Airlink APSUSB1 User Manual

Model # APSUSB1

Installation Guide

Section 1

Connecting the Print Server to your network

Warning: Do not plug the power cord to the Print Server until you have reached Step 4.

Step 1Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the RJ-45 port of the Print Server

and attach the other end of the cable to a hub/switch/router . See Fig. 1.1

Step 2 Make sure the printer is powered OFF, then connect one end of the USB cable

to the USB port of the Print Server and attach the other end of the cable to the USB
port of the printer.

Step 3 Turn ON the printer .
Step 4 Plug one end of the power cord into the Print Server and the other end into an

electrical outlet.

Fig. 1.1

Section 2

Configuring Client IP Address

Note: The default IP address of the Print Server is 192.168.1.254 with a subnet mask
of 255.255.255.0 The Print Server must be on the same subnet as your network in
order for you to print through the Print Se rver. Follow the steps below to access the
Print Server’s Web Configuration Utility. If your network ID is already using the 19 2.

168.1.x segment, ski p to Section 3, Accessing the Web Configuration Utility.

For Windows 2000/XP

Step 1 On one of the computers in your

network, right-click on M y Network Places
on your desktop and right-click on Local

Area Connection.

Step 2 Select Internet Protocol (T CP/IP)

and click Properties. See Fig. 2.1

Step 3 Write down your current network

settings including IP address, subnet
mask, and default gateway on a piece of

paper . You will need these information after
you have set up the print server in Section

3.

Step 4 Select Use the following IP ad-

dress and enter an IP address of 192.168.

1.x (where x is a number between 2 ~ 253

and is not currently assigned to any device
on your network).

Step 5 Enter 255.255.255.0 for the

Subnet mask.

Step 6 Enter the IP address of your De-

fault gateway. See Fig. 2.2

Step 7 Click OK and OK again.

Fig. 2.1

Step 8 Go to Section 3, Accessing the

Web Configuration Utility.

Fig. 2.2

For Windows 95/98/ME

Step 1 Go to Start, Settings, Control

Panel, and double-click the Network icon.

Step 2 Select T CP/IP and click

Properties. See Fig. 2.3

Step 3 Write down your current network

settings including IP Address and Subnet
M ask on a piece of paper. You will need

these information after you have set up the
print server in Section 3.

Step 4 Select Specify an IP address and

enter an IP address of 192.168.1.x (where
x is a number between 2 ~ 253 and is not
currently assigned to any device on your
network).

Step 5 Enter 255.255.255.0 for the

Subnet mask. See Fig. 2.4

Step 6 Click OK and OK again.
Step 7 Restart the computer if you are

prompted to do so.

Step 8 Go to Section 3, Accessing the

Web Configuration Utility.

Fig. 2.3

Fig. 2.4

Section 3

Accessing the Web Configuration Utility

Step 1 Open the web browser and type the

default IP address of the Print Server: 192.

168.1.254 See Fig. 3.1

Step 2 The Welcome screen will appear .

See Fig. 3.2

Fig. 3.1

Step 3 Click on Configuration. You may

rename the Print Server name and Port

name or leave them with the default.

Step 4 Write down on a piece of paper the

Port name you want to use. Be sure to

click Save when you are done editing the
names. See Fig. 3.3

Fig. 3.2

Fig 3.3

Step 5 Click on T CP/IP Protocol under

Configuration. See Fig. 3.4

Step 6 You can manually assign an IP ad-

dress and subnet mask to allow the Print
Server to be on the same subnet as your
network, or you can choose to obtain an IP
address automatically by RARP, BOOT P,
or DHCP.

Note: This Installation Guide uses the
default IP address as an example.

Step 7 Write down on a piece of paper the

IP address for the Print Server you want to

use. Be sure to click Save when you are
done configuring the settings.

Step 8 Close the web browser .
Step 9 If you have changed your

computer’s IP address in order to access
the web configuration utility, you can now
change the settings back to your original
settings.

Fig. 3.4

Section 4

Adding Printer

For Windows 2000/XP

Step 1 Go to Start, Settings, Printers.

(Printers and Faxes for XP) and select

Add Printer.

Step 2 Click Next at the Add Printer Wiz-

ard.

