NETGEAR PS100 инструкция обслуживания

Reference Manual for NETGEA R PS100 serie s Print Servers NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone 888-NETGEAR M-PS100NA-6 April 2002[...]

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Bestätigung des Herste llers/Importe urs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß das Model PS100 series Print Sever gemäß der im BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen entstört ist. Das vorschriftsmäßige Betreiben einiger Geräte (z.B. Testsender) kann jedoch gewissen Beschränkungen unterliegen. Lesen Sie dazu bitte die [...]

Certificate o f the Manu facturer/I mporter It is hereby certified that the Model PS100 series Print Sever has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992. The operation of some equipment (for example, test transmitters) in accordance with the regulations may, however, be subject to certa[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual i Preface Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR Model PS100 series Print Sever. Supporting multiple protocols and operating systems, these print servers provide an effective solution for networked PCs to connect to the same printer, processing and trafficking printing requests to any parallel device. These prin[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual ii Conventions This section describes the conventions used in this guide. Special Mess age For mats This guide uses the following formats to highlight special messages: • This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest. • This format is used to highlight information that will help you p[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual iii T ABLE OF C ONTENT PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................I P URPOSE ........................................................................................................................................[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual iv 4-2 NETGEAR P RINT S ERVER S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION ........................................................ 30 4-3 S ETTING U P Y OUR PC TO R ECOGNIZE THE P RINT S ERVER ................................................. 37 Auto-IP ........................................................................................[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual v 8-2 A DVANCED P RINT S ERVER C ONFIGURATION ......................................................................... 99 System Tab ...................................................................................................................................... 99 TCP/IP Tab .......................................[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 1 Chapter 1 Introduction • This chapter describes the features and the components of the PS100 series Print Sever. o 1-1 is PS111W Wireless Ready Print Server o 1-2 is PS110/PS113 2/3-Port Print Server o 1-3 is PS101 Mini Print Server 1-1 PS111W Wireless Read y Print Ser v er Features NETGEAR PS111W print server offers[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 2 Front Panel and LEDs of PS111W Figure 1-1 Front Panel of t he M odel PS111W Print Sev er Key: 1 = PWR (pow er) LED 2 = ALERT LED 3 = LAN LED 4 = WLAN (w ireless LAN) LED 5 = Side panel w ireless PC card slot There are 4 LEDs on the front panel of the Model PS111W Print Sever. See the table bellow: LED Description s Lab[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 3 Rear Panel o f PS111 W The rear panel of the Model PS111W Print Sever has a parallel port for printer. The Model PS111W Print Sever has one 10/100BASE-T network port. The 10/100BASE-T port is an auto negotiation port that operates in 100 Mbps and in half-duplex mode when connected to a Fast Ethernet network. The diagno[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 4 1-2 PS110/PS113 2/3-Port Print Server Features NETGEAR PS110/PS113 print server offers: • Support for multiple protocols (TCP/IP, NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, and AppleTalk) • Support for multiple operating system (Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Novell NetWare, and UNIX) printing •[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 5 Key: 1 = PWR (pow er) LED 2 = Printer 1 LEDs 3 = Printer 2 LEDs 4 = Printer 3 LEDs 5 = NET WORK LEDs Rear Panel o f PS110 and PS1 13 Key: 1 = PRINTER 2 (par allel) port 2 = PRINTER 1 (par allel) port 3 = NET WORK port (10/100BA SE-T connector) 4 = Power adap ter receptacle Rear Panel of th e Mod el PS110 Print Server K[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 6 1-3 PS101 Mini Print Server Features NETGEAR PS101 print server offers: • Extremely compact size to fit into the back of almost any kind of the printer. • Need not a n extra printer cable. • Easy configuration of the device with NETGEAR Print Server software that assures fast and easy setup for Windows 95, Window[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 7 Outlooks for PS101 Mini Print Ser vers The LEDs that indicate the status of the server, and the printing traffic of the Etherne t are located on the panels of the Model PS101 Mini Print Sever. It has one 10 BASE-T network port. The port operates in 10 Mbps and in half-duplex mode when connected to a 10/100Mbps Ethernet[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 8 Chapter 2 Inst allation • This chapter describes the installation and setup of the NETGEAR PS100 series Printer Server. 