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PhaserShare Networking Manual iii 1 Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers Key components for networking Tektronix color printers 1 Network installation overview 6 The printer’s Configuration Page 6 How to tell which protocols are enabled 8 The printer’s networking software 8 Support for DOS systems 10 Tektronix PhaserPrint for UNIX sof[...]

iv PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) Setting the printer’s IP addressing parameters 55 General information on setting IP parameters (front panel) 57 Setting IP parameters: Phaser 840 printer front panel 57 Setting IP parameters: Phaser 740 printer front panel 58 Setting IP parameters: Phaser 780 printer [...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual v 12 PhaserLink Printer Management Software System requirements 121 Multiple language support 121 Accessing printer information from a browser 122 Printer information pages 122 Printer status display 124 PhaserLink Printer Management Software help files 125 Setting printer parameters: PhaserLink Printer Management Soft[...]

vi PhaserShare Networking Manual 16 Resetting the Printer Resetting the printer: PhaserLink Printer Management Software 167 Resetting your printer using the Apple Printer Utility 168 17 FTP Interface Index[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 1 Chapter 1 Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers This manual provides information for system administrators and others who need to install T ektr onix Phaser 840, Phaser 740, Phaser 780, and Phaser 360 printers equipped with PhaserShare Series B network interfaces. ■ Before using this manual, unpack and set[...]

2 PhaserShare Networking Manual 1 Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers PhaserShare Series B netw ork interface The Phaser 840, 740, 780, and 360 printers support the PhaserShare Series B network interface. These printers are equipped with a built-in PhaserShar e Series B network interface with a 10BaseT Ethernet connector . This printer c[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 3 Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers 1 Recognizing PhaserShare Series B interfaces and earlier PhaserShare car ds On your network, you may have some T ektr onix printers equipped with PhaserShare Series B interfaces and other T ektronix printers equipped with earlier PhaserShare car ds. Printers equipped wi[...]

4 PhaserShare Networking Manual 1 Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers En vironments supported T ektr onix Phaser printers are compatible with mixed PC, Macintosh, and UNIX environments. The printer automatically switches between the printer ’s ports and network protocols to service all computers on the network. Phaser printers are comp[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 5 Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers 1 Phaser printers are compatible with Banyan V ines and Microsoft LAN Manager servers; however , third-party interfaces ar e required. Contact T ektronix T echnical Support for more information (see Chapter 14, “Getting Help”). Workstations UNIX Macintosh Windows 95 [...]

6 PhaserShare Networking Manual 1 Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers Netw ork installation o ver view The printer’ s Configuration P age Y our printer can generate a Configuration Page that lists the following information: ■ General printer information, including T ekColor settings ■ Communication and network parameters for all [...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers 1 Printing a Configuration P age: Phaser 840 front panel 1. When the front panel displays READY TO PRINT , pr ess the down-arrow button until Menu is highlighted. Press Select . 2. Press the down-arr ow button until Printer Configuration is highlighted. Press Select . 3[...]

8 PhaserShare Networking Manual 1 Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers Ho w to tell which pr otocols are enabled All protocols can be enabled and disabled. The Configuration Page r eports which protocols ar e enabled. If a protocol is enabled, the field for that protocol lists the current parameters. If the protocol is disabled, the fiel[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 9 Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers 1 Obtaining netw orking software for Phaser 360 printer s Y ou obtain the networking softwar e from the CD-ROM by running the installer: 1. Locate and run the installer on the printer ’s CD-ROM. On a PC, the file is SETUP .EXE ; on a Macintosh, it is Phaser 360 Instal[...]

10 PhaserShare Networking Manual 1 Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers Suppor t for DOS systems For information on installing T ektr onix printers in DOS environments, see the printer ’s CD-ROM. They contain PostScript utility files that can be sent to the printer for network configuration in DOS environments. They also contain a DOS[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 11 Chapter 2 PhaserShare Series B Network Interfaces PhaserShare Series B network car ds work with the Phaser 840, 740, 780, and 360 printers. Printers that work with PhaserShare Series B network cards have a built-in PhaserShare Series B Ethernet interface on the r ear panel. Earlier printers (Phaser 380, 350, 340, 56[...]

12 PhaserShare Networking Manual 2 PhaserShare Series B Network Interfaces Ethernet connections and indicators The printer’ s built-in Ethernet connector The printer ’s built-in Ethernet connector has the following connections and indicators: 1. LINK indicator (Phaser 360 only); on indicates a working connection to a hub, off indicates no conne[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 13 PhaserShare Series B Network Interfaces 2 Ethernet cables and termination N O T E T o fully comply with EMI specifications, the use of shielded or screened cables ma y be required. “Shielded” describes IBM-defined cables used with the DB-9 connector . “Screened” describes cables that are electrically simil[...]

14 PhaserShare Networking Manual 2 PhaserShare Series B Network Interfaces PhaserShare Series B T oken Ring card The PhaserShare Series B T oken Ring port conforms to the IEEE 802.5 standard. W ith the PhaserShare Series B T oken Ring car d, you can connect the printer directly to a T oken Ring network using shielded twisted pair (STP; IBM T ype 1)[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 15 PhaserShare Series B Network Interfaces 2 Ring speed jumper The T oken Ring car d is equipped with a single three-pin jumper to set the ring speed. There ar e two settings: 4 Mbps and 16 Mbps. N O T E If you receiv ed y our printer with the T oken Ring card already installed, y ou must turn off the printer and remov[...]

16 PhaserShare Networking Manual 2 PhaserShare Series B Network Interfaces T oken Ring configuration Y ou can set the T oken Ring Frame Routing from the printer ’s front panel. When you have the Frame Routing set, you may want to set other T oken Ring parameters. See “How to configure T oken Ring parameters:” on page 19. See the table “T [...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 17 PhaserShare Series B Network Interfaces 2 Setting Frame Routing from the Phaser 780 printer fr ont panel When the T oken Ring car d is installed in the printer , you can set the Frame Routing from the printer ’s front panel. The choices ar e T ransparent (no source routing) or Source Route (use source r outing). 1[...]

18 PhaserShare Networking Manual 2 PhaserShare Series B Network Interfaces T oken Ring parameters P arameter Description Choices Network Address T ok en Ring Address (by default, this is a bit-s wapped version of the printer’ s Printer ID , and it is a unique address on the network). Y ou can supply a Locally Administered Address. Any v alid T ok[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 19 PhaserShare Series B Network Interfaces 2 How to configure T oken Ring parameters: ■ On UNIX systems, you can use the script config-T okenRing , provided with the printer ’s network utilities software. See the next topic, “Using the config-T okenRing script”. ■ On PCs, you can edit the PostScript utilit[...]

