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Page 1: ...USB 2 0 PRINT SERVER User Manual DN 13006 1 ...

Page 2: ... 30 SETUP MENU 39 INSTALLING PRINT SERVER ON NETWARE 4 X 5 X 44 SETTING UP A MACINTOSH COMPUTER 48 6 NETWORK PRINT MONITOR 55 PREPARATION 55 TCP IP PROTOCOL INSTALLATION 56 IPX SPX COMPATIBLE PROTOCOL INSTALLATION 56 NETBEUI PROTOCOL INSTALLATION 57 WINDOWS 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP 2003 MANUAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 57 UNINSTALLING NETWORK PRINT PORT ON WINDOWS 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP 2003 59 7 TCP IP LPR ...

Page 3: ... PROBLEMS 72 WINDOWS 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP 2003 VISTA 7 8 10 TROUBLESHOOTING 73 MOVING THE PRINT SERVER TO A NEW SEGMENT 74 MOVING YOUR COMPUTER TO A NEW SEGMENT 75 NOVELL NETWARE TROUBLESHOOTING 75 TCP IP TROUBLESHOOTING 75 APPENDIX 78 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 83 ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 85 ...

Page 4: ...C Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply 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 use...

Page 5: ...hese print servers Any standard SNMP based application can be used to access and manage these print servers Network configuration The print servers provide an embedded web server that can be accessed via a proper web browser We also subsidiary Windows based PSAdmin utility which help administrator to setup print server environment Components and Features Network Print Server 1 Bi directional paral...

Page 6: ... Port at USB 1 1 Before you start you should prepare the following items One Windows based computer with print server setup CD One printer One printer cable Hardware Installation To install the print servers you need to complete these steps Confirm that your printer parallel port or USB Port works well Connect the print server to the network and printer and plug in the print server Follow these in...

Page 7: ... PARALLEL Rear Panel USB1 USB2 LAN PARALLEL is Port 1 PID1 USB1 is Port 2 PID2 USB2 is Port 3 PID3 Network Environment Wired Network with Print Server Printer Print Server Computer Computer Computer HUB ...

Page 8: ...NetBEUI and AppleTalk In addition we provide software for network configuration on the following networks Novell NetWare 3 12 4 x 5 x 6 0 6 5 Bindery and NDS Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me Microsoft Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Vista 7 8 10 Apple EtherTalk UNIX Linux system Internet via Internet Printer Connection software Configuration Solution Table Setup Operating System Function Remarks PSAdmin utility...

Page 9: ...e 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 installations way to setup Windows 95 98 Me Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Vista 7 8 10 NetWare UNIX Linux system and Mac computer Firstly we introduce PSAdmin utility HP Web JetAdmin program and Internet Printing P...

Page 10: ...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 Note For setup wizard under Windows Vista 7 8 10 you have to choose the Run as administrator by righ...

Page 11: ...e connected printer Note The setup CD will install the print server s driver PSAdmin and Setup Wizard into 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 ...

Page 12: ...12 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 13: ...r to keep using the default IP address and keep the default settings IP address 192 168 0 10 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Click Yes if you want 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 ...

Page 14: ...lready 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 does not appear in the list ...

Page 15: ...lick 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 16: ...the 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 17: ...ou 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 18: ...18 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 19: ... Programs Network Print Server PSAdmin The screen will then appear as follow picture All print server s feature Novell NetWare function on the LAN will be displayed along with their respective device name MAC Address print server name firmware version and status The terms are defined as follows Device Name The name of the print server hardware used for identification purposes MAC Address The Ether...

Page 20: ...lect Obtain an IP address from DHCP server If there is a DHCP server on your network This option allows the print server to obtain IP related settings automatically from your DHCP server This setting by default is disabled If you would like to manually specify an IP address to the device please skip to the following step 3 In the IP Address option type an IP address for the print server The IP add...

Page 21: ...erver as a Supervisor Admin or equivalent 2 Click Wizard button just like a picture and select NetWare Wizard as follow picture 3 Select the NetWare File Server to which the print server device will be attached 4 Type in a Print server 5 Type in a Print Queue Names Note Each print queue corresponds to each print port of the print server 6 Click OK 7 Done 8 From your NetWare client computer such as...

