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WPS-0104 Copyright 2004. A IGHTS ESERVED Document Version: 1.2 (April, 2004) P/N: 9560NT00A0 All trademark and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.
Installation ........................24 Operation ........................24 Chapter 6 Web-Based Management Overview ........................39 Preparation........................39 Connecting to the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server....... 40 Configuration Screens ....................40 Chapter 7 Special Features Overview ........................47 Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) .................. 47 Internet Mail Printing ....................
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Windows NT4.0 Server ....................69 Windows 2000/2003 Server ..................70 Appendix C Unix Systems Overview ........................71 WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server IP Address Configuration ....71 Other WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server Configuration......72 LPD Configuration ..................... 73 Appendix D NetWare Overview ........................
Server's features. Features Congratulations on the purchase of your new WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. Your WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server was designed to provide a simple and efficient network printing solution. It is packed with features, including: Wireless LAN Support.
Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. 2. Avoid using this product near water. Exposure to water poses an electric-shock hazard. 3. Do not place the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server on an unstable surface. The device may fall causing serious damage to the device.
Physical Details This section has details of the LEDs and connectors. Further details are contained in Appendix A - Specifications. WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server • 1 x USB 2.0 Printer Port • IEEE 802.11g/802.11b Wireless Station • 10/100BaseT LAN connection...
During a Firmware Upgrade, both LEDs will blink. Diagnostic Push Button The WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server is fitted with a Diagnostic Push Button. The button is recessed; a pin or paper clip can be used to press it. This button has 2 functions: •...
Record this name; it may be needed during configuration. 2. Connect the Printer or Printers Connect the printer or plotter cable(s) to the appropriate port(s) on the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server unit. 3. Connect to your Network...
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LAN Installation 4. Power Up Plug in the power adapter cable and power up. Start-up will take only a few seconds. Use only the Power Supply unit provided with the device. Power Supply units for different models are not interchangeable. 5.
ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Using this Wizard is the recommended method to configure the Print Server. It can be used configure the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server for your Network environment, even if the Print Server does not have a valid IP address.
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Figure 2: WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server Screen 3. Click Next on the first screen of the Wizard, to view a list of WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Servers on your LAN. 4. Select your new WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server, then click Next to continue.
Wireless Configuration Wireless Mode The WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server is a Wireless station, NOT an access point. Like other Wireless stations, they have 2 modes: • Ad-Hoc mode - no Access Point is used, Wireless stations communicate directly with each other.
Overview Before performing client configuration, the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server must be installed on your LAN, and configured as described in Chapter 3. Both the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server and the attached printer must be powered ON. Printing Methods The WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server supports a number of printing methods: •...
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Checking your Network Protocols (Windows 9x) Your PC must have EITHER the TCP/IP or NetBEUI protocols installed. • If using the Peer-to-peer Printing, the installation program will check this for you. • If using other methods, you must check manually, as follows: 1.
Windows Peer-to-peer Printing With this printing method, print jobs are stored (queued) on your PC, and then sent to the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server when it is available. Figure 4: Peer-to-Peer Printing Windows 2000 & XP require no additional software.
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Choose Standard TCP/IP Port, then click New Port. Figure 6: Add Port Screen 4. On the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port screen above, enter the IP Address of the Print Server in the Printer Name or IP Address field, then click Next. Figure 7: Additional Port Information Screen 5.
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Figure 8: Port Settings Screen 6. On the Port Settings screen, shown above: • Select LPR in the Protocol section • Enter a Queue name (L1 for the USB Port) • Ensure the LPR Byte Counting Enabled setting is Enabled. •...
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Windows 9x/ME Setup Before performing the following procedure, the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server must be installed on your LAN, and configured as described in Chapter 3. Both the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server and the attached printer should be powered ON.
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If using TCP/IP, try installing the NetBEUI protocol. (See the earlier section Checking your Network Protocols for details.). Then try again. 2. Select the desired port on a WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server, then click Next. A pop-up message will inform you if the port has been created successfully.
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Print jobs can be managed like any Windows printer. Open the Printers folder (Start - Settings - Printers) and double-click any printer to see the current print jobs. • If the printer attached to the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server is changed, just run this program again, and select the correct printer. •...
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Locate the Delete Port button. This button is on the Details or Ports tab, depending on your version or Windows. • If the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server's IP Address is changed, and you can no longer print, delete the port (see procedure above) and re-install it. Advanced Port Options The options for the Peer-to-peer Printing are accessed via the Port Settings button.
