Hypertec FastPrint Multiprotocol Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Print Server Hardware manual

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    HyperNet FastPrint Multiprotocol Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Print Server Hardwa re Users Guide Informat ion in th is docum ent is sub ject to chan ge without not ice. All rights reserv ed. All brand n ames are regist ered tradem ark s of their resp ective com pan ies .[...]

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    da fü r, daß di ese Öff nungen n ic ht a b ge d ec kt wer d en. 8. Beachte n Si e beim A nsch lu ß an das Strom n etz di e Ansch lu ßwerte. 9. Die Netzansch lu ßsteckdose muß au s Gründ en der el ektrisch en Si cherh eit ei nen Sch utzl eiterkon takt haben . 10. Ve rle ge n Sie die Ne tz a ns c hluß leit ung s o , da ß niemand da rübe r [...]

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    FCC W arn i ng This equipment has been tested and foun d to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are design ed to prov ide reasonable protection ag ainst harm fu l interferen ce wh en the equipm ent is operated in a comm ercial environ ment. This equipm ent generates, u ses, and can[...]

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    Index v External Featur es ...................................................................................... 2 Port Connectors ................................................................................................... 2 Netw ork Cable Conne ctor ................................................................................... 3 DC P[...]

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    Index 1 Print Server Featu res HyperNet Fastprint print servers im prove network printing serv ices in three wa ys: ♦ The HyperNet Fastprint picks up the workload of m anaging print file traffic to its connected printers. This provides workload relief to your file serv ers, and allow s the file servers' full capacity to be used for file acce[...]

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    2 Index Window s N T, Window s 95/98, Win dow s for Work grou ps, Microsof t LAN Man ager, IBM LA N Server ♦ AppleTalk MacOS EtherTalk Window s- based set up and adm inis tration sof tw are, EtherP Admin , is supplied with the Hy per Net Fastp rint, making configur atio n and manage ment quick and easy . The Hy perNet Fastpri nt also su pports co[...]

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    Index 3 Network Cable Connector The HyperNet Fastprin t’s righ t side panel f eatures an RJ-45 connector for connecti on to 10Base-T Eth ernet cablin g or 100Base-TX Fast Ethern et cabling (w hich sh ould be Cate gory 5 tw ist ed-pair cable). The port s upports the NWay protoco l, allowi ng the print server to autom atically detect or negotiate t[...]

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    4 Index ♦ P ower /T x ◊ Steady or flashi ng green con firm s that the Hy perNet Fastprint is pow ered on. ◊ The indicator blinks off briefl y to indicate th at the Hy perNet Fastprint is transmitting to the network. ♦ Link/Rx ◊ Steady or f lashing green conf irms th at the Hy perNet Fastprint has a good conn ection to th e Ethernet or Fas[...]

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    Index 5 pg p g Server Carefully rem ove all items from the pack age. In addition to this Hardwa re User’s Guide , be certain that you h ave: ♦ One Hy perNet Fastprint print server ♦ One DC pow er adapter su itable for you r country ’s electric pow er ♦ Tw o EtherP Admin software diskette s ♦ One Print Server Administra tio n User’s Gu[...]

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    6 Index 4. Connect the Hy perNet Fastprint to the ne twork , using the RJ - 45 (10Base-T/100Base- TX) connector on the print server’ s side pan el. 5. While each printer is pow ered off, conn ect its tested and con firm ed port to a like printer por t of the Hy perNet Fastpr int. If you are connecting few er than three printers, then keep in m in[...]

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    Index 7 con t ac t your d ea l er f or correc ti on o f th e f au lt y un it . LED Nam e Faulty LPT1 LPT2 COM Component off off on/s t eady COM error off off flas hing Fl ash I D e rro r off on/ste ady off L PT2 e rr or off on/ste ady on/ste ady L AN Contro lle r er ror off on/ste ady flas hing L AN Memo ry err or off fla shin g off Pa rallel-2 C o[...]

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    8 Index To mount the Hy perNet Fastprint with the front panel facing up (and the printer port connectors facing dow n), set the tw o moun ting screw s at the low er-left an d upper-rig ht corners of a rectangl e as show n below (actua l size): 110 mm 4 5 / 16 in 70 mm 2 3 / 4 in When setting the screw s in to the wall or partition, leave about 3 mm[...]

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    10 Index P or t s: Bi - di rec ti on a l 25 -p i n pa ra ll el por t s × 2 , 9 -p i n DT E ser ial por t × 1 Parallel Port Bi-directional Comm unication: Hew lett-Packard PJL (Printer Jo b Language ) su pported Network Connection Netwo rk Standards : IEEE 802.3 10Base- T Ethernet, IEEE 802.3u 100BASE- TX Fast Eth ernet Network Data Transfer Rate [...]

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    Index 11 Power Supply : External pow er su pply providin g 12VDC / 500mA Dimensions : 190m m × 116.8m m × 30.9m m Weight : approx. 360g Operating Tem perature : 0 to 50 ° C Storage Tem perature : -10 to 50 ° C Hum idity : 10% to 9 0% no n-cond ensing Emissions : FCC Class A, CISPR 22 Class A, VCCI Class 1 , AS/NZS 3548:1995 Clas s A Safety : UL[...]

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    12 Index 22 D a t a 1 B i- di rect i ona l 3 3 Data 2 Bi-directional 4 4 Data 3 Bi-directional 5 5 Data 4 Bi-directional 6 6 Data 5 Bi-directional 7 7 Data 6 Bi-directional 8 8 Data 7 Bi-directional 9 9 Data 8 Bi-directional 10 10 nA ck Printer 11 11 Busy Print er 12 12 PError Printer 13 13 Select Printer 14 14 nA utoF d Host 15 32 nFault Printer 1[...]

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    14 Index does not include serv ice to r epair damag e re sulting f rom accide nt, disaster, m isuse, abuse o r non-H ype rte c modificatio n of the pro duct. Additio nal com ponents ins talle d by the deal er o r e nd user ar e not co ve red by this w arranty . Apar t from the abov e, no war ranty is ex press ed or implie d, including w arr anty o [...]

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    LPT 1 ........................................................... 3 LPT 1 LE D ............................................... 5, 9 LPT 2 ........................................................... 3 LPT 2 LE D ............................................... 5, 9 network connectors ..................................... 3 se lf - test ..............[...]