TP Link WPS510UV2 User Manual

TL-WPS510U

Wireless Print Server

Rev: 1.1.0

1910010195

COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS

Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK

TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Copyright © 2008 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. All rights reserved.

http://www.tp-link.com

FCC STATEMENT

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the 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:

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV 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.

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 user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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Trademarks

NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell Inc and Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000/XP /2003/Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Copyright

No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative (such as translation, transformation or adaptation) without the express written consent of the manufacturer as stipulated by the United States Copyright Act of 1976.

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits 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 20 cm (8 inches) during normal operation.

This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.”

CE Mark Warning

This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

National Restrictions

2400.0-2483.5 MHz

	Country	Restriction	Reason/remark
	Bulgaria		General authorization required for outdoor use
			and public service
		Outdoor use limited to 10	Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz
	France		band has been ongoing in recent years to allow
		mW e.i.r.p. within the band
			current relaxed regulation. Full implementation
		2454-2483.5 MHz
			planned 2012
	Italy		If used outside of own premises, general authorization
			is required
	Luxembourg	None	General authorization required for network and service
			supply(not for spectrum)
	Norway	Implemented	This subsection does not apply for the geographical
			area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of
			Ny-Ålesund
	Russian Federation		Only for indoor applications

Note It not used outdoors in France.

All contents and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

For the following equipment:

Product Description: Wireless Print Server

Model No.: TL-WPS510U

Trademark: TP-LINK

We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:

Directives 1995 / 5 / EC, Directives 2004 /108 / EC, Directives 2006/95/EC

The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents

Radio	ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1:2006
EMC	ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.6.1:2005
	ETSI EN 301 489-17 V1.2.1:2002
Health & Safety	EN 60950-1:2006

The product carries the CE Mark

This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC)

Signature:

Zhao Jianjun

Director of International Business Date of Issue: 2008-04-30

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

South Building, No.5 Keyuan Road, Central Zone, Science & Technology Park,Nanshan,

Shenzhen, P. R. China

		CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................			1
1.1	Product Overview.............................................................................................................		1
1.2	Network configuration ......................................................................................................		1
1.3	Components and Features...............................................................................................		1
1.4	LED Indicators..................................................................................................................		1
CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION .............................................................................			2
2.1	Hardware Installation .......................................................................................................		2
2.2	Wireless Network with Print Server: .................................................................................		2
CHAPTER 3. PRINT SERVER INSTALLATION .................................................			3
3.1	Preparation ......................................................................................................................		3
3.2	Configuration Solution Table............................................................................................		3
3.3	Self-test Page ..................................................................................................................		3
CHAPTER 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .......................................................			4
4.1	Prepare Your Computer ...................................................................................................		4
4.2	Installing the PSAdmin and Setup Wizard......................................................................		10
4.3	How to create print server port manually?......................................................................		20
4.4	How to know the current settings of print server? ..........................................................		20
4.5	Using PSAdmin..............................................................................................................		20
4.6	Wizard............................................................................................................................		21
4.7	Manual Setup.................................................................................................................		22
4.7.1		General: ......................................................................................................................................	22
4.7.2		Wireless: .....................................................................................................................................	23
4.7.3		TCP/IP: .......................................................................................................................................	24

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4.8	Upgrade .........................................................................................................................	24
4.9	Reset..............................................................................................................................	25
4.10	Refresh ..........................................................................................................................	25

CHAPTER 5. CONFIGURATION FROM EMBEDDED WEB SERVER.............			23
5.1	Overview ........................................................................................................................		23
5.2	Using Embedded Web Server........................................................................................		23
5.3	Status Menu...................................................................................................................		24
5.3.1		System Status.............................................................................................................................	24
5.3.2		Wireless Status...........................................................................................................................	25
5.3.3		Printer Status ..............................................................................................................................	26
5.3.4		TCP/IP Status .............................................................................................................................	27
5.4	Setup Menu....................................................................................................................		27
5.4.1		System Setup .............................................................................................................................	28
5.4.2		Wireless Setup:...........................................................................................................................	28
5.4.3		TCP/IP Setup:.............................................................................................................................	29
5.5	Misc................................................................................................................................		30
5.6	Restart ...........................................................................................................................		31

CHAPTER 6. TCP/IP LPR PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION .........................		33
6.1	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista Standard TCP/IP Port Printing Installation .....................	33
6.2	Mac OS 10.4 and Linux LPR/LPD Installation................................................................	35
6.3	Redhat Linux 9/Fedora Core..........................................................................................	36

CHAPTER 7. UPGRADING PRINT SERVER....................................................		39
7.1	Overview ........................................................................................................................	39
7.2	Upgrading the print server from PSAdmin......................................................................	39
7.3	Upgrading the print server from command prompt.........................................................	39
7.4	Upgrading the print server from Browser .......................................................................	39

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CHAPTER 8. TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................	40
APPENDIX A: RESET BUTTON........................................................................	41
APPENDIX B: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .......................................	42
APPENDIX C: ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ......................	43

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Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Product Overview

The external print servers enhance capability by letting you place your printers at convenient locations directly on the Ethernet network, and by increasing network printer performance and management. Please note that the print server does not support printing with host-based printers, e.g. CAPT, GDI, PPA.

