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Print Server

User’s Manual

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1.

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Product Introduction

1.2

Product Models

1.3

Product Package

1.4

Network Printing Architecture

1.5

Network Printing Environment

1.6

Contents of the User’s Manual

1.7

Firmware & Printing Function

2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION

3.

WINDOWS PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK

3.1 System Architecture

3.2

Administrator Installation and Setup

3.3

Administrator Utilities

3.4

Client Installation and Setup

3.5

Client Utilities

4. WINDOWS NT/2000 NETWORK

4.1 System Architecture

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4.2 Windows NT/2000 Server Installation and Setup

4.3

User Installation and Setup

5. NETWARE NETWORK

5.1 System Architecture

5.2

NetWare 3.x Installation & Setup

5.3

NetWare 4.x/5.x Installation & Setup

6. UNIX SYSTEM NETWORK

6.1 Introduction

6.2

Enable PrintSir’s TCP/IP Support

6.3

Setup PrintSir’s IP Address

6.4

Verify PrintSir’s IP Address

6.5

Configure Remote lpd Printing on the Host

6.6

Print a Test Page

7. CONFIGURATION UTILITY

7.1 Introduction

7.2

General - General Information of PrintSir

7.3

PrintSir Status - PrintSir Network Status

7.4

Printer Status - Attached Printer Status

7.5

IP Cfg - IP Address Configuration

7.6

NW PS Cfg - NetWare Print Server Configuration

7.7

NW RP Cfg - NetWare Remote Printer Configuration

7.8

NW Information - NetWare Printing Summary

7.9

PrintSir Cfg - PrintSir Network Ability Setting

7.10

Restore Default - Restore to Default

7.11

Upgrade - Firmware Upgrade / Update

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7.12 DHCP Cfg - DHCP Server Configure

7.13

DHCP Information - DHCP Information

7.14

Mail Print Cfg - Email Printing Setting

7.15

SNMP Cfg - SNMP Parameter Setting

8. WEB MANAGEMENT

8.1 Introduction

8.2

WebDESK Utility

8.3

Web Management of PrintSir

9. EMAIL PRINTING

9.1 Introduction

9.2

System Requirement

9.3

System Setup

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1. Introduction

1.1 Product Introduction

Thank you for purchasing and using GetNet's PrintSir series print
server. PrintSir 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.

PrintSir provides a network port (10Mbps or 10/100Mbps Ethernet)
and one or three printer's parallel ports. Please refer to the information of
various types of PrintSir in the following sections for more detailed
explanation.

PrintSir supports IPX, TCP/IP, and NetBEUI protocols. It is the
best network printing solutions for various common network operating
systems, such as Windows 95/98/Me Peer-to-Peer Printing, Windows
NT/2000, NetWare, Unix/Linux, etc.

With the help of Installation Wizard, you can easily and instantly
complete the settings for your printing environment, and start enjoying the
fantastic features provided by PrintSir.

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 PrintSir quickly, please refer
to the Quick Installation Guide that comes along with this PrintSir.

1.2 Product Models

Model GP-10P GP-10PC GP-100M GP-102P GP-102m GP-300M GP-300P

Hardware

Size Pocket Pocket Palmtop Pocket Mini-Pocket Desktop Desktop
Direct

Attached

Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No

Number of
Printer Ports

1111133

Printer
Connector

Centronics Centronics DB25 Centronics Centronics DB25 DB25

Network
Speed

10M 10M 10/100M 10/100M 10/100M 10/100M 10/100M

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Network
Connector

UTP UTP/BNC UTP UTP UTP UTP UTP

Bi-Directional Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Flash Memory

Size

512K 512K 512K 512K 512K 512K 512K

Network LED Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Status LED Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Firmware

Upgrade

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Power-On­Self-Test

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Network
Protocol
Support

IPX/SPX Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

TCP/IP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

NetBEUI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Network

Environment
Windows
Peer-to-Peer
Printing

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Windows
Server-Based
Printing

