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D-Link DP-300U

Fast Ethernet Print Server

Manual

Rev. 01 (November, 2007)

Summary of Contents for DP 300 - Print Server - Parallel

Page 1: ...D Link DP 300U Fast Ethernet Print Server Manual Rev 01 November 2007 ...

Page 2: ...ctor 4 USB Port Connector 4 Parallel Port Connector 4 DC Power Connector 4 Front Panel 5 LED Indicators 5 Setting up the DP 300U 6 Installing the Print Server 6 Power ON Self Test 6 Getting Started 8 Using PS Wizard 9 Auto Run Installation 9 PS Wizard 10 Installing PS Wizard 10 Using PS Wizard 14 Using the Web Configuration 20 Home 20 SETUP Print Server Setup 22 ...

Page 3: ...e Info 43 STATUS Network 45 STATUS Print Log 47 HELP 48 Reboot 49 Refresh Printer Status 50 TCP IP Printing for Windows Vista 51 TCP IP Printing for Windows XP 63 TCP IP Printing for Windows 2000 76 TCP IP Printing for Windows 98SE ME 94 Unix Linux Printing 107 Printing Text Files form Unix 107 Printing form BSD Unix Versions 108 Printing from SCO Unix System V 386 111 Printing from Solaris 113 Pr...

Page 4: ... AppleTalk enabled or Bonjour enabled Printers 125 Setting up AppleTalk or LPR Printing in Mac OS X 135 Setting up AppleTalk Printing in Mac OS 9 140 Technical Specifications 145 Appendix DP 300U Printer Compatibility List 146 ...

Page 5: ...ms are missing please contact your reseller System Requirements A computer with an installed Ethernet adapter Windows Vista XP 2000 NT4 ME 98SE 95 Apple Mac OS 9 x to MAC OS X 10 4 x Linux Solaris SCO Unix AIX Internet Explorer 6 0 or above Netscape Navigator version 6 0 or above with JavaScript enabled Printer must support required operating system ...

Page 6: ...es through TCP IP The DP 300U also supports Telnet as an alternative method to configure the unit The DP 300U improves network printing services in the following ways The DP 300U picks up the workload of managing print file traffic to its connected printers This provides workload relief to your file servers and allows the file servers full capacity to be used for file access or other direct servic...

Page 7: ...ows 95 98SE ME Windows XP Vista NetWare 5 x NDPS LPR Remote Printing NetBEUI Windows NT 2000 XP Windows 95 98SE ME Windows for Workgroups Microsoft LAN Manager IBM LAN Server AppleTalk MacOS EtherTalk Furthermore the print server features a useful software PS Wizard PS Wizard is a user friendly program used to complete further settings for the print server and assists you to easily add a printer o...

Page 8: ... configure settings through the web browser Default IP Address of DP 300U is set as automatically getting from DHCP server or Router which build in DHCP server NOTE The PC s IP Address must be in the same subnet as the print server s IP Address for the two devices to communicate For example if print server s IP Address is 192 168 0 10 with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 then your computer s IP Add...

Page 9: ...rk USB Port Connector The rear panel of the print server features the USB port connector Plug this connector directly into the USB port on your network printer via a USB cable Parallel Port Connector The rear panel of the print server features two parallel port connectors Connect this port to the parallel port on your network printer with a parallel cable DC Power Connector The DC power input conn...

Page 10: ...Server has a good connection to the Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network The indicator blinks off briefly to indicate that the Print Server is receiving or transmitting from the network USB Lights up to indicate printing activity LPT1 LPT2 Lights up to indicate printing activity These five indicators are also used by the Print Server s Power ON Self Test POST to indicate any hardware failures LED Ind...

Page 11: ...arallel port or USB port to the printer port of the Print Server 6 Switch on the connected printer 7 Plug the AC power adapter s DC output plug into the DC 5V power socket on the rear panel of the Print Server 8 Plug the power adapter into a power outlet This will supply power to the Print Server as it has no external power switch The green Power LED on the Print Server s front panel should illumi...

Page 12: ...hree times followed by a quiescent state with the LPT USB LED dark If the Self Test routine traps any component error then following the LED tests the Self Test will halt and the LPT USB LED will continuously signal the error according to the following table In the event of any such error signal contact your dealer for correction of the faulty unit LPT USB LED Faulty Component On DRAM error 1 long...

