Edimax PS-1210Un manual

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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can rad[...]

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC r adiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoi d the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, hum an proxim ity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inc hes) during normal operation.[...]

R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AN D THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommuni cation terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of t heir conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Directive repeals and repl aces in the directive 9[...]

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C A T A L O G 1. Introduction....................... ............................................. ....................1 1.1 Product Introducti on...................................... .................... 1 1.2 Package Contents .. ................................... ....................... 2 1.3 Network Printing Archit ecture .............. ......[...]

6. UNIX System Network ..................................................................... 52 6.1 Introduction .................................................................... 52 6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Support ........................... 53 6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address .................................... 53 6.3.1 DHCP ..[...]

8.3.7 AppleTalk . ............................................. .................. 97 8.4 Setup Wizard ............ ................................... .................. 98 8.4.1 System ..... ............................................. .................. 98 8.4.1.1 Advanced Se ttings ........................................... 99 8.4.2 Wireless [...]

1. Introduction 1.1 Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing and using our print server. This print server allows your printer to become a shared device on the network. It offers printing flexibility a nd manageability on your Local Area Network at an extremely low cost and with an absolute minimum setup and maintenance required. This print se[...]

1.2 Package Contents This package contains t he following components: a. One Print Server b. One Antenna (Only for PS-1206UWg & PS-1206PWg & PS-1208UWg & PS-1210Un & PS-3207UWg) c. One Power Adapter d. One Quick Installation Guide e. One CD (EZmax Wizard / Utility, Multi-language Quick Installation Guide & User Manual) 2[...]

3 1.3 Network Printing Architecture This sectio n illustrates ho w print server functions and operates on the networ k. Befo re y ou install and use prin t 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 Manua[...]

4 1.3.1 Print Serv er Network Functions W indo w s NT Se rv e r NetWare Server W indo w s 98 W indow s NT Wo rkstation Window s 2000 Unix Print S er ve r Prin t Server Because print server supports IP X/SPX, NetBEUI, TCP/ IP and AppleTalk network protocol s, any networked computer can direct ly print to the pr int server f rom any of its installed [...]

1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients Common operating systems for clients are classified as following: Windows 98SE/Me/N T/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 Our print server system provides PT PP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver and utilities for Windows 98SE/Me/NT/ 2000/XP/2003/Vista/ 7 users. PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) s upports TCP/IP protocol. 5[...]

6 In the client installati on procedure, after PTPP (Peer -to- Peer Printing Dr iver) is instal led into Windows, the system will autom atica lly (m anual configuration is also allowed) search all the print servers on the network, and then add their printing por ts into Windows’ printing port (see below). W indow s 98 PTPP Print S erver MIS-2 P1 [...]

7 1.3.3 Network Printi ng Functions for Network Server W indow s NT Se rve 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 network servers are classified as following: Windows NT/2000/2003 Our print server system prov ides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver an d utilities for Win[...]

8 1.4 Network Printing Environment Common network environment are classified as followi ng: Windows Peer-to- Peer Network The client ’s PTPP driver will use TCP/IP pr otocol to print through print server.[...]

9 Windows NT/2000/2003 Network Network printing fu nction will become available after PTPP driver is installed into Windows NT/2000/2003. Adding this printing functi on into Window s NT/2000/2003 Server allows print queue, user authority management, and many other advanced features to be used. NetWare Network (see b elow)[...]

10 1.5 Contents of the User’s Manual Chapter 2. explains print s erver’s hardware installation 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 Y[...]

11 Chapter 10. introduces Print Se rver’s LPR Printing function and Windows XP/ Vista and MAC OS 10.x standard setup procedures. T he LPR Printing (Line Printer Remote technology) allows us ers to connect to printers via TCP/IP for pr inting sharing. Chapter 11. introduces how to deal with the pr oblem that if you can’t find any print se rver l[...]

12 2. Hardware Inst allation Unpack the print server pack age and verify that all the items listed in the se ction 1.2 are provi ded. Connect the print serv er to the 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 print server. Connect the powe r adapter to t[...]

