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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Rev: 3.0.0 1910010608[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subjec t to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other br ands and product nam es are trademarks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders. No part of the specific ations may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to m ake any derivati[...]

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    FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment gen erates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if no[...]

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    CE Mark W arning This is a class B product. In a domestic environmen t, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measure s. National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria General authorization required for outdo or use and public service France Outdoor use[...]

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    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Model No.: TL-WPS510U T rademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above product s satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product with in the scope of Council Direct[...]

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    CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Product Overview ....................................................................................[...]

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    4.4.1 Factory Default ......................................................................................................... 48 4.4.2 Firmware Upgrade .................................................................................................... 49 4.5 Restart ................................................................................[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 1 Package Contents ¾ One TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server ¾ One external AC power adapter ¾ One USB cable ¾ One Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD containi ng Utility and User Guide[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The external print servers enhance capability by le tting you place your printers at convenient locations directly on the Ether net network, and by increasing net work printer performance and management. Please note that the print server does not support pr[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 1.4 Factory Default s ¾ Username: admin ¾ Password: admin ¾ Wireless Mode: Ad-Hoc (Peer-to-Peer) ¾ Channel: 1 ¾ SSID: WLAN-PS ¾ Encryption: None ¾ IP Address: 192.168.0.10 ¾ Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 ¾ DHCP Client: off 3[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Chapter 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 Prep aration Before you start, you should prepare the following items: ¾ One USB Printer (non-GDI/CAPT) ¾ One 802.11n Access Point/Router ¾ One Computer with Wireless Adapter installed ) Note: Please make sure the computer has been successfu lly installed the pr[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server ¾ Power on print server. ¾ Wait 40 seconds for the print server ’s Power On Self Test (POST). 5[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Chapter 3. How to Configure the Print Server 3.1 Using Utility in W indows XP/Vist a /7 3.1.1 Setting up a Print Server Network To connect to the print server using PSWizard, the configuration for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 are similar. Here take Windows 7 for example. 1. Insert the setup[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 2. Choose Easy Setup Wizard. Figure 3-2 3. Then a prompt will appear as shown in Figure 3-3 . Make sure you have installed the printer driver, and click Continue . Figure 3-3 7[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4. Then the Wireless Print Server Se tup Wizard will appear as shown in Figure 3-4 . Select the wireless router to connect to the print server and click “ Next ”. Figure 3-4 ) Note: Please make sure your rout er’s DHCP feature is enabled. 5. If your wireless router is secured, the I nput Key win[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 6. On the Select a Print Server screen as shown in Figure 3-6 , select the print server and click “ Next ”. Figure 3-6 ) Note: If you can’t find the print server in the list, pl ease check whether its power LED is on (red). If the power LED is on and the print server still doesn’t appear, plea[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 7. On the TCP/IP Settings page as shown in Figure 3-7 , select “ Obtain an IP address automatically (use DHCP) ” and then click “ Next ”. Figure 3-7 8. Then a prompt will appear to ask whether you have installed printer driver before. Click “ YES ”. Figure 3-8 10[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 9. Then the Select a Printer page will appear. Select the printe r you’ve installed the printer driver, and click “ Next ”. Figure 3-9 10. Click “ Finish ” to complete the configuration. Now t he computer can use the printer via the print server. Figure 3-10 11[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 3.1.2 Joining the Print Server Network If another computer wants to join the print server network to share the pr inter, please follow the steps bellow. ) Note: Please make sure the computer has been successfu lly installed the printer driver, i.e., when correctly connected to the prin ter, the comput[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 3. Choose Setup Wizard . Figure 3-12 4. The Welcome page will appear. Click “ Next ”. Figure 3-13 13[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 5. On the Select A Print server page, select your print server and click “ Next ”. Figure 3-14 6. On the Change Settings page, select “ No, I don’t want to change settings. (O) ” and click “ Next ”. Figure 3-15 14[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 7. On the Summery page, click “ Next ”. Figure 3-16 8. Click “ Finish ” on the Installation Complete page. Figure 3-17 Now, the computer has successfully joined the in frastructure network, an d it can also use the printer via the print server. 15[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 3.2 Using Web Management Page in Windows XP/V ista/7 3.2.1 Setting up a Print Server Network To connect to the print server using the web ma nagement page , the confi guration for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 are similar. Here take Windows 7 for example. 