Wireless G All-In-One Print Server User Manual F1UP002
Table of Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X AIO-PS (All-In-One Print-Server) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X PS (Print-Server) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table of Contents General Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X TCP/IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X Wireless Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X Print-Server Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sec tion Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 Thank you for purchasing and using our Wireless G (the Print Server). This innovative product easily shares your standard printer or all-inone, multifunction printer (MFP) on your network. Unlike many print servers, it can communicate with MFPs and standard printers as if connected directly to your computer. Advanced features let you print, scan, read media cards, and fax through the network.
Introduction Mac OS LPR 1 Linux LPR 2 3 4 Windows 98SE/Me/NT LPR 5 MFP / Print server Printer OR All-in-one Printer 6 7 Windows XP/2000 Click “connect” or IPP or LPR 8 9 AIO-PS (All-In-One Print-Server) Mode The Print Server can communicate with MFPs and standard printers as if it is connected directly to your computer. This enables users to connect to MFPs for sharing print, scan, card-reader, and fax functions.
sec tion Introduction 1 2 3 4 PS (Print-Server) Mode The Print Server also supports LPR, IPP, and RAW printing protocols, which enable users to share the print function from an MFP or a standard printer. The supported operating systems are Windows 98SE, Me, NT, 2000, XP, and 2003; UNIX; Linux; and Mac OS X v10.2.x and above.
Getting to Know your Print Server LEDs 1 2 3 4 (a) Wireless-Connection LED Solid Blue The Print Server is connected to a wireless access point (AP) or station. Blinking Blue The Print Server is trying to connect to the AP or station. Off The wireless mode of the Print Server is disabled. 5 6 7 (b) Print-Server and Printer-Status LED Solid Blue Firmware is being upgraded to the Print Server. (If the Print Server upgrade fails, the LED will light steadily.
sec tion Getting to Know your Print Server 1 2 Reset Button Reset (Press the “Reset” button with a pencil tip for less than 5 seconds) • While the Reset button is pressed, the Wireless-Connection, and Print-Server and Printer-Status LEDs will be OFF, awaiting the user to the release the button to reboot. • When the Print Server is rebooting, the WirelessConnection, and Print-Server and Printer Status LEDs will briefly turn ON and then OFF.
Placement of the Print Server The Print Server can be placed on a flat surface or mounted on an MFP or standard printer. 1. Make sure the Print Server is placed in an area that allows for proper ventilation. 2. Place on a flat surface. 4 5 Mounting on a Printer 2. 3 Attach the self-adhesive, double-sided mounting kit to the back of the Print Server. Make sure not to stick the adhesive side over the ID label of the Print Server.
Installation Procedure 1 Step 1. Connecting Devices to your Print Server 2 sec tion Before you start, you should have: 3 • One computer with Windows 2000 SP4 or above, or Windows XP SP1 or above 4 • One MFP or standard printer with a USB port and an installation CD 5 • One Category 5 Ethernet cable • One USB cable (not included—usually comes with printer) 1. Unpack the Print-Server package and verify that all the items listed are provided. 2.
Installation Procedure Note: 1. You must use the power adapter shipped along with the Print Server; do NOT use any other power adapter. To prevent compatibility problems, power on the Print Server before powering on the printer. 3. Before connecting the standard printer via USB cable, read the printer’s manual. Some printers require users to install drivers and utilities before connecting to the computer. Some printers also require users to connect the printer to the computer during installation. Step 2.
Installation Procedure 1 3. The Belkin All-In-One Print Server - InstallShield Wizard appears. Click “Next”. sec tion 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4. Click “Next” to install the Print-Server utilities in the default folder (recommended), or click “Change” to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the Print-Server utilities.
Installation Procedure 5. The system starts installing the Print-Server utilities. 1 2 4 5 6 7 6. The “Server Configuration” screen will appear. To configure the Print Server, click “Next” (recommended for first install) and go to step 7, following. If you do not want to configure the Print Server at this point, select “No, please skip this setup”. Then, click “Next” to complete the installation (when adding a new client computer to share a preexisting print-server setup).
