Planet FPS-1011, User Manual

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1. Introduction
1.1 Product Introduction
Thank you for purchasing and use our FPS-1011. The FPS-1011 allows your
printer or GDI/Host-based printer become a sharable device on the network.
GDI printer is a printer that has built-in support for Windows Graphical Device
Interface (GDI), so it is no need to convert the output from Windows to another
format such as PostScript or PCL language. GDI printers are sometimes called
host-based printers because they rely on the host computer to rasterize pages.
Because of that, almost none of Print Servers in the market can support GDI
printer network sharing. The FPS-1011 implements a special technology which
allows it to communicate with the GDI printer as if it is connected directly to
your computer. With the feature, the GDI printer is easy to become a shared
device and 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 normal printers in the various common
network operating systems including Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista and
Windows 7, UNIX, Linux and MAC OS 9.x above.
The FPS-1011 is the best solution for users to share GDI printer or printer
conveniently and easily. It offers the most flexible and manageable printing for
GDI printer or normal printer on your Local Area Network at an extremely low
cost and with an absolute minimal setup and maintenance required.
1.2 Product Package
This package contains the following components:
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1 x FPS-1011
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1 x Power Adapter
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1 x Driver and User Manual CD
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1 x Quick Installation Guide
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