Linksys EPSX3 User Guide - Page 13

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Your PrintServer only shows as many parallel port icons as it has ports. For

example, with this model, only two parallel port icons will show.

Because

Linksys PrintServers do not support serial printing, the serial port icon will

always remain gray and inaccessible.

The PrintServer’s IP address can be easily changed at any time. Click on the

Device Name

of the PrintServer whose address you want to change. Then, click

on

Init Device

and

Set IP Address

. This will bring up the

Set IP Address

win-

dow.

If the

Default Name

field is empty, enter the Server Name (PrintServer’s SC

number), copied from the PrintServer’s sticker. Enter the new IP Address,

Gateway Address (optional), and Subnet Mask for the PrintServer, then click

the

Set

button. The new settings will be written to the PrintServer unit. For a

few quick TCP/IP setup tips, see “Appendix C: Setting Up the TCP/IP and IPX

Protocols.”

Also, if you have a DHCP server, you can enable DHCP and leave all the IP,

Gateway, and Subnet values on zero. See “Appendix B:DHCP Support for the

PrintServer.”

The PrintServer comes with a default device name printed on the bottom of the

unit, and always starting with the prefix SC (example: SC489392). This device

name is the name of the PrintServer any time users on the network query it . To

make the PrintServer more user-friendly, you can give it a unique

device name

to help identify its location (example: Marketing).

To change the PrintServer’s device name, click the Device Name of the

PrintServer you want to affect. Then, click the

Configuration

button and select

System

.

The

System Configuration

window will appear.

To include the PrintServer in a group (for administrative use), use the

Group

Name

option, which appears as a drop-down menu.

Enter a new device name for the PrintServer in the Device Name field. When

you finish, click the

Save to Device

button. The new setting will be stored in

the PrintServer unit. To verify the change, click the

Refresh

icon in the Bi-

Admin menu bar. Bi-Admin will search the network for available PrintServers

and report back with their device names.

Setting the PrintServer’s IP Address

You can save this information to a text file by clicking the

Save to Text

button

in the

Device Information

window and giving Bi-Admin the location to which

the file should be saved.

Refreshing the Device List:

The Refresh Icon

To force Bi-Admin to refresh its list of PrintServers on the

network, click the

Refresh

button and Bi-Admin will scan

the network for available PrintServers to update the Default

Names, Device Names, and Printer Port charts.

Checking the Status of a Printer Port:

Printer Status Icons

The numbered Printer Port icons let you to check the name,

status, and printing details of each printer attached to the

PrintServer. A password may be required to access this

information. You may be able to configure some printers’

settings within the

Printer Status

window.

Figure 6-4

Figure 6-5

Figure 6-6

Changing the Device Name

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