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P-201/ P-201U
Wired Printer Server
User’s Manual
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CONTENTS
3. WINDOWS PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK
4.2 Windows NT/2000/2003 Server Installation and Setup .......................................... 29
7. PRINT SERVER CONFIGURATION UTILITY
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 Network at an extremely low cost and with an absolute minimu m setup and maintenance required.
This print server provides an Ethernet network port (10/100Mbps Ethernet) and one print port for printer. (P-201: one Parallel port, P-201U: one USB port)
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 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003, 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.
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1.2 Product Package
This package contains the following components:
One Print Server
One Power Adapter
One Quick Installation Guide
One CD-ROM (Including all the software utilities, drivers and User’s
Manual)
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1.3 Network Printing Architecture
This section illustrates how print server functions 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 networ k operating system by “Contents of the User’s
Manual” in next section.
This section will first introduce the role every component plays in the network-printing environment.
Print Server
Client User
Network Server (optional)
Network Printing Environment
Print Server
Client User
Network Server
Unix Print Server
Windows NT
Workstation
Windows 2000 Windows 98
1.3.1 Print Server Network Functions
Print Server
Unix
Windows NT
Workstation
Windows 2000 Windows 98
Print Server
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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
Unix
Windows NT
Workstation
Windows 2000 Windows 98
Print Server
Common operating systems for clients are classified as following:
Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003
Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver and utilities for Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 users. PTPP (Peer-to-Peer
Printing) supports TCP/IP protocol.
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In the client installation procedure, after PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing
Driver) is installed into Windows, the system will automatically (manual configuration 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
UNIX / Linux
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P1
Print Server
MIS-2
P1 P2
P3
Print Server
MIS-1
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
Unix Print Server
Windows NT
Workstation
Windows 2000 Windows 98
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.
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1.4 Network Printing Environment
Common network environment are classified as following:
Windows Peer-to-Peer Network
The client’s PTPP driver will use TCP/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.
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NetWare Network (see below)
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1.5 Contents of the User’s Manual
Chapter 2 explains print server’s hardware installation and configuration.
It is strongly recomme nded for you to read.
The following chapters introduce:
Chapter 3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network
Chapter 4. Windows NT/2000/2003 Server-Based Networks
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 utilities on Windows and Web Browser’s environment respectively. You may select the approp riate management utility according to the administrator’s computer platform.
Chapter 9 introduces the commands that can be used in print server management through Telnet.
Chapter 10 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 11 introduces how to setup LPR printing in MAC OS.
Chapter 12 introduces the UPnP function of the print server. UPnP function will help to find the IP address of the print server and enables user directly link to the web page of the print server without entering the IP Address of the print server in web browser.
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Chapter 13 In Windows XP SP2, you may not find any print server listed on the “Available Ports” in “Network Ports Quick Setup”. Please follow the instruction in this chapter and resolve the problem.
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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
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2. Hardware Installation
1. Unpack the print server package and verify that all the items listed in the section 1.2 are provided.
2. Connect the print server to the printer you want to share on the network.
3. Connect the print server to your network by attached the network cable to the UTP port of the print server.
4. 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 three Printer Port 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.
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3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network
3.1 System Architecture
Print server supports Wi ndows Peer-to-Peer network printing mode, which is suitable for most medium and small network environments. Through quick and simple installation procedure, users can imme diately enjoy the convenience of network printing.
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3.2 Install Print Server driver and utility
The Print Server windows utility can be performed on Windows
95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 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). It will be helpful in 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. If not, run
Autorun.exe manually from CD-ROM drive’s root directory.
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Click “Driver and Utility” from the Auto-Run menu screen.
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3.The “Print Server Ut ilities” window will be displayed. Click “Next”.
4.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.
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5.The system will start to install the utilities automatically.
6. The Print Server windows utilities Installation procedure is totally completed. and All network ports of the Print Servers detected on the network will be added to your PC automatically, click “Continue”
6.The Print Server windows utilities Installation procedure is totally completed. Click “Finish”.
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3.3 Print Server Utilities
After Print Server Utilities is completed, there 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 configuration.
Remote Ports – Add the network port of remote printer server to your PC.
Uninstall – Assistant for removing all installed administrator software.
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3.3.1 Network Ports Quick Setup
Network Ports Quick Setup Utility offers a very simple method to add or remove print server’s printer port from the client’s computer.
