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About This Guide i Fast Ethernet Print Server 2 Parallel, 1 USB Hardware User’s Guide Rev. 0 1 ( Octob er, 200 2 )[...]
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ii About This Guide Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise 1. Bitte lesen Sie sich diese Hinweise sorgfältig durch. 2. Heben Sie diese Anleitung für den spätern Gebrauch auf. 3. Vo r jedem Reinigen ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen. Vervenden Sie keine Flüssig - oder Aerosolreiniger. Am besten dient ein angefeuchtetes Tuch zur Reinigung. 4. Um eine[...]
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About This Guide iii Trademarks Copyright 2000 Contents subject to change without prior notice. All trademarks belong to their respective proprietors. Copyright Statement No part of this publication may be reproduced in any fo rm or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission[...]
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iv About This Guide Network Cable Connector ...................................................................... 9 DC Power Connector ............................................................................ 10 LED Indicators ....................................................................................... 10 2 UNPACKING AND INSTA LLATIO[...]
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1 1 I NTRODUCTION The Print Server is a compact print server which connects to your Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network anywhere you wish to locate printer services. It manage s the flow of print files from your workstations or file servers to its connected printers, delivering print jobs to high - performance printers much faster than a file server [...]
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NetWare 5.x NDPS LPR Remote Printing ♦ NetBEUI Windows NT/2000 /XP , Windows 95/98/Me, Windows for Workgroups, Microsoft LAN Manager, IBM LAN Server ♦ AppleTalk MacOS EtherTalk Windows - based setup and admin i stration software, PS Admin , is supplied with the Print Server, making configuration and management quick and easy. The Print Server a[...]
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Network Cable Connector The Print Server’s rear panel features an RJ - 45 conn ector for connection to 10Base - T Ethernet cabling or 100Base - TX Fast Ethernet cabling (which should be Category 5 twisted - pair cable). The port supports the NWay protocol, allowing the print server to automatically detect or negotiate the transmission spe ed of t[...]
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2 2 U NPACKING AND I NSTALLATION This chapter explains how to install your Print Server and connect it to the network. It also describes the print server self test indications. Unpacking and Inspecting the Print Server Carefully remove all items from the package. In additio n to this Hardware User’s Guide , be certain that you have: ♦ One Fast [...]
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Installing the Print Server WARNING: Configuration problems may result if the Print Server is powered up without firs t establishing its network connection. Follow this procedure to avoid complications at the configuration stage. 1. Confirm proper operation of each of the printers to be co n nected to the Print Server. 2. When you have confirmed pr[...]
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The actual component tests immediately follow the LED tests. A normal (no fault) result is signaled by a simultaneous flashing of the se three LEDs, followed by a quiescent state with all three LEDs dark. If the self - te st routine traps any component error, then following the LED tests the self - test will halt and the LED’s will contin u ously[...]
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A 3 P RODUCT S PECIFICATIONS Printer Connection Standards : IEEE 1284 bi - directional parallel interface USB 1.1 Ports: Bi - directional 25 - pin parallel ports × 2, USB port × 1 Parallel Port Bi - directional Communication: Hewlett - Packard PJL (Printer Job Language) supported Network Connection Network Standards : IEE E 802.3 10Base - T Ether[...]
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Networ k Protocols Ethernet Frame Types: 802.2, 802.3, Ethernet II, SNAP (auto - switching) Transport Protocols: TCP/IP, NetBEUI, AppleTalk/EtherTalk TCP/IP Protocols Supported: BOOTP, SNMP, Telnet, TFTP, FTP, LPD , RARP, DHCP Management and Diagnostics Standard: SNMP MIBs : MIB - II (RFC 1213) Diagnostic LED Indicators : Power, Link/ Act , USB, LP[...]
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B 4 P ORT P INOUTS This appendix shows the pinouts of the Print Server parallel port connector. Parallel Ports The following t able lists the pinouts of the print server’s 25 - pin parallel port connector (identical to the connector used on most personal computers), as well as the 36 - pin Centronics connector used on most printers. Signal names [...]