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Using the Configuration Menu Status > Log This log page displays logs of activities and events that are occuring through the DI-714P+
Status > Log Settings Syslog Server-
E-Mail Alert-
Enter in the IP address of a syslog server within the network. Click Enable to activiate the policy. The DI-714P+ will send all of its logs to the specified syslog server. The DI-714P+ can be set up to send the log files to a specific email address. SMTP Server IP-
Enter in the IP address of the mail server. Send E-Mail alert to- Enter in the email address of the recipient who will receive the email log. E-Mail Subject-
Enter in the email subject. Click on Send Mail Now to send the email log. 38 Using the Configuration Menu Status > Stats This screen displays the Receive and Transmit packets passing through the DI-714P+. Click on Refresh for the most recent information and Reset to clear the counter. Status > Wireless This screen displays the connection time and the MAC Address of the connected wire-
less clients. Click on Refresh for the most recent information.. 39 Using the Configuration Menu Help This screen displays the complete Help menu. For help at anytime, click the Help tab in the Configuration menu. Installing the Print Server Software Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The following window will be shown automatically. If it is not, please run autorun.exe on the CD-
ROM. Click Install Windows Printer Software Select your Windows operating system 40 Installing the Print Server Software (continued) Wait until the following Welcome dialog appears. Click Next Select the destination folder. Click Next Then, the setup program will begin to install the programs into the destination folder. When the following window is displayed. Click Finish Click OK After rebooting your computer, the software installation procedure is finished. 41 Configuring on Windows 98se/Me Platforms After you finish the software installation procedure, your computer will be capable of network printing provided by the DI-
714P+. For convenience, we call the printer connected to the printer port of the DI-714P+ a printer server. On a Windows 95/98 platform, open the Printers window in the My Computer menu. Now, you can configure the print server of the DI-714P+:
Find out the corresponding icon of your printer server, for example, the HP LaserJet 6L. Right click on that icon, and then select Properties. The following screen appears:
Click on the Details tab Choose the PRTmate: (All-in-1) from the list attached at the Print To item. Be sure that the Printer Driver item is configured to the correct driver of your printer server. Click Port Settings Type in the IP address of the DI-714P+. Click OK 42 Configuring on Windows 2000/XP Platforms Click Port The configuration procedure for a Windows 2000/XP platform is similar to that of Windows 95/98 except the screen of printer Properties:
Click Configure Port Type in the IP address of the DI-714P+. Click OK
(Note: Screen shots are taken in Windows 2000, similar screens will appear in Windows XP.) 43 Networking Basics Using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP In this section you will learn how to establish a network at home or work, using Microsoft Windows XP. Note: Please refer to websites such as http://www.homenethelp.com and http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000 for information about networking computers using Windows 2000, ME or 98. Go to Start>Control Panel>Network Connections Select Set up a home or small office network When this screen appears, Click Next. 44 Networking Basics Please follow all the instructions in this window:
Click Next In the following window, select the best description of your computer. If your computer connects to the internet through a gateway/router, select the second option as shown. Click Next 45 Networking Basics Enter a Computer description and a Computer name (optional.) Click Next Enter a Workgroup name. All computers on your network should have the same Workgroup name. Click Next 46 Networking Basics Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes. When the changes are complete, click Next. Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard configures the computer. This may take a few minutes. 47 Networking Basics In the window below, select the option that fits your needs. In this example, Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected. You will run this disk on each of the computers on your network. Click Next. Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive, in this case drive A. 48 Networking Basics Please read the information under Heres how in the screen below. After you complete the Network Setup Wizard you will use the Network Setup Disk to run the Network Setup Wizard once on each of the computers on your network. To continue click Next. 49 Networking Basics Please read the information on this screen, then click Finish to complete the Network Setup Wizard. The new settings will take effect when you restart the computer. Click Yes to restart the computer. You have completed configuring this computer. Next, you will need to run the Network Setup Disk on all the other computers on your network. After run-
ning the Network Setup Disk on all your computers, your new wireless net-
work will be ready to use. 50 Networking Basics Naming your Computer To name your computer, please follow these directions:In Windows XP:
Click Start (in the lower left corner of the screen) Right-click on My Computer Select Properties and click
Select the Computer Name Tab in the System Properties window.
