Philips KX-PNBC8 manual

Network Car d for Ethernet KX-PNBC8 User ’ s Guide Model No. KX-PNBC8 • This guide provides v arious information about connecting your printer to a network and setting up the KX-PNBC8. Please ref er to this guide for fur ther details that ma y not be included in the Quick Installation Guide. • K eep KX-PNBC8 CD-ROM in the protectiv e case. Do[...]

2 Thank you f or purc hasing the Panasonic Netw ork Card for Ethernet, KX-PNBC8. This Network Card f or Ether net (hereafter Network Card) KX-PNBC8 is designed for use with the P anasonic Color Laser Printer KX-P8415. Important No title to or ownership of the softw are descr ibed in this document or any of its par ts, including patents, cop yrights[...]

3 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 What's in Your Package ........................................................................... 8 1.2 Hardware/NOS Requirements ................................................................. 9 Chapter 2 Installing the Network Card 2.1 Important Note ............................................................[...]

4 4.2 IPX Peer-to-Peer Printing ...................................................................... 39 4.2.1 Step 1:Setting Up the IPX/SPX Protocol on a Computer ......................... 39 4.2.2 Step 2:Installing and Setting Up the IPX Peer-to-Peer Windows Redirector .............................................................................[...]

5 6.6 Windows Internet Name Service (WINS/DHCP) ................................... 83 6.6.1 Using WINS with your Print Server .......................................................... 83 6.6.2 Configuring for the WINS Server .............................................................. 83 Chapter 7 NetWare Configuration 7.1 Configuring NetWare 3[...]

6 7.6 Using the Novell PCONSOLE Utility .................................................... 124 7.6.1 Changing the File Server ........................................................................ 124 7.6.2 Changing Print Queues .......................................................................... 125 7.6.3 How to Set Up Notify (NetWare 3.[...]

7 Chapter 1 Intr oduction The KX-PNBC8 provides Ethernet connectivity for the KX-P8415 laser printer , b y functioning as a network print ser ver . The KX-PNBC8 has the f ollowing f eatures: • A utomatic selection of 100BaseTX F ast Ether net connection or 10BaseT Ether net connection. • P eer-to-P eer (serverless) pr inting from Windows ® 95 [...]

8 1.1 What's in Y our P ac kage Make sure that the f ollowing items are included. Repor t damage or shor tages to the reseller from where the Network Card was purchased. ❑ The f ollowing items are stored on the KX-PNBC8 CD-ROM • This Guide • Management Access Program (MAP) • IP P eer-to-P eer Windows Redirector • IPX P eer-to-P eer W[...]

9 1.2 Har dware/NOS Requirements The Network Card hardware and software require the f ollowing: V ersion of Pr otocol or NOS Nov ell NetW are V ersion 3.x, or 4.x, or 5. Windows or LAN Server systems suppor ting lpr ov er TCP/IP . Software Nov ell NetW are pr inting requires NetW are Capture, NPRINT and PCONSOLE (later than 1.0) utilities. The IP P[...]

10 Chapter 2 Installing the Netw ork Car d 2.1 Impor tant Note 2.1.1 MA C ADDRESS and Serial Number Each Network Card has a unique address number called MA C ADDRESS and a serial number . Be sure to record these number for ref erence. MA C ADDRESS may be used in LPR Printing. Serial number will be used for print server name. 2.1.2 Print Server Name[...]

11 2.2 Netw ork Card Installation Important : Bef ore installing the Network Card you should discharge an y static electricity by touching an y exposed metal surf ace on the printer , while the printer is still plugged into a grounded A C outlet . T o prev ent damage, be sure to turn OFF the pr inter when installing/ uninstalling the Network Card. [...]

12 3. Fully inser t the Networ k Card into the printer along the groov es. Important : Do not connect the network cable until step 4 is completed. 4. Inser t the two screws remo ved in step 2 into the scre w holes of the Network Card, tighten the screws to secure the Netw or k Card. Network Card Groov e Screws[...]

13 5. Connect the network cable to the Netw or k Card’ s RJ-45 por t. Important : F or 10BaseT use Categor y 3, 4 or 5 shielded cable. F or 100BaseTX use Categor y 5 shielded cable. 6. T ur n ON the printer . RJ-45 por t Network cable[...]

14 Chapter 3 Bef ore Star ting the Setup 3.1 Selecting the Print Data T ransf er Method There are two wa ys of printing via the network. Y ou ma y need to contact y our network administrator to select the best method: • Print directly fr om a computer • Print via the server computer 3.1.1 When Printing Directly fr om a Computer The print data s[...]

15 3.1.2 When Printing via the Server Computer Y our print data is sent to a pr int ser ver (the shared computer), then is sent from the print ser ver (the shared computer) to the printer . This method is recommended f or larger networks because it lets the print ser ver manage the flow of print data. This Network Card has four methods of printing[...]

16 Chapter 4 Printing Directl y from a Computer (Windo ws 95/Windows 98/Windo ws NT 4.0) There are IP P eer-to-P eer printing, IPX P eer-to-P eer printing and LPR pr inting as a method to print directly from a computer . 4.1 IP P eer -to-P eer Printing The f ollowing steps describe how to set up direct printing from a computer (Windows 95/ Windows [...]

17 When Setting from the DHCP Server If the administrator manages the network at the DHCP ser v er , each address is automatically assigned from the DHCP ser ver . Proceed to When Setting from the DHCP Ser ver in Step 1 on page 18 . When Setting by Direct Entering If the administrator manages the IP address , contact your network administrator to c[...]

