3 Ports Print Server Series User’s Manual Version: 1.
COPYRIGHT Copyright 2005/2006 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
DISCLAIMER This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is".
Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ...............................................................1 1.1 Product Introduction ..........................................................2 1.2 Product Package ...............................................................3 1.3 Network Printing Architecture............................................4 1.3.1 1.3.2 1.3.3 Print Server Network Functions ................................................... 5 Network Printing Functions for Clients.........................
6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address......................................56 6.3.1 6.3.2 7. DHCP........................................................................................ 56 BOOTP ..................................................................................... 56 6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address......................................59 6.5 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host ..................60 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ............................................63 7.
.4.1.1 8.4.1.2 8.4.2 8.4.2.1 8.4.2.2 8.4.3 8.4.4 8.4.5 8.4.6 8.4.7 8.4.8 8.4.9 8.5 Admin Password.................................................................... 109 Advanced Settings ................................................................. 110 Wireless................................................................................... 111 Site Survey ............................................................................ 113 Encryption....................................................
1.
1.1 Product Introduction Thank you for p urchasing and using our print server. This pr int server allows your printer to become a shared de vice on the networ k. It offers printing f lexibility and mana geability on your Local Area Network at an extremely low cost and with an absolute minimum setup and maintenance requ ired. This print server provides IEEE 802.11g/b wireless LAN (up to 54Mbps data transfer rate), an Ethernet network port (10/100Mbps Ethernet), two USB 2.
1.
1.3 Network Printing Architecture This section illustrates ho w print server functions and operates on the net work. Before you install and use print server, it is strongly recommended that you read this section c omp letely, and select only the chap ters you need accord ing to your network operatin g sys tem by “Contents of the User’s Manual” in next section. This section will f irst introduce the role e very component plays in the network-printin g environmen t.
1.3.1 Print Server Networ k Functions Print Server Unix Print Server NetWare ServerWindows NT Server Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 98 Workstation Because print server supports IPX/SP X, NetBEUI, TCP/IP and AppleTa lk network protocols , any networked computer can directly prin t to the p rint server from any of its insta lled protoc ol. 1.3.
Common operating systems for clients are c lassif ied as following: Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT /2000/XP /2003 Our print server sys tem pro vides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver and utilities for Windo ws 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 users. PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) supports T CP/IP protocol.
PTPP P1 Windows 98 Print Server MIS-2 P1 P2 P3 Print Server MIS-1 UNIX / Linux UNIX (include HP/UX, SCO Unix, SunOS, Solaris, Unix ware DECUnix, I BM AIX and others) and Linux use the system-standard LP R to print through print server. MAC OS MAC OS can use the system-standard AppleTalk network to print through print ser ver.
1.3.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server Network Server Unix Print Server NetWare ServerWindows NT Server Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 98 Workstation Common network ser vers are class if ied as following: Windows NT/2000/2003 Our print server sys tem pro vides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver and utilities for Windo ws NT/2000/2003. After PTPP is installed, the server can directly print throu gh print server.
1.4 Network Printing Environment Common following: network environment are classif ied as Windows Peer -to -Peer Net work The client’s PTPP driver will use TCP/IP protocol to print throu gh pr int server. Windows NT/2000/2003 Network Networ k pr inting function will become ava ilable after PTPP driver is installe d into Windo ws NT/2000/2 003. Adding this printing function into Windows NT/2000/2003 Server allo ws print queue, user authority manage ment, and many other advanced features to be used.
NetWare Networ k (see below) 10
1.5 Contents of the User’s Manual Chapter 2 explains prin t server’s hardware installation and conf iguration. It is strongly re commended for you to read. The following chapters introduce: Chapter 3. Wind ows Peer-to-Peer Network Chapter 4. Networks Windows NT/2000 /2003 Ser ver-Based Chapter 5. NetWare Network Chapter 6. UNIX Syste m Networ k You may sele ct the appropriate chapters and sections to read depen ding on your networ k printing’s requ ire ment.
Chapter 11 In Windows XP SP2, you may n ot find any print ser ver listed on the “ Available Ports” in “ Network Ports Quick Setup” . P lease follow the instruction in this chapter and resolve the problem.
1.6 Firmware & Printing Function The print server provides a complete networ k pr inting solution.
2. Hardw are Installation 1. Unpack the print server package and verify that all the items listed in the section 1.2 are provided. 2. Connec t the pr int server to the printer you want to share on the net work. 3. Connect the print ser ver to your network by attached the networ k cable to the UTP port of the pr int server. 4. Connect the po wer adapter to th e print ser ver. The print server will perform the Power-On-Se lf-Test (P OST) after it is powered on.
3.
3.1 System Architecture Print server supports Windows Pe er-to-Peer network printing mode, which is suitable for most medium a nd s mall network e nvironments . Through quick and simple installation procedure, users can immediately enjo y the convenience of net work prin tin g. Installation procedure is separated into following two parts : 1. Adminis trator Installation and Setup (refer to section 2 for more detaile d infor mation). System ad minis trators must: Ÿ Install administrator’s computer.
