LevelOne FPS-2003TXU - Manuals

Introduction Package Contents You should find the following items packaged with your LevelOne Printer Server. If any items are missing, contact your dealer immediately. • LevelOne Printer Server • Power Adapter • One CD-ROM containing all support programs and the complete User Manual in on-line form...

Level One Printer Servers Models This section contains details of all LevelOne Printer Server models covered by this manual. Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with your new LevelOne Printer Server. EPS-3001TU (10BaseT Direct Attach) Figure 1: EPS-3001TU Item Description 1 Male Parall...

Level One Printer Servers FPS-2111TXU Figure 3 FPS-2111TXU Item Description 1 Parallel Port 2 Red Error LED. See page 11 for details. 3 Green Link LED See page 11 for details. 4 12V Power port 5 10/100BaseT Switches See page 11 for details. 6 10/100BaseT STP Connector 7 10/100BaseT Link LED - 6 -

Level One Printer Servers FPS-2013TXU Figure 5: FPS-2013TXU Item Description 1 Parallel Port 1 2 Parallel Port 2 3 Parallel Port 3 4 Red Error LED. See page 11 for details. 5 Green Link LED. See page 11 for details. 6 Reset Button. This will Reboot the LevelOne Printer Server. 7 10/100BaseT Switches...

Level One Printer Servers FPS-2101USB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Figure 7: FPS-2101USB Item Description 1 ERR LED 2 ACT LED 3 LAN LED 4 USB Connector 5 10/100BaseT Connector 6 Reset Button. This will Reboot the LevelOne Printer Server. 7 12V Power Port - 10 -

Introduction LED Indicators All LevelOne Printer Servers are fitted with 2 LED indicators. The red LED is the Status/Error indicator. The green LED is the Power/Link indicator. The LED indicator modes are described in the following table. Green LED Red/Orange LED Status Description Off Off No power....

Level One Printer Servers Diagnostic Push Button Models FPS-2101TXU and FPS-2003TXU are fitted with a "Diagnostic Push Button". This button is used to restore the factory default settings, or to print a test page. The test page will contain all the current settings, and will be output to the...

LAN Installation This chapter describes how to install the LevelOne Printer Server in your Local Area Network. Procedure 1. Find the Default LevelOne Printer Server Name • The Default Server Name is shown on a sticker on the base of the device. It consists of 8 letters and/or digits. • Record this n...

Level One Printer Servers 4. Power Up and Check • Plug in the power adapter cable. • If using 10/100BaseT on models FPS-2101TXU or FPS-2003TXU, check the LAN connection LEDs next to the 10/100BaseT connector. If neither the 10BaseT nor the 100BaseT LED lights when the LevelOne Printer Server is powe...

Configuration This chapter provides an overview of the configuration process. Required Configuration The LevelOne Printer Server is designed to support many different platforms, and the configuration required will depend upon the environment in which it is installed. Depending upon the situation, an...

Level One Printer Servers WebAdmin Windows NT Server (TCP/IP) Web Browser WebAdmin is installed on the NT Server, and then accessed using a Web Browser. WPConfig Windows 3.1 (IPX/SPX) Not all LevelOne Printer Server features are available. - 16 -

BiAdmin Utility Program This chapter covers the installation and operation of the BiAdmin utility. Requirements This program requires: • Windows 95, Windows 98 or ME • Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or XP Additional Recommendations : • Screen resolution of 800 * 600 or greater. • If u...

Level One Printer Servers Main Screen Start the program by using the icon created by the setup program. When run, the program searches the network for all active LevelOne Printer Servers, then lists them on screen, as shown by the example screen below. Figure 8: BiAdmin Main Screen - 18 -

BiAdmin Utility Program Groups On the left side of the screen is a column for Groups . Each LevelOne Printer Server may be placed in a group, using the Configuration-System Configuration-Groups menu option. • If a group is selected, only LevelOne Printer Servers in that group will be listed on the r...

Level One Printer Servers If the desired device is not listed, try the following: • Check that the device is installed and ON, then Refresh the list. • Use the InitDevice - Find menu option to search for the LevelOne Printer Server. You need to know the Default Name of the LevelOne Printer Server. T...

BiAdmin Utility Program allows you to configure both the LevelOne Printer Server and the NetWare server from within BiAdmin. • If this Novell NetWare Client 32 is NOT installed, you can configure only the LevelOne Printer Server itself, not the NetWare server. See Chapter 6 for more details on using...

