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LevelOne FPS-2112 User Manual

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  • Page 1 FPS-3001TXU FPS-3002USB FPS-2112 Copyright ©2004. A IGHTS ESERVED Document Version: 1.2 (April, 2004) P/N: 9560MF00A0 All trademark and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 5 BiAdmin Management Utility ............25 Requirements......................25 Installation......................25 Operation.......................25 Chapter 6 Web-Based Management ..............36 Overview .......................36 Preparation ......................36 Connecting to the LevelOne Printer Server............37 Configuration Screens ...................37 Chapter 7 Special Features ...................44 Overview .......................44 Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)................44 Internet Mail Printing ....................49 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting...................54 Overview .......................54...
  • Page 3 Appendix B Windows Server Configuration ............67 Windows NT4.0 Server ..................67 Windows 2000/2003 Server ..................68 Appendix C Unix Systems..................69 Overview .......................69 LevelOne Printer Server IP Address Configuration ..........69 Other LevelOne Printer Server Configuration............69 LPD Printing ......................70 Appendix D NetWare ....................75 NetWare 5 ......................75 Creating an NDPS Manager Object...............75...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides details of your LevelOne Printer Server's features and components. Congratulations on the purchase of your new LevelOne Printer Server. This device was designed to provide a simple and efficient network printing solution. Features Versatility.

  • Page 5: Safety Instructions

    Level One Printer Servers Safety Instructions For your own safety, and to protect your LevelOne Printer Server, please observe the following safety advice. 1. Unplug this device from its power source before cleaning. Use only a slightly dampened cloth for cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners.

  • Page 6: Models

    Introduction Models This section contains details of all LevelOne Printer Server models covered by this manual. Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with your new LevelOne Printer Server. FPS-3001TXU (100BaseT Direct Attach) Figure 1: FPS-3001TXU Item Description Male Parallel Port, for direct connection to the printer.

  • Page 7: Led Indicators

    5V Power Port LED Indicators The FPS-3002USB LevelOne Printer Server is fitted with 2 LED indicators. The red LED is the Status/Error indicator. The green LED is the Power/Link indicator. The LED indicator modes are described in the following table.
  • Page 8 USB Connector 10/100BaseT Connector LED Indicators The FPS-2112 LevelOne Printer Server has 3 LED indicators on the top. The Error LED is red. The ACT LED is green. The LED indicator modes are described in the following table. ACT LED...
  • Page 9 To generate a Diagnostic print out 1. Ensure that both the LevelOne Printer Server and the printer attached to port 1 are ON. 2. Press the diagnostic button, and hold it in for 2 seconds. 3. The test page, containing the current settings, will be printed.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Lan Installation

    FPS-3002USB LevelOne Printer Server's USB port • FPS-2112 - Use the USB printer cable supplied with your printer to connect the printer to the FPS-2112 LevelOne Printer Server's USB port. Use a standard parallel port cable to connect a printer to the parallel port.

  • Page 11: Chapter 3 Configuration

    2000/Windows XP, the Network Server must be configured as detailed in Appendix B - Windows Server Configuration. However, it is not necessary to use a Network Server- based queue; client PCs can print directly to the LevelOne Printer Server using the Peer- to-peer Printing installed by the User setup option on the CD-ROM.
  • Page 12 Figure 4: LevelOne Printer Server Screen 3. Click Next on the first screen of the Wizard, to view a list of LevelOne Printer Servers on your LAN. 4. Select your new LevelOne Printer Server, then click Next to continue. 5. Enter the required data on the following screen.

  • Page 13: Chapter 4 Client Pc Configuration

    LevelOne Printer Server. Overview Before performing client configuration, the LevelOne Printer Server must be installed on your LAN, and configured as described in Chapter 3. Both the LevelOne Printer Server and the attached printer must be powered ON. Printing Methods The LevelOne Printer Server supports a number of printing methods: •...
  • Page 14 Client Setup Checking your Network Protocols (Windows 9x) Your PC must have EITHER the TCP/IP or NetBEUI protocols installed. (All versions of Windows after Windows 95 have TCP/IP installed by default.) • If using the Peer-to-peer Printing, the installation program will check this for you. •...

