Planex Mini-101U, User Manual

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Page 2: ...Mini 101U 10M 100Mbps USB2 0 Print Server Mini 101U ...

Page 3: ... any operational problems while conÀguring or setting up the product you may contact with our Customer Service Department or ask the agent or the distributor from which you bought the product for help Moreover during warranty if you Ànd any defect or breakdown of the product you may bring the product assembly and its warranty card to our company or to where you bought the product to ask for repair...

Page 4: ...ay cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his her own expense This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this d...

Page 5: ...ator Installation 7 1 2 How to Use PrintServer Configuration Utility14 1 2 1 PrintServer Configuration 14 1 2 2 Network Ports Quick Setup 30 1 2 3 Remote Ports 32 1 2 4 Uninstall 33 2 Add a New Printer on Windows 34 2 1 Windows 98 34 2 2 Windows ME 40 2 3 Windows 2000 46 2 4 Windows XP 53 3 Web Setup and Configuration 60 3 1 Web Management Interface 60 3 2 Device Setup Status 62 3 2 1 System 62 3 ...

Page 6: ...Settings 70 3 3 3 TCP IP 71 3 3 4 SMB 73 3 3 5 SNMP 74 3 3 6 NetWare 75 3 3 7 AppleTalk 76 3 3 8 Save Settings 77 3 4 System Tools System 78 3 4 1 Load Default 78 3 4 2 Upgrade from Browser 79 Chapter 3 Advanced Setup Configuration 81 1 IPP Interent Printer Protocol 81 2 How to Install Network Printer on Apple OS X 85 Mini 101U Contents ...

Page 7: ...Apple MAC OS9 OS10 It also supports PPTP Peer to Peer Printing TCP IP LPR IPP NetWare Bindery AppleTalk SMB protocols With the help of the installation wizard of Mini 101U you can set up and configure the settings easily and completely and enjoy the convenience brought by it instantly The following chapters will introduce you the fantastic functions of Mini 101U the installation methods and system...

Page 8: ...ser with Internet Explorer 4 0 or Netscape 4 0 or later œA printer with a USB port œRJ 45 Ethernet cable Network Management Mini 101U Print Server support SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol which enables Mini 101U to manage printers and alerts from remote hosts Mini 101U has SNMP Agent so any related applications supporting SNMP can access and manage it Network Configuration Mini 101U has a b...

Page 9: ...when printing or there are some problems with the printer or the print server Ready On After power on Mini 101U its Ready LED will be on all the time and it means you may start to use it Button Function Usage Reset Restart Press the button for 3 5 seconds and then unplug the power cord but do not release the Reset button and wait for 3 seconds before plugging the power cord back Release the Reset ...

Page 10: ...01U Print Server 4 At last connect the AC adapter with Mini 101U and plug the other side of the power cord into the power socket Power on Mini 101U Print Server and it will automatically start the POST Power On Self Test While detecting the Ready LED will be on and LAN LED will be blinking for a while and then the Mini 101U will be ready in a short time Plug the AC Adapter which comes with Mini 10...

Page 11: ...ny kinds of Operating Systems such as NetWare Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP 2003 UNIX system and Macintosh Computer therefore it can be set up through many OS Mini 101U Supports ŚNovell NetWare 3 12 4 x 5 x Only with NDS mode ŚMicrosoft Windows 98 Me 2000 XP 2003 ŚApple OS9 OS X ŚUNIX like Linux system ŚInternet printing through Internet Printer Connection software If your host computer has more than o...

Page 12: ...98 1 ClickņStartƖProgramsƖMS DOSŇorņStartƖRunĀŇand type in ņcommand exeŇand then press enter 2 ņMS DOSŇwindow will appear 3 TypeņipconfigŇafter the command ofņc Ňand then press enter 4 MS DOS will appear your NIC address in the window please take notice of the value ofņIPAddressŇandņDefault Gateway Ň 5 The value ofņDefault GatewayŇis the IP address of Mini 101U œWindows2000 XP 1 Please make sure t...

