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1. Refresh Printer Configuration Help After selecting this icon a Detail button will be available to show more information about the printer Select the desired port from the drop down list to display the current status of the printer attached to the port Possible states are D Status On line Off line or Out of Paper E Printing Information Idle Printinglf the printer is Bi directional and is not busy the Configuration button will be available allowing you to change the configuration of the attached printer This button will be grayed out if the printer does not support this option or if the printer is busy printing www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 26 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide VL Configuration FA Menu Equivalent Main Configure Configuration P Enable Disable This option allows you to configure the selected Print Server See the following section for details Wizard X This Print Server Wizard allows you to do the basic configuration for the selected device The screens are similar to the Wizard run from the CD ROM as described in Section 3 Upgrade s Menu Equivalent Main 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 Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet
2. Note To install the Wizard on your computer use the Installation option www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 8 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met If the desired Print Server is not listed D Check all cables to the Print Server D Check the Print Server s LEDs D The Red LED should be OFF and the Green LED should be ON or flashing a 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 Check that your computer and the Print Server are on the same LAN segment If you don t have a Router or Gateway on your LAN you only have segment D Check that your computer has either the TCP IP or NetBEUI network protocols installed See Checking your Network Protocols on page 11 for details Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 9 Metta Section 4 Configuring your Computers This Section details the client configuration required on LAN computers to use the printer attached to the Print Server Overview Before performing client configuration the Print Server must be installed on your LAN and configured as described in the previous section Both the Print Server and the attached printer must be powered ON Printing Methods The Print Server supports a number of printing methods D Peer to peer Printing means that the print jo
3. D 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 www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 50 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met IPP Client Setup Windows 2000 XP 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 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 is the port number Port 1 ip_address 63 1 ipp P1 Port 2 if exists ip_address 63 1 ipp P2 Port 3 if exists ip_address 631 ipp P3 These entries are case sensitive They must be entered as shown with ipp in lower case and 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 5 Click OK and then select the printer manufacturer and model to match the printer connected to the port on the IPP Server 6 Click Next and complete the Wizard The IPP printer is now ready for use Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Ser
4. If you have not changed the name of the Print Server the name shown is the Default Server Name This is shown on a sticker on the base of the Print Server lt Back Cancel Help Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 7 Met 5 Enter the required data on the following screen Print Server Setup Wizard x Print Server SCDACOE8 Name TESTI ES Comment as VELL Workgroup Name Print Attached Printers Parallel Pot1 P1 Server lt Back Next gt Cancel Help D Name of the Print Server can be changed if you wish D Comment is optional D Select or enter the Workgroup name for this Print Server 6 Click Next to configure the TCP IP Screen Print Server Setup Wizard TCP IP C Obtain IP Address automatically Requires DHCP Server on LAN WY e Fired IP Address IP Address fies En hn fist Print Network Mask Subnet Mask 255 285 o a Server Gateway IP Address fo jo p p Wizard Current Values seem OK no conflict detected Suggest New Values D Select Obtain IP Address automatically if your LAN has a DHCP Server otherwise select Fixed IP Address E For Fixed IP Address enter an unused address from the range used on your LAN or click the Suggest New Values Button D Use the same Network Mask and Gateway as computers on your LAN 7 Click Finish to save the data to the Print Server
5. Using a fixed IP Address is recommended TCP IP USEC IP Address DHCP Client Fixed IP Address IP Address moz fies j1 bas Subnet Mask 255 255 255 pD Gateway Address 0 Jo Jo Jo SR Delay before reconnection attempt secs 2 0 255 Number of reconnection attempts 254 0 255 Retrieve Defaults SAVE CANCEL 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 Network Mask If the Router Gateway Address is 0 0 0 0 the Subnet Mask should 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 Address If your network segment has a router or gateways enter its IP Address here Otherwise leave the address as 0 0 0 0 Connection Delay before reconnection attempts Sets how long the Print Server should wait before retrying a TCP IP connection which is lost Allowable values are from 0 to 255 seconds with 2 as the default Number of reconnection attempts Sets how many attempts at reconnection will be made After that the TCP IP session will be terminated Allowable values are from 0 to 255 with 254 as the default www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 42 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met NetWare Configure for use with NetWare Servers NetWare Using Print Server mode is recommended ale
6. p ng J sen ROELA a e a Ba Gr RP SAS LE lt l Ee x y EE AA MLS GLITNN OD Aerer Met Contents Section 1 MMOAUCT OM ciane ara a es dct ene O aaa 3 Section 2 Connecting your Mini Print Server oo eee cesses eeeeeeeeeeeeeenaeeeeeeeeenneeeenaa 4 Diagnostic Push Button e cecsese nesctecnneecendeaescstebocee cotecnies saccbeedcneessseebentieees 5 LED Wuel e CEET 5 Section 3 Configuring your Mini Print Server oo ee eeeeeeeeceeeeeeeneeeeeneeeeeneeeeeneeeee 6 ET 6 Configuration Methods s 2c cccscecceessseeectctaeeeleehsscinetvasseteedoad ees besnenadicaersectennseees 6 Using the Windows Wizard i2 2 ccc cccceecccsecececeeesecesescendessndeeasdeusedcenedeesbeeeseeeess 7 Section 4 Configuring your Computers 00 0 ee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeetaeeeeeaeeeeeaees 10 OVER VIOW eege eege eege Ee dek 10 Printing Methods saire ear r aa a ER 10 Windows Peer to peer Printing eeeeseeieeeiiesseiiesriiesrisrrrirsriireerinresrinrernens 12 Windows SMB Printing sirri idirin ERENNERT Eed iaia 18 Windows with Server based Print QUEUES 000 0 eee eeeeeeeerteeeeteeeeenaeeeeeeeees 20 Windows LPR Printing E 21 Macintosh AppleTalk ii c c csiscc neccceesssoeengantssseetecnustesavenesevcpesdecceebcuheestuees 22 Section 5 BiAdmin Management Utility 0 0 eee ee eee eeeeeeeeeraeeeeeeeeeenaeeeeenaeeeeeeeees 24 Reglement cigs cesesecdep Ghee eed ee aa EE eden aden ede 24 WS teal AT OM 2s cots cece ys aces e
7. the Status screen will appear 4 Use the menu bar to navigate the different configuration screens Remember to save each screen before changing to a different screen Configuration Screens Server Status This screen shows server system data and the current settings for all of the other screens It is read only no data can be input on this screen Status Server Details www netcomm com au Page 38 View the curent status of this Server Hardware ID 0440398C2C Firmware Version 6027 Protocol ID 007F Default Name SCDACOE8 Server Name XEROX 4120 Netware Info Master File Server NDS Tree Name NDS Tree Context Print Server Mode Status Remote Printer Mode Status N A Ethernet Il Network Number 00000000 802 2 Network Number 00000000 802 3 Network Number 00000000 SNAP Network Number 00000000 AppleTalk Info Printer Type XEROX 4120 Lasernriter TCP IP Info IP Address 192 168 1 102 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway Address 0 0 0 0 Email Server IP Address 0 0 0 0 Printing Account Name N A Redirect Account Name N A SMB Info Domain Name APANA Refresh Rev 1 YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide ze VLA Printer Status This screen displays the current status of each port For each port the following data is listed Printer Status Connected Printer Status Printing Information Configure Server Configure Server Print Server Nam
8. 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 2 above Note The screens shown in Solution 2 are from Windows 95 Other versions of Windows may look slightly different but the process is identical If using Window NT or 2000 do NOT enable Sharing for the printer When printing from some software applications such as Power Point it takes a long time and the print out is incorrect The problem is due to the printer which is being configured to Start printing after the first page is spooled To change this setting Go to Control Panel Printers and click on your printer Then select File Properties Details D When the Details screen appears click the Spool Settings button D When the Spool Settings dialogue box appears choose Start printing after last page is spooled and click OK A printing device connected to the Print Server port cannot print or prints garbage Check the following D Cable connection between Print Server and printer D Printer driver in the application program or Windows matches the printer The Configuration button on the Printer Status screen in BiAdmin is grayed out even though my printer is bi directional The button is unavailable if the printer is busy You must wait until the printer is idle Rev 1 YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met Problem No 7 When I send a print job ca
