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NetGear Print Server Manual

Chapter 1

Introduction

This chapter describes the features and the components of the Model PS101 Mini Print Sever.

1-1 Features

NETGEAR PS101 mini print server offers:

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Extremely compact size to fit into the back of almost any kind of the printer.

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Need not an extra printer cable.

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Easy configuration of the device with NETGEAR Print Server software that assures fast and easy
setup for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Window NT, Windows 2000, and Windows
XP users.

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Web browser interface provides an easy way to configure the print server in a TCP/IP network

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10BASE-T standard Ethernet capable to connect any 10/100 Mbps hub and switch.

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One bi-directional parallel port on the Model PS101 Print Sever.

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Upgradeable BIOS Flash EPROM

NOTE:

Printers with the mini Centronics connecter is not compatible with NETGEAR PS101

Mini Print Server.

How to tell?

If you can plug in PS101 Mini Print Server on the back of the printer, your printer is suitable to use
with NETGEAR PS101 Mini Print Server.

Summary of Contents for PS100 Series

Page 1: ...Reference Manual for NETGEAR PS101 Mini Print Sever NETGEAR Inc 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 USA Phone 888 NETGEAR M PS101NA 4 March 2002...

Page 2: ...Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment genera...

Page 3: ...rt ist Das vorschriftsm ige Betreiben einiger Ger te z B Testsender kann jedoch gewissen Beschr nkungen unterliegen Lesen Sie dazu bitte die Anmerkungen in der Betriebsanleitung Das Bundesamt f r Zula...

Page 4: ...Information Technology Equipment VCCI If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment it may cause radio interference Install and use the equipment according to the inst...

Page 5: ...up the Model PS100 series Print Sever If your network is operating in a Microsoft environment and you are using Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT Windows 2000 or Windows XP refer t...

Page 6: ...he text and press the Enter key When you read type type the text but do not press the Enter key When you read press press only the alphanumeric or named key Other Conventions This guide uses the follo...

Page 7: ...TO THE PRINT SERVER 7 3 3 BROWSER MENU SELECTIONS AND CONFIGURATION SCREENS 8 Server Status 8 Configure Server 9 TCP IP 10 Printer Port 11 Reset 12 CHAPTER 4 MICROSOFT WINDOWS SYSTEM PRINTING 13 4 1 P...

Page 8: ...PENDIX B UNDERSTANDING IP ADDRESSES 51 IP ADDRESSES AND THE INTERNET 51 NETMASK 52 SUBNET ADDRESSING 53 PRIVATE IP ADDRESSES 54 ADDRESS RESOLUTION PROTOCOL 55 IP CONFIGURATION BY DHCP 55 APPENDIX C IP...

Page 9: ...tup for Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Window NT Windows 2000 and Windows XP users Web browser interface provides an easy way to configure the print server in a TCP IP network 10BASE T standard Ethe...

Page 10: ...Base T ETHERNET port 2 Power adapter receptacle 3 LINK LED 4 ALERT LED There are 2 LEDs on the panel of the Model PS101 Mini Print Sever See the table bellow LED Descriptions Label Color Activity Desc...

Page 11: ...ying Package Contents Your package should contain the following Model PS101 Mini Printer Server 9V 500mA DC Power adapter PS101 Print Server Resource CD PS101 Print Server Installation Guide Warranty...

Page 12: ...1 Mini Print Server to the port of the printer 2 Connect the Unshielded Twisted Pair UTP cable from your network to print server ETHERNET port If you don t have the network environment please read the...

Page 13: ...king condition and the software driver has been installed on the cards If required verify the integrity of the print server by resetting it Turn power to the print server off and then back on If this...

Page 14: ...on to be configured for TCP IP NETGEAR PS101 Print Server is set with the factory setting for DHCP environment which means if you have a DHCP server most recent broad band routers have provided this f...

Page 15: ...IP address of the print server can be found under Device Information in the Control menu of the NETGEAR Print Server Administration Program If the IP address information is correct you can usually use...

Page 16: ...Server Status The Server Status screen shows print server system data and the current settings for all of the other screens It is read only no data can be input on this screen Click the refresh butto...

Page 17: ...name for the print server for identification purposes This name is used in all protocols to identify the specific print server There is a factory default name For any change NETGEAR recommends that a...

