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1. Copyright 02001 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Document Version 2 2 October 2002 P N 9570421001 All trademark and trade names are the properties of their respective owners Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 PO YR FR PAR A HA Y o AC ANT HR EFA Y HI FFA YF A EY ANS RA HE 1 Sdn LUC IOB SL dia 2 Package COMES es a a EO 3 A dH RR FR 3 PED dica di eae 6 DIP Sel aD MC sober levas 6 Diasnostic Push BUON dia y Chapter 2 LAN Installation 8 A nU dotada aei biu detis ND 8 Chapter 3 Print Server Configuration 9 yie RHY d enel TF ER AF RY EN ER 9 Usine the Windows Wizard 9 Alternatives to the Configuration eese eene 10 Advanced Configuration and Management eese 10 Chapter 4 Client PC Configuration 11 ORIS MN MM c 11 Windows Peer to peer Print Driver eese nnns 13 Windows SMB Pron NE agde det e irse UEM EP AO ELE 17 Windows with Server based Print Queues occcccncnnnnocccnnnnnnnnnnncccnnnnnnnnnnicoccnnnnnnnananoss 19 Windows EPRCPEIDIIS Cy R one RC Ce Du O ioi 19 Mido WS AUS IBS NID SS iesu eot a bad eben iodo dines 21 Macintosh Apple Lala ainia die ER aoe tases NON I O Y i I 22 MAC tito RO db Gc LR 23 Chapter 5 BiAdmin Management Utility 24 Reu remem CH poat eise bur un E ruta fade Y 24 PP ode bep ue poete a FY PER AF AE Y agde men FN FR A R FWA FUN FN 24 ODI A AC FC I YH AED 2 Chapter 6 Web Based Management 34 A A AN 34 O buceo tenes enone se tated 34 Connecting t
2. Page 38 Select the desired level of access Receiver No Select the Trap Receiver number 1 4 and click the Get Data button to update the display for the selected item IP Address Enter the IP Address of the Trap Receiver which will be sent the Trap message Community This is a text field Enter the name of the community Enable Check to enable select the severity level Note Currently all traps are level 1 IP Address DHCP Client Fixed IP Address IIP Address jis2fiesfo i Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway reses p p fo Delay before reconnection attempt secs 2 0 255 Number of reconnection attempts 2a4 0 255 Save Cancel Figure 20 TCP IP Screen IP Address IP Address assigned to this device If using dynamic IP Addresses DHCP BOOTP rarp this should be left at 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask If the Router Gateway Address 1s 0 0 0 0 the Subnet Mask should Network Mask also be left at 0 0 0 0 If you have a router enter the Subnet mask for the segment to which the Print Server is attached Gateway If your network segment has a router or gateways enter its IP Address Address here Otherwise leave the address as 0 0 0 0 Connection Delay before sets how long the Print Server should wait before retrying a TCP IP reconnection connection which is lost Allowable values are from 0 to 255 seconds attempts wi
3. Installation Use the supplied CD ROM This CD ROM will usually auto run If auto run is disabled on your PC run the SETUP exe program in the root folder e Select Installation and this will give you the options of BiAdmin installation e BiAdmin is always installed if the Administrator option is chosen e fusing the Custom option on the CD ROM select BiAdmin Page 24 Operation e Start the program by using the icon created by the setup program e When run the program searches the network for all active Print Servers then lists them on screen as shown by the example screen below 7 Print Server Management Utility BiAdmin Status Refresh InitDevice Configuration Diagnostics Control Help ZNXe hb Ee 50779330 502001500 Figure 14 BiAdmin Main Screen Groups On the left side of the screen is a column for Groups Each Print Server may be placed in a group using the Configuration System Configuration Groups menu option e Ifa group is selected only Print Servers in that group will be listed on the right side of the screen e By default all Print Servers will appear in the ROOT group e A Print Server can only be a member of one 1 group and will always be a member of a group e Use the Configuration System Configuration Groups menu option to select a group for the current Print Server e _ To create a new Group and add the current Print Server to it just enter a group name in the dialog See
4. 2 Check that the Print Server s configuration data especially the password is correct 3 Check the NetWare server If using Bindery mode check the master file server to see 1f the login status of the Print Server is Ready If it 1s not check the error message and perform the required corrective action 4 Ifthe Print Server is servicing more than one file server check to see that all reguired file servers are in the list of File Servers To Be Serviced If not insert the required file server name to the list Page 56 Windows Printing Problems Problem No 1 Solution No 1 Problem No 2 Solution No 2 When I tried to install the Printing software for Peer to Peer printing I received an error message and the installation was aborted This may be caused by an existing installation of the printer port software Before attempting another installation e Remove the existing installation e Restart your PC To remove an existing printer port installation l Open Start Settings Control Panel Add Remove Programs 2 Look for an entry with a name like Shared Port Shared Printer Port Print Server Driver or Print Server Port 3 Select this item click Add Remove and confirm the deletion On Windows 95 I installed the Print Port Driver for Peer to Peer Printing but when I selected a port on a Print Server and clicked Add the printer was not installed Try installing the Printer using the sta
5. WAN Interhlet Printer Add Fart Delete Port Print using the following driver HF LaserJet 4 Plus v New Driver Capture Printer Part End Capture Figure 27 InterNet Printer Properties 2 Select the new port WAN InterNet Printer in the example as the port for this printer e Ifyou do not have the correct printer driver or you wish to create another printer using an existing driver use the Windows Add Printer facility e Using the Windows Port Settings or Configure Port facility will reveal the same Configure Port screen shown in Figure 26 InterNet Printer Port on page 49 e Ifyou wish to print to multiple Internet Printers use the Windows Add Port facility to add a new InterNet Printer port Ensure that the correct data 1s entered in each port and that each port has a unique name Page 50 To make sure that the correct printer driver for the remote printer 1s installed on your system you can use the InterNet Printing Port to send an E Mail to the Internet Printer The procedure is as follows 1 Connect your default printer to the InterNet Printing Port 2 Check that Reply Notification Mail in the InterNet Printing Port is ON 3 From Notepad or another text editor print a short message e g This 1s a test print to the Internet Printer You will receive a reply E Mail containing the Printer ID which will identify the printer attached to the Print Server If this does not matc
6. 12 Paper Error 13 Seet 14 AuoFed 15 NotDefind 16 LogicGND 17 ChasisGND 18 1 2 Peripheral Logic High 19 30 3 3 3335 36 H Data signals will be driven by some but not all peripheral devices Signal Name Direction 7 Select In 18 25 10 i 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Page 63 Protocol Support TCP IP NetBeui Netware AppleTalk IPX SPX E PS5100 PS5300 EE Feature Support Setup ai Support IET z RREN aso v 5 mee Y Page 64 Regulatory Approvals PS5100 PS5300 AS5100 AS560H PS5120 PS5010 FCC Statement This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a domestic environment Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CE Marking Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Page 65 Appendix B Network Server Configuration Windows NT Server If using Windows NT
7. You should check your printer it may not give you a choice 2 Set your printer to the correct protocol 3 Use the computer s Print submenu to configure your computer to use the protocol you have chosen 4 Configure the Print Server to use the same protocol as the printer and computer Page 55 Novell NetWare Problem No 1 Solution No 1 Problem No 2 Solution No 2 My Print Server cannot print the jobs sent to the print queue Try the following 1 Check if the printer attached to the Print Server is on line 2 Check if your Print Server is logged into the file server See Problem 2 below 3 Check the current status of the queues used by the Print Server and ensure the queues are active 4 Check if the NetWare printer number is correct 0 parallel port 1 of the Print Server 1 parallel port 2 of the Print Server 2 parallel port 3 5 Check to see if the Print Server is a static queue server to the queue Locate the Print Server Object and check the Oueues Serviced by Printer Ensure that the correct gueues are on the list 6 The total number of queues to be serviced may be over the limit of 56 If so reduce the number of gueues My Print Server is configured as a Novell Print Server and cannot log in to a File Server The following steps may solve this problem 1 Check the Novell file server s name If it is over 20 characters long rename it using no more than 20 characters
8. 1 Make sure that AppleTalk is on the button next to Active is highlighted in the Chooser 2 Make sure the printer has been on and in the READY state for a few minutes 3 Make sure the printer has not been renamed since its last appearance in the Chooser 4 Ifthe printer resides on a network with multiple zones make sure the correct zone is selected from the AppleTalk Zones box in the Chooser My document didn t print to the right printer Check the following e Another Print Server with the same name may have received your print job Use the PSTOOL to reconfigure your Print Server name and ensure all Print Servers have unique names e Make sure your application output encode is set to ASCII If not change it to ASCII My file doesn t print with the correct fonts Try changing your printer driver to LaserWriter 7 My EPS file doesn t print with the correct fonts This is a problem that occurs in some application programs Try downloading the fonts contained in the EPS file before printing the saved EPS file Page 54 Problem No 6 Solution No 6 Problem No 7 Solution No 7 Problem No 8 Solution No 8 Problem No 9 Solution No 9 Problem No 10 Solution No 10 I can t select the Remaining from item in the print dialog box If you have selected the Layout value 2 Up or 4 Up you cannot access the Remaining from item Choose other selections A cover page prints either on the first
9. 3 51 or Windows NT 4 0 Microsoft TCP IP Printing Support must be installed e fitis already installed proceed to Adding a TCP IP Remote Printer e Otherwise the procedure to install TCP IP printing support is as follows Windows NT 3 51 1 Start the Network option in Control Panel When the Network Settings dialog box appears click the Add Software button to display the 4dd Network Software dialog box 2 Select TCP IP Protocol And Related Components in the Network Software list box and then click the Continue button In the Windows NT TCP IP Installation Options dialog box check the TCP IP Network Printing Support option O 4 Click the OK button Windows NT Setup will display a message asking for the full path to the Windows NT distribution files Provide the appropriate location and click the Continue button All necessary files will be copied to your hard disk On If you did not check the Enable Automatic DHCP Configuration option in the Windows NT TCP IP Installation Options dialog box you must complete all the reguired TCP IP configuration procedures manually 6 After you finish configuring TCP IP the Network Settings dialog box will reappear click the C ose button and then restart your computer for the changes to take effect Windows NT 4 0 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network 2 Click the Service option and ensure that Microsoft TCP IP Printing is enabled If it is not enabled select the A
