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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduc tion 1 Features ....................................................................................................................... ............ 1 Safety Inst ructio ns ............................................................................................................ ...... 2 Package Contents .....[...]

Chapter 5 BiAdmin Management Utility 26 Requirements ................................................................................................................... ..... 26 Installa tion ................................................................................................................... ......... 26 Operation ...................[...]

Appendix A Specifications 64 General Speci fications ......................................................................................................... .6 4 Parallel Port Pin Assignm ents 64 Protocol S upport 65 Feature Suppor t 65 Appendix B Network Server Configuration 66 Windows NT4.0 Ser ver ..............................................[...]

Page 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides an overview of your Wireless Print Server's f eatures. Features Congratulations on the purch ase of your new TEW-P1U1P Wireless Print Server. Your Wireless Print Server was designe d to provi de a simple and efficient network printing solution. It is packed with features , including:  Ve[...]

Safety Instructions For your own safety, and to protect your Wire less Print Server, please observe the following safety advice. 1. Unplug thi s device from its powe r source be fore cleaning. Use only a slightly dam pened cloth for cleaning. Do not us e liquid or aerosol cleaners. 2. Avoid usin g this product near water. E xposure to wate r poses [...]

Package Contents You should find the fo llowing items packaged with your Wireless Print Server. If an y items are missing, cont act your deal er imme diately. • The Wireless Print Server • Power Adapter • One CD -ROM contai ning all supp ort program s and this m anual • Quick Install Guide Description TEW-P1U1P Wireless Print Server • 1 U[...]

LED Indicators The Error LED is red. The St atus indicator LED is green. T he LED indicat or modes are described in the following table. ACT LED (Green) ERR LED (Red) Status Description Off Off No power. On Off Normal operation - Idle. Flashing Off Normal operation - transmitting or receiving packets from the network. On On Hardware error. Flashing[...]

Page 5 2 Chapter 2 LAN Installation This chapter describes how to install the Wireless Print Server in your LAN. Procedure 1. Preparation • Ensure the power is OFF. • Find the Default Server Name for your Wirel ess Print Server. The Default Server Name is shown on a sti cker on the base of the de vice. It consist s of 8 let ters and/or di gits.[...]

Page 6 3 Chapter 3 Wireless P rint Server Configuration This chapter provides an overview of the configuration process. Overview The Wireless P rint Server is designed t o support m any different platforms, an d the configuratio n required would depe nd upon the e nvironm ent in which i t is instal led. • The Wireless Print Server usually require[...]

Figure 2: Wireless Print Server Sc reen 3. Clic k Next on the first screen of the Wizard, to view a list of Wirele ss Print Servers on your LAN. 4. Select your n ew Wireless Print Server, then click Next to continue. 5. Enter the required data on the following screen. • Name of the Pr int Server can be c hanged if you wi sh. • Comment is option[...]

Wireless Configuration The Wireless Print Serve r is a Wireless station, NOT access poi nt. Like all other Wireless stations, they h ave 2 modes: • Ad Hoc mo de (Defau lt)- no Access Point is used, Wireless stations c ommunicate directly with each ot her. • Infrastr ucture - all Wireless stations connect to th e Acces s Point. This allows conne[...]

Page 9 Chapter 4 Client PC Configuration The chapter details the client configuration required on LAN clients to use the printer or printers attached to the Wireless Print Server. 4 Overview Before perfor ming client co nfiguration, th e Wire less Print Server must be installed on your LAN, and configured as described in Chapter 3. Both the Wireles[...]

• Window s SMB printing is a Microsoft standard for using a "Network Printer". No additional software need s to be installed on your Windows PC, and printing from MS- DOS programs is supported. However, beca use the Wireless Print Serve r can not store files, large print jobs may cause problems. • AppleT alk is also supported , and no[...]

• The highlighted lin e (TCP/IP -> PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter) indicates that TCP/IP is installed. Your PC will show the name of th e your Network card rather than "PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter". 2. If neither line is present: • Install the Net BEUI protocol by selecting Add - Protoc ol - Microsof t - NetBEUI - OK . You may be prompt e[...]

