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Chapter 7
Special Features

This chapter covers the special features of the LevelOne Wireless Printer Server.

Overview

The LevelOne Wireless Printer Server has three (3) special features:

Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)

IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) is a new standards-based system to allow remote printing from a PC to any accessible printer. Normally, the printer will be attached to a computer or other device which functions as an IPP Server.

For client PCs, it is necessary to install a compatible IPP Client program. The Client must also know the IP Address or URL or the IPP Server.

IPP Server Configuration

The LevelOne Wireless Printer Server contains the necessary firmware to act as an IPP Server. No additional configuration is necessary. However, the following requirements must be met.

IPP Client Setup - Windows 95/98/ME/NT 4.0

The IPP Client Software can be installed on any of the following systems:

Installing from the CD-ROM

  1. Insert the CD-ROM in your drive. If the program does not start automatically, run the SETUP program in the top-level folder.
  2. Follow the prompts until you reach the Select Installation screen, and select IPP Client.
  3. At the next screen, select the Install IPP Client option.
  4. Click Next, and step though the remaining screens to complete the installation.

Installing using IPP_CLIENT.EXE

  1. Run this program to unzip the included files.
  2. The IPP Setup program will then run.
  3. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

IPP Client Configuration (Windows 95/98/ME/NT 4.0)

  1. Run the "Add IPP Port" program entry created by the installation. A screen like the following will be displayed.

    Figure 18: IPP Port

  2. If Internet access from your location is via a Proxy Server, check Access IPP Server via Proxy Server, and enter details of your Proxy Server. (This will be the same as your Browser configuration.)
  3. Enter the IP Address or URL of the IPP Server.
  4. Click Select Device Port to view the available ports on the IPP Server, and select the appropriate port. A connection to the IPP Server will be established at this time.
  5. Click Save to create the IPP port on your system. You will see a message confirming that the port has been created, then the following dialog:

    Figure 19: Select Printer for IPP Port

  6. Either select an existing printer to use the new port, and click OK.
OR
Click the Add New Printer button to create a new printer to use the IPP port. This will start the Add Printer wizard. Follow the prompts to complete the process. Ensure that the new printer uses the IPP port.

 

Installation is now complete.

 

Changing the IPP Port Settings

After the IPP port is created, you can reach the screen shown in Figure 18: IPP Port using the Windows Port Settings button:

  1. Open the Printers folder (Start - Settings - Printers)
  2. Right-click the IPP Printer, and select Properties.
  3. Locate and click the Port Settings button (Details or Port tab, depending on your version of Windows).

There are 2 settings - Retry Interval and Retry Count - which can be adjusted if you have problems connecting to the IPP Server.

 

IPP Client Setup - Windows 2000

Windows 2000 has its own IPP Client, and there is no need to install the supplied IPP Client Software. To use Windows 2000's IPP Client with the LevelOne Wireless Printer Server, follow this procedure:

  1. Start the Add Printer wizard.
  2. Select Network Printer, and click "Next" to see the Locate your Printer screen, as shown below.

    Figure 20: Windows 2000 - Locate your Printer

  3. Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your Intranet, and enter the URL of the IPP Server as follows, where ip_address represents the IP Address of the IPP Server, and 631 is the port number.
  4. ip_address:631/ipp/P1

    These entries are case sensitive. They must be entered as shown, with "ipp" in lower case, and "P1" in UPPER case.

  5. If the connection can be established, and the printer on that port is on-line, the following dialog will be displayed.

    Figure 21: Windows 2000: No printer driver

  6. Click "OK", and then select the printer manufacturer and model to match the printer connected to the port on the IPP Server.
  7. 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:

If using the supplied IPP Client software, there are 2 settings - Retry Interval and Retry Count - which can be adjusted if you have problems connecting to the IPP Server.

See the previous section Changing the IPP Port Settings for details.

 

Internet Mail Printing

The Internet Mail Printing System allows users to print data to your printer across the Internet. Users send the Internet LevelOne Wireless Printer Server an E-Mail, with the print job normally sent as an attachment to the E-Mail. The LevelOne Wireless Printer Server will retrieve the E-Mail and print it.

System Requirements

Mail Server

Internet LevelOne Wireless Printer Server

User (Client) Requirements

 

Internet Mail Printing Configuration

The LevelOne Wireless Printer Server must be configured with the data in the following table.

The supplied BiAdmin utility program, or the Web interface can be used to set the following entries on the TCP/IP screen.

Mail Server IP Address
The IP Address of the E-Mail Server used by the LevelOne Wireless Printer Server.
Mail Account
The name of the E-Mail Account used by the LevelOne Wireless Printer Server.
Mail Account Password
Enter the password for the above Mail Account here.
Check Mail Interval
Sets how often to check for mail. Values range from 0 to 65,535 minutes, with 0 meaning a continuous connection and 1 as the default.
Print Banner
If YES (default), a banner page is printed to identify the owner of the print job.
Redirect Mail Account
Jobs which can not be printed will be sent to this account. If blank, unprintable jobs will be discarded.
Default Printer Number
Printer number for all Internet print jobs. Only one port can be selected. Users on the LAN can also use this port.
Print every E-Mail
If ON, then all E-Mail received is printed. Otherwise, only E-Mail from the InterNet Printing Port will be printed.
Activate Response Mail
If YES, all print jobs receive an E-Mail response. If NO, only users who set this option in their InterNet Printing Port software receive an E-Mail.
Printer Model ID String
This text field identifies the printer used for Internet printing. This value is sent to remote users upon request.

