Edimax Technology Co 9512080801 Users Manual

802.11g Wireless LAN MFP Server

User’s Manual

Version: 2.0

(December, 2007)

EDIMAX / PS-1208UWg, PS-1208MFg

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Federal Communication Commission

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.

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.

FCC Warning

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.

Radio Frequency Interference Requirements

This device is restricted to indoor use due to its operation in the 2.4 GHz frequency range. FCC requires this product to be used indoors in 2.4 GHz the frequency range to reduce the potential for harmful interference to co-channel Mobile Satellite systems.

RSS-210 Compliance Statement

The term “IC:” before the certification/registration number only signifies that Industry Canada technical specifications were met. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Transmitter Antenna

To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) is not more than that required for successful communication

This device has been designed to operate with an antenna having a maximum gain of 5dBi. Antenna having a higher gain is strictly prohibited per regulations of Industry Canada. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms.

IC Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with IC RSS-102 radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.

This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Country Code Setting Disable

Country Code selection feature to be disabled for products marketed to the US/CANADA.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numerique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Greece, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

EU Countries Not intended for use

None.

Regulatory Approvals for AC Adapter

Input:

Output:

Power Consumption:

Safety Standards: UL/CUL 60950-1

EMC:

AC 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz

DC 5V, 1.0A

300mW

FCC part 15 subpart B Class B

Safety Information

For your safety, be sure to read and follow all warning notices and instructions.

• Do not continue operating if you notice smoke or unusual odors or sounds. Continued operation may result in electric shock or fire. Immediately turn off power and remove the power adapter from the outlet, then contact your vendor.

• Do not disassemble or modify the product in any way (unless described in instructions). Doing so may cause injury or electric shock.

• Make sure you use the power adapter supplied with the MFP server. Use of a different power adapter could damage the MFP server.

• Do not handle plugs with wet hands. Doing so may result in electric shock.

• Do not use damaged power cords. Doing so may result in electric shock

and fire. Observe the following when handling power cords:

• Do not modify power cords.

• Do not place heavy objects on power cords.

• Do not sharply bend, twist, or pull on power cords.

• Do not route power cords near heating equipment.

• Do not attempt to repair the power adapter or cord. Contact your vendor to

order a new one.

• Handle power plugs with care. Improper handling may result in fire. Observe the following when handling power plugs:

• Do not plug in power plugs that are dusty or dirty.

• Firmly plug in power plugs all the way.

• Periodically remove power plugs from the outlet and clean the base of the

plug. If power plugs are left plugged into an outlet for long periods, dust may accumulate near the base, posing a risk of short-circuiting and fire.

• To ensure safety, always unplug power adapter from the outlet when the product will not be used for an extended period.

• Make sure to connect the cables to the correct ports.

• Place connecting cables carefully so that no one will step on them or

stumble over them.

• Avoid locations that are subject to rapid changes in heat or humidity, shocks or vibrations, or dust.

• Do not expose the device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids.

• Discontinue use if a foreign object or water or other liquid enters the

product. Continued use may result in electric shock and fire. Immediately remove the power adapter from the outlet and then contact your vendor.

