Digitus DN-13014-2 manual

USB-PRINTER WIRELESS LAN PRINTSERVER (DN-13014-2) Manual[...]

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Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................. 1  1.1 Product Introduction .............................................. ........... 2  1.2 Product Package ... ........................ ....................... ........... 3  1.3 Network Printing Arch itecture ............ ................... ....[...]

5.2.1 Installation Using PCONSOLE .................... ............. .............. .... 55  6. UNIX SYSTEM NETWORK .............................................. 59  6.1 Introduction ........ ....................... ........................ ............. 60  6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Suppor t ........................... 61  6.[...]

8.3.3 TCP /IP...... .......... ........... ............. ........... ............. ........... ............. 109  8.3.4 SM B ...................... ........... .......... .............. .......... .............. .......... 110  8.3.5 SNMP ............... ............. ........... ............. ........... ............. ........... .. 111  [...]

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 server [...]

3 1.2 Product Package This package contains th e following com ponents:  One Print Server  One Antenna  One Power Adapter  One Quick Installation Guide  One CD-ROM (In cluding all the s oftware util ities, 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 Window s 98 Window s NT Work st ati on Window s 2000 Unix Print S erve r Print Server Because print serve r 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.[...]

6 Common operating sy stems for clien ts are cla ssified as following: Windows 98SE/Me/NT/200 0/XP/2003/Vista/7 Our print server system provide s PTPP (Peer-to-Pee r Printing) driver and utilities for Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista users. PTPP (Peer-to- Peer Printing) support s TCP/IP protocol. In the client installation procedure, after PTP[...]

7 W indow s 98 PTPP Prin t Server MIS-2 P1 P2 P3 P1 Print S erver 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 s erver.[...]

8 1.3.3 Network Printing Fu nctions for Network S erver Window s NT S erve r NetWare Server Window s 98 Window s NT Work st ati on Window s 2000 Unix Print S erve r Network Serve r Comm on networ k s erv ers are classif ied as follo wing: Windows NT/2000/2003 Our print server system provide s PTPP (Peer-to-Pee r Printing) driver a nd utilities for [...]

9 1.4 Network Printing Environment Common network environm en t are classified as following: Windows Peer-to-Peer Network The client’s PTPP driver will use TC P/IP pro tocol to print through print server. Windows NT/2000/2003 Network Networ k printin g func tion wi ll become available after PTPP driver is installed i n to Window s NT/2000/2003. A[...]

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. W indows NT /2000/2003 Server-Base d Network Chapter 5. NetWare Network Chapter 6. UNIX System Net[...]

12 Chap ter 10 intro duces P rint Server’s LPR Printing function and W indows XP/V ista/7 and MAC OS 10.x standard setup procedures. The LPR Printing (Line Printer Remote techno logy) allows use r s to connect to printers via TCP/IP for printing s haring. Chapter 11 introduces how to de al with the problem that if you can’ t find any print serv[...]

13 1.6 Firmware & Printing Function The print serv er provides a com plete network printing solution . The feat ure set is list ed belo w:  PTPP (Peer-to-Peer-Printing)  TCP/IP (L PR)  IPP Printing  NetWare Bindery Printing  AppleTalk  SMB Printin g[...]

14 2. Hardware Inst allation 1. Unpack the print server p ackage and verify that all the items listed in the s ection 1.2 are provided. 2. Connect the print server to the pr inter you want to share on the network. 3. Connect the print server to your network by attached the networ k cable to the UT P port of the print server. 4. Connect the power ad[...]

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 printi ng. 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 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP /2003/Vista/7 with the same user interface. Bef ore th e installation, please verify that your network protocol is installed on your PC (TCP/IP, IPX and/or NetBEUI). It will be he lpful in your installation process. 1. Insert[...]

19 3. The “Prin t Server Ut ilities” win dow will be displayed. Click “Next ”. 4. Click “Next” to install 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 components you want to install. It is highly recommended to inst all all provided components . Click “Next” to continue.[...]

21 6. Click “Install”. 7. The system will start to install the utilities automatically.[...]

22 8. You have completed the installation phase 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”. NOTE 1: If this is the firs t tim e you configure the Print Server, the “Print Server Name” is t[...]

23 9. Specify a recognizable na me for the Print Server and click “N ext”. 10. Specify the IP Address for the Print Server manually or click “Next” to ke ep default IP Address, i.e. 192.168.2.2.[...]

