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Dell U8510 - Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 Print Server Notice

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Dell™ Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 User's
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions
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Model 3300
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  • Page 1 © 2004 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

  • Page 2: Finding Information

    My User's Guide Safety information Product Information Guide Warranty information Regulatory information How to set up my wireless Set Up Your Dell™ Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 poster printer adapter Latest software for my Dell Support Website: support.dell.com wireless printer adapter...
  • Page 3 click the arrow icon. Click the topic that describes your problem. Follow the instructions shown on the screen.
  • Page 4 Dell Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 Setup CD Set Up Your Dell™ Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 poster Power supply Power cord wall adapter USB cable NOTE: This wireless printer adapter will not work with all Dell printers. Consult support.dell.com more information. Understanding the wireless printer adapter ports...

  • Page 5: Wireless Networking Overview

    Number Part Description USB port (to Connects your wireless printer adapter to a computer for initial configuration computer) and network setup. Use USB port 2 to connect your wireless printer adapter to your printer. USB port (to Connects your wireless printer adapter to your printer. printer) Test button Press and hold while inserting the power cord connector into the power...
  • Page 6 If you can connect the wireless printer adapter to your computer with the USB cable, you can set up the wireless printer adapter using the Dell Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 Setup Wizard on the Setup CD. For more information, see Basic Setup.

  • Page 7: Basic Setup

    The software CD that came with your printer NOTE: To use the Dell Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 Setup Wizard on the Setup CD, your computer must be running Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Selecting a location for your wireless printer adapter The location of your wireless printer adapter is vital to ensuring that it works effectively.

  • Page 8: Setup Overview

    Installing your printer on the network The setup section involves connecting the wireless printer adapter to a computer by USB cable and running the Dell Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 Setup Wizard on the Setup CD to configure the device and test the wireless connection.
  • Page 9 Configuring your wireless printer adapter. Configuring your wireless printer adapter Insert the Dell Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 Setup CD. The Setup Wizard on the Setup CD will automatically launch. Click Agree on the License Agreement screen. Select the destination folder for the Dell software, and then click Finish.
  • Page 10 If the Network Name you want to use is not in the list, select I want to enter a different configuration, and then click Next. If the correct Network Name is still not in the list, make sure that your wireless network is functioning, and try again.
  • Page 11 Enter the Network Name (SSID) of the network that you want to use. If you're not sure which network you want to use, refer to your network documentation or check with your network administrator. Select the appropriate channel for the network. NOTE: Channel options include Auto (Recommended) and 1-11 (US)/ 1-13 (UK/ Europe).
  • Page 12 Click Next, and then continue with step Select the appropriate security method, and then click Next. If no security was detected, go to step Enter the appropriate security key(s) for your network, and then click Next. Check each network attribute on the summary screen to make sure that the settings are correct. If the settings are correct, click Next to apply these settings to your wireless printer adapter.
  • Page 13 Disconnect the USB cable from both your computer and the wireless printer adapter. Continue with Connecting your wireless printer adapter to your printer. Connecting your wireless printer adapter to your printer Use the same cable to connect the wireless printer adapter to your printer: insert the large end of the USB cable into the middle USB port on the back of the wireless printer adapter, and then insert the small end of the USB cable into your printer.
  • Page 14 Click Finish to close the Setup Wizard on the Setup CD. Remove the Setup CD from your computer, and insert your printer software CD. Continue with Installing your printer on the network. Installing your printer on the network Once the wireless printer adapter has been configured, use the printer software CD that came with your printer to install your network printer on the computers attached to your network.

  • Page 15: Advanced Setup

    The software CD that came with your printer NOTE: To use the Dell Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 Setup Wizard on the Setup CD, your computer must be running Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Selecting a location for your wireless printer adapter The location of your wireless printer adapter is vital to ensuring that it works effectively.
  • Page 16 ovens or other appliances. Keep the wireless printer adapter away from obstructions that could interfere with the wireless signal. Setup overview The basic setup process consists of three sections: Determining your wireless network settings Setting up your wireless printer adapter to communicate on your wireless network Installing your printer on the network The setup section involves using the embedded web page to configure the wireless printer adapter.
  • Page 17 Network Name, also known as SSID (Service Set ID) Security type None WEP (Wired Equivalency Protocol) WPA (Wifi Protected Access) Security Key(s) Basic Service Set (BSS) Type - Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc Channel Number Setting up your wireless printer adapter Connecting your wireless printer adapter to your printer Connect the wireless printer adapter to the printer with the USB cable.
  • Page 18 "169.254." You can find the wireless printer adapter IP address by one of the following methods: Use the Set IP Address Utility located on the Dell Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 Setup CD to display the wireless printer adapter IP address. For more information, see...
  • Page 19 Configuring the wireless printer adapter If you used the Set IP Address Utility to locate the IP Address and the Utility is still open, click Launch to access the embedded web page of the wireless printer adapter. Otherwise, open a web browser and enter the wireless printer adapter IP address as the URL to access the embedded web page of the wireless printer adapter.
  • Page 20 Restore your computer's wireless settings back to the original network settings you recorded in step Ensure that your computer has connected to the original network. You can also verify that the wireless printer adapter has connected to the network by using the Set IP Address Utility.
  • Page 21 After the software is installed, click Cancel to exit the Wizard. Click Start Programs Dell Dell Wireless Printer Adapter Set IP Address Utility. A device discovery is performed. A list of printer adapters with printers appears. Select your printer from the list.