18 4.1.2 Step 2:Setting Up the TCP/IP Pr otocol in the Network Car d The IP address, Subnet Mask and Def ault Gatew ay are required to be set f or the Network Card. If the TCP/IP protocol settings on the computer are set from the DHCP ser ver , proceed to When Setting from the DHCP Ser ver in Step 1 on page 18 . If it is done by entering directly ,[...]

19 When Setting by Direct Entering in Step 1 If the administrator manages the IP address , contact your network administrator to confirm the values of the IP address. If not, set the unique value that is not used f or any other de vice on the network by ref erring to When Setting by Direct Entering on page 17 . The value can be set using the print[...]

20 7. Press the ENTER b utton. The printer enters the IP Address Input mode. 8. Enter the IP Address. - Pressing the button once will increase the v alue b y one. (If you k eep pressing the b utton, the value will continue to increase by ten.) - Pressing the button once will decrease the v alue b y one. (If you k eep pressing the b utton, the value[...]

21 13. Enter the Subnet Mask. - Pressing the button once will increase the v alue b y one. - Pressing the button once will decrease the v alue b y one. 14. Press the ENTER button. The cursor mov es to the ne xt 3-digit value . 15. Repeat steps 13 and 14 to finish enter ing all the 3-digit values of the Subnet Mask. A message to confir m the Subnet[...]

22 20. Repeat steps 18 and 19 to finish enter ing all the 3-digit values of the Gatew a y Address. A message to confir m the Gatew a y Address is display ed. 21. Press the ENTER button. The printer restar ts the system automatically , and “Initializing” is displa yed. 22. After approximately 3 min utes, y ou may chec k your settings . (1)On yo[...]

23 4.1.3 Step 3:Installing and Setting Up the IP P eer-to-P eer Windows Redirector Windows IP P eer-to-P eer printing allows Windo ws 95/Windows 98 workstations and Windows NT 4.0 workstations and servers to print to Network Card pr inters without an inter vening server and without using IPX. The main features of the Windows IP P eer- to-P eer prin[...]

24 Installation and Setup P erf or m the follo wing steps to install and set up the IP P eer-to-P eer Windows redirector . Bef ore the installation, confir m that the pr inter is connected to the network correctly and a “Ready” message is displa y ed on the pr inter’ s LCD panel. 1. Inser t the KX-PNBC8 CD-ROM into y our CD-ROM drive . 2. Cl[...]

25 7. Click Ne xt> . After cop ying files, the IP-P eerT oP eer Setup windo w is display ed. 8. Click Printers... . The Printers... window is displa yed, and a list of a vailab le pr inters connected to the network is displa yed in the A v ailable Printers: bo x. 9. Click OK . 10. Click OK to close the IP-P eerT oP eer Setup windo w . The Setup [...]

26 IP P eer-to-P eer Setup IP P eer-to-P eer printing allows y ou to pr int to a network pr inter f or networks without a file ser ver or f or networks where you do not w ant to use the ser ver f or printing. Use P eer-to-P eer printing on Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 95/Windows 98 systems . If you need to change IP P eer-to-P eer settings click on[...]

27 • IP P or t Base: The star ting por t number for the print server . Each print ser v er is assigned an IP por t number . By def ault, the Network Card will be assigned por t number 10001. Ho we ver , the network administrator can change this setting. If the print ser vers on y our network have been configured to use a diff erent set of por t [...]

28 The “Printers... ” b utton will allow y ou to list, search, remo v e and manually add printers to the Window’ s P or t Listing. The f ollowing options are av ailable on this screen: • OK : Selecting this button accepts all changes made to setup and e xits to the pre vious screen. • Cancel : Selecting this button discards an y changes m[...]

29 • Select : Selecting this button will flag the highlighted printer(s) with the “S” flag. Only 30 printers may be selected at one time . When displaying the POR T list during the process of adding or changing a printer , only Selected pr inters will be displa yed. • P ermanent : Selecting this button will flag the highlighted printer(s[...]

30 Setting Up Software of the IP P eer-to-P eer Windows Redirector Manuall y Y ou can add pr inters manually whene v er y ou cannot find printers automatically due to the router setup or hop count setting. In general, this should not be necessary . 1. Click Start , mov e the pointer to Programs , then click IP-P2P . The IP-P eerT oP eer Setup wind[...]

31 4.1.4 Step 4:Setting Up the Printer Driver and the Printer P ort For Windows 95/Windo ws 98 ■ If the printer driver is already installed Set up the printer por t. Important : When installing the pr inter driver , select Local printer when a message to select local printer or network pr inter appears. 1. Click Start , mov e the pointer to Setti[...]

32 5. F rom the Print to the f ollowing por t: box, select the printer por t specified in the IP P eer-to-P eer Windows redirector . 6. Click OK to close the printer proper ties window . Window:Windo ws 95[...]

33 ■ If the printer driver is not installed Install the printer dr iver and set up the printer por t. 1. Inser t the KX-P8415 CD-ROM into y our CD-ROM drive . 2. Click Start . 3. Click Run . 4. T ype in your CD-R OM dr ive name f ollo wed by :SETUP .EXE. 5. Click OK . 6. F ollow the instructions on the screen and select a language. The W elcome [...]

34 For Windows NT 4.0 ■ If the printer driver is already installed Set up the printer por t. 1. Click Start , mov e the pointer to Settings , then click Printers . 2. Using the right mouse button, clic k the pr inter with the Network Card installed. 3. Click Properties . The P anasonic KX-P8415 Printer Proper ties window is displa yed. 4. Click t[...]

