Planet Technology FPS-1UA manual

P rint Server User ’ s Manual[...]

P age ii Cop y right (C) 2004 PL A NET Technology Corp. A ll r ights reserved. The products and prog r ams desc r ibed in this User ’ s M anual are licensed products of PLA N ET Technology, This User ’ s M anual contains prop r ietary info r mation protected by copyright, and this User ’ s M anual and all accompanying hard w are, soft w are, [...]

Table of Cont e nts Chapter 1 Introduct i on 1 Feature s .......................................................................................................... .1 Sa f e t y Instruction s ........................................................................................... .2 Pac k age Con t ent s .........................................[...]

P age ii Overvi e w ........................................................................................................ . 51 Intern e t P r in t ing Pro t ocol ( I PP ) ...................................................................... . 51 Intern e t M ail P r in t in g .....................................................................[...]

P age 1 C h apt e r 1 I n t r odu c t i o n This chapt e r p rovides a n overvi e w o f your Print S erver's feat u re s . Features Congra t ulations on t h e pu r chase o f y our n e w Print Server. T his device w as de s ig n e d to p r ovid e a si m ple an d e ff icie n t n e t w or k pri n ti n g s o l u tio n . I t is pac k ed wit h f ea [...]

P age 2 Safe t y Instructio n s For y o ur o w n sa f e t y , a nd t o protect y o ur P r int Se r ve r , please o bserv e th e f oll o win g sa f e t y a d vic e . 1. Unplug t his d e vice f ro m its p o w er s o urce be f ore clea n ing . Use o n l y a sligh tl y da m pened cl o th f or cle a ni n g. Do not use li q ui d or ae ro sol cl e aners. [...]

P age 3 Package Content s Yo u sho u ld f i n d t he f oll o wing ite m s pac k aged wit h y o ur Print Server. I f a n y ite m s are m issing, con t act y o ur d eal e r i m m ediatel y . • T he Print Se r ver • P o w er A d apter • One CD-ROM c o nt a i n ing all sup p ort pr o gra m s, drivers and t his m anual • Quic k Install G u ide M[...]

P age 4 FPS-5P-M Fast Pri n t S e r v er 4 3 Parall e l Ports 4 10 / 10 0 Base- T X Parallel Port 3 Parallel Port 2 Parallel Port 1 Red Error LED Green Status LED 12V Power 10/100BaseT Connector 10/100BaseT LED DIP Switches Reset Button[...]

P age 5 FPS-2PUW Print Ser v er 4 1 U SB Printer Port 4 1 Parall e l P r in t er Port 4 IEEE 80 2 .1 1 b W ireless Station 4 10 / 10 0 Base- T X[...]

P age 6 FPS-1U A Print Ser v er 4 1 U SB Printer Port 4 10 / 10 0 Base- T X[...]

P age 7 FPS-2PUWG Pri n t Ser v er 4 1 U SB Printer Port 4 1 Parall e l P r in t er Port 4 IEEE 80 2 .1 1 b/g W ireless Sta t i o n 4 10 / 10 0 Base- T X[...]

P age 8 LED Indicat o rs LEDs - FPS-5P-S, FPS-5P-M FPS- 5 P-S a nd F PS- 5 P-M have t w o LED i n dica t ors on the t op. T he Status / Error LE D is orange or red. T he P o w e r/Lin k indica t or LED is gr ee n. T he LED i n dica t or m odes are described in the f oll o wi n g t able. Green L ED Red/Orang e LED Status D e scription Off Off No p o[...]

P age 9 LEDs - FPS-2P U WG FPS- 2 P U W G has 5 addi t i o nal LE D i n dica t ors as f oll o w s: LED Des c ription S T A T US On - Device p o wer on Off - Device p o w er o ff L AN On - LAN p ort is c o nnect ed Off - LAN port is n o t con ne cted Flashing - Pac k ets are trans m ittin g or receiving W L AN On - W LAN port is co n nec t ed Off - [...]

P age 10 DIP S w itc h Table So m e m odels are f it t ed wi t h DIP switches. • T he de f ault p osi t ion f or a ll s witches is UP. • Nor m all y , t here is no ne e d t o cha n ge t he set t i n gs o f t h e DIP switches. • T he purpose o f these s w itches is described in the f oll o wing t ables. A n y o t her pos- sibl e settings are r[...]

P age 11 C h apt e r 2 L AN I n sta l l a t i o n This chapt e r de s cribes h ow to in s tall th e Print Server in your Local Are a N et- wor k . Procedure Before use • Ma k e sure the printer y o u used is not a GDI ( G rap h ical D e vice I n ter f ace) printer . Printse r ver is n ot su p port G DI in t er f ace. I f connect the GDI prin t er[...]

