SMC Networks SMC EZ Connect Wireless Print Server with USB Port SMCWPS-G,SMCWPS-G,WPS-G,EZ Connect SMCWPS-G User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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OPYRIGHT........................................................................................................................................3

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

PRODUCT OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................4

IRELESS SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................................................4

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OMPONENTS AND FEATURES ..........................................................................................................5

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ARDWARE INSTALLATION.................................................................................................................6

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ETWORK ENVIRONMENT..................................................................................................................7

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IRED NETWORK WITH PRINT SERVER:...........................................................................................7

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IRELESS NETWORK WITH PRINT SERVER:..................................................................................... 7

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NFRASTRUCTURE (ACCESS POINT) MODE:......................................................................................7

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D-HOC (PEER-TO-PEER) MODE:.................................................................................................8

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2. PRINT SERVER INSTALLATION..............................................................................................9

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REPARATION....................................................................................................................................9

ONFIGURATION SOLUTION TABLE...................................................................................................9

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3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION...................................................................................................11

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NSTALLING THE PSADMIN AND PRINT SERVER’S DRIVER .............................................................11

SING PSADMIN..............................................................................................................................20

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IZARD............................................................................................................................................ 21

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ANUAL SETUP ...............................................................................................................................23

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EFRESH..........................................................................................................................................25

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ULTIPLE PRINT QUEUES CONFIGURATION ...................................................................................26

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NINSTALLING THE PSADMIN ON WINDOWS PC............................................................................26

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4. INTERNET PRINTER CONNECTION AND HP WEB JETADMIN.....................................28

IPP

OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................28

WEB JETADMIN OVERVIEW....................................................................................................... 30

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NSTALLING HP WEB JETADMIN......................................................................................................31

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EMOVING HP WEB JETADMIN UTILITY .........................................................................................31

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5. CONFIGURATION FROM EM BED DED WEB SERVER......................................................32

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VERVIEW........................................................................................................................................32

SING EMBEDDED WEB SERVER....................................................................................................32

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ETUP MENU ...................................................................................................................................39

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NSTALLING PRINT SERVER ON NETWARE 4.X/5.X.........................................................................45

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ETTING UP A MACINTOSH COMPUTER..........................................................................................49

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6. NETWORK PRINT MONITOR..................................................................................................51

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REPARATION..................................................................................................................................51

TCP/IP
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PROTOCOL INSTALLATION..................................................................................................52

COMPATIBLE PROTOCOL INSTALLATION.........................................................................52

ETBEUI PROTOCOL INSTALLATION ..............................................................................................53

INDOWS 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 MANUAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURE...........................53

NINSTALLING NETWORK PRINT PORT ON WINDOWS 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 .................55

7. TCP/IP LPR PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION...................................................................56

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ASIC TCP/IP INSTALLATION OVERVIEW .......................................................................................56

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ASSIGNING AN IP ADDRESS.............................................................................................................56

INDOWS NT LPR PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION .......................................................................57

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INDOWS 2000/XP/2003 STANDARD TCP/IP PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION ...........................58

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INSTALLATION........................................................................................................................62

UNIX

8. UPGRADING PRINT SERVER.................................................................................................67

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VERVIEW........................................................................................................................................67

PGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM PSADMIN...........................................................................67

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PGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM WINDOWS NT/2000/XP/2003 (THROUGH TCP/IP)........67

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UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM UNIX (THROUGH TCP/IP)................................................ 68

PGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM BROWSER ..........................................................................68

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9. TROUBLESHOOTING...............................................................................................................70

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ENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING OVERVIEW......................................................................................70

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OWER RELATED PROBLEMS..........................................................................................................70

RINT PORT RELATED PROBLEMS..................................................................................................71

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INDOWS 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 TROUBLESHOOTING.....................................................71

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OVING THE PRINT SERVER TO A NEW SEGMENT..........................................................................72

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OVING YOUR COMPUTER TO A NEW SEGMENT........................................................................... 73

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OVELL NETWARE TROUBLESHOOTING.........................................................................................73

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TCP/IP

TROUBLESHOOTING ...........................................................................................................73

APPENDIX........................................................................................................................................76

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REQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...................................................................................................87

DDITIONAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS .....................................................................................89

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Trademarks

NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell Inc and Windows 95/98/Me and Windows
NT/2000/XP/2003 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other brands and product
names are trademarks of their respective companies.

Copyright

No part of this publica tion may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make
any derivative (such as translation, transformation or adaptation) without the express written
consent of the manufacturer as stipulat ed by the United States Copyright Act of 1976.

