to start installation. 6. For a while, the program will finish installing utility and driver you selected. Thus far you have completed the installation phase and prepare to configure the Print Server. The “Choose Print Server”...
  • Page 12 7. “Name the print Server”, you can assign an easy to memorize name for management. But note that, this name will be the “Identifier” for the Peer-to-Peer Printing. NOTE: If this is the first time you configure the print server, the “Print Server Name (Alias Name)”...
  • Page 13 9. Configuration summary will display in this screen. Now, you have completed the “Print Server Setup”. By clicking “Finish”, your system will perform “Add network port” of the print server to your PC. 10. The “Setup complete” window is displayed to indicate that the Administrator Installation procedure is finished.
  • Page 14 After the installation, you have completed the following tasks. Install utility and driver to the administrator’s PC Configure the print server (including the print server name and IP address) Add the network port of the print server to the administrator’s PC Now, you have completed the administrator’s setup for most of the network environment.
  • Page 15 Step4. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and model, then click “Next”. Step5. Choose the “Print Server’s Network Port” which was created by the administrator installation process and click “Next”. Step6. Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer setup.

  • Page 16: Administrator Utilities

    Administrator Utilities After Administrator Installation is completed, there will be 4 utilities in print server’s Program folder. 1. Network Ports Quick Setup Network Ports Quick Setup utility offers a very simple method to add or remove print server’s printer port from the client’s computer. If you have just installed another new print server on the network, you must run this program first.

  • Page 17: Client Installation And Setup

    Step2. Enter the print server’s name, IP address and select the ports you want to add. Step3. Press OK to add the remote printer port. Then you can find the Print Server port had been add into your computer’s printer ports. In order to use the remote printing function, you will have to proceed with normal Add Printer procedure and select your printer port as the newly added remote printer port.
  • Page 18 Clients just need to install Peer-To-Peer driver, so it is no need to install the Configuration Utility to the client PC.

  • Page 19: Chapter4 Windows Network

    C h a p t e r 4 Wi n d o w s N e t w o r k System Architecture In Windows network environment, other than the Peer-to-Peer network printing architecture described in the previous chapter, we also offer the Server-Based Printing architecture for Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 server.

  • Page 20: Chapter5 Netware Network

    C h a p t e r 5 N e t Wa r e N e t w o r k System Architecture We implement NetWare print sharing functionality into the print server itself, thus allowing one or more printers attached by a print server to be connected to the network. Embedded print server, which emulates the “queue management functionality”...

  • Page 21: Installation With Pconsole

    2. Refer to section 7.7 and use print server configuration utility, to configure print server attach to NetWare server print queue. Print server will get the print job from the print queue and print. 5.2.1 Installation with Pconsole Run the NetWare PCONSOLE program. Change the current file server, if necessary, using the Change Current File Server menu selection.
  • Page 22 11. Select Printer Configuration. 12. Select Printer 0 (or Printer 1, Printer 2), and press Enter, then select Parallel LPT1 (or LPT2, LPT3) in the Type field. If your print server is with only one port, you do not need to configure this Type field.

  • Page 23: Chapter6 Unix System Network

    C h a p t e r 6 U N I X S y s t e m N e t w o r k Introduction The print server is available for TCP/IP printing by Unix LPD (Line Printer Daemon) protocol. The LPD protocol originated with Unix release is based on the BSD version of Unix and supported under most versions of Unix.

  • Page 24: Verify Print Server's Ip Address

    recommend that the BOOTP server should be located on the same subnet as the print server. If you use Network Information Services (NIS) in your system, you may need to rebuild the NIS map with the BOOTP services before doing the following BOOTP configuration. To rebuild the NIS map, please refer to your system documentation.

  • Page 25: Configure Remote Lpd Printing On The Host

    Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host The procedure you use to configure your Unix host(s) to allow printing to your network remote print server varies between different varieties of Unix. The procedure below can be used for Unix variants that are related to BSD Unix, such as SunOS or Linux. For other versions of Unix, consult your system documentation, keeping in mind that: 1.
  • Page 26 The rm= entry should correspond to the IP address you have assigned to the print server. You can also use a host name if you have assigned one in the /etc/hosts file. The sd= entry should correspond to the spool directory you created in the previous step. The rp= entry should correspond to the port name of the remote printer.