13 3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network 3.1 System Architecture Print server supports Wind ows 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 procedure is separa ted into follow ing two parts: 1. Administrator Install ation and Setup (refer to section 2 for more detai led information). System administrators m ust: Install administrator’s utiliti es into his/her computer. Configure print server from administrator’s configuration utility. 2. Client Installation and Conf[...]

3.2 EZMax Installation Wizard This wizard can be run in Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7. The following procedures are operated in Windows XP. You can install the Print Server by EZMAX Setup Wizard in the CD-ROM including in the package. The wizard is an easy and quick configuration tool for internet connection with se ries process. W hen you start EZMAX Se[...]

16 3.3 Administrator Installation and Setup **Please find th e utility manually 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 Admi nistrator Instal lation Pr ogram executes a wizard-driven procedure that performs the following tasks: [...]

17 2. The “Print Server Utilities” window will be displayed. Click “Ne xt”. 3. Click “Next” to install the ut ilities in the de fault folder or click “Change” to specify th e destination folder where you would like to in stall the utilities.[...]

18 4. Select the components you wa nt to install. It is highly recommended to install all pr ovided compon ents. Clic k “Next” to continue. 5. Click “Install ”.[...]

19 6. The system wil l start to inst all th e utilities automatically. 7. You have completed the installation phase and prepare to configure the Print Server . The “Choose Print Server” will list all Print Servers wi thin the network. Select the Print Server you would like to co nfigure and click “N ext”.[...]

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 Server 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 “Finish” an d your system will add network port of the Prin t Server to y our PC automatically.[...]

22 11. The Administrator Installation pr ocedure is totally completed. Click “Finish”. The Administrator Installation Program have executed the installation procedure that pe rforms the following tasks: Install all utilities and drivers to the administrator’ s PC. Configure the print server (inc luding the print server name and network protoc[...]

23 3.3 Administrator Utilities 1. After Administrator Installati on is complete d, there will be four utilities in prin t server’s Program folder. Network Ports Quick Setup – Add the network ports of print servers within the network to your PC. Print Server Configur ation – Allows you to configure the print server’ s IP Address, network pro[...]

3.4 Client Installation and Setup *Please find the utility manually from CD-ROM drive’s root directory or download it from Edimax website. If you have any question please check with Edimax local technical support team. The Client Installation Pr ogram is a wizard driven procedure which will perform the following tasks: 　 Install client utilitie[...]

25 2. The “Print Server Utilities” window will be displayed. Click “Ne xt”. 3. Click “Next” to install the ut ilities in the de fault folder or click “Change” to specify th e destination folder where you would like to in stall the utilities.[...]

26 4. Click “I nstall ” 5. The system wil l start to inst all th e utilities automatically.[...]

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 detected on the netw ork will be added to your PC automatically, click “Continue”. Note that if there are no print server s detected in the network currently, please click “ Continue” to finish the ins[...]

28 7. The Client Installation pr ocedure is completed. Click “Finish”. After the installation, you ha ve completed the following tasks: Install all utilities and driv ers to the client’s PC. Add all the print server’s netw ork ports of the network to the client’s PC. You can then perform t he Wind ows’ standard “Add Printer” procedu[...]

29 3.5 Client Utilities 1. After Client Instal lation is completed, there will be three tools in print server ’s Program folder. Network Ports Quick Setup Remote Ports Uninstall Network Driver The Uninst all Network Driv er will assist you in removing all installed clie nt software. The other two tools are described as follow s.[...]

30 3.5.1 Network Ports Quick Setup Network Ports Quick Setup Utility offers a very s imple method to add or re move print server’s printer port from the client’s computer. During the client’s installation procedure, the system will automatically search for al l pr int servers on the network, and add them in to the prin ter ports of the client[...]

31 If you have just installed an other new print server in the network, you must run this progr am firs t. This program will search for new print server s and allow you to add the new network printer port into clie nt’s computer c onveniently. Perform the standard Add Pr inter proced ure, then you can print directly to the printe r through the ne[...]

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

33 Step3. The new rem ote print po rt is displayed as follows. In order to use the remote prin ting function, you will have to proceed with normal Add Printer procedure and select your printer port as the newly added remote printer port.[...]

