USB Mini Print Server PS121 Installation Guide
Introduction Thank you for purchasing a NETGEAR PS121 USB Mini Print Server. With this print server you can share your printer with all the computers in your home or office that run Microsoft® Windows® 98, 2000, NT 4.x, Me, or XP operating system. 1 PS121 USB Mini Print Server This installation guide shows you how to connect the print server to your printer and configure it to use with your computers.
Note: For printers with a parallel port, you will need to use one of the other NETGEAR Print Servers such as the PS101 or PS110 along with the correct cable. Note: The procedures described in this guide are for a TCP/IP- based network environment. Not Compatible with Parallel Printers 1. With the printer turned off, connect the print server to the USB connector on the printer. 2.
address for the print server needs to be unique on the network. If you do not know what to use, you may click Suggest New Values to get a useable IP address. If you are using a NETGEAR router with default settings, the following settings should work: IP address: 192.168.0.150 (Make sure the last 3 digits are unique on your network.) Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway IP address: 192.168.0.1 (the address of your router) 3. When complete, click Finish. 4.
6. 7. 8. If you have installed the printer driver for this printer, you will be asked to keep the existing driver or replace it. Select either one and click Next. Follow the screen instructions, if any. Type a name for this printer and determine whether you want it to be the default printer. Click Next. Select No when asked about sharing the printer and click Next. 7. Select Yes when asked about printing a test page. 8. Click Finish. If you cannot print the test page, go to Troubleshooting on page 8.
I cannot print from my computer • You may not have selected the correct printer in the Print dialog box. • You may not have configured the computer to work with the print server. Go through Step 4 on page 6 for each computer that will use the print server. • The computer may not be communicating with the print server. To test by printing directly from the print server: 1. Open a browser and go to the IP address for the print server. (For example, type http://192.168.0.150 and click Go.
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