Asus X1104PS User Manual

GigaX1104PS

User’s Manual

Revision 1.0

May 2, 2005

GigaX1104PS User's Manual

Table of Contents

1 Introduction ..............................................................................4

1.1 Features ............................................................................

1.2 System Requirements .......................................................

1.3 Using this Document .........................................................

1.3.1 Notational conventions .............................................

1.3.2 Typographical conventions .......................................

1.3.3 Special messages .....................................................

1.4 Package Content ..............................................................

1.5 Finding Your Way Around ..................................................

1.5.1 Front Panel ...............................................................

1.5.2 Rear Panel ................................................................

1.5.3 Bottom View ..............................................................

1.6 Placement Options ............................................................

1.6.1 Desktop Placement ...................................................

1.6.2 Magnet Mount Instructions ........................................

1.6.3 Wall Mount Instructions: ............................................

2 Quick Start Guide ....................................................................

2.1 Connecting the Hardware ................................................

2.1.1 Connect to your USB Printer. ...................................

2.1.2 Connect to computers or a Network. .......................

2.1.3 Connect the AC Adapter with GigaX1104PS ...........11

2.1.4 Power on the USB printer, your computers and/or

other LAN Devices ...................................................11

2.2 Conﬁguring a Static IP Address for Your Computer .........11

2.2.1 For Windows® XP PCs: ..........................................

2.2.2 For Windows® 2000 PCs: : ......................................

2.2.3 For Windows® 98, and Me PCs ...............................

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2.3 Setting Up GigaX1104PS for Print Sharing ......................15

2.3.1 Login into the Conﬁguration Manager ......................

2.3.2 Conﬁgure IP Address of GigaX1104PS ....................

2.3.3 Install Printer Server Manager .................................

2.3.4 Install Your Printer Driver .........................................

2.3.4.1 Windows XP/2000 ........................................

2.3.4.2 Windows ME/98 ...........................................

2.3.4.3 Linux (RedHat 7.3) .......................................

2.3.4.4 MAC OS X ...................................................

2.3.4.5 Testing Your Setup ........................................

2.4 Default Settings ................................................................

3 System Management ................................................................49

3.1 Change Login Password .................................................

3.2 Viewing System Information ............................................

3.3 System Reboot ................................................................51

3.4 Reset to Factory Default Settings ....................................52

3.4.1 Reset to Factory Default Settings using GUI ..........

3.4.2 Reset to Factory Default Settings using the Reset Button ...... 53

3.5 Firmware Upgrade ...........................................................

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List of Figures

Figure 1.1 Front Panel LEDs ......................................................... 6

Figure 1.2 Rear Panel Connectors ................................................ 7

Figure 2.1 Overview of Hardware Connections ............................ 10

Figure 2.2 Login Screen ............................................................... 16

Figure 2.3 System Information Page ............................................17

Figure 2.4 Printer Server Setting Page ........................................ 18

Figure 2.5 Printer Job Status Page ..............................................48

Figure 3.1 System Administration Page .......................................

Figure 3.2 System Information Page ............................................50

Figure 3.3 System Administration Page - Reboot ........................

Figure 3.4 System Reboot Countdown Timer ..............................

Figure 3.5 System Administration Page – Factory Reset .............

Figure 3.6 Factory Reset Count Down Timer ...............................

Figure 3.7 Firmware Upgrade Page ............................................. 54

Figure 3.8 Firmware Upgrade – File Manager ............................. 54

Figure 3.9 Firmware Upgrade Conﬁrmation .................................

Figure 3.10 Firmware Upgrade Status .........................................55

Figure 3.11 Reboot Conﬁrmation after Firmware Upgrade ...........

Figure 3.12 Firmware Upgrade Count Down Timer ......................

List of Tables

Table 1.1 Front Panel Label and LEDs .......................................... 6

Table 1.2 Rear Panel Labels and LEDs ........................................

Table 2.1 LED Indicators .............................................................. 11

Table 2.2 Printer Server Setting Conﬁguration Parameters .........

Table 2.3 Default Settings Summary ............................................

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1 Introduction

Congratulations on becoming the owner of GigaX1104PS. Your

LAN (local area network) will now be able to support bandwidth-

hungry applications as the built-in gigabit switch provides up to 10

times of the speed of the 10/100M Ethernet switch. In addition, you

can relieve your computer from the print sharing task and let the

GigaX1104PS do it for your network.

1.1 Features

LAN

4-port Gigabit switch

Auto speed negotiation

9KB jumbo frame support

4K MAC address table with auto learning and aging

USB 1.1 port for connecting to a USB printer for print

sharing over the LAN

Web-based conﬁguration – requires Microsoft Internet

Explorer 6.0 or later.

