Edimax Technology PS-1206U manual

Print Server Series PS-1207U/PS-1208UWg PS-1206U/PS-1206UWg PS-1206P/PS-1206PWg PS-3207U/PS-3207UWg User’s Manual Version: 3.0 (July, 2007)[...]

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FCC Caution This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and a mi nimum 20 cm sp acing must be provided between comp uter mounted antenn a and person’s body (excluding extremities of hands, wris t and feet) during wireless modes of operation. This device complies w ith Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation [...]

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

6. UNIX System Network ... .................................................................. 52 6.1 Introduction ........ ....................... ........................ ............. 52 6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Suppor t ........................... 53 6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address .... ................... ............. 53 6.3.1 [...]

8. Web Management ............. ........................ ...................................... 89 8.1 Introduction ........ ....................... ........................ ............. 89 8.2 Login ...................... ........................................... ............. 90 8.3 Device Status .... ..........................................[...]

10. LPR Printing ..................... ........................ .................................... 123 10.1 Introduction .......... ........................ .............................. 123 10.2 Standard LPR Settings in Windows XP ..................... 124 10.3 Standard LPR Settings in Windows Vista .................. 131 10.4 Standard LPR Sett[...]

1 1. Introduction 1.1 Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing and us ing our print server. This print server allo ws your printe r to become a shared devi ce on the network. It offers printing flexibilit y and manageabilit y on your Local Area N etwork at an e xtremely low cost and with an abs olute minimum setup and maintenance required. Thi[...]

2 1.2 Product Package This package contains th e following components:  One Print Server  One Antenna  One Power Adapter  One Quick Installati on Guide  One CD-ROM (Inc luding all the sof tware utilities , drivers and User’ s Manual)[...]

3 1.3 Network Printing Architecture This sectio n illustrates how print serve r functions and operates on the network. Befo re you instal l and use print server, it is strongly reco mmended that you read this section completely, an d select only the chapters you need according to your network o perating system by “Contents of the User’s Manual?[...]

4 1.3.1 Print Ser ver Network Functions W indow s N T S er ve r NetWare Server W indow s 98 W indow s NT Wo rkstation W indow s 2000 Unix Print S erv e r Prin t S erver Because print server suppor ts IPX/SPX, Net BEUI, TCP/IP and AppleTalk network protocols, any networked computer can directly pri nt to the pr int server from any of its installed p[...]

5 1.3.2 Network Printi ng Functions for Clients Windo ws NT S erv er NetWare Server Windo ws 98 Windo ws NT Wo rkstatio n W indows 2000 Uni x Print S erv er Client U ser Common operating sy stems for clients are classified as following: Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista Our print server system pr ovides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver an d [...]

6 In the clien t installat ion procedure, after PTPP (Peer- to- Peer Prin ting Driver) is insta lled into Wind ows, the system will automa tically (manua l configurat ion is also allow ed) search all the print servers on the network, and then add their printing ports in to Windows’ printing port (see below). W indow s 98 PTPP Print S erver MIS-2 [...]

7 1.3.3 Network Printing Fu nctions for Network Ser ver W indow s NT Ser ve r NetWare Serv er W indow s 98 W indow s NT W orkst ation W indow s 2000 Uni x Print S er ve r Network Server Common networ k servers ar e classified as following: Windows NT/2000/2003 Our print server system pr ovides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver an d utilities for [...]

8 1.4 Network Printing Environment Common network environm ent are classifi ed as following: Windows Peer-to-Peer Network The client’s PTPP driv er will us e TCP/I P protocol to p rint through print server.[...]

9 Windows NT/2000/2003 Network Network printing function wi ll become avai lable after PTPP driver is ins talled into Windows NT/2000/2003. Adding this printi ng function into Windows NT/2000/2003 Server allows prin t queue, us er auth ority management, and many other advanced features to be used. NetWare Network (see below)[...]

10 1.5 Contents of the User’s Manual Chapter 2. explains print server’s har dware installati on and configuration. It is stro ngly recommended for you to read. The following chap ters introduce: Chapter 3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network Chapter 4. Windows NT/2000/2003 Server-Based Network Chapter 5. NetWare Network Chapter 6. UNIX System Network [...]

11 Chapter 10. introduc es Print Se rver’s LPR Printing function and Windows XP/ Vista and MAC OS 10.x standard setup procedures. T he LPR Printing (Line P rinter Remote technology) all ows us ers to connect to printers via TCP/IP for pr inting sharing. Chapter 11. introduc es how to deal with the probl em that if you can’t find any print serve[...]

12 2. Hardware Inst allation Unpack the print server pack age and verify that all the items listed in the sect ion 1.2 are provided. Connect the print server to th e printer you want to share on the network. Connect the print server to yo ur network by attached the network cable to the UTP po rt of the pri nt server. Connect the power adapter to th[...]

13 3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network 3.1 System Architecture Print server supports Win dows Peer -to-Peer network printing mode, which is suitable f or most medium and small network environments. Through quick and simple installation procedure, user s can immediately enjoy the convenience of network printing.[...]

