Linksys WPS11 User Manual 2

Instant Wireless™Series

Wireless PrintServer

Use this Guide to install:

Model No.:WPS11

User Guide

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LIMITED WARRANTY
Linksys guarantees that every Instant Wireless® Wireless PrintServer is free from physi­cal defects in material and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase, when
used within the limits set forth in the Specification section of this User Guide. If the prod­uct proves defective during this warranty period, call Linksys Customer Support in order
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FCC STATEMENT

The Wireless PrintServer has been tested and complies with the specifications for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These rules 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 according to 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 is found 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:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipment or device

• Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver’s

• Consult a dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

The Instant Wireless™ Wireless PrintServer 1
Features 1
Package Contents 2

Getting to Know the Wireless PrintServer 3

The Wireless PrintServer’s LEDs 3
The Wireless PrintServer’s Ports 4

Hardware Installation 5

Overview 5
Finding the Wireless PrintServer’s Default Name 5
Finding the Wireless PrintServer’s Node Address 5
Connecting the Wireless PrintServer to Your Network 5

Windows Driver Setup 7

Overview 7
The Autorun Bi-Admin Management Utility Installation 8

Bi-Admin: PrintSer ver Management 14

Installing the Bi-Admin Management Utility 14
Starting the Bi-Admin Management Utility 14
Using Bi-Admin 16

Setting the PrintServer’s IP Address 17
Changing the Device Name 18

Enabling and Disabling Protocols 18
Attaching Bi-Admin to a Remote Wireless PrintServer 19

Resetting the Wireless PrintServer 19
Restoring Factory Default 19

Configuring the Wireless PrintServer
Using the Web-based Utility 21

Accessing the Web-based Utility 21

The Server Page 22

The Printer Page 22

The TCP/IP Page 23

The Wireless Page 24
The Status Page 25

Advanced Properties 26

The AppleT alk Page 26

The Internet Printing Page 27

The Logical Printers Page 28

The NetBEUI Page 29

The SNMP Page 30

Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) 32

Windows 95/98/Millennium/NT 4.0/2000/XP IPP Client Setup 32

DHCP Support for the Wireless PrintServer 38
Troubleshooting 39

Hardware Issues 39
General Printing Issues 39

Appendix 40

About Bi-directional Printing 40
About the Wireless PrintServer’s Software 41

Glossary 42
Specifications 49

Environmental 50
Warranty Information 51

Contact Information 52

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• One Instant Wireless™ Wireless PrintServer

• One Antenna (Not Shown)

• One Setup Utility CD

• One Power Adapter

• One User Guide on Setup Utility CD (Not Shown)

• One Registration Card (Not Shown)

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Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the Instant Wireless™ Wireless
PrintServer, the fastest and easiest way to network your printers. Now you can
share your printing resources without tying up your workstation performance
with pending print jobs.

The Instant Wireless™ Wireless PrintServer comes with an easy-to-use soft­ware management suite that runs seamlessly with virtually all Windows oper­ating systems. Fully compatible with standard laser, bubble jet, ink jet, and dot
matrix printers, the Instant Wireless™ Wireless PrintServer also supports your
bi-directional printers. Direct Memory Access (DMA) technology, a 2MB
buffer, and automatic collision control all result in the Instant Wireless™
Wireless PrintServer handling print jobs up to 50% faster than regular
printservers- even complex graphics and layout jobs.

• Interoperable with IEEE 802.11b (DSSS) 2.4GHz-Compliant Equipment

• Long Operating Range: Up to 91m (Indoors) and 457m (Outdoors)

• Configurable Through Your Networked PC's Web Browser

• Runs with Virtually All Laser, Ink Jet, Bubble Jet, Color
and Dot Matrix Printers

• Supports Multiple Print Jobs Simultaneously

• Integrates Through Both Ethernet and Wireless Connections

• Works with Vir tually All Major Operating Systems

• Stand-Alone Unit Means No Dedicated PrintServer PC Is Needed

• Easy-to-Use Built-In Remote Management Utility

• 2MB RAM Buffer for Faster Graphics Performance

• 1MB Flash Memory for Future Upgrades

• Free Technical Support—24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week for North
America Only

• 1-Year Limited Warranty

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The Instant Wireless™ Wireless PrintServer

Features

Package Contents

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LAN This port connects to your wired network using a

standard Category 5 network cable.