2. Client Installation an d Configuration (refer to section 3 for more detaile d infor mation). Client users must install Windows PTPP driver (Peerto-Peer Prin ting) for network printing. In addition, after PTPP is installe d, the system will automatically search for all print s ervers on the networ k, and add the printin g port of the print servers into Windows’ printing port (refer to Networ k Printing Architecture in section 1.4 for more detailed information) .
3.2 Administrator Installation and Setup The Administrator Insta lla tion can be performed on Windo ws 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP /2003 with the same user interface. Before the installation, please verify that your networ k protoco l is installed on your P C (TCP/IP, IP X and/or NetBEUI). It will be helpful in your installation process. 1. Insert the CD shipped along with the pr int server into your CD-R OM drive. The Autorun.exe program should be executed automatically. If not, run Autorun.
3. The “Utilities Setup” window will be displayed. Click “Next”. 4. Click “Next” to install the utilities in the default folder or click “Browse” to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the utilities .
5. Select the compo nents you want to install. It is highly rec ommended to install all provided components. Click “Next” to c ontinue. 6. Spec ify the program folder where the program icons will be added to , click “Next”.
7. The system automatically.
8. You have completed the ins tallation phase and prepare to conf igure the Print Server. The “Choose Print Server” will list all Print Servers within the networ k. Select the Print Server you would like to configure and click “Ne xt”. NOTE 1: If this is the first time you configure the Print Server, the “Print Server Name” is the last 6-digit of MAC ID with prefix “PS”. Please check the MAC ID on the print server. NOTE 2: The list can only display the devices from the same manufacturer.
9. Spec ify a rec ognizable name for the Prin t Server and clic k “Next”. 10. Spec ify the IP Address for the Print Ser ver manua lly or click “Next” to keep default IP Address, i.e. 192.168.2.2.
11. The configuration summar y is displayed in the window. No w, you have completed the “Print Server Setup”. Click “Finish” and your s ystem will add network port of the Print Server to your PC auto matically. 12. The Administrator Installation pr ocedure is tota lly completed. Clic k “Finis h”.
The Administrator Installation Program have executed the installation procedure that performs the following tas ks: n Install all utilities administrator ’s P C. and drivers to the n Conf igure the print ser ver (including the print server name and network protocol) n Add the ne twork port of the print server to the administrator ’s P C.
3.3 Administrator Utilities After Administrator Installation is completed, there will be four utilities in pr int server ’s Program folder. n Network Ports Quick Setu p – Ad d the ne twork ports of print servers within the network to your P C. n Print Ser ver Configuration – configure the pr int server’s IP protocols and other advance d refer to Chapter 7 for the de tail configuration . Allo ws you to Address, network functions .
3.4 Client Installation and Setup The Clie nt Installation c an be performed on Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 with the same user interface. Before the installa tio n procedure, please confirm that your PC has connected to the networ k and installe d at least one network pro tocol. 1. Insert the CD shipped along with the pr int server into your CD-R OM drive. The Autorun.exe program should be executed automatically. If not, run Autorun.exe manua lly from CD-ROM drive’s root directory. 2.
3. The “Utilities Setup” window will be displayed. Click “Next”. 4. Click “Next” to install the utilities in the default folder or click “Browse” to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the utilities .
5. Spec ify the program folder where the program icons will be added to , click “Next”. 6. The system automatically.
7. Now, the installation procedure is completed, you are ready to set up the client’s computer. All network ports of the Pr int Ser vers detected on the network will be added to your PC automatically, click “Continue ”. 8. The Client Insta llation procedure is completed. Click “Finish”.
After the installation, following tas ks: you have completed the n Install all utilities and drivers to the client’s PC. n Add all the pr int server’s networ k ports of the network to the c lient’s PC. You can then perform the Windows’ s tandard “ Add Printer” proce dure to add network printers to your P C. Please refer to Se ction 3.6.
3.5 Client Utilities After Client Installation is completed, there will be three tools in pr int server ’s Program folder. n Network Ports Quick Setup n Remote Ports n Uninstall Networ k Dr iver The Uninstall Networ k Dr iver will assist you in removing all installed c lient software. The other two tools are descr ibed as follows . 3.5.1 Network P orts Quick Setup Network Ports Quic k Setup Utility offers a very simple method to add or remove print server’s printer port from the client’s computer.
During the client’s installation procedure, the s ystem will automatically search f or all print servers on the network, and add them into the printer ports of the client’s computer (see belo w). If you have just insta lled another new pr int server in the networ k, you must run this pro gram f irst. This program will search for ne w pr int ser vers and allow you to add the ne w network prin ter port into client’s computer conveniently.
Please be aware that Ne twork Ports Qu ick Setup Utility can only detect a nd configure all pr int servers on the same network, it ca nnot search and configure print servers on other subnets across network segments. You must use Remote Ports Utility descr ibe d in the next section to mana ge remote (across network segments) print ser vers. 3.5.2 Rem ote P orts (Utilit y) Remote P orts Utility offers a convenient wa y for you to manage and add printer port of the remote prin t server.
Step2. Enter print server ’s name, IP address, select used ports , and enter LP R queue name of each port. Click “Ok”. Step3. The ne w remote print port is displayed as follo ws . In order to use the re mote printing function, you will ha ve to proceed with nor mal Add Printer procedure and select your printer port as the newly adde d re mote pr inter port.
