User Manual

USB Print Server

LPV3-USB-TX1

Unpacking and Setup

This section provides unpacking and setup information for the

USB Print Server.

Unpacking

Open the shipping carton of the USB Printer Server and carefully unpack its contents. The carton should contain the following items:

Main unit (LPV3-USB-TX1)

AC adapter

Power cord

USB A-to-B cable

Ethernet cable

Installation CD

Warranty card

Manual (this user’s guide)

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Setup

The setup of the USB Print

Server is performed using the following steps:

Connect the USB Print Server into the included AC Adapter power cord, and attach the power cord to a power outlet.

Connect the included standard patch cable from the USB Print Server to a switch, hub, or router on your network.

Connect the included USB A-to-B cable to the USB Print Server and the USB Printer. Visually inspect all connections and verify that they are secured.

Software Installation - Windows Based PC’s

*Macintosh Procedure on Page 19*

This section describes how to properly install and use the USB Print

Server configuration software. Please follow the following steps to properly install the software:

Insert the included CD into a CD-ROM Drive.

Run the setup.exe program found on the root of the CD. This can be done by browsing to the CD or by going to the ‘Start Menu’, selecting

‘Run...’ , and typing x:\setup.exe (Where x is the drive letter of the

CD-ROM Drive), then press the ‘ OK ’ button.

The Install Shield Wizard for LPV2 Manager will open up.

Press the ‘ Next ’ button.

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Press the ‘ Browse ’ button if there is a specific location the manager should be installed to. Otherwise press the ‘ Next ’ button and accept the default installation location.

The installation will continue and copy files to their necessary locations.

When the installation is complete, press the ‘ Finish ’ button.

Congratulations, the software has been successfully installed.

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Using the Software

Launch the software by finding the icon in the Start Menu. Press the ‘Start’ button, select ‘Programs’, select ‘BUFFALO’, select ‘LPV2

Manager’, and finally press the ‘ LPV2 Manager ’ icon.

The LPV2 Manager will launch and search for the USB Print Server on the network.

The LPV2 Manager will display the USB Print Servers on the network.

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Configure the USB Print Server by double-clicking on the corresponding Print Server. This will open the USB Print Server’s properties.

The name of the USB Print Server can be changed by entering a new name in the ‘ Server Name ’ field. The Password and Port names can also be changed if desired. Record the name and port for later use.

NOTE : The ‘ Password ’ option sets a password for the LPV2 Manager and web-based administration tool.

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To configure the protocol settings press the ‘ Protocol Settings ’ tab.

The protocol options are TCP/IP, AppleTalk, NetBEUI, and SNMP. To configure a protocol, select it and press the ‘ Properties ’ button.

TCP/IP Settings:

Select the ‘ Manual Setting ’ option from the drop-down menu if a specific IP address is desired. Otherwise leave the setting on

Automatic. With Automatic used, the device will obtain its IP from a DHCP server. Record the IP address of the printer. When the selection is made, press the ‘ OK ’ button.

NOTE : If DHCP is used, it is recommended to exit out of the program, reconnect to the Print Server through the Manager and record the new

‘discovered’ IP address. The IP address will be greyed out like above.

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NOTE : It is recommended to use IP based printing for newer

PC-only networks. If there are Macintoshes or older PC’s on the network, then please configure the appropriate AppleTalk and

NetBEUI settings.

AppleTalk Settings:

If there are Macintosh computers on the network that wish to use the printer, then enter a ‘ Rendezvous Service Name ’ in the field and press the ‘ OK ’ button. This name is the friendly name Mac users will see when installing their printer.

NetBEUI Settings:

If the printer is to be accessible via Network Neighborhood in Windows

98 and Windows ME, then enter the proper Work Group name for your

Work Group. Once the settings have been set, press the ‘ OK ’ button.

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To view information about the USB Print Server, press the

‘ Information ’ tab. This tab will display the current information about the USB Print Server.

To reset the device or to restore the factory default settings, press the

‘ Reset ’ tab.

Restart : Reboots the USB Print Server

Set to Factory Default : Restores the factory default settings.

Once all settings have been changed, press the ‘ OK’ button.

NOTE : Future configuration can be done using your web browser.

Browse to http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the configured

IP address of the Print Server.)

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Installing the Printer

Windows 2000 & XP

*Macintosh Procedure on Page 22*

Open the ‘Printers and Faxes’ folder. To do so, open the ‘ Control

Panel ’ and then open the ‘ Printers and Faxes ’ folder. Double click on the ‘ Add Printer ’ icon. This will open the ‘Add Printer Wizard’. Press the ‘ Next ’ button.

Select ‘ Local printer attached to this computer ’. Also, uncheck the

‘ Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer ’ check box.

Press the ‘ Next ’ button when finished.

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Select ‘ Create a new port: Type of port: ’. From the pull down list, select ‘ Standard TCP/IP Port ’. Press the ‘ Next ’ button.