Page 18: ...s This IP address is assigned to the print server If you have a private LAN and do not plan to connect to the TCP IP based internet NETGEAR recommends that you use the address from the IETF designated...

Page 19: ...e for the new printer HandShake Signal This sets one of the communication parameters between this device and the printer The default is Ack Busy Only change this to Busy if advised to do so by Technic...

Page 20: ...o reset the print server If the print server is rebooted any print job in progress will be disrupted If DHCP client is enabled which is the default setting after system reboots the IP address of the u...

Page 21: ...C and print server Attach the PS101 Mini Print Server to the printer DO NOT connect a printer cable to a printer It is not necessary using a printer cable with PS101 Mini Print Server Please refer to...

Page 22: ...led Turn on the power to your PC Before proceeding with these instructions be sure to assign a name to your workgroup on your PC NETGEAR strongly recommends that you exit all Windows programs before r...

Page 23: ...NetGear Print Server Manual 15 The second screen provides you an important message as shown below Click on Next button Figure 4 2 Information...

Page 24: ...UST install the NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard so you can use the print server to print from Windows Administrative Tools Advance administrative tools including admin and IPSetup Use admin to manage the p...

Page 25: ...ter make the proper selections click on Next button You can choose the location of the program Figure 4 4 Destination Location Choose a program folder name You click on Next button to accept the defau...

Page 26: ...NetGear Print Server Manual 18 The next screen shows you the progress of the installation Figure 4 6...

Page 27: ...rver Setup Wizard and read the manual You can uncheck either one or both of the selections and run it at a later time Figure 4 7 Complete Screen There will be a program group created and shown as belo...

Page 28: ...set up each PC that will print to the print server Before proceeding verify that The print server is attached to the printer port on the printer The AC adapter is plugged into the wall socket The Eth...

Page 29: ...rint Server Setup Wizard Window In this window you will see whatever network protocols you have installed on the local machine You need TCP IP to use web management Most nowadays operating systems inc...

Page 30: ...Setup Wizard window shows the current available NETGEAR Print Server on LAN Click on Refresh button to see the new added print server If you still don t see the one you d like to see wait a minute and...

Page 31: ...he current print server Name The default name is the Device Name on the base of the unit Change it to a unique name or leave it without changing it See Figure 4 12 Select Name for Print Server If your...

Page 32: ...he status of the print server as well as the IP address How do I use this feature Select Obtain IP Address automatically in Figure 4 13 Set up TCP IP for Print Server to get an IP address You do not u...

Page 33: ...NetGear Print Server Manual 25 Figure 4 13 Set up TCP IP for Print Server to get an IP address...

Page 34: ...ck on Finish The PS101 Print Server is ready to be used If you have installed NETGAER Add Printer Wizard you ll be able to install the printer driver and configure it Click No if you don t need to add...

Page 35: ...hem are properly connected Figure 4 16 Set up printer Click on OK The Printer Select window as illustrated in See Figure 4 17 Printer Select Window Add Port opens Figure 4 17 Printer Select Window Add...

Page 36: ...isable Click on the Program Files folder on your hard drive Start the Epson Spool Manager The Queue Setup window opens as illustrated below See Figure 4 18 Epson Spool Manager Queue Setup Window Figur...

Page 37: ...Write Down the Port Name It is very important to remember and write down the port name You will need this information later when prompted to select a printer port See Figure 4 19 Add Port message The...

Page 38: ...your system to print Select Printer Port for Add Printer Wizard After selected the printer you need to select a printer port to print See Figure 4 20 Select Printer Port for Add Printer Wizard Figure...

Page 39: ...er port For Windows 95 and 98 users this window will show up after Add Printer Figure 4 22 thereafter Figure 4 21 Find and select the printer port Click on Next Add Printer Wizard Figure 4 22 Add Prin...

Page 40: ...Add Printer Wizard Click on Next If you have ever installed the printer driver in the system Figure 4 23 Use Existing Driver window shows You can choose to keep the existing driver or replace it If yo...

Page 41: ...r Add Printer Wizard Click on Next Name the printer See Figure 4 24 Name Your Printer for Add Printer Wizard If there are more than one printer drivers installed in the system you may answer Yes to ch...

Page 42: ...sually need to share the printer on the local machine Keep the default answer as Do not share this printer Figure 4 25 Share Printer for Add Printer Wizard Click on Next You can try to print a test pa...