Page 13: ...Bar in the web browser If you have changed the default IP Address of Mini 101U please type in the new address on the address bar 1 1 Administrator Installation The installation wizard will install the following programs ŜInstall all the necessary utilities and drivers ŜGuide you through the print server setup process to install and configure your print server including setting up several protocols...

Page 14: ... are all captured from Windows XP operating system These installations steps are all similar in Windows 98 ME 2000 2003 2 First please select the language for the installation and then clickņOKŇ 3 After getting into the InstallShield Wizard it will show the following page Please make sure that your Mini 101U print server is ready and the hardware of the printer was installed and the power is on If...

Page 15: ... Chapter 2 Basic Setup Configuration 4 ClickņNextŇto install the utility into the default folderņC Program Files PrintServer Utilities Ňor you can clickņChangeŇto assign another location for the utilities ...

Page 16: ...rograms which you want to use in the following page We suggest that you should install both these two components to have better control over Mini 101U Print Server ClickņNextŇto continue installing 6 ClickņInstallŇto start the installation ...

Page 17: ...e print serverŇlist will show all the print servers on the LAN If the print server you want to configure does not show on the list please clickņRefreshŇ Choose the print server you want to configure and clickņNextŇto continue installing 1 Print Server Name is the last 6 digit of MAC ID marked on the back of the print server and plus theņPSŇprefix 2 Here only shows the print servers which have the ...

Page 18: ...ckņNextŇto continue the installation 9 You can clickņAssign the Print Server an IP addressŇto manually set up an IP address for Mini 101U or you can just clickņNextŇand leave the default IP address The default IP address of Mini 101U Print Server isņ 192 168 1 200Ň If you chooseņDon t Change Ňit will keep the default IP address ...

Page 19: ...ņAdd Network PortŇpage the left side of the page will show the previous configuration If the settings are correct clickņFinish Ňto proceed 11 At last it will show theņInstallShield Wizard CompleteŇpage Click ņFinishŇto exit the installation wizard program ...

Page 20: ...op up and you can start to configure and manage Mini 101U Print Server 1 2 How to Use PrintServer ConÀguration Utility 1 2 1 PrintServer ConÀguration 1 Double click on theņPrintServer ConfigurationŇicon to use the utility The Server Manager will start to search for the print servers present on the LAN ...

Page 21: ...ation 2 The detected print servers will list under the Mini 101U And at the bottom of the right side of the page will showņ1 server foundŇ message If the print server just initializes and has not been found you may click and search again ...

Page 22: ...4 You can follow the steps and set up Mini 101U Print Server on the network through the Print Server Setup Wizard in the Server Manager utility If you want to change any settings later on you may click on the icon and choose the item you want to configure and modify the settings Now you may click on the icon and clickņPrint Server Setup WizardŇto enter the wizard program ...

Page 23: ...01U Print Sever The default User Name isņadmin Ňand Password isņ0000Ň If you want to change the password please click and go toņGeneralŇsettings to configure it 6 The first page shows the General Settings and you can change the name of the print server or you may leave the default name and clickņNextŇ to continue setting up ...

Page 24: ...You may chooseņStatic IPŇorņAuto IP ŇIt is recommended that you should assign a static IP for Mini 101U If the LAN does not have any DHCP server you can chooseņDHCP Server Ň to enable the DHCP server in Mini 101U If you do not know the related settings of DHCP Server you can just chooseņDHCP Server ęAuto ŇBut before configuring DHCP server you have to choose assign a static IP address for Mini 101...

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Page 26: ...ng to the Mini 101U print server ClickņNextŇto continue setting up 10 ņPolling TimeŇfunction can be set to inquire the status of the NetWare Server on the network every period of time You can set the Polling Time interval for several seconds ņNetWare ServerŇblank in theņ File Server to be servicedŇcolumn can be filled in the Print Server Name showing in the NetWare Tree for Mini 101U Print Server ...

Page 27: ...nfigured and if the settings are correct clickņSave ŇIf you want to change any settings you can clickņBackŇto go back to the previous setting pages or clickņCancelŇand set it up later 12 After clickingņSave Ňit will show the following warning at once If you want to proceed and save the settings you may clickņOKŇ ...

