HP (Hewlett-Packard) M208 manual

M208 W ORKGR OUP HUB/PRINT SER VER Installation and Configuration Manual Manual V ersion 5.5 Firmware V ersion 5.5 Microplex Systems Ltd. 8525 Commerce Court Burnaby , BC V5A 4N3 P/N 79-208-100[...]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS i T ABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................ i LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................... iv LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................... v PREFACE .....................................[...]

ii TABLE OF CONTENTS CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR NOVELL ................................ 63 Overview................................................................................................. 63 Host Software ......................................................................................... 63 M208 Configuration ..........................[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS iii Starting a NPWin Session With An Unconfigured Unit ...................... 128 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS ......................... 131 Overview............................................................................................... 131 General Options ..........................................................[...]

iv LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Print Server Operating Logic ...........................................10 Figure 2: M208 Diagram .................................................................16 Figure 3: T wisted-Pair Cable Pinouts ..............................................21 Figure 4: npd Overvie w ............................[...]

LIST OF TABLES v LIST OF T ABLES Table 1: npconfig/ezsetup Main Menu ..........................................33 Table 2: npconfig Detailed Configuration Options Sub-Menu .......33 Table 3: Model Types ....................................................................90 Table 4: UTP (RJ45) Connector Pinout .......................................[...]

vi LIST OF TABLES[...]

PREFACE: Who Should Use This Manual 1 PREF A CE Who Should Use This Manual A system administrator or someone with a good understanding of the protocol in v olved should perform the installation and configuration procedures in this manual. Organization of This Man ual This manual cov ers each aspect of the M208 and contains these chapters: PREFACE [...]

2 PREFACE: General Conventions M208 INTERNAL ARCHITECTURE on page 89 Explanation of the M208’ s internal operating architecture and logic. USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET on page 93 Full reference section based on the M208’ s command set. USING NPWIN on page 127 Explanation of using NPW in to configure and manage the M208. USING THE M208’S AD[...]

PREFACE: Computer Entry and Display Conventions 3 Caution Cautions are indicated to warn of an y undesirable effects an action may cause. Notes are added to make you a w are of certain steps or considerations, and sometimes to provide tips or suggestions. Computer Entry and Display Con ventions Command syntax and examples are formatted as follo ws:[...]

4 PREFACE: Computer Entry and Display Conventions[...]

GETTING TO KNOW THE M208: Overview 5 GETTING T O KNO W THE M208 Overview The purpose of this chapter is to get you acquainted with the M208. It contains an ov erview of the M208’ s features, an overvie w of the Hub’ s architecture, an overvie w of the Print Server’ s architecture, and an overvie w of basic Print Server installations in each o[...]

6 GETTING TO KNOW THE M208: M208 Features Print Server Features General Features • one high-speed, IEEE 1284-I compliant parallel port, • f our -speed parallel port to support any peripheral, slo w or fast, • two serial ports, • multi-lev el configuration security through passwords and permission le vels, • SNMP support through MIB II, c[...]

GETTING TO KNOW THE M208: M208 Features 7 • ability to telnet and ping to another host on the network from the M208 allo wing for terminal server capabilities, • up to 256 simultaneous TCP connections , • GOSIP RFC-1042 support, • IP Routing support for communications ov er separate networks, • FTP daemon support for printing, unit monito[...]

8 GETTING TO KNOW THE M208: Overview of the Hub Architecture Printer Support The M208 is compatible with PC’ s, UNIX systems, Macintosh computers, minis, and mainframes as long as at least one of the following is present: TCP/IP • an LPR client to interact with our Line Printer Daemon on the unit, • an RSH client (i.e. rsh, remsh, rcmd) to in[...]

GETTING TO KNOW THE M208: Overview of Print Server Architecture 9 Overview of Print Server Arc hitecture This section will provide an o vervie w of how the M208’ s Print Server component works. T o better understand this, it is important to understand I/O ports , destinations and models . I/O P orts The M208 has three I/O ports; one parallel and [...]

10 GETTING TO KNOW THE M208: Overview of Print Server Architecture Summary When you are doing a print setup, you must direct print jobs to a particular destination which is mapped to an I/O port to which the printer(s) is attached. The destination’ s associated model is then used for any e xtra processing of the data, if required. Each I/O port h[...]

GETTING TO KNOW THE M208: Overview of Print Server Installation 11 Overview of Print Server Installation This section will provide an o vervie w of the basic steps required to install the M208 in the v arious supported en vironments: Unix, Novell (PSER VER and RPRINTER), Net- BIOS ov er TCP/IP , and AppleT alk. Before installing the M208, it may be[...]

12 GETTING TO KNOW THE M208: Overview of Print Server Installation Basic Novell Configuration PSER VER Setup The follo wing outlines the basic steps required to add a M208 to a Novell netw ork using a PSER VER setup and applies to any Netware v ersion. The M208 replaces a dedicated workstation running PSER VER.EXE or PSER VER.NLM so these are no l[...]

GETTING TO KNOW THE M208: Overview of Print Server Installation 13 last six digits of the Ethernet address as found on the bottom of the unit. 8 Inside this directory , create a file called CONFIG. 9 Enter the line: set rprinter add pservername printernumber dest- name where pservername is the existing PSER VER’ s name, printernumber is the de?[...]

14 GETTING TO KNOW THE M208: Overview of Print Server Installation the name of one of the eight default destinations on the unit. (e.g. d1prn, d3com2, etc.) For more information on NetBIOS o ver TCP/IP configurations, please see CONFIG- URING THE M208 FOR WINDOWS on page 79. Basic AppleT alk Configuration The follo wing outlines the basic steps r[...]

INSTALLING THE M208 ON THE NETWORK: Overview 15 INST ALLING THE M208 ON THE NETW ORK Overview The first step of your M208 setup is to attach it to the network. This section tells you ho w to do that and also covers the M208’ s network interfaces. Preparing f or Installation Before unpacking and installing the hardware, read the FCC W arning . Un[...]

16 INSTALLING THE M208 ON THE NETWORK: Preparing for Installation M208 Rear View Site Requirements En vironment Prepare to install the M208 in a clean, well-ventilated en vironment protected from extremes of temperature, humidity , mechanical shock, or vibration. Provide enough space at the front and back of the unit for cable connections. Location[...]

INSTALLING THE M208 ON THE NETWORK: Connecting the M208 to the Network 17 Connecting the M208 to the Netw ork T o connect the M208 to the network: 1 Connect Data T erminal Equipment (DTE) and other hubs/backbone to the appro- priate ports (10Base-T or A UI port). Please see Hub Installation on page 20 for further details. 1 Connect peripherals to t[...]

18 INSTALLING THE M208 ON THE NETWORK: Connecting Peripherals Please see list prn on page 100, set prn on page 112, and PRN Pinout on page 183. Serial P ort Connections (COM1, COM2) T wo 9-pin male DE-9P connectors with IBM PC A T compatible pinouts are provided for connection to printers using serial ports. Each of these ports hav e various parame[...]

USING THE HUB: Overview 19 USING THE HUB Overview The M208 W orkgroup Hub/Print Server includes a fully managable and intelligent eight port Ethernet hub . Hubs (or multi-port repeaters) are stable network de vices that perform signal regeneration (including amplification, symmetry , and retiming), packet forwarding, and routing. When a hub is pre[...]

20 USING THE HUB: Hub Installation • full hub monitoring capabilities using the npsh command set, • remote network management via pri vate MIBs: the M208’ s priv ate MIB file contains all the v ariables and traps required to manage the hub using an SNMP manager , Hub Installation Y ou can use any of the network ports to connect the M208 to c[...]

USING THE HUB: Hub Configuration 21 Figure 3: T wisted-Pair Cab le Pinouts Hub Configuration The hub component of the M208 becomes fully operationable as soon as the unit is po wered up and thus very little configuration is required. Ho wev er , to facilitate com- munications with the M208 and to utilize the M208’ s print server capabilities, i[...]

22 USING THE HUB: Hub Configuration ured on the unit. Configuring the M208 with an IP address There are a number of ways to configure the M208 with an IP address, either automat- ically with a shell script or manually . Please see Computer-aided Configuration with ezsetup or npconfig on page 36, Man- ual Configuration Through the Network with ARP[...]

