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Chapter 5: Bi-Admin:

PrintServer Management

The Wireless PrintServer is managed by a utility program called Bi-Admin on

the Wireless PrintServer’s Setup CD. Fully compatible with Windows 95, 98,

Millennium, NT, 2000, and XP, Bi-Admin allows you to change the Wireless

PrintServer’s internal settings, check on the unit’s status, and perform basic

diagnostic tests.

Note that the Bi-Admin program must only be installed on the

network administrator’s computer.

To start the Bi-Admin program, click on

Start

Programs

Linksys

PrintServer Admin

, and then

Bi-Admin

. If the Bi-Admin icon has been

created, you can just double-click on it instead. You can drag the shortcut

icon onto your Desktop for easy access to the Bi-Admin program.

When the Bi-Admin program appears, it will ask for the Connected

Protocol. Make sure the box next to

TCP/IP

is checked. Click the

but-

ton. Then the Bi-Admin program will automatically scan the network for

available Wireless PrintServer hardware. Any hardware found on the net-

work will appear in the Default Name, Device Name, and Printer Port cat-

egories on the right-hand side of window.

Default Name is the SC number

located on the back or bottom of the Wireless PrintServer unit, and cannot

be changed.

Starting the Bi-Admin Management Utility

Wireless PrintServer

Overview

12. After your printer(s) have been added, you will return to the Configure

Printer Port screen. Click the

Connect

button to connect the printer(s).

13. The Printer Port Setup screen will appear again, displaying the printers

which are now communicating with the Wireless PrintServer. Click the

button to add any more printers or

to complete the installation

and configuration procedure.

Instant Wireless™ Series

Figure 4-15

Figure 4-14

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Obtaining Device Information:

The Device Information Icon

To access information about the Wireless PrintServer,

either click on it in the Device List window (on the right

side of the Bi-Admin window) or highlight the Wireless

PrintServer and click on the

Device Information

icon,

shown in Figure 5-2. You can also highlight the Wireless

PrintServer

and

then

click

Status

select

Backup/Restore Device Information

. The Bi-Admin program displays the

Wireless PrintServer’s information in a read-only window, and gives you the

following information:

Hardware ID: 0480568C2C

Firmware Version: 6025

Protocol ID: 807E

Default Name: SC710113

Server Name: SC710113

AppleTalk Info:

Printer Type:

SC710113:LaserWriter

TCP/IP Info:

IP Address: 11.0.0.23

Subnet Mask: 255.0.0.0

Gateway Address: 11.0.0.253

Email Server IP Address: 0.0.0.0

Printing Account Name:

N/A

Redirect Account Name:

N/A

SMB Info:

Domain Name:

WIRELESS Info:

Station Name:00-C0-02-71-01-13

SSID:linksys

BSSID:00:C0:02:70:60:01

Channel No:6

Network Type:Infrastructure

Primary Firmware:PF010100.HEX

Secondary Firmware:SF010402.HEX

You can save this information to a text file by clicking

Save to file

in the

Backup/Restore Device Information

window and giving Bi-Admin the loca-

tion to which the file should be saved.

Using Bi-Admin

Wireless PrintServer

Figure 5-2

When any change or operation is executed, you will be prompted for a pass-

word if you have set up a password.

Enter the password, making sure to use

the same case (e.g., upper or lower) that you used when creating the pass-

word.

Device Name

is a nickname that you can give the Wireless PrintServer to make

it more user-friendly for users on the network. It can be changed with Bi-

Admin by clicking on

Configuration

, then

System

Printer Port

displays the model of the Wireless PrintServer that you are using.

Bi-Admin Help Files

The Help files for the Bi-Admin program can be accessed by clicking on

Help

in the Menu bar. These help files offer extensive advice and details about all of

the Wireless PrintServer’s functions and capabilities.

Instant Wireless™ Series

Figure 5-1

Note:

Sometimes the Wireless PrintServer’s

Err

ACT

LED may

light up or flicker as it accepts your configuration changes; this is nor-

mal.