2-1 Preparing the Site Before you begin installing the print server, prepare the installation site. Make sure the operating environment meets the physical requirements of the print server, as descri[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 9 2-3 Connecting Devices to the Print Server The PS100 Series Print Server Model has one 10/100BASE-T network port that is auto sensing and will support either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connections, depending on the connected device. The Model PS101 Print Server has one Ethernet port, which can be operated on a 10/100BASE-T hu[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 10 2-4 Verif y ing Power To complete the installation, connect the power adapter first to the power adapter receptacle on the print server rear panel and then to the power outlet on the wall. When power has been applied to the print server: • The green PWR (powe r) LED on the fro nt panel is on, if there is one. • On[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 11 Chapter 3 W eb Management for Print Server • This chapter applies to all NETGEAR Print Server models except o Macintosh printing with AppleTalk does not apply to PS101 o Linux/Unix and Novell Netware printing do not apply to PS101 and PS111W o Wireless applies to PS111W only The web browser interface provides an eas[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 12 Note: Remember to save modifications made on any screen by clicking the Save button before changing to a different screen.[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 13 3-3 Browser Menu selections and Configuration Screens This section describes the browser menu selections and corresponding configuration screens. The menu at t he left panel of the brow ser m ay vary . It depends on whi ch NET GEAR Print Ser ver model y ou have. Server Status The Server Status screen shows print serve[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 14 Configure Se rver Clicking the Configure Server menu selection brings up the Configure Server screen. The Configure Server screen contains fields to change the print server name and to enable or disable the various network protocols supported by the print server. Figure 3-2 and following table show the Configure Serve[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 15 Configure Server Fi elds Print Server Name Choose a descriptive name for the print server for identification purposes. This name is used in all protocols to identify the specific print server. There is a factory default name. For any change, NETGEAR recommends that a name be determined before setting the print server [...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 16 TCP/IP The TCP/IP configuration screen is used to configure the IP address of the print server. Figure 3-3 shows the TCP/IP configuration screen and following table lists its fields, describes the functions, and explains how to provide information in each field. Figure 3-3 TCP/IP Configura tion Screen TCP/IP Configura[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 17 AppleTalk The NETGEAR Print Server supports AppleTalk (EtherTalk), PAP, ATP, NBP, ZIP and DDP protocols, enabling Apple computers on the network to view and use the Print Server as a regular AppleTalk printer. The NETGEAR Print Server is enabled for AppleTalk printing by default. Further AppleTalk configuration may be[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 18 Wireless The Wireless screen provides selections for many wireless related operations. See Figure 3-5. For wireless operation, there are two major configurations. 1. Wireless related setups. 2. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption. See the following Wireless Configuration Screen section for the detail. Figure 3-5[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 19 number. • If using "802.11 Ad-hoc" or "Ad-hoc" mode, select the value you wish to use on your Wireless LAN. • If using "Infrastructure" mode, the Channel is selected automatically, to match the Channel used by the Access Point. • If you experience interference (shown by lost connect[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 20 WEP Data Privac y Fields Off – No data encryption Default setting; data is NOT encrypted before transmitted. Choose the data privacy encryption from one of the three Off – No data encryption, 64 Bit Encryption, or 128 Bit Encryption. 64 Bit Encr y ption • If selected, data is encrypted, usi ng the default ke y, [...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 21 Wireless Link Info When click on Link Info button in Figure 3-5, the Wireless Link Info screen shows. See Figure 3-6 for the current wireless link information. Figure 3-6 Wireless Link Info rmation Screen Wireless Link Inf o Fields Stat: Associated – BSS ID The other wireless party which PS111W wireless communicatio[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 22 Printer Port The Printer Port screen provides the status of the printer. See Figure 3-7. Figure 3-7 Printer Port Screen Printer Port Connected Printer Shows the descriptive name for the new printer. HandShake Signal This sets one of the communication parameters between this device and the printer. The default is "[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 23 Logical Printer The logical printer screen is used to map different logical printer ports to printers attached to the Print Server. A logical printer port is used to specify a set of printer control commands to be sent to a printer for every print job sent through the logical port. Figure 3-8 shows the logical port sc[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 24 Buttons Cancel: If changed something that is not good, click on ‘Cancel’ button will load the value back from the p rint server. No modification will be made.[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 25 NetWare Genera l The NetWare General screen provides selections for NetWare print server operation mode a nd Ethernet frame type selection. Depending on which NetWare print server operation mode is selected here, either the NetWare Print Server or NetWare Remote Printer menu options should then be selected for mode sp[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 26 Figure 3-10 NetWar e Print Server mode Config urati on Screen NetWare Print Server mod e Configuration F ields NDS Tree Name For use in NetW are 4.X Net Ware Directory Services (NDS) mode only. This is the NDS tree that the print server logs on. The name must not exceed 19 characters or contain any spaces. NDS Context[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 27 NetWare Remo te Printer Figure 8-6 and Table 8-4 show and describe the NetWare Remote Printer mode screen and its fields. The NETGEAR print server uses these parameters when its NetWare operating mode is set to Remote Printer Mode in the NetWare General configuration screen. Figure 3-11 NetWar e Rem ote Printer M ode [...