10. Client V2 2 or later The following procedure is designed to enable Public Access Printing under NDPS Public Access Printing allows anybody on the network to access the printer Creating an NDPS Manager Object If an NDPS Manager Object already exists skip this procedure and proceed to Creating an NDPS Printer Agent l Login to NetWare 5 0 Server as Admin and start the NetWare Administrator program Nwadmn32 exe 2 Select the container on NetWare Administrator where you want the NDPS Manager object to reside e g TeSupp 3 Select Create Object from the menu bar to view the New Object dialog 4 Select NDPS Manager as the object to create The Create NDPS Manager Object window shown below will appear EB Create NDPS Manager Object MOPS Manager Mame Create 5e MGR bie Cancel Resident Server Help TECH_50 TeSupp El Hep Database olume TECH_5D_SYS TeSupp After Creating the MBPS Manager Object Define Additional Properties Create Another NDPS Manager Object Figure 30 Create NDPS Manager Object 5 Type a name in the NDPS Manager Name e g SerMGR in Figure 1 above Page 70 6 Browse the Resident Server and select where you want the NDPS Manager object to be assigned e g TECH 50 TeSupp in figure 1 above 7 Browse the Database Volume and select where you want the NDPS Manager database to be assigned e g TECH 50 SYS TeSupp in figure 1 above 8 Click Create The new NDPS Manager will appear i
11. Direct Attach Models Plug the Print Server directly into the parallel port on the printer e USB Ports Use the USB cable supplied with your printer to connect the printer to the Print Server s USB port e Parallel Ports Use a standard Parallel port cable to connect the printer to the parallel port on the Print Server Parallel printer cables should be less than 3 meters long 3 Connect the Network Cable e Connect the network cable to the proper connector on the Print Server The Print Server will automatically recognize whichever connector is used 4 Power Up Plug in the power adapter cable and power up Start up will take only a few seconds Use only the Power Supply unit provided with the device Power Supply units for different models are not interchangeable 5 Check the LEDs e The Red Error LED should flash then turn Off When the Red LED goes off and the Green LED remains lit or flashes the Print Server 1s ready e For models with USB ports the Red Error LED will remain flashing if the Print Server can t connect to the printer e If your model supports 10BaseT and 100BaseT check the 10 100BaseT link LED or LEDs next to the LAN connection If the auto negotiation Fails the LED or both LEDs if there are 2 will be Off In this case set the DIP switches to suit your LAN as described in the DIP Switch Table in Chapter 1 Page 8 Chapter 3 Print Server Configuration This chapter provides an overview of the config
12. Driver Print Driver Setup Page 15 Management Print jobs can be managed like any Windows printer Open the Printers folder Start Settings Printers and double click any printer to see the current print jobs If the printer attached to the Print Server is changed just run this program again and select the correct printer To delete a port created by this setup program use the Windows Delete Port facility e Right click any printer in the Printers folder and select Properties e Locate the Delete Port button This button is on the Details or Ports tab depending on your version or Windows If the Print Server s IP Address is changed and you can no longer print delete the port see procedure above and re install it Port Options The options for the Peer to peer Print Driver are accessed via the Port Settings button Use Start Settings Printers to open the Printers folder then right click the Printer and select Properties The Port Settings button is on the Details or Ports tab depending on your version of Windows An example screen is shown below 21x General Details Paper Graphics Fonts Device Options age SA HF LaserJet 4 Plus Configure PrintServer Print to the following port ET Retry Interval sC300014_F1 Printserver Device Marne sc300014 l secs Print using the following driver Select Device Port gt gt Parallel 1 HF LaserJet 4 Flus Port Name sc300014 P1 Driver ver
13. Gateway on your LAN you only have 1 segment e Check that your PC has either the TCP IP or NetBEUI network protocols installed See Checking your Network Protocols on page 12 for details Alternatives to the Configuration If you do not have a Windows 32 platform available use one of the following methods to configure the Print Server Web Browser Only available on 100BaseT models See Chapter 6 Web Interface Setup for details FTP Using this method the configuration file is downloaded from the Print Server edited then sent back No software needs to be installed See the UNIX manual for details The Unix manual is on the CD ROM in the Manua11Unix folder Quickset Command line DOS program intended only to configure the Print Server for use with NetWare V2 3 and 4 This program also has a limited ability to configure the NetWare Server itself This program is on the CD ROM in the Utilities DOS folder Instructions for using the program are in a sub folder of the Manual folder on the CD ROM Advanced Configuration and Management The BiAdmin management utility is provided for advanced configuration and management This program is installed by default when the Administrator install option is chosen e See Chapter 5 for details on using BiAdmin e For instructions on using BiAdmin for NetWare configuration see the NetWare manual on the CD ROM It is located in the Manual Netware folder Page 10 Chapter 4 Client PC Co
14. If using TCP IP e Ensure that there are no routers between the Print Server and the PC used for configuration e Ensure that the PC used for configuration has the TCP IP network protocol installed Test its network connection by seeing if you can locate other LAN devices from the PC e g Use Network Neighborhood and try to browser the network Problem No 5 I am using DHCP and getting an IP Address conflict involving the Print Server Page 53 Solution No 5 If the Print Server 1s left on but the DHCP server 1s turned off then the Print Server will retain its IP Address without the DHCP Server being aware of it Simply reset the Print Server so it will obtain a new IP Address This problem would also arise 1f you assigned static IP Address which is within the range used by the DHCP server If so use another address which is NOT within the range used by the DHCP server AppleTalk Macintosh Problem No 1 Solution No 1 Problem No 2 Solution No 2 Problem No 3 Solution No 3 Problem No 4 Solution No 4 Problem No 5 Solution No 5 Why do I get an incorrect printout Some possible reasons are e You may have chosen Binary encoding to print the file Try to use ASCII encoding e Some of the fonts which are in your print file may not be supported by the printer Try selecting LaserWriter 7 instead of LaserWriter 8 Can t find the Print Server s name in the Chooser Try the following
15. Name of the unlisted device in order to assign an IP Address The Default Server Name 1s shown on a sticker on the base of the device Status Icons Once a Print Server has been selected the Icons become active BES The icons provide status information as well as access to the selected Print Server settings If an icon is grayed out that option Note or protocol is unavailable Page 26 Device Information Menu equivalent Status Backup Restore Device Information All of the settings for the current device are displayed in a read only scrollable list in the left panel You can use the Save to File and Restore to Device buttons on this screen to save a copy of the selected device s CONFIG file to your PC or restore a previously saved file to the selected Print Server Selected Device scoo1510 Save to fle Selected file Open Hardware ID 009009450 Firmware Version 6108 Protocol ID 007F Default Mame 5C001510 Server Name 52001510 Netware Info Master File Server NOS Tree Name NOS Tree Contest Print Server Mode Status Remote Printer Mode Status Na Ethemet Il Network Number 00000000 ali E nu Restore to Devic w Printer Status Menu eguivalent Status Port Status After selecting this icon a Detail button will be available to show more information about the printer Printer Status E Selected Device 5 001510 Current Selected Port Parallel Part 1 Status Offli
16. Reset Device Restore Factory Default Set Password Set IP Address Attach Remote Connected Protocol Upgrade Find This will cause the device to reboot This should be done after making any configuration changes or 1f the device stops responding after some problems This will restore ALL device values to their factory defaults To restore only the current screen use the Set to Default button on the screen Set the password for the selected Print Server For TCP IP networks only e Ifa Print Server does not appear on the main screen use this option to set a Device IP Address Gateway IP Address and Network Mask to the Print Server e This should only be necessary 1f your LAN 1s using ONLY the TCP IP protocol In other cases BiAdmin will use IPX SPX to locate the Print Server even if it doesn t have a valid IP Address e To locate the Print Server enter the Default Name The Default Server Name is shown on a sticker on the base of the device e Enter the required IP Address Network Mask and Gateway IP Address e After saving the data to the device refresh the listing The Print Server should then appear in the device list on the main screen This 1s used to connect to a Print Server device on another LAN segment If your LAN does not have a Router ignore this option This option allows you to designate which LAN protocol will be used for communication between the selected device and this application You
17. These entries are case sensitive They must be entered as shown with ipp in lower case and Note P1 P2 and P3 in UPPER case 4 Ifthe connection can be established and the printer on that port is on line the following dialog will be displayed Connect En Printer S X The server on which the unknawn printer resides does nat have the correct printer driver installed IF you want to install the driver an your local computer click OK ce Figure 25 Windows 2000 No printer driver Page 45 Click OK and then select the printer manufacturer and model to match the printer connected to the port on the IPP Server Click Next and complete the Wizard The IPP printer 1s now ready for use The IPP Printer can be selected and used like any other Windows printer If the IPP Server is not on your network your Internet connection needs to be active If you wish to check the availability of the remote IPP Server you can use the Query IPP Printer program installed with 4dd IPP Port An IPP Server may be unavailable for any of the following reasons It is powered off A printer problem has caused the IPP Server to cease responding and a restart reboot is required The Server s IP Address has changed The Internet connection for the IPP Server is down Network congestion causes the connection attempt to time out If using the supplied IPP Client software there are 2 settings Retry Interval and Retry C
18. and click the Add Port button amp HP Color LaserJet 5 5M PS Properties Color Management Security Device Settings General Sharing Ports Advanced HF Color Laserlet 5 54 P5 Print to the following ports Documents will print to the first free checked port poit 5 Description Printer ooo A LPT1 Printer Port HP Color LaserJet 55M PS LlLPT2 Printer Port LlLPT2 Printer Port C COMI Serial Port LI COM2 Serial Port LI COM Serial Port lCOM4 Serial Port E Add Port Available port types Enable bidirectional supy Local Pork LPR Port MetGear Print Server PDF Port Print5erver Enable printer pooling Mew Port Type Cancel Figure 8 Properties Screen 3 Choose Standard TCP IP Port then click New Port 4 Enter the Printer Name or IP Address click Next 5 Enable Custom and click Setting button Page 19 Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard Additional Port Information Required The device could not be identified The device is not found on the network Be sure that 1 The device is turned on 2 henetwark iz connected 3 The device is properly configured 4 The address an the previous page iz correct IF you think the address iz not correct click Back to return to the previous page Then correct the address and perfom another search on the network IF you are sure the address is correct select the device type below Devic