L A N I nstall a tion P age 12 4. P o w er Up Pl u g in t h e po w er a da p ter cable a n d po w er u p. Start- u p w ill ta k e on l y a f e w sec on ds. Use on l y the Po w er Supp l y unit provided w ith the device. Po w e r Supp l y units for different models are not i nterchangeab l e. 5. Check the LEDs For FPS-5P-x • T he Red Error L ED sh[...]

P age 13 C h apt e r 3 Pri n t Ser v er C o n fig u r a t i o n This chapt e r p rovides a n overvi e w o f th e configuration proc e ss. O v er v i e w T he Prin t Serve r is desi g n e d t o sup p ort m a n y di ff erent plat f or m s, and t h e con f i g urati on requir e d w o uld d e pe n d u p o n th e e n vir o n m ent in which it is inst a [...]

P age 14 WPConfig T his progra m requires W ind o w s 3 . 1, a nd t he I PX/SPX protoc o l. T his progra m is on t he C D-ROM, in t he Utiliti e sWPConfig f older. I nstructi o ns f or usi n g t h e progra m are i n a sub -f older o f t h e Manual f older o n th e CD- R OM. PSConfig Menu - base d DOS pr o gr a m , inten d ed o n l y t o con f i g [...]

P age 15 C h apt e r 4 Cl i e n t PC Configu ra tio n The chapt e r d e tails t h e c lient configur a tion required on LAN clients to us e the printer or print e r s attac h ed t o th e Print Serv e r. O v er v i e w Be f ore per f or m ing clie n t c o n f iguration, the f oll o wi n g c o ndi t i o ns m ust be m et: • Prin t Se r ver m ust be [...]

P age 16 Prin t ing Methods T he Print Se r ver su p ports a nu m ber o f printi n g m etho d s: • Pe e r-to-Pe e r Print Driv er is installe d b y run n i n g setup.exe in the C D-ROM Driver/PTP20 f older. T he print job s are s t ore d (q u eued ) o n y o ur PC , a n d s e n t to t h e P r int Se r ver w h en it is av a ilable. • Server-b a s[...]

P age 17 Figure 1: N etwork Configu r ation • T he top li n e in t h e list (Ne t BE U I -> PCI Fast Ether n e t Adap t er) in d icates th at the Ne t BEUI pro t ocol is i n stalled on this PC. Your PC will sh o w t he n a m e o f the y our N e t w or k card rat h er tha n "PCI F ast E t hern e t Ad a pter". • T he highlig h ted li[...]

P age 18 Wind o w s Pe e r-to - Peer Print D ri v er W i th this prin t i n g m ethod , p rint job s are s t ored ( qu e u e d) o n y o ur PC , a n d t he n s e nt t o the Prin t Se r ver when it is a v a il a ble. Install Peer-To-Peer Print Dri v er Be f ore p er f or m ing t h e f oll o win g proc e dure , th e P r in t Server m ust be inst a ll [...]

P age 19 6. Accept t he de f aul t Pr o gr a m Folder. Clic k Next . T he Setup win do w s will a pp e ar as the f iles are co p i e d to y o ur co m puter. 7. T he installation will be st o pped in 9 5% f or a f e w seconds a n d a screen li k e t h e f oll o wing will be d ispl a y e d. • Clic k Browse . T he C o n f i g ure screen w ill search[...]

P age 20 If y our Print Ser v er is n ot li s ted: • Chec k that b o th t he Prin t Se r ver a nd t he pri n ter a r e pro p er l y con- nected , a n d p o wered on. • Chec k that th e Print Server has b e en c o n f igured. • I f using T CP/IP, t r y inst a lling the N etBEUI protoc o l. See t he ea r lier section C hec k ing y o ur Ne t wor[...]

P age 21 w For W indo w s N T , 2 0 00, X P a nd Se r ver 20 0 3, clic k on P o rts an d th e n A d d Port . 6. W h en the A dd Port win do w ap p ears, w For W indo w s 9 5 , 9 8 a nd Me, s e lect O t her an d th en PrintServer u n der t h e list e d ports t o a d d. C lic k OK. w For W indo w s N T , 2000, XP and Se r ver 2 0 03, select P r in t [...]

P age 22 7. T he Configure PrintS e r v er w ind o w a p pears, sh o wn b el o w. 8. Clic k on Bro w se a n d ch oo se f r o m the list t hat ap p ea r s. It m a y t a k e a fe w second s f or t h e lis t t o a pp e ar. I f y o u have m ultipl e Prin t Se r vers o n y o ur ne t wor k , be sure to p ic k the correct na m e and clic k OK . 9. Clic k [...]