1.2 Network configuration

The print servers provide an embedded web server that can be accessed via a proper web browser. We also subsidiary Windows-based PSAdmin utility which help administrator to setup print server environment.

1.3 Components and Features

Dongle-sized Wireless Print Server

¾1-USB2.0 High Speed port(PID1)

¾1 Setup CD contains driver and manual for Windows system

¾One external AC power adapter

¾One Quick Installation Guide

¾Built-in Reset Button

1.4 LED Indicators

	LED	Status	Indication
	Power	On (Red)	The Print Server’s power is on.
		Off	The Print Server’s power is off.
	WLAN	Blinking (Green)	Indicating the linkage and data transmission via wireless
			connectivity.

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Chapter 2. Installation

Before you start, you should prepare the following items:

¾One Windows-based computer with print server setup CD

¾One printer

¾One printer cable

¾One 802.11b/g Access Point (optional)

2.1 Hardware Installation

To install the print servers, you need to complete these steps:

1)Confirm that your printer parallel port or USB Port works well.

2)Connect the print server to the network and printer, and plug in the print server.

Follow these instructions to install the print servers, please refer to any peripheral you are connecting to the print server:

1)Turn off the printer’s power.

2)Connect the print server to your printer with the supplied printer cable.

3)Turn the printer’s power on.

4)Plug the AC power adapter into the power connector on the print server.

5)Wait 40 seconds as part of the print server’s Power On Self Test (POST).

2.2 Wireless Network with Print Server:

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Username: admin

Password: 0000

Wireless Mode: Ad-Hoc (Peer-to-Peer)

Channel: 1

SSID: WLAN-PS

IP Address: 192.168.0.10

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

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Chapter 3. Print Server Installation

3.1 Preparation

The print server supports Standard TCP/IP Port printing protocol – LPR/LPD. This means that the print server supports the most popular network operating systems today, including Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Linux and Mac OS 10.2 or above.

3.2 Configuration Solution Table

Setup Operating System	Function	Remarks
PSAdmin utility / Setup Wizard
Windows 2000/XP/2003,	Install a single network on	Easy printer installation runs from print server
Vista	a peer-to-peer network	setup CD
Embedded Web server
Windows-based system,	Remote setup print server	Follow standard browser, e.g. IE or Firefox
Mac OS, Linux…	from private network

3.3 Self-test Page

To know the current settings of print server, please follow these instructions to print the self-test page of print server.

1)Turn off the printer’s power.

2)Connect the print server to your printer with the supplied printer cable.

3)Turn the printer’s power on.

4)Plug the AC power adapter into the power connector on the print server.

5)Wait 40 seconds as part of the print server’s Power On Self Test (POST).

6)Press the reset button for 8 seconds, and then release it.

7)Then, the test page includes the current settings of print server will be printed out.

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Chapter 4. Software Installation

The PSAdmin is a proprietary Windows-based management program that can assist you in configuring and managing your print server. The program can be installed from the setup CD of print server.

4.1 Prepare Your Computer

For Windows XP:

Step 1 On the Windows taskbar, click the Start->Control Panel

Step 2 select and double-click Networking Connections.

Step 3 Right Click Wireless Connection, select and click Properties.

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Step 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then double click it or click Properties.

Step 5.Select “Use the following IP address” and input the static IP address, e.g.192.168.0.101 Subnet mask:

255.255.255.0;

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Step 6 Find the SSID WLAN-PS of wireless print server by Windows Zero Configuration or vendor utility of wireless adapter. Then click Connect.

For Windows Vista:

Step 1 On the Windows taskbar, click the Start, then select Control Panel;

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Step 2 Select Classic View on the left side then double-click Networking and Sharing center;

Step 3 Click Manage network connections on the left side;

Step 4 Right click on Wireless Network Connection and select Properties;

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Step 5 Highlight the Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) and select Properties;

Step 6 Select “Use the following IP address” and input the static IP address, e.g.192.168.0.101,Subnet mask:

255.255.255.0, then click OK.

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Step 7 Go back to Network and Sharing Center, then click Manage network connections.

Step 8 Right click on Wireless Network Connection and select Connect/ Disconnect;

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