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User’s Guide
SX-200
User’s Manual
Document #40181-420 Rev. A 1
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User’s Guide Section 1 – Product Overview .......................................................................................................................................7 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................................7 Package Contents.............................................................................................................................
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User’s Guide SET NW MOde .......................................................................................................................................................39 SET NW RAdio.......................................................................................................................................................39 SH NW MODE...........................................................................................................................................
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User’s Guide SET PORT P1 INWT ..........................................................................................................................................48 SET PORT P1 NBUF [ENable | DIsable] ...........................................................................................................49 SET PORT P1 NOINBUSY ................................................................................................................................49 SET PORT P1 POLL........
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User’s Guide SET IP HTTP ..........................................................................................................................................................58 SET IP KEepalive....................................................................................................................................................58 SET IP LPD.......................................................................................................................................
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User’s Guide SET POP3 POlling ..................................................................................................................................................68 SET POP3 NAme ....................................................................................................................................................68 SET POP3 PAssword ....................................................................................................................................
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Section 1 – Product Overview Introduction SX-200 Series Print Servers allow you to share a printer equipped with a USB or parallel port on a wired or wireless network. The print server supports and automatically senses both 100baseTX Fast Ethernet and 10baseT Ethernet network connections, and the wireless version allows connections to 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g wireless networks as well. The installation can be performed by the least- experienced users, while providing networking profe
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User’s Guide About This User’s Guide This User’s Guide contains information on system requirements, basic troubleshooting, and instructions on the following: Installing the print server hardware Configuring the print server for use on your network Windows print queue configuration Macintosh print queue configuration ™ Windows System Requirements To configure the print server settings (wired and wireless versions) using the provided ExtendView Utility in Windows, your Window
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User’s Guide Wireless Print Server Requirements To print using a wireless print server, you will need an 802.11a, 802.11b, or 802.11g wireless network consisting of either of the following: An 802.11a, 802.11b, or 802.11g wireless-enabled PC or Macintosh printing straight to the printer (Ad-Hoc or Peer-to-Peer Mode). An 802.11a, 802.11b, or 802.11g wireless access point that allows wireless and wired Ethernet- enabled computers to print to the wireless print server. To configure
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User’s Guide Print Server Components The print server includes the following components. Detailed descriptions of these components are provided below: Power connector – The power supply cable plugs into this connector. Test button – Pressing this button for less than three seconds will print a test page on the printer. Pressing and holding this button for more than five seconds will reset the print server to factory default settings. LED status indicators – used to indicate the
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User’s Guide LED Indicators The front edge of the print server provides five Green/Orange LEDs (Light Emitting Diode) indicators for easy monitoring. The following table defines the function of each LED. Label Color State Status POWER GREEN OFF The device is not receiving power Green ON The device is ready Green Blinking Device error 10/100 GREEN/ORANGE OFF No Ethernet link Green ON 100baseTX link Green Blinking 100baseTX data Orange ON 10baseT link Orange Blinking 10baseT data
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User’s Guide Pushbutton Functions The front edge of the print server provides a momentary pushbutton that can be used to print a test/configuration page or reset the device to factory default settings. Action Function Press pushbutton for > 1/8 second but < 5 Prints a test/configuration page on each connected port seconds Press pushbutton for > 5 seconds Resets the device configuration to factory defaults. The unit will reinitialize itself after updating the configuration memory
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User’s Guide Section 2 – Hardware Installation Before You Begin Before installing the print server, make sure you have installed and set up your printer as described in the documentation that came with the printer and that your printer functions properly. SX-200 Series Print Servers support a parallel and/or USB connection to your printer. Hardware Installation (wired and wireless versions) NOTE: Be sure to review the hardware requirements in the previous section to ensure you have
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User’s Guide 3. Connect the print server to your printer(s) using the USB and/or parallel port of your printer. For a USB connection, use a standard USB A (print server side) to B (printer side) cable. For a parallel connection, use an IEEE 1284-compliant parallel printer cable. 4. Plug the print server power supply adapter into a suitable AC receptacle, and then plug the power supply cable into the print server. The print server will run through a sequence of power-up diagnostics
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User’s Guide Verifying the Connection to the Printer NOTE: Before attempting to print, it is very important to verify the connection between the print server and printer. If this connection is not working, you will not be able to print! 1. Verify that both the print server and the printer are powered on and ready, and that a USB or parallel printer cable is properly connected between the print server and printer. 2. Print a test page by pressing the Test button once. If the
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User’s Guide Section 3 – Configuration and Management Configuration Options SX-200 Series Print Servers (wired and wireless models) can be configured using a variety of options, some of which do not require any software installation on the host PC. The print server can be configured and managed via an Ethernet or wireless connection using the ExtendView Utility (recommended), the embedded web (HTTP) server pages, or the print server’s internal configuration console, which can be acces
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User’s Guide HP Web JetAdmin Utility a web browser-based HP utility (e.g., Internet Explorer or Mozilla). can be downloaded from the HP web site http://www.hp.com. Configuration Console a command-line-oriented console. contains advanced features not available through ExtendView or the Web Browser Interface. the default password is ACCESS. can be accessed via TELNET using the print server’s Ethernet connection. type HELP for a list of console commands. More detail on the comm
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User’s Guide Configuring the Print Server via an Ethernet Connection For Microsoft Windows operating systems, the ExtendView Utility (provided on the Print Server Installation CD) is the recommended method of configuring one or more print servers on your network. Once the print server obtains an IP address (occurs automatically when the unit is powered ON and connected to a DHCP network), the ExtendView Utility’s auto-discovery feature will search for and locate all print servers on th
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User’s Guide USING THE WEB BROWSER INTERFACE TO CONFIGURE THE PRINT SERVER (NON-WINDOWS SYSTEMS): To configure the print server using non-Windows operating systems (e.g., Unix systems), a standard web browser (e.g., Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) can be used to access the print server’s embedded Web (HTTP) server pages, which contain the print server’s configuration options. No additional software is required. 1. Ensure your PC is connected and has access to you
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User’s Guide USING A THE INTERNAL COMMAND CONSOLE TO CONFIGURE THE PRINT SERVER: The command console can be accessed using a Telnet connection via an Ethernet connection. To use a Telnet connection, follow these steps: 1. Ensure the print server is connected via an Ethernet cable to the host computer. 2. From the Windows Start menu, click on Run, and then type the following command (where x.x.x.x. is the IP address of the print server. telnet X.X.X.X After a connection is est
