Xerox 5750 manuel d'utilisation

ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE for the Xero x 5750 digital copier printer Do cuC olor C olor S er ve r[...]

[...]

Copyright © 1998 Electronics for I maging, Inc. All rights reserved. This publication is protected by copyright, and all rights are reserved. N o part of it may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means for any purpose without express prior written consent from Electronics for I maging, I nc., except as expr essly permitted herein. [...]

FCC Infor mation W ARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufactur er could void the user’ s authority to operate this equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the[...]

d. assign your rights under this Agreement to a transferee of all of your right, title and inter est in and to F iery XJ pro vided the transferee agr ees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Y ou may not: a. make use of the Software, directly or indir ectly , to print bitmap images with print resolutions of 6c00 dots pe[...]

LIABILITY . THIS LIMIT A TION WILL APPL Y EVEN IF ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING OR ANY A UTHORIZED DEALER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. YOU A CKNO WLEDGE THA T THE PRICE OF DOCUCOLOR REFLECTS THIS ALLOCA TION OF RISK. BECAUSE SOME ST A TES/JURISDICTIONS DO NO T ALLO W THE EXCL USION OR LIMIT A TION OF LIABILIT Y FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR[...]

Contents Introduction Network administr ation features xi About the documentation xii About this manual xiii Conventions used in DocuColor manuals xiii Chapter 1: Connecting to the Network DocuColor on the network 1-1 Stages of installation on the netw ork 1-2 Quick path to installation 1-4 Befor e you begin 1-11 Ethernet cable connection 1-12 P ar[...]

viii Contents PS Setup options 2-34 Color Setup options 2-36 Administr ative functions in the Setup menu 2-37 DocuColor J ob Log Setup 2-37 J ob Log Setup options 2-38 Calibration 2-39 Change P assword 2-42 Clear Server 2-43 Exit Setup 2-43 Chapter 3: Setting up network serv er s DocuColor on an IPX network 3-1 T ips for experts—IPX networks 3-2 [...]

ix Contents DocuColor on a network with UNIX w orkstations 3-29 T ips for experts—UNIX workstations 3-30 Important note about the remote printer name 3-30 Setting up the DocuColor on TCP/IP networks 3-31 P rinting and managing print jobs 3-32 Chapter 4: Administering the DocuColor Administr ator functions 4-1 Maintaining optimal server perf orman[...]

[...]

xi Network administr ation features This manual is intended for anyone who is responsible for integrating the D ocuColor Color Server ™ into a business environment that includes networked personal comput- ers. After the DocuColor and client workstations ar e set up, as described in this guide and in Getting S tarted , individual users can print t[...]

xii Introduction • Remote utilities (Spooler and Downloader) f or Window s™ computers The utilities can be run from a Windo ws 95 workstation running IPX/SPX or from a Windows NT 4.0 W orkstations or Windows NT 4.0 S erver running T CP/IP proto- cols. • W ebT ools (W ebSpooler and Installer) The W ebT ools allow you to manage the D ocuColor f[...]

xiii About the documentation • Release N otes provides last-minute pr oduct information and workarounds for some of the problems you may encounter . About this manual Y ou ’ll find the follo wing information in this manual: • Chapter 1 illustrates the supported network configurations and shows the network connectors on the DocuColor. • Ch[...]

xiv Introduction The initial letters of menu options and Control P anel setups are upper case. F ilenames and settings are listed in the special font only if it is hard to distinguish them fr om sur- rounding text. Occasionally you will be referr ed to other DocuColor manuals, whose titles will be shown in italics. F or example, see Getting S tarte[...]

1 1-1 DocuColor on the network This chapter summarizes the stages in setting up a DocuColor, and includes diagrams that refer you to other chapters or other manuals for completing your installation. I f you check those refer ences, you should be able to find the information you need quickly . DocuColor on the netw ork When the DocuColor is connect[...]

1 1-2 Connecting to the Network Stages o f installation on the network Installation can be performed by a network or printing administrator . The stages of a successful installation are: • Phy sically connecting the DocuColor to a functioning network P repare a network node for the D ocuColor—obtain cable and route it to the location where the [...]

1 1-3 DocuColor on the network Summary of DocuColor netw ork installation C OLOR S ERVER SETUP In the DocuColor Contr ol P anel, configure Server Setup, Network Setup, Printer Setup, PS Setup, Color Setup, and Job Log Setup. Perf orm AutoCal calibrati on. Configure UNIX, Wind ows NT and IPX (Novell) servers to specify DocuColor print queues and D[...]

1 1-4 Connecting to the Network Quick path to installation The diagrams in the following pages show typical systems that can be used for printing and for using the DocuColor utilities. T o use the diagrams, find the page with your preferred platform and networ k type. Then look up the setup procedures in the pages and books referred to in the keys[...]

1 1-5 DocuColor on the network Window s computers in a No vell envir onment Window s computer: IPX NetW are serv er Ke y to setup: 1 NetW are server page 3-4 2 DocuColor Setup Chapter 2 3 NetW are clien t Getting Started 4 Windows computer page 3-16, Getting Started Printing on this network All Wind ows computers can print through the NetW are serv[...]

