TRENDnet TEW-P21G User manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE..................................................................................5
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................6
PACKAGE CONTENTS ....................................................................................7
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS...............................................................................7
GENERAL FEATURES.....................................................................................8
PRODUCT VIEW.............................................................................................9
HARDWARE INSTALLATION...............................................................11
NETWORKING APPLICATION .......................................................................11
INSTALLING THE PRINT SERVER..................................................................12
USING THE UTILITIES ...........................................................................13
AUTO-RUN INSTALLATION .........................................................................13
PS-UTILITY.................................................................................................15
Installing PS-Utility................................................................................15
Using PS-Utility......................................................................................16
PS WIZARD.................................................................................................19
PS MONITOR UTILITY INSTALLATION.........................................................26
WEB CONFIGURATION..........................................................................30
WEB CONFIGURATION UTILITY ..................................................................30
MANAGEMENT............................................................................................31
Management J System...........................................................................32
Management J Wireless ........................................................................34
Management J Network ........................................................................35
Management J User..............................................................................38
CONFIGURATION.........................................................................................39
Configuration J System.........................................................................39
Configuration J Wireless ......................................................................42
Configuration J Network.......................................................................45

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Configuration J User ............................................................................48
Configuration J E-mail .........................................................................49
Configuration J SNMP..........................................................................52
TOOLS.........................................................................................................53
Tool J Print Test....................................................................................53
Tool J E-mail.........................................................................................54
Tool J Reset...........................................................................................55
Tool J Factory Reset.............................................................................56
Tool J Firmware Upgrade ....................................................................57
Tool J Backup .......................................................................................58
HELP...........................................................................................................59
PRINTING IN WINDOWS 95/98/ME......................................................60
INSTALLING THE LPR FOR TCP/IP PRINTING CLIENT .................................61
ADDING LPR PRINTER PORTS.....................................................................63
PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 95/98/ME ........................................................65
SETTING TCP/IP PRINTING SETTINGS.........................................................69
PRINTING IN WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA...........................................71
SETTING UP WINDOWS 2000 TCP/IP PRINTING..........................................71
SETTING UP WINDOWS XP TCP/IP PRINTING.............................................80
SETTING UP WINDOWS VISTA TCP/IP PRINTING........................................89
PRINTING IN MAC OS ............................................................................96
RENDEZVOUS USES IN MAC OS 10.2.........................................................96
SETTING UP APPLE TALK/LPR PRINTING ...................................................99
For MAC OS X User...............................................................................99
For MAC OS 9 User .............................................................................102
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS..............................................................105
Printer Connection ...............................................................................105
Network Connection .............................................................................105
Network Protocol Support ....................................................................106
Hardware..............................................................................................106
Operating System Support....................................................................106
Management .........................................................................................106
LEDs.....................................................................................................107
Environmental and Physical.................................................................107

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EMI Compliance...................................................................................107

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ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This manual provides instructions and illustrations on how to use your
Wireless Print Server, including:
zChapter 1, Introduction, provides the general information on
the product.
zChapter 2, Hardware Installation, describes the hardware
installation procedure for the product.
zChapter 3, Using the Utilities, helps you to install and use the
software.
zChapter 4, Web Configuration, completes the configuration
using the web browser.
zChapter 5, Printing in Windows 95/98/ME, completes the
printing TCP/IP setting in Windows 95/98/ME environment.
zChapter 6, Printing in Windows 2000/XP/Vista, completes the
printing TCP/IP Setting in Windows 2000/XP environment.
zChapter 7, Printing in MAC OS, lets you complete printing task
through your print server in MAC OS environment.
zChapter 8, Product Specification.
Please note that the illustrations or setting values in this manual are
FOR YOUR REFERENCE ONLY. The actual settings and values
depend on your system and network. If you are not sure about the
respective information, please ask your network administrator or MIS
staff for help.

