D-link DP-101P+ User Manual

DP-101P+

Multi-protocol Ethernet

Pocket Size Print Server

User’s Manual

Rev. 01 (June, 2001)

Made In Taiwan

RECYCLABLE

DP-101P+ Print Server User’s Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

0 ABOUT THIS GUIDE ...............................................................................3

1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................4

SERVICE FEATURES.......................................................................................4

EXTERNAL FEATURES ...................................................................................6

Front End..................................................................................................6

Rear End...................................................................................................7

2 UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION.....................................................9

UNPACKING AND INSPECTING .......................................................................9

INSTALLING THE DP-101P+........................................................................ 10

POWER-UP AND SELF-TEST ......................................................................... 11

LED Test Series.......................................................................................11

Component Test Series............................................................................11

Operational Test .....................................................................................12

3 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS..............................................................13

4 PORT PINOUTS...................................................................................... 15

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2 About this Guide

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0 ABOUT THIS GUIDE

This manual describes the D-Link DP-101P+ Multiprotocol
Ethernet Print Server, including full descriptions of its features,
detailed installation procedures, and troubleshooting information.

Your DP-101P+ package includes important software components,
and additional user manuals. The software components, and
procedures for installation and setup of the software, are covered
in the PS Admin User’s Guide.

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1 INTRODUCTION

The DP-101P+ Print Server is a compact pocket-sized print server
which connects your Ethernet network directly to your printer,
wherever it is. It manages the flow of print files from your
workstations or file servers to its connected printers, delivering
print jobs to high-performance printers much faster than a file
server or a PC acting as a print server can.

Service Features

DP-101P+ print servers improve network printing services in three
ways:

♦ The DP-101P+ picks up the workload of managing print file

traffic to its connected printers. This provides workload relief to
your file servers, and allows the file servers' full capacity to be
used for file access or other direct services to network users. On
peer-to-peer networks, workstations can print directly to the
DP-101P+ without increasing the load of another workstation or
server.

♦ The DP-101P+'s IEEE 1284 compliant high-speed bi-directional

parallel printer port can transmit to high-speed laser printers
much faster than a PC's parallel printer port. A high-speed
laser printer can be driven at its full capacity.

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♦ Because the DP-101P+ is very portable (pocket-sized) and

inexpensive compared to a PC-based print server, and because
the DP-101P+ connects to your file servers through the
network, the printer can be stationed at the location of
maximum convenience to users.

The DP-101P+ offers extraordinary flexibility, operating with all
major network operating systems and protocols:

♦ TCP/IP
UNIX lpr/lpd (HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, SCO, UnixWare, IBM

AIX)
Windows NT/2000
NetWare 5.x NDPS LPR remote printing
♦ NetBEUI

Windows NT/2000, Windows 95/98/Me, Windows for

Workgroups, Microsoft LAN Manager, IBM LAN Server
♦ AppleTalk

MacOS EtherTalk
Your D-Link DP-101P+ package includes PS Admin, a Windows-

based setup and administration program, which makes
configuration and management of your D-Link print servers quick
and easy in a Windows environment. The DP-101P+ also has a
Telnet interface for management communications. If Windows is
not available on the station you choose for print server
administration, then all configuration and management commands
may be issued to the DP-101P+, and all console messages and
management report information will be returned, via Telnet.

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Led Indicators

External Features

This section describes the external features of the DP-101P+ print
server.

Front End

The network port, power input socket, and LED indicators are all
located at the front.

Network Port

DC Power
Input

Network Port

The network port (RJ-45 receptacle) provides for connection to the
network through 10Base-T Ethernet cabling.

DC Power Input

The DC power input socket uses a 7.5V power supply.
The power supply included in your DP-101P+ package is correct for
the DP-101P+. Substitution of other equipment may void warranty.

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LED Indicators

The front of the DP-101P+ includes three LED indicators. See
"Power-up and Self-Test," Chapter 2, for LED indications upon
starting up the DP-101P+. During operations following a normal
startup, the LED indicators provide the following status signals:

♦ Pw/Tx

Steady or flashing green confirms power on.

This indicator blinks (briefly dark) when the DP-101P+ is

transmitting to the network.

♦ Lk/Rx

Steady or flashing green confirms that the DP-101P+ has a good

connection to the Ethernet network.

This indicator blinks (briefly dark) when the DP-101P+ is

receiving from the network.

♦ LPT

This indicator shows steady green while the DP-101P+ is

transferring print data through its printer port.

Rear End

The DP-101P+ printer port is located at the rear.

DP-101P+ Rear End

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Printer Port

The printer port, is configurable by commands in the PS Admin
program, or by commands issued to the DP-101P+ via Telnet. See
the PS Admin User’s Guide for configuration procedures.

The print server also supports web configuration permitting users
to configure settings through the web browser. DP-101P+ default
IP address as follows:

♦ Default IP address – 192.168.0.1
♦ Subnet Mask – 255.255.255.0

Note:-

The PC’s IP address must correspond with the print server’s IP
address in the same segment for the two devices to communicate.

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