7106 7206 7010 Print Server Manual
Printer Server Manual for LAN (043941) and WLAN (043942)
interfaces of the 7106, 7206 and 7010 series
All rights reserved.
Copyright Dascom Europe GmbH
Table of Contents
1 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1 ... about Your Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.2 ... about the Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.3 ... about Your Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.4 ... about a Fast Operational Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2 Saving the IP Address in the Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.1 ... via ZeroConf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.2 ... via BOOTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.3 ... via DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.4 ... via Auto Configuration (IPv6 Standard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.5 ... via the IP Wizard (PRINTSERVER-NetTool) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.6 ... via ARP/PING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3 Print Server Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.1 ... via the PRINTSERVER Homepage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
3.2 ... via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.3 ... via the FTP/FTPS Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3.4 ... via the Print Server Operating Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.5 ... via Email (Remote Management) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4 Print Server Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.1 Installation in Windows Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5 Print Server Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.1 How to Display Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.2 Which Status Information Is Available? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
5.3 How to Print a Status Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.4 How to Determine the Print Server Status using the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . 62
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6 Device Settings of the Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6.1 How to Configure the DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6.2 How to Configure the Device Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.3 How to Configure the Language of the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
6.4 How to Adapt the Network Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.5 How to Determine a Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
7 Print Server Port Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.1 How to Enable the ECP Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
7.2 How to Enable the Fast Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.3 How to Define the Communication Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7.4 How to Configure COM1 Port Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
8 Print Server Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
8.1 How to Define a Password for the Print Server
(Read/Write Protection). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.2 How to Protect Printers against Unauthorized Access
(IP Sender Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
8.3 How to Protect the Print Server against Viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
8.4 How to Organize Encrypted Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9 Print Server Network Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
9.1 How to Configure EAP-MD5/LEAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
9.2 How to Configure EAP-TLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
9.3 How to Configure EAP-TTLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
9.4 How to Configure PEAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
9.5 How to Configure EAP-FAST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
10 Print Server Certificate Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
10.1 How to Create a Self-Signed Certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
10.2 How to Create a Certificate Request for CA Certificates. . . . . . . . . . .102
10.3 How to Save CA Certificates in the Print Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
10.4 How to Save PKCS12 Certificates in the Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
10.5 How to Save Root Certificates in the Print Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
10.6 How to Delete Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
10.7 How to Install Certificates on a Windows Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
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11 Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
11.1 How to Create IPsec Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
11.2 How to Use IPsec Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
11.3 How to Define Exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
11.4 How to Enable IPsec Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
12 Printer Status and Printer Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
12.1 How to Display the Printer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
12.2 How to Get Printer Messages via Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
12.3 How to Get Printer Messages via SNMP Traps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
12.4 How to Display the Job History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
13 Print Jobs and Print Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
13.1 How to Define a Timeout for Taking on Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
13.2 How to Assign Print Jobs Directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
13.3 How to Modify Print Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
13.4 How to Convert Print Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
14 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
14.1 How to Print a Service Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
14.2 How to Save Print Server Settings (Backup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
14.3 How to Reset Parameters to their Default Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
14.4 How to Perform an Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
14.5 How to Restart the Print Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
15 Supported Network Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
15.1 HTTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
15.2 TCP/IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
15.3 IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
15.4 NetBIOS/WINS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
15.5 POP3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
15.6 SMTP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
15.7 SNTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
15.8 SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
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16 Additional Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
16.1 Logical Printers (Filters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
16.2 ThinPrint® (Print Data Compression). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
16.3 WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
16.4 IPv6 (Printing in IPv6 Networks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
17 Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
17.1 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
17.2 Notes concerning the Print Server Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
17.3 Parameter List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
17.4 List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
17.5 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
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1 Information
This chapter contains information concerning the
device and the documentation as well as notes about
your safety.
You will learn how to benefit from your print server and
how to operate the device properly.
Information
What information do
you need?
Purpose
Features
• ’... about Your Print Server’ Ö7
• ’... about the Documentation’
• ’... about Your Safety’
• ’... about a Fast Operational Readiness’ Ö14
Ö13
Ö10
1.1 ... about Your Print Server
Print servers are active network components that receive print jobs
from connected users or user groups within a network and forward
them to printers or other end devices.
Your print server offers you high performance, high data transfer
rates, various management options and comprehensive support of
operating systems and protocols.
• Highest data rates (depending on print server and printer model)
• Installation wizards for all major operating systems
• Administration via Browser
• Support of many management tools of well-known
manufacturers
• Automatic printer error notification via email (SMTP) or SNMP
Traps
• Transparent job history for optimal monitoring
• Status and diagnostics information via push button
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Information
• Comprehensive security options:
- access protection,
- encryption,
- authentication via certificates etc.
Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)
-
• Remote administration via email (POP3):
- sending of emails to printers,
- request of service and status information,
- setting of parameters,
- printing of attachments, etc.
• Printer panel support (depending on printer model)
• Enhanced update functionality:
simultaneous update of several print servers
- automated updates when a new update file is available
• Implementation of filters via logical printers
• Assignment of IP addresses without DHCP server via IPv6 and
ZeroConf
• Integrated ThinPrint client for bandwidth-friendly compression
of print jobs in SBC environments including decryption of
encrypted print data via SSL
Supported
Administration
Methods
• PRINTSERVER-NetTool for Windows
• Installation wizards for IP, and Wireless
• Windows Printer Wizard
• Browser (HTTP, HTTPs, HTML)
• SNMP
• Internet Print, NDPS Gateway, Web Manager, Status Monitor 2
and 3, WinAssist
• FTP/FTPs
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Information
Supported Systems
Supported Printing
Methods
Supported Network
Protocols
• Windows 95, 98, Me, NT3.x, NT4.x, 2000, XP, Vista, 7
• LPR/LPD Printing, Socket Printing, IPP v1.1
• HTTP/HTTPS Printing
• ThinPrint Printing
• NetBIOS/SMB Printing
• TCP/IP
DHCP, BootP, ARP, IPv4, IPv6, IPv6/FTP, IPv6/FTPs, IPv6/TFTP,
IPv6/HTTP-HTTPs, IPv6/SSL-TLS, IPv6/Raw TCP, TCP, UDP, ICMP,
IGMP, FTP, FTPs, TFTP, LDP, HTTP, HTTPs, ZeroConf, DNS, SLP,
SNMPv1, SNTP, SMTP, POP3, SSL/TLS, IPPv1.0, IPPv1.1, Raw TCP
compatible
• Windows
SMB/CIFS (NetBIOS over TCP/IP)
WINS
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1.2 ... about the Documentation
PD
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Installation Guide for Wireless LAN
Information about how to install WLAN
Information
Structure of the
Documentation
The print server documentation consists of the following
documents:
User Manual
Detailed description of the print server installation,
configuration, and administration
Quick Installation Guide
Information about how to achieve a fast operational
readiness of the print server.
Quick Installation Guide (for Wireless LAN)
Informaton about how to install in a Wirelss LAN via
‘Wireless Wizard.’
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If there is no documentation included in the delivery, please consult
your retailer or printer manufacturer.
Information
Scope and Content
Document Features
Terminology Used in
this Document
This documentation describes a variety of print server models. This
means that features will be described that may not be applicable to
your print server. Information about the features of your print
server can be found in the data sheet of your print server model.
Your print server offers a variety of administration methods; see:
Ö24. The administration via the PRINTSERVER Homepage and the
PRINTSERVER-NetTool is described in a complete and detailed way.
The other administration methods describe the concept that you can
use to configure your print server.
This documentation has been designed as an electronic document
for screen use. Many programs (e.g. Adobe Reader) offer a bookmark
navigation feature that allows you to view the entire document
structure.
This document contains hyperlinks to the associated information
units. If you want to print this documentation, we recommend using
the printer setting ’Duplex’ or ’Booklet’.
The explanation of technical terms used in this document is
summarized in a glossary. The glossary provides an overview of
technical matters and background information; see: Ö202.
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Information
Proceed as follows:
Symbols and
Conventions
A variety of symbols are used within this document. Their meaning is
listed in the following table:
Table 1: Symbols and Conventions used in the Documentation
Symbol / Convention Description
A warning contains important information that
must be heeded. Non-observance may lead to
Warning
malfunctions.
A notice contains information that should be
heeded.
Note
The ‘hand’ symbol marks the beginning of
instructions. Individual instructions are set in
1. Mark ...
ª Confirmation
; Requirements
Option
italics.
The arrow confirms the consequence of an
action.
Hooks mark requirements that must be met
before you can begin the action.
A square marks procedures and options that
you can choose.
•
Ö
Bold
Courier
’Proper names’
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Eye-catchers mark lists.
This sign indicates the summary of a chapter.
The arrow marks a reference to a page within
this document. In the PDF file, you can jump to
this page by clicking the symbol.
Established terms (of buttons or menu items, for
example) are set in bold.
Command lines are set in Courier font.
Proper names are put in inverted commas.
Information
1.3 ... about Your Safety
Read and observe all safety regulations and warnings found in the
documentation, on the device and on the packaging. This will avoid
potential misuse and prevent damages to people and devices.
The manufacturer will not accept any liability for personal injuries,
property damages and consequential damages resulting from the
non-observance of the mentioned safety regulations and warnings.
Non-observance will result in the warranty claims becoming void.
