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Networking Basics

The new settings will take effect when you restart the computer.  Click

 Yes

 to

restart the computer.

You have completed configuring this computer.  Next, you will need to run the 

Net-

work Setup Disk

 on all the other computers on your network.  After running the

Network Setup Disk

 on all your computers, your new network will be

ready to use.

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Summary of Contents for DP-300U

Page 1: ...Manual Building Networks for People Ethernet USB Print Server D Link DP 300U DP 300U DP 300U DP 300U DP 300U ...

Page 2: ... 17 TCP IP Printing for Windows 2000 26 TCP IP Printing for Windows 98SE ME 35 Unix Linux Printing 46 Setting up AppleTalk or LPR Printing in MAC OSX 47 Setting upAppleTalk Printing in MAC OS9 54 Port Pinouts 58 Networking Basics 59 Technical Specifications 71 Contacting Technical Support 72 Warranty 73 Appendix DP 300U Printer Compatibility List 75 ...

Page 3: ...ve items are missing please contact your reseller System Requirements A computer with an installed Ethernet adapter Windows XP 2000 NT4 ME 98SE 95 Apple Mac OS withAppleTalk Linux Solaris SCO Unix AIX NetWare 5 x Native NDS Internet Explorer 6 0 or Netscape Navigator version 6 0 or above with JavaScript enabled Printer must support required Operating System ...

Page 4: ...through TCP IP The DP 300U also supports Telnet as an alternative method to configure the unit The DP 300U improves network printing services in the following ways The DP 300U delegates print jobs to connected printers This provides workload relief to your file servers and allows the file servers full capacity to be used for file access or other direct services to network users On peer to peer net...

Page 5: ...e DP 300U s three printer ports are located on its rear panel One USB and two identical parallel ports are labeled USB LPT1 and LPT2 These printer ports are independently configurable using the PSAdmin program or the print server sTelnet interface See the PS Admin User s Guide available on the CD that came with the DP 300U for information about configuring the print server s ports The Print Server...

Page 6: ...ble The port supports the NWay protocol allowing the Print Server to automatically detect or negotiate the transmission speed of the network DCPowerConnector The DC power input connector is located on the Print Server s rear panel and is labeled DC 5V LED Indicators The front panel of the Print Server features five LED indicators Rear Panel Connectors Power Link Act USB LPT1 LPT2 Power LPT2 LPT1 R...

Page 7: ... the Print Server is transferring print data through the appropriate parallel port or USB port Confirm proper operation of each of the printers to be connected to the DP 300U 1 When you have confirmed proper operation of each printer switch its power OFF 2 Confirm that your network is operating normally 3 Connect the DP 300U RJ 45 Connector to the network using an Ethernet CAT5 cable 4 While each ...

Page 8: ...uch error signal contact your dealer for correction of the faulty unit When the DP 300U is powered ON it also automatically performs a Self Test on each of its major components The final result of the Self Test is signaled by the state of the USB LPT1 and LPT2 LED indicators following the Self Test Preliminary to the actual component tests the three LED indicators are tested to confirm their stead...

Page 9: ...e connected to the USB port of the DP 300U Do not connect any other USB devices to the USB port of the DP 300U to do so may damage the unit and will void the warranty for this product LPT2 LPT1 Inkjet Printer For a list of printers that are compatible with the DP 300U please see the Appendix in this manual The compatibility list is not comprehensive Even if it is not included in the list your prin...

Page 10: ...ion through four links on the top of this main screen Home Configuration Network Tools and Help Open your web browser and type http 192 168 0 10 in the address box and press Enter This set of numbers is the default IP Address of your Print Server Please note that the PC s IP Address must correspond with the Print Server s IP Address in the same segment for the two devices to communicate Using Web ...

Page 11: ...he most updated information Once a printer is connected to the Print Server the Printer Status will show Online System Status and Printer Status Server Name The name assigned to the Print Server Model The model of the Print Server Hardware Version The version of the hardware on the Print Server Firmware Version The version of the firmware and release date on the Print Server MACAddress The MAC add...

