LevelOne WPS-100USB - Manuals

Page 2 Safety Instructions For your own safety, and to protect your LevelOne Printer Server, please observe the following safety advice. 1. Unplug this device from its power source before cleaning. Use only a slightly dampened cloth fo r cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. 2. Avoid usin...

Page 3 Package Contents You should find the following items packaged with your LevelOne Printer Server. If any items are missing, contact your dealer immediately. • The LevelOne Printer Server • Power Adapter • One CD-ROM containing all support programs and this manual • Quick Install Guide • Wirele...

Page 6 LED Indicators All models have two LED indicators on the top. The Status/Error LED is orange or red. The Power/Link indicator LED is green. The LED indicator modes are described in the following table. Green LED Red/Orange LED Status Description Off Off No power. On On Hardware error. Flashin...

Page 8 Chapter 2 LAN Installation This chapter describes how to install the LevelOne Printer Server in your Local Area Network. Procedure 1. Preparation • Ensure the power is OFF. Do not connect the LevelOne Printer Server while power is On. • For the PS 7100 and WPS-0100USB only, the PCMCIA wireles...

LAN Installation Page 9 5. Check the LEDs • The Red Error LED should flash, then turn Off. When the Red LED goes off and the Green LED remains lit or flashes, the LevelOne Printer Server is ready. • For models with USB ports, the Red Error LED will remain flashing if the LevelOne Printer Server can'...

Page 10 Chapter 3 LevelOne Printer Server Configuration This chapter provides an overview of the configuration process. Overview The LevelOne Printer Server is designed to support many different platforms, and the configuration required would depend upon the environment in which it is installed. • T...

Page 11 If the desired LevelOne Printer Server is not listed: • Check all cables to the LevelOne Printer Server. • Check the LevelOne Printer Server's LEDs: • The Red LED should be OFF and the Green LED should be ON o r flashing. • If your model supports 10BaseT and 100BaseT, check the 10/100BaseT l...

Page 12 Quickset Command-line DOS program, intended only to configure the LevelOne Printer Server for use with NetWare V2, 3 and 4. This program also has a limited ability to configure the NetWare Server itself. This program is on the CD-ROM, in the Utilities\DOS folder. Instructions for using the p...

Page 13 Chapter 4 Client PC Configuration The chapter details the client configuration required on LAN clients to use the printer or printers attached to the LevelOne Printer Server. Overview Before performing client configuration, the following conditions must be met: • LevelOne Printer Server must...

Page 14 Printing Methods The LevelOne Printer Server supports a number of printing methods: • Peer-to-peer Print Driver is used by the User installation on the CD-ROM. The print jobs are stored (queued) on your PC, and sent to the LevelOne Printer Server when it is available. • Server-based Print Qu...

Page 16 Windows Peer-to-peer Print Driver With this printing method, print jobs are stored (queued) on your PC, and then s ent to the LevelOne Printer Server when it is available. Setup Before performing the following procedure, the LevelOne Printer Server must be installed on your LAN, and configur...

Page 17 If your LevelOne Printer Server is not listed: • Select "List all LevelOne Printer Servers", and click the "Refresh" button. • Check that both the LevelOne Printer Server and the printer are properly connected, and powered on. • Check that the LevelOne Printer Server has been...

Page 18 • We recommend changing the Printer name to indicate which device is on. (e.g. HP2100 on SCA43600_P1) • If prompted about Sharing the printer, do NOT enable Sharing • When the Printer installation is finished, it will be listed in the Configure Printer Port screen above. Select it and click ...

Page 20 Windows SMB Printing This method requires no additional software to be installed, but the NetBEUI or TCP/IP protocol must be installed on your PC. Use the following procedure to install the LevelOne Printer Server's printer as a Windows SMB network printer: 1. Double -click the Network Neigh...

Page 21 Printing from MS -DOS Programs Windows can redirect print data from a parallel port on your PC (e.g. LPT1) to a network printer. This redirection 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 ...