Intended Use
Improper Use
Safety Regulations
Warnings
Print servers are network interfaces for printers. They are designed
for the direct integration of printers into networks. The print server
has been designed for use in office environments.
All uses of the device that do not comply with the print server
functionalities described in the documentation are regarded as
improper uses. It is not allowed to make modifications to the
hardware and software or to try to repair the device.
Before starting the initial operation procedure of the print server,
please note the safety regulations in the ’Hardware Installation
Guide’. The Hardware Installation Guide is enclosed in the packaging.
If there is no documentation included in the delivery, please consult
your retailer or printer manufacturer.
Read and observe all warnings mentioned in this document.
Warnings are found before any instructions known to be dangerous.
They are presented as follows:
Warning!
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Information
Proceed as follows:
1.4 ... about a Fast Operational Readiness
In order to install your print server, you will need various data and
parameters. This section provides the necessary information that you
need to operate your print server.
1. Read and observe the security regulations in order to avoid
damages to people and devices; see: Ö13.
2. Carry out the hardware installation. The hardware installation
comprises the connection of the print server to the network and
the mains supply as well as the installation into an external
device (in the case of network interface cards).
3. Make sure that an IP address is stored in the print server; see:
’Saving the IP Address in the Print Server’ Ö15.
4. Carry out the software installation in accordance with your
network environment; see: ’Print Server Installation’ Ö40.
ª The print server is operational.
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Saving the IP Address in the Print Server
2 Saving the IP Address in the Print Server
TCP/IP network protocols require the storing of the IP
address in the print server so that the device can be
addressed within the network. This chapter describes
the various methods of IP address assignments.
Why IP Addresses?
How Does the Print
Server Obtain IP
Addresses?
An IP address is used to address network devices in an IP network.
The address is required for sending and receiving data in an network.
Depending on the network type the print server can also be
addressed via alternative parameters such as the host name or the
print server name.
The print server is able to assign itself an IP address during the initial
installation. Boot protocols are used to assign an IP address
automatically to the print server. Upon delivery, the boot protocols
’BOOTP’, ’DHCP’, and ’ZeroConf’ are enabled.
Once the print server is connected to the network, it checks whether
an IP address can be obtained from the boot protocols BOOTP or
DHCP. If this is not the case, the print server assigns itself an IP
address via ZeroConf from the address range (169.254.0.0/16) which
is reserved for ZeroConf.
Once the print server has automatically received an IP address via a
boot protocol, you can save a freely definable IP address in the print
server.
If you want to assign an IP address to a print server that supports
WLAN; see: Ö188. To use IPv6 addresses; see: Ö194.
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Saving the IP Address in the Print Server
The different methods for the assignment of the IP address
(automatically and manually) are described in the following.
Automatic Methods
of IP Address
Assignments
Manual
Methods of IP
Address Assignments
ZeroConf
Requirements
What Happens When
the Print Server is
Turned on?
• ’... via ZeroConf’ Ö16
• ’... via BOOTP’ Ö17
• ’... via DHCP’
• ’... via Auto Configuration (IPv6 Standard)’
Ö18
Ö20
• ’... via the IP Wizard (PRINTSERVER-NetTool)’ Ö21
• ’... via ARP/PING’
Ö22
2.1 ... via ZeroConf
ZeroConf describes the automatic assignment of IP addresses within
a network.
; The 'ZeroConf' parameter has been activated; see: ’TCP/IP’
Ö167.
If no IP address can be assigned via boot protocols, the print server
assigns itself an IP address via ZeroConf. For this purpose, the print
server picks an IP address at random from the address range
(169.254.0.0/16) which is reserved for ZeroConf and sends a query to
the network.
If this IP address has already been assigned elsewhere in the
network, the print server will receive a message. The print server
then sends another query with a different IP address. If the IP
address is available, it is saved in the print server.
If you wish to use an IP address different from the one assigned via
ZeroConf, you can save a freely definable IP address in the print
server later on.
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Saving the IP Address in the Print Server
What Happens When
the Print Server is
Turned on?
Integration of the
Printer Server in
Other Networks
Requirements
The print server repeats the same procedure (see ZeroConf) for the
service name. The service name consists of the default print server
name and the name of the connected printer. The print server will
then start the printing process and an HTTP service and advertises
both services in the network. The print server is now visible in the
network and the printing process can begin.
In many cases, the print server is to be integrated into the actual
network after the automatic configuration in the 169.254.0.0/16
segment.
2.2 ... via BOOTP
The print server supports BOOTP, which means that the IP address of
the print server can be assigned via a BOOTP server. If the BOOTP
boot protocol has been installed in your network, you must edit the
'/etc/bootptab' file. This file is located on the host running the
BOOTP daemon. The '/etc/bootptab' file contains a permanent copy
of the assignment of the host name and the IP address to the
hardware address.
; The 'BOOTP' parameter has been activated; see: ’TCP/IP’ Ö167.
What Happens When
the Print Server is
Turned on?
Once the print server has been turned on, it asks the BOOTP for the
IP address and the host name. The BOOTP host answers and sends a
data packet containing the IP address. The IP address is saved in the
print server.
What Happens When
Printing?
During the installation of the print server, its host name is displayed
on the monitor of the computer intended for printing. The computer
finds the IP address of the print server by means of either the local
'etc/hosts' file or the DNS server. The print data can then be sent to
this IP address.
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Saving the IP Address in the Print Server
2.3 ... via DHCP
The print server supports DHCP, which means that the IP address of
the print server can be assigned dynamically via a DHCP server.
In networks with DHCP servers, the dynamic name registration is
done by DNS servers, which can be dynamically configured by the
DHCP server. Most systems additionally use a WINS server, which
answers name enquires that the DNS server cannot handle.
The print server does not support DHCPv6.
Requirements
What Happens When
the Print Server is
Turned on?
; The 'DHCP' parameter has been enabled; see: ’TCP/IP’ Ö167.
; The parameter 'WINS registration' has been enabled; see
Ö170.
; The parameter 'WINS via DHCP' has been enabled; see Ö170.
After the hardware installation, the print server asks a DHCP server
for an IP address by means of a broadcast query. The DHCP server
identifies the print server on the basis of its hardware address and
sends a data packet to the print server.
This data packet contains, among others, the IP address of the print
server, the default gateway, and the IP address of the DNS server.
The data is saved in the print server.
The print server now transmits a name registration request to the
WINS server, along with the IP address and host name assignment.
The answer from the WINS server contains the period of validity of
the name entry in the WINS database. Once this period has expired,
the print server renews its registration with the WINS server so that
its IP address and host name remain constantly valid.
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Saving the IP Address in the Print Server
What Happens When
Printing?
WINS Without DHCP
Requirements
During the installation of the print server, its host name is displayed
on the monitor of the computer intended for printing. In order for
you to be able to assign the host name to the IP address, the
computer asks the DNS server for the IP address of the print server.
If the DNS server cannot answer this request, it forwards the request
to the WINS server. Once the computer receives the answer, it sends
the print data to the IP address of the print server.
You can also enter the IP address instead of the host name during
the print server installation. In this case, you can send print data
directly to the IP address. The configuration of a print server on a
DHCP server depends on the operating system.
You can set up the print server in a network only with WINS and
without DHCP. In this case, the print server registers with the WINS
server directly. In this process, you must configure the IP address of
the WINS server manually in the print server.
To use WINS without DHCP, the following requirements are
necessary:
; The 'DHCP' parameter has been disabled; see: ’TCP/IP’ Ö167.
; The parameter 'WINS registration' has been disabled; see
Ö170.
; The parameter 'WINS via DHCP' has been disabled; see Ö170.
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2.4 ... via Auto Configuration (IPv6 Standard)
The print server can have an IPv4 address and several IPv6 addresses
at the same time. The IPv6 standard is used to automatically assign
IP addresses in IPv6 networks. When connected to an IPv6 network,
the print server will automatically obtain an additional link-local
IPv6 address.
What Happens When
the Print Server is
Turned on?
Requirements
The IPv6 standard uses the following mechanism to assign IP
addresses automatically. When the print server is started in an IPv6
network, the print server will be addressed via an automatically
generated address from the link-local address range (FE8 …).
The print server uses the link-local IP address to search for a router.
The print server sends so-called 'Router Solicitations' (RS) to the
special multicast address FF02::2. The available router will then
return a Router Advertisement (RA) containing the required
information.
With a prefix from the range of the global unicast addresses, the
print server can compose its own address. It simply replaces the first
64 bits (prefix FE80::) with the prefix that was sent in the RA.
; The 'IPv6' parameter has been activated.
; The 'Automatic configuration' parameter has been activated.
In order to configure the automatic assignment of IPv6 addresses;
see: Ö197.
In order to configure an IPv6 address manually; see: Ö196.
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Saving the IP Address in the Print Server
Proceed as follows:
2.5 ... via the IP Wizard (PRINTSERVER-NetTool)
The IP Wizard of the PRINTSERVER-NetTool helps you to configure
the TCP/IP parameters, e.g. the IP address. You can easily enter the
desired IP address and save it in the print server using the IP Wizard.
Requirements
;
The PRINTSERVER-NetTool is installed on the client; see:
Ö
; The network scan via Multicast has been enabled in the
PRINTSERVER-NetTool; see: Ö32.
; The router in the network forwards multicast requests; see:
Ö32.
