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    1 L A N P R O F E S S I O N A L Print Server User’s Manual[...]

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    1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................4 1.1 Product Introduction .......................................................... 4 1.2 Product Models ................................................................. 5 1.3 Product Package ............................................................... 6 1.4 Network [...]

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    6.6 Print a Test Page ............................................................ 77 7. CONFIGURATION UTILITY ..........................................79 7.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 79 7.2 General - General Information of PrintSir ........................ 80 7.3 PrintSir Status - PrintSir[...]

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    1. Introduction 1.1 Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing an d using Edim ax's PrintSir series print server . PrintSir a llows your printe r to become a shared device on the network. It offers printing flexibili ty and manageability on your Local Area Network at an extremely low cost and with an abso lute minimum set up and maintenance[...]

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    1.2 Product Models Model PS-901 PS-1001 PS-1101 PS-1201 PS-3101 PS-3101P Hardware Size Pocket Pocket Palmtop Pocket Desktop Desktop Direct Attached Yes Yes No Yes No No Number of Printer Ports 1 1 1 1 3 3 Printer Connector Centronics Cent ronics DB25 Centronics DB25 DB25 Network Speed 10M 10M 10/100M 10/100M 10/100M 10/100M Network Connector UTP UT[...]

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    1.3 Product Package This package contains th e following components:  PrintSir Print Server x 1  Power Adapter x 1  CD x 1  Quick Installation Guide x 1 6[...]

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    1.4 Network Printing Architecture This section illustrates ho w PrintSir functions and operates on the network. Bef ore you install and use PrintSir, it is strongly suggested that you read this section completely, and select only the chapt e rs you need according to your network ope rating system by “Contents of the User’s Manual ” in next se[...]

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    1.4.1 Print Server Network Functions Windows NT Server NetWare Server Windows 98 Windows NT Workstation Windows 2000 Unix PrintSir Print Server Because PrintSir supports IPX, TCP/IP, and NetBEUI network protocols, any networked com puter can directly print to the pr int server from any of it s installed protoc ol. Windows NT Server NetWare Server W[...]

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    Common operating systems for clients are classified as following: z Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000  Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver and utilities for Windows 95/98/NT/2000 users. PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printi ng) supports IPX, TCP/IP, and NetBEUI protocol s. While printing after installation, PTPP will automatically se[...]

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    automatically (manual confi guration is also allowed) sear ch through all the PrintSir print server s on the network, and then add their p rinting ports into Windows’ printing port. (See below) Windows 98 PTPP PrintSir MIS-2 P1 P2 P3 P1 PrintSir MIS-1 z UNIX / Linux  UNIX (include HP/UX, SCO Unix, SunOS, Solaris, Unixware DE CUnix, IBM AIX and[...]

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    z Windows NT/2000  Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver and utilities for Windows NT/2000. After PTPP is installed, the server can directly print to PrintSir. Adding this printing function into Windows NT/2000 Server allows print queue, user authorit y management, and many other advanced features to be use d. z Ne[...]

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    Windows NT Server NetWare Server W indow s 98 Windo w s N T W orkstatio n W indow s 2000 Unix * TCP/I P * IPX * NetBEUI NetBEUI PTPP TCP /IP IPX TCP/IP PTPP IPX PTPP TCP/I P PTPP z Windows NT/2000 Network Network printing func tion will become available after PTPP driver is installe d into Windows NT/2000. Ad ding this printin g function into Windo[...]

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    Windows NT Server Windo w s 98 W indow s 2000 * TCP/IP * IPX * Net BEUI TCP /IP IPX TCP/IP PTPP Prin t Queu e z NetWare Network (see below) Ne tW are 3.x/4.x /5.x Windo w s 98 W indow s 2000 * TCP/IP * IPX * Net BEUI IPX / IP IPX IPX Prin t Queu e 13[...]

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    1.6 Contents of the User’s Manual Chapter 2 explains PrintSir’s hardware installation and configuration. It is strongl y recommended for you to read. The following chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6 intr oduces: Chapter 3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network Chapter 4. Windows NT/2 000 Server-Base d Network Chapter 5. NetWare Network Chapter 6. UNIX System Netwo[...]

