5. Install and Configure. Netgear PS110 - Print Server - Parallel, PS104 - Hub - EN

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Install and Configure

If you are using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT, this section provides you with information on how to:

• Install FirstGear on the network administrator’s PC

• Configure your print server from the network administrator’s PC

• Set up each Windows PC so that it can recognize the print server

Before proceeding with these instructions, make sure you have assigned a name to your workgroup.

Install the FirstGear Administration Program

FirstGear, a software program used with NETGEAR products for quick and easy installation, is provided on one disk included in your package contents.

To install FirstGear on your PC:

1.

Insert the FirstGear Installation Disk in Drive A.

2.

Double-click on Drive A.

3.

Double-click on “Setup” to start the installation process and open the “Welcome” window.

There is more than one Setup file on the disk. Make sure you select the application file (if viewing with icons, it looks like a PC).

4.

Click on “Next” to open the “Choose Destination Location” window.

5.

Click on “Next” to install the FirstGear Administration Program in the Program Files folder.

6.

Click on “Next” to title the program folder “FirstGear”

(the default name).

Verify that the information on the screen is correct.

7.

Click on “Next” when the “Start Copying Files” window opens.

8.

Click on “Yes” when the “Setup Complete” window opens if you want to read the

ReadMe file, and then click on “Finish.”

The FirstGear Administration Program is installed on your network administrator’s PC.

Configure Your Print Server

Before configuring your print server, make sure that the network card in the administrator’s PC is connected to the powered-on print server. Also make sure that the network card is configured to use the NetBEUI protocol.

To configure your print server, access the FirstGear Administration Program by following the steps outlined in this section.

1.

Click on “Start” on the desktop, select “Programs,” select “FirstGear,” and then select

“Print Server Administration” to execute the FirstGear Print Server Administration

Program and to open the “Print Server Administration Program” window.

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2.

Click on the icon of the print server that you want to configure, and then click on “Quick” to open the “Print Server Quick Setup” window.

3.

Type the name in the “Device Name” entry field (must be one string of characters: for example,

MY_SERVER), if you want to change the factory default name of your print server. Type in the name of your network in the “Workgroup” entry field (not case-sensitive), and then click on

“Finish” to return to the “Print Server Administration Program” window.

4.

Click on “Exit” to close the “Print Server Administration Program” window.

The print server is now configured to operate on your network.

You can verify that the print server has been properly configured by double-clicking on “Network

Neighborhood” and making sure that your print server is listed there and is under the assigned workgroup.

Note:

To browse the network, make sure that any PC you are browsing from has been set up as a browse master. To set up browse master, Click on “Network

Neighborhood” in the Control Panel, click with the right mouse button to select

“Properties,” click on “File and printer sharing....” in the Network window, click on

“Properties,” and then click on “Browse Master” and “Enable.” In a large network

(with more than 10 PCs), enabling every PC as a browse master increases network traffic.

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Set Up Each PC to Recognize the Print Server

You must set up every PC that will print to the print server. Before proceeding, verify that:

• The print server has been properly configured.

• The print server is still powered on.

• All printers are connected to the print server and are online.

• The network card in each PC is operational and using the NetBEUI protocol as outlined in your network card and/or Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT documentation.

• Client for Microsoft Networks is installed on each PC as outlined in your network card and/ or Windows documentation.

To set up each PC:

1.

Click on “Start” on the Windows Startup menu, select “Settings,” select “Printers,” and then double-click on the “Add Printer” icon to open the “Add Printer Wizard” window.

2.

Click on “Next.”

3.

Click on “Network printer,” and then click on “Next.”

4.

Click on “Browse,” scroll through the Network Neighborhood list to find the print server icon, and then double-click on the print server icon.

Make sure the PC you are browsing from has been set up as a browse master (as outlined in the Note on page 3 in this section).

5.

Click on “P1” to select the first parallel printer port, and then click on “OK.”

6.

Click on “Next.”

7.

Select and click on the manufacturer and model name of the printer attached to the parallel port, and then click on “Next” to open the “Add Printer Wizard” window.

If your printer is not listed, click on “Have Disk” and insert the driver disk that you received from the printer manufacturer. Install the driver, proceeding as instructed until the “Add

Printer Wizard” window opens.

8.

Type a name for the printer (if you want to have a unique name), and then click on

“Next”

9.

Click on “Yes” to the question that asks if you want to print a test page, and then click on “Finish.”

If the test page prints correctly, you are now ready to use the printer attached to your print server.

If you are using the Model PS110 Print Server and want to add the second printer or another device connected to the second parallel port, follow steps 1 through 9 again, clicking on “P2” in step 5. Be sure to choose a different name for the second device when following step 8.

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