BOUT THIS UIDE This manual provides instructions and illustrations on how to use your Wireless Print Server, including: Chapter 1, Introduction, provides the general information on the product. Chapter 2, Hardware Installation, describes the hardware installation procedure for the product. Chapter 3, Using the Utilities, helps you to install and use the software.
NTRODUCTION 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.
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.
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.
Product View This section describes the externally visible features of the print server. Front View LEDs* Rear View LAN Connector – plug your LAN cable LPT Port – connect the DC Power Input – to this connector. print server to a LPT printer. plug the AC Power Adapter to this jack.
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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. When it’s blinking, the connected printer is now USB1 printing. USB2 When it’s blinking, the connected printer is now printing.
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.
SING TILITIES 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...
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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.
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 PS Utility from the Auto-Run menu screen. Once executed, the Setup program will extract files to launch the InstallShield Wizard;...
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.
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2. The main screen will appear as below, and it starts to search the connected print server within the network. Your print server 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...
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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.
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. - 19 -...
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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. - 20 -...
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6) Click OK. 7) Click Finish. 8) Repeat steps 1 to 7 to add the printer to other computers on the network and to add another printer.. Windows 98SE/ME 1. Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive, and click PS Wizard from the Auto-Run menu screen. The welcome screen appears as below.
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NOTE: For some specific printers, you may need to connect the printer to the computer and install the driver. In this case, connect it to the computer and install the driver first, and then connect it to the print server. 2.
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Choose one connected printer within the network. 3. Select the desire printer port in the Print Server List, and click Next >. Your print server name Choose one connected printer port. Your printer port name - 24 -...
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4. The configuration is completed, click Finish. 5. Click OK to reboot the computer. After rebooting, PS Wizard will help you to complete the port connection automatically. You can start your printing task without any complex configuration. - 25 -...
PS Monitor Utility Installation PS Monitor will allow the print server to support HP GDI Printers. 1. Click the Utility PM Monitor from the Autorun. This program will lead you to finish the installation process of the PS Monitor step by step. 2.
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3. Click the “Next” button and start to install the PS Monitor. 4. Specified the directory for of the PS Monitor to be installed inside and then click the “Next” button. - 27 -...
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5. Click the “Finish” button to complete the installation. - 28 -...
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6. The installation is completed. Click the “Start”->”Program”->”PS Monitor”->”PS Monitor 1.30” to launch the PS Monitor. 7. To verify if the PS Monitor is executed successfully, please check that the icon of PS Monitor is shown in the right side of bottom bar under your Windows system.
ONFIGURATION You can access and manage the Wireless Print Server through: 1) the enclosed software PS-Utility, and 2) a web browser. This chapter describes the second method – the Web Configuration Utility, and explains how to set up your print server with the web browser. Web Configuration Utility First, launch your web browser (such as the Internet Explorer 6.0 used in this manual).
The Management screen displays the basic information of the print server, including the following four categories: System Wireless Network User Management System As shown above, the System displays the status of your print server, printer, and network. Clicking Refresh will update the information. Device Status The information about the print server, including the firmware version, MAC/IP address, and up time, can be found in this field.
Management Wireless Click the Wireless item in the left column to display the information of the wireless LAN. Clicking Refresh will update the information. Wireless Status The items in this field display the information of the wireless LAN, such as the connection mode (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc), SSID, channel, data transfer rate, WEP encryption, and the packets status.
Management Network Click the Network item to display the information of the LAN. Clicking Refresh will update the information. - 35 -...
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Auto IP This field contains the current settings of TCP/IP, including DHCP/BOOTP, UPnP, and MAC Rendezvous. The items in this field are configured in Configuration > Network > TCP/IP. TCP/IP Printing In this field, you can monitor the status of your printing tasks through TCP/IP.
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Microsoft Network Printing In this field, you can monitor the status of your printing tasks through Microsoft Network. MAC AppleTalk Printing In this field, you can monitor the status of your printing tasks through MAC AppleTalk. - 37 -...
Management User Click the User item in the left column to display the user(s) information. Users Printing Log The items in this field display the user(s) information, which include the user(s) MAC address, IP address, name, and status of printing tasks.
