TP-Link TL-WPS510U User manual

Quick Installation Guide
TL-WPS510U
Pocket-sized Wireless Print Server
Rev: 1.0.2
7106500731

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1 Before you start, you should prepare the following items
¾Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista computer with print server setup CD
¾USB Printer(non-GDI/CAPT)
¾USB Printer cable
¾One 802.11b/g Access Point (optional)
2 Factory Default Settings
¾Username: admin
¾Password: 0000
¾Wireless Mode: Ad-Hoc (Peer-to-Peer)
¾Channel: 1
¾SSID: WLAN-PS
¾IP Address: 192.168.0.10
¾Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
3 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).
4 Connecting your Computer to the Wireless Print Server
For Windows XP:
Step 1 On the Windows taskbar, click the Start->Control Panel

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Step 2 select and double-click Networking Connections.
Step 3 Right Click Wireless Connection, select and click Properties.
Step 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then double click it or click Properties.

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Step 5.Select “Use the following IP address” and input the static IP address,
e.g.192.168.0.101，Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0;
Step 6 Find the SSID （WLAN-PS）of wireless print server by Windows Zero
Configuration or vendor utility of wireless adapter. Then click Connect.

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For Windows Vista:
Step 1 On the Windows taskbar, click the Start, then select Control Panel;
Step 2 Select Classic View on the left side then double-click Networking and
Sharing center;
Step 3 Click Manage network connections on the left side;

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Step 4 Right click on Wireless Network Connection and select Properties;
Step 5 Highlight the Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) and select Properties;
Step 6 Select “Use the following IP address” and input the static IP address,
e.g.192.168.0.101,Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0, then click OK.

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Step 7 Go back to Network and Sharing Center, then click Manage network
connections.
Step 8 Right click on Wireless Network Connection and select Connect/
Disconnect;

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Step 9 Click Refresh button to view the wireless network. Select the
WLAN-PS, then double click it or click Connect.
5 Software Installation
1) Insert the setup CD into your CD-drive. The auto-run program will be started.
2) Choose TL-WPS510U to begin the setup.
3) Choose Setup Wizard to install the print server and configure the connected
printer.

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4) Click Next, the wizard will automatically discover the print server.
5) From the Select A Print Server screen, select the print server that you want to
configure and click Next.

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6) On the Change Settings screen, select Yes or No:
a) Click Yes if you want to change wireless settings or assign a static IP address to
the print server, the default password is 0000
¾On the Basic Wireless Settings screen, select Communication Type
according to your network:

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Infrastructure mode
Ad-Hoc
¾Enter the proper SSID of your wireless network, e.g. the SSID of your
wireless router or access point;
Channel: optional
Data Transmit Rates: select Auto or others
Transmit Mode: select Auto or others

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¾If you have wireless security on your wireless network, please set the correct
Authentication type, then configure it according to your wireless network
and click Next.
¾On 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.

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Note: The IP address of print server must be within the same subnet as your
network adapter.
e.g. Wireless Router or Access Point (192.168.0.1)
Wireless Printer Server (192.168.0.10) PC\Laptop (192.168.0.101)
b) If you click No on the “Change Settings” page, the printer server will keep using
the default IP address and the default settings:
¾Username: admin ¾Encryption: none
¾Password: 0000 ¾DHCP client: off
¾Ad-Hoc mode ¾IP address: 192.168.0.10
¾Channel: 1 ¾Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
¾SSID: WLAN-PS
7) In the setup wizard, select an already configured printer from the list, click
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.

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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 ÆFinish.
15) From Windows system, go to start ÆPrinters and Faxes and highlight your

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

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Note: If you wish to install more print servers, start setup wizard from your Windows
Start menu: start ÆAll Programs ÆNetwork Print Server ÆStandard
TCP/IP Printer Port ÆPSWizard and repeat the installation procedure.
How to create print server port manually?
1. From your Windows Start menu: start ÆAll Programs ÆAccessories Æ
System Tools ÆControl Panel ÆHardware and Sound ÆPrinters.
2. Find your installed printer icon, right-click, select Properties ÆPorts ÆAdd
Port ÆStandard TCP/IP Port ÆNew Port ÆNext.
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 ÆNext ÆFinish, to complete the wizard.
7. Click Close ÆApply.
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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