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BOUT

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NTRODUCTION

Features

Safety Instructions

Package Contents

Physical Details

Print Server Connection

LED Indicators

Diagnostic Push Button

LAN I

NSTALLATION

Before You Begin

Installation Procedure

Preparation

Power Up

Check the LEDs

IRELESS

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ONFIGURATION

Overview

Configuration Methods

Using the Windows Wizard

Procedure

Wireless Configuration

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Page 1: ...http www 3com com Part No DUA1007 5AAA01 Rev 01 Published July 2004 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 54Mbps 11g Print Server User Guide 3CRWPS10075...

Page 2: ...tion of any legend provided on any licensed program or documentation contained in or delivered to you in conjunction with this User Guide Unless otherwise indicated 3Com registered trademarks are regi...

Page 3: ...ontents 15 Physical Details 15 Print Server Connection 15 LED Indicators 16 Diagnostic Push Button 16 2 LAN INSTALLATION Before You Begin 17 Installation Procedure 17 Preparation 17 Power Up 18 Check...

Page 4: ...ueues 36 Macintosh AppleTalk 38 Software Requirements 38 AppleTalk Setup 38 Printing 38 Macintosh OS X 39 LPR printing Setup 39 5 WEB BASED MANAGEMENT Overview 41 Preparation 41 Connecting to the Prin...

Page 5: ...Problem No 1 59 Solution No 1 59 Problem No 2 59 Solution No 2 59 Problem No 3 59 Solution No 3 59 Problem No 4 59 Solution No 4 59 Problem No 5 59 Solution No 5 60 Problem No 6 60 Solution No 6 60 P...

Page 6: ...on Exposure Statement 70 EMC Standards 71 CE Standards 71 CE Marking Warning 71 B WINDOWS SERVER CONFIGURATION Windows NT4 0 Server 73 Adding TCP IP Printing Support 73 Adding a TCP IP Remote Printer...

Page 7: ...eating an NDPS Printer Agent 87 E OBTAINING SUPPORT FOR YOUR PRODUCT Register Your Product to Gain Service Benefits 89 Purchase Value Added Services 89 Troubleshoot Online 89 Access Software Downloads...

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Page 9: ...with the Print Server and contains information that differs from the information in this guide follow the information in the release note Most user guides and release notes are available in Adobe Acr...

Page 10: ...Caution Information that alerts you to potential loss of data or potential damage to an application system or device Warning Information that alerts you to potential personal injury Table 2 Text Conve...

Page 11: ...less 54Mbps 11g Print Server User Guide Part Number DUA1007 5AAA01 Page 24 Do not use this e mail address for technical support questions For information about contacting Technical Support please refe...

Page 12: ...12 ABOUT THIS GUIDE...

Page 13: ...vice Message Block AppleTalk EtherTalk and NetBEUI It features an Ethernet interface port and operating system support includes Unix NetWare NDPS LPR printing and Microsoft Windows Easy Installation T...

Page 14: ...ower company 5 Do not pinch crimp or otherwise damage the power cord If exposed to foot traffic ensures that the cable is properly shielded and does not pose a tripping hazard 6 If using an extension...

Page 15: ...rver Power Adapter The Print Server Setup CD ROM containing all support programs and this user guide Quick Install Guide Physical Details This section has details of the LEDs and connectors Further de...

Page 16: ...ic button While pressing the button switch the Print Server ON 3 If you continue pressing the button for 10 seconds a diagnostic page will be printed showing the new default settings To generate a Dia...

Page 17: ...desktop computer with an Ethernet interface and Windows operating system installed An Ethernet cable not supplied 5V power supply for the Print Server USB cable not supplied USB printer Printer Driver...

Page 18: ...ver and your laptop or desktop computer Initial configuration cannot be performed via the Wireless interface the Wired LAN interface should be used for initial configuration To use the LAN interface t...

Page 19: ...Installation Procedure 19 Check the LEDs Once start up is complete The Status LED should be On The Error LED should be Off...

Page 20: ...20 CHAPTER 2 LAN INSTALLATION...

