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  • TP-Link TL-WPS510U | User Guide - Page 1
    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Rev: 3.0.0 1910010608
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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced
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    installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions compliance could void the user's authority to operate only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide
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    this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. National Restrictions 2400.0- is required Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) Norway Implemented This subsection does not
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    equipment: Product Description: Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Model No.: TL-WPS510U Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own declaration: Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International Business Date of issue: 2012 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28
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    Setting up a Print Server Network 27 Printer Installation in MAC OS 35 Joining the Print Server Network 38 Chapter 4. More Configuration for the Print Server 39 4.1 Login...39 4.2 Status ...41 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 4.2.4 System ...41 Printer...42 Wireless...43 TCP/IP...43 4.3 Setup ...44
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    4.4.1 Factory Default ...48 4.4.2 Firmware Upgrade...49 4.5 Restart...50 Appendix A: How to Reset the Print Server 51 Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions 52 Appendix C: Printer Installation in Windows OS 54 C-1 If You Have Installed A Printer Before 54 C-2 If You Never Install A Printer
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Package Contents ¾ One TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server ¾ One external AC power adapter ¾ One USB cable ¾ One Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD containing Utility and User Guide 1
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    that the print server does not support printing with host-based printers, e.g. CAPT, GDI, and PPA. 1.2 Features ¾ Travel size design, small enough to take on the road ¾ Compatible with IEEE 802.11n/g/b ¾ Wireless N speed up to 150Mbps ¾ One USB 2.0 High Speed port(PID1) ¾ One Built-in Reset Button
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 1.4 Factory Defaults ¾ Username: admin ¾ Password: admin ¾ Wireless Mode: Ad-Hoc (Peer-to-Peer) ¾ Channel: 1 ¾ SSID: WLAN-PS ¾ Encryption: None ¾ IP Address: 192.168.0.10 ¾ Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 ¾ DHCP Client: off 3
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Chapter 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 Preparation Before you start, you should prepare the following items: ¾ One USB Printer (non-GDI/CAPT) ¾ One 802.11n Access Point/Router ¾ One Computer with Wireless Adapter installed ) Note: Please make sure the
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server ¾ Power on print server. ¾ Wait 40 seconds for the print server's Power On Self Test (POST). 5
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Chapter 3. How to Configure the Print Server 3.1 Using Utility in Windows XP/Vista/7 3.1.1 Setting up a Print Server Network To connect to the print server using PSWizard, the configuration for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 are similar. Here
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    2. Choose Easy Setup Wizard. TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 3-2 3. Then a prompt will appear as shown in Figure 3-3. Make sure you have installed the printer driver, and click Continue. Figure 3-3 7
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4. Then the Wireless Print Server Setup Wizard will appear as shown in Figure 3-4. Select the wireless router to connect to the print server and click "Next". ) Note: Figure 3-4 Please make sure your router's DHCP feature is enabled. 5. If your
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 6. On the Select a Print Server screen as shown in Figure 3-6, select the print server and click "Next". ) Note: Figure 3-6 If you can't find the print server in the list, please check whether its power LED is on (red). If the power LED is on and
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 7. On the TCP/IP Settings page as shown in Figure 3-7, select "Obtain an IP address automatically (use DHCP)" and then click "Next". Figure 3-7 8. Then a prompt will appear to ask whether you have installed printer driver before. Click "YES". Figure
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 9. Then the Select a Printer page will appear. Select the printer you've installed the printer driver, and click "Next". Figure 3-9 10. Click "Finish" to complete the configuration. Now the computer can use the printer via the print server. Figure 3-10
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 3.1.2 Joining the Print Server Network If another computer wants to join the print server network to share the printer, please follow the steps bellow. ) Note: Please make sure the computer has been successfully installed the printer driver, i.e., when
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    3. Choose Setup Wizard. TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 3-12 4. The Welcome page will appear. Click "Next". Figure 3-13 13