20 PhaserShare Networking Manual 2 PhaserShare Series B Network Interfaces 6. Make an entry into the host’s ARP (Address Resolution Pr otocol) table defining the printer ’s Printer Name/T oken Ring address pair . In general, this requir es a command corresponding to one of the following syntax examples: 7. T urn on the printer . 8. Use the hos[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 21 PhaserShare Series B Network Interfaces 2 Using PhaserLink Printer Management Software to configure T oken Ring For information on connecting to your printer via PhaserLink Printer Management Software, see “Accessing printer information fr om a browser” on page 122. For general information on PhaserLink Printer[...]

22 PhaserShare Networking Manual 2 PhaserShare Series B Network Interfaces PhaserShare Series B LocalT alk card W ith the PhaserShare Series B LocalT alk car d, you can connect the printer to a LocalT alk network. Both the LocalT alk connection on the card and the Ethernet connector on the printer ’s rear panel are simultaneously active. When a P[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 23 PhaserShare Series B Network Interfaces 2 LocalT alk connectors and cables LocalT alk connectors and cables ar e available through your local reseller . This illustration shows two commonly used types of LocalT alk connectors: 1. Self-terminating connector 2. Connector that requir es an external terminator , dependi[...]

24 PhaserShare Networking Manual 2 PhaserShare Series B Network Interfaces[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 25 Chapter 3 EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TokenTalk Configuration Bef ore y ou begin Before you begin the configuration, complete the following steps: ■ Y our printer should be set up, connected to the network, and turned on. See your printer ’s user documentation for information about setting up and turning on the p[...]

26 PhaserShare Networking Manual 3 EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TokenTalk Configuration Finding the printer’ s name in the Chooser 1. From the Apple menu, select Chooser . 2. In the upper-left corner of the Chooser , find the driver icon. (If the driver icon does not appear in the Chooser , install the printer driver .) Click the driver icon. 3. If[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 27 EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TokenTalk Configuration 3 Changing the printer’ s name (optional) There ar e three ways to change the printer ’s name: ■ Use the Apple Printer Utility ; see “Changing the printer ’s name: Apple Printer Utility” on page 28. ■ W ith a TCP/IP connection and a W orld W ide W eb br[...]

28 PhaserShare Networking Manual 3 EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TokenTalk Configuration Changing the printer’ s name: Apple Printer Utility 1. Locate the Apple Printer Utility , included with your printer ’s network utilities software. 2. Double-click the Apple Printer Utility icon; the Printer Selector window is displayed. 3. Select the zone (if [...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 29 EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TokenTalk Configuration 3 Changing the printer’ s EtherT alk/T okenT alk zone (optional) There ar e two ways to change the printer ’s zone: ■ W ith a TCP/IP connection and a W orld W ide W eb browser , you can use PhaserLink Printer Management Software; see “Changing the printer ’[...]

30 PhaserShare Networking Manual 3 EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TokenTalk Configuration T roub leshooting If the printer is not in the Chooser , use the following troubleshooting pr ocedure. 1. Check that the Configuration Page shows a printer name, a node number , and a zone. ■ If there is no node number , verify that the printer is pr operly cabl[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 31 Chapter 4 Novell NetWare Configuration The printer’ s NetW are interface The printer ’s NetW are interface supports the Print Server (PSER VER) operating mode. Under the NetW ar e networking model, print jobs are stored in queues (directories) on a file server . A print server takes print jobs from the queues a[...]

32 PhaserShare Networking Manual 4 Novell NetWare Configuration Other features The printer ’s NetW are interface supports up to 32 queues and eight file servers in any combination when in bindery mode. No additional V APs (V alue Added Procedur es), NLMs (Network Loadable Modules), or TSRs (T erminate Stay Resident programs) ar e required to ins[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 33 Novell NetWare Configuration 4 Configuration software f or NetW are Windows software ■ PhaserShare Administrator (T ektronix). Use this application to configure the printer and the network when using NetW ar e 3.x and 4.x. ■ NW Admin (Novell). Use this utility to manage existing queues on networks running NetW[...]

34 PhaserShare Networking Manual 4 Novell NetWare Configuration Using the PhaserShare Administrator Quic k Configuration Wizard Log on to the file server NetW are 3.x. Log on to the default NetW ar e file server as SUPER VISOR or SUPER VISOR equivalent. Many of the operations performed using the PhaserShare Administrator requir e SUPER VISOR pri[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 35 Novell NetWare Configuration 4 Select a print server In the Main window Printer List , click the print server name/printer name. N O T E If the printer does not show up in the list of av ailable printers, there could be a network hardware prob lem, an incorrect frame type, or incorrect search options settings (see ?[...]

36 PhaserShare Networking Manual 4 Novell NetWare Configuration Information needed f or NDS connections ■ Specify the current Directory Services T ree ; (the tree where the print server will reside). ■ Specify the current Directory Services Context . (the location in the directory services tr ee where the print server will reside). ■ Create a[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 37 Novell NetWare Configuration 4 T esting from the PhaserShare Administrator The following steps provide a simple test of the Administrator: 1. Click Search Options . 2. In the Search Options dialog box, click the following radio buttons: a. Sort by: Print Server Name b. Select by: All T ektronix Printers 3. Click OK [...]

38 PhaserShare Networking Manual 4 Novell NetWare Configuration Cannot submit job to a queue Use the NW Admin to verify that the user is a queue user . 1. Log in as ADMIN and launch the NW Admin utility . Browse the dir ectory services tree to the location of the print queue object for this printer . Double-click the print queue object to view its [...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 39 Novell NetWare Configuration 4 3. V erify that there was an available connection slot for the printer . Since the printer consumes a login connection, the file server may need an available connection for the printer to log in. 4. V erify that the password the printer saved (if one was set) is the same as the one on[...]

40 PhaserShare Networking Manual 4 Novell NetWare Configuration Setting IPX frame types fr om the fr ont panel Setting IPX frame types: Phaser 840 1. When the front panel displays READY TO PRINT , pr ess the down-arrow button until Menu is highlighted. Press Select . 2. Press the down-arr ow button until Printer Configuration is highlighted. Press [...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 41 Novell NetWare Configuration 4 3. Enable or disable the frame type: a. Press ----> until the frame type you want is displayed. b. Press Menu to display the curr ent status of the frame type: Enabled or Disabled. c. Press ----> until the frame type is either Enabled or Disabled , as desired. d. Press OK to ente[...]

