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Chapter 3
Wireless Print Server
Configuration
This chapter provides an overview of the configuration process.
Overview
The WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server is designed to support many different
platforms, and the configuration required would depend upon the environment in which it is
installed.
•
The WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server usually requires configuration, but if
there's a DHCP server on your network, then the device is just plug-and-play. 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 WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer
Server always require configuration. See
Chapter 4- Client Configuration
for details.
•
If you wish to use a queue-based printing system using
Windows NT Server/Windows
2000/Windows XP
, the Network Server must be configured as detailed in
Appendix B -
Windows Server Configuration
. However, it is not necessary to use a Network Server-
based queue; client PCs can print directly to the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer
Server using the
Peer-to-peer Printing
installed by the
User
setup option on the CD-ROM.
Configuration Methods
The following methods are available to perform the required Print Server configuration:
•
Windows-based Wizard
- see below for details.
•
BiAdmin
management utility program - see Chapter 5 for details.
•
Web-based setup
- see Chapter 6 for details.
Advanced Configuration and Management
The BiAdmin management utility is provided for advanced configuration and management.
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 CD-ROM, and runs on Windows 98SE, NT4.0,
ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
Using this Wizard is the recommended method to configure the Print Server.
It can be used configure the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server for your Network
environment, even if the Print Server does not have a valid IP address.
Procedure
1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your drive. If the setup program does not start
automatically, run
SETUP.exe
in the root folder.
2. On the first screen, shown below, click
Setup Wizard
.
