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LED Indicators 

LED 

State 

Indication 

Status 

Blinking for POST 
(Orange) 

When power switched on, the Status indicator will flash five 
times, and then on. 

100Mbps  On (Green) 

LAN Port has a valid network connection at 100Mbps. 

10Mbps  On (Orange) 

LAN Port has a valid network connection at 10Mbps. 

USB 

On (Green) 

Connect with USB2.0 printer 

On (Orange) 

Connect with USB1.1 printer 

 

 

Before you start, you should prepare the following items:

 

 

 

One Windows-based computer with print server setup CD 

 

One printer with a USB port 

 

One USB printer cable 

 
 

Hardware Installation 

 

To install the print servers, you need to complete these steps: 

˙

Confirm that your printer 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 the USB cable. 
 

3.  Turn the printer’s power on. 

 

4.  Plug the AC power adapter into the power connector on the print server. 

 

5.  Wait 10 seconds until all the LEDs have stopped flashing. 
 
Note: The 

Status 

LED should be flash

 five

 times when POST. If not, please contact your 

local dealer for repair or replacement. 
 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for FPS-1032

Page 1: ...1 LevelOne User Manual FPS 1032 USB Print Server Ver 1 1...

Page 2: ...2 The LevelOne Support Team can not support questions or compatibility issues with the following operating systems Windows NT 95 98 98se Me...

Page 3: ...ER ON NETWARE 4 X 5 X 44 SETTING UP A MACINTOSH COMPUTER 46 6 NETWORK PRINT MONITOR 50 PREPARATION 50 TCP IP PROTOCOL INSTALLATION 51 IPX SPX COMPATIBLE PROTOCOL INSTALLATION 51 NETBEUI PROTOCOL INSTA...

Page 4: ...ME NT 2000 XP 2003 VISTA 7 TROUBLESHOOTING 69 MOVING THE PRINT SERVER TO A NEW SEGMENT 70 MOVING YOUR COMPUTER TO A NEW SEGMENT 71 NOVELL NETWARE TROUBLESHOOTING 71 TCP IP TROUBLESHOOTING 71 APPENDIX...

Page 5: ...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...

Page 6: ...andard 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...

Page 7: ...ble Hardware Installation To install the print servers you need to complete these steps Confirm that your printer USB port works well Connect the print server to the network and printer and plug in th...

Page 8: ...8 Wall mount Information Note We are not responsible for damages incurred by insecure wall mounting hardware Network Environment Wired Network with Print Server...

Page 9: ...tion we provide software for network configuration on the following networks Novell NetWare 3 12 4 x 5 x Bindery and NDS Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me Microsoft Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Vista 7 Apple Ethe...

Page 10: ...nabled 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 Window...

Page 11: ...D 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...

Page 12: ...e 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...

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Page 14: ...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...

Page 15: ...15 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 16: ...ick 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 cli...

Page 17: ...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...

Page 18: ...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...

Page 19: ...19 16 Right click select Properties Ports and verify that the print server s port appears...

Page 20: ...etup 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 All print server s f...

Page 21: ...st like a picture and select TCP IP Wizard 2 Select 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 au...

Page 22: ...y 6 When done click OK button The program will save the above settings into the print server 7 Done NetWare Wizard 1 Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor Admin or equivalent 2 Click Wizar...

Page 23: ...tWare 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 Servic...

Page 24: ...from a DHCP server This option enables or disables the DHCP feature of the print server When this option is enabled the print server will obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server on yo...

Page 25: ...you to manually specify the IP address of the gateway to the print server if DHCP option is disabled This value is optional Upgrade Upgrade allows the user to upgrade the print server device In order...

Page 26: ...Select the Print server Configuration option and select the Queue Serviced by Printer option For NetWare 4 x s PCONSOLE please select Printers option and select Printer 0 instead 9 Select the Printer...

Page 27: ...d Remove Programs icon 3 Click Change or Remove Programs tab 4 Select Network Print Monitor for Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP 2003 and click Change Remove button 5 The un installation wizard program will b...

Page 28: ...0 XP 2003 Vista 7 you can use a supported Web Browser for 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 prin...

Page 29: ...0 182 lp1 Then Click Next One port should be the port name as lp1 7 It will check print server to connect to HP printer if not it will appear as follow picture Then Click OK 8 Select the appropriate p...