During the client’s installation 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.
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Please be aware that Network Ports Quick 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 Ports Utility described in the next section to ma nage 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 “<<”.
3.3.2 Remote Ports (Utility)
Remote Ports Utility offers a convenient 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.
Please follow the procedures described below:
Step1. Run Remote Ports Utility. Clicks “Add” to add a remote print port.
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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 function, you will have to proceed with normal Add Printer procedure and select your printer port as the newly added remote printer port.
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3.4 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 procedure described below to add printer to the Windows. Note that following “Add
Printer” steps are running in Windows XP, the steps in other Operating Systems are similar.
Step1. Click “Start”, choose “Settings” and select “Printers and Faxes”.
Step2. Click “Add a Printer”.
Step3. The “Add Printer Wizard” is displayed. Click “Next”.
Step4. 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”.
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Step5. Choose the suitable “Print Server Network Port” which was created by the Administrator Installation or Client Installation process and click
“Next”.
Step6. 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 model will be added to the list.
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Step7. Name your printer and setup the default printer, click “Next”.
Step8. Choose to print the test page or not. It is recommended to print a test page. Click “Next”.
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Step9. You have added the printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”.
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4. Windows NT/2000/2003 Network
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4.1 System Architecture
In Windows network environment, other than the Peer-to-Peer 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).
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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.
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4.3 User Installation and Setup
After server side’s installation is completed, client side will be able to find the server’s shared printer 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.
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5. NetWare Network
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5.1 System Architecture
We implemented 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.
Windows 98
Print Queue
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:
Installation is easier and quicker.
Network management is easier.
Printing performance is enhanced.
Relieve NetWare file server’s burden.
Relieve the need of a workstation running the remote printer utility.
Improve productivity by locating the printer ne ar the workgroup.
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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.
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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 Escape key until the Available Options main menu is displayed.
7. Select Print Server Information.
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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 newly 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.
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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 printer 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.
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6. UNIX System Network
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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.
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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.
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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 syste m 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 steps 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:
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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 server, 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:
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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
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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, similar to the following: printer-name:\
:lp=:\
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: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.
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7. Print Server Configuration Utility
7.1 Introduction
T h i s c h apte r in t rod u ce s p ri nt s er v e r’ s sy s te m c o n f igu r a ti on ut il i ty i n Win do w s e n vi ro n me n t. Th i s uti l ity i s au to ma t i c a l ly i n st a ll e d d ur in g W in do w s Admi n i s t r a to r
U t i l i t y i n sta l l a t i o n p r o c e d u r e - r e f e r t o s e c t i o n 3 . 2 a n d 3 . 3 .
T h i s u ti l ity p r o v id e s th e mo s t co mp l e t e ma n a g e me n t an d co n f ig u r a t io n fu n ct i o n s o n th e pr int s e r v er s id e . T hi s uti l ity on ly p ro vi d e s co nf ig ur a t ion fu n ct ion s f o r p ri nt s e r v e r i t s elf ; it d o e s n ot in cl ud e c on f igu r a ti on fun c t ion s fo r c l i en t si d e or o th e r f i l e s e r v e r or Ne t W a r e s erv e r i n th e n e t wo rk env i ron me n t . T h e Co nf i gu r at io n U ti l ity p ro v i d e s th e f o l lo w in g c o n f ig u r a ti o n an d ma n a g e me n t fu n ct io n s:
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.
Bonjour: Allow you to configure the Bonjour function.
SNMP Configuration: SNMP Information Configuration.
SMB: Configure the SMB Group Name.
System Configuration: Print Server Network Ability Setting and Firmware
Upgrade.
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 separately in the following section.
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7.2 Search for All Available Print Server
Every time when you run print server’s configuration 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 “Print 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.
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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 the 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 printing ability…etc.
You can refresh the print server’s status by pressing the “Refresh” button
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You can restart the print server by pressing the “Reboot” button .
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7.4 Setup the Print Server
Click “Setup” icon on the tool bar, the setup items of the current selected print server will be 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 y
User Name: admin
Password: airlive
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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 “Print Server Name”, “SMB Group 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.
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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.
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Click the “DHCP Server” button to enter the DHCP server’s setting page.
You can “Enable/Disable” the DHCP server and assign a range of IP addresses here. The DHCP server is disabled by default. When “Enable” is selected, you have to configure “Starting Address”, “Ending Address”, “Gateway” and
“DNS”. The print server will assign a unique IP for each client.
