Chapter 2

How to Use the PrintServer

Program Icon Accessed through the Start Menu

The PrintServer program icons appear in the Start menu. To access these icons, click Start. Select Programs. Select Linksys PrintServer.

Start Menu > Programs >PrintServer Program Icons

You will have four options available:

PrintServer Utility  To access the PrintServer Utility, click PrintServer Utility. Refer to the following section, “About the PrintServer Information Screen”, for details.

Setup Computer  To run the wizard that sets up the PrintServer driver, click Setup Computer. Refer to the Quick Installation for details.

Setup PrintServer  To run the wizard that sets up the PrintServer, click Setup PrintServer. Refer to the Quick Installation for details.

Uninstall  To uninstall the PrintServer from your computer, click Uninstall.

About the Print Server Information Screen

The Print Server Information screen shows status information for the PrintServer. Use this screen to connect your computer to the printer for scans, faxes, or usage of a memory card.

Print Server Information

ConnectedDisconnected

Printer Information

Printer Model  The model number of the connected printer.

Status  This section shows the printer’s status information. When a computer is connected to the printer, the Status field states the name and IP address of the computer that is currently connected. When a computer is not connected to the printer, the Status field says, “On-Line”.

Also shown is the number of seconds before the current computer is disconnected from the printer.

Connection status

To scan, fax, or read information from a memory card, your computer must be connected to the printer, indicated by the message, “Connected”. To allow another computer to use the printer, click the Disconnect button. To manually re-connect to the printer, click the Connect button.

Auto-Disconnect

By default, the computer will be disconnected one minute after the print job, scan, or fax is completed. To change the length of time before the computer is disconnected from the printer, click the Change button. Select the appropriate length of time from the drop-down menu, and then click the Set button.

Auto-Disconnect, time

If you want the computer to always be connected to the printer, such as when you have only one computer using the printer, select Always connect, and then click the Set button.

Auto-Disconnect, Always connect

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Linksys WPSM54G manual Printer Information, Connection status, Auto-Disconnect