IOGear GPSU21 manual

1 GPSU21 Installation Installation Guide 1-port USB 2.0 Print Server[...]

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2 3 W elcome Thank you for purchasing this 1-port USB 2.0 Print Server that allows any networked computer to shar e a USB printer . It complies with USB 2.0 specications (and is backward compatible with USB 1.1), and provides an auto-sensing Ethernet port that works with either 10Base-T or 100Base-T networks. This unit also supports multiple pro[...]

4 5 T able of Contents Package Contents 5 Features 6 System Requirements 7 Hardwar e Installation 8 Software Installation – Windows XP 9 Software Installation – Windows Vista 17 Software Installation - Mac 27 Setup Internet Printing – W indows XP 29 Setup Internet Printing – W indows Vista 32 T echnical Support 39 Federal Communications Com[...]

4 5 Package Contents This package should contain: 1 USB 2.0 Print Server 1 CA T5 Patch Cable 1 Power Adapter 1 Installation CD 1 User Manual 1 W arranty/Registration Card * If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer .[...]

6 7 Features Easily connects your USB printer to a network • Allows multiple computers to share one USB printer on the network • Print from any computer on your network or fr om across the Internet • Supports DHCP Client and multiple network protocols • 10Base-T/100Base-T auto-sensing • Supports T elnet and W eb Management software •[...]

6 7 System Requirements This USB 2.0 Print Server supports: Windows 2000/XP/2003 • W indows Vista 32 / 64-bit OS • Mac OS 9.22 or later • Unix/Linux • Printer with a USB connection •[...]

8 9 Hardwar e Installation Connect a USB cable from the printer to the 1. USB port on the print server . Connect one end of the ethernet patch cable 2. to the ethernet port on the print server . Connect the other end of the ethernet cable 3. to the network. It can be plugged into a router , ethernet switch/hub, or bridge. Connect the Power adapter [...]

8 9 Software Installation – Windows XP Important Note: Please make sure your printer driver is properly installed on your system before installing the softwar e for print server . Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM of 1. your computer . The setup utility will launch automatically . If it does not, browse to your CD drive and launch the au[...]

10 11 A wizard will guide you thr ough the entire 2. process for Windows XP computers. Click Next to continue.[...]

10 11 The wizard will scan your network for the 3. print server and display and results in the list. If no server is found, disable all rewall software and any extra network car ds (such as a wireless adapter) on your computer except the one that connects to the network the print server is on, then click Refresh to search again. Select the avail[...]

12 13 Changing the network settings of the print 4. server to a xed IP address is not necessary but will provide mor e performance stability , especially in the event of a power outage. It can also be useful if you are setting up IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) to print over the Internet. Click Next and skip to step 9 if you do not need to spec[...]

12 13 Here you can specify the network settings 5. the print server will use. If you will be printing from the Internet, it is important that the Gateway IP Address is set to the IP of your router . Please visit your r outer’ s user manual for more details. Click Next to continue.[...]

14 15 All existing printers installed on your 6. computer will show up in this list. Select the model that is now attached to the print server and click Next to continue. If the printer you are setting up does not show up in the list, click Add New Printer and install your printer’ s drivers as needed. If asked which port to use, choose LPT1 but [...]

14 15 If you get the following message, the print 7. server’ s IP settings ar e not set up correctly for your network. Click Back until you see the screen in step 4, then change the print server’ s network settings. Y ou may use DHCP to set them automatically if the print server is connected to a router . A summary screen will show the name of [...]

16 17 Setup of your print server is now complete. 10. Click Finish to close the wizard. Setup of your print server is now complete. 9. Click Finish to close the wizard.[...]

16 17 Software Installation – Windows V ista Important Note: Please make sure your printer driver is properly installed on your system before installing the softwar e for print server . Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM of 1. your computer . The setup utility will launch automatically . If it does not, browse to your CD drive and launch [...]

18 19 The installation wizard will take you thr ough 2. the installation process for Windows Vista computers. Click Next to continue. The installation wizard will install the les 3. to the designated folder , but you may also change the destination folder of your choice. Otherwise, click Next to continue.[...]

18 19 The print server setup wizard will then guide 4. you through the entir e process on Windows Vista computers. Click Next to continue.[...]

20 21 The wizard will scan your network for the 5. print server and display and results in the list. If no server is found, disable all rewall software and any extra network car ds (such as a wireless adapter) on your computer except the one that connects to the network the print server is on, then click Refresh to search again. Select the avail[...]

20 21 Changing the network settings of the print 6. server to a xed IP address is not necessary but will provide mor e performance stability , especially in the event of a power outage. It can also be useful if you are setting up IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) to print over the Internet. Click Next and skip to step 9 if you do not need to spec[...]

22 23 Here you can specify the network settings 7. the print server will use. If you will be printing from the Internet, it is important that the Gateway IP Address is set to the IP of your router . Please visit your r outer’ s user manual for more details. Click Next to continue.[...]