Page 22 Windows using NDPS Before using NetWare NDPS (NetWare Distributed Printing Service), one or more NDPS Printer Agents must be created on the NetWare Server. See Appendix B for details of this procedure. Also, on your workstation , ensure that: • Novell IntranetWare Client v2.2 (or later) is i...

Page 23 Macintosh (AppleTalk) The LevelOne Printer Server supports AppleTalk (EtherTalk), PAP, ATP, NBP, ZIP and DDP protocols, enabling Macintosh computers on the network to view and use the LevelOne Printer Server as a regular AppleTalk printer. Normally, no configuration is required. For advanced...

Page 24 2. Use Chooser to select the desired LevelOne Printer Server. 3. Double click the CONFIG file, and edit it. The appropriate values for each line are described in the following section. The file should look like the example below, but may vary depending on your model. Begin CMD 0001 Device Na...

Page 26 Chapter 5 BiAdmin Management Utility This chapter describes the installation and operation of the BiAdmin Configuration & Management program. Requirements This program requires: • Windows 95, Windows 98 or ME • Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or XP Additional Recommendation...

Page 27 Operation • Start the program by using the icon created by the setup program. • When run, the program searches the network for all active LevelOne Printer Servers, then lists them on screen, as shown by the example screen below. Main Screen Figure 9: BiAdmin Main Screen Groups On the left si...

Page 28 Figure 10: System Configuration - Groups Device List On the right side of the screen is a list of all LevelOne Printer Servers found on the network. For each device, the following data is shown: • Default Name . The Default Server Name is shown on a sticker on the base of the device. • Devic...

Page 29 Device Information Menu equivalent: Status - Backup/Restore Device Information All of the settings for the current device are displayed in a read-only scrollable list in the left panel. You can use the "Save to File" and "Restore t o Device" buttons on this screen to save a c...

Page 30 NetBEUI Configuration Menu equivalent: Configuration - NetBEUI SNMP Configuration Menu equivalent: Configuration - SNMP Configuration is only required if using Simple Network Management Protocol. See Chapter 7 for details. Wireless Configuration This Icon will be active if the selected devic...

Page 31 InitDevice Menu Attach Remote This is used to connect to a LevelOne Printer Server device on another LAN segment. If your LAN does not have a Router, ignore this option. Connected Protocol This option allows you to designate which LAN protocol will be used for communication between the selec...

Page 32 Configuration Menu The System option allows you to: • Change the name of the selected LevelOne Printer Server. • Change the "Group" for the selected LevelOne Printer Server. • Set the Network Protocols used the selected LevelOne Printer Server. (Any protocols not used on your LAN may...

Page 33 Chapter 6 Web Interface Setup This chapter explains how to use your Web Browser to configure the 100BaseT LevelOne Printer Server models Overview 100BaseT LevelOne Printer Server models incorporate the HTTP server. This allows you to connect to the LevelOne Printer Server and configure it us...

Page 34 Connecting to the LevelOne Printer Server 1. Start your Web Browser. 2. In the Address box, enter HTTP:// followed by the IP Address of the LevelOne Printer Server. e.g. http://192.168.0.21 3. You will then be prompted for the password. If no password has been set, just press E N T E R . 4. ...

Page 35 NetBEUI Figure 12: NetBEUI Screen Domain Name Enter the designated work group to be serviced by the LevelOne Printer Server. This field is not case sensitive, 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 def...

Page 36 NetWare The NetWare screen will not be available WPS-0100 and WPS-0100USB. Figure 13: NetWare Screen General NetWare Mode Select LevelOne Printer Server or Remote Printer , as appropriate. The default is LevelOne Printer Server . Frame Type Select the frame types used by your network. (Et he...

Page 37 Master File Server (Bindery Mode only) Name of the LevelOne Printer Server's master file server. NetWare Password The password on the NetWare Server. The LevelOne Printer Server device needs this password to connect to the NetWare server. Job Notification The options are: • Job notification ...

Page 38 Trap Receivers Receiver No. Select the Trap Receiver number (1..4), and click the Get Data button to update the display for the selected item. IP Address Enter the IP Address of the Trap Receiver, which will be sent the Trap message. Community This is a text field. Enter the name of the comm...

