User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 LAN Installation
- Chapter 3 Wireless Print Server Configuration
- Chapter 4 Client PC Configuration
- Chapter 5 BiAdmin Management Utility
- Chapter 6 Web-Based Management
- Chapter 7 Special Features
- Chapter 8 Troubleshooting
- Appendix A Specifications
- Appendix B Windows Server Configuration
- Appendix C Unix Systems
- Appendix D NetWare
Wireless Configuration
Wireless Mode
The Wireless Print Server is a Wireless station, NOT an access point. Like other Wireless
stations, they have 3 modes:
• 802.11 Ad Hoc mode - no Access Point is used, Wireless stations communicate directly
with each other. This is the current standard.
• Ad Hoc mode - no Access Point is used, Wireless stations communicate directly with each
other. This is the older standard, and requires that each Wireless station is set to use the
same Channel. (In 802.11 Ad-hoc mode, a Wireless station will scan all channels to find
compatible ad-hoc groups it can join.)
Of the two (2) Ad-hoc modes, "802.11 Ad Hoc" mode is
recommended. If your Wireless LAN Card doesn't provide "802.11
Ad Hoc" mode, try "Ad Hoc" mode on the PC and "802.11 Ad
Hoc" on the Wireless Print Server. If this fails, select "Ad-hoc"
mode on the Wireless Print Server.
• Infrastructure (Default) - all Wireless stations connect to the Access Point. This allows
connection to both other Wireless stations and the wired LAN.
To use both the LAN and Wireless interfaces, the Wireless mode
must be set to "Ad-hoc".
In "Infrastructure" mode, connecting a LAN cable will disable the
Wireless interface.
Required Configuration
Ad-hoc Mode
802.11 Ad-hoc Mode
Infrastructure Mode
SSID
If 802.11 Ad Hoc mode is configured,
the Wireless Print Server will join any
group with the same SSID.
If there's no Ad Hoc group available on
the environment, the Wireless Print
Server will create the group by the
SSID number value it configured.
Must match the Access Point.
Channel
In Ad Hoc mode, the Wireless Print
Server will join any group with the
same Channel number.
In 802.11 Ad Hoc mode, the Print
Server will scan all Channels to look
for compatible groups it can join. If
there is no existing Hoc group
available, the Wireless Print Server
will create the group using its own
Channel number.
Access Point sets the Channel
used.
Wireless stations
automatically locate the
correct channel.
WEP Settings
Must match the other Wireless stations. Must match the Access Point.
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