D-Link AirPlus DP-G310 User manual

Print Server Administration User’s Guide
Print Server Administration Program
User’s Guide
Rev. 03 (April, 2003)

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Table of Contents
ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................................................................ 1
What’s Not Covered in This User’s Guide..................................................... 1
Contents of the User’s Guide......................................................................... 2
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 3
Background on Print Servers......................................................................... 3
Print Server Administration Features............................................................ 5
INSTALLING AND STARTING THE PS ADMIN PROGRAM............... 7
System Requirements ..................................................................................... 7
Installing PS Admin ....................................................................................... 9
Starting PS Admin.......................................................................................... 9
PRINT SERVER WIRELESS SETTING IN PS ADMIN PROGRAM 11
Ad-Hoc Mode:.............................................................................................. 12
Infrastructure Mode:.................................................................................... 16
WEP Encryption Key ................................................................................... 20
GETTING STARTED SETTING UP YOUR PRINT SERVER ............. 22
Choosing a Name for Your Print Server...................................................... 22
Setting a Password for Your Print Server.................................................... 24
Changing Print Server Port Settings ........................................................... 25
Testing Your Print Server ............................................................................ 29

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SETTING UP MICROSOFT NETWORK PRINTING ........................ 30
Setting up the Print Server for Microsoft Networking ................................. 30
Printing from Client Workstations............................................................... 32
Windows 95 (and later) Client Workstations ......................................................... 32
Windows NT 4.0 (and later) Client Workstations.................................................. 35
Windows NT 3.51 Client Workstations ................................................................. 37
Windows for Workgroups Client Workstations ..................................................... 39
MS-DOS/PC-DOS Workstations ........................................................................... 42
Keeping the Print Queue on a Windows NT Server..................................... 43
SETTING UP APPLETALK PRINTING ........................................ 46
Setting up the Print Server for AppleTalk Printing...................................... 46
Printing from MacOS Client Workstations.................................................. 48
SETTING UP UNIX TCP/IP PRINTING ...................................... 50
Configuring TCP/IP Network Settings......................................................... 50
Printing Text Files from Unix ...................................................................... 51
Printing from BSD Unix Versions................................................................ 52
Printing from SCO Unix System V/386........................................................ 54
Printing from Solaris ................................................................................... 56
Printing from Windows NT .......................................................................... 57
Printing using TFTP .................................................................................... 59
Printing using FTP ...................................................................................... 60
PS ADMIN ADMINISTRATION.................................................. 61
The PS Admin Main Window ....................................................................... 61
Filtering the List of Print Servers ................................................................ 62
Working with Environment Files and Preferences ...................................... 63
Monitoring Printer Status ............................................................................ 66

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Checking NetWare Print Jobs...................................................................... 67
Configuring NetWare Print Services ........................................................... 69
Managing Print Queues.......................................................................................... 69
Managing Printers .................................................................................................. 72
Managing Print Servers.......................................................................................... 73
Resetting the Print Server ............................................................................ 76
Upgrading the Print Server’s Internal Firmware........................................ 77
TROUBLESHOOTING PRINT SERVER PROBLEMS ...................... 79
Using the PS Admin Device Diagnostics Window ....................................... 79
APPENDIX:TELNET INTERFACE ADMINISTRATION.................... 82
Setting an IP Address without PS Admin..................................................... 82
Accessing the Telnet Interface ..................................................................... 83
Changing TCP/IP Settings........................................................................... 84
Changing Server Settings............................................................................. 85
Changing the Print Server Password........................................................... 87
Changing Port Settings................................................................................ 88
Changing AppleTalk Settings....................................................................... 90
Displaying Configuration Information ........................................................ 91
Resetting the Print Server ............................................................................ 92
Upgrading Print Server Firmware .............................................................. 93

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Print Server Administration
User’s Guide
About This Guide
This User’s Guide describes the operation of the PS Admin
program, which can be used to conveniently configure and manage
your print server from any personal computer running the
Windows 3.1x, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows NT 3.51,
Windows NT 4.0 or later, or Windows 95 or later operating
systems. Once your print server is configured, you can use it for
printing from any Novell NetWare, TCP/IP, AppleTalk, or
Microsoft network.
This Guide also describes the telnet interface, which you can
use to configure your print server without the use of a Windows-
based PC.
What’s Not Covered in This User’s Guide
This User’s Guide concentrates on the software setup and
management of your print server. Information about how to
connect the print server to the network, to power, and to your
printer(s), is covered in the print server’s hardware User’s Guide.

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Contents of the User’s Guide
This User’s Guide is divided into three parts:
Part I gives an overview of your print server and of the
Windows-based PS Admin program you can use to manage it.
Part II covers the initial steps you will need to take to set up
your print server, configure it for printing from various
network systems, and allow client workstations to use it to
print documents.
Part III covers daily administration tasks, how to
troubleshoot problems with your print server, and how to use
the telnet interface.