Page 13: ...e that allows users to easily configure and manage multiple print queues through TCP IP For a list of printers that are compatible with the DP 300U please see the Appendix in this manual The compatibility list is not comprehensive Even if it is not included in the list your printer may be compatible with the DP 300U ...

Page 14: ...ick Installation Guide in PDF format for step by step instructions of the print server Installation View Manual click to preview the User s Guide in PDF format for detailed information of the print server Install Acrobat Reader click to launch Acrobat Reader for the viewing and printing of PDF files in the Installation CD ROM Install PS Wizard click to install PS Wizard to complete further setting...

Page 15: ... such as the IP address after finishing the installation of PS Wizard on your PC Installing PS Wizard 1 Click the PSWizardSetup icon of the Installation CD ROM and then the system will prompt a window for you to select a desired setup language from its pull down list After done the selection of language click OK to continue ...

Page 16: ...11 2 Click Next in the welcome window of InstallShield Wizard 3 Specify the destination location by clicking the Browse button Otherwise leave the default setting and click Next to continue ...

Page 17: ...12 4 You may enter a new folder name in the Program Folder field if you want to change the default name Otherwise you may leave the default setting and click Next to go on the installation ...

Page 18: ...dicates the installation is proceeding until the following window shows up Click Finish to complete the installation After installing the program the application program for the print server is automatically installed to your computer and creates a folder in StartÎ ProgramsÎ PS Wizard ...

Page 19: ...t your printing task without any complicated configuration That is the main goal and advantage of the PS Wizard is to let you add a printer on your PC in the easiest way Furthermore the PS Wizard also allows you to set up IP addresses of print server such as IP address Subnet Mask address and default Gateway address Go to StartÎ ProgramsÎ PS Wizard and select PS Wizard ...

Page 20: ...15 Print Server This field allows you to manually discover the connected print server and to do further configuration of the print server that is selected from the list ...

Page 21: ...address for your print server Then click Apply button to implement the new setting Port Information This is the main function of the PS Wizard for you to easily add a printer on your computer To add a printer click then the following window will display ...

Page 22: ...facturer list to manually select your printer from drop down menus by brand and model Click Next to continue when you find a desired driver If not try the last way Have Disk After done the selection of printer driver click Next to continue 3 Have Disk Click Have Disk to bring up the following window Insert the manufacture s installation CD ROM to install the printer driver After the correct driver...

Page 23: ...ng the Use this printer as the default printer for Windows based programs box After you did the verification and configuration in the following window click Next to continue Then the printer e g HP Laser 2000 used in this manual will be auto created in Printers and Faxes as the following illustration ...

Page 24: ...following window shows up you may do print test by clicking the Print Test Page to check if you can do printing normally If yes click Finish to exit the installation window and now you may start your printing tasks ...

Page 25: ...ast six digits of DP 300U s MAC address The MAC address can be found on the bottom side of the DP 300U device When you enter the correct URL a password input dialog will pop up the following screen Type admin in the User name box leave the Password box as blank and then click OK Then the main screen of the print server s configuration will appear see below In addition to the product information yo...

Page 26: ...f this main screen Setup Advanced Maintenance Status and Help You may click a desired link from the bar to display its submenu and select a desired option listed in the left column and then the corresponding content will show up in the center column ...

Page 27: ...nt Server Setup The Print Server Setup screen allows you to modify the Print Server Name and Port Settings as below shows D Link does not recommend changing these settings unless asked by your network administrator ...

Page 28: ...Port Settings In this field you can assign the Port Name for the print server and the description for the Printer port It also allows you to select the PJL Printer setting Yes or No NOTE PJL Printer Job Language has certain job requirements that must be met to work correctly For more information please refer to your printer s manual Once you have changed the settings in each option click Apply Set...

Page 29: ... settings here to get print server up and running TCP IP This field allows you to assign IP address in manual or automatic method When you choose Manually Assign you should enter the related information in the following boxes including IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Once you have changed the settings in each option click Apply Settings to store the settings or Cancel to abandon ...

