Intellinet 520577 Bedienungsanleitung

Print Server User’s Manual Version: 1.0 (March, 2006)[...]

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Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................. 1 1.1 Product Introducti on .............................................. ........... 2 1.2 Product Package ...................... ........................ ............... 3 1.3 Network Printing Ar chitecture ............................... ........... 4 1.3[...]

6.1 Introduction ........ ....................... ........................ ............. 54 6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Suppor t ........................... 55 6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address .... ................... ............. 56 6.3.1 ARP & Ping Assignm ent ...... ............. ........... ........... ............. ....... 56 [...]

8.6 Changing Device C onfiguration ......... ............................ 96 8.7 Setting IP Addres s . ............................ ............................ 98 8.8 Configuring DHCP Pa rameters ...................................... 99 8.9 Configuring E-Mail Printing ................. .................. ....... 101 8.10 Configuring SMB .... ....[...]

1 1. Introduction[...]

2 1.1 Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing an d using our print server. This print server allows your printer to become a shared device on the network. It of fers printing flexibility and manageabilit y on your Loca l Area Network at an ex trem ely low cost and wi th an ab solute minimu m set up and maintenance required. This print se rver[...]

3 1.2 Product Package This package contains th e following com ponents:  One Print Server  One Power Adapter  One Quick Installation Guide  One CD-ROM (In cluding all the s oftware util ities, drivers and User’s Manual)[...]

4 1.3 Network Printing Architecture This sectio n illustra tes how print server functions and operates on the network. Befo re you i nstall and use print server, it is st rongly reco mme nded that you re ad this section completely, and select only the c hapters you need accordi ng to your netw ork op erating system by “Contents of the User’ s M[...]

5 1.3.1 Print Ser ver Network Functions Window s NT S erve r NetWare Server Windows 98 Window s NT Work st at ion Windows 2000 Unix Print Server Print Server Because print server supports IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, TCP/IP and AppleTalk networ k protocols, any net worked computer can directly print to the print server from any of its installed protocol . 1.3[...]

6 Common operating sy stems for clien ts are cla ssified as following: Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/ XP/2003 Our print server system provide s PTPP (Peer-to-Pee r Printing) driver and utilities for Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000 /XP/2003 users. PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) suppor ts TCP/IP p rotocol. In the client installation procedure, after PTPP (Peer[...]

7 W indow s 98 PTPP Print S erver MIS-2 P1 P2 P3 P1 Prin t Serv er MIS-1 UNIX / Linux UNIX (include HP/UX , SC O Unix, SunOS, Solaris, Unixware DECUnix, IBM AIX and ot hers) and Linux use the syste m-standard LPR to print through prin t server. MAC OS MAC OS can use the syste m-standard AppleTalk network to print through print server.[...]

8 1.3.3 Network Printing Fu nctions for Network S erver Window s NT S erve r NetWare Server Windows 98 Window s NT Work st at ion Windows 2000 Unix Print Server Network Serve r Comm on ne two rk s er vers are classi fied as fol lowing: Windows NT/2000/2003 Our print server system provide s PTPP (Peer-to-Pee r Printing) driver a nd utilities for Win[...]

9 1.4 Network Printing Environment Common network environment are classified as following: Windows Peer-to-Pee r Network The client’s PTPP driver will use TC P/I P pro toc ol to print through print server. Windows NT/2000/2003 Network Networ k printin g func tion wi ll becom e availa ble after PTPP driver is installed i n to Window s NT/2000/2003[...]

10 NetWare Network (see below)[...]

11 1.5 Contents of the User’s Manual Chapter 2 explains prin t serv er’s h ardware installation and configuration. It is str ongly recommen ded for you to read. The following chapters 3, 4, 5, an d 6 introduces: Chapter 3. Window s Peer-to-Peer Network Chapter 4. Window s NT/ 2000 Server-Based Network Chapter 5. NetWare Network Chapter 6. UNIX [...]

12 Chapter 11 introduces how to setup L PR pri nting i n MAC OS. Chapter 12 In Windows XP SP2, you may not find any print server listed on the “A vailable Ports” in “Ne twork Ports Quic k Setup”. Please f oll ow the instruction in this chapter an d resolve the proble m.[...]