The ‘Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard’ will open. Press the

‘ Next ’ button.

Enter the IP address of the USB Print Server into the field called

‘ Printer Name or IP Address: ’. The Port Name field will be filled automatically once the IP address is entered.

Please enter the IP address recorded on Page 6 . Once complete, press the ‘ Next ’ button.

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The ‘Additional Port Information Required’ window will appear. Select

‘ Standard ’ device type and select ‘ Generic Network Card ’ from the pull down menu. Press the ‘ Next ’ button when finished.

A summary screen will appear. Press the ‘ Finish ’ button to continue setting up your USB Network Printer.

The ‘Install Printer Software’ window will appear. Please select the proper printer from the list below, or refer to the printer manufacturer’s driver location. Once the proper printer driver has been selected, press the ‘ Next ’ button.

NOTE : Press the ‘ Have Disk ’ button to install drivers from a CD-ROM or Floppy disk.

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The ‘Name Your Printer’ window will appear. Enter an appropriate name or leave the default ‘Printer name’ if desired. Also, select if the printer is to be the default printer or not. Press the ‘ Next ’ button when complete.

The ‘Printer Sharing’ window will appear. Select ‘Do not share this printer’ and click the ‘ Next ’ button.

The ‘Print Test Page’ window will appear. Select ‘ Yes ’ to print a test page. Press the ‘ Next ’ button when finished.

The ‘Add Print Wizard’ is now complete. Press the ‘ Finish ’ button.

Congratulations, your USB Network Printer has been installed.

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Windows 98 & ME

Open the ‘Printers’ folder. To do so, open the ‘ Control Panel ’ and then open the ‘ Printers ’ folder. Double click on the ‘ Add Printer ’ icon. This will open the ‘Add Printer Wizard’. Press the ‘ Next ’ button.

You will be prompted to select the type of printer to be installed. Select

‘ Network printer ’ and press the ‘ Next ’ button.

A prompt for the ‘ Network path or queue name ’ will appear. Press the

‘ Browse ’ button.

NOTE: You can enter the printer’s path if you wish. The format should be \\PrintServer\PortName (where PrintServer and PortName are the same as set on Page 5 . Press the ‘ Next ’ button when finished.

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The ‘Browse’ dialog window will appear. Browse for the appropriate printer, select it, and press the ‘ OK ’ button.

NOTE : If an error is displayed while browsing for the printer, then there is a network problem, or a problem with the ‘PortName’ set on

Page 5 . To remedy the problem, reset the Print Server to factory defaults by following the instructions on Page 8 . Then restart the configuration from Page 4 . If you still have problems, contact our 24/7 customer support at 1-(866) 752-6210.

The ‘Driver Selection’ window will appear. Select the correct driver from the supplied list, or press the ‘ Have Disk ’ button to select a driver supplied by the printer manufacturer. Once the proper driver has been selected, press the ‘ Next ’ button.

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The ‘Printer Name’ window will appear. Enter an appropriate name for the printer and press the ‘ Finish ’ button.

The USB Network Printer is now installed. A test print can verify that the printer is installed correctly. Find the printer in the Printer’s folder, right click on its icon and select ‘ Properties ’.

The ‘Printer Properties’ window will appear. Press the ‘ Print Test

Page ’ button to print a test page. If the test page prints, then your printer is setup properly.

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Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)

Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) allows a computer in a remote location to print to an installed printer at a home or office over the internet.

Practical applications would include printing to a work printer from home, printing to a work printer on a business trip, etc.

IPP requires a full time internet connection at the location where the printer is installed.

Port 631 is the default port for IPP. The router on the network needs to pass port 631 through to the local IP address of the USB Print Server.

Please see the documentation for the router to setup port forwarding properly.

The ’Port’ name from Page 5 will be needed.

Please follow the following steps to properly setup IPP:

Windows 2000 & XP

Open the ‘ Printers and Faxes ’ folder. To do so, open the ‘ Control

Panel ’ and then open the ‘ Printers and Faxes ’ folder. Double click on the ‘ Add Printer ’ icon. This will open the ‘Add Printer Wizard’. Click the ‘ Next ’ button.

NOTE: Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) is NOT supported in Windows

98 or Windows ME due to a lack of TCP/IP printing support.

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Select ‘ A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer ’.

Press the ‘ Next ’ button.

Select ‘ Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network: ’. In the ‘URL’ field, enter: http://IP_ADDRESS:631/PORTNAME (using the ‘Port’ name from

Page 5 ). Once complete, press the ‘ Next ’ button.

NOTE : The IP address inputted needs to be your external/Internet

IP address, NOT the internal IP address. Consult your router documentation or ISP information to determine this IP address.

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The ‘Install Printer Software’ window will appear. Please select the proper printer from the list below, or refer to the printer manufacturer’s driver location. Once the proper printer driver has been selected, press the ‘ Next ’ button.