14 Installation procedur e is sepa rated into follo wing two parts: 1. Administrator Install ation and Setup (refer to section 2 for more detai led information). System administrator s must: Install administrato r’s utilities into his/her computer. Configure print ser ver from adm inistrator’s configuration uti lity. 2. Client Instal lation and[...]

15 3.2 EZMax Inst allation Wizard This wizard can be run in Windows 2000/XP/Vista. The following procedures are operated in Windows XP. You can install the Prin t Server by EZMAX Setu p Wizard in the CD- ROM including in the p a ckag e. Th e wizard is an easy and quick configuration tool for in ternet connection with s eries process. When you start[...]

16 3.3 Administrator Installation and Setup **Please find th e utility man ually fr om CD-ROM drive’s root directory or download it from Edimax webist e. If you have any question please check with Edimax local technical support team. The Administrator Inst allation Pr ogram executes a wizard-driven procedure that performs the following tasks: [...]

17 2. The “Prin t Server Utilities” w indow will be d isplayed. Click “Next”. 3. Click “Next” t o install the ut ilities in the default folder or click “Change” to specify th e destination folder where you would like to in stall the utiliti es.[...]

18 4. Select the components you wa nt to install. It is highly recommended to inst all all provided components. Clic k “Next” to continue. 5. Click “I nstall”.[...]

19 6. The system will start to in stall the ut ilities automat ically. 7. You have completed the in stall ation phase and prepare to configure the Print Server . The “Choose Print Server” will list all Print Servers with in the network. Select the Print Server you would like to c onfigure and cl ick “Next”.[...]

20 NOTE 1: If this is the first time you conf igure the Print Server, the “Print Server Name” is the last 6- digi t of MAC ID with prefix “PS”. Please check the MAC ID on the print server. NOTE 2: The list can only display the devices from Ediamx. 8. Specify a recognizable nam e for the P rint Server and click “Next”.[...]

21 9. Specify the IP Ad dress for the Print Se rver manually or click “Next” to keep default IP Address, i.e. 192.168.2.2. 10. The configuration summary i s displayed in the window. Now, you have co mpleted the Print Server setup. Click “F inish” and you r system will add network port of the Prin t Server to y our PC automatically.[...]

22 11. The Admini strator Installation procedure is totally completed. Click “Finish”. The Admini strator Installati on Program have executed the installation procedure that performs the fol lowing tasks: Install all utilities and driver s to the adm inistrator’s PC. Configure the print server (i nc luding the print ser ver name and network p[...]

23 3.3 Administrator Utilities 1. After Administrato r Installat ion is completed, there w ill be four ut ilities in p rint server’s Program fo lder. Network Ports Quick Setup – Add the network ports of print servers within the network to your PC. Print Server Configurati on – Allows you to configure the print server’ s IP Address, network [...]

24 3.4 Client In stallation and Setup *Please find the utility manuall y from CD-ROM dri ve’s root di rectory or download it from Edimax webist e. If you have an y question please check with Edimax local technical support team. The Client Inst allation Program is a wizard driv en procedure whi ch will perform the following tasks:  Ins tall cli[...]

25 2. The “Prin t Server Utilities” w indow will be d isplayed. Click “Next”. 3. Click “Next” t o install the ut ilities in the default folder or click “Change” to specify th e destination folder where you would like to in stall the utiliti es.[...]

26 4. Click “I nstall” 5. The syste m will start to inst all the ut ilities automat ically.[...]

27 6. Now, the installation proc edure is completed, you are ready to set up the client’s computer. All network ports of the Print Servers de tected on the netwo rk will be added to your PC automatically, click “C ontinue”. Note that if there are no print server s detected in the network currently, pleas e click “Continue” to finish t he [...]

28 7. The Client Installati on pr ocedure is completed. Click “Finish”. After the inst allation, you have complete d the following tasks: Install all utilities and driv ers to the client’s PC. Add all th e print serv er’s network ports of the network to the client’s PC. You can then perform t he Wind ows’ standard “Add Printer” proc[...]

29 3.5 Client Utilities 1. After Client Installation is comple ted, there will be three tools in p rint server’s Progr am folder. Network Ports Quick Setup Remote Ports Uninstall Netw ork Driver The Un install Netw ork Driv er will assist you in removing all ins talled clie nt software. The other two tools are described as follows.[...]

30 3.5.1 Networ k Ports Quick Setup Network Ports Quick Setup Ut ility offers a very s imple method to add or re move print server’s print er port from the client’s computer. During the c lient’s insta llation procedure, the system will automatically search for all pr int servers on the network , and add them in to the prin ter ports of the c[...]

31 If you have just in stalled another new print server in the network, you must run this progr am first. This program will search for new print servers and allow you to add the new network print er port into cli ent’s computer c onveniently. Perform the standard Add Pr inter proced ure, then you can print directl y to the printe r through the ne[...]

