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USB 2.0 GDI Print Server

FPS-1011

User’s Manual

Version: 2.0

(March, 2010)

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Page 1: ...USB 2 0 GDI Print Server FPS 1011 User s Manual Version 2 0 March 2010 ...

Page 2: ...scribed in this User s Manual at any time without notice If you find information in this manual that is incorrect misleading or incomplete we would appreciate your comments and suggestions FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against...

Page 3: ... wheeled bin symbol Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately Revision User s Manual for PLANET USB 2 0 GDI Print Server Model FPS 1011 Rev 2 0 March 2010 Part No EM FPS1011v2 0 doc ...

Page 4: ...5 3 2 2 GDI Host based Printer 18 3 3 Print Server Utilities 25 4 Setup Wizard 26 5 Network Port Setup 27 5 1 Add Printer 27 6 Server Configuration 32 6 1 Introduction 32 6 2 Search for All Available GDI Print Server 33 6 3 Status of GDI Print Server 34 6 4 Setup the GDI Print Server 35 6 5 General Configuration 36 6 6 TCP IP Configuration 36 6 7 System Configuration 37 7 Web Management 38 7 1 Int...

Page 5: ...e 55 10 2 2 Client Side 55 11 GDI Print Server Installation in UNIX Linux 59 11 1 GUI Mode 59 11 2 Console Mode 63 11 2 1 Enable GDI Print Server s TCP IP Support 63 11 2 2 Setup GDI Print Server s IP Address 63 11 2 3 Verify GDI Print Server s IP Address 64 11 2 4 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host 64 12 GDI Print Server Installation in MAC OS 66 12 1 MAC 10 4 x 66 12 2 MAC 10 3 x 66 Appen...

Page 6: ...you don t need to worry about the compatibility with the GDI printers anymore The FPS 1011 supports GDI printer in the most popular operating systems Windows 98SE Me 2000 SP4 above XP SP1 above Not only be a GDI Print Server it can also act as a traditional Print Server This Print Server supports TCP IP network protocol and LPR RAW and IPP printing protocols It is compatible with a large number of...

Page 7: ...ion LAN On Indicates LAN port is connected Off Indicates LAN port is not connected ACT Blink Indicates print server is transfer data to printer READY Blink Indicates the print server is during boot up Off Indicates the print server boot up procedure is complete 7 ...

Page 8: ...age GDI printer relies on the bi directional communications between printer and computer frequently so that the majority of print servers cannot support it The FPS 1011 can communicate with the GDI printer as if it is connected directly to your computer The FPS 1011 supported OS in this mode is Windows 98SE Me 2000 SP4 above XP SP1 above The GDI Print Server mode doesn t support Windows 98SE ME NT...

Page 9: ... powered on When the ACT LED is unlighted the FPS 1011 is ready Note 1 You must use the power adapter shipped along with the FPS 1011 do NOT use any other power adapter from other sources 2 To prevent the compatibility problem between FPS 1011 and a few GDI printer or printer it is recommended that you power on the FPS 1011 before the GDI printer or general printer 3 2 Software Installation Proced...

Page 10: ...all the Print Server utilities in the default folder or click Change to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the Print Server utilities 5 The system starts installing the Print Server Utilities 10 ...

Page 11: ... all installed Please click Finish to go to next step 7 The Setup Wizard will be executed it will guide you to configure the print server and install the printer with the print server to your computer Please click Next 11 ...

Page 12: ... you configure the print server the Print Server Name will the same as the Device Name printed at the bottom of the print server 9 Please enter the Password of the Print Server you have selected to login the Print Server for more settings The default User Name is admin default Password is admin Following is the completed procedures for configuring the Print Server 12 ...

Page 13: ...omatically obtain and configure the network settings assigned by the DHCP Server The assigned IP Address will be shown in the IP Address fields If no DHCP Server is present within the network please assign the network settings of the Print Server manually Please click Next once you have found appropriate network settings for the Print Server Note The Print Server IP Address must be set to the same...