1 1-6 Connecting to the Network Mac OS computers in a No vell envir onment Mac OS computer Mac OS computer Ke y to setup: 1 NetW are Server page 3-4 page 3-27 2 DocuColor Setup Chapter 2 3 Mac OS computer Getting Started 2 3 3 Another supported protocol DocuColor connected to copier AppleT alk Printing on this network Mac OS clien ts computers can [...]

1 1-7 DocuColor on the network Window s NT Server envir onment Window s computer Window s computer Ke y to setup: 1 Windows NT Server page 3-18 2 DocuColor Setup Chapter 2 3 Windows NT cli ent page 3-25, Getting Started 1 2 3 3 TCP/IP pr otocol Another supported protocol DocuColor connected to copier LAN with NETBEUI, etc. Printing on this network [...]

1 1-8 Connecting to the Network Window s computers using Windo ws (nbt) printing Window s computer Ke y to setup: 1 Windows computer Setup Guide 2 DocuColor Setup Chapter 2 For Windo ws printing Wind ows computers WINS printing en abled 1 Another supported protocol TCP/IP (nbt) pr otocol 2 DocuColor connected to copier Window s computer 1 Window s [...]

1 1-9 DocuColor on the network UNIX work stations and Window s NT computers on a T CP/IP network UNIX server Ke y to setup: 1 UNIX server/host page 3-30 2 DocuColor Setup Chapter 2 3 UNIX workstation page 3-30 4 TCP/IP cli ent Getting Started, page 3-30 5 Windows NT cli ent page 3-18 2 TCP/IP (lpd) pr otocol Another supported protocol TCP/IP client[...]

1 1-10 Connecting to the Network DocuColor parallel port connection The rest of this chapter and the next co ver the parts of a installation that are performed on the DocuColor itself . This chapter describes the physical network connections; Chapter 2 summarizes DocuColor S etup and other administrative functions available from the Control P anel.[...]

1 1-11 DocuColor on the network Bef ore y ou begin The following steps should be completed before y ou configure the D ocuColor and the workstations that will print to the DocuColor. A service technician will have performed some initial installation. T O PREPARE FOR D OCU C OLOR INSTALLATION : 1. Print a copier test page to make sur e the copier i[...]

1 1-12 Connecting to the Network Ethernet cable connection The DocuColor supports Ethernet cabling of thr ee types: • Thinnet (thin coaxial Ethernet cable or 10B ase 2) U ses an external transceiver to attach to the A UI (attachment unit interface) connec- tor on the Ethernet interface of the DocuColor. • Thicknet (thick coaxial Ethernet cable [...]

1 1-13 Ethernet cable connection Back view o f the DocuColor Shut down the D ocuColor before connecting it to any network device . N OTE : Do not attach the cable to more than one E thernet connector on the DocuColor at one time. If the T oken Ring option is installed, you can attach an unshielded twisted pair cable to the RJ-45 connector on the T [...]

1 1-14 Connecting to the Network T O USE THICKNET CABLE : 1. With the DocuColor turned off, connect the thicknet cable connector to the A UI con- nector on the back of the DocuColor. Pr ess down on the latch to lock the connector . 2. Configure netw ork server s for printing and then pr oceed to Setup. T O USE U NSHIELDED T WISTED P AIR CABLE : 1.[...]

2 2-1 About DocuColor Setup The DocuColor Color Server fits into a variety of work envir onments. T o prepare for printing at your site, you need to do some initial configuration to specify the network environment and the kind of printing you will do . About DocuColor Setup When the DocuColor is pow ered on after new system software is loaded, yo[...]

2 2-2 Setting up the DocuColor DocuColor Setup fr om the Control P anel Setup, performed from the Control P anel right after powering on the DocuColor, configures the DocuColor to communicate with other devices and manage print jobs sent to it. There are six gr oups of Setup options: • Server Setup to specify system options • Network Setup to [...]

2 2-3 About DocuColor Setup DocuColor Control P anel The U ser Guide describes the online display screens in detail. This chapter describes only the screens you might see when performing Setup . T O ACCESS S ETUP WHEN THE D OCU C OLOR IS AT I DLE : 1. When the DocuColor displays the Idle scr een, press the Menu b utton on the Control P anel to go t[...]

2 2-4 Setting up the DocuColor T O ACCESS S ETUP WHEN THE D OCU C OLOR IS OFF : 1. Make sur e the DocuColor is connected to the copier and connected to the netw ork y ou will use . 2. Turn on the DocuColor. The startup diagnostics are performed. 3. At the startup message , pr ess any b utton. 4. Continue with step 5 from the pr evious pr ocedure . [...]

2 2-5 About DocuColor Setup Running DocuColor Setup When you restart the DocuColor and choose Run Setup , y ou can select one menu after another and enter information about your DocuColor and your networ k and printing environment. In each Setup , the last line of the display window tells you the name of the curr ent Setup menu. M ost of the screen[...]

2 2-6 Setting up the DocuColor Example: Multiple choice Example: Inf ormation entry with fields Example: Inf ormation entry with individual character s N OTE : If you make a mistake during Setup , you can always use the M enu button to cancel without saving changes. If you are viewing a S etup screen, pressing the M enu button cancels what you are[...]

