Epson C80WN Product Support Bulletin
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1. o Type in 3132333435 or 31322234350000000000000000 e Click on APPLY button Click OK button to close the WIRELESS box 11 Reboot the system and upon restart check the WIRELESS status monitor 12 If there are collision errors re enter the WEP KEY value and test using WP Admin Printer Driver Settings 1 Changing the Printers Port to TCP IP Settings 2 Open the Printer properties and change the Port to Standard TCP IP Port and set the TCP IP address to the address assigned to the Print Server follows e Click Start e Go to Settings e Click on Printers e Highlight Epson Stylus C80 Series click with right mouse button Page 4 of 5 e Inthe Epson Stylus C80 Series Properties window O O O O O O O O O O O O O Click the PORTS tab In the PRINTER PORTS box select STANDARD TCP IP PORT Click the NEW PORT button In the Add Standard TCP IP Port Wizard box click the NEXT button For the Printer Name or IP Address Enter the TCP IP address Port Name IP_xxx xxx xxx xxx The TCP IP address is filled in automatically when entering the TCP IP address Click the NEXT button The Completing the Add Printer Port box will appear Click the FINISH Button At the PRINTER PORTS box click the CLOSE button Click Apply In the Epson Stylus C80 Series box click the GENERAL tab Click the PRINT TEST PAGE button If the test page printed click OK 3 Verify the print out 4 Close the Epson Stylus C82. Key Click SAVE On the next screen click FINISHED Close the browser Go to the property settings of the Computer s Adapter Card Right click NETWORK Icon Click PROPERTIES Highlight the WIRELESS ADAPTER setting Click PROPERTIES button Select ENCRYPTION Tab o Encryption WEP click on the drop down button and select 64 bit or 128 bit o Click the CREATE KEYS MANUALLY bullet o Type in 3132333435 or 31322234350000000000000000 o Click on APPLY button o Click OK button Next Screen o Click OK button to close the NETWORK box 9 Reboot the system and upon restart check the WIRELESS status monitor 10 If there are collision errors re enter the WEP KEY value and test WP Admin Printer Driver Settings 1 Change the Printers TCP IP Settings e Open the Printer properties and change the Port to EPSON_LPR and set the printers address as follows Click on Start Click on Settings Click on Printers Highlight Epson Stylus C80 Series Right click Properties o Click the DETAILS tab o Click ADD PORT button Next Screen o OnADD PORT box click NETWORK bullet click BROWSE button Next Screen o Double click and expand the EPSON_LPR printer icon Next Screen o Browse and highlight the IP address PRINTER ICON symbol o Click OK Next Screen o OnADD PORT box click OK e On EPSON STYLUS C80 SERIERS PROPERTIES BOX click Apply e Epson Stylus C80 Series box Click GENERAL tab o Click the PRINT TEST
3. PAGE button Next Screen o Ifthe test page printed click Yes e Click OK 2 Verify the print out 3 Close the Epson Stylus C80 Series Properties box 4 Close the PRINTERS box Go to the print server and push the test button in for one second to print a status sheet of the print server to verify the settings EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 11 1 2002 Originator JAM PSB PSB 2003 01 005 Authorization pips Reference N A Total Pages 3 Product s Epson Stylus C80WN Subject Enabling Wireless Encryption Protection WEP on the Stylus C80WN and Macintosh OS X This bulletin was created to inform you of a procedure to guide you through configuring WEP on the Stylus C8OWN Print Server system Test Configuration White iBook 500 MHz PowerPC G3 with 256MB memory Mac OS X Version 10 2 AirPort Admin Utility 2 1 v2 1 Epson WP Admin 1 3 E Epson Stylus C80WN Important notes before starting Note 1 Under OS X the WEP key fields do not appear wide enough to accept the entire length of the key code The box truncates and accepts the entire code in the background however it will not appear on the computer screen that anything is being input by the computer user Note 2 The status lights on the printer server will turn off during the entry of the WEP code in step 7 and remain off until the AirPort Base Station is re linked by the UPDATE function in step 10 and 11 below Requirements You will need to ha
4. made or e Click OK button to close the WIRELESS box oo Use a WEB browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer to access the HOME WEB configuration page of the Access Point and set the WEP encryption to match the Print Server WEP encryption settings NOTE If you have a Proxy Server setting enabled in your browser you will need to disable it temporarily in order to access the HOME Web page on the base station Page 3 of 5 4 Type in the address of the Base Station i e 192 168 0 1 on the address bar of the WEB browser and hit enter Example HTTP 192 168 0 1 5 Find Wireless Configuration page for the Access Point and set as follows 2 Navigate to the CONFIGURE section for the Wireless Setup and set the WEP Encryption type and value in the WEP Data Privacy section to match the settings of the print server For Example 64 Bit Encryption using this key table Key 1 31 32 33 34 35 Or 128 Bit Encryption using this key table Key 1 31 32 33 34 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 WEP Authentication Open System lt lt Choose this Shared Key 7 Click SAVE 8 On the next screen click FINISHED 9 Close the browser 10 Go the property settings of the computer s wireless adapter card e On lower right Taskbar right click WIRELESS Icon Click ADVANCED CONFIGURATION e Select ENCRYPTION Tab o Encryption WEP click on the drop down button and select 64 bit or 128 bit o Click CREATE KEYS MANUALLY bullet
