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5. Choose it from the “Add Printer Wizard”.

6. Install printer successfully.

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Page 1: ...3 Ports Print Server 2 USB 2 0 1 Parallel Users Manual Model APS U3100 ...

Page 2: ...SERVER S DRIVER 9 USING PSADMIN 18 WIZARD 19 MANUAL SETUP 21 REFRESH 23 MULTIPLE PRINT QUEUES CONFIGURATION 24 UNINSTALLING THE PSADMIN ON WINDOWS PC 24 4 INTERNET PRINTER CONNECTION AND HP WEB JETADMIN 26 IPP OVERVIEW 26 HP WEB JETADMIN OVERVIEW 28 INSTALLING HP WEB JETADMIN 29 REMOVING HP WEB JETADMIN UTILITY 29 5 CONFIGURATION FROM EMBEDDED WEB SERVER 29 OVERVIEW 30 USING EMBEDDED WEB SERVER 30...

Page 3: ...TING INSTALLATION 55 UNIX INSTALLATION 59 8 UPGRADING PRINT SERVER 64 OVERVIEW 64 UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM PSADMIN 64 UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM WINDOWS NT 2000 XP 2003 THROUGH TCP IP 64 UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM UNIX THROUGH TCP IP 65 UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM BROWSER 65 9 TROUBLESHOOTING 67 GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING OVERVIEW 67 POWER RELATED PROBLEMS 67 PRINT PORT RELATED P...

Page 4: ...mply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to subpart J of Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause ha...

Page 5: ...Windows based PSAdmin utility which help administrator to setup print server environment Components and Features Network Print Server 1 Bi directional parallel port IEEE 1284 for port 1 PID1 2 USB 2 0 High Speed ports for port 2 3 PID2 3 Fast Ethernet network port RJ 45 for 10Base T or 100Base TX 1 Setup CD contains driver and manual for Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 One external AC power adapt...

Page 6: ...rt or USB Port works well Connect the print server to the network and printer and plug in the print server Follow these instructions to install the print servers please refer to any peripheral you are connecting to the print server 1 Turn off the printer s power 2 Connect the print server to your printer with printer cable 3 Turn the printer s power on 4 Plug the AC power adapter into the power co...

Page 7: ... operating systems today including NetWare Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 UNIX systems and Macintosh computer As such there might be several ways to deploy the print server on your network Supported Networks Print server supports a variety of network protocols including TCP IP IPX SPX NetBEUI and AppleTalk In addition we provide software for network configuration on the following networks Novell...

Page 8: ...or continual management of NT 2000 XP 2003 management of print server include alert and consumables multiple printers anywhere on your LAN Internet Printing Protocol Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Printing via the internet to Internet Printing Protocol enabled print server Allows saving distribution of HQ hardcopy document over Internet replacing fax mail Comment Configuration solution Table has many ins...

Page 9: ...d from the setup CD of print server Installing the PSAdmin and Print Server s Driver 1 To enable network communication with print server your computer must have a proper IP address e g 192 168 0 100 the print server s default IP is 192 168 0 10 2 Insert the setup CD into your CD drive and the following message appears 3 Choose Setup Wizard to install the print server and configure the connected pr...

Page 10: ...your computer The default installation directory will be C Program files Network Print Monitor 4 Click Next the wizard will automatically discover the print server 5 From the Select A Print Sever screen select the print server and its port number that you want to configure and click Next ...

Page 11: ...ant change IP address to the print server and then click Next Note The IP address of print server must be within the same subnet as your network adapter 7 In the setup wizard select an already configured printer from the list click Next Next and then Finish to complete the installation or Select Add New Printer if the print server is connected to a printer that hasn t been installed before and doe...

Page 12: ...ck Add New Printer to launch Windows Add Printer Wizard 9 Click Next and select Local Printer make sure the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box is NOT checked Then click Next ...

Page 13: ...he Use the following port radio button is clicked and select LPT1 recommended Printer Port from the pull down list Then click Next 11 Select Manufacturer and Printer from the lists of printer s driver Then click Next ...