Windows Peer-to-peer Printing With this pri nting method, print jobs are st ored (que ued) on your PC , and then sent to the Wireless Print Server when it is available. Figure 6: Peer-to-Peer Printing Windows 200 0 & XP require n o additional sof tware. For other versions of Window s, the supplied PTP (Peer-to-Peer) Printer Port software must b[...]

3. Choose Create a new port and select Stan dard TCP/IP Po rt , and click Ne xt to proceed Figure 8: Create new Port Scre en 4. Enter the IP Address of the Prin t Server in the Printe r Name or IP Address field, then click Next . Figure 9: Enter Print Server IP address Page 13[...]

5. On this screen, select Custom , and click the Settings button. Figure 10: Custom Screen 6. On the Port Set tings screen: • Choose LPR in the Protocol section • Enter a Queue name (L1 for Parallel po rt, L2 for USB port) • Ensure the LPR Byte Counting Enabled setting is Enabled . • Click OK to confirm your changes, then click Next to cont[...]

9. Go to the Ports tab, disable Bi-Directional Sup port and click on OK to complete the installation Figure 12 :Ports Tab - Bidirec tional Support Page 15[...]

Windows 9x/ME Setup Before performing the following procedure, the Wir eless Print Server must be installed on your LAN, and configured as described in Chapter 3. Both the Wireless Print Server and the attached printer should be powere d ON. 1. Insert th e supplied CD-ROM into your drive. If the setup program does not start, run SETUP.exe in the ro[...]

PTP Printer Port Setup 1. The program will search for Printer Servers on th e network, and a screen like the following will be displayed. • If desired, click Refres h . • The name of the attached printer will be di splayed if possible. If "No printer" is displayed, check that the printer is prop erly connected and powered on. Figure 1[...]

3. The printer port will be created, and a screen like the following will be displayed. Figure 15: Configure Printer Port 4. Select the correct Windows printer in the Existing Printers list, and click the Connect button. If the correct printer type is not listed, c lick "Add New Printer" to run the Windows Add Printer wizard. Step through[...]

• To delete a port created by this setup progra m, use the Win dows Delete Port facility: • Right-click any printer in th e Printers folder, and s elect Properties . • Locate the Delete Port button. This button is on the Details or Ports tab, depen ding on your vers ion or Windows. • If the Wireless Print Ser ver's IP Addres s is chang[...]

Windows SMB Printing This method re quires no additional software to be installed, but t he NetBEUI or TCP/IP protocol must be installed on your PC. Use the following procedure to install th e Wireless Print Server's printer as a Window s SMB network printer: 1. Double-click the Network Neighborhoo d icon on the desktop. 2. On the View menu, s[...]

Printing from MS-DOS Programs Windows can r edirect print data from a parallel port on your PC (e .g. LPT1) to a network printer. This redirection is called "Capture Prin ter Port", and is useful for MS-DOS programs. The MS-DOS progr am is configured to use LPT1 (parallel port 1 o n the PC), but W indows "captures" the print dat[...]

Capture Settings - Windows 2000/XP 1. Login as Adm inistrator. 2. Open the c ommand pr ompt win dow. 3. Enter the following command to capture data from LPT1 (parallel port 1) net use lpt1 server_nameprinter_name /persistent:yes Where server_name printer_name is replaced with the actua l path to your printer. e.g. net use lpt1 SC3000014P1 [...]

Windows with Server-based Print Queues With a Server-based Print Queue, the Print Server is installed on an existing Network Server (Windows, U nix, or NetWare ), and is in visible to y our PC. If your Network Administrator chooses to use this system, the required setup procedure on each Windows client is as follows: 1. Open your Printers folder, a[...]

Macintosh (AppleTalk) The Wireless Print Server supp orts AppleTalk (EtherTalk), PAP, ATP , NBP, ZIP and DDP protocols, e nabling Maci ntosh comput ers on the net work to view a nd use the Wireless Print Server as a regular AppleTalk printer. Normally, no configuration is required. Software Requirements System 9.x OS or newer. AppleTalk Setup 1. Cl[...]

