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iii Contents INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Wireless Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Windows System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Macintos h System Requ iremen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

iv CONFIGURING WIRELE SS PRINTING FOR MACINTOS H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Preparing to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 If Your Macintosh Has an AirPor t Wireless Adapter . . . . . . . . 31 If Your Macintosh Has a Non-AirPort Wireless Adapter . . . . . 32 Insta lling [...]

1 Introduction The E psonN et 802 .11b W ireless P rint S erver lets you print fr om any computer in yo ur existing networ k without additional wiring. E ven without a network, you c an print from a wireless-equipped Windows ® PC or lap top, Macintosh, ® App le ® iB ook, ™ or P ow erBo ok, ® from di stances up to 120 feet. The print server is[...]

2 Wireless Networking The E psonNet 802 .11b Wireless P r int Se r ver is designed for u se in a small office , home, or school n etwork. On a wi red netw ork li ke the one illustrat ed below , the computers and other equipment share information and Internet access thr o ugh a series o f cables. With a wi reless network, you share information betwe[...]

3 The illu strati on bel ow shows a wireles s network that uses an access point. If y ou don ’ t have a n acce ss point, y ou can sti ll print fr om any de sktop comput er or laptop t hat has a wir eless ad ap ter . I n the illu strati on b elo w , bot h wireles s-equi pped co mputers c ommunic ate dire ctly wi th the pri nt se rver . Befor e you[...]

4 Windows System Requirements F or printing wi th the E psonN et 802.11b W ireless P rint Server , make sure each compute r meets the following requiremen ts: ■ A M icrosof t ® Windo ws compatibl e PC or laptop with a P entium ® proc essor or late r , 200 M Hz or faster r ecommend ed ■ Windo ws 95, Windo ws 98, Windo ws Me, W indows NT ® 4.0[...]

5 Macintosh System Requirements F or printing wi th the E psonN et 802.11b W ireless P rint Server , make sure each Macintosh meets the f ollowing requirements: ■ An Apple iBook, iMac, ™ P owerB ook G3 or G4, P ower M ac G4 C ube, or P owe r Mac G3 or G4 ■ Mac ® OS 8.6 t hrough 9.2 (M ac OS 9.2 recommended) If you are using Mac OS X , check [...]

6 Where To Get Information U se thi s booklet to set up and configure your E PSON printer and E psonNet 802.11b W ireless P rint Server . Please follow the se guidelines : Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. N otes contain import ant information about your print server . F or additional information, check the follo wing: ?[...]

7 Setting Up Your Print Server This chapter descri bes how t o unp a ck and set up your print server . Y ou can l ocate the printer and pr int se rver anywhere in your home o r offi ce. Ho weve r , keep in mind that w alls and ceiling s will weaken th e signa l between your print server , computer(s), and acces s point, and that the print server mu[...]

8 Unpacking the Print Server T ake e verythi ng out of the box and make s ure you have the items shown below . You wil l also need a parallel cabl e to connect th e print serve r to your printe r. Make sure you r cable follow s the specificat ions li sted on page 4. Checking the Printer Before you connect the print ser ver , pri nt a test page to m[...]

9 Connecting the Print Server After you have verified that the pr inter is working cor rectly , you ’ re ready to conne ct the print server . 1. P ress the P power button to turn off your printer . 2. Slide the print ser ver into the base and press firmly to attach it. 3. Make sure you have a parallel cable (not included with the print server). C[...]

10 5. Connect the powe r supply to the print ser ver . 6. Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet. Both the green and yellow lights come on for a moment and then go out. 7. P ress the P po wer button on the pr inter to turn it on. 8. T o test the conne ction between the print ser ver and printe r , press the tes t button for one se cond and r[...]

11 Configuring Wireless Printing for Windows This chapter explains how to i nstall the software and s et up the Ep sonNet 802.11b W ireless P rint Server for p rinting with Windo ws. Once the print s erver is co nfigured, you can set up the network port for wir eless printi ng on other compu t ers i n your netw ork. Bef o re y ou start, mak e sure [...]

12 Preparing to Install Configuring the p rint ser ver is the process of setting it up to work with your network. Thi s proces s begins i mmediatel y after you instal l the soft ware, so it’ s imp ortant to make s ure your print ser ver and pr inter are s et up befo re you start installing. Y ou also need to c he ck that your wir eless network ad[...]

