NetComm NP5000, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ters 13 Overview 13 Printing Methods 13 Windows Peer to peer Printing 15 Windows SMB Printing 21 Windows with Server based Print Queues 23 Windows LPR Printing 24 Macintosh AppleTalk 25 Section 5 BiAdmin Management Utility 27 Requirements 27 Installation 27 Section 6 Web Based Management 41 Overview 41 Preparation 41 Section 7 Special Features 51 Overview 51 Internet Printing Protocol IPP 51 IPP S...

Page 3: ...Admin program makes it easy to configure the Wireless Print Server for a variety of network and server configurations Web based Interface The Web based interface provides an easy method of configuration in TCP IP networks to every model Compact Size This allows the Wireless Print Server to be used even where space is limited Remote Management Tools A variety of software tools are provided In most ...

Page 4: ...ers long 3 Connect the Network Cable Connect the network cable to the proper connector on the Wireless Print Server The Wireless Print Server will automatically recognize whichever connector is used Note This will disable the Wireless interface because the default Infrastructure mode wireless setting can NOT be used with the LAN interface To use both the LAN and Wireless interfaces the Wireless mo...

Page 5: ...age will be printed showing the new default settings To generate a Diagnostic print out 1 Ensure that both the Wireless Print Server and the printer attached to port 1 are ON 2 Press the diagnostic button and hold it in for 2 seconds 3 The test page containing the current settings will be printed Note PostScript printers are unable to print this page If you have a PostScript printer on Port 1 the ...

Page 6: ...almost one metre of material At a two degree angle this increases to over 14 metres Position adaptors and access points so that the signal will travel straight through a wall or ceiling for better reception Position your adaptors and access points above desk height so as to minimise the number and depth of obstructions and always position your adaptors and access points so that the signal passes t...

Page 7: ...on based on a 40 bit encryption key and 128 bit encryption based on a 104 bit key We strongly recommend that you enable WEP Change the default Service Set Identifier SSID and passwords for your network devices Do not change the SSID or password to reflect your name address or anything that would be easy to guess as this could make it easy for an outsider to gain access to your wireless network Ins...

Page 8: ...ils If you wish to use a queue based printing system using Windows NT Server Windows 2000 Windows XP the Network Server must be configured as detailed in Appendix B Network Server Configuration However it is not necessary to use a Network Server based queue client computers can print directly to the Wireless Print Server using the Peer to peer Printing when installed with the User setup option on ...

Page 9: ...t Server It can be used configure the Wireless Print Server for your Network environment even if the Wireless Print Server does not have a valid IP address Procedure 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM into your drive If the setup program does not start automatically run SETUP exe in the root folder 2 On the first screen shown below click Setup Wizard 3 Click Next on the first screen of the Wizard to vie...

Page 10: ...ally if your LAN has a DHCP Server otherwise select Fixed IP Address For Fixed IP Address enter an unused address from the range used on your LAN or click the Suggest New Values Button Use the same Network Mask and Gateway as computers on your LAN 7 On the Wireless Screens the settings should be set to match your other Wireless Stations For details about each setting refer to the following section...

Page 11: ...that your computer and the Wireless Print Server are on the same LAN segment If you don t have a Router or Gateway on your LAN you only have 1 segment Check that your computer has either the TCP IP or NetBEUI network protocols installed See Checking your Network Protocols on page 11 for details If all else fails connect your Wireless Print Server by LAN or directly to a computer using a cross over...

Page 12: ...ct to the Access Point This allows connection to both other Wireless stations and the wired LAN Note The Wireless Print Server does NOT allow both a LAN connection and Infrastructure mode In Infrastructure mode connecting a LAN cable will disable the Wireless interface To use the LAN interface Ad hoc mode must be used Required configuration Ad hoc Mode 802 11 Ad hoc Mode Infrastructure Mode SSID I...

Page 13: ...red queued on the Network Server e g Windows NT 2000 and then sent to the Wireless Print Server This allows the Network Administrator to modify the Print Queue For example an important job can be moved to the head of the queue AppleTalk is also supported and normally no configuration of the Wireless Print Server is required See the Macintosh section of this section for details of client configurat...

Page 14: ... highlighted line TCP IP PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter indicates that TCP IP is installed Your computer will show the name of the your Network card rather than PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter The line in the list NetBEUI PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter indicates that the NetBEUI protocol is also installed on this computer Your computer will show the name of the your Network card rather than PCI Fast Ethernet Adap...

