HP J6039C - JetDirect 200M Print Server User manual

User's Guide
for HP Jetdirect 200m print server
and HP Jetdirect 250m print server
Contents:
1. Basics of networking and network printing
2. General information about the print servers
3. Installation of the print servers.
4. Configuration and management -- please refer to the HP Jetdirect Administrator's Guide. In that
document, click on one of these topics in the contents panel on the left:
❍TCP/IP Configuration
❍Using the Embedded Web Server
❍Configuring for LPD printing
❍FTP printing
❍Security features
5. Troubleshooting the print servers
6. Technical support for the print servers
7. Specifications and regulatory information for the print servers
8. Limited warranty for the print servers
9. Some useful tools and techniques
❍Tools
■Installer
■Embedded web server
❍Techniques
■Printing a configuration page
■Setting a new IP address
■Performing a cold reset (reset to factory defaults)
©2001, 2002 Hewlett-Packard Company

Networking Basics
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The Network Basics Tutorial
A brief overview of:
●Networks
●Network Printing
●Installing a Network Printer
Tips on Getting Started
Answers to common questions:
●Which CD should I use?
●Where do I find the printer driver?
●When do I stop?

The
Network Basics
Tutorial
This tutorial tells you about:
●Networks
●Network Printing
●Installing a Network Printer
Click the button to continue.

Section 1:
Networks
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NETWORKS
What you want . . .
. . . is for all your computers to be
able to:
●Communicate -- send
and receive e-mail, and
participate in
conferences
●Share information --
transfer files among
systems, and get
information from central
databases
●Share resources -- use
shared printers,
scanners, and servers

NETWORKS
The problem is . . .
. . . standalone computers have
no way to talk to each other, so
attempts at communication fail.

NETWORKS
The solution: a local
area network
A local area network (or LAN)
provides connections that tie the
computers together and allow
them to communicate. (The most
common type of local area
network may also be referred to
as an Ethernet LAN or an
Ethernet.)
Local area networks can be
either wired (as shown here) or
wireless. We will look at the
different types in the next few
pages.

NETWORKS
Wired LANs
As the name implies, a wired
LAN connects computers (and
other network devices)
physically, using wires. A typical
LAN uses twisted-pair wiring
(similar to telephone wiring) to
connect each computer to a
central hub. The hub transmits
network communications
between computers.
Wired LANs offer high-speed
communication, as well as
reasonable security and
reliability. In general, however,
they are not as flexible as
wireless LANs.
Most wired LANs conform to the
IEEE 802.3 standard. The most
common wiring schemes use
twisted-pair wiring or thin
coaxial wiring.
Click on these links for
more details on LAN wiring:
●Detail: twisted-pair
wiring
●Detail: thin coaxial
wiring
●Detail: computer
connections

NETWORKS
DETAIL
Wiring: twisted-pair
The most common wiring used
for LANs is twisted-pair wiring,
similar to the wiring used for
telephones. This wiring connects
the computers or other network
devices to a central hub. The use
of telephone-type wiring makes
it easy for the persons who
administer your telephone
wiring to administer the network
wiring as well.
RJ-45 connectors are used to
connect the twisted-pair wiring
to the computer and to the hub.
The wire for a network can be
graded in a number of
categories; Category 5 wiring is
the most popular grade. Category
5 wiring has superior electrical
characteristics, and we strongly
recommend it for all twisted-pair
networking applications. The
wire grade is usually marked on
the cable jacket.
The equipment for a twisted-pair
LAN commonly operates at a
data rate of either 10 Mbps
(megabits per second) or 100
Mbps. Category 5 wiring is
required for 100-Mbps
operation. A 10-Mbps LAN can
run on either Category 3 or
Category 5 wiring (though we
strongly recommend Category 5).
At either data rate, cables may
extend up to 100 meters (328
feet) from the hub to the
computer.
A twisted-pair network running
at 10 Mbps is called a type
10Base-T network. A twisted-
pair network running at 100
Mbps is called a type 100Base-T
network.