Digisol DG-PS1010U User Manual
DG-PS1010U
USB 2.0 Print Server
User Manual
V1.1
2011-11-25
As our product undergoes continuous development the specifications are subject to change without prior notice
1
DG-PS1010U User Manual
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2011 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in
any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the
prior written permission of this company.
This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents
hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any
software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their
purchase, the buyer (and not this company, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary
servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.
Further, this company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the
contents thereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes.
2
DG-PS1010U User Manual
FCC warning:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limitations are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into a different outlet from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult your local distributors or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
• Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with emission limits.
Changes or modifications to the equipment, which are not approved by the party responsible for
compliance could affect the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Trademarks:
DIGISOLTM is a trademark of Smartlink Network Systems Ltd. All other trademarks are the
property of the respective manufacturers.
All contents are subject to change without prior notice.
3
DG-PS1010U User Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................................................6
PRODUCT OVERVIEW .........................................................................................................................................................6
NETWORK MANAGEMENT...................................................................................................................................................6
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................................................................6
HARDWARE INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................................................8
NETWORK SETUP ...............................................................................................................................................................9
WIRED NETWORK WITH PRINT SERVER ............................................................................................................................9
2. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................................9
INSTALLING DIGISOL PRINT SERVER UTILITY AND PRINTER DRIVERS............................................................................9
USING PSADMIN ..............................................................................................................................................................18
WIZARD ............................................................................................................................................................................18
MANUAL SETUP ................................................................................................................................................................21
REFRESH ..........................................................................................................................................................................23
MULTIPLE PRINT QUEUES CONFIGURATION....................................................................................................................24
UNINSTALLING THE PSADMIN ON WINDOWS PC ............................................................................................................25
3. INTERNET PRINTER CONNECTION AND HP WEB JETADMIN.......................................................................26
IPP OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................................................................26
HP WEB JETADMIN OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................28
INSTALLING HP WEB JETADMIN ......................................................................................................................................28
REMOVING HP WEB JETADMIN UTILITY..........................................................................................................................29
4. CONFIGURATION FROM EMBEDDED WEB SERVER .......................................................................................30
OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................................................30
USING EMBEDDED WEB SERVER ....................................................................................................................................30
SETUP MENU....................................................................................................................................................................37
INSTALLING PRINT SERVER ON NETWARE 4.X/5.X .........................................................................................................42
SETTING UP A MACINTOSH COMPUTER ..........................................................................................................................45
5. NETWORK PRINT MONITOR....................................................................................................................................49
PREPARATION...................................................................................................................................................................49
TCP/IP PROTOCOL INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................................49
IPX/SPX-COMPATIBLE PROTOCOL INSTALLATION..........................................................................................................50
NETBEUI PROTOCOL INSTALLATION...............................................................................................................................50
WINDOWS 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 MANUAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURE............................................................51
UNINSTALLING NETWORK PRINT PORT ON WINDOWS 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 ..................................................53
6. TCP/IP LPR PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION .....................................................................................................54
BASIC TCP/IP INSTALLATION OVERVIEW........................................................................................................................54
ASSIGNING AN IP ADDRESS .............................................................................................................................................54
WINDOWS NT LPR PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION........................................................................................................54
WINDOWS 7/VISTA/XP/2003 /2000 STANDARD TCP/IP PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION .............................................56
UNIX INSTALLATION.........................................................................................................................................................58
UPGRADING PRINT SERVER.............................................................................................................................................63
OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................................................63
UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM PSADMIN ...........................................................................................................63
UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM WINDOWS NT/2000/XP/2003/VISTA/7 (THROUGH TCP/IP) ..........................63
UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM UNIX (THROUGH TCP/IP) ................................................................................64
UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM BROWSER ..........................................................................................................64
4
DG-PS1010U User Manual
7. TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................................................................................66
GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING OVERVIEW ..........................................................................................................66
POWER RELATED PROBLEMS ..........................................................................................................................................66
PRINT PORT RELATED PROBLEMS ..................................................................................................................................66
WINDOWS 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/VISTA/7 TROUBLESHOOTING........................................................................67
MOVING THE PRINT SERVER TO A NEW SEGMENT ..........................................................................................................68
MOVING YOUR COMPUTER TO A NEW SEGMENT ...........................................................................................................69
NOVELL NETWARE TROUBLESHOOTING .........................................................................................................................69
TCP/IP TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................................................................................70
APPENDIX .........................................................................................................................................................................71
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS....................................................................................................................................76
ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS......................................................................................................................78
5
DG-PS1010U User Manual
1. Introduction
Product Overview
DIGISOL DG-PS1010U is an USB2.0 print server designed for easy and convenient printing
through USB printer which can be shared in your Ethernet/Fast Ethernet network. DG-PS1010U
supports Multiprotocol features like TCP/IP, NetBEUI and AppleTalk transport protocols that can
communicate with the PC’s connected in the network.
