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Contents

The print server is not found

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Nothing is printing

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I am using a DHCP server, and the Mini Print Server gets an IP Address conflict ..4-3

Troubleshooting the TCP/IP Settings Using Ping

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Restoring the Default Configuration

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Checking the Current Status of the Printer

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Appendix A

Technical Specifications

Appendix B

Understanding IP Addresses

IP Addresses and the Internet

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Netmask

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Subnet Addressing

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Private IP Addresses

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Address Resolution Protocol

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IP Configuration by DHCP

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Glossary

List of Glossary Terms

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Index

Section	Page
User Manual for the NETGEAR PS121 Mini Print Server	1
Technical Support	2
Statement of Conditions	2
Contents	3
Chapter 1 About This Manual	5
Audience, Conventions, Scope	5
Chapter 2 Introduction	7
About the NETGEAR PS121 Mini Print Server	7
Key Features	8
What’s in the Box?	9
Hardware Description	10
Status Indicators	10
The USB Port	11
Diagnostic/Reset Push Button	12
How to Restore the Factory Default Settings	12
How to Generate a Diagnostic Printout	12
Chapter 3 Setup	13
Verify Printer and Network Readiness	13
Observe these Precautions	13
Overview of PS121 Print Server Setup	14
PS121 Default Factory Settings	14
First, Connect the Print Server and Printer to Your Network	15
Now, Install and Configure the PS121 Software	16
Finally, Set Up Each Computer to Use the PS121	18
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting	21
Basic Functioning	21
The mini print server has no power	21
No lights are lit on the mini print server	22
Printing Errors	22
The printer is printing \	22
Windows error message appears when printing	22
The print server is not found	22
Nothing is printing	22
I am using a DHCP server, and the Mini Print Server gets an IP Address conflict	23
Troubleshooting the TCP/IP Settings Using Ping	23
Restoring the Default Configuration	24
Checking the Current Status of the Printer	24
Appendix A Technical Specifications	25
Appendix B Understanding IP Addresses	27
IP Addresses and the Internet	27
Netmask	29
Subnet Addressing	30
Private IP Addresses	32
Address Resolution Protocol	33
IP Configuration by DHCP	33
Glossary	35
List of Glossary Terms	35

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