3.6 Windows Add Printer Procedure After adding a “Network Port” of t he print server to your PC by Administrator or Client Installat ion Program, you can follow the procedures described in the followi ng sections to add printer to the Windows. 3.6.1 Windows Vista / 7 1 The following “Add Printer” steps are running in Windows Vista. You can [...]

35 5. Choose the suitable printe r port whi ch was created by the installation process and cl ick “Next”. 6. Select the pri nter manufa cturer and the printer model and click “Next” . If your prin ter is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to inst all the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to th[...]

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

37 9. It is recommende d to print a test p age. Click “Finis h”. 10. The printer is added to “Printers” page, you have added the printer to your computer successfully. 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 in 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. C lick “Next”.[...]

39 5. Select “Local printer atta ched to thi s computer” and make sure that “Automatic ally detect an d install my Plug and Play printer” is not selected . Click “Next”. 6. Choose the suitable “Print Server Network Port” which was created by the Administrator Insta llation or Client Installation proces s and click “Next”.[...]

40 7. Select a suitabl e printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “ Next”. If your printer i s not in the list, click “Hav e Disk…” to install the driver of the pr inter. After installation, the printe r model will be 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 succ essfully. The information of the prin ter is displayed in the windows. Click “F inish”. 11. Now you can start to print from your PC to the pr int server.[...]

42 4. Windows NT/2000/2003 Network 4.1 System Architecture In Windows network envi ronmen t, other than the Peer-to- Peer network print ing arch itecture described 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-t[...]

43 4.2 Windows NT/2000/2003 Server Installation and Setup Please follow the proced ures describ ed below for installation and cons truct a peer-to-peer connection (PTPP) between Windows N T/2 000/2003 Server and Print Server. Step1. If this is your first time installing print server, please install the administrator software on Windows NT/2000/2003[...]

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

45 4.3 User Installation and Setup After server side’s installation is completed, c lient 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 complet e the configurations afterwar ds [...]

46 5. NetW are Network 5.1 System Architecture We implement NetWare printe r sharing func tionality into the print server itself, thus al lowing one or more printers attached by a print server to be connected to the network. We have developed the print server to support NetWare print server. Embedded print server, wh ich emulates the “queue manag[...]

47 Compare with NetWar e prin ting functionality, the advantages of embedding th e NetWare network printing functionality in the pr int server include: 1. Installation is easier and quicker. 2. Network management is easier. 3. Printing performance is enhanced. 4. Relieve NetWare file server’s burden. 5. Relieve the need of a wo rkstation runnin g[...]

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

49 6. You have now successf ully cr eated th e print queue that your print ser ver will serve. Press the Escape key until the Available Opti ons main me nu is displayed. 7. Select Print Server Information. 8. Press the In sert key to add a new NetWare print server object. The print server name can be identical to the PSxxxxxx name printed on the la[...]

50 12. Select Printe r 0 (or Printer 1, Pr inter 2), and press Enter, then select LPT1 (or LPT2, LPT3) 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 E scape, 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 pr int queue to the list of queues servic ed by the printe r. Enter a priority number for the queu e service, or press Enter to accept the default. 16. Repeatedly pres s Es cape 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 D aemon) protocol. T he LPD protocol originated with Unix release is based on the BSD v ersion of Unix and supported unde r most versions of Unix. This chapter ex plains how to configur e the print server for TCP/IP operation, and [...]

53 6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP /IP Support The default configuration of the print server is with TCP/IP support enabled. Anyway, yo u can configur e the print server to enable TCP/IP s upport using the configuration 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 ne[...]

54 6.3.2 BOOTP If you have the BO OTP daemon, bootpd, running on your UNIX system that is acce ssible b y t he print server, you can use the BOOTP protocol to set up the IP address of the print server. We reco mme nd that the BOOTP server should be located on the same subnet as the print server. If you use Network Informatio n Services (NIS) in you[...]

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

56 6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address To verify that your print server is re spondi ng to the newly assigned IP address usin g 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 varie[...]

57 1. Optionally, ass ign a nam e corresponding to the print server ’ s IP address. Y ou can add this address to the /etc/hosts file, by ad ding a line 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: [...]

