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f or P a g eW orks/Pr o 18 /1 8N/25 Netw ork Interface Car d USER’S MANU AL 4110-77 07-01[...]
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F oreword i Software License Agreement and W arranty (i)For the US and Canada Software License Agreement Impor tant: Before installing the software please carefully read this License Agree- ment. The installation of this software indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this License. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions[...]
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ii Fo r e w o r d The f ollowing are not permitted: 1. The making of alternations to the software. 2. The right to grant sub-license, leases or other rights to others. 3. The merging of this softw are product or any portion of it into another product or program. 4. The rev erse engineering, decompilation or disassembly of the software. Expor t Requ[...]
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F oreword iii Limited Software W arranty Limited W arranty Minolta warrants that the software will perform in accordance with the accompanying written materials for a period of (90) ninety days from the date of purchase. Minolta does not warrant that the operation of the pro- gram will meet your requirements. This limited warranty gi v es you speci[...]
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iv Fo r e w o r d Software License Agreement and W arranty (ii)For all other countries including Eur ope Software License Agreement Impor tant: Before installing the software please carefully read this License Agree- ment. The installation of this software indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this License. If you do not agree wi[...]
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F oreword v (4) transfer possession of copies of the Software to another party b y transferring a copy of this Agreement and all other documentation along with at least one complete unaltered copy of the Software, pro vided that (i) you either transfer Software to such other party or destroy all your other copies of the Software (ii) such transfer [...]
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vi Fo r e w o r d 7. TERMINA TION Y ou may terminate your license at any time by destro ying the Software and all your copies of it or as otherwise described in these terms. Minolta may terminate your license if you fail to comply with these terms. Upon such termination, you agree to destroy all copies of the Software in your posses- sion. 8. GO VE[...]
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F oreword vii 1) 10/100Base-T USER INSTR UCTIONS (For U .S.A.) FCC P AR T 15- RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES W ARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residentia[...]
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viii Fo r e w o r d This de vice must be used with shielded network (10/100Base-T) cable. The use of non-shield cables is likely to result in interference with radio communications and is prohibited under FCC rules. USER INSTR UCTIONS (For Canada) INTERFERENCE-CA USING EQUIPMENT ST ANDARD (ICES-003 ISSUE 3) W ARNING This Class B digital apparatus c[...]
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F oreword ix USER INSTR UCTIONS (For Eur ope) CE Marking (Declaration of Conf ormity) W e declare under our sole responsibility that the Network Interface Card for use with Minolta PagePro 18/18N printer , to which this declaration relates are in conformity with the specifications belo w . This declaration is valid for the area of the European Unio[...]
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x Fo r e w o r d USER INSTR UCTIONS (For Eur ope) CE Marking (Declaration of Conf ormity) W e declare under our sole responsibility that the Network Interface Card for use with Minolta PagePro 25 printer , to which this declaration relates are in conformity with the specifications belo w . This declaration is valid for the area of the European Unio[...]
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F oreword xi 2) 10BaseT/2 USER INSTR UCTIONS (For U .S.A.) FCC P AR T 15- RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES W ARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential in[...]
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xii Fo r e w o r d The use of non-shield cables is likely to result in interference with radio communications and is prohibited under FCC rules. USER INSTR UCTIONS (For Canada) INTERFERENCE-CA USING EQUIPMENT ST ANDARD (ICES-003 ISSUE 3) W ARNING This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B [...]
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F oreword xiii USER INSTR UCTIONS (For Eur ope) CE Marking (Declaration of Conf ormity) W e declare under our sole responsibility that the Network Interface Card for use with Minolta PagePro 18/18N printer , to which this declaration relates are in conformity with the specifications belo w . This declaration is valid for the area of the European Un[...]
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xiv Fo r e w o r d USER INSTR UCTIONS (For Eur ope) CE Marking (Declaration of Conf ormity) W e declare under our sole responsibility that the Network Interface Card for use with Minolta PagePro 25 printer , to which this declaration relates are in conformity with the specifications belo w . This declaration is valid for the area of the European Un[...]
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F oreword xv W elcome Congratulations on your selection of this quality Minolta Network Interface Card. This User’ s Manual provides information about set-up the Network Interface Card and operating the printer in the network en vironment. T rademark Ackno wledgements AppleT alk is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Ethernet is a registered trad[...]
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CONTENTS xvi CONTENTS Chapter 1: Intr oduction 1.1 What’ s in the P acka g e ..................................... 1-2 1.2 Har dware/NOS Requirements ......................... 1-3 Chapter 2: Installing the Network Interface Car d 2.1 Preparing the Printer ....................................... 2-1 2.2 P owering Up the Printer ...................[...]
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CONTENTS xvii Chapter 4: NetW are Configuration 4.1 Configuring NetW are 2.15 and 3.x .................. 4-1 4. 1 . 1 Star t PCONSOLE and Select File Ser v er .. 4- 2 4.1.2 Create Print Queues ................................ 4-2 4.1.3 Enter the Print Ser ver Name ................... 4-3 4.1.4 Configure the Print Ser v er ....................... 4-[...]
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CONTENTS xviii Chapter 5: AppleT alk Configuration 5.1 Choosing the Printer ....................................... 5-1 5.2 Loading the AppleT alk NIManage Utility Program ................................................. 5-2 5.3 Configuring the NIC ........................................ 5-4 5.3.1 Configuration ...................................[...]
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CONTENTS xix 6.2.2.5 Setting Up an AS/400 Systems to Use lpd ........................................ 6-21 6.2.2.6 Setting Up a DEC ULTRIX 4.3 RISC or OSF1/ALPHA Remote Printer .............................................. 6-21 6.2.2.7 Setting Up a SCO UNIX Remote Printers to Use lpd ........................... 6-22 6.2.2.8 Setting Up System V Rel[...]
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CONTENTS xx 6.3.5 Reset Unit .............................................. 6-43 6.3.6 Restore F actor y Def aults ....................... 6-43 6.3.7 Change P ass word .................................. 6-43 6.3.8 Exit T elnet .............................................. 6-44 6.4 FTP Printing.................................................... 6-[...]