5. server and push the test button in for one second to print a status sheet of the print server to verify the settings EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 03 27 2002 Originator DS PSB PSB 2002 03 003 Authorization p Reference N A Total Pages 1 Product s Stylus C80WN Subject Using WEP Encryption If you want to use WEP encryption or password protect your wireless network and your wireless adapter or access point normally uses a password or pass phrase instead of WEP your software should allow you to enter a 0x followed by a ten digit for 40 bit or 64 bit WEP or twenty six digit for 128 bit WEP key in hexadecimal format If it only allows a password or pass phrase it will normally be 5 digits for 40 bit or 64 bit WEP or thirteen digit for 128 bit WEP If this is the case you can use the following table to determine what WEP key to use for your wireless print server HEX ASCII HEX ASCII HEX ASCII HEX ASCII 30 0 48 H 59 Y 70 p 31 1 49 60 Z 71 q 32 2 4A J 61 a 72 r 33 3 4B K 62 b 73 S 34 4 4C L 63 c 74 t 35 5 4D M 64 d 75 u 36 6 4E N 65 e 76 v 37 rf 4F O 66 f 77 Ww 38 8 50 R 67 g 78 x 39 9 51 Q 68 h 79 y 41 A 52 R 69 i 7A Z 42 B 53 S 6A j 43 C 54 T 6B k 44 D 55 U 6C l 45 E 56 V 6D m 46 F 57 W 6E n 47 G 58 X 6F o Page 1of1
6. 0 Series Properties box 5 Close the PRINTERS box Go to the print server and push the test button in for one second to print a status sheet of the print server to verify the settings Page 5 of 5 EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 11 1 2002 Originator JAM PSB PSB 2003 01 003 Authorization 4 Reference N A Total Pages 5 Product s Epson Stylus Color CGOWN Subject Enabling Wireless Encryption Protection WEP for C80WN and Windows 2000 This bulletin was created to inform you of a procedure to guide you through configuring WEP on the C80WN Print Server system Windows 2000 Instructions Requirements You will need the SSID and IP Settings for your wireless network The SSID information is available in the properties of the wireless Ethernet interface on the computer The IP settings can be viewed by typing IPCONFIG from the command prompt on the computer Refer to the Access Point Base Station s documentation for the SSID if necessary Enabling WEP Encryption Note To successfully enable WEP the main item on the Print Server and Access Point Base station CONFIGURATION menu is the type of WEP key Open or Shared Key Type If The Epson Wireless Print Servers firmware is version 3 91 or earlier the print server defaults to Open with no selection for Shared key type Some Access Points Proxim for example default to Shared key type other manufacturers may also and would need to be set to Open key typ
7. D CONFIGURATION Select the ENCRYPTION Tab Encryption WEP click on the drop down button and select 64 bit or 128 bit Click the CREATE KEYS MANUALLY bullet Type in the WEP key you entered for Key 1 3132333435 or 31322234350000000000000000 for this example Click on APPLY button Click the OK button to close the WIRELESS window Page 4 of 5 9 Reboot the system and upon restart check the WIRELESS status monitor 10 If there are collision errors re enter the WEP KEY value and test with WP Admin Printer Driver Settings Open the Printer properties and change the Port to Standard TCP IP Port and set the TCP IP address to the address assigned to the Print Server 1 Click the Windows Start button Click Settings Click Printers Right Click the Epson Stylus C80 Series icon Click on Properties Click the PORTS tab In the PRINTER PORTS box Select STANDARD TCP IP PORT Click the NEW PORT button Click the NEXT button in the Add Standard TCP IP Port Wizard box Type the Printer Name or IP Address O O O O Enter the TCP IP address Port Name IP_xxx xxx xxx xxx The TCP IP address is filled in automatically when entering the TCP IP address Click the NEXT button Click the FINISH button in the Completing the Add Printer Port box Click the CLOSE button in the PRINTER PORTS box Click the APPLY button Click the GENERAL tab in the Epson Stylus C80 Series box Cl
8. EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 4 30 2003 Originator DS PSB PSB 2003 05 005 Authorization p Reference N A Total Pages 6 Product s EpsonNet 802 11b Wireless Print Server Subject OS X Procedure for Updating the Firmware This bulletin was created to inform you of the procedural steps used to update the EpsonNet 802 11b Wireless Print Server firmware using the OS X Terminal Utility Procedure 1 Configure the Macintosh and the EpsonNet 802 11b Wireless Print Server for TCP IP 2 Download copy the WLEP399 bin firmware file to the Desktop 3 Navigate to Macintosh HD gt Applications gt Utilities gt Terminal and launch the Terminal Utility program 4 At the Terminal program screen do the following Type cd desktop press RETURN a 82 0 Windows Picture and Fax Viewer e s Terminal ttypl Lost loging Toe Mar 4 Grl0r42 on ttypl Weites tho Garpeir opat Comguber qpa cd desktop opes Commuber desktop apa fF OCBALD Xa AHA Page 1 of 6 TYPE tftp lt enter the IP address of the print server gt then press RETURN Example tftp 139 63 2 150 then press the RETURN key ts3 tiff Windows Picture and Fax Viewer CLO Terminal ttyp1 Last login Tue Mar 4 09 10 42 on ttypi Welcome to Darwin apss Computer aps cd desktop apss Computer desktop aps tftp 139 63 2 158 tftp gt 1 CQO Hg PHP na Wi f NOBAD XS NHE Page 2of6 At the tftp gt prompt
