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  • Page 1 WP-201G Wireless USB Print Server User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT Copyright ©2006/2007 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.
  • Page 3 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 4 Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.
  • Page 5 DISCLAIMER This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not this company, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Contents INTRODUCTION ....................1 Product Introduction................2 Product Package ................3 Network Printing Architecture ............4 1.3.1 Print Server Network Functions............. 5 1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients......... 5 1.3.3 Network Printing Functions for Network Server......8 Network Printing Environment ............9 Contents of the User’s Manual............11 Firmware &...
  • Page 7 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host ........49 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ................52 Introduction ..................53 Search for All Available Print Server ..........55 Status of Print Server..............56 Setup the Print Server..............58 General Configuration..............60 TCP/IP Configuration ..............61 Netware Print Server Configuration ..........63 AppleTalk Configuration..............64 SNMP Configuration ...............65 7.10 SMB Configuration................66 7.11 System Configuration..............67...
  • Page 8 8.4.6 NetWare ..................109 8.4.7 AppleTalk .................. 110 8.4.8 Save Settings................111 System Tools ................112 8.5.1 Load Default ................112 8.5.2 Upgrade Firmware from Browser..........113 9. IPP PRINTING ....................114 9.1 Introduction ..................115 9.2 System Setup .................116 9.2.1 Print Server Side ................ 116 9.2.2 Client Side..................

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Introduction AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Product Introduction

    If you would like to set up and install print server quickly, please refer to the Quick Installation Guide that comes along with this print server. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Product Package

    Product Package This package contains the following components: One Print Server One Antenna One Power Adapter One Quick Installation Guide One CD-ROM (Including all the software utilities, drivers and User’s Manual) AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Network Printing Architecture

    Print Server Client User Network Server (optional) Network Printing Environment Print Server Network Server Client User Unix Print Server Windows NT Server NetWare Server Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 98 Workstation AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Print Server Network Functions

    1.3.2 Network Printing Functions for Clients Client User Unix Print Server Windows NT Server NetWare Server Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 98 Workstation AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 14 Peer Printing Driver) is installed into Windows, the system will automatically (manual configuration is also allowed) search all the print servers on the network, and then add their printing ports into Windows’ printing port (see below). AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 15 HP/UX, Unix, SunOS, Solaris, Unixware DECUnix, IBM AIX and others) and Linux use the system-standard LPR to print through print server. MAC OS MAC OS can use the system-standard AppleTalk network to print through print server. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 16: Network Printing Functions For Network Server

    Adding this printing function into Windows NT/2000/2003 Server allows print queue, user authority management, and many other advanced features to be used. NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x In NetWare environment, print server offers various printing modes like print queue, remote printer, etc. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Network Printing Environment

    Network printing function will become available after PTPP driver is installed into Windows NT/2000/2003. Adding this printing function into Windows NT/2000/2003 Server allows print queue, user authority management, and many other advanced features to be used. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 NetWare Network (see below) AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Contents Of The User's Manual

    Internet by the IPP protocol. Chapter 10 introduces how to deal with the problem that if you can’t find any print server listed on the “Available Ports” in “Network Ports Quick Setup” in Windows XP SP2. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Firmware & Printing Function

    Firmware & Printing Function The print server provides a complete network printing solution. The feature set is listed below: PTPP (Peer-to-Peer-Printing) TCP/IP (LPR) IPP Printing NetWare Bindery Printing AppleTalk SMB Printing AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Hardware Installation

    NOT use any other power adapter from any sources. NOTE2: To prevent the compatibility problem between print server and a few printer, it is recommended that you power on the print server before the printer. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 22: Windows Peer-To-Peer Network

    Windows Peer-to-Peer Network AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: System Architecture

    System Architecture Print server supports Windows Peer-to-Peer network printing mode, which is suitable for most medium and small network environments. Through quick simple installation procedure, users can immediately enjoy the convenience of network printing. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: Install Print Server Windows Utility

    1.Insert the CD shipped along with the print server into your CD-ROM drive. The Autorun.exe program should be executed automatically. If not, run Autorun.exe manually from CD-ROM drive’s root directory. 2. Click “Driver and Utility” from the Auto-Run menu screen. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 25 The “Print Server Utilities” window will be displayed. Click “Next”. Click “Next” to install the utilities in the default folder or click “Change” to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the utilities. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 26 5.The system will start to install the utilities automatically. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 All network ports of the Print Servers detected on the network will be added to your PC automatically, click “Continue” 7.The Print Server windows utilities Installation procedure is totally completed. Click “Finish”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Print Server Utilities