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 28 Reset Clicking the RESET button will reboot the print server. When you change settings for TCP/I P and Wireless, you will need to reset the print server. If the print server is rebooted, any printing job will be disrupted. If DHCP client is enabled, which is the default setting, after system reboots, the IP address of[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 29 Chapter 4 Microsof t Wi ndo w s System Printing This chapter describes how to configure and use the NETGEAR PS100 Series Print Sever in a Microsoft Windows networking environment. To configure your hardware and software for the Microsoft Windows platform, you may: • Use a web browser, like Microsoft Internet Explore[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 30 4-2 NETGE A R Print Server Software Installation NETGEAR Print Server software works for PS100 series Print Severs in a Microsoft Windows networking environment. To install and set up your network and the NETGEAR Print Server, you may use a PC with a Microsoft Windows (95, 98, NT 4.0, ME, 2000, or XP) operating system[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 31 Figure 4-2 Information[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 32 3. As the next graphics, the third screen shows you a couple options. Figure 4-3 Components • NETGEAR Print Server Setup Wizard An easy to use for the configuration of the print server wizard program • NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard A step-by-step guide program to configure the printer to print from your Microsoft Win[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 33 4. After make the p roper selections, click on Next button. You can choose the location of the program. Figure 4-4 Destination Lo cation 5. Choose a program folder name. You click on Next button to accept the default name. Figure 4-5 Program Folder[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 34 6. The next screen shows you the progress of the installation. Figure 4-6[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 35 7. Before you finish the installation, you can choose to run the NETGEAR Print Server Setup Wizard and read the manual. You can uncheck either one or both of the selections and run it at a later time. Figure 4-7 Complete Screen 8. There will be a program group created and shown as below. Figure 4-8 NETGEAR Print Serve[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 36 You can open and access the group from your desktop as well. See Figure 4-9.[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 37 4-3 Setting Up Your PC to Recognize the Print Server You must set up each PC that will print to the print server. Before proceeding, verify that: • The print cable is connected to the printer port. • The AC adapter is plugged into the wall socket. • The Ethernet cable is plugged into the LAN, or the wireless MA [...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 38 To set up each PC: 1. Double-click on the desktop icon, as showing Figure 4-8, that you named the group in the previous section, Figure 4-5. 2. Double-click on NETGAER Print Server Setup Wizard in the NETGEAR Print Server window. The NETGAER Pr int Server win dow opens, as i llustrated below. Figure 4-1 0 NETGEAR Prin[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 39 4. Click on Next. The Printer Serv er Setup Wiz ard window shows the current availab le NETGEAR Prin t Server on LAN. Click on Refresh bu tton to see the new added print ser ver. I f you still don’t see the one you’d like to see, wait a minute and c lick the Refresh bu tton again. Figure 4-1 1 Select P rint Server[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 40 5. Select the PS100 Series print server and click on Next. The Printer Serv er Setup Wiz ard window shows the current print s erver Name. The def ault name is the Device Nam e on the base of the unit. Cha nge it to a un ique nam e, or leave it without chang ing it. See Figure 4-12 Select Nam e for Print Server. If you[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 41 6. Click on Next. The next Printer Serv er Setup Wizar d window, Figure 4-13, show s TCP/IP setting for the print server. You can choose to u se a dynam ic IP address, which i s the most com mon setting, for the pr int server. Then, select Obtain I P Address autom atically. When sele ct this option, th ere are two way[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 42 Figure 4-1 3 Set up TCP/IP f or Print Serv er to get an IP address[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 43 7. Click on Next. The next Printer Serv er Setup Wizar d window, Figure 4-14, show s wireless setting s for the print server. If there is no NE TGEAR 802.11b MA4 01 Wireless P C card in the slo t, and not p lanning for now, y ou can simply sk ip this step by going directly to the next step. Wireless C onfigurati on St[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 44 Figure 4-1 4 Wireless Config uration[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 45 8. Click on Next. Figure 4-15 C onfiguration Com pleted shows the com pletion of the print s erver configura tion. Figure 4-1 5 Configurat ion completed 9. Click on Finish. The PS100 Series P rint Serv er is ready to be used. If you hav e installed NETGA ER Add Printer Wiza rd, you’ll be able to install the p rinter[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 46 NETGEA R Add Printer Wi zard - Write D own the Port Name 1. You can reach this setup procedure by answering Yes to the previous Figure 4-16 Information. Or open NETGEAR Print Server group and run NEYGEAR Add Printer Wizard. 