The SX-200 (10/100) and SX-215 (802.11b/g and 10/100) USB / Parallel Port print servers include industry-leading advantages such as:

• Support for all major operating systems and network printing protocols with flexible configuration capabilities
• Comprehensive printer management, including bulk configuration and compatibility with leading network management systems
• Extensive security capabilities with 802.1X, encrypted printing, and access control lists

The SX-200 (10/100) and SX-215 (802.11b/g and 10/100) multiprotocol print servers allow multiple users to share a USB or parallel port printer on a network. They are designed for Enterprise Printer Connectivity environments, but are also cost-effective solutions for SMB (Small Medium Business) and SOHO (Small Office Home Office) applications. The SX-200 and SX-215 are very easy to use, and are suitable for any application that requires reliability, performance, manageability and great support.  They provide flexible printer placement and work with all popular computers and network operating systems. The SX-200 and SX-215 are based on field-proven Silex print server technology that is used at major customer sites throughout the world. 

High Performance Wireless Capabilities

 The SX-215 wireless capabilities provide flexibility to allow the printer to be located in places where cabling is difficult or too expensive, or in situations where the printer must be frequently moved. 

Unparalleled Versatility

The SX-200 and SX-215 are printer independent, allowing you to connect any parallel and any networkable USB printer to the network. This gives you the flexibility to implement printers that meet your needs without being concerned about network print services. In addition, you can print simultaneously from multiple network protocols, providing the performance, flexibility and convenience required in today’s diverse network printing environments.

The SX-200 and SX-215 network printing protocols and features include: 

TCP/IP and Windows

• lpr/lpd network printing protocol
• Configurable TCP printer port numbers (for example, Port 9100) on a per service basis
• NetBIOS over IP and NetBEUI
• FTP printing
• SNMP V1, MIB I & II
• IPP protocol (Internet printing)
• Peer-to-peer printing (direct printing) via the Microsoft DLC, TCP/IP or IPX/SPX protocols with ExtendNet Connect
• IP address configuration via serial port, arp, rarp, DHCP, BOOTP, Silex ExtendView, Silex XAdmin, HP JetAdmin/ Web JetAdmin, NetWare, and DEC MOP

AppleTalk/EtherTalk mode

• Macintosh System 6.X, 7.X, 8.X, 9.X, MacOS 10.X
• EtherTalk Phase 2
• Apple LaserWriter driver 8.X and above (PostScript printer required)
• Works with PostScript-compatible laser printers
• Supports most HP, Epson, and Canon inkjet printers
• Automatic detection of NetWare frame type or frame type can be forced
• AppleTalk “spoofing” for support of non-bidirectional PostScript printers
• AppleTalk binary printing (requires that printer supports the HP Tagged Binary Protocol)

NetWare mode

• Simultaneous support for NetWare Bindery and NDS modes
• NDPS support via Novell’s Generic Gateway or HP’s Printer Gateway
• Packet signatures, checksums and aliasing
• Dedicated print server and remote printer modes
• Encrypted passwords
• Up to eight NetWare file servers and up to 32 queues
• Automatic file server reattachment
• Automatic detection of NetWare frame type or frame type can be forced
• Compatible with Novell NWAdmin and ManageWise

LAT mode

• Supports printing from legacy Digital Equipment Corporation computers

Integration With Your Printer Management Strategy

Silex print servers are easy to manage, because they include comprehensive proprietary management utilities, and they are also compatible with industry standards like HP JetAdmin.  Our Open Management Architecture provides the ability to monitor printers at any management level with unprecedented ease and vision, no matter what your network.  The SX-200 and SX-215 management capabilities include:

• Silex ExtendView Utilities – Silex utilities that provide extensive and easy-to-use configuration and management capabilities.  A major advantage of ExtendView is its ability to configure and upgrade multiple print servers simultaneously.  ExtendView also displays system, network and printer status information via SNMP traps
• NetworkAlert™ Utilities – Silex utilities that assist in managing network printers by proactively alerting you of printer problems via SNMP traps. Integrates into ExtendView for advanced diagnostic and configuration information
• Compatibility with any SNMP-based network management software (For example, HP OpenView, IBM NetView and Sun SunNet Manager)
• Private MIB LAN Administration Tool support
• XAdmin32, XAdmin – Compatibility with legacy Silex Print Server Administration utilities
• WebXAdmin – Web Browser allows print server configuration and management
• HP JetAdmin and Web JetAdmin
• Novell ManageWise
• Command line interface accessible via TELNET and NetWare

Industry-Leading Security

If your application requires high levels of security, the SX-200 iand SX-215 are the industry's best solution for secure network printing.  They are among the very few print servers that support the 802.1X authentication protocol for both wired and wireless networks, including EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-FAST, PEAP, and LEAP (LEAP and EAP-FAST are not supported on wired models). Wireless models also include the latest WPA2 and WPA2-PSK security, as well as WPA, WPA-PSK, and WEP.  Both wired and wireless models also lets you encrypt your printing jobs using Triple DES, AES, or Twofish via a Windows-compatible port monitor.  In addition, the SX-200 and SX-215 provide IP access control list security, which allows you to restrict access to the printer based on the IP address of the sending computer. 

Superior Performance

The SX-200 and SX-215 can increase users productivity by shortening their print waiting times. Now IT managers can avoid buying a faster printer by fully utilizing their existing printer speeds. When it comes to printing graphics documents, with a throughput of nearly one megabyte per second, the SX-200 and SX-215 can handle the toughest jobs in the shortest amount of time.

Other Features

The SX-200 and SX-215 also support numerous features for configuration flexibility, ease of use,  and diaganostics.

• LEDs to indicate power-on, link, activity
• lpd-Plus virtual printer capability (allows complex user- defined setup and reset strings configurable on a per-service basis)
• Text-to-PostScript conversion on a per-service basis
• Programmable character string conversion
•  Communications Protocol or can be forced into binary mode)
• On-line HELP
• Sophisticated diagnostics, including protocol trace capability and crash dump
• Flash memory allows for easy upgrades via TCP/IP Windows Update Utility, XAdmin, tftp master or slave mode, BOOTP, NetWare, and DEC MOP

Ordering Information

SX-200-021x* Multiprotocol Parallel and USB Print Server (10Base-T/100Base-T)

SX-215-1211 Multiprotocol Parallel and USB Print Server (802.11b/g) 

* ”xx” indicates included power supply type as follows

• 01 = Print Server with United States/Canada power supply
• 03 = Print Server with Continental European power supply

Dimensions	14.0 x 10.2 x 3.3 cm (5.5 x 4.0 x 1.3 inches)
Input Power	800mA@12VDC (from included AC adapter)
I/O	IEEE P1284 bidirectional Centronics-compatible parallel with ECP support; USB 1.1/2.0
Network Port	10baseT/100baseTX Auto-Sensing Ethernet; 802.11b/g (SX-215)
Operating Temperature	0° to 50° C
Storage Temperature	-20° to 60° C
Maximum Temperature Change Per Hour	20° C
Altitude	3.1km (operating); 9km (storage)
Operating Humidity	10% to 90% non-condensing (40% to 60% recommended)
Storage Humidity	10% to 90%
Management	Silex ExtendView utility (Windows, UNIX, NetWare/NDS); HP JetAdmin and WebJetAdmin; Silex XAdmin web browser utility; Silex NetworkAlert; TELNET; Novell ManageWise, SNMP
Operating System Support	Windows 95,98, NT, 2000, XP, Vista; Mac OS 8.x, 9.x, OS X; most UNIX systems, including Solaris, HP/UX, AIX, and SCO; Linux; OpenVMS; OS/400; other TCP/IP-based operating systems
Network Protocols	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, NetBIOS/NetBEUI, DLC/LLC, LAT
Printing Protocols	lpr/lpd, Raw TCP (Port 9100), FTP, IPP,  NetWare Print Server, Remote Printer and NDPS (with HP or Novell NDPS gateway), Apple Printer Access Protocol