Page 28: ...things After restarting the message will show at the lower right corner of the main page 14 If you want to change any settings of the print server which you set before you can click icon The right side of the window will show you all kinds of settings and you can choose a setting to set up according to your needs But before you start changing the settings it will ask you to enter the User Name and...

Page 29: ...he Setup page it will show you the information about the device which you are using now And you can change the Server Name or put a check in theņSet User Name PasswordŇ checkbox to change the password of the admin Server Manager Click ņSaveŇto activate the settings ...

Page 30: ... IP ŇIt is recommended that you should assign a static IP for Mini 101U If the LAN does not have any DHCP server you can choose ņDHCP Server ŇIf you do not know the related settings of DHCP Server you can just chooseņDHCP Server ęAuto ŇBut before configuring DHCP server you have to choose assign a static IP address for Mini 101U then you can continue configure DHCP Server Click ņSaveŇto apply the ...

Page 31: ...atus of the NetWare Server on the network every period of time You can set the Polling Time interval for several seconds ņNetWare Server Ňblank in theņFile Server to be servicedŇcolumn can be filled in the Print ServerName showing in the NetWare ree for Mini 101U Print Server ClickņSaveŇto enable the settings ...

Page 32: ...shows the type of the printer which connecting to the print server ClickņSaveŇto enable the settings 19 Click SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol is a protocol which uses on controlling and monitoring the network device from the remote network You need fill the information inņContactŇ andņLocationŇfield Enter the user name inņContactŇcolumn and the IP address inņLocationŇcolumn ...

Page 33: ...rint servers on the network through their names so please choose the Group Name according to the LAN which you belongs to You can also check the ņPass Job When Error OccurredŇcheckbox and set the interval of ņWaiting time to Pass JobŇto prevent printer no response when the printer or network connection fail 21 On the upper page of settings you can choose the printing protocols which you need and c...

Page 34: ...ring upgrading please DO NOT cut off the power to avoid failing of upgrading When upgrading complete you may clickņOKŇto go back to the main page 1 If upgrading the wrong firmware or upgrading failure might both damage Mini 101U And these kinds of problems will be considered as operation error and we must charge a service fee 2 Please DO NOT cut off the power by haphazard or the firmware upgrade m...

Page 35: ...clickņYesŇ If you want to restore the system settings later you can clickņNoŇ 24 If you want to check related information about Mini 101U you can click icon on the task bar and it will show as the following picture 25 If you want to check the latest status of the print server you can click icon and all the status will refresh immediately and show the message at the bottom right corner ...

Page 36: ...tsŇbox and the print server port in use right now Choose the port which you want to configure and the lower columnņConfigure PortŇwill show you several printing protocols and you may configure it by just a click If you do not need to use the port temporarily you can click the arrowhead to the left and make print server port to the leftņAvailable PortsŇbox Click right arrowhead can choose and confi...

Page 37: ...k ņStartƖSettingsƖPrinters and FaxesŇand check the setting of the printer there 4 Enter the settings of the printer page and clickņFileƖServer PropertiesŇto check the properties of the server Ą 5 ClickņPortsŇtab and you will seeņPS last 6 digit of Print Server s MAC IDŇas the printer port name and that means the printer server is on the network and can communicate with other devices ...

Page 38: ...d choose on the list If you want to set up remote ports please clickņAddŇto start setting up 2 Type in the Print Server Name IP Address and then choose the port number which the print server is connecting to ClickņOKŇand the information of print server port which you just set up will shows in the ņRemote port listŇbox 3 In order to use remote ports you have toņAdd a new printerŇand choose the remo...

Page 39: ...first click ņStartƖProgramsƖPrintServer UtilitiesŇand choose on the list After choosing the language you want to use the InstallShield Wizard will ask you if you really want to completely remove the selected application and all of its components ClickņYesŇand the wizard will start to uninstall After finishing uninstalling it will show the following page and you may clickņFinishŇto exit the wizard ...

