Conceptronic C54PSERVU user manual N t r o d u c t i o n, Product Introduction, Product Package

1 . I n t r o d u c t i o n

1.1Product 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 IEEE 802.11g/b wireless LAN (up to 54Mbps data transfer rate), 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 95/98/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.

1.2Product Package

This package contains the following components:

•One Print Server

•One Antenna

•One Power Adapter

•One UTP Network Cable

•One Quick Installation Guide

•One CD-ROM (Including all the software utilities, drivers and User’s Manual)

1.3Network 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)

Network Printing Environment
Client User	Print Server	Network Server
Unix	Print Server	Windows NT Server
		NetWare Server
Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 98
Workstation
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