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Select the print server from the print server list.
The print server is displayed in the print server list under 'ZeroConf' with an IP
address from the address range (169.254.0.0/16) which is reserved for ZeroConf.
3. Select Installation – IP Wizard from the menu bar.
The IP Wizard is started.
4. Follow the instructions of the Wizard.
ª The settings are saved.
27.
Fig. 1: PRINTSERVER-NetTool - IP Wizard
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2.6 ... via ARP/PING
Saving the IP Address in the Print Server
ARP Table
The assignment of the IP address to the hardware address can be
done via the ARP table. The ARP table is an internal system file in
which the assignment is temporarily saved (about 15 min). This table
is administered by the ARP protocol.
By means of the 'arp' and 'ping' commands, you can save the IP
address in the print server. If the print server already has an IP
address, the 'arp' and 'ping' commands cannot be used to save a new
IP address.
However, an IP address from the address range (169.254.0.0/16)
which is reserved for ZeroConf can be overwritten by means of the
'arp' and 'ping' commands.
Use the 'arp' and 'ping' commands to save the IP address if your network
has no superordinate management of IP addresses (e.g. DHCP, BOOTP).
The 'arp' command is used for editing the ARP table. The 'ping'
command transfers a data packet containing the IP address to the
hardware address of the print server. If the data packet has been
successfully sent and received, the print server permanently saves
the IP address.
The implementation of the 'arp' and 'ping' command depends on the
system used. Read the documentation for your operating system.
Requirements
; The 'ARP/PING' parameter has been enabled; see: ’TCP/IP’
Ö167.
Edit the ARP table:
Syntax: arp -s <IP address><hardware address>
Example: arp -s 192.168.0.123 00-c0-eb-00-01-ff
Assign a new IP address to the print server:
Syntax: ping <IP address>
Example: ping 192.168.0.123
The separators within the hardware address that are used in this example correspond
to the Windows platform.
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Troubleshooting
The 'Addition failed' error occurs when you use the 'arp' command.
This error informs you that the ARP table is empty and that the new
entry cannot be added. This problem occurs with certain operating
systems such as all Microsoft Windows versions with the exception
of NT 4.0. The solution to the problem is to ping a station in the
network before using the 'arp' command for the first time or use the
PRINTSERVER-NetTool to enter the IP address.
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3 Print Server Administration
You can administer and configure the print server in a
number of ways. The following chapter gives you an
You will get information on when to use these methods and which
functions these methods support.
overview of the various administration options.
What information do
you need?
Functionalities
Requirements
• ’... via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’ Ö24
• ’... via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’ Ö27
• ’... via the FTP/FTPS Connection’
• ’... via the Print Server Operating Panel’
• ’... via Email (Remote Management)’ Ö36
Ö34
Ö35
3.1 ... via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
The PRINTSERVER Homepage supports all features for the
administration of the print server.
The PRINTSERVER Homepage is stored in your print server and can
be started by means of an Internet browser (Internet Explorer,
Firefox). When using other browsers, the full functionality of the
PRINTSERVER Homepage cannot be guaranteed.
; The print server is connected to the network and the printer.
; The print server is known to the network via its IP address; see:
Ö15.
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Proceed as follows:
Starting the
PRINTSERVER
Homepage
1. Open your browser.
2. Enter the IP address of the print server as the URL.
ª The PRINTSERVER Homepage - Home appears.
Fig. 2: PRINTSERVER Homepage - Home
The appearance of the PRINTSERVER Homepage depends on the
print server model and software version. If the PRINTSERVER
Homepage is not displayed, check the proxy settings of your
browser.
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Structure of the
PRINTSERVER
Homepage
The available menu items are located in the navigation bar (left
hand). After selecting a menu item (simple mouse click), the
corresponding page with its content is displayed.
You can set the language of the PRINTSERVER Homepage via
General – Home. Simply select the relevant flag.
All other menu items refer to the configuration of the print server
and are described in this manual.
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3.2 ... via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
The software PRINTSERVER-NetTool has been developed for the
administration of network devices. Depending on the network
device you can configure various features via the
PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
Information about the device functions can be found in the relevant
chapters in this documentation.
The PRINTSERVER-NetTool has been designed for use in Windows
networks. The software is installed on all clients that are meant to
access a network device in the network.
Basic Functions
Installation and
Program Start
After the PRINTSERVER-NetTool is started, the network will be
scanned for connected network devices. The network range to be
scanned is freely definable. All network devices found will be
displayed in the 'print server list'.
You can modify the print server list and adopt it to your individual
needs. You can mark and configure the devices in the print server
list.
In order to use the PRINTSERVER-NetTool, the program must be
installed on a computer with Windows operating system. Different
installation files are available, depending on the operating system.
You will find the PRINTSERVER-NetTool installation files on the
PRINTSERVER LIBRARY CD.
If there is no PRINTSERVER LIBRARY CD included in the delivery,
please consult your retailer or printer manufacturer.
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Proceed as follows:
Windows
The installation file is available as ’*.exe’ for Windows systems.
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool installation file.
2. Select the desired language.
3. Follow the installation routine.
ª The PRINTSERVER-NetTool is installed on the system.
To start the program, double-click the PRINTSERVER-NetTool icon.
The icon is found on the desktop and the Windows start menu.
(Start --> Programs --> Smart Network Utilities--> PRINTSERVER-NetTool)
The program settings are saved in the ’PRINTSERVER-NetTool.ini’ file.
The file is stored in the directory ’Documents and Settings’ with the
relevant user name. (Only for multi-user operating systems)
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Toolbar
Menu bar
Filter for the
print server list
Print Server List
Log window
Structure of the
PRINTSERVER-NetTool
After the program start you will see the main dialog with the
following elements. The dialog may vary, depending on which
elements you have chosen to be shown or hidden.
Fig. 3: PRINTSERVER-NetTool - Main Dialog
The functions of the program elements will be described in the
following. Detailed information on how to use the program can be
found in the PRINTSERVER-NetTool Online Help.
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To ol b a r
A toolbar with various commands is available in the
PRINTSERVER-NetTool. The toolbar can either be shown or hidden.
Select Extras – Show Toolbar from the menu bar.
Table 2: Description of the Toolbar Icons
Icon Name Description
Properties This opens the 'Properties' dialog.*
Change password This opens the 'Change password' dialog.*
Installation Starts a Wizard. A wizard helps you to configure
certain parameters.
Restart This opens the 'Restart' dialog.*
Default settings Opens the 'Load default settings' dialog.*
Print status page This opens the 'Print status page' dialog.*
Firmware Update This opens the 'Firmware Update' dialog.*
Refresh Refreshes the print server list.
Find New Adds newly connected network devices to the
print server list.
Rebuild Creates a new print server list.
*The button is active if a device was marked in the list.
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Print Server List
All connected devices are shown in a list in the right-hand section of
the main dialog of the PRINTSERVER-NetTool. This section is referred
to as the print server list.
Icons indicate the status or the kind of network device. Devices that
are not available in the network appear dimmed.
The print server list is divided into columns that contain information
about the device, the version, etc. You can adapt the information
according to your needs. Select Extras – Columns from the menu
bar.
You can select various filters in the left-hand section of the main
dialog. Filters determine which network devices are shown in the
print server list. The filters can be created and configured via the
Filter menu.
You can modify the status of the print server list by
• adding network devices
• creating a new list or
• refreshing the list
Select the relevant command in the Search menu.
By activating an automatic refresh, the print server list will be
refreshed automatically in a fixed time interval. Select Extras –
Settings from the menu bar (category: Auto Refresh).
You can save the print server list as a file. The file ending is ’*.lst’. This
allows you to preserve a certain status and to restore it promptly.
Select File – Save as or Open from the menu bar.
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Search Parameters
for the Network Scan
Logging Functions
The PRINTSERVER-NetTool searches the network for existing print
servers and displays them in the print server list. The following
search options can be selected for the network scan:
• Searching via multicast requests (TCP/IP)
• Searching within defined IP ranges (TCP/IP)
The default setting is multicast search in local networks. Searching
via multicast requests beyond subnetworks is only possible if the
routers in the network can handle multicast requests. In networks
without multicast support you can search for network devices
within defined IP ranges.
To define the search parameters, select Extras – Settings from the
menu bar (category: Search Options).
Logging means that actions carried out by the user or the
PRINTSERVER-NetTool will be registered automatically and saved in
a log file.
The logging functions can either be shown or hidden. Select Extras
– Settings from the menu bar (category: Logging Options).
The contents of the log file can be displayed in a log window. To hide
or show the log window, select Extras – Show Log File from the
menu bar. If logging is disabled, the log window will not be
displayed.
You can define the log file name, the log directory, and the
maximum size of the log file. Select Extras – Settings from the
menu bar (category: Logging Options).
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Configuring Print
Server Parameters
The PRINTSERVER-NetTool offers three methods to configure the
parameters of network devices.
Configuration via the 'Properties' Dialog
Many network devices offer the 'Properties' dialog where you can
display and edit the individual configuration parameters of the
device. Double-click the print server in the print server list to start
the dialog.
Configuration via Wizards
Wizards in the PRINTSERVER-NetTool facilitate the installation and
configuration of network devices. Wizards are subprograms aimed at
querying required parameter values.
