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    D-Link DP-311U Wireless Print Server Manual Building Networks for People
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    Package Contents 3 Introduction 4 Wireless Basics 8 Setting up the DP-311U 10 Getting Started 12 Using the Web Configuration 13 TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP 21 TCP/IP Printing for Windows 2000 29 TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me 38 Unix/Linux Printing (See PS Admin Manual on CD-ROM 49
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    Contents Contents of Package: „ D-Link DP-311U Fast Ethernet Print Server „ Manual and Warranty on CD „ Printed Quick Installation Guide If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller. System Requirements: „ A computer with an installed Ethernet adapter „ Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE
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    The D-Link DP-311U Print Server is an 802.11b wireless print server that also connects to your Ethernet/Fast Ethernet network. Now you can locate USB printer services virtually anywhere in your home or office. The DP-311U manages the flow of print files from workstations or file servers to
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    User's Guide, available on the CD that came with the DP-311U, for information about configuring the print server's ports.) The Print Server also supports web configuration permitting users to configure settings through the web browser. The default IP Address is as follows: „ Default IP Address
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    is powered ON. The LED indicator lights up to show that the Print Server is transferring print data through the USB port. Ethernet/WLAN Steady or flashing green light confirms that the Print Server has a good connection to the Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network. The indicator blinks off briefly
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    -pair cable). 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 the Print Server's rear panel and is labeled DC 5V. Antenna Power Reset USB RJ-45 7
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    compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your home, business or public access wireless networks. D-Link wireless products will allow you access users. Wireless users can use the same applications they use on a wired network. Wireless adapter cards used on laptop and desktop systems support
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    11b standard, the DP-311U is interoperable with existing compatible 2.4GHz wireless technology with data transfer speeds of up to 11Mbps* when used with other D-Link Air devices. Installation Considerations The D-Link Air DP-311U lets you print through your network, using a wireless connection, from
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    Setting up the DP-311U 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. 1. Confirm proper operation of the printer to be
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    has been factory-tested to operate properly. When the DP-311U is powered ON, it also automatically performs a Self-Test on each of its major components. The final result of the Self-Test is signaled by the state of the USB LED indicator following the Self-Test. Preliminary to the actual component
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    the DP-311U. The DP-311U has a built- in Web-based management feature that allows users to easily configure and manage their print queue through TCP/IP. Warning! Only a USB printer may be connected to the USB port of the DP-311U. Do not connect any other USB devices to the USB port of the DP-301U
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    the default IP address, the main screen of the Print Server's configuration will appear (see below). In addition to the product information, you can access and control the Print Server's configuration through four links on the top of this main screen: Home, Configuration, Network, Tools, and Help
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    , the Printer Status will show [Online]. Server Name: The name assigned to the Print Server. Model: The model of the Print Server. Hardware Version: The version of the hardware on the Print Server. Firmware Version: The version of the firmware and release date on the Print Server. MAC Address
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    This option will show you settings required to configure the DP-311U Print Server. Consult your printers owner manual for the PJL(Printer Job Language) and print speed supported on your printer. Click the button on the bottom of the configuration page to ensure the settings are updated and
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    the Print Server. Password: By default the DP-311U does not have a password. This is a security risk; it is recommended that you enter a password for the Print Server. Port Name: This is the assigned name for the USB port. Description: (Optional) A brief description for the USB port. Speed: Printer
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    Admin program to configure the DP-311U Print Server. The default IP Address is 192.168.0.10. Click the button to ensure the settings are updated and saved. NOTE: If you change and save the IP Address of the DP-311U, you would have to make similar changes on your web browser to access the web
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    Network 18
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    page to print. Reset Reset section will allow you to reset your print server. Click the button to activate the reset process. Reset will restart the print server. Factory reset will reset all settings to factory default and restart the print server. Default IP address of the print server will
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    on the Help link from the tools bar of the main screen to enter the Help Page, it provides a link to D-Link's support website. D-Link's support website will provide the most up to date information on your DP-311U Print Server. Please check the website regularly for product and firmware updates. 20
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP Open the web browser, and type in the IP Address of the DP-311U. 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 IP Address for the two
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP (continued) At the Configuration window, write down the Port Name for future reference. You will need this information later in the configuration process. Select your Connection Mode Enter the ESS-ID of the remote access point or wireless router you wish to connect
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    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 need to make changes, make sure to click Save after you have made the changes. (You may wish to make a note of the IP Address
