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  • Page 1 WP-203G 3 Ports Wireless Print Server User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Fcc Compliance Statement

    COPYRIGHT Copyright ©2006/2007 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION PRODUC T INTR ODUCTION ..................... 1 Product Package ....................... 2 Network Printing Architecture..................3 1.3.1 Print Server Network Functions ................3 1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients ..............4 1.3.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server ..........6 Network Printing Environment...................
  • Page 4 TCP/IP Configuration ....................48 Netware Print Server Configuration ................ 50 AppleTalk Configuration ..................51 Bonjour Configuration....................52 7.10 SNMP Configuration....................53 7.11 SMB Configuration ....................54 7.12 System Configuration ....................55 7.13 Wireless Configuration .................... 57 7.13 Wizard ........................64 7.14 Report........................
  • Page 5 9.5.1 ipconfig ......................105 9.5.2 reboot ........................ 105 9.5.3 exit........................105 9.5.4 help........................106 10. IPP PRINTING 1 0 .1 IN TROD U C T ION ....................... 107 10.2 System Setup ......................108 10.2.1 Print Server Side ..................... 108 10.2.2 Client Side.......................

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Introduction Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing and using our print server. 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 7: Product Package

    Product Package This package contains the following components: One Print Server One Power Adapter One Antenna One Quick Installation Guide One CD-ROM (Including all the software utilities, drivers and User’s Manual)

  • Page 8: Network Printing Architecture

    Network Printing Architecture This section illustrates how print server functions and operates on the network. Before you install and use print server, it is strongly recommended that you read this section completely, and select only the chapters you need according to your network operating system by “Contents of the User’s Manual”...

  • Page 9: Network Printing Functions For Clients

    Because print server supports IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, TCP/IP and AppleTalk network protocols, any networked computer can directly print to the print server from any of its installed protocol. 1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients Client User Unix Print Server Windows NT Server NetWare Server Windows NT Windows 2000...
  • Page 10 In the client installation procedure, after PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing Driver) is installed into Windows, the system will automatically (manual configuration is also allowed) search all the print servers on the network, and then add their printing ports into Windows’ printing port (see below). PTPP Windows 98 Print Server...

  • Page 11: Network Printing Functions For Network Server

    UNIX (include HP/UX, SCO Unix, SunOS, Solaris, Unixware DECUnix, IBM AIX and others) and Linux use the system-standard LPR to print through print server. MAC OS MAC OS can use the system-standard AppleTalk network to print through print server. 1.3.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server Network Server Unix...

  • Page 12: Network Printing Environment

    Network Printing Environment Common network environment are classified as following: Windows Peer-to-Peer Network The client’s PTPP driver will use TCP/IP protocol to print through print server. Windows NT/2000/2003 Network Network printing function will become available after PTPP driver is installed into Windows NT/2000/2003. Adding this printing function into Windows NT/2000/2003 Server allows print queue, user authority management, and many other advanced features to be used.
  • Page 13 NetWare Networ k (see below)

  • Page 14: Contents Of The User's Manual

    Contents of the User’s Manual Chapter 2 explains print server’s hardware installation and configuration. It is strongly recommended for you to read. The following chapters introduce: Chapter 3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network Chapter 4. Windows NT/2000/2003 Server-Based Networks Chapter 5. NetWare Network Chapter 6.
  • Page 15 Chapter 13 In Windows XP SP2, you may not find any print server listed on the “Available Ports” in “Network Ports Quick Setup”. Please follow the instruction in this chapter and resolve the problem.

  • Page 16: Firmware & Printing Function

    Firmware & Printing Function The print server provides a complete network printing solution. The feature set is listed below: PTPP (Peer-to-Peer-Printing) TCP/IP (LPR) IPP Printing NetWare Bindery Printing AppleTalk SMB Printing...

  • Page 17: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation 1. Unpack the print server package and verify that all the items listed in the section 1.2 are provided. 2. Connect the print server to the printer you want to share on the network. 3. Connect the print server to your network by attached the network cable to the UTP port of the print server.

  • Page 18: Windows Peer-To-Peer Network

    Windows Peer-to-Peer Network System Architecture Print server supports Windows Peer-to-Peer network printing mode, which is suitable for most medium and small network environments. Through quick and simple installation procedure, users can immediately enjoy the convenience of network printing.

