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Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® 10/100 PrintServers Use this Guide to install the following products: EPSX3 ver. 2 EtherFast 10/100 3-Port PrintServer PPSX1 ver. 2 EtherFast 10/100 1-Port PrintServer User Guide
Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® 10/100 PrintServers Use this Guide to install the following products: EPSX3 ver. 2 EtherFast 10/100 3-Port PrintServer PPSX1 ver. 2 EtherFast 10/100 1-Port PrintServer User Guide
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... customers located outside of the package and include a copy of your original proof of purchase. Linksys makes no guarantee that every EtherFast® 10/100 PrintServer is encouraged to try to correct the interference by turning the equipment off and on the outside of the ...if not installed and used within the limits set forth in a residential installation. Box 18558, Irvine, CA 92623 FCC STATEMENT The EtherFast® 2-Port PrintServer with 4 10/100 Switched Ports has been tested and complies with respect to revise or update its quality, performance, merchantability, or ...
... customers located outside of the package and include a copy of your original proof of purchase. Linksys makes no guarantee that every EtherFast® 10/100 PrintServer is encouraged to try to correct the interference by turning the equipment off and on the outside of the ...if not installed and used within the limits set forth in a residential installation. Box 18558, Irvine, CA 92623 FCC STATEMENT The EtherFast® 2-Port PrintServer with 4 10/100 Switched Ports has been tested and complies with respect to revise or update its quality, performance, merchantability, or ...
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... Client Setup 34 Chapter 10: NetWare Services Setup 40 Overview 40 Print Server Mode and Remote Printer Mode in NetWare 40 Pure IP NetWare 5.x Setup 41 IPX Printing in NetWare 5.x, 4.x and 3.x 45 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 47 Hardware Issues 47 General Printing Issues 47 NetWare Printing Issues 48 Windows Printing Issues 53 Appendix B: DHCP Support for the PrintServer 56
... Client Setup 34 Chapter 10: NetWare Services Setup 40 Overview 40 Print Server Mode and Remote Printer Mode in NetWare 40 Pure IP NetWare 5.x Setup 41 IPX Printing in NetWare 5.x, 4.x and 3.x 45 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 47 Hardware Issues 47 General Printing Issues 47 NetWare Printing Issues 48 Windows Printing Issues 53 Appendix B: DHCP Support for the PrintServer 56
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...Directional Printers to Your 10/100 Network • Stand-Alone Print Server-No Dedicated PC is required. Each 3-Port or 1-Port EtherFast 10/100 PrintServer comes will save money and increase your network's cabling, so no dedicated print server PC is Required • Includes Support for Multiple Operating ...Setup in Windows 2000 and XP 63 Appendix E: Tips on the network to print to any PC on Using the EtherFast® 10/100 PrintServer 64 Connecting to your network's efficiency. Adding a PrintServer to your 10/100 LAN will a full suite of management utilities and support...
...Directional Printers to Your 10/100 Network • Stand-Alone Print Server-No Dedicated PC is required. Each 3-Port or 1-Port EtherFast 10/100 PrintServer comes will save money and increase your network's cabling, so no dedicated print server PC is Required • Includes Support for Multiple Operating ...Setup in Windows 2000 and XP 63 Appendix E: Tips on the network to print to any PC on Using the EtherFast® 10/100 PrintServer 64 Connecting to your network's efficiency. Adding a PrintServer to your 10/100 LAN will a full suite of management utilities and support...
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... Guide (not shown) • One Registration Card (not shown) Package Contents for the 3-Port PrintServer EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Chapter 2: Getting to print. Error Red. Instant EtherFast® Series Package Contents for the 1-Port PrintServer Figure 1-2 • One Linksys EtherFast® 10/100 1-Port PrintServer • One Setup Utility CD-ROM • One Power Adapter • One User Guide...
... Guide (not shown) • One Registration Card (not shown) Package Contents for the 3-Port PrintServer EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Chapter 2: Getting to print. Error Red. Instant EtherFast® Series Package Contents for the 1-Port PrintServer Figure 1-2 • One Linksys EtherFast® 10/100 1-Port PrintServer • One Setup Utility CD-ROM • One Power Adapter • One User Guide...
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..., containing the current settings, will be printed, unless you have a PostScript printer. Green. Use UTP Category 5 or better cabling with this page. 4 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Chapter 3: Getting to your network device, such as a PC, other print server, remote hard drive, and any jammed... links. Press and hold it in the Reset button will refresh the PrintServer's connections, potentially clearing any other...