35 ■ If the printer driver is not installed Install the printer dr iver and set up the printer por t. 1. Inser t the KX-P8415 CD-ROM into y our CD-ROM drive . 2. Click Start . 3. Click Run . 4. T ype in your CD-R OM dr ive name f ollo wed by :SETUP .EXE. 5. Click OK . 6. F ollow the instructions on the screen and select a language. The W elcome [...]

36 15. Select CD-ROM drive in the Look in: box and open WinNT , English , and Kx-p8415.inf , clic k Open . The Install F rom Disk windo w with the specified path display ed in the Cop y manuf acture’ s files from: bo x is displa yed. Note : CD-ROM driv e name varies depending on the computer . 16. Click OK . The Add Printer Wizard window with P[...]

37 ■ Setting up the separator page Note : The f ollowing steps are not required in Windows 95 and Windows 98 or if y ou do not wish to use the separator page on Windows NT 4.0. 1. Cop y the WinNTEnglishKx-p8415.sep file stored on the KX- P8415 CD-ROM to the system32 folder . 2. Click Start , mov e the pointer to Settings , then click Printers [...]

38 6. Click Separator P a g e ... . The Separator P age windo w is display ed. 7. Click Br owse... . 8. Select Kx-p8415.sep , then click Open . 9. Click OK . 10. Click OK to close the printer proper ties window .[...]

39 4.2 IPX P eer -to-P eer Printing The f ollowing steps describe how to set up direct printing from a computer (Windows 95/Windows 98) using IPX P eer-to-P eer printing. Step 1: Setting up the IPX/SPX protocol on a computer Step 2: Installing and setting up the IPX P eer-to-P eer Windows redirector Step 3: Setting up the printer dr iver and the pr[...]

40 Introduction and Preparation The P eer-to-P eer implementation uses the IPX/SPX stac ks that are provided with Windows 95/Windo ws 98. The provided redirector software will establish a connection with the printers suppor ting IPX P eer-to-P eer , without using an intermediate file ser ver , whether or not your network uses Nov ell NetWare . The[...]

41 Installation and Setup P erf or m the follo wing steps to install and set up the IPX P eer-to-P eer Windows redirector . Bef ore the installation, confir m that the pr inter is connected to the network correctly and a “Ready” message is displa y ed on the pr inter’ s LCD panel. 1. Inser t the KX-PNBC8 CD-ROM into y our CD-ROM drive . 2. C[...]

42 IPX P eer-to-P eer Setup IPX P eer-to-P eer printing allows y ou to print to a networ k printer for networks without a file ser ver or f or networks where you do not w ant to use the ser ver f or printing. Use peer-to-peer printing on Windo ws 95/Windows 98 systems. If you need to change IPX P eer-to-P eer settings click on the IPX-P2P menu ite[...]

43 • Find Printers : Selecting this b utton will initiate a search routine out to the network. This routine will then list all printers found on the netw ork by their print ser ver name (defined in the printer). The def ault pr int ser ver name f or a printer is a three letter identifier and the six digit serial number of the NIC (f or example,[...]

44 4.2.3 Step 3:Setting Up the Printer Driver and the Printer P ort ■ If the printer driver is already installed Set up the printer por t. Important : When installing the pr inter driver , select Local printer when a message to select local printer or network pr inter appears. 1. Click Start , mov e the pointer to Settings , then click Printers .[...]

45 5. F rom the Print to the f ollowing por t: box, select the printer por t specified in the IPX P eer-to-P eer Windows redirector . 6. Click OK to close the printer proper ties window . Window:Windo ws 95[...]

46 ■ If the printer driver is not installed Install the printer dr iver and set up the printer por t. 1. Inser t the KX-P8415 CD-ROM into y our CD-ROM drive . 2. Click Start . 3. Click Run . 4. T ype in your CD-R OM dr ive name f ollo wed by :SETUP .EXE. 5. Click OK . 6. F ollow the instructions on the screen and select a language. The W elcome [...]

47 4.3 LPR Printing 4.3.1 For Windo ws 95/Windows 98 Windows 95/Windo ws 98 comes with a TCP/IP stack. T o pr int with this protocol, a client also requires an lpr utility . This prog ram is av ailable from v ar ious sources. The lpr queue can be created on each workstation or the lpr queue can be created on one workstation and shared on the networ[...]

48 Assigning IP Address with ARP The Network Card must be on the same network segment as the workstation that you are using to configure it. The TCP/IP stac k must be installed and operating. The DHCP settings of the Network Card must be set to “Enable”. It can be set b y the printer panel or MAP utilities. 1. On your computer , click Start , [...]

49 4.3.2 For Windo ws NT 4.0 Windows NT 4.0 comes with TCP/IP and lpr capabilities but the y must be installed when the unit is configured. Y ou must install the TCP/IP Protocol, Simple TCP/IP Ser vices, and Microsoft TCP/IP Printing prior to enter ing the network printer on the workstation. Note : Once you ha ve lpr installed on a Windows NT Serv[...]

50 Assigning IP Address with ARP The Network Card must be on the same network segment as the workstation that you are using to configure it. The TCP/IP stac k must be installed and operating. The DHCP settings of the Network Card must be set to “Enable”. It can be set b y the printer panel or MAP utilities. 1. On your computer , click Start , [...]

51 Setting Up lpr on the W orkstation The f ollowing procedure is used to set up the lpr spooler on the Windows NT 4.0 ser ver . 1. Click Start , mov e the pointer to Settings , then click Printers . 2. Using the right mouse button, clic k the pr inter with the Network Card installed. 3. Click Properties . The P anasonic KX-P8415 Proper ties window[...]

