JP2002236561A - Setting device for radio lan printer equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a setting device for LAN printer equipment which makes it easy to set the environment structure of the radio LAN printer equipment, can shorten the setting operation time, and is convenient. SOLUTION: This device is connected to a printer device 10 mounted with the radio LAN printer equipment 15 through an interface cable 9 composed of a serial interface cable or parallel interface cable and is equipped with a control means 2 having an information analyzing means 3 which controls the output of request information and setting change information or setting information to the radio LAN printer equipment 15 and controls the display of setting information from the radio LAN printer equipment 15 and an information converting means 4 which converts the request information and setting change information or setting information, and can automatically set the radio LAN printer equipment 15 according to an operation style by sending the setting information to the radio LAN printer equipment 15 through the parallel interface cable 9 or serial interface able 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a setting device for a wireless LAN printer device which externally sets setting information required for operation of the wireless LAN printer device via a parallel interface cable or a serial interface cable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a wireless LAN printer device is newly purchased and a wireless LAN environment is to be constructed, or when a wireless LAN environment of a currently operating wireless LAN device is to be reconstructed, a wireless LAN printer device is required. The network type, network name, encryption, IP address, and subnet of the setting device (for example, a personal computer) for inputting information to set or reset the LAN device and the printer device on which the wireless LAN printer device is mounted It must be the same as the operation mode using a mask or the like.

FIG. 6 shows an example of steps for constructing a wireless LAN environment of a wireless LAN printer device which is conventionally implemented. In FIG. 6, first, in the first step, the wireless LA
Current information of N printer devices (for example, B setting)
The settings of the personal computer (for example, A
Setting) from setting A to setting B, and provisional wireless LAN
Wireless communication between the printer device and the personal computer is established (both are set to B). Subsequently, in the second step, the setting of the wireless LAN printer device is set by wireless communication to the operation mode (for example, C setting) used by the user by the setting software on the personal computer side. Finally, in the third step, the set wireless LAN
The setting (B setting) on the personal computer side is changed from the B setting to the C setting again according to the information of the printer device. As described above, the conventional wireless LAN printer device performs the above first to third steps when setting or resetting information.
It is necessary to follow a three-step procedure.

[0004]

Since a conventional wireless LAN printer device needs to follow the three-step procedure of the first to third steps, it is often used for construction or reconstruction of a LAN wireless environment. Time, and
Since three steps are required, there is a possibility that the setting operation becomes troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a highly convenient wireless LAN printer device which can easily set up an environment for a wireless LAN printer device and can shorten the setting work time. To provide a setting device.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a wireless LAN printer device setting apparatus, comprising:
A setting device for a wireless LAN printer device connected to a printer device having a wireless LAN printer device mounted thereon via a parallel interface cable or a serial interface cable to set or change information on the wireless LAN printer device, the wireless LAN printer device comprising: Analysis means for controlling the output of request information and setting change information or setting information to the printer, and controlling the display of setting information from the wireless LAN printer device, and information converting means for converting the request information and setting change information or setting information And a control means having:

A setting device for a wireless LAN printer device according to the present invention controls output of request information and setting change information or setting information to the wireless LAN printer device, and also controls display of setting information from the wireless LAN printer device. Since the information analysis unit, the request information and the setting change information, or the control unit having the information conversion unit for converting the setting information is provided, the setting information is transmitted to the wireless LAN printer device via a parallel interface cable or a serial interface cable, The wireless LAN printer device can be automatically set according to the operation mode.
In addition, by transmitting request information to the wireless LAN printer device, fetching and displaying the current setting information from the wireless LAN printer device, changing the information to the setting change information, and transmitting the changed information, it is possible to cope with a change in the operation mode of the wireless LAN printer device. To automatically change the setting information. As a result, it is possible to easily set information in accordance with the operation mode of the wireless LAN printer device and reset information in response to a change in the operation mode, shorten the setting work time, and improve convenience. be able to. Further, the control means according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a CPU.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment to which a setting device of a wireless LAN printer device according to the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, the system includes a setting device 1 for a wireless LAN printer device, an interface cable 9, a printer device 10, and a wireless LAN printer device 15.