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CONTENTS xxi Appendix A: Ju mper Settngs A.1 Network Interface Car ds and Jumper Locations ............................................ A-2 A.2 Ethernet Jumper s ............................................ A-3 A.3 Reset to Factory ............................................... A-3 A.4 BUS Handshake ............................................... [...]
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MEMO PageWorks.book Page xxii Tuesday, August 4, 1998 11:21 AM[...]
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Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Chapter 1 PageWorks.book Page -1 Tuesday, August 4, 1998 11:21 AM[...]
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Introduction 1-1 Introduction Chapter 1 This Network Interfa ce Card (NIC) is a multi protocol device that is designed to support an Ethernet connection exclusi vely with Minolta Page W orks/Pro (18/18N/25) printers. This Network Interface Card (NIC) has the follo wing features: • Auto recognition of 10Base2 and 10BaseT Ethernet types by the 10Ba[...]
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1.1 What’ s in the P ackage 1-2 Introduction Chapter 1 1.1 What’ s in the P acka ge The Print Server contains the follo wing: • Network Interface Card (NIC) • Quick Guide • CD-R OM – User’ s Manual – Utility Software IP Discov ery Program IP Peer -to-Peer Printing Program IPX/IP Management Access Program (MAP) IPX Peer -to-Peer Prin[...]
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1.2 Hardware/NOS Requirements 1-3 Introduction Chapter 1 1.2 Har dware/NOS Requirements The Network Interfa ce Card hardware and software require the follo wing: Ve r s i o n o f Protocol or NOS Nov ell NetW are V ersion 2.15, 3.x, or 4.x. Macintosh System 7 UNIX, W indo ws, or LAN Server systems supporting lpr ov er TCP/IP DEC UL TRIX 4.3 or 4.4, [...]
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1.2 Hardware/NOS Requirements 1-4 Introduction Chapter 1 Hardware Support for 10 or 100 megabit Ethernet networks: either 10Base2 (also kno wn as ThinW ire or Thinnet) or 10/100BaseT (twisted pair cable) and hardware. CD-R OM dri ve on the workstation to accept W indo w s, Macintosh, or UNIX utilities. PageWorks.book Page 4 Tuesday, August 4, 1998 [...]
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2.1 Preparing the Printer 2-1 Installing the Network Interface Card Chapter 2 2.1 Preparing the Printer If the printer can generate a test or status report, you should generate one before you begin. This will gi ve you detailed information on the identification and conf iguration of your printer , as well as ensuring that the printer is properly se[...]
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2.3 Connecting to a Network the NIC 2-2 Installing the Network Interface Card Chapter 2 2.3 Connecting to a Netw ork the NIC Use an RJ45 connector (10/100BaseT) or BNC connector (10Base2) to connect to an Ethernet. 1. T urn of f the printer . 2. Connect the connector to the NIC. 3. After you make the connection, perform the procedure under 2.2 P ow[...]
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3-1 Utilizing Windows Programs Chapter 3 The CD-R OM contains the follo wing programs for the Windo ws en vironment. • Discovery Pr ogram This program automatically searches for NICs on a network. Found NICs are listed in the W eb Bro wser being used. Clicking a NIC name accesses the card’ s onboard HTTP server , which you can use to make v ari[...]
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3.1 Discov ery Program – Management Access Program (MAP) 3-2 Utilizing Windows Programs Chapter 3 3.1 Disco very Program – Mana g ement Access Pr ogram (MAP) – The Management Access Program (MAP) uses a W indo ws-based W eb Bro wser linked with a proprietary bi-directional IPX/IP channel program to allo w access to the NIC’ s HTML-based mon[...]
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3.1 Discov ery Program – Management Access Program (MAP) 3-3 Utilizing Windows Programs Chapter 3 Y ou can use the follo wing procedure to manually install the MAP . 1. Insert the CD-R OM into your workstation’ s CD-R OM dri ve. 2. Run the program. (In this example, we assume that dri ve D: is your workstation’ s CD-R OM dri ve.) D:MapSetup[...]
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3.1 Discov ery Program – Management Access Program (MAP) 3-4 Utilizing Windows Programs Chapter 3 Note 3. After the settings are the way you want, click OK to set them and close the dialog box. 3.1.3 Using the MAP Use the follo wing procedure to start up MAP and search for all compatible NICs that are av ailable on a network. 1. Click Start, poin[...]
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3.1 Discov ery Program – Management Access Program (MAP) 3-5 Utilizing Windows Programs Chapter 3 1. Insert the CD-R OM into your workstation’ s CD-R OM dri ve. The opening screen appears automatically . 2. Click the CD-ROM Contents b u tton to display the Introduction screen. 3. Click Installation/Configuration Programs located at the bottom o[...]
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3.1 Discov ery Program – Management Access Program (MAP) 3-6 Utilizing Windows Programs Chapter 3 4. Clicking a NIC URL displays the Printer Management page of the card’ s onboard HTTP server . See Appendix C for details of ho w to use this page to configure or reconf igure the NIC. 3.1 Discov ery Program – Management Access Program (MAP) –[...]
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3.2 IP P eer-to-P eer Printing Program 3-7 Utilizing Windows Programs Chapter 3 3.2 IP P eer -to-P eer Printing Program This section describes ho w to set up and use the IP Peer-to-Peer Printing program. W ith the setup procedure, you set up your print server ports for printing from a W indows en vironment. 3.2.1 Installing the IP P eer-to-P eer Pr[...]
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3.2 IP P eer-to-P eer Printing Program 3-8 Utilizing Windows Programs Chapter 3 3.2.2 Setting Up IP P eer-to-P eer Printing 1. Click Start , point to Programs , and then point to P2p-ip . 2. Click P2P-IP . 3. This displays the setup dialog box. Max Hops for Sear ch: T ype in a maximum hop v alue. The initial default v alue is 2. See the note under [...]
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3.2 IP P eer-to-P eer Printing Program 3-9 Utilizing Windows Programs Chapter 3 Based on DNS (Domain Name Serv er) Select this option to identify printers according to DNS name. Example: <PTR-MKTG.DOMAIN.COM>. 4. After the settings are the way you want, click OK to set them and close the dialog box. 3.2.3 Adding Printer s for IP P eer -to-P e[...]
