Edimax PS-3207U User manual

3 Ports Print ServerSeries
User sManual
Version:1.0
(December, 2005)

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FederalCommunicationCommission
InterferenceStatement
Thisequipment hasbeentestedand found tocomplywiththe limitsfora
Class Bdigitaldevice, pursuant toPart15 ofFCC Rules. Theselimitsare
designed toprovidereasonableprotection againstharmfulinterferenceina
residentialinstallation.Thisequipment generates, uses, and can radiateradio
frequencyenergyand,if notinstalled andusedinaccordancewiththe
instructions, maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.
However, thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnot occurinaparticular
installation. If thisequipment doescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioor
televisionreception, whichcan bedetermined byturningthe equipment off
and on, the userisencouraged totrytocorrect the interferencebyone or
moreof the following measures:
1.Reorient orrelocatethereceivingantenna.
2.Increasethe separationbetween the equipment and receiver.
3.Connectthe equipmentintoan outleton acircuitdifferentfromthatto
whichthe receiverisconnected.
4.Consultthe dealeroranexperienced radiotechnicianforhelp.
FCC Caution
Thisequipment must be installed and operatedinaccordancewithprovided
instructionsand aminimum20 cmspacing must be provided between
computermounted antennaand person sbody(excluding extremitiesof
hands, wristand feet)during wireless modesof operation.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart 15 of the FCC Rules.Operation issubject to
the following twoconditions: (1)thisdevicemaynot causeharmful
interference, and (2)thisdevicemust accept anyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethat maycauseundesired operation.
Anychangesormodificationsnot expresslyapproved bythe partyresponsible
forcompliancecouldvoidtheauthoritytooperateequipment.

FederalCommunicationCommission(FCC)RadiationExposureStatement
Thisequipment complieswithFCC radiation exposureset forthforan
uncontrolledenvironment. Inordertoavoidthepossibilityof exceeding the
FCC radiofrequency exposurelimits, human proximitytothe antennashall
not be less than 20cm(8inches)duringnormaloperation.
The antenna(s)usedforthistransmittermust not be co-locatedoroperating in
conjunction withanyotherantenna ortransmitter.
R&TTE Compliance Statement
Thisequipment complieswithallthe requirementsof DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC
OFTHEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTAND THECOUNCILof March9, 1999
on radioequipment and telecommunication terminalEquipment and the
mutualrecognitionof theirconformity(R&TTE)
The R&TTEDirectiverepealsandreplacesinthe directive98/13/EEC
(TelecommunicationsTerminalEquipment and SatelliteEarthStation
Equipment)Asof April8, 2000.
Safety
Thisequipment isdesignedwiththe utmost careforthe safetyofthosewho
installand useit. However, specialattentionmust be paidtothe dangersof
electricshock and staticelectricitywhen working withelectricalequipment. All
guidelinesofthisand of the computermanufacturemust thereforebe allowed
at alltimestoensurethe safeuseof theequipment.
EUCountriesIntendedforUse
The ETSI version of thisdeviceisintendedforhomeand officeuseinAustria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland,France, Germany, Greece,Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands,Portugal,Spain, Sweden, and the United
Kingdom.
The ETSI version of thisdeviceisalsoauthorized foruseinEFTAmember
states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
EUCountriesNotintendedforuse
None.

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publication andtomakechangesfromtimetotimeinthe contentshereof
without obligationtonotifyanypersonof suchrevision orchanges.

Contents
1. INTRODUCTION...............................................................1
1.1ProductIntroduction..........................................................2
1.2Product Package...............................................................3
1.3NetworkPrinting Architecture............................................4
1.3.1PrintServerNetworkFunctions...................................................5
1.3.2NetworkPrintingFunctionsforClients........................................5
1.3.3NetworkPrintingFunctionsforNetworkServer..........................8
1.4NetworkPrinting Environment...........................................9
1.5ContentsoftheUser sManual........................................11
1.6Firmware &Printing Function..........................................13
2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION........................................14
3. WINDOWSPEER-TO-PEERNETWORK........................15
3.1SystemArchitecture........................................................16
3.2AdministratorInstallationand Setup...............................18
3.3AdministratorUtilities.......................................................26
3.4ClientInstallation andSetup...........................................27
3.5ClientUtilities...................................................................32
3.5.1NetworkPortsQuickSetup........................................................32
3.5.2RemotePorts (Utility)................................................................34
3.6WindowsAddPrinterProcedure.....................................37
4. WINDOWSNT/2000/2003 NETWORK............................41
4.1SystemArchitecture........................................................42
4.2WindowsNT/2000/2003ServerInstallationand Setup..43
4.3User Installation andSetup.............................................45
5. NETWARE NETWORK...................................................46
5.1SystemArchitecture........................................................47
5.2NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.xInstallation &Setup........................49
5.2.1InstallationUsing PCONSOLE..................................................49
6. UNIXSYSTEMNETWORK.............................................53
6.1Introduction......................................................................54
6.2EnablePrint ServersTCP/IPSupport............................55