2 2-7 About DocuColor Setup When you have entered all the settings or made all the changes you want, you need to save the changes. You are usually prompted to do so. If you choose Yes , your settings overwrite previous settings. If you choose No , your previous settings are retained. If necessary, the DocuColor reboots after you exit from the Setup[...]

2 2-8 Setting up the DocuColor Print Start P age No/Y es [No] U se this option to specify whether the D ocuColor should print a start page every time it is power ed on or rebooted. The start page displays information about the Docu- Color, including the server name, current date and time, amount of memory installed in the DocuColor, last calibratio[...]

2 2-9 Network Setup options Netw ork Setup options N etwork Setup configures the D ocuColor to receive print jobs o ver the network systems that will be used at your site. If the DocuColor is configur ed to enable more than one protocol, it automatically switches to the correct protocol when it r eceives a print job. When the parallel port and on[...]

2 2-10 Setting up the DocuColor If the T oken Ring option is installed, you have these additional options: T O ACCESS N ETWORK S ETUP OPTIONS : 1. Confirm that the network cable is connected to the DocuColor. During N etwork Setup , the DocuColor queries the network for z ones, servers, and server-based queues. If you perform Networ k Setup withou[...]

2 2-11 Network Setup options T O EXIT N ETWORK S ETUP : 1. When you hav e finished entering service settings, choose Exit Netw ork Setup. 2. Choose Y es when pr ompted to save changes . 3. From the main Setup menu, choose another Setup or choose Exit Setup. F or first-time S etup , or if you have configur ed a new connection, choose P rinter Set[...]

2 2-12 Setting up the DocuColor Enable Source Routing Y es/No [Y es] Select Yes if your networ k supports source routing. Source Routing Request All Route Y es/No [Y es] This option appears only if you enabled Source R outing. Select Yes if y ou want the Request packet to travel to its destination by all r outes. Network Setup P ort Setup Ethernet [...]

2 2-13 Network Setup options Source Routing Respond All Route Y es/No [No] This option appears only if you answered No to the previous option. Select Yes if you want the Response packet to return b y all routes to the originating computer . P arallel P ort Setup options Y ou must enable the parallel port in order to enter the P arallel P or t Setup[...]

2 2-14 Setting up the DocuColor Ignore EOF Character Yes/No [No] This option appears only if Enable Parallel Port is set to Yes . This option specifies that the DocuColor should ignore end-of-file (EOF) messages in a file. This option must be set to Yes to print P ostScript files in binar y format (not ASCII); under normal circum- stances, it s[...]

2 2-15 Network Setup options TCP/IP Setup with Ethernet IP Address [127.0.0.1] Enter the DocuColor IP addr ess for Ethernet. The DocuColor is shipped with an invalid IP address. If y ou plan to print with T CP/IP , you must first assign the Docu- Color a unique, valid IP address. F or information about setting up printing with TCP/IP , see Chapter[...]

2 2-16 Setting up the DocuColor Gatew ay Gateway Address [127.0.0.1] U se this option to set the gateway address for printing with T CP/IP . By default, the loopback address, 127.0.0.1, is set. (The loopback address is a specially reserved address that allows for certain TCP/IP diagnostic tests to be run without being con- nected to a network.) Cho[...]

2 2-17 Network Setup options DocuColor using TCP/IP , choose Gateway Setup and enter the gateway address (see page 2-16). IP Address [127.0.0.1] Enter the DocuColor IP addr ess for T oken Ring. The DocuColor is shipped with an invalid IP address. If y ou plan to print with T CP/IP , you must first assign the Docu- Color a unique, valid IP address.[...]

2 2-18 Setting up the DocuColor IPX/SPX Setup options For protocols other than IPX/SPX, the frame type is automatically enabled and does not require setup, as follows: T o configur e the DocuColor for IPX/SPX protocols, choose IPX/SPX Setup fr om the P rotocol Setup menu. Select Frame T ypes Choose Select F rame T ypes. Y ou must choose at least o[...]

2 2-19 Network Setup options Service Setup options N OTE : Due to its length, the description of PServer Setup options is intentionally placed at the end of this section (after the description of W eb Services Setup options). This differs from the order in which the options appear in the Contr ol P anel display . LPD Setup options N etwork Service [...]

2 2-20 Setting up the DocuColor Window s Setup options Use WINS Name Server Yes/No [No] Broadcasts from SMB devices cannot be r outed. A WINS name server is necessary to carry the broadcast into all network segments. Setting up the WINS name server is outside the scope of this manual. T o find out if a name ser ver is available, contact your MIS d[...]

2 2-21 Network Setup options W eb Services Setup N OTE : Y ou must publish the Print queue to use the W ebT ools (see page 2-33). PServer Setup options Network Setup Service Setup W eb Servi ces Setup Enable W eb Services Y es/No [No] Select Yes if TCP/IP is enabled on the DocuColor and on user wor kstations, and you wish to make the W ebT ools ava[...]

2 2-22 Setting up the DocuColor Select NDS Tree [List of trees] U se the arrow keys to br owse the list of NDS trees av ailable to the DocuColor. Choose OK when you have displayed the tr ee that contains the P rinter , P rint S erver , and print queue objects you have previously defined for the D ocuColor. Y our new NDS tree selection automaticall[...]

