AirLive WP-201G User Manual
WP-201G
Wireless USB Print Server
User’s Manual
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Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help.
FCC Caution
This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided
instructions and a minimum 20 cm spacing must be provided between computer
mounted antenna and person’s body (excluding extremities of hands, wrist and
feet) during wireless modes of operation.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment.
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an
uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC
radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less
than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
R&TTE Compliance Statement
This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio
equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual
recognition of their conformity (R&TTE)
The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC
(Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment)
As of April 8, 2000.
Safety
This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who
install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of
electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment. All
guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at
all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment.
EU Countries Intended for Use
The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United
Kingdom.
The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member
states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
EU Countries Not intended for use
None.
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or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any
incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.
Further, this company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make
changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any
person of such revision or changes.
Contents
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................1
1.1 Product Introduction..........................................................................2
1.2 Product Package ..............................................................................3
1.3 Network Printing Architecture ...........................................................4
1.3.1 Print Server Network Functions..................................................... 5
1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients......................................... 5
1.3.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server........................... 8
1.4 Network Printing Environment ..........................................................9
1.5 Contents of the User’s Manual........................................................11
1.6 Firmware & Printing Function..........................................................12
2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..........................................................................13
3. WINDOWS PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK..........................................................14
3.1 System Architecture........................................................................15
3.2 Install Print Server windows utility...................................................16
3.3 Print Server Utilities ........................................................................21
3.3.1 Network Ports Quick Setup ......................................................... 22
3.3.2 Remote Ports (Utility).................................................................. 23
3.4 Windows Add Printer Procedure.....................................................26
4. WINDOWS NT/2000/2003 NETWORK.............................................................. 30
4.1 System Architecture........................................................................31
4.2 Windows NT/2000/2003 Server Installation and Setup...................32
4.3 User Installation and Setup.............................................................34
5. NETWARE NETWORK ..................................................................................... 35
5.1 System Architecture........................................................................36
5.2 NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x Installation & Setup.........................................38
5.2.1 Installation Using PCONSOLE ................................................... 38
6. UNIX SYSTEM NETWORK...............................................................................42
6.1 Introduction.....................................................................................43
6.2 Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Support............................................44
6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address .....................................................45
6.3.1 DHCP........................................................................................... 45
6.3.2 BOOTP ........................................................................................ 45
6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address......................................................48
6.5 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host ..................................49
7. CONFIGURATION UTILITY..............................................................................52
7.1 Introduction.....................................................................................53
7.2 Search for All Available Print Server...............................................55
7.3 Status of Print Server......................................................................56
7.4 Setup the Print Server.....................................................................58
7.5 General Configuration.....................................................................60
7.6 TCP/IP Configuration......................................................................61
7.7 Netware Print Server Configuration................................................63
7.8 AppleTalk Configuration..................................................................64
7.9 SNMP Configuration.......................................................................65
7.10 SMB Configuration..........................................................................66
7.11 System Configuration......................................................................67
7.12 Wireless Configuration....................................................................70
7.13 Wizard.............................................................................................81
7.14 Report.............................................................................................86
8. WEB MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................... 87
8.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................88
8.2 Login...............................................................................................89
8.3 Device Status..................................................................................90
8.3.1 System.......................................................................................... 90
8.3.2 Printer........................................................................................... 91
8.3.3 TCP/IP.......................................................................................... 92
8.3.4 SMB............................................................................................. 93
8.3.5 SNMP........................................................................................... 94
8.3.6 NetWare....................................................................................... 95
8.3.7 AppleTalk .................................................................................... 96
8.4 Setup Wizard..................................................................................97
8.4.1 System.......................................................................................... 97
8.4.1.1 Advanced Settings ..................................................................... 98
8.4.2 Wireless........................................................................................ 99
8.4.2.1 General Setting........................................................................... 99
8.4.2.2 Encryption................................................................................ 102
8.4.2.3 Site Survey............................................................................... 105
8.4.3 TCP/IP........................................................................................ 106
8.4.4 SMB........................................................................................... 107
8.4.5 SNMP......................................................................................... 108
8.4.6 NetWare..................................................................................... 109
8.4.7 AppleTalk .................................................................................. 110
8.4.8 Save Settings.............................................................................. 111
8.5 System Tools................................................................................112
8.5.1 Load Default .............................................................................. 112
8.5.2 Upgrade Firmware from Browser.............................................. 113
9. IPP PRINTING.................................................................................................. 114
9.1 Introduction.....................................................................................115
9.2 System Setup .................................................................................116
9.2.1 Print Server Side........................................................................ 116
9.2.2 Client Side.................................................................................. 116
10. WINDOWS XP SP2 SETUP ...........................................................................121
1. Introduction
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1.1 Product Introduction
Thank you for purchasing and using our print server. This
print server allows your printer to become a shared device
on the network. It offers printing flexibility and
manageability on your Local Area Network at an extremely
low cost and with an absolute minimum setup and
maintenance required.