52 Chapter 5 Printing via the Server Computer (Windo ws 95/Windows 98/Windo ws NT 4.0) There are IP P eer-to-P eer printing, IPX P eer-to-P eer printing and LPR pr inting as a method to print via the ser ver computer . 5.1 IP P eer -to-P eer Printing The f ollowing steps describe how to set up printing from the client computer (Windows 95/Windows 9[...]

53 5.1.1 Step 5:Sharing the Printer P ort on the Ser ver Computer For Windows 95/Windo ws 98 1. Click Start , mov e the pointer to Settings , then clic k Printers . 2. Using the right mouse button, clic k the pr inter with the Network Card installed. 3. Click Properties . The P anasonic KX-P8415 Proper ties window is displa yed. 4. Click the Sharin[...]

54 5.Click on the Shared As: button, then enter the printer name in the Share Name: bo x and if needed, enter Comment and P ass word. If you do not need to enter the pass w ord, proceed to step 8. Window:Windo ws 95[...]

55 6. Click OK . The P ass word Confir mation window is displa y ed. 7. Enter the pass word again, then Clic k OK . 8. Click OK to close the printer proper ties window . Window:Windo ws 95[...]

56 For Windows NT 4.0 Y ou must login to the ser ver computer as a supervisor to perform the follo wing steps. 1. Click Start , mov e the pointer to Settings , then clic k Printers . 2. Using the right mouse button, clic k the pr inter with the Network Card installed. 3. Click Properties . The P anasonic KX-P8415 Printer Proper ties window is displ[...]

57 5.1.2 Step 6:Setting Up the Printer Driver and the Printer P ort on the Client Computer For Windows 95/Windo ws 98 Important : Make sure to set the printer settings as shared on the ser ver computer in the proper ties window opened by clic king on the Network Neighborhood icon bef ore y ou proceed to the f ollowing steps . F or more inf ormation[...]

58 5. Click Add P ort... . The Add P or t window is displa yed. 6. Click on the Network b utton. 7. Click Bro wse ... . The Browse f or Printer window is displa yed. Window:Windo ws 95[...]

59 8. Click the printer which is connected to the ser v er . 9. Click OK . The screen retur ns to the Add P or t window and the printer to be used is displa yed in the Specify the netw or k path to the pr inter : bo x in the f ollowing manner . ser ver nameprinter name Window:Windo ws 95[...]

60 10. Click OK . The screen retur ns to the P anasonic KX-P8415 Proper ties window and the printer por t to be used is display ed in the Print to the f ollowing por t: bo x in the follo wing manner . ser ver nameprinter name 11. Click OK to close the printer proper ties window .[...]

61 ■ If the printer driver is not installed Install the printer dr iver . 1. Inser t the KX-P8415 CD-ROM into y our CD-ROM drive . 2. Click Start . 3. Click Run . 4. T ype in your CD-R OM dr ive name f ollo wed by :SETUP .EXE. 5. Click OK . 6. F ollow the instructions on the screen and select a language. The W elcome window is displa yed. Note :[...]

62 5. Click Add P ort... . The Add P or t window is displa yed. 6. Click on the Network b utton. 7. Click Bro wse ... . The Browse f or Printer window is displa yed. Window:Windo ws 95[...]

63 8. Click the printer which is connected to the ser v er . 9. Click OK . The screen retur ns to the Add P or t window and the printer to be used is displa yed in the Specify the netw or k path to the pr inter : bo x in the f ollowing manner . ser ver nameprinter name Window:Windo ws 95[...]

64 10. Click OK . The screen retur ns to the P anasonic KX-P8415 Proper ties window and the printer por t to be used is display ed in the Print to the f ollowing por t: bo x in the follo wing manner . ser ver nameprinter name 11. Click OK to close the printer proper ties window .[...]

65 For Windows NT 4.0 ■ If the printer driver is already installed Setup the printer por t. 1. Click Start , mov e the pointer to Settings , then clic k Printers . 2. Using the right mouse button, clic k the pr inter with the Network Card installed. 3. Click Properties . The P anasonic KX-P8415 Printer Proper ties window is displa yed. 4. Click t[...]

66 7. Specify the network path to the printer in the follo wing manner : ser ver nameprinter name, then clic k OK . 8. Click Close . 9. Click OK to close the printer proper ties window .[...]

67 ■ If the printer driver is not installed Install the printer dr iver and set up the printer por t. 1. Inser t the KX-P8415 CD-ROM into y our CD-ROM drive . 2. Click Start . 3. Click Run . 4. T ype in your CD-R OM dr ive name f ollo wed by :SETUP .EXE. 5. Click OK . 6. F ollow the instructions on the screen and select a language. The W elcome [...]

68 10. Click the Printer which is connected to the ser ver in the Shared Printers: bo x. The printer por t is display ed in the Printer : bo x in the f ollowing manner . ser ver nameprinter name 11. Click OK . The Add Printer Wizard window is displa yed. 12. If you use the KX-P8415 printer as the def ault pr inter , select Ye s , then click Next[...]

69 5.2 IPX P eer -to-P eer Printing The f ollo wing steps describe how to set up printing via the ser ver computer (Windo ws 95/Windows 98) from the client computer (Windo ws 95/Windows 98)using IPX P eer- to-P eer printing. Step 1: Setting up the IPX/SPX protocol on the ser ver computer Step 2: Installing and setting up the IPX P eer-to-P eer Wind[...]