  • Page 15: Windows Peer-To-Peer Printing

    Level One Printer Servers Windows Peer-to-peer Printing With this printing method, print jobs are stored (queued) on your PC, and then sent to the LevelOne Printer Server when it is available. Figure 6: Peer-to-Peer Printing Windows 2000 & XP require no additional software.
  • Page 16 Figure 8: Add Port Screen 4. On the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port screen above, enter the IP Address of the LevelOne Printer Server in the Printer Name or IP Address field, then click Next. Figure 9: Additional Port Information Screen 5.
  • Page 17 6. On the Port Settings screen, shown above: • Select LPR in the Protocol section • Enter a Queue name (L1 for Port 1, L2 for Port 2 if the LevelOne Printer Server has 2 printer ports) • Ensure the LPR Byte Counting Enabled setting is Enabled.
  • Page 18 Windows 9x/ME Setup Before performing the following procedure, the LevelOne Printer Server must be installed on your LAN, and configured as described in Chapter 3. Both the LevelOne Printer Server and the attached printer should be powered ON. 1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your drive. If the setup program does not start, run SETUP.exe in the root folder.
  • Page 19 If using TCP/IP, try installing the NetBEUI protocol. (See the earlier section Checking your Network Protocols for details.). Then try again. 2. Select the desired port on a LevelOne Printer Server, then click Next. A pop-up message will inform you if the port has been created successfully.
  • Page 20 Print jobs can be managed like any Windows printer. Open the Printers folder (Start - Settings - Printers) and double-click any printer to see the current print jobs. • If the printer attached to the LevelOne Printer Server is changed, just run this program again, and select the correct printer. •...
  • Page 21 Locate the Delete Port button. This button is on the Details or Ports tab, depending on your version or Windows. • If the LevelOne Printer Server's IP Address is changed, and you can no longer print, delete the port (see procedure above) and re-install it. Advanced Port Options The options for the Peer-to-peer Printing are accessed via the Port Settings button.

  • Page 22: Windows Smb Printing

    Workgroup to open it. Figure 15: Network Neighborhood 4. Double-click the LevelOne Printer Server icon to view a Printer icon for each printer port. The "Comment" field may indicate what type of printer is connected to the port. 5. To install a printer, right-click the desired printer icon, and choose "Install", as shown below.
  • Page 23 Level One Printer Servers Printing from MS-DOS Programs Windows can redirect print data from a parallel port on your PC (e.g. LPT1) to a network printer. This redirection is called "Capture Printer Port", and is useful for MS-DOS programs. The MS-DOS program is configured to use LPT1 (parallel port 1 on the PC), but Windows "captures"...
  • Page 24 Client Setup Capture Settings - Windows 2000/XP 1. Login as Administrator. 2. Open the command prompt window. 3. Enter the following command to capture data from LPT1 (parallel port 1) net use lpt1 \\server_name\printer_name /persistent:yes Where is replaced with the actual path to your printer. \\server_name\ printer_name e.g.

  • Page 25: Windows With Server-Based Print Queues

    Level One Printer Servers Windows with Server-based Print Queues With a Server-based Print Queue, the LevelOne Printer Server is installed on an existing Network Server (Windows, Unix, or NetWare), rather than on your PC. If your Network Administrator uses this system, each Windows client must be set up as follows: 1.

  • Page 26: Macintosh (Appletalk)

    Macintosh (AppleTalk) The LevelOne Printer Server supports AppleTalk (EtherTalk), PAP, ATP, NBP, ZIP and DDP protocols, enabling Macintosh computers on the network to view and use the LevelOne Printer Server as a regular AppleTalk printer. Normally, no configuration is required.

  • Page 27: Macintosh Os X

    Level One Printer Servers Macintosh OS X If using LPR printing, you need to ensure the LevelOne Printer Server has a valid IP address before configuring your Mac as follows. LPR printing Setup 1. Select the Printer List icon. Figure 21: Printer List 2.

