LevelOne WPS-1133 User manual

LevelOne
User Manual
WPS-1133
3-Port USB/Parallel Wireless Printer Server
Ver. 1.1

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The LevelOne Support Team can not support questions or
compatibility issues with the following operating systems:
Windows NT/95/98/98se/Me

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COPYRIGHT......................................................................................................................................................................5
1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................... 6
PRODUCT OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................................6
COMPONENTS AND FEATURES........................................................................................................................................6
HARDWARE INSTALLATION..............................................................................................................................................7
NETWORK ENVIRONMENT ...............................................................................................................................................8
WIRED NETWORK WITH PRINT SERVER:........................................................................................................................8
WIRELESS NETWORK WITH PRINT SERVER:..................................................................................................................9
INFRASTRUCTURE (ACCESS POINT)MODE:...................................................................................................................9
AD-HOC (PEER-TO-PEER) MODE:............................................................................................................................... 9
2. PRINT SERVER INSTALLATION............................................................................................................................10
PREPARATION................................................................................................................................................................10
CONFIGURATION SOLUTION TABLE...............................................................................................................................10
3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................................12
INSTALLING THE PSADMIN AND PRINT SERVER’S DRIVER...........................................................................................12
USING PSADMIN............................................................................................................................................................21
WIZARD.......................................................................................................................................................................... 22
MANUAL SETUP ............................................................................................................................................................. 24
RESET............................................................................................................................................................................28
REFRESH .......................................................................................................................................................................28
4. INTERNET PRINTER CONNECTION AND HP WEB JETADMIN.....................................................................29
IPP OVERVIEW..............................................................................................................................................................29
HP WEB JETADMIN OVERVIEW....................................................................................................................................31
INSTALLING HP WEB JETADMIN ...................................................................................................................................32
REMOVING HP WEB JETADMIN UTILITY.......................................................................................................................33
5. CONFIGURATION FROM EMBEDDED WEB SERVER.....................................................................................33
OVERVIEW .....................................................................................................................................................................33
USING EMBEDDED WEB SERVER .................................................................................................................................33
SETUP MENU................................................................................................................................................................. 40
INSTALLING PRINT SERVER ON NETWARE 4.X/5.X......................................................................................................46
SETTING UP A MACINTOSH COMPUTER........................................................................................................................48
6. NETWORK PRINT MONITOR .................................................................................................................................53
PREPARATION................................................................................................................................................................53
TCP/IP PROTOCOL INSTALLATION ...............................................................................................................................54
IPX/SPX-COMPATIBLE PROTOCOL INSTALLATION....................................................................................................... 54
NETBEUI PROTOCOL INSTALLATION............................................................................................................................55
WINDOWS 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 MANUAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURE.........................................................55
UNINSTALL NETWORK PRINT PORT ON WINDOWS 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 ....................................................57
7. TCP/IP LPR PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION................................................................................................... 58
BASIC TCP/IP INSTALLATION OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................... 58
ASSIGNING AN IP ADDRESS ..........................................................................................................................................58
WINDOWS NT LPR PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION.....................................................................................................58
WINDOWS 2000/XP/2003/VISTA/7 STANDARD TCP/IP PORT PRINTING INSTALLATION........................................... 60
UNIX INSTALLATION...................................................................................................................................................... 63
8. UPGRADING PRINT SERVER ................................................................................................................................68
OVERVIEW .....................................................................................................................................................................68
UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM PSADMIN ........................................................................................................68
UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM WINDOWS NT/2000/XP/2003/VISTA/7 (THROUGH TCP/IP).......................68
UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM UNIX (THROUGH TCP/IP)............................................................................. 69

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UPGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM BROWSER ....................................................................................................... 69
9. TROUBLESHOOTING ..............................................................................................................................................71
GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING OVERVIEW...................................................................................................................71
POWER RELATED PROBLEMS .......................................................................................................................................71
PRINT PORT RELATED PROBLEMS................................................................................................................................72
WINDOWS 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/VISTA/7 TROUBLESHOOTING.....................................................................72
MOVING THE PRINT SERVER TO ANEW SEGMENT....................................................................................................... 73
MOVING YOUR COMPUTER TO ANEW SEGMENT ........................................................................................................74
NOVELL NETWARE TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................................................................................... 74
TCP/IP TROUBLESHOOTING.........................................................................................................................................74
APPENDIX.......................................................................................................................................................................77
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS................................................................................................................................. 82
ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS...................................................................................................................84

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Trademarks
NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell Inc and Windows 95/98/Me and Windows
NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other brands and
product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Copyright
No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make
any derivative (such as translation, transformation or adaptation) without the express written
consent of the manufacturer as stipulated by the United States Copyright Act of 1976.
FCC Compliance Notice: Radio Frequency Notice
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference may cause
undesired operation.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: (1).
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna, (2). Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver, (3). Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected, (4). Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
Important Note:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure
limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20 cm (8 inches) during normal
operation.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the partyresponsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.”
All contents and specifications are subject to change without notice.
Part No. PS636U2PW-V1.4

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1. Introduction
Product Overview
The external print servers enhance capability by letting you place your printers at convenient
locations directly on the Ethernet network, and by increasing network printer performance
and management. Please note that the print server does not support printing with
host-based printers, e.g. CAPT, GDI, PPA.
Network Management
The print servers support the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which remote
printer management and a warning. A standard SNMP agent is permanent on these print
servers. Any standard SNMP-based application can be used to access and manage these
print servers.
Network configuration
The print servers provide an embedded web server that can be accessed via a proper web
browser. We also subsidiary Windows-based PSAdmin utility which help administrator to
setup print server environment.
Components and Features
802.11g Wireless Print Server
˙1-Bi-directional parallel port (IEEE 1284) for port 1(PID1)
˙2-USB 2.0 High Speed ports for port 2, 3(PID2, 3)
˙Fast Ethernet network port: RJ-45 for 10Base-T or 100Base-TX
˙1 Setup CD contains driver and manual for Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
˙One external AC power adapter
˙One Quick Installation Guide
˙Built-in Reset Button