32 3.5.2 Remote Ports (Utility ) 1. Remote Ports Utility offers a co nvenient way for you to manage and add printe r port of the remo te print server. From the assis tant of this ut ility, you can print to other print servers outside the subnet acr oss network segment. However, please note that this function only supports TCP/IP network protocol. 2[...]

33 Step3. The new remote pri nt po rt is displa yed as follows. In order to us e the remote pr in ting function, you will h ave to proceed with normal Add Printer procedure and select your printer port as the newl y added remote pri nter port.[...]

34 3.6 Windows Add Printer Procedure After adding a “Network Port” of the print server to your PC by Admini strator or Client I nstallation Progr am, you can follow the pr ocedures described in t he following sections to add printer to the Windows. 3.6.1 Windows Vista 1. The following “Add Printe r” steps are running in Windows Vista. 2. Cl[...]

35 5. Choose the suitable printe r port which was created by the installati on process and click “Next” . 6. Select the printer manufa cturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your prin ter is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the dr iver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the [...]

36 7. Name your prin ter and set the default printer , click “Next” . 8. The printer drivers are being installed.[...]

37 9. It is recommende d to print a test page. Click “Finish”. 10. The printer is added to “Printers” page, y ou have added the printer to your computer su ccessfully. Now you can start to print from your computer to the print server.[...]

38 3.6.2 Windows XP 1. The following “Add Printe r” steps are running in Windows XP, the steps i n other Operati ng Systems such as Windows 98SE/Me/2000 are similar. 2. Click “Start”, choose “Set tings” and select “Printers and Faxes”. 3. Click “Add a Printer”. 4. The “Add Printer Wizar d” is displayed. Click “Next”.[...]

39 5. Select “Local printer atta ched to this computer” and make sure that “Automati c ally detect an d install my Plug and Play printer” is not select ed. Click “Next”. 6. Choose the suitable “Print Server Network Port” which was created by the Administra tor Installation or Client Installation process and click “Next”.[...]

40 7. Select a suitabl e printer manufacturer an d the printer model and click “Next” . If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Di sk…” to install the driver of the printer. After insta llation, the p rinter model will b e added to the list. 8. Name your prin ter and setup th e default printer, click “Next” .[...]

41 9. Choose to print the test pa ge or not. It is r ecommended to print a test page. Click “Next”. 10. You have added the printe r to the PC successfu lly. The information of the prin ter is displayed in the windows. Click “Fin ish”. 11. Now you can start to print from your PC to the print server.[...]

42 4. Windows NT/2000/2003 Network 4.1 System Architecture In Windows network environmen t, other than the Peer-to- Peer network printing arch itecture descr ibed in the previous chapter, we also of fer the Server-Based Printing architecture f or Windows NT /2000/2003 server. Only one Windows NT/2000/2003 is requ ired to have Windows PTPP (Peer-to-[...]

43 4.2 Windows NT/2000/2003 Server Installation and Setup Please follow the procedur es described below for installation and construct a peer-to-peer connection (PTPP) between Windows NT /2 000/2003 Server and Print Server. Step1. If this is your first time inst alling print server, plea se install the admini strator software on Windows NT/2000/200[...]

44 Step2. Please add/configure the Pee r-to-Peer Printing of the Windows NT/2000/2003 network printer and ver ify that you can print from Wind ows NT/2000/2003 to the print server by the inst alled PTPP driv er. Step3. Share the above server’s pri nter to the network by performing the standard Windo ws printer sharing process.[...]

45 4.3 User Installation and Setup After server side’s installation is co mpleted, c lient side will be able to f ind the server’s shared p rinter in Netw ork Neighborhood. You only ne ed to perform Window’ s standard Add New Printer procedure, select “Ne twork Printer” shown in the screen be low, and co mplete the configurations afterwar[...]

46 5. NetW are Network 5.1 System Architecture We implement NetWare printe r sharing func tionality into the print server itself, thus allowing one or more printers attached by a print server to be connected to the netw ork. We have developed the pri nt server to suppor t NetWare print server. Embedded print server, wh ich emulates the “queue man[...]

47 Compare wi th NetWare prin ti ng functionality, the advantages of embedding th e NetWare network printing functionality in the pr int server include: 1. Installation i s easier and quicker. 2. Network manage ment is easier. 3. Printing performance is enhanced. 4. Reliev e NetWare file server’s bu rden. 5. Relieve the need of a wo rkstation run[...]

48 5.2 NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x Installation & Setup Once your print server i s connected to yo ur Ethernet network, you can set it up fo r use with your networking software. 5.2.1 Installati on Using PCONSOLE 5.2.1.1 Configuring as Print Server Mode 1. Run the NetWare PCONSO LE program. 2. Change the current file server, if necessary, using the Cha[...]

49 6. You have now successf ully created th e print queue that your print server will serve. Press the Escape key until the Available Options ma in menu is displayed. 7. Select Print Server Information. 8. Press the In sert key to add a new NetWare pri nt server object. The print s erver name can be identical to the PSxxxxxx name printed on the lab[...]