  • Page 28: Chapter 5 Biadmin Management Utility

    Start the program by using the icon created by the setup program. • When run, the program searches the network for all active LevelOne Printer Servers, then lists them on screen, as shown by the example screen below. Main Screen...

  • Page 29: Device List

    Level One Printer Servers Device List The left panel displays a list of all LevelOne Printer Servers found on the network. When a LevelOne Printer Server is selected from the list, its details are displayed in the right panel. Note: If the IP address is "Null", please click the Refresh icon to get the value again.
  • Page 30 This option allows you to configure the selected LevelOne Printer Server See the following section for details. Wizard This LevelOne Printer Server Wizard allows you to do the basic configuration for the selected device. The screens are similar to the Wizard run from the CD-ROM, as described in Chapter 3.

  • Page 31: Main Menu

    Configuration When the Configuration icon is clicked, or the Configure option on the Main menu is selected, a tabbed window will open. The tabs available will vary depending on the LevelOne Printer Server model selected. The possible tabs are: •...

  • Page 32: System Tab

    • Change the "Password" for the LevelOne Printer Server. • Set the Network Protocols used the selected LevelOne Printer Server. (Any protocols not used on your LAN may be disabled. This may improve performance.) Figure 24: System Screen - 29 -...
  • Page 33 Printer Server is set to Dynamic IP Address, but there's no DHCP server found on the network, the LevelOne Printer Server will get an IP from the range of 169.254.1.1 ~ 169.254.254.254 automatically. In this case, even though the LevelOne Printer Server was initialized with an Auto-IP, it will change to DHCP whenever a DHCP server is detected.

  • Page 34: Appletalk Tab

    BiAdmin AppleTalk Tab Generally, no LevelOne Printer Server configuration is required in order to use AppleTalk. This screen allows you to: • Set the Zone Name field to determine which Apple systems can gain access to this printer. • The Printer Type field is used to describe the printer driver used for each port.

  • Page 35: Netbeui Tab

    Level One Printer Servers NetBEUI Tab This screen allows you to: • Choose the Domain name for the selected LevelOne Printer Server. • Set how fast jobs are sent to the printer by using the Response Time field. • Set the desired option for the Abort Job if Error Occured setting.
  • Page 36 BiAdmin Internet Printing Tab The Internet Printing feature allows you to send print jobs to the LevelOne Printer Server using Internet E-mail. Please see Internet Mail Printing Configuration in Chapter 7 - Special Features for details of using this feature.

  • Page 37: Port Tab

    Level One Printer Servers Port Tab This screen has 2 panels - Physical Port and Logical Port. Physical Port The following settings are available: • Selected Physical Port - Select the Physical Printer Port you wish to configure. • Handshake Signal - Select Busy Only or Busy & Ack for the Physical Port. •...

  • Page 38: Netware Tab

    BiAdmin NetWare Tab For the FPS-3001TXU LevelOne Printer Server, the NetWare Tab is also available. See Appendix D - NetWare for details of using NetWare. - 35 -...

  • Page 39: Chapter 6 Web-Based Management

    Preparation Because it supports dynamic IP Address allocation using DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP, the LevelOne Printer Server ships with an IP Address of 0.0.0.0. This is NOT a valid IP Address. Therefore, you must do ONE of the following: •...

