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1 M ul t i - Port Fast E t h ernet Pri n t S erver F PS-3120 User ’ s Manual.
2 C op y right (C) 2004 PL A NET Tec h nolog y Corp. Al l rights reserved. The p r oducts and prog r ams d escr i bed in th i s User ’ s M anual are l icensed products of PLA N ET Technolog y , Th i.
3 Table of C o n te n ts C H A P TER1 INTRODUCTIO N ... . ....... . ........ . ....... . ....... . ........ . ....... . ....... . . .1 1.1 Product I ntroduct i on.........................................................................................
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1 C h apter 1 Int r od u ction 1 .1 Pro du c t Introduc t io n Thank y ou for p u r chas i n g a n d us i ng our F P S - 3 1 20 . Th i s pr i nt se r ver a l lows y o ur pri n t er t o b ecome a s h ared device o n t he netw o r k.
2 W indo w s NT S er ver N e t W a r e S er v er W in d ow s 98 W in d ow s NT W orkstati on W indo w s 20 00 Unix P r int S e r v er N e tw or k Pr i n ti ng Env i ron m ent Print Server Client User Network Server Detai l e d ex a mples w i l l the n be i l l u s t rated throug h ac t ua l netw o r k e n viro n me n t .
3 Windows NT S e rver NetWare Server Windows 98 Windows NT W orkst a tion W indows 2000 Unix Print Serv er Client User Common op e r a t i n g s y stems f o r cl i ents ar e classifie d a s fo l l o w.
4 W i n d ows 98 P T PP P ri n t S e r ver MIS-2 P1 P2 P3 P1 Pr i n t S e r ver MIS-1 UNI X / L in u x UNI X ( i ncl u d e H P /U X , SCO Un i x, S unOS, S o laris , Uni x w are D E CUnix, I B M A I X a nd others) and L i n ux use th e s y stem-stand a r d L P R to print t o pri n t server.
5 1 .4 Ne t wor k Pri n ting Enviro n me n t Common network e nviro n m e nt are c l ass i f i ed as f o l l o wing: W i nd o ws P e er - to-P e er Netw o r k The cl i ent ’ s P TP P driver w i l l u se TCP/ I P p r o t o col t o p r i nt t o pri n t serve r.
6 1 .5 Cont e nts of t h e Us er ’ s Ma n u a l Cha p t er 2 exp l ains print server ’ s h ardw a r e i nsta l lation and co n f i guration . It i s s t ron g l y rec o mmend e d fo r y ou t o read. The f o l l o wing ch a p t e r s 3, 4 , 5, and 6 introd u ces: Cha p t er 3.
7 C h apter 2 Hardware Ins t all at ion 1. Un p ack t h e p r i nt serve r p a ckag e a n d check a l l t h e i tems l is t e d i n sectio n 1 . 2. 2 . Co n nect t h e p r i nt serv e r t o the pri n t e r y o u want t o shar e on th e net w ork by s t a ndard US B o r p ara l l e l c a ble.
8 Ch a p t er3 W in d ows Peer-to- Pee r Ne tw o r k 3 .1 S y st e m Architectu r e P r i nt server su p por t s W in d ows P eer- t o - P eer ne t w ork print i ng m o d e , w h ich is s u itable for m o st medium an d small n e t w ork env i r o n ments.
9 1 . Inse r t Drivers a nd User ’ s Man u a l CD i n t o the CD-R O M drive t o i niti a t e the a u toru n p r o gram . Onc e c o m p leted a menu scre e n will a p p e ar. 2 . Cl i ck on “ A d min i s t rato r I n st a lla t i on ” h y p e r l ink t o i niti a te the i nstal l atio n .
10 5 . S pec i f y the pro g r a m fol d er n ame wh e r e the pro g r a m i cons w ill be a d d t o . P l eas e c l ick “ Next ” to s t a r t ins t a l l a t i on. 6 . F or a w h i l e, t h e p r o gram w i l l fin i sh i n s t a l l i n g ut i l i t y an d d r i ver you se l ected.
11 7 . “ Name t he pri n t S erver ” , you c an ass i gn a n eas y t o memoriz e name fo r m a nagemen t . B u t n o t e th a t, th i s n ame w ill b e the “ I d entifier ” f or t h e P eer-to-Peer Pr i n t i ng.
