NETGEAR PS111W manuale d’uso

Installation Guide PS111W Wireless Ready Print Ser ver[...]

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Start Here Instructions in this guide are for users with the following: • Microsoft ® W indows ® 95,Windo ws ® 98,Windows ® ME, Windows ® 2000, Windo ws XP ® , or Windows NT ® • An Ethernet network card with the T CP/IP protocol enabled • A NETGEAR ® MA401 802.11b Wireless PCMCIA PC Card* • An optional 802.11b wireless capable netwo[...]

Package Contents V erify that your package contains the following: • PS111W Wireless Ready P rint Server • 12V , 800mA P ower Adapter • PS100 Series Print Server Resource CD • I nstallation Guide • W arranty & Owner Registration Card • S upport Information Card Note: If the supplied power adapter does not meet your country requireme[...]

LEDs The following table describes the activity of the LEDs on the PS111W Wireless Ready Print Serv er Label Color Activity Description PWR Gr een On P ower is supplied to the print server . (P ower) ALER T Amber Off N ormal Operation On Har dware error Blinking U pgrading BIOS flash R OM LAN Gr een Off No LAN connection On N ormal Operation – Id[...]

Wireless PC Card Slot T o take advantage of the optional wireless capability , you must remove the rubber slot cover before you can put in a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card. Insert the PC card very carefully to avoid damaging to the PC card or the print ser ver slot. Apply only enough force to push the PC card firmly and slowly into the prin[...]

Rear Panel Label Function Description PRINTER P arallel Accepts an IEEE1284 printer cable that connects P rinter P ort to the printer . NETWORK 10/100 Auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port for direct BASE-T connection to a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps por t on a switch N etwork P or t or hub. A small Diagnostic Briefly pressing the button has no effect. P [...]

T ypical applications Y ou can use only one of the following applications. Wired LAN only U se this configuration if no wireless card is installed in the PS111W P rint Server 6 PS111W Printer Server DS108 Hub NETWORK PRINTER 12V DC Printer[...]

Wired LAN (Infrastructure Mode) Requir es that a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wireless PC card be installed in the PS111W Print Server . In Infrastructure mode, the Wired LAN connection on the PS111W CANNOT be used. N ote that configuration must be performed via a Wired connection, which can be disconnected once the Wireless configuration is completed. 7 [...]

Wired LAN (Ad-hoc Mode) Requir es that a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wir eless PC card be installed in the PS111W Print Server . N ote that configuration must be performed via a Wired connection, which can be disconnected once the Wireless configuration is completed. 8 PS111W Printer Server NETWORK PRINTER 12V DC MA401 Card Printer Notebook PC Desktop[...]

Wired and Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Requir es that a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wir eless PC card be installed in the PS111W Print Server . The Wireless L AN MUST use Ad-hoc mode in order to use both the wired and wireless connections on the PS111W Print Server . 9 PS111W Printer Server DS108 Hub NETWORK PRINTER 12V DC MA401 Card Printer Desktop PC Notebook P[...]

In valid Configuration! Y ou CANNOT use both the wired and wireless connections on the PS1 1 1W simultaneously if the wireless LAN is in infrastructure mode. A valid setup connects and the Access Point to a hub or switch. In this scenario, there is no need to insert an Wireless PC Card into the PS1 1 1W . 10 PS111W Printer Server DS108 Hub NETWORK [...]

Ph ysical Installation If you have a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wireless PCMCIA Card, insert if before starting. (There is no PCMCIA Wireless card included in the PS111W print ser ver package. It is sold separately by NETGEAR.) • Remo ve the rubber slot cover on the side of the PS111W Print Server . • Insert the NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wireless PCMCIA[...]

If y ou find any prob lems: • Check all connections • I f required, verify the integrity of the print server by resetting it. T urn power to the print server off and then back on. • R efer to “T roubleshooting Information ” at the end of this document for fur ther information. Print Serv er Conf iguration An Administration program and Set[...]

5. The "Choose Destination Location" screen lets you choose the location where you want to install the NETGEAR Print Ser ver software. N ormally it is "C: P rogram F ilesNETGEAR Print Server". Click on Next to continue with the default setting. 6. The "Select Program F older" screen lets you choose the program folder[...]

6. If a wireless card is installed, the next screen provides setup for the wireless printing environment. • Make SSID the same as used in the existing wireless environment. • The Channel number should also match the existing wireless environment. • If WEP is enabled, make sure the encr yption keys are identical. Also, confirm that the authent[...]

setup program is not star ted, go to "Start – Run …" and type " d:setup ", where " d " is the drive letter of the CD ROM drive. 2. A welcome screen runs. Click on Next. 3. A message screen shows some important information. Read the message and click on Next. 4. The "Select Components" screen shows the co[...]

T roub leshooting Solution Make sure that: • There is a proper link established between the print ser ver and the hub or workstation. If the L AN or WL AN LED is on, the link is good. • Y ou should use proper cables. With 10BASE- T connections, you can use Categor y 3, 4, or 5 cables. With 100BASE- TX connections, you can use only Categor y 5 c[...]

Replacement P o wer Adapter PWR-012-101 P ower adapter (12 V DC, 800 mA), linear , North America PWR-012-281 P ower adapter (12 V DC, 800 mA) linear , Australia PWR-012-381 P ower adapter (12 V DC, 800 mA) linear , General Europe PWR-012-401 P ower adapter (12 V DC, 800 mA), linear , Japan PWR-012-701 P ower adapter (12 V DC, 800 mA), linear , Unit[...]

W arranty Inf ormation P rint server and P ower adapter , 2 years Certif icate of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby certified that the, Model PS111W Print Server has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMPT -AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992.The operation of some equipment (for example, test transmitters) in accor[...]

installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment a[...]