19. be printed Activate Response Mail If YES all print jobs receive an E Mail response If NO only users who set this option in their InterNet Printing Port software receive an E Mail Printer Model ID String This text field identifies the printer used for Internet printing This value is sent to remote users upon request Page 48 The software provided for remote users InterNet Printing Port should be installed by everyone intending to use Internet printing Otherwise remote users can print correctly only if e They send an E Mail directly to the Print Server Mail Account using their normal E Mail application e The E Mail contains plain text only e The Internet Print Server is configured with Print every E Mail ON Installation of the InterNet Printing Port software will create a new printer port After attaching the correct printer to this port users can print to the Internet Printer using any Windows application Installation User Software 1 Run the InterNet Printing Port installation program SETUP EXE 2 Default values for the installation are e Directory C Program Files Internet Printer e Start Menu folder InterNet Printing Port Driver 3 You will then see the Configure Port screen as shown in the following screenshot InterMet Printing Port Driver Configuration ver 1 0 Fart Name WAN Remote Printer E mail address PrintServer custamer com aur E mail information Mail Server Ma
20. in an AppleTalk network is identical to normal printing Just select File Print and choose the desired printer In a mixed Windows PC Macintosh environment you can use BiAdmin to configure the Print Server See Chapter 5 for details on installing and using BiAdmin Page 22 Macintosh OS X If using LPR printing you need to configure the printer But no configuration is required if using AppleTalk 1 Select Printer List icon Status Delete Add Printer Figure 12 Printer List 2 Click Add Printer button 3 Choose LPR Printers Using IP LPR Printers using IP m LPR Printer s Address 11 0 0 21 Internet address or DNS name C Use Default Queue on Server Queue Name L1 Printer Model HP LaserJet 2200 re Figure 13 LPR Screen 4 Enter the Printer s Address and the Queue Name 5 Select the Printer Model from the drop down list 6 Click Add Configuration is now complete Page 23 Chapter 5 BiAdmin Management Utility This chapter describes the installation and operation of the BiAdmin Configuration amp Management program This program requires e Windows 95 Windows 98 or Me e Windows NT 3 51 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 or XP Additional Recommendations e Screen resolution of 800 600 or greater e fusing Novell NetWare installation of Novell s Client 32 for Windows is strongly recommended This will greatly enhance the ability to BiAdmin to work with NetWare servers
21. local computer click OK i Cancel Figure 29 Windows 2000 Message 3 Click OK and select the correct Manufacturer and Model for this printer 4 Follow the prompts to complete the installation 5 Inthe Printers folder right click the new printer and select Sharing e Select Shared As and enter an appropriate name for this printer Users will see this name when browsing for the printer during installation e If desired click Additional Drivers and install printer drivers for other versions of Windows such as Windows 98 This will assist users during the installation process 6 Click OK to close this Window Configuration is now complete Client PCs can now be configured as described in Chapter 4 Client Configuration Novell NetWare The Print Server fully supports both Bindery and NDS Novell systems With either Bindery or NDS two 2 NetWare operating modes are possible Print Server and Remote Printer Print Server mode is recommended Novell Distributed Printing Services NDPS under NetWare 5 is also supported The following configuration methods are available In each case you must be logged into the required NetWare Server with ADMIN rights Also if using Windows Novell s Client32 should be installed on your PC Without Client32 only limited configuration changes can be made on the NetWare Server Setup Wizard Using the Setup Wizard 1s recommended This allows configuration of the Print Se
22. supplied CD ROM into your drive If the setup program does not start automatically run SETUP exe in the root folder 2 Choose Installation then select the User option This will install the Peer to peer Print Driver 3 Follow the prompts to complete the installation Refer to the Windows section of Chapter 8 Troubleshooting if there is a problem with the installation 4 The Print Driver Setup will then run 5 The LAN will be searched for Print Servers and a screen like the following will be displayed If desired click Refresh The name of the attached printer will be displayed if possible If No printer is displayed check that the printer is properly connected and powered on run Printer Port Setup Refresh cu Port 1 HP LaserJet 5000 Series E m 4 SAZIN Ei Indicates Fort iz already installed Select Nest ta change connected xe Figure 2 Print Port Setup Peer to peer Print Driver Page 13 6 ya 8 If your Print Server is not listed Click the Refresh button Check that both the Print Server and the printer are properly connected and powered on Check that the Print Server has been configured Use the Setup Wizard on the CD ROM If using TCP IP try installing the NetBEUI protocol See the earlier section Checking your Network Protocols for details Then try again Select the desired printer port and then click the Next button A pop up message will inform you i
23. the Select Installation screen and select IPP Client 3 Atthe next screen select the nstall IPP Client option 4 Click Next and step though the remaining screens to complete the installation Installing using IPP CLIENT EXE 1 Run this program to unzip the included files 2 The IPP Setup program will then run 3 Follow the prompts to complete the installation IPP Client Configuration Windows 95 98 Me 2000 XP NT 4 0 1 Run the Add IPP Port program entry created by the installation A screen like the following will be displayed Configure IPP Port IPP Server IP Address Intranet or URL Internet E a z 17231224 secs Parallel 1 Retry count Port Nama IPP 172 31 2 24 F1 bn 4 Proxy Server Retry Interval Access IPP Server via Proxy Server Froxy Address Driver Version IPP 2 11 Fort Number Save Close Figure 22 IPP Port 2 If Internet access from your location is via a Proxy Server check Access IPP Server via Proxy Server and enter details of your Proxy Server This will be the same as your Browser configuration 3 Enter the IP Address or URL of the IPP Server 4 Click Select Device Port to view the available ports on the IPP Server and select the appropriate port A connection to the IPP Server will be established at this time Page 43 5 Click Save to create the IPP port on your system You will see a message confirming that the port has been created then
24. the following dialog g AddPort Created IPP Port PP 17231224 P1 Connected to Device SCUBSFUS Type JP 100 BaseT Bidirectional Printer Lexmark Optra E LaserPrinter Select Printer ta use this Port Acrobat POF Y riter 3 0 m Distiller Assistant v3 0 Add HP LaserJet 2100 Series PCL B New Printer HF LaserJet 4 LPT1 gt 14 HF LaserJet 4 Plus HF LaserJet 4L HP LaserJet 5 5M PostScript Figure 23 Select Printer for IPP Port 6 Either select an existing printer to use the new port and click OK OR Click the Add New Printer button to create a new printer to use the IPP port This will start the Add Printer wizard Follow the prompts to complete the process Ensure that the new printer uses the IPP port Installation is now complete e To create additional IPP Ports repeat the entire procedure e The Proxy Server and other options are set individually for each IPP Port Changing the IPP Port Settings After the IPP port is created you can reach the screen shown in Figure 22 IPP Port using the Windows Port Settings button 1 Open the Printers folder Start Settings Printers 2 Right click the IPP Printer and select Properties 3 Locate and click the Port Settings button Details or Port tab depending on your version of Windows There are 2 settings Retry Interval and Retry Count which can be adjusted if you have problems connecting to the IPP Server e Retry Interval sets the t
25. 100 also support Auto IP function If the Print Server is set to Dynamic IP Address but there s no DHCP server found on the network the Print Server will get an IP from the range of 169 254 1 1 169 254 254 254 automatically Even though the device was initialized with an Auto IP executed the device will change to DHCP whenever a DHCP server was detected TCPIP Configuration selected Device 5 001510 met to Default Eu subnet Mask Cancel Gateway Address Help C Fixed IF Address Fet count AppleTalk Configuration Menu equivalent Configuration AppleTalk Generally no Print Server configuration is required in order to use AppleTalk AppleTalk Configuration Selected Device SC001510 one Mame E Current Selected Port P1 Configuration Printer Type Laserwriter Communication Protocol ASCII f Binary Set ta Default Cancel Help Page 29 a NetBEUI Configuration Menu equivalent Configuration NetBEUI NetBEUI Configuration Selected Device 52001910 Domain Mame WOREGROUP Response Time 0 1 sec Abort Job 4s Paper Out Mio SNMP Configuration Menu equivalent Configuration SNMP Configuration 1s only required if using Simple Network Management Protocol See Chapter 7 for details SNMP Configuration Selected Device 5820071510 5S yusLantact S ysLocatian Configuration Iter Jet amp dmin C Disable Enable Man
26. Click Next to see the following Configure Port Handler screen Page 71 Configure Port Handler for Printer Agent SerPrmter Host Name A Printer Mame eanas Cancel Help dets Figure 32 Configure Port Handler 10 In the Host address IP field enter the IP Address previously assigned to the Print Server device 11 In the Printer Name field enter the Logical Port name on the Print Server e g L1 Note For Print Servers with one parallel port the logical ports are named L1 L2 and L3 For devices with three parallel ports the logical ports are named L1 to L8 12 Click Finish then select appropriate drivers for Windows 3 1 Windows 95 98 etc as required 13 The new Printer Agent will now appear in the Printer Agent List window Repeat this procedure for any other ports on the Print Server or for any other logical printers you wish to use Client PCs can now be configured as described in Chapter 4 Client Configuration Page 72 Unix Systems Your Print Server can be configured using FTP and it supports the following Unix printing methods e LPD e FIP e Direct Socket Interface For full details on using Unix systems with your Print Server refer to the Unix manual in the Manual Unix directory on the CD ROM PS5010 and PS5120 do not support FTP or Direct Socket Interface printing Page 73
27. OM by selecting the User installation If using Windows and you need to print from MS DOS programs or you don t wish to install additional software use SMB However SMB is not suitable for large complex documents so if you need this as well as MS DOS printing you should install BOTH the Peer to peer Print Driver and SMB printing MS DOS programs can use the SMB printer Windows programs should use the Peer to peer Print Driver e If your LAN has Network Servers e g Windows NT Windows 2000 Server NetWare use the method advised by your Network Administrator The Print Server can print via a queue located on a Network server if desired Unix users refer to the Unix Manual on the CD ROM in the Manual Unix directory e Macintosh users refer to the Macintosh section of this chapter Page 11 Your PC must have EITHER the TCP IP or NetBEUI protocols installed All versions of Windows after Windows 95 have TCP IP installed by default o If using the Peer to peer Print Driver the installation program will check this for you o If using Windows SMB Printing you must check manually as follows l Select the Settings Control Panel Network option on the Start Menu You should see a screen like the one following Network El El Configuration Identification Access Contral The fallawing network components are installed NetBEUI gt PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter 4 MetBEUI gt Dial Up Adapter 4 MetBELII gt D