Page 22: ...ct the print server that you wish to configure 4 Click Properties in the tool bar and the following screen will appear Properties button just like a picture as follow picture 5 Select NetWare and type in the Print server that created during PCONSOLE 6 Optional In Bindery Settings Select NetWare file server s that print server can do Bindery mode 7 Optional In NDS Settings Select NetWare file serve...

Page 23: ...d IP address to the print server Specify an IP address IP Address This option shows the print server s current IP address maybe obtained from your DHCP server or manually specified This option also allows you to manually specify an IP address to the print server if DHCP option is disabled Subnet Mask This option shows the print server s current subnet mask maybe obtained from the DHCP server or ma...

Page 24: ...ctory 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 the network for all attached print server s Note Configure the print speed in the Advanced label must match the printer s speed which con...

Page 25: ...ues 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 ...

Page 26: ...ew 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 printer wizard Click Next 4 Selec...

Page 27: ...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 28: ... versions we recommend IE or Netscape version 4 or higher Please access HP Customer Care Online at http www hp com go webjetadmin Note When installed on a supported host server HP Web JetAdmin can be accessed from any client through a supported Web browser by browsing to the HP Web JetAdmin host Installing HP Web JetAdmin Before installing the HP Web JetAdmin software you must have domain administ...

Page 29: ... software by adding a link to your web server s home page that is addressed to HP Web JetAdmin s URL For example http server domain port Configuring and Modifying a Device Using your browser navigate to HP Web JetAdmin s URL For example http server domain port Follow the instructions on the appropriate home page to configure or modify your printer Note You can also substitute the server domain wit...

Page 30: ...he 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 and management the print server The status menu of the pr...

Page 31: ...llows you to view contact name of the print server To check the print server s contact name who in charge of this device System Location This option allows you to view Location name of the print server To confirm the print server s location name 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 se...

Page 32: ... firmware version is newer in this time MAC Address This option allows you to view Node ID of the print server The Node ID is unique from any print server Email Alert This option allows you to view the status of Email Alert feature Print Jobs This option allows you to view all the print jobs sent by any network user ...

Page 33: ...ws you to view model of the printer When the printer connected 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 se...

Page 34: ...ork this option allows the print server to obtain IP related settings automatically from your DHCP server IP Address This 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 This option allows you to view gat...

Page 35: ... shown in the following picture General Settings Print Server Name This option allows you to view print server s name would be configured by PSAdmin utility Polling Time This option allows you to view polling time from the print server This function is search for NetWare Server by per time ...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...r in the web browser Port Name ATALK_PS xxxxxx 1 where xxxxxx 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 Pos...

Page 38: ...hown in the following picture SNMP Communities This option allows you to view SNMP communities from the print server There are two communities that control message from the network management of the print server SNMP Traps This option allows you to view SNMP traps from the print server ...

Page 39: ...me from the print server Setup Menu Meanwhile you have finished the IP address configuration with print server You should use web browser to configure the print server The setup menu of the print server helps administrator to setup the print server s System Printer NetWare TCP IP SNMP and AppleTalk Preparation Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL default 192 168 0 10 Then the print ...

Page 40: ...icture Email Alert This option allows you to Enable Disable the Email Alert support SMTP Server IP Address This option allows you to input the IP address of your Email SMTP server Administrator E mail Address This option allows you to input your Email address that you want to receive the notification by Email ...

Page 41: ...onfirm 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 Printer Setup 1 Click Setup it then appears the sub menu 2 Click Printer it then as shown in the following picture Bi ...

Page 42: ...ption allows you to input IP address 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 Default Router This opti...

Page 43: ...ver to which the print server device will be attached 3 Click Setup it then appears the sub menu 4 Click NetWare it then as shown in the following picture Print Server Name This option allows you to input print server name which configured by PSAdmin utility or PCOMSOLE program Polling Time The time interval in which the print server unit polls the file server for servicing of print queues ...