Content s

1. Introduction......................................................................1

2. MFP server Modes ..........................................................2

3. Using Your All-in-one .......................................................4

3.1 Printing.............................................................................6

3.2 Scanning..........................................................................7

3.3 Reading Memory Cards................................................... 9

4. MFP Manager................................................................10

4.1 MFP Server List.............................................................10

4.2 My Favorite....................................................................13

4.3 Auto Connect List........................................................... 15

4.4 Quick Setup ...................................................................18

4.5 Option Settings ..............................................................20

4.5.1 General Setting .................................................................20

4.5.2 Search for MFP server......................................................21

5. Server Configuration......................................................22

5.1 Introduction....................................................................22

5.2 Search for All Available MFP server...............................23

5.3 Status of MFP server......................................................24

5.4 Set up the MFP server...................................................25

5.5 General Configuration....................................................26

5.6 TCP/IP Configuration.....................................................27

5.7 System Configuration ..................................................... 28

5.8 Wireless Configuration...................................................30

5.9 MFP server Management...............................................35

5.10 Report............................................................................36

6. Web Management .........................................................37

6.1 Introduction....................................................................37

6.2 Login..............................................................................38

6.3 Device Status................................................................. 39

6.3.1 System Status ...................................................................39

6.3.2 Printer Status.....................................................................40

6.3.3 TCP/IP Status....................................................................41

6.4 Setup Wizard .................................................................42

6.4.1 System ..............................................................................42

6.4.2 Wireless ............................................................................45

6.4.3 TCP/IP...............................................................................52

6.4.4 Save Settings....................................................................53

6.5 System Tools..................................................................54

6.5.1 Load Default......................................................................54

6.5.2 Upgrade Firmware.............................................................55

7. LPR Printing...................................................................56

8. RAW Printing.................................................................63

9. IPP Printing....................................................................70

9.1 Introduction....................................................................70

9.2 System Setup................................................................. 70

9.2.1 MFP server Side................................................................70

9.2.2 Client Side.........................................................................70

10.MFP server Installation in MAC OS...............................75

10.1 MAC 10.4.x.................................................................... 75

10.2 MAC 10.3.x.................................................................... 76

11.Troubleshooting.............................................................80

1. Introduction

This MFP server allows your all-in-one printer to become a shared device on the network. Unlike many MFP servers, it can communicate with your all-in-one printer as if it was connected directly to your computer. This allows all users to share print, scan, card reader and fax (if available) over the network. You can also monitor important information such as ink levels.

The MFP server provides IEEE 802.11g/b wireless LAN connectivity (up to 54Mbps data transfer rate), an Ethernet network port (10/100Mbps Ethernet), and one USB 2.0/1.1 port. The MFP server can be connected to your

802.11g/b wireless network or wired network.

2. MFP server Modes

This MFP server supports two modes: All-in-one MFP server Mode and MFP server Mode. Users can choose one of these modes to share all-in-one or printer functions through the MFP server.

All-in-one MFP server Mode:

The MFP server can communicate with an all-in-one printer as if it was connected directly to your computer. This enables users to connect to the all-in-one for sharing print, scan, card reader, and fax functions (if available). The supported OS in this mode is Windows 2000 SP4 and above, Windows XP SP1 and above, and Windows Vista 32 and Vista 64. The all-in-one MFP server mode doesn’t support Windows 98SE/ME/NT, Linux/Unix or MAC OS. For the detailed instructions, please refer to the following chapters.

Chapter 3: Using the all-in-one printer Chapter 4: MFP Manager

MFP server Mode:

The MFP server also supports LPR, IPP and RAW printing protocols, which enable users to share the print function from an all-in-one printer. The supported Operating Systems are Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista, and MAC OS 9.x and above. For detailed instructions, please refer to the following chapters.

Chapter 7: LPR Printing Chapter 8: RAW Printing Chapter 9: IPP Printing Chapter 10: MFP server Installation in MAC OS

3. Using Your All-in-one

After you have followed the install wizard to finish the all-in-one installation, you are able to start sharing print, scan, card reader, or fax functions.

To print a document, just follow the steps as usual.

To scan or read the memory card, please follow the steps below for using your all-in-one printer.

1. Click “Start” menu and select “MFP Server Utilities\MFP Manager” in “All

Programs”.

2. In the “MFP Manager”, select the all-in-one printer you would like to use.

3. Click the “Connect” button to connect to the all-in-one printer.

4. You are able to use the all-in-one printer for printing, scanning or reading

the memory card over the MFP server.

Tip: If you have finished using the all-in-one printer, please click “Disconnect”

to release it. Other users can’t use the all-in-one printer until it is released.

3.1 Printing

The all-in-one printer will be added to “Printers and Faxes” in Windows after the printer is installed. You can select the printer for printing a document by following the steps as usual.

Tip: If you have sent a print job to it while the all-in-one printer is connecting to

another user, you may be prompted that the device is not found or the document failed to print. Please resend the print job after the all-in-one printer is idle or not connected.

3.2 Scanning

The all-in-one printer provides a scan utility for users. You can scan pictures or documents through the utility. In Windows XP/Vista, you can also scan from the Windows XP/Vista scanning utility or use third party scanning utilities such as Photoshop, Photoimpact, Paint Shop Pro, etc.

An example: EPSON

CX-8400/9400 Series Utilities

Windows XP Scanning Utility

3.3 Reading Memory Cards

You can read the files from a memory card through the MFP server.

4. MFP Manager

4.1 MFP Server List

The “MFP Manager” can automatically find the MFP server in the network and show it in the MFP Server List. You can select an all-in-one printer and click “Connect” to use the printer as if you had directly connected the printer to your computer through a USB cable. The MFP manager also displays information about the connection status.

When you don’t want to use the all-in-one printer, please click “Disconnect” so that other users can use the device. If you forget to disconnect the all-in-one printer, the MFP server will be disconnected after five minutes automatically. You can configure the time period; please refer to the description in the following table.

