Linksys PPS1UW - Manual (Page 14)

EtherFast ® Wireless-Ready USB 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 net-
work-to-network link via a router. To attach Bi-Admin to a remote Linksys
PrintServer located on a remote network, click on Init Device, 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.
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 back of the unit, or by
unplugging its power cord.
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 Wireless-Ready PrintServer back to the default mode so that the device
will operate just as it did when you purchased it. Click on Init Device, and then
Restore Factory Default.
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The PrintServer comes with a default device name printed on the bottom of the
unit, it always starts with the prefix SC (for example, SC489392). The SC 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. (for example, Marketing).
To change the PrintServer’s device name, click once on the Device Name of the
PrintServer you want to affect, then click on Configuration, and then System.
The System Configuration window will appear. To include the 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 PrintServer in the Device Name field. When
you finish, click on Save. The new setting will be stored in the 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.
If you are not using multiple protocols on your network, you may want to dis-
able one or more of the PrintServer’s internal protocols; this may help reduce
unwanted network traffic.
To disable one of the Wireless-Ready PrintServer’s protocols, click once on the
Device Name of the Wireless-Ready PrintServer you want to change, and then
click Configuration, followed by System. The System Configuration win-
dow will appear. Each protocol is listed, along with Enable and Disable but-
tons. Enable or disable the protocols you want, and then click on Save to device
to save the changes.
Important: Restoring Factory Default will erase ALL of the
work that you have done on this unit since purchasing it.
Attaching Bi-Admin to a Remote Linksys PrintServer
Resetting the Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer
Restoring Factory Default
Changing the Device Name
Enabling and Disabling Protocols
Important: Always leave at least one protocol enabled on the
Wireless-Ready 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.