  • Page 19: Install Print Server Windows Utility

    Install Print Server windows utility The Print Server windows utility can be performed on Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 with the same user interface. Before the installation, please verify that your network protocol is installed on your PC (TCP/IP, IPX and/or NetBEUI). It will be helpful in your installation process.
  • Page 20 3.The “Print Server Utilities” window will be displayed. Click “Next”. 4.Click “Next” to install the utilities in the default folder or click “Change” to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the utilities.
  • Page 21 5.The system will start to install the utilities automatically. 6.The Print Server windows utilities Installation procedure is totally completed. and All network ports of the Print Servers detected on the network will be added to your PC automatically, click “Continue”...
  • Page 22 7.The Print Server windows utilities Installation procedure is totally completed. Click “Finish”.

  • Page 23: Print Server Utilities

    Print Server Utilities After Print Server Utilities for Administrator is completed, (choose all components during installation procedure) , there will be four utilities in print server’s Program folder. Network Ports Quick Setup – Add the network ports of print servers within the network to your PC.
  • Page 24 During the client’s installation procedure, the system will automatically search for all print servers on the network, and add them into the printer ports of the client’s computer (see below). If you have just installed another new print server in the network, you must run this program first.

  • Page 25: Remote Ports (Utility)

    Please be aware that Network Ports Quick Setup Utility can only detect and configure all print servers on the same network, it cannot search and configure print servers on other subnets across network segments. You must use Remote Ports Utility described in the next section to manage remote (across network segments) print servers.
  • Page 26 Step3. The new remote print port is displayed as follows. 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 28: Windows Add Printer Procedure

    Windows Add Printer Procedure After adding a “Network Port” of the print server to your PC by Administrator or Client Installation Program, you can follow the procedure described below to add printer to the Windows. Note that following “Add Printer” steps are running in Windows XP, the steps in other Operating Systems are similar.
  • Page 29 Step5. Choose the suitable “Print Server Network Port” which was created by the Administrator Installation or Client Installation process and click “Next”. Step6. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer.
  • Page 30 Step7. Name your printer and setup the default printer, click “Next”. Step8. Choose to print the test page or not. It is recommended to print a test page. Click “Next”.
  • Page 31 Step9. You have added the printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”.

  • Page 32: Windows Nt/2000/2003 Network

    Windows NT/2000/2003 Network 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/2000/2003 server. Only one Windows NT/2000/2003 is required to have Windows PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver installed and share the printing service on the network.

  • Page 33: Windows Nt/2000/2003 Server Installation And Setup

    Windows NT/2000/2003 Server Installation and Setup Please follow the procedures described below for installation and construct peer-to-peer connection (PTPP) between Windows NT/2000/2003 Server and Print Server. Step1. If this is your first time installing print server, please install the administrator software on Windows NT/2000/2003 server first. Refer to section 3.2 for installation instructions.

  • Page 34: User Installation And Setup

    User Installation and Setup After server side’s installation is completed, client side will be able to find the server’s shared printer in Network Neighborhood. You only need to perform Window’s standard Add New Printer procedure, select “Network Printer” shown in the screen below, and complete the configurations afterwards to access the shared printer.

  • Page 35: Netware Network

    NetWare Network System Architecture We implemented NetWare printer sharing functionality into the print server itself, thus allowing one or more printers attached by a print server to be connected to the network. We have developed the print server to support NetWare print server. Embedded print server,...
  • Page 36 Relieve the need of a workstation running the remote printer utility. Improve productivity by locating the printer near the workgroup. Each print server should log into a NetWare server before servicing the print jobs. Each print server will occupy a user account with which it can log into the NetWare server.

  • Page 37: Netware 3.X/4.X/5.X Installation & Setup

    NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x Installation & Setup Once your print server is connected to your Ethernet network, you can set it up for use with your networking software. 5.2.1 Installation Using PCONSOLE 5.2.1.1 Configuring as Print Server Mode Run the NetWare PCONSOLE program. Change the current file server, if necessary, using the Change Current File Server menu selection.
  • Page 38 Press the Insert key to add a new NetWare print server object. The print server name can be identical to the PSxxxxxx name printed on the label of the print server. Press Enter to select the newly created print server. Select Print Server Configuration.
  • Page 39 Select Queues Serviced by Printer, then select Printer 0 (or Printer 1, Printer 2) and press Enter. Press Insert and add your newly created print queue to the list of queues serviced by the printer. Enter a priority number for the queue service, or press Enter to accept the default.