Page 21: ...use the printer attached to the Print Server always require configuration See Chapter 4 for details If you wish to use a queue based printing system using Windows NT Server Windows 2000 Windows XP the...

Page 22: ...s not have a valid IP address Procedure 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM into your drive If the setup program does not start automatically run Autorun exe in the root folder 2 On the first screen shown be...

Page 23: ...ver Check that your PC and the Print Server are on the same LAN subnet If you do not have a Router or Gateway on your LAN you only have 1 subnet Check that your PC has either the TCP IP or NetBEUI net...

Page 24: ...ate the group using the SSID assigned to it Must match the Access Point Channel The Print Server will join any group with the same Channel number If there is no existing Ad Hoc group available the Pri...

Page 25: ...o the Print Server This allows the Network Administrator to modify the Print Queue For example an important job can be moved to the head of the queue Windows SMB Printing is a Microsoft standard for u...

Page 26: ...TCP IP or NetBEUI protocols installed All versions of Windows after Windows 95 have TCP IP installed by default If using the Peer to peer Printing the installation program will check this for you If u...

Page 27: ...nstalled proceed with installation Windows Peer to peer Printing With this printing method print jobs are stored queued on your PC and then sent to the Print Server when it is available Figure 4 Peer...

Page 28: ...28 CHAPTER 4 CLIENT PC CONFIGURATION Figure 5 Printer Ports Screen 3 Choose Standard TCP IP Port then click New Port Figure 6 Add Port Screen...

Page 29: ...TCP IP Printer Port screen above enter the IP address of the Print Server in the Printer Name or IP Address field then click Next Figure 7 Additional Port Information Screen 5 On this screen select C...

Page 30: ...h the Print Server and the attached printer should be powered ON 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM into your drive If the setup program does not start run Autorun exe in the root folder 2 Click Install 3Co...

Page 31: ...ur Print Server is not listed Click Refresh Check that both the Print Server and the printer are properly connected and powered on Check that the Print Server has been configured Use the Setup Wizard...

Page 32: ...r wizard Step through the Wizard and install the required printer a Select the correct Printer Manufacturer and Model or use the Have Disk option if appropriate b We recommend changing the Printer nam...

Page 33: ...ed just run this program again and select the correct printer To delete a port created by this setup program use the Windows Delete Port facility Right click any printer in the Printers folder and sel...

Page 34: ...ed to select the port The Port Name can not be changed after installation This name is shown in the Printer s Properties Banner Check this option to print a banner page before each print job If using...

Page 35: ...ls 3 Locate the desired Print Server as shown below If it is the same Workgroup as your PC it will be listed on screen If it is in a different workgroup double click Entire Network then double click t...

Page 36: ...ther printer However SMB printing is not suitable for large complex print jobs For large complex jobs you should use Peer to peer Printing instead Windows with Server based Print Queues With a Server...

Page 37: ...or Print Queue which your Network Administrator advised you to use 5 Click OK then Next 6 Select the correct printer Manufacturer and Model as advised by your Network Administrator and click Next 7 Fo...

Page 38: ...The Chooser panel will open 4 Click on either the LaserWriter 8 icon recommended or the LaserWriter 7 icon LaserWriter 8 makes use of the fonts installed in the printer itself so the printing respons...

Page 39: ...Setup 1 Select the Printer List icon Figure 18 Printer List 2 Click the Add Printer button 3 Choose LPR Printers Using IP Figure 19 LPR Screen 4 Enter the IP address of the Print Server in the LPR Pr...

Page 40: ...40 CHAPTER 4 CLIENT PC CONFIGURATION 6 Click Add Configuration is now complete...

Page 41: ...NE of the following Check your DHCP server if you have one and determine the IP Address allocated to the Print Server Use the Diagnostic Button if fitted to print a report which includes the current I...

Page 42: ...your Web Browser 2 In the Address box enter http followed by the IP Address of the Print Server for example http 192 168 0 100 3 You will then be prompted for the password If no password has been set...

Page 43: ...ve just set You must enter the Username admin AppleTalk Figure 21 AppleTalk Screen Print Server Name Print Server Name Enter a name you can use to identify this Print Server from other devices on the...