Page 30: ... printer drivers for the printer currently connected to your print server Network Printer Wizard Click Next to download and run a windows wizard program to install a network printer onto your computer When you click Next you will be asked to download and run some software ...

Page 31: ...26 The above screen is the Network Printer Wizard Click Run and if a second window appears as below click Run again Select the printer required and then click Next to continue ...

Page 32: ... driver 1 Show current installed drivers You may select this option Show currently installed drivers to check if the same printer driver already existed for use If not you may try the next method After done the selection of printer driver click Next to continue ...

Page 33: ...Select from manufacturer list to manually select your printer from drop down menus by brand and model Click Next to continue when you find a desired driver If not try the last way Have Disk After done the selection of printer driver click Next to continue ...

Page 34: ...29 3 Have Disk Click Have Disk to bring up the following window Insert the manufacture s installation CD ROM to install the printer driver After the correct driver is selected click OK to continue ...

Page 35: ...Network Printer Name box and enable this printer as the default printer by checking the Use this printer as the default printer for Windows based programs box After you did the verification and configuration in the following window click Next to continue Then the printer e g HP Laser 2000 used in this manual will be auto created in Printers and Faxes as the following illustration ...

Page 36: ...you may do print test by clicking Print Test Page to check if you can do printing normally If yes click OK to close the PS Wizard dialog box If yes then click Finish to exit the installation window and now you may start your printing tasks ...

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Page 38: ...ows you to further network setting of print server It is not recommended not to change the settings unless instructed to modify the setting by your network administrator The Advanced LAN screen contains these fields TCP IP Microsoft Network and AppleTalk ...

Page 39: ...mote Web Configuration and IPP Printing Microsoft Network Enter the name of the Workgroup that you want the print server associated with in this field AppleTalk Enter the AppleTalk Zone name in the box In the following options enter the related configuration such as the printer type Chooser Name Display the print server s port name Printer Type Enter the printer s type in this box PostScript Level...

Page 40: ...e User List is permitted to access the print server Any user who is not added in the User List will not be allowed to access the print server Once you have changed the settings in each option click Apply Settings to store the settings or Cancel to abandon Authorised Users You can add or delete any user to or from the User List at the bottom of the screen It displays the current defined user and re...

Page 41: ...on screen allows you to assign an e mail address to the print server so that your mail of the account can be printed out directly through the printer ASCII text only This screen also allow you choose where to send an email when the printer status changes ...

Page 42: ...er address used to receive your e mail in the Incoming E mail POP3 Server Address box For Outgoing E mail SMTP Server Address field enter the server address that is used to send your e mail If your mail server needs to verify the user when sending e mail Print Server will apply the E mail Account POP3 Name and E mail Account POP3 Password to the mail server E mail Printing To LPT1 Port This sectio...

Page 43: ...llows you to use SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol to manage complex networks SNMP Management Community 1 2 3 Enter a name in the Name box and configure the Access Right by selecting Read Only or Read Write from the drop down list ...

Page 44: ...nt server by entering the current password in Current Password and new password in New Password and Confirm Password After done the configuration click Apply Settings to enable and restore the new password or Cancel to abandon Be aware that the default password of the print server is blank ...

Page 45: ...cking Save in Save Settings to Local Hard Drive but also allows you to reload a configuration that you saved before by clicking Browse to direct to the backup file and then clicking Update Settings for reloading Beside you are also allowed to return the print server to the default settings by clicking Restore Device in Restore to Factory Default Settings ...

Page 46: ...de screen displays you the current firmware s information of the print server and also allows you to upgrade the firmware of the print server when a new version of firmware is available Click Browse to point to the firmware file and then click Upgrade ...

Page 47: ...42 MAINTENANCE Diagnostics The Diagnostics screen allows you to test the printing for LPT USB port of the print server After selecting a port click Print Test Page to print a test page ...

Page 48: ...43 STATUS Device Info The Device Info screen displays the status of your print server printer and network for your reference ...

Page 49: ...ress and up time Printer Status The items in this field display the information of the printer such as the given name for the printer speed printer status and status of your printing tasks etc LAN Status You can monitor the networking status in this field including the network connection speed and the packets status ...

Page 50: ...45 STATUS Network The Network screen displays the general Network status of your print server ...