28. Red a d a 12V Power Diagnostic Button 10 100 BaseT Link LED 10 100 BaseT a i d T xs DEN umi Ee USB1 Parallel Part USBZ PS5010 Print Server I USB Print Port 10 100BaseT USB Port Error LED Red Status LED Green 9V Power 10 100 BaseT Page 5 LED Indicators All models have two LED indicators on the top The Error LED is orange or red The Status indicator LED is green The LED indicator modes are described in the following table Green LED Red Orange LED Status Description On Hardware error n Flashing Flashing Firmware upgrade in progress On Flashing USB only No printer connected to the USB port On Normal operation idle Flashing Off Normal operation transmitting or receiving packets from the network DIP Switch Table Some models are fitted with DIP switches e The default position for all switches is UP e Normally there is no need to change the settings of the DIP switches e The purpose of these switches is described in the following tables Any other possible settings are reserved and should not be used PS5100 PS5300 Description UP Auto select LAN connection Default Switches 2 and 3 have no effect Down 10BaseT Half Duplex Down 10BaseT Full Duplex Down 100BaseT Half Duplex Down 100BaseT Full Duplex Page 6 Diagnostic Push Button Print Server models AS5100 AS560H and PS5120 are fitted with a Diagnostic Push But
29. Troubleshooting This chapter describes some problem situations which may arise and the solutions to them Overview If you encounter printing difficulties please refer to the appropriate section If after following the advice 1n these documents the Print Server still does not function properly please contact your dealer for further advice Hardware amp LAN Problems Problem No 1 All the Print Server s LEDs are off Solution No 1 Check the power supply or power connection Problem No 2 Print Server s status light continuously stays lit Solution No 2 Reset Print Server by unplugging the power supply and plugging it back in Problem No 3 Print Server s status light and power light stay on continuously and do not turn off Solution No 3 Reset the Print Server by unplugging the power supply or by pushing the reset push button if fitted Problem No 4 The Print Server unit can not be found on the LAN so configuration is not possible solution No 4 If using 10 100BaseT e Check the Hub The link LED for the port to which the Print Server is connected should be ON If it is Off there is a problem in the network cable e On the Print Server check the LED s next to the connector If the LED is not ON or neither LED is On if there are 2 the network connection is not working Check the Ethernet cable and connectors If they seem OK set the DIP Switches of the Print Server to match your LAN environment
30. ager IP Address fo fo fo lo Community String public Access Permission Read Unt C Read write C Not Accessible Set to Default Save to Device Cancel Help Page 30 I Logical Port Configuration Mem equivalent Configuration Logical Port Logical port printers can be used in the NetWare and Unix environments Logical Port Configuration Selected Device 52001810 Current Selected Logical Port Logical Port 1 Configuration Set to Default Physical Port P Convert LF to LF EA String Before Jab UNE String After Jab Other Icons Upgrade Menu Equivalent InitDevice Upgrade This option allows you to upgrade the firmware for the selected Print Server Before using this option you need to obtain the BIN file for the firmware upgrade and copy it to the same directory as BiAdmin Refresh Menu Equivalent Refresh Select this icon to update the Print Server device listing after changing the name or IP Address Exit Menu Equivalent Status Exit Exit the BiAdmin program This does not save any changes you have made you must Save to Device on each screen Page 31 Status Menu Device Info Port Status Exit InitDevice Menu Same as Device button Display all the configuration and status information about the selected Print Server The data 1s presented in a scrolling read only window Same as Printer Status button Same as Exit button
31. ails of which models Note support the different features Page Safety Instructions For your own safety and to protect your Print Server please observe the following safety advice 1 Unplug this device from its power source before cleaning Use only a slightly dampened cloth for cleaning Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners 2 Avoid using this product near water Exposure to water poses an electric shock hazard 3 Do not place the Print Server on an unstable surface The device may fall causing serious damage to the device 4 This device should only be used with the power supply type specified on the marking label If you are not sure of type of your local power supply consult your dealer or the local power company 5 Do not pinch crimp or otherwise damage the power cord If exposed to foot traffic ensures that the cable is properly shielded and does not pose a tripping hazard 6 Ifusing an extension cord makes sure the total ampere rating of the products using the cord does not exceed the extension cord s ampere rating 7 Do not attempt to service this device as opening or removing casing may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 8 The Print Server should be serviced by qualified service personnel under the following conditions e The power cord is damaged or frayed e Liquid has been spilled onto the product e The product has been exp
32. an IPP Server For client PCs it 1s necessary to install a compatible IPP Client program The Client must also know the IP Address or URL or the IPP Server IPP support is available ONLY on the AS5100 AS560H PS5120 and PS5010 Do NOT attempt to use IPP on other models Note The Print Server contains the necessary firmware to act as an IPP Server No additional configuration is necessary However the following requirements must be met e The Print Server must have a valid IP Address For printing via the Internet the Print Server s IP Address must be external allocated by your ISP rather than an IP Address on your local LAN e Any Router Gateway or Firewall linking your LAN to the Internet must NOT block the IPP protocol e You must advise clients of the correct URL or IP Address of the IPP Server To use a URL rather than an IP Address you need to register the domain name for the URL e Unless clients are using Windows 2000 you must provide your clients with the supplied IPP Client software If it is not convenient to provide the CD ROM supply the IPP CLIENT EXE file located in the IPP folder Page 42 The IPP Client Software can be installed on any of the following systems e Window 95 98 Me 2000 XP e Windows NT 4 0 Installing from the CD ROM l Insert the CD ROM in your drive If the program does not start automatically run the SETUP program in the top level folder 2 Follow the prompts until you reach
33. an be used under Unix or NetWare For each Logical Printer the following fields are available Logical Printer Select the Logical Printer Port you wish to configure L1 to L3 or Port L1 to L8 depending on your model Click the Get Data button to update the display with the current data for the selected logical printer Port Select the Printer Port which the Logical printer will use Pre string The printer control string in hex to be sent to the printer before each print job This string cannot exceed 15 characters Post String The printer control string in hex to be sent to the printer after each print job This string cannot exceed 15 characters Convert LF to If checked LF line feed characters are changed to CR LF carriage CR LF return line feed Internet Printing See page 47 for details of this feature Page 41 Chapter 7 Special Features This chapter covers the special features of the Print Server Overview The Print Server has three 3 special features e Print Servers support IPP Internet Printing Protocol e All models support the proprietary Internet Mail Printing system e SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol is supported by all models Internet Printing Protocol IPP IPP Internet Printing Protocol is a new standards based system to allow remote printing from a PC to any accessible printer Normally the printer will be attached to a computer or other device which functions as
34. cludes Unix Novell and Microsoft Windows Easy Installation The Print Server makes adding printers or plotters to your network simple The auto sensing feature on the LAN interface means that there 1s no need to set jumpers or perform software configuration to select the network interface used Easy Setup A number of utility programs are supplied to simplify setup For Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP users the BiAdmin program makes it easy to configure the Print Server for a variety of network and server configurations Web based Interface The Web based interface provides an easy method of configuration in TCP IP networks to every model Compact Size This allows the Print Server to be used even where space is limited Remote Management Tools A variety of software tools are provided In most environments both the Print Server and attached bi directional printers can be configured remotely SNMP Support The Print Server can act as a SNMP agent with it own MIB This allows TCP IP users to monitor configure and troubleshoot the Print Server using their existing SNMP management tools Internet Printing Protocol IPP Support Some Print Server models can act as an IPP Internet Printing Protocol Server allowing clients suppliers colleagues and others to print to your printer from anywhere on the Internet Windows IPP Client software is also supplied Refer to the Protocol Support and Feature Support tables in Appendix A for det
35. cted to the remote Internet Print Server Print Capture Software To print more than plain text users require InterNet Printing Port software to capture the print job and convert it into an E Mail attachment The Internet Printing Port software 1s available for the following operating systems e Microsoft Windows 95 e Microsoft Windows NT 3 51 or later Page 47 The Print Server must be configured with the data in the following table The supplied BiAdmin utility program or the Web interface on 100BaseT models can be used to set the following entries on the TCP IP screen Mail Server IP Address The IP Address of the E Mail Server used by the Print Server Mail Account The name of the E Mail Account used by the Print Server Mail Account Password Enter the password for the above Mail Account here Check Mail Interval Sets how often to check for mail Values range from 0 to 65 535 minutes with 0 meaning a continuous connection and 1 as the default Print Banner If YES default a banner page is printed to identify the owner of the print job Redirect Mail Account Jobs which can not be printed will be sent to this account If blank unprintable jobs will be discarded Default Printer Number Printer number for all Internet print jobs Only one port can be selected Users on the LAN can also use this port Print every E Mail If ON then all E Mail received is printed Otherwise only E Mail from the InterNet Printing Port will
36. dd option and enable it as usual O If you added services in step 2 reboot the computer for the changes to take affect Page 66 Windows 3 51 l pa O On From the Printer menu in Print Manager select Create Printer In the resulting dialog box enter data as follows Printer Name Enter a name up to 32 characters This name appears in the title bar of the printer window Driver Select the appropriate driver for the attached printer Description Enter a printer description for other network users to reference Print To Select Other A Print Destinations dialog box will appear after selecting Other In the Available Print Monitor list select LPR Port then OK An Add LPR compatible printer window will appear Enter data in the fields as follows Name Or Address Of Host Enter the IP address of the Print Server Providing LPD Name Of Printer On That Enter the appropriate logical printer number e g Machine Ll When the Create Printer dialog box reappears check the Share This Printer On The Network option The resource name shown in the Share Name box can be changed 1f you wish In the Location box you can enter information concerning the printer location Network users will see this information when browsing to find this printer Complete any other configuration information in the Create Printer dialog box save and exit Client PCs can now be configured as described in Chapter 4 Client Configu
