D-Link DP-G321 - Manuals

5 External Features Port Connectors The DP-G321’s two USB ports and parallel port are located on its rear panel. The printer port can be configured using the PS Admin program or the print server’s Telnet interface. (See the PS Admin User’s Guide , available on the CD that came with the DP-G321, for ...

6 Front Panel LED Indicators There are two front panel indicators, each holding two separate LEDs (aligned in a vertical position). As shown below, the first indicator holds the Power and the USB LED. The second indicator holds the Ethernet and WLAN LED. Upon boot-up, the Power light stays on contin...

7 Network Cable Connector The Print Server’s rear panel has a LAN port for CAT5 Ethernet cabling. The port supports the NWay protocol, allowing the Print Server to automatically detect or negotiate the transmission speed of the network. DC Power Connector The DC power input connector is located on t...

8 D-Link wireless products are based on industry standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your home, business or public access wireless networks. D-Link wireless products will allow you access to the data you want, when and where you want it. You will b...

9 Standards-Based Technology Based on the IEEE 802.11g standard, the DP-G321 is interoperable with existing compatible 2.4GHz wireless technology with data transfer speeds of up to 54Mbpswhen used with other D-Link Air Plus G devices. Wireless Basics (cont.) Installation Considerations The D-Link Ai...

10 Setting up the DP-G321 Installing the Print Server WARNING: Configuration problems may result if the Print Server is powered up without first establishing its network connection. Follow this procedure to avoid complications at the configuration stage. Confirm proper operation of your printer befo...

11 Immediately after power-up, three of the green LEDs should illuminate steadily for several seconds. Then the USB LED should flash three times. Irregularity of the LED during this LED test may mean there is a problem with the LED itself.The actual component tests immediately follow the LED tests. ...

12 When you enter the default IP address, the main screen of the Print Server’s con-figuration will appear (see below). In addition to the product information, you canaccess and control the Print Server’s configuration through four links on the top ofthis main screen: Home , Configuration , Tools , ...

13 Device Status: Information about theprint server, includingthe firmware version,MAC/IP address, andthe “up time” can befound in this field. Printer Status: The items in this fielddisplay informationabout the printer,such as the givenname of the printer,speed, printer status,and the status of your...

14 Using the Web Configuration (continued) Home > Wireless Click the Wireless button in the left column to display information about the wireless LAN. Clicking Refresh will update the information. Wireless Status: The items in this field display information about the wireless LAN, such as the con...

15 Click the Network button in the leftcolumn to displayinformation aboutthe wireless LAN.Clicking Refresh will update theinformation. Using the Web Configuration (continued) Home > Network Auto IP: This field contains thecurrent settings ofTCP/IP, includingDHCP/BOOTP,UPnP, and MACRendezvous. The...

16 Click the User button in the left column to display the user’s information. Using the Web Configuration (continued) Home > User Users Printing Log: The items in this field display the user(s) information, which include the user(s) Mac address, IP address, name, and status of printing tasks.

17 Configuration Click on the Configuration tab from the tools bar of the main screen to enter the configuration page; it provides the configuration options that include System Device and Port Setting . System Device and Port Setting This option will show you settings required to configure the DP-G3...

18 Using the Web Configuration (continued) Configuration > System Device and Port Setting Server Name: Assign a name to the print server. Location (optional): Assign a location for the print server. Admin contact (optional): Assign the Admin’s contact name for the print server. Port Settings In t...

19 Connection Mode: Select one of two connection modes: „ Infrastructure (default): Connect to an existing wireless AP or router in a WLAN. „ Ad-Hoc: Connect to wireless clients in the Peer-to-Peer mode. Using the Web Configuration (continued) Configuration > Wireless SSID: Assign the SSID in thi...

21 Using the Web Configuration (continued) Configuration > Network TCP/IP This field contains three options that allow you to configure the TCP/IP setting: IP Address: This option allows you to set the IP address manually or automatically. When you choose Manually Assign , you should enter the re...

22 Using the Web Configuration (continued) Configuration > User Printing Control By configuring the Enable User Printing Control option ( Yes or No ), the user in the User List is permitted to access the print server or not. Define Users You can add/delete the user(s) to/from the User List. The U...

23 Using the Web Configuration (continued) Configuration > SNMP SNMP Management SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a set of protocols for managingcomplex networks. Community 1/2/3: Enter a name in the Name box, and configure the Access Right by selecting Read Only or Read/Write from the...