Page 14: ...e Server Manager utility to configure the Print Server IP address 12 The configurations are finished Please click Save to apply new settings and restart the Print Server 13 The Install Printer Driver page allows you to install the printer drivers and bind your printer with the Print Server to your computer Please click Install Printer to start the installation 14 ...

Page 15: ...ontinue Following is the installation procedures for General Printer installation 1 Select the General Printer and click OK 2 The Install Printer page is for you to search for the printer drivers If you want to manually designated the file path of the drivers please put the printer s installation CD to your CD ROM drive and click Browse to find the drivers in the CD You can also install the driver...

Page 16: ...he driver files and the printer model you wish to install and then click Install 4 After the drivers are installed completely Your printer has been found with the Print Server to your computer Please click Print Test Page to confirm that you can print through the network successfully 16 ...

Page 17: ... If you have completed the print job successfully please click Yes 6 The installed printer will be added to the Printers Faxes in the Windows If you want to print documents please select this printer 17 ...

Page 18: ...llowing screen is displayed Before you click Connect please put your GDI printer s installation CD to your CD ROM drive and read the manual of the GDI printer carefully Some GDI printers require users to install the drivers utilities before connecting the GDI printer to your computer Some GDI printers require connecting the GDI printer to your computer during the installation Please refer to the b...

Page 19: ... server and automatically search and install the GDI printer s driver 5 You will see some prompt messages in the system tray If there is driver needed you to manually install In the Found New Hardware Wizard please select No not this time and click Next to continue 19 ...

Page 20: ...6 Select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next 7 Select the correct driver and click Next 20 ...

Page 21: ...k Finish 9 After the driver installed completely no more prompt message Your GDI printer has been found with the Print Server to your computer Please click Print Test Page to confirm that you can print through the network successfully 21 ...

Page 22: ...lled successfully The installed printer will be added to the Printers Faxes in the Windows If you want to print documents please select Printer Model Name Network 12 The following message will alert you to restart your computer before you start using the network printer Click OK and restart your computer then all installations are completed 22 ...

Page 23: ...ame Network will stand for the printer If you want to print a file or document please print to Printer Model Name Network To set the paper size or other feature of the printer please right click Printer Model Name Network and select Properties In the Printer Model Name Network Properties screen click Printer Properties then you can configure the printer 23 ...

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Page 25: ...oftware installation in Section 3 2 you can run this setup wizard to install the printer drivers and bind the Print Server to your computer Network Port Setup Allows you to add network port of the print server to your computer Server Manager Allows you to configure the Print Server s IP Address network protocols and other advanced features Uninstall Assistant for removing all installed Print Serve...

Page 26: ...r If there is a new GDI Print Server installed in the network or the GDI Print Server you have installed doesn t work please run the Setup Wizard to install again Please refer to the Section 3 2 for the detailed setup procedures Note In Windows 98SE Me NT the Setup Wizard will only allow you to install General Printer 26 ...

Page 27: ... then you can print directly to the printer through the newly installed GDI Print Server Select the network ports in the Available Ports list and click to add ports If you want to add all available ports please click To cancel some of the network ports or all ports from the Chosen Ports list please click or Note Please be aware that Network Port Setup Utility can only detect and configure all GDI ...

Page 28: ... Local printer attached to this computer and make sure that Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer is not selected Click Next 5 Choose the suitable Print Server Network Port and click Next 28 ...

Page 29: ...printer model and click Next If your printer is not in the list click Have Disk to install the driver of the printer After installation the printer model will be added to the list 7 Name your printer and setup the default printer click Next 29 ...

Page 30: ...e to print the test page or not It is recommended to print a test page Click Next 9 You have added the printer to the PC successfully The information of the printer is displayed in the windows Click Finish 30 ...

Page 31: ...10 The drivers of the printer will be installed After complete the installation the printer has been added to your computer and acted as a sharable printer 31 ...

Page 32: ...nfiguration functions for client side or other file server in the network environment The Configuration Utility provides the following configuration and management functions Search Print Server Search All Available GDI Print Servers on the Network Status Display GDI Print Server Network Status General Configuration Configure general settings about the GDI Print Server such as Server Name Password ...