Page 40: ...et up a new printer port you may follow the steps below to add a new printer to the Windows OS 2 1 Windows 98 1 ClickņStartƖSettingsƖPrintersŇon the task bar to start adding a printer Add Printer Wizard might need the driver for your printer please prepare the print server s driver disk or download the driver from the Internet in advance ...

Page 41: ...2 35 Chapter 2 Basic Setup Configuration 2 Enter the Printers setting page please clickņAdd PrinterƖOpenŇ and then the Add Printer Wizard window will pop up ClickņNextŇto continue adding a printer ...

Page 42: ...se choose the model of your printer according to the printer you are connecting to And clickņNextŇto continue adding a printer If there does not have the driver for your printer or your printer has the latest driver you can clickņHave DiskĀŇto find the file of the printer s driver ...

Page 43: ... s driver After making sure of the manufacture and the printer s model name please clickņNextŇto continue adding the printer 6 After installing the driver for the printer Windows98 will as you to choose the printer port type Please chooseņPSxxxxxx P1Ň xxxxxx is the last 6 digit of your print server s MAC ID ClickņNextŇto go to the next step ...

Page 44: ...the printer a new name or you can just leave the default name and clickņFinish Ň 8 After finishing copying the printer s driver it will show the following notice to tell you the setup is completed ClickņOKŇto exit Add Printer Wizard ...

Page 45: ...o the desktop and clickņStartƖSettingsƖPrintersŇon the task bar There will show you the icon of the printer which you just installed Right click on the printer icon and then clickņProperties ŇChoose theņDetailsŇtab to check if the printer port was installed correctly It should show the name of PSxxxxxx P1 ClickņOKŇto exit ...

Page 46: ...you want to print test page and check if the connection between print server and printer is O K please clickņGeneralƖPrint Test Page Ň 2 2 Windows ME 1 ClickņStartƖSettingsƖPrintersŇon the task bar to start adding a printer ...

Page 47: ...2 41 Chapter 2 Basic Setup Configuration 2 Enter the Printers setting page please clickņAdd PrinterƖOpen Ň 3 And then the Add Printer Wizard window will pop up ClickņNextŇto continue adding a printer ...

Page 48: ...se choose the model of your printer according to the printer you are connecting to And clickņNextŇto continue adding a printer If there does not have the driver for your printer or your printer has the latest driver you can clickņHave DiskĀŇto find the file of the printer s driver ...

Page 49: ...s driver After making sure of the manufacture and the printer s model name please clickņNextŇto continue adding the printer 7 After installing the driver for the printer Windows ME will as you to choose the printer port type Please chooseņPSxxxxxx P1Ň xxxxxx is the last 6 digit of your print server s MAC ID ClickņNextŇto go to the next step ...

Page 50: ...the printer a new name or you can just leave the default name and clickņFinish Ň 9 After finishing copying the printer s driver it will show the following notice to tell you the setup is completed ClickņOKŇto exit Add Printer Wizard ...

Page 51: ...to the desktop and clickņStartƖSettingsƖPrintersŇon the task bar There will show you the icon of the printer which you just installed Right click on the printer icon and then clickņProperties ŇChoose theņDetailsŇtab to check if the printer port was installed correctly It should show the name of PSxxxxxx P1 ClickņOKŇto exit ...

Page 52: ...ou want to print test page and check if the connection between print server and printer is O K please clickņGeneralƖPrint Test Page Ň 2 3 Windows 2000 1 ClickņStartƖSettingsƖPrintersŇon the task bar to start adding a printer ...

Page 53: ...2 47 Chapter 2 Basic Setup Configuration 2 Enter the Printers setting page please clickņAdd PrinterƖOpen Ň 3 And then the Add Printer Wizard window will pop up ClickņNextŇto continue adding a printer ...

Page 54: ...ancel the check in theņAutomatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer ŇClickņNextŇto continue adding a new printer 5 Please chooseņPSxxxxxx P1Ň xxxxxx is the last 6 digit of your print server s MAC ID ClickņNextŇto go to the next step ...

Page 55: ...onnecting to And clickņNextŇto continue adding a printer If there does not have the driver for your printer or your printer has the latest driver you can clickņHave DiskĀŇto find the file of the printer s driver 7 If you clickņHave diskĀ Ňyou will have to clickņBrowseĀŇto find the folder which has the printer s driver ...