Depending on the print server model and network, you can choose
from the following wizards:
IP Wizard The IP Wizard helps you to configure the TCP/IP parameters, e.g.
the IP address. You can choose between the manual
configuration and the automatic configuration via boot protocols.
The IP Wizard is not available for WLAN print servers.
Wireless Wizard The Wireless Wizard helps you to install WLAN print servers. The
Wireless Wizard helps you to configure TCP/IP and WLAN
parameters and the details about encryption and authentication.
The Wireless Wizard is only available for WLAN print servers.
PRINTSERVER
Printer Wizard
The PRINTSERVER Printer Wizard is available for installing the
print server in Windows networks. This PRINTSERVER Printer
Wizard helps you to install a print server connected to a printer.
Mark the print server in the print server list and start the required
wizard via the Installation menu.
Configuration via the ‘Actions’ Menu
Depending on the network device, you can use the Actions menu for
individual operations (such as an Update). Select the relevant
command from the Actions menu.
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3.3 ... via the FTP/FTPS Connection
Proceed as follows:
Print Server Administration
FTP
FTP over SSL
Functionalities
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) allows the exchange of data between
the print server and an FTP client in TCP/IP networks.
The print server also supports FTPS (FTP over SSL) for a safe data
interchange between the print server and the client. FTPS is an
encrypted procedure for file transfers. The encryption of the control
channel and the data channel is done via the SSL or TLS
authentication.
We recommend using SSL. This way, no unencrypted user names,
passwords, and data can be read by unauthorized persons. In order
to use FTPS, you must install an FTP client on your computer that
supports FTPS.
An FTP/FTPS connection allows the following:
• Printing a Status Page; see: Ö61
• Printing a Service Page; see: Ö147
• Configuring Print Server Parameters; see: Ö34
• Resetting Print Server Parameters; see: Ö153
• Querying the Printer Status; see: Ö133
• Performing Updates; see: Ö157
Requirements
; The 'TCP/IP' parameter has been activated; see: Ö167.
Configuring Parameters via an FTP Connection
You can configure all print server parameters via FTP. To this
purpose, you must download the 'parameters' file to your local
computer via FTP and then edit it. For additional information; see:
Ö34.
1. Change to the directory in which you wish to save the file.
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2. Open an FTP connection to the print server:
Syntax: ftp <IP Address>
Example:
ftp 192.168.0.123
3. Enter an arbitrary user name.
4. Enter the print server password or press ENTER if no password
has been assigned.
5. Transfer the 'parameters' file from the print server to your local
computer:
get parameters
6. Edit the file using a text editor. The syntax and values can be
obtained from the parameter list; see:
Ö209.
7. Send the file back to the print server:
put parameters
8. Close the FTP connection:
quit
ª The print server will be configured using the new values.
3.4 ... via the Print Server Operating Panel
On every print server you will find the network connectors, several
LEDs, the status button and an optional power supply connector.
These components are described in the 'Hardware Installation Guide'.
Functionalities
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The status button of the print server allows the following
• Printing a Status Page; see: Ö62
• Print a Service Page; see: Ö146
• Resetting the Print Server Parameters to their Default Settings;
see: Ö154
Print Server Administration
Proceed as follows:
3.5 ... via Email (Remote Management)
You can administer the print server via email and thus via any
computer with Internet access.
Functionalities
Requirements
Sending Instructions
via Email
An email allows you to
• send print server information
• print emails and attachments
• perform an update on the print server or
• define print server parameters.
; In order to receive emails, the print server must be set up as user
with its own email address on a POP3 server.
; A DNS server has been configured on the print server; see:
Ö65.
; SMTP parameters can be configured on the print server; see:
Ö173.
; POP3 parameters are configured on the print server; see:
Ö172.
If you want to administer the print server, you must enter the
relevant instructions into the subject line of your email.
1. Open an email program.
2. Write a new email.
3. Enter the print server address as recipient.
4. Enter an instruction into the subject line; see: ’Syntax and
Format of an Instruction’ Ö37.
5. Send the email.
ª The print server receives the email and carries out the
instruction.
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Syntax and Format
of an Instruction
Note the following syntax for instructions in the subject line:
cmd: <command> [<port>] [ack] [<comment>]
The following commands are supported:
Commands Option Description
[<command>] get statuspage
get servicepage
get parameters
get jobhistory
get pagecounter
set parameters sends parameters to the print server
print
printa
print attachment
update ps carries out an automatic update using the
sends the status page of the print server
sends the service page of the print server
sends the parameter list of the print server
sends the Job History
sends the number of printed pages
Parameter changes are integrated into the
email body with the following syntax:
<parameter> = <value>
The syntax and values can be obtained from
the parameter list; see:
prints the email (text only)
prints the email attachment
see: 'printa'
update file that is attached to the mail
Ö209.
clean mailqueue cleans the email printer queue and deletes all
entries from the mailbox
[<port>]
(optional)
Default: LP1
[ack]
(optional)
LP1
LP2
LP3
LP4
LP5
--- sends an acknowledgment back to the sender
Defines the port used by print server models
with several physical ports for sending data. If
no port was defined, the default value LP1 will
be used.
- LPT1 or USB1
- LPT2 or USB2
- LPT3 or USB3 (connected via USB hub)
- COM1 or USB4 (connected via USB hub)
- USB5 (connected via USB hub)
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The following applies for the commands:
• not case-sensitive
• one or more space characters are allowed
• max. length is 128 byte
Must be in ASCII format. Emails are printed in ASCII format. HTML or
Rich Text formats are not supported. For a perfect text output of
your emails and attachments, make sure that the text encoding of
the printer corresponds to that of the email client.
Security
If you want to change parameters or do an update for print servers
that have a write protection (see: Ö81), you also need a password.
Enter the password into the first line of the email body. Note the
following syntax:
password: <password>
If the print server is protected against unauthorized access by means
of the IP sender control, the print server only accepts emails from IP
addresses that are listed in the IP sender list. For information on how
to define the IP sender list; see: Ö82.
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Email address of the print server as
configured on the POP3 server.
Command
Email address of the print server as
configured on the POP3 server.
Command
Attached file to
be printed
Example 1
Example 2
This email causes the print server to send the parameter list to the
sender of the email.
Fig. 4: Administration via Email – Example 1
This email causes the printer that is connected to the port LPT2 or
USB2 of the print server to print the attachment of the email. The
sender also receives an acknowledgment of receipt by the print
server.
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Fig. 5: Administration via Email – Example 2
Print Server Installation
4 Print Server Installation
Depending on the selected printing method, the print
server can be integrated into various systems and
Depending on your printing requirements and your network
environment, there are various installation methods.
networks. This chapter presents various printing
methods and describes several installation procedures.
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Print Server Installation
The table shows the installation procedures that are described in this
document. Select the installation procedure that meets your
requirements and follow the information reference.
System Printing Method Information Reference
Windows
(95/98/Me/NT 4.x
/2000/XP/Vista/7)
Windows
’Print Server Installation in Windows (Socket Printing)’ Ö44
ThinPrint
’Using the Print Server to Print compressed ThinPrint Data’Ö184
IPv6
’Installing the Print Server in IPv6 Networks (LPD Printing)’Ö194
®
Socket Printing see: ’Installation in Windows Systems’
Ö42
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4.1 Installation in Windows Systems
Depending on the selected printing method, the print server can be
imbedded into Windows systems. This section presents various
printing methods and describes several installation procedures.
Overview of Printing
Methods
• The LPD protocol is used for printing in Windows NT 4.0 and NT
3.51 systems. The LPD protocol is a special protocol used for
print data. During LPD printing the server sends the print data
to the IP address of the print server by means of the LPR port.
The print server receives the print data and routes it to the
printer.
• In Peer-to-Peer networks all clients have the same rights and
can share their resources with other computers. The print server
acts as network connection for a printer which is independent of
a client. The print data is transferred from the individual client
to the network. The print server receives the print data and
routes it to the printer. Peer-to-Peer printing via NetBIOS is
supported by all Windows systems.
• The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) provides printing services
via a network. In a client/server system, such as Windows
7/Vista/XP/2000, the client sends a query to the print server.
After transmission of the print data, the data is printed.
• During socket printing, the print server acts as network
connection for a printer which is independent of a client.
Printing is carried out by means of direct TCP/IP ports. The ports
are installed with the aid of the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor (see
Ö45). The print data is transferred from the individual client
to the network using the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor. The print
server receives the print data and routes it to the printer.
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Requirements
Procedure
; The print server is connected to the network and the printer.
; The print server and the printer are turned on.
; The print server is known to the network via its IP address; see:
Ö15.
Follow the instructions if you want to prepare the print server for
socket printing in Windows systems.
Installing the Print Server*
Installing and Configuring the Printer*
Installing the Printer Driver*
Adding the Printer Port**
Configuring the Printer Port**
* This step is carried out while the PRINTSERVER Printer Wizard is run.
** This step is carried out while the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor is run.
The tools PRINTSERVER Printer Wizard and
Monitor
help you to operate the print server quickly and easily. The
supports 32-bit systems. If you want to install the print server on a
64-bit system, use the Windows default printer installation. Contact
the manufacturer of your operating system for further information.
PRINTSERVER Print
What do you want
to do?
