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User’s Manual

Version: 3.0 (July, 2007)

Copyright ©2007/2008 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.

Federal Communication Commission

Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits 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:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help.

FCC Caution

This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and a minimum 20 cm spacing must be provided between computer mounted antenna and person’s body (excluding extremities of hands, wrist and feet) during wireless modes of operation.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment.

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.

The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

R&TTE Compliance Statement

This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.

Safety

This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment. All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment.

EU Countries Intended for Use

The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

EU Countries Not intended for use

None.

DISCLAIMER

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 hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes.

Contents

1. Introduction........................................................................................1

1.1 Product Introduction......................................................... 1

1.2 Product Package ............................................................. 2

1.3 Network Printing Architecture..........................................3

1.3.1 Print Server Network Functions..........................................4

1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients................................5

1.3.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server..................7

1.4 Network Printing Environment......................................... 8

1.5 Contents of the User’s Manual ...................................... 10

1.6 Firmware & Printing Function ........................................ 11

2. Hardware Installation.......................................................................12

3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network......................................................13

3.1 System Architecture....................................................... 13

3.2 EZMax Installation Wizard............................................. 15

3.3 Administrator Utilities..................................................... 23

3.4 Client Installation and Setup.......................................... 24

3.5 Client Utilities................................................................. 29

3.5.1 Network Ports Quick Setup...............................................30

3.5.2 Remote Ports (Utility) .......................................................32

3.6 Windows Add Printer Procedure.................................... 34

3.6.1 Windows Vista..................................................................34

3.6.2 Windows XP.....................................................................38

4. Windows NT/2000/2003 Network....................................................42

4.1 System Architecture....................................................... 42

4.2 Windows NT/2000/2003 Server Installation and Setup .43

4.3 User Installation and Setup............................................ 45

5. NetWare Network............................................................................46

5.1 System Architecture....................................................... 46

5.2 NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x Installation & Setup....................... 48

5.2.1 Installation Using PCONSOLE .........................................48

6. UNIX System Network.....................................................................52

6.1 Introduction.................................................................... 52

6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Support........................... 53

6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address.................................... 53

6.3.1 DHCP ...............................................................................53

6.3.2 BOOTP.............................................................................54

6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address .................................... 56

6.5 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host................. 56

7. Configuration Utility .........................................................................59

7.1 Introduction.................................................................... 59

7.2 Search for All Available Print Server.............................. 61

7.3 Status of Print Server..................................................... 62

7.4 Setup the Print Server ................................................... 63

7.5 General Configuration.................................................... 64

7.6 TCP/IP Configuration..................................................... 65

7.7 Netware Print Server Configuration...............................67

7.8 AppleTalk Configuration ................................................ 68

7.9 SNMP Configuration...................................................... 69

7.10 SMB Configuration......................................................... 70

7.11 System Configuration .................................................... 71

7.12 Wireless Configuration................................................... 73

7.13 Wizard............................................................................ 83

7.14 Report............................................................................ 88

8. Web Management...........................................................................89

8.1 Introduction.................................................................... 89

8.2 Login.............................................................................. 90

8.3 Device Status................................................................. 91

8.3.1 System .............................................................................91

8.3.2 Printer...............................................................................92

8.3.3 TCP/IP..............................................................................93

8.3.4 SMB..................................................................................94

8.3.5 SNMP...............................................................................95

8.3.6 NetWare ...........................................................................96

8.3.7 AppleTalk..........................................................................97

8.4 Setup Wizard.................................................................98

8.4.1 System .............................................................................98

8.4.1.1 Advanced Settings..........................................................99

8.4.2 Wireless..........................................................................100

8.4.2.1 General Setting.............................................................100

8.4.2.2 Encryption.....................................................................103

8.4.2.3 Site Survey...................................................................106

8.4.3 TCP/IP............................................................................108

8.4.4 SMB................................................................................109

8.4.5 SNMP.............................................................................110

8.4.6 NetWare .........................................................................111

8.4.7 AppleTalk........................................................................113

8.4.8 Save Settings .................................................................114

8.5 System Tools............................................................... 115

8.5.1 Load Default...................................................................115

8.5.2 Upgrade Firmware from Browser....................................116

9. IPP Printing ....................................................................................117

9.1 Introduction.................................................................... 117

9.2 System Setup ................................................................ 117

9.2.1 Print Server Side ............................................................117

9.2.2 Client Side......................................................................118

10. LPR Printing .................................................................................123

10.1 Introduction................................................................ 123

10.2 Standard LPR Settings in Windows XP..................... 124

10.3 Standard LPR Settings in Windows Vista.................. 131

10.4 Standard LPR Settings in MAC OS 10.x ................... 138

10.4.1 MAC 10.4......................................................................138

10.4.2 MAC 10.4......................................................................139

11. Windows XP SP2 Setup...............................................................143

1. Introduction

1.1 Product Introduction

Thank you for purchasing and using our print server. This print server allows your printer to become a shared device on the network. It offers printing flexibility and manageability on your Local Area Netw ork at an extremely low cost and with an absolute minimum setup and maintenance required.