USING THE HUB: Hub Configuration 23 T o disable link integrity on a specific port, please follo w the steps below: 1 Login to the M208 as a root user . 2 At the npsh prompt, type the following command: config hub [ portnum ] [-]li where portnum is the number between 1 and 8 of the port that you want to disable link integrity . This command is not [...]

24 USING THE HUB: Monitoring the Hub If you are using the A UI port without an external transcei ver , the SQE T est can be used to verify the inte grity of the connection. T o enable the SQE T est on port 9, please follow the steps belo w: 1 Login to the M208 as a root user . 2 At the npsh prompt, type the following command: config hub 9 sqe Monit[...]

USING THE HUB: Monitoring the Hub 25 Hub Monitoring Using npsh The command set npsh provides extensi ve information regarding the operation of the hub including both the general operational status of the hub as well as information specific to each port. This information is v aluable for monitoring the operation of the hub and for troubleshooting y[...]

26 USING THE HUB: Monitoring the Hub Collisions Displays the number of occurrences where the port has acti vity on both its receiv e and transmit pairs. This is a normal e vent within a CSMA/CD network. Excessi ve collisions, ho wev er , may indicate an ov er- loaded network or a wiring error . Data Rate Mismatches Displays the number of occurrence[...]

USING THE HUB: Monitoring the Hub 27 Readable Frames Displays the number of v alid frames receiv ed by the port. Readable Octets Displays the number of v alid octets receiv ed by the port. Rx Polarity Re versed Displays whether the recei ve polarity has been auto- matically re versed on the port. This occurs when the recei ve pair is miswired. Runt[...]

28 USING THE HUB: SNMP Management Features SNMP Management Features The M208 includes a pri vate Management Information Base (MIB) file that contains a number of v ariables and traps that can be used to configure, monitor and manage all aspects of the unit. The M208 supports both MIB II and pri vate MIBs, allo wing it to be a fully managed agent [...]

USING THE HUB: Troubleshooting the Hub 29 • If you plug another hub into one of the RJ45 ports (Hub to Hub) and the LED does not turn on, try plugging it into port one and setting the selector switch to the straight-through position (||). If this works, either use port one or change to a crossed-ov er cable. • If you plug a de vice into one the[...]

30 USING THE HUB: Troubleshooting the Hub[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Overview 31 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP Overview If you are setting the M208 in a TCP/IP en vironment, this chapter will help you with all aspects of the setup process. The provided host softw are is introduced and then steps are gi ven for configuring the M208 for communications ov er the network and for print[...]

32 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Software Compiling Host Software Some compilation may be needed before adding print setups to your host unless you hav e SunOS 4.1.x , Solaris 2.x , or SCO Unix . Pre-compiled binaries are provided for these. npconfig can be used to do the compilation or you can try and compile each program independently . [...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Software 33 T able 1: npconfig/ezsetup Main Menu Option Description Configure New Unit Add a M208 to your network. This option pro vides for: IP name, IP address, hardware address, netmask, and for root and guest passwords. ( ezsetup as well) Configure Host Setup Configure a print destination on the host in[...]

34 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Software Configure Print Server’ s Log- paths . . . Configure M208 logpath settings: name, type, and port. Configure Print Server’ s Users . . . Add and remov e users. Change user passwords and user types. Configure Print Server’ s Nov- ell Options . . . Configure and list the M208 Nov ell setting[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: M208 Configuration 35 M208 Configuration When the M208 is first installed on a TCP/IP network, you are unable to communicate with it since its network parameters are not initialized. During configuration, the fol- lo wing parameters are initialized and saved in EEPR OM: • IP address (mandatory), • netmask or [...]

36 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: M208 Configuration Computer-aided Configuration with ezsetup or npconfig If you choose computer-aided configuration, you must log on to your system as r oot or superuser and use the host software diskette or tape supplied with your M208. If the software is not pro vided, or you need a different medium, contact[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: M208 Configuration 37 Manual Configuration Thr ough the Network with ARP T o manually configure the M208 using the network, go to a host terminal and do the follo wing: 1 Log on to your system as root user . 2 Assign an IP address and IP name to the M208 in your host table ( /etc/hosts , hosts nis map, or DNS name[...]

38 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: M208 Configuration ifnum is the index to a particular Netw ork Interface. ifnum will always be 1 for the M208 since there is only one network interface, Ethernet. 9 [Optional, but recommended] Configure root and guest user passwords with the follo wing commands. set user passwd root newrootpasswd set user passwd[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: M208 Configuration 39 3 Reboot the M208. After the ST A T LED flashes regularly , wait another ten seconds to allo w the RARP process to complete. 4 T est the new IP address by trying a ping with the new IP name: ping ipname 5 [Optional, but recommended] At this point, set up the user passw ords. Please see set use[...]

40 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: M208 Configuration Manual Configuration Thr ough the COM P or t A terminal, PC, or laptop can be connected to one of the M208’ s COM ports for con- figuration purposes. A straight-through serial cable is normally needed unless a PC is attached; in this case, a null modem cable can be used. Please see Serial C[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: M208 Configuration 41 8 Sav e these configurations to EEPR OM. Enter: save 9 V erify the IP address and netmask. Enter: list stored tcpip These are no w stored in EEPR OM. 10 After configuration, turn the M208 of f, then on. This reboots the M208 and auto- matically logs you out of the terminal session. 11 T est t[...]

42 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration Host Configuration When setting up a print destination on a Unix host, you hav e the option to utilize a computer-aided script such as ezsetup or npconfig or to do all of the appropriate steps manually . If you decide to go with one of the provided installation scripts, select Configure Host[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration 43 file is specified, from standard input. The format of the data is not altered by this pro- gram so make sure it is in printer -ready format. The syntax for npwrite is: npwrite ipname portname [ filenames ] where: ipname M208 IP name or IP address. portname I/O port on the M208 (i.e. prn , com[...]

44 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration • on Sun UNIX, either of the follo wing: rsh spike lp -d d1prn < testfile.txt cat testfile.txt | rsh spike lp -d d1prn where spike is the M208’ s IP name and d1prn is the destination. Printing Via the Spooler Once you kno w your communications are correct and you can successfully print d[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration 45 ing throughput. Both ezsetup and npconfig utilize the appropriate interface script by renaming it to npr printername .if , where printername is the name of the printer on the host. T o install one of these scripts manually , please refer to the section that applies to your host: the BSD UNIX s[...]

46 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration translate data to printer format ) | communication program where communication program is the command ex ecuting rsh/r cmd / remsh or npwrite so the print job is redirected ov er the network to the M208. ( FILE=$6 #the spool file is found in the sixth parameter on System V cat $FILE | onlcr #fi[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration 47 BSD UNIX BSD systems allo w you to print remotely or to print with an interface file for a locally attached printer . This is configured within the /etc/printcap database. lpd Remote Printing The lpd daemon spools files locally , then sends them to an M208 acting as a remote printer . As int[...]

48 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration T o create the necessary entries for this example, these commands are needed: cd /usr/spool/lpd mkdir spike mkdir spike/ps touch spike/ps/log spike/ps/acct chown -R daemon.daemon spike chmod -R g+rwX,o+rX spike Once this is done, you can then start this printer . lpc start ps T o send a print j[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration 49 tion of the commands necessary to create these entries: hp: :sh:pw#80:mx#0 :lp=/dev/spike.com2: :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/spike/com2: :lf=/usr/spool/lpd/spike/com2/log: :af=/usr/spool/lpd/spike/com2/acct: :if=/usr/spool/lpd/spike/com2/npr.if: where hp is the printer name sending jobs to the M208[...]

50 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration Host Software on page 31 for more details. COMM_PROG (mandatory) Specify a communication program to transfer data to the M208 (i.e. npwrite, rsh ). If the program is npwrite , define the UNIT_PORT variable. Otherwise, define the LP_DEST v ariable. PRINTER_TYPE (mandatory) Specify printer type[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration 51 6 T ry printing with the follo wing syntax: lpr -P printername filename System V UNIX Printing in a System V en vironment requires the use of an interface file. It also con- sists of: • the lp printer interface program, • the lpsched printing scheduler , • a set of programs that act as i[...]