Page 56: ...rinter a new name or you can just leave the default name and clickņFinish Ň 9 The Wizard will ask you if you want to share this printer with others You can chooseņDo not share this printerŇorņShare asŇ ClickņNext Ň to continue installing ...

Page 57: ...Ňto print a test page later ClickņNextŇto finish adding a new printer 11 The system will automatically complete adding the printer and show the information as follows The new printer port already became ņPSxxxxxx P1Ň xxxxxx is the last 6 digit of print serverŅs MAC ID After checking the information below please clickņFinishŇto exit the Add Printer Wizard ...

Page 58: ...op and clickņStartƖSettingsƖPrintersŇon the task bar There will show you the icon of the printer which you just installed Right click on the printer icon and then clickņProperties ŇChoose theņPortsŇtab to check if the printer port was installed correctly It should show the name of PSxxxxxx P1 ClickņOKŇto exit ...

Page 59: ...n 13 If you want to print test page and check if the connection between print server and printer is O K please clickņGeneralƖPrint Test Page Ň 2 4 Windows XP 1 ClickņStartƖSettingsƖPrinters and FaxesŇon the task bar to start adding a printer ...

Page 60: ...2 54 Mini 101U 2 Enter the Printers setting page please double click onņAdd a PrinterŇ icon 3 And then theņAdd Printer WizardŇwindow will pop up Click ņNextŇto continue adding a printer ...

Page 61: ...cancel the check in theņAutomatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer ŇClickņNextŇto continue adding a new printer 5 Please chooseņUse the following port PSxxxxxx P1 Print Server Network Port Ň xxxxxx is the last 6 digit of your print server s MAC ID ClickņNextŇto go to the next step ...

Page 62: ...And clickņNextŇto continue adding a printer If there does not have the driver for your printer or your printer has the latest driver you can clickņHave DiskĀŇto find the file of the printer s driver 7 If you clickņHave diskĀ Ňyou will have to clickņBrowseĀŇto find the folder which has the printer s driver ...

Page 63: ... printer a new name or you can just leave the default name and clickņFinish Ň 9 The Wizard will ask you if you want to print a test page You can click ņYesŇhere and start printing or clickņNoŇto print a test page later ClickņNextŇto finish adding a new printer ...

Page 64: ...lease clickņFinishŇto exit the Add Printer Wizard 11 To make sure that you already installed the printer completely please go back to the desktop and clickņStartƖSettingsƖPrintersŇon the task bar There will show you the icon of the printer which you just installed Right click on the printer icon and then clickņProperties ŇChoose theņPortsŇtab to check if the printer port was installed correctly It...

Page 65: ...2 59 Chapter 2 Basic Setup Configuration 12 If you want to print test page and check if the connection between print server and printer is O K please clickņGeneralƖPrint Test Page Ň ...

Page 66: ...computer while installing the print server We suggest that you should set a static IP address for your computer for example 192 168 1 100 the default IP address of Mini 101U is 192 168 1 200 that will help when configuring the server 3 1 Web Management Interface If the IP address of your Mini 101U print server has been set you should be able to manage its status from a web browser The print server...

Page 67: ...erver s home page If you need to save the password on the web browser please check theņRemember my passwordŇcheckbox to save the password in the browser If you are using a public PC we do not recommend you to use this function The default User Name of Mini 101U isņadminŇand password isņ0000 ŇWe suggest that you should change the password as soon as possible ...

Page 68: ...it of its MAC ID and a prefix PS in the front œPrint Server NameĈHere displays the current print serverŅs name and it can be changed if needed œModel TypeĈIt shows the model type of the print server which in use now œFirmware VersionĈYou can check the current firmware version and update the latest version at any time œMAC AddressĈMAC Address Node ID is unique to each device Therefore every print s...

Page 69: ...œManufacturerĈYou can check the manufacturer of the printer connected to printer server œModel NumberĈWhen the printer is connected to printer server it will display the printer maker and model œPrinting Language SupportedĈThis entry displays the support or usable printing language types œCurrent StatusĈThis entry displays the current status of the printer for exampleņWaiting for jobŇmeans that th...