24 Tools Using the Web Configuration (continued) Print Test Click Test to print a test page from the selected USB or parallel port. Click on the Tools link from the tools bar of the main screen to enter the Tools Page; it provides the control options that include Print Test , E-mail , Reset , Upgrad...

25 Using the Web Configuration (continued) Tools > Email You can assign an E-mail address to the print server, so that the mail from theaccount can be printed out directly through the printer (ASCII text only). To enablethis function, enter the E-mail account in the Print Server E-mail Address bo...

26 Using the Web Configuration (continued) Tools > Email (continued) E-mail Notification You can set the print server to send a message through E-mail when the printerstatus changes. To enable this function, set the Enable e-mail notification for printer status changing option to Yes . Then, inpu...

27 Using the Web Configuration (continued) Tools > Upgrade Firmware Upgrade When a new version of firmware is available (e.g., downloaded from themanufacturer’s website), you can upgrade the firmware of your print server. Click Browse to locate the firmware file, then click Apply .

28 Using the Web Configuration (continued) Tools > Backup Backup Device Configuration to File Click Apply to backup your current configuration of the print server to file and then save in the computer. Restore Device Configuration from File You can reload a configuration that you saved before. Cl...

29 Using the Web Configuration (continued) Help Click on the Help link from the tools bar of the main screen to enter the Help Page. This page provides a link to D-Link’s support website. D-Link’s support website willprovide the most up to date information on your DP-G321 Print Server. Pleasecheck t...

30 TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP Open the web browser, and type in the IP Address of the DP-G321.For example, type http://192.168.0.10 into the Location or Address field. Press the Enter or (Return) Key. Note: The PC’s IP Address must be in the same subnet as the Print Server’s IPAddress for the tw...

31 TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP (continued) At the Configuration window, write down the Port Names for future reference. You will need this information later in the configuration process.

32 TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP (continued) Select your Connection Mode . Enter the SSID of the remote access point or wireless router you wish to connect to.If you would like to set WEP Encryption, select the encryption level and the key here.Click Apply .

33 TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP (continued) When you select TCP/IP Protocol at the Network window, the screen below appears. (We recommend that you keep the default settings as shown.) If you needto make changes, make sure to click Apply after you have made the changes. (You may wish to make a not...

34 Go to Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes >Add a Printer Click Next . TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP (continued)

35 TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP (continued) Select Local Printer . Click Next . Select Create a new port. At the pull-down menu, highlight Standard TCP/IP Port. Click Next . Click Next . Deselect Automatically detect and install myPlug and Play printer .

36 Click OK . Input the Port Name ofthe port being used bythe printer. Select LPR . Select Custom . Then click Settings . TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP (continued) Type in the IP address ofthe Print Server (i.e.192.168.0.10). The Port Name will automatically be filled in.

37 Click Finish . TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP (continued) Click Next . Highlight the printer, as shown.If the desired printer is not onthe list, click Have Disk and insert the printer driver disk thatcame with your printer to installthe printer drivers. Click Next .

39 TCP/IP Printing for Windows 2000 Open the Web browser, and type in the IP Address of the DP-G321.For example, type http://192.168.0.10 into the Location or Address field. Press the Enter or (Return) Key. Note: The PC’s IP Address must be in the same subnet as the Print Server’s IPAddress for the ...

41 TCP/IP Printing for Windows 2000 (continued) Select your Connection Mode . Enter the SSID of the remote access point or wireless router to which you wish to connect. If you would like to set WEP Encryption, select the encryption level and the key here.Click Apply .

42 TCP/IP Printing for Windows 2000 (continued) When you select TCP/IP Protocol at the Network window, the screen below appears. (We recommend that you keep the default settings as shown.) If you needto make changes, make sure to click Apply after you have made the changes. (You may wish to make a n...

43 Go to Start > Settings > Printers . Double-click on the Add Printer icon. Click Next . TCP/IP Printing for Windows 2000 (continued)

44 TCP/IP Printing for Windows 2000 (continued) Select Local Printer . Click Next . Select Create a new port at the pull-down menu, highlight Standard TCP/IP Port . Click Next .

45 TCP/IP Printing for Windows 2000 (continued) Click Next . Click Next . Type in the IP address of the PrintServer in the Printer Name or IP Address field. The Port Name field will automatically be filled in. Select “Custom . ” Then click on Settings .

50 TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me (continued) At the Configuration window, write down the Port Names for future reference. You will need this information later in the configuration process. The Port Name shown here is only an example.