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    1.7 Firmware & Printing Function In order to provide a co mplete network printing solution, PrintSir supports Multiple Feature Sets function for users to select the appropriate Printing Feature Set to use depending on individual’s printing requirement. Currently, the syst em provides two Feature Sets for users to choose:  Standard Feature [...]

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    For example, if you need to use NetWare NDS Printing, then you must change the system’s default Standard Feature Set to the NetWare Enhancement Feature Set. In the meantime, PrintSir will support NetWare NDS / Remote Printer and other printing func tions; however, it w ill not support NetBEUI, Ema il Printing and other Standard Feature Set ’s s[...]

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    2. Hardware Inst allation 1. Unpack the print server packag e and check all the item s listed in section 1.3. 2. Connect the print serv er to the printer y ou want to share on the network z For direct attach models, pl ug the print server directly to the printer’s centronics port. z For palmtop/deskto p models, connect th e printer to print serve[...]

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    3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network 3.1 System Architecture PrintSir supports Window s Peer-to-Peer netw ork printing mode, which is suita ble for most m edium and small network e nvironments. Through quic k and simple installation procedure, user s can immediately enjoy the convenience of ne twork printing. Windows NT Server W indow s 98 Windo w s N T[...]

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    z Install administrator’s utilities into his/her computer. z Configure PrintSir from administrator’s configuration utilit y. 2. Client Installation and Configuration (refer to section 3 for more detailed inform ation). Client users must install Windows PTPP driver (Peer-to-Peer Printing) for network printing. In addition, after PTPP is insta ll[...]

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    3.2 Administrator Installation and Setup The Administrator Installati on can be performed on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 with the same user interface. Before the installation, please verify that your network protocol is i nstalled on yo ur PC (TCP/IP, IPX and/or NetBEUI). It will be helpful in your installation process. 1. Insert the CD shipped along [...]

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    4. Click “ Next ”, and specify the destin ation folder where the utilities will be installed. 5. Click “ Next ”, and select the component s you want to install. It is highly recommended to install all provided components. 21[...]

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    6. Click “ Next ”, and specify the program folder where the program icons will be added. 7. Click “ Next ” to start installation. 8. In a while, the program will fini sh installing all the utilities and drivers you selected. Thus far you have completed the installation phase and prepare to configure the Print Server. Click “ Next ”, and[...]

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    NOTE: If this is the first time you configure the print server, the “Print Server Name” is the same as the “Device Name” printed at the rear side of the print server. 9. Click “ Next ”, and the “ Name the print Server ” dialog box will be displayed as following, You can assign a meani ngful name for the management conside ration. Bu[...]

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    In the system default, IPX and NetBEUI protocol s are enabled. About the TCP/IP, you ca n either (1) assign a fixed IP address for the prin t server or (2) configure it later by the config uration utility. 11. Click “ Next ”, and the configuration summary is displayed in the window. Now, you have completed the “ Print Server Setup ”. By cli[...]

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    After the installation, you have completed the following tasks, z Install all utilities and drivers to the administrator’s PC. z Configure the print server (including t h e pri nt server name and network protocol) z Add the network port of the print server to the administrator’s PC. Now, you have completed the administrator’s setup for most o[...]

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    Step3. Select “ Local printer” => click “ Next” . Step4. Select a suitable printer ma nufacturer and model, then click “ Next” . Step5. Choose the “ Print Server’s Network Port” which was created by the administrato r installation process and click “Next” . 26[...]

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    Step6. Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer setup. 27[...]

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    3.3 Administrator Utilities After Administrator Installa tion is completed, there will be six utilities in Pr intSir’s Program folder. z Network Ports Quick Setup  Local printer port ma nagement tool (see section 3.5). z Remote Ports  Remote printer port management t ool (see section 3.5). z NetWare Quick Setup  NetWare quick instal lati[...]

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     Assistant for removi ng all installed administrator software. z WebDESK Administrator  Web based managem ent tool (see chapter 8 – WebDESK Configura tion). 29[...]