    IP Address, network protocols and other advanced functions. Please refer to Chapter 7 for the detail instruction of the configuration. Remote Ports – Add the network port of remote printer server to your PC. Uninstall – Assistant removing installed administrator software. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Network Ports Quick Setup

    This program will search for new print servers and allow you to add the new network printer port into client’s computer conveniently. Perform the standard Add Printer procedure, then you can AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Remote Ports (Utility)

    Remote Ports Utility offers a convenient way for you to manage and add printer port of the remote print server. From the assistant of this utility, you can print to other print servers outside the subnet across network segment. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 Run Remote Ports Utility. Clicks “Add” to add a remote print port. Step2. Enter print server’s name, IP address, select used ports, and enter LPR queue name of each port. Click “Ok”. Step3. The new remote print port is displayed as follows. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 In order to use the remote printing function, you will have to proceed with normal Add Printer procedure and select your printer port as the newly added remote printer port. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Windows Add Printer Procedure

    Windows. Note that following “Add Printer” steps are running in Windows XP, the steps in other Operating Systems are similar. Step1. Click “Start”, choose “Settings” select “Printers and Faxes”. Step2. Click “Add a Printer”. Step3. The “Add Printer Wizard” is displayed. Click “Next”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 “Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer” is not selected. Click “Next”. Step5. Choose the suitable “Print Server Network Port” which was created by the Administrator Installation or Client Installation process and click “Next”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 36 “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list. Step7. Name your printer and setup the default printer, click “Next”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 Step8. Choose to print the test page or not. It is recommended to print a test page. Click “Next”. Step9. You have added the printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 38: Windows Nt/2000/2003 Network

    Windows NT/2000/2003 Network AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 39: System Architecture

    Windows NT/2000/2003 is required to have Windows PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing) driver installed and share the printing service on the network. Other network users can simply connect to the server and access the shared printer (see below). AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 40: Windows Nt/2000/2003 Server Installation And Setup

    Refer to section 3.4 and 3.5 for installation instructions. Step2. Please add/configure the Peer-to-Peer Printing of the Windows NT/2000/2003 network printer and verify that you can print from Windows NT/2000/2003 to the print server by the installed PTPP driver. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 Step3. Share the above server’s printer to the network by performing the standard Windows printer sharing process. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 42: User Installation And Setup

    Network Neighborhood. You only need to perform Window’s standard Add New Printer procedure, select “Network Printer” shown in the screen below, and complete the configurations afterwards to access the shared printer. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Netware Network

    NetWare Network AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 44: System Architecture

    Print Queue Windows 98 Netware Server Print Server Windows 2000 Compare with NetWare printing functionality, advantages of embedding the NetWare network printing functionality in the print server include: Installation is easier and quicker. Network management is easier. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 Improve productivity by locating the printer near the workgroup. Each print server should log into a NetWare server before servicing the print jobs. Each print server will occupy a user account with which it can log into the NetWare server. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 46: Netware 3.X/4.X/5.X Installation & Setup

    Change Current File Server menu selection. 3. Choose the Print Queue Information menu selection. 4. Press the Insert key to add a new print queue. 5. Type in a print queue name, such as “PQ” or “Q1”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 Select Printer 0 (or Printer 1, Printer 2), and press Enter, then select LPT1 (or LPT2, LPT3) in the Type field. If your print server is with only one port, you do not need to configure this Type field. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 48 Press Insert and add your newly created print queue to the list of queues serviced by the printer. Enter a priority number for the queue service, or press Enter to accept the default. Repeatedly press Escape to exit the PCONSOLE program. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 Your print server should now be ready to use. You should be able to redirect printing to your print server using a CAPTURE command such as the one shown in the previous section. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 50: Unix System Network

    UNIX System Network AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Introduction

    2. Set up Print Server’s IP address. 3. Verify Print Server’s IP Address. 4. Configure remote LPD printing on the host. 5. Print a test page. In the next sections, we will describe these five procedures step by step. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Enable Print Server's Tcp/Ip Support

    Enable Print Server’s TCP/IP Support The default configuration of the print server is with TCP/IP support enabled. Anyway, you can configure the print server enable TCP/IP support using configuration program. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Setup Print Server's Ip Address

