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Networking Basics

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Crystal Printer

Network Installation Guidelines

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Summary of Contents for CRYSTAL 660 - NETWORK

Page 1: ...Networking Basics Crystal Printer Network Installation Guidelines ...

Page 2: ...t will provide a definition of the typical terms one comes across during the set up and maintenance of a wireless network Furthermore the installation of the Crystal printer as a network printer is described and some troubleshooting hints are given 2 Topologies Wireless LANs Local Area Networks can be operated in the two following modes 2 1 Infrastructure In this mode all devices that offer WLAN c...

Page 3: ...fy itself in a network 3 1 1 MAC Address The MAC Media Access Control address is a six byte long address which is attached to most network adapters This address is designed to be globally unique and is hardwired in the hardware of the network adapter The MAC address of a WLAN adapter can be found on a label attached to the adapter 3 1 2 IP Address An IP address Internet Protocol address is a uniqu...

Page 4: ...s which make it possible to still continue eavesdropping if one has the proper equipment 3 3 2 WPA Wi Fi Protected Access To overcome the flaws of WEP the WPA standard was created This method uses a longer key and a protocol that dynamically changes the key during the transmission which makes it much harder to eavesdrop on the network WPA is not supported by the Crystal Printer WLAN adapter 3 4 Ch...

Page 5: ... 3 7 4 Router While hubs and switches connect devices to local networks routers connect different networks In other words routers are devices that make a network seem like a single IP address to other networks This is done through a process called NAT 3 8 NAT Network Address Translation Network Address Translation was introduced to overcome a shortage of IP addresses It is a technique which rewrit...

Page 6: ...h built in WLAN support Verify that the WLAN is working correctly Most adapters have a LED that starts flashing during start up and is lit constantly to indicate that the adapter is ready to work 4 4 Setup of Network Parameters Choose an IP address and a subnet mask for the WLAN adapter Take care that this parameters match to the Crystal Printer IP address range 4 5 Set up of WLAN on the Crystal P...

Page 7: ...f the IP address that are covered by the subnet mask usually the first three bytes are the same as on all the other computers on the network Finally set the subnet mask on the device to your local network s subnet mask Optionally you can enter a hostname in Menu 9 1 8 which the Crystal printer will use in the network If you keep the default settings the hostname will be crystal Optionally you can ...

Page 8: ...nection mode in Menu 9 1 5 If there is a DHCP server in your infrastructure network set the mode to AUTOMATIC DHCP otherwise set it to MANUAL If you choose MANUAL you will be prompted to enter an IP address and a subnet mask Enter the IP address you want your Crystal printer to have Make sure that the address is in the subnet of your local network Finally set the subnet mask on the device to your ...

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Page 10: ...dialog choose Install a network printer This will open the Network Printer Configuration dialog which will show you all the Crystal network printers the application could find on the network Normally there should only be one but if there are more than one printer in the list you can find the correct one by comparing the MAC address indicated on the screen to the one listed on the USB WLAN adapter ...

Page 11: ...of printers that are shown to you click on the Install Selected Printer button This will finalise the installation and the Crystal printer will be added to you installed printers You can print a test page or print documents from your application programs ...

Page 12: ...he network adapter and restart it with the new network parameters Therefore the connection will be lost for about five to ten seconds After this period you should be able to access the printer again with a ping command To make sure that the new IP address is set in the device one has to exit the wireless LAN menu This initiates the reboot of the WLAN USB adapter The second step is getting the PC n...

Page 13: ...og and print a test page 5 3 Simultaneous connection of USB and LAN It is possible to have the Crystal printer connected to your PCs via USB and LAN simultaneously However the same printer will be installed as two printers on your system once as a USB printer and once as a network printer If you start print jobs on the network printer and the USB printer simultaneously there will be a conflict bec...

Page 14: ...If you wait until the printer is finished and then click on the Continue button the pending print job will start ...

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