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  • Page 1 PS12U 2-Port USB 1-Port Parallel Internet Print Server...

  • Page 2: Limited Warranty

    FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to subpart J of Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 3 Hawking Technology guarantees that every PS12U is free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use for two (2) years from the date of purchase. If the product proves defective during this two-year warranty period, call Hawking Customer Service in order to obtain a Return Authorization number.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    Congratulations on your purchase of the Hawking PS12U Two Port USB + One Parallel Port 10/100M Internet Print Server. The Hawking P-S12U is a powerful and convenient way to connect your USB and parallel printers to a network. The PS12U has a 10/100Mbps auto-sensing port, allowing you to attach it to a 10BaseT or 100BaseTX network without the need for a dedicated PC print server.
  • Page 5 What you will need to get started One - Three Printers USB or Parallel Cables One Ethernet cable attached to your main network A computer client attached to your network Planning Your Print Server Network...

  • Page 6: Led Indicators

    Power On Self Test (POST). This indicates that the print server hardware is properly configured. This LED, however, may flicker whenever data is being transmitted and printed. 2 Link LEDs (Green) This light will illuminate green if the PS12U detects a problem-free network connection.

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Connect the PS12U Print Server to a network. Connect the PS12U Print Server to your printer(s). Plug the AC power adapter into the power receptacle on the back side of the PS12U Print Server. Check the LED’s marked as status on the side of the Print Server.
  • Page 8 POWER ON: After you have correctly connected your router to your PC and Cable/DSL modem, please power on all units. INSTALL the PSAdmin Software: To install PSAdmin, please follow the directions listed below. 1. Insert the Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP Setup CD into your CD-ROM.
  • Page 9 The Setup program will begin to copy files onto your local hard disk and automatically create the “PSAdmin” program for you. Once the PSAdmin program is installed, you will need to run it in order to configure your PS12U Print Server.
  • Page 10 After PSAdmin is successfully installed, run the program by double-clicking the PSAdmin icon from “PSAdmin” program.
  • Page 11 1. Click on the Wizard button＜ Wizard. 2. (Optional) For DHCP Settings, you may select “Obtain an IP address from DHCP server” if there is a DHCP server on your network. This option allows the print server to obtain IP-related settings automatically from your DHCP server. This setting, by default, is disabled.
  • Page 12 (Optional) In the Gateway field, type the IP address of your LAN’s gateway. When done, click the OK button. The program will save the above settings into the print server’s memory. Congratulations! You have successfully configured your PS12U!

  • Page 13: Netware Setup

    NETWARE SETUP NetWare Wizard Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor (Admin.) or equivalent. Click Wizard button＜ follow picture. Select the NetWare File Server to which the print server device will be attached. Type in a Print server. >...
  • Page 14 Type in a Print Queue Names. Note: Each print queue corresponds to each print port of the print server. Click OK. Done. From your NetWare client computer, such as Windows 95/98/Me, create a printer that is connected (redirected) to one of the NetWare print queues serviced by the print server.
  • Page 15 Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor (Admin.) or equivalent. From your Windows 95/98/Me, run PSAdmin. Select the print server that you wish to configure. Click Properties < > in the tool bar and the following screen will appear. Select NetWare and type in the Print server that created during PCONSOLE.
  • Page 16 that print server can do Bindery mode. (Optional) In NDS Settings, Select NetWare file server(s), NetWare 4.x or later that print server can do NDS mode. Click OK. From your NetWare client computer, such as Windows 95/98/Me, create a printer that is connected (redirected) to one of the NetWare print queues serviced by the print server.
  • Page 17 Add Printers to Windows 95/98/Me To attach your printers to the appropriate port through Windows 95/98/Me you must follow the installation steps below: First click on the Start button, point your cursor to Settings, and select Printers. Double-click the Add Printer icon. Select Local Printer and click Next.
  • Page 18 12. Select the Network Print Port and click OK. 13. The Add Port box will then appear, along with the Print Server’s Node ID (The last 6 digits of the Node ID, located on the back of the Print Server unit). Select one printer server port from the list, which is now connected to (one of) your printer(s), as shown in the following picture.
  • Page 19 PID (1): Parallel, PID (2): USB 1, PID (3): USB 2 By default, the computer will first search for the Print Server(s) on the network by using the IPX/SPX protocol. If the IPX/SPX protocol is installed, the Print Server will be displayed along with its Node ID, as shown in Node column.
  • Page 20 located on the back of the Print Server unit). Select one of the Print Server’s ports from the list. lp1 : Parallel Printer / lp2: USB 1 Printer/ lp3: USB 2 Printer Once the appropriate printer port is selected for your first printer, please repeat the steps to install your second and third printers.
  • Page 21 Add Printers To Windows 2000/XP Click Start, point to Settings, and select Printer. Run Add Printer, Click Next. The Add Printer Wizard screen will appear, Select Local Printer and click Next. From the type of Create a new port box as shown in the following picture, select the Standard TCP/IP Port, Click Next and Next.
  • Page 22 box and Click Next. The port name can be changed (i.e., IP_One, IP_Two, IP_Three) accordingly if you have a 3-port print server. So you can add a second port to the second printer, etc. In the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard box as shown in the following picture, Select Custom and Click on the Settings button.
  • Page 23 In the Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor box as shown in the picture above, select “custom device type” and then click Next.
  • Page 24 Note: Please DO NOT type any other name than lp1, lp2 or lp3 in this step. Type the correct printer port in the LPR Settings box under “QUEUE NAME.” (If your Printer is attached to the Parallel Port, type “lp1” If you are connecting your printer to the first...
  • Page 25 connecting your printer to the second USB port, type “lp3” in the “Queue Name” box). Click OK Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type list and click Next. Type in a new Printer name or leave it with the default setting, and click the Next button.
  • Page 26 Please follow these steps to install the PS12U on a Macintosh OS X computer. 1. Open your Macintosh HD on the Desktop, and click "Applications". 2. Click "Utilities". 3. Click "Print Center". 4. Press "Add...". 5. It shows the dialog box of the printer configuration.
  • Page 27 Disable Use default queue on server. Queue Name: lp1, lp2, or lp3 (fixed) ( lp1 : Parallel Printer / lp2: USB 1 Printer/ lp3: USB 2 Printer) 3. Select the suitable printer model for your printer, or select "Generic", and then press "Add". 3.