12 9 . Confi g urati o n summa r y w i l l displ a y i n t h i s screen. N o w, y ou have com p l eted the “ Print Serv e r S etup ” . By cl i cki n g “ F i n i sh ” , y o u r s y stem will perform “ Ad d n e t work port ” of t h e print server t o y o ur P C.
13 A f te r t h e i nsta l lati o n , y o u h a ve comp l e t e d t h e fo l l o wing t a s ks , l I n s t a l l uti l i t y and dr i ver t o t h e a dmi n i st r a t or ’ s PC l Co n f i gure the p.
14 S t e p4. S el e ct a su i t a bl e pr i n t e r man u f ac t ure r and mod e l, the n c l ick “ Next ” . S t e p5. Cho o se the “ P rint S e r v er ’ s N e t work Po rt ” w h i ch was created b y the a dmi n i st r a t o r i n s t a ll a t i on process a nd cl i ck “ Next ” .
15 3 .3 Adm i nistr ator Util i ties A f te r A d min i s t rator Instal l a tio n is c o m p leted, there w i l l b e six ut i l i t i es i n print server ’ s Program fo l der .
16 S t e p3. P r e ss O K to ad d the remote p r i nter p ort int o your computer ’ s p r i nter p o r ts. In order t o u se t h e remote pri n t i ng functi o n , y o u w i l l h a ve t o proceed with norma l A dd Pri n t e r p r ocedure an d s e l ect your printer port as the new l y a d d ed r e mo t e pr i nter p o r t.
17 Clients j ust need t o i nsta l l P eer-To-P e er driver, s o yo u don ’ t need t o i nstal l the Confi g u r a t i on Util i t y to t h e cl i ent P C.
18 C h ap t er4 Wi n d ow s NT / 20 0 0 Ne tw ork 4 .1 S y st e m Architectu r e In W i nd o ws netw o r k env i ronm e nt, other than t h e P eer- t o- P eer n e t w ork pr i n t ing arch i t ectur e.
19 S t e p1. If t h i s i s y o ur first t i me i nstal l in g print se r v e r , p l ease insta l l th e a dmi n i st r a t o r s o ft w are on W i nd o ws NT/2000 server f i rst. R e f e r t o s e c t i on 3.2 f o r ins t a l l a t i o n i n s t ruct i ons.
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21 Ch a p t er5 Ne t W a r e Ne tw ork 5 .1 S y st e m Architectu r e W e i mpl e m e nt Ne t W a r e pr i nt shar i ng f u nctio n a l i t y i nto t h e p r i nt serve r i tself, thus a l l owing on e o r more pri n t e r s at t a che d b y a pri n t serve r t o b e c o nnected t o t h e n e t w ork.
22 2. Refer t o sectio n 7.7 an d use p r i nt serve r co n f i guratio n utili t y , t o config u r e print se r v e r attac h to N et W a r e serve r p r i nt que u e . Print s e r v e r will get t he pri n t j ob fro m t h e pri n t q u e u e an d p r i nt .
23 1 1 . S elect P rinte r Conf i guration . 1 2 . S elect P rinter 0 (or Pri n t er 1, P rinter 2), and press E nt e r , t h en sel e c t P aral l e l L P T 1 (or L PT 2 , L PT3 ) in t h e T y p e f i e l d. If y o u r p r i nt serve r i s w ith o n l y o ne p o r t, y ou do n o t n eed t o config u r e th i s T y pe f i e l d.
24 C h apter 6 UN I X Sy stem Ne tw ork 6 .1 In t ro d u c t i o n The print serve r is ava i l a b l e fo r TC P /I P pr i nting b y Unix L P D (L i ne Pri n t e r Daemo n ) pr o toco l .
25 6 . 3 . 2 BO O TP If yo u ha v e the BOOT P d aemon, bo o t p d , runn i n g o n y o ur UN I X s y s t e m that is a cc e ssi b le b y th e p r i nt serve r , y o u can us e th e B O O TP protoco l t o set u p t h e I P address o f the pr i n t s e r ver.
26 6 .5 Confi g u re R e mot e LPD P r int ing on the Host The proc e dure you u se t o confi g ure your U n ix h o s t (s) to al l o w printi n g t o you r netw o r k remot e p r i nt s e r v e r var i es betw e e n different varieti e s o f U n ix.
27 The rm= ent r y should corresp o nd t o t h e I P a ddress yo u h ave assig n e d to t h e print serve r . Y ou c a n a ls o use a h o st n a m e i f y o u h a ve ass i gned o n e i n t h e / etc/hosts f i le. The sd= entr y should correspo n d to the spoo l directo ry you created i n the prev io us step.