9. P address settings automatically when the configuration is saved 5 Click the OK button to save the new settings and the changes will be written to the Print Server This may take 2 3 minutes Wait for the utility to finish 6 Click QUIT to close the WIRELESS SERVER SEARCH box On the Host Note If your Access Point is also a DHCP Server skip this step and go to step 2 1 Change the TCP IP settings on the wireless notebook computer Adapter Card to the address of the Access Point for this test a Proxim Wireless Gateway was used Example 192 168 0 1 e Right click the NETWORK Icon o Click PROPERTIES e Highlight the Network Connection WIRELESS LAN CONNECTION o Right Click WIRELESS LAN CONNECTION o Click PROPERTIES o Down click and highlight INTERNET PROTOCOL TCP IP e Click the PROPERTIES button e On TCP IP PROPERTIES box Click on USE THE FOLLOWING IP ADDRESS bullet Example IP Address 192 168 0 5 gt gt 5 for the computer Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 gt gt Subnet will be entered automatically Gateway IP 192 168 0 1 gt gt 1 for the Access Point 2 Click OK button to close the INTERNET PROTOCOL TCP IP PROPERTIES box e Click on WIRELESS NETWORKS tab e Remove the check mark from USE WINDOWS TO CONFIGURE WIRELESS SETTINGS e Click the CLOSE button e Close the NETWORKS CONNECTIONS box Page 3 of 5 3 Go the property settings of the Computer s Adapter Card Right click the WIRELESS icon found in the Sy
10. Y button if a change has been made or Click OK button Next Screen Click OK button to close the NETWORK box 2 The system will prompt you to REBOOT Do you want to restart your computer now Click the YES button 3 After the system restarts proceed to the next step 4 Use a WEB browser such as Internet Explorer to access the Access Points WEB HOME configuration page and set the WEP encryption to match the Print Server WEP encryption settings NOTE If you have a Proxy Server setting enabled in your browser you will need to disable it temporarily in order to access the Web HOME page on the Access Point g Type in the address of the Access Point on the address bar of the WEB browser and hit enter Example HTTP 192 168 0 1 6 Find Wireless Configuration page for the Access Point and set as follows A 2 Navigate to the CONFIGURE section for the Wireless Setup and match the WEP Encryption type and value in the WEP Data Privacy section to the settings of the print server 64 Bit Encryption using a key table like this example Key 1 31 32 33 34 35 or 128 Bit Encryption using a key table like this example Key 1 31 32 33 34 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 WEP Authentication Open System lt lt Choose this Shared Key Click SAVE On the next screen click FINISHED Close the browser Go to the property settings of the Computer s Adapter Card Right click NETWORK Icon Click PROPERTIES Highlight t
11. d in the search window and click the CONFIGURE button e When the PASSWORD box shows on screen click OK without entering a password to continue e When the CONFIGURATION screen appears go to the WEP KEY section down click and select WEP 64BITs or 128BITs from the drop down button box 1 Enter the encryption value in the 64Bit Key 1 box for example 3132333435 or the 128bit Key 1 box for example 31323334350000000000000000 Important Note If you forget to enter a value into the Key box and click OK to save the settings you will not have any communications with the print server To recover from this go to the print server and repeat the restart procedure in step 1 above 2 In the Wireless Mode box verify the selection is set to INFRASTRUCTURE 3 Next go to the SSID field and type in the SSID name or network name of the Access Point The SSID is also noted in the properties section of the wireless interface on the computer Page 2of5 4 In the Boot Method drop down button select STATIC see Note below then go to the TCP IP address fields and enter the appropriate address subnet mask and gateway Example IP Address 192 168 0 8 gt gt 8 for the printer Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway IP 192 168 0 1 gt gt 1 for the AP Base Station Note If your Access Point is also a DHCP Server leave the Boot Method on Auto and the Print Server will be assigned TCP I
12. e Refer to the documentation for your Access Point hardware to determine where the setting for the Key Type is found If the Key Types are not the same between the print server computer and Access Point the Host and Print Server will not handshake properly Even though all settings appear to be correct communication fails and a time out occurs without any displaying any error messages Additionally after the Print Server Access Point and wireless computer are configured on the same IP address segment and communicating properly the printer print server s TCP IP address must be changed to a TCP IP address within the same IP address segment in order to communicate and print The Subnet Mask and Gateway address must match also Page 1of5 To Begin Power up the Printer Print Server Access Point and Host Computer On the Host Computer do the following Note The computer used for this example is an IBM ThinkPad A30p with built in ActionTec 802 11b Interface and Windows 2000 Professional 1 Disable WEP if it is on 2 Install then Launch WP Admin and click the Start button to begin the search On the EpsonNet 802 11b Print Server do the following 1 Push and hold in the RESET Test Factory button for 10 20 seconds The print server will reset to the 802 11 INFRASTRUCTURE mode settings of the host computer running WP Admin This may take 2 3 minutes 2 When the print server appears in the WP Admin window verify it is highlighte
