LabelWriter ® Print Server User Guide
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Contents About the LabelWriter Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Print Server Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technical and Certification Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Device Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1 About the LabelWriter Print Server Congratulations on purchasing a DYMO LabelWriter print server. Your print server will give you years of reliable service. We encourage you to take a few minutes to review how to use and care for your print server. Using the print server, you can connect your LabelWriter 400 or later series printer directly to your network, without dedicating a computer to printer sharing. Now everyone connected to your network can print to a single LabelWriter printer.
About the LabelWriter Print Server System Requirements The print server requires a standard Ethernet connection and one of the following: • • • • • Windows® XP 32-bit Windows Vista® 32 or 64-bit Windows® 7 Mac OS® X v10.4 or later (LabelWriter Duo requires Mac OS X v10.5 or later) Linux (Linux is not officially supported.
Chapter 2 Installing the LabelWriter Print Server This chapter describes how to install and configure the print server. To install the print server 1 Make sure that you have everything you need to get started. 2 Connect the cables. 3 Install the LabelWriter Control Center software. 4 Configure the print server. 5 Add the printer to your computer. See Chapter 3, Adding a Printer for instructions on adding a printer on your specific operating system.
Installing the LabelWriter Print Server Connecting the Cables The print server connects directly to your network using a standard Ethernet connection. To connect the cables 1 Plug the Ethernet cable into the right side of the print server. 2 Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into an available Ethernet connection on your network. POWER 3 Plug the USB cable from your LabelWriter printer into the right side of the print server.
Configuring the Print Server Installing the Software in Mac OS To install the software in Mac OS 1 Insert the LabelWriter Print Server CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD icon appears on your desktop. 2 Double-click the CD icon, and then double-click the Mac folder. 3 Double-click Dymo LabelWriter Print Server Control Center.dmg. The DYMO LabelWriter Print Server folder opens. 4 Drag the DYMO LabelWriter Print Server Control Center icon into the Applications folder on your computer.
Installing the LabelWriter Print Server To set a static IP address 1 If the Control Center is not already open, double-click the Applications folder (Mac OS). on your desktop (Windows) or in 2 Click Configure Server on the Control Center toolbar. The Login to LW Print Server dialog box appears. 3 Enter the following in the Administrator and Password fields. Administrator: admin Password: admin Note These are the default settings.
Chapter 3 Adding a Printer In order to print to the LabelWriter printer that is connected to the print server, you must first add the printer to your computer. You can add the printer to any or all of the computers connected to your network. You must have the LabelWriter printer drivers installed on your local computer to add a printer. The printer drivers are included in the DYMO Label Software installation.
Adding a Printer 5 On the Select a Printer Port page, do the following: a. Select Create a new port. b. Choose Standard TCP/IP Port from the Type of port list. Click Next. The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard starts. c. 6 Click Next. 7 On the Add Port page, do the following: 8 8 a. In the Printer Name or IP Address field, enter the IP address that you wrote down when configuring the print server. The port name is filled in automatically. b.
Adding a Printer in Windows XP 9 In the Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor dialog box, do the following: a. Under Protocol, select Raw. b. Under Raw Settings, make sure the Port Number is 9100. This is the default value. c. Click OK. 10 On the Additional Port Information Required page, click Next. 11 On the last page of the Add Standard TCP/ IP Printer Port Wizard, click Finish. 12 On the Install Printer Software page of the Add Printer Wizard, do the following: 13 a.
Adding a Printer To add the Tape printer portion of the LabelWriter Duo printer 1 Repeat steps 1-8 in "To add a LabelWriter printer" on page 7. 2 In the Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor dialog box, do the following: Under Protocol, select Raw. b. Under Raw Settings, enter 9102 in the Port Number field. c. Click OK. 3 On the Additional Port Information Required page, click Next. 4 On the last page of the Add Standard TCP/ IP Printer Port Wizard, click Finish.
Adding a Printer in Windows Vista Adding a Printer in Windows Vista This section describes how to add a LabelWriter printer in Windows Vista. When adding a LabelWriter Duo printer, you will need to create separate ports for the Label printer and the Tape printer. Each port must have a unique name. To add a LabelWriter printer 1 Click Start, and then click Control Panel. 2 Under Hardware and Sound, click Printer. 3 Click Add a Printer. The Add Printer dialog box appears. 4 Click Add a local printer.
Adding a Printer 12 7 On the Additional Port Information Required page, select Custom, and then click Settings. 8 In the Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor dialog box, do the following: a. Under Protocol, select Raw. b. Under Raw Settings, make sure the Port Number is 9100. This is the default value. c. Click OK. 9 On the Additional Port Information Required page, click Next. 10 On the Install the printer driver page, do the following: a. Choose DYMO from the Manufacturer list. b.
Adding a Printer in Windows Vista 11 On the Type a printer name page, do the following: a. Enter a name for your printer in the Printer name field. b. Select whether or not you want to use this printer as the default printer. c. Click Next. 12 To print a test label, click Print a test page. 13 Click Finish. The printer is now available in the printer list. For the LabelWriter Duo, you now need to add the tape portion of the printer.
