Planex Mini300Plus, User Manual

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Page 3: ...ursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this user s guide may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipmen...

Page 4: ... install the utilities supplied with the product Using the Print Server Utilities Describes the configuration parameters available in the supplied utilities OS Specific Installation Requirements Describes the protocol installation procedure and printer configuration steps required to enable the product under each OS New Features Supported in the Mini300plus Describes several new features added to ...

Page 5: ...st Parts Terminology Connecting the Print Server to Your Printer Connecting the Print Server to Your Network Connecting the AC Adapter to the Print Server Installing the Print Server Software Uninstalling the Print Server Software 1 2 2 3 7 9 8 11 15 ...

Page 6: ...Mini300plus Smart Print Manager Web Browser Telnet Additional Features Windows 95 98 ME Windows NT 2000 NetWare MacOS UNIX 17 21 35 37 55 103 107 109 113 ...

Page 7: ...Mini300plus Troubleshooting Upgrading the Print Server Specifications The company names and product names indicated in this document are trademarks of respective companies 121 125 127 ...

Page 8: ...e computers to share up to three printers Supported platforms networks include NetWare Macintosh OS 8 0 or later Microsoft WindowsNT 2000 and Windows95 98 ME Furthermore the supplied setup utility for Windows eases all the configuration tasks Note Some printers with bi directional print support may not function properly when used with the print server If this is the case please refer to the user s...

Page 9: ...d Its high performance CPU improved throughput Supports IPP Internet Printing Protocol Supports the binary mode of AppleTalk Supports with a configuration utility for Windows SMART PRINT MANAGER3 Configurable through a Web browser and Telnet Supports HP Web Jet Admin Jet Admin Open the shipping carton of the Print Server and carefully unpack its contents The product package should contain the foll...

Page 10: ...Mini300plus Front View Status LED Indicates the status of the print server The LED flashes while 1 the product is printing to a printer or 2 the product receives or transmits data over a network ...

Page 11: ...entronics parallel ports Power LED The LED illuminates when the print server is turned on Link LED The LED is turned on when there is a link on the RJ 45 port RJ 45 Port Provides an interface to a network via a twisted pair cable Power Jack Connects to the supplied AC power adapter ...

Page 12: ...he serial number of the product The same number can be found on the product package This number is required to register user information and to use any of the technical support services offered by PLANEX MAC Address A product ID MAC address unique to each Mini300plus unit is printed ...

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Page 14: ... a minute to review the safety guidelines described in the Safety Instructions above and the following additional precautions Do not place the product in a damp or wet location Always avoid dust and dirt Do not install the product in an area exposed to direct sunlight Allow some space between the product and the surroundings to facilitate dissipation of heat generated inside the hub ...

Page 15: ...of the Centronics ports on the print server to the parallel port of your printer Note A special parallel cable is required to perform bi directional printing If you wish to use this feature be sure to obtain a parallel cable with bi directional print support ...

Page 16: ...d of the cable to an RJ 45 port on your 10BaseT 100BASE TX hub Note When connecting the print server to your hub be sure to attach it to one of the normal RJ 45 ports via a straight cable DO NOT attach the print server to the Uplink or Cascade port of the hub your network cannot detect the print server in this configuration ...

Page 17: ...e Status LED illuminates for a brief moment and then blinks five times If the LED does not blink five times there is a chance that the print server is not working properly Should you face the latter situation please contact our technical support for further assistance Note Always use the supplied AC power adapter Any attempt to substitute the power adapter with other AC power adapters may result i...

Page 18: ...he Start button on the desktop select Run 3 Enter A ÄSETUP if your floppy drive is Drive A in the field provided Click on the OK button The Mini300plus comes with two utilities for Windows95 98ME and WindowsNT 2000 One of the two programs Smart Print Manager allows the user to configure and manage the print server ...

