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Print Server Installation

 

2.1 Preparation 

To meet users’ network printing needs in today’s heterogeneous and multiple protocol networking 
environments, the print server supports industrial standard protocols, including TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and 
AppleTalk. This means that the print server supports the most popular network operating systems today, 
including NetWare, Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003, UNIX systems and Macintosh computer. As such, 
there might be several ways to deploy the print server on your network.  

 

 

Supported Networks 

Print server supports a variety of network protocols, including TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and AppleTalk. In 
addition, we provide software for network configuration on the following networks: 
 

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Novell NetWare 3.12, 4.x, 5.x (Bindery and NDS) 

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Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me 

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Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 

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Apple EtherTalk 

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UNIX /Linux system 

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Internet (via Internet Printer Connection software) 

 

2.2  Configuration Solution Table

 

Setup Operating 
System 

Function Remarks 

PSAdmin utility / Setup Wizard 
Windows 95/98/Me 
Windows 
NT/2000/XP/2003 

Install a single network on a 
peer-to-peer or client-server network

Easy printer installation runs from print server setup 
CD 

Embedded Web server 

Windows 95/98/Me 
Windows 
NT/2000/XP/2003 
Mac OS, Linux… 

Remote setup print server from 
private LAN 

Follow standard browse, e.g. IE or Netscape 

HP Web JetAdmin 

Windows 
NT/2000/XP/2003 

Remote management of print server, 
include 
alert and consumables 

Print server solution for continual management of 
multiple printers- anywhere on your LAN 

Internet Printing Protocol 

Windows 
NT/2000/XP/2003 

Printing via the internet to Internet 
Printing Protocol- enabled print 
server 

Allows saving distribution of HQ hardcopy document 
over Internet, replacing fax, mail 

 

Comment 

Configuration solution Table has many installations way to setup Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 
NT/2000/XP/2003, NetWare, UNIX / Linux system and Mac computer. Firstly, we introduce PSAdmin utility, HP 
Web JetAdmin program and Internet Printing Protocol solution. Then we will discuss Embedded Web Server 
Installation with print server. 

 

                                                                                           

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Summary of Contents for FPS-3300

Page 1: ...Multi Port Fast Ethernet Print Server FPS 3300 User s Manual 1 ...

Page 2: ...s User s Manual and reserves the right to make improvements to this User s Manual and or to the products described 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 CE mark Warning There are class A and class B device In a domestic environment this product may cause ra...

Page 3: ...URING AND MODIFYING A DEVICE 24 5 6 REMOVING HP WEB JETADMIN UTILITY 25 6 CONFIGURATION WITH WEB BROWSER 26 6 1 STATUS 26 6 2 SETUP 33 7 NETWORK PRINT MONITOR 43 7 1 TCP IP PROTOCOL INSTALLATION 43 7 2 IPX SPX COMPATIBLE PROTOCOL INSTALLATION 44 7 3 NETBEUI PROTOCOL INSTALLATION 44 7 4 WINDOWS 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP 2003 MANUAL INSTALLATION 44 8 LPR PRINTING INSTALLATION 47 8 1 ASSIGNING AN IP ADDRES...

Page 4: ...RDWARE 61 11 2 SOFTWARE 61 12 TROUBLESHOOTING 62 RESET BUTTON 67 REBOOT THE PRINT SERVER 67 PERFORM A FACTORY DEFAULT 67 SPECIFICATION 68 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 69 ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 71 4 ...

Page 5: ...nt servers enhance capability by letting you place your printers at convenient locations directly on the Ethernet network and by increasing network printer performance and management Please note that the print server does not support printing with host based printers e g CAPT GDI PPA 1 2 Packet Content 1 x FPS 3300 1 x Quick Installation Guide 1 x Drivers and User s Manual CD 1 x Power Adapter 1 3...

Page 6: ...ndows based computer with print server setup CD z One printer z One printer cable 1 5 Hardware Installation 1 Turn off the printer s power 2 Connect the print server to your printer with printer cable 3 Turn the printer s power on 4 Plug the AC power adapter into the power connector on the print server 5 Wait 10 seconds until all the LEDs have stopped flashing Note The ACT LED should be flash five...

Page 7: ...ble Setup Operating System Function Remarks PSAdmin utility Setup Wizard Windows 95 98 Me Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Install a single network on a peer to peer or client server network Easy printer installation runs from print server setup CD Embedded Web server Windows 95 98 Me Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Mac OS Linux Remote setup print server from private LAN Follow standard browse e g IE or Netscape H...