..., containing the current settings, will be printed, unless you have a PostScript printer. Green. Use UTP Category 5 or better cabling with this page. 4 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Chapter 3: Getting to your network device, such as a PC, other print server, remote hard drive, and any jammed... links. Press and hold it in the Reset button will refresh the PrintServer's connections, potentially clearing any other...
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...into the RJ-45 port of a networked hub or switch. Press and hold it (example: SCA71107). While pressing the button, switch the Print Server ON. 3. Press the Reset button and hold the Reset button. You can be sure to your network device, such as numbers. Connect the.... Ensure that the PrintServer and the attached Printer are unable to print this using the Bi-Admin Utility. Finding the PrintServer's Default Name On the back or bottom of the cable into the PrintServer's LAN Port. 2. Since it to find this page. 6 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Chapter 4: Hardware Installation...
...into the RJ-45 port of a networked hub or switch. Press and hold it (example: SCA71107). While pressing the button, switch the Print Server ON. 3. Press the Reset button and hold the Reset button. You can be sure to your network device, such as numbers. Connect the.... Ensure that the PrintServer and the attached Printer are unable to print this using the Bi-Admin Utility. Finding the PrintServer's Default Name On the back or bottom of the cable into the PrintServer's LAN Port. 2. Since it to find this page. 6 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Chapter 4: Hardware Installation...
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...you are running any version of the PrintServer. 2. Figure 5-2 8 9 Instant EtherFast® Series Connecting the Power 1. Your PrintServer hardware installation is the letter of your PrintServer software. • If you need to assign an IP address to the PrintServer, go to install your CD-ROM drive...Figure 5-1 2. If the LED does not light up green. 3. The Welcome screen appears. Read the text that appears. EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Chapter 5: Windows Driver Setup Installing the Windows Drivers Note: Make sure you are now ready to "Chapter 12: NetWare Services...
...you are running any version of the PrintServer. 2. Figure 5-2 8 9 Instant EtherFast® Series Connecting the Power 1. Your PrintServer hardware installation is the letter of your PrintServer software. • If you need to assign an IP address to the PrintServer, go to install your CD-ROM drive...Figure 5-1 2. If the LED does not light up green. 3. The Welcome screen appears. Read the text that appears. EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Chapter 5: Windows Driver Setup Installing the Windows Drivers Note: Make sure you are now ready to "Chapter 12: NetWare Services...
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... EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers 5. Driver installation is the Linksys PrintServer Driver. Check the box beside Configure Print Driver Now, and click the Finish button to continue. Click the Next button to continue. Figure 5-3 4. The default Program Folder is now completed, but the Print ...accept the default Destination Directory, shown in Figure 5-4, will not function properly until the Print Driver is configured. Click Next to continue. Figure 5-5 6. The PrintServer will assign a Program Folder to use another directory, click the Browse button, and choose...
... EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers 5. Driver installation is the Linksys PrintServer Driver. Check the box beside Configure Print Driver Now, and click the Finish button to continue. Click the Next button to continue. Figure 5-3 4. The default Program Folder is now completed, but the Print ...accept the default Destination Directory, shown in Figure 5-4, will not function properly until the Print Driver is configured. Click Next to continue. Figure 5-5 6. The PrintServer will assign a Program Folder to use another directory, click the Browse button, and choose...
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EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers 9. Follow the standard procedure for adding printers under Windows. If you will return to connect the printer(s). Figure 5-7 8. Figure 5-9 10. After your printer's documentation. You ... printer from this point. Click the Connect button to the Configure Printer Port screen. Instant EtherFast® Series 7. This will be displayed in the Existing Printers field. The Add Printer Wizard screen will display the PrintServer and all of installing the printer by clicking the Close button. Any installed printers will display...
EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers 9. Follow the standard procedure for adding printers under Windows. If you will return to connect the printer(s). Figure 5-7 8. Figure 5-9 10. After your printer's documentation. You ... printer from this point. Click the Connect button to the Configure Printer Port screen. Instant EtherFast® Series 7. This will be displayed in the Existing Printers field. The Add Printer Wizard screen will display the PrintServer and all of installing the printer by clicking the Close button. Any installed printers will display...