Printer This Parallel (LPT) Port connects to your printer.

Reset Button Briefly pressing the Reset Button will refresh the

Wireless PrintServer’s connections, potentially clear­ing any jammed links.

Power This port connects the power adapter.

Antenna (not shown) This port, located on the side of the Wireless

PrintServer, is where you will connect the included
antenna by screwing it on securely.

Getting to Know the Wireless
PrintServer

LAN Green. The LAN LED serves two purposes.

If the LED is continuously illuminated, the
Wireless PrintServer is successfully con­nected to a device through the LAN port. If
the LED is flickering, the Wireless
PrintServer is actively sending or receiving
data to the wired network.

WLAN Amber. The WLAN LED is exactly like the

LAN LED, e xcept that it will show Wireless
Activity. It will stay continuously lit if there
is a wireless connection, and it will flicker
when the Wireless PrintServer is actively
sending or receiving data to the wireless
network.

ACT Green. The ACT LED will remain continu-

ously lit when a printer is correctly connect­ed to the W ireless PrintServer. The LED will flicker when print jobs
are being transmitted to the printer, over both the wired and wireless
networks.

Err Red. The Error LED lights up when there is a problem printing to the

indicated printer. If this LED lights up, try resetting the Wireless
PrintServer by pressing the Reset button on the back of the Wireless
PrintServer.

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The Wireless PrintServer’s LEDs

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The Wireless PrintServer’s Ports

To reset the factory default settings:

1. Turn the Print Ser ver OFF.

2. Press and hold the diagnostic button. While pressing the button, switch the
Print Server ON.

3. If you continue pressing the button for 10 seconds, a diagnostic page will
be printed, showing the new (default) settings.

To generate a Diagnostic print out

1. Ensure that both the Print Server and the printer attached to port 1 are ON.

2. Press the diagnostic button, and hold it in for 2 seconds.

3. The test page, containing the current settings, will be printed.

PostScript printers are unable to print this page. If you have a PostScript print­er on Port 1, the test page will not be printed.

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Connecting the Wireless PrintServer to Your Network

1. After powering on the Wireless PrintServer, plug one end of a UTP
Category 5 (or better) cable into the Wireless PrintServer’s LAN Port.

2. Connect the other end of the cable into a network ed hub or switch. The dis­tance between the Wireless PrintServer and the second device should not
exceed 328 feet (100 meters).

3. The LAN LED will become active. If the LAN LED does not light up, see
the Troubleshooting section for more information.

Connecting a Printer to the Wireless PrintServer

1. Connect your printer to the Wireless PrintServer’s Printer (LPT) port with
your printer cable. Some printers, especially bi-directional models, may
require special shielded cabling. Consult your printer’s user guide for
cabling specifications.

2. Power on your printer.

The Wireless PrintSer ver’s hardware installation is now complete, and you are
now ready to install the Wireless PrintServer’s software.

Only use the power adapter packaged with the
Wireless PrintServer. Using a different power
adapter could damage the Wireless PrintServer.

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Hardware Installation

Before starting the physical installation, be sure to find the Wireless
PrintServer’s Default Name and Node Address first. The information may be
hard to access after the W ireless PrintServer is completely installed in y our net­work and surrounded by wires and computers.

On the bottom of the W ireless PrintServer , there is a white bar code stick er with
an SC number printed on it (example: SCA71107). This number is the
PrintServer’s Default Name, which you’ll use in the Wireless PrintServer driv­er installation. Since it is written in hexadecimal form, the SC number may
include letters as well as numbers. Write it in the box below for future refer­ence.

