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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduc tion 1 Features....................................................................................................................... .. 1 Safety Inst ructions ........................................................................................................ 2 Package Contents.............................[...]

Unix Troubleshooting ................................................................................................. 56 Appendix A Specifications 57 General Specifications ................................................................................................ 57 Appendix B Windows Ser ver Configuration 59 Windows NT 4. 0 Server .........[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides an overview of your Print Server's features. Features Congratulations on the purchase of your new Print Server. Your Pr int Server was designed to provide a simple and efficien t network printing solution . It is packed with features, including :  Versatility. The Print Server suppo rts up to fou[...]

Safety Instructions For your own safety, and to protect your Prin t Server, please observe the following safety advice. 1. Unplug thi s device from its powe r source be fore cleaning. Use only a slightly dam pened cloth for cleaning. Do not us e liquid or aerosol cleaners. 2. Avoid usin g this product near water. E xposure to wate r poses an elect [...]

Package Contents You should find the fo llowing items packaged with your Print Server. If any ite ms are missing, contact your dealer immediately. • The Print Server unit • Power Adapter • One CD -ROM contai ning all supp ort program s and this m anual • Quick Install Guide Hardware Details Details of the LEDs and connections are in this Ch[...]

TE100-P1P Print Server • Direct Attach • 1 Parallel Port • 10/10 0BaseT Figure 2: TE100-P1P Print Server Page 4[...]

LED Indicators The TE100-P1U has two LED ind icators on the top; the TE100-P1P's LED s are on the end. The Error LED is red. The St atus indicator LED is green. T he LED indicat or modes are described in the following table. Status LED (Green) Error LED (Red) Status Description Off Off No power. On Off Normal operation - Idle. Flashing Off Nor[...]

Chapter 2 LAN Installation This chapter describes how to install the Pr int Server in your Lo cal Area Network. Procedure 1. Preparation • Ensure the power is OFF. Do not connect t he Print Server while power is On. • Find the Default Server Name for your Print Server. The Default Server Name is show n on a sticker on the base of the de vice. I[...]

Chapter 3 P rint Server Configuration This chapter provides an overview of the configuration process. Overview The Print Serv er is designe d to support m any diffe rent platfo rms, and the con figuration required would depend upon the environment in which it is installed. • The Print Server usually requires configur a tion, but if the re's [...]

Figure 3: Print Server Screen 3. Clic k Next on the first screen of the Wizard, to view a list of Print Servers on your LAN. 4. Select your new Print Server, then click Next to continue. 5. Enter the required data on the following screen. • Name of the Pr int Server can be c hanged if you wi sh. • Comment is optional. • Select or enter the Wo[...]

Chapter 4 Client PC Configuration The chapter details the client configuration required on LAN clients to use the printer or printers attached to the Print Server. Overview Before perfor ming client co nfiguration, th e Print Server m ust be installed on your LAN, a nd configured as described in Chapter 3. Both the Print Server and the attached pri[...]

Checking your Network Protocols (Windows 9x) Your PC must have EITHER the TCP/IP or NetBEUI proto cols installed. (All versions of Windows afte r Windows 95 have TCP/IP i nstalled by default .) • If using the Peer-to-peer Printing , the installation program will check this for you. • If usi ng other me thods, you m ust check manually , as follo[...]

Windows Peer to Peer Printing With this pri nting method, print jobs are st ored (que ued) on your PC , and then sent to the Print Server when it is available. Figure 5: Peer-to-Peer Printing Windows 200 0 & XP require n o additional sof tware. For other versions of Window s, the supplied PTP (Peer-to-Peer) Printer Port software must b e instal[...]

3. Choose Stan dard TCP/IP Port , then click New Por t . Figure 7: Add Port Screen 4. On the Add Standar d TCP/IP Printer Port screen above, enter the IP Address of the Print Server in the Printer Name or IP Address field, then click Next . Figure 8: Additional P ort Information Screen 5. On this screen, select Custom , and click the Settings butto[...]

Figure 9: Port Settings Scree n 6. On the Port Set tings screen, shown a bove: • Select LPR in the Protocol section • Enter a Queue name (L1 for Port 1, L2 for Port 2 if the Print Se rver has 2 printer ports) • Ensure the LPR Byte Counting Enabled setting is Enabled . • Click OK to confirm your changes and clo se this screen. 7. Follow the [...]

Windows 9x/ME Setup Before perfor ming the foll owing proce dure, the Print Ser ver must be inst alled on your LAN, and configured as described in Chapter 3. Both the Print Server and th e attached printer should be powered ON. 1. Insert th e supplied CD-ROM into your drive. If the setup program does not start, run SETUP.exe in the root folder. 2. [...]

