AirLive WFP-151U, User Manual

Page 1: ...WFP 151U 11n Wireless Multi function Print Server User s Manual ...

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Page 3: ... 5 LED Table 7 2 6 Software Installation 7 2 7 MFP Server Utilities 15 2 8 Install MFP Drivers Utilities 16 2 8 1 Never Install MFP Driver Utilities 17 2 8 2 MFP Drivers Utilities has been installed 18 3 Using the WFP 151U 20 3 1 Important Information 20 3 2 Share Print 21 3 3 Share Scan 22 3 4 Share Card Reader 23 3 5 Fax a File 24 4 MFP Manager 26 4 1 MFP Server List 26 4 2 My Favorite 28 4 3 Au...

Page 4: ...nt 50 5 10 Report 51 6 Web Management in WFP 151U 52 6 1 Menu Structure of WFP 151U 52 6 2 Login 54 6 3 Device Setup 55 6 3 1 System 55 6 3 2 Device 55 6 3 3 TCP IP 56 6 4 Setup Wizard 56 6 4 1 System 57 6 4 2 Wireless Setting 58 6 4 3 TCP IP 63 6 4 4 Save Setting 64 6 5 System Tools 64 6 5 1 Load Default 64 6 5 2 Upgrade Firmware from Browser 65 7 Printing Protocols 66 7 1 LPR Printing 66 7 2 RAW...

Page 5: ... 9 1 GUI Mode 99 9 2 Console Mode 103 9 2 1 Enable MFP Server s TCP IP Support 104 9 2 2 Setup MFP Server s IP Address 104 9 2 3 Verify MFP Server s IP Address 105 9 2 4 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host 105 10 MFP Server Installation in MAC OS 108 10 1 MAC 10 4 x 108 10 2 MAC 10 3 x 108 11 Troubleshooting 113 12 Specifications 117 13 Network Glossary 119 ...

Page 6: ...canning utility and MFP vendors scanning utilities When you want to scan in the Windows XP or Vista you can choose one of the utilities Not only be a MFP Server this MFP Server can also be a traditional print server It supports TCP IP network protocol and LPR RAW and IPP printing protocols It can share print function in the various common network operating systems including Windows 98SE Me NT 2000...

Page 7: ...rver only supports LPR printing protocol It is recommended that you read through the entire user s guide whenever possible The user guide is divided into different chapters You should read at least go through the first 3 chapters before attempting to install the device Recommended Reading Chapter 1 This chapter explains the basic information for WFP 151U It is a must read Chapter 2 This chapter is...

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Page 9: ... of HP EPSON Lexmark Canon Brother Konica Minolta Samsung etc MFPs and Printers Supports DHCP Client protocol Supports Web based management and Windows Configuration Utility Provides easy to use installation and setup programs Supports Fault Tolerant Upgrade capability Supported operating system MFP Server Windows 2000 SP4 above XP SP1 above Vista 32 bit 64 bit Print Server Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vi...

Page 10: ...ling distance is 100 meters Only use the power adapter which in the package Always check the LED lights for troubleshooting 2 2 Package Content Unpack the contents of the WFP 151U and verify them against the checklist below One unit of WFP 151U 5V Power Adapter User Guide CD ROM Quick Installation Guide WFP 151U 5V Power Adapter User Guide Quick Installation Guide CD ROM Compare the contents of yo...

Page 11: ...d in the previous section are provided B Plug the USB cable to the MFP Server with the MFP or printer that you want to share on the network C Connect the MFP Server to your network by attached the network cable to the network port of the MFP server D Connect the power adapter to the MFP Server The MFP Server will perform the Power On Self Test POST after it is powered on When the Status LED is unl...

Page 12: ...ss AP Router Blink WFP 151U is receiving or transmitting data via wireless connection or trying to connect to AP Router WLAN Off WFP 151U is disabled 2 6 Software Installation Before you start you should check your computer s operating system This program can be run in Windows 2000 SP4 above Windows XP SP1 above and Windows Vista The following procedures are running in Windows XP for Windows 2000 ...

Page 13: ...g with the MFP 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 The following screen will be displayed Click Driver and Utility 3 The MFP Server Utilities InstallShield Wizard is displayed click Next ...

Page 14: ...WFP 151U 9 AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 4 Click Next to install the MFP Server utilities in the default folder or click Change to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the MFP Server utilities ...

