StarTech.com PS1100A Installation Manual

Installation Manual

PS1100A

Ethernet Print Server

1 Port 10/100-Mbps Print Server

1

Overview

Save precious time and space with the compact StarTech.com 1-Port 10/100-Mbps Print
Server. No need for a printer-dedicated computer, this adapter will have your printer
connected to your Network in about 5 minutes. Included in the package is installation
management software to customize each server port to the printers’ advanced features
and abilities. The fast DMA driven parallel ports eliminate bottlenecks while the device
features multiprotocol support for both Novell IPX/SPX and TCP/IP (including fixed IP
address and DHCP)

Features

• Allows you to quickly and easily add printers to your network - can be installed in as
little as 5 minutes

• Includes installation management software to customize each server port to the
printers' advanced features and abilities

• Features flash EEPROM for quick and easy upgrades

• LEDs indicate link speed and activity

• Fast DMA driven parallel ports eliminate bottlenecks

• Multiprotocol support for both Novell IPX/SPX and TCP/IP (including fixed IP
address and DHCP)

• Compact size

Getting Started

This section is designed to help you prepare the PS1100A for installation. Please read
through this section carefully before attempting to install the card.

Unpacking the PS1100A

This package should contain:
1 x Ethernet Print Server
1 x Power adapter
1 x Installation disk

Installation

1. Unpack the print server and verify that all the items listed in the previous section
have been included.

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

3. Connect the power adapter to the print server and plug it into a power source.

4. The print server will perform the Power-On-Self Test (POST) after it is powered on.
The Status LED will flash 6 times to indicate that the print server is ready.

Note: You must use the power adapter shipped along with the print server, do NOT use any
other power adapter from other sources.

Administrator Installation and Setup

The Administrator Installation Program executes a wizard-driven procedure which
performs the following tasks:

• Install all necessary utilities and drivers in your PC (including the client utilities).

• Prompt to setup the print server (including the print server name and
Network protocols)

2

• 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. You can test printing from
the Administrator’s PC to the print server as you local printer.

The Administrator Installation can be performed on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 with
the same user interface. Before the installation, please verify that your network protocol
is installed on your PC (TCP/IP, IXP and/or Net BEUI). It will be helpful on your
installation process

1. Insert the CD shipped along with the print server into your CD-ROM drive. The
Autorun.exe program should be executed automatically by Windows. If not, run
Autorun.exe manually from the CD-ROM drive’s root directory.

2. The “Installation Manager” will be displayed on the screen.

3. Click “Administrator Installation and the “Utilities Setup” window will be displayed.

4. Click “Next”, and specify the destination folder where the utilities will be installed.

5. Click “Next”, and select the components you want to install. It is highly
recommended to install all the provided components.

6. Click “Next” and specify the program folder where the program icons will be added.

7. Click “Next” to start installation.

8. In a while, the program will finish installing all the utilities and drivers you selected.

Thus far you have completed the installation phase and are prepared to configure the
Print Server. Click “Next”, and the “Choose Print Server” dialog box will be displayed.

Note If this is the first time you configure the print server, the “Print Server Name” is the same
as the “Device Name” printed on the rear of the print server.

9. Click “Next”, and the “Name the Print Server” dialog box will be displayed. You can

assign a meaningful name for the management consideration. But notice that this name
will be the “Identifier Name” for NetBEUI and IPX peer to peer printing.

10. Click “Next” to configure network protocol. In the system default, IXP and NetBEUI

protocols are enabled and do not need to be configured. (Except the Print Server Name
in the previous window). About the TCP/IP, you can either assign a dedicated IP
address for the print server or configure it later by the configuration utility. (If you
choose “Do not change IP - configure later”, there would be no effect on the network. It
is suitable for both Non-IP and IP-enabled networks.)

11. Click “Next”, and the configuration summery is displayed in the window. Now, you

have completed the “Print Server Setup”. By clicking “Next”, your system will perform
“Add network port” of the print server to your PC.

12. Finally the “Installation complete” window is displayed to indicate that the

Administrator Installation procedure is finished.

Now that you have completed the Administrator’s setup you can then perform the
“Client Installation” procedure on all client’s side of the network.

If you want to print from the administrator’s PC to the print server, you must perform
Windows’ standard “Add Printer” procedure.

a) Click <Start>, and choose “Setting”, “Printers”
b) Double click “Add New Printer”, select Local Printer”, click <Next>
c) Select a suitable printer manufacturer and model, the click <Next>.

3

d) Choose the “Print Server’s Network Port” which was created by the administrator

installation process, Click “Next”.

e) Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer setup.

