StarTech.com PM1000IPNDS User manual

Installation Manual
PM1000IPNDS
Ethernet Print Server
Single Port 10Mbps Print Server

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Overview
Save precious time and space with the compact StarTech.com 1 Port 10 Mbps Print
Server. No need for a printer-dedicated computer, this adapter will have your printer
connected to your Network in about 5 minutes. Included in the package is installation
management software to customize each server port to the printers’ advanced features
and abilities. The fast DMA driven parallel ports eliminate bottlenecks while the device
features multiprotocol support for both Novell IPX/SPX and TCP/IP (including fixed IP
address and DHCP).
Features
• Allows you to quickly and easily add printers to your network - can be installed in as
little as 5 minutes.
• Includes installation management software to customize each server port to the
printers' advanced features and abilities.
• Features flash EEPROM for quick and easy upgrades.
• Fast DMA driven parallel ports eliminate bottlenecks.
• Multiprotocol support for both Novell IPX/SPX and TCP/IP (including fixed IP
address and DHCP).
• Compact size.
Getting Started
This section is designed to help you prepare the PM1000IPNDS for installation. Please
read through this section carefully before attempting to install the print server.
Unpacking the PM1000IPNDS
This package should contain:
1 x Print server
1 x Power adapter
1 x Installation CD-ROM
Installation
Hardware Installation
1. Unpack the print server and verify that all the items listed in the previous sections
are provided.
2. Connect the print server to the printer you want to share on the network.
• For direct attach models, plug the print sever directly to the printer’s
centronics port.
• For palmtop/desktop models, connect the printer to the print server with a
standard printer cable.
• Connect the power adapter to the print server.
3. The print server will perform the Power-On-Self Test (POST) after it is powered on.
The Status LED will flash 6 times to indicate that the print server is ready.
Note: You must use the power adapter shipped along with the print server, do NOT use any
other power adapter from other sources.

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Administrator Installation and Setup
Network Printing Environment Introduction
The Administrator Installation Program executes a wizard-driven procedure which
performs the following tasks:
1. Install all necessary utilities and drivers in your PC (including the client utilities).
2. Prompt to setup the print server (including the print server name and
Network protocols).
3. Add the network port of the print server to your PC.
After the installation, perform the standard “Add Printer” procedure and choose the
print server’s “Network Port” in the “Available Ports” list. You can test printing from
the Administrator’s PC to the print server as your local printer.
Quick Installation and Setup
The Administrator Installation can be performed on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000
with the same user interface. Before the installation, please verify that your network
protocol is installed on your PC (TCP/IP, IPX and/or NetBUI). It will be helpful in your
installation process.
1. Insert the CD shipped along with the print server into your CD-ROM drive. The
Autorun.exe program should be executed automatically by Windows. If not run
Autorun.exe manually from the CD-ROM drive’s root directory.
2. The “Installation Manager” will be displayed on the screen.
3. Click “Administrator Installation” and the “Utilities Setup” window will
be displayed.
4. Click “Next” and specify the destination folder where the utilities will be installed.
5. Click “Next” and select the components you want to install. It is highly recommended
to install all provided components.
6. Click “Next” and specify the program folder where the program icons will be
added to.
7. Click “Next” to start the installation.
8. In a while, the program will finish installing all the utilities and drivers you selected.
Thus far you have completed the installation phase and are preparing to configure
the Print Server. Click “Next” and the “Choose Print Server” dialogue box will
be displayed.
Note: If this is the first time you are configuring the print server, the “Print Server Name” is the
same as the “Device Name” printed at the rear side of the print server.
9. Click “Next” and the “Name the Print Server” dialogue box will be displayed.
You can assign a meaningful name for the management consideration. But notice that,
this name will be the “Identifier Name” for NetBEUI and IPX peer to peer printing.
10. Click “Next” to configure network protocol.
In the system default, IPX and NetBEUI protocols are enabled and do not need to be
configured (except the Print Server Name).
About the TCP/IP, you can either (a) assign a dedicated IP address for the print
server or (2) configure it later by th configuration utility. (If you choose “Do not
change IP - configure later”, there would be no effect on the network. It is suitable
for both Non-IP and IP-enabled networks.)
11. Click “Next” and the configuration summery is displayed in the window. Now you