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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.
Queue Serviced by Printer is the name of the printer queue on the
NetWare server. The printer queue keeps all printing jobs waiting on the
NetWare server. You have to assign a printer queue for each printer port of this print server.
NetWare Server is the name of the NetWare file server that provides printer queues.
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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.
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7.9 SNMP Configuration
up.
Double Click “SNMP” icon and the SNMP configuration window will pop
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.
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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 printer is interrupted because of paper out or off line while printing, user can enable this function and set the interval time to bypass the current printing job. Or the printing document will not be printed completely or with unformatted messages.
Waiting Time to Pass Job: The range is from 1 to 60 seconds. By default, the parameter is enabled and the default waiting time is 20 seconds.
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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, and upgrade the new firmware for this print server.
Port Name is the name of the printer port. The Print Server has three printer ports, two USB 2.0 ports and one parallel port. Each printer port has to be assigned a name. Then you can use this name to access the printer port. By default, the printer port name is “p1” for port 1, “p2” for port 2 and “p3” for port 3.
Upgrade: You can use this “Upgrade” 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.
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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 the port name for each printer port.
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Step 2: Select to enable required printing protocol. Please refer to section
7.12 for detail information.
Step 3: Setup the IP of this print server and the DHCP server. Please refer to section 7.6 for detail information.
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Step 4: Setup the AppleTalk printing. Please refer to section 7.8 for detail information.
Step 5: Setup the NetWare printing. Please refer to section 7.7 for detail information.
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Step 6: Click “Save” to finish setting. Please reboot the print server to let these settings take effect.
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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 print server.
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8. Web Management
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8.1 Introduction
Print server can be configured and managed on the Web. Through Loca l
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: airlive
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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 “airlive”.
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8.3 Device Status
8.3.1 System
System Information includes “Device Name”, “Print Server Name”, “Model
Type”, “System Up Time”, “Firmware Version”, “MAC Address” and the protocols enabled status, etc.
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8.3.2 Printer
The Print Server can communicate with the printer to get the printer information including printer manufacturer, model number, printing language supported, and also the printer’s status. This page lists the information of printers connected to all printer ports.
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8.3.3 TCP/IP
This page lists all TCP/ IP settings of the print server including “IP
Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Gateway”. It also lists DHCP server setting.
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8.3.4 SMB
This page lists the SMB group and the pass job interval time settings of the print server.
8.3.5 SNMP
This page lists the SNMP settings of the print server. It includes the settings of “SNMP System Contact” and “SNMP System Location”.
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8.3.6 NetWare
This page lists NetWare settings, including “Polling Time”, “Use Bindery
Mode”, “Name of the File Server” and “Port Attached Queue”.
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8.3.7 AppleTalk
This page lists AppleTal k settings, including “AppleTalk Zone Name” and
“Printer Type” of printers connected to all print ports.
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8.4 Setup Wizard
8.4.1 System
You can change the print server name and port name of the print server from here.
Print 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. By default, the print server name is the last
6-digit of MAC ID with prefix “PS”.
Port Name is the name of the printer port. The Print Server has three printer ports, two USB 2.0 ports and one parallel port. Each printer port has to be assigned a name. Then you can use this name to access the printer port. By default, the printer port name is “p1” for port 1, “p2” for port 2 and “p3” for port 3.
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8.4.1.1 Admin Password
It allows you to change the password of the print server.
Name is the administrator name of the print server. If you change the user name, you have to login to the print server from administrator utility or web management with the new name. The default user name is ”admin”.
Password, enter the password you want to change to the print server. The password can be up to 8-digit alphanumeric format. The default password is
“1234”.
Re-type Password, enter the password you want to change to the print server again.
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8.4.1.2 Advanced Settings
You can enable/disable the printing protocols and management tools from the screen. To enable the function, please select “Enabled”; to disable the function, please select “Disabled”.
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8.4.2 TCP/IP
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.
If you need the print server to automatically get an IP from DHCP server, select “Enable Obtain TCP/IP Settings Automatically (Use DHCP/ BOOTP)”.
You also can select “Disable Use the following TCP/IP Settings” to manually assign “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” an d “Gateway” for the print server.