FCC Compliance Notice: Radio Frequency Notice

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.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference may cause
undesired operation.

Note: This equipment has been tested an d found to comply with the limits for a Cl ass B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the 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 inter ference by one or more of the following me asures: ( 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 connect ed, (4). Consult the d ealer or an experienced radio/ TV
technician for help.

Important Note:

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits 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 20 cm (8 inches) during normal
operation.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authorit y to operate this equipment.”

All contents are subject to change without prior notice.

Part No. SMCWAPS-G

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1. Introduction

Product Overview

The external print servers enhance capability by letting you place your printers at convenient
locations directly on the Ethernet network, and by increasing network printer perfor mance
and management. Please note that the print server does not support printing with host-based
printers, e.g. CAPT, GDI, PPA.

Network Management

The print servers support the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which remote
printer management and a warning. A standar d SNMP agen t is p er m a nen t on these print
servers. Any standard SNMP-based application can be used t o access an d ma nag e these
print servers.

Network configuration

The print servers provide an embedded web server that can be accessed via a prope r web
browser. We also subsidiary Windows-based PSAdmin utility which help administrator to
setup print server environment.

Wireless Specifications

Standard

Complies with IEEE 802.11b/g standard

Radio Frequency
Media Access Control

Method
Modes
Data Transfer Rate

2.4Ghz ISM Band
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidanc e (CSMA/CA )

with ACK
Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure (User def in able)
1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps

Output Power 15 ~ 20dBm
WEP (Wired Equivalent

Support 64 and 128 bit Encryption

Privacy) Encryption

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Components and Features

Print server

˙1 USB2.0 port
˙POST (Power On Self Test)
˙ LED Lights

Power: Green, indicating Power/POST process (flash 5 times)
WLAN Active: Green, indicating the linkage and data transmission via wireless

connectivity.
USB: Green, indicating the linkage and data tr a nsmissio n of USB po rt.

˙1 setup CD for Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003
˙1 external AC power adapter(5 V/2A)
˙Normal (factory default) and Diagnostic Mode (select by DIP switch)
˙Built-in Reset Button

Before you start, you should prepare the following items:

 One Windows-based computer with print server setup CD
 One printer with a USB port
 One USB printer cable
 One 802.11b/g Access Point (optional)

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Hardware Installation

To install the print servers, you need to complete these steps:

˙Confirm that your printer USB port works well.
˙Connect the print server to the network and pri nter, and plug in the print server.

Follow these instructions to inst a l l t he print servers, please refer to any peripheral
you are connecting to the print server:

1. Turn off the printer’s power.

2. Connect the print server to your pr inter with the USB cable.

3. Turn the printer’s power on.

4. Plug the AC power adapter into the power connector on the side of the print server.

5. Wait 30 seconds until all the LEDs have stopped flashing (the WLAN LED will continue to
flash if data is being transmitted via wireless connectivity).

Note: The Power LED should be flash five times when POST. Then WLAN LED should be
flash 30 seconds to associate with the proper A ccess Point with best wireless signal. If no t,
please contact your local dealer for repair or rep lac eme nt .

6. It’s highly recommended to configure the print serv er b y wired con ne ctivity first.

7. Ensure that the print server’s DIP is switched to NOR (Normal mode).

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Network Environment

Wired Network with Print Server:

Printer

Print Server

Wireless Network with Print Server:

Infrastructure (Access Point) Mode:

Printer

Print Server

HUB

Computer Computer Computer

HUBAccess Point

Laptop Laptop

Computer Computer Computer

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Ad-Hoc (PEER-to-PEER) Mode:

Printer

Print Server

Laptop Laptop

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2. Print Server Installation

Preparation

To meet users’ network printing needs in toda y’s he te r og en eou s and multiple pr otocol
networking environments, the print server supp orts industrial standard protocols, including
TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and AppleTalk. This means that the print server supports the
most popular network operating systems today, including NetWare, Windows
95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003, UNIX systems and Macintosh computer. As such, there might
be several ways to deploy the print server on your network.

