StarTech.com PM1115U User manual

Print Server
User’s Manual
Version: 2.0
(January, 2006)

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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................1
1.1 Product Introduction.........................................................2
1.2 Product Package .............................................................3
1.3 Network Printing Architecture..........................................4
1.3.1 Print Server Network Functions..................................................... 5
1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients......................................... 5
1.3.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server........................... 8
1.4 Network Printing Environment .........................................9
1.5 Contents of the User’s Manual ...................................... 11
1.6 Firmware & Printing Function ........................................13
2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION .........................................14
3. WINDOWS PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK ........................15
3.1 System Architecture.......................................................16
3.2 Administrator Installation and Setup..............................18
3.3 Administrator Utilities.....................................................25
3.4 Client Installation and Setup..........................................26
3.5 Client Utilities.................................................................31
3.5.1 Network Ports Quick Setup ......................................................... 31
3.5.2 Remote Ports (Utility).................................................................. 33
3.6 Windows Add Printer Procedure....................................36
4. WINDOWS NT/2000/2003 NETWORK.............................40
4.1 System Architecture.......................................................41
4.2 Windows NT/2000/2003 Server Installation and Setup .42
4.3 User Installation and Setup............................................44
5. NETWARE NETWORK ....................................................45
5.1 System Architecture.......................................................46
5.2 NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x Installation & Setup ....................... 48
5.2.1 Installation Using PCONSOLE................................................... 48

6. UNIX SYSTEM NETWORK..............................................52
6.1 Introduction....................................................................53
6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Support...........................54
6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address....................................55
6.3.1 DHCP........................................................................................... 55
6.3.2 BOOTP ........................................................................................ 55
6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address ....................................58
6.5 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host.................59
7. CONFIGURATION UTILITY.............................................62
7.1 Introduction....................................................................63
7.2 Search for All Available Print Server.............................. 65
7.3 Status of Print Server.....................................................66
7.4 Setup the Print Server ...................................................68
7.5 General Configuration.................................................... 70
7.6 TCP/IP Configuration.....................................................71
7.7 Netware Print Server Configuration...............................73
7.8 AppleTalk Configuration ................................................74
7.9 SNMP Configuration......................................................75
7.10 SMB Configuration.........................................................76
7.11 System Configuration ....................................................77
7.12 Wizard............................................................................ 78
7.13 Report............................................................................82
8. WEB MANAGEMENT.......................................................83
8.1 Introduction....................................................................84
8.2 Login.............................................................................. 85
8.3 Device Status.................................................................86
8.3.1 System.......................................................................................... 86
8.3.2 Printer........................................................................................... 87
8.3.3 TCP/IP.......................................................................................... 88
8.3.4 SMB............................................................................................. 89
8.3.5 SNMP........................................................................................... 90

8.3.6 NetWare....................................................................................... 91
8.3.7 AppleTalk .................................................................................... 92
8.4 Setup Wizard.................................................................93
8.4.1 System.......................................................................................... 93
8.4.1.1 Advanced Settings ................................................................. 94
8.4.2 TCP/IP.......................................................................................... 95
8.4.3 SMB............................................................................................. 96
8.4.4 SNMP........................................................................................... 97
8.4.5 NetWare....................................................................................... 98
8.4.6 AppleTalk .................................................................................... 99
8.4.7 Save Settings.............................................................................. 100
8.5 System Tools............................................................... 101
8.5.1 Load Default .............................................................................. 101
8.5.2 Upgrade Firmware from Browser.............................................. 102
9. IPP PRINTING.................................................................103
9.1 Introduction.................................................................... 104
9.2 System Setup ................................................................ 105
9.2.1 Print Server Side........................................................................ 105
9.2.2 Client Side.................................................................................. 105
10. WINDOWS XP SP2 SETUP ..........................................110

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1. Introduction

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1.1 Product Introduction
Thank you for purchasing and using our print server.
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 an Ethernet network port
(10/100Mbps Ethernet) and one print port for printer.
This print server supports IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, TCP/IP
and AppleTalk protocols. It is the best network printing
solutions for various common network operating systems
such as Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003, NetWare,
Unix/Linux and MAC OS, etc.
With the help of Installation Wizard, you can easily
and instantly complete the settings for the printing
environment, and start enjoying the fantastic features
provided by the print server.
In the following chapters, we will introduce in detail
the printing features, installation methods, and system
configuration for different network environments.
If you would like to set up and install print server
quickly, please refer to the Quick Installation Guide that
comes along with this print server.