This method requires no additional software to be installed, but the NetBEUI or TCP/IP protocol must be installed on your PC. Use the following procedure to install the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server's printer as a Windows SMB network printer: 1.
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7. This printer will now appear in your Printers folder (Start - Settings - Printers) and can be used like any other printer. However, SMB printing is not suitable for large complex print jobs - you should use the Peer-to-peer Printing instead. Page 20...
Windows with Server-based Print Queues With a Server-based Print Queue, the Print Server is installed on an existing Network Server (Windows, Unix, or NetWare), rather than on your PC. If your Network Administrator uses this system, each Windows client must be set up as follows: 1.
8. Click Select. Configuration is now complete. Printing Printing with the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server installed in an AppleTalk network is identical to normal printing. Just select File - Print and choose the desired printer. Advanced Setup and Management In a mixed Windows PC/Macintosh environment, you can use BiAdmin to configure the WPS- 0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server.
Figure 18: LPR Screen 4. Enter the IP address of the Print Server in the LPR Printer's Address field, and enter the Queue Name (L1 for port 1, L2 for port 2 if the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server has 2 printer ports.).
Start the program by using the icon created by the setup program. • When run, the program searches the network for all active WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Servers, then lists them on screen, as shown by the example screen below.
Device List The left panel displays a list of all WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Servers found on the network. When a WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server is selected from the list, its details are displayed in the right panel. Note: If the IP address is "Null", please click the Refresh icon to get the value again.
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See the following section for details. Wizard This WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server Wizard allows you to do the basic configuration for the selected device. The screens are similar to the Wizard run from the CD-ROM, as described in Chapter 3.
You should select ONE protocol only. Diagnostics menu Print Test Page Use this option to print a test sheet from the selected WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server port. The test print out will include status information. Configuration When the Configuration icon is clicked, or the Configure option on the Main menu is selected, a tabbed window will open.
Change the "Password" for the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. • Set the Network Protocols used the selected WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. (Any protocols not used on your LAN may be disabled. This may improve performance.) Figure 20: System Screen...
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The WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server also supports the Auto-IP function. If the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server is set to Dynamic IP Address, but there's no DHCP server found on the network, the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server will get an IP from the range of 169.254.1.1 ~ 169.254.254.254 automatically.
AppleTalk Tab Generally, no WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server configuration is required in order to use AppleTalk. This screen allows you to: • Set the Zone Name field to determine which Apple systems can gain access to this printer. •...
NetBEUI Tab This screen allows you to: • Choose the Domain name for the selected WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. • Set how fast jobs are sent to the printer by using the Response Time field. • Set the desired option for the Abort Job if Error Occured setting.
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Internet Printing Tab The Internet Printing feature allows you to send print jobs to the Print Server using Internet E- mail. Please see Internet Mail Printing Configuration for details of using this feature. Figure 24: Internet Printing Screen Page 32...
Port Tab Logical Port Logical Ports (printers) can be used in the Unix environment. The following settings are available: • Selected Logical Port - Select the Logical Printer Port you wish to configure. • Map to Physical Port - Select the physical Printer Port which the Logical printer will use. •...
Wireless Tab This tab will be displayed if the selected device has the capability to serve as a Wireless Stations for your LAN. The screen will change according to the Security Mode selection, which has 3 options: • Disabled – no data encryption is used. •...
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The effect of this setting depends on the Network Type setting: Channel No • In Infrastructure mode, this setting has no effect. The Channel is selected automatically, to match the Channel used by the Access Point. • In Ad-hoc mode, all Wireless stations must use the same Channel number, although some Wireless stations will scan all Channels looking for an Ad-hoc group they can join.
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Wireless Tab - WPA Encryption If the Security Mode is set to WPA, the screen will look like the following example. Figure 27: Wireless Screen This shows the name of the Print Server. Selected Device • If using an ESS (Extended Service Set, with multiple access SSID points) this ID is called an ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifier).
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• Security Mode Disabled - no data encryption is used. • WEP - data is encrypted using the WEP standard. • WPA- data is encrypted using the WPA-PSK standard. This is a later standard than WEP, and provides much better security than WEP.
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Wireless Link Info Screen After clicking the "Link Info" button on the Wireless Screen, a screen like the example below will be shown. Figure 28:Link Info Screen State This indicates which access point is currently in use. The current channel which has been used. Current Channel Current TX Rate The current transmitting speed.
Overview The WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server incorporates the HTTP server. This allows you to connect to the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server and configure it using your Web Browser. Most browsers should work, provided they support tables and forms.
