Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PS111W NETGEAR
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Installation Guide PS111W Wireless Ready Print Ser ver.
NET GEAR, INC. 4500 Gr eat America P arkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR E-mail: suppor t@NETGEAR.com www .NETGEAR.com T echnical Supp ort YOU MUST REGISTER T O OBT AIN TECHNICAL SUPPORT . PLEASE RET AIN PR OOF OF PURCHASE AND THE W ARRANT Y INFORMA TION.
Start Here Instructions in this guide are for users with the following: • Microsoft ® W indows ® 95,Windo ws ® 98,Windows ® ME, Windows ® 2000, Windo ws XP ® , or Windows NT ® • An Ethernet network card with the T CP/IP protocol enabled • A NETGEAR ® MA401 802.
Package Contents V erify that your package contains the following: • PS111W Wireless Ready P rint Server • 12V , 800mA P ower Adapter • PS100 Series Print Server Resource CD • I nstallation Gu.
LEDs The following table describes the activity of the LEDs on the PS111W Wireless Ready Print Serv er Label Color Activity Description PWR Gr een On P ower is supplied to the print server .
Wireless PC Card Slot T o take advantage of the optional wireless capability , you must remove the rubber slot cover before you can put in a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card. Insert the PC card very carefully to avoid damaging to the PC card or the print ser ver slot.
Rear Panel Label Function Description PRINTER P arallel Accepts an IEEE1284 printer cable that connects P rinter P ort to the printer . NETWORK 10/100 Auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port for direct BASE-T connection to a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps por t on a switch N etwork P or t or hub.
T ypical applications Y ou can use only one of the following applications. Wired LAN only U se this configuration if no wireless card is installed in the PS111W P rint Server 6 PS111W Printer Server D.
Wired LAN (Infrastructure Mode) Requir es that a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wireless PC card be installed in the PS111W Print Server . In Infrastructure mode, the Wired LAN connection on the PS111W CANNOT be used. N ote that configuration must be performed via a Wired connection, which can be disconnected once the Wireless configuration is completed.
Wired LAN (Ad-hoc Mode) Requir es that a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wir eless PC card be installed in the PS111W Print Server . N ote that configuration must be performed via a Wired connection, which can be disconnected once the Wireless configuration is completed.
Wired and Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Requir es that a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wir eless PC card be installed in the PS111W Print Server . The Wireless L AN MUST use Ad-hoc mode in order to use both the wired and wireless connections on the PS111W Print Server .
In valid Configuration! Y ou CANNOT use both the wired and wireless connections on the PS1 1 1W simultaneously if the wireless LAN is in infrastructure mode. A valid setup connects and the Access Point to a hub or switch. In this scenario, there is no need to insert an Wireless PC Card into the PS1 1 1W .
Ph ysical Installation If you have a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wireless PCMCIA Card, insert if before starting. (There is no PCMCIA Wireless card included in the PS111W print ser ver package. It is sold separately by NETGEAR.) • Remo ve the rubber slot cover on the side of the PS111W Print Server .
If y ou find any prob lems: • Check all connections • I f required, verify the integrity of the print server by resetting it. T urn power to the print server off and then back on. • R efer to “T roubleshooting Information ” at the end of this document for fur ther information.
5. The "Choose Destination Location" screen lets you choose the location where you want to install the NETGEAR Print Ser ver software. N ormally it is "C: P rogram F ilesNETGEAR Print Server". Click on Next to continue with the default setting.
6. If a wireless card is installed, the next screen provides setup for the wireless printing environment. • Make SSID the same as used in the existing wireless environment. • The Channel number should also match the existing wireless environment. • If WEP is enabled, make sure the encr yption keys are identical.
setup program is not star ted, go to "Start – Run …" and type " d:setup ", where " d " is the drive letter of the CD ROM drive. 2. A welcome screen runs. Click on Next. 3. A message screen shows some important information.
T roub leshooting Solution Make sure that: • There is a proper link established between the print ser ver and the hub or workstation. If the L AN or WL AN LED is on, the link is good. • Y ou should use proper cables. With 10BASE- T connections, you can use Categor y 3, 4, or 5 cables.
Replacement P o wer Adapter PWR-012-101 P ower adapter (12 V DC, 800 mA), linear , North America PWR-012-281 P ower adapter (12 V DC, 800 mA) linear , Australia PWR-012-381 P ower adapter (12 V DC, 80.
W arranty Inf ormation P rint server and P ower adapter , 2 years Certif icate of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby certified that the, Model PS111W Print Server has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMPT -AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992.
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
An important point after buying a device NETGEAR PS111W (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought NETGEAR PS111W yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data NETGEAR PS111W - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, NETGEAR PS111W you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get NETGEAR PS111W will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of NETGEAR PS111W, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime NETGEAR PS111W.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with NETGEAR PS111W. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device NETGEAR PS111W along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