Level One Printer Servers Menu Options Status Menu Device Info Same as Device button. Display all the configuration and status information about the selected LevelOne Printer Server. The data is presented in a scrolling, read-only window. Port Same as Port Status buttons. InitDevice Menu Attach Remo...

BiAdmin Utility Program Configuration Menu The System option allows you to: • Change the name of the selected LevelOne Printer Server. • Change the "Group" for the selected LevelOne Printer Server. • Set the Network Protocols used the selected LevelOne Printer Server. (Any protocols not used...

AppleTalk This chapter details using the LevelOne Printer Server in the AppleTalk environment. The LevelOne Printer Server supports AppleTalk (EtherTalk), PAP, ATP, NBP, ZIP and DDP protocols, enabling Macintosh computers on the network to view and use the LevelOne Printer Server as a regular AppleT...

AppleTalk Advanced Setup and Management This section describes the configuration changes which can be made to your LevelOne Printer Server device. Changing the Device Configuration Windows Software In a mixed Windows PC/Macintosh environment, you can use the BiAdmin utility program to configure the ...

Level One Printer Servers AppleTalk Settings When editing the CONFIG file, only the parameter should be changed. The parameter is the last part of the line, after the colon (:). Ensure that you use only valid parameters . 0001 Device Name: xxxxxxxx The Device Name will initially be the Default Serve...

NetWare This chapter describes using your LevelOne Printer Server in the NetWare environment. Overview This section describes how the LevelOne Printer Server functions in the Novell NetWare environment. The LevelOne Printer Server fully supports both Bindery and NDS Novell systems, and be configured...

Level One Printer Servers Configuration Methods To support the widest possible range of users , the LevelOne Printer Server is supplied with the utilities listed in the following table. Note that this document covers only BiAdmin with Novell's Client 32 software installed on your PC. For more detail...

NetWare Using BiAdmin with Client 32 With NetWare Client 32 installed on your PC, BiAdmin’s NetWare capabilities are enhanced. As well as configuring the LevelOne Printer Server, you can configure the NetWare Server or Servers. Preparation 1. Ensure that you are logged into the NetWare server(s) you...

Level One Printer Servers Print Server Mode - Bindery If Bindery Print Server Mode is selected, the following screen will appear: Figure 11: Bindery Print Server Mode Data Print Server Name Change the name of the selected LevelOne Printer Server if you wish. (This field is also on the Configuration-...

NetWare Quickset Button (Bindery) The Quickset button on the previous screen will configure the NetWare server using default values derived from the default name, as shown on the following example. Figure 12: Bindery Quickset This screen displays the name the selected LevelOne Printer Server, and th...

Level One Printer Servers • The right column lists any available servers. Note that to be available, you must be logged into the Server with Supervisor rights. • Use the “<<” and “>>” buttons to move file servers to and from the Serviced Fileserver list on the left. • When completed, cli...

NetWare "Printer" Button 1. After selecting the Printer button on the screen above, the NetWare printer objects ( 1 for each port on the LevelOne Printer Server) will be created if they do not yet exist. 2. The next screen (shown below) allows you to select the desired port on the LevelOne P...

Level One Printer Servers Assigning Printer Queues (Required) This screen will be displayed when a port button is clicked on the previous screen. Use this screen to assign queue(s) to the printer object associated with the selected port. Figure 16: Assign Queues (Bindery) This screen displays the na...

NetWare To Assign Users to Queues (Required) Select the queue, then click Users on the screen above to see the following screen. The current queue name is shown on the top of the screen. Figure 17: Assign Users to Queue (Bindery) • Assign a user or group by selecting them on the right, and clicking ...

Level One Printer Servers Password Clicking the Password button on the screen shown in Figure 14: Configure NetWare Server (Bindery PS mode), allows you to simultaneously change the NetWare password for the Master File Server , and the NetWare login password stored in the LevelOne Printer Server. (T...

NetWare Print Server Mode - NDS If Print Server - NDS Mode was chosen, the following screen will appear. Figure 20: NDS Print Server Mode Data Print Server Name Change the name of the selected LevelOne Printer Server if you wish. (This field is also on the Configuration-System menu.) NDS Tree Name S...

NetWare • Password - Change the login password used by the LevelOne Printer Server when it connects to the NetWare server. By default, there is no password. See Password (NDS) for details. Printer button 1. After selecting Printer above, the NetWare printer objects (1 for each port on the LevelOne P...

Level One Printer Servers • Stop servicing a queue by selecting it from the list on the left, and clicking the “>>” button. • When a Queue on the left is selected, the Users, Operators, and Information buttons become available. To Assign Users to Queues (Required) Select on queue on the screen...

