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Instant EtherFast

Series

EtherFast 10/100
PrintServers

Use this User Guide to install the following Linksys products:

• EtherFast 10/100 2-Port Switched PrintServer (EFSP42)
• EtherFast 10/100 3-Port Print Server (EPSX3)
• EtherFast 10/100 1-Port Print Server (PPSX1)

User Guide

Summary of Contents for EFSP42 ver. 2

Page 1: ...t 10 100 PrintServers Use this User Guide to install the following Linksys products EtherFast 10 100 2 Port Switched PrintServer EFSP42 EtherFast 10 100 3 Port Print Server EPSX3 EtherFast 10 100 1 Po...

Page 2: ...its products or the contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software and specifically disclaims its quali ty performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Links...

Page 3: ...ly compatible with standard laser bubble jet ink jet and dot matrix printers the PrintServer also supports your bidirectional printers Direct Memory Access DMA technolo gy a 256KB buffer and automatic...

Page 4: ...ntServer One Setup and Utility CD One Power Cord One User Guide and Registration Card Instant EtherFast Series PrintServer Package Contents Check to see that your Linksys product contains all of the i...

Page 5: ...dicated PrintServer PC Required Easy to Use Management Utility Compatible with Both Half and Full Duplex Networks On Board DMA Controller Chip Supports Turbo Printing Speeds 256KB RAM Buffer for Faste...

Page 6: ...data transfer When this switch is set ON in the down position data transfer runs in half duplex mode When this switch is set on OFF in the up position data trans fer runs in full duplex mode When Dip...

Page 7: ...r LEDs These 3 LEDs apply to the 2 Port Switched PrintServer only EFSP42 Link Act The Link Act LED lights up a solid green when the PrintServer is successfully connected to a device through that port...

Page 8: ...ls through the PrintServer s Switched RJ 45 Ports 1 through 4 EFSP42 only at any time When the PrintServer is powered on the Switched Ports are always active and will accept new network connections On...

Page 9: ...sumed that your CD ROM drive s letter name is designated as D If your CD drive is named another letter replace all instances of D with the appropriate letter If you need to install the PrintServer dri...

Page 10: ...k Install TCP IP Setup Program System Administrator only Otherwise select the default Install Linksys PrintServer Driver Click Next 5 Accept the default Program Folder Click Next 1 Click on Start Run...

Page 11: ...uter Settings IP address 10 0 0 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 9 When you are finished entering the values for the IP address Gateway address optional and the Subnet Mask click Set Device 10 If you are c...

Page 12: ...nd 95 Port Configuration Overview This section configures your Windows 98 or 95 computers to give them print ing abilities to the PrintServer At this point you must have the PrintServer hardware insta...

Page 13: ...n Browse and choose from the list that appears or see page 10 It may take a few seconds for the list to appear If you have multiple PrintServers on your network be sure to pick the correct name 10 Cli...

Page 14: ...e PrintServer parallel LPT port connected to the newly installed printer 12 In the Configure PrintServer window set the Retry interval which determines how many seconds Windows waits before attempting...

Page 15: ...PrintServer and click on New Port 6 Click on Browse to search for your PrintServer 25 Instant EtherFast Series 24 Installing the NT Printer Driver 1 Click on Start Settings and Printers 2 Install the...

Page 16: ...t keeping all of your PrintServer port names unique Click Select Device Port and select the port on the PrintServer you are setting up Click OK 26 9 A Output Select window appears Select the port that...

Page 17: ...ith your file servers Print Server Mode and Remote Printer Mode in NetWare In NetWare terms a print server is a software resource that communicates between your EtherFast PrintServer and its NetWare n...

Page 18: ...uide or your network administrator to find the file loca tion 3 When the program runs select the organization on NetWare Administrator in which you want the NDPS Manager object to reside e g TeSupp 4...

Page 19: ...Printer Agent S_Printer now appears in the Printer Agent List window N No ot te e The logical ports on the 1 Port PrintServer with only one parallel port range from L1 to L3 The logical ports on the...

Page 20: ...n the NDS mode uses the following default queue names NDS_Q1 NDS_Q2 and NDS_Q3 for parallel ports 1 2 and 3 respective ly In the binary mode Q1 Q2 and Q3 will be the default names Here s an example wh...

Page 21: ...rver in the current location Its name is now PS and epson is the name for the first printer queue Remote Printer Mode The instructions below configure the PrintServer for Remote Printer Mode and estab...

Page 22: ...rograms Linksys PrintServer Admin and then PrintServer Bi Admin If the Bi Admin icon has been created you can just double click on it instead You can drag the shortcut icon onto your Desktop for easy...