1.2 System Requirements

In order to conﬁgure the GigaX1104PS for printer sharing, you must

have:

One comp uter cont a inin g an Ether net 10Bas e -T or

100Base-T or 1000Base-T network interface card (NIC)

An Ethernet hub/switch, if you want to connect the printer

server to more than four computers on your network.

A web browser such as Internet Explorer 6.0 or later for

system conﬁguration through the web-based GUI.

1.3 Using this Document

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1.4 Package Content

In addition to this manual, GigaX1104PS package comes with the

following items:

One GigaX1104PS

AC adapter – output: 12VDC, 1.25A.

Quick Installation Guide

1.3.1 Notational conventions

Acronyms are deﬁned the ﬁrst time they appear in the text

For brevity, GigaX1104PS is sometimes referred to as the

“printer server”.

The terms LAN and network are used interchangeably to

refer to a group of Ethernet-connected computers at one

site.

1.3.2 Typographical conventions

Boldface type text is used for items you select from menus and

drop-down lists, and text strings you type when prompted by the

program.

1.3.3 Special messages

This document uses the following icons to call your attention to

speciﬁc instructions or explanations.

Provides clariﬁcation or non-essential information on the current topic.

Explains terms or acronyms that may be unfamiliar to many readers. These terms are also included in the Glossary.

Provides messages of high importance, including messages relating to personal safety or system integrity.

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CD with Print Server Manager program and user manual

Wall mount kits

1.5 Finding Your Way Around

1.5.1 Front Panel

The front panel contains LED indicators that show the status of the

unit.

Figure 1.1 Front Panel LEDs

LED Label Color Status Indication

①

POWER Green ON GigaX1104PS is powered on

OFF GigaX1104PS is powered off

②

1 – 4 Identiﬁes the LAN port LEDs. Status of

each LAN port is indicated by 3 LEDs:

STATUS, SPEED and DUPLEX.

③　

STA

TUS

Green ON Ethernet link is established and active

Blinkin

g Data is sent or received via the

connection

OFF No Ethernet link

④

SPEED Green ON Speed is 1000Mbps

Amber

ON Speed is 100Mbps

OFF Speed is 10Mbps or no link is established.

⑤

DUPLEX Amber ON The LAN port is operating in full-duplex mode.

Blinking The LAN port is operating in half-duplex

Table 1.1 Front Panel Label and LEDs

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1.5.2 Rear Panel

The rear panel contains the ports for the unit's data cable and

power cable connections.

Figure 1.2 Rear Panel Connectors

Table 1.2 Rear Panel Labels and

LEDs

Label Indication

⑦

1 – 4 LAN Ports: connects to your PC's Ethernet port, or to the

uplink port on your LAN's hub/switch, using the Ethernet cable.

⑧

USB USB Port: connects to your USB printer.

⑨

RESET Reset Button

1. Reboots the device

2. Resets the system conﬁ guration to the factory defaults if

pressed for more than 5 seconds.

⑩

POWER Power Input Jack: connects to the supplied AC adapter

OFF

mode and collision is occurring.

The LAN port is operating in half duplex

mode and no collision is detected.

⑥

USB Identiﬁ es the USB port LED

③

STATUS

Green ON

OFF

A USB printer is connected and detected by

the GigaX1104PS.

No printer is connected or detected.

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⑪

Wa ll Mo u n t Slots : You may u s e th e se sl o t s to h a n g

GigaX1104PS on the wall to save space. Depending on your

particular requirement by taking into account the location of the

power outlet, power cord length, Ethernet cable length and etc.,

you can hang GigaX1104PS in 4 different ways: front panel up, rear

panel up, left side up or right side up.

⑫

Magnets: The magnets allow you to place GigaX1104PS on any

metal surface to save space.

1.6 Placement Options

Depending on your environment, you may choose one of the three

placement options for GigaX1104PS – desktop placement, magnet

mount and wall mount.

1.6.1 Desktop Placement

You may place GigaX1104PS on any ﬂ at surface. The space-saving

design of GigaX1104PS occupies only a small area on your desk.

1.6.2 Magnet Mount Instructions

Place GigaX1104PS onto any metal surface that attracts magnet,

such as most desktop computer housings, cabinets etc.

1.5.3 Bottom View

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1.6.3 Wall Mount Instructions:

1. Attach two screws on the wall, separated by 115mm if you

want the front or rear panel facing upward, 76mm if you want left or

right side facing upward. Make sure that the two screws are leveled.

Note that there are four wall mount slots and you may choose any

adjacent slots for wall mounting.

2. Line up the wall mount slots with the screws and maneuver

GigaX1104PS so that both screws are inserted into the wall mount

slots as indicated in the following ﬁ gures.

Line up the wall mount slots with

both screws.