13. een verify or enter the SSID name of the Access Point Example Proxim o Click the Apply button for any changes that have been made or click the OK button to proceed to the next screen o Click the Apply button in the next screen that appears o Click OK to close the Wireless configuration window 2 The system will prompt you to REBOOT Do you want to restart your computer now Click the YES button oo After the system restarts proceed to the next step 4 Use a WEB browser such as Internet Explorer to access the Access Point s WEB HOME configuration page and set the WEP encryption to match the Print Server WEP encryption settings NOTE If you have a Proxy Server setting enabled in your browser you will need to disable it temporarily in order to access the Web HOME page on the Access Point 5 Type in the address of the Access Point on the address bar of the WEB browser and hit enter Example HTTP 192 168 0 1 6 Find Wireless Configuration page for the Access Point and set as follows S 2 Navigate to the CONFIGURE section for the Wireless Setup and match the WEP Encryption type and value in the WEP Data Privacy section to the settings of the print server 64 Bit Encryption using a key table like this example Key 1 31 32 33 34 35 or 128 Bit Encryption using a key table like this example Key 1 31 32 33 34 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 WEP Authentication Open System lt lt Choose this Shared
14. er a value into the Key box and click OK to save the settings you will not have any communications with the print server To recover from this do a hardware reset of the print server 8 Click QUIT to close the WIRELESS SERVER SEARCH box Note 2 from above The communications status LEDs on the print server will turn off during the WEP process making it appear the print server has stopped working Go to the back of the print server and press the reset switch for 2 seconds From the status sheet verify that the settings just entered were retained If you try to do another server search the unit will not be found because the WEP key has been enabled and the server is now transparent This is normal The server will be available and visible when the notebook has been setup with the same WEP key and the AirPort session re linked Airport Admin Utility 9 Start the AirPort Admin Utility The base station i e MyAirport should be found and highlighted Click the CONFIGURE tool icon Enter the password you have setup for the basestation and click OK On the AIRPORT BASESTATION page put a check mark in the Enable encryption using WEP box Click on the CHANGE PASSWORD button Please read steps 10 and 11 before continuing the timing of performing UPDATE and cycling power on the server is critical 10 From the WEP key length drop down button select 40 bit or 128 bit In the New Password and Verify boxes ente
15. ess 192 168 0 8 gt gt 8 for the printer Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway IP 192 168 0 1 gt gt 1 for the Access Point 7 Click the OK button to save the new settings and the changes will be written to the Print Server This may take 2 3 minutes Wait for the utility to finish 8 Click QUIT to close the WIRELESS SERVER SEARCH box On the Host Note If your Access Point is also a DHCP Server skip step 1 and go to step 2 1 Change the TCP IP settings on the wireless notebook computer Adapter Card to the address of the Proxim Base Station Example 192 168 0 1 Right click the NETWORK Icon Click PROPERTIES Down click and highlight TCP IP gt WIRELESS LAN CARD Click Properties button for the next screen In the TCP IP PROPERTIES box select the IP ADDRESS tab Click on SPECIFY AN IP ADDRESS bullet o Enter the appropriate IP ADDRESS values for your network o Example IP Address 192 168 0 5 gt gt 5 for the computer Tab between periods o Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 gt gt Tab between periods e Next click on the GATEWAY tab in the TCP IP PROPERTIES box o Inthe NEW GATEWAY box enter the appropriate IP ADDRESS for your network gateway o Example Gateway IP 192 168 0 1 gt gt 1 for the Access Point e Click the ADD button e Click OK button e Inthe lower right of the Taskbar click the WIRELESS icon o Click Advanced Configuration from the menu that appears o Click the Configuration tab o Inthe Configuration scr
16. he WIRELESS ADAPTER setting Click PROPERTIES button Select ENCRYPTION Tab o Encryption WEP click on the drop down button and select 64 bit or 128 bit o Click the CREATE KEYS MANUALLY bullet o Type in 3132333435 or 31322234350000000000000000 o Click on APPLY button o Click OK button Next Screen o Click OK button to close the NETWORK box 9 Reboot the system and upon restart check the WIRELESS status monitor 10 If there are collision errors re enter the WEP KEY value and test WP Admin Printer Driver Settings 1 Change the Printers TCP IP Settings e Open the Printer properties and change the Port to EPSON_LPR and set the printers address as follows Click on Start Click on Settings Click on Printers Highlight Epson Stylus C80 Series Right click Properties o DETAILS tab o Click ADD PORT button Next Screen o On ADD PORT box click NETWORK bullet click BROWSE button Next Screen o Double click and expand the EPSON_LPR printer icon Next Screen o Browse and highlight the IP address PRINTER ICON symbol o Click OK Next Screen o OnADD PORT box click OK e On EPSON STYLUS C80 SERIERS PROPERTIES BOX click Apply e Epson Stylus C80 Series box Click GENERAL tab o Click the PRINT TEST PAGE button Next Screen o If the test page printed click Yes e Click OK 2 Verify the print out 3 Close the Epson Stylus C80 Series Properties box 4 Close the PRINTERS box Go to the print