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

NetWare
Bindary Mode
Printing

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

NetWare NDS
Mode Printing

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

NetWare
Remote
Printer

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No

TCP/IP
Remote
Printing

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Unix LPR
Printing

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Administration
Windows

Configuration
Utility

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Web
Management
Server

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Web
Management
Utility

Web Web Web Web Web Web Web

SNMP
Protocol

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Printer Port
Management

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

IP Assignment

ARP & Ping Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DHCP Server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DHCP Client Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
BOOTP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

RARP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

DOS Utility Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Others

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1.3 Product Package

This package contains the following components:

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PrintSir Print Server x 1

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Power Adapter x 1

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CD x 1

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Quick Installation Guide x 1

1.4 Network Printing Architecture

This section illustrates how PrintSir functions and operates on the
network. Before you install and use PrintSir, it is strongly suggested 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.

z

PrintSir Print Server

z

Client User

z

Network Server (optional)

Email Printing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Direct Print Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Logical Printer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Language EnglishChinese EnglishChinese EnglishChinese EnglishChinese EnglishChinese EnglishChinese EnglishChinese

CD-ROM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Detailed examples will then be illustrated through actual network
environment.

1.4.1 Print Server Network Functions

Because PrintSir supports IPX, TCP/IP, and NetBEUI network
protocols, any networked computer can directly print to the print
server from any of its installed protocol.

Windows NT Server

NetWare Server

Windows 98Windows NT

Workstation

Windows 2000

Unix PrintSir

Network Printing Environment

Print Server

Client User

Network Server

Windows NT Server

NetWare Server

Windows 98Windows NT

Workstation

Windows 2000

Unix PrintSir

Print Server

Windows NT Server

NetWare Server

Windows 98Windows NT Windows 2000

Unix

* TCP/IP
* IPX
* NetBEUI

TCP/IP

NetBEUI

IPX

TCP/IP

TCP/IP

IPX

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1.4.2

Network Printing Functions for Clients

Common operating systems for clients are classified as following:

z Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000

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Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer

Printing) driver and utilities for Windows 95/98/NT/2000
users. PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) supports IPX,
TCP/IP, and NetBEUI protocols. While printing after
installation, PTPP will automatically select the proper
transport protocol to connect to the print server
depending on the protocols installed in each computer
(client computer may only have IPX or TCP/IP installed).

Workstation

Windows NT Server

NetWare Server

Windows 98Windows NT

Workstation

Windows 2000

Unix PrintSir

Client User

Windows 2000

Windows 98

* TCP/IP
* IPX
* NetBEUI

NetBEUI

PTPP

TCP/IP

PTPP

Application

PTPP

IPX TCP/IP NetBEUI

Application

PTPP

IPX TCP/IP NetBEUI

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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 through all the PrintSir print servers on
the network, and then add their printing ports into
Windows’ printing port. (See below)

z

UNIX / Linux

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UNIX (include HP/UX, SCO Unix, SunOS, Solaris,

Unixware DECUnix, IBM AIX and others) and Linux use
the system-standard LPR to print to PrintSir.

1.4.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server

Common network servers are classified as following:

Windows 98

PTPP

PrintSir

MIS-2

P1

P2

P3

P1

PrintSir

MIS-1

Windows NT Server

NetWare Server

Windows 98Windows NT

Workstation

Windows 2000

Unix PrintSir

Network Server

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z Windows NT/2000



Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer

Printing) driver and utilities for Windows NT/2000. After
PTPP is installed, the server can directly print to PrintSir.
Adding this printing function into Windows NT/2000
Server allows print queue, user authority management,
and many other advanced features to be used.

z

NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x



In NetWare environment, PrintSir offers various printing

modes like print queue, remote printer, etc.

1.5 Network Printing Environment

Common network environment are classified as following:

z

Windows Peer-to-Peer Network

Since both the PrintSir and client’s PTPP driver fully
support IPX, TCP/IP, and NetBEUI protocols, when
printing, the PTPP driver will automatically search and
match up the protocol for both client and print server’s
sides.

