Reference Manual for NETGEAR PS101 Mini Print Sever NETGEAR, Inc.
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Bestätigung des Herstellers/Importeurs 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 Anmerkungen in der Betriebsanleitung.
Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer 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 certain restrictions. Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions.
NetGear Print Server Manual 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 print servers are fast and easy to set up with NETGEAR Print Server with NETGEAR software configuration program.
NetGear Print Server Manual Conventions This section describes the conventions used in this guide. Special Message Formats 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 prevent equipment failure or loss of data. • This format is used to highlight material involving possibility of injury or equipment damage.
NetGear Print Server Manual TABLE OF CONTENT PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................I PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................................... I AUDIENCE ..............................................................................................................................................
NetGear Print Server Manual APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................... 49 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................. 49 APPENDIX B UNDERSTANDING IP ADDRESSES ............................................................... 51 IP ADDRESSES AND THE INTERNET ................................................................................................
NetGear Print Server Manual Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes the features and the components of the Model PS101 Mini Print Sever. 1-1 Features NETGEAR PS101 mini print server offers: • Extremely compact size to fit into the back of almost any kind of the printer. • • • Need not an extra printer cable. Easy configuration of the device with NETGEAR Print Server software that assures fast and easy setup for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Window NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP users.
NetGear Print Server Manual 1-2 Outlooks for PS101 Mini Print Servers The LEDs that indicate the status of the server, and the printing traffic of the Ethernet 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 network. As illustrated bellow, it has a power adapter receptacle that accepts a 9V 500mA DC power adapter.
NetGear Print Server Manual Chapter 2 Installation This chapter describes the hardware installation and setup of the NETGEAR Model PS101 Mini 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 described below.
NetGear Print Server Manual 2-3 Connecting Devices to the Print Server The NETGEAR Model PS101 Print Server has a 10 BASE-T Ethernet port, which can be operated on a 10 and 10/100BASE-T hub or switch in the half-duplex mode. The network port on the all Print Server Models is configured for Uplink wiring, which means you can connect the Print Server direct to an Ethernet switch or hub.
NetGear Print Server Manual 2-4 Verifying Power To complete the installation, connect the power adapter first to the power adapter receptacle on the print server panel and then to the power outlet on the wall. When power has been applied to the print server: • On the PS101 Print Sever Model, the green Link LED on connected network port is on. • On the PS110 and PS113 Print Sever Model, the green Link/Act LED on the connected PRINTER, PRINTER 1, PRINTER 2, or PRINTER 3 port is on.
NetGear Print Server Manual Chapter 3 Web Management for Print Server The web browser interface provides an easy way to configure the print server in a TCP/IP network. You can configure your NETGEAR PS101 Mini Print Server using any web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. This chapter contains information about configuring your NETGEAR PS101 Mini Print Server using the print server's browser interface.
NetGear Print Server Manual 3-2 Connecting to the Print Server In order to configure the print server over the browser interface, your PC workstation must have a web browser program installed such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Free browser programs are available for Windows, Macintosh, or Unix/Linux. 1. Start your Web Browser 2. In the Address box, enter HTTP:// followed by the name or the IP Address of the print server. e.g. http://192.168.0.
NetGear Print Server Manual 3-3 Browser Menu selections and Configuration Screens This section describes the browser menu selections and corresponding configuration screens. Server Status The Server Status screen shows print server system data and the current settings for all of the other screens. It is read-only; no data can be input on this screen. Click the refresh button to refresh information on this screen. Use the scroll bar to scroll through the display information.
NetGear Print Server Manual Configure Server 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 3-3 and following table show the Configure Server Screen and describe each of its fields. Note: Use key Tab on keyboard to move the cursor from field to field besides using the mouse.
NetGear Print Server Manual TCP/IP The TCP/IP configuration screen is used to configure the IP address of the print server. Figure 3-4 shows the TCP/IP configuration screen and following table lists its fields, describes the functions, and explains how to provide information in each field.
