Linksys 10/100 - Manual (Page 44)

EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers
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Instant EtherFast ® Series
27. The setup is complete. The PrintServer will automatically log into your
file server and make itself available for use. If you run your Console
Monitor or other NetWare monitoring software, you will be able to verify
the PrintServer’s connection.
Remote Printer Mode
The instructions below explain how to configure the PrintServer for Remote
Printer Mode, and establish communication between it and your NetWare 3.x
network.
Manual Setup
1. Run the PSCONFIG program under the D:\UTILITY\DOS directory of
the Linksys PrintServer CD.
2. When the table of active devices appears, highlight the PrintServer device
you want to configure and press Enter.
3. Choose Set to NetWare Remote Printer Mode from the Available Options
menu and press Enter.
4. Make up a Print Server name and enter it. Write it down also - you will
need it in a moment.
5. Enter the name of the existing print server resource name into Parallel
Port 1. Do the same for Port 2 and Port 3 if you are adding printers to the
PrintServer’s second and third parallel ports.
6. Select the desired frame type for your network.
7. Select the Execute Setup. After the program is finished, press Esc repeat-
edly until the program closes.
8. Run NetWare’s PCONSOLE program.
9. From the main menu, choose Print Queue Information. A list of avail-
able queues will appear. Press Insert.
10. Type in the name of the queue you want to create and press Enter. Repeat
for each queue you want to create. When you’re finished, press Esc to
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return to the main menu. Select Print Server Information from the main
menu.
11. Select the print server resource that was already up and running when you
began the PrintServer’s software installation.
12. The Print Server Information screen will appear. Choose the Print
Server Configuration menu item, followed by Printer Configuration.
13. A table of configured printers will appear. The first column shows the
names of the configured printers; the second column shows the LPT ports
on the PrintServer device. Zero refers to LPT1, 1 refers to LPT2, and 2
refers to LPT3. Press Enter and fill out the information.
14. Enter a name for the printer you’re attaching to the PrintServer (Example:
TARDIS).
15. Choose the Parallel or LPT port that the PrintServer should use.
16. Set Interrupts to No and leave the IRQ and Buffer entries blank.
17. Press Esc to exit. Your new printer will appear in the configured printers
list.
18. Press Esc to return to the Print Server Configuration menu.
19. Choose Queues Serviced by Printer. A list of Defined Printers will
appear. Select the printer you want to configure.
20. Press Insert. Choose the queue you created above. When asked for a
Priority, press Enter.
21. Press Esc. Repeat steps 11 through 17 for each printer. When finished,
press Esc repeatedly until the program closes.
Unload and reload the print server resource on the file server. When
PSERVER.NLM comes up, the newly installed printers will appear.