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Level One Printer Servers

Feature Table

Specifications FPS-

3001TXU

FPS-
3002USB

FPS-2112

IPX/SPX

TCP/IP

PTP over TCP/IP

PTP over NetBEUI

Apple EtherTalk

Protocols

SMB over NetBEUI

Win95/98/2000/ME/
XP/NT

MAC

UNIX

Network
Environment

NetWare NDS &
Bindery

Ethernet 10/100BaseT

10/100BaseT

Network
Interface

Speed 10/100Mb/Sec

10/100Mb/Sec

Frame Type

Ethernet II,
IEEE802.3,
IEEE802.2 SNAP

BiAdmin Utility

HP JetAdmin

Management

SNMP Support

Auto-IP

Internet Printing
(proprietary)

IPP (Internet
Printing Protocol)

Special
Features

Bi-directional
Printing

Parallel Port(s)

1 (36pin)

USB Port(s)

Throughput

650K

Bytes/Sec

650K Bytes/Sec

650K

Bytes/Sec

Printer Ports

Logical Ports

Flash ROM

512K

Memory

RAM 1M

Dimensions (L*W*H mm)

80.3*57*24.3

230*131.5*25.2

122*93.8*30.5

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Page 1: ...S Se er rv ve er rs s FPS 3001TXU FPS 3002USB FPS 2112 U Us se er r G Gu ui id de e Copyright 2004 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Document Version 1 2 April 2004 P N 9560MF00A0 All trademark and trade names are...

Page 2: ...th Server based Print Queues 22 Macintosh AppleTalk 23 Macintosh OS X 24 Chapter 5 BiAdmin Management Utility 25 Requirements 25 Installation 25 Operation 25 Chapter 6 Web Based Management 36 Overview...

Page 3: ...erver 68 Appendix C Unix Systems 69 Overview 69 LevelOne Printer Server IP Address Configuration 69 Other LevelOne Printer Server Configuration 69 LPD Printing 70 Appendix D NetWare 75 NetWare 5 75 Cr...

Page 4: ...lity programs are supplied to simplify setup For Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP users the Windows based Wizard makes it easy to configure the LevelOne Printer Server for a variety of network and server confi...

Page 5: ...pping hazard 5 If using an extension cord make sure the total ampere rating of the products using the cord does not exceed the extension cord s ampere rating 6 Do not attempt to service this device as...

Page 6: ...to the printer 2 Diagnostic button see page 5 for details 3 Status LEDs See below for details 4 9V Power port 5 10 100BaseT Connector LED Indicators Power Green LED Status Orange LED Description Off...

Page 7: ...d with 2 LED indicators The red LED is the Status Error indicator The green LED is the Power Link indicator The LED indicator modes are described in the following table Power Green LED Status Red LED...

Page 8: ...LED is red The ACT LED is green The LED indicator modes are described in the following table ACT LED Green ERR LED Red Status Description Off Off No power On Off Normal operation Idle Flashing Off Nor...

Page 9: ...Server OFF 2 Press and hold the diagnostic button While pressing the button switch the LevelOne Printer Server ON 3 If you continue pressing the button for 10 seconds a diagnostic page will be printed...

Page 10: ...he printer to the FPS 2112 LevelOne Printer Server s USB port Use a standard parallel port cable to connect a printer to the parallel port Leave the LevelOne Printer Server powered OFF while connectin...

Page 11: ...e Peer to peer Printing installed by the User setup option on the CD ROM Configuration Methods The following methods are available to perform the required LevelOne Printer Server configuration Windows...

Page 12: ...e the TCP IP Screen Select Obtain IP Address automatically if your LAN has a DHCP Server otherwise select Fixed IP Address For Fixed IP Address enter an unused address from the range used on your LAN...

Page 13: ...onal software needs to be installed on your Windows PC and printing from MS DOS programs is supported However because the LevelOne Printer Server can not store files large print jobs may cause problem...

Page 14: ...st NetBEUI PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter indicates that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on this PC Your PC will show the name of the your Network card rather than PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter The highlight...

Page 15: ...Windows 2000 XP require no additional software For other versions of Windows the supplied PTP Peer to Peer Printer Port software must be installed on each PC Windows 2000 XP Setup The recommended prin...

Page 16: ...the Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port screen above enter the IP Address of the LevelOne Printer Server in the Printer Name or IP Address field then click Next Figure 9 Additional Port Information Scre...

Page 17: ...ove Select LPR in the Protocol section Enter a Queue name L1 for Port 1 L2 for Port 2 if the LevelOne Printer Server has 2 printer ports Ensure the LPR Byte Counting Enabled setting is Enabled Click O...