37. e Type Standard Genenc Network Card f Custom Settings lt Back Cancel Figure 9 Add Standard TCP IP Printer Screen 6 Choose LPR in the Protocol section then enter Queue name and enable the LPR Byte Counting Configure Standard TCP TP Port Monitor Port Settings Port Name P g2 158 2 33 Printer Name or IP Address f 92 168 233 Protocol C Raw LPR Raw Settings Port Number Ej Dt LPR Settings Queue Mame L1 lw LPR Byte Counting Enabled SNMP Status Enabled Eommunity Hame pubic SHMP Device Index Figure 10 Port Settings Screen 7 Follow the prompts to complete the Wizard The new printer will be listed with any other installed printers any may be selected when printing from any Windows application Windows using NDPS Before using NetWare NDPS NetWare Distributed Printing Service one or more NDPS Printer Agents must be created on the NetWare Server See Appendix B for details of this procedure Also on your workstation ensure that e Novell IntranetWare Client v2 2 or later is installed on your PC e You have access to the Novell Printer Manager utility e g Nwpmw32 exe 1 Start the Novell Printer Manager utility 2 Select Printer New from the menu then click 4dd 3 Select the required printer and click Install then Close EN MD PS ManazerserbitrE Printer Agent List m Identification m Access Control Pri
38. e your Web Browser to configure the Print Server models Overview The Print Server models incorporate the HTTP server This allows you to connect to the Print Server and configure it using your Web Browser Most browsers should work provided they support tables and forms Because 1t supports dynamic IP Address allocation using DHCP BOOTP or RARP the Print Server ships with an IP Address of 0 0 0 0 This is NOT a valid IP Address Therefore you must do ONE of the following e Check your DHCP server if you have one and determine the IP Address allocated to the Print Server e Use the Diagnostic Button if fitted to print a report which includes the current IP address Press the Diagnostic Button and hold it for 2 seconds e Use the Setup Wizard BiAdmin or another Print Server utility to allocate a valid IP Address to the Print Server Add an entry to the arp table to associate the hardware address of the Print Server with the desired IP address as follows arp s IP Address 00 c0 02 xx xx xx Unix arp s IP Address 00 c0 02 xx xx xx Windows Where IP Address is the IP Address you wish to assign to the Print Server 00 c0 02 xx xx xx 1s the hardware address of the Print Server Example Unix arp e 192 169 0 2 OCcc0 502217 34256 Example Windows arp o 192 1004021 00 00 02 212 54 595 Note The hardware address of the Print Server 1s shown on a sticker on the base of the device Page 34 Con
39. ent platforms such as HP OpenView IBM SystemView etc The appropriate MIB file must be imported into your SNMP management program using the Import Compile command Check your management program for details on this procedure The MIB files are provided in the Mib folder on the CD ROM as follows Miblp mib Single port models Mib2p mib Models with 2 parallel ports Mib3p mib Models with 3 parallel ports Before using a SNMP Management station to manage the Print Server the following settings should be assigned to it in addition to the IP Address Gateway Address and Subnet Mask SNMP Settings SysContact Text Field Name of the contact person SysLocation Text Field Location of the contact person Management Station Up to 4 Management Stations can be entered IP Address s Trap Receiving Up to 4 Trap Receiving Stations can be entered IP Address s Management Station Settings For each Management Station the following fields are available Access Permission Options are Read Only Read Write Not Accessible Community String Leaving this blank will disable management by this station Trap Receiving Station Settings For each Trap Receiving Station the following fields are available Community String Leaving this blank will disable management by this station Trap Enable Use this option to Enable Disable Trap Receiving by this station Trap Severity In this version all traps are level 1 Page 52 Chapter 8
40. example screen below Page 25 mte Configuration selected Device SC001510 Device Name C001510 Group Name Del Group IPE SPX Protocol C Disable TCPAP Protocol Disable i Enable Apple Talk Protocol C Disable Enable NetBEUI Protocol soi gu Set to Default p Help Figure 15 System Configuration Groups Device List On the right side of the screen is a list of all Print Servers found on the network For each device the following data 1s shown Default Name The Default Server Name 1s shown on a sticker on the base of the device Device Name If you have not changed the name this will be the same as the Default Server Name Printer Port The number and type of ports is shown in the right column If the desired Print Server is not listed try the following Check that the device is installed and ON then Refresh the list Use the nitDevice Find menu option to search for the Print Server You need to know the Default Name of the Print Server The Default Server Name is shown on a sticker on the base of the device If the Print Server is on another LAN segment use the nitDevice Attach Remote menu option to locate and display the Print Server For networks using ONLY TCP IP Print Servers without an IP Address will not appear Use the nitDevice Set IP Address menu option to assign an IP Address then Refresh the list You need to know the Default
41. f the port has been created successfully If you see the following error message either install Internet Explorer 4 or later or follow the procedure in the Trouble Note Shooting Windows section of Chapter 8 Error Starting Program AN A required DLL file SETUPRAPLOLL was nat found Then a screen like the following will be displayed Configure Printer Port Port coniun 71 Attached Printer HE LASERJET 5000 SERIES Existing Printers hr deski HF Laserlet SUUULE PCT Bi Figure 3 Configure Printer Port Select the correct Windows printer in the Existing Printers list and click the Connect button If the correct printer type 1s not listed click Add New Printer to run the Windows Add Printer wizard Step through the Wizard and install the required printer e Select the correct Printer Manufacturer and Model or use the Have Disk option if appropriate e We recommend changing the Printer name to indicate which device is on e g HP2100 on SCA43600 P1 Page 14 e Ifprompted about Sharing the printer do NOT enable Sharing e When the Printer installation is finished it will be listed in the Configure Printer Port screen above Select 1t and click Connect 9 Installation is now complete You can now print using this printer e To install additional Printers repeat steps 6 to 8 e Use the Start menu to run this program in future The default installation is Start Programs PrintServer
42. f the printer is busy You must wait until the printer is idle Problem No 7 When I send a print job cannot print or prints garbage Solution No 7 The problem may be due to the printer if the printer you used is an old model with low speed the following steps may solve this problem Try the following e Open the BiAdmin Utility e Click the Printer Status icon e Change the Printer Type setting to Low Speed or set the Handshake Signal setting to Ack amp Busy Page 60 Appendix A A Specifications General Specifications PS5100 Print Server External Power Adapter 12V DC LEDs Parallel Port 1 Centronic female DB 25 connector Ethernet Connector 10 100BaseT FCC CE Class B PS5300 Print Server External Power Adapter 12V DC LEDs Parallel Port Three Centronic female DB 25 connectors Ethernet Connector 10 100BaseT FCC CE Class B AS5100 Print Server External Power Adapter 9V DC LEDs Parallel Port 1 Male DB 36 connector Ethernet Connector 10 100BaseT FCC CE Class B AS560H Print Server External Power Adapter 9V DC LEDs Parallel Port 1 Male DB 36 connector Ethernet Connector 10 100BaseT FCC CE Class B PS5120 Print Server External Power Adapter 12V DC LEDs Parallel Port Centronic female DB 25 connector USB Port 1 1 Page 61 Ethernet Connectors 10 100BaseT PS5010 Print Server External Power Adapter LEDs Ethernet Connectors 10 100BaseT Eu Page 62 7 10 ACK _ 11
43. fferent case will be considered to be the same name Response Time Set how fast jobs are sent to the printer The default value of zero 0 delay should be increased only 1f your printer cannot cope with no delays Abort Job if Error YES terminates a print job if a printing error occurs NO default will try to continue but may cause print errors If print errors occur try setting this value to YES Page 36 The NetWare screen 1s not be available for model PS5120 and PS5010 NetWare mode Print Server Mode C Remote Printer Mode Frame types w g02 2 i 802 3 lw SNAP lw Ethernet MetWare Printer Server for parallel part 1 MetWare Printer Server for parallel port 2 NOS Tree Name FAST NDS Context Master File Server Bindery Made only Metvare Password Job Notification Originating Workstation only All log ins Polling Queue Interval 1 255 Cancel Figure 18 NetWare Screen NetWare Mode Select Print Server or Remote Printer as appropriate The default 1s Print Server Frame Type Select the frame types used by your network Ethernet 802 2 Ethernet 802 3 Ethernet SNAP and Ethernet II By default all frame types are enabled Remote Printer Mode Novell Printer NetWare print server to service the Print Server s parallel port 1 Server for P1 Novell Printer NetWare print server to service the Print Server s parallel port 2 Server for P2 P2 1f fitted Print Se
44. h the printer driver you are using install the correct printer driver Printing through the Internet 1 Create or open the document you wish to print ps Select the Printer connected to the InterNet Printing Port 3 Ifyou do not have a permanent Internet connection establish a connection now Note The InterNet Printing Port will NOT establish a dial up connection but it will send the E Mail the next time you are connected gt Print the document 5 The InterNet Printing Port will generate an E Mail and send it to the remote printer The document will be encoded and sent as an attachment to the E Mail You will see a progress screen similar to the example below From port lt WAN gt Sending To Printserver Date 09 32 22 09 22 97 otatus Sending From yourname supplier com Ta PrintServer customer com Figure 28 InterNet Printing Progress 6 Close the Internet connection if you opened it in Step 3 7 Ifthe Notify after print job option is set you will receive an E Mail when your job is printed Users cannot cancel a Print Job once it has been sent but Print Jobs can be canceled at the Print Server In BiAdmin the Control Abort Mail Print Job menu option can be used to cancel a print job which has already started printing Page 51 The Print Server supports SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol This allows network supervisors to monitor and control the Print Server using network managem
45. ial Up Adapter 42 VPN Sunnarfi 4 TOPP gt PO Fast Ethernet Adapter 4 CF IP Dial Up Adapter 4 CP IP gt Dial LIp Adapter 22 VPN Support ca lle and printer sharing far Netvvare Networks 4 Add Remowe Properties Figure 1 Network Configuration e The top line in the list NetBEUI gt PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter indicates that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on this PC Your PC will show the name of the your Network card rather than PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter e The highlighted line TCP IP gt PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter indicates that TCP IP is installed Your PC will show the name of the your Network card rather than PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter 2 If neither line is present e Install the NetBEUI protocol by selecting Add Protocol Microsoft NetBEUI OK You may be prompted for your Windows CD ROM e frequired you can also install TCP IP However depending on your LAN environment TCP IP may require further configuration 3 _ If either protocol is already installed proceed with installation Page 12 Windows Peer to peer Print Driver With this printing method print jobs are stored queued on your PC and then sent to the Print Server when it is available Before performing the following procedure the Print Server must be installed on your LAN and configured as described in Chapter 3 Both the Print Server and the attached printer should be powered ON 1 Insert the
