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802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 1 1. Introduction Product Overview The external print servers enhance capabilit y by letting you place yo ur printers at convenient locations directly on the Ethernet network, and by increasing netwo rk printer performance and management.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual Components and Features 802.11n Wireless Print Server ˙1 USB2.0 port ˙Fast Ethernet network port: RJ-45 for 10Base-T or 100Base-TX ˙1 LED to indicate Stat.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 3 Hardware Installation To install the print servers, you need to complete these steps: ˙Confirm that your printer USB port works well. ˙Connect the print serve r to the networ k and printer, and plug in the print server.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 4 Network Environment Wired Network with Print Server: Wireless Network with Print Server: Infrastructure (Access Poi nt) Mode: Ad-Hoc (PEER-to-PEER) Mode:.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 5 2. P rint S erver I nstallation Preparation To meet users’ network printing needs in today’s het erogeneous and multiple protocol networking environments, the prin t server supports indust rial standard protocols, including TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and AppleTalk.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 6 Internet Printing Protocol Windows 2000/XP/20 03/Vista/7 Printing v ia the internet to Internet Printing Protocol- enabled print server Allows saving distr.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 7 3. Software Installatio n The PSAdmin is a pro prietary Windows-based management program that can assist y ou in configuring and managing your print server in NetWare environments. The program can be instal led from the setup CD of p rint server.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 8 3. Choose Setup Wizard to install the print server and configure the connected printer. Note: The setup CD will i nstal l the print s erver’s driver , PSAdmin and Setu p Wizard into your computer. The default install ati on directory wil l be C:Program filesNetwork Print Monitor .
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 9 5. From the Select A Print Seve r page, select the print se rver that you want to configure and cli ck Next .
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 10 Click No if you want the print server to keep using the default IP address and keep the default setti ngs: IP address: 192.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 11 On Wireless Security page, enabl e or disable WEP/WPA/WPA 2 encryption, configure according to your wireless network and cli ck Next . On TCP/IP Sett ings page, specify a fixed or dynamic IP address for the print server, a fixed IP address is high ly recommended.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 12 Note: 1. The IP ad dress of pri nt server m ust be wi thi n the sa me subnet as y our network adapter. 2. After you save the new IP address, the pri nt server wil l automatic reboot once to make ready for t he new IP add ress.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 13 7. On Change Settings page a. Select an already configured prin ter from the list, and click Next . b. Select Add New Printer if the print server is co nnected to a printer that hasn’t been instal led before and does not appear in t he list.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 14 When Windows Add Printer Wizar d appears, click Next to continue. Select Local Printer , make sure the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box is NOT checked. Then click Next .
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 15 Make sure the Use the following port radio-butt on is selected and select LPT1: (recommended Printer Port) from the drop-down menu. Then click Next . Select Manufacturer and Printer from the lists of p rinter’s driver.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 16 If you already have the printer’s driver inst alled, you will be asked whether to keep it or to replace it. Click Next . Supply a name for the printer and choose whether you want to make it your default printer.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 17 Select No to not to print a t est page and cli ck Next . Click Finish t o close the Add Print er Wizard.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 18 Back t o Select A Printer Page in Setup Wi zard, high light the installe d printer in the li st and cli ck Next.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 19 9. Click Finish t o close the Setup Wizard. 10. From Windows sy stem, go to start → Printers and Faxes then right- click your newly install ed printer and select Properties .
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 20 11. Go to Ports tab to verify the print server’s port appears. 12. Go to General tab and cl ick Print Test Page but ton t o verify the configuration.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 21 13. Done. Note: If you want to instal l more print servers, start setup wizard from your Windows Start menu: s tart All Programs 802.11n Wireless Pri nt Server PSWizard and repeat the i nstal lati on procedure.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 22 Using PSAdmin After the software of setup CD is successfully install ed, starts PSAdmi n utility from your Windows Start menu: st art -> All P rograms -> 802.11n Wireless Print Server -> PSAdmin .
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 23 TCP/IP Wiz ard 1. Click Wizard button just like a picture ＜ ＞ .and select TCP/IP Wizard . 2 Select “ Obtain an IP ad dress from DHCP server ”. If there is a DHCP server on yo ur network. This option allows the print server to obtain IP-related settings automatically from your DHCP server.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 24 6 When done, click OK button. The pro gram will save the above setting s into the print server. 7 Done NetWare Wizard 1. Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor (Admin. ) or equivalent. 2. Click Wizar d but ton just like a picture ＜ ＞ .