6.3SetupPrint ServersIPAddress......................................56
6.3.1DHCP........................................................................................56
6.3.2BOOTP.....................................................................................56
6.4VerifyPrintServer sIPAddress......................................59
6.5Configure RemoteLPDPrinting on the Host..................60
7. CONFIGURATIONUTILITY............................................63
7.1Introduction......................................................................64
7.2Searchfor All AvailablePrint Server...............................66
7.3Statusof PrintServer......................................................67
7.4SetupthePrint Server.....................................................69
7.5GeneralConfiguration.....................................................71
7.6TCP/IPConfiguration......................................................72
7.7Netware PrintServerConfiguration................................74
7.8AppleTalkConfiguration..................................................76
7.9RendezvousConfiguration..............................................77
7.10SNMPConfiguration........................................................78
7.11SMBConfiguration..........................................................79
7.12SystemConfiguration......................................................80
7.13Wireless Configuration(Wireless VersionOnly)..............83
7.14Wizard.............................................................................92
7.15Report..............................................................................96
8. WEBMANAGEMENT.....................................................97
8.1Introduction......................................................................98
8.2Login................................................................................99
8.3DeviceStatus................................................................100
8.3.1System.....................................................................................100
8.3.2Printer.....................................................................................101
8.3.3TCP/IP....................................................................................102
8.3.4SMB........................................................................................103
8.3.5SNMP.....................................................................................104
8.3.6NetWare..................................................................................105
8.3.7AppleTalk................................................................................106
8.3.8Rendezvous.............................................................................107
8.4SetupWizard.................................................................108
8.4.1System.....................................................................................108

8.4.1.1AdminPassword....................................................................109
8.4.1.2AdvancedSettings.................................................................110
8.4.2Wireless...................................................................................111
8.4.2.1SiteSurvey............................................................................113
8.4.2.2Encryption.............................................................................114
8.4.3TCP/IP....................................................................................117
8.4.4SMB........................................................................................118
8.4.5SNMP.....................................................................................119
8.4.6NetWare..................................................................................120
8.4.7AppleTalk................................................................................121
8.4.8Rendezvous.............................................................................122
8.4.9SaveSettings...........................................................................123
8.5SystemTools.................................................................124
8.5.1LoadDefault............................................................................124
8.5.2UpgradeFirmwarefromBrowser............................................125
8.5.3Backup Setting........................................................................126
9. TELNETMANAGEMENT...............................................127
9.1Introduction......................................................................128
9.2Login................................................................................129
9.3Get SettingValues –“get”Command.............................130
9.4ModifySetting Values –“set”Command........................133
9.5OtherCommands............................................................136
9.5.1ipconfig...................................................................................136
9.5.2reboot......................................................................................136
9.5.3exit..........................................................................................136
9.5.4help.........................................................................................136
10. IPPPRINTING..............................................................138
10.1Introduction....................................................................139
10.2SystemSetup................................................................140
10.2.1PrintServerSide....................................................................140
10.2.2ClientSide.............................................................................140
11. WINDOWS XPSP2SETUP.........................................145

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1. Introduction

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1.1ProductIntroduction
Thankyouforpurchasing andusing ourprintserver.
Thisprintserverallowsyourprintertobecomeashared
deviceon thenetwork. Itoffersprintingflexibilityand
manageabilityonyourLocalAreaNetworkatanextremely
lowcostand withanabsoluteminimumsetupand
maintenancerequired.
ThisprintserverprovidesIEEE802.11g/bwireless
LAN(up to54Mbpsdatatransferrate),an Ethernetnetwork
port (10/100MbpsEthernet),twoUSB2.0portsandone
Parallelportforprinters.
ThisprintserversupportsIPX/SPX,NetBEUI,TCP/IP
and AppleTalkprotocols.Itisthebestnetworkprinting
solutionsforvariouscommonnetworkoperatingsystems
suchas Windows95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003,NetWare,
Unix/LinuxandMACOS,etc.
WiththehelpofInstallationWizard,youcaneasily
and instantlycompletethesettingsfortheprinting
environment,andstartenjoyingthefantasticfeatures
provided bytheprintserver.
Inthefollowingchapters,wewillintroduceindetail
theprintingfeatures,installationmethods,andsystem
configurationfordifferentnetworkenvironments.
Ifyouwouldliketosetupand installprintserver
quickly, pleaserefertotheQuickInstallationGuidethat
comes alongwiththisprintserver.