46. ime interval in seconds between connection attempts Increase this number if you have a poor connection or the remote server is very busy e Retry Count sets how many connection attempts will be made Increase this number if you have a poor connection or the remote server is very busy Page 44 Windows 2000 has its own IPP Client and there is no need to install the supplied IPP Client Software To use Windows 2000 s IPP Client with the Print Server follow this procedure 1 Start the Add Printer wizard 2 Select Network Printer and click Next to see the Locate your Printer screen as shown below Add Printer Wizard Locate Your Printer How do you want to locate your printer IF you don t know the name of the printer you can search for ane in the right location that has features you want What do you want to do C Find a printer in the Directory C Type the printer name or click Next to browse for a printer Name Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet LRL http Ai 1 11 0 32 631 ipp P1 lt Back Next gt Cancel Figure 24 Windows 2000 Locate your Printer 3 Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your Intranet and enter the URL of the IPP Server as follows where ip address represents the IP Address of the IPP Server and 631 1s the port number Port 1 ip address 631 ipp PL Port 2 1f exists ip addresss631 1pp P2 Port 3 if exists ip addressf631 21pp P3
47. me ar IFP Address pop3serv mycompany com Your Internet E mail address e g usermame company com Imyname mycompany com Retry Interval 30 Sec OR lw Reply Notification E mail Cancel Figure 26 InterNet Printer Port 4 The following data must be provided Port Name Enter a descriptive name e g WAN for the new printer port Page 49 Remote Printer The E Mail address for the Internet printer Your print E mail Address jobs will be sent to this E Mail address Mail Server Name This 1s the name or IP Address of your Mail Server If or IP Address you are on a LAN ask the LAN Administrator If using a dial up connection use the data provided by your ISP Your Internet The normal address that people use to send you E mail E mail Address Retry Interval If unable to connect to the E Mail server retry after this Seconds time period 1 to 255 seconds 30 1s usually OK Reply Notification Check to receive an E Mail when your print job has Mail been processed 5 _ On completion a new printer port will have been created The Windows Control Panel is used to connect the correct printer to the InterNet Printing Port In Windows 95 NT the procedure is 1 Select the Printer which matches the remote printer then choose Properties as shown in the example below HP LaserJet 4 Properties ES General Details Paper Graphics Fonts Device Options E HF LaserJet 4 Printto the following port
48. n the main browser window e To start the NDPS Manager in future enter the following command at the console LOAD NDPSM then select the NDPS Manager object e To start the NDPS Manager whenever you bring up the server add a command like the following to your server s AUTOEXEC NCF file LOAD NDPSM SerMGR TeSupp The last item is the name of the NDPS Manager object you wish to load 9 After creating an NDPS Manager you can create NDPS printers by using NetWare Administrator as explained below Creating an NDPS Printer Agent To create Public Access Printers using the NDPS Manager Object in NetWare Administrator follow this procedure 1 Start the NDPS Manager object you will be using to control the Printer Agent 2 Atthe dentification page click the Printer Agent List 3 Click New to see the Create Printer Agent window as shown below Create Printer 4 gent Printer Agent FA Mame BePier 7 nn Cancel MOPS Manager M ame TT SetMGR TeSupp m Hp Gateway Types Hewlett Packard IPZIE Printer Gatewa Novell Printer Gateway eros Printer Gateway Figure 31 Create Printer Agent Enter the desired name for the Printer Agent PA Name Normally the NDPS Manager will be the NDPS Manger object you are using Select Novell Printer Gateway in the Gateway Type see figure2 above Click OK and then select the available printer Select Remote LPR on IP in the Connection Type 25s dec AO xe us
49. ndard Windows tools as follows l Start the Add Printer Wizard 2 Select Network Printer when prompted How is the printer attached to your Computer and click Next 3 When prompted for the Network Path or Queue enter a dummy value such as shown below Do NOT select Yes for Do you print for MS DOS programs Add Printer Wizard Type the network path or the queue name of your printer IF ymu don t know its name click Browse to view available network printers Network path or queue name Browse Do you print from M5S 005 based programe C Yes e Ho lt Back Cancel 4 The printer wizard will display a message stating that The Network Printer is off line This is OK Continue the Add Printer Wizard until finished 5 Go to the Printers folder Control Panel Printers The printer icon will be grayed out indicating the printer is not ready 6 Right click the Printer and select Properties Then select the Details tab as shown below Page 57 Fy Printers File Edit View Help HP LaserJet 5P75HP PostScript Properties El ES Add Printer Fonts Device Options PostScript General Details Paper Graphics i Sar HP Laserjet 5P 5MP PostScript HP Laser et MEL BP 5HP Add Port 1 object s selec Delete Pott Print using the following driver ue Laserlet 5PASMP PostScript Hew Driver Capture Printer Port End Capture Timeou
50. nds it to the network printer Capture Settings Capture settings can be set by e Saying Yes to the prompt Do you print from MS DOS programs when installing a Network Printer e OR using the Capture Printer Port menu option shown in Figure 6 above This will result in a dialog like the following where you can select the port on the PC to be captured Normally this will be LPT1 parallel port 1 on the PC Capture Printer Port kl ES Device ENE i Path 11330001 4 P1 Cancel lw Reconnect atlogon Figure 7 Capture Printer Port The File menu in the Printers folder also has options for Capture Printer Port and End Capture Page 18 Windows with Server based Print Queues 1 Open your Printers folder and start the Add Printer Wizard 2 When prompted select Network Printer 3 When prompted for Network Path or Queue Name chck the Browse button and locate the Server and Printer or Print Queue which your Network Administrator advised you to use 4 Click OK then Next 5 Select the correct printer Manufacturer and Model as advised by your Network Administrator and click Next 6 Follow the prompts to complete the Wizard The new printer will be listed with any other installed printers any may be selected when printing from any Windows application Windows LPR Printing 1 Open your Printers folder right click the desired printer and select Properties 2 When prompted choose the Ports tab
51. ne Printing Information Idle Refresh Printer Configuration Help Page 27 Configuration Icons The following icons are available Refer to the on line help for details of the data on each screen NY NetWare Menu equivalent Configuration NetWare BiAdmin supports configuration of both the Print Server and Novell NetWare servers e You need to be logged into the NetWare server s with ADMIN rights e The screens you will see and the operations which can be performed depend on whether or not you have Novell NetWare Client 32 installed e If Novell NetWare Client 32 1s installed on your PC BiAdmin allows you to configure both the Print Server and the NetWare server from within BiAdmin e If this Novell NetWare Client 32 is NOT installed you can configure only the Print Server itself not the NetWare server e The NetWare Manual in the Manual NetWare folder on the CD ROM contains detailed information on using BiAdmin with NetWare Servers Netware Configuration selected Device SLULDT51U Mode Print Server Mode Bindery NDS Remote Printer Mode C Bindery C NDS fe 802 3 Jw SNAP e Ethemet II Page 28 TCP IP Configuration Menu equivalent Configuration TCP IP Selecting this icon will allow configuration for TCP IP Some models may also display the setup data for the proprietary Internet Printing feature printing via E Mail PS5120 PS5010 and AS5
52. necting to the Print Server 1 Start your Web Browser to In the Address box enter HTTP followed by the IP Address of the Print Server e g htutp 192 169 0 21 3 You will then be prompted for the password If no password has been set just press ENTER p Use the menu bar on the top of the screen to move about Remember to save each screen before changing to a different screen Configuration Screens Depending on your models the Web based interface may look different to the images shown in the User s Manual The functions have not changed and the description of each setting is correct Only the appearances are different AppleTalk zane i Printer Object Type LaserWriter Communication Protocol ASCII Binary Figure 16 AppleTalk Screen AppleTalk zone This determines which Apple systems can gain access to this printer Printer Object These are text fields used to describe the printer driver used for Type each port The Print Server is designed to work with LaserWriter or 10095 compatible printers Communication Sets whether the port uses ASCII or Binary Communication Protocol Protocol The default is Binary Page 35 Workgroup Response Time 0 1 secs In 0 200 Abort Print Jab if Error 7 yes Mn Cancel Figure 17 NetBEUI Screen Domain Name Enter the designated work group to be serviced by the Print Server This field 1s not case sensitive so names with di
53. nfiguration The chapter details the client configuration required on LAN clients to use the printer or printers attached to the Print Server Overview Before performing client configuration the Print Server must be installed on your LAN and configured as described in Chapter 3 Both the Print Server and the attached printer must be powered ON The Print Server supports a number of printing methods e Peer to peer Print Driver is used by the User installation on the CD ROM The print jobs are stored gueued on your PC and sent to the Print Server when it 1s available e Server based Print Queue means that all print jobs are stored queued on the Network Server e g NetWare Windows NT 2000 and then sent to the Print Server This allows the Network Administrator to modify the Print Queue For example an important job can be moved to the head of the queue Windows SMB printing 1s a Microsoft standard for using a Network Printer No additional software needs to be installed on your Windows PC and printing from MS DOS programs is supported However because the Print Server can not store files large print jobs may cause problems e AppleTalk is also supported and normally no configuration of the Print Server is required See the Macintosh section of this chapter for details of client configuration e _ If using Windows 95 98 NT Me 2000 or XP the easiest method is to install the Peer to peer Print Driver on the CD R