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP (continued) Go to Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes > Add a Printer Click Next 24
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP (continued) Select Local Printer Deselect Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer. Click Next Select Create a new port. At the pull-down menu, highlight Standard TCP/IP Port. Click Next Click Next 25
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP (continued) Type in the IP address of the Print Server (i.e. 192.168.0.10). The Port Name will automatically be filled in. Select "Custom" Then click on Settings. Select "LPR" Input the port name of the port being used by the printer Click OK 26
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP (continued) Click Next Click Finish Highlight the printer, as shown. If the desired printer is not on the list, click Have Disk and insert the printer driver disk that came with your printer to install the printer drivers. Click Next 27
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows XP (continued) At this screen, you can input a name for the printer. Click Next Click Next Click Finish 28
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows 2000 Open the web browser, and type in the IP Address of the DP-311U. 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 IP Address for the
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows 2000 (continued) At the Configuration window, write down the Port Names for future reference. You will need this information later in the configuration process. Select your Connection Mode Enter the ESS-ID of the remote access point or wireless router you wish to
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    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 need to make changes, make sure to click Save after you have made the changes. (You may wish to make a note of the IP Address
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows 2000 (continued) Go to Start > Settings > Printers Double-click on the Add Printer icon. Click Next 32
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    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 33
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows 2000 (continued) Click Next Type in the IP Address of the Print Server in the Printer Name or IP Address field. The Port Name field will automatically be filled in. Click Next Select "Custom" Then click on Settings. 34
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows 2000 (continued) Select "LPR" Input the port name of the port being used by the printer Click OK Click Next Click Finish 35
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows 2000 (continued) Highlight the printer, as shown. If the desired printer is not on the list, click Have Disk and insert the printer driver disk that came with your printer to install the printer drivers. Click Next At this screen, you can input a name for the printer.
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows 2000 (continued) Select Do not share this printer . Click Next Select Yes to print a test page Click Next Click Finish The printer is now ready for printing with Windows 2000 on your network. 37
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me Open the web browser, and type in the IP Address of the DP-311U. 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 IP Address for
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    /IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me (continued) At the Configuration window, write down the Port Name for future reference. You will need this information later in the configuration process. The Port Name shown here is only an example. Select your Connection Mode Enter the ESS-ID of the remote access
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    Windows 98SE/Me(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 need to make changes, make sure to click Save after you have made the changes. (You may wish to make a note of the IP Address
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me (continued) Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel Double-click on Network Click Add Highlight Client Click Add 41
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me (continued) At this window, click Have Disk. 1. Insert the DP-311U CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Select the letter representing the CD-ROM drive on your computer from the pull-down menu. 2. Double-click
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me (continued) Click OK You should now be back to the Network Properties Page. Highlight LPR for TCP/IP Printing. Click Properties 43
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me (continued) Click Add Port Type in the IP Address of the DP-301U. Make sure the Port Name is accurate. (The Port Name at right is just an example.) Click OK The Port name and IP Address will be displayed. (The Port Name at right is just an example.) Click OK 44
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me (continued) Click OK Windows will ask for a restart. Click Yes 45
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me continued) 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. 46
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    TCP/IP Printing for Windows 98SE/Me (continued) At the next screen, browse for the printer port. Highlight the port as shown. (The Port Name in this window is just an example.) Click OK If the network path is not specified, type in the IP Address of the DP-311U and the Port Name. (The Port Name
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    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 your printer is installed. 48
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    Unix/Linux Printing Please refer to the PS Admin Manual on the CD included with your purchase for information on setting up the Print Server in Unix/Linux. 49
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    the instructions below for setting up the Print Server. After attaching the Print Server to your network using the directions provided in the Quick Installation Guide, change the IP Address of your Macintosh to access the Print Server's web configuration. Open your System Preferences window and
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    up Apple Talk or LPR Printing in Mac OS X (continued) The default IP Address of the Print Server is 192.168.0.10. Manually change your IP Address to 102.168.0.x, where x is any number between 1 and 254 (except 10 which is the IP Address of the Print Server.) The IP Addresses and Subnet Mask shown
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    Setting up Apple Talk or LPR Printing in Mac OS X (continued) To print, open a document and select File > Print from the menu. Select Edit Printer List from the Printer dialog box. Click Add Printer 52
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    of the Print Server will be displayed. The Port Name shown here is an example only. Click on the Port to which the post-script printer is connected. PS - 116688-U1 Laserwriter Then select the printer model from the dialog box displayed here. Click Add Printer and the Printer Port configuration is