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LED Indicators
LED
State
Indication
Power
On (Green)
The Print Server’s power is on.
Off
The Print Server’s power is off.
Status
Blinking for POST
(Red) When power switched on, the Status indicator will
flash five
times, and then off.
WLAN Blinking (Green)
Indicating the linkage and data transmission via wireless
connectivity.
100Mbps
On (Green)
LAN Port has a valid network connection at 100Mbps.
10Mbps
On (Orange)
LAN Port has a valid network connection at 10Mbps.
Parallel
Blinking (Green)
Data is being transmitted via Parallel Port.
USB1
Blinking (Green)
Data is being transmitted via USB Port at USB 2.0.
Blinking (Orange)
Data is being transmitted via USB Port at USB 1.1.
USB2
Blinking (Green)
Data is being transmitted via USB Port at USB 2.0.
Blinking (Orange)
Data is being transmitted via USB Port at USB 1.1.
Before you start, you should prepare the following items:
One Windows-based computer with print server setup CD
One printer
One printer cable
One 802.11b/g Access Point (optional)
Hardware Installation
To install the print servers, you need to complete these steps:
˙Confirm that your printer parallel port or USB Port works well.
˙Connect the print server to the network and printer, and plug in the print server.
Follow these instructions to install the print servers, please refer to any peripheral
you are connecting to the print server:
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 10 seconds as part of the print server’s Power On Self Test (POST).

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Note: The Status LED should be flash five times when POST. If not, please contact your
local dealer for repair or replacement.
PARALLEL
RearPanel
USB1 USB2
LAN
PARALLEL is Port 1(PID1)
USB1 is Port 2(PID2)
USB2 is Port 3(PID3)
Network Environment
Wired Network with Print Server:

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Wireless Network with Print Server:
Infrastructure (Access Point) Mode:
Ad-Hoc (PEER-to-PEER) Mode:

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2. Print Server Installation
Preparation
To meet users’ network printing needs in today’s heterogeneous and multiple protocol
networking environments, the print server supports industrial standard protocols, including
TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and AppleTalk. This means that the print server supports the
most popular network operating systems today, including NetWare, Windows
95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7, UNIX systems and Macintosh computer. As such,
there might be several ways to deploy the print server on your network.
Supported Networks
Print server supports a variety of network protocols, including TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI
and AppleTalk. In addition, we provide software for network configuration on the following
networks:
˙Novell NetWare 3.12, 4.x, 5.x, 6.0, 6.5 (Bindery and NDS)
˙Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me
˙Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
˙Apple EtherTalk
˙UNIX /Linux system
˙Internet (via Internet Printer Connection software)
Configuration Solution Table
Setup Operating
System
Function Remarks
PSAdmin utility / Setup Wizard
Windows 95/98/Me
Windows
NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/
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Install a single
network on a
peer-to-peer
network
Easy printer installation runs from print server
setup CD
Embedded Web server
Windows-based system,
Mac OS, Linux…
Remote setup
print server from
private LAN
Support Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or
higher, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape 7.2 or higher,
etc.
Internet Printing Protocol(IPP)
Windows
NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/
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Printing via the
internet to
Internet Printing
Allows saving distribution of HQ hardcopy
document over Internet, replacing fax, mail

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Protocol-
enabled print
server
Comment
Configuration solution Table has many installations way to setup Windows 95/98/Me,
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7, NetWare, UNIX / Linux system and Mac computer.
Firstly, we introduce PSAdmin utility. Then we will discuss Embedded Web Server
Installation with print server.

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3. Software Installation
The PSAdmin is a proprietary Windows-based management program that can assist you in
configuring and managing your print server in NetWare environments. The program can be
installed from the setup CD of print server.
Installing the PSAdmin and Print Server’s Driver
1. To enable network communication with print server, your computer must have a proper
IP address, e.g. 192.168.0.100 (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.
Note:
For setup wizard under Windows Vista/7, you have to choose the Run as
administrator by right-click the icon on desktop.

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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.
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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Note:
PARALLEL
RearPanel
USB1 USB2
LAN
PARALLEL is Port 1(PID1)
USB1 is Port 2(PID2)
USB2 is Port 3(PID3)
6. On the Change Settings screen, select No or Yes:

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Click No if you want the print server to keep using the default IP address and keep the
default Infrastructure settings:
Infrastructure mode
SSID: <ANY>
Encryption: none
DHCP client: Off
IP address: 192.168.0.10
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
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
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 encryption, configure
according to your wireless network and click Next.

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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.
8. Click Add New Printer to launch Windows Add Printer Wizard.
Note:
1. The IP address of print server must be within the same subnet as your network adapter.
2. After you save the new IP address, the print server will automatic reboot once to make
ready for the new IP address. It may take a couple of seconds.

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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.
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.

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11. Select Manufacturer and Printer from the lists of printer’s driver. Then click Next.
12. If you alreadyhave 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.

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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.
15. From Windows system, go to start -> Printers and Faxes and highlight your newly
installed printer.

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16. Right-click, select Properties -> Ports and verify that the print server’s port appears.
17. Go to General; click Print Test Page to verify the configuration.
18. Done.