2 2-23 Network Setup options Is user login needed to browse NDS tree? Yes/No [No] Select No if no passwor d is required to bro wse the tree. Y ou can proceed to navigate to the P rint Server object (see page 2-24). Select Yes if network permissions r equire that you log in to bro wse the NDS tree and see the P rint Server object you want to select.[...]

2 2-24 Setting up the DocuColor Enter Password Enter the login password for the NDS tr ee, using the up and down arrow buttons to select characters, and the left and right arrow buttons to mo ve the cursor . Choose OK . Navigate the NDS tree to the Print Server. P ress OK to browse the NDS tr ee to the P rint Server object. Bro wsing to find the P[...]

2 2-25 Network Setup options Entire NDS Tree/Specified subtree [Entire NDS Tree] By default, the D ocuColor searches the entire NDS tree for D ocuColor print queues. This option lets you restrict the search for D ocuColor print jobs to a subtree (the P rint Queue root) in which the DocuColor print queues hav e been defined. This makes the search m[...]

2 2-26 Setting up the DocuColor Bindery Setup options Bindery Setup menu Network Setup Service Setup PServer Setup Bindery Setup U se Bindery Setup if you have already configur ed one or more bindery ser vers (file servers running NetW are 3.12 or N etW are 4.x in bindery emulation) with a Print Server and a P rint Queue for DocuColor jobs (see p[...]

2 2-27 Network Setup options N OTE : If you change your mind about any of the menus you hav e selected, you can use the Menu button to escape and r eturn to the main Bindery Setup menu. T o cancel all changes you must exit N etwork Setup . . Once you have chosen a file server, the DocuColor immediately tries to log in as a guest without a password.[...]

2 2-28 Setting up the DocuColor File Server Login administrator/supervisor/Enter Login Name [supervisor] This option appears only if a password is requir ed for login. Choose Enter Login Name to enter your own login name and passwor d or to log in as a guest . Choose administra- tor or supervisor if you have those privileges. Enter Your Login Name [...]

2 2-29 Network Setup options NetWare Print Server [List of print servers on selected file server] Choose the name of the print server that you now wish to use. This is the print ser ver that will route print jobs to the DocuColor from computers on IPX networ ks. If you change your mind, pr ess the M enu button to r eturn to the B indery Setup menu [...]

2 2-30 Setting up the DocuColor The Bindery Setup menu is displayed again.You can edit other connections, choose another Bindery Setup option, or choose Exit Bindery Setup. Y ou can choose another Bindery Setup option (such as adding another file server) or choose Exit Bindery Setup and proceed to set the polling interval. P olling Interval option[...]

2 2-31 Network Setup options NetWare Server Poll Interval in Seconds 1-3600 [15] Specify the interval, in seconds, at which the DocuColor communicates with the N ov- ell print server to see if there are print jobs waiting. N OTE : If you select a short interval, the amount of network traffic increases. This may slow down other networ k jobs. Exit [...]

2 2-32 Setting up the DocuColor If you plan to download fonts to the DocuColor via the network, you must publish the Direct connection. N OTE : Y ou cannot use the Direct connection for lpd printing o ver T CP/IP . Queues A queue is a storage area for print jobs. Queues ar e particularly useful when many print jobs are being sent to the DocuColor. [...]

2 2-33 Network Setup options P rinter Setup includes: • Specifying the copier model • P ublishing the Direct connection and P rint queue In the list of options that follows, default v alues, where applicable, appear in square brackets. Printer Model [Model name] U se this option to specify the model of copier connected to the DocuColor. This op[...]

2 2-34 Setting up the DocuColor PS Setup options PS (P ostScript) Setup options allow you to set defaults for copier behavior . Some of these defaults can be overridden fr om within an application. T O ACCESS P OST S CRIPT S ETUP OPTIONS : 1. In the main Setup menu, choose PS Setup. 2. Enter the options appropriate to the printing r equirements at [...]

2 2-35 PS Setup options Allow Courier Substitution Yes/No [Yes] Specify whether to substitute Courier for fonts that ar e unavailable when you down- load P ostScript files to the DocuColor, or when you print a document for which you do not have the corresponding printer font. If this option is set to No , jobs with fonts that are not available on [...]

2 2-36 Setting up the DocuColor Color Setup options Color setup options allow you to set the parameters the D ocuColor uses to control color output. T O ACCESS C OLOR SETUP OPTIONS : 1. In the main Setup menu, choose Color Setup. 2. Enter the options appropriate to the printing r equirements at the site . In the list of options that follows, defaul[...]

2 2-37 Color Setup options A dministrativ e functions in the Setup menu The remaining options in the Setup menu ar e intended to help y ou manage print jobs and color output, but are not requir ed for printing: •I n J ob Log Setup you specify whether y ou want the DocuColor to print and clear its log of printed jobs automatically . See the next s[...]

2 2-38 Setting up the DocuColor Job Log Setup options Default values for the following options, wher e applicable, appear in square brackets. Auto Print Job Log Every 55 Jobs Yes/No [No] U se this option to specify whether you want the DocuColor to print the J ob Log after every 55 jobs. If accounting for each printed page is important at your site[...]

2 2-39 Color Setup options Calibration The Calibration menu lets you calibrate the copier from the copier glass using AutoCal ™ (automatic calibration). The Calibration menu also lets you remov e the current calibration. When the DocuColor is calibrated, a color correction curve is applied to every color document that is processed for printing. C[...]