70 5. Click on the Shared As: button, then enter the printer name in the Share Name: bo x and if needed, enter Comment and P ass word. If you do not enter the pass w ord, go to step 8. Window:Windo ws 95[...]

71 6. Click OK . The P ass word Confir mation window is displa y ed. 7. Enter the pass word again, then Clic k OK . 8. Click OK to close the printer proper ties window . Window:Windo ws 95[...]

72 5.2.2 Step 5:Setting Up the Printer Driver and the Printer P ort on the Client Computer Important : Make sure to set the printer settings as shared on the ser ver computer in the properties window opened b y clicking on the Netw ork Neighborhood icon bef ore you proceed to the f ollowing steps . For more inf ormation, refer to Help menu f or Win[...]

73 7. Click Bro wse ... . The Browse f or Printer window is displa yed. 8. Click the printer which is connected to the ser v er . 9. Click OK . The screen retur ns to the Add P or t window and the printer to be used is displa yed in the Specify the netw or k path to the pr inter : bo x in the f ollowing manner . ser ver nameprinter name Window:W[...]

74 10. Click OK . The screen retur ns to the P anasonic KX-P8415 Proper ties window and the printer por t to be used is display ed in the Print to the f ollowing por t: bo x in the follo wing manner . ser ver namepriner name 11. Click OK to close the printer proper ties window .[...]

75 ■ If the printer driver is not installed Install the printer dr iver . 1. Inser t the KX-P8415 CD-ROM into y our CD-ROM drive . 2. Click Start . 3. Click Run . 4. T ype in your CD-R OM dr ive name f ollo wed by :SETUP .EXE. 5. Click OK . 6. F ollow the instructions on the screen and select a language. The W elcome window is displa yed. Note :[...]

76 5. Click Add P ort... . The Add P or t window is displa yed. 6. Click on the Network b utton. 7. Click Bro wse ... . The Browse f or Printer window is displa yed. Window:Windo ws 95[...]

77 8. Click the printer which is connected to the ser v er . 9. Click OK . The screen retur ns to the Add P or t window and the printer to be used is displa yed in the Specify the netw or k path to the pr inter : bo x in the f ollowing manner . ser ver nameprinter name Window:Windo ws 95[...]

78 10. Click OK . The screen retur ns to the P anasonic KX-P8415 Proper ties window and the printer por t to be used is display ed in the Print to the f ollowing por t: bo x in the follo wing manner . ser ver namepriner name 11. Click OK to close the printer proper ties window .[...]

79 5.3 LPR Printing Ref er to section 4.3 on page 47 to set up the ser ver computer . Ref er to section 5.1.2 on page 57 to set up the client computer .[...]

80 Chapter 6 Using the Management Access Pr ogram or a Standar d W eb Br o wser MAP has the f ollowing requirements: • The Microsoft TCP/IP protocol stac k must be installed on this PC. It is not necessar y f or the network to suppor t TCP/IP . Ho we v er , the TCP/IP protocol m ust be installed on this PC e ven if the network does not suppor t i[...]

81 6.2 How to Install MAP in Windows The Management Access Program m ust be installed from Windows 95/Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0. It CANNOT be installed from DOS . Use the f ollowing procedures to install: 1. Star t Windows on your PC or w or kstation. 2. Inser t the KX-PNBC8 CD-ROM into y our CD-ROM drive . 3. Click Start , then clic k Run . 4. [...]

82 6.5 Dynamic Host Configuration Pr otocol DHCP is a ser vice much lik e BOOTP that pro vides a method for assignment and maintenance of IP addresses. The Network Card is able to obtain IP inf or mation from this ser vice. There are two user settab le variables related to the DHCP function. These are accessible in the TCP section of Netw or k Adm[...]

83 6.6 Windows Internet Name Service (WINS/DHCP) 6.6.1 Using WINS with y our Print Server WINS (Windows Internet Name Ser vice) allows a de vice , such as y our print ser ver , to register a NetBIOS name (f or example , KXP_993011) along with its current IP address (f or example , 199.92.187.171). A client that wishes to contact the printer uses th[...]

84 5. If you ha v e previously configured a DHCP Server to pro vide the pr int ser ver with the IP address of the Primar y WINS Server , the address will be shown on the TCP/IP Configuration Menu. Otherwise, enter the IP address of the Primar y NetBIOS Name Ser ver here . Y ou ma y optionally enter the IP address of a Secondar y NetBIOS Name Ser [...]

85 Chapter 7 NetW are Configuration Use this chapter if you will be printing from a Nov ell NetW are NOS. This chapter is divided into the f ollowing sections: • Configuring NetW are 3.x describes how to configure the Network Card f or use with V ersion 3.x. Use PCONSOLE to set up the print ser ver function. • Configuring NetW are 4.x in Bi[...]

86 7.1 Configuring NetW are 3.x Bef ore configur ing NetW are, you m ust deter mine if the Network Card has its desired name. Y ou ma y use MAP or an IP Browser . The f ollowing steps are the general procedure f or configuring the Networ k Card. Y ou must ha ve supervisor pr ivileges to do this configuration. These steps are co vered in detail [...]

87 7.1.2 Create Print Queues The print ser ver must be assigned to at least one print queue on the file ser ver . • If the print queue that you want the Netw ork Card to ser vice already e xists , and you know the name of this queue , go to section 7.1.3 on page 87 . • If you do not kno w the name of the queue, or it does not e xist, use the f[...]

88 Note : If desired, this name can be changed using MAP or Web Bro wser utilities. The screen e xample shows how to enter the print ser ver name f or a print ser ver with a serial number of KXP_995310. 3. Press the ENTER k ey to add the print ser ver name to the Print Ser vers list.[...]