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3.2 IP P eer-to-P eer Printing Program 3-10 Utilizing Windows Programs Chapter 3 4. T ype the information for the printer into the f ields provided in the dialog box. Field Descriptions IP Address: T ype in the IP address of the printer you want to add. Name: T ype in the name you want to assign to the printer . Assign a name you feel best identifi[...]
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3.3 IPX P eer-to-P eer Printing Program 3-11 Utilizing Windows Programs Chapter 3 3.3 IPX P eer -to-P eer Printing Pr ogram The IPX Peer-to Peer Printing Program enables IPX Peer -to-Peer printing in a W indo ws 95 or W indows NT 4.0 en vironment. The follo wing are the characteristics of IPX Peer-to-Peer printing. • IPX Peer -to-Peer printing im[...]
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3.3 IPX P eer-to-P eer Printing Program 3-12 Utilizing Windows Programs Chapter 3 If the NIC does not see any No vell acti vity , it will use 802.2 on 802.3 as a frame type and will assign itself a network number of 0. The frame type and network number being used is sho wn on the status report. Note 3.3.1 Installing the IPX P eer-to-P eer Printing [...]
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3.3 IPX P eer-to-P eer Printing Program 3-13 Utilizing Windows Programs Chapter 3 3.3.2 Installing the Printer Driver and Setting the Printer P or t 1. Using the install program, install the printer dri ver that comes with the printer (PageW orks/Pro). Refer to the manual that came with the printer for details. 2. Open the Properties menu item of t[...]
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3.4 Using a W eb Bro wser 3-14 Utilizing Windows Programs Chapter 3 3.4 Using a W eb Bro wser Once you hav e assigned an IP address to your NIC, you can use a W eb bro wser such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer to access the NIC’ s onboard HTTP server . The HTTP server can be used to perform v arious maintenance procedures. Se[...]
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4.1 Configuring NetW are 2.15 and 3.x 4-1 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 Use this chapter if you will be printing from Novell NetW are. This chapter is di vided into the following sections: • Configuring NetWare 2.15 and 3.x describes ho w to configure the NIC for use with V ersions 2.15 or 3.x. Use PCONSOLE to set up the print server function. [...]
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4.1 Configuring NetW are 2.15 and 3.x 4-2 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 When you are f inished, turn the printer off and on again. The printer creates a status report that indicates the file serv ers to which the unit is attached and the queues which it services. Before you begin: • V erify that you ha ve supervisor pri vileges on the f ile ser[...]
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4.1 Configuring NetW are 2.15 and 3.x 4-3 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 4.1.3 Enter the Print Server Name A print server takes the print jobs from queues and sends them to the printer . Use this procedure to specify the name of the print server: 1. Choose Print Server Information from the Available Options menu, and press . This displays a list o[...]
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4.1 Configuring NetW are 2.15 and 3.x 4-4 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 4.1.4 Configure the Print Server Use the follo wing procedure to configure the Print Serv er’ s function: 1. Choose the print server name from the Print Servers list and press . The Print Server Information menu appears. 2. Choose Print Server Configuration from the menu an[...]
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4.1 Configuring NetW are 2.15 and 3.x 4-5 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 7. Press . At the prompt, choose to sa ve your changes. 8. Press to return to the Print Server Configuration menu. 4.1.5 Assign Print Queues to the Printer When you assign queues to the defined printer , you authorize the print server to service these queues. Note 1. Choose Q[...]
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4.1 Configuring NetW are 2.15 and 3.x 4-6 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 4. Select the queue you want and then assign a priority le vel from 1 to 10. It is recommended that you accept the default priority le vel. Press . The queue appears on the list for the printer . Press again to assign additional queues. 5. When you finish assigning queues, pr[...]
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4.1 Configuring NetW are 2.15 and 3.x 4-7 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 2. Select the printer from the Defined Printers list. Press to vie w a list of Notify Candidates . 3. Select the user or group from the list. 4. Set the First and Next interv als in the Notify Intervals screen. It i s recommended that you use the defaults. The First interv al[...]
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4.1 Configuring NetW are 2.15 and 3.x 4-8 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 4.1.7 Installing the Print Server on Multiple File Servers T o install the print serv er on more than one file server , perform the procedures described in Sections 4.1.1 through 4.1.6 for each file server . Y ou must use the same name and password for the print serv er (or n[...]
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4.1 Configuring NetW are 2.15 and 3.x 4-9 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 4.1.8 Primary File Server T o use the primary f ile server option, use the follo wing procedure on a file serv er close to the printer: 1. List the f ile servers to be serviced by the primary f ile server b y selecting File Server To Be Serviced option from the Print Server C[...]
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4.2 Configuring NetW are 4.x — Bindery Emulation 4-10 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 4.2 Configuring NetW are 4.x — Binder y Em ulation Nov ell’ s NetW are 4.x can oper ate in two modes — No vell Directory Services (NDS) and Bindery Services Emulation. For Directory Services, see 4.3 Configuring the NIC in Novell Dir ectory Services . Thes[...]
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4.2 Configuring NetW are 4.x — Bindery Emulation 4-11 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 Note 4.2.2 Configure in Bindery Mode with PCONSOLE Once you conf irm the server has Bindery Context, use the follo wing procedure to conf igure the NIC. 1. Log into the network as ADMIN. 2. T ype PCONSOLE and press . The follo wing screen appears. 3. When the Av[...]
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4.2 Configuring NetW are 4.x — Bindery Emulation 4-12 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 Use Quick Setup to connect your print serv er , print queue and printer correctly . Y ou can modify these later if you need to. 5. Select Print server and press to modify the entry . 6. T ype the name of the print server in the Print server f ield and press . No[...]
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4-13 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 4. 3 Configuring the NIC in N o vell Directory Ser vices N ov ell Directory Services (NDS) o f fers a di f ferent, more ad v anced approach to network management than pr e vious Net W are v ersions. Generall y , it stores and tracks all network objects. As a rule, all 4.x ser v ers must h a v e NDS loaded in ord[...]
