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802.11g USB2.0 Print Server
FPS-1010G
User’s Manual
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Copyright (C) 2005 PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. The products and programs described in this User’s Manual are licensed products of PLANET Technology, This User’s Manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright, and this User’s Manual and all accompanying hardware, software, and documentation are copyrighted. No part of this User’s Manual may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form by any mean
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Table of Contents CHAPTER1 INTRODUCTION............................................ 5 1.1 Product Introduction...............................................................................................................................5 1.2 Product Package....................................................................................................................................5 1.3 Print Server Outlook & LED Indicators.................................................
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7.10.2 Ad-Hoc Mode ................................................................................................................................48 7.11 SNMP ..................................................................................................................................................52 7.12 Wizard..................................................................................................................................................53 7.13 Report.........
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Chapter1 Introduction 1.1 Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing and using our FPS-1010G. 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. 1.2 Product Package This package contains the following components: 1 x FPS-1010G 1 x Power Adapter 1 x Driver and User’s Manual CD 1 x Qui
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Right View Left View Top View LED Status Description WLAN On: Indicates wireless interface is enable. Off: Indicates wireless interface is disable. Blink: Data is transferring via wireless interface. ACT Blink: Indicates print server is transfer data to printer. LAN On: LAN port is connected. Off: LAN port is not connected. Blink: Data transferring. 1.4 Network Printing Architecture This section illustrates how FPS-1010G functions and operates on the network. Before y
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Print Server Client User Network Server (optional) Network Printing Environment Print Server Network Server Client User Unix Print Server Windows NT Server NetWare Server Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 98 Workstation Detailed examples will then be illustrated through actual network environment. 1.4.1 Print Server Network Functions Print Server Unix Print Server Windows NT Server NetWare Server Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 98 Workstation Because print server supports IPX, TCP/
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1.4.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients Client User Unix Print Server Windows NT Server NetWare Server Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 98 Workstation Common operating systems for clients are classified as following: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver and utilities for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP users. PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) supports TCP/IP protocol.
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In the client installation procedure, after PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing Driver) is installed into Windows, the system will automatically (manual configuration is also allowed) search through all the print servers on the network, and then add their printing ports into Windows’ printing port. (See below) PTPP P1 P2 P1 Windows 98 P3 Print Server MIS-2 Print Server MIS-1 UNIX / Linux UNIX (include HP/UX, SCO Unix, SunOS, Solaris, Unixware DECUnix, IBM AIX and others) and Linux use the syst
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1.4.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server Network Server Unix Print Server Windows NT Server NetWare Server Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 98 Workstation Common network servers are classified as following: Windows NT/2000 Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver and utilities for Windows NT/2000. After PTPP is installed, the server can directly print to print server. Adding this printing function into Windows NT/2000 Server allows print queue, us
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Network printing function will become available after PTPP driver is installed into Windows NT/2000. Adding this printing function into Windows NT/2000 Server allows print queue, user authority management, and many other advanced features. NetWare Network (see below) 1.6 Contents of the User’s Manual Chapter 2 explains print server’s hardware installation and configuration. It is strongly recommended for you to read. The following chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6 introduces: Chapter 3.
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Chapter 6. UNIX System Network You may select the appropriate chapters and sections to read depending on your network printing’s requirement. Chapter 7 and chapter 8 introduce print server’s management and configuration utilities on Windows and Web Browser’s environment respectively. You may select the appropriate management utility according to the administrator’s computer platform. Chapter 9 introduces Print Server’s IPP Printing function and setup procedure. The IPP Printing provides
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Chapter2 Hardware Installation 1. Make sure the power is OFF, then connect printer to the Print Server's printer port. 2. Connect the LAN cable to the RJ-45 port of the Print Server. 3. Connect the other end of the LAN cable to a switch or your PC directly. 4. Connect the supplied Power Adapter. 5. Please make sure the LAN LED is light on. NOTE1: The wireless interface of FPS-1010G is “Disabled” by default. If you want to activate wireless interface, please refer to section 7.10 Wire
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Chapter3 Windows Peer-to-Peer Network 3.1 System Architecture Print server supports Windows Peer-to-Peer network printing mode, which is suitable for most medium and small network environments. Through quick and simple installation procedure, users can immediately enjoy the convenience of network printing. Installation procedure is separated into following two parts: 1. Administrator Installation and Setup (refer to section 2 for more detailed information). System administ
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2. Click on “Administrator Installation” hyper link to initiate the installation. Or you can click the “Start” button and choose “Run”. (Suppose “E” is your CD-ROM drive). When the dialog box appears, enter “E:\Utility\Setup.exe” and press enter key. You will see the dialog box as below. Please click “Next” to continue. 3. Specify the destination folder where the utility will be installed. Click “Next”. 4. Select the components you want to install. It is highly recommended to install a
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5. Specify the program folder name where the program icons will be add to. Please click “Next” to start installation. 6. For a while, the program will finish installing utility and driver you selected. Thus far you have completed the installation phase and prepare to configure the Print Server. The “Choose Print Server” dialog box will be displayed as following. Please select the print server and click “Next”.
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7. “Name the print Server”, you can assign an easy to memorize name for management. But note that, this name will be the “Identifier” for the Peer-to-Peer Printing.
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NOTE: If this is the first time you configure the print server, the “Print Server Name” will be the same as the “Device Name” printed at the bottom of the print server. 8. You can either assign a fixed IP address for the print server or select “Don’t change” for configure it later by the configuration utility. Please click “Next”. 9. Configuration summary will display in this screen. Now, you have completed the “Print Server Setup”. By clicking “Finish”, your system will perform “Add ne
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10. The “Setup complete” window is displayed to indicate that the Administrator Installation procedure is finished. Please click “Finish”. After the installation, you have completed the following tasks, Install utility and driver to the administrator’s PC Configure the print server (including the print server name and network protocol) Add the network port of the print server to the administrator’s PC
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Now, you have completed the administrator’s setup for most of the network environment. You can then perform the “Client Installation” procedure (section 3.4) on all client’s sides of the network. If you want to print from this administrator’s PC to the print server, all you need to do is to perform Windows’ standard “Add Printer” procedure as described below. Step1. Click “Start” button, choose Setting => Printers Step2. Double click “Add New Printer” Step3. Select “Local print