13 1.6 Firmware & Printing Function The print serv er provides a com plete network printing solution . The feat ure set is list ed be low:  PTPP (Peer-to-Pe er-Printing)  TCP/IP (L PR)  IPP Printing  NetWare Bindery Printing  AppleTalk  SMB Printin g[...]

14 2. Hardware Inst allation 1. Unpack the print server package and verify that all the items listed in the s ection 1.2 are provided. 2. Connect the print server to the printer you wan t to share on the network by standa rd Parallel c able. 3. Connect the print server t o your network by attached the networ k cable to the UT P port of the print se[...]

15 3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network[...]

16 3.1 System Architecture Print server supports Window s Peer-to-Peer network printing mode, whi ch is suitab le for most medi um an d smal l network environments. Th rough quick and simple installation procedure , user s ca n immediately enjoy the convenience of network printing. Installation procedure is se parated into following two parts: 1. A[...]

17 2. Client Instal lation and Configurat ion (refer to section 3 for more detailed information). Client users m ust install Windows PTPP driver (Peer- to-Peer Printing) for network pri nting. In addition, after PTPP is in stalle d, the system wi ll automatically search for all pr int server s on the network, and add the printing port of th e print[...]

18 3.2 Administrator Installation and Setu p The Administrator Installati on can be perform ed on Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/ XP/2003 with the same user interface. Before the inst allation, please verify that your network protocol is inst alled on your PC (TCP/IP, IPX and/or NetBEUI). It will be he lpful in your installation process. 1. Insert the [...]

19 3.The “Print Server Ut ilities” w indow will be displayed. Click “Next ”. 4.Click “Next” to in stall th e utilities in the default fold er or clic k “Chan ge” to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the utilities.[...]

20 5.Select the compone nts you want to install. It is highly recommended to inst all all provided components . Click “Next” to continue.[...]

21 6.The syste m will start to install th e utilities automatically. 7.You have completed the inst allation pha se and prepare to con figure the P rint Server. Th e “Choo se Print Server” will list all Pr int Server s within the network. Select the Print Server you w ould like to configure and click “Next”.[...]

22 NOTE 1: If this is the firs t tim e you configure the Print Server, the “Print Server Name” is the last 6-digit of MAC ID with prefix “PS”. Pleas e check the MAC ID on the print server. NOTE 2: The list can only disp lay the d evices from the same manufacturer.[...]

23 8.Specify a recognizable nam e for the Print Server an d click “Next”. 9.Specify the IP Address for the Print Serve r manually or click “Next” to kee p defau lt IP Address, i.e. 10.0.0.1[...]

24 10.The configurat io n summ ary is displayed in the window. Now, you have comple ted the Print Server s etup. Click “Finish” and your system will add network port of the Print Server to your PC au tomatically .[...]

25 11.The Administrator Ins talla tion procedure is totall y completed. Click “Finish”. The Administrator Installati on Program have executed the installa tion proced ure that performs th e followin g tasks:  Install all utilities and drivers to the administrator’s PC.  Configure th e print ser ver (including the p rint server name and [...]

26 3.3 Administrator Util ities After Administrator Insta llation is completed, there will be f our utilit ies in pri nt server ’s Program folder.  Network Ports Quick Setup – Add the net work ports of pr int servers within the network t o your PC.  Print Server Conf igura tion – Allows you to configure the print serve r’s IP Address,[...]

27 3.4 Client In stallation and Setup The Client Installation can be performed on Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 with the same user interface. Before the installati on proced ure, please confirm that your PC has co nnected to th e networ k and installed at least one network prot ocol. 1. Insert the CD shipped al ong with the print server into y[...]

28 3.The “Print Server Ut ilities” w indow will be displayed. Click “Next ”. 4.Click “Next” to in stall th e utilities in the default fold er or clic k “Brow se” to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the utilities.[...]

29 5.The syste m will start to install th e utilities automatically.[...]

30 6.Now, the installation pr o cedure is completed, you are ready to set up the client’s co mputer. All networ k ports of the Print Servers detected on the ne twork w ill be added to your PC automatically, click “Continue ”. Note that if there are no pr int servers detected in the network currently, please clic k “Continue” to f inish th[...]