NetGear Print Server Manual Printer Port The Printer Port screen provides the status of the printer. See Figure 3-5. Figure 3-5 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. Status Print State Print Test Page The default is "Ack & Busy". Only change this to "Busy" if advised to do so by Technical Support.
NetGear Print Server Manual Reset When you change settings for TCP/IP, you will need to reset the print server. If the print server is rebooted, any print job in progress will be disrupted. If DHCP client is enabled, which is the default setting, after system reboots, the IP address of the unit may be changed. Please use the diagnostic button prints out to verify the IP address.
NetGear Print Server Manual Chapter 4 Microsoft Windows System Printing This chapter describes how to configure and use the NETGEAR PS101 Mini 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 Explorer or Netscape, to configure your NETGEAR Print Server. For the use of web browser configuration, please refer to Chapter 3. • Install NETGEAR Print Server software.
NetGear Print Server Manual 4-2 NETGEAR Print Server Software Installation NETGEAR Print Server software works for PS100 series Print Sever in a Microsoft Windows networking environment. To install and set up your network and your print server for the NETGEAR Print Server, you may use a PC with a Microsoft Windows (95, 98, NT 4.0, ME, 2000, or XP) operating system and with either the TCP/IP protocol or the NetBEUI protocol enabled. Turn on the power to your PC.
NetGear Print Server Manual The second screen provides you an important message as shown below. Click on Next button.
NetGear Print Server Manual 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 Windows You MUST install the NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard so you can use the print server to print from Windows.
NetGear Print Server Manual After make the proper selections, click on Next button. You can choose the location of the program. Figure 4-4 Destination Location Choose a program folder name. You click on Next button to accept the default name.
NetGear Print Server Manual The next screen shows you the progress of the installation.
NetGear Print Server Manual 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 There will be a program group created and shown as below. Figure 4-8 NETGEAR Print Server You can open and access the group from your desktop as well. See Figure 4-9.
NetGear Print Server Manual 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 server is attached to the printer port on the printer. • The AC adapter is plugged into the wall socket. • The Ethernet cable is plugged into the ETHERNET port.
NetGear Print Server Manual To set up each PC: Double-click on the desktop icon, as showing Figure 4-8, that you named the group in the previous section, Figure 4-5. Double-click on NETGAER Print Server Setup Wizard in the NETGEAR Print Server window. The NETGAER Print Server window opens, as illustrated below. Figure 4-10 NETGEAR Print Server Setup Wizard Window In this window, you will see whatever network protocols you have installed on the local machine. You need TCP/IP to use web management.
NetGear Print Server Manual Click on Next. The Printer Server Setup Wizard window shows the current available NETGEAR Print Server on LAN. Click on Refresh button to see the new added print server. If you still don’t see the one you’d like to see, wait a minute and click the Refresh button again.
NetGear Print Server Manual Select the PS101 print server and click on Next. The Printer Server Setup Wizard window shows the current print server Name. The default name is the Device Name on the base of the unit. Change it to a unique name, or leave it without changing it. See Figure 4-12 Select Name for Print Server. If your primary network is not Netbios/NetBEUI, you can leave Workgroup Name without a name.
NetGear Print Server Manual Click on Next. The next Printer Server Setup Wizard window, Figure 4-13, shows TCP/IP setting for the print server. You can choose to use a dynamic IP address, which is the most common setting, for the print server. Then, select Obtain IP Address automatically. When select this option, there are two ways to get an IP address dynamically. The first one is to get an IP address from a DHCP server.
NetGear Print Server Manual Figure 4-13 Set up TCP/IP for Print Server to get an IP address 25
NetGear Print Server Manual Click on Next. Figure 4-14 Configuration Completed shows the completion of the print server configuration. Figure 4-14 Configuration completed Click on Finish. The PS101 Print Server is ready to be used. If you have installed NETGAER Add Printer Wizard, you’ll be able to install the printer driver and configure it. Click No, if you don’t need to add a printer to your system now.
