TRENDnet TEW-P1U1P User manual

P/N 9570960301

Physical Installation
Connecting Print Server to the Network:
1. Make sure the Print Server and Printer are powered OFF.
2. Connect the printer to the Print Server's printer port.
3. For Wired Network: Use a standard RJ-45 LAN cable to
connect the LAN port on the Print Server to a
10/100Base-TX network.
Note: When powering on the print server, if the LAN port is
not connected to a functioning network device, the LAN port
is disabled. To enable the LAN port, please power off the
print server, connect LAN port to a working network device
and then power on the print server.
4. For Wireless Network:
Note: For Wireless Only environment, do not connect RJ-45
LAN cable to the Print Server’s LAN port.
• Ad-Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer): Please match the
SSID/Channel with your other wireless devices
• Infrastructure Mode: Please match the
SSID/Channel with the Access Point
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5. Connect the supplied Power Adapter, power up both the
Printer and Print Server and check the Error LED on the
Print Server. It should flash, then goes off.
• It will blink if the USB Printer in not connected, or is
Off.
• It will remain On if there is a hardware problem.
LThis Quick Installation Guide contains brief
instructions for the following:
• Print Server Installation & Setup
• Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP client
setup
• Macintosh (AppleTalk) client setup
For Unix or Netware environments, please re-
fer to additional User Manuals in the Manual
folder on the CD-ROM.
Default Wireless Settings on the Print Server:
 Wireless Mode : 802.11b Ad-hoc
 SSID : ANY
 Channel : 11
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Configuring Print Server
Non-Windows Systems
The "Manual" folder on the CD-ROM contains manuals for
Unix and Netware.
Windows Systems
1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your drive. If the setup
program does not start automatically, run Autorun.exe in
the root folder.
2. On the first screen, shown below, click Setup Wizard.
3. Click Next on the first screen, to view a list of
Print Servers on your LAN.
4. Select your new Print Server, then click Next to continue.
5. Enter the required data on the Print Server screen.
• Name can be changed if you wish.
• Comment is optional.
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• Select or enter the Workgroup name for this Print
Server.
• You can enter a name (eg. Printer Model) for each
Printer.
6. Click Next to configure the TCP/IP screen.
• Select Obtain IP Address automatically if your LAN
has a DHCP Server
• Select Fixed IP Address(recommended), enter an un-
used address from the range used on your LAN, or
click the Suggest New Values Button.
Use the same Network Mask and Gateway as PCs on
your LAN.
7. On the Wireless Screen, the settings should be set to
match your other Wireless Stations. For details, refer to
Wireless Settings below.
8. Click Next to continue to the final screen.
9. Click Finish to save the data to the Print Server.
10. Print Server configuration is now complete.
Wireless Settings
Mode Set to Infrastructure mode if using
with an Access Point, otherwise use
Ad-hoc.
SSID Must to set to match your Access Point
or other Wireless Stations.
Channel For Ad Hoc mode, use the same Chan-
nel as other Wireless stations.
For Infrastructure mode, the correct
Channel is selected automatically.
WEP Settings Must be set to match your Access Point
or other Wireless stations.
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PC Setup
Windows PTP (Peer-to-Peer) Printing
With this system, each PC prints directly to the Print Server.
Windows 2000 & XP require no additional software.
For other versions of Windows, the supplied PTP (Peer-to-
Peer) Printer Port software must be installed on each PC.
Windows 2000/XP Setup
The recommended printing method is to use LPR, as follows:
1. Open your Printers folder, click on Add a Printer and
click Next to start adding a printer to your PC
2. Select Local printer option as shown in the figure below
and click Next
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3. Choose Create a new port and select Standard TCP/IP
Port, then click Next.
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4. Enter Print Server’s IP Address here.
IP Address
5. On this screen, select Custom, and click the Settings but-
ton.
C
ustom
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6. Choose LPR in the Protocol section, then enter Queue
name (L1 for Parallel Port, L2 for USB Port) and ensure
the LPR Byte Counting Enabled setting is Enabled.
7. Follow the prompts to install printer driver and complete
the Wizard.
8. Go back to Printer folder, click on the new created
printer, right-click on the printer icon and select Proper-
ties option.
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9. Go to Ports tab, disable Bi-Directional Support and click
on OK to complete the installation
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