Page 8: ... Utility hyper link to initiate the installation Or you can click the Start button and choose Run Suppose E is your CD ROM drive When the dialog box appears enter E Utility Setup exe and press enter key You will see the dialog box as below Please click Next to continue 3 In Select A Print Server screen please select the print server and its port number that your printer connected and click Next If...

Page 9: ...ttings screen please select No and press Next to continue 5 In the Select A Printer screen please select the printer that is connected on the print server port which you selected in step 4 from the list click Next 9 ...

Page 10: ...6 Please check the information of Summary screen click Next to continue 7 Please click Finish to complete the print server installation 10 ...

Page 11: ...ogram Once completed a menu screen will appear 2 Click on Configuration Utility Driver hyper link to initiate the installation Or you can click the Start button and choose Run Suppose E is your CD ROM drive When the dialog box appears enter E PSAdmin Setup exe and press enter key You will see the dialog box as below Please click Next to continue 3 Specify the destination folder where the utility w...

Page 12: ...4 When installation complete please click Finish to complete 12 ...

Page 13: ... installation procedure After the PSAdmin is removed the print server is no longer accessible via the PSAdmin You have to re install the PSAdmin on your system in order to access the print server again Procedure 1 Click Start point to Settings and select Control Panel 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon 3 Click Change or Remove Programs tab 4 Select Network Print Monitor for Windows 2000 X...

Page 14: ...respective device name MAC Address print server name firmware version and status The terms are defined as follows Device Name The name of the print server hardware used for identification purposes MAC Address The Ethernet address of the print server Print server Name The print server to which the device is attached Version The firmware version of the print server Status To come up a Printer s stat...

Page 15: ...s option allows the print server to obtain IP related settings automatically from your DHCP server This setting by default is disabled If you would like to manually specify an IP address to the device please skip to the following step 3 In the IP Address option type an IP address for the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment 15 ...

Page 16: ...le server as a Supervisor Admin or equivalent 2 Select TCP IP Wizard in Configuration Wizard screen and click Next 3 Select the NetWare File Server to which the print server device will be attached 4 Type in a Print server 5 Type in a Print Queue Names Note Each print queue corresponds to each print port of the print server 6 Click OK 7 From your NetWare client computer such as Windows 95 98 Me cr...

Page 17: ...tton you will see a dialog box as below for you to change password After the password changed please write down the password in a note That can prevent the print server has to process the hardware default reset when you forget the password After Password assigned FPS 3300 will start asking you to enter the password in next time you configure FPS 3300 17 ...

Page 18: ...er the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway settings 4 2 3 Netware Before Netware configuration begin You may login to your Netware Server with below steps 1 Run PCONSOLE in NetWare 3 x or NetWare 4 x and create the necessary parameters Refer to your Novell NetWare print server Services manual for details 2 Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor Admin or equivalent From your Windows 95 98...

Page 19: ...erver s that print server can do Bindery mode NDS Settings Select NetWare file server s NetWare 4 x or later that print server can do NDS mode Encrypt Password If you have set a password in Netware Server for user login Please enter the password in this field Click OK From your NetWare client computer such as Windows 95 98 Me create a printer that is connected redirected to one of the NetWare prin...

Page 20: ... and share the printer to other AppleTalk workstations FPS 3300 will auto search the AppleTalk network and join it Apple Talk Settings Print server will join to the AppleTalk network automatically Please make sure the Zone Name and Port Name which the print server gotten is correct Printer Type The type of printer attached to each printer port You can get the Printer Type and the Data Format from ...

Page 21: ...n this page SNMP System Contact Text Field Name of the contact person SNMP System Location Text Field Location of the contact person Accepted Community Names You can Add Modify Remove the community in this option SNMP Traps Enable Disable this print server to send the SNMP Traps Default is disable unchecked Send Authentication Trap When the SNMP Traps is enabed you can define the destination of th...

Page 22: ...transfer speed If you are work with a old printer which is not support DMA mode you may set the printer speed to Normal or Slow When the printer can not work properly you can also try to disable the Bi Directional support on each port 4 3 Upgrade Upgrade allows the user to upgrade the print server device In order to upgrade the unit please perform the steps as follows 1 Click Upgrade button just l...

Page 23: ...e 4 4 Reset 1 Click Reset button in PSAdmin 2 Reset allows the user to reset the print server device in order to establish a new connection or for new settings to take effect 4 5 Refresh When you can not find the print server in device list of PSAdmin please click Refresh button to searches the network for all attached print server s 23 ...

