HP Jetdirect ew2500 - 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server

Table of contents
1 Introduction
What's in the box .................................................................................................................................. 1
What you need to supply ...................................................................................................................... 2
Test button functions ............................................................................................................................ 3
Wireless LAN terms and concepts ...................................................................................................... 4
Access Point ........................................................................................................................ 4
Ad Hoc (peer-to-peer) mode ................................................................................................ 5
Channels .............................................................................................................................. 5
Encryption ............................................................................................................................ 6
Infrastructure mode .............................................................................................................. 6
Security type ........................................................................................................................ 7
Service Set Identifiers (SSID) .............................................................................................. 8
Signal range ......................................................................................................................... 8
Network printing terms and concepts .................................................................................................. 8
Client-server printing ............................................................................................................ 8
Peer-to-peer (direct mode) printing ...................................................................................... 9
Network protocols ................................................................................................................ 9
Network address .................................................................................................................. 9
Hardware address ............................................................................................................... 9
If you need help... ................................................................................................................................. 9
2 Install the print server hardware
Set up the printer ................................................................................................................................ 11
If the printer is already set up ............................................................................................ 11
If the printer is not already set up ...................................................................................... 11
Connect the print server to the printer ............................................................................... 11
3 Make a network connection
Configure a wireless network using the network (LAN) cable ............................................................ 13
Use a Microsoft Windows wireless PC .............................................................................. 14
Configure settings for a wired network ............................................................................................... 17
Use an Apple Macintosh wireless computer ...................................................................................... 18
Configure a wireless network without a network (LAN) cable ............................................................ 18
Factory-default wireless settings ....................................................................................... 20
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