LINKSYS WPSM54GV11 Users Manual

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The Printer Tab - Logical Port

The Logical Printers tab contains the logical printer settings of the PrintServer. Configure them for each Logical Printer.

The PrintServer has three logical or virtual printer ports. For example, you can have three different configurations for your USB printer: Logical Printer 1 for landscape orientation, Logical Printer 2 for double-sided copies, and Logical Printer 3 for manual feed. Then you will map Logical Printers 1, 2, and 3 to the physical printer on the PrintServer’s USB port.

Select Printer

Logical Printer No. From the Logical Printer Port No: drop-down menu, select the number (1-3) of the printer you wish to configure. Click the Get Data button to update the display with the current data for the selected logical printer.

Details

Pre-string (Hex). Enter the printer control string (in hexadecimal characters) to be sent to the printer before each print job. This string cannot exceed 30 characters.

Post String (Hex). Enter the printer control string (in hexadecimal characters) to be sent to the printer after each print job. This string cannot exceed 30 characters.

Convert LF to CR+LF. If checked, LF (line feed) characters are changed to CR+LF (carriage return + line feed).

Click the Save button to apply your changes, or click Cancel to cancel your changes.

Figure 6-10: Printer - Logical Port

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The Status Tab - Device

The Device tab allows you to view information about the PrintServer.

Server Details

The PrintServer’s settings and status information are displayed here. No values can be changed on this screen. This screen is for information only.

Upgrade. If you want to upgrade the PrintServer’s firmware, follow these instructions:

1. Visit www.linksys.com and download the firmware upgrade file for the Wireless-G PrintServer.

2. Extract the file on your computer.

3. On the Device screen, click the Upgrade button.

4. On the Firmware Upgrade screen, enter the location of the extracted firmware file, or click the Browse button to find this file.

5. Click the Start Upgrade button, and follow the on-screen instructions.

On the Device screen, click the Refresh button to retrieve this information again.

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Figure 6-11: Status Tab - Device

firmware: the programming code that runs a networking device

download: to receive a file transmitted over a network

upgrade: to replace existing software or

firmware with a newer version

Figure 6-12: Firmware Upgrade

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The Status Tab - Printer

The Printer tab allows you to view information about the Printers. No values can be changed on this screen. This screen is for information only.

Port 1 (USB Port)

The port’s status information is displayed here. No values can be changed on this screen. This screen is for information only.

Print Test Page. Click the Print Test Page button to print a test page on the connected printer.

Clicking the Refresh button causes the PrintServer to retrieve the status information again.

The Status Tab - Wireless

The Wireless tab allows you to view information about the PrintServer’s wireless connection. No values can be changed on this screen. This screen is for information only.

Link Info

Settings and current transmission rate for the wireless connection are displayed here.

Figure 6-13: Status Tab - Printer

Throughput

The throughput information for the wireless connection is displayed here.

Clicking the Refresh button causes the PrintServer to retrieve information about the wireless connection again.

The Exit Tab

This tab is used exclusively for exiting the Web-based Utility.

Select the Exit tab, and a new screen will appear. Click the Yes button to exit the Utility, or click No to continue using the Utility.

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Figure 6-14: Status Tab - Wireless

Figure 6-15: Exit

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Chapter 7: Bi-Admin Management

Overview

If you use Windows, then you can manage the PrintServer using its web-based utility (see “Chapter 6: Configuring the PrintServer Using the Web-based Utility”) or an advanced utility program called Bi-Admin. (If you use a Macintosh or other non-Windows operating system, you can manage the PrintServer only by using its webbased utility.)

Bi-Admin is provided on the PrintServer’s Setup CD-ROM and is fully compatible with Windows 98, Me, 2000, and XP. It allows you to change the PrintServer’s internal settings, check on the unit’s status, and perform basic diagnostic tests. Note that the Bi-Admin program must be installed only on the network administrator’s computer. First, install Bi-Admin on your computer. Then, you will be able to use the management utility.

Bi-Admin Installation

1. Make sure you have no programs or applications running on your computer.

2. If you haven’t already done so, insert the Setup CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. The Setup CDROM should run automatically. If it does not, click the Start button and choose Run. In the box that appears, enter D:\setupWizard.exe (if “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).