’Installing the Print Server using the PRINTSERVER Printer
Wizard’ Ö44
’Configuring the Printer Port using the PRINTSERVER Print
Monitor’ Ö45
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Installing the Print Server using the PRINTSERVER Printer Wizard
What is the
PRINTSERVER
Printer Wizard?
How to Start the
PRINTSERVER
Printer Wizard
The PRINTSERVER Printer Wizard is available for installing the print
server in Windows systems. The PRINTSERVER Printer Wizard is a
self-extracting program and carries out the following steps:
• Installing the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor on the Client
• Installing the Printer Driver
If you use Windows Me/98/95 or NT4.0 you must install the required printer driver
manually.
• Installing the Print Server
• Installing and Configuring the Printer
• Print a Test Page
When you install the PRINTSERVER-NetTool (see: Ö27) the
PRINTSERVER Printer Wizard will be provided automatically. The
PRINTSERVER Printer Wizard can be started in the
PRINTSERVER-NetTool via the ’Installation’ menu.
If you do not use the PRINTSERVER-NetTool, the installation file can
be copied and started the PRINTSERVER LIBRARY CD. If there is no
PRINTSERVER LIBRARY CD included in the delivery, please consult
your retailer or printer manufacturer. .
Use the installation file that corresponds to your operating system.
Operating Systems Installation File
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows NT4.0
Windows ME
Windows 98
Windows 95
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printerwizard.exe
printerwizard9x.exe
Print Server Installation
Configuring the Printer Port using the PRINTSERVER Print
Monitor
As far as socket printing is concerned, a printer port must be added
to every client intended for printing. This section describes the
installation and configuration of TCP/IP and HTTP ports on the
client. The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor is available for configuration
purposes.
What is the
PRINTSERVER Print
Monitor?
Which Ports Are
Available?
Procedure
The
PRINTSERVER Print Monitor
constitutes the connecting piece
between the computer and the print server. It ensures the transfer of
print data from the client to the print server by means of direct TCP/IP
ports. The
PRINTSERVER Print Monitor
can be installed on every client
intended for printing. It is not possible to share the printer.
Using the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor you can adapt printing to
your individual needs. You can define whether printing is done via a
TCP/IP port or a HTTP port. The following features can be realized
when printing via HTTP ports:
• Encryption of print data
• Identity check of the users and devices before they gain access
to the print server (authentication)
• Using a proxy server, print jobs can be sent to a print server via
the Internet
• Detailed and print server specific error messages
In order to configure a printer port at the client, follow the
instructions:
’PRINTSERVER Print Monitor’ Ö47
’Starting the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor (no Print Object
available)’ Ö47
’Starting the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor (Print Object
available)’ Ö49
’Adding or Editing Printer Ports’ Ö50
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The following descriptions refer to the configuration in Windows XP.
Depending on your Windows system, the menu navigation can vary.
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PRINTSERVER Print Monitor
Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
Print Server Installation
Automatic
Installation
Manual Installation
When the PRINTSERVER Printer Wizard is run (see: Ö44), the
PRINTSERVER Print Monitor will be installed automatically to your
system.
The automatic installation is only carried out if the PRINTSERVER
Printer Wizard was started via the PRINTSERVER LIBRARY CD.
If the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor is not yet installed to your system
or if you want to install a higher version of the PRINTSERVER Print
Monitor, you can do this manually.
1. Double-click the file pmonitor-xxx.exe'.
The file can be copied and started from or the PRINTSERVER LIBRARY CD.
2. Follow the installation routine.
ª The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor will be installed to your system.
Starting the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor (no Print Object available)
The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor is started by adding a new print
object with a port.
Requirements
; The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor is installed on the client.
; The required printer drivers are installed on the client.
1. Click 'Start' > 'Settings' > 'Printers and Faxes'.
2. Select File – Add Printer from the menu bar.
The 'Add Printer Wizard' appears.
3. Click Next.
4. Tick Local printer attached to this computer.
5. Click Next.
6. Tick Create a new port.
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Fig. 6: Windows - Add Printer Wizard
7. Select 'PRINTSERVER Print Monitor' from the Type of port list.
8. Click Next.
ª The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor is started. The dialog TCP/IP
Port Configuration appears.
If the print server is protected by a password, the password will be
demanded; see Ö81.
Fig. 7: PRINTSERVER Print Monitor - TCP/IP Port Configuration
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Proceed as follows:
Starting the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor (Print Object available)
The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor is started by adding a new port to
the print object.
Requirements
; The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor is installed on the client.
; The print object is already available on the client.
1. Click 'Start' > 'Settings' > 'Printers and Faxes'.
2. Select the printer from the list.
3. Select File – Settings from the menu bar.
The Properties dialog appears.
4. Select the Ports tab.
5. Click Add.
The Printer Ports dialog appears.
Fig. 8: Windows - Printer Ports
6. Select PRINTSERVER Print Monitor.
7. Click New Port.
ª The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor is started. The dialog TCP/IP
Port Configuration appears; see: Ö48.
If the print server is protected by a password, the password will be
demanded; see Ö81.
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Print Server Installation
Proceed as follows:
Adding or Editing Printer Ports
Add a printer port to the client by means of the PRINTSERVER Print
Monitor.
What do you want
to do?
Adding a TCP/IP
Printer Port
’Adding a TCP/IP Printer Port’ Ö50
’Adding an HTTP Printer Port’ Ö52
’Modifying an Existing Printer Port’ Ö55
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor; see: Ö47.
2. Enter the IP address or the host name of the print server and
click
Next
. The following dialog appears:
Fig. 9: PRINTSERVER Print Monitor – Selecting a Printing Method
3. Tick Standard TCP/IP printing and click Next. The following
dialog appears:
Fig. 10: PRINTSERVER Print Monitor - Port Configuration-TCP/IP
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4. Select a port number from the list and confirm by clicking Next.
The following dialog appears:
Different logical printers are addressed via the port number (9100 - 9107). The
logical printer defines the printer port to which the print data is sent. This is
relevant for print server models with several physical printer ports (COM1, USB1,
etc.).
Fig. 11: PRINTSERVER Print Monitor - SNMP
5. Tick SNMP monitoring in order to enable the reception of
printer status messages.
6. Enter the following into the 'Community' box:
If there is a write protection on the print server (see Ö81), you must enter the
password.
If there is no write protection on the print server, you must enter 'public'.
If there is a read protection on the print server (see
box does not appear. When starting thePRINTSERVER Print Monitor you will be
asked to enter a password. The password will be used as Community name
within the SNMP communication.
Ö81), the 'Community'
7. Click Next. The dialog that appears contains all entries.
8. Check your entries and click Finish.
ª The configuration is saved and the TCP/IP printer port is added
to the client.
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Adding an HTTP
Proceed as follows:
Printer Port
Print Server Installation
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor; see: Ö47.
2. Enter the IP address or the host name of the print server and
click Next. The following dialog appears:
Fig. 12: PRINTSERVER Print Monitor – Selecting a Printing Method
3. Tick HTTP printing and click Next. The following dialog appears:
Fig. 13: PRINTSERVER Print Monitor - Port Configuration-HTTP
4. Select a logical printer (lp1 - lp8) from the list.
The logical printer defines the printer port to which the print data is sent. This is
relevant for print server models with several physical printer ports (COM1, USB1,
etc.).
5. Select Encrypted printing if you wish to encrypt the print data;
see: ’Encrypted Socket Printing (Windows)’ Ö84.
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6. Select Authentication, if necessary; see: ’Encrypted Socket
Printing with Certificate Validation (Windows)’ Ö85.
7. Click Next. The following dialog appears:
Fig. 14: PRINTSERVER Print Monitor - SNMP
8. Tick SNMP monitoring in order to enable the reception of
printer status messages.
9. Enter the following into the 'Community' box:
If there is a write protection on the print server (see Ö81), you must enter the
password.
If there is no write protection on the print server, you must enter 'public'.
If there is a read protection on the print server (see
box does not appear. When starting thePRINTSERVER Print Monitor you will be
asked to enter a password. The password will be used as Community name
within the SNMP communication.
Ö81), the 'Community'
10. Click Next. The following dialog appears:
Fig. 15: PRINTSERVER Print Monitor - Proxy Server
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11. You can print via a proxy server. If necessary, tick Use proxy and
enter the IP address and the port number of the proxy server.
12. Click Next. The dialog that appears contains all entries.
13. Check your entries and click Finish.
ª The configuration is saved and the HTTP printer port is added to
the client.
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Print Server Installation
Proceed as follows:
Modifying an
Existing Printer Port
You can modify the settings of a printer port.
1. Click 'Start' > 'Settings' > 'Printers and Faxes'.
2. Select the printer from the list.
3. Select File – Settings from the menu bar.
The Properties dialog appears.
4. Select the Ports tab.
5. Select the port from the list.
6. Click Configure. The dialog TCP/IP Port Configuration appears.
7. Configure the parameters; see: Table 3
Ö55.
8. Click OK to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
Table 3: Changing the Port Configuration
Parameters Description
Time out If an error occurs during the sending of the print job, the print job
will automatically be sent again. Y ou can limit the duration of this
process by defining a time out (1 - 120 min).
This will prevent the process from being repeated endlessly and
from blocking other connections.
SNMP monitoring Enables/disables the reception of printer status messages.
