Linksys EFSP42 User Guide - Page 3

Table of Contents Instant EtherFast® Series Introduction 1 Your New EtherFast 10/100 PrintServer 1 PrintServer Package Contents 2 Getting to Know the Etherfast 10/100 PrintServers 2 The 1 and 3-Port PrintServers 5 The 2-Port Switched PrintServer 8 PrintServer Hardware Installation 10 Part I- Windows Driver Setup (for 98, 95, and NT 4.0) 13 Part II- Windows 98 & 95 Port Configuration 18 Part II- Windows NT 4.0 Port Configuration 23 NetWare Driver Setup 29 Pure IP NetWare 5.x Setup 31 IPX Printing in NetWare 5.x, 4.x, 3.x 35 Bi-Admin: PrintServer Management 37 Installing Bi-Admin 37 Starting Bi-Admin 38 Using Bi-Admin 39 Troubleshooting 44 Appendix 57 DHCP Support 57 Setting Up the TCP/IP and IPX Protocols 58 Types of Cabling 62 Parallel Pin Assignments 64 Manual NetWare 5.x and 4.x in Windows with IPX 65 NetWare 5.x and 4.x with Windows 70 NetWare 4.x with DOS 74 NetWare 3.x Setup 80 Using Windows NT 4.0 LPR Port 84 Tips on Using the 10/100 2-Port Switched PrintServer 85 Specifications 90 Environmental Specifications 90 Customer Support 91 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Introduction Your New EtherFast 10/100 PrintServer Congratulations on your purchase of the Linksys EtherFast 10/100 PrintServer, the fastest and easiest way to network your printers. Now you can sharing your printing resources without tying up your workstation performance with pending print jobs. Linksys is also introducing its new line of hybrid PrintServers, with the first PrintServer ever to offer four integrated 10/100 Switched Ports, giving your network the combined power of a switch and print server in one! The EtherFast 10/100 2-Port Switched PrintServer (EFSP42) features two highspeed printer ports and four extra full duplex, 10/100 autosensing switched ports, allowing you to connect up to two printers and four PCs (or other network devices) without the hassles of adding more hardware. This Switched PrintServer serves as an ideal network backbone, providing dedicated bandwidth and the simplest way to expand and organize your departmental, small office, or home office networks. Your PrintServer comes with an easy-to-use software management suite that runs seamlessly with all Windows operating systems. Fully compatible with standard laser, bubble jet, ink jet, and dot matrix printers, the PrintServer also supports your bidirectional printers. Direct Memory Access (DMA) technology, a 256KB buffer, and automatic collision control all result in your PrintServer handling print jobs up to 50% faster than regular print serverseven complex graphics and layout jobs. 1