PLANET Internet SOHO Router

XRT-101 / XRT-711

xDSL/Cable Access Router


5. PC/LAN Setup

5.1 TCP/IP Settings

If you use the DHCP Server function:

Configure each PC to be a DHCP client, as follows:

DHCP Client Setup - Windows 95/98

  1. Select the Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop, then Properties. You will see a screen like the one below:

Figure 1: Network Configuration
  1. If a line like the one highlighted ("TCP/IP -> Network Card") is not listed, select Add-Protocol-Microsoft-TCP/IP-OK to add it.
  2. Select Properties for the "TCP/IP -> Network card" entry. You will then see a screen like the following example:

Figure 2: TCP/IP Properties - DHCP
  1. On the IP Address tab, click the radio button for "Obtain an IP address automatically", as above, then reboot. Your PC will obtain an IP Address from the Internet Access Server.

If your LAN already has a DHCP server:

If your LAN has a Router or Routers

If you use static (fixed) IP Addresses:

On each PC:


5.2 Internet Settings

For Internet access, each PC must be configured for Internet access via the LAN, rather than by dial-up connection. In Windows 95/98:

  1. Select Start Menu - Settings - Control Panel - Internet..
  2. Select the Connection tab, and click the Setup button.
  3. Select "I want to set up my Internet connection manually, or I want to connect through a local area network (LAN)" and click "Next".
  4. Select "I connect through a local area network (LAN)" and click "Next".
  5. Ensure all of the boxes on the following Local area network Internet Configuration screen are unchecked.
  6. Check the "No" option when prompted "Do you want to set up an Internet mail account now?".
  7. Click "Finish" to close the Internet Connection Wizard.

Accessing AOL

To access AOL (America On Line) through the Internet Access Server, the AOL for Windows software must be configured to use TCP/IP network access, rather than a dial-up connection. The configuration process is as follows:


5.3 Printing Setup (for XRT-711 only)

The XRT-711 provides printing support for 2 methods of printing from Windows:

 

5.3.1 Print Port Driver Setup

The following procedure is for Windows 95/98, Windows ME, Windows NT4.0, and Windows 2000.

  1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your drive. Execute the program setup.exe from the directory "/UTILITY".
  2. At the Setup Type screen, select the correct driver path.
  3. At the Select Components screen, select the TCP/IP protocol for the Print Port Driver.
  4. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
  5. The Print Port Setup will then run, and the following screen will be displayed.
  6. Click on browse and wait for a while, the popup screen will display all the available ports in the netwrok segment. Select the desired device and port, and then click the "OK" button. The Driver install Wizard now installed the driver for you.
  7. After the driver installed, click on "Printer" from "My Computer" on you desktop. And click on Add Printer wizard to install your new printer.
  8. Select the ports that just installed to your PC as figure below

    In ports option, select the printer port "SCxxxxxx_P1", in this example, "SC120610_P1". Then click on "Close" to finish the printer install.
  9. Installation is now complete. You can now print using this printer.

Management

Port Options

The options for the Print Port Driver are accessed via the Windows Port Settings button.

Use Start - Settings - Printers to open the Printers folder, then right-click the Printer, and select Properties. The Port Settings button is on the Details or Port tab, depending on your version of Windows.

An example screen is shown below:

Figure 19: Print Port Configuration

Items shown on this screen are as follows:

Port If desired, click Browse to select a different device. (The Select Device Port button is provided to allow this software to work with multi-port models.) The Port Name is shown in the Printer's Properties.
Banner

Check this option to print a banner page before each print job.

  • If using a PostScript Printer, check the PostScript box.
  • The User Name will be printed on the banner page.
Retry Interval Sets how often Windows will poll the XRT-711 to establish a connection when the printer is busy. Increase this value if you get too many warning messages.

 

5.3.2 LPD/LPR Printing

LPD/LPR printing can be used with Windows NT 4.0 Server or Windows 2000. No software needs to be installed.

Windows NT 4.0 Server Configuration

To use LPD printing, Microsoft TCP/IP Printing must be installed and enabled. This can be checked using Start-Settings-Control Panel-Network - Services.

To install LPD printing using the XRT-711, follow this procedure:

  1. Go to Start-Settings-Printer and invoke the Add Printer wizard.
  2. When prompted with "This printer will be managed by..", select My Computer and click Next.
  3. Select Add Port..., then select LPR Port and click New Port.
  4. In the Dialog requesting Name of Address of server providing lpd, enter the IP address of the XRT-711.
  5. For Name of printer or print queue on that server, enter "L1"s
  6. Click OK. When returned to the Printer Ports window, simply select Close and then install your printer driver as usual.
  7. When prompted whether or not the printer will be shared, select the Sharing radio button.
  8. In the Shared dialog box, enter the shared printer name. The shared name is how other users will see this printer. You should advise client PCs of the Server name and this printer name.
  9. Click OK to save and exit.

Windows 2000 Server Configuration

The LPD/LPR Port is not enabled by default. To enable it, use this procedure:

  1. In Control Panel, select Add/Remove Programs, then Windows Components.
  2. Select Other Network File and Print Services, then click the Details button.
  3. Enable Print Services for Unix, and click OK.
  4. Click Next and complete the Wizard.

Adding the Printer

  1. Open your Printers folder, and start the Add Printer Wizard.
  2. When prompted, select Local Printer.
  3. On the Select the Printer Port screen, select LPR Port, as shown below. Click Next to continue.
  4. In the Dialog requesting Name or Address of server providing lpd, enter the IP address of the XRT-711.
  5. For Name of printer or print queue on that server, enter "L1"
  6. Click OK, and then Next, and continue the Wizard.
  7. At the Select Sharing screen, select the Radio Button for Share As, and enter the shared printer name. The shared name is how other users will see this printer. You should advise client PCs of the Server name and this printer name.
  8. Complete the Add Printer wizard.

Client PC Setup for LPD/LPR Printing

After configuring the Windows Server, client PCs on the LAN can install the new printer.

The following procedure is for Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT4.0, and Windows 2000 workstation.

  1. Open your Printers folder, and start the Add Printer Wizard.
  2. When prompted, select Network Printer.
  3. When prompted for Network Path or Queue Name, click the Browse button, and locate the Server and Printer which your Network Administrator advised you to use.
  4. Click OK, then Next.
  5. Select the correct printer Manufacturer and Model, as advised by your Network Administrator, and click Next.
  6. Follow the prompts to complete the Wizard.
  7. The new printer will be listed with any other installed printers, and may be selected when printing from any Windows application.

5.4 Macintosh Configuration

Firstly, the XRT-711 currently does not support printing from the Macintosh. But you can access the Internet via the Internet Access Router. The procedure is as follows.

  1. Open the TCP/IP Control Panel.
  2. Select Ethernet from the Connect via pop-up menu.
  3. Select Using DHCP Server from the Configure pop-up menu. The DHCP Client ID field can be left blank.
  4. Close the TCP/IP panel, saving your settings.
Note: If using manually assigned IP addresses instead of DHCP, the only change required is to set the Router Address field to the Access Server's IP Address.

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