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1.2ProductPackage
Thispackagecontainsthefollowing components:
nOnePrintServer
nOneAntenna
nOnePowerAdapter
nOneQuickInstallationGuide
nOneCD-ROM(Includingallthesoftwareutilities,
driversandUser sManual)

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1.3NetworkPrinting Architecture
Thissection illustrateshowprintserverfunctionsand
operates onthenetwork. Beforeyou installanduseprint
server,it isstronglyrecommendedthatyoureadthis
sectioncompletely,andselectonlythechaptersyouneed
accordingtoyournetworkoperatingsystemby “Contents
oftheUser sManual”innextsection.
Thissectionwillfirstintroducetheroleevery
componentplaysinthenetwork-printingenvironment.
nPrintServer
nClientUser
nNetworkServer(optional)
WindowsNTServer
NetWareServer
Windows98WindowsNT
Workstation Windows2000
Unix PrintServer
NetworkPrintingEnvironment
Print Server
Client User NetworkServer

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1.3.1PrintServerNetworkFunctions
Windows NTServer
NetWareServer
Windows98WindowsNT
Workstation Windows2000
Unix PrintServer
PrintServer
Because printserversupportsIPX/SPX,NetBEUI,
TCP/IPandAppleTalknetworkprotocols,anynetworked
computercandirectlyprinttotheprintserverfromany of
itsinstalledprotocol.
1.3.2NetworkPrintingFunctionsforClients
Windows NTServer
NetWareServer
Windows98WindowsNT
Workstation Windows2000
Unix PrintServer
ClientUser

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Commonoperatingsystemsforclientsareclassifiedas
following:
Windows95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003
OurprintserversystemprovidesPTPP (Peer-to-Peer
Printing)driverandutilitiesforWindows
95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 users.PTPP (Peer-to-Peer
Printing)supportsTCP/IPprotocol.
Intheclientinstallationprocedure,afterPTPP (Peer-
to-PeerPrintingDriver)isinstalledintoWindows,the
systemwill automatically(manualconfigurationisalso
allowed)searchalltheprintserverson thenetwork, and
thenaddtheirprintingportsintoWindows printingport
(see below).

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Windows98
PTPP
Print Server
MIS-2
P1 P2
P3
P1
PrintServer
MIS-1
UNIX/Linux
UNIX(includeHP/UX,SCO Unix,SunOS,Solaris,
UnixwareDECUnix,IBMAIXand others)andLinuxuse
thesystem-standardLPRtoprintthroughprintserver.
MACOS
MACOScanusethesystem-standardAppleTalk
network toprintthroughprintserver.

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1.3.3NetworkPrintingFunctionsforNetworkServer
Windows NTServer
NetWareServer
Windows98WindowsNT
Workstation Windows2000
Unix PrintServer
NetworkServer
Commonnetwork serversareclassified asfollowing:
WindowsNT/2000/2003
OurprintserversystemprovidesPTPP (Peer-to-Peer
Printing)driverandutilitiesforWindowsNT/2000/2003.
AfterPTPP isinstalled, theservercandirectlyprint
through printserver.Addingthisprintingfunction into
WindowsNT/2000/2003Serverallowsprintqueue,user
authority management,andmanyotheradvancedfeaturesto
beused.
NetWare3.x/4.x/5.x
InNetWareenvironment,printserveroffersvarious
printing modeslikeprintqueue,remoteprinter, etc.

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1.4NetworkPrinting Environment
Commonnetworkenvironmentareclassifiedas
following:
WindowsPeer-to-PeerNetwork
Theclient sPTPP driverwilluseTCP/IPprotocolto
printthroughprintserver.
WindowsNT/2000/2003 Network
Networkprintingfunctionwillbecomeavailableafter
PTPP driverisinstalledintoWindowsNT/2000/2003.
AddingthisprintingfunctionintoWindowsNT/2000/2003
Serverallowsprintqueue,userauthoritymanagement,and
many otheradvancedfeaturestobeused.

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NetWareNetwork(seebelow)

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1.5ContentsoftheUser sManual
Chapter2explainsprintserver shardwareinstallation
andconfiguration. Itisstronglyrecommendedforyouto
read.
Thefollowingchaptersintroduce:
Chapter3.WindowsPeer-to-PeerNetwork
Chapter4.WindowsNT/2000/2003Server-Based
Networks
Chapter5.NetWareNetwork
Chapter6.UNIXSystemNetwork
Youmayselecttheappropriatechaptersandsections
toread dependingon yournetworkprinting srequirement.
Chapter7andchapter8introduce printserver s
managementandconfigurationutilitiesonWindowsand
WebBrowser senvironmentrespectively.Youmayselect
theappropriatemanagementutilityaccordingtothe
administrator scomputerplatform.
Chapter9introducesthecommandsthatcanbeusedin
printservermanagementthroughTelnet.
Chapter10introducesPrintServer sIPPPrinting
function andsetupprocedure.TheIPP Printingprovides a
convenientwaytoprintdocumentsacrosstheInternetby
theIPP protocol.

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Chapter11InWindowsXPSP2, you maynotfind any
printserverlistedonthe “AvailablePorts”in “Network
PortsQuickSetup”.Pleasefollowtheinstructioninthis
chapterandresolvetheproblem.