42 PhaserShare Networking Manual 4 Novell NetWare Configuration 2. Access the menu of frame types: a. Press the right arr ow button until the front panel displays NetWare . b. Press Menu ; the fr ont panel displays Interface . c. Press the right arr ow button until the front panel displays IPX Frame Type . d. Press Menu ; the front panel displays t[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 43 Chapter 5 PhaserShare Administrator Software for NetWare Networks PhaserShare Administrator software makes your T ektr onix color printer easier to use in a NetW ar e environment. It provides network administrators with printer management capabilities, job accounting information, and configuration information. This[...]

44 PhaserShare Networking Manual 5 PhaserShare Administrator Software for NetWare Networks NetW are configuration with the PhaserShare Administrator The PhaserShare Administrator allows you to configure and administer your T ektr onix printer and the queues it services, while providing functionality not available with PCONSOLE . The PhaserShare A[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 45 PhaserShare Administrator Software for NetWare Networks 5 Installation methods The installer supports the following installation methods: ■ Standard install. This is the recommended installation method; it copies the necessary files to your workstation’s hard disk. All program features are installed automatical[...]

46 PhaserShare Networking Manual 5 PhaserShare Administrator Software for NetWare Networks Using the PhaserShare Administrator Launching the PhaserShare Administrator 1. Log in to a file server as SUPER VISOR or ADMIN. 2. Start W indows. 3. The installer places (by default) the PhaserShare Administrator icon in a folder/group called PhaserT ools .[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 47 PhaserShare Administrator Software for NetWare Networks 5 4. In the Printer List, locate the desired printer . ■ The Printer List displays only T ektronix printers from the NetW are file servers that were attached when you launched the PhaserShar e Administrator . ■ If the list is long, you may need to use the [...]

48 PhaserShare Networking Manual 5 PhaserShare Administrator Software for NetWare Networks Specifying sear ch options: the Search Options dialog bo x 1. In the Main window , click Search Options ; this displays the Search Options dialog box. If you are logged on to an NDS file server , these buttons ar e grayed-out: ■ File Server ■ FS/Queue ?[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 49 PhaserShare Administrator Software for NetWare Networks 5 2. Choose a Select by option to limit the number of printers in the list, or choose a Sort by option to present all the printers in a particular or der . Choose only one select or sort option. T o select or sort the printers in the list, follow the procedur e[...]

50 PhaserShare Networking Manual 5 PhaserShare Administrator Software for NetWare Networks Printer Not Responding dialog bo x If you click a printer name and the PhaserShare Administrator displays the Printer Not Responding dialog box, quit and restart the PhaserShar e Administrator . If you still get the same dialog box when you select the printer[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 51 Chapter 6 TCP/IP Configuration Overview This chapter provides an overview of TCP/IP configuration. For detailed printer configuration instructions, r efer to Chapter 7, “TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms)”; for host configuration instructions, r efer to the chapter for your environment: ■ Chapter[...]

52 PhaserShare Networking Manual 6 TCP/IP Configuration Overview Bef ore y ou begin ■ Do not turn on the printer yet. Y our printer should be set up and connected to the network. See your printer ’s user documentation for information about setting up the printer . For information about connecting the printer to the network, see Chapter 2, “Ph[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 53 TCP/IP Configuration Overview 6 TCP/IP configuration o ver view 9789-09 Print the Configuration Page Configure host • Host table • Print queue Configure printer Where should the printer’s IP addressing information be stored? Printer OR Use Tektronix-supplied UNIX shell scripts to generate PostScript configura[...]

54 PhaserShare Networking Manual 6 TCP/IP Configuration Overview[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 55 Chapter 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) There ar e two steps to printer configuration: 1. Set the printer ’s IP address and other addr essing information. The Phaser 840, 740 and 780 printers support the use of IP host name as well as IP addresses. 2. Set the printer ’s other TCP/IP parameters (o[...]

56 PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) There ar e five ways to set the printer ’s IP addr ess and other IP parameters: ■ Use the printer ’ s front panel. See “General information on setting IP parameters (front panel)” on page 57. ■ Server-based printer configuration. This method uses RARP (Rev[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 57 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7 General inf ormation on setting IP parameters (fr ont panel) Y ou can set IP address, network mask, gateway address, and br oadcast address from the front panel. See the following topics for pr ocedures for each of the following printers: ■ “Setting IP parameters: P[...]

58 PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 5. Set the IP address: a. Press the down arr ow button until IP Address is highlighted. Press Select . b. Press the left or right arr ow buttons to highlight the 3-digit part of the address that you want to set. Pr ess the up or down arrow keys to change the numbers. c.[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 59 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7 c. Press Select to display the IP address. For example: d. Press + to set the left-most digit of the addr ess. e. Press ----> to advance to the next digit. Pr ess + to set this digit. f. Use ----> and + as described in Step e to set the remaining digits. g. When t[...]

60 PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7. The printer calculates the broadcast addr ess based on the IP address and the network mask. However , the broadcast addr ess can be viewed and set using the following procedur e: a. Press ----> until Broadcast Address is displayed. b. Press Select ; the fr ont pan[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 61 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7 5. T o set the IP address: a. Press Menu again; the fr ont panel displays Interface . b. Press the right arr ow button until the front panel displays IP Address . c. Press Menu to display the IP address. For example: d. Press the up arr ow button to set the left-most di[...]

62 PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7. T o set the gateway addr ess: a. Press the right arr ow button until Gateway Address is displayed. b. Press Menu ; the fr ont panel displays the gateway address. c. Use the up arrow and right arr ow buttons as described in Steps 5d through 5f to set the gateway addr [...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 63 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7 Setting IP parameter s: Phaser 360 printer front panel N O T E When you set the IP addressing par ameters from the front panel, the front panel selections f or DHCP/BOOTP and RARP are automatically set to Disab led. 1. Press the Menu ; the fr ont panel displays Help Pag[...]

64 PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 5. T o set the network mask: a. Press ----> until Network Mask is displayed. b. Press Menu ; the fr ont panel displays the network mask. c. T o set the network mask, pr ess Increment and Shift as described in Step 4d through 4f . d. When the network mask is set, ente[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 65 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7 Setting IP parameter s: RARP or BOO TP W ith this method, configuration information is sent to the printer over the Ethernet or T oken Ring connection via RARP or BOOTP , depending on which protocol your host supports. This is called Dynamic Address Resolution. The adv[...]

66 PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) Setting IP parameter s: DHCP DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Pr otocol) is a system in which DHCP servers can allocate IP addr esses dynamically . Under DHCP , the server gives the printer (called a DHCP client) its IP address when the printer is reset. Installing the[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 67 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7 5. Restart the DHCP server: a. In Control Panel:Services , scroll down to DHCP Server . b. Click Stop ; then click Start . c. Click Close . 6. T urn on the printer . The printer r eceives its IP address fr om the server . Print a Configuration Page to obtain the IP add[...]