DG-PS1010U comes with Easy configuration utility which enables print server to automatically
detect and configure the printer connected to the USB port of the print server to make your
network printer UP and running quickly without any hassles.
Network Management
DIGISOL DG-PS1010U supports Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which allows
remote printer management using Network Management Software (NMS). Any standard
SNMP-based application can be used to access and manage DG-PS1010U. It also supports
Web-Based management which allows network administrator to easily configure and manage
print server. DG-PS1010U also supports telnet for management purpose.
Technical Specifications
Network Protocols
TCP/IP
IPX/SPX
NetBEUI
Apple Talk
LPR
RAW TCP/IP
Operating System supported
Windows 9X/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista/Win7
Mac OS 8.0 or Higher (Postscript Printer)
UNIX/Linux (LPR)
NetWare 3.12 or Higher (Bindery/NDS)
Management
Web Management
Telnet Configuration
HP Web Jet Admin / HP Jet Admin
Print Server Utility
Hardware
1 Fast Ethernet RJ-45 Network port for 10Base-T or 100Base-TX
1 LED to indicate Status(Orange), 2 LEDs to indicate 10M(Orange) and
100M(Green) link lights
1 LED to indicate USB port: Green for USB2.0, Orange for USB1.1
Built-in Reset Button
6
DG-PS1010U User Manual
Dimension: 73 x 64 x 28 mm
Weight: 58g
Features
Easy-to-use Setup Wizard
Network protocol support (TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, Apple Talk, LPR, RAW
TCP/IP, SMB over TCP/IP)
DHCP Client Support
Windows Print Monitor Technology
Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) support
SNMP & HP Web JetAdmin Support
Firmware upgrade
LED Indicators
LED State Indication
Status
100Mbps On (Green) LAN Port has a valid network connection at 100Mbps.
10Mbps On (Orange) LAN Port has a valid network connection at 10Mbps.
USB
Blinking for POST
(Orange)
On (Green) Connect with USB2.0 printer
On (Orange) Connect with USB1.1 printer
When power switched on, the Status indicator will flash five
times, and then on.
System Requirements
One Windows-based desktop/notebook with CD-ROM drive and 50Mb of Hard Disk space
One USB printer
One USB printer cable (provided with your printer)
One HUB/Switch for connecting Print Server to the Network
7
DG-PS1010U User Manual
Hardware Installation
Wall-mount Information
Note: Proper care should be taken during wall-mount installation to avoid any damage to the
product. Company will not be responsible for any physical damage occurred to the product during
wall-mount installation.
Please refer the following steps to install the print server:
Ensure that your printer’s USB port is working.
Connect the print server to the network using the Ethernet cable.
1. Ensure that the USB printer is powered off.
2. Connect the print server to your printer using the USB cable (provided with your printer).
3. Power ON the printer.
4. Plug the AC power adapter into the power connector of the print server.
5. Power ON the Print server.
6. Print server will take approximately 10 seconds to perform Power On Self Test (POST).
Note: The Status LED should flash five times during POST. If not, please contact your local
dealer for repair.
8
DG-PS1010U User Manual
Network Setup
Wired Network with Print Server
Printer
Print Server
Computer Computer Computer
HUB
2. Software Installation
The DIGISOL Print Server utility is a user friendly Windows-based management program that
assists you in configuring and managing your print server in LAN. The program can be installed
from the setup CD provided with your print server.
Installing DIGISOL Print Server utility and Printer Drivers
1. To setup print server in your LAN, ensure that your desktop/notebook has an IP address in
the range 192.168.0.X, e.g. 192.168.0.100
2. Insert the setup CD into CD-ROM drive of your desktop/notebook and the following screen
will appear as shown in Fig 1.
9
DG-PS1010U User Manual
Fig 1
Note:
For setup wizard under Windows 7/Vista, you have to choose the Run as administrator by
right-clicking the icon on desktop.