9. Guide Page 43 holani Job Notification The options are D Job notification at only the workstation where the print job originated D Job notification at all workstations that you have logged into Polling QueueInterval Defines how often the Print Server will poll the queues to be serviced www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 44 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Management Trap Receivers SysContact SysLocation Management Stations Station No IP Address Community Access Trap Receivers Receiver No IP Address Community Enable Rev 1 YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide The data below is essential if using SNMP The required MIB is on the CD ROM Save your data after each change SysContact SysLocation Station No 1 Get Data address 0 fo fo fo Community public Receiver al Get Deel Padaress fo fo fo fo Community public I Enable with Severity level 1 z SAVE CANCEL Text Field Name of the contact person Text Field Location of the contact person Select the Management station 1 4 and click the Get Data button to update the display for the selected item Enter the IP Address of the management station which has the SNMP program installed This is a text field Enter the name of the community Select the desire
10. Path or Queue enter a dummy value such as shown below Do NOT select Yes for Do you print for MS DOS programs 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 Go to the Printers folder Control Panel Printers The printer icon will be grayed out indicating the printer is not ready Right click the Printer and select Properties Then select the Details tab as shown below Click the Add Port button On the resulting screen select Other then Printer Server as the port to add as shown below www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 63 Met Problem No 3 Solution No 3 Problem No 4 Solution No 4 Problem No 5 Solution No 5 Problem No 6 Solution No 6 www netcomm com au Page 64 8 Click OK to see the Print Port Configuration screen as shown below 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 The Printer should no longer be grayed out and is ready for use I connected and configured a WPS Windows Printing System printer as described but I can t get the print job to print Printer drivers for WPS printers poll the printer before sending print data Since the printer is networked
11. follows Name Or Address Of Host Providing LPD Enter the IP address of the Print Server Name Of Printer On That Machine Enter the appropriate logical printer number e g L1 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 if 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 computers can now be configured as described in Section 4 Client Configuration Windows NT 4 0 l 2 3 4 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 lpd 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 Close 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 Sha
12. logged into the NetWare server s with ADMIN rights D 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 is installed on your computer BiAdmin allows you to configure both the Print Server and the NetWare server from within BiAdmin D Ifthis Novell NetWare Client 32 is NOT installed you can configure only the Print Server itself not the NetWare server The NetWare Manual in the Manual NetWare folder on the CD ROM contains detailed information on using BiAdmin with NetWare Servers Configuration Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 35 Meta SNMP Tab Configuration is only required if using the Simple Network Management Protocol Refer to the section on Configuring the Print Server for SNMP for details Configuration www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 36 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide are Section 6 Web Based Management This section explains how to use 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 Preparation Because it supports dynamic IP Address allocation using DHCP
13. select the available printer Select Remote LPR on IP in the Connection Type sO 00 gt te Oy as oe es Click Next to see the following Configure Port Handler screen Kach 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 computers can now be configured as described in Section 4 Configuring your Computer Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 71 dodani Unix Systems Your Print Server can be configured using FTP and it supports the following Unix printing methods E LPD E FTP 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 Trademarks and Notices NetComm is a trademark of NetComm Limited Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corpor
14. 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 D Check your DHCP server if you have one and determine the IP Address allocated to the Print Server D 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 D Use the Setup Wizard BiAdmin or another Print Server utility to allocate a valid IP Address to the Print Server D 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 is the hardware address of the Print Server Example Unix arp s 192 168 0 21 00 00 02 12334 56 Example Windows arp s 192 168 0 21 00 c0 02 12 34 56 Note The hardware address of the Print Server is shown on a sticker on the base of the device Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 37 oe Connecting to the Print Server 1 Start your Web Browser 2 Inthe Address box enter HTTP followed by the IP Address of the Print Server e g http 192 168 0 21 3 You will then be prompted for the password If no password has been set
15. Back Next gt Cancel 3 When prompted for Network Path or Queue Name click the Browse button and locate the Server and Printer or Print Queue which your Network Administrator advised you to use Browse for Printer 2 xj Select the network printer that you want to add Note Printers are usually attached to computers My Network Places a 2 Entire Network E Apana Pcooo12 E Xerox41 20 3 shareddocs on Test Caneel 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 www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 20 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide are Windows LPR Printing 1 Open your Printers folder right click the desired printer and select Properties When prompted choose the Ports tab and click the Add Port button Choose Standard TCP IP Port then click New Port Enter the Printer Name or IP Address click Next Enable Custom and click the Setting button Oe e n E es Choose LPR in the Protocol section then enter Queue name and enable the LPR Byte Counting 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 ap
16. 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 D 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 D 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 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 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 61 B
17. Mini Print Server User Guide Page 27 Metta Ka Refresh Menu Equivalent Main Refresh Select this icon to update the Print Server device listing after changing the name or IP Address Exit S Menu Equivalent Main Exit Exit the BiAdmin program This does not save any changes you have made you must Save to Device on each screen Menus Main Menu Device Status Printer Status Configure Upgrade Refresh Exit InitDevice Menu Reset Device Restore to Factory Default Attached Remote Connected Protocol Diagnostics menu Print Test Page www netcomm com au Page 28 Same as Device Icon Same as Printer Status Icon Same as Configure Icon Same as Upgrade Icon Same as Refresh Icon Same as Exit Icon This will cause the device to reboot This should be done after making any configuration changes or if 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 This is used to connect to a Print Server device on another LAN segment You need to know the IP address of the remote Print Server If your LAN does not have a Router you can 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 should select ONE protocol only Use this option to print a tes
18. ab and click the Add Port button 3 Choose Standard TCP IP Port then click New Port 4 The Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard will appear Click next to continue and when prompted enter the IP Address of the Print Server in the Printer Name or IP Address field then click Next www netcomm com au Page 12 amp Xerox 4520 Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Device Settings _ no SS Xerox 4520 Print to the following port s Documents will print to the first free checked port Port Description Printer A LPT1 Printer Port LPT2 Printer Port LPT3 Printer Port COM1 Serial Port COM2 Serial Port COM3 Serial Port S zij l IT SC Add Port Delete Port Configure Pott Enable bidirectional support Enable printer pooling Printer Ports Available port types Local Port PrintServer Standard TCP IP Port New Port Type L New Port Cancel Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard OH Add Port RS For which device do you want to add a port x p y Enter the Printer Name or IP address and a port name for the desired device Printer Name or IP Address 1921681104 Port Name IP _192 168 1 102 lt Back Next gt Cancel _ Rev 1 YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Add Standard TCPAIP Printer Port Wizard 5 On this screen select Custom and clic
19. ally this means a permanent connection to the Internet D 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 D MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions D Base64 Encoding for mail attachments Internet Print Server D TCIP IP Protocol The LAN must use the TCP IP protocol HM Mail Server Access The Print Server must be able to access the Mail Server using a single IP address D Mail Account The Print Server must have a Mail Account Users print by sending an E Mail to this mail account User Client Requirements D Internet Connection Either through a LAN or dial up BD E Mail address This is used to notify the user that their print job has been done or if there any problems D Printer Driver Users must have a printer driver which matches the printer connected to the remote Internet Print Server D 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 is available for the following operating systems E Microsoft Windows 95 98 or ME D Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 53 Met Internet Mail Printing Configuration The Print Server must be configured w