Figure 11: Print Port Setu p (Peer-to-peer Printing) If your Print Server is not listed: • Click the "Refresh" button. • Check that bot h the Print Server and th e printer are properly connected, and powered on. • Check that the Print Server has been configured. (Use the Setup Wizard on the CD-ROM.) • If using TCP/IP, try installi[...]

3. The printer port will be created, then a screen like the following will be displayed . Figure 12: Configure Printer Port 4. Select the correct Windows printer in the Existing Printers list, and click the Connect button. If the correct printer type is not listed, c lick "Add New Printer" to run the Windows Add Printer wizard. Step throu[...]

• Locate the Delete Port button. This button is on the Details or Ports tab, depen ding on your vers ion or Windows. • If the Print Server's IP Address is changed, an d you can no longer print, delete the port (see procedure above) and re-install it. Advanced Port Options The options for the Peer-to-peer Printing are accessed via the Port [...]

Windows SMB Printing This method re quires no additional software to be installed, but t he NetBEUI or TCP/IP protocol m ust be install ed on your PC. U se the following procedure to install the Print Server's printer as a Windows SMB network pr inter: 1. Double-click the Network Neighborhoo d icon on the desktop. 2. On the View menu, select D[...]

Printing from MS-DOS Programs Windows can r edirect print data from a parallel port on your PC (e .g. LPT1) to a network printer. This redirection is called "Capture Prin ter Port", and is useful for MS-DOS programs. The MS-DOS progr am is configured to use LPT1 (parallel port 1 o n the PC), but W indows "captures" the print dat[...]

Capture Settings - Windows 2000/XP 1. Login as Adm inistrator. 2. Open the c ommand pr ompt win dow. 3. Enter the following command to capture data from LPT1 (parallel port 1) net use lpt1 server_nameprinter_name /persistent:yes Where server_name printer_name is replaced with the actua l path to your printer. e.g. net use lpt1 SC3000014P1 [...]

Figure 19: Network Path - Windo ws XP 4. Browse the networ k, and locate the Serv er and Printer (or Prin t Queue) which your Network A dministrator a dvised you t o use. 5. Click OK, t hen Next . 6. Select the correct printe r Manufactu rer and Model, as advised by y our Network Administrator, and click Next . 7. Follow the prompts to complete th [...]

8. Clic k Select . Configuration is now complete. Printing Printing with the Print Server installed in an Ap pleTalk network is iden tical to normal printing. Just select File - Print and choo se the desired printer. Advanced Setup and Management In a mixed Windows PC/M acintosh envir onment, you can use BiAdm in to configure the Print Server. See [...]

Figure 21: LPR Screen 4. Enter the IP address of the Print Server in the LPR Printer's Address field, and enter the Queue Name ( e.g. L1). 5. Select the Printer Model from the drop-down list. 6. Clic k Add . Configuration is now complete. Page 23[...]

Chapter 5 BiAdmin Management Utility This chapter describes the installation and operation of the BiAdmin Configuration & Management program. Requirements This program requires: • Windows 95, Window s 98 or ME • Windows NT 4.0 , Windows 2000 o r XP Additional Recommendations : • Screen resolution of 800 * 600 or greater. Installation Use [...]

Device List The left panel displays a list of all Print Servers found on the network. When a Print Server is selected from the list, its details are displayed in the right panel. Note : If the IP address is "Nul l", please click the Refresh icon to get the value again. If the desired Print Server is not listed, try the following: • Chec[...]

Select the desir ed port from the drop-dow n list to displ ay the current status of the printer attached to the po rt. Possible states are: • Status - On-line, Off-line, or Out of Paper • Printing Infor mation - Idle, Printing If the printer is Bi-directional, and is not busy, the Conf igurat ion butto n will be available, allowing you to chang[...]

Menus Main Menu Device Status Same as Device Icon. Printer Stat us Same as Printer St atus Icon. Configure Same as Configure Icon. Upgrade Same as Upgr ade Icon. Refresh Same as Refresh Icon. Exit Same as Exit Icon. InitDevice Menu Reset Device This will cause the d evice to reboot. This should b e done after making any c onfigurati on changes, or [...]

System Tab This screen allows you to: • Change the na me of the Print Server. • Change the "Password" for t he Print Server. • Set the Networ k Protocols use d the selected Print Server. (Any prot ocols not used on your LAN may be disabled. This may improv e performance.) Figure 23: System Screen Page 28[...]

