Unit 3: Installation
UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB) ADAPTER
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface is a Plug-In Interface Module that can be installed by the user. It requires a driver (shipped with each printer that has the interface installed) that must be loaded on your PC and the PC must be configured to support USB peripherals using Windows 98 or above. Details for loading the USB driver are contained in the USB Interface Manual that is shipped with each printer with a USB Optional interface installed. Up to 127 devices may be connected to a USB port using powered hubs.
| SPECIFICATIONS |
Printer Connector | USB Type B Plug |
Cable | 10 feet (3 m) maximum |
Host | Windows 98 or above with USB Port |
Power Supply | BUS Power through cable |
Power Consumption | +5 V at 80 ma |
LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) ETHERNET
A Local Area Network (LAN) interface is an optional Plug-In Interface Module that can be installed by the user. It requires a driver shipped with each printer that has the interface installed. The driver that must be loaded on your PC and the PC must be configured to run one of the supported network protocols using a 10/100BaseT LAN connection. Details for loading the LAN driver are contained in the LAN Interface Manual that is shipped with each printer with a LAN Optional interface installed.
| SPECIFICATIONS |
Connector | RJ-45 Receptacle |
Cable | 10/100BaseT Category 5 |
Power Supply | Powered from printer |
802.11B WIRELESS
The wireless print server provides easy printer interface with 802.11b Wi-Fi compliant networks free of wired connections. Each printer is shipped with an integrated driver and interface installed. The driver must be loaded on your PC and the PC must be configured to run one of the supported protocols.
| 802.11B WIRELESS SPECIFICATIONS |
Variable Data Rates | | 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps |
Frequency Band | | 2.4 GHz ISM Band |
Wired Equivalent Privacy | | 128 bit, 64 bit (compatible with 40bit), none |
Sensitivity | | (typ, AAWGN, 8E-2 PER): -91dBm at 1Mbps, -88dBm at 2 Mdps, |
| | -87dBm at 5.5Mbps, -84dBm at 11Mbps. |
Range | | 100m indoors, 300m outdoors |
Protocols | | TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, Direct Mode IPX/IP, DLC/LLC, NetBEUI, |
| | NetBIOS/IP |
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