This print server provides IEEE 802.11g/b wireless LAN (up to 54Mbps data transfer rate), an Ethernet network port (10/100Mbps Ethernet) and one print port for printer.

This print server supports IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, TCP/IP and AppleTalk protocols. It is the best network printing solutions for various common network operating systems such as Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista, NetWare, Unix/Linux and MAC OS, etc.

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

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

1.2 Product Package

This package contains the following components:

 One Print Server

 One Antenna

 One Power Adapter

 One Quick Installation Guide

 One CD-ROM (Including all the software utilit ies,

drivers and User’s Manual)

1.3 Network Printing Architecture

This section illustrates how print server funct ions and operates on the network. Before you install and use print server, it is strongly recommended 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 introdu ce the role every component plays in the network-printing environment.

Print Server

Client User

Network Server (optional)

Network Printing Environment

Client User

Unix Print Server

Windows 2000

Workstation

Windows 98Windows NT

Print Server

Network Server

NetWare Server

Windows NT Server

1.3.1 Print Server Network Functions

Print Server

Workstation

Unix Print Server

Windows 2000

Windows 98Windows NT

NetWare Server

Windows NT Server

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

1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients

Client User

Workstation

Unix Print Server

Windows 2000

Windows 98Windows NT

NetWare Server

Windows NT Server

Common operating systems for clients are classified as following:

Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista

Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver and utilities for Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista users. PTPP (Peer-toPeer Printing) supports TCP/IP protocol.

In the client installation procedure, after PTPP (Peer-toPeer Printing Driver) is installed in to Windows, the system will automatically (manual conf iguration is also allowed) search all the print servers on the network, and then add their printing ports into Windows’ printing port (see below).

PTPP

Windows 98

Print Server

MIS-2

Print Server

MIS-1

UNIX / Linux

UNIX (include HP/UX, SCO Unix, SunOS, Solaris, Unixware DECUnix, IBM AIX and others) and Linux use the system-standard LPR to print through print server.

MAC OS

MAC OS can use the system-standard AppleTalk network to print through print server.

1.3.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server

Network Server

Workstation

Unix Print Server

Windows 2000

Windows 98Windows NT

NetWare Server

Windows NT Server

Common network servers are classified as following:

Windows NT/2000/2003

Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver and utilities for Windows NT/2000/2003. After PTPP is installed, the server can directly print through print server. Adding this printing function into Windows NT/2000/2003 Server allows print queue, user authority management, and many other advanced features to be used.

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

In NetWare environment, print server offers various printing modes like print queue, remote printer, etc.

1.4 Network Printing Environment

Common network environment are classified as following:

Windows Peer-to-Peer Network

The client’s PTPP driver will use TC P/IP protocol to print through print server.

Windows NT/2000/2003 Network

Network printing function will become available after PTPP driver is installed into Windows NT/2000/2003. Adding this printing function into Windows NT/2000/2003 Server allows print queue, user authority management, and many other advanced features to be used.

NetWare Network (see below)

1.5 Contents of the User’s Manual

Chapter 2. explains print server’s hardware installation

and configuration. It is strongly recommended for you to read.

The following chapters introduce:

Chapter 3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network

Chapter 4. Windows NT/2000/2003 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 print server’s management and configuration ut ilities 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 Print Server’s IPP Printing function and setup procedure. The IPP Printing provides a convenient way to print documents across the Internet by the IPP protocol.

Chapter 10. introduces Print Server’s LPR Printing function and Windows XP/Vista and MAC OS 10.x standard setup procedures. The LPR Printing (Line Printer Remote technology) allows users to connect to printers via TCP/IP for printing sharing.

Chapter 11. introduces how to deal with the problem that if you can’t find any print server listed on the “Available Ports” in “Network Ports Quick Setup” in Windows XP SP2.

1.6 Firmware & Printing Function

The print server provides a complete network printing solution. The feature set is listed below:

 PTPP (Peer-to-Peer-Printing)

 TCP/IP (LPR)

 IPP Printing

 NetWare Bindery Printing

 AppleTalk

 SMB Printing

2. Hardware Installation

Unpack the print server package and verify that all the items listed in the section 1.2 are provided.

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

Connect the print server to your network by attached the network cable to the UTP port of the print server.

Connect the power adapter to the print server. The print server will perform the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) after it is powered on. During the POST, the Status and Ready LEDs will be on. When the LEDs are unlighted, 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 print

server and a few printer, it is recommended that you power on the print server before the printer.

3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network

3.1 System Architecture

Print server 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:

Install administrator’s utilities into his/her computer.

Configure print server from administrator’s configuration utility.

2. Client Installation and Configuration (refer to section 3

for more detailed information).

Client users must install Windows PTPP driver (Peerto-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 the printing port of the print servers into Windows’ printing port (refer to Network Printing Architecture in section 1.4 for more detailed information).

3.2 EZMax Installation Wizard

This wizard can be run in Windows 2000/XP/Vista. The following procedures are operated in Windows XP.

