Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration; How To Access The Web-Based Utility; Setup; Protocol > Tcp/Ip - Linksys WPSM54G User Manual

Chapter 3
Chapter 3:
Advanced Configuration
After setting up the PrintServer with the Setup Wizard
(located on the CD-ROM and explained in the Quick
Installation), the PrintServer will be ready for use .
However, if you'd like to change its advanced settings,
use the PrintServer's web-based utility . This chapter will
describe each web page of the utility and each page's key
functions . You can access the utility via your web browser
on a networked computer .
These are the main tabs: Setup, Protocol, Wireless, Printer,
Status, and Exit . Additional tabs will be available after you
click one of the main tabs, except for the Setup and Exit
tabs .

How to Access the Web-Based Utility

To access the web-based utility, launch the web browser
of your computer, and enter the PrintServer's IP address
in the Address field . (If you do not know its IP address,
double-click the PrintServer Utility icon . The IP address
of the PrintServer will be displayed on the Print Server
Information screen .) Then press the Enter key .
On the login screen, leave the User name field blank, and
enter the password you set when you ran the Setup Wizard
(the default password is admin) . Click the OK button .
Login Screen

Setup

The first screen that appears is the Setup tab and allows
you to change the PrintServer's general settings .
Setup
Wireless-G PrintServer
Advanced Configuration
Password
Current Password
To change the PrintServer's password,
enter the current password in the Current Password field .
New Password and Verify Password
password in the New Password field, and then enter the
new password again in the Verify Password field .
Protocols
The TCP/IP protocol is enabled by default .
Language
Select your preferred language from the drop-down
menu .
Click the Save button to apply your changes, or click the
Cancel button to cancel your changes .
Protocol > TCP/IP
Click the TCP/IP tab to view or change the TCP/IP values
of the PrintServer .
Protocol > TCP/IP
IP Address
Obtain an IP Address Automatically
using DHCP to automatically assign IP addresses, keep the
default, Obtain an IP Address Automatically .
Use the Following IP Address
the PrintServer a fixed IP address (also known as static IP
address), select Use the Following IP Address, and enter
the appropriate values in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and
Gateway fields .
Make sure the IP Address and Subnet Mask are appropriate
for your network . If you change the PrintServer's IP address,
make sure you that you reconnect to the PrintServer
using that new IP address . Otherwise, you will not be
communicating with the PrintServer .
Enter the new
If your router is
If you need to assign
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