TCP/IP Tab Selecting this tab will allow configu ration for the TCP/IP network protocol. The basic options are: • Dynamic IP Address (DHCP) - The IP address is obtained automatically, from a DHCP Server on your network. • Fixed IP Address - Y ou must enter t he IP address, S ubnet Mask, a nd Gateway Ad dress. • IP Address - Select an unuse d [...]

AppleTalk Tab Generally, no Print Server confi guration is r equired in or der to use Ap pleTalk. This screen allows you to: • Set the Zone Nam e field to determine which Apple system s can gain acces s to this printer. • The Printer Type field is used to describe the printer driver used for each port. • Set Commu nication Pr otocol to ASCII [...]

NetBEUI Tab This screen allows you to: • Choose the Domai n name for the selected Print Server. • Set how fast jobs are sent to the printer by using the Response Time field. • Set the desired opt ion for the Abort Job if Error Occ ured setting. • YES causes a print job to be termin ated if a printing error occurs. • NO (default) will try [...]

Internet Printing Tab The Internet Printing feature available on some models, allo ws you to send print jobs to the Print Server using In ternet E-mail. Please see Chapter 7 - Special Features for details of using this feature. Figure 27: Internet Printing Screen Page 32[...]

Port Tab This screen ha s 2 panels - Physical Port and Logical Port . Physical Port The following settings are available: • Selected Physical Port - Select the Physical Printer Port you wish to configure. • Handsh ake Signal - Select Busy On ly or Busy & Ack for the Physical Port. • Printer Type - Select High Speed or Low Speed for the Pr[...]

Chapter 6 W eb-Based Management This chapter explains how to use your We b Browser to configure the Print Server Overview The Print Server incorporate the HTTP server. This allows you to connect to th e Print Server and configure i t using you r Web Browser . Most brow sers should w ork, provi ded they supp ort tables and forms. Preparation Because[...]

Connecting to the Print Server 1. Start your Web Brow ser. 2. In the Address box, enter HTT P:// followed by the IP Address of the Print Server. e.g. http://192.168.0.21 3. You will then b e prompted for the password . If no password h as been set, just press E NTER . 4. Use the menu bar on the top of the screen to m ove about. Remember to save eac[...]

NetBEUI Figure 30: NetBEUI Screen Domain Name Enter the designated work group to be serviced by the Print Serv er. This field is not case sensitive, so names with different case will be considered to be the sam e name. Response Time Set how fast jobs are sent to the printer. The default value of zero (0) delay should be increased only if you r prin[...]

TCP/IP Figure 31: TCP/IP Screen IP Address IP Address ass igned to this device. If using dynamic IP Addresses (DHCP, BO OTP, rarp), t his shoul d be left at 0.0.0.0. Subnet Mask (Network Mas k) If the Router (Gateway) Add ress is 0.0.0.0, the Subnet Ma sk should also be left at 0.0.0.0. I f you have a r outer, enter t he Subnet m ask for the segmen[...]

Configure Server Figure 32: Configu re Server Screen Print Server Name Change the def ault name if y ou wish. The new name must not contain any spaces or blanks. Password Enter the devic e password, an d again in the Verify field. Once a password is entered, it is requ ired in order to gain access and change the configuration. Enable Protoc ols Non[...]

Logical Printers Logical Printe rs (ports) can be used unde r Unix . For each L ogical Printer, the following fields are available: Logical Printer (Port) Select the Logical Printer Port yo u wish to configur e. (e.g. L1) Click the Get Data button to update the display with the current data for the selected logical printer. Port Select the Printer [...]

Chapter 7 Special Features This chapter covers the special features of the Print Server. Overview The Print Server has 2 special features: • IPP (Int ernet Printi ng Protocol ). • Proprietary Internet Mail Printing system. Internet Printing Protocol(IPP) IPP (Internet Printing Prot ocol) is a standards-ba sed system to allow remote printing fro[...]

IPP Client Setup - Windows 98/ME For these platforms, IPP Client software is supplied on the CD-ROM. Also you can distribute the setup prog ram (IPP_CL IENT.EXE) to use rs vial E-m ail. Installing from the CD-ROM 1. Insert the CD-ROM in your drive. If th e program does no t start automatically, run the SETUP program in the top-level folder. 2. Foll[...]

Figure 34: Select Printer for IPP Port 6. Either select an existin g printer to use the new port, and click OK. OR Click the Add New Prin ter button to create a new printer to use the IPP port. This will start the Add Printer wizard . Follow the prompts to complete the process. Ensure th at the new printer uses t he IPP po rt. Installation is now c[...]

