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Print Server User’s Manual Version: 2.0 (February , 2006)[...]

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Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................. 1 1.1 Product Introducti on .............................................. ........... 2 1.2 Product Package ...................... ........................ ............... 3 1.3 Network Printing Ar chitecture ............................... ........... 4 1.3[...]

6.1 Introduction ........ ....................... ........................ ............. 54 6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Suppor t ........................... 55 6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address .... ................... ............. 56 6.3.1 DHCP ............ ............. .............. ............. ............. .............. .......[...]

8.3.6 NetWare ... ............. ............. .............. ............. ............. ........... ..... 104 8.3.7 AppleTalk ................ ............. ............. .............. .......... .............. .. 105 8.4 Setup Wizard ......... ........................ .............................. 106 8.4.1 S ystem ...................... ......[...]

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 tremely low cost and wi th an ab solute minimu m set up and maintenance required. This print server p[...]

3 1.2 Product Package This package contains th e following components:  One Print Server  One Antenna  One Power Adapter  One Quick Installation Guide  One CD-ROM (In cluding all the s oftware utilities , drivers and User’s Manual)[...]

4 1.3 Network Printing Architecture This sectio n illustra tes how print s erver functions and operates on the network. Befo re you i nstall and use print server, it is st rongly reco mme nded that you r ead 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 M[...]

5 1.3.1 Print Ser ver Network Functions Window s NT S erver NetWare Server Windows 98 Window s NT Work st at ion Windows 2000 Unix Print Server Print Server Because print server 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 . 1.3.[...]

6 Common operating sy stems for clien ts are cla ssified as following: Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/ XP/2003 Our print server system provide s PTPP (Peer-to-Pee r Printing) driver and utilities for Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000 /XP/2003 users. PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) suppor ts TCP/IP p rotocol. In the client installation procedure, after PTPP (Peer[...]

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 L PR to print through pr int server. MAC OS MAC OS can use the syste m-standard AppleTalk network to print through print server.[...]

8 1.3.3 Network Printing Fu nctions for Network Ser ver Window s NT S erver NetWare Server Windows 98 Window s NT Work st at ion Windows 2000 Unix Print Server Network Serve r Comm on ne twor k se rve rs a re class ified as following: Windows NT/2000/2003 Our print server system provide s PTPP (Peer-to-Pee r Printing) driver a nd utilities for Wind[...]

9 1.4 Network Printing Environment Common network environm en t are classified as following: Windows Peer-to-Pee r 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 ava ilable af ter PTPP driver is installed in to Windows NT/2000/2003. [...]

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 y ou 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 Ne[...]

12 “Available Ports” in “N etwo rk Ports Quick Setup” in Windows XP SP2.[...]

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

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

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 a nd sma ll 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 pri nting. 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 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/ XP/2003 with the same user interface. Before the inst allation, please verify that your network protocol is inst alled on your PC (TCP/IP, IPX and/or NetBEUI). It will be he lpful in your installation process. 1. Insert the [...]

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

21 6. The system will star t to install the utilities automatically. 7. You have completed th e 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 co nfigure and click “Next”.[...]

22 NOTE 1: If this is the firs t tim e you configure the Print Server, the “Print Server Name” is the last 6-digit of MAC ID with prefix “PS”. Pleas e check the MAC ID on the print server. NOTE 2: The list can only disp lay the d evices from the same manufacturer. 8. Specify a recognizable name for the Print Server and click “N ext”.[...]

23 9. Specify the IP Address for the Print Server manually or click “Next” to ke ep default IP Address, i.e. 192.168.2.2. 10. The configuration summa ry is displayed in t he window. Now, you have comple ted the Print Server setup. Click “Finish” and your system will add network port of the Print Server to your PC au tomatically.[...]

24 11. The Administrator Installa ti on procedure is total ly completed. Click “Finish”.[...]

25 The Administrator Installati on Program have executed the installa tion proced ure that perf orms the f ollowing tasks :  Install all utilities and drivers to the administrator’s PC.  Configure th e print server ( including the pr int 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 utilities in print server’s Pro gram folder.  Network Ports Quick Setup – Add the net work ports of pr int servers within the network to your PC.  Print Server Conf igura tion – Allows you to configure the print serve r’s IP Address, net[...]