31 7.The Client Installation pr oce dure is comp leted. Click “Finish”. After the installation, you have completed the following tasks:  Install all utilities and driv ers to the client’s PC.  Add all the print server’s network ports of the network to the client’s PC. You can then perfor m the Windows’ sta ndard “Add Printer” [...]

32 3.5 Client Utilities After C lient Installatio n is completed, there will be three to ols in print se rver’s Progr am fold er.  Networ k Ports Qu ick Setu p  Remote Ports  Uninstall Network Driver The Uninstall Netwo rk Driver will assist you in removing all installed client software. The other two tools are described as follows. 3.5.[...]

33 During the client’s i nstalla tion procedure, the system will automatic ally search f o r all print servers on the network, and add the m into the printer ports of the clie nt’s computer (see below). If you have just installed an other new print server in the network, you must run thi s prog ram first. This program will s earch f or ne w pri[...]

34 Please be awa re that Networ k Ports Quick Setup Utility can only detect and con figure al l print se rver s on the same network, it c annot search an d configure print servers on other subnets across networ k segments. You must u se Remote Ports Utilit y describe d in the next section to manage rem ote (across network se gments) print servers .[...]

35 Step1. Run Remote Ports Utility. C licks “Add” to add a remote print port. Step2. Enter print serve r’s name, IP address, s elect used ports, and enter LP R queue name of each port. Click “Ok”. Step3. The new re mote print port is displa yed as follow s.[...]

36 In order to u se the remot e prin ting function, yo u will have to proceed with norm al Add Printer procedure and select you r printer port as th e newly added re mote printe r port.[...]

37 3.6 Windows Add Printer Procedure After adding a “Network Port ” of the print server to your PC by Administra tor or Client Insta llation Progra m, you can follow the proc edur e des cribed below to add printer to the Windows. Note that follow ing “A dd Prin ter” steps a re runni ng in Window s XP, t he steps in other Operating System s [...]

38 Step4. S elect “Local pr inter attach ed to this computer ” and m ake sure that “Aut omatical ly detect and install my Plug and Play printer” is not selected. Click “Next”. Step5. Choose the suitable “Print Server Network Port” which was created by the Administrator Installation or Client In stallation process and click “Next?[...]

39 Step6. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and clic k “N ext”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have D isk…” to install the driver of the printer. Af ter installation, the printer model will be added to the list. Step7. Name your printer a nd setup the default printer, click “ Next” .[...]

40 Step8. Choose to print the test pa ge or not . It is recommended to print a test page. C lick “Nex t”. Step9. You have adde d the printer to the PC successful ly. The information of the print er is displayed in the wind ows. Click “Finish”.[...]

41 4. Windows NT/2000/2003 Network[...]

42 4.1 System Architecture In Windows network environm ent, other than the Peer - to-Peer network printing arch itecture described in the previou s chapter, we also o ffer the Serve r-Based Prin ting architecture for Windows NT/2 000/2003 server. Only one Windows NT/2000/2003 is r equ ired to have Windows PTPP (Peer-to-Peer P rinting) driv er insta[...]

43 4.2 Windows NT/2000/2003 Server Installation and Setup Please follow the proced ures descri bed below for installation and const ruct a pe er-to-peer connection (PTPP) between Windows NT/2000/2003 Server and Print Server. Step1. If this is your first tim e in stalling print server, please install the administrato r soft ware on Window s NT/2000/[...]

44 Step3. Share the above se rver’s printer to the network by performing the standard Windo ws printer s haring process.[...]

45 4.3 User Installation and Setup After serv er side’s installati on is completed, client side will be able to find the serv er’s shared printer in Network Neighborhood. You only ne ed to perform Window’s standard Add New Printer procedure, select “Ne twork Printer” shown in the screen below, and comple te the configurations afterwar ds [...]

46 5. NetW are Network[...]

47 5.1 System Architecture We implemented NetWar e printer sharing functionality into the p rint server its elf, thus allowing one o r more printers attached by a print se rver to be connected to th e network. We have developed the print s erver to support NetWare p rint server. Embe dded print server , whi ch em ulates the “que ue management fun[...]