52 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration Setting up an Interface Script The follo wing steps are the manual instructions for setting up your host with npr .if : The example commands pro vided represent a print setup in volving a printer named hp , an M208 named spike , and a printer attached to the M208’ s com2 port. 1 Copy the nprs[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration 53 #END_MARK_1 NPDIR_PATH=/usr/local/bin COMM_PROG=rcmd UNIT_NAME=spike LP_DEST=d4com2 PRINTER_TYPE=hp BANNERPAGE=1 #START_MARK_1 Additional v ariables can also be defined within this variable section as indicated by B ANNERP A GE=1 . Some other options are ASCII to PostScript con version, carria[...]

54 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration npd Pseudo-device Interface The npd pseudo-tty daemon is used when bi-directional communications is required between the printer and printing application, and when changes to the printer’ s inter- face script are undesirable. Some applications like Sun NeWSprint and Adobe T ranScript work bes[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration 55 Starting npd Starting the npd daemon is all that is needed to utilize npd . Integrating an y special applications can then be done anytime thereafter . Use the follo wing syntax to start npd : npd devicefile ipname portname where: devicefile Name for a pseudo-tty pair’ s slav e device acquir[...]

56 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration default). Y ou can modify this v alue with the -t option. npd -t 60 /dev/spike.com2 spike com2 for the timeout to occur in 60 seconds. T esting npd Once npd has been started, it’ s a good idea to test and see if npd is working before trying to print through the spooler . This is one test meth[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration 57 devicefile Name linked to the slavefile by npd . 153 spike com2 /dev/ptyq1 /dev/ttyq1 /dev/spike.com2 is the log entry for the npd daemon using process ID 153 . Y ou can acquire the process ID of the npd daemon that needs to be stopped and then ex ecute the following kill command for that proce[...]

58 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration :tf=/b/newsprint/lpd/tf: :rf=/b/newsprint/lpd/rf: :vf=/b/newsprint/lpd/vf: :cf=/b/newsprint/lpd/cf: :df=/b/newsprint/lpd/df: :of=/b/newsprint/lpd/of: :mx#0: :sf: :sb: :br#19200: :xc#0177777: :ms=-parity,ixon,-opost,-ixany: If you are using a PostScript printer , remember to include :[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration 59 use /dev/ttypa as the de vice interface for an y port on the M208. When the program creates the spooling directory and entry in /etc/printcap file, set the lp= field to the devicefile argument from npd . For a PostScript printer named ps attached to com1 on the M208 named spike : ps|PostScri[...]

60 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration Select p as the port number. Select ppa0 as the adapter . Select a printer type that best matches what you are using. Select a de vice lp0 . If this de vice is not av ailable, go back and select “Remov e a Printer/Plotter” and remov e lp0 making it a v ailable for your next run through. AIX[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration 61 This is the /etc/qconfig entry created for this particular setup: queue2: queue stanza device = lp0 by mkquedev (queue device) up = TRUE printer’s ready to go lp0: queue device stanza backend = /usr/lib/lpd/piobe for local printing For further information on these commands, please see your A[...]

62 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration FTP’ s package also provides W indows printing along with se veral other software packages on the market. These are just two possible applications that will work with the M208. Please see the user manuals of the appropriate applications for more infor- mation. Direct Socket Printing The M208 [...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR NOVELL: Overview 63 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR NO VELL Overview This chapter introduces the M208’ s configuration possibilities along with the various methods of printing av ailable within a Novell en vironment. The M208 works with dif- ferent NetW are versions, including version 4, and we pro vide setup steps for each. Ho[...]

64 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR NOVELL: M208 Configuration T o communicate with the unit using npsh.exe , you need to: 1 From a DOS prompt on a Nov ell workstation, be gin an npsh session with the unit. npsh unitname Starts a T elnet-like session with the named M208 with guest access only . 2 T o obtain root access to the unit, type: supervisor A stand[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR NOVELL: Host Configuration 65 Host Configuration The M208 can act as either a PSER VER or as a RPRINTER in a Novell en vironment. It supports encrypted passwords and it is capable of servicing up to 16 file servers and 32 queues as a PSER VER. One M208 can handle eight RPRINTER setups. PSER VER Bootup When booting as a PS[...]

66 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR NOVELL: Host Configuration Step Action Result of Action 1 Log in to Novell as supervisor . Gi ves you supervisor rights. 2 Enter PCONSOLE . PCONSOLE’ s Main Menu displays. 3 Select PRINT QUEUE INFORMA- TION. List of currently-defined queues comes up. 4 Press <Insert> to add a queue. Asks for ne w queue’ s name[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR NOVELL: Host Configuration 67 RPRINTER Setup (Pre-NetW are 4) 14 T ype in the name of one of the eight default destinations on the unit for the Name field (e.g. d1prn, d3com2, etc.) and go to the T ype field. Cursor sits at the T ype field with a printer name no w assigned. 15 Press <Enter> at this field and then [...]

68 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR NOVELL: Host Configuration This procedure associates an existing PSER VER with a remote M208 acting as a RPRINTER in a pre-NetW are 4 en vironment. It is the PSER VER’ s responsibility to get jobs from the queue and to pass them off to the M208 acting as the remote printer . Unlike a PSER VER set-up, the M208 does not [...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR NOVELL: Host Configuration 69 6 Press <Escape> . Returns to PCONSOLE’ s Main Menu. 7 Select PRINT SER VER INFORMA- TION. A list of existing print serv ers displays. 8 Select one of the print servers and press <Enter> . Display’ s PRINT SER VER INFORMA- TION menu. 9 Select PRINT SER VER CONFIGU- RA TION. Brin[...]

70 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR NOVELL: Host Configuration 20 Press <Enter> to use the default. Usually this is fine. Returns you to the queue list. 21 Press <Escape> until you hav e e xited PCONSOLE. Y ou’ re no w at the command prompt. 22 Start PSER VER . Starts the PSER VER so the M208 can ser- vice it as an RPRINTER. 23 In SYS V OLUM[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR NOVELL: Host Configuration 71 NetW are 4 Options NetW are 4 introduces NDS and some new frame types. The M208 can be used in a NetW are 4 en vironment with either of these options: • Set the M208 up as a PSER VER replacing a dedicated workstation running PSER VER.EXE or PSER VER.NLM on the file server . The M208 replaces[...]

72 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR NOVELL: Host Configuration 10 T ype the name of the M208. By default, it is M_xxxxxx where xxxxxx equals the last six digits of the unit’ s Ethernet address. (e.g. M_000BF5) This ne w server is added to the list. 11 Select this ne w print server and press <Enter> . PRINT SER VER INFORMA TION menu displays. 12 Sel[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR NOVELL: Host Configuration 73 If you want to continue with an y of the follo wing procedures, please find them as indi- cated in other sections of this manual: • Add to or change configuration of your M208. Please see USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET on page 93 and USING NPWIN on page 127. • Utilize more adv anced featu[...]

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CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR APPLETALK: Overview 75 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR APPLET ALK Overview This chapter will cov er the few steps required to get your print jobs printing to an M208 in an AppleT alk over EtherT alk environment. The M208 does not support LocalT alk. M208 Configuration An AppleT alk setup does not require any Print Server configu[...]

76 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR APPLETALK: Additional Configuration Options M208name_papname where M208name is the name of the M208 and papname is an M208 I/O port. Both names are configurable. M_000BF5_prn is the printer associated with the M208 named M_000BF5 using the parallel port. The Print Server’ s default name is M_xxxxxx where xxxxxx equals[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR APPLETALK: Additional Configuration Options 77 store pserver name Sales This ne w name will also affect Unix, No vell and NetBIOS setups. 3 Enter the name that you would like to appear for the papname (e.g. laser). This will make up the second part of the name in the Chooser . store pserver applepap prn name laser 4 Reset t[...]