  • Page 40: Unix System Network

    UNIX System Network 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 41: Enable Print Server's Tcp/Ip Support

    Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Support The default configuration of the print server is with TCP/IP support enabled. Anyway, you can configure the print server to enable TCP/IP support using the configuration program.

  • Page 42: Setup Print Server's Ip Address

    Setup Print Server’s IP Address The print server must have a unique IP address in order to be recognized by the network. You can set up the IP address on the various Unix systems using any one of the following methods: 1.
  • Page 43 Optionally, assign a name corresponding to the print server’s IP address. You can add this address to the /etc/hosts file, by adding a line such as: 203.66.191.12 pserver 2. Add an entry to the host’s /etc/bootptab file, similar to the following: hostname:\ :ht=1:\ :ha=print_server_ethernet_address:\...

  • Page 44: Verify Print Server's Ip Address

    Verify Print Server’s IP Address To verify that your print server is responding to the newly assigned IP address using a PING command: ping ip-address...

  • Page 45: 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.
  • Page 46 :lp=:\ :rm=203.66.191.186:\ :rp=lpt1:\ :lf=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd.log:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd:\ :mx#0: Lines should be indented with tabs. More than one printer name can be used, with variants separated by vertical bars (name1|name2). The rm= entry should correspond to the IP address you have assigned to the print server.

  • Page 47: Configuration Utility

    Configuration Utility 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. This utility provides the most complete management and configuration functions on the print server side.
  • Page 48 System Configuration: Print Server Network Ability Setting Firmware Upgrade. Setup Wizard: Guide You Through All the Settings. Report: List the Status of All Available Print Servers on the Network. We will explain each function separately in the following section.

  • Page 49: Search For All Available Print Server

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

  • Page 50: Status Of Print Server

    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...

  • Page 51: Setup The Print Server

    Double click one of the icons to set up the selected print server. A screen will pop up to verify “User Name” and “Password” of the print server. The default values are as follows. User Name: admin Password: airlive...

  • Page 52: 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”, “SMB Group Name”, “User Name” and “Password” here. 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.

  • Page 53: Tcp/Ip Configuration

    TCP/IP Configuration Double Click “TCP/IP” icon and the TCP/IP configuration window will pop-up. You can configure the print server to automatically get IP from DHCP server or manually specify static IP. The print server also has a built-in DHCP server. You can enable this DHCP server and let it manages IP for you.
  • Page 54 You also can select “Static IP” to manually assign “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Gateway” for the print server. Click the “DHCP Server” button to enter the DHCP server’s setting page. You can “Enable/Disable” the DHCP server and assign a range of IP addresses here.

  • Page 55: Netware Print Server Configuration

    Netware Print Server 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 56: 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. You have to setup the “Zone Name”...

  • Page 57: Bonjour Configuration

    Bonjour Configuration Bonjour technology (“Rendezvous” was renamed “Bonjour” with the release of Mac OS X v10.4), also known in the industry as Zero Configuration networking, enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks. It uses industry standard IP protocols to allow devices to automatically find each other without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers.

  • Page 58: Snmp Configuration

    7.10 SNMP Configuration Double Click “SNMP” icon and the SNMP configuration window will pop Contact: enter print server administrator’s contact information here. This information will be displayed in the SNMP management tool. Location: You can enter the installed location of the print server here. This information will be displayed in the SNMP management tool.

  • Page 59: Smb Configuration

    7.11 SMB Configuration SMB Group Name, the name of SMB group that this print server belongs to. All PC should join the same group before they can use this print server by SMB protocol. Pass Job when Error Occurred: When the printer is interrupted because of paper out or off line while printing, user can enable this function and set the interval time to bypass the current printing job.

  • Page 60: System Configuration

    7.12 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 or management 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 61 Note that before you upgrade the firmware please make sure that the IP Address settings of the print server are in the same network as your computer.