You can install the Print Server by EZMAX Setup Wizard in the CDROM including in the package. The wizard is an easy and quick configuration tool for internet connection with series process. When you start EZMAX Setup Wizard, you will get the following welcome screen. Please choose the language to start the configuration. The wizard will guide you to finish your network connection. We will not provide any instruction for the EZMAX Setup Wizard here.

If you lose the CD ROM or you prefer the traditional setup procedure, please follow the instruction as following step in this quick installation guide.

3.3 Administrator Installation and Setup

**Please find the utility manually from CD-ROM drive’s root directory or download it from Edimax webiste. If you have any question please check with Edimax local technical support team.

The Administrator Installation Program executes a wizard-driven procedure that performs the following tasks:  Install all necessary utilities and drivers in your PC (including

the client utilities).

 Prompt to configure the print server (including the print server

name and IP Address).

 Add the network port of the print server to your PC.

After the installation, perform the standard “Add Printer” procedure and choose the print server’s “Network Port” in the “Available Ports” list. Then, you can test printing function from the Administrator PC.

The Administrator Installation can be performed on Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista 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). Note that the following steps are running in Windows XP, for other Operation Systems the procedures are similar.

1. Please execute the Administrator installation software

manually.

2. The “Print Server Utilities” window will be displayed.

Click “Next”.

3. Click “Next” to install the utilities in the default folder or

click “Change” to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the utilities.

4. Select the components you want to install. It is highly

recommended to install all provided components. Click “Next” to continue.

5. Click “I nstall”.

6. The system will start to install the utilities automatically.

7. You have completed the installation phase and prepare

to configure the Print Server. The “Choose Print Server” will list all Print Servers within the network. Select the Print Server you would like to configure and click “Next”.

NOTE 1: If this is the first time you configure the Print Server, the “Print Server Name” is the last 6-digit of MAC ID with prefix “PS”. Please check the MAC ID on the print server.

NOTE 2: The list can only display the devices from Ediamx.

8. Specify a recognizable name for the Print Server and

click “Next”.

9. Specify the IP Address for the Print Server manually or

click “Next” to keep default IP Address, i.e. 192.168.2.2.

10. The configuration summary is displayed in the

window. Now, you have completed the Print Server setup. Click “Finish” and your system w ill add network port of the Print Server to your PC automatically.

11. The Administrator Installation procedure is totally

completed. Click “Finish”.

The Administrator Installation Program have executed the installation procedure that performs the following tasks:

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

Configure the print server (including the print server name and network protocol)

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

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 (please refer to Section

3.6).

3.3 Administrator Utilities

1. After Administrator Installation is completed, th ere will

be four utilities in print server’s Program folder.

Network Ports Quick Setup – Add the network ports of print servers within the network to your PC.

Print Server Configuration – Allows you to configure the print server’s IP Address, network protocols and other advanced functions. Please refer to Chapter 7 for the detail instruction of the config uration.

Remote Ports – Add the network port of remote printer server to your PC.

Uninstall – Assistant for removing all installed administrator software.

3.4 Client Installation and Setup

*Please find the utility manually from CD-ROM drive’s root directory or download it from Edimax webiste. If you have any question please check with Edimax local technical support team.

The Client Installation Program is a wizard driven procedure which will perform the following tasks:

 Install client utilities and drivers into your PC.  Automatically add all Network Ports to your PC.

The network port driver supports network protocol auto-detection. It will automatically select an available network protocol (TCP/IP, IPX or NetBEUI) of the client computer to connect to the print server.

Since both the print server side and client side support multi-protocols, the configuration process of the client side is fully automatic.

After the installation, perform the standard “Add Printer” procedure and choose the print server’s “Network Port” in the “Available Ports” list. You can test printing from the PC to the print server as your local printer.

The Client Installation can be performed on Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista with the same user interface. Before installation, please confirm that your PC has already connected to the network and installed at least one network protocol. Note that the following steps are running in Windows XP, for other Operation Systems the procedures are similar.

1. Please execute the Client installation software manually.

2. The “Print Server Utilities” window will be displayed.

Click “Next”.

3. Click “Next” to install the utilities in the default folder or

click “Change” to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the utilities.

4. Click “I nstall”

5. The system will start to install the utilities automatically.

6. Now, the installation procedure is completed, you are

ready to set up the client’s computer. All network ports of the Print Servers detected on the network w ill be added to your PC automatically, click “Continue”.

Note that if there are no print servers detected in the network currently, please click “Continue” to finish the installation. Please refer to Section 3.5.1 to add network ports of print servers manually.

7. The Client Installation procedure is completed. Click

“Finish”.

After the installation, you have completed the following tasks:

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

Add all the print server’s network ports of the netw ork to the client’s PC.

You can then perform the Windows’ standard “Add Printer” procedure to add network printers to your PC. Please refer to Section 3.6.

3.5 Client Utilities

1. After Client Installation is completed, there will be three

tools in print server’s Program fold er.

Network Ports Quick Setup

Remote Ports

Uninstall Network Driver

The Uninstall Network D river will assist you in removing all installed c lient software. The other two tools are described as follows.

3.5.1 Network Ports Quick Setup

Network Ports Quick Setup Utility o ffers a very simple method to add or remove print server’s printer port f rom the client’s computer.