Macintosh OS X If using LPR printing, you need to ensure the Wireless Print Server has a valid IP address before configuring you r Mac as follows. LPR printing Setup 1. Select the Printer List icon. Figure 21: Printer List 2. Click the Add Printer button. 3. Choose LPR Printers Using IP. Figure 22: LPR Screen 4. Enter the IP address of the Print Se[...]

Page 26 Chapter 5 BiAdmin Management Utility This chapter describes the installation and operation of the BiAdmin Configuration & Management program. 5 Requirements This program requires: • Windows 95, Window s 98 or ME • Windows NT 3.51, W indows NT 4.0, W indows 2000 or XP Additional Recommendations : • Screen resolution of 800 * 600 or[...]

Device List The left panel displays a list of all Wireless Print Servers found on the network. When a Wireless Print Server is selected from the list, its details are displayed in the right panel. Note : If the IP address is "Nul l", please click the Refresh icon to get the value again. If the desired Wireless Print Server is not listed, [...]

Select the desir ed port from the drop-dow n list to displ ay the current status of the printer attached to the po rt. Possible states are: • Status - On-line, Off-line, or Out of Paper • Printing Infor mation - Idle, Printing If the printer is Bi-directional, and is not busy, the Conf igurat ion butto n will be available, allowing you to chang[...]

Menus Main Menu Device Status Same as Device Icon. Printer Stat us Same as Printer St atus Icon . Configure Same as Configure Icon. Upgrade Same as Upgr ade Icon. Refresh Same as Refresh Icon. Exit Same as Exit Icon. InitDevice Menu Reset Device This will cause the d evice to reboot. This should be done after making any c onfigurati on changes, or [...]

System Tab This screen allows you to: • Change the na me of the Wireless Pri nt Server. • Change t he "Password" for the Wirele ss Print Server . • Set the Net work Protoc ols used the sel ected Wireless Print Server. (Any p rotocols not u sed on your LAN may be disa bled. This ma y improve per formance.) Figure 24: System Screen Pa[...]

TCP/IP Tab Selecting this tab will allow configu ration for the TCP/IP network protocol. The basic options are: • Dynamic IP Address (DHCP) - The IP address is obtained automatically, from a DHCP Server on your network. • Fixed IP Address - Y ou must enter t he IP address, S ubnet Mask, a nd Gateway Ad dress. • IP Address - Select an unuse d [...]

AppleTalk Tab Generally, no Wireless Print Server configuration is required in order to use AppleTalk. This screen allows you to: • Set the Zone Nam e field to determine which Apple system s can gain acces s to this printer. • The Printer Type field is used to describe the printer driver used for each port. • Set Commu nication Pr otocol to A[...]

NetBEUI Tab This screen allows you to: • Choose the Domai n name for the selected Wireless Print Server. • Set how fast jobs are sent to the printer by using the Response Time field. • Set the desired opt ion for the Abort Job if Error Occ ured setting. • YES causes a print job to be termin ated if a printing error occurs. • NO (default) [...]

Internet Printing Tab The Internet Printing feature allo ws you to send print jobs to the Wireless Print Server using Internet E-m ail. Please see Internet Mail Printing Configuration fo r details of using this featu re. Figure 28: Internet Printing Screen Page 34[...]

Port Tab This screen ha s 2 panels - Physical Port and Logical Port . Physical Port The following settings are available: • Selected Physical Port - Select the Physical Printer Port you wish to configure. • Handsh ake Signal - Select Busy On ly or Busy & Ack for the Physical Port. • Printer Type - Select High Speed or Low Speed for the Pr[...]

Wireless Tab This tab will be displayed if the selected device has the capability to serv e as a Wireless Stations for y our LAN. Figure 30: Wireless Screen Change the settings to suit your environ ment. Generally, you must match the settings of other 'Wireless stations. The available settin gs are described below. Selected Device This shows t[...]

Network Type Select the correct value for your Wireless L AN. • Ad-h oc mode is used when there is no Wireless Access Point, and each Wireless station communicates directly with other Wireless stations. • Infrastr ucture m ode is used when each Wireless station connects to the Wireless Access point. This als o provides access to the wired LAN. [...]