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4-14 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 Y ou may use N W ADMIN to con f igure the printer in NDS. Prior to printing, NDS must be set up as foll o ws and the NIC must be set up with NDS Cont e xt and T ree. See Section 4.4 . The steps bel o w describe the use of N W ADMIN con f iguration to create printe r , print ser v e r , and print queue objects. T[...]
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4-15 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 3. When the N e w Object wind o w appears, scroll d o wn the C lass of New Object icon list, select the Printer icon and click on the OK b utton. 4. When the Create Printer wind o w appears, type a v alue in the Printer N ame f ield and click on the C reate b u t t o n . 4.3. 2 Create Print Server Object 1. Agai[...]
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4-16 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 4.3. 3 Create Print Queue Object 1. Once again, highlight the O r ganizational Unit, select the O bject item from the menu and choos e C reate ... 2. At the New Object wind o w , scroll d o wn the C lass of New Object icon list, select the Print Queue icon, and click on the OK b u t t o n . 3. At the Create Prin[...]
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4-17 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 Click on the object (hard dr i v e) of your choice and it will appear in the Selected Object : f ield. Click on the OK b utton. The full v olume will n o w appear in the Print Queue V olume f ield. Finall y , click on the C reate b utton. 4.3. 4 Assign Printer Object 1. Go to the Directory Tree . Double click on[...]
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4-18 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 2. When the Select Object wind o w appears, f ind the print queue object just created among the choices listed in the O bjects box and select it. Click on the OK b utton and the print queue just created is added to th e Print Queues : box in the Printer: wind o w . Click on the OK b utton again. 4. 3 Configuring[...]
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4-19 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 4.3. 5 Assign Print Server Object 1. At the Directory Tree , double click on the print ser v er object you just created and bring up the Print Server wind o w . 2. At the Print Server : wind o w , click on the Assignments b u t t o n an d A dd b utton to bring up the Select Obj ect wind o w . Select the printer [...]
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4-20 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 4.3. 6 Che c k Assignments At the Directory Tree , do u ble click on the Print Queue object you just created. At the Print Queue wind o w , click on the Assignments b utton. If you con f igured the print queue and printer correctly th e y will appear in the proper bo x es on th e Print Queue wind o w . Press the[...]
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4-21 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 4.3. 7 Set Up and Reset the Printer N W ADMIN con f iguration is complete. Before you can b e gin printing, though, be sure to set up and reset (p o wer c ycle) the printe r . 4.3 Configuring the NIC in Net W are Directory Services PageWorks.book Page 21 Tuesday, August 4, 1998 11:21 AM[...]
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4.4 NIC Configuration 4-22 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 4.4 NIC Configuration The MAP or a W eb Bro wser must be used to define the conte xt and tree of the Print Server . It is also used to change the Print Server name, set in a password, modify scan and frame search parameters, and sent in bindery-mode specific v alues. Use the MAP or W eb Bro[...]
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4.4 NIC Configuration 4-23 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 6. If the Print Server is to be operated under No vell Directory Ser- vices, type in a Context entry and P referred NDS Tree entry in the appropriate fields. Be sure to gi ve the whole context, whether typed or typeless, and do not begin your conte xt path with a trail- ing period (.). If y[...]
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4.5 Using the Nov ell PCONSOLE Utility 4-24 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 4.5 Using the No vell PCONSOLE Utility This section explains ho w to use the PCONSOLE utility to perform the follo wing tasks: • Attach and select a fi le server • Select or delete queues for the print server • Set-up the Notify function See the NetW are Print Server [...]
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4.5 Using the Nov ell PCONSOLE Utility 4-25 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 4.5.2 Changing Print Queues When you print a file, your system sends the f ile to a print queue. The print server assigned to that queue e xtracts the print job and sends it to the assigned printer . If a print server is servicing queues on multiple file serv ers, you must [...]
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4.5 Using the Nov ell PCONSOLE Utility 4-26 NetWare Configuration Chapter 4 5. Select Notify List for Printer from the menu. 6. Select the printer from the Defined Printers menu. 7. Press at the File Server/Notify Name/Notify Type/First/ Next screen. The Notify Candidates screen appears. 8. Select the user or user group from the Notify Candidates s[...]
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5.1 Choosing the Printer 5-1 AppleTalk Configuration Chapter 5 Use this chapter if you will be printing from a Macintosh. This chapter explains ho w to conf igure the NIC using AppleT alk and how to use the AppleT alk NIManage utility program. Note 5.1 Choosing the Printer T o choose the printer , use the follo wing procedure: 1. Make sure you ha v[...]
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5.2 Loading the AppleT alk NIManage Utility Program 5-2 AppleTalk Configuration Chapter 5 10. The options av ailable at this point depend on your printer dri ver . W ith a typical dri ver , you may select SETUP . Then select AU T O SETUP . There will be a series of messages as the Chooser commu- nicates with the printer and locates the proper PPD. [...]
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5.2 Loading the AppleT alk NIManage Utility Program 5-3 AppleTalk Configuration Chapter 5 Y ou can use the follo wing procedure to start the NIManage program instead of step 1 to 5 abov e. • Insert the CD-R OM into the CD-R OM dri ve, and double-click the APPL TLK folder from the CD-R OM. Double-click the NIManage icon • The Zone and De vice sc[...]
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5.3 Configuring the NIC 5-4 AppleTalk Configuration Chapter 5 5.3 Configuring the NIC Y ou use the options added to the menu bar to conf igure the print server . Depending on your printer , certain operations may not be av ailable. These functions will be “grayed” out and cannot be selected. 5.3.1 Configuration Use the Configuration function to[...]
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5.3 Configuring the NIC 5-5 AppleTalk Configuration Chapter 5 5.3.3 Pr otocol Setup Use the Protocol Setup option to configure netw ork protocols other than AppleT alk. Selecting the Protocol Setup function displays the follo wing screen: Note 1. Click the protocols to On if you want them to be acti ve. Click those protocols that you do not want to[...]