Page 33: ... seconds because the utility is using system s available network protocols to search for all GDI Print Servers on the network All available GDI Print Servers will be listed under Server Group on the left side of the window You must select the GDI Print Server you would like to configure from the list The system will display the selected GDI Print Server s status on the right side of the window 33 ...

Page 34: ...f the window The information of the GDI Print Server display including MAC ID Model Type Firmware Version status of each server port IP address subnet mask default gateway and supported printing protocols etc You can refresh the GDI Print Server s status by pressing the Refresh button You can restart the GDI Print Server by pressing the Reboot button 34 ...

Page 35: ...ight side of the window Double click one of the icons to set up the selected GDI Print Server A screen will pop up to verify User Name and Password of the GDI Print Server The default values are User Name admin Password admin Note When you have finished the settings please click to restart the GDI Print Server to let the settings take effect 35 ...

Page 36: ...You can use this name to identify the GDI Print Server when you are searching for the GDI Print Server by the Server Manger utility User Name Password is used to authenticate the administrator to login the GDI Print Server for configuring it from the Server Manger utility or the Web Management tool 6 6 TCP IP Configuration Double Click TCP IP icon and the TCP IP configuration window will pop up Yo...

Page 37: ...he same network with your computer to the GDI Print Server 6 7 System Configuration Double Click System icon and the System configuration window will pop up In the System configuration page you can see all available printing protocols and upgrade the new firmware for this GDI Print Server Upgrade Firmware You can use this Upgrade Firmware tool to update the newest firmware of the GDI Print Server ...

Page 38: ...r The default IP Address User Name and Password settings of the GDI Print Server are as follow IP Address 192 168 0 1 User Name Admin Password admin 7 2 Login You may use any Web Browser to review the status or configure the settings of the GDI Print Server After entering the IP address of the GDI Print Server a login page display You have to enter correct User Name and Password before going to th...

Page 39: ... displayed here USB Port Number Display the number of the USB port on the GDI print server LPT Port Number Display the number of the parallel port on the GDI print server RAW IPP LPR Printing By default the RAW IPP LPR printing protocols are all enabled 7 3 2 Printer This page lists the information and the status of the printer connected to the GDI Print Server USB port The printer information inc...

Page 40: ...ay Display the gateway setting of the GDI Print Server 7 4 Setup Wizard Note After you have changed the settings from the Setup Wizard please click Save Settings in the menu of the left side to let the settings take effect and reboot the GDI Print Server 7 4 1 System You can change the server name and password of the GDI Print Server from here GDI Print Server Name The name of the GDI Print Server...

Page 41: ...P server or manually specify static IP If you need the GDI Print Server to automatically get an IP from DHCP server select Enable Obtain TCP IP Settings Automatically Use DHCP BOOTP You also can select Disable Use the following TCP IP Settings to manually assign IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway for the GDI Print Server 7 4 3 Save Settings After configuring the GDI Print Server you have to click ...

Page 42: ...etup will be cleared 7 5 2 Upgrade Firmware from Browser You can upgrade new firmware for this GDI Print Server in this page Click Browse to select the new firmware in your storage and then click OK the firmware will be updated in several minutes Be aware that if you have started upgrading firmware you have to follow all the upgrading steps or the GDI Print Server can t turn back to normal configu...

Page 43: ...default The GDI Print Server provides a tool Network Port Setup that helps to add the LPR protocol to users computer add network port to user s computer easily in Windows 98SE Me NT 2000 XP 2003 To configure the LPR setting by following standard LPR settings in Windows 2000 XP 2003 please follow the steps below 1 Click Start and select Printers and Faxes 2 Click Add a Printer 3 The Add Printer Wiz...

Page 44: ...ose Create a new port and Standard TCP IP Port Click Next 6 Please make sure that the GDI Print Server and the printer have turned on and connected to the network correctly before you continue Click Next 44 ...

Page 45: ...7 Enter the IP Address of the GDI Print Server in the Printer Name or IP Address Click Next 8 Select Custom and click Settings When you have finished the settings at step 9 click Next to continue 45 ...