    We recommend that the BOOTP server should be located on the same subnet as the print server. If you use Network Information Services (NIS) in your system, you may need to rebuild the NIS map with the BOOTP services AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 54 Node ID located on the print server. The ha tag must be preceded by the ht tag. The ip= tag should correspond to the IP address you want to assign to the print server. example, print server with following configuration: AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 55 Node ID: 0000B4010101 (this implies Ethernet address is 0000B4010101), IP address: 203.66.191.12 The entry for this print server in the /etc/bootptab file should be: PS010101:\ :ht=1:\ :ha=0000B4010101:\ :ip=203.66.191.12: AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 56: Verify Print Server's Ip Address

    Verify Print Server’s IP Address To verify that your print server is responding to the newly assigned IP address using a PING command: ping ip-address AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 57: Configure Remote Lpd Printing On The Host

    /etc/hosts file, by adding a line such as: 203.66.191.186 pserver 2. Create a spool directory for the printer in the same directory where spool directories are normally kept on the machine, such as /var/spool or /var/spool/lpd: mkdir /var/spool/lpd/pserverd AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 58 The sd= entry should correspond to the spool directory you created in the previous step. The rp= entry should correspond to the port name of the remote printer. The values should be one of lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3 depends on the printer port. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 The print server should now be available for printing from your Unix host. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 60: Configuration Utility

    Configuration Utility AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 61: Introduction

    Print Server Status: Display Print Server Network Status. General Configuration: General Information of print server. TCP/IP Configuration: IP Address and DHCP Server Configuration. NetWare Configuration: NetWare Printing Configuration. AppleTalk Configuration: AppleTalk Protocol Setting. SNMP Configuration: SNMP Information Configuration. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 62 Setting and Firmware Upgrade. Wireless Configuration: Wireless LAN Configuration. Setup Wizard: Guide You Through All the Settings. Report: List the Status of All Available Print Servers on the Network. We will explain each function separately in the following section. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Search For All Available Print Server

    You must select the print server you would like to configure from the list. The system will, at the same time, display the selected print server’s status on the right side of the window. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 64: Status Of Print Server

    NetWare file server name, NetWare file server polling interval, NetWare printer queue names, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, AppleTalk printer type, AppleTalk zone and print server printing ability…etc. You can refresh the print server’s status by pressing the “Refresh” button AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 You can restart the print server by pressing the “Reboot” button AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 66: Setup The Print Server

    Double click one of the icons to set up the selected print server. A screen will pop up to verify “User Name” and “Password” of the print server. The default values are as follows. User Name: admin Password: airlive AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 67 AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 68: General Configuration

    User Name / Password is used to authenticate the administrator by the Web administration tool. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 69: Tcp/Ip Configuration

    You can configure the print server to automatically get IP from DHCP server or manually specify static IP. The print server also has a built-in DHCP server. You can enable this DHCP server and let it manages IP for you. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 70 DHCP Server within the network. When “Enable” or “Auto” is selected, you have to configure “Starting Address”, “Range”, “Subnet Mask”, “Gateway” and “DNS”. The print server will assign a unique IP for each client. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 71: Netware Print Server Configuration

    NetWare server for each printer port. Polling Time is the polling interval of the print server for waiting printing jobs on the NetWare server. NetWare Server is the name of the NetWare file server that provides printer queues. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 72: Appletalk Configuration

    Zones, you should enter only “*” in the “Zone Name” field. Printer Type, the type of printer attached to each printer port. You can get the printer type from the manufacturer of the printer. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: Snmp Configuration

    Contact: You can enter the print server administrator’s contact information here. This information will displayed in the SNMP management tool. Location: You can enter the installed location of the print server here. This information will be displayed in the SNMP management tool. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 74: Smb Configuration

    The range is from 1 to 120 seconds. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: System Configuration

    Click “ ” button and select the correct firmware in your PC. After selecting the firmware file, click the “Upgrade” button to finish the firmware update process. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 76 Ethernet cable and then re-plug the power jack of the print server to activate the wireless connection. Enable – Enable wireless function only, the print server’s wireless LAN will be always enabled and Ethernet will be always disabled. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 77 USA and from 1 to 13 in Europe. The operating channel will be set to the print server before importing. If you are in different country, please make sure you have set the available channels according to your location. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 78: Wireless Configuration

