Print Server

Quick Installation Guide
Table of Contents

1 Introduction. 2

1.1 General Information. 2

1.2 Models and Features. 3

2 Hardware Installation. 4

2.1 Package Content 4

2.2 Installation Procedure. 4

3 Administrator Installation and Setup. 5

3.1 Network Printing Environment Introduction. 5

3.2 Quick Installation & Setup. 5

4 Client Installation and Setup. 10

4.1 Introduction. 10

4.2 Quick Installation & Setup. 10

5 Setup NetWare Printing. 14

5.1 Quick Setup for NetWare 3.X.. 14

5.2 Quick Setup for NetWare 4.X at NDS Mode. 15

# 1 Introduction

## 1.1 General Information

Thanks for purchasing this print server! This print server makes your printer a sharing device on the network and gives you Local Area Network printing flexibility and managing ability at a low cost with an absolute minimum setup and maintenance required.

With TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and NetBEUI multiple protocols support, this print server works in all the common seen network environments such as

l Windows Peer-to-Peer Printing ( Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 )

l Microsoft Windows NT/2000 Server-Based Printing

l Novell NetWare 3.x/4.x

l Linux, SCO Unix, Unixware, Solaris, IBM AIX and HP-UX

The wizard driven installation for both the print server and PC clients provides complete plug-N-play setup processes .

This guide is used for quick installation on Windows peer-to-peer printing environments and Novell NetWare network environments. If you have a simple network you can simply follow the procedures described in this guide step-by-step to complete the installation. If you find any problem, please refer to the User's Manual on the CD-ROM for more detail information.

## 1.2 Models and Features

Model | LAN | 10M | 10M | 10/100M | 10/100M | 10/100M | 10/100M
Printer | 1 Port | 1 Port | 1 Port | 1 Port | 3 Port | 3 Port
Case | Plastic | Plastic | Metal | Plastic | Metal | Plastic
Hardware |  |  |  |  |  |
Size | Pocket | Pocket | Palmtop | Pocket | Desktop | Desktop
Direct Attached | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No
Number of Printer Ports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3
Printer Connector | Centronics | Centronics | DB25 | Centronics | DB25 | DB25
Network Speed | 10M | 10M | 10/100M | 10/100M | 10/100M | 10/100M
Network Connector | UTP | UTP/BNC | UTP | UTP | UTP | UTP
Bi-Directional | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Flash Memory Size | 512K | 512K | 512K | 512K | 512K | 512K
Network LED | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Status LED | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Firmware Upgrade | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Power-On-Self-Test | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Network Protocol Support |  |  |  |  |  |
IPX/SPX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
TCP/IP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
NetBEUI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Network Environment |  |  |  |  |  |
Windows Peer-to-Peer Printing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Windows Server-Based Printing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
NetWare Bindary Mode Printing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
NetWare NDS Mode Printing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
NetWare Remote Printer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No
TCP/IP Remote Printing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Unix LPR Printing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Administration |  |  |  |  |  |
Windows Configuration Utility | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Web Management Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Web Management Utility | Web Manager | Web Manager | Web Manager | Web Manager | Web Manager | Web Manager
SNMP Protocol | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Printer Port Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
IP Assignment |  |  |  |  |  |
ARP & Ping | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
DHCP Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
DHCP Client | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
BOOTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
RARP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
DOS Utility | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Others |  |  |  |  |  |
Email Printing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Direct Print | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Logical Printer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Language | English Chinese | English Chinese | English Chinese | English Chinese | English Chinese | English Chinese
CD-ROM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes

# 2 Hardware Installation

## 2.1 Package Content

1. One Print Server

2. One Power Adapter

3. One CD-ROM ( Include all the software utilities & drivers and User’s Manual )

4. One Printed Quick Installation Guide

## 2.2 Installation Procedure

1. Unpack the print server package and verify that all the items listed in the previous section are provided.

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

l For direct attach models, plug the print server directly to the printer’s centronics port.

l For palmtop/desktop models, connect the printer to the print server with a standard printer cable.

l Connect the power adapter to the print server.