Page 15: ...rts installing the MFP Server Utilities 7 The MFP Server Configuration screen is displayed If you want to configure the MFP Server please click Next directly Or you can select No I will configure the MFP Server later and click Next to complete the installation 8 Once choosing Yes I want to configure MFP Server now and click Next The MFP ...

Page 16: ...ntinue 9 Enter the User Name and Password of the MFP Server you have selected to login the MFP Server The default User Name is admin default Password is airlive 10 Set the Alias Name and the MFP Server Description to the MFP Server here Click on Next Note You can define the location or other information of the MFP Server for easy to find the MFP by filling MFP Server Description ...

Page 17: ...ed IP Address will be shown in the IP Address fields If no DHCP Server is present within the network please assign the network settings of the MFP Server manually Please click Next once you have found appropriate network settings for the MFP Server Note The MFP Server IP Address should be in the same network segment with the connected computer If the network settings are incorrect a message will b...

Page 18: ...and click Next You may choose to scan for the wireless access point or router Infrastructure mode or the wireless adapters Ad Hoc mode Or you can manually enter the wireless network information Manual mode By default the wireless settings are as below Mode Infrastructure SSID Default Channel 11 13 If you chose to connect to an encrypted network the Wireless Security Settings screen will be appeare...

Page 19: ...lick Finish to apply new settings 15 Click Finish to complete the installation Note If the Windows XP Firewall in your system has been enabled the MFP Server will automatically open ports for the MFP Server programs smoothly run in your system It will not cause abnormal behaviors or unsafe on your system ...

Page 20: ...e MFP Server will detect if the MFP Server is connected to a wired LAN network through the attached Ethernet cable If yes it will work in wired network To enable the wireless setting please remove the Ethernet cable For more detailed information about wireless setting please refer to Chapter 4 2 7 MFP Server Utilities After the installation is completed there will be three utilities and a text fil...

Page 21: ...P Server Uninstall Assistant for removing all installed MFP Server software programs About Version Display the version of each utility including in the MFP Server software programs 2 8 Install MFP Drivers Utilities When the installation is completed the MFP Manager will be popped up It will automatically find the MFP Servers and the connected MFPs in the network and show it in the MFP Server List ...

Page 22: ... Some MFP requires connecting the MFP to your computer during the installation Please refer to the below illustration of HP ALL In One Series which is the screen displayed during the installation To connect the MFP to your computer through the MFP Server just like you have directly connected the MFP to your computer through the USB cable you can follow the steps below 1 Select the MFP that you wan...

Page 23: ... the MFP driver please insert the installation CD of the MFP and designated to find drivers in the CD 3 After you have completed the MFP installation you will see the MFP is added to the Printers and Faxes in Windows 2 8 2 MFP Drivers Utilities has been installed 1 To bundle the MFP drivers utilities that you have installed to the MFP Server please follow the steps below Select the MFP that you wa...

Page 24: ...pting the drivers are all installed If the system can t find the MFP driver please insert the installation CD of the MFP and designated to find drivers in the CD 3 After the installation a copy of the MFP will be added to the Printers and Faxes in Windows Tip The new copy of the MFP is bundled to the MFP Server Please use the MFP to share print scan card reader or fax functions through the network...

Page 25: ...username and password are case sensitive The default IP address is 192 168 2 2 The default Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 The default username is admin The default password is airlive Tip 1 If you have finished using the WFP 151U please click Disconnect to release the WFP 151U Another users can t use the WFP 151U until the WFP 151U is released Tip 2 It is recommended to enable Auto Release setting T...

Page 26: ...the MFP Manager the WFP 151U will auto create the connection between WFP 151U and your computer and then you can print a document just follows the same steps as usual Tip If you have sent a printing job to the WFP 151U while the WFP 151U is connecting by a user you may be prompted that the device is not found or the document is failed to print Please resend the printing job after the WFP 151U is i...

Page 27: ... Most of the MFP provides scan utility for users You can scan pictures or documents through the utility In Windows XP and Windows Vista user can also scan from Windows XP and Windows Vista scanning utility Example CX 8400 9400 Series Utilities Windows XP Scanning Utility ...

Page 28: ...3 Using the WFP 151U 23 AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 3 4 Share Card Reader If the MFP supports card reader function you can read the files from the plugged card reader through the MFP Server ...