Page 46: ...9 Select LPR and enter lpt1 in the Queue Name click OK By default the queue name of the GDI Print Server is lpt1 10 Click Finish 46 ...

Page 47: ...r model and click Next If your printer is not in the list click Have Disk to install the driver of the printer After installation the printer model will be added to the list 12 Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not Click Next 47 ...

Page 48: ...13 You have added the network printer to the PC successfully The information of the printer is displayed in the windows Click Finish 48 ...

Page 49: ...he protocol to share printing in the network GDI Print Server can support RAW printing by default To configure the RAW setting in Windows 2000 XP 2003 please follow the steps below 1 Click Start and select Printers and Faxes 2 Click Add a Printer 3 The Add Printer Wizard is displayed Click Next 4 Select Local Printer attached to this computer and click Next 49 ...

Page 50: ... Click Next 6 Please make sure that the GDI Print Server and the printer have turned on and connected to the network correctly before you continue Click Next 7 Enter the IP Address of the GDI Print Server in the Printer Name or IP Address Click Next 50 ...

Page 51: ...8 Select Custom and click Settings When you have finished the settings at step 9 click Next to continue 9 Select RAW and enter 9100 in the Port Number click OK 51 ...

Page 52: ...elect the printer manufacturer and the printer model and click Next If your printer is not in the list click Have Disk to install the driver of the printer After installation the printer model will be added to the list 52 ...

Page 53: ...hoose to set the print whether as a default printer or not Click Next 13 You have added the network printer to the PC successfully The information of the printer is displayed in the windows Click Finish 53 ...

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Page 55: ... to do any setting on the GDI Print Server side Make sure the GDI Print Server has correct IP settings If you want to share the printers to Internet users you have to set a real IP to the GDI Print Server You also have to make sure that any gateway router or firewall does not block IPP protocol if you have these gateway devices installed in your network 10 2 2 Client Side You only need to perform ...

Page 56: ... Port Name is the port name of GDI Print Server that your printer is connected to The default port name is lpt1 One example of the URL is http 192 168 0 1 631 lpt1 After entering the URL of GDI Print Server click Next 6 Select the printer manufacturer and the printer model and click Next If your printer is not in the list click Have Disk to install the driver of the printer After installation the ...

Page 57: ...hoose to set the print whether as a default printer or not Click Next 8 You have added the network printer to the PC successfully The information of the printer is displayed in the windows Click Finish 57 ...

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Page 59: ...erver with the LPD protocol in the Unix Linux system Following describe two modes to configure the GDI Print Server In the GUI Mode we follow the settings in the Fedora Core 4 system If you are in different system you can refer to the configurations in the Console Mode 11 1 GUI Mode 1 Select Printing from System Settings 2 Click New to add the printer with the GDI Print Server 3 Click Forward 59 ...

Page 60: ...d click Forward 5 In the following screen please configure as below Then click Forward to continue Select a queue type Select Network UNIX LPD as the queue type Server Enter the IP Address of the GDI Print Server for example 192 168 2 253 Queue Set the queue name to lpt1 60 ...

Page 61: ...gs If the settings are no problem click Finish 8 To print a test page and apply all the settings please click Yes 9 If the test page is printed without problem please click Yes If it is failed to print please click No to go back to Printer configuration fedora screen and configure again 61 ...

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Page 63: ...ast two methods to obtain its IP address automatically if its IP address is configured as Auto 0 0 0 0 11 2 2 1 DHCP There are many Unix Linux systems that support DHCP protocol and the procedures to configure the DHCP server database are different Please refer to the manual of Unix Linux for the way to use different DHCP Server It is highly recommended that the DHCP server should be located on th...

Page 64: ... GDI Print Server in the etc bootptab file should be MF010101 ht 1 ha 00304F010101 ip 203 66 191 12 11 2 3 Verify GDI Print Server s IP Address To verify your GDI Print Server is responding to the newly assigned IP address using a PING command ping ip address 11 2 4 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host The procedure you use to configure your Unix Linux host s to allow printing to your network...

