IOGear GPSU21W6 User manual

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GPSU21W6
PART NO. M1210-b
User Manual
1-port USB 2.0 Print Server

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Welcome
Thank you for purchasing this 1-port USB 2.0 Print Server that allows any networked computer to share
a USB printer. It complies with USB 2.0 specications (and is backward compatible with USB 1.1), and
provides an auto-sensing Ethernet port that works with either 10Base-T or 100Base-T networks. This
unit also supports multiple protocols and multiple operating systems, and it integrates Internet Printing
Protocol (IPP) to allow users to print from anywhere using the internet. The built-in web management
feature provides more convenience by allowing the user to congure, monitor and even reset the print
server via a web browser. This eliminates the need to place the printer right next to the computer. Print
jobs can be sent to a printer in another country just as easily as to a printer in the same ofce. Why
bother sending a degraded fax image while you can print an original at the destination?
We hope that you will enjoy using your Print Server and nd it to be a useful solution.

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Table of Contents
Package Contents 5
Features 6
System Requirements 7
Hardware Installation 8
Software Installation – Windows XP 9
Software Installation – Windows Vista 17
Software Installation - Mac 27
Setup Internet Printing – Windows XP 29
Setup Internet Printing – Windows Vista 32
Technical Support 39
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) Statement
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CE Compliance 41
Limited Warranty 42
Contact 43

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Package Contents
This package should contain:
1 x USB 2.0 Print Server
1 x CAT5 Patch Cable
1 x Power Adapter
1 x Installation & Manual CD
1 x Warranty/Registration Card
* If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer.

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Features
• Easily connects your USB printer to a network
• Allows multiple computers to share one USB printer on the network
• Print from any computer on your network or from across the Internet
• Supports DHCP Client and multiple network protocols
• 10Base-T/100Base-T auto-sensing
• Supports Telnet and Web Management software

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System Requirements
This USB 2.0 Print Server supports:
• Windows® 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003/, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows10
• Mac OS 9.22 or later
• Unix/Linux
• Printer with a USB connection

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Hardware Installation
1. Connect a USB cable from the printer to the
USB port on the print server.
2. Connect one end of the ethernet patch cable
to the ethernet port on the print server.
3. Connect the other end of the ethernet cable
to the network. It can be plugged into a
router, ethernet switch/hub, or bridge.
4. Connect the Power adapter to the print
server.
1- Port USB 2.0
Print Server
USB Printer
Network

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Software Installation – Windows XP
Important Note: Please make sure your
printer driver is properly installed on your
system before installing the software for
print server.
1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM of
your computer. The setup utility will launch
automatically. If it does not, browse to your
CD drive and launch the autorun.exe le from
the CD. Click the Setup Wizard option from
the main menu.

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2. A wizard will guide you through the entire
process for Windows XP computers. Click
Next to continue.

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3. The wizard will scan your network for the
print server and display and results in the
list. If no server is found, disable all rewall
software and any extra network cards (such
as a wireless adapter) on your computer
except the one that connects to the network
the print server is on, then click Refresh to
search again.
Select the available print server in the list
and click Next to continue.

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4. Changing the network settings of the print
server to a xed IP address is not necessary
but will provide more performance stability,
especially in the event of a power outage. It
can also be useful if you are setting up IPP
(Internet Printing Protocol) to print over the
Internet. Click Next and skip to step 9 if
you do not need to specify an IP address.
Otherwise, select the option to change set-
tings (no password is needed by default) and
then click Next.

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5. Here you can specify the network settings
the print server will use. If you will be printing
from the Internet, it is important that the
Gateway IP Address is set to the IP of your
router. Please visit your router’s user manual
for more details. Click Next to continue.

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6. All existing printers installed on your
computer will show up in this list. Select the
model that is now attached to the print
server and click Next to continue. If the
printer you are setting up does not show up
in the list, click Add New Printer and install
your printer’s drivers as needed. If asked
which port to use, choose LPT1 but do
NOT print a test page yet. The printer will be
changed to the correct port in the next step.

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7. If you get the following message, the print
server’s IP settings are not set up correctly
for your network. Click Back until you see
the screen in step 4, then change the print
server’s network settings. You may use
DHCP to set them automatically if the print
server is connected to a router.
8. A summary screen will show the name of the
printer to be modied and the IP of the print
server which will be used. If this information
is correct click Next.

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10.Setup of your print server is now complete.
Click Finish to close the wizard.
9. Setup of your print server is now complete.
Click Finish to close the wizard.

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Software Installation – Windows Vista
Important Note: Please make sure your
printer driver is properly installed on your
system before installing the software for
print server.
1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM of
your computer. The setup utility will launch
automatically. If it does not, browse to your
CD drive and launch the autorun.exe le from
the CD. Click the Setup Wizard option from
the main menu.

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2. The installation wizard will take you through
the installation process for Windows Vista
computers. Click Next to continue.
3. The installation wizard will install the les
to the designated folder, but you may also
change the destination folder of your choice.
Otherwise, click Next to continue.

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4. The print server setup wizard will then guide
you through the entire process on Windows
Vista computers. Click Next to continue.

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5. The wizard will scan your network for the
print server and display and results in the
list. If no server is found, disable all rewall
software and any extra network cards (such
as a wireless adapter) on your computer
except the one that connects to the network
the print server is on, then click Refresh to
search again.
Select the available print server in the list and
click Next to continue.