Rhein Tech Laboratories 360 Herndon Parkway Suite 1400 Herndon, VA 20170 http://www.rheintech.com Report: FCC: Industry Canada: FCC ID: Model: Modular Approval Part 15.247 RSS-210 GU67410 7410 Wireless Print Server APPENDIX J: MANUAL Please refer to the following pages.
Paxar Monarch 7410 Print Server TC9850ENOI Rev. AC 9/02 D R A F T 2001 Paxar Corporation. All rights reserved.
Each product and program carries a respective written warranty, the only warranty on which the customer can rely. Paxar reserves the right to make changes in the product, the programs, and their availability at any time and without notice. Although Paxar has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information in this manual, Paxar shall not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies. Any update will be incorporated in a later edition of this manual. 2001 Paxar Corporation. All rights reserved.
Regulatory Compliance Paxar RF products are designed to be compliant with the rules and regulations in the locations into which they are sold and will be labeled as required. The majority of Paxar RF devices are type approved and do not require the user to obtain license or authorization before using the equipment. Any changes or modifications to Paxar equipment not expressly approved by Paxar could void the user authority to operate the equipment.
Radio Frequency Interference Requirements - Canada This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry & Science Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This Class A digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Installing the Print Server Hardware .................................................... 1-1 System Requirements ........................................................................ 1-1 Network Protocols Supported ............................................................. 1-2 Checking the Print Server Hardware ................................................... 1-3 Sample Test Page ..........................................................................
HP/UX Configuration .......................................................................... 3-8 IBM AIX Configuration........................................................................ 3-9 Configuration on Other Systems ....................................................... 3-10 Banyan Vines Configuration ............................................................. 3-10 Troubleshooting ...................................................................................
INSTALLING THE PRINT SERVER HARDWARE 1 The Paxar Monarch 7410 Print Server lets you communicate with the Paxar Monarch 9850 printer on the 9876 mobile printing station 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. The print server operates at speeds of up to 11 Mbps on any IEEE 802.11b wireless compatible network.
To configure and print, you need the following: 1. The MAC address from the label of the print server (for example: 004017023F96). 2. The following information from your wireless network administrator: ♦ Wireless Mode (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) ♦ The SSID (service set identifier) for your wireless network.
Checking the Print Server Hardware The print server comes preinstalled and tested in your 9850 printer. Do not plug any cables into the parallel port when using the print server. A printer with this print server cannot use the parallel port. However, the serial port is still active.
Antenna Test/Reset Button M e t a l C o v e r Printer 1-4 Installing the Print Server Hardware
Test/Reset Button Press this button down for less than 5 seconds to print a test page on the printer. The test page shows the current wireless and network settings of the print server. See “Sample Test Page” for more information. If the test page does not print, see Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting.” Press this button down for more than 5 seconds to reset the print server to its factory default parameters (infrastructure mode).
Sample Test Page The test page is best displayed using 4” wide by 6” long labels. If the label is too small, some information may print outside the label edges. PAXAR % ------------------ Print Server Status ------------XCD Etherwind Wireless Adapter F W V e r . W L N S-3.90 (2001.12.19) Netware Retries: 0 Boot Ver. 7.1 Frame type Network Count Etherne17- 0C -F 8- 70 EN_11 Unknown 0 Node name: EN_802.2 Unknown 4 XCD_0CF870 EN_802.3 Unknown 128 .
Verifying Successful Installation When the print server is turned on, it goes through the following startup sequence: ♦ It runs through a set of power-up diagnostics for a few seconds. If the print server is operating properly, the yellow and green LEDs blink momentarily and then go out. If the green light blinks continuously in a regular patter, there is a problem. Try unplugging the power and then plugging it in again. If the problem persists, contact technical support.
1-8 Installing the Print Server Hardware
CONFIGURING THE 802.11B AND IP SETTINGS 2 Configuring the Print Server There are three basic steps required to configure print server: 1. Configuring the 802.11b settings. To operate on an 802.11b network, 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.
