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- Page 2 Parallel + 2 USB Ports Wireless G Print Server. The Hawking HWPS12UG is a powerful and convenient network printing solution that will connect your USB and parallel printers to your network. The HWPS12UG has a 10/100Mbps auto-sensing port, allowing you to attach it to a 10Base-T or 100Base-TX network without the need for a dedicated PC print server.
- Page 4 You must use the power adapter shipped along with the print server. Do NOT use any other power adapter from other sources. Please note that your HWPS12UG hardware is automatically set to a factory default IP address of 192.168.1.250...
- Page 5 When the wireless light is flashing, wireless mode is enabled. Please note that the Reset button is located on the back of the HWPS12UG. Hold this button down for more then 5 seconds to reset the print server into factory default mode.
- Page 6 WINDOWS 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP POWER ON: After you have correctly connected your print server to your PC and router, please power on all units. Before the installation, please verify that your network protocols are installed on your PC (TCP/IP, IPX and/or NetBEUI). If they are not installed, please consult your operating system’s manual for instructions on how to do so.
- Page 7 2. The Hawking Installation Windows manager will pop up on your screen as follows: Click on “Admin Installation” and the “Utilities Setup” window will be displayed.
- Page 8 4. Click “Next,” and specify the destination folder where the HWPS12UG utility files will be installed. 5. Click “Next,” and select the components you want to install. It is highly recommended to install all provided components.
- Page 9 6. Click “Next,” and specify the program folder where the program icons will be added. 7. Click “Next” to start the utility file installation.
- Page 10 8. The “Print Server Utilities” program will finish installing. After this installation is complete, the next step will involve configuring your HWPS12UG. Click “Next,” and the “Choose Print Server” dialog box will be displayed as follows. Click “Next” and a dialog box will prompt you to name your print server.
- Page 11 Click “Next” to configure your print server’s network communication protocol.
- Page 12 You have completed the “Print Server Setup” process and are ready to set up your print server to work with your printer. Please click “Next” and your system will add the HWPS12UG’s network port to your PC.
- Page 13 12. The “Installation complete” window will be displayed to indicate that the Administrator Installation procedure is completed. (Please restart your computer for your setup to complete its installation.) Once your computer is restarted, please open your START menu and select the newly installed Printserver Configuration program in the Printserver Uilities folder.
- Page 14 HWPS12UG print server. Please highlight the desired print server and click the setup “Wizard” icon located on the tool bar to configure your HWPS12UG. Double click on the “Print Server Wizard” and a window will pop up requesting a user name and password.
- Page 15 Step 1: In this step, you can setup the name of the print server, the SMB group name, and the name of each printer port. You can also choose whether to enable/disable the wireless functionality of this print server. Please note: By keeping the wireless function setting on AUTO you will need to unplug your Ethernet cable and power cable once configuration settings are saved and your print server is rebooted.
- Page 16 Step 2: Select to enable or disable your networking and printing protocols. We suggest enabling all protocols for full print server functionality.
- Page 17 Step 3: Set the IP address of the HWPS12UG. You may specify a static IP address or use “Auto” to obtain an IP address from your router’s DHCP server. (It is recommended to use auto if you are unsure about your network IP address)
- Page 18 Step 4: Set up NetWare printing if desired. (You may skip setup if you Please refer to the manual for more detailed are not using Netware). installation information. Step 5: Set up AppleTalk printing if desired. Please refer to the manual for more detailed installation information.
- Page 19 Step 6: Select the Wireless Adapter mode to set up your wireless LAN settings. For instructions on setting up the HWPS12UG in Ad-Hoc mode, please refer to the manual for more detailed installation information. To connect to a previously configured wireless network access point or wireless router, please select “Infrastructure Mode”...
- Page 20 Step 7: Select to scan your network for your wireless access point or router. (If you already know your router or access point’s SSID, you can choose to manually input it here).