68 PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) Suppor ted BOO TP/DHCP fields The printer recognizes the BOOTP/DHCP fields listed in the following table. Field Description V alues gw Gatew ay address list List of IP addresses separated b y spaces. ha Hardware address He xadecimal; the ha tag must be preceded b y th[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 69 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7 Enabling and disab ling RARP and BOO TP/DHCP (fr ont panel) RARP , BOOTP , and DHCP can be enabled and disabled fr om the front panel. The default is enabled. When you set the IP addr essing parameters from the front panel, the front panel selections for DHCP/BOOTP and [...]

70 PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7. Return the printer to normal operation. a. Press Exit (the far left button) until the fr ont panel displays Network Settings . b. Press Exit again. ■ If you have changed any parameters that requir e a printer reset to take effect, you will be pr ompted to reset the[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 71 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7 8. Return the printer to normal operation: a. Press Exit (the far right button) until Network Settings appears on the top line of the display . b. Press Exit again. ■ If you have changed any parameters that requir e a printer reset to take effect, you will be pr ompte[...]

72 PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 1. Connect the printer to the network. ARP (Addr ess Resolution Protocol) requir es that the printer be connected on the same physical network segment as the host. 2. Run the script config-IP : a. Change ( cd ) to the bin subdirectory in the dir ectory where you placed[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 73 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7 4. Log in as root . 5. Make an entry into the host’s ARP table defining the printer ’s IP/hardwar e address pair . In general, this requir es a command corresponding to one of the following syntax examples: 6. T urn on the printer . 7. Execute the ping command from[...]

74 PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 5. When you are finished entering the settings, enter the V alidation Password (if one has been set) and click Do/Apply . 6. The printer responds by displaying a dialog box that allows you to r eset the printer . The new parameters will not take effect until the printe[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 75 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7 T o set up the printer for DNS, you must supply an IP domain name and up to two DNS name server IP addr esses. There are thr ee ways to set up the printer for DNS: ■ BOOTP . See “Setting IP parameters: RARP or BOOTP” on page 65 and “Supported BOOTP/DHCP fields?[...]

76 PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) Contr olling host access LPR (BSD systems) Y ou can contr ol which hosts can access the printer through LPR. The printer ’s factory default is that all hosts have access to the printer . There ar e two ways to set host access: ■ W ith a TCP/IP connection and a W orl[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 77 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7 Controlling host access using a P ostScript utility file T o cr eate a PostScript file to set host access, use the script config-LPR provided with the printer ’s network utilities software. 1. Make sure that the printer is connected to the network. 2. Run the scrip[...]

78 PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) Controlling Host Access using PhaserLink Printer Mana g ement Software W ith a TCP/IP connection and a W orld W ide W eb browser , you can use PhaserLink Printer Management Software to set host access. For mor e information on PhaserLink software, see Chapter 12, “Pha[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 79 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7 Receiving printer status Email notification thr ough PhaserLink Printer Management Software PhaserLink Printer Management Software pr ovides email notification, allowing the printer to automatically send email to the system administrator and others when the printer ne[...]

80 PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) Setting Syslog priorities using PhaserLink Printer Management Software W ith a TCP/IP connection and a W orld W ide W eb browser , you can use PhaserLink Printer Management Software to set host access. For mor e information on PhaserLink software, see Chapter 12, “Pha[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 81 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7 SNMP (UNIX systems only) SNMP (Simple Network Management Pr otocol) allows you to use an SNMP monitoring station to query the printer remotely for its status. Y ou can provide the following information for the printer to send to your SNMP utility: ■ Printer's nam[...]

82 PhaserShare Networking Manual 7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) Setting SNMP parameters using a P ostScript utility file T o cr eate a PostScript file to control these parameters, use the script config-SNMP provided with the printer ’s network utilities software. 1. Connect the printer to the network. 2. Run the script config-[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 83 Chapter 8 TCP/IP Host Configuration (UNIX) Configuring a host Adding the printer to the host tab le Add the printer ’s name to the host table and assign an IP address to the printer ’s name. Depending on your host system, you may do this one of three ways: ■ Use NIS (Name Information Server , formerly Y ellow[...]

84 PhaserShare Networking Manual 8 TCP/IP Host Configuration (UNIX) Assigning print queues with PhaserPrint for UNIX For UNIX environments, T ektronix of fers PhaserPrint for UNIX software, which provides fast raster printing and a graphical user interface with push-button contr ol of printer features. For mor e information on PhaserPrint software,[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 85 TCP/IP Host Configuration (UNIX) 8 Example installation f or a typical BSD UNIX system The following procedur e is an example spooler configuration that will work for many BSD systems, including SunOS 4.x and 5.x (Solaris 1.x and 2.x) and Digital UNIX. Modify the /etc/hosts file to identify the printer to the work[...]

86 PhaserShare Networking Manual 8 TCP/IP Host Configuration (UNIX) 6. Set up spool directories. After you have edited the /etc/hosts and /etc/printcap files, create and set permissions for the spool dir ectory you specified. Example: cd /usr/spool/lpd mkdir colorprinter chown daemon colorprinter chgrp daemon colorprinter chmod 770 colorprinter R[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 87 TCP/IP Host Configuration (UNIX) 8 Configuration pr ocedures for common System V UNIX hosts Sun Solaris For Solaris version 2.6 and later , go to “Adding an LPD queue in Solaris” on page 88. For Solaris 2.5x and older , use the sol_apps.tar provided with your printer ’s networking software to avoid a Solaris [...]

88 PhaserShare Networking Manual 8 TCP/IP Host Configuration (UNIX) Adding an LPD queue in Solaris Add the printer to the host table. This is done by either editing the local host table /etc/hosts (if not running yp or NIS ), or updating the NIS data base on the NIS ( yp ) server . Here is an example of how to add a PostScript queue named phaser pr[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 89 TCP/IP Host Configuration (UNIX) 8 SGI IRIX 5.3 and 6.x Modify the /etc/hosts file to identify the printer to the workstation: N O T E Y ou need super user privileges to edit this file. 1. Log onto your system as root. 2. Make a backup copy of the / etc/hosts file. 3. Edit /etc/hosts and add a line that defines [...]

90 PhaserShare Networking Manual 8 TCP/IP Host Configuration (UNIX) IRIX 6.x with Impressario Server The following procedur e describes how to use the SGI Printer Manager program to configure a workstation r unning IRIX 6.x with Impressario Server to support a color PostScript printer . 1. From the T oolchest , click System/Printer Manager , or ty[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 91 TCP/IP Host Configuration (UNIX) 8 AIX 3.x The following procedur e describes how to use the AIX System Management program (SMIT) to configur e a workstation running AIX 3.x to support a color PostScript printer . 1. Log in as root on your workstation. 2. From the command line, type smit . 3. Select Devices . 4. Se[...]

