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Page 4: ...ference to radio or telephone reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient...
Page 5: ...bricante 7 El aparato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante 8 Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo...
Page 6: ...r una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado deb...
Page 7: ...4 PURE NETWORKING WIRELESS USB 10 100 PRINT SERVERS EUROPEAN UNION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This equipment complies with the requirements of the European EMC Directive 89 336 EEC...
Page 8: ...stered trademark of Linus Torvalds Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries IPX is a trademark and Net...
Page 9: ...to Peer Network 20 4 1 Administrator Installation and Setup 21 4 2 Client Installation and Setup 36 4 3 Client Utilities 46 4 3 1 Network Ports Quick Setup 47 4 3 2 Remote Ports Utility 51 5 Windows...
Page 10: ...8 5 Report 104 9 Web Management 105 9 1 Login 105 9 2 Device Status 106 9 2 1 System Information 106 9 2 2 Printer 107 9 2 3 TCP IP 108 9 2 4 NetWare 108 9 2 5 AppleTalk 109 9 3 Setup Wizard 109 9 3 1...
Page 11: ...ps LAN 10 100 Mbps Ethernet Connectors Printer port s LEP0002A LEP0003A 1 USB 2 0 Type A LEP0006A 2 USB 1 1 Type A 1 DB25 female parallel LAN port All 1 RJ 45 10 100 Mbps autosensing Indicators LEP000...
Page 12: ...Server 1 Port 802 11b LEP0002A This provides an IEEE 802 11b wireless LAN an Ethernet network port and one USB port Pure Networking Wireless USB 10 100 Print Server 1 Port 802 11g LEP0003A This gives...
Page 13: ...he print server 2 2 What s Included Your package should contain the following items 1 Pure Networking Wireless USB 10 100 Print Server 1 Internal 2 2 dBm dipole antenna LEP0002A or LEP0003A only 1 Ext...
Page 14: ...n the network Before you install and use the print server read this section completely then select only the chapters you need according to your network operating system Every component print server cl...
Page 15: ...ports IPX TCP IP and AppleTalk network protocols any networked computer can directly connect to the print server from any of its installed protocols IPX and TCP IP protocols are shown in Figure 2 3 ho...
Page 16: ...IENTS Client printing supports several versions of Windows In Figure 2 4 workstations using different versions are highlighted to show that the print server is compatible with these versions Figure 2...
Page 17: ...NIX Linux AppleTalk and Mac The print server system provides PTPP peer to peer printing driver and utilities for Windows 95 98 Me XP Windows NT and Windows 2000 users PTPP supports the TCP IP protocol...
Page 18: ...le UNIX operating systems include UNIX and Linux UNIX which includes HP UX SCO UNIX SunOS Solaris Unixware DEC UNIX IBM AIX and others and Linux use the system standard LPR to send print jobs to the p...
Page 19: ...XP server allows a print queue user authority management and many other advanced features to be used NetWare 3 x 4 x 5 x In a NetWare environment the print server offers various printing modes like pr...
Page 20: ...k printing function will become available after the PTPP driver is installed in Windows NT Windows 2000 or Windows XP Adding this printing function to the Windows NT Windows 2000 or Windows XP server...
Page 21: ...For printing using a NetWare network see Figure 2 10 It shows Windows clients connected to a NetWare server that queues the clients print jobs to a TCP IP and IPX printer The main connections are high...
Page 22: ...before the printer 2 Connect the print server to the printer you want to share on the network Use standard USB or parallel cable not included 3 Connect the included power adapter to the print server...
Page 23: ...d into the following two parts 1 Administrator installation and setup refer to Section 4 1 for more detailed information System administrators must Install the administrator s utilities into his her c...
Page 24: ...allation verify that your network protocol is installed on your PC TCP IP IPX and or NetBEUI Once you ve done that follow steps 1 13 starting below 1 Insert the included CD into your CD ROM drive Wind...
Page 25: ...or Installation and the Utilities Setup window will appear see Figure 4 3 Figure 4 3 Print Server Utilities Setup window 4 To quit setup and close any programs you have running click on the Cancel but...
Page 26: ...Browse button to specify the destination folder where the utilities will be installed To go back to the previous screen click on the Back button To cancel your changes without saving click on the Canc...
Page 27: ...nts you want to install by checking the box next to the components We recommend installing all provided components To go back to the previous screen click on the Back button To cancel your changes cli...
Page 28: ...lder 7 Specify the program folder where the program icons will be added To go back to the previous screen click on the Back button To cancel your changes click on the Cancel button Click on the Next b...
