Chapter1 Introduction

1.1Product Introduction

Thank you for purchasing and using our FPS-3120. 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 a LAN port (10/100Mbps Ethernet), two USB ports and one parallel port for printers.

This print server supports TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and AppleTalk protocols. It is the best network printing solutions for various common network operating systems such as Windows 95/98/Me Peer-to-Peer Printing, Windows NT/2000/XP/Server 2003, NetWare, Unix/Linux, MAC OS, etc.

With the help of Installation Wizard, you can easily and instantly complete the settings for your printing environment, and start enjoying the fantastic features provided by this print server.

In the following chapters, we will introduce in detail the printing features, installation methods, and system configuration for different network environments.

1.2Product Package

This package contains the following components: 1 x FPS-3120

1 x Power Adapter

1 x Driver and User’s Manual CD

1 x Quick Installation Guide

1.3Network Printing Architecture

This section illustrates how FPS-3120 functions and operates on the network. Before you install and use FPS-3120, it is strongly suggested 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)

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