Brother NC-2010p User Manual

Brother Multi-Protocol Print Server

NC-series

USER’S GUIDE

Trademarks

Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.

HP, HP/UX,JetDirect and Jet Admin are trademarks of Hewllet-Packard Company. DEC, DEC server, VMS, LAT, and UL T RIX are t rademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. UNIX is a trademarks of UNIX Systems Laboratories. Ethernet is trademark of Xerox Corporation. Postscript is trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Netware is a trademark of Novel l, Inc. Apple, Macintosh, LaserWriter, and AppleTalk are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. IBM, LAN Server, and AIX are trademark s of International Business Machines Corporation. LAN Manager, Windows, and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. VINES is a trademark of Banyan Systems Inc. NC-2010h, NC-2010p, NC-2100h and BRAdmin are trademarks of Brother Industries.,Ltd.

All other brand and product names mentioned in this user’s guide are registered trademarks or trademarks of respective companies.

Compilation and Publication

Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications.

The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice.

Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication.

Shipment of the print server

If for any reason you must ship your print server, carefully package the print server to avoid any damage during transit. It is recommended that you save and use the original packaging. The print server should also be adequately insured with the carrier.

WARNING

When shipping the print server, put it into the unti-static bag to avoid a damage.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS

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CHAPTER 1

NOVELL NETWARE CONFIGURATION 1-1

General Information 1-1

Creating a Print Queue Using BRAdmin or BRAdmin32 1-2

Installing the BRAdmin software 1-2 Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in Bindery emulation mode)

1-3 Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using BRAdmin32 1-4 Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using Novell NWADMIN and BRAdmin/BRAdmin32 1-5 Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Server Mode in NDS mode) using Novell NWAdmin and BRAdmin/BRAdmin32 1-7 Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in Bindery emulation mode) using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG 1-8 Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG 1-10 Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Printer Mode using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG 1-13

The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer with NDS support on NetWare 4.1x systems: 1-13 The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer on NetWare 3.xx systems:

1-14 Assigning the Remote printer name and number using BRAdmin/BRAdmin32 1-15 Assigning the Remote printer name and number using BRCONFIG 1-15 Testing the Print Queue 1-16

CHAPTER 2

UNIX NETWORK CONFIGURATION (TCP/IP) 2-1

TCP/IP 2-1

TCP/IP UNIX Host Configuration 2-1

HP/UX Configuration 2-4 IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration 2-4 Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration 2-5

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SCO UNIX Configuration 2-5 Other Non-Standard Configurations 2-6

IP Address Configuration 2-7

Using the printer front panel to allocate an IP address (printers with LCD panels only)

Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application 2-8 Using DHCP to Configure the IP address 2-10 Using arp to Configure the Print Server IP Address 2-11 Using rarp to Configure the IP Address 2-11 Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address 2-12 Configuring the IP Address with NCP or BRCONFIG 2-13

Before attempting to print 2-15

IP Security 2-16

Raw TCP ports 2-16

CHAPTER 3

2-8

WINDOWS NT AND LAN SERVER NETWORK CONFIGURATION (TCP/IP) 3-1

Windows NT(TCP/IP) Configuration 3-1 Configuring an IP address for the Print Server 3-3

Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application 3-3 Changing the IP Address using the ARP command 3-5

Windows NT Print Queue Configuration 3-6

Windows NT 4.0 Print Queue Configuration (Printer Driver already installed) 3-6 Windows NT 4.0 Print Queue Configuration (Printer Driver not installed) 3-7 Windows NT 3.5x Print Queue Configuration 3-8

LAN Server / Warp Server Configuration 3-10

Server Configuration 3-10 Programming an IP address for the printer 3-10 Configuration Server 3-12

CHAPTER 4

WINDOWS 95/98 PEER-TO-PEER CONFIGURATION 4-1

LPR method 4-1

Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application 4-1 Installing the Brother Network Direct Print Software 4-3 Associating to the printer 4-4 Adding a Second Network Direct Print Port 4-5

HP’s JetAdmin compatible method 4-6

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CHAPTER 5

NetBIOS CONFIGURATION (NetBEUI/TCP/IP) 5-1

Introduction 5-1

Print Server Configuration 5-2

Changing the domain name using TELNET or BRCONFIG 5-3

NetBIOS Port Monitor for Windows 95/98, NT4.0 5-4

Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Print Software (NetBIOS) 5-4 Associating to the printer 5-5 Adding a second Network Direct Print Port 5-7