Page 19: ...Mini300plus 4 The following dialog will appear Click on the Next button 5 In the next screen you can change the target directory Click on the OK button if you do not wish to change the default pat ...

Page 20: ...a PC client On the other hand network administrators are encouraged to install this component on their PCs to effectively manage print jobs on their networks and the print server itself Planex PS Port This component refers to the drivers for the print server PS Port must be installed on all computers from which you wish to print After you have selected the component or components to install click ...

Page 21: ...oppy drive and insert the other FD labeled with Disk 2 into the drive Click on the OK button to resume the installation 8 The following dialog will be displayed when the selected components of the print server software have been installed Click on the Finish button to complete the installation ...

Page 22: ...he programs 1 Click on the Start button and select Settings and then Control Panel 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon 3 Select an item labeled Planex Print Server and then click on the Add Remove button The Mini300plus utility utilities will be uninstalled from the system 4 When the uninstallation is complete click on the OK button Mini300plus ...

Page 23: ...erformed via a standard Web browser and even Telnet The following sections also discuss configuration parameters that are accessible through these programs Start Smart Print Manager 3 The utility automatically searches for print servers that are currently connected to your network and will display the print servers in the following dialog ...

Page 24: ... The firmware version of the print server Status Displays the current status of the printer Properties Button Allows the user to configure the print server manually This button should be used only by network administrators or users with knowledge in NetWare Wizard Button The wizard allows the user to configure TCP IP and NetWare settings quickly Clicking this button invokes the following screen Mi...

Page 25: ... settings double click the TCP IP Wizard icon To configure NetWare settings double click the NetWare Wizard icon Reset Button Upgrade Button To upgrade the firmware of the print server click this button and follow the steps below ...

Page 26: ...ÄPlanex Print Server default 3 Verify that the name of the file is mps11 bin 4 After you have verified the target folder directory and the file name click on the Next button to upgrade the firmware Refresh Button Updates the information on the print server which is currently connected to the network Mini300plus ...

Page 27: ...ddress has been assigned to the print server If no address has been assigned yet start Smart Print Manager 3 to assign an IP address to the product Note Be sure to assign an IP address to the Mini300plus before proceeding After an IP address has been assigned to the print server start your web browser and enter the same IP address in the address field on the browser The configuration screen of the...

Page 28: ...Name Displays the device name of the print server Contact Indicates the name of the administrator in charge of the print server Location Indicates where the print serve has been installed Up Time Indicates the how long the print server has been running since it was started last time Version Displays the firmware version of the print server Node ID Displays the MAC address of this particular print ...

Page 29: ... status of the printer will be displayed Manufacture Indicates the manufacturer of the printer in use Model Displays the model number of the printer to which the Mini300plus is attached Command Set Displays the command set of the printer Status Indicates the working status of the printer ...

Page 30: ...ents of the print server will be displayed Print Server Name Displays the name of the print server that you have specified via Smart Print Manager 3 Polling Time Indicates the polling time that has been configured on the print server NDS Mode Displays the NDS mode status Bindery Mode Indicates the bindery mode status ...

Page 31: ...will be displayed DHCP BOOTP Displays the DHCP BOOTP status of the print server IP Address Indicates the IP address that has been assigned to the print server Subnet Mask Displays the subnet mask that has been configured on the print server Gateway Indicates the gateway address that has been assigned to the print server ...

Page 32: ...rver will be displayed SNMP Communities Displays all the SNMP communities that have been configured on the print server There are two communities for which messages from the print server can be controlled SNMP Traps Displays all the SNMP traps that have been enabled on the print server Mini300plus ...

Page 33: ...isk is displayed if there is no zone on the network Chooser Name Displays ATALK_PS xxxxxx 1 where xxxxxx indicates the six digit ID number of the print server Printer Type Displays the model number of the printer which is attached to the print server Data Format Indicates the data format which is assigned to the print server If you are using a PostScript printer you can choose one from among three...