Page 18: ...creen 3 Follow the prompts to complete the installation of the Peer to peer Printer Port Driver Refer to the Windows section of Chapter 8 Troubleshooting if there is a problem with the installation 4...

Page 19: ...ROM If using TCP IP try installing the NetBEUI protocol See the earlier section Checking your Network Protocols for details Then try again 2 Select the desired port on a LevelOne Printer Server then c...

Page 20: ...tion is now complete You can now print using this printer To install additional Printers repeat steps 4 Use the Start menu to run this program in future The default installation is Start Programs Prin...

Page 21: ...of Windows An example screen is shown below Figure 14 Port Settings Peer to peer Driver Items shown on this screen are as follows Port If desired click Browse to select a different LevelOne Printer Se...

Page 22: ...he LevelOne Printer Server icon to view a Printer icon for each printer port The Comment field may indicate what type of printer is connected to the port 5 To install a printer right click the desired...

Page 23: ...rinters folder 2 Right click the desired Printer and select Properties Figure 17 Capture Printer Port Windows 98 ME 3 On the Details tab shown above click the Capture Printer Port button to view the C...

Page 24: ...re data from LPT1 parallel port 1 net use lpt1 server_name printer_name persistent yes Where server_name printer_name is replaced with the actual path to your printer e g net use lpt1 SC3000014 P1 per...

Page 25: ...for Network Path or Queue Name On Windows 98 ME click the Browse button On Windows 2000 XP leave the field blank and click Next Figure 19 Network Path Windows 98 ME Figure 20 Network Path Windows XP 4...

Page 26: ...on LaserWriter 8 makes use of the fonts installed in the printer itself so the printing response time is quicker LaserWriter 7 uses the fonts installed in the computer which increases network traffic...

Page 27: ...LPR printing Setup 1 Select the Printer List icon Figure 21 Printer List 2 Click the Add Printer button 3 Choose LPR Printers Using IP Figure 22 LPR Screen 4 Enter the IP address of the LevelOne Print...

Page 28: ...ually auto run If auto run is disabled on your PC run the SETUP exe program in the root folder Select Installation and this will give you the options for BiAdmin installation BiAdmin is always install...

Page 29: ...ter Server is on another LAN segment use the InitDevice Attached Remote menu option to locate and display the LevelOne Printer Server Icons Device Status Menu equivalent Main Device Status All of the...

Page 30: ...Printer Server See the following section for details Wizard This LevelOne Printer Server Wizard allows you to do the basic configuration for the selected device The screens are similar to the Wizard...

Page 31: ...nter Server device on another LAN segment You need to know the IP address of the remote LevelOne Printer Server If your LAN does not have a Router you can ignore this option Connected Protocol This op...

Page 32: ...e of the LevelOne Printer Server Change the Password for the LevelOne Printer Server Set the Network Protocols used the selected LevelOne Printer Server Any protocols not used on your LAN may be disab...

Page 33: ...Gateway Use the same values as PCs on your LAN or on the same LAN segment if you have a Router Some LevelOne Printer Server models also support the Auto IP function If the LevelOne Printer Server is...

Page 34: ...Set the Zone Name field to determine which Apple systems can gain access to this printer The Printer Type field is used to describe the printer driver used for each port Set Communication Protocol to...

Page 35: ...e Printer Server Set how fast jobs are sent to the printer by using the Response Time field Set the desired option for the Abort Job if Error Occured setting YES causes a print job to be terminated if...

Page 36: ...nting feature allows you to send print jobs to the LevelOne Printer Server using Internet E mail Please see Internet Mail Printing Configuration in Chapter 7 Special Features for details of using this...

Page 37: ...available Selected Logical Port Select the Logical Printer Port you wish to configure Map to Physical Port Select the physical Printer Port which the Logical printer will use Convert LF to LF CR If ch...

Page 38: ...BiAdmin NetWare Tab For the FPS 3001TXU LevelOne Printer Server the NetWare Tab is also available See Appendix D NetWare for details of using NetWare 35...

Page 39: ...you have one and determine the IP Address allocated to the LevelOne Printer Server Use the Setup Wizard BiAdmin or another LevelOne Printer Server utility to allocate a valid IP Address to the LevelOn...

Page 40: ...nding on your models the Web based interface may look different to the images shown in the User s Manual The functions have not changed and the description of each setting is correct Only the appearan...

Page 41: ...ifferent case will be considered to be the same name Response Time Set how fast jobs are sent to the printer The default value of zero 0 delay should be increased only if your printer cannot cope with...

Page 42: ...e Printer Server is attached Gateway Address If your network segment has a router or gateways enter its IP Address here Otherwise leave the address as 0 0 0 0 Connection Delay before reconnection atte...

Page 43: ...Ethernet II By default all frame types are enabled Remote Printer Mode Novell Printer Server for P1 NetWare Netprint Print Server to service the Netprint Print Server s port 1 Novell Printer Server f...

