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802.11b Print Server
User’s Guide
Part Number 40148-100
Revision 1.0
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Copyright Notice All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechani- cal, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of TROY Group, Inc. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this TROY product. TROY is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other products. Neither TROY nor its affiliates shall be liable
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Contents Introduction System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Network Operting Systems Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Network Protocols Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1 Installing the EtherWind Print Server Hardware Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 Unpacking the Print Server . . . . . . . . . .
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11 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1 Loading the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-3 Uninstalling the EtherWind Wireless Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-4 12 Where to Get Help Worldwide Web Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1 Contacting TROY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1 Ret
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Introduction The EtherWind 802.11b Wireless Print Server lets you communicate with printers from anywhere on an 802.11b wireless network. You can use the print server in ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) or infrastructure (access point) wireless mode, as shown below. EtherWind Laptop computer with Printer 802.11b capabilities Ad-Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer) 802.11b Access Point Laptop computer with 802.11b capabilities EtherWind Printer Infrastructure Mode (With Access Point) The print server operates at speed
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System Requirements To use the EtherWind for printing from a wireless network, you need an 802.11b wireless network. The wireless network will consist of either of the following: w An 802.11b wireless enabled PC or Macintosh printing straight to the printer (Ad-Hoc or Peer-to-Peer Mode). w An 802.11b wireless Access point allowing wireless and wired Ethernet enabled computers to print to the EtherWind. To configure and print to the EtherWind, you need the following: w The MAC address from the l
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w AppleTalk • Apple Printer Utility compatibility • Binary AppleTalk support • AppleTalk spoofing w IPX/SPX • NetWare RPrinter Bindery mode • NetWare PServer Bindery mode • NetWare NPrinter NDS mode with NDPS support • NetWare PServer NDS mode • Ethernet II, 802.3, 802.2, 802.2 SNAP Frame types • Compatible with PCONSOLE, NWADMIN, PRINTCON, and other Novell utilities w NetBEUI w DEC LAT (-N models only) w Banyan VINES (-N models only) w PrintraNet Internet Printing 3
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Installing the 1 EtherWind Print Server Hardware Before You Begin Before you install the EtherWind wireless print server, make sure that your printer or other device and your computer already function properly via a parallel, serial or USB printer cable. Refer to your printer’s documentation for instructions on using and maintaining your printer. In addition, make sure that you have properly installed the 802.11b wireless equipment and software you are using to communicate to the EtherWind as d
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EtherWind Connectors, Switches, and LEDs Test Switch. Press down this switch for less than 5 seconds to print a test page on the printer. The test page will show the current wireless and network settings of the EtherWind wireless print server. Press it down for more than 5 seconds to reset the EtherWind to its factory default parameters. If you hold the test switch down upon powering up, the print server will power up in Ad-Hoc mode on RF Channel 11 with the SSID of printer. Power Connector.
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Connecting to a Printer Follow these steps to connect the EtherWind wireless print server to your printer: 1. Attach the EtherWind to the desktop mounting base. 2. Make sure the printer is off. 3. Connect the parallel cable to the print server and the printer. 4. Plug the power cord from the power supply into a wall outlet or power strip. 5. Connect the the power supply to the EtherWind. 6. Turn the printer on. Verifying Successful Installation When the print server is powered on, the EtherWind
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Connecting the EtherWind to an RS-232 Serial Device Note: Skip this section if you are not using the EtherWind serial port. The EtherWind has one standard PC-compatible 9-pin female D-connectors. The serial port uses PC-compatible 9-pin male D-connectors. Note that the standard off-the-shelf 9-pin female to 25-pin male PC cables will require a null modem in order to connect to most printers or terminals. The pin-outs are as follows: DB9 DTE DCE pin Signal Signal pin pin 1 Not used Not used -
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SET PORT S1 CONSOLE ENABLED You can remotely restore the port to normal serial operation by unselecting Console Mode from WebXAdmin or by using the console command SET PORT serialport CONSOLE DISABLED. The serial ports are factory set at 115200bps, 8-bit data, CTS/RTS (Hardware) flow control, and no parity. If your printer or serial device requires different set- tings, you must use WebXAdmin or a console terminal connected to port S1 as described in the previous paragraph. With WebXAdmin, se
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Configuring the 2 EtherWind 802.11b and IP Settings Configuring the EtherWind There are three basic steps required to configure the EtherWind: 1. Configuring the EtherWind 802.11b settings. To operate on an 802.11b net- work, you must set the wireless (ad-hoc or infrastructure), SSID, channel, data rate and WEP encryption. All nodes of a wireless network need to have the same settings in order to communicate with each other. 2. Configuring the IP address settings. You will need to set the IP ad
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this option, select Ad-hoc Computer-to-Computer, or whatever mode your adapter uses to communicate on a wireless network without an access point. w If you are using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption on your wireless network, you will need to temporarily disable WEP on your PC in order to configure the print server. If you are using an access point with WEP enabled and it does not allow non- wep clients to communicate with other non-wep clients, then you will also need to temporarily chan
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Installing the Software Follow these steps to install the WP-Admin software and configure the print server. 1. Insert the EtherWind Wireless Configuration CD-ROM into your PC or Macintosh. Note: There is also a Linux version of the WP-Admin utility available on the TROY website (www.troygroup.com). 2. If you are using a Windows computer, click on Install TROY EtherWind Utilities, then click on Install EtherWind Configuration Utilities and Printing Software. If you are using a Macintosh compu
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Note: If you don’t see the print server in the list, hold down the button for more than 5 seconds to reset it to factory defaults and try the search again. If you still don’t see it, check the troubleshooting section (chapter 11). 5. When you see the print server you want to configure in the list, highlight it and click Configure. If you are using DHCP, wait until the print server gets an IP Address from the DHCP server and is updated on the search screen before configuring (the IP address will
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• If your network uses WEP encryption, you will need to enable WEP and enter the appropriate WEP key(s). Contact your system manager to deter- mine what information . • If you are using TCP/IP (recommended for Windows printing) and you do not have a DHCP server (see note below), you will need to manually assign a valid IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway and then set the Boot Method to Static. • If you are using a Macintosh, no further configuration should be necessary. When you are done co
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