If you unplug the USB cable or turn off the all-in-one printer, the device will not display in the list. After you reconnect the USB cable or turn on the all-in-one printer, you have to click the “Refresh” and “Connect” buttons in the “MFP Manager” to recover the connection.

MFP Server List

MFP Server List The “MFP Server List” will list all the MFP servers within

the network. You can find information about the MFP server including “MFP server Name”, “MAC ID”, “IP Address” and the device that is connected to the MFP server.

MFP Server/MFP Information

When you are clicking on the “MFP server” in the “MFP Server List”, you will see the “MFP server Description” and the “Idle Timeout” setting for the MFP server. MFP Server Description – It is a description that can help users to identify where or what the MFP server is.

Idle Timeout – From here, each user can know his/her auto release setting. To avoid occupying the all-in-one printer overtime, each user is recommended to enable the “Auto Release” setting at the bottom of the “MFP Manager” utility. It is used to automatically disconnect the connection after the all-in-one printer is idle for a specified period of time. By default, it is enabled to release the all-in-one printer five minutes.

When you are clicking on the “all-in-one printer” in the “MFP Server List”, you will see the information including “Status”, “Computer Name” and “Contact Information”.

Status – It displays the status of the all-in-one printer including Connected, Idle and Busy. When the status is “Connected”, it indicates that you are connecting the all-in-one printer. When the status is “Idle”, it indicates that the all-in-one printer is not being used. When the status is “Busy”, it indicates that another user is using the all-in-one printer to scan, print, etc.

MFP Server List

MFP Server/MFP Information

Computer Name – It display the computer name of the user who is connecting to the all-in-one printer.

Contact Information – When the current user has set his “Contact Information”, you can see it here. You can contact the current user to disconnect the all-in-one printer.

Refresh Refresh the “MFP Server List” immediately.

Connect Let the all-in-one printer be connected to your computer.

Disconnect Disconnect the selected all-in-one printer.

Add to My Favorite Add the MFP servers that you frequently use to “My

Favorite List”.

Auto Release when idle time is over xx minutes (5-255)

To avoid occupying the all-in-one printer overtime, you can set-up the auto release function. It is used to automatically disconnect the current connection after the all-in-one printer is idle for a specified period of time. By default, it is enabled to auto release the all-in-one printer after five minutes. You can set the time period longer; the maximum setting is 255 minutes.

4.2 My Favorite

You can add frequently use MFP server to “My Favorite” list. The MFP servers in the list will be added to the quick link list when you right click the MFP server icon in the system tray. Please refer to Section 4.4 to know more about the quick setup functions.

My Favorite List

My Favorite List The “My Favorite List” will list your favorite MFP servers.

MFP Server/MFP Information

Refresh Refresh the “MFP Server List” immediately.

Connect Let the all-in-one printer be connected to your computer.

You can find information about the MFP servers including “MFP server Name”, “MAC ID”, “IP Address” and the device that is connected to the MFP server.

The information listed here is the same as on the MFP Server List. Please refer to Section 4.1.

My Favorite List

Disconnect Disconnect the selected all-in-one printer.

Delete Delete the selected MFP server from the “My Favorite

List”.

Auto Release when idle time is over xx minutes (5-255)

4.3 Auto Connect List

To let the system occupy the MFP server automatically when you want to print a document you can add the all-in-one printer into your Auto Connect List. The system will send the printing jobs to the all-in-one printer when the MFP server is idle and not being connected.

After you have installed the all-in-one printer, the MFP server has enabled the settings automatically.

Tip: If you have sent a printing job to the all-in-one printer while it is

connecting to another user, you may be prompted that the device is not found or the document failed to print. Please follow the message to retry, and the printer will queue your printing job in your computer spooler. The MFP server will then print the job after the all-in-one printer is idle or disconnected.

To add the all-in-one printer to the Auto Connect List, please follow the steps below.

1. Click “Add” from the “Auto Connect List”.

2. The MFP servers within the network will be displayed in the following

screen. Select the MFP server you would like to add to the list.

3. Select the all-in-one printer that is connected to the selected MFP server.

Click “Ok”. Note that in some cases, new printing jobs cannot be printed because the all-in-one printer is already disconnected. This will cause unformatted messages to be printed out. “Keep connecting for 30 second(s) after printing has been finished (5-60)” is enabled by default. It will help to avoid this kind of situation.

4. The setup is finished.

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