Page 12: ...ion page to ensure the settings are updated and saved Server Name The name assigned to the Print Server Location optional Input a comment indicating where the Print Server is located Admin Contact Optional Administrator name for the Print Server Password By default the DP 300U does not have a password This is a security risk it is recommended that you enter a password for the Print Server Port Nam...

Page 13: ... 192 168 0 10 Click the Save button to ensure the settings are updated and saved NOTE If you change and save the IP Address of the DP 300U you would have to make similar changes on your web browser to access the web configuration again NetBEUI Protocol The NetBEUI Protocol section will show you the settings required to configure the DP 300U Print Server for NetBEUI printing Click the Save button t...

Page 14: ...14 Network ...

Page 15: ...int server to your printer Your Parallel and USB printer will have to support native DOS mode for the test page to print Print Test Reset section will allow you to reset your print server Click the Yes button to activate the reset process Reset will restart the print server Factory reset will reset all settings to factory default and restart the print server Default IP address of the print server ...

Page 16: ... the main screen to enter the Help Page it provides a link to D Link s support website D Link s support website will provide the most up to date information on your DP 300U Print Server Please check the website regularly for product and firmware updates ...

Page 17: ...ress must be in the same subnet as the Print Server s IP Address for the two devices to communicate For example if your Print Server s IP Address is 192 168 0 10 with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 then your computer s IP Address should be 192 168 0 x where x is a value between 1 254 excluding 10 See Networking Basics Assigning a Static IP Address in this manual to find out how to change an IP Add...

Page 18: ...18 TCP IP Printing for Windows XP continued At the Configuration window write down the Port Names for future reference You will need this information later in the configuration process ...

Page 19: ...elect TCP IP Protocol at the Network window the screen below appears We recommend that you keep the default settings as shown If you need to make changes make sure to click Save after you have made the changes You may wish to make a note of the IP Address ...

Page 20: ...20 Go to Start Settings Printers and Faxes Add a Printer Click Next TCP IP Printing for Windows XP continued ...

Page 21: ...or Windows XP continued Select Local Printer Click Next Select Create a new port At the pull down menu highlight Standard TCP IP Port Click Next Click Next DeselectAutomatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer ...

Page 22: ...e in the IP address of the Print Server i e 192 168 0 10 The Port Name will automatically be filled in Click Next Select Custom Click Settings The screen below will appear Select LPR Enter the Port Name in the LPR Settings Queue Name field Click OK ...

Page 23: ...23 TCP IP Printing for Windows XP continued Click Next Click Finish ...

Page 24: ...Click Next Click Next TCP IP Printing for Windows XP continued Highlight the printer as shown If the desired printer is not on the list click Have Disk and insert the printer driver disk that came with your printer to install the printer drivers Click Next ...

Page 25: ...25 Click Finish The printer is now ready for printing with Windows XP on your network TCP IP Printing for Windows XP continued ...

Page 26: ...eld Press the Enter or Return Key Note The PC s IP Address must be in the same subnet as the Print Server s IP Address for the two devices to communicate For example if your Print Server s IP Address is 192 168 0 10 with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 then your computer s IP Address should be 192 168 0 x where x is a value between 1 254 excluding 10 D LinkDP 300U ...

Page 27: ...27 TCP IP Printing for Windows 2000 continued At the Configuration window write down the Port Names for future reference You will need this information later in the configuration process ...

Page 28: ...select TCP IP Protocol at the Network window the screen below appears We recommend that you keep the default settings as shown If you need to make changes make sure to click Save after you have made the changes You may wish to make a note of the IP Address ...

Page 29: ...29 Go to Start Settings Printers Double click on the Add Printer icon Click Next TCP IP Printing for Windows 2000 continued ...

Page 30: ...30 TCP IP Printing for Windows 2000 continued Select Local Printer Click Next Select Create a new port at the pull down menu highlight Standard TCP IP Port Click Next ...

Page 31: ...ontinued Click Next Click Next Type in the IPAddress of the Print Server in the Printer Name or IP Address field The Port Name field will automatically be filled in Select Custom Click Settings The screen on the following page will appear ...