The setting device 1 of the wireless LAN printer device includes:
The wireless LAN printer device 15 is connected to a printer device 10 via an interface cable 9 composed of a serial interface cable or a parallel interface cable. The setting device 1 of the wireless LAN printer device is constituted by a personal computer or a dedicated device, and includes a control unit 2, a user interface 5, an input unit 6 constituted by a keyboard, a display unit 7 constituted by a display, and a ROM 8.

The control means 2 comprises a CPU,
Functions as the information analyzing means 3 and the information converting means 4 in accordance with the instruction of the setting program set in the step S1. The information analysis means 3 analyzes request information and setting change information or setting information to the wireless LAN printer device 15 which are input from the input unit 6 (key information JK) and supplied as data D1 via the user interface 5. The output is controlled to supply the data D2 to the information conversion means 4. The information analyzing means 3 reads out and analyzes setting information or setting change information set in the ROM 8 in advance, controls the output, and supplies the data D2 to the information converting means 4. Further, the information analysis means 3 converts the setting information supplied from the wireless LAN printer device 15 into display data D8,
Is displayed as display information JH via the user interface 5 and is displayed on the display unit (display) 7.

The information converting means 4 performs data conversion of the request information and setting change information to the wireless LAN printer device 15 or the setting information data D2 supplied from the information analyzing means 3, and converts the converted data D3 to an interface cable. 9. Further, the information conversion unit 4 performs data conversion of the setting information data D <b> 6 set in the wireless LAN printer device 1 supplied from the interface cable 9, and supplies the converted data D <b> 7 to the information analysis unit 3.

The information conversion means 4 is provided for the case where the data D2 is serial data and the transmission data processing unit 12 of the printer 10 is a parallel data input, and the data D6 supplied from the reception data processing unit 13 of the printer 10 is a parallel data. When the information analysis means 3 receives serial data from data, it performs parallel (parallel) / serial (serial) conversion, and uses a parallel interface cable as the interface cable 9.

On the other hand, the information conversion means 4 determines that the data D2 is parallel data and the transmission data processing unit 1 of the printer 10
2 is a serial data input, and if the data D6 is serial data and the information analyzing means 3 is a parallel data input, the serial (serial) / parallel (parallel) conversion is executed. Use a cable. User interface 5
Takes an interface between the input unit 6 and the information analysis means 3 and supplies key information JK as data D1 or data D8 as display information JH. Input unit 6
Is composed of a keyboard, and the wireless LAN printer device 15
The user inputs request information and setting change information or setting information by operating keys.

The display unit 7 is composed of a display such as a liquid crystal (LCD), and displays setting information supplied from the wireless LAN printer device 15 in response to the request information. Displays changed setting change information.

In the ROM 8, the control means (CPU) 2
Information analyzing means 3 for controlling output of request information and setting change information or setting information to the wireless LAN printer device 15 and display control of setting information from the wireless LAN printer device 15; request information and setting change information or setting; A setting program that functions as information conversion means 4 for converting information is stored, and program information DP is supplied to control means (CPU) 2.

The ROM 8 stores setting information to be set in the wireless LAN printer device 15 in advance, and supplies the setting information to the control means (CPU) 2. By storing the setting information in the ROM 8, the operation time for inputting the setting information from the input unit 6 can be reduced, and the trouble of the input operation can be eliminated.

The printer device 10 is equipped with a wireless LAN printer device 15 and includes a data conversion unit 11 comprising a transmission data processing unit 12 and a reception data processing unit 13 and a data transmission / reception unit 14. The transmission data processing unit 12 transmits the data D3 transmitted from the interface cable 9 to the wireless LAN.
The data is converted into data D4 for the printer device 15 and supplied to the wireless LAN printer device 15 via the data transmission / reception unit 14. The reception data processing unit 13 receives the data D5 supplied from the wireless LAN printer device 15 through the data transmission / reception unit 14, and receives the data D5 for the interface cable 9.
6 and wireless L via the interface cable 9.
It is supplied to the information conversion means 4 of the setting device 1 of the AN printer device.

