D-Link DP-300U manual

D-Link DP-300U Fast Ethernet Print Server Manual Rev . 01 (Nov ember , 2007)[...]

i Cont ents Package Contents ...................... ................................................ ................... iv  Contents of Package: ... ....................................................... ................... iv  System Requirements: .... .................................................... ................... iv  Intr odu[...]

ii SETUP > LAN Setup ...... .................................................... .................. 24  SETUP > Printer Setup .................... .......................................... ........... 25  ADV ANCED > Advanced LAN .......... ........................... ...................... 33  ADV ANCED > User Access ........[...]

iii Adding a Printer ........... ................................................... .................... 123  AppleT alk-enabled or B onjour-enabled Pr inters ................... ............. 125  Setting up AppleT alk or LPR Printing in Mac OS X ............................ 135  Setting up AppleT alk Printing in Mac OS 9 ...............[...]

iv Package Co ntents Contents of Package:  D-Link D P-300U P rint S erver  Manual and W a rranty on CD  Printed Quic k Installa tion Gui de If any of the abo ve items are missi ng, plea se contact your resel ler . System Req uirements:  A c omputer with a n instal led Ethern et adapte r  Windows Vist a/ XP/ 2 00 0/NT4/ ME/98SE/95 [...]

1 Introduction The D-Link DP-300U Print Server is print server that con nec ts to your Ethernet/F ast Ethernet network anywhere yo u wish to locate print er services. T he DP- 300U manages t he flow of prin t files from wo rkstat ions or file server s to connected printers, delivering print jobs to printer s much faster than a f ile server or a PC [...]

2  Because the DP-300U is ve ry portable and i nexpensive compared to a PC-based print server, and P rint Serv er connects to your file ser v ers throug h the netw ork, printer s c a n be dep lo yed to locat io n s of maximum convenienc e to users. The DP-300U offers extraordinary flexibil ity, operating with all major network operating systems [...]

3 External F eatures Port Connectors The DP-300U h as two pa rallel po rts and on e USB p ort located on its b ack panel. The port s are conf igura ble using t he Web Conf iguration Interfa ce or the p rint server’s Telnet int erface. The Pr int Server ’ s Web co nf iguration permits users to configur e settings thro ugh the web browser. Defaul[...]

4 Rea r Pa ne l Network Cable Conn ect or The Print Server ’s rear panel featur e s an RJ-45 co nnec t or for co nnec t i on to 10Base-T Etherne t cabling or 100Base-TX Fast Ethern et cabling (whic h should be Ca tegory 5 tw iste d -p air cable). The po rt supports th e NW ay protocol, allowing the Pr int Server t o automaticall y detect or negot[...]

5 Front Panel LED Ind icato rs The front panel of the print server feature s f ive LED indicators:  Power S tea dy green conf ir ms that the Pr int Server is po wer ed ON.  Link/A ct S teady green confirms t hat th e Print Server has a good con necti on to the Et hernet or Fast Ethernet network. The indicator bli nks of f briefly to indicate [...]

6 Setting up the DP-3 00U Inst alling t he Print Serv er W ARNING : Configuration problems ma y result if the Print Server is powered up without first e sta blishing it s network c onnection. Follow this proc edur e to av oid complica tions at the config uration s tage . 1. Confirm proper operatio n of the prin ters to be connec ted to the DP-300U [...]

7 and flashing operation. Immediately after power-up, al l five of the green LE Ds should illuminate s teadi ly for se veral second s. Then the LPT1, L PT2 and USB L ED indicat ors should light OFF . Irre gularit y of any of the three L E Ds during these LED test s may mean th ere is a problem with th e LEDs themselv es. The actual co mponent tes t[...]

8 Getting Started Below is a sampl e networ k u sing the DP-3 00 U. The DP-300U has a bu ilt - in Web-based ma nagement f eature t hat allows u sers to ea sily co nfigure and manage mul ti ple print queu es through TC P/IP . For a list of p r int ers th at are compat i ble with th e DP-300U, ple ase see the Appendix in thi s manual. The compatib il[...]

9 Using PS-Wizard This chapter will introduce yo u the installation and oper ation of a usef ul software program – PS-Wizard . Auto-Run Instal lation Insert the Inst allati on CD-ROM into your com puter’s CD-ROM drive to init iate the Auto-Run progr am. The content of th e Inst all ation CD-ROM i n c lu des: y View Qu ick Installa tion G uide -[...]

