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

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

6. UNIX SYSTEM NETWORK .............................................. 53 6.1 Introduction ........ ....................... ........................ ............. 54 6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Suppor t ........................... 55 6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address .... ................... ............. 56 6.3.1 DHCP ............... ...[...]

8.3.5 SNMP............ ............. ........... ............. ........... ............. ........... ....... 94 8.3.6 NetWare ........... ............. ........... ............. ........... ............. ........... .... 95 8.3.7 AppleTalk ........ .......... .............. .......... .............. .......... .............. .... 96 8.3.8 Bonjour .[...]

12. UPNP SETUP ................................................................ 136 13. WINDOWS XP SP2 SETUP .......................................... 142[...]

1 1. Introduction[...]

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

3 1.2 Product Package This package contains th e following com ponents:  One Print Server  One Power Adapter  One Quick Installation Guide  One CD-R OM (Including all the s oftwar e utilities, drivers and User’s Manual)[...]

4 1.3 Network Printing Architecture This sectio n illustra tes how print server functions and operates on the network. Befo re you i nstall and use print server, it is st rongly reco mme nded that you re ad this section completely, and select only the c hapters you need according to yo ur network ope rating system by “Contents of the User’ s Ma[...]

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

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

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

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

9 1.4 Network Printing Environment Common network environm en t are classified as following: Windows Peer-to-Pee r Network The client’s PTPP driver will use TC P/I P pro toc ol to print through print server. Windows NT/2000/2003 Network Networ k printin g func tion wi ll becom e availa ble after PTPP driver is installed i n to Window s NT/2000/20[...]

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

11 1.5 Contents of the User’s Manual Chapter 2 explains prin t serv er’s h ardware installation and configuration. It is str ongly recommen ded for you to read. The following chapters intro duce: Chapter 3. Window s Peer-to-Peer Network Chapter 4. Window s NT/2000/2003 Server-Base d Networks Chapter 5. NetWare Network Chapter 6. UNIX System Net[...]

12 Chapter 11 introduces how to setup L PR pri nting i n MAC OS. Chapter 1 2 introduces the UP nP function o f the print server. UPnP function will help to find the IP address of the print server and enables us er directly link to the web page of the print se rver without entering the IP Ad dress of the print server in web browser. Chapter 13 In Wi[...]

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

14 2. Hardware Inst allation 1. Unpack the print server package and verify that all the items listed in the s ection 1.2 are provided. 2. Connect the print server to the printer you wan t to share on the network. 3. Connect the print server t o your network by attached the networ k cable to the UT P port of the print server. 4. Connect the powe r a[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

23 8.Specify a recognizable nam e for the Print Server an d click “Next”. 9.Specify the IP Address for the Print Serve r manually or click “Next” to k eep default IP Addre ss, i.e. 192.168.2.2.[...]

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

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

26 3.3 Administrator Utilities After Administrator Insta llation is completed, there will be f our utilit ies in pri nt server ’s Program folder.  Network Ports Quick Setup – Add the network por ts of prin t ser ver s withi n the network to your PC.  Print Serv er Conf igurat ion – Allows you to config ure the print se rver ’s IP Addr[...]

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

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

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

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

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

32 3.5 Client Utilities After C lient Installatio n is completed, there will be three to ols in print se rver’s Progr am fold er.  Network Ports Quick Setup  Remote Ports  Uninstall Network Driv er The Uninstall Netwo rk Driver will assist you in removing all installed client software. The other two tools are described as follows. 3.5.1 [...]

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

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

35 Step1. Run Remote Por t s Utility. Clicks “Add” to add a remote print port. Step2. Enter print serve r’s name, IP address, s elect used ports, and enter LPR queu e name of each por t. Click “Ok”. Step3. The new re mote print port is displa yed as fol low s.[...]

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

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

38 Step4. Select “Local printer attached to this computer” and make sure that “ Automat ically det ect and install my Plug and Play prin ter” is not s elected. Click “Next”. Step5. Choose the suitable “Print Server Network Port” which was created by th e Administrator Installation or Client Installation process and click “Next”.[...]

