Brother PS9000- User Manual

6 About PS-9000 PS-9000 is a USB print server for P-touch/QL on a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX network environment. PS-9000 is compatible with the print monitors of P-touch printer drivers and enables you to visually check the status of print jobs and P-touch/QL. Compatible models ■ QL-500 ■ QL-550 ■ QL-650T...

7 Parts and Functions Top You can check the LED on the board. ■ 10BASE LINK LED (Green) Lights when a 10BASE-T network connection is established. ■ 100BASE LINK LED (Green) Lights when a 100BASE-TX network connection is established. ■ STATUS LED (Orange) Flashes during data transfer. Bottom ■ Ethern...

8 Back ■ Network Port (10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) Connection for the network cable.*In 100BASE-TX environment, use category 5. ■ USB Port Connection for the USB cable. ■ Power Connector Connection for the AC adapter. Right side ■ Push Button Press this button to reset PS-9000 to its factory default settin...

9 Connection to the Network ■ Prepare the following items. Ethernet HUB USB Cable Network Cable Caution ● If you have already used the PS-9000 on another network or if it had been connected to other P-touch units, initialize the PS-9000 to its factory default settings. You can initialize PS-9000 fro...

10 1 Use the network cable to connect the PS-9000 to the Ethernet hub. 2 Connect the AC adapter to the PS-9000, and then plug the power cable of the P-touch and PS-9000 into the electrical outlet. 3 Use the USB cable to connect the PS-9000 to the P-touch. (PS-9000: Type A connector; P-touch: Type B ...

11 Specifications Hardware specifications ■ CPU 32bit RISC CPU ■ Memory RAM: 8 MBytesFlash ROM: 1 MByte ■ Network Interface 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX 1 port (automatic detection) ■ USB Interface A Port ■ Others Push Button: 1 buttonLED Indicators: 3 LEDs, one for Status (orange), one for 10BASE Link (gree...

13 Starting the Brother PS-9000 Utility Insert the CD-ROM included with the PS-9000 into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. The main menu dialog box will automatically appear. 1 After the CD-ROM is inserted into the CD-ROM drive of the computer, the main menu dialog box automatically appears. ● If t...

16 4 Select the PS-9000 to be set up, and then click [Next]. • If the product is not displayed in the list, click [Search]. • Alternatively, you can type in the Ethernet address of the product that you want to set up. • If you want to reset the product to its factory default settings, click [Initial...

17 6 The selected configuration is displayed for you to check it. If the configuration is correct, click [Execute] to apply it. The settings are sent to the PS-9000. 7 The Brother PS-9000 Utility is installed. Click [Next] if you do not want to change the destination directory. • The screen shown be...

22 Other Functions Other functions of the PS-9000 are as follows. Automatic IP address configuration with DHCP/BOOTP PS-9000 supports the DHCP/BOOTP protocol. TCP/IP-related settings can be specified within the network where the DHCP/BOOTP server is operating. Automatic IP address configuration with...

23 Uninstalling the Software If this product will no longer be used, remove (uninstall) the software. 1 On the Start menu, point to “All Programs”*, click “Brother PS-9000 Utility”, and then click . (*”Programs” on operating systems other than Windows XP.) - The Uninstaller dialog box appears. 2 Cli...

3 Using the Web Browser Using the Web Browser ................................................................................ 25 Manage PS-9000 Via the Web Page .............................................................. 26

25 Using the Web Browser This chapter provides a description of the procedure for using a Web browser to access the PS-9000 Web page.Using a Web browser, the various PS-9000 settings and the status of the PS-9000 and the P-touch can be checked. Display the PS-9000 Web page 1 Type the IP address of t...

26 Manage PS-9000 Via the Web Page ■ Display Status The printer status and system information of the P-touch connected to the PS-9000 can be seen here. (Printer status) (System information) ■ Configuration Through the Web browser setup, you can configure the PS-9000 (general and TCP/IP settings) and...

30 Troubleshooting Network printing is not possible. Is the printer driver installed? No Install the printer driver. Is printing possible? Is printing possible if the P-touch is directly connected to the computer? Is other equipment on the network operating properly? Do the LEDs on the print server ...

5 Appendix Caution ● You need to have administrator privileges to set up PS-9000 in Microsoft ® Windows NT ® 4.0, Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 Pro and Microsoft ® Windows ® XP. LPR Printing in Microsoft ® Windows NT ® 4.0, Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 Pro and Microsoft ® Windows ® XP ......................