Installation Guide

1-port USB 2.0 Print Server

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Welcome

Thank you for purchasing this 1-port USB 2.0 Print Server that allows any networked computer to share a USB printer. It complies with USB 2.0 specifications (and is backward compatible with USB 1.1), and provides an auto-sensing Ethernet port that works with either 10Base-T or 100Base-T networks. This unit also supports multiple protocols and multiple operating systems, and it integrates Internet Printing

Protocol (IPP) to allow users to print from anywhere using the internet. The built-in web management feature provides more convenience by allowing the user to configure, monitor and even reset the print server via a web browser. This eliminates the need to place the printer right next to the computer. Print jobs can be sent to a printer in another country just as easily as to a printer in the same office. Why bother sending a degraded fax image while you can print an original at the destination?

We hope that you will enjoy using your Print Server and find it to be a useful solution.

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Table of Contents

Package Contents

Features

System Requirements

Hardware Installation

Software Installation – Windows XP

Software Installation – Windows Vista

Software Installation - Mac

Setup Internet Printing – Windows XP

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Setup Internet Printing – Windows Vista

Technical Support

Federal Communications Commission

(FCC) Statement

CE Statement

Limited Warranty

Contact

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Package Contents

This package should contain:

1 USB 2.0 Print Server

1 CAT5 Patch Cable

1 Power Adapter

1 Installation CD

1 User Manual

1 Warranty/Registration Card

* If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer.

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Features

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Easily connects your USB printer to a network

Allows multiple computers to share one USB printer on the network

Print from any computer on your network or from across the Internet

Supports DHCP Client and multiple network protocols

10Base-T/100Base-T auto-sensing

Supports Telnet and Web Management software

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System Requirements

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This USB 2.0 Print Server supports:

Windows 2000/XP/2003

W indows Vista 32 / 64-bit OS

Mac OS 9.22 or later

Unix/Linux

Printer with a USB connection

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Hardware Installation

1. Connect a USB cable from the printer to the

USB port on the print server.

2. Connect one end of the ethernet patch cable to the ethernet port on the print server.

3. Connect the other end of the ethernet cable to the network. It can be plugged into a router, ethernet switch/hub, or bridge.

4. Connect the Power adapter to the print server.

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Software Installation – Windows XP

Important Note: Please make sure your printer driver is properly installed on your system before installing the software for print server.

1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM of your computer. The setup utility will launch automatically. If it does not, browse to your

CD drive and launch the autorun.exe file from the CD. Click the Setup Wizard option from the main menu.

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2. A wizard will guide you through the entire process for Windows XP computers. Click

Next to continue.

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3. The wizard will scan your network for the print server and display and results in the list. If no server is found, disable all firewall software and any extra network cards (such as a wireless adapter) on your computer except the one that connects to the network the print server is on, then click Refresh to search again.

Select the available print server in the list and click Next to continue.

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4. Changing the network settings of the print server to a fixed IP address is not necessary but will provide more performance stability, especially in the event of a power outage. It can also be useful if you are setting up IPP

(Internet Printing Protocol) to print over the

Internet. Click Next and skip to step 9 if you do not need to specify an IP address.

Otherwise, select the option to change set tings (no password is needed by default) and then click Next .

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5. Here you can specify the network settings the print server will use. If you will be printing from the Internet, it is important that the

Gateway IP Address is set to the IP of your router. Please visit your router’s user manual for more details. Click Next to continue.

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6. All existing printers installed on your computer will show up in this list. Select the model that is now attached to the print server and click Next to continue. If the printer you are setting up does not show up in the list, click Add New Printer and install your printer’s drivers as needed. If asked which port to use, choose LPT1 but do

NOT print a test page yet. The printer will be changed to the correct port in the next step.

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7. If you get the following message, the print server’s IP settings are not set up correctly for your network. Click Back until you see the screen in step 4, then change the print server’s network settings. You may use

DHCP to set them automatically if the print server is connected to a router.

8. A summary screen will show the name of the printer to be modified and the IP of the print server which will be used. If this information is correct click Next .

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9. Setup of your print server is now complete.

Click Finish to close the wizard.

10. Setup of your print server is now complete.

Click Finish to close the wizard.

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Software Installation – Windows Vista

Important Note: Please make sure your printer driver is properly installed on your system before installing the software for print server.

1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM of your computer. The setup utility will launch automatically. If it does not, browse to your

CD drive and launch the autorun.exe file from the CD. Click the Setup Wizard option from the main menu.

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2. The installation wizard will take you through the installation process for Windows Vista computers. Click Next to continue.

3. The installation wizard will install the files to the designated folder, but you may also change the destination folder of your choice.

Otherwise, click Next to continue.

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4. The print server setup wizard will then guide you through the entire process on Windows

Vista computers. Click Next to continue.

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5. The wizard will scan your network for the print server and display and results in the list. If no server is found, disable all firewall software and any extra network cards (such as a wireless adapter) on your computer except the one that connects to the network the print server is on, then click Refresh to search again.

Select the available print server in the list and click Next to continue.