This print server provides IEEE 802.11g/b wireless LAN
(up to 54Mbps data transfer rate), an Ethernet network port
(10/100Mbps Ethernet) and one USB 2.0 port for printer.
This print server supports IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, TCP/IP and
AppleTalk protocols. It is the best network printing
solutions for various common network operating systems
such as Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003, NetWare,
Unix/Linux and MAC OS, etc.
With the help of Installation Wizard, you can easily and
instantly complete the settings for the printing environment,
and start enjoying the fantastic features provided by the
print server.
In the following chapters, we will introduce in detail the
printing features, installation methods, and system
configuration for different network environments.
If you would like to set up and install print server quickly,
please refer to the Quick Installation Guide that comes
along with this print server.
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1.2 Product Package
This package contains the following components:
One Print Server
One Antenna
One Power Adapter
One Quick Installation Guide
One CD-ROM (Including all the software utilities, drivers
and User’s Manual)
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1.3 Network Printing Architecture
This section illustrates how print server functions and
operates on the network. Before you install and use print
server, it is strongly recommended that you read this
section completely, and select only the chapters you need
according to your network operating system by “Contents
of the User’s Manual” in next section.
This section will first introduce the role every component
plays in the network-printing environment.
Print Server
Client User
Network Server (optional)
Network Printing Environment
Print Server
Workstation
Client User
Unix Print Server
Windows 2000
Windows 98Windows NT
Network Server
NetWare Server
Windows NT Server
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1.3.1 Print Server Network Functions
Print Server
Unix Print Server
Windows 2000
Workstati on
Windows 98Windows NT
NetWare Server
Windows NT Server
Because print server supports IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, TCP/IP
and AppleTalk network protocols, any networked computer
can directly print to the print server from any of its
installed protocol.
1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients
Client User
Unix Print Server
Windows 98Windows NT
Windows 2000
Workstati on
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NetWare Server
Windows NT Server
Common operating systems for clients are classified as
following:
Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003
Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer
Printing) driver and utilities for Windows
95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 users. PTPP (Peer-to-Peer
Printing) supports TCP/IP protocol.
In the client installation procedure, after PTPP (Peer-toPeer Printing Driver) is installed into Windows, the system
will automatically (manual configuration is also allowed)
search all the print servers on the network, and then add
their printing ports into Windows’ printing port (see below).
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PTPP
Windows 98
P1
Print Server
MIS-2
P1
P2
Print Server
MIS-1
UNIX / Linux
UNIX (include HP/UX, SCO Unix, SunOS, Solaris,
Unixware DECUnix, IBM AIX and others) and Linux use
the system-standard LPR to print through print server.
MAC OS
P3
MAC OS can use the system-standard AppleTalk network
to print through print server.
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1.3.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server
Network Server
Unix Print Server
Windows 2000
Workstati on
Windows 98Windows NT
NetWare Server
Windows NT Server
Common network servers are classified as following:
Windows NT/2000/2003
Our print server system provides PTPP (Peer-to-Peer
Printing) driver and utilities for Windows NT/2000/2003.
After PTPP is installed, the server can directly print
through print server. Adding this printing function into
Windows NT/2000/2003 Server allows print queue, user
authority management, and many other advanced features to
be used.
NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x
In NetWare environment, print server offers various
printing modes like print queue, remote printer, etc.
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1.4 Network Printing Environment
Common network environment are classified as following:
Windows Peer-to-Peer Network
The client’s PTPP driver will use TCP/IP protocol to print
through print server.
Windows NT/2000/2003 Network
Network printing function will become available after
PTPP driver is installed into Windows NT/2000/2003.