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 25 Manual Setup Manual Setup is a config uration program design ed for more experienced use rs of NetWare. To setup the print server by using Manual Setup follow the steps: 1. Run PCONSOL E in Ne tWare 3.x or NetWare 4.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 26 Properties –TCP/IP Options The TCP/IP options allow you to modify the print server’s TCP/IP settings. Each option is detail ed as follows. Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server: This option e nables o r disables the DHCP fe ature of the print se rver.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 27 Gateway : This option shows t he print server’s current gateway address maybe obtained fr om the DHCP se rver or manually specifi ed. The option also allows you to manually specify the IP addre ss of the gateway to the print server, if DHCP option is di sabled.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 28 Refresh 1. Click Rese t button just like a pict ure ＜ ＞ . 2. Refresh searches the networ k for all attached p rint server(s). Note: Configure the pr int spee d in the Advanced label, must match the printer’s speed which connect to the prin t server.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 29 Note: Please re fer to NetWar e’s Print ser ver/Services manuals for detail ed PCONSOLE commands. Uninstalling the PSAdmin on Windows PC To help users e.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 30 4. I nternet P rinter C onnection and H P W eb J etAdmin IPP Overview Print ser ver(s) support the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). Using the appro priate software on your system, you can create an IPP prin t path from your system as Windows PC over the Internet.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 31 6. In URL ’s box, input print server ’s IP address, for example, http:// 192.168 .10.182/lp1. Then Click Next . ** One port should be the port name as l p1. 7. It will check pr int server to connect to HP printer, if not, it will appear as follow picture.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 32 10. Click F inish bu tton. 11. Done. HP Web JetAdmin Overview HP We b JetAdmin allows you to use a Web browse to revise, view, manage and diagnose devices connected to the print serve r or any standard printer MIB devices.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 33 Confirming Installation and Supply Access ˙ Confirming that the HP Web JetAdmi n so ftware is correctly installed by navigatin g to it with your browser as shown in the following.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 34 5. C onfiguration from E mbedded W eb S erver Overview The Print Server co ntains an embedded we b server th at can be accessed through a supported web browser on a LAN, for example, Microsoft Internet Ex plorer 6.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 35 Print Server Name: This option allows you to view de vice name of the print server . To correct the print server’s device name. System Contact: This option allows you to view contact name of the print server.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 36 Print Jobs: This option all ows you to view all the print jobs se nt by any network user. Printer Status 1. Click Status , it th en appears the sub-menu. 2. Click Printer , it then as shown in t he following pict ure.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 37 Current Status: This o ption allows you to view st atus of the printer. When the print er connected with the print ser ver, i t will be show i n the stat us box. For Example, Waiti ng for job. It i s means the printer al ready to printing .
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 38 Transmit Rate: Current wireless transmit rate. Rx Signal Intensity and Link Quality : The wireless behavior of print server. Authentication Type: The status of wireless authenticat ion. Encryption: This option shows the encryption t ype.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 39 Subnet Mask: This option all ows you to view subnet mask from the print server. Gateway: This option all ows you to view gateway from the print s erver. Netware Status: 1. Click Status , it then appears the sub- menu.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 40 NetWare NDS Setting: Use NDS Mode: Enabled or Disabled. Name of the NDS Tree. Name of the NDS Content. Current Status: Connected or Disconnected. NetWare Bindery Setting: Use Bindery Mode: Enabled or Disabled.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 41 AppleTalk Settings: If no any zo ne exists, the print server itself disp lays the zone name as an asterisk ( * ) in the current AppleTalk Status of the print server in the web browser. Port Name: < ATALK_PS > -xxxxxx-1 , where xxxxxx represents the last six digits of t he print server’s Node ID.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 42 SNMP Communities: This option allows yo u to view SNMP communities from the print server. Ther e are two communities that control message from the network management of the print server. SNMP Traps: This option all ows you to view SNMP traps from the p rint server.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 43 Setup Menu Meanwhile, you have f inished the IP address conf igurati on with print server. You should use web browser to configure the print server. The setup menu of the print server helps administrator to setup the print server’s System, Printer, NetWare , TCP/IP, SNMP and AppleTalk.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 44 Email Alert: This option all ows you to Enable/Disabl e the Email A lert service. SMTP Server IP Address: This option allows you to input the IP address of your Email SMTP server.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 45 Wireless Setup: 1. Click Se tup , it then app ears the sub-menu. 2. Click Wirel ess , it then as shown in t he following pic ture. Basic Setting Network Type: Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc mode SSID: Enter SSID name Channel: Specify a Channel nu mber that meet your wireless environment.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 46 Advanced Settings Security Type Disable: Disable the security sett ings WEP: Enable the WEP ( Wired Equivalent P rivacy) encryption securit y. Encryption Type: Select the level of encryption, 64-bi t or 128-bit for hex or character Key Index: Keys are used to encrypt data.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 47 Encryption Type: Select the level of encryption, TKIP or CCMP(AES) . Network Security key: Enter a simple common password for the PSK. The pre-shared key is from 8 to63 ASCII characters 64 HEX characters ("0-9 ", "A- F").