    Ethernet until the wireless LAN settings are correct. The default settings of the print server wireless function are as follows. Mode: Ad-Hoc SSID: Default Channel: 11 Double Click “Wireless” icon wireless configuration window will pop-up. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 79 Ethernet cable and then re-plug the power jack of the print server to activate the wireless connection. Enable – Enable wireless function only, the print server’s wireless LAN will be always enabled and Ethernet will be always disabled. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 80 SSID of the access point you want to use. If you select to let the print server scan for an available access point, the following window will pop up. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 81 The list is the scanned available access points. Select an access point in the list and click “Next”. If you cannot find the access point that you want to use, click “Scan” to let the print server scan again. Ad Hoc Mode: AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 82 The list is the scanned active wireless stations. Select a wireless station in the list and click “Next”. If you cannot find the wireless station that you want the print server to communicate with, click “Scan” to let the print server scan again. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 83 “WEP(HEX)”. If you want to use WPA-PSK, you have to select “WPA-shared key” or “WPA-None” specified for Ad Hoc mode. The wireless security setting should be the same with other wireless devices in the same network. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 84 “Hexadecimal” or “ASCII” format for the encryption key. Longer key length can provide stronger security but worth communication performance. Enter four key values by following the rules below and select one key as the default key. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 85 5-digit ASCII values as the encryption keys. For example: “0123456aef“ or “Guest“. If the key length is 128-bit, enter 26-digit Hex values or 13- digit ASCII values as the encryption keys. For example: “01234567890123456789abcdef“ or “administrator“. WPA-shared key or WPA-None Security Mode: AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 86 WEP security. Shared Key – Enter 8 to 63 digits of ASCII format to be the key for the authentication within the network. When you finish configuring the wireless security, click “Next” to go to next step. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 87 IP settings with DHCP client or manually assign the IP settings. If you manually assign the IP settings, you have to enter IP address, subnet mask and default gateway address. When you finish configuring the IP settings, click “Next” to confirm the IP Address configuration. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 88 Click “Save” to save the wireless configuration. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 89: Wizard

    Double click the “Print Server Setup Wizard” the setup wizard will guide you through all the setup process. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 90 Step 1: Set up the name of this print server and select to enable or disable the wireless function. Step 2: Select to enable required printing protocol. Please refer to section 7.11 for detail information. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 91 Step 3: Setup the IP of this print server and the DHCP server. Please refer to section 7.6 for detail information. Step 4: Setup the AppleTalk printing. Please refer to section 7.8 for detail information. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 92 7.7 for detail information. Step 6: Select the Wireless Adapter mode and complete wireless LAN settings. The other procedures are the same with “Wireless” Setting in “Setup” screen. Please refer to section 7.12 for detail information. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 93 Step 7: Click “Save” to finish setting. Please reboot the print server to let these settings take effect. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 94: Report

    Report window will pop up. The report lists basic information of all available print servers on the network. The information includes Device Name, MAC ID, Model Type and Firmware Version of the print server. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 95: Web Management

    Web Management AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 96: Introduction

    IP address into your browser’s address field to manage a print server by print server’s built-in Web Server. The default IP Address, User Name and Password settings of the Print server are as follows. IP Address: 192.168.2.2 User Name: admin Password: airlive AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 97: Login

    IP address of the print server, a login page display. You have to enter correct “User Name” and “Password” before going to the Web Management pages. Notes: Default User Name is “admin”, default password is “airlive”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 98: Device Status

    Device Status 8.3.1 System System Information includes “Device Name”, “Print Server Name”, “Model Type”, “Firmware Version”, “MAC Address”, “Wireless LAN Configuration” and the protocols enabled status, etc. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 99: Printer

    8.3.2 Printer This page lists information of printers connected to all printer ports. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 100: Tcp/Ip

    8.3.3 TCP/IP This page lists all TCP/IP settings of the print server including “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Gateway”. It also lists DHCP server setting. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 101: Smb

    8.3.4 This page lists the SMB group and the pass job interval time settings of the print server. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 102: Snmp

    8.3.5 SNMP This page lists the SNMP settings of the print server. It includes the settings of “SNMP System Contact” and “SNMP System Location”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 103: Netware

    8.3.6 NetWare This page lists NetWare settings, including “Polling Time”, “Use Bindery Mode”, “Name of the File Server” and “Port Attached Queue”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 104: Appletalk

    8.3.7 AppleTalk This page lists AppleTalk settings, including “AppleTalk Zone Name” and “Printer Type” of printers connected to all print ports. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 105: Setup Wizard

    Password, enter the password you want to change to the print server. password 7-digit alphanumeric format. The default password is “airlive”. Re-type Password, enter the password you want to change to the print server again. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 106: Advanced Settings

    8.4.1.1 Advanced Settings You can enable/disable the printing protocols from the screen. To enable the function, please select “Enable”; to disable the function, please select “Disable”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 107: Wireless