Page 70: ... DHCP BOOTP server you can see if the server distribute IP address to print server or not œIP AddressĈHere you can check the current IP address of the print server The default IP address is 192 168 1 200 œSubnet MaskĈThis entry shows the subnet mask of the print server œGatewayĈIt shows the IP address of the print server s gateway œUse DHCP ServerĈThis entry will tell you the DHCP server isņOffŇ o...

Page 71: ... or Disable œSMB Group NameĈYou can check the SMB Group Name of Mini 101U Print Server on Windows network here This name should match your Windows Network Neighbor s Group Name œPass Job When Error OccurredĈHere shows the functionņPass Job When Error OccurredŇis Enable or Disable œWaiting time to pass jobĈIf you enable theņPass Job When Error OccurredŇfunction here will show the waiting period whi...

Page 72: ... Ňthe following page will show And it display the SNMP settings of this print server œSNMP System ContactĈThis entry shows the related information about the print server s manager œSNMP System LocationĈThis entry displays the location where the print server locates ...

Page 73: ...re the status of the NetWare server on the network for every period of time NetWare Bindery Settings œUse Bindery ModeĈYou may choose whether Mini 101U need to use enable Bindery mode or disable this function œName of the File ServerĈHere shows the NetWare server which is providing the service now NetWare Port Settings œPort1 Attached QueueĈIt shows the status of the print server which connects to...

Page 74: ...alk Zone NameĈIf you are not sure the zone settings of the AppleTalk you can set this name asņ asterisk Ňby using Web Manager Utility Printer 1 œPrinter TypeĈThis setting shows the type of the printer which connects to the print server If you are using PostScript printer you can choose LaserWriter 8 icon on your Macintosh Computer to set up the printer s driver ...

Page 75: ...settings of this print server System Settings œPrint Server NameĈYou can give Mini 101U Print Server a new name and fill the name in this blank œPasswordĈThis password is used for entering the Web configuration page You can type a 7 digits password The default password isņ0000 Ň œRe type PasswordĈTo verify the password please type the new password again œSave NextĈAfter completing the system setti...

Page 76: ...e is a kind of protocol which set up by Novell if you want Mini 101U support IPX protocol please selectņ enableŇ œTCP IP Printing LPR IPP RAW SMB ĈTransmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol supports LPR IPP RAW SMB printing œNetBEUIĈNetBIOS Extended User Interface is a kind of LAN transmission protocol invented by Microsoft through reinforcing the NetBIOS features It can do peer to peer proto...

Page 77: ...tup Configuration 3 3 3 TCP IP ClickņSetup WizardŇon the web browser of the print server s home page And clickņTCP IPŇthen it will show the following picture You can change the TCP IP settings of the print server on this page ...

Page 78: ...Address which are at the same network with your computer If you want to let Mini 101U provide Internet printing function you will have to configure the Gateway Address otherwise you can leave it blank œPrint Server DHCP ServerĈ You can choose Enable Disable or Auto status The default status is Disable If you want to choose Enable or Auto you have to assign a range for the IP addresses Fill in Star...

Page 79: ...icture You can change the SMB of the print server on this page SMB Configure œSMB EnableĈChoose Enable or Disable SMB If you choose to enable SMB please enter the SMB Group Name which the print server belongs to œSMB Group NameĈPlease enter the Group Name according to the LAN you are in œPass Job When Error OccurredĈYou can Enable or Disable this ņPass Job When Error OccurredŇfunction œWaiting tim...

Page 80: ...ickņSNMPŇthen it will show the following picture You can change the SNMP of the print server on this page SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol is a protocol which uses on controlling and monitoring the network device from the remote network You need fill the information inņContactŇandņLocationŇfield ...

Page 81: ...wing picture You can change the NetWare settings of the print server on this page General Settings œPolling TimeĈThe polling interval of Mini 101U can be set from 3 to 29 seconds NetWare Bindery Settings œName of the File ServerĈ If you want to use Bindery mode please enter the NetWare s file server name and the information of the server can be added from the utilities ...