3. Click Bi-Admin Install to continue, or click Exit to end the installation.

4. The Welcome screen of the Bi-Admin Setup program will appear first. Click Next to continue with the Bi- Admin installation, or click Cancel to quit the setup program, and then close the open programs.

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Figure 7-1: Welcome

Figure 7-2: Bi-Admin Setup Welcome

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5. The Choose Destination Location screen will appear. Choose the location where the B-Admin folder will be installed. To install the driver in the default location, click Next. If you want the folder to be installed in a different location, click the Browse button and select the location. Then click Next.

Click Back to return to the previous screen. Click Cancel to end the Bi-Admin installation.

6. The Select Program Folder screen will appear. An icon will be added to the program folder listed. You may change the name for the program folder, if you wish. Click Next.

Click Back to return to the previous screen. Click Cancel to end the Bi-Admin installation.

Figure 7-3: Choose Destination Location

7. When the Bi-Admin is installed, the Setup Complete screen will appear. Click Finish.

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Figure 7-4: Select Program Folder

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Starting the Bi-Admin Management Utility

1. To start the Bi-Admin program, click Start, Programs, Print Server Utility, and then Bi-Admin Management Utility. If the Bi-Admin Management Utility icon has been created, you can just double-click it

instead. You can drag the shortcut icon onto your Desktop for easy access to the Bi-Admin Management Utility.

2. When the Bi-Admin Management Utility appears, it will ask for the Connected Protocol. Make sure the box next to TCP/IP is checked. Click the OK button.

3. The Bi-Admin Management Utility will automatically scan the network for the PrintServer.

Figure 7-5: Connected Protocol

Figure 7-6: Searching for Device

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The Bi-Admin Management Utility

The Bi-Admin Management Utility screen will appear next. Any hardware found on the network will appear on the left-hand side of the screen. The Utility can be managed from this screen. The menu and icon options will be explained in this section.

Menu Options

Main. The options are Device Status, Printer Status, Configure, Upgrade, Refresh, and Exit. These options are the same as the icons that are displayed below the menu options (viewed from left to right), and are described below:

• Device Status. This option allows you to view all of the device settings, optionally save the device settings to a file, or restore a previously saved file to the device.

If you click Device Status, the Device Information screen will appear. A list of the PrintServer’s device settings is displayed, including Hardware ID, Firmware version, Protocol ID, Default Name, Server Name, and MAC Address. To save the information in a .txt (text) file, click the Save to file button.

To choose a different device that you configured, click the Open button. You may then browse for your file, select it, and then click Open. The contents of the file will display on the right-hand side of the screen. To save the file to the PrintServer, click Restore to Device.

Click the Exit button to return to the Bi-Admin Management Utility screen. For more information, click the

Help button.

Figure 7-7: Bi-Admin Management Utility

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Figure 7-8: Device Information

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• Printer Status. This option allows you to view the printer status, as well as set port and printer parameters.

If you click Printer Status, the Printer Status screen will appear. The Device Name will be displayed and the Current Selected Port will be highlighted. The status information for this port will be displayed.

Click the Back button to return to the Bi-Admin Management Utility screen. Click Refresh to refresh the screen. For more information, click the Help button.

If the printer is bi-directional and not busy, the Printer Configuration button will appear on the Printer Status screen. Click this button to view the printer’s Environmental Variable and Variable Value items. If the items are not read-only, you can change them based on the options of your printer.

For more information, click the Help button.

Figure 7-9: Printer Status

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• Configure. You may configure the PrintServer with this option.

If you click Configure, the Configuration screen will appear. It displays eight tabs: System, TCP/IP, AppleTalk, NetBEUI, Internet Printing, Port, Wireless, and SNMP. The tabs will be described below.

System

• Device Name. Enter the Device Name in the field provided.

• Comment. Enter any comments in the Comment field.

• Device Password. To change the password, select Change Device Password, enter the new password

in the Password field, and then re-enter the password in the Confirm Password field.

• Protocol. Select the protocol you want to use for your network: TCP/IP, AppleTalk, NetBEUI, IPX/SPX.

Click the Get Defaults button if you want to cancel your changes and use the default settings.

When finished making your changes on this tab, click the OK button to save these changes, or click the Cancel button to undo your changes. For more information, click the Help button.

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Figure 7-10: Configuration - System

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TCP/IP

• Dynamic IP Address (DHCP). If your network router is using DHCP to assign IP addresses, select

Dynamic IP Address (DHCP). By default, Dynamic IP Address (DHCP) is enabled.