78 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR APPLETALK: Additional Configuration Options Disabling the AppleT alk Module If you hav e sev eral Microplex M208s in your netw ork and only some of them are ser- vicing AppleT alk networks, it is a good idea to turn off the entire AppleT alk module from the particular M208. This will not only sav e on M208 resources but [...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR WINDOWS: Overview 79 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR WINDO WS Overview This chapter discusses the M208’ s support for W indows. The M208 pro vides support for W indo ws NT , W indows for W orkgroups (WfW), and W indows 95. Examples are provided for each of these en vironments. In a W indo ws en vironment, TCP/IP is the data tran[...]

80 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR WINDOWS: TCP/IP Setup NetBIOS is further broken do wn into these two setup procedures: “net use” - Microsoft’ s shared resource feature. Print Manager - Microsoft’ s management tool for printing. Choosing one of these methods depends entirely on what’ s av ailable with your partic- ular W indo ws software. The [...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR WINDOWS: TCP/IP Setup 81 4 A dialogue box will appear sho wing your current network settings. Under Installed Network Softwar e , check to see if MS TCP/IP Printing sho ws. If it doesn’t, you’ ll need to perform the following steps. 5 Select Add New Software . 6 Select TCP/IP Protocol and Components . 7 Click on Continu[...]

82 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR WINDOWS: TCP/IP Setup then be created which will include FTP , T elnet, etc. At this point, you will be prompted with a dialogue box asking for the TCP/IP net- work settings (i.e. IP address and netmask) for this WfW station. Fill these in at this time. Windows 95 NetBIOS Netw ork Software Installation 1 Make sure that F[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR WINDOWS: M208 Configuration 83 Windows NT IP Address and Netmask Configuration 1 Go to the Main program group. 2 Double click on Control Panel . 3 Double click on Network . 4 Select TCP/IP Protocol from Installed Netw ork Software list. 5 Click on the Configure button. 6 A dialogue box will come up asking for network sett[...]

84 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR WINDOWS: Host Configuration Through the COM Port on page 40 for detailed instructions. Once you hav e configured the unit, you will notice the ST A T LED flashing on once per second. This means the M208 is configured and recognizable on the network. At this point, you can no w configure your host. Host Configuration[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR WINDOWS: Host Configuration 85 Line Printer Daemon using TCP/IP . NetBIOS Using Print Manager Method In order to use this method, you must first configure the M208 with a Microsoft Net- works W orkgroup name. This can be done by telneting to the M208, starting an npsh session with the unit, and issuing the follo wing comm[...]

86 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR WINDOWS: Host Configuration Windows f or W orkgroups (WfW) NetBIOS Using Print Manager Method In order to use this method, you must first configure the M208 with a Microsoft Net- works W orkgroup name. This can be done by telneting to the M208, starting an npsh session with the unit, and issuing the follo wing command:[...]

CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR WINDOWS: Host Configuration 87 works W orkgroup name. This can be done by telneting to the M208, starting an npsh session with the unit, and issuing the follo wing command: store pserver smb workgrp workgroupname where workgroupname is the name of the Microsoft Netw orks W orkgroup that you want the M208 to be included in ([...]

88 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR WINDOWS: Host Configuration • Utilize more adv anced features of the M208. Please see USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS on page 131.[...]

M208 INTERNAL ARCHITECTURE: Overview 89 unit host M208 INTERNAL ARCHITECTURE Overview This chapter will provide a more detailed description of the internal operating archi- tecture of the M208 including: destinations, models, v ariables, logpaths, and I/O ports. Destinations The M208 provides six printer destinations that are used by all hosts. A d[...]

90 M208 INTERNAL ARCHITECTURE: Models unit host Models Each destination on the M208 also has a model associated with it. The six models (one per destination) can be thought of as a series of mini-filter that can do special process- ing to the print job data. These processing options include: • banner page generation, • header string insertion,[...]

M208 INTERNAL ARCHITECTURE: Variables 91 unit host V ariables V ariables are actually utilized within the M208’ s models and are useful for defining lengthy header or trailer strings. This might be necessary for certain printer switch strings, for example. Each v ariable consists of a combination of escape codes and text for this printer control[...]

92 M208 INTERNAL ARCHITECTURE: Logpaths unit host Logpaths The term logpath comes from the UNIX syslog logging system. W ith the M208, each destination can report statistics on: user , page count, job name, and printer errors. In addition, a checksum calculation can be obtained to confirm data integrity when a job is sent to the printer . Logging [...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: Overview 93 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET Overview At this point in the manual, you should hav e your M208 installed and configured on the network and at least one host configured to print to it. This section’ s purpose is to gi ve you the basic tools to add to your print setup by introducing the Print Server’[...]

94 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Prompt npsh Pr ompt When npsh is accessed through a T elnet or COM1 terminal session, a prompt is dis- played after login to indicate that it is ready to accept a command from the user . The T elnet prompt is formatted ipaddress : userid > where ipaddress is the IP address of the M208, and userid is the us[...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Basic Commands 95 list tcpip > prn sends current network settings to the first parallel port. chr $FF > prn sends a formfeed to PRN . npsh Basic Commands Before reading on about the M208’ s command set, it is important to understand some of the basic commands in volv ed. Set commands af fect only curren[...]

96 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set examples for a particular command are pro vided at the end of that command’ s main section and when another command or other information may be useful, a reference is gi ven. cancel cancel jobid Delete a job from the M208’ s internal queue. See also: lpstat on page 103. chr chr arguments Used [...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set 97 [-]li Enables or disables link integrity on a port. This command is only applicable to port numbers one through eight (10Base-T ports). [-]re vrxpol Enables or disables rev erse recei ve polarity on a port. This command is only applicable to port numbers one through eight (10Base-T ports). [-]sqe [...]

98 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set ports on the unit and destname is the name of one of the units destinations. See also: disable on page 97, list dest on page 99, list com1|com2 on page 98, and list prn on page 100. keycode keycode escapecharacter List the hexadecimal v alue of escapecharacter . See also: telnet on page 124. List [...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set 99 list dest list dest List current M208 destination definitions and their properties including: name, I/O port, backchannel, model used, logpath, state, alternate destination, and service(s). list dest destname List the specified M208 destination’ s complete current settings. destname is the des[...]

100 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set list logins list logins List users currently logged into the Print Server. See also: User Accounts and Permissions on page 94 and list user on page 102. list logpath list logpath List the current settings of all logpaths. See also: Logpaths on page 92 and set logpath on page 108. list model list [...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set 101 list rprinter list rprinter List information about the Nov ell RPRINTER configuration. Entry will appear if the M208 has made a connection to the file server . See also: Host Configuration on page 65, set rprinter on page 114, and debug on page 97. list sysinfo list sysinfo List the current M20[...]

102 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set list user list user [ userid |all] List current settings of a particular user indicated by userid , or all users. Cur- rent settings include user ID and permissions. See also: User Accounts and Permissions on page 94, list logins on page 100, and set user on page 117. list var list var List curre[...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set 103 -V Sho w number of bytes printed. -onlcr Insert a CR character before LF characters. -t tabwidth Number of spaces for the tab in the range of 1 to 16. -off Generate a FF character at the end of the job . -oeof Generate an EOF character at the end of the job . -u username The name of the user that[...]

104 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set M208 can resolve the IP name. Please see set sysinfo on page 114 for more information. reset reset Restore current settings to those stored in EEPR OM. Performs a warm boot or hardware reset, simulating a po wer-on reset. Use this after a po wer failure. save save Sav e the current settings to EE[...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set 105 set com1|com2 set com1|com2 arguments Configure serial I/O port parameters. arguments generally hav e the same syn- tax and meaning as UNIX stty command options. Use the optional “- ” where indicated to re verse the command. The possible arguments are: [-]parenb Enable [disable] parity gener[...]

106 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set [-]igndcd Disable this feature if you are using a modem connected to the COM port to establish terminal sessions. [-]onlcr Enable [disable] carriage return insertion. [-]opost Allo w output processing such as onlcr , xtab, and descram- bling. W ith “-”, do not allo w any of this processing. [[...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set 107 set com1 4800 cs7 cstopb parodd sets COM1 to 4800 bps (bits per second), 7 data bits, 2 stop bits, and odd parity . See also: list com1|com2 on page 98. set date set date year month day Set the current date. year is four digits, month is from 1 to 12, and day is the number in the month. See also:[...]