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6.1 Installation in a W indo ws En vironment 6-1 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 This chapter explains ho w to configure the NIC and your network for use with TCP/IP communication in v arious en vironments. Independent setup and installation procedures are provided for W indows systems and for most popular UNIX systems. The NIC TCP/IP capability wil[...]
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6.1 Installation in a W indo ws En vironment 6-2 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 Note Windows f or W orkgroups W indo ws for W orkgroups does not normally come with TCP/IP . Ho wev er , various TCP/IP f acilities are av ailable for W indows for W orkgroups workstations, including a free TCP/ IP pro vided by Microsoft. There are third party lpr spool[...]
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6.1 Installation in a W indo ws En vironment 6-3 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 Windows lpr Spooler Version 4.1 ( wlprs41.zip and wlprspl.txt ) for the lpr . See the file named wlprspl.txt for details about installing Win- dows lpr Spooler Version 4.1 . If you wish to use the BOO TP , you also need the BOOTPL32.exe file pro vided with this NIC. Win[...]
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6.1 Installation in a W indo ws En vironment 6-4 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6.1.1 Setting up the NIC The NIC must be gi ven IP address and routing information to be used with TCP/IP . This can be done with MAP if you ha ve a NetW are connection on your network, or with AppleT alk NIManage for Macintosh utility program if there is an Apple Macin[...]
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6.1 Installation in a W indo ws En vironment 6-5 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 For e xample: >arp -s 192.9.200.200 00-20-6b-aa-bb-cc >ping <NIC IP address> Request should time out. For e xample: >ping 192.9.200.200 3. Recycle the po wer on the printer , or let the NIC reset itself. The NIC will produce a status report that should in[...]
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6.1 Installation in a W indo ws En vironment 6-6 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 BOOTP programs are located on the CD-R OM in the directory named bootp . 5. Copy BOOTPL16.exe or BOOTPL32.exe into a directory on your workstation’ s hard disk. 6. Reset the printer . Note 7. Run the program. 8. Pull do wn the Admin menu to Configure option. 9. Enter [...]
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6.1 Installation in a W indo ws En vironment 6-7 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6.1.4 Setting Up IP and lpr P arameters The NIC provides for a setup connection via the standard T elnet port. T o be able to make changes to a unit with factory default set- tings, you must logon as “sysadm” . The default passw ord is also “sysadm” (This passwo[...]
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6.1 Installation in a W indo ws En vironment 6-8 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 Windows 95 Once you install the spooler onto the workstation; the setup program will create a group and icon. 1. Double click on the spooler icon. 2. Click on setup , define ne w queue. 3. At the Remote Host Name prompt type the NIC’ s IP Address, and for the Remote P[...]
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6.1 Installation in a W indo ws En vironment 6-9 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 Windows NT4.0 The follo wing procedure is used to set up the lpr spooler on the W in- do ws NT server . 1. Using the install program, install the printer dri ver that comes with the printer (Color PageW orks/Pro). Refer to the manual that came with the printer for detai[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-10 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6.2 UNIX Printing Note The NIC can support UNIX TCP/IP printing in two modes: • Host-based lpd where a supplied line printer daemon is running on one or more workstations and print data is communicated to the NIC via a TCP/IP port or , • Printer-based lpd where the printer appears as a host [...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-11 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 Between the host-based and printer -based TCP/IP printing capabilities, the NIC works with: • All UNIX systems that support lpd • System V Rel. 4 (on 386 platforms) • DEC UL TRIX RISC V ersions 4.3 and 4.4 • DEC OSF/1 V ersions 2.0 and 3.0 • Solaris: V ersion 1.1.3 (SunOS 4.1.3), V ers[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-12 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6.2.1 Configuring the IP Address on the NIC Regardless of the printing mode selected, the NIC must be gi ven IP address and routing parameters. Y ou can configure the IP address for the NIC in one of the follo wing ways: • Use MAP , as described in Chapter 3. • Use AppleT alk NIManage utilit[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-13 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 4. Edit the hosts file (usually /etc/hosts) or use NIS or DIS to add the IP address and NIC’ s node name. See the network adminis- trator for the IP address. For e xample, you would type in the follo wing for NIC named printfast with an IP address of 192.9.200.200: 192.9.200.200 printfast 5. S[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-14 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 8. Check the printer to verify that the NIC is connected to the net- work. T urn on the printer . 9. W ait until the printer po wers up and f inishes initializing to allo w enough time for the IP address to become kno wn and to be sav ed in NVRAM. The NIC should reinitialize itself. 10. After th[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-15 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 5. Edit the /etc/ethers file or use NIS or DIS to add the MA C Address. T o continue the e xample, for the printfast card with an MA C Address of 00:20:6b:aa:bb:cc: 00:20:6b:aa:bb:cc printfast 6. If the rarp daemon is running, stop it and restart it. V erify that the daemon is running. 7. Check [...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-16 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 4. Edit the hosts file (usually /etc/hosts) or use NIS or DIS to add the IP address and print server’ s node name. See the network administrator for the IP address. For e xample, you would type in the follo wing for a NIC with a name of printfast and an IP address of 192.9.200.200: 192.9.200.2[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-17 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6.2.2 lpd Printing lpd is an implementation of the standard UNIX line printer daemon which lets you print across a TCP/IP network without the need to install software on your workstation with all f iltering and banners done by NIC. Remote printing uses the same commands (lpr , lpq, lpc) as local[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-18 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 1. Open the /etc/printcap file. Mak e an entry naming the NIC as the remote host and POR T1 as the remote printer name. A typi- cal printcap entry is sho wn below: <printer_name>: (for example, printer1) :lp=: :rm=<remote_host>: (for example, name as entered in /etc/hosts) :rp=POR[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-19 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6. When a windo w appears, change the v alues sho wn to conf igure the NIC. The v alues displayed are default v alues. Y ou must replace the short and long form f ilter values with the v alues sho wn below . 7. After you hav e replaced all values, press . Y ou can no w print. 6.2.2.3 Setting Up [...