Page 32: ...32 TCP IP Printing for Windows 2000 continued Click Next Select LPR Enter the Port Name in the LPR Settings Queue Name field Click OK The Port Name shown here is only an example ...

Page 33: ...k Next At this screen you can input a name for the printer Click Next PS 1123D6 P1 Highlight the printer as shown If the desired printer is not on the list click Have Disk and insert the printer driver disk that came with your printer to install the printer drivers ...

Page 34: ...P Printing for Windows 2000 continued Click Next Select Yes to print a test page Click Next Click Finish The printer is now ready for printing with Windows 2000 on your network Select Do not share this printer ...

Page 35: ...ield Press the Enter or Return Key D LinkDP 300U Note The PC s IP Address must be in the same subnet as the Print Server s IP Address for the two devices to communicate For example if your Print Server s IP Address is 192 168 0 10 with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 then your computer s IP Address should be 192 168 0 x where x is a value between 1 254 excluding 10 ...

Page 36: ...ng for Windows 98SE ME continued At the Configuration window write down the Port Names for future reference You will need this information later in the configuration process The Port Names shown here are only examples ...

Page 37: ...u select TCP IP Protocol at the Network window the screen below appears We recommend that you keep the default settings as shown If you need to make changes make sure to click Save after you have made the changes You may wish to make a note of the IP Address ...

Page 38: ...38 TCP IP Printing for Windows 98SE ME continued ClickAdd Highlight Client ClickAdd Go to Start Settings Control Panel Double click on Network ...

Page 39: ...ck OK to accept the location of the file 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 1 2 3 Highlight lpr inf 4 Click OK Insert the DP 300U CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Select the letter representing the CD ROM drive on your computer from the pull down menu Double click on the folder lpr ...

Page 40: ...40 TCP IP Printing for Windows 98SE ME continued Click OK You should now be back to the Network Properties Page Highlight LPR for TCP IP Printing Click Properties ...

Page 41: ...tinued The Port name and IP Address will be displayed The Port Name at right is just an example Click OK Type in the IPAddress of the DP 300U Make sure the Port Name is accu rate The Port Name at right is just an example Click OK Click Add Port ...

Page 42: ...42 Click OK Windows will ask for a restart Click Yes TCP IP Printing for Windows 98SE ME continued ...

Page 43: ...oted click on Start Settings Printers Add Printer When the Add Printer Wizard screen appears Click Next Select Network Printer Click Next Type in the path if you know it or Click Browse TCP IP Printing for Windows 98SE ME continued ...

Page 44: ...ied type in the IPAddress of the DP 300U and the Port Name The Port Name shown at right is just an example Select Yes or No to answer the question Do you print from MS DOS based pro grams Click Next Click Next Click Next PS 1123D6 P1 Highlight the printer as shown If the desired printer is not on the list click Have Disk and insert the printer driver disk that came with your printer to install the...

Page 45: ...45 TCP IP Printing for Windows 98SE ME continued Select Yes to print a test page Click Finish Go to Start Settings Printers Check to see that your printer is installed ...

Page 46: ...46 Unix Linux Printing Please refer to the PS Admin Manual on the CD included with your purchase for information on setting up the Print Server in Unix Linux ...

Page 47: ...es window and Click Network With Mac OSX you can useAppleTalk or LPR printers using IP protocols for printing through Print Servers Follow the instructions below for setting up the Print Server After attaching the Print Server to your network using the directions provided in the Quick Installation Guide change the IP Address of your Macintosh to access the Print Server s web configuration ...

Page 48: ...02 168 0 x where x is any number between 1 and 254 except 10 which is the IPAddress of the Print Server The IP Addresses and Subnet Mask shown here are examples only Setting up Apple Talk or LPR Printing in Mac OS X continued Select the AppleTalk tab in this window and check Make AppleTalk Active ...

Page 49: ...ation for the DP 300U will appear Please write down the printer names that appear in this window for future use Select the Network tab in the configuration window Here you can modify the IPAddress of the Print Server to conform to your network if necessary IfAppleTalkwillbe used as the default printing protocol the DP 300U s IPAddress will not need to be altered ...