2. Make sure that the NETGEAR Print Server and the printer that connects to it are both powered[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 47 ADDPORT W indow (Epson Connection) 6. Click on No if you do not have an Epson Stylus Color printer attached to the port, and continue to step 8. Or Click on Yes if you do have an Epson Sty lus Color p rinter (or plan to in stall one). Y ou must disable the Epson printer. To disable: a. Click on the Progra m Files fold[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 48 ADD PORT W indow If this is not an Ep son printer, skip the above procedu re. The Add Po rt should be added successful ly. See Figure 4-20 A dd Port messag e. Figure 4-2 0 Add Port message 7. Write Down the Port Name It is very im portant to remem ber and write down the p ort name. Y ou will need this in formation lat[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 49 4-4 A dd a printer to y our s ystem to print 1. Select Printer Port for Add Printer Wizard After selected the pr inter, you need to select a printer p ort to print. See Fig ure 4- 21 Select Printer Port for Add Printer Wiz ard. Figure 4-2 1 Select the Print er Port for Add Printer Wizard DO NOT CLICK ON NEXT, until yo[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 50 2. Use the printer por t name written at the last section. S croll down and find the printer port name. For example, the printer p ort nam e here is ‘IP_192.168.1.1 08_P1’. See Fig ure 4-22 Find and sel ect the printer port. For Windows 95, and 98 users, this window will show up after Add P rinter (Figure 4- 23 th[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 51 Figure 4-2 3 Add Printer Wizard 4. Click on Next If you hav e ever installed the printer d river in the sy stem , Figure 4-24 U se Existing Driver window show s. You can choose to k eep the existing driver, or replace it. If y ou don’t see Figure 4-24, g o to the next step.[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 52 Figure 4-2 4 Use Existing Driv er for Add Printer Wizard 5. Click on Next Name the printer. Se e Figure 4- 25 Name Your Printe r for Add Printer Wiza rd. If there a re more than one printer drivers ins talled in the system , you m ay answer Yes to choose this as your default pr inter for your Windows- based programs.[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 53 Figure 4-25 Nam e Your Pr inter for Add Printer Wizard 6. Click on Next See Figure 4- 26 Printer Sharing. Whe n you use p rint server fo r the printer, y ou don’t usually need to share the printer on the local machine. Keep t he default answ er as Do not share this printer. Figure 4-2 6 Share P rinter for Add Printe[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 54 Figure 4-2 7 Print Test Pag e for Add Printer Wiza rd 8. Click on Next If you answer Ye s to print a test pag e, see Figure 4- 28. Figure 4-2 8 Printer print the test page 9. Click on OK Complete the Add Pr inter Wizard. See F igure 4-29 C ompleting the Add Printer Wizard.[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 55 Figure 4-2 9 Completing the Add P rinter Wizard 10. Click on Finish Now you can print through the NE TGEAR Print Serv er. The Figure 4-18 Prin ter Select Window (Add Port) window rem ains on the screen. C lick on End to close it.[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 56 Chapter 5 UNIX Printing Using TCP/IP This chapter explains how to configure and set up the NETGEAR PS100 Series Print Sever and your UNIX system if you are operating in a UNIX networking environment. The print server can work with most UNIX operating systems with the TCP/IP protocol, but the following protocols and pr[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 57 Assign a static I P address to y our print server by r eferring to “Assig ning an IP Address to the Print Server Using A RP”. With all four m ethods of IP address resolution, the prin t server loses the I P setting after reset or a power loss. To perm anently configure the pri nt server and sa ve the I P address a[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 58 A ssigning an IP Address to the Print Serv er Using BootP To assign an IP address using the Bootstrap Protocol (BootP): 1. Determine the phys ical address and the device nam e of the print ser ver. The factory default name and the phy sical address are show n on a sticker o n the bottom of t he unit. The default name [...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 59 6. Compare the I P address to MAC address associat ion to assure tha t an IP add ress has been assign ed, using the ping com mand: ping NAME NAME is the nam e of the print se rver. You shou ld receive a response. I f you g et a timeout message, the BootP procedure has failed. Y ou can either follow the steps ag ain fo[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 60 A ssigning an IP Address to the Print Serv er Using RARP To assign an IP address using the Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP): 1. Determine the phys ical address and the device nam e of the print ser ver. The factory default name and the phy sical address are show n on a sticker o n the bottom of t he unit. Th[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 61 7. Proceed to “Config uring Your P rint Server Using FTP” to configu re the prin t server, if it has no t yet been configured.[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 62 A ssigning an IP Address to the Print Serv er Using ARP To assign an IP address using the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP): 1. Determine the phys ical address and the device nam e of the print ser ver. The factory default name and the phy sical address are show n on a sticker o n the bottom of t he unit. The default [...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 63 NAME is the nam e of the print se rver. You shou ld receive a response, bu t if you g et a timeout m essage, the ARP procedure has failed. You can e ither follow the steps again fo r using ARP or use one of the oth er methods for assigning an IP address. 