Server Name: Assign a name to the print server. Location (optional): Assign a location for the print server Admin Contact (optional): Assign the Admin Contact’s name for the print server. Password: Enter the Administrator password (3-8 characters). To set up the password, please enter the password in the New Password box, and then enter the same one again in the Confirm Again box.
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NOTE: PJL (Print Job Language) has certain job requirements that must be met to work correctly. For more information, please refer to your printer’s manual. - 41 -...
Configuration Wireless Wireless Interface Connection Mode: Select one of the three connection modes. • Infrastructure (default) - Connects to compatibly configured wireless AP or router in a WLAN. - 42 -...
• Ad-Hoc - Connect to compatibly configured wireless clients in the peer-to-peer mode. SSID: Assign the SSID in this box. You can manually input the name or select one from the pull-down menu. To search the available wireless AP within the network, click the Site Survey button.
Advanced Setting This field allows you to configure more settings, including: Beacon Interval: Enter the number of beacon interval time in millisecond. Preamble: This option allows you to set the length of preamble. Setting options are: Long - it is set to 144 bits; Short - it is set to 72 bits.
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TCP/IP This field contains three options that allow you to configure the TCP/IP setting: IP Address, UPnP, and MAC Rendezvous. IP Address: This option allows you to set the IP address manually or automatically. When you choose Manually Assign, you should enter the related information in the following boxes, including IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway.
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AppleTalk Enter the AppleTalk Zone name in the box. In the following options, enter the related configuration, such as the printer type. USB1, USB2, LPT3 • Chooser Name: Display the print server’s Port name. • Printer Type: Enter the printer’s type in this box. •...
Configuration User Printing Control By configuring the Enable User Printing Control option (Yes or No), the user in the User List is permitted to access the print server or not. For the user(s) who is not in the User List, you can also limit the access right by setting the Allow Undefined Users Printing option to Yes or No.
Configuration E-mail E-mail Account You can assign an E-mail address to the print server, so that your mail of the account can be printed out directly through the printer (ASCII text only). To enable this function, enter the E-mail account in the Print Server E-mail Address box.
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If your mail server needs to verify the user when sending E-mail, you have to input the Account Name and Password. E-mail Notification You can set the print server to send an alter message when the printer status changes through E-mail. To enable this function, set the Enable e-mail notification for printer status changing option to Yes.
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TIP: Once you have changed the settings in each option, click Save to store the settings, or Cancel to abandon. - 51 -...
Configuration SNMP SNMP Management SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a set of protocols for managing complex networks Community 1/2/3: Enter a name in the Name box, and configure the Access Right by selecting Read Only or Read/Write from the pull-down menu.
Tool E-mail Test E-mail Account Click Test to send a test E-mail to the given administrator’s E-mail address. Receive E-mail Click Yes to immediately check and receive E-mail, and then print out the mail when available. - 54 -...
Tool Firmware Upgrade Firmware Upgrade When a new version of firmware is available (e.g. downloading from the manufacturer’s website), you can upgrade the firmware of your print server. Click Browse to point to the firmware file, and then click Upgrade. - 57 -...
Tool Backup Backup Device Configuration to File Click Backup to backup your current configuration of the print server to file and then save in the computer. Restore Device Configuration from File You can reload a configuration that you saved before. Click Browse to point to the backup file, and then click Restore.
RINTING IN INDOWS 95/98/ME The Print Server can provide print services to TCP/IP networks using the LPR/LPD network printing protocol. Most U systems are capable of supporting LPD, as is Windows NT/2000. This LPR for TCP/IP Printing client gives Windows 95/98/ME workstations the ability to print using the LPR/LPD printing protocol.
Installing the LPR for TCP/IP Printing Client Before your Windows 95/98/ME workstation can print using the LPR protocol, you will need to install the client program, as follows: Make sure that you have installed the TCP/IP protocol, and have properly configured the Windows 95/98/ME TCP/IP settings.
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Insert the Print Server installation CD in your computer’s CD- ROM, enter the proper pathname (for example , D:\ lpr), and click OK. Select the LPR for TCP/IP Printing client and click OK. Windows will copy the necessary files, and return to the Network dialog.