LAN Server/Warp Server Configuration 5-8

Server Configuration 5-8 Workstation Configuration 5-8

CHAPTER 6

APPLETALK NETWORK CONFIGURATION 6-1

AppleTalk 6-1

Macintosh Configuration 6-2

Operation 6-2

How to Select the Print Server 6-2

Printing Binary Graphics 6-3

Changing the Configuration 6-4

CHAPTER 7

WINDOWS NT (DLC/LLC) CONFIGURATION 7-1

Configuring DLC on Windows NT 7-1

Windows NT 4.0 Printer Setup 7-2 Windows NT 3.5x Printer Setup 7-3

Configuring DLC on Other Systems 7-4

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CHAPTER 8

LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 8-1

LAT Concepts 8-1

VMS LAT Host Configuration 8-1

Eliminating Blank Pages 8-4

PATHWORKS for DOS Configuration 8-4

PATHWORKS for Windows 95/98/NT4.0 8-5

PATHWORKS for Macintosh Configuration 8-6

DECprint Supervisor Configuration Notes 8-6

ULTRIX Configuration 8-7

Installation on Other Host Computers 8-9

Changing the Configuration 8-9

CHAPTER 9

BANYAN VINES NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9-1

Necessary items to use an Brother print server on a VINES network 9-1

A. File Server User Console 9-1

B. File Server Queue Configuration 9-3

C. Print Server Configuration Using BRAdmin 9-5

D. Print Server Configuration Using the Print Server Console 9-6

E. Testing the print queue 9-7

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CHAPTER 10

WEB FUNCTION 10-1

Overview 10-1

How to connect to your printer using a Browser 10-1

Web Function Page 10-2

Log Management Function 10-4

Overview 10-4 How to use this function 10-5

CHAPTER 11

BROTHER INTERNET PRINT (BIP) 11-1

BIP Remote Internet Printing Installation 11-1

General Information 11-1

What this Chapter Covers 11-2

Installing the BIP Software on a Windows 95/98/NT4.0 11-2

Adding a Second Brother Internet Port 11-5

Configuring the Remote Print Server 11-5

Print Server Configuration Checklist 11-5 Using BRAdmin or BRAdmin32 to Configure the Print Server 11-6 Using a Web Browser to Configure the Print Server 11-7 Using the Console to Configure the Print Server 11-7

CHAPTER 12 TROUBLESHOOTING 12-1

Overview 12-1 Installation problems 12-1 Intermittent Problems 12-4

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Novell NetWare Troubleshooting 12-5 TCP/IP Troubleshooting 12-6 Windows NT/LAN Server Troubleshooting 12-7 Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) Troubleshooting 12-8 Windows 95/98 (or later) Peer-to-Peer Troubleshooting 12-8 AppleTalk Troubleshooting 12-8 DLC/LLC Troubleshooting 12-9 LAT Troubleshooting 12-10 Banyan VINES Troubleshooting 12-12 Internet Print Troubleshooting 12-12 Web Browser Troubleshooting 12-13

APPENDIX

Appendix A Command Summary A-1

General Commands A-1 General Server Commands A-3 LAT Commands A-6 TCP/IP Commands A-6 NetWare Commands A-7 AppleTalk Commands A-8 Banyan VINES Commands A-8 NetBIOS/NetBEUI Commands A-9 Internet Print Commands A-9 DLC commands A-9

Appendix B Using Services (lpd-Plus) A-10 Appendix C Reloading the Print Server Firmware A-13

General A-13

Downloading from BRAdmin32 on the Windows 95/98/NT4 A-13 Downloading from a UNIX Host Computer using TFTP A-16 Downloading from a UNIX Host Computer using BOOTP A-17 Downloading from a NetWare Server A-18 Downloading from a DEC VMS Host Computer A-19 Downloading from a VINES Server A-20

Obtaining Firmware Updates A-20

REGULATIONS

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS

Federal Communications Commission Compliance Notice (For U.S.A. only)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Important

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada only)

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (EUROPE)

We, Brother International Europe Ltd.,

Brother House 1 Tame Street, Guide Bridge, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5JE, UK.

declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative documents:

Safety: EN 60950,

EMC: EN 55022 Class A, EN 50082-1 following the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC (as amended by 91/263/EEC and 92/31/EEC).

Issued by:

Brother International Europe Ltd. European Technical Services Division

EMC Notice

Warning

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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INTRODUCTION

Overview

Brother print servers allow multiple ho st co mputers to share a Brother printer on an 10Mbit or 100Mbit Ethernet network. Any user can print their job as if the printer was directly connected to their computer. No special software is required on the host computers and application programs run without any modification. Because the Brother print servers provides multiprotocol capabilities, users on DEC, UNIX, Novell, AppleTalk, LAN Server/Warp Server, Windows NT, Windows 95/98, NetBIOS and Banyan VINES computers can simultaneously access the same printer.