27 3.4 Client In stallation and Setup The Client Installation can be performed on Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 with the same user interface. Before the installati on proced ure, please confirm that your PC has co nnected to th e networ k and installed at least one network prot ocol. 1. Insert the CD shipped al ong with the print server into y[...]

28 3. The “Prin t Server Ut ilities” win dow will be displayed. Click “Next ”. 4. Click “Next” to insta ll the 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. The system will star t to install the utilities automatically.[...]

30 6. Now, the in stallation procedure is completed, 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 ar e no pr int servers detected in the network currently, please clic k “Continue” to f inish the[...]

31 After the installation, you have completed the following tasks:  Install all utilities and driv ers to the client’s PC.  Add all the print server’s network ports of the 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 Section 3[...]

32 3.5 Client Utilities After C lient Installation is co mpleted, there will be three to ols in print se rver’s Progr am fold er.  Networ k 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.[...]

33 During the client’s installation procedur e, the system will automatic ally search f o r all print servers 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 fir st. Thi s program will s earch f or new p r[...]

34 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 u se Remote Ports Utilit y describe d in the next section to manage rem ote (across network segm ents) print servers. [...]

35 Step1. Run Remote Ports Utility. Clicks “Add” to add a remote print port. Step2. Ente r print serve r’s name, IP address, s elect used ports, and enter LP R queue name of each port. Click “Ok”. Step3. The new re mote print port is displa yed as follow s. In order to u se the remot e prin ting function, yo u will have to proceed with no[...]

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

37 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 proc edur e des cribed below to add printer to the Windows. Note that follow ing “A dd Prin ter” steps a re runni ng in Window s XP, t he steps in other Operating System s [...]

38 Step4. S elect “Local pr inter attach ed to this computer ” and m ake sure t hat “Autom atically detect and install my Plug and Play printer” is not selected. Click “Next”. Step5. Choose the suitable “Print Server Network Port” which was created by the Administrator Installation or Client In stallation process and click “Next?[...]

39 Step6. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and clic k “N ext”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have D isk…” to install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list. Step7. Name your printer a nd setup the default printer, click “ Next”.[...]

40 Step8. Choose to print the test pa ge or not . It is recommended to print a test page. C lick “Nex t”. Step9. You have adde d the printer to the PC successful ly. The information of the print er is displayed in the wind ows. Click “Finish”.[...]

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

42 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[...]

43 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 print server, please install the administrato r soft ware on Window s NT/2000/[...]

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

45 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 comple te the configurations afterwar ds [...]

46 5. NetW are Network[...]

47 5.1 System Architecture We implement NetWare prin ter shar ing functi onality into the p rint server its elf, thus allo wing one or m ore printers attached by a print se rver to be connected to th e 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 fu[...]

48  Printing perf ormance 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 occupy[...]

49 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[...]

50 key until the Available Options main menu is displayed. 7. Select Print Server Information. 8. Press the Inse rt key to add a new NetWare print server object. The print server name can be identical to the PSxxxxxx name print ed 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[...]

51 13. Press Escape, and answer Yes to the Save Changes question. 14. Select Queues Serviced by Print er, then select Printer 0 (or Printer 1 , Pr inter 2) and press Enter. 15. Press Insert and add your n ewly created print queue to th e list of queu es serviced by the printer. Enter a prior ity number for the queue se rvice, or press Enter to acce[...]

52 17. Reset the print server to have the changes tak e effect. NOTE: If the print server you have is with multiple printer connectors , you may cr eat e multiple print queues and printer objects. Your print server should now be ready to use. You should be able to redirect pr inting to your print s erver using a CAPTURE command such as the one show[...]

53 6. UNIX System Network[...]

54 6.1 Introduction The print ser ver is availa bl e 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[...]

55 6.2 Enable Print Server’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 .[...]

56 6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address The print server must have a unique IP 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 will use th e last three[...]

57 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[...]