17. he search On the EpsonNet 802 11b Print Server do the following 1 Push and hold in the RESET Test Factory button for 10 20 seconds The print server will reset to the 802 11 INFRASTRUCTURE mode settings of the host computer running WP Admin This may take 2 3 minutes 2 When the print server appears in the WP Admin window verify it is highlighted in the search window and click the CONFIGURE button e When the PASSWORD box shows on screen click OK without entering a password to continue e When the CONFIGURATION screen appears go to the WEP KEY section down click and select WEP 64BITs or 128BITs from the drop down button box 3 Enter the encryption value in the 64Bit Key 1 box for example 3132333435 or the 1 28bit Key 1 box for example 31323334350000000000000000 Important Note If you forget to enter a value into the Key box and click OK to save the settings you will not have any communications with the print server To recover from this go to the print server and repeat the restart procedure in step 1 above 4 In the Wireless Mode box verify the selection is set to INFRASTRUCTURE 5 Next go to the SSID field and type in the SSID name of the Access Point Example Proxim 6 In the Boot Method drop down button select STATIC see Note then go to the TCP IP address fields and enter the appropriate address subnet mask and gateway Example IP Addr
18. ick the PRINT TEST PAGE button If the test page printed click OK in the prompt window asking if the print was successful Click OK 2 Verify the print out 3 Close the Epson Stylus C80 Series Properties box 4 Close the PRINTERS box Go to the print server and push the test button in for one second to print a status sheet of the print server in order to verify the settings Page 5 of 5 EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 11 1 2002 Originator JAM PSB PSB 2003 01 002 Authorization ys Reference N A Total Pages 5 Product s Epson Stylus Color CGOWN Subject Enabling Wireless Encryption Protection WEP on C80WN and Windows 98 This bulletin was created to inform you of a procedure to guide you through configuring WEP on the C80WN Print Server system Windows 98 Instructions Requirements You will need the SSID and IP Settings for your wireless network The SSID information is available in the properties of the wireless Ethernet interface on the computer The IP settings can be viewed by clicking on RUN in the Windows Start menu then type WINIPCFG in the RUN field and click OK Refer to the Access Point Base Station s documentation for the SSID if necessary Enabling WEP Encryption Note To successfully enable WEP the main item on the Print Server and Access Point Base station CONFIGURATION menu is the type of WEP key Open or Shared Key Type If The Epson Wireless Print Servers fir
19. int server will reset to the 802 11 INFRASTRUCTURE mode settings of the host computer running WP Admin This may take 2 3 minutes i When the print server appears in the WP Admin window verify it is highlighted in the search window and click the CONFIGURE button e When the PASSWORD box shows on screen click OK without entering a password to continue e When the CONFIGURATION screen appears go to the WEP KEY section down click and select WEP 64BITs or 128BITs from the drop down button box 3 Enter the encryption value in the 64Bit Key 1 box for example 3132333435 or the 1 28bit Key 1 box for example 31323334350000000000000000 Important Note If you forget to enter a value into the Key box and click OK to save the settings you will not have any communications with the print server To recover from this go to the print server and repeat the restart procedure in step 1 above 4 In the Wireless Mode box verify the selection is set to INFRASTRUCTURE 5 Next go to the SSID field and type in the SSID name of the Access Point Example Proxim 6 In the Boot Method drop down button select STATIC see Note then go to the TCP IP address fields and enter the appropriate address subnet mask and gateway Example IP Address 192 168 0 8 gt gt 8 for the printer Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway IP 192 168 0 1 gt gt 1 for the Access Point Note If your Access P