Features

The Brother print servers offers the widest range of features in the industry, including:

• LAT, TCP/IP, Netware, AppleTalk, NetBIOS, Banyan VINES and

DLC/LLC protocols

• Network Operating System compatibility:

- Digital Equipment Corporation networks, including PATHWORKS and DECprint Server

- UNIX systems that support either the Berkeley lpr/lpd printing protocol, printing to a raw TCP port

- Novell Netware V2.15 or above, V3.xx, or V4.xx, including support for NetWare Directory Services (NDS)

- AppleTalk Phase 2

- Windows NT4.0 and NT3.5x

- IBM LAN Server V4.0 or above, or any earlier version that has IBM TCP/IP V2.xx.

- Windows 95/98 (Peer-to-Peer or client mode)

• Very high performance

• Superior network and printer management:

- BRAdmin and BRAdmin32 Windows-based Management utilities.

- SNMP MIB I and MIB II also including printer MIB over IP or IPX

- Remote console management via DEC NCP, TELNET, NetWare, or NC-2010h/NC-2100h serial port

- HTTP web browser management capability

• lpd-Plus feature for providing multip le services with custom setup and

reset strings plus text-to-PostScript conversion

• Flash memory for easy updating of firmware

REGULATIONS

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NOVELL

NETWARE

Brother print servers allow NetWare client PCs to prin t jobs on the printer as DEC, TCP/IP, AppleTalk, NetBIOS and Banyan users. All NetWare jobs are spooled through the Novell server.

General Information

In order to use Brother print servers on a NetWare network, one or more file servers must be configured with a prin t queue that the print server can service. Users send their print requests to the file server’s pr in t queue, and the jobs are then spooled (either directly, or in the case of remote printer mode, via an intermediate print server) to the appropriate Brother print server.

Brother’s original BRAdmin application has now been replaced with the BRAdmin32 application. This offers enhanced Netware support. The system administrator can now create both Bindery and NDS based queues in a single environment without having to switch between applications. The BRAdmin32 application has been designed to run on Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0. You must install the Novell 32-bit client if you wish to create queue information on your Netware servers.

CONFIGURATION

same

✒ Note

Brother print servers can service up to 16 file servers and 32 queues.

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Creating a Print Queue Using

Brothers BRAdmin similar functionality to the utility in Netware 4.1x). To use the Brother print server under SUPERVISOR (NetWare 2.xx or 3.xx perform the following steps:

Alternatively, Brother print servers can be conf igured with the NetWare PCONSOLE or NWADMIN utilities in conjunction with Brothers DOS BRCONFIG utility.

Installing the BRAdmin software

✒ Note

The BRAdmin32 application will not run on Windows 3.x systems.

1. Insert the “Print Server Configuration Utility for Windows 3.1” diskette

into your disk drive.

utilities are Windows-based applications that provide

Netware PCONSOLE

NetWare

BRAdmin or BRAdmin32

utility (or the

BRAdmin

, make sure that you are logged in as

) or

programs to configure a

ADMIN

(NetWare 4.1x) and

NWADMIN

2. Choose Run from the File menu in the Program Manager.

3. Type the drive name where you inserted the supplied disk and “SETUP”

in the box: for example, A:\SETUP. Choose the OK button or press the Enter key.

4. The installer starts running. Follow the instruction on the computer

screen.

1. Insert the “Print Server Configuration Utility BRAdmin32” diskette into

your disk drive.

2. Click the

3. Type

4. The installer will now start.

Start

button and choose

A:\SETUP

Run

. Choose the OK button or press the

Enter key

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Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in Bindery emulation mode)

1. Start the appropriate BRAdmin program.

2. One or more print server will appear in the list (the default node names

a re BRO_xxxxxx_P1 or BRO_xxxxxx, wh ere "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address).

3. Select the print server that you wish to configure and double click it.

You will be asked for a password. The default password is "access".

4. Select the Netware tab.

✒ Note

If necessary change the “Print Server Name”, the default Netware print server name will be BRO_xxxxxx_P1 where xxxxxx is the Ethernet address of the print server. Be careful! Changing the name may impact the configuration of other protocols because the print server service names will be altered.

a. If it is not already selected, select

b. Click on the

Change Bindery Queues

BRAdmin users

Click on name on the desired file server (or you may select an existing queue). BRAdmin should automatically find all Netware file servers in your network and display their names in the “File Server” box. You must have supervisory access rights to create a queue on the Netware server you wish to configure. Click OK, again to add this queue. Click on save the changes, then click

<BRAdmin32 users

Select the Netware server which you wish to configure. Then select

New Queue

the create. Once you have done that highlight the queue name you created an then click on the will then move to the Service Print Queues box. Click on

then

Now exit the BRAdmin application.