24 11. The configura tion summary is disp layed 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. 12. The Administrator In stallati on procedur e is totally completed. Click “Finish”.[...]

25 The Administrator Installati on Program have executed the installa tion proced ure that performs th e followin g tasks:  Install all utilities and drivers to the administrator’s PC.  Configure th e print ser ver (including the p rint server name and network protocol)  Add the networ k port of th e print server to t he administrator’[...]

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 Por ts Quick Setup – Add the network ports of pr int servers within the network t o your PC.  Print Server Conf igura tion – Allows you to configure the print serve r’s IP Address, [...]

27 3.4 Client In stallation and Setup The Client Installation can be performed on Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista /7 wi th the sam e user interface. Before the installation procedure, please confirm that your PC has connected to the network and installed at least one network prot ocol. 1. Insert the CD shipped alon g with the print server int[...]

28 3. The “Prin t Server Ut ilities” win dow will be displayed. Click “Next ”. 4. Click “Next” to install 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.[...]

29 5. Click “Install”[...]

30 6. The system will start to install the utilities automatically. 7. Now, the installation procedure is co mpleted, you are ready to set up the client’s c omputer. All network ports of the Print Server s detected on the network will be added to your PC automatica lly, click “Continue”. Note that if there a re no pr int servers detected in t[...]

31 8. The Client Installation procedure is completed. Click “Finish”.[...]

32 After the installation, you have completed the following tasks:  Install all utilities and driv ers to the client’s PC.  Add all the pri nt server’s networ k ports of t he network to the client’s PC. You can then perfor m the Windows’ sta ndard “Add Printer” procedure t o add network printers to your PC . Please refer to Sectio[...]

33 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 Qu ick Setu p  Remote Ports  Uninstall Network Driver 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[...]

34 During the client’s installation procedur e, the system will automatic ally search f o r all prin t ser vers on the network, and add the m into the printer ports of the clie nt’s computer (see below). If you have just installed an other new print server in the network, you must run thi s prog ram first. This program will s earch f or ne w pr[...]

35 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 . [...]

36 Step1. Run Remote Ports Utility. C licks “Add” to add a remote print port. Step2. Enter print serve r’s name, IP address, select used ports, and enter LP R queue name of each port. Click “Ok”. Step3. The new remote print port is displayed as follow s. In order to u se the remot e prin ting function, yo u will have to proceed with norm [...]

37 select you r printer port as th e newly added re mote printe r port.[...]

38 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 procedure s described in the followi ng sections to add printer to the Wi ndows. 3.6.1 Wind ows Vista and 7 The following “Add Printe r” steps are running in Windows Vista [...]

39 4. Choose the suitable printer port whi ch was created by the installation pro cess and clic k “N ext”. 5. Select the printer manuf acturer and th e prin ter model and c lick “Next”. If yo ur pr inter is not in the list, click “Have D isk…” to install the driver of the printer. Af ter install ation, the pr inter model wi ll be adde[...]

40 6. Name your printer a nd set the default printer, click “Next”. 7. The printer drivers ar e bein g installed.[...]

41 8. It is recommended to print a test page. Clic k “Finish”. 9. The printe r is added to “P rinters ” page, you have added the printe r to your computer suc cessfull y. Now you can start to print from your compute r to the print server.[...]

42 3.6.2 Windows XP The fo llowing “Add Pr inter ” step s are ru nning in Windows XP, the steps in othe r Operating Syst ems such as Windows 98SE/Me/2000 are sim ilar. 1. Click “Start”, choo se “S ettings” and selec t “Printers and Faxes”. 2. Click “Add a Pri nter”. 3. The “Add Prin ter Wizard” i s displayed. Click “Next?[...]

43 4. Select “Local printer attach ed to thi s computer ” and make s ur e tha t “ Autom atica lly detect an d install my Plug and Play printer ” is not selected. Click “Next”. 5. Choose the suitable “Print Server Network Port” which was created by the Administrator Installation or Client Installation process and click “Next”.[...]

44 6. Select a suitable p rin ter manufacturer a nd the printer model and click “Next” . If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk …” to inst all the driver of the printer. Af ter inst allation, the printe r model will be added to the list. 7. Name your printer and set up the default printer, click “Next”.[...]