Page 29: ...RS Figure 4 7 Installing the program files 8 To stop the installation click on the Cancel button To complete the installation do not click on the Cancel button just wait for the program to finish the...
Page 30: ...the previous screen click on the Back button To cancel your changes click on the Cancel button Click on the appropriate print server name then click on the Next button If this is the first time you re...
Page 31: ...n the Back button to go back to the previous screen Click on the Cancel button to cancel your changes Click on the Next button to continue with the installation Figure 4 10 will appear Assign a meanin...
Page 32: ...For TCP IP either click on Assign print server IP address and type in the IP address or click on Don t change to configure it later using the configuration utility 11 To go back to the previous scree...
Page 33: ...network port to your PC Click on the Back button to go back to the previous screen Click on the Cancel button to cancel the changes 13 The Installation Complete window Figure 4 12 appears the Adminis...
Page 34: ...rinter port management tool see Section 4 3 for more information remote ports remote printer port management tool see Section 4 3 for more information NetWare quick setup NetWare quick installation so...
Page 35: ...ng and Printers 2 Double click on Add New Printer Figure 4 13 appears Figure 4 13 Add Printer Wizard screen 3 To go back to the previous screen click on the Back button To stop the installation click...
Page 36: ...al or network printer 4 Select Local printer or Network printer To go back to the previous screen click on the Back button To cancel your changes click on the Cancel button To save the changes and go...
Page 37: ...for example C and press Enter The drivers will be loaded Then follow the instructions that appear on your screen Select the suitable printer manufacturer and model then click on the Next button Figure...
Page 38: ...hat was created during the client installation process see the Available Ports list in Figure 4 16 Then click on Configure Port A protocol selection screen appears not shown in this manual Select the...
Page 39: ...o the network and has at least one network protocol installed Once you ve done that follow steps 1 9 starting below 1 Insert the included CD into your CD ROM drive Windows should automatically execute...
Page 40: ...4 Windows Peer to Peer Network Figure 4 18 Network driver setup program screen 4 Click on the Next button and Figure 4 19 appears To quit setup and close any programs you have running click on the Can...
Page 41: ...button to view the available destination folders Select the destination folder where the program icons will be added then click on the Next button to save the changes Figure 4 20 appears Click on the...
Page 42: ...20 Program folders screen 6 Click on the Next button to start the installation Click on the Back button in Figure 4 20 to go back to the previous screen Click on the Cancel button to cancel your chang...
Page 43: ...0 PRINT SERVERS Figure 4 21 Installation in progress 7 You can cancel the installation by clicking on the Cancel button If you don t click on the Cancel button the installation procedure will finish O...
Page 44: ...4 22 Adding ports 8 Click on the Continue button and all the print server s network ports detected on the network will be added to your PC 9 Finally the Installation Complete window Figure 4 23 appea...
Page 45: ...sks Installed all utilities and drivers to the client s PC Added all the print server s network ports to the client s PC You can now perform the procedure below to add network printers to your PC 1 Fr...
Page 46: ...twork Figure 4 24 Add Printer Wizard screen 3 Click on the Back button in Figure 4 24 to go back to the previous screen or click on the Cancel button to cancel the changes Click on Next to start insta...
Page 47: ...44 PURE NETWORKING WIRELESS USB 10 100 PRINT SERVERS Figure 4 25 Selecting the local printer 4 Select Local printer then click on the Next button Figure 4 26 appears...
Page 48: ...ample C and press Enter The drivers will be loaded Then follow the instructions that appear on your screen Select the suitable printer manufacturer and model then click on the Next button Figure 4 27...
Page 49: ...ion process see the Available Ports list in Figure 4 27 Then click on Configure Port A protocol selection screen appears not shown in this manual Select the printer port s protocol either Auto TCP IP...
Page 50: ...s computer To install a new print server on the network you must run the quick setup utility first This program will search for new print servers and allow you to add the new network printer port int...
Page 51: ...VERS To add the print server ports to a client s computer s printer ports click on Continue Figure 4 29 appears Figure 4 29 Selected print server s properties screen Details tab Table 4 1 describes th...
Page 52: ...nds After this time the port will be deselected Transmission retry Type in the time in seconds that the print server will wait before attempting to transmit Spool Settings Sets the memory allocated to...
Page 53: ...to manage remote across network segments print servers Table 4 2 describes the parameters in Figure 4 30 Table 4 2 Network Ports Quick Setup parameters Parameter Description Available Ports Lists the...
Page 54: ...onvenient way for you to manage and add printer ports to the remote print server From this utility s assistant you can print to other print servers outside the subnet across network segments However t...