92 PhaserShare Networking Manual 8 TCP/IP Host Configuration (UNIX) 5. Fill in the fields; refer to the following table. 6. T o pr ocess the information, press Enter . Make sure that SMIT finishes with an OK in the upper left hand corner . T o r eturn to the first Printer/Plotter Devices menu, press F3 . Hewlett-P ackard HP-UX 9.x and 10.x 1. Lo[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 93 TCP/IP Host Configuration (UNIX) 8 5. Perform the appropriate step for your HP-UX version: ■ V ersion 9.x. Highlight Printers and Plotters from the menu. Pr ess Return or click Open . ■ V ersion 10.x. Double-click the Printers and Plotters icon. 6. Perform the appropriate step for your HP-UX version: ■ V ersio[...]

94 PhaserShare Networking Manual 8 TCP/IP Host Configuration (UNIX) T roub leshooting T esting the network connection Execute the ping command from the host. For example, type: ping printer-name If the ping test to the printer-name fails, try issuing the ping command again, specifying the printer ’s IP address explicitly; type: ping printer-IP-ad[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 95 Chapter 9 TCP/IP Configuration (OS/2 Warp/LAN Server) The PhaserShare TCP/IP interface is compatible with these environments: ■ OS/2 W arp with TCP/IP V2.0 for OS/2 ■ LAN Server 3.0 or later with the TCP/IP Application Kit. Before you begin, connect the printer to the network. Setting the printer’ s IP address[...]

96 PhaserShare Networking Manual 9 TCP/IP Configuration (OS/2 Warp/LAN Server) Creating an LPR queue in OS/2 W arp Connect (direct LPR connection to the printer) OS/2 W arp Connect allows you to print dir ectly to T ektronix printers via LPR (no server). N O T E It is impor tant that LPRPOR TD .EXE and LPD .EXE be running in the background. Y ou ca[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 97 TCP/IP Configuration (OS/2 Warp/LAN Server) 9 5. In the Print Destination section, make the following entries: ■ LPD server . The printer ’s IP addr ess. ■ LPD printer . The printer ’s name. The printer ’s name should be either PS or AUTO in uppercase letters. It is r ecommended that you leave everything e[...]

98 PhaserShare Networking Manual 9 TCP/IP Configuration (OS/2 Warp/LAN Server) W arp Server 4.0/W arp Connect W arp Server is r eplacing OS/2 LanServer and also allows printing to T ektronix printers via LPR. 1. Use the procedur e under “Creating an LPR queue in OS/2 W arp Connect (direct LPR connection to the printer)” on page 96. 2. Make the [...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 99 Chapter 10 Windows NT The procedur es in this chapter are valid for W indows NT version 3.x and 4.x. For information about driver installation for later versions of W indows NT , contact T ektr onix technical support or visit the T ektronix web site: www .tek.com/Color_Printers/support Setting the printer’ s IP ad[...]

100 PhaserShare Networking Manual 10 Windows NT Add the printer 1. Log in as Administrator or a user with administrator privileges. 2. Click Start , Settings , and Printers . 3. In the Printers dialog box, double-click Add Printer . ■ If you intend to do your printer management from this computer , click My Computer . The rest of this pr ocedure [...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 101 Windows NT 10 Creating an LPR port 1. T o connect via TCP/IP , double-click LPR Port in the Printer Ports dialog box. If LPR Port is not listed in this box, the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Service must be installed on the NT machine: a. Click Start , Settings , Control Panel , and Network . b. Click Services , then c[...]

102 PhaserShare Networking Manual 10 Windows NT Install the driver 1. In the Add Printer W izard dialog box, click Have Disk to add a new T ektr onix driver . 2. T ype the path name to the driver files. This can be A: if the files ar e on a diskette. If these files were downloaded fr om an on-line service, type the path name where they wer e sa[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 103 Windows NT 10 2. If this printer is to be shared on the network, click Shared and click all applicable platforms that may be printing to this printer . If desired, enter a Share Name for the printer . If the printer is a local printer only , click Not shared . Click Next . Windows NT creates the printer 1. If you w[...]

104 PhaserShare Networking Manual 10 Windows NT Adding the Windo ws NT 4.0 driver on a Windo ws NT 3.51 ser ver N O T E F or proper installation, use the latest Windo ws NT 3.51 dr ivers and Windows NT 4.0 drivers , av ailable from the T ektronix web site: www .tek.com/Color_Printers/support/software.html The following procedur e describes how to s[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 105 Windows NT 10 5. In the W indows NT 3.51 server's Printers folder , double-click Add Printer . (If you do not have an Add Printer icon, then you are not logged on with an account that has Administrator access on the W indows NT 3.51 server .) The first Add Printer W izard dialog box should say Remote print se[...]

106 PhaserShare Networking Manual 10 Windows NT Install the driver 1. In the Add Printer W izard dialog box, click Have Disk to add a new T ektr onix driver . 2. T ype the path name to the driver files. This can be A: if the files ar e on a diskette. If these files were downloaded fr om an on-line service, type the path name where they wer e sa[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 107 Windows NT 10 Enter the printer’ s name and set up sharing 1. T ype the printer's name; this can be any name you want. Click Next . 2. If this printer is to be shared on the network, click Shared and highlight all applicable platforms that may be connecting to this server ( W indows NT 4.0 x86 should be one)[...]

108 PhaserShare Networking Manual 10 Windows NT Windows NT creates the printer 1. If you want W indows NT to print a test page after installing the printer driver , click Ye s (recommended). If you do not want the W indows NT test page, click No . When finished, click Finish . 2. When prompted for the W indows NT 3.51 CD-ROM, insert it into your c[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 109 Windows NT 10 Adding a Windo ws NT 3.x driver This update procedur e provides printer page size information for W indows NT applications. However , T ekColor color corr ections and other PostScript Level 2 features ar e not supported by the W indows NT driver . Refer to your printer ’s user documentation for inst[...]

110 PhaserShare Networking Manual 10 Windows NT Creating an LPR port 1. In the Printer Port dialog box, click the LPR port. If the LPR port is not listed in the Printer Port dialog box, the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Service needs to be added to the W indows NT machine: a. In the Control Panel , double-click Network ; the Network Settings dialog box[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 111 Windows NT 10 Creating an AppleT alk por t 1. In the Printer Port dialog box, double-click the AppleT alk Printing Devices port. If the AppleT alk Printing Devices port is not listed in the Printer Port dialog box, the Microsoft Services for Macintosh needs to be added to the W indows NT machine: a. In Control Pane[...]