NetGear Print Server Manual NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard - Write Down the Port Name You can reach this setup procedure by answering Yes to the previous Figure 4-15 Information. Or open NETGEAR Print Server group and run NEYGEAR Add Printer Wizard. Make sure that the NETGEAR Print Server and the printer that connects to it are both powered on. Make sure that the cable connections between them are properly connected. Figure 4-16 Set up printer Click on OK.
NetGear Print Server Manual ADDPORT Window (Epson Connection) 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 Stylus Color printer (or plan to install one). You must disable the Epson printer. To disable: Click on the Program Files folder on your hard drive. Start the Epson Spool Manager. The Queue Setup window opens, as illustrated below. See Figure 4-18 Epson Spool Manager Queue Setup Window.
NetGear Print Server Manual ADD PORT Window If this is not an Epson printer, skip the above procedure. The Add Port should be added successfully. See Figure 4-19 Add Port message. Figure 4-19 Add Port message Write Down the Port Name It is very important to remember and write down the port name. You will need this information later when prompted to select a printer port. See Figure 4-19 Add Port message. The port name, here for example, is IP_192.168.1.108_P1.
NetGear Print Server Manual 4-4 Add a printer to your system to print Select Printer Port for Add Printer Wizard After selected the printer, you need to select a printer port to print. See Figure 4-20 Select Printer Port for Add Printer Wizard.
NetGear Print Server Manual Use the printer port name written at the last section. Scroll down and find the printer port name. For example, the printer port name here is ‘IP_192.168.1.108_P1’. See Figure 4-21 Find and select the printer port. For Windows 95, and 98 users, this window will show up after Add Printer (Figure 4-22 thereafter). Figure 4-21 Find and select the printer port Click on Next Add Printer Wizard, Figure 4-22 Add Printer Wizard window, shows.
NetGear Print Server Manual Figure 4-22 Add Printer Wizard Click on Next If you have ever installed the printer driver in the system, Figure 4-23 Use Existing Driver window shows. You can choose to keep the existing driver, or replace it. If you don’t see Figure 4-23, go to the next step.
NetGear Print Server Manual Figure 4-23 Use Existing Driver for Add Printer Wizard Click on Next Name the printer. See Figure 4-24 Name Your Printer for Add Printer Wizard. If there are more than one printer drivers installed in the system, you may answer Yes to choose this as your default printer for your Windows-based programs.
NetGear Print Server Manual Figure 4-24 Name Your Printer for Add Printer Wizard Click on Next See Figure 4-25 Printer Sharing. When you use print server for the printer, you don’t usually need to share the printer on the local machine. Keep the default answer as Do not share this printer. Figure 4-25 Share Printer for Add Printer Wizard Click on Next You can try to print a test page to the printer after your printer installed properly. See Figure 4-26 Print Test Page.
NetGear Print Server Manual Figure 4-26 Print Test Page for Add Printer Wizard Click on Next If you answer Yes to print a test page, see Figure 4-27. Figure 4-27 Printer print the test page Click on OK Complete the Add Printer Wizard. See Figure 4-28 Completing the Add Printer Wizard.
NetGear Print Server Manual Figure 4-28 Completing the Add Printer Wizard Click on Finish Now you can print through the PS101 print server. The Figure 4-17 Printer Select Window (Add Port) window remains on the screen. Click on End to close it.
NetGear Print Server Manual Chapter 5 Using Advanced Management Tools 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.
NetGear Print Server Manual default, the NetGear Administration Program only browses the network with NetBEUI to minimize unnecessary packets on the network. If you still do not see all the print servers, the print server that you are trying to configure might have the default NetBEUI protocol disabled. If the protocol is disabled, click on the Protocol button to enable browsing with IPX/SPX and TCP/IP.
NetGear Print Server Manual 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 utility.
NetGear Print Server Manual 5-2 Advanced 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 the configuration of the print server.
NetGear Print Server Manual System Tab Window 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 a name be determined before setting the print server in any network. This name should be no more than 16 characters with at least a non numeric letter.
NetGear Print Server Manual TCP/IP Tab Window TCP/IP Tab Fields Field Description DHCP This field allows you to enable or disable the print server's ability to get its IP address from a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server. When disabled, you can provide a fixed IP address in the following fields. IP Address This IP address is assigned to the print server.
