NETGEAR PS101NA Manuale utente

Installation Guide

Mini Print Server

MODEL PS101

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Introduction

Thank you for urchasing a NETGEAR PS101

Mini Print Server. With this rint server you can

share your rinter with all the com uters in your

home or office that run Microsoft® Windows®

95 OSR2, 98, 2000, NT 4.x, Me, or XP

o erating system.

This installation guide shows you how to connect

the rint server to your rinter and configure it to

use with your com uters. Setu is easy – if you

follow the instructions in this guide, the rint server

will soon be u and running for your com uters.

If you have roblems, there is a troubleshooting section on age 9 to hel you. You can get

more detailed troubleshooting information from the Reference Manual on the CD or online at

www.NETGEAR.com in our Su ort section.

Installation Procedure Overview

Estimated time: 30 minutes

1. Un ack the box and verify the contents.

2. Connect the rint server to the rinter and to the network.

3. Configure the rint server to be recognized on the network.

4. Configure each com uter to rint through the rint server.

Note: You only need to go through procedures 1 through 3 once. Repeat procedure

4 for each computer that will share the printer with the print server. It takes less

than 5 minutes to configure and test each computer.

On the PS101 Resource CD, you will find a Reference Manual containing more detailed

information about installation, troubleshooting and configuration.

Unpack the Box and Verify the Contents

When you o en the box, verify that you received everything.

The ackage includes:

• PS101 Mini Print Server

• AC ower ada ter

•PS101 Resource CD, including a full Reference Guide and rint server software

•PS101 Installation Guide (this document)

• Warranty and registration card

• Su ort information card

PS101 Mini Print Server Resource CD,

installation guide, support information

card & warranty/registration card

PS101 Mini

Print Server

Power adapter

Connect the Print Server

The PS101 Mini Print Server connects directly to the Centronics arallel ort on your

rinter. After connecting it to your rinter, you then connect the rint server to a

network device (like a hub, router, or switch).

Before you share the rinter with the NETGEAR PS101 Mini

Print Server, you should have at least one com uter connected

to an Ethernet network and have one unused ort on an

Ethernet hub, switch, or router.

Note: or printers with a Mini-

Centronics C port, you will need to use

one of the other NETGEAR Print

Servers such as the PS111W, PS110 or

PS113 along with the correct cable.

Note: The procedures described in this guide are for a

TCP/IP-based network environment. or NetBEUI

protocol printing, please see the Reference Manual.

1. With the rinter turned off, connect the rint server to

the Centronics connector on the rinter.

2. Insert one end of an Ethernet atch (or straight-through)

cable into an o en Ethernet ort in the network device

(hub, switch, or router) and insert the other end into the

Ethernet ort on the rint server.

Note: You may use a Category 3 (or higher)

Ethernet cable.

3. Turn the rinter on.

4. Connect the ower ada ter’s cord into the back

of the rint server and then lug the ada ter into a

ower source (such as a wall socket or ower stri ).

When ower has been a lied to the rint server:

The LINK light (green) should light u and may

blink to show network activity.

The ALERT light (yellow) should be off.

Note: If any light does not operate as indicated,

go to the Troubleshooting section on page 9. 3

Centronics parallel port on the printer

9V DC ALERTLINK

ETHERNET

Printer with PS101 attached

Netgear Router

DSL modem

9V DC ALERTLINK

ETHERNET

Printer with PS101

attached

Not Compatible with

Mini Centronics-C Printers

Install Printer Server Software and

Setup the Print Server

The PS101 comes with several software com onents that allow you to set u the

rint server and use administrative tools. You should install all the software onto one Windows

com uter to act as the rint server administrator. For the other com uters, only install the

NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard as described in rocedure 4.

To install the NETGEAR Print Server software:

1. Insert the PS101 Printer Server Resource CD in

the CD-ROM drive. NETGEAR Print Server

Software Installation wizard starts u

automatically. If it doesn’t, double-click My

Computer, double-click your CD-ROM drive,

and double-click Setup.exe.

2. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard

to install the software.

3. For the administrative com uter, install all com onents.

Note: If this computer will just use the printer, only select the NETGEAR Add

Printer Wizard. See procedure 4: Configure a Computer To Access the Print Server

for details.

4. Click Finish.

To set u the rint server:

1. Click Start. Point to Programs and click NETGEAR Print Server>NETGEAR Print Server

Setup Wizard.

2. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard to set u the rint server.

\If you have questions, click Help for information about a s ecific screen.

