Welcome to Networking!
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Connect your computer to the network with a cable
Copy the Networking folder from the flash drive to
the computer or your own flash drive
If you have a 1505n installed and it shows the printer
as Ready, skip to step 5.
Using the Add Printer Wizard, install the driver for
this HP 1505n on the computer. If the computer
does not have a HP 1505n driver, use Have disk to
locate and run the driver application
Print a test page
Networking
Wired and Wireless
Networking and Printing
Agenda
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Wired Networks
Set up
 Network Printing
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Wireless Networks
Security
 Setup
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TaxWise Online [Optional]
Swap Printers and Routers
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Print “Fixed IP Address for Network Printers”
Network Printer with
Reserved Address
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Use Address Reservation in router to always
assign the same IP address to this printer
HP 1022n: 192.168.1.51
 HP 1505n: 192.168.1.50
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Assignment of IP address is by printer MAC so
printer and router must be operated as a pair
A computer with a 1505n-50 driver can print to
a different 1505n on another network if the
printer has IP address 192.168.1.50
Address Reservation
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Access the router’s web server:
http://192.168.1.1/
Log in [Consider changing password from
default]
Select LAN IP Setup
Under Address Reservation click Add
Follow “Fixed IP Address for Network
Printers”
Latest Updates
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HP 1022n
Driver: Version 20071210 is Vista compatible,
Windows 7 driver due late November
 Firmware: Version 20061215
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HP 1505n
Driver: Version 6 [9/09] is Vista compatible,
Windows 7 driver due late November
 Firmware: Version 20080505
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Network Printer Review
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Network printer connected to router [or switch,
if desired]
Printer driver loaded on each computer
Printer driver renamed with
Reserved IP address (recommended) or
 site and NET
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Printer driver Not Shared on any computer
Printer Sharing
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More complex than using a network printer
The computer with the printer [server] must allow
access by another computer [client]
Impediments to sharing
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Different operating systems
Different settings in the same operating system
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Workgroup names
Logins and passwords [consider adding Volunteer login to personal
computers]
Sharing permissions
Firewalls
Name, Workgroup & Firewall
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Computer Name – unique
Workgroup – recommend all computers in same
Firewall – 1 or none
Windows: On with Exception of File and Printer
Sharing
 AVG: Computer in Domain [active & default]
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Firewall Configuration/Profile Switch tab
Other: may need to be disabled while on a Tax-Aide
network
Wired Network Questions
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What are 2 advantages to using a router?
What equipment is recommended for a wired
network with 6 computers?
A switch should always be connected
downstream of the router. True or False?
A computer will be used at 2 sites, each with a
different HP 1505n printer. How many printer
drivers does the computer require?
Some Network Printer Questions
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A computer will be used at 2 sites, one with a
HP 1505n printer and the other a 1022n. How
many printer drivers does the computer require?
Can a router have more than one network
printer attached?
What do you need to do if you’re using a 1505n
and it breaks and you get a replacement 1505n?
Can the same router be used at two sites with a
different network printer at each site?
What you need for a Wired Network
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Router and probably a switch or two
Cables
Connect computers to router [or switch]
Connect network printer to router [or switch]
and/or a USB printer to a computer on the
network
Install printer driver on each computer
Individually for network printer
 Share the printer connected to the computer
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Wireless Network Security
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SSID (network name) is not broadcast
Network is encrypted with WPA
Access is restricted by MAC
Router settings are password protected
The network is not to be connected to any other
network (not “bridged”)
The network is not to be connected to the
internet
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SSID: TAV (case sensitive)
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WPA Passphrase: NetworkWorkshop
Wireless Router Web Page
http://192.168.1.1/
Login: admin
Password:
Authorize a group [Method A]
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Advanced Wireless Settings: Broadcast SSID
Wireless Card Access: uncheck Turn Access
Control On
Click Apply
Confirm access by printing “Wireless Network
Setup”
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Setup Access List
Add MAC addresses by computer name
 Apply
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Turn Access Control On
Turn off SSID broadcast
Logoff
Authorize individual [Method B]
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Obtain MAC address and name of computer
Wireless icon in system tray [Physical Address]
 Wireless Network Connection – adapter card
 Start/Run/cmd:ipconfig/all
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Advanced Wireless Settings/Setup Access List
Add MAC addresses by computer name
 Apply
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Logoff
Troubleshooting-Wireless
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Laptop connects to another network
Laptop will not connect to TAV
Access not authorized for this computer
TAV and another network share the same
channel [1, 6 and 11 do not overlap]
Wireless Network Questions
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Wireless networks at Tax-Aide sites can be used
only for printing. True or False?