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-20 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 Installation is complete. T est your printer by e xecuting the follo wing command: #lp -d<queue_name> <file_name> 6.2.2.4 Setting Up an HP/UX Remote Printer to Use lpd Set up a remote printer on the host that sends jobs to a NIC using the NIC lpd. 1. At the prompt, type: #sam 2. When[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-21 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6.2.2.5 Setting Up an AS/400 Systems to Use lpd When working with the output queue description (WORK OUTQD), there are se veral fields that must be def ined for the NIC to function properly as a remote printer de vice. When prompted for the remote system, type INTNETADR so the AS/400 recognizes [...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-22 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 11. Y our conf iguration is displayed. Y ou are asked whether these v alues are final. T ype Y or N and press . An example is sho wn below . 12. Add comments to the printcap f ile. For example, you can type: Dick’s printer down the hall 13. Select exit to sav e your configuration and press . Y[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-23 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 8. Conf irm the preceding connection as your system default. Ty p e : Y 9. Enter another printer name or quit setup. T ype: Q 10. “Do you want to start the remote daemon no w?” T ype: Y 11. Using a line editor of your choice, edit the /etc/printcap file by changing the :rp= entry to PORT1 . [...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-24 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 3. At the prompt, type: #lpadmin -p <local printername> -s <remote host name or IP address>!PORT1 Note 4. At the prompt, type: #enable <local printername> #accept <local printername> 6.2.3 Installing TCP/IP f or NIC If Not Running lpd The CD-R OM provided with the NIC inc[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-25 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6.2.3.1 Loading the Software The follo wing procedures are only necessary when using the sup- plied host-based lpr capability . Loading the software is not neces- sary if printer-based lpr is used. 1. Log in as superuser (root) to the system that spools directly to the print server . 2. Insert t[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-26 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6.2.3.3 Manual Selection of Filter s The NIC ships with an input f ilter called psfilter and an output f ilter called psbanner to print PostScript banners. Y ou may wish to change infilter or outfilter entries in the /etc/ printcap file. The follo wing is a sample printcap entry using these filt[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-27 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 5. “Is this printer PostScript?” Ty p e yes or no and press . 6. The script creates a printcap entry for the printer just config- ured. The screen displays the entry and asks if you want the script to append it to your /etc/printcap file. See belo w for a sample printcap file. T ype yes or n[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-28 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 11. Installation for the system is done. Y ou are prompted to conf ig- ure any more printers. Ty p e yes or no and press . W e also suggest you ping the NIC to test communications. 6.2.3.5 Installing & Printing on an DEC UL TRIX 4.3 RISC System 1. Run the Installation script by typing: #nici[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-29 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6. The script creates a printcap entry for the printer just config- ured. The screen displays the entry and asks if you want the script to append it to your /etc/printcap file. See belo w for a sample printcap file. Ty p e yes or no and press . If you type no, you may per- form manual edits. <[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-30 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 4. “What is the printer name?” T ype the desired printer name and press . Y our screen will no w display the information you provided to the install script. For e xample: Node name of the NIC: printfast Printer name to be used: <printer_name> The printer is attached on: PORT 1 Y ou are[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-31 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 When using sam , specify e verything as if the printer were directly connected to /de v/lprprinter/<printer_name>. The software installed with your HP system can satisfy most of your printing needs. HP supplies ASCII-to-PostScript filters and the system will in v ok e them automatically if[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-32 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 Note Next, you will need to edit the printer interface program you created in step 3. 4. At the prompt, type: #cd /usr/nic and using your fa vorite editor , open and edit the port1_interface f ile. 5. Search on FIL TER=” and insert the follo wing line above or belo w the # FIL TER=”${LPCA T}[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-33 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 Note Next, you need to initialize the printer 8. T ype the follo wing commands: #accept <printer name> #enable <printer name> Note 9. T ype the command: #lp -d<printer name> /etc/hosts Check for output, or type the follo wing: #lpstat <printer name> or #lpstat -t 6.2.3.8 [...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-34 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 2. Select your system. Choose one from these options: 1) AT&T/SVR4; 386 2) SCO UNIX System V 3) None of the above Ty p e 1 , 2 , or 3 and press . 3. “What is the node name of the NIC?” T y pe the name assigned in the /etc/hosts f ile and press . For e xample: T ype printfast and press . [...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-35 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 The SCO UNIX lp system uses the lpadmin maintenance command to configure a printer (there is no /etc/printcap f ile). The specific commands to do this are: #lpadmin -p <printer_name> -v /dev/nic/ <printer_name> Note #enable <printer_name> #accept <printer_name> Y ou can a[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-36 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 An AIX virtual printer is simply a high le ve l software vie w of a data stream, queue, and de vice that controls how a gi ven job will be pro- cessed. A dif ferent virtual printer should be defined for each data stream that a real printer supports. For e xample, you would use dif- ferent virtua[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-37 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6. Shut do wn the qdaemon using the command #stopsrc -s qdaemon 7. Edit /usr/lpd/qconfig to change the special f ile for de vice <printer_name> from /de v/<printer_name> to /de v/nic/ <printer_name>. 8. Restart the daemon with: #startsrc -s daemon.” The installation script th[...]
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6.2 UNIX Printing 6-38 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 Output spooled on the virtual printer as def ined above, will no w be sent to the named pipe and routed to NIC. Before you edit the files abov e, be sure that the following daemon is running: /usr/nic/lpr_print /dev/nic/<printer_name> printfast 10001 & 6.2.3.9.2 AIX Print Commands The [...]
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6.3 Running T elnet 6-39 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6.3 Running T elnet The T elnet utility uses the standard remote terminal protocol to configure the IP address, lpd printers, and other parameters on your system. Use the follo wing guidelines to run T elnet. Y ou hav e the same functionality with the HTML pages accessed by MAP or a W eb Bro w[...]
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6.3 Running T elnet 6-40 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 4. T o end your T elnet session, type E at the Main Menu. If you ha ve made any changes you are prompted to either Sa ve Changes and Exit or Exit W ithout Sa ving Changes. Choose your option and press . Note 6.3.2 Configure IP P arameters Although the NIC must hav e an IP address before a T el[...]