6. Proceed to “Config uring Your P rint Server Using FTP,” w[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 64 5-2 Configuring Your Print Server Using FTP FTP allows a user to log on to a remote host and to manipulate files on the host. The print server can act as an FTP host. Using FTP, you can access and modify the CONFIG file in the print server. Modifying the CONFIG file changes the configuration of the print server. The l[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 65 ftp>quit[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 66 List of FTP Files and Co mmands Supp orted by the Print Server Table FTP Files in the Directory lists the file names that appear in the directory. FTP Files in the Di rector y File Name Purpose Mode CONFIG Configuration file Read/W rite PSINF Dev ice information Read DEFAULTC Reset device to default configuration Read[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 67 5-3 Setting the Print Method The following three printing methods can be used in any environment: Line Printer Daem on (LPD) LPD is a standard pr int method for m ost UNI X systems. The benefit of this metho d is that it eliminates the need to install addit ional softwa re on the host. File Transfer Proto col (FTP) FT[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 68 Use these definitions for entering the information: Name of queue to add Use a single- word queue nam e that indicates the p rinter attached. Hostname for rem ote server Print server nam e as used in /etc/hos ts.lpd. Name of queue on rem ote server It is the logical print er number (L1 to L 3 or L1 to L8) to service t[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 69 Sample Commands for Using LPD on S ystem V Action Sample Command Stop Print Services /usr/lib/lpshut Add a System Printer /usr/lib/lpadmin -p printer_name -v /dev/null Restart the Print Services /usr/lib/lpsched Enable printing to the new printer device enable printe r_name Start accepting jobs for the new printer dev[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 70 Add remote printer(s) See adding remote printers in table Sample Commands for Using LPD on System V Start lpc print mechanism lpc start printer_name Printing Using LP D For LPD printing instructions, refer to your UNIX manual. An example command that is used for a BSD UNIX system is: lpr -P printer_name filename The d[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 71 Chapter 6 A ppleT alk Printing This chapter contains information about configuring and using your NETGEAR PS100 series print server in an AppleTalk networking environment. 6-1 Setting up Print Server for A ppleTalk There are 3 different ways to configure AppleTalk on a NETGEAR PS100 series print server: The recomm end[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 72 attached to the print server to be advertised in a specific AppleTalk zone, or if you need to change the communication protocol used between the print server and the printer. 6-2 Setting up Host Computer The host Apple computer to be setup for AppleTalk printing must be running System 7 Operating System or later. Inst[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 73 6-3 Using PSTool Utilit y This section describes how to use the NETGEAR PSTool Utility for Apple Computers to configure AppleTalk on a NETGEAR Print Server. It is not necessary to use the NETGEAR PSTool Utilit y to manage AppleTalk printing if your NETGEAR Print Server can be managed via the web browser interface or i[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 74 6-4 PSTool Utilit y CONFIG File Format The entries of the config file are listed and described in table 7.1. This example is for the 3 port model of the NETGEAR Print Server. PSTool Utilit y Config File Entries Entry inConfig File Description begin CMD Do not change this line. 0001 Device Name: xxxxxxxx Replace xxxxxx[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 75 Chapter 7 Novell Net w are Printing This chapter describes how to configure and use the NETGEAR Model PS110 Print Server, and Model PS113 Print Server in the Novell NetWare environment. 7-1 Configuration Overview This section describes the requirements and outlines the PSERVER or RPRINTER mode configuration in either [...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 76 - Connects to NetW are PSERVER - Receives the prin t jobs sent by PSERVER - Sends the receiv ed network packet data to the printe r It is a two-step process to set up the Model PS110/PS113 print server in the NetWare e nvironment. The NetWare file server must first be configured, and then you can configure your print [...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 77 7-2 Using Your Print Server in a NetWare 3.x Network When configuring using the PSCONFIG utility, copy all files in DOS directory on the Model PS110/PS113 Print Server Resource CD to the hard disk of your workstation. The PSCONFIG program is in this directory. Setting PSERVER Mode in NetWar e 3.x (Bindery Mode) To se[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 78 b. Select Print Server C onfiguration. c. Select Printer Con f iguration. d. Select the printer nu mber on the Configured Printe rs submenu, using t he printer nu mber mapping as sho wn in below “PSERVE R Mode Prin ter Number Mapp i ng”. For more inform ation about logica l ports, refer to belo w “Using Log ical[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 79 h. Press [Esc] until you ex i t out of the PC ONSOLE program. 6. Configure your prin t server. To configure your p rint serv er: a. Execute PSCON F IG while logged on to t he file serv er. This program was previously copied from the print server resource CD into y our hard disk. b. Select the print serv er that you wa[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 80 Setting RPRINTE R M ode in NetWa re 3.x (Bindery Mode) To set up the NetWare file server to connect to the Model PS104/PS105/PS110/PS113 print server in the NetWare RPRINTER mode, first designate a NetWare file server that your print server will log on to retrieve print jobs. Log on to the file server as SUPERVISOR or[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 81 c. Select Printer Con f iguration. d. Select the entry with pr i nter number 0 on the Con figured Printers submenu to open th e Printer 0 Configuration window. e. Type the predeter mined print ser ver name in the N ame entry field, using the c onvention sho wn below “RPRINTER Mode Printer Na m e Mapping ”. When re[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 82 e. Press [Enter] to a ccept the default p riority level. f. Press [Esc] to re turn to the De fined Printers windo w . g. Repeat steps b through f unti l all printer and qu eue association s are configured co m pletely. h. Press [Esc] until you ex i t out of the PC ONSOLE program. 