Page 29: ...dded to Printers and Faxes in the Windows When you have connected to the WFP 151U by clicking Connect in the MFP Manager you can fax a file through the WFP 151U to the fax device Procedures to fax a file 1 In the Microsoft Office or other programs select Print from the File menu 2 The following screen will be popped up select the fax device and then click Print 3 The Send Fax screen is popped up p...

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Page 31: ... computer through USB cable It also displays the information of the connection status When you don t want to use the MFP or Printer please click Disconnect so that other users can use the device Or you can enable the Auto Release setting so that the MFP Server will release your connection after a period of idle time that you have assigned If you unplug the USB cable or turn off the WFP 151U while ...

Page 32: ... connection after the MFP is idle for a specified period of time By default it is never released When you are clicking on the MFP in the MFP Server List you will see the information including Status Computer Name and Contact Information Status It displays the status of the MFP including Connected Idle and Busy When the status is Connected it indicates that you are connecting the MFP When the statu...

Page 33: ...e when idle time is over xx minutes 5 255 4 2 My Favorite You can add the frequently use MFP Servers to My Favorite list The MFP Server in the list will be added to the quick link list when you right click the MFP Server icon in the system tray The My Favorite List will list your favorite MFP Servers You can find the information of the MFP Servers including MFP Server Name MAC ID IP Address and th...

Page 34: ... MFP is connecting by a user you may be prompted that the device is not found or the document is failed to print It also happens in some MFPs or printers even though the MFP is not connecting by a user Please follow the message to retry and the MFP will queue your printing job in your computer spooler The MFP Server will then print the job after the MFP is idle or disconnected To add the MFP to th...

Page 35: ...Note that in some cases new coming printing jobs cannot be printed because the MFP is already disconnected It will cause unformatted messages to be printed out Keep connecting for 30 second s after printing has been finished 5 60 is enabled by default It will help to avoid this kind of situation 4 The setup is finished ...

Page 36: ...Manual 4 4 Quick Setup Right click on the MFP Server icon in the system tray you can see the MFP servers you have designated to My Favorite List You can directly connect or disconnect the MFP and check the MFP information from the here easily ...

Page 37: ... The Disconnect will be available only for the current user Disconnect To check more information about the MFP Server and the MFP please click this button The information will be listed as the illustration above Information 4 5 Option Settings 4 5 1 General Setting Execute the MFP Manager when Windows starts every time By default it is enabled Run MFP Manager when Windows starts Minimized the MFP ...

Page 38: ...for other users to contact you Your Contract Information 4 5 2 Search for MFP Server If there is an MFP Server is not in the network as your computer you can enter the IP Address of the MFP Server to do the remote search The MFP Server in the Remote MFP Server List will be added to the MFP Server List for you to configure Note If the remote MFP Server you have searched is behind NAT Router the MFP...

Page 39: ...lable MFP Servers on the Network Status Display MFP Server Network Status General Configuration Configure general settings about the MFP Server such as Server Name Password etc TCP IP Configuration IP Address and DHCP Server Configuration System Configuration MFP Server Network Ability Setting and Firmware Upgrade Wireless Configuration Search for the available wireless networks and configure the ...

Page 40: ...utility will delay for several seconds because the utility is using system s available network protocols to search for all MFP Servers on the network All available MFP Servers will be listed under Server Group on the left side of the window You must select the MFP Server you would like to configure from the list The system will at the same time display the selected MFP Server s status on the right...

Page 41: ... be showed on the right side of the window The information of the MFP Server displayed are including MAC ID Model Type Firmware Version status of each server port IP address subnet mask default gateway and supported printing protocols etc You can refresh the MFP Server s status by pressing the Refresh button You can restart the MFP Server by pressing the Reboot button ...

Page 42: ...P Server will be showed on the right side of the window Double click one of the icons to set up the selected MFP Server A screen will pop up to verify User Name and Password of the MFP Server The default values are User Name admin Password airlive Tip When you have finished the settings please click to restart the MFP Server to let the settings take effect ...

Page 43: ...in this page You also can configure the Server Name User Name and Password here Server Name the name of the MFP Server You can use this name to identify the MFP Server when you are searching for the MFP Server by the Server Manger utility User Name Password is used to authenticate the administrator to login the MFP Server for configuring it from the Server Manger utility or the Web Management tool...