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6.3 Running T elnet 6-41 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 2. T ype 1 again and press . The IP Address submenu will appear: 3. Enter a ne w IP Address and press . Repeat the pre vious steps to change Subnet Mask and Default gate ways. 4. Enter 4 to change the base port number . Note 6.3.3 Select Printer Languages Selection 2 in the Main Menu allo ws y[...]
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6.3 Running T elnet 6-42 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 1. T o access the LPD Printers menu, type 2 and press . For a unit at factory def ault, the menu shown belo w appears. 2. T o change the set of emulations, type 1 and press . The options sho wn below appears. 3. T o delete an emulation, select the number opposite the language listed. For e xam[...]
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6.3 Running T elnet 6-43 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6.3.4 Enable/Disab le Network Pr otocols T o enable network protocols, at the Main menu type 3 and press . Y ou are gi ven the choice of disabling either NetW are or AppleT alk. 6.3.5 Reset Unit In order to reset the NIC, type 4 into the main menu and press on the ke yboard. Note that resettin[...]
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6.3 Running T elnet 6-44 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6.3.8 Exit T elnet Use the follo wing procedures to exit T elnet: 1. T o end your T elnet session, type E at the main menu. If you ha ve made any changes, the follo wing menu appears: 2. Choose your option and press . For example, type 2 and press . The program sav es your changes and resets t[...]
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6.4 FTP Printing 6-45 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6.4 FTP Printing Use the follo wing procedure for using FTP (File T ransfer Protocol) to print. 1. Start up the FTP client and look into the print server card using the follo wing setting. Host Name: <NIC IP address> Login Name: port1 Passw ord: (none) 2. Upload (PUT) the file you w ant to [...]
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6.5 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 6-46 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 6 6. 5 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a service much like bootp that pro vides a method for assignment and maintenance of IP addresses. The NIC is able to obtain IP information from this service. There are two user settable v ariables related to the DHCP function[...]
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7.1 LED Status Indicator 7-1 Operation and Troubleshooting Chapter 7 This chapter describes normal operation of the NIC in the printer , and also provides information on ho w to troubleshoot any problems you might hav e with the NIC. 7.1 LED Status Indicator The NIC has two LED status indicators: amber and green. The amber LED generally indicates j[...]
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7.1 LED Status Indicator 7-2 Operation and Troubleshooting Chapter 7 Green LED blinks slowly . A waiting print jobs sometime after pow er-on completes. Some printer inter- f ace error . Error Green LED blinks rapidly . A waiting print jobs. Has lost its Net- W are connection to file ser v er . Error Green LED alter- nately blinks with amber indicat[...]
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7.2 Status/Configuration Report 7-3 Operation and Troubleshooting Chapter 7 7.2 Status/Configuration Repor t The Status/Conf iguration report is sent as a print job to the printer when the print server is po wered on. For e xample, the report on the next page sho ws the configuration of the print serv er immediately before the report is printed. So[...]
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7.2 Status/Configuration Report 7-4 Operation and Troubleshooting Chapter 7 AppleTalk Network Info rmation enabled Frame Type: 802.2 SNAP On 802.3 Protocol Address: Net Number 010 Node Number 19 Socket Number 129 Preferred Appletalk Zo ne: * Novell Connection Info rmation Printer Name: P1 File Server: LEFT Queue: Q1 Priority: 1 Attached: Yes No Not[...]
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7.3 Resetting the NIC to F actory Default 7-5 Operation and Troubleshooting Chapter 7 7.3 Resetting the NIC to F actor y Default Y ou can cause the NIC to restore all parameters to factory default v alues, so the NIC appears just as it came from the factory . Y ou may choose to do this when the NIC is mov ed to a new location where the en vironment[...]
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7.4 Ho w to Diagnose Problems 7-6 Operation and Troubleshooting Chapter 7 7.4 How to Dia gnose Prob lems Use the following list to determine the cause of printing problems: 1. V erify that the printer is functioning properly . • Is the printer printing? Make sure the printer is operating properly b y causing it to gener- ate a test page. See your[...]
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7.4 Ho w to Diagnose Problems 7-7 Operation and Troubleshooting Chapter 7 6. Determine if other users can print. If they can’ t and they are all on the same NOS, go to the troubleshooting section for that NOS. When you hav e determined the nature of the problem, use the checklists in the next section. PageWorks.book Page 7 Tuesday, August 4, 1998[...]
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7.5 T roubleshooting Checklists 7-8 Operation and Troubleshooting Chapter 7 7.5 T roub leshooting Checklists Use the checklists in this section to identify and solve problems. 7.5.1 T r oubleshooting Netw ork Hard ware Con- nections Be sure that the NIC has properly selected the connector type that you are using. • Check that the network connecto[...]
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7.5 T roubleshooting Checklists 7-9 Operation and Troubleshooting Chapter 7 • Did you assign the printer to the type Remote Other /Unkno wn? If the PCONSOLE settings are correct, the connection between the printer and network may ha ve been broken. T urn the printer off and, using PCONSOLE, wait for the status message Not Con- nected. T urn the p[...]
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7.5 T roubleshooting Checklists 7-10 Operation and Troubleshooting Chapter 7 • Is AUTO ENDCAP enabled? Auto Endcap lets you send data to a network printer . Use PRINTCON to check. If not, enable it. 7.5.2.4 NIC Configuration Checklist If all your hardware connections are correct, check the follo wing: • Use MAP to check the status of the print [...]
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7.5 T roubleshooting Checklists 7-11 Operation and Troubleshooting Chapter 7 • The password assigned to the NIC through PCONSOLE matches the password assigned through MAP Program. Use MAP to update the password stored in the network Print Server’ s memory . • The print job is in the print queue and waiting to be printed. Use PCONSOLE to check[...]
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7.5 T roubleshooting Checklists 7-12 Operation and Troubleshooting Chapter 7 7.5.3 T r oubleshooting AppleT alk Pr otocol • Is the Macintosh computer connected to the network through Ethernet, and, has the Macintosh AppleT alk dri ver been selected? Go to the Control Panel , then go to Networks to check. • Did you select the correct NIC and cor[...]
