Print Server - VisionNet M505N User Manual

6.14 Print Server

This page allows you to enable the on-board print sever. A USB printer can be connected to
the Freeway DSL and used as a network printer.
Before connecting your printer to the print server, be sure to install the driver provided by the
printer manufacturer on each PC that will use the printer.
1.
Plug your USB printer into one of the USB ports on your PC.
2.
Install the printer by following the installation instructions included with your printer.
3.
You may print a test page to ensure that the printer is working properly.
4.
Power off your PC.
5.
Disconnect the printer from your PC and plug this thin rectangular end of the USB cable
into one of the USB host ports on the Freeway DSL.
6.
Connect the power supply to your printer and turn it on.
7.
Launch a Web browser. In the location or address field, enter 192.168.1.1 and press
Enter.
If you have modified your gateway's IP address, enter the new IP address instead
of 192.168.1.1.
Note
8.
When the user name and password window appears, enter the user name and the
password. Click OK to login to the Web Application.
9.
Select Print Server from the Advanced Setup menu. Enter the printer name and its
manufacturer/model information you want to save for it. Click Save/Apply.
10.
Write down the printer location address. You need the address to set up the printer on
computers that are connected to your network.
11.
Windows XP Users: Click Windows Start -> Printers and Faxes; Windows 2000 Users:
Click Windows Start -> Settings -> Printers.
12.
Click Add a Printer. The Add Printer Wizard will start. Click Next.
13.
Choose the radio button labeled A network printer, or a printer attached to another
computer. Click Next.
14.
Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network. In the
URL field, enter the printer location address you wrote down at step 10. Click Next.
The URL information is case-sensitive and must be exactly matched as it is shown
on step 10.
Note
15.
Select the manufacturer and model of your printer. Click OK. If your printer does not
appear in the list, please go back to step 1 to 4 to install the printer driver to this PC.
16.
When prompted, you may select Yes to set this printer as your default printer.
17.
The information of printer will be displayed. Click Finish to complete the installation.
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