Page 55: ...h port s LPR queue name See Figure 4 32 Figure 4 32 Create Remote Port screen Table 4 3 describes the parameters shown in Figure 4 32 Table 4 3 Create Remote Port screen parameters Parameter Descripti...
Page 56: ...k on the OK button to add the remote printer port to your computer s printer ports Figure 4 33 appears Figure 4 33 Remote port list To use the remote printing function proceed with the normal Add Prin...
Page 57: ...IRELESS USB 10 100 PRINT SERVERS Figure 4 34 Choosing which port to print to Follow the instructions that begin on page 31 to use the Add Printer Wizard to add a printer PURE NETWORKING WIRELESS USB 1...
Page 58: ...ndows 2000 or Windows XP server is required to have the Windows PTPP driver installed to share the network printing service among all Windows users on the network Other network users can simply connec...
Page 59: ...Section 4 1 for installation instructions If your network already has an installed working print server and your Windows NT Windows 2000 or Windows XP server has not yet installed the PTPP driver inst...
Page 60: ...plete the client side will be able to find the server s shared printer in the network neighborhood You only need to perform the clients side installation using the Windows standard Add New Printer pro...
Page 61: ...58 PURE NETWORKING WIRELESS USB 10 100 PRINT SERVERS Figure 5 4 Add Printer Wizard screen...
Page 62: ...stores the job in a print queue then the print server gets the print job from the queue to printers See Figure 6 1 below Figure 6 1 Embedded print server mimics the NetWare queue management function C...
Page 63: ...is connected to your Ethernet network you can set it up for use with your networking software To begin setting up the NetWare print server and print queue objects follow these steps 1 Run the NetWare...
Page 64: ...el of the print server or you can use an alias name you have assigned using PSETUP Refer to your NetWare manual for how to use PSETUP 9 Press Enter to select the newly created print server 10 Select P...
Page 65: ...a priority number for the queue service or press Enter to accept the default 16 Repeatedly press Escape to exit the PCONSOLE program 17 Reset the print server to have the changes take effect NOTE If...
Page 66: ...support see Section 7 1 2 Set up the print server s IP address see Section 7 2 3 Verify the print server s IP address see Section 7 3 4 Configure the remote lpd printing on the host see Section 7 4 5...
Page 67: ...p with the BOOTP services before doing the following BOOTP configuration To rebuild the NIS map refer to your system documentation To configure the IP address data for the BOOTP server log into the BO...
Page 68: ...ping ip address 7 4 Configure Remote lpd Printing on the Host The procedure you use to configure your UNIX host s to allow printing to your network remote print server varies between different UNIX va...
Page 69: ...d pserverd chgrp daemon var spool lpd pserverd chmod 775 var spool lpd pserverd 3 Add an entry to the host s etc printcap file similar to the following printer name lp rm 203 66 191 186 rp lpt1 lf var...
Page 70: ...e file or type in the lp command on SCO Open Server lp d printer name file Printer name is one of the names for the printer in the etc printcap file which you created in the previous step Consult your...
Page 71: ...onfiguration and management functions Search print server Search all available printer servers on the network Section 8 1 Print server status Print server network status Section 8 2 Setting up the pri...
Page 72: ...use the utility is using the system s available network protocols to search for all print servers on the network All available print servers will be listed under Print Server Group on the left side of...
Page 73: ...on each printer port s status NetWare file server name NetWare file server polling interval NetWare printer queue names IP address subnet mask default gateway AppleTalk printer type AppleTalk zone and...
Page 74: ...e Print Server Click on the Setup icon in the tool bar and the currently selected print server s setup icons will appear on the right side of the window See Figure 8 3 Figure 8 3 Setup icons Click on...
Page 75: ...igure 8 4 AppleTalk configuration window AppleTalk is a data communication protocol that Macintosh computers often use The print server can use these parameters to join the AppleTalk network and share...
Page 76: ...ons in all zones enter an asterisk in the Zone Name field Print Type Type in the printer type that s attached to each printer port in the three port fields Port 1 Port 2 and Port 3 on the screen You c...
Page 77: ...nt Server Name Type in the Print Server Name to identify the print server when you are searching for it with the administration and client utilities Set User Name Click on this box to authenticate the...
Page 78: ...e 8 3 The NetWare configuration window Figure 8 6 will appear Figure 8 6 NetWare configuration window This print server supports the NetWare Bindery Printing method Using this method the print server...
Page 79: ...r each of the print server s printer ports NetWare Server This is the name of the NetWare file server that provides printer queues OK button Click on this button to save your changes Cancel Click on t...