Page 65: ...e following printer name lp rm 203 66 191 186 rp lpt1 lf var spool lpd pserverd log sd var spool lpd pserverd mx 0 Lines should be indented with tabs More than one printer name can be used with variants separated by vertical bars name1 name2 The rm entry should correspond to the IP address you have assigned to the GDI Print Server You can also use a host name if you have assigned one in the etc ho...

Page 66: ...wser opens select IP Printer 4 In the IP Printer screen please configure as below Protocol Select Line Printer Daemon LPD as the Protocol IP Address Set the address to the GDI Print Server s IP Address for example 192 168 2 2 Queue Set the queue name to lpt1 Name You can designate a name for the printer Location You can enter the location of the printer Printer Select the printer model that is att...

Page 67: ...3 From the Print Fax screen click Set Up Printers 4 Click Add to add the new GDI Print Server through TCP IP 67 ...

Page 68: ... Add to continue Printer Type LPD LPR Printer Address Input the IP Address of the GDI Print Server Queue Name The queue name of the GDI Print Server is lpt1 Printer Model Select the Printer Model that is attached to the GDI Print Server 6 The GDI Print Server is installed completely You can see it in the Printer List 68 ...

Page 69: ...7 You can print a file to check whether the GDI Print Server is installed successfully 69 ...

Page 70: ... 168 1 3 the print server s IP Address setting should be 192 168 1 x Check if the printer you are using is in the Compatibility List in Appendix or contact with your dealer Q2 I am not sure the IP Address settings of my computer A The following procedures will help you to check the current IP Address setting of your computer You can compare if your computer and print server s IP Addresses are in t...

Page 71: ...twork If a DHCP Server is installed you can setup to let the GDI Print Server get IP Address from the DHCP Server automatically 1 Open Server Manager and then select TCP IP setting 2 Select Auto IP and click Save 3 Reboot the GDI Print Server Set up the IP Address Manually 1 Open Server Manager and then select TCP IP setting 2 Select Static IP and enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask as your compu...

Page 72: ...s below 1 Right click the printer from Printer and Faxes in the Windows 2 Select Properties and select Ports 3 Uncheck the Enable bidirectional support Check if the printer you are using is in the Compatibility List in Appendix or contact with your dealer This printer might be a GDI printer please run Setup Wizard to install the printer again 72 ...

Page 73: ...LPR Power Input 7V DC 700mA Cabling Type 10Base T UTP Cat 3 or better 100Base TX UTP Cat5 or better Network Speed 10 100Mbps Half Duplex mode 20 200Mbps Full Duplex mode Dimention L W H 75 x 56 x 24 mm Weight 45g Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature 0 50 degree C Storage Temperature 10 60 degree C Operating Humidity 10 90 Storage Humidity 0 95 EMI CE FCC Class B 73 ...

Page 74: ...et Printer Deskjet 880C OK 4 HP Color Inkjet Printer Deskjet 882C OK 5 HP Color Inkjet Printer Deskjet 920C OK 6 HP Color Inkjet Printer Deskjet 960 OK 7 HP Color Inkjet Printer Deskjet 980 OK 8 HP Color Inkjet Printer Deskjet 990 OK 9 HP Color Inkjet Printer Deskjet 1120C OK 10 HP Color Inkjet Printer Deskjet 1180C OK 11 HP Color Inkjet Printer Deskjet 3325 OK 12 HP Color Inkjet Printer Deskjet 3...

Page 75: ...er MFP LaserJet 3055 OK 34 HP B W LaserJet Printer MFP LaserJet 3380 OK 35 HP Color LaserJet Printer LaserJet 4650 OK 36 HP Color MFP Business Office Jet 4110 OK 37 HP Color MFP Office Jet 4255 OK 38 HP Color MFP Office Jet 4355 OK 39 HP Color MFP Business Office Jet 5110 OK 40 HP Color MFP Office Jet 5510 OK 41 HP Color MFP Office Jet 5610 OK 42 HP Color MFP Office Jet 6110 OK 43 HP Color MFP Off...