Adding this printing function into Windows NT/2000/2003
Server allows print queue, user authority management, and
many other advanced features to be used.
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NetWare Network (see below)
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1.5 Contents of the User’s Manual
Chapter 2 explains print server’s hardware installation and
configuration. It is strongly recommended for you to read.
The following chapters introduce:
Chapter 3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network
Chapter 4. Windows NT/2000/2003 Server-Based Network
Chapter 5. NetWare Network
Chapter 6. UNIX System Network
You may select the appropriate chapters and sections to
read depending on your network printing’s requirement.
Chapter 7 and chapter 8 introduce print server’s
management and configuration utilities on Windows and
Web Browser’s environment respectively. You may select
the appropriate management utility according to the
administrator’s computer platform.
Chapter 9 introduces Print Server’s IPP Printing function
and setup procedure. The IPP Printing provides a
convenient way to print documents across the Internet by
the IPP protocol.
Chapter 10 introduces how to deal with the problem that if
you can’t find any print server listed on the “Available
Ports” in “Network Ports Quick Setup” in Windows XP SP2.
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1.6 Firmware & Printing Function
The print server provides a complete network printing
solution. The feature set is listed below:
PTPP (Peer-to-Peer-Printing)
TCP/IP (LPR)
IPP Printing
NetWare Bindery Printing
AppleTalk
SMB Printing
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2. Hardware Installation
Unpack the print server package and verify that all the
items listed in the section 1.2 are provided.
Connect the print server to the printer you want to share on
the network.
Connect the print server to your network by attached the
network cable to the UTP port of the print server.
Connect the power adapter to the print server. The print
server will perform the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) after it
is powered on. During the POST, the Status and Ready
LEDs will be on. When the LEDs are unlighted, the print
server is ready.
NOTE1: MUST use the power adapter shipped with the print
server, do NOT use any other power adapter from any sources.
NOTE2: To prevent the compatibility problem between print
server and a few printer, it is recommended that you power on
the print server before the printer.
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3. Windows Peer-to-Peer Network
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3.1 System Architecture
Print server supports Windows Peer-to-Peer network
printing mode, which is suitable for most medium and small
network environments. Through quick and simple
installation procedure, users can immediately enjoy the
convenience of network printing.
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3.2 Install Print Server windows utility
The Print Server windows utility can be performed on
Windows 95/98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 with the same
user interface. Before the installation, please verify that
your network protocol is installed on your PC (TCP/IP, IPX
and/or NetBEUI). It will be helpful in your installation
process.
1.Insert the CD shipped along with the print server into
your CD-ROM drive. The Autorun.exe program should be
executed automatically. If not, run Autorun.exe manually
from CD-ROM drive’s root directory.
Click “Driver and Utility” from the Auto-Run menu
2.
screen.
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The “Print Server Utilities” window will be displayed.
Click “Next”.
Click “Next” to install the utilities in the default folder or
click “Change” to specify the destination folder where you
would like to install the utilities.
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5.The system will start to install the utilities automatically.
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6.The Print Server windows utilities Installation procedure
is totally completed. and All network ports of the Print
Servers detected on the network will be added to your PC
automatically, click “Continue”
7.The Print Server windows utilities Installation procedure
is totally completed. Click “Finish”.
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3.3 Print Server Utilities
After Print Server Utilities for Administrator is completed, (choose all components
during installation procedure) , there will be four utilities in print server’s Program folder.
Network Ports Quick Setup – Add the network ports of
print servers within the network to your PC.
Print Server Configuration – Allows you to configure the
print server’s IP Address, network protocols and other
advanced functions. Please refer to Chapter 7 for the detail
instruction of the configuration.
Remote Ports – Add the network port of remote printer
server to your PC.
Uninstall – Assistant for removing all installed
administrator software.
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3.3.1 Network Ports Quick Setup
Network Ports Quick Setup Utility offers a very simple
method to add or remove print server’s printer port from
the client’s computer.
During the client’s installation procedure, the system will
automatically search for all print servers on the network,
and add them into the printer ports of the client’s computer
(see below).
If you have just installed another new print server in the
network, you must run this program first. This program will
search for new print servers and allow you to add the new
network printer port into client’s computer conveniently.
Perform the standard Add Printer procedure, then you can
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