When the Tax-Aide wireless network is on,
anyone at the site can connect to it. True or
False?
A substitute EFC brings a computer to the site
which is not authorized access to the wireless
network. What are the options to allow that
computer to use the network printer?
More Wireless Questions
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Can the wireless access table be updated by a
computer connected to the router via wireless?
Can MAC addresses by added to one wireless
router and then copied to all routers in the
district?
Does it matter what order devices are powered
on at a site (router, printer(s), laptops)?
What options does the ERO have if a printer /
router fails at a site?
What you need for a Wireless
Printing Network
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Router – TCS will provide
Cables
Connect network printer & up to 3 computers
to router with network cables
OR
Connect USB printer (to be shared) to computer
on network & up to 4 computers to router with
network cables
What you need for a Wireless
Printing Network (continued)
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Configure each wireless computer for the
network
SSID
 WPA with passphrase
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Add MAC addresses to router [to router limit]
Connect wireless computers to network
Install printer driver on each computer
Where to purchase?
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Network cables
http://www.cnaweb.com/
 http://www.firefold.com/
 http://www.colamco.com/Store/Promotion.aspx
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Network router (wired)
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Netgear RP614, ~$40
Network switch
http://www.tigerdirect.com/
 Zonet - ZFS3018P, item Z165-1276, $15
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Reimbursement
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Reference: Technology Management Guide
Code S
Items <$25 unit cost – no pre-approval
Switch
 Most cables [<50 feet should cost <$25]
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Items >$25 unit cost – TCS approval in advance
Wired router
 Long cables
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Things to do with the router
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Interpret the status lights
Log in
Change the router password
Reserve an IP address
Change the Passphrase
Authorize a computer
Save the settings
Reset the router
Wireless Network Tips
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Energize the wireless router and network printer
before any computers.
Do not connect anything to the internet jack on
the router. [Keep it covered with tape.]
If the network “freezes”: unplug the router, wait
a minute, then reconnect power to the router.
If the network printer “freezes”: turn it off, wait
a minute, then turn it back on. [If the printer is
an HP 1022n, install firmware 20061215.]
Network Example
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1 network and 1 shared printer located together
or in different areas
Network printer driver and shared printer driver
installed on all computers normally at the site
EFCs use printer of choice
Substitute EFCs
May connect to wireless network via cable if MAC
address is not in router
 Add network printer, if necessary, or use shared
printer
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Wireless Router Loan Agreement
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AARP use only
Provide physical security, report loss to TCS
No SSID broadcast, WPA, MAC restricted
No bridging or internet connection
No modifications or repairs
Reassignment OK, agreement applies
Annual inventory: TC to TCS
Recall
TaxWise Online [TWO]
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Returns are prepared on TWO web site
Data is encrypted during transmission
 All data remains on TWO server
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Requires
Site with broadband internet access
 Download speed >800 kb/s
 PC with Internet Explorer
 EFIN designated TWO
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TWO Equipment
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Computers connected to internet
Direct connection to site Ethernet port or
 Connection to Tax-Aide wired network which is
connected to site Ethernet port
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Printers
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Network printer with reserved IP address
Connected to router or
 Connected to network switch
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USB Printers [may be shared if on Tax-Aide
network]
TWO Network - 1
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1 to 3 computers & network printer
Wired router connected to site Ethernet
 Printer and up to 3 computers connected to router
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4 to 9 computers & network printer
Wired router connected to site Ethernet
 Printer, 8 port switch and up to 2 computers
connected to router
 Up to 7 computers connected to 8 port switch
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TWO Network - 2
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ERO or Quality Review computer with USB
printer attached
Can be primary location for printing returns after
quality review
 Network printer backup
 May be shared if on Tax-Aide wired network
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Site Evaluation
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Permission for use of internet
From site management
 Possibly also from network manager
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Verify speed is adequate
Is reliability acceptable?
Determine layout
Locate/re-locate Ethernet ports
 Plan equipment location
 Determine cable routing
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