10 PS-Wizard To avoid the conflict in yo ur network, you can use PS-Wizard to ch ange the related settin gs of your print ser ver (such as the IP address) after finishing the in stal lation of PS-Wizard on your PC. Inst al ling PS- Wizard 1. Clic k the PSWi zardSetup icon of the Installation CD-ROM, and then the system will prompt a window for you [...]

11 2. Clic k Next> in the welcome window of InstallShield Wizard . 3. Specif y the de stinat ion locat ion by clicki ng the Browse… button. Otherwis e, leave the default set ting an d click Next> to continue.[...]

12 4. You may enter a new fol der nam e in the Program F older fi el d if you want to change the d efault name . Otherwise, y ou may l eave the defaul t se tting and click Next> to go on the ins tallation.[...]

13 5. The Install Shield Wi zard starts to install the so ftwa re, a nd th e Prog ress bar indicates t he inst allation is proceeding u ntil the following win dow shows up. Click Finish to co mplet e th e in sta llati on . After in stalling the pr ogram, the applica tion progr am for the prin t server is automatically installed to your co mputer, a[...]

14 Using PS-Wizard PS-Wizard , suppo rts fo r Windows 20 00/XP/2003/V is ta, is a simple and useful tool for you eas ily adding a printe r on your computer in order to quickly st art your printing task without any co mplicated configurat ion. That is, t he main goal and advantage of t he PS -Wiza rd is to let you add a print er on your PC in t he e[...]

15 Print Server : This fi eld allows yo u to ma nually discover the connect e d pr int server and to do further c onf iguration of the print serv er that is s elected from the list.[...]

16 LAN : Y ou may also to spec ify dyn amic o r s ta tic IP address for you r prin t server . Then click Apply button to implemen t the new se tting. Port Information : This is the main function of the PS-Wizard for you to easily add a pr inter on your computer . T o add a printer , click , then the followin g wi ndow will dis play .[...]

17 The wizard provid es t h ree ways for yo u to se lec t pr inter dr iver : 1. Show current installed drivers: Y ou may select this option, “ Show currently inst alled driver s ”, to chec k i f th e same prin ter driver al ready existe d for us e. If not, you may tr y t he next method. After done the sele ction of pr i nter dri ver , click Nex[...]

18 printer in the Network Printer Name box and enable this pr inter as the def ault printer by checking the Use this printer a s the defau lt printer for Windows-based programs box. After you did the verifi cation and conf i guratio n in the following window , click Next> to continue. The n the print er (e.g. HP La ser 2000 used in t his manual)[...]

19 When the following window shows up, yo u may do print test by clicking the Pr int Te s t P a g e to check if you can do printing normally . If yes, click Finish to exi t th e install ation window and now you m a y start your printin g tasks.[...]

20 Using the Web Con figuration Home T o begin managing the DP-3 00U, simply launch the browser (e.g. Internet Explorer 6.0 used in this ma nu al) you have installed on yo ur computer and direct it to the UR L address: dlink-xxxxxx, w her e xxxxxx are the last six digits of DP-300 U’s MAC addre ss. The MAC address can be found on t h e bottom sid[...]

21 configura tion through five links on the top of this main scr een: Setup , Advanced, Maintenance , Statu s , and Help . Yo u may clic k a desired link from the bar, to display it s s ubmenu and sel ect a desired op ti on listed in t he le ft c olum n, a nd th en the corresponding content will sh ow up in the center column.[...]

22 SETUP > Print Server Setup The Print Server Setup screen allows yo u to modify the Print Server Name and Port Setti ngs , as below show s. D-Link does not reco mmend chan ging these settings unless asked by y our ne twork ad ministrator .[...]

23 Print Server Name In this field, you c an conf igure the ba s ic inform at ion of pr int server . The basic information contains a name of the print s erve r , assigned in Serv er Name box, and a locat ion for t he p rint serv er , assigned in Location ( optional) box. Port Settings In th is field, yo u can ass ign the Port Name fo r the pr int [...]