Adding a Printer 5 14 On the Type a printer name page, do the following: a. Enter a name for your printer in the Printer name field. This name must be different than the LabelWriter Duo Label printer name. b. Select whether or not you want to use this printer as the default printer. c. Click Next. 6 To print a test label, click Print a test page. 7 Click Finish. The LabelWriter Duo Tape printer is now available in the printer list along with the Label printer.
Adding a Printer in Mac OS Adding a Printer in Mac OS When adding a printer in Mac OS, the printer appears in the Printer Name list as lw print servernnn-usb1, where nnn represents the last three numbers of the IP address assigned to the print server. Note You must be running Mac OS 10.5 or later to add a LabelWriter Duo printer connected to the print server. To add a LabelWriter printer 1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. 2 Click Print & Fax. 3 Click at the bottom of the Printers list.
Adding a Printer Adding a Printer in Linux DYMO does not officially support installing the print server on a Linux system. However, the steps in this section describe how to add a printer on Ubuntu 8.04 (CUPS version 1.3.7). Note DYMO LabelWriter drivers for CUPS must be installed prior to installing the print server. To add a LabelWriter printer 1 Open any Web browser and go to the CUPS Home Page, http://localhost:631. 2 Select the Administration tab, and then click Find New Printers.
Adding a Printer in Linux To add the Tape printer portion of the LabelWriter Duo printer 1 Select the Printers tab. 2 Write down the Device URI for the LabelWriter Duo Label printer. 3 Select the Administration tab, and then click Add Printer. 4 On the Add New Printer page, do the following: a. Enter a name for the printer, such as Duo Tape, in the Name field. b. (Optional) Enter a location and description for the printer. c. Click Continue.
Adding a Printer 7 Select DYMO from the Make list, and then click Continue. 8 Select the DYMO LabelWriter DUO Tape printer that you are adding from the Model list, and then click Add Printer. The printer is now available. Printing a Test Label Make sure that the printer is connected and working properly by printing a test label after you have added a printer. To print a test label 18 1 Select the Printers tab on the CUPS Home Page.
Chapter 4 Managing the LabelWriter Print Server With the Print Server Control Center software, you can quickly view server information and configure the IP address. The print server also has an internal set of web pages that can be accessed from the Control Center for even more management options. About the Control Center From the Print Server Control Center you can: • View server information. (Windows only) • Access the server home page. • Configure the server.
Managing the LabelWriter Print Server The server information is now displayed in a separate pane under the servers list. About the Print Server Web Pages From the Print Server Web pages, you can: • • • • • • View server status. Change the configuration. Change the administrator name and password. Upgrade the firmware. Restart the server. Reset the server to factory default settings. Note The Print Server Web pages are only available in English.
Configuring the Server Configuring the Server From the Print Server Configuration page, you can change the server name and description, configure the IP address, change the administrator name and password, and perform maintenance on the print server. To access the print server Configuration page 1 Click Config at the top of the Print Server home page. 2 Enter the following in the Administrator and Password fields, and then click Login.
Managing the LabelWriter Print Server Changing the TCP/IP Configuration You can configure the print server to obtain an IP address automatically or assign a static IP address that you choose. If you are using the print server on a small office or home network, we recommend that you configure the server to use a static IP address. This will ensure that the computers connected to your network will always be able to locate the print server. By default, the static IP address for the print server is 192.168.1.
Upgrading the Firmware Upgrading the Firmware You can upgrade your print server whenever new firmware becomes available. We recommend that you only upgrade the firmware if you are instructed to do so by a DYMO Technical Support representative or if you are experiencing a problem that has been identified as a firmware issue. This section describes how to upgrade the firmware for your print server. To upgrade the server firmware 1 Click Maintenance on the left side of the Configuration page.
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Chapter 5 Getting Help Your LabelWriter Print Server should offer years of trouble-free service with very little maintenance. However, in the event that you encounter a problem, this chapter offers suggestions for resolving problems that can occur when using the print server. If you are unable to solve a problem, this chapter also describes how to contact DYMO Technical Support.
Getting Help When the Print Server home page appears, the print server has been restored to the factory default settings. To restore the print server manually 1 Unplug the print server power adapter. 2 Press and hold the Init/Reset button on the side of the print server and plug in the print server power adapter. 3 Continue to hold the Init/Reset button until the Power and USB status lights flash. 4 Unplug the print server power adapter, and then plug the print server power adapter in again.
Obtaining Technical Support Obtaining Technical Support If you experience problems with the setup or use of your print server, carefully read this manual to make sure you have not missed something that is covered in the documentation. If you cannot resolve your problem by consulting the documentation, you can obtain additional information and assistance from DYMO. DYMO maintains an Internet Web site at www.dymo.com that includes the latest support information for your LabelWriter Print Server.
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Chapter 6 Technical and Certification Information This chapter contains technical and certification information for the LabelWriter Print Server. Technical Specifications LabelWriter Print Server Dimensions (WHD) 3.07 in (78 mm) by 2.31 in (59 mm) by 0.88 in (22 mm) Weight 2.1 ounces (58 g) Power DC IN 5V/2A adaptor Interface USB 1.1/2.0 Low, Full, and Hi-Speed compliant Device Certification This product is CE compliant and has an NRTL certificate (cTUVus : US and Canada) and a GS certification.
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