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1.2 Product Package
This package contains the following components:
 One Print Server
 One Power Adapter
 One Quick Installation Guide
 One CD-ROM (Including all the software utilities,
drivers and User’s Manual)

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1.3 Network Printing Architecture
This section illustrates how print server functions and
operates on the network. Before you install and use print
server, it is strongly recommended that you read this
section completely, and select only the chapters you need
according to your network operating system by “Contents
of the User’s Manual” in next section.
This section will first introduce the role every
component plays in the network-printing environment.
 Print Server
 Client User
 Network Server (optional)
Windows NT Server
NetWare Server
Windows 98Windows NT
Workstation Windows 2000
Unix Print Server
Network Printing Environment
Print Server
Client User Network Server

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1.3.1 Print Server Network Functions
Windows NT Server
NetWare Server
Windows 98Windows NT
Workstation Windows 2000
Unix Print Server
Print Server
Because print server supports IPX/SPX, NetBEUI,
TCP/IP and AppleTalk network protocols, any networked
computer can directly print to the print server from any of
its installed protocol.
1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients
Windows NT Server
NetWare Server
Windows 98Windows NT
Workstation Windows 2000
Unix Print Server
Client User

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Common operating systems for clients are classified as
following:
Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003
Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer
Printing) driver and utilities for Windows
95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 users. PTPP (Peer-to-Peer
Printing) supports TCP/IP protocol.
In the client installation procedure, after PTPP (Peer-
to-Peer Printing Driver) is installed into Windows, the
system will automatically (manual configuration is also
allowed) search all the print servers on the network, and
then add their printing ports into Windows’ printing port
(see below).

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Windows 98
PTPP
Print Server
MIS-2
P1 P2
P3
P1
Print Server
MIS-1
UNIX / Linux
UNIX (include HP/UX, SCO Unix, SunOS, Solaris,
Unixware DECUnix, IBM AIX and others) and Linux use
the system-standard LPR to print through print server.
MAC OS
MAC OS can use the system-standard AppleTalk
network to print through print server.

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1.3.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server
Windows NT Server
NetWare Server
Windows 98Windows NT
Workstation Windows 2000
Unix Print Server
Network Server
Common network servers are classified as following:
Windows NT/2000/2003
Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer
Printing) driver and utilities for Windows NT/2000/2003.
After PTPP is installed, the server can directly print
through print server. Adding this printing function into
Windows NT/2000/2003 Server allows print queue, user
authority management, and many other advanced features to
be used.
NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x
In NetWare environment, print server offers various
printing modes like print queue, remote printer, etc.

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1.4 Network Printing Environment
Common network environment are classified as
following:
Windows Peer-to-Peer Network
The client’s PTPP driver will use TCP/IP protocol to
print through print server.
Windows NT/2000/2003 Network
Network printing function will become available after
PTPP driver is installed into Windows NT/2000/2003.
Adding this printing function into Windows NT/2000/2003
Server allows print queue, user authority management, and
many other advanced features to be used.

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NetWare Network (see below)

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1.5 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 introduce:
Chapter 3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network
Chapter 4. Windows NT/2000/2003 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.
Chapter 10 introduces how to deal with the problem
that if you can’t find any print server listed on the

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“Available Ports” in “Network Ports Quick Setup” in
Windows XP SP2.

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1.6 Firmware & 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)
 IPP Printing
 NetWare Bindery Printing
 AppleTalk
 SMB Printing

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2. Hardware Installation
1. Unpack the print server package and verify that all
the items listed in the section 1.2 are provided.
2. Connect the print server to the printer you want to
share on the network.
3. Connect the print server to your network by attached
the network cable to the UTP port of the print server.
4. Connect the power adapter to the print server. The
print server will perform the Power-On-Self-Test (POST)
after it is powered on. During the POST, the Status and
Ready LEDs will be on. When the LEDs are unlighted, the
print server is ready.
NOTE1: MUST use the power adapter shipped with the print
server, do NOT use any other power adapter from any
sources.
NOTE2: 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.

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3. Windows Peer-to-Peer
Network