During the client’s installat ion procedure, the system will automatically search for all print servers on the network, and add them into the printer ports of the client’s computer (see below).

If you have just installed another new print server in the network, you must run this program first. This program will search for new print servers and allow you to add the new network printer port into client’s computer conveniently. Perform the standard Add Printer procedure, then you can print directly to the printer through the newly installed print server.

Please be aware that Network Ports Quic k Setup Utility can only detect and configure all print servers on the same network, it cannot search and configure print servers on other subnets across network segments. You must use Remote Port s Utility described in the next section to manage remote (across network segments) print servers.

Select the network ports in the “Available Ports ” list and click “>” to add ports. If you want to add all available ports, please click “>>”. To cancel some of the network ports or all ports from the “Chosen Ports” list, please click “<” or “<<”.

3.5.2 Remote Ports (Utility)

1. Remote Ports Utility offers a conv enient way for you to

manage and add printer port of the remote print server. From the assistant of this utility, you can print to other print servers outside the subnet across network segment. However, please note that this function only supports TCP/IP network protocol.

2. Please follow the procedures described below:

Step1. Run Remote Ports Utility. Clicks “Add” to add a

remote print port.

Step2. Enter print server’s name, IP address, select used

ports, and enter LPR queue name of each port. Click “Ok”.

Step3. The new remote print port is displayed as follows.

In order to use the remote printing functio n, you will have to proceed with normal Add Printer procedure and select your printer port as the newly added remote printer port.

3.6 Windows Add Printer Procedure

After adding a “Network Port” of the print server to your PC by Administrator or Client Installation Program, you can follow the procedures described in the following sections to add printer to the Windows.

3.6.1 Windows Vista

1. The following “Add Printer” steps are running in

Windows Vista.

2. Click “Start”, select “Settings\Printers”.

3. Click “Add a Printer”.

4. The “Add Printer” wizard is displayed. Select “Add a

local printer”.

5. Choose the suitable printer port which was created by

the installation process and click “Next”.

6. Select the printer manufacturer and the printer model

and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list.

7. Name your printer and set the default printer, click

“Next”.

8. The printer drivers are being installed.

9. It is recommended to print a test page. Click “Finish”.

10. The printer is added to “Printers” page, you have

added the printer to your computer successfully. Now you can start to print from your computer to the print server.

3.6.2 Windows XP

1. The following “Add Printer” steps are running in

Windows XP, the steps in other Operating Systems such as Windows 98SE/Me/2000 are similar.

2. Click “Start”, choose “Settings” and select “Printers and

Faxes”.

3. Click “Add a Printer”.

4. The “Add Printer Wizard” is displayed. Click “Next”.

5. Select “Local printer attached to this computer” and

make sure that “Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer” is not selected. Click “Next”.

6. Choose the suitable “Print Server Network Port” which

was created by the Administrator Installation or Client Installation process and click “Next”.

7. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer

model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer mod el will be added to the list.

8. Name your printer and setup the default printer, click

“Next”.

9. Choose to print the test page or not. It is recommended

to print a test page. Click “Next”.

10. You have added the printer to the PC successfully.

The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”.

11. Now you can start to print from your PC to the print

server.

4. Windows NT/2000/2003 Network

4.1 System Architecture

In Windows network environment, other than the Peer-toPeer network printing architecture described in the previous chapter, we also offer the Server-Based Printing architecture for Windows NT/2000/2003 server. Only one Windows NT/2000/2003 is required to have Windows PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver installed and share the printing service on the network. Other network users can simply connect to the server and access the shared printer (see below).

4.2 Windows NT/2000/2003 Server

Installation and Setup

Please follow the procedures described below for installation and construct a peer-to-peer connection (PTPP) between Windows NT/2000/2003 Server and Print Server.

Step1.

If this is your first time installing print server, please install the administrator software on Windows NT/2000/2003 server first. Refer to section 3.2 for installation instructions.

If your network has already installed a working print server and your Windows NT/2000/2003 server has not yet installed the PTPP driver, please install the client software. Refer to section 3.4 and 3.5 for installation instructions.

Step2.

Please add/configure the Peer-to-Peer Printing of the Windows NT/2000/2003 network printer and verify that you can print from Windows NT/2000/2003 to the print server by the installed PTPP driver.

Step3.

Share the above server’s printer to the network by performing the standard Windows printer sharing process.

4.3 User Installation and Setup

After server side’s installation is complete d, client side will be able to find the server’s shared print er in Network Neighborhood. You only need to perform Window’s standard Add New Printer procedure, select “Network Printer” shown in the screen below, and complete the configurations afterwards to access the shared printer.

5. NetWare Network

5.1 System Architecture

We implement NetWare printer sharing functionality into the print server itself, thus allowing one or more printers attached by a print server to be connected to the network. We have developed the print server to support NetWare print server.

Embedded print server, which emulates the “queue management functionality” of NetWare print server, PSERVER program running on the NetWare server. A user first prints a job at a workstation, the job is routed to a NetWare server, the NetWare server stores the job in a print queue and then the print server gets the print job from the queue to printers.

