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NTRODUCTION

 

TEW-P1PG is a print server that transforms virtually any stand-alone 
Parallel printer into a shared network printer. The TEW-P1PG 
provides IEEE 802.11g 54Mbps wireless interface for integrating into 
existing wireless network. The TEW-P1PG is designed for printers 
equipped with parallel compliant printer port and it is an ideal network 
solution to convert conventional parallel printer into a shared resource 
on the network.

 

Package Contents 

Unpack the package and check all the items carefully, and be certain 
that you have: 

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TEW-P1PG 

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Quick Installation Guide 

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Utility CD-ROM with User’s Guide 

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AC Power Adapter suitable for your country’s electric power 
service. 

 

If any packaging content is missing, please contact your local dealer 
immediately.    Please keep all packing material for further shipment 
as needed. 

Summary of Contents for TEW-P1PG SHEETS

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Page 2: ...INT SERVER 11 USING THE UTILITIES 12 AUTO RUN INSTALLATION 12 PS UTILITY 14 Installing PS Utility 14 Using PS Utility 15 PS WIZARD 18 WEB CONFIGURATION 21 WEB CONFIGURATION UTILITY 21 STATUS 22 Status J System 23 Status J Wireless 24 Status J Network 26 Status J Active Users 29 CONFIGURATION 30 Configuration J System 30 Configuration J Wireless 32 Configuration J Network 35 Configuration J User 38...

Page 3: ... 51 INSTALLING THE LPR FOR TCP IP PRINTING CLIENT 52 ADDING LPR PRINTER PORTS 54 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 95 98 ME 56 SETTING TCP IP PRINTING SETTINGS 59 PRINTING IN WINDOWS 2000 XP 61 SETTING UP WINDOWS 2000 TCP IP PRINTING 61 SETTING UP WINDOWS XP TCP IP PRINTING 69 PRINTING IN MAC OS 76 RENDEZVOUS USES IN MAC OS 10 2 76 SETTING UP APPLE TALK LPR PRINTING 79 For MAC OS X User 79 For MAC OS 9 User 8...

Page 4: ...e web browser z Chapter 5 Printing in Windows 95 98 ME OS lets you complete printing task through your print server in Windows 95 98 ME environment z Chapter 6 Printing in 2000 XP OS lets you complete printing task through your print server in Windows 2000 XP environment z Chapter 7 Printing in Mac OS lets you complete printing task through your print server in Mac Environment Please note that the...

Page 5: ...ant printer port and it is an ideal network solution to convert conventional parallel printer into a shared resource on the network Package Contents Unpack the package and check all the items carefully and be certain that you have TEW P1PG Quick Installation Guide Utility CD ROM with User s Guide AC Power Adapter suitable for your country s electric power service If any packaging content is missin...

Page 6: ...tem Microsoft Windows 98SE ME NT 2000 XP 2003 Server Microsoft Windows NT 3 51 or later Apple Mac OS with Apple Talk support For Web Configuration Java enabled web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 and Netscape Navigator 6 0 ...

Page 7: ...nd HTTP port for Remote Web Configuration and IPP Printing Supports Mac 10 2 Rendezvous Zero Configuration Function TCP I P protocol supports DHCP IPP LPR HTTP Supports Macintosh Rendezvous Zero Configuration IP Assignment supports for DHCP Supports 64 128 bit WEP WPA Encryption IP Assignment supports for DHCP Includes Windows Based Administrative program and Web Based configurationBuilt in flash ...

Page 8: ... 8 Product View This section describes the externally visible features of the print server Front View Rear View Parallel Port Antenna LAN Connector DC Power Input LEDs ...

Page 9: ...e Print Server is powered on LPT Steady light confirms that the print has a good connection to print server Lk Link Act Steady light confirms that the print server has a good connection to your wireless network When it blinks briefly dark the print server is receiving transmitting data from to the wireless network ...

Page 10: ... 10 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Networking Application The following diagram explains the application of your print server ...

