Linksys BEFW11P1 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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For the next part, you will need to con-

figure your printer to function through

the Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router’s

Printer port.

1.

Go to “Add Printer” by clicking the

Start

button, selecting

Settings

, and

clicking

Printers

.

Then, to begin the configuration

process, click the

2.

The next screen will ask how your printer is attached to your computer.

Since your printer is being connected to a network, rather than a single

computer, you will still want to select

Local Printer

. Do not select

Network Printer

, even though your printer is being connected to a

Network, since it is being connected directly to the Wireless AP +

Cable/DSL Router. Make sure

Local Printer

is selected, as in the screen

below, and click the

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3.

Is the printer connected to the Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router’s printer

port? Verify that it is connect and powered on and click the

Yes

button to

continue.

4.

When you reach the “Add Printer Wizard” screen, you

must

click the

Cancel

button. The remainder of the process for adding a printer under

Windows 95, 98, and Millennium will be performed through Windows.

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5.

The “Print Port Configuration” screen will now assign the printer drivers

that you installed to

the printer connect-

ed to the Wireless

AP + Cable/DSL

Router. Click the

Browse

Device

button to select the

driver.

6.

The driver for the device that you

selected in

step 4

will automatically

appear with the device number and IP

Address, as shown in this screen as

“SC00007D 192.168.0.1”. (Your port

number may be different.) Make sure

the device is selected and click the

OK

button to continue.

7.

The

“Print

Port

Conf iguration”

screen will now

appear

with

the

printer

selected.

Click the

OK

but-

ton to continue.

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3.

You will now be asked to select your printer’s manufacturer and model

name in order to install the appropriate driver.

If you have a driver disk that came with your printer, click the

Have Disk

button and select the driver’s correct location.

Once the correct printer has been selected or the driver’s location has been

specified on your driver disk, click the

4.

The next screen shows all of the Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router’s avail-

able ports. The port you will want to configure is the printer port, shown in

this screen as “SC00007D P1

Shared Port”. (Your port number may be dif-

ferent.) Make sure this port is selected and click the

Configure Port

button

to continue.

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9.

Your printer has now been added. To verify that it is functioning properly

through the Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router, you will want to print a test

page. Click the button beside “Yes (recommended)” to print the test page

and then click the

Finish

button to complete adding your printer.

If you opt to print a test page, a window will appear asking if the test page

printed correctly. If it did, click the

Yes

button to close the window. If it did not

print correctly, click the

No

button and you will be given Windows

Troubleshooting for your printer.

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8.

The next screen will ask for your printer name. For best performance, make

sure your printer name is less than 31 characters long. Enter this name in

the blank field under “Printer Name”. Then, click the

tinue.

Windows 95 will automatically use this printer as the default printer.

Windows 98 and Millennium will ask if you want to use this printer as the

default printer. Make the appropriate selection before clicking the

ton.

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3.

The next screen shows all of the Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router’s avail-

able ports. The port you will want to configure is the printer port, shown in

this screen as “LPT1:SC00007D Shared Port”. (Your port number may be

different.) Make sure this port is selected and click the

Configure Port

but-

ton to continue.

4.

The “Print Port Configuration” screen will now assign the printer drivers

that you installed to the printer connected to the Wireless AP + Cable/DSL

Router. Click the

OK

button to continue.

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When adding a printer under Windows NT, make sure that the final window in

the

Installing the PrintServer’s Drivers

section does

NOT

have the “Run

Print Port Setup now” box checked. Selecting this box will lead to an error in

the installation process. Make sure that this box is

NOT

selected before con-

tinuing to this section.

1.

Go to “Add Printer” by clicking the

Start

button, selecting

Settings

, and

clicking

Printers

.

2.

The next screen will ask you how you want to manage your printer.

Windows NT will not manage the printer as through a Network printer serv-

er so you will need to click the button next to the

My Computer

selection.

Then, click the

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Once the correct printer has been selected or the driver’s location has been

specified on your driver disk, click the

7.

At this stage, Windows NT will notify you that a driver has already been

installed for this printer. This is due to an idiosyncrasy in Windows NT.

Though you have not already installed printer drivers, you will want to

select

Keep Existing Driver (recommended)

.

DO NOT

choose

Replace

existing driver

. Click the

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5.

Now that the port has been configured, click the

6.

The “Add Printer Wizard” will ask you to select the Printer’s Manufacturer

and Model Name in order to select the appropriate driver.

If you have a driver disk that came with your printer, click the

Have Disk

button and select the driver’s correct location.

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