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Page 1: ...TUP MENU 37 INSTALLING PRINT SERVER ON NETWARE 4 X 5 X 45 SETTING UP A MACINTOSH COMPUTER 47 6 NETWORK PRINT MONITOR 51 PREPARATION 51 TCP IP PROTOCOL INSTALLATION 52 IPX SPX COMPATIBLE PROTOCOL INSTALLATION 52 NETBEUI PROTOCOL INSTALLATION 53 WINDOWS 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP 2003 MANUAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 53 UNINSTALLING NETWORK PRINT PORT ON WINDOWS 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP 2003 55 7 TCP IP LPR PORT P...

Page 2: ...S 68 WINDOWS 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP 2003 VISTA 7 TROUBLESHOOTING 69 MOVING THE PRINT SERVER TO A NEW SEGMENT 70 MOVING YOUR COMPUTER TO A NEW SEGMENT 71 NOVELL NETWARE TROUBLESHOOTING 71 TCP IP TROUBLESHOOTING 71 APPENDIX 74 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 83 ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 85 ...

Page 3: ...with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to subpart J of Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful...

Page 4: ...ent on these print servers Any standard SNMP based application can be used to access and manage these print servers Network configuration The print servers provide an embedded web server that can be accessed via a proper web browser We also subsidiary Windows based PSAdmin utility which help administrator to setup print server environment Components and Features Network Print Server 1 Parallel por...

Page 5: ... print servers you need to complete these steps Confirm that your printer parallel port works well Connect the print server to the network and printer and plug in the print server Follow these instructions to install the print servers please refer to any peripheral you are connecting to the print server 1 Turn off the printer s power 2 Connect the print server to your printer with printer cable 3 ...

Page 6: ...6 Reset Button To printer Network Environment Wired Network with Print Server ...

Page 7: ...ition we provide software for network configuration on the following networks Novell NetWare 3 12 4 x 5 x Bindery and NDS Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me Microsoft Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Vista 7 Apple EtherTalk UNIX Linux system Internet via Internet Printer Connection software Configuration Solution Table Setup Operating System Function Remarks PSAdmin utility Setup Wizard Windows 95 98 Me Windows NT...

Page 8: ...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 Vista 7 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...

Page 9: ...D of print server Installing the PSAdmin and Print Server s Driver 1 To enable network communication with print server your computer must have a proper IP address e g 192 168 0 100 the print server s default IP is 192 168 0 10 2 Insert the setup CD into your CD drive and the following message appears Note For setup wizard under Windows Vista 7 you have to choose the Run as administrator by right c...

Page 10: ...he print server s driver PSAdmin and Setup Wizard into your computer The default installation directory will be C Program files Network Print Monitor 4 Click Next the wizard will automatically discover the print server 5 From the Select A Print Sever screen select the print server that you want to configure and click Next ...

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Page 12: ... IP address 192 168 0 10 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Click Yes if you want change IP address to the print server and then click Next Note The IP address of print server must be within the same subnet as your network adapter 7 In the setup wizard select an already configured printer from the list click Next Next and then Finish to complete the installation or ...

Page 13: ...13 Select Add New Printer if the print server is connected to a printer that hasn t been installed before and does not appear in the list ...

Page 14: ...lick Add New Printer to launch Windows Add Printer Wizard 9 Click Next and select Local Printer make sure the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box is NOT checked Then click Next ...

Page 15: ...the Use the following port radio button is clicked and select LPT1 recommended Printer Port from the pull down list Then click Next 11 Select Manufacturer and Printer from the lists of printer s driver Then click Next ...

Page 16: ...k Next 13 Then choose whether you want to share the printer with other network user print a test page please select No etc Select the appropriate radio button and click Next and Finish 14 In the setup wizard finish the installation by highlighting the installed printer in the Select a Printer list and click Next NEXT Finish 15 From Windows system go to start Printers and Faxes and highlight your n...

Page 17: ...17 16 Right click select Properties Ports and verify that the print server s port appears ...

Page 18: ...setup CD is successfully installed starts PSAdmin utility from your Windows Start menu start All Programs Network Print Server PSAdmin The screen will then appear as follow picture All print server s feature Novell NetWare function on the LAN will be displayed along with their respective device name MAC Address print server name firmware version and status The terms are defined as follows Device N...

Page 19: ...ust like a picture and select TCP IP Wizard 2 Select Obtain an IP address from DHCP server If there is a DHCP server on your network This 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 ty...

Page 20: ...ay 6 When done click OK button The program will save the above settings into the print server 7 Done NetWare Wizard 1 Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor Admin or equivalent 2 Click Wizard button just like a picture and select NetWare Wizard as follow picture 3 Select the NetWare File Server to which the print server device will be attached 4 Type in a Print server ...