P age 23 10 . I f y o u are usi n g Prin t Se r v e r wit h m ore tha n o n e port, choose t he PrintServe r po rt connect e d to the n e wl y ins t alled prin t er. 11 . In the Configure Prin t Ser v er win do w , set the R etry inter v al , which d eter m in e s h o w m a n y seco n ds, W indo w s w a its be f ore atte m ptin g to send a pri n t [...]

P age 24 Use Start - Set t ings - P r in t ers to op e n the Printers f older, th e n ri g ht-clic k the Printer , and s e lect Pr o perties . T he Port Set t ings b utt o n is o n t he De t ails or Ports t ab, de pend- ing on y o ur version o f W ind o w s. An exa m ple screen is sh o wn b e l o w : Figure 3: P ort Settings (Pee r -to-peer Driver [...]

P age 25 Wind o w s S M B P rinting T his m ethod requires n o a ddi t i o nal so ft w are to be installed, but t h e Ne t BEUI pr o tocol m u st be install e d a nd en a ble on y o ur PC. Us e th e f oll o w ing procedu r e t o ins ta ll t h e Prin t Se r ver's printer as a W indo w s S M B n e t w or k pri n ter: 1. Dou b le-clic k th e Ne t[...]

P age 26 • Select the P r inter M anu f a c turer and M o d e l to m atch t he prin t er connect e d t o this p ort on the Print Server, an d co m plete t h e W i z ard . 7. T his printer will n o w a p pe a r in y o ur P r inters f older ( S t art - Settings - Pri n ters ) a nd can b e use d li k e a n y ot h er printer . Ho w e ver , SMB pri n [...]

P age 27 Wind o w s w it h S e r v er-based Print Q ueues 1. Open y our Pri n ters f older, and start the A d d P r in t er W izard. 2. W h en pro m pted, select N e t work Prin t er . 3. W h en pro m pted f or Net wo rk Pat h or Q ue u e N ame , c lic k the Browse but t on , a n d locate t he Server and Prin t er (or Print Qu e ue) w h ich y o ur [...]

P age 28 Wind o w s u s ing N DPS Be f ore u s in g N e t W a re N D PS (Ne t W are Distribu t e d Prin t i n g Service), on e o r m or e NDPS Prin t er Age n ts m us t b e creat e d o n t he Ne t W a re Se r ver . See A p pe n dix B f o r det a ils o f t h is proce d ure. Also, on y o ur w or k station , ensure t h at: • Novell Intr a ne t W are[...]

P age 29 Ma c intosh ( A ppleTalk) T he Prin t Server sup p orts Ap p le T al k (Ether T al k ), PAP, A T P, N BP , Z I P a n d D D P pro- tocols, e n a b li n g Macintosh c o m puters on the n e t w or k to vi e w a n d use t h e Print Serve r as a reg u lar Ap p le T al k prin t er. Nor m all y , no c o n f igura t i o n is requir e d. For a dvan[...]

P age 30 3. Dou b le c lic k the CONFIG f ile, an d e di t it . T he a pprop r iate v a lue s f or each line are described in the f oll o wi n g sectio n . T he f ile sh o uld loo k li k e the exa m ple bel o w , bu t m a y va r y de p en d in g on y o ur m odel. Begin CMD 0001 Device Name: xxxxxxxx 3000 Apple Zone: * 3001 Printer Type (P1): LaserW[...]

P age 31 2 = par a ll e l p ort 2 3 = se r ial port 4 = par a ll e l p ort 3 • AS C II co m m unication is m o re relia b le. • T he co m puter, Prin t Serv e r an d printer M U S T all b e con- f igured t o use the SA M E p r otocol. C h ec k y o ur pri n ter m an- ual f or details o f printer con f igura t io n , and use t h e Print m enu to [...]

P age 32 C h apt e r 5 Bi - A d min Ma n ageme n t U til i t y This chapt e r de s cribes the installation an d oper a tion of th e Bi-Admi n Configu- ration & Manageme n t p rogram. Requirements T his progra m requires: • W indo w s 95, W ind o w s 98 or Me • W indo w s N T 3.51, W indows N T 4.0, W ind o w s 20 0 0, X P or Server 2 0 03 A[...]

P age 33 Opera t ion • Start t he progra m b y using the icon crea t ed b y t he se t up pr o gra m . • W h en run, the progra m searches the ne t w or k f or all active Print Se r vers, th e n list s the m on screen, as sh o wn b y t he exa m ple screen b e l o w . Main Sc r een Figure 8: Bi-Admin M ain Sc r een Groups On the le f t side o f t[...]

