Netgear PS101 Print Server - 1 x 10Base-T Network, 1 x Parallel - 10Mbps, 20Mbps, 1.5Mbps

Product Name : PS101 Print Server
Manufacturer Part Number : PS101NA
Manufacturer : Netgear, Inc
Brand Name : Netgear
Product Type : Print Server
Description :

Share Your Printer with Everyone in your Home or Office: With the NETGEAR PS101 Mini Print Server, easy and convenient printer access is yours! This versatile mini print server gives home and office networks built-in efficiency because it allows multiple users to share a printer from anywhere on the network without sharing your PC. With this kind of flexibility, you can place your printer anywhere that's handy. The speedy Mini Print Server boasts a 10 Mbps Ethernet connection and supports multiple print jobs simultaneously. It features an easy, Web-based remote management tool and works with most laser and inkjet printers equipped with a parallel port. Since no parallel printer cable is needed, it saves you money, too.

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FEATURES- Mini Print Server 1 Parallel Port to Ethernet
       With the PS101 Mini Print Server, easy and convenient printer access
        is yours! This versatile mini print server gives home and office
        networks built-in efficiency because it allows multiple users to
        share a printer from anywhere on the network without sharing your
        PC. With this kind of flexibility, you can place your printer
        anywhere that's handy. The speedy Mini Print Server boasts a 
        10 Mbps Ethernet connection and supports multiple print jobs 
        simultaneously.
       It features an easy, Web-based remote management tool and works with
        most laser and inkjet printers equipped with a parallel port. Since
        no parallel printer cable is needed, it saves you money, too.
    Includes print server, CD-ROM with install software, power adapter and
      installation guide.
* Lets you share a printer on a network without having to leave your PC on.
  You can locate that printer right where you want it -- close at hand or
  out of the way. It's compatible with most parallel port printers         
  (including bi-directional printers) from HP, Canon, Epson, Lexmark,     
  and others.                                                              
* Removes the performance bottleneck you'd have with a dedicated, always-on
  PC acting as the print server. It supports multiple print jobs           
  simultaneously, gives you a fast, 10 Mbps Ethernet connection, and is    
  equipped with an on-board memory buffer for quicker printout delivery.   
* NETGEAR Print Server software makes it simple to install on all popular  
  versions of Microsoft Windows. You can manage the print server remotely  
  with an easy, Web browser interface. Then you can share a printer on your
  LAN without sharing your computer. 
* Saves you the cost of an expensive parallel printer cable -- the Mini
  Print Server doesn't need one. It's also upgradable for future enhance-  
  ments and protects your investment with a 3-year limited warranty.
    
  -- SPECIFICATIONs -----------------------------------
STANDARDs    - IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-Tx)    
               Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP                 
CONNECTORs   - (1) Parallel port (DB25F, Bi-directional IEEE 1284          
                     compliant, supports Nibble mode with up to 1.5 Mbps    
                     transfer rate.                                         
               (1) 10BaseT/100BaseTX/RJ45 port
PROTOCOL     - TCP/IP, NetBEUI, DHCP Client                                 
PRINT METHODS- PTP (Peer-to-Peer) and SMB over TCP/IP and NetBEUI 
                 protocols, Windows LPD printing. 
MEMORY       - 256KB (2Mb) RAM, 512 KB (4Mb) Flash                          
INDICATORs   - LEDs for Network Link, Printer Alert                         
NETWORK SPEED- 10 Mbps (20 Mbps Full-Duplex)                                
APPROVALS    - CE, UL, CSA, TUV, T-Mark
REQUIREMENTS - Pentium class PC 
               2MB free hard drive space
               Ethernet cable with RJ45 connection
               Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher, or Netscape Navigator 4.0 
                 or later for Web-based management.
               Windows 95/98/NT/Me/2000/XP
POWER SOURCE - 9 VDC, 0.5A
DIMENSIONS   - 2.35" x 2.24" x 0.79"             WT.- 2 oz.

NETGEAR's PS101 Mini Print Server. NETGEAR Print Servers enable you to connect printers to the network for sharing among multiple PCs.

Manufacturer's Part#: PS101NA
Product Dimensions: 8.75 Inches x 6.75 Inches x 3.1 Inches
Weight: 1.35 Lbs

Features:
General Information
- Marketing Information: Share Your Printer with Everyone in your Home or Office:

With the NETGEAR PS101 Mini Print Server, easy and convenient printer access is yours! This versatile mini print server gives home and office networks built-in efficiency because it allows multiple users to share a printer from anywhere on the network without sharing your PC. With this kind of flexibility, you can place your printer anywhere that's handy. The speedy Mini Print Server boasts a 10 Mbps Ethernet connection and supports multiple print jobs simultaneously. It features an easy, Web-based remote management tool and works with most laser and inkjet printers equipped with a parallel port. Since no parallel printer cable is needed, it saves you money, too.



Flexible:

Lets you share a printer on a network without having to leave your PC on. You can locate that printer right where you want it - close at hand or out of the way. It's compatible with most parallel port printers (including bi-directional printers) from HP, Canon, Epson, Lexmark, and others.



Time-Saving:

Removes the performance bottleneck you'd have with a dedicated, always-on PC acting as the print server. It supports multiple print jobs simultaneously, gives you a fast, 10 Mbps Ethernet connection, and is equipped with an on-board memory buffer for quicker printout delivery.



Easy to Use:

NETGEAR Print Server software makes it simple to install on all popular versions of Microsoft Windows. You can manage the print server remotely with an easy, Web browser interface. Then you can share a printer on your LAN without sharing your computer.



Cost Effective:

Saves you the cost of an expensive parallel printer cable - the Mini Print Server doesn't need one. It's also upgradable for future enhancements and protects your investment with a 3-year limited warranty.

Networking
- Ports: 1 x RJ-45 10Base-T port (Network), 1 x DB-25 Parallel port

Media & Performance
- Connectivity Media: Twisted Pair (10Base-T)
- Data Transfer Rate: 10Mbps Ethernet (Half-duplex), 20Mbps Ethernet (Full-duplex)

Protocols & Management
- Protocols supported: TCP/IP, NETBEUI, NetBIOS,
- Management: - Easy, Web-based remote management
- Status LEDs: - Network Link

- Printer Alert

Processor & Storage
- Memory: 256KB RAM, 512KB Flash Memory

Miscellaneous
- Additional Information: - Installs in minutes with simple Setup Wizards

- Handles multiple print jobs concurrently

- Needs no parallel printer cable
- Bill of Materials: - PS101 Mini Print Server

- CD-ROM with Installation software, Administration programs, and Reference Manual

- Installation Guide

- Warranty card

- Support Information card

- Power adapter (plug localized for country of sale in North America)
- Compatibility: - Compatible with most parallel port printers (including bi-directional printers) from HP, Canon, Epson, Lexmark, and others.
- System Requirements: - Pentium Class PC with Microsoft Windowsr for initial configuration

- Ethernet (Category 5) cable with RJ-45 connection (not included)

- Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher, or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher for Web-based management

- Clients: Windows 95,98, NT, Me, 2000, XP

- 2 MB of free hard drive space
- Certifications & Standards: - IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T)

- IEEE 802.3u

- IEEE 1284



Electromagnetic Compliance:

- CE mark, commercial

- FDD Part 15, Class A

- EN 55 022 (CISPR 22), Class A

- BCCI Class A ITE

- EN50082-1

- C-Tick N10947



Safety Agency Approvals:

- CE mark, commercial

- UL listed

- CSA certified

- TUV licensed

- T-Mark

Power Description
- Input Voltage: 9V DC

Environmental Conditions
- Temperature: 32 to 140°F (Operating)
- Humidity: 5 to 95% (Operating)

Physical Characteristics
- Form Factor: External
- Dimensions: 0.79" (Height) x 2.35" (Width) x 2.24" (Depth)
- Shipping Dimensions: 3.00" (Height) x 9.00" (Depth)
- Weight: 0.125 lb
- Shipping Weight: 1.00 lb

Warranty & Support
- Standard Warranty: 3 Years Limited

Options and Accessories:
Network Interface Cards
104283 - FA311 - 32-bit PCI - 1 x RJ-45 10/100Base-TX Port (Auto-sensing) - (Twisted Pair) - FA311

Wireless Access Points/Bridges
215013 - ME102 - 11Mbps - Wireless Access Point - ME102NA

Wireless NICs
215015 - PCMCIA (Type-II) - 1 x Wireless Ethernet Port(s) (WLAN) - 2.4 to 2.5 GHz - MA401NA

GENERAL INFORMATION- MANUFACTURER: NETGEAR INC
- MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER: PS101NA
- PRODUCT NAME: PS101 PRINT SERVER
- MARKETING INFORMATION: SHARE YOUR PRINTER WITH EVERYONE IN YOUR
HOME OR OFFICE:WITH THE NETGEAR PS101 MINI PRINT SERVER EASY AND
CONVENIENT PRINTER ACCESS IS YOURS! THIS VERSATILE MINI PRINT SERVER
GIVES HOME AND OFFICE NETWORKS BUILT-IN EFFICIENCY BECAUSE IT ALLOWS
MULTIPLE USERS TO SHARE A PRINTER FROM ANYWHERE ON THE NETWORK
WITHOUT SHARING YOUR PC. WITH THIS KIND OF FLEXIBILITY YOU CAN
PLACE YOUR PRINTER ANYWHERE THAT'S HANDY. THE SPEEDY MINI PRINT
SERVER BOASTS A 10 MBPS ETHERNET CONNECTION AND SUPPORTS MULTIPLE
PRINT JOBS SIMULTANEOUSLY. IT FEATURES AN EASY WEB-BASED REMOTE
MANAGEMENT TOOL AND WORKS WITH MOST LASER AND INKJET PRINTERS
EQUIPPED WITH A PARALLEL PORT. SINCE NO PARALLEL PRINTER CABLE IS
NEEDED IT SAVES YOU MONEY TOO.
- PACKAGED QUANTITY: 1

INTERFACES/PORTS
- INTERFACES/PORTS: 1 X RJ-45 10BASE-T NETWORK
- INTERFACES/PORTS: 1 X 36-PIN CENTRONICS PARALLEL BI-DIRECTIONAL
PRINTER

MEDIA & PERFORMANCE
- DATA TRANSFER RATE: 10MBPS ETHERNET HALF-DUPLEX
- DATA TRANSFER RATE: 1.5MBPS PARALLEL
- DATA TRANSFER RATE: 20MBPS ETHERNET FULL-DUPLEX

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- FORM FACTOR: EXTERNAL
- DIMENSIONS: 0.79 HEIGHT X 2.35 WIDTH X 2.24 DEPTH
- WEIGHT: 2 OZ

WARRANTY
- STANDARD WARRANTY: 3 YEAR(S) LIMITED