NETGEAR PS111W User Manual
Installation Guide
PS111W Wireless Ready Print Server
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USA
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Technical Support
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You will find technical support information at http://www.NETGEAR.com/ through the
Customer Service area. If you want to contact technical support by telephone, see the support
information card for the correct telephone number for your country.
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Start Here
Instructions in this guide are for users with the following:
• Microsoft®Windows®95,Windows®98,Windows®ME, Windows®2000, Windows XP®,
or Windows NT
®
• An Ethernet network card with the TCP/IP protocol enabled
• A NETGEAR®MA401 802.11b Wireless PCMCIA PC Card*
• An optional 802.11b wireless capable network
*PC Card not included, sold separately
All other users must refer to Installation and Reference for the NETGEAR®Printer Server on
the PS100 Series Print Server Resource CD for complete hardware and software installation
instructions.
NETGEAR provides an excellent family of wireless products. The ME102 802.11b wireless
access point bridges between a 802.11b wireless network and an Ethernet. The MA401
802.11b wireless PC card brings mobile networking capability to your notebook computer.
Using an MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter on a desktop PC gives your PC access to a
802.11b wireless local area network (WLAN).
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Package Contents
Verify that your package contains the following:
• PS111W Wireless Ready Print Server
• 12V, 800mA Power Adapter
• PS100 Series Print Server
Resource CD
• Installation Guide
• Warranty & Owner
Registration Card
• Support Information Card
Note: If the supplied power adapter
does not meet your country
requirements, make sure you use
the appropriate power adapter as
required by your national electrical
codes and ordinances.
Call your reseller or NETGEAR Customer Support in your area if there are any wrong,
missing, or damaged parts. Keep the carton, including the original packing materials. Use them
to repack the print server if you need to return it for repair.
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PS111W
Print Server
Power adapter
PS111W Print Server Resource CD,
installation guide, support information
card & warranty/registration card
LEDs
The following table describes the activity of the LEDs on the PS111W
Wireless Ready Print Server
Label Color Activity Description
PWR Green On Power is supplied to the print server.
(Power)
ALERT Amber Off Normal Operation
On Hardware error
Blinking Upgrading BIOS flash ROM
LAN Green Off No LAN connection
On Normal Operation – Idle
(No data is being transmitted or
received from the LAN.)
Blinking Normal Operation – Active
(Data is being transmitted or
received from the LAN.)
WLAN Green Off No wireless PC card detected
On Normal Operation – Idle
(No data is being transmitted or
received from the wireless network.)
Blinking Normal Operation – Active
(Data is being transmitted or
received from the wireless network.)
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Wireless Ready
Print Server
WLANLANALERTPWR
Model
PS111W
Wireless PC Card Slot
To take advantage of the optional wireless capability, you must remove the rubber slot cover
before you can put in a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card.
Insert the PC card very carefully to avoid damaging to the PC card or the print server slot.
Apply only enough force to push the PC card firmly and slowly into the print server.
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Rear Panel
Label Function Description
PRINTER Parallel Accepts an IEEE1284 printer cable that connects
Printer Port to the printer.
NETWORK 10/100 Auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port for direct
BASE-T connection to a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps port on a switch
Network Port or hub.
A small Diagnostic Briefly pressing the button has no effect. Pressing the
button and Restore- button for two seconds will print the status of the print
with no to-default server, including wired and wireless information, on the
label Button attached printer.
Note: This is the best way to obtain the IP address
of the print server, since the default setting for the
PS111W is DHCP.
Turn the power off, hold the Reset Button.
Powering on the print server and holding this button for
more than 10 seconds will restore the print server to the
factory default settings.
Warning: You will lose the current configuration in
the PS111W, so use this function with care.
12V DC Power Supply Accepts the 12V 800mA power supply.
Inlet
Note: NETGEAR advises that you use genuine
NETGEAR accessories to avoid damaging the unit.
For part re-ordering, please refer to the Replacement
Power Adapter section at the end of this guide.
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NETWORKPRINTER
12V DC
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