58 Lines should be indented wi th tabs. More th an 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 correspond to the spo[...]

59 7. Configuration Utility 7.1 Introduction This chapter introduces print server’s system configuration utility in W indows environment. This utility is automatically in stalled during Windows Admi nistrator Utility installation procedure - refer to sectio n 3.2 and 3.3. This utility p rovides the most complete management and configuration funct[...]

60 SNMP Configuration : SNMP Inform ation Configuration. SMB : Configure the SMB Group Name. System Configuration : Print Server Netw ork Ability Setting and Firmware Upgrade. Wireless Configuration : Wireless LAN Configuration. Setup Wizard : Guid e You Through All the Settings. Report : List the Status of Al l Available Print Servers on the Netwo[...]

61 7.2 Search for A ll Available Print Ser ver Every time when you run print se rver’s configurati on utility, click the “Search” icon on the tool bar. The configuration utility will delay for several seconds because the utility is using system’s available network protocols to search for all print server s on the network. All available prin[...]

62 Status o f Print Se rver Click “Status” icon on the tool bar, the status of the current selected print server wi ll be showed on the right side of the window. The information of the print server displayed are MAC ID, Model Type, Firm ware Ve rsion, status of each printer port, NetWare file server name, N e tWare f ile serv er polling interva[...]

63 You can restart the pr int server by pressing the “Reboot” button . Setup the Print Server Click “Setup” ic on on the tool bar, the setup items of the current selected print serv er will be showed on the right side of the window. Double click one of the icons to set up the selected print server. A screen will pop up to verify “User Nam[...]

64 General Configuration Double Click “G eneral” icon and the General c onfiguration window will pop-up. You can see basic print server information in this page. You also can configure the “S erver N ame”, “User Name” and “Password” here . Server Name , the name of the prin t server. You can use this name to iden tify the print serv[...]

65 User Name / Password is used to authenticate the administrator by the W eb administra tion tool. TCP/IP Co nfiguration Double Click “TCP/IP” icon a nd the TCP/IP configuration window will pop-up.[...]

66 You can configure the print server to automatically get IP from DHCP server or manually specify static IP. The prin t server also has a built-in DHCP server. You can enable this DHCP server and let it manages IP for you. Click the “IP” button to ente r the IP setting page. If you need the print server to au tom atically get an IP from DHCP s[...]

67 Netware Pri nt Serv er Configuration Double Click “NetWare” i con and the NetWare configuration window will pop-up. This prin t server supports NetWare Bindery Printing method. The print se rver periodically polls the NetWare server printer queues for printi ng jobs. Yo u have to assign the NetWare server name, print server polling interv al[...]

68 AppleTalk Configuration Double Click “AppleTalk” icon and the Appl eTalk configuration window will pop-up. AppleTalk is a data comm unicat ion protocol often used by Macintoshes. The pr int server can use these parameters to join th e AppleT alk network and shar e the printer to other AppleTalk wor kstations. You have to setup the “Zone Na[...]

69 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. This information will be displayed in the SNMP management tool. Location: You can enter the installe d location of the print server here. This informatio n will be disp[...]

70 SMB Configurati on SMB Group Name , the name of SMB group that thi s print server belongs to. All PC sh ould join the same group before they can use this print server by SMB protocol. Pass Job when Erro r Occurred: When the pr inter is interrupted because of paper out or off line while printing, user can set the interval time to bypa ss the curr[...]

71 System Configuration Double Click “System” icon and the System configur ation window will pop-up. In the System configuratio n page, you ca n select to enable/disable each printi ng 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 wi reless fun[...]

72 Note that before you upgrad e 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”, Enable” or “Disable” to m[...]

73 Domain Country: The wireless chan nels 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 be set to the print server before importing. If you are in different country, please make su re you have set the available channels a ccording to your location. 7.1[...]

74 Double Click “Wireless” icon and the wireless configuration window will pop-up. If you use access point to bu ild up wireless network, y ou have to select “Inf rastruct ure Mode”. If you do not have any access point and want to us e peer-to-peer connection to build up wireless network, you have to se lect “A d-Ho c Mode”. For the “[...]