36
3.6 Windows Add Printer Procedure After adding a “Net work Port” of the pr int server to your P C by Adminis trator or Client Insta llation Program, you can follow the procedure described belo w to add printer to the Windo ws. Note tha t f ollo wing “ Add Printer” steps are running in Windo ws XP, the steps in other Operating Systems are s imilar. Step1. Click “Start”, choose “Settings” and select “Printers and Faxes”. Step2. Click “Add a Printer”. Step3. The “ Ad d Printer Wizard” is d isplayed .
Step4. Step5. Select “Loca l printer attached to this computer” and make sure that “Automatica lly detect and insta ll my P lug and P lay printer” is not selec ted. Click “Next”. Choose the suitable “Print Server Network Port” which was created by the Administrator Installation or Client Installation process and clic k “Next”.
Step6. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, c lick “ Ha ve Disk…” to insta ll the dr iver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list. Step7. Name yo ur printer and setup the default pr inter, click “Next”.
Step8. Choose to pr int the test pa ge or not. It is recommen ded to print a test page. Click “Next”. Step9. You have added the printer to the PC successfully. T he information of the printer is displa yed in the windo ws. Click “Finis h”.
4.
4.1 System Architecture In Windows networ k enviro nment, other than the Peerto-Peer networ k printing architecture descr ibed in the previous chapter, we also offer the Server-Based Pr inting architecture for Windows NT /2000/2003 server . Only one Windo ws NT/2000/2003 is required to have Windows PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) dr iver installed and share the printing ser vice on the net work. Other network users can simply connect to the server and access the shared pr inter (see belo w).
4.2 Windows NT/2000/2003 Server Installation and Setup Please fo llow the procedures d escribed below for installation and c onstruct a peer -to-peer connection (PTPP) between Windows NT/2000/2003 Server and Pr int Server. Step1. If this is your first time installing print server, please install the administrator software on Windo ws NT/2000/2 003 server f irst. Refer to sec tion 3.2 for installation instructions.
Step3. Share the above server’s printer to the network by performing the standard Windo ws printer shar ing process.
4.3 User Installation and Setup After ser ver side’s installation is comp leted, client s ide will be able to find the server ’s shared pr inter in Network Neighborhood. You only need to perfor m Windo w’s standard Add New Printer procedure, select “Network Printer” sho wn in the screen below, and co mplete the configurations afterwards to access the shared pr inter.
5.
5.1 System Architecture We implemented Net Ware pr inter sharing functionality into the pr int server itself, thus allowing one or more printers attached by a print ser ver to be connected to the network. We have developed the print server to support NetWare print server. Embedded print ser ver, which emulates the “queue mana gement functionality” of NetWare print server, PSERVER program r unning on the NetWare ser ver.
n Printing performance is enhanced. n Relie ve NetWare f ile server’s burden. n Relie ve the need of a workstation running the remote printer u tility. n Improve productivity by locating the pr inter near the workgro up. Each print server should lo g into a NetWare ser ver before servicing the print jobs . Each print ser ver will occupy a user account with whic h it can lo g into the NetWare server.
5.2 NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x Installation & Setup Once your prin t server is connected to your Ethernet network, you can set it up for use with your networ king software. 5.2.1 Installation Using PCONSOLE 5.2.1.1 Configuring as Print Server Mode 1. Run the NetWare P CONSOLE program. 2. Change the current f ile ser ver, if necessary, us ing the Chan ge Current File Ser ver menu selection. 3. Choose the Print Queue Information menu selection. 4. Press the Insert ke y to add a new prin t queue. 5.
6. You have now successfully created the print queue that your print ser ver will serve. Press the Escape key until the Ava ila ble Options main menu is displayed. 7. Select Print Ser ver Information. 8. Press the Insert ke y to add a new NetWare print server object. The print ser ver name can be identical to the P Sxxxxxx name printed o n the la bel of the pr int server. 9. Press Enter to select the newly created print ser ver. 10. Select Print Server Configuration. 11.
13. Press Escape, and answer Yes to the Save Changes ques tion. 14. Select Queues Ser viced by P rinter, then select Printer 0 (or Pr inter 1, Printer 2) and press Enter. 15. Press Insert and add your n ewly created print queue to the list of q ueues serviced by the pr inter. Enter a priority number for the queu e service, or press Enter to accept the default.
16. Repeatedly press Escape to exit the P CONSOLE program. 17. Rese t the pr int ser ver to ha ve the changes take effect. NOTE: If the print server you have is with multiple printer connectors, you ma y create multiple print queues and pr inter objects . Your print server shou ld no w be ready to use . You should be able to redirect printing to your pr int server us ing a CAPT URE command such as the one shown in the previous section.
6.
6.1 Introduction The print server is available for T CP/IP printing by Unix LP D (Line Printer Dae mon) protocol. The LP D protocol originated with Un ix release is based on the BSD version of Unix a nd supported under most versions of Unix. This chapter explains how to configure the print ser ver for T CP/IP operation, and ho w to modify co nfiguration files on your Unix system to allow printing to the print server.