20. alog 4 AddPort xi Created IPP Pot IPP_192 168 1 102_P2 Connected to Device SCDACOES Type 10 100 Direct Attached Printer Select Printer to use this Port Acrobat Distiller Acrobat PDP Writer Canon 9000 Canon 9000 Copy 2 Generic PostScript Printer HP DeskJet 694C Add New Printer 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 BD To create additional IPP Ports repeat the entire procedure D 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 IPP Port screen 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 D Retry Interval sets the time interval in seconds between connection attempts Increase this number if you have a poor connection or the remote server is very busy
21. anged and you can no longer print delete the port see procedure above and re install it www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 16 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Mest Advanced Port Options The options for the Peer to peer Printing are accessed via the Port Settings button 1 Select Start gt Settings gt 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 2 Click on the Port Settings button to display the following screen Xerox 4520 Properties EI Graphics Fonts Device Options General Details Sharing Paper GH evox 4520 Print to the following port SCDACOES P1 PrintServer Add Port Delete Port Print using the following driver Xerox 4520 zl New Driver Capture Printer Pott End Capture Timeout settings Not selected fi seconds Transmission retry 45 seconds Spool Settings Port Settings jaa Cancel Apply Items shown on this screen are as follows Contigue PinSever r Port Retry Interval Device Name Jscoacoes R secs Select Device Port zl Parallel 1 Port Name pas p Driver Version TCPAIP 2 12 p Banner I Enable Banner D PostScript OK User Name Cancel Port If desired click Browse to select a different Print Server If the selected device has multiple ports
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23. ault when the Administrator install option is chosen See Section 5 for details on using BiAdmin Web Based Configuration and Management The Mini Print Server can be accessed directly through a web browser for advanced configuration and management See Section 6 for details on using Web Based Configuration www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 6 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met Using the Windows Wizard The Windows based Wizard is supplied on the CD ROM and runs on Windows 95 98 NT4 0 ME Windows 2000 and Windows XP Using this Wizard is the recommended method to configure the Print Server It can be used configure the Print Server for your Network environment even if the Print Server does not have a valid IP address Procedure 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 On the first screen shown below click Setup Wizard Print Server Installation sl ae 3 Click Next on the first screen of the Wizard to view a list of Print Servers on your LAN 4 Select your new Print Server then click Next to continue Print Server Setup Wizard r Select Print Server List only new unconfigured Print Servers Reftesh List all compatible Print Servers Server Name IP Address Details SCDACOES 169 254 41 10 100 Direct Attached Melba Print Server Wizard Note
24. bs are stored queued on your computer and sent directly to the Print Server when it is available D Windows SMB printing is a Microsoft standard for using a Network Printer No additional software needs to be installed on your Windows computer and printing from MS DOS programs is supported However because the Print Server can not store files large print jobs may cause problems D Server based Print Queue means that all print jobs are stored queued on the Network Server e g 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 D AppleTalk is also supported and normally no configuration of the Print Server is required See the Macintosh section of this section for details of client configuration Which printing method should use E fusing Windows 95 98 NT Me 2000 or XP the easiest method to use is Peer to peer Printing D Ifusing Windows and you need to print from MS DOS programs or you don t wish to install additional software use SMB SMB is not suitable for large complex documents If you need to print large documents as well as MS DOS printing you should install BOTH Peer to peer Printing and SMB printing MS DOS programs can use the SMB printer Windows programs should use Peer to peer Printing E If your LAN has Network Servers e g Windows NT Windows 2000 Server use the
25. cation by Connection ID Set to Yes to receive a job notification at only the workstation 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 Setup for NDPS NetWare 5 Overview D The Print Server must be configured as a valid device on your TCP IP network E To use NDPS Novell Distributed Printing Services the Novell server must be running Novell NetWare 5 and the computers clients must be running IntranetWare 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 1 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 5 Type a name in the NDPS Manager Name e g SerMGR in Figure 1 above 6 Browse the Resident Server and select where yo
26. cil Binary Retrieve Defaults SAVE CANCEL AppleTalk zone This determines which Apple systems can gain access to this printer Printer Object Type These are text fields used to describe the printer driver used for each port The Print Server is designed to work with LaserWriter or 100 compatible printers Communication Protocol Sets whether the port uses ASCII or Binary Communication Protocol The default is Binary www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 40 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met NetBEUI Set the Work H tch PCs NetBEUI Other settings normally do net nood to he changed Domain Name APANA ler Response Time 0 1 secs 0 0 288 Abort Print Job if Error C Yes No SAVE CANCEL Domain Name Enter the designated work group to be serviced by the Print Server This field is not case sensitive so names with different 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 if 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 Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 41 Merit TCP IP Settings for the TCPAP network protocol
27. d level of access Select the Trap Receiver number 1 4 and click the Get Data button to update the display for the selected item Enter the IP Address of the Trap Receiver which will be sent the Trap message This is a text field Enter the name of the community Check to enable select the severity level Note Currently all traps are level 1 www netcomm com au Page 45 Met Logical Printers Logical Printers ports can be used under Unix For each Logical Printer the following fields are available Logical Printers Select Printer Logical Printer No 1 gt Get Data Details Pre string Hex Post string Hex I Convert LF to CR LF SAVE CANCEL Logical Printers can be used with Net are or Unix The names for Logical Printers are L1 to L3 Logical Printer Port Select the Logical Printer Port you wish to configure L1 to L3 or 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 CR LF If checked LF line feed characters are changed to CR LF carriag
28. d or their respective owners ranging from small home networks to small to medium Specifications are subject to change without notice Images shown may vary slightly from the enclosed product business networks Product Code NP3640 Se Ee fT gt Nae Mini Print Server
29. e Password Protocols Print Server Name Password Enable Protocols Rev 1 YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Check the status of the attached printer PI On Line Idle Connected Printer Status Printing Information Print Test Page Refresh 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 The current status of the printer On line Off line Out of paper This will show either Idle or Printing The password protects the configuration data Unused protocols can be disabled Print Server Name XEROX 4120 Device Password ke Verify Password Enable E Appletalk M NetBEUI SAVE CANCEL Change the default name if you wish The new name must not contain any spaces or blanks 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 Non TCP IP may be disabled if they are not required on your LAN The available protocols depend on the Print Server model www netcomm com au Page 39 Metta AppleTalk A leTalk The zone determines which Macs have access to the printer Pp Communication parameters must match your Mac computers AppleTalk zone AppleTalk zone P Communication Printer Object Type LaserWriter Communication Protocol C s
30. e Pe Novell NetWare Problem No 1 Solution No 1 Problem No 2 Solution No 2 www netcomm com au Page 62 My Print Server cannot print the jobs sent to the print queue Try the following l 2 Check if the printer attached to the Print Server is on line Check if your Print Server is logged into the file server See Problem 2 below Check the current status of the queues used by the Print Server and ensure the queues are active 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 Check to see if the Print Server is a static queue server to the queue Locate the Print Server Object and check the Queues Serviced by Printer Ensure that the correct queues are on the list The total number of queues to be serviced may be over the limit of 56 If so reduce the number of queues 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 l Check the Novell file server s name If it is over 20 characters long rename it using no more than 20 characters Check that the Print Server s configuration data especially the password is correct Check the NetWare server If using Bindery mode check the master file server to see if the login status of the Print Server is Ready If it is not check the error message and perform the requ