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1
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing your TEW-P21G Wireless Print
Server, the easiest and fastest way to deploy printers on your network.
This compact print server can connect your network through an
Access Point under the infrastructure mode, or can be used in ad-hoc
mode for direct communication between PC/Notebook and print
server anywhere you wish to locate wireless printer services. It
manages the flow of print files from your workstation or file server to
its connected printers, delivering print jobs to high-performance
printers much faster than a file server or a PC acting as a print server
can.
The Wireless Print Server features a Web-based Configuration Utility,
which allows you to set up the print server through the web browser
easily and quickly. It also includes powerful software utility PS-
Utility and PS Monitor Program, the user-friendly program that
allows you to complete further settings for the print server.

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Package Contents
Unpack the package and check all the items carefully, and be certain
that you have:
♦One TEW-P21G Wireless Print Server.
♦One Multi-Language Quick Installation Guide.
♦One Installation CD-ROM containing the PS-Utility, PS Monitor
program and the User’s Guide.
♦One AC Power Adapter suitable for your country’s electric power
service.
If any item contained is damaged or missing, please contact your local
dealer immediately. Also, keep the box and packing materials in
case you need to ship the unit in the future.
System Requirements
♦Operating System:
Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista.
Apple Mac OS (with Apple Talk support).
♦For Web Configuration:
Java-enabled web browser, such as Microsoft® Internet
Explorer 5.0 and Netscape Navigator 6.0.

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General Features
♦Equipped with 1 parallel port and 2 USB ports allows user to share
three printers on LAN simultaneously.
♦Compliant with USB 2.0 High-speed printing.
♦Equipped one 10/100 auto-MDIX Fast Ethernet LAN port.
♦Multi protocol support is ideal for shared printing in mixed-LAN
environments.
♦Windows-based administrative program makes it possible to set up
in a few steps.
♦Latest MIB-II (RFC 1213) for SNMP standard management.
♦Offer LPR program for Windows 95/98/Me TCP/IP printing.
♦IP assignment support for DHCP, BOOTP and RARP.
♦Support Web configuration.
♦Provide Flash memory for easy firmware upgrade.
♦Highly efficient design mechanism to provide unbeatable
performance achieving data rate up to 54Mbps for 802.11g and
11Mbps for 802.11b with wide range coverage.
♦Printing Access control and display.
♦E-mail notification for printer error messages.
♦Support E-Mail printing and FTP printing.
♦Ability to save print server configuration into hard drive for easy
access and backup without the hassle to reconfigure if setting
is altered.
♦Support IPP printing for Windows 2000/XP.
♦Support Microsoft Graphical Device Interface (GDI) Printer
♦Support second http port for remote web configuration and IPP
printing.
♦Support UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) for Windows XP.
♦Support Mac OS 10.2 “Rendezvous” zero-configuration function.

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Product View
This section describes the externally visible features of the print
server.
Front View
Rear View
USB Port – connect the
p
rint server to a USB
p
rinte
r
.
LEDs*
LAN Connector –
plug your LAN cable
to this connector. DC Power Input –
plug the AC Power
Adapter to this jack.
Reset Button**
LPT Port – connect the
p
rint server to a LPT
p
rinter.

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* There are six green LED indicators on the front panel:
LEDs Description
Power Steady light confirms that the Print Server is
powered on.
USB1 When it’s blinking, the connected printer is now
printing.
USB2 When it’s blinking, the connected printer is now
printing.
LPT When it’s blinking, the connected printer is now
printing.
LAN Steady light confirms that the print server has a
good connection to your network.
When it is blinking (briefly dark), the print server is
receiving/ transmitting data from/to the network.
WLAN Steady light confirms that the print server has a
good connection to your wireless network.
When it blinks (briefly dark), the print server is
receiving/ transmitting data from/to the wireless
network.
**Reset Unit
•Press and release reset button to reset the print server
Restore to Factory Default
•Press and hold reset button for three seconds (the USB LED
on the front panel will light up) and then release it, the print
server will restore to factory default settings.

