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LevelOne WPS-1133 User Manual

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WPS-1133
3-Port USB/Parallel Wireless Printer Server
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    LevelOne User Manual WPS-1133 3-Port USB/Parallel Wireless Printer Server Ver. 1.1...
  • Page 2 The LevelOne Support Team can not support questions or  compatibility issues with the following operating systems: Windows NT/95/98/98se/Me...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ABLE OF ONTENTS ..................................5 OPYRIGHT INTRODUCTION ..............................6 ..............................6 RODUCT VERVIEW ............................6 OMPONENTS AND EATURES .............................. 7 ARDWARE NSTALLATION ............................... 8 ETWORK NVIRONMENT : ........................8 IRED ETWORK WITH RINT ERVER : ........................9 IRELESS ETWORK WITH RINT ERVER : ........................
  • Page 4 ....................... 69 PGRADING THE PRINT SERVER FROM ROWSER 9. TROUBLESHOOTING .............................. 71 ........................71 ENERAL ROUBLESHOOTING VERVIEW ............................71 OWER ELATED ROBLEMS ..........................72 RINT ELATED ROBLEMS 95/98/M /NT/2000/XP/2003/V /7 T ..............72 INDOWS ISTA ROUBLESHOOTING ....................... 73 OVING THE PRINT SERVER TO EGMENT ......................

  • Page 5: Copyright

    Trademarks NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell Inc and Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative (such as translation, transformation or adaptation) without the express written consent of the manufacturer as stipulated by the United States Copyright Act of 1976.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1. Introduction Product Overview The external print servers enhance capability by letting you place your printers at convenient locations directly on the Ethernet network, and by increasing network printer performance and management. Please note that the print server does not support printing with host-based printers, e.g.

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    LED Indicators State Indication On (Green) The Print Server’s power is on. Power The Print Server’s power is off. Blinking for POST When power switched on, the Status indicator will flash five Status (Red) times, and then off. Indicating the linkage and data transmission via wireless WLAN Blinking (Green) connectivity.

  • Page 8: Network Environment

    Note: The Status LED should be flash five times when POST. If not, please contact your local dealer for repair or replacement. Rear Panel USB1 USB2 PARALLEL PARALLEL is Port 1(PID1) USB1 is Port 2(PID2) USB2 is Port 3(PID3) Network Environment Wired Network with Print Server:...

  • Page 9: Wireless Network With Print Server

    Wireless Network with Print Server: Infrastructure (Access Point) Mode: Ad-Hoc (PEER-to-PEER) Mode:...

  • Page 10: Print Server Installation

    Print Server Installation Preparation To meet users’ network printing needs in today’s heterogeneous and multiple protocol networking environments, the print server supports industrial standard protocols, including TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and AppleTalk. This means that the print server supports the most popular network operating systems today, including NetWare, Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7, UNIX systems and Macintosh computer.
  • Page 11 Protocol- enabled print server Comment Configuration solution Table has many installations way to setup Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7, NetWare, UNIX / Linux system and Mac computer. Firstly, we introduce PSAdmin utility. Then we will discuss Embedded Web Server Installation with print server.