Page 24: ...ling HP Web JetAdmin Before installing the HP Web JetAdmin software you must have domain administrator or root privileges Download the installation files from HP Customer Care Online at http www hp com go webjetadmin Follow the instructions on the screen to install the HP Web JetAdmin software Note Installation instructions are also contained in the HP Web JetAdmin install file 5 4 Confirming Inst...

Page 25: ... configure or modify your printer Note You can also substitute the server domain with TCP IP address 5 6 Removing HP Web JetAdmin Utility To remove HP Web JetAdmin software from your web server use the uninstall program provided with the software package 25 ...

Page 26: ...the configuration please make sure your PC can ping the print server and receive a response Enter the print server s IP address in the Address field of your Web browser Press Enter Then the print server page will appear From here you can configure all print server settings Please follow this information in the status menu of the print server 6 1 Status When you login to FPS 3300 you will see the s...

Page 27: ... LAN System Up Time This option allows you to view uptime of the print server When you start the print server it will compute the print server from start time to power off time Firmware Version This option allows you to view firmware version of the print server To verify the print server s firmware version is newer in this time MAC Address This option allows you to view Node ID of the print server...

Page 28: ... printer connected with the print server it will be show in the model box Printing Language Supported This option allows you to view command to set the printer When the printer connected with the print server it will be show in the command box Current Status This option allows you to view status of the printer When the printer connected with the print server it will be show in the status box For E...

Page 29: ...tain IP related settings automatically from your DHCP server IP Address This option allows you to view IP address from the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment default 192 168 0 10 Subnet Mask This option allows you to view subnet mask from the print server Gateway s IP This option allows you to view gateway from the print server 29 ...

Page 30: ...NetWare Server by per time NetWare NDS Setting Use NDS Mode Shows the NDS mode is Enable or Disable Name of the NDS Tree Shows the name of your NDS tree Name of the NDS Content Shows the name of the NDS content Current Status Show the status is Connect or Disconnect NetWare Bindery Setting Use Bindery Mode Shows the Bindery mode is Enable or Disable Name of the File Server Shows the name of the fi...

Page 31: ...x 1 where xxxxxx represents the last six digits of the print server s Node ID Printer Type This option allows you to view printer type from the print server If you are using a PostScript printer you can select the LaserWriter 8 icon from your Mac computer Data Format This option allows you to view data format from the print server If you are using a PostScript printer you can select ASCII TBCP or ...

Page 32: ...ies This option allows you to view SNMP communities from the print server There are two communities that control message from the network management of the print server SNMP Traps This option allows you to view SNMP traps from the print server 32 ...

Page 33: ...eanwhile you have finished the IP address configuration with print server You should use web browser to configure the print server The setup menu of the print server helps administrator to setup the print server s System Printer NetWare TCP IP SNMP and AppleTalk Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL default 192 168 0 10 Then the print server s home page will appear in content of the ...

Page 34: ...s option allows you to input device name of the print server To correct the print server s device name System Contact This option allows you to input contact name of the print server To check the print server s contact name who in charge of this device System Location This option allows you to input Location name of the print server To confirm the print server s location name where the print serve...

Page 35: ...reen After password assigned FPS 3300 will asking user to enter user name and password when they access to FPS 3300 web configuration Function Description User Name You must be input the default administration user name admin as login user name Password The default password is empty After setup password is completed from the print server you shouldn t forget this password 35 ...

Page 36: ...nter Function Description Bi directional Settings This option allows you to select the bi directional of the print server There are two ways to select this option includes Disable or Auto Detect 6 2 3 TCP IP 36 ...

Page 37: ...er The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment Note In the TCP IP Setup screen specify a fixed IP address is highly recommended Subnet Mask This option allows you to input subnet mask from the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment Gateway This option allows you to input gateway from the print server This IP ad...

Page 38: ...l only be set on your organization O object If you have ever modified this line or if you have ever added any organization units OU to your NDS tree after the NetWare system was installed please read the following section before you install the print server For the purpose of illustration we assume the NDS tress structure is as follows ROOT O ABC OU ABC USA OU Sales Admin FileServer 1 OU Tech 6 4 ...

Page 39: ...n the AppleTalk router if found We also assume that at least an AppleTalk Zone exists on the network If no any zone exists the print server itself displays the zone name as an asterisk in the current AppleTalk Status of the print server in the web browser Port Name In this option type a name for identification purpose or just leave it in default recommended Note The default print server s Chooser ...

Page 40: ...a protocol a database structure specification and a set of database objects The database objects are contained in a standard database called Management Information Base MIB that is stored on the networking device called SNMP agent The print server s SNMP implementation runs in a TCP IP environment A host on the network running Network Management System NMS software can access the print server devi...