Page 15: ...plied PTP Peer to Peer Printer Port software must be installed on each computer Windows 2000 XP Setup The recommended printing method is to use LPR as follows 1 Open your Printers folder right click the desired printer and select Properties 2 Select the Ports tab and click the Add Port button 3 Choose Standard TCP IP Port then click New Port 4 The Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard will appea...

Page 16: ...his screen select Custom and click the Settings button 6 On the Port Settings screen Choose LPR in the Protocol section Enter a Queue name Ensure the LPR Byte Counting Enabled setting is Enabled Click OK to confirm your changes then click Next to continue 7 Follow the prompts to complete the Wizard ...

Page 17: ...ed ON 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM into your drive If the setup program does not start run SETUP exe in the root folder 2 Click Installation button then select User Install 3 Follow the prompts to complete the installation of the Peer to peer Printer Port Driver Refer to the Windows section of Section 8 Troubleshooting if there is a problem with the installation 4 The Print Driver Setup will then ...

Page 18: ...powered on If your Print Server is still not listed Click the Refresh button Check that both the Wireless Print Server and the printer are properly connected and powered on Check that the Wireless Print Server has been configured Use the Setup Wizard on the CD ROM If using TCP IP try installing the NetBEUI protocol See the earlier section on Checking your Network Protocols for details Then try aga...

Page 19: ...t it and click Connect 10 Installation is now complete You can now print using this printer To install additional printers please repeat setps 5 to 9 Use the Start menu to run this program in future The default installation is Start Programs 802 11 Wireless LAN PrintServer Driver Print Driver Setup Management Print jobs can be managed like any Windows printer Open the Printers folder Start Setting...

Page 20: ...llowing screen Items shown on this screen are as follows Port If desired click Browse to select a different Print Server If the selected device has multiple ports the Select Device Port button can be used to select the port The Port Name can not be changed after installation This name is shown in the Printer s Properties Banner Check this option to print a banner page before each print job If usin...

Page 21: ... will be listed on screen If it is in a different workgroup double click Entire Network then double click the appropriate Workgroup to open it 4 Double click the Wireless Print Server icon to view a Printer icon for each printer port The Comment field may indicate what type of printer is connected to the port 5 To install a printer right click the desired printer icon and choose Install as shown b...

Page 22: ...tion is called Capture Printer Port and is useful for MS DOS programs The MS DOS program is configured to use LPT1 parallel port 1 on the computer but Windows captures the print data and sends it to the network printer Capture Settings Capture settings can be set by Saying Yes to the prompt Do you print from MS DOS programs when installing a Network Printer OR using the Capture Printer Port menu o...

Page 23: ...ollows 1 Open your Printers folder and start the Add Printer Wizard and click Next to continue 2 When prompted select Network Printer 3 When prompted for Network Path or Queue Name click the Browse button and locate the Server and Printer or Print Queue which your Network Administrator advised you to use 4 Click OK then Next 5 Select the correct printer Manufacturer and Model as advised by your Ne...

Page 24: ... click the Add Port button 3 Choose Standard TCP IP Port then click New Port 4 Enter the Printer Name or IP Address click Next 5 Enable Custom and click the Setting button 6 Choose LPR in the Protocol section then enter Queue name and enable the LPR Byte Counting 7 Follow the prompts to complete the Wizard The new printer will be listed with any other installed printers any may be selected when pr...

Page 25: ...r 7 icon LaserWriter 8 makes use of the fonts installed in the printer itself so the printing response time is quicker LaserWriter 7 uses the fonts installed in the computer which increases network traffic and takes more printing time 5 Choose a PostScript printer from the list 6 Click Create and it will search PPD automatically 7 Select a printer description from the list 8 Click Select Configura...

Page 26: ...lid IP address before configuring your Mac as follows LPR printing Setup 1 Select the Printer List icon 2 Click the Add Printer button 3 Choose LPR Printers Using IP 4 Enter the IP address of the Wireless Print Server in the LPR Printer s Address field and enter the Queue Name e g L1 L2 L3 5 Select the Printer Model from the drop down list 6 Click Add Configuration is now complete ...

Page 27: ...T 3 51 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 or XP Additional Recommendations Screen resolution of 800x600 or greater Installation Use the supplied CD ROM This CD ROM will usually auto run If auto run is disabled on your computer run the SETUP exe program in the root folder 1 Click on the Installation button and select 2 Administration BiAdmin is always installed if the Administrator option is chosen 2 Star...

Page 28: ...rvers found on the network When a Print 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 If the desired Print Server is not listed try the following Check that the device is installed and ON then Refresh the list If the Wireless Print Server is on another LAN segment use the InitDevice ...

