Instant EtherFast® Series ® EtherFast WirelessReady USB PrintServer Use this Guide to install: Model No.
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Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction The Instant EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer Features Package Contents 1 1 1 2 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer The Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer’s LEDs The Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer’s Ports 3 3 4 Chapter 3: Hardware Installation Overview Finding the Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer’s Default Name Connecting the Wireless-Ready USB PrintServe
Instant EtherFast® Series Chapter 1: Introduction EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer ® • One EtherFast Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer Package Contents The Instant EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer Congratulations on your purchase of the Instant EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer, the fastest and easiest way to network your printers. Now you can share your printing resources without tying up your workstation performance with pending print jobs.
Instant EtherFast® Series Chapter 2: Getting to Know the EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer The Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer’s Ports The Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer’s LEDs Figure 2-2 LAN WLAN ACT Err Green. The LAN LED serves two purposes. If the LED is continuously illuminated, the PrintServer is successfully connected to a device through the LAN port.
Instant EtherFast® Series Chapter 3: Hardware Installation Overview Before starting the physical installation, be sure to find the PrintServer’s Default Name first. The information may be hard to access after the PrintServer is completely installed in your network and surrounded by wires and computers. Important: Without setting up the wireless functionality with an Instant Wireless™ Network PC Card, the PrintServer will only function through your 10/100 Ethernet network.
Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer Chapter 4: Windows Driver Setup The Autorun Bi-Admin Management Utility Installation Overview 1. Insert the Setup Utility CD. A built-in autorun will begin the installation of the PrintServer’s Bi-Admin Management Utility, and display Figure 4-1. Click the product you wish to install, followed by the Install tab to continue.
Instant EtherFast® Series 3. The next screen that appears, shown in Figure 4-3, will request you to choose a destination folder. You can either use the default folder by clicking the Next button or choose an alternate folder by clicking the Browse button and selecting a folder from the window that pops up. Click the Back button to take a step backward in the installation, or Cancel to forgo installation.
Instant EtherFast® Series 3. Click Next to accept the default Destination Directory, shown in Figure 4-7 (recommended). If you choose to utilize another directory, click the Browse button, and choose the appropriate directory. Then, click the Next button. Figure 4-7 4. The following screen, shown in Figure 4-8, will assign a Program Folder to the Windows Taskbar. The default Program Folder is the Linksys PrintServer Driver.
Instant EtherFast® Series 7. The Printer Port Setup screen will display the PrintServer and all of the printers with which it communicates. Here, you have the option of installing the printer by highlighting its description and clicking the Next button. You can also close this screen by clicking the Close button. EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer 9. The Add Printer Wizard screen will come up at this point. Follow the standard procedure for adding printers under Windows.
Instant EtherFast® Series 11. The Printer Port Setup screen will appear again, displaying the printers which are now communicating with the PrintServer. Click the Next button to add any more printers or Close to complete the installation and configuration procedure. EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer Chapter 5: Bi-Admin: PrintServer Management Overview The PrintServer is managed by a utility program called Bi-Admin on the Wireless-Ready PrintServer’s Setup CD.
Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer Using Bi-Admin Obtaining Device Information: The Device Information Icon To access information about the Wireless-Ready PrintServer, either click on it in the Device List window (on the right side of the Bi-Admin window), or highlight the PrintServer and click on the Device Information icon, Figure 5-2 shown in Figure 5-2. You can also highlight the PrintServer and then click on Status to select Backup/Restore Device Information.
Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer Exiting Bi-Admin: The Application Exit Icon Refreshing the Device List: The Refresh Icon To force Bi-Admin to refresh its list of PrintServers on the network, click Refresh, and Bi-Admin will scan the network for available PrintServers to update the Default Names, Device Names, and Printer Port charts. To exit the Bi-Admin program, just click on the Exit icon.
Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer Changing the Device Name Attaching Bi-Admin to a Remote Linksys PrintServer The PrintServer comes with a default device name printed on the bottom of the unit, it always starts with the prefix SC (for example, SC489392). The SC name is the name of the PrintServer any time users on the network query it. To make the PrintServer more user-friendly, you can give it a unique device name to help identify its location.
Instant EtherFast® Series Chapter 6: Configuring the EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer Using the WebBased Utility Accessing the Web-Based Utility You can use the PrintServer’s built-in Web-based Utility to configure the PrintServer. In order to open the Utility, follow the instructions below. Open your web browser and type http:// Figure 6-1 followed by the PrintServer’s IP address in the browser’s Address box. Use the Bi-Admin software to find the IP address. Press Enter.
Instant EtherFast® Series The TCP/IP Page EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer The Wireless Page Figure 6-5 Click the TCP/IP tab to view or change the TCP/IP values of the PrintServer. If you are using DHCP to assign IP addresses, select DHCP Client. By default, DHCP is enabled. If you need to assign the PrintServer a Fixed IP Address (also known as Static IP Address), select this option, and enter the appropriate values under Device IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway IP Address.
Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer Chapter 7: Advanced Properties The Status Page The Advanced Properties section of the Web-based Utility is for users who have a thorough understanding of networks and network settings. Changing these settings can cause interruption of network communication and make the PrintServer cease to function properly. To access the Advanced Properties, click the Advanced tab in the Web-based Utility.
Instant EtherFast® Series The Internet Printing Page EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer The Logical Printers Page Click the Internet Printing tab to view or change the Internet Printing values of the PrintServer. Internet Printing allows you to automatically print any e-mails that are sent to a specific e-mail account on your network. This is especially useful for printing information when you are not connected to the network. You can print from anywhere that you can access e-mail.
Instant EtherFast® Series The NetBEUI Page EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer The SNMP Page Figure 7-4 Note: Linksys does not provide technical support for the NetBEUI protocol. Click the NetBEUI tab to view or change the NetBEUI connection settings of the PrintServer. Enter the name of the domain that you want the PrintServer associated with in the Domain Name field. If you are unsure of the Domain Name, you can find it out by looking on any computer already on the network.
Instant EtherFast® Series General SysContact Text Field - Name of the contact person. SysLocation Text Field - Location of the contact person. Management Stations Station No. Select the Management station (1..4), and click the Get Data button to update the display for the selected item. IP Address Enter the IP Address of the management station that has the SNMP program installed. Community This is a text field. Enter the name of the community, normally “public” or “private” .
Instant EtherFast® Series IPP Client Configuration for Windows 95, 98, Millennium, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer Note: Verify that USB 1 appears in the field beside the Select Device Port button. If it does not, click the Select Device Port button, and select USB 1. 1. Run the Add IPP Port program entry created by the installation. A screen like the one shown in Figure 8-1 will be displayed. 5. Click Save to create the IPP port on your system.
Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer 1. Open the Printers folder (Start => Settings => Printers). IPP Client Setup for Windows 2000 and XP 2. Right-click the IPP Printer and select Properties. Windows 2000 and XP have their own IPP Client, and there is no need to install the supplied IPP Client Software. To use this IPP Client with the PrintServer, follow this procedure: 3.
Instant EtherFast® Series 4. If the connection can be established, and the printer on that port is online, the dialog box shown in Figure 8-5 will be displayed. This screen notifies you that the printer driver is not installed. Click the OK button. Figure 8-5 5. Select the printer manufacturer and model to match the printer connected to the port on the IPP Server.
Instant EtherFast® Series Appendix A: Troubleshooting If the PrintServer is not working correctly, follow the advice in this chapter. If you have trouble printing, see Chapter 3 first, and then go to Chapter 5. If this Troubleshooting section does not resolve your problem, please see Appendix H to contact Technical Support. Hardware Issues 1. All the LEDs on the front of the PrintServer are off. • Check the power supply and the power connection. 2. The PrintServer’s Status LED stays lit continuously.
Instant EtherFast® Series not use it with the PrintServer—the software is most likely not network-capable. For best results, turn off the printer’s bi-directional function either by (1) removing any bi-directional printing software from your network computers, and/or (2) turning off the printer’s bi-directional print feature inside of the printer’s on-board menus (if it has menus). Your printer’s user guide should be able to provide specific instructions for doing this.
Instant EtherFast® Series if computers move to another location in another part of the network, a new IP address must be entered. DHCP lets a network administrator supervise and distribute IP addresses from a central point and automatically sends a new IP address when a computer is plugged into a different place in the network. DHCP uses the concept of a “lease” or amount of time that a given IP address will be valid for a computer.
Instant EtherFast® Series Infrastructure Network - An infrastructure network is a group of computers or other devices, each with a wireless adapter, connected as an 802.11 wireless LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless devices communicate with each other and to a wired network by first going through an access point. An infrastructure wireless network connected to a wired network is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS).
Instant EtherFast® Series puter are external sockets for plugging in communications lines, modems and printers. PrintServer - A hardware device that enables a printer to be located anywhere in the network. RJ-45 (Registered Jack-45) - A connector similar to a telephone connector that holds up to eight wires, used for connecting Ethernet devices. Router - Protocol-dependent device that connects subnetworks together.
Instant EtherFast® Series scanners, and printers). With USB, a new device can be added to your computer without having to add an adapter card or even having to turn the computer off. The USB peripheral bus standard was developed by Compaq, IBM, DEC, Intel, Microsoft, NEC, and Northern Telecom and the technology is available without charge for all computer and device vendors. USB supports a data speed of 12 megabit per second.
Instant EtherFast® Series 53 EtherFast® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer Appendix F: Environmental Appendix G: Warranty Information Dimensions: 4.76" x 3.74" x 1.18" (121 mm x 95 mm x 30 mm) Unit Weight: 5.6 oz. (0.16 kg) BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE FROM THE PRODUCT'S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE.
Instant EtherFast® Series Appendix H: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Technical Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Sales Information Technical Support RMA Issues Fax Email Web FTP Site 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) 866-242-8558 949-271-5461 949-265-6655 support@linksys.com http://www.linksys.com ftp.linksys.
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