If parameter changes are controlled by a print server password,
you must enter the password for the SNMP monitoring into the
'Community' box. If no password is used, you must enter 'public'.
Authentication Enables/disables the option 'Authentication'; see: ’Encrypted
Socket Printing with Certificate Validation (Windows)’
Use proxy server You can print via a proxy server. Tick 'Use proxy server' and
enter the IP address and the port number of the proxy server.
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Ö85.
Print Server Status Information
5 Print Server Status Information
The print server can display status information. This
chapter describes which status information is available
and how to display and read this information.
What information do
you need?
• ’How to Display Status Information’ Ö57
• ’Which Status Information Is Available?’
• ’How to Print a Status Page’
• ’How to Determine the Print Server Status using the LEDs’
Ö62
Ö60
Ö58
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Print Server Status Information
Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
5.1 How to Display Status Information
Print server status information can be displayed in many ways.
What do you want
to do?
’Displaying Status Information via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’
Ö
57
’Displaying Status Information via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’
Ö57
Displaying Status Information via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select the desired menu item from the navigation bar in the
Status category.
ª The status information is shown.
Displaying Status Information via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select the desired menu item from the navigation bar in the
Status category.
ª The status information is shown.
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Print Server Status Information
5.2 Which Status Information Is Available?
This section gives an overview of the print server status information.
Depending on the features supported by the print server model,
different status information can be available.
General Status
WLAN Status
The General page shows status information, such as the name of the
print server, the hardware address, the serial and version numbers,
network type etc. The text which you previously entered under
'Configuration - General' will now appear under 'Description.' A
description is freely definable and can be used to gain a better
overview of the print servers and printers in the system.
The WLAN page contains information about the current WLAN
settings.
• 'Connection Status' indicates the status of the network
connection. The following statuses are possible:
'Ad-Hoc', when the print server is working in the ad-hoc mode.
'Infrastructure', when the print server is working in the infrastructure mode.
'Out of range', when the print server is logged onto an access point in the
infrastructure mode and this access point cannot be reached because it has
been turned off, for example.
'Searching', when the print server has been turned on and searches for an
access point.
• 'Current network name' specifies the SSID.
• 'Speed' indicates the data transfer rate.
• 'Level' indicates the intensity of the signal.
• 'Manufacturer' indicates the manufacturer of the WLAN module.
• 'Serial number WLAN' indicates the serial number of the WLAN
module.
Printer Port Status
The Printer Port page contains information about the connected
printers. The page includes information about the manufacturer, the
printer model or the total number of printed pages. The printer
operating panel and printer status messages can also be displayed.
The information that can be shown depends on the printer and print
server model. As for print servers with several physical printer ports,
the information is displayed separately for each port.
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Print Server Status Information
IPv6 Status
IPsec Status
Mail Status
Job History
The IPv6 page shows assigned IPv6 addresses. The print server
obtains IPv6 addresses if it is connected to a network that supports
IPv6. (Only available via PRINTSERVER Homepage.)
The IPsec page shows the entries of the Internet Protocol Security in
the Security Association Database (SAD) and the Security Policy
Database (SPD). The 'raccon' logging information is also displayed.
The Mail page shows the status of the POP3 and SMTP settings.
• 'Mails fetched' shows the number of received emails.
• 'Last POP3 error' shows the last POP3 error.
• 'Next check for mails in' shows the time left till the next mail
scan.
• 'Mails sent' shows the number of sent emails.
• 'Last SMTP error' shows the last SMTP error.
The Job History page displays information about the print jobs that
have been sent to the print server. A maximum of 64 print jobs are
displayed. The first-in, first-out method is applied from the 65
th
print job onwards. The saved print jobs will be deleted when the
print server or printer is turned off or reset. The print jobs will not be
deleted when the print server is restarted.
The information that is shown depends on the connected printer
model. For a more detailed description; see: ’Job History - Status
Information’ Ö139.
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Print Server Status Information
Proceed as follows:
5.3 How to Print a Status Page
You can print status pages. The print server status page contains all
important basic information, such as the print server model, IP
address, etc.
Before a status page can be printed, you need to define the data
format of the status page. The data formats ASCII, DATAMAX (label
printer), and Citizen-Z (label printer) are available. The preset 'Auto
mode' automatically uses the appropriate data format.
A status page can only be printed if the printer supports one of
these data format: ASCII, DATAMAX, or Citizen-Z.
What do you want
to do?
’Defining the Data Format of the Status Page’ Ö60
’Printing the Status Page via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’ Ö61
’Printing the Status Page via an FTP Connection’ Ö61
’Printing the Status Page via the Status Button’ Ö62
Defining the Data Format of the Status Page
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage or start the
PRINTSERVER-NetTool and double-click the print server in the
print server list.
2. Select Configuration – General.
3. Select the desired data format from the Status page mode list.
4. Click Save or OK to confirm.
ª The setting is saved.
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Print Server Status Information
Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
Printing the Status Page via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Select a print server from the print server list.
3. Select Actions – Print Status Page… from the menu bar.
4. (Depending on the print server model, you may be asked to
specify the printer port. Select the printer port and confirm by
clicking Next.)
5. Click Finish.
ª The status page is printed.
Printing the Status Page via an FTP Connection
Using an FTP connection, you can download a status page to your
local computer and print it.
1. Change to the directory in which you wish to save the file.
2. Open an FTP connection to the print server:
Syntax: ftp <IP Address>
Example: ftp 192.168.0.123
3. Enter an arbitrary user name.
4. Enter the print server password or press ENTER if no password
has been assigned.
5. Transfer the status page from the print server to your local
computer:
get statuspage
6. Close the FTP connection:
quit
7. Open and print the file using any text editor.
ª The status page will be printed.
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Print Server Status Information
Proceed as follows:
Printing the Status Page via the Status Button
Using the status button of the print server operating panel, you can
print a status page.
1. Press the status button for a short time.
ª The status page is printed.
5.4 How to Determine the Print Server Status using
the LEDs
Each print server has three LEDs. The LEDs of the print server give
you information about the three different statuses of the print
server.
• Print Server when Turned on
• Print Server in Normal Mode
• Print Server in BIOS Mode
Print Server when Turned on
After the print server is turned on, the status and link LEDs (green)
light up for a short time and then extinguish again. Internal tests
are undertaken and the network connection is detected.
After the internal tests have been carried out successfully, the
yellow LED lights up until the printer recognizes the print server. The
print server is now looking for the network configuration, the print
queues etc. and the print server switches to the normal mode.
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<green>
<green>
<yellow>
Print Server in Normal Mode
When the print server is in normal mode, the LEDs tell you the
following:
Status LED The status LED indicates that the print server is operational. To
determine whether the print server is operational, the print server
must have received at least one data packet. When the print
server is in normal mode, the status LED is permanently lit. If the
LED is not lit (after a data packet has been received), you should
do a firmware update.
Link LED The link LED shows a (physical) connection to the network. The
Activity LED The yellow LED lights up when data packets are received. When
LED of external print server models is labelled whereas the LED
of internal print server models is located above the status button.
When the print server is in normal mode, the link LED is
permanently lit.
there are high volumes of data traffic (e.g. during an update) the
LED may be permanently lit.
Print Server in BIOS Mode
The print server switches to the BIOS mode if the firmware functions
well but the software is faulty. This may happen in the case of an
incorrect software update, for example. The print server is in the
BIOS mode, if
• the activity LED (yellow) blinks periodically and
• the status LED (green) is not
active.
The print server is not operational in the BIOS mode.
If the print server is in the BIOS mode, the filter 'BIOS Mode' will be
created automatically in the print server list of the
PRINTSERVER-NetTool. The print server is displayed within this filter.
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Print Server Status Information
Proceed as follows:
Fig. 16: PRINTSERVER-NetTool – Print Server in BIOS Mode
Troubleshooting
The software must be loaded on the print server so that the print
server can switch from the BIOS mode to the normal mode.
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Select the print server from the print server list.
(You will find the print server under 'BIOS Mode’.)
3. Select Installation – IP Wizard from the menu bar.
The IP Wizard is started.
4. Follow the instructions of the wizard in order to assign an IP
address to the print server.
The IP address is saved.
5. Do a software update on the print server; see: ’How to Perform
an Update’ Ö157.
ª The software is saved in the print server. The print server
switches to the normal mode.
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Device Settings of the Print Server
6 Device Settings of the Print Server
You can configure the device time, the device
language, DNS, etc. on the print server. This chapter
describes the device settings. You will learn how to do
a restart and define a description.
What information do
you need?
Benefits and
Purpose
• ’How to Configure the DNS’ Ö65
• ’How to Configure the Device Time’
• ’How to Configure the Language of the Device’ Ö69
• ’How to Adapt the Network Speed’
• ’How to Determine a Description’
Ö67
Ö71
Ö73
6.1 How to Configure the DNS
DNS is a service that translates domain names into IP addresses.
Using DNS, names can be assigned to IP addresses and vice versa.
DNS also allows the saving of additional attributes of a device. If a
DNS server is available in your network, you can use DNS for your
print server.
If DNS is enabled, you can assign network devices via the domain
name when configuring the print server. DNS is needed for the
SMTP, SNTP, and POP3 functionality, for example.
If DNS is disabled, the SMTP and POP3 protocols are not available.