Page 29: ...ed Print Server Printer Status Menu equivalent Main Printer Status After selecting this icon a Detail button will be available to show more information about the printer Select the desired port from the drop down list to display the current status of the printer attached to the port Possible states are Status On line Off line or Out of Paper Printing Information Idle PrintingIf the printer is Bi d...

Page 30: ...details Wizard This Print 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 Section 3 Upgrade Menu Equivalent Main Upgrade This option allows you to upgrade the firmware for the selected Print Server Before using this option you need to obtain the BIN file for the firmware upgrade and copy it to ...

Page 31: ...eboot This should be done after making any configuration changes or if the device stops responding after some problems Restore to Factory Default This will restore ALL device values to their factory defaults To restore only the current screen use the Set to Default button on the screen Attached Remote This is used to connect to a Print Server device on another LAN segment You need to know the IP a...

Page 32: ... available will vary depending on the Wireless Print Server model selected The possible tabs are System TCP IP AppleTalk NetBEUI Internet Printing Port NetWare SNMP System Tab This screen allows you to Change the name of the Wireless Print Server Change the Password for the Wireless Print Server Set the Network Protocols used the selected Print Server Any protocols not used on your LAN may be disa...

Page 33: ...s on your LAN or on the same LAN segment if you have a Router Gateway Use the same values as computers on your LAN or on the same LAN segment if you have a Router Some Print Server models also support the Auto IP function If the Wireless Print Server is set to Dynamic IP Address but there s no DHCP server found on the network the Wireless Print Server will get an IP from the range of 169 254 1 1 1...

Page 34: ... 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 The Printer Type field is used to describe the printer driver used for each port Set Communication Protocol to ASCII or Binary This must match the setting on the Apple computer systems using the Wireless Print Server ...

Page 35: ... Choose the Domain name for the selected Wireless Print 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 YES causes a print job to be terminated if a printing error occurs NO default will try to continue but may cause print errors ...

Page 36: ...ulti Port Print Server User Guide Internet Printing Tab The Internet Printing feature allows you to send print jobs to the Wireless Print Server using Internet E mail Please refer to Section 7 Special Features for Internet Mail Printing Configuration details ...

Page 37: ...lected Logical Port Select the Logical Printer Port you wish to configure The number of Logical Port depends on the number of physical port the device has The Maximum available number is 8 Map to Physical Port Select the physical Printer Port which the Logical printer will use Convert LF to LF CR If checked LF line feed characters are changed to CR LF carriage return line feed Prefix of Job The pr...

Page 38: ...xtended Service Set Identifier To communicate all Wireless stations MUST use the same SSID ESSID Change this value or change the other Wireless stations to ensure each Wireless station has the same value The default value is null so the Wireless station can join any Ad hoc group Note The SSID is case sensitive Channel No The effect of this setting depends on the Network Type setting In Infrastruct...

Page 39: ...st provide either the 64 Bit key table or the 128 Bit keys The key is used to encrypt the data before transmission WEP Authentication Options are Open System or Shared Key Select the method Open System or Shared Key used by other Wireless Stations Shared Key is more secure than Open System 64 Bits 128Bits Select 64Bits or 128Bits as required to match other Wireless stations on your WLAN Stations w...

Page 40: ... be shown State This indicates which access point is currently in use Current Channel The current channel which has been used Current TX Rate The current transmitting speed Throughput Tx This will show how much data has been transmitted per second Throughput Rx This will show how much data has been received per second Link Quality This indicates the quality of the Wireless connection Signal Streng...

Page 41: ...ne and determine the IP Address allocated to the Wireless Print Server Use the Diagnostic Button if fitted to print a report which includes the current IP address Press the Diagnostic Button and hold it for 2 seconds Use the Setup Wizard BiAdmin or another Print Server utility to allocate a valid IP Address to the Wireless Print Server Add an entry to the arp table to associate the hardware addres...

Page 42: ...rver e g http 192 1681 5 3 You will then be prompted for the password If no password has been set the Status screen will appear 4 Use the menu bar to navigate the different configuration screens Remember to save each screen before changing to a different screen Configuration Screens Server Status This screen shows server system data and the current settings for all of the other screens It is read ...

Page 43: ...lable Status The current status of the printer On line Off line Out of paper Printing Information This will show either Idle or Printing Configure Server Print Server Name Change the default name if you wish The new name must not contain any spaces or blanks Password Enter the device password and again in the Verify field Once a password is entered it is required in order to gain access and change...