P age 34 Figure 9: S ystem Configu r a t ion - Groups De v ice List On the rig h t side o f the screen is a list o f all P r int Se r vers f ound on t h e ne t wor k . For each d evice, t he f oll o wing data is sh o wn: • Default Name . T he Defa u l t Server Name is sh o w n on a stic k er on the base o f th e device. • De v ice N a me . I f [...]

P age 35 Status Icons Once a P r int Se r ver h as b e en selected , th e Icons b ec o m e active. The icons provide status information as w e l l as access to the se- lected Print Server sett i ngs . If an icon i s gr a y ed out, that option o r protocol i s unavai l able. De v ice Status Men u e q uiv a len t : M a in - D evi c e Status All o f t[...]

P age 36 T C P /IP Selecti n g t hi s ico n will a ll o w con f igur a ti o n f or T CP/ I P . So m e m odels m a y have chec k boxes f or DH C P, Bootp , and R arp . So m e m odels m a y als o displ a y th e setu p d a ta f or t he pr o prie t a r y "I n tern e t P r i n tin g " f eatu r e (pri n t- ing via E-M a il). NetWare Bi-Ad m in [...]

P age 37 Internet P rinting T he settings all o w you to print via your ma i l se r ver. You can a l so refer to t h e Chapter 7 to install our I PP driver to y our P C. T hen y o u c a n print to t he printer via Inte r net connection. SNMP Con f igura t i o n is on l y r e qui r ed i f using Si m ple N e t w or k Man a ge m ent Pro- tocol. S e e [...]

P age 38 a stic k er on the base o f t he d e vice. Reset D e v ice T his w ill cause t he d evice to reb o ot. T his should be done a f ter m a k ing a n y c on f igur a ti o n changes , or i f the d e vic e stops re- spon d ing a f ter so m e probl em s. Restore F ac- tory Default T his will restor e AL L d e vi c e values t o t hei r f acto r y [...]

P age 39 Configur a tio n Menu T he System op t io n all o w s y ou to: • Cha n ge t he n a m e o f the selecte d Print Server. • Cha n ge t he "Grou p " f or th e select e d P r int Se r ver. • Se t th e Ne t wor k Protoc o ls used t he s e lect e d Pri n t Se r ver. ( A n y p r otoc o ls n o t us e d on y our L AN m a y b e d isab[...]

P age 40 C h apt e r 6 W e b I n te r face Se tu p This chapt e r explains h o w to u se yo u r Web B r o wser to co n figur e th e Print Server. O v er v i e w T he Print Se r vers h a ve in c orporate t he H TT P server. T his all o w s y o u to con n ect to t he Prin t Serve r a n d con f i g ur e i t usi n g y ou r W eb Bro w s er. Mos t br o w[...]

P age 41 Connecting to the Print Ser v er 1. Start y o ur W eb Br o w ser. 2. In t h e Address box, enter H TTP:// f oll o w e d b y t he I P Address o f the Print Se r ver . e.g. http://192.168.0.1 3. Yo u will t he n b e p r o m pted f or th e p ass w or d . I f n o p ass w or d h as b e e n set , just press E NTER . 4. Use the m enu bar o n t h [...]

P age 42 NetBEUI Figure 11: NetBEUI Screen Domain Na me Enter t he de s ig n ated work group to b e serviced b y t he Prin t Server. T his f ield is n ot c a se sensitive, so na m es w i t h di ff er- ent case will b e considere d to b e t h e sa m e na m e. Response T ime Set h o w f ast th e pri n t jobs are sen t to th e printer. T h e de f aul [...]

P age 43 NetWare T he Ne t W are screen will n ot b e a vail a bl e f or FPS- 2 P U W , FPS-2P U W G and FPS-1UA . Figure 12: NetWare Screen General NetWare M ode Select P r int Server or R e mot e Printer , as a p propria t e. T he de f ault is P r int Server . Frame T y pe Select t h e f r a m e t y pes u sed b y y o ur n e t w or k . (Etherne t [...]

P age 44 M aster File S e r v er (Binder y M ode onl y) Na m e o f the Prin t Server's m a ster f ile server. NetWare Pa s s- w ord T he password o n t h e Ne t W are Server. T he Prin t Server de- vice ne e ds t h is pas s w ord t o con n ect to t he N e t W are server. Job Notification T he opti o ns are: • Job noti f ica t ion at o n l y [...]