  • Page 12: Software Installation

    3. Software Installation The PSAdmin is a proprietary Windows-based management program that can assist you in configuring and managing your print server in NetWare environments. The program can be installed from the setup CD of print server. Installing the PSAdmin and Print Server’s Driver To enable network communication with print server, your computer must have a proper IP address, e.g.
  • Page 13 Choose Setup Wizard to install the print server and configure the connected printer Click Next, the wizard will automatically discover the print server. From the Select A Print Server screen, select the print server port that you want to configure and click Next.
  • Page 14 Note: Rear Panel USB1 USB2 PARALLEL PARALLEL is Port 1(PID1) USB1 is Port 2(PID2) USB2 is Port 3(PID3) On the Change Settings screen, select No or Yes:...
  • Page 15 Click No if you want the print server to keep using the default IP address and keep the default Infrastructure settings:  Infrastructure mode  SSID: <ANY>  Encryption: none  DHCP client: Off  IP address: 192.168.0.10  Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Click Yes if you want change wireless settings or assign a static IP address to the print server: ...
  • Page 16  On the TCP/IP Settings screen, specify a fixed or dynamic IP address for the print server, a fixed IP address is highly recommended. Click Next. Note: 1. The IP address of print server must be within the same subnet as your network adapter. 2.
  • Page 17 Click Next and select Local Printer, make sure the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box is NOT checked. Then click Next. 10. Make sure the Use the following port radio-button is clicked and select LPT1: (Recommended Printer Port) from the pull-down list.
  • Page 18 11. Select Manufacturer and Printer from the lists of printer’s driver. Then click Next. 12. If you already have the printer’s driver installed, you will be asked whether to keep it or to replace it. Click Next. Supply a name for the printer and choose whether you want to make it your default printer.
  • Page 19 13. Then, choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users, print a test page (please select No.), etc. Select the appropriate radio-button and click Next and Finish. 14. In the setup wizard, finish the installation by highlighting the installed printer in the Select a Printer list and click Next, Next ->...
  • Page 20 16. Right-click, select Properties -> Ports and verify that the print server’s port appears. 17. Go to General; click Print Test Page to verify the configuration. 18. Done.

  • Page 21: Using Psadmin

    Note: If you wish to install more print servers, start setup wizard from your Windows Start menu: start -> All Programs -> Network Print Server -> PSWzard and repeat the installation procedure. Using PSAdmin After the software of setup CD is successfully installed, starts PSAdmin utility from your Windows Start menu: start ->...

  • Page 22: Wizard

    MAC Address: The Ethernet address of the print server. Print server Name: The print server to which the device is attached. Version: The firmware version of the print server. Status: To come up a Printer’s status presently. Wizard Wizard is a configuration program that can assist you in setting up the necessary parameters for your print server device to function.
  • Page 23 (Optional) In the Subnet Mask option, type the Subnet Mask your LAN or network segment is currently configured to use. (Optional) In the Gateway field, type the IP address of gateway. When done, click OK button. The program will save the above settings into the print server.

  • Page 24: Manual Setup

    5. Type in a Print Queue Names. Note: Each print queue corresponds to each print port of the print server. 6. Click OK. 7. Done. 8. From your NetWare client computer, such as Windows 95/98/Me, create a printer that is connected (redirected) to one of the NetWare print queues serviced by the print server.
  • Page 25 Wireless: User can change the print server’s wireless settings and security to match his current wireless network. TCP/IP: User can change the print server’s IP address. Default is 192.168.0.10/255.255.255.0. We highly recommend specifying a fixed IP address for the print server...
  • Page 26 Netware: User can change the print server’s Netware settings to match his current Netware network. Apple Talk: User can change the print server’s AppleTalk settings to match his current Mac OS network.
  • Page 27 SNMP: User can change the print server’s SNMP settings. Advanced: User can enable the print server’s Netware Bindery/NDS printing support.

  • Page 28: Reset

    Upgrade Upgrade allows the user to upgrade the print server device. In order to upgrade the unit please perform the steps as follows: 1. Click Upgrade button just like a picture ＜ ＞, as shown as follow picture elect General Upgrade. Make sure that the upgrade file(*.bin) is located in the same directory as PSAdmin.

  • Page 29: Internet Printer Connection And Hp Web Jetadmin

    4. Internet Printer Connection and HP Web JetAdmin IPP Overview Print server(s) support the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). Using the appropriate software on your system, you can create an IPP print path from your system as Windows PC over the Internet.
  • Page 30 Select Network printer option, and then click “Next”. Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet option, appear as follow picture. 6.In URL’s box, input print server’s IP address, for example, http://192.168.10.182/lp1. Then Click Next. ** lp1 is the queue name for print port-1, lp2 for print port-2 and lp3 for print port-3. It will check print server to connect to printer, if not, it will appear as follow picture.