Page 21: ...etWare To setup the print server by using Manual Setup follow the 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 Me run PSAdmin 3 Select the print server that you wish to configure 4 Click Prope...

Page 22: ...s from a DHCP server This option enables or disables the DHCP feature of the print server When this option is enabled the print server will obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server on your LAN The default value is Disable Note 1 Once this option is enabled the following IP address Subnet Mask Gateway will be grayed out and are not available for editing 2 While the print server suppo...

Page 23: ...s you to manually specify the IP address of the gateway to the print server if DHCP option is disabled This value is optional 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 like a picture as shown as follow picture 2 Select General Upgrade Make sure that the upgrade file is located in t...

Page 24: ...8 Select the Print server Configuration option and select the Queue Serviced by Printer option For NetWare 4 x s PCONSOLE please select Printers option and select Printer 0 instead 9 Select the Printer 0 and press the Insert key to add the print queues you create in Step 6 into the list For NetWare 4 x s PCONSOLE please select Print queues assigned option instead 10 Reset the print server by click...

Page 25: ...dd Remove Programs icon 3 Click Change or Remove Programs tab 4 Select Network Print Monitor for Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP 2003 and click Change Remove button 5 The un installation wizard program will be launched 6 Follow the directions on the screen to complete the un installation procedure ...

Page 26: ...00 XP 2003 Vista 7 you can use a supported Web Browser for example Netscape or IE to view the embedded web server on the print server Contact your administrator to get the IP address or URL of the printer and browse to the print server s web page For example to install Windows 2000 by IPP service you must follow below information 1 Click Start button 2 Select Settings and then select Printers opti...

Page 27: ...10 182 lp1 Then Click Next One port should be the port name as lp1 7 It will check print server to connect to HP printer if not it will appear as follow picture Then Click OK 8 Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type and click Next appear as follow picture ...

Page 28: ...rmation about a procedure or Windows in the HP Web JetAdmin software see about HP s relation document System Requirements HP Web JetAdmin software runs on Microsoft Windows NT HP UX Solaris Red Hat Linux and SuSE Linux system For information on supported operating systems and browser versions we recommend IE or Netscape version 4 or higher Please access HP Customer Care Online at http www hp com g...

Page 29: ...owing For example http server domain port where server domain is the host name of your web server and port is the port number assigned during installation Supply users access to HP Web JetAdmin software by adding a link to your web server s home page that is addressed to HP Web JetAdmin s URL For example http server domain port Configuring and Modifying a Device Using your browser navigate to HP W...

Page 30: ...ddress with the print server please see the Properties TCP IP options of chapter 3 After an IP address is established on the print server perform the following step Status Menu Once you have finished the IP address configuration with print server You should be use web browser to view and management the print server The status menu of the print server helps administrator control the print server s ...

Page 31: ...ocated in the office s 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 ...

Page 32: ...on allows you to view model of the printer When the 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 p...

Page 33: ...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 Rendezvous Se...

Page 34: ...allows you to view print server s name would be configured by PSAdmin utility Polling Time This option allows you to view polling time from the print server This function is search for NetWare Server by per time NetWare NDS Setting Use NDS Mode Enable or Disable Name of the NDS Tree Name of the NDS Content Current Status Connect or Disconnect NetWare Bindery Setting ...

Page 35: ...he current AppleTalk Status of the print server in the web browser Port Name ATALK_PS xxxxxx 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 You have to use a PostScript printer that you can select the LaserWriter 8 icon from your Mac computer Data Format This option allows you to view data f...

Page 36: ...hown in the following picture SNMP Communities 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 ...

Page 37: ...me from the print server Setup Menu Meanwhile 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 Preparation Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL default 192 168 0 10 Then the print ...

Page 38: ...t the IP address of your Email SMTP server Administrator E mail Address This option allows you to input your Email address that you want to receive the notification by Email Print Server Name This 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 ser...

Page 39: ... allows you to input setup password of the print server When you select setup menu of web configuration from the print server it then as shown in the following picture Re type Password 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 pass...

Page 40: ...ears the sub menu 2 Click Printer it then as shown in the following picture 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 ...

Page 41: ...there is a DHCP BOOTP server on your network This option allows the print server to obtain IP related settings automatically from your DHCP server IP Address This option allows you to input IP address from the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment Note On the TCP IP Setup screen specify a fixed IP address is highly recommended ...

Page 42: ...P addressing requirements of the network segment Gateway This option allows you to input gateway from the print server This IP address of gateway must meet the router or gateway to go across of the network segment Rendezvous Settings Enable Disable the Rendezvous Bonjour support for Apple Mac OS X 10 2 or higher ...