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    3.4 Client Installation and Setup The Client Installation ca n be performed on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 with the same user interface. Before the installation procedure, pleas e confirm that your PC has connected to the network and in stalled at least one network protocol. 1. Insert the CD shipped along with the print server into your CD-ROM drive. [...]

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    4. Click “ Next ”, and specify the dest ination f older where the utilities will be installed. 5. Click “ Next ”, and specify the pr ogram folder where the program icons will be added. 6. Click “ Next ” to start installation. 31[...]

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    7. Now, the installation procedure is completed, and the next step is to set up the client ’s computer. Cl ick “ Continue ”, and all the print se rver’s network ports detected on the network wi ll be added to your PC. 8. Finally, the “ Installatio n complete ” window is displayed to indicate that the Client Installation procedure is fin[...]

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    After the installation, you have completed the following tasks: z Install all utilities and drivers to the client’s PC. z Add all the print server’s network ports of the network to the client’s PC. You can then perform the Windows’ standard “Add Printer” procedure as desc ribed below to add networ k printers to your PC. Step1. Click “[...]

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    Step4. Select the suitable printer ma nufacturer and model, then click “ Next” . Step5. Choose the “ Print Server’s Network Port” which has been created in the client insta llation process and then click “ Next” . 34[...]

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    Step6. Complete the rest of the ques tions to finish the network printer setup. 3.5 Client Utilities After Client Installation is completed, there will be three tools in PrintSir’s Program folder (see below). z Network Ports Quick Setup z Remote Ports z Uninstall Network Driver The Uninstall Network Driv er will assist you in removing all install[...]

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    During the client’s inst allation procedure, the system will automatically s earch for all PrintSir print servers on the network, and add them into th e printer ports of the client’s computer. (see below) If you have just installed another new Prin tSir on the network, you must run t his program first. This program will search for new print ser[...]

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    Chosen Chos en Please be aware that Ne twork Ports Quick Se tup Utility can onl y detect and configur e all PrintSir print servers on the same networ k, it cannot search and configure print servers on ot her subnets across network segments. You must use Remote Port s Utility descri bed in the next section to manage re mote (across network segments)[...]

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    Step1. Run Remote Ports Utility Step2. Press Add, then enter the print server’s name, IP address, and port number. Step3. Press OK to add the remote printer port into your computer’s printer ports. In order to use the remote pri nting function, you will have to procee d with normal Add Printer procedure and select your prin ter port as the newl[...]

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    4. Windows NT/2000 Network 4.1 System Architecture In Windows network environm ent, other t han the Peer- to-Peer network printing arch itecture described in the previous chapter, we also o ffer the Server-Based Printing architecture for Windows NT /2000 server . Only one Windows NT/2000 is requir ed to have Windows PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) dri[...]

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    4.2 Windows NT/2000 Server Installation and Setup Please follow the procedur es described below for installation a nd construct a p eer-to-peer connection (PTPP) between Windows NT/2000 Server and PrintSir Print Server. Windo ws NT Se rver Window s 98 Window s 2000 * TCP/IP * IPX * NetBEUI TCP/I P IPX TCP/IP PTPP Prin t Queu e Step1. If this is you[...]

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    Please add/configure the Peer-to-Peer Printing of the Windows NT/2000 network printer and verify that you can print from Windows NT/2000 to the Print Sir by the installed PTPP driver. Step3. Share the above server’s printer to the network by performing the standard Windows printer sharing process. 4.3 User Installation and Setup Windows NT Server[...]

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    5. NetW are Network 5.1 System Architecture We implement NetWare prin ter sharing functiona lity into the PrintSir itself, thus allowing one or more printers attached by a PrintSir to be connected to the network. We have developed the PrintSir to support both NetWare print server and remote printer functions:  Embedded print server, whic h emula[...]

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    then the print server mo ves the print job from the queue to the remo te printer then to the printer. Netware Server Windows 98 Windows 2000 Remote Printer Print Queue Print Server Function Compare with NetWare prin ting functionality, the advantages of e mbedding the NetWare network printing functionality in the PrintSir in clude: z Installation i[...]

