Linksys PPS1UW - Manual (Page 23)

EtherFast ® Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer
40
Chapter 9: DHCP Support for the
EtherFast ® Wireless-Ready USB
PrintServer
To use DHCP, which assigns non-static IP addresses, you must have a DHCP
server and DHCP management software. Otherwise, the PrintServer’s IP
address will remain unknown, and connecting to it will impossible. In this case,
ignore DHCP and configure the PrintServer for a static IP address as described
in previous sections.
To enable DHCP, you must run the Bi-Admin program. By default, DHCP is
enabled. When Bi-Admin loads, it scans the network for PrintServers and dis-
plays a list of PrintServers. Highlight the PrintServer to be set up, and enter the
PrintServer’s password if one has been assigned. Then click OK.
After entering the program and selecting the PrintServer to be configured, click
on Configuration in the menu and choose TCP/IP from the drop-down field.
The TCP/IP Configuration window will appear. Select Enable to enable
DHCP, and then click Save to Device. You can exit the Bi-Admin program. To
install the PrintServer driver, see Chapter 4: Windows Driver Setup.
4. If the connection can be established, and the printer on that port is online, the
dialog box shown in Figure 8-5 will be displayed. This screen notifies you
that the printer driver is not installed. Click the OK button.
5. Select the printer manufacturer and model to match the printer connected to
the port on the IPP Server.
6. Click Next and complete the Wizard.
The IPP printer is now ready for use.
Using IPP Printers
The IPP Printer can be selected and used like any other Windows printer. If the
IPP Server is not on your network, your Internet connection needs to be active.
If you wish to check the availability of the remote IPP Server, you can use the
Query IPP Printer program installed with Add IPP Port.
An IPP Server may be unavailable for any of the following reasons:
· It is powered off.
· A printer problem has caused the IPP Server to cease responding, and a
restart (reboot) is required.
· The Server’s IP Address has changed.
· The Internet connection for the IPP Server is down.
· Network congestion causes the connection attempt to time out.
If using the supplied IPP Client software, there are two settings—Retry Interval
and Retry Count—that can be adjusted if you have problems connecting to the
IPP Server.
See the previous section, Changing the IPP Port Settings, for details.
Instant EtherFast ® Series
39
Figure 8-5