13 Checking Your Netwo rk Befor e you begin the ins tallation process, do the follo wing: ■ F ollow the instruc t ions starting on page 9 to set up the print ser ver , connect it to your prin ter , and tes t the connection. ■ M ake sur e the w i re less mode for your c omputer is set to Infras tru cture if you are connecting to the printer thro[...]

14 Installing the EpsonNet Wireless Utilities Before you i nstall the utilit ies, ma ke sure you c heck your network se ttings, as described on pa ge 13. 1. Insert the print server CD-R OM in your dr ive. Y ou see the EpsonN et Ins tallation P rogram : If the Installation P rogram does n ’ t open automatically , go to My Computer an d double-cli [...]

15 4. Click Ne x t . Y ou see th e licen se agr eement . 5. Read the license agreement, and c lick Ye s . 6. F ollo w the instruc t ions on the scre en and click Ne x t . Y ou see this window: 7. Check XA dmin32 if you want to install it. Then see the XAdmin32 on- scr een help fo r configurat ion instruct ions. 8. Click Next to inst all the progr a[...]

16 Configuring the P r int Server After the softwar e is ins talled, you ’ re ready to establish a connection to the print ser ver a nd configure it f or your wi reless network. 1. When you see the Wir eless Server Search windo w , click START. WP-A dmin pick s up the signal f rom the pri nt server and di splays server informat ion like th e foll[...]

17 Y ou see the f ollowing: If yo u see the mess age Wirele ss Communic ation Failed , click OK, then click CONFI GURE agai n. If you c ontinue to see this messag e, m ove th e print serve r clos er to your c omput er an d access point, if you have one . Also, move it away from large meta l objects a nd devices such as co rdless phon es or micr owa[...]

18 For desc riptions of all the settings on the Wi reless Server Conf igur atio n scre en, see Ap pendi x A. 5. F or Boot M ethod, se lect ST ATIC . 6. D o one of the f ollowi ng: ■ If your network does not s upport DHCP ( 192.0.0 .192 appears in the IP Ad dress box), enter an IP add ress that conforms to the IP addr essing sc heme for y our netw[...]

19 8. Make any other changes you want and click OK . F or example, you might want to change the Server N am e to something that is easy to remember , or enter a password to limit access to the Configuration screen. 9. Continue with the instr uctions in the next section to compl ete the configuration and installation. Completin g the Installation Af[...]

20 Y ou see the EpsonNet I nst allation Program again: 3. D o one of the f ollowi ng: ■ If you ’ re running W indows M e, 98, or 95, double-click Install EpsonNet Direct Print Utility and foll ow the instru ctions o n the scr e en to install the so ftwar e and restart y our computer . ■ If you ’ re using a di fferent version of Wi ndows, cl[...]

21 Setting Up Additi onal Computers After you confi gure the print ser ver , you n eed to set up a net work por t on all the computers that wil l print over the wireless network. F irs t, do the following : 1. M ake sure y ou have i nstalled the printer dr iver and uti lity softwar e. Se e the Start Here sheet that came with y o ur printer for inst[...]

22 Setting Up a Network Port on Windows XP o r 2000 The process of se tting up a netw ork port is s i milar on Windo ws XP and Windows 2000. Alth ough t his secti on shows Windows XP , you ’ll se e simil ar screens in Windows 2000. Make sure yo u are logged in to the computer as an administrator . Befor e you begin, run W P-Admin and note the IP [...]

23 5. Click Ne x t . Y ou see a window l ike the fo llowing: 6. In the Printer Name or I P Address box, enter the print ser ver’ s name or IP address and cli ck N ext . 7. F ollow the instruc tions on the screen to complete the wizar d. 8. Click Cl ose to close the Printer P orts window , the n click Apply on the P roper ties window . 9. T o test[...]

24 Setting Up a Network Port on Windows Me, 98, or 95 Befor e you begin, run W P-Admin and note the IP addres s of your print ser ver . Make sure the printe r drive r is insta lled, and the wire less adap ter (or network adapter) is configur ed and working correctly . Y ou need to insta ll the EpsonNet Direct Print U til ity for wireless printing o[...]

25 4. Righ t-click yo ur printer icon, and the n click Properties . Y ou see the P roperties window . Click the Detail s tab to display a window like the following : 5. Click Add Port o n the Details tab. Y ou see the Add P ort window: 6. Make sur e Ne two rk is selected, then click Browse . Click Add Port Click Brow se ZLUHOHVVVHUYHUERRN3[...]

