1: Introduction; How To Use This Manual - Lantronix EPS1 Installation Manual

1: Introduction

The Lantronix EPSs (EPS1 and EPS2) are ethernet print servers that provide shared
network access to printers for a variety of network protocols and operating systems. The
print servers support the TCP/IP, IPX (NetWare), Local Area Transport (LAT),
AppleTalk (EtherTalk), and Microsoft LAN Manager protocols. They can queue
multiple pending jobs and service those jobs in the order in which they are received from
hosts.
In this manual, all EPS servers will be referred to as "the EPS" un-
Note:
less a distinction needs to be made between models.
The EPS stores its executable software in Flash (rewritable) ROM, meaning that it does
not have to download software from a host each time it boots. Software must only be
downloaded when a new software version becomes available. See Appendix D for more
information.

1.1 How to Use This Manual

This guide is structured as follows:
Chapter 2, Installation explains how to physically install the EPS.
Chapter 3, Getting Started explains the minimum configuration needed.
Chapters 4 through 8 cover protocol-specific setup needed to install print queues
and otherwise use the EPS.
Chapter 4, TCP/IP Configuration
Chapter 5, NetWare Configuration
Chapter 6, LAT Configuration
Chapter 7, AppleTalk Configuration
Chapter 8, DLC Configuration for LAN Manager
Appendices A through F provide supplementary information.
Appendix A, Contact Information
Appendix B, Troubleshooting
Appendix C, Pinouts
Appendix D, Updating Software
Appendix E, Specifications
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