You can enable/disable the print server’s DHCP server. The DHCP server is disabled by default. If the DHCP Server is enabled, you have to assign a range of IP addresses here. Fill in the “Start IP”, “Range”, “Gateway”, “DNS” and “Domain”, and the print server will assign a unique IP for each client.
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8.4.3 SMB
You can enable/disable the SMB protocol from here. If SMB is enabled, enter the “SMB Group Name” to specify the 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 printer is interrupted because of paper out or off line while printing, user can enable this function and set the interval time to bypass the current printing job. Or the printing document will not be printed completely or with unformatted messages.
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8.4.4 SNMP
The print server supports SNMP configuration. If it is enabled, please set up the following parameters.
SNMP System Contact: You can enter the print server administrator’s contact information here. This information will be displayed in the SNMP management tool.
SNMP System Location: You can enter the installed location of the print server here. This information will be displayed in the SNMP management tool.
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8.4.5 NetWare
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.
Name of the File Server is the name of the NetWare file server that provides printer queues.
Attached Queue is the name of the printer queue on the NetWare server.
The printer queue keeps all printing jobs waiting on the NetWare server. You have to assign a printer queue for each printer port of this print server.
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8.4.6 AppleTalk
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 select to enable or disable AppleTalk, and setup the “Zone Name” and “Printer Type” for each printer port of this print server.
AppleTalk 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.
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8.4.7 Save Settings
You can click the “Save Settings” to save the settings and restart the system.
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8.5 System Tools
8.5.1 Load Default
You can use this page to restore the factory default settings. All of your previous setup will be cleared.
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8.5.2 Upgrade
You can upgrade new firmware for this print server in this page. Click
“Browse” to select the new firmware in your storage and then click “OK”, the firmware will be updated in several minutes.
Note that before you upgrade the firmware please make sure that the IP
Address settings o the print server are in the same network as your computer.
Be aware that if you have started upgrading firmware, you have to follow all the upgrading steps or the print server can’t turn back to normal configuration.
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9.Telnet Management
9.1 Introduction
Print server can be configured and managed by Telnet. Through Local Area
Network, or even Internet, administrator can easily configure and manage print server’s various main functions by a telnet client.
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9.2 Login
Execute the Telnet client tool and connect to the print server IP. telnet 192.168.2.2
Then you will be prompted to enter the username and password.
After you successfully enter the correct username and password, the following prompt will be displayed and you can start to manage this print server by command. admin#
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9.3 Get Setting Values – “get” Command
“get” command is used to get the setting values of this print server. The format of “get” command is as following: get argument
Then the argument value will be displayed after the command. For example, if I want to get IP address of the print server, I type “get ip” command and the
IP value “IP_ADDR=’192.168.2.2’” is displayed: admin# get ip
IP_ADDR=’192.168.2.2’
If you enter “get” only, the system will list all available arguments of
“get” command.
The following table lists all the arguments whose value can be got by “get” command:
Argument Description psname password username ip gateway submask
Print server name
Example
admin# get psname
PORT1_PS=’PS254896’
Login password
Default gateway of the print server admin# get password
USER_PASSWORD=’1234’
Login username admin# get username
USER_NAME=’admin’
IP of the print server admin# get ip
AP_ADDR=’192.168.2.2’ admin# get gateway
DEFAULT_GATEWAY=’192.168.
2.254’
Subnet mask of the print server admin# get submask
SUBNET_MASK=’255.255.255.