Page 43: ...nu 4 Click NetWare it then as shown in the following picture Print Server Name This option allows you to input print server name which configured by PSAdmin utility or PCOMSOLE program Polling Time The time interval in which the print server unit polls the file server for servicing of print queues Logon Password This option allows you to input encrypted password from the print server The print ser...

Page 44: ... Mode if you want to setup NDS environment To select Tree Name of NetWare then input context name in the Context box Bindery Mode To Enable Bindery Mode if you want to setup Bindery environment To select File Server Name of NetWare ...

Page 45: ...U ABC USA OU Sales Admin FileServer 1 OU Tech Installation Procedure 1 At your file server console type load install 2 Select NCF files options 3 Select Edit AUTOEXEC NCF file 4 Add or Modify the SET BINDERY CONTEXT line to include the NDS organization O and all organization unit OU objects where users are located For example SET BINDERY CONTEXT O ABC OU SALES OU ABC USA O ABC OU TECH OU ABC USA O...

Page 46: ...AppleTalk printing supports Postscript printer only 1 Click Setup it appears the sub menu 2 Click AppleTalk it as shown in the following picture Zone Name In this option type an AppleTalk Zone name that you want the print server to belong to or leave it in default This enables the print server automatically search and link itself to the default zone that is set on the AppleTalk router if found We ...

Page 47: ... the PRINT SERVER Note If you select a Zone that the PRINT SERVER doesn t belong to as you specified in the previous section no print server will be displayed in the Step 4 3 You have to use a PostScript printer that you can select the LaserWriter 8 icon 4 The Chooser window then displays PRINT SERVER s featuring the support for AppleTalk protocol along with its default Chooser Name in the right h...

Page 48: ...ver supports up to two community names The default community name is public case sensitive with Read Only access right in default When an unusual condition or activity occurs the SNMP agent alerts the SNMP manager through SNMP traps Following list summaries SNMP trap messages that the print server will send out Activities SNMP Trap Messages Description Link Up or Link Down When the network interfa...

Page 49: ...ars the sub menu 2 Click SNMP it then as shown in the following picture 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 determine to disable enable the Support HP WebJetAdmin SNMP Traps Enable the function of sending SNMP Authentication Failur...

Page 50: ...er also support the SMB printing on Microsoft Windows Vista 7 1 Click Setup it appears the sub menu 2 Click SMB it as shown in the following picture 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 ...

Page 51: ...led For further information please read TCP IP Protocol Installation section in this chapter Note If TCP IP protocol is chosen please refer to Assigning an IP Address to the print server section later in this chapter IPX SPX The IPX SPX compatible Protocol must be installed For further information please read IPX SPX compatible Protocol Installation section in this chapter NetBEUI The NetBEUI prot...

Page 52: ...8 Restart the computer 9 Done Note Using TCP IP protocol to access the print server requires well configured TCP IP settings If you are not familiar with these settings please consult your network administrator for details or ask for help IPX SPX compatible Protocol Installation 1 Click Start point to Settings and select Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 If the IPX SPX compatible Pro...

Page 53: ...ndows 9X ME NT 2000 manuals Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 manual Installation Procedure Please perform the steps as follows to ensure a smooth installation 1 Run Setup from the print server s Setup CD 2 The Network Print Monitor for Windows 95 98 Me Setup will then appear Click Next 3 A message reading Setup is complete You may add the Network Print Port by using the PSAdmin will appear Click O...

Page 54: ...rties 13 Click Details tab and select Add Port 14 In the Add Port dialog box select Other as shown in the following picture 15 Select the Network Print 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...

Page 55: ...ing Network Print Port on Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 To provide users an easiest way to remove all of the Network Print Port components from Windows 95 98 Me the Network Print Port software comes with un installation wizard program to help users remove the software components from their Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 systems in minutes Please follow the directions listed below to proceed w...

Page 56: ...the PSAdmin utility 2 Manually specify using DOS commands or UNIX 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 DH...

Page 57: ...f printer or print queue on that server box type in a printer name for example lp1 Click OK 8 In the Printer Ports box select Close 9 Click Next 10 Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type list and click Next 11 Select Shared Type in a new Share Name or leave it in default and click Next 12 A message reading After your printer is installed Windows can print a test page so you c...

Page 58: ...creen will appear Select Local Printer and click Next 4 From the type of Create a new port box as shown in the following picture select the Standard TCP IP Port Click Next and Next 5 The Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard box will then appear as shown the picture as below and type in the IP address assigned to the print server in the Printer Name or IP Address box Click Next ...

Page 59: ...elect 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 for example lp1 8 Click OK and Next Note Please DO NOT type any other name than lp1 in this step 9 Click Finish ...