Page 43: ...Print Test Page for Add Printer Wizard Click on Next If you answer Yes to print a test page see Figure 4 27 Figure 4 27 Printer print the test page Click on OK Complete the Add Printer Wizard See Fig...

Page 44: ...Manual 36 Figure 4 28 Completing the Add Printer Wizard Click on Finish Now you can print through the PS101 print server The Figure 4 17 Printer Select Window Add Port window remains on the screen Cli...

Page 45: ...is handy tool to set up the IP address for the print server when there are troubles to get IP information from the print server 5 1 Configuration Using the NETGEAR Print Server Administration Program...

Page 46: ...ndows 2000 system Buttons Advanced Button Click on the Advanced button for detailed full configuration of the selected Print Server See the later section 5 2 Advanced Print Server Configuration for mo...

Page 47: ...used for communication between your PC and the Print Server is Enabled and grayed out so it cannot be disabled Browse Button Use this button to re scan the network and update icons for any Print Serve...

Page 48: ...st way to set all device values to the factory default setting is to click on the Configuration selection on the menu bar and select Restore Factory Default Save to Device Click this button to write a...

Page 49: ...not allowed but dashes and underscore marks _ are accepted TCP IP Protocol Choose to enable or disable the TCP IP protocol TCP IP is used for UNIX networking and Microsoft networking The factory defau...

Page 50: ...rivate LAN and do not plan to connect to the TCP IP based internet NETGEAR recommends that you use the address from the IETP designated private addresses for example 192 168 x x or 10 x x x Subnet Mas...

Page 51: ...by the print server when any print data is sent to this logical port String Before Job Provides the control character string to send to the printer before the first character of the job is sent to th...

Page 52: ...Physical Port Physical Port Tab Fields Field Description Current Selected Physical Port Selects the physical port to be configured Physical Port Name If required you can change the name of the Physic...

Page 53: ...item on the top menu bar is for print server control Click on the Control selection move the cursor down to select one of the menu selections and click again to carry out the intended action as descri...

Page 54: ...rtial restoration is intended use the tab options for the different protocols and choose Set to Default from that particular screen A confirmation dialog like the example below will be shown Default C...

Page 55: ...of a table with the following column headings Environment Variable The configuration variables available on this printer The list of printer configuration variables vary from printer to printer Varia...

Page 56: ...ss for NETGEAR Print Server in Microsoft Windows environment Please see Appendix E for IPSetup utility reference With IPSetup tool you can force an IP address to a NETGEAR Print Server It sets up the...

Page 57: ...ng to the power adapter Localized plug For North America Japan UK Europe and Australia Output voltage 9 V DC at 500 mA Power Specifications for the Print Server Power consumption 4 5 W maximum Input v...

Page 58: ...NetGear Print Server Manual 50 UL listed UL 1950 CSA certified CSA 22 2 950 TUV licensed EN 60 950 T Mark...

Page 59: ...easier to enter into your computer In addition the 32 bits of the address are subdivided into two parts The first part of the address identifies the network and the second part identifies the host nod...

Page 60: ...of the above address classes the size of the two parts network address and host address is implied by the class This partitioning scheme can also be expressed by a netmask associated with the IP addre...

Page 61: ...er benefits Subnet addressing allows a network manager to construct an address scheme for the network by using different subnets for other geographical locations in the network or for other department...

Page 62: ...to work all devices on the segment must agree on which bits comprise the host address So that a local router or bridge will know which addresses are local and which are remote Private IP Addresses If...

Page 63: ...e ARP request and all other nodes discard it The node with the right IP address responds with its own MAC address directly to the sender providing the transmitting station with the destination MAC add...

Page 64: ...figuration Settings Setting Recommended Value Device Name Shown on a sticker on the base of the device in the form PSxxxxxx Device IP Address 192 168 0 1 Gateway IP Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0...

Page 65: ...cimal Value ASCII Character 0 NUL 1 SOH 2 STX 3 ETX 4 EOT 5 ENQ 6 ACK 7 BEL 8 BS 9 HT A LF B VT C FF D CR E SO F SI 10 DLE 11 DC1 12 DC2 13 DC3 14 DC4 15 NAK 16 SYN 17 ETB 18 CAN 19 EM 1A SUB 1B ESC 1...

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