2 2-40 Setting up the DocuColor When you choose Calibration from the main Setup menu, the follo wing menu is dis- played: 8. Choose Setup Calibration, and choose a tr ay . Y ou must use Letter/A4 size paper , but you can choose whether you want the paper to feed from a paper tray or via Bypass (manual feed). F or more information, see the U ser Gui[...]

2 2-41 Color Setup options Measure Page Yes/No [Yes] Select Yes to measure the colors on the measur ement page. Y ou are prompted to posi- tion the page on the copier and press OK. If you select No , measurement is skipped and the Print Comparison Page option is dis- played. Print Comparison Page Yes/No [Yes] Specify Yes if you want the D ocuColor [...]

2 2-42 Setting up the DocuColor This affects all users. Continue? Yes/No [Yes] This option is a reminder that calibration is a global setting; if you r emo ve calibration, every print job is affected by your action. If you choose Yes , the current calibration is r emoved and y ou return to the main Cali- bration screen. If you ar e finished, choos[...]

2 2-43 Color Setup options New Password U se the up and down arrow keys to select the characters and the left and right arr ows to move betw een them. Enter characters from left to right, since the left arrow line selection key is a delete key . The passwor d can be any combination of letters and num- bers up to 19 characters. Choose OK when you ar[...]

[...]

3 3-1 DocuColor on an IPX network This chapter describes environments that typically include one or more network servers—No vell N etW are servers and Windo ws NT ser vers—that will share printing to the DocuColor Color Server. I t describes setting up servers that use IPX/SPX or TCP/IP pr otocols for communicating with the DocuColor. In additi[...]

3 3-2 Setting up Network Serv ers The DocuColor can accept jobs concurrently fr om NetW are and Windows NT , as well as jobs sent directly from Windows NT or UNIX workstations. N etW are clients on Mac OS computers can print via the N etW are server . N etW are clients on Windows NT computers can print either via the N etW are server or directly . [...]

3 3-3 DocuColor on an IPX network Overvie w o f IPX printing to the DocuColor N etW are file ser vers support the creation of print queues, which are storage ar eas for print jobs. When a client on a remote computer decides to print, the job is dir ected to a print queue on the N etW are file ser ver and spooled to the N etW are server disk, free[...]

3 3-4 Setting up Network Serv ers Configuring a NetW ar e server f or printing The following sections explain how to set up a N etW are file server so that networked users can print to the DocuColor from their workstations, and the D ocuColor can obtain print jobs from the N etW are server . F or each N etW are file server that you configure, f[...]

3 3-5 Configuring a NetW ar e server f or printing Configuring an NDS connection Abbreviations: FS = file server PS = print server PQ = print queue (on the N etW are ser ver) Configuring a bindery connection On NDS FS On DocuColor Control P anel On client work station In NET ADMIN: Create NDS PQs Create NDS printer and assign PQs Create PS and [...]

3 3-6 Setting up Network Serv ers Setting up an NDS connection In NDS, all N etW are entities (objects) are organized in a hierarchical tr ee structure. Objects have a name, properties, and a context which defines the location of the object in the directory tree. F or the DocuColor you ar e mainly concerned with defining a printer , a print ser v[...]

3 3-7 Configuring a NetW ar e server f or printing 7. In the Select Object dialog box, double-click a container object in the Dir ectory Context list and br ow se until the volume y ou want appears in the Objects list. This volume holds the actual files while they are queued for printing, so make sur e it has enough disk space. 8. Select the volu[...]

3 3-8 Setting up Network Serv ers T O CREATE AN NDS PRINT SERVER AND ASSIGN A PRINTER : 1. Start NetW ar e A dministr ator and select the container in which y ou ar e going to define the NDS print server f or the DocuColor. 2. Choose Create fr om the Object menu. 3. In the New Object dialog bo x, select Print Server . 4. Enter a name for the print[...]

3 3-9 Configuring a NetW ar e server f or printing 4. Choose Service Setup, choose PServer Setup, and choose NDS Setup. 5. Identify the NDS tree on which the printer , print server , and print queue have been defined. 6. Select the user login object. 7. Identify the defined print server . 8. Finally , to restrict the search f or the print queues[...]

3 3-10 Setting up Network Serv ers T O SET THE BINDERY CONTEXT : 1. Establish a connection with the server which will hav e the DocuColor queue . This is best done by the network administrator using PSER VER from the ser ver console. It can also be done r emotely using the R CONSOLE utility . 2. At the NetW are prompt type load install . The N etW [...]

3 3-11 Configuring a NetW ar e server f or printing 5. On the menu of av ailable NCF files, select Edit A UTOEXEC.NCF file . 6. Type a ne w line anywher e in the file as follo ws: set Bindery Context = O=xx N OTE : Instead of xx , type the bindery context obtained from the system administrator . (In this example from a r elatively simple direct[...]

3 3-12 Setting up Network Serv ers T O ACTIVATE THE BINDERY CONTEXT : 1. If you cannot r eboot the NetW are server at this point, type the set command manually at the server’ s colon prompt. U se the same command as you enter ed in the AUTOEXEC.NCF file (in step 6 of the previ- ous procedure). 2. If you can r eboot the NetW ar e server , the set[...]

