Linksys PPS1UW User Manual

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EtherFast

®

Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer

18

Instant EtherFast

®

Series

17

Obtaining Device Information:

The Device Information Icon

To access information about the Wireless-Ready
PrintServer, either click on it in the Device List window (on
the right side of the Bi-Admin window), or highlight the
PrintServer and click on the Device Information icon,
shown in Figure 5-2. You can also highlight the PrintServer
and then click on Status to select Backup/Restore Device
Information
. The Bi-Admin program displays the Wireless-Ready
PrintServer’s information in a read-only window, and gives you the following
information:

Hardware ID:

00F04B8C28

Firmware Version:

6030

Protocol ID:

803E

Default Name:

SC7800E5

Server Name:

SC7800E5

AppleTalk Info:

Printer Type:

SC7800E5:

LaserWriter

TCP/IP Info:

IP Address:

192.168.0.50

Subnet Mask:

255.255.255.0

Gateway Address:

192.168.0.1

Email Server IP Address:

0.0.0.0

Printing Account Name:

N/A

Redirect Account Name:

N/A

SMB Info:

Domain Name:

WIRELESS Info:

Station Name:

00-C0-02-78-00-E5

SSID:

Jim

BSSID:

00:04:5A:0E:1D:08

Channel No:

1

Network Type:

Infrastructure

Primary Firmware:

p40003c0.hex

Secondary Firmware:

s10008c0.hex

You can save this information to a text file by clicking Save to Text in the
Backup/Restore Device Information window and giving Bi-Admin the loca-
tion to which the file should be saved.

Using Bi-Admin

3. When any change or operation is executed, you will be prompted for a pass-

word. Enter the password, making sure to use the same case (e.g., upper or
lower) that you used when creating the password. If no password has been
created, press the Enter key to continue.

Device Name is a nickname that you can give the PrintServer to make it more
user-friendly for users on the network. It can be changed with Bi-Admin by
clicking on Configuration and then System.

Printer Port displays the model of the PrintServer that you are using.

Bi-Admin Help Files

The Help files for the Bi-Admin program can be accessed by clicking on Help
in the Menu bar. These help files offer extensive advice and details about all of
the PrintServer’s functions and capabilities.

Note: Sometimes the Wireless-Ready PrintServer's Err or ACT LED
may light up or flicker as it accepts your configuration changes; this is
normal.

Figure 5-2

Figure 5-1

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