TRENDnet TEW-P21G manual

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    TEW-P21G Quick Inst allation Guide[...]

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    T able of Contents T able of Contents V ersion 12.13.05 English ...................................................................................................... T roubleshooting ........................................................................................ 1 1 2 3 7 1. Before Y ou Start 2. How to Connect ............................[...]

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    1. Before Y ou Start English 1 TEW-P21G Quick Installation Guide Driver CD-ROM Power Adapter (5V , 2.5A) Package Content System Requirements 54Mbps 802.1 1g Wireless Multi-Port Print Server (TEW-P21G) USB 2.0 Printers Parallel Printer Cable/DSL 802.1 1g 54Mbps Wireless Router (TEW-431BRP) Notebook with Wireless PC Card (TEW-421PC) Workstation with [...]

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    2. Connect a Parallel or USB printer to the printer ports. 1. Connect the antenna. 4. Plug the AC power adapter into the Print Server . 2. How to Connect English 2 Note: Please power off all printers before connecting them to the print server . Then turn on each printer after you make your hardware connections. 3. Connect the RJ45 cable to the LAN [...]

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    English 3 1. After inserting the installation CD, click Install Utility . 2. Go through each installation step and click Finish . 3. Using the Print Server Note: For MAC Users, change your computer ’ s IP address to 192.168.0.X (where X is an available number from 2-254), and enter 192.168.0.1 in your web browser to access the Print Server's[...]

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    5. Select Manually Assign and type in an IP Address that matches your current network segment. Click OK . Another pop-up window will appear to confirm the change. Click OK . 4. Click Change IP Address . English 4 6. Click Show Web Setup on PS- Utility . T ake note and write down the Server Name and the Printer Name .[...]

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    English 5 Note: If you are using Windows 95/98(SE)/ME, then make sure that NETBEUI is installed before you follow the instructions below . If you are using Windows 2000/XP , then you can simply add your printer using the instructions below . For TCP/IP Printing instructions, please consult the User's Guide on the CD-ROM for details. 7. Go into[...]

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    12. Select Y es and click Next . Click Finish to complete the installation. 1 1. Select the appropriate driver for your printer and click Next . 10. Click OK . English 6 Note: For more detail on advanced features, please consult the User's Guide. Y our installation is now complete. 9. Select Connect to this printer and type in the server name [...]

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    Q1. A1. Q2. A2. Q3. A3. Q4. A4. Q5. A5. Q6. A6. I cannot add a network printer after I typed the server name and printer name. Please double check your hardware connections. Make sure that your printer is connected properly to the print server and your power adapter is connected properly to a power outlet. I have double checked my hardware connecti[...]

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    Q7. A7. Q8. A8. I pressed the reset button and held it for 15 seconds. I also typed in http://192.168.0.1 in a web browser , but I still cannot access my print server . Make sure to change your IP Address to 192.168.0.xxx where xxx is an available number between 2 to 254. I configured my Wireless Print Server to have the same SSID as my Access Poin[...]

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