Page 14: ... want to make it your default printer Then click Next 13 Then choose whether you want to share the printer with other network user print a test page please select No etc Select the appropriate radio button and click Next and Finish 14 In the setup wizard finish the installation by highlighting the installed printer in the Select a Printer list and click Next NEXT Finish ...

Page 15: ...15 From Windows system go to start Printers and Faxes and highlight your newly installed printer 16 Right click select Properties Ports and verify that the print server s port appears ...

Page 16: ...zard from your Windows Start menu start All Programs Network Print Server PSWizard and repeat the installation procedure Using PSAdmin After the software of setup CD is successfully installed starts PSAdmin utility from your Windows Start menu start All Programs Network Print Server PSAdmin The screen will then appear as follow picture ...

Page 17: ...n purposes MAC Address The Ethernet address of the print server Print server Name The print server to which the device is attached Version The firmware version of the print server Status To come up a Printer s status presently Wizard Wizard is a configuration program that can assist you in setting up the necessary parameters for your print server device to function Setup a print server by using Wi...

Page 18: ... IP address for the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment 4 Optional In the Subnet Mask option type the Subnet Mask your LAN or network segment is currently configured to use 5 Optional In the Gateway field type the IP address of gateway 6 When done click OK button The program will save the above settings into the print server 7 Done NetWare Wi...

Page 19: ...of NetWare To setup the print server by using Manual Setup follow the steps 1 Run PCONSOLE in NetWare 3 x or NetWare 4 x and create the necessary parameters Refer to your Novell NetWare print server Services manual for details 2 Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor Admin or equivalent From your Windows 95 98 Me run PSAdmin 3 Select the print server that you wish to configure 4 Click P...

Page 20: ...om the DHCP server on your LAN The default value is Disable Note 1 Once this option is enabled the following IP address Subnet Mask Gateway will be grayed out and are not available for editing 2 While the print server supports DHCP we strongly recommend you manually specify a fixed IP address to the print server Specify an IP address IP Address This option shows the print server s current IP addre...

Page 21: ...ton just like a picture as shown as follow picture 2 Select General Upgrade Make sure that the upgrade file is located in the same directory as PSAdmin Reset 1 Click Reset button just like a picture 2 Reset allows the user to reset the print server device in order to establish a new connection or for new settings to take effect Refresh 1 Click Reset button just like a picture 2 Refresh searches th...

Page 22: ...es assigned option instead 10 Reset the print server by clicking the Reset icon from the PSAdmin Done Note Please refer to NetWare s Print server Services manuals for detailed PCONSOLE commands Uninstalling the PSAdmin on Windows PC To help users easily remove all installed software components of the PSAdmin from their Windows PC and the PSAdmin software comes with un installation wizard program t...

Page 23: ...example Netscape or IE to view the embedded web server on the print server Contact your administrator to get the IP address or URL of the printer and browse to the print server s web page For example to install Windows 2000 by IPP service you must follow below information 1 Click Start button 2 Select Settings and then select Printers option 3 Click Add Printer icon Appear welcome to the add print...

Page 24: ...r if not it will appear as follow picture Then Click OK 8 Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type and click Next appear as follow picture 9 If you want your Windows based programs to use this printer as the default printer please select Yes and Click Next It will appear as follow picture 10 Click Finish button 11 Done ...

Page 25: ...dmin software you must have domain administrator or root privileges Download the installation files from HP Customer Care Online at http www hp com go webjetadmin Follow the instructions on the screen to install the HP Web JetAdmin software Note Installation instructions are also contained in the HP Web JetAdmin install file Confirming Installation and Supply Access Confirming that the HP Web JetA...

Page 26: ... to configure the print server s IP address For example the Windows based of PSAdmin utility can easily set an IP address with the print server please see the Properties TCP IP options of chapter 3 After an IP address is established on the print server perform the following step Status Menu Once you have finished the IP address configuration with print server You should be use web browser to view ...

Page 27: ...where the print server is located in the office s LAN System Up Time This option allows you to view uptime of the print server When you start the print server it will compute the print server from start time to power off time Firmware Version This option allows you to view firmware version of the print server To verify the print server s firmware version is newer in this time MAC Address This opti...