Page 34: ...P SNMP and AppleTalk System Setup In the menu on the left click Setup and then System The system configuration screen will appear Device Name Displays the device name of the print server Contact Indicates the administrator in charge of the print server Location Indicates the installation site of the print server Setup Password Allows the user to configure a password for the print server ...

Page 35: ...nd Confirm Password are configured the system prompts for a valid user name and password whenever you attempt to access menu options other than the Status Menu see below User Name Use admin as user name to log on Password No password is configured at first After you have configured Setup Password enter that password here ...

Page 36: ...rectional You can enable or disable bi directional communication support on each of the three ports on the Mini300plus This option can be set to either Disable or Auto the latter being equivalent to automatically enable the bi directional mode whenever the Mini300plus detects a printer with bi directional support Mini300plus ...

Page 37: ...int Server Name Displays the print server name defined in Smart Print Manager 3 Polling Time Configures the polling time Encrypted Password You can specify a password to be encrypted NDS Mode Enable this option if you with to set up an NDS environment Bindery Mode Enable this option if you wish to set up a bindery environment ...

Page 38: ...if you have a DHCP server on the network and wish the device to use an IP assigned by the DHCP server Specify IP Select this option to manually assign an IP to the device IP Address Enter the IP address of the print server if necessary Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of the print server if necessary Gateway Enter the gateway address of the print server if necessary ...

Page 39: ...creen will appear SNMP Communities The print server supports two communities and the default configuration of these communities is public read only There are two communities for which the print server can control its messages SNMP Traps Enables or disables the SNMP trap settings of the print server ...

Page 40: ...e on the network an asterisk will appear in the Zone Name section of the AppleTalk option in the Status Menu Port Name You can specify a name for the port Printer Type Allows the user to enter the model number of the printer to which the print server is attached The default printer type is LaserWriter Data Format If you are using a PostScript printer you may choose a data format among three format...

Page 41: ...int server If no address is assigned yet start the Smart Print Manager 3 utility and assign an IP address to the product first For configuration parameters accessible through Telnet see Section 4 2 of this chapter All of these options are supported under Telnet Note Be sure to assign an IP address to the Mini300plus BEFORE configuring the print server via Telnet ...

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Page 43: ...ation steps which are required to enable the print server under each OS network protocol The print server supports the TCP IP IPX SPX and NetBEUI protocols To use the Mini300plus you need to install at least one of these three protocols Contact your network administrator to verify which protocol needs to be installed Installing the TCP IP Protocol 1 From the Start button select Settings and then C...

Page 44: ...ni300plus 3 Check whether an item labeled TCP IP is visible If this item is not found click on the Add button 4 The following screen will be displayed Now select Protocol and then click on the Add button ...

Page 45: ...Mini300plus 5 From the Manufacturer list select Microsoft 6 From the protocol list select TCP IP and click on the OK button ...

Page 46: ...00plus 7 The TCP IP protocol will be added to the system An item labeled TCP IP should be visible now see below 8 Click on the OK button and restart the computer to enable the TCP IP protocol on your system ...

Page 47: ... From the Start button select Settings and then Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel folder double click the Network icon 3 Check whether an item labeled IPX SPX compatible protocol is visible If this item is not found click on the Add button ...

Page 48: ...ini300plus 4 Select Protocols and then click on the Add button 5 From the manufacturer list select Microsoft 6 From the network protocol list select IPX SPX Compatible Protocol and click on the OK button ...

Page 49: ...300plus 7 The IPX SPX protocol will be added to the system An item labeled IPX SPX compatible protocol should be visible now see below Now restart your computer to enable the IPX SPX protocol on your system ...

Page 50: ...rotocol 1 From the Start button select Settings and then Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel folder double click the Network icon 3 Check whether an item labeled NetBEUI is visible If you do not see this item Click on the Add button ...

