Airlive P-201U, P-201 User Manual
P-201/ P-201U
Wired Printer Server
User’s Manual
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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION ................................................................1
1.2 Product Package....................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Network Printing Architecture.................................................................................... 3
1.3.1 Print Server Network Functions............................................................................3
1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients................................................................ 4
1.3.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server .................................................. 6
1.4 Network Printing Environment................................................................................... 7
1.5 Contents of the User’s Manual..................................................................................9
1.6 Firmware & Printing Function..................................................................................11
2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION....................................................................................................... 12
3. WINDOWS PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK
3.1 SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE..............................................................................................13
3.2 Install Print Server driver and utility......................................................................... 14
3.3 Print Server Utilities.................................................................................................18
3.3.1 Network Ports Quick Setup................................................................................. 19
3.3.2 Remote Ports (Utility).........................................................................................20
3.4 Windows Add Printer Procedure............................................................................. 23
4. WINDOWS NT/2000/2003 NETWORK..........................................................................................27
4.1 System Architecture................................................................................................ 28
4.2 Windows NT/2000/2003 Server Installation and Setup .......................................... 29
4.3 User Installation and Setup..................................................................................... 30
5. NETWARE NETWORK..................................................................................................................31
5.1 System Architecture................................................................................................ 32
5.2 NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x Installation & Setup................................................................. 34
5.2.1 Installation Using PCONSOLE...........................................................................34
6. UNIX SYSTEM NETWORK............................................................................................................ 37
6.1 Introduction.............................................................................................................. 38
6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Support.................................................................... 39
6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address.............................................................................. 40
6.3.1 DHCP..................................................................................................................40
6.3.2 BOOTP................................................................................................................40
6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address.............................................................................. 42
6.5 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host..........................................................43
7. PRINT SERVER CONFIGURATION UTILITY
7.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 45
7.2 Search for All Available Print Server....................................................................... 46
7.3 Status of Print Server.............................................................................................. 47
7.4 Setup the Print Server............................................................................................. 48
7.5 General Configuration............................................................................................. 49
7.6 TCP/IP Configuration .............................................................................................. 50
7.7 Netware Print Server Configuration ........................................................................ 52
7.8 AppleTalk Configuration..........................................................................................53
7.9 SNMP Configuration................................................................................................. 54
7.10 SMB Configuration.................................................................................................. 55
7.11 System Configuration.............................................................................................. 56
7.12 Wizard.....................................................................................................................57
7.13 Report...................................................................................................................... 61
8. WEB MANAGEMENT....................................................................................................................62
8.1 Introduction.............................................................................................................. 63
8.2 Login........................................................................................................................ 64
8.3 Device Status..........................................................................................................65
8.3.1 System................................................................................................................. 65
8.3.2 Printer.................................................................................................................. 66
8.3.3 TCP/IP.................................................................................................................67
8.3.4 SMB.................................................................................................................... 68
8.3.5 SNMP.................................................................................................................. 68
8.3.6 NetWare.............................................................................................................. 69
8.3.7 AppleTalk............................................................................................................70
8.4 Setup Wizard...........................................................................................................71
8.4.1 System................................................................................................................. 71
8.4.1.1 Admin Password ...............................................................................................72
8.4.1.2 Advanced Settings............................................................................................. 73
8.4.2 TCP/IP.................................................................................................................74
8.4.3 SMB.................................................................................................................... 75
8.4.4 SNMP.................................................................................................................. 76
8.4.5 NetWare.............................................................................................................. 77
8.4.6 AppleTalk............................................................................................................78
8.4.7 Save Settings.......................................................................................................79
8.5 System Tools........................................................................................................... 80
8.5.1 Load Default ....................................................................................................... 80
8.5.2 Upgrade............................................................................................................... 81
9.TELNET MANAGEMENT
9.1 INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................82
9.2 Login.......................................................................................................................... 83
9.3 Get Setting Values – “get” Command....................................................................... 84
9.4 Modify Setting Values – “set” Command................................................................... 86
9.5 Other Commands...................................................................................................... 88
9.5.1 ipconfig............................................................................................................... 88
9.5.2 reboot.................................................................................................................. 88
9.5.3 exit.......................................................................................................................88
9.5.4 help...................................................................................................................... 88
10. IPP PRINTING
10.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 90
10.2 System Setup.......................................................................................................... 91
10.2.1 Print Server Side ...............................................................................................91
10.2.2 Client Side......................................................................................................... 91
11. LPR SETTING IN MAC OS...........................................................................................................96
12. UPNP SETUP..............................................................................................................................100
13. WINDOWS XP SP2 SETUP........................................................................................................105
1. Introduction
1.1 Product Introduction
Thank you for purchasing and using our print server. This print server
allows your printer to become a shared device on the network. It offers printing
flexibility and manageability on your Local Area Network at an extremely low
cost and with an absolute minimum setup and maintenance required.