Page 44: ...P setting page If you need the MFP Server to automatically get an IP from DHCP server select Auto IP You also can select Static IP to manually assign IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway for the MFP Server By default Static IP is enabled and the default settings are as follows IP Address 192 168 2 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Auto IP The IP Address information of the MFP Server obtained from DHCP Ser...

Page 45: ...is own DHCP server and assign IP Address to client Please fill in the Starting Address Range Subnet Mask Gateway and DNS then the MFP Server will assign a unique IP within the range for each DHCP client Enable If the DHCP is enabled you have to assign a range of IP addresses Fill in the Starting Address Range Subnet Mask Gateway and DNS then the MFP Server will assign a unique IP within the range ...

Page 46: ...k as your computer Load Default If you want to reset the MFP Server to default factory settings please click Load Default Wireless Function You can select Auto Enable or Disable to manually configure the wireless function Auto Auto is the default setting of the MFP Server At this mode the MFP Server will automatically decide to enable or disable the wireless function When the MFP Server starts up ...

Page 47: ...channels are from 1 to 11 in USA and from 1 to 13 in Europe The operating channel will be set to the MFP Server before importing If you are in different country please make sure that you have set the available channels according to your location 5 8 Wireless Configuration If you want to use the MFP Server through wireless LAN please set up the MFP Server through Ethernet first and make sure your w...

Page 48: ...n in Ethernet mode If the MFP Server is not connected to an active network by Ethernet cable the MFP Server will run in wireless LAN mode Users can plug the Ethernet cable to the MFP Server at the first after configuring the MFP Server features and wireless settings they can unplug the Ethernet cable to enable the wireless connection It makes the configuration much easier without creating the wire...

Page 49: ...nt automatically or manually assign the SSID of the access point you want to use If you select to let the MFP Server scan for an available access point the following window will pop up The table will list the available access points near the MFP Server 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 MFP Server scan ag...

Page 50: ...ith other wireless station or manually assign the SSID of your wireless network You can let the MFP Server automatically select the channel that is the same with the wireless station that you want to connect or manually assign a channel If you select to let the MFP Server scan for an active wireless station the following window will pop up ...

Page 51: ...ports WEP and WPA PSK security mode If you want to use WEP encryption to protect your wireless network you have to select WEP ASCII or 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 WEP Security Mode ...

Page 52: ...nication performance PassPhrase A PassPhrase simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for the MFP Server This setting is only valid when the security mode is in WEP HEX Key 1 to Key 4 Enter four key values by following the rules below and select one key as the default key If the key length is 64 bit enter 10 digit Hex values or 5 digit ASCII values ...

Page 53: ... or 13 digit ASCII values as the encryption keys For example 01234567890123456789abcdef or administrator WPA shared key or WPA None Security Mode WPA shared key for an infrastructure network or WPA None enables WPA security for your ad hoc network requires users to select the advanced encryption methods i e TKIP or AES and enter a set of shared key ...

Page 54: ...ned by IEEE 802 11i for the security in the wireless network 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 You can select to let the MFP Server automatically obtain IP settings with DHCP client or manually assign the IP settings If you manually assign the IP settings y...

Page 55: ...as below Force Release Select the port number and then click Force Release will help to you disconnect the current connection between the user and the connected device It is very useful when a user forgets to disconnect the MFP administrator can force to disconnect the connection and let the MFP be free to use MFP Server Description Enter 15 digits description of the MFP Server such as location or...

Page 56: ...Manual 5 10 Report Click Report icon on the tool bar the Report window will pop up The report lists basic information of all available MFP Servers on the network The information includes Device Name MAC ID Model Type and Firmware Version of MFP Server ...

Page 57: ...re as follows IP Address 192 168 2 2 User Name admin Password airlive 6 1 Menu Structure of WFP 151U The web management menu of WFP 151U is divided into 3 parts Top Bar Side Menu Bar and Main Screen Top Bar It display main three menus Device Setup Setup Wizard and System Tool Once you click one of them the side menu will display all of the functions 6 6 Web Management in WFP 151U Side Menu Main Sc...

Page 58: ...l explain in below chapters The following list is the full function tree for web user interface Main Screen Once choosing any function of Side Menu the configuration page of the function will show in Main Screen You can configure the function by instruction of manual Root Device Setup Setup Wizard System Tools Load Default Upgrade Admin Password System TCP IP Wireless Setting System TCP IP Device ...