0’
Argument Description polling
Polling interval (in second) of the print server for waiting printing jobs on the
NetWare server
aq1
Example
admin# get polling
PORT1_POLLTIME=3
Name of the printer queue admin# get aq1
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applezone printertype1
SMBDG
SNMPC
SNMPL port1
DHCPS
DHCP appletalk
SMBD
SNMP
IPX
LPD
on the NetWare server
The name of AppleTalk zone that this print server joins to
PORT1_QNAME=’PQ1’ admin# get applezone
PORT1_APPLEAONE=’*’
The type of the printer attached to this print admin# get printertype1
PORT1_PRINTTYPE=’LaserWri server name that this print server joins to ter’
The name of the SMB group admin# get SMBDG
SMBD_NAME=’default’
The administrator contact admin# get SNMPC information of this print SNMP_CONTACT=’sbdjohn@hot server for SNMP mail.com’
The installed location of admin# get SNMPL this print server for
SNMP
SNMP_LOCATION=’Room 301’
The port name of this admin# get port1
PORT1_LPTNAME=’lpt1’ print server
The DHCP server is enabled or disabled
0: disable
1: enable admin# get DHCPS
DHCPD=0
Get dynamic IP by DHCP is admin# get DHCP enabled or disabled
0: disable
DYNAMIC_IP=0
1: enable admin# get appletalk
APPLE_ENABLE=0
AppleTalk printing is enabled or disabled
0: disable
1: enable
SMB printing is enabled or disabled
0: disable
1: enable admin# get SMBD
SMBD_ENABLE=1 admin# get SNMP
SNMP_ENABLE=1
SNMP management protocol is enabled or disabled
0: disable
1: enable
NetWare Bindery printing is enabled or disabled
0: disable
1: enable
LPR printing is enabled or disabled
0: disable
1: enable admin# get IPX
IPX_ENABLE=1 admin# get LPD
LPD_ENABLE=1
RAW
Argument Description
IPP
IPP printing is enabled or disabled
0: disable
1: enable
RAW printing is enabled or disabled
0: disable
1: enable
Example
admin# get IPP
IPP_ENABLE=1 admin# get RAW
RAW_ENABLE=1
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9.4 Modify Setting Values – “set” Command
“set” command is used to modify the setting values of this print server.
The format of “set” command is as following: set argument_name value
Then the value will be written into the system configuration. For example, if you want to set IP address of the print server to 192.168.2.2, type “set ip
‘192.168.2.2’” command and the IP of the print server will be changed: admin# set ip 192.168.2.2
If you enter only “set”, the system will list all arguments of “set” command and the command format.
The following table lists all the arguments whose value can be modified by
“set” command:
Argument Description psname
Print server name
password
Login password
username
Login username
ip
Example
set psname PS001 set password 1234 set username admin
IP of the print server set ip 192.168.2.2
gateway
Default gateway of the set gateway 192.168.2. print server 254
submask polling aq1 applezone
Subnet mask of the print server
Polling interval (in second) of the print server for waiting printing jobs on the
NetWare server set submask 255.255.
255.0
Set polling 3
Name of the printer queue set aq1 PQ1 on the NetWare server set applezone Apple The name of AppleTalk zone that this print server joins to
Argument Description printertype1
The type of the printer attached to this print server
SMBDG
Example
set printertype1 LaserW
Riter
The name of the SMB group set SMBDG default name that this print server joins to
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SMBD
SNMP
IPX
LPD
SNMPC
SNMPL port1
DHCPS
DHCP appletalk
IPP
RAW
The administrator contact set SNMPC sbdjohn@hotm information of this print ail.com server for SNMP
The installed location of set SNMPL Room301 this print server for
SNMP set port1 lpt1 The port name of this print server
Enable or disable the
DHCP server.
The value should be
“disabled” or “enabled”. set DHCPS disable set DHCP disable Enable or disable to get dynamic IP by DHCP.
The value should be
“disabled” or “enabled”.
Enable or disable
AppleTalk printing
The value should be
“disabled” or “enabled”.
Enable or disable SMB printing
The value should be
“disabled” or “enabled”. set appletalk disable set SMBD enable
Enable or disable SNMP management protocol
The value should be
“disabled” or “enabled”. set SNMP enable
Enable or disable NetWare set IPX enable
Bindery printing
The value should be
“disabled” or “enabled”. set LPD enable Enable or disable LPR printing
The value should be
“disabled” or “enabled”.
Enable or disable IPP printing
The value should be
“disabled” or “enabled”. set IPP enable
Enable or disable RAW printing
The value should be
“disabled” or “enabled”. set RAW enable
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9.5 Other Commands
9.5.1 ipconfig
“ipconfig” command is used to quickly get the IP settings (IP, subnet mask, default gateway) of the print server: admin# ipconfig
IP_ADDR=192.168.2.2
SUBNET_MASK=255.255.255.0
DEFAULT_GATEWAY=192.168.2.254
9.5.2 reboot
“reboot” command is used to restart the print server: admin# reboot
9.5.3 exit
“exit” command is used to leave the print server telnet management: admin# exit
9.5.4 help
“help” command is used to list all telnet management commands of the print server: admin# help set argument value
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get argument ipconfig reboot exit
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10. IPP Printing
10.1 Introduction
IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) Printing provides a convenient way of remote printing service by TCP/IP. The print server can support IPP printing by default. It is needless to do any setting. Any PC that can support IPP printing, for example Windows 2000/XP, can directly uses the print server by IP. By using the IPP printing, you can share the printer to all the PC’s that can access the print server by IP. You can even share your printer to Internet users.