58 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:[...]

59 6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address To verify that your print se rver is respond ing to th e newly assigned IP addres s using a PING command: ping i p-a ddre ss[...]

60 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 us ed for Unix var iants that ar e related to BSD Un ix, such as SunOS or Linux. Fo r ot her versions of Unix, consu[...]

61 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/pserverd.log: :sd=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd: :mx#0: [...]

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

63 7. Configuration Utility[...]

64 7.1 Introduction This chap ter introdu ces print ser ver’s system 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 and 3.3. This utility provides the most complete management and configuration functions on the pr int se r[...]

65  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[...]

66 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 se conds becau se 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[...]

67 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[...]

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

69 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 selected print server. A screen will pop up to verify “User Nam e” and “Password” of the print se rver. The default values are[...]

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71 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 t he “Server Na me”, “User Na me” and “Password” here. Server Name , the name of the print server. You can use this name to identif y th e pri[...]

72 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 sta tic 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.[...]

73 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 from 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 server[...]

74 7.7 Netware Print Server Configuration Double Click “NetW are” icon and the NetWare configuration window will pop-up. This print server supports NetWare Bindery 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 interval[...]

75 7.8 AppleTalk Configuration Double Click “AppleTalk” icon and the AppleTalk configuration window will pop-up. AppleTalk is a data communica tion protocol of ten used by Macintoshes. The print server can use these param eters to join the Ap pleTalk netwo rk and share the printer to other AppleTalk workstations. You have to setup the “ Zone [...]

76 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 instal led locatio n of the print server here. This inform ation wi[...]

77 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[...]

78 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 fo r this print server , and enable/disable wir[...]

79 Note that before you upgrade the firmware please make sure that the IP Address se ttin gs of the MFP Server are in the same network as your computer. 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” to m[...]

80  Disable – Dis able the wireless fu nction, 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 prin[...]

81 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 [...]

82 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”. After selecting the operati on modes of th e wir eless function, c lick “Nex t” to go to furthe[...]

83 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:[...]

84 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[...]

85 This print server su pport s WEP and WPA- PSK security mode. If y ou wa nt to use WE 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 key”. The wireless secu rity setting should be the same with othe r wireless device s in the [...]

86 You can select “64 bit” or “128 bit” l ength and “Hexad ecimal” or “ASCII” f ormat f or the encr yption 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.  PassPh rase – A pass phra se simpl i[...]

87 WPA-shared key Security Mode: When “WPA-sha red key”, also named “WPA-PSK” requir es user s to se lect the advanced encryp tion meth ods, i.e. TKIP and enter a set 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 se[...]

88 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 I P Addres s configuratio n[...]

89 Click “Save” to save the wireless configuration. Note: If the wireless functi on i s in “Auto” mode, the following screen will be appe ared after you have clicked “Save”. Please follow the in struction to remove the Ethernet cable and replug the pow er jack of th e print server to activate the wireless connection.[...]

90 7.13 Wizard Click “Wiz ard” icon on t he 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.[...]

91 Step 1: Set u p the nam e of this print server and select to enable or disable the wireless f unction. Step 2: Select to enable re quired print ing protocol. Please refer to section 7.11 for det ail information.[...]

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

93 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.[...]

94 Step 7 : Click “S ave” to fi nish setting. Please reboot the print server to let th ese settings ta ke eff ect.[...]

95 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 print servers on the network. The in f orm ation includ es Devi ce Name, MAC ID, Model Type and Firm ware Version of the print server.[...]

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

97 8.1 Introduction Print server can be configur ed and managed on the Web. Through Local Area Networ k, or even Internet, 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’[...]

98 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 entering 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 Ma nagement pages. Notes: Default User Na me is “admin”, default passwo[...]

99 8.3 Device Status 8.3.1 Sy stem System Inform ation inc ludes “D evice Nam e”, “Print Server Name”, “Model Type”, “Firmware Version”, “MAC Address”, “Wireless LAN Configuration” and the protocols enabled status, etc.[...]

100 8.3.2 Printer This page lists informatio n of printers co nnected to all printer ports.[...]

