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LED Indicators

The Wireless Print Server has LED indicators on the top. The Error LED is red. The Status indicator LED is green. The LED indicator

modes are described in the following table.

Status LED

(Green)

Error LED

(Red)

Status Description

Off

Off

No power.

On

Off

Normal operation - Idle.

Flashing

Off

Normal operation - transmitting or receiving

packets from the network.

On

On

No printer connected.

Flashing

Flashing

Firmware upgrade in progress.

Diagnostic Push Button

The button is recessed; a pin or paper clip can be used to press it. This button has 2 functions:

•

Restore the factory default settings

•

Print a test page containing all current settings.

To restore the factory default settings:

1.

Turn the Wireless Print Server OFF.

2.

Press and hold the diagnostic button. While pressing the button, switch the Wireless Print Server ON.

3.

If you continue pressing the button for 10 seconds, a diagnostic page will be printed, showing the new (default) settings.

To generate a Diagnostic print out

1.

Ensure that both the Wireless Print Server and the attached printer are ON.

2.

Press the diagnostic button, and hold it in for 2 seconds.

3.

The test page, containing the current settings, will be printed.

Note:

PostScript printers are unable to print this page. If you have a PostScript printer, the test page will not be printed.

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Setup

Chapter 2

2

This chapter provides an overview of the configuration process.

Overview

The Wireless Print Server is designed to support many different platforms, and the configuration required would depend upon the

environment in which it is installed.

•

The Wireless Print Server usually requires configuration, but if there's a DHCP server on your network, then the device is just

plug-and-play. A Windows-based setup Wizard is also provided on the CD-ROM to simplify this task.

•

PCs wishing to use the printer attached to the Wireless Print Server always require configuration.

Configuration Methods

The following methods are available to perform the required Wireless Print Server configuration:

•

Windows-based Wizard

- see below for details.

•

Web-based setup

- see Chapter 4 for details.

Using the Windows Wizard

The Windows-based Wizard is supplied on the CD-ROM, and runs on Windows XP and Windows Vista.

Using this Wizard is the recommended method to configure the Wireless Print Server.

It can be used configure the Wireless Print Server for your Network environment, even if the Wireless Print Server does not have a

valid IP address.

Preparation

•

Ensure the power is OFF. Do not connect the Wireless Print Server while power is On.

•

Find the

Default Server Name

for your Wireless Print Server. The

Default Server Name

is shown on a sticker on the base of the

device. It consists of 8 letters and/or digits. Record this name; it may be needed during configuration.

•

Check the wireless and IP settings of the Access Point which your PC is connecting to.

Procedure

1.

Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your drive. If the setup program does not start automatically, run

Autorun.exe

in the root folder.

2.

On the first screen, shown below, click

Setup Wizard

.

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Figure 2: Main Screen

3.

Click

OK

to follow the setup procedures:

(1) Connect MFP/All-in-one machine to Wireless Print Server.

(2) Connect both PC and Wireless Print Server to Router or Hub.

(3) Power ON MFP/All-in-one.

(4) Power ON Wireless Print Server.

(5) Check the LED on the Wireless Print Server. Status LED (Green) should be ON and Error LED (Red) is OFF.

•

To use the LAN interface, the LAN cable needs to be

inserted BEFORE powering ON.

•

The Wired (LAN) interface should be used for initial

configuration.

•

In the default Wireless "Infrastructure" mode, connecting a

LAN cable will disable the Wireless interface.

Or click

Skip

if all the above steps have been done already.

4.

Select your Wireless Print Server, then click

Next

to continue.

Figure 3: Wizard Screen

5.

Select the desired Access Point. If the Access Point does not show up, click the Refresh button.

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Figure 4: Wireless Network Screen

6.

If you select the

Manually Setting,

click

Next

to move to the

Security Setting

screen

.

Figure 5: Security Setting Screen

7.

For the Security Setting screen:

•

Network Type - Select the correct value for your Wireless LAN.

•

SSID - All Wireless stations MUST use the same SSID to communicate with one another.

•

Channel -·If "Automatic" is selected, the Access Point will select the best available channel.

•

Security - There are 4 options for Wireless Security

•

Disable - no data encryption is used.

•

WEP - the 802.11b standard. Data is encrypted before transmission, but the encryption system is not very strong.

•

WPA-PSK - data is encrypted using the Wi-Fi Protected Access with Preshared Key standard. WPA is wireless security with

far greater protection than WEP. WPA-PSK offers two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys.

•

WPA2 - this is a further development of WPA-PSK, and offers even greater security.

8.

Click

Next

to configure the

IP Address

screen.

•

Select

Obtain IP Address automatically

if your LAN has a DHCP Server, otherwise select

Use following IP address

.

•

For

Use following IP address

, enter an unused address from the range used on your LAN.

Use the same

Subnet Mask

and Default

Gateway

as PCs on your LAN.

9.

Click

Next

to see the following screen.

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Figure 6: Status Screen

10.

Click

Next

and you will see the following prompt.

11.

Click

Yes

to install the utility and bus driver. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

12.

Click

Finish

.

If the desired Wireless Print Server is not listed:

•

Check that both the Wireless Print Server and the printer are properly connected, and powered on.

•

Check that the proper Printer Driver has been installed.

Other PCs Setup

If the Wireless Print Server is configured already, and you want other client PCs to use it, do the following procedure:

1.

Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your drive. If the setup program does not start, run

Autorun.exe

in the root folder.

2.

Click

PC Install

to install the utility and bus driver.

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