• Fixed IP Address. If you need to assign the PrintServer a fixed IP address (also known as static IP

address), select Fixed IP Address, and enter the appropriate values under IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway. Make sure the IP Address and Subnet Mask are appropriate for your network. If you change the PrintServer’s IP address, make sure you that you reconnect to the PrintServer using that new IP address. Otherwise, you will not be communicating with the PrintServer. In most cases, the Gateway IP address is the IP address of your router, and you should complete the Gateway field if you will use the PrintServer for Internet printing. (To find out your router’s IP address, consult your router’s documentation.)

• TCP session. If your TCP session has ended, you can attempt a new connection. In the Retry interval field,

enter how often you want the PrintServer to attempt a connection. In the Retry count field, enter the maximum number of attempts.

Click the Get Defaults button if you want to cancel your changes and use the default settings.

When finished making your changes on this tab, click the OK button to save these changes, or click the Cancel button to undo your changes. For more information, click the Help button.

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Figure 7-11: Configuration - TCP/IP

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Apple Talk

• Zone Name. Typically only Macintoshes use AppleTalk, although other platforms can use it if they have

the necessary, third-party software installed. Enter the Zone Name in the field provided.

• Port Setting. Select the port number from the drop-down menu. The Printer Type can be obtained from

the manufacturer of the printer. Enter the type of printer in the Printer Type field. For each printer connected to the PrintServer, you will choose the Communications Protocol that allows the devices on the network to communicate. Select the type of Communication Protocol you will use, ASCII or Binary for each printer, according to the recommendation of the printer’s manufacturer. For more information, refer to the printer’s documentation.

Click the Get Defaults button if you want to cancel your changes and use the default settings.

When finished making your changes on this tab, click the OK button to save these changes, or click the Cancel button to undo your changes. For more information, click the Help button.

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Figure 7-12: Configuration - AppleTalk

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NetBEUI

• Domain Name

. Enter the name of the domain that you want the PrintServer associated with in the Domain Name field. If you are unsure of the Domain Name, you can find it out by looking on any computer already on the network. In Windows 98, right-click

Network Neighborhood

and select

Properties

. Under the Identification tab, there will be listed that computer’s name, and the Domain to which it is connected. For Windows Me, 2000, or XP, right-click menu that appears. In Windows 2000 or XP, choose click

Local Area Connection

My Network Places

and choose

Properties

. In Windows Me, choose

Properties

from the

from the menu that appears. Then, right-

. The Domain name will appear. If you want the PrintServer to be connected to that same Domain, enter that Domain name here. If no Domain name exists there, you will use the Workgroup name from that window.

•

Port Setting

. You can specify the Response Time that you prefer for the PrintServer. This is the amount of time (measured in seconds) that the PrintServer will wait for a response from the network before “timing out.” You also have the option to use this feature, Abort Print Job if Error. Selecting Yes here will terminate the printing if there is an error of any kind. If you select No, print jobs that have errors will be sent to the printer, but might not print properly.

Click the Get Defaults button if you want to cancel your changes and use the default settings.

When finished making your changes on this tab, click the OK button to save these changes, or click the

Cancel button to undo your changes. For more information, click the Help button.

Figure 7-13: Configuration - NetBEUI

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Internet Printing

• Mail Server. Enter the address of your mail server in the Mail Server IP Address fields. (This value must be a fixed IP address.) Enter the Mail Account name and Password next. Enter the password again in the Confirm Password field. Then, enter the time interval for the PrintServer to check for e-mail to be printed, in hours and minutes in the Check Mail Interval field. You may also specify an e-mail address to which mails that cannot be printed are routed; this is useful for both graphic-intensive e-mails and for troubleshooting purposes. Enter this e-mail address in the Redirect Mail Account field.

• Printer. Select the Default Printer Port from the drop-down menu. In the field provided, enter the Printer Model, which can be found through the Device Manager.

• Options. Place a check mark next to the options you want to enable: Print Every Mail, Banner Printing (enabled by default), or Mail response when Printed.

Click the Get Defaults button if you want to cancel your changes and use the default settings.

When finished making your changes on this tab, click the OK button to save these changes, or click the Cancel button to undo your changes. For more information, click the Help button.

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Figure 7-14: Configuration - Internet Printing

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