54. nter Agent List Status SerPrinter Figure 11 NDPS Manager Client 4 The printer e g SerPrinter in the example above appears in the main Printer Manager window in the Name list and 1s available for print jobs Printer drivers are automatically downloaded from the server as required 5 The printer will appear in your Windows printer list and may be used from by any Windows application Page 21 Macintosh AppleTalk The Print Server supports AppleTalk EtherTalk PAP ATP NBP ZIP and DDP protocols enabling Macintosh computers on the network to view and use the Print Server as a regular AppleTalk printer Normally no configuration 1s required System 9 x OS or newer Click the apple icon and choose Control Panel Click AppleTalk Ensure that Ethernet 1s selected under AppleTalk Connection Click Chooser The Chooser panel will open pU dee See d Click on either the LaserWriter 8 icon recommended or the LaserWriter 7 icon LaserWriter 8 makes use of the fonts installed in the printer itself so the printing response time is quicker LaserWriter 7 uses the fonts installed in the computer which increases network traffic and takes more printing time Choose a PostScript printer from the list Click Create and it will search PPD automatically Select a printer description from the list Click Select Configuration 1s now complete p Ge c um Printing with the Print Server installed
55. o the Prints Vd 35 COMM UTA OM SCEE S ad 35 Chapter 7 Special Features 42 CO MC e cet EE M N ET E E E EE CET E ee E ag 42 interme Printing Protocol IPP 0 en ads 42 Iutemet Mail PADUNE RR _ 47 Prin nbdihrouseh the TOtettie eh esu otia diim bestia do ru msn 51 vi lil une 52 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 53 OVCO We caste sirens ccs lt a NC CE HI HF EON 53 Hardware amp LAN Problems eau Gele Ru Had ER Eos tac bb Stet E EN ER TUS idad 53 AppleTalk NIacimtosh eue te Un helmet ud Ae ele LEE 54 Novell NeW arenas acido 56 Windows Printing Probles lia 57 Appendix A Specifications 6l General Spec A a A a ante hs colette ua 61 Protocol SUP POLE zu i MEILEN 64 o A 64 Resulator Approved 65 Appendix B Network Server Configuration 66 Windows NT ST VE adas 66 Windows 2000 Sr o a 68 INGVEULINGOW atentando 68 Und SYSTEMS rt A AAA AA y Page ii Chapter I Introduction This chapter provides an overview of your Print Server s features Congratulations on the purchase of your new Print Server Your Print Server was designed to provide a simple and efficient network printing solution It is packed with features including gt Versatility The Print Server supports up to five protocols NetWare TCP IP SMB Service Message Block AppleTalk EtherTalk and NetBEUI It features one or two Ethernet interface ports and operating system support in
56. or the last page of the document Select one of these solutions e Turn the cover page feature off e Insert extra page breaks in your document to avoid the cover page printing on the first or last page of your document e Install the Apple LaserWriter 7 driver You are having trouble printing with the Apple LaserWriter 8 driver Why do I have trouble printing with the LaserWriter 8 Your application software may not be compatible with the LaserWriter 8 driver or your system may not meet the requirements of the LaserWriter 8 driver Use the Apple LaserWriter 7 driver instead The colors on my printed output do not match the colors on my computer screen When the printer receives a color file it tries to match the printed output color to the screen color Sometimes the printer cannot match up the colors as closely as wanted To alleviate this problem perform the following steps e Choose Calibrated Color Grayscale in the Print pop up menu in the Print Options dialog box The printer will make adjustments to match the colors e Check your monitor to make sure all settings for example brightness are adjusted correctly When I send a print job I get a PostScript Command error or no print out Check the communication protocols The computer Print Server and printer must all be configured to the same communication protocol either Binary or ASCII To configure your system 1 Choose which protocol you are going to use
57. orkgroup double click Entire Network then double click the appropriate Workgroup to open it Print Server Figure 5 Network Neighborhood 4 Double click the Print Server icon to view a Printer icon for each printer port The Comment field may indicate what type of printer is connected to the port 5 To install a printer right click the desired printer icon and choose Install as shown below This will start the Add Printer wizard E SC3D0014 EN Al ES HF 2100 PCLE Capture Printer Port Create Shortcut 3 Se Properties Figure 6 Install SMB Printer Page 17 6 Follow the prompts to complete the installation e For information about the question Do you print from MS DOS programs see Printing from MS DOS Programs below e Select the Printer Manufacturer and Model to match the printer connected to this port on the Print Server and complete the Wizard 7 This printer will now appear in your Printers folder Start Settings Printers and can be used like any other printer However SMB printing is not suitable for large complex print jobs you should use the Peer to peer Print Driver instead Windows can redirect print data from a parallel port on your PC e g LPT1 to a network printer This redirection is called Capture Printer Port and is useful for MS DOS programs The MS DOS program is configured to use LPT1 parallel port 1 on the PC but Windows captures the print data and se
58. osed to rain or water e The product does not operate normally in accordance with the operating instructions e The device has been dropped or the casing has been damaged Page 2 Package Contents You should find the following items packaged with your Print Server If any items are missing contact your dealer immediately e The Print Server e Power Adapter e One CD ROM containing all support programs and this manual e Quick Install Guide This manual covers the following Print Server models Details ofthe LEDs and DIP Switches are in this Chapter Further details of each model are contained in Appendix A Specifications PS5100 Print Server 1 Parallel Port 10 100BaseT Error LED Red Status LED Gre y atus Green Parallel Port 12V Power 10 100 BaseT 10 100 BaseT Link LED DIP Switches Page 3 PS5300 Print Server 3 Parallel Ports 10 100BaseT Error LED Red Status LED Green Eu Lt cr y a co a H Reset Button DIP Switch 10 100 BaseT LED 10 100 BaseT a ig Parallel Port 1 12V Power AS5100 560H Print Server Direct Attach 1 Parallel Port 10 100BaseT Parallel Port EM NN edil CTUM Status LED Green Error LED Red Diagnostic Button 100 BaseT LED Orange 10 BaseT LED Yellow 10 100 BaseT 9V Power Page 4 PS5120 Print Server 1 Parallel Port 2 USB Print Ports gt 10 100BaseT Status LED Green Error LED
59. ount which can be adjusted if you have problems connecting to the IPP Server See the previous section Changing the IPP Port Settings for details Page 46 Internet Mail Printing The Internet Mail Printing System allows users to print data to your printer across the Internet Users send the Internet Print Server an E Mail with the print job normally sent as an attachment to the E Mail The Print Server will retrieve the E Mail and print it Mail Server e Accessibility The Mail Server must be accessible by the intended clients or users Normally this means a permanent connection to the Internet e Protocols The Mail Server must support the POP3 and SMTP protocols The Internet Printing System uses these protocols and the most common E Mail formatting standards e MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions e Base64 Encoding for mail attachments Internet Print Server e TCIP IP Protocol The LAN must use the TCP IP protocol e Mail Server Access The Print Server must be able to access the Mail Server using a single IP address Mail Account The Print Server must have a Mail Account Users print by sending an E Mail to this mail account User Client Requirements e Internet Connection Either through a LAN or dial up e E Mail address This is used to notify the user that their print job has been done or if there any problems e Printer Driver Users must have a printer driver which matches the printer conne
60. password NetWare Mode Print Server or Remote Printer Frame Type Select the frame types used by your network Ethernet 802 2 Ethernet 802 3 Ethernet SNAP and Ethernet II By default all frame types are enabled Novell Remote Printer Mode Novell Printer Server NetWare print server to service the Print Server s parallel port 1 for P1 Novell Printer Server NetWare print server to service the Print Server s parallel port 2 for P2 P3 P2 parallel port 3 P3 if these port exist if exist Novell Print Server Mode NDS Tree Name Not applicable NetWare NDS mode only Print Server Not applicable NDS Context NetWare NDS mode only Page 69 Master File Server Name of the Print Server s master file server Bindery mode only Polling Queue Defines how often the Print Server will poll the queues to be Interval serviced Job Notification by Set to Yes to receive a job notification at only the workstation Connection ID where the print job originated No to receive a job notification at all workstations that you have logged on NetWare Password The password on the NetWare Server The Print Server device needs this password to connect to the NetWare Server Overview The Print Server must be configured as a valid device on your TCP IP network To use NDPS Novell Distributed Printing Services the Novell server must be running Novell NetWare 5 and the PCs clients must be running IntranetWare
61. r WPS printers poll the printer before sending print data Since the printer is networked the printer is not found and no data is sent The solution is to add your printer as a network printer as described in Solution 1 above Note The screens shown in Solution 1 are from Windows 95 Other versions of Windows may look slightly different but the process 1s identical If using Window NT or 2000 do NOT enable Sharing for the printer Problem No 4 When printing from some software applications such as Power Point it takes a long time and the print out is incorrect solution No 4 The problem is due to the printer which is being configured to Start printing after the first page is spooled To change this setting e Go to Control Panel Printers and click on your printer e Then select File Properties Details e When the Details screen appears click the Spool Settings button e When the Spool Settines dialogue box appears choose Start Page 59 printing after last page is spooled and click OK Problem No 5 A printing device connected to the Print Server port cannot print or prints garbage Solution No 5 Check the following e Cable connection between Print Server and printer e Printer driver in the application program or Windows matches the printer Problem No 6 The Configuration button on the Printer Status screen in BiAdmin is grayed out even though my printer is bi directional Solution No 6 The button is unavailable i
62. ration Windows NT 4 0 p ou Un we T4 Go to Start Settings Printer and invoke the Add Printer wizard When prompted with This printer will be managed by select My Computer and click Next Select Add Port then select LPR Port and click New Port In the Name of Address of server providing Ipd Dialog box enter the Print Server s IP address In the Name of printer or print queue on that server dialog box enter the appropriate logical printer number L1 L3 or L1 L8 depending on the model as previously configured on the Print Server Click OK When returned to the Printer Ports window simply select C ose and then install your printer driver as usual When prompted whether or not the printer will be shared select the Sharing radio button In the Shared dialog box enter the shared printer name The shared name is how other users will see this printer Click OK to save and exit Client PCs can now be configured as described in Chapter 4 Client Configuration Page 67 Windows 2000 Server l Start the 4dd Printer Wizard select Network Printer then click Next to browse for the Print Server 2 Locate and double click the Print Server select the desired port and click Next The following message will be displayed Connect to Printer The server on which the Print Server Mull Driver printer resides does not have the correct printer driver installed IF vau want to install the driver on your