89 7.1.4 Configure the Print Server Use the f ollowing procedures to configure the Print Ser ver's function: 1. Choose the print ser v er name from the Print Server s list and press the ENTER key . The Print Ser v er Information menu is displa yed. 2. Choose Print Server Configuration from the menu and press the ENTER key . 3. Choose Printe[...]

90 7.1.5 Assign Print Queues to the Printer When you assign queues to the defined printer , y ou author ize the print ser ver to ser vice these queues. Note : Do not assign the same queue to two diff erent print ser vers. If a queue is assigned to multiple print ser vers , pr int jobs ma y not go to the intended pr inter . 1. Choose Queues Service[...]

91 7.1.6 Set Up Notify Options f or the Printer T o enable the print ser ver to notify users or user groups if a prob lem occurs with the printer , set up the Notify options. The print ser v er suppor ts the enhanced NO TIFY options f or pr inters, including inf or ming users when the printer : • Is off-line, jammed, opened, or out of paper • R[...]

92 7.1.7 Installing the Print Server on Multiple File Ser vers T o install the pr int ser ver on more than one file server , perf or m the procedures described in section 7.1.1 through section 7.1.6 f or each file ser ver . Y ou must use the same name and pass w ord for the print ser ver (or no pass word) on all file servers . Y ou set the pass [...]

93 7.1.9 Preferred File Servers The MAP or Web Bro wser utilities allow y ou to identify a preferred file server , to be identified within the Network Card itself. If a preferred file server is listed, the Network Card will attach to this identified file ser ver instead of initiating the automatic search. If the pref erred file ser ver is als[...]

94 7.2 Configuring NetW are 4.x Nov ell's NetW are 4.x can operate in two modes NetW are Director y Ser vices (NDS) and Binder y Ser vices Emulation. F or NDS, see section 7.4 on page 112 . These ser vices run simultaneously and transparently to each other . The Netw or k Card ma y be configured to operate with Bindery Ser vices mode only (t[...]

95 7.2.2 Configure in Bindery Mode with PCONSOLE Once you confirm the ser ver has Bindery Context, use the f ollowing procedures to configure the Network Card. 1. Login to the network as ADMIN. 2. T ype PCONSOLE and press the ENTER ke y . The f ollowing screen is displa yed. 3. When the A vailab le Options menu is displa yed, press the o k ey (f[...]

96 8. Press the ESC k ey to mov e to the Ne w print queue field. Enter a name and press the ENTER key . 9. Press the ESC k ey to mov e to the Printer type field and press the ENTER ke y . F rom the list of printer types, select Other/Unkno wn and press the ENTER key . 10. When you are finished, press the u k ey to sa ve the configur ation. Repe[...]

97 7.3 Configuring NetW are 5 NetW are 5 can operate in two modes NetW are Directory Ser vices (NDS). Proceed to the appropriate section depending on the currently used network protocol. • Using IPS/SPX protocol • Using TCP/IP protocol 7.3.1 When using IPS/SPX pr otocol Bef ore setting up the ser ver computer and the client computer , the fram[...]

98 7.3.3 NDPS Method (Using PServer Method) After setting up the frame type, perf orm the follo wing procedures for printing via the ser ver computer (NetW are 5) from the client computer (Windo ws 95/Windows 98). Step 1: Set up the PSer ver Step 2: Set up the printer settings of the ser ver computer Step 3: Set up the printer settings of the clien[...]

99 5. Star t the Net W are Administrator . The Network Administrator window is displa y ed. 6. If the NDPS Manager has been activ ated, proceed to step 17. If the NDPS Manager has not been the activ ated, mov e to the conte xt where you want to create NDPS Manager object, then select Create from the Objects menu. The New Object windo w is displa ye[...]

100 7. Select NDPS Manager from the Class of New Object: box, then clic k OK . The Create NDPS Manager Object window is displa y ed. 8. T ype a NDPS Manager name in the NDPS Manager Name: bo x.F or e xample, NDPS_ MANA GER. 9. Click on the Bro wse button ( ) displa y ed next to the Resident Ser v er : bo x. The Select Object window is displa y ed.[...]

101 10. Mov e to the context of which the server computer e xists to station the NDPS Manager in the Browse conte xt: bo x. (If the current conte xt is suitable , there is no need to mov e.) F rom the A v ailable objects: box, select the server computer that stations the NDPS Manager , then clic k OK . The screen retur ns to the NDPS Manager Object[...]

102 16. T ype “NWCONFIG” on the console screen, then press the ENTER key . The NetW are Configuration men u is display ed. 17. Choose NCF Files Option from the Configuration Option, then press the ENTER key . The A v ailable NCF Files Option menu is displa y ed. 18. Select EDIT A UT OEXEC .NCF file, then press the ENTER key . The File: A UT [...]

103 27. Click on the Define Additional Proper ties: bo x and click Create . The Create Printer Agent window is displa yed. 28. Click on the Bro wse button ( ) displa yed ne xt to the NDPS Manager Name: bo x. The Select Object window is displa y ed. 29. Mov e to the context of which the NDPS manager e xists in the Browse conte xt: bo x. (If the cur[...]

104 30. Click OK . The Configure Nov ell PDS f or Pr inter Agent window is displa y ed. 31. Click OK . The Configure P or t Handler f or Pr inter Agent window is displa yed.[...]

105 32. Select Forw ard Jobs to a Queue in the Connection T ype box, then click Ne xt . 33. Click on the Bro wse button ( ) displa yed ne xt to the Queue Name: bo x. The Select Object window is displa y ed.[...]