Step 3 Select Local Printer, uncheck the

Automatically detect and install my
Plug and Play printer check box, and

click Next. See Fig. 4.1

Fig. 4.1

Step 4 Select Create a new port. At the

drop-down menu, select Standard T CP/IP

Port and click Next. See Fig. 4.2

Step 5 Click Next at the Add Standard

T CP/IP Printer Port Wizard.

Step 6 Type in the IP address of the Print

Server and the port name you have written
down on the piece of paper in Section 3
and click Next. See Fig. 4.3

Fig. 4.2

Step 7 Select Custom then click on Set-

tings. See Fig. 4.4

Fig 4.3

Fig. 4.4

Step 8 Select LPR for the Protocol, enter

the Port Name in the Queue Name field,
and click OK. See Fig. 4.5

Step 9 Click Next.
Step 10 Click Finish.

Step 11 Select the manufacturer and

model of your printer and click Next.

Fig. 4.5

Note: If your printer is not on the list, click
Have Disk, insert the printer driver disk
that came with your printer , and click Next.

See Fig. 4.6

Step 12 If a driver for the printer is already

installed, select Keep existing driver and
click Next.

Step 13 Type in a name for your printer

and click Next. For Windows 2000, select
if you want to set this printer as the default
printer. See Fig. 4.7

Step 14 Select if you want to print a test

page and click Next.

Step 15 Click Finish.

Fig. 4.6

Fig. 4.7

For Windows 95/98/ME

Step 1 Go to Start, Settings, Control

Panel, and double-click on Network.

Step 2 Click Add.
Step 3 Select Client and click Add. See

Fig. 4.8

Step 4 Click Have Disk.
Step 5 Insert the provided CD into the CD-

ROM drive.

Step 6 Click Browse and browse to your

CD-ROM drive.

Step 7 Select the letter of your CD-ROM

drive, double-click on the lpr folder, select
lpr.inf, and click OK. See Fig. 4.9

Fig. 4.8

Step 8 Click OK to accept the location of

the LPR file. See Fig. 4.10

Step 9 Click OK.

Step 10 Select LPR for T CP/IP Printing

and click Properties. See Fig. 4.11

Step 11 Click Add Port.

Fig. 4.9

Fig. 4.10

Fig. 4.11

Step 12 Type in the IP address of the

Print Server and the port name you have
written down on the piece of paper in Sec­tion 3 and click OK. See Fig. 4.12

Step 13 The IP address and the port

name will be displayed in the port list.
Click OK.

Step 14 Click OK.

Note: Windows 98 may prompt you for the
Windows 98 CD-ROM. Insert the Windows
98 CD, and type in D:\Win98 (where D is
the letter of your CD-ROM drive) and click
OK. See Fig. 4.13

Restart the computer if you are prompted
to do so.

Fig. 4.12

Step 15 After your computer is restarted,

go to Start, Settings, Printers, Add
Printer.

Step 16 Click Next at the Add Printer

Wizard.

Step 17 Select Network Printer and click

Next.

Step 18 Click Browse.
Step 19 Browse to the Printer Port, high-

light it, and click OK. See Fig. 4.14

Step 20 Verify the Network path is

correct, select if you print from MS-DOS­based programs, and click Next.

Fig. 4.13

Fig. 4.14

Step 21Select the manufacturer and model

of your printer and click Next.

Note: If your printer is not on the list, click

Have Disk, insert the printer driver disk
that came with your printer , and click Next.

See Fig. 4.15

Step 22 If a driver for the printer is already

installed, select Keep existing driver and
click Next. See Fig. 4.16

Fig. 4.15

Step 23 Type in a name for your printer ,

select if you want to set it as the default
printer , and click Finish. See Fig. 4.17

Fig. 4.16

Fig. 4.17

Section 5

Using the Web Configuration Utility

You can use the Web Configuration Utility to configure the settings for your
Print Server . There are four sections to choose from: Management, Configu-

ration, Tools, and Help.
Note: As an option, you can also use the Print Server Admin utility (PS Admin) in-

cluded in the provided CD to manage your Print Server . Please refer to the User’s
Manual in the CD for installation and operation procedures for the PS Admin.

Step 1 Open the web browser and type in

the IP address of the Print Server .

