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1. 

Introduction 

Product Overview 

The external print servers enhance capability by letting you place your printers at convenient 
locations directly on the Ethernet network, and by increasing network printer performance 
and management. Please note that the print server does not support printing with host-based 
printers, e.g. CAPT, GDI, PPA. 

 

 

Network configuration 

The print servers provide an embedded web server that can be accessed via a proper web 
browser. We also subsidiary Windows-based PSAdmin utility which help administrator to 
setup print server environment. 

 
 

Components and Features 

 

Dongle-sized Wireless Print Server 

 

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1-USB2.0 High Speed port(PID1) 

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1 Setup CD contains driver and manual for Windows system 

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One external AC power adapter 

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One Quick Installation Guide 

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Built-in Reset Button 

 

 

 

LED Indicators 

LED State 

Indication 

On (Red) 

The Print Server’s power is on. 

Power 

Off 

The Print Server’s power is off. 

WLAN Blinking 

(Green) 

Indicating the linkage and data transmission via wireless 
connectivity. 

 

 

                                                                                           

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Summary of Contents for RP-WUP201

Page 1: ...EB SERVER 23 OVERVIEW 23 USING EMBEDDED WEB SERVER 23 SETUP MENU 23 5 TCP IP LPR PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION 28 WINDOWS 2000 XP 2003 VISTA STANDARD TCP IP PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION 28 MAC OS 10 4 AND LINUX LPR LPD INSTALLATION 30 6 UPGRADING PRINT SERVER 35 OVERVIEW 35 UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM PSADMIN 35 UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM COMMAND PROMPT 35 UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM BROWS...

Page 2: ...d in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more...

Page 3: ... server that can be accessed via a proper web browser We also subsidiary Windows based PSAdmin utility which help administrator to setup print server environment Components and Features Dongle sized Wireless Print Server 1 USB2 0 High Speed port PID1 1 Setup CD contains driver and manual for Windows system One external AC power adapter One Quick Installation Guide Built in Reset Button LED Indicat...

Page 4: ...B Port works well Connect the print server to the network and printer and plug in the print server Follow these instructions to install the print servers please refer to any peripheral you are connecting to the print server 1 Turn off the printer s power 2 Connect the print server to your printer with the supplied printer cable 3 Turn the printer s power on 4 Plug the AC power adapter into the pow...

Page 5: ...nt Server Laptop Laptop Infrastructure Access Point Mode Printer Print Server Computer Computer Computer HUB Access Point Laptop Laptop Wireless Network with Print Server Username admin Password 0000 Wireless Mode Ad Hoc Peer to Peer Channel 1 SSID WLAN PS IP Address 192 168 0 10 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 5 ...

Page 6: ...Embedded Web server Windows based system Mac OS Linux Remote setup print server from private network Follow standard browser e g IE or Firefox Self test Page To know the current settings of print server please follow these instructions to print the self test page of print server 1 Turn off the printer s power 2 Connect the print server to your printer with the supplied printer cable 3 Turn the pri...

Page 7: ...er The program can be installed from the setup CD of print server Prepare Your Computer to Connect Wireless Print Server first Wireless Ad Hoc Mode 1 Please specify a proper IP address for your wireless adapter e g 192 168 0 101 2 Find the wireless print server by Windows Zero Configuration or vendor utility of wireless adapter Then click Connect 7 ...

Page 8: ...int server your computer must have a proper IP address e g 192 168 0 100 the print server s default IP is 192 168 0 10 4 Insert the setup CD into your CD drive The autorun program will be started 5 Choose Setup Wizard to install the print server and configure the connected printer 8 ...

Page 9: ...6 Click Next the wizard will automatically discover the print server 7 From the Select A Print Server screen select the print server port that you want to configure and click Next 9 ...

Page 10: ...8 On the Change Settings screen select No or Yes 10 ...

Page 11: ... want change wireless settings or assign a static IP address to the print server On the Basic Wireless Settings screen select Communication Type according to your network Infrastructure Ad Hoc Enter the proper SSID of your wireless network Channel optional Data Transmit Rates select Auto or others Transmit Mode select Auto or others On the Wireless Security screen enable or disable WEP WPA encrypt...

Page 12: ...e within the same subnet as your network adapter 9 In the setup wizard select an already configured printer from the list click Next Next and then Finish to complete the installation or Select Add New Printer if the print server is connected to a printer that hasn t been installed before and does not appear in the list 10 Click Add New Printer to launch Windows Add Printer Wizard 12 ...

Page 13: ...the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box is NOT checked Then click Next 12 Make sure the Use the following port radio button is clicked and select LPT1 Recommended Printer Port from the pull down list Then click Next 13 ...

Page 14: ...nter s driver Then click Next 14 If you already have the printer s driver installed you will be asked whether to keep it or to replace it Click Next Supply a name for the printer and choose whether you want to make it your default printer Then click Next 14 ...

Page 15: ... No etc Select the appropriate radio button and click Next and Finish 16 In the setup wizard finish the installation by highlighting the installed printer in the Select a Printer list and click Next Next Finish 17 From Windows system go to start Printers and Faxes and highlight your newly installed printer 15 ...

Page 16: ...18 Right click select Properties Ports and verify that the print server s port appears 19 Go to General click Print Test Page to verify the configuration 16 ...

Page 17: ...r icon right click select Properties Ports Add Port Standard TCP IP Port New Port Next 3 Input the exact IP address of print server that you configured it Click Next 4 Select Custom and click Settings 5 Choose LPR and input the queue name as lp1 6 Click OK Next Finish to complete the wizard 7 Click Close Apply 8 Now the print server port has been created Using PSAdmin After the software of setup C...

Page 18: ... presently Wizard Wizard is a configuration program that can assist you in setting up the necessary parameters for your print server device to function Setup a print server by using Wizard TCP IP Wizard 1 Click Wizard button just like a picture and select TCP IP Wizard 2 Select Obtain an IP address from DHCP server If there is a DHCP server on your network This option allows the print server to ob...

Page 19: ...ess of gateway 6 When done click OK button The program will save the above settings into the print server 7 Done Manual Setup Manual Setup is a configuration program designed for more experienced users Also all the configurations here can be configure by the WEB management of print server You can refer to the Chapter 4 General 1 Select the print server that you wish to configure 2 Click Properties...

Page 20: ...rd is 0000 Then user can change the print server s device name and password The factory default password is 0000 Wireless User can change the print server s wireless settings and security to match his current wireless network 20 ...

Page 21: ...TCP IP User can change the print server s IP address Default is 192 168 0 10 255 255 255 0 We highly recommend specifying a fixed IP address for the print server 21 ...

Page 22: ...icture 2 Select General Upgrade Make sure that the upgrade file mps43 bin is located in the same 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 Refresh button just like a picture 2 Refresh searches all attached print server s 22 ...

Page 23: ...Admin utility can easily set an IP address with the print server please refer to the chapter 3 Once you have finished the IP address configuration with print server You should be use web browser to manage the print server Preparation Enter the print server s IP address in the Address field of your Web browser Press Enter Then the print server page will appear From here you can configure all print ...

Page 24: ...of this print server MAC MAC address of this print server Up Time It shows how long print server is running since last reboot Manufacturer The manufacturer s name of connected printer Model Number The model name of connected printer Language The supported printing language of connected printer Status The current status of connected printer 24 ...

Page 25: ...f this print server Administrative Password To change the password of this print server Factory default is 0000 default user name is admin it s not available to change Restore Factory Defaults Restore factory default settings This will erase previously settings Firmware Upgrade To upgrade your print server with the update firmware Restart Reboot the print server 25 ...

Page 26: ...nect an existing wireless network default WLAN PS Channel Indicates the channel setting for this print server Transmission Rate Select the basic transfer rates based on the speed of wireless network Mode Select the WLAN mode based on the existing wireless network Security To change the wireless security settings based on the existing wireless network Default is disable 26 ...

Page 27: ...ity settings WEP 64 128bit WPA TKIP AES CCMP and WPA2 TKIP AES CCMP to fit an existing security setting of wireless network The site survey page will provide a list of existing wireless network You can choose one to join by click Connect button 27 ...

Page 28: ...ddress is 192 168 0 10 Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista Standard TCP IP Port Printing Installation 1 Click Start point to Settings and select Printer 2 Run Add Printer Click Next 3 The Add Printer Wizard screen 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 T...

Page 29: ...d box as shown in the following picture Select Custom Click Settings 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 lp1 8 Click OK and Next 29 ...

Page 30: ...ter is installed properly you can print a test page Select Yes Recommended and click Finish 13 Done Mac OS 10 4 and Linux LPR LPD Installation For LPD printing application in Mac OS X 10 4 x 1 From the Printer Setup Utility click Add 2 Click IP Printer and select Line Printer Daemon LPD 3 Input the IP address of print server and the Queue name lp1 4 Choose a proper printer model from the Print Usi...

Page 31: ...y depending upon which version is used the functionality of the Linux based variants is exactly the same Following are the outlined procedures recommended for all users on Red Hat Linux 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 ...

Page 32: ...5 Click New button 6 Click Forward button 32 ...

Page 33: ...ueue Type field choose Networked UNIX 9 In the Server field type the IP address of print server 10 In the Queue field type a print server s port name which connect to the printer For example lp1 11 Click Forward button 12 In the Printer field choose Postscript Printer 33 ...

Page 34: ...13 Choose the model of printer and click Forward 14 Done 34 ...

Page 35: ...necessary binary file 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 Ensure...

Page 36: ... located in your local drive 2 Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL Default is 192 168 0 10 3 Click Setup and then choose Firmware Upgrade it then as shown in the following picture 4 Click Browse and select the firmware file 5 Click Upgrade 6 Done 36 ...

Page 37: ...n via wireless connectivity Power Related Problems The print server requires an external AC power adapter in order for it to function If you have a power problem check to see whether the power cord or its connectors are damaged More importantly check to see that the AC power adapter included with the print server matches the AC voltage in your country or area Using an incorrect AC adapter will dam...

Page 38: ...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 B The print server s IP address is duplicated or is as same as another computer s IP address on the network If this is the case please consult your network admi...

Page 39: ...e the reset button 5 The print server will restart the reboot time needs 40 seconds WARNING This will erase all settings of print server to default and should be performed with caution After performing a factory default the default settings will be Username admin Password 0000 Wireless Mode Ad Hoc Peer to Peer Channel 1 SSID WLAN PS IP Address 192 168 0 10 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 39 ...

Page 40: ...r connection by running the PSAdmin 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 specific for the printer can cause printing errors Install the proper printer driver If these printer drivers are not available to you please con...

Page 41: ...int 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 pr...

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