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Page 1: ...1 IEEE 802 11n Wireless USB Print Server Mini 103MN User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...2000 XP 2003 MANUAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 42 UNINSTALLING NETWORK PRINT PORT ON WINDOWS 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP 2003 44 7 TCP IP LPR PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION 45 BASIC TCP IP INSTALLATION OVERVIEW 45 ASSIGNING AN IP ADDRESS 45 WINDOWS NT LPR PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION 45 WINDOWS 2000 XP 2003 VISTA 7 STANDARD TCP IP PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION 47 UNIX INSTALLATION 50 8 UPGRADING PRINT SERVER 54 OVERVI...

Page 3: ...3 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 68 ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 70 ...

Page 4: ...iguration on the following networks Novell NetWare 3 12 4 x 5 x Bindery and NDS Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me Microsoft Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Vista 7 Apple EtherTalk UNIX Linux system Internet via Internet Printer Connection software Configuration Solution Table Setup Operating System Function Remarks PSAdmin utility Setup Wizard Windows 95 98 Me Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Vista 7 Install a single net...

Page 5: ...istribution of HQ hardcopy document over Internet replacing fax mail Comment Configuration solution table has many installation ways to setup Windows 95 98 Me Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Vista 7 NetWare UNIX Linux system and Mac computer Firstly we introduce PSAdmin utility HP Web JetAdmin program and Internet Printing Protocol solution Then we will discuss Embedded Web Server Installation with print ...

Page 6: ...print server name firmware version and status The terms are defined as follows Device Name The name of the print server hardware used for identification purposes MAC Address The Ethernet address of the print server Print server Name The print server to which the device is attached Version The firmware version of the print server Status To come up a Printer s status presently Wizard Wizard is a con...

Page 7: ... meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment Default IP address 192 168 1 200 3 Optional In the Subnet Mask option type the Subnet Mask your LAN or network segment is currently configured to use 4 Optional In the Gateway field type the IP address of gateway 5 When done click OK button The program will save the above settings into the print server 6 Done ...

Page 8: ...one 8 From your NetWare client computer such as Windows 95 98 Me create a printer that is connected redirected to one of the NetWare print queues serviced by the print server Manual Setup Manual Setup is a configuration program designed for more experienced users of NetWare To setup the print server by using Manual Setup follow the steps 1 Run PCONSOLE in NetWare 3 x or NetWare 4 x and create the ...

Page 9: ...elect NetWare file server s that print server can do Bindery mode 7 Optional In NDS Settings Select NetWare file server s NetWare 4 x or later that print server can do NDS mode 8 Click OK From your NetWare client computer such as Windows 95 98 Me create a printer that is connected redirected to one of the NetWare print queues serviced by the print server Properties TCP IP Options The TCP IP option...

Page 10: ...P Address This option shows the print server s current IP address maybe obtained from your DHCP server or manually specified This option also allows you to manually specify an IP address to the print server if DHCP option is disabled Subnet Mask This option shows the print server s current subnet mask maybe obtained from the DHCP server or manually specified This option also lets you manually spec...

Page 11: ...directory as PSAdmin Reset 1 Click Reset button just like a picture 2 Reset allows the user to reset the print server device in order to establish a new connection or for new settings to take effect Refresh 1 Click Reset button just like a picture 2 Refresh searches the network for all attached print server s Note Configure the print speed in the Advanced label must match the printer s speed which...

Page 12: ... 8 Select the Print server Configuration option and select the Queue Serviced by Printer option For NetWare 4 x s PCONSOLE please select Printers option and select Printer 0 instead 9 Select the Printer 0 and press the Insert key to add the print queues you create in Step 6 into the list For NetWare 4 x s PCONSOLE please select Print queues assigned option instead 10 Reset the print server by clic...

Page 13: ...print server again Procedure 1 Click Start point to Settings and select Control Panel 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon 3 Click Change or Remove Programs tab 4 Select Network Print Monitor and click Change Remove button 5 The un installation wizard program will be launched 6 Follow the directions on the screen to complete the un installation procedure ...

Page 14: ...00 XP 2003 Vista 7 you can use a supported Web Browser for example Netscape or IE to view the embedded web server on the print server Contact your administrator to get the IP address or URL of the printer and browse to the print server s web page For example to install Windows 2000 by IPP service you must follow below information 1 Click Start button 2 Select Settings and then select Printers opti...

Page 15: ... check print server to connect to HP printer if not it will appear as follow picture Then Click OK 8 Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type and click Next appear as follow picture 9 If you want your Windows based programs to use this printer as the default printer please select Yes and Click Next It will appear as follow picture ...

Page 16: ...ems and browser versions we recommend IE or Netscape version 4 or higher Please access HP Customer Care Online at http www hp com go webjetadmin Note When installed on a supported host server HP Web JetAdmin can be accessed from any client through a supported Web browser by browsing to the HP Web JetAdmin host Installing HP Web JetAdmin Before installing the HP Web JetAdmin software you must have ...

Page 17: ... software by adding a link to your web server s home page that is addressed to HP Web JetAdmin s URL For example http server domain port Configuring and Modifying a Device Using your browser navigate to HP Web JetAdmin s URL For example http server domain port Follow the instructions on the appropriate home page to configure or modify your printer Note You can also substitute the server domain wit...

Page 18: ...ddress with the print server please see the Properties TCP IP options of chapter 3 After an IP address is established on the print server perform the following step Status Menu Once you have finished the IP address configuration with print server You should be use web browser to view and management the print server The status menu of the print server helps administrator control the print server s ...

Page 19: ...s location name where the print server is located in the office s LAN System Up Time This option allows you to view uptime of the print server When you start the print server it will compute the print server from start time to power off time Firmware Version This option allows you to view firmware version of the print server To verify the print server s firmware version is newer in this time MAC A...

Page 20: ...nufacture box Model Number This option allows you to view model of the printer When the printer connected with the print server it will be show in the model box Printing Language Supported This option allows you to view command to set the printer When the printer connected with the print server it will be show in the command box Current Status This option allows you to view status of the printer W...

Page 21: ...of Access Point that associated with print server SSID The SSID of your wireless network Channel Number Select the channel number for the wireless network between 1 and 11 Transmit Mode Current wireless transmit mode B only G only B G Mixed or B G N Mixed Transmit Rate Current wireless transmit rate Rx Signal Intensity and Link Quality The wireless behavior of print server Authentication Type The ...

Page 22: ...ork this option allows the print server to obtain IP related settings automatically from your DHCP server IP Address This option allows you to view IP address from the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment default 192 168 0 10 Subnet Mask This option allows you to view subnet mask from the print server Gateway This option allows you to view gat...

Page 23: ...ture General Settings Print Server Name This option allows you to view print server s name would be configured by PSAdmin utility Polling Time This option allows you to view polling time from the print server This function is search for NetWare Server by per time NetWare NDS Setting Use NDS Mode Enabled or Disabled ...

Page 24: ...Disconnected NetWare Bindery Setting Use Bindery Mode Enabled or Disabled Name of the File Server Current Status Connected or Disconnected AppleTalk Status 1 Click Status it then appears the sub menu 2 Click AppleTalk it then as shown in the following picture AppleTalk Settings ...

Page 25: ...e This option allows you to view printer type from the print server If you are using a PostScript printer you can select the LaserWriter 8 icon from your Mac computer Data Format This option allows you to view data format from the print server If you are using a PostScript printer you can select ASCII TBCP or BCP format from web configuration SNMP Status 1 Click Status it then appears the sub menu...

Page 26: ...ws you to view SNMP traps from the print server SMB Status 3 Click Status it then appears the sub menu 4 Click SMB it then as shown in the following picture Workgroup Name This option allows you to view the SMB Workgroup Name from the print server It must match the SMB workgroup name of your Windows based computer Shared Name This option allows you to view the Shared Name from the print server ...

Page 27: ... the print server s System Printer NetWare TCP IP SNMP and AppleTalk Preparation Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL default 192 168 0 10 Then the print server s home page will appear in content of the web browser Please follow this information in the setup menu of the print server System Setup 1 Click Setup it then appears the sub menu 2 Click System it then as shown in the follow...

Page 28: ...ntact name of the print server To check the print server s contact name who in charge of this device System Location This option allows you to input Location name of the print server To confirm the print server s location name where the print server is located in the office s LAN Password This option allows you to input setup password of the print server When you select setup menu of web configura...

Page 29: ...owing picture Basic Setting Network Type Infrastructure or Ad Hoc mode SSID Enter SSID name Channel Specify a Channel number that meet your wireless environment Transmit Rates Choose the transmit rate of your wireless print server Wireless Mode Select transmit mode for B only G only B G Mixed or B G N Mixed ...

Page 30: ...cters or 26 hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F At least one key must be configured and up to four keys overall can be configured However only one key can be activated at any single time The default key is Encryption Key 1 time Authentication Select Open System or Shared Key authentication WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is an encryption security option designed to improve upon the featu...

Page 31: ...31 Site Survey Displays all current associated wireless site The information of site includes SSID MAC address Channel Mode Security and signal Strength ...

Page 32: ...ption allows you to input IP address from the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment Note On the TCP IP Setup screen specify a fixed IP address is highly recommended Subnet Mask This option allows you to input subnet mask from the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment Default Router This opti...

Page 33: ...nu 4 Click NetWare it then as shown in the following picture Print Server Name This option allows you to input print server name which configured by PSAdmin utility or PCOMSOLE program Polling Time The time interval in which the print server unit polls the file server for servicing of print queues Logon Password This option allows you to input encrypted password from the print server The print ser...

Page 34: ...r modified this line or if you have ever added any organization units OU to your NDS tree after the NetWare system was installed please read the following section before you install the print server For the purpose of illustration we assume the NDS tress structure is as follows ROOT O ABC OU ABC USA OU Sales Admin FileServer 1 OU Tech Installation Procedure 1 At your file server console type load ...

Page 35: ...nt server Note Please refer to NetWare s Print Server Services manuals for detailed PCONSOLE commands AppleTalk Setup The print server can print jobs submitted from Macintosh workstations connected to an Ethernet using AppleTalk protocol The basic configuration is for the print server in an AppleTalk environment is performed simply by opening the Chooser window and selecting a printer that is conn...

Page 36: ...s to the name you specify 5 Type In this option the LaserWriter of printer type by default recommended 6 Binary Protocol In this option data format includes ASCII TBCP and BCP Setting Up a Macintosh Computer Mac 8 x 9 x 1 At a Macintosh computer from the Apple menu select Chooser 2 The Chooser window then displays an Apple Zone list Select the Zone name that you specified when configuring the PRIN...

Page 37: ...work Management Systems are available from many third party vendors such as Hewlett Packard s OpenView When accessing traversing MIB objects in the print server using NMS software called SNMP manager you need to provide a community name in each SNMP request for authentication purpose The print server supports up to two community names The default community name is public case sensitive with Read O...

Page 38: ...dentification system sysLocation Indicates the location of the print server snmp snmpEnableAuthenTraps Enables or disables the function of sending SNMP Authentication Failure trap message to the network administrator if the community name within a SNMP request is not correct Users can set up print server s SNMP functions by using their browsers 1 Click Setup it then appears the sub menu 2 Click SN...

Page 39: ...ator if the community name within a SNMP request is not correct SMB Setup The print server supports the SMB Server Message Block protocol user can send the print jobs through Network Neighborhood without installing print server s driver 1 Click Setup it appears the sub menu 2 Click SMB it as shown in the following picture 3 Workgroup Name This option allows you to assign a workgroup name to print ...

Page 40: ...ed For further information please read TCP IP Protocol Installation section in this chapter Note If TCP IP protocol is chosen please refer to Assigning an IP Address to the print server section later in this chapter IPX SPX The IPX SPX compatible Protocol must be installed For further information please read IPX SPX compatible Protocol Installation section in this chapter NetBEUI 9X ME NT4 2000 Th...

Page 41: ...8 Restart the computer 9 Done Note Using TCP IP protocol to access the print server requires well configured TCP IP settings If you are not familiar with these settings please consult your network administrator for details or ask for help IPX SPX compatible Protocol Installation 1 Click Start point to Settings and select Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 If the IPX SPX compatible Pro...

Page 42: ...soft Windows 9X ME NT 2000 manuals Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 manual Installation Procedure Please perform the steps as follows to ensure a smooth installation 1 Run Setup from the print server s Setup CD 2 The Network Print Monitor for Windows 95 98 Me Setup will then appear Click Next 3 A message reading Setup is complete You may add the Network Print Port by using the PSAdmin will appear ...

Page 43: ...ox select Other as shown in the following picture 15 Select the Network Print Port and click OK 16 The Add Port box will then appear along with the print server s Node ID The last 6 digits of the Node ID located on the back of the print server unit Select one printer server port from the list which is now connected to one of your printer s as shown in the following picture Noted If you can t find ...

Page 44: ... Uninstalling Network Print Port on Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 To provide users an easiest way to remove all of the Network Print Port components from Windows 95 98 Me the Network Print Port software comes with un installation wizard program to help users remove the software components from their Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 systems in minutes Please follow the directions listed below to...

Page 45: ...the PSAdmin utility 2 Manually specify using DOS commands or UNIX text mode commands This applies to Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 and UNIX systems Note The Network Print Monitor can only search for the print server s over the same network segment the Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 UNIX computer is located You would like to install a print server on a different network segment DHCP The print server supports DH...

Page 46: ...f printer or print queue on that server box type in a printer name for example lp1 Click OK 8 In the Printer Ports box select Close 9 Click Next 10 Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type list and click Next 11 Select Shared Type in a new Share Name or leave it in default and click Next 12 A message reading After your printer is installed Windows can print a test page so you c...

Page 47: ...creen will appear Select Local Printer and click Next 4 From the type of Create a new port box as shown in the following picture select the Standard TCP IP Port Click Next and Next 5 The Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard box will then appear as shown the picture as below and type in the IP address assigned to the print server in the Printer Name or IP Address box Click Next ...

Page 48: ...s button and click Next 7 In the Configure Standard TCP IP Port Monitor box as shown in the following picture select LPR form Protocol type in a queue name for example lp1 For some printers the LPR Byte Counting Enabled need to selected 8 9 Click OK and Next Note Please DO NOT type any other name than lp1 in this step ...

Page 49: ...turer and printer type list and click Next 12 Type in a new Printer name or leave it in default and click Next button 13 A message reading To confirm that the printer is installed properly you can print a test page Select Yes Recommended and click Finish 14 Done ...

Page 50: ...ype Choose lpd BSD Make Model Select the printer model For example EPSON LQ570 Printer Connection Type Choose On Remote Server Remote System Input the IP address of the printer server For example 192 168 1 250 Remote Printer lp1 or lp2 or lp3 fixed If the printer connected to the first print server port please choose lp1 If the printer connected to the second print server port please choose lp2 If...

Page 51: ... 2 7 3 or later with X Window system installed 1 Make sure that the TCP IP is well configured on your RedHat system including network interface card s driver and IP related settings say IP address subnet mask and gateway IP 2 Log in root 3 Assign Print Server an IP address At shell mode c 1 arp s the IP address you want to assign to the Print Server Print Server s Node ID c 2 Execute tftp Print Se...

Page 52: ...52 6 Click New button 7 Click Forward button 8 In the Name field type a user defined name click Forward ...

Page 53: ...ield type the IP address of print server 11 In the Queue field type a print server s port name which connect to the printer For example lp1 12 Click Forward button 13 In the Printer field choose Postscript Printer 14 Choose the model of printer and click Forward 15 Done ...

Page 54: ...is located on your current working directory 2 Before upgrading the print server ensure that it is not printing jobs You have to wait until the print job is finished before you can proceed 3 Be careful not to interrupt the file transfer If the transfer is interrupted the print server may have to be re initialized by your dealer Upgrading the print server from PSAdmin 1 Log into your NetWare file s...

Page 55: ...pt type get upgrade 5 Change to binary mode 6 At tftp prompt type put mpsXX bin 7 Wait for the file transfer to complete 8 Quit from tftp 9 Done Upgrading the print server from Browser 1 Ensure binary file is located in your current working directory 2 Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL 3 Click Misc and then choose Firmware Upgrade it then as shown in the following picture ...

Page 56: ...56 4 Click Browse and select the firmware file 5 Click Upgrade 6 Done ...

Page 57: ...es POST upon connecting the power If the unit does not flash five times contact your dealer for a replacement or repair WLAN Orange When the WLAN enabled the WLAN LED will be on When data transmitting it will be blinking USB Green Print server is being connected with USB printer Power Related Problems The print server requires an external AC power adapter in order for it to function If you have a ...

Page 58: ...e type 802 2 for both Ethernet adapters See Multi Segment Frame Type 802 2 Installation later in this section RIP for NWLink IPX SPX compatible transport Installation Procedure 1 From your Windows NT server that is used as a router select Start from the bottom left hand corner of the screen 2 Select Settings 3 Select Control Panel 4 Double click the Network icon 5 Select Services 6 Select Add 7 In...

Page 59: ...he original Windows NT server or on each Windows 95 98 computer using this print server in order for the print server s driver on each computer to re establish a new connection Print Server Reconfiguration Procedure on Windows 95 98 Me 1 Click Start on the bottom left hand corner of the screen 2 Select Settings and select Printers 3 Select your printer connected to the print server and right click...

Page 60: ...sing the print server through the Network Print Port on your NT or Windows 95 98 Me computer and your computer is going to be moved onto another segment you have to reconfigure the print server on your computer to use your print server However this situation is like moving the print server to a new segment Please refer to the Moving the print server to a new segment section for more detailed recon...

Page 61: ...arp a If the Node ID shown on the screen doesn t match the print server s Node ID please follow the instructions below to reset the entry 1 At NT s DOS prompt type arp d print server s IP address to delete the current entry 2 Type arp s print server s IP print server s Node ID to specify a new ARP entry 3 Refer to Chapter 7 for the detailed instructions to complete the installation B The print ser...

Page 62: ... installed on Segment B with IP address for example 192 72 214 100 1 Find an unused IP address on Segment A for temporary use in the following steps for example 192 72 214 68 2 Connect your print server to Segment A as a networked node 3 On your NT server type for example arp s 192 72 214 68 00 40 01 3F 02 AB Please note in this arp command you have to type 192 72 214 68 on purpose Do not type thi...

Page 63: ... from the print server s WEB configuration Assume your computers use the WORKGROUP as the SMB workgroup name in Windows Please assign the same SMB name to your print server If print server uses the different SMB name from computers the SMB printing won t active 1 2 3 ...

Page 64: ...64 2 Now you can find the print server from the SMB workgroup of Windows Then double click it 3 Double click it again ...

Page 65: ...65 4 Now you have to install the printer s driver 5 Choose it from the Add Printer Wizard ...

Page 66: ...66 6 Install printer successfully 7 Now you can find your printer s icon and you can use the SMB printing mode ...

Page 67: ...tton 5 The print server will restart and load default automatically WARNING This will erase all settings of print server to default and should be performed with caution Print Self test Page 1 Verify the power of print server is turned on 2 Press the reset button for 5 seconds and then release it 3 Then the self test page including the factory default settings will be printed Note 1 It is strongly ...

Page 68: ...PSAdmin 3 Check to see that if the network cabling and power adapter are properly connected 4 Recheck the print server connection by running the PSAdmin It should read Connected Question B Print jobs start printing but print very slowly or print unknown characters Possible explanation and solution A printer driver is missing or is incompatible with that printer Using a print driver that is not spe...

Page 69: ...nt server name the printer name or the print queue name you specified in the Auto Setup dialogue box contains a space Solution Check to see if there is a space in the print server name the printer name or the queue name Type in a new name without a space between two characters or replace a space by a dash or an underscore _ Question F The PSAdmin reports Print server Already Exists Printer Already...

Page 70: ... server through the Network Print Port under Windows 95 98 please redirect the printer named Panasonic KX P6100 PCL or Panasonic KX P6300 PCL or Panasonic KX P6500 PCL to the print server through the Network Print Port DO NOT redirect the printer named Panasonic KX P6100 GDI Panasonic KX P6300 GDI or Panasonic KX P6500 GDI to the print server Please note that the print server doesn t support print...

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