Page 51: ...in Advanced Æ Advanced LAN Æ TCP IP TCP IP Printing In this field you can monitor the status of your printing tasks through TCP IP Microsoft Network Printing In this field you can monitor the status of your printing tasks through Microsoft Network Mac AppleTalk Printing In this field you can monitor the status of your printing tasks through Mac AppleTalk ...

Page 52: ... The Print Log screen displays the printing record of the authorized users Print Log The items in this field display the user s information which include the user s MAC address IP address name and status of printing tasks ...

Page 53: ...48 HELP The Help screen provides you brief information about the print server for your reference ...

Page 54: ...49 Reboot If you want to reset the print server you may just click Reboot for restarting ...

Page 55: ...50 Refresh Printer Status Click a port name to refresh the status of the connected printer ...

Page 56: ...51 TCP IP Printing for Windows Vista Go to Start Î Control Panel Î Printers ...

Page 57: ...52 Click Add a printer Select the first option Add a local printer and then click Next ...

Page 58: ...53 Select the second option Create a new port and highlight Standard TCP IP Port from the pull down menu Click Next ...

Page 59: ...ress of the print server e g 10 62 31 15 used in this manual which can be referred from the PRINTER SERVER STATUS of the print server s Web configuration and then the Port Name will automatically be filled in Click Next ...

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Page 61: ...ck Settings Then the follow screen will shows up select LPR from the Protocol field Then enter the Queue Name which can be referred from PRINTER STATUS of the print server s Web configuration in the LPR Settings field Click OK ...

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Page 64: ...59 Highlight the printer as shown If the desired printer is not on the list click Have Disk and insert the printer driver disk that came with your printer to install the printer drivers Click Next ...

Page 65: ...60 Click Next ...

Page 66: ...61 After clicked Print a test page a small dialogue box will show up as below Click Close ...

Page 67: ...62 Click Finish The printer is now ready for printing with Windows Vista on your network ...

Page 68: ...63 TCP IP Printing for Windows XP Go to Start Î Printers and Faxes Î Add a Printer When the following screen shows up click Next ...

Page 69: ...64 Select the first option Local printer attached to this computer and click Next ...

Page 70: ...65 Select the second option Create a new port and highlight Standard TCP IP Port from the pull down menu Click Next ...

Page 71: ...ress of the print server e g 10 62 31 15 used in this manual which can be referred from the PRINTER SERVER STATUS of the print server s Web configuration and then the Port Name will automatically be filled in Click Next ...

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Page 73: ...68 Select Custom and click Settings ...

Page 74: ...the follow screen will shows up select LPR from the Protocol field Then enter the Queue Name which can be referred from PRINTER STATUS of the print server s Web configuration in the LPR Settings field Click OK ...

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Page 76: ...71 Click Next ...

Page 77: ...72 Click Finish ...

Page 78: ... If the desired printer is not on the list click Have Disk and insert the printer driver disk that came with your printer to install the printer drivers Click Next At this screen you can input a name for the printer and then click Next ...

Page 79: ...74 Select Yes to print a test page click Next ...

Page 80: ...75 Click Finish The printer is now ready for printing with Windows XP on your network ...

Page 81: ...76 TCP IP Printing for Windows 2000 Go to Start Î Settings Î Printers and Faxes Î Add a Printer ...

Page 82: ...77 When the following screen shows up click Next ...

Page 83: ...78 Select the first option Local printer attached to this computer and click Next ...

Page 84: ...79 Click Next ...

Page 85: ...80 Select the second option Create a new port and highlight Standard TCP IP Port from the pull down menu Click Next ...

Page 86: ...81 Click Next ...

Page 87: ...dress of the print server e g 10 62 31 15 used in this manual which can be checked from the PRINTER SERVER STATUS of the print server s Web configuration and then the Port Name will automatically be filled in Click Next ...

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Page 89: ...84 Select Custom and click Settings ...

Page 90: ...the follow screen will shows up select LPR from the Protocol field Then enter the Queue Name which can be referred from PRINTER STATUS of the print server s Web configuration in the LPR Settings field Click OK ...

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Page 92: ...87 Click Next ...

Page 93: ...88 Click Finish ...