Add Queue

Create

to create a new queue and type in the desired queue

button. Type in the queue name that you wish to

button. (BRAdmin32 users click the

button.

Add

Queue Server

Yes

Close, OK,

button. The queue name you create

and then select

mode.

, and then

Yes

and

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Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using BRAdmin32

1. Make sure that you logged in as SUPERVISOR (Netware 2.xx or 3.xx)

or ADMIN (Netware 4.xx).

2. Start the BRAdmin32 program.

3. One or more print server services will appear in the list of printers (the

default node names are BRO_xxxxxx_P1 or BRO_xxxxxx, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address).

4. Select the printer that you wish to configure and double click it. You

will be asked for a password. The default password is "access".

5. Select the Netware tab.

✒ Note

a. If it is not already selected, select Queue Server mode. b. Select the correct NDS tree and NDS context (you can manually

enter this information, or by clicking on the down arrow by the side of NDS tree and the Change button by the side of NDS Context, you can let BRAdmin32 display your choices automatically. Once you have specified this information, click

Change NDS queues

on the

c. In the Netware Print Queues screen select the appropriate TREE

and Context and then Click the

d. Enter the queue name and specify the volume name. If you do

not know the volume name, select the the Netware volumes. When the information is entered correctly, select the OK button.

e. Yo ur queue name will appear in the TREE and Contex t that you

specified. Select the queue and click on Add. The queue name will then be transferred to the Service Print Queues Window. You will be able to see the TREE and Context inform ation along with the queue name information in this Window.

f. Click on the

log into the appropriate Netware server.

Now exit the BRAdmin32 application.

button. Your Brother print server will n o w

button.

New Queue

button.

Browse

button to browse

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Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using Novell NWADMIN and BRAdmin/BRAdmin32

1.Make sure that you are logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode on the

NetWare 4.1x file server and start the NWADMIN application.

2.Select desired Context that will contain the Printer and then click on

Object

from the menu bar and then

Object

menu, select

Printer

Create

and then OK.

. When you get the

New

3.Enter the name of the printer and select

4.Select the desired Context that will contain the default print queue, and

then click on

5.Select

Queue

6.Click on the button to select the print queue volume. Change the

directory context if necessary, then select the desired volume (from

Available Objects

queue.

7.Change context if required and then double click the name of the printer

you created in step 3.

8.Click

9.Change context if necessary and select the print queue you created in

10.Click

11.Change the context if required, select

Assignments

step 5.

Configuration

Click OK and then OK again.

Create

then and then OK.

Object

Print Queue

is selected and then type in a name for the default print queue.

. When you get the

Create

and

and then OK. Make sure that

) and click OK. Click

and then

and set the

Add..

New Object

Create

New Object

to get

Create

Printer type

Object

menu.

rectory Service

to create the print

Other/Unknown

from the menu bar and

menu, select

Print Server

12.Enter the name of the print server and select

✒ Note

Enter the Netware print server name of the print server exactly as it appeared in the Netware tab of the BRAdmin application (this will generally be the BRO_xxxxxx_P1 default service name, unless you changed the name).

Important:

Do not assign a password to the print server o r it will not log in.

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13.Double click on the name of your print server. Click on

and then

14.If necessary, change the directory context. Select the printer you created

in step 3 and click OK and then OK again.

15.Exit NWADMIN.

16.Start the appropriate BRAdmin application, and select the correct print

server from the list (by default, the node name is BRO_xxxxxx_P1 or BRO_xxxxxx, where “xxxxxx” is the last six digits of the Ethernet address).

17. Double click the appropriate Brother print server. You will be prompted

for a password, the default password is “access”. Now select the

NetWare

18. Select

✒ Note

The same service assigned by Netware server name cannot be used for both queue server mode and remote printer mode.

✒ Note

If you want to enable queue server capabilities on services other than the default NetWare services, you must define new services that are enabled for NetWare and for the desired port. Refer to Appendix B in this manual

for information on how to do this.

Add...

tab.

Queue Server

Assignments

as the operating mode.

19. Enter the NDS tree name (note that a print server can service both NDS

and bindery queues).

20. Type in the name of the context where the print server resides.

21. Exit the BRAdmin application making sure that you save the changes

that you have made.

