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Now, Install and Configure the PS121 Software

Note

: Any print manager software from a printer manufacturer such as Epson or HP should be

uninstalled before installing the PS121 software. See

Appendix E

for information on Print

Manager software compatibility.

Follow the steps below to install the software for PS121 and set it up on your network.

Install the PS121 software.

a.

Power on your computer, let the

operating system boot up completely,

and log in as needed.

b.

Insert the Resource CD for the PS121

into your CD-ROM drive. The CD main

page shown at the right will load.

c.

Click

Install Software

.

d.

Click

Next

and follow the software

installation utility prompts to complete

the software installation.

e.

When prompted, restart your computer

to complete the installation.

f.

When your computer restarts, click

Finish

to run the Print Server Setup

Wizard.

NETGEAR PS121 Mini Print Server Resource CD

NETGEAR Print Server Installation

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Run the Print Server Setup Wizard to Set

Up a Fixed IP Address for the PS121.

a.

The Print Server Setup Wizard screen

should be displayed.

b.

Click

Next

to proceed.

The Print Server Wizard will now search

your network for the PS121.

If the Print Server Setup Wizard cannot

find your PS121, check the network

connections and status lights on the

PS121.

c.

The “Server Name” and the “IP

Address” your network assigned to the

PS121 are displayed. Click

Next

to

proceed to the device name screen.

d.

You can enter a descriptive Device

Name and Domain Name or accept the

defaults. Click

Next

to proceed to the IP

Address configuration screen.

The Print Server Wizard displays a

recommended static IP address setting

for the PS121. This is usually fine.

e.

Click

Next

to proceed.

f.

Click

Finish

to exit the Print Server

Setup Wizard. This completes the

configuration of the PS121 for operation

on your network.

g.

Click

Yes

to run the Add Printer Port

Wizard. Follow the instructions in the

next section for using the this wizard to

set up each computer to use the PS121.

Select Print Server screen

Select Print Server Device Name screen

Set UP a Fixed IP Address for your PS121.

In this example, the address was set to

192.168.0.

245

. Since most home routers

reserve the first 50 addresses for their DHCP

pool, picking a number between 200 to 250

should work fine. Numbers above 254 will

not work.

IP Address your network assigned to the PS121.

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Finally, Set Up Each Computer to Use the PS121

After you have set up the PS121 in your network, you need to set up each computer to use the

PS121. You do this by using the NETGEAR Add Printer Port Wizard. For each computer on your

network, use the

NETGEAR PS121 Mini Print Server Resource CD

to run the Add Printer Wizard

according to the steps below.

Warning

: Print manager software from Epson and from some HP printers can block

communications between your PC and the PS121. Uninstall such print manager software before

proceeding with the Add Printer Port Wizard.

Use the NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard to

set up each PC to use the PS121.

a.

When the Print Server Setup Wizard

finishes, you are prompted to run the

Add Printer Port Wizard. Click

Yes

to

proceed. Alternatively, from the

Windows Start menu NETGEAR Print

Server program group, you can run the

NETGEAR Add Printer Wizard.

b.

After a short delay while the software

searches the network for your PS121, the

Printer Select window opens and

displays the PS121 you have set up.

c.

Click

Next

to proceed to the Port/Printer

name screen. Take note of the printer

model number listed.

Printer Select Window (Add Port)

Note

: If no printers are displayed in this

window, use the Print Server Setup Wizard

to check your TCP/IP configuration and

make sure that your printer is recognized on

the network.

Also, be sure that both the PS121 and the

connected printer are powered on, and the

cable connections between the network, \

print server, and printer are secure.

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Set up the correct printer driver for the

printer port.

a.

Click

Next

to proceed to the Port/Printer

name screen. Take note of the printer

model number listed.

b.

Click

Next

to proceed to the Select

Printer screen. If you see the exact

printer model number listed as the

printer model number from in the

previous screen, click it to select it from

the list.

c.

If prompted, print a test page to verify

operation of the printer and the PS121.

Then, close any remaining Add Printer

Port Wizard or Windows Add Printer

Wizard windows.

Use the

NETGEAR PS121 Mini Print

Server Resource CD

to run the Add

Printer Port Wizard to set up each PC on

you network that you want to use with

the PS121.

Select the port you added

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