Note: The PS101 Print Server, by default, automatically obtains an IP address from

the network. However, NETGEAR recommends you use a fixed IP address to be

able to use a Web browser to print a test page or to make configuration changes

later. or a home or small office, use IP address information compatible with your

router setup. The IP address for the print server needs to be unique in the network.

If you don’t know what to use, you may click Suggest New Values to get a useable

IP address. If you are using a NETGEAR router with default settings, the following

settings should work:

IP address: 192.168.0.150 (The first three numbers should match the

numbers for the network device. Make sure the last 3 digits are unique

on your network.)

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Gateway IP address: 192.168.0.1 (the address of your router)

3. When com lete, click Finish.

4. When asked if you want to set u a rinter right away, click Yes and continue to

rocedure : Confirgure a Computer To Access the Print Server. You have already com leted

the software installation and are running the NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard.

Advanced Settings

Advanced users may want to change the default name of the Print Server or make other

changes in the settings. There are 2 ways to administer your NETGEAR Print Server. The

Reference Manual on the Resource CD has full instructions.

a. O en a Web browser and go to the IP address for the rint server. (For exam le, ty e

htt ://192.168.0.150 and click Go.) or

b. You can use the NETGEAR Print Server Administration rogram. Click Start. Point to

Programs and click NETGEAR Print Server>NETGEAR Print Server Administration.

Configure a Computer To Access the

Print Server

Before using the PS101 on your network, each com uter that needs to access the rint server

must have:

• A connection to the network.

• The rinter added using the NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard.

• Either the rinter driver software already installed or, if this is a new rinter, access to the

rinter driver software (either on a CD or downladed to a disk).

To install the Add Printer Wizard (for a non-administrative

computer):

Note: You can skip ahead “To configure

computers...” if you have already installed the

NETGEAR software on this computer.

1. Insert the PS101 Printer Server Resource CD in

the CD-ROM drive. NETGEAR Print Server

Software Installation wizard starts u

automatically. If it doesn’t, double-click My

Computer, double-click your CD-ROM drive,

and double-click Setup.exe.

2. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard to

install the software.

3. When asked, select only the NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard.

4. Click Finish.

To configure computers running Windows NT,2000,and XP:

1. Click Start, oint to Programs> NETGEAR Print Server and click NETGEAR Add Printer

Wizard.

2. Read, follow the instructions, and click OK in the Setup

message window.

3. In the list, select the rint server ort with the rinter

you want to add to this com uter and click Add. When

you see the AddPort screen, write down the ort name

(such as PSFF0091_P1).

Printer ort name:_____________________________.

4. Scroll down in Add Printer Wizard screen. Select the Print

Server ort with ort name as written above.

Click Next.

Note: Do NOT select the default port “LPT1.”

5. Select the rinter manufacturer on the left and

the model on the right

or, if you need to install the rinter driver, click

Have Disk and follow the instructions.

6. If you have installed the rinter driver for this

rinter, you will be asked to kee the existing

driver or re lace it. Select either one and click

Next. Follow the instruction on screen if any.

7. Ty e a name for this rinter and determine whether you want this as the default rinter.

Click Next.

8. Select No when asked about sharing the rinter and click Next.

Note: The print server will perform this function.

9. Select Yes when asked about rinting a test age and click Next.

10. Click Finish.

If you cannot rint the test age, go to Troubleshooting on age 9.

If you successfully rinted the test age, you can configure other com uters to access this

rinter by re eating rocedure 4 on each com uter.

To configure computers running Windows 95, 98, and Me:

1. Click Start, oint to Programs> NETGEAR Print Server and click NETGEAR Add Printer

Wizard.

2. Read, follow the instructions, and click OK in the Setup message window.

3. Select the ort with the rinter you connect and click

Add in the Printer Select screen. When the AddPort

screen shows, write down the ort name ( such as

PSFF0091_P1).

Printer ort name: _____________________________.

4. Select the rinter manufacturer on the left and the model

on the right or, if you need to install the rinter driver,

click Have Disk and follow the instructions.

5. Click Next and select the rint server in the

Available ports list. This should match the ort

name from ste 3. Then click Next.

Note: Do NOT select the default port “LPT1.”

6. Ty e a name for this rinter and determine

whether you want this as the default rinter.

7. Select Yes when asked about rinting a test age.

8. Click Finish.

If you cannot rint the test age, go to Troubleshooting on age 9.

If you successfully rinted the test age, you can configure other com uters to access this

rinter by re eating rocedure 4 on each com uter.

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