Repotec RP-UB2801A User manual

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1-Port Wired Print Server
Quick Installation Guide
V1.3

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Before you start, you should prepare the following items:
zOne Windows-based PC with print server setup CD
zOne printer
zOne printer cable
zOne HUB
Wired Network with Print Server:
Printer Print Server
Computer Computer Computer
HUB
Hardware Installation:
1. Turn off the printer’s power.
2. Connect the print server to your printer with the supplied printer cable.
3. Turn the printer’s power on.
4. Plug the AC power adapter into the power connector on the print server.
5. Wait 10 seconds as part of the print server’s Power On Self Test (POST).
Software Installation:
1. To enable network communication with print server, your computer must have a
proper IP address, e.g. 192.168.0.100
2. Insert the setup CD into your CD-drive, and the following message appears.

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3. Choose Setup Wizard to install the print server and configure the connected printer.
Note:
For setup wizard under Windows Vista, you have to choose the Run as administrator
by right-click the icon on desktop.

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4. Click Next, the wizard will automatically discover the print server.
5. From the Select A Print Server screen, select the print server that you want to
configure and click Next.

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6. On the Change Settings screen, select No or Yes:

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Click No if you want the print server to keep using the default IP address and keep the
default settings, and then click Next.
zIP address: 192.168.0.10
zSubnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Click Yes if you want to change IP address to the print server, and then click Next.
7. On the Select A Printer screen, select an already configured printer from the list,
click Next and then Finish to complete the installation.
or
Select Add New Printer if the print server is connected to a printer that hasn’t been
Note:
1. The IP address of print server must be within the same subnet as your network adapter.
2. After you save the new IP address, the print server will automatic reboot once to make
ready for the new IP address. It may take a couple of seconds.

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installed before and does not appear in the list.
8. Click Add New Printer to launch Windows Add Printer Wizard.

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9. Click Next and select Local Printer, make sure the Automatically detect and
install my Plug and Play printer check box is NOT checked. Then click Next.
10. Make sure the Use the following port radio-button is clicked and select LPT1:
(Recommended Printer Port) from the pull-down list. Then click Next.

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11. Select Manufacturer and Printer from the lists of printer’s driver. Then click Next.
12. If you already have the printer’s driver installed, you will be asked whether to keep it
or to replace it. Click Next. Supply a name for the printer and choose whether you
want to make it your default printer. Then click Next.

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13. Then, choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users, print a
test page (please select No.), etc. Select the appropriate radio-button and click Next
and Finish.
14. In the setup wizard, finish the installation by highlighting the installed printer in the
Select a Printer list and click Next -> Finish.
15. From Windows system, go to start -> Printers and Faxes and highlight your newly
installed printer.

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16. Right-click, select Properties -> Ports and verify that the print server’s port appears.
17. Go to General; click Print Test Page to verify the configuration.

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18. Done.
Note:
If you wish to install more print servers, start setup wizard from your Windows Start menu:
start -> All Programs -> Network Print Server -> PSWizard and repeat the installation
procedure.
All contents are subject to change without prior notice.
PS1P V1.3