Page 80: ...m configuration window Figure 8 7 will appear Figure 8 7 System configuration page In the System configuration page you can enable or disable each printing protocol assign a name for each of the print...
Page 81: ...nting Enable TCP RAW Printing Check this box to enable TCP RAW printing Enable IPP Printing Check this box to enable IPP printing Port Name This is the printer port s name Each printer port has to be...
Page 82: ...e wireless function the print server s wireless LAN will be always disabled and Ethernet will be always enabled OK button Click on this button to save your changes Cancel Click on this button to cance...
Page 83: ...gure 8 8 will appear If you need the print server to automatically get an IP from the DHCP server select Auto IP Figure 8 8 TCP IP screen Table 8 5 describes the parameters shown in Figure 8 8 Table 8...
Page 84: ...is is the print server s gateway address OK button Click on this button to save your changes Cancel button Click on this button to cancel your changes Click on the DHCP Server button to enter the DHCP...
Page 85: ...rameters Parameter Description IP button The print server has a built in DHCP server You can enable this DHCP server and let it manage IP for you Disable Click on this button to disable the DHCP setti...
Page 86: ...cable and restart the print server you can then start to use the print server through the wireless LAN If the wireless configuration does not work plug in the Ethernet cable again restart the print s...
Page 87: ...ption Infrastructure Mode Select this option to use a wireless access point to connect to your wireless network Ad Hoc Mode Select this mode to connect to another wireless network Next button Click on...
Page 88: ...r Description Scan For Your Local Wireless Network The print server automatically looks for the wireless network Assign Your Wireless Network Manually Type in the name of your wireless network Back bu...
Page 89: ...ess point you want to use If you choose to let the print server scan for an available access point Figure 8 12 will appear Figure 8 12 Automatic scanning for an access point Table 8 9 lists the option...
Page 90: ...n to go back to the previous screen Next button Click on this button to confirm your changes and go to the next screen Cancel button Click on this button to cancel your changes Figure 8 13 shows a lis...
Page 91: ...on to go back to the previous screen Next button Click on this button after you have selected an access point in the list Cancel button Click on this button to cancel the settings Ad Hoc Mode In ad ho...
Page 92: ...ption Wireless Network Name These are the scanned available access points SSID list Scan button Click on this button to scan and select the wireless network s name from the displayed list Back button...
Page 93: ...server to communicate with click on Scan to let the print server scan again Figure 8 15 Wireless Security WEP screen Table 8 12 describes the WEP options Table 8 12 Wireless security WEP parameters Pa...
Page 94: ...it Type in 10 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range as the encryption keys For example 0123456aef 128 bit Type in 26 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range as the encryption keys For ex...
Page 95: ...ss configuration parameters Parameter Description Automatically Obtain Obtain your IP settings from your wireless IP Settings DHCP access point or router DHCP must be Enabled on the access point or ro...
Page 96: ...to cancel your selections Once you click on Next to confirm the wireless configuration the screen shown in Figure 8 17 will appear The Setup Status Summary screen See Figure 8 17 displays the print se...
Page 97: ...ted print server s setup wizard item will appear see Figure 8 18 Figure 8 18 Print server s setup wizard Double click on the Print Server Wizard The setup wizard will guide you through the setup proce...
Page 98: ...ter Description Print Server Name Type in the print server s name Port Name Type in the names for Port 1 Port 2 and Port 3 Auto Select this option to automatically configure the wireless function Enab...
Page 99: ...Click on this button to cancel the selections Next Click on this button to save the selections and go on to the next screen Figure 8 20 If you click on Next in Figure 8 20 Figure 8 20 appears Figure 8...
Page 100: ...Printing Check this box to enable TCP RAW printing Enable IPP Printing Check this box to enable IPP printing Back button Click on this button to go back to the previous screen Cancel button Click on...
Page 101: ...e 8 22 Table 8 16 IP settings parameters Parameter Description IP Click on this option to configure the IP server Auto IP Select this option to automatically generate the IP Specify IP Select this opt...
Page 102: ...on this button to go back to the previous screen Next button Click on this button to save the changes and go on to the next screen Figure 8 22 Select the polling time and attached queue for the NetWa...
Page 103: ...the network Attached Queue Type in the attached queue s name for Port 1 Port 2 and Port 3 NetWare Server Type in the NetWare server s name Back button Click on this button to go back to the previous...
Page 104: ...2 and Port 3 Back button Click on this button to go back to the previous screen Next button Click on this button to save your changes and go on to the next screen Figure 8 24 Select the wireless adap...
Page 105: ...an enterprise scale for wireless access to a central database or for a wireless application for mobile workers Ad Hoc Mode An ad hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers linked to each oth...
Page 106: ...t in Figure 8 25 to finish Table 8 20 Setup Status Summary parameters Parameter Description Back Click on this button to go back to the previous screen Cancel Click on this button to cancel the settin...
Page 107: ...rmation for all available print servers on the network The information includes device name MAC ID model type firmware version and print server status See Figure 8 26 Figure 8 26 Report screen To get...
Page 108: ...server 9 1 Login You may use any Web browser to review the status or configure the print server s settings After you enter the print server s IP address a login page appears see Figure 9 1 You must en...
Page 109: ...f the screen reads Print Server and three options including Device Status Setup Wizard and System Tools are listed horizontally below the Print Server heading On the left of the screen the Status menu...
Page 110: ...s page see Figure 9 3 displays information for each printer that s connected to the print server The information includes manufacturer model number printing language supported and current status To ge...
Page 111: ...mask gateway and use DHCP server To get to this screen select TCP IP from the Status menu Figure 9 4 TCP IP screen 9 2 4 NETWARE This page see Figure 9 5 lists the print server s NetWare settings inc...
Page 112: ...y is Setup Wizard To get to this menu click on Setup Wizard The Setup menu shown in Figure 9 7 will appear Look at the left side of the screen the options including Wireless TCP IP NetWare AppleTalk S...
Page 113: ...y the print server when you are searching for the print server by the administration and client utilities User Name Used to authenticate the administrator by the Web administration tool Password This...
Page 114: ...is the print server will run in Ethernet mode If the print server is not connected to an active network by Ethernet cable when starting up the print server will run in wireless LAN mode The print ser...
Page 115: ...tion s operation mode Choose ether ad hoc or infrastructure mode If you do not have an access point and want to use peer to peer connection choose ad hoc mode If you have an access point as the wirele...
Page 116: ...rotects authorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping The wireless stations and access points must have the same authentication type and WEP key This print server supports 64 128 bit WEP encrypt...
Page 117: ...utton below to save your WEP mode selection Key Format Select ASCII characters alphanumeric format or Hexadecimal digits in the A F a f and 0 9 range to be the WEP key Key 1 Key 4 The WEP keys are use...
Page 118: ...rvey function see Figure 9 10 to search for available access points in your location The list contains the available access points information including SSID BSSID Channel Type Encryption and Signal S...
Page 119: ...o has a built in DHCP server You can enable this DHCP server and let it manage IP for you Figure 9 11 TCP IP screen Table 9 5 describes the TCP IP options shown in Figure 9 11 Table 9 5 TCP IP paramet...
Page 120: ...to manually assign IP address subnet mask and gateway for the print server You can enable or disable the DHCP server and assign an IP addresses range here The DHCP server is disabled by default You h...
Page 121: ...is the length of time the print server will wait for NetWare server printing jobs Name of the File Server Type in the file server s name Attached Queue This is the NetWare server s printer queue s na...
Page 122: ...leTalk screen Table 9 7 describes the AppleTalk options Table 9 7 AppleTalk parameters Parameter Description AppleTalk Zone Name The print server must join AppleTalk zones before it can be shared with...
Page 123: ...figuration page see Figure 9 14 you can enable or disable each printing protocol and assign a name for each of the print server s printer ports Figure 9 14 System Configuration screen Table 9 8 lists...
Page 124: ...e drop down menu IPX Enable Select to enable or disable IPX from the drop down menu LPD Enable Select to enable or disable LPD from the drop down menu IPP Enable Select to enable or disable IPP from t...
Page 125: ...on the Restart button in the bottom left column in Figure 9 15 to restart the system Figure 9 15 Restart screen 9 4 System Tools 9 4 1 LOAD DEFAULT Use this page see Figure 9 16 to restore the factor...
Page 126: ...e new print server firmware in this page see Figure 9 17 Click on the Browse button located to the right of the Select a File box in Figure 9 17 to select the new firmware in your storage then click o...
Page 127: ...erver via IP You can even share your printer with Internet users On the print server side no setting is required Make sure the print server has correct IP settings If you want to share the printers wi...
Page 128: ...server that your printer is connected to For the LEP0002A or LEP0003A the port name is lpt For the LEP0006A the port name is either lpt1 lpt2 or lpt3 The last number 631 is the IPP standard port numb...
Page 129: ...e assistance if you have a complete description including the nature and duration of the problem when the problem occurs the components involved in the problem any particular application that when use...