Step 2 On the Welcome screen select the

section you want to view.

Ma nagement

System Status: displays general informa­tion about the Print Server. See Fig. 5.1

Server Name
Model
Hardware Version
Firmware Version
MAC Address
IP Address
Up Ti me

Click Refresh to obtain the latest
information.

Printer Status: displays general informa­tion about the Printer. See Fig. 5.2

Printer Name
Printer Status

Fig. 5.1

Click Refresh to obtain the latest
information.

Fig. 5.2

Configuration

Server Device: Configures the Print
Server properties. See Fig. 5.3

Server Name: Assign a name to the Print
Server or keep the default.

Location: (optional) Indicate where the
Print Server is located.

Admin Contact: (optional) Indicate the
administrator for the Print Server.

Password: Password for accessing the
Print Server.

USB Port Name: Assign a name for the
USB Port.

Description: (optional) Brief descri ption
for the USB port.

PJL Printer: This feature supports
Hewlett-Packard PJL (Printer Job
Language) standard for bi-directional
printing.

Fig. 5.3

Click Save to update any changes you
have made.

T CP/IP Protocol: Configures the TCP/IP
properties of the Print Server. See Fig. 5.4

IP Address: Assign an IP address to the
Print Server or keep the default.

Subnet M ask: Assign a subnet mask to
the Print Server or keep the default.

Default Gateway: Enter the IP address of
the Default Gateway of your network.

IP Assignment: Choose either to manually
assign an IP address to the Print Server , or
automatically obtain an IP address by
RARP, BOOT P, or DHCP.

Click Save to update any changes you
have made.

Fig. 5.4

NetBEUI Protocol: Configures the set­tings for NetBEUI printing. See Fig. 5.5

Workgroup: Enter the name of your
workgroup

M aximum Connected Stations: Set the
maxi mum number of stations that are al­lowed to connect to the print server at the
same ti me.

M aximum Number of Sessions: Set the
maxi mum number of print sessions that are
allowed to print at one ti me.

Click Save to update any changes you
have made.

AppleTal k Protocol: Configures the set­tings for AppleTalk printing. See Fig. 5.6

Fig. 5.5

AppleTal k Zone: Enter the name of your
zone.

Printer Type: Enter your printer type
PostScript Level: Select the postscri pt

level
Font Group: Select the font group

Click Save to update any changes you
have made.

Tools

Print Test: Prints an ASCII test page from
the Print Server to the printer . Your USB
printer must support Native DOS mode
printing. Click Test to print the test page.

See Fig. 5.7

Fig. 5.6

Fig. 5.7

Reset: Restart the Print Server . Click Yes
to restart the Print Server. See Fig. 5.7

Factory Reset: Reset all settings to fac­tory default and restart the Print Server .
The IP address of the Print Server will
return to the factory default of 192.168.1.
254 Click Yes to Factory Reset and restart
the Print Server. See Fig. 5.8

Fig. 5.7

Help

About: Displays the version number of the
Print Server: See Fig. 5.9

Fig. 5.8

Fig. 5.9

Section 6

Product Specifications

Printer Connection

Printer Interface: One USB Port (ver 1.1)

Network Connection

Network Interface: RJ-45 connector for 10Base-T or 100Base-TX shielded
Network Standards: IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ethernet, IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX

Fast Ethernet
Network Data Transfer Rate: 10/100 Mbps

Network Protocols

Ethernet Frame Types: 802.2, 802.3, Ethernet II, SNAP (auto-switching)
Transport Protocols: TCP/IP, NetBEUI, AppleTalk
T CP/IP Protocols Supported: BOOTP, SNMP, Telnet, TFTP, FTP, LPD, RARP,

DHCP

Ma nagement and Diagnostics

Standard: SNMP
M IBs: MIB-II (RFC 1213)
Diagnostic LED Indicators: PW, LAN, USB

Environmental a nd Physical

Power Supply: External power supply providing 5VDC input
Operating Temperature: 0 degree C to 50 degree C (32 to 122 F)
Storage Temperature: -25 degree C to 55 degree C (-13 to 131 F)
Humidity: 5% to 95%, non-condensing
Emissions: FCC Class B, CE Class B

Section 7

Technical Support

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