D-Link DP-300 Hardware User's Manual
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Page 1: Print Server
Model DP-300 Multiprotocol Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Print Server Hardware User’s Guide Rev. 03 (October, 2000) -
Page 2: Limited Warranty
Registration Card. If a Registration Card for the product in question has not been returned to a D-Link office, then a proof of purchase (such as a copy of the dated purchase invoice) must be provided when requesting warranty service. The term "purchase" in this software warranty refers to the purchase transaction and resulting license to use such software. - Page 3 D-Link Offices for Registration and Warranty Service The product's Registration Card, provided at the back of this manual, must be sent to a D-Link office. To obtain an RMA number for warranty service as to a hardware product, or to obtain warranty service as to a software product, contact the D-Link office nearest you.
- Page 4 Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise 1. Bitte lesen Sie sich diese Hinweise sorgfältig durch. 2. Heben Sie diese Anleitung für den spätern Gebrauch auf. 3. Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen. Vervenden Sie keine Flüssig- oder Aerosolreiniger. Am besten dient ein angefeuchtetes Tuch zur Reinigung. 4.
- Page 5 FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
DC Power Connector ............................4 LED Indicators ..............................4 UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION....................... 5 ....................5 NPACKING AND NSPECTING THE RINT ERVER DP-300 ............................5 NSTALLING THE ............................6 OWER DP-300............................7 ESTING DP-300 ..........................7 OUNTING THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS........................8 ............................ -
Page 9: About This Guide
For information about software configuration of the DP-300 to allow it to be used with your network, consult the Print Server Administration User’s Guide included with your DP-300. -
Page 10: Introduction
DP-300 Multiprotocol Fast Ethernet Print Server User’s Guide NTRODUCTION The DP-300 Print Server is a compact print server which connects to your Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network anywhere you wish to locate printer services. It manages the flow of print files from your workstations or file servers to its connected printers, delivering print jobs to high- performance printers much faster than a file server or a PC acting as a print server can. -
Page 11: External Features
This section describes the externally visible features of the DP-300 print server. Port Connectors The DP-300’s three printer ports are located on its rear panel. Two identical parallel ports are labeled LPT1 and LPT2; the single serial port is labeled COM. -
Page 12: Dc Power Connector
DP-300 Multiprotocol Fast Ethernet Print Server User’s Guide DC Power Connector The DC power input connector is located on the DP-300’s right side panel and is labeled DC 12V. Figure 1 -3 Print Server Right Side Panel LED Indicators The front panel of the DP-300 features five LED indicators: Figure 1 -4 Front Panel LED Indicators ♦... -
Page 13: Unpacking And Installation
Follow this procedure to avoid complications at the configuration stage. 1. Confirm proper operation of each of the printers to be connected to the DP-300. If you test your printers by printing test files directly from a PC, then make each printer’s test connection to the PC through the same port (serial or parallel) as the one you plan to use in connecting to the DP-300. -
Page 14: Power On Self-Test
8. Plug the power adapter into an electric service outlet. This will supply power to the DP- 300, as it has no external power switch. The Power/Tx LED on the DP-300’s front panel should light steady green, and the DP-300’s self-test will proceed. -
Page 15: Testing Your Dp-300
Server section of the Print Server Administration User’s Guide. Wall-Mounting the DP-300 The bottom of the DP-300’s case has a pair of wall-mount sockets, and screws and nylon anchors are supplied, to facilitate mounting the DP-300 to a wall or partition adjacent to your printers. -
Page 16: Product Specifications
DP-300 Multiprotocol Fast Ethernet Print Server User’s Guide RODUCT PECIFICATIONS Printer Connection Standards: IEEE 1284 bi-directional parallel interface, RS-232 Ports: Bi-directional 25-pin parallel ports × 2, 9-pin DTE serial port × 1 Parallel Port Bi-directional Communication: Hewlett-Packard PJL (Printer Job Language) -
Page 17: Environmental And Physical
DP-300 Multiprotocol Fast Ethernet Print Server User’s Guide Environmental and Physical Power Supply: External power supply providing 12VDC/ 500mA Dimensions: 190mm × 116.8mm × 30.9mm Weight: approx. 360g Operating Temperature: 0 to 50°C Storage Temperature: -10 to 50°C Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing... -
Page 18: Port Pinouts
DP-300 Multiprotocol Fast Ethernet Print Server User’s Guide INOUTS This appendix shows the pinouts of the DP-300 parallel and serial printer ports. Parallel Ports The following table lists the pinouts of the print server’s 25-pin parallel port connector (identical to the connector used on most personal computers), as well as the 36-pin Centronics connector used on most printers. -
Page 19: Serial Port
DP-300 Multiprotocol Fast Ethernet Print Server User’s Guide Serial Port The table below shows the pinout of the print server’s 9-pin RS-232 serial port. The print server’s serial port is a DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) port, and should be connected to a DCE (Data Communications Equipment) serial port on your printer. -
Page 20: Index
DP-300 Multiprotocol Fast Ethernet Print Server User’s Guide NDEX 100Base-TX..........5 pinout COM.............3 parallel port ........10 COM LED ........4, 6 serial port........11 DC power adapter ......5, 6 Power/Tx LED......... 4, 6 IEEE 1284 ...........2 Print Test function......7 Link/Rx LED........4... - Page 21 Le Florilege #2, Allee de la Fresnerie 78330 Fontenay Le Fleury France TEL: 33-1-30238688 FAX: 33-1-3023-8689 URL: www.dlink-france.fr E-MAIL: info@dlink-france.fr GERMANY D-LINK CENTRAL EUROPE/D-LINK DEUSTSCHLAND GMBH Schwalbacher Strasse 74, 65760 Eschborn Germany TEL: 49-(0) 6196-7799-0 FAX: 49-(0) 6196-7799-300 URL: www.dlink.de E-MAIL: mbischoff@dlink.de, mboerner@dlink.de INDIA D-LINK INDIA Plot No.5, Kurla-Bandra Complex Road,...
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