Belkin F1UP0001 manual

U ser Manual F1UP0001 Wireless USB Print Server Share your USB printers wirelessly with your networked computers P74390-A_F1UP0001_man.qxd 11/25/03 4:06 PM Page 2[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 System Requirem ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 P ackag e Conten ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Overvie w . . . . . . [...]

1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for pur chasing th e Belkin Wireless USB Prin t Server . Now you can share your U SB-equipped printers ar ound the h ome or o ffice—with out using cables. This pr odu ct adds the conveni ence o f wireless conn ection to conventi onal print-server fun ction ality . It o ffers an easy installation an d setup to have you sha[...]

OVERVIEW 2 F eatur es This devi ce complies with th e IEEE 802.11g standar d in ord er to communi cate with other 802.11b- an d 802.11g-complian t wireless devi ces at 11Mbps and 54Mbps. 802.11g pr odu cts run at speeds of up to 54Mbps and oper ate on the same 2.4GHz fr equency ban d as 802.11b Wi-Fi produ cts. • Integrated , easy-to-use Print Se[...]

OVERVIEW 3 companies that n eed additi onal printers f or a peak activity period . • SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) networking needs Provi des easy an d quick small n etwork installati ons that SOH O users need. Product Specifications Standards: IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11b Wireless: Radio T echnology Direct Sequen ce Spread [...]

OVERVIEW Knowing y our Print Server b a c d e a. P ower LED Solid: Server is ON Off: Server is OFF b. LAN LED Solid: Connected to Eth ernet Off: Ethern et disconnected Blinking: T ransferrin g data Green: 10Mbps devi ce connected Amber: 100Mbps devi ce connected c. WLAN Link LED Solid: Print Server is LINKED to a wir eless network Blinking: T ransf[...]

a. Printer 1/Printer 2 These ports ar e used to connect one or two U SB printers . Note: These ports cannot be expanded using a USB hub . b. Ethernet Port This port is used to connect th e Print Server to an Ethern et network vi a CA T5 cable. Note: Using this port will automatically disable wireless functionality in the Print Server . c. Reset/T e[...]

CONNECTING THE PRINT SERVER USING THE SETUP WIZARD 1. Connect your prin ter directly to each computer on th e network and in stall U SB prin ter drivers (see your prin ter documen tation f or detailed instru ction s). The Print Server r equires that th e correct d rivers are loaded and workin g (printin g) before th e Print Server is in stalled. Wh[...]

CONNECTING THE PRINT SERVER USING THE SETUP WIZARD 7 4. Follow instru ction s from each screen o f the Prin t Server Setup Wizard . 5. When you see th e followin g screen, installati on is complete for that PC. Cli ck “Quit” and r emove th e CD from your computer . 7. Enjoy your Print Server! Important: Repeat Steps 2-5 for each additional PC y[...]

SETUP FOR ADV ANCED USERS 8 Install Print Driver s Be sure to in stall the n ecessary print drivers on each computer that will be accessing th e Print Server . Set Up Print Server 1. Plug your printer (power on) in to the Prin t Server . 2. P ower up the Prin t Server within wireless ran ge o f your 802.11g or 802.11b wireless n etwork. 3. Allow ap[...]

SETUP FOR ADV ANCED USERS 9 6. Ve rify that the computer is in th e same subnet as th e Print Server (Th e first three octets o f the IP ad dresses ar e the sam e). 7. Ty pe the Prin t Server’s IP addr ess into your In ternet browser fr om any computer . For example , if your IP addr ess is 192.168.2.225, type “192.168.2.225” (do n ot type in[...]

SETUP FOR ADV ANCED USERS Configure Computer s to Print to the Print Server 1. Install P ort Monitor softwar e on each computer by running “in stport.exe” fr om the CD. 2. Configur e the Belkin P ort Monitor on each computer printer d river to point to the corr ect Print Server as f ollows: a) In Wind ows, select th e printer’s properti es fo[...]

SETUP FOR ADV ANCED USERS d) Click “OK” to close . On the “Belkin P ort: Properti es” window , the n ame of the Print Server you selected will appear . Click “OK” to close . e) On the P orts tab, disable bi directi onal support if curr ently enabled . Click “ Apply” . f) Click “OK” to close . g) If there is a secon d printer con[...]

WEB CONFIGURA TION A ccessing the W eb Configuration Menus 1. P ower up the Prin t Server that is within wireless ran ge o f your wireless n etwork or is conn ected to your network usin g an Ethernet cable . 2. Allow appro ximately on e minute for th e Print Server to boot an d obtain an IP add ress . 3. Determine th e Print Server’s IP ad dress [...]

W eb Interface – Home P age After enterin g the IP ad dress o f the Prin t Server , you will see the scr een illustrated below . This page sh ows most critical confi gurati on inform ation for the Prin t Server . T o modify settings , choose a topi c from the m enu on th e left of the screen. W eb Interface – Login Scr een Clickin g on any m en[...]