The wireless LAN printer device 15 is a wireless LA printer.
The operating environment conditions are set based on the setting information data D4 supplied from the setting device 1 of the N printer device via the interface cable 9 and the printer device 10. The wireless LAN printer device 15 receives request information (data D) supplied from the setting device 1 of the wireless LAN printer device via the interface cable 9 and the printer device 10.
4) The setting information (data D
5) is sent out. Further, the wireless LAN printer device 15
Performs a condition reset corresponding to a change in the operating environment based on the setting change information (data D4) supplied from the setting device 1 of the wireless LAN printer device.

As described above, the setting device 1 for a wireless LAN printer device according to the present invention comprises:
Information analyzing means 3 for controlling the output of the request information and the setting change information or the setting information to the printer 5 and for displaying and controlling the setting information from the wireless LAN printer device 15; and converting the request information and the setting change information or the setting information. Since the control unit 2 having the information conversion unit 4 is provided, the setting information is transmitted to the wireless LAN printer device 15 via the parallel interface cable 9 or the serial interface cable 9 and the wireless LAN printer device 15 is automatically set according to the operation mode. Can be set manually.

The request information is transmitted to the wireless LAN printer device 15, the current setting information is fetched from the wireless LAN printer device 15, displayed, and changed to the setting change information and transmitted. The setting information can be automatically changed in response to the change of the operation mode. Thereby, the wireless LAN printer device 15
The information setting and the information resetting corresponding to the change of the operation mode can be easily executed in accordance with the operation mode, and the setting work time can be shortened and the convenience can be improved.
Further, the setting device 1 for a wireless LAN printer device according to the present invention comprises a control means 2 constituted by a CPU, the CPU comprising a setting program DP for functioning as an information analyzing means 3 and an information converting means 4. Equipment 15
Since the setting or change of the operating environment can be handled only by the program, it can be configured by an existing device (for example, a personal computer or a dedicated device),
The simplification and economicalization of the device can be realized.

Next, the operation of the system to which the setting device 1 of the wireless LAN printer device is applied will be described. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart for setting setting information in a wireless LAN printer device. The flowchart in FIG. 2 corresponds to a case where a wireless LAN printer device is newly set in the operating environment.

In FIG. 2, in step S1, new setting data (information) JK is input. Step S
The operation 1 is executed by a key operation from the input unit 6. The operation in step S1 may be to read setting information set in the ROM 8 in advance. FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the new setting data (information). The setting data (information) DS1 to DSn shown in FIG.
8 is read. In step S2, the information analyzing means 3 outputs the setting data (information) D2, and in step S3, the information converting means 4 converts the setting data (information) D2 into data D3. In step S4, the interface cable 9 transmits the converted data D3 to the transmission data processing unit 12, and in step S5, the transmission data processing unit 12 converts the data 3 into data D4 for the wireless LAN printer device 15. In step S6, the data transmitting / receiving unit 1
4 transmits the data D4 to the wireless LAN printer device 15, and in step S7, the wireless LAN printer device 15 sets the data D4 as new setting information. With the above operation flow, the wireless LAN printer device 15 can be newly set according to the operating environment.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart for setting the setting change information in the wireless LAN printer device. The flowchart in FIG. 3 corresponds to a case where the setting of the wireless LAN printer device is changed in response to a change in the operating environment. In FIG. 3, in step P1, the setting device 1 of the wireless LAN printer device is used to change the setting information of the wireless LAN printer device 15.
Start In step P2, the information analysis means 3 outputs the request data (information) D2, and in step P3, the information conversion means 4 converts the request data (information) D2 into data D3. In step P4, the interface cable 9 transmits the converted data D3 to the transmission data processing unit 1.
2, and in step P5, the transmission data processing unit 12
Converts the data D3 into data D4 for the wireless LAN printer device 15.