P age 45 A c c e ss Select t h e de s ired l e v e l o f access. T rap Recei v ers Recei v er No. Select t h e T rap Receiver n u m ber (1..4), and c lic k the Get Data butt o n t o u p dat e th e dis p l a y f or t he s e lect e d i t e m. IP A ddress Enter the IP A d dress o f th e T rap Receiver, w h ich will b e sent the T rap m essage. Communi[...]

P age 46 Configure Ser v er Figure 15: Configu r e Server Screen Print Ser v er Name Cha n ge t h e de f a u lt n a m e i f y ou wish. T he n e w na m e m us t not co n tain an y s p aces or b lan k s. Pa s s w ord Ente r t h e d e vic e pas s w o r d, a n d a g ain i n th e Veri fy f ield . Once a pas s w ord is e nte r ed, it is req u ired in or [...]

P age 47 Wireless Configuration T he W ireless screen will b e a v a il a ble o n FPS- 2 P U W an d FPS-2P U W G, the se t tin gs on t hi s screen m ust m atc h th e o the r W ireless statio n s i n or d er f or co m m unication t o occur. T he con f igure scre e n arran g e m ent o f FPS- 2 P U W and FPS- 2 P U W G is a lit t l e bit di ff erent, [...]

P age 48 Configuration Regulator y Domain It is ille g al t o use t h is d e vi c e in an y loca t ion o utside o f the regu- lato r y d o m ain. Station name T his is th e sa m e as th e Device ( H ost) N a me o n th e W A N screen. On y o ur PC, so m e W ireless status screens ma y d ispl a y this n a m e as the Access Poin t i n use. Net w ork T[...]

P age 49 128 B it K ey I f selected , d at a is enc r y p t ed usin g t h e ke y be f ore b ei n g tr a ns- m itted. T he receiving sta t i o n m ust be set to use 128 Bit Enc r y p- tio n , a n d h a v e t h e sa m e K e y val u e. O t he r wise, i t w ill not b e a b l e to dec r y p t t he d ata . K e y Enter t he ke y v a l u e y o u wish to us[...]

P age 50 Other Sc r eens Ser v er Status T his screen sh o w s serve r s y ste m data a nd t h e current set t ings f or all o f the othe r screens. It is re a d-o n l y ; no data c a n b e inpu t on this s c reen. Print e r Ports T his screen displ a y s the c urrent status o f each port. For each port, the f oll o wi n g da ta is lis t ed: • Co[...]

P age 51 C h apt e r 7 S peci a l F e atur e s This chapt e r co v er s th e special feat u re s of th e Print Serv e r. O v er v i e w T he Print Se r ver h as f our (4) speci a l f eatures: • So m e Print Se r vers sup p ort IPP (In t ernet Printing Pro t ocol). • All m odel su p port t h e pr o prieta r y Inte r net Mail Prin t i ng s y s t [...]

P age 52 IPP Client Setup - Wind o w s 95/98/ M e/NT 4.0 T he IPP C lient So ft w are c a n be inst a lled on an y o f the f oll o wing s y s te m s: • W indo w 95 / 98 / Me • W indo w s N T 4.0 Inst a lling u s ing IPPCLIEN T .EXE 1. Pl e ase ru n I PP C LIEN T .EXE in DriverIPP f older on CD-RO M b y clic k ing on Start , Run , an d e n ter [...]

P age 53 Figure 18: Select Printer f or IPP Port 6. Ei t her select a n existing printer to use t h e ne w p ort, an d clic k OK. OR Clic k the Ad d Ne w P r inter butt o n t o crea t e a n e w pri n ter t o use t he IPP p ort. T his will start t h e Add P r in t er w izard. F oll o w t he pro m pts to co m plete the process. En- sure that the n e [...]

P age 54 IPP Client Setup - Wind o w s 2000, XP and Ser v er 2003 W indo w s 2 0 00 , XP a n d S e rver 2 00 3 h ave th e ir o wn I PP Cli e nt , a n d t her e is n o nee d to inst a ll t h e s u ppli e d I PP Clien t So f t w ar e . T o use W in do w s 2 000/ X P/Server 20 03's IPP Clie n t w ith t he Prin t S e rver, f oll o w t his proc e d[...]

P age 55 Figure 20: Windows 2000: N o printer driver 5. Clic k "OK" , a n d t h en s e l e ct the p r inter m anu f acturer and m odel t o m atch th e printer c o nnec t ed t o t h e po r t on t he I PP Server. 6. Clic k "Next" , a n d co m plete the W i z ard . T he IPP printe r is n o w rea d y f or use. Using IPP Printers T h[...]