Page 94: ...89 Highlight the printer as shown If the desired printer is not on the list click Have Disk and insert the printer driver disk that came with your printer to install the printer drivers Click Next ...

Page 95: ...90 At this screen you can input a name for the printer and then click Next ...

Page 96: ...91 Select the first option Do not share this printer and click Next ...

Page 97: ...92 Select Yes to print a test page click Next ...

Page 98: ...93 Click Finish The printer is now ready for printing with Windows 2000 on your network ...

Page 99: ...94 TCP IP Printing for Windows 98SE ME Go to Start Î Settings Î Control Panel Double click on Network and then click Add ...

Page 100: ...95 Highlight Client and click Add At this window click Have Disk ...

Page 101: ...CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Select the letter representing the CD ROM drive on your computer from the pull down menu 2 Double click on the folder lpr 3 Highlight lpr inf 4 Click OK Click OK to accept the location of the file ...

Page 102: ...97 You should now be back to the Network Properties Page Highlight LPR for TCP IP Printing and click Properties ...

Page 103: ...Port Name of the print server which can be referred from the PRINTER SERVER STATUS and PRINTER STATUS of the print server s Web configuration in the corresponding field and then click OK The IP Address and Port Name here are just for example only ...

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Page 105: ...100 The IP Address and Port Name will be displayed in the following screen The IP Address and Port Name here are just for example only Click OK ...

Page 106: ...101 Click OK Windows will ask for a restart Click Yes ...

Page 107: ...102 Once your computer has rebooted click on Start Î Settings Î Printers Î Add Printer When the Add Printer Wizard screen appears click Next Select Network Printer and click Next ...

Page 108: ...103 Type in the path if you know it otherwise click Browse At the following screen browse for the printer port and highlight the port e g dlink 1D6FA3 in this manual Click OK ...

Page 109: ...104 If the network path is not specified type in the IP Address and Port Name of the print server Select Yes or No to enable or disable printing from MS DOS based programs Click Next ...

Page 110: ... Highlight the printer as shown If the desired printer is not on the list click Have Disk and insert the printer driver disk that came with your printer to install the printer drivers Click Next Click Next ...

Page 111: ...106 Select Yes to print a test page Click Finish To check whether the printer is installed go to Start Î Settings Î Printers ...

Page 112: ... files can be printed on most printers For this purpose you can define two printers for the same printer port one that prints to the port itself and one that prints to the port name with _TEXT added to the name Files printed to the second port will be translated so that the printer has the carriage return linefeed pairs that it needs For example you could define a printer hp5l that prints to port ...

Page 113: ...r the host For example 202 39 74 40 ps 142634 ps 142634 dlink com tw If you use DNS the Domain Naming Services protocol you can add an address record entry to your DNS database for the print server 3 Create a spool directory for the printer On SunOS systems create the directory as a subdirectory of var spool with the same name as the printer e g var spool hp5l On Linux systems create the directory...

Page 114: ...or the printer The printer will now be available for use 7 Optionally add another printcap entry and issue another lpc start command for a second printer using the port_TEXT port This second printer name can be used for printing text files Entries in ect printcap begin with a name for the printer or a list of name separated by a vertical bar The entries used above are lp The lp entry is used to sp...

Page 115: ...ost where the remote printer is located in this case the D Link print server rp printer The name of the printer on the remote host For the D Link print server the port name should be used Note this entry is case sensitive ...

Page 116: ...om tw If you use DNS the Domain Naming Services protocol you can add an address record entry to your DNS database for the print server 3 Change to the dev directory and issue the command mkdev rlp 4 The script will ask Do you want to install or delet remote printing i d q Answer i and press Enter to continue 5 The script will ask Do you want to change the remote printer description file etc printc...

Page 117: ... you added to etc host in the step above 9 Confirm that your entries are correct Is this correct y n 10 Answer the question Would you like this to be the system default printer y n 11 When you are done adding remote printers enter q for the printer name 12 Answer y to the question Do you want to start remote daemon now y n Once remote printing is set up you can use the lp command to print jobs to ...

Page 118: ...admintool program 4 Click on the Printer Manger icon 5 From the Edit menu select Add Print then Add Access to Remote Printer 6 Enter values for the fields as follow Printer Name This field should contain the name of the printer port you wish to use The field is case sensitive Printer Server This field should contain the IP address of the print server or the alias name you added in step 2 Printer S...