Page 50: ...50 Setting up Apple Talk or LPR Printing in Mac OS X continued To print open a document and select File Print from the menu Select Edit Printer List from the Printer dialogbox Click Add Printer ...

Page 51: ...rint Server will be dis played The Port Names shown here are examples only Click on the Port to which the post script printer is connected Then select the printer model from the dialog box displayed here Click Add Printer and the Printer Port configuration is complete Select the Printer Port just configured in the Print window Click Print to print your document In this example AppleTalk has been s...

Page 52: ...Server into the LPR Printer s Address field In the Queue Name field type in the Port Name of the post script printer that is connected to the Print Server The Port Name illus trated here is only an example Select the printer model from the dialog box Click Add and the process is complete Close all Print Center windows select the Printer Port that was just selected Click Print to print the document...

Page 53: ...twork printers in your AppleTalk zone The Port Names shown in this manual are examples only Setting up the Print Server for AppleTalk Printing To set up your Print Server so that it can be used forAppleTalk printing Note Mac OS printing is supported for Postscript printers only If your AppleTalk network is divided into AppleTalk zones you will have to specify which zone the Print Server should be ...

Page 54: ...ere you can change the Port s Settings Printer Type Describes the type of printer Most PostScript printers should use the LaserWriter type PostScriptLevel Describes whether the printer supports Level 1 PostScript or Level 2 PostScript This information can usually be found in the printer s documentation or on the printer test page Font Group Describes the print font options supported by the printer...

Page 55: ...sumes you are using the LaserWriter 8 To choose a printer connected to your Print Server as your MacOS workstation s default printer Open the Chooser by selecting Chooser from the Apple menu Select the LaserWriter 8 icon on the left Make sure that AppleTalk is set to Active A list of all networked PostScript printers will be displayed Double click the name of the Printer Port you wish to use The P...

Page 56: ...ct PPD If you wish to access this setting in the future you can use the Setup button in the Chooser window The selected printer will become your computer s default printer You may need to choose Page Setup in any applications you have open Select the appropriate printer description file for your printer Click Open If your printer is not listed click Generic to use a generic printer description ...

Page 57: ...are active low signals 25 pin Centronics Signal Source 16 15 17 18 25 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 10 11 12 13 14 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 10 11 12 13 14 32 31 36 16 17 19 30 nStrobe Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 Data 5 Data 6 Data 7 Data 8 nAck Busy PError Select nAutoFd nFault nInit nSelectIn Ground Host Bi directional Bi directional Bi directional Bi directional Bi directional Bi directional Bi directional Bi dire...

Page 58: ...sh a network at home or work using Microsoft Windows XP Note Please refer to websites such as http www homenethelp com and http www microsoft com windows2000 for information about networking computers using Windows 2000 ME or 98SE Go to Start Control Panel Network Connections When this screen appears Click Next ...

Page 59: ...inued Please follow all the instructions in this window Click Next In this window select the best description of your computer If your computer connects to the internet through a gateway router select the second option as shown ...

Page 60: ...60 Networking Basics Enter a Computer description and a Computer name optional Click Next Enter a Workgroup name All computers on your network should have the same Workgroup name Click Next continued ...

Page 61: ...Basics Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes When the changes are complete Click Next Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard configures the computer This may take a few minutes continued ...

Page 62: ...tion In this example Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected You will run this disk on each of the computers on your network Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive in this case drive A Format the disk if you wish and Click Next Click Next continued ...

Page 63: ...ies the files Please read the information under Here s how in the screen below After you complete the Network Setup Wizard you will use the Network Setup Disk to run the Network Setup Wizard once on each of the computers on your network To continue Click Next continued ...

Page 64: ...ter Click Yes to restart the computer You have completed configuring this computer Next you will need to run the Net work Setup Disk on all the other computers on your network After running the Network Setup Disk on all your computers your new network will be ready to use continued ...