  • Page 40: Connecting To The Levelone Printer Server

    Web based Management Connecting to the LevelOne Printer Server 1. Start your Web Browser. 2. In the Address box, enter HTTP:// followed by the IP Address of the LevelOne Printer Server. e.g. http://192.168.0.21 3. You will then be prompted for the password. If no password has been set, just press E NTER 4.
  • Page 41 NetBEUI Figure 31: NetBEUI Screen Domain Name Enter the designated work group to be serviced by the LevelOne Printer Server. This field is not case sensitive, so names with different case will be considered to be the same name. Response Time Set how fast jobs are sent to the printer.
  • Page 42 (Network Mask) also be left at 0.0.0.0. If you have a router, enter the Subnet mask for the segment to which the LevelOne Printer Server is attached. Gateway If your network segment has a router or gateways, enter its IP Address Address here.
  • Page 43 Level One Printer Servers NetWare If your model supports the NetWare network protocol, the NetWare screen will be available. Figure 33: NetWare Screen General NetWare Mode Select Netprint Print Server or Remote Printer, as appropriate. The default is Netprint Print Server. Frame Type Select the frame types used by your network.
  • Page 44 Web based Management Name of the Netprint Print Server's master file server. Master File Server (Bindery Mode only) NetWare Password The password on the NetWare Server. The Netprint Print Server device needs this password to connect to the NetWare server. Job Notification The options are: •...

  • Page 45: Other Screens

    Enable Protocols Non-TCP/IP may be disabled if they are not required on your LAN. The available protocols depend on the LevelOne Printer Server model. Other Screens Server Status This screen shows server system data and the current settings for all of the other screens.

  • Page 46: Logical Printers

    Web based Management • Connected Printer- the model name of the printer connected to the port, if the printer name is known. (If the printer is not bi-directional, this information is unavailable.) • Status - the current status of the printer (On-line, Off-line, Out of paper) •...

  • Page 47: Chapter 7 Special Features

    IPP Server. Client PCs need a compatible IPP Client program. Windows 2000 and XP include a suitable IPP client. For other versions of Windows, a client program is supplied on the LevelOne Printer Server's CD-ROM. The Client must also know the IP Address or URL or the IPP Server.
  • Page 48 Special Features IPP Client Setup - Windows 98/ME For these platforms, IPP Client software is supplied on the CD-ROM. Also you can distribute the setup program (IPP_CLIENT.EXE) to users vial E-mail. Installing from the CD-ROM 1. Insert the CD-ROM in your drive. If the program does not start automatically, run the SETUP program in the top-level folder.
  • Page 49 Level One Printer Servers Figure 37: Select Printer for IPP Port 6. Either select an existing printer to use the new port, and click OK. Click the Add New Printer button to create a new printer to use the IPP port. This will start the Add Printer wizard.
  • Page 50 IPP Client Setup - Windows 2000/XP Windows 2000 and XP have their own IPP Client, and there is no need to install the supplied IPP Client Software. To use the Windows IPP Client with the LevelOne Printer Server, follow this procedure: 1.
  • Page 51 Level One Printer Servers 5. Click "OK", and then select the printer manufacturer and model to match the printer connected to the port on the IPP Server. 6. Click "Next", and complete the Wizard. The IPP printer is now ready for use. Using IPP Printers The IPP Printer can be selected and used like any other Windows printer.

  • Page 52: Internet Mail Printing

    The Internet Mail Printing System allows users to print data to your printer across the Internet. Users send the Internet LevelOne Printer Server an E-Mail, with the print job normally sent as an attachment to the E-Mail. The LevelOne Printer Server will retrieve the E-Mail and print it.

  • Page 53: Internet Mail Printing Configuration

    Level One Printer Servers Internet Mail Printing Configuration The LevelOne Printer Server must be configured with the data in the following table. The supplied BiAdmin utility program, or the Web interface (on 100BaseT models) can be used to set the following entries on the TCP/IP screen.

  • Page 54: User Software

    The software provided for remote users (InterNet Printing Port) should be installed by everyone intending to use Internet printing. Otherwise, remote users can print correctly only if: • They send an E-Mail directly to the LevelOne Printer Server Mail Account, using their normal E-Mail application. •...

  • Page 55: Using The New Port

    Level One Printer Servers Mail Server Name This is the name or IP Address of your Mail Server. If or IP Address you are on a LAN, ask the LAN Administrator. If using a dial-up connection, use the data provided by your ISP. The normal address that people use to send you E-mail.