  • Page 62: Wireless Configuration

    7.13 Wireless Configuration If you want to use the print server through wireless LAN, please set up the print server through Ethernet first and make sure your wireless LAN setting is correct. After setting the wireless LAN, unplug the Ethernet cable and restart the print server, then you can start to use the print server through wireless LAN.
  • Page 63 Infrastructure Mode: In the Infrastructure mode, you have to let the print server associate with an access point. You let the print server scan for an available access point automatically or manually assign the SSID of the access point you want to use.
  • Page 64 Ad Hoc Mode: In the Ad-Hoc mode, you can let the print server automatically associate with other wireless station or manually assign the SSID of your wireless network. You can let the print server automatically select the channel that is the same with the peer or manually assign a channel. If you select to let the print server scan for an active wireless station, the following window will pop up.
  • Page 65 The list is the scanned active wireless stations. Select a wireless station in the list and click “Next”. If you cannot find the wireless station that you want the print server to communicate with, click “Scan” to let the print server scan again.
  • Page 66 You can select “64 bit” or “128 bit” length and “Hexadecimal” or “ASCII” format for the encryption key. Longer key length can provide stronger security but worth communication performance. Enter four key values by following the rules below and select one key as the default key.
  • Page 67 Key 1 to Key 4 – If the key length is 64-bit, enter 10-digit Hex values or 5-digit ASCII values as the encryption keys. For example: “0123456aef“ or “Guest“. If the key length is 128-bit, enter 26-digit Hex values or 13-digit ASCII values as the encryption keys.
  • Page 68 When you finish configuring the wireless security, click “Next” to go to next step. You can select to let the print server automatically obtain IP settings with DHCP client or manually assign the IP settings. If you manually assign the IP settings, you have to enter IP address, subnet mask and default gateway address.

  • Page 69: Wizard

    7.13 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 Setup Wizard” the setup wizard will guide you through all the setup process.
  • Page 70 Step 2: Select to enable required printing protocol. Please refer to section 7.12 for detail information. Step 3: Setup the IP of this print server and the DHCP server. Please refer to section 7.6 for detail information.
  • Page 71 Step 4: Setup the NetWare printing. Please refer to section 7.7 for detail information. Step 5: Click “Save” to finish setting.

  • Page 73: Report

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

  • Page 74: Web Management

    IP address into your browser’s address field to manage a print server by print server’s built-in Web Server. The default IP Address, User Name and Password settings of the Print server are as follows. IP Address: 192.168.2.2 User Name: admin Password: airlive...

  • Page 75: Login

    After entering the IP address of the print server, a login page display. You have to enter correct “User Name” and “Password” before going to the Web Management pages. Notes: Default User Name is “admin”, default password is “airlive”.

  • Page 76: Device Status

    Device Status 8.3.1 System System Information includes “Device Name”, “Print Server Name”, “Model Type”, “System Up Time”, “Firmware Version”, “MAC Address”, “Wireless LAN configuration” and the protocols enabled status, etc.

  • Page 77: Printer

    8.3.2 Printer The Print Server can communicate with the printer to get the printer information including printer manufacturer, model number, printing language supported, and also the printer’s status. This page lists the information of printers connected to all printer ports.

  • Page 78: Tcp/Ip

    8.3.3 TCP/IP This page lists all TCP/IP settings of the print server including “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Gateway”. It also lists DHCP server setting.

  • Page 79: Smb

    8.3.4 This page lists the SMB group and the pass job interval time settings of the print server.

  • Page 80: Snmp

    8.3.5 SNMP This page lists the SNMP settings of the print server. It includes the settings of “SNMP System Contact” and “SNMP System Location”.

  • Page 81: Netware

    8.3.6 NetWare This page lists NetWare settings, including “Polling Time”, “Use Bindery Mode”, “Name of the File Server” and “Port Attached Queue”.

  • Page 82: Appletalk

    8.3.7 AppleTalk This page lists AppleTalk settings, including “AppleTalk Zone Name” and “Printer Type” of printers connected to all print ports.

  • Page 83: Bonjour

    8.3.8 Bonjour This page lists Bonjour settings, including “Printer Service Name” of each port.

  • Page 84: Setup Wizard

    Setup Wizard 8.4.1 System You can change the print server name and port name of the print server from here. Print 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.

  • Page 85: Admin Password

    Password, enter the password you want to change to the print server. The password can be up to 8-digit alphanumeric format. The default password is “airlive”. Re-type Password, enter the password you want to change to the print server again.

  • Page 86: Advanced Settings

    8.4.1.2 Advanced Settings You can enable/disable the printing protocols and management tools from the screen. To enable the function, please select “Enable”; to disable the function, please select “Disable”.

  • Page 87: Wireless Setting

    8.4.2 Wireless Setting If you want to use the print server through wireless LAN, please set up the print server through Ethernet first and make sure your wireless LAN setting is correct. After setting the wireless LAN, unplug the Ethernet cable and restart the print server, then you can start to use the print server through wireless LAN.
  • Page 88 case, the print server will run in Ethernet mode. If the print server is not connected to an active network by Ethernet cable, the print server will run in wireless LAN mode. Users can plug the Ethernet cable to the print server at the first, after configuring the print server features and wireless settings;...

