Godex GodexLAN, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...OPERATION MANUAL GodexLAN for Wireless LAN Ethernet Module Operation Manual Version Issue Date P N GodexLAN Rev E 2012 07 12 920 061510 00 ...

Page 2: ...ary 7 3 3 2 Set Wireless Configuration Using Network Printer Server Control Center 8 3 3 3 Set Wireless Configuration Using Server s Web Pages 10 3 4 Assigning an IP Address to the Server 14 3 4 1 Preliminary 14 3 4 2 Setting the IP Address Using the Control Center 15 3 4 3 Setting the IP Address Using the Server s Web Pages 17 4 THE SERVER S WEB PAGES 19 4 1 Introduction 19 4 2 Using the Server s...

Page 3: ...u can assign administrator name and password to restrict login Monitoring The Server s web pages and user software allow you to continuously monitor the status of connected printer devices Future Proof The firmware stored in the Server s Flash memory can be upgraded over the network This allows you to quickly update and enhance its operational features when new Server software becomes available To...

Page 4: ...etup HTTP Browser Setup IE Netscape Security Setup Password Connect Password USB Port Connector Dual row 8 pin header Standard USB 2 0 Host mode Full speed 12M bps POWER DC 5V 300mA LED LAMP SYS PWR LAN 100 MBPS LAN 10MBPS ENVIRONMENT Operating Temp 0 50 Storage Temp 10 70 DIMENSIONS 95 x 51 5 x 20 mm W x D x H WEIGHT 100 gm OTHERS Watch Dog Function Firmware On lined Updated Via Ethernet USB Port...

Page 5: ...Standard IEEE 802 3 10 100Base Tx Auto Sense Function Support Wireless LAN setup configuration and Alertnative Wireless LAN USB Port Connector Dual row 8 pin header connector Standard Host mode Full speed 12M bps POWER DC 5V 500mA LED LAMP SYS PWR LAN WLAN ENVIRONMENT Operating Temp 0 45 Storage Temp 10 70 DIMENSIONS 95 x 70 x 20 mm W x D x H WEIGHT 185 gm OTHERS Watch Dog Function Firmware On lin...

Page 6: ...n also right click the mouse button on the highlighted print server to get the Configure Server and Go to Homepage functions Note2 You can also double click on the highlighted server to get the Configure Server function Displaying Server Status You can start the Control Center and click on a server to see its status which includes Printer Information Server Information TCP IP status and Supported ...

Page 7: ...e configuration includes server information setting and language setting Help To display the version information of Control Center Quitting the Control Center There are two ways to close the Control Center The first way is clicking the X box close box at the top right corner of the window The second way is choosing Exit item in the System menu in the Control Center ...

Page 8: ...If you leave this option selected Windows will attempt to find the printer itself and figure out what kind it is If Windows does not find the printer the wizard will continue as described in this task 4 Select a Windows driver for your printer Click Next 5 Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users Do you want to print a test page Select the appropriate radio button and ...

Page 9: ...essages or 2 Ad hoc mode which connect nearby wireless PC devices with the same SSID Service Set ID Wireless access can be secured by WEP64 WEP128 or WPA PSK WPA2 PSK with TKIP AES In infrastructure mode if network administrator wants to change any security related parameters Network Printer Server should be changed first and then access point If parameters mismatch causes wireless access is not a...

Page 10: ...rinter Server Control Center and an Auto searching Network Printer Server window will appear If the wireless parameters are not correct or not set yet you have to use LAN to access Network Printer Server 3 If the tool finds Network Printer Servers in your local area network then you have to select a server from the server list 4 Double click the highlighted server or click the Configure Server but...

Page 11: ... network type infrastructure or ad hoc SSID and the correct security method with the correct key information Please check with your Network Administrator about network setting if necessary 7 If the wireless network is secured by WEP64 or WEP128 authentication method key index and WEP key must be set correctly 8 If the wireless network is secured by WPA PSK WPA2 PSK the shared key must be set corre...

Page 12: ...reates that service set in the assigned channel In ad hoc mode WPA PSK TKIP is not allowed 3 3 3 Set Wireless Configuration Using Server s Web Pages 1 You can see the IP address of Network Printer Server in the server list Open IE Browser and type server s IP address or click the Home Icon of Network Printer Server Control Center If the wireless parameters are not correct or not set yet you have t...

Page 13: ...ware Operation Manual 11 4 After you have logged in successfully the first configure page will be General Configuration of printer server 5 To proceed the wireless configuration click the Configuration icon ...

Page 14: ...t the correct network type infrastructure or ad hoc SSID and the correct security method with the correct key information 8 If the wireless network is secured by WEP64 or WEP128 key index and WEP key must be set correctly 9 If the wireless network is secured by WPA PSK TKIP the shared key must be set correctly ...