Print Queue

Windows 98

Netware Server

Print Server

Windows 2000

Compare with NetWare printing functionality, the advantages of embedding the NetWare network printing functionality in the print server include:

1. Installation is easier and quicker.

2. Network management is easier.

3. Printing performance is enhanced.

4. Relieve NetWare file s erver’s burden.

5. Relieve the need of a workstation running the remote

printer utility.

6. Improve productivity by locating the printer near the

workgroup.

7. Each print server should log into a NetWare server

before servicing the print jobs. Each print server will occupy a user account with which it can log into the NetWare server.

5.2 NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x Installation & Setup

Once your print server is connected to your Ethernet network, you can set it up for use with your networking software.

5.2.1 Installation Using PCONSOLE

5.2.1.1 Configuring as Print Server Mode

1. Run the NetWare PCONSOLE program.

2. Change the current file server, if necessary, using the

Change Current File Server menu selection.

3. Choose the Print Queue Information menu selection.

4. Press the Insert key to add a new print queue.

5. Type in a print queue name, such as “PQ” or “Q1”.

6. You have now successfully created the print queue

that your print server will serve. Press the Esc ape key until the Available Options main menu is displayed.

7. Select Print Server Information.

8. Press the Insert key to add a new NetWare print

server object. The print server name can be identical to the PSxxxxxx name printed on the label of the print server.

9. Press Enter to select the n ewly created print server.

10. Select Print Server Configuration.

11. Select Printer Configuration.

12. Select Printer 0 (or Printer 1, Printer 2), and press

Enter, then select LPT1 (or LPT2, LPT3) in the Type field. If your print server is with only one port, you do not need to configure this Type field.

13. Press Escape, and answer Yes to the Save Changes

question.

14. Select Queues Serviced by Printer, then select

Printer 0 (or Printer 1, Printer 2) and press Enter.

15. Press Insert and add your newly created print queue

to the list of queues serviced by the printer. Enter a priority number for the queue service, or press Enter to accept the default.

16. Repeatedly press Escape to exit the PCONSOLE

program.

17. Reset the print server to have the changes take

effect.

NOTE: If the print server you have is with multiple p rinter connectors, you may create multiple print queues and printer objects.

Your print server should now be ready to use. You should be able to redirect printing to your print server using a CAPTURE command such as the one shown in the previous section.

6. UNIX System Network

6.1 Introduction

The print server is available for TCP/IP printing by Unix LPD (Line Printer Daemon) protocol. The LPD protocol originated with Unix release is based on the BSD version of Unix and supported under most versions of Unix.

This chapter explains how to configure the print server for TCP/IP operation, and how to modify configuration files on your Unix system to allow printing to the print server. The configuration examples in this manual follow the syntax for BSD based Unix systems. Please refer to the related system documentation for the correct syntax of your systems.

To configure the print server for LPD printing, perform the procedures below:

1. Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Support.

2. Set up Print Server’s IP address.

3. Verify Print Server’s IP Address.

4. Configure remote LPD printing on the host.

5. Print a test page.

In the next sections, we will describe these five procedures step by step.

6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Support

The default configuration of the print server is with TCP/IP support enabled. Anyway, you can configure the print server to enable TCP/IP support using the configuration program.

6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address

The print server must have a unique IP address in order to be recognized by the network.

You can set up the IP address on the various Unix systems using any one of the following methods:

1. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

2. BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol)

The print server will use the last three methods to obtain its IP address automatically if its IP address is configured as Auto (0.0.0.0).

6.3.1 DHCP

There are many Unix systems that support DHCP protocol, and the procedures to configure the DHCP server database are different. This manual does not describe the DHCP server configuration on the Unix systems. It is highly recommended that the DHCP server should be located on the same network as the print server.

6.3.2 BOOTP

If you have the BOOTP daemon, bootpd, running on your UNIX system that is accessible by the print server, you can use the BOOTP protocol to set up the IP address of the print server. We recommend that the BOOTP server should be located on the same subnet as the print server. If you use Network Information Services (NIS) in your system, you may need to rebuild the NIS map with the BOOTP services before doing the following BOOTP configuration. To rebuild the NIS map, please refer to your system documentation.

To configure the IP address data for the BOOTP server, you will need to log in the host of BOOTP server as the superuser (root). Perform the following s teps to add address entries,

1. Optionally, assign a name corresponding to the print

server’s IP address. You can add this address to the /etc/hosts file, by adding a line such as:

203.66.191.12 pserver

2. Add an entry to the host’s /etc/bootptab file , similar to

the following:

hostname:\

:ht=1:\

:ha=print_server_ethernet_address:\

:ip=print_server_ip_address:

Lines should be indented with tabs.

Where hostname is the device name of a print serv er, the ht=1 tag specifies the hardware type is Ethernet, the ha= tag specifies the Ethernet address of a print server, which is the Node ID located on the print server. The ha tag must be preceded by the ht tag. The ip= tag should correspond to the IP address you want to assign to the print server.