48  Printing perf ormance is enhanced .  Relieve NetWare file s erver’s burden.  Relieve the need of a worksta tion running the remote printer utility.  Improve produc tivity by locating the prin ter near the workgroup. Each print server should l og into a NetWare server before servicing t he print jobs . Each print server will occupy[...]

49 5.2 NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x Inst allation & Setup Once your print server is co nnected to your Ethernet network, you can set it up fo r use with your networking software. 5.2.1 Installation Using PCONSOLE 5.2.1.1 Configuring as Print Server Mode 1. Run the NetWare PCONSOLE program. 2. Change the current file server, if nece ssary, using the Chan[...]

50 6. You have now successf ully created th e print queue that your prin t server will serve. Press the Escape key until the Available Options main menu is displayed. 7. Select Print Server Information. 8. Press the Insert key to add a new NetWare print server object. The print server name can be identical to the PSxxxxxx name print ed on the label[...]

51 13. Press Escape, and answer Yes to the Save Changes question. 14. Select Queues Serviced by Printer, then select Printer 0 (or Printer 1 , Pr inter 2) and press Enter. 15. Press Insert and add your newly created pri nt queue to th e lis t of qu eues s erviced by the prin ter. Enter a prior ity number for the queue service, or press Enter to acc[...]

52 16. Repeatedly press Esca pe to exit the PCONSOLE program. 17. Reset the print server to have the change s take effect. NOTE: If the print server you have is with multiple printer connectors , you may cr eat e multip le print queues and printer objects. Your print server should now be ready to use. You should be able to redirect pr inting to you[...]

53 6. UNIX System Network[...]

54 6.1 Introduction The print ser ver is avail abl e for TCP/IP printing by Unix LPD (Line Printer Da e mon) protocol. The LPD protocol originated with Unix release is based on the BSD version of Unix and supported under most ve rsions of Unix. This chapter explains how to config ure the print server for TCP/IP operation, and how to modify conf igu[...]

55 6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP /IP Support The default conf iguration of the print server is with TCP/IP support enabled. An yway, you can configure the print ser ver to enable TCP/IP support using th e configuration program .[...]

56 6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address The print server must have a unique IP address in order to be recognized by the networ k. You can set up the IP addr ess on the various Unix systems using any one of the following m ethod s: 1. ARP & Ping Assignme nt (Recommend for Unix) 2. DHCP (Dynamic Host Conf iguration Protocol) 3. BOOTP (Bootstrap [...]

57 (the Node ID is printed on the rear side of the print server) Assign IP address: 203.66. 191.12 arp –s 203.66.191.12 00-00-B4-01-01-01 ping 203.66.191.12 At the mean time, print server’s IP will “temporarily” be set to 203 .66.1 91.1 2 (w ill restore after reboot). Therefore , you need to r un your we b browser to set a permanent IP addr[...]

58 To rebuild th e NIS map, pl ease refer to your system documentation. To conf igure t he IP address data for the BOOTP server, you will need to log in the ho st o f BOOTP server as the superuser (root). Perform the fo llowing steps to add address entries, 1. Optionally, assign a name c orresponding to the print server’s IP address. Y ou can add[...]

59 Node ID: 0000B4010101 (this im plies Ethernet address is 0000B40 10101), 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: 6.3.4 RARP The procedure below enab le s the RARP dae mon running on your syst em to re sp ond to a RARP reque st from th[...]

60 Where the Ethernet addr ess of the print server is the Node ID located on the print server. 4. If your system uses Network Inform ation Services (NIS), you will need to ma ke cha nges to the N IS host and ethers databases. 5. Check if the RARP daem on is running using the ps and grep commands. If the RARP dae mon is not running on your host, typ[...]

61 6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address To verify that your print se rver is respond ing to th e newly assigned IP addres s using a PING command: ping i p-a ddre ss[...]

62 6.5 Configure Remo te lpd Printing on the Host The procedure you use to co nfigure your Uni x host(s) to allow printing to your networ k remote prin t server varies between different var ieties of Unix. The procedure below can be us ed for Unix variants that are related to B SD Unix, such as SunOS or Linux. Fo r ot her versions of Unix, consult [...]

