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Introduction |
This chapter provides an overview of your LevelOne Printer Server's features.
Features
Congratulations on the purchase of your new LevelOne Printer Server. This device was designed to provide a simple and efficient network printing solution. It is packed with features, including:
ØVersatility. The LevelOne Printer Server supports up to five protocols: NetWare, TCP/IP, SMB (Service Message Block), AppleTalk (EtherTalk), and NetBEUI. It features one or two Ethernet interface ports and operating system support includes Unix, Novell, and Microsoft Windows.
ØEasy Installation. The LevelOne Printer Server makes adding printers or plotters to your network simple. Depending on your model, it will support 10BaseT only, 10Base2 and 10BaseT, or 10BaseT and 100BaseT. The
ØEasy Setup. A number of utility programs are supplied to simplify setup. For Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP users, the BiAdmin program makes it easy to configure the LevelOne Printer Server for a variety of network and server configurations.
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ØCompact Size. This allows the LevelOne Printer Server to be used even where space is limited.
ØRemote Management Tools. A variety of software tools are provided. In most environments, both the LevelOne Printer Server and attached
ØSNMP Support. The LevelOne Printer Server can act as a SNMP agent, with it own MIB. This allows TCP/IP users to monitor, configure and troubleshoot the LevelOne Printer Server using their existing SNMP management tools.
ØJetAdmin Support. 100BaseT models support the HP JetAdmin program. If you are already using JetAdmin, you can also use this program to manage your LevelOne Printer Server.
ØInternet Printing Protocol (IPP) Support. Some LevelOne Printer Server models can act an IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) Server, allowing clients, suppliers, colleagues and others to print to your printer from anywhere on the Internet. Windows IPP Client software is also supplied.
See the "Protocol Support" and "Feature Support" tables in Appendix A for details of which models support the different features.
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