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Chapter 5
BiAdmin Management Utility

This chapter describes the installation and operation of the BiAdmin Configuration & Management program.

Requirements

This program requires:

Additional Recommendations:

Installation

Use the supplied CD-ROM. This CD-ROM will usually auto-run. If auto-run is disabled on your PC, run the SETUP program in the root folder.

Operation

Main Screen

Figure 10: BiAdmin Main Screen

Groups

On the left side of the screen is a column for Groups. Each LevelOne Wireless Printer Server may be placed in a group, using the Configuration-System Configuration-Groups menu option.

Figure 11: System Configuration - Groups

Device List

On the right side of the screen is a list of all LevelOne Wireless Printer Servers found on the network. For each device, the following data is shown:

If the desired LevelOne Wireless Printer Server is not listed, try the following:

Status Icons

Once a LevelOne Wireless Printer Server has been selected, the Icons become active.

The icons provide status information as well as access to the selected LevelOne Wireless Printer Server settings. If an icon is grayed out, that option or protocol is unavailable.

 

Device Information

Menu equivalent: Status - Backup/Restore Device Information
All of the settings for the current device are displayed in a read-only scrollable list in the left panel.
You can use the "Save to File" and "Restore to Device" buttons on this screen to save a copy of the selected device's CONFIG file to your PC, or restore a previously saved file to the selected LevelOne Wireless Printer Server.

Printer Status

Menu equivalent: Status - Port Status
After selecting this icon, a Detail button will be available to show more information about the printer.

 

Configuration Icons

The following icons are available. Refer to the on-line help for details of the data on each screen.

NetWare

Menu equivalent: Configuration - NetWare.
This option is unavailable for these LevelOne Wireless Printer Server models.

TCP/IP Configuration

Menu equivalent: Configuration - TCP/IP
Selecting this icon will allow configuration for TCP/IP. Some models may have checkboxes for DHCP, Bootp, and Rarp.

AppleTalk Configuration

Menu equivalent: Configuration - AppleTalk
Generally, no LevelOne Wireless Printer Server configuration is required in order to use AppleTalk.

NetBEUI Configuration

Menu equivalent: Configuration - NetBEUI

SNMP Configuration

Menu equivalent: Configuration - SNMP
Configuration is only required if using Simple Network Management Protocol. See Chapter 7 for details.

Wireless Configuration

Menu equivalent: Configuration - Wireless
This Icon will be active if the selected device has the capability to serve as a Wireless Stations for your LAN.

Logical Port Configuration

Menu equivalent: Configuration - Logical Port.
This option is for use with the Unix LPD printing method.

 

Other Icons

Upgrade

Menu Equivalent: InitDevice - Upgrade
This option allows you to upgrade the firmware for the selected LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. Before using this option, you need to obtain the .BIN file for the firmware upgrade, and copy it to the same directory as BiAdmin.

Refresh

Menu Equivalent: None
Select this icon to update the LevelOne Wireless Printer Server device listing after changing the name or IP Address.

Exit

Menu Equivalent: Help - Exit
Exit the BiAdmin program. This does not save any changes you have made; you must Save to Device on each screen.

Menu Options

Status Menu

Device Info
Same as Device button.
Display all the configuration and status information about the selected LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. The data is presented in a scrolling, read-only window.
Port
Same as Port Status buttons.

InitDevice Menu

Attach Remote
This is used to connect to a LevelOne Wireless Printer Server device on another LAN segment. If your LAN does not have a Router, ignore this option.
Connected Protocol
This option allows you to designate which LAN protocol will be used for communication between the selected device and this application. You should select ONE protocol only.
Find
Use this option to use the IPX/SPX protocol to locate a LevelOne Wireless Printer Server on the LAN. Simply enter the Default Name of the LevelOne Wireless Printer Server you wish to locate. The Default Server Name is shown on a sticker on the base of the device.
Reset Device
This will cause the device to reboot. This should be done after making any configuration changes, or if the device stops responding after some problems.
Restore Factory Default
This will restore ALL device values to their factory defaults. To restore only the current screen, use the Set to Default button on the screen.
Set IP Address
For TCP/IP networks only:
  • If a LevelOne Wireless Printer Server does not appear on the main screen, use this option to set a Device IP Address, Gateway IP Address, and Network Mask to the LevelOne Wireless Printer Server.
  • This should only be necessary if your LAN is using ONLY the TCP/IP protocol. In other cases, BiAdmin will use IPX/SPX to locate the LevelOne Wireless Printer Server even if it doesn't have a valid IP Address.
  • To locate the LevelOne Wireless Printer Server, enter the Default Name. The Default Server Name is shown on a sticker on the base of the device.
  • Enter the required IP Address, Network Mask, and Gateway IP Address.
  • After saving the data to the device, refresh the listing. The LevelOne Wireless Printer Server should then appear in the device list on the main screen.
Upgrade
Upgrade the firmware in a LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. See Upgrade Icon for details.

 

Configuration Menu

The System option allows you to:

The Configuration Menu also contains selections for each of the following. These have the same effect as the corresponding Icon:

 

Diagnostics menu

Print Test Page
Use this option to print a test sheet from the selected LevelOne Wireless Printer Server port. The test print out will include status information.

Control Menu

Abort Mail Print Job
This menu option refers to print jobs which have been received through the proprietary "Internet Printing" feature (printing via E-Mail). This menu option can be used to terminate a print job which is not printing correctly.

 

The "Abort Mail Print Job" menu option does NOT cancel IPP print jobs.



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