WEB CONFIGURA TION W eb Interface – IP A ddress This men u allows the user to set a Stati c IP addr ess, or to set th e Print Server to obtain an IP add ress autom atically as a DHCP clien t. Although Belkin d esi gns th e Print Server to obtain an IP add ress autom atically , running the Wizard will chan ge th e IP addr ess to static . Static is[...]

WEB CONFIGURA TION W eb Interface – Channel and SSID This men u allows the user to pr ogram the wir eless settings . • “Enable Wireless N etworking” is on by d efault. Conn ecting the Prin t Server via an Eth ernet cable to th e network will automati cally disable wireless n etworkin g. • “SSID” is the wireless n ame o f your network.[...]

WEB CONFIGURA TION 16 W eb Interface – Encryption This men u allows you to activate your Print Server’s en cryption feature , which is determin ed by your existin g LAN encryption settin g. To set encrypti on for your Prin t Server choose th e matching settin g in the dialog bo x above . The followin g briefly e xplains th e various settings yo[...]

WEB CONFIGURA TION • 128-bit automati cally: Selecting this settin g will allow you to enter a pass phrase an d the Prin t Server will determine th e keys autom atically . ( W arning: Choosin g “ automatically” will g ener ate new k eys that may not fun ction with an existin g network. If your n etwork keys [in your router] ar e alread y set,[...]

WEB CONFIGURA TION 18 WEB Interface – Encryption (64-bit automatically) This men u allows the user to en ter keys for 64-bit en cryption. This mod e is ex actly like 64-bit man ually , (above) ex cept: • P ass Phrase: En tering a phrase h ere , for ex ample “Jack an d Jill went up the hill” will result in autom atic g enerati on of h ex key[...]

WEB CONFIGURA TION 19 WEB Interface – Encryption (128-bit manually) This men u allows the user to en ter keys for 128-bit en cryption. To set 128-bit encrypti on for your Prin t Server: • WEP Mod e: Select encrypti on mode fr om the d rop-d own menu. • WEP Key: En ter he x digits into all 13 fi elds consisten t with your existin g wireless n [...]

WEB CONFIGURA TION 20 WEB Interface – Encryption (128-bit automatically) This men u allows the user to en ter keys for 128-bit en cryption. This mod e is ex actly like 128-bit man ually , ex cept: • P ass Phrase: En tering a phrase h ere , for ex ample “Jack an d Jill went up the hill” will result in autom atic g enerati on of h ex keys . ([...]

21 W eb Interface – Site Surv ey This men u allows the user to see all wir eless networks in the ar ea and conn ect to one . WEB CONFIGURA TION 21 P74390-A_F1UP0001_man.qxd 11/25/03 4:06 PM Page 21[...]

22 WEB CONFIGURA TION W eb Interface – Print Serv er Configuration This men u allows the user to m odify the followin g param eters: • Print Server Nam e: This field i den tifies the Prin t Server by nam e, an d each Print Server has a unique n ame . Unique nam es are criti cal in a network with mor e than one Prin t Server . If the user wish e[...]

23 WEB CONFIGURA TION W eb Interface – Upgr ade Firmw are This men u allows the user to upgr ade the Prin t Server’s firmwar e . Before running this appli cation, d ownload the new firm ware fr om the Belkin website at www .belkin.com. Be careful to take n ote of the locati on of th e download ed file on your computer’s hard disk. After d own[...]

24 WEB CONFIGURA TION W eb Interface – Sy stem Settings (Changing P asswor d) The Prin t Server ships with NO pr eset password. If you wish to set a passwor d fo r greater security , be sure to choose a passwor d that you will remember , and make a note o f it. This utility will require you to en ter the n ew password twice . If you are enterin g[...]

25 If mor e than one Prin t Server is available on your network, and som e computers need to be able to prin t to mor e than one Print Server , you will n eed to in stall the in cluded Belkin P ort Monitor (a virtu al printer port) softwar e on your PC. The Belkin P ort Monitor can then be confi gured to select differen t Print Servers on your n et[...]

26 PRINTING TO MUL TIPLE PRINT SERVERS 3. In the “En ter New P ort” window , enter a unique n ame for th e port and cli ck “OK” . 4. Click “Close” on th e “Printer P orts” window . 5. On the “P orts” tab, select th e newly cr eated port; click “Confi gure P ort” . 6. On the n ext win dow (Belkin P ort 2: Properti es), click [...]

27 PRINTING TO MUL TIPLE PRINT SERVERS 7. On the “ Available Servers” win dow , select the Print Server to whi ch you want to prin t. 8. Click “OK” to close . In the “Belkin P ort 2: Properti es” window , the n ame o f the Prin t Server you selected will appear in the win dow . 9. Click “OK” to close . 10. Repeat these steps for eac[...]

