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PS111W Wireless Ready Print Server
Installation Guide
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NETGEAR, INC. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR E-mail: support@NETGEAR.com www.NETGEAR.com Technical Support YOU MUST REGISTER TO OBTAIN TECHNICAL SUPPORT. PLEASE RETAIN PROOF OF PURCHASE AND THE WARRANTY INFORMATION. To register your product, get product support or obtain product information and product documentation, go to http://www.NETGEAR.com/register. You will find technical support information at http://www.NETGEAR.com/ through the Customer Servi
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Start Here Instructions in this guide are for users with the following: ® ® ® ® ® ® • Microsoft Windows 95,Windows 98,Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP , ® or Windows NT • An Ethernet network card with the TCP/IP protocol enabled ® • A NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wireless PCMCIA PC Card* • An optional 802.11b wireless capable network *PC Card not included, sold separately ® All other users must refer to Installation and Reference for the NETGEAR Printer Server on the PS100 Series Print Server Resou
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Package Contents Verify that your package contains the following: • PS111W Wireless Ready Print Server • 12V, 800mA Power Adapter • PS100 Series Print Server Resource CD PS111W • Installation Guide Print Server • Warranty & Owner Registration Card • Support Information Card Power adapter Note: If the supplied power adapter PS111W Print Server Resource CD, does not meet your country installation guide, support information requirements, make sure you use card & warranty/registration card the
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LEDs Wireless Ready Print Server Model PS111W PWR ALERT LAN WLAN The following table describes the activity of the LEDs on the PS111W Wireless Ready Print Server Label Color Activity Description PWR Green On Power is supplied to the print server. (Power) ALERT Amber Off Normal Operation On Hardware error Blinking Upgrading BIOS flash ROM LAN Green Off No LAN connection On Normal Operation – Idle (No data is being transmitted or received from the LAN.) Blinking Normal Operation – Active (Data
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Wireless PC Card Slot To take advantage of the optional wireless capability, you must remove the rubber slot cover before you can put in a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card. Insert the PC card very carefully to avoid damaging to the PC card or the print server slot. Apply only enough force to push the PC card firmly and slowly into the print server. 4
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Rear Panel PRINTER NETWORK 12V DC Label Function Description PRINTER Parallel Accepts an IEEE1284 printer cable that connects Printer Port to the printer. NETWORK 10/100 Auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port for direct BASE-T connection to a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps port on a switch Network Port or hub. A small Diagnostic Briefly pressing the button has no effect. Pressing the button and Restore- button for two seconds will print the status of the print with no to-default server, including wired
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Typical applications You can use only one of the following applications. Wired LAN only Printer PRINTER NETWORK 12V DC PS111W Printer Server DS108 Hub Use this configuration if no wireless card is installed in the PS111W Print Server 6
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Wired LAN (Infrastructure Mode) Printer PRINTER NETWORK MA401 Card 12V DC PS111W Printer Server Access Point Notebook PC Notebook PC Desktop PC Requires that a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wireless PC card be installed in the PS111W Print Server. In Infrastructure mode, the Wired LAN connection on the PS111W CANNOT be used. Note that configuration must be performed via a Wired connection, which can be disconnected once the Wireless configuration is completed. 7
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Wired LAN (Ad-hoc Mode) Desktop Notebook PC Printer PRINTER NETWORK MA401 Card 12V DC PS111W Printer Server Requires that a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wireless PC card be installed in the PS111W Print Server. Note that configuration must be performed via a Wired connection, which can be disconnected once the Wireless configuration is completed. 8
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Wired and Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Desktop PC Notebook PC Printer PRINTER NETWORK MA401 Card 12V DC PS111W Printer Server DS108 Hub Requires that a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wireless PC card be installed in the PS111W Print Server. The Wireless LAN MUST use Ad-hoc mode in order to use both the wired and wireless connections on the PS111W Print Server. 9
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Invalid Configuration! Desktop PC Notebook PC Notebook PC ME102 Wireless Printer PRINTER NETWORK MA401 Card 12V DC PS111W Printer Server DS108 Hub You CANNOT use both the wired and wireless connections on the PS111W simultaneously if the wireless LAN is in infrastructure mode. A valid setup connects and the Access Point to a hub or switch. In this scenario, there is no need to insert an Wireless PC Card into the PS111W. 10
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Physical Installation If you have a NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wireless PCMCIA Card, insert if before starting. (There is no PCMCIA Wireless card included in the PS111W print server package. It is sold separately by NETGEAR.) • Remove the rubber slot cover on the side of the PS111W Print Server. • Insert the NETGEAR MA401 802.11b Wireless PCMCIA Card into the side slot. Apply only enough force to firmly and slowly push the PC card into the print server. 1. Position the Print Server You can place the
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If you find any problems: • Check all connections • If required, verify the integrity of the print server by resetting it. Turn power to the print server off and then back on. • Refer to “Troubleshooting Information” at the end of this document for further information. Print Server Configuration An Administration program and Setup Wizard for Windows is provided to simplify Print Server configuration. The Administration program and Setup Wizard should only be installed on one PC, typically the PC
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5. The "Choose Destination Location" screen lets you choose the location where you want to install the NETGEAR Print Server software. Normally it is "C: \Program Files\NETGEAR Print Server". Click on Next to continue with the default setting. 6. The "Select Program Folder" screen lets you choose the program folder name for your NETGEAR Print Server software. The default name is NETGEAR Print Server. Click on Next to continue with default settings. 7. The "Setup Complete" screen is now displa
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6. If a wireless card is installed, the next screen provides setup for the wireless printing environment. • Make SSID the same as used in the existing wireless environment. • The Channel number should also match the existing wireless environment. • If WEP is enabled, make sure the encryption keys are identical. Also, confirm that the authentication method (Open system or Shared key) is correct. • For more details, please refer to the User’s manual and reference guide. • Click on Next to con
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setup program is not started, go to "Start – Run …" and type " d:\setup ", where " d " is the drive letter of the CD ROM drive. 2. A welcome screen runs. Click on Next. 3. A message screen shows some important information. Read the message and click on Next. 4. The "Select Components" screen shows the components you can install from the CD. • Select ONLY the "NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard". • Click on Next to continue. 5. Accept the default destination on the "Choose Destination Location" screen b
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Troubleshooting Problem Cause Solution When running the Print Either a hardware or software Make sure that: Server Administration problem could prevent you • There is a proper link established between Program from the from seeing the print server the print server and the hub or workstation. network administrator's from the managing station. If the LAN or WLAN LED is on, the link PC, the print server is good. cannot be seen. • You should use proper cables. With 10BASE-T connections, you can us
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Replacement Power Adapter PWR-012-101 Power adapter (12 V DC, 800 mA), linear, North America PWR-012-281 Power adapter (12 V DC, 800 mA) linear, Australia PWR-012-381 Power adapter (12 V DC, 800 mA) linear, General Europe PWR-012-401 Power adapter (12 V DC, 800 mA), linear, Japan PWR-012-701 Power adapter (12 V DC, 800 mA), linear, United Kingdom Technical Specifications Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility IEEE 802.3u, 100BASE-TX, Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3i, 10BASE-T CSMA/CD Interface IE
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Warranty Information Print server and Power adapter, 2 years Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby certified that the, Model PS111W Print Server has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992.The operation of some equipment (for example, test transmitters) in accordance with the regulations may, however, be subject to certain restrictions. Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions. Federal Office for Tele
