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Table of Contents
CHAPTER1 INTRODUCTION............................................ 5
1.1 Product Introduction...............................................................................................................................5
1.2 Product Package....................................................................................................................................5
1.3 Print Server Outlook & LED Indicators...................................................................................................5
1.4 Network Printing Architecture ................................................................................................................6
1.4.1 Print Server Network Functions.......................................................................................................7
1.4.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients ............................................................................................8
1.4.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server.............................................................................10
1.5 Network Printing Environment .............................................................................................................10
1.6 Contents of the User’s Manual.............................................................................................................11
1.7 Firmware & Printing Function...............................................................................................................12
CHAPTER2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION .................... 13
CHAPTER3 WINDOWS PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK ... 14
3.1 System Architecture.............................................................................................................................14
3.2 Administrator Installation and Setup ....................................................................................................14
3.3 Administrator Utilities ...........................................................................................................................21
3.4 Client Installation and Setup ................................................................................................................23
CHAPTER4 WINDOWS NT/2000 NETWORK................. 24
4.1 System Architecture.............................................................................................................................24
4.2 Windows NT/2000 Server Installation and Setup.................................................................................24
4.3 User Installation and Setup..................................................................................................................25
CHAPTER5 NETWARE NETWORK ............................... 26
5.1 System Architecture.............................................................................................................................26
5.2 NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x Installation & Setup..............................................................................................26
5.2.1 Installation with Pconsole ..............................................................................................................27
CHAPTER6 UNIX SYSTEM NETWORK ......................... 29
6.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................29
6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Support .................................................................................................29
6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address...........................................................................................................29
6.3.1 DHCP ............................................................................................................................................29
6.3.2 BOOTP..........................................................................................................................................29
6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address...........................................................................................................30
6.5 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host .......................................................................................31
CHAPTER7 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ........................ 33
7.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................33
7.2 Search for All Available Print Server ....................................................................................................34
7.3 Status of Print Server...........................................................................................................................35
7.4 Setting up the Print Server...................................................................................................................36
7.5 General Configuration..........................................................................................................................37
7.6 TCP/IP Configuration ...........................................................................................................................38
7.7 Netware Configuration .........................................................................................................................39
7.8 AppleTalk Configuration.......................................................................................................................40
7.9 System Configuration...........................................................................................................................41
7.10 Wireless ...............................................................................................................................................42
7.10.1 Infrastructure Mode .......................................................................................................................42