3 3-13 Configuring a NetW ar e server f or printing 4. Using the arr ow keys, select the name of the file server y ou’ll use for sharing Docu- Color printing and press Enter . This is the file server you select later in DocuColor N etwork/PServer/Bindery Setup . 5. Choose Print Server Inf ormation from the A v ailable Options menu. 6. Press th[...]

3 3-14 Setting up Network Serv ers 7. Choose Print Queue Information fr om the A vailable Options menu. 8. Press the Insert k ey and type a name f or a new DocuColor print queue . Press Enter . See page 3-3 for queue naming conventions. 9. Make sur e the print queue name you cr eated is selected in the list of Print Queues , and press Enter . The P[...]

3 3-15 Configuring a NetW ar e server f or printing 11. Press the Insert k ey . The Queue Server Candidates list is displayed. 12. Use the arr ow keys to select the name of the print serv er you created in step 6 and press Enter . The server name you select will appear in the Queue Servers list. Y ou have associated the selected DocuColor queue wi[...]

3 3-16 Setting up Network Serv ers N OTE : F or printing to the DocuColor, connect all W indows clients to a N ov ell Net- W are server and permit them to connect to the ser ver or servers on which you defined a DocuColor queue. After the N ovell server and the DocuColor have been set up , client setup consists of: • Installing the networking pr[...]

3 3-17 Configuring a NetW ar e server f or printing The steps below summarize installing the utilities on a single workstation. The installation is described in the G etting Started in greater detail. T O INSTALL THE UTILITIES : 1. Configure y our NetW ar e server and perform DocuColor Setup. 2. In DocuColor Setup, perform Netw ork Setup as summa[...]

3 3-18 Setting up Network Serv ers DocuColor on a T CP/IP network with Windo w s NT When a W indows NT computer is configured to connect to the DocuColor using TCP/IP , it can print directly to the DocuColor. If the computer shares the printer o ver the network, it is acting as a print server to Windo ws NT and Windo ws 95 clients. The client mach[...]

3 3-19 Configuring a Window s NT server to support the DocuColor • For Windo ws NT 3.51, load the Windo ws NT P ostScript printer driver and install the DocuColor printer description pro vided with the user so ftwar e , as described in the Get- ting Started. Repeat the installation for everyone who prints to the DocuColor. • For Windo ws 4.0, [...]

3 3-20 Setting up Network Serv ers • If the W indows NT 4.0 server is also a workstation, install the remote utilities (see Getting S tarted and page 3-26). Loading the TCP/IP netw ork pr otocol If the TCP/IP protocol has not yet been installed on the Windows NT server , use the procedure in this section. F or this installation, you will need: ?[...]

3 3-21 Configuring a Window s NT server to support the DocuColor Adding the DocuColor to the T CP/IP netw ork If your TCP/IP network consists of Windows NT servers and W indows NT clients, use the directions in this section. If the network also includes UNIX wor kstations, also check the directions on page 3-31. T O ADD THE D OCU C OLOR TO A TCP/I[...]

3 3-22 Setting up Network Serv ers T O ENTER THE HOST NAME OF THE D OCU C OLOR : 1. On the Window s NT server and on each client computer , navigate to the hosts file that you use f or your netw ork or for y our local computer . The path to a local hosts file will resemble the following: c:WINNTSystem32driversetchosts 2. Open the hosts file[...]

3 3-23 Configuring a Window s NT server to support the DocuColor Installing the DocuColor as a shared P ostScript printer The first step in creating a printer is installing the Windows NT P ostScript printer driver and the DocuColor PPD (P ostScript printer description), which gives your applications access to printer features. The installation i[...]

3 3-24 Setting up Network Serv ers T O INSTALL THE D OCU C OLOR AS A SHARED PRINTER ON A W INDOWS NT 3.51 COMPUTER : 1. On the Window s NT 3.51 print server computer , install the printer driver and printer file for Windo ws NT 3.51 clients as described in the Getting St arted. If the client has never installed the Windows P ostScript printer driv[...]

3 3-25 Configuring a Window s NT server to support the DocuColor Y our Windo ws NT , Windows for W orkgroups, and Windo ws 95 clients hav e access to the shared printer through their applications. They will not be able to change settings in the P rinter Pr operties dialog box. Configuring Window s NT clients Each client of a Windows NT server is [...]

3 3-26 Setting up Network Serv ers Configuring Window s NT w orkstations f or remote utilities T o run the remote utilities on a TCP/IP network, the workstation must be running Windows NT S erver or W indows NT W orkstation, with Microsoft TCP/IP protocols loaded and bound to the network driver . T O ENABLE THE UTILITIES ON THE D OCU C OLOR : 1. P[...]

3 3-27 Using AppleT alk with NetW are serv ers U sing AppleT alk with NetW are serv er s U sers can print to the DocuColor from M ac OS computers via a N etW are print server . The AppleT alk protocol must be loaded on the N etW are server before you can set up the server to accept jobs from Mac OS clients. Then use the A TPSCON (AppleT alk P rint [...]