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2 Quick Start Guide

This section provides instructions for setting up the GigaX1104PS

to provide print sharing service to your network. After finishing

configuring the GigaX1104PS, you can follow the instructions in

Section 2.3.3 to verify whether it is working properly.

2.1 Connecting the Hardware

Figure 2.1 illustrates the hardware connections. Please refer to the

steps that follow for speciﬁc instructions.

Figure 2.1 Overview of Hardware Connections

Warning: Before you begin, turn off the power of all devices including your computer(s), LAN hub/switch (if used), the USB printer and the GigaX1104PS.

2.1.1 Connect to your USB Printer.

Connect one end of the USB cable to the port labeled USB on the

rear panel of GigaX1104PS , and connect the other end to your

USB printer.

2.1.2 Connect to computers or a Network.

If there are no more than 4 computers in your LAN, you can use an

Ethernet cable to connect computers directly to the built-in switch

on GigaX1104PS. Note that you should attach one end of the

Ethernet cable to any of the port labeled 1 – 4 on the rear panel of

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And both the crossover and straight-through Ethernet cable can be

used to connect the built-in switch and computers, hubs or switches

as the built-in switch is smart enough to be connected with both

types of cables.

2.1.3 Connect the AC Adapter with GigaX1104PS

Plug the rounded connector on the AC adapter cable into the

POWER input jack on the back of GigaX1104PS and plug the AC

adapter in a power outlet or a power strip.

2.1.4 Power on the USB printer, your computers and/or other LAN Devices

Power on your USB printer, and boot up your computer(s) and/or

any LAN devices such as wireless AP, hubs or switches.

You should verify that the LEDs are illuminated as indicated in Table 2.1.

Table 2.1 LED Indicators

This LED: ...should be:

POWER Solid green to indicate that the device is turned on. If this light

is not on, check whether the AC adapter is attached to the

GigaX1104PS and whether it is plugged into a power outlet.

1 – 4

STATUS

LED

Solid green to indicate that GigaX1104PS is connected with

your LAN; ﬂashing when GigaX1104PS is sending or receiving

data to/from your LAN computer(s).

USB Solid gree n to indi ca te th at your printer is detect ed by

GigaX1104PS.

If the LEDs illuminate as expected, GigaX1104PS is working

properly.

2.2 Configure a Static IP Address for Your Computer

The default IP address of the GigaX1104PS is 192.168.1.1. When

initially conﬁgure the IP address, you must conﬁgure the IP address

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of your computer within the 192.168.1.0 network, e.g. 192.168.1.2.

Warning: You may change the IP address of GigaX1104PS later to match your network settings. However, for initial conﬁguration, the IP address of your computer must be set within the 192.168.1.0 network.

Follow the instructions that correspond to the operating system

installed on your PC to conﬁgure the IP address of your computer.

2.2.1 For Windows® XP PCs:

1. In the Windows task bar, click the <Start> button, and then

click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Network Connections icon.

3. In the LAN or High-Speed Internet window, right click the

icon of your network interface card (NIC) and select Properties

(Usually, this icon is labeled Local Area Connection).

The Local Area Connection dialog box displays with a list of

currently installed network items.

4. Ensure that the check box to the left of the item labeled

Int e r net P r otoco l TCP/IP is check e d, and th en c l i ck

<Properties> button.

5. Before changing the TCP/IP settings, write down the existing

settings for your computer. You will need this information later

to return to your original settings. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/

IP) Properties dialog box, click the radio button labeled Use

the following IP address:. Enter a unique IP address within

the range from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254 in the IP address

field, and a subnet mask, e.g. 255.255.255.0, in the Subnet

mask ﬁeld.

6. Click

<OK> button twice to conﬁrm your changes, and close

the Control Panel.

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2.2.2 For Windows® 2000 PCs:

Firstly, Search for the IP protocol and, if necessary, install it:

1. In the Windows task bar, click the <Start> button, point to

Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon.

3. In the Network and Dial-up Connections window, right-click

the Local Area Connection icon, and then select Properties.

The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box displays a

list of currently installed network components. If the list includes

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then the protocol has already been

enabled. Please skip to step 10.

4. If Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is not displayed as an installed

component, click <Install> button.

5. In the Select Network Component Type dialog box, select

Protocol, and then click <Add> button.

6. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the Network Protocols

list, and then click <OK> button.

You may be prompted to install ﬁles from your Windows 2000

installation CD or other media. Follow the instructions to install

the ﬁles.

7. If prompted, click

<OK> button to restart your computer with

the new settings.

Secondly, conﬁgure a static IP address for your PC:

8. In the Control Panel, double-click the Network and Dial-up

Connections icon.

9. In Network and Dial-up Connections window, right-click

the Local Area Connection icon, and then select Properties.

10. In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box,

select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click <Properties>

button.