63 mkdir /var/spool/lpd/pse rverd chown daemon /var/spool/lpd/pserverd chgrp daemon /var/spool/lpd/pserverd chmod 775 /var/spool/lpd/pser verd 3. Add an entry to the host’ s /etc/printcap file, similar to the f ollowing: printer-name: :lp= : :rm=203.66.191.186: :rp=lpt1: :lf=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd.log: :sd=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd: :mx#0: [...]

64 The print server should now be availabl e for printing from your Unix host.[...]

65 6.6 Print a Test Page To pri nt to the prin t serve r, you can u se the lp r co mman d: lpr -Pprinter-name file ... or, you can use the lp comm and on SCO Open Server: lp –d printer-name file ... Where prin ter-nam e is on e of the names for the printer in the /etc/printcap file, whic h you cre ated in the pr evious step. Consult your system d[...]

66 7. Configuration Utility[...]

67 7.1 Introduction This chap ter intro duces print s erver’s sys tem configuration utility in Wind ows environment. This utility is automatic ally installed du ring Windows Administrator Utility installat ion procedure - refer to section 3.2 a nd 3.3. This utility provides the most complete management and configuration functions on the pr int se[...]

68  SNMP Configuration : SN MP Information Configuration.  SMB : Configure the SMB Group Nam e.  System Configuration : Pr int Server Network Ability Setting and Firmware Upgrade.  E-Mail Printi ng: E-Mail Printing configuration. Please refer to Chapter 9.  Setup Wizard : Guide You Through All the Settings.  Report : List the Stat[...]

69 7.2 Search for A ll Available Print Ser ver Every time when you run prin t server’s configuration utility, click the “Search” icon on the tool bar. The configuration utility will dela y for several se conds becau se the utility i s using system’s availab le network pr otocols to search for all prin t servers o n the network. Al l availab[...]

70 7.3 Status of Print Server Click “Status” icon on the too l bar, the sta tus of the curr ent sele cted print se rv er will be showed on the right side of the window. The information of the prin t server displaye d are MAC ID, Model Type, Firmware Vers ion, status of each printer port, NetWare file server name , NetWare file server polling in[...]

71 You can restart the print server by pressing the “Reboot” button .[...]

72 7.4 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. Double click one of the icon s to set up the selected print server. A screen will pop up to verify “User Nam e” and “Password” of the print se rver. The default values are[...]

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74 7.5 Genera l Configuration Double Click “General” icon and the Gene ral configuration window will pop-up. You can see basic print server inf ormation in this page. You also can configure the “P rint Server Name ”, “SMB Group Name” , “User Name” and “Passw ord” here. Server Name , the name of the print server. You can use this[...]

75 7.6 TCP/IP Configuration Double Click “TCP/IP” icon and the TCP/IP configuration window will pop-up. You can configure the print se rver to autom a tically get IP from DHCP server or m a nually specify static IP. The print server also has a bui lt-in DHCP server. You can enable this DHCP server an d let it manages IP for you.[...]

76 Click the “IP” bu tton to en ter the IP setting page. If you need the print serv er to automaticall y get an IP f rom DHCP server, select “Auto IP”. You also can select “Static IP” to manually assign “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Gateway” for the print server. Click the “DHCP Server” bu tton to enter the DHCP serve[...]

77 7.7 Netware Print Server Configuration Double Click “NetW are” icon and the NetWare configuration window will pop-up. This print server supports NetWare Bindery Printing method. The print server pe riodically polls the NetWare server printer queue s for printi ng jobs. You have to assign the NetWare server name, print server polling interval[...]

78 7.8 AppleTalk Configuration Double Click “AppleTalk” icon and the AppleTalk configuration window will pop-up. AppleTalk is a data communica tion protocol of ten used by Macintoshes. The print server can use these param eters to join the Ap pleTalk netwo rk and share the printer to other AppleTalk workstations. You have to setup the “ Zone [...]

79 7.9 SNMP Co nfigur ation Double Click “SNMP” icon and the SNMP configuration window will pop up. Contact: You ca n enter the print server administrator’s contact information here. This information will b e displayed in the SNMP ma nagement tool. Location: You can ent er the installed location of the print server here. This inform ation wil[...]

