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  • Page 1 Print Server User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    INTRODUCTION..............5 Product Introduction............6 Product Package ............. 8 Network Printing Architecture .......... 9 1.3.1 Print Server Network Functions ........10 1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients......10 1.3.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server ....13 Network Printing Environment ........14 Contents of the User’s Manual ........16 Firmware &...
  • Page 3 Configure Remote lpd Printing on the Host ....62 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ..........65 Introduction ..............66 Search – Search for All Available Print Server ....68 Status - Status of Print Server ........70 Setup the Print Server ........... 72 AppleTalk Configuration ..........73 General Configuration............
  • Page 4 AppleTalk................116 8.4.6 System Configuration .............118 8.4.7 Restart................118 System Tools ............... 120 8.5.1 Load Default ..............120 8.5.2 Upgrade Firmware............120 9. IPP PRINTING ..............122 9.1 Introduction ..............123 9.2 System Setup ..............124 9.2.1 Print Server Side .............124 9.2.2 Client Side ................124...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction...

  • Page 6: Product 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 your Local Area Network extremely low cost and with an absolute minimum setup and maintenance required.
  • Page 7 If you would like to set up and install print server quickly, please refer to the Quick Installation Guide that comes along with this print server.

  • Page 8: Product Package

    Product Package This package contains the following components: Print Server x 1 Power Adapter x 1 CD x 1 Quick Installation Guide x 1...

  • Page 9: 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 suggested 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 10: Print Server Network Functions

    Windows 2000 Windows 98 Workstation Because print server supports IPX, 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...
  • Page 11 Common operating systems for clients are classified as following: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver and utilities for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP users. PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) supports TCP/IP protocol. In the client installation procedure, after PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing Driver) is installed into Windows,...
  • Page 12 UNIX / Linux UNIX (include HP/UX, SCO Unix, SunOS, Solaris, Unixware DECUnix, IBM AIX and others) and Linux use the system-standard LPR to print to print server. MAC OS MAC OS can use the system-standard AppleTalk network to print to print server.

  • Page 13: Network Printing Functions For Network Server

    Peer Printing) driver and utilities for Windows NT/2000. After PTPP is installed, the server can directly print to print server. Adding this printing function into Windows NT/2000 Server allows print queue, user authority management, and many other advanced features to be used.

  • Page 14: Network Printing Environment

    Network Printing Environment Common network environment are classified as following: Windows Peer-to-Peer Network client’s PTPP driver will TCP/IP protocol to print to print server. Windows NT/2000 Network Network printing function will become available after PTPP driver installed into Windows NT/2000. Adding this printing function into Windows...
  • Page 15 NetWare Network (see below)

  • Page 16: Contents Of The User's Manual

    Chapter 6. UNIX System Network select appropriate chapters sections to read depending on your network printing’s requirement. Chapter 7 and chapter 8 introduce print server’s management and configuration utilities on Windows and Browser’s environment respectively. select the appropriate management utility according to the administrator’s computer platform.

  • Page 17: Firmware & Printing Function

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

  • Page 18: Hardware Installation

    4. The print server will perform the Power-On-Self- Test (POST) after it is powered on. The Status LED will flash 6 times to indicate that the print server is ready. NOTE1: MUST use the power adapter shipped with the print server, do NOT use any other power adapter from any sources.

  • Page 19: Windows Peer-To-Peer Network

    Windows Peer-to-Peer Network...

  • Page 20: System Architecture

    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. Installation procedure is separated into following...
  • Page 21 Client Installation and Configuration (refer to section 3 for more detailed information). Client users must install Windows PTPP driver (Peer-to-Peer Printing) for network printing. In addition, after PTPP is installed, the system will automatically search for all print servers on the network, and add the printing port of the print servers into Windows’...

