Planet FPS-3121G User manual

802.11g
Multi-Port Print Server
FPS-3121G
User’s Manual

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Revision
User’s Manual for PLANET 802.11g Multi-Port Print Server
Model: FPS-3121G
Rev: 1.0 (November. 2005)
Part No. EM-FPS3121G

Table of Contents
CHAPTER1 INTRODUCTION............................................5
1.1 Product Introduction...............................................................................................................................5
1.2 Product Package....................................................................................................................................5
1.3 Contents of the User’s Manual...............................................................................................................5
1.4 Printing Function....................................................................................................................................6
1.5 LED Indicators .......................................................................................................................................6
1.6 Specification ..........................................................................................................................................7
CHAPTER2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ......................8
CHAPTER3 WINDOWS PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK .....9
3.1 System Architecture...............................................................................................................................9
3.2 Administrator Installation and Setup ......................................................................................................9
3.3 Administrator Utilities...........................................................................................................................16
3.4 Client Installation and Setup ................................................................................................................17
CHAPTER4 WINDOWS NETWORK ...............................19
4.1 System Architecture.............................................................................................................................19
4.2 Windows Server Installation and Setup ...............................................................................................19
4.3 User Installation and Setup..................................................................................................................19
CHAPTER5 NETWARE NETWORK ...............................20
5.1 System Architecture.............................................................................................................................20
5.2 NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x Installation & Setup..............................................................................................20
5.2.1 Installation with Pconsole.......................................................................................................21
CHAPTER6 UNIX SYSTEM NETWORK.........................23
6.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................................23
6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Support.................................................................................................23
6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address...........................................................................................................23
6.3.1 DHCP.....................................................................................................................................23
6.3.2 BOOTP...................................................................................................................................23
6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address...........................................................................................................24
6.5 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host .......................................................................................25
CHAPTER7 CONFIGURATION UTILITY........................27
7.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................................27
7.2 Search – Search for All Available Print Server.....................................................................................28
7.3 Status - Status of Print Server .............................................................................................................29
7.4 Setting up the Print Server...................................................................................................................30
7.5 General Configuration..........................................................................................................................31
7.6 TCP/IP Configuration...........................................................................................................................32
7.7 Netware Configuration.........................................................................................................................33
7.8 AppleTalk Configuration.......................................................................................................................34
7.9 Rendezvous Configuration...................................................................................................................35
7.9.1 Rendezvous Uses in MAC OS 10.2........................................................................................35
7.10 System Configuration..........................................................................................................................38
7.11 Wireless...............................................................................................................................................39
7.11.1 Infrastructure Mode................................................................................................................39
7.11.2 Ad-Hoc Mode.........................................................................................................................45
7.12 Wizard..................................................................................................................................................50

7.13 Report..................................................................................................................................................57
CHAPTER8 WEB MANAGEMENT..................................58
8.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................................58
8.2 Web Management of Print Server........................................................................................................58
8.2.1 Login ......................................................................................................................................58
8.3 Device Status.......................................................................................................................................59
8.3.1 System...................................................................................................................................59
8.3.2 Printer.....................................................................................................................................60
8.3.3 TCP/IP....................................................................................................................................60
8.3.4 SMB.......................................................................................................................................61
8.3.5 SNMP.....................................................................................................................................61
8.3.6 NetWare.................................................................................................................................62
8.3.7 AppleTalk...............................................................................................................................62
8.3.8 Rendezvous...........................................................................................................................63
8.4 Setup Wizard .......................................................................................................................................63
8.4.1 System...................................................................................................................................63
8.4.2 Wireless .................................................................................................................................64
8.4.3 TCP/IP....................................................................................................................................67
8.4.4 SMB.......................................................................................................................................68
8.4.5 SNMP.....................................................................................................................................69
8.4.6 NetWare.................................................................................................................................69
8.4.7 AppleTalk...............................................................................................................................70
8.4.8 Rendezvous...........................................................................................................................71
8.5 System Tools.......................................................................................................................................71
8.5.1 Load Default...........................................................................................................................71
8.5.2 Upgrade Firmware .................................................................................................................72
8.5.3 Backup Setting.......................................................................................................................72
CHAPTER9 IPP PRINTING.............................................73
9.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................................73
9.2 System Setup ......................................................................................................................................73
9.2.1 Print Server Side....................................................................................................................73
9.2.2 Client Side..............................................................................................................................73