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 3. Click Change adapter settings . Figure 3-20 4. Right click Wireless Network Connection , and select Properties . Figure 3-21 17[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 5. Double click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) , or select it and then click Properties . Figure 3-22 6. Select “Use the following IP address” and input a static IP address 192.168.0.X (1<X<10 or 10<X<255, for 192.168.0.10 is the default IP address of the print server), Subnet [...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 3-23 7. Left-click the icon at the right bottom on you r de sktop and the wireless network list wil appear. Select the SSID WLAN-PS of wireless print server and t hen click Connect . (Here we use Windows Zero Configuration as an example. You can also use vendor utility of wireless adapter. ) Fi[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 8. Once the connection is successful, you will see the following screen shown in Figure 3-25 . Figure 3-25 9. Open a web-browser and type in the IP address of the print server (t he default is 192.168. 0.10) in the address field of the browser to logi n to the web management of the print server. Figur[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 3-28 12. Click “ Setup ” and then choose “ TCP/IP ”. Check “ Use the following TCP/IP Settings ” radio button and then fill in the following parameters. ¾ IP Address: Specify an IP address for your print server. The IP address must be within the same subnet as your wireless router [...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 3-29 13. Click Save & Restart and then wait the print server to save the changes and restart. Figure 3-30 22[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 14. Enter the “ Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties ” page as sh own in Figure 3-31 . Fill in the following parameters. ¾ IP Address: Specify an IP address for your adapter . The IP address must be within the same subnet as your wireless router or acce ss point. For example, if the LAN IP addre[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 3-32 24[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 16. Click Save & Restart button and then wait the print server to restart. Figure 3-33 17. Connect your computer to the wireles s router. We take TP-LINK_A4161E for example. The password is 0123456789 . Figure 3-34 25[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 3-35 18. Install a printer. ¾ If you’ve already installed the printe r on your computer, please refer to C-1 If You Have Installed A Printer Before to add a Standard TCP/IP port for it. ¾ If you never install a printer on your computer, please refer to C-2 If You Never Install A Printer Bef[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 3.3 Using Web Management Page in MAC OS 3.3.1 Setting up a Print Server Network 1. Click the Apple Icon on the left side o f the top-bar, and then choose System Preferences… . Figure 3-36 2. On the new window, please choose Netw ork . Figure 3-37 27[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 3. Follow the steps as shown in Figure 3-38 and Figure 3-39 to set the IP address.  1 2 Figure 3-38 3 4 5 Figure 3-39 28[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4. Connect your MAC computer to the TL-WPS510 U. In default, the print server will work on Ad-Hoc mode with the SSID WLAN-PS , so please select the wireless network WLAN-PS to connect. If you need to reset the TL-WPS510U but don’t know how to do, please refer to the Appendix A: How to Reset the Prin[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 5. Open the Safari and log into the TL-WPS510U ( default Name: admin , default Password: admin ) . G o t o “ Setup -> TCP/IP ”, and then select “ Use the following TCP/IP settings ”. Change its IP Address and Subnet Mask to 192.168.1.10 and 255.255.2 55.0 ; enter your router’s IP address [...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 6. Change the MAC computer’s IP Address, Subnet Mask to 192.168.1.101 and 255.255.255.0 ; enter your router’s IP addre ss in the Router blank (e.g. 192.168.1.1 ). Click “ OK ” and the MAC computer will be automatically connected to the network WLAN-PS again.  Figure 3-43 7. Log into the TL-[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server  Figure 3-44 Figure 3-45 32[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 8. Connect your MAC computer to the wireless router. We take TP-LINK_61BB7A for example. The password is 0123456789 . Figure 3-46 Figure 3-47 33[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 9. Try to access the TL -WPS510U and you can see Wireless status. The TL-WPS510U is working on Infrastructure mode and can communicate with the wireless rout er and your MAC computer. Figure 3-48 34[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 3.3.2 Printer Installation in MAC OS 1. Click the Apple icon -> System Performances -> Print & Scan to add a Standard TCP/IP port for the printer. Figure 3-49 35[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 2. Click . Figure 3-50 3. Select “ IP ”, and then configure the follo wing parameters as shown in Figure 3-51 and Figure 3-52 . Select “ Line Printer Daemon - LPD ” for Protocol and enter the print server’s IP 192.168.1.10 for Address and lp1 for Queue. Give a name to your printer. For Print[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 1 Figure 3-51 Figure 3-52 2 7 3 4 5 6 8 9 37[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4. Till now you've successfully installed the print server and can print via the TL-WPS510U. Figure 3-53 3.3.3 Joining the Print Server Network If another computer wants to join the print server network to share the pr inter, please follow the steps bellow. 1. Connect the computer to your router [...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Chapter 4. More Configuration for the Print Server The Print Server contains an embedded web se rver that can be acce ssed through a supported web browser on a WLAN, for exampl e, IE6, Fi refox or above is recommended. The embedded web server provides access to configuration and management pages for t[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 4-3 40[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4.2 S t atus The Status page shows the current informat ion about the print server as shown in Figure 4-3 . By clicking the corresponding tab, you can vi ew the following information, including S ystem , Printer , Wireless , and TCP/IP . 