  • Page 31: Hp Web Jetadmin Overview

    9.If you want your Windows-based programs to use this printer as the default printer, please select “Yes”, and Click Next. It will appear as follow picture 1. Click Finish button. 2. Done. HP Web JetAdmin Overview HP Web JetAdmin allows you to use a Web browse to revise, view, manage and diagnose devices connected to the print server or any standard printer MIB devices.

  • Page 32: Installing Hp Web Jetadmin

    System Requirements HP Web JetAdmin software runs on Microsoft Windows NT, HP-UX, Solaris, Red Hat Linux and SuSE Linux system. For information on supported operating systems and browser versions, we recommend IE or Netscape version 4 or higher. Please access HP Customer Care Online at http://www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin.

  • Page 33: Removing Hp Web Jetadmin Utility

    http://server.domain:port/ Follow the instructions on the appropriate home page to configure or modify your printer. Note: You can also substitute the server domain with TCP/IP address. Removing HP Web JetAdmin Utility To remove HP Web JetAdmin software from your web server, use the uninstall program provided with the software package.

  • Page 34: System Status

    Enter the print server’s IP address in the Address field of your Web browser. Press Enter. Then the print server page will appear. From here you can configure all print server settings. Please follow this information in the status menu of the print server: System Status Click Status, it then appears the sub-menu.

  • Page 35: Printer Status

    MAC Address: This option allows you to view Node ID of the print server. The Node ID is unique from any print server. Email Alert: This option allows you to view the status of Email Alert feature. Print Jobs: This option allows you to view all the print jobs sent by any network user. Printer Status Click Status, it then appears the sub-menu.
  • Page 36 Wireless Status 1.Click Status, it then appears the sub-menu. 2.Click Wireless, it then as shown in the following picture. TCP/IP Status Click Status, it then appears the sub-menu. Click TCPIP, it then as shown in the following picture. Use DHCP/BOOTP: This option allows you to view DHCP/ BOOTP status. If there is a DHCP/BOOTP server on your network, this option allows the print server to obtain IP-related settings automatically from your DHCP server.

  • Page 37: Netware Status

    IP Address: This option allows you to view IP address from the print server. The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment. (default: 192.168.0.10) Subnet Mask: This option allows you to view subnet mask from the print server. Gateway’s IP: This option allows you to view gateway from the print server.
  • Page 38 Use NDS Mode: Enable or Disable. Name of the NDS Tree. Name of the NDS Content. Current Status: Connect or Disconnect. NetWare Bindery Setting: Use Bindery Mode: Enable or Disable. Name of the File Server: Current Status: Connect or Disconnect. AppleTalk Status Click Status, it then appears the sub-menu.
  • Page 39 Data Format: This option allows you to view data format from the print server. If you are using a PostScript printer you can select ASCII, TBCP or BCP format from web configuration. SNMP Status Click Status, it then appears the sub-menu. Click SNMP, it then as shown in the following picture.

  • Page 40: Setup Menu

    Workgroup Name: This option allows you to view the SMB Workgroup Name from the print server. It must match the SMB workgroup name of your Windows-based computer Shared Name: This option allows you to view the Shared Name from the print server. Setup Menu Meanwhile, you have finished the IP address configuration with print server.
  • Page 41 Email Alert: This option allows you to Enable/Disable the Email Alert support. SMTP Server IP Address: This option allows you to input the IP address of your Email SMTP server. Administrator E-mail Address: This option allows you to input your Email address that you want to receive the notification by Email.