Page 28: ...cted with the print server it will be show in the model box Printing Language Supported This option allows you to view command to set the printer When the printer connected with the print server it will be show in the command box Current Status This option allows you to view status of the printer When the printer connected with the print server it will be show in the status box For Example Waiting...

Page 29: ...is option allows you to view IP address from the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment default 192 168 0 10 Subnet Mask This option allows you to view subnet mask from the print server Gateway s IP This option allows you to view gateway from the print server Netware Status 1 Click Status it then appears the sub menu 2 Click Netware it then as s...

Page 30: ...s you to view polling time from the print server This function is search for NetWare Server by per time NetWare NDS Setting Use NDS Mode Enable or Disable Name of the NDS Tree Name of the NDS Content Current Status Connect or Disconnect NetWare Bindery Setting Use Bindery Mode Enable or Disable Name of the File Server Current Status Connect or Disconnect ...

Page 31: ...xxxx represents the last six digits of the print server s Node ID Printer Type This option allows you to view printer type from the print server If you are using a PostScript printer you can select the LaserWriter 8 icon from your Mac computer Data Format This option allows you to view data format from the print server If you are using a PostScript printer you can select ASCII TBCP or BCP format f...

Page 32: ...on allows you to view SNMP traps from the print server SMB Status 3 Click Status it then appears the sub menu 4 Click SMB it then as shown in the following picture Workgroup Name This option allows you to view the SMB Workgroup Name from the print server It must match the SMB workgroup name of your Windows based computer Shared Name This option allows you to view the Shared Name from the print ser...

Page 33: ...he IP address of the print server as the URL default 192 168 0 10 Then the print server s home page will appear in content of the web browser Please follow this information in the setup menu of the print server System Setup 1 Click Setup it then appears the sub menu 2 Click System it then as shown in the following picture Email Alert This option allows you to Enable Disable the Email Alert support...

Page 34: ... name of the print server To confirm the print server s location name where the print server is located in the office s LAN Password This option allows you to input setup password of the print server When you select setup menu of web configuration from the print server it then as shown in the following picture Re type Password User Name You must be input the default administration user name admin ...

Page 35: ...s from the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment Note On the TCP IP Setup screen specify a fixed IP address is highly recommended Subnet Mask This option allows you to input subnet mask from the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment Gateway This option allows you to input gateway from the pr...

Page 36: ...s the file server for servicing of print queues Logon Password This option allows you to input encrypted password from the print server The print server login to NetWare server that administrator set password from selected print server Use NDS Mode To Enable NDS Mode if you want to setup NDS environment To select Tree Name of NetWare then input context name in the Context box Bindery Mode To Enabl...

Page 37: ...ll the print server For the purpose of illustration we assume the NDS tress structure is as follows ROOT O ABC OU ABC USA OU Sales Admin FileServer 1 OU Tech Installation Procedure 1 At your file server console type load install 2 Select NCF files options 3 Select Edit AUTOEXEC NCF file 4 Add or Modify the SET BINDERY CONTEXT line to include the NDS organization O and all organization unit OU obje...

Page 38: ...g a printer that is connected to the print server 1 Click Setup it appears the sub menu 2 Click AppleTalk it as shown in the following picture 3 Zone Name In this option type an AppleTalk Zone name that you want the print server to belong to or leave it in default This enables the print server automatically search and link itself to the default zone that is set on the AppleTalk router if found We ...

Page 39: ... You may change the default Chooser name and Zone name of a PRINT SERVER by using your web browser before proceeding with this installation Please see the previous section in this chapter for details 2 If you use Mac OS 8 x or 9 x please make sure your printer support PostScript 5 Click Setup button and choose the PPD file matching your printer and click OK If your printer does not appear in the P...

Page 40: ...tart or Warm Start When the print server restarts the cold start or warm start trap message is generated Authentication Failure When the print server received a SNMP request with a community name that does not match the community name the print server is configured with stored in the print server s memory an authentication failure trap message is generated In the print server s SNMP implementation...

Page 41: ... HP WebJetAdmin SNMP Traps Enable the function of sending SNMP Authentication Failure trap message to the network administrator if the community name within a SNMP request is not correct SMB Setup The print server supports the SMB Server Message Block protocol user can send the print jobs through Network Neighborhood without installing print server s driver 1 Click Setup it appears the sub menu 2 ...