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    a NetWare server; it will connect to a Ne tWare print server and get the print jobs from the print server. A rem ote printer does not occupy any user account. A NetWare print server can control many remote printers; thus a print server account can be shared to many remote printers as your requirement. But th e printing performance of a remote print[...]

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    5.2 NetWare 3.x Installation & Setup Once your PrintSir is co nnected to your Ethernet network, you can set it up fo r use with your networking software. There are two met hods you can use to do this easily: Please note that, you need i n stal l the IPX protocol before the following procedure, 1. On DOS environment or DOS box of Windows, use th[...]

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    To use this method, 1. Log into your NetWare server as SUPERVISOR. 2. Insert the CD-ROM included with the PrintSir, and change to the appropri ate drive and directory. Ex. e:dosutil 3. Run the INSTALL program 4. Select your new PrintSir from the displayed list and press Enter. The name liste d will be the same as the Device Name printed on a labe[...]

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    6. The quick installation program will not only set up the PrintSir, but create and setu p all required objects on the file server. Whe n the setup is complete, it will also display an execution command as following that you can run after logging in to the file server to redirect prin t commands to the new PrintSir. : capture /S=III /Q=PRINTSIR_Q1 [...]

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    file server, is using the corr ect network frame type, and so on. You may also want to use the NetWare PCONSOLE program to verify that:  A NetWare print server and one, two or three print queue(s) have been created on the file server. The number of print queu es created is equal to the number of printer port of your PrintSir.  Printer 0 (or P[...]

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    3. Select your new PrintSir from the li st provided. 4. Choose NetWare Confi guration from the menu. 5. Select Print serve r in the Printing mode field. 6. Change the Alias nam e if you want. 7. Set the Primary File Se rver to be the file server where the PrintSir’s qu eue will be located. 8. Press Escape to exit the Pr intSir Configuratio n scre[...]

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    At this point the PrintSir setup is complete, and you can begin setting up the NetWare print server and print queue objects: 9. Run the NetWare PCONSOLE program. 10. Change the current file server, if necessary, using the Change Curr ent File Server menu selection. 11. Choose the Print Queue Information menu selection. 12. Press the Insert key to a[...]

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    identical to the PSxxxxxx name printed on the label of the PrintSir, or you can use an alias name you have assi gned using PSETUP. 17. Press E nter to select th e newly created print server. 18. Select Print Serve r Confi guration. 19. Select Printer Configuration. 20. Select Printer 0 (or Printer 1, Printe r 2), and press Enter, then select Parall[...]

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    21. Press Escape, and answer Yes to the Save Changes quest ion. 22. Select Queues Serviced by Printer, then select Printer 0 (or Pr inter 1, Printer 2) and pre ss Enter. 23. Press Insert and add your newly created print queue to the list of queues serviced by the printer. Enter a priori ty number for the que ue service, or press Enter to accept the[...]

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    5.2.2.2 Configuring as Remote Printer Mode This remote printer featur e is not available for the 10/100Mbps 3-port Pr intSir models. Make sure that you have created the NetWare print server with Type Remote using PCONSOLE util ity before you configure the PrintSir. For more de tailed information about PCONSOLE, please refer to NetWare’s manual. Y[...]

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    10. Select Print Server Configuration . 11. Select Printer Configuration . 12. Select Printer 0 (or Printer 1, Printer 2) , press Enter , and then select Remote Parallel in the Type field. 13. Press Escape , and answer Ye s to the Save Changes question. 14. Select Queues Serviced by Printer , then select Printer 0 and press Enter. 15. Press Insert [...]

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    16. Repeatedly press Escape to exit the PCONSOLE program. 17. You must loa d NetWar e print server on the NetWare file server so that the PrintSir configured as a remote printer can connect to that print server and se rvice the print jobs. To load the NetWare print server, type “LOAD PSERVER.NLM PrintServer” command at the system console of the[...]

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    4. Choose NetWare Configuration from the menu. 5. Select Remote Printer in the Printing mode field. 6. Type the print server‘s name in the Print server field. The print server will be serviced by the PrintSir that is being configured as a remote printer now. 7. Type the printer num ber assigned in PCONSOLE in the Printer Number field. 8. Press Es[...]