101 8.3.3 TCP/IP This page lis ts all TCP/IP settin gs of the p rint server including “IP Address”, “Subne t Mask” and “ Gateway”. It also lists DH CP serve r settin g.[...]

102 8.3.4 SMB This page li sts the SMB grou p and the pass job interval time settings of the print server.[...]

103 8.3.5 SNMP This pag e lists th e SNMP settings of the pr int server . It includes the settings of “S NMP System Contact” and “SNMP System Location”.[...]

104 8.3.6 NetWare This pa ge lists NetWar e settings, includ ing “P olling Time”, “Use Bindery Mode”, “N ame of the File Server” and “Port Attached Queue”.[...]

105 8.3.7 AppleTalk This page lists AppleT alk settings, including “AppleTalk Zone N ame” and “Printer Type” of printers connected to all print ports.[...]

106 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[...]

107 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, pl ease select “Disable”.[...]

108 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 s etting is co rrect. Af ter 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 th[...]

109 page or use the “Site Survey ” function to automatically search fo r an avail able access po int and assoc iate with it. 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 set ting of the print serv er. At this mode, the print serve[...]

110 Note: If the wireless f unction is in “A uto” mode, the f ollowing screen will be appeared after you have clicked “ Save & Next”. Please follow the instruction to remove the Ethernet cable and replug the power jack of the print server to activate the wireles s connection. Mode is the operation mode of wireless station. You can choos[...]

111 8.4.2.2 Encryptio n This print server su pport s WEP and WPA- PSK security mode. If y ou wa nt 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 s elect “WPA-shared key”. The wire less se curit y sett ing shou ld b e the same w ith othe r wireless devi ces in the[...]

112  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. ?[...]

113 WPA-PSK Sec urity Mode: When “WPA-PSK”, also nam ed “WPA-shared key” requir es user s to sele ct the advanced encryp ti on methods, i.e. TKIP and enter a set of shared key.  TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key I ntegrity Protocol) cha nges the temporal key every 10,000 packets. This insures much greater security than the st andard WEP securi[...]

114 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[...]

115 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 print se rver to autom a tically ge[...]

116 “Disab le Use the fo llowing TC P/IP Settings” to manually assign “IP Addr ess”, “Subnet Mask” and “ Gateway” fo r 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 enabled or set Auto, you have to assign a range of IP addre [...]

117 the SMB group that this pr in 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 th e current printing job in order to avoid the printing job is not pri nted completely while t he printer is inte[...]

118 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 server supports NetWare Bindery Printing method. The print server pe riodically polls the NetWare server printer queue s for printi ng jobs. You have to assign the Net[...]

119 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 the Ap pleTalk netwo rk and share the printer to other AppleTalk worksta tions. You have to select to enable or disable AppleTalk, and se tup the “Zone Name” and “Printer Type” for each printer port [...]

120 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 the printer . 8.4.8 S ave Settings You can click the “Save Setti ngs” to save the se ttings and restart the system.[...]

121 8.5 System Tools 8.5.1 Load Default You can use this page to restore the factory default settings. All of your previous se tup will be cleared.[...]

122 8.5.2 Upgrade Firm ware from Br owser You can upgrade new f i rmware for thi s print serv er in this pa ge. Cli ck “Browse ” to select the new 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 o[...]

123 9. IPP Printing[...]

124 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, ca n directly uses the print server by IP. By us ing the IPP pr[...]

125 9.2 System Setup 9.2.1 Print Server Side It is needless to do any sett ing on the print serv er 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[...]

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

127 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 IP s hould 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[...]

128 Step6. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and clic k “N ext”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have D isk…” to install the driver of the printer. After 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”.[...]

129 Step8. You have added th e network printer to the PC successful ly. The inf ormation of the printer is displayed in the wind ows. Click “Finish”.[...]

130 10. 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 thr ough 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[...]

131 Step3. Select “Advanced ” tab and clic k “Settings…”.[...]

132 Step4. Se lect “Excepti ons” tab and click “Add Program…”.[...]

133 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).[...]

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

135 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.[...]