Page 42: ...ption allows you to assign a workgroup name to print server on the Network Neighborhood Windows uses it to identify the print server on the Network 4 Shared Name This option allows you to assign a name to print server s port ...

Page 43: ...n section in this chapter NetBEUI The NetBEUI protocol must be installed For further information please read NetBEUI Protocol Installation section in this chapter TCP IP Protocol Installation 1 Click Start point to Settings and select Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 If the TCP IP Protocol is not already installed click Add 4 Select Protocol and click Add 5 Select Microsoft from the...

Page 44: ...tocols box and follow the instructions on the screen 7 Restart your computer for new settings to take effect 8 Done Note For more detailed information please refer to your Microsoft Windows 9X ME NT 2000 XP 2003 manuals Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 manual Installation Procedure Please perform the steps as follows to ensure a smooth installation 1 Run Setup from the print server s NetWare Win 9...

Page 45: ...ort box will then appear along with the print server s Node ID The last 6 digits of the Node ID located on the back of the print server unit Select one printer server port from the list which is now connected to one of your printer s as shown in the following picture By default the computer will first search for the print server s on the network by using the IPX SPX protocol If the IPX SPX protoco...

Page 46: ... Port software comes with un installation wizard program to help users remove the software components from their Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 systems in minutes Please follow the directions listed below to proceed with the un installation procedure After the Network Print Port is removed the print server is no longer accessible via the Network Print Port You have to re install the Network Prin...

Page 47: ...fy using DOS commands or UNIX text mode commands This applies to Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 and UNIX systems Note The Network Print Monitor can only search for the print server s over the same network segment the Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 UNIX computer is located You would like to install a print server on a different network segment DHCP The print server supports DHCP feature allowing the print server...

Page 48: ...and printer type list and click Next 11 Select Shared Type in a new Share Name or leave it in default and click Next 12 A message reading After your printer is installed Windows can print a test page so you can confirm that the printer is set up properly Select Yes Recommended and click Finish 13 Done Windows 2000 XP 2003 Standard TCP IP Port Printing Installation 1 Click Start point to Settings a...

Page 49: ... shown the picture as below and type in the IP address assigned to the print server in the Printer Name or IP Address box Click Next 6 In the Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard box as shown in the following picture Select Custom Click Settings button and click Next ...

Page 50: ...1 lp2 and lp3 in this step 9 Click Finish 10 Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type list and click Next 11 Type in a new Printer name or leave it in default and click Next button 12 A message reading To confirm that the printer is installed properly you can print a test page Select Yes Recommended and click Finish 13 Done Note For Windows RAW protocol printing Port number 910...

Page 51: ...Select SCO Admin 2 Select Printer Setup Manager 3 Enter Printer Add TCP IP Printer 4 Name Input a name you like For example Test Protocol Type Choose lpd BSD Make Model Select the printer model For example EPSON LQ570 Printer Connection Type Choose On Remote Server Remote System Input the IP address of the printer server For example 192 168 1 250 Remote Printer lp1 or lp2 or lp3 fixed If the print...

Page 52: ...ty of the Linux based variants is exactly the same Following are the outlined procedures recommended for all users on Red Hat Linux 7 2 7 3 or later with X Window system installed 1 Make sure that the TCP IP is well configured on your RedHat system including network interface card s driver and IP related settings say IP address subnet mask and gateway IP 2 Log in root 3 Assign Print Server an IP a...

Page 53: ...6 Click New button 7 Click Forward button 8 In the Name field type a user defined name click Forward ...

Page 54: ...eld type the IP address of print server 11 In the Queue field type a print server s port name which connect to the printer For example lp1 12 Click Forward button 13 In the Printer field choose Postscript Printer 14 Choose the model of printer and click Forward 15 Done ...

Page 55: ...ng directory 2 Before upgrading the print server ensure that it is not printing jobs You have to wait until the print job is finished before you can proceed 3 Be careful not to interrupt the file transfer If the transfer is interrupted the print server may have to be re initialized by your dealer Upgrading the print server from PSAdmin 1 Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor Admin or e...