Page 44: ...Binary The default is Binary Domain Name Domain Name Enter the designated work group to be serviced by the Print Server This field is not case sensitive so names with different case will be considere...

Page 45: ...ss from the address range used on your LAN Subnet Mask Use the same values as PCs on your LAN or on the same LAN segment if you have a Router Gateway Address Use the same values as PCs on your LAN or...

Page 46: ...ich channels you are allowed to use and select a region which allows those channels The channel list changes according to the selected region Station name This is the same as the Device Host Name on t...

Page 47: ...ossible Wireless Security WEP If WEP is selected the screen will look like the following example Figure 25 WEP Screen Channel No In Infrastructure mode this setting has not effect the Access Point det...

Page 48: ...vel 64 bit sometimes called 40 bit encryption 128 bit encryption sometimes called 104 bit encryption Hex or ASCII Keys Use the radio buttons to select the default key Enter the key value s you wish to...

Page 49: ...nected to the port if the printer name is known If the printer is not bi directional this information is unavailable Status the current status of the printer On line Off line Out of paper Printing Inf...

Page 50: ...the current data for the selected logical printer Physical Port Select the Printer Port which the Logical printer will use Pre string Hex The printer control string in hex to be sent to the printer be...

Page 51: ...nt Server contains the necessary firmware to act as an IPP Server No additional configuration is necessary However the following requirements must be met The Print Server must have a valid IP Address...

Page 52: ...Follow the prompts until you reach the Install 3Com Print Server Utilities screen and select IPP Client 3 At the next screen select the Install IPP Client option 4 Click Next and step though the remai...

Page 53: ...ished at this time 5 Click Save to create the IPP port on your system You will see a message confirming that the port has been created then the following dialog Figure 28 Select Printer for IPP Port 6...

Page 54: ...onnecting to the IPP Server Retry Interval sets the time interval in seconds between connection attempts Increase this number if you have a poor connection or the remote server is very busy Retry Coun...

Page 55: ...1 is the port number 4 These entries are case sensitive They must be entered as shown with ipp in lower case and P1 in UPPER case 5 If the connection can be established and the printer on that port is...

Page 56: ...remote IPP Server An IPP Server may be unavailable for any of the following reasons It is powered off A printer problem has caused the IPP Server to cease responding and a restart reboot is required...

Page 57: ...further advice Hardware Connection Problems Problem No 1 All the Print Server s LEDs are off Solution No 1 Check the power supply or power connection Problem No 2 Print Server s RED status LED contin...

Page 58: ...hoc You must Power Off the Print Server before connecting or disconnecting the LAN cable If using TCP IP Ensure that there are no routers between the Print Server and the PC used for configuration En...

Page 59: ...and in the READY state for a few minutes 3 Make sure the printer has not been renamed since its last appearance in the Chooser 4 If the printer resides on a network with multiple zones make sure the...

Page 60: ...int pop up menu in the Print Options dialog box The printer will make adjustments to match the colors Check your monitor to make sure all settings for example brightness are adjusted correctly Problem...

Page 61: ...an entry with a name like Shared Port Shared Printer Port Print Server Driver or Print Server Port 3 Select this item click Add Remove and confirm the deletion Problem No 2 On Windows 98 I installed t...

Page 62: ...OK Continue the Add Printer Wizard until finished If prompted about sharing the printer do NOT enable Sharing 5 Go to the Printers folder Control Panel Printers The printer icon will be grayed out in...

Page 63: ...the port to add as shown below 8 Click OK to see the Print Port Configuration screen as shown below 9 Click the Browse Device button select the desired Print Server and click OK 10 Click OK to return...

Page 64: ...indows Add New Printer wizard but only by using a program provided by the printer manufacturer then it probably can not be networked Try the procedure described above Solution 2 If you can not select...

Page 65: ...ails screen appears click the Spool Settings button When the Spool Settings dialogue box appears choose Start printing after last page is spooled and click OK Problem No 7 How Do I Print to the Print...