108 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set processed according to the options defined in the named model. Please see set model on page 110 to configure this modelname . set dest destname name newname Change the current name of a destination to a ne w name. destname is the cur- rent name and newname is the new name you wish to gi ve the [...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set 109 case sensitive . set logpath logpathname port tcpport |prn |com1|com2|email|syslog Send the printer logging information either to a TCP port number , to one of the M208’ s I/O ports, to a particular user’ s email address, or to SYSLOGD on a TCP/IP host. tcpport is a TCP port in the range 1,02[...]

110 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set set model set model modelname banner [ps|text|auto] [after] Indicate if destinations using modelname are to send a banner page. If a ban- ner page is to be sent, indicate the type according to the printer attached. Specifying after will print a trailing banner at the end of the job . The banner t[...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set 111 set model modelname name newname Change the name of a model to a ne w name . modelname is the current name of the model and newname is the new name you wish to gi ve the model. This newname must be nine characters or less or else it will be truncated. In addi- tion, all names are case sensitive .[...]

112 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set printer ho w to change between PCL and PostScript modes. If no parameters are specified, the model defaults to the switching strings for an HP LJIIIsi printer . pclswvar is the switching string to change modes to PCL and psswvar is the switching string to change modes to PostScript. See set var [...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set 113 [-]bbmode Simulate an attached printer e ven if a printer isn’ t really there. [-]fastmode Increase transfer rate.The parallel interface of the attached printer must be able to support this increased rate and if using this mode, use only with short (less than two meter) lo w- capacitance cablin[...]

114 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set set prn xtab < INT >|none Sets the tabstop width. INT is an integer within the range 1 to 16. set prn fastmode -ackmode sets PRN to high performance mode and to not use the A CK handshake. See also: list prn on page 100. set rprinter set rprinter add pservername printernumber destname Initi[...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set 115 four digit hex v alue you’ d like. If you change the ke y value in npscramble.c , you must recompile the source code and then use this key in the set sysinfo command. set sysinfo dns ipaddress Set the DNS server’ s IP address so the M208 can resolve names used with ping and telnet . Please se[...]

116 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set set sysinfo logport prn|com1|com2|syslog Set the I/O port to recei v e M208 deb ugging information or set it to go back to SYSLOGD on a TCP/IP host. If the syslog option is selected, you must set the IP address of the host it will send the details back to. set sysinfo module [[-]novell] [[-]apple[...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set 117 set user set user add|delete userid Define a ne w user or delete a current one. userid is the user’ s login ID. Caution Any user can be deleted so be careful using this command. Y ou might delete all the root user types. If this happens, configuration capability is no longer av ailable throug[...]

118 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set set var NEW_VAR $ESC E sets a v ariable named NEW_V AR with an HP PCL defined printer reset. When inputting a “ $ ” or a “ & ” and you’ re using RSHD to execute this com- mand, you must place a “ ” beforehand so the local shell interpretor doesn’t parse it out. See also: Va[...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set 119 output I/O port as follo ws: THE QUICK BRO WN FO X JUMPS O VER THE LAZY DOG 1234567890 DE THE QUICK BRO WN FO X JUMPS O VER THE LAZY DOG 1234567890 DE THE QUICK BRO WN FO X JUMPS O VER THE LAZY DOG 1234567890 DE THE QUICK BRO WN FO X JUMPS O VER THE LAZY DOG 1234567890 DE ... 3 loopback test. Any[...]

120 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set NIT Network Interface T ap. A module that serves as a generic interface between the data link protocol layer (i.e. Ethernet ) and higher network protocol layers. Each NIT is inde xed by an interface number ( ifnum ). papname Printer Access Protocol (P AP) name. An AppleT alk name for each printer[...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set 121 store pserver applepap prn name hp4si changes the AppleT alk printer named prn to hp4si . See also: list pserver on page 100. store pserver opts [[-]jobsecurity] Allo ws users to cancel print jobs on the unit without having to be root users. Disabling jobsecurity allo ws all users to issue the ca[...]

122 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set store pserver novell polltime [ time ] Store the time (in seconds) between polling by the unit to see if print jobs are in the queue on the file server . This is applicable to a PSER VER setup only . The M208’ s NET LED will flash according to this polltime . store pserver smb workgrp workgro[...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set 123 store tcpip opts [-]ipforward Enables the IP forwarding or routing functions of the M208. By default, the gate way is disabled. This command must be used in conjuction with the store tcpip proxy command belo w . store tcpip proxy add [host|net] targetipaddress [ /tar- getnetmask ] Enables the M20[...]

124 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set mask ] Add or delete a host or network in the TCP connection access list. An empty list allo ws any host to ha ve TCP sessions with the M208. store tcpip tcp access add root 192.75.30.11 Provides the host with IP address 192.75.30.11 root access to the M208. store tcpip tcp opts [-]keepalive Enab[...]

USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set 125 ? Print the help information. By default, Ctrl-] is the escapecharacter . T o reset this value, please see key- code on page 98. This will gi ve you the hexadecimal representation of the escapecharacter you want to use which can be substituted into this telnet command. T o utilize IP name, the DN[...]

126 USING THE M208’S COMMAND SET: npsh Command Set[...]

USING NPWIN: Overview 127 USING NPWIN Overview NPW in is an SNMP-based software utility that allo ws you to perform all unit configu- ration and management in a point-and-click , W indows en vironment. NPWin pro vides all the same configuration and management functionality av ailable with the built-in npsh command set. NPW in also includes an ext[...]

128 USING NPWIN: Print Server/Hub Configuration 4 Change to the specified directory , and double click on the NPWIN.EXE icon to launch the software. Print Server/Hub Configuration NPW in allo ws you to configure the M208 in a point-and-click, graphical en vironment. NPW in has been designed to be very intuiti ve and easy-to-use; the best way to [...]

USING NPWIN: Starting a NPWin Session With An Unconfigured Unit 129 The IP address entered in Step 4 will be sav ed to the M208’ s EEPR OM. If the unit already has an IP address or if the IP address is assigned dynamically , the unit should sho w up in the list of already configured units when you select Open Print Server Session. If it doesn’[...]

130 USING NPWIN: Starting a NPWin Session With An Unconfigured Unit[...]

USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: Overview 131 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS Overview As of no w , you will ha ve configured your M208 and you’ re probably printing to it suc- cessfully . The purpose of this chapter is to enhance your print setup by describing some of the additional features that the M208 provides. It is brok en dow[...]

132 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: General Options on page 140 for more information. Setting passwords and assigning a permission le vel to users eliminates the possibility of any unw anted users from getting into the M208’ s command set and manipulating the current settings. T o configure passwords and to learn more about the two dif fe[...]

USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: General Options 133 them on the host within an interface file, nprbsd.if or nprsysv .if , or on the Print Server itself. The choice is completely up to you. Automatically you are gi ven the choice between six dif ferent destinations on the M208 allo wing for six different possible print setups; each of these [...]

134 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: General Options Capturing Printer Feedback One of the ke y aspects of maintaining a computing en vironment is monitoring printer status and logging this information to useful places. The M208 allo ws just that through logpaths or through a backchannel method. In addition, the Print Server’ s lp command p[...]

USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: TCP/IP Options 135 Lp Method The M208 provides its o wn version of the lp print command. This is used in conjunc- tion with rsh/rcmd/remsh within an interf ace script or directly from the command line on the host. By default, it pro vides parallel port printer status and can also be con- figured to report inc[...]

136 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: TCP/IP Options T wo methods are av ailable for doing this: 1 physically moving jumpers inside the Print Serv er, 2 issuing a command on the M208 and rebooting. Either way will produce an M208 that has all of the network settings it came with originally . Each method is described next. Through J umpers For [...]

USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: TCP/IP Options 137 Figure 5: M208 Jumper Settings Getting Ready f or Complex Netw orks The default settings on the M208 allo w printing in a simple network without routers. Y ou need to add routing information to communicate or print from hosts on other net- works. T o do this, you can establish either of the [...]

138 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: TCP/IP Options • using npconfig ’s Detailed Configuration Options Sub-Menu , • using the FTP Daemon, • through an SNMP manager . Maintaining Network Security Besides the general security measures mentioned in Network Security on page 131, the M208 provides tw o more for TCP/IP en vironments. These[...]

USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: TCP/IP Options 139 T o utilize this feature, you need to: 1 Look into the npscramble.c source code for a variable called SR_KEY . This con- tains a four digit hexadecimal v alue to be used as the descrambling ke y on the M208. 2 Log into the M208 as root user and set this v alue as the key . Enter: set sysinfo[...]

140 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: Novell Options In addition, ping is provided for testing TCP/IP configuration parameters and network connections with target hosts. Please see ping on page 103 and telnet on page 124 for command details. No vell Options Setting P assw ord Security Besides the general security measures mentioned in Network[...]

USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: Managing With SNMP 141 1 Login to the M208 through an npsh session as a root user . 2 At the npsh prompt, enter: store pserver novell fserver add fservername where fservername is the name of the Nov ell file server you want to add as a pre- ferred file server . This adds the specified file server as a pref[...]

142 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: Managing With SNMP The M208’ s custom MIB definition file is included on the host software disk in a file called mplxmib .txt . This file can also be do wnloaded from the Microplex FTP site ( ftp.microplex.com: support/m208/misc/mplxmib .txt ) or can be accessed via the Microplex W eb site ( http://w[...]

USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: Managing With SNMP 143 coldstart A generic trap generated e very time the M208 is po wered on or reset. authenticationF ailure A generic trap generated whene ver a disal- lo wed access is attempted. lpqIOStatusChanged The only custom trap. This trap is generated whene ver an I/O port’ s status changes. No tr[...]

144 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: Managing With SNMP SNMP Security SNMP does not include any formal type of security definition. Ho we ver , security can be accomplished using communities . A community is a string that is sent with e very SNMP request and is used to define a certain vie w of the MIB. By doing this, you can control what p[...]

USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: Managing With SNMP 145 the Microplex W eb site ( http://www .microplex.com/ ). 2 Compile this MIB description file to work with your SNMP manager . 3 Using your SNMP manager , vie w the particular MIB variables that you wish to monitor . If you are using Sun’ s SunNet Manager , you will need to download a s[...]

146 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: FTP Daemon SNMP User on page 144 for details. 2 Set the follo wing M208 trap v ariables using your SNMP manager . The actual syn- tax of the commands will depend on the particular SNMP manager you are using. echo “trapCommunity[1]=”building-A”” | snmp-set spike custmmib where building-A is the st[...]

USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: FTP Daemon 147 The follo wing is the structure of the file system you will see when you ftp to the unit: /queue Contains three files with information pertaining to the print queue associated with each of the M208’ s ports (i.e. prn, com1, com2). These files allow you to vie w the cur- rent status of each [...]

148 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: FTP Daemon 4 Change to the /dest directory that you want to print to. cd dest/ destinationnam e 5 Change the mode to correspond to the type of file to be printed. Choose binary mode if the file to be printed contains both text and graphics and ASCII mode if the file is text only . The default mode is al[...]

USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: FTP Daemon 149 1 Login to the M208 using ftp . ftp ipname 2 Login as guest , root or anonymous . 3 Change to the /queue directory cd queue 4 T urn interactive mode of f. prompt This enables you to copy a number of files without ha ving to respond to prompts by the M208. 5 Do wnload all files in the print que[...]

150 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: FTP Daemon The configuration files are in binary form and their format may dif fer between firm- ware v ersions. Users may not be able to upload a configuration file that was down- loaded from a pre vious version. Copying a Configuration Using FTP The follo wing example sho ws how to cop y a configu[...]

USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: FTP Daemon 151 If you are restoring a configuration sav ed from another unit, the configuration must be of the same version as the unit recei ving the configuration. 1 Change to the local directory on the host where the sav ed configuration files reside. 2 Login to the M208 using ftp . ftp ipname 3 Login [...]

152 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: FTP Daemon their syntax. The configuration file can be seen as simply a user-defined script that includes a num- ber of configuration commands to be ex ecuted. Comments describing the configura- tion can also be included in this file provided the y follow the correct syntax. The follo wing is an exam[...]

USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: FTP Daemon 153 It is important to ensure that the redirect port's parameters are not altered in com- mands that follo w or else the output may be affected. It is not possible to generate a text configuration file from an e xisting binary configu- ration file in the /config directory . Executing a Con[...]

154 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: Serial Line IP Serial Line IP Serial Line IP (SLIP) is a protocol used to connect two networks using a serial line. The M208’ s serial ports support SLIP allowing the M208 to be used to pro vide remote hosts with dial-up access to the local network via a modem. SLIP is a very simple protocol and does not[...]

USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: Serial Line IP 155 host ipaddress ] [ ioportname ] store net route add host 192.147.242.3 192.147.242.3 com1 3 Configure the M208 to answer ARP requests for this remote host so that anything destined for this remote host will go to the M208. store tcpip proxy add host [ remotehost ipaddress ] store tcpip prox[...]

156 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: Serial Line IP The baud rate must correspond to the baud rate of the attached modem. 2 Add a route to the M208’ s routing table for the remote host. store tcpip route add host [ remotehost ipaddress ] [r emote- host ipaddress ] [ ioportname ] store net route add host 192.147.242.3 192.147.242.3 com1 3 Co[...]

USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: IP Routing 157 npsh mode when the remote computer is turned of f. A serial port cannot be configured as both a SLIP connection and a print server desti- nation. Any destinations that are configured to the serial port must be reconfigured to another I/O port. For more information on SLIP , please see set com[...]

158 USING THE M208’S ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: IP Routing[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING THE M208: Overview 159 ? TR OUBLESHOO TING THE M208 Overview This chapter will help you with v arious problems you may encounter throughout your print setup or when printing. There are five main sections in this chapter: 1 Common Problems 2 TCP/IP Problems 3 Nov ell Problems 4 AppleT alk Problems 5 W indo ws Problems. Common Pr obl[...]

160 TROUBLESHOOTING THE M208: TCP/IP Problems ? • Hav e you checked your network connection to the M208? T ry it at a new location on your network if possible or swap in another de vice. • Hav e you made an entry in your host table ( /etc/hosts , host nis map, or DNS name table) for the M208? • Hav e you tried to ping with the IP address inst[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING THE M208: TCP/IP Problems 161 ? Y ou cannot T elnet to the M208 If you are unable to ping the Print Server as well, please see Communication Related on page 159. If it is telnet only that you are having problems with, these points should be considered: • Are you able to telnet to another host on your network or telnet from another[...]

162 TROUBLESHOOTING THE M208: TCP/IP Problems ? • If you’ re using npr .if to print, are the host binaries installed on your system in a general directory such as /usr/local/bin ? Please see Printing V ia the Spooler on page 44 for more on interface file printing. • Are there any error messages in your email, a log file, or other standard e[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING THE M208: Novell Problems 163 ? some where in the print path. Any printing from PCs should ha ve a “ra w” setup. Some other things to consider when garbled data persists are: • tab expansion ( xtab ) set on with graphic jobs, • cable used between the M208 and the printer , • type of flo w control being used on the M208 an[...]

164 TROUBLESHOOTING THE M208: Novell Problems ? M208 destinations are case sensiti ve so they will not be recognized if the y are typed incorrectly . By default, the y are all in lower case . If you are setting up in a NetW are 4 en vironment, the destination must be renamed to upper case to match PCONSOLE’ s entry . Please see set dest on page 1[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING THE M208: Novell Problems 165 ? Printing Related The job goes to the queue but nothing prints If nothing is printing, make sure you ha ve a connection to the M208 first. Please see Communication Related on page 163 if you are having connection-related problems. Otherwise, consider these points to solve an y printing problems you ma[...]

166 TROUBLESHOOTING THE M208: Novell Problems ? The job prints but it comes out incorrectl y This category really can be brok en down into se veral sub-cate gories such as lost char- acters, garbled data, extra banner pages, or blank pages at the end of the job . Howe v er , the reason for these mishaps can generally be traced to the printing mecha[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING THE M208: AppleTalk Problems 167 ? AppleT alk Problems The Laserwriter icon in the Chooser Menu doesn’t displa y any printer destinations In this situation, these things should be considered: • Are you using EtherT alk rather than LocalT alk or T okenT alk? • Is “EtherT alk” chosen in the Control P anel’ s Network icon? [...]