Level One Printer Servers Remote Printer Mode - Bindery If, on the original screen, Remote Printer Mode - Bindery , was selected, the following screen will be shown. Figure 28: Bindery Remote Printer Data Device Name Change the name of the selected LevelOne Printer Server if you wish. (This field is...

NetWare Remote Printer Mode - NDS If, on the original screen, Remote Printer Mode - NDS was selected, the following screen will be shown. Figure 29: NDS Remote Printer Data Device Name Change the name of the selected LevelOne Printer Server if you wish. (This field is also on the Configuration-Syste...

Level One Printer Servers NDPS (NetWare 5) Overview • The LevelOne Printer Server must first be configured as a valid device on your TCP/IP network. See Chapter 7 - TCP/IP for details. • To use DNPS (Novell Distributed Printing Services), the Novell server must be running Novell NetWare 5, and the P...

NetWare 8. Click Create . The new NDPS Manager will appear in the main browser window. • To start the NDPS Manager in future, enter the following command at the console: LOAD NDPSM then select the NDPS Manager object. • To start the NDPS Manager whenever you bring up the server, add a command like t...

Level One Printer Servers Figure 32: Configure Port Handler 10. In the Host address IP field, enter the IP Address previously assigned to the LevelOne Printer Server device. 11. In the Printer Name field, enter the Logical Port name on the LevelOne Printer Server. (e.g.: L1) Note : For LevelOne Prin...

NetWare Figure 33: NDPS Manager - Client 4. The printer (e.g.: SerPrinter in the example above) appears in the main Printer Manager window in the Name list, and is available for print jobs. Printer drivers are automatically downloaded from the server as required. 5. The printer will appear in your W...

TCP/IP This chapter covers configuration of the LevelOne Printer Server in a TCP/IP environment. Overview • The following procedure can NOT be used with model EPS-3001TU. For this model, the BiAdmin utility program should be used for configuration. See Chapter 4 for details on installing and using B...

TCP/IP Connecting to the LevelOne Printer Server 1. Start your Web Browser 2. In the Address box, enter HTTP:// followed by the IP Address of the LevelOne Printer Server. e.g. http://192.168.0.21 3. You will then be prompted for the password. If no password has been set, just press E NTER . 4. Use t...

Level One Printer Servers TCP/IP Configuration Selecting TCP/IP will display the screen below. Figure 34: TCP/IP Screen Data - TCP/IP Screen IP Address The LevelOne Printer Server is able to obtain an IP Address dynamically, using DHCP, Bootp, or rarp. Normally, it will check these methods in sequen...

TCP/IP Logical Printer Configuration Logical Printers can be used to create a “Virtual” printer. For example, to create a Landscape printer, you could define a Logical Printer as follows: Pre-string Printer Control codes to switch the printer to Landscape mode Post-string Printer Control codes to re...

Level One Printer Servers Telnet Telnet can be used to monitor the status of the printers attached to the LevelOne Printer Server. Operation Establish a connection to the LevelOne Printer Server, by starting your Telnet program and providing the IP Address of the LevelOne Printer Server. (No port nu...

Unix This chapter describes using your LevelOne Printer Server in the Unix environment. Overview Software Requirements • TCP/IP protocol, FTP (Optional: - BOOTP, Rarp, Telnet) • LPD printing system (for LPD printing) • C Compiler (for PSfilter proprietary printing system only). IP Address Configurat...

Level One Printer Servers Using BOOTP If using bootp, no arp table entry is necessary, but the following configuration is required: 1. Add the following entry to the Boot Table /etc/bootptab NAME :ht=ether:vm=rfc1024::ha= PA :ip= IP :sm= SM :gw= GW Where NAME is the LevelOne Printer Server’s name PA...

Unix FTP (File Transfer Protocol) FTP is also a standard print method in most UNIX systems, but it is NOT recommended except as a test and back-up method of printing, because it does not use a print queue. LPD Printing Configuration LPD is a built-in printing protocol for most UNIX systems, and is a...

Level One Printer Servers LPD on System V Before beginning LPD Setup, ensure that an IP Address has been assigned to the LevelOne Printer Server. Keep the following points in mind: • The remote host name is the name of the LevelOne Printer Server. • The remote printer name is the print queue name fo...

Unix Where: printer_name is the Print Queue name used to store jobs for the corresponding logical printer PS_NAME is the LevelOne Printer Server name defined in /etc/hosts Logical_Printer_name is the logical printer name on the LevelOne Printer Server (L1..L3 or L1..L8, depending on your model) Spoo...