  • Page 22: Administrator Installation And Setup

    PC (TCP/IP, IPX and/or NetBEUI ). It will be helpful in your installation process. 1. Insert the CD shipped along with the print server into your CD-ROM drive. The Autorun.exe program should be executed automatically by Windows. If not, run Autorun.exe manually from CD-ROM drive’s root...
  • Page 23 Click “Next”, and specify the destination folder where the utilities will be installed. Click “Next”, and select the components you want to install. It is highly recommended to install all provided components.
  • Page 24 Click “Next”, and specify the program folder where the program icons will be added to. Click “Next” to start installation.
  • Page 25 Print Server. Click “Next”, and the “Choose Print Server” dialog box will be displayed as following. NOTE: If this is the first time you configure the print server, the “Print Server Name” is the same as the “Device Name”...
  • Page 26 In the system default, IPX protocols is enabled. About the TCP/IP, you can either (1) assign a fixed IP address for the print server or (2) configure it later by the configuration utility. Click “Next”, and the configuration summary is displayed in the window.
  • Page 27 Finally, the “Installation complete” window is displayed to indicate that the Administrator Installation procedure is finished. After the installation, you have completed the following tasks, Install utilities drivers administrator’s PC. Configure the print server (including the print server name and network protocol)
  • Page 28 “Client Installation” procedure (section 3.4) on all client’s sides of the network. If you want to print from this administrator’s PC to the print server, all you need to do is to perform Windows’ standard “Add Printer” procedure as described below.
  • Page 29 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”.
  • Page 30 Step6. Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer setup.

  • Page 31: Administrator Utilities

    Administrator Utilities After Administrator Installation is completed, there will be six utilities in print server’s Program folder. Network Ports Quick Setup Local printer port management tool (see section 3.5). Remote Ports Remote printer port management tool (see section 3.5). NetWare Quick Setup NetWare quick installation software (see chapter 5).

  • Page 32: Client Installation And Setup

    PC has connected to the network and installed at least one network protocol. 1. Insert the CD shipped along with the print server into your CD-ROM drive. The Autorun.exe program should be executed automatically by Windows. If not, run Autorun.exe manually from CD-ROM drive’s root...
  • Page 33 4. Click “Next”, and specify the destination folder where the utilities will be installed. Click “Next”, and specify the program folder where the program icons will be added.
  • Page 34 6. Click “Next” to start installation. 7. Now, the installation procedure is completed, and the next step is to set up the client’s computer. Click “Continue”, and all the print server’s network ports detected on the network will be added to your PC.
  • Page 35 Client Installation procedure is finished. After the installation, you have completed the following tasks : Install all utilities and drivers to the client’s Add all the print server’s network ports of the network to the client’s PC.
  • Page 36 You can then perform the Windows’ standard “Add Printer” procedure as described below to add network printers to your PC. Step1. Click “Start” button, choose Setting => Printers Step2. Double click “Add New Printer”. Step3. Select Local printer => click Next. Step4.
  • Page 37 Step5. Choose the print server’s Network Port which has been created in the client installation process and then click Next. Step6. Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer setup.

  • Page 38: Client Utilities

    3.5.1 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. During the client’s installation procedure, the system will...
  • Page 39 (see below) If you have just installed another new print server on the network, you must run this program first. This program will search for new print servers and allow you to add the new network printer port into client’s...

  • Page 40: Remote Ports (Utility)

    Remote Ports Utility offers a convenient way for you to manage and add printer port of the remote print server. From the assistant of this utility, you can print to other print servers outside the subnet across network segment. However, please note that this function only supports TCP/IP network protocol.
  • Page 41 Step2. Press Add, then enter the print server’s name, IP address, select used ports, and enter LPR queue name of each port. Step3. Press OK to add the remote printer port into your computer’s printer ports. In order to use the remote printing function, you will have to proceed with normal Add Printer...
  • Page 42 procedure and select your printer port as the newly added remote printer port.

  • Page 43: Windows Nt/2000 Network

    Windows NT/2000 Network...

  • Page 44: System Architecture

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

  • Page 45: Windows Nt/2000 Server Installation And Setup

    Please follow the procedures described below for installation and construct a peer-to-peer connection (PTPP) between Windows NT/2000 Server and Print Server. Step1. If this is your first time installing print server, please install the administrator software on Windows NT/2000 server first. Refer...
  • Page 46 Windows NT/2000 to the print server by the installed PTPP driver. Step3. Share the above server’s printer to the network by performing standard Windows printer sharing process.

  • Page 47: 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. only need 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 48: Netware Network

    NetWare Network...

  • Page 49: System Architecture

    System Architecture We implement 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 both NetWare print server: Embedded print server, which emulates the “queue management functionality”...
  • Page 50 Improve productivity locating 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 51: 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 PSETUP 5.2.1.1 Configuring as Print Server Mode you can begin setting up the NetWare print server and print queue objects: Run the NetWare PCONSOLE program.
  • Page 52 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, or you can use an alias name you have assigned using PSETUP.
  • Page 53 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 54 PCONSOLE program. Reset the print server to have the changes take effect. NOTE: If the print server you have is with multiple printer connectors, you may create multiple print queues and printer objects. Your print server should now be ready to use.

  • Page 55: Unix System Network

    UNIX System Network...