Page 11: ...he print server 5 While the printer is powered off connect the print server to the printer s Parallel port 6 Turn on the printer s power 7 Connect the DC end of the AC Power adapter to the DC power input socket of the print server and the AC end to the wall outlet This will supply power to the print server immediately NOTE This print server is built with a default IP Address To prevent from any co...

Page 12: ...nt server with these utility The PS Utility and PS Wizard are designed with a user friendly interface that allows you to set up and administer the print server easily Auto Run Installation Insert the Installation CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive to initiate the Auto Run program and the menu screen will appear as below ...

Page 13: ... click to install PS Utility Please refer to the next section for detailed information on installing the utility PS Wizard click to launch the Printer Wizard program which is helpful to set up the printer configuration easily and quickly Bonus Click to install the HP PhotoSmart Program Exit click to close the Auto Run program ...

Page 14: ...er finishing the installation Installing PS Utility 1 Click Install Utility from the Auto Run menu screen Once executed the Setup program will extract files to launch the InstallShield Wizard then click Next in the welcome screen of InstallShield Wizard 2 Choose the destination location If no specific requirement leave the default setting and click Next ...

Page 15: ...lick Finish After installing the utility the application program for the print server is automatically installed to your computer and creates a folder in Start Programs PS Utility Using PS Utility This section describes the operation of PS Utility To launch PS Utility 1 Click Start Programs PS Utility and then click the PS Utility v3 00 item ...

Page 16: ... 16 2 The main screen will appear as below and it starts to search the connected print server within the network Your print server ...

Page 17: ...b Setup Click this button to open your web browser and launch the Configuration Utility Alternately you can double click the print server in the Device List to launch the Configuration Utility Factory Reset Click this button to reload the factory settings of the print server Discover Device Click this button to search the connected print server again About Click this button to bring up a window co...

Page 18: ...n CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive and click PS Wizard from the Auto Run menu screen The welcome screen appears as below Click Next NOTE For some specific printers you may need to connect the printer to the computer and install the driver In this case connect it to the computer and install the driver first and then connect it to the print server ...

Page 19: ...he Printer List to set up port connection and then click Next 3 Select one printer port in the Print Server List and click Next Choose one connected printer within the network Choose one connected printer port Your print server name Your printer port name ...

Page 20: ... to restart the system After rebooting PS Wizard will help you to complete the port connection automatically You can start your printing task without any complex configuration TIP If you use Windows 2000 XP the system will not restart to complete the installation ...

Page 21: ...r Web Configuration Utility First launch your web browser such as the Internet Explorer 6 0 used in this manual Then type http 192 168 0 1 the default IP address in the Address bar and press Enter to enter the Management screen of the Configuration Utility TIP The computer s IP address must correspond with the print server s IP address in the same segment for the two devices to communicate Extensi...

Page 22: ... 22 Status ...

Page 23: ...our print server printer and network Clicking Refresh will update the information Device Status The information about the print server can be found in this field including the product model firmware version MAC address IP address and up time Printer Status The items in this field display the information of the printer such as the given name for the printer speed printer status and status of your p...

Page 24: ...tworking status in this field including the network connection speed and the packets status Status J Wireless Click the Wireless item in the left column to display the information of the wireless LAN Clicking Refresh will update the information ...

Page 25: ...Wireless Status The items in this field display the information of the wireless LAN such as the connection mode Infrastructure or Ad Hoc SSID channel data transfer rate WEP encryption and the packets status ...

Page 26: ... 26 Status J Network Click the Network item to display the information of the LAN Clicking Refresh will update the information ...

Page 27: ...AC Rendezvous The items in this field are configured in Configuration Network TCP IP TCP IP Printing In this field you can monitor the status of your printing tasks through TCP IP Microsoft Network Printing In this field you can monitor the status of your printing tasks through Microsoft Network ...

Page 28: ... 28 MAC AppleTalk Printing In this field you can monitor the status of your printing tasks through MAC AppleTalk ...