6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Support The default configuration of the pr int server is with TCP/IP support enabled. Anyway, you can configure the print server to e nable T CP/IP support using the configuration program.
6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address The print ser ver must have a unique IP address in order to be recognized by the net wor k. You ca n set up the IP a ddress on the various Unix systems us ing any one of the following methods: 1. DHCP (Dynamic Host Conf iguration Protocol) 2. BOOTP (Bootstrap Protoc ol) The pr int server will use the last three methods to obtain its IP ad dress automatically if its IP address is configured as Auto (0.0.0.0). 6.3.
services before doing the followin g BOOTP configuration. To rebuild the NI S map, please refer to your s ystem documenta tio n. To configure the IP address data for the BOOTP ser ver, you will need to log in the host of BOOTP server as the superuser (root) . Perform the following steps to add address entries, 1. Optionally, ass ign a na me corresponding to the print server ’s IP address. You can add this address to the /etc/hosts file, by adding a line such as: 203.66.191.12 pserver 2.
For exa mple, configuration : a print ser ver with the following Node ID: 0000B4010 101 (this implies Ethernet address is 00 00B4010101) , IP address: 2 03.66.191.12 The entr y for this pr int server in the /etc/bootptab file should be: PS010101:\ :ht=1:\ :ha=0000B4010101:\ :ip=203.66.191.
6.
6.5 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host The procedure you use to configure your Un ix host(s) to a llow printing to your networ k remote print ser ver varies between different varieties of Unix. The procedure belo w can be used for Unix variants that are related to BSD Unix, such as SunOS or Lin ux. For other versions of Unix, consult your system documentation, keeping in mind that: 1. The print server should be treated as a BSD networked pr int server host. 2.
mkdir /var/spool/lpd/pserverd chown daemon /var/spool/lpd/pserverd chgrp daemon /var/spool/lpd/pserverd chmod 775 /var/spool/lpd/pserverd 3. Add an entry to the host’s /etc/printcap file , s imilar to the followin g: printer-name:\ :lp=:\ :rm=203.66.191.186:\ :rp=lpt1:\ :lf=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd.log:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd:\ :mx#0: Lin es should be indented with tabs. More than one printer na me can be used, with varia nts separated by vertical bars (name1|name2).
The print server sh ould now be a vailable for pr inting from your Unix host.
7.
7.1 Introduction This chapter introduces print server ’s s yste m configuration utility in Windo ws environ ment. This utility is automatically installed dur ing Windows Administrator Utility insta llation procedure - refer to section 3.2 and 3.3. This utility provides the most complete mana gement and conf iguration functions on the print server side.
n Rende zvous: Allo w Ren dezvous function. you n SNMP Config uration: Conf iguration. to configure SNMP the Information n SMB : Co nfigure the SMB Group Name. n System Configuration: Pr int Server Ability Setting and Fir mware Upgrade. n Wireless Configuration : Conf iguration. n Setup Wizard: Settings. Gu ide You Network Wireless Thr ough LAN All the n Report: List the Sta tus of All Available Print Servers on the Net work.
7.2 Search for All Available Print Server Ever y time when you run print server’s co nfiguration on the tool bar . The utility, c lick the “Search” icon configuration utility will delay for several seconds because the utility is using sys tem’s available networ k protocols to search for all pr int ser vers on the network. All availa ble print servers will be listed under “Print Server Grou p” on the left side of the window. You must select the pr int ser ver you would like to configure fro m the list.
7.3 Status of Print Server Click “Status” icon on the tool bar, the s tatus of the current selected print server will be showed on the right side of the window. The information of the print server disp layed are MAC ID, Model T ype, Firmware Version, status of each pr inter port, NetWare f ile server name , NetWare file server polling interval, NetWare printer queue names, IP address, subnet mask, default gate wa y, AppleTalk printer type, AppleTalk zone and print server printing ability…etc .
You can restart the prin t ser ver by pressing the “Re boot” button .
7.4 Setup the Print Server Click “Setu p” icon on the tool bar , the setup items of the current selected print server will be sho wed on the right s ide of the window. Double click one of the icons to set up the selec ted print server. A screen will pop up to verify “User Name” and “Password” of the print ser ver. The default values are as follows.
70
7.5 General Configuration Double Click “ Ge neral” icon configuration windo w will pop-up. and the General You can see basic print server information in this pa ge. You a lso can configure the “Pr int Server Name”, “SMB Group Name”, “ User Name” and “Pa ssword” here. Server Name, the name of the print server. Yo u can use this name to identif y the print server when you are searching for the pr int ser ver by the administration and client utilities.
7.6 TCP/IP Configuration Double Click “T CP/IP” icon configuration windo w will pop-up. and the TCP/IP You can configure the print server to automatically get IP from DHCP server or manually specif y static IP. The print ser ver a lso has a built-in DHCP ser ver. You can enable this DHCP server and let it manages IP for yo u.
Click the “IP” button to enter the IP setting pa ge. If you need the print server to automatically get an IP from DHCP server , select “ Auto IP”. You als o can se lect “ Static IP” to manually assign “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Ga teway” for the print server. Click the “DHCP Server” b utton to enter the DHCP server’s setting pa ge. You ca n “Ena ble/Disab le” the DHCP server or set “ Auto” and assign a range of IP addresses here. The DHCP server is disabled by d efault.