Supported Networks

Print server supports a variety of network protocols, including TCP/IP, IPX/ SPX, NetBEUI
and AppleTalk. In addition, we provide software for network configuration on the following
networks:

˙Novell NetWare 3.12, 4.x, 5. x ( Bin dery and NDS)
˙Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me
˙Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
˙Apple EtherTalk
˙UNIX /Linux system
˙Internet (via Internet Printer Connection software )

Configuration Solution Table

Setup Operating

System

PSAdmin utility / Setup Wizard
Windows
95/98/Me
Windows
NT/2000/XP/2003

Embedded Web server
Windows
95/98/Me
Windows
NT/2000/XP/2003
Mac OS, Linux…
HP Web JetAdmin
Windows
NT/2000/XP/2003

Function Remarks

Install a single
network on a
peer-to-peer or
client-server
network

Remote setup
print server from
private LAN

Remote
management of

Easy printer installation runs from print server
setup CD

Follow standard browse, e.g. IE or Netscape

Print server solution for continual management of
multiple printers- anywhere on your LAN

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print server,
include
alert and

consumables
Internet Printing Protocol
Windows
NT/2000/XP/2003

Printing via the

internet to

Allows saving distribution of HQ hardcopy

document over Internet, replacing fax, mail
Internet Printing
Protocol­enabled print
server

Comment

Configuration solution Table has many installations way to setup Windows 95/98/Me,
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003, NetWare, UNIX / Linux system and Mac computer. Firstly, we
introduce PSAdmin utility, HP Web JetAdmin program and Internet Printing Protocol solution.
Then we will discuss Embedded Web Server Installat ion with pr int server.

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3. Software Installation

The PSAdmin is a proprietary Windows-based management program that can assist you in
configuring and managing your pr int serve r in NetWar e environment s. The pro gram can be
installed from the setup CD of print server.

Installing the PSAdmin and Print Server’s Driver

1. To enable network communication with print server, your computer must have a proper
IP address, e.g. 192.168.2.15. The Print Server is a DHCP-client by default.

2. Insert the setup CD into your CD-dr ive, and the following message appears:

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3. Choose Setup Wizard to install the print server and configure the connected printer.

Note:
The setup CD will install the print server’s driver, PSAdmin and Setup Wizard into your
computer. The default installation directory will be C:\Program files\Network Print Monitor.

Click Next, the wizard will automatically discover the print server.

4.

5. From the Select A Print Sever screen, select the print server that you want to configure
and click Next.

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6. On the Change Settings screen, select No or Yes:

Click No if you want the print server to keep using the default IP address and keep the default
Infrastructure settings:

z Infrastructure mode
z SSID: <ANY>
z Channel: 6
z Encryption: none
z DHCP client: off
z IP address: DHCP client

Click Yes if you want change wireless settings or assign a static IP address to th e pr int
server:
z On the Basic Wireless Settings screen, select Communication Type according to

your network:

- Infrastructure

- Ad-Hoc

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z Enter the proper SSID of your wireless network.

- Channel: optional

- Data Transmit Rates: select Auto or others

- Transmit Mode: select Auto or others

z On the Wireless Security screen, enable or disable WEP/WPA/WPA2 encryption,

configure according to your wireless network and click Next.

z On the TCP/IP Settings screen, specify a fixed or dynamic IP address for the print

server, a fixed IP address is highly recommended. Click Next.

Note:

The IP address of print server must be within the same subnet as your network adapter.

7. In the setup wizard, select an already conf igur e d pr int er f r om the list, click Next, Next
and then Finish to complete the installation.
or
Select Add New Printer if the print server is connected to a printer that hasn’t been
installed before and does not appear in the list.

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8. Click Add New Printer to launch Windows Add Printer Wizard.

9. Click Next and select Local Printer, make sure the Automatically detect and install
my Plug and Play printer check box is NOT checked. Then click Next.

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10. Make sure the Use the following port radio-button is clicked and select LPT1:
(recommended Printer Port) from the pull-down list. Then click Next.

11. Select Manufacturer and Printer from the lists of printer’s driver. Then click Next.

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12. If you already have the printer’s driver installed, you will be asked whether to keep it or to
replace it. Click Next. Supply 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 user, print a test
page (please select No.), etc. Select the appropriate radio-button and click Next and
Finish.

14. In the setup wizard, finish the installation by highlighting the installed prin te r in the
Select a Printer list and click Next, NEXT -> Finish.

15. From Windows system, go to start -> Printers and Faxes and highlight your newly
installed printer.

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16. Right-click, select Properties -> Ports and verify that the print server’s port appears.

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17. Go to General; click Print Test Page to verify the configuration.

18. Done.

Note:
If you want 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.

Using PSAdmin

After the software of setup CD is successfully installed, starts PSAdmin utility from your
Windows Start menu: start -> All Programs -> Network Print Server -> PSAdmin. The
screen will then appear as follow picture.