  • Page 28: System Status

    Configure Your Print Server from Web Browser Before you can use the web browser to configure your PS12U, the Print Server requires an IP address. The PSAdmin utility can easily set an IP address with the Print Server. Enter the IP address of the Print Server as the URL, for example, 192.168.10.132.

  • Page 29: Setup Wizard

    Click on Printer, to show the information of each printer connected to the Print Server. Click on TCP/IP, to show the current TCP/IP setting. Click on NetWare, to show the current Netware setting. Click on SNMP, to show the current SNMP setting. Click on AppleTalk, to show the current AppleTalk setting.
  • Page 30 Device Name: Device name of the Print Server. System Contact: Contact name of the Print Server. System Location: Location name of the Print Server. Password: This option allows you to input setup password of the Print Server. Re-type Password. User Name: You must input the default administration user name, admin as login user name.

  • Page 31: Tcp/Ip Setup

    password. Click “Next” to configure Printers. Printer Setup Bi-directional: This option allows you to select the bi-directional function of the print server. There are two settings available: Disable or Auto Detect Click “Next” to configure TCP/IP. TCP/IP Setup DHCP/BOOTP: The Print Server obtains IP-related settings automatically from your DHCP server.
  • Page 32 requirements of the network segment. Subnet Mask: This option allows you to input the subnet mask from the Print Server. Gateway: This option allows you to input gateway from the Print Server. The IP address of gateway must meet the router or gateway to go across of the network segment.
  • Page 33 NetWare Setup 1. Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor (Admin.) or equivalent. 2. Select NetWare and type in the Print server that was created during PCONSOLE. Select the NetWare File Server that the print server device will be attached to. 3.
  • Page 34 the file server for servicing of print queues. Encrypted Password: This option allows you to input encrypted password from the print server. The print server login to NetWare server that administrator set password from selected print server. NDS Mode: To Enable NDS Mode, if you want to setup NDS environment.
  • Page 35 Installing Print Server on NetWare 4.x/5.x Due to its architecture and functionality, the print server must work under NetWare 4.x/5.x NDS Bindery Emulation. When you install the NetWare file server for the first time, by default, the installation program will automatically set up the Bindery Emulation function for you by adding “SET BINDERY CONTEXT =”...

  • Page 36: Installation Procedure

    Installation Procedure At your file server console, type “load install”. Select “NCF files options”. Select “Edit AUTOEXEC.NCF file”. Add or Modify the “SET BINDERY CONTEXT =” line to include the NDS organization (O) and all organization unit (OU) objects where users are located. For example: SET BINDERY CONTEXT = O=ABC;...
  • Page 37 From your NetWare client computer, such as Windows 95/98/Me, create a printer that is connected (redirected) to the NetWare print queue serviced by the print server. Note: Please refer to NetWare’s Print Server/Services manuals for detailed PCONSOLE commands.