  • Page 56: Introduction

    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. This chapter explains how to configure the print...

  • Page 57: 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 enable TCP/IP support using configuration program or PSETUP program in the CD- ROM included with the Print server.

  • Page 58: 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 59 Ethernet, the ha= tag specifies the Ethernet address of a print server, which is the Node ID located on the print server. The ha tag must be preceded by the ht tag. The ip= tag should correspond to the IP address you want to assign to the print server.
  • Page 60 For example, a print server with the following configuration: Node ID: 0000B4010101 (this implies Ethernet address is 0000B4010101), IP address: 203.66.191.12 The entry for this print server in the /etc/bootptab file should be: PS010101:\ :ht=1:\ :ha=0000B4010101:\ :ip=203.66.191.12:...

  • Page 61: 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 62: Configure Remote Lpd Printing On The Host

    (root). To configure your Unix host for printing, 1. 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: 203.66.191.186 pserver 2.
  • Page 63 (name1|name2). 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.
  • Page 64 The print server should now be available for printing from your Unix host.

  • Page 65: Configuration Utility

    Configuration Utility...

  • Page 66: Introduction

    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. This utility only provides configuration functions for print server itself; it does not include configuration functions for client side or other file server or NetWare server in the network environment.
  • Page 67 System Configuration: Print Server Network Ability Setting Firmware Upgrade TCP/IP Configuration: IP Address and DHCP Server Configuration Wireless Configuration: Wireless LAN Configuration 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 68: Search - Search For All Available Print Server

    All available print servers will be listed under “Print Server Group” on the left side of the window. You must select the print server you would...
  • Page 69 at the same time, display the selected print server’s status on the right side of the window.

  • Page 70: 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,...
  • Page 71 You can refresh the print server’s status by pressing the “Refresh” button. You can restart the print server by pressing the “Reboot” button.

  • Page 72: Setup The Print Server

    Setup 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.

  • Page 73: Appletalk Configuration

    AppleTalk workstations. You have to setup the “Zone Name” and “Printer Type” for each printer port of this print server. 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.
  • Page 74 Zones, you should enter only “*” in the “Zone Name” field. Printer Type, the type of printer attached to each printer port. You can get the printer type from the manufacturer of the printer.

  • Page 75: 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, the name of the print server.

  • Page 76: Netware Print Server Configuration

    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. Polling Time is the polling interval of the print server for waiting printing jobs on the NetWare server.
  • Page 77 NetWare server. The printer queue keeps all printing jobs waiting on the NetWare server. You have to assign a printer queue for each printer port of this print server. NetWare Server is the name of the NetWare file server that provides printer queues.

  • Page 78: System Configuration

    Port Name is the name of the printer port. Each printer port has to be assigned a name. The client utility uses this name to access the printer port.
  • Page 79 Ethernet cable when starting up, the print server will run in Ethernet mode. If the print server is not connected to an active network by Ethernet cable when starting up, the print server will run in wireless LAN mode.

  • Page 80: Tcp/Ip Configuration

    TCP/IP Configuration...
  • Page 81 You can enable/disable the DHCP server and assign a range of IP addresses here. The DHCP server is default disabled. have configure “Start Address”, “End Address”, “Gateway” “DNS”. The print server will assign an unique IP for each client.

  • Page 82: Wireless Configuration

    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. If the wireless configuration does not work, please plug the Ethernet cable...
  • Page 83 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 84 If you select to let the print server scan for an available access point, the following window will pop-up. The list is the scanned available access points. Select an access point in the list and click “Next”. If you can not find the access point that you want to use, click “Scan”...
  • Page 85 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 86 Select a wireless station in the list and click “Next”. If you can not find the wireless station that you want the print server to communicate with, click “Scan” to let the print server scan again. Both “Infrastructure” and “Ad Hoc” mode have to go...
  • Page 87 Longer key length can provide stronger security worth communication performance. Enter four key values and select one key as the default key. When you finish configuring the wireless security, click “Next” to configure the IP of wireless module of this print server.
  • Page 88 select 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. When you finish configuring the IP settings, click “Next”...
  • Page 89 Click “Set” to save the wireless configuration.

