Edimax Print Server Manual de usuario

1 LANPROFESSIONAL Print Server User’s Manual

automatically (manual configuration is also allowed) search through all the PrintSir print servers on the network, and then add their printing ports i

The Device Cfg page allows you to set: z Alias name, an alternate name by which the PrintSir can be called (in addition to the PSxxxxxx name printed

8.3.7 Setting IP Address The IP Cfg page allows you to configure the IP address where the PrintSir is to be located. The PrintSir will obtain its IP

z The DHCP server startup, which determine if the PrintSir will act as DHCP server. If this item is set to Auto, the PrintSir will detect if there i

z The Save to PrintSir button: save the configuration to the PrintSir. Make sure to reset the PrintSir (described in the section 8.3.11) to have the

z Print Mail Header, which determines whether or not the printing job will print out the mail header. 8.3.10 Configuring SNMP Parameters The SNMP Cf

z The Software reset: which determines whether or not to reset the PrintSir. z The Restore to factory default: which determines whether or not to e

9. Email Printing 9.1 Introduction Email Printing provides a new way of printing service. After installation, Windows will establish a new Printer Dri

9.3 System Setup 9.3.1 Print Server Side Step1.Execute the PrintSir Configuration Utility。 Step2.In the IP Cfg page, configure the IP address. Step3

print email from its Windows to your printer. The “Email Printing Driver” is implemented as a freeware that can be shared with every one. Please note

5. Click “Next” and the system will install the “Email Printing Driver”. After the installation is completed, you need to configure the Printing Dri

z Windows NT/2000  Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver and utilities for Windows NT/2000. After PTPP is installed,

7. Please input the proper value in the fields described as following, Port Name: The Printer Port Name for Email Printing. It will be used when you

9.3.2.3 Send an Email with an attached document to the email account serviced by the PrintSir For a client user who wants to print a document to the

Windows NT ServerNetWare ServerWindows 98Windows NTWorkstationWindows 2000Unix* TCP/IP* IPX* NetBEUINetBEUIPTPPTCP/IPIPXTCP/IPPTPPIPXPTPPTCP/IPPTPP z

Windows NT ServerWindows 98Windows 2000* TCP/IP* IPX* NetBEUITCP/IPIPXTCP/IPPTPPPrintQueue z NetWare Network (see below) NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.xWindows 9

1.6 Contents of the User’s Manual Chapter 2 explains PrintSir’s hardware installation and configuration. It is strongly recommended for you to read.

1.7 Firmware & Printing Function In order to provide a complete network printing solution, PrintSir supports Multiple Feature Sets function for

For example, if you need to use NetWare NDS Printing, then you must change the system’s default Standard Feature Set to the NetWare Enhancement Featur

2. Hardware Installation 1. Unpack the print server package and check all the items listed in section 1.3. 2. Connect the print server to the printer

3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network 3.1 System Architecture PrintSir supports Windows Peer-to-Peer network printing mode, which is suitable for most medi

z Install administrator’s utilities into his/her computer. z Configure PrintSir from administrator’s configuration utility. 2. Client Installation

1. INTRODUCTION ...4 1.1 Product Introduction...

3.2 Administrator Installation and Setup The Administrator Installation can be performed on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 with the same user interface. B

4. Click “Next”, and specify the destination folder where the utilities will be installed. 5. Click “Next”, and select the components you want to

6. Click “Next”, and specify the program folder where the program icons will be added. 7. Click “Next” to start installation. 8. In a while, the

NOTE: If this is the first time you configure the print server, the “Print Server Name” is the same as the “Device Name” printed at the rear side of

In the system default, IPX and NetBEUI protocols are enabled. About the TCP/IP, you can either (1) assign a fixed IP address for the print server or

After the installation, you have completed the following tasks, z Install all utilities and drivers to the administrator’s PC. z Configure the prin

Step3. Select “Local printer” => click “Next”. Step4. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and model, then click “Next”. Step5. Choose the

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3.3 Administrator Utilities After Administrator Installation is completed, there will be six utilities in PrintSir’s Program folder. z Network Port

 Assistant for removing all installed administrator software. z WebDESK Administrator  Web based management tool (see chapter 8 – WebDESK Configura

6.6 Print a Test Page ...77 7. CONFIGURATION UTILITY...

3.4 Client Installation and Setup The Client Installation can be performed on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 with the same user interface. Before the inst

4. Click “Next”, and specify the destination folder where the utilities will be installed. 5. Click “Next”, and specify the program folder where the

7. Now, the installation procedure is completed, and the next step is to set up the client’s computer. Click “Continue”, and all the print server’s