Page 51: ...Mini300plus 4 Select Protocols and then click on the Add button 5 From the Manufacturer list select Microsoft 6 From the network protocol list select NetBEUI and click on the OK button ...

Page 52: ...Mini300plus 7 The NetBEUI protocol will be added to the system An item labeled NetBEUI should be visible now see below Restart your computer to enable the NetBEUI protocol on your system ...

Page 53: ...used in various networking environments The following section assumes that at least one network protocol has been already installed on the computer Follow the steps below to enable your printer on the system 1 From the Start button select Settings and then Printers 2 Double click the Add Printer icon 3 Click on the Next button to continue ...

Page 54: ...elect Local Printer and click on the Next button 5 In the following screen specify the printer you wish to use Select the appropriate manufacturer and the model name of your printer Refer to the user s manual of your printer if necessary ...

Page 55: ...Mini300plus 6 From the Available Ports list select LPT1 and click on the Next button 7 If you wish to change the default printer name enter a new name in the provided field Click on the Next button ...

Page 56: ... The next screen asks you whether you wish to print a test page Select No and click on the Finish button 9 Now the name of your printer should be visible in the Printers folder Double click the printer name icon now ...

Page 57: ...Mini300plus 10 From the Printer menu select Properties see below 11 Click on the Advanced tab and then click the Add Port button ...

Page 58: ...Mini300plus 12 Select the Other item and then click on PS Port in the following field see below Click on the OK button to continue ...

Page 59: ... detects and lists all the print servers which are currently available on your network The numbers displayed in the PID column correspond to the port numbers on the print server s For instance PID 1 indicates that Port 1 of that particular print server is currently in use Select the number of the port to which your printer is attached and click on the OK button TCP IP is used in the example above ...

Page 60: ... The printer s properties screen will be displayed again Click on the Advanced tab and verify that the Port field now displays the port number you have selected Click on the Apply button to save the new configuration ...

Page 61: ...ls Before using the print server be sure to install at least one of the protocols above Consult your network administrator if you are not certain which protocol is required Adding the TCP IP Protocol 1 Click the Start button and double click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 Click on the Protocol tab ...

Page 62: ...n if this item is not found 5 In the next screen select TCP IP Protocol and click on the OK button 6 The Windows NT Setup screen will appear Click on the Continue button When the Setup Message dialog is displayed set your WindowsNT CD ROM to the CD ROM drive and click on the OK button ...

Page 63: ...er an item labeled Microsoft TCP IP Printing is visible If this item cannot be found click on the Add button 10 Select Microsoft TCP IP Printing from the list and click on the OK button 11 The Windows NT Setup window will appear again Click on the Continue button When the Setup Message window appears set your Windows NT CD ROM to the CD ROM drive and click on the OK button ...

Page 64: ...Mini300plus 12 A new service labeled Microsoft TCP IP Printing will be added to the Services tab screen 13 The system asks you whether you wish to restart the PC now Select Yes to restart the system ...

Page 65: ...e Start button Next select Settings and then Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 Click on the Protocol tab 4 Check whether the NWLink IPX SPX Compatible Transport protocol has been installed If this item is not visible click on the Add button ...

Page 66: ...ort from the list and click on the OK button 6 The Windows NT Setup window will appear Click on the Continue button If the Setup Message window is displayed set your Windows NT CD ROM to the CD ROM drive and click on the OK button Mini300plus ...

Page 67: ...Mini300plus 7 An item labeled NWLink IPX SPX compatible transport will be added to the Protocol tab ...

Page 68: ...Mini300plus 8 If you wish to install Smart Print Manager 3 to a PC a service called Client Service for NetWare needs to be installed on the PC Select the Services tab and click on the Add button ...

Page 69: ...and Client Services for NetWare from the list then click on the OK button 10 The Windows NT Setup window will appear Click on the Continue button If the Setup Message window is displayed set your Windows NT CD ROM to the CD ROM drive and click on the OK button ...