  • Page 42: Printer Setup

    ˙User Name: You must be input the default administration user name, admin as login user name. ˙Password: The default password is empty. After setup password is completed from the print server, you shouldn’t forget this password. Printer Setup: 1. Click Setup, it then appears the sub-menu. Click Printer, it then as shown in the following picture.
  • Page 43 Basic Settings: Mode: Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc mode. Select SSID or Manually Enter SSID Below: You can use Site Survey to help you assign a SSID or input in manually. Channel: Specify a Channel number that meet your wireless environment. Transmit Mode: B only, G only or Auto. Data Transmit Rates: Choose the transmit rate of your wireless print server.

  • Page 44: Netware Setup

    TCP/IP Setup: Click Setup, it then appears the sub-menu. Click TCP/IP, it then as shown in the following picture. DHCP/BOOTP: This option allows you to select DHCP/ BOOTP option. If there is a DHCP/BOOTP server on your network. This option allows the print server to obtain IP-related settings automatically from your DHCP server.
  • Page 45 Select NetWare and type in the Print server that created during PCONSOLE Select the NetWare File Server to which the print server device will be attached. Click Setup, it then appears the sub-menu. Click NetWare, it then as shown in the following picture. Print Server Name: This option allows you to input print server name which configured by PSAdmin utility or PCOMSOLE program.

  • Page 46: Installing Print Server On Net Ware 4. X /5. X

    Bindery Mode: To Enable Bindery Mode, if you want to setup Bindery environment. To select File Server Name of NetWare. Installing Print Server on NetWare 4.x/5.x Due to its architecture and functionality, the print server must work under NetWare 4.x/5.x NDS Bindery Emulation.
  • Page 47 7. Log into your NetWare file server as a Supervisor (Admin.) or equivalent via a Bindery connection. 8. Run NetWare’s PCONSOLE and add users to the “Queue Users” list. 9. From your NetWare client computer, such as Windows 95/98/Me, create a printer that is connected (redirected) to the NetWare print queue serviced by the print server.

  • Page 48: Setting Up A Macintosh Computer

    print server itself displays the zone name as an asterisk (*) in the current AppleTalk Status of the print server in the web browser. Port Name: In this option, type a name for identification purpose or just leave it in default (recommended).
  • Page 49 For LPD printing application in Mac OS X 10.4.x 1. From the Printer Setup Utility, click Add. 2. Click IP Printer and select Line Printer Daemon – LPD. 3. Input the IP address of print server and the Queue name. For example: If printer connects to the port-1 of print server, the queue name is lp1.
  • Page 50 The Network Management Systems are available from many third-party vendors, such as Hewlett-Packard's OpenView. When accessing (traversing) MIB objects in the print server using NMS software called SNMP manager, you need to provide a community name in each SNMP request for authentication purpose.
  • Page 51 SNMP Community: The print server supports up to two community names. The default community name is public (case-sensitive), with Read Only access right in default. Support HP WebJetAdmin: This option allows user determine to disable/enable the Support HP WebJetAdmin. SNMP Traps: Enable the function of sending SNMP Authentication Failure trap message to the network administrator, if the community name within a SNMP request is not correct.
  • Page 52 3. Workgroup Name: This option allows you to assign a workgroup name to print server on the Network Neighborhood. Windows uses it to identify the print server on the Network. 4. Shared Name: This option allows you to assign a name to print server’s port. LP1 for Port-1, LP2 for port-2 and LP3 for port-3.

  • Page 53: Network Print Monitor

    6. Network Print Monitor Preparation The print server supports TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and NetBEUI protocols under Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7. Please make sure that the following steps have been completed before proceeding with installation under Windows PC. Select A Desired Protocol TCP/IP  The TCP/IP Protocol must be installed. For further information, please read “TCP/IP Protocol Installation”...

  • Page 54: Tcp/Ip Protocol Installation

    TCP/IP Protocol Installation 1. Click Start, point to Settings and select Control Panel. 2. Double click the Network icon. 3. If the TCP/IP Protocol is not already installed, click Add. 4. Select Protocol and click Add. 5. Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list. 6.