45 8. Choose to print the test page or not. It is recommended to print a te st page. Clic k “Next”. 9. You have added the printe r to the PC successfully. The inform ation of th e printer is displayed in the windows . Click “ Finish” . Now you can start to print fr om your PC to the print server.[...]

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

48 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[...]

49 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 prin t server, please install the administrato r soft ware on Window s NT/2000[...]

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

51 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 complete the configurations afterwar ds t[...]

52 5. NetW are Network[...]

53 5.1 System Architecture We implement NetWare prin ter shar ing functi onality into the p rint server its elf, thus allowing one o r more printers attached by a print se rver to be connected to the network. We have developed the print s erver to support NetWare p rint server. Embe dded pr int se rver , which em ulates the “ queue management fun[...]

54  Printing perf ormanc e is enhanced .  Relieve NetWare file s erver’s burden.  Relieve the need of a worksta tion running the remote printer utility.  Improve produc tivity by locating the prin ter near the workgroup. Each print server should l og into a NetWare server before servicing t he print jobs . Each print server will occup[...]

55 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 nece ssary, using the Chan[...]

56 key until the Available Options main menu is displayed. 7. Select Print Server Information. 8. Press the Insert key to add a new NetWare print server object. The print server name can be identical to the PSxxxxxx name printed on the label of the prin t server. 9. Press Enter to select the newly created p rint server. 10. Select Print Se rver C o[...]

57 13. Press Escape, and answer Yes to the Save Changes question. 14. Select Queues Serviced by Printer, then select Printer 0 (or Printer 1 , Pr inter 2) and press Enter. 15. Press Insert and add your newly created print queue to th e lis t of qu eues serviced by the printer. Enter a prior ity number for the queue service, or press Enter to accept[...]

58 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 queues and printer objects. Your print server should now be rea dy to use. You should be able to redirect pr inting to your prin t serv er using a CAPTURE command such as the one s[...]

59 6. UNIX System Network[...]

60 6.1 Introduction The print ser ver is avail a ble 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 config ure the print server for TCP/IP operation, and how to modify conf igu[...]

61 6.2 Enable Print S erver’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 .[...]

62 6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address The print server must have a unique I P 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 w ill use th e last thr[...]

63 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[...]

64 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:[...]

65 6.4 Verify Prin t Server’s IP A ddress To verify that your print se rver is respond ing to the newly assigned IP addres s using a PING command: ping i p-a ddre ss[...]

66 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 used for Unix variant s that are related to BSD Unix, such as SunOS or Linux. Fo r ot her versions of Unix, consult [...]

67 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/pser verd.log: :sd=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd: :mx#0: [...]

68 The print server should now be availabl e for printing from your Unix ho st.[...]

69 7. Configuration Utility[...]

70 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[...]

71  SNMP Configuration : SN MP Information Configuration.  SMB : Configure the SMB Group Nam e.  System Configuration : Pr int Server Network Ability Setting and Firmware Upgrade.  Wireless Configuration : Wirele ss LAN Configuration.  Setup Wizard : Guide You Through All the Settings.  Report : List the Status of All Available Pr[...]

72 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 seconds because 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 l[...]

73 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[...]

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

75 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 se lected print server. A screen will pop up to verify “User Nam e” and “Password” of the prin t se rver. The default values a[...]

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77 7.5 Genera l Configuration Double Click “General” icon and the Gene ral configuration window will pop-up. You can see basic print server inf ormation in this pa ge. You also can c onfigure the “S erver Name ”, “User Name” and “Password” here. Server Name , the name of the print server. You can use this name to identif y th e prin[...]

78 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.[...]

79 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[...]

80 7.7 Netware Print Server Configuration Double Click “NetW are” icon and the NetWare configuration window will pop-up. This print server supports NetWare Binder y 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 interva[...]

81 7.8 AppleTalk Configuration Double Click “AppleTalk” icon and the AppleTalk configuration window will pop-up. AppleTalk is a data comm unication protocol often used by Macintoshes. The print server can use these param eters to join t he AppleTa lk network and share the printer to other AppleTalk workstations. You have to setup the “ Z one [...]

82 7.9 SNMP Co nfigur ation 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 enter the inst alled locat ion of the print server here. This inform ation wi[...]

83 7.10 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 set the interval time to bypass the c[...]