28 Ch a p t er7 C o n fi g u r atio n U t i l i t y 7 .1 In t ro d u c t i o n This c h apter introduces print server ’ s s y s t e m config u r a t i on uti l i t y i n W in d ows e n viro n m e nt.
29 7 .2 Search – S earch f o r A l l Ava i l able Pri n t S erver E ve r y t i me w h en y o u r u n print server ’ s config u r a t i on ut i lit y , cl i ck th e “ Se a r ch ” i con on th e too l b a r .
30 7 .3 S t a tu s - S tatu s of Pri n t Serve r Cl i ck “ Status ” icon on the to o l b a r , th e status of the current se l ected pr i nt server w i l l be s h o w e d on t h e r i ght s i de of th e w ind o w .
31 7 .4 Set t i n g u p t h e P r int Server Cl i ck “ Setup ” ic o n o n the too l b a r , t h e s e tup items o f the current selec t e d p r i nt s e r v e r w ill b e s h o w e d on t h e r i ght s i de of th e w ind o w . Y ou can mo d i f y all settin g s o f t h e print se r ver h e r e .
32 7 .5 Gene r al Configuration Double Click “ Gen e r al ” i co n a n d th e Gen e r a l confi g ura t i on w i n d o w w i l l pop- u p . Y ou ca n s e e ba s i c print s e rver information i n t h is page . Y ou a l so can co n f i gure t h e “ P rint Serv e r Name ” , “ Use r Name ” and “ Password ” here.
33 7 .6 T C P /I P C o n f igura t i on Double Click “ TC P / IP ” ico n a nd t h e TC P /I P c on f i gurati o n w i n do w w i l l p o p-up. If there i s a DHC P S erver i n your L A N. Yo u c a n config u r e the pr i nt s e r v e r to automatical l y o b t a i n a n I P address fro m DHCP se r ver.
34 7 .7 Ne t ware C o n f i g u r a tion Double Click “ Ne t W a re ” i con an d the N e t W a re config u r a t i on w i n d ow w i l l p op-up. This p r i nt serve r sup p o r ts Ne t W a re B i nde r y P r inti n g me t h od.
35 7 .8 App l e T a lk Confi gura t ion Double Click “ A p p l eT a lk ” i con an d the A ppl e T a l k config u r a t i on w i n dow w i l l pop- u p .
36 7 .9 S y st e m C o n f igura t i on Double Click “ S y s t em ” icon and th e S y stem confi g ura t i on wind o w will pop-u p . In t h e S y stem confi g urati o n p a ge, y o u can se l ect.
37 7 .10 Wizard Cl i ck “ W i zard ” ic o n o n the to o l b a r , th e s e t u p w i z a rd i t e m o f th e cur r e nt sel e c t e d pri n t s e r v e r w i l l be sh o w e d o n t h e rig h t si d e of th e window .
38 S t e p 1 : S etup t h e P rint Server N a m e a nd SMB Group N a me o f t h is pri n t serve r and the name of e ach printer port. P l ease refe r t o secti o n 7 . 5 a n d 7 . 9 f o r d etai l i nforma t i on. S t e p 2 : Select t o ena b le r e qu i r e d pr i nting protoco l .
39 S t e p 3 : Setu p the IP o f thi s pr i nt serv e r . P l ease refe r to sectio n 7 . 6 for d e t a il i n f o r mat i on. S t e p 4: S e t u p the Ne t W a r e p r i ntin g .
40 S t e p 5 : S e t u p the A ppl e T alk printi n g. P le a se r efer t o s e c t i on 7.8 f o r deta i l informatio n . S t e p 6 . S etup Status S u mma r y .
41 S t e p 1 0. P le a se press “ Y es ” t o save the settin g s..
42 7 .11 Report Cl i ck “ Re p o rt ” ico n o n th e too l b ar , t h e Re p ort w i n dow w i l l pop-up. The rep o r t l i st bas i c i n f o r mati o n of al l av a i l a b l e pri n t serv e rs on th e net w ork.
43 Ch a p t er8 Web Mana g em en t 8 .1 In t ro d u c t i o n P r i nt server can be co n f i gured a n d m a naged on the w e b br o wser . T h r o ugh Loca l A r e a Net w ork , o r eve n I n ternet wh e n th i s print se r ve r h as a n le g al IP address.