Page 82: ...n choose Enable or Disable the AppleTalk function œAppleTalk Zone NameĈYou can change the AppleTalk Zone Name which belongs to your print server or leave the default name If you set up this entry you can make the print server automatically search and link to the default zone which set up by the AppleTalk Only those workstations which are working in the same zone can share the printer If you want t...

Page 83: ...ņSave Next Ňit will show the save settings and reboot dialog box ClickņOKŇto continue and please DO NOT shut down the power when system rebooting After 20 seconds the system will complete saving the settings and show theņReboot process is completeŇbox please clickņOKŇto go back to the system status page ...

Page 84: ...rror or wrong configuration you may clickņSystem ToolsƖLoad DefaultŇand the following page will show If you want to load factory default please click ņOK Ň If you clickņOKŇto load default the previous settings will be erased Please make sure that you do want to load the factory default before clickingņOK Ň ...

Page 85: ...page and the following picture will show If you want to upgrade your print server please download the correct firmware file from our website to your computer http www planex net Upgrade the wrong firmware file will make Mini 101U cannot work and this kind of upgrade failure we will take it as operation error thus we will charge service fee when repairing ...

Page 86: ...d firmware file in your computer and then clickņOKŇto start upgrading œReboot After uploading the firmware you have to reboot the system to activate the new firmware DO NOT cut off the power by haphazard or the firmware upgrade might be failed and cause the system disorder Please DO NOT cut off the power or close the upgrading program until the system notify that the system upgrading successful ...

Page 87: ...check print server s built in web server Contact with your network administrator to get the printer server s IP address or printer s URL and you may browse the print server s configuration page on the web browser The following steps will demonstrate how to add an IPP printer to the Windows 2000 OS The installation steps are all similar even in different Windows OS Ĉ 1 ClickņStartƖSettingsƖPrinterŇ...

Page 88: ...printer on the Internet or on your intranetŇ and enter the IP address and port number 631 of Mini 101U after a colon in theņURLŇcolumn After that you have to put the appointed print server name after the URL you just filled in The default print server name isņlpt1 ŇClickņNextŇto go to the next step ...

Page 89: ...s you the following dialog box it means the name of the print or the printerŅs URL might be wrong Please check your settings and correct the name or the URL of the printer 6 Please choose the proper driver for your printer If the driver of your printer does not exist in the list or you have the latest driver for your printer please clickņHave DiskŇto install the printer s driver ...

Page 90: ...3 84 Mini 101U 7 The wizard will show the following page and you may clickņFinishŇ to complete the installation of IPP printer ...

Page 91: ...ke sure you have the driver of your printer or Apple OS X does support the driver of your printer Moreover some of the printers do not support PostScript so you have to find the proper driver for your printer otherwise there might be mistakes or failure when printing The following example usesĈ œApple OS X 10 3 9 system œPowerMac host which compliant with Apple OS X œPrinter s driver which support...

Page 92: ...3 86 Mini 101U 2 Click onņPrint and FAXŇicon 3 After entering theņPrint and FAXŇpage please click onņSetting PrinterĀŇ ...

Page 93: ...87 3 Chapter 3 Advanced Setup Configuration 4 Click onņAddŇicon to add a new printer 5 ChooseņAppleTalkŇand wait for a while to let Apple OS X search for the print servers on the network ...

Page 94: ...Apple on the Web and utility Apple OS X will automatically detect the devices which support AppleTalk Please choose ņLocal AppleTalk Zone Ňand the window will show you the name of Mini 101U asņPSxxxxxx_P1 Ň 7 If there are any compatible devices you can find the names of the devices in the following list ...

Page 95: ...nter If you have the compatible or latest driver of your printer which supports Apple OS X please install it first and then enterņPrint and FAXŇafter finishing installing 9 Choose the suitable driver for your printer on the list and clickņAddŇ to finish installing adding a printer ...

Page 96: ...3 90 Mini 101U 10 The list of the printers will show the printer which you just added and you may print a test page to make sure the printer can work properly ...

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