84 7.11 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 s erver, upgrade the new firm ware f o r this pr int serv er, and enable/disable w[...]

85 Note that before you upgrade the firmware please make sure that the IP Address setti ngs of the print server ar e in the same network as your com puter. Load Default : If you want to rese t the Print Server to default factory settings, please click “L oad Default”. Wireless F unction : You can select “A uto”, Enable” or “Disable” t[...]

86  Disable – Dis able the wireless f unction, the print server ’s wireless LAN will be always disabled and Ethernet wi ll be always enabled. Domain Country: The wi reless channels are diff erent from country to country. Genera lly, the channels are from 1 to 11 in USA a nd from 1 to 13 in Europe. The operating channel will be set to the pri[...]

87 7.12 Wireless Configuration If you want to use the pr int server through wireless LAN, please set up the print se rv er through Ethernet f irst and make sure your wireless LAN setting is correct. A fter setting the wireless LAN, unplu g the Ethernet cable and restart the print server, then you can start to u se the print server through wireless [...]

88 If you use access point to bu ild up wireless network, you have to select “ Infrast ructure Mode”. If you do not have any access point and wa nt to use peer-to-peer connection to build up wireless network, you have to select “Ad-Hoc Mode”. For the “Wireles s Function” setting, you can selec t “Auto”, Enable” or “Disabl e” t[...]

89  Disable – Dis able the wireless f unction, the print server ’s wireless LAN will be always disabled and Ethernet wi ll be always enabled. After selecting the operati on modes of t he wir eless function a nd setting the wire le ss function, click “Next” to go to further detail ed configurati on. Infrastru cture Mode: In the Infrastruc[...]

90 The list is the scanned ava ilable access points. Select an access point in the list a nd cli ck “Next”. If you cannot find the access point that you wa nt to use, click “Scan” to let the print server scan again. Ad Hoc Mod e:[...]

91 In the Ad-Hoc m ode, you can let the pr int server automatically assoc iate with other w ireless station or manually assign t he SSID of your wireless network. You can let the print server automati cally select the channel that is the same with the peer or manually assign a channel. If you select to let the prin t server scan for an active wirel[...]

92 Both “Infrastructure” and “A d-Hoc” mode have to go through the follow ing procedur e: This print server su pport s WEP and WPA- PSK security mode. If y ou want t o use W E P encryption to protect your wireless network, yo u have to sel ect “WEP (ASCII)” or “WEP(HEX)”. I f you want to use WPA-PSK, you have to select “WPA-shared[...]

93 WEP Security Mode: You can select “64 bit” or “128 bit” l ength and “Hexad ecimal” or “ASCII” f ormat for the en crypti on key. Longer key length can pro vide stronge r security but worth communicat ion performance. Enter four key values by fo llowing the rules below and selec t one key as the default key.[...]

94  PassPh rase – A pass phra se simpl ifies th e WEP encry ption process by automatically gene r ating the WEP encryption keys for the print server. This s etting is only valid when the security mode is in “WEP(HEX)”.  Key 1 to Key 4 – If the key leng th is 64-bit, enter 10-digit Hex values or 5-digit ASCII va lues as the encryption [...]

95 “WPA-shared key” (f or an infrastructure network) or “WPA-Non e” (enable s WPA security fo r your a d hoc network) requires users to set the advanced encryption methods, i.e. TKIP and ente r a set of shared key.  TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key In tegrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 packets. This insures much greater s[...]

96 You can sel ect to let t he print server automatically obtain IP settings with DHCP c lient or manually assign the IP settings. If you manually assi gn the IP settings, you have to enter IP address, subnet ma sk and default gateway address. When you finish configurin g the IP settings, click “Next” to co nfirm the IP Addr ess config uration.[...]

97 Click “Save” to save the wireless configuration.[...]

98 7.13 Wizard Click “Wiz ard” icon on the 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.[...]

99 Step 1 : Set up the na me of this print se rver and select to enable or dis a ble the wireless function . Step 2: Select to enable re quired print ing protocol. Please refer to section 7.11 for det ail information.[...]

100 Step 3 : Setup the I P of th is print se rver and the DHCP server. Please refer to section 7.6 for detail informat ion. Step 4: Setup the AppleTalk printing. Please ref er to section 7.8 for de tail information.[...]