This print server provides an Ethernet network port (10/100Mbps Ethernet)
and one print port for printer. (P-201: one Parallel port, P-201U: one USB port)
This print server supports IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, TCP/IP and AppleTalk
protocols. It is the best network printing solutions for various common network
operating systems such as Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003, NetWare,
Unix/Linux and MAC OS, etc.
With the help of Installation Wizard, you can easily and instantly complete
the settings for the printing environment, and start enjoying the fantastic
features provided by the print server.
In the following chapters, we will introduce in detail the printing features,
installation methods, and system configuration for different network
environments.
If you would like to set up and install print server quickly, please refer to
the Quick Installation Guide that comes along with this print server.
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1.2 Product Package
This package contains the following components:
One Print Server
One Power Adapter
One Quick Installation Guide
One CD-ROM (Including all the software utilities, drivers and User’s
Manual)
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1.3 Network Printing Architecture
This section illustrates how print server functions and operates on the
network. Before you install and use print server, it is strongly recommended
that you read this section completely, and select only the chapters you need
according to your network operating system by “Contents of the User’s
Manual” in next section.
This section will first introduce the role every component plays in the
network-printing environment.
Print Server
Client User
Network Server (optional)
Network Printing Environment
Network Server
NetWare Server
Windows NT Server
Workstation
Client User
Print Server
Unix Print Server
Windows 2000
Windows 98Windows NT
1.3.1 Print Server Network Functions
Unix Print Server
Windows 2000
Workstation
Print Server
Windows NT Server
NetWare Server
Windows 98Windows NT
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Because print server supports IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, TCP/IP and AppleTalk
network protocols, any networked computer can directly print to the print
server from any of its installed protocol.
1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients
Client User
Unix Print Server
Windows 98Windows NT
Windows 2000
Workstation
Common operating systems for clients are classified as following:
Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003
NetWare Server
Windows NT Server
Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver and
utilities for Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 users. PTPP (Peer-to-Peer
Printing) supports TCP/IP protocol.
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In the client installation procedure, after PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing
Driver) is installed into Windows, the system will automatically (manual
configuration is also allowed) search all the print servers on the network, and
then add their printing ports into Windows’ printing port (see below).
PTPP
Windows 98
UNIX / Linux
Print Server
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P1
MIS-2
P1
P2
P3
Print Server
MIS-1
UNIX (include HP/UX, SCO Unix, SunOS, Solaris, Unixware DECUnix,
IBM AIX and others) and Linux use the system-standard LPR to print through
print server.
MAC OS
MAC OS can use the system-standard AppleTalk network to print through
print server.
1.3.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server
Network Server
Unix Print Server
Windows 2000
Workstation
Windows 98Windows NT
NetWare Server
Windows NT Server
Common network servers are classified as following:
Windows NT/2000/2003
Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver and
utilities for Windows NT/2000/2003. After PTPP is installed, the server can
directly print through print server. Adding this printing function into Windows
NT/2000/2003 Server allows print queue, user authority management, and many
other advanced features to be used.
NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x
In NetWare environment, print server offers various printing modes like
print queue, remote printer, etc.
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1.4 Network Printing Environment
Common network environment are classified as following:
Windows Peer-to-Peer Network
The client’s PTPP driver will use TCP/IP protocol to print through print
server.
Windows NT/2000/2003 Network
Network printing function will become available after PTPP driver is
installed into Windows NT/2000/2003. Adding this printing function into
Windows NT/2000/2003 Server allows print queue, user authority management,
and many other advanced features to be used.
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NetWare Network (see below)
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1.5 Contents of the User’s Manual
Chapter 2 explains print server’s hardware installation and configuration.
It is strongly recommended for you to read.
The following chapters introduce:
Chapter 3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network
Chapter 4. Windows NT/2000/2003 Server-Based Networks
Chapter 5. NetWare Network
Chapter 6. UNIX System Network
You may select the appropriate chapters and sections to read depending on
your network printing’s requirement.
Chapter 7 and chapter 8 introduce print server’s management and
configuration utilities on Windows and Web Browser’s environment
respectively. You may select the appropriate management utility according to
the administrator’s computer platform.
Chapter 9 introduces the commands that can be used in print server
management through Telnet.
Chapter 10 introduces Print Server’s IPP Printing function and setup
procedure. The IPP Printing provides a convenient way to print documents
across the Internet by the IPP protocol.
Chapter 11 introduces how to setup LPR printing in MAC OS.
Chapter 12 introduces the UPnP function of the print server. UPnP
function will help to find the IP address of the print server and enables user
directly link to the web page of the print server without entering the IP Address
of the print server in web browser.
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Chapter 13 In Windows XP SP2, you may not find any print server listed
on the “Available Ports” in “Network Ports Quick Setup”. Please follow the
instruction in this chapter and resolve the problem.