24 SETUP > LAN Setup The LAN Setup screen allow s you configure the local ne twork settin gs of print server . Please not e that thi s section is optional and you sh ould not need to change a ny of the se ttings here to get print server up and running. TCP/IP This field allows you to as sign IP addres s in manual or automat ic method. When you c[...]

25 SETUP > Printer Setup The Printer Setup screen allows you install the prin ter dr i ver s for the pr i nter current ly conne cted t o your pr int server . Network Pr inter W izard Click Next to do wnload and run a wind ows wizard progra m to in stall a netwo rk printer o nto your compu ter . When yo u click Next , you will be asked to downloa[...]

26 The above screen is the Ne twork Prin ter Wizard. Click Run , and i f a sec ond window appears as below click Run again. Select th e printer required , and th en click Next to continue.[...]

27 The wizard provides three ways fo r you to select printer driver: 1. Show current installed drivers: Y ou may select this option, “ Show currently inst alled driver s ”, to chec k i f th e same prin ter driver al ready existe d for us e. If not, you may tr y t he next m ethod. After done the sele ction of pr i nter dri ver , click Next> t[...]

28 2. Select from man ufacturer list : Check this option, “ Select from manufacturer list ”, to manually select your printer from drop-do wn menus by brand and model. Click Nex t> to continue w he n you find a desired driver . If n ot, try t he last wa y ( Have Disk ). After do ne the select io n of printe r dr iver , cli ck Next> to cont[...]

29 3. Have Disk: Click Have Disk to brin g up the following wi nd ow . Insert the manufact ure’s install ation CD -ROM to ins tall the printer dr iver . Af ter the correct driver is selected, click OK to co ntinue .[...]

30 After selec ting th e printer dr iver , the wizard will ask you to conf irm your selectio n again in the follow ing wind ow . Beside, you are allowed to edit th e name of th e printer in the Network Printer Name box and enable this pr inter as the def ault printer by checking the Use this printer a s the defau lt printer for Windows-based progra[...]

31 When the follo wing wind ow shows up , you may do print test by clicking Print T e st Page to check if yo u c a n do pr i n ting norm ally . I f yes, click OK to cl ose the PS-Wizard dialog box . If yes, t hen click Finish to ex it th e i n st alla tio n win d ow and now y ou may s t art you r printin g tasks.[...]

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33 ADVANCED > Advanced LAN The Advanced LAN screen allows yo u to further network sett ing of print server . It is not recommended not to change the settings unless instructed to modify the settin g b y your network administrator . The Advanced LAN screen cont ains th ese fields: TCP/IP , Microsof t Network, and AppleT al k .[...]

34 TCP/IP This fiel d contains fo ur op tions th at all o w yo u to con figur e th e TCP/IP sett ing : DNS Server Address , UPn P , Mac Bonjour/Rendezvous , and Second HTTP Port .  UPnP : This opti on allows you to en able or disable UP nP func tion.  Mac Bonjour/Rendezvous : This option allo ws you to enable or disable Mac Bonjour/Rendezvo u[...]

35 ADVANCED > User Access The User Access screen allows you to create and maintain an authorized list of users t hat are allo wed to access th e print server . User Ac cess By configuri ng the Enable Authori sed User List option ( Ye s ), the user in t he User List is pe rmitte d to access th e print ser ver . Any us er who is not added in the U[...]

36 ADVANCED > E-Mail Notification The E-Mail Notificat ion screen allows yo u to assign an e- m ail address to the print ser v er , so that yo ur mail of the a ccount can be printed out direct ly through the pr inter ( ASCII text o nly). This scr e en also allow you choose wh ere to send an email when the printe r status changes.[...]

37 Enable E-mail Notification Y ou can set the pr int server t o send an alert messag e wh en the printer s tatus changes through e-mail. T o e n able this func tion, click Ye s in Enab le e- mai l notification . Then , input the ad minis trator's e-mail address in the D estination e-mail Address box. E-mail Acc ount De tails Y ou can assign a[...]

38 ADVANCED > SNMP The SNMP scr een allo ws you t o u se SNMP (Simple Net wor k Manage me nt Protocol) to manag e complex net works. SNMP Management Commun ity 1/ 2/3 : Ente r a n ame in the Name box, and configure the Access Right by selec ting Read Only or Read/ Write from th e drop-d own li st.[...]