101 Step 5: Setup the NetWare printing. Please refer to section 7.7 for de tail information. Step 6: Select the Wireless Adapter mode and complete wireless LA N settings. The othe r procedur es are the same with “Wireless” Setting in “S etup” screen. Please refer to section 7.12 for de tail information.[...]

102 Step 7 : Click “S ave” to fi nish setting. Please reboot the print server to let th ese setti ngs take ef fect.[...]

103 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 prin t servers on the network. The in f orm ation incl udes Dev ice Name, MAC ID, Model Type and Firmware Versi on of the print server.[...]

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

105 8.1 Introduction Print server can be configur ed and managed on the Web. Through Local Area Network, or even Int ernet, 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?[...]

106 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 e ntering 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 Management page s. Notes: Default User Na me is “admin”, default pass[...]

107 8.3 Device Status 8.3.1 Sy stem System Inform ation i ncludes “ Devic e Nam e”, “Pr int Server Name”, “Model Type”, “Firmware Version”, “MAC Address”, “Wireless LAN Configuration” and the protocols enabled status, etc.[...]

108 8.3.2 Printer This page lists informatio n of printers connecte d to all printer ports.[...]

109 8.3.3 TCP/IP This page lis ts all TCP/IP settin gs of th e print server including “IP Address”, “ Subne t Mask” and “Gateway”. It also lists DH CP server se tting.[...]

110 8.3.4 SMB This page li sts the SMB grou p and the pass job interval time settings of the print server.[...]

111 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”.[...]

112 8.3.6 NetWare This pa ge lists NetWar e settings, includ ing “Pol ling Time”, “Use Bindery Mode”, “N ame of the File Server” and “Port Attached Queue”.[...]

113 8.3.7 AppleTalk This page lists AppleT alk settings, including “AppleTalk Zone Name” and “ Printer Type ” of printers connected to all print ports.[...]

114 8.4 Setup Wizard 8.4.1 Sy stem You can change the print se rver name and passw ord 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. Password, en ter the password yo[...]

115 8.4.1.1 Advanced Settings You can enable/disable the pr inting protoc ols from the screen. To enable th e function, please selec t “Enable”; to disable the function, please select “Dis able”.[...]

116 8.4.2 Wireless If you want to use the prin t server through wireless LAN, please set up the print se rv er through Ethernet f irst and make sure your wireless LAN setting is correct. A fter setting the wireless LAN, unplu g the Ethernet cable and restart the print server, then you can start to u se the print server through wireless LAN. If the [...]

117 page or use the “Site Survey ” function to automatically search for an avail able access p oint and a ssociate with it. Wireless Se tting Function is for user to di sable, enable or let the print server auto select to connect to the wired or wireless network.  Auto – “Auto” is the default s et ting of the print server. At this mode[...]

118  Disable – Dis able the wireless f unction, the print server ’s wireless LAN will be always disabled and Ethernet wi ll be always enabled. Mode is the operation m ode of wireless station. You can choose ether “Ad Hoc” or “Infrastructure” m ode. If you do not have any access point a nd want to use peer-to- peer connection, y ou ha[...]

119 This wireless print server is com patible with WPS. To use this function, the wirele ss acce ss point you wish to connect to must support WP S function too. Now, please follow the following instruct ions to es tablis h secure connection between WPS-en abled wireless access point you’re your wireless network card. Self Pincode is the Here disp[...]

120 8.4.2.2 Encryptio n This print server su pport s WEP and WPA- PSK security mode. If you want to use WE P encryption to protect your wireless netw ork, you have to se lect “WEP”. If you want to use WPA-PSK, you have to se lect “WPA-PSK” (for an infrastructure network or “WPA-NONE” (enables WPA securi ty for an ad hoc n etw ork). The [...]

121  Key Format – You m ay select to use ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecim a l digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key.  PassPh rase – A pass phra se simpl ifies th e WEP encry ption process by automatically gene r ating the WEP e ncryption keys for the print server. ?[...]

122 WPA-PSK Security Mode: “WPA-shared key” (for an infra structure network) requires users to set the advanc ed encryption methods, i.e. TKIP and enter a se t of shared key.  TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key In tegrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 packets. This insures much greater security than the st andard WEP security. [...]