To find the Wireless PrintServer’s node address, add 00C002 before the
PrintServer’s Default Name. The resulting combined number is the
PrintServer’s Node Address. Write it in the box below for future reference.
(example: 00C002A71107).

The Wireless PrintSer ver does not

have an ON/OFF power switch. Whenever
its power adapter is plugged into a power supply, the Wireless PrintServer is
powered on. The Wireless PrintServer can be powered on before, during, or
after your network.

Connecting the Power

1. Plug the power adapter cord into the Wireless PrintServer’s Power port.

2. Plug the power adapter into the wall.

PrintServer Default Name: ___________________________________

PrintServer Node Address: 00C002_____________________________

Overview

Finding the Wireless PrintServer’s Default Name

Finding the Wireless PrintServer’s Node Address

Connecting the Wireless PrintServer to Your Network

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1. To begin driver installation, click the Start button, select Run, and type
D:\Driver\Win9xnt\AddPort_Linksys.exe (where D is the letter of your

CD-ROM drive) in the Open field that appears. Click the OK button.

2. The Install Wizard window appears. Read the text that appears and click
the Next button.

The Autorun Bi-Admin Management Utility Installation

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: To set up DHCP on the Wireless PrintServer, install

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first, and then install

DDHHCCPP

. Once these are done, pro-

ceed to install the Printer Driver.

Windows Driver Setup

This section installs the Wireless PrintSer ver’s software on your Windows 95,
98, Millennium, NT, 2000 or XP computers to give them Wireless PrintServer
printing abilities. The Wireless PrintServer is fully compatible with Windows
95, 98, Millennium, NT 4.0, 2000 and XP environments.

At this point, you must have:

• the Wireless PrintServer hardware installed on your network. If not, see the

Hardware Installation section.

• TCP/IP installed on each of your computers.

• an IP address assigned to each of the computers on your network. If not, see

the section on DHCP Support for the Wireless PrintServer.

This setup should be completed on the network administrator’s computer
before all other users’computers on the network. The Wireless PrintServer’s IP
address will be assigned in this first installation on the network administrator’s
computer only, which takes three extra steps.

It is assumed that your CD-ROM drive’s letter name is designated as D. If y our
CD drive is named another letter, replace all instances of D with the appropri­ate letter.

If you need to install the Wireless PrintServer’s driver on computers without a
CD-ROM drive, you can create a setup disk by using a computer with a CD­ROM drive to copy the contents of D:\Driver\Win9xNT onto a floppy disk.

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5. Driver installation is now completed but the Print Driver still needs to be
configured. The Wireless-Ready PrintServer will not function properly
until the Print Driver is configured. Check the box beside Configure Print
Driver Now and click the Finish button to continue.

6. Before setting up and configuring the Print Port, follow the directions on
the screen below and click the OK button to continue.

3. Click Next to accept the default Destination Directory, shown below (recom­mended). If you choose to utilize another directory, click the Browse button
and choose the appropriate directory. Then, click the Next button.

4. The following screen will assign a Program Folder from the Windows
T askbar. The default Program Folder is the “Linksys PrintServer Driver”. If
you would like to use another name for the Program Folder, type it in the
Program Folders field or select one from the Existing Folders field. Click
the Next button to continue.

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9. The Add New Printer Wizard will come up at this point. Follow the stan-

dard procedure for adding printers under Windows. If you have any ques­tions on adding printers, please refer to your Windows documentation.

10. After your printer(s) have been added, you will return to the Conf igure
Printer Port screen. Click the Connect button to connect the printer(s).

7. The Print Port Setup screen will display the Wireless-Ready PrintServer and
all of the printers which with it communicates. Here, you have the option
of installing the printer by highlighting its description and clicking the Next
button. You can also close this screen by clicking the Close button.

8. This will display the Conf igure Printer Port screen. Any installed printers
will be displayed in the Existing Printers field. You can install a printer by
clicking the Add New Printer button.

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