Wireless Link Info Screen After clicking the "Link Info" button on th e Wireless Screen, a screen like the example below will be shown. Figure 31:Link Info Screen State This indicates which access po int is currently in use. Current Channel The current channel which ha s been used. Current TX Rate The current transmitting speed. Throughpu[...]

Page 39 Chapter 6 W eb-Based Management This chapter explains how to use your We b Browser to configure the Wireless Print Server. 6 Overview The Wireless Print Server incorporates a HTTP server. This allows you to connect to th e Wireless Print Server and co nfigure it using your Web Browser. Most browsers sh ould work, provided they suppo rt tabl[...]

Connecting to the Wireless Print Server 1. Start your Web Brow ser. 2. In the Addr ess box, enter HTT P:// followed by the IP Address of the Wireless Print Server. e.g. http://192.168.0.21 3. You will then be prompted for the p assword. If no password has been set, just press E NTER . 4. Use the menu bar on the top of the screen to m ove about. R e[...]

NetBEUI Figure 33: NetBEUI Screen Domain Name Enter the designated wo rk group to be serviced by the Wireless Print Server. This field is not case sensitive, so na mes with different case will be considered to be the same name. Response Time Set how fast jobs are sent to the printer. The default value of zero (0) delay should be increased only if y[...]

TCP/IP Figure 34: TCP/IP Screen IP Address IP Address ass igned to this device. If using dynamic IP Addresses (DHCP, BO OTP, rarp), t his shoul d be left at 0.0.0.0. Subnet Mask (Network Mas k) If the Router (Gateway) Add ress is 0.0.0.0, the Subnet Ma sk should also be left at 0.0.0.0. I f you have a r outer, enter t he Subnet m ask for the segmen[...]

Configure Server Figure 35: Configu re Server Screen Print Server Name Change t he default nam e if you wish . The new nam e must not contain any spaces or blanks. Password Enter the devic e password, an d again in the Verify field. Once a password is entered, it is requ ired in order to gain access and change the configuration. Enable Protoc ols N[...]

Wireless Configuration The settings on this screen must match the other Wireless stations in order for communicatio n to occur. Figure 36: Wireless Screen Page 44[...]

Configuration Regulatory Domain It is illegal to use this device in any location outside of the regulatory domain. Station name This is the same as the Device (Host) Name on the WAN screen. On your PC, some Wireless status screens m ay display this name as the Access Point in use. SSID (ESSID) To communicate, all Wireless stations MUST us e the sam[...]

128 Bit Encryption If selected, data is encrypted using the key before being transmitted. The receiving station must be set to us e 128 Bit Encryption, and have the same Key value. Otherwise, it will not be able to decry pt the data. Key Enter the key v alue you wish to use. Other stat ions must have the same key WEP Authentication Options are &quo[...]

Page 47 7 Chapter 7 Special Features This chapter covers the special featu res of the Wireless Print Server. Overview The Wireless Print Server has two special features: • Wireless Print Servers support IP P (Internet Printing Prot ocol). • Support the proprietary Internet Mail Printing system. Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) IPP (Internet P r[...]

IPP Client Setup - Wi ndows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/XP The IPP Client Software ca n be insta lled on any of the following systems: • Window 95/98/Me/2 000/XP • Windows N T 4.0 Installing from the CD-ROM 1. Insert the CD-ROM in your drive. If th e program does no t start automatically, run the SETUP program in the top-level folder. 2. Follow the prompts[...]

5. Clic k Save to create the IPP port on your system. You will see a message confirming that the port has been created , then the following dialog: Figure 38: Select Printer for IPP Port 6. Either select an existin g printer to use the new port, and click OK. OR Click the Add New Prin ter button to create a new printer to use the IPP port. This wil[...]

IPP Client Setup - Windows 2000/XP Windows 2000 h as its own IPP Client, and there is no need to install the supplied IPP Client Software. To use W indows 2000's IPP Client with th e Wireless Print Server, follow this procedure: 1. Start the Add Printer wizard. 2. Select Network Printer , and click "Next" to see the Locate your Pr in[...]