  • Page 27: Chapter7 Configuration Utility

    C h a p t e r 7 C o n f i g u r a t i o n U t i l i t y Introduction This chapter introduces print server’s system configuration utility in Windows environment. This utility is automatically installed during Windows Administrator Utility installation procedure - refer to section 3.2 and 3.3.

  • Page 28: Search - Search For All Available Print Server

    Search – Search for All Available Print Server Every time when you start print server’s configuration utility, or click the “Search” icon the tool bar. The configuration utility will delay for several seconds because the utility is using system’s available network protocols to search all print servers on the network. All available print servers will be listed under “Print Server Group”...

  • Page 29: Status - Status Of Print Server

    Status - Status of Print Server Click “Status” icon on the tool bar, the status of the current selected print server will be showed on the right side of the window. The information of the print server displayed are MAC ID, model type, firmware version, status of each printer port, NetWare file server name, NetWare file server polling interval, NetWare printer queue names, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, AppleTalk printer type, AppleTalk zone and print server printing ability…etc.

  • Page 30: Setting Up The Print Server

    Setting up the Print Server Click “Setup” icon on the tool bar, the setup items of the current selected print server will be showed on the right side of the window. You can modify all settings of the print server here. When you first time into one the configure options, system will ask you enter User Name and Password.

  • Page 31: General Configuration

    General Configuration Double Click “General” icon and the General configuration window will pop-up. You can see basic print server information in this page. You also can configure the “Print Server Name”, “User Name” and “Password” here. Printer Server Name: Name of the print server. You can use this name to identify the print server when you are searching for the print server by the administration and client utilities.

  • Page 32: Tcp/Ip Configuration

    TCP/IP Configuration Double Click “TCP/IP” icon and the TCP/IP configuration window will pop-up. If there is a DHCP Server in your LAN. You can configure the print server to automatically obtain an IP address from DHCP server. Or you can manually specify a static IP address to this print server .

  • Page 33: Netware Configuration

    Netware Configuration Double Click “NetWare” icon and the NetWare configuration window will pop-up. This print server supports NetWare Bindery Printing method. The print server periodically polls the NetWare server printer queues for printing jobs. You have to assign the NetWare server name, print server polling interval and the name of queue on the NetWare server for each printer port.

  • Page 34: Appletalk Configuration

    AppleTalk Configuration Double Click “AppleTalk” icon and the AppleTalk configuration window will pop-up. AppleTalk is a data communication protocol often used by Macintoshes. The print server can use these parameters to join the AppleTalk network and share the printer to other AppleTalk workstations.

  • Page 35: Rendezvous Configuration

    Rendezvous Configuration The latest version of MAC OS provides a new feature that is called Rendezvous. Rendezvous is a revolutionary networking technology standard that lets you create an instant network of computers and devices, which can be used throughout Mac OS 10.2 to provide innovative ways to share files and printers and even contact other people on the network.
  • Page 36 2. Select Rendezvous from the pop-up menu. 3. When clicking the Rendezvous item, the following window appears to display the connected Rendezvous-enabled printers. 4. Select the desired printer, and the following pop-up menu displays the printer’s manufacturer. Select Generic.
  • Page 37 5. The printer is installed into the system successfully.

  • Page 38: System Configuration

    7.10 System Configuration Double Click “System” icon and the System configuration window will pop-up. In the System configuration page, you can select to enable/disable each printing protocol, assign name for each printer port of this print server and upgrade the new firmware for this print server. Port Name is the name of the printer port.

  • Page 39: Wizard

    7.11 Wizard Click “Wizard” icon on the tool bar, the setup wizard item of the current selected print server will be showed on the right side of the window. Double click the “Print Server Wizard”, the setup wizard will guide you through all the setup process from next page.
  • Page 40 Step 1: Setup the Print Server Name and SMB Group Name of this print server and the name of each printer port. Please refer to section 7.5 for detail information. Step 2: Select to enable required printing protocol. Please refer to section 7.10 for detail information.
  • Page 41 Step 3: Setup the IP of this print server. Please refer to section 7.6 for detail information. Step 4: Setup the AppleTalk printing. Please refer to section 7.8 for detail information.
  • Page 42 Step 5: Setup the Rendezvous settings. Please refer to section 7.9 for detail information. Step 6. Setup the NetWare printing. Please refer to section 7.7 for detail information.
  • Page 43 Step7. Setup Status Summary. This screen will show you the total settings of this print server. If those settings are correct, please press “Save” for next step to save the settings or press “Cancel” or “<<Back” button to modify the settings as you need. Step 8.