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J umper Settings A-1 Jumper Settings Appendix A The NIC will normally automatically conf igure the netw ork configuration without the need to access internal jumpers. Ho we ver , there are certain jumpers on the card that you may hav e to access under certain circumstances. If you need to change the jumpers, follo w the steps in this section. HANDL[...]
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A.1 Network Interface Cards and J umper Locations A-2 Jumper Settings Appendix A A.1 Netw ork Interface Car ds and J umper Locations The illustration belo w sho ws the location of each of the jumpers on the Ethernet NIC. Note • The shaded areas indicate the default pin positions. TEST BYPASS CUST P.W. S.R. OFF OFF OP1 OP6 OP2 OP3 OP4 OP5 OP7 TEST[...]
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A.2 Ethernet J umpers A-3 Jumper Settings Appendix A A.2 Ethernet J umpers On a NIC with both 10BaseT and 10Base2 capability there are three jumpers that af fect Ethernet operations: Automatic/Manual (JP4), Manual Selection (JP3), and Collision Threshold (JP5). The Automatic/Manual jumper causes the NIC to select Ethernet network type automatically[...]
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A.4 BUS Handshak e A-4 Jumper Settings Appendix A A.4 BUS Handshake The b us handshake s ignal may be altered to match with your printer controller . Normal handshake signal is W AIT - signal (OP3 set to pins 2 and 3). Check your printer manual to determine if your controller requires the alternate handshake signal A CK/RD Y -(OP3 set to pins 1 and[...]
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B.1 Network Interface Card B-1 Specifications Appendix B B.1 Network Interface Car d The follo wing tables provide general specifications for the NIC. Network Interface Car d General Specifications B.2 10/100BaseT/UTP Cables Use the follo wing univ ersal Ethernet standard when configuring your 10/100BaseT/UTP cables to connect to the RJ45 connector[...]
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C.1 Accessing the HTTP Server Screens C-1 Using a Web Browser Appendix C The NIC has an onboard HTTP server , so a standard W eb browser can be used to make printer status monitor and netw ork related settings. C.1 Accessing the HTTP Server Screens Perform the follo wing steps to access the HTTP Server screens from your bro wser . 1. Start up your [...]
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C.1 Accessing the HTTP Server Screens C-2 Using a Web Browser Appendix C C.1.1 Minolta P ageScope™utility *The e xample above sho ws the status of a P ageWorks 25 printer . Note See on-line help for details about this utility . • Depending on the version of the utility you are using, the appearance of the screen may differ from that sho wn abov[...]
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C.1 Accessing the HTTP Server Screens C-3 Using a Web Browser Appendix C C.1.2 Netw ork Administration page Network administration functions are performed from the Network Setting page. Note Click on a link to jump to the corresponding page, where you can make the settings indicated by the link te xt. Of course, you can also use the navig ation fea[...]
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C.1 Accessing the HTTP Server Screens C-4 Using a Web Browser Appendix C Note Impor tant! C.1.2.1 Reset Use this screen when you need to reset the NIC to allow ne wly set parameter v alues to take ef fect. Note that resetting the NIC fully initializes the network interface, without initializing the interface with the printer . C.1.2.2 Factory Defau[...]
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C.1 Accessing the HTTP Server Screens C-5 Using a Web Browser Appendix C C.1.2.5 Change Pass w ord The password you specify here is the one you type in before changing NIC parameters and printer settings. Y our password can contain letters, numbers, and punctuation. Note that the password is case-sensiti ve, which means that the system distinguishe[...]
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C.2 Supported W eb Bro wsers C-6 Using a Web Browser Appendix C C.1.2.10 C o n f i g u r e S t a t u s P a g e Click this option to specify whether or not a status report should be printed whene ver printer po wer is turned on. C.1.2.11 Printer Status The Printer Status windo w monitors the following operating conditions of your printer: De vice St[...]
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Index D-1 Index Appendix D 1 0/100BaseT 1-1, 2-2, A-2, B-1 1 0BaseT/2 1-1, 2-2, A-2 A IX System AIX 2.5 6-18 AIX 4.0 6-19 AIX RISC System/6000 6-35 Print Commands 6-38 Setting Up 6-18, 6-19 Virtual Printer Commands 6-37 A ppleTalk 1-1, 5-1, C-5 Choosing the Printer 5-1 Configuring C-5 NIManage 5-1 Troubleshooting 7-12 Zone 5-1, 5-4 a rp & ping [...]
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Index D-2 Index Appendix D I PX Peer-to-Peer Printing pro- gram 1-2, 3-11 Installing 3-12 I PX/SPX 3-11 J umper A-3 Locations A-2 Settings A-1 L anguage 6-41 Select 6-41 L ED Status Indicator 7-1 l pd Printing 6-17 AIX 2.5 6-18 AIX System 6-18 AS/400 Systems 6-21 BSD 6-17 HP/UX System 6-20 SCO UNIX 6-22 Solaris 2.X 6-23 System V Rel.4 6-23 l pr 6-7[...]
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Index D-3 Index Appendix D N etwork Prot ocol 6-43 Disable 6-43 Enable 6-43 N IC (Network Interface Card) AppleTalk C-5 Configuration 4-22, 5-4, 7-10 Factory Default C-4 IP Address 3-5, 3-14, 6-12 MAC Address 6-4, 6-6, 6-12, 6-14, 6-15, 6-16, C-4 Network Address C-4 Reset 6-43, C-4 Setting Up 6-4 Unit Info C-4 URL 3-5, 3-6, C-1 N IC (Network Interf[...]
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Index D-4 Index Appendix D Windows Environment 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 Windows lpr Spooler 6-2, 6-3 T elnet 6-5 Exit 6-44 Running 6-39 T roubleshooting 7-8 U NIX arp & ping 6-15 BOOTP 6-12 RARP 6-14 U NIX Printing 6-10 AIX 2.5 6-18 AIX 4.0 6-19 AIX RISC System/6000 6-35 BSD 6-17 Filter 6-25 Host-based 6-10 HP/UX System 6-20, 6-29, 6-33 lpd 6-10, 6-17 Pri[...]