5. Click "OK", and then select the printer manufacturer and model to match the printer connected to the port on the IPP Server. 6. Click "Next", and co mplete the Wizard. The IPP printer is now ready for use. Using IPP Printers The IPP Printer can be selected a nd used like an y other Windows printer. If the IPP Server is not on[...]

Internet Mail Printing The Internet Mail Printing System allows users to print data to your printer acro ss the Internet. Users send the Internet Wireless Print Server an E - Mail, with the print job normally sent as an attachment to the E - Mail. The Wireless Print Server will retrieve the E - Mail and print it. System Requirements Mail Server •[...]

Internet Mail Printing Configuration The Wireless Print Server must be configured with the data in th e following table. The supplied BiA dmin utility program, or the Web interface can be used to set the following entries on the TCP/IP screen. Mail Server IP Address The IP Address of the E - Mail Server used by the Wireless Print Server. Mail Accou[...]

User Software The software provide d for rem ote users (Inte rNet Printi ng Port) shoul d be installed by everyone intending to use Internet printing. Othe rwise, remote users can print correctly only if: • They send an E - Mail directly to the Wireless Print Server Mail Account, using their normal E - Mail application. • The E - Mai l contains[...]

4. The following data m ust be provided. Port Name Enter a descriptive nam e (e.g. "WAN") for the new printer port . Remote Printer E-mail Address The E - Mail address for the Internet printer. Your print jobs will be sent to this E - Mail address. Mail Server Name or IP Address This is the name or IP Address of your Mail Server . If you [...]

• If you wish to print to multiple Internet Printers, use the Windows Add Port facility to add a new InterNet Printer port. Ensure that the correct data is entered in each port, and that each port has a unique n ame. Checking the Printer Driver To make sure that the correct printer driver for the remote printer is installed on your system, you ca[...]

Page 57 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting This chapter describes some problem situations, which may arise, and the solutions to them. Overview If you encounter printing difficulties, pleas e refer to the appropriate section. If, after following the advice in these documents, the Wireless Print Server still d oes not function pr operly, please c ontact you[...]

Problem No. 5 I am using DHCP, and getting an IP Add ress conflict involvin g the Wireless Print Server. Solution No. 5 If the Wireless Print Server is left on, but the DHC P server is turned off, then the Wireless Print Server w ill retain its IP Address without the DHCP Server being aware of it. Simply reset the Wireless Print Server so it will o[...]

Problem No. 6 I can't select the "Remaining from :" item in the print dialog box. Solution No. 6 If you have selected the Layout value, "2 Up", or "4 Up", you cannot access the Remaining from item. Choose oth er selections. Problem No. 7 A cover page pri nts either on the firs t or the las t page of the document. [...]

Windows Printing Problems Problem No. 1 When I tried to install the Printing softw are for Peer-to-Peer printing, I received an err or message and the ins tallation was aborted. . Solution No. 1 This may be caused by an existing installatio n of the printer port software. Before attempting another installation: • Remove the existing installatio n[...]

7. Click the Add Po rt button. On the resulting screen, select Other , then Printer Server , as the port to add, as shown below. 8. Click OK to see the Print Port Con figuration screen, as shown below. Page 61[...]

9. Click the Browse Device button, select the desired Wireless Print Server, and click OK. 10. Click OK to return to the Printe rs folders, and right-click on the Printer. Ensure that the Work off-lin e option is NOT ch ecked. The Printer shoul d no longer be graye d out, and is ready fo r use. Problem No. 3 I connected and configured a WPS (Window[...]

Problem No. 5 A printing device connected to the Wireless Print Ser ver port cannot print or prints garbage. Solution No. 5 Check the following: • Cable connection between Wirele ss Print Server and printer. • Printer driver in the applicatio n program or Windows matches the printer. Problem No. 6 The Configuration button on the Printer Status [...]

Page 64 A Appendix A Specifications General Specifications TEW-P1U1P Wireless Print Server Power Cons umption 5.5w m ax. External Power Adapter 12V DC LEDs 4 USB Port (1 .1) 1 Parallel Port 1 Ethernet Interface 10/100BaseT Wireless Interface IEEE80 2.11b WLAN standard FCC / CE FCC, CE. Class B Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature 0 ~ [...]