  • Page 44: Report

    7.11 Report Click “Report” icon on the tool bar, the Report window will pop-up. The report list basic information of all available print servers on the network. The information includes Device Name, MAC ID, Model Type, Firmware Version and Status of print server.

  • Page 45: Chapter8 Web Management

    C h a p t e r 8 We b M a n a g e m e n t Introduction Print server can be configured and managed on the web browser. Through Local Area Network, or even Internet when this print server has an legal IP address. Administrator can easily configure and manage print server’s various main functions in web browsers.

  • Page 46: Device Status

    Device Status 8.3.1 System In this page, it will show you all the system information such as “Device Name”, “Print Server Name”, “Model Type”, “System Up Time”, “Firmware Version”, “MAC Address” and other information. 8.3.2 Printer This page will display the information of printers connected to all printer ports.

  • Page 47: Tcp/Ip

    8.3.3 TCP/IP This page lists all TCP/IP Settings, include “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Gateway”. 8.3.4 This page will show the SMB Group Name.

  • Page 48: Snmp

    8.3.5 SNMP This page will show the SNMP System Contact and SNMP System Location. If the settings are empty, this page will show you the settings “Disabled”. 8.3.6 NetWare This page lists NetWare settings, include “Polling Time”, “Use Bindery Mode”, “Name of the File Server”...

  • Page 49: Appletalk

    8.3.7 AppleTalk This page lists AppleTalk settings, include “AppleTalk Zone Name” and “Printer Type of printers connected to all print ports”. 8.3.8 Rendezvous T h is pa ge lis ts the R en dez vo us po rt na mes .

  • Page 50: Setup Wizard

    Setup Wizard 8.4.1 System You also can configure the “Print Server Name”, “User Name” and “Password” here. Printer Server Name, the name of the print server. You can use this name to identify the print server when you are searching for the print server by the administration and client utilities. Port Name: The name of the printer port.

  • Page 51: Smb

    8.4.3 You may Enable/Disable the SMB Printing protocl of this print server. When this setting enable, you have to enter the SMB Group Name, you should set this name as your network PCs assigned. Then the PCs can find this printserver in Network Neighbor and attach to this print server as a Network Printer.

  • Page 52: Netware

    8.4.5 NetWare This print server supports NetWare Bindery Printing method. The print server periodically polls the NetWare server printer queues for printing jobs. You have to assign the NetWare server name, print server polling interval and the name of queue on the NetWare server for each printer port.
  • Page 53 Zone Name: Print server has to join zones of AppleTalk before it can be shared to other workstations. Only workstations in the same zone can share the printer. If you want to share the printer to all workstations in all Zones, you should enter only “*” in the “Zone Name” field. Printer Type, the type of printer attached to each printer port.

  • Page 54: System Tools

    System Tools 8.5.1 Load Default You can restore print server to factory default settings in this screen. All of your previous configuration will be cleared. 8.5.2 Upgrade Firmware You can upgrade new firmware for this print server in this screen. Click “Browse...” button to locate the new firmware and then click “OK”, the firmware will be updated in several minutes.

  • Page 55: Backup Setting

    8.5.3 Backup Setting In this page, you can backup currect configuration into a config file. When you want to work with old configuration. Please select “Restore Settings form file” and click “Browse...” to find out the config file, then press “OK” to restore.

  • Page 56: Chapter9 Ipp Printing

    C h a p t e r 9 I P P P r i n t i n g Introduction IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) Printing provides a convenient way of remote printing service by TCP/IP. The print server can support IPP printing by default. It is needless to do any setting. Any PC that can support IPP printing, for example Windows 2000/XP, can directly uses the print server by IP.
  • Page 57 lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3. The last number 631 is IPP standard port number. One example of the URL is “http://192.168.12.13/lpt1:631”. After entering the URL of print server, click “Next >” and complete the configurations afterwards to access the shared printer.

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