Level One Printer Servers Adding Remote Printers A remote printer is added by inserting the following line in the /etc/printcap file. The entry is really one line, but can be entered as shown. Use a TAB character where shown. printer_name | Remote_Printer_Alias:\ [T AB ] :lp=:\ [T AB ] :rm= PS_NAME ...

Unix Other Printing Methods Your LevelOne Printer Server supports 2 other printing methods: • DSI (Direct Socket Interface) • PSfilter (Proprietary print method) Printing Using DSI Logical printers must be configured on the LevelOne Printer Server as explained in Chapter 7 - TCP/IP (DSI supports onl...

Windows NT Server (TCP/IP) This chapter explains how to configure and use your LevelOne Printer Server in the Windows NT Server TCP/IP environment. Software Requirements • Windows NT3.51 or later • TCP/IP network protocol • TCP/IP remote printing system (provided with Windows NT; configuration is de...

Windows NT Server (TCP/IP) Windows NT Host Configuration This section covers configuration of a Windows NT host. The LevelOne should be configured first. For Windows NT configuration in a Peer-to-Peer environment, see Chapter 10 - Windows Peer-to-Peer . Host File Entry (Optional) If you wish to refe...

Level One Printer Servers Preparing for TCP/IP Printing To create a TCP/IP remote printer, Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Support must be installed. If it is already installed, proceed to Adding a TCP/IP Remote Printer . Otherwise, the procedure to install TCP/IP printing support is as follows. Windows N...

Level One Printer Servers Printing with Windows NT Windows Applications The LevelOne Printer Server’s printers will appear as Network Printers to users on the LAN. • To install the printer on each PC, use the Add Printer wizard. Select Network Printer when prompted, and then select the appropriate d...

Windows Peer-to-Peer This chapter describes operation in a Windows Peer-to-Peer Networking environment. Overview In a peer-to-peer environment, each PC communicates directly with the LevelOne Printer Server. The LevelOne Printer Server supports both NetBEUI and TCP/IP. Both protocols can be used sim...

Level One Printer Servers Figure 35: Add Port (Peer-to-peer Print Driver) If your LevelOne Printer Server is not listed: • Select "List all Print Servers", and click the "Refresh" button. • Check that both the LevelOne Printer Server and the printer are properly connected, and powere...

Windows Peer-to-peer Figure 36: Configure Printer Port 8. Select the correct Windows printer in the Existing Printers list, and click the "Connect" button. If the correct printer type is not listed, click "Add New Printer" to run the Windows Add Printer wizard. Step through the Wizar...

Level One Printer Servers Port Options The options for the Peer-to-peer Print Driver are accessed via the Port Settings button. Use Start - Settings - Printers to open the Printers folder, then right-click the Printer, and select Properties . The Port Settings button is on the Details or Ports tab, ...

Special Features This chapter covers the special features of the LevelOne Printer Server. When using the TCP/IP protocol, the LevelOne Printer Server supports 2 special features: • Internet Printing • SNMP Internet Printing Overview The Internet Printing System allows users (employees, colleagues, s...

Level One Printer Servers Internet Printer Server • TCIP/IP Protocol. The LAN must use the TCP/IP protocol. • Mail Server Access. The LevelOne Printer Server must be able to access the Mail Server using a single IP address. • Mail Account. The LevelOne Printer Server must have a Mail Account. Users ...

Special Features Internet Mail Printing Configuration The LevelOne Printer Server must be configured with the data in the following table. This can be done with either the supplied BiAdmin utility program (see Chapter 4) or your Web Browser (see Chapter 7). Mail Server IP Address The IP Address of t...

Level One Printer Servers • Directory - C:\Program Files\Internet_Printer • Start Menu folder - InterNet Printing Port Driver 3. You will then see the Configure Port screen, as shown in the following screenshot. Figure 38: InterNet Printer Port 4. The following data must be provided. Port Name Enter...

Special Features Using the new Port The Windows Control Panel is used to connect the correct printer to the InterNet Printing Port. In Windows 95/98/NT, the procedure is: 1. Select the Printer which matches the remote printer, then choose Properties , as shown in the example below. Figure 39: InterN...

Level One Printer Servers Printing through the Internet 1. Create or open the document you wish to print. 2. Select the Printer connected to the InterNet Printing Port. 3. If you do not have a permanent Internet connection, establish a connection now. ( Note : The InterNet Printing Port will NOT est...