39 MAINTENANCE > Password The Password screen allows you to cha nge the password of th e print server by entering the current password in Current Password and new passwo rd in New Password and Conf ir m Pass w ord . After done the co nfiguration, click Apply Settings to enab le and r estore the n ew password, or Cance l to abando n. Be aware tha[...]

40 MAINTENANCE > Save/Restore Settings The Save/Restore Settings scr e en not only al lows you to save the current configuration in a computer for backup by clicking Save in Save Settings to Local Hard Dri ve , but also a llows yo u to reload a configuration t hat you saved before by clicking Browse to direc t to the b ack up file, an d then cli[...]

41 MAINTENANCE > Firmware Upgrade The Firmware Upgrade screen display s you the current fi rmware’ s information of the pri nt server , and a lso allows you t o up gr ade the firmwar e of the pr int server when a new version of firmware is available. Click Browse to poin t to th e firmw are fil e, and then clic k Upgrade .[...]

42 MAINTENANCE > Diagnostics The Diagnostic s sc reen al lows you to te st the prin ting f or LPT /USB por t of the print ser ver . After se lecting a po rt, click Print T est Pag e to print a test pag e.[...]

43 STATUS > Devic e In f o The Device Info screen displays th e st atus of you r print s erver , printer , and network for y our refere nce.[...]

44 Print Server St atus This field displays the informat ion of the print server a bout the fi rm ware vers ion, MAC/IP addres s, and up ti me. Printer St atus The items in thi s f ield display the inform at ion of the printer , such as the given name for th e prin ter , spee d , prin ter s t atu s, and status of your p rinting tasks, etc. LAN S t [...]

45 STAT US > Ne twor k The Network screen displays the gen eral Network st atus of your pr i nt server .[...]

46 Auto IP This fiel d contains t he curre nt set tings of TCP/IP , inclu ding DHCP/BO O TP , UPnP , and Mac Bonjour/Rendezvous . The it ems in this f ield are co nfigur ed in Advanced Æ Advanced LAN Æ TCP/IP . TCP/IP Printing In this field , you can m onito r the st atus of your printing tasks thr ough TCP/IP . Microsof t Network Printing In thi[...]

47 STATUS >Print Log The Print Log scr ee n d isplays the print i ng record of the autho rized users. Print Lo g The items in thi s f ield disp lay the user( s ) information, which include the user(s) MAC add ress, IP address , name, and s t atus o f printing tas ks.[...]

48 HELP The Hel p sc reen prov ides you brief i nformation abo ut the prin t server for your reference .[...]

49 Reboot If you want to rese t t he prin t ser ver , yo u m ay just cli ck Rebo ot for restarting .[...]

50 Refresh Prin ter Status Click a po rt name to re fresh the st a tus of the co nnected prin ter .[...]

51 TCP/IP Printing for Windows Vista Go to Sta rt Î Control Panel Î Pr inters .[...]

52 Click Add a printer . Select the first option, Add a local printer , and th en cl ick Next .[...]

53 Select the second option, Create a new port , and highlight S t andard TCP/IP Port from the pull-down m enu. Click Next .[...]

54 T ype the IP address of the print server (e.g. 10.62.31.15 used in this manual), which can be referred from the PRINTER SER VER ST A TUS of the print server ’s Web configurat ion , and then th e Por t Name will automatically be fill ed in. Click Next[...]

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56 Select Custom and click Se t tin gs . Then the follo w screen w ill show s up, selec t LPR from the Protocol field . Then enter the Queue Name , whic h can be re ferred fr om PR INTER ST A TUS of the pr int server ’s W eb confi gurat ion, in the LPR Settings fiel d. C lick OK .[...]

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59 Highlight the printer , as show n. If the desired printer is not on the list, click Have Disk and insert the p rinter driver dis k that c ame w ith your printer to ins tall the printer driv ers. Click Next[...]

60 Click Next .[...]

61 After clicked Print a test p age , a small dialogue box w ill show up as below . Click Clo se .[...]

62 Click Finish . The printer is now ready for printing with Windows V ist a on y our net work.[...]

63 TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP Go to Sta rt Î Printers and Faxes Î Add a Printer . When the following screen shows up, click Next .[...]

64 Select the first option, Local printer att ached to this comput er , and cli ck Next .[...]

65 Select the second option, Create a new port , and highlight S t andard TCP/IP Port from the pull-down m enu. Click Next .[...]