  • Page 55: Netbeui Protocol Installation

    NetBEUI Protocol Installation 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and select Control Panel. 2. Double click the Network icon. 3. If the NetBEUI is not already installed, click Add. 4. Select Protocol and click Add. 5. Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list. 6.
  • Page 56 10. A message reading, “After your printer is installed, Windows can print a test page so you can confirm that the printer is set up properly.” Select No and click Finish. 11. Double-click the newly created Printer Name icon. 12. Select Printer and Properties. 13.

  • Page 57: Uninstall Network Print Port On Windows 95/98/Me/Nt/2000/Xp/2003

     By default, the computer will first search for the print server(s) on the network by using the IPX/SPX protocol.  If the IPX/SPX protocol is installed, the print server will be displayed along with its Node ID, as shown in Node column. (The last 6 digits of the Node ID, located on the back of the print server unit).

  • Page 58: Tcp/Ip Lpr Port Printing Installation

    7. TCP/IP LPR Port Printing Installation Basic TCP/IP Installation Overview When installing your print server in a TCP/IP environment, IP addresses are essential as a basic means of communications. It is therefore necessary to first assign an IP address to your print server unit.
  • Page 59 From the Printer Ports box as shown in the following picture, select the LPR Port. 6. The Add LPR compatible printers box will then appear as shown in the following picture. Type in the IP address assigned to the print server in the Name or address of server providing lpd box.

  • Page 60: Windows 2000/Xp/2003/Vista/7 Standard Tcp/Ip Port Printing Installation

    Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 Standard TCP/IP Port Printing Installation lick Start, point to Settings, and select Printer. Run Add Printer, Click Next. The Add Printer Wizard screen will appear, Select Local Printer and click Next. From the type of Create a new port box as shown in the following picture, select the Standard TCP/IP Port, Click Next and Next.
  • Page 61 In the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard box as shown in the following picture, Select Custom, Click Settings button, and click Next. In the Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor box as shown in the following picture, select LPR form Protocol, type in a queue name, e.g. lp1 for port-1, lp2 for port-2 and lp3 for port-3 of print server.
  • Page 62 10. Select the appropriate printer manufacturer and printer type list and click Next. 11. Type in a new Printer name or leave it in default, and click Next button. 12. A message reading, “To confirm that the printer is installed properly, you can print a test page”.

  • Page 63: Unix Installation

    UNIX Installation After the static IP address is assigned, the Print Server is ready to be configured. For some UNIX/Linux systems, we include the detailed installation procedures below. If you can’t find the installation procedure corresponding to your UNIX system, please refer to your UNIX manuals for details about configuring your UNIX for the “remote printing system”.
  • Page 64 Redhat Linux 9(Fedora) The Print Server can work under any Linux-based systems, including Slackware, RedHat, etc, without any problems. Basically, the Linux's printing system is based on BSD system. Although many commercial Linux systems are available in the market and their commands will vary slightly, depending upon which version is used, the functionality of the Linux-based variants is exactly the same.
  • Page 65 7. Click Forward button. 8. In the Name field, type a user-defined name, click Forward.
  • Page 66 9. In the Queue Type field, choose Networked UNIX. 10. In the Server field, type the IP address of print server 11. In the Queue field, type a print server’s port name, which connect to the printer. For example: lp1. 12.
  • Page 67 15. Done.

  • Page 68: Upgrading Print Server

    8. Upgrading Print Server Overview Upgrading print server will allow you to upgrade its firmware inside the print server while the newer software version of the print server is available from your local dealer. Depending on the different systems users might use, this chapter is divided into several Sections; please refer to the following lists for your systems.

  • Page 69: Upgrading The Print Server From Unix (Through Tcp/Ip)

    3. Wait for the transfer successful message. 4. Done. Upgrading the print server from UNIX (Through TCP/IP) 1. Log in as root 2. Ensure binary file is located in your current working directory. 3. Type “tftp <print server’s IP address>”. 4.
  • Page 70 Click Browse… and select the firmware file. Click Upgrade. Done.

