Enterasys Networks Wireless Ethernet Adapter I - Manual (Page 53)

Wireless Printing 6-1
Chapter 6
Wireless Printing
This chapter describes how to configure the Ethernet Adapter to enable wireless printing to
a serial printer. If you have an Ethernet printer this section does not apply. To connect to
an Ethernet printer, follow the instructions to configure the Ethernet Adapter to a wired
device in
Chapter 4 .
The LPD protocol requires an operating system that supports LPD to a remote host, such
as Windows. The LPD server on the Ethernet Adapter uses a unidirectional protocol
wherein data is received via a network connection and sent out the serial port to the printer.
Data received from the serial port is ignored. This means the Ethernet Adapter ignores data
received from the printer except for software flow control characters. See
Software Flow
Control on page 5-5 .
Configuring the Ethernet Adapter to Enable
Wireless Printing
To configure the LDP print server for serial printing, perform the following steps:
1) Complete the Basic Radio Configuration instructions described in Chapter 4 .
2) Complete the Network Configuration described in Chapter 4 .
3) Complete the General Serial Configuration described in Chapter 5 .
4) Click on the Serial tab and then select the Protocol tab.
5) Click on the LPD option.
When configuring your operating system, use the network host name or IP
address of the Ethernet Adapter as the remote printer host.
NOTE