  • Page 56: Printing Through The Internet

    Internet Printer. You will receive a reply E-Mail containing the "Printer ID" which will identify the printer attached to the LevelOne Printer Server. If this does not match the printer driver you are using, install the correct printer driver.

  • Page 57: Chapter 8 Troubleshooting

    Overview If you encounter printing difficulties, please refer to the appropriate section. If, after following the advice in these documents, the LevelOne Printer Server still does not function properly, please contact your dealer for further advice. Hardware & LAN Problems Problem No.

  • Page 58: Appletalk (Macintosh)

    Try selecting LaserWriter 7 instead of LaserWriter 8. Problem No. 2 Can't find the LevelOne Printer Server's name in the Chooser. Solution No. 2 Try the following: 1. Make sure that AppleTalk is on (the button next to Active is highlighted in the Chooser).
  • Page 59 2. Set your printer to the correct protocol. 3. Use the computer's Print submenu to configure your computer to use the protocol you have chosen. 4. Configure the LevelOne Printer Server to use the same protocol as the printer and computer. - 56 -...

  • Page 60: Windows Printing

    7. Select this item, click "Add/Remove", and confirm the deletion. Problem No. 2 On Windows 95, I installed the Print Port Driver for Peer-to-Peer Printing, but when I selected a port on a LevelOne Printer Server and clicked "Add", the printer was not installed. Solution No. 2 Try installing the Printer using the standard Windows tools, as follows: 1.
  • Page 61 Level One Printer Servers 7. Click the Add Port button. On the resulting screen, select Other, then Printer Server, as the port to add, as shown below. 8. Click OK to see the Print Port Configuration screen, as shown below. - 58 -...
  • Page 62 Troubleshooting 9. Click the Browse Device button, select the desired LevelOne Printer Server, and click OK. 10. Click OK to return to the Printers folders, and right-click on the Printer. Ensure that the Work off-line option is NOT checked. The Printer should no longer be grayed out, and is ready for use.
  • Page 63 Level One Printer Servers Problem No. 5 When printing from some software applications such as Power Point, it takes a long time and the print out is incorrect. Solution No. 5 The problem is due to the printer, which is being configured to Start printing after the first page is spooled.

  • Page 64: Unix Troubleshooting

    You have used the correct hardware address, as shown on a sticker on the base of the device. • Use the ping command to see if the LevelOne Printer Server is a valid device on the network. Problem No. 2 The LevelOne Printer Server’s IP address is forgotten and it needs...

  • Page 65: Appendix A Specifications

    Appendix A Specifications FPS-3001TXU FPS-3001TXU Power Consumption 4w max. External Power Adapter 9V DC LEDs Parallel Port 1 Male DB-36 Ethernet connector 10/100Base-T FCC Statement This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
  • Page 66 Specifications Parallel Port Pin Assignments Signal Name Source -Strobe +Data 1 Bi-Di* +Data 2 Bi-Di* +Data 3 Bi-Di* +Data 4 Bi-Di* +Data 5 Bi-Di* +Data 6 Bi-Di* +Data 7 Bi-Di* +Data 8 Bi-Di* - ACK + Busy + Paper Error + Select - Auto Feed Not Defined...

  • Page 67: Fps-3002Usb

    Level One Printer Servers FPS-3002USB FPS-3002USB Power Consumption 5.5w max. External Power Adapter 9V DC LEDs USB Port (1.1) Ethernet 10/100BaseT FCC / CE FCC, CE. Class B FCC Statement This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.

  • Page 68: Fps-2112

    Specifications FPS-2112 FPS-2112 Power Consumption 5.5w max. External Power Adapter 12V DC LEDs USB Port (1.1) Parallel Port 1 Centronic female DB-25 connector Ethernet 10/100BaseT FCC / CE FCC, CE. Class B FCC Statement This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.

  • Page 69: Feature Table

    Level One Printer Servers Feature Table Specifications FPS- FPS- FPS-2112 3001TXU 3002USB Protocols IPX/SPX TCP/IP PTP over TCP/IP PTP over NetBEUI Apple EtherTalk SMB over NetBEUI Win95/98/2000/ME/ Network XP/NT Environment UNIX NetWare NDS & Bindery Network Ethernet 10/100BaseT 10/100BaseT 10/100BaseT...