Page 29: ...Click the User item in the left column to display the user s information Users Printing Log The items in this field display the user s information which include the user s MAC address IP address name and status of printing tasks ...

Page 30: ...e In this field you can configure the basic information of your print server Server Name Assign a name to the print server Location optional Assign a location for the print server Admin Contact optional Assign the Admin Contact s name for the print server ...

Page 31: ...e again in the Confirm Again box Port Settings In this field you can assign the Port Name for the print server and the description for the LPT port It also allows you to select the PJL Printer setting Yes or No NOTE PJL Print Job Language has certain job requirements that must be met to work correctly For more information please refer to your printer s manual ...

Page 32: ... 32 Configuration J Wireless Wireless Interface Connection Mode Select one of the three connection modes Infrastructure default Connects to compatibly configured wireless AP or router in a WLAN ...

Page 33: ...s 11 Transmission Rate Select the data transmit rate from the pull down menu The default setting is Fully Automatic WEP Encryption This field allows you to configure the settings of data encryption Please remember that the WEP key must be set before the data encryption is enforced WEP Encryption This option allows you to select Disable 64 bits and 128 bits for the encryption setting WEP Key Format...

Page 34: ...eamble This option allows you to set the length of preamble Setting options are Long it is set to 144 bits Short it is set to 72 bits Authentication Type You can set the authentication type by selecting the settings Open System Shared Key and Both TIP Once you have changed the settings in each option click Save to store the settings or Cancel to abandon ...

Page 35: ... 35 Configuration J Network TCP IP This field contains three options that allow you to configure the TCP IP setting IP Address UPnP and MAC Rendezvous ...

Page 36: ...ames into IP addresses Enter at least one DNS IP Address in this field UPnP This option allows you to enable or disable UPnP mode MAC Rendezvous This option allows you to enable or disable MAC Rendezvous mode Second HTTP Port The default port for communication is via port 80 and you can change it according to your network configuration Select Enable from the option and enter the desired port numbe...

Page 37: ...ter type LPT Chooser Name Display the print server s Port name Printer Type Enter the printer s type in this box PostScript Level Select from the pull down menu Level 1 or Level 2 Font Group Select from the pull down menu TIP Once you have changed the settings in each option click Save to store the settings or Cancel to abandon ...

Page 38: ...Enable User Printing Control option Yes or No the user in the User List is permitted to access the print server or not For the user s who is not in the User List you can also limit the access right by setting the Allow Undefined Users Printing option to Yes or No ...

Page 39: ...o from the User List The User List at the bottom of the screen displays the current defined user and related information for the print server TIP Once you have changed the settings in each option click Save to store the settings or Cancel to abandon ...

Page 40: ...nt You can assign an E mail address to the print server so that your mail of the account can be printed out directly through the printer ASCII text only To enable this function enter the E mail account in the Print Server E mail Address box ...

Page 41: ...hen sending E mail you have to input the Account Name and Password E mail Notification You can set the print server to send an alter message when the printer status changes through E mail To enable this function set the Enable e mail notification for printer status changing option to Yes Then input the administrator s E mail address in the Admin E mail Address box E mail Printing E mail Printing A...

Page 42: ... mail Interval Enter the number in this box to set up the time in minute to check receive E mail regularly TIP Once you have changed the settings in each option click Save to store the settings or Cancel to abandon ...

Page 43: ...t of protocols for managing complex networks Community 1 2 3 Enter a name in the Name box and configure the Access Right by selecting Read Only or Read Write from the pull down menu TIP Once you have changed the settings in each option click Save to store the settings or Cancel to abandon ...

Page 44: ... 44 Tools Tool J Print Test Print Test Click Test to print a test page ...

Page 45: ... E mail Test E mail Account Click Test to send a test E mail to the given administrator s E mail address Receive E mail Click Yes to immediately check and receive E mail and then print out the mail when available ...

Page 46: ... 46 Tool J Reset Reset Click Yes to immediately reset the print server ...