22 23 Review the settings you have entered 8. carefully and click Next to conrm that they are corr ect and save them to the print server .[...]

24 25 All exis ting printe rs in stall ed on your compu ter 9. will show up in this list. Select the model that is now attached to the print server and click Next to continue. If the printer you are setting up does not show up in the list, click Add New Printer and install your printer’ s driver as needed. If asked which port to use, choose LPT1 [...]

24 25 A summary screen will show the name of 10. printer to be modied and the IP of the print server which will be used. If this information is correct, click Next to continue.[...]

26 27 Setup of your print server is now completed. 11. Click Finish to close the wizard.[...]

26 27 Software Installation - Mac Software Installation - Mac No software fr om the Setup CD is needed on 1. Macintosh systems. Simply open the Print and Fax settings from your System Prefer ences window . Click the plus (+) button to setup a new printer .. At the top of the Printer Browser , click the 2. icon for IP printer .[...]

28 29 Select the LPD protocol, then type in the IP 3. address of the print server . T ype “lp1” with lowercase letters for the name of the Queue. Name the new printer and select the model below . Click Add when you are nished, and you are r eady to print.[...]

28 29 Setup Internet Printing – Windows XP Software Installation - IPP T o print fr om a remote location, you will rst 1. need to make sure port 631 is forwar ded through your r outer’ s rewall to the print server . Then simply set up IPP using the address http://(print-server -ip):631/lp1 as shown here on an example Windows XP system. Cl[...]

30 31 Select the option for a network printer , then 3. click Next . Select the option to connect to a printer on 4. the internet, and type in the full IPP address as shown. Y ou must use the external, or WAN, IP addr ess of your router if the print server is behind one. Y ou must also specify port 631 and queue name “lp1” in lowercase. Click N[...]

30 31 The wizard will ask you to choose the model 5. of your printer . Click OK when you have chosen the appropriate driver . Click 6. Finish to complete the wizard and begin printing to your home or ofce printer from anywher e in the world.[...]

32 33 Setup Internet Printing – Windows Vista Click on the Vista logo, select Control Panel, 1. then double click on Printers. Click on Add a printer to continue. Click on 2. Add a network, wir eless or Bluetooth printer to continue.[...]

32 33 Since w e ar e s et ti ng up a ne w IPP co nn ect ion , 3. click on The printer that I want isn’t listed to continue. Select the option 4. Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname , then click on Next to continue.[...]

34 35 From the Device type dr op down menu, 5. select TCP/IP Device from the list. For the Hostname or IP address, please put in “ http://(router ip):631/lp1 ”. The r outer IP address is the W AN IP address on your router , please r efer to the user manual of your router for detail information. The 631 is a special port number that is needed fo[...]

34 35 If you get the following message, please 6. select the correct network car d from the Standard dr op down menu. If you are connecting through standar d RJ-45 Ethernet connection, then select Generic Network Card. Otherwise, please make sur e to select the correct device type then click on Next to continue.[...]

36 37 If you had installed the driver for your printer , 7. then select the manufacturer of your printer from the Manufactur er list and select the correct model fr om the Printers list. Click on Next to continue. If you have not installed the driver for your printer , click on Have Disk …, insert the driver CD that comes with your printer into y[...]

36 37 If you already have the driver installed, then 8. select the option Use the driver that is cur - rently installed (r ecommended) and click on Next to continue. Y ou can choose to change the printer name 9. here if you like to, or you may leave it as the default name as displayed in the text box. Click on Next to continue.[...]

38 39 Y ou can choose to print a test page by click - 10. ing on the Print a test page to verify the connection is established correctly . After a test page is printed, then click on Finish to complete the setup.[...]

38 39 T echnical Support If you need technical support, please check out our IOGEAR T ech Info Library (TIL) at http://www .iogear .com/support for the latest tips, tricks, and troubleshooting. The TIL is designed to provide you with the latest technical information about our pr oducts. Most of the answers to your questions can be found here, so pl[...]

40 41 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement 15.21 Y ou are cautioned that changes or modications not expr essly approved by the part responsible for com - pliance could void the user’ s authority to operate the equipment. 15.105(b) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, purs[...]

40 41 Operation is subject to the following two conditions: this device may not cause interference and 1. this device must accept any interference, including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation of 2. the device. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontr olle[...]

42 43 This devi ce has been test ed and foun d to compl y with the req uire ments set up in the c ounci l dir ecti ve on the approximation of the law of member states r elating to EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, Low V oltage Directive 73/23/EEC and R&TTE Directive 99/5/EC. CE Statement[...]

42 43 Limited W arranty IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR’S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT , INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESUL TING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT , DISK OR ITS DOCUMENT A TION EXCEED THE PRICE P AID FOR THE PRODUCT . The direct vendor makes no warranty or r epresentation, expressed, implied, or statutory with r [...]

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