Page 30: ...mation about a procedure or Windows in the HP Web JetAdmin software see about HP s relation document System Requirements HP Web JetAdmin software runs on Microsoft Windows NT HP UX Solaris Red Hat Lin...

Page 31: ...wing For example http server domain port where server domain is the host name of your web server and port is the port number assigned during installation Supply users access to HP Web JetAdmin softwar...

Page 32: ...dress 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 t...

Page 33: ...cated 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 Fi...

Page 34: ...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 wi...

Page 35: ...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...

Page 36: ...ws 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...

Page 37: ...xxx 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 You have to use a PostScript printer that you can select...

Page 38: ...erver 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 SMB Status 3 Click Statu...

Page 39: ...ou 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...

Page 40: ...erver To correct the print server s device name System Contact This option allows you to input contact name of the print server To check the print server s contact name who in charge of this device Sy...

Page 41: ...print server you shouldn t forget this password TCP IP Setup 1 Click Setup it then appears the sub menu 2 Click TCP IP it then as shown in the following picture DHCP BOOTP This option allows you to s...

Page 42: ...sing requirements of the network segment Default Router This option allows you to input gateway from the print server This IP address of gateway must meet the router or gateway to go across of the net...

Page 43: ...gon 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 T...

Page 44: ...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 B...

Page 45: ...hown 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 sear...

Page 46: ...specified in the previous section no print server will be displayed in the Step 4 3 You have to use a PostScript printer that you can select the LaserWriter 8 icon 4 The Chooser window then displays P...

Page 47: ...wo 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 throug...

Page 48: ...u 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 ri...

Page 49: ...also support the SMB printing on Microsoft Windows Vista 7 1 Click Setup it appears the sub menu 2 Click SMB it as shown in the following picture 3 Workgroup Name This option allows you to assign a wo...

Page 50: ...Protocol must be installed For 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 pri...

Page 51: ...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 admi...

Page 52: ...ft Windows XP 2003 Vista 7 does not support the NetBEUI printing Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 manual Installation Procedure Please perform the steps as follows to ensure a smooth installation 1 Ru...

Page 53: ...ties 13 Click Details tab and select Add Port 14 In the Add Port dialog box select Other as shown in the following picture 15 Select the Network Print Port and click OK 16 The Add Port box will then a...

Page 54: ...twork Print Port on Windows9x Me NT 2K XP 2003 Vista 7 To 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 wi...

Page 55: ...se the PSAdmin utility 2 Manually specify using DOS commands or UNIX text mode commands This applies to Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 and Vista 7 systems Note The PSAdmin can only search for the print serve...

Page 56: ...printer or print queue on that server box type in a printer name for example lp1 Click OK 8 In the Printer Ports box select Close 9 Click Next 10 Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and print...

Page 57: ...reen 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 T...

Page 58: ...ture Select Custom Click Settings 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 for example...

Page 59: ...rer 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...

Page 60: ...pe 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 1...

Page 61: ...er 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...

Page 62: ...62 7 Click Forward button...

Page 63: ...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...

Page 64: ...64 14 Choose the model of printer and click Forward 15 Done...

Page 65: ...t the necessary binary 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...

Page 66: ...P address 4 At tftp prompt type get upgrade 5 Change to binary 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...

Page 67: ...67 4 Click Browse and select the firmware file 5 Click Upgrade 6 Done...

Page 68: ...he LED flashes five times POST upon connecting the power If the unit does not flash five times contact your dealer for a replacement or repair LAN Green 100Mbps Orange 10Mbps USB Green USB2 0 Orange U...

Page 69: ...From your Windows NT server that is used as 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 Serv...

Page 70: ...b 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 o...

Page 71: ...u 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 ch...

Page 72: ...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...

Page 73: ...ave 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...

Page 74: ...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 pri...

Page 75: ...75 3 Double click it again 4 Now you have to install the printer s driver...

Page 76: ...76 5 Choose it from the Add Printer Wizard 6 Install printer successfully...

Page 77: ...77 7 Now you can find your printer s icon and you can use the SMB printing mode...

Page 78: ...nt server and stop all on going 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...

Page 79: ...nected 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...

Page 80: ...ter 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...

Page 81: ...00 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 Panason...

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