Network Printers

I have a Microsoft MN-500 Wireless Base Station. When I
connect my PCs with Ethernet Category 5 cables to the Base
Station's ports, I have to configure a WEP even though I
do not plan to use these PCs for wireless networking.

I have an HP printer with a JetDirect that connects
directly to the network, not to a computer. On the MN-
500, how do you configure a network printer? The MAC
address of the JetDirect card is recognized by the MN-
500. I cannot configure the WEP security key for the
JetDirect card. Print jobs are spooled, but the MN-500 is
not sending them to the printer. The JetDirect cabled, so
I do not need to access it through wireless.

Any ideas?

Gary

Since you are not using wireless, you may want to disable
it to increase security. Go to http://192.168.2.1 and
uncheck wireless on the wireless page (the wireless light
on the router should go off).

Check whether the printer requires a subnet 192.168.1.x
or 192.168.0.x (notice the 0 and 1). MS equipment is
working by default on the 192.168.2.x subnet. You can
change this on the router, under Local Area Network page.

There is no special configuration for the printer on the
router; it is seen as another network device. You do need
to configure the PC. Add a new printer, and select
Network Printer (do not use the default Local Printer) --
select the appropriate printer (you may need to install
printer drivers). Do this on each PC that is to use the
printer.

When printing make sure you select the proper printer
(you may select it as default, or remove other printers
that may be installed).

>-----Original Message-----
>I have a Microsoft MN-500 Wireless Base Station. When I
>connect my PCs with Ethernet Category 5 cables to the
Base
>Station's ports, I have to configure a WEP even though I
>do not plan to use these PCs for wireless networking.
>
>I have an HP printer with a JetDirect that connects
>directly to the network, not to a computer. On the MN-
>500, how do you configure a network printer? The MAC
>address of the JetDirect card is recognized by the MN-
>500. I cannot configure the WEP security key for the
>JetDirect card. Print jobs are spooled, but the MN-500
is
>not sending them to the printer. The JetDirect cabled,
so
>I do not need to access it through wireless.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Gary
>.
>

The software has the Base Station at IP address
192.168.2.1. The DHCP leases IP addresses 192.168.2.2 to
192.168.2.40. I hard coded the JetDirect card to have the
static IP address of 192.168.2.2. I can ping the
JetDirect card. I can telnet to the JetDirect card and
list the configurations. The test button prints the
configurations fine to the printer. The MAC address and
IP address of the JetDirect appear on the Microsoft
BaseStation Utility.

When the printer was configured, the test page did not
print. All documents do not print.

If I move the JetDirect to my ISDN network, print jobs
print just fine. I know the cables, printer, and
JetDirect all work.

Something in the MN-500 is not allowing the jobs to
print. For a time being, I even disabled the wireless
option and still no print outs. What am I doing wrong?

>-----Original Message-----
>Since you are not using wireless, you may want to disable
>it to increase security. Go to http://192.168.2.1 and
>uncheck wireless on the wireless page (the wireless light
>on the router should go off).
>
>Check whether the printer requires a subnet 192.168.1.x
>or 192.168.0.x (notice the 0 and 1). MS equipment is
>working by default on the 192.168.2.x subnet. You can
>change this on the router, under Local Area Network page.
>
>There is no special configuration for the printer on the
>router; it is seen as another network device. You do need
>to configure the PC. Add a new printer, and select
>Network Printer (do not use the default Local Printer) --
>select the appropriate printer (you may need to install
>printer drivers). Do this on each PC that is to use the
>printer.
>
>When printing make sure you select the proper printer
>(you may select it as default, or remove other printers
>that may be installed).
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I have a Microsoft MN-500 Wireless Base Station. When I
>>connect my PCs with Ethernet Category 5 cables to the
>Base
>>Station's ports, I have to configure a WEP even though I
>>do not plan to use these PCs for wireless networking.
>>
>>I have an HP printer with a JetDirect that connects
>>directly to the network, not to a computer. On the MN-
>>500, how do you configure a network printer? The MAC
>>address of the JetDirect card is recognized by the MN-
>>500. I cannot configure the WEP security key for the
>>JetDirect card. Print jobs are spooled, but the MN-500
>is
>>not sending them to the printer. The JetDirect cabled,
>so
>>I do not need to access it through wireless.
>>
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>Gary
>>.
>>
>.
>