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 48 TCP/IP Se tup: 1. Click Se tup , it then app ears the sub-menu. 2. Click TC P/IP , it t hen as shown in the foll owing pictu re. DHCP/BOOTP: This option allows you to select DHCP/ BO OTP o ption. If there is a DHCP/BOOTP se rver on your network.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 49 NetWare Setup 1. Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor (Admin. ) or equivalent. 2. Select NetWare and type in the Print ser ver t hat created during PCONSOLE Select the N etWare File Server to which the print serve r device will be attached.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 50 Polling Time: The time interval in which the print server unit polls the file server for servicing of print q ueues. Logon Password: This option allows you to input encrypted passwor d from the print server.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 51 Installation Procedure 1. At your fil e server console, type “ load install ”. 2. Select “ NCF file s options ”.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 52 3. AppleTalk Zone: In this opti on, type an Ap pleTalk Zone name that you want the print server to belong to or leave it in default (This enables the print se rver automaticall y search and link itself to the default zone that is set on the AppleTalk router, if found) .
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 53 Setting Up a Macintosh Computer (Mac 8.x/9.x) 1. At a Macint osh computer, from the Apple menu, select Chooser . 2. The Chooser w indow then displays an Apple Zone list. Select the Z one name that you specifi ed when configuring t he PRINT SERVER.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 54 A host on the network running Netwo rk Management System (NMS) software can access the prin t server device by readin g and w riting the MIB objects stored in the device. The Network Management Systems are available from many third-party v endors, such as Hewlett-Packard's Open View.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 55 Users can set up print server’s SNMP funct ions by u sing th eir browsers. 1. Click Setup , it then appears the sub-m enu. 2. Click SNMP , it t hen as shown in th e following pictu re. SNMP Community: The print serve r supports up to two community names.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 56 SMB Setup The print server supports the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol, user can send the print jobs through Network Neighborhood without i nstalli ng print server’s driver. 1. Click Se tup , it appears the sub- menu.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 57 6. Network Pri nt Monitor (9X/ME/N T4/200 0/XP 32-bit.) Preparation The print server supports TCP/IP , IPX/SPX and NetBEUI protoco ls under Windows computer.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 58 TCP/IP P rotocol Installa tion 1. Click Start , point to Settings and select Control Panel . 2. Double click th e Network icon. 3. If the TCP/IP Protocol is not already inst alled, cli ck Add . 4. Select Protocol and click Add .
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 59 NetBEUI Protocol Installation (9X/ME/NT4/2000) 1. Click Start , point to Settings , and select Control Panel . 2. Double click th e Network icon. 3. If the NetBEUI is not al ready installed, c lick Add . 4.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 60 9. Type in the Printer Name and cli ck Next . 10. A message reading, “After your printer is installed, Windows can print a test page so you can confirm that the printer is set up properly.” Select N o an d click Finish .
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 61 By default, the computer w ill first search for the print se rver(s) on the network by using th e IPX/SPX protocol. If the IPX/S PX protocol is install ed, the print s erver will be displayed al ong with its N ode ID, as shown in Node column.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 62 Procedure: 1. Click Start , point to Settings , and select Control Panel . 2. Double click th e Add/Remove Programs icon. 3. Click Add/Remove tab. 4. Select Network Print Monitor and cli ck Add/Remove button.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 63 7. TCP/IP LPR Port Pri nting Installation Basic TCP/IP Installation Overview When installi ng your print se rver in a TCP/IP e nvironment, IP addresses ar e essential as a basic means of communications. It is there fore necessary to first assign an IP address t o your p rint server uni t.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 64 3. The Add Printer Wizard screen w ill appear, Select My Computer and click Next . 4. Click Add Port . 5. From the Printer P orts box as sh own in the following picture, select the L PR Port . 6. The Add L PR compatible printers box will then appear as sho wn in the following pict ure.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 65 12. A message reading, “After your printer is installed, Windows can print a test page so you can confirm that the printer is se t up pro perly.”, Select Yes (Recommended) and cli ck Finish . 13. Done.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 66 5. The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Por t Wizard box will then appear as shown the picture as below , and type in the IP address assigned to the print ser ver in the Printer Name or IP Address box, Click Next .