28 BELKIN PORT MONITOR ADV ANCED MENU In most cases , the Belkin P ort Monitor (a virtual prin ter port) softwar e will be automati cally installed an d configured by th e Print Server Setup Wizar d. Som e advanced users m ay choose to m anually confi gure th e Belkin P ort Monitor softwar e . This can be achieved by using th e Belkin P ort Monitor[...]

29 BELKIN PORT MONITOR ADV ANCED MENU 3. The A dvanced M enu has fields to en ter the Prin t Server’s IP add ress and th e queue nam e and th e port number . Note: The port number field by def ault is 515. In most cases, the port number should not be changed. A dding a Second Belkin Port Monitor and Configuring It f or a Specific Print Server 1. [...]

30 BELKIN PORT MONITOR ADV ANCED MENU 30 2. Click “ Ad d Port” . A win dow sh owing the prin ter ports installed on th e PC will open. Select “Belkin P ort” and cli ck “New P ort” . 3. On the “N ew P ort” window , enter a unique n ame f or the port and cli ck “OK” . 4. Click “Close” on th e “Printer P orts” window . 5. O[...]

31 7. Ad d the Prin t Server’s IP add ress and th e queue nam e of th e printer you want to select f or the port. Th e queue name “lp1” will poin t the port to the prin ter connected to th e printer 1 USB port on th e Print Server . The queue nam e “lp2” will point th e port to the printer conn ected to the printer 2 U SB port on the Prin[...]

32 Sending Print Jobs to Printers Connected to the Print Serv er Using FTP 1. In Wind ows, select th e printer’s properti es. 2. Set the prin ter port to “File”, click “ Apply” . 32 USING THE PRINT SERVER FOR FTP PRINTING P74390-A_F1UP0001_man.qxd 11/25/03 4:06 PM Page 32[...]

33 33 USING THE PRINT SERVER FOR FTP PRINTING 3. Print th e docum ent using th e printer that you confi gured. A di alogue box will open promptin g you to nam e the print file . After namin g the file , click “OK” . A file will be saved to the user’s d efault Wind ows directory (typi cally “C:” or “C:Documen ts and Settin gs<user?[...]

34 USING THE PRINT SERVER FOR FTP PRINTING 5. At the prompt, type “ftp” f ollowed by the IP ad dress o f the Prin t Server; press th e “Enter” k ey to create an FTP connecti on with the Prin t Server . 6. When th e connecti on is made , the user will be prompted to en ter a user name and a passwor d. The user n ame f or the Prin t Server is[...]

35 TROUBLESHOOTING Cannot find Print Server If the Wizar d cannot fin d your Print Server even though it appears to be functi oning pr operly , the pr oblem may be that ther e is anoth er wireless n etwork in th e area an d the Print Server has associ ated with it. In this case , you can: • Try r epowering th e Print Server . This might allow it [...]

36 TROUBLESHOOTING Print Servers in Win dows XP or 2000, but n ot Windows 98. Ch eck the Belkin website for compatibility issues at: h ttp://web .belkin.com/support/F1UP0001. • If none o f the computers can access th e Print Server , then either: 1. The Prin t Server has not been confi gured correctly (in this case , rerun the Setup Wizar d); 2. [...]

37 TROUBLESHOOTING “Cannot communicate with printer” or “printer not found” err or message appears in Printer Driv er Status Monitor A gain, this m ay result fr om the printer bein g powered o ff or from an y of the issues men tion ed above. Ch eck that the prin ter is online , and mak e sure that it is not out o f paper or jammed . Some pr[...]

38 TECHNICAL SUPPORT Find techni cal support inform ation at support.belkin.com or www .belkin.com through th e tech support link. For updated inf ormation on tr oubleshootin g tips or for prin ter compatibility , use: h ttp://web .belkin.com/support/F1UP0001. Contact Belkin T echnical Support by phon e at 877-736-5771. P74390-A_F1UP0001_man.qxd 11[...]

39 INFORMA TION Caution: Exposure to Radio Fr equency Radiation. The r adiated output power of this d evice is far below th e FCC radio fr equency exposur e limits. N everth eless, the d evice shall be used in such m anner that the poten tial for h uman contact n orm al operation is minimized . When conn ecting an extern al antenna to th e device ,[...]

40 INFORMA TION Canada-Industry Canada (IC) The wir eless radio o f this device compli es with RSS 139 & RSS 210 Industry Can ada. This Class B digital compli es with Canadian I CES-003. Cet appareil n umérique de la classe B conform e á la norme NMB-003 d u Canada. Europe-Eur opean Union Notice Radio pr oducts with th e CE 0682 or CE alert m[...]

41 INFORMA TION Belkin Corporation Limited Lifetime Pr oduct W arranty Belkin Corporati on warrants this pr oduct again st defects in materi als and workman ship for its lifetime . If a defect is discover ed, Belkin will, at its option, r epair or replace the pr oduct at n o charg e provid ed it is returned d uring the warr anty period , with trans[...]

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