D-Link DP-311U Manual

4The D-Link DP-311U Print Server is an 802.11b wireless print server that alsoconnects to your Ethernet/Fast Ethernet network. Now you can locate USBprinter services virtually anywhere in your home or office. The DP-311U managesthe flow of print files from workstations or file servers to connected printers,delivering print jobs to printers much faster than a file server on a PC acting as aprint server can. With one USB (v1.1) port, the DP-311U can connect to almostany printer with a USB port.The DP-311U includes easy-to-use software to install on most Windows-basednetworks. Protocol support for TCP/IP, NetBEUI, and AppleTalk are provided toensure seamless connection to major networking Operating Systems.The DP-311U has a built in Web-Based management feature that allows users toeasily configure and manage print queues through TCP/IP. The DP-311U alsosupports Telnet as an alternative method to configure the unit.The DP-311U improves network printing services in the following ways: The DP-311U delegates print jobs to the connect USB printer. Thisprovides workload relief to your file servers and allows the file servers’ fullcapacity to be used for file access or other direct services to networkusers. On peer-to-peer networks, workstations can print directly to thePrint Server without increasing the load of another workstation or server. The DP-311U’s USB port, version 1.1, can transmit to high-speed laserprinters much faster than a PC’s parallel printer port.Introduction Because the DP-311U is very portable and inexpensive compared to aPC-based print server, and the Print Server connects to your file serversthrough the network, printers can be deployed to locations of maximumconvenience to users.