P age 56 Interne t Mail Printing T he Internet M a il Prin t i n g S y ste m all o w s users to print da t a to y o ur prin t er acr o ss the Intern e t. Users send t h e I nternet Pri n t Se r ver a n E - Mail, w ith t h e print job no rm all y sent as an at t ach m ent to t h e E - M a il. T he P r int Server will retri e ve t he E - M a il a nd [...]

P age 57 Internet Mail Printing Configuration T he Print Se r ver m ust be con f igure d w i t h t h e d ata in t he f oll o w ing t a b le. T he supplied Bi - A dmin utili t y progra m , or the W eb-base inter f ace can b e use d t o set the f oll o wing entries on the T CP/IP screen. M ail Ser v er I P A ddress T he IP A d dress o f t h e E - M a[...]

P age 58 User Sof t w a r e T he s o f t w are pr o vided f or re m ote users (InterNet Prin t ing Port) should be install e d b y eve r y o n e in t en d i n g t o us e In t erne t printing . Ot h erwise, re m ote users ca n p r i n t cor- rectl y on l y i f : • T h e y sen d E - Mail direc t l y t o t h e Prin t Serve r M a il Ac c ount , using[...]

P age 59 Remote Printer E-mail A d d re ss T he E - Mail a d dress f or the Inter n et p r inter. Y o ur print jobs will b e sen t to t hi s E - M a il add r ess. M ail Ser v er Na m e or IP A d d r e ss T his is the na m e or IP A d dress o f y o ur M a il Se r ver . I f y o u are on a L AN, as k the L AN Ad m inistrator. I f usin g a di a l-u p c[...]

P age 60 Checking the Printer Dr i v er T o m a k e sure t h at th e correct printer driver f or t h e r e m ote printe r is inst a lle d o n y o u r s y s t e m , y ou c a n use t he I nt erNet P r in t ing Port t o send an E - M ail to t he I ntern e t Printer . T he procedure is as f oll o w s : 1. Con n ect y o ur de f a u lt p r in te r to th [...]

P age 61 S N M P T he Print Server su p ports SN M P (Si m ple Ne t w or k Manage m ent Pro t ocol). T his a ll o w s ne t w or k supervisors to m onitor a nd contr o l t h e Print Server using ne t wor k m a n age- m ent plat f or m s such as HP Ope n Vi e w, I BM S y s t e m Vi e w , etc. T he appropriate M IB f ile m ust be i m ported into y our[...]

P age 62 Wir e les s Configuration Wireless Models - FPS-2PUW, F PS-2P U WG FPS- 2 P U W and FPS- 2 P U W G are W i reless stations, NO T access point. Li k e all othe r W i reless stations, t h e y h a ve 3 wor k m odes: • 802 . 11 A d Hoc mode - No Access P o in t i s used , W i reless sta t ion s co m m unicat e direct l y with each other . T [...]

P age 63 per f or m ance. WEP Settings Must m atch the o t her W ir e less sta- tions. Must m atch the Access Point. T w o (2) m ethods are a v a il a ble to p er f or m the req u ired con f iguration: • Bi - A dmin m anage m ent utili t y progra m - see b e l o w f or det a ils. • Web-based setup - se e C hap t er 6 f or de t ails. Bi - A dmin[...]

P age 64 SS ID • I f using a n ESS (Ext e nd e d Service Se t , wit h m ultiple a ccess points) this ID is call e d a n ESSID ( Exten d ed Service Se t Iden t i f ier). • T o c o m m unicate, all W ireless station s M U S T use th e s a m e SS I D/ESSID. C h an g e this v a lue, or ch a nge t h e ot h er W i re- less stati o ns, to ensure e ach[...]

P age 65 64 Bit • I f selected, d ata is enc r y p t ed, using t he de f aul t ke y , be f ore being tr a ns m itted. T he receivi n g sta t io n m ust be set to 6 4 Bi t Enc r y p t i o n, an d h ave t he sa m e K e y valu e in t h e s a m e posi t ion in its ke y t a b le. O t he r w ise, it will n o t be able to de- c r y p t t h e d a ta. •[...]

P age 66 Wir e less L in k Inf o Scr e en A f ter clic k ing the " L in k In f o" button on the W ireless Screen, a screen li k e the ex a m ple bel o w will b e sh o w n . Figure 25:Link Info Sc r een State T his indica t es w h ich Acce s s Point is curre n t l y in use. Current C h annel T he current chan n el which has b e en us e d. [...]

