TP-Link TL-WR2543ND Application Manual

This guide applies to the following models. TL‐WR2543ND TL‐WR842ND

Chapter 2. Installation....................................................................... 2 2.1 Before installation ............................................................................. 2 2.2 Start Installation................................................................................. 3 Chapter 3. Usage................................................................................ 7 3.1 UpsControl........................................................................................... 7 3.2 Web-based Management Page.................................................... 9 Appendix: Troubleshooting ...........................................................11

Print server is a function embedded in your router. It allows you to share your printer with computers which are connected to the router. Typical Topology � Note: (1) The USB Print Service Client Setup utility supports Windows 7 32bit, Vista 32bit, XP 32/64bit, Windows 2003, 2000 currently. (2) Some printers may not be supported. To verify whether your printer is supported by the router, please refer to Appendix: Troubleshooting to find the Printer Compatibility List. (3) Here in this guide, we take the configuration procedures of TL-WR842ND for example. -1-

2.1 Before installation Before installing the print server, please note the following points: � Make sure you have already installed the printer’s driver on your computer. Otherwise, please install it first. � Any computer in your LAN must follow the same installation procedures in this chapter if it wants to share the print service via the Router. Before installing the print server, make sure you have the following devices and accessories: � TP-LINK router with USB port which supports print server function � Computer with Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 7. For computers that do not have CD-ROM drive for setting, you can download relevant software from www.tp-link.com. � USB printer and USB cable

CD-ROM drive. 2. Select your router model and click USB Printer Setup. 3. Click START. 4. Connect your router and computer. Click NEXT.

6. Power on the router. Click NEXT. 7. Check the LED lights and click NEXT. 8. The wizard is checking network connectivity.

will appear. Click NEXT to continue. If the figure below appears, it is r to check ecommended previous steps and select Retry. 10. Click NEXT to install USB printer share software. 11. Click Next.

computer, the status of the printer is Offline and it will turn Online when there is a printing task processing. In your LAN, each computer that wants to share the print service should also install the USB printer share software. Repeat the previous steps to configure other computers in your LAN. 15. Congratulations! You can print documents via the router now. 14. Click Finish to complete the setup. 13. The software will be installed into your computer. 12. Specify the destination location and click Next to continue.

3.1 UpsControl Introduction: UpsControl is used to start/stop the UPService and exclusive mode on your own computer. After successful installation, the icon will appear on your computer screen. Usage: 1. How to Launch/Exit UpsControl? To launch/exit UpsControl, double-click the icon on your desktop/ right-click the icon in the lower-right corner of your screen and then click Exit UpsControl. 2. How to start/stop UPService? UPService is enabled by default. If manually stopping it, you will not be able to print documents via the router. To start/stop UPService on your computer, right-click the icon in the lower-right corner of your screen and then click Start UPService /Stop UPService.

Introduction: Exclusive mode allows only one computer connected to it to print at one time. If you start this mode, your computer will occupy the router’s print service and other computers connected to the router will not be able to print documents. Exclusive mode is disabled by default. Note these points: Your router’s print server may not support exclusive mode as it depends on the version of your print server utility. When you start this mode, the status of print server on the Web-based management page will be Busy. Printing tasks performed by other computers which share the print service later will wait in queue and be completed automatically after you stop this mode. If you start this mode without performing any printing task for two minutes, this mode will stop automatically to allow other users in your LAN to print documents via the router. Start/stop the mode: To start/stop exclusive mode on your computer, right-click the icon in the lower-right corner of your screen and then click Start exclusive mode / Stop exclusive mode. -8-

The router’s Print Server function is enabled by default. To disable the function, you need to log onto the Web-based management page. See the following instructions: 1. Make sure you have a PC or notebook connected to the wireless router, either through wireless or wired connection. 2. Open a Web browser and type the Router’s default domain name http://tplinklogin.net in the address field to log in the Web-based management page. Then press Enter on your keyboard. 3. After a moment, a login window will appear. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the OK button or press the Enter key.

printing task? (1) Check the hardware connection. (2) Check whether the computer has installed the printer’s driver. (3) Check the printer compatibility list. (4) Check whether the UPService functions normally. Open UpsControl or Windows Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Delete) to see whether the UpsControl process exists, otherwise, please start UPService by right-clicking UpsControl icon in the lower-right corner of your screen and selecting Start UPService. -11-

then start it again after reinstalling the printer's driver. (6) Log onto the router’s Web-based management page and go to USB Settings ->Print Server. Make sure the status of print server is Online, otherwise, please start the function by clicking Start. 2. Where can I find the print server compatibility list? Go to our website www.tp-link.com, then go to Products ->Wireless, find your product model and go to Download ->Document->Printer Compatibility List. 3. What can I do if I am prompted to have quited the UPService process when printing a document? Please click OK and try to restart UPService. If prompted that the process already exists, please open Windows Task Manager to end the process and restart UPService. 4. What can I do if I am prompted to have failed to start/stop UPService? Please try to restart your computer. If the problem still exists, please contact our technical support. -12-

printing task for the printer now? (1) Please wait for three minutes and check the status again. (2) If the status is Busy for more than three minutes, please check whether other users in your LAN have started the exclusive mode.