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PS12U
2-Port USB 1-Port Parallel Internet Print Server
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FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to subpart J of Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
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Hawking Technology guarantees that every PS12U is free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use for two (2) years from the date of purchase. If the product proves defective during this two-year warranty period, call Hawking Customer Service in order to obtain a Return Authorization number. Warranty is for repair or replacement only. Hawking Technology does not issue any refunds. BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE. RETURN REQUESTS CAN NOT BE PROCESSED WI
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Hawking PS12U Two Port USB + One Parallel Port 10/100M Internet Print Server. The Hawking P-S12U is a powerful and convenient way to connect your USB and parallel printers to a network. The PS12U has a 10/100Mbps auto-sensing port, allowing you to attach it to a 10BaseT or 100BaseTX network without the need for a dedicated PC print server. The PS12U also supports multiple servers and multiple protocols, providing you with the capability to pr
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What you will need to get started One - Three Printers USB or Parallel Cables One Ethernet cable attached to your main network A computer client attached to your network Planning Your Print Server Network
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LED Indicators The print server is equipped with three LED lights to assist in diagnosing print server or network errors. Status (Orange) When the print server unit is powered on, the Status LED will flash up to five times as part of the unit’s Power On Self Test (POST). This indicates that the print server hardware is properly configured. This LED, however, may flicker whenever data is being transmitted and printed. 2 Link LEDs (Green) This light will illuminate green if the PS1
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Hardware Installation 1. Connect the PS12U Print Server to a network. 2. Connect the PS12U Print Server to your printer(s). 3. Plug the AC power adapter into the power receptacle on the back side of the PS12U Print Server. Check the LED’s marked as status on the side of the Print Server. It should flash up to five times normally. If not, please contact your local dealer for repair or replacement.
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1) POWER ON: After you have correctly connected your router to your PC and Cable/DSL modem, please power on all units. 2) INSTALL the PSAdmin Software: To install PSAdmin, please follow the directions listed below. 1. Insert the Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP Setup CD into your CD-ROM. 2. Run the setup.exe from Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP. The Network Print Monitor for Windows welcome message will appear, then Click Next. 3. The next dialog box will ask you where you would like t
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4. The Setup program will ask you to select installation files as described below: a. Network Print Monitor: installs the Print server Windows Driver for Windows PC and IP Configuration utility. b. PSAdmin: installs the Print server Windows utility for NetWare and IP Configuration utility. 5. Select “PSAdmin” and Click Next. 6. The Setup program will begin to copy files onto your local hard disk and automatically create the “PSAdmin” program for you. 7. Once the PSAdmin program is in
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After PSAdmin is successfully installed, run the program by double-clicking the PSAdmin icon from “PSAdmin” program.
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1. Click on the Wizard button ＜ ＞ and select TCP/IP Wizard. 2. (Optional) For DHCP Settings, you may select “Obtain an IP address from DHCP server” if there is a DHCP server on your network. This option allows the print server to obtain IP-related settings automatically from your DHCP server. This setting, by default, is disabled. PLEASE NOTE: If you would like to use IPP printing, please configure your IP address manually. If you are manually specifying an IP address to the device,
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4. In the Subnet Mask option, type the Subnet Mask your LAN or network segment is currently configured to use. 5. (Optional) In the Gateway field, type the IP address of your LAN’s gateway. 6. When done, click the OK button. The program will save the above settings into the print server’s memory. 7. Congratulations! You have successfully configured your PS12U!
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NETWARE SETUP NetWare Wizard 1. Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor (Admin.) or equivalent. 2. Click Wizard button ＜ > and select NetWare Wizard, as follow picture. 3. Select the NetWare File Server to which the print server device will be attached. 4. Type in a Print server.
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5. Type in a Print Queue Names. Note: Each print queue corresponds to each print port of the print server. 6. Click OK. 7. Done. 8. From your NetWare client computer, such as Windows 95/98/Me, create a printer that is connected (redirected) to one of the NetWare print queues serviced by the print server. Manual Setup Manual Setup is a configuration program designed for more experienced users of NetWare. To setup the print server by using Manual Setup follow the steps: 1
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server/Services manual for details). 2. Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor (Admin.) or equivalent. From your Windows 95/98/Me, run PSAdmin. 3. Select the print server that you wish to configure. 4. Click Properties < > in the tool bar and the following screen will appear. 5. Select NetWare and type in the Print server that created during PCONSOLE.
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6. (Optional) In Bindery Settings, Select NetWare file server(s) that print server can do Bindery mode. 7. (Optional) In NDS Settings, Select NetWare file server(s), NetWare 4.x or later that print server can do NDS mode. 1. Click OK. From your NetWare client computer, such as Windows 95/98/Me, create a printer that is connected (redirected) to one of the NetWare print queues serviced by the print server. 2. Done.
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Add Printers to Windows 95/98/Me To attach your printers to the appropriate port through Windows 95/98/Me you must follow the installation steps below: 1. First click on the Start button, point your cursor to Settings, and select Printers. 2. Double-click the Add Printer icon. 3. Select Local Printer and click Next. 4. Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type and click Next. 5. Select LPT1 and click Next. 6. Type in the Printer Name and click Next. 7. A message rea
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12. Select the Network Print Port and click OK. 13. The Add Port box will then appear, along with the Print Server’s Node ID (The last 6 digits of the Node ID, located on the back of the Print Server unit). Select one printer server port from the list, which is now connected to (one of) your printer(s), as shown in the following picture.
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PID (1): Parallel, PID (2): USB 1, PID (3): USB 2 By default, the computer will first search for the Print Server(s) on the network by using the IPX/SPX protocol. If the IPX/SPX protocol is installed, the Print Server will be displayed along with its Node ID, as shown in Node column. (The last 6 digits of the Node ID, located on the back of the Print Server unit). Select one of the Print Server’s ports from the list. If the IPX/SPX protocol is not installed, no Print Server will be
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shown in the following picture. (The last 6 digits of the Node ID, located on the back of the Print Server unit). Select one of the Print Server’s ports from the list. lp1 : Parallel Printer / lp2: USB 1 Printer/ lp3: USB 2 Printer Once the appropriate printer port is selected for your first printer, please repeat the steps to install your second and third printers.