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11. Befo re changing the T CP/IP settings, write down the

ex isti ng s ett ings for you r com put er. You w ill nee d thi s

information later to return to your original settings. In the

Internet Protoco l (TCP/IP) Proper ti es d ialog box, click

the radio bu tton labeled Use the following IP address:

Enter a unique IP address in the range from 192.168.1.2 to

192.168.1.254, in the IP address ﬁeld, and a subnet mask, e.g.

255.255.255.0, in the Subnet mask ﬁeld.

12. Click

<OK> button twice to conﬁrm and save your changes,

and then close the Control Panel.

2.2.3 For Windows® 98 & Me PCs

1. In the Windows task bar, click the <Start> button, point to

Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Network icon.

In the

Network dialog box, look for an entry started with “TCP/

IP ->” and the name of your network adapter, and then click

<Properties> button. You may have to scroll down the list to

ﬁnd this entry. If the list includes such an entry, then the TCP/IP

protocol has already been enabled. Please skip to step 8.

3. If Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is not displayed as an installed

component, click <Add> button.

4. In the Select Network Component Type dialog box, select

Protocol, and then click <Add> button.

5. Select Microsoft in the Manufacturers list box, and then click

TCP/IP in the Network Protocols list box and then click <OK>

button.

You may be prompted to install ﬁles from your Windows 98 or Me

installation CD or other media. Follow the instructions to install the

ﬁles.

6. If prompted, click

<OK> button to restart your computer with

the new settings.

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Then, conﬁgure a static IP address for your PC:

7. On the Control Panel, double-click the Network icon.

8. In the Network dialog box, select an entry started with “TCP/

IP ->” and the name of your network adapter, and then click

<Properties> button.

9. Before changing the TCP/IP settings, write down the existing

settings for your computer. You will need this information

later to return to your original settings. In the IP Address tab,

select the radio button labeled Specify an IP address:. Enter

a unique IP address within the range from 192.168.1.2 to

192.168.1.254, in the IP address ﬁeld, and a subnet mask, e.g.

255.255.255.0, in the Subnet mask ﬁeld.

10. Click

<OK> button twice to conﬁrm and save your changes,

and then close the Control Panel.

11. If prompted to restart your computer, click <OK> button to

do so with the new settings.

2.3 Setting Up GigaX1104PS for Print Sharing

Refer to the instructions below to setup GigaX1104PS:

2.3.1 Login into the Conﬁguration Manager

1. Before accessing the Conﬁguration Manager in GigaX1104PS,

make sure that the HTTP proxy setting is disabled in your browser.

Fo r Microsof t IE, c lick “Tools ”

→

“Internet Option s...”

→

“Connections” tab→ “LAN settings...” and then uncheck “Use

proxy server for your LAN ...”

2. open your Web browser on any PC connected to one of the four

LAN ports on the GigaX1104PS, and type the following URL in the

address/location box, and press <Enter>:

http://192.168.1.1

This is the predeﬁned IP address for the LAN port on GigaX1104PS.

A login screen displays, as shown in Figure 2.2.

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Figure 2.2 Login Screen

If you fail to connect to GigaX1104PS, you may need to check

whether an I P ad dress in t he 1 92 .168.1.0 network, such as

192.168.1.2. is set on your PC.

3. Enter your username and password, and then click [OK] to enter

the Conﬁguration Manager. The ﬁrst time you log into this program,

use the defaults:

Default Username: admin

Default Password: admin

Note: You can change the password at any time (see section 3.1 Change Login Password ).

The System Information page displays the information each time

you log into the Conﬁguration Manager (shown in Figure 2.3).

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Figure 2.3 System Information Page

2.3.2 Conﬁgure the IP Address of GigaX1104PS

Table 2.2 describes the configuration parameters available for

printer server setting.

Table 2.2 Printer Server Conﬁguration Parameters

Field Description

System Name For identiﬁcation purpose only.

Ge t IP Addre ss

by DHCP

Click “Enable” or “Disable” radio button to enable or disable

thi s option. It is recommended that you di sab le this

option and use a static IP address for the GigaX1104PS

There are both advantage and disadvantage to enable this

option. The advantage is that the DHCP server provides

th e I P ad dr e ss to Gig aX11 04P S a ut o ma t ic a ll y. T he

disadvantage is that you may don't know which IP address

GigaX1104 PS is using and also when the DHCP is not

functioning, GigaX1104PS will not be able to perform its

functions as it is not assigned any IP address.

IP Address The IP address of GigaX1104PS

Subnet Mask The subnet mask of GigaX1104PS

Gateway (Op t ion a l) Th e a ddr e ss of the de f aul t gate w ay fo r

GigaX1104PS. This field is only needed when the printer

sharing is to be provided to other networks.

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