 

User Software

The software provided for remote users (InterNet Printing Port) should be installed by everyone intending to use Internet printing. Otherwise, remote users can print correctly only if:

Installation of the InterNet Printing Port software will create a new printer port. After attaching the correct printer to this port, users can print to the Internet Printer using any Windows application.

Installation - User Software

  1. Run the InterNet Printing Port installation program SETUP.EXE
  2. Default values for the installation are:
  3. You will then see the Configure Port screen, as shown in the following screenshot.

    Figure 22 InterNet Printer Port

  4. The following data must be provided.
  5. Port Name
    Enter a descriptive name (e.g. "WAN") for the new printer port.
    Remote Printer
    E-mail Address
    The E-Mail address for the Internet printer. Your print jobs will be sent to this E-Mail address.
    Mail Server Name
    or IP Address
    This is the name or IP Address of your Mail Server. If you are on a LAN, ask the LAN Administrator. If using a dial-up connection, use the data provided by your ISP.
    Your Internet E-mail Address
    The normal address that people use to send you E-mail.
    Retry Interval (Seconds)
    If unable to connect to the E-Mail server, retry after this time period (1 to 255 seconds, 30 is usually OK).
    Reply Notification Mail
    Check to receive an E-Mail when your print job has been processed.

  6. On completion, a new printer port will have been created.

 

Using the new Port

The Windows Control Panel is used to connect the correct printer to the InterNet Printing Port. In Windows 95/NT, the procedure is:

  1. Select the Printer which matches the remote printer, and then choose Properties, as shown in the example below.

    Figure 23 InterNet Printer Properties

  2. Select the new port - WAN (InterNet Printer) in the example - as the port for this printer.

Checking the Printer Driver

To make sure that the correct printer driver for the remote printer is installed on your system, you can use the InterNet Printing Port to send an E-Mail to the Internet Printer. The procedure is as follows:

  1. Connect your default printer to the InterNet Printing Port.
  2. Check that "Reply Notification Mail" in the InterNet Printing Port is ON.
  3. From Notepad or another text editor, print a short message (e.g. "This is a test print") to the Internet Printer.

You will receive a reply E-Mail containing the "Printer ID" which will identify the printer attached to the LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. If this does not match the printer driver you are using, install the correct printer driver.

Printing through the Internet

  1. Create or open the document you wish to print.
  2. Select the Printer connected to the InterNet Printing Port.
  3. If you do not have a permanent Internet connection, establish a connection now. (Note: The InterNet Printing Port will NOT establish a dial-up connection, but it will send the E-Mail the next time you are connected.)
  4. Print the document.
  5. The InterNet Printing Port will generate an E-Mail and send it to the remote printer. The document will be encoded and sent as an attachment to the E-Mail. You will see a progress screen similar to the example below:

    Figure 24 InterNet Printing Progress

  6. Close the Internet connection if you opened it in Step 3.
  7. If the "Notify after print job" option is set, you will receive an E-Mail when your job is printed.

Canceling a Print Job

Users cannot cancel a Print Job once it has been sent, but Print Jobs can be canceled at the LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. In BiAdmin, the Control - Abort Mail Print Job menu option can be used to cancel a print job which has already started printing.

 

SNMP

The LevelOne Wireless Printer Server supports SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). This allows network supervisors to monitor and control the LevelOne Wireless Printer Server using network management platforms such as HP OpenView, IBM SystemView, etc.

The appropriate MIB file must be imported into your SNMP management program using the Import-Compile command. Check your management program for details on this procedure. The MIB files are provided in the Mib folder on the CD-ROM, as follows:

Mib1p.mib
WPS-0100 USB, WPS-0100

Configuring the LevelOne Wireless Printer Server for SNMP

Before using a SNMP Management station to manage the LevelOne Wireless Printer Server, the following settings should be assigned to it, in addition to the IP Address, Gateway Address, and Subnet Mask.

SNMP Settings

SysContact
Text Field - Name of the contact person.
SysLocation
Text Field - Location of the contact person.
Management Station
IP Address(s)
Up to 4 Management Stations can be entered.
Trap Receiving
IP Address(s)
Up to 4 Trap Receiving Stations can be entered.

Management Station Settings

For each Management Station, the following fields are available:

Access Permission
Options are:
Read Only
Read/Write
Not Accessible
Community String
Leaving this blank will disable management by this station.

Trap Receiving Station Settings

For each Trap Receiving Station, the following fields are available:

Community String
Leaving this blank will disable management by this station.
Trap Enable
Use this option to Enable/Disable Trap Receiving by this station.
Trap Severity
In this version, all traps are level 1.




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