Page 59: ...b Browser to review the status or configure the settings of the MFP Server After entering the IP address of the MFP Server a login page display You have to enter correct User Name and Password before going to the Web Management pages Note Default User Name is admin default password is airlive ...

Page 60: ...des Device Name MFP Server Name Model Type Firmware Version MAC Address Wireless Configuration and the protocols enabled status etc 6 3 2 Device This page lists information and the status of MFP or printer connected to the MFP Server port The status of the MFP or printer includes Connected Ready Off Line or Paper Out ...

Page 61: ...ected by a user and is not connected to MFP Server through USB cable or it is turned off Paper Out the MFP or printer not connected by a user and is paper out 6 3 3 TCP IP This page lists all TCP IP settings of the MFP Server including IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway It also can tell the DHCP server is On or Off 6 4 Setup Wizard Note You can configure the MFP Server from the Setup Wizard To let...

Page 62: ...re MFP Server Name the name of the MFP Server You can use this name to identify the MFP server when you are searching for if using by the Server Manager utilities PORT Name The name of the port which MFP server plugs on The default port name is p1 6 4 1 1 Admin Password You can change the administrator s name and password from here ...

Page 63: ... is correct After setting the wireless LAN unplug the Ethernet cable and restart the MFP Server then you can start to use the MFP Server through wireless LAN If the wireless configuration does not work please plug the Ethernet cable again restart the MFP Server and configure the MFP Server through Ethernet until the wireless LAN settings are correct You can enable disable the wireless function and...

Page 64: ...Server will run in Ethernet mode If the MFP Server is not connected to an active network by Ethernet cable when starting up the MFP Server will run in wireless LAN mode The MFP Server default is in Auto mode Mode is the operation mode of wireless station You can choose either Ad Hoc or Infrastructure mode If you do not have any access point and want to use peer to peer connection you have to choos...

Page 65: ...reless function of the MFP Server here Please refer to section 8 4 2 to know more about the setting 6 4 2 2 Encryption This MFP Server supports WEP WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK security mode If you want to use WEP encryption to protect your wireless network you have to select WEP If you want to use WPA PSK you have to select WPA PSK The wireless security setting should be the same with other wireless devi...

Page 66: ...pt data transmitted within the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below 64 bit WEP input 10 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 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...

Page 67: ...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 WPA2 PSK Security Mode Pre shared Key Format Select the type of pre shared key you can select Passphrase 8 or more alphanumerical characters up to 63 or Hex 64 characters of 0 9 and a f WPA Pre Shared Key Enter 8 to 63 digi...

Page 68: ... get IP from DHCP server or manually specify static IP If you need the MFP 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 assign IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway for the MFP Server ...

Page 69: ...nt in WFP 151U AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 64 6 4 4 Save Setting After configuring the MFP Server you have to click the Save Settings to save the settings and restart the system 6 5 System Tools 6 5 1 Load Default ...

Page 70: ...5 2 Upgrade Firmware from Browser You can upgrade new firmware for this MFP Server in this page Click Browse to select the new firmware in your storage and then click 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 MFP Server can t turn back to normal configuration ...

Page 71: ...tocol to share printing in the network MFP Server can support LPR printing by default If you install the MFP Server in Windows 98SE Me NT the MFP Server provides a tool Network Port Setup that helps to add the LPR protocol to users computer easily Please refer to Chapter 10 To configure the LPR setting in Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista please follow the steps below Note that the following procedures a...

Page 72: ...7 Printing Protocols 67 AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 4 Select Local Printer attached to this computer and click Next 5 Choose Create a new port and Standard TCP IP Port Click Next ...

Page 73: ...er s Manual 68 6 Please make sure that the MFP Server and the MFP or Printer have turned on and connected to the network correctly before you continue Click Next 7 Enter the IP Address of the MFP Server in the Printer Name or IP Address Click ...

Page 74: ...7 Printing Protocols 69 AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual Next 8 Select Custom and click Settings When you have finished the settings at step 9 click Next to continue ...

Page 75: ...7 Printing Protocols AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 70 9 Select LPR and enter lpt1 in the Queue Name click OK By default the queue name of the MFP Server is lpt1 10 Click Finish ...

Page 76: ...inter manufacturer and the printer model and click 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 12 Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not Click Next ...