7.7 Netware Print Server Configuration Double Click “NetWare” icon configuration windo w will pop-up. and the NetWare This print server supports NetWare Bindery Printing method. T he print server per iodically polls the NetWare server pr inter queues for pr inting jobs. Yo u have to ass ign the NetWare server na me, pr int server polling inter val and the name of queue on the NetWare server for each pr inter port.
NetW are Server is the name of the NetWare file server that provides printer queues.
7.8 AppleTalk Configuration Double Clic k “AppleTa lk” icon and the AppleTalk configuration windo w will pop-up. AppleTalk is a data communication protocol often used by Macintoshes. The pr int server can use these parameters to join the AppleTalk net work and share the prin ter to other AppleTalk wor kstations. Yo u have to setup the “Zone Name” and “Printer Type” for each printer port of this print server.
7.9 Rendezvous Configuration Rendezvous enables automatically discover y of computers, devices and ser vices on IP networ k. The service na me will be seen by users on IP networ k, you have to designate the unique a nd friendly name to describe the de vice .
7.10 SNMP Configuration Double Clic k “SNMP” icon configuration windo w will pop up . and the SNMP Contact: You can enter the print server administrator ’s contac t infor mation here. This information will be displayed in the SNMP manage men t tool. Location: You can enter the installed location of the print server here. T his infor mation will be displayed in the SNMP manage me nt tool.
7.11 SMB Configuration SMB Gro up Name, the name of SMB group that this print server belongs to. All P C should join the same group before they can use this print server by SMB protocol.
7.12 System Configuration Double Click “System” icon configuration windo w will pop-up. and the System In the Syste m c onfiguration page, you can select to enable /disable each printing or mana gement protocol, assign name for each pr inter port of this print server, up grade the ne w f ir mware for this print server, and enable /disable wireless function. Port Name is the name of the printer port. Each pr inter port has to be assigned a name.
Upgrade F irmware: You can use this “ Upgrade Firmware” to ol to update the newest f irmware of the print server. Click “ ” button an d se lect the correct firmware in your PC. After selecting the fir mware file, c lick the “Upgrade” button to finish the firmware update process. If you want to reset the Print Server to default factory settings, please clic k “Lo ad Default”. Wireless Function: You can select “Enab le” or “Disable” to manually enable or disable the wireless function.
Country setting is for you to set the available channe ls accord ing to your location.
7.13 Wireless Configuration If you want to use the pr int server through wireless LAN, please set up the pr int ser ver through Ethernet f irst and make sure your wireless LAN setting is correct. After setting the wireless LAN, unplu g the Ethernet cable and restart the print ser ver, then you can start to use the print server through wireless LAN.
If you use access point to build up wireless networ k, you have to se lect “Infrastructure Mode”. If you do not ha ve any access point and want to use peer-to-peer connection to build up wireless network, you have to select “ Ad-Hoc Mode” . After selectin g the operation modes of the wireless function, click “ Next” to go to further detailed configuration . Infrastructure Mode: In the Infrastructure mode, you have to let the print server associate with an access point.
The list is the scanned ava ilable access points. Select an access point in the list and click “Next” . If you cannot find the access point that you want to use, click “Scan” to let the pr int server scan again.
In the Ad-Hoc mode, you can let the print ser ver automatically associate with other wireless station or manua lly ass ign the SSID of your wireless networ k. You can let the pr int server automatically select th e channel that is the same with the peer or ma nually assign a channel. If you select to let the pr int server scan for an active wireless station, the following window will pop up. The list is the scanned ac tive wireless stations. Select a wireless station in the list and click “Next” .
This pr int server supports WEP and WP A-P SK security mode. If you want to use WEP enc ryption to protect your wireless ne twork, you have to select “WEP(ASCII)” or “ WEP(HEX)”. If you want to use WP A-P SK, yo u have to select “ WP A-shared key”. The wireless security setting should be the same with other wireless devices in the same network.
You can se lect “64 bit” or “ 128 bit” length and “He xadecima l” or “ ASCII” format for the encr yption key. Lon ger key length can provide stronger security but wor th communication performance . Enter four key values by following the rules below and select one key as the default key. Ÿ PassPhrase – A passphrase simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for the print server. This setting is only valid when the security mode is in “WEP(HEX)”.
WP A-shared key Security Mode: Wh en “WP A-shared key”, also named “WP A-P SK” requires users to select the adva nced e ncryption methods, i.e . TKIP or AES and enter a set of shared key. Ÿ TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 packets. This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security.
You can select to let the pr int server automatically obtain IP settings with DHCP client or manually assign the IP settings . If you manua lly ass ign the IP settings, you have to enter IP address, subnet mas k and default gate way address . Wh en you finish conf igur ing the IP settings , click “Ne xt” to conf irm the IP Address c onfiguration.
Click “Save” to sa ve the wireless configuration.
7.14 Wizard Click “Wizard” icon on the tool bar, the setup wizard ite m of the current selecte d print server will be showed o n the r ight s ide of the window. Double clic k the “Print Server Setup Wizard” the setup wizard will guide you through all the setup process.