Page 44: ...that you have logged into Polling Queue Interval Defines how often the Netprint Print Server will poll the queues to be serviced SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol If your model supports SNMP the...

Page 45: ...Configure Server Screen LevelOne Printer Server Name Change the default name if you wish The new name must not contain any spaces or blanks Password Enter the device password and again in the Verify f...

Page 46: ...Logical Printer Port you wish to configure e g L1 Click the Get Data button to update the display with the current data for the selected logical printer Port Select the Printer Port which the Logical...

Page 47: ...ddress or URL or the IPP Server IPP Server Configuration The LevelOne Printer Server contains the necessary firmware to act as an IPP Server No additional configuration is necessary However the follow...

Page 48: ...unzip the included files 2 The IPP Setup program will then run 3 Follow the prompts to complete the installation IPP Client Configuration 1 Run the Add IPP Port program entry created by the installat...

Page 49: ...P port is created you can reach the screen shown in Figure 36 IPP Port using the Windows Port Settings button 1 Open the Printers folder Start Settings Printers 2 Right click the IPP Printer and selec...

Page 50: ...Windows 2000 Locate your Printer 3 Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your Intranet and enter the URL of the IPP Server as follows where ip_address represents the IP Address of the IPP...

Page 51: ...PP Printer program installed with Add IPP Port to check the availability of the remote IPP Server An IPP Server may be unavailable for any of the following reasons It is powered off A printer problem...

Page 52: ...velOne Printer Server TCIP IP Protocol The LAN must use the TCP IP protocol Mail Server Access The LevelOne Printer Server must be able to access the Mail Server using a single IP address Mail Account...

Page 53: ...Redirect Mail Account Jobs which can not be printed will be sent to this account If blank unprintable jobs will be discarded Default Printer Port Printer number for all Internet print jobs Only one p...

Page 54: ...printer port After attaching the correct printer to this port users can print to the Internet Printer using any Windows application Installation User Software 1 Run the InterNet Printing Port installa...

Page 55: ...which matches the remote printer then choose Properties as shown in the example below Figure 41 InterNet Printer Properties 2 Select the new port WAN InterNet Printer in the example as the port for th...

Page 56: ...ocument you wish to print 2 Select the Printer connected to the InterNet Printing Port 3 If you do not have a permanent Internet connection establish a connection now Note The InterNet Printing Port w...

Page 57: ...D for the port to which the LevelOne Printer Server is connected should be ON If it is Off there is a problem in the network cable If using TCP IP Ensure that there are no routers between the LevelOne...

Page 58: ...wing Another LevelOne Printer Server with the same name may have received your print job Use the PSTOOL to reconfigure your LevelOne Printer Server name and ensure all LevelOne Printer Servers have un...

Page 59: ...problem perform the following steps Choose Calibrated Color Grayscale in the Print pop up menu in the Print Options dialog box The printer will make adjustments to match the colors Check your monitor...

Page 60: ...I installed the Print Port Driver for Peer to Peer Printing but when I selected a port on a LevelOne Printer Server and clicked Add the printer was not installed Solution No 2 Try installing the Print...

Page 61: ...e Printer Servers 7 Click the Add Port button On the resulting screen select Other then Printer Server as the port to add as shown below 8 Click OK to see the Print Port Configuration screen as shown...

Page 62: ...int Solution No 3 Printer drivers for WPS printers poll the printer before sending print data Since the printer is networked the printer is not found and no data is sent The solution is to add your pr...

Page 63: ...ol Settings dialogue box appears choose Start printing after last page is spooled and click OK Problem No 6 The Configuration button on the Printer Status screen in BiAdmin is grayed out even though m...

Page 64: ...ker on the base of the device Use the ping command to see if the LevelOne Printer Server is a valid device on the network Problem No 2 The LevelOne Printer Server s IP address is forgotten and it need...

Page 65: ...ubject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CE...

Page 66: ...Bi Di 6 Data 5 Bi Di 7 Data 6 Bi Di 8 Data 7 Bi Di 9 Data 8 Bi Di 10 ACK P 11 Busy P 12 Paper Error P 13 Select P 14 Auto Feed H 15 Not Defined 16 Logic GND 17 Chassis GND 18 Peripheral Logic High P...

Page 67: ...subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation...

Page 68: ...ent Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause unde...

Page 69: ...Interface Speed 10 100Mb Sec 10 100Mb Sec 10 100Mb Sec Frame Type Ethernet II IEEE802 3 IEEE802 2 SNAP BiAdmin Utility HP JetAdmin Management SNMP Support Auto IP Internet Printing proprietary IPP In...