75 Users can plug the Ethernet cable to the print server at the first, after configuring the print se rver features and wi re less settings; they can unplug the Ethernet cable to enable 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 functio[...]

76 In the Infrastructure mode, you have to let the print server associate with an access po int. You let the print server scan for an available acce ss point automatically or manually assign the SS ID of the access point you want to use. If you select to let the print server scan for an available access point, the following window will pop up. The [...]

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

78 The list is the scanned active wireless stations. Select a wireless stat ion in the list and cli ck “N ext”. If you cannot find the wireless stati on that you want the print server t o communicate with, cli ck “Scan” t o let the print server scan again. Both “Infrastructure” and “A d-Hoc” mode have to go through the following pro[...]

79 This prin t server supports WEP and WPA-PSK security mode. If you want to use WEP encry ption to protect your wireless network, you have t o select “WEP(ASCII)” or “WEP(HEX)”. If you want to use WPA-PSK, you have to select “WPA-shared key” or “W PA-None” specified for Ad Hoc mode. Th e wireless securit y setting should be t he sa[...]

80 You can se lect “6 4 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 performanc e. Enter four key values by fo llowing the rules below and select one key as the default key. PassPhrase – A passphr ase simplifies the WEP[...]

81 WPA-shared key or WPA- None Security Mode: “WPA-shared key” (for an in frastructure networ k) 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 greate r 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 finish co nfiguring the wirele ss security , click “Next” to[...]

83 Click “Save” to save t he wireless configuration. Wizard[...]

84 Click “Wizard” icon on the tool bar, the setup wizard item of the current s elected pr int server will be showed on the right side of the window. Double click the “P rint Server Setup Wizard” the setup wizard will guide 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 th e[...]

85 Step 2: Select to enable requ ired printing protocol. Please refer to section 7.11 for detail inform ation. Step 3: Setup the IP of th is print server and the DHC P server . Please refer to section 7. 6 for detail information.[...]

86 Step 4: Setup the AppleTalk printi ng. Pleas e refer to section 7.8 for detail information. Step 5: Setup the NetWare printing. Please refer to section 7.7 for detail information.[...]

87 Step 6: Select the Wireless Ad apter mo de and complete wireless LAN settings. Th e other procedures are the same with “Wireles s” Setting in “Setup” screen. Please refer to section 7.12 for detail information. Step 7: Click “Save” to finish setting. Plea se reboot the print server to let thes e settings take effect.[...]

88 Report Click “Report” icon on the tool bar, the Report window will pop up. The report lists basic informat ion of all available pr int servers on the network . The information includes Device Name, MAC ID, Model Type an d Firmware Version of th e print server.[...]

89 8. W eb Management 8.1 Introduction Print server can be configured and m anaged on the Web. Through Local Area Network, or even Internet, administrator can eas ily co nfigure and manage print server’s various main function s in browsers. Simply enter print server’s IP address i nto your browser’s address field to manage a print server by p[...]

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” and “Passwor d” before going to the Web Management pages. Notes: Default User Name is “admin ”, defaul t password i[...]

91 8.3 Device Status 8.3.1 Sy stem System Information includes “D evice Name”, “Print Server Name”, “Model Type”, “Fir mw are Version”, “MAC Addres s”, “Wireless LAN Configuration” and the protocols enabled status, etc.[...]

92 8.3.2 Printer This page lists info rmation 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” and “Gateway”. It also lists DHCP server setting.[...]

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 settings of the print server. It includes the setti ngs of “SNMP Syst em Contact” and “SNMP System Location”.[...]

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

97 8.3.7 AppleTalk This page lists Appl eTalk settings, including “AppleTalk Zone Name” and “Printer Type ” of printers connected to all print ports.[...]

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

99 Password, enter the password you wa nt to change to the print server. The password can be up to 7-digit alphanumeric format. The de fault password is “1234”. Re-type Password, enter the passwo rd you want to change to the print server again. 8.4.1.1 Advanced Set tings You can enable/disab le the printing pr otocols from the screen. To enable[...]