Step 1: Set up the na me of th is print ser ver, SMB Group Name and the port name for the print ser ver. Step 2: Se lect to enable requ ired printing protocol. Please refer to section 7.12 for detail information.
Step 3: Setup the IP of this pr int server and the DHCP server. P lease refer to section 7.6 for deta il information . Step 4: Setup the Net Ware pr inting. P lease refer to section 7.7 for detail information.
Step 5: Se lect the Wireless Adapter mode and complete wireless LAN settings. T he other procedures are the sa me with “ Wireless” Setting in “Setup” screen. P lease refer to section 7.13 for de tail information. Step 6: Click “Save” to f inish setting.
7.15 Report Click “Report” ic on window will pop up. on the too l bar, the Report The report lists bas ic information of all ava ilable print servers on the networ k. The information includes Device Name, M AC ID, Mode l Type, Fir mware Version and Status of pr int server.
8.
8.1 Introduction Print server can be conf igured an d managed on the Web. Through Local Area Network, or even Internet, administrator can easily c onfigure and manage print server’s various ma in functions in browsers. Simply enter print server ’s IP address into your browser’s address field to manage a print server by print server’s built-in Web Server. The default IP Address, User Name and Password settings of the P rint server are as follows. Ÿ IP Address: 192.168.2.
8.2 Login You may use any Web Browser to review the sta tus or configure the settings of the pr int server. After entering the IP address of the pr int server , a login page displa y. You ha ve to enter correct “User Name” and “Password” before go ing to the Web Manage ment pages. Notes: Default password is “ 1234”.
8.3 Device Status 8.3.1 Syst em System Information includes “Device Name”, “Print Server Name”, “Model T ype”, “System Up T ime”, “ Firmware Version”, “MAC Address”, and the protocols enable d status, etc.
8.3.2 Printer This pa ge lists information of printers connected to all printer ports.
8.3.3 T CP/IP This page lists all T CP/IP settin gs of the pr int ser ver including “IP Address”, “Subne t Mask” and “Gateway”. It also lists DHCP server setting.
8.3.4 SMB This page lists the SMB group setting of the print server.
8.3.5 SNMP This pa ge lists the SNMP settings of the print server. It includes the settings of “SNMP System Co ntact” and “ SNMP System Location”.
8.3.6 NetWare This page lists NetWare settings , including “Polling Time”, “Use Bindery Mode” , “Name of the File Ser ver” and “Port Attached Queue” .
8.3.7 AppleT alk This page lists AppleTalk settings, inclu ding “ App leTalk Zone Name” a nd “Printer T ype” of printers connected to all pr int ports .
8.3.8 Rendezvous This page lists Rendezvous settings, including “Port Service Name” of eac h port.
8.4 Setup Wizard 8.4.1 Syst em You can change the pr int server name and port na me of the print server fro m here. Print Server Name, the name of the pr int ser ver. You can use this name to identif y the print server when you are searching for the pr int ser ver by the administration and client utilities. Port Name is the name of the printer port. Each pr inter port has to be assigned a name. Then you can use this name to a ccess the printer port.
8.4.1.1 Admin Password It allows you to change the passwor d of the print server. USER Name, the administrator name of the print server. If you change the user name, you have to login to the print server from administrator utility or web mana gement with the ne w name. The default user name is ”admin”. Pass wo rd, enter the password you want to change to the print server . The pass word can be up to 8-digit alphan umeric format. The default password is “1234”.
8.4.1.2 Advanced Settings You can enable /disable the printin g protoco ls from the screen. To enable the function, please select “Enable”; to disab le the function, please select “Disable”.
8.4.2 Wireless If you want to use the prin t server through wireless LAN, please set up the pr int ser ver through Ethernet f irst and make sure your wireless LAN setting is correct. After setting the wireless LAN, unplu g the Ethernet cable and restart the print ser ver, then you can start to use the print server through wireless LAN.
Mode is the operation mode of wireless station. You can c hoose ether “Ad Hoc” or “Infrastructure” mo de. If you do not have any access po int and want to use peer-to-peer connection, you have to choose “Ad Hoc” mode . If you ha ve an access point as the wireless LAN infrastructure, you have to choose “Infrastructure” mode. ESSID is the un ique name identified b y in a wireless LAN. The ID prevents the unintentiona l merging of two colocated WLANs.
8.4.2.1 Site Survey You can use this “Site Sur vey” function to search for available access points in you location . In the list is the infor mation of all available acce ss points or wireless stations, includes SSID, BSSID, Channe l, T ype, Encryption and Signal Strength. You can select one wire less device in the list for th is print server to associate with or you have to go back to “Wireless” pa ge to manually setup the wireless parameters.
8.4.2.2 Encrypt ion This pr int server supports WEP and WP A-P SK security mode. If you want to use WEP enc ryption to protect your wireless net wor k, you have to select “WEP”. If you want to use WP A-P SK, you ha ve to se lect “WP A-shared key”. The wireless secur ity settin g should be the same with other wireless devices in the same network.
Ÿ Key Format – You may select to use ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key. Ÿ PassPhrase – A passphrase simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for the print server. Ÿ Default Key – Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data. Only the key you select it in the “Default key” will take effect.