Protocol Support Model TCP/IP NetBeui AppleTalk TEW-P1U1P √ √ √ Feature Support Model HTTP Setup E-mail Printing IPP Support AutoIP FTP/Telnet Support T E W- P 1 U 1P √ √ √ √ Page 65[...]

Page 66 B Appendix B Network Server Configuration Windows NT4.0 Server If using W indows Windows NT 4.0, Micr osoft TCP/IP Printing Support must be installed. • If it is already installed, add a TCP/IP Remote Printer, as describe d below. • Otherwise, install TCP/IP printing support, then add a TCP/IP Remote Printer. Adding TCP/IP Printing Supp[...]

Windows 2000/2003 Server 1. Start the Add Printer Wizard, select Netwo rk Printer , then click Next to browse for the Wireless Print Server. 2. Locate and doub le-click the Wireless Print Serv er, select the desired port (L1 for Pa rallel Port, L2 for U SB Port), and click Next . A message like the following will be displayed: Figure 44: Windows 20[...]

Unix Systems Your Wireless Print Server suppo rts the LPD Unix printing me thod, which is sup ported by all common Uni x systems. You must configure both the Wireless Prin t Server itself and your Unix system, as described in the following sections . Wireless Print Server IP Address Configuration Because it supports dynamic IP Address all oca tion [...]

LPD Configuration Configuratio n for the m ost common pl atforms i s described belo w. LPD on IBM AIX 4.15 Before proceeding, en sure that the Wireless Print Serve r ha s been assigned an IP Address. To setup your AIX system for LPD printing, perform the following steps. 1. Add the Wireless Print Server to /etc/hosts.lpd , using the name you assign[...]

LPD on System V Before begi nning LPD Set up, ensure that an IP Address has been assigne d to the Wirele ss Print Server. Keep the following points in mind: The remote host name is the name of the Wireless Print Server. The remote printer name is t he print queue name for the L ogi cal Printer. Logical printers also need to be configured on the Wir[...]

Where: Printer_name is the Print Queue name used to store jobs for the corresp onding logical printer. PS_NAME is the Wireless Print Server nam e defined in /etc/hosts. Logical_Printer_name is the logical printer name on the Wireless Print Server. (e.g. L1) Spooler_directory is t he directory you created in Step 6. Example: Marketing|RP1_PS123456:[...]

LPD on BSD Before continuing, ensure that an IP Address has been assigned to the Wireless Pri nt Server. Remember the following: The remote host name is the name of the Wireless Print Server. The remote printer name is the logical printer (e.g. L1) on the Wireless Print Server. If asked fo r the LPD type, enter the service t ype as BSD. In the samp[...]

Example: Marketing|RP1_PS123456: [T AB ] :lp=: [T AB ] :rm=PS_Rm203: [T AB ] :rp=L1: [T AB ] :sd=/usr/spool/Marketing: [T AB ] :mx#0: Repeat this process for each Logi cal Printer/Print Queu e combination that you wish to create. Printing using LPD For LPD printing instructions, refer to your UNIX manual. The following exam ple is for a BSD sy[...]

Netware Systems Overview • The Print Server must be c onfigured as a valid device on y our TCP/IP net work. • To use N DPS (Novell Dist ributed Pri nting Services ), the Novell se rver must be running Novell NetWare 5, and the PCs (cli ents) must be running Int ranetWare Client V2.2. or later. The following pr ocedure is designe d to enable Pub[...]

9. After creating an NDPS Man ager, you can creat e NDPS print ers by using NetWare Administrat or, as explained bel ow. Creating an NDPS Printer Agent To create Public Access Print ers using the NDPS Mana ger Object in NetWare Adm inistrator, follow this procedure: 1. Start the NDPS Manager object you will be using to contro l the Printer Agent. 2[...]

12. Cli ck Finish , then select appropriat e drivers f or Windows 3.1 , Windows 95/98 etc as required. 13. The new Printer Agent will now appear in the Printer Agent List window. Repeat this procedu re for any other port s on the Print Server, or for an y other logical printers you wish t o use. Client PCs can n ow be config ured as describ ed in C[...]