Linksys WPS11 User Guide - Page 14

Instant Wireless™ Series Setting the Wireless PrintServer's IP Address The Wireless PrintServer's IP address can be easily changed at any time. Click once on the Device Name of the Wireless PrintServer whose address you want to change, and then click on InitDevice and Set IP Address. This will bring up the Set IP Address window. By default, the PrintServer has DHCP enabled. If the Default Name field is empty, enter the Server Name's SC Number for the Wireless PrintServer, which you can find on the Wireless PrintServer's bar code sticker. Enter the new IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address (optional) for the Wireless PrintServer, and then click Set. The new settings will be written to the Wireless PrintServer unit. Also, if you have a DHCP server, you can enable DHCP and leave all the IP, Gateway, and Subnet values on zero. See Chapter 9: DHCP Support for the Wireless PrintServer for more information. Changing the Device Name The Wireless PrintServer comes with a default device name printed on the bottom of the unit, and it always starts with the prefix SC (example: SC489392). The SC name is the name of the Wireless PrintServer any time users on the network query it. To make the Wireless PrintServer more user-friendly, you can give it a unique device name to help identify its location (example: Marketing). To change the Wireless PrintServer's device name, click once on the Device Name of the Wireless PrintServer you want to affect, and click on Configuration, and then System. The System Configuration window will appear. To include the Wireless PrintServer in a group (for administrative use), use the Group Name option, which appears in a drop-down menu. Enter a new device name for the Wireless PrintServer in the Device Name field. When you finish, click on Save. The new setting will be stored in the Wireless PrintServer unit. To verify the change, click on 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. Enabling and Disabling Protocols If you are not using multiple protocols on your network, you may want to disable one or more of the Wireless PrintServer's internal protocols; this may help reduce unwanted network traffic. 21 Wireless PrintServer Important: Always leave at least one protocol enabled on the Wireless PrintServer. Disabling all protocols could leave you without a way to communicate with the unit. Unless you require TCP/IP to be disabled, leave it alone. To disable one of the Wireless PrintServer's protocols, click once on the Device Name of the Wireless PrintServer you want to change, and click Configuration, followed by System. The System Configuration window will appear. Each protocol is listed, along with Enable and Disable buttons. Enable or disable the protocols you want, and then click on Save to Device to save the changes. Attaching Bi-Admin to a Remote Linksys 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 InitDevice, and then Attach. The Add Cross Segment PrintServer window will appear. Enter the IP address of the remote unit, and then click Set. The remote Linksys PrintServer will appear in the list of available PrintServers, allowing you to configure it. Resetting the Wireless PrintServer If the Wireless PrintServer seems locked up for any reason, you can reset it from the Bi-Admin program. To reset a Wireless PrintServer, click once on the Device Name of the Wireless PrintServer you want to reset, followed by InitDevice, and then Reset Device. You can also reset it by pressing the Reset button on the back of the unit, or by unplugging its power cord. Restoring Factory Default If you have made irreversible changes in configuration that have rendered the Wireless PrintServer unusable, or if you simply want to start over from scratch, you can set the Wireless PrintServer back to the default mode so that the device will operate just as it did when you purchased it. Click on InitDevice, and then Restore Factory Default. Important: Restoring Factory Default will erase ALL of the work that you have done on this unit since purchasing it. 22