63. ronment Ifusing NetWare the Wizard can also configure the NetWare Server provided e You are logged into the required NetWare server with ADMIN rights e NetWare Client32 is installed on the PC you are using for configuration 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM into your drive If the setup program does not start automatically run SETUP exe in the root folder 2 The Wizard program can be executed by clicking the Setup Wizard button on the Autorun screen it s not necessary to install the Wizard program to your PC O Within the Setup Wizard select the Print Server you wish to configure click Configure and step through the Wizard 4 Follow the prompts to complete the installation Note To install the Wizard on your PC use the Installation option Page 9 If the desired Print Server is not listed e Check all cables to the Print Server e Check the Print Server s LEDs e The Red LED should be OFF and the Green LED should be ON or flashing e If your model supports 10BaseT and 100BaseT check the 10 100BaseT link LED next to the LAN connection If the auto negotiation fails the 10 100BaseT Link LED will not light when the device is powered up If there are 2 LEDs neither will light In this case set the DIP switches correctly for your LAN See the DIP Switch Table in Chapter 1 for details of the DIP Switch settings e Check that your PC and the Print Server are on the same LAN segment If you don t have a Router or
64. rver Mode NDS Tree Name The File Server s NDS tree name root name NDN mode only NDS Context Path to the NDS Context This does not include the Context itself NDS Mode only and each OU should be separated by a period e g department company Page 37 Master File Server Name of the Print Server s master file server Bindery Mode only NetWare Password The password on the NetWare Server The Print Server device needs this password to connect to the NetWare server Job Notification The options are e Job notification at only the workstation where the print job originated e Job notification at all workstations that you have logged into Polling Queue Defines how often the Print Server will poll the queues to be Interval serviced SvsContact Jeti Bridges SysLocation R305 Station No Get Data IP Address 203 70 212 far Community Public Access Read only Recelver No 1 Get Data IP Address 03 fro f212 e M Enable with Severity level 1 7 Save Cancel Figure 19 SNMP Screen SysContact Text Field Name of the contact person SysLocation Text Field Location of the contact person Management Stations Station No Select the Management station 1 4 and click the Get Data button to update the display for the selected item IP Address Enter the IP Address of the management station which has the SNMP program installed This 1s a text field Enter the name of the community
65. rver in NetWare Print Server Mode which is the recommended system Page 68 BiAdmin For more control and flexibility or to use NetWare Remote Printer Mode you can use the supplied BiAdmin management utility Provided you have Novell s Client 32 installed BiAdmin will allow you to configure the NetWare Server as well as the Print Server e BiAdmin is installed by the Administrator menu option on the CD ROM e See Chapter 5 for general information on using BiAdmin e The NetWare Manual in the Manual NetWare folder on the CD ROM contains detailed information on using BiAdmin with NetWare Servers Other Method If you are unable to use Windows based programs for configuration the following method 1s available to configure the Print Server Quickset Command line DOC program intended only to configure the Print Server for use with NetWare V2 3 and 4 This program also has a limited ability to configure the NetWare Server itself e The program is provided on the CD ROM in the Utility folder e The documentation for the program is provided in sub folders of the Manual folder on the CD ROM The Print Server requires the following General data and the data for the mode Print Server or Remote Printer you are using Device Name The device name Default Server Name is shown on a sticker on the base of the device Change this if you wish The new name MUST NOT exceed 19 characters nor contain any spaces Default is NULL no
66. should select ONE protocol only Upgrade the firmware in a Print Server See Upgrade Icon for details Use this option to use the IPX SPX protocol to locate a Print Server on the LAN Simply enter the Default Name of the Print Server you wish to locate The Default Server Name 1s shown on a sticker on the base of the device Configuration Menu The System option allows you to e Change the name of the selected Print Server e Change the Group for the selected Print Server Page 32 Set the Network Protocols used the selected Print Server Any protocols not used on your LAN may be disabled This may improve performance The Configuration Menu also contains selections for each of the following These have the same effect as the corresponding Icon NetWare TCP IP AppleTalk NetBEUI SNMP Logical Port Diagnostics menu Print Test Page Use this option to print a test sheet from the selected Print Server port The test print out will include status information Control Menu Abort Mail Print This menu option refers to print jobs which has been received Job through the proprietary Internet Printing feature printing via E Mail This menu option can be used to terminate a print job which is not printing correctly The Abort Mail Print Job menu option can NOT be used to cancel IPP Internet Printing Protocol print jobs Notel Page 33 Chapter 6 Web Based Management This chapter explains how to us
67. sion Capture Printer Fart MetBEUI 2 00 Banner Timeout settings 3 Enable Banner Postscript OK Mat selected 15 User Marne Cancel Transmission retry 45 spool Settings OK Cancel Figure 4 Port Settings Peer to peer Driver Items shown on this screen are as follows Port If desired click Browse to select a different Print Server If the selected device has multiple ports the Select Device Port button can be used to select the port The Port Name can not be changed after installation This name is shown in the Printer s Properties Page 16 Banner Check this option to print a banner page before each print job e Ifusing a PostScript Printer check the PostScript box e The User Name will be printed on the banner page Retry Interval Sets how often Windows will poll the Print Server to establish a connection when the printer is busy Increase this value if you get too many warning messages Windows SMB Printing This method requires no additional software to be installed but the NetBEUI or TCP IP protocol must be installed on your PC Use the following procedure to install the Print Server s printer as a Windows SMB network printer 1 Double click the Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop 2 Onthe View menu select Details 3 Locate the desired Print Server as shown below e fitis the same Workgroup as your PC it will be listed on screen e Ifitis in a different w
68. t settings Not selected 5 seconds Transmission retry seconds Spool Settings Port Settings caca 7 Click the Add Port button On the resulting screen select Other then Printer Server as the port to add as shown below Add Port Ea ES Select the type of port you want to add Network Specify the network path to the printer Other Click the type of port you want to add Local Port PDF Fort 8 Click OK to see the Print Port Configuration screen as shown below Page 58 Configure PrintS erver Fart Device Mame sc300014 Select Device Fort gt gt Parallel 1 Port Hame sc30001 4 Pl Driver Version PetEELl 200 Banner Enable Barner PostScript DK User Mame Cancel 9 Click the Browse Device button select the desired Print Server and click OK 10 Click OK to return to the Printers folders and right click on the Printer Ensure that the Work off line option is NOT checked S Printers File Edit View Help El Add Printer Pause Printing Purge Print Jobs Work Offline w Set Os Default HP LaserJe BP BMP Create Shortcut UNDE Delete Rename Opens the sele Properties The Printer should no longer be grayed out and is ready for use Problem No 3 I connected and configured a WPS Windows Printing System printer as described but I can t get the print job to print Solution No 3 Printer drivers fo
69. th 2 as the default Number of Set how many attempts at reconnection will be made After that the reconnection TCP IP session will be terminated attempts Allowable values are from 0 to 255 with 254 as the default Page 39 Print Server Nama lAdminLaser Device Password poi Verity Password poet Enable Anpletalk M NetBEUI Figure 21 Configure Server Screen Print Server Name Change the default name if you wish The new name must not contain any spaces or blanks Password Enter the device password and again in the Verify field Once a password is entered it is required in order to gain access and change the configuration Enable Protocols Non TCP IP protocols depend on the protocols supported by the model may be disabled 1f they are not required on your LAN Server Status This screen shows server system data and the current settings for all of the other screens It 1s read only no data can be input on this screen Printer Ports This screen displays the current status of each port For each port the following data is listed e Connected Printer the model name of the printer connected to the port if the printer name is known If the printer is not bi directional this information is unavailable e Status the current status of the printer On line Off line Out of paper e Printing Information this will show either dle or Printing Page 40 Logical Printers Logical Printers ports c
70. ton The button is recessed a pin or paper clip can be used to press it This button has 2 functions e Restore the factory default settings e Print a test page containing all current settings To restore the factory default settings 1 Turn the Print Server OFF 2 Press and hold the diagnostic button While pressing the button switch the Print Server ON 3 Ifyou continue pressing the button for 10 seconds a diagnostic page will be printed showing the new default settings To generate a Diagnostic print out 1 Ensure that both the Print Server and the printer attached to port 1 are ON 2 Press the diagnostic button and hold it in for 2 seconds 3 The test page containing the current settings will be printed Note PostScript printers are unable to print this page If you have a PostScript printer on Port 1 the test page will not be printed Page 7 Chapter 2 LAN Installation This chapter describes how to install the Print Server in your Local Area Network Procedure 1 Preparation e Ensure the power is OFF Do not connect the Print Server while power is On e Find the Default Server Name for your Print Server The Default Server Name is shown on a sticker on the base of the device It consists of 8 letters and or digits Record this name it may be needed during configuration 2 Connect the Printer or Printers Connect the printer or plotter to the Print Server s printer port s as appropriate e
71. uration process Overview The Print Server is designed to support many different platforms and the configuration required would depend upon the environment in which it 1s installed e The Print Server usually requires configuration but if there s a DHCP server on your network then the device is just plug and play A Windows based setup Wizard is also provided on the CD ROM to simplify this task e PCs wishing to use the printer attached to the Print Server always require configuration See Chapter 4 Client Configuration for details e Ifusing a NetWare Server V3 4 or 5 in compatibility mode the supplied Setup Wizard can also configure the NetWare Server for basic operation e For advanced configuration and management the BiAdmin program detailed in Chapter 5 BiAdmin Management Utility is recommended e fusing NDPS refer to Appendix B Network Server Configuration e If you wish to use a queue based printing system using Windows NT Server Windows 2000 Windows XP the Network Server must be configured as detailed in Appendix B Network Server Configuration However it is not necessary to use a Network Server based queue client PCs can print directly to the Print Server using the Peer to peer Print Driver installed by the User setup option on the CD ROM Using the Windows Wizard The Windows based Wizard runs on Windows 95 98 NT4 0 Me Windows 2000 and XP It will configure the Print Server for your Network envi

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