♦ If you are using TCP/IP, note your computer’s IP address. The print server needs to be on the same IP segment as the other nodes on your network in order to communicate. ♦ If you are using infrastructure mode, make sure you have a good signal between your computer and the access point. Most wireless adapters have a utility that shows the wireless signal strength. See your wireless adapter’s documentation for details.
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 changes from the default 192.0.0.192 to a new value). NOTE: If the wireless signal is less than 50% on the search screen, printing performance could be affected.
NOTE: If you are using DHCP on your network, the print server may have acquired valid IP settings at this point and no further configuration is necessary. This might work well if your DHCP server allows the print server to keep this address permanently, but in most cases, you should use a static address outside the range reserved for DHCP (See your DHCP server documentation for details). This is because when you configure your printer port, it goes to a static IP address.
MANAGEMENT METHODS 3 There are a variety of ways to configure and monitor the print server. These methods are: WP-Admin, XAdmin32, Web Browser, PaxarNet Console, HP JetAdmin, or HP Web JetAdmin. WP-Admin Utility This utility runs on Windows computers, and is used for initial configuration of the print server and allows you to set the wireless settings as well as the basic network settings including TCP/IP. See the previous chapter “Configuring the 802.11b and IP Settings” for detailed instructions.
Simply type the IP address into your web browser address bar to connect. The default password is ACCESS . NOTE: Both the print server and the PC must be configured with an IP address and your browser must be configured to work across a LAN in order to use a Web Browser. PaxarNet Console This is a command-line oriented console that contains features not available through WP-Admin, Xadmin32 or a Web Browser. The default password is ACCESS .
HP Web JetAdmin Utility This HP utility for Windows NT Advanced Server and Windows 2000 can be downloaded from the HP web site (http://www.hp.com). Once it is installed, a web browser on any computer that has access to the Windows NT/2000 server may be used to access the print server. Microsoft Windows Network Configuration The print server includes the easy-to-use ExtendNet Connect IP Monitor software for printing from Windows computers over an 802.11b wireless link.
7. If you are using Windows NT/2000/XP system, highlight Paxar Group ExtendNet Connect IP Monitor, and click New Port. If you are running Windows 95/98/ME, select Other, highlight Paxar Group ExtendNet Connect IP Monitor, and click OK. 8. The search will begin for available print servers, highlight the print server you would like to create the port for, and click ADD. 9. Make sure the port you created is chosen and click Apply. You are now ready to print.
Berkeley UNIX Host Configuration Berkeley UNIX host computers include Linux, Digital Equipment Corporation Digital UNIX, OSF/1, and ULTRIX; Compaq Tru64 UNIX; SunOS (not Solaris), SCO UNIX; and many others. Sun Solaris, HP/UX, IBM AIX users should skip to the appropriate sections later in this manual. ♦ Do not use the Linux X-Windows graphical user interface printer configuration utility, because it does not work with Paxar print servers.
3. Create the spool directory: The lpd spool directory is usually located in the /usr/spool directory. To create a new spool directory, use the mkdir command; for example: mkdir /usr/spool/lpd/LaserPrinter 4. Print using the standard lpr command: lpr –PLaserJet 5.
7. Then use the Printer Manager in the Admintool utility under Open Windows as follows: Select Edit Select Add Select Add Access to Remote Printer At the PrinterName prompt, type any desired name for the print queue At the Printer Server prompt, type: name\!servicename (for example, LaserJet\!BINARY_P1), where: name matches the print server name as entered in the hosts table. servicename is the print service name. For binary graphics files use the service BINARY_P1; for text files use the service TEXT_P1.
HP/UX Configuration To configure a print server using HP/UX 10.x, use the same program and these steps: 1. When you get a list of options, select Printers and Plotters. 2. Select LP Spooler. 3. Select Printers and Plotters. 4. Select Actions and then Add Remote Printer/Plotter. 5. Enter any name as the Printer Name (this will be the name of the print queue). 6. Enter the IP address of the print server as the Remote System Name. 7.
IBM AIX Configuration To configure a print server on IBM AIX 4.x, use the SMIT program as follows: 1. Enter smit and select Devices. 2. Select Printer/plotter. 3. Select Manage remote printer subsystem. 4. Select Client services. 5. Select Remote printer queues. 6. Select Add a remote queue. 7. Enter the following remote queue settings: ♦ Name of queue to add (user selectable). ♦ Activate the queue (Yes).