Page 15: ...ervice set in the assigned channel In ad hoc mode WPA PSK WPA2 PSK is not allowed After properly configuring the wireless parameters you can remove the network cable and reboot the printer The Wireless LAN module will then connect to your wireless network Network Printer Server Control Center will detect if a network cable is plugged in or not If a network cable is plugged in Network Printer Serve...

Page 16: ...can automatically search Servers and list their Ethernet addresses IP Address Unless you are assigning an IP address using DHCP you must obtain an unused IP address from your network administrator Methods for Setting the IP Address You can set the IP address of your Server using one of the following methods depending on your network operating environment Automatic IP Address Assignment Manual IP A...

Page 17: ...l appear 2 If the tool finds print servers in your local area network then you have to select one server from the Server List 3 Double click the highlight list and enter the Server s administrator default admin and password default admin 4 After you have logged in successfully select TCP IP from the Server s menu The Set IP Address dialog appears ...

Page 18: ...gning a static IP address you also have to define Subnet Mask and Default Gateway If you choose Automatically get IP by DHCP you can use desired DNS by clicking the Manual DNS button and manually assigning a DNS 6 Click Apply to save your settings And the Server will reboot 7 You have now finished the procedure of setting the IP address ...

Page 19: ...trol Center 2 You can see the IP address of you Server in the Server List Open IE Browser and enter the Server s IP address or click the Go to Homepage button in the Control Center 3 Go to the web page and click Login link 4 Login your administrator default admin and password default admin 5 After you have logged in successfully the first configure page will be General Configuration of printer ser...

Page 20: ...n corresponding to your choice of IP setting methods static or dynamic using DHCP When assigning a static IP address you also have to define Subnet Mask and Default Gateway 9 Click Submit to save your settings And the Server will reboot You have now finished the procedure of setting the IP address ...

Page 21: ...e Server runs the daemon of http server httpd on TCP port 9100 Users may use the web pages to see the Server s system status and configure the Server 4 2 Using the Server s Web Pages 4 2 1 Displaying Server Status You can see the status of Printer Server TCP IP and Wireless ...

Page 22: ...ssword typing User Accounts list User name add a new user account for accessing the storage attached to the Server Password set a password for added user Add click Add button after entering the user name and corresponding password The account will take effect once shown in the blank below Delete delete the existing user account Configuration TCP IP You have to set the Server s TCP IP configuration...

Page 23: ...lter Enable or disable the options to send error messages via Auto Mail or SNMP SNMP This Server runs an SNMP daemon supporting SNMP v1 and v2c protocols Simple Network Management Protocol Users can use SNMP client software such as HP OpenView to ...

Page 24: ...ation that represents the location of system EnableAuthenTrap enter 1 or 2 for the variable of EnableAuthenTrap that represents to enable 1 or disable 2 to send Trap packets receiving the wrong Community name SMTP SMTP Protocol enable or disable the SMTP Protocol SMTP Server Name set the IP address or server name of SMTP Server SMTP Port Number set the port number the range is from 1 to 65535 Typi...

Page 25: ...nter Firmware Upgrade click Open to find the firmware file to be upgraded Click Upload to upload the firmware into the printer Server Factory Default click this button the Server will restore factory default values Server Firmware Upgrade click Open to find the firmware file to be upgraded Click Upload to upload the firmware into the Server Restart Server click this button the Server will restart ...

Page 26: ...essage will be displayed in Output Message window Diagnosis The Diagnosis function can check the hardware status of printer Click TPH Resistance button to check the bad dot information of Thermal Print Head The checking result will be displayed in Output Result window Click Auto Sensing button will control the printer to do Auto Sensing Click Printer Config button to get the configuration of the p...

Page 27: ...om the printer You can click Dump button to get printer s error message and display it on Alert Message window Click e mail to send the message to designated mail address or click Clear to remove the message Note The all alter messages will be removed out from the memory when click Dump button ...

Page 28: ...Software Operation Manual 26 Support Display the contact information of technical support ...

Page 29: ...l configuration Why I can not use IE to set the Ethernet Wireless LAN module Please check the module s Gateway address is same as the computer s Gateway address Both of them must be in the same Gateway domain for setting the Ethernet module by IE Why the IP address of Ethernet Wireless LAN module can not be changed Please login to the control center and change the DHCP client to TCP IP 5 2 Firewal...

Page 30: ... Manual 28 6 Restore Factory Defaults 1 Go to the Server s web page and click Login 2 Enter administrator default admin and password default admin 3 Click Maintenance 4 Click Server Factory Default 5 Click Yes to confirm ...

Page 31: ...in DHCP mode 2 Check the Server s IP address 3 First run Control Center It will automatically search for Servers on the LAN Then Servers IP addresses will be shown in Control Center 4 Run any Web browser like Microsoft Internet Explorer Go to http Server s IP address to access the Server s home page 5 Click Login at the top of the menu 6 Login the Server with Administrator default admin and Passwo...