44 8 .3 Dev i ce S t a t u s 8 . 3 . 1 S ys t e m In this page, it w ill show y o u al l the s y stem i n f ormat i o n suc h as “ Device Name ” , “ P r i nt Serv e r Name ” , “ Mode l Type ” , “ Sy stem Up T i me ” , “ Firmware V ersi on ” , “ M A C Ad d r e ss ” a n d oth e r i nform a t i on.
45 8 . 3 . 2 Pr in te r This p a ge w i l l d ispl a y the informatio n of printers con n ected t o a l l pri n t er ports ..
46 8 . 3 . 3 TC P / I P This p a ge l i s t s a l l TCP/IP Settin g s, i ncl u de “ I P A ddress ” , “ S u bnet Mask ” a nd “ G a tew ay ” .
47 8 . 3 . 5 S N M P This p age will show the S NMP Sys t e m Contact an d S NM P S y stem L oc a t i on. If t h e s e t t i ngs are e m p t y , t h i s pag e w i l l sh o w you the set t i ngs “ D i sab l ed ” .
48 8 . 3 . 7 Ap pl e Ta lk This p age l ists Ap p leTalk s e t ti n gs, i nc l ude “ A p pl e T a l k Z o n e Name ” an d “ P r i nte r Type of pri n t ers c o nnecte d t o al l p r i nt p orts ” .
49 8 .4 Set u p Wi z ard 8 . 4 . 1 S ys t e m Y ou a l so can confi g ure t h e “ Pr i nt S erver Name ” , “ Use r Name ” and “ Password ” here.
50 8 . 4 . 2 TC P / I P Y ou can c o n f i gure the pri n t serve r t o a u t o ma t i ca l l y ob t a i n an IP add d dress f rom yo u r L A N DHCP s e r v e r o r manual l y s p eci f y a s t a t i c IP a d dress.
51 8 . 4 . 3 S M B Y ou m a y E n a ble/D i sable t h e SMB P r i nti n g pro t o cl of t h is pr i nt s e r v e r. W he n th i s s e t t i ng en a b l e , y o u h a ve to e n t e r th e S M B G ro u p Name, you should set t h i s n a me as y o ur n e t w ork P Cs a ssig n e d.
52 8 . 4 . 4 S N M P This p r i ntserve r has s u pport SNM P protoco l f o r us e r s u se r SNM P managem e nt t o ol to mon i t o r from a r e m o t e s i t e . Y ou can E na b l e t h is protoco l and set t h e SNMP S y s t em Co n tact a nd SNM P S y stem L ocatio n i n t h is pag e .
53 8 . 4 . 5 N et War e This p r i nt serve r sup p o r ts Ne t W a re B i nde r y P r inti n g me t h od. The p r i nt serve r p eri o d ic a l l y p o l l s the Ne t W a re s e r v e r p r i nt e r qu e ues for pri n t i ng j o bs.
54 8 . 4 . 4 Ap pl e Ta lk A p p l eTalk is a d a t a commu n icati o n pro t o co l often us ed b y Macintosh e s . The print serve r can us e thes e p a r a m e t ers t o jo in t h e A pp l eT a l k n etwork and share t h e pr i n t e r t o other A pp l eTalk workst a tio n s .
55 8 .5 S y st e m Tool s 8 . 5 . 1 Loa d D ef au lt Y ou can restor e p r i nt se r v e r t o f a c t or y defau l t setti n gs i n th i s scree n . A l l o f yo ur prev i ous c o n f i gurat i on wil l b e clear e d . 8 . 5 . 2 Up g ra d e F i rm wa re Y ou c a n up g r a de new fi r mw a r e f o r th i s print serv e r in this sc r e en.
56 C h apt e r 9 I P P Printin g 9 .1 Introdu c t ion IP P (Internet Pri n t i ng P r o t o c o l) Pri n t i ng prov i des a c o nvenient wa y of remot e pri n t i ng serv i ce by TC P / IP. Th e p r i nt s e r ver c a n support I P P pri n t i ng b y defau l t.
57 s e r ve r , t h e port n a m e i s “ l pt1 ” . F o r the th r e e port pr i nt s e r v e r , t h e p ort nam e i s one of t h e three – l pt1 , l pt2 o r l pt3. The l a st nu mber 6 3 1 i s I P P standar d p o r t numb e r . One example of t h e URL is “ http://192.
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