FAQ for Print Server

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Q:  While I enable the Windows XP SP2 firewall on my computer,  I can not print to the Edimax print server.

A:  

Please make sure you can print to the print server while the firewall is disabled.

The Windows XP Service Pack 2 firewall blocks the network printing port 515.  If you do not want to disable the firewall function, you can use the Standard TCP/IP port to print and also add the port 515 as the exception of the firewall.  

Here is the procedure for the Standard TCP/IP printer port.

1.  Run the PrintServer Configuration Utility to get the IP address of your Print Server.

If your Print Server Configuration looks like the following, click on PrintServer Status tab.  Take a note about the Active IP address.

If your Print Server Configuration Utility looks like this, get the IP address

It is optional to assign print server a fixed IP address in your network, but we suggest you do so.
You can use the Print Server Configuration Utility to assign a fixed IP address to print server.
Close Print Server Configuration.

2.  Click on the Start button. Select Run.  Type "command" hit OK.  Under the Command Prompt, type "ipconfig" hit Enter.  You will see the IP address of your computer. Write down the IP address of your computer.  Please note the first three digits of the Print Server IP address should be the same as the first three digits of your computer IP address.  In our example, both use 192.168.123.x IP addresses.  

3.  Under the command prompt, PING the IP address of your print server.  In our example, ping 192.168.123.13 and receive 4 replies.  Type Exit hit Enter to close the command prompt.

4.  Click Start menu, go to Printers and Faxes. Right click on your printer driver icon and select Properties.  Go to Ports tab.  Click on Add Port.

5.  Select Standard TCP/IP Port.  Click New Port.  Click Next.
6.  Input the IP address of your print server.  Click Next.

7.  Select Custom.  Click Setting.

8.  Select Protocol: LPR.  Input the Queue name: lpt1.  It must be lower case of LPT1 for single port print server.  If you have multiple port print server and the printer is on the second port, the queue name will be lpt2.  If the printer is on the third port, the queue name will be lpt3.

9.  Click OK.  Click Next.  Click Finish.  Click Close.  You will be back to the Ports tab.

Check the new created Standard TCP/IP Port.  If you have the option "Enable bidirectional support", make sure it is not checked.  Click on Apply.

10.  Now we add the exception port 515 in the XP Firewall.
Go to Security Center in Control Panel.  Under Manage Security Setting, click Windows Firewall.

11. Under the General tab, the firewall is enabled.  Go to Exceptions tab.
Click Add Port.  Input a name and the port number 515.  Click OK.

12.  Click OK to close Security Setting.  
       Now you can print a test page to the print server.

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