NETGEAR PS100 manual

Reference Manual

for NETGEAR PS100 series Print Servers

NETGEAR, Inc.

4500 Great America Parkway

Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA

Phone 888-NETGEAR

M-PS100NA-6

April 2002

Contents

Main for NETGEAR PS100 series Print Servers Page Page Page Preface Purpose Audience Conventions Special Message Formats Use of Enter, Type, and Press Other Conventions Related Publication T ABLE OF C Page Page Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 PS111W Wireless Ready Print Server Features Front Panel and LEDs of PS111W Rear Panel of PS111W 1-2 PS110/PS113 2/3-Port Print Server Features Front Panel and LEDs of PS110 and PS113 Rear Panel of PS110 and PS113 1-3 PS101 Mini Print Server Features Outlooks for PS101 Mini Print Servers Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Preparing the Site 2-2 Verifying Package Contents 2-3 Connecting Devices to the Print Server 2-4 Verifying Power Chapter 3 Web Management for Print Server 3-1 Configuring Print Server for TCP/IP 3-2 Connecting to the Print Server Page 3-3 Browser Menu selections and Configuration Screens Server Status Configure Server Configure Server Fields TCP/IP AppleTalk Wireless Page WEP Data Privacy Fields Wireless Link Info Printer Port Logical Printer Page NetWare General NetWare Print Server Page NetWare Remote Printer Reset Chapter 4 Microsoft Windows System Printing 4-1 Printing in Windows 4-2 NETGEAR Print Server Software Installation Page Page Page Page Page Page 4-3 Setting Up Your PC to Recognize the Print Server Page Page Page NetGear Print Server Manual 41 6. Click on Next. Auto-IP Page NetGear Print Server Manual 43 7. Click on Next. Wireless Configuration Page Page NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard - Write Down the Port Name Page Page 4-4 Add a printer to your system to print Page Page Page Page Page Page Chapter 5 UNIX Printing Using TCP/IP 5-1 Temporary IP Address Resolution Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server Using DHCP NetGear Print Server Manual 58 Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server Using BootP To assign an IP address using the Bootstrap Protocol (BootP): Use these definitions for entering the information: Page NetGear Print Server Manual 60 Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server Using RARP To assign an IP address using the Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP): Use these definitions for entering the information: Page NetGear Print Server Manual 62 Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server Using ARP To assign an IP address using the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP): Page 5-2 Configuring Your Print Server Using FTP Configuration Example Page NetGear Print Server Manual 66 List of FTP Files and Commands Supported by the Print Server Other FTP commands cannot be used, and they return an Invalid Command error message. Table FTP Files in the Directory lists the file names that appear in the directory. FTP Files in the Directory FTP Commands 5-3 Setting the Print Method LPD Configuration and Printing Configuring LPD on IBM AIX 4.15 Configuring LPD on System V NetGear Print Server Manual 69 Sample Commands for Using LPD on System V Configuring LPD on BSD Sample Commands for Using LPD on BSD Printing Using LPD Printing Using FTP Printing Using DSI Chapter 6 AppleTalk Printing 6-1 Setting up Print Server for AppleTalk 6-2 Setting up Host Computer 6-3 Using PSTool Utility 6-4 PSTool Utility CONFIG File Format Chapter 7 Novell Netware Printing 7-1 Configuration Overview Configuring the NetWare File Server Configuring Your Print Server Determining a Device Name for Your Print Server 7-2 Using Your Print Server in a NetWare 3.x Network Setting PSERVER Mode in NetWare 3.x (Bindery Mode) Page NetGear Print Server Manual 79 Setting RPRINTER Mode in NetWare 3.x (Bindery Mode) Page Page Page 7-3 Using Your Print Server in a NetWare 4.x Network Setting PSERVER Mode in a NetWare 4.x NDS Mode Network NetGear Print Server Manual 85 NetGear Print Server Manual 86 Setting PSERVER Mode in a NetWare 4.x Bindery Emulation Network NetGear Print Server Manual 88 NetGear Print Server Manual 89 Setting RPRINTER Mode in a NetWare 4.x NDS Mode Network Page Page Setting PSERVER Mode in NetWare 5.x NDS Mode Network 7-4 Using Advanced Functions Servicing Multiple NetWare Bindery File Servers Attaching to More Than One NetWare Print Server Using Logical Ports Configuring Logical Printers on the Print Server Configuring NetWare File Server to Connect to Logical Printers Chapter 8 Using Advanced Management Tools 8-1 Configuration Using the NETGEAR Print Server Administration Program Buttons Advanced Button Quick Button Protocol Button Page 8-2 Advanced Print Server Configuration Control Buttons on All Tabs System Tab Figure 8-4 System Tab Window System Tab Fields TCP/IP Tab NetWare PServer Menu Tab NetGear Print Server Manual 103 NetWare PSERVER Menu Tab Fields NetWare RPrinter Menu Tab AppleTalk Tab Page Logical Port Tab Physical Port Tab Wireless Tab Page NetGear Print Server Manual 110 use the same Channel number. 64 Bit Link Info Screen 8-3 Menu Options Control Menu Printer Menu Help Menu Configuring Using IP Setup NetGear Print Server Manual 115 Appendix A Technical Specifications This appendix provides technical specifications for the NETGEAR PS100 series Print Server. PS111W Wireless Ready Print Server Specifications NetGear Print Server Manual 116 PS101 Mini Print Server Specifications Width 1.3 in. (6.2 cm) Height 0.8 in. (2.0 cm) Depth 2.3 in. (6.0 cm) Weight 0.4 lb. (0.1 kg) PS110/PS113 2/3-Port Print Server Specifications Page Appendix B Understanding IP Addresses IP Addresses and the Internet Netmask Subnet Addressing Private IP Addresses Address Resolution Protocol IP Configuration by DHCP NetGear Print Server Manual 124 Appendix C CONFIG File CONFIG File TCP/IP Settings When modifying the CONFIG file, use the configuration settings outlined below. Configuration Settings Page Appendix D Using NetWare 5 NDPS Overview Creating an NDPS Manager Object Creating an NDPS Printer Agent Workstation Configuration Installing and Configuring the Public Access Printers Page Appendix E IP Setup Overview Appendix F ASCII to Hexadecimal Conversion Table