After the installation, you have completed the following tasks: z Install all utilities and drivers to the client’s PC. z Add all the print server’

Step4. Select the suitable printer manufacturer and model, then click “Next”. Step5. Choose the “Print Server’s Network Port” which has been created

Step6. Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer setup. 3.5 Client Utilities After Client Installation is completed, there wil

During the client’s installation procedure, the system will automatically search for all PrintSir print servers on the network, and add them into the

Chosen Chosen Please be aware that Network Ports Quick Setup Utility can only detect and configure all PrintSir print servers on the same network, i

Step1. Run Remote Ports Utility Step2. Press Add, then enter the print server’s name, IP address, and port number. Step3. Press OK to add the re

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1. Introduction 1.1 Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing and using Edimax's PrintSir series print server. PrintSir allows your printer t

4. Windows NT/2000 Network 4.1 System Architecture In Windows network environment, other than the Peer-to-Peer network printing architecture describe

4.2 Windows NT/2000 Server Installation and Setup Please follow the procedures described below for installation and construct a peer-to-peer connect

Please add/configure the Peer-to-Peer Printing of the Windows NT/2000 network printer and verify that you can print from Windows NT/2000 to the PrintS

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5. NetWare Network 5.1 System Architecture We implement NetWare printer sharing functionality into the PrintSir itself, thus allowing one or more prin

then the print server moves the print job from the queue to the remote printer then to the printer. Netware ServerWindows 98Windows 2000Remote Printer

a NetWare server; it will connect to a NetWare print server and get the print jobs from the print server. A remote printer does not occupy any user ac

5.2 NetWare 3.x Installation & Setup Once your PrintSir is connected to your Ethernet network, you can set it up for use with your networking so

To use this method, 1. Log into your NetWare server as SUPERVISOR. 2. Insert the CD-ROM included with the PrintSir, and change to the appropriate driv

6. The quick installation program will not only set up the PrintSir, but create and setup all required objects on the file server. When the setup is

1.2 Product Models Model PS-901 PS-1001 PS-1101 PS-1201 PS-3101 PS-3101P Hardware Size Pocket Pocket Palmtop Pocket Desktop Desktop Dir

file server, is using the correct network frame type, and so on. You may also want to use the NetWare PCONSOLE program to verify that:  A NetWare pri

3. Select your new PrintSir from the list provided. 4. Choose NetWare Configuration from the menu. 5. Select Print server in the Printing mode field

At this point the PrintSir setup is complete, and you can begin setting up the NetWare print server and print queue objects: 9. Run the NetWare PCONS

identical to the PSxxxxxx name printed on the label of the PrintSir, or you can use an alias name you have assigned using PSETUP. 17. Press Enter to

21. Press Escape, and answer Yes to the Save Changes question. 22. Select Queues Serviced by Printer, then select Printer 0 (or Printer 1, Printer 2)

5.2.2.2 Configuring as Remote Printer Mode This remote printer feature is not available for the 10/100Mbps 3-port PrintSir models. Make sure that you

10. Select Print Server Configuration. 11. Select Printer Configuration. 12. Select Printer 0 (or Printer 1, Printer 2), press Enter, and then select

16. Repeatedly press Escape to exit the PCONSOLE program. 17. You must load NetWare print server on the NetWare file server so that the PrintSir conf

4. Choose NetWare Configuration from the menu. 5. Select Remote Printer in the Printing mode field. 6. Type the print server‘s name in the Print ser

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1.3 Product Package This package contains the following components:  PrintSir Print Server x 1  Power Adapter x 1  CD x 1  Quick Installation

5.3 NetWare 4.x/5.x Installation & Setup This chapter tells how to configure your PrintSir for operation with NetWare 4.x/5.x file servers and c

Your PrintSir can operate either in bindery mode or NDS mode. Bindery mode works with NetWare 3.x servers and with NetWare 4.x/5.x servers using bind

5. A list of defaults will be displayed. If you need to change any of these items, use the arrow keys to choose the item you need to change, then pr

following that you can run after logging in to the file server to redirect print commands to the new PrintSir. 7. Reset the PrintSir to have the chang

5.3.2 NetWare 4.x/5.x Installation Using PSETUP 5.3.2.1 Configuring as Print Server Mode For more complex setup needs, you can use the PSETUP program

10. Change the current context, if necessary, using the Change Context menu selection. 11. Choose Quick Setup from the menu. 12. Enter the PrintSir

NOTE: The PrintSir may require up to a minute after power-up to log into a NetWare Directory Services context because of the large number of calculati

4. Enter the print server name in the Print server field. 5. Assign printer and print queue names. 6. Set the Banner type to PostScript if you are us