P age 67 C h apt e r 8 T r o u bl e shooting This chapt e r de s cribes s ome p roblem situ a tions, which ma y arise, an d th e so- lutions t o th e m. O v er v i e w I f y ou e ncou n ter printing di ff iculties, pl e ase re f er to t he approp r ia t e secti o n. I f , a f ter f oll o w ing the a dvic e in these docu m ents, the P r int Server s[...]

P age 68 Solution N o. 5 I f the Print Server is le f t on , but t he D H CP se r ver is tu r ned o ff , the n the Print Server will ret a in its IP Add r ess w ith o ut the DHCP Serve r being a ware o f it. Si m pl y r eset the Print Se r ver so it will ob t ain a n e w I P Address. T his proble m w o u ld also arise i f y o u assi g ned s t atic [...]

P age 69 Pro b le m No. 6 I can't select t h e "Re m aini n g f r o m :" ite m in t h e print d i a log box. Solution N o. 6 I f y ou h ave select e d the La y ou t v a lu e , "2 U p ", or "4 Up", y o u can- not access th e Re m aini n g f ro m it e m . Choose o t her selections. Pro b le m No. 7 A cover pa g e pr[...]

P age 70 No v ell NetWare Pro b le m No. 1 M y Pri n t Server c a nn o t pri n t the j o bs sent t o t h e print q ueu e. Solution N o. 1 T r y th e f oll o wi n g: 1. Chec k i f the prin t er at t ach e d to t he Pri n t Server is on - line. 2. Chec k i f y our Print Serve r is l o gg e d into t he f ile s e rver (S e e Pro b le m 2 bel o w.). 3. [...]

P age 71 Wind o w s Printing Problems Pro b le m No. 1 W h en I trie d to inst a ll the Printing so ft w are f or Peer-to - Peer prin t in g , I received an error m essage a n d t h e installa t io n w as a borted .. Solution N o. 1 T his m a y b e caus e d b y a n exis t in g installa t io n o f t h e printer por t so f t w are. Be f ore a t te m [...]

P age 72 7. Clic k th e A d d Por t b u tto n . On t h e res u ltin g screen , s e lect O t her, then Printer Server, as t h e port to ad d , as sh o wn b el o w . 8. Clic k OK to see t h e P r int Port C o n f igura t ion scre e n, as sh o w n bel o w .[...]

P age 73 9. Clic k the Br o w se D e vice b utto n , select t he de s ired Print Server, and clic k OK. 10 . Clic k OK to return to t h e Printers f olders, a n d right-clic k on the Prin t er. Ensure t h at t he W o r k of f -line o ption is NO T c h ec k ed. T he Prin t er sh o uld n o lo ng er b e gr a y e d o ut, an d i s rea d y f or use. Pro [...]

P age 74 • W h en the Spo o l Set t i n gs di a lo g ue box a p pears, ch o ose S t ar t prin t ing a f ter last pa g e is s p ooled a nd clic k OK. Pro b le m No. 5 A p r in t in g d e vice co n nect e d t o t h e Prin t Server por t c ann o t p r in t or prints g arba g e. Solution N o. 5 Chec k the f oll o wi n g: • Cable co n nection b e t [...]

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P age 76 Ap p endix A S pec i fic a t i o n s Gener a l Spe c ifica t ions FPS- 5 P-S P o w er Consu m ption 5 w m ax. Extern a l P o w er Ad a pter 12V DC LEDs 3 Par a ll e l Port 1 Ce n tronic f e m ale DB- 2 5 connector Ethe r net C on n ector 10/ 1 00Base- TX FCC / CE Class B FPS- 5 P- M P o w er Consu m ption 5 w m ax. Extern a l P o w er Ad a[...]

P age 77 W i reless Inter f ace IEEE 8 02 1 1b /g FCC / CE Class B FPS-1 U A P o w er Consu m ption 5. 5 w m ax. Extern a l P o w er Ad a pter 9V DC LEDs 2 USB Por t (1.1) 1 Ethe r net C on n ector 10/ 1 00Base- TX FCC / CE Class B En v ironmental Specif i cat i ons (all M odels) Operating T e m perature 0 ~ 40 ° C Stor a ge T e m perature -10 ~ 7[...]

P age 78 Parallel Port Pin A ssignments Other M odels Pin Signal Name Direction 1 - Strobe T o printer 2 +Da t a 0 T o printer 3 +Da t a 1 T o printer 4 +Da t a 2 T o printer 5 +Da t a 3 T o printer 6 +Da t a 4 T o printer 7 +Da t a 5 T o printer 8 +Da t a 6 T o printer 9 +Da t a 7 T o printer 10 - ACK T o Server 11 + Bu sy T o Server 12 + Paper E [...]