Page 70: ...d Printer wizard 2 When prompted with This printer will be managed by select My Computer and click Next 3 Select Add Port then select LPR Port and click New Port 4 In the Name of Address of server pro...

Page 71: ...urer and Model for this printer 4 Follow the prompts to complete the installation 5 In the Printers folder right click the new printer and select Sharing Select Shared As and enter an appropriate name...

Page 72: ...izard or BiAdmin utility to allocate a valid IP Address to the LevelOne Printer Server Add an entry to the arp table to associate the hardware address of the LevelOne Printer Server with the desired I...

Page 73: ...t Spooling 4 Create the required number of queues one for each logical printer by selecting Add a Print Queue Remote Printer attached to Remote Host Standard Processing 5 Use the following information...

Page 74: ...n Sample Command Stop Print Services usr lib lpshut Add a System Printer usr lib lpadmin p printer_name v dev null Restart the Print Services usr lib lpsched Enable printing to the new printer device...

Page 75: ...graphical X windows interface instead of the command line The procedure is described below but may vary according to your version of Linux 1 Start your X windows shell 2 Select Control Panel then Prin...

Page 76: ...ory chown daemon usr spool Spooler_dir Create read write permissions chmod 775 usr spool Spooler_dir Give permissions to LPD processes chgrp daemon usr spool Spooler_dir Add remote printer s See below...

Page 77: ...For LPD printing instructions refer to your UNIX manual The following example is for a BSD system lpr P printer_name filename Where printer_name is the name of the Print Queue defined on the Unix host...

Page 78: ...r Agent 1 Login to NetWare 5 0 Server as Admin and start the NetWare Administrator program Nwadmn32 exe 2 Select the container on NetWare Administrator where you want the NDPS Manager object to reside...

Page 79: ...gent To create Public Access Printers using the NDPS Manager Object in NetWare Administrator follow this procedure 1 Start the NDPS Manager object you will be using to control the Printer Agent 2 At t...

Page 80: ...he LevelOne Printer Server L1 for Port 1 L2 for port 2 12 Click Finish then select appropriate drivers for Windows 98 etc as required 13 The new Printer Agent will now appear in the Printer Agent List...

Page 81: ...he NetWare tab to view a screen like the example below Figure 48 NetWare Screen Operation Mode Print Server Select this to use NetWare s Print Server mode Remote Printer Select this if the Netprint Pr...

Page 82: ...ver will poll the queues to be serviced Job Notification by Connection ID Set to Yes to receive a job notification at only the workstation where the print job originated No to receive a job notificati...

Page 83: ...need to have ADMIN rights so you have permission to create printer objects and queues 2 Start BiAdmin 3 Select a LevelOne Printer Server from the list 4 Click the Configure Icon 5 Select the NetWare...

Page 84: ...ction ID Set to Yes to receive a job notification at only the workstation where the print job originated No to receive a job notification at all workstations that you have logged on Buttons Quickset T...

Page 85: ...ssociated with the Printer Object This queue will be serviced by the current LevelOne Printer Server with print jobs being sent to the port shown Change the default values if you wish then click Setup...

Page 86: ...used this name is the same on every NetWare server The options available are File Server This drop down list will be operational only if you have assigned more than 1 file server to be serviced by th...

Page 87: ...ot yet exist 2 The next screen shown below allows you to select the desired port on the LevelOne Printer Server This also selects the printer object You can NOT change the printer object associated wi...

Page 88: ...the NetWare Printer on the top of the screen Queues serviced by this NetWare printer are listed on the left and other queues on the right Create a new queue by clicking New Queue Enter the name in the...

Page 89: ...them on the right and clicking the button Remove an assignment by selecting the user or group from the list on the left and clicking the button To assign operators to Queues Optional Select Operators...

Page 90: ...ter Server The LevelOne Printer Server must be able to login to the NetWare server You will see a screen like the example below Figure 60 NetWare Password Bindery PS Mode Enter the old NetWare passwor...

Page 91: ...otification by Connection ID Set to Yes to receive a job notification at only the workstation where the print job originated No to receive a job notification at all workstations that you have logged o...

Page 92: ...er Create Printer Objects assign Printer Queues and assign users to Queues Required See the following section for details Operator Assign Operators to the NetWare Print Server object Optional These op...

Page 93: ...ter clicking on the button for the desired port you will see a screen like the following example Use this screen to assign queue s to the printer object associated with the selected port Assigning Pri...

Page 94: ...s list on the right will then change to show the users available in that context Assign a user or group by selecting them on the right and clicking the button Remove an assignment by selecting the use...

Page 95: ...n on the screen shown in Figure 63 NetWare Configuration NDS PS mode allows you to simultaneously change the NetWare password for the Master File Server and the NetWare login password stored in the Le...

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