3. Click on Setup Wizard to install and configure the print server.
4. Click Next (Fig 2), the wizard will automatically discover the print server in LAN.
10
DG-PS1010U User Manual
Fig 2
Note: The setup CD will install the printer drivers and DIGISOL Print Server utility into your
computer. The default installation directory will be C:\Program files\Network Print Monitor.
5. In “Select A Print Server” screen (Fig 3), select the print server that you want to configure
and click Next
.
Fig 3
11
DG-PS1010U User Manual
6. In “Change Settings” screen (Fig 4), you can select No or Yes:
Fig 4
Select No, if you want the print server to keep using the default IP address and settings, then click
Next.
IP address: 192.168.0.10
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Select Yes if you want to change IP address of the print server and then click Next.
Note:
1. The IP address of print server must be within the same subnet as your network adapter.
2. After you save the new IP address, the print server will automatic reboot once and will be
active with new IP address. It may take a couple of seconds to boot.
7. In “Select A Printer” screen, select an already configured printer from the list, click Next
and then Finish to complete the installation (Fig 5).
Or Select Add New Printer if the print server is connected to a printer that is not installed
before and does not appear in the list.
12
DG-PS1010U User Manual
Fig 5
8. Click Add New Printer to launch Windows Add Printer Wizard.
Fig 6
13
DG-PS1010U User Manual
9. Click Next and select Local Printer, ensure that the Automatically detect and install my
Plug and Play printer check box is unchecked. Then click Next.
Fig 7
10. Ensure that Use the following port radio-button is selected and select LPT1:
(Recommended Printer Port) from the pull-down list. Then click Next.
Fig 8
14
DG-PS1010U User Manual
11. Select Manufacturer and Printer from the list of printer’s driver. Then click Next.
Fig 9
12. If you already have the printer’s driver installed, you will be asked whether to keep it or to
replace it. Click Next. Assign a name for the printer and choose whether you want to make
it your default printer. Then click Next.
13. Then, choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users, print a test
page (please select No). Select the appropriate radio-button and click Next and Finish.
15
DG-PS1010U User Manual
14. In the setup wizard, finish the installation by highlighting the installed printer in the Select a
Printer list and click Next -> Finish.
Fig 10
15. From Windows system, go to start -> Printers and Faxes and highlight your newly
installed printer.
Fig 11
16
DG-PS1010U User Manual
16. Right-click, select Properties -> Ports and verify that the print server’s port appears.
Fig 12
17. Go to General tab, click Print Test Page to verify the configuration.
18. Your Print Server is successfully installed in LAN.
Note:
If you wish to install more print servers, start setup wizard from your Windows Start menu: start ->
All Programs -> Network Print Server -> PSWizard and repeat the installation procedure.
17
DG-PS1010U User Manual
Using PSAdmin
After the software of setup CD is successfully installed, start PSAdmin utility from your Windows
Start menu: start -> All Programs -> Network Print Server -> PSAdmin. The screen will then
appear as following Fig-13.
Fig 13
All print server(s) feature will be displayed along with their respective device name, MAC Address,
print server name, firmware version, and status. The terms are defined as follows:
Device Name: The name of the print server hardware used for identification purposes.
MAC Address: The Ethernet address of the print server.
Print server Name: The print server to which the device is attached.
Version: The firmware version of the print server.
Status: To display a Printer’s present status.
Wizard
Wizard is a configuration program that can assist you in setting up the necessary parameters for
your print server to function. Setup a print server by using Wizard.
18
TCP/IP Wizard
DG-PS1010U User Manual
1. Click Wizard button ＜
＞and select TCP/IP Wizard.
Fig 14
2 Select “Obtain an IP address from DHCP server”. If there is a DHCP server in your
network. This option allows the print server to obtain IP-related settings automatically from
your DHCP server. This setting by default, is disabled. If you would like to manually specify
an IP address to the device, please skip to the following step.
3 In the IP Address option, type an IP address for the print server. The IP address must
meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment.
Fig 15
19
DG-PS1010U User Manual
4 (Optional) In the Subnet Mask option, type the Subnet Mask your LAN or network
segment is currently configured to use.
5 (Optional) In the Gateway field, type the IP address of gateway.
6 When done, click OK button. The program will save the above settings into the print server.
7 The network settings are now complete.
NetWare Wizard
1. Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor (Admin) or equivalent.