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    10. Reset the PrintSir to ha ve the changes take effect. 59[...]

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    5.3 NetWare 4.x/5.x Installation & Setup This chapter tells ho w to co nfigure your PrintSir for operation with NetWare 4. x/5. x file servers and clients using NDS (NetWare Directory Services) . If you need to install NetWare 4.x/5.x bindary mode network printing, please refer to the previous chapter. The installation procedure is the same as [...]

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    Your PrintSir can operate either in bindery mode or NDS mode. Bindery mode works with NetWare 3.x server s and with NetWare 4.x/5.x server s using binde ry emulation. NDS mode works with Ne tWare 4.x/5.x se rvers. NOTE : Though the PrintSir su pports both bindery mode and NDS mode, it cannot su pport both at the same time. If you are using both Net[...]

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    5. A list of defaults will be di splaye d. If you need to change any of these items , use the arrow keys to choose the item you need to change, then press Enter to display a list of choices. When all of the values are correct, select the Continue Installation item and press E n t er. The Current Tree and Cu rrent Context settings cannot be changed [...]

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    following that you can run a fter logging in to the file server to redirect print commands to the new PrintSir. 7. Reset the PrintSir to have the changes take effect. NOTE: The PrintSir may requ ire up to a minute after power-up to log into a NetWare Directory Services context because of th e large number of calculations NDS s ecurity requires. 63[...]

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    5.3.2 NetWare 4. x/5.x Installation U s ing PS ETUP 5.3.2.1 Configuring as Print Server Mode For more complex setup needs, you can use the PSETUP program in conjunct ion with the N etWare PCONSOLE program. To install the PrintSir using NetWare Directory Services (NDS) mode, 1. Log in to your NetWar e server as ADMIN. 2. Run the PSETUP program incl [...]

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    10. Change the current conte xt, if necessary, using the Change Context menu selection. 11. Choose Quick Setup from the menu. 12. Enter the PrintSir name (e ither the PSxxxxxx name or an alias nam e you have assigned) in the Print server field. 13. Assign printer and print queue names. 14. Set the Banner type to PostScrip t if you are using a PostS[...]

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    NOTE: The PrintSir may requ ire up to a minute after power-up to log into a NetWare Directory Services context because of th e large number of calculations NDS s ecurity requires. Your PrintSir should no w be ready for use by workstation users. You should be able to redirect printing to your PrintSir usi ng a CAPTURE command. 5.3.2.2 Configuring as[...]

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    4. Enter the print server na m e in the Print server field. 5. Assign printer and print queue names. 6. Set the Banner type to PostScript if you are using a PostScript printer, and to Text otherwise. 7. Set the Location to Manual Load. 8. Press F10 to save the new configuration and return to the main menu. 9. Choose Printers me nu. 10. Select your [...]

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    You must load NetWare prin t server on the NetWare file server so that the Prin tSir configured as a remote printer can connect to that prin t server and service the print jobs. To load the NetWare print server, type “LOAD PSERVER.NLM PrintServer” command at the system console of the NetWar e file server, where PrintServer is the print server n[...]

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    7. Type the printe r number assigned in PCONSOLE in the Printer Number field. 8. Press Escape to exit the NetW are Configuration screen, confirm that the c hanges should be saved, and exit PSETUP . 9. Reset the PrintSir to have the changes take effect. 69[...]

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    6. UNIX System Network 6.1 Introduction The PrintSir is available for TCP/IP prin ti ng by Unix lpd (Line Printe r Daemon) pr otocol. The lpd prot ocol originated with Unix release is based on the BSD version of Unix and supported unde r most versions of Unix. This chapter explains how to configure the PrintSir for TCP/IP operation, and how to modi[...]

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    6.2 Enable PrintSir’s TCP/IP Support The default configuration o f the PrintSir is with TCP/IP support enabled. A nyway, you can configure the PrintSir to enable TCP/IP su pport using the configuration program or PSETUP program in the CD-ROM included with the PrintSir. 6.3 Setup PrintSir’s IP Address The PrintSir must have a uniq ue IP address [...]