50 12. Select Printer 0 (or Pr inter 1, Printer 2), and press Enter, then select LPT1 (o r LPT2, LP T3) in the Type field. If your print server is with only one port, you do not need to configur e this Type field. 13. Press Escape, and answ er Yes to the Save Changes question. 14. Select Queues Serviced by Prin ter, then select Printer 0 (or Printe[...]

51 15. Press Insert and add your newly created print queue to the list of queues servic ed by the printe r. En ter a priority number for the queu e service, or press Enter to accept the default. 16. Repeatedly p ress Esca pe to exit the PCONSOLE program. 17. Reset the print server to have the changes take effect. NOTE: If the print server you have [...]

52 6. UNIX System Network 6.1 Introduction The print server is available for TCP/IP printing by Unix LPD (Line Printer Daemon) pr otoc ol. The LPD protocol originated with Unix rel ease is based on the BSD version of Unix and supported unde r most versions of Unix. This chapter explains how to configure the print server for TCP/IP operatio n, and h[...]

53 6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP /IP Support The default configuration of the print server i s with TCP/IP support enabled. Anyway, yo u can configur e the pr int server to enable TCP/IP supp ort using the conf iguration program. 6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address The print server must have a unique IP addres s in order to be recognized by the[...]

54 6.3.2 BOOTP If you have the B OOTP da emon, bootpd, running on your UNIX system that is ac cessible b y t he print server, you can use the BOOTP protocol to set up the IP address of the print serv er. We recomme nd that the BOOTP server should be located on the s ame subnet as the print server. If you use Network Infor matio n Services (NIS) in [...]

55 Lines should be i ndented with tabs. Where hostname is the device name of a pr int server, the ht=1 tag specifies the hardware type is Ethernet, the ha= tag specifies the Ethernet addr ess of a print server, which is the Node ID lo cated on the print server. The ha tag must be preceded by the ht tag. The ip = tag should correspond to the IP addr[...]

56 6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address To verify that your print serv er is responding to the newly assigned IP address us ing a PING command: ping ip-address 6.5 Configure Remo te L PD Printing on the Host The procedure you use to conf igure your Unix host(s) to allow printing to your networ k remote print server varies between different variet[...]

57 1. Optionally, assign a nam e correspondi ng to the print server ’ s IP address. You can add this address to the /etc/hosts file, by adding a li ne such as: 203.66.191.186 pserver 2. Create a spool directory for the printer in the same directory where spool direct ories are normally kept on the machine, such as /var /spool or /var/spool/lpd: m[...]

58 Lines should be i ndented with tabs. More than one printer name can be used, with varian ts separated by vertical bars (name1|name2). The rm= entry should corresp ond to the IP address you have assigned to the print serv er. You can also use a host name if you have assigned on e in the /etc/hosts file. The sd= entry should correspo nd to the spo[...]

59 7. Configuration Utility 7.1 Introduction This chapter introduces print server’s system configuration utility in Windows environment . This utilit y is automatically i nstalled during Wi ndows Administrator Utility installa tion procedure - refer to section 3.2 and 3.3. This u tility provides the mo st complete management and configurat ion fu[...]

60 SNMP Configuration : SNMP Information Configuration. SMB : Configure the SMB Group Name. System Configuration : Print Server Network Abilit y Setting and Firmware Upgrade. Wireless Configuration : Wireless LAN Configuration. Setup Wizard : Guide You Through All the Settings. Repor t : List the Status of Al l Available Pri nt Servers on the Netwo[...]

61 7.2 Search for A ll Available Print Ser ver Every time when you run print server’s conf iguration utilit y, click the “Search” icon on the tool bar. The configuration utility will de lay for several seconds because the utility is us ing system’s av ailab le netw ork protocol s to search for all print servers on the netw ork. All availabl[...]

62 7.3 Status of Print S erver Click “Status” ic on on the tool bar, the status of the current se lected print server will be showe d on the right side of the wi ndow. The information of the print server di splayed are MAC ID, Model Type, Firmware Version, status of each printer port, NetWare file server name, N etWare file server pol ling inte[...]

63 You can restart the print server by pr essing the “Reboot” button . 7.4 Setup the Print Server Click “Setup” i con on the tool bar, the setup items of the current selected print server w ill be showed o n the right side of the window. Double click one of the ic ons to s et up th e selected p rint server. A screen will pop up to verify ?[...]

64 7.5 General Configuration Double Click “General” icon and the General configur ation window will pop-up. You can see basic print server informati on in this page. You also can confi gure the “Serv er Name”, “User Name” and “Password” here. Server Name , the name of the prin t server. You can use this name to identify the print se[...]

65 User Name / Password is used to authenticate the administrator by the W eb administration tool. 7.6 TCP/IP Configuration Double Click “ TCP/IP ” icon and the TCP/IP configuration window will pop-up.[...]