31. e following fields are available Access Permission Options are Read OnlyRead WriteNot 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 Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 57 Met Section 8 Troubleshooting This section 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 in these documents the Print Server still does not function properly please do not hesitate to contact NetComm s Customer Support Department Email support netcomm com au Fax 02 9424 2010 Web www netcomm com au www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 58 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met Hardware amp LAN Problems 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 Rev 1 YML657 All the Print Server s LEDs are off Check the power supply or po
32. e return line feed www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 46 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide YE Internet Printing See Internet Mail Printing in Section 7 for details of this feature Internet Printing This feature allows remote users to print to the printer via the Internet E Mail is used as the transport mechanism Gy mai serveri Address o KEE Account Name TH Account Password FR Z Verify Password 7 Check Mail every m S E Hr Min Redirect unprintable Mail ml Printer Port Parallel 1 zl TI Print every E Mail KR Print Banner Page TI Mail response when printed Options Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 47 Met Section 7 Special Features This section covers the special features of the Print Server Overview The Print Server supports the following three 3 special features D IPP Internet Printing Protocol D Proprietary Internet Mail Printing system D SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Internet Printing Protocol IPP IPP Internet Printing Protocol is a new standards based system to allow remote printing from a computer to any accessible printer Normally the printer will be attached to a computer or other device which functions as an IPP Server For client computers it is necessary to install a compatible IPP Client program The Client must also know the IP Address or URL o
33. e to reset your Mini Print Server User Software 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 D They send an E Mail directly to the Print Server Mail Account using their normal E Mail application D The E Mail contains plain text only D 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 www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 54 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide het Installation User Software 1 Run the InterNet Printing Port IPP installation program SETUP EXE 2 Default values for the installation are D Directory C Program Files Internet_Printer D Start Menu folder InterNet Printing Port Driver 3 You will then see the Configure Port screen as shown in the following screenshot CI xi m IPP Server m Retry Interval IP Address Intranet or URL Internet 192 168 1 102 p secs Select Device Port Parallel 1 m Retry count Port Name IPP_192 168 1 102_P1 foo times r Proxy Server T Access IPP Server via Proxy Server Proxy Address Driver Version Port Number ui Gei oe 4 The fol
34. ed on the following conditions 1 This warranty extends to the original purchaser you and is not transferable 2 This warranty shall not apply to software programs batteries power supplies cables or other accessories supplied in or with the product 3 The customer complies with all of the terms of any relevant agreement with NetComm and any other reasonable requirements of NetComm including producing such evidence of purchase as NetComm may require 4 The cost of transporting product to and from NetComm s nominated premises is your responsibility and 5 NetComm does not have any liability or responsibility under this warranty where any cost loss injury or damage of any kind whether direct indirect consequential incidental or otherwise arises out of events beyond NetComm s reasonable control This includes but is not limited to acts of God war riot embargoes acts of civil or military authorities fire floods electricity outages lightning power surges or shortages of materials or labour 6 The customer is responsible for the security of their computer and network at all times Security features may be disabled within the factory default settings NetComm recommends that you enable these features to enhance your security The warranty is automatically voided if 1 You or someone else use the product or attempts to use it other than as specified by NetComm 2 The fault or defect in your product is the result of a
35. eed 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 Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 3 dhlan Section 2 Connecting your Mini Print Server This section describes how to install the Print Server in your Local Area Network 1 Preparation D Ensure the power is OFF Do n
36. ege 24 Section 6 Web Based Management 37 WEE 37 Preparation inceta aa SERA 37 Section 7 Special Features c cccesceececkesececeecseedacdecasdicessocneveseesesseledeacsseedeceedeesreee 48 EE 48 Internet Printing Protocol PDP 48 IPP Server Configuration onenian niaaa 48 El dl 57 Section 8 Troubleshooting eecceeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeceeeeeceeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeseeaeeesieeeeseaeeesenaees 58 OVENIEW kanann eege dee 58 Section 9 Network Server Configuration 0 0 ee cc eesecesesseeeeeeeeeesneeeeenaeeeseeeeetnaeeeeeaaes 66 Windows NT Sever EE 66 Novell NetWare sierici parie EEN 68 Setup for NDPS NetWare D 70 ut EE 72 Registering your NetComm Product A 72 www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 2 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide are Section 1 Introduction The NetComm Mini Print Server has been designed to provide a simple and efficient network printing solution and allowing one printer to be shared between multiple computers It is packed with features including Versatility The Print Server supports up to four protocols TCP IP SMB Service Message Block AppleTalk EtherTalk and NetBEUI It features an Ethernet interface ports and operating system support includes Unix NetWare NDPS LPR printing 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 is no n
37. g Printers list and click the Connect button If the correct printer type is not listed click Add New Printer to run the Windows Add Printer wizard Step through the Wizard and install the required printer D Select the correct Printer Manufacturer and Model or use the Have Disk option if appropriate D We recommend changing the Printer name to indicate which device is on e g HP2100 on SCA43600_P1 If prompted about Sharing the printer do NOT enable Sharing D When the Printer installation is finished it will be listed in the Configure Printer Port screen above Select it and click Connect 10 Installation is now complete You can now print using this printer D Use the Start menu to run this program in future The default installation is Start gt Programs gt PrintServer Driver gt Print Driver Setup Management D Print jobs can be managed like any Windows printer Open the Printers folder Start gt Settings gt Printers and double click any printer to see the current print jobs D Ifthe printer attached to the Print Server is changed just run this program again and select the correct printer E To delete a port created by this setup program use the Windows Delete Port facility D Right click any printer in the Printers folder and select Properties D Locate the Delete Port button This button is on the Details or Ports tab depending on your version or Windows BD Ifthe Print Server s IP Address is ch
38. g the Print Server Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 31 oe NetBEUI Tab This screen allows you to Choose the Domain name for the selected Print Server Set how fast jobs are sent to the printer by using the Response Time field Set the desired option for the Abort Job if Error Occured setting YES causes a print job to be terminated if a printing error occurs NO default will try to continue but may cause print errors Configuration www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 32 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Ee Internet Printing Tab The Internet Printing feature allows you to send print jobs to the Print Server using Internet E mail eessen Please refer to Section 7 Special Features for Internet Mail Printing Configuration details Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 33 oe Port Tab This screen has 2 panels Physical Port and Logical Port Physical Port The following settings are available D Selected Physical Port Select the Physical Printer Port you wish to configure D Handshake Signal Select Busy Only or Busy amp Ack for the Physical Port D Printer Type Select High Speed or Low Speed for the Printer Type Logical Port Logical Ports printers can be used in the Unix environment The following settings are available D Se
39. ghlighted line TCP IP gt PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter indicates that TCP IP is installed Your computer will show the name of the your Network card rather than PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter D The line in the list NetBEUI gt PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter indicates that the NetBEUI protocol is also installed on this computer Your computer will show the name of the your Network card rather than PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter 2 Ifneither line is present D Install the NetBEUI protocol by selecting Add gt Protocol gt Microsoft gt NetBEUI gt OK You may be prompted for your Windows CD ROM D Ifrequired 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 Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 11 oe Windows Peer to peer Printing With this printing method print jobs are stored queued on your computer and then sent to the Print Server when it is available Note Windows 2000 amp XP require no additional software For other versions of Windows the supplied PTP Peer to Peer Printer Port software must be installed on each computer Windows 2000 XP Setup The recommended printing method is to use LPR as follows 1 Open your Printers folder right click the desired printer and select Properties 2 Select the Ports t