    “Function”, “Mode”, “ESSID” and “Channel Number”. You can manually set the parameters of wireless LAN in this page or use the “Site Survey” function to automatically search for an available access point and associate with it. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 108 Disable – Disable the wireless function, the print server’s wireless LAN will be always disabled and Ethernet will be always enabled. Mode is the operation mode of wireless station. You can choose ether “Ad Hoc” or “Infrastructure” mode. If you do AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 109 WLAN network are the same. Channel Number is the channel number of your wireless LAN. Please make sure that the channel number of all stations and access points in the same WLAN network are the same. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 110: Encryption

    128-bit key length encryption. The longer key length can provide better security but worse transmission throughput. Key Format – You may select to use ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 111 "0-9" range) or 5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys. For example: “0123456aef“ or “Guest“. 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 10-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys. For example: “01234567890123456789abcdef“ or “administrator“. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 112 WPA Pre-Shared Key – Enter 8 to 63 digits of ASCII format to be the key for the authentication within the network. When you finish configuring the wireless security, click “Save & Next” to confirm the configuration. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 113: Site Survey

    Select: click the radio button in the “Select” column, and then click “Submit”. The print server will be connected to the wireless device you have selected. Refresh: click “Refresh” to update the list. Next Page: go to next web page. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 114: Tcp/Ip

    DHCP server and let it manages IP for you. If you need the print server to automatically get an IP from DHCP server, select “Enable Obtain TCP/IP Settings Automatically (Use DHCP/ BOOTP)”. You also can select “Disable Use the following TCP/IP Settings” to manually AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 115: Smb

    SMB is enabled, enter the “SMB Group Name” to specify the SMB group that this print server belongs to. All PC should join the same group before they can use this print server by SMB protocol. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 116: Snmp

    This information will be displayed in the SNMP management tool. SNMP System Location: You can enter the installed location of the print server here. This information will be displayed in the SNMP management tool. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 117: Netware

    Polling Time is the polling interval of the print server for waiting printing jobs on the NetWare server. Name of the File Server is the name of the NetWare file server that provides printer queues. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 118: Appletalk

    Zones, you should enter only “*” in the “Zone Name” field. Printer Type, the type of printer attached to each printer port. You can get the printer type from the manufacturer of the printer. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 119: Save Settings

    8.4.8 Save Settings You can click the “Save Settings” to save the settings and restart the system. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 120: System Tools

    System Tools 8.5.1 Load Default You can use this page to restore the factory default settings. All of your previous setup will be cleared. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 121: Upgrade Firmware From Browser

    “OK”, the firmware will be updated in several minutes. Be aware that if you have started upgrading firmware, you have to follow all the upgrading steps or the print server can’t turn back to normal configuration. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 122: Ipp Printing

    IPP Printing AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 123: Introduction

    IP. By using the IPP printing, you can share the printer to all the PC’s that can access the print server by IP. You can even share your printer to Internet users. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 124: System Setup

    9.2.2 Client Side You only need to perform Window’s standard Add New Printer procedure. Step1. Click “Start”, choose “Settings” select “Printers and Faxes”. Step2. Click “Add a Printer”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 125 Step3. The “Add Printer Wizard” is displayed. Click “Next”. Step4. Select “A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer”. Click “Next”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 126 IP. The number 631 is IPP standard port number. Port Name is the port name of print server that your printer is connected to. The default port name “lpt1”. example http://192.168.3.66:631/lpt1. After entering the URL of print server, click “Next”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 127 “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list. Step7. Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not. Click “Next”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 128 Step8. You have added the network printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...

  • Page 129: Windows Xp Sp2 Setup

    In case that you do not find any print server listed on the “Available Ports” in “Network Ports Quick Setup”, please follow the steps below. Step1. Click “Start”, choose “Settings” select “Network Connections”. Step2. Right click “Local Area Connection” and select “Properties”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 130 Step3. Select “Advanced” tab and click “Settings…”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 131 Step4. Select “Exceptions” tab and click “Add Program…”. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 132 Step5. Click “Browse” to add a new program. Step6. Open the “NPUtil” file from “C:\Program Files\PrintServer Utilities” (where C:\ is the system drive). AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
  • Page 133 Step7. A new program “Network Ports Quick Setup” is displayed in the list, click “Ok”. Step8. Click “Ok”. You have completed the setting. The Windows XP SP2 will allow the incoming network connections activated by the program. AirLive WP-201G User’s Manual...
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