D-Link DP-300 User Manual

DP-300+

Multi-protocol

Ethernet/Fast Ethernet

Print Server

User’s Manual

Rev. 01 (Nov, 2001)

Made In Taiwan

RECYCLABLE

About This Guide

TABLE OF C ONTENTS

ABOUT THIS GUIDE..............................................................V

INTRODUCTION......................................................................6

DP-300+ Print Server Features..................................................7

External Features.....................................................................8

Port Connectors......................................................................9

Network Cable Connector...................................................... 10

DC Power Connector ............................................................. 10

LED Indicators...................................................................... 10

Use of Stacking Brackets....................................................... 11

UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION......................................13

Unpacking and Inspecting the Print Server..............................13

Installing the DP-300+............................................................14

Power On Self-Test.................................................................15

Testing Your DP-300+.............................................................17

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................18

Printer Connection ..................................................................18

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Network Connection................................................................18

Network Protocols...................................................................19

Management and Diagnostics.................................................19

Environmental and Physical ...................................................19

PORT PINOUTS..................................................................21

Parallel Ports..........................................................................21

Serial Port...............................................................................22

INDEX..................................................................................23

About This Guide

0 A BOUT THIS GUIDE

This manual describes the DP-300+ Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
Multiprotocol Print Server, including a description of the print
server’s features, as well as the print server installation
procedures and troubleshooting self-test results.

For information about software configuration of the DP-300+ to
allow it to be used with your network, consult the Print Server
Administration User’s Guide included with your DP-300+.

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1 INTRODUCTION

The DP-300+ Print Server is a compact print server which
connects to your Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network anywhere
you wish to locate printer services. 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.

Figure 1 -1 DP -300+ Print Server

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DP-300+ Print Server Features

DP-300+ print servers improve network printing services in
three ways:

♦ The DP-300+ picks up the workload of managing print file

traffic to its connected printers. This provides workload
re lief 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-300+ without
increasing the load of another workstation or server.

♦ The DP-300+'s parallel printer ports are IEEE 1284

compliant high-speed bidirectional ports, which can
transmit to high-speed laser printers much faster than a
PC's parallel printer port. High-speed laser printers
connected to the DP-300+'s parallel ports can be operated
at full their capacity.

♦ Because the DP-300+ is very portable and inexpensive

compared to a PC-based print server, and because the
DP-300+ connects to your file servers through the
network, printers can be deployed to locations of
maximum convenience to users.

The DP-300+ offers extraordinary flexibility, operating with all
major network operating systems and protocols:

♦ TCP/IP

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Unix lpr/lpd (HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, SCO , UnixWare, IBM

AIX)

Windows NT/2000/XP
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me
Ne tWare 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

Windows-based setup and administration software, PS Admin,
is supplied with the DP-300+, making configuration and
management quick and easy. The DP-300+ also supports
configuration and management via the telnet protocol for
networks without Windows-compatible machines.

External Features

This section describes the externally visible features of the
DP-300+ print server.

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Port Connectors

The DP-300+’s three printer ports are located on its rear panel.
Two identical parallel ports are labeled LPT1 and LPT2; the
single se rial port is labeled COM. These printer ports are
independently configurable using the PS Admin program or the
print server’s telnet interface. (See the Print Server
Administration User’s Guide for information about configuring
the print server’s ports.)

The print server also supports web configuration permitting
users to configure settings through the web browser. DP-300+
default IP address as follows:

♦ Default IP address – 192.168.0.10
♦ 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.

Figure 1 -2 Port Connectors

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Network Cable Connector

The DP-300+’s right side panel features an RJ-45 connector for
connection to 10Base-T Ethernet cabling or 100Base -TX Fast
Ethernet cabling (which should be Category 5 twisted-pair
cable). The port supports the NWay protocol, allowing the print
server to automatically detect or negotiate the transmission
speed of the network.

DC Power Connector

The DC power input connector is located on the DP-300+’s
right side panel and is labeled DC 5V.

Figure 1 -3 Print Server Right Side Panel

LED Indicators

The front panel of the DP-300+ features five LED indicators:

Figure 1 -4 Front Panel LED Indicators

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♦ Power/Tx

◊ Steady or flashing green confirms that the DP-300+ is

powered on.

◊ The indicator blinks off briefly to indicate that the DP-

300+ is transmitting to the network.

♦ Link/Rx

◊ Steady or flashing green confirms that the DP-300+

has a good connection to the Ethernet or Fast
Ethernet network.

◊ The indicator blinks off briefly to indicate that the DP-

300+ is receiving from the network.

♦ LPT1, LPT2, COM

◊ These LED indicators light to show that the DP-300+

is transferring print data through the appropriate
parallel or serial port.

These three indicators are also used by the print server’s

power-on self test (POST) to indicate any hardware
failures.

Use of Stacking Brackets

First, make sure you have one pair of stacking brackets for
each device.

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Next, slide one bracket onto each end of the device as shown
in the diagram below. Be sure each bracket is positioned
correctly.

Note when clicking each brack et into place, the round feet on
the bottom of the device will line up with the round holes on
the bracket. The brackets are designed to fit snugly in place.
Please do not force them.

The brackets are now ready for stacking devices. See the
diagram below.

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