Page 39 Configure Server Figure 16: Configure Server Screen LevelOne Printer Server Name Change the default name if you wish. The new name mu st 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...

Page 42 128 Bit Encryption If selected, data is encrypted using the key before being transmitted. The receiving station must be set to use 128 Bit Encryption, and have the same Key value. Otherwise, it will not be able to decrypt the data. Key Enter the key value you wish to use. Other stations must...

Page 43 Other Screens Server Status This screen shows server system data and the current settings for all of the other screens. It is read-only; no data can be input on this screen. Printer Ports This screen displays the current status of each port. For each port, the following data is listed: • Con...

Page 44 Chapter 7 Special Features This chapter covers the special features of the LevelOne Printer Server. Overview The LevelOne Printer Server has four (4) special features: • Some LevelOne Printer Servers support IPP (Internet Printing Protocol). • All model support the proprietary Internet Mail ...

Page 45 IPP Client Setup - Windows 95/98/ME/NT 4.0 The IPP Client Software can be installed on any of the following systems: • Window 95/98/ME • Windows NT 4.0 Installing from the CD-ROM 1. Insert the CD-ROM in your drive. If the program does not start automatically, run the SETUP program in the top...

Page 46 5. Click Save to create the IPP port on your system. You will see a message confirming that the port has been created, then the following dialog: Figure 19: Select Printer for IPP Port 6. Either select an existing printer to use the new port, and click OK. OR Click the Add New Printer button...

Page 47 IPP Client Setup - Windows 2000 Windows 2000 has its own IPP Client, and there is no need to install the supplied IPP Client Software. To use Windows 2000's IPP Client with the LevelOne Printer Server, follow this procedure: 1. Start the Add Printer wizard. 2. Select Network Printer , and cl...

Page 48 Figure 21: Windows 2000: No printer driver 5. Click "OK", and then select the printer manufacturer and model to match the printer connected to the port on the IPP Server. 6. Click "Next", and complete the Wizard. The IPP printer is now ready for use. Using IPP Printers The IP...

Page 49 Internet Mail Printing The In ternet Mail Printing System allows users to print data to your printer across the Internet. Users send the Internet LevelOne Printer Server an E - Mail, with the print job normally sent as an attachment to the E - Mail. The LevelOne Printer Server will retrieve ...

Page 50 Internet Mail Printing Configuration The LevelOne Printer Server must be configured with the data in the following table. The supplied BiAdmin utility program, or the Web interface (on 100BaseT models) can be used to set the following entries on the TCP/IP screen. Mail Server IP Address The ...

Page 51 User Software The software provided for remote users (InterNet Printing Port) should be installed by everyone intending to use Internet printing. Otherwise, remote users can print correctly only if: • They send an E - Mail directly to the LevelOne Printer Server Mail Account, using their nor...

Page 52 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 Name or 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...

Page 53 Checking the Printer Driver To make sure that the correct printer driver for the remote printer is installed on your system, you can use the InterNet Printing Port to send an E - Mail to the Internet Printer. The procedure is as follows: 1. Connect your default printer to the InterNet Printi...

Page 54 SNMP The LevelOne Printer Server supports SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). This allows network supervisors to monitor and control the LevelOne Printer Server using network management platforms such as HP OpenView, IBM SystemView, etc. The appropriate MIB file must be imported into ...

Page 55 Wireless Configuration Models WPS-0100 & WPS-0100USB The WPS-0100 and WPS-0100USB are Wireless stations, NOT access points. Like all other Wireless stations, they have 3 modes: • 802.11 Ad Hoc mode - no Access Point is used, Wireless stations communicate directly with each other. This is...

Page 56 WEP Setting s Must match the other Wireless stations. Must match the Access Point.

Page 57 Two (2) methods are available to perform the required configuration: • BiAdmin management utility program - see below for details. • Web-based setup - see Chapter 6 for details. BiAdmin Wireless Screen Installation and use of the BiAdmin Windows utility is described in Chapter 5. Clicking th...