Page 47: ... 47 Tool J Factory Reset Factory Reset Click Yes to reload the factory settings of the print server ...

Page 48: ...de Firmware Upgrade When a new version of firmware is available e g downloading from the manufacturer s website you can upgrade the firmware of your print server Click Browse to point to the firmware file and then click Upgrade ...

Page 49: ...k Backup to backup your current configuration of the print server to file and then save in the computer Restore Device Configuration from File You can reload a configuration that you saved before Click Browse to point to the backup file and then click Restore ...

Page 50: ... 50 Help About This screen displays the information of the print server ...

Page 51: ...d as is Windows NT 2000 This LPR for TCP IP Printing client gives Windows 95 98 Me workstations the ability to print using the lpr lpd printing protocol Though it is possible to print to Print Servers from Windows 95 98 Me this capability is useful if primarily administer your network from UNIX systems or if you want to print from workstations that are only accessible through IP routing ...

Page 52: ...tings You can install the protocol from the Network control panel if necessary 2 From the Start menu choose the Settings submenu then the Control Panel item within it Windows will display the Control Panel folder 3 Double click on the Network icon in the Control Panel folder 4 Click on the Add button on the Configuration tab 5 Windows will ask for the type of component to add Select Client and cli...

Page 53: ...D in your computer s CD ROM enter the proper pathname for example D lpr and click OK 8 Select the LPR for TCP IP Printing client and click OK 9 Windows will copy the necessary files and return to the Network dialog Click OK to let Windows restart ...

Page 54: ... each printer you will be printing to using the lpr lpd protocol To add a printer port 1 From the Start menu choose the Settings submenu then the Control Panel item within it Windows will display the Control Panel folder 2 Double click on the Network icon in the Control Panel folder 3 Choose the LPR for TCP IP Printing client and click the Properties button ...

Page 55: ...IP address of the Print Server and the name of the printer port that you will be printing to then press OK Hint You can get the Port name from the print server s system information through web browser Please refer page 21 6 Click OK to leave the LPR for TCP IP Printing Properties window ...

Page 56: ...r port from Windows 95 98 Me 1 From the Start menu choose the Settings submenu then the Printers item within it Windows will display the Printers folder 2 Double click on the Add Printer icon in the Printers folder Windows will start the Add Printer Wizard Click the Next button to continue to the next screen 3 Choose the Network Printer selection and click the Next button to continue ...

Page 57: ...e port as displayed in the LPR for TCP IP Printing Port List Alternatively you can click Browse and locate the printer port TCP IP printing ports are located under the Entire Network icon within the Print Servers TCP IP LPR icon ...

Page 58: ...cluded with the printer When you have chosen the correct printer click Next to continue 6 Windows will then ask for a name for the new printer and ask whether or not you want to set the printer as the Windows default printer Click Finish or Next to continue 7 Windows may ask you whether or not you wish to print a test page to make sure that the printer will work correctly When the test page is don...

Page 59: ...the Settings submenu then the Control Panel item within it Windows will display the Control Panel folder 2 Double click on the Network icon in the Control Panel folder 3 Choose the LPR for TCP IP Printing client and click the Properties button 4 Click on the Settings tab to access the lpr client settings Change the settings as necessary and press OK to let the changes take effect ...

Page 60: ...t servers Retry Interval Determines how long in seconds the system will wait before retrying a lost connection Retry Times Determines how many times the system will retry a lost connection with an lpr lpd print server If Infinite is checked it will retry indefinitely Spool Path Gives the directory path where the system will temporarily store lpr lpd print server job files ...

Page 61: ...WINDOWS 2000 XP Setting Up Windows 2000 TCP IP Printing Following is the correct procedure for setting up TCP IP LPR printing under Windows 2000 Click Start Settings Printers Double Click Add Printer Select Local Printer ...

Page 62: ... 62 Create a new Standard TCP IP Port Click Next ...

Page 63: ...e Print Server and the Port name of the Port that will be printed to then click Next Hint You can get the Port name from the print server s system information through web browser Please refer page 21 Select Custom and click Settings ...

