Linksys Getting to Know Your USB Print Server

Models: PSUS4

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PrintServer for USB with 4-Port Switch

Chapter 2: Getting to Know the USB PrintServer

The Back Panel

The USB PrintServer's ports, where the cables are connected, are located on the back panel.

 

Figure 2-1: USB PrintServer’s Back Panel

Reset Button

Pressing the Reset button will reset the PrintServer to the factory default settings. Refer to “To

 

Reset the Factory Default Settings”, right.

1, 2, 3, 4

These LAN ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the PrintServer to your networked PCs and other Ethernet

 

network devices.

USB

The USB port is where you will connect the USB printer to the PrintServer.

 

Whenever you see the USB Icon (right), a USB port is nearby.The PrintServer

 

comes with one USB cable. One end of the USB cable has a rectangular

 

plug, which is called a Type A connector (below left). The other end of the

 

cable has a square plug, or a Type B connector (below right).The USB cable’s Type

 

A end connects to the PrintServer and the Type B end connects to the printer.

Important: Resetting the PrintServer will erase all of your settings and replace them with the factory defaults. Do not reset the PrintServer if you want to retain the settings.

To Reset the Factory Default Settings

1.Unplug the PrintServer.

2.Press and hold the Reset button. While pressing the button, plug in the PrintServer.

3.Continue pressing the button for 10 seconds, and the PrintServer will be reset to factory defaults.

To Generate a Diagnostic Printout

1.Ensure that both the PrintServer and the printer attached to the Printer port are on.

2.Press the diagnostic button, and hold it in for 2 seconds.

3.The test page, containing the current settings, will be printed.

PostScript printers are unable to print this page. If you have a PostScript printer on the Printer port, the test page will not be printed.

USB Connector-Type A

USB Connector-Type B

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