2. Click Wizard button ＜
＞ and select NetWare Wizard.
Fig 16
3. Select the NetWare File Server to which the print server device will be attached.
4. Type in a Print server Name.
5. Type in a Print Server Queue(s) Name.
Note: Each print queue corresponds to each print port of the print server.
6. Click OK.
7. The settings are now complete.
8. From your NetWare client computer, such as Windows 95/98/Me, create a printer that is
connected (redirected) to one of the NetWare print queues serviced by the print server.
20
DG-PS1010U User Manual
Manual Setup
Manual Setup is a configuration program designed for more experienced users of NetWare. To
setup the print server by using Manual Setup follow the below mentioned steps:
1. Run PCONSOLE in NetWare 3.x or NetWare 4.x and create the necessary parameters
(Refer to your Novell NetWare print server/Services manual for details).
2. Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor (Admin) or equivalent. From your
Windows 95/98/Me run PSAdmin.
3. Select the print server that you wish to configure.
4. Click Properties in the tool bar and the following screen will appear, Properties
button ＜
＞ as shown in following picture.
Fig 17
5. Select NetWare and type in the Print server that was created during PCONSOLE.
6. (Optional) In Bindery Settings, Select NetWare file server(s) that print server can do
Bindery mode.
7. (Optional) In NDS Settings, Select NetWare file server(s), NetWare 4.x or later that print
server can do NDS mode.
8. Click OK. From your NetWare client computer, such as Windows 95/98/Me, create a
printer that is connected (redirected) to one of the NetWare print queues serviced by the
print server.
21
DG-PS1010U User Manual
Properties –TCP/IP Options
The TCP/IP option allows you to modify the print server’s TCP/IP settings. Each option is detailed
as follows.
Fig 18
Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server:
You can enable or disable the DHCP feature of the print server. When this option is enabled, the
print server will obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server on your LAN.
Note: 1. Once this option is enabled, the fields for IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway will be
grayed out and are not available for editing.
2. While the print server supports DHCP, we strongly recommend you to manually specify a
fixed IP address to the print server.
Specify an IP address:
IP Address:
This option shows the print server’s current IP address which maybe obtained from your
DHCP server or manually specified. This option also allows you to manually specify an IP
address to the print server, if DHCP option is disabled.
Subnet Mask:
This option shows the print server’s current subnet mask which maybe obtained from the
DHCP server or manually specified. This option also allows you to manually specify a
subnet mask to the print server, if DHCP option is disabled. This value is optional.
22
DG-PS1010U User Manual
Gateway:
This option shows the print server’s current gateway address which maybe obtained from
the DHCP server or manually specified. This option also allows you to manually specify the
IP address of the gateway to the print server, if DHCP option is disabled. This value is
optional
Upgrade
Upgrade allows the user to upgrade the firmware of print server device. Please perform the below
steps for upgrade:
1. Click Upgrade button ＜
＞, we will see the below shown wizard.
Fig 19
2. Select General Upgrade. Ensure that the upgrade file is located in the same directory as
PSAdmin.
Reset
1. Click Reset button ＜ ＞.
2. Reset allows the user to reset the print server in order to establish a new connection or for
new settings to take effect.
Refresh
1. Click Refresh button ＜
2. Refresh searches the network for all attached print server(s).
＞.
23
DG-PS1010U User Manual
Multiple Print Queues Configuration
To configure the print server to service multiple print queues, please follow the instructions listed
below:
1. Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor (Admin) or equivalent.
2. Run the PSAdmin from your Windows.
3. Select the print server and to be configured.
4. Click the Wizard icon in the tool bar.
5. Type in a Print server and a Print Queue Name (For more detailed information about
Wizard, please refer to the “Wizard” section in this chapter).
6. Run the NetWare’s PCONSOLE and create additional print queues.
7. Select the Print server name you specify in Step 5.
8. Select the “Print server Configuration” option and select the ”Queue Serviced by
Printer” option (For NetWare 4.x’s PCONSOLE, please select “Printers” option and select
“Printer 0” instead).
9. Select the “Printer 0” and press the [Insert] key to add the print queues you create in Step
6 into the list (For NetWare 4.x’s PCONSOLE, please select “Print queues assigned”
option instead).
10. Reset the print server by clicking the “Reset” icon from the PSAdmin. Done.
Note: Please refer to NetWare’s Print server/Services manuals for detailed PCONSOLE
commands.
24
Loading...