Configuration on Other Systems The print server can be used with any computer system that supports the lpr/lpd protocol or HP JetDirect (port 9100 is the default; however, it can be reconfigured. Refer to the system’s documentation to configure lpr/lpd or JetDirect print queues. Banyan Vines Configuration 1. Install the XAdmin software from the CD-ROM. NOTE: Use XAdmin, not XAdmin32, when configuring a VINES-only network.
4 TROUBLESHOOTING First, make sure the printer is operating properly: 1. Is the printer online and does it have supplies? 2. If the printer is working correctly, test the connection between the printer and the print server by pushing the test button on the back of the printer for less than 5 seconds. 3. If the test page does not print, try resetting the print server to factory defaults by holding the test button for more than 5 seconds. Troubleshooting Wireless Configuration Problems 1.
NOTE: If no computers on your network can be set to Ad-hoc mode, you need to temporarily disable WEP on your access point. When you are done configuring the print server, you can re-enable WEP on your computer and change the wireless mode back if necessary. 5.
Wireless Server Configuration Screen Fields Listed below is a description of each of the fields displayed on the Wireless Server Configuration screen and reasonable values for that field. Once these are all set, click OK to close the Configuration Screen and write the changes to the Server. If you decide NOT to CHANGE the values, select CANCEL to close the Configuration Screen and revert to the prior values. Name This is the name of the wireless print server.
WorkGroup/ Domain This is the Microsoft Network WorkGroup or Domain in which you want the print server. If you are using NetBIOS or NetBEUI to print, this value should match the PC from which you are printing. Subnet Mask Companies often have ranges of IP Addresses that can be described by one or more Masks. For example, a mask of 255.255.255.0 allows variation in the last position only. (The first three positions are fixed. The last position can be any value between 1 and 255.
Data Rate This is the throughput speed in Mbps of the wireless Ethernet connection (1, 2, 5.5, or 11). In most cases with an 802.11b wireless network, it should be set to 11 Mbps. The Data Rate usually does not need setting as it will automatically negotiate to the highest possible rate. SSID This is the Service Set Identifier (Sometimes referred as Network Name or ESSID). This value must match for all nodes on a subnetwork to communicate with each other.
128 Bit / 64 Bit WEP Key This is the 64 or 128 bit WEP key that must match other nodes’ encryption keys in order to communicate: 10 characters for 64 bit, or 26 characters for 128 bit. The print server uses a Hexadecimal value for WEP. All 802.11b devices have a way of translating their WEP or Security values to 10 (for 40-bit or 64-bit WEP) or 26 (for 128-bit WEP) digit HEX values. Ask the manufacturer of your wireless product how this is done for your PC and/or Access Point.
Software Versions Certain early versions of software and firmware may use different terms than those shown in menus above: Older Software Newer software EtherWind PaxarNet Troy Group Paxar Group Technical Support - Where to Get Help We offer several customer support options to assist you in the event you experience difficulties with your print server-equipped 9876 Mobile Print Station; including telephone support, field systems consultants, repair services, warranty, and network support.
Network Support We have arrangements with Troy Group, Inc. to provide advanced support for the print server. Troy is a leader in providing technology and support for advanced Ethernet and wireless products. The TROY worldwide web site provides a quick and easy way to answer many common technical questions. It includes a wide variety of technical support tips, as well as firmware load images. The web site is located at http://www.troygroup.com.
For supplies or assistance, call toll free: 1-800-543-6650 (In the U.S.A.) 1-800-263-4650 (In Canada) 44 1279 786777 (UK) 45 14 67 00 (France) 49 5731 78060 (Germany) 34-93 746 4310 (Spain) 01 800 300 72927 (Mexico) 55 (47) 338 2396 (Brazil) 61 2 9647 1833 (Australia) 852-2328-9949 (Hong Kong) 94-1-46500 (Sri Lanka) www.paxar.com For service: www.servisource1.
