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TL-WPS510U

Pocket-sized Wireless Print Server

Rev: 1.0.0

1910010006

Summary of Contents for TL-WPS510U

Page 1: ...TL WPS510U Pocket sized Wireless Print Server Rev 1 0 0 1910010006 ...

Page 2: ...nce 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 of the foll...

Page 3: ...aution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment CE Mark Warning This is a class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures National Restrictions 2400 0 2483 5 MHz Country Restriction Reason r...

Page 4: ...he product within the scope of Council Directives Directives 1999 5 EC Directives 2004 108 EC Directives 2006 95 EC The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents Radio ETSI EN 300 328 V1 7 1 2006 EMC ETSI EN 301 489 1 V1 6 1 2005 ETSI EN 301 489 17 V1 2 1 2002 Health Safety EN 60950 1 2006 The product carries the CE Mark This device is intended for ho...

Page 5: ... Server Installation 4 3 1 Preparation 4 3 2 Configuration Solution Table 4 3 3 Self test Page 4 Chapter 4 Software Installation 5 4 1 Prepare Your Computer 5 4 2 Installing the PSAdmin and Setup Wizard 6 4 3 How to create print server port manually 16 4 4 Using PSAdmin 17 4 5 Wizard 17 4 6 Manual Setup 19 4 6 1 General 19 4 6 2 Wireless 20 4 6 3 TCP IP 21 4 7 Upgrade 21 4 8 Reset 22 4 9 Refresh 2...

Page 6: ...03 Vista Standard TCP IP Port Printing Installation 34 6 2 Mac OS 10 4 and Linux LPR LPD Installation 36 6 3 Redhat Linux 9 Fedora Core 37 Chapter 7 Upgrading Print Server 41 7 1 Overview 41 7 2 Upgrading the print server from PSAdmin 41 7 3 Upgrading the print server from command prompt 41 7 4 Upgrading the print server from Browser 41 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 42 Appendix A Reset Button 43 Appen...

Page 7: ...ed 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 1 3 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 1...

Page 8: ...work 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 power connector on the print server 5 Wait 40 seconds as...

Page 9: ...rver Computer Computer Computer HUB Access Point Laptop Laptop 2 2 2 Wireless Network with Print Server z Username admin z Password 0000 z Wireless Mode Ad Hoc Peer to Peer z Channel 1 z SSID WLAN PS z IP Address 192 168 0 10 z Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 10: ...etup CD Embedded Web server Windows based system Mac OS Linux Remote setup print server from private network Follow standard browser e g IE or Firefox 3 3 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 ...

Page 11: ... program can be installed from the setup CD of print server 4 1 Prepare Your Computer Prepare Your Computerto 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 ...

Page 12: ...h print 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 2 Insert the setup CD into your CD drive The autorun program will be started 3 Choose Installation to install the print server and configure the connected printer ...

Page 13: ...7 4 Click Next the wizard will automatically discover the print server 5 From the Select A Print Server screen select the print server port that you want to configure and click Next ...

Page 14: ...8 6 On the Change Settings screen select No or Yes ...

Page 15: ...he default settings z Username admin z Password 0000 z Ad Hoc mode z Channel 1 z SSID WLAN PS z Encryption none z DHCP client Off z IP address 192 168 0 10 z Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Or click Yes if you want change wireless settings or assign a static IP address to the print server ...

Page 16: ...ing to your wireless network and click Next z On the TCP IP Settings screen specify a fixed or dynamic IP address for the print server a fixed IP address is highly recommended Click Next Note The IP address of print server must be within the same subnet as your network adapter 7 In the setup wizard select an already configured printer from the list click Next Next and then Finish to complete the i...

Page 17: ...11 8 Click Add New Printer to launch Windows Add Printer Wizard ...

Page 18: ...re the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box is NOT checked Then click Next 10 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 ...

Page 19: ...printer s driver Then click Next 12 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 ...

Page 20: ...ect No etc Select the appropriate radio button and click Next and Finish 14 In the setup wizard finish the installation by highlighting the installed printer in the Select a Printer list and click Next Next Finish 15 From Windows system go to start Printers and Faxes and highlight your newly installed printer ...

Page 21: ...15 16 Right click select Properties Ports and verify that the print server s port appears ...

Page 22: ...Server PSWzard and repeat the installation procedure 4 3 How to create print server port manually 1 From your Windows Start menu start All Programs Accessories System Tools Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers 2 Find your installed printer 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 Cl...

Page 23: ...cture All print server s on the WLAN will be displayed along with their respective device name MAC Address 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 Version The firmware version of the print server Status Connected printer s st...

Page 24: ... allows the print server to obtain IP related settings automatically from your DHCP server This setting by default is disabled If you would like to manually specify an IP address to the device please skip to the following step 3 In the IP Address option type an IP address for the print server The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment ...

Page 25: ...s 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 4 6 1 General 1 Select the print server that you wish to configure 2 Click Properties in the tool bar and the following screen will appear Properties button just like a picture as follow picture The factory default pass...

Page 26: ...20 4 6 2 Wireless User can change the print server s wireless settings and security to match his current wireless network ...

Page 27: ...55 255 255 0 We highly recommend specifying a fixed IP address for the print server 4 7 Upgrade Upgrade allows the user to upgrade the print server device In order to upgrade the unit please perform the steps as follows 1 Click Upgrade button just like a picture as shown as follow picture ...

