Netgear PS121v1 PS121v1 Installation Guide - Page 4

address for the print server needs to be unique on the network. If you do not know what to use, you may click Suggest New Values to get a useable IP address. If you are using a NETGEAR router with default settings, the following settings should work: IP address: 192.168.0.150 (Make sure the last 3 digits are unique on your network.) Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway IP address: 192.168.0.1 (the address of your router) 3. When complete, click Finish. 4. When asked if you want to set up a printer right away, click Yes and continue to Configure a Computer to Access the Print Server below. You have already completed the software installation and are running the NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard. Advanced Settings Advanced users may want to change the default name of the Print Server or make other changes in the settings. There are 2 ways to administer your NETGEAR Print Server. The Reference Manual on the USB Mini Print Server Resource CD has full instructions. 1. You can open a Web browser and go to the IP address for the print server. For example, type http://192.168.0.150 and click Go. 2. You can use the NETGEAR Print Server Administration program. Click Start. Point to Programs and click NETGEAR Print Server>NETGEAR Print Server Administration. 4 Configure a Computer to Access the Print Server Before using the PS121 on your network, each computer that needs to access the print server must have: • A connection to the network. • The printer added using the NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard. • Either the printer driver software already installed or, if this is a new printer, access to the printer driver software (either on a CD or downloaded to a disk). 5 To install the Add Printer Wizard (for a non-administrative computer): Note: You can skip to the next section "To configure computers..." if you have already installed the NETGEAR software on this computer. 1. Insert the USB Mini Print Server Resource CD in the CDROM drive. NETGEAR Print Server Software Installation wizard starts up automatically. If it does not start, double-click My Computer, double-click your CD-ROM drive, and double-click Setup.exe. 2. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard to install the software. 3. When prompted, select only the NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard. 4. Click Finish. To configure computers running Windows NT, 2000, and XP: 1. Click Start, point to Programs> NETGEAR Print Server and click NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard. 2. Follow the screen prompts, and click OK in the Setup message window. 3. In the list, select the print server port with the printer you want to add to this computer and click Add. When you see the AddPort screen, write down the port name (such as PSFF0091_P1). Printer port name 4. Scroll down in Add Printer Wizard screen. Select the Print Server port with the port name as written above. Click Next. Note: Do NOT select the default port "LPT1." 5. Select the printer manufacturer on the left and the model on the right or, if you need to install the printer driver, click Have Disk and follow the instructions. 6