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    Setting up Apple Talk or LPR Printing in Mac OS X (continued) LPR Printers using IP protocol: When you select LPR Printers using IP Protocol, this window will appear. Type the IP Address of the Print Server into the LPR Printer's Address field. PS-116688 - U1 In the Queue Name field, type in the
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    web browser. 192.168.0.10 is the default IP Address of the DP-311U. „ Select the Network tab and scroll to the bottom to the AppleTalk protocol section „ If your AppleTalk network is divided into AppleTalk zones, you will have to specify which zone the Print Server should be in. You should locate
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    a PostScript printer connected to your Print Server 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 connected to your Print Server as your MacOS workstation's default printer, Open
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    listed, click Generic to use a generic printer description.) If you wish to access this setting in the future, you can use the Setup button in the Chooser window. The selected printer will become your computer's default printer. You may need to choose Page Setup in any applications you have open. 57
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    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
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    Networking Basics (continued) Please follow all the instructions in this window: In this window, select the best description of your computer. If your computer connects to the internet through a gateway/router, select the second option as shown. Click Next 59
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    Networking Basics (continued) Enter a Computer description and a Computer name (optional.) Click Next Enter a Workgroup name. All computers on your network should have the same Workgroup name. Click Next 60
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    Networking Basics (continued) Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes. When the changes are complete, Click Next. Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard configures the computer. This may take a few minutes. 61
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    Networking Basics (continued) In this window, select the best option. In this example, Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected. You will run this disk on each of the computers on your network. Click Next Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk
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    Basics (continued) Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard copies the files. Please read the information under Here's how in the screen below. After you complete the Network Setup Wizard you will use the Network Setup Disk to run the Network Setup Wizard once on each of the computers on
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    . Click Yes to restart 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 Network Setup Disk on all your computers, your new wireless network will be ready to use. 64
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    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 and Click „ Select the Computer Name tab in
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    on your network must have the same Workgroup name. „ Click OK How to find your IP Address in Windows XP The adapter-equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP Address range. To verify the IP Address of the adapter, please do the following: „ Right-click on the Local Area Connection
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    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: Residential Gateways/Broadband Routers will automatically assign IP Addresses to the computers on the network, using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
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    Networking Basics (continued) Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000 „ Double-click Network Connections „ Right-click Local Area Connections „ Double-click Properties 68
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    mask must be the same for all the computers on the network.) „ Input your DNS server addresses. (Note: If you are entering a DNS server, you must enter the IP Address of the Default Gateway.) The DNS server information will be supplied by your ISP (Internet Service Provider.) „ Click OK 69
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    Technical Specifications Printer Connection Printer Port: USB port (ver 1.1) Bidirectional Communication: Hewlett-Packard PJL (Printer Job Language) standard for bidirectional communication. Network Connection Network Standards: IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b Wireless Standard Network
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    to Friday 8:30am to 9:00pm EST D-Link Technical Support over the Internet: http://support.dlink.ca email:[email protected] When contacting technical support, please provide the following information: • Serial number of the unit • Model number or product name • Software type and version number 71
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    Link's sole discretion. Such repair or replacement will be rendered by D-Link at an Authorized D-Link Service Office. The replacement Hardware need not be new or have an identical make, model or part. D-Link of the license granted by D-Link for the Software. Software will be warranted for the
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    covered in the operating manual for the product, and normal maintenance; Damage that occurs in shipment, due to act of God, failures due to power surge, and cosmetic damage; Any hardware, software, firmware or other products or services provided by anyone other than D-Link; Products that have been
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    installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio help. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user Link product online at http://support.dlink.com/register/ 74 (03/17/03)
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    Appendix: DP-311U Printer Compatibility List For Windows The Canon Printer Canon BJC-55, 85 Canon S100SP Canon S200SP Canon S300 Canon S330 Canon S400SP Canon S450 Canon S520 Canon S600 Canon S750 Canon S4500 Canon S6300 Canon S9000 The Epson Printer Epson Stylus Color 900 Epson Stylus Color 1160
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    Appendix: DP-311U Printer Compatibility List for Windows (continued) The Lexmark Printer Lexmark 4039 10R Lexmark 5700 Lexmark Optra W810 Lexmark Z53 Other printers from the brands listed above may also be supported. For an updated compatibility list please visit: http://www.support.dlink.com 76
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