40. he IP address is Null please click the Refresh icon to get the value again If the desired Print Server is not listed try the following E Check that the device is installed and ON then Refresh the list D Ifthe Print Server is on another LAN segment use the InitDevice Attached Remote menu option to locate and display the Print Server Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 25 hdan Icons Device Status Oty Menu equivalent Main Device Status Device Information E Selected Device eo EE Selected fle Protocol ID 007F Default Name SCDACOES Server Name XEROX 4120 Netware Info Master File Server NDS Tree Name NDS Tree Context Print Server Mode Status Remote Printer Mode Status N A Ethemet II Network Number 00000000 802 2 Network Number 00000000 802 3 Network Number 00000000 hd E 2 Restore to gel 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 computer or restore a previously saved file to the selected Print Server ED Printer Status Menu equivalent Main Printer Status Printer Status Selected Device XEROX 4120 p Current Selected Port p Port P1 Status J OnLine Printing Information I Idle
41. he NetComm NP3640 Mini Print Server supports most parallel port printers and bi directional printers including laser colour bubble jet and even dot matrix This means you don t NetComm Switch w Australia connects with NetComm Australians have relied on NetComm 3 YEAR WARRANTY k p to connect them for over 20 years 1 year warranty out of the box have to buy anew print seryerwhenyouupgrade your printes You can rely on that record of Extra 2 years FREE with online A SUPPORTS MOST WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS reliability and quality when you registration at www netcomm com au buy the NetComm NP3640 Conditional upon registration online The NetComm NP3640 Mini Print Server comes complete with all the necessary software and drivers to attach to most PCs Operating systems supported include Windows 95 98 2000 NT Me XP Macintosh 9x or higher Netware NetComm is Australia s dynamic data communications and networking 3 4 5 x and Unix solutions provider For more information on this and other NetComm e FITS ALMOST ANYWHERE products please visit www netcomm com au Feet NetComm Limited ABN 85 002 490 486 e PO Box 1200 Lane Cove NSW 2066 Australia The NetComm NP3640 Mini Print Server is designed to fit well PHONE 02 9424 2070 e FAX 02 9424 2010 EMAIL sales netcomm com au into small network spaces and is an ideal solution for networks Trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of NetComm Limite
42. he same LAN segment if you have a Router Some Print Server models also support the 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 In this case even though the Print Server was initialized with an Auto IP it will change to DHCP whenever a DHCP server is detected Configuration amp 8 x System TCP IP AppleTalk NetBEUI Intemet Printing Pot Netware SNMP Selected Device XEROX 4120 Dynamic IP Address DHCP IP Address e fies fr be Subnet Mask e E ER i Gateway Address po po p po r TCP session Retry interval 2 sec Retry count 254 Get Defaults Cancel Help The TCP session parameters should only be changed if advised to do so by your Network Administrator or Print Server Technical Support www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 30 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide VL AppleTalk Tab Generally no Print Server configuration is required in order to use AppleTalk Configuration This screen allows you to E Set the Zone Name field to determine which Apple systems can gain access to this printer D The Printer Type field is used to describe the printer driver used for each port D Set Communication Protocol to ASCII or Binary This must match the setting on the Apple computer systems usin
43. ient 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 CI x M IPP Server r Retry Interval IP Address Intranet or URL Internet Ea Bor secs elect Device Port s Parallel 1 m Retry count Port Name p times m Proxy Server IT Access IPP Server via Proxy Server Proxy Address Driver Version Port Number ar 7 Gi Save Close 2 IfInternet 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 Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 49 Meta 5 Click Save to create the IPP port on your system You will see a message confirming that the port has been created then the following di
44. installing and using BiAdmin Alternatively use the Web Based Management detailed in Section 6 www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 22 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide YA Macintosh OS X If using LPR printing you need to ensure the Print Server has a valid IP address before configuring your Mac as follows LPR printing Setup 1 Select the Printer List icon e609 Printer List ind Saus f Delete gt f Add Printer gt 2 Click the Add Printer button 3 Choose LPR Printers Using IP Printer List LPR Printers using IF ei LPR Printers Address 11 0 0 2 gt Internet adcress or DNS name Use Default Queue on Server Queue Name Lu f Printer Model HP Laserjet 2200 Cred RD 4 Enter the IP address of the Print Server in the LPR Printer s Address field and enter the Queue Name e g L1 L2 L3 5 Select the Printer Model from the drop down list 6 Click Add Configuration is now complete Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 23 MOI LUM Section 5 BiAdmin Management Utility This section describes the installation and operation of the BiAdmin Configuration amp Management program Requirements 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 D Screen resolution of 800x600 or greater Installat
45. ion Use the supplied CD ROM This CD ROM will usually auto run If auto run is disabled on your computer run the SETUP exe program in the root folder 1 Click on the Installation button and select 2 Administration BiAdmin is always installed if the Administrator option is chosen ET x Click the type of Setup you prefer then click Next A IPP Internet Printing Protocol Client Description Tools for Initial Configuration and on going management This will install the Biddmin management program Setup Wizard program and on line documentation cmos 2 Start the program by using the icon created by the setup program Select the connected protocol and click OK Connected Protocol E M TCPAR 7 IPX SPX E NetBELII zl ml www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 24 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Meta 3 When run the program searches the network for all active Print Server s then lists them on screen as shown by the example screen below BiAdmin Management Utility Main InitDevice Diagnostic Help EZE EE Device Name XEROX 4120 Mac Address OOCOO2DACOES IP Address 192 168 1 102 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway ddress 0 0 0 0 Firmware Version 6027 Domain Name APANA The left panel displays a list of all Print Servers found on the network When a Print Server is selected from the list its details are displayed in the right panel Note Ift
46. ired corrective action If the Print Server is servicing more than one file server check to see that all required file servers are in the list of File Servers To Be Serviced If not insert the required file server name to the list Rev 1 YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met Windows Printing Problems Problem No 1 When I tried to install the Printing software for Peer to Peer printing I received an error message and the installation was aborted Solution No 1 This may be caused by an existing installation of the printer port software Before attempting another installation Remove the existing installation Restart your computerTo remove an existing printer port installation Open Start Settings Control Panel Add Remove Programs Look for an entry with a name like Shared Port Shared Printer Port Print Server Driver or Print Server Port Select this item click Add Remove and confirm the deletion Problem No 2 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 Solution No 2 Try installing the Printer using the standard Windows tools as follows l 2 Rev 1 YML657 Start the Add Printer Wizard Select Network Printer when prompted How is the printer attached to your Computer and click Next When prompted for the Network
47. ith the data in the following table The supplied BiAdmin utility program or the Web interface 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 Redirect Mail Account Jobs which can not be printed will be sent to this account If blank unprintable jobs will be discarded Default Printer Port Printer number for all Internet print jobs Only one port can be selected Users on the LAN can also use this port Printer Model This text field identifies the printer used for Internet printing This value is sent to remote users upon request Print every E Mail If ON then all E Mail received is printed Otherwise only E Mail from the InterNet Printing Port will be printed Print Banner If YES default a banner page is printed to identify the owner of the print job Mail Response when Printed 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 You will need to reset your Mini Print Server for the changes to take effect Either power off and then power on the Mini Print Server device or in the BiAdmin utility program select InitDevice gt Reset Devic