Page 119: ...ng a Printer 1 Click the printer icon at the bottom of the desktop 2 Since no printer is set up so far a prompt appears asking to run the printer configuration tool 3 Click the OK button in the pop up dialogue box to open the man Printer ...

Page 120: ...o use the Printer configuration tool you must have root privileges and to start the application you may also type the command redhat config printer 4 Click the New button in the Printer configuration tool menu Printer Configuration Tool menu ...

Page 121: ...116 5 The Add a new print queue menu appears click Forward to continue ...

Page 122: ...s and underscores _ Optionally enter a short description for the printer which can contain spaces Then click Forward to enter Queue type window 7 Select Networked UNIX LPD in the Select a queue type pull down menu enter the IP address of the print server to which the printer is attached in Server field and type the port name in queue field Click Forward to select the type of printer ...

Page 123: ...118 8 Select the printer model ...

Page 124: ... select the name of the printer manufacturer from the Generic click to select manufacturer pull down menu and the printer model from the sub list Click Forward to continue 9 The last step is to confirm your printer configuration Click Apply button to confirm or Back button to modify the configuration ...

Page 125: ...120 10 Print a test page to make sure the printer is functioning properly To print a test page select the printer from the printer list then select the appropriate test page from the Test drop down menu ...

Page 126: ...alk Bonjour Internet Printing Protocol IPP Line Printer Daemon LPD and HP Jet Direct Socket printing through Print Server Click on this icon in your Dock to open your System Preferences window as below Click on the Network icon in System Preferences menu to view the menu below Select the Apple Talk tab in the Network menu Check to select the Make Apple ...

Page 127: ...122 Talk Active option Click on the Apply Now button and close the menu Apple Talk is now active on the system Now a printer can be added ...

Page 128: ...the Utilities folder or open the Utilities folder directly in Go menu In the Utilities folder find and select to open Printer List window If no printer has been set up on your Macintosh you will be prompted to add a printer Click Add button on the pop up dialogue box to open Printer Browser window ...

Page 129: ...rinting Protocol IPP 4 Line Printer Daemon LPD 5 HP Jet Direct Socket To add an Internet Printing Protocol enabled Line Printer Daemon enabled or HP Jet Direct Socket enabled printer click on the button and follow the instructions to add an IP Printer beginning on Adding an IP printer session ...

Page 130: ...he printer name selected should be the same as that appearing listed in the Printer Server s web manager In the example here the printer name is dlk 1A2AAA P1 By default the Printer Browser will use the Auto Select for Print Using to determine what printer configuration to use This may also be manually selected in the Print Using drop down menu by brand and model Click the Add button to exit the P...

Page 131: ...126 The printer that has just been added will show up in the Printer List menu it might take a few seconds depending on network conditions When the printer ...

Page 132: ...127 appears listed it is ready for use Quite the Printer Setup Utility and start printing ...

Page 133: ...esired printing protocol from the Protocol drop down menu Type the IP Address of the printer the name will appear in the Name field when the printer is found The Printer Browser will indicate that it is verifying the address If the printer is found the Printer Browser will state Valid and complete address under the Address field The printer utility is able to detect the printer and may automatical...

Page 134: ...wn list or select Generic PostScrip Printer option from the Print Using drop down menu if the model is not listed To implement the setting click Add button The setup procedures for these three printing protocols Internet Printing Protocol IPP Line Printer Daemon LPD and HP Jet Direct Socket are basically the same Illustrated examples are include below for the sake of reference ...

Page 135: ...ting 1 Enter the IP address of the print server to which the printer is attached in Address field 2 Type the port name in queue field Click Add button after done the section of printer model in the Print Using drop down menu ...

Page 136: ...int server to which the printer is attached in Address field After that type 80 or second port if print server s second port is enabled 2 Type the port name in queue field Click Add button after done the section of printer model in the Print Using drop down menu ...

Page 137: ...dress of the print server to which the printer is attached in Address field After that type 9100 for port 1 9101 for port 2 or 9102 for port 3 2 Keep the blank in queue field Click Add button after done the section of printer model in the Print Using ...