66 You can configure the print server to automatical ly get IP from DHCP server or m anually specify static IP. The print server also has a built-i n DHCP server. You can enable this DHCP server and let it manages I P for you. Click the “IP” button to ente r the IP setting page. If you need the print server to au tomatically get an IP from DHCP[...]

67 7.7 Netware Print Server Configuration Double Click “ NetWare” icon and the NetWare configuration wi ndow will pop-up. This print server supports NetWare Binder y Printing method. The print se rver periodically poll s the NetWare server printer queues for printing jobs . Yo u have to assign the NetWare server name, prin t server polling inte[...]

68 7.8 AppleTalk Configuration Double Click “AppleTalk” icon and the AppleTalk configuration wi ndow will pop-up. AppleTalk is a data com municati on protocol often used by Macintoshes. The pr int server can use these parameters to join the AppleTalk net wor k and share the printer to other AppleTalk workstations . You have to setup the “Zone[...]

69 7.9 SNMP Configuration Double Click “SNMP ” icon and the SNMP configuration window will pop up. Contact: You can enter the print server administrator’s contact information here. Th is information w ill be displayed in the SNMP management tool. Location: You can enter the installed loc ation of the print server here. Th is information will [...]

70 7.10 SMB Configuration SMB Group Name , the name of SMB group that this print server belong s to. All PC sh ould join the sa me group before they can use this pr int server by S MB protocol. Pass Job whe n Error Occurred: When the pr inter is interrupted because of paper out or off line while printing, user can set the interv al time to bypass t[...]

71 7.11 System Configuration Double Click “System” icon and the System configuration window will pop-up. In the System configuratio n page, you ca n select to enable/disable each printing or management protocol, assign name for each printer port of this print server, upgrade the new firmware fo r this print server, and enable/disable wirel ess [...]

72 Note that before you upgrade the firmware please make sure that the IP Address s ettin gs of the print server are in the same network as your computer. Load Default: If you want to rese t the Print Server to default factory sett ings, please click “Load Default” . Wireless Function: You can select “Auto”, Enabl e” or “Disable” to m[...]

73 Domain Country: The wireless channel s are different from country to country. Gener ally, the channels are from 1 to 11 in USA and from 1 to 13 in Europe . The operating channel will b e set to the pr int server befo re import ing. If you are in different country, please make su re you have set the available channels a ccording to your location.[...]

74 Double Click “Wireless” ic on and the wireless configuration wi ndow will pop-up. If you use access point to bu ild up wireless net work, you have to select “Inf rastruct ure Mode”. If you do not have any access point and want to use peer-t o-peer connection to build up wireless network, you have t o select “Ad-Hoc Mode”. For the “[...]

75 Users can plug the Ethernet cable to the print server at the first, after configuring the print serv er features and wi rele ss settings; they can unplug the Ethernet cable to enabl e the wireless connection. It makes the configuration much easier wi thout creating the wireless connection in adva nce. Note: After you have set the wireless functi[...]

76 In the Infrastructure mode, you have to let the print server associate with an ac cess po int. You let the print server scan for an avail able access point automatical ly or manually assign the SS ID of the access point you want to use. If you select to let the print serv er scan for an available access point, the following windo w will pop u p.[...]

77 Ad Hoc Mode: In the Ad-Hoc mode, you can let the print s erver automatically associate with other wireless station or manually assign the SSID of your wireless network. You can let the print server auto matically se lect the channel that is the same with the peer or manually assign a channel. If you select to let the pri n t server s can for an [...]

78 The list is the scann ed active wirele ss station s. Select a wireless st ation in the list a n d click “Next”. If you cannot find the wireless st ation that you want the print server to communicate with, click “ Scan” to let the print server scan again. Both “Infrastructure” and “A d-Hoc” mode have to go through the following pr[...]

79 This print server supports WEP and WPA-PSK security mode. If you want to use WEP encrypti on to protect your wireless net work, you have to selec t “W EP(ASC II)” or “WEP(HEX)”. If you want to use WPA-PSK, you have to select “WPA-shared key” or “WPA-None” specified for Ad Hoc mode. The w ireless securit y setting should be the sa[...]

80 You can se lect “64 bit” or “128 bit” length and “Hexadecimal” or “ASCII” form at for the encryption key. Longer key length can provide stronger security but worth communication perfo rmance. Enter four key values by fo llowing the rules bel ow and select one key as the default key. PassPhrase – A passphrase si mplifies the WEP[...]

81 WPA-shared key or WPA- None Security Mode: “WPA-shared key” (for an in frastructure netw ork) or “WPA-None” (enables WPA se curity for your ad hoc network) requires users to set the advanced encryption methods, i.e. TKIP and enter a set of shared key.[...]

82 TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 packets. This insu res much greater security than the standard WEP security. Shared Key – Enter 8 to 63 digits of ASCII form at to be the key for the authentication within the network. When you f inish co nfiguring the wirele ss security, click “Next” to [...]

