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5.

The

Choose Destination Location

screen will appear, as shown in Figure 8-3. Choose the location where the

B-Admin folder will be installed. To install the driver in the default location, click

Next

. If you want the folder

to be installed in a different location, click the

Browse

button and select the location. Then click

Next

.

Click

Back

to return to the previous screen. Click

Cancel

to end the Bi-Admin installation.

6.

The

Select Program Folder

screen, shown in Figure 8-4, will appear. An icon will be added to the program

folder listed. You may change the name for the program folder, if you wish. Click

Next

.

Click

Back

to return to the previous screen. Click

Cancel

to end the Bi-Admin installation.

7.

When the Bi-Admin is installed, the

Setup Complete

screen will appear. Click

Finish

.

Figure 7-4: Select Program Folder

Figure 7-3: Choose Destination Location

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Starting the Bi-Admin Management Utility

1.

To start the Bi-Admin program, click

Start

,

Programs

,

Print Server Utility

, and then

Bi-Admin

Management Utility

. If the Bi-Admin Management Utility icon has been created, you can just double-click it

instead. You can drag the shortcut icon onto your Desktop for easy access to the Bi-Admin Management

Utility.

2.

When the Bi-Admin Management Utility appears, it will ask for the Connected Protocol. (See Figure 8-5.)

Make sure the box next to

TCP/IP

is checked. Click the

OK

button.

3.

The Bi-Admin Management Utility will automatically scan the network for the PrintServer. (See Figure 8-6.)

Figure 7-6: Searching for Device

Figure 7-5: Connected Protocol

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The Bi-Admin Management Utility

The

Bi-Admin Management Utility

screen will appear next. Any hardware found on the network will appear on the

left-hand side of the screen, as shown in Figure 8-7. The Utility can be managed from this screen. The menu and

icon options will be explained in this section.

Menu Options

Main

. The options are Device Status, Printer Status, Configure, Upgrade, Refresh, and Exit. These options are the

same as the icons that are displayed below the menu options (viewed from left to right), and are described below:

•

Device Status

. This option allows you to view all of the device settings, optionally save the device settings to

a file, or restore a previously saved file to the device.

If you click

Device Status

, the

Device Information

screen in Figure 8-8 will appear. A list of the PrintServer’s

device settings is displayed, including Hardware ID, Firmware version, Protocol ID, Default Name, Server

Name, and MAC Address. To save the information in a .txt (text) file, click the

Save to file

button.

To choose a different device that you configured, click the

Open

button. You may then browse for your file,

select it, and then click

Open

. The contents of the file will display on the right-hand side of the screen. To

save the file to the PrintServer, click

Restore to Device

.

Click the

Exit

button to return to the

Bi-Admin Management Utility

screen. For more information, click the

Help

button.

Figure 7-7: Bi-Admin Management Utility

Figure 7-8: Device Information

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•

Printer Status

. This option allows you to view the printer status, as well as set port and printer parameters.

If you click this option, a

Verify Password

screen will appear. Make sure that you enter the password in the

field before you click OK, or else an Incorrect Password message will appear. If the message appears, then

click

OK

. Enter the correct password in the field provided, and click

OK

again.

After the password has been successfully entered, the

Printer Status

screen will appear, as shown in Figure

8-10. The Device Name will be displayed and the Current Selected Port will be highlighted. The status

information for this port will be displayed.

Click the

Back

button to return to the

Bi-Admin Management Utility

screen. Click

Refresh

to refresh the

screen. For more information, click the

Help

button.

If the printer is bi-directional and not busy, the Printer Configuration

button will appear on the

Printer Status

screen. Click this button to view the printer’s Environmental Variable and Variable Value items. If the items

are not read-only, you can change them based on the options of your printer.

For more information, click the

Help

button.

Figure 7-9: Verify Password

Figure 7-10: Printer Status

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•

Configure

. You may configure the PrintServer with this option. If you click this option, a

Verify Password

screen will appear. Make sure that you enter the password in the field before you click OK, or else an

Incorrect Password message will appear. If the message appears, click

OK

. Enter the correct password in the

field provided, and click

OK

again.

After the password has been successfully entered, the

Configuration

screen will appear, as shown in Figure

8-12. It displays eight tabs: System, TCP/IP, AppleTalk, NetBEUI, Internet Printing, Port, Wireless, and SNMP.

The tabs will be described below.

System

•

Device Name

. Enter the Device Name in the field provided.

•

Comment

. Enter any comments in the

Comment

field.

•

Device Password

. To change the password, select

Change Device Password

, enter the new password

in the

Password

field, and then re-enter the password in the

Confirm Password

field.

•

Protocol

. Select the protocol you want to use for your network: TCP/IP, AppleTalk, NetBEUI, IPX/SPX.

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.

Figure 7-11: Verify Password

Figure 7-12: Configuration - System

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