Page 44: ...ple systems can gain access to this printer Printer Object Type These are text fields used to describe the printer driver used for each port The Wireless Print Server is designed to work with LaserWriter or 100 compatible printers Communication Protocol Sets whether the port uses ASCII or Binary Communication Protocol The default is Binary ...

Page 45: ...itive so names with different case will be considered to be the same name Response Time Set how fast jobs are sent to the printer The default value of zero 0 delay should be increased only if your printer cannot cope with no delays Abort Job if Error YES terminates a print job if a printing error occurs NO default will try to continue but may cause print errors If print errors occur try setting th...

Page 46: ...egment to which the Wireless Print Server is attached Gateway Address If your network segment has a router or gateways enter its IP Address here Otherwise leave the address as 0 0 0 0 Connection Delay before reconnection attempts Sets how long the Wireless Print Server should wait before retrying a TCP IP connection which is lost Allowable values are from 0 to 255 seconds with 2 as the default Num...

Page 47: ...he default value is null Note The SSID is case sensitive Channel No 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 Network Type Select the correct value for your Wireless LAN 802 11 Ad hoc mode is used when there is no Wireless Access Point and each Wirel...

Page 48: ...cluding this Access Point always transmit data encrypted using their default key The key number 1 2 3 4 is also transmitted The receiving station will use the key number 1 2 3 4 to determine which key value to use for decryption If the key value does not match the transmitting station decryption will fail The easiest way to ensure there are no problems is to have every Station including the Access...

Page 49: ... Click the Get Data button to update the display with the current data for the selected logical printer Port Select the Printer Port which the Logical printer will use Pre string The printer control string in hex to be sent to the printer before each print job This string cannot exceed 15 characters Post String The printer control string in hex to be sent to the printer after each print job This s...

Page 50: ...www netcomm com au Rev 1 YML667 Page 50 NP5000 Wireless Multi Port Print Server User Guide Internet Printing See Internet Mail Printing in Section 7 for details of this feature ...

Page 51: ...Client must also know the IP Address or URL or the IPP Server IPP Server Configuration The Wireless Print Server contains the necessary firmware to act as an IPP Server No additional configuration is necessary However the following requirements must be met The Wireless Print Server must have a valid IP Address For printing via the Internet the Wireless Print Server s IP Address must be external al...

Page 52: ...ing screens to complete the installation Installing using IPP_CLIENT EXE 1 Run this program to unzip the included files 2 The IPP Setup program will then run 3 Follow the prompts to complete the installation IPP Client Configuration Windows 95 98 ME 2000 XP NT 4 0 1 Run the Add IPP Port program entry created by the installation A screen like the following will be displayed 2 If Internet access fro...

Page 53: ...other options are set individually for each IPP Port Changing the IPP Port Settings After the IPP port is created you can reach the IPP Port screen using the Windows Port Settings button 1 Open the Printers folder Start Settings Printers 2 Right click the IPP Printer and select Properties 3 Locate and click the Port Settings button Details or Port tab depending on your version of Windows There are...

Page 54: ... your Intranet and enter the URL of the IPP Server as follows where ip_address represents the IP Address of the IPP Server and 631 is the port number Port 1 ip_address 631 ipp P1 Port 2 if exists ip_address 631 ipp P2 Port 3 if exists ip_address 631 ipp P3 These entries are case sensitive They must be entered as shown with ipp in lower case and P1 P2 and P3 in UPPER case 4 If the connection can be...

Page 55: ...d with Add IPP Port An IPP Server may be unavailable for any of the following reasons It is powered off A printer problem has caused the IPP Server to cease responding and a restart reboot is required The Server s IP Address has changed The Internet connection for the IPP Server is down Network congestion causes the connection attempt to time out If using the supplied IPP Client software there are...

Page 56: ...s Base64 Encoding for mail attachments Internet Print Server TCIP IP Protocol The LAN must use the TCP IP protocol Mail Server Access The Wireless Print Server must be able to access the Mail Server using a single IP address Mail Account The Wireless Print Server must have a Mail Account Users print by sending an E Mail to this mail account User Client Requirements Internet Connection Either throu...

Page 57: ...il If ON then all E Mail received is printed Otherwise only E Mail from the InterNet Printing Port will be printed Print Banner If YES default a banner page is printed to identify the owner of the print job Mail Response when Printed If YES all print jobs receive an E Mail response If NO only users who set this option in their InterNet Printing Port software receive an E Mail You will need to rese...

