IBM 1-Port USB Print Server Installation manual

1-Port USB Print Server
Hardware User’s Guide
Rev. 01 (July, 2002)
Made In Taiwan

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RECYCLABLE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0ABOUT THIS GUIDE..............................................................................................4
1INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................5
PACKAGE CONTENTS.............................................................................................5
GENERAL FEATURES ...............................................................................................6
SERVICE FEATURES.................................................................................................6
EXTERNAL FEATURES ..............................................................................................8
Front View.............................................................................................................8
Rear View...............................................................................................................9
2INSTALLATION...................................................................................................11
INSTALLINGTHE PRINT SERVER........................................................................11
POWER-UP AND SELF-TEST.................................................................................12
LED Test Series ..................................................................................................12
Component Test Series .....................................................................................12
3PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS...........................................................................14
Printer Connection.............................................................................................14
Network Connection..........................................................................................14
Network Protocol Support ................................................................................14
Operating System Support................................................................................15
Management.......................................................................................................15
LEDs.....................................................................................................................15
Environmental and Physical.............................................................................15
EMICompliance.................................................................................................15

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0 ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This manual describes the 1-Port USB Print Server, including full descriptions
of its features, detailed installation procedures, andproduct specification.
This 1-Port USB Print Server package also includes important software
components and additional user’smanuals. The software components, the
procedures for installation and setup of the software are covered in the PS
Admin User’s Guide.

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1 INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing your 1-Port USB Print Server, the easiest and
fastest way todeploy printers on your network.
This compact pocket-sized print server can connect your Ethernet network
directly to your printer, wherever it is. It manages the flow of print files from
your workstation or file server to its connected printers, delivering print jobs
to high-performance printers much faster than a file server or a PC acting as a
print server can.
Package Contents
Carefully remove all items from the package. In addition to this Hardware
User’s Guide, be certain that you have:
♦One 1-Port USB Print Server
♦One AC Power adapter suitable for your country’s electric power service
♦One 1-Port USB Print Server Installation CD-ROM
♦One Quick Installation Guide
If any item is missing, or if you find any damage or mismatch, promptly
contact your dealer for assistance.

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General Features
♦Compact pocket size
♦Compliant with USB 1.1
♦Equipped one 10Base-T/100BASE-TX LAN port
♦Multi protocol support is ideal for shared printing in mixed-LAN
environments
♦Bi-directional communication allows collection of information for attached
printer's status
♦Windows-based administrative program makes it possible to set up in a
few minutes
♦Latest MIB-II (RFC 1213) for SNMP standard management
♦Offer LPR program for Windows 95/98/Me TCP/IP printing
♦IP assignment support for DHCP, BOOTP and RARP
♦Support Web configuration
♦Provide Flash memory for easy firmware upgrade
Service Features
This 1-Port USB Print Server can improve network-printing services of your
network in three ways:
♦It picks up the workload of managing print file traffic to its connected
printers. This provides workload relief to your file servers, and allows
the file servers' full capacity to be used for file access or other direct
services to network users. On peer-to-peer networks, workstations can
print directly to this print server without increasing the load of another
workstation or server.
♦This print server’s USB interface cantransmit to a high-speed laser printer
with USB port much faster than a PC's parallel port. A high-speed laser
printer can be driven at its full capacity.
♦Because this 1-Port USB Print Server is very portable (pocket-sized) and
inexpensive compared to a PC-based print server, and because it connects

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to your file servers through the network, the printer can be stationed at the
location of maximum convenience to users.
This 1-Port USB Print Server offers extraordinary flexibility, operating with all
major network operating systems and protocols:
♦TCP/IP
UNIX lpr/lpd (HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, SCO, UnixWare, IBM AIX)
Windows NT/2000/XP, Windows 95/98/Me
NetWare 5.x NDPS LPR remote printing
♦NetBEUI
Windows NT/2000/XP, Windows 95/98/Me, Windows for Workgroups,
Microsoft LAN Manager, IBM LAN Server
♦AppleTalk
MacOS EtherTalk
Your 1-Port USB Print Server’spackage includes PS Admin,a Windows-
based setup and administration program, making configuration and
management of your print servers quickly and easily in a Windows
environment. This print server also has a Telnet interface for management
communications. If Windows is not available on the station you choose for
print server administration, then all configuration and management commands
may be issued to this print server, and all console messages and management
report information will be returned, via Telnet.

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External Features
This section describes the external features of your 1-Port USB Print Server.
Front View
There are three green LED indicators on the front panel:
LEDs Description
PW Steady light confirms that the Print Server is powered
on.
LAN Steady light confirms that the print server has a good
connection to your network.
When it blinks (briefly dark), the print server is
receiving/ transmitting data from/to the network.
USB Steady blinking (briefly dark) is initiated when the
printer is printing, otherwise, it remains dark.
Component
Description
USB Port The USB port allows you connecting the print server
to a printer with USB connector.
Power
LED LAN LED
USB LED

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Rear View
Component Description
DC Power
Input The DC power input connector is located on the
Print Serv
er’s rear panel and is labeled DC 5V.
Please note that the power supply included in the
package is correct for this 1-Port USB Print Server;
substitution of other equipment may void
warranty.
Reset Button 1.) Press and release this button to reset the print
server.
2.) Press and hold this button for three seconds
(the USB LED on the front panel lights up)
and then release it, the print server will
resume the factory default settings.
LAN
Connector This LAN connector (RJ-45) provides the printer
server with connection to the network through
10/100 TX Ethernet cabling.
This printer port is configurable by commands in the PS Admin program, or by
commands issued to the print server via Telnet. See the PS Admin User’s
Guide for configuration procedures. The print server also supports web
configuration, which allows users to configure settings through the web
browser. The print server’s default IP address settings are:
♦Default IP address–192.168.0.1
LAN Power
Reset Button

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♦Subnet Mask –255.255.255.0
Please note that the PC’s IP address must correspond with the print server’s
IP address in the same segment for the two devices to communicate.