Installation Procedure The following steps are for Print-Server configuration upon choosing “Yes, I would like to configure my All-In-One Print Server”. 1 sec tion 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7. The Print Server List will search for Print Servers on the network. Select the “Wireless G AllIn-One Print Server” and click “Next”.
Installation Procedure 8. Enter the user name and password of the Print Server you have selected to log in. The default user name is “admin”; the default password is “1234”. 1 2 4 5 9. Set the alias name and description of the Print Server here. Click “Next”. 6 7 8 9 10 11 Note: You can define the printer’s location or other information about it in the “MFP Server Description” field.
Installation Procedure 1 10. To set up the IP address of the Print Server, the default is set to “DHCP” for the TCP/IP configuration. sec tion 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The Print Server by default will try to get an IP address from the connected Belkin Router running the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server and the following screen will appear. 11 The newly assigned TCP/IP settings will be displayed in the “TCP/IP Configuration” window for your reference.
Installation Procedure 1 2 4 5 6 If the DHCP server is unavailable or not found, the user will be prompted to configure the TCP/IP settings of the Print Server manually by clicking “Yes” on the screen below. Clicking “No” will make the Print Server search for the IP address from a DHCP server on the network. 7 8 9 10 11 Select “Yes” to configure the TCP/IP settings in the “Manual IP” section. The default TCP/IP-address information in the Manual-IP mode will be what is shown below. IP Address: 192.168.2.
Installation Procedure 1 sec tion 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The Print Server will check if the manually configured IP address in “TCP/IP Configuration” is in the same subnet as the connected computer running the installation utility. If the TCP/IP-address settings configured manually are in a different IP subnet than that of the connected computer, the user will be prompted by the alert message shown below. Click “OK” to go back and configure the correct IP-address settings for the Print Server.
Installation Procedure Step 3. Configuring Wireless Settings 1. The “Wireless Network Settings” screen of the Print Server will automatically scan the wireless networks nearby. Select the wireless network to which you would like to connect and click “Next”. Alternatively, you can manually enter the wireless-network information (“Manual” mode). The default wireless settings are as follows: Mode: Infrastructure 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SSID: Default Channel: 11 10 11 19 sec tion 2.
Installation Procedure 1 3. If you choose to connect to an encrypted network, the “Wireless Security Settings” screen will appear. Select “Security Mode” and enter the security settings of your wireless network. You can select one of several security settings: “None”, “WEP”, or “WPA” with cipher mode “TKIP” or “AES”. 4. The configurations are now finished. Click “Finish” to confirm your new settings. 5. Click “Finish” to complete the installation.
Installation Procedure 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 Note: If the Windows XP firewall in your system has been enabled, the Print Server will automatically open some necessary ports for the Print-Server program to run smoothly on your system. These ports will only be opened for computers in your own local IP network and will not jeopardize safety of your system. 6. Indicate whether or not you want to run the Belkin All-In-One Print Manager utility automatically when Windows starts.
Installation Procedure sec tion 1 2 At this point, disconnect the Ethernet cable between your Print Server and your router to enable the wireless functionality of your Print Server. 3 Store the Ethernet cable in a safe place in case it is needed to reconfigure the Print Server at some point in the future. 4 5 6 7 8 9 All-In-One Print Server Utilities After the installation is completed, there will be three utilities and a text file in the Print Server’s Program folder.
Installation Procedure Step 4. Installing MFP Drivers/Utilities 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Before you start to install the printer selected from the Print Server List, check your computer’s printer-installation status. • Printer drivers/utilities have not been installed on your computer; refer to section 4.1. • Printer drivers/utilities have been already installed on your computer; refer to section 4.2. 4.1 Printer drivers/utilities have not been installed Before the installation, read the printer’s manual.
Installation Procedure 1 sec tion 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 To connect the printer to your computer through the Print Server just like you have directly connected the printer to your computer through the USB cable, you can follow the steps below. 1. Select the printer that you want to install in the PrintServer list and click the “Connect” button.