  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Indicator light status Setup problems Use this section to solve problems you may have while setting up your wireless printer adapter. Indicator light status Power Indicator USB Status Wireless Status Indicator light State Result pattern Power indicator The wireless printer adapter does not have power. Make sure that the power cord is attached correctly and is plugged into an outlet with power.
  • Page 23 Restart your computer. Reinsert the Setup CD. If the Dell Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 Welcome screen appears, continue your setup instructions. If the Dell Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 Welcome screen does not appear, do the following: From your desktop, double-click My Computer.
  • Page 24 Verify that the wireless printer adapter has power and is available on your network. Run the Set IP Address Utility by clicking Start Programs Dell Dell Wireless Printer Adapter Set IP Address Utility. My network printer does not print -...

  • Page 25: Environmental Specifications

    Printer Adapter Specifications Environmental Specifications Power Consumption and Requirements WEP/WPA Key Entry Modes Cables Environmental Specifications Temperature/Relative Humidity Condition Temperature Relative humidity (non-condensing) Operation 16° to 32° C (61° to 90° F) 8 to 80% Shipping -40° to 60° C (-40° to 140° F) 5 to 100% Storage 1°...
  • Page 26 Hex ASCII ASCII Hex ASCII ASCII Hex ASCII ASCII Embedded Web Server Installation Wizard * Only 7-bit ASCII is supported. Some special characters will not be accepted. Cables Your Dell Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 uses a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable.
  • Page 27 Glossary Ad-Hoc network A stand-alone or peer-to-peer network in which wireless devices communicate directly with one another without using a wireless access point or base station. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. BSS type Basic Service Set, the type of wireless network that you are using. The BSS type can be one of the following: Infrastructure network Ad-Hoc network Channel number...
  • Page 28 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network. With dynamic addressing, a device can have a different IP address every time it connects to the network. This means that a new device can be added to a network without having to manually assign a unique IP address.
  • Page 29 Windows terminology for a physical or logical connection to a printer. For example: LPT1 indicates the printer is attached to a physical parallel port with a parallel cable. USB001 indicates the printer is attached to a physical USB port with a USB cable. Print_Server_E320_0020000035D0 indicates a logical connection to the printer across your network.
  • Page 30 keys using a hashing algorithm and adds an integrity-checking feature that ensures the keys haven't been tampered with. Wired Equivalency Protocol, a security protocol for wireless networks defined in the Wi-Fi standard. The wireless network may use anywhere from one to four WEP keys. WiFi Wireless Fidelity, used when referring to any 802.11 network.