What do you want
to do?
’Configuring DNS via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’ Ö66
’Configuring DNS via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’ Ö66
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Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
Configuring DNS via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – DNS.
3. Configure the DNS parameters; see: Table 4
Ö66.
4. Click Save to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
Configuring DNS via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – DNS from the navigation bar.
4. Configure the DNS parameters; see: Table 4 Ö66.
5. Click OK to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
Table 4: DNS Parameters
Parameters Description
DNS Enables/disables DNS.
Domain name Domain name of an existing DNS server
Primary DNS server IP address of the primary DNS server
Secondary DNS server IP address of the secondary DNS server.
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(e.g. company.de)
(e.g. 192.168.0.21)
The secondary DNS server is used if the primary
DNS server is not available.
Device Settings of the Print Server
Proceed as follows:
6.2 How to Configure the Device Time
You can set the time of the print server via a time server (SNTP
server) in the network. A time server is a computer networking
device that reads the actual time from a reference clock and
distributes this information to its clients. The time server is defined
via the IP address or the domain name.
Benefits and
Purpose
UTC
Time zone
Requirements
What do you want
to do?
If the time server is activated, all print jobs that are handled by the
print server will get a time stamp. Date and time are then displayed
under Job History.
The print server uses ’UTC’ (Universal Time Coordinated) as a basis.
UTC is a reference time and used as a time standard. The reference
point for UTC is the prime meridian.
The time received by the time server does not necessarily correspond
to your local time zone. Deviations from your location and the
resulting time difference (including country-specific particularities
such as Daylight Saving Time) can be handled by means of the ‘Time
zone’ parameter.
; A time server is integrated into the network.
’Configuring the Device Time via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’
Ö67
’Configuring the Device Time via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’
Ö68
Configuring the Device Time via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – Time.
3. Tick SNTP.
4. Enter the IP address or the domain name of the time server into
the Time server box. (The domain name can only be used if DNS
was configured beforehand).
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Proceed as follows:
5. Select the code for your local time zone from the Time zone list.
6. Click Save to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
Configuring the Device Time via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – Time from the navigation bar.
4. Tick SNTP.
5. Enter the IP address or the domain name of the time server into
the Time server box. (The domain name can only be used if DNS
was configured beforehand).
6. Select the code for your local time zone from the Time zone list.
7. Click OK to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
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Device Settings of the Print Server
Proceed as follows:
6.3 How to Configure the Language of the Device
You can define the language of the print server. The language of the
device is displayed on the PRINTSERVER Homepage and in the status
information (e.g. the status page). The print server supports the
following languages:
What do you want
to do?
- English
- German
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Japanese
- Korean
- Chinese (simplified/traditional)
’Configuring the Device Language via the PRINTSERVER
Homepage’ Ö69
’Configuring the Device Language via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’
Ö70
If you only want to change the language of the PRINTSERVER
Homepage, you can define the language separately; see: Ö24.
Configuring the Device Language via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – General.
3. Select the desired language from the Print server language list.
4. Click Save to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
Restart the PRINTSERVER Homepage for the new settings to take
effect.
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Device Settings of the Print Server
Proceed as follows:
Configuring the Device Language via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
The setting has no effect on the language of the
PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – General from the navigation bar.
4. Select the desired language from the Print server language list.
5. Click OK to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
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Device Settings of the Print Server
Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
6.4 How to Adapt the Network Speed
Three modes of transmission between two equal nodes provide for
network communication: simplex, half duplex, and duplex.
Duplex Mode
What do you want
to do?
The print server is able to recognize the duplex mode used in a ether
network and to adapt to it automatically. This happens via
autonegotiation (also: autosensing). The print server recognizes the
network speed and the duplex mode of the network port to which it
is attached and configures its own parameters accordingly.
This 'Auto' mode is preset. In addition, users can also configure the
duplex mode manually.
If you set the speed manually, the speed must correspond to the
speed of the other network components. It is not possible to
operate the print server with full duplex if the hub functions with
half duplex, for example.
’Adapting the Speed via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’ Ö71
’Adapting the Speed via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’ Ö71
Adapting the Speed via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – General.
3. Select the desired setting from the Ethernet settings list.
4. Click Save to confirm.
ª The setting is saved.
Adapting the Speed via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
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2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – General from the navigation bar.
4. Select the desired setting from the Ethernet settings list.
5. Click OK to confirm.
ª The setting is saved.
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Device Settings of the Print Server
Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
6.5 How to Determine a Description
You can assign freely definable descriptions to the print server or
printer. This gives you a better overview of the devices available in
the network.
What do you want
to do?
’Determining Descriptions via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’
Ö73
’Determining Descriptions via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’ Ö73
Determining Descriptions via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – General.
3. Enter freely definable names for Description and Dealer.
4. Click Save to confirm.
ª The data is saved.
Determining Descriptions via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – General from the navigation bar.
4. Enter freely definable names for Description and Dealer.
5. Click OK to confirm.
ª The data is saved.
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Print Server Port Settings
7 Print Server Port Settings
This chapter explains how you can improve the
interaction between printer and print server by
Feasible port settings depend on your print server model. In the case
of print servers with several ports, you can configure the parameters
for each port individually.
choosing the right port settings.
What information do
you need?
• ’How to Enable the ECP Mode’ Ö75
• ’How to Enable the Fast Mode’
• ’How to Define the Communication Mode’ Ö77
• ’How to Configure COM1 Port Settings’ Ö78
In order to determine to which port the print data is to be
forwarded in the case of print servers with several physical ports;
see: ’Logical Printers (Filters)’ Ö178.
Ö76
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Print Server Port Settings
Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
7.1 How to Enable the ECP Mode
The ECP (Enhanced Capability Port) mode can be used for quick and
compressed data transfer. Data compression using the RLE method
(Run Length Encoding) leads to compression rates of up to 64:1.
This ECP mode is only available for external print server models.
What do you want
to do?
’Enabling the ECP Mode via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’ Ö75
’Enabling the ECP Mode via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’ Ö75
Enabling the ECP Mode via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – Printer Port.
3. Tick ECP mode.
4. Click Save to confirm.
ª The setting is saved.
Enabling the ECP Mode via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – Printer Port.
4. Tick ECP mode.
5. Click OK to confirm.
ª The setting is saved.
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Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
7.2 How to Enable the Fast Mode
The fast mode can be used to increase the speed. With older printer
models, it is recommended to disable the fast mode.
This fast mode is only available for external print server models.
What do you want
to do?
Requirements
’Enabling the Fast Mode via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’
Ö76
’Enabling the Fast Mode via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’ Ö76
; The ECP mode must be disabled; see: Ö75.
Enabling the Fast Mode via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – Printer Port.
3. Tick Fast mode.
4. Click Save to confirm.
ª The setting is saved.
Enabling the Fast Mode via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – Printer Port.
4. Tick Fast mode.
5. Click OK to confirm.
ª The setting is saved.
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Print Server Port Settings
Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
7.3 How to Define the Communication Mode
You can define the communication mode between the print server
and the printer via the 'Port Mode'.
The ’Port mode’ is only available for external print server models
with USB, Centronics, or serial interface.
The following communication modes are available:
• Unidirectional: for unidirectional communication
• Bidirectional: for bidirectional communication with advanced
options for acknowledgment and diagnostics.
What do you want
to do?
’Defining the Communication Mode via the PRINTSERVER
Homepage’ Ö77
’Defining the Communication Mode via the
PRINTSERVER-NetTool’ Ö77
Defining the Communication Mode via the PRINTSERVER
Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – Printer Port.
3. Select the desired mode from the Port mode list.
4. Click Save to confirm.
ª The setting is saved.
Defining the Communication Mode via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
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Print Server Port Settings
Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – Printer Port.
4. Select the desired mode from the Port mode list.
5. Click OK to confirm.
ª The setting is saved.
7.4 How to Configure COM1 Port Settings
In the case of print server models with COM1 port, you can adapt
the COM1 interface to your individual needs.
What do you want
to do?
’Configuring the COM1 Port via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’
Ö78
’Configuring the COM1 Port via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’
Ö78
Configuring the COM1 Port via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – Printer Port.
3. Select the desired settings from the COM1 list boxes; see:
Table 5 Ö79.
4. Click Save to confirm.
ª The setting is saved.
Configuring the COM1 Port via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – Printer Port.
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4. Select the desired settings from the COM1 list boxes; see:
Table 5 Ö79.
5. Click OK to confirm.
ª The setting is saved.
Table 5: COM1 Parameters
Parameters Description
Baud rate Specifies the baud rate for data transfer.
Parity Specifies the parity bit for the detection of incorrectly
transmitted bit sequences (parity check).
The following settings are possible:
- none = no parity check
- even = even parity check
- odd = odd parity check
Data bits Specifies how many data bits will be transferred in one data
packet.
Stop bits Stop bits mark the end of a data transfer unit and allow the
recipient of a data transfer to synchronize the data flow.
Flow control Defines the handshake procedure to control the data flow
between print server and printer. The following settings are
possible:
- none = handshake is disabled
- xon/xoff = software handshake is enabled
- dsr/dtr = hardware handshake is enabled
- both = software and hardware handshake are enabled
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Print Server Security
8 Print Server Security
A number of security mechanisms are available to
ensure optimum security for the print server. This
The following security mechanisms can be configured and activated
according to your demands:
chapter describes how to make use of these security
mechanisms.