  • Page 89: Site Survey

    8.4.2.1 Site Survey You can use this “Site Survey” function to search for available access points in you location. In the list is the information of all available access points or wireless stations, includes SSID, BSSID, Channel, Type, Encryption and Signal Strength. You can select one wireless device in the list for this print server to associate with or you have to go back to “Wireless”...

  • Page 90: Encryption

    8.4.2.2 Encryption This print server supports WEP and WPA-PSK security mode. If you want to use WEP encryption to protect your wireless network, you have to select “WEP”. If you want to use WPA-PSK, you have to select “WPA- shared key”. The wireless security setting should be the same with other wireless devices in the same network.
  • Page 91 Default Key – Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data. Only the key you select it in the “Default key” will take effect. Key 1 – Key 4 – The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted within the wireless network.
  • Page 92 TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 packets. This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security. AES – AES has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802.11i for the security in the wireless network.

  • Page 93: Tcp/Ip

    8.4.3 TCP/IP You can configure the print server to automatically get IP from DHCP server or manually specify static IP. The print server also has a built-in DHCP server. You can enable this DHCP server and let it manages IP for you.

  • Page 94: Smb

    8.4.4 You can enable/disable the SMB protocol from here. If SMB is enabled, enter the “SMB Group Name” to specify the SMB group that this print server belongs to. All PC should join the same group before they can use this print server by SMB protocol.

  • Page 95: Snmp

    8.4.5 SNMP The print server supports SNMP configuration. If it is enabled, please set up the following parameters. SNMP System Contact: You can enter the print server administrator’s contact information here. This information will be displayed in the SNMP management tool. SNMP System Location: You can enter the installed location of the print server here.

  • Page 96: Netware

    8.4.6 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 97: Appletalk

    8.4.7 AppleTalk 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. You have to select to enable or disable AppleTalk, and setup the “Zone Name” and “Printer Type”...

  • Page 98: Bonjour

    8.4.8 Bonjour “Bonjour” technology (“Rendezvous” was renamed “Bonjour” with the release of Mac OS X v10.4), also known in the industry as Zero Configuration networking, enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks. It uses industry standard IP protocols to allow devices to automatically find each other without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers.

  • Page 99: Save Settings

    8.4.9 Save Settings You can click the “Save Settings” to save the settings and restart the system.

  • Page 100: System Tools

    System Tools 8.5.1 Load Default You can use this page to restore the factory default settings. All of your previous setup will be cleared.

  • Page 101: Upgrade

    8.5.2 Upgrade You can upgrade new firmware for this print server in this page. Click “Browse” to select the new firmware in your storage and then click “OK”, the firmware will be updated in several minutes. Note that before you upgrade the firmware please make sure that the IP Address settings of the print server are in the same network as your computer.

  • Page 102: Backup System

    8.5.3 Backup System To backup the print server setting to a “config.bin” file, select “Backup System” and click “OK”.

  • Page 103: Restore System

    8.5.4 Restore System To apply the setting from the backup file, click “Browse” and specify a file to restore.

  • Page 104: Telnet Management

    9.Telnet Management Introduction Print server can be configured and managed by Telnet. Through Local Area Network, or even Internet, administrator can easily configure and manage print server’s various main functions by a telnet client.

  • Page 105: Login

    Login Execute the Telnet client tool and connect to the print server IP. telnet 192.168.2.2 Then you will be prompted to enter the username and password. After you successfully enter the correct username and password, the following prompt will be displayed and you can start to manage this print server by command.

  • Page 106: Get Setting Values - "Get" Command

    Description Example Print server name admin# get psname psname PORT1_PS=’PS254896’ Login password admin# get password password USER_PASSWORD=’airlive’ Login username admin# get username username USER_NAME=’admin’ IP of the print server admin# get ip AP_ADDR=’192.168.2.2’ Default gateway of the admin# get gateway...
  • Page 107 on the NetWare server PORT1_QNAME=’PQ1’ The name of AppleTalk admin# get applezone applezone zone that this print PORT1_APPLEAONE=’*’ server joins to The type of the printer admin# get printertype1 printertype1 attached to this print PORT1_PRINTTYPE=’LaserWri server ter’ The name of the SMB group admin# get SMBDG SMBDG name that this print...