66 T ype the IP address of the print server (e.g. 10.62.31.15 used in this manual), which can be referred from the PRINTER SER VER ST A TUS of the print server ’s Web configurat ion , and then th e Por t Name will automatically be fill ed in. Click Next[...]

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68 Select Custom and click Se t tin gs .[...]

69 Then the follo w screen w ill show s up, selec t LPR from the Protocol field . Then enter the Queue Name , which can be referred fr om PRINTER ST A TUS of the pr int server ’s W eb confi gurat ion, in the LPR Settings fiel d. C lick OK .[...]

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71 Click Next .[...]

72 Click Finish .[...]

73 Highlight the printer , as show n. If the desired printer is not on the list, click Have Disk and insert the p rinter driver dis k that c ame w ith your printer to ins tall the printer driv ers. Click Next At this s creen, yo u can input a name for the printer , and then cli ck Nex t[...]

74 Select Y es t o print a te st page, click Next .[...]

75 Click Finish . The printer is now ready for prin ting with Wind ow s XP on your network.[...]

76 TCP/IP Printing for Windows 2000 Go to Sta rt Î Settings Î Printers and Faxes Î Add a Printer .[...]

77 When the foll owing screen s hows up, clic k Next .[...]

78 Select the first op tion , Local printer att ached to this computer , and click Next .[...]

79 Click Next .[...]

80 Select the second option, Create a new port , and highlight S t andard TCP/IP Port from the pull-dow n menu. C lic k Next .[...]

81 Click Next .[...]

82 T ype the IP address of the print server (e.g. 10.62.31.15 used in this manual), which can be chec ked from the PRINTER SER VER ST A TUS of the prin t s er ve r ’ s Web configurat ion , and then th e Por t Name will automatically be fill ed in. Click Next[...]

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84 Select Custom and click Se t tin gs .[...]

85 Then the follo w screen w ill show s up, selec t LPR from the Protocol field . Then enter the Queue Name , which can be referred fr om PRINTER ST A TUS of the pr int server ’s W eb confi gurat ion, in the LPR Settings fiel d. C lick OK .[...]

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87 Click Next .[...]

88 Click Finish .[...]

89 Highlight the printer , as show n. If the desired printer is not on the list, click Have Disk and insert the p rinter driv er disk that came with your printer to install the printer driv ers. Click Next .[...]

90 At this s creen, yo u can input a name for the printer , and then cli ck Nex t[...]

91 Select the first option, Do not shar e this print er , a nd c lic k Next .[...]

92 Select Y es t o print a te st pa ge, click Ne xt .[...]

93 Click Finish . The printer is now ready for prin ting with Wind ows 200 0 on y our network.[...]

94 TCP/IP Printin g for Wi ndows 98SE/ME Go to Sta rt Î Settings Î Control Panel . Doubl e click on Network , and then click Ad d .[...]

95 Highlight Cl ien t and click Add . At this w indow , click Have Disk .[...]

96 1. Insert th e DP-30 0U CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Selec t the letter repres enting th e CD-ROM dr ive on your compu ter from t he pull- down menu. 2. Double-click on the folder lpr . 3. Highlight lpr .inf 4. Click OK . Click OK to a ccept the l oc ation of the file.[...]

97 Y ou should now be back to the Ne twork Prop erties Page. Highli ght LPR for TCP/IP Printing and click Properti es .[...]

98 Click Add Port . T ype in the IP address and Port Name of the pr i nt ser ver , which can be referred from the PRINTER SERVER ST A TUS and PRINTER ST A TUS of the print server ’ s W eb configuration, in the corr esponding field, and then click OK . (The IP Address and Port N ame here are just for example only .)[...]

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100 The IP Add ress and Port N ame will be di splayed in the follow ing screen. ( The IP Address a nd Port Name here are just for exam ple onl y.) C lick OK .[...]

101 Click OK . Windows will ask for a rest art. Click Ye s .[...]

102 Once you r computer has reb ooted, click on Star t Î Settings Î Printers Î Add Printer . When the Add Prin t er W iz ar d scr een appe ars, click Next . Select Network Printer and click Next .[...]