You may enter a Com-
puter Description if you wish; this field is optional.
To rename the computer and join a domain, Click Change. 51 Networking Basics Naming your Computer
! In this window, enter the Computer name
Select Workgroup and enter the name of the Workgroup All computers on your network must have the same Workgroup name.
Click OK OK Checking the IP Address in Windows XP The wireless adapter-equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP Ad-
dress range (see Getting Started in this manual for a definition of IP Address Range.) To check on the IP Address of the adapter, please do the following:
Right-click on the Local Area Connection icon in the task bar
Click on Status 52 Networking Basics Checking the IP Address in Windows XP This window will appear.
Click the Support tab
Click Close Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000 Note: Residential Gateways/Broadband Routers will automatically assign IP Ad-
dresses to the computers on the network, using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configura-
tion Protocol) technology. If you are using a DHCP-capable Gateway/Router you will not need to assign Static IP Addresses. If you are not using a DHCP capable Gateway/Router, or you need to assign a Static IP Address, please follow these instructions:
Go to Start
Double-click on Control Panel 53 Networking Basics Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000
! Double-click on Network Connections
Right-click on Local Area Connections
! Double-click on Properties 54 Networking Basics Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000
Click on Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) Click Properties Input your IP address and subnet mask. (The IP Addresses on your network must be within the same range. For example, if one computer has an IP Address of 192.168.0.2, the other computers should have IP Addresses that are sequential, like 192.168.0.3 and 192.168.0.4. The subnet mask must be the same for all the computers on the network.)
Input your DNS server addresses. (Note: If you are entering a DNS server, you must enter the IP Address of the Default Gateway.) The DNS server information will be supplied by your ISP (Internet Service Provider.)
! Click OK 55 Networking Basics Assigning a Static IP Address with Macintosh OSX
Go to the Apple Menu and se-
lect System Preferences
cClick on Network
Select Built-in Ethernet in the Show pull-down menu Select Manually in the Con-
figure pull-down menu
Input the Static IP Address, the Subnet Mask and the Router IP Address in the ap-
propriate fields
Click Apply Now 56 Networking Basics Selecting a Dynamic IP Address with Macintosh OSX
Go to the Apple Menu and select System Preferences Click on Network Select Built-in Ethernet in the Show pull-down menu Select Using DHCP in the Configure pull-down menu Click Apply Now The IP Address, Subnet mask, and the Routers IP Address will appear in a few seconds 57 Networking Basics Checking the Wireless Connection by Pinging in Windows XP and 2000
Go to Start > Run >
type cmd. A window similar to this one will appear. Type ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where xxx is the IP Address of the Wireless Router or Access Point. A good wireless connection will show four replies from the Wireless Router or Acess Point, as shown. Checking the Wireless Connection by Pinging in Windows Me and 98
Go to Start > Run
> type command. A window similar to this will appear. Type ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where xxx is the IP Address of the Wireless Router or Access Point. A good wireless connection will show four replies from the wireless router or access point, as shown. 58 Networking Basics Adding and Sharing Printers in Windows XP After you have run the Network Setup Wizard on all the computers in your network
(please see the Network Setup Wizard section at the beginning of Networking Basics,) you can use the Add Printer Wizard to add or share a printer on your network. Whether you want to add a local printer (a printer connected directly to one computer,) share an LPR printer (a printer connected to a print server) or share a network printer
(a printer connected to your network through a Gateway/Router,) use the Add Printer Wizard. Please follow the directions below:
First, make sure that you have run the Network Setup Wizard on all of the computers on your network. On the following pages, we will show you these 3 ways to use the Add Printer Wizard:
1. Adding a local printer 2. Sharing an network printer 3. Sharing an LPR printer
(Other Networking Tasks) For help with other tasks, that we have not covered here, in home or small office net-
working, see Using the Shared Documents folder and Sharing files and folders in the Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP. 59 Networking Basics Adding a local printer (a printer connected directly to a computer) A printer that is not shared on the network and is connected directly to one computer is called a local printer. If you do not need to share your printer on a network, follow these directions to add the printer to one computer.
Go to Start>
Printers and Faxes
Click on Add a printer 60
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