Adding LPR Printer Ports Once you have installed the client, and have enabled TCP/IP printing for the Print Servers, then you need to add a printer port for each printer you will be printing to using the lpr/lpd protocol. To add a printer port, From the Start menu, choose the Settings submenu, then the Control Panel item within it.
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Click the Add Port... button to add a new lpd-accessible printer port. Enter the IP address of the Print Server and the name of the printer port that you will be printing to, then press OK. Hint: You can get the Port name (same as print name) from the print server’s system information through web browser.
Printing from Windows 95/98/ME After you have added the necessary printer ports, you can add a printer device for printing to the port. To enable printing to an lpr- accessible printer port from Windows 95/98/ME: From the Start menu, choose the Settings submenu, then the Printers item within it.
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Choose the Network Printer selection and click the Next > button to continue. Enter the name of the port, as displayed in the LPR for TCP/IP Printing Port List. - 66 -...
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Alternatively, you can click Browse... and locate the printer port. TCP/IP printing ports are located under the Entire Network icon, within the Print Servers - TCP/IP LPR icon. Press OK when you have located the proper printer port. Click Next > to continue to the next step. At this point Windows will ask you to choose the correct printer driver for the printer.
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Windows may ask you whether or not you wish to print a test page to make sure that the printer will work correctly. When the test page is done printing, you will be asked whether or not the test page printed. - 68 -...
Setting TCP/IP Printing Settings The lpr client’s Properties dialog allows you to change several of the client’s settings. To change these settings, From the Start menu, choose the Settings submenu, then the Control Panel item within it. Windows will display the Control Panel folder.
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The parameters are as follows: ♦ Communication Timeout Determines how long, in seconds, the system will wait before determining that it has lost connection with lpr/lpd print servers. ♦ Retry Interval Determines how long, in seconds, the system will wait before retrying a lost connection. ♦...
RINTING IN INDOWS 2000/XP/V ISTA Setting Up Windows 2000 TCP/IP Printing Following is the correct procedure for setting up TCP/IP LPR printing under Windows 2000. Click Start > Settings > Printers. Double Click “Add Printer” Select “Local Printer” - 71 -...
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Create a new “Standard TCP/IP Port” Click “Next” - 72 -...
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Input the IP Address of the Print Server, and the Port name of the Port that will be printed to, then click “Next”. Hint: You can get the port Name (same as Printer Name) from the print server’s system information through web browser. Please refer page 44-46.
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Select “LPR”, and put the Port name in the field labeled “Queue Name”. Then Click “OK”. - 74 -...
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The Printer Install Wizard will now prompt for drivers. Select the correct Make and Model, or click “Have Disk”, to provide the Manufacturer’s Driver Disk. Click “Next”. - 77 -...
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Select a “Printer Name”. Sharing can be enabled here. - 78 -...
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Also, a Test Page can be printed to confirm proper configuration. When the Test Page has been printed, click “Finish” to complete the installation. - 79 -...
Setting Up Windows XP TCP/IP Printing Following is the correct procedure for setting up TCP/IP LPR printing under Windows XP. Click Start > Printer and Faxes Double Click “Add a Printer” Click “Next” - 80 -...
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Select “Local Printer” Create a new “Standard TCP/IP Port” - 81 -...
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Click “Next” Input the IP Address of the Print Server, and the Port name of the Port that will be printed to, then click “Next”. Hint: You can get the Port name (same as printer name) from the print server’s system information through web browser. Please refer page 48-51.
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Select “Custom”, and click “Settings”. - 83 -...
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Select “LPR”, and put the Port name in the field labeled “Queue Name”. Then Click “OK”. Click “Next”. - 84 -...
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The Printer Install Wizard will now prompt for drivers. Select the correct Make and Model, or click “Have Disk”, to provide the Manufacturer’s Driver Disk. Click “Next”. - 86 -...
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A Test Page can be printed to confirm proper configuration. When the test page has been printed, click “Finish” to complete the installation. - 88 -...
