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Wireless

(Figure 8-18)

•

SSID (Service Set Identifier)

. In the

SSID

field, enter the name of your wireless network. This is the

unique name shared by all devices in a wireless network. The SSID is case-sensitive and should have 32

characters or fewer.

•

Channel No

. If your network is set to ad-hoc mode, select your network’s channel setting from the

Channel No.

drop-down menu.

•

Network Type

. The Network Type setting shows a choice of two wireless modes. Select

Infrastructure

if

you want the PrintServer to communicate using an access point or wireless router. Select

Ad-Hoc

if you

want the PrintServer to communicate without using an access point or wireless router.

•

WEP Encryption

. If you want to enable WEP encryption for greater wireless security, click the

Enable

radio button. If you want to disable WEP encryption, keep the default,

Disable

. From the

WEP

Authentication

drop-down menu, select your wireless network’s authentication type. The default is set to

Open System

, for which the sender and the recipient do NOT use a WEP key for authentication. You can

also choose

Shared Key

, when the sender and recipient use a WEP key for authentication. This setting

should match the one on your network’s access point or wireless router.

In the

WEP Keys

section, select the level of WEP encryption,

64 bits

or

128-bits

. From the drop-down

menu, select the Default Key used by your wireless network. This indicates which WEP key your network

uses for WEP encryption. In the

Key1 (hex) to Key4 (hex)

fields, enter your network’s WEP keys. If you

are using 64-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. If you

are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid

hexadecimal characters are “0”-“9” and “A”-“F”.

Click the

Link Info

button if you want to view information about the wireless connection.

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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SNMP

(Figure 8-19)

•

SysContact

. Enter the name of the contact person in the

SysContact

field.

•

SysLocation

. Enter the location of the contact person in the

SysLocation

field.

•

Configuration Item

. From the

Configuration Item

box, select the number of the management station (M1-

M4) or trap receiver (T1-T4). The selected item’s information will be displayed below.

For management stations, you can change the station’s IP address, Community String, and Access

Permission level. In the

Manager IP Address

fields, enter the IP address of the management station with

the SNMP program installed. In the

Community String

field, enter the name of the SNMP community,

which is usually

public

or

private

. In the

Access Permission

section, select the desired level of access for

this management station,

Read Only

,

Read/Write

, or

Not Accessible

.

For trap receivers, you can change the trap receiver’s IP address, Community String, Trap Option, and

Trap Severity level. In the

Trap Receive IP Address

fields, enter the IP address of the trap receiver that will

be sent the trap messages or notifications. In the

Community String

field, enter the name of the SNMP

community, which is usually

public

or

private

. For the Trap Option setting, select

Enable

or

Disable

. For

the Trap Severity setting, select the desired level of severity, with 1 meaning least severe.

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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Upgrade

. You may use this option to upgrade the firmware of the PrintServer. Follow these instructions:

1

On the

Upgrade

screen shown in Figure 8-20, click the

Files

button.

2

The

Detected LAN Cards

screen will appear, as shown in Figure 8-21. Select the LAN card the PrintServer

is connected to, and then click the

OK

button.

3

Follow the on-screen instructions, and select the firmware file you want to use.

4

View the

BIN File Information

screen (see Figure 8-22), and click the

OK

button if you have selected the

correct firmware file. Click the

Cancel

button to select a different firmware file.

5

On the

Upgrade

screen, click the

Upgrade

button. Click the

Cancel

button to cancel the firmware

upgrade. For more information, click the

Help

button.

•

Refresh

. This option allows you to refresh the device list after you change the name or IP address of a device.

The screen does not refresh automatically.

•

Exit

. This option allows you to exit the Bi-Admin program.

InitDevice

. The available options are Reset Device, Restore to Factory Default, Attached Remote, and Connected

Protocol.

If you click Attached Remote, the screen in Figure 8-23 appears. To add a cross segment print server, enter its IP

address in the fields provided, and click the

Set

button.

Click

Cancel

to undo any changes. For more information, click the

Help

button.

Diagnostic

. Diagnostic allows you to print a test page from either of the PrintServer’s ports.

Help

. The two options are Help Topics and About Bi-Admin. These help files offer extensive advice and details

about all of the PrintServer’s functions and capabilities.

Figure 7-21: Detected LAN Cards

Figure 7-22: BIN File Information

Figure 7-23: Add Cross Segment PrintServer

Figure 7-20: Upgrade

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Chapter 7: Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)

Overview

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Chapter 8: Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)

Overview

Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) is a standards-based system that allows remote printing from a PC to any

accessible printer. Normally, the printer will be attached to a computer or other device that functions as an IPP

Server. For client PCs, it is necessary to install a compatible IPP Client program. The Client must also know the IP

Address or URL of the IPP Server.

The PrintServer contains the necessary firmware to act as an IPP Server. No additional configuration is

necessary. However, the following requirements must be met:

•

The PrintServer must have a valid IP Address. For printing via the Internet, the PrintServer’s IP Address must

be external (allocated by your ISP), rather than an IP Address on your local LAN.

•

Any Router, Gateway, or Firewall linking your LAN to the Internet must NOT block IPP. (IPP uses Port Services

631/TCP.)

•

You must advise clients of the correct URL or IP Address of the IPP Server. To use a URL rather than an IP

Address, you need to register the domain name for the URL.

•

Unless clients are using Windows 2000, you must provide your clients with the supplied IPP Client software. If

it is not convenient to provide the CD-ROM, supply the setup.exe file, located in the IPP folder.

Windows IPP Client Setup

Installing using setup.exe

1.

Run this program, located at d:\driver\ipp\setup.exe, to unzip the included files.

2.

The IPP Setup program will then run.

3.

Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

IPP Client Configuration for Windows 98, Me, 2000, and XP

1.

Run the

Add IPP Port program

entry created by the installation. A screen like the one shown in Figure 7-2

will be displayed.

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2.

Enter the IP Address or URL of the IPP Server.

3.

If Internet access from your location is via a Proxy Server, check

Access IPP Server via Proxy Server

, and

enter details of your Proxy Server. (This will be the same as your browser configuration.)

4.

Click

Select Device Port

to view the available ports on the IPP Server, and select the appropriate port. (See

Figure 7-2.) A connection to the IPP Server will be established at this time.

5.

Click

OK

to create the IPP port on your system. You will see a message confirming that the port has been

created, and then you will see Figure 7-3.

6.

Perform one of these steps.

Select an existing printer to use the new port, and click

OK

.

OR

Click the

Add New Printer

button to create a new printer that will use the IPP port. This will start the Add

Printer Wizard. Follow the prompts to complete the process. Make sure that the new printer uses the IPP port.

Installation is now complete.

•

To create additional IPP ports, repeat the entire procedure.

•

The Proxy Server and other options are set individually for each IPP port.

Figure 8-2: Output Select

Figure 8-3: AddPort

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