83 Click “Sav e” to save the wireless config uration. 7.12 Wizard[...]

84 Click “Wizard” icon on the tool bar, the setup wizard item of the current selected pr int server will be showed on the right side of the window. Double click the “Print Serv er Setup Wizard” the setup wizard will gui de you thro ugh all the setup process. Step 1: Set up the na me of this print se rver and select to enable or disable the [...]

85 Step 2: Select to enable requi red printi ng protocol. Please refer t o section 7.11 f o r detail information. Step 3: Setup the IP of th is print server and the DHCP server . Please re fer to section 7.6 for detail information.[...]

86 Step 4: Setup the AppleTal k printing. Please refer to section 7.8 f or detail info rmation. Step 5: Setup the NetWare printing. Please r efer to section 7.7 f or detail info rmation.[...]

87 Step 6: Select th e Wireless Adapter mode and complete wireless L AN settings. Th e other procedures are the same with “Wireles s” Setting in “Setup” screen. Please ref er to section 7.12 for detail information. Step 7: Click “Save” t o finish setting. Plea se reboot the print server to le t thes e settings take effect.[...]

88 7.13 Report Click “Report” icon on the tool bar, the Report window will pop up. The report lists basic inform ation of all av ailable print servers on the netw ork. The infor mation includes Device Name, MAC ID, Model Type an d Firmware Versi on of the print server.[...]

89 8. W e b Management 8.1 Introduction Print server can be configured and m anaged on the Web. Through Local Area Network, or even Internet, administrator can ea sily co nfigure and manage print server’s various main function s in browsers. Sim ply enter print server’s IP address into your browser’s address field to manage a print server by [...]

90 8.2 Login You may use any Web Browser to review the status or configure the settings of the print server. A fter entering the IP address of th e print server, a l ogin page display. You have to enter correct “User Name” a nd “Password” before going to the Web Management pages. Notes: Default User Name is “admin”, default password is [...]

91 8.3 Device Status 8.3.1 Sy stem System Information includes “D evice Name”, “Print Server Name”, “Model Type”, “Firm w are Version”, “M AC Address”, “Wireless LAN Configuration” and the protocols enabled status, etc.[...]

92 8.3.2 Printer This page lists information of printers connected to all printer ports.[...]

93 8.3.3 TCP/IP This page lists all TCP/IP se ttings of the print server including “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” a nd “Gateway”. It also lists DHCP server settin g.[...]

94 8.3.4 SMB This page lists the SMB group and the pass job interval time settings of the print server.[...]

95 8.3.5 SNMP This page lists the SNMP settin gs of the print server. It includes the settings of “S NMP System Contac t” and “SNMP System Locat ion”.[...]

96 8.3.6 NetWare This page lists NetWare setting s, including “Polling Tim e”, “Use Bindery Mode”, “Name of the File Server” and “Port Attached Queue”.[...]

97 8.3.7 AppleTalk This page lists AppleTalk sett ings, including “AppleTalk Zone Name” and “Printer Type ” of printers connected to all print p orts.[...]

98 8.4 Setup Wizard 8.4.1 Sy stem You can change the print serv er name and password of the print ser ver from here. Print Server Name , the name of the pr int server. You can use this nam e to identify th e print server when you are searching for the print server by the administration and client utilit ies.[...]

99 Password, enter the password you want to chan ge to the print server. The password ca n be up to 7-digit alphanumeric format. The de fault password is “1234”. Re-type Password, enter the passwor d you want to change to the pr int server agai n. 8.4.1.1 Advanced Settings You can enable/disab le the printing pr otocols from the screen. To enab[...]

100 8.4.2 Wireless If you want to use the print server thr ough wireless LAN, please set up the print server through Ethernet first and make sure you r wireless LA N setting is correct. After setting the wireless LAN, unp lug the Ethernet cable and restart the print serv er, then you can star t to use the print server through wireless LA N. If the [...]

101 You can enable/disab le the w irele ss function and set parameters that ar e used for the wireless stations to connect to this print server from here. The parameters include “Function”, “Mode ”, “ ESSID” and “Channel Number”. You can manually set the parameters of wireless L AN in this page or use the “Site Survey” function [...]

102 Enable – Enable wirele ss function only, the print serv er’s wireless LAN will be always enabled and Et hernet will be always disabled. Disable – Disable the wireless func tion, the print server’s wireless LAN will be always disabled an d Ethernet will be always enabled. Mode is the operation mode of wire less station. You can choose et[...]

103 8.4.2.2 Encryptio n This print server supports WEP and WPA-PSK security mode. If you want to use WEP encrypti on to protect your wireless net work, you have to select “WEP”. If you want to use WPA-PSK, you have to select “WP A-PSK” (for an infrastructure network or “WPA-NONE” (enables WPA security for an ad hoc netw ork). The w irel[...]

104 Key Length – You can choose “64-bi t” to use WEP with 64-bit key length encryption or choose “128-bit” to use WEP with 128-bit key length encryption. The l onger key l ength can provide better security but worse transmissi on throughput. Key Format – You may select to us e ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal digits[...]