Client Installation and Setup

The Client Installation Program executes a wizard-driven procedure which performs
the following tasks:

• Install client utilities and drivers into your PC

• Automatically add all Network Ports to your PC

Note: Auto-detect/Auto-select network protocol

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 Administrator’s PC to the print server as you local printer.

The Client Installation can be performed on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 with the same user
interface. Before the installation, please confirm that your PC has been connected to the network
and has at least one network protocol installed.

1. Insert the CD shipped along with the print server into your CD-ROM drive. The
Autorun.exe program should be executed automatically by Windows. If not, run
Autorun.exe manually from the CD-ROM drive’s root directory.

2. The “Client Manager” will be displayed on the screen.

3. Click “Administrator Installation and the “Utilities Setup” window will be displayed.

4. Click “Next”, and specify the destination folder where the utilities will be installed.

5. Click “Next” and specify the program folder where the program icons will be added.

6. Click “Next” to start installation.

7. You have completed the installation process and are entering the setup process. Click

“Continue” and all the print server’s network ports detected on the network will be
added to your PC.

8. Finally the “Installation complete” window is displayed to indicate that the Client

Installation procedure is finished.

You can then perform the Windows’ standard “Add Printer” procedure as described
below to ass network printers to your PC.

a) Click <Start>, and choose “Setting”, “Printers”
b) Double click “Add New Printer”, select :Local Printer”, click <Next>
c) Select a suitable printer manufacturer and model, the click <Next>.
d) Choose the “Print Server’s Network Port” which was created by the administrator

installation process, Click “Next”.

e) Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer setup.

Setup NetWare Printing

Quick Setup for NetWare 3.x

1. Please confirm that you have completed the “Administration Installation” procedure.

2. Log into your NetWare server as SUPERVISOR.

3. Click “Start”, “Program”, “Print Server Utilities”, “NetWare Quick Setup” to start
the installation.

4

4. Select your new print server from the displayed list and press <Enter>. The name
listed will be the same as the Device Name printed on the rear of the print server.

5. The quick installation program will create and setup related objects on the file server,
A list of the defaults will be displayed. If you need to change any of these items, use the
arrow keys to choose the items you need to change, the press <Enter> to display a list of
choices. When all of the values are correct, select the “Continue Installation” item and
press <Enter>.

6. The quick installation program will set up the print server, and when the setup is
complete, it will also create a file called PRINTSIR.BAT that you can run after logging
into the file server to redirect print commands to the new print server. A sample
PRINTSIR.BAT file is shown below:

capture/S=III/Q=PRINTSIR_Q1/nt/nff/nb/1=1/ti=10

This redirects the LPT1 port (/1=1) to the print queue PRINTSIR_Q1 on the file server
named III. No banner page will be printed (/nb), no form feed will be added to the end
of the job (/nff), and tabs will not be expanded into spaces (/nt). If the program does
not explicitly signal end-of-job, the capture facility will wait 10 seconds (/ti=10_ before
assuming that the print job is complete.

7. Reset the print server to have the changes take effect.

Quick Setup for NetWare 4.x

1. Please confirm that you have completed the “Administration Installation” procedure.

2. Log into your NetWare server as SUPERVISOR.

3. Click “Start”, “Program”, “Print Server Utilities”, “NetWare Quick Setup” to start
the installation.

4. Select your new print server from the displayed list and press <Enter>. The name

listed will be the same as the Device Name printed on the rear of the print server.

5. The quick installation program will create and setup related objects on the file server,

A list of the defaults will be displayed. If you need to change any of these items, use the
arrow keys to choose the items you need to change, the press <Enter> to display a list of
choices. When all of the values are correct, select the “Continue Installation” item and
press <Enter>. The Current Tree and Current Context settings cannot be changed from
within the Quick Installation program. If you need to change the tree or context where
the print server will be installed, use the CX command to change them before
starting installation.

6. The quick installation program will set up the print server, and when the setup is

complete, it will also create a file called PRINTSIR.BAT that you can run after logging
into the file server to redirect print commands to the new print server. A sample
PRINTSIR.BAT file is shown below:

capture/S=III/Q=PRINTSIR_Q1/nt/nff/nb/1=1/ti=10

This redirects the LPT1 port (/1=1) to the print queue PRINTSIR_Q1 on the file server
named III. No banner page will be printed (/nb), no form feed will be added to the end
of the job (/nff), and tabs will not be expanded into spaces (/nt). If the program does
not explicitly signal end-of-job, the capture facility will wait 10 seconds (/ti=10_ before
assuming that the print job is complete.

7. Reset the print server to have the changes take effect.