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Installation

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7.

Please wait while the printer drivers are configured for use with the PrintServer. This may take two to three

minutes.

8.

You will be notified when the installation of the PrintServer is complete. If you want to print a test page, click

Test Print

.

Click

Finish

.

The driver installation and configuration is complete.

Proceed to “Chapter 5: Using the Diagnostic Utility”.

Figure 4-5: Please Wait

Figure 4-6: Print Test Page

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Overview

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Chapter 5: Using the Diagnostic Utility

Overview

This chapter describes the diagnostic utility used to control the PrintServer.

How to Access the Diagnostic Utility

There are two ways to access the diagnostic utility. One way uses the diagnostic icon in the system tray, and the

other way uses the program icon accessed through the Start menu.

Diagnostic Icon in the System Tray

The PrintServer diagnostic icon appears in the system tray of your desktop. When you double-click the icon, you

will see the

Print Server Information

screen. Refer to the following section, “About the Print Server Information

Screen”, for details.

When you right-click the PrintServer diagnostic icon, you will see a menu with four options:

•

To see the version number of the diagnostic utility, click

About

.

•

To see the

Print Server Information

screen, click

Info

. Refer to the following section, “About the Print Server

Information Screen”, for details.

•

Click

Connect

to connect your computer to the printer for scans, faxes, or usage of a memory card (many

printers have a slot for reading information from a memory card).

•

To close the utility, click

Exit

. A confirmation screen will appear. If you close the utility, your computer will not

be able to use the PrintServer. To exit the utility, click

Yes

. To keep the utility running, click

No

.

Figure 5-1: Diagnostic

Utility Icon

Figure 5-2: Right-Click

Utility Icon

NOTE:

The computer MUST be connected to the printer for all scans, faxes, or usage of a

memory card. If the

Connection status

field says, “Disconnected”, then click the

Connect

button. (The computer will automatically connect to the printer for print jobs.)

Figure 5-3: About Print Server

Utility

Figure 5-4: Exit Utility

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About the Print Server Information Screen

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Program Icon Accessed through the Start Menu

The PrintServer program icons appear in the Start menu. To access these icons, click

Start

. Select

Programs

.

Then select

Linksys MFP Network Adapter

. You will have four options available:

•

To uninstall the PrintServer from your computer, click

Uninstall

.

•

To run the wizard that sets up the PrintServer driver, click

Diagnostic

. Refer to “Chapter 4: Installing the

PrintServer Driver” for details.

•

To access the diagnostic utility, click

PrintServer Utility

. Refer to the following section, “About the

PrintServer Information Screen”, for details.

•

To run the wizard that sets up the PrintServer, click

Setup Wizard

. Refer to “Chapter 3: Installing the

PrintServer Using the Setup Wizard” for details.

About the Print Server Information Screen

The

Print Server Information

screen shows status information for the PrintServer. Use this screen to connect your

computer to the printer for scans, faxes, or usage of a memory card (many printers have a slot for reading

information from a memory card).

Printer Information

Printer Model. The model number of the connected printer.

Status. This section shows the printer’s status information. When a computer is connected to the printer, the

Status

field states the name and IP address of the computer that is currently connected. When a computer is not

connected to the printer, the

Status

field says, “On-Line”.

Also shown is the number of seconds before the current computer is disconnected from the printer.

Connection status

To scan, fax, or read information from a memory card, your computer must be connected to the printer, indicated

by the message, “Connected”. To allow another computer to use the printer, click the

Disconnect

button. To

manually re-connect to the printer, click the

Connect

button.

Figure 5-7: Print Server

Information - Disconnected

Figure 5-6: Print Server

Information - Connected

Figure 5-5: Program Icons

NOTE:

The computer MUST be connected to the printer for all scans, faxes, or usage of a

memory card. If the

Connection status

field says, “Disconnected”, then click the

Connect

button.

(The computer will automatically connect to the printer for print jobs.)

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Auto-Disconnect

By default, the computer will be disconnected three minutes after the scan, print job, or fax is completed. To

make changes, click the

Change

button. To change the length of time before the computer is disconnected from

the printer, select the appropriate length of time from the drop-down menu, and then click the

Set

button. If you

want the computer to always be connected to the printer, such as when you have only one computer using the

printer, click

Always connect

, and then click the

Set

button.

Print Server Settings

This section shows you the PrintServer’s settings, which were configured during the Setup Wizard.

If you will use the PrintServer’s web-based utility, write down the IP address of the PrintServer. You will need it to

access the web-based utility.

Diagnostic

To run the wizard that sets up the PrintServer driver, click the

Diagnostic

button. Refer to “Chapter 4: Installing

the PrintServer Driver” for details.

Close

To close the

Print Server Information

screen, click the

Close

button.

If you would like to change the PrintServer’s advanced settings, use the web-based utility. For more

information, refer to “Chapter 6: Using the Web-based Utility”.

Figure 5-9: Auto-Disconnect

(Always Connect)

Figure 5-8: Auto-Disconnect

(Time)

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Chapter 6: Using the Web-based Utility

Overview

After setting up the PrintServer with the Setup Wizard, the PrintServer will be ready for use. However, if you’d like

to change its advanced settings, use the PrintServer’s web-based utility. This chapter will describe each web

page of the utility and each page’s key functions. The utility can be accessed via your web browser through a

networked computer.

There are six main tabs: Setup, Protocol, Wireless, Printer, Status, and Exit. Additional tabs will be available after

you click one of the main tabs, except for the Setup and Exit tabs.

To access the web-based utility, launch the web browser of your computer, and enter the PrintServer’s IP address

in the

Address

field. Then press

Enter

.

On the login screen, leave the

User name

field blank, and enter the password you set when you ran the Setup

Wizard (the default password is

admin

). Click the

OK

button.

NOTE:

Double-click the PrintServer diagnostic icon. The IP address of the PrintServer will be

displayed on the

PrintServer Info

screen.

Figure 6-1: Login

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