Page 23: ...ro See page 57 for more on DHCP 40 Changing the Device Name The PrintServer comes with a default device name printed on the bottom of the unit and always starting with the prefix SC example SC489392 T...

Page 24: ...g you to configure it Resetting the PrintServer If the PrintServer seems locked up for any reason you can reset it from the Bi Admin program To reset a PrintServer click once on the Device Name of the...

Page 25: ...ay check your printer If you do not find faults while 45 Instant EtherFast Series Troubleshooting If your PrintServer is not working correctly follow the advice in this chapter If you have trouble pri...

Page 26: ...otocol is enabled The Ethernet frame type of your PC may be different than the one with your PrintServer Enable all Ethernet frame types inspecting your printer contact Linksys Tech Support 2 Print a...

Page 27: ...it is over 20 characters rename the NetWare print server name using no more than 20 characters 49 Instant EtherFast Series Problem 3 My PrintServer is configured as a NetWare PrintServer and cannot l...

Page 28: ...PrintServer is ON 2 Delete the print server object of the PrintServer 3 Install the PrintServer again in NetWare 4 x NDS environment 51 Instant EtherFast Series Problem 5 My PrintServer cannot print...

Page 29: ...Server 6 Click Apply then OK then close the properties win dow 7 Select the printer and go to the File menu Check the 53 Instant EtherFast Series Problem 11 The String Before Job and or String After J...

Page 30: ...connect to the PrintServer when you reboot your computer 10 Now to set up the printer click on Start Settings then Printer 11 Right click on the printer you want to set up e g HP Laserjet 5L and sele...

Page 31: ...s described in previous sections To enable DHCP you must run the Bi Admin program see page 40 for the Bi Admin installation When Bi Admin loads it scans the network for PrintServers and displays a lis...

Page 32: ...ting Up TCP IP and IPX Protocols Setting Up TCP IP in Windows Before a computer can communicate with the PrintServer it must be config ured with the TCP IP protocol If you know how to set up TCP IP on...

Page 33: ...dows NT CD do so NT will copy the neces sary files to your system You may have to switch between your PrintServer Setup CD and the NT CD 6 When TCP IP appears in the Network Protocols window click on...

Page 34: ...through cable wires 1 2 3 and 6 at one end of the cable are also wires 1 2 3 and 6 at the other end In a crossed cable the order of the wires change from one end to the other wire 1 becomes 3 and 2 b...

Page 35: ...scan the net work for available Linksys PrintServer hardware Any hardware found on the network will appear in the Default Name Device Name Printer Port chart Bi Admin will ask for the password given t...

Page 36: ...ng the queue for print jobs that might be waiting 10 If turned on Job Notification by Connection ID will automatically noti fy the file server after a job is complete allowing the administrator to use...

Page 37: ...to change the PrintServer s internal setup or configuration at any time see page 37 If any changes are made to the PrintServer s settings you may have to reset the PrintServer and printer objects and...

Page 38: ...tc 7 In the NetWare PrintServer for P1 field enter the name of the NetWare print server resource that the Linksys PrintServer hardware will 70 log into The print server should already be set up on a f...

Page 39: ...When you re fin ished click on the Create button The Context now shows a print server resource a print queue and a printer Configuring the Printer Resource 1 In the selected Context double click on th...

Page 40: ...er you just created for later use Also write down the Context where the print server was created you will find it listed at the top of the screen When finished press Esc twice to exit the program NetW...

Page 41: ...hlight it and press Enter 6 The queue will show up in the Print Queues list field Repeat these steps for each queue you want to create When you re finished press Esc to return to the main menu Configu...

Page 42: ...g soft ware you will be able to verify the PrintServer s connection Unload and reload the print server resource on the file server When PSERVER NLM comes up the newly installed printers will appear 79...

Page 43: ...gured printers list 26 Press Esc repeatedly until the program ends NetWare 3 x in DOS The instructions below explain how to establish communication between the PrintServer unit and the rest of your Ne...

Page 44: ...rt 10 Type in the name of the queue you want to create and press Enter Repeat for each queue you want to create When you re finished press Esc to 82 return to the main menu Select Print Server Informa...

Page 45: ...erFast 10 100 Switch s autosensing feature gives you a key advan tage over other forms of networking by upgrading speed critical network seg ments to 100mbps while allowing existing 10BaseT networks t...

Page 46: ...safeguard to deter data loss and ensure that transmissions arrive at their destination intact Switches positioned between hubs can preserve your data s integrity and eliminate your need to buy and use...

Page 47: ...However the PrintServer can check any printer s online and printing status on the network with the Bi Admin management utility software packaged with the PrintServer The status checking feature built...

Page 48: ...uides covering the installation of the unsupported functions The User Guides provided in the Not_supp directory PDF or DOC have all of the information you need to set up and use these functions Specif...

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