103 T ype in th e p ath if y ou kn ow it; otherw ise, click Browse . At the following scre en, brows e for the pr inte r port and highlig ht the port ( e.g. dlink-1D6F A3 in t his manu al). Click OK .[...]

104 If th e n etwo rk p a th is no t sp ecifie d, type in the IP A ddress a nd Port Name of the print server . Sele ct Y es or No to enable or disable pr inting f rom MS-DOS bas ed programs. Click Next .[...]

105 Highlight the printer , as show n. If the desired printer is not on the list, click Have Disk and insert the p rinter driver dis k that c ame w ith your printer to ins tall the printer driv ers. Click Next . Click Next[...]

106 Select Ye s to print a tes t p age . Cl ic k Finish . T o check whe ther the printer is inst alled, go to Start Î Settings Î Printers .[...]

107 Unix /Li nux Pr intin g Print ing T ext Files form Unix T ext files on Unix sy stems cont ain lines tha t end with “newli ne” characters, as opposed to MS-DOS an d Windo ws-relat ed opera ting syst ems that end with a carriage retur n followe d by a linefeed . Most prin ters require a ca rriage return/linefeed pair at t he end of each line,[...]

108 Printing form BSD Unix Versions For “fla vors” of th e Un ix operating system derived f r om or related to the BSD releases, such as SunOS 4.x, Linux, B SD /OS, F re eB S D, or N etB S D, y ou c an us e the fo llowing proce dure to enable users to print to a printer co nnected t o your D-LINK network print server: 1. Log in as the s upe rus[...]

109 5. Add an entry for th e pr i nt er to /etc/pr intca p , similar to the follow ing: hp5l: :lp= :sd=/var/ spool/ hp5l :mx#0: :rm=ps -142634: rp=ps-142 634-p1: The meanin g of each of th e entries is described below . The directory path in the sd spoo l direct ory ent ry shoul d match t h e directory name yo u crea ted above. If your entry req[...]

110 ◆ rm=address The hos t where the re mote printer is l ocated, in this case the D-Link prin t serv er . ◆ rp=printer The name of the printe r on the rem ote host. For th e D- Link p rint server , the port na me should be use d. Note: th is entr y is ca se- s ensit i ve .[...]

111 Printing from SCO Unix Sy stem V/386 T o allow printi ng to a prin ter att ached to your D-L INK netw ork prin t serv er from a SCO Unix System V/386 host. 1. Login as the superuser (roo t). 2. Add an entry for the prin t server in the host’s /etc/ho sts file, giv ing a host name for the pr int server’s I P ad dress. A lin e in /etc/hos ts [...]

112 7. Answer r (remote printer) to the que stion Is printer a rem ote printe r or a local prin ter (r /l)? 8. When p rompted w i th the question: Please enter the name of the remote host that prin ter is atta ched to: then en ter the addr ess o f the D-Link print se rver . Y ou can u se the name you added to /e tc/host in the s tep abov e. 9. Conf[...]

113 Printing from Solaris T o allow printing from a Sun Solaris workstation, 1. Log in as the superuse r (root). 2. Add an entry for the prin t server in the host ’s /etc/h osts file, giving a hostname for the pr int server’s I P ad dress. A lin e in /etc/hos ts contains an IP addres s and one or more aliases for the host . For example: 202.3 9[...]

114 Printing from Red Hat Linux Adding a Printer 1. Click the printer icon at th e b ottom of the d esktop. 2. Since no printer is set up so far , a pr omp t a ppears askin g t o r un the printer configuration tool. 3. Click the OK butt on in the p op-up dial ogue box to open the man Printer[...]

115 configuration tool menu. Note that to use the Printer configur at ion tool you must hav e root privileges, and to s ta r t the applicat ion you may a lso type the comman d: “redhat- config-pr inter ”. 4. Click the New button in the Printer configuration tool menu. Prin ter Conf igur ation T ool m enu[...]

116 5. The Add a new pr int queue menu appea rs, click Forward to conti nue.[...]

117 6. Enter a uniqu e na me for the pr inter i n t he Name text field . Th e printer nam e cannot co ntain spaces an d must begin wit h a letter . The prin ter name may contain letters, num bers , dashes (-), a nd unde rscores (_). Optionally , enter a short desc ripti on for th e prin te r , whic h can cont ain spaces . Then click Fo rward to en [...]