Page 65: ...e directions in Windows XP Click Start in the lower left corner of the screen Right click My Computer Select Properties and Click Select the Computer Name tab in the System Properties window You may enter a Computer Description optional To rename the computer and join a domain Click Change continued ...

Page 66: ... All computers on your network must have the same Workgroup name Click OK How to find your IPAddress in Windows XP The adapter equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP Ad dress range To verify the IP Address of the adapter please do the following Right click on the Local Area Con nection icon in the task bar Click on Status continued ...

Page 67: ...outers will automatically assign IP Addresses to the computers on the network using DHCP Dynamic Host Con figuration Protocol technology If you are using a DHCP capable Gateway Broadband Router you will not need to assign Static IP Addresses If you are not using a DHCP capable Gateway Broadband Router or you need to assign a Static IP Address please follow these instructions Go to Start Double cli...

Page 68: ...68 Networking Basics continued Assigning a Static IPAddress in Windows XP 2000 Double click Network Connections Double click Properties Right click LocalArea Connections ...

Page 69: ... must be the same for all the computers on the network Networking Basics continued Assigning a Static IPAddress in Windows XP 2000 Input your DNS server addresses Note If you are entering a DNS server you must enter the IP Address of the Default Gateway The DNS server information will be supplied by your ISP Internet Service Provider Click OK Click Internet Protocol TCP IP Click Properties Select ...

Page 70: ...connection Network Protocols Ethernet Frame Types 802 2 802 3 Ethernet II SNAP auto switching Transport Protocols TCP IP NetBEUI AppleTalk EtherTalk LPR TCP IPProtocols Supported BOOTP SNMP Telnet TFTP FTP LPD RARP DHCP Management and Diagnostics Standard SNMP MIBs MIB II RFC1213 Diagnostic LED Indicators Pw Lk Act LPT1 LPT2 USB Environmental and Physical Power Supply External power supply providi...

Page 71: ...Link Technical Support over the Telephone 877 453 5465 24 hours a day seven days a week D Link Technical Support over the Internet http support dlink com email support dlink com Tech Support for customers within Canada D Link Technical Support over the Telephone 800 361 5265 Monday to Friday 8 30am to 9 00pm EST D Link Technical Support over the Internet http support dlink ca email support dlink c...

Page 72: ...nctional specifications for the Software as set forth in the applicable documentation from the date of original retail purchase of the Software for a period of ninety 90 days Warranty Period provided that the Software is properly installed on approved hardware and operated as contemplated in its documentation D Link further warrants that during the Warranty Period the magnetic media on which D Lin...

Page 73: ...ered with defaced or removed Initial installation installation and removal of the product for repair and shipping costs Operational adjustments covered in the operating manual for the product and normal maintenance Damage that occurs in shipment due to act of God failures due to power surge and cosmetic damage Any hardware software firmware or other products or services provided by anyone other th...

Page 74: ...llation 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 communication 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 t...

Page 75: ...500 1520 Epson Stylus Color 3000 Epson Stylus C60 Epson Stylus C80 Epson LQ 100 Epson LQ 300 Epson LQ 550 570 Epson LQ 1070C Epson LQ 2070 2170C Epson EPL N2000 N2010 Appendix The Fujitsu Printer Fuji 10V 14V Fuji DL 700 Fuji DL 3800 The HP Printer Plotter HP Portable HP LaserJet III HP LaserJet 4P 4L 4V HP LaserJet 5L HP LaserJet 6P 6L HP LaserJet 1100 1100A HP LaserJet 1200 HP LaserJet 2100 2100...

Page 76: ...Optra SC 1275 Lexmark Optra SE 3455 Lexmark Optra T614 Lexmark Optra W810 Lexmark Z53 The NEC Printer NEC P2200 NEC P3200 NEC P5300 NEC P6300 NEC P7300 Other Printers Brother HL 1260 CD T120 Citizen GSX 230 Futek 84 OKIML 391 OKIdata OL 400 Olivetti JP450 Panasonic 2023 Panasonic KX P1624 Printtec PR856C Star NX 2420 Tektronix Phraser 350 Other printers from the brands listed above may also be sup...

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