6. Configure your prin t server. To co[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 83 If the NetWare print s erver to which the N ETGEAR pr int server will be conne cted has been previously loaded, you m ust unload and reload it again. If y ou are unloading and reloading th e PSERVER NetWa re Loadable Module (NL M) , start wi th step a. I f you are loading the NLM f or the first tim e, go to step d. To[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 84 7-3 Using Your Print Server in a NetWare 4.x Network In NetWare 3.x, all user-related information is stored in a database called the Bindery. NetWare server administration programs such as SYSCON and PCONSOLE modify information in the Bindery to manage the operation of the file server. The main disadvantage of the Bin[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 85 To configure the NDS file server to use the Model PS104/PS105/PS110/PS113 print server in PSERVER mode: 1. Execute the PCONS OLE program f rom the System volu m e of the file server. The Available Op tions window opens. Mak e sure that the following fiv e menu selections are in the window: • Print Queues • Printer[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 86 a. Execute the PSC ONFIG progra m while logged on to t he file server. b. Select the NETG EAR print server tha t you want to con f igure. c. Select Change Con fi guration. d. Select NetWare Con fi guration. e. Verify that the Op eration Mode is PS. PS must be the ope ration mode for the p ri nt server to o pe rate in [...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 87 Setting PSERVER Mode in a Ne tWare 4.x Binde r y Emulation Net w ork Besides the NDS mode, NetWare 4.x also allows file servers to provide Bindery emulation services to devices or computers that are capable of operating only in Bindery mode. In this setup example, the PS110/PS113 print server is connecting to the NetW[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 88 The printer num ber is autom atically assigned by Quick Set up starting from pr inter num ber 0. It can be modified by selec ting Printers from the Av ai lable Opti ons main m e nu, selecting the desig nat ed printer, and changing the Printer Num ber in the Printer Config ur ation window. T he print serv er port to pr[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 89 Setting RPRINTE R M ode in a NetW are 4.x NDS Mode Net w ork Make sure that you are running Client32 in the NDS mode before configuring the print server as a NetWare NDS Remote Printer. To configure the NDS file server to use the Model PS110/PS113 print server in RPRINTER mode: 1. Execute the PCONS OLE program f rom t[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 90 h. Press [Esc] to ex it PCONSOLE. 3. Configure your prin t server. To configure your p rint serv er: a. Execute the PSC ONFIG progra m while logged on to t he file server. b. Select the NETG EAR print server tha t you want to con f igure. c. Select Change Con fi guration. d. Select NetWare Con fi guration. e. Verify t[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 91 c. Press [Esc] to stop the print server NLM and answe r Y es. d. Enter the follo wing command w hen the NetWare N LM has been unlo aded: load pserver .XXXX.YYYY xxxx is the NetWa re print server sele cted in step 3 f. YYYY is the NDS c ontext inform a tion recorded when you logg e d in to the file serv er as ADMIN. e.[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 92 Setting PSERVER Mode in NetWar e 5.x NDS Mode Network As described at the beginning of the chapter, you should determine a unique name and permanent name for the print server prior to starting any configuration process. Also make sure that you have a unique name for each of the NETGEAR print servers on the network. Yo[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 93 a. Select "Netgear P rint Server Adm inistration" from the NETG EAR Print Ser ve r for Print Serve r icon on your desktop . b. Select Print Server fr om the Act ive Print Server lis t. c. Select NetWare P SERVER. d. Select the Advanc ed icon. e. Select NetWare P SERVER. f. Click on Print Se rver Mode. g. Sel[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 94 8. Select your print server in the print ser ver list. 9. Select Print Server C onfiguration, and then select File Server To B e Serviced. 10. Insert the names of t he other file servers to be servi c ed by your print s erver. 11. Press [Esc] until you ex i t PCONSOLE. 12. Execute the PSCON F IG program w hile you are[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 95 Using Logical Ports Logical ports can be used to create a "virtual" printer. For example, to create a landscape printer, you could define a logical printer as: • Pre-string-- pri nter control codes to swi tch the printer to landscape m ode • Post-string-- pri nter control codes to r eset the printer, r e[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 96 Chapter 8 Using A d v anced Managemen t T ools This chapter describes in more detail the two print server management programs bundled with NETGEAR PS100 series print servers. These programs are included on the Print Server Resource CD. The two programs described in this chapter are: • NETGEAR Print Server Administra[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 97 also enabled and bound to the network adapter card in your Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, or Windows 2000 system. Buttons Advanced Button Click on the Advanced button for detailed full configuration of the selected Print Server. See the later section 8-2 Advanced Print Server Configuration for more information ab[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 98 Figure 8-3 Protocol Screen The protocol currently used for communication between your PC and the Print Server is Enabled and grayed out, so it cannot be disabled. Browse Button Use this button to re-scan the network and update icons for any Print Servers located. Exit Button. The Exit button ends the NetGear setup uti[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 99 8-2 A dvance d Print Server Configuration From the main menu, click on the Advanced button to use the advanced configuration procedure. The Advanced Print Server Configuration screen opens. The Advanced Print Server Configuration screen contains the fields listed on tabs that can be selected in any order to customize [...