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Logical Port Configuration:

Logical Port Configuration Icon

To set or change the Wireless PrintServer’s logical port set-

tings, highlight the Wireless PrintServer to be changed and

click on the

Logical Port

icon (shown in Figure 5-7). The

Logical Port Configuration

window will appear. Make

any changes to the settings, and click on

Save to Device

when you are finished.

Upgrading the Firmware:

The Firmware Upgrade Icon

To make sure that the Wireless PrintServer is running its

most current version of firmware, upgrade the device’s

ROM chip regularly. To do so, you must be able to access

the Wireless PrintServer device from your computer. Click

on the

Upgrade Firmware

icon and follow the instructions

on the screen. For the latest firmware, go to the Linksys

website at www.linksys.com.

Refreshing the Device List:

The Refresh Icon

To force Bi-Admin to refresh its list of PrintServers on the

network, click

Refresh,

and Bi-Admin will scan the net-

work for available PrintServers to update the Default

Names, Device Names, and Printer Port charts.

Exiting Bi-Admin:

The Application Exit Icon

To exit the Bi-Admin program, just click on the

Exit

icon.

Wireless PrintServer

Checking the Status of a Printer Port:

Printer Status Icon

The numbered Printer Port icons let you check the name,

status, and printing details of each printer attached to the

Wireless PrintServer. A password may be required to access

this information. You may be able to configure some print-

ers’ settings within the

Printer Status

window.

The Wireless PrintServer only shows as many parallel port icons as it has ports.

For example, with this model, only two parallel port icons will show.

Because

Wireless PrintServers do not support serial printing, the serial port icon will

always remain gray and inaccessible.

TCP/IP Configuration:

TCP/IP Configuration Icon

To set or change the Wireless PrintServer’s TCP/IP set-

tings, highlight the Wireless PrintServer to be changed and

click on the

TCP/IP Configuration

icon (shown in Figure

5-5). The

TCP/IP Configuration

window will appear.

Make any changes to the settings, and click on

Save to

Device

when you are finished.

Configuring Wireless:

The Wireless Icon

To configure the wireless settings, just click on the

Wireless

icon. The Wireless Configuration screen will appear.

Settings include SSID, Channel Number, Network Type, and

WEP encryption options. Make any changes to the settings,

and click on

Save to Device

when you are finished.

Instant Wireless™ Series

Figure 5-3

Figure 5-4

Figure 5-7

Figure 5-8

Figure 5-7

Figure 5-6

Figure 5-5

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To disable one of the Wireless PrintServer’s protocols, click once on the

Device

Name

of the Wireless PrintServer you want to change, and click

Configuration

, followed by

System

. The

System Configuration

window will

appear. Each protocol is listed, along with

Enable

and

Disable

buttons. Enable

or disable the protocols you want, and then click on

Save to Device

to save the

changes.

The Bi-Admin program can locate Linksys PrintServers on networks other than

your own, given your network is running TCP/IP across a WAN or other net-

work-to-network link via a router. To attach Bi-Admin to a remote Linksys

PrintServer located on a remote network, click on

InitDevice

, and then

Attach

The

Add Cross Segment PrintServer

window will appear. Enter the IP

address of the remote unit, and then click

Set

. The remote Linksys PrintServer

will appear in the list of available PrintServers, allowing you to configure it.

If the Wireless PrintServer seems locked up for any reason, you can reset it

from the Bi-Admin program.

To reset a Wireless PrintServer, click once on the

Device Name

of the Wireless PrintServer you want to reset, followed by

InitDevice

, and then

Reset Device

You can also reset it by pressing the

Reset

button on the back of the unit, or by unplugging its power cord.

If you have made irreversible changes in configuration that have rendered the

Wireless PrintServer unusable, or if you simply want to start over from scratch,

you can set the Wireless PrintServer back to the default mode so that the device

will operate just as it did when you purchased it. Click on

InitDevice

, and then

Restore Factory Default

Wireless PrintServer

The Wireless PrintServer’s IP address can be easily changed at any time. Click

once on the

Device Name

of the Wireless PrintServer whose address you want

to change, and then click on

InitDevice

and

Set IP Address

. This will bring up

the

Set IP Address

window. By default, the PrintServer has DHCP enabled.