3 3-28 Setting up Network Serv ers Install the Windows NT P ostScript Printer driv er and the DocuColor PPD for your Windows NT server and for your Windows NT and Windows clients. M ac OS users can print directly to the DocuColor and should install the A dobePS printer driver for the Mac OS and the DocuColor PPD. All of these installations are desc[...]

3 3-29 Using AppleT alk with Windows NT 3. Make sur e an Internet bro wser that supports the Jav a language and frames is installed. Make sure J ava is enabled in the Internet browser . See G etting Started for the list of bro wsers supported for the W ebT ools. T O ACCESS THE W EB T OOLS FROM A CLIENT WORKSTATION : Y ou access the W ebT ools from [...]

3 3-30 Setting up Network Serv ers Tips for e xperts—UNIX w orkstations Setting up the DocuColor in a UNIX envir onment has the same requirements as setting up any printer or new device: • A distinct IP address is needed f or the DocuColor as well as f or each work station on the network. • Y ou select a DocuColor name that goes with the IP a[...]

3 3-31 Using AppleT alk with Windows NT Setting up the DocuColor on TCP/IP netw ork s E very machine (host) on a TCP/IP network, including the D ocuColor, must have a unique 32-bit internet address (IP address). I f the network is being set up for the first time, it’ s a good idea to start out with addresses that can be used with the public Inte[...]

3 3-32 Setting up Network Serv ers 4. T o v erify the TCP/IP connection, ping the IP addr ess or the host name. Fr om any com- puter on the network, at the command pr ompt, type: ping <IP address> T ype the DocuColor IP addr ess assigned in DocuColor N etwork Setup . After the DocuColor is set up as a network printer , you can also ping the n[...]

3 3-33 Using AppleT alk with Windows NT Managing print jobs UNIX network administrators can use UNIX utilities for viewing the list of jobs, and for printing and remo ving jobs that are spooled on UNIX servers. If the network includes a W indows NT workstation that has TCP/IP protocols loaded, you can use the Downloader to do wnload files and mana[...]

3 3-34 Setting up Network Serv ers T O USE THE W EB S POOLER : 1. If you wish to pr otect print jobs from manipulation b y W ebSpooler users , specify an administrator passw ord on the DocuColor Contr ol P anel, as described on page 2-42. 2. From a w eb bro w ser on a work station on the same network as the DocuColor, enter the DocuColor URL (Unive[...]

4 4-1 Administr ator functions This chapter gives tips on managing DocuColor printing, and includes some troubleshooting hints. A dministrator functions Administration features ar e provided in the user softwar e package and are built into the color server itself. The follo wing table tells you where to find information on these features. P age re[...]

4 4-2 Administering the DocuColor Maintaining optimal serv er performance The DocuColor does not requir e maintenance. Beyond the obvious requir ements of servicing and maintaining the copier and replenishing consumables there are a few things you can do that will impro ve the overall performance of your system: • Make sur e you ar e making the b[...]

4 4-3 Tr oubleshooting the DocuColor • Reduce unnecessary two-w ay communication Remote users running S pooler or Downloader , especially with frequent updates, may have a significant effect on DocuColor performance. • Make sur e you hav e adequate disk space on the color server An administrator can print or delete jobs that are in the P rinte[...]

4 4-4 Administering the DocuColor Frame Type selection (Network Protocol Setup/ IPX/SPX Setup) Can’t detect Token Ring hardware. Token Ring hardware not installed or not functioning. DocuColor queries the T oken Ring hardware. Error indicates that some components are not installed, are not installed correctly , or not installed in the correct dev[...]

4 4-5 Tr oubleshooting the DocuColor Select NDS Tree (Network Service Setup/ PServer Setup/NDS Setup) Warning! Selecting a new NDS tree deletes Bindery setup. Y ou have previously connected the DocuColor to a different NDS tree. NEST supports only a single NDS tree connection. T o avoid a potential conflict with an existing tree connection (for ex[...]

4 4-6 Administering the DocuColor Enter First Letters of Server Name (Network Service Setup/ PServer Setup/Bindery Setup) File server name not found. Try again? N o file server with those letters was found when DocuColor queried the network. Check the name of the N etW are file server , check cable connections, and make sure the N etW are ser ver[...]

4 4-7 Tr oubleshooting the DocuColor In N etwor k Setup , when y ou are configuring y our IPX (N o vell) connection, the D ocu- Color queries the network for N ovell file servers and print servers, and attaches to them temporarily . If a guest login is enabled, it will be used. If not, you ’ ll be prompted to log in from the DocuColor Control P[...]

4 4-8 Administering the DocuColor Nov ell error scr eens Nov ell error: Cause: Suggested action or exit: 220 Guest account not available The guest account, which you have chosen for initial login, has expired or has been disabled by the N etW are supervisor . Enable a guest account on the N etW are server for the purpose of setup. Alternatively , l[...]

4 4-9 Tr oubleshooting the DocuColor Runtime error messages F or canceling jobs, calibration alerts, and error messages related to printing and calibration, see the U ser Guide . Check pow er and cable This message on the Control P anel indicates that the interface cable between the DocuColor and the copier is not connected, or a print job is ready[...]

4 4-10 Administering the DocuColor • T CP/IP host name or DNS name , which is defined by the MIS group in your organization, and should be fewer than 10 characters long. In this manual we use colorsvr . Enter the host name as the Server N ame on the DocuColor Control P anel. • Inter nal (machine) name in the form: print_5750 N OTE : Y ou must [...]