NOTE : Press the ‘ Have Disk ’ button to install drivers from a CD-ROM or

Floppy disk.

The ‘Default Printer’ window will appear. Select if the printer is to be the default printer or not. Press the ‘ Next ’ button when complete.

The ‘Add Print Wizard’ is now complete. Press the ‘ Finish ’ button.

Congratulations, your IPP USB Network Printer has been installed.

The printer will now be available in your ‘Printers and Faxes’ folder.

You can print a test page by going to the printer’s properties and pressing the ‘ Print Test Page ’ button.

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Macintosh Setup

Print Server Configuration

Open the ‘ System Preferences ’ from the Apple menu and select

‘ Network ’. Set ‘ Show ’ to ‘ Buit-in Ethernet ’. Record the current settings; they will be needed later. Set ‘ Configure ’ to ‘ Manually ’. Enter

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into the ‘IP Address’ field. Enter 255.255.255.0

into the ‘ Subnet

Mask ’ field. Press the ‘ Apply Now ’ button when finished.

Open a Web Browser (Version 4.5 or later) and enter 1.1.1.1

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‘ Address ’ field. Press the Enter or Return key to continue.

The ‘Server Status’ page of the USB Print Server will open. Press the

‘ Configure Server ’ link to continue setting the Print Server up.

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The Configuration menu will appear. Enter an acceptable Print Server

Name and Port . These can be left as default if desired. The Webbased Configuration system can be password protected by checking the ‘ Change Password ’ checkbox and entering and verifying a new password. All of the protocol checkboxes can be left checked. Press the ‘ Save ’ button when configuration is complete. A message will appear recommending a reset. Press the ‘ OK ’ button.

Press the ‘ TCP/IP ’ link on the left. Enter a fixed IP address or set the bullet to ‘DHCP Client’. This will be the IP address used for PC-Based printing and for configuration. Store the IP address in a safe place in case you need to access the configuration options again. Press the

‘ Save ’ button when configuration is complete. A message will appear recommending a reset. Press the ‘ OK ’ button.

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Press the ‘ AppleTalk ’ link on the left. Change the ‘ Rendezvous

Service Name ’ to an appropriate name for the printer. Press the

‘ Save ’ button when configuration is complete. A message will appear recommending a reset. Press the ‘ OK ’ button. Finally, press the

‘ Reset ’ button on the left side of the browser. The browser window can now be closed.

Restore the TCP/IP settings. Open your ‘ System Preferences ’ and select ‘Network’ . Set ‘ Show ’ to ‘ Buit-in Ethernet ’. Restore the settings that were recorded previously. Use the ‘ Using DHCP ’ option from the pull down menu if the IP address is to be automatically assigned. Otherwise, enter the proper static IP address information.

Press the ‘ Apply Now ’ button when configuration is complete.

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Installing the Printer on your Macintosh

Open the ‘ System Preferences ’ from the Apple menu and select ‘ Print

& Fax ’. The ‘Print & Fax’ window will appear. Press the ‘ Set Up

Printers...

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The ‘ Printer List ’ will appear. A dialog box may appear stating “ You have no printer available.

” In this case press the ‘ Add ’ button.

Otherwise press the ‘ Add ’ button from the graphical menu.

A list of available printers will appear. In that list should appear the

Rendezvous name set on Page 7 or Page 21 . Highlight the correct printer.

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Press the ‘ Printer Model ’ pull down menu and select the proper hardware driver for the printer. The printer’s CD-ROM may be needed to install the proper drivers if they’re not already supplied. In this case, select the ‘ Other...

’ option and provide the location of the proper driver fi le. Once the driver has been selected, press the ‘ Add ’ button.

Congratulations, the printer has been installed. The ‘ Printer List ’ will now list the installed network printer. This window can be closed. You can now print to that printer.

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Technical Specifications

LAN Standards:

Transmission Types:

Access Media:

Media Interface:

USB Standard:

USB Connector:

Network Protocols:

Electric Current:

Power Consumption:

Dimensions:

Weight:

Operating Temperature:

IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX; IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T

100Mbps/10 Mbps; 100BASE-TX 4B/5B, MLT-3;

10BASE-T Manchester Coding

CSMA/CD

RJ-45

USB1.1

USB A Connector (1)

NetBEUI; TCP/IP; Apple Talk; SNMP

5.0V

500mA

3.7 x 1.1 x 2.6 in. (92 x 28 x 52 mm.)

3.2 oz. (90 g.)

0-40 C; 20-80% non-condensing

Technical Support

Buffalo Technology offers toll-free technical support 24 hours a day,

7 days a week for this product. Customers in the United States and

Canada can obtain technical support using the following information:

Web:

E-mail:

Telephone: www.buffalotech.com

[email protected]

866-752-6210 (USA & Canada only)

FCC Warning

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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