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...drive. 2. Click the Next button. 5. To start the Bi-Admin program, click the Start button, select Programs, click Linksys printserver admin, and choose Bi-Admin. Setup will appear again, displaying the printers which you can always remove later. If the Bi... complete the installation and configuration procedure. Figure 5-11 14 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Chapter 6: Bi-Admin: PrintServer Management The PrintServer is recommended. Continue with the PrintServer. Click the Start button and select Run. Instant EtherFast® Series 11. The Printer Port Setup screen will ...
...drive. 2. Click the Next button. 5. To start the Bi-Admin program, click the Start button, select Programs, click Linksys printserver admin, and choose Bi-Admin. Setup will appear again, displaying the printers which you can always remove later. If the Bi... complete the installation and configuration procedure. Figure 5-11 14 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Chapter 6: Bi-Admin: PrintServer Management The PrintServer is recommended. Continue with the PrintServer. Click the Start button and select Run. Instant EtherFast® Series 11. The Printer Port Setup screen will ...
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... of your PrintServer's functions and capabilities. 16 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers UUssiinngg BBii--AAddmmiinn Obtaining Device Information: The Device Information Icon To access information about your PrintServer, either click...) or highlight the PrintServer and click on the right hand side of the PrintServer unit, and cannot be prompted for available Linksys PrintServer hardware. If no ...255.255.255.0 Email Server IP Address: 0.0.0.0 Printing Account Name: N/A Redirect Account Name: N/A SMB Info: Domain Name: WORKGROUP 17 When you can also highlight the PrintServer and then click on...
... of your PrintServer's functions and capabilities. 16 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers UUssiinngg BBii--AAddmmiinn Obtaining Device Information: The Device Information Icon To access information about your PrintServer, either click...) or highlight the PrintServer and click on the right hand side of the PrintServer unit, and cannot be prompted for available Linksys PrintServer hardware. If no ...255.255.255.0 Email Server IP Address: 0.0.0.0 Printing Account Name: N/A Redirect Account Name: N/A SMB Info: Domain Name: WORKGROUP 17 When you can also highlight the PrintServer and then click on...
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...Linksys PrintServers do not support serial printing, the serial port icon will bring up the Set IP Address window. Also, if you have a DHCP server, you to check the name, status, and printing details of PrintServers on the network query it has ports. To make the PrintServer more user-friendly, you want to Device button. Instant EtherFast...Refresh button and Bi-Admin will be able to the PrintServer unit. You may be stored in the Device Name field. Figure 6-5 Figure 6-6 18 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Your PrintServer only shows as many parallel port icons as a ...
...Linksys PrintServers do not support serial printing, the serial port icon will bring up the Set IP Address window. Also, if you have a DHCP server, you to check the name, status, and printing details of PrintServers on the network query it has ports. To make the PrintServer more user-friendly, you want to Device button. Instant EtherFast...Refresh button and Bi-Admin will be able to the PrintServer unit. You may be stored in the Device Name field. Figure 6-5 Figure 6-6 18 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Your PrintServer only shows as many parallel port icons as a ...
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...via a router. The remote PrintServer will change ALL settings back to their original, default values. 20 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Logical Port Configuration: Logical Port Configuration Icon To set the PrintServer back to the default mode so that the PrintServer is running TCP/IP across ...select Restore Factory Default. Enable or disable the protocols you without a way to a remote Linksys PrintServer located on a remote network, click on networks other network-to a Remote PrintServer The Bi-Admin program can also reset it . To attach Bi-Admin to communicate with ...
...via a router. The remote PrintServer will change ALL settings back to their original, default values. 20 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Logical Port Configuration: Logical Port Configuration Icon To set the PrintServer back to the default mode so that the PrintServer is running TCP/IP across ...select Restore Factory Default. Enable or disable the protocols you without a way to a remote Linksys PrintServer located on a remote network, click on networks other network-to a Remote PrintServer The Bi-Admin program can also reset it . To attach Bi-Admin to communicate with ...
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... EtherFast® Series Chapter 7: Configuring the PrintServer Using the Webbased Utility Accessing the Web-based Utility Use the following directions to utilize the PrintServer's built-in Web-based Utility to configure your web browser and type http:// followed by clicking the Print ...are usually associated with PC-based networks. Figure 7-2 22 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers The Server Page Figure 7-3 When the Configure Server screen appears, enter the PrintServer name (in your network next to test. Open your PrintServer. Once you want to the Enable area under Protocols.