For example, a print server with the following configuration:

Node ID: 0000B4010101 (this implies Ethernet

address is 0000B4010101),

IP address: 203.66.191.12

The entry for this print server in the /etc/bootptab file should be:

PS010101:\

:ht=1:\

:ha=0000B4010101:\

:ip=203.66.191.12:

6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address

To verify that your print server is responding to the newly assigned IP address using a PING command:

ping ip-address

6.5 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the

Host

The procedure you use to configure your Unix host(s) to allow printing to your network remote print server varies between different varieties of Unix. The procedure below can be used for Unix variants that are related to BSD Unix, such as SunOS or Linux. For other versions of Unix, consult your system documentation, keeping in mind that:

1. The print server should be treated as a BSD networked

print server host.

2. The host name should be the name (or IP address)

that you have assigned to the print server.

3. The printer name (or queue name) on the remote host

should be lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3, the name of the printer port on the print server.

You will need to perform the tasks below, logged in as the superuser (root). To configure your Unix host for printing,

1. Optionally, assign a name corresponding to the print

server’s IP address. You can add this address to the /etc/hosts file, by adding a line such as:

203.66.191.186 pserver

2. Create a spool directory for the printer in the same

directory where spool directories are normally kept on the machine, such as /var/spool or /var/spool/lpd:

mkdir /var/spool/lpd/pserverd

chown daemon /var/spool/lpd/pserverd

chgrp daemon /var/spool/lpd/pserverd

chmod 775 /var/spool/lpd/pserverd

3. Add an entry to the host’s /etc/printcap file, simila r to

the following:

printer-name:\

:lp=:\

:rm=203.66.191.186:\

:rp=lpt1:\

:lf=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd.log:\

:sd=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd:\

:mx#0:

Lines should be indented with tabs. More than one printer name can be used, with variants separated by vertical bars (name1|name2).

The rm= entry should correspond to the IP address you have assigned to the print server. You can also use a host name if you have assigned one in the /etc/hosts file.

The sd= entry should correspond to the spool directory you created in the previous step.

The rp= entry should correspond to the port name of the remote printer. The values should be one of lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3 depends on the printer port.

The print server should now be available for printing from your Unix host.

7. Configuration Utility

7.1 Introduction

This chapter introduces print server’s system configuration utility in Wind ows environment. This utility is automatically installed during Windows Administrator Utility installation procedure - refer to section 3.2 and 3.3.

This utility provides the most complete management and configuration functions on th e print server side. This utility only provides configuration functions for print server itself; it does not include configuration functions for client side or other file server or NetWare server in the network environment.

The Configuration Utility provides the following configuration and management functions:

Search Print Server: Search All Available Printer Servers on the Network.

Print Server Status: Display Print Server Network Status.

General Configuration: General Information of print

server.

TCP/IP Configuration: IP Address and DHCP Server Configuration.

NetWare Configuration: NetWare Printing Configuration.

AppleTalk Configuration: AppleTalk Protocol Setting.

SNMP Configuration: SNMP Information Configuration.

SMB: Configure the SMB Group Name.

System Configuration: Print Server Network Ability

Setting and Firmware Upgrade.

Wireless Configuration: Wireless LAN Configuration.

Setup Wizard: Guide You Through All the Settings.

Report: List the Status of All Available Print Servers on

the Network.

We will explain each function separate ly in the following section.

7.2 Search for All Available Print Server

Every time when you run print server’s configura tion utility, click the “Search” icon

on the tool bar. The configuration utility will delay for several seconds because the utility is using system’s available network protocols to search for all print servers on the network. All available print servers will be listed under “Server Group” on the left side of the window.

You must select the print server you would like to configure from the list. The system will, at the same time, display the selected print server’s status on the right side of the window.

7.3 Status of Print Server

Click “Status” icon on the tool bar, the status of the current selected print server will be showed on t he right side of the window.

The information of the print server displayed are MAC ID, Model Type, Firmware Version, status of each printer port, NetWare file server name, NetWare file server polling interval, NetWare printer queue names, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, AppleTalk printer type, AppleTalk zone and print server p rinting ability…etc.

You can refresh the print server’s status by pressing the “Refresh” button

You can restart the print server by pressing the “Reboot” button

7.4 Setup the Print Server

Click “Setup” icon on the tool bar, the setup items of the current selected print server will b e showed on the right side of the window.

Double click one of the icons to set up the selected print server. A screen will pop up to verify “User Name” and “Password” of the print server. The default values are as follows.

y User Name: admin y Password: 1234

7.5 General Configuration

Double Click “General” icon and the General configuration window will pop-up.

You can see basic print server information in this page. You also can configure the “Server Name”, “User Name” and “Password” here.

Server Name, the name of the print server. You can use this name to identify the print server when you are searching for the print server by the administration and client utilities.

User Name / Password is used to authenticate the administrator by the Web administration tool.

7.6 TCP/IP Configuration

Double Click “TCP/IP” icon and the TCP/IP configuration window will pop-up.

You can configure the print server to automatically get IP from DHCP server or manually specify static IP. The print server also has a built-in DHCP server. You can enable this DHCP server and let it manages IP for you.