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 100 Figure 8-4 System Tab Win dow System Tab Fields Field Description Device Name Choose a descriptive name for the router for identification purposes (for example, EngPrsv). This name is used in all protocols to identify the specific print server. There is a factory default name. For any change, NETGEAR recommends that [...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 101 Protocol computers. The factory default is enable. TCP/IP Tab This tab allows configuration for the TCP/IP network protocol.. For further information about TCP/IP, refer to Chapter Figure 8-5 TCP/IP Tab Windo w TCP/IP Tab Fields Field Description DHCP This field allows you to enable or disable the print server's[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 102 Subnet Mask This subnet mask defines the range of addresses that are reachable on your local LAN. Gateway Address This IP address is what the print server uses for stations with IP addresses not reachable on your local LAN. NetWare PSer v er Me nu Tab The NetWare PServer menu tab sets the NetWare server (Bindery mode[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 103 NetWare PSER VER M enu Tab Fields Field Description Print Server Mode Indicates if the print server is in NetWare PSERVER mode. If this button is not selected, you will not be able to modify the following PSERVER parameters. Remote Printer Mode W hen selected, the print serve r operates in RPRINTER mode. The print se[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 104 Figure 8-7 NetW are RPrint er Tab Wind ow NetWare RPrint er Menu T ab Fields Field Description Print Server Mode Indicates if the print server is in NetWare PSERVER mode. Remote Printer Mode W hen selected, the print serve r operates in RPRINTER mode. If this button is not selected, you will not be able to modify the[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 105 The AppleTalk tab is used to configure the AppleTalk zone that the print server will appear in and the communication protocol used on the printer port. For further information about AppleTalk printing, refer to Chapter 8, "AppleTalk Printing". AppleTalk Tab AppleTalk printing is supported in a certain model[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 106 Protocol th an ASCII, but ASCII communication is more reliable. The default is ASCII. Logical P ort Tab Logical printers (Logical Ports) can be used under Linux or Unix. The Print Server supports 3 Logical Ports. This screen allows configuration of Logical Ports. Logical Po rt Tab Window Logical Port Tab Fi elds Fiel[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 107 String Before Job Provides the control character string to send to the printer before the first character of the job is sent to the printer. One example of such an application would be switching to landscape mode when printing to the logical port. The character string must be in hexadecimal format as in these example[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 108 Physical Port Tab F ields Field Description Current Selected Physical Port Selects the physical port to be configured. Physical Port Name I f required, you can change the name of the Physical Port. Handshake Signal The default setting is "Busy". This should only be changed to "Ack and Busy" if adv[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 109 Wireless Tab Wireless Tab Fie lds Field Description Regulatory Domain It is illegal to use this device in any location outside of the reg ulatory domain. Station Name The name used to identify this Wireless station. SSID If using an ESS (Extended Service Set, with multiple access points) this ID is called an ESSID (E[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 110 Channel No To communicate in "802.1 1 Ad-hoc" or " Ad hoc" mode, a ll Wireless s tations MUST use the same Channel number. If using "802.11 Ad-hoc" or "Ad-hoc" mode, select the value you wish to use on your Wireless LAN. If using "Infrastructure" mode, the Channel is [...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 111 W EP Authentication Options are "Open System" or "Shared Key". Some Wireless cards and Access Points do not support both methods. Check your documentation to determine the correct value to use. Link Info Scre en Wireless Link Info Field Description State This indicates which access point is curren[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 112 8-3 Menu Options The NetGear Administration program contains a menu bar that provides a number of options including Control, Printer, and Help, which are outlined in the following section. Control Men u Control is the first item on the top menu bar is for print server control. Click on the Control selection, move the[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 113 Default Conf iguration • Click "Yes" to confirm setting to factory defaults, or "No" to leave the current configuration unchanged. Printer Men u Individual printer ports are displayed as options under the Printer Menu, and a pop-up window opens when any of the printer ports are selected, as in t[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 114 Read Only Indicates whether or not the Environment Variable is modifiable. Test page Button Informs the print server to send a test page to the printer. The printout includes print server status information, which is useful when troubleshooting any printing problems. Refresh Button If you suspect that the printer sta[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 115 A ppendi x A T e chnical S p ecifications This appendix provides technical specifications for the NETGEAR PS100 series Print Server. PS111W Wireless Read y Print Ser v er Specif ications Network Protocol and Stan dards Compatibi lity IEEE 802.3u, 100BAS E-TX, Fast Ethe rnet IEEE 802.3i 10BASE- T CSMA/CD IEEE 802.11b [...