NetGear Print Server Manual Logical Port Tab Window Logical Port Tab Fields Field Description Current Selected Logical Port Selects the logical port to be configured. Eight logical ports are available for print servers with two printer ports; three logical ports are available for one printer port print servers. Physical Port Selects which physical printer port the logical port is mapped into.
NetGear Print Server Manual Job above. Physical Port Tab This tab allows you to set the "Handshake Signal" used for communication between the Print Server Physical Port Physical Port Tab Fields Field Description Current Selected Physical Port Selects the physical port to be configured. Physical Port Name If 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 advised to do so by Technical Support.
NetGear Print Server Manual 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 Menu Control is the first item on the top menu bar is for print server control. Click on the Control selection, move the cursor down to select one of the menu selections and click again to carry out the intended action, as described below.
NetGear Print Server Manual Device Information • Reset Device • Issues a soft reset to reboot the print server. This process allows newly modified print server parameters to take effect. Restore Default Configuration Changes all print server parameters to their factory default values. If only partial restoration is intended, use the tab options for the different protocols and choose "Set to Default" from that particular screen. A confirmation dialog, like the example below, will be shown.
NetGear Print Server Manual Printer Status The printer ports not existing on the print server are shadowed or grayed out. On the popup window, you can check the connection status of the print server such as on-line, off-line, paper jam, and out-of-paper. Also on display is the printing information indicating if the print server is sending data to the printer or if the printer is idling. At the bottom of the screen are four buttons as described below.
NetGear Print Server Manual Help - About Configuring Using IP Setup IP Setup is a tool to let you configure the IP address for NETGEAR Print Server in Microsoft Windows environment. Please see Appendix E for IPSetup utility reference. With IPSetup tool, you can force an IP address to a NETGEAR Print Server. It sets up the subnet mask and default gateway as well as disables the DHCP. In this way, you can always get a known and fixed IP address.
NetGear Print Server Manual Appendix A Technical Specifications This appendix provides technical specifications for the NETGEAR Model PS101 Print Server. General Specifications Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility IEEE 802.
NetGear Print Server Manual UL listed (UL 1950) CSA certified (CSA 22.
NetGear Print Server Manual Appendix B Understanding IP Addresses 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 Addresses and the Internet Because TCP/IP networks are interconnected widely across the world, every machine on the Internet must have a unique address to make sure that transmitted data reaches the correct destination.
NetGear Print Server Manual 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 node. They are in this range: 192.0.1.x to 223.255.254.x. Class D addresses are used for multicasts (messages sent to many hosts). Class D addresses are in this range: 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. Class E addresses are for experimental use.
NetGear Print Server Manual Subnet Addressing 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 would have that many devices. You can resolve this problem by using a technique known as subnet addressing.
NetGear Print Server Manual 8 255 The next table displays several common netmask values in both the dotted-decimal and the masklength formats. Netmask Formats Dotted-Decimal 255.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.128 255.255.255.192 255.255.255.224 255.255.255.240 255.255.255.248 255.255.255.252 255.255.255.254 255.255.255.
NetGear Print Server Manual Address 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 network has a unique Ethernet MAC address, which is a 48-bit number assigned to each device by the manufacturer.
NetGear Print Server Manual Appendix C IP Setup This appendix provides a brief overview of IP addressing. This appendix is intended only when the user has inadvertently disabled the DHCP protocol and/or assigned a wrong subnet IP address. The following table describes each setting. IP Configuration Settings Setting Device Name Device IP Address Gateway IP Address Subnet Mask Recommended Value Shown on a sticker on the base of the device in the form "PSxxxxxx." 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0.
NetGear Print Server Manual Appendix D ASCII to Hexadecimal Conversion Table Hexadecimal Value 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F 30 31 ASCII Character NUL SOH STX ETX EOT ENQ ACK BEL BS HT LF VT FF CR SO SI DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN ETB CAN EM SUB ESC FS GS RS US (SPACE) ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , .
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