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, un plug the Ethernet cable and restart the print serv er, then you can star t to use the print server through wirele ss LAN. If the [...]

101 You can enable/disab le the wir eless function and set parameters that ar e used for the wireless stations to connect to this print server from here. The param eters include “Function”, “Mode ”, “ESSI D” and “Channel Number”. You can manually set the parameters of wireless LAN in this page or use the “Site Survey” function t[...]

102 Enable – Enable wirele ss function only, the print server ’s wireless LAN will be always enab led and Ethernet will be always disabled. Disable – Disable the wi reless function, the print server’s wireless LAN will be always di sabled and Ethernet wi ll be always enabled. Mode is the operation mode of wireless stat ion. You can choose e[...]

103 8.4.2.2 Encryp tion This prin t server supports WEP and WPA-PSK security mode. If you want to use WEP encry ption to protect your wireless network, you have t o 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 wire[...]

104 Key Length – You can choose “64-bi t” to use WEP with 64-bit key length encryption or choose “128-bit” to us e WEP with 128-bit key length encryption . The longer key length ca n provide better security but worse transmission throughput. Key Format – You may select to us e ASCII Ch aracters (al phanumeric format) or Hexadecimal digi[...]

105 WPA-PSK or WPA-NONE Security Mode: “WPA-shared key” (for an in frastructure networ k) 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 digi ts of ASCII form at to be the key for the authenticati on within the network. When you finish co nfiguring the wirele ss security , click “Save & Next” to confir m the config uration. 8.4.2.3 Site Survey[...]

107 You can use this “Site Survey ” function to search for available acces s points in you location. In the lis t is the information of all available access po ints o r wi reless stations, includes SSID , BSSID, Channel, Type, Encryption and Signal Stre ngth. You can select one wireless device in the list for this print server to associate with[...]

108 8.4.3 TCP/IP You can configure the print server to automatically get IP from DHCP server or manually specify static IP. The prin t server also has a built-in DHCP server. You can enable this DHCP server and let it manages IP for you. If you need the print server to automatically get an IP from DHCP server, select “Enabl e Obtain TCP/IP Settin[...]

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 Au to, y ou have to assign a range of IP addresses here. Fill in the “Start IP”, “Range”, “DNS”, “Subnet Ma sk” and “Gateway”, and the print server wil l as sign a unique IP 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 prin t server belongs to. All PC should join the same group before they can use this print server by SMB protocol. “Pass Job When Erro r Occurred” is for you to set the interval time for bypassing the cur[...]

111 The print server supports SNMP configuration. If it is enabled, please set up the following parameters. SNMP System Contact : You can enter the print server administrator’s contact inform ation here. This inform ation will be displayed in th e SNMP management tool. SNMP System Location : You can enter the installed location of the print ser v[...]

112 This prin t server supports NetWare Bindery Printing method. The print se rver periodically polls the NetWare server printer queues for printi ng jobs. Yo u have to assign the NetWare server name, print server polling interv al and the name of queue on the NetWar e server for each printer port. Polling Time is the poll ing interval of the print[...]

113 8.4.7 AppleTalk AppleTalk is a data comm unicat ion protocol often used by Macintoshes. The pr int server can use these parameters to join th e AppleT alk network and shar e the printer to other AppleTalk wor kstations . You have to select to enable or disable AppleTalk, and setup the “Zone Name” and “Print er Type” for each prin ter po[...]

114 AppleTalk Zon e Name : Print server has to join zones 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 shar e the printer to all workstations in all Zones, you should enter only “*” in the “Zone Name” fiel d. Printer Type , the type of printer at tache[...]

115 8.5 System Tools 8.5.1 Load Defaul t You can use this page to restore the factory default settings. All of your previo us setup will be cleared.[...]

116 8.5.2 Upgrade Fi rmware from Bro wser You can upgrade new firmware fo r this print server in this page. Click “Browse” to select the new fi rmware in your storage and then click “OK”, the firmware will be updated in several minutes. Be aware that if you have st arted upgrading firmware, you have to follow all the upgrading steps or the [...]