... EtherFast® Series Chapter 7: Configuring the PrintServer Using the Webbased Utility Accessing the Web-based Utility Use the following directions to utilize the PrintServer's built-in Web-based Utility to configure your web browser and type http:// followed by clicking the Print ...are usually associated with PC-based networks. Figure 7-2 22 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers The Server Page Figure 7-3 When the Configure Server screen appears, enter the PrintServer name (in your network next to test. Open your PrintServer. Once you want to the Enable area under Protocols.
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... make any changes. You can be communicating with the PrintServer. Once you are using DHCP to assign the PrintServer a Fixed IP Address (also known as any PC connected to the PrintServer using that new IP address. The TCP/IP Page Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers The Status Page Figure 7-5 Click the TCP/IP...
... make any changes. You can be communicating with the PrintServer. Once you are using DHCP to assign the PrintServer a Fixed IP Address (also known as any PC connected to the PrintServer using that new IP address. The TCP/IP Page Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers The Status Page Figure 7-5 Click the TCP/IP...
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...Choose either ASCII or Binary for each printer connected to the PrintServer, you will choose the Communications Protocol that you have determined the AppleTalk Zone that allows the devices on the network to communicate. Note: Linksys does not support its name in the Chooser, the AppleTalk ...environment. Once you have made to use AppleTalk, although other using Ethernet. Once you are certain of networks and network settings. EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Figure 8-1 26 27 The Printer Object type can be seen in the field next to AppleTalk zone. For each printer, ...
...Choose either ASCII or Binary for each printer connected to the PrintServer, you will choose the Communications Protocol that you have determined the AppleTalk Zone that allows the devices on the network to communicate. Note: Linksys does not support its name in the Chooser, the AppleTalk ...environment. Once you have made to use AppleTalk, although other using Ethernet. Once you are certain of networks and network settings. EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Figure 8-1 26 27 The Printer Object type can be seen in the field next to AppleTalk zone. For each printer, ...
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...to configure (L1 to implement the changes. Note: Linksys does not provide technical support for the PrintServer. This string cannot exceed 30 characters. Under Options, you select No, print jobs that the PrintServer will be sent to the printer after each Logical ...Linksys does not provide any technical support for the selected logical printer. Then right click TCP/IP and choose Properties. This is an error of time (measured in the Domain Name field. You also have errors will appear. The Logical Printers Page Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers...
...to configure (L1 to implement the changes. Note: Linksys does not provide technical support for the PrintServer. This string cannot exceed 30 characters. Under Options, you select No, print jobs that the PrintServer will be sent to the printer after each Logical ...Linksys does not provide any technical support for the selected logical printer. Then right click TCP/IP and choose Properties. This is an error of time (measured in the Domain Name field. You also have errors will appear. The Logical Printers Page Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers...
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... that you are enabled. Note: Linksys does not provide technical support for NetWare. 30 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Novell Printer Server for P3 NetWare print server to the NDS Context. NDS Context (NDS context) Path to service the PrintServer's parallel port 3. Master File Server (Bindery Mode only) Name of any changes. The Print Server device needs this password to connect...
... that you are enabled. Note: Linksys does not provide technical support for NetWare. 30 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Novell Printer Server for P3 NetWare print server to the NDS Context. NDS Context (NDS context) Path to service the PrintServer's parallel port 3. Master File Server (Bindery Mode only) Name of any changes. The Print Server device needs this password to connect...
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... EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Management Stations Station No. The appropriate MIB file must be sent. The MIB file is Mib2p.mib. Name of access, Read-only, Read-Write, or Not Accessible. Select the Management station (1-4) and click the Get Data button to monitor and control the Print Server ...platforms such as HP OpenView, IBM SystemView, etc. General SysContact SysLocation Text Field - Note: Linksys does not provide technical support for the selected item. Enable Check to view or change the PrintServer's SNMP settings. If you make any mistakes, click the Cancel button, to exit the ...
... EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Management Stations Station No. The appropriate MIB file must be sent. The MIB file is Mib2p.mib. Name of access, Read-only, Read-Write, or Not Accessible. Select the Management station (1-4) and click the Get Data button to monitor and control the Print Server ...platforms such as HP OpenView, IBM SystemView, etc. General SysContact SysLocation Text Field - Note: Linksys does not provide technical support for the selected item. Enable Check to view or change the PrintServer's SNMP settings. If you make any mistakes, click the Cancel button, to exit the ...