  • Page 70: Appendix B Windows Server Configuration

    Next. 3. Select Add Port…, then select LPR Port and click New Port. 4. In the Name of Address of server providing lpd: Dialog box, enter the LevelOne Printer Server's IP address. 5. In the Name of printer or print queue on that server dialog box, enter the appropriate logical printer number (e.g.

  • Page 71: Windows 2000/2003 Server

    1. Start the Add Printer Wizard, select Network Printer, then click Next to browse for the LevelOne Printer Server. 2. Locate and double-click the LevelOne Printer Server, select the desired port, and click Next. A message like the following will be displayed:...

  • Page 72: Appendix C Unix Systems

    You should then assign this IP address to the LevelOne Printer Server using your Web Browser, as described in Chapter 6 - Web-based Management. Note: The hardware address of the LevelOne Printer Server is shown on a sticker on the base of the device. Other LevelOne Printer Server Configuration The recommended method to configure the LevelOne Printer Server is to use the Web-based interface, as described in Chapter 6 - Web-based Management.

  • Page 73: Lpd Printing

    Before proceeding, ensure that the LevelOne Printer Server has been assigned an IP Address. To setup your AIX system for LPD printing, perform the following steps. 1. Add the LevelOne Printer Server to /etc/hosts.lpd, using the name you assigned to the LevelOne Printer Server.

  • Page 74: Lpd On System V

    The remote printer name is the print queue name for the Logical Printer. Logical printers also need to be configured on the LevelOne Printer Server itself. If your UNIX asks for the LPD type, be sure to identify the service type as BSD. The LevelOne Printer Server’s LPD protocol meets BSD system standards.
  • Page 75 Printer_name is the Print Queue name used to store jobs for the corresponding logical printer. PS_NAME is the LevelOne Printer Server name defined in /etc/hosts. Logical_Printer_name is the logical printer name on the LevelOne Printer Server. (e.g. L1) Spooler_directory is the directory you created in Step 6. Example:...

  • Page 76: Adding Remote Printers

    Unix LPD on BSD Before continuing, ensure that an IP Address has been assigned to the LevelOne Printer Server. Remember the following: The remote host name is the name of the LevelOne Printer Server. The remote printer name is the logical printer (e.g. L1) on the LevelOne Printer Server.

  • Page 77: Printing Using Lpd

    Level One Printer Servers Example: Marketing|RP1_PS123456:\ ] :lp=:\ ] :rm=PS_Rm203:\ ] :rp=L1:\ ] :sd=/usr/spool/Marketing:\ ] :mx#0: Repeat this process for each Logical Printer/Print Queue combination that you wish to create. Printing using LPD For LPD printing instructions, refer to your UNIX manual. The following example is for a BSD system: -P printer_name filename Where:...

  • Page 78: Appendix D Netware

    NetWare NetWare 5 • The LevelOne Printer Server must be configured as a valid device on your TCP/IP network. This printing method uses LPR over TCP/IP, not the NetWare protocol. • To use NDPS (Novell Distributed Printing Services), the Novell server must be running Novell NetWare 5, and the PCs (clients) must be running IntranetWare Client V2.2.

  • Page 79: Creating An Ndps Printer Agent

    Level One Printer Servers To start the NDPS Manager in future, enter the following command at the console: LOAD NDPSM then select the NDPS Manager object. To start the NDPS Manager whenever you bring up the server, add a command like the following to your server's AUTOEXEC.NCF file: LOAD NDPSM...
  • Page 80 NetWare Figure 47 Configure Port Handler 10. In the Host address IP field, enter the IP Address previously assigned to the LevelOne Printer Server device. 11. In the Printer Name field, enter the Logical Port name on the LevelOne Printer Server.