Page 58: ...new printer port Remote Printer E mail Address The E Mail address for the Internet printer Your print jobs will be sent to this E Mail address Mail Server Nameor IP Address This is the name or IP Address of your Mail Server If you are on a LAN ask the LAN Administrator If using a dial up connection use the data provided by your ISP Your Internet E mail Address The normal address that people use to...

Page 59: ...ternet Printer The procedure is as follows 1 Connect your default printer to the InterNet Printing Port 2 Check that Reply Notification Mail in the InterNet Printing Port is ON 3 From Notepad or another text editor print a short message e g This is a test print to the Internet Printer You will receive a reply E Mail containing the Printer ID which will identify the printer attached to the Wireless...

Page 60: ...less Print Server the following settings should be assigned to it in addition to the IP Address Gateway Address and Subnet Mask SNMP Settings SysContact Text Field Name of the contact person SysLocation Text Field Location of the contact person Management Station IP Address s Up to 4 Management Stations can be entered Trap Receiving IP Address s Up to 4 Trap Receiving Stations can be entered Manag...

Page 61: ...may arise and the solutions to them Overview If you encounter printing difficulties please refer to the appropriate section If after following the advice in these documents the Wireless Print Server still does not function properly please do not hesitate to contact NetComm s Customer Support Department Email support netcomm com au Fax 02 9424 2010 Web www netcomm com au ...

Page 62: ...ireless Print Server to match your LAN environment If using TCP IP Ensure that there are no routers between the Wireless Print Server and the computer used for configuration Ensure that the computer used for configuration has the TCP IP network protocol installed Test its network connection by seeing if you can locate other LAN devices from the computer e g Use Network Neighborhood and try to brow...

Page 63: ...ork with multiple zones make sure the correct zone is selected from the AppleTalk Zones box in the Chooser Problem No 3 My document didn t print to the right printer Solution No 3 Check the following Another Print Server with the same name may have received your print job Use the PSTOOL to reconfigure your Print Server name and ensure all Print Server s have unique names Make sure your application...

Page 64: ...printer receives a color file it tries to match the printed output color to the screen color Sometimes the printer cannot match up the colors as closely as wanted To alleviate this problem perform the following steps Choose Calibrated Color Grayscale in the Print pop up menu in the Print Options dialog box The printer will make adjustments to match the colors Check your monitor to make sure all se...

Page 65: ...int Port Driver for Peer to Peer Printing but when I selected a port on a Print Server and clicked Add the printer was not installed Solution No 2 Try installing the Printer using the standard Windows tools as follows 1 Start the Add Printer Wizard 2 Select Network Printer when prompted How is the printer attached to your Computer and click Next 3 When prompted for the Network Path or Queue enter ...

Page 66: ...ut the process is identical If using Window NT or 2000 do NOT enable Sharing for the printer Problem No 4 When printing from some software applications such as Power Point it takes a long time and the print out is incorrect Solution No 4 The problem is due to the printer which is being configured to Start printing after the first page is spooled To change this setting Go to Control Panel Printers ...

Page 67: ...rint or prints garbage Solution No 7 The problem may be due to the printer if the printer you used is an old model with low speed the following steps may solve this problem Try the following Open the BiAdmin Utility Click the Printer Status icon Change the Printer Type setting to Low Speed or set the Handshake Signal setting to Ack Busy ...

Page 68: ...on Windows NT Setup will display a message asking for the full path to the Windows NT distribution files Provide the appropriate location and click the Continue button All necessary files will be copied to your hard disk 5 If you did not check the Enable Automatic DHCP Configuration option in the Windows NT TCP IP Installation Options dialog box you must complete all the required TCP IP configurat...

Page 69: ...ll see this information when browsing to find this printer 7 Complete any other configuration information in the Create Printer dialog box save and exit Client computers can now be configured as described in Section 4 Client Configuration Windows NT 4 0 1 Go to Start Settings Printer and invoke the Add Printer wizard 2 When prompted with This printer will be managed by select My Computer and click...

Page 70: ...er 4 Follow the prompts to complete the installation 5 In the Printers folder right click the new printer and select Sharing Select Shared As and enter an appropriate name for this printer Users will see this name when browsing for the printer during installation If desired click Additional Drivers and install printer drivers for other versions of Windows such as Windows 98 This will assist users ...

Page 71: ...e Page 71 Unix Systems Your Print Server can be configured using FTP and it supports the following Unix printing methods LPD FTP Direct Socket Interface For full details on using Unix systems with your Print Server refer to the Unix manual in the Manual Unix directory on the CD ROM ...

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