Installation Procedure 2. After you have completed the printer installation, you will see the printer is added to “Printers and Faxes” under your Windows operating system. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 25 sec tion 3. Windows will detect the new hardware and prompt to install the Print-Server drivers and then the printer drivers. When the system stops prompting, the drivers are all installed. If the system cannot find the printer drivers, insert the printer’s installation CD to find the drivers.
Installation Procedure 1 4.2 Printer drivers/utilities have been installed sec tion 2 3 1. To bind the already-installed printer drivers/utilities with the Print Server, follow the steps below. Select the printer that you want to install in the PrintServer list and click the “Connect” button. 2. Windows will detect the new hardware and prompt to install the Print-Server drivers and then the printer drivers. When the system stops prompting, the drivers are all installed.
Installation Procedure 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Depending upon the previous configuration of your computer, duplicate system-tray icons or desk top shor tcuts for scanners or camera-card readers may also appear. Use the copies of the icons and shor tcuts as your defaults for use in conjunction with your Print Ser ver.
Installation Procedure 1 sec tion 2 3 Enabling Auto-Timeout Settings After the printer-driver installation is complete, check the “Auto release when idle time is over” option in the “Belkin All-In-One Print Manager” screen with a 5-minute idle timeout setting.
Installation Procedure Adding New Client Computers to Print-Server Setup When adding a new client computer to share the print, scan, copy, fax, and card-reader functionality in a preexisting Print-Server network, only follow Step 2 from items 1 to 6, and Step 4.
Operating Print Server & Using the MFPs 1 2 sec tion 3 4 5 6 7 Operating Print Server & Using the MFPs After you have followed the Installation Wizard to finish the printer installation, the printer is now connected to your computer. You can start sharing print, scan, card-reader, or fax functions provided by the MFP. Tip 1: If you have finished using the printer, click “Disconnect” to release the printer. Another user cannot use the printer until it is released.
Operating Print Server & Using the MFPs Tip: If you have sent a print job to the printer while it is still connected to a user, you may be prompted that the device was not found or the document has failed to print. Resend the printing job after the printer is idle or released by another user. 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 Share Scan Most of the printers with built-in scanners provide a scan utility for users. You can scan pictures or documents through the utility.
Operating Print Server & Using the MFPs Windows XP Scanning Utility 1 2 sec tion 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Share Card Reader If your printer has built-in media-card readers, you can read the files from the plugged card reader through the Print Server.
Operating Print Server & Using the MFPs Fax a File If your printer has a fax function, you can fax files from your computer to the fax number you designated. 1 An example: Fax through HP Officejet 5600 Series 2 After the printer is installed, a fax device will be added to “Printers and Faxes” in Windows. When you have connected to the printer by clicking “Connect” in the Belkin All-In-One Print Manager, you can fax a file through the Print Server to the fax device. 1.
Operating Print Server & Using the MFPs 1 2 3. The “Send Fax” screen appears. Configure the file and enter the fax number, and then click “Send Fax” to fax the file.
All-In-One Print Manager 1 Print Server List The Belkin All-In-One Print Manager can automatically find the Print Server in the network and show it in the Print Server List. Users can select a printer and click “Connect” to connect the printer as if they have directly connected the printer to their computer through a USB cable. It also displays the information of the connection status. If you unplug the USB cable or turn off the printer while using it, the device will not display in the list.
All-In-One Print Manager 1 2 Print Server List The Print Server List will show all the Print Servers within the network. You can find the Print Server’s information including “All-In-One Print Server Name”, “MAC ID”, “IP Address”, and the device that is connected to the Print Server.
All-In-One Print Manager 1 It display the computer name of the user who is connecting to the printer. Contact Information When the current user has set his “Contact Information”, you can see it here. You can contact with the current user for asking to disconnect the printer. Refresh Refreshes the Print-Server list immediately. Connect Allows printer connection to your computer. Disconnect Disconnects the selected printer.