105 WPA-PSK or WPA-NONE Security Mode: “WPA-shared key” (for an in frastructure netw ork) or “WPA-None” (enables WPA se curity for your ad hoc network) requires users to set the advanced encryption methods, i.e. TKIP and enter a set of shared key. TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 packets.[...]

106 WPA Pre-Shared Key – Enter 8 to 63 di gits of ASCII fo rmat to be the key for the authenticatio n within the network. When you f inish co nfiguring the wirele ss security, click “Save & Next” to confir m the config ur ation. 8.4.2.3 Site Survey[...]

107 You can use this “Site Survey ” function to search for availabl e access points in you locati on. In the list i s the information of al l available acces s points or wireless stations, includes SSID , BSSID, Channel, Type, Encryption and Si gnal Stre ngth. You can select one wireless device in th e list for this print server to associate wi[...]

108 8.4.3 TCP/IP You can configure the print server to automatical ly get IP from DHCP server or m anually specify static IP. The print server also has a built-i n DHCP server. You can enable this DHCP server and let it manages I P for you. If you need the print server to automatically get an IP from DHCP server, select “Enabl e Obtain TCP/IP Set[...]

109 You can enable/disable or set auto for the print s erver’s DHCP server. The DHCP server is disabled by default. If the DHCP Server is enabled or set Auto, you have to assign a range of IP addresses he re. Fill in the “ Start IP”, “Range”, “DNS”, “Subnet Mask” and “Gateway”, and the print serv er will ass ign a unique I P f[...]

110 You can enable/disab le the SMB protocol from here. If SMB is enabled, enter the “S MB Group Name” to specify the SMB group that this p rint server belon gs to. All PC should join the same group bef ore they can use this print server by SMB protocol. “Pass Job When Erro r Occurred” is for you to set the interval time for bypas sing the [...]

111 The print server supports SNMP configuration. If it is enabled, please set up th e followi ng parameters. SNMP System Contact: You can enter the print server administrator’s contact inform ation here. This inf ormation will be displayed in the SNMP man agement tool. SNMP System Location: You can enter the installed location o f the print serv[...]

112 This print server supports NetWare Binder y Printing method. The print se rver periodically poll s the NetWare server printer queues for printing jobs . Yo u have to assign the NetWare server name, prin t server polling interv al and the name of queue on the NetWar e server for each printer port. Polling Time i s the polling interval of the pri[...]

113 8.4.7 AppleTalk AppleTalk is a data com municati on protocol often used by Macintoshes. The pr int server can use these parameters to join the AppleTalk net wor k and share the printer to other AppleTalk workstations . You have to select to enable or disable Appl eTalk, and setup the “Zone Name” and “Printer Type” for each prin ter port[...]

114 AppleTalk Zone Name : Print server has to join zone s of AppleTalk before it can be sh ared to other workstations. Only wor kstations in the same zone can share the printer. If you want to s har e the printer to a ll workstations in a ll Zones, you should enter only “* ” in the “Zone Name” field. Printer Ty pe , the type of printer at t[...]

115 8.5 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.[...]

116 8.5.2 Upgrade Firm ware from Browser You can upgrade new firmware fo r this print se rver in this page. Click “Browse” to select the new firmware i n your storage and then click “OK”, the firmwa re will be upda ted in several min utes. Be aware that if you have st arted upgrading firmware, you have to follow all the upgrading steps or t[...]

117 9. IPP Printing 9.1 Introduction IPP (Internet Pr inting Protocol) Pri nting provides a convenient way of remote prin ting ser vice by TCP/IP. T he print serv er can sup port IPP printing by default. It is needless to do any setting. Any PC that can support IPP printing, for exampl e Windows 2000/XP, can di rectly uses the print serv er by IP. [...]

118 9.2.2 Client Side You only need to perfor m Window’ s standard Add New Printer procedure. Step1. Click “Start”, choose “Settings” and select “Printer s and Faxes”. Step2. Click “A dd a Printer”. Step3. The “Add Printer Wi zard ” is displayed. Click “Nex t”.[...]

119 Step4. Select “A network printe r, or a printe r attached to another computer”. Cli ck “Next”.[...]

120 Step5. Select “Connect to a prin ter on the Inte rnet or on a home or office networ k” an d enter the URL of print server. The URL format is “http://IP:631/Port Name”. The IP should be the print serv er’s IP. The number 631 is IPP standa rd por t number. Port Name is the port name of print server that your printer is connected to. Th [...]

121 Step6. Select a su itable printer manu facturer and the printer model an d click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “H ave Dis k…” to install t he driver of the printer. Aft er installation, th e printer model will be adde d to the list. Step7. Choose to set the prin t whet her as a default printer or not. Click “ Nex[...]

122 Step8. You have added the network printer to the PC successfully. The inform at ion of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish ”.[...]

123 10. LPR Printing 10.1 Introduction LPR Printing (Line Printer Remote technology) allow s users to connect to pr inters vi a TCP/IP f or printing s haring. The computer w ith Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003, Windows Vista and MAC OS 10.x Operating Systems can use the protocol to share prin ting in the network. Print Server can support LPR printi[...]