All print server(s) feature No vell NetWare function on the LAN 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 pu r po s es.
MAC Address: The Ethernet address of th e pr int server.
Print server Name: The print server to which the device is attached.
Version: The firmware version of the print server.
Status: To come up a Printer’s status presently.

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Wizard

Wizard is a configuration program that can assi st you in setting up the necessary parameters
for your print server device to function. Setup a print server by using Wizard.

TCP/IP Wizard

1. Click Wizard button just like a picture  .and select TCP/IP Wizard.

2 Select “Obtain an IP address from DHCP server”. If there is a DHCP server on your

network. This option allows the print se rver to obtain IP-related set tings automatically
from your DHCP server. This setting, by default, is disabled. If you wo uld 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 th e ne twor k se gme nt .

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4 (Optional) In the Subnet Mask option, type the Subnet Mask your LAN or ne twor k

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 Done

NetWare Wizard

1. Log into your NetWare file serve r as a Sup er v isor ( Ad m in.) or equivalent.

2. Click Wizard button just like a picture 

.and select NetWare Wizard, as follow

picture.

3. Select the NetWare File Server to which the print server device will be attached.

4. Type in a Print server.

5. Type in a Print Queue Names.

Note: Each print queue corresponds to each print port of the print server.

6. Click OK.

7. Done.

8. From your NetWare client computer, such as Windows 95/98/Me, create a printer that is

connected (redirected) to o ne of the NetWare print queues serviced by the print server .

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Manual Setup

Manual Setup is a configuration progr a m design ed f or more experienced users of NetWare.
To setup the print server by using Manual Setup follow the steps:

1. Run PCONSOLE in NetWare 3.x or NetWare 4.x and c reate the ne cessary par ameters

(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 y ou wish to configure.

4. Click Properties in the tool bar and the following screen will appear, Properties button

just like a picture 

, as follow picture.

5. Select NetWare and type in the Pr int server that 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 late r 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.

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Properties –TCP/IP Options

The TCP/IP options allow you to modify the print server’s TCP/IP sett ings. Each option is
detailed as follows.

Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server:

This option enables or disables the DHCP feature of the print server. When this option is
enabled, the print server will obtain an I P address automatically from the DHCP serve r on
your LAN. The default value is “Disable”.

Note: 1.Once this option is enabled, the following 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 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 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 opt ion is disab led.

Subnet Mask: This option shows the print server’s current subnet mas k maybe obt a ine d

from the DHCP server or manually specified. This option also lets you manually
specify a subnet mask to the print server, if DHCP option is disabled. This value is

optional.

Gateway: This option shows the print server’s current gateway address maybe obtained

from the DHCP server or manually specified. The op t ion also allows y ou t o man ua lly
specify the IP address of the gateway to the print server, if DHCP option is disabled.

This value is optional

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Upgrade

Upgrade allows the user to upgrade the print server device. In order to upgrade the unit
please perform the steps as follows:

1. Click Upgrade button just like a picture 

, as shown as follow picture

2. Select General Upgrade . Make sure that the upgrade file is located in the same directory

as PSAdmin.

Reset

1. Click Reset button just like a picture 

2. Reset allows the user to reset the print server device in order to establish a new

connection or for new settings to take effect.

Refresh

1. Click Reset button just like a picture 

2. Refresh searches the network for all attached print server(s).

.

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Note: Configure the prin t speed in the Advanced label, must match the printer’s speed

which connect to the print server. Und ependable configuration will cause print er to
abnormal printing.

Multiple Print Queues Configuration

To configure the print server to service multiple pr int queues, please fo llow 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 con figu red.

4. Click the Wizard icon in the tool bar.

5. Type in a Print server and a Pr int Queue Name (For more detailed information a bout

Wizard, please refer to the “Wizard” section in this chapter).

6. Run the NetWare’s PCONSOLE and crea te add itional print queues.

7. Select the Print server name you specify in Ste p 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 t he [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.

Uninstalling the PSAdmin on Windows PC

To help users easily remove all installed software components of the PSAdmin from their
Windows PC, and the PSAdmin software comes with un-installation wizard program that can
automatically remove the software components from their Windows PC systems in minutes.
Please follow the directions listed below to proceed wit h th e un -installation procedure.
After the PSAdmin is removed, the print server is no longer accessible via the PSAdmin. You
have to re-install the PSAdmin on your system in order to access the print server again.

Procedure:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and select Control Panel.

2. Double click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

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3. Click Change or Remove Programs tab.

4. Select Network Print Monitor for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/2003 and click
Change/Remove button.

5. The un-installation wizard program will be launched.

6. Follow the directions on the screen to comple te the un-installation procedure.

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