Paxar RF products are designed to be compliant with the rules and regulations in the locations into which they are sold and will be labeled as required. The majority of Paxar RF devices are type approved and do not require the user to obtain license or authorization before using the equipment.
Radio Frequency Interference Requirements - Canada This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry & Science Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Installing the Print Server Hardware ... 1-1 System Requirements ... 1-1 Network Protocols Supported ... 1-2 Checking the Print Server Hardware ... 1-3 Verifying Successful Installation ... 1-3 Verifying Successful Installation ...
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HP/UX Configuration ... 3-8 IBM AIX Configuration ... 3-9 Configuration on Other Systems ... 3-9 Troubleshooting ... 4-1 General Troubleshooting Information ... 4-1 Troubleshooting Wireless Configuration Problems ... 4-4 Troubleshooting Network Configuration ... 4-5 Wireless Server Configuration Screen Fields ... 4-5 Loading the Firmware ...
I N S TA L L I N G T H E P R I N T S E R V E R H A R D W A R E The Paxar Monarch 7410 Print Server lets you communicate with Paxar Monarch printers on an 802.11b wireless network. You can use the print server in ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) or infrastructure (access point) wireless mode.
To configure and print, you need the following: 1. The MAC address from the label of the print server (for example: 004017023F96). 2. The following information from your wireless network administrator: Wireless Mode (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) The SSID (service set identifier) for your wireless network. If you are using TCP/IP (recommended for Windows Networks) and are not connected to a DHCP server (for obtaining an IP Address automatically), you need a unique...
The print server comes preinstalled and tested in your printer. Do not plug any cables into the parallel port when using the print server. A printer with this print server cannot use the parallel port. However, the serial port is still active.
The yellow light comes on solid when an Ethernet link (wired) is established. The red light comes on solid when a wireless link is established. The green light blinks during network activity. 1-4 Installing the Print Server Hardware Antenna Test/Reset Button 9860 Printer...
LED Status Indicators Antenna Press this button down for less than 5 seconds to print a test page on the printer. The test page shows the current wireless and network settings of the print server. See “Sample Test Page” for more information.
The test page is best displayed using 4” wide by 6” long labels. If the label is too small, some information may print outside the label edges. PAXAR ------------------ Pax a rNet Print Serv er Status ------------- PaxarNet Network Adapter-PLUS Firmw are FW Ver.
NOTE: If your wireless adapter includes an option for 802.11 Ad-hoc, you must select it if you want to use the printer in ad-hoc mode. If it doesn’t include this option, select Ad-hoc Computer-to-Computer, or whatever mode your adapter uses to communicate on a wireless network without an access point.
If you are using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption on your wireless network, you will need to temporarily disable WEP on your PC in order to configure the print server. If you are using an access point with WEP enabled and it does not allow non-wep clients to communicate with other non-wep clients, then you will also need to temporarily change the wireless mode of your computer to Ad-hoc (802.11) mode.
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4. Click START to begin searching for print servers. WP-Admin gets the information from the print server(s) and lists the Server Name and Ethernet Address (which should correspond with the label on the back of the print server). It might take a minute or two for the print server to show up, especially if you have a large wireless network.
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DHCP (See your DHCP server documentation for details). This is because when you configure your printer port, it goes to a static IP address. Your print server should be configured correctly at this point.
M A N A G E M E N T M E T H O D S There are a variety of ways to configure and monitor the print server. These methods are: WP-Admin, XAdmin32, Web Browser, PaxarNet Console, HP JetAdmin, HP Web JetAdmin, or Telnet. For Telnet/console mode information, see Appendix A, “Telnet Console Commands.”...
Simply type the IP address into your web browser address bar to connect. The default password is ACCESS. NOTE: Both the print server and the PC must be configured with an IP address and your browser must be configured to work across a LAN in order to use a Web Browser.
3. Click the Windows Start button, select Settings, and then Printers. 4. Right-Click on the printer you wish to associate with the network port, and select Properties. 5. If you are using Windows NT/2000/XP, go to the Ports tab. If you are using Windows 95/98/ME, go to the Details tab.
7. If you are using Windows NT/2000/XP system, highlight Paxar Group ExtendNet Connect IP Monitor, and click New Port. If you are running Windows 95/98/ME, select Other, highlight Paxar Group ExtendNet Connect IP Monitor, and click OK. 8. The search will begin for available print servers, highlight the print server you would like to create the port for, and click ADD.
Do not use the Linux X-Windows graphical user interface printer configuration utility, because it does not work with Paxar print servers. Instead, Linux users should follow the configuration steps listed in this section.
3. Create the spool directory: The lpd spool directory is usually located in the /usr/spool directory. To create a new spool directory, use the mkdir command; for example: mkdir /usr/spool/lpd/PaxarPrinter 4. Print using the standard lpr command: lpr –PPaxarPrinter 5. For AT&T based UNIX systems, such as SCO, use the standard lp command: lp –dPaxarPrinter Sun Solaris Configuration...
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7. Then use the Printer Manager in the Admintool utility under Open Windows as follows: Select Edit Select Add Select Add Access to Remote Printer At the PrinterName prompt, type any desired name for the print queue At the Printer Server prompt, type:...
3. Select Printers and Plotters. 4. Select Actions and then Add Remote Printer/Plotter. 5. Enter any name as the Printer Name (this will be the name of the print queue). 6. Enter the IP address of the print server as the Remote System Name.