Page 77: ...sharing The computer with Windows 2000 XP 2003 operating system can use the protocol to share printing in the network MFP Server can support RAW printing by default To configure the RAW setting in Windows 2000 XP 2003 please follow the steps below Note that the following procedures are running in Windows XP for Windows 2000 2003 the procedures are similar 1 Click Start choose Settings and select P...

Page 78: ...7 Printing Protocols 73 AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 4 Select Local Printer attached to this computer and click Next 5 Choose Create a new port and Standard TCP IP Port Click Next ...

Page 79: ...s Manual 74 6 Please make sure that the MFP Server and the MFP or Printer have turned on and connected to the network correctly before you continue Click Next 7 Enter the IP Address of the MFP Server in the Printer Name or IP Address Click Next ...

Page 80: ...WFP 151U User s Manual 8 Select Custom and click Settings When you have finished the settings at step 9 click Next to continue 9 Select RAW and enter lpt1 in the Queue Name click OK By default the queue name of the MFP Server is lpt1 ...

Page 81: ...7 Printing Protocols AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 76 10 Click Finish ...

Page 82: ...inter manufacturer and the printer model and click 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 12 Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not Click Next ...

Page 83: ...an share the printer to all the PC s that can access the MFP Server by IP You can even share your MFP or printer to Internet users 7 3 1 System Setup 7 3 1 1 MFP Server Side It does not need to do any setting on the MFP Server side Make sure the MFP Server has correct IP settings If you want to share the printers to Internet users you have to set a real IP to the MFP Server You also have to make s...

Page 84: ...WFP 151U User s Manual 1 Click Start choose Settings and select Printers and Faxes 2 Click Add a Printer 3 The Add Printer Wizard is displayed Click Next 4 Select A network printer or a printer attached to another computer Click Next ...

Page 85: ... IPP standard port number Port Name is the port name of MFP Server that your printer is connected to The default port name is lpt1 One example of the URL is http 192 168 2 2 631 lpt1 After entering the URL of MFP Server click Next 6 Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click Next If your printer is not in the list click Have Disk to install the driver of the printer Aft...

Page 86: ...ve WFP 151U User s Manual 7 Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not Click Next 8 You have added the network printer to the PC successfully The information of the printer is displayed in the windows Click Finish ...

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Page 88: ...oduce you how to install the MFP Server to be print server in Win98SE Me NT Before you start you should have One computer with Win98SE Me NT The TCP IP network protocol has been installed in the PC 8 1 Software Installation Procedure The following are the installation steps in Windows 98SE To install MFP Server in Windows Me NT the procedures are similar 1 Insert the CD shipped along with the MFP ...

Page 89: ...er s Manual 84 3 The MFP Server Utilities InstallShield Wizard is displayed click Next 4 Click Next to install the MFP Server utilities in the default folder or click Change to specify the destination folder where you would like to install the MFP Server utilities ...

Page 90: ...8 MFP Server Installation in Win98SE ME NT 85 AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 5 Click the Continue Anyway button for software installation 6 The system starts installing the MFP Server Utilities ...

Page 91: ...ve WFP 151U User s Manual 86 7 The MFP Server Configuration screen is displayed If you want to configure the MFP Server please click Next directly Or you can select No I will configure the MFP Server later and click Next to complete the installation ...

Page 92: ...FP Server you wan to setup and click Next to continue 9 Enter the User Name and Password of the MFP Server you have selected to login the MFP Server The default User Name is admin default Password is airlive 10 Set the Alias Name and the MFP Server Description to the MFP Server here Click on Next Note You can define the location or other information of the MFP Server for easy to find the MFP by fi...

Page 93: ...he assigned IP Address will be shown in the IP Address fields If no DHCP Server is present within the network please assign the network settings of the MFP Server manually Please click Next once you have found appropriate network settings for the MFP Server Note The MFP Server IP Address should be in the same network segment with the connected computer If the network settings are incorrect a messa...

Page 94: ...P Server will automatically scan the wireless networks nearby Please select the appropriate wireless network that you would like to connect from the list and click Next You may choose to scan for the wireless access point or router Infrastructure mode or the wireless adapters Ad Hoc mode Or you can manually enter the wireless network information Manual mode By default the wireless settings are as ...

Page 95: ...etwork the Wireless Security Settings screen will be appeared You have to select the Security Mode and enter the key the same as the settings on your wireless devices For more information about the security settings please refer to the Chapter 4 14 The configurations are finished Please click Finish to apply new settings ...

