Microplex M208 Installation And Configuration Manual

PREFACE

General Conventions

Computer Entry and Display Conventions

GETTING TO KNOW THE M208

Overview of the Hub Architecture

Overview of Print Server Architecture

Figure 1: Print Server Operating Logic

Overview of Print Server Installation

INSTALLING THE M208 ON THE NETWORK

Figure 2: M208 Diagram

Connecting the M208 to the Network

USING THE HUB

Hub Installation

Hub Configuration

Monitoring the Hub

SNMP Management Features

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP

Table 2: npconfig Detailed Configuration Options Sub-Menu

M208 Configuration

Host Configuration

Figure 4: npd Overview

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR NOVELL

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR APPLETALK

Additional Configuration Options

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR WINDOWS

TCP/IP Setup

M208 INTERNAL ARCHITECTURE

Models

Variables

Logpaths

USING THE M208'S COMMAND SET

Npsh Prompt

Npsh Basic Commands

USING NPWIN

Print Server/Hub Configuration

USING THE M208'S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

TCP/IP Options

Figure 5: M208 Jumper Settings

Novell Options

Managing With SNMP

FTP Daemon

Serial Line IP

IP Routing

TROUBLESHOOTING THE M208

Novell Problems

AppleTalk Problems

GETTING HELP WITH THE M208

Technical Support

Upgrade Procedure

Warranty

Figure 6: Sample Commercial Invoice

M208 SPECIFICATIONS

Hardware Specifications

Table 5: THICK (Transceiver) Connector Pinouts

Figure 7: Parallel Port Timing

Table 6: Parallel Port Timing

Table 7 PRN Pinout

Table 8: 9-Pin COM1/COM2 Pinout

Table 10: LED Patterns

Table 11: Run and Auto-Reset Mode Description

Software Specifications

GLOSSARY

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B

Table 15: AUI Interface (IEEE 802.3 Compliant)

INDEX