  • Page 90: Wizard

    Double click the “Print Server Wizard”, the setup wizard will guide you through all the setup process. Step 1: Setup the name of this print server and the name of each printer port. Please...
  • Page 91 refer section detail information. Step 2: Select to enable required printing protocol. Please refer to section 7.8 for detail information.
  • Page 92 Step 3: Setup the IP of this print server and the DHCP server. Please refer to section 7.9 for detail information.
  • Page 93 Step 4: Setup the NetWare printing. Please refer to section 7.7 for detail information.
  • Page 94 Step 5: Setup the AppleTalk printing. Please refer to section 7.5 for detail information. Step 6: Select the Wireless Adapter mode and set up wireless LAN settings. Please refer to section 7.10 for detail information.
  • Page 95 Step 7: Click “Set” to finish setting.

  • Page 97: Report

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

  • Page 98: Web Management

    Web Management...

  • Page 99: Introduction

    Web. Through Local Area Network, or even Internet, administrator can easily configure and manage print server’s various main functions in browsers. Simply enter print server’s IP address into your browser’s address field to manage a print server by print server’s built-in Web Server.

  • Page 100: Login

    You may use any Web Browser to review the status or configure the settings of the print server. 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.

  • Page 101: Device Status

    Device Status 8.3.1 System System Information includes “Device Name”, “Print Server Name”, “Model Type”, “System Time”, “Firmware Version” and “MAC Address”. 8.3.2 Printer...

  • Page 102: Tcp/Ip

    This page lists information of printers connected to all printer ports. 8.3.3 TCP/IP...

  • Page 103: Netware

    This page lists all TCP/IP Settings, include “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Gateway”. It also lists DHCP server settings, include “Start IP”, “End IP” and “Domain”. 8.3.4 NetWare...

  • Page 104: Appletalk

    This page lists NetWare settings, include “Polling Time”, “Name of the File Server” and “Queue Name of each Port”. 8.3.5 AppleTalk...
  • Page 105 This page lists AppleTalk settings, include “AppleTalk Zone Name” and “Printer Type of printers connected to all print ports”.

  • Page 106: Setup Wizard

    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. User...
  • Page 107 Ethernet cable when starting up, the print server will run in Ethernet mode. If the print server is not connected to an active network by Ethernet cable when starting up, the print server will run in wireless LAN mode.

  • Page 108: 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. If the wireless configuration does not work, please plug the Ethernet cable...
  • Page 109 You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this print server. The parameters include Mode, ESSID and Channel Number. You can manually set the parameters of wireless LAN in this page Site Survey function automatically search for an available access point and associate with it.

  • Page 110: Encryption

    Wireless users against eavesdropping. The Authentication type and WEP key of wireless stations and access points must be the same. This print server supports 64/128-bit WEP Encryption function. With this function, your data will transmitted over...
  • Page 111 can choose “64-bit WEP” to use WEP with 64- bit key length encryption or choose “128-bit WEP” to use WEP with 128-bit key length encryption. The longer key length can provide better security worse transmission throughput. Key Format: You may select to select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format)

  • Page 112: Site Survey

    SSID, BSSID, Channel, Type, Encryption and Signal Strength. You can select one access point in the list for this print server to associate with or you have to use General Setting to manually setup the wireless parameters.

  • Page 113: Tcp/Ip

    DHCP server. You can enable this DHCP server and let it manages IP for you. If you need the print server to automatically get an IP from DHCP server, select “Auto IP”. You also can select “Specify IP” to manually assign “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask”...
  • Page 114 “Gateway” and “DNS”. The print server will assign a unique IP for each client.

  • Page 115: Netware

    Attached Queue is the name of the printer queue on the NetWare server. The printer queue keeps all printing jobs waiting on the NetWare server. You have to assign a printer queue for each printer port of this print server.

  • Page 116: Appletalk

    NetWare Server is the name of the NetWare file server that provides printer queues. 8.4.5 AppleTalk...
  • Page 117 AppleTalk workstations. You have to setup the “Zone Name” and “Printer Type” for each printer port of this print server. 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.

  • Page 118: System Configuration

    Port Name is the name of the printer port. Each printer port has to be assigned a name. The client utility uses this name to access the printer port.
  • Page 119 You can click the “Restart” button to restart the system.

  • Page 120: 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. 8.5.2 Upgrade Firmware...
  • Page 121 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.

  • Page 122: Ipp Printing

    IPP Printing...

  • Page 123: Introduction

    Any PC that can support IPP printing, for example Windows 2000/XP, can directly uses the print server by IP. By using the IPP printing, you can share the printer to all the PC’s that can access the print server by IP. You can even share...

  • Page 124: System Setup

    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.
  • Page 125 IP. LPT_PORT is the port name of print server that your print is connected to. For the one port print server, the port name is “lpt1”. For the three port print server, the port name is one of the three – lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3. The last number 631 is IPP standard port number.

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