26 Y ou see the Browse for Printer win dow: . 7. Click the + next to Entire Network , then c lick the + next to Epson_lpr and sele ct your print e r . (M ake sur e the IP addres s matches y our pr int ser ver ’ s IP address.) 8. Click OK , then click OK again. Click Apply on the Details tab. 9. T o test the connection, c lick the General tab a nd[...]

27 Setting Up a Network Port on Windows NT 4.0 Ma ke sure you have M i cros oft T CP/IP P rinting ins talled on the computer before you begin. Run WP-Ad min and no te the I P addr ess and se r ver n ame of your print ser ver . Make sure the pri nter dr iver i s insta lled, and the wirel ess adapter (or network adapter) in the computer is configured[...]

28 6. Click Cl ose to close t he P rinter P orts win dow . 7. Click OK to close the P roper ties wi ndow . 8. Righ t-click yo ur printer icon in t he P rinters w indow an d click Properties . 9. T o test the connection, sel ect the General tab and click Print Test Pa ge . If th e test p age prints, cl ick OK to close the Properties window . If it f[...]

29 Configuring Wireless Printing for Macintosh This chapter explains how to i nstall the software and s et up the Ep sonNet 802.11b W ireless P rint Server fo r printing on a Ma cintosh. Once the print s erver is co nfigured, you sel e ct and use yo ur EPSON pr inter from any Maci ntosh in y our networ k. Bef o re y ou start, mak e sure yo ur print[...]

30 Preparing to Install Configuring the p rint ser ver is the process of setting it up to work with your network. Thi s proces s begins i mmediatel y after you instal l the soft ware, so it’ s imp ortant to make s ure your print ser ver and pr inter are s et up befo re you start inst alling. Y ou also need to ch eck that you r AirP ort or other w[...]

31 If Your Macin tosh Has an AirP ort Wireless Adapter ■ Mak e s ure AirP ort is enabled in the A ppleT alk Control P anel. If your Maci ntosh and AirP ort Base Station or access point are connected over an existing Ethernet network, selec t Ether ne t in the AppleT alk Cont rol Pa n e l . ■ Mak e s ure that both A p pleT alk and T CP/IP are en[...]

32 If Your Maci ntosh Has a Non- AirPort Wireles s Adapter ■ M ake sur e your M acintosh c omputer ’ s wir eless mode is set corr ectly . Set it to Infrastructure if you are connecting through an acc e ss point, or 802.11b Ad Hoc if you are connecting without an access point. If your adapter does not include an 802.1 1b Ad Hoc option, set the w[...]

33 Installing the EpsonN et Wireless Print Server 1. Insert the prin ter CD-R OM in your drive. 2. D o uble -click the Utility Inst aller icon . You may s ee a message that you have an older vers ion of the Java Runti me Environment on yo ur Macintosh. Click OK to install the newer v ersion. When you’ re done installin g the Java Runtim e Environ[...]

34 Configuring the P r int Server After the softwar e is ins talled, you ’ re ready to establish a connection to the print ser ver a nd configure it f or your wi reless network. 1. When you see the Wir eless Server Search windo w , click START . W ait unt i l yo u see server info rmation l i ke th e follo wing ( you should not have to wai t more [...]

35 If you see the m essage Wirele ss Communica tion Failed, clic k OK, then cl ick CONFIGU RE again. If yo u continue to see this mess age, move t he pr int se rver cl oser to yo ur com pute r and access point, if y ou have one. Also , move it away from large metal o bjects and de vices such as cordless phones or m icrow ave ovens . 4. Click OK o n[...]

36 This pas sword does no t affect acce ss to your Air Port network. To enabl e password prot ection on yo ur network, see p age 44. 6. Make any other changes you want and click OK . Y ou se e the Wireless Server Search window again: 7. Click QUI T. 8. Open the Chooser f rom the Apple menu. 9. Clic k your pr inter icon , then click the EPSON printe[...]

37 Setting Up Additi onal Macintosh Computers Once the print ser ver is co nfigured on your wirele ss netwo rk, you ca n install the driver and selec t the printer on eac h Macintosh. Then make sure all your comp uters are se t up for yo ur wirele ss networ k. 1. M ake sure y ou have i nstalled the printer dr iver and uti lity softwar e. Se e the S[...]

38 If Your Maci ntosh Has a Non- AirPort Wireles s Adapter ■ M ake sur e your M acintosh c omputer ’ s wir eless mode is set corr ectly . Set it to Infrastructure if you are connecting through an acc e ss point, or 802.11b Ad Hoc if you are connecting without an access point. If your adapter does not include an 802.1 1b Ad Hoc option, set the w[...]