Connecting to the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server 1. Start your Web Browser. 2. In the Address box, enter HTTP:// followed by the IP Address of the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. e.g. http://192.168.0.100 3. You will then be prompted for the password. If no password has been set, just press NTER 4.
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Select this if your LAN has a DHCP Server. The WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server will then automatically obtain an IP address from the DHCP Server. Fixed IP Select this to assign a fixed IP address to the WPS-0104 LevelOne Page 41...
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Wireless Printer Server. If selected, you must enter a the Device IP Address Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway. IP Address assigned to the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Device IP Address Server. Enter an unused IP address from the address range used on your LAN.
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Wireless Configuration There are 2 options on the menu for Wireless configuration – Basic and Security. Wireless - Basic The settings on this screen must match the other Wireless stations in order for communication to occur. Figure 32: Wireless Screen Configuration Region or Select your region from the drop-down list.
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In Infrastructure mode, this setting has not effect – the Access Point Channel No. determines the Channel used. For Ad-hoc mode, select the value you wish to use on your Wireless LAN. If you experience lost connections and/or slow data transfers you may need to experiment with different channels to see which is the best.
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Key Size Select the WEP Encryption level: • 64-bit (sometimes called 40-bit) encryption • 128-bit encryption (sometimes called 104 bit encryption) This selection also allows you to choose the input type for the keys – Hex or ASCII. • Keys Use the radio buttons to select the default key.
Other Screens Server Status This screen shows server system data and the current settings for all of the other screens. It is read-only; no data can be input on this screen. Printer Status This screen displays the current status of each port. For each port, the following data is listed: •...
Chapter 7 Special Features This chapter covers the special features of the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. Overview Your WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server has three (3) special features: • IPP (Internet Printing Protocol). • Proprietary Internet Mail Printing system.
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IPP Client Setup - Windows 98SE/ME For these platforms, IPP Client software is supplied on the CD-ROM. Also you can distribute the setup program (IPP_CLIENT.EXE) to users vial E-mail. Installing from the CD-ROM 1. Insert the CD-ROM in your drive. If the program does not start automatically, run the SETUP program in the top-level folder.
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Figure 36: Select Printer for IPP Port 6. Either select an existing printer to use the new port, and click OK. Click the Add New Printer button to create a new printer to use the IPP port. This will start the Add Printer wizard.
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IPP Client Setup - Windows 2000/XP Windows 2000 and XP have their own IPP Client, and there is no need to install the supplied IPP Client Software. To use the Windows IPP Client with the Print Server, follow this procedure: 1.
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5. Click "OK", and then select the printer manufacturer and model to match the printer connected to the port on the IPP Server. 6. Click "Next", and complete the Wizard. The IPP printer is now ready for use. Using IPP Printers The IPP Printer can be selected and used like any other Windows printer.
The Internet Mail Printing System allows users to print data to your printer across the Internet. Users send the Internet WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server an E-Mail, with the print job normally sent as an attachment to the E-Mail. The WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server will retrieve the E-Mail and print it.
Internet Mail Printing Configuration The WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server must be configured with the data in the following table. The supplied BiAdmin utility program, or the Web interface can be used to set the following entries on the TCP/IP screen.
The software provided for remote users (InterNet Printing Port) should be installed by everyone intending to use Internet printing. Otherwise, remote users can print correctly only if: • They send an E-Mail directly to the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server Mail Account, using their normal E-Mail application. •...
Remote Printer The E-Mail address for the Internet printer. Your print jobs will be sent to this E-Mail address. E-mail Address Mail Server Name This is the name or IP Address of your Mail Server. If or IP Address you are on a LAN, ask the LAN Administrator. If using a dial-up connection, use the data provided by your ISP.
Internet Printer. You will receive a reply E-Mail containing the "Printer ID" which will identify the printer attached to the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. If this does not match the printer driver you are using, install the correct printer driver.
Overview If you encounter printing difficulties, please refer to the appropriate section. If, after following the advice in these documents, the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server still does not function properly, please contact your dealer for further advice. Hardware & Connection Problems Problem No.
WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. Solution No. 4 If the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server is left on, but the DHCP server is turned off, then the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server will retain its IP Address without the DHCP Server being aware of it.
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2. Set your printer to the correct protocol. 3. Use the computer's Print submenu to configure your computer to use the protocol you have chosen. 4. Configure the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server to use the same protocol as the printer and computer. Page 59...