In step P6, the data transmitting / receiving unit 14 transmits the data D4 to the wireless LAN printer device 15, and in step P7, the wireless LAN printer device 15 determines whether the data D4 is setting change information. Data D4
Is the request data (N), in step P8, the wireless LA
N The setting data D for which the printer device 15 is currently set
5 is sent. In Step P9, the reception data processing unit 13
Converts the data D5 into data D6, and in step P10, the interface cable 9 transmits the data D6. Subsequently, in step P11, the information conversion means 4 edits the data D7, and in step P12, the information analysis means 3 edits the data D7.
Converts the data D7 into display data D8. Step P
At 13, the display data D8 is displayed on the display unit 7 as image information J.
Displayed as H. FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of a display when setting data (information) is changed. (A) The setting information before change is shown in the figure.
(B) shows the setting change information. For example, the setting information before the change indicates new setting information shown in FIG. 4, and the setting change information indicates a case where only the setting data (information) DS2 is changed.

In step P14, the image information JH is changed to the setting change information JK by operating the keys of the display input unit 6 while looking at the diagram (a) displayed on the display unit 7, and the setting data (information) DS2 Is changed, and the diagram (b) displayed on the display unit 7 is confirmed. In Step P15, after transmitting the setting change information JK as the data D1, the program shifts to Step P2. In step P2, the information analysis means 3 outputs the setting change information JK as change data D2, and repeats steps P3 to P7 for this change data.

In step P7, it is determined whether or not the data is changed data. Here, since the data is changed data (Y), step P16
Then, the wireless LAN printer device 15 sets the change data. According to the above operation flow, the change setting information can be set for the wireless LAN printer device 15 in response to the change of the operation environment.

[0027]

According to the present invention, a setting device for a wireless LAN printer device controls output of request information and setting change information or setting information to the wireless LAN printer device, and displays setting information from the wireless LAN printer device. A control unit having an information analysis unit for controlling, request information and setting change information, or a control unit having an information conversion unit for converting setting information is provided, so that setting information is transmitted to a wireless LAN printer device via a parallel interface cable or a serial interface cable. Then, the wireless LAN printer device can be automatically set according to the operation mode. In addition, by transmitting request information to the wireless LAN printer device, capturing and displaying the current setting information from the wireless LAN printer device, changing the setting information, and transmitting the information, it is possible to cope with a change in the operation mode of the wireless LAN printer device. To automatically change the setting information. As a result, it is possible to easily set information in accordance with the operation mode of the wireless LAN printer device and reset information in response to a change in the operation mode, shorten the setting work time, and improve convenience. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment to which a setting device of a wireless LAN printer device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart for setting setting information in a wireless LAN printer device.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart for setting setting change information in a wireless LAN printer device.

FIG. 4 shows an example of new setting data (information).

FIG. 5 is an example of a display when setting data (information) is changed.

FIG. 6 shows an example of steps of constructing a wireless LAN environment of a wireless LAN printer device which is conventionally performed.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Setting device of wireless LAN printer apparatus, 2 ... Control means (CPU), 3 ... Information analysis means, 4 ... Information conversion means, 5 ... User interface, 6 ... Input unit (keyboard), 7 …… Display unit (display), 8… R
OM, 9 interface cable, 10 printer device, 11 data conversion unit, 12 transmission data processing unit, 13 reception data processing unit, 14 data transmission / reception unit, 15 wireless LAN printer machine.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A wireless LAN printer device setting device which is connected to a printer device on which a wireless LAN printer device is mounted via a parallel interface cable or a serial interface cable and sets or changes information of the wireless LAN printer device. An information analyzing means for controlling output of request information and setting change information or setting information to the wireless LAN printer device and displaying and controlling setting information from the wireless LAN printer device; Or a wireless LAN, comprising: control means having: an information conversion means for converting setting information;
Printer device setting device. 2. The setting device for a wireless LAN printer device according to claim 1, wherein said control means comprises a CPU.