Page 96: ...ual 15 Click Finish to complete the installation Note If the Windows XP Firewall in your system has been enabled the MFP Server will automatically open ports for the MFP Server programs smoothly run in your system It will not cause abnormal behaviors or unsafe on your system ...

Page 97: ...to mode The MFP Server will detect if the MFP Server is connected to a wired LAN network through the attached Ethernet cable If yes it will work in wired network To enable the wireless setting please remove the Ethernet cable For more detailed information about wireless setting please refer to Chapter 4 8 2 Server Utilities After the installation is completed there will be three utilities and a te...

Page 98: ...work protocols and other advanced functions Please refer to Chapter 6 for the detail instruction of the configuration Uninstall Assistant for removing all installed software About Version Display the version of each utility including in the MFP Server software programs 8 3 Network Port Setup Network Port Setup Utility offers a very simple method to add or remove MFP Server s printer port from the ...

Page 99: ...m the standard Add Printer procedure then you can print directly to the printer through the newly installed MFP Server Note Please be aware that Network Port Setup Utility can only detect and configure all MFP Servers within the same network it cannot search and configure the MFP Servers on other subnets across network segments 8 4 Add Printer After adding a Network Port of the MFP Server to your ...

Page 100: ...anual 4 Select Local printer and click Next 5 Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click 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 ...

Page 101: ...nstallation in Win98SE ME NT AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 96 6 Choose the suitable Print Server Network Port and click Next 7 Please enter the new name for the printer or click Next to keep the default printer name ...

Page 102: ...7 AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 8 Choose to print the test page or not It is recommended to print a test page Click Finish 9 The drivers of the printer will be installed After complete the installation the printer has been added to your computer ...

Page 103: ...8 MFP Server Installation in Win98SE ME NT AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 98 ...

Page 104: ...rver with the LPD protocol in the Unix Linux system Following describe two modes to configure the MFP Server In the GUI Mode we follow the settings in the Fedora Core 4 system If you are in different system you can refer to the configurations in the Console Mode 9 1 GUI Mode 1 Select Printing from System Settings 2 Click New to add the MFP or printer with the MFP Server 9 9 MFP Server Installation...

Page 105: ...9 MFP Server Installation in UNIX Linux AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 100 3 Click Forward 4 Set the printer queue name and the short description of the MFP or printer and click Forward ...

Page 106: ...reen please configure as below Then click Forward to continue Select a queue type Select Network Unix LPD as the queue type Server Enter the IP Address of the MFP Server for example 192 168 2 253 Queue Set the queue name to lpt1 6 Select the MFP or printer manufacturer and model and click Forward ...

Page 107: ...Server Installation in UNIX Linux AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 102 7 Please review the settings If the settings are no problem click Finish 8 To print a test page and apply all the settings please click Yes ...

Page 108: ... to Printer configuration fedora screen and configure again 9 2 Console Mode To configure the MFP Server for LPD printing perform the procedures below 1 Enable MFP Server s TCP IP Support 2 Set up MFP Server s IP address 3 Verify MFP 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 ...

Page 109: ...support DHCP protocol and the procedures to configure the DHCP server database are different Please refer to the manual of Unix Linux for the way to use different DHCP Server It is highly recommended that the DHCP server should be located on the same network as the MFP Server 9 2 2 2 BOOTP If you have the BOOTP daemon bootpd running on your UNIX LINUX system that is accessible by the MFP Server yo...

Page 110: ...is the Node ID located on the MFP 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 MFP Server For example a MFP Server with the following configuration Node ID 0000B4010101 this implies Ethernet address is 0000B4010101 IP address 203 66 191 12 The entry for this MFP Server in the etc bootptab file should be MF010101 ht 1 ha 0...

Page 111: ...ow logged in as the superuser root To configure your Unix Linux host for printing 1 Optionally assign a name corresponding to the MFP Server s IP address You can add this address to the 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 spoo...

Page 112: ...e MFP Server You can also use a host name if you have assigned one in the etc hosts file 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 The MFP Server should now be available for printing from your Unix Linux host ...

Page 113: ...owser opens select IP Printer 4 In the IP Printer screen please configure as below Protocol Select Line Printer Daemon LPD as the Protocol IP Address Set the address to the MFP Server s IP Address for example 192 168 2 3 Queue Set the queue name to lpt1 Name You can designate a name for the MFP or printer Location You can enter the location of the MFP or printer Printer Select the MFP or printer m...

