User manual NETGEAR PS101V2

[. . . ] This installation guide shows you how to connect the print server to your printer and configure it to use with your computers. Setup is easy ­ if you follow the instructions in this guide, the print server will soon be up and running for your computers. If you have problems, there is a troubleshooting section on page 9 to help you. You can get more detailed troubleshooting information from the Reference Manual on the CD or online at www. NETGEAR. com in our Support section. Installation Procedure Overview Estimated time: 30 minutes 1. [. . . ] 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 asked if you want to set up a printer right away, click Yes and continue to procedure 4: Confirgure a Computer To Access the Print Server. You have already completed 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. (For example, type http://192. 168. 0. 150 and click Go. ) or Programs You can use the NETGEAR Print Server Administration program. Point to and click NETGEAR Print Server>NETGEAR Print Server Administration. 5 4 · · · Configure a Computer To Access the Print Server Before using the PS101 on your network, each computer that needs to access the print server must have: A connection to the network. Either the printer driver software already installed or, if this is a new printer, access to the printer 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. NETGEAR Print Server Software Installation wizard starts up automatically. If it doesn't, double-click My Computer, double-click your CD-ROM drive, and double-click Setup. exe. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard to install the software. Click Finish. 6 To configure computers running Windows NT, 2000, and XP: 1. Click Start, point to Programs> NETGEAR Print Server and click NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard. Read, follow the instructions, and click OK in the Setup message window. In the list, select the print server port with the printer you want to add to this computer and click Add. When you see the AddPort screen, write down the port name (such as PSFF0091_P1). Click Next. Note: Do NOT select the default port "LPT1. " 4. 5. Select the printer manufacturer on the left and the model on the right or, if you need to install the printer driver, click Have Disk and follow the instructions. If you have installed the printer driver for this printer, you will be asked to keep the existing driver or replace it. Type a name for this printer and determine whether you want this as the default printer. Select No when asked about sharing the printer and click Next. Note: The print server will perform this function. 6. 7. 8. 9. Select Yes when asked about printing a test page and click Next. 10. If you successfully printed the test page, you can configure other computers to access this printer by repeating procedure 4 on each computer. 7 To configure computers running Windows 95, 98, and Me: 1. Click Start, point to Programs> NETGEAR Print Server and click NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard. Read, follow the instructions, and click OK in the Setup message window. Select the port with the printer you connect and click Add in the Printer Select screen. [. . . ] Note: This equipment 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 in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ]