HP (Hewlett-Packard) M208 Switch User Manual


 
128 USING NPWIN: Print Server/Hub Configuration
4 Change to the specified directory, and double click on the NPWIN.EXE icon to
launch the software.
Print Server/Hub Configuration
NPWin allows you to configure the M208 in a point-and-click, graphical environment.
NPWin has been designed to be very intuitive and easy-to-use; the best way to learn
about its features and potential is to start it up, open a session with a unit, and browse
around. Also, NPWin has an extensive context-sensitive, on-line help system available
to assist you with your configuration options.
To run the software, simply double-click the NPWIN.EXE icon and start a session
with the unit. If the unit has not yet been added to the list of available units, please fol-
low the steps outlined in Starting a NPWin Session With An Unconfigured Unit on
page 128.
NPWin communicates with the M208 over the TCP/IP protocol. You must ensure that
you have TCP/IP services available on the workstation running NPWin.
Starting a NPWin Session With An Unconfigured Unit
To start a session with an unconfigured M208, please follow the steps below:
These steps relate to establishing a stored IP address in the M208. If your network
uses a dynamically assigned IP address, please see Manual Configuration Through
the Network with RARP on page 38 and Manual Configuration Through the Network
with BOOTP on page 39 for more information.
Step Action Result of Action
1 Double click the NPWIN.EXE icon
to start the software.
A dialogue box appears prompting for the
type of network.
2 Select IP from the dialogue box. (This
is the default setting).
NPWin is started and the Open Print
Server Session dialogue box appears.
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