80 7.10 SMB Configuration SMB Group Name , the name of SMB group that this print server belongs to. All PC should join the same group befo re they can use thi s pr int server by SMB protocol. Pass Job when Error Occurred: When the printer is interrupted because of paper ou t or off line while printing, user can set the interval time to bypass the c[...]

81 7.11 System Configuration Double Click “System” icon a nd the System configuration window will pop-up. In the System configurati on page, you can select to enable/disable eac h printin g or management pr otocol, assign name for each printer port of th is print server, and upgrade the new firmware for this print server. Upgrade Firmware : You[...]

82 Note that before you upgrade the firmware please make sure that the IP Address se ttin gs of the MFP Server are in the same network as your computer.[...]

83 7.12 Wizard Click “Wiz ard” icon on t he tool bar, the setup wizard item of the current se lected print server will be showed on the right side of the window. Double click the “Print S erver Setup Wizard” the setup wizard will guide you throug h all the setup process.[...]

84 Step 1: Set up the name of this print server. Step 2: Select to enable re quired print ing protocol. Please refer to section 7.11 for det ail information.[...]

85 Step 3 : Setup the I P of th is print se rver and the DHCP server. Please refer to section 7.6 for detai l information. Step 4: Setup the AppleTalk printing. Please ref er to section 7.8 for de tail information.[...]

86 Step 5: Setup the NetWare printing. Please refer to section 7.7 for de tail information. Step 5: Click “Save” to finish setting.[...]

87 7.13 Report Click “Report” icon on the tool bar, the Report window will pop up. The report lists basic inf orm ation of all available prin t servers on the network. The in f orm ation incl udes Dev ice Name, MAC ID, Model Type and Firm ware Versi on of pri nt server.[...]

88 8. W e b Management[...]

89 8.1 Introduction Print server can be configur ed and managed on the Web. Through Local Area Networ k, or even Internet, administrator can easily co nfigure and mana ge print server’s vari ous main func tions in brow sers. Simply ent er print server’s IP a ddress into your browser’s addre ss field to manage a print server by print server’[...]

90 The browser will group the configuration items into the following topi cs,  Print Server In fo : Gene ral Information of print server.  Printer Status : Current status of the attached printers.  NetWare Status : Print Server conn ection information of NetWare.  DHCP Status : Current IP Address and DHCP server status and information. [...]

91 In order t o protect your pr int server , you can get all information page s at any tim e you like, but you can not save the configurati on pages before password verific ation. You will be asked to check user name and password w hen you want to save a configur ation page and you have not been verified yet. Please i gnore the username and enter p[...]

92 8.2 Getting Print Server Information Each time you run browser to connect to a print server, you will get this print server information page initia lly. The print server information pa ge displays some general information of print server.[...]

93 8.3 Getting Printer Status The Printer status page can be used to display the status of at tached pr inter(s) for each port.[...]

94 8.4 Getting NetWare Information The NetWare status page displa ys the NetWare connection informat ion of the print server.[...]

95 8.5 Getting DHCP Status The DHCP status page can be used to dis play the pr int server’s IP address and the DHCP Server inform ation.[...]

96 8.6 Changing Device Configuration The Device Cfg pa ge allows you to se t:  Alias name , an alternate nam e by which the print server can be called (in a ddition to the PSxxxxxx name printed on the label).  NetWare Protoc ol Support , which determines whether or not the print serv er support NetWare printing fun cti on.  NetBEUI Prot oc[...]

97  POST diagnostic print out , whic h determin es whether or not a diagnostic pr intout should be printed to the attached printer.  Save to Print Server button : save the configuration to the print server.  Type new password , change to new passwo rd.  Re-type ne w password , confirm the new pass word.  Change password button : save[...]

98 8.7 Setting IP Address The IP Cfg page allows you to configure the IP address where the pr int server is to be loc ated. The prin t server will obtain its IP address automati cally by the pr otocol DHCP, BOOTP, RARP if you conf igure the IP address as Automatic. Click Save t o prin t server button to save the configuration to the print server. T[...]