WP A-shared key Security Mode: Wh en “WP A-shared key”, also named “WP A-P SK” requires users to selec t one of the advanced encryption methods, i.e. T KIP or AES an d enter a set of shared key. Ÿ TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 packets. This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security.
network. If “Hex” is selected, please enter 64 digits of Hex code which should be “0-9” and “A-F”. Ÿ Pre-Shared Key – The “Pre-Shared Key” is different from the key format selection. Please see above description. Wh en you finish configur ing the wire less security, clic k “Save & Ne xt” to conf ir m the conf iguration. 8.4.3 T CP/IP You can configure the print server to automatically get IP from DHCP server or manually specif y static IP. The print ser ver a lso has a built-in DHCP ser ver.
If you need the print ser ver to auto matically get an IP from DHCP ser ver, select “ Enable Obtain T CP/IP Se ttings Automatically ( Use DHCP / BOOTP)”. You a lso can select “Disable Use the follo win g T CP/IP Settin gs” to manually assign “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Gate wa y” for the print server. You can enable/dis able or set auto for the print server’s DHCP server . The DHCP ser ver is disabled by default.
You can enable/disable the SMB protocol from here. If SMB is ena bled, enter the “SMB Group Name” to specify the SMB group tha t this print server belongs to. All P C should join the same group before they can use this print server by SMB pro tocol. 8.4.5 SNMP The print server supports SNMP co nfiguration. If it is enable d, please set up the follo wing parameters. SNMP System Co ntact: You can enter the print ser ver administrator ’s contact information here.
SNMP System Location: You can enter the installed location of the print server here. T his information will be displayed in the SNMP manage men t tool. 8.4.6 NetWare This print server supports NetWare Bindery Printing method. T he print server per iodically polls the NetWare server pr inter queues for pr inting jobs. Yo u have to ass ign the NetWare server na me, pr int server polling inter val and the name of queue on the NetWare server for each pr inter port.
Name of the File Server is the name of the NetWare file server that provides pr inter queues. Attached Queue is the name of the printer queue on the NetWare server. The printer queue keeps all pr inting jobs wa iting on the NetWare server. You have to assign a printer queue for each printer port of this print ser ver. 8.4.7 AppleT alk AppleTalk is a data communication protocol often used by Macintoshes.
AppleTalk Enable: Enable or disable “AppleTalk” . AppleTalk Zone Name: Pr int server has to jo in zones of AppleTalk before it can be shared to other workstations. Only wor kstations in the same zone can share the printer. If you want to share the printer to all workstations in all Zon es, you should enter on ly “*” in the “Zone Name” fie ld. Printer Type , the type of pr inter attached to each printer port. You can get the printer type from the manufacturer of the prin ter. 8.4.
The ser vice name will be seen by users on IP networ k, you have to des ignate the unique and friendly name to describe the device. 8.4.9 Save Settings You can clic k th e “Save Settings” to save the settings and restart the s ystem.
8.5 System Tools 8.5.1 Load Default You ca n use this page to restore the factory default settings. All of your previous setup will be c leared.
8.5.2 Upgrade Firmware from Browser You can upgrade new f ir mware for this print ser ver in this page. Click “ Bro wse” to se lect the ne w f irmware in your stora ge and then c lick “OK”, the f ir mware will be update d in severa l minutes. Be a ware that if you have started u pgrading fir mware, you have to fo llo w a ll the up grading steps or the print server can’t turn back to nor mal configuration .
8.5.3 Backup Setting To backup the print server setting to a “config.bin” file, select “Backup settings from P rint Server”. To a pply the setting from the bac kup file , s elect “Restore settings from f ile” and specify a f ile to restore.
9.
9.1 Introduction Print ser ver can be configured and managed by Te lnet. Through Loca l Area Network, or even Internet, administrator can easily c onfigure and manage print server’s var ious main functions by a telne t client.
9.2 Login Execute the Telnet c lient tool and connect to the print server IP. te lnet 192.168 .2.2 Then you will be prompted to enter the username and password. After you successfully enter the correct username and password, the following prompt will be displa yed and you can start to ma nage this print server by co mmand.
9.3 Get Setting Values – “get” Command “ge t” command is used to get the setting va lues of this print server. The format of “ get” command is as following: get argument Then the argument value will be dis playe d after the command. For exa mple, if I want to ge t IP address of the print ser ver, I type “ get ip” command and the IP va lue “IP_ADDR=’192.1 68.2.2’” is displayed: admin# get ip IP_ADDR=’192.168.2.2’ If you enter “get” only, the s yste m will list all available ar guments of “get” command.