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    ping <IP Address> For example, a PrintSir with the following configuration: Node ID: 0000B4010101 (the Node ID is pri nted on the rear side of the PrintSir) Assign IP address: 203.66.191.12 arp – s 203.66.191.12 00-00-B4-01-01-01 ping 203.66.191.12 At the mean time, PrintSir ’s IP will “temporarily” be set to 203.66.191.12 (will resto[...]

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    server should be located on the same subnet as the PrintSir. If you use Network Information Services (N IS) in your system, you may n eed to rebuild the NIS map with the BOOTP services be fore doing the followin g BOOTP configuration. To re build the NIS map, please refer to your system documentation. To configure the IP addr ess data for the BOOTP[...]

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    correspond to the IP address yo u want to assign to the PrintSir. For example, a PrintSir with the fo llowing configuration: Node ID: 0000B4010101 (this implies Ethernet address is 0000B4010101), IP address: 203.66.191.12 The entry for this PrintSir in the /etc/boo tptab file should be: PS010101: :ht=1: :ha=0000B4010101: :ip=203.66.191.12: 6.3.4[...]

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    3. Add the Ethernet address and t he host name for the PrintSir to the /etc/e thers file, by adding a line such as: 00:00:B4:01:01:01 pserver Where the Ethernet address of the PrintSir is the Node ID located on the PrintSir. 4. If your system uses Network Information Services (NIS), you will n eed to make changes to the NIS host and ethers database[...]

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    1. The PrintSir should be treated as a BSD networked print server host. 2. The host name should be the name (or IP address) that you have assign ed to the PrintSir. 3. The printer name (or qu eue name) on the remote host should be lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3, the name of the parall el port on the PrintS ir. You will need to perform the tasks below, logged i[...]

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    :lp=: :rm=203.66.191.186: :rp=lpt1: :lf=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd.log: :sd=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd: :mx#0: Lines should be indented with tabs. More than one printe r name can be used, wit h variants separated by vertical bars (name1|name2). The rm= entry should correspond to the IP address you have assigned to the PrintSir. You can also use a ho[...]

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    lp – d printer-name file ... Where printer-name is one of the names for the printe r in the /etc/printcap file, whic h you created in the previous step. Consult your system documentation for more information about printer conf iguration and adm inistration and about lpr and other pri n t i ng commands. m 78[...]

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    7. Configuration Utility 7.1 Introduction This chapter introduces PrintSir’s system configuration utility in Windows environm ent. This utility is automatically installed du ring Windows Administrator Utility installation procedure - refer to secti on 3.2 and 3.3 (see below). This utility provides th e most complete management and configuration f[...]

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     NW PS Cfg : NetWare Print Server Configuration  NW RP Cfg : NetWare Remote Printer Configuration  NW Information : NetWare Printing Summary  PrintSir Cfg : PrintSir Networ k Ability Se tting  Restore Default : Restore to Default Value  Upgrade : Firmware Upgrade / Update  DHCP Cfg : DHCP Server Configuration  DHCP Informati[...]

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    select the PrintSir you would l ike to configure from the PrintSir Name ’s field under the General tag. The system will, at the same time, display the selected PrintSir’s model number a nd firmware version. z You may select any availa ble printer port in the Printer Port ’s field at the bottom of that page, and then press the “ TestPrint ?[...]

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    The Printer Status page displays the printe r status for each port. 7.5 IP Cfg - IP Address Configuration The IP Cfg page allows you to configure the IP address where the PrintSir is to be located. The Prin tSir will obtain its IP address auto matically if you configure the IP address as Auto . Click Write button to save the configuration to th e P[...]

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    The NW PS Cfg page allows you to set: z The Alias name , a nickname by which the PrintSir can be called (in addition to the PSxxxxxx name printed on the label). z The operation mode , which determ ines how the PrintSir logins to the network between Bindery mode and NDS mode . z The primary file server where the NetWare print server object is locate[...]

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    7.7 NW RP Cfg - NetWare Remote Printer Configuration The NW RP Cfg page allows you to set: z The Print Server , which will be serviced by the PrintSir configured as a remote printer. z The Printer Number , which is assigned in PCONSOLE. z The remote printer , which determines if the PrintSir works at remote printer m ode. z The Write button : save [...]