117 9. IPP Printing 9.1 Introduction IPP (Internet Pr inting Protocol) Printin g provides a convenient way of remote prin ti ng servic e by TCP/IP. T he print serv er can sup port IPP printing by default. It i s needless to do any setting. Any PC that can support IPP printing, for example W indows 2000/XP, can di rectly uses the print server by IP.[...]

118 9.2.2 Client S ide You only need to perf orm Window’s standard Add New Printer procedure. Step1. Click “Start”, choose “Settings” and select “Printer s and Faxes”. Step2. Click “Add a Pri nter”. Step3. The “Add Printer Wizar d ” is displayed. Click “Next”.[...]

119 Step4. Select “A netw ork printe r, or a printe r attached to another computer”. C lick “Next”.[...]

120 Step5. Select “Connect to a pr inter on the Inte rnet or on a home or office network” an d enter the URL of pr int 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. T h[...]

121 Step6. Select a su itable printer manu facturer and the printer model and click “Next” . If your printer is not in the list, click “ Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After inst allation, the printer model will be added to the list. Step7. Choose to set the prin t whet her as a default printer or not. Click “Next” [...]

122 Step8. You have added the network printe r to the PC successfully . The informat ion of the printer is displayed in the windows. Cl ick “Finish”.[...]

10. LPR Printing 10.1 Introduction LPR Printing (Line Printer Remote tech nology) allows user s to conn ect to printers via TCP/IP for printing sharing. The computer with Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista, Windows 7 and MAC OS 10.x Operating Systems can use the protocol to share printing in the network. Print Server can support LPR printing by [...]

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

125 4. Select “Local Printe r atta ched to this computer” and click “N ext”. 5. Choose “Creat e a new por t” and “Standard TCP/IP Port”. Click “Next”.[...]

126 6. Please make sure that the 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 Print Server in the “Printer Name or IP Addre ss”. Click “Next” .[...]

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

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

129 10. Click “Finish”. 11. Select a suitable print er manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next” . If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printe r 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 PC successfully. The informat ion of the pr inter is displayed in the windows . Click “Finish” .[...]

10.3 Standard LPR Settings in Windows Vista / 7 To configure the LPR setting in Windows Vista, please follow the steps below. 1 Click “Start”, select “SettingsPrinters”. 2 Click “Add a Printer”. 3 The “Add Printer” wizard is displa yed. Select “Add a local printer”. 131[...]

132 4. Choose “Creat e a new por t” and select “Standard TCP/IP Port”. Click “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 settings at step 7, click “Next” to continue.[...]

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

135 8. Select the pri nter manufa cturer and the printer model and click “Next” . If your prin ter is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to inst all the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list. 9. Name your prin ter and set the default printer, c lick “Next” .[...]

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

137 12. The printer is added to “Printers” page, you have added the printer to your computer successfully. 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 Maci ntosh 10.4.x, pl ease fol low the procedures below. Open Print and Fax from the System Preferences. With the Printing ta b selected, click the “Add” button. When the Printer Browser op ens, select “IP Printer”. In the “IP Printer” screen, ple[...]

139 10.4.2 MAC 10.3.x To enable LPR Printing in Maci ntosh 10.3.x, pl ease fol low 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 th rough TCP/IP.[...]

141 5. Enter the “Printer Type”, “Printer Address” and “Queue Name” and select the “Printer Model ” to se tup the Print Server. Click “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 Mo del: Select the Printer[...]

142 6. The Print Server i s insta lled completely. You can see it in the “Printer Li st”. 7. You can print a file to chec k whether the Print Server is installed successfully.[...]

143 1 1. Windows XP SP2 Setup In Windows XP SP2, XP SP2’ s firewall would block the unknown communicat ions. 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 listed on the “Available Ports” in “Network Ports Q uick Se tup” , please follow the steps[...]

144 Step3. Select “Advanced” tab and cl ick “Settings…”.[...]

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

146 Step5. Click “Brow se” to add a new program.[...]

147 Step6. Open the “NPUtil” file fr om “C:Program FilesPrint Server Utilities” (where 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”. Y ou have completed the setting. The Windows XP SP2 will allow the incomi ng network connections activate d by the program.[...]

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