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    1-port USB 2.0 Print Server Manual (GPSU21)[...]

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    ©2006 IOGEAR. All Rights Reserved. Part No. M0374 IOGEAR, the IOGEAR logo, is tr ademarks or registered trademarks of IOGEAR, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered tr ademark of Inter national Business Machines, Inc. Macintosh, G3/G4 and iMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer ,[...]

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    3 W elcome Thank you for purchasing this 1-por t USB 2.0 Pr int Ser ver that allows any networked computer to share a USB printer . It complies with USB 2.0 specifications (and is backw ard compatible with USB 1.1), and provides an auto-sensing Ethernet por t that works with either 10Base-T or 100Base-T networks. This unit also suppor ts multiple [...]

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    4 T ab le of Contents P ackage Contents .................................................................................................................. 5 Features ................................................................................................................................. 6 System Requirements ................................[...]

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    5 P ackage Contents This package should contain: USB 2.0 Print Ser ver CA T5 P atch Cable P ower Adapter Installation CD User Manual W arranty/Registration Card If any items are damaged or missing, please contact y our dealer . • • • • • •[...]

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    6 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 from across the Internet Suppor ts DHCP Client and multiple network protocols 10Base-T/100Base-T auto-sensing Suppor ts T elnet and W eb Management software • • • • • •[...]

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    7 System Requirements This USB 2.0 print ser ver supports: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/2003 Mac OS 9.22 or later Unix/Linux Printer with a USB connection • • • •[...]

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       Network 8 Hard ware Installation Connect a USB cable from the printer to the USB por t on the print ser ver . Connect one end of the ethernet patch cable to the ethernet por t on the print server . 1. 2. Connect the other en[...]

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    9 Software Installation - Windows Inser t the Setup CD into your computer . The setup utility should launch automatically . If it does not, browse to your CD drive and launch the autorun.e xe file from the CD . Click the Setup Wizard option from the main menu. 1. A wizard will step you through the entire process on Windows computers. Click Next to[...]

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    10 Software Installation - Windows The wizard will scan your network f or the print ser ver and displa y the results in a list. If no ser ver is f ound, disable all firew all software and any e xtra network cards (such as a wireless adapter) on your computer e xcept the one the pr int server is on and click Refresh to search again. Click Next when[...]

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    1 1 Changing the network settings of the print ser ver to a fix ed IP address is not necessary but will provide more stability in the ev ent of a power outage, and can be useful if you are setting up IPP to print ov er the internet. Click Next and skip to step 7 if you do not need to specify an IP address , otherwise select the option to change se[...]

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    12 Software Installation - Windows Here you can specify the network settings the print ser ver will use . If you will be printing from the inter net, it is impor tant that the Gatew ay IP Address is set to the IP of your router . Click Next to continue. 5. Revie w the settings you hav e entered carefully and click Ne xt to confir m that they are c[...]

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    13 Software Installation - Windows All existing printers installed on y our computer will show up in this list. Select the model that is now attached to the print server and click Next to contin ue. If the printer you are setting up does not show up in the list, click Add Ne w Printer and install your printer’ s dr ivers as needed. If asked which[...]

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    14 Software Installation - Windows If you get the f ollowing message, the print server’ s IP settings are not set up correctly for y our networ k. Click Back until y ou see the screen in step 4, then change the print server’ s network settings. Y ou ma y use DHCP to set them automatically if the print server is connected to a router . 8. A summ[...]

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    15 Software Installation - Windows Setup of your print server is now complete . Click Finish to close the wizard. 10.[...]

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    16 Software Installation - Mac No software from the Setup CD is needed on Macintosh systems. Simply open the Print and Fax settings from y our System Preferences windo w . Click the plus (+) button to setup a ne w printer. 1. At the top of the Printer Browser , click the icon for IP printer . 2. Software Installation - Mac[...]

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    17 Select the LPD protocol, then type in the IP address of the print ser ver . T ype “ lp1 ” with lowercase letters f or the name of the Queue. Name the new printer and select the model below . Click Add when you are finished, and you are ready to print. 3. Software Installation - Mac[...]

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    18 Software Installation – IPP T o print from a remote location, you will first need to make sure port 631 is forw arded through your router’ s firewall to the print ser ver . Then simply set up IPP using the address http://(print-ser ver-ip):631/lp1 as sho wn here on an example Windows XP system. Click Add a printer from y our printers and f[...]

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    19 Software Installation – IPP Select the option for a netw ork pr inter , then click Ne xt . 3. Select the option to connect to a printer on the internet, and type in the full IPP address as shown. Y ou m ust use the external, or W AN, IP address of your router if the print ser ver is behind one . Y ou must also specify por t 631 and queue name [...]

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    20 Software Installation – IPP The wizard will ask you to choose the model of your printer . Click OK when you hav e chosen the appropriate driver . 5. Click Finish to complete the wizard and begin printing to your home or office printer from anywhere in the world. 6.[...]

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    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 y ou with the latest technical information about our products. Most of the answers to your questions can be f ound here, so please tr y it out before[...]

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    IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR’S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT , INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL D AMAGES 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 mak es no warranty or representation, e xpressed, implied, or statutor y with respect to the content[...]

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    Contact us 23 Hubble • Irvine, CA 92618 • (P) 949.453.8782 • (F) 949.453.8785 • www .iogear .com[...]