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    7.9 PrintSir Cfg - PrintSir Network Ability Setting The PrintSir Cfg page allows you to set: z The Diagnostic Printout , which determines whether or not a diagnostic printo ut should be printed on the printer to which the PrintSir is connected. z The TCP/IP Support , which dete rmines whether or not TCP/IP network printi ng is supported z The NetWa[...]

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    7.10 Restore Default - Restore to Default The Restore Default page allows you to erase all of the PrintSir’s settings and restore them to the default settings the PrintSir had wh en it was shipped from the factory. z The Restore button : save the default configura tion displayed in this page to the PrintSir. z The Reset button : reset the PrintSi[...]

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    The PrintSir stores its inte rnal programs in “flash” memory , which you can upgrade when new versions of the PrintSir’s software become av ailable or when you want to switch between “Standard Feature Set - Type 1” or “NetWare Enhancement Feature Set – Type 2” -- The difference between t h ese two f eature sets is described at Chapt[...]

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    The PrintSir can be config ured as DHCP server to provide dynamic IP addresses assignment. Th e DHCP Cfg page allows you to set: z The DHCP startup , which determine if the PrintSir will act as DHCP server. If this item is set to Auto , the PrintSir will detect if there is any DHCP server on the network when it boots up. If there is no DHCP server [...]

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    z IP range : specifies how many IP addresses are available to DHC P clients. z Gateway IP : gives the IP addr ess of the defaul t gateway. z Netmask : gives th e network mask. z DNS server : gives the IP addr ess of the domain name server. z The Write button : save the configuration to the PrintSir. z The Reset button : reset the PrintSir to let th[...]

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    z Starting IP : displays the starting IP address for assigning to DHCP clients. z Next available IP : displays the next available IP address that can be a ssigned to a DHCP client. z Gateway IP : displays the config ured IP a ddress of the default gateway. z Netmask : displays the config ured network mask. z DNS server : displays the config ured IP[...]

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    z Mail Polling Time , default value is zero (1 minute) . It means the system polling tim e for get ting the email from mail server. z Mail Server , the mail server IP address of the mailbox located. z Mail Account , the account of th e mailbox in the mail server. z Mail Password , the password of the mail account. z Confirm Password , double check [...]

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    z System contact , the system Administrat or information of this PrintSir. z System location , the System location of this PrintSir. 92[...]

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    8. W eb Management 8.1 Introduction PrintSir print server can be configured and ma naged on the Web. Through Local Area Network, or eve n Internet, administrator can easily confi gure and manage PrintSir’s various main functions in brow sers. Simply enter PrintSir’s IP address into your browser’ s address field to m anage a print server by Pr[...]

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    8.2.1 Installation and Execu tion Since WebDESK Utility is a part of A dministrator Utility, after installing Windo ws Administrator Utility, it is already installed. See belo w for execution of the uti lity. 8.2.2 Starting WebDESK Utility When you execute WebDES K Utility, system will display PrintSir Web Consol e Page for approximately 5 seconds.[...]

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    After searching is comple ted, the screen will be switched to the following: The Window will be sp lit into two parts: z PrintSir List on the le ft portion, which lists all PrintSirs found on the same network. z Web Pages for the selected PrintSir on the right portion, whic h displays the configuration informat ion for the PrintSir. In the left fra[...]

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    8.3.1 Using Browser You may use any Web Browse r to review the status or config ure the settings of the PrintSir. PrintSir’s management screen co ntains three fram es: Contr ol Pan el Configur ation Pages Status Line z Control Panel : On the top, which contains several Hypertext links that links to a info rmation or configuration page respective [...]

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    z PrintSir Info : General Informa tion of PrintSir. z Printer Status : Current status of the attached printers. z NetWare Status : PrintSir connection information of NetWare z DHCP status : Current DHCP serve r stat us and information. z Device Cfg : Device configuration z IP Cfg : IP configuration z DHCP Cfg : DHCP parameter configuration z Mail P[...]