112 PhaserShare Networking Manual 10 Windows NT Windo ws NT network comm unication TCP/IP connection Basic concepts of TCP/IP printing In W indows NT , printing via TCP/IP is accomplished using the LPR (Line Printer Request) protocol. Because LPR was developed for UNIX systems, comparing W indows NT and UNIX implementations may be helpful. The LPR [...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 113 Windows NT 10 Windo ws NT network tr oubleshooting Err or messages in Print Manager When there is a pr oblem printing from W indows NT , often print jobs stay in Print Manager with ambiguous messages like Printer Error or Permission denied . If the printer is connected via TCP/IP , there is probably a pr oblem with[...]

114 PhaserShare Networking Manual 10 Windows NT Printer printer -name on host IP-address is rejecting y our request The remote queue name is not corr ectly set. Refer to Step 2 in the appropriate procedur e: ■ W indows NT 4.0 driver on W indows NT 4.0 server . See “Creating an LPR port” on page 101. ■ W indows NT 3.x driver . See “Creatin[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 115 Windows NT 10 5. Set permissions on the Printers folder: a. In the C:W inntsystem32 folder , open the spool folder . b. Click the right mouse button on the Printers folder . c. In the pull-down menu, click the left mouse button on Sharing ; this displays the spoolProperties dialog box. d. Click Security . e. Clic[...]

116 PhaserShare Networking Manual 10 Windows NT Printing fr om the command line via lpr T o send a Postscript file to the printer using lpr , type the following lpr command in at the MS-DOS command prompt in W indows NT : lpr -S IP-address -P PS filename For example: lpr -S 134.62.36.161 -P PS FONTS.PS ■ If you get the following message, your p[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 117 Chapter 11 Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software The T ektr onix PhaserPort software is a port monitor that allows you to print directly from W indows 95 and W indows 98 to a networked T ektronix printer via TCP/IP . There is no need for thir d-party software or a third-party interface attached to the para[...]

118 PhaserShare Networking Manual 11 Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software PhaserP or t software installation Using the installer Y ou can install PhaserPort softwar e using the installer on your printer ’s software CD-ROM. A single integrated installer is used to install printer drivers, PhaserPort, and other software. 1. Put the printe[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 119 Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software 11 3. If you chose to install drivers and PPD files earlier in the installation, the installer launches the T ektr onix Add Printer W izard. 4. Follow the on-screen instr uctions for the T ektronix Add Printer W izard. When you are pr ompted to choose Network Printer [...]

120 PhaserShare Networking Manual 11 Windows 95 and Windows 98: PhaserPort Software 4. Click Add Port , then select Other . 5. Highlight PhaserPort and click OK ; this displays the Add PhaserPort dialog. a. In the Description field, enter a name for the port (this can be the printer name/model, location, or any other descriptive name of your choic[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 121 Chapter 12 PhaserLink Printer Management Software PhaserLink Printer Management Software is a printer administration and support tool using W orld W ide W eb technology . W ith PhaserLink Printer Management Software, you can access printer status and manage your printer over the network using a web browser . Phaser[...]

122 PhaserShare Networking Manual 12 PhaserLink Printer Management Software Accessing printer inf ormation from a br owser Before you can view your printer ’s information pages, you must connect the printer to the network using a TCP/IP connection and set the printer ’s IP addr ess. Once the TCP/IP connection has been established and the printe[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 123 PhaserLink Printer Management Software 12 PhaserLink Printer Management Software navigation links Link/P age Description Status For Phaser 840, 740, 780, 360, 350, 380, 560, 600 printers. Contains live printer status, which is updated according to the value specified in the Status Refresh Display field. If an opt[...]

124 PhaserShare Networking Manual 12 PhaserLink Printer Management Software Printer status displa y T o display the printer ’s live status, click the link Start Status Update on the printer ’s Current Status Page; the Live Status page is displayed. The page has two parts: ■ The status summary reports information about the printer ’s status [...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 125 PhaserLink Printer Management Software 12 PhaserLink Printer Management Software help files Most PhaserLink pages allow you to view and set printer parameters through fields. HTML files containing descriptions of the fields are supplied on the printer ’s CD-ROM in the PHLINK directory , where the file PLHOME[...]

126 PhaserShare Networking Manual 12 PhaserLink Printer Management Software Setting printer parameter s: PhaserLink Printer Management Software pages If there ar e read-write parameters on the page, there is a field at the bottom of the page for a validation password. By default, the passwor d is a NULL string (no characters). The password is comm[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 127 Chapter 13 Printer Management Job accounting The printer can store information about jobs printed. The information, in the form of a log file, is stored either in the printer ’s memory or on a hard disk, if one is connected to the printer . If the log file is stored in the printer ’s memory , it is lost when [...]

128 PhaserShare Networking Manual 13 Printer Management Job accounting: PhaserLink Printer Management Software 1. On any PhaserLink page, click Configuration . This displays the V iew and Configure Settings page. 2. From the V iew and Configure Settings page, click Download Job Accounting Log . This displays the Job Accounting page. 3. On the Jo[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 129 Printer Management 13 Phaser 840 Intelligent Ready Intelligent Ready is an automated system that monitors the Phaser 840 printer ’s usage and warms up the printer when you are most likely to need it. Y ou can turn Intelligent Ready on or off fr om the printer ’s front panel. Using PhaserLink Printer Management [...]

130 PhaserShare Networking Manual 13 Printer Management PhaserLink Status Notification (Email Notification) PhaserLink Status Notification allows the printer to automatically send email to the system administrator and others under the following conditions: ■ When printer errors, warnings, and alerts occur . ■ When the printer requir es atten[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 131 Printer Management 13 Usage Pr ofile repor ts (Phaser 840, 740 and 780 printers onl y) The printer can generate reports detailing printer usage. These Usage Profile reports include information on many aspects of printer usage, including such items as ink or toner used, number of pages printed, and media types use[...]

132 PhaserShare Networking Manual 13 Printer Management Printing Usage Pr ofile repor ts from the fr ont panel The standard Usage Pr ofile report contains only those fields with non-zero values. In most cases, this is the easiest format to use. However , it is also possible to print a verbose report that contains all fields, including those wit[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 133 Printer Management 13 3. Press the right or left arr ow buttons until the front panel displays Usage Profile : 4. Press Menu to access the Usage Profile menu. 5. Press Print . 6. T o r eturn the printer to normal operation, press Exit (the far right button) until the front panel displays Ready . Printing verbose Us[...]