Setting Up Windows Vista TCP/IP Printing Following is the correct procedure for setting up TCP/IP LPR printing under Windows Vista. Click Start > Printer and Faxes Double Click “Add a Printer” Click “Next” - 89 -...
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Select Create a new port, select Standard TCP/IP Port and then click Next. Input the IP Address of the Print Server, and the Port name of the Port that will be printed to, then click “Next”. Hint: You can get the Port name from the print server’s system information through web browser.
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Select “Custom”, and click “Settings”. Select “LPR”, and put the Port name in the field labeled “Queue Name”. Then Click “OK”. - 91 -...
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The Printer Install Wizard will now prompt for drivers. Select the correct Make and Model, or click “Have Disk”, to provide the Manufacturer’s Driver Disk. Click “Next”. Enter a “Printer Name”. - 93 -...
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A Test Page can be printed to confirm proper configuration. Once a test page has been sent to your printer, click Close. - 94 -...
MAC OS RINTING IN Rendezvous Uses in MAC OS 10.2 The latest version of MAC OS provides a new feature that is called Rendezvous. Rendezvous is a revolutionary networking technology standard that lets you create an instant network of computers and devices, which can be used throughout Mac OS 10.2 to provide innovative ways to share files and printers and even contact other people on the network.
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1. Launch Print Center. Press and hold the Option key, click the Add button. 2. Select Rendezvous from the pop-up menu. 3. When clicking the Rendezvous item, the following window appears to display the connected Rendezvous-enabled printers. Connected printer(s) - 97 -...
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4. Select the desired printer, and the following pop-up menu displays the printer’s manufacturer. Select Generic. 5. The printer is installed into the system successfully. - 98 -...
Setting Up Apple Talk/LPR Printing For MAC OS X User With MAC OS X, you can use AppleTalk or LPR printers to print through the print server. Follow the instructions below for setting up the print server: 1. After attaching the print server to your network, change the IP Address of your Macintosh computer to access the print server’s web configuration.
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3. To print, open a document and select File > Print from the menu. Select this option. 4. Select Edit Printer List from the Printer dialog box. Select this option. 5. Click Add Printer. Then, select the desired printing protocol (AppleTalk or LPR Printers using IP).
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- AppleTalk: After selecting AppleTalk, the Port Name of the print server will be displayed. Select the Port to which the post-script printer is connected. Then, select the printer model from the dialog box. Click Add Printer to complete the Printer Port configuration. Select the Printer Port just configured in the Print window.
For MAC OS 9 User If you use MAC OS 9, you can use the AppleTalk network protocol for network communications over standard Ethernet or Fast Ethernet using the EtherTalk transport, or over a proprietary low-speed LocalTalk transport. Your print server can be used for network printing to PostScript printers.
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To print from MAC OS Client Workstations: The actual settings of selecting a PostScript printer connected to your print server may be different from the instructions provided in this section, depending on the devices and the software you are using. 1.
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4. If you have not previously set this printer as the default, your computer will prompt you for a PostScript Printer Description file. Choose Select PPD. 5. Select the appropriate printer description file for your printer. Click Open. (If your printer is not listed, click Generic to use a generic printer description.) The selected printer will become your computer’s default printer.
RODUCT PECIFICATIONS Printer Connection Printer Interface: Two USB ports, compliant with USB 2.0 Hi-speed standard. Network Connection Wireless Networking Network Standards: Wireless LAN standard IEEE802.11b/g. Network Data Transfer Rate: 54Mbps with fallback to 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 11, 9, 6, 5.5, 2, and 1Mbps. Network Mode: Support both Infrastructure and Ad-hoc mode.
LEDs Power, LAN, WLAN, USB1, USB2, LPT. Environmental and Physical Power Supply: 5VDC. Operating Temperature: 0°C to 50°C. Storage Temperature: -25°C to 55°C. Humidity: 5% to 95%, non-condensing at 30°C. EMI Compliance FCC Class B, CE Class B - 107 -...
TEW-P21G – 3 Years Limited Warranty If a product does not operate as warranted above during the applicable warranty period, TRENDnet shall, at its option and expense, repair the defective product or part, deliver to customer an equivalent product or part to replace the defective item, or refund to customer the purchase price paid for the defective product.
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