48. ithout 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 if 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 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 59 Met AppleTalk Macintosh Problem No 1 Solution No 1 Problem No 2 Solution No 2 Problem No 3 Solution No 3 Problem No Solution No Problem No An A A Solution No Problem No 6 Solution No 6 www netcomm com au Page 60 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 D 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 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 prin
49. k the Settings button 6 On the Port Settings screen D Choose LPR in the Protocol section E Enter a Queue name D Ensure the LPR Byte Counting Enabled setting is Enabled BD Click OK to confirm your changes then click Next to continue 7 Follow the prompts to complete the Wizard Rev 1 YML657 Additional Port Information Required The device could not be identified sw The detected device is of unknown type Be sure that 1 The device is properly configured 2 The address on the previous page is correct Either correct the address and perform another search on the network by returning to the previous wizard page or select the device type if you are sure the address is correct Device Type O Standard Generic Network Card Gre lt Back JI Net _ Cancel Configure Standard TCP IP Port Monitor pu Port Settings Port Name IP_192 168 1 102 Printer Name or IP Address 192 168 1 102 Protocol O Raw LPR Raw Settings Hu LPR Settings Queue Name Xerox Z LPR Byte Counting Enabled C SNMP Status Enabled www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 13 Ee Windows 9x ME Setup Before performing the following procedure the Print Server must be installed on your LAN and configured as described in Section 3 Both the Print Server and the attached printer should be powered ON 1 Inser
50. k Refresh D 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 If your Print Server is still not listed D Click the Refresh button D Check that both the Print Server and the printer are properly connected and powered on D Check that the Print Server has been configured Use the Setup Wizard on the CD ROM D Ifusing TCP IP try installing the NetBEUI protocol See the earlier section on Checking your Network Protocols for details D Then try again 6 Select the desired port on a Print Server then click Next Print Server Setup xj K Is there an Epson Stylus Color printer connected to this port 7 Ifusing the Epson Spooler Manager this program must be disabled as follows a Run the Epson Spooler Manager b Select Queue Setup from the menu c Click Use Print Manager for this port d Click OK to exit Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 15 Met 8 The printer port will be created then a screen like the following will be displayed Configure Printer Port xi Port EE 8 PI Attached Printer Unknown Printer Model Existing Printers Canon 9000 Canon 9000 Copy 2 A Generic PostScript Printer HP DeskJet 634C nba HP DeskJet 694C Copy 2 X Xerox 4520 Cancel 9 Select the correct Windows printer in the Existin
51. lected Logical Port Select the Logical Printer Port you wish to configure The number of Logical Port depends on the number of physical port the device has The Maximum available number is 8 D Map to Physical Port Select the physical Printer Port which the Logical printer will use E Convert LF to LF CR If checked LF line feed characters are changed to CR LF carriage return line feed D Prefix of Job The printer control string in hex to be sent to the printer before each print job This string cannot exceed 15 characters D Suffix of Job The printer control string in hex to be sent to the printer after each print job This string cannot exceed 15 characters Configuration E System TCP IP AppleTalk NetBEUI Intemet Printing Pot Netware SNMP Selected Device XEROX 4120 r Physical Port Selected Physical Port DREES www netcomm com au Page 34 Handshake Signat Busy Only C Busy amp Ack Printer Type C High Speed Low Speed r Logical Port Selected Logical Port Logical Port 1 DI Map to Physical Port PI X Convert LF to LF CR No C Yes Prefix of Job Suffix of Job Get Defaults ms e The Get Defaults button will reset all settings to their factory default values Rev 1 YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide MUUR NetWare BiAdmin supports configuration of both the Print Server and Novell NetWare servers E You need to be
52. lel port 1 on the computer but Windows captures the print data and sends it to the network printer Capture Settings Capture settings can be set by D 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 This will result in a dialog like the following where you can select the port on the computer to be captured Normally this will be LPT1 parallel port 1 on the computer Capture Printer Port 2 x Com aa Path WXerox41 20 p1 Cancel The File menu in the Printers folder also has options for Capture Printer Port and End Capture Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 19 het Windows with Server based Print Queues With a Server based Print Queue the Print Server is installed on an existing Network Server Windows Unix or NetWare and is invisible to your computer If your Network Administrator chooses to use this system the required setup procedure on each Windows client is as follows Add Printer 1 Open your Printers folder and start the Add Printer Wizard and click Next to continue 2 When prompted select Network Printer Add Printer Wizard How is this printer attached to your computer If it is directly attached to your computer click Local Printer If it is attached to another computer click Network Printer C Local printer lt
53. lowing data must be provided Port Name Enter a descriptive name e g WAN for the new printer port Remote Printer E mail Address The E Mail address for the Internet printer Your print jobs will be sent to this E Mail address Mail Server Nameor IP Address This is the name or IP Address of your Mail Server If you are on a LAN ask the LAN Administrator If using a dial up connection use the data provided by your ISP Your Internet E mail Address Retry Interval Seconds Reply Notification Mail The normal address that people use to send you E mail If unable to connect to the E Mail server retry after this time period 1 to 255 seconds 30 is usually OK Check to receive an E Mail when your print job has been processed On completion a new printer port will have been created Rev 1 YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide www netcomm com au Page 55 Met Using the new Port 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 2 Select the new port as the port for this printer D 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 D Using the Windows Port Settings or Configure Port facility will reveal the same Configure Por
54. m ACN 002 490 486 products have a standard 12 months warranty from date of purchase However some products have an extended warranty option refer to packaging To be eligible for the extended warranty you must supply the requested warranty information to NetComm within 30 days of the original purchase by registering on line via the NetComm web site at www netcomm com au NetComm reserves the right to request proof of purchase upon any warranty claim Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 75 AUSTRALIA CONNECTS MITH Aw AP ele D ICCC 4M SHARE A PRINTER WITH EVERYONE ON THE NETWORK It s mini in size and name but it packs a maxi punch Add this pocket sized powerhouse to your printer and everyone on your gt Attach to printer s network can select and use it paral E eee The NetComm NP3640 is a convenient stand alone printer server that connects direct to your printer It works NP3640 independently of your PC so it not only doesn t tie up your PC s Printer Mini Print Server system resources it prints faster too Z EASY TO INSTALL You can install your NetComm NP3640 in minutes It offers a single port which connects direct to the printer and a simplified Wizard which makes it easy to install and configure in any Windowse environment 447 COMPATIBLE WITH MOST PRINTERS Unlike internal print servers which only support a single printer ke model t
55. method advised by your Network Administrator The Print Server can print via a queue located on a Network server if desired D 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 the User Guide www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 10 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide y Checking your Network Protocols Windows 9x Your computer must have EITHER the TCP IP or NetBEUI protocols installed All versions of Windows after Windows 95 have TCP IP installed by default D fusing the Peer to peer Printing the installation program will check this for you D fusing other methods you must check manually as follows 1 Select the Settings gt Control Panel gt Network option on the Start Menu You should see a screen like the one following Network ae Configuration Identification Access Control The following network components are installed 2 IPX SPX compatible Protocol gt NETGEAR FA311 Fast Es XT NetBEUI gt Dial Up Adapter f7 NetBEUI gt NETGEAR FA311 Fast Ethemet PCI Adapter H TCP IP gt Dial Up Adapter Y TCP IP gt NETGEAR FA311 Fast Ethemet PCI Adapter 4 Banove Poste Primary Network Logon Client for Microsoft Networks z Eile and Print Sharing Description TCP IP is the protocol you use to connect to the Internet and wide area networks OK Cancel D The hi
56. ncoded and sent as an attachment to the E Mail You will see a progress screen to advise its 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 www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 56 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met SNMP The Print Server supports SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol This allows network supervisors to monitor and control the Print Server using network management 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 Mib1p mib Single port models Mib2p mib Models with 2 ports Configuring the Print Server for SNMP 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 IP Address s Up to 4 Management Stations can be entered Trap Receiving IP Address s Up to 4 Trap Receiving Stations can be entered Management Station Settings For each Management Station th