Page 60: ...d printer type list 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 13 Done ...

Page 61: ...ype Choose lpd BSD Make Model Select the printer model For example EPSON LQ570 Printer Connection Type Choose On Remote Server Remote System Input the IP address of the printer server For example 192 168 1 250 Remote Printer lp1 or lp2 or lp3 fixed If the printer connected to the first print server port please choose lp1 If the printer connected to the second print server port please choose lp2 If...

Page 62: ...ket and their commands will vary slightly depending upon which version is used the functionality of the Linux based variants is exactly the same 1 Make sure that the TCP IP is well configured on your RedHat system including network interface card s driver and IP related settings say IP address subnet mask and gateway IP 2 Log in root 3 Start X windows by typing startx at the shell mode 4 Open Prin...

Page 63: ...e Queue Type field choose Networked UNIX 9 In the Server field type the IP address of print server 10 In the Queue field type a print server s port name which connect to the printer For example lp1 11 Click Forward button 12 In the Printer field choose Postscript Printer ...

Page 64: ...64 13 Choose the model of printer and click Forward 14 Done ...

Page 65: ...he necessary binary file is located on your current working directory 2 Before upgrading the print server ensure that it is not printing jobs You have to wait until the print job is finished 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 Upgrading the print server from PSAdmin 1 Log...

Page 66: ...IP address 4 At tftp prompt type get upgrade 5 Change to binary mode 6 At tftp prompt type put mpsXX bin 7 Wait for the file transfer to complete 8 Quit from tftp 9 Done Upgrading the print server from Browser 1 Ensure 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 ...

Page 67: ...67 4 Click Browse and select the firmware file 5 Click Upgrade 6 Done ...

Page 68: ...ive times POST upon connecting the power If the unit does not flash five times contact your dealer for a replacement or repair LAN Green 100Mbps Yellow 10Mbps 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...

Page 69: ...uter select Start from the bottom left hand corner of the screen 2 Select Settings 3 Select Control Panel 4 Double click the Network icon 5 Select Services 6 Select Add 7 In the Select Network Service box select the RIP for NWLink IPX SPX compatible transport Click OK 8 Follows the directions on the screen 9 Done Multi Segment Frame Type 802 2 Installation 1 From your Windows NT server that is use...

Page 70: ...ab 5 Click Port Settings as shown in the picture below The print server will be displayed on the next print server s configuration screen Find your original print server according to its Port Name or other distinguished name and click this print server 6 Click OK and it returns to the printer s Properties page 7 Click OK 8 Done Print server Reconfiguration Procedure on Windows NT 1 Click Start on ...

Page 71: ...ou might encounter the following problem in your initial installation steps I can do the arp command However when I am going to ping or tftp the print server it always shows Request timed out I have checked the print server s power and it exactly passed the POST Besides the network cabling is OK As such I can t do tftp command to get and put the print server s configuration file and save its IP ad...

Page 72: ...e file server 1 Due to the presence of this NetWare file server the IPX SPX protocol might be used on your network Therefore we strongly suggest you run the PSAdmin from any client computer and select Manual Setup to specify the print server s IP address For more detailed information about Manual Setup please refer to Chapter 3 2 If the solution described above is not applicable you have to follow...

Page 73: ...save 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 ...

Page 74: ...74 Appendix Rendezvous with Mac OS X 10 3 7 1 Enable the Rendezvous settings from the print server s WEB configuration 2 Click Printer Setup Utility from the bottom toolbox of Mac ...

Page 75: ...75 3 Click Add ...

Page 76: ...76 4 Choose Rendezvous and then Mac OS will automatically search the print server on the network 5 Choose the proper printer model that connected to print server and then click Add ...

Page 77: ...Windows XP 1 Enable the SMB settings from the print server s WEB configuration Assume 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 ...

Page 78: ...78 2 Now you can find the print server from the SMB workgroup of Windows Then double click it ...

Page 79: ...79 3 Double click it again 4 Now you have to install the printer s driver ...

Page 80: ...80 5 Choose it from the Add Printer Wizard 6 Install printer successfully ...

Page 81: ...d stop all on going and pending print jobs Perform a Factory Default 1 Disconnect the external power adapter 2 Hold down the reset button 3 Reconnect the external power adapter Wait about 5 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 def...

Page 82: ...82 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Reset Button To printer ...

Page 83: ...nnected 4 Recheck the print server connection by running the PSAdmin It should read Connected Question B Print jobs start printing but print very slowly or print unknown characters Possible explanation 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...

Page 84: ...nter name or the queue name Type in a new name without a space between two characters or replace a space by a dash or an underscore _ Question F The PSAdmin reports Print server Already Exists 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 sp...

Page 85: ...100 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 ...

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