Page 41: ...message to the network administrator if the community name within a SNMP request is not correct Users can set up print server s SNMP functions by using their browsers Function Description SNMP Community The print server supports up to two community names The default community name is public case sensitive with Read Only access right in default Support HP WebJetAdmin This option allows user determi...

Page 42: ...Neighborhood without installing print server s driver Function Description Workgroup Name This option allows you to assign a workgroup name to print server on the Network Neighborhood Windows uses it to identify the print server on the Network Shared Name This option allows you to assign a name to print server s port 42 ...

Page 43: ...in this chapter NetBEUI The NetBEUI protocol must be installed For further information please read NetBEUI Protocol Installation section in this chapter 7 1 TCP IP Protocol Installation 1 Click Start point to Settings and select Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 If the TCP IP Protocol is not already installed click Add 4 Select Protocol and click Add 5 Select Microsoft from the Manuf...

Page 44: ...ist 6 Select NetBEUI from the Network Protocols box and follow the instructions on the screen 7 Restart your computer for new settings to take effect 8 Done Note For more detailed information please refer to your Microsoft Windows 9X ME NT 2000 XP 2003 manuals 7 4 Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 manual Installation Please perform the steps as follows to ensure a smooth installation 1 Run Setup fr...

Page 45: ...int Port and click OK 16 The Add Port box will then appear along with the print server s Node ID The last 6 digits of the Node ID located on the back of the print server unit Select one printer server port from the list which is now connected to one of your printer s as shown in the following picture By default the computer will first search for the print server s on the network by using the IPX S...

Page 46: ...ts again to search for the print server on the network by using the protocol you specify in the step above When finished the print server will be displayed along with the its Node ID as shown in the following picture The last 6 digits of the Node ID located on the back of the print server unit Select one of the print server s ports from the list 46 ...

Page 47: ... text mode commands This applies to Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 and UNIX systems Note The Network Print Monitor can only search for the print server s over the same network segment the Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 UNIX computer is located You would like to install a print server on a different network segment DHCP The print server supports DHCP client feature allowing the print server to obtain an IP addre...

Page 48: ...fault and click Next 12 A message reading After your printer is installed Windows can print a test page so you can confirm that the printer is set up properly Select Yes Recommended and click Finish 8 3 Windows 2000 XP 2003 Standard TCP IP Port Printing Installation 1 Click Start point to Settings and select Printer 2 Run Add Printer Click Next 3 The Add Printer Wizard screen will appear Select Lo...

Page 49: ...ing picture Select Custom Click Settings button and click Next 7 In the Configure Standard TCP IP Port Monitor box as shown in the following picture select LPR form Protocol type in a queue name e g lp1 for port 1 lp2 for port 2 and lp3 for port 3 of print server 8 Click OK 49 ...

Page 50: ...st and click Next 11 Type in a new Printer name or leave it in default and click Next button 12 A message reading To confirm that the printer is installed properly you can print a test page Select Yes Recommended and click Finish Note For Windows RAW protocol printing Port number 9101 for port 1 Port number 9102 for port 2 Port number 9103 for port 3 50 ...

Page 51: ...connected to the first print server port please choose lp1 If the printer connected to the second print server port please choose lp2 If the printer connected to the third print server port please choose lp3 5 Click OK 6 Enter Printer Make Default System V Release 4 Unix 1 For example the print server has a static IP address 192 168 1 100 2 Input lpsystem tbsd 192 168 1 100 3 Input lpadmin pa1 s 1...

Page 52: ... arp s the IP address you want to assign to the Print Server Print Server s Node ID c 2 Execute tftp Print Server s IP get config txt and quit tftp c 3 Edit the config txt and modify the IP address subnet mask and gateway IP When done save the config txt c 4 Execute tftp Print Server s IP put config txt and quit tftp 4 Start X windows by typing startx at the shell mode 5 Open Printer Configuration...

Page 53: ...eue Type field choose Networked UNIX 10 In the Server field type the IP address of print server 11 In the Queue field type a print server s port name which connect to the printer For example lp1 12 Click Forward button 13 In the Printer field choose Postscript Printer 53 ...

Page 54: ...14 Choose the model of printer and click Forward 15 Done 54 ...

Page 55: ... your computers use the WORKGROUP as the SMB workgroup name in Windows Please assign the same SMB name to your print server If print server uses the different SMB name from computers the SMB printing won t active 2 Now you can find the print server from the SMB workgroup of Windows Then double click it 55 ...

Page 56: ...3 Double click it again 4 Now you have to install the printer s driver 56 ...