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have completed the “Print Server Setup”. By clicking “Next”, your system will
perform “Add network port” of the print server to your PC.
12. Finally, the “Installation complete” window is displayed to indicate that the
Administrator Installation procedure is finished.
You have completed the administrator’s setup for most of the network environment. You
can then perform the “Client Installation” procedure on all client’s sides of the network.
On the other hand, 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 bellow/
1. Click Start , choose Setting, Printer
2. Double click Add New Printer, select local printer, click Next.
3. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and model, the click Next.
4. Choose the Print Server’s Network Port which was created by the administrator
installation process and click Next.
5. Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer setup.
Client Installation and Setup
Introduction
The Client Installation Program executes a wizard-driven procedure which performs the
following tasks:
1. Install client utilities and drivers in your PC
2. Automatically add all Network Ports to you PC
Note: Auto-detect/Auto-select network protocol.
The network port driver supports the network protocol auto-detection feature. It will
automatically select an available network protocol (IPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP) of the
client computer to the print server.
Since both the print server’s side and client’s side support multi-protocols, the
configuration process of the client side is fully automatic.
After the installation, you can perform the standard “add Printer” procedure to use the
network printer.
Quick Installation and Setup
The Client Installation can be performed on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 with the
same user interface. Before the installation procedure, please confirm that your PC has
been connected to the network and has at least on network protocol installed.
1. Insert the CD shipped along with the print server into your CD-ROM drive. The
Autorun.exe program should be executed automatically by Windows. If not run
Autorun.exe manually from the CD-ROM drive’s root directory.
2. The “Installation Manager” will be displayed on the screen.
3. Click “Client Installation” and the “Utilities Setup” window will be displayed.
4. Click “Next” and specify the destination folder where the utilities will be installed.
5. Click “Next” and specify the program folder where the program icons will be
added to.

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6. Click “Next” to start the installation.
7. You have completed the installation process, and are now entering the setup process.
Click “Continue” and all the print server’s network ports detected on the network will
be added to your PC.
8. Finally, the “Installation complete” window is displayed to indicate that the Client
Installation procedure is finished.
You can now perform the Windows’ standard “Add Printer” procedure as described
below to add network printers to your PC.
1. Click Start , choose Setting, Printer
2. Double click Add New Printer, select local printer, click Next.
3. Select a suitable printer manufacturer and model, the click Next.
4. Choose the Print Server’s Network Port which has been created in the client
installation process and click Next.
5. Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer setup.
Setup NetWare Printing
Quick Setup for NetWare 3.x
1. Please confirm that you have completed the “Administrator Installation” procedure.
2. Log into your NetWare server as SUPERVISOR.
3. Execute Start, Program, PrintServer Utilities, NetWare Quick Setup to start
the installation.
4. Select your new print server from the displayed list and press “Enter”. The name listed
will be the same as the Device Name printed on the label on your print server.
5. The quick installation program will create and setup related objects on the file server. A
list of defaults will be displayed. If you need to change any of these items, use the
arrow keys to choose the items you need to change, then press “Enter” to display a list
of choices. When all of the values are correct, select the Continue Installation item and
press “Enter”.
6. The quick installation program will setup the print server, and when the setup is
complete, it will also create a file called PRINTSIR.BAT that you can run after logging
into the file server to redirect print commands to the new print server. A sample
PRINTSIR.BAT file is shown below:
capture/S=III/Q=PRINTSIR_Q1/nt/nff/nb/1=1/ti=10
This redirects the LPT1 port (1=1) to the print queue PRINTSIR_Q1 on the file server
named III. No banner page will be printed (/nb), no form feed will be added to the
end of the job (/nff), and tabs will not be expanded into spaces (/nt). If the program
does not explicitly signal end-of-job, the capture facility will wait 10 seconds (/ti=10)
before assuming that the print job is complete,
7. Reset the print server to have the changes take effect.
Quick Setup for NetWare 4.x at NDS Mode
1. Please confirm that you have completed the “Administrator Installation” procedure.
2. Log into your NetWare server as ADMINISTRATOR.
3. Execute Start, Program, PrintServer Utilities, NetWare Quick Setup to start
the installation.
4. Select your new print server from the displayed list and press “Enter”. The name listed
will be the same as the Device Name printed on the label on your print server.
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list of defaults will be displayed. If you need to change any of these items, use the
arrow keys to choose the items you need to change, then press “Enter” to display a list
of choices. When all of the values are correct, select the Continue Installation item and
press “Enter”. The Current Tree and Current Context settings cannot be changed from
within the Quick Installation program. If you need to change the tree or context where
the print server will be installed, use the CX command to change them before
starting installation.
6. The quick installation program will setup the print server, and when the setup is
complete, it will also create a file called PRINTSIR.BAT that you can run after logging
into the file server to redirect print commands to the new print server. A sample
PRINTSIR.BAT file is shown below:
capture/S=III/Q=PRINTSIR_Q1/nt/nff/nb/1=1/ti=10
This redirects the LPT1 port (1=1) to the print queue PRINTSIR_Q1 on the file server
named III. No banner page will be printed (/nb), no form feed will be added to the
end of the job (/nff), and tabs will not be expanded into spaces (/nt). If the program
does not explicitly signal end-of-job, the capture facility will wait 10 seconds (/ti=10)
before assuming that the print job is complete,
7. Reset the print server to have the changes take effect.