106 34. Mov e to the context of which the queue y ou created in PSer ver e xists in the Browse conte xt: bo x. (If the current conte xt is suitab le, there is no need to mov e.) F rom the A v ailable objects: box, select the queue y ou created in PSer ver configur ation and click OK . The screen retur ns to the Configure P or t Handler for Printe[...]

107 37. Click Finish . The Select Printer Dr ivers windo w is displa yed. Important : If the password is configured to the user who administr ates, the pass word is required on the console screen of the ser ver computer . Mov e to the ser ver computer immediately and enter the pass word before “Loading Printer Agent ” message appears. 38. Clic[...]

108 39. Click OK . The NDPS Printer window is displa yed after the NDPS Printer Object Creation message. 40. Click Cancel . Setting up the printer settings of the client computer (Windows 95/Windo ws 98) Ref er to “F or Windows 95 / Windows 98 ” of section 5.1.2 on page 57 .[...]

109 7.3.4 NDPS Method (Using UNIX Method) P erf or m the follo wing procedures for printing via the ser ver computer (NetW are 5) from the client computer (Windows 95/Windo ws 98). Step 1: Set up the printer settings of the ser ver computer Step 2: Set up the printer settings of the client computer Setting Up the printer settings of the server comp[...]

110 4. T ype the pr inter name in the Pr inter Name bo x. F or e xample, KXP8415-1. 5. Click Finish . The Select Printer Dr ivers windo w is displa yed. Important : If the password is configured to the user who administr ates, the pass word is required on the console screen of the ser ver computer . Mov e to the ser ver computer immediately and en[...]

111 7. Click OK . The NDPS Printer window is displa yed after the NDPS Printer Object Creation message. 8. Click Cancel. The screen retur ns to the NetW are Administrator windo w and the NDPS printer you created is displa yed. Setting up the printer settings of the client computer (Windows 95/Windo ws 98) Ref er to “F or Windows 95 / Windows 98 ?[...]

112 7.4 Configuring the Netw ork Card in NetW are Director y Services NetW are Director y Ser vices (NDS) offers a diff erent, more adv anced approach to network management than pre vious NetW are v ersions. Gener ally , it stores and tracks all network objects. As a rule, all 4.x or 5 servers m ust hav e NDS loaded in order to function. In this w[...]

113 7.4.1 Create Printer Object 1. Click the NW ADMIN icon in the NetW are T ools group in Windo ws. The NetW are Administrator windo w is display ed. T o br ing up your Director y T ree, open a Browser windo w by clic king the T ools menu item then the Br owse item. 2. Highlight the Organizational Unit or Organization where you w ant to create the[...]

114 3. When the New Object windo w is displa yed, scroll do wn the Class of New Object: box, select the Printer icon and click OK . 4. When the Create Printer window is displa y ed, type a value in the Printer Name field and clic k Create . 7.4.2 Create Print Server Object 1. Again, highlight the Organizational Unit, select the Object item from th[...]

115 7.4.3 Create Print Queue Object 1. Once again, highlight the Organizational Unit, select the Object item from the menu and choose Create . 2. At the New Object windo w , scroll do wn the Class of New Object: bo x, select the Print Queue icon, and click OK . 3. At the Create Print Queue screen, clic k on the Director y Service Queue button, then[...]

116 4. Click the object (hard driv e) of your choice and it will appear in the Selected Object: field. Click OK . The full volume will no w appear in the Print Queue V olume: field. Finally , click Create .[...]

117 7.4.4 Assign Printer Object 1. Go to the Director y T ree. Double clic k the printer object just created and bring up the Pr inter window . See belo w . Find the Assignments button on the right-side of the window and clic k Add .[...]

118 2. When the Select Object window is displa y ed, find the pr int queue object just created among the choices listed in the Objects: bo x and select it. Click OK and the print queue just created is added to the Print Queues: bo x in the Printer: windo w . Click OK again.[...]

119 7.4.5 Assign Print Server Object 1. At the Director y T ree, doub le click the print ser ver object y ou just created and bring up the Pr int Ser ver windo w . 2. At the Print Server: windo w , click Assignments and Ad d... to bring up the Select Object window . Select the printer object just created from the Objects: bo x and clic k OK . Now t[...]

120 7.4.6 Chec k Assignments At the Directory T ree , double clic k the Print Queue object you just created. At the Print Queue: window , clic k Assignments . If you configured the print queue and printer correctly they will appear in the proper bo xes on the Print Queue: window . Press Cancel . 7.4.7 Set Up and Reset the Printer NW ADMIN configu[...]

121 7.5 Netw ork Card Configuration The MAP utility or an IP Web Bro wser must be used to define the conte xt and tree of the Print Ser ver . It is also used to change the print server name, set a pass word, modify scan and frame search parameters , and sent in binder y-mode specific values . Use the MAP utility or IP Web Bro wser (refer to Chap[...]

122 6. If the Print Ser v er is to be operated under No vell Directory Ser vices, type in a Context entry and Preferred NDS T ree entr y in the appropriate fields. Be sure to give the whole conte xt, whether typed or typeless , and do not begin your conte xt path with a tr ailing period ( . ). If you don't know y our tree, type: whoami at the[...]

123 11. Entered values do not tak e eff ect until the Networ k Card is reset or pow er cycled. Y ou may reset from MAP or the W eb Bro wser by retur ning to the Home or Network Administration page, and clic k Reset under System . Now click Reset Unit . Alter nativ ely , y ou may pow er cycle the pr inter . The new NetW are v alues should now be in [...]