3. Select this item, click "Add/Remove", and confirm the deletion. Problem No. 2 On Windows 98SE, I installed the Print Port Driver for Peer-to-Peer Printing, but when I selected a port on a WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server and clicked "Add", the printer was not installed.
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tab, as shown below. 7. Click the Add Port button. On the resulting screen, select Other, then Printer Server, as the port to add, as shown below. 8. Click OK to see the Print Port Configuration screen, as shown below. Page 61...
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9. Click the Browse Device button, select the desired WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server, and click OK. 10. Click OK to return to the Printers folders, and right-click on the Printer. Ensure that the Work off-line option is NOT checked.
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Problem No. 4 Using Windows 2000/XP, I installed the printer using LPD as recommended, but I can't print. • Check that the correct Printer driver is being used. Solution No. 4 • Try disabling the Bidirectional printing support, as follows: 1.
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For the parallel port, change the Printer Type setting to Low Speed or set the Handshake Signal setting to Ack & Busy. Problem No. 8 How Do I Print to the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server's printer from a MS-DOS program? Solution No. 8 Set the MS-DOS program to use LPT1 (parallel port 1) then "Capture"...
Unix Troubleshooting Problem No. 1 Print Server device is not recognized. Solution No. 1 Check the following: • The network cable is OK. • There are no routers between the Print Server and the UNIX host during IP address assignment. •...
Appendix A Specifications General Specifications WPS-0104 Power Consumption 5.5w max. External Power Adapter 5V DC LEDs USB 2.0 Port Ethernet Connecter 10/100BaseT FCC / CE FCC, CE. Class B Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature 0 ~ 40°C Storage Temperature -10 ~ 70°C Shipping Temperature -40 ~ 70°C...
Regulatory Approvals FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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CE Marking Warning This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Page 68...
(e.g. L1) as previously configured on the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. By default, L1 is port 1, and L2 is port 2 if the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server has 2 printer ports. 6. Click OK. When returned to the Printer Ports window, simply select Close and then install your printer driver as usual.
1. Start the Add Printer Wizard, select Network Printer, then click Next to browse for the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. 2. Locate and double-click the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server, select the desired port, and click Next. A message like the following will be displayed:...
IP Address to the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. • Add an entry to the arp table to associate the hardware address of the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server with the desired IP address, as follows: arp -s IP_Address 00:c0:02:xx:xx:xx...
Other WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server Configuration The recommended method to configure the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server is to use the Web-based interface, as described in Chapter 6 - Web-based Management. • Ensure that the TCP/IP settings are correct for your network.
Type of print spooler on Use default value. (AIX Version xxx) remote server 6. Ensure that the logical printers are configured in the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. 7. Print using the following command: lp -d printer_queue file_name Where printer_queue is one of the entries used in Name of queue to add.
LPD on System V Before beginning LPD Setup, ensure that an IP Address has been assigned to the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. Keep the following points in mind: The remote host name is the name of the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server.
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Printer_name is the Print Queue name used to store jobs for the corresponding logical printer. PS_NAME is the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server name defined in /etc/hosts. Logical_Printer_name is the logical printer name on the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. (e.g. L1) Spooler_directory is the directory you created in Step 6.
Wireless Printer Server. Remember the following: The remote host name is the name of the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. The remote printer name is the logical printer (e.g. L1) on the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. If asked for the LPD type, enter the service type as BSD.
Example: Marketing|RP1_PS123456:\ ] :lp=:\ ] :rm=PS_Rm203:\ ] :rp=L1:\ ] :sd=/usr/spool/Marketing:\ ] :mx#0: Repeat this process for each Logical Printer/Print Queue combination that you wish to create. Printing using LPD For LPD printing instructions, refer to your UNIX manual. The following example is for a BSD system: -P printer_name filename Where:...
Appendix D NetWare Overview • The Print Server must be configured as a valid device on your TCP/IP network. This printing method uses LPR over TCP/IP, not the Netware protocol. • To use NDPS (Novell Distributed Printing Services), the Novell server must be running Novell NetWare 5, and the PCs (clients) must be running IntranetWare Client V2.2.
To start the NDPS Manager in future, enter the following command at the console: LOAD NDPSM then select the NDPS Manager object. To start the NDPS Manager whenever you bring up the server, add a command like the following to your server's AUTOEXEC.NCF file: LOAD NDPSM SerMGR.TeSupp...
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Figure 46 Configure Port Handler 10. In the Host address IP field, enter the IP Address previously assigned to the Print Server device. 11. In the Printer Name field, enter the Logical Port name on the Print Server. (L1 for Port 1, L2 for port 2).
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