Page 44: ...tionality the print server must work under NetWare 4 x 5 x NDS Bindery Emulation When you install the NetWare file server for the first time by default the installation program will automatically set up the Bindery Emulation function for you by adding SET BINDERY CONTEXT in the AUTOEXEC NCF file By default the bindery context will only be set on your organization O object If you have ever modified...

Page 45: ... Please restart your NetWare file server in order for new settings to take effect immediately 6 Next please refer to Auto Setup section in this chapter to finish installing your print server 7 Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor Admin or equivalent via a Bindery connection 8 Run NetWare s PCONSOLE and add users to the Queue Users list 9 From your NetWare client computer such as Windo...

Page 46: ...protocol The basic configuration is for the print server in an AppleTalk environment is performed simply by opening the Chooser window and selecting a printer that is connected to the print server The printer should be a Postscript printer 1 Click Setup it appears the sub menu 2 Click AppleTalk it as shown in the following picture ...

Page 47: ...f the print server in the web browser Port Name In this option type a name for identification purpose or just leave it in default recommended Note The default print server s Chooser name is as shown as follows ATALK_PS xxxxxx 1 where xxxxxx represents the last six digits of the device s Node ID For example ATALK_PS 40EEED 1 You may also change the ATALK_PS to a name you like for identification pur...

Page 48: ...featuring the support for AppleTalk protocol along with its default Chooser Name in the right hand Select A PostScript Printer dialog box Note 1 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 pri...

Page 49: ...49 MAC OS 10 6 and above LPD Setting 1 In System Preferences click Print Fax 2 Press ...

Page 50: ...50 3 In Add Printer Address field input print server IP ex 192 168 0 10 Protocol select Line Printer Daemon LPD Queue field input lp1 Print Using select your printer Press Add ...

Page 51: ...51 4 LPD setting finish ...

Page 52: ...ver supports up to two community names The default community name is public case sensitive with Read Only access right in default When an unusual condition or activity occurs the SNMP agent alerts the SNMP manager through SNMP traps Following list summaries SNMP trap messages that the print server will send out Activities SNMP Trap Messages Description Link Up or Link Down When the network interfa...

Page 53: ...ars the sub menu 2 Click SNMP it then as shown in the following picture SNMP Community The print server supports up to two community names The default community name is public case sensitive with Read Only access right in default Support HP WebJetAdmin This option allows user determine to disable enable the Support HP WebJetAdmin SNMP Traps Enable the function of sending SNMP Authentication Failur...

Page 54: ...also support the SMB printing on Microsoft Windows Vista 7 8 10 1 Click Setup it appears the sub menu 2 Click SMB it as shown in the following picture Workgroup Name This option 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 Shared Name This option allows you to assign a name to print server s port ...

Page 55: ...further information please read TCP IP Protocol Installation section in this chapter Note If TCP IP protocol is chosen please refer to Assigning an IP Address to the print server section later in this chapter IPX SPX The IPX SPX compatible Protocol must be installed For further information please read IPX SPX compatible Protocol Installation section in this chapter NetBEUI The NetBEUI protocol mus...

Page 56: ...8 Restart the computer 9 Done Note Using TCP IP protocol to access the print server requires well configured TCP IP settings If you are not familiar with these settings please consult your network administrator for details or ask for help IPX SPX compatible Protocol Installation 1 Click Start point to Settings and select Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 If the IPX SPX compatible Pro...

Page 57: ...ocedure Please perform the steps as follows to ensure a smooth installation 1 Run Setup from the print server s Setup CD 2 The Network Print Monitor for Windows 95 98 Me Setup will then appear Click Next 3 A message reading Setup is complete You may add the Network Print Port by using the PSAdmin will appear Click OK 4 Click Start point to Settings and select Printers 5 Double click the Add Printe...

Page 58: ...Network Print Port and click OK 16 The Add Port 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...

Page 59: ...provide users an easiest way to remove all of the Network Print Port components from Windows 95 98 Me the Network Print 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 Vista 7 8 10 systems in minutes Please follow the directions listed below to proceed with the un installation procedure After the Netwo...

Page 60: ...e the PSAdmin utility 2 Manually specify 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 computer is located You would like to install a print server on a different network segment DHCP The print server supports DHCP ...