57. nded Novell Distributed Printing Services NDPS under NetWare 5 is also supported Configuration Methods Bindery or NDS 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 computer Without Client32 only limited configuration changes can be made on the NetWare Server Setup Wizard Using the Setup Wizard is recommended This allows configuration of the Print Server in NetWare Print Server Mode which is the recommended system www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 68 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met 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 D BiAdmin is installed by the Administrator menu option on the CD ROM D See Section 5 for general information on using BiAdmin D 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 is available to configure the Print Server Quickset Command line DOC program intended only to configure the Print Server fo
58. nnot 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 D Open the BiAdmin Utility D Click the Printer Status icon D Change the Printer Type setting to Low Speed or set the Handshake Signal setting to Ack amp Busy Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 65 Met Section 9 Network Server Configuration Windows NT Server Preparing for TCP IP Printing If using Windows NT 3 51 or Windows NT 4 0 Microsoft TCP IP Printing Support must be installed D If it is already installed proceed to Adding a TCP IP Remote Printer D 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 Add Network Software dialog box 2 Select TCP IP Protocol And Related Components in the Network Software list box and then click the Continue button 3 Inthe Windows NT TCP IP Installation Options dialog box check the TCP IP Network Printing Support option 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
59. nt Server This section provides an overview of the configuration process for Windows operating systems Overview The Print Server is designed to support many different platforms and the configuration required would depend upon the environment in which it is installed D 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 provided on the CD ROM to simplify this task This configuration is not required if you are using a Macintosh computer D Computers wishing to use the printer attached to the Print Server always require configuration See Section 4 Configuring your Computer for details D Ifyou 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 computers can print directly to the Print Server using the Peer to peer Printing installed by the User setup option on the CD ROM Configuration Methods The following methods are available to perform the required Print Server configuration D Windows based Wizard D BiAdmin management utility program E Web based setup Advanced Configuration and Management The BiAdmin management utility is provided for advanced configuration and management This program is installed by def
60. ot connect the Print Server while power is On D 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 Connect the Printer Connect the printer or plotter by plugging Print Server directly into the parallel port on the printer Connect the Network Cable D Connect the network cable to the proper connector on the Print Server The Print Server will automatically recognize whichever connector is used Power Up Plug in the power adapter cable and power up Start up will take only a few seconds Check the LEDs BD 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 is ready D 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 Parallel Port Male Status LED Green Error LED Red Diagnostic Button 100 BaseT LED Orange 10 BaseT LED Yellow 10 100 BaseT Port Power 9 V www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 4 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met Diagnostic Push Button The Print Server is fitted with a Diagnostic Push Button The button is recessed a pin or paper clip can be used to press it This but
61. plication Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 21 het 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 is required Software Requirement System 9 x OS or newer AppleTalk Setup 1 Click the apple icon and choose Control Panel AppleTalk 2 Ensure that Ethernet is selected under AppleTalk Connection 3 Click Chooser The Chooser panel will open 4 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 ES ch Sie Click Select Configuration is now complete Printing Printing with the Print Server installed in an AppleTalk network is identical to normal printing Just select File Print and choose the desired printer Advanced Setup and Management In a mixed Windows computer Macintosh environment you can use BiAdmin to configure the Print Server See Section 5 for details on
62. r the IPP Server IPP Server Configuration 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 D 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 D 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 D 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 www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 48 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met IPP Client Setup Windows 95 98 Me NT 4 0 XP The IPP Client Software can be installed on any of the following systems E Window 95 98 Me 2000 XP D Windows NT 4 0 Installing from the CD ROM 1 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 the Select Installation screen and select IPP Client 3 At the next screen select the Install IPP Cl
63. r use with NetWare V2 3 and 4 This program also has a limited ability to configure the NetWare Server itself D The program is provided on the CD ROM in the Utility folder D The documentation for the program is provided in sub folders of the Manual folder on the CD ROM Configuration Data The Print Server requires the following General data and the data for the mode Print Server or Remote Printer you are using General 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 Device Password Default is NULL no 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 IT By default all frame types are enabled Novell Remote Printer Mode Novell Printer Server for P1 NetWare print server to service the Print Server s parallel port 1 Novell Print Server Mode NDS Tree Name Not applicable NetWare NDS mode only Print Server NDS Context Not applicable NetWare NDS mode onl Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 69 are Master File Server Bindery mode only Name of the Print Server s master file server Polling QueueInterval Defines how often the Print Server will poll the queues to be serviced Job Notifi
64. red 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 computers can now be configured as described in Section 4 Configuring your Computer Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 67 oe Windows 2000 Server 1 Start the Add Printer Wizard select Network Printer then click Next to browse for the Print Server Locate and double click the Print Server select the desired port and click Next Click OK and select the correct Manufacturer and Model for this printer Follow the prompts to complete the installation ae E ds e In the Printers folder right click the new printer and select Sharing Select Shared As and enter an appropriate name for this printer Users will see this name when browsing for the printer during installation 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 computers can now be configured as described in Section 4 Configuring your Computers 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 recomme
65. rinter 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 xXerox4120 Eile Edit View Go Favorites Help m ge e fa alsa x Back Forward Up Cut Copy Paste Undo Delete Address E xerox4120 sl Capture Printer Port Create Shortcut Properties gg Sets up the selected printer A 6 Follow the prompts to complete the installation D For information about the question Do you print from MS DOS programs see Printing from MS DOS Programs below D Select the Printer Manufacturer and Model to match the printer connected to this port on the Print Server and complete the Wizard www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 18 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met 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 Printing instead Printing from MS DOS Programs Windows can redirect print data from a parallel port on your computer e g LPT 1 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 paral
66. sis NetiVare made print Server Mode Remote Printer Mode Frame types F oz M 8023 M SNAP M Ethernet Il Remote Printer NetWare Printer Server for parallel port Mode UEL vurn Troe Name NDS Context Master File Server Bindery Mode only NetWare Password Job Notification Originating Workstation only All log ins Polling Queue Interval 1 WEI SAVE CANCEL General NetWare Mode Select Print Server or Remote Printer as appropriate The default is 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 Server for Pl NetWare print server to service the Print Server s parallel port 1 Novell Printer Server forP2 NetWare print server to service the Print Server s parallel port 2 P2 if fitted Print Server Mode NDS Tree Name NDN mode only The File Server s NDS tree name root name NDS Context NDS Mode only Path to the NDS Context This does not include the Context itself and each OU should be separated by a period e g department company Master File Server Bindery Mode only Name of the Print Server s master file server NetWare Password The password on the NetWare Server The Print Server device needs this password to connect to the NetWare server Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User