20. int server Run WP Admin click CLEAR then click START Check the TCP IP settings in the Configuration page of the print server save the settings then Quit Rerun step 4 5 Next go to the print server and perform a reset then launch WP Admin again to setup the print server 6 At WP Admin in the search screen click on CLEAR first then click on START for the print server to reappear Page 5 of 6 7 Open the configuration page and confirm the settings are correct change if necessary 8 Print the Configuration page Click on the WP Admin drop down menu at the top of the page and select TEST PAGE or PRINT 9 Save then Quit WP Admin Page 6 of 6 EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 11 1 2002 Originator JAM PSB PSB 2003 01 006 Authorization ppt Reference N A Total Pages 5 Product s Epson Stylus C80WN Subject Enabling Wireless Encryption Protection WEP on Stylus C80WN and Windows Me This bulletin was created to inform you of a procedure to guide you through configuring WEP on the Stylus C8OWN Print Server system Windows Millennium Edition Instructions Requirements You will need the SSID and IP Settings for your wireless network The SSID information is available in the properties of the wireless Ethernet interface on the computer The IP settings can be viewed by clicking on RUN in the Windows Start menu then type WINIPCFG in the RUN field and click OK Refer to the Access Point Base S
21. mware is version 3 91 or earlier the print server defaults to Open and with no selection for Shared key type Some Base Stations Proxim for example default to Shared key type other manufacturers may also and would need to be set to OPEN key type Refer to the documentation for your Access Point hardware to determine where the setting for the Key Type is found If the Key Types are not the same between the print server computer and Access Point the Host and Print Server will not handshake properly Even though all settings appear to be correct communication fails and a time out occurs without any displaying any error messages Additionally after the Print Server Access Point and wireless computer are configured on the same IP address segment and communicating properly the printer print server s TCP IP address must be changed to a TCP IP address within the same IP address segment in order to communicate and print The Subnet Mask and Gateway address must match also To Begin Power up the Printer Print Server and Host Computer On the Host Computer do the following 1 Disable WEP if it is on 2 Install the Printer Driver and Epson Direct Print Utility This will force you to reboot the computer 3 Install then Launch WP Admin and click the Start button to begin the search On the EpsonNet 802 11b Print Server do the following 1 Push and hold in the RESET Test Factory button for 10 20 seconds The pr
22. oint is also a DHCP Server leave the Boot Method on Auto and the Print Server will be assigned TCP IP address settings automatically when the configuration is saved 7 Click the OK button to save the new settings and the changes will be written to the Print Server This may take 2 3 minutes Wait for the utility to finish 8 Click QUIT to close the WIRELESS SERVER SEARCH box On the Host Note If your Access Point is also a DHCP Server skip step 1 and go to step 2 1 Change the TCP IP settings on the wireless notebook computer Adapter Card to the address of the Proxim Base Station Example 192 168 0 1 Right click the NETWORK Icon Click PROPERTIES Down click and highlight TCP IP gt WIRELESS LAN CARD Click Properties button for the next screen In the TCP IP PROPERTIES box select the IP ADDRESS tab Click on SPECIFY AN IP ADDRESS bullet o Enter the appropriate IP ADDRESS values for your network o Example IP Address 192 168 0 5 gt gt 5 for the computer Tab between periods o Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 gt gt Tab between periods e Next click on the GATEWAY tab in the TCP IP PROPERTIES box o Inthe NEW GATEWAY box enter the appropriate IP ADDRESS for your network gateway o Example Gateway IP 192 168 0 1 gt gt 1 for the Access Point Click the ADD button Click OK button Highlight the WIRELESS LAN ADAPTER setting Click the PROPERTIES button On the CONFIGURATION tab verify or enter the SSID name Click on APPL
23. ot the same between the print server computer and Access Point the Host and Print Server will not handshake properly Even though all settings appear to be correct communication fails and a time out occurs without any displaying any error messages Additionally after the Print Server Access Point and wireless computer are configured on the same IP address segment and communicating properly the printer print server s TCP IP address must be changed to a TCP IP address within the same IP address segment in order to communicate and print The Subnet Mask and Gateway address must match also Page 1 of 5 To Begin Power up the Printer Print Server Access Point and Host Computer On the Host Computer do the following Note The computer used for this example is an IBM ThinkPad A30p with a built in ActionTec 802 11b Interface and Windows XP Professional 1 2 Disable WEP if it is on Install then Launch WP Admin and click the Start button to begin the search On the EpsonNet 802 11b Print Server do the following 1 Y Push and hold the RESET Test Factory button for 10 20 seconds The print server will reset to the 802 11b INFRASTRUCTURE mode settings of the host computer running WP Admin This may take 2 3 minutes When the print server appears In WP Admin verify it is highlighted in the search window and click the CONFIGURE button Leave the PASSWORD box blank and click OK to continue when prompted for a pa