4.2.1 System Figure 4-4 ¾ Print Server Name: This option allows[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4.2.2 Printer Figure 4-5 ¾ Manufacturer: This option allows you to view manufac turer of the printer. When the printer connected with the print server, it w ill be show in the manufacture box. ¾ Model Number: This option allows you to view model of the printer. When the printer connected with the pr[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4.2.3 Wireless The Wireless Status page shows the current wireless information of the print server. Figure 4-6 4.2.4 TCP/IP The TCP/IP Status page shows the current TCP/IP settings of th e print server. Figure 4-7 43[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server ¾ Use DHCP/BOOTP: This option allows you to view DHCP/ BOOTP status. If there is a DHCP/BOOTP server on your network, this option a llows the print server to obtain IP-related settings automatically fr om your DHCP server. ¾ IP Address: This option allows you to view IP addr ess from the print serve[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server ¾ E-mail Alert: This option allows you to re ceive alert of the device. ¾ SMTP Server IP Address: Enter the IP Address of the SMTP Server. ¾ Administrator E-mail Address: Enter the e-mail address used to receive alert. ¾ Print Server Name: This option allows you to input dev ice name of the print [...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4.3.2 Wireless Setup Click Wireless , the following screen will appear. Figure 4-9 46[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Basic Settings: ¾ Network Type: To change the WLAN type to Ad-Hoc (default) or Infrastructure. ¾ SSID: To change the SSID to connect an existing wireless network.(default: WLAN-PS) ¾ Channel: Indicates the channel setting for this print server. ¾ Transmission Rate: Select the basic transfer rates [...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server settings automatically fr om your DHCP server. ¾ IP Address: This option allows you to input IP addre ss from the print server. The IP address must meet the IP addressing requ irements of the network segment. ) Note: On the TCP/IP Setup scr een, specify a fixed IP address is highly recommended. ¾ Su[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4.4.2 Firmware Upgrade Click Bro w se… to select the firmware file and then click Firmware Upgrade to upgrade th e firmware of the print server. Figure 4-12 49[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4.5 Rest art Click OK to reboot the print server. Figure 4-13 50[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Appendix A: How to Reset the Print Server If you lose the connection with TL-WPS510U because of wrong configuration, you n eed to reset it to factory defaults and configure it again. Follow the steps below to reset TL-WPS510U: 1. Unplug the power adapter of TL-WPS510U; 2. Press and hold the Reset butt[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions 1. Print jobs are sent to the print queue successfull y , but fail to be sent to the printer . 1) Check all the information of t he print server by running PSAdmin. 2) Check to see that if the power adapters are properly connected. 3) Recheck the print server con[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 7. TCP/IP Problems A. The print server's Node ID you specif ied in the "arp" command is not correct. If this is the case, please ensure the Node ID field in the corresponding entry of the print server's IP address in NT's ARP cache table is correct by typing the following comm[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Appendix C: Printer Installation in Windows OS Other computers in the same local network that need to share the printing should add the Standard TCP/IP port on their system. There’re two conditions. Please choose one according to your system. C-1 is on the precondition that you have ever installed a[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 2. Find your installed printer icon, right-click on it, and select Properties . Figure C-2 3. Click Ports > Add Port > Standard TCP/IP Port > Ne w Port > Next . Figure C-3 55[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4. Input the exact IP address of print server. Click Next . (You can log into the print server, and go to Status -> TCP/IP to find the IP address of print server. Here we take 192.168.1.10 for example.) Figure C-4 5. Select Custom , and click Settings . Figure C-5 56[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 6. Choose LPR , and input the queue name as lp1 . Click OK . Figure C-6 7. Click Next and then Finish , to complete the wizard. Figure C-7 57[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure C-8 8. Click Close and Apply . Figure C-9 58[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure C-10 9. Now, the printer port has been created. C-2 If Y ou Never Inst all A Printer Before 1. Click Star > Control Panel , and select Devices and Printers . Figure C-11 59[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 2. Click Add a printer . Figure C-12 3. Select Add a local printer . Figure C-13 60[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4. Select “ Create a new port ”, and the type of port is “ Standard TCP/IP Port ”. Figure C-14 5. Input the IP address of the print server and click Next . (You can log into the print server, and go to Status -> TCP/IP to find the IP address of print server. Here we take 192.168.1.10 for ex[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure C-16 6. On the following page, select Custom and click Settings . And then on the next page, please select LPR as the Protocol and the Queue Name is lp1 . Figure C-17 62[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 7. The windows will ask you to install the driver of the printer. You can select one in the list or click Have Disk to install other drivers. Please follow the steps to finish the installation. Figure C-18 Figure C-19 63[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure C-20 8. After that, the new printer is in t he list. And you can enjoy the sharing. Figure C-21 64[...]

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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Appendix D: Additional Installation Instructions Panasonic KX-P6100/6300/6500 If you are using a Panasonic KX-P6100/6300/6500 lase r print er with the print server through the Network Print Port under Windows 95/98, please redirect the printer named “ Panasonic KX-P6100 PCL ” or “ Panasonic KX-P[...]