Page 56: ...mpsXX bin 7 Wait for the file transfer to complete 8 Quit from tftp 9 Done Upgrading the print server from Browser 1 Ensure binary file is located in your current working directory 2 Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL 3 Click Misc and then choose Firmware Upgrade it then as shown in the following picture 4 Click Browse and select the firmware file 5 Click Upgrade 6 Done ...

Page 57: ... not flash four times contact your dealer for a replacement or repair LINK Green If the network cabling is Twisted Pair Cable and when this light is ON the Twisted Pair cable connection is problem free POWER Green In most cases the print server fails to send and receive network data due to incorrect use of the network cable and or to connector problems Twisted Pair Cable is 10BaseT 100BaseT 8 wire...

Page 58: ...ble transport See RIP for NWLink IPX SPX compatible transport Installation Procedure later in this section Add the frame type 802 2 for both Ethernet adapters See Multi Segment Frame Type 802 2 Installation later in this section RIP for NWLink IPX SPX compatible transport Installation Procedure 1 From your Windows NT server that is used as a router select Start from the bottom left hand corner of ...

Page 59: ...n each computer to re establish a new connection Print Server Reconfiguration Procedure on Windows 95 98 Me 1 Click Start on the bottom left hand corner of the screen 2 Select Settings and select Printers 3 Select your printer connected to the print server and right click the printer icon Select Properties 4 Click Details tab 5 Click Port Settings as shown in the picture below The print server wil...

Page 60: ...incorrect or incomplete print server installations It is always wise to check the installation configurations first In some cases if necessary delete the print server print queue s or other setting s Next recreate the necessary parameters or reconfigure the print server by running the PSAdmin TCP IP Troubleshooting When you are configuring a new print server on your NT UNIX server through LPR Port...

Page 61: ...a multiple segmented network while installing the print server For example assuming the print server is on Segment A NT server is on Segment B and there is a gateway computer between Segment A and Segment B The network might be a complete TCP IP network or a hybrid of TCP IP and IPX SPX network If this is the case you have to adopt the following steps depending on which platform the gateway comput...

Page 62: ... 68 on purpose Do not type this IP address as 192 72 214 100 4 Type tftp 192 722 214 68 get config txt The configuration file will then be retrieved and transferred to your NT server 5 Type edit config txt to modify this configuration file 6 In your editor modify BoxIPAddress field from 0 0 0 0 to 192 72 214 100 Leave other options as default and do not change their values When done save this new ...

Page 63: ...ssume your computers use the WORKGROUP as the SMB workgroup name in Windows Please assign the same SMB name to your print server If print server uses the different SMB name from computers the SMB printing won t active 2 Now you can find the print server from the SMB workgroup of Windows Then double click it ...

Page 64: ...3 Double click it again 4 Now you have to install the printer s driver ...

Page 65: ...5 Choose it from the Add Printer Wizard 6 Install printer successfully ...

Page 66: ...oing and pending print jobs Perform a Factory Default 1 Disconnect the external power adapter 2 Hold down the reset button 3 Reconnect the external reset button Wait about 5 6 seconds 4 Release the reset button 5 The print server will restart WARNING This will erase all settings of print server to default and should be performed with caution After performing a factory default the default settings ...

Page 67: ...r adapter are properly connected 4 Recheck the print server connection by running the PSAdmin It should read Connected Question B Print jobs start printing but print very slowly or print unknown characters Possible explanation and solution A printer driver is missing or is incompatible with that printer Using a print driver that is not specific for the printer can cause printing errors Install the...

Page 68: ...print server name the printer name or the queue name Type in a new name without a space between two characters or replace a space by a dash or an underscore _ Question F The PSAdmin reports Print server Already Exists Printer Already Exists or Print Queue Already Exists after specifying the print server name or the print queue name in Auto Setup Possible Explanation A same print server name or que...

Page 69: ...0 PCL or Panasonic KX P6300 PCL or Panasonic KX P6500 PCL to the print server through the Network Print Port DO NOT redirect the printer named Panasonic KX P6100 GDI Panasonic KX P6300 GDI or Panasonic KX P6500 GDI to the print server Please note that the print server doesn t support printing with host based printers e g CAPT GDI and PPA printers Furthermore the print server doesn t support any no...

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