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Introduction
This chapter introduces the printing and administration features of
the print server products, and of the PS Admin program that you
can use to set up and administer print server.
Background on Print Servers
Before personal computer networking became common, users who
wanted to print from their personal computers needed to have a
directly-connected printer. As laser printers became common, it
became too expensive for each user to have a dedicated printer,
and some form of print sharing became even more necessary.
The simplest form of print sharing involves a switch box:

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A switch box can make it more convenient for two or more users
to share a single printer, but it requires long print cables unless the
two users are close together. The users also have to coordinate
their printing, which becomes difficult if more than two computers
share a printer.
Server-based network operating systems (such as Novell NetWare)
make it possible for a larger number of users to share printers.
When a workstation user prints a document, network software on
the workstation takes a file of instructions for the printer and stores
them in a print queue on the server. The server takes each job in
the print queue and sends it to the printer, which is either attached
to the server itself or to one of the workstations on the network.
This arrangement allows a large number of people to share printers,
and makes it possible to centrally manage the printers and their
print queues.
This method has several disadvantages, however:

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It increases the load on the file server.
The file server has a limited number of printer ports
available.
If printers are attached to the file server, then they have to be
located near the server instead of near the users, which may
be inconvenient.
If printers are attached to user workstations, then print jobs
will be delayed or printed more slowly as they are sent to the
workstation. The remote printer software used on the
workstation may also be incompatible with other software
used on the workstation.
Print server devices such as the multi-protocol network print
servers make network printing more practical, because:
Network print servers can be located anywhere on the
network, making it easy to place printers near the people
who will be using them.
It is easy to centrally manage network print servers.
The load on network servers is reduced.
Multi-protocol print servers make it possible for printers to
be shared by people using different network operating
systems.
Print Server Administration Features
The print servers can be centrally administered using the PS Admin
program, making it convenient to manage all of your print servers
from a single Windows-based interface. PS Admin features
include:

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Allows setup and modification of parameters for the server’s
printer ports, the server itself and for the Microsoft
Networking (NetBEUI), TCP/IP, and AppleTalk protocols.
Allows administrators to view the status of each of the
server’s printer ports, including the printer status display if
the printer supports PJL (Printer Job Language).
Can display server statistics and status for troubleshooting
purposes.
Provides a convenient interface for setting up Novell
NetWare 5.xservers (Native NDS).
Allows the print server’s internal software to be
conveniently upgraded to a new version.
In addition to PS Admin server based administration, print servers
also support a telnet-based interface for networks that do not use
Windows-based personal computers. This interface supports
viewing and modifying all server, port, TCP/IP, and AppleTalk-
related settings.
Network administrators using the industry-standard SNMP
network management protocol can also monitor the print server
from any network management console.

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Installing and Starting the PS Admin Program
This chapter lists the requirements that your computer system
should meet before you can install PS Admin, tells how to install
the program, and how to start it.
System Requirements
We recommend that your system meet the following requirements
to be able to use the PS Admin program:
A PC-compatible computer with a 486 or faster processor
One of the following Windows operating systems:
Microsoft Windows version 3.1x
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11
Microsoft Windows 95 or later
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, 4.0 or later.
8 megabytes of main memory (RAM)
At least 16 megabytes of free hard disk space
A Windows-compatible mouse or other pointing device
An Ethernet/Fast Ethernet network card with appropriate
drivers (either NDIS or ODI)
You should also check your computer’s settings:

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If you are using a screen resolution larger than 640 x 480
(standard VGA), the PS Admin display will look best if you
use a “Small Fonts” setting.
You only need to have one workstation that meets the above
requirements. It is not necessary to run the PS Admin program on
every workstation. Ordinary network stations will still be able to
print to your print server.
If you will only be using TCP/IP (UNIX) and/or AppleTalk
protocols, you can use the telnet interface instead of the
Windows-based PS Admin. For more information about using the
telnet interface, see the Appendix: Telnet Interface
Administration section.

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Installing PS Admin
Follow the procedure outlined below to install PS Admin:
1. Insert the Print Server installation CD
2. Click Install PS Admin Program
3. The Setup program will begin by copying some files and ask
for your confirmation. Click the Next > button to continue.
4. The Setup program will then ask you to select a directory on
your hard disk where you want it to install the PS Admin
program. If you want a destination directory path other than
the one shown, click the Browse... button to select it.
Click the Next > button to continue the installation.
5. The setup program will copy PS Admin program files to the
directory you selected, as well as create a PS Admin
program group. Press the Finish button to complete the
installation.
Once the installation is complete, you can begin using PS Admin.
Starting PS Admin
If you are using Windows 95/98/Me or Windows NT 4.0 (or a later
version of Windows), to start the PS Admin program:
1. Press the Start button in the taskbar.
2. Within the Programs menu, select PS Admin.

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3. Select the PS Admin program.
For Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.1x, or Windows NT
3.51,
1. In the Program Manager, double-click on the PS Admin
program group icon to open it.
2. Double-click the PS Admin program icon.
The PS Admin program will then be ready for use.
Instructions for using PS Admin to perform network print server
“initial setup” tasks are found in the next chapter, Getting Started
Setting up Your Print Server. For information about using PS
Admin for other types of print server administration, see the PS
Admin Administration chapter.

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PRINT SERVER WIRELESS SETTING IN
PS ADMIN PROGRAM
Installation procedure for wireless print server consists of two
modes. Ad-hoc and infrastructure mode each with it’s own setting.
In the ad-hoc mode it provides direct communication between
PC/Notebook and print server with setting to the same wireless
channel and ESS-ID. In infrastructure mode communication
between PC/Notebook and print server is through the Access Point
acting as a bridge between wired and wireless network with ESS-
ID setting matching the Access Point.
NOTE: The following contains important information about what steps
need to be taken to prepare for your wireless print server
setting. If your print server is not a wireless print server please
skip this chapter.

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Ad-Hoc Mode:
Before initiating set-up procedure for the print server
make sure your print server has setup already in your
LAN environment.
Start-up PS Admin
The PS Admin main window will appear like the one below.
Select the print server and click on Server Device as illustrated.

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In the Server Device Configuration window click on Wireless
button as indicated below.
The Wireless Configuration window will appear. The default
wireless channel is set to 11 and ESS-ID is set as ‘default’. You
can alter the channel and ESS-ID setting to your requirement,
Print server selection

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however keep in mind the PC/Notebook must also be set to the
same channel and ESS-ID. Press the OK button to return to the PS
Admin main window.
Click on Save Configuration to store your setting.
Note 1: