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This chapter describes how to install the Wireless Print Server in 
your Local Area Network.

Procedure

1. Preparation

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Ensure the power is OFF. Do not connect the Wireless Print 
Server while power is On.

•

Find the Default Server Name for your Wireless Print Server. 
The Default Server Name is shown on a sticker on the base 
of the device. It consists of 8 letters and/or digits. Record this 
name; it may be needed during configuration.

2. Connect the Printer or Printers

Connect the printer or plotter cable(s) to the appropriate port(s) 
on the Wireless Print Server unit. Parallel port cables should be 
less than 3 meters long.

Summary of Contents for 2621W-P

Page 1: ...SMC2621W P SMC2621W U...

Page 2: ...Wireless Print Server SMC2621W P SMC2621W U User Guide From SMC s line of award winning connectivity solutions October 2003...

Page 3: ...e Windows Wizard 12 Procedure 12 Wireless Configuration 15 Chapter 4 Client PC Configuration 17 Overview 17 Printing Methods 17 Which printing method should I use 18 Checking your Network Protocols Wi...

Page 4: ...6 NetBEUI 67 TCP IP 68 Configure Server 70 Wireless Configuration 71 Other Screens 75 Chapter 7 Special Features 77 Overview 77 Internet Printing Protocol IPP 77 IPP Server Configuration 78 IPP Client...

Page 5: ...pport 109 Appendix B Windows Server Configuration 111 Windows NT4 0 Server 111 Adding TCP IP Printing Support 111 Adding a TCP IP Remote Printer 111 Windows 2000 Server 112 Appendix C Unix Systems 115...

Page 6: ...t interface port and operating system support includes Unix Linux Appletalk NetWare NDPS LPR printing and Microsoft Windows Easy Installation The Wireless Print Server makes adding printers or plotter...

Page 7: ...ternet Windows IPP Client software is also supplied Wireless LAN Support Wireless stations supporting the IEEE 802 11b standard can interoperate with the Wireless Print Server Both LAN and WLAN users...

Page 8: ...device 4 This device should only be used with the power supply type specified on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of your local power supply consult your dealer or the local power co...

Page 9: ...xposed to rain or water The product does not operate normally in accordance with the operating instructions The device has been dropped or the casing has been damaged Package Contents You should find...

Page 10: ...models Details of the LEDs and connections are in this Chapter Further details of each model are contained in Appendix A Specifications SMC2621W P Wireless Print Server with Parallel Port 1 Parallel...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 6 SMC2621W U Wireless Print Server with USB Port 1 USB Printer Port IEEE802 11b Wireless Station 10 100BASE T LAN connection...

Page 12: ...ff Normal operation Idle Flashing Off Normal operation transmitting or receiving packets from the network On On Hardware error Flashing Flashing Firmware upgrade in progress LED Description WLAN ACT O...

Page 13: ...hold the diagnostic button While pressing the button switch the Wireless Print Server ON 3 If you continue pressing the button for 10 seconds a diagnostic page will be printed showing the new default...

Page 14: ...is On Find the Default Server Name for your Wireless Print Server The Default Server Name is shown on a sticker on the base of the device It consists of 8 letters and or digits Record this name it ma...

Page 15: ...es off and the ACT LED remains lit or flashes the Wireless Print Server is ready For model SMC2621W U the Red Error LED will remain flashing if the Wireless Print Server can t connect to the USB print...

Page 16: ...A Windows based setup Wizard is also provided on the CD ROM to simplify this task PCs wishing to use the printer attached to the Wireless Print Server always require configuration See Chapter 4 Clien...

Page 17: ...ent This program is installed by default when the Administrator install option is chosen See Chapter 5 for details on using BiAdmin Using the Windows Wizard The Windows based Wizard is supplied on the...

Page 18: ...e first screen of the Wizard to view a list of Wireless Print Servers on your LAN 4 Select your new Wireless Print Server then click Next to continue 5 Enter the required data on the following screen...

Page 19: ...Configuration 8 Click Finish to save the data to the Wireless Print Server Note To install the Wizard on your PC use the Installation option If the desired Wireless Print Server is not listed Check al...

Page 20: ...nel In 802 11 Ad Hoc mode a Wireless station will scan all channels to find compatible Ad Hoc groups it can join Infrastructure Default All Wireless stations connect to the Access Point This allows co...

Page 21: ...r value it configured Must match the Access Point Channel In Ad Hoc mode the Wireless Print Server will join any group with the same Channel number In 802 11 Ad Hoc mode the Print Server will scan all...

Page 22: ...It means that the print jobs are stored queued on your PC and sent directly to the Wireless Print Server when it is available Server based Print Queue It means that all print jobs are stored queued on...

Page 23: ...ting you should install BOTH Peer to peer Printing and SMB printing MS DOS programs can use the SMB printer Windows programs should use Peer to peer Printing If your LAN has Network Servers e g Window...

Page 24: ...er indicates that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on this PC Your PC will show the name of your Network card rather than PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter The highlighted line TCP IP PCI Fast Ethernet Adapt...

Page 25: ...rinting method print jobs are stored queued on your PC and then sent to the Wireless Print Server when it is available Figure 3 Peer to Peer Printing Windows 2000 XP require no additional software For...

Page 26: ...Windows Peer to peer Printing 21 2 When prompted choose the Ports tab and click the Add Port button Figure 4 Printer Ports Screen...

Page 27: ...click New Port 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Figure 5 Add Port Screen 4 On the Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard screen above enter the IP Address of the Print Server in the Printer Name or IP Address field...

Page 28: ...be enabled if it is needed by the printer 6 On the above screen Select LPR in the Protocol section Enter a Queue Name L1 for Port 1 L2 for Port 2 if the Wireless Print Server has 2 printer ports Ensur...

Page 29: ...to your drive If the setup program does not start run SETUP exe in the root folder 2 Click the Installation button then select the User Install Figure 8 Installation Screen 3 Follow the prompts to com...

Page 30: ...ervers on the network and a screen like the following will be displayed If desired click Refresh The name of the attached printer will be displayed if possible If No printer is displayed check that th...

Page 31: ...ess Print Server and the printer are properly connected and powered on Check that the Wireless Print Server has been configured Use the Setup Wizard on the CD ROM If using TCP IP try installing the Ne...

Page 32: ...ck Add New Printer to run the Windows Add Printer wizard Step through the Wizard and install the required printer Select the correct Printer Manufacturer and Model or use the Have Disk option if appro...

Page 33: ...anagement Print jobs can be managed like any Windows printer Open the Printers folder Start Settings Printers and double click any printer to see the current print jobs If the printer attached to the...

Page 34: ...d via the Port Settings button Use Start Settings Printers to open the Printers folder then right click the Printer and select Properties The Port Settings button is on the Details or Ports tab depend...

Page 35: ...The Port Name cannot 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 a PostScript Printer c...

Page 36: ...rint Server s printer as a Windows SMB network printer 1 Double click the Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop 2 On the View menu select Details 3 Locate the desired Wireless Print Server as shown...

Page 37: ...click the desired printer icon and choose Install as shown below This will start the Add Printer wizard Figure 13 Install SMB Printer 6 Follow the prompts to complete the installation For information...

Page 38: ...redirect print data from a parallel port on your PC e g LPT1 to a network printer This redirection is called Capture Printer Port and is useful for MS DOS programs The MS DOS program is configured to...

Page 39: ...og Windows 98 ME 4 On this dialog box Select the Device port on the PC to be captured Normally this will be LPT1 parallel Port 1 Enter or select the Path to the printer This will be the same as the pa...

Page 40: ...o capture data from LPT1 parallel Port 1 net use lpt1 server_name printer_name persistent yes Where server_name printer_name is replaced with the actual path to your printer e g net use lpt1 SC3000014...

Page 41: ...nters folder and start the Add Printer Wizard 2 When prompted select Network Printer 3 When prompted for Network Path or Queue Name click the Browse button and locate the Server and Printer or Print Q...

Page 42: ...Talk 2 Ensure that Ethernet is selected under AppleTalk Connection 3 Click Chooser The Chooser panel will open 4 Click on either the LaserWriter 8 icon recommended or the LaserWriter 7 icon LaserWrite...

Page 43: ...nting Just select File Print and choose the desired printer Advanced Setup and Management In a mixed Windows PC Macintosh environment you can use BiAdmin to configure the Wireless Print Server See Cha...

Page 44: ...X If using LPR printing you need to ensure the Wireless Print Server has a valid IP address before configuring your Mac as follows LPR printing Setup 1 Select the Printer List icon Figure 16 Printer...

Page 45: ...igure 17 LPR Screen 4 Enter the IP address of the Print Server in the LPR Printer s Address field and enter the Queue Name L1 for Port 1 L2 for Port 2 if the Wireless Print Server has 2 printer ports...

Page 46: ...000 or XP Additional Recommendations Screen resolution of 800 600 or greater Installation Use the supplied CD ROM This CD ROM will usually auto run If auto run is disabled on your PC run the SETUP exe...

Page 47: ...program Note Recommended to download the latest version of Bi Admin use search machine Google e g to access the version When run the program searches the network for all active Wireless Print Servers...

Page 48: ...in the right panel Note If the IP address is Null please click the Refresh icon to get the value again If the desired Wireless Print Server is not listed try the following Check that the device is in...

Page 49: ...settings for the current device are displayed in a read only scrollable list in the left panel You can use the Save to File and Restore to Device buttons on this screen to save a copy of the selected...

Page 50: ...play the current status of the printer attached to the port Possible states are Status On line Off line or Out of Paper Printing Information Idle Printing If the printer is Bi directional and is not b...

Page 51: ...described in Chapter 3 Upgrade Menu Equivalent Main Upgrade This option allows you to upgrade the firmware for the selected Wireless Print Server Before using this option you need to obtain the BIN fi...

Page 52: ...ter making any configuration changes or if the device stops responding after some problems Restore to Factory Default This will restore ALL device values to their factory defaults To restore only the...

Page 53: ...g on the Wireless Print Server model selected The possible tabs are System TCP IP AppleTalk NetBEUI Internet Printing Port Wireless System Tab This screen allows you to Change the name of the Wireless...

Page 54: ...tomatically from a DHCP Server on your network Fixed IP Address You must enter the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address IP Address Select an unused IP address from the address range used on your...

Page 55: ...etwork the Wireless Print Server will get an IP from the range of 169 254 1 1 169 254 254 254 automatically In this case even though the Wireless Print Server was initialized with an Auto IP it will c...

Page 56: ...to Set the Zone Name field to determine which Apple systems can gain access to this printer The Printer Type field is used to describe the printer driver used for each port Set Communication Protocol...

Page 57: ...d Wireless Print Server Set how fast jobs are sent to the printer by using the Response Time field Set the desired option for the Abort Job if Error Occured setting Yes causes a print job to be termin...

Page 58: ...net Printing feature available on some models allows you to send print jobs to the Print Server using Internet E mail Please see Chapter 7 Internet Mail Printing Configuration for details of using thi...

Page 59: ...be used in the Unix environment The following settings are available Selected Logical Port Select the Logical Printer Port you wish to configure Map to Physical Port Select the physical Printer Port w...

Page 60: ...Operation 55 Figure 24 Port Screen The Get Defaults button will reset all settings to their factory default values...

Page 61: ...splayed if the selected device has the capability to serve as a Wireless Station for your LAN Figure 25 Wireless Screen Change the settings to suit your environment Generally you must match the settin...

Page 62: ...can join any Ad Hoc group Note The SSID is case sensitive Channel No The effect of this setting depends on the Network Type setting In Infrastructure mode this setting has no effect The Channel is sel...

Page 63: ...to the Wireless Access point This also provides access to the wired LAN WEP Encryption WEP Disable Enable If Disable default is activated data is NOT encrypted before being transmitted If Enable is a...

Page 64: ...y number 1 2 3 4 to determine which key value to use for decryption If the key value does not match the transmitting station decryption will fail The easiest way to ensure there are no problems is to...

Page 65: ...Screen a screen like the example below will be shown Figure 26 Link Info Screen State This indicates which access point is currently in use Current Channel The current channel which has been used Curr...

Page 66: ...eived per second Link Quality This indicates the quality of the Wireless connection Signal Strength This indicates the strength of the Wireless signal being received Note The Link Quality and Signal S...

Page 67: ...supports dynamic IP Address allocation using DHCP BOOTP or RARP the Wireless Print Server ships with an IP Address of 0 0 0 0 This is NOT a valid IP Address Therefore you must do ONE of the following...

Page 68: ...x arp s IP_Address 00 c0 02 xx xx xx Windows Where IP_Address is the IP Address you wish to assign to the Wireless Print Server 00 c0 02 xx xx xx is the hardware address of the Wireless Print Server E...

Page 69: ...rompted for the password If no password has been set just press ENTER 4 Use the menu bar on the top of the screen to move about Remember to save each screen before changing to a different screen Confi...

Page 70: ...gain access to this printer Printer Object Type These are text fields used to describe the printer driver used for each port The Wireless Print Server is designed to work with LaserWriter or 100 compa...

Page 71: ...rent case will be considered to be the same name Response Time Set how fast jobs are sent to the printer The default value of zero 0 delay should be increased only if your printer cannot cope with zer...

Page 72: ...be left at 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask Network Mask If the Router Gateway Address is 0 0 0 0 the Subnet Mask should also be left at 0 0 0 0 If you have a router enter the Subnet mask for the segment to which...

Page 73: ...hould wait before retrying a TCP IP connection which is lost Allowable values are from 0 to 255 seconds with 2 as the default Number of reconnection attempts Set how many attempts at reconnection will...

Page 74: ...not contain any spaces or blanks Device Password Enter the device password and again in the Verify field Once a password is entered it is required in order to gain access and change the configuration...

Page 75: ...Configuration Screens 71 Wireless Configuration The settings on this screen must match the other Wireless stations in order for communication to occur Figure 32 Wireless Screen...

Page 76: ...sfers you may need to experiment with different channels to see which is the best Network Type Select the correct value for your Wireless LAN 802 11 Ad Hoc mode is used when there is no Wireless Acces...

Page 77: ...are for decryption only Key Table This table is used when Encrypting and Decrypting data All stations including this Access Point always transmit data encrypted using their default key The key number...

Page 78: ...same Key value Otherwise it will not be able to decrypt the data Key Enter the key value you wish to use Other stations must have the same key WEP Authenti cation Options are Open System or Shared Key...

Page 79: ...r Ports This screen displays the current status of each port For each port the following data is listed Connected Printer The model name of the printer connected to the port if the printer name is kno...

Page 80: ...the Get Data button to update the display with the current data for the selected logical printer Port Select the Printer Port which the Logical printer will use Pre string The printer control string...

Page 81: ...t the proprietary Internet Mail Printing system Internet Printing Protocol IPP IPP Internet Printing Protocol is a new standards based system to allow remote printing from a PC to any accessible print...

Page 82: ...P Address on your local LAN Any Router Gateway or Firewall linking your LAN to the Internet must NOT block the IPP protocol You must advise clients of the correct URL or IP Address of the IPP Server T...

Page 83: ...es not start automatically run the SETUP program in the top level folder 2 Follow the prompts until you reach the Select Installation screen and select IPP Client 3 At the next screen select the Insta...

Page 84: ...rt 2 If Internet access from your location is via a Proxy Server check Access IPP Server via Proxy Server and enter details of your Proxy Server This will be the same as your Browser configuration 3 E...

Page 85: ...lowing dialog box Figure 35 Select Printer for IPP Port 6 Either select an existing printer to use the new port and click OK OR Click the Add New Printer button to create a new printer to use the IPP...

Page 86: ...pending on your version of Windows There are 2 settings Retry Interval and Retry Count which can be adjusted if you have problems connecting to the IPP Server Retry Interval sets the time interval in...

Page 87: ...ow Figure 36 Windows 2000 Locate your Printer 3 Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet and enter the URL of the IPP Server as follows where ip_address represents the IP Addres...

Page 88: ...nd model to match the printer connected to the port on the IPP Server 6 Click Next and complete the Wizard The IPP printer is now ready for use Using IPP Printers The IPP Printer can be selected and u...

Page 89: ...em has caused the IPP Server to cease responding and a restart reboot is required The Server s IP Address has changed The Internet connection for the IPP Server is down Network congestion causes the c...

Page 90: ...lients or users Normally this means a permanent connection to the Internet Protocols The Mail Server must support the POP3 and SMTP protocols The Internet Printing System uses these protocols and the...

Page 91: ...must have a printer driver which matches the printer connected to the remote Internet Wireless Print Server Print Capture Software To print more than plain text users require InterNet Printing Port s...

Page 92: ...l Redirect Mail Account Jobs which can not be printed will be sent to this account If blank unprintable jobs will be discarded Default Printer Port Printer number for all Internet print jobs Only one...

Page 93: ...E Mail contains plain text only The Internet Wireless Print Server is configured with Print every E Mail ON Installation of the InterNet Printing Port software will create a new printer port After att...

Page 94: ...ort Name Enter a descriptive name e g WAN for the new printer port Remote Printer E mail address The E Mail address for the Internet printer Your print jobs will be sent to this E Mail address Mail Se...

Page 95: ...the Printer which matches the remote printer then choose Properties as shown in the example below Figure 39 InterNet Printer Properties Your Internet E mail address The normal address that people use...

Page 96: ...is entered in each port and that each port has a unique name Checking the Printer Driver To make sure that the correct printer driver for the remote printer is installed on your system you can use the...

Page 97: ...al up connection but it will send the E Mail the next time you are connected 4 Print the document 5 The InterNet Printing Port will generate an E Mail and send it to the remote printer The document wi...

Page 98: ...Solution No 1 Check the power supply or power connection Solution No 2 Reset the Wireless Print Server by unplugging the power supply and plugging it back in Solution No 3 If using 10 100BaseT Check t...

Page 99: ...if you can locate other LAN devices from the PC e g Use Network Neighborhood and try to browser the network Solution No 4 If the Wireless Print Server is left on but the DHCP server is turned off then...

Page 100: ...he 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 correct zone is selected from the AppleTalk Zones box i...

Page 101: ...page printing on the first or last page of your document Install the Apple LaserWriter 7 driver You are having trouble printing with the Apple LaserWriter 8 driver Solution No 8 Your application softw...

Page 102: ...No 10 Check the communication protocols The computer Wireless Print Server and printer must all be configured to the same communication protocol either Binary or ASCII To configure your system 1 Choo...

Page 103: ...r Print Server Port 3 Select this item click Add Remove and confirm the deletion Solution No 2 Try installing the Printer using the standard Windows tools as follows 1 Start the Add Printer Wizard 2 S...

Page 104: ...for MS DOS programs 4 The printer Wizard will display a message stating that The Network Printer is off line This is OK Continue the Add Printer Wizard until finished If prompted about sharing the pr...

Page 105: ...Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 102 6 Right click the Printer and select Properties Then select the Details tab as shown below...

Page 106: ...r 8 Troubleshooting 103 7 Click the Add Port button On the resulting screen select Other then PrintServer as the port to add as shown below 8 Click OK to see the Configure PrintServer screen as shown...

Page 107: ...lick OK to return to the Printers folders and right click on the Printer Ensure that the Work off line option is NOT checked The Printer should no longer be grayed out and is ready for use Note The sc...

Page 108: ...s Details When the Details 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 Solution No 5 Check...

Page 109: ...with low speed the following steps may solve this problem Try the following Open the BiAdmin Utility Click the Printer Status icon Change the Printer Type setting to Low Speed or set the Handshake Sig...

Page 110: ...et Connector 10 100BASE T FCC CE FCC CE Class B SMC2621W U Wireless Print Server with USB Port Power Consumption 5w max External Power Adapter 12V DC LEDs 4 USB Port 1 1 1 Ethernet Connector 10 100BAS...

Page 111: ...Data 2 To printer 5 Data 3 To printer 6 Data 4 To printer 7 Data 5 To printer 8 Data 6 To printer 9 Data 7 To printer 10 ACK To Server 11 Busy To Server 12 Paper End To Server 13 Select To Server 14...

Page 112: ...Feature Support 109 Feature Support Model HTTP Setup E mail Printing IPP Support AutoIP FTP Telnet Support SMC2621 W P v v v v v SMC2621 W U v v v v v...

Page 113: ...pport 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network 2 Click the Service option and ensure that Microsoft TCP IP Printing is enabled If it is not enabled select the Add option and enable it as usual 3 I...

Page 114: ...ply select Close and then install your printer driver as usual 7 When prompted whether or not the printer will be shared select the Sharing radio button 8 In the Shared dialog box enter the shared pri...

Page 115: ...ed As and enter an appropriate name for this printer Users will see this name when browsing for the printer during installation If desired click Additional Drivers and install printer drivers for othe...

Page 116: ...Address allocation using DHCP or BOOTP the Wireless Print Server ships with an IP Address of 0 0 0 0 This is NOT a valid IP Address Therefore you must do ONE of the following Check your DHCP server i...

Page 117: ...c0 02 12 34 56 You should then assign this IP address to the Wireless Print Server using your Web Browser as described in Chapter 6 Web Based Management Note The hardware address of the Wireless Print...

Page 118: ...a special socket number All data sent over this connection is treated as print data and sent transparently to a logical printer defined on the Wireless Print Server Printing Using DSI Logical printers...

Page 119: ...if it is not running using the following command start src s qdaemon 3 Start the system administration tool smit and select Print Spooling 4 Create the required number of queues one for each logical...

Page 120: ...r Keep the following points in mind The remote host name is the name of the Wireless Print Server The remote printer name is the print queue name for the Logical Printer Logical printers also need to...

Page 121: ...printer device enable printer_name Start accepting jobs for the new printer device accept printer_name Create a spooling directory mkdir usr spool Spooler_directory Make spooling daemon the owner of t...

Page 122: ...ical printer name on the Wireless Print Server e g L1 Spooler_directory is the directory you created in Step 6 Example Repeat this process for each Logical Printer Print Queue combination that you wis...

Page 123: ...nter type select Remote Unix lpd Queue 4 Use the following data to complete the resulting dialog 5 Save this data and exit the Printer Configuration Configuration is now completed and the printer is n...

Page 124: ...mmands shown printer_name is the Print Queue serviced by the logical printer on the Wireless Print Server and Spooler_dir is the name of the directory which is used to spool the print jobs Procedure A...

Page 125: ...printer PS_NAME is the Wireless Print Server name defined in etc hosts Logical_Printer_name is the logical printer name on the Wireless Print Server e g L1 Spooler_directory is the directory you crea...

Page 126: ...tem 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 a...

Page 127: ...rease 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 dealer or an experienced ra...

Page 128: ...Council Directive 89 336 EEC on the Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility and 73 23 EEC for electrical equipment used within certain voltage limits a...

Page 129: ...bzw elektrischen Schlag ausl sen 13 ffnen Sie niemals das Ger t Das Ger t darf aus Gr nden der elektrischen Sicherheit nur von authorisiertem Servicepersonal ge ffnet werden 14 Wenn folgende Situatio...

Page 130: ...uthorized reseller All products that are replaced become the property of SMC Replacement products may be either new or reconditioned Any replaced or repaired product carries either a 30 day limited wa...

Page 131: ...N WITH THE SALE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE USE PERFORMANCE FAILURE OR INTERRUPTION OF ITS PRODUCTS EVEN IF SMC OR ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES SOME COUNTRI...

Page 132: ...r incidental consequential indirect special or punitive damages of any kind or for loss of revenue loss of business or other financial loss arising out of or in connection with the sale installation m...

Page 133: ...Model Number SMC2621W P SMC2621W U...

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