User manual LEXMARK N4050E WIRELESS PRINT SERVER

[. . . ] N4050e Wireless Print Server User's Guide August 2004 www. lexmark. com Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc. , registered in the United States and/or other countries. 740 West New Circle Road Lexington, Kentucky 40550 Edition: August 2004 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. , PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions; therefore, this statement may not apply to you. This publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. [. . . ] If the settings are correct, click Next to apply these settings to your print server. 10 Disconnect the USB cable from both your computer and the print server. Configuring your wireless print server 8 11 Use the same cable to connect the print server to your printer. To make this connection, insert the large end of the USB cable into the middle USB port on the back of the print server, and then insert the small end of the USB cable into your printer. 12 Click Next to continue with the Setup Utility Wizard. 13 Write down the port or MAC address information displayed on the screen. This information will be needed when installing your printer on the network. 14 Click Finish to close the N4050e Setup Utility Wizard. 15 Remove the Setup Utility CD from your computer, insert your printer drivers CD or printer software CD, and proceed to Installing your printer on the network. Configuring your wireless print server 9 Entering alternate network settings Once you have started the N4050eWireless Print Server Setup Utility, and the Wizard has collected and displayed your existing wireless settings, if the network configuration you want to use is not available, you have the option to enter a different network configuration. 1 After the Setup Wizard performs the site survey, select the option to enter a different configuration. · If wireless network configurations were found on your computer: From the Wireless Configurations Found on your Computer screen, Select the I want to enter a different configuration radio button, and then click Next. · If no wireless network configurations were found on your computer: From the Wireless Networks Found in Your Area screen, select the I want to enter a different network name radio button, and then click Next, and then skip to step 3. 2 From the Wireless Networks Found in Your Area screen, select the I want to enter a different network name radio button, and then click Next. 3 Enter the Network Name (SSID) of the Network that you want to use. 4 Select the appropriate channel for the network. 5 Select the wireless mode for your network (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc mode). 7 Select the type of security that your network uses, and then click Next. Configuring your wireless print server 10 8 If security was selected, enter the appropriate security key(s), and then click Next. If no security was selected, proceed to step 9. 9 Check each network attribute on the summary screen to make sure that the settings are correct. If the settings are correct, click Next to apply these settings to your print server. 10 Disconnect the USB cable from both your computer and the print server. 11 Use the same cable to connect the print server to your printer. To make this connection, insert the large end of the USB cable into the middle USB port on the back of the print server, and then insert the small end of the USB cable into your printer. 12 Click Next to continue with the Setup Utility Wizard. 13 Write down the port or MAC address information displayed on the screen. This information will be needed when installing your printer on the network. 14 Remove the Setup Utility CD from your computer, and insert your printer drivers CD or printer software CD. 15 Click Finish to close the Setup Utility Wizard, and proceed to Installing your printer on the network. Installing your printer on the network Once the print server has been configured, use the printer drivers CD or printer software CD that came with your printer to install your network printer on the computers attached to your network. · · Make sure that your printer drivers CD or printer software CD is inserted into the computer you want to install the printer for. When installing the printer, follow the Network installation path. This process can vary between different printers. Installing your network printer on additional network computers If you are installing your network printer for use with multiple computers on the network, you will need to repeat the Installing your printer on the network process for each computer you want to have access to the printer. The wireless print server does not need to be reconfigured for each successive installation. Installing third-party network printers If you are using the N4050e wireless print server with a third-party printer, you will need to use an alternate setup process to complete the installation of your printer on your network. Third-party printers must first be installed as a local printer, directly attached to your computer, before the wireless print server is configured and connected to the printer. The printer port that the printer uses Configuring your wireless print server 11 must then be changed to match the port that is created by the N4050e Wireless Print Server Setup Utility. 1 Refer to your printer documentation for instructions on installing your printer as a locally attached printer (not over a network). 2 Connect the printer to your computer using the provided USB cable. 3 Insert your printer software or drivers CD and follow the local installation path. [. . . ] You can use one of the following protocols for network authentication: · None · WEP · WPA (Infrastructure mode networks only) network-capable printer. A printing device that does not need to be locally attached to a computer. Windows terminology for a physical or logical connection to a printer. For example: · LPT1 indicates the printer is attached to a physical parallel port with a parallel cable. [. . . ]