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10.2 System Setup
10.2.1 Print Server Side
It is needless to do any setting on the print server side. Make sure the print server has correct IP settings. If you want to share the printers to Internet users, you have to set a real IP to the print server. You also have to make sure that any gateway; router or firewall does not block IPP protocol if you have these gateway devices installed in your network.
10.2.2 Client Side
You only need to perform Window’s standard Add New Printer procedure.
Step1. Click “Start”, choose “Settings” and select “Printers and Faxes”.
Step2. Click “Add a Printer”.
Step3. The “Add Printer Wizard” is displayed. Click “Next”.
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Step4. Select “A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer”. Click “Next”.
Step5. Select “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network” and enter the URL of print server. The URL format is
“http://IP:631/Port Name”. The IP should be the print server’s IP. The number
631 is IPP standard port number. Port Name is the port name of print server that your printer is connected to. The default port name is “lpt1”. One example
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of the URL is http://192.168.3.66:631/lpt1. After entering the URL of print server, click “Next”.
Step6. 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 model will be added to the list.
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Step7. Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not. Click
“Next”.
Step8. You have added the network printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”.
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11. LPR Setting in MAC OS
LPR Printing (Line Printer Remote technology) allows Macintosh computers to connect to pr inters via TCP/IP. LPR Printing can be set up on any
Macintosh with version 9.x above.
To enable LPR Printing in Macintosh, please follow the procedures below.
Step1. In the Desktop, click “System Preferences”.
Step2. Click “Print & Fax”.
Step3. From the “Print & Fax” screen, click “Set Up Printers…”.
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Step4. Click “Add” to add the new Print Server through TCP/IP.
Step5. Enter the “Printer Type”, “Printer Address” and “Queue Name” and select the “Printer Model” to setup the Print Server. Click “Add” to continue.
Printer Type: LPD/LPR
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Printer Address: Input the IP Address of the Print Server
Queue Name: The queue name of the Print Server is “lpt1”
Printer Model: Select the Printer Model that is attached to the Print
Server.
Step6. The Print Server is installed completely. You can see it in the
“Printer List”.
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Step7. You can print a file to check whether the Print Server is installe d successfully.
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12. UPnP Setup
When the UPnP function is enabled, the print server can be detected by
UPnP compliant system such as Windows XP. The print server will be displayed in the Neighborhood of Windows XP, so you can directly double click the print server or right click the print server and select “Invoke” to directly get into the web page of the print server for configuration.
Enable UPnP in Windows XP SP2
If you can’t find the print server in the Neighborhood of Windows XP SP2 or you have seen the following message when you double click the print server.
You have to check if UPnP function is blocked by the firewall. Please follow the steps below to enable it.
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Step1. Click “Yes” on the above message or click “Start”, choose
“Settings” and select “Network Connections” to enable UPnP manually.
Step2. Right click the “Local Area Connection” and select “Properties”.
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Step3. In the “Local Area Connection Properties”, select “Advanced” option menu and click “Settings”.
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Step4. The “Windows Firewall” screen will be popped up, select
“Exceptions” option menu.
Step5. Enable “UPnP Framework” from the “Programs and Services list” and click “Ok”.
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13. Windows XP SP2 Setup
In Windows XP SP2, XP SP2’s firewall would block the unknown communications. This print server has allowed the communications data passed through the XP SP2’s firewall.
In case that you do not fi nd any print server listed on the “Available Ports” in “Network Ports Quick Setup”, please follow the steps below.
Step1. Click “Start”, choose “Settings” and select “Network Connections”.
Step2. Right click “Local Area Connection” and select “Properties”.
Step3. Select “Advanced” tab and click “Settings…”.
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Step4. Select “Exceptions” tab and click “Add Program…”.
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Step5. Click “Browse” to add a new program.
Step6. Open the “NPUtil” file from “C:\Program Files\PrintServer
Utilities” (where C:\ is the system drive).
Step7. A new program “Network Ports Quick Setup” is displayed in the list, click “Ok”.
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Step8. Click “Ok”. You have completed the setting. The Windows XP
SP2 will allow the incoming network connections activated by the program.
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