Page 61: ...n that server box type in a printer name e g lp1 for port 1 lp2 for port 2 and lp3 for port 3 of print server Click OK 8 In the Printer Ports box select Close 9 Click Next 10 Select the appropriate printer manufacturer 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...

Page 62: ...d screen will appear Select Local Printer and click Next 4 From the type of Create a new port box as shown in the following picture select the Standard TCP IP Port Click Next and Next 5 The Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard box will then appear as 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 ...

Page 63: ...gs button and click Next 7 In the Configure Standard TCP IP Port Monitor box as shown in the following picture select LPR form Protocol type in a queue name e g lp1 for port 1 lp2 for port 2 and lp3 for port 3 of print server 8 Click OK and Next Note Please DO NOT type any other name than lp1 lp2 and lp3 in this step ...

Page 64: ...inter 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 9101 for port 1 Port number 9102 for port 2 Port number 9103 for port 3 ...

Page 65: ...e 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 printer connected to the first print server port please choose lp1 If the printer connected to the second print server port please choose lp2 If the printer connected to the third print server port please choo...

Page 66: ...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 address At shell mode c 1 arp s the IP address you want to assign to the Print Server Print Server s Node ID c 2 Execute tftp Print Server s IP get config txt and quit tftp c 3 Edit the config txt and m...

Page 67: ...67 6 Click New button 7 Click Forward button ...

Page 68: ... Queue Type field choose Networked UNIX 10 In the Server field 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 ...

Page 69: ...69 14 Choose the model of printer and click Forward 15 Done ...

Page 70: ... file is located on your current working 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 ...

Page 71: ...nary mode 6 At tftp prompt type put 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 fi...

Page 72: ...able 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 Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable The pin assignments for the RJ 45 connector used for this cable must conform to the UTP cable specifications Power Related Problems The pri...

Page 73: ... a router select Start from the bottom left hand corner of the screen 2 Select Settings 3 Select Control Panel 4 Double click the Network icon 5 Select Services 6 Select Add 7 In the Select Network Service box select the RIP for NWLink IPX SPX compatible transport Click OK 8 Follows the directions on the screen 9 Done Multi Segment Frame Type 802 2 Installation 1 From your Windows NT server that i...

Page 74: ...ab 5 Click Port Settings as shown in the picture below The print server will be displayed on the next print server s configuration screen Find your original print server according to its Port Name or other distinguished name and click this print server 6 Click OK and it returns to the printer s Properties page 7 Click OK 8 Done Print server Reconfiguration Procedure on Windows NT 1 Click Start on ...

Page 75: ...ou might encounter the following problem in your initial installation steps I can do the arp command However when I am going to ping or tftp the print server it always shows Request timed out I have checked the print server s power and it exactly passed the POST Besides the network cabling is OK As such I can t do tftp command to get and put the print server s configuration file and save its IP ad...

Page 76: ...e file server 1 Due to the presence of this NetWare file server the IPX SPX protocol might be used on your network Therefore we strongly suggest you run the PSAdmin from any client computer and select Manual Setup to specify the print server s IP address For more detailed information about Manual Setup please refer to Chapter 3 2 If the solution described above is not applicable you have to follow...

Page 77: ...save this new file and quit from your editor Please note in this step you must specify an IP address which is valid on Segment B such as 192 72 214 100 in this example rather than 192 72 214 68 7 Type for example tftp 192 72 214 68 put config txt to save this new configuration back to print server 8 Move the print server back to the Segment B 9 Done ...

Page 78: ...ngs from the print server s WEB configuration Assume 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 ...

Page 79: ...79 2 Now you can find the print server from the SMB workgroup of Windows Then double click it 3 Double click it again ...

Page 80: ...80 4 Now you have to install the printer s driver 5 Choose it from the Add Printer Wizard ...

Page 81: ...81 6 Install printer successfully 7 Now you can find your printer s icon and you can use the SMB printing mode ...

Page 82: ... 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 will be DHCP client off IP address 19...

Page 83: ...nnected 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 proper printer driver If...

Page 84: ...nter 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 queue names exists in the sp...

Page 85: ...100 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 ...

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