You must load NetWare print server on the NetWare file server so that the PrintSir configured as a remote printer can connect to that print server and

7. Type the printer number assigned in PCONSOLE in the Printer Number field. 8. Press Escape to exit the NetWare Configuration screen, confirm that th

1.4 Network Printing Architecture This section illustrates how PrintSir functions and operates on the network. Before you install and use PrintSir, i

6. UNIX System Network 6.1 Introduction The PrintSir is available for TCP/IP printing by Unix lpd (Line Printer Daemon) protocol. The lpd protocol or

6.2 Enable PrintSir’s TCP/IP Support The default configuration of the PrintSir is with TCP/IP support enabled. Anyway, you can configure the PrintSi

ping <IP Address> For example, a PrintSir with the following configuration: Node ID: 0000B4010101 (the Node ID is printed on the rear side of t

server should be located on the same subnet as the PrintSir. If you use Network Information Services (NIS) in your system, you may need to rebuild the

correspond to the IP address you want to assign to the PrintSir. For example, a PrintSir with the following configuration: Node ID: 0000B4010101 (this

3. Add the Ethernet address and the host name for the PrintSir to the /etc/ethers file, by adding a line such as: 00:00:B4:01:01:01 pserver Where the

1. The PrintSir should be treated as a BSD networked print server host. 2. The host name should be the name (or IP address) that you have assigned to

:lp=:\ :rm=203.66.191.186:\ :rp=lpt1:\ :lf=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd.log:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd:\ :mx#0: Lines should be indented wit

lp –d printer-name file ... Where printer-name is one of the names for the printer in the /etc/printcap file, which you created in the previous step.

7. Configuration Utility 7.1 Introduction This chapter introduces PrintSir’s system configuration utility in Windows environment. This utility is auto

1.4.1 Print Server Network Functions Windows NT ServerNetWare ServerWindows 98Windows NTWorkstationWindows 2000UnixPrintSirPrint Server Because Print

 NW PS Cfg : NetWare Print Server Configuration  NW RP Cfg : NetWare Remote Printer Configuration  NW Information : NetWare Printing Summary 

select the PrintSir you would like to configure from the PrintSir Name’s field under the General tag. The system will, at the same time, display the s

The Printer Status page displays the printer status for each port. 7.5 IP Cfg - IP Address Configuration The IP Cfg page allows you to configure t

The NW PS Cfg page allows you to set: z The Alias name, a nickname by which the PrintSir can be called (in addition to the PSxxxxxx name printed on

7.7 NW RP Cfg - NetWare Remote Printer Configuration The NW RP Cfg page allows you to set: z The Print Server, which will be serviced by the PrintS

7.9 PrintSir Cfg - PrintSir Network Ability Setting The PrintSir Cfg page allows you to set: z The Diagnostic Printout, which determines whether o

7.10 Restore Default - Restore to Default The Restore Default page allows you to erase all of the PrintSir’s settings and restore them to the defaul

The PrintSir stores its internal programs in “flash” memory, which you can upgrade when new versions of the PrintSir’s software become available or wh

The PrintSir can be configured as DHCP server to provide dynamic IP addresses assignment. The DHCP Cfg page allows you to set: z The DHCP startup,

z IP range: specifies how many IP addresses are available to DHCP clients. z Gateway IP: gives the IP address of the default gateway. z Netmask: gi

Common operating systems for clients are classified as following: z Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000  Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer

z Starting IP: displays the starting IP address for assigning to DHCP clients. z Next available IP: displays the next available IP address that can

z Mail Polling Time, default value is zero (1 minute). It means the system polling time for getting the email from mail server. z Mail Server, the m

z System contact, the system Administrator information of this PrintSir. z System location, the System location of this PrintSir. 92

8. Web Management 8.1 Introduction PrintSir print server can be configured and managed on the Web. Through Local Area Network, or even Internet, admin

8.2.1 Installation and Execution Since WebDESK Utility is a part of Administrator Utility, after installing Windows Administrator Utility, it is alrea

After searching is completed, the screen will be switched to the following: The Window will be split into two parts: z PrintSir List on the left por

8.3.1 Using Browser You may use any Web Browser to review the status or configure the settings of the PrintSir. PrintSir’s management screen contains

z PrintSir Info: General Information of PrintSir. z Printer Status: Current status of the attached printers. z NetWare Status: PrintSir connection

8.3.3 Getting Printer Status The Printer status page can be used to display the status of attached printer(s) for each port. 8.3.4 Getting NetWare

8.3.5 Getting DHCP Status The DHCP status page can be used to display the DHCP information when the PrintSir’s client DHCP function is enabled. 8.3.