118 8. Select the printer model.[...]

119 If a printer has not been detected auto matica lly , select the model from the lis t. Y ou can manu ally select t he name of th e printer manufact urer fr om the Ge neric (cli ck to sele ct manufactu rer) pull-down m e n u, and the prin ter model from the sub-list. Click Forward to con tinue. 9. The la st step is to co nfirm y our prin ter conf[...]

120 10. Print a test page to make sure the printer is functionin g properly . T o print a test page, select th e printer from t he print er list, th en select t he appropria te test page from the T est drop-d ow n menu .[...]

121 Sett ing up Prin tin g in Mac OS X Tig er (1 0.4) NOTE : Mac OS printing is supported by Postscript printers only ! With Mac OS X T iger (10.4) , you can use Apple T alk, Bonjour , I nternet Printing Protocol ( IPP), Line P rinter Daemo n (LPD ), and HP J et Direc t-Socket printing through P rint Server . Click on this icon in your Dock t o op [...]

122 Ta l k A c t i v e opt ion. Click on t he Apply Now butt on and cl ose the menu. Apple T al k is now active on the syst em . Now a prin ter can be ad ded .[...]

123 Adding a Printer Use t he Go menu at th e top tool b ar and sel ect Applications o ption and find th e Utilities fold er or open the Utilities folder directly in Go menu. In the Utilities folder , find and select to ope n Printer List window . If no printer has been set up on y our M acintosh , you will be prompted to add a print er . C lick Ad[...]

124 Mac OS X T iger (10. 4) supports five printing prot ocols: 1. AppleT alk 2. Bonjour 3. Internet Printi ng Protoc ol (IPP) 4. Line Printer Daemon (LPD) 5. HP Jet Dire ct – Socket T o add an Internet Printing Pr otocol enabled, Li ne Printer Daemon enabled or HP Jet Direct – Soc ket enab led pri nt er , click on t he butto n and follow th e i[...]

125 AppleTalk-enabled or Bonjour-enabled Printers T o add an AppleT alk-enabled or Bonj our-enabled printe r , click on t he button in t he Printer Browser menu. Select the print er model from Printer Name lis t an d Connection type in t he Printer Browser menu. The printer name selected should be the same as tha t appearing listed in the P r inter[...]

126 The prin te r that h as jus t bee n added will show up in the Printer List menu, it might take a few seconds depending on network conditions. When the printer[...]

127 appears listed it is re ady for use. Quite the Pr inter Setup Utili ty an d st art p rinting.[...]

128 Addin g an IP Pri nter T o add an Internet Printing Pr otocol enabled, Li ne Printer Daemon enabled or HP Jet Dir ect – Socket ena bled prin ter , c lick o n the IP Pri nte r but ton in the Printer Brow ser window . Select the desire d pri nting protoc ol from the Protocol drop-dow n menu . T ype the IP A ddress of the printer , the name will[...]

129 correct pr inter driver in the Print Using field. Or ma nu ally s elect the prin ter- make r from the Print Using drop-down menu, and then select the printe r model from the scroll - do wn list , or select Generic PostScrip Printer option f r om the Print Using drop-dow n menu if the model is not liste d. T o implem ent the se tting, click Add [...]

130 For set up LPD Printing: 1. Ente r the IP address of the p rint s erv er to w hich th e prin ter is att ach ed in Addr ess field. 2. T ype the port name in queue field. Click Add button after done t he sectio n of printe r model in the Print Using drop-dow n menu .[...]

131 For set up IPP Printing: 1. Ente r the IP address of the p rint s erv er to w hich th e prin ter is att ach ed in Addr ess f ield. After that, type “: 80” or “: second port” if print server ’ s second port is en abl ed. 2. T ype the port name in queue field . Click Add button after done t he sectio n of printe r model in the Print Usi[...]

132 For set up S ocket Printing: 1. Enter t he IP address of the print serv er to which th e printe r is att ached i n Addr ess f ield. After that, type “: 91 00” for port 1, “: 9101” for port 2 or “: 9102” for port 3. 2. Keep the blank in que ue fie ld. Click Add button after done t he sectio n of printe r model in the Print Using[...]

133 drop-dow n menu . When the Inst allabl e Options pop-up window shows up as below , click Continue button.[...]