124 7.6 Using the No vell PCONSOLE Utility This section e xplains ho w to use the PCONSOLE utility to perform the follo wing tasks: • Attach and select a file ser ver • Select or delete queues f or the pr int ser ver • Set-up the Notify function See the NetW are Print Ser v er Manual f or detailed information on this utility . Note : Y ou mu[...]

125 7.6.2 Changing Print Queues When you print a file, y our system sends the file to a print queue. The print ser ver assigned to that queue e xtracts the print job and sends it to the assigned pr inter . If a print ser ver is servicing queues on multiple file ser vers, y ou must assign queues to the printer on each file ser ver . T o change t[...]

126 7.6.3 How to Set Up Notify (NetW are 3.x Binder y mode only) Y ou can specify users or groups of users that are notified if a problem occurs when a print job is sent to the pr inter . If the print ser ver is servicing queues on multiple file ser vers , you must set up a NO TIFY list f or each file ser ver . T o set up NO TIFY , use the f oll[...]

127 Chapter 8 Operation and T roub leshooting This chapter describes nor mal operation of the Network Card in the printer , and also provides inf or mation on how to troub leshoot any problems y ou might hav e with the Network Card. 8.1 LED Status Indicator The Network Card has two LED status indicators: amber and green. The amber LED generally ind[...]

128 LED P atterns And the printer is... THEN THE NIC... Operating Condition Green LED is ON solid. First powered on. Is perf or ming self-tests. Normal A waiting print jobs. Is functioning properly . Normal Green LED - blinks 3 times and sta ys on. Finished with self-tests. Prints out the status page. Normal Green LED blinks rapidly . P erf orming [...]

129 8.2 Status P age The Status/Configuration repor t is sent as a print job to the pr inter when the print ser ver is po wered on. F or e xample, the repor t on the next page sho ws the configuration of the print ser ver immediately bef ore the repor t is pr inted. The status page is set to “Disable” by def ault, but it is alter able to Enab[...]

130 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Unit Serial No: 995319 Version: xx.xx Network Address: 00:80:f0:20:2f:f7 Network Topology: Ethernet Connector: RJ45 Network Speed: 100 Megabits Novell Network Information enabled Print Server Name: KXP_995319 Password Defined: No Preferred Server Name: NW41_ETHER Directory [...]

131 8.3 Resetting the Print Server to Factory Default Y ou can cause the Networ k Card to restore all parameters to f actor y def ault values , so the Network Card appears just as it came from the factory . Y ou may choose to do this when the Network Card is mov ed to a new location where the en vironment (NetWare file ser vers , IP subnets, and s[...]

132 8.4 How to Dia gnose Pr oblems Use the f ollowing list to deter mine the cause of printing problems: 1. V erify that the pr inter is functioning proper ly . • Is the printer pr inting? Make sure the printer is operating properly by causing it to generate a test page. See the KX-P8415 pr inter's Setup Guide and Ref erence Guide for instru[...]

133 8.5 T roub leshooting Checklists f or the NetW are Pr otocol Use the checklists in this section to identify and solv e problems . It is recommended you use MAP to get the NetW are setup and parameter v alues. If you ha v e not resolv ed the prob lem after running MAP , go through the checklists in this section. NetW are Chec klist • Is the pr[...]

134 W orkstation Checklist • Is the network loaded onto the workstation? See the NetW are documentation. • Is the application set up to print to the pr inter? F or instance, are you using the correct driver? • Is the workstation connected to the correct print queue? Pr int a file and verify that the file goes to the queue. • Are the print[...]

135 Printer Server/File Server/Printer Checklist Check the f ollowing to see if: • The Network Card can log into the file ser ver , and can service jobs from a File Ser ver . • The print ser ver name is listed on that File Server . • The pass word assigned to the Network Card through PCONSOLE matches the pass word assigned through MAP . Use [...]

136 Appendix A J umper Settings The Network Card will nor mally automatically configure the network configuration without the need to access internal jumpers. How ev er , there are cer tain jumpers on the board that you ma y hav e to access under cer tain circumstances. If y ou need to change the jumpers, f ollow the steps in this section. HANDLI[...]

137 A.1 Network Car d and J umper Locations The illustration belo w shows the location of each of the jumpers on the 100BaseTX/ 10BaseT Network Card with an RJ-45 connector only . A.2 Reset to Factory The Network Card ma y be restored to f actory default conditions b y jumper (OP2). The function of OP2 is to reconfigure NVRAM. Do this when a unit [...]

138 Appendix B Specifications B.1 Network Car d The f ollowing table pro vide general specifications f or the Networ k Card. B.2 Network Cab le Use the f ollo wing univ ersal Ethernet standard when configur ing your RJ-45 connector of network cable to connect to the 100BaseTX/10BaseT connector of the Network Card. Important : For 10BaseT use Cat[...]

139 Numerics 100BaseTX ........................................................... 138 10BaseT ................................................................ 138 A Assign Print Queues ............................................ 90 Assign Print Server Object .............................. 119 Assign Printer Object ................................[...]

140 I Indicator LED Status .................................................... 127 Install Print Server on Multiple File Servers 92 Installation MAP in Windows ........................................... 81 Installing the Network Card ............................... 10 IP Peer-to-Peer Printing ............................. 16 , 52 IP Peer-to-Peer [...]

141 Print Server Object Assigning ....................................................... 119 Create ............................................................. 114 Printer Assigning Print Queues .............................. 90 Power Cycle ................................................. 120 Set Up Notify Options ..............................[...]