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Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Server Mode in NDS mode) using Novell NWAdmin and BRAdmin/BRAdmin32

To configure a Brother print server for remote printer mode with NWADMIN (NetWare Administrator utility) and BRAdmin or BRAdmin32, you will need to perform the following steps:

1.Make sure that the loaded on your file server and that you are logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode on the NetWare 4.1x file server.

2.Start NWADMIN by double clicking on the icon. Select the desired Context that will contain the new prin ter.

3.Select

4.Enter the name of the printer and select

5.Double click on the print server name of your PSERVER NLM. Click

6.If necessary, change the directory context. Select the printer you

7.Select the desired Context that will contain the default print queue,

8.Select

Object

New Object

Assignments

created and click OK. Note the number of the printer, as you will use this later, then click OK.

and then click on

Print Queue

Queue

is selected, and then type in a name for the default print queue.

PSERVER NLM

from the menu bar and then

menu, select

and then

Object

Printer

Add...

and

and then OK. Make sure that

(NetWare Loadable Module) is

Create

. When you get the

and then OK.

Create

to get

New Object

Directory Service

menu.

9.Click on the button to select the print queue volume. Change the directory context if necessary, then select the desired volume

(Objects)

10.Change context if required and then double click the name of the printer you created previously.

11.Click

12.Change context if necessary and select the print queue you created. Click OK and then OK again, and then exit NWADMIN.

13. Start the appropriate BRAdmin application, and select the correct print server you wish to configure (by default, the node names will begin with BRO_xxxxxx_P1, BRO_xxxxxx).

and click OK. Click

Assignments

and then

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Create

Add..

to create the print queue.

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14. Double click the appropriate print server. You will be prompted for a password, the default password is “access”.

15. Now select the

16. Select

17. Click OK. And exit BRAdmin.

You must now unload the PSERVER NLM from your NetWare file server console and then reload it in order for the changes to take effect.

Remote Printer

your PSERVER NLM as the number of the printer from step 6 as the

✒ Note

The same service assigned by Netware print server cannot be used for both queue server mode and remote printer mode. enable remote printer capabilities on a service other than the default NetWare service, you must define new services that are enabled for NetWare and for the desired port. Refer to Appendix B in this manual

for information on how to do this.

NetWare

tab.

Operating Mode

as the

Print Server

, select the name of

Name and select the

Printer Number.

If you want to

Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in Bindery emulation mode) using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG

As an alternative to Brother’s BRAdmin applications or the Novell NWADMIN (Netware 4.1x systems only), you can use the standard Novell PCONSOLE utility in conjunction with Brother's set up your print queues. Note that if desired, you may use browser, TELNET server is supplied with a serial interface - instead of the BRCONFIG utility). The procedure is as follows:

, the

DEC NCP

utility, or the serial port – if your print

BRCONFIG

program to

a WWW

1.Login as Supervisor (NetWare 3.xx) or ADMIN (NetWare 4.1x; be sure to specify the /b option for bindery mode).

2.Insert the “Print Server Configuration Utility d isk ette in drive A: and type the following at the DOS prompt:

A:BRCONFIG or

Where PrintServerName is the Netware print server name of the Brother print server (the default name is BRO_xxxxxx_P1, where “xxxxxx” is the last six digits of the Ethernet address).

A:BRCONFIG PrintServerName

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3.If you did not specify the print server name in the BRCONFIG command, select the corresponding server name from the list of print servers.

4.When you get the message that the print server is connected, type the default password “access” in response to the "#" prompt (the password will not echo), and th en press the

Enter Username>

to the

prompt.

ENTER

key in response

5.When you get the

Local>

prompt, type:

SET NETWARE SERVER servername ENABLED

Where servername is the name of the file server on wh ich the print queue will reside. If there is more than one file server that you wish to print from, repeat this command as many times as necessary.

6.Type EXIT to exit the BRCONFIG remote console program and save the changes and start the Novell PCONSOLE utility .

7.Select

Print Server Information

(NetWare 3.xx) or

(NetWare 4.1x; ignore the warning message) from the

Options

menu.

8.You will be shown a list of current print serv ers. Press the

Print Servers

Available

INSERT

key to create a new entry, type in the Netware print server name (BRO_xxxxxx_P1 by default, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address) and press

Available Options

9.Select the

Queues

(NetWare 4.1x) menu option to see list of configured print

Print Queue Information

menu by pressing

ENTER

. Return to the main

ESCAPE

(NetWare 3.xx) or

queues.

10.Press

INSERT

to create a new queue on the file server, type the new

queue name and press

ENTER

. The name does not have to be related to the name of the print server resources, but should be short and convenient for users to remember.