39 Step6. Select a suitable printer man ufacturer and the printer model and clic k “Next”. If your pr inter is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to inst all the driver of the printer. After ins tallation, the p rinter m odel will be adde d to the list. Step7. Name your printer a nd setup the default printer, click “Next”.[...]

40 Step8. Choose to print the test page or not. It is recommended to print a te st page. Clic k “Next”. Step9. You have adde d the printe r to the PC successfully. The informati on of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”.[...]

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

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

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

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

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

46 5. NetW are Network[...]

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

48  Printi ng pe rform ance is enhan ced.  Relieve NetWare file s erver’s burden.  Relieve the need of a workstation running the remote printer utility.  Im prove productivity by locating the pr inter near the workgroup. Each print server should l og into a NetWare server before servicing t he print jobs . Each print server will occup[...]

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

50 6. You have now successful ly created the print queue that your print server will serv e. Press the E scape key until the Available Option s main m enu is displayed. 7. Select Print Server Information. 8. Press the Insert key to add a new NetWare prin t server object. The print server name can be id entical to the PSxxxxxx name printed on the l [...]

51 13. Press Escape, and answer Yes to the Save Changes question. 14. Select Queues Serviced by Print er, then select Printer 0 (or Printer 1 , Pr inter 2) and press Enter. 15. Press Insert and add your newly created pri nt queue to the list of queues ser v iced by the printer. Ente r a priority number for the queue service, or press Enter to accep[...]

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

53 6. UNIX System Network[...]

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

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

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

57 services before doing the f o llowing BOOTP configuration. To rebuild th e NIS map, pl ease refer to your system documentation. To conf igure t he IP address data for the BOOTP server, you will need to log in the ho st o f BOOTP server as the superuser (root). Perform the fo llowing steps to add address entries, 1. Optionally, assign a name c or[...]

58 For example , a print server w ith the fo llowing configuration: Node ID: 0000B4010101 (this im plies Ethernet address is 0000B40 10101), IP address: 203.66.191. 12 The entry for this print server in the /etc/bootptab file should be: PS010101: :ht=1: :ha=0000B4010101: :ip=203.66.191.12:[...]

59 6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address To verify that your print se rver is respond ing to th e newly assigned IP addres s using a PING command: ping i p-a ddre ss[...]

60 6.5 Configure Remo te L PD Printing on the Host The procedure you use to co nfigure your Uni x host(s) to allow printing to your networ k remote prin t server varies between different var ieties of Unix. The procedure below can be us ed for Unix variants that are related to B SD Unix, such as SunOS or Linux. Fo r ot her versions of Unix, consult[...]

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

62 The print server should now be available for pr inting from your Unix host.[...]

63 7. Configuration Utility[...]

64 7.1 Introduction This chap ter intro duces print s erver’s sys tem configuration utility in Wind ows environment. This utility is automatic ally installed du ring Windows Administrator Utility installat ion procedure - refer to section 3.2 a nd 3.3. This utility provides the most complete management and configuration functions on the pr int se[...]

65  Bonjour : Allow you to configure the Bonjour function.  SNMP Config uration : SNMP Information Configuration.  SMB : Configure the SMB Group Name.  System Configuration : Print Server Ne twor k Ability Setting and Firmware Upgrade.  Setup W izard : Guide You Through All the Settings.  Report : List the Stat us of All Availab l[...]

66 7.2 Search for A ll Available Print Ser ver Every time when you run prin t server’s configuration utility, click the “Search” icon on the tool bar. The configuration utility will dela y for several se conds becau se the utility i s using system’s availab le network pr otocols to search for all prin t servers o n the network. Al l availab[...]

67 7.3 Status of Print Server Click “Status” icon on the too l bar, the sta tus of the curr ent sele cted print se rv er will be showed on the right side of the window. The information of the prin t server displaye d are MAC ID, Model Type, Firmware Vers ion, status of each printer port, NetWare file server name , NetWare file server polling in[...]

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

69 7.4 Setup the Print Server Click “Setup” icon on the tool bar, the setup items of the current selected print server will be showed on the right side of the window. Double click one of the icon s to set up the selected print server. A screen will po p up to verif y “User Name” and “Password” of the print se rver. The default values ar[...]