99 8.8 Configuring DHCP Parameters The print server can be conf igured as DHCP server to provide dynamic IP addresse s assignment. The DHCP Cfg page allows you to set.  The DHCP ser ver startup, wh ich determine if the print server will act as DHCP se rver. If this item is set to Auto, the print server will de tect if there is any other DHCP ser[...]

100 TCP/IP parameters automati cally; other wise you will configure the following param e ters:  Starting IP: specifies the starting IP address for assigning to DHCP cli ents.  IP range: specifies how ma ny IP addresses a re available to DHCP clients.  Net mask: gives the network mask.  Gateway IP: give s the IP address of the default g[...]

101 8.9 C onfiguring E-Ma il Pr inting Using print server’s email printing function, the client user on the Internet can email the printing file to a dedicate mailbox, print server will au to matically get the email from that mailbox and print it to the attached printer. The detail function de scription is desc ribed in the Ema il Printing Chapte[...]

102  Mail Accoun t , the account of the m ailbox in the mail se rver.  Mail Password , t he password of the mai l account.  Print Mail Header, which determines whether or not the printin g job will print out the mail header.[...]

103 8.10 Configuring SMB All PC sh ould jo in the same group bef ore they c an use this print ser ver by SMB protocol.  SMB Group Name, the name of SMB group that this print server belongs to.  Save to Print Se rver, save the configuration to the print ser ver. Make sure to reset the pr int serv er (d escribed in section 8.13) to have the cha[...]

104 8.11 Configuring AppleTalk AppleTalk is a data communica tion protocol of ten used by Macintoshes. The print server can use these param eters to join the Ap pleTalk netwo rk and share the printer to other AppleTalk workstations. You have to setup the “ Zone Name” and “Printer Type” for each printer port of this print server.  Zone Na[...]

105 8.12 Configuring SNMP Parameters The SNMP Cfg page allows you t o configure the SNMP para meters of thi s pr int server. These information can be browse d by th e SNMP MIB browser. The page allow s you to set:  System Contact , the system Admini strator information of this print server.  System Location , the System location of this print[...]

106 8.13 System Utilities You can perform several tasks f rom this Utilities page , as describe d below:  The Software reset: which determines whether or not to reset the print server.  The Restore to factory default: which determines whether or not to erase all of th e print ser ver’s setting and restore to the default c onfig uration the [...]

107 to make sure it is op eratin g properl y, or to isolate any installation problem s.  The Do it button: do the action specified in the above.[...]

108 8.14 Firmware Upgrading The page allows you to upgra de firm ware of t he print server. Click “Do it” button and ente r the passw ord, the system will guide you to f inish the firmware upgr ading. Be aware that if you have star ted upgrading f irmware , you have to follow all the upgrading step s or the print server can’t turn back to no [...]

109 9. Email Printing[...]

110 9.1 Introduction Email Printing provides a new way of printing service. After installation, Windows will esta blish a new Printer Driver which will co nvert th e printing document to an Email and send to the mail acco unt assigned by print server. Print server will periodically retrieve Emails in the mail account and print it to the a tta ched [...]

111 9.2 System Requirement 9.2.1 Print Server Side Print server must be connecte d to an Email server that provides an Email account for the print server. At the meantim e, the Em ail server ha s to perm anently connect to the Internet for recei ving user's email printing documents. 9.2.2 Client Side  Client side can be any operating system[...]

112 9.3 System Setup 9.3.1 Print Server Side Step1. Execute Print Server Configuration Utility. Step2. Enter into Setup and doubl e click Mail Printing. Step3. Configure Mail polling time and MailBox parameters. Mail Polling Time : Default is 1 minute; Intervals for print server to check Emails in the MailBox. Mail Server, Mail Account and Password[...]

113 9.3.2 Clie nt User Side At first, please confirm that the client computer has installe d and setup the TCP/IP pr otocol correctly. Email Printing provide thre e printing methods, the instructions and installa ti on are des cribed below : 9.3.2.1 Print directly from ap plication s by using the “Prin t to Email printing driver” At first, the [...]

114 3. Click “Next” and choose a installation path or use the default, 4. Click “Next” and a ssign a program folder name,[...]