Windows NT ServerNetWare Server

Windows 98Windows NT

Workstation

Windows 2000

Unix

* TCP/IP
* IPX
* NetBEUI

NetBEUI

PTPP

TCP/IP

IPX

TCP/IP

PTPP

IPX

PTPP

TCP/IP

PTPP

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z Windows NT/2000 Network

Network printing function will become available after
PTPP driver is installed into Windows NT/2000. Adding
this printing function into Windows NT/2000 Server allows
print queue, user authority management, and many other
advanced features to be used.

z

NetWare Network (see below)

Windows NT Server

Windows 98

Windows 2000

* TCP/IP
* IPX
* NetBEUI

TCP/IP

IPX

TCP/IP

PTPP

Print

Queue

NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x

Windows 98

* TCP/IP
* IPX
* NetBEUI

IPX / IP

IPX

IPX

Print

Queue

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1.6 Contents of the User’s Manual

Chapter 2 explains PrintSir’s hardware installation and configuration. It is
strongly recommended for you to read.

The following chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6 introduces:

Chapter 3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network

Chapter 4. Windows NT/2000 Server-Based Network

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 PrintSir’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 PrintSir’s Email Printing function and setup
procedure. The Email Printing provides a new way to print documents
across the Internet by the Email.

Windows 2000

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1.7 Firmware & Printing Function

In order to provide a complete network printing solution, PrintSir
supports Multiple Feature Sets function for users to select the appropriate
Printing Feature Set to use depending on individual’s printing
requirement. Currently, the system provides two Feature Sets for users to
choose:

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Standard Feature Set

z

PTPP (Peer-to-Peer-Printing)

 TCP/IP (LPR)

 NetBEUI

 IPX

z

Email Printing

z

NetWare Bindary Printing



NetWare Enhancement Feature Set

z

TCP/IP Printing (LPR)

z

NetWare Bindary Printing

z

NetWare NDS Printing

z

NetWare Remote Printer

(Single Port PrintSir Only)

All feature sets are included in PrintSir CD’s firmware file.

<CD Driver>\FLASHROM\<Model Name>\PSxxROM.BIN

Please refer to section 7.11 for instructions on how to select and setup
the Feature Set.

For example, if you need to use NetWare NDS Printing, then you
must change the system’s default Standard Feature Set to the NetWare
Enhancement Feature Set. In the meantime, PrintSir will support

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NetWare NDS / Remote Printer and other printing functions; however, it
will not support NetBEUI, Email Printing and other Standard Feature
Set’s special functions.

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2. Hardware Installation

1. Unpack the print server package and check all the items listed in section 1.3.

2.

Connect the print server to the printer you want to share on the network

z

For direct attach models, plug the print server directly to the printer’s

centronics port.

z

For palmtop/desktop models, connect the printer to print server by the

standard printer cable.

3.

Connect the power adapter to the print server.

4.

The print server will perform the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) after it is

powered on. The Status LED will flash 6 times to indicate that 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 PrintSir and a few printers, it is

recommend that you power on the PrintSir before the printer.

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3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network

3.1 System Architecture

PrintSir 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.

Installation procedure is separated into following two parts:

1. Administrator Installation and Setup (refer to section 2 for more

detailed information).

System administrators must:

z

Install administrator’s utilities into his/her computer.

z

Configure PrintSir from administrator’s configuration utility.

Windows NT Server

Windows 98Windows NT

Workstation

Windows 2000

* TCP/IP
* IPX
* NetBEUI

NetBEUI

PTPP

TCP/IP

PTPP

IPX

PTPP

TCP/IP

PTPP

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2. Client Installation and Configuration (refer to section 3 for more

detailed information).

Client users must install Windows PTPP driver (Peer-to-Peer

Printing) for network printing.

In addition, after PTPP is installed, the system will
automatically search for all print servers on the network, and add
all printing ports (P1/P2/P3) of the print servers into Windows’
printing port (refer to Network Printing Architecture in section 1.4
for more detailed information).