11.Make sure that the new queue name is highlighted, and then press

ENTER

12.Select

Servers

to configure the queue.

Queue Servers

) and press

(in NetWare 4.1x, this item is called

ENTER

to specify which network print servers can print jobs from this print queue. The list will be empty, since none have been selected yet if this is a new queue.

13.Press

INSERT

to get a list of the queue server candidates and select

the print server service name from step 8, Press

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14.Press

15.Force the print server to rescan file servers for print jobs. You may

ESCAPE

Options

either turn the printer off and on again or you may down the print server in PCONSOLE as follows:

• In the

Information, and press

• Select the print server name (BRO_xxxxxx_P1) and press

ENTER Status

If you have NetWare 3.xx or 2.xx:

- Highlight

- Highlight Server Info and press

• Push

This will force the print server to rescan the available file servers for new queue entries.

• Alternatively, use the BRCONFIG or TELNET command

NETWARE RESCAN

servers.

several times until you return to the

menu.

Available Options

. If you have NetWare 4.1x, highlight

and press

Print Server Status/Control

ENTER

and then select

menu, highlight Print Server

ENTER

to make the print server rescan for file

, and then skip to the next bullet.

ENTER

Down

and press

Available

Information and

ENTER

again.

SET

Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG

1.Make sure that you are logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode on the NetWare 4.1x file server.

2.Run the PCONSOLE utility from PC workstation.

3.Select

4.Press

✒ Note

Enter the Netware print server name of the print server exactly as it appeared in the Netware tab of the BRAdmin (this will generally be the BRO_xxxxxx_P1 default service na me, unless you changed the name to something else).

Important:

Do not assign a password to the print server o r it will not log in.

Print Servers

INSERT

and enter the

from the

1-10

Available Options

Print Server Name

menu.

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5.Return to the main

6.Select

7.Press

Print Queues.

INSERT

Available Options

type in the desired print queue name (you will also be asked for a volume name. Press volume), and press

ESCAPE

menu by pressing

INSERT

and select the appropriate

to return to the main menu.

ESCAPE.

8.Make sure that the new queue name is highlighted, and press

9.Select

Print Servers

and press

ENTER

to specify which network print servers can print jobs from this print queue. The list will be empty, since none have been selected.

10.Press

INSERT

to get a list of the queue server candidates and select the Netware print server name from step 4, which will th en be added to the list. Press

11.Select

12.Press

13.Press

14.Select

Printers

INSERT

ESCAPE

Print Servers

ENTER

from the Available Options menu.

and enter a descriptive name for the printer.

and go back to the Available Options menu.

and select the name of the printer server that you

entered in Step 4.

ENTER

15.Highlight the

16.Press

17.Press

INSERT

ESCAPE

Printers

option in the

and select the name of the printers you entered in Step.

several times to return to DOS.

Print Server Information

menu.

18.Insert the Brother Print Server Configuratio n Utility diskette in Drive A: of your PC and type: A:BRCONFIG.

Select the print server from the list of print servers. When you get the message that the print server is connected, press the

ENTER

key and type the default password of “access” in response to the “#” prompt (the password will not echo), and then press the

ENTER

key again in

response to the ENTER Username> prompt. When you get the

Local> prompt, type:

SET SERVICE service TREE tree SET SERVICE service CONTEXT Context

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• Where

tree

is the NDS tree name.

context

is the name of context where the print server

resides.

• Service is the name of the service assigned by Netware print

server name (where the default services are BRO_xxxxxx_P1 for the Brother printer, where “xxxxxx” is the last six digits of the Ethernet address.

• You can also enter the TREE and CONTEXT name using your

web browser by connecting to the Brother print server using the TCP/IP protocol and selecting the Netware protocol configuration.

19.Use the BRCONFIG command or TELNET command:

NETWARE RESCAN

to force the

print server to rescan for file servers,

SET

or power cycle the printer.

✒ Note

The same services

assigned by Netware print server names

cannot be used

for both queue server mode and remote printer mode.

✒ Note

If you want to enable remote printer capabilities on services other than the default NetWare services, you must define new services that are enabled for information on how to this.

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Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Printer Mode using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG

1.Make sure that the PSERVER NLM (NetWare Loadable Module) is loaded on your file server.

2.Log into the file server from your PC workstation as ADMIN if you are using NetWare 4.1x (if you want NDS support, do not login under bindery mode). If you are using NetWare 2.xx or 3.xx, login as SUPERVISOR.

3.Run the PCONSOLE utility from your PC workstation.

4.If you are creating a new print queue, select

Information

Available Options

the

5.Press

4.1x, you will also be asked for a volume name; press select the appropriate volume), and press main menu.