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 5. On the Select A Print server page, select your print server and click "Next". Figure 3-14 6. On the Change Settings page, select "No, I don't want to change settings. (O)" and click "Next". Figure 3-15 14
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 7. On the Summery page, click "Next". Figure 3-16 8. Click "Finish" on the Installation Complete page. Figure 3-17 Now, the computer has successfully joined the infrastructure network, and it can also use the printer via the print server. 15
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 3.2 Using Web Management Page in Windows XP/Vista/7 3.2.1 Setting up a Print Server Network To connect to the print server using the web management page, the configuration for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 are similar. Here take Windows 7 for
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 3. Click Change adapter settings. Figure 3-20 4. Right click Wireless Network Connection, and select Properties. Figure 3-21 17
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 5. Double click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), or select it and then click Properties. Figure 3-22 6. Select "Use the following IP address" and input a static IP address 192.168.0.X (1
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 3-23 7. Left-click the icon at the right bottom on your desktop and the wireless network list wil appear. Select the SSID WLAN-PS of wireless print server and then click Connect. (Here we use Windows Zero Configuration as an example. You can
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 8. Once the connection is successful, you will see the following screen shown in Figure 3-25. Figure 3-25 9. Open a web-browser and type in the IP address of the print server (the default is 192.168.0.10) in the address field of the browser to login to
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 3-28 12. Click "Setup" and then choose "TCP/IP". Check "Use the following TCP/IP Settings" radio button and then fill in the following parameters. ¾ IP Address: Specify an IP address for your print server. The IP address must be within the same
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 3-29 13. Click Save & Restart and then wait the print server to save the changes and restart. Figure 3-30 22
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    15. Log into the web management page of the print server again. Select "Setup", and then choose "Wireless". Configure the following wireless parameters. ¾ Network Type/ SSID /Channel: select the network (Take TP-LINK_A4161E for example) from the "Site Survey" list and then these three fields will be
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 3-32 24
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 16. Click Save & Restart button and then wait the print server to restart. Figure 3-33 17. Connect your computer to the wireless router. We take TP-LINK_A4161E for example. The password is 0123456789. Figure 3-34 25
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 3-35 18. Install a printer. ¾ If you've already installed the printer on your computer, please refer to C-1 If You Have Installed A Printer Before to add a Standard TCP/IP port for it. ¾ If you never install a printer on your computer, please
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 3.3 Using Web Management Page in MAC OS 3.3.1 Setting up a Print Server Network 1. Click the Apple Icon on the left side of the top-bar, and then choose System Preferences.... Figure 3-36 2. On the new window, please choose Network. Figure 3-37 27
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 3. Follow the steps as shown in Figure 3-38 and Figure 3-39 to set the IP address. 1 2 Figure 3-38 3 4 5 Figure 3-39 28
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4. Connect your MAC computer to the TL-WPS510U. In default, the print server will work on Ad-Hoc mode with the SSID WLAN-PS, so please select the wireless network WLAN-PS to connect. If you need to reset the TL-WPS510U but don't know how to do, please
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 5. Open the Safari and log into the TL-WPS510U (default Name: admin, default Password: admin). Go to "Setup -> TCP/IP", and then select "Use the following TCP/IP settings". Change its IP Address and Subnet Mask to 192.168.1.10 and 255.255.
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 6. Change the MAC computer's IP Address, Subnet Mask to 192.168.1.101 and 255.255.255.0; enter your router's IP address in the Router blank (e.g. 192.168.1.1). Click "OK" and the MAC computer will be automatically connected to the network WLAN-PS again
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 3-44 Figure 3-45 32
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 8. Connect your MAC computer to the wireless router. We take TP-LINK_61BB7A for example. The password is 0123456789. Figure 3-46 Figure 3-47 33
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 9. Try to access the TL-WPS510U and you can see Wireless status. The TL-WPS510U is working on Infrastructure mode and can communicate with the wireless router and your MAC computer. Figure 3-48 34
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 3.3.2 Printer Installation in MAC OS 1. Click the Apple icon -> System Performances -> Print & Scan to add a Standard TCP/IP port for the printer. Figure 3-49 35
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    2. Click . TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 3-50 3. Select "IP", and then configure the following parameters as shown in Figure 3-51 and Figure 3-52. Select "Line Printer Daemon - LPD" for Protocol and enter the print server's IP 192.168.1.10 for Address and lp1 for Queue.
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 1 2 7 3 4 5 6 8 Figure 3-51 9 Figure 3-52 37
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4. Till now you've successfully installed the print server and can print via the TL-WPS510U. Figure 3-53 3.3.3 Joining the Print Server Network If another computer wants to join the print server network to share the printer, please follow the steps
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Chapter 4. More Configuration for the Print Server The Print Server contains an embedded web server that can be accessed through a supported web browser on a WLAN, for example, IE6, Firefox or above is recommended. The embedded web server provides
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 4-3 40
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4.2 Status The Status page shows the current information about the print server as shown in Figure 4-3. By clicking the corresponding tab, you can view the following information, including System, Printer, Wireless, and TCP/IP. 4.2.1 System Figure 4-4
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    4.2.2 Printer TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure 4-5 ¾ Manufacturer: This option allows you to view manufacturer of the printer. When the printer connected with the print server, it will be show in the manufacture box. ¾ Model Number: This option allows you to view model of the
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4.2.3 Wireless The Wireless Status page shows the current wireless information of the print server. 4.2.4 TCP/IP Figure 4-6 The TCP/IP Status page shows the current TCP/IP settings of the print server. Figure 4-7 43
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server ¾ Use DHCP/BOOTP: This option allows you to view DHCP/ BOOTP status. If there is a DHCP/BOOTP server on your network, this option allows the print server to obtain IP-related settings automatically from your DHCP server. ¾ IP Address: This option
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server ¾ E-mail Alert: This option allows you to receive alert of the device. ¾ SMTP Server IP Address: Enter the IP Address of the SMTP Server. ¾ Administrator E-mail Address: Enter the e-mail address used to receive alert. ¾ Print Server Name: This option
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4.3.2 Wireless Setup Click Wireless, the following screen will appear. Figure 4-9 46
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Basic Settings: ¾ Network Type: To change the WLAN type to Ad-Hoc (default) or Infrastructure. ¾ SSID: To change the SSID to connect an existing wireless network.(default: WLAN-PS) ¾ Channel: Indicates the channel setting for this print server. ¾
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server settings automatically from your DHCP server. ¾ IP Address: This option allows you to input IP address from the print server. The IP address must meet the IP addressing requirements of the network segment. )Note: On the TCP/IP Setup screen, specify a
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4.4.2 Firmware Upgrade Click Browse... to select the firmware file and then click Firmware Upgrade to upgrade the firmware of the print server. Figure 4-12 49
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4.5 Restart Click OK to reboot the print server. Figure 4-13 50
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Appendix A: How to Reset the Print Server If you lose the connection with TL-WPS510U because of wrong configuration, you need to reset it to factory defaults and configure it again. Follow the steps below to reset TL-WPS510U: 1. Unplug the power
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions 1. Print jobs are sent to the print queue successfully, but fail to be sent to the printer. 1) Check all the information of the print server by running PSAdmin. 2) Check to see that if the power adapters are
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 7. TCP/IP Problems A. The print server's Node ID you specified in the "arp" command is not correct. If this is the case, please ensure the Node ID field in the corresponding entry of the print server's IP address in NT's ARP cache table is correct by
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Appendix C: Printer Installation in Windows OS Other computers in the same local network that need to share the printing should add the Standard TCP/IP port on their system. There're two conditions. Please choose one according to your system. C-1 is on
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 2. Find your installed printer icon, right-click on it, and select Properties. Figure C-2 3. Click Ports > Add Port > Standard TCP/IP Port > New Port > Next. Figure C-3 55
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4. Input the exact IP address of print server. Click Next. (You can log into the print server, and go to Status -> TCP/IP to find the IP address of print server. Here we take 192.168.1.10 for example.) Figure C-4 5. Select Custom, and click Settings.
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 6. Choose LPR, and input the queue name as lp1. Click OK. Figure C-6 7. Click Next and then Finish, to complete the wizard. Figure C-7 57
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 8. Click Close and Apply. Figure C-8 Figure C-9 58
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure C-10 9. Now, the printer port has been created. C-2 If You Never Install A Printer Before 1. Click Star > Control Panel, and select Devices and Printers. Figure C-11 59
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    2. Click Add a printer. TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 3. Select Add a local printer. Figure C-12 Figure C-13 60
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 4. Select "Create a new port", and the type of port is "Standard TCP/IP Port". Figure C-14 5. Input the IP address of the print server and click Next. (You can log into the print server, and go to Status -> TCP/IP to find the IP address of print server
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure C-16 6. On the following page, select Custom and click Settings. And then on the next page, please select LPR as the Protocol and the Queue Name is lp1. Figure C-17 62
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server 7. The windows will ask you to install the driver of the printer. You can select one in the list or click Have Disk to install other drivers. Please follow the steps to finish the installation. Figure C-18 Figure C-19 63
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Figure C-20 8. After that, the new printer is in the list. And you can enjoy the sharing. Figure C-21 64
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    TL-WPS510U Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server Appendix D: Additional Installation Instructions Panasonic KX-P6100/6300/6500 If you are using a Panasonic KX-P6100/6300/6500 laser printer with the print server through the Network Print Port under Windows 95/98, please redirect the printer named "
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TL-WPS510U
Pocket-Sized Wireless N Print Server
Rev: 3.0.0
1910010608