Special Features SNMP The LevelOne Printer Server supports SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). The LevelOne Printer Server’s SNMP support allows network supervisors to monitor and control the LevelOne Printer Server using network management platforms such as HP OpenView, IBM SystemView, etc. ...

Level One Printer Servers Trap Severity In this version, all traps are level 1. Levels 2 and 3 will be implemented in future versions. - 76 -

Troubleshooting This chapter describes some problem situations which may arise, and the solutions to them. Overview If you encounter printing difficulties, please refer to the Hardware section first, then the Printing section, then the section for your specific situation. If, after following the adv...

Level One Printer Servers Printing - General Problem No. 1 When using 10BaseT cabling, the LevelOne Printer Server unit does not work. Solution No. 1 Check the Hub’s link LED for the port to which the LevelOne Printer Server is connected. If it is off, there is a problem in the network cable. If usi...

Level One Printer Servers page printing on the first or last page of your document. • Install the Apple LaserWriter 7 driver. You are having trouble printing with the Apple LaserWriter 8 driver. Problem No. 8 Why do I have trouble printing with the LaserWriter 8? Solution No. 8 Your application soft...

Troubleshooting NetWare Problem No. 1 My LevelOne Printer Server prints garbage. Solution No. 1 Follow the following steps to identify the problem: 1. Print a diagnostic file using PSConfig program. (a) Run PSConfig and select your LevelOne Printer Server from the list. Then select Print Diagnostic ...

Troubleshooting • Password Mismatch : Clear the NetWare password with PCONSOLE, or set the correct password for the LevelOne Printer Server using WPConfig or BiAdmin. • Print Server Not Defined : Install LevelOne Printer Server again 4. Check NetWare to see if the login status of the Print Server to...

Troubleshooting Solution No. 8 This means that the LevelOne Printer Server did not log in the master file server. It might be that the Ethernet frame types do not match. 1. Try to find a workstation that use the same frame type as the LevelOne Printer Server so that PSConfig can see the device. Or l...

Troubleshooting 3. Reconfigure as for a new device. Problem No. 6 Printing by FTP, I receive an error message: Invalid print queue Print queue not ready Solution No. 6 • Check that the printer is ready • Check that Logical printer(s) are defined on the LevelOne Printer Server. With FTP, you can prin...

Level One Printer Servers Windows Peer-to-peer Problem No. 1 When I tried to install the Printing software for Peer-to-Peer printing, I received an error message and the installation was aborted. . Solution No. 1 This may be caused by an existing installation of the printer port software. Before att...

Troubleshooting Details tab, as shown below. 7. Click the Add Port button. On the resulting screen, select Other, then Printer Server, as the port to add, as shown below. 8. Click OK to see the Print Port Configuration screen, as shown below. - 89 -

Level One Printer Servers 9. Click the Browse Device button, select the desired LevelOne Printer Server, and click OK. 10. Click OK to return to the Printers folders, and right-click on the Printer. Ensure that the Work off-line option is NOT checked. The Printer should no longer be grayed out, and ...

Troubleshooting • When the Details screen appears, click the Spool Settings button. • When the Spool Settings dialogue box appears, choose Start printing after last page is spooled and click OK. Problem No. 5 A printing device connected to the LevelOne Printer Server port cannot print or prints garb...

Level One Printer Servers after Job contains a FF (Form Feed, decimal 12 or 0C in Hex). See the section on Logical Printers in the Unix or NT Server sections for details of Logical Printers. Problem No. 6 The Print job seemed to go through OK, but it was never received. Solution No. 6 Check the E Ma...

Specifications Direct Attach Models EPS-3001TU Power Consumption 3w max. External Power Adapter 9V DC LEDs 2 Parallel Port 1 Male DB-36 connector Ethernet cables 10Base-T FCC Statement This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. It has been tested and found to comply with...

Specifications Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature 0 ~ 40°C Storage Temperature -10 ~ 70°C Shipping Temperature -40 ~ 70°C Operating Humidity 10 ~ 80% Storage Humidity 5 ~ 90% Shipping Humidity 5 ~ 100% Parallel Port Pin Assignments Pin Signal Name Source 1 -Strobe H 2 +Data 1 Bi-Di* ...

Level One Printer Servers Other Models FPS-2111TXU Power Consumption 5w max. External Power Adapter 12V DC LEDs 3 Parallel Port 1 Centronic female DB-25 connector Ethernet cables 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T FPS-2101TXU Power Consumption 10w max. External Power Adapter 12V DC LEDs 4 Parallel Port 1 Centronic...