- Page 21 Step 8: Select your access point or router from the available wireless client list by highlighting the SSID and pressing Next. (If your router or access point SSID is not visible, please hit the scan button again. If the SSID of your access point or router is still not displayed in the window, please check your wireless router or access point settings to make sure it is set to broadcast its SSID).
- Page 22 Step 9: If your wireless router or access point has WEP active, please change the settings for the print server to correspond with your router or access point’s current WEP settings.
- Page 23 Ethernet cable and power cable once configuration settings are saved. Re-insert your power cable to boot the print server into Wireless Mode. For web configuration and advanced configuration options, please refer to your HWPS1UG manual which is located on the HWPS12UG Installation CD-ROM.
- Page 24 “Add Printer” procedure as described in the steps below. Please choose your appropriate operating system and follow the directions to add your printer through your (Repeat the add printer steps for each printer installed on the HWPS12UG).
- Page 25 WINDOWS XP Setup Step1. Click the Start button; choose Control Panel Printers and Faxes Step2. Click on Add a Printer Step3. The Add Printer Wizard will appear Press Next.
- Page 26 Step4. Select “Local printer attached to this computer” Press Next.
- Page 27 Step5. In the “Select a Printer Port ” window select “Use the following port” and drag the selection bar down to your newly created print server entry Press Next.
- Page 28 Step7. Please continue through the next couple of installation steps by pressing Next until your new printer is added to your computer. Press the finish button to finalize your configuration. ( Repeat the add printer steps for each printer installed on the HWPS12UG).
- Page 29 WINDOWS 98/NT/ME/2000 Step1. Click the Start button, choose Setting Printers Step2. Double click on Add Printer Step3. Select Local printer click Next.
- Page 30 Step5. Choose the Print Server’s Network Port, which was created by the administrator or client installation process, and click Next. Step6. Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer setup. Repeat the add printer steps for each printer installed on the HWPS12UG).
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Page 31: Client Installation
Client Installation 1. Insert the CD shipped along with the HWPS12UG into your CD-ROM drive. The Autorun.exe program will execute automatically. If it does not start automatically, run Autorun.exe manually from your CD-ROM drive’s root directory. 2. The "Installation Manager" will be displayed on the screen as follows. - Page 32 4. Click “Next” and specify the destination folder where the utilities will be installed.
- Page 33 5. Click “Next” and specify the program folder where the program icons will be added. 6. Click “Next” to start the installation.
- Page 34 7. You have completed the software installation process. Click “Continue” and the HWPS12UG’s network port will be detected on the network and will be added to your PC.
- Page 35 8. The “Installation complete” window will be displayed to indicate that the Client Installation procedure is finished. You must then perform the Windows standard “Add Printer” procedure, as described below, to add a network printer to your PC. Step1. Click the Start button, choose Setting Printers Step2.
- Page 36 Next. Step4. Choose the HWPS12UG’s Network Port that was created in the client installation process and click Next. Step5. Complete the rest of the questions by hitting Next to finish the network printer setup. Repeat the add printer steps for each printer installed on the...
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Page 37: Ipp Printing
IPP printing functions through the operating system’s internal IPP functionality. IPP printing will let you share your network printer with any PC that can access the HWPS12UG print server by IP. You can even share your printer with users over the Internet who know your printer model, printer port, and the IP address of your HWPS12UG. - Page 38 “Next.” Select “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network” and enter the URL of your HWPS12UG print server. The URL format will be “http://IP:631/LPT_PORT”. The IP portion of the URL will be the print server’s IP address.
- Page 39 “lpt1”. For Hawking’s HWPS12UG three-port print server, the port names are – lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3 depending on which printer port your printers are connected to. (Please write down the printer port and corresponding printer model for configuring our line of multiple port print servers.) An example IP address will be...
- Page 40 Ethernet A networking standard using cables (Category 5) to create a network. Internet Printing Protocol. IPP allows you to print your documents over an Internet connection to another printer over the net. Network Adapter Also known as a NIC (Network Interface Card). Used to provide PC’s or laptops with an Ethernet port or wireless access to the network.
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