  • Page 31: Contacting Dell

    Toll-free numbers are for use within the country for which they are listed. When you need to contact Dell, use the electronic addresses, telephone numbers, and codes provided in the following table. If you need assistance in determining which codes to use, contact a local or an international operator.
  • Page 32 Corporate Sales toll-free: 1-800-808-385 Transaction Sales toll-free: 1-800-808-312 toll-free: 1-800-818-341 Austria (Vienna) Website: support.euro.dell.com E-mail: tech_support_central_europe@dell.com International Access Code: 900 Home/Small Business Sales 0820 240 530 00 Country Code: 43 Home/Small Business Fax 0820 240 530 49 Home/Small Business Customer Care...
  • Page 33 Technical Support Fax 818 1350 Technical Support (Dell™ Dimension™ and toll-free: 800 858 2969 Inspiron™) Technical Support (OptiPlex™, Latitude™, and Dell toll-free: 800 858 0950 Precision™) Technical Support (servers and storage) toll-free: 800 858 0960 Technical Support (projectors, PDAs, printers,...
  • Page 34 800 858 2621 Colombia General Support 980-9-15-3978 Costa Rica General Support 0800-012-0435 Czech Republic Website: support.euro.dell.com (Prague) E-mail: czech_dell@dell.com International Access Technical Support 22537 2727 Code: 00 Customer Care 22537 2707 Country Code: 420 22537 2714 Tech Fax 22537 2728...
  • Page 35 09 253 313 99 City Code: 9 Switchboard 09 253 313 00 France (Paris) Website: support.euro.dell.com (Montpellier) E-mail: support.euro.dell.com/fr/fr/emaildell/ International Access Home and Small Business Code: 00 Technical Support 0825 387 270 Country Code: 33 Customer Care 0825 823 833...
  • Page 36 Technical Support E-mail: apsupport@dell.com International Access Code: 001 Technical Support (Dimension and Inspiron) 2969 3188 Country Code: 852 Technical Support (OptiPlex, Latitude, and Dell 2969 3191 Precision) Technical Support (PowerApp™, PowerEdge™, 2969 3196 PowerConnect™, and PowerVault™) Customer Care 3416 0910...
  • Page 37 Technical Support outside of Japan (Dimension and 81-44-520-1435 City Code: 44 Inspiron) Technical Support (Dell Precision, OptiPlex, and toll-free:0120-198-433 Latitude) Technical Support outside of Japan (Dell Precision, 81-44-556-3894 OptiPlex, and Latitude) Technical Support (PDAs, projectors, printers, toll-free: 0120-981-690 routers) Technical Support outside of Japan (PDAs, projectors,...
  • Page 38 Transaction Sales (Xiamen, China) 29 693 115 Malaysia (Penang) Website: support.ap.dell.com toll-free: 1 800 88 0193 Technical Support (Dell Precision, OptiPlex, and toll-free: 1 800 88 1306 International Access Latitude) Code: 00 Technical Support (Dimension, Inspiron, and Country Code: 60...
  • Page 39 Relational Sales Fax 020 674 47 50 Switchboard 020 674 50 00 Switchboard Fax 020 674 47 50 New Zealand E-mail (New Zealand): nz_tech_support@dell.com E-mail (Australia): au_tech_support@dell.com International Access Code: 00 Technical Support (for desktop and portable toll-free: 0800 446 255 computers)
  • Page 40 (Singapore) Technical Support (Dimension, Inspiron, and toll-free: 1800 394 7430 Electronics and Accessories) International Access Code: 005 Technical Support (OptiPlex, Latitude, and Dell toll-free: 1800 394 7488 Precision) Country Code: 65 Technical Support (PowerApp, PowerEdge, toll-free: 1800 394 7478 PowerConnect, and PowerVault)
  • Page 41 E-mail: czech_dell@dell.com International Access Code: 00 Technical Support 02 5441 5727 Country Code: 421 Customer Care 420 22537 2707 02 5441 8328 Tech Fax 02 5441 8328 Switchboard (Sales) 02 5441 7585 South Africa Website: support.euro.dell.com (Johannesburg) E-mail: dell_za_support@dell.com International Access...
  • Page 42 Transaction Sales toll-free: 00801 65 1228 Corporate Sales toll-free: 00801 651 227 Thailand Website: support.ap.dell.com Technical Support (OptiPlex, Latitude, and Dell toll-free: 1800 0060 07 International Access Precision) Code: 001 Technical Support (PowerApp, PowerEdge, toll-free: 1800 0600 09 Country Code: 66...
  • Page 43 (1-877-335-5638) Employee Purchase Program (EPP) Customers toll-free: 1-800-695-8133 Financial Services website: www.dellfinancialservices.com Financial Services (lease/loans) toll-free: 1-877-577-3355 Financial Services (Dell Preferred Accounts [DPA]) toll-free: 1-800-283-2210 Business Customer Service and Technical Support toll-free: 1-800-822-8965 Employee Purchase Program (EPP) Customers toll-free: 1-800-695-8133...
  • Page 44 1-888-798-7561 Software and Peripherals Sales toll-free: 1-800-671-3355 Spare Parts Sales toll-free: 1-800-357-3355 Extended Service and Warranty Sales toll-free: 1-800-247-4618 toll-free: 1-800-727-8320 Dell Services for the Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, or toll-free: 1-877-DELLTTY Speech-Impaired (1-877-335-5889) U.S. Virgin Islands General Support 1-877-673-3355 Venezuela...

  • Page 45: Licensing Notice

    The Dell modified GNU licensed software is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the licenses referenced above. These licenses do not provide you any rights to the Dell- or third- party-copyrighted software in this printer.

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