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6. Changing the network settings of the print server to a fixed IP address is not necessary but will provide more performance stability, especially in the event of a power outage. It can also be useful if you are setting up IPP

(Internet Printing Protocol) to print over the

Internet. Click Next and skip to step 9 if you do not need to specify an IP address.

Otherwise, select the option to change settings (no password is needed by default) and then click Next .

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7. Here you can specify the network settings the print server will use. If you will be printing from the Internet, it is important that the

Gateway IP Address is set to the IP of your router. Please visit your router’s user manual for more details. Click Next to continue.

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8. Review the settings you have entered carefully and click Next to confirm that they are correct and save them to the print server.

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9. All existing printers installed on your computer will show up in this list. Select the model that is now attached to the print server and click Next to continue. If the printer you are setting up does not show up in the list, click

Add New Printer and install your printer’s driver as needed. If asked which port to use, choose LPT1 but DO NOT print a test page yet. The printer will be changed to the correct port in the next step.

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10. A summary screen will show the name of printer to be modified and the IP of the print server which will be used. If this information is correct, click Next to continue.

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11. Setup of your print server is now completed.

Click Finish to close the wizard.

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Software Installation - Mac

Software Installation - Mac

1. No software from the Setup CD is needed on

Macintosh systems. Simply open the Print and Fax settings from your System

Preferences window. Click the plus (+) button to setup a new printer..

2. At the top of the Printer Browser, click the icon for IP printer.

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3. Select the LPD protocol, then type in the IP address of the print server. Type “lp1” with lowercase letters for the name of the Queue.

Name the new printer and select the model below. Click Add when you are finished, and you are ready to print.

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Setup Internet Printing – Windows XP

Software Installation - IPP

1. To print from a remote location, you will first need to make sure port 631 is forwarded through your router’s firewall to the print server. Then simply set up IPP using the address http://(print-server-ip):631/lp1 as shown here on an example Windows XP system. Click Add a printer from your printers and faxes window to begin.

2. Click Next when the Add Printer Wizard appears.

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3. Select the option for a network printer, then click Next .

4. Select the option to connect to a printer on the internet, and type in the full IPP address as shown. You must use the external, or

WAN, IP address of your router if the print server is behind one. You must also specify port 631 and queue name “lp1” in lowercase. Click Next to continue.

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5. The wizard will ask you to choose the model of your printer. Click OK when you have chosen the appropriate driver.

6. Click Finish to complete the wizard and begin printing to your home or office printer from anywhere in the world.

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Setup Internet Printing – Windows Vista

1. Click on the Vista logo, select Control Panel, then double click on Printers. Click on Add a printer to continue.

2. Click on Add a network, wireless or

Bluetooth printer to continue.

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3. Since we are setting up a new IPP connection, click on The printer that I want isn’t listed to continue.

4. Select the option Add a printer using a

TCP/IP address or hostname , then click on Next to continue.

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5. From the Device type drop down menu, select TCP/IP Device from the list. For the Hostname or IP address, please put in

“ http://(router ip):631/lp1 ”. The router

IP address is the WAN IP address on your router, please refer to the user manual of your router for detail information. The 631 is a special port number that is needed for standard IPP service. After putting in all these information, click on Next to continue.

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6. If you get the following message, please select the correct network card from the

Standard drop down menu. If you are connecting through standard RJ-45 Ethernet connection, then select Generic Network

Card. Otherwise, please make sure to select the correct device type then click on Next to continue.

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7. If you had installed the driver for your printer, then select the manufacturer of your printer from the Manufacturer list and select the correct model from the Printers list. Click on

Next to continue.

If you have not installed the driver for your printer, click on Have Disk …, insert the driver CD that comes with your printer into your computer, then follow the on screen prompts to finish the printer driver installation.

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8. If you already have the driver installed, then select the option Use the driver that is currently installed (recommended) and click on

Next to continue.

9. You can choose to change the printer name here if you like to, or you may leave it as the default name as displayed in the text box.

Click on Next to continue.

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10. You can choose to print a test page by click ing on the Print a test page to verify the connection is established correctly. After a test page is printed, then click on Finish to complete the setup.

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Technical Support

If you need technical support, please check out our IOGEAR Tech Info Library (TIL) at http://www.iogear.com/support for the latest tips, tricks, and troubleshooting. The TIL is designed to provide you with the latest technical information about our products. Most of the answers to your questions can be found here, so please try it out before contacting technical support.

Technical support is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm PST by calling our toll-free number 866-9-IOGEAR (866-946-4327). International callers may need to use the number

949-453-8782. Help is also available by e-mailing us at [email protected].

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

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You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the part responsible for com pliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class 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 interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. this device may not cause interference and

2. this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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CE Statement

This device has been tested and found to comply with the requirements set up in the council directive on the approximation of the law of member states relating to EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, Low Voltage Directive

73/23/EEC and R&TTE Directive 99/5/EC.

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Limited Warranty

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR’S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,

INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, DISK

OR ITS DOCUMENTATION EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT.

The direct vendor makes no warranty or representation, expressed, implied, or statutory with respect to the contents or use of this documentation, and especially disclaims its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose.

The direct vendor also reserves the right to revise or update the device or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity of such revisions, or updates. For further inquires please contact your direct vendor.

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