Page 70: ...Mini300plus 11 A new service labeled Client Service for NetWare or Gateway Services for NetWare will be added to the Services tab screen 12 Click on the Yes or OK button to restart the computer ...

Page 71: ...Mini300plus Adding the NetBEUI Protocol 1 Click on the Start button Next select Settings and then Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 Click on the Protocol tab ...

Page 72: ...visible click on the Add button Next select NetBEUI protocol from the list and click on the OK button 5 The Windows NT Setup window will appear again Click on the Continue button When the Setup Message window appears set your Windows NT CD ROM to the CD ROM drive and click on the OK button ...

Page 73: ...Mini300plus 6 A new item labeled NetBEUI protocol will be added to the Services tab screen 7 The system asks you whether you wish to restart the PC now Select Yes to restart the system ...

Page 74: ...talled on your computer If you wish to print via an LPR port directly proceed to the Configuring the Printer TCP IP via LPR Port sub section Otherwise follow the steps below to enable your printer under Windows NT Configuring Your Printer for Windows NT TCP IP IPX SPX NetBEUI Note Although TCP IP is used in the following steps you can use the same procedure for an IPX SPX or NetBEUI environment 1 ...

Page 75: ...Mini300plus 3 Now select My Computer and click on the Next button 4 In the next screen click on the Add Port button to continue ...

Page 76: ...b which corresponds to the network protocol installed on your PC After a while the wizard detects and lists all print servers available on the network The numbers below PID correspond to the port numbers of the Mini300plus Select the number of the port to which your printer is attached and click on the OK button ...

Page 77: ...Mini300plus 7 Now the port you have selected should be visible in the Available Ports list see below Select the new port and click on the Next button ...

Page 78: ...d printer name in the two lists 9 You can define a name for your printer If you do not wish to change the default printer name click on the Next button 10 The wizard will ask you whether you wish to share the printer with other clients If you do not wish to share the printer click on the Next button ...

Page 79: ...Mini300plus 11 In the next screen select Yes if you wish to print a test page Or simply select NO to skip it Click on the Finish button to complete the printer configuration ...

Page 80: ...w to enable the LPR port using TCP IP If you do not wish to print via the LPR port see the previous subsection and configure your printer accordingly 1 From the Start button select Settings and then Printers 2 Double click the Add Printer icon 3 Now select My Computer and click on the Next button ...

Page 81: ...4 In the next screen click on the Add Port button to continue 5 Select LPR Port and click on the New Port button Mini300plus ...

Page 82: ...printer is attached Ex lp1 lp2 or lp3 If the printer is attached to Port 2 on the print server for instance you need to enter lp2 in lower case Click on the OK button to continue 7 Now the new port should be visible in the Available Ports list see below Click on the Next button 8 Refer to the user s manual of your printer and select the appropriate manufacturer and printer name model number in the...

Page 83: ...Mini300plus 9 You can define a name for your printer If you do not wish to change the default printer name click on the Next button ...

Page 84: ...xt window select the Shared option and click on the Next button 11 In the next screen select Yes if you wish to print a test page Or simply select NO to skip it Click on the Finish button to complete the printer configuration ...

Page 85: ... required TCP IP The TCP IP protocol is automatically installed when a network interface card NIC is added to the system If your Windows2000 PC is already equipped with a NIC you do not need to install this protocol IPX SPX 1 Click on the Start button Select Settings and then Control Panel 2 Open Network Dial Up Connections 3 Click on the Local Area Connection icon to which the print server is con...

Page 86: ...Mini300plus 4 Now check whether NWLink IPX SPX NetBIOS Compatible Transport has been installed If this item is not visible click on the Install button ...

Page 87: ...Mini300plus 5 Select the Protocol item and click on the Add button ...

Page 88: ...Mini300plus 6 From the Manufacturer list select Microsoft From the Network Protocol list select NWLink IPX SPX NetBIOS Compatible Transport Then click on the OK button ...