52 TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me (continued) When you select TCP/IP Protocol at the Network window, the screen below will appear. (We recommend that you keep the default settings as shown.) If you needto make changes, make sure to click Apply after you have made the changes. (You may wish to m...

53 TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me (continued) Click Add . Highlight Client . Click Add . Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel . Double-click on Network .

54 TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me (continued) At this window,click Have Disk . Click OK to accept the location of the file. 2 22 22 3 33 33 1 11 11 4 44 44 1. 2. 3. Highlight lpr.inf . 4. Click OK . Insert the DP-G321CD-ROM into yourCD-ROM drive. Select the letterrepresenting theCD-ROM drive on...

55 TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me (continued) Click OK . You should now beback to the Network Properties Page. Highlight LPR for TCP/IP Printing . Click Properties .

58 Once your computer has rebooted, click on Start > Settings > Printers > Add Printer . When the Add Printer Wizard screen appears, click Next . Select Network Printer . Click Next . Type in the path if you know it,or click Browse . TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me continued)

60 TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me (continued) Select Yes to print a test page. Click Finish . Go to Start >Settings > Printers Check to see that yourprinter is installed.

62 Setting up Apple Talk or LPR Printing in Mac OS X At the Configure pull-down menu,select Manually . Open your System Preferences window and Click Network . With Mac OSX you can use AppleTalk or LPR printers using IP protocols for printingthrough Print Servers. Follow the instructions below for se...

63 The default IPaddress of the PrintServer is192.168.0.10.Manually changeyour IP Address to102.168.0.x, wherex is any numberbetween 1 and 254(except 10 which isthe IP Address ofthe Print Server.)The IP Addressesand Subnet Maskshown here areexamples only. Setting up Apple Talk or LPR Printing in Mac...

67 Setting up Apple Talk Printing in Mac OS 9 The AppleTalk network protocol is used with computers using the MacOS operatingsystem. It can be used for network communications over standard Ethernet or FastEthernet using the EtherTalk transport, or over a proprietary low-speed LocalTalktransport. You...

68 Printing from Mac OS Client Workstations The exact procedure for selecting a PostScript printer connected to your PrintServer may vary slightly, depending on what printer driver version you are using.The procedure described below assumes you are using the LaserWriter 8. To choose a printer connec...

69 Printing from Mac OS Client Workstations (continued) If you have not previouslyset this printer as thedefault, your computerwill prompt you for aPostScript PrinterDescription file. Choose Select PPD . If you wish to access this setting in the future, you can use the Setup button in the Chooser wi...

70 Networking Basics Using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP In this section you will learn how to establish a network at home or work, using Microsoft Windows XP . Note: Please refer to websites such as http://www.homenethelp.com and http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000 for information about n...

76 Networking Basics (continued) The new settings will take effect when you restart the computer. Click Yes to re- start the computer. You have completed configuring this computer. Next, you will need to run the Net- work Setup Disk on all the other computers on your network. After running the Netwo...

77 Networking Basics (continued) How to assign a Name to your computer To name your computer, please follow these directions in Windows XP : Click Start (in the lower left corner of the screen). Right-click My Computer . Select Properties . „ „ „ „ „ „ Select the Computer Name tab in the System Prop...

78 Networking Basics (continued) How to assign a Name to your Computer „ I n this window, enter the Computer name . Select Workgroup and enter the name of the Workgroup . All computers on your network must have the same Workgroup name. Click OK . „ „ „ How to find your IP Address in Windows XP The c...

79 Networking Basics (continued) How to find your IP Address in Windows XP This window will appear. Click the Support tab . Click Close . „ „ Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000 Note: DHCP-capable routers will automatically assign IP addresses to the com- puters on the network, using DH...

82 Technical Specifications Printer Connection Printer Port: USB 2.0 or Parallel Bidirectional Communication: Network Connection Network Standards: IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ethernet, IEEE 802.11g Wireless Standard Network Data Transfer Rate: 10/100 Mbps (megabits per second), up to 54Mbps Network Connect...

83 Frequently Asked Questions Q : I am unable to make a wireless connection between my wireless print server and my D- Link router. A : Most wireless connection problems are either caused by distance between your print server and your router or your router may be using WEP encryption. For trouble sh...

84 You can find software updates and user documentation on the D-Link website. D-Link provides free technical support for customers within the United States and withinCanada for the duration of the warranty period on this product. U.S. and Canadian customers can contact D-Link technical support thro...

85 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link”) provides this Limited warranty for its product only to the person or entity that originally purchased the product from: D-Link or its authorized reseller or distributor andProducts purchased and delivered within...

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