134 PhaserShare Networking Manual 13 Printer Management Phaser 780 printer 1. While Ready is displayed, press Select ; the Printer menu is displayed: 2. Press Menu ; the Help Pages menu is displayed: 3. Press the left or right arr ow buttons until the front panel displays Usage Profile : 4. Press Menu to access the Usage Profile menu. 5. Press and [...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 135 Printer Management 13 Phaser 740 printer 1. Press Menu ; the fr ont panel displays Help Pages . 2. Press ----> or <---- until the fr ont panel displays Network Settings . 3. Enter the Network Settings menu by pressing Menu . 4. Press ----> until the fr ont panel displays TCP/IP . 5. Press ----> or <-[...]

136 PhaserShare Networking Manual 13 Printer Management 4. Press Menu to access the Usage Profile menu. ■ T o email a full r eport, press the left or right arrow buttons until the front panel displays Email Report . Then pr ess OK . The recipients of this report ar e specified in the PhaserLink email notification pages. A full report is sent to[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 137 Printer Management 13 Contr olling Usage Pr ofile email repor ting Specifying when repor ts are to be sent and specifying the repor t format 1. On any PhaserLink page, click Configuration . This displays the V iew and Configure Settings page. 2. From the V iew and Configure Settings page, click V iew and Confi[...]

138 PhaserShare Networking Manual 13 Printer Management Specifying who receives repor ts Usage profile r eporting is part of email notification. Y ou specify who receives reports by using the V iew and Configure Status Notification Message (Email Message) Settings page, just as you do for other email notification features. Usage Profile appea[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 139 Printer Management 13 Reading Usage Pr ofile repor ts T wo types of r eports are available: ■ Full report. The full report contains detailed printer usage information for all jobs printed during the life of the printer . ■ Job report. The job report contains information on the last printed job. This report can[...]

140 PhaserShare Networking Manual 13 Printer Management Repor t fields The next two tables describe the report fields. Usage profile job report Field Description Printer Name The pr inter’ s name as it appears on the Configuration P age. Job ID Job identification number assigned by the printer star ting from the last power-up . If known f or[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 141 Printer Management 13 10 Net Fir mware Net region fir mware number . 11 OS Fir mware OS region firmware number . 12 RAM (MBs) The number of megab ytes of pr inter RAM. 13 Installed T ra ys The number of tra ys installed, including the multi-purpose tray . 14 Accessor ies A list of all accessories installed in the[...]

142 PhaserShare Networking Manual 13 Printer Management 124 Copies / Job A distribution of ho w many copies were printed for each job . A set of number pairs in the f or mat cop y-count range : number of jobs . For e xample, 2-4:3 indicates that there were 3 jobs that consisted of 2, 3, or 4 copies. 125 Minutes / Job A distribution of how long each[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 143 Printer Management 13 162 Fuser Remaining (%) The percentage of lif e remaining in the fuser unit. 163 Imaging Unit Remaining (%) The percentage of lif e remaining in the imaging unit. 164 T ransf er Kit Remaining (%) The percentage of lif e remaining in the transfer kit unit. 165 Fuser Roll Remaining (%) The perce[...]

144 PhaserShare Networking Manual 13 Printer Management 192 Humidity (%) A distribution of hourly humidity readings. For e xample: 16-35:43 indicates that the engine temperature was between 16 and 35 percent f or 43 hours. 201 System Reset Count Number of times the system has been reset by some internal condition. 202 System Reset Log Log of the la[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 145 Printer Management 13 Logs Several lines in the report ar e logs rather than counters, for example, the PostScript Error Log. Each time a PostScript err or occurs (and the user has enabled the Error Handler), the PostScript error is r ecorded as a numerical code along with the page number on which the error occurr [...]

146 PhaserShare Networking Manual 13 Printer Management Engine Error Log (Phaser 740 and 780 printer s) Code Description 1 Blac k car tridge movement error 2 Cy an car tridge movement error 3 Magenta car tridge movement error 4 Y ellow car tr idge mov ement error 5 T oner cooling fan error 10 Scanner motor error 11 P ower supply error 12 LSync ov e[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 147 Printer Management 13 84 Engine parity error 85 Fuser warmup time out 86 Fuser lamp error 87 ROS motor f ailure 88 Process motor f ailure 89 P aper handling motor failure 90 CR UM communications error 91 CR UM verify error 92 CR UM used bit set 93 CR UM ID doesn’t match engine ID 94 CR UM count error 95 CR UM imi[...]

148 PhaserShare Networking Manual 13 Printer Management 10 interrupt 11 configurationerror 12 dictstack overflo w 13 inv alidfont 14 inv alidfileaccess 15 syntax error 16 timeout 17 undefinedfilename 18 e xecstack ov erflow 19 unmatchedmark 20 undefinedresult 21 stack overflo w 22 VMerror 23 phandleerror 24 dictstackunderflo w 25 undefine[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 149 Printer Management 13 Last jam logs Possible values for Last Jam Location are defined by the particular jams for the following printers: ■ “Last Jam Log - Phaser 840 printer” on page 149. ■ “Last Jam Log - Phaser 740 printer” on page 150. ■ “Last Jam Log - Phaser 780 printer” on page 151. Last Ja[...]

150 PhaserShare Networking Manual 13 Printer Management Last Jam Log - Phaser 740 printer Code Description 1 Jam A (Upper T ray) 1 = Upper-P aper-Letter 2 = Upper-P aper-A4 3 = Upper-P aper-Legal 4 = Upper-T ransparency-Letter 5 = Upper-T ransparency-A4 6 = Upper-T ransparency-Legal 2 Jam B (Middle/Lo wer T rays) 1 = Middle-P aper-Letter 2 = Middle[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 151 Printer Management 13 Last Jam Log - Phaser 780 printer Code Description 1 Jam AB 1 = P aper-Letter 2 = P aper-Legal 3 = P aper-T abloid 4 = P aper-T abloid extr a 5 = P aper-T abloid plus 6 = P aper-SRA3 7 = P aper-A3 8 = P aper-A4 9 = P aper-A5 10 = P aper-B4 11 = P aper-B5 12 = T ransparency-Letter 13 = T ranspa[...]

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PhaserShare Networking Manual 153 Chapter 14 Getting Help If y ou need help fr om T ektronix V isit T ektronix’ color printer web site for the most up-to-date information about your printer . V iew updated user documentation, download utility files, get answers to frequently asked questions, find a list of T ektronix dealers in your ar ea, or c[...]