Click the “IP” button to enter the IP setting page. If you need the print server to automatically get an IP from DHCP server, select “Auto IP”. You also can select “Static IP” to manually assign “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Gateway” for the print server.

Click the “DHCP Server” button to enter the DHCP server’s setting page. You can “Enable/Disable” the DHCP server or set “Auto” and assign a range of IP addresses here. The DHCP server is disabled by default. If Auto is selected, the DHCP Server of print server will be enab led only when there is no other DHCP Server within the network. When “Enable” or “Auto” is selected, you have to configure “Starting Address”, “Range”, “Subnet Mask”, “Gateway” and “DNS”. The print server will assign a unique IP for each client.

7.7 Netware Print Server Configuration

Double Click “NetWare” icon and the NetWare configuration window will pop-up.

This print server supports NetWare Bindery Printing method. The print server periodically polls the NetWare server printer queues for printing jobs. You have to assign the NetWare server name, print server polling interval and the name of queue on the NetWare server for each printer port.

Polling Time is the polling interval of the print server for waiting printing jobs on the NetWare server.

NetWare Server is the name of the NetWare file server that provides printer queues.

7.8 AppleTalk Configuration

Double Click “AppleTalk” icon and the AppleTalk configuration window will pop-up.

AppleTalk is a data communication protocol often used by Macintoshes. The print server can use these parameters to join the AppleTalk network and share the printer to other AppleTalk workstations. You have to setup the “Zone Name” and “Printer Type” for each printer port of this print server.

Zone Name: Print server has to join zones of AppleTalk before it can be shared to other workstations. Only workstations in the same zone can share the printer. If you want to share the printer to all workstations in all Zones, you should enter only “*” in the “Zone Name” field.

Printer Type, the type of printer attached to each printer port. You can get the printer type from the manufacturer of the printer.

7.9 SNMP Configuration

Double Click “SNMP” icon and the SNMP configuration window will pop up.

Contact: You can enter the print server administrator’s contact information here. This information will be displayed in the SNMP management tool.

Location: You can enter the installed location of the print server here. This information will be displayed in the SNMP management tool.

7.10 SMB Configuration

SMB Group Name, the name of SMB group that this print

server belongs to. All PC should join the same group before they can use this print server by SMB protocol.

Pass Job when Error Occurred: When the prin ter is interrupted because of paper out or off line while printing, user can set the interval time to bypass the current printing job. Or the printing document will not be printed completely or with unformatted messages. The range is from 1 to 120 seconds.

7.11 System Configuration

Double Click “System” icon and the System configuration window will pop-up.

In the System configuration page, you can select to enable/disable each printing or management protocol, assign name for each printer port of this print server, upgrade the new firmware for this print server, and enable/disable wireless function.

Upgrade Firmware: You can use this “Upgrade Firmware” tool to update the newest firmware of the print server.

Click “

” button and select the correct firmware in your PC. After selecting the firmware file, click the “Upgrade” button to finish the firmware update process.

Note that before you upgrade the firmware please make sure that the IP Address settings of the print server are in the same network as your computer.

Load Default: If you want to reset the Print Server to default factory settings, please click “Load Default”.

Wireless Function: You can select “Auto”, Enable” or “Disable” to manually configure the wireless function.

Auto – “Auto” is the default setting of the print server. At this mode, the print server will automatically decide to enable or disable the wireless function. When the print server starts up, it will auto-detect if the LAN port is connected to an active network by an Ethernet cable. If this is the case, the print server will run in Ethernet mode. If the print server is not connected to an active network by Ethernet cable, the print server will run in wireless LAN mode.

Users can plug the Ethernet cable to the print server at the first, after configuring the print server features and wireless settings; they can unplug the Ethernet cable to enable the wireless connection. It makes the configuration much easier without creating the wireless connection in advance.

Note: After you have set the wireless function, please remove the Ethernet cable and then re-plug the power jack of the print server to activate the wireless connection.

Enable – Enable wireless function only, the print server’s wireless LAN will be always enabled and Ethernet will be always disabled.

Disable – Disable the wireless function, the print server’s wireless LAN will be always disabled and Ethernet will be always enabled.

Domain Country: The wireless channels are different from country to country. Generally, the channels are from 1 to 11 in USA and from 1 to 13 in Europe. The operating channel will be set to the prin t server before importing. If you are in different country, please make sure you have set the available channels according to your location.

7.12 Wireless Configuration

If you want to use the print server through wireless LAN,

please set up the print server through Ethernet first and make sure your wireless LAN setting is correct. After setting the wireless LAN, unplug the Ethernet cable and restart the print server, then you can start to use the print server through wireless LAN. If the wireless configuration does not work, please plug the Ethernet cable again, restart the print server and configure the print server through Ethernet until the wireless LAN settings are correct.

The default settings of the print server wireless function are as follows.

y Mode: Ad-Hoc y SSID: Default y Channel: 11

Double Click “Wireless” icon and the wireless configuration window will pop-up.

If you use access point to build up wireless network, you have to select “Infrastructure Mode”. If you do not have any access point and want to use peer-to-peer connection to build up wireless network, you have to select “Ad-Hoc Mode”.