124 10.2 Standard LPR Settings in Windows XP To configure the LPR setting in Windows XP, please follow the steps below. The LPR setup procedures in Windows 2000 and 2 003 are simil ar. 1. Click “Start”, choose “Set tings” and select “Printers and Faxes”. 2. Click “Add a Printer”. 3. The “Add Printer Wizar d” is displayed. Click [...]

125 4. Select “Local Printer atta ched to this computer” and click “Next” . 5. Choose “Creat e a new port” and “Standard TCP/IP Port”. Click “Next”.[...]

126 6. Please make sure that th e Print Server and the Printer have turned on and connecte d to the network correctly before you continue. Click “Next”. 7. Enter the IP Address of the Pri nt Server in the “Printer Name or IP Addre ss”. C lick “Next”.[...]

127 8. Select “Custom” and clic k “Settings”. When you have finished the setti ngs at step 9, click “N ext” to continue.[...]

128 9. Select “LPR” and enter “l pt1” in the “Queue Name”, click “OK”. B y default the queue name of the Print Server is “lpt1”.[...]

129 10. Click “Fin ish”. 11. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next” . If you r printer is no t in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After install ation, the prin ter model will be added to the list.[...]

130 12. Choose to set th e print whether as a default printer or not. Click “Next”. 13. You have added the ne twork printer to the P C successfully. The informat ion of the prin ter is displayed in the w indows. Click “Finish”.[...]

131 10.3 Standard LPR Settin gs in Windows Vista To configure the LPR setting in Windows Vista, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Start”, sele ct “SettingsPrint ers”. 2. Click “Add a Printer”. 3. The “Add Printer” wi zard is displayed. Select “Add a local printer” .[...]

132 4. Choose “Creat e a new port” and select “Standard TCP/IP Port”. Cli ck “Next”. 5. Enter the IP Address of the Print Server in the “Hostname or IP address” field. Click “Next”.[...]

133 6. Select “Custom” and clic k “Settings”. When you have finished the setti ngs at step 7, click “N ext” to continue.[...]

134 7. Select “LPR” and enter “l pt1” in the “Queue Name”, click “OK”. B y default the queue name of the Print Server is “lpt1”.[...]

135 8. Select the printer manufa cturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your prin ter is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the dr iver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list. 9. Name your prin ter and set the default printer , click “Next” .[...]

136 10. The printer drivers are being instal led. 11. It is recommended to prin t a test page. Click “Finish ”.[...]

137 12. The printer is added to “Printers” page, y ou have added the printer to your computer su ccessfully. Now you can start to print from your computer to the print server.[...]

138 10.4 Standard LPR Se ttings in MAC OS 10.x 10.4.1 MAC 10. 4.x To enable LPR Printing in Macintosh 10.4 .x, please follow the procedures below. Open Print and Fax from the Sy stem Preferences. With the Printing ta b selected, click the “Add” button. When the Printer Browser op ens, select “IP P rinter”. In the “IP Printer” screen, pl[...]

139 10.4.2 MAC 10. 3.x To enable LPR Printing in Macintosh 10.3 .x, please follow the procedures below. 1. In the Desktop, clic k “System Preferences”. 2. Click “Print & Fax”.[...]

140 3. From the “Print & Fax” scre en, click “Set Up Printers…”. 4. Click “Add” to add the new Print Server through TCP/IP.[...]

141 5. Enter the “Printer Type”, “Printer Address” and “Queue Name” and select the “Printer Model” to se tup the Print Server. C lick “Ad d ” to continue. Printer Ty pe: LPD/LPR Printer Address: Input the IP Address of the Print Server Queue Name: T he queue name of the Print Ser ver is “lpt1 ”. Printer Model: Select the Pri[...]

142 6. The Print Server is instal led compl etely. You can see it in the “Printer Li st”. 7. You can print a f ile to c heck whether the Print Server is installed successfu lly.[...]

143 1 1. Windows XP SP2 Setup In Windows XP SP2, XP SP2’ s firewal l would block the unknown communications. This print server has allowed the communications data pa ssed through the XP SP2’s firewall. In case that you do not find any print server lis ted on the “Avail able P orts” i n “Net work Po rts Qui ck Setu p”, pl ease follow the[...]

144 Step3. Select “Advanced” ta b and click “Settings…”.[...]

145 Step4. Select “Exceptions” t ab and click “Add Program…”.[...]

146 Step5. Click “B rowse” to add a new program.[...]

147 Step6. Open the “NPUtil” file from “C:Program FilesPrintServer Ut ilities” (w here C: is the system drive).[...]

148 Step7. A new program “Netwo rk Ports Quick Setup” is displayed in the list, click “Ok”.[...]

149 Step8. Click “Ok” . You have completed the setting. The Windows XP S P2 will allow the in coming netwo rk connections activated by the program.[...]