  • Page 71: Troubleshooting

    9. Troubleshooting General Troubleshooting Overview The most common problems, which cause the print server to perform improperly, are covered in this chapter. If a problem still exists after reading this chapter, please contact your dealer for technical support. LED Light Indicators The print server is equipped with LED lights to assist in diagnosing problems that are the result of the network and/or the print server hardware itself.

  • Page 72: Print Port Related Problems

    Print Port Related Problems Printing data failure may be caused by a loose connection of the print server to the parallel or USB port of the printer. Check to see if any of the pins on the parallel or USB port connector are damaged.

  • Page 73: Moving The Print Server Toa New Segment

    11. Repeat the Steps 8-12 for the other Ethernet adapter. 12. Restart the computer. 13. Done. Moving the print server to A New Segment If the print server is moved from one network segment to another after the initial installation, through the Network Print Port, the print server must be reconfigured on the original Windows NT server or on each Windows 95/98 computer using this print server in order for the print server’s driver on each computer to re-establish a new connection.

  • Page 74: Moving Your Computer Toa New Segment

    9. Done! Moving Your Computer to A New Segment If you are using the print server through the Network Print Port on your NT or Windows 95/98/Me computer and your computer is going to be moved onto another segment, you have to reconfigure the print server on your computer to use your print server.
  • Page 75 B. The print server's IP address is duplicated or is as same as another computer's IP address on the network. If this is the case, please consult your network administrator to obtain an unused IP address for your print server. C.
  • Page 76 5. Type "edit config.txt" to modify this configuration file. 6. In your editor, modify "BoxIPAddress" field from "0.0.0.0" to "192.72.214.100". Leave other options as default and do not change their values. When done, save this new file and quit from your editor. Please note, in this step you must specify an IP address which is valid on Segment B, such as 192.72.214.100 in this example, rather than 192.72.214.68.

  • Page 77: Appendix

    Appendix SMB Printing with Windows XP system 1. Enable the SMB settings from the print server’s WEB configuration. Assume your computers use the “WORKGROUP” as the SMB workgroup name in Windows. Please assign the same SMB name to your print server. If print server uses the different SMB name from computers’, the SMB printing won’t active.
  • Page 78 3. Double click it again. 4. Now you have to install the printer’s driver.
  • Page 79 5. Choose it from the “Add Printer Wizard”. 6. Install printer successfully.
  • Page 80 7. Now, you can find your printer’s icon and you can use the SMB printing mode.
  • Page 81 Reset Button Reboot the Print server: 1. Verify the power of print server is turned on. 2. Press the reset button once, and then release it. WARNING: This will restart the print server and stop all on-going and pending print jobs! Perform a Factory Default: 1.

  • Page 82: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions Question A Print jobs are sent to the print queue successfully, but fail to be sent to the printer. Possible explanations 1. The Print server Name/Print Queue configuration in PCONSOLE is incorrect. 2. The Print server name specified and stored in the print server memory doesn’t match the same one set in PCONSOLE.
  • Page 83 Question D The Status LED light keeps blinking after POST. Possible explanation and solution The last upgrade process was not completed. The print server must be upgraded again by using the PSAdmin. Please see Chapter 3 for details. Question E The PSAdmin reports “Create Print server Error”, “Create Printer Error”, or “Create Print Queue Error”...

  • Page 84: Additional Installation Instructions

    Additional Installation Instructions Panasonic KX-P6100/6300/6500 If you are using a Panasonic KX-P6100/6300/6500 laser printer with the print server through the Network Print Port under Windows 95/98, please redirect the printer named “Panasonic KX-P6100 PCL” or “Panasonic KX-P6300 PCL”, or “Panasonic KX-P6500 PCL”...

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