Page 89: ...BIOS Compatible Transport should be visible in Local Area Connection properties screen 8 If you wish to install Smart Print Manager 3 on your PC a component called Client Service for NetWare needs to be installed as well Click on the Install button again ...

Page 90: ...9 Select the Client item and click on the Add button 10 Select Gateway and Client Service for NetWare and click on the OK button Mini300plus ...

Page 91: ...11 The Gateway and Client Service for NetWare will be added to the Properties screen When the OS displays the After a while the OS prompts you to restart the system Click on the Yes or OK button to restart your PC ...

Page 92: ...art button Select Settings and then Control Panel 2 Open Network Dial Up Connections 3 Click on the Local Area Connection icon to which the print server is connected After highlighting the icon click on the File menu and select Properties ...

Page 93: ...Mini300plus 4 Now check whether the NetBEUI protocol has been installed Click on the Install button if this item is not found ...

Page 94: ...5 Select the Protocol item and click on the Add button 6 From the Manufacturer list select Microsoft From the Network Protocol list select NetWare Protocol Then click on the OK button Mini300plus ...

Page 95: ...Mini300plus 7 Now an item labeled NetBEUI Protocol should be visible in the Local Area Connection properties screen ...

Page 96: ...ish to print via an LPR port directly proceed to the Configuring the Printer TCP IP via LPR Port sub section Otherwise follow the steps below to enable your printer under Windows 2000 Configuring Your Printer for Windows 2000 TCP IP IPX SPX NetBEUI Note Although TCP IP is used in the following steps you can use the same procedure for an IPX SPX or NetBEUI environment as well 1 From the Start butto...

Page 97: ...ect Local Printer in the following screen and click on the Next button 4 The Select the Printer Port screen appears Select the Create a New Port option Next select PS Port from the Type list and click on the Next button ...

Page 98: ...tocol installed on your PC After a while the wizard lists all the print servers currently available on the network The numbers in the PID column correspond to the port numbers of the print server Select the number of the port to which your printer is attached and click on the OK button ...

Page 99: ...in Select the manufacturer and the model name of your printer in the two lists see below Refer to the user s manual of the printer if necessary 7 In the next window select the Use Current Drivers or an equivalent option then click on the Next button ...

Page 100: ... your printer If you do not wish to change the default printer name click on the Next button 9 The wizard will ask you whether you wish to share the printer with other clients If you do not wish to share the printer click on the Next button ...

Page 101: ...h to print a test page Or simply select NO to skip it Click on the Next button 11 Verify the new configuration of the printer and click the Finish button if all the parameters are correct If you wish to modify any of the parameters click on the Back button ...

Page 102: ... to enable the LPR port using TCP IP If you do not wish to print via the LPR port see the previous subsection and configure your printer accordingly 1 From the Start button select Settings and then Printers 2 Double click the Add Printer icon The Add Printer wizard appears Click on the Next button ...

Page 103: ...Mini300plus 3 Now select Local Printer and click on the Next button ...

Page 104: ...ver providing lpd field enter the IP address assigned to the print server In the Name of printer or print queue on that server field enter the number of the print server port to which your printer is attached Ex lp1 lp2 or lp3 If the printer is attached to Port 2 on the print server for instance you need to enter lp2 in lower case Click on the OK button to continue ...

Page 105: ...lect the manufacturer and the model name of your printer in the two fields see below Refer to the user s manual of your printer if necessary 7 In the next window select the Use the Current Drivers or an equivalent option and then click on the Next button ...

Page 106: ...ne a name for your printer If you do not wish to change the default printer name click on the Next button 9 In the next window select the Shared option If you do not wish to change the default Share name click on the Next button ...

Page 107: ...the Location field enter the location where the print server is installed In the Comments field enter any additional information on the printer or the print server These fields may be left blank Click on the Next button ...