39 Solving Wireless Printing Problems This chapter give s you inf ormation on solving pr oblems wi th print server setup and wireless pr inting. If you nee d to clean or align the print h ead, follow the instructions in Printer Bas i cs to run the appropriate u tilities. These programs work on your w ireless network th e same as they do when the pr[...]

40 Problem s and Solu tions Here are some troubleshooting t ips if you are having trouble setting up your print server or printi ng ov e r your w i reless networ k. When you start WP-Admin, you see a message t hat Javaw.exe wa s not found. Y ou must have t he J ava Runtime Env ironment instal led on your co mputer to run WP-Admin. Uninstall the pri[...]

41 ■ Ho l d down the test button on the back of the print ser ver for at least f ive seconds to reset the pri nt server to its factor y defaults. The print s erver’ s green and yello w lights come on briefly when it resets. If you’ve already co nfigured the print server, yo u need to run WP- Admi n aga in to re confi gur e it. ■ T ry restar[...]

42 ■ If you ’ ve set the Boot Method in WP-Admin t o AUTO or DHCP and unplugged the pri nt serve r , DHCP may have assigned anoth er IP address to the print s erver . T o che ck the IP address, press the te st button on the print se rver f or one second to print a status sheet . Then make sure the IP address for your computer is on the same net[...]

43 ■ Make sure you ’ re connec ting to the correct pri nt ser ver . Chec k the MAC address on the back of the print server agai nst the MAC ad dress that appears in the WP-Admi n Wire less Server S earch windo w . ■ Check the printe r ’ s li ghts to see if there is a problem with the pri nter . See Pr i n t e r Basics for deta ils. You are [...]

44 You wa nt to use a password on your AirPor t network. Because AirP ort uses p asswords that do not follow the standard for WEP encr yption, you need to change your network pas sword to a hexadecimal value. F o llow these steps : 1. Create a compute r-to-c omputer network wi thout passw ord protection on the Macintosh that you use to c onfigure t[...]

45 6. T o use the printer in computer-to-c omputer mode, do the follo wing: ■ Cr eate a c omputer -to-com puter net work. ■ When prompted, enter as your password the hexadecimal value you entered in the 64B it Key 1 box on the W ireless Server Configuratio n screen. This value mus t be preceded by the number zero (0) and lowercase letter x . F [...]

46 Uninst alling the Soft ware Y ou may need to uninstal l and then reinstall the softwar e for your printer . F or example, this might be necessary if you upg rade your computer operating sys tem. Windows 1. Click Start > Settin gs > Control Panel (for Windows XP , click Star t > Control Pa nel ). 2. D ouble-click Add/Remove Programs (or [...]

47 Where To Get Help If you need help with your prin t serve r , see th e contact infor mation below . EPSON provides t echn ical as sista nce 24 hour s a day t hrough the Internet: ■ Y ou can re ach EPSON S upport at http ://suppor t.epson.c om . At this site, y ou ca n downlo ad driv ers and other files, look at product documentation, access tr[...]

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49 Appendix A: Configuration Settings The W i reless S er ver Config uration screen includes both fi e lds that display information and fields that al low y ou to modify print server settings. Since most of the setti ngs are configured automatically based on your existing network, you don ’ t need to change th ese settings for the typical wirel e[...]

50 Firmware R evision Indicates the version of the software embed ded in the pr int ser ver . Th is field cannot be changed. IP Address Ad dress use d to identify a node on a netw ork support ing the T CP/IP proto col. The format f or IP (Inter net P rotoco l) addresses is a set of f our bytes or se gments, sepa rated by pe riods. E ach byte can ha[...]

51 Subnet Mask Set the subnet mask of your print ser ver to the correct setting for your network. This s etting will be 255.255.25 5.0 for mo st networks in the home or smal l offic e. Boot Method M eth od the print ser ver uses to obtain an IP address. F or most net works, change this setting to STATIC , which prevents the IP address from changing[...]

52 Data Rate Indicates the throughput spe ed in Mbps of th e wireless Ethernet connect ion (1, 2, 5.5, o r 11). The print server wi ll automatically negotiate to the highest possib le rate . SSID N ame that identifies your wi reless network. When you conf igure the print server in WP-Admin, it au t omatically d et ects the SSID (S er vice Set Ident[...]