Chapter1 Introduction
1.1 Product Introduction
Thank you for purchasing and using our FPS-3121G. This print server allows your printer to
become a shared device on the network. It offers printing flexibility and manageability on your
Local Area Network at an extremely low cost and with an absolute minimum setup and
maintenance required.
This print server provides wired and wireless for users to connect all the exist network. Ttwo USB
2.0 ports and one parallel port all the printers in the market.
This print server supports TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and AppleTalk protocols. It is the best network
printing solutions for various common network operating systems such as Windows 95/98/Me
Peer-to-Peer Printing, Windows NT/2000/XP/Server 2003, NetWare, Unix/Linux, MAC OS, etc.
With the help of Installation Wizard, you can easily and instantly complete the settings for your
printing environment, and start enjoying the fantastic features provided by this print server.
In the following chapters, we will introduce in detail the printing features, installation methods, and
system configuration for different network environments.
1.2 Product Package
This package contains the following components:
1 x FPS-3121G
1 x Power Adapter
1 x Driver and User’s Manual CD
1 x Quick Installation Guide
1 x Dipole Antenna
1.3 Contents of the User’s Manual
Chapter 2 explains print server’s hardware installation and configuration. It is strongly
recommended for you to read.
The following chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6 introduces:
Chapter 3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network
Chapter 4. Windows Server-Based Network
Chapter 5. NetWare Network
Chapter 6. UNIX System Network
You may select the appropriate chapters and sections to read depending on your network
printing’s requirement.

Chapter 7 and chapter 8 introduce print server’s management and configuration utilities on
Windows and Web Browser’s environment respectively. You may select the appropriate
management utility according to the administrator’s computer platform.
Chapter 9 introduces Print Server’s IPP Printing function and setup procedure. The IPP Printing
provides a convenient way to print documents across the Internet by the IPP protocol.
1.4 Printing Function
The print server provides a complete network printing solution. The feature set is listed below:
PTPP (Peer-to-Peer-Printing)
TCP/IP (LPR, SMB)
IPP Printing
NetWare Bindery Printing
AppleTalk
1.5 LED Indicators
LED Color Description
PWR Green Off: Printserver is not power on
On: Printserver is working
WLAN Green Off: Wireless interface is disable
Blink: Wireless interface is enable
P1 Green Off: Parallel port is no connected
On: Parallel port is connected
Blink: Data transferring
P2 Green Off: USB printer is not connected
On: USB printer is connected
Blink: Data transferring
P3 Green Off: USB printer is not connected On: USB printer is connected
Blink: Data transferring
Green Off: LAN port is not connected
On: LAN port is connect to 100Mbps device
Blink: Data transferring
LAN
Orange Off: LAN port is not connected
On: LAN is connect to 10Mbps device
Blink: Data transferring

1.6 Specification
Model FPS-3121G
Wired Interface
Media Interface 1 x RJ-45 UTP
Standards IEEE802.3, 10Base-T; IEEE802.3u, 100Base-TX; Auto-MDI/MDI-X
Cabling Category 5/5e or above, 2-pair
Wireless Interface
Frequency 2.4 to 2.4835 GHz (ISM Band)
Standards IEEE802.11b; IEEE802.11g
Encryption 64/128-Bit WEP, WPA-PSK
Data Rate 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps
802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps
Output Power 18 dBm (max)
General
Printer Ports 1 x Parallel Port + 2 x USB 2.0
Management Tools Server Manager (Windows Application), Web-based management (HTTP)
Dimension 187 * 106 * 30 mm
Weight 280g
Power Supply 12VDC, 1A
Emission FCC / CE

Chapter2 Hardware Installation
1. Make sure the Print Server and printer are power OFF.
2. Connect printer to the suitable printer port on Print Server.
3. Connect the LAN cable to the RJ-45 port of the Print Server.
4. Connect the other end of the LAN cable to a switch or your PC directly.
5. Power on Print Server and printer.
6. Please make sure the Print Server LAN LED is light on.
NOTE1: MUST use the power adapter shipped with the print server, do NOT use any other
power adapter from any sources.
NOTE2: The wireless interface of FPS-3121G is “Disabled” by default. If you want to
activate wireless interface, please refer to section 7.11 Wireless to know more
information for how to setup wireless interface.
NOTE3: To prevent the compatibility problem between print server and a few printer, it is
recommended that you power on the print server before the printer.
NOTE4: Please be sure your printer is not a host-base printer. This kind of printer must be
connected to a PC directly, so they cannot work with Print Server. You may check
the printer specification or the GDI Printer List in our bundle CD to know this
printer can work with FPS-3121G or not.