Page 138: ...133 drop down menu When the Installable Options pop up window shows up as below click Continue button ...

Page 139: ... has just been added will show up in the Printer List menu it might take a few seconds depending on network conditions When the printer appears listed it is ready for use Quite the Printer Setup Utility and start printing ...

Page 140: ...inters only With Mac OSX you can use AppleTalk or LPR printers using IP protocols for printing through Print Servers Open your System Preferences window and Click Network Select the AppleTalk tab in this window and check Make AppleTalk Active To print open a document and select File Î Print from the menu ...

Page 141: ...136 Select Edit Printer List from the Printer dialog box Click Add Printer ...

Page 142: ...137 Select the printing protocol preferred AppleTalk or LPR Printers using IP In this example AppleTalk has been selected AppleTalk protocol After selecting AppleTalk the Port Names of the Print Server ...

Page 143: ...138 will be displayed The Port Names shown here are examples only Click on the Port to which the post script printer is connected ...

Page 144: ...Printers using IP Protocol this window will appear Type the IP Address of the Print Server into the LPR Printer s Address field In the Queue Name field enter the Port Name of the post script printer that is connected to the Print Server The Port Name illustrated here is only an example Select the printer model from the dialog box Click Add and the process are completed Close all Print Center windo...

Page 145: ...r name of a printer connected to one of the Print Server s ports is the same as its Port Name If you are using AppleTalk printing you will need to make sure that every Port Name is unique among all of the network printers in your AppleTalk zone The Port Names shown in this manual are examples only To set up print server so that it can be used for AppleTalk printing Make sure the AppleTalk protocol...

Page 146: ... as most of the users who will be using it If your network is not divided into zones the AppleTalk Zone field should contain a single asterisk For each Printer Port that will be used for AppleTalk printing you may need to change the AppleTalk Port Settings in the Advanced LAN screen shown as below ...

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Page 148: ...Script printer connected to print server may vary slightly depending on what printer driver version you are using The procedure described below assumes you are using the LaserWriter 8 To choose a printer connected to print server as your MacOS workstation s default printer open the Chooser by selecting Chooser from the Apple menu Select the LaserWriter 8 icon on the left Make sure that AppleTalk i...

Page 149: ...riate printer description file for your printer Click Open If your printer is not listed click Generic to use a generic printer description If you wish to access this setting in the future you can use the Setup button in the Chooser window The selected printer will become your computer s default printer You may need to choose Page Setup in any applications you have open ...

Page 150: ...net II SNAP auto switching Transport Protocols TCP IP NetBEUI AppleTalk EtherTalk LPR SMB TCP IP Protocols Supported BOOTP SNMP FTP LPD RARP DHCP IPP Management and Diagnostics Standard SNMP MIBs MIB II RFC 1213 Diagnostic LED Indicators Power Link Act USB LPT1 LPT2 Environmental and Physical Power Supply External power supply providing 5V 2 5A DC Dimensions 7 58 x 4 66 x 1 22 192 5 mm x 118 4 mm ...

Page 151: ...lor 1160 Epson Stylus Color 1500 1520 Epson Stylus Color 3000 Epson Stylus C60 Epson LQ 100 Epson LQ 300 Epson LQ 550 570 Epson LQ 1070C Epson LQ 2070 2170C Epson EPL N2000 N2010 Epson EPL 5500 5700 5700L 5800 The Fujitsu Printer Fuji 10V 14V Fuji DL 700 Fuji DL 3800 The HP Printer Plotter HP Portable HP LaserJet III HP LaserJet 4P 4L 4V HP LaserJet 5L HP LaserJet 6P 6L HP LaserJet 1100 1100A HP L...

Page 152: ...mark Optra SC 1275 Lexmark Optra SE 3455 Lexmark Optra T614 Lexmark Optra W810 Lexmark Z53 The NEC Printer NEC P2200 NEC P3200 NEC P5300 NEC P6300 NEC P7300 Other Printers Brother HL 1260 CD T120 Citizen GSX 230 Futek 84 OKI ML 391 OKIdata OL 400 Olivetti JP450 Panasonic 2023 Panasonic KX P1624 Printtec PR856C Star NX 2420 Tektronix Phraser 350 Other Printers from the brands listed above may also ...

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