Trendnet TEW-P1U1P User Manual

P/N 9570960301

Physical Installation

Connecting Print Server to the Network:

1. Make sure the Print Server and Printer are powered OFF.

2. Connect the printer to the Print Server's printer port.

3. For Wired Network
connect the LAN port on the Print Server to a
10/100Base-TX network.

Note: When powering on the print server, if the LAN port is
not connected to a functioning network device, the LAN port
is disabled. To enable the LAN port, please power off the
print server, connect LAN port to a working network device
and then power on the print server.

4. For Wireless Network

Note: For Wireless Only environment, do not connect RJ-45
LAN cable to the Print Server’s LAN port.

: Use a standard RJ-45 LAN cable to

:

• Ad-Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer): Please match the

SSID/Channel with your other wireless devices

• Infrastructure Mode: Please match the

SSID/Channel with the Access Point

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5. Connect the supplied Power Adapter, power up both the
Printer and Print Server and check the Error LED on the
Print Server. It should flash, then goes off.

• It will blink if the USB Printer in not connected, or is

Off.

• It will remain On if there is a hardware problem.

This Quick Installation Guide contains brief

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instructions for the following:

• Print Server Installation & Setup

• Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP client

setup

• Macintosh (AppleTalk) client setup

For Unix or Netware environments, please re­fer to additional User Manuals in the Manual
folder on the CD-ROM.

Default Wireless Settings on the Print Server:

 Wireless Mode : 802.11b Ad-hoc

 SSID : ANY

 Channel : 11

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Configuring Print Server

Non-Windows Systems

The "Manual" folder on the CD-ROM contains manuals for
Unix and Netware.

Windows Systems

1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your drive. If the setup
program does not start automatically, run Autorun.exe in
the root folder.

2. On the first screen, shown below, click Setup Wizard.

3. Click Next on the first screen, to view a list of

Print Servers on your LAN.

4. Select your new Print Server, then click Next to continue.

5. Enter the required data on the Print Server screen.

• Name can be changed if you wish.

• Comment is optional.

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• Select or enter the Workgroup name for this Print

Server.

• You can enter a name (eg. Printer Model) for each

Printer.

6. Click Next to configure the TCP/IP screen.

• Select Obtain IP Address automatically if your LAN

has a DHCP Server

• Select Fixed IP Address(recommended), enter an un-

used address from the range used on your LAN, or
click the Suggest New Values Button.
Use the same Network Mask and Gateway as PCs on
your LAN.

7. On the Wireless Screen, the settings should be set to
match your other Wireless Stations. For details, refer to
Wireless Settings below.

8. Click Next to continue to the final screen.

9. Click Finish to save the data to the Print Server.

10. Print Server configuration is now complete.

Wireless Settings

Mode

SSID

Channel

WEP Settings

Set to Infrastructure mode if using
with an Access Point, otherwise use
Ad-hoc.

Must to set to match your Access Point
or other Wireless Stations.

For Ad Hoc mode, use the same Chan­nel as other Wireless stations.
For Infrastructure mode, the correct
Channel is selected automatically.

Must be set to match your Access Point
or other Wireless stations.

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PC Setup

Windows PTP (Peer-to-Peer) Printing

With this system, each PC prints directly to the Print Server.
Windows 2000 & XP require no additional software.

For other versions of Windows, the supplied PTP (Peer-to­Peer) Printer Port software must be installed on each PC.

Windows 2000/XP Setup

The recommended printing method is to use LPR, as follows:

1. Open your Printers folder, click on Add a Printer and
click Next to start adding a printer to your PC

2. Select Local printer option as shown in the figure below
and click Next

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3. Choose Create a new port and select Standard TCP/IP
Port, then click Next.

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4. Enter Print Server’s IP Address here.

IP Address

5. On this screen, select Custom, and click the Settings but­ton.

ustom

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6. Choose LPR in the Protocol section, then enter Queue
name (L1 for Parallel Port, L2 for USB Port) and ensure
the LPR Byte Counting Enabled setting is Enabled.

7. Follow the prompts to install printer driver and complete
the Wizard.

8. Go back to Printer folder, click on the new created
printer, right-click on the printer icon and select Proper-
ties option.

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9. Go to Ports tab, disable Bi-Directional Support and click
on OK to complete the installation

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Windows 95/98/ME Setup

1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your drive. If the setup
program does not start, run Autorun.exe in the root folder.

2. Click the Installation button, and select 1. User Install.

3. Follow the prompts to complete the installation of the
Peer-to-peer (PTP) Printer Port Driver.

4. The Printer Port Driver Setup will then run.

In future, you can use Start-Programs-Print Server Utility-
Printer Driver Setup to run the program again.

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PTP Printer Port Setup

1. The program will search for Print Servers on the network,
and a screen like the following will be displayed.

2. Select the desired port on a Print Server, then click Next.

(Port 1 : Parallel port, Port 2 : USB port)

3. The printer port will be created, then a screen like the fol­lowing will be displayed.

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4. Select the correct Windows printer in the Existing Print-
ers list, and click the Connect button.

If the correct printer type is not listed:

1. Click Add New Printer to run the Windows Add
Printer wizard.

2. Step through the Wizard and install the required printer
on the default printer port.

3. After installation, the printer will be listed in the Con-

figure Printer Port screen above. Select it and click
Connect.

5. Installation is now complete.

Note:

If using the Epson Spooler Manager, this program must be
disabled, as follows:

1. Run the Epson Spooler Manager

2. Select Queue Setup from the menu

3. Click Use Print Manager for this port

4. Click OK to exit

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Macintosh (Apple Talk)

No Print Server configuration is required if using AppleTalk.
Just configure your Mac as follows:

1. Click the Apple icon and then Control Panel-AppleTalk.

2. Ensure that Ethernet is selected under AppleTalk Connec-
tion.

3. Click Chooser. The Chooser panel will open.

4. Click on either the LaserWriter 8 icon (recommended) or
the LaserWriter 7 icon.

5. Choose a PostScript printer from the list.

6. Click Create and it will search the PPD automatically.

7. Select a printer description from the list.

8. Click Select. Configuration is now complete

Macintosh OS X - LPR Printing

If using LPR printing, you need to ensure the Print Server has
a valid IP address before configuring your Mac as follows.

1. Select the Printer List icon.

2. Click the Add Printer button.

3. Choose LPR Printers Using IP.

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4. Enter the Printer's Address and the Queue Name (eg. L1,
L2).

5. Select the Printer Model from the drop-down list.

6. Click Add. Configuration is now complete.

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