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71 7.5 Genera l Configuration Double Click “General” icon and the Gene ral configuration window will pop-up. You can see basic print server inform ation in this page . You also can configure the “P rint Server Name ”, “SMB Group Name” , “User Name” and “Passw ord” here. Server Name , the name of the print server. You can use thi[...]

72 7.6 TCP/IP Configuration Double Click “TCP/IP” icon and the TCP/IP configuration window will pop-up. You can configure the print se rver to autom a tically get IP from DHCP server or m a nually specify static IP. The print server also has a bui lt-in DHCP server. You can enable this DHCP server an d let it manages IP for you.[...]

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

74 7.7 Netware Print Server Configuration Double Click “NetW are” icon and the NetWare configuration window will pop-up. This print server supports NetWare Bindery Printing method. The print server pe riodically polls the NetWare server printer queue s for printi ng jobs. You have to assign the NetWare server name, print server polling interval[...]

75 NetWare Server is the name of the NetWare f ile server that provide s prin ter queues.[...]

76 7.8 AppleTalk Configuration Double Click “AppleTalk” icon and the AppleTalk configuration window will pop-up. AppleTalk is a data communica tion protocol of ten used by Macintoshes. The print server can use these param eters to join the Ap pleTalk netwo rk and share the printer to other AppleTalk workstations. You have to setup the “ Zone [...]

77 7.9 Bonjour Configuration Bonjour technology (“Rendezvous” was re named “Bonjou r” with th e release o f Mac OS X v10.4 ), also known in the industry as Zero Configuration networking, enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP ne tworks. It uses industr y standard IP protocols to allow devices to automatically [...]

78 7.10 SNMP Configuration Double Click “SNMP” icon and the SNMP configuration window will pop up. Contact: You ca n enter the print server administrator’s contact information here. This information will b e displayed in the SNMP ma nagement tool. Location: You can ent er the installed location of the print server here. This inform ation will[...]

79 7.11 SMB Configuration SMB Group Name , the name of SMB group that this print server belongs to. All PC should join the same group befo re they can use thi s pr int server by SMB protocol. Pass Job when Error Occurred: When the printer is interrupted because of paper ou t or off line while printing, user can enable this f unction and s et the in[...]

80 7.12 System Configuration Double Click “System” icon a nd the System configuration window will pop-up. In the System configurati on page, you can select to enable/disable eac h printin g or management pr otocol, assign name for each printer port of th is print server, and upgrade the new firmware for this print server. Port Name is the nam e[...]

81 Upgrade : You can use this “Upg rade” tool to update the newest firmware of the print server. Click “ ” button and select the correct firmware in your PC. After selecting the firmware file, click the “U pgrade” button to finish the firmware update proc ess. Note that before you upgrade the firmware please make sure that the IP Addres[...]

82 7.13 Wizard Click “Wiz ard” icon on t he tool bar, the setup wizard item of the current se lected print server will be showed on the right side of the window. Double click the “Print S erver Setup Wizard” the setup wizard will guide you throug h all the setup process.[...]

83 Step 1: Set up the name of this print server and the port name for each print er port. Step 2: Select to enable re quired print ing protocol. Please refer to section 7.12 for det ail information.[...]

84 Step 3 : Setup the I P of th is print se rver and the DHCP server. Please refer to section 7.6 for detai l information. Step 4: Setup the NetWare printing. Please refer to section 7.7 for de tail information.[...]

85 Step 5: Click “Save” to finish setting.[...]

86 7.14 Report Click “Report” icon on the tool bar, the Report window will pop up. The report lists basic inf orm ation of all available print servers on the network. The in f orm ation incl udes Dev ice Name, MAC ID, Model Type and Firm ware Versi on of pri nt server.[...]

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

88 8.1 Introduction Print server can be configur ed and managed on the Web. Through Local Area Networ k, or even Internet, administrator can easily co nfigure and mana ge print server’s vari ous main func tions in brow sers. Simply e nter print server’s IP a ddress into your browser’s addre ss field to manage a print server by print server’[...]