Page 28: ...erver device in order to establish a new connection or for new settings to take effect 4 9 Refresh 1 Click Refresh button just like a picture 2 Refresh searches all attached print server s Chapter 5 Configuration from Embedded Web Server 5 1 Overview The Print Server contains an embedded web server that can be accessed through a supported web browser on a WLAN for example IE6 Firefox or above is r...

Page 29: ... you have finished the IP address configuration with print server You should 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 server settings Setup Menu Meanwhile you have finished the IP address configuration with print server ...

Page 30: ...figure all print server settings Please follow this information in the status menu of the print server 5 3 1 System Status 1 Click Status it then appears the sub menu 2 Click System it then as shown in the following picture Print Server Name This option allows you to view device name of the print server To correct the print server s device name System Up Time This option allows you to view uptime ...

Page 31: ...ion allows you to view Node ID of the print server The Node ID is unique from any print server 5 3 2 Wireless Status 1 Click Status it then appears the sub menu 2 Click Wireless it then as shown in the following picture about the current wireless settings 5 3 3 Printer Status 1 Click Status it then appears the sub menu 2 Click Printer it then as shown in the following picture ...

Page 32: ...rinting 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 When the printer connected with the print server it will be show in the status box For Example Waiting for job It is means the printer already to printing 5 3 4 TC...

Page 33: ...t Mask This option allows you to view subnet mask from the print server Gateway This option allows you to view gateway from the print server 5 4 Setup Menu Meanwhile you have finished the IP address configuration with print server You should use web browser to configure the print server The setup menu of the print server helps administrator to setup the print server Preparation Enter the IP addres...

Page 34: ...you to input device name of the print server To correct the print server s device name Password This option allows you to change password of the print server Factory default is 0000 default user name is admin it s not available to change 5 4 2 Wireless Setup 1 Click Setup it then appears the sub menu 2 Click Wireless it then as shown in the following picture ...

Page 35: ...AN PS Channel Indicates the channel setting for this print server Transmission Rate Select the basic transfer rates based on the speed of wireless network Wireless Mode Select the WLAN mode based on the existing wireless network Advanced Settings Security Type To change the wireless security settings based on the existing wireless network Default setting is Disable ...

Page 36: ...Setup 1 Click Setup it then appears the sub menu 2 Click TCP IP it then as shown in the following picture DHCP BOOTP This option allows you to select DHCP BOOTP option If there is a DHCP BOOTP server on your network This option allows the print server to obtain IP related settings automatically from your DHCP server IP Address This option allows you to input IP address from the print server The IP...

Page 37: ...m the print server This IP address of gateway must meet the router or gateway to go across of the network segment UPnP Settings To Disable Enable the UPnP support of this print serve 5 5 Misc 1 Click Misc it then appears the sub menu 2 Click Factory Default it can restore the factory default settings to print server It will erase all previous settings 3 Click Firmware Upgrade it then as shown in t...

Page 38: ...32 Firmware Upgrade To upgrade your print server with the up to date firmware 5 6 Restart Click OK to reboot the print server ...

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Page 40: ... IP address is 192 168 0 10 6 1 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 S...

Page 41: ...35 6 In the Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard box as shown in the following picture Select Custom Click Settings button and click Next ...

Page 42: ...he appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type list and click Next 11 Type in a new Printer name or leave it in default and click Next button 12 A message reading To confirm that the printer is installed properly you can print a test page Select Yes Recommended and click Finish 13 Done 6 2 Mac OS 10 4 and Linux LPR LPD Installation For LPD printing application in Mac OS X 10 4 x ...

Page 43: ...inter Daemon LPD 3 Input the IP address of print server and the Queue name lp1 4 Choose a proper printer model from the Print Using Then click Add 6 3 Redhat Linux 9 Fedora Core The Print Server can work under any Linux based systems including Slackware RedHat etc without any problems ...

Page 44: ...s 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 IP 2 Log in root 3 Start X windows by typing startx at the shell mode 4 Open Printer C...

Page 45: ...e Queue 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 ...

Page 46: ...40 13 Choose the model of printer and click Forward 14 Done ...

Page 47: ...e 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 7 2 Upgrading the print server from PSAdmin 1 Ensure binary file is located in the PSAdmin directory 2 Run PSAdmin from your Windows based computer 3 Click the Upgrade icon on tool bar 7 3 Upgra...

Page 48: ... area Using an incorrect AC adapter will damage your print server 3 Print Port Related Problems Printing data failure may be caused by a loose connection of the print server to the USB port of the printer Check to see if any of the pins on the USB port connector are damaged In addition check the cable connection If the pins are damaged contact your dealer for a replacement connector 4 TCP IP Troub...

Page 49: ...the reset button 5 The print server will restart the POST 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 z Username admin z Password 0000 z Wireless Mode Ad Hoc Peer to Peer z Channel 1 z SSID WLAN PS z IP Address 192 168 0 10 z Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 50: ...nknown 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 contact your printer manufacturer 3 Question C The upgrading process indication bar stops and does not seem ...

Page 51: ...erver 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 printing with host based printers e g CAPT GDI and PPA printers Furthermore the print server doesn t support any non printing functions of MFP Multiple Function Printer In case of static ...

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