123 WPA2-PSK Security Mode:  Pre-Shared Key F ormat– Sel es the type of pre-shared key, you can select passphras e (8 or m ore alphanum erical characters, up to 63), or Hex (64 charac ters of 0-9, and a-f).  Pre-Shared Key –Enter 8 to 63 digits of ASC II format to be the key for authenticati on within the network. When you finish conf igu[...]

124 8.4.2.3 Site Survey You can use this “Site Surv ey” f unction to search for available access points in you location. In the list is the information of all available access points or wireless stations, include s SSID, BSSID, Channel, Type, Encryption and Signal Strength. You can select one wireless device in the list for this print se rver t[...]

125 Next Page: go to next web page. Sumbit: Click “Submit” to confirm the connection with the wire less device. There is also a “WLA N Function” settin g for y ou to setup Auto/Disable/Enable wi rele ss function of the prin t server here. Please refer to section 8.4.2.1 to know mor e about the setting. 8.4.3 TCP/IP You can configure the pri[...]

126 Automatically (Use DHCP/ BOOT P)”. You also can select “Disab le Use the f ollowing TC P/IP Settings” to manually assign “IP Addr ess”, “Subnet Mask” a nd “Gate way” f or the print server. You can enable/disable or set auto for the print server’s DHCP server. The DH CP server is disab led by default. If the DHCP Server is en[...]

127 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 Occurre d” is for y ou to se t the interval tim e for bypassing [...]

128 SNMP System Contact: You can enter the print server administrator’s contact information here. This in formation will be displayed in the SNM P management tool. SNMP System Location: You can enter the installed location of the print server he re. This inform a tion will b e displayed in the SNMP ma nagement tool. 8.4.6 NetWare This print serve[...]

129 Polling Time is the polling interval of the print server for waiting printing jobs on the NetWare server. Name of the File Server is the na me of the Ne tWare file ser ver that provides pr inter queues. 8.4.7 AppleTalk AppleTalk is a data communica tion protocol of ten used by Macintoshes. The print server can use these param eters to join t he[...]

130 Only workstations in the same zone can shar e the printer. If you want to share the pri nter to all workstations in all Zones, you should enter only “*” in the “Zone Name” field. Printer Type , the type of printe r attached to each printer port. You c an get th e printer type from the manuf acturer of t he printer. 8.4.8 S ave Settings [...]

131 8.5 System Tools 8.5.1 Load Default You can use this page to restore the factory default settings. All of your previous setu p will be cleared.[...]

132 8.5.2 Upgrade Firmw are from Browser You can upgrade new f irmware for this pr int server in this pa ge. Cli ck “Brows e” to s elect the ne w firmware in your storage and then click “OK”, the firmware will be updated in several minutes. Be aware that i f you have started upgrading fi rmware, you have to follow all the upgrading steps or[...]

133 9. IPP Printing[...]

134 9.1 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 pr[...]

135 9.2 System Setup 9.2.1 Print Server Side It is needless to do any setting on the print server 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, rou ter or firewall does not block IPP proto[...]

136 Step3. The “ Add Printer Wizard” is displayed. Click “Next”. Step4. Sele ct “A network printer, o r a printer attache d to another co mputer”. Click “Next”.[...]

137 Step5. Select “Connect to a printer on th e Internet or on a home or office network” and enter the URL of print server. The URL format is “http:/ /IP:631/Po rt Name”. The I P should be the print server’s IP. The number 631 i s IPP standard port n umber. Port Name is the port name of print serv er that your printer is connected to. The[...]

138 Step6. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have D isk…” to install the driver of the printer. Af ter installation, the printer model will be added to the list. Step7. Choose to set the print whether as a def ault printer or not. Click “Next”.[...]

139 Step8. You have added th e network printer to the PC successf ully. The inf o rmation of the print er is displayed in the wind ows. Click “Finish”.[...]

140 10. LPR Printing[...]

141 10.1 Introduction LPR Printing (Line Printer Remote techno logy) allo ws users to connect to printers vi a TCP/IP for printing sharing. The computer wit h Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003, Windows Vista and 7 and MAC OS 10.x Operating System s can use the prot ocol to share pr inting in the network. Print Server can support LP R printing by defa[...]

142 10.2 Standard LPR Setting s in Windows XP To configure the LPR settin g in Windows XP, please follow the steps below. Th e LPR setup procedures in Windows 2000 and 2003 are similar. 1. Click “Start”, choose “Setting s” and select “Printe rs and Faxes”. 2. Click “Add a Printer”. 3. The “Add Printer Wizard” is dis pla yed. C l[...]