Chapter3 Windows Peer-to-Peer
Network
3.1 System Architecture
Print server supports Windows Peer-to-Peer network printing mode, which is suitable for most
medium and small network environments. Through quick and simple installation procedure, users
can immediately enjoy the convenience of network printing.
Installation procedure is separated into following two parts:
1. Administrator Installation and Setup (refer to section 2 for more detailed information).
System administrators must:
zInstall administrator’s utilities into his/her computer.
zConfigure print server from administrator’s configuration utility.
2. Client Installation and Configuration (refer to section 3 for more detailed information).
Client users must install Windows PTPP driver (Peer-to-Peer Printing) for network printing.
In addition, after PTPP is installed, the system will automatically search for all print servers on the
network, and add the printing port of the print servers into Windows’ printing port (refer to Network
Printing Architecture in section 1.4 for more detailed information).
3.2 Administrator Installation and Setup
The Administrator Installation can be performed on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Server2003
with the same user interface. Before the installation, please verify that your network protocol is
installed on your PC (TCP/IP, IPX and/or NetBEUI). It will be helpful in your installation process.
1. Insert Drivers and User’s Manual CD into the CD-ROM drive to initiate the autorun program.
Once completed a menu screen will appear.

2. Click on “Administrator Installation” hyper link to initiate the installation. Or you can click the
“Start” button and choose “Run”. (Suppose “E” is your CD-ROM drive). When the dialog box
appears, enter “E:\Utility\Setup.exe” and press enter key. You will see the dialog box as
below. Please click “Next” to continue.
3. Specify the destination folder where the utility will be installed. Click “Next”.

4. Select the components you want to install. It is highly recommended to install all provided
components in administrator installation. Please click “Next”.
5. Specify the program folder name where the program icons will be add to. Please click “Next”
to start installation.

6. For a while, the program will finish installing utility and driver you selected. Thus far you have
completed the installation phase and prepare to configure the Print Server. The “Choose Print
Server” dialog box will be displayed as following. Please select the print server and click
“Next”.
7. “Name the print Server”, you can assign an easy to memorize name for management. But
note that, this name will be the “Identifier” for the Peer-to-Peer Printing.
NOTE: If this is the first time you configure the print server, the “Print Server Name
(Alias Name)” will be the same as the “Device Name” printed at the bottom of the print
server.

8. In the system default, IPX and NetBEUI are enabled. But the Peer-to-Peer printing is not support those
protocols, so it will show those protocols are not supported. About the TCP/IP, you can either
assign a fixed IP address for the print server or configure it later by the configuration utility.
Please click “Next”.
9. Configuration summary will display in this screen. Now, you have completed the “Print Server
Setup”. By clicking “Finish”, your system will perform “Add network port” of the print server to
your PC.

10. The “Setup complete” window is displayed to indicate that the Administrator Installation
procedure is finished. Please click “Finish”.
After the installation, you have completed the following tasks.
zInstall utility and driver to the administrator’s PC
zConfigure the print server (including the print server name and IP address)
zAdd the network port of the print server to the administrator’s PC
Now, you have completed the administrator’s setup for most of the network environment. You can
then perform the “Client Installation” procedure (section 3.4) on all client’s sides of the network.
If you want to print from this administrator’s PC to the print server, all you need to do is to perform
Windows’ standard “Add Printer” procedure as described below.
Step1. Click “Start” button, choose Setting => Printers
Step2. Double click “Add New Printer”

Step3. Select “Local printer” => click “Next”.
Step4. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and model, then click “Next”.
Step5. Choose the “Print Server’s Network Port” which was created by the
administrator installation process and click “Next”.
Step6. Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer setup.