Page 57: ...5 Choose it from the Add Printer Wizard 6 Install printer successfully 57 ...

Page 58: ...7 Now you can find your printer s icon and you can use the SMB printing mode 58 ...

Page 59: ...inished before you can proceed 3 Be careful not to interrupt the file transfer If the transfer is interrupted the print server may have to be re initialized by your dealer 10 1 Upgrading the print server from PSAdmin 1 Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor Admin or equivalent 2 Ensure binary file is located in the PSAdmin directory 3 Run PSAdmin from your Windows PC 4 Click the Upgrade...

Page 60: ... binary file is located in your current working directory 2 Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL 3 Click Misc and then choose Firmware Upgrade it then as shown in the following picture 4 Click Browse and select the firmware file 5 Click Upgrade 60 ...

Page 61: ...press the RESET button on the FPS 3300 over 5 seconds Reset Button LINK POWER 11 2 Software Please login to FPS 3300 web configuration interface You can find the Factory Default option in Misc page Please click OK to reset your print server 61 ...

Page 62: ...ble must conform to the UTP cable specifications Power Related Problems The print server requires an external AC power adapter in order for it to function If you have a power problem check to see whether the power cord or its connectors are damaged More importantly check to see that the AC power adapter included with the print server matches the AC voltage in your country or area Using an incorrec...

Page 63: ...terface card and select Manual Frame Type Detection 7 Click Add 8 In the Frame Type field select Ethernet 802 2 9 In the Network Number field type in an unique 8 digit hexadecimal network number For example 12345ABC 10 Select Add 11 Repeat the Steps 8 12 for the other Ethernet adapter 12 Restart the computer 13 Done Moving the print server to A New Segment If the print server is moved from one net...

Page 64: ...o use your print server However this situation is like moving the print server to a new segment Please refer to the Moving the print server to a new segment section for more detailed reconfiguration instructions Novell NetWare Troubleshooting Many printing problems can be traced back to incorrect or incomplete print server installations It is always wise to check the installation configurations fi...

Page 65: ...eway computer is a If the gateway computer is a NT UNIX server You have to do the same arp command to specify an entry on the NT UNIX computer as a gateway in order for it to forward your subsequent ping or and tftp commands to the print server b If the gateway computer is a Novell NetWare file server 1 Due to the presence of this NetWare file server the IPX SPX protocol might be used on your netw...

Page 66: ...e this new file and quit from your editor Please note in this step you must specify an IP address which is valid on Segment B such as 192 72 214 100 in this example rather than 192 72 214 68 7 Type for example tftp 192 72 214 68 put config txt to save this new configuration back to print server 8 Move the print server back to the Segment B 9 Done 66 ...

Page 67: ... Disconnect the external power adapter 2 Hold down the reset button 3 Reconnect the external reset button Wait about 5 6 seconds 4 Release the reset button 5 The print server will restart WARNING This will erase all settings of print server to default and should be performed with caution After performing a factory default the default settings will be z DHCP client off z IP address 192 168 0 10 z S...

Page 68: ...PX SPX AppleTalk Bi Directional NOS Support Windows 95 98 Me 2000 NT XP Server 2003 Novell Linux Unix and MAC OS Printing methods PTP Peer to Peer Windows LPR printing SMB IPP Internet Printing Protocol LaserWriter Chooser AppleTalk Management Tools PS Admin Windows Application Web based management HTTP HP Web JetAdmin Dimension 214 x 131 x 42 7 mm Weight 305g Power Supply 5V DC 2A Emission FCC CE...

Page 69: ...lanation and solution A printer driver is missing or is incompatible with that printer Using a print driver that is not specific for the printer can cause printing errors Install the proper printer driver If these printer drivers are not available to you please contact your printer manufacturer Question C The upgrading process indication bar stops and does not seem to proceed again while upgrading...

Page 70: ...Printer Already Exists or Print Queue Already Exists after specifying the print server name or the print queue name in Auto Setup Possible Explanation A same print server name or queue names exists in the specific NetWare file server as the one you specified in the Auto Setup dialogue box Solution Specify a new print server name or queue name in the Auto Setup Question G The setup Wizard can t fin...

Page 71: ... PCL or Panasonic KX P6300 PCL or Panasonic KX P6500 PCL to the print server through the Network Print Port DO NOT redirect the printer named Panasonic KX P6100 GDI Panasonic KX P6300 GDI or Panasonic KX P6500 GDI to the print server Please note that the print server doesn t support printing with host based printers e g CAPT GDI and PPA printers Furthermore the print server doesn t support any non...

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