Page 59 Wireless Link Info Screen After clicking the "Link Info" button on the Wireless Screen, a screen like the example below will be shown. Figure 26:Link Info Screen State This indicates which access point is currently in use. Current Channel The current channel which has been used. Curr...

Page 60 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting This chapter describes some problem situations, which 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 LevelOne Printer Server still...

Page 62 Problem No. 6 I can't select the "Remaining from:" item in the print dialog box. Solution No. 6 If you have selected the Layout value, "2 Up", or "4 Up", you cannot access the Remaining from item. Choose other selections. Problem No. 7 A cover page prints either on th...

Page 63 Novell NetWare Problem No. 1 My LevelOne Printer Server cannot print the jobs sent to the print queue. Solution No. 1 Try the following: 1. Check if the printer attached to the LevelOne Printer Server is on- line. 2. Check if your LevelOne Printer Server is logged into the file server (See P...

Page 64 Windows Printing Problems Problem No. 1 When I tried to install the Printing software for Peer-to-Peer printing, I received an error message and the installation was aborted. . Solution No. 1 This may be caused by an existing installation of the printer port software. Before attempting anoth...

Page 67 printing after last page is spooled and click OK. Problem No. 5 A printing device connected to the LevelOne Printer Server port cannot print or prints garbage. Solution No. 5 Check the following: • Cable connection between LevelOne Printer Server and printer. • Serial port configuration, if ...

Page 68 Appendix A Specifications General Specifications WPS-0100 Power Consumption 3w max. External Power Adapter 12V DC LEDs 4 Parallel Port 1 Centronic female DB-25 connector Ethernet Connector 10/100BaseT FCC / CE Class B WPS-0100USB Power Consumption 3w max. External Power Adapter 12V DC LEDs 4...

Page 69 Parallel Port Pin Assignments Other Models Pin Signal Name Direction 1 - Strobe To printer 2 +Data 0 To printer 3 +Data 1 To printer 4 +Data 2 To printer 5 +Data 3 To printer 6 +Data 4 To printer 7 +Data 5 To printer 8 +Data 6 To printer 9 +Data 7 To printer 10 - ACK To Server 11 + Busy To S...

Page 71 Regulatory Approvals Appendix B Network Server Configuration Windows NT Server Preparing for TCP/IP Printing If using Windows NT 3.51 or Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Support must be installed. • If it is already installed, proceed to Adding a TCP/IP Remote Printer . • Otherwise,...

Page 73 Windows 2000 Server 1. Start the Add Printer Wizard, select Network Printer , then click Next to browse for the LevelOne Printer Server. 2. Locate and double -click the LevelOne Printer Server, select the desired port, and click Next . The following message will be displayed: Figure 27: Wind...

Page 74 BiAdmin For more control and flexibility, or to use NetWare Re mote Printer Mode , you can use the supplied BiAdmin management utility. Provided you have Novell's Client 32 installed, BiAdmin will allow you to configure the NetWare Server as well as the LevelOne Printer Server. • BiAdmin is ...

Page 75 Printer Server for P2, P3 & SP (if exist) Server's parallel port 2 (P2), parallel port 3 (P3), or Serial port (SP), if these port exist. Novell LevelOne Printer Server Mode NDS Tree Name Not applicable. (NetWare NDS mode only) LevelOne Printer Server NDS Context Not applicable. (NetWare ...

Page 76 Figure 28: Create NDPS Manager Object 5. Type a name in the NDPS Manager Name.(e.g. SerMGR in Figure 1 above) 6. Browse the Resident Server and select where you want the NDPS Manager object to be assigned. (e.g. TECH_50.TeSupp in figure 1 above) 7. Browse the Database Volume and select where...

Page 78 Unix Systems Your LevelOne Printer Server can be configured using FTP, and it supports the following Unix prin ting methods: • LPD • FTP • Direct Socket Interface • PSfilter (proprietary printing method) For full details on using Unix systems with your LevelOne Printer Server, refer to the U...