Page 114: ...10 MFP Server Installation in MAC OS 109 AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 2 Click Print Fax 3 From the Print Fax screen click Set Up Printers ...

Page 115: ...r the Printer Type Printer Address and Queue Name and select the Printer Model to setup the MFP Server Click Add to continue Printer Type LPD LPR Printer Address Input the IP Address of the MFP Server Queue Name The queue name of the MFP Server is lpt1 Printer Model Select the MFP or Printer Model that is attached to the MFP Server ...

Page 116: ... Installation in MAC OS 111 AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 6 The MFP Server is installed completely You can see it in the Printer List 7 You can print a file to check whether the MFP Server is installed successfully ...

Page 117: ...10 MFP Server Installation in MAC OS AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 112 ...

Page 118: ...Address setting of the MFP Server please check the TCP IP setting of the MFP Server from the Server Manager 2 The ways to change the IP Address of the MFP Server A DHCP Server is installed in the network If a DHCP Server is installed you can setup to let the MFP Server get IP Address from the DHCP Server automatically 1 Open Server Manager and then select TCP IP setting 2 Select Auto IP and click ...

Page 119: ... the MFP to scan print read the card reader or fax a file even I have followed the installation of MFP as the manual Check if the MFP you are using is in the Compatibility List Attached the MFP to PC directly and try if the MFP is able to use 5 My computer has installed the firewall and the MFP Server can t work normally in my computer Some firewalls for example the Network Access Manager firewall...

Page 120: ...ing from all PC connected to MFP server will be performed when the MFP Server is not being connected The printing jobs are been queuing in the Windows spooler when there is a PC which is under connected with MFP Server Disable Bi Directional Support Please follow the steps below 1 Right click the printer from Printer and Faxes in the Windows 2 Select Properties and select Ports 3 Uncheck the Enabl...

Page 121: ...11 Troubleshooting AirLive WFP 151U User s Manual 116 your dealer ...

Page 122: ...0 100Mbps ports Auto negotiation Auto MDIX ports z 1 x USB 2 0 Type A Flash z 2MB NOR Flash Memory z 16MB SDRAM LED z LAN z Status z WLAN Antenna z External 3dBi Dipole Antenna Output Power z 16dBm 18dBm Management z Quick Install Wizard z Web Installation Wizard z UPnP Universal Plug N Play z Internet Printing Protocol Supported MFP z Printing via Virtual USB utility or Print Server function z Sc...

Page 123: ...canning Card Reade Functions Windows 2000 SP4 and above Windows XP SP1 and above Windows Vista 32 and Vista 64 z Print Only Windows 98SE Me 2003 Mac OS 9 X or above LINUX UNIX Temperature z Operating 0 to 40 C Humidity z 10 90 Non condensing Power z 5V DC 1A Power Adaptor Produce Weight g z 65 g Dimensions z 75 x 60 x 20 mm ...

Page 124: ... STP cable The 100Base TX standard is backward compatible with the 10Mbps 10 BaseT standard 802 11b International standard for wireless networking that operates in the 2 4 GHz frequency band 2 4 GHz to 2 4835 GHz and provides a throughput up to 11 Mbps 802 11g A standard provides a throughput up to 54 Mbps using OFDM technology It also operates in the 2 4 GHz frequency band as 802 11b 802 11g devi...

Page 125: ...are The program that runs inside embedded device such as AP or Switch Many network devices are firmware upgradeable through web interface or utility program IP Address IP Internet Protocol is a Layer 3 network protocol that is the basis of all Internet communication An IP address is 32 bit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent across the Internet An IP address ...

Page 126: ...naged devices remotely Subnet Mask An address code mask that determines the size of the network An IP subnet are determined by performing a BIT wise AND operation between the IP address and the subnet mask By changing the subnet mask you can change the scope and size of a network TFTP Trivial File transfer Protocol A file transfer protocol with the functionality of a very basic form of FTP It is u...

Page 127: ...1 standards The governing body for Wi Fi is called Wi Fi Alliance also known as WECA WLAN Wireless Local Area Network A type of local area network that uses high frequency radio waves rather than wires to communicate between nodes The most popular standard for WLAN is the 802 11 standards ...