67. t screen shown on the previous page D 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 is entered in each port and that each port has a unique name Checking the Printer Driver To make sure that the correct printer driver for the remote printer is 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 is 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 match 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 2 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 4 Print the document 5 The InterNet Printing Port will generate an E Mail and send it to the remote printer The document will be e
68. t sheet from the selected Print Server port The test print out will include status information Rev 1 YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide MY UMMM Configuration When the Configuration icon is clicked or the Configure option on the Main menu is selected a tabbed window will open The tabs available will vary depending on the Print Server model selected The possible tabs are D System TCP IP AppleTalk NetBEUI Internet Printing Port NetWare SNMP System Tab This screen allows you to D Change the name of the Print Server D Change the Password for the Print Server D Set the Network Protocols used the selected Print Server Any protocols not used on your LAN may be disabled This may improve performance Configuration Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 29 het TCP IP Tab Selecting this tab will allow configuration for the TCP IP network protocol The basic options are Dynamic IP Address DHCP The IP address is obtained automatically from a DHCP Server on your network Fixed IP Address You must enter the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address IP Address Select an unused IP address from the address range used on your LAN Subnet Mask Use the same values as computers on your LAN or on the same LAN segment if you have a Router Gateway Use the same values as computers on your LAN or on t
69. t the supplied CD ROM into your drive If the setup program does not start run SETUP exe in the root folder YL 2 Click Installation button then select User Install Setup Type x Click the type of Setup you prefer then click Next 2 Administrator 3 Custom 4 IPP Intemet Printing Protocol Client Description Select this option if you just wish to print and the Print Server is already configured This option will install the Windows Peer to Peer Print Port Driver allowing you to print directly to the Print Server lt Back Cancel 3 Follow the prompts to complete the installation of the Peer to peer Printer Port Driver Refer to the Windows section of Section 8 Troubleshooting if there is a problem with the installation 4 The Print Driver Setup will then run In future you can use Start gt Programs gt PrintServer Driver gt Printer Port Setup to run the program again www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 14 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide oe 5 After prompting you to check that both the printer and print server are on and the cables connected correctly the program will search for Printer Servers on the network and a screen like the following will be displayed Printer Port Setup E Refresh SCDACIES Port 1 Unknown Printer Model Indicates Port is already installed Select Next to change connected printer E Ifdesired clic
70. t to the right printer Check the following D 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 Server s have unique names D 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 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 Rev 1 YML657 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Problem No 7 Solution No 7 Problem No 8 Solution No 8 Problem No 9 Solution No 9 Problem No 10 Solution No 10 Rev 1 YML657 are A cover page prints either on the first or the last page of the document Select one of these solutions D Turn the cover page feature off D Insert extra page breaks in your document to avoid the cover page printing on the first or last page of your document D 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
71. 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 Banner Check this option to print a banner page before each print job D Ifusing a PostScript Printer check the PostScript box D 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 Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 17 MOI Windows SMB Printing This method requires no additional software to be installed but the NetBEUI or TCP IP protocol must be installed on your computer 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 On the View menu select Details 3 Locate the desired Print Server as shown below Eile Edit View Go Favorites Help De e 4 Blaj x Back Forward Up Cut Copy Paste Undo Delete Address L WORKGROUP z Name 2 object s E D Iuis the same Workgroup as your computer it will be listed on screen BD Ifit is ina different workgroup double click Entire Network then double click the appropriate Workgroup to open it 4 Double click the Print Server icon to view a P
72. to your hard disk 5 Ifyou did not check the Enable Automatic DHCP Configuration option in the Windows NT TCP IP Installation Options dialog box you must complete all the required TCP IP configuration procedures manually 6 After you finish configuring TCP IP the Network Settings dialog box will reappear click the Close 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 Add option and enable it as usual 3 Ifyou added services in step 2 reboot the computer for the changes to take affect Adding a TCP IP Remote Printer Windows 3 51 1 From the Printer menu in Print Manager select Create Printer 2 Inthe resulting dialog box enter data as follows www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 66 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Ds are 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
73. ton has 2 functions D Restore the factory default settings D 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 LED Indicators The Mini Print Server has four LED indicators status error 10 BaseT and 100BaseT The LED indicator modes are described in the following table Green LED Red LED Description Off Off No power Off On Printer not on On On Hardware error Flashing Flashing Firmware upgrade in progress On Off Normal operation Flashing Off Normal operation transmitting or receiving packets from the network Yellow LED Orange LED Description On Off Connected at 10BaseT Off On Connected at 100BaseT Rev 1 YML657 www netcomm com au NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Page 5 Met Section 3 Configuring your Mini Pri
74. u 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 www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 70 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met 8 Click Create The new NDPS Manager will appear in 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 At the Identification page click the Printer Agent List Click New to see the Create Printer Agent window as shown below 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
75. ver User Guide Page 51 oe Using IPP Printers 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 Add 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 Count which can be adjusted if you have problems connecting to the IPP Server See the previous section Changing the IPP Port Settings for details www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML657 Page 52 NP3640 Fast Ethernet Mini Print Server User Guide Met 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 System Requirements Mail Server D Accessibility The Mail Server must be accessible by the intended clients or users Norm
76. voltage surge subjected to the product either by the way of power supply or communication line whether caused by thunderstorm activity or any other cause s 3 The fault is the result of accidental damage or damage in transit including but not limited to liquid spillage 4 Your product has been used for any purposes other than that for which it is sold or in any way other than in strict accordance with the user manual supplied 5 Your product has been repaired or modified or attempted to be repaired or modified other than by a qualified person at a service centre authorised by NetComm and 6 The serial number has been defaced or altered in any way or if the serial number plate has been removed Limitations of Warranty The Trade Practices Act 1974 and corresponding State and Territory Fair Trading Acts or legalisation of another Government the relevant acts in certain circumstances imply mandatory conditions and warranties which cannot be excluded This warranty is in addition to and not in replacement for such conditions and warranties To the extent permitted by the Relevant Acts in relation to your product and any other materials provided with the product the Goods the liability of NetComm under the Relevant Acts is limited to at the option of NetComm to Replacement of the Goods or Repair of the Goods or Payment of the cost of replacing the Goods or Payment of the cost of having the Goods repaired All NetCom
77. wer connection Print Server s status light continuously stays lit Reset Print Server by unplugging the power supply and plugging it back in Print Server s status light and power light stay on continuously and do not turn off Reset the Print Server by unplugging the power supply or by pushing the reset push button if fitted The Print Server unit can not be found on the LAN so configuration is not possible Ifusing 10 100BaseT D 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 H 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 If using TCP IP E Ensure that there are no routers between the Print Server and the computer used for configuration D Ensure that the computer 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 computer e g Use Network Neighborhood and try to browser the network Iam using DHCP and getting an IP Address conflict involving the Print Server If the Print Server is left on but the DHCP server is turned off then the Print Server will retain its IP Address w

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