143 4. Select “Local Printer a ttach ed to this com puter” a nd click “Next”. 5. Choose “Create a new port” an d “Standard TCP/IP Port”. Click “Ne xt”.[...]

144 6. Please make sure that the Print Server and the Printer have turned on and connected to the network correctly before you continue. Cl ick “Next”. 7. Enter the IP Address of the Pr int Server in the “Printer Name or IP Addre ss”. Click “N ext”.[...]

145 8. Select “Cust om” and click “Settings”. When you have finished the settings at st ep 9, click “Next” t o continue. 9. Select “L PR” and enter “lpt 1” in the “Qu eue Name”, click “OK”. By default the queue name of the Print Server is “lpt1”.[...]

146 10. Click “Finish”.[...]

147 11. Select a suitable p rin ter manufacturer a nd the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the dr iver of the printer. Af ter installation , the printer model wi ll be added to the list. 12. Choose to set the print whet her as a def ault printer or not. Click “Next”.[...]

148 13. You have added the network printer to the P C successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”.[...]

149 10.3 Standard LPR Setting s in Windows Vista and 7 To configure the LPR settin g in Windows Vista and 7, please follow the steps below. 1. Click “Start”, sel ect “SettingsPrinte rs”. 2. Click “Add a Printer”. 3. The “Add Printer” wizard is displayed. Select “Add a local printer”.[...]

150 4. Choose “Create a new port” an d select “Standard TCP/IP Port”. Click “Next”. 5. Enter the IP A ddress of the Print Server in the “Hostna me or IP address ” field. Cl ick “Next” .[...]

151 6. Select “Cust om” and click “Settings”. When you have finished the settings at st ep 7, click “Next” t o continue. 7. Select “L PR” and enter “lpt 1” in the “Qu eue Name”, click “OK”. By default the queue name of the Print Server is “lpt1”.[...]

152 8. Select the printer manufacturer and the printer mode l and click “Next”. If your prin ter is no t in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the dr iver o f the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list.[...]

153 9. Name yo ur printer and set the defau lt printer, click “Ne xt ”. 10. The printer drivers ar e bein g installed.[...]

154 11. It is recommended to print a test page. Clic k “Finish” . 12. The printe r is added to “P rinters ” page, you have added the printer to you r co mputer successfully. Now you can start to print f rom your com puter to the pr int server.[...]

155 10.4 Standard LPR Setting s in MAC OS 10.x 10.4.1 MAC 10.4.x To en able LPR Pri nting in Macintosh 10.4.x, please follow the procedures below. 1. Open Print and Fax from the System Pr eferen ces. 2. With the Printing tab select ed, click the “Add” button. 3. When the Printer Browser op ens, select “IP Printer”. 4. In the “IP Printer?[...]

156 10.4.2 MAC 10. 3.x To en able LPR Pri nting in Macintosh 10.3.x, please follow the procedures below. 1. In the Desktop, click “System Preferences”. 2. Click “Print & Fax”.[...]

157 3. From the “Print & F ax” screen , click “Set Up Printers…”. 4. Click “Add” to add the new Pr int Server t hrough TCP/IP.[...]

158 5. Enter the “P rinter Type”, “P rinter Address” and “Queue Name” and select the “Printer Model” to setup the Print Server. Click “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 “lp t1 ”. Printer Model: Select the Printe [...]

159 6. The Print Server is installe d completely. You can see it in the “Printer List”. 7. You can print a file to check whether the Print Server is installed successfully.[...]

160 1 1. 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 communicati ons 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 s[...]

161 Step3. Select “Advanced ” tab and click “Setting s…”.[...]

162 Step4. Selec t “Exceptions” tab and click “Add Program…”.[...]

163 Step5. Click “Browse” to add a new program. Step6. Open the “NPUt il” file from “C:Program FilesPrintServe r Utiliti es” (wher e C: is the system drive).[...]

164 Step7. A new program “Network Ports Quick Setup” is displayed in the list, cli ck “Ok”.[...]

165 Step8. Click “Ok”. You ha ve completed the setting. The Window s XP SP2 will allow the inco ming network connect ions activated by th e program.[...]