Instant EtherFast© Series EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Use this User Guide to install the following Linksys products: · EtherFast 10/100 2-Port Switched PrintServer (EFSP42) · EtherFast 10/100 3-Port Print Server (EPSX3) · EtherFast 10/100 1-Port Print Server (PPSX1) User Guide COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2000 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant EtherFast 10/100 PrintServer is a registered trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors. LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every EtherFast 10/100 PrintServer is free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use for three (3) year from the date of purchase. If the product proves defective during this warranty period, call Linksys Customer Support in order to obtain a Return Authorization number. 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Box 18558, Irvine, CA 92623 FCC STATEMENT The EtherFast 10/100 PrintServer has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used according to the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which is found by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · · · · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment or device Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver's Consult a dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance 002 Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Table of Contents Introduction Your New EtherFast 10/100 PrintServer PrintServer Package Contents Introduction Your New EtherFast 10/100 PrintServer 1 1 2 Getting to Know the Etherfast 10/100 PrintServers The 1 and 3-Port PrintServers The 2-Port Switched PrintServer 2 5 8 Congratulations on your purchase of the Linksys EtherFast 10/100 PrintServer, the fastest and easiest way to network your printers. Now you can sharing your printing resources without tying up your workstation performance with pending print jobs. Linksys is also introducing its new line of hybrid PrintServers, with the first PrintServer ever to offer four integrated 10/100 Switched Ports, giving your network the combined power of a switch and print server in one! The EtherFast 10/100 2-Port Switched PrintServer (EFSP42) features two highspeed printer ports and four extra full duplex, 10/100 autosensing switched ports, allowing you to connect up to two printers and four PCs (or other network devices) without the hassles of adding more hardware. This Switched PrintServer serves as an ideal network backbone, providing dedicated bandwidth and the simplest way to expand and organize your departmental, small office, or home office networks. Your PrintServer comes with an easy-to-use software management suite that runs seamlessly with all Windows operating systems. Fully compatible with standard laser, bubble jet, ink jet, and dot matrix printers, the PrintServer also supports your bidirectional printers. Direct Memory Access (DMA) technology, a 256KB buffer, and automatic collision control all result in your PrintServer handling print jobs up to 50% faster than regular print serverseven complex graphics and layout jobs. PrintServer Hardware Installation Part I- Windows Driver Setup (for 98, 95, and NT 4.0) Part II- Windows 98 & 95 Port Configuration Part II- Windows NT 4.0 Port Configuration 10 13 18 23 NetWare Driver Setup Pure IP NetWare 5.x Setup IPX Printing in NetWare 5.x, 4.x, 3.x 29 31 35 Bi-Admin: PrintServer Management Installing Bi-Admin Starting Bi-Admin Using Bi-Admin 37 37 38 39 Troubleshooting Appendix DHCP Support Setting Up the TCP/IP and IPX Protocols Types of Cabling Parallel Pin Assignments Manual NetWare 5.x and 4.x in Windows with IPX NetWare 5.x and 4.x with Windows NetWare 4.x with DOS NetWare 3.x Setup Using Windows NT 4.0 LPR Port Tips on Using the 10/100 2-Port Switched PrintServer 44 57 57 58 62 64 65 70 74 80 84 85 Specifications Environmental Specifications 90 90 Customer Support 91 1 Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers PrintServer Package Contents Check to see that your Linksys product contains all of the items listed below. If any items are missing, contact your Linksys dealer. EtherFast 10/100 3-Port PrintServer (EPSX3) · One Linksys EtherFast 10/100 3-Port PrintServer · One Setup and Utility CD · One Power Cord · One User Guide and Registration Card EtherFast 10/100 2-Port Switched PrintServer (EFSP42) · One Linksys EtherFast 10/100 2-Port Switched PrintServer · One Setup and Utility CD · One Power Adapter and One Power Cord · One User Guide and Registration Card EtherFast 10/100 1-Port PrintServer (PPSX1) · One Linksys EtherFast 10/100 1-Port PrintServer · One Setup and Utility CD · One Power Cord · One User Guide and Registration Card 2 3 Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Etherfast 10/100 PrintServer Features · Bidirectional 1, 2, and 3-Port PrintServers Serve Both 10BaseT and 100BaseTX Network Hardware · Simultaneously Supports Multiple Print Jobs · Runs with Virtually All Laser, Ink Jet, Bubble Jet, Color, and Dot Matrix Printers · All PrintServer Ports Support Parallel and Bidirectional Printers · Stand-Alone Unit - No Dedicated PrintServer PC Required · Easy-to-Use Management Utility · Compatible with Both Half and Full Duplex Networks · On-Board DMA Controller Chip Supports Turbo Printing Speeds · 256KB RAM Buffer for Faster Graphics · 512KB Flash Memory for Future Upgrades · Automatic Data Collision Control & Polarity Correction · Free Technical Support & Software Upgrades · 3-Year Limited Warranty Additional Features for the 2-Port Switched PrintServer · 4 