  • Page 108: Modify Setting Values - "Set" Command

    “set” command: Argument Description Example Print server name set psname PS001 psname Login password set password airlive password Login username set username admin username IP of the print server set ip 192.168.2.2 Default gateway of the set gateway 192.168.2.
  • Page 109 server joins to The administrator contact set SNMPC sbdjohn@hotm SNMPC information of this print ail.com server for SNMP The installed location of set SNMPL Room301 SNMPL this print server for SNMP The port name of this set port1 lpt1 port1 print server Enable or disable the set DHCPS disable...

  • Page 110: Other Commands

    Other Commands 9.5.1 ipconfig “ipconfig” command is used to quickly get the IP settings (IP, subnet mask, default gateway) of the print server: admin# ipconfig IP_ADDR=192.168.2.2 SUBNET_MASK=255.255.255.0 DEFAULT_GATEWAY=192.168.2.254 9.5.2 reboot “reboot” command is used to restart the print server: admin# reboot 9.5.3 exit “exit”...

  • Page 111: Help

    9.5.4 help “help” command is used to list all telnet management commands of the print server: admin# help set argument value get argument ipconfig reboot exit...

  • Page 112: Ipp Printing

    IPP Printing 10.1 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 113: System Setup

    10.2 System Setup 10.2.1 Print Server Side It is needless to do any setting on the print server side. Make sure the print server has correct IP settings. If you want to share the printers to Internet users, you have to set a real IP to the print server. You also have to make sure that any gateway;...
  • Page 114 Step4. Select “A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer”. Click “Next”. Step5. Select “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network” and enter the URL of print server. The URL format is “http://IP:631/Port Name”.
  • Page 115 “lpt1”. One example of the URL is http://192.168.3.66:631/lpt1. After entering the URL of print server, click “Next”. Step6. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer.
  • Page 116 Step7. Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not. Click “Next”. Step8. You have added the network printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”.

  • Page 118: Lpr Setting In Mac Os

    LPR Setting in MAC OS Printing (Line Printer Remote technology) allows Macintosh computers to connect to printers via TCP/IP. LPR Printing can be set up on any Macintosh with version 9.x above. To enable LPR Printing in Macintosh, please follow the procedures below. Step1.
  • Page 119 Step4. Click “Add” to add the new Print Server through TCP/IP. Step5. Enter the “Printer Type”, “Printer Address” and “Queue Name” and select the “Printer Model” to setup the Print Server. Click “Add” to continue. Printer Type: LPD/LPR...
  • Page 120 Printer Address: Input the IP Address of the Print Server Queue Name: The queue name of the Print Server is “lpt1” Printer Model: Select the Printer Model that is attached to the Print Server. Step6. The Print Server is installed completely. You can see it in the “Printer List”.
  • Page 121 Step7. You can print a file to check whether the Print Server is installed successfully.

  • Page 122: Upnp Setup

    UPnP Setup When the UPnP function is enabled, the print server can be detected by UPnP compliant system such as Windows XP. The print server will be displayed in the Neighborhood of Windows XP, so you can directly double click the print server or right click the print server and select “Invoke” to directly get into the web page of the print server for configuration.
  • Page 123 Step1. Click “Yes” on the above message or click “Start”, choose “Settings” and select “Network Connections” to enable UPnP manually. Step2. Right click the “Local Area Connection” and select “Properties”.
  • Page 124 Step3. In the “Local Area Connection Properties”, select “Advanced” option menu and click “Settings”.
  • Page 125 Step4. The “Windows Firewall” screen will be popped up, select “Exceptions” option menu. Step5. Enable “UPnP Framework” from the “Programs and Services list” and click “Ok”.

  • Page 127: Windows Xp Sp2 Setup

    Windows XP SP2 Setup In Windows XP SP2, XP SP2’s firewall would block the unknown communications. This print server has allowed the communications data passed through the XP SP2’s firewall. In case that you do not find any print server listed on the “Available Ports”...
  • Page 129 Step4. Select “Exceptions” tab and click “Add Program…”.
  • Page 130 Step5. Click “Browse” to add a new program. Step6. Open the “NPUtil” file from “C:\Program Files\PrintServer Utilities” (where C:\ is the system drive). Step7. A new program “Network Ports Quick Setup” is displayed in the list, click “Ok”.
  • Page 131 Step8. Click “Ok”. You have completed the setting. The Windows XP SP2 will allow the incoming network connections activated by the program.

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