/etc/hosts file, use the name of the print server that you specified in that file). Name of queue on remote printer BINARY_P1 for binary files or TEXT_P1 for text files). Name of device to add (user selectable; for example lp0).
G e n e r a l T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g I n f o r m a t i o n Use the following information if your 7410 print server is not operating properly.
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5. Ping the printer. If you can ping the printer, it is at least "seen" on the network. If you cannot ping the printer, then ping every device in the path to the printer - access points, routers, etc.
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Verify with a test label to see if the unit is now correctly set. If the print server is pre-configured by Paxar for the customer, the default values should represent the customer’s defaults.
2. Make sure you have a good wireless signal from your PC (if your PC is wireless) and from the print server, the printer is within range (90 meters or 300 feet), and it is away from metal objects and other devices with radio signals (Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz cordless phones, and microwaves).
T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g N e t w o r k C o n f i g u r a t i o n If you are using TCP/IP, make sure that your computer and the print server are on the same IP segment or can reach each other with a PING command from the host.
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Password This is the wireless print server configuration password. For security, the password is never shown. (The field displays asterisks (*) if you type characters into it.) You must know the password before WP-Admin will show you the Configuration Screen. Users should only put text into this field if they want to change the password.
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Boot Method This is the method the wireless print server uses to obtain an IP address. This can be set to Auto, DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, or Static. Auto will try DHCP, BOOTP and RARP, and then set to Static if the IP Address isn't set automatically by the other methods.
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802.11 Ad-Hoc, or IBSS compliant Ad-Hoc) modes are used when your wireless enabled PC is printing straight to the printer. Infrastructure mode is used when you have an Access point or base station as the hub of your wireless network.
S o f t w a r e V e r s i o n s Certain versions of software and firmware may use different terms than those shown in menus throughout this manual. Older Software EtherWind Troy Group Newer software PaxarNet Paxar Group Troubleshooting 4-9...
Print Station; including telephone support, field systems consultants, repair services, warranty, and network support. Contact Paxar for any printing, battery, or label supplies issues with your printer or mobile printing station. See your Paxar sales representative for details of your support agreement. 4-10 Troubleshooting...
T E L N E T C O N S O L E C O M M A N D S Use this appendix to configure the print server using Telnet. You must have a basic understanding of Telnet commands. For initial setup, do not use Telnet.
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5. To view the current wireless settings, type sh en (show wireless settings) and press Enter: WiFi Mode = INFRASTRUCTURE WiFi SSID: ABC1234 Speed = 11 AP density = LOW WEP is DISABLED AP MAC ADDRESS = 00 B1 F3 62 B1 88 Signal Quality = 68 Connected to SSID ABC1234 on channel 1 6.
G e n e r a l C o m m a n d s From the list of commands, the brackets - [] indicate to pick one of the options listed, the items inside curly braces - {} are optional and do not need to be specified.
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Syntax: Help set ip ACcess ee.ff.gg.hh} ADdress aa.bb.cc.dd ARP [EN/DI] BAnner [EN/DI] CHKSUM [EN/DI] BOot n ENable/DISable FTIme [EN/DI] KEepalive n MEthod <type> PIng aa.bb.cc.dd PRObe [EN/DI] RArp flags nn REtry [EN/DI] ROuter aa.bb.cc.dd SUbnet aa.bb.cc.dd TImeout n WIndow nn Displays a list of the available help commands for “Set IP.”...
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DElete Removes configuration item. EXIT Exits console mode. HELP Displays the list of available commands. INIT Saves settings and initializes unit. PUrge Removes configuration item. SAVE Saves configuration settings. SET DEFAULT Sets print server to factory defaults. SET LOAD [EN/DI] Enables or disables firmware reload after exit.
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SET PORT <parallelportname> NBUF [EN/DI] Enables or disables no buffer support on parallel port. SET PORT <serialportname> FLow [NO/XO/CT/DS] Sets serial flow control to NONE, XON/OFF, CTS, or DTR. SET PORT <serialportname> PArity <parity> Sets serial port parity to NONE, EVEN/ODD, MARK, or SPACE. SET PORT <serialportname>...
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SHOw SERVEr Shows server parameters. SHOw SERVEr COunters Shows server statistics. SHOw SERVEr QUeue Shows print server internal queue. SHOw TEstpage Prints test page. SHOw VErsion Shows server firmware version. UNPROTECT Allows temporary access to SET commands when console is in protected mode. Use SET DEFAULT to permanently disable protected mode.
SET ENet SPeed <1/2/5/11> Sets 802.11b wireless speed in Mpbs. SET ENet SSID “<ssid>” Sets 802.11b wireless SSID. Use quotes if there is a space in SSID. This is case sensitive. SET ENet WEP [DI/64/128] Sets wired equivalent privacy encryption level to disabled, 64-bit, or 128-bit. T C P / I P C o m m a n d s SET IP [EN/DI] Enables or disables IP processing...
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SET IP RArp nn 1 no subnet 2 no router 3 neither Default - IP address is set with subnet mask and router that is same as address of host. SET IP REtry [EN/DI] Enables or disables LPD retry continuation SET IP ROuter aa.bb.cc.dd Sets default Router/Gateway address (or access point).
S N M P C o m m a n d s CLear SNMP CONtact <string> Removes SNMP SysContact. CLear SNMP LOCation <string> Removes SNMP SysLocation. SET SNMP GETCOMM Gets SNMP community. SET SNMP SETCOMM1 <string> Set SNMP community 1 name. SET SNMP SETCOMM2 <string>...
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