3. 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.

# 3 Administrator Installation and Setup

## 3.1 Network Printing Environment Introduction

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

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

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

3. 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 your local printer. The detail setup procedure will be described in the next section.

## 3.2 Quick Installation & Setup

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, 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 by Windows. If not, run Autorun.exe manually from CD-ROM drive’s root directory.

2. The "Installation Manager" will be displayed on the screen as following.

3. Click “Administrator Installation” and the “Utillities 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 provided components.

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

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 prepare to configure the Print Server. Click “Next”, and the “Choose Print Server” dialog box will be displayed as following.

NOTE: If this is the first time you configure the print server, the “Print Server Name” is the same as the “Device Name” printed at the rear side of the print server.

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

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 following screen.

In the system default, IPX 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 (1) assign a dedicate IP address for the print server or (2) 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 summary 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.

After the installation procedure, you have completed the following tasks,

(1) Install all utilities and drivers to the administrator’s PC.

(2) Configure the print server (including the print server name and network protocol)

(3) Add the network port of the print server to the administrator’s PC.

Now, you have completed the administrator’s setup for most of the network environment. You can then perform the “Client Installation” procedure on all client’s sides of the network.

On the other hand, if you want to print from this administrator’s PC to the print server, all you need to do is to perform Windows’ standard “Add Printer” procedure as described below.

Step1. Click Start button, choose Setting è Printers

Step2. Double click Add New Printer è select Local printer è click Next.

Step3. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and model, then click Next.

Step4. Choose the Print Server’s Network Port which was created by the administrator installation process and click Next.

Step5. Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer setup.

# 4 Client Installation and Setup

## 4.1 Introduction

The Client Installation Program is a wizard driven procedure which will perform the following tasks,

1. Install client utilities and drivers into your PC

2. Automatically add all Network Ports to your PC.

Note : Auto-detect/Auto-select network protocol

The network port driver supports the network protocol auto-detection feature. It will automatically select an available network protocol (IPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP) of the client computer to connect to the print server.

Since both the print server’s side and client’s side support multi-protocols, the configuration process of the client side is fully automatic.

After the installation, you can perform the standard “Add Printer” procedure to use the network printer. The step-by-step setup procedure will be described in the following section.

## 4.2 Quick Installation & Setup

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

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 CD-ROM drive’s root directory.

2. The "Installation Manager" will be displayed on the screen as following.

3. Click “Client Installation”, and the “Utillities 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 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.

After the installation, you have completed the following tasks :

(1) Install all utilities and drivers to the client’s PC.

(2) Add all the print server’s network ports of the network to the client’s PC.

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

Step1. Click Start button, choose Setting è Printers

Step2. Double click Add New Printer è select Local printer è click Next.

Step3. Select the suitable printer manufacturer and model, then click Next.

Step4. Choose the print server’s Network Port which has been created in the client installation process and then click Next.

Step5. Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer setup.

# 5 Setup NetWare Printing

## 5.1 Quick Setup for NetWare 3.X

1. Please confirm that you have completed the “Administrator Installation” Procedure described in Section 3.2.

2. Log into your NetWare server as SUPERVISOR.

3. Excute Start è Program è Print Server Utilities è NetWare Quick Setup to start 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 label on your print server.

5. The quick installation program will create and setup related objects on the file server. A list of 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, then 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 /l=1 /ti=10

This redirects the LPT1 port (/l=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.

## 5.2 Quick Setup for NetWare 4.X at NDS Mode

1. Please confirm that you have completed the “Administrator Installation” Producedure described in Section 3.2.

2. Log into your NetWare server as ADMIN.

3. Excute Start è Program è Print Server Utilities è NetWare Quick Setup to start installation.

4. Choose 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 label on your print server.

5. The quick installation program will create and setup all related objects on the network. A list of defaults will be displayed. If you need to change any of these items, use the arrow keys to choose the item you need to change, then 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 which 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 /l=1 /ti=10

This redirects the LPT1 port (/l=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.