  • Page 81: Netware 3 And 4

    Level One Printer Servers NetWare 3 and 4 The FPS-3001TXU LevelOne Printer Server supports the NetWare network protocol, allowing you to use the NetWare "Print Server" and "Remote Printer" modes. Configuration must be performed using BiAdmin. In BiAdmin, select the NetWare tab to view a screen like the example below.

  • Page 82: Netware Print Server Mode

    Print Server and each OU should be separated by a period. NDS Context e.g. department.company. Defines how often the LevelOne Printer Server will poll the queues Polling Queue to be serviced. Interval Job Notification Set to Yes to receive a job notification at only the workstation...

  • Page 83: Using Biadmin With Client 32

    3. Select a LevelOne Printer Server from the list. 4. Click the Configure Icon 5. Select the NetWare tab. (If the NetWare tab is not available, the selected LevelOne Printer Server does not support the NetWare protocol.) 6. From the resulting screen, shown below, select the operating mode to match your NetWare server, and click Configure.

  • Page 84: Print Server Mode - Bindery

    If Bindery Print Server Mode is selected, the following screen will appear: Figure 52: Bindery Print Server Mode Data Change the name of the selected LevelOne Printer Server if you Print Server Name wish. (This field is also on the Configuration-System menu.) Master File Server Name of the LevelOne Printer Server’s master file server...
  • Page 85 Queue - the NetWare queue associated with the Printer Object. This queue will be serviced by the current LevelOne Printer Server, with print jobs being sent to the port shown. Change the default values if you wish, then click Setup to create these objects on the NetWare server.
  • Page 86 The options available are : File Server This drop-down list will be operational only if you have assigned more than 1 file server to be serviced by the LevelOne Printer Server. Printer Create Printer Objects, assign Print Queues, and assign users to Print Queues (Required).
  • Page 87 1. After selecting the Printer button on the screen above, the NetWare printer objects ( 1 for each port on the LevelOne Printer Server) will be created if they do not yet exist. 2. The next screen (shown below) allows you to select the desired port on the LevelOne Printer Server.
  • Page 88 NetWare Assigning Printer Queues (Required) This screen will be displayed when a port button is clicked on the previous screen. Use this screen to assign queue(s) to the printer object associated with the selected port. Figure 57: Assign Queues (Bindery) This screen displays the name of the NetWare Printer on the top of the screen.
  • Page 89 Level One Printer Servers To Assign Users to Queues (Required) Select the queue, then click Users on the screen above to see the following screen. The current queue name is shown on the top of the screen. Figure 58: Assign Users to Queue (Bindery) •...
  • Page 90 If the printer object has been created by BiAdmin, the Old Password will be blank. In that case, leave this field empty. • The new password will be saved both on the NetWare server and the LevelOne Printer Server. - 87 -...

  • Page 91: Print Server Mode - Nds

    If Print Server - NDS Mode was chosen, the following screen will appear. Figure 61: NDS Print Server Mode Data Print Server Change the name of the selected LevelOne Printer Server if you Name wish. (This field is also on the Configuration-System menu.) Select the File Server's NDS tree name (root name)
  • Page 92 Change the default values if you wish, then click Setup to create these objects on the NetWare server. The configuration data will be saved to the NetWare server and the LevelOne Printer Server. NetWare Configuration Button (NDS) Clicking this button will reveal the following screen.
  • Page 93 LevelOne Printer Server) will be created if they do not yet exist. 2. The next screen (shown below) allows you to select the desired port on the LevelOne Printer Server. This also selects the printer object. You can NOT change the printer object associated with the port.
  • Page 94 To assign Operators to the selected queue, select Operators from Figure 65: Assign Queues (NDS PS mode). This step is optional; operator assignment has no effect on operation of the LevelOne Printer Server. Figure 67: Assign Operators to Queue (NDS PS mode)
  • Page 95 If the printer object has been created by BiAdmin, the Old Password will be blank. In that case, leave this field empty. • The new password will be saved both on the NetWare server and the LevelOne Printer Server. - 92 -...

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