All-In-One Print Manager 1 2 3 My Favorite You can add the frequently used Print Servers to the “My Favorite” list. The Print Server in the list will be added to the quick-link list when you right-click the Print-Server icon in the system tray. Refer to the “Quick Setup” section to know more about the quick-setup functions.
All-In-One Print Manager 1 “My Favorite” List 2 The “My Favorite” list will show your favorite Print Servers. You can find the Print Server’s information including its name, MAC ID, IP address, and any connected devices. All-In-One Print Server/MFP Information The information listed here is the same as the Print Server List. Refer to the “Print Server List” section for more information. Refresh Refreshes the Print Server List immediately. Connect Allows printer connection to your computer.
All-In-One Print Manager 1 2 To add the printer to the Auto Connect List, follow the steps below. 1. Click “Add” from the Auto Connect List. 2. The Print Servers within the network will be displayed in the following screen. Select the Print Server you would like to add to the list.
All-In-One Print Manager 3. Select the printer that is connected to the selected Print Server. Click “OK”. Note that in some cases, new printing jobs cannot be printed because the printer is already disconnected. It will cause unformatted messages to be printed out. “Keep connecting for 30 second (s) after printing has been finished (5-60)” is enabled by default. It will help to avoid this kind of situation. 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 4. The setup is finished.
All-In-One Print Manager 1 2 3 Quick Setup Right-click on the Print-Server icon in the system tray so you can see the Print Servers that you have designated to the “My Favorite” list. You can directly connect or disconnect the printer and check the printer information from there easily.
All-In-One Print Manager 1 Quick Setup Status 2 The current status of the printer will be displayed here. “Connected” indicates that you are connecting to the printer. “Busy” indicates that the printer is being used. “Idle” indicates that the printer is free to use by any users. If the printer is free to use, the “Connect” button will be available to click for occupying the printer. Otherwise, it will be grayed out. Disconnect Disconnects the selected printer.
All-In-One Print Manager 1 2 General Setting 3 Start Control Manager on Windows startup Executes the Belkin All-In-One Print Manager when Windows starts every time. By default, it is enabled. 4 Minimized when start Control Manager Minimizes the Belkin All-In-One Print Manager to an icon in the system tray when you start the Belkin All-In-One Print Manager. By default, it is disabled. Refresh status every xx seconds. (5~300) Sets up the refresh interval for devicestatus update.
Print Server Manager 1 Introduction This chapter introduces the Print Server’s system-configuration utility in a Windows environment. This utility provides the most complete management and configuration functions on the PrintServer side. This utility only provides configuration functions for the Print Server itself; it does not include configuration functions for the client side or other file server in the network environment.
Print Server Manager 1 Search for Print Servers 2 3 4 sec tion 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Every time you run the “Server Manager” configuration utility, click the “Search” icon on the tool bar. The configuration utility will delay for several seconds because the utility is using the system’s available network protocols to search for all Print Servers on the network. All available Print Servers will be listed under “Server Group” on the left side of the window.
Print Server Manager 1 Status of Print Servers 2 3 4 5 7 8 Clicking the “Status” icon on the tool bar will show the status of the currently selected Print Server on the right side of the window. The Print-Server information displayed includes the MAC ID, model type, firmware version, port status, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and supported printing protocols.
Print Server Manager 1 Set Up the All-In-One Print Server 2 3 4 sec tion 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Clicking the “Setup” icon on the tool bar will show the selected Print Server’s setup items on the right side of the window. Double-click one of the icons to set up the selected Print Server. A screen pops up to verify the Print Server’s user name and password.
Print Server Manager 1 General Configuration 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 Double-click the “General” icon and the “General” configuration window will appear. You can view basic Print-Server information in this page. You also can configure the server name, user name, and Password here. Server Name: the name of the Print Server. You can use this name to identify the Print Server when you are searching for it with the “Server Manger” utility.
Print Server Manager 1 TCP/IP Configuration 2 3 4 sec tion 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Double-click the “TCP/IP” icon and the “TCP/IP” configuration window opens. You can configure the Print Server to automatically get an IP address from a DHCP server (enabled by default), or manually specify static-IP configurations. The Print Server also has a built-in DHCP server (disabled by default).