168 TROUBLESHOOTING THE M208: Windows Problems ? printer is cleared of any error situation and the “block ed” message goes a way , the print job should then go through and the queue should mov e along properly . Ho wev er , if the printer is in fact online and ready to print b ut you’ re still seeing “blocked” messages, there may be a pro[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING THE M208: Windows Problems 169 ? Printer and Network Err ors Anytime you ha ve se veral W indows for W orkgroups (WfW) stations printing directly to a M208, you may run into v arious printer and network errors. The problem occurs when one station is sending a print job to the printer and another station tries to send a print job to [...]

170 TROUBLESHOOTING THE M208: Windows Problems ?[...]

GETTING HELP WITH THE M208: Overview 171 GETTING HELP WITH THE M208 Overview This is an important chapter to read if you are in need of any assistance with the M208. It cov ers the procedures for obtaining technical support, upgrade packages, and general product information and software, and it e xplains Microplex’ s warranty pol- icy . Help Meth[...]

172 GETTING HELP WITH THE M208: Technical Support related to the dif ferent products and information av ailable. If you cannot access this site ov er the Internet, a 1-900 number is also provided. This is a dial-up line that goes directly to this FTP site. Y ou can login “ anonymous ” and no password is required. The number is 1-900-468-7727 . [...]

GETTING HELP WITH THE M208: Upgrade Procedure 173 • M208 firmware v ersion (please see list sysinfo on page 101), • M208 I/O port settings (please see list com1|com2 on page 98 or list prn on page 100), • host print setup including the host type and print method used, • any special processing done on the host or on the Print Serv er, • d[...]

174 GETTING HELP WITH THE M208: Warranty section “M208 Hub/Print Server” on the T echnical Support page. FTP Site If using the FTP site, you need to change to the directory /support/m208/rom where these upgrade files exist. Enter into binary mode and then get each file. Change to /support/m208/host/current to get the latest host software. Onc[...]

GETTING HELP WITH THE M208: Warranty 175 • excessi ve en vironmental conditions including electrical power sur ges, temperature, humidity , or any other irre gularities, • negligence or ab use. W arranty Claim Procedure Please use the follo wing guidelines when shipping goods back for warranty claim: • Get an RMA number and shipping instructi[...]

176 GETTING HELP WITH THE M208: Warranty Figure 6: Sample Commercial In voice COMMERCIAL INV OICE from Leslie Smith ABC Corporation 1234 Western Parkway Anycity, NC USA, 27511 D A TE OF EXPOR T : 02/12/95 AIR W A YBILL NO. : 123-12341234 CONSIGNEE: IMPOR TER (IF O THER THAN CONSIGNEE) Microplex Systems Ltd. 8525 Commerce Court same as consignee Bur[...]

M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Variable Definitions 177 M208 SPECIFICA TIONS V ariable Definitions list default var Name Hexadecimal Description BS 08 backspace FF 0C formf eed CR 0D carriage retur n SP 20 space LF 0A linefeed T AB 09 tab ESC 1B escape DEL 7F delete EO T 04 end of transmission NUL 00 NULL character PCL-POP 1B 26 6C 30 4F por trait page orie[...]

178 M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Variable Definitions PCL-PSRC3 1B 26 6C 33 48 manual env elope f eed paper source PCL-PSRC4 1B 26 6C 34 48 lower tr ay paper source PCL-PSRC6 1B 26 6C 36 48 env elope feeder paper source PCL-PDST1 1B 26 6C 31 47 upper output bin paper destination PCL-PDST2 1B 26 6C 32 47 reader output bin paper destination PCL-RST 1B 45 pri[...]

M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Hardware Specifications 179 Har dware Specifications Network Interfaces Provides compatibility with TCP/ICMP/IP and 802.3 Ethernet protocols. IEEE 802.3 10Base-T UTP Ethernet female RJ45 connector IEEE 802.3 10B ASE5 Thick-wire Ethernet female D A15 A UI connector through T ransceiv er/T ap. T able 4: UTP (RJ45) Connector Pino[...]

180 M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Hardware Specifications T able 5: THICK (T ransceiver) Connector Pinouts Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Gnd 9 Collision- 2 Collision+ 10 T ransmit- 3 T ransmit+ 11 Gnd 4 Gnd 12 Receive- 5 Receive+ 13 P ower 6 P ower Return 14 Gnd 7 N.C. 15 N.C. 8 Gnd T ransceiver Pinout 1 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 6 7 8 13 14 15[...]

M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Hardware Specifications 181 Printer Support IBM PC compatible parallel interface (Centronics). IEEE 1284-I compliant. Female DB25 connectors. DMA-dri ven state-machine implementation supports data rates in excess of 280,000 characters per second. Figure 7: P arallel P or t Timing P arallel Ports (PRN) DA T A -STROBE -A CK BUSY [...]

182 M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Hardware Specifications T able 6: P arallel P or t Timing # Characteristic Fastmode ( µ S) Normal ( µ S) Slowmode ( µ S) vSlowmode ( µ S) min max typ min max typ min max typ 1 Data Setup 0.5 2.0 8.0 16.0 2 Strobe Width 0.5 2.0 8.0 16.0 3 Data Hold 0.5 2.0 8.0 16.0 4 Cycle Time 2.0 3.0 2.5 8.0 9.0 8.5 32.0 33.0 32.5 64 6[...]

M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Hardware Specifications 183 P arallel Port P i nout T able 7: PRN Pinout Pin Signal Source Pin Signal Sour ce 1 -STROBE M208 10 -ACK PRINTER 2 D A T A 1 M208 11 BUSY PRINTER 3 D A T A 2 M208 12 PE PRINTER 4 D A T A 3 M208 13 SLCT PRINTER 5 D A T A 4 M208 14 -A UTOFD M208 6 D A T A 5 M208 15 -ERROR PRINTER 7 D A T A 6 M208 16 -I[...]

184 M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Hardware Specifications Dual bi-directional IBM A T compatible serial interfaces, male DE09 connectors. Data rates supported: 50 to 38,400 bps. The M208 acts as a DTE with this 9-pin pinout. T able 8: 9-Pin COM1/COM2 Pinout Pin Abbr . Name Source EIA CCITT 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect DCE CF 109 2 RXD Receive Data DCE BB 104 3[...]

M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Hardware Specifications 185 Most often printers are attached are 25-pin DTE’ s with the fol- lo wing pinout: The M208’ s serial ports support both software and hardware flo w control. Software: XON/XOFF (default setting) Hardware: R TS/CTS Minimal cable requirements for software flo w control are pins 2, 3, and 7. This ma[...]

186 M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Hardware Specifications It is important that the settings on the M208’ s serial ports are the same as on the printer’ s serial interface. The schematic belo w shows the most common 9-pin to 25-pin setup. This setup relies on the DTR signal meaning that the printer must toggle DTR if it can or cannot take more data. If t[...]

M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Hardware Specifications 187 Electrical Details T ypical 115V A C +/- 10% 0.1 A, 60Hz 220V A C +/- 10% 0.05 A, 50/60Hz Maximum 115V A C +/- 10% 0.2 A, 60Hz 220V A C +/- 10% 0.1 A, 50/60Hz. T ypical 16V A C +/- 10%, 600mA (no A UI) Maximum 16V A C +/- 10%, 1200mA (w/A UI) Customer-supplied e xternal transformers must be rated at [...]

188 M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Hardware Specifications M208 Print Server LED’ s PWR Po wer supply . STAT System status. ERR System error . NET Data to network. T able 10: LED P atterns ST A T ERR NET Mode ST A T ERR NET Mode ON ON ON PIA/CPU T est FLASH OFF - Run Mode ON OFF ON RAM T est FLASH ON - Auto-Reset Mode ON OFF OFF ROM T est OFF FLASH ON Lice[...]

M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Hardware Specifications 189 The se ven-stage po wer-on self test performs diagnostics on the processor , RAM, R OM, EEPROM, serial ports, parallel port, and network interface. The ST A T , ERR, and NET LEDs indicate which test is currently in progress. Run Mode is the normal operating state of the M208. Auto-Reset mode is enter[...]