Page 108: ...h to print a test page Or simply select NO to skip it Click on the Next button 12 Verify the new configuration of the printer and click the Finish button if all the parameters are correct If you wish to modify any of the parameters click on the Back button ...

Page 109: ... NDS select the Bindery mode before configuring the print server and creating print queues For more details refer to your NetWare manual a Using Auto Setup The Auto Setup option greatly eases installation of the print server 1 Log on to your NetWare server with supervisor or admin permission 2 From the Start button select Program and then Smart Print Manager 3 3 The utility detects all the print s...

Page 110: ...Setup The print server can be set up via the Manual Setup option of Smart Print Manager It is assumed that you have a basic understanding of NetWare print servers Follow the steps below to enable the print server under NetWare 1 Log on to your NetWare server with supervisor or admin permission and start PCONSOLE 2 Select Print Queue from the command menu 3 Press the Insert key The utility prompts ...

Page 111: ...rt key The print queue you specified in Step 3 will be displayed Select this queue and press Enter 10 The utility will ask you to specify the priority for this queue Simply press the Enter key to continue 11 Press the ESC key to return to the previous screen Then press the F10 key to save the new settings 12 Press ESC again 13 From the Start button select Program and then Smart Print Manager 3 to ...

Page 112: ...ck on the OK button 6 The same information will be displayed in the Network Path field Click on the Next button 7 Refer to the user s manual of your printer and select the manufacturer and model name of your printer in the two lists Click on the Next button To learn how to install the drivers of your printer please refer to the user s manual of the printer 8 You can define a name for your printer ...

Page 113: ...t Print Manager 3 2 In the Mini300plus Properties screen select the AppleTalk tab 3 Set Data Format to either TBCP or BCP Note When attaching a printer to the parallel port on the print server the name of the port will be used as the Chooser name of the printer Verify that this port name is not used by any of the remaining printers on the entire AppleTalk network Configuring the print server for A...

Page 114: ...the printer name that ends with 2 Click on the Setup button 4 If this printer has not been configured as the default printer the system will prompt for a PPD printer description file Select the PDD file for the printer in use If your printer cannot be found in the list click on the Use Generic or Generic button If you plan to use these settings afterwards click on the Re configure or equivalent bu...

Page 115: ...ith root permission 2 Enter and run the following command mkdev rlp The system will display a series of questions about the configuration of your remote printer Answer to each question in the following manner a Do you want to install or remove printing i r q q Enter i b Do you wish to change the printer description file etc printcap y n n Enter y c Enter information for remote printers or local pr...

Page 116: ...s file enter the host name instead of the IP address f Printer xxxx is connected to host xxx xxx xxx xxx Is this correct y n Enter y g Other messages will be displayed after Step f Enter y or n to each question message If you are not sure what the question means enter n h Would you like this to be the system default printer y n n Enter y if you wish to make this printer the default printer i Do yo...

Page 117: ...tion properly when used with the print server If this is the case please refer to the user s manual of your printer to disable the bi directional print function of the printer SUN Solaris 2 x 1 Log in to the system with the root permission 2 Run the lpsystem command Format lpsystem tbsd IP Address or Host Name Example lpsystem tbsd 192 72 214 103 3 Run the lpadmin command Enter a desired name for ...

Page 118: ...ool command to configure the print server under Linux 1 printtool Enter 2 The RHS Linux Print System Manager utility will start 3 Click on the ADD button 4 Check select the Remote Unix lpd Queue option 5 Install the drivers for the printer you wish to use 6 Once the printer is configured you can use the lpr command to print Format lpr File Name Note Some printers with bi directional print support ...

Page 119: ...create a direct path from the user s Windows PC to a remote printer via the Internet Since this scheme directly prints data to the remote user s printer the remote user can receive documents and images that are much clearer than ordinary fax images Furthermore IPP eases management of networked printers as it is capable of detecting both printers and their jobs on the Internet As of this writing on...