Page 66: ...t at logon checkbox If this is not done the capture setting will be lost when Windows is restarted Windows 2000 XP 1 Login as Administrator 2 Open the command prompt window 3 Enter the following comma...

Page 67: ...icker on the base of the device Use the ping command to see if the Print Server is a valid device on the network Problem No 2 The Print Server s IP address is forgotten and it needs to be installed in...

Page 68: ...68 CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING...

Page 69: ...V DC LEDs 2 USB 2 0 Port 1 Ethernet Connecter 10 100BaseT FCC CE FCC CE Class B Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature 0 40 C Storage Temperature 10 70 C Shipping Temperature 40 70 C Opera...

Page 70: ...he receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dea...

Page 71: ...CC Part 15 Class B ICES 003 Class B VCCI Class B Category 5 screened cables must be used to ensure compliance with the Class B requirements of the above standards The use of unscreened cables Category...

Page 72: ...72 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS...

Page 73: ...not enabled select the Add option and enable it as usual 3 If you added services in step 2 reboot the computer for the changes to take affect Adding a TCP IP Remote Printer 1 Go to Start Settings Prin...

Page 74: ...Windows 2000 2003 Server 1 Start the Add Printer Wizard select Network Printer then click Next to browse for the Print Server 2 Locate and double click the Print Server select the desired port and cli...

Page 75: ...ivers and install printer drivers for other versions of Windows such as Windows 98 This will assist users during the installation process 6 Click OK to close this Window Configuration is now complete...

Page 76: ...76 APPENDIX B WINDOWS SERVER CONFIGURATION...

Page 77: ...DHCP server if you have one and determine the IP Address allocated to the Print Server Configure your BOOTP Server if you have one to provide an IP address to the Print Server then restart the Print...

Page 78: ...Host c Standard Processing 5 Use the following information Ensure that the logical printers are configured in the Print Server 6 Print using the following command lp d printer_queue file_name where p...

Page 79: ...Sample Command Stop Print Services usr lib lpshut Add a System Printer usr lib lpadmin p printer_name v dev null Restart the Print Services usr lib lpsched Enable printing to the new printer device en...

Page 80: ...ommand line the procedure is the same as for System V above On recent Linux distributions you can use the graphical X windows interface instead of the command line The procedure is described below but...

Page 81: ...he Print Server and Spooler_dir is the name of the directory which is used to spool the print jobs Procedure Remote Host Name or IP Address of Print Server for example SC3000014 Note host file entry i...

Page 82: ...printer PS_NAME is the Print Server name defined in etc hosts Logical_Printer_name is the logical printer name on the Print Server for example L1 Spooler_directory is the directory you created in Step...

Page 83: ...lpr P printer_name filename where printer_name is the name of the Print Queue defined on the Unix host filename is the name of the file you wish to print Example lpr P Marketing etc hosts In the above...

Page 84: ...84 APPENDIX C UNIX SYSTEMS...

Page 85: ...DPS Public Access Printing allows anybody on the network to access the printer Creating an NDPS Manager Object If an NDPS Manager Object already exists skip this procedure and proceed to Creating an N...

Page 86: ...ample TECH_50_SYS TeSupp in Figure 33 above 8 Click Create The new NDPS Manager will appear in the main browser window To start the NDPS Manager in future enter the following command at the console LO...

Page 87: ...ick the Printer Agent List 3 Click New to see the Create Printer Agent window as shown below Figure 34 Create Printer Agent 4 Enter the desired name for the Printer Agent PA Name 5 Normally the NDPS M...

Page 88: ...e Logical Port name on the Print Server L1 for Port 1 L2 for port 2 12 Click Finish then select appropriate drivers for Windows 98 etc as required 13 The new Printer Agent will now appear in the Print...

Page 89: ...e or advance hardware replacement Experienced engineers are available to manage your installation with minimal disruption to your network Expert assessment and implementation services are offered to f...

Page 90: ...t first purchase a service contract from 3Com or your reseller Contact Us 3Com offers telephone e mail and internet access to technical support and repair services To access these services for your re...

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