154 PhaserShare Networking Manual 14 Getting Help For more information or for getting help with tr oubleshooting or servicing your printer , contact your local T ektr onix dealer or sales representative or the following resour ces worldwide: Customer Support Centers A ustralia 1-800-811-177 A ustria 0660 5804 Belgium 02 720 9602 Brazil 0800 16 0220[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 155 Getting Help 14 Using the automated fax systems As an alternative to other resour ces, and to provide up-to-date information quickly , T ektr onix has set up HAL (Highly Automated Library) and EuroHAL, two interactive, automated fax systems. These automated fax systems provide Macintosh, PC, and workstation users w[...]

156 PhaserShare Networking Manual 14 Getting Help Receiving email update notices Using the W orld W ide W eb, you can r egister to receive email notification of new printer drivers, accessories and upgrades for your T ektr onix Phaser color printer as they become available. T o subscribe to this fr ee service, simply follow these steps: 1. Point y[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 157 Chapter 15 Disabling Protocols After your network configuration is complete, you may want to disable protocols that you are not using to avoid unnecessary network traf fic. There are four ways to disable protocols: ■ Use the printer ’s front panel; see “Disabling protocols: fr ont panel” on page 158. ■ [...]

158 PhaserShare Networking Manual 15 Disabling Protocols Disabling pr otocols: front panel N O T E If you are attempting to perf or m any front panel procedure and y ou don’t see the e xpected menu choices on the front panel display , the front panel may be loc ked. F or information on how to unlock it, see “If the front panel is loc ked” on [...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 159 Disabling Protocols 15 6. T o disable TCP/IP: a. Press the down-arr ow button until TCP/IP is highlighted. Press Select . b. Press the down-arr ow button until TCP/IP Interface is highlighted. c. Press Select until Off is displayed. ■ T o r eturn the printer to normal operation, press the down-arrow button until [...]

160 PhaserShare Networking Manual 15 Disabling Protocols 5. Disabling EtherT alk: T o r eturn the printer to normal operation, go immediately to Step 8; to continue and disable the EtherT alk pr otocol, follow these steps: a. Press ----> ; the fr ont panel displays EtherTalk . b. Press Menu ; the fr ont panel displays the current status of the p[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 161 Disabling Protocols 15 8. Return the printer to normal operation: a. Pres s Exit (the far left button) until the fr ont panel displays Network Settings . b. Press Exit (the far left button) again. ■ If you have changed any parameters that requir e a printer reset to take effect, you will be pr ompted to reset the[...]

162 PhaserShare Networking Manual 15 Disabling Protocols 6. Disabling NetW are: T o r eturn the printer to normal operation, go immediately to Step 8; to continue and disable the NetW ar e protocol, follow these steps: a. Press the right arr ow button until the front panel displays NetWare . b. Press Menu ; the fr ont panel displays Interface . c. [...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 163 Disabling Protocols 15 Phaser 360 printer 1. Press Menu ; the fr ont panel displays Help Pages . 2. Enter the Network Settings menu by pressing ----> or <---- until the front panel displays Network Settings . 3. Press Menu ; the fr ont panel displays TCP/IP . 4. Disabling TCP/IP: a. Press Menu ; the front pan[...]

164 PhaserShare Networking Manual 15 Disabling Protocols 7. Disabling HTTP: T o r eturn the printer to normal operation, go immediately to Step 8; to continue and disable the HTTP pr otocol, follow these steps: a. Press ----> ; the fr ont panel displays HTTP . b. Press Menu again; the fr ont panel displays the current status of the protocol: HTT[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 165 Disabling Protocols 15 If the fr ont panel is loc ked If you are attempting to perform any fr ont panel procedures and you don’t see the expected menu choices on the front panel display , the front panel may be locked. The following topics describe how to unlock the front panel. Phaser 840 printer The printer all[...]

166 PhaserShare Networking Manual 15 Disabling Protocols Disabling pr otocols: PhaserShare Administrator 1. In the PhaserShare Administrator Main window , select the desired printer from the Printer List . 2. Click Configure Printer ; this displays the Configure Printer dialog box. 3. In the Configure Printer dialog box, click the Ethernet (or T[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 167 Chapter 16 Resetting the Printer Several of the network configuration procedur es require you to r eset the printer . There ar e several ways to reset the printer: ■ T urn the printer of f, then back on again. ■ W ith a TCP/IP connection and a W orld W ide W eb browser , you can use PhaserLink Printer Manageme[...]

168 PhaserShare Networking Manual 16 Resetting the Printer Resetting y our printer using the Apple Printer Utility Macintosh users can reset the printer using the Apple Printer Utility . 1. Locate the Apple Printer Utility , which is included with your printer ’s network utilities software. 2. Double-click the Apple Printer Utility icon; the Prin[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 169 Chapter 17 FTP Interface Y our printer ’s FTP interface is a standar d FTP server . Using FTP , you can send a job to the printer , where it is printed (not stor ed). No password is requir ed. Y ou can save a PostScript file from an application and send the file to a r emote printer over a network or the Intern[...]

170 PhaserShare Networking Manual 17 FTP Interface SYST Specify operating system of server . TYPE Specify data transf er type. NO TE: With the PhaserShare FTP interf ace, only ASCII Non-printing and Image types are allo wed; the default is ASCII Non-printing . USER Specify user name . Supported FTP commands (cont'd.) Request Description[...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 171 Index A Adapter Status 18 Apple Printer Utility to change printer's name 28 to reset the printer 168 AppSocket 77 ARP (Addr ess Resolution Protocol) with config-IP script 72 with config-T okenRing script 19 automated fax systems (HAL/EuroHAL) 155 auto-negotiation 2 B BOOTP 56 Broadcast 18 Broadcast addr ess [...]

172 PhaserShare Networking Manual sending Usage Profile reports via email (Phaser 740) 135 sending Usage Profile reports via email (Phaser 780) 135 sending Usage Profile reports via email (Phaser 840) 134 setting IPX frame type (Phaser 740 and 360) 40 setting IPX frame type (Phaser 780) 41 setting IPX frame type (Phaser 840) 40 setting printer’s [...]

PhaserShare Networking Manual 173 PhaserPort software 117 installation 118 PhaserPrint for UNIX software 10 PhaserShare Administrator 43 installation methods 45 installation procedure 45 Quick Configuration Wizard 34 system requirements 44 PhaserShare Series B Ethernet car d 12 PhaserShare Series B Ethernet interface 11 PhaserShare Series B LocalT [...]

174 PhaserShare Networking Manual sending via email from PhaserLink Printer Management Software 136 sending via email from the Phaser 740 front panel 135 sending via email from the Phaser 780 front panel 135 sending via email from the Phaser 840 front panel 134 specifying when reports are to be sent 137 specifying who receives reports 138 V V iew a[...]

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