Digitus DN-13014-3 User manual

USB 2.0
ETHERNET PRINT SERVER
Quick Installation Guide
DN-13014-3 & DN-13003-1
DN-13014-3
DN-13003-1

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Before you start, you should prepare the following items:
Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 computer with print server setup CD
One Printer(non-GDI/CAPT)
One Printer cable
One 802.11b/g/n Access Point (optional)
Wired Network with Print Server:
Printer Print Server
Computer Computer Computer
HUB
Wireless Network with Print Server:
Ad-Hoc mode (Peer to Peer) – Factory Default:
Printer Print Server
Laptop Laptop
Infrastructure mode (Access Point):
Printer Print Server
Computer Computer Computer
HUBAccess Point
Laptop Laptop

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Factory Default Settings:
Password:
Wireless Mode: Ad-Hoc (Peer-to-Peer)
Channel: 6
SSID: WLAN-PS
IP Address: 192.168.0.10
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Hardware Installation:
1. Turn off the printer’s power.
2. Connect the print server to your printer with the supplied printer cable.
3. Turn the printer’s power on.
4. Plug the AC power adapter into the power connector on the print server.
5. Wait 40 seconds as part of the print server’s Power On Self Test (POST).
Prepare Your Computer to Connect Wireless Print Server first
(Wireless Ad-Hoc Mode):
1. Please specify a proper IP address for your wireless adapter, e.g.192.168.0.101.

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2. Find the wireless print server by Windows Zero Configuration or vendor utility of
wireless adapter. Then click Connect.
Or
You can use WPS function to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without
having to configure security settings manually.
1. Press WPS buttons in each of the device itself and Wireless AP in three seconds and
release it, then the WLAN LED of device will be off.
2. Wait two minutes to find another device that also has WPS activated. Then, the two
devices connect and set up a secure network by themselves.
Software Installation:
1. To enable network communication with print server, your computer must have a proper
IP address, e.g. 192.168.0.101 (the print server’s default IP is 192.168.0.10)
2. Insert the setup CD into your CD-drive. The autorun program will be started.

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3. Choose Setup Wizard to install the print server and configure the connected printer.
4. Click Next, the wizard will automatically discover the print server.

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5. From the Select A Print Server screen, select the print server port that you want to
configure and click Next.

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6. On the Change Settings screen, select No or Yes:
Click No if you want the wireless print server to keep using the default IP address and the
default settings:
Password:
Ad-Hoc mode
Channel: 6
SSID: WLAN-PS
Encryption: none
DHCP client: Off
IP address: 192.168.0.10
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Or
Click Yes if you want change wireless settings or assign a static IP address to the print
server:
On the Basic Wireless Settings screen, select Communication Type according to
your network:
-Infrastructure
-Ad-Hoc

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Enter the proper SSID of your wireless network.
-Channel: optional
-Data Transmit Rates: select Auto or others
-Transmit Mode: select Auto or others
On the Wireless Security screen, enable or disable WEP/WPA/WPA2 encryption,
configure according to your wireless network and click Next.
On the TCP/IP Settings screen, specify a fixed or dynamic IP address for the print
server, a fixed IP address is highly recommended. Click Next.
7. In the setup wizard, select an already configured printer from the list, click Next, Next
and then Finish to complete the installation.
or
Select Add New Printer if the print server is connected to a printer that hasn’t been
installed before and does not appear in the list.
Note:
The IP address of print server must be within the same subnet as your network adapter.

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8. Click Add New Printer to launch Windows Add Printer Wizard.
9. Click Next and select Local Printer, make sure the Automatically detect and install
my Plug and Play printer check box is NOT checked. Then click Next.

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10. Make sure the Use the following port radio-button is clicked and select LPT1:
(Recommended Printer Port) from the pull-down list. Then click Next.
11. Select Manufacturer and Printer from the lists of printer’s driver. Then click Next.

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12. If you already have the printer’s driver installed, you will be asked whether to keep it or
to replace it. Click Next. Supply a name for the printer and choose whether you want to
make it your default printer. Then click Next.
13. Then, choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users, print a
test page (please select No.), etc. Select the appropriate radio-button and click Next
and Finish.
14. In the setup wizard, finish the installation by highlighting the installed printer in the
Select a Printer list and click Next,Next -> Finish.

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15. From Windows system, go to start -> Printers and Faxes and highlight your newly
installed printer.
16. Right-click, select Properties -> Ports and verify that the print server’s port appears.

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17. Go to General; click Print Test Page to verify the configuration.
18. Done.
How to create print server port manually?
1. From your Windows Start menu: start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System
Tools -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Printers.
2. Find your installed printer icon, right-click, select Properties -> Ports -> Add Port ->
Standard TCP/IP Port -> New Port -> Next.
3. Input the exact IP address of print server that you configured it. Click Next.
4. Select Custom, and click Settings.
5. Choose LPR, and input the queue name as lp1.
6. Click OK -> Next -> Finish, to complete the wizard.
7. Click Close -> Apply.
8. Now, the print server port has been created.
How to know the current settings of print server?
1. Plug the AC power adapter into the power connector on the print server.
2. Wait 40 seconds as part of the print server’s Power On Self Test (POST).
3. Press the reset button for 8 seconds, and then release it.
4. Then, the test page includes the current settings of print server will be printed out.
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Note:
If you wish to install more print servers, start setup wizard from your Windows Start
menu: start -> All Programs -> Network Print Server -> Standard TCP/IP Printer
Port -> PSWizard and repeat the installation procedure.