The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer with NDS support on NetWare 4.1x systems:

a.Select

name of the PSERVER NLM on your host computer.

b.Select

c.Press

d.Press

e.Highlight the printer name and press

Configuration Menu.

(NetWare 3.xx) or

INSERT

Print Servers

Printers.

INSERT

, type in the desired print queue name (with NetWare

to get

and enter the

menu.

from the PCONSOLE menu and then select the

Object, Class

Print Queues

menu.

Printer Name

Print Queue

(NetWare 4.1x) from

INSERT

ESCAPE

(any unique name is OK).

ENTER

to return to the

twice to get

and

Printer

f.PCONSOLE will assign a

since it will be used later.

g.Highlight

INSERT

h.Highlight the name of the print queue you wish to assign to the remote

printer and press

Print Queues Assigned

to get a list of available queues.

ENTER

Printer Number

and press

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. Remember this number,

ENTER

and then

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i.The other settings in the menu are not required. Push

ESCAPE

several times to exit PCONSOLE.

j.Skip to the

Assigning the remote printer name and number

sections below.

The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer on NetWare 3.xx systems:

a.Select

Print Server Information

from the PCONSOLE main menu

and choose the name of the PSERVER NLM.

b.Select

Print Server Configuration

Select any "Not Installed" printer and press

and then

Printer Configuration

Enter.

Remember the number of this printer, since it will be used later in th e configuration process.

c.If desired, type in a new name for the printer.

d.Go to

press

e.Push

Type

ENTER

ESCAPE

, press

ENTER

, highlight

Remote Other/Unknown

again. The other settings in this menu are not required.

and save the changes.

and

f.Push

ESCAPE

and select

Queues Serviced by Printer.

g.Highlight the printer name that you just configured and press

ENTER

h.Press

INSERT

, choose the desired print queue, and press

ENTER

(you can accept the default priority).

i.Press

ESCAPE

several times to exit PCONSOLE.

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Assigning the Remote printer name and number using BRAdmin/BRAdmin32

7. a.Start the BRAdmin program and double click the print server you

wish to configure. The default password is “access”.

b.Select the Netware tab. c.Make sure that the Operating Mode is set to Remote Printer. d.Select the correct print server and the correct Printer Number. e.Press OK and Save the changes. Exit the BRAdmin program.

✒

Note

The same services assigned by Netware print server name cannot be used for both queue server mode and remote printer mode.

You must now unload the PSERVER NLM from your NetWare file

server console and then reload it in order for the changes to take effect.

Assigning the Remote printer name and number using BRCONFIG

7. a.Insert the Brother Print Server Software diskette in Drive A: of your PC

and type:

A:BRCONFIG

b.Select the Brother print server from the list of print servers. When you

get the message that the print server is connected, press the ENTER key and type Where the prompt (the password will no t echo) and then press the ENTER key again in response to the Enter

Local>

SET NETWARE NPRINTER nlm number ON service SET NETWARE RESCAN EXIT

• Where nlm is the name of the PSERVER NLM on your file server

• Number is the printer number (must match the printer number you

• Service is the name of the service assigned by Netware print server

prompt, type:

selected during the PCONSOLE configuration in the previous steps)

name(where the default services are BRO_xxxxxx_P1 for the Brother printer, where "xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address).

default

password “access” in response to the “#”

Username>

prompt. When you get the

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For example, to set up remote “Printer 3” for an Brother printer with the print server BRO_00C3E4_P1 using the PSERVER NLM called BROTHER1PS, you would type:

SET NETWARE NPRINTER BROTHER1PS 3 ON BRO_00C3E4_P1 SET NETWARE RESCAN EXIT

• You can also enter the remote printer name using your web browser

by connecting to the Brother print server using the TCP/IP protocol and selecting the Netware protocol configuration.

✒ Note

The same services for both queue server mode and remote printer mode.

You must now unload the PSERVER NLM from your NetWare file

server console and then reload it in order for the changes to take effect.

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assigned by Netware print server name

cannot be used

Test the queue by using the NetWare DOS nprint command:

C:> nprint c:\autoexec.bat q=queuename

where queuename is one of the print queues you created earlier in this chapter. The file will be spooled to the print server for printing and should print on the printer within a short period of time. If it does not, double check your configuration, and if necessary, refer to Chapter 12 for

Troubleshooting information.