89 8.2 Login You may use any Web Browse r to review the status or configure the settings of the pr int server. Afte r entering the IP address of the pr int server, a login page display. You have to ente r correct “Use r Name” and “P assword ” before going to the Web Ma nagement pages. Notes: Default User Na me is “admin”, default passwo[...]

90 8.3 Device Status 8.3.1 Sy stem System Inform ation i ncludes “ Devic e Nam e”, “Pr int Server Name”, “ Model Type ”, “Sy ste m Up T ime ”, “Firmware Version”, “MAC Ad dress” and the protocols enabled status, etc.[...]

91 8.3.2 Printer The Print Server ca n communicate with the printer to get the printer in formation in cluding pri nter manufacturer, model number, pr inting langua ge supported, and also the printer’s s tatus. This page lists t he informatio n of printers connected to all printer ports.[...]

92 8.3.3 TCP/IP This page lis ts all TCP/IP se ttings of th e print server including “IP Address”, “Subne t Mask” and “ Gateway”. It also lists DH CP server se tting.[...]

93 8.3.4 SMB This page li sts the SMB grou p and the pass job interval time settings of the print server.[...]

94 8.3.5 SNMP This pag e lists the SNMP sett ings of the print se rver. It includes the settings of “S NMP System Contact” and “SNMP System Location”.[...]

95 8.3.6 NetWare This pa ge lists NetWar e settings, includ ing “P olling Time”, “Use Bindery Mode”, “N ame of the File Server” and “Port Attached Queue”.[...]

96 8.3.7 AppleTalk This page lists AppleT alk settings, including “AppleTalk Zone N ame” and “Printer Type” of printers connected to all print ports.[...]

97 8.3.8 Bonjour This pa ge l ists B onjour se ttings, incl uding “Printer Service Name” of each port.[...]

98 8.4 Setup Wizard 8.4.1 Sy stem You can change the print serv er name and port nam e of the print s erver from here. Print Server Name , the name of the print se rver. You can use thi s name to iden tify the prin t serve r whe n yo u are searching for the p rint server by the admi nistra tion and client utilities. By de fault, the print server na[...]

99 8.4.1.1 Admin Password It allows you to change the password of the print server. Name is the admi nistrat or name of the print serve r. If you change the user nam e, you have to login to the print server from a dministrato r util ity o r web management with the new name. The default user name is ”admin”. Password, en ter the password you wan[...]

100 8.4.1.2 Advanced Settings You can enable/disable th e printing protocols and management tools fro m the scre en. To enable the function, please select “Enabled”; to disable the function, please select “Disabled”.[...]

101 8.4.2 TCP/IP You can configure the print se rver to autom a tically get IP from DHCP server or m a nually specify static IP. The print server also has a bui lt-in DHCP server. You can enable this DHCP server an d let it manages IP for you. If you need th e print ser ver to autom atically get an IP from DHCP server, s elect “En able Obtain TCP[...]

102 “DNS” and “Doma in”, an d the pr int server will assign a unique IP for each client.[...]

103 8.4.3 SMB You can enable/disab le the SM B 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. A ll PC should join the same group be fore they ca n use this print server by SMB protocol. Pass Job when Error Occurred: When the printer is interrupted because of paper [...]

104 8.4.4 SNMP The print server s upports SNMP configur ation. If it is enabled, please set up the following parameters. SNMP System Contact: You can enter the print server administrator’s contact information here. This information will be displayed in the SNM P management tool. SNMP System Location: You can enter the installed location of the pr[...]

105 8.4.5 NetWare This print server supports NetWare Bindery Printing method. The print server pe riodically polls the NetWare server printer queue s for printi ng jobs. You have to assign the NetWare server name, print server polling interval and the name of queue on the NetW are server for each printer port. Polling Time is the polling interval o[...]

106 jobs waiting on the NetWare se rver. You have to assign a printer queue for each printer port of this print server.[...]

107 8.4.6 AppleTalk AppleTalk is a data communica tion protocol of ten used by Macintoshes. The print server can use these param eters to join the Ap pleTalk netwo rk and share the printer to other AppleTalk worksta tions. You have to select to enable or disable AppleTalk, and se tup the “Zone Name” and “Printer Type” for each printer port [...]

