User manual ZYXEL NPS-520

[. . . ] NPS-520 MFP Print Server User's Guide Version 1. 00 11/2006 Edition 1 www. zyxel. com About This User's Guide About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the NPS-520 using the ZyXEL utility. You should have at least a basic knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts and topology. Related Documentation · Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get up and running right away. It contains information on setting up your network and configuring for Internet access. [. . . ] If a computer is connected to the printer already, this button is not applicable. Select an entry in the Print Server List table and use this button to drop the connection between your computer and the printer which is connected to the print server. If another computer in your network is connected to the printer, this button is not applicable. Use the Force Release button in the System Setting screen to disconnect the connection between the printer and another computer. Disconnect 22 NPS-520 User's Guide Chapter 2 ZyXEL Utility Table 4 ZyXEL Utility: Status (continued) LABEL Refresh Auto Connect DESCRIPTION Use this button to scan for the available print server(s) in your network again and update the table above. Use this button to have the NPS-520 automatically associate your computer with the specified printer when you send out a job and the printer is available. Select a printer which is added to your computer and connected to the NPS-520, and click OK. Note: When your print job is done and there is no other request (from your computer) sent to the printer in 20 seconds, the NPS-520 drops the connection between your computer and the printer. 2. 5 The General Setting Screen Use this screen to specify whether you want to open the utility when you start the computer or minimize the utility screen. Figure 6 ZyXEL Utility: General Setting NPS-520 User's Guide 23 Chapter 2 ZyXEL Utility The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 ZyXEL Utility: General Setting LABEL General Setting Run ZyXEL Print Server Utility when Windows starts Run minimized mode in system when starts ZyXEL Print Server Utility User's Contact Information Save Cancel Select this check box to have the ZyXEL utility open automatically each time you start Windows. Select this check box to minimize the ZyXEL utility screen each time you start the utility. DESCRIPTION Enter your contact information (of up to 15 printable characters long), such as your location. Click this button to return to the Status screen without saving changes. 2. 6 The TCP/IP Setting Screen Use this screen to configure the NPS-520's TCP/IP settings, such as IP address, subnet mask and gateway. When you click the TCP/IP Setting tab, the following login screen displays. Select the name of your NPS-520 and enter the password (1234 by default). Figure 7 ZyXEL Utility: Login After you click OK, the TCP/IP Setting screen appears. 24 NPS-520 User's Guide Chapter 2 ZyXEL Utility Figure 8 ZyXEL Utility: TCP/IP Setting The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6 ZyXEL Utility: TCP/IP Setting LABEL Print Server Static IP DESCRIPTION This is the NPS-520's descriptive name you configure in the System Setting screen. Select this option if there is not a DHCP server in the network to which the NPS-520 is connected and configure the TCP/IP information in the fields below. The IP address should be in the same subnet of the network to which the NPS-520 is connected. IP Address Note: The NPS-520`s default IP address is 192. 168. 1. 6. Subnet Mask Gateway Dynamic IP Enter the subnet mask of the NPS-520. Enter the IP address of the default gateway in the network to which the NPS520 is connected. Select this option to have the DHCP server (in the network to which the NPS520 is connected) assign the NPS-520 an IP address automatically. The fields below are grayed out when you select this option. Note: We recommend you give the NPS-520 a static IP address or configure your DHCP server to always give it the same IP address (static DHCP). If the NPS-520's IP address changes, you need to uninstall and reinstall the ZyXEL utility on each computer that uses it. NPS-520 User's Guide 25 Chapter 2 ZyXEL Utility Table 6 ZyXEL Utility: TCP/IP Setting (continued) LABEL Save DESCRIPTION Click this button to save your changes to the NPS-520. After you click the Save button, the following screen displays showing you the configured TCP/IP information. Click Reboot Now to restart the NPS-520 and have your new settings take effect immediately. Otherwise, click Reboot Later to restart the NPS-520 after you finish all changes. Cancel Click this button to return to the Status screen without saving changes. 2. 7 The System Setting Screen This screen allows you to configure the NPS-520's description and password, upload firmware, reset the factory defaults, restart the NPS-520 and drop the connection between the printer and the associated computer. When you click the System Setting tab, the following login screen displays. Select the name of your NPS-520 and enter the password (1234 by default). Figure 9 ZyXEL Utility: Login After you click OK, the System Setting screen appears. 26 NPS-520 User's Guide Chapter 2 ZyXEL Utility Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: System Setting The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 7 ZyXEL Utility: System Setting LABEL System Setting Print Server Name Enter a descriptive name to replace the NPS-520's unique generated device name (the last three characters of the NPS-520's MAC address with the prefix "ZyXEL"). [. . . ] These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This device 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. NPS-520 User's Guide 75 Appendix C Legal Information If this device does cause harmful interference to radio/television reception, which can be determined by turning the device off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. [. . . ]