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Quick Installation Guide Model # APSUSB201 Ve r. 1 A[...]
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Section 1 W arning: Bef ore beginning the installation, ma ke sure that the printer driver is in stalled locally on ea ch computer that will print through the print server. Otherwise, the print server will not be configured success fully . Plea se refer to your printer’s manual f or instruction s on how to install the printer driver . Setup Prepa[...]
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Ste p 1 Connect one end of the Ethernet ca ble to the RJ-45 port of the print server a nd atta ch the other end of the cable to a router. Ste p 2 M a ke sure all the printers are powered OFF , then connect one end of the USB cable to the USB port of the print server a nd atta ch the other end of the cable to the USB port of the printer . Ste p 3 Tu[...]
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Section 3 Installing Software Ste p 1 Insert the provided CD a nd wait for the setup menu to a ppear . Ste p 2 Click on In stall Utility . Note: If the setup menu does not a ppear automatically after you have in serted the CD, go to Start , Run , type D:PS Utilitysetup.exe (where D is the letter of your CD drive) a nd click OK . Step 3 Click Next[...]
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Step 4 Click Next . Ste p 5 Click Yes . Ste p 6 Click Finish .[...]
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Section 4 Running PS Utility Note: If your TCP/IP setting from Se ction 1 ha s an IP Address of 192.168.1.x (where x is a number between 2 - 253 ) AND your Default Gateway is 192.168.1.1 , you may skip this section a nd proceed to Section 5, V erifying Network Connection . If either criteria doe s not match, plea se follow the instructions below to[...]
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Ste p 4 Refer ba ck to the TCP/IP setting from Section 1. Note the first three sets of numbers from the IP Addre ss you wrote down a nd enter them into the re spective fields. For exa mple : If your computer’s IP Address is 192.168.0 .100 , enter the sa me three numbers: 192.168.0 in the corresponding fields. Ste p 5 Y ou can le ave the la st num[...]
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V erifying Network Connection Step 1 Click on Start , Run . Step 2 For Windows 95/98/ME type comma nd a nd click OK . For Windows 2000/XP , type cmd an d click OK . Ste p 3 At the command prompt, type ping a nd the IP Address of the print server a nd press Enter . For exa mple, if you have cha nged the IP Address of the print server to 192.168.0.25[...]
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Section 6 Running PS Wizard W arning: M a ke sure you have installed the printer driver locally on every computer in your network before running the PS Wizard. Otherwise, the PS Wizard will not run properly. Be sure to run the PS Wizard on all the computers in your network. Ste p 1 Insert the provided CD and wait f or the setup menu to a ppear . St[...]
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Section 4 Step 3 Click Next . Ste p 4 Select the printer that is connected to the print server a nd click Next .[...]
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Ste p 5 Double-click on the Print Server Na me , select the Printer Port Na me , a nd click Next . Ste p 6 Click Reboot (f or Windows 95/98/ME) or Finish (for Windows 2000/XP). Ste p 7 Run the PS Wizard on all the computers in your network that will use the print server . Y ou have successfully configured the print server f or printing.[...]
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Section 8 T e chnical Support E-mail: support@airlinkplus.com T oll Free: 1-888-746-3238 W eb Site: www .airlinkplus.com Note: This print server doe s not support most multi-functional printers (i.e. printers with sca nner , fax, copier , etc. function s). If your printer is a multi-function al printer it may not work with this print server . For a[...]