HP 2101nw User Manual

HP 2101nw Wireless G USB Print Server

User Guide

Hewlett-Packard Company notices

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

1Welcome

Contents of the package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Lights and ports of the print server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 Set up your print server

Attach to an existing wireless network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Install the print server software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Install the printer software and connect to the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Install the print server software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Install the printer software and connect to the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Connect to the printer using Connection Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Attach directly to computer with no existing network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Install the print server software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Install the printer software and connect to the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Install the print server software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Install the printer software and connect to the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Contents

3 Using the Print Server

Use the Connection Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Access the Connection Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connection Manager icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Cancel a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Change printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Restart the Connection Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Use Advanced Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4Troubleshooting

Cannot detect print server during installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Can print from most software applications, but the HP software (HP Director or HP Solution Center) does

not seem to work (cannot scan or read memory cards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Installation completed but still cannot print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

5 Technical information

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Environmental product stewardship program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Protecting the environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Material safety data sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Hardware recycling program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Limited warranty statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Regulatory information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Households in the European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Regulatory model identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

FCC statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Notice to users in Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Notice to users in Argentina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Notice to users in Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Notice to users in Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Notice to users in Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Notice to users in Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Notice to users in Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Notice to users in Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Notice to users in Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Notice to users in South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Notice to users in the U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Notice to users in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

European Union Regulatory Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Notice to users in Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Notice to users in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4Contents

1Welcome

Congratulations on the purchase of your Wireless G USB Print Server. The Print Server was designed to provide a simple and efficient wireless solution for connecting to your HP printer or all-in-one. With supported HP printers, you can print using the print server and with All-in-One devices you can print, scan, and fax (if your device has fax capability).

Contents of the package

The Wireless G Print Server includes the following items.

1 Print server

Welcome

2 Power cord for print server

HP Lorem Ipsum Dolar

Start Here! Démarrer ici Iniziare da qui Erste Schritte Empiece en este punto Comece aqui! Begin hier!

Rozpocznij tutaj!

Начните отсюда!

⬅ℸᓔྟʽ

겑녆

เริ่มต้นใช้งาน

ࠌشԵΜ

3 USB cable for print server

4 micro USB cable for set up

5 Print server software CD

6 Setup guide

Contents of the package

Lights and ports of the print server

1 Power light (green) 2 Wireless light (blue) 3 Attention light (amber)

4 Power connector 5 USB port 6 Micro USB port for setup cable

The meanings of the patterns of the lights are as follows.

Power Wireless Attention

Power Off Off Off Off

Power On On Off Off

Ready On On Off

Data transmitting On Blinking Off

No printer connected On On Blinking

Error On On or Off On

Welcome6

2 Set up your print server

If you misplace your Setup Guide, you can use these instructions to initially set up your print server. During the initial installation, you will make a temporary connection between the print server and the computer using the micro-USB setup cable.

Attach to an existing wireless network

If you already have a wireless network, use these instructions to connect your printer to the wireless network using the Wireless USB print server.

Windows

Install the print server software

IMPORTANT: Do not connect the print server to the printer until the software instructs you to do so.

1. Make sure your computer is connected to your network.

TIP: For the easiest setup, connect your PC wirelessly to your network.

2. Close other software programs, especially HP software such as the HP Solution Center, Toolbox, or HP Director.

3. Insert the Wireless Print Server CD.

4. Click Install to install the software.

Follow the directions on the screen.

5. When the screen directs you to “Connect Print Server to PC”, use the setup cable with the micro-USB connector to

connect the print server to your computer.

6. Plug in the power cord for the print server.

After a few seconds the computer recognizes the print server, and you can click Next.

7. Follow the instructions on your screen.

Set up your print server 2

NOTE: You may need the SSID and password for your network. If necessary, get these from the person who

set up your network.

8. When the software directs you, remove the setup cable from the print server and computer and click Next.

9. Attach the print server to the printer using the standard USB cable.

10. Make sure the printer and print server are both on.

After a few seconds the computer recognizes the printer and you can click Next.

11 . Click Finish to complete the installation.

TIP: Leave the “For best results, allow all users full printer access.” box checked. If this box is unchecked,

only an administrator can restart the printer if it pauses due to out of paper or other causes.

Install the printer software and connect to the printer

If the printer software is already installed on this computer, go to “Connect to the printer using Connection Manager” on page 9.

If you need to install the printer software use the directions immediately following.

1. Leave your printer attached to the print server.

2. Insert the printer software CD or start the downloaded driver installation.

3. When the software asks you to plug in the USB cable, do the following:

a. Right-click the Connection Manager icon in the system tray (lower-right corner of your screen).

b. Select Connect.

The icon will change to show a successful connection.

Attach to an existing wireless network

Mac

Install the print server software

IMPORTANT: Do not connect the print server to the printer until the software instructs you to do so.

1. Make sure your computer is connected to your network.

TIP: For the easiest setup, connect your Mac wirelessly to your network.

2. Close other software programs, especially HP software such as the HP Photosmart Studio, Device Manager, or

HP Director.

3. Insert the Wireless Print Server CD.

4. Open the CD and double-click the HP Installer to install the software.

Follow the directions on the screen.

5. If an empty “Select Printer” screen appears, check the My device is not listed box and click Next.

6. When the screen directs you to “Connect Print Server to PC”, use the setup cable with the micro-USB connector to

connect the print server to your Mac.

7. Plug in the power cord for the print server.

After a few seconds the computer recognizes the print server, and you can click Next.

8. Follow the instructions on your screen.

NOTE: You may need the SSID and password for your network. If necessary, get these from the person who

set up your network.

9. When the software directs you, remove the setup cable from the print server and computer and click Next.

10. Attach the print server to the printer using the standard USB cable.

11 . Make sure the printer and print server are both on.

After a few seconds the computer recognizes the printer and you can click Next.

12 . Click Finish to complete the installation.

TIP: Leave the “For best results, allow all users full printer access.” box checked. If this box is unchecked,

only an administrator can restart the printer if it pauses due to out of paper or other causes.

Install the printer software and connect to the printer

If the printer software is already installed on this computer, go to “Connect to the printer using Connection Manager” on page 9.

If you need to install the printer software use the directions immediately following.

Leave your printer attached to the print server.

1. Make sure the printer is connected to the network. The Connection Manager icon in the Dock will have the green

checkmark as shown below.

2. From the printer software CD or downloaded driver, double-click the HP Installer.

Follow the instructions on the screen.

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