Trendnet 10/100Mbps mini Print Server User Manual

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Chapter 3
 
Print Server Configuration 
This chapter provides an overview of the configuration process. 
Overview 
The Print Server is designed to support many different platforms, and the configuration 
required would depend upon the environment in which it is installed. 
•  The Print Server usually requires configuration, but if there's a DHCP server on your 
network, then the device is just plug-and-play. A Windows-based setup Wizard is also 
provided on the CD-ROM to simplify this task. 
•  PCs wishing to use the printer attached to the Print Server always require configuration. 
See Chapter 4- Client Configuration for details.  
•  If you wish to use a queue-based printing system using Windows NT Server/Windows 
2000/Windows XP, the Network Server must be configured as detailed in Appendix B - 
Windows Server Configuration
. However, it is not necessary to use a Network Server-
based queue; client PCs can print directly to the Print Server using the Peer-to-peer 
Printing
 installed by the User setup option on the CD-ROM. 
Configuration Methods 
The following methods are available to perform the required Print Server configuration: 
•  Windows-based Wizard - see below for details. 
•  BiAdmin management utility program - see Chapter 8 for details. 
•  Web-based setup - see Chapter 6 for details. 
Advanced Configuration and Management 
The BiAdmin management utility is provided for advanced configuration and management. 
This program is installed by default when the Administrator install option is chosen. See 
Chapter 5 for details on using BiAdmin. 
 
Using the Windows Wizard 
The Windows-based Wizard is supplied on the CD-ROM, and runs on Windows 95, 98, NT4.0, 
ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.  
Using this Wizard is the recommended method to configure the Print Server. 
It can be used configure the Print Server for your Network environment, even if the Print 
Server does not have a valid IP address. 
 
Procedure 
1.  Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your drive. If the setup program does not start 
automatically, run SETUP.exe in the root folder. 
2.  On the first screen, shown below, click Setup Wizard
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