Netgear PS121v1 PS121v1 User Manual - Page 24

Restoring the Default Configuration, Checking the Current Status of the Printer, Diagnostic/Reset Push

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User Manual for the NETGEAR PS121 Mini Print Server • Wrong physical connections - Make sure the Status LED is on. • Wrong network configuration - Verify that the IP address for your mini print server and your workstation are correct and that the addresses are on the same subnet. Restoring the Default Configuration This section explains how to restore the factory default configuration settings to the PS121. Use the Default Reset button on the rear panel of the mini print server. Use this method for cases when the administration password or IP address is not known. See "Diagnostic/Reset Push Button" on page 2-6 for a description of this button. Checking the Current Status of the Printer You can check the current status of the printer remotely from the Web configuration screen. The following conditions are displayed. • Current status - on-line, off-line, out of paper • Print State - either Idle or Printing, depending on the state of the printer You can click the Print Test Page button to print the print server status page. See "Printer Port Screen" on page 4-6 for more information. 4-4 Troubleshooting

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User Manual for the NETGEAR PS121 Mini Print Server
4-4
Troubleshooting
Wrong physical connections
Make sure the Status LED is on.
Wrong network configuration
Verify that the IP address for your mini print server and your workstation are correct
and that the addresses are on the same subnet.
Restoring the Default Configuration
This section explains how to restore the factory default configuration settings to the PS121.
Use the Default Reset button on the rear panel of the mini print server. Use this method for cases
when the administration password or IP address is not known. See
“Diagnostic/Reset Push
Button” on page 2-6
for a description of this button.
Checking the Current Status of the Printer
You can check the current status of the printer remotely from the Web configuration screen. The
following conditions are displayed.
Current status — on-line, off-line, out of paper
Print State — either Idle or Printing, depending on the state of the printer
You can click the Print Test Page button to print the print server status page. See
“Printer Port
Screen” on page 4-6
for more information.