190 M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Hardware Specifications An in v alid license mask and key forces the M208 into license- violation mode after three minutes of operation. The mask and ke y settings are printed on the serial number label at the time of shipment. Unrecov erable errors detected by the M208 firmware force the Print Server into Firmw are Panic [...]

M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Hardware Specifications 191 Physical Details Metric 27 cm W x 3.4 cm H x 19 cm D Imperial 10.8” W x 1.3” H x 7.6” D W ith external transformer 1.7 kg, 3.7 lbs W ithout external transformer 1 kg, 2.2 lbs En vir onmental Details Operating 0 ° C to 50 ° C Storage -40 ° C to 70 ° C 95% maximum humidity , non-condensing. D[...]

192 M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Software Specifications Software Specifications T able 12: TCP/IP P or t Number s Client application software can send ra w data to COM1, COM2, and PRN by opening a socket to the associated TCP port number . Such connections are queued along with LPD and rsh/rcmd/remsh print jobs so that applications must close the socket [...]

M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Software Specifications 193 Standards Supported ARC (Ethernet Address Control Protocol) ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) BOO TP (Bootstrap Protocol) ICMP (Internet Address Resolution Protocol) IEEE 802.3 10Base-T UTP Ethernet IEEE 802.3 10Base5 Thick-cable Ethernet GOSIP RFC-1042 (Gov ernment Open Systems Interconnection Pro?[...]

194 M208 SPECIFICATIONS: Software Specifications[...]

GLOSSARY 195 B A C GLOSSAR Y a2ps ASCII to PostScript translation program. ARP Address Resolution Protocol. A UI Attachment Unit Interface. An IEEE term for the connection between a controller and a transcei ver . autosensing printer Printer that automatically switches between PostScript (PS) and HP Print Control Language (PCL), depending on the ty[...]

196 GLOSSARY B A C sary if the M208 is configured as an RPRINTER but optional otherwise. cps Characters per second. CR Carriage return. CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detect. A network arbi- tration scheme used on Ethernet. A station with a message to send starts sending if there is no carrier detected on the transmission medium[...]

GLOSSARY 197 B A C EEPR OM Electrically-Erasable, Programmable Read-Only Memory . Pre- serves data after po wer is remov ed. Ethernet A type of network cabling and signalling specification de veloped in the last 1970’ s. This standard was later enhanced and, in 1985, Ethernet II was released. ezsetup Quick and easy installation script that runs [...]

198 GLOSSARY B A C Jabber The condition when a transceiv er’ s carrier sense electronics mal- functions, and the transcei ver broadcasts in excess of the speci- fied 150ms range time limit and creates an ov ersized frame. Usually caused by a faulty network interf ace card in a device on the network. Jam A short encoded sequence emitted by a tran[...]

GLOSSARY 199 B A C netmask A binary v alue used to sub-network IP inter-netw orks. netname An IP name. Sun NeWSprint SunPics (SUN) system for open network printing. NIT Network Interface T ap. A module that serves as a generic inter- face between the data link protocol layer (i.e. Ethernet or T oken Ring) and higher network protocol layers. Each NI[...]

200 GLOSSARY B A C PD V P ath Delay V alue. The maximum time between the first bit and the last bit of the ov erlapping transmission of the two DTEs col- liding across a path. Physical Media The physical cabling used to connect two computers. Some examples include fiber optic, coax, and twisted pair . ping Command to test an IP connection. pio ?[...]

GLOSSARY 201 B A C to monitor IP gate ways, hosts, and the networks to which they attach. spooling Storing data in memory or in a file until it can be printed. SQE Signal Quality Error . A test signal generated by Ethernet trans- cei ver to test the electronics and the collision handling of the DTE and the transcei ver . switchable Capable of prin[...]

202 GLOSSARY B A C[...]

APPENDIX A: Planning Your Print Setup 203 APPENDIX A Planning Y our Print Setup In this appendix, you will find information that will help you with your print setup including the adv antages and disadvantages of your v arious configuration options. . T able 13: Configuration Considerations Setting Advantages Disadv antages Port Used: Parallel po[...]

204 APPENDIX A: Planning Your Print Setup RPRINTER Doesn’ t take up a NetW are user license. A non-M208 print server (PSER VER) must be running. Processing Location: Output process- ing performed on host Increases M208 throughput. Increases overhead on host system and requires host software. Output process- ing performed on M208 Interface files [...]

APPENDIX A: Planning Your Print Setup 205 Load-balancing Print job goes to first av ailable printer rather than waiting for a busy one. May print on a printer that’ s not com- patible with the print job format. Descrambling Some print job security as data trav els ov er the network. Requires binary on host system and lo wers throughput. T able 1[...]

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APPENDIX B: Repeater Specifications 207 APPENDIX B Repeater Specifications In this appendix, you will find information related to the repeater specification of the hub component of the M208. . T able 14: Data and Collision Pr opagation Dela ys Parameter Min (ns) Max (ns) Data Propagation Delays Data on A UI to data out on any TP port 190 370 Dat[...]

208 APPENDIX B: Repeater Specifications . T able 15: A UI Interface (IEEE 802.3 Compliant) Parameter T ypical Range Signalling Rate 10 Mb/s 5 to 10 Mb/s DO Output V oltage 900 mV 62 to 1100 mV DO Common Mode 2.5 V 520 Output V oltage Threshold Level 160 to 275 mV A UI Cable Length 50 m T able 16: UTP Interface (IEEE 802.2 10Base-T Compliant) Parame[...]

INDEX 209 INDEX Symbols .options file 58 .rc 56 .rhosts file 138 /etc/bootptab 39 /etc/ethers 38 /etc/hosts 36, 37, 160 /etc/printcap 47, 48, 56, 57, 59 /etc/qconfig 61 /support 171 /tmp/ezsetup.log 32 /tmp/npconfig.log 32 /usr/adm/npdlog 56 /usr/spool/lp/admins/lp/interfaces 51 /usr/spool/lp/model 51 > (redirection) 94 A a2ps in host software 3[...]

210 INDEX and redirecting output 95 in host software 31 in interface scripts 49 use 31 COM1 port numbers 192 COM1|COM2 and npsh 93 and restoring defaults 136 cable schematic 186 cabling 16 configuration with 40 details 184 list 98 login prompt 94 pinout 184 set 105 set in logpaths 109 terminal on 35, 160 COM1|COM2, see also COM1, COM2, I/O port, se[...]

INDEX 211 default serial 40 list parallel 100 list serial 98 problems 161 serial options 185 set on parallel port 112 set on serial ports 105 frame type configure with npconfig 34 controlling 135 list 100, 101 store 121 FTP Daemon and configuration 149 and printing 147 details 146 FTP site 171 details 171 FTP Software details 61 G garbled data 162,[...]

212 INDEX differences 99 network settings 101 system information 101 users 102 load 102 load-balancing 6, 132 advantages/disadvantages 205 details 133 load-balancing, see also alternate destination logging 6 email 115 methods 134 set with npconfig 34 system options 115 type 109 with syslog 6 logging, see also logpaths login list 100 with Telnet 37 [...]

INDEX 213 npwrite and Adobe TranScript 58 and direct socket printing 62 and interface scripts 46, 50 command syntax 43 details 42 in host software 31 O onlcr data in wrong format 162 garbled data 162 in host software 31 list 100 set on parallel port 113 set on serial ports 106 onlcr, see also carriage return inser- tion opost possibilities 199 set [...]

214 INDEX list 101 problems 160 set 137 store 123 RPRINTER 63, 65, 193 advantages/disadvantages 204 communication problems 163 configuration 68 default name 163 delete 114 keepalive 121 list 101 set 114 rsh/rcmd/remsh 193 advantages/disadvantages 203 and Adobe TranScript 58 and interface scripts 46, 50, 52 and lp 102, 135 and npsh 93 and remote man[...]

INDEX 215 other print methods 61 port numbers 192 printing problems 161 security 138 technical support details 172 Telnet 193 and logging 92 and npsh 93 and remote management 137 and restoring defaults 136 connections allowed 93 login 37 port number 192 problems 161 prompt 94 telnet 7, 115, 124 and logging 134 and terminal server 139 permissions 94[...]

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