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Instant EtherFast® Series Attaching Bi-Admin to a Remote PrintServer The Bi-Admin program can locate Linksys PrintServers on networks other than your own, given your network is running TCP/IP across a WAN or other network-to-network link via a router. To attach Bi-Admin to a remote Linksys PrintServer located on a remote network, click on Init Device, then Attach. The Add Cross Segment PrintServer window will appear. Enter the IP address of the remote unit, then click Set. The remote PrintServer will appear in the list of available PrintServers, allowing you to configure it. Resetting the PrintServer If the PrintServer seems locked up for any reason, you can reset it from the Bi-Admin program. To reset a PrintServer, click once on the Device Name of the PrintServer you want to reset, followed by Init Device, then Reset Device.You can also reset it by pressing the Reset button on the left edge of the unit, (3-Port model only), or by unplugging its power cord. Restoring Factory Default If you have made irreversible changes in configuration that have rendered the PrintServer unusable, or if you simply want to start over from scratch, you can set the PrintServer back to the default mode so that the device will operate just as it did when you purchased it. Click on Init Device, then Restore Factory Default. Caution! Restoring Factory Default will erase ALL of the work that you have done on this unit since purchasing it. Logical Port Configuration: Logical Port Configuration Icon To set or change the PrintServer's logical port settings, highlight the PrintServer to be changed and click on the Logical Port icon (shown above). The Logical Port Configuration window will appear. Make any changes to the settings, and click on Save to Device when you are finished. 42 EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Upgrading the Firmware: The Firmware Upgrade Icon To make sure that the PrintServer is running its most current version of firmware, upgrade the device's ROM chip regularly. To do so, you must be able to access both the Internet and the PrintServer device from your computer. Click on the Upgrade Firmware icon and follow the instructions on the screen. Exiting Bi-Admin: The Application Exit Icon To exit the Bi-Admin program, just click on the Exit icon. 43

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EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers
Upgrading the Firmware:
The Firmware Upgrade Icon
To make sure that the PrintServer is running its most current version of
firmware, upgrade the device’s ROM chip regularly. To do so, you must be
able to access both the Internet and the PrintServer device from your comput-
er. Click on the
Upgrade Firmware
icon and follow the instructions on the
screen.
Exiting Bi-Admin:
The Application Exit Icon
To exit the Bi-Admin program, just click on the
Exit
icon.
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Instant EtherFast
®
Series
Attaching Bi-Admin to a Remote PrintServer
The Bi-Admin program can locate Linksys PrintServers on networks other
than your own, given your network is running TCP/IP across a WAN or other
network-to-network link via a router. To attach Bi-Admin to a remote Linksys
PrintServer located on a remote network, click on
Init Device
, then
Attach
.
The
Add Cross Segment PrintServe
r window will appear. Enter the IP
address of the remote unit, then click
Set
. The remote PrintServer will appear
in the list of available PrintServers, allowing you to configure it.
Resetting the PrintServer
If the PrintServer seems locked up for any reason, you can reset it from the
Bi-Admin program.
To reset a PrintServer, click once on the
Device Name
of the PrintServer you want to reset, followed by
Init Device
, then
Reset
Device
.You can also reset it by pressing the
Reset
button on the left edge of
the unit, (3-Port model only), or by unplugging its power cord.
Restoring Factory Default
If you have made irreversible changes in configuration that have rendered the
PrintServer unusable, or if you simply want to start over from scratch, you
can set the PrintServer back to the default mode so that the device will oper-
ate just as it did when you purchased it. Click on
Init Device
, then
Restore
Factory Default
.
Logical Port Configuration:
Logical Port Configuration Icon
To set or change the PrintServer’s logical port settings, highlight the
PrintServer to be changed and click on the
Logical Port
icon (shown above).
The
Logical Port Configuration
window will appear. Make any changes to
the settings, and click on
Save to Device
when you are finished.
Caution!
Restoring Factory Default will
erase ALL
of the work that
you have done on this unit since purchasing it.
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