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 67 8. Click OK , and Next . Note: Please DO NOT type any other name than lp1 in this step. 9. Click Finish . 10. Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type list and click Next . 11. Type in a new Printer name or leave it i n default, a nd click Next button.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 68 UNIX Installation After the stati c IP address is assigned, the Print Serve r is ready t o be co nfigured.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 69 System V Release 4 Unix 1. For example: the print server has a stat ic IP address: 192.168 .1.100 2. Input “ lpsystem –tbsd 192.168.1 .100 ”. 3. Input “ lpadmin –pa1 –s 192.168.1.100!lp1 ”. lp1 for the first print server port.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 70 5. Open Printer Configuration . 6. Click New butt on. 7. Click Forward button..
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 71 8. In the Name field, t ype a user-defined name, cli ck Forward . 9. In the Queue Type field, ch oose Networked UNI X . 10. In th e Server field, type t he IP address of print server 11. In the Queue field, type a print server ’s port name, w hich connect to the printer.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 72 14. Choose the model of printer and cli ck Forward . 15. Done..
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 73 8. Upgrading Pri nt Server Overview Upgrading print server will allow you to upgrade its firmware inside the print server while the newe r softwar e ver sion of the print server is available fro m your local dealer.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 74 Upgrading the print server from UNIX (Through TCP/IP) 1. Log in as root 2. Ensure binary file is located in your current working d irectory. 3. Type “ tftp <print server’s IP address> ”. 4. At tftp prompt, type “ get upgrade ”.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 75 4. Click Browse… and select th e firmware file. 5. Click Upgrade . 6. Done..
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 76 9. Trouble shooting General Troubleshooting Overv iew The most common pro blems, which cause the print se rver to perfor m improperly, are co vered in this chapter. If a pro blem still exists after reading this chapter, please contact your dealer for technical supp ort.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 77 Print Port Related Problems Printing data failure may be caused by a loose connecti on o f the print server to the USB port of t he printer. Check to see i f any of the pins on the USB connector are damaged.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 78 Multi-Segment Frame Type 802.2 Installation 1. From yo ur Windows NT server that is used as a router, se lect Star t from the bottom left hand corner of the screen. 2. Point to Settings , and select Control Panel .
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 79 3. Select your printer connected to the print ser ver, and right-click the printer icon. Select Properties . 4. Click Details tab. 5. Click Port Settings as shown in the picture below. The print server wil l be displayed on th e next print server’s configuration screen.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 80 Moving Your Computer to A New Segment If yo u ar e using the print se rver through the Network Print Port on your NT or Windows 95/98 /Me computer and your computer is going to be mo ved onto another segment, you have to r econfigure the print se rver on your computer to use y our prin t server.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 81 2. Type "arp -s <print ser ver's IP> <print server's Node ID>" to specify a new ARP entry. 3. Refer to Chapter 7 for the detailed instructions to complete the installation. B.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 82 1. Find an unused IP address on Segment A for te mporary use in the following steps, for example, 192.72.214.68 . 2. Connect your print server to Segment A as a networked node. 3. On your N T server, type, for example, "arp -s 192.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 83 Appendix SMB Printing with Windows XP 1. Enable the SMB settings fro m the print se rver’s WEB configuration. Assume your computers use the “ WORKGROUP ” as the SMB w orkgroup name in Windows. Please assign the same SMB name to your print server.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 84 3. Double click it again..
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 85 4. Now you have to install t he printer’s driver. 5. Choose it from the “Add Printer Wizard”..
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 86 6. Install prin ter successfully. 7. Now, you can find your printer’s icon and yo u can use the SMB printing mode.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 87 Reset Button Reboot the Print server : 1. Verify the power of print server is turned on. 2. Press the reset button once, and then release it. WARNING: This will restart the print server and stop all on-go ing a nd pending print jobs! How to load factory default with t he reset button? 1.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 88 Frequently Asked Questions Question A Print jobs are sent to the print queue successfully, but fail to be sent to the printer. Possible explanations 1. The Print server Name/Print Queue configuration in PCON SOLE is incorrect.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 89 Question C The upgrading process indication bar stops and does not seem to proceed again while upgrading t he print server. Possible Explanation There might be a network problem. This causes the u pgrading p rocedure to fail.
802.11n Wi reless Print Server User Manual 90 Question F The PSAdmin re ports “Print server Already Exists”, “Printer Already Exists”, or “Print Q ueue Already Exists” after specifying the print server name, o r the print queue name in Auto Setup .
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