If the

Default Name

field is empty, enter the Server Name’s SC Number for

the Wireless PrintServer, which you can find on the Wireless PrintServer’s bar

code sticker. Enter the new

IP Address

Subnet Mask

, and

Gateway Address

(optional) for the Wireless PrintServer, and then click

Set

. The new settings

will be written to the Wireless PrintServer unit.

Also, if you have a DHCP server, you can enable DHCP and leave all the IP,

Gateway, and Subnet values on zero. See Chapter 9: DHCP Support for the

Wireless PrintServer for more information.

The Wireless PrintServer comes with a default device name printed on the bot-

tom of the unit, and it always starts with the prefix SC (example: SC489392).

The SC name is the name of the Wireless PrintServer any time users on the net-

work query it. To make the Wireless PrintServer more user-friendly, you can

give it a

unique

device name to help identify its location (example: Marketing).

To change the Wireless PrintServer’s device name, click once on the

Device

Name

of the Wireless PrintServer you want to affect, and click on

Configuration

, and then

System

The

System Configuration

window will

appear. To include the Wireless PrintServer in a group (for administrative use),

use the

Group Name

option, which appears in a drop-down menu.

Enter a new device name for the Wireless PrintServer in the

Device Name

field. When you finish, click on

Save

. The new setting will be stored in the

Wireless PrintServer unit. To verify the change, click on the

Refresh

icon in the

Bi-Admin menu bar. Bi-Admin will search the network for available

PrintServers and report back with their device names.

If you are not using multiple protocols on your network, you may want to dis-

able one or more of the Wireless PrintServer's internal protocols; this may help

reduce unwanted network traffic.

Attaching Bi-Admin to a Remote Linksys PrintServer

Restoring Factory Default

Instant Wireless™ Series

Important:

Restoring Factory Default will

erase ALL

of the

work that you have done on this unit since purchasing it.

Important:

Always leave at least one protocol enabled on the

Wireless PrintServer. Disabling all protocols could leave you

without a way to communicate with the unit.

Unless you require TCP/IP to be disabled, leave it alone.

Setting the Wireless PrintServer’s IP Address

Changing the Device Name

Enabling and Disabling Protocols

Resetting the Wireless PrintServer

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When the Configure

Server screen appears,

enter

the

Wireless

PrintServer

name

(SC0222CC

the

example

shown

Figure 6-3)

Then enter

your password (if you

created one) into the

Device Password

field

and type it again in the

Verify Password

field

to confirm it.

Check all

boxes that apply to your

network next to the

Enable area under Protocols.

Generally,

AppleTalk is only for Macintosh net-

works.

If you are unsure, however, you may check all boxes. This option, while

giving you the greatest chance of connection, increases network traffic.

Once

you’ve made all your choices, click the

Save

button. Then click the

Reset

button

to apply your changes.

Click the Printers

tab

to open the

Printer

Status

screen.

On this

screen, you will be

able to see the sta-

tus of any printers

connected to the

Wireless

Print-

Server.

You can

also test the print-

ers by clicking the

Print Test Page

button correspon-

ding to the printer

you want to test.

The Server Page

The Printer Page

Wireless PrintServer

Figure 6-3

Figure 6-4

Chapter 6: Configuring the

Wireless PrintServer Using the

Web-based Utility

You can use the Wireless PrintServer’s built-in Web-based Utility to configure

the Wireless PrintServer.

In order to open the Utility, follow the instructions

below.

Open your web browser and type

http://

followed by the Wireless

PrintServer’s IP address in the browser’s Address box. Use the Bi-Admin soft-

ware to find the IP address. Press

Enter

If you set up a password in Bi-Admin, then the Password Screen will appear next.

If not, then you will see the Configure Server screen.

Leave the

User Name

field

blank.

The

Password

field will be blank as well.

If you want to password pro-

tect the Wireless PrintServer, enter a password now.

If you don’t want to be

required to enter this password every time you log on, check the box next to

Save

this password in your password list

This will automatically log you in when

you return to this page.

(If you change your password, the automatic login will

not work until you save the new password over the old one.)

If you decide to enter

a password, do so and click the

button. Otherwise, just click the

button.

Accessing the Web-based Utility

Instant Wireless™ Series

Figure 6-1

Figure 6-2

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