For the “Wireless Function” setting, you can select “Auto”, Enable” or “Disable” to manually configure the wireless function of the print server.

Note: After you have set the wireless function, please remove the Ethernet cable and then re-plug the power jack of the print server to activate the wireless connection.

Enable – Enable wireless function only, the print server’s wireless LAN will be always enabled and Ethernet will be always disabled.

Disable – Disable the wireless function, the print server’s wireless LAN will be always disabled and Ethernet will be always enabled.

After selecting the operation modes of the wireless function and setting the wireless function, click “Next” to go to further detailed configuration.

Infrastructure Mode:

In the Infrastructure mode, you have to let the print server associate with an access point. You let the print server scan for an available access point automatically or manually assign the SSID of the access point you want to use.

If you select to let the print server scan for an available access point, the following window w ill pop up.

The list is the scanned available access points. Select an access point in the list and click “Next”. If you cannot find the access point that you want to use, click “Scan” to let the print server scan again.

Ad Hoc Mode:

In the Ad-Hoc mode, you can let the print server automatically associate with other wireless station or manually assign the SSID of your wireless network. You can let the print server automatically select the channel that is the same with the peer or manually assign a channel.

If you select to let the print server scan for an active wireless station, the following window will pop up.

The list is the scanned active wireless stations. Select a wireless station in the list and click “Next”. If you cannot find the wireless station that you want the print server to communicate with, click “Scan” to let the print server scan again.

Both “Infrastructure” and “Ad-Hoc” mode have to go through the following procedure:

This print server supports WEP and WPA-PSK security mode. If you want to use WEP encryption to protect your wireless network, you have to select “WEP(ASCII) ” or “WEP(HEX)”. If you want to use WPA-PSK, you have to select “WPA-shared key” or “WPA-None” specified for Ad Hoc mode. The wireless security settin g should be the same with other wireless devices in the same network.

WEP Security Mode:

You can select “64 bit” or “ 128 bit” length and “Hexadecimal” or “ASCII” format for the encryption key. Longer key length can provide stronger security but worth communication performance.

Enter four key values by following the rules below and select one key as the default key.

PassPhrase – A passphrase simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for the print server. This setting is only valid when the security mode is in “WEP(HEX)”.

Key 1 to Key 4 – If the key length is 64-bit, enter 10-digit Hex values or 5-digit ASCII values as the encryption keys. For example: “0123456aef“ or “Guest“.

If the key length is 128-bit, enter 26-digit Hex values or 13-digit ASCII values as the encryption keys. For example: “01234567890123456789abcdef“ or “administrator“.

WPA-shared key or WPA-None Security Mode:

“WPA-shared key” (for an infrastructure network) or “WPA-None” (enables WPA security for your ad hoc network) requires users to set the advanced encryption methods, i.e. TKIP and enter a set of shared key.

TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 packets. This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security. Shared Key – Enter 8 to 63 digits of ASCII format to be the key for the authentication within the network.

When you finish configuring the wireless security, click “Next” to go to next step.

You can select to let the print server automatically obtain IP settings with DHCP client or manually assign the IP settings.

If you manually assign the IP settings, you have to enter IP address, subnet mask and default gateway address.

When you finish configuring the IP settings, click “Next” to confirm the IP Address configuration.

Click “Save” to save the wireless configuration.

7.12 Wizard

Click “Wizard” icon

on the tool bar, the setup wizard item of the current selected print server will be showed on the right side of the window.

Double click the “Print Server Setup Wizard” the setup wizard will guide you through all the setup process.

Step 1: Set up the name of this print server and select to

enable or disable the wireless function.

Step 2: Select to enable required printing protocol. Please

refer to section 7.11 for detail information.

Step 3: Setup the IP of this print server and the DHCP

server. Please refe r to section 7.6 for detail information.

Step 4: Setup the AppleTalk printing. Please refer to

section 7.8 for detail informa tion.

Step 5: Setup the NetWare printing. Please refer to

section 7.7 for detail informa tion.

Step 6: Select the Wireless Adapter mode and complete

wireless LAN settings. The other procedures are the same with “Wireless” Setting in “Setup” screen. Please refer to section 7.12 for detail information.

Step 7: Click “Save” to finish setting. Please reboot the

print server to let these settings take effect.

7.13 Report

Click “Report” icon on the tool bar, the Report window will pop up.

The report lists basic information of all available print servers on the network. The information includes Device Name, MAC ID, Model Type and Firmware Version of the print server.

8. Web Management

8.1 Introduction

Print server can be configured and managed on the Web. Through Local Area Network, or even Internet, administrator can easily configure and manage print server’s various main functions in browsers. Simply enter print server’s IP address into your browser’s address field to manage a print server by print server’s built-in Web Server.

The default IP Address, User Name and Password settings of the Print server are as follows.

IP Address: 192.168.2.2

User Name: Admin

Password: 1234

8.2 Login

You may use any Web Browser to review the status or configure the settings of the print server. After entering the IP address of the print server, a login page display. You have to enter correct “User Name” and “Password” before going to the Web Management pages.

Notes: Default User Name is “admin”, default password is “1234”.

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