Tharo Systems Tharo V-424 Plus, User Manual

Page 1: ...Covers H 427 H 436 H 626 H 634 V 424 Plus and V 434 Plus User s Manual for Wired Wireless Ethernet Interface Print Servers December 2009 Revision ...

Page 2: ...ing an IP Address to the Print Server 8 3 3 1 Preliminary Notes 8 3 3 2 Setting the IP Address Using the NetPS Control Center Software 10 3 3 3 Setting the IP Address Using the Print Server s Web Pages 12 3 4 Wireless Connection 14 3 4 1 Preliminary Notes 14 3 4 2 Wireless Configuration Using the NetPS Control Center Software 15 3 4 3 Wireless Configuration Using the Print Server s Web Page 17 4 T...

Page 3: ...inuously monitor the status of the connected printer Upgradeable The Ethernet Interface Adaptor Card Print Server s firmware can be upgraded over the network This allows you to quickly take advantage of any operational enhancements by updating the Ethernet Interface Adaptor Card Print Server s firmware remotely A Windows based system is still required for the initial setup using the NetPS Control ...

Page 4: ...IE Netscape ETHERNET Security Setup Password Connection Password Connector Dual row 8 pin header USB Port Standard USB 2 0 Host mode Full Speed 12 Mbit s POWER DC 5V 300mA LED LAMP SYS PWR LAN 100 Mbit s LAN 10 Mbit s ENVIRONMENT Operating Temperature 0 50 Storage Temperature 10 70 DIMENSIONS 95 x 51 5 x 20 mm W x D x H WEIGHT 100 grams OTHERS Watch Dog Function Update Firmware via Ethernet interf...

Page 5: ...d Connection Password Connector RJ 45 Connector Standard IEEE 802 3 10 100Base Tx Ethernet Function Wireless LAN setup configuration and an alternative to the Wireless LAN Connector Dual row 8 pin header connector USB Port Standard Host mode Full Speed 12 Mbit s POWER DC 5V 500mA LED LAMP SYS PWR LAN WLAN ENVIRONMENT Operating Temperature 0 45 Storage Temperature 10 70 DIMENSIONS 95 x 70 x 20 mm W...

Page 6: ...face of the NetPS Control Center Software has 3 functions 1 Refresh Server List performs and a search of the network for Tharo Printers with Print Servers 2 Go to Homepage opens the web page of the selected Print Server 3 Configure Server configures the selected Printer Server NOTE You can double click on the selected Print Server to get the Configure Server function You can also right click the m...

Page 7: ...trol Center software has the following selections System Menu Select the Exit to close the Control Center Software Tools Menu Select Configuration to configure the NetPS Control Center Software The configuration includes Print Server information and settings and language settings Help Menu Displays the version number of the NetPS Control Center Software Closing the NetPS Control Center Software Th...

Page 8: ...off 2 Connect the printer to the network using a category 5 RJ 45 cable 3 Turn the printer on and make sure the LCD says Ready to Print 3 3 Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server 3 3 1 Preliminary Notes Methods for Setting the IP Address You can set the IP address of your Print Server using one of the following methods depending on your network operating environment Automatic IP Address Assig...

Page 9: ...WLAN If you connect two or more Print Servers to your local area network you will have to change the server names by using the NetPS Control Center Software or the Print Server s web pages The Print Server only uses the first 15 characters of the Server name ...

Page 10: ...ch your network for compatible Print Servers 2 Select the Print Server you want to configure from the list of found Print Servers 3 Double click the name of the highlighted Print Server You will be prompted for a Username default admin and Password default admin 4 Select TCP IP from the Print Server s menu The Set IP Address dialog will be displayed ...

Page 11: ...o define a Subnet Mask and Default Gateway If you choose to use DHCP you can specify a DNS by clicking the Manual DNS button and manually assigning the DNS the Print Server should use 6 Click Apply to save your settings and the Print Server will reboot 7 The configuration of the Print Server s IP address is complete ...

Page 12: ...n also open the Print Server s Web Page from within the NetPS Control Center Software Select the Print Server you want to configure and then click the Go to Homepage Icon 3 Click Login to log in 4 You will be prompted for a Username default admin and Password default admin Then click the Login button 5 You will be presented with the Print Server s Status page ...

Page 13: ...c IP addressing or Dynamic to use DHCP When assigning a static IP address you must also define a Subnet Mask and Default Gateway If you choose to use DHCP you can specify a DNS by clicking the Manual DNS button and manually assigning the DNS the Print Server should use ...

Page 14: ...or 2 Ad hoc mode which connects 2 nearby wireless PC devices with the same SSID Service Set ID When changing security related parameters the Print Server should be changed first and the wireless access point should be changed second That is because if you change the wireless access point first and your changes cause a loss of communications you will have to re attach the LAN connection to modify t...

Page 15: ...nt Servers NOTE If the wireless parameters are not set correctly you have to use the wired LAN interface to access the Print Server 2 Select the Print Server you want to configure from the list of found Print Servers 3 To change the configuration of the selected Print Server click the Configure Server button You can also you can double click the name of the highlighted Print Server ...