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    8.3.3 Getting Printer Status The Printer status page can b e u s e d t o d i s p l a y t h e status of attached pr inter(s) for each port. 8.3.4 Getting NetWare Information The NetWare status page displays the NetWare connection informati on of the PrintSir. 98[...]

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    8.3.5 Getting DHCP Status The DHCP status page can be used to displa y the DHCP information when the PrintSir’s client DHCP function is enabled. 8.3.6 Changing Device Configuration 99[...]

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    The Device Cfg page allows you to set: z Alias name , an alternate name by which the PrintSir can be called (in addition to the PSxxxxxx name printed on the la bel). z NetWare Protocol Support , which determines whether or not the PrintSir suppo rt NetWare printing function. z NetBEUI Protocol Support , which determines whether or not the PrintSir [...]

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    8.3.7 Setting IP Address The IP Cfg page allows yo u to configure the IP address where the Prin tSir is to be located. The PrintSir will obtain its IP address au tomatically by the protocol DHCP, BOOTP, RARP if y ou configure the IP address as Auto. Click Save to PrintSir bu tton to save the configuration to the Prin tSir. The PrintSir will verify [...]

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    z The DHCP server startup, which determine if the PrintSir will act as DHCP server. If this item is set to Auto, the Pr intSir will detect if there is any other DHCP server on the ne twork when it boots up. If there is no DHCP server on the network, the n the Prin tSir will configure itself as DHCP server; otherwise it will disable this function. z[...]

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    z The Save to PrintSir button: sav e th e configuration to the Prin tSir. Make sure to reset the Pr intSir (described in the section 8.3.11) to have th e changes take effect. 8.3.9 Configuring E-Mail Printing Using PrintSir’s email prin ting function, the client user on the Internet can em ail the printing file to a dedicate mailbox, PrintSir wil[...]

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    z Print Mail Header, which determ ines whether or not the printi ng job will print out the m ail header. 8.3.10 Configuring SNMP Parameters The SNMP Cfg page allo ws you to co nfigure the SNMP parameters of this PrintSir. These information can be browsed by the SNMP MIB browser. The page allows you to set: z System Contact , the system Administrato[...]

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    z The Software reset: which determ ines whether or not to reset the PrintSir. z The Restore to fact ory default: which determines whether or not to erase all of the PrintSir’s setting and restore to the default configuration the Print Sir had when it was shipped from the factory. z The Print diagnostic page: which determ ines whether or not to pr[...]

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    9. Email Printing 9.1 Introduction Email Printing provides a ne w way of printing service. After installation, Windows wi ll establish a new Printer Driver which will convert the printing document to an Email and send to the mail account assigned by PrintSir. PrintSir will period ically retrieve Em ails in the mail account and print it to the a tta[...]

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    9.3 System Setup 9.3.1 Print Server Side Step1. Execute the PrintSir Configuration Utility 。 Step2. In the IP C fg page, configure the IP address. Step3. In the Mail Print Cfg page , configure Mail polling time and Mailbox parameters. Mail Polling Time : Default is 1 m inute; Intervals for Prin tSir to check Emails in the Mailbox. Mail Server, [...]

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    print email from its Wind ows to your printer. The “Email Printing Driver” is implemented as a freeware that can be shared with every one. Please note that the “Email Printing Driver” is d esigned for Windows only, it can’t be run on any other operati ng systems. The installation proced ure is as following, 1. Insert the CD shipped along [...]

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    5. Click “ Next ” and the system will install the “Em ail Printing Driver”. After the installation is completed, you need to configure the Printing Driv er of Email Printing as following, 6. Click the “ AddPort ” Button, and you can see the following dialog box, 109[...]

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    7. Please input the proper valu e in the fields described as following, Port Name: The Printer Port Name for Email Printing. It will be used when you execute the “ Add Printer ” E-Mail Address: The email address serviced by the PrintSir. Outgoing Mail Server: The mail server of your client computer for sending the email. Your E-mail address: Th[...]

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    9.3.2.3 Send an Email with an attached document to the email account serviced by the PrintSir For a client user who want s to print a document to the printer attached the Prin tSir but without the “Email Printing Driver”, he (or she) can first print the document to a file and send t h i s document file as an email attachment to the ema il accou[...]