Argument channel wep defkey key641 Description Example Channel number used by wireless LAN The mode of WEP 0: disable 1: 64 bit WEP enabled 2: 128 bit WEP enabled Default WEP key number 0: key 1 1: key 2 2: key 3 3: key 4 64 bit WEP key 1 admin# get channel CHANNEL=11 admin# get wep WEP=0 key642 64 bit WEP key 2 key643 64 bit WEP key 3 key644 64 bit WEP key 4 key1281 128 bit WEP key 1 key1282 128 bit WEP key 2 key1283 128 bit WEP key 3 key1284 128 bit WEP key 4 ip IP of the print server
Argument SMBDG SNMPC SNMPL port1 DHCPS DHCP appletalk SMBD SNMP IPX LPD IPP RAW Description Example The name of the SMB group name that this print server joins to The administrator contact information of this print server for SNMP The installed location of this print server for SNMP The port name of this print server The DHCP server is enabled or disabled 0: disable 1: enable Get dynamic IP by DHCP is enabled or disabled 0: disable 1: enable AppleTalk printing is enabled or disabled 0: disable 1: enable
9.4 Modify Setting Values – “set” Command “set” comma nd is used to modify the setting values of this print server. The for mat of “set” command is as following: set argument_name value Then the value will be written into the s ystem configuration . For example, if you want to set IP address of the pr int server to 192.168.2.2, type “set ip 192.168.2 .2” command and the IP of the print server will be changed. After the setting is finished, please reboot the pr int server . admin# set ip 192.168.2.
Argument channel wep defkey key641 key642 key643 key644 key1281 key1282 key1283 key1284 ip gateway submask polling aq1 applezone Description Example Channel number used by wireless LAN. The value should be 1~14. The mode of WEP. The value should be “disable”, “wep64” or “wep128” Default WEP key number. The value should be 0~3. 0: key 1 1: key 2 2: key 3 3: key 4 64 bit WEP key 1. The value should be 10 digit Hex value 64 bit WEP key 2. The value should be 10 digit Hex value 64 bit WEP key 3.
Argument printertype1 SMBDG SNMPC SNMPL port1 DHCPS DHCP appletalk SMBD SNMP IPX LPD IPP RAW Description Example The type of the printer attached to this print server The name of the SMB group name that this print server joins to The administrator contact information of this print server for SNMP The installed location of this print server for SNMP The port name of this print server Enable or disable the DHCP server. The value should be “disabled” or “enabled”.
9.5 9.5.1 Other Commands ipconfig “ipconf ig” command is used to quickly get the IP settings (IP, subnet mask, default gateway) of the print server: admin# ipconf ig IP_ADDR=192.168.2.2 SUBNET_MASK=255.255.255.0 DEFAULT_GATE WAY=192.168.2.254 9.5.2 r eboot “reboot” command is used to restart the print server: admin# reboot 9.5.3 exit “ex it” command is used to leave the print server telnet mana gement: admin# ex it 9.5.
set argument va lue get argument ipconfig reboot exit 137
10.
10.1 Introduction IPP (Internet Printing Protoco l) Printing provides a convenient way of re mote printing service by T CP/IP. The print ser ver can support IPP printing b y defau lt. It is needless to do any setting. Any P C that can support IPP printing, for example Windows 2 000/XP, can directly uses the print server by IP. By using the IPP pr inting, you can share the printer to all the P C’s that can access the print server by IP. You can even share your printer to Internet users.
10.2 10.2.1 System Setup Print Server Side It is needless to do any s etting on the print ser ver side. Make sure the print server has correct IP settings. If you want to share the pr inters to Internet users, you have to set a real IP to the print server. You also ha ve to make sure that any gateway; router or firewall does not block IPP protocol if you have these gateway devices installed in your network. 10.2.2 Client Side You only need to perform Win do w’s standard Add Ne w Printer procedure.
Step3. The “ Ad d Printer Wizard” is d isplayed . Click “Next”. Step4. Select “A network pr inter, or a printer attached to another computer”. Click “Next”.
Step5. Select “Connect to a pr inter on the Internet or on a home or office network” and enter the URL of print ser ver. The URL for mat is “http ://IP:631/Port Na me”. The IP should be the pr int ser ver’s IP. The number 631 is IPP standard port nu mber. Port Na me is the port na me of pr int server that your printer is connected to. The default p ort name is “ lpt1”. One example of the URL is http://192.168.3 .66:631/lpt1. After entering the URL of pr int server , click “Next” .
Step6. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, c lick “ Ha ve Disk…” to insta ll the dr iver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list. Step7. Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not. Click “Next”.
Step8. You have added the network printer to the P C successfully. T he information of the printer is displa yed in the windo ws. Click “Finis h”.
11. Windows XP SP2 Setup In Windows XP SP2, XP SP2’s firewall would block the unknown communications . This print ser ver has allowed the communications data passed through the XP SP2’s firewall. In case that you do not find any pr int ser ver listed on the “ Available Ports” in “Network Ports Quick Setup”, please follo w the steps belo w. Step1. Click “Start”, choose “Settings” and select “Network Connections”. Step2. Right c lic k “ Local Area Connection” and selec t “Properties”.
Step3. Select “Advanced” tab and click “Settings…”. Step4. Se lect “ Exceptions” tab and click “ Ad d Program…”.
Step5. Click “Browse” to add a new progra m.
Step6. Open the “NP Util” file fro m “C:\Program Files\PrintServer Utilities” (where C:\ is the system drive).
Step7. A new program “Net work Ports Quick Setup” is displayed in the list, click “Ok”. Step8. Click “Ok”. You ha ve completed the setting. The Windo ws XP SP 2 will allow the incoming network connec tions activated b y the progra m.
150