108 8.4.7 Bonjour “Bonjour” technology (“ Rendezvous” was renamed “Bonjour” with the r elease of Ma c OS X v10.4), also known in the industry as Zero Configuration networking, enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP ne tworks. It uses industr y standard IP protocols to allow devices to automatically find ea[...]

109 8.4.8 S ave Settings You can click the “Save Setti ngs” to save the se ttings and restart the system.[...]

110 8.5 System Tools 8.5.1 Load Default You can use this page to restore the factory default settings. All of your previous se tup will be cleared.[...]

111 8.5.2 Upgrade You can upgrade new f i rmware for this pr int server i n this pa ge. Cli ck “Brows e” to s elect the new firmwa re in your storage and then click “OK”, the firmware will be updated in several minutes. Note that before you upgrade the firmware please make sure that the IP Address setti ngs of the print server are in the sa[...]

112 8.5.3 Backup Sy stem To backup the print server setting to a “config.bin” file, select “Backup System” and click “ OK”.[...]

113 8.5.4 Restore Sy stem To apply the setting from the backup file, click “Browse” and specify a file to restore.[...]

114 8.5.5 Language The web manageme nt tool ca n support two languages: English (EN) and Traditional Chinese (TW). Please select the language wha t you need.[...]

115 9. T elnet Management[...]

116 9.1 Introduction Print server can be confi gured and managed by Telnet. Through Local Area Networ k, o r even Internet, administrator can easily co nfigure and mana ge print server’s vari ous main fu nction s by a telnet clie nt.[...]

117 9.2 Login Execut e the Telnet cl ient t ool and connect to the print server IP. telnet 192.168. 2.2 Then you will be prompted to enter the usernam e and password. After yo u succ essf ully ente r the correct username and password, the following prom pt will be displayed and you can start to manage this print server by c ommand. admin#[...]

118 9.3 Get Setting Values – “get” Command “get” command is used to get the setting values of this print serv er. The for mat of “g et” com mand is a s follow ing: get argument Then the argument value will be displa yed after the command. For example, if I want to get IP address of the print server, I type “get ip” comm and and th[...]

119 Argument Description Example polling Polling interval (i n second) of the print server for waiting printing jobs on th e NetWare server admin# get pollin g PORT1_POLLTIME=3 aq1 Name of the printer queue on the NetWare server admin# get aq1 PORT1_QNAME=’PQ1’ applezone The name of AppleTa lk zone that this prin t server joins to admin# get ap[...]

120 Argument Description Example IPP IPP printing is ena bled or disabled 0: disable 1: enable admin# get IPP IPP_ENABLE=1 RAW RAW printing is ena bled or disabled 0: disable 1: enable admin# get RAW RAW_ENABLE=1[...]

121 9.4 Modify Setting Values – “set” Command “set” command is used to mo dify the setting values of this print s erver. The f ormat of “set” comm and is as following: set argume nt_name value Then the value will be written into the system configuration. For example, if you want to set IP address o f the print server to 192.168.2.2, t[...]

122 Argument Description Example printertype1 The type of the pri nter attached to this pr int server set printertype1 LaserW Riter SMBDG The name of the SMB group name that this prin t server joins to set SMBDG default SNMPC The administrator c ontact information of this print server for SNMP set SNMPC sbdjohn @hotm ail.com SNMPL The installed loc[...]

123 9.5 Other Commands 9.5.1 ipconfig “ipconfig” comm and is used to quickly get the IP settings (IP, subnet mask, de fault gateway) of the print server: admin# ipconfig IP_ADDR=192.168.2.2 SUBNET_MASK=255.255.255.0 DEFAULT_GATEWAY=192.168.2.254 9.5.2 reboot “reboot” comm and is us ed to restart the print server: admin# reboot 9.5.3 exit ?[...]

124 9.5.4 help “hel p” comma nd i s used to l ist all te lnet man ageme nt commands of the print server: admin# help set argum ent value get argument ipconfig reboot exit[...]

125 10. IPP Printing[...]