115 5. Click “Next ” and th e system will install th e “Email Printing Driver”. After the i nstallation is com pleted, yo u need to configure the Printing Driver of Email Printi ng as following, 6. Click the “AddPort” Button, a nd you can see the following dialog box, 7. Please input the pr oper value in the fields described as followin[...]

116 Port N ame: The Printer Port Nam e for Email Printing. It will be used when you execute the “Add Printer” E-Mail Address: The email address serviced by the print server. Outgoing M ail Server: The mail server of your client computer for sending the email . Your E-mail address: The information which will be printed at the header of the print[...]

117 9.3.2.3 Send an Email with an attached document to the email account serviced by the Print Server For a client user who wants to print a document to the printer attached th e Print Serv er but without the “Email Printing Driver” , he (or s he) ca n first print the document to a file and send this document f ile as an email atta chme nt to t[...]

118 10. IPP Printing[...]

119 10.1 Introduction IPP (Internet Printing Prot ocol) Printing provides a convenient way of re mote printing service b y TCP/IP. The print server can support IPP printing by default. It is needless to do any se tting. An y PC that can support IPP printing, for example Windows 2000/XP, can dir ectly uses the print server by IP. By us ing the IPP p[...]

120 10.2 System Setup 10.2.1 Print Server Side It is needless to do any sett ing on the print serv er side. Make sure the print server ha s correct IP settings. If you want to share the printers to In ternet users , you have to set a real IP to the print server. You a lso have to make sure that any gateway; router or firewall does not bloc k IPP pr[...]

121 Step3. The “Add Printer Wizard” is displayed. Click “Nex t”. Step4. Sele ct “A network printer, o r a printer attache d to another co mputer”. Click “Nex t”.[...]

122 Step5. Select “Connect to a printer on th e Internet or on a home or office network” and enter the URL of print server. The URL format is “http:/ /IP:631/Po rt Name”. The I P should be the print server’s IP. The number 631 i s IPP standard port n umber. Port Name is the port name of print serv er that your printer is connected to. The[...]

123 Step6. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and clic k “N ext”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have D isk…” to install the driver of the printer. Af ter installation, the printer model will be added to the list. Step7. Choose to set the print whether as a def ault printer or not. Click “Next”.[...]

124 Step8. You have added th e network printer to the PC successf ully. The inf o rmation of the print er is displayed in the wind ows. Click “Finish”.[...]

125 1 1. LPR Setting in MAC OS LPR Printing (Line Printer Remote techno logy) allo ws Macintosh computers to connect to printers via TCP /IP. LPR Printing can be set up on any M acintosh wit h version 9.x above. To enable LPR Printing in Macintosh, please follow the procedures below. Step1. In the Desktop, click “Sys tem Preferen ces”. Step2. C[...]

126 Step3. From the “Print & Fax” screen, click “Set Up Printers …”. Step4. Click “Add” to add the new Print Server through TCP/IP.[...]

127 Step5. Enter the “Printer Type”, “Printer Address” and “Queue Name” and select th e “Printer Mo del” to setu p the Print Server. C lic k “Add” to continue. Printer Type: LPD/LPR 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 Pri[...]

128 Step6. The Print Server is installed completely. You can see it in the “Printer List”. Step7. You can print a fi le to ch eck whet her the Print Server is ins ta lled successfully.[...]

129 12. Windows XP SP2 Setup In Windows XP SP2, XP SP2’s firewall wo uld block the unknown communications . Th is prin t server ha s allowe d the communicati ons data pa ssed through the XP SP2’s firewall. In case that you do not find any print server listed on the “Available Ports” in “N etwork Ports Quick Setup ”, please follow the st[...]

130 Step3. Select “Advanced ” tab and clic k “Settings…”.[...]

131 Step4. Se lect “Excepti ons” tab and click “Add Program…”.[...]

132 Step5. Click “Browse” to add a new program. Step6. Open the “NPUt il” file from “C:Program FilesPrintServe r Utiliti es” (wher e C: is the system drive).[...]

133 Step7. A new program “Network Ports Quick Setup” is displayed in the list, cli ck “Ok”.[...]

134 Step8. Click “Ok”. You ha ve completed the setting. The Window s XP SP2 will allow the inco ming network connect ions activated by th e program.[...]