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1.6 Firmware & Printing Function
The print server provides a complete network printing solution. The
feature set is listed below:
PTPP (Peer-to-Peer-Printing)
TCP/IP (LPR)
IPP Printing
NetWare Bindery Printing
AppleTalk
SMB Printing
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2. Hardware Installation
1. Unpack the print server package and verify that all the items listed in
the section 1.2 are provided.
2. Connect the print server to the printer you want to share on the network.
3. Connect the print server to your network by attached the network cable
to the UTP port of the print server.
4. Connect the power adapter to the print server. The print server will
perform the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) after it is powered on. During the
POST, the three Printer Port LEDs will be on. When the LEDs are unlighted,
the print server is ready.
NOTE1: MUST use the power adapter shipped with the print server, do
NOT use any other power adapter from any sources.
NOTE2: To prevent the compatibility problem between print server and a
few printer, it is recommended that you power on the print server before
the printer.
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3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network
3.1 System Architecture
Print server supports Windows Peer-to-Peer network printing mode, which
is suitable for most medium and small network environments. Through quick
and simple installation procedure, users can immediately enjoy the convenience
of network printing.
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3.2 Install Print Server driver and utility
The Print Server windows utility can be performed on Windows
95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 with the same user interface. Before the
installation, please verify that your network protocol is installed on your PC
(TCP/IP, IPX and/or NetBEUI). It will be helpful in your installation process.
1.Insert the CD shipped along with the print server into your CD-ROM
drive. The Autorun.exe program should be executed automatically. If not, run
Autorun.exe manually from CD-ROM drive’s root directory.
2. Click “Driver and Utility” from the Auto-Run menu screen.
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3.The “Print Server Utilities” window will be displayed. Click “Next”.
4.Click “Next” to install the utilities in the default folder or click
“Change” to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the
utilities.
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5.The system will start to install the utilities automatically.
6. The Print Server windows utilities Installation procedure is totally
completed. and All network ports of the Print Servers detected on the
network will be added to your PC automatically, cli ck “Continue”
6.The Print Server windows utilities Installation procedure is totally
completed. Click “Finish”.
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3.3 Print Server Utilities
After Print Server Utilities is completed, there will be four utilities in
print server’s Program folder.
Network Ports Quick Setup – Add the network ports of print servers
within the network to your PC.
Print Server Configuration – Allows you to configure the print server’s
IP Address, network protocols and other advanced functions. Please refer to
Chapter 7 for the detail instruction of the configuration.
Remote Ports – Add the network port of remote printer server to your PC.
Uninstall – Assistant for removing all installed administrator software.
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3.3.1 Network Ports Quick Setup
Network Ports Quick Setup Utility offers a very simple method to add or
remove print server’s printer port from the client’s computer.
During the client’s installation procedure, the system will automatically
search for all print servers on the network, and add them into the printer ports
of the client’s computer (see below).
If you have just installed another new print server in the network, you
must run this program first. This program will search for new print servers and
allow you to add the new network printer port into client’s computer
conveniently. Perform the standard Add Printer procedure, then you can print
directly to the printer through the newly installed print server.
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Please be aware that Network Ports Quick Setup Utility can only detect
and configure all print servers on the same network, it cannot search and
configure print servers on other subnets across network segments. You must
use Remote Ports Utility described in the next section to manage remote
(across network segments) print servers.
Select the network ports in the “Available Ports” list and click “>” to add
ports. If you want to add all available ports, please click “>>”. To cancel some
of the network ports or all ports from the “Chosen Ports” list, please click “<”
or “<<”.
3.3.2 Remote Ports (Utility)
Remote Ports Utility offers a convenient way for you to manage and add
printer port of the remote print server. From the assistant of this utility, you
can print to other print servers outside the subnet across network segment.
However, please note that this function only supports TCP/IP network protocol.
Please follow the procedures described below:
Step1. Run Remote Ports Utility. Clicks “Add” to add a remote print port.
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Step2. Enter print server’s name, IP address, select used ports, and enter
LPR queue name of each port. Click “Ok”.
Step3. The new remote print port is displayed as follows.
In order to use the remote printing function, you will have to proceed with
normal Add Printer procedure and select your printer port as the newly added
remote printer port.
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3.4 Windows Add Printer Procedure
After adding a “Network Port” of the print server to your PC by
Administrator or Client Installation Program, you can follow the procedure
described below to add printer to the Windows. Note that following “Add
Printer” steps are running in Windows XP, the steps in other Operating Systems
are similar.
Step1. Click “Start”, choose “Settings” and select “Printers and Faxes”.
Step2. Click “Add a Printer”.
Step3. The “Add Printer Wizard” is displayed. Click “Next”.
Step4. Select “Local printer attached to this computer” and make sure
that “Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer” is not selected.
Click “Next”.
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Step5. Choose the suitable “Print Server Network Port” which was created
by the Administrator Installation or Client Installation process and click
“Next”.
Step6. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and
click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the
driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the
list.
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Step7. Name your printer and setup the default printer, click “Next”.
Step8. Choose to print the test page or not. It is recommended to print a
test page. Click “Next”.
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