126 10.1 Introduction IPP (Internet Printing Prot ocol) Printing provides a convenient way of re mote printing service b y TCP/IP. The print server can support IPP printing by default. It is needless to do any se tting. An y PC that can support IPP printing, for example Windows 2000/XP, can dir ectly uses the print server by IP. By us ing the IPP p[...]

127 10.2 System Setup 10.2.1 Print Server Side It is needless to do any sett ing on the print serv er side. Make sure the print server ha s correct IP settings. If you want to share the printers to In ternet users , you have to set a real IP to the print server. You a lso have to make sure that any gateway; router or firewall does not bloc k IPP pr[...]

128 Step3. T he “Add Printer Wizard ” is displa yed. Click “Next”. Step4. Select “A net work printer, or a printer attached to another co mputer”. Click “Next”.[...]

129 Step5. Select “Conne ct to a printer on the Internet or on a home or off ice network” and enter the URL of print server. The URL format is “h ttp://IP:631/Port Name”. The IP should be the print serve r’s IP. The nu mber 631 is IPP standard port number. Port Name is the port na me of print server that your pr inter is connected to. The[...]

130 Step6. Select a suitable printer man ufacturer and the printer model and clic k “Next”. If your pr inter is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to inst all the driver of the printer. After ins tallation, the p rinter m odel will be adde d to the list. Step7. Choose to set the print whether as a def ault printer or not. Clic k “Next?[...]

131 Step8. You have added the netw ork printer to the PC successfully. The informati on of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”.[...]

132 1 1. LPR Setting in MAC OS LPR Printing (Line Printer Remote techno logy) allo ws Macintosh computers to connect to printers via TCP /IP. LPR Printing can be set up on any M acintosh wit h version 9.x above. To enable LPR Printing in Macintosh, please follow the procedures below. Step1. In the Desktop, click “Sys tem Preferen ces”. Step2. C[...]

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

134 Step5. Enter the “Printer Type”, “Printer Address” and “Queue Name” and select th e “Printer Mo del” to setu p the Print Server. C lic k “Add” to continue. Printer Type: LPD/LPR Printer Address: Input the IP Address of the Print Server Queue Name: The queue name of the Print Server is “lpt1” Printer Model: Select the Pri[...]

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

136 12. UPnP Setup When the UPnP f unction is enabled, the print server can be detected by UPnP compl iant syste m such as Windows XP. The print server will be displayed in the Neighborhood of Windows XP, so you can directly d ouble click the print server or r igh t click the print server and select “Invoke” to directly ge t into the web page o[...]

137 Enable UPnP in Windows XP SP2 If you can’t find the print server in the Neighborhood of Windows XP SP2 or y ou have seen the following message when you double clic k the print serve r. You have to check if UPn P function is blocked by the fir ewall. Plea se follow the steps below to enable it. Step1. Click “Yes” on the above mess age or c[...]

138 Step2. Righ t click the “L ocal Area Connection” and select “ Properties ”.[...]

139 Step3. In the “Local Area Connection Properties”, select “Advanced” option m e nu and click “Settings”.[...]

140 Step4. The “Windows Firewall” screen will be popped up, select “Ex ceptions” option menu.[...]

141 Step5. En able “UPnP Fr amework ” from the “Programs and Se rvices list” and clic k “Ok”.[...]

142 13. Windows XP SP2 Setup In Windows XP SP2, XP SP2’s firewall wo uld block the unknown communications . Th is prin t server ha s allowe d the 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 “N etwork Ports Quick Setup ”, please follow the ste[...]

143 Step3. Select “Advanced ” tab and click “Settings…”.[...]

144 Step4. Select “E xceptio ns” tab and click “A dd Program …”.[...]

145 Step5. Click “Browse” to add a new program. Step6. Open the “NPUtil” file from “C:Progr am FilesPrintServer U tilities” (whe re C: is the system drive).[...]

146 Step7. A new program “Network Ports Quick Setup” is displayed in the list, click “Ok”. Step8. Click “Ok”. You ha ve complete d the setting . The Windows XP SP2 will a llow the incoming network connectio ns activated by the pr ogram.[...]