Page 76: ...r MFP LaserJet 3330mfp OK 67 HP B W LaserJet Printer LaserJet 4350 OK 68 HP Color LaserJet Printer CLJ 1500L OK 69 HP Color LaserJet Printer CLJ 3500 OK 70 HP Color LaserJet Printer CLJ 3500N OK 71 HP Color LaserJet Printer CLJ 3700 OK 72 HP Color LaserJet Printer CLJ 4600 OK 73 HP Mini Photo Printer Photosmart 145 OK 74 HP Mini Photo Printer Photosmart 245 OK 75 HP Mini Photo Printer PhotoSmart 3...

Page 77: ...C 1315 OK 99 HP Color MFP PSC 1350 OK 100 HP Color MFP PSC 1410 OK 101 HP Color MFP PSC 1510 OK 102 HP Color MFP PSC 1610 OK 103 HP Color MFP SOHO PSC 2110 OK 104 HP Color MFP PSC 2210 OK 105 HP Color MFP PSC 2310 OK 106 HP Color MFP PSC 2355 OK 107 HP Color MFP PSC 2410 OK 108 HP Color MFP PSC 2510 OK 109 HP Color MFP SOHO PSC 4110 OK 110 Canon Color Laser Machine MFP iC D380 OK 111 Canon Color I...

Page 78: ...lor Ink Jet Printer iP90 OK 130 Canon Color Ink Jet Printer iP1000 OK 131 Canon Color Ink Jet Printer iP1500 OK 132 Canon Color Ink Jet Printer iP2000 OK 133 Canon Color Ink Jet Printer iP3000 OK 134 Canon Color Ink Jet Printer Photo Printer iP4000 OK 135 Canon Color Ink Jet Printer iP5000 OK 136 Canon Color Ink Jet Printer iP6000D OK 137 Canon Color Ink Jet Printer Photo Printer iP8500D OK 138 Ca...

Page 79: ...ll in One Photo Printer MFP X3470 OK GDI 159 Lexmark All in One Photo Printer MFP X4270 OK 160 Lexmark All in One Photo Printer MFP X6170 OK 161 Lexmark All in One Photo Printer MFP X7350 OK GDI 162 Lexmark Color Ink Jet Printer Z603 Note3 OK 163 Lexmark Color Ink Jet Printer Z615 Note3 OK 164 Lexmark Color Ink Jet Printer Z617 OK GDI 165 Lexmark Color Ink Jet Printer Z705 Note3 OK 166 Lexmark Col...

Page 80: ...r Stylus C83 OK No Company Type Printer Model Print Note 188 Epson Color Ink Jet Printer Stylus C88 OK 189 Epson Color Ink Jet Printer Photo Printer Stylus COLOR 900 OK 190 Epson Color Ink Jet Printer Photo Printer Stylus COLOR 1160 OK 191 Epson Color Ink Jet Photo Printer MFP Stylus CX1500 OK 192 Epson Color Ink Jet Photo Printer MFP Stylus CX3100 OK 193 Epson Color Ink Jet Photo Printer MFP Styl...

Page 81: ...on Color Ink Jet Photo Printer MFP Stylus PHOTO RX510 OK 208 Epson Color Ink Jet Photo Printer MFP Stylus PHOTO RX520 OK 209 Epson Color Ink Jet Photo Printer MFP Stylus PHOTO RX530 OK 210 Epson Color Ink Jet Photo Printer MFP Stylus PHOTO RX630 OK 211 Epson Color Ink Jet Photo Printer MFP Stylus PHOTO RX650 OK 212 Brother Color Laser Printer HL 2070 OK 213 Brother Color Laser Printer HL 5240 OK 2...

Page 82: ...her Color Laser Printer MFP MFC 7420 OK 222 Brother Color Laser Printer MFP MFC 7820N OK 223 Brother Color Laser Printer MFP MFC 8840D OK 224 Konica Minolta Color Laser Printer MFP 2480 OK 225 Dell All In One Printer MFP 944 OK 226 BenQ MFP CM3000 OK GDI ...

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