Full-Duplex, Dedicated-Bandwidth 10/100 Switched Ports · 10/100 Autosensing Lets You Integrate Both 10Mbps and 100Mbps Devices · Uplinks Easily to Other Switches and Hubs for Hasslefree Expansion · Advanced Store-and-Forward Packet Switching · Runs Up to a Blazing 200Mbps in Full Duplex Mode · Independently Switched Ports Protects Your PCs From Downed Segments Getting to Know the EtherFast 10/100 Printservers · The EtherFast 10/100 3-Port PrintServer (EPSX3) Top View Back View · The EtherFast 10/100 1-Port PrintServer (PPSX1) Front View Back View 4 5 Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Your 1 and 3-Port Printserver LEDs Following are the LEDs on the front of your PrintServer. The guide below tells you what each LED means. Not all PrintServer models will have all the LEDs. Power The Power LED lights up green when the PrintServer is powered on. The Link LED lights up green when a successful connection is made between the PrintServer and your network through the PrintServer's Uplink Port. This LED is labeled as Link/Act on the 2-Port model. The Status LED lights up green when the PrintServer runs a self-diagnostic test while booting up. It turns off when the diagnosis is successfully completed. If this LED stays on too long, see page 44 for Troubleshooting. The Error LED lights up red when there is a problem with the PrintServer or it is writing information to the PrintServer. When assigning an IP address, this LED will also light up for a few seconds. Dip Switches Settings (1 and 3-Port Models Only) There are three small, white dip switches on the PrintServer that you can use to set your PrintServer to auto-detect or manually set your network speeds. These switches are on the left edge of the 3-Port PrintServer (EPSX3) and on the front of the 1-Port PrintServer (PPSX1). A switch set in the down position is ON. In the up position, the dip switch is OFF. Set your dip switches as follows: Dip Switch 1: This dip switch controls the Auto-Negotiation Mode, which enables the PrintServer to automatically detect the speed (10Mbps or 100Mbps), polarity, and duplex of your network cabling. If Dip Switch 1 is OFF in the up position, Dip Switches 2 and 3 are automatically disabled. Dip Switch 2: This dip switch controls the PrintServer's speed. For 100Mbps data transfer, set this dip switch OFF in the up position. For 10Mbps transfer, set the switch ON in the down position. When Dip Switch 1 is OFF, Dip Switch 2 is disabled. Dip Switch 3: This dip switch controls the duplex mode of data transfer. When this switch is set ON in the down position, data transfer runs in half duplex mode. When this switch is set on OFF in the up position, data transfer runs in full duplex mode. When Dip Switch 1 is OFF, Switch 3 is disabled. Note: The 2-Port Switched PrintServer (EFSP42) does not have any dip switches. Link Status Error 6 7 Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Getting to Know the 10/100 2-Port Switched PrintServer (EFSP42) The Front Panel LEDs (EFSP42) The Rear Panel Ports The 10/100 2-Port Switched PrintServer LEDs These 3 LEDs apply to the 2-Port Switched PrintServer only (EFSP42). Link/Act The Link/Act LED lights up a solid green when the PrintServer is successfully connected to a device through that port. If this LED is flickering green, the PrintServer is actively sending or receiving data through that port. The Full/Col LED lights up solid green when a successful full duplexconnection is made through that port. When this Full/Col LED is off, then the data is transmitting in half duplex mode. If the green LED flickers, that connection is experiencing collisions. Infrequent collisions are normal. If the switch seems to experience excessive collisions, verify that your network cabling is securely crimped and installed correctly. If this LED flickers too often, see page 44 for Troubleshooting. The 100 LED lights up orange when a successful 100Mbps connection is made through that port. When the 100 LED is off, then the data transfer rate is 10Mbps. The 10/100 2-Port Switched PrintServer Ports Power Port This port on the back of your unit connects your Switch's AC Power cord. These two Parallel (LPT) Ports connect to your printers. The Uplink Port, which is shared with Port 1, connects to a standard RJ-45 port on another switch, hub, or router to expand your network. These four ethernet RJ-45 Ports connect to your network devices, such as PCs, other print servers, remote hard drives, and any other networkable device. Use Cat 5 UTP cabling with these ports. Parallel 1, Parallel 2 Uplink Port Full/Col Ports 1 to 4 100 8 9 Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers PrintServer Hardware Installation Overview The following instructions will get your PrintServer hardware installed and powered on your network. Before starting your physical installation, be sure to find the PrintServer's Default Name and Node Address first. The information may be hard to access after the PrintServer is completely installed in your network and surrounded by wires and computers. Finding the PrintServer's Default Name On the back or bottom of your PrintServer, there is a white bar code sticker with a SC number printed on it (example: SC123456). This number is the PrintServer's Default Name, which you'll use in the PrintServer driver installation. Since it is written in hexadecimal form, the SC number may include letters as well as numbers. Write it in the box below for future reference. Finding the PrintServer's Node Address To find the node address of the PrintServer, add 00C002 to your PrintServer's Default Name. The resulting c ...