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Manual Revision: 02/07/2013 For the most up-to-date information, please visit: www.startech.com DE: Bedienungsanleitung - de.startech.com FR: Guide de l'utilisateur - fr .startech.com ES: Guía del usuario - es.startech.com IT: Guida per l'uso - it.startech.com NL: Gebruiksaanwijzing - nl.startech.com PT: Guia do usuário - pt.startech.co[...]
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Instruction Manual FCC C ompliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment genera tes, uses and can radiate rad[...]
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Instruction Manual i T able of C ontents Int roduc ti on ...... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... 1 Featur es ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 Package Cont[...]
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Instruction Manual 1 Introduction Thank you for pur chasing a StarT ech.com print server . T his product allows you to connect a USB (PM1115U) or parallel (PM1115P) printer dir ec tly to your Ethernet network without the need for a host computer . F eatures • Compatible with all popular network protoc ols: T CP/IP , NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, Apple T alk [...]
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Instruction Manual 2 Installation Connecting the Print Server to the Network If you are installing the print server on a network that uses TCP/IP as the network protocol, y ou may wish to congure it on a standalone computer rst if you ar e not using one of the Windows conguration utilities described in the next section. T he print server u[...]
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Instruction Manual 3 Conguring the P rint Ser ver Window s 2000/2003 Ser ver When installed, the print server appears as a local printer port on a W indows computer . Using the Administrator installa tion utility, you can install the print server and share the printer to all the workstations on the network. 1. Insert the installation CD that cam[...]
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Instruction Manual 4 Window s 98/ME/2000/XP Clients When the installation is complete, the print server appears as a local printer port on a Windows c omputer. Unlike the A dministrator installation, this installation option does not install the conguration tools and does not allow y ou to assign an alias name to the print server . 1. Insert the[...]
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Instruction Manual 5 Conguring the Prin t Ser ver for Non- Windows Networks The print server can be congured using any workstation or network that supports the TCP/IP protocol . The default IP addr ess on the print ser ver is 192.168.2.2. If this IP address is not compatible with your network, you can manually congur e a single workstation[...]
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Instruction Manual 6 5. Y ou can manually congur e settings for your network type by clicking the link on the left-hand side of the screen (e.g. A ppleT alk). Alternatively , you can click the Setup W izard link for a guided product setup. The Syst em T ools link allows you to ac cess maintenance options for the print server , such as rmware [...]
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Instruction Manual 7 Specications Network Prot ocols Suppor ted ROHS, FCC, CE Network Interface RJ-45 Ethernet (auto-detec ts straight through/crossov er) 10 or 100 Mbits/sec. (auto negotiated) Printer Interface 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 Type A (PM1115U) 1 x Integrated Cen tronics 36-pin (male) (PM1115P)) Printing Modes Supported LPR, RA W , IPP , SMB/TCP[...]
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Instruction Manual 8 T echnical Suppor t StarT ech.com’ s lif etime technical support is an integral part of our c ommitment to provide industry-leading solutions. If you ever need help with your product, visit www.startech.com/support and access our comprehensiv e selection of online tools, documentation, and downloads. For the la test drivers/s[...]
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Hard-to-nd made easy . At StarT ech.com, that isn ’t a slogan. It ’ s a promise. StarT ech.com is your one -stop source for ever y connectivity part you need. From the latest technology t o legac y products — and all the par ts that bridge the old and new — we can help you nd the parts that connect your solutions. We make it easy to l[...]