Page 64: ... 64 Select LPR and put the Port name in the field labeled Queue Name Then Click OK Click Next ...

Page 65: ... 65 Click Finish The Printer Install Wizard will now prompt for drivers Select the correct Brand and Model or click Have Disk to provide the Manufacturer s Driver Disk ...

Page 66: ... 66 Click Next Select a Printer Name ...

Page 67: ... 67 Sharing can be enabled here Also a Test Page can be printed to confirm proper configuration ...

Page 68: ... 68 When the Test Page has been printed click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 69: ... 69 Setting Up Windows XP TCP IP Printing Following is the correct procedure for setting up TCP IP LPR printing under Windows XP Click Start Printer and Faxes Double Click Add a Printer Click Next ...

Page 70: ... 70 Select Local Printer Create a new Standard TCP IP Port ...

Page 71: ...t the IP Address of the Print Server and the Port name of the Port that will be printed to then click Next Hint You can get the Port name from the print server s system information through web browser Please refer page 21 ...

Page 72: ... 72 Select Custom and click Settings Select LPR and put the Port name in the field labeled Queue Name Then Click OK ...

Page 73: ... 73 Click Next Click Finish ...

Page 74: ... 74 The Printer Install Wizard will now prompt for drivers Select the correct Make and Model or click Have Disk to provide the Manufacturer s Driver Disk Click Next Select a Printer Name ...

Page 75: ... 75 A Test Page can be printed to confirm proper configuration When the test page has been printed click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 76: ...le on the network For the printer connection the Mac OS 10 2 Print Center application uses Rendezvous to discover Rendezvous enabled printers on the network When you add your computer to a network Print Center automatically discovers the available printers All you have to do is selecting the one you want to use and then start printing You can add a new printer to the network and all the users on t...

Page 77: ...ress and hold the Option key click the Add button 2 Select Rendezvous from the pop up menu 3 When clicking the Rendezvous item the following window appears to display the connected Rendezvous enabled printers Connected printer s ...

Page 78: ... 78 4 Select the desired printer and the following pop up menu displays the printer s manufacturer Select Generic 5 The printer is installed into the system successfully ...

Page 79: ...he print server to your network change the IP Address of your Macintosh computer to access the print server s web configuration The default I P Address of the print server is 192 168 0 1 Change your IP Address to 102 168 0 x where x is any number between 2 and 254 2 Open the System Preference window and click Network In the Network window select the AppleTalk tab and check the Make AppleTalk Activ...

Page 80: ...ent and select File Print from the menu 4 Select Edit Printer List from the Printer dialog box 5 Click Add Printer Then select the desired printing protocol AppleTalk or LPR Printers using IP Select this option Select this option ...

Page 81: ... Printers using IP When you select LPR Printers using IP Protocol type the IP Address of the print server into the LPR Printer s Address field of the following window In the Queue Name field type in the Port Name of the post script printer that is connected to the Print Server Select the printer model from the dialog box and select the printer model from the pull down menu Click Add to complete th...

Page 82: ...he print server to be used for AppleTalk printing 1 Please confirm that the AppleTalk protocol is enabled in your Macintosh computer 2 Change the IP Address on one of the computers within your network to 192 168 0 x where x is any number between 2 254 3 Type 192 168 0 1 the default IP Address into the address field of your browser 4 Select the Network tab and scroll to the AppleTalk protocol secti...

Page 83: ...To choose a printer connected to your print server as your MAC OS workstation s default printer select Chooser from the Apple menu 2 In the left column of Chooser window select the desired item Please confirm that AppleTalk is set to Active A list of all networked PostScript printers will be displayed within the right column 3 Double click the name of the Printer Port you wish to use The Printer P...

Page 84: ...scription file Choose Select PPD 5 Select the appropriate printer description file for your printer Click Open If your printer is not listed click Generic to use a generic printer description The selected printer will become your computer s default printer You may need to choose Page Setup in any applications you have open ...

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