4 4-11 Tr oubleshooting the DocuColor Printer not found in the Chooser o f remote utilities If you start one of the remote utilities and cannot connect to the D ocuColor color server , check the following: • DocuColor Setup—the appr opriate network protocol must be enabled, with the correct parameters (for example, for TCP/IP , the IP address, [...]

[...]

A A-1 T ok en Ring Network Option T oken Ring is an alternative networ k architecture to E thernet architecture. T oken Ring networks offer a high resistance to failur e and are commonly used in large or high- traffic network installations. T oken Ring networks operate b y passing a network token around the electronic equiv- alent of a ring. The t[...]

A A-2 T ok en Ring Network Option Back view o f the DocuColor with the T oken Ring option installed Shut off the DocuColor befor e connecting it to any network device . N OTE : Do not attach cable to both T oken Ring connectors. T oken Ring connector s STP UTP Ethernet connectors ![...]

A A-3 T ok en Ring Network Option T O CONNECT UTP ( UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR ) CABLE TO THE D OCU C OLOR : • With the DocuColor turned off, connect RJ-45 cable fr om the T ok en Ring MAU to the RJ-45 socket on the T oken Ring card. Configure the N etW are, W indows NT , or UNIX server to print to the DocuColor (see the next two sections) Then pro[...]

A A-4 T ok en Ring Network Option Setting up T ok en Ring on the DocuColor T oken Ring S etup on the Control P anel is similar to Ethernet S etup. F rom Network Setup , perform P ort S etup, P r otocol Setup , and Service Setup. The setups you need are summarized in the table on page 2-9. N OTE : Connect the T oken Ring cable before doing DocuColor[...]

Numerics 10Base2 1-12 10Base5 1-12 10BaseT 1-12 A accessing color server Setup, Control P anel 2-2 to 2-7 accessing Setup , Control P anel 2-2 to 2-4 Add F ile Server option, Bindery 2-26, 2-27 Add Server option, Bindery Setup 2-27 administrator features of color server 2-37 functions 4-1 to 4-2 installing the color server 1-2 managing print jobs 4[...]

I-2 Index color server back view showing connectors 1-13 Control P anel 2-3 copier connector 1-13 Direct connection 2-31 display 2-2 Ethernet interface 1-12 J ob Log 2-37 network installation summary 1-3 parallel connector 1-13 power switch 1-13 P rint queue 2-31 queues 2-32 color server Setup, Control P anel 2-2 to 2-43 accessing 2-2 to 2-6 J ob L[...]

I-3 Index E Edit Connection option, Bindery Setup 2-26, 2-29 Enable Ethernet option 2-12 Enable LPD option 2-19 Enable NDS option 2-22 Enable P arallel P or t option 2-13 Enable P rinted Queue option 2-8 Enable PServer option 2-21 enabler board, for T oken Ring option A-1 Enable Source R outing option 2-12 Enable T CP/IP for Ethernet option 2-15 En[...]

I-4 Index IP Address (S etup option) 2-15, 2-17 IPX NDS (N ovell Dir ectory Ser vices 2-19 IPX (N ovell) 1-1, 3-1 to 3-17 Bindery file server , connecting 2-26 color server utilities 3-16 to 3-17 NDS (N ovell Dir ectory Ser vices) 3-6 NDS printing 3-6 to 3-9 N etW are client setup 3-15 to 3-17 N etW are server setup 3-4 to 3-15 network diagram 1-5[...]

I-5 Index Directory Services 2-19 NDS (N ovell Dir ectory Ser vices) 3-6 print server poll inter val 2-31 N etW are 4.x bindery context 3-9 N etW are Directory Services 3-1 N etW are F ile Server , Binder y connecting 2-26, 2-27 finding available servers 2-27 in PCONSOLE 3-12 maximum number supported xi removing connection 2-30 selecting for editi[...]

I-6 Index P rint Cover P age option 2-34 P rinted queue 2-8, 2-32 printer connection failure 4-9 P rinter Model option 2-33 printer not found 4-9 printer not in Chooser 4-9 P rinter Setup, Control P anel 2-32 summary 2-32 printing connections and queues 2-31, 2-32 Control P anel map 2-5 cover page for each job 2-34 directly to parallel port 2-13 J [...]

I-7 Index selecting Bindery servers 2-29 default paper size 2-34 selecting frame types for IPX/SPX 2-18 Select NDS T ree option 2-22 Select T arget option 2-40 server Control P anel 2-2 queue on N etW are server 3-14 Setup , see color ser ver Setup Server N ame option 2-7 server performance, maintaining/ improving 4-2 to 4-3 Server Setup , from Con[...]

I-8 Index V viewing list of connected Bindery servers 2-29 View Server List option, Bindery Setup 2-26, 2-29 W W eb Services Setup, in S er vice Setup 2-21 W ebSpooler 2-8, 2-21, 2-31, 2-32, 2-37, 2-38, 2-42, 2-43 W ebT ools 3-28 to 3-29 enabling 2-15, 2-21 Windows character set 2-8 Windows NT network environment 1-6, 1-7 setting up server to print[...]