Print Server Manager 1 IP Settings Click the “IP” button to enter the IP-setting page. By default, “Auto IP” is selected to enable the Print Server to automatically get an IP address from a DHCP server. 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 The window will show the IP-address information acquired from a DHCP server for user reference.
Print Server Manager 1 2 3 If the DHCP server is unavailable or not found, the user will be prompted to configure the TCP/IP settings of the Print Server manually by clicking “Yes” on the screen below. Clicking “No” will make the Print Server search for the IP address from a DHCP server on the network. 4 sec tion 5 6 7 8 9 10 You can select “Static IP” to manually assign the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway for the Print Server.
Print Server Manager The Print Server will check if the manually configured IP address is in the same subnet as the network or connected computer. If the TCP/ IP-address settings configured manually are in a different IP subnet than that of the connected networking devices, the user will be prompted by the alert message shown below. Click “OK” to go back and configure the correct IP-address settings for the Print Server.
Print Server Manager 1 2 3 4 sec tion 5 6 7 8 9 10 If the DHCP server is enabled, you have to assign a valid range of IP addresses. Fill in the “Starting Address”, “Range”, “Subnet Mask”, “Gateway”, and “DNS” fields; then the Print Server will assign a unique IP address to each DHCP client.
Print Server Manager 1 System Configuration Double-click the “System” icon and the “System” configuration window pops up. 2 3 4 5 7 8 In the System configuration page, you can see all available printing protocols and upgrade the new firmware for this Print Server. Upgrade Firmware: You can use this “Upgrade Firmware” tool to update the newest firmware of the Print Server. Click the “...” button and select the correct firmware in your computer.
Print Server Manager 1 2 3 4 sec tion 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Wireless Function: You can select to enable or disable the wireless function manually. If you manually enable wireless function, the Print Server’s wireless L AN will be always enabled and Ethernet will be always disabled. If you manually disable the wireless function, the Print Server’s wireless L AN will be always disabled and Ethernet will be always enabled.
Print Server Manager The default settings of the Print-Server wireless function are as follows: • Mode: Infrastructure • SSID: Default • Channel: 11 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 Double-click the “Wireless” icon and the “Wireless” configuration window pops up. If you use an access point to build up your wireless network, you have to select “Infrastructure Mode”. If you do not have an access point and want to use a peer-to-peer connection to build up your wireless network, you have to select “Ad-Hoc Mode”.
Print Server Manager 1 2 Infrastructure Mode: 3 4 sec tion 5 6 7 8 In the Infrastructure mode, you have to allow the Print Server to associate with an access point. You can choose to let the Print Server scan for an available access point automatically, or you can manually assign the SSID of the access point you want to use. 9 If you select to allow the Print Server to scan for an available access point, the following window will pop up.
Print Server Manager 1 Ad-Hoc Mode: 2 3 4 5 In the Ad-Hoc mode, you can allow the Print Server to automatically associate with another wireless station, or you can manually assign the SSID of your wireless network. You can allow the Print Server to automatically select the channel that is the same as the wireless station with which you want to connect, or you can manually assign a channel.
Print Server Manager 1 2 3 Both Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc modes have to go through the following procedure: Wireless Security: 4 sec tion 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 This Print Server supports Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and WiFi® Protected Access-Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK) security modes. If you want to use WEP encryption to protect your wireless network, you have to select “WEP(ASCII)” or “WEP(HEX)”.
Print Server Manager WPA-PSK, you have to select “WPA-shared key” or “WPA-None” specified for Ad-Hoc mode. The wireless-security setting should be the same as the other wireless devices in the same network. WPA currently supports cipher modes Temporal Key Integrity Protocol ( TKIP) and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
Wireless G All-In-One Print Server Belkin Lifetime Product Warranty For the life of the product, Belkin warrants that this product shall be free of defects in design, assembly, material, and workmanship (free replacement). Belkin Ltd.