Page 16: ...SSID and the correct security information NOTE Wireless security can set to WEP64 WEP128 or WPA PSK TKIP 7 If the wireless network is secured using the WEP64 or WEP128 authentication method you will need to set the key index Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 or Key 4 and enter the WEP key string 8 If the wireless network is secured using WPA PSK TKIP you will need to set the shared key correctly NOTE The use of W...

Page 17: ...nterface 3 4 3 Wireless Configuration Using the Print Server s Web Page NOTE The Print Server s web page interface is not available for the initial setup of the Print Server You must use the NetPS Control Center Software for the initial setup of the Print Server 1 Open a Web browser and type the IP address of the Print Server in the address bar ...

Page 18: ...NetPS Control Center Software Select the Print Server you want to configure and then click the Go to Homepage Icon NOTE If the wireless parameters are not set correctly you have to use the wired LAN interface to access the Network Printer Server 3 Click Login to log in ...

Page 19: ...will be prompted for a Username default admin and Password default admin Then click the Login button 5 You will be presented with the Print Server s General Configuration page 6 Click Configuration 7 Click WLAN ...

Page 20: ... TKIP 9 If the wireless network is secured using the WEP64 or WEP128 authentication method you will need to set the key index Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 or Key 4 and enter the WEP key string 10 If the wireless network is secured using WPA PSK TKIP you will need to set the shared key correctly NOTE The use of WPA PSK TKIP is not supported in ad hoc mode 11 Click Submit to save your settings and the Print Se...

Page 21: ...interface and cycle the power on the printer 13 This completes the configuration of the Print Server s wireless LAN interface IMPORTANT NOTE The Wired LAN interface MUST be disconnected in order for the Wireless interface to function ...

Page 22: ... http server daemon httpd on TCP port 9100 Users can use the web pages to see the Print Server s status and configure the Print Server 4 2 Using the Print Server s Web Pages 4 2 1 The Print Server s Status Page You can view the Printer Print Server TCP IP and Wireless settings ...

Page 23: ...Restore Factory Defaults for more information Set Administrator New Administrator enter the name of the administrator New Password enter the password Retype Password confirm the password User Accounts list User name the name of an account to access the storage in the Print Server Password enter the password for the new user Add click the Add button to create the new user account after entering the...

Page 24: ... access to your wireless network See the Set Wireless Configuration Using Server s Web Pages section for more details Printer Configuration Change the configurations of the printer Please refer to the printer s operator s manual for more details ...

Page 25: ... the Server s web pages or by using the NetPS Control Center You can set community and some parameters for SNMP server SNMP REQUIRES Printer firmware 3 014 or higher The SNMP Configuration includes Authentic Community Sets the Community name of the SNMP server Trap Community Sets the Trap Community name for the SNMP server to send trap packets Trap Address IP Enter an IP address to send the Trap p...

Page 26: ...mber the range is from 1 to 65535 Typical is 25 Subject The subject of notification mail From Address The From Address of notification mail To Address The From Address of notification mail Cc The Cc receiver of notification mail Duration Cycle Sets the amount of time in hours to wait before sending the notification mail Event Counter Sets the number of errors to accumulate before sending the notif...

Page 27: ...nance page Printer Firmware Upgrade Click Open to find the firmware file to be loaded Click Upload to upload the firmware to the printer Server Factory Default Click this button and the Server will restore the factory default values Server Firmware Upgrade Click Open to find the firmware file to be loaded Click Upload to upload the firmware to the Print Server Restart Server Click this button and ...

Page 28: ...e will be displayed in the Output Message window Diagnosis The Diagnosis page can check the hardware status of printer Click the TPH Resistance button to check the dot information of Thermal Print Head The result of the test will be displayed in the Output Result window Click the Auto Sensing button and the printer will perform an Auto Sense test to find the media Click the Printer Config button t...

Page 29: ...he printer You can click the Dump button to get error messages from the printer and display them in the Alert Message window Click the e mail button to send the message to a designated e mail address or click the Clear button to delete the contents of the Alert Message window ...

Page 30: ...mputer s Gateway address Both must be in the same Gateway domain to change the Print Server s settings using IE Why can t I change the IP address of Ethernet Wireless LAN module Login to the NetPS Control Center and change the DHCP client to TCP IP When I use Firefox the text on the web interface wraps to the next line making it hard to read We have found that when using Firefox setting the font o...

Page 31: ...Web browser and type the IP address of the Print Server in the address bar 2 Click Login to log in 3 You will be prompted for a Username default admin and Password default admin Then click the Login button 4 Click Maintenance 5 Click Server Factory Default 6 Click Yes to confirm and the factory default settings will be loaded ...

Page 32: ...ss bar 2 Click Login to log in 3 You will be prompted for a Username default admin and Password default admin Then click the Login button 4 Click Maintenance 5 Click Server Firmware Upgrade 6 Click the Browse button to choose the firmware file you want to load 7 Click the Upload button to start the firmware upgrade 8 Wait for 15 seconds for the system to reboot ...