53 WEP Key Disables o r enables WEP (Wired Equi valent Privacy), wh ich provides a level of security for your network. T o co mmunicate, all node s on your network must be WEP-enabled and must u se the same WEP key . See the documentatio n for your wirel ess adapter or access po int for more information abo ut WEP . If you have an Ai rP ort network[...]

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55 Appendix B: Specifications and Notices Print Server Specifications Printer Connection Parallel (IE EE-1284 ) Serial (9 pin; factory diagnos tics only) Operating Systems Windows 95/98 /Me/NT 4/2000/XP NetWare (2 through 5 with NDS) Mac OS 7 thro ugh 9.x Dimensions Wid th: 6 inches (15.2 cm) Depth: 1.25 inches (3.2 cm) Heig ht: 4.25 inches (10.8 c[...]

56 Sensitiv ity (typ, AWGN, 8 E-2 PER) : –91 dBm at 1 M bps –88 dBm at 2 M bps –87 dBm at 5.5 Mbps –84dBm at 11 Mbps Protocols ■ T CP/IP (lpd or ra w TCP port) ■ IPP (Internet P rinting Protocol) ■ IPX/SPX ■ Direc t Mode IPX /IP ■ Ne t B E U I ■ N etBIOS/IP ■ App leT a lk Management ■ WP- Admin: utili ty for eas y config ura[...]

57 Epson Am erica, In c. Limited Wa rranty What Is Co v ered: Epso n America, Inc. (“Epson”) warrants to the first r etail purchase r that the p rint server (the “P roduct”) covered by this l i mited warranty statemen t, if purchased and used in the United Stat es o r Canada, conforms to the ma nufacturer’s speci ficatio ns and will be fr[...]

58 products, or service other tha n by an Epson Author i zed Servicer. If a claim ed defect cannot be identi fi ed or reproduced, you w ill be held responsibl e for the costs incur red. THE WARRANTY AND REMEDY PROVIDED ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIV E AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXP RESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES [...]

59 FCC Compliance Statement For Un ited State s Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital device, p ursuant to Part 15 o f the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provi de reas onabl e prote ction a gain st harm ful int erfere nce in a r esid ential installatio n. This equipment generates, u[...]

60 Declaration of Conformity Accordi ng to 47CFR, Part 2 and 15 for Cl ass B Person al Computers and Peripherals ; and/or CPU Boards and P ower Supplies used wi th Class B Pers onal Computers: We: EPSON AMERICA, INC. Located at: MS: 3- 13 3840 K i lroy Airpo rt Way Long Beach, CA 9 0806 Telep hon e: (5 62) 2 90-5 254 Declare under so le responsibil[...]

61 Index Numerics 128 Bi t/ 64 Bit WEP Key setting, 53 802.11b Ad Hoc mode, 21, 32, 38 , 52 A Access point proble ms conn ectin g, 40 to 42 signal st rength, 13, 32, 38 supported, 4, 5 Acces sori es, o rderi ng, 4 7 Ad hoc mo de definiti on, 3 usin g in Windows, 13 usin g on Macintosh, 31, 37 Adapte rs, s uppor ted, 4 , 5 AirPort base stat i on sig[...]

62 F Firmwar e d ownload s, 56 Firmware Revision setting, 5 0 G Gateway setting, 51 H Help , E PSO N, 47 I Infrastr ucture mode definition, 3, 52 usin g in Windows, 13, 21 usin g on Mac intosh, 31, 32 , 37 Ink ca rtridg es, or deri ng, 47 Installing Macintosh softwa re, 33 to 38 Windows softwa re, 14 to 20, 24 WP-A dmin, 14 to 15 , 33 IP Address se[...]

63 speci ficat ions, 55 to 56 status l i ghts, 10 , 40 test but ton, 10, 39 Pri nter connecting to print server, 9 to 10 lights , 8, 39 locati on, 7, 41, 43 maint enan ce, 39 ROM vers ion, 8 supported mode ls, 1 test page, 8 , 39 Probl ems comm unicat ion e rror , 4 3 connecti ng to print server, 40 to 42 Java Runt i me Envir o nment, 40 no sig nal[...]

64 Wir eless Mod e set tin g, 52 Workgroup settin g, 50 WP-Admin config urat ion sett ings, 49 to 53 conf igurin g, 17 to 19, 34 to 36 connecting with print server, 16 to 17 , 33 to 34 install ing, 14 to 15, 33 password, 1 7, 35, 49 startin g, 20, 36 uninsta lling, 46 X XAdmin 32, 12, 56 ZLUHOHVVVHUYHUERRN3DJH)ULGD0D[...]