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CHAPTER 2 UNIX NETWORK CONF IGURATION (TCP/IP)

CHAPTER 2

UNIX NETWORK CONFIGURATION (TCP/IP)

Brother Print Servers are supplied with the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. Since virtually all UNIX host computers support TCP/IP, this capability allows a printer to be shared on a UNIX Ethernet network. As with all protocols, TCP/IP communications can proceed concurrently whilst other protocols are active, this means that UNIX, DEC, NetWare, Apple, and other computers can share the same Brother printer over their Ethernet network.

TCP/IP

Brother Print Servers appear to the network as a UNIX host computer with a unique IP address running the lpd, line printer daemon, protocol. As a result, any host computer that supports the Berkeley remote LPR command can spool jobs to Brother Print Servers without the need for any special software on the host computer. Brother Print Servers also support gateways for communications with hosts on remote networks. For special applications, raw TCP ports are also available.

Brother print servers pre-configured to run on a TCP/IP network with a minimum of setup. The only mandatory configuration the print server is the allocation of an IP address.

✒ Note

For setting the IP address of the print server, refer to the IP address section end half of this chapter.

TCP/IP UNIX Host Configuration

The configuration process for most UNIX systems is described in the following steps. Unfortunately, this process can vary, so refer to your system documentation (or man pages) for additional information.

1. Configure the /etc/hosts file on each UNIX host that needs to

communicate with the print server or provide similar information to a nameserver on the network. Use your favorite editor to add an entry to the /etc/hosts file containing the IP address and node name of the device. For example:

192.189.207.3 BRO_00C351

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The actual format of the entry may vary depending on your system, so check your system documentation and also note the format of other entries in the etc/hosts file.

✒ Note

• The node name in this file does not necessarily need to be the same as

the one that is actually configured in to the Brother print server (the name that appears on the printer configuration page), however, it is good practice to make the names the same. Some operating systems, such as HP/UX, do not accept the “_” character in the default name, for these systems you must use a different name).

• In any case, the node name in the

node name in the

/etc/printcap

/etc/hosts

file.

file must match the

✒ Note Some systems such as HP/UX and AIX allow you to enter the IP address

as the host name when setting up the prin t queue. If this is the case, you do not need to configure the hosts file.

2.Choose which print server service you want to use. There are several

types of services available on Brother’s print servers. Binary services pass data through unmodified and are therefore required for PCL or PostScript rasterized graphics printouts. Text services add a carriage return at the end of each line for proper formatting o f UNIX tex t files (which end in linefeed and do not have carriage returns). The text service can also be used for non-rasterized graphics, such as ASCII PostScript graphics or many types of PCL graphics.

Choose one of the available services (this service name will be used in step 3):

BINARY_P1 Binary data TEXT_P1 Text data (CR added)

You may set up multiple print queues on your UNIX host computer for the same print server, each one with a different service name (for example, one queue for binary graphics jobs and one for text jobs).

Refer to Appendix B for additional information on using services.

✒ Note This step applies to the majority of UNIX systems, including Sun OS (but

not Solaris 2.xx), Silicon Graphics (lpr/lpd o p tion required), DEC ULTRIX, DEC OSF/1, and Digital UNIX. SCO UNIX users should follow these steps, but should also refer to the SCO UNIX Configuration section. Users of RS/6000 AIX, HP/UX, Sun Solaris 2.xx, and other systems that do not use the printcap file.

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Configure the /etc/printcap file on each host computer to specify the local print queue, the print server nam e (also called remote machine or rm), and the print server service name (also called remo te p r inter, remote queue, or rp), and the spool directory.

An example of a typical printcap file:

laser1|Printer on Floor 1:\ :lp=:\ :rm=BRO_003C51:\ :rp=TEXT_P1:\ :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/laser1:

✒ Note Make sure this information is added to the en d of the

printcap

file.

Also make sure that the last character in the printcap file is a colon ":"

This will create a queue named

laser1

on the host computer that

communicates to a Brother print server with a node name (rm) of BRO_003C51 and a service name (rp) of TEXT_P1 for printing text files to a Brother printer through spool directory

/usr/spool/lpd/laser1

. If you are printing binary graphics files,

you would use the service BINARY_P1 instead of TEXT_P1.

✒ Note The rm and rp options are not available on all UNIX systems, so if

necessary check your documentation (or man pages) to determine the equivalent options.

Users of Berkeley-compatible UNIX systems can use the lpc command to obtain the printer status:

%lpc status laser1: queuing is enabled printing is enabled no entries no daemon present

Users of AT&T-compatible UNIX systems can generally use the lpstat or rlpstat commands to obtain similar status information. Because this procedure varies from system to system, refer to your system documentation for the exact usage.

✒ Note Skip this section if you have completed Step 3, unless you have an SCO

UNIX system.

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