IPP Client Setup - Windows 2000/XP Windows 2000 and XP have their own IPP Client, and there is no need to install the supplied IPP Client Software. To use the Windows IPP Client with the Print Server, follow this procedure: 1. Start the Add Printer wizard. 2. Select Network Printer , and click "Next" to see the Locate your Pr inter screen[...]

5. Click "OK", and then select the printer manufacturer and model to match the printer connected to the port on the IPP Server. 6. Click "Next", and co mplete the Wizard. The IPP printer is now ready for use. Using IPP Printers The IPP Printer can be selected a nd used like an y other Windows printer. If the IPP Server is not on[...]

User (Client) Requirements • Internet Connection. Either t hrough a LA N, or dial-u p. • E-Mail address. This is used to notify the user that their print job has been do ne, or if there any pr oblems. • Printer Driver. Users m ust have a pri nter driver whi ch matches the printer connect ed to the remote Internet Print Server. • Print Captu[...]

User Software The software provide d for rem ote users (Inte rNet Printi ng Port) shoul d be installed by everyone intending to use Internet printing. Othe rwise, remote users can print correctly only if: • They send an E - Mail directly to the Print Serv er Mail Account, using their normal E - Mail application. • The E - Mai l contains plai n [...]

Remote Printer E-mail Address The E - Mail address for the Internet printer. Your print jobs will be sent to this E - Mail address. Mail Server Name or IP Address This is the name or IP Address of your Mail Server . If you are on a L AN, ask the LAN Administrat or. If using a dial-up conn ection, use the data provided by your IS P. Your Internet E-[...]

Checking the Printer Driver To make sure that the correct printer driver for the remote printer is installed on your system, you can use the InterNet Printing Po rt to send an E - Mail to the Internet Printer. Th e procedure is as follows: 1. Connect your default printer to the InterNet Printing Port. 2. Check that "Reply No tification Mail&qu[...]

Chapter 8 T roubleshooting This chapter describes some problem situations, which may arise, and the solutions to them. Overview If you encounter printing difficulties, pleas e refer to the appropriate section. If, after following the advice in th ese documents, the Print Server still does not function properly, please contact your dealer for fu rth[...]

AppleTalk (Macintosh) Problem No. 1 Why do I get an inc orrect printout? Solution No. 1 Some possible reasons are: • You m ay have chosen Bi nary encoding t o print the fil e. Try to use ASCII en coding. • Some of the fonts, which are in your print file may not be supported by the printer. Try selecting Lase rWriter 7 instead of LaserWriter 8. [...]

Problem No. 8 Why do I have tr ouble printing with the LaserWriter 8? Solution No. 8 Your applicatio n software may not be compatible with th e LaserWriter 8 driver or your system may not meet the requirements of the LaserWriter 8 driver. Use the A pple LaserWriter 7 driver instead. Problem No. 9 The colors on my printed output do not mat ch the co[...]

Windows Printing Problems Problem No. 1 When I tried to install the Printing softw are for Peer-to-Peer printing, I received an err or message and the ins tallation was aborted. . Solution No. 1 This may be caused by an existing installatio n of the printer port software. Before attempting another installation: • Remove the existing installatio n[...]

7. Click the Add Po rt button. On the resulting screen, select Other , then Printer Server , as the port to add, as shown below. 8. Click OK to see the Print Port Con figuration screen, as shown below. Page 53[...]

9. Click the Browse Device button, select the desired Print Server, and click OK. 10. Click OK to return to the Printe rs folders, and right-click on the Printer. Ensure that the Work off-lin e option is NOT ch ecked. The Printer shoul d no longer be graye d out, and is ready fo r use. Problem No. 3 I can't get my Windows-only printer to work.[...]

Problem No. 5 When printing from some softwa re applications such as Power Point, it takes a long time and the print out is incorrect. Solution No. 5 The problem is due to the printer, which is being conf igured to Start printing after the first page is spooled . T o change this set ting: • Go to Control Panel - Printers and click on your printer[...]

Unix Troubleshooting Problem No. 1 Print Server device is not recogniz ed. Solution No. 1 Check the following: • The netw ork cable is OK. • There are no routers between the Print Server and the UNIX host during IP address assignm ent. • There are no NetWare File Se rvers witho ut TCP/IP support between the Print Serv er and the UNIX host. ?[...]

Appendix A Specifications General Specifications TE100-P1U Print Server Power Cons umption 5.5w m ax. External Power Ada pter 9V DC LEDs 2 USB Port (1 .1) 1 Ethernet Conn ector 10/100BaseT FCC / CE FCC, CE. Class B TE100-P1P Print Server External Power Ada pter 9V DC LEDs 4 Parallel Port 1 Male DB-36 connector Ethernet Conn ector 10/100BaseT FCC / [...]