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 116 Safety Agency Ap provals, Pow er Adapter Meets requirements o f: CE m ark, commercial UL listed (UL 1950 ) CSA certified (CSA 22.2 # 950) TUV licensed (EN 60 95 0) T-Mark PS101 Mini Print Server Specifications Network Protocol and Stan dards Compatibi lity IEEE 802.3i 10BASE- T CSMA/CD NetBEUI , a nd TCP/IP protocols[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 117 VCCI C lass B ITE Safety Agency Ap provals, Pow er Adapter Meets requirements o f: CE m ark, commercial UL listed (UL 1950 ) CSA certified (CSA 22.2 # 950) TUV licensed (EN 60 95 0) T-Mark PS110/PS113 2/3-Port Print Server Specifications Network Protocol and Stan dards Compatibi lity IEEE 802.3u, 100BAS E-TX, Fast Et[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 118 Environmental Specificati ons Operating tempera ture: 0 ° to 40 ° C (32 ° to 104 ° F) Operating hum i dity: 90% m a ximum relative hum idity, noncondensing Electromagnetic Emissions Meets requiremen ts of: CE m ark, commercial FCC Part 15, Class B EN 55 022 (CI SPR 22), Class B VCCI C lass B ITE Safety Agency Ap [...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 119 A ppendi x B Underst anding IP A ddresses This appendix provides information about understanding IP addresses, which you must assign to the NETGEAR PS100 series Print Sever when operating in a TCP/IP environment. IP A ddre sses and the Internet Because TCP/IP networks are interconnected widely across the world, every[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 120 Class B addresses can have up to 65,354 hosts on a network. Class B addresses use a 16-bit network number and a 16-bit node number. Class B addresses are in this range: 128.1.x.x to 191.254.x.x. Class C addresses can have 254 hosts on a network. Class C addresses use 24 bits for the network address and 8 bits for the[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 121 Subnet A ddres sing By looking at the addressing structures, you can see that even with a Class C address there are a large number of hosts per network. Such a structure is an inefficient use of addresses if each end of a routed link requires a different network number. It is unlikely that the smaller office LANs wou[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 122 6 252 7 254 8 255 The next table displays several common netmask values in both the dotted-decimal and the masklength formats. Netmask Formats Dotted-Decimal Masklength 255.0.0.0 /8 255.255.0.0 /16 255.255.2 55.0 /24 255.255.2 55.128 /25 255.255.2 55.192 /26 255.255.2 55.224 /27 255.255.2 55.240 /28 255.255.2 55.248 [...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 123 A ddre ss Resolution Protocol An IP address alone cannot be used to deliver data from one device to another on a LAN. In order for data to be sent from one device on the LAN to another, you must convert the IP address of the destination device to its media access control (MAC) address. Each device on an Ethernet netw[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 124 A ppendi x C CONFIG File This appendix provides information for editing a CONFIG file. CONFIG files are stored in the flash EEPROM of the NETGEAR PS100 series Print Sever and used for configuring the device using the FTP method. For more information about using the CONFIG file and to see an example of FTP commands, r[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 125 Each Model PS104 and Model PS105 Print Server has one parallel port and supports three logical printers. PS100 series Print Sever, with two and three parallel ports respectively, supports eight logical printers. You cannot change the names. Each logical printer has four settings as shown below. Refer to the next tabl[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 126 A ppendi x D Using NetW are 5 ND PS This appendix provides an overview of using the Print Server with NDPS (Novell Distributed Printing Services) under Novel NetWare 5.0. Overview The NETGEAR Print Server must be configured as a valid device on your TCP/ I P network. To use NDPS (Novell Distributed Printing Services)[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 127 Browse the Datab ase Volume and select where you w ant the ND PS Manager database to be assig ned. Click on Create. The new NDPS Ma nager is display ed in the m a in browser window. To start the NDPS Manager in future, enter the following command at the console: LOAD NDPSM Then select the NDPS Manager object. To star[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 128 Click on Next to v iew the Configur e Port Handler S cre en. In the Host Addr ess IP field, en ter the IP address p r eviously assigned to the Print Serve r device, as illustrated belo w. Configure Po rt Handler Configure Port Han dler W indow In the Printer Na me field, enter the Lo gi cal Port name on t he Print Se[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 129 The printer appears in the m ai n Printer Manager window unde r the Nam e l isting and is now avai lable for print jobs. Printer dr ivers are autom ati cally downloade d from the server as r equired. The printer is now in your Windows printer list and may be used by any Windows application.[...]

NetGear Print Server Manual 130 A ppendi x E IP Setup This appendix provides a brief overview of IP addressing. Overview This appendix is intended only when the user has in adver tently disab l ed the DHCP p rotocol and/or assigned a wrong subne t IP address. The following tab le describes each se t ting. IP Configuration Settings Setting Recommend[...]

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