3.3 Administrator Utilities
After Administrator Installation is completed, there will be 4 utilities in print server’s Program
folder.
1. Network Ports Quick Setup
Network Ports Quick Setup utility offers a very simple method to add or remove print server’s
printer port from the client’s computer.
If you have just installed another new print server on the network, you must run this program
first. This program will search for new print servers and allow you to add the new network
printer port into client’s computer conveniently. Perform the standard Add Printer procedure,
and you can print directly to the printer through the newly installed print server.
Please be aware that Network Ports Quick Setup utility can only detect and configure all print
servers on the same network, it cannot search and configure print servers on other subnets
across network segments. You must use Remote Ports utility described in the next section to
manage remote (across network segments) print servers.
2. Remote Ports
Remote Ports utility offers a convenient way for you to manage and add printer port of the
remote print server. From the assistant of this utility, you can print to other print servers
outside the subnet across network segment. However, please note that this function only
supports TCP/IP network protocol.
Please follow the procedures described below:
Step1. Run Remote Ports utility. Then press Add button.

Step2. Enter the print server’s name, IP address and select the ports you want to add.
Step3. Press OK to add the remote printer port. Then you can find the Print Server port
had been add into your computer’s printer ports.
In order to use the remote printing function, you will have to proceed with normal Add Printer
procedure and select your printer port as the newly added remote printer port.
3. Print Server Configuration
Complete print server management tool (see chapter 7 - Print Server Configuration).
4. Uninstall
Assistant for removing all installed administrator software.
3.4 Client Installation and Setup
The Client Installation can be performed on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP and Serve2003 with
the same user interface. Before the installation procedure, please confirm that your PC has
connected to the network and installed at least one network protocol.
The installation is the same as Administrator Installation, besides the step 4. Please unselect
“Utility” option and press “Next” to continue.

Clients just need to install Peer-To-Peer driver, so it is no need to install the Configuration Utility
to the client PC.

Chapter4 Windows Network
4.1 System Architecture
In Windows network environment, other than the Peer-to-Peer network printing architecture
described in the previous chapter, we also offer the Server-Based Printing architecture for
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 server. Only one Windows NT/2000/XP or 2003 Server is required to
have Windows PTP (Peer-to-Peer) driver installed and share the printing service on the network.
Other network users can simply connect to the server and access the shared printer. (see below)
4.2 Windows Server Installation and Setup
Please follow the procedures described below for installation and construct a peer-to-peer
connection (PTP) between Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server and Print Server.
Step1.
Please install the administrator software on Windows Server. You may refer to section 3.2 for
installation instructions.
Step2.
Please add/configure the Peer-to-Peer Printing of the Windows network printer and verify that
you can print from Windows Server to the print server by the installed PTP driver.
Step3.
Share the Windows Server’s printer to the network by performing the standard Windows
printer sharing process.
4.3 User Installation and Setup
After server side’s installation is completed, client side will be able to find the server’s shared
printer in Network Neighborhood. You only need to perform Window’s standard Add New Printer
procedure, select “Network Printer” shown in the screen below, and complete the configurations
afterwards to access the shared printer.

Chapter5 NetWare Network
5.1 System Architecture
We implement NetWare print sharing functionality into the print server itself, thus allowing one or
more printers attached by a print server to be connected to the network.
Embedded print server, which emulates the “queue management functionality” of NetWare print
server, PSERVER program running on the NetWare server. A user first prints a job at a
workstation, the job is routed to a NetWare server, the NetWare server stores the job in a print
queue, then the print server gets the print job from the queue to printers.
Netware Server
Windows 98
Windows 2000
Print Queue
Print Server
Compare with NetWare printing functionality, the advantages of embedding the NetWare network
printing functionality in the print server include:
zInstallation is easier and quicker
zNetwork management is easier
zPrinting performance is enhanced
zRelieve NetWare file server’s burden
zRelieve the need of a workstation running the remote printer utility
zImprove productivity by locating the printer near the workgroup
Each print server should log into a NetWare server before servicing the print jobs. Each print
server will occupy a user account with which it can log into the NetWare server.
5.2 NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x Installation &
Setup
Once your print server is connected to your Ethernet network, you can set it up for use with our
configuration utility.
Please note that, you need to install the IPX protocol before the following procedure.
1. Run NetWare’s PCONSOLE program to create a NetWare print server and print queue
with the appropriate names.