3.2 Administrator Installation and Setup

The Administrator Installation can be performed on Windows
95/98/Me/NT/2000 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 by
Windows. If not, run Autorun.exe manually from CD-ROM drive’s
root directory.

2.

The "Installation Manager" will be displayed on the screen as following.

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3. Click “Administrator Installation” and the “Utilities Setup” window will be
displayed.

4. Click “Next”, and specify the destination folder where the utilities will be
installed.

5.

Click “Next”, and select the components you want to install. It is highly

recommended to install all provided components.

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6. Click “Next”, and specify the program folder where the program icons will be
added.

7.

Click “Next” to start installation.

8.

In a while, the program will finish installing all the utilities and drivers you

selected. Thus far you have completed the installation phase and prepare to
configure the Print Server. Click “Next”, and the “Choose Print Server” dialog
box will be displayed as following.

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NOTE: If this is the first time you configure the print server, the “Print Server

Name” is the same as the “Device Name” printed at the rear side of the
print server.

9. Click “Next”, and the “Name the print Server” dialog box will be displayed as
following,

You can assign a meaningful name for the management
consideration. But note that, this name will be the “Identifier” for the
Peer-to-Peer Printing (PTPP).

10.

Click “Next” to configure network protocol in the following screen.

In the system default, IPX and NetBEUI protocols are enabled.

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About the TCP/IP, you can either (1) assign a fixed IP address
for the print server or (2) configure it later by the configuration
utility.

11.

Click “Next”, and the configuration summary is displayed in the window.

Now, you have completed the “Print Server Setup”. By clicking “Next”, your
system will perform “Add network port” of the print server to your PC.

12.

Finally, the “Installation complete” window is displayed to indicate that the

Administrator Installation procedure is finished.

After the installation, you have completed the following tasks,

z

Install all utilities and drivers to the administrator’s PC.

z

Configure the print server (including the print server name

and network protocol)

z

Add the network port of the print server to the administrator’s

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PC.

Now, you have completed the administrator’s setup for most of
the network environment. You can then perform the “Client
Installation” procedure (Section 3.4) on all clients’ sides of the
network.

If you want to print from this administrator’s PC to the print
server, all you need to do is to perform Windows’ standard “Add
Printer” procedure as described below.

Step1.

Click “Start” button, choose Setting => Printers

Step2. Double click “Add New Printer”

Step3. Select “Local printer” => click “Next”.

Step4. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and model, then click “Next”.

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Step5. Choose the “Print Server’s Network Port” which was created by the

administrator installation process and click “Next”.

Step6. Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer

setup.

3.3 Administrator Utilities

After Administrator Installation is completed, there will be six

utilities in PrintSir’s Program folder.

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z Network Ports Quick Setup

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Local printer port management tool (see section 3.5).

z

Remote Ports

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Remote printer port management tool (see section 3.5).

z

NetWare Quick Setup

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NetWare quick installation software (see chapter 5).

z

PrintSir Configuration



Complete PrintSir management tool (see chapter 7 –

PrintSir Configuration).

z

Uninstall



Assistant for removing all installed administrator

software.

z

WebDESK Administrator



Web based management tool (see chapter 8 – WebDESK

Configuration).

3.4 Client Installation and Setup

The Client Installation can be performed on Windows
95/98/Me/NT/2000 with the same user interface. Before the installation
procedure, please confirm that your PC has connected to the network and
installed at least one network protocol.

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1. Insert the CD shipped along with the print server into your CD-ROM
drive. The Autorun.exe program should be executed automatically by
Windows. If not, run Autorun.exe manually from CD-ROM drive’s
root directory.

2.

The "Installation Manager" will be displayed on the screen as

following.

3.

Click “Client Installation”, and the “Utilities Setup” window will be

displayed.

4.

Click “Next”, and specify the destination folder where the utilities

will be installed.

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5. Click “Next”, and specify the program folder where the program icons
will be added.

6.

Click “Next” to start installation.

7. Now, the installation procedure is completed, and the next step is to
set up the client’s computer. Click “Continue”, and all the print
server’s network ports detected on the network will be added to your
PC.