Page 120: ...Mini300plus 1 Click on the Start button and open Settings and then Printers 2 Double click the Add Printer icon to start the Add Printer wizard Click on the Next button ...

Page 121: ...Mini300plus 3 In the next window select Network Printer and click on the Next button ...

Page 122: ... the IP address assigned to the Mini300plus AND the port number used by the printer in the URL field see below Click on the Next button Use the format http xxx xxx xxx xxx lpx The port number should be lp1 lp2 or lp3 in lower case 5 The wizard connects to the printer and attempts to detect printer s attached to the Mini300plus ...

Page 123: ...ect the manufacturer and the model name of the remote printer in the two lists Be sure to obtain this information in advance Click on the Next button 7 In the next window select Use the Current Drivers or an equivalent option Click on the Next button ...

Page 124: ...Next button if you do not wish to share the printer with other clients 9 Verify the new configuration of the printer and click the Finish button if all the parameters are correct If you wish to modify any of the parameters click on the Back button ...

Page 125: ... any of its clients can access HP Web Jetadmin by simply browsing the HP Web JedAdmin host server through a standard Web browser Installing HP Web JetAdmin Before installing the software verify that either you have the administrator s access right or you are allowed to install the program at the root level of the system 1 Access HP Customer Care Online http www hp com cposupport prodhome hpwebjeta...

Page 126: ...P and other information provided by a DHCP server To enable the IPP and other network functions of the print server however it is recommended to assign a fixed IP address to the print server When used as a DHCP client a temporary rather than a fixed IP address is assigned by the DHCP server The DHCP client feature of the print server is disabled by default ...

Page 127: ...rver Other features like the one which checks the ink level are not supported as well for the same reason Printers not supported by the print server Canon LBP 220 Series EPSON LP 700W NEC MultiWriter1000LW etc A list of tested and supported printers will be available at our web Q The print server does not print to EPSON s MJ PM series printers A Follow the steps below to enable the printers 1 From...

Page 128: ...A Please refer to the Protocol Installation subsections in Chapter 5 to check whether the IPX SPX protocol has been installed SPM3 uses this protocol to communicate with the print server If the same problem persists even though the protocol is in place add NetWare Network Client Client Service for NetWare for WindowsNT Q I used the arp command to enable the ping command But it stops working as soo...

Page 129: ...y PC results in an error A This is normal if you are not using a Windows NT or NetWare server to print If you are directly sending the print data to the print server To allow multiple users on the same network to send a print request set up a Windows NT or NetWare server on your network and let the server spool all the print jobs first Q I am trying to enable the print server on a TCP IP network b...

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Page 131: ... been renamed to mps11 bin Before upgrading the firmware make sure that the Mini300plus holds no print job Upgrading the Firmware via a NetWare Server 1 Log in to your NetWare file server as an administrator 2 Verify that the binary file mps11 bin is in the directory which holds the PSAdmin exe file in the Planex Print Server folder If not move the mps11 bin file to this directory now 3 Start Smar...

Page 132: ... print server automatically restarts itself after upgrading the firmware Upgrading the Firmware via a UNIX Workstation 1 Log in to the system as root 2 Verify that the binary file mps11 bin is in the directory which holds the PSAdmin exe file in the Planex Print Server folder If not move the mps11 bin file to this directory now 3 Enter as follows tftp IP address of the print server 4 At the tftp p...

Page 133: ...ategory 3 or greater 100Mbps Category 5 Network Port 10BASE T 100BASE TX RJ 45 Port x 1 Parallel Ports 25pin Centronics Parallel Port x 3 LED Indicators Power Status Link Power Input DC12V 1A Power Consumption 2 88W max Operating Temperatures 0 40 degree C Operating Humidities 35 85 non condensing Dimensions 137 x 210 x 36 W x D x H mm Weight 379 g EM FCC Class A CE ...

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