24. r the WEP key used in the WP Admin utility Note the key must start with Ox zero lower case x or a dollar symbol i e 0x3132333435 OR 3132323435 Click OK to continue The system will cycle to the previous page click the UPDATE button 11 Immediately remove AC power to the back of the Print Server and re attach it while Page 2 of 3 the UPDATE is sending the WEP key from the basestation to the server The link will be re established and the communications lights will restart and update as normal The LEDs should no longer go out after this step AirPort Utility Open the radio signal icon for the AirPort and select the name of the AirPort Network i e MyAirport to enable the WEP session You will be prompted for the password WEP Enter the code with the correct prefix i e 0x3132333435 OR 3132333435 Open WP Admin and verify that you can access the configuration page of the print server and check the settings Do not change any settings Click the CANCEL button The previous page will show again click the QUIT button Text Editor Open the text editor enter some test text and then send a print request to the Stylus C80WN printer With a good WEP link you will see a blue white horizontal barber pole status bar icon indicating an update Allow a short period of time for the computer to process the print request and send it to the print server over the wireless link The printer will print the test text once the print
25. request has been received over the wireless link Page 3 of 3 EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 11 1 2002 Originator JAM PSB PSB 2003 01 004 Authorization XX Reference N A Total Pages 5 Product s Epson Stylus Color CGOWN Subject Enabling Wireless Encryption Protection WEP for C80WN and Windows XP This bulletin was created to inform you of a procedure to guide you through configuring WEP on the C80WN Print Server system Windows XP Instructions Requirements You will need the SSID and IP Settings for your wireless network The SSID information is available in the properties of the wireless Ethernet interface on the computer The IP settings can be viewed by typing IPCONFIG from the command prompt on the computer Refer to the Access Point Base Station s documentation for the SSID if necessary Enabling WEP Encryption Note To successfully enable WEP the main item on the Print Server and Access Point Base station CONFIGURATION menu is the type of WEP key Open or Shared Key Type If The Epson Wireless Print Servers firmware is version 3 91 or earlier the print server defaults to Open with no selection for Shared key type Some Access Points Proxim for example default to Shared key type other manufacturers may also and would need to be set to Open key type Refer to the documentation for your Access Point hardware to determine where the setting for the Key Type is found If the Key Types are n
26. rver This may take 2 3 minutes Wait for the utility to finish 7 Click QUIT to close the WIRELESS SERVER SEARCH box On the Host Note If your Access Point is also a DHCP Server skip step 1 and go to step 2 1 Change the TCP IP settings for the wireless notebook computer Adapter Card to match the address of the Base Station in this case a Proxim Wireless Gateway was used for example 192 168 0 1 e Right click NETWORK Icon O O O O O O O Click PROPERTIES Highlight the Network Connection WIRELESS LAN CONNECTION Right Click click PROPERTIES Down click and highlight INTERNET PROTOCOL TCP IP Click PROPERTIES button which opens a new window On TCP IP PROPERTIES box Click on USE THE FOLLOWING IP ADDRESS bullet Enter the IP address Example IP Address 192 168 0 5 gt gt 5 forthe computer Tab Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 gt gt Subnet was entered automatically Tab Gateway IP 192 168 0 1 gt gt 1 for the Access Point Click OK button to close the INTERNET PROTOCOL TCP IP PROPERTIES box Click on WIRELESS NETWORKS tab Remove check mark from USE WINDOWS TO CONFIGURE WIRELESS SETTINGS Click CLOSE button Close the NETWORKS CONNECTIONS box 2 2 the property settings of the Computer s Adapter Card On lower right Taskbar right click WIRELESS Icon and click ADVANCED CONFIGURATION e On the CONFIGURATION tab verify or enter the SSID name gt gt i e Proxim e Click on APPLY button if a change has been
27. ssword When the CONFIGURATION screen appears go to the WEP KEY section down click and select WEP 64BITs or 128BITs from the drop down button box Enter the encryption value in the 64Bit Key 1 box for example 3132333435 or the 128bit Key 1 box for example 31323334350000000000000000 Important Note If you forget to enter a value into the Key box and click OK to save the settings you will not have any communications with the print server To recover from this go to the print server and repeat the restart procedure in step 1 above In the Wireless Mode box verify the selection is set to INFRASTRUCTURE Next go to the SSID field and type in the SSID name or network name of the Access Point The SSID is also noted in the properties section of the wireless interface on the computer In the Boot Method drop down button select STATIC see Note below then go to the TCP IP address fields and enter the appropriate address subnet mask and gateway Example IP Address 192 168 0 8 gt gt 8 for the printer Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway IP 192 168 0 1 gt gt 1 forthe Access Point Page 2 of 5 Note If your Access Point is also a DHCP Server leave the Boot Method on Auto and the Print Server will be assigned TCP IP address settings automatically when the configuration is saved 6 Click the OK button to save the new settings and the changes will be written to the Print Se