P age 79 Protocol Support M odel T CP/IP NetBEUI NetWare A p p l e T alk F T P/ T elnet FPS- 5 P-S √ √ √ √ √ FPS- 5 P-M √ √ √ √ √ FPS- 2 PUW √ √ √ FPS- 2 PUWG √ √ √ FPS-1 UA √ √ √ Feature Support M odel HT T P Setup E-mail Printing IPP SN M P FPS- 5 P-S √ √ √ FPS- 5 P-M √ √ √ FPS- 2 PUW √ √ √ [...]

P age 80 Regulato r y A ppro v als FCC State m ent This equipment gen e rates, u s es, and can radiate radio fr e quency e n ergy. I t has been t es ted and found t o c o m ply with the limits for a Clas s B digital d e v i ce, p u rsuant to P a rt 15 of th e FCC rules. Thes e limits ar e desig n ed t o provide rea s onable pro t ection against h a[...]

P age 81 Ap p endix B N e t w or k Ser v er C onfigu r atio n Wind o w s N T Ser v er Preparing for TCP/IP Printing I f using W indo w s N T 3.51 o r W indo w s N T 4.0, Micros of t TCP/IP Printing Sup p ort m u st be install e d. • I f it is a lrea d y inst a ll e d, p ro ceed t o Adding a T C P/ I P Remote Printer . • Othe r w ise, the proce [...]

P age 82 A d ding a TCP/IP Re m ote Printer Wind o w s 3 .51 1. Fr o m the Printer m enu in Print M anager , select C r ea t e Printer. 2. In t h e resul t i n g d ialog box, enter d ata as f oll o w s: Print e r Na me Enter a na m e (up to 32 c h aracters). T his n a m e app e ars in th e title b ar o f the p r in t er w i n d o w. Dri v er Select[...]

P age 83 Client PCs can n o w be co nf igured as d escribe d i n Ch a pter 4 - C lient Con f i g uration .[...]

P age 84 Wind o w s 200 0 , X P and S e r v er 2 0 0 3 1. Start t h e Add Prin t er W izard, select N etwork Printer , t hen clic k Next to bro w se fo r the Prin t Se r ver. 2. Locate an d d o uble-clic k the Pri n t Server, s e lect t he d e sired por t , a n d clic k Next . T he f oll o w ing m essage w ill be d ispl a y e d: Figure 26: Windows [...]

P age 85 Bi - A dmin For m ore control and f lexibili t y , or to use NetWare Remote Printer M ode , y o u can use the s u p p li e d Bi-Ad m in m anage m ent utili t y . Pr o vided y o u h a ve N o vell's Cli e nt 32 inst a ll e d, Bi-Ad m in will a ll o w y ou to c o n f igure t h e Ne t W a re Server as w e ll as th e Pri nt Server. • Bi-[...]

P age 86 Ser v er for P1 port 1. No v ell Print e r Ser v er for P2, P3 & SP (if exist) Ne t W a re print se r ver t o service the Print Server's parallel port 2 ( P2), p arall e l por t 3 ( P3), or Serial port ( SP), i f these ports exist. No v ell Print S e r v er M od e NDS T ree N ame Not a pplica b le. (Ne t W are NDS m ode o n l y) P[...]

P age 87 Figure 27: Create NDPS M anager Object 5. T y pe a n a m e in th e NDPS Man a ger N a m e.(e.g. Ser M GR in F igur e 1 a b o ve) 6. Br o w se t he Resi d en t Serv e r an d selec t w he r e y o u w a n t th e N D PS M a na g er o bjec t to b e assig n ed. ( e .g. T E C H_50. T eSupp in f i g ure 1 a b ove) 7. Br o w se t h e Da t abas e Vo[...]

P age 88 4. Enter the desir e d na m e f or the Prin t er Agen t (PA) Na m e. 5. Nor m all y , t he N D PS M a na g er will b e t h e N D PS M a ng e r object y o u ar e usi n g. 6. Select Nov e ll Printer Ga t e w ay in t he G a teway Typ e. (see f igur e 2 a b ove) 7. Clic k OK and th e n select t h e a vail a bl e pri n ter. 8. Select R e mo t e[...]

P age 89 Unix S y stems Your Print Se r ver can be con f igured u s ing F T P, a n d it sup p orts the f oll o wing Uni x prin t ing m ethods: • LPD • F T P • Direct Soc k et Inter f ace • PS f ilter (prop r ieta r y p r in t in g m ethod) For f ull d et a ils o n using U nix s y ste m s w i t h y our Pri n t Server, re f er to the Unix m a[...]