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2
HARDWARE
INSTALLATION
Networking Application
The following diagram explains the application of your print server.

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Installing the Print Server
Follow these steps for a trouble-free start of print server operations
with your Wireless Print Server.
1. Confirm proper operation of the printer to be connected to the print
server.
2. When you have confirmed proper operation of the printer, turn off
the power.
3. Confirm that your network is operating normally.
4. Connect the print server to the network (through the RJ-45
connector of the print server).
5. While the printer is powered off, connect the print server to the
printer’s USB or Parallel port.
6. Turn on the printer’s power.
7. Connect the DC end of the AC Power adapter to the DC power
input socket of the print server and the AC end to the wall outlet.
This will supply power to the print server immediately.
NOTE: This print server is built with a default IP Address. To
prevent from any conflict in your network, it is recommended to use
the PS-Utility program to change the IP setting when there is some
other device’s IP Address is the same as the print server’s default
IP Address.

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3
USING THE UTILITIES
This chapter describes the software utilities for the print server,
including how to set up your print server with these utility. The PS-
Utility and PS Wizard are designed with a user-friendly interface that
allows you to set up and administer the print server easily.
Auto-Run Installation
Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive
to initiate the Auto-Run program, and the menu screen will appear as
below.

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•PS Wizard – click to setup printer port connectivity
•Utility – click to install PS-Utility. Please refer to the next
section for detailed information on installing the utility.
•User's Guide – click to preview the User's Guide in PDF format
for detailed information of the Print Server.
•Product Registration– click to register your product on-line
•Exit – click to close the Auto-Run program.

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PS-Utility
To avoid the conflict in your network, you can use PS-Utility to
change the related settings of your print server (such as the IP address)
after finishing the installation.
Installing PS-Utility
1. Click Utility ÆPS Utility from the Auto-Run menu screen.
Once executed, the Setup program will extract files to launch the
InstallShield Wizard; then, click Next > in the welcome screen of
InstallShield Wizard.
2. Choose the destination location. If no specific requirement,
leave the default setting and click Next >.

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3. The InstallShield Wizard starts to install the software, and the
Progress bar indicates the installation is proceeding.
4. When completed, click Finish.
After installing the utility, the application program for the print server
is automatically installed to your computer, and creates a folder in
Start\Programs\PS-Utility.
Using PS-Utility
This section describes the operation of PS-Utility. To launch PS-
Utility:
1. Click Start -> Programs -> PS-Utility, and then click the PS-
Utility item.

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2. The main screen will appear as below, and it starts to search the
connected print server within the network.
Component Features:
1. Device List: Display the connected print server within the
network.
2. Control Buttons
-Change IP Address:
Click this button to
bring up the following
dialog box, allowing
you to change the IP
Address. In this dialog
box, you can select
either Manually Assign
or DHCP Assign
Automatically. When
Your print server

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completed, click OK.
-Update Firmware: Click this button to update the firmware
of the selected print server.
-Show Web Setup: Click this button to open your web
browser and launch the Configuration Utility. Alternately,
you can double-click the print server in the Device List to
launch the Configuration Utility.
-Factory Reset: Click this button to reload the factory settings
of the print server.
-Discover Device: Click this button to search the connected
print server again.
-About: Click this button to bring up a window containing the
basic information of PS-Utility.
-Close: Click this button to exit PS-Utility.
3. Information Field: Display the basic information of the selected
print server in the Device List.
4. Status Bar: Display the system status.

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PS Wizard
PS Wizard is a convenient utility that allows you to set up the print
server’s port connection.
Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista
1) Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-
ROM drive. Click PS Wizard and then click 2000/XP/Vista
from the Auto-Run menu screen.

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2) Select the print server, select the desired port and then click
Add Printer.
3) Click Select from manufacturer list. Select the appropriate
driver for your printer and then click Next.