28. stem Tray by the lower right Taskbar Click ADVANCED CONFIGURATION On the CONFIGURATION tab verify or enter the SSID name gt gt i e Proxim Click on the APPLY button if a change has been made Click the OK button to close the WIRELESS box 4 Use a web browser such as Internet Explorer to access the Access Point HOME WEB configuration page and set the WEP encryption to match the Print Server WEP encryption settings NOTE If you have a Proxy Server setting enabled in your browser you will need to disable it temporarily in order to access the HOME WEB page of the Access Point 5 Type in the address of the Access Point for example HTTP 192 168 0 1 on the address bar of the web browser and press the Enter key 6 Find the Wireless Configuration page for the Access Point and set as follows Navigate to the CONFIGURE section for the Wireless Setup and set the WEP Encryption type and value in the WEP Data Privacy section to match the settings of the print server For Example 64 Bit Encryption using this key table for Key 1 31 32 33 34 35 or 128 Bit Encryption using this key table for Key 1 31 32 33 34 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 WEP Authentication Open System lt lt Choose this Shared Key Click SAVE On the next screen click FINISHED 7 Close the browser 8 Go the property settings of the Computer s Adapter Card Click the WIRELESS icon found in the right side of the Windows Taskbar Click on ADVANCE
29. tation s documentation for the SSID if necessary Enabling WEP Encryption Note To successfully enable WEP the main item on the Print Server and Access Point Base station CONFIGURATION menu is the type of WEP key Open or Shared Key Type If The Epson Wireless Print Servers firmware is version 3 91 or earlier the print server defaults to Open and with no selection for Shared key type Some Base Stations Proxim for example default to Shared key type other manufacturers may also and would need to be set to OPEN key type Refer to the documentation for your Access Point hardware to determine where the setting for the Key Type is found If the Key Types are not the same between the print server computer and Access Point the Host and Print Server will not handshake properly Even though all settings appear to be correct communication fails and a time out occurs without any displaying any error messages Additionally after the Print Server Access Point and wireless computer are configured on the same IP address segment and communicating properly the printer print server s TCP IP address must be changed to a TCP IP address within the same IP address segment in order to communicate and print The Subnet Mask and Gateway address must match also To Begin Power up the Printer Print Server and Host Computer On the Host Computer do the following 1 Install then Launch WP Admin and click the Start button to begin t
30. type the word binary then press RETURN Example tftp gt binary then press the RETURN key ts4 tiff Windows Picture and Fax Viewer CEOEC Terminal ttyp1 Last login Tue Mar 4 09 10 42 on ttyp1 Welcome to Darwin apss Computer aps cd desktop apss Computer desktop aps tftp 139 63 2 158 tftp gt binary tftp gt 0 Heyl ry Ph aa a st 4 hse d NOE AD Xa nB g O Page 3of6 At the tftp gt prompt type put lt WLEP399 bin file name gt then press RETURN Example tftp gt put WLEP399 bin then press the RETURN key ts5 tiff Windows Picture and Fax Viewer CEE Terminal ttyp1 Last login Tue Mar 4 89 16 42 on ttypl Welcome to Darwin apss Computer aps cd desktop apss Computer desktop aps tftp 139 63 2 156 tftp gt binary tftp gt put wlep399 bin OO Ha Ff Pinal Mi Ple PVOBAD XQ amp UA O Page 4 of 6 During the update process you will see a message on the screen at the TFTP prompt that a number of bytes were sent This means the update is complete eo s7 Windows Picture and Fax Viewer Terminal trypl Lost loging Tue Hor 4 3920342 on btypl WeLlooge to Carwin opss Computers ops od desktop opas Computey desicthog opak EPbp 173 63 27 158 tripe birar Wipe put lepat bin Sent 841728 betes in 15 9 seconds tftp fF OSB AW KA ze Note If a timeout error occurs do the following Check your TCP IP settings Cycle the power of the pr
31. ve the Macintosh computer and the Epson C80WN printer configured and operational in Infrastructure mode AirPort Utility Open the radio signal icon for the AirPort and select the name of the AirPort Network i e MyAirport to enable the wireless session WP Admin Utility 1 Start the WP Admin utility 2 In WP Admin verify the print server is highlighted in the search window and click the CONFIGURE button when the print server appears e When prompted for a password in the PASSWORD box click OK to continue A password is not necessary to continue e The Reading Configuration box will cycle 4 times for about 10 seconds e When the CONFIGURATION screen appears go to the WEP KEY section click the down arrow and select WEP 64BITs or 128BITs from the drop Page 1 of 3 down button box Refer to Note 1 from above 3 Enter an encryption code in the 64Bit Key 1 box for example 3132333435 Or the 128bit Key 1 box for example 31323334350000000000000000 4 In the Wireless Mode box verify the selection is set INFRASTRUCTURE 5 Next go to the SSID field and type in the SSID name of the Access Point For example MyAirport In the Boot Method drop down button select STATIC Click the OK button to save the new settings and the changes will be written to the Print Server this may take 2 3 minutes and then proceed NO Important Note If you forget to ent
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