  • Page 38: Snmp Setup

    SNMP Setup TCP/IP networks use a standard management protocol called Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). SNMP is widely used in the industry as a solution for remote network management and monitoring of networking devices. SNMP actually includes a protocol, a database structure specification, and a set of database objects. The database objects are contained in a standard database called Management Information Base (MIB) that is stored on the networking device called SNMP agent.
  • Page 39 Activities/SNMP Trap Messages Link Up or Link Down Cold Start or Warm Start Authentication Failure Description When the network interface on the print server fails, a link down trap message is generated; if the network interface comes back to life, a link up trap message is sent. When the print server restarts, the cold start or warm start trap message is generated.
  • Page 40 objects are available for updating. MIB Object Names system.sysContact system.sysName system.sysLocation snmp.snmpEnableAuthenTraps Description Indicates network administrator's name. Indicates the print server's name for identification. Indicates the location of the print server. Enables or disables the function of sending SNMP Authentication Failure trap message to the network administrator,...
  • Page 41 browsers. 1. Click Setup to appear in the sub-menu. 2. Click on SNMP SNMP Community: The print server supports up to two community names. The default community name is public (case-sensitive), with Read Only access right in default. Support HP WebJetAdmin: This option allows user determine to disable/enable the Support HP WebJetAdmin.

  • Page 42: Appletalk Setup

    AppleTalk Setup The print server can print jobs submitted from Macintosh workstations connected via Ethernet using AppleTalk protocol. The basic configuration is for the print server in an AppleTalk environment is performed simply by opening the Chooser window and selecting a printer that is connected to the print server.
  • Page 43 the web browser. 4. Port Name: In this option, type a name for identification purposes or just leave it as default (recommended). Note: The default print server’s Chooser name is shown as follows: <ATALK_PS>-xxxxxx-1, where xxxxxx represents the last six digits of the device’s Node ID.

  • Page 44: Ipp Overview

    Internet Printer Connection and HP Web JetAdmin IPP Overview The PS12U supports the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). You can use this protocol to access your printer over the Internet as long as you configure your IPP gateway correctly on any Windows 2000 or XP client.
  • Page 45 2. Select Settings, and then select the “Printers” option. 3. Click on the Add Printer icon. The add printer wizard welcome screen will appear, then Click Next. 4. Select the Network printer option, and then click “Next”. 5. Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet option.
  • Page 46 ** Remember to add “lp1, lp2, or lp3”after the IP address to correlate to the printer on the PS12U that you would like to print to. ( lp1 : Parallel Printer / lp2: USB 1 Printer/ lp3: USB 2 Printer) 7.
  • Page 47 If you want your Windows-based programs to use this printer as the default printer, please select “Yes”, and Click Next. 10. Click the Finish button. 11. You have just set up IPP printing on your computer!
  • Page 48 Upgrading from your Browser Enter the IP address of the Print Server as the URL. Click System Tools, and then choose Upgrade From Browser, as shown in the following picture: Click Browse and select the firmware file. Click Upgrade.
  • Page 49 Upgrade from PSAdmin Click the Upgrade button＜ picture: Select General Upgrade. Make sure that the upgrade file is located in the same directory as PSAdmin. The upgrade filename is mps*.bin (USB Print Server). ＞, as shown in the following...
  • Page 50 Question A Print jobs are sent to the print queue successfully, but fail to be sent to the printer. Possible explanations 1. The Print server Name/Print Queue configuration in PCONSOLE is incorrect. 2. The Print server name specified and stored in the print server memory doesn’t match the same one set in PCONSOLE.
  • Page 51 Solutions 1. Check all the information in PCONSOLE. 2. Check all the information of the print server by running PSAdmin. 3. Check to see that if the network cabling and power adapter are properly connected. 4. Recheck the print server connection by running the PSAdmin. It should read “Connected.”...
  • Page 52 Try disabling bi-directional printing. This can be achieved through the print server’s setup function. Bi-directional capable printers may cause a conflict with the PS12U. Question C The upgrading process indication bar stops and does not seem to proceed again while upgrading the print server.
  • Page 53 Question D The Status LED light keeps blinking after POST. Possible explanation and solution The last upgrade process was not completed. The print server must be upgraded again by using the PSAdmin. Please see the manual locted on the installation CD for more details. Question E The PSAdmin reports “Create Print server Error”, “Create Printer Error”, or “Create Print Queue Error”...
  • Page 54 Solution Check to see if there is a space in the print server name, the printer name, or the queue name. Type in a new name without a space between two characters or replace a space by a dash (-) or an underscore (_).
  • Page 55 Ethernet A networking standard using cables (Category 5) to create a network. Internet Printing Protocol. IPP allows you to print your documents over an Internet connection to another printer over the net. Network Adapter Also known as a NIC (Network Interface Card). Used to provide PC’s or laptops with an Ethernet port or wireless access to the network.
  • Page 56 IP address (Addresses used by ISP’s to assign broadband services to your computer) the Router distributes the services of your broadband access among multiple users and IP’s.
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