Parallel Port Pin Assignments TE100-P1P Print Server Pin Signal Name Source 1 -Strobe H 2 +Data 1 Bi-Di* 3 +Data 2 Bi-Di* 4 +Data 3 Bi-Di* 5 +Data 4 Bi-Di* 6 +Data 5 Bi-Di* 7 +Data 6 Bi-Di* 8 +Data 7 Bi-Di* 9 +Data 8 Bi-Di* 10 - ACK P 11 + Busy P 12 + Paper Error P 13 + Select P 14 -Auto Feed H 15 Not Defined 16 Logic GND 17 Chassis GND 18 Peripher[...]

Appendix B Windows Server Configuration Windows NT 4.0 Server If using Windo ws NT 4.0, Microso ft TCP/IP Printing Support must be installed. • If it is already installed, add a TCP/IP Remote Printer, as describe d below. • Otherwise, install TCP/IP printing support, then add a TCP/IP Remote Printer. Adding TCP/IP Printing Support 1. Go to Star[...]

Windows 2000/2003 Server 1. Start th e Add Prin ter Wizard, select Network Printer , then click Next to browse f or the Print Server. 2. Locate and dou ble-click the Print Serv er, select the desired port, and click Next . A message like the following will be displayed: Figure 40: Windows 2000 Message Figure 41: Windows2003 Message 3. Click "O[...]

Appendix C Unix Systems Overview Your Wireless Print Server suppo rts the LPD Unix printing me thod, which is sup ported by all common Uni x systems. You must configure both the Wireless Prin t Server itself and your Unix system, as described in the following sections . Print Server IP Address Configuration Because it supports dynamic IP Address al[...]

LPD Printing LPD is a built-in printing protocol for most UNIX systems. Configuratio n for the m ost common pl atforms i s described belo w. LPD on IBM AIX 4.15 Before proceeding, ensure that th e Print Server has been assigned an IP Address. To setup your AIX system for LP D printing, perform the following steps. 1. Add the Print Server t o /etc/h[...]

LPD on System V Before begi nning LPD Set up, ensure that an IP Address has been assigne d to the Print Ser ver. Keep the followin g points in mind: The remote host name is the name of the Print Server. The remote printer name is t he print queue name for the L ogi cal Printer. Logical printers also need to be configured on the Print Serv er itself[...]

Where: Printer_name is the Print Queue name used to store jobs for the corresp onding logical printer. PS_NAME is the Print Server name defined in /etc/hosts. Logical_Printer_name is th e log ical pr inter na me on the Prin t Serv er. (e.g . L1) Spooler_directory is t he directory you created in Step 6. Example: Marketing|RP1_PS123456: [T AB ] :lp[...]

LPD on BSD Before conti nuing, ensure t hat an IP Ad dress ha s bee n assigned to the Print Server. Rem ember the following: The remote host name is the name of the Print Server. The remote printer name is the logical printer (e.g. L1) on the Print Server. If asked fo r the LPD type, enter the service t ype as BSD. In the sample commands shown, pri[...]

Example: Marketing|RP1_PS123456: [T AB ] :lp=: [T AB ] :rm=PS_Rm203: [T AB ] :rp=L1: [T AB ] :sd=/usr/spool/Marketing: [T AB ] :mx#0: Repeat this process for each Logi cal Printer/Print Queu e combination that you wish to create. Printing using LPD For LPD printing instructions, refer to your UNIX manual. The following exam ple is for a BSD sy[...]

Appendix D NetW are Overview • The Print Server must be c onfigured as a valid device on y our TCP/IP net work. This printing m ethod uses LPR over TCP/IP, not the Netware protocol . • To use N DPS (Novell Dist ributed Pri nting Services ), the Novell se rver must be running Novell NetWare 5, and the PCs (cli ents) must be running Int ranetWare[...]

To star t the NDPS Manag er whenever you bring up th e server, add a command lik e the following to your server's AUTOEXEC.NCF file: LOAD NDPSM SerMGR.TeSupp The last item is the name of the NDPS Manager object you wish to load. 9. After creating an NDPS Man ager, you can creat e NDPS print ers by using NetWare Administrat or, as explained bel[...]

10. In the Host address IP field, enter the IP Ad dress previo usly assigned t o the Print Ser ver device. 11. In the Printer Name field, enter the Logical Port nam e on the Print Server. (L 1 for Port 1 , L2 for port 2). 12. Cli ck Finish , then select appropriate drivers for Windows 98 etc as required. 13. The new Printer Agent will now appear in[...]