134 The prin te r that h as jus t bee n added will show up in the Printer List menu, it might take a few seconds depending on network conditions. When the printer appears listed it is re ady for use. Quite the Pr inter Setup Utili ty an d st art p rinting.[...]

135 Setting up AppleTalk or LPR Printing in Mac OS X NOTE : Mac OS prin ting is su ppor ted by Post script pr i nt ers only! With Ma c OSX you c an use AppleT alk or L PR prin ters usin g IP protocols f or printing through Print Servers. Open your Syst e m Preferenc es wind ow and Click Networ k. Select the AppleT alk t a b in this win d ow a nd ch[...]

136 Select Edit Printer List from the Printer dialog box . Click Add Printer[...]

137 Select the printi ng protoc ol prefe rred, AppleT alk or LP R Printers using IP . In this ex ample, AppleT alk has been selected . AppleT alk protocol: After selecting AppleT al k, the Port Name s of the Print Server[...]

138 will be displayed. The Port Names shown he r e are exam ples only . Click on the Port to which the post-s cript printe r is connec ted.[...]

139 Then select th e printer mo del from th e dialog box displa yed here. Click Add Printer and t he Printer Port c o nf igurati on is completed. Select t he Printer Port just configur ed in the Print windo w . Cl ic k Print to print your doc ument. LPR Printers using IP protoc ol: W hen y ou selec t LPR Printers us ing IP Protocol, this wi ndo w w[...]

140 Settin g up Appl eTalk Print ing in Mac OS 9 NOTE : Mac OS prin ting is su ppor ted by Post script pr i nt ers only! The AppleT alk netw ork pr otocol is us ed with comp uters us ing the MacO S operating system. It can be used for net work commu nications ov er st andard Ethernet or Fast Ethernet using the Ether T alk transport , or over a pro [...]

141 which zone the Prin t Server shoul d be in. Y ou should locate the Print Server in the same zone as most of the users who will be using it. If your ne twork is not divided into zones , the AppleT alk Zone field sh ould contain a sing l e ast erisk ( *). For each Printer Port that will be used for AppleT al k printing, you may need to change the[...]

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143 AppleTalk Enter the AppleT alk Zone name i n th e box. In the following opt ions, enter the relat ed conf igurati on, such as th e printe r type. Chooser Name : Displa y the print server's po rt na me. Printer T ype : Enter the printer's type in this box. PostScript Level : Sele ct from th e pu ll-down me nu (Leve l 1 or Level 2) . Fo[...]

144 If you have n ot previo usly s et this printe r as the default, your comput er will prompt you for a PostSc ript Prin ter D escription file. C hoose Select PPD . Select the appropriat e printer descri pt ion file for your printer . Click Open. (If your printer is not lis ted, clic k Ge neri c to use a generic p rinter description. ) If you wish[...]

145 Technical S pecifica tions Printer Connecti on Printer Port: Parallel and USB port Bi-directional Communication: Hewlett-Packard PJL (P rinter Job L anguage) standard for bi-directi onal communication. Netw o r k Con n ecti on Netw or k St an dards: 100Base- TX Fast Ethernet Network D ata Transfer Rate : 10/100 Mb ps (megabi ts per se cond) Net[...]

146 Appendix: DP-300U Printer Compatibility List The Canon Printer Canon BJC-255SP Canon BJ-330 Canon BJ C- 600, 62 0 Canon BJC-2000SP Canon BJ C- 4100, 4 300, 4500, 45 50 Canon BJ C-6000, 6500 Cano n BJC-700 0 Cano n BJC-820 0 Canon L BP- 720, 740 Canon Bubble Jet S520 The Ep son Printer /plotter Epson S t ylus Photo 700, 710, 750 Epson S t ylus P[...]

147 IBM 5577 IBM 4039 16L IBM Infor Printe r 20 IBM InfoPrin t 32 The Lexmark Pr inter Lexmark 4039 10R Lexmark 5700 Lexmark Optra Color 45 Lexmark Optra C710 Lexmark Optra E, E +, E310 Lexmark Optra K1220 Lexmark Optra M410, M412 Lexmark Optr a N Lexmark Optra R+ Lexmar k Optra S1250, S1 855 Lexmark O ptra SC-1 275 Lexmark Optra SE-3455 Lexmark Op[...]