What information do
you need?
• ’How to Define a Password for the Print Server (Read/Write
Protection)’
• ’How to Protect Printers against Unauthorized Access (IP Sender
Control)’
• ’How to Protect the Print Server against Viruses’ Ö84
• ’How to Organize Encrypted Printing’ Ö84
More security-related topics from other chapters:
• Administer the Print Server via FTPS Connections
• Authenticate the Print Server in the Network Ö87
• Authenticate the print server/client if the administrative access to
the Print Server Homepage via SSL (HTTPs) is protected
• Protect the print server via Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)
Ö
111 .
• Secure mechanisms of WLAN Print Server
Ö81
Ö82
Ö
189
Ö
34
Ö
109.
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Print Server Security
Proceed as follows:
8.1 How to Define a Password for the Print Server
(Read/Write Protection)
Write Protection
Read Protection
What do you want
to do?
A password can protect the print server against unauthorized
parameter modifications. If a password was set, you must enter the
password before you can save the changes to the parameters. This
means that changes to the parameters can only be made using a
valid password.
If you do not want your parameters to be displayed, you can set a
password at this stage as well. For this purpose, the parameter
Access control must be enabled. If this parameter is enabled, a
password must be entered when opening the PRINTSERVER
Homepage or the Properties dialog via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
Note that the print server password is not identical to the password
which the print server needs for logging in Novell networks. The
Novell password is generated automatically by the print server and
is invisible to the user.
’Defining the Password via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’ Ö81
’Defining the Password via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’ Ö82
Defining the Password via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – Protection.
3. Enter a password into the Password box in order to enable the
write protection.
4. Tick Access control in order to define the read protection, if
required.
5. Click Save to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
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Print Server Security
Proceed as follows:
Defining the Password via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – Protection from the navigation bar.
4. Enter a password into the Password box in order to enable the
write protection.
5. Tick Access control in order to define the read protection, if
required.
6. Click OK to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
You can also define the password using the menu bar of the
PRINTSERVER-NetTool. Select Actions – Change password from the
menu bar.
8.2 How to Protect Printers against Unauthorized
Access (IP Sender Control)
In TCP/IP networks, you can define which IP addresses and thus
which workstations are allowed to access a printer and carry out
print jobs.
Benefits and
Purpose
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The ’IP Sender Control’ allows you to protect printers and sensitive
data from unauthorized access and to attribute print costs precisely
within the company.
To enable the ’IP Sender Control’, you must enter the IP addresses or
host names of the clients into an IP sender list. The print server will
only accept print jobs from clients specified in the list.
Up to eight IP senders can be specified. The use of wildcards (*)
allows you to define subnetworks (e.g. 192.168.122.*) and to
authorize these subnetworks for printing.
Print Server Security
Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
In order to disable the IP sender control you must enter ’*’ into
the first IP sender box. Once an IP sender has been defined, all
undefined clients lose their authorization to print via the print
server.
What do you want
to do?
’Assigning Authorizations via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’
Ö83
’Assigning Authorizations via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’ Ö83
Assigning Authorizations via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – Protection.
3. Enter the IP addresses or host names of authorized clients into
the IP sender box. (A host name can only be used if DNS was
configured beforehand.)
4. Click Save to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
Assigning Authorizations via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – Protection from the navigation bar.
4. Enter the IP addresses or host names of authorized clients into
the IP sender box. (A host name can only be used if DNS was
configured beforehand.)
5. Click OK to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
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Print Server Security
8.3 How to Protect the Print Server against Viruses
The print server cannot be attacked directly by viruses. Attacks to
open ports (port 80 / HTTP, for example) can have a certain influence
on the print server and affect its functions.
To prevent attacks to open ports, you can disable the HTTP protocol
on the print server; see: ’HTTP’
If you have disabled HTTP, all functions based on this protocol are
no longer available. The PRINTSERVER Homepage or printing via
HTTP using the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor will no longer be
available.
Ö167.
8.4 How to Organize Encrypted Printing
The print server supports the transmission of encrypted print data.
Depending on the printing method, different procedures can be
used.
What do you want
to do?
’Encrypted Socket Printing (Windows)’ Ö84
’Encrypted Socket Printing with Certificate Validation
(Windows)’ Ö85
’Receiving Encrypted ThinPrint® Data’ Ö86
Encrypted Socket Printing (Windows)
In Windows systems, the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor ensures the
transfer of encrypted print data from the client to the print server
by means of direct TCP/IP ports.
Requirements
; The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor is installed on the Windows
client.
; The required printer driver is installed on the client.
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Print Server Security
If you want to encrypt your print data, create a HTTP port using the
PRINTSERVER Print Monitor. During the configuration, tick
Encrypted printing.
For more detailed information about the configuration using the
PRINTSERVER Print Monitor; see: ’Configuring the Printer Port using
the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor’
Ö45.
Data encryption reduces the data transfer rate of you print server.
We therefore recommend configuring an additional port without
data encryption.
Encrypted Socket Printing with Certificate Validation (Windows)
The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor allows you to encrypt your print
data in Windows systems with certificate validation.
Basic Functions
The following chart shows the function of certificates in networks
with encrypted printing.
corresponding private key are stored on
3. The print server sends the certificate
symmetric key using the private key.
7. The print server encrypts the print
data using a symmetric key and prints
1. The certificate and the
the print server.
ª
and the public key to the
PRINTSERVER Print Monitor.
ª
5. The print server decrypts the
ª
the data.
2. The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor wants to
print on the print server.
©
4. The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor
generates another key (symmetric key),
encrypts it using a public key and sends it to
the print server.
©
6. The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor encrypts
the print data using a symmetric key.
©
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Print Server Security
Requirements
Procedure
; The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor is installed on the Windows
client.
; The required printer driver is installed on the client.
; The Windows operating system contains the components:
- Internet Explorer (version 5.01 or later)
- Directory Service Client (Dsclient.exe)
Follow the instructions if you want to use encrypted printing with
additional certificate validation:
Create a HTTP port using the
the configuration, tick
PRINTSERVER Print Monitor
Encrypted printing
and
. During
Authentication
;
see: ’Configuring the Printer Port using the PRINTSERVER Print
Monitor’
Ö
45.
Create a self-signed certificate or a CA certificate or use the
default certificate that is installed on the print server; see: ’Print
Server Certificate Management’ Ö98.
Install the certificate on the Windows client in order to make
the certificate known to the client; see: ’How to Install
Certificates on a Windows Client’ Ö109.
Receiving Encrypted ThinPrint® Data
The print server supports the transmission of encrypted ThinPrint®
print data. For further information; see: ’ThinPrint® (Print Data
Compression)’ Ö184.
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Print Server Network Authentication
9 Print Server Network Authentication
By means of an authentication, a network can be
protected against unauthorized access. The print
server can participate in various authentication
procedures. This chapter describes which procedures
are supported and how these procedures are
configured on the print server.
What is IEEE 802.1x?
What is EAP?
What is RADIUS?
What information do
you need?
The IEEE 802.1x standard provides a basic structure for various
authentication and key management protocols. IEEE 802.1x allows
you to control the access to networks. Before users gain access to a
network via a network device (computer, print server, etc.), they
must authenticate themselves in the network. After the
authentication was successful, the access to the network will be
freed.
The standard IEEE 802.1x is based upon the EAP (Extensible
Authentication Protocol). EAP is a universal protocol for many
authentication procedures.
EAP allows for a standardized authentication procedure between the
network device and an authentication server (RADIUS). First you
must define the authentication procedure (TLS, PEAP, TTLS, etc) to be
used and configure it on all network devices involved.
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is an
authentication and account management system that validates user
login information and grants access to the desired resources.
The print server supports various EAP authentication methods in
order to authenticate itself in a protected network.
• ’How to Configure EAP-MD5/LEAP’ Ö88
• ’How to Configure EAP-TLS’ Ö90
• ’How to Configure EAP-TTLS’ Ö91
• ’How to Configure PEAP’ Ö94
• ’How to Configure EAP-FAST’ Ö96
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Print Server Network Authentication
9.1 How to Configure EAP-MD5/LEAP
Benefits and
Purpose
Basic Functions
Requirements
EAP-MD5/LEAP validates the identity of devices or users before they
gain access to network resources. You can configure the print server
for the EAP-MD5/LEAP network authentication. This makes sure that
the print server gets access to protected networks.
EAP-MD5 describes a password-based authentication method that
uses MD5 hashing algorithms. This method is used in LANs to control
access to hotspots.
In wireless networks, the use of EAP-MD5 is restricted. In wireless
networks, the authentication method LEAP (Light Extensible
Authentication Protocol) that has been developed by Cisco is
preferred. For further information about authentication of WLAN
print servers; see: ’WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)’ Ö188.
EAP-MD5/LEAP describes a user-based authentication method via a
RADIUS server. The print server must be defined as user (with user
name and password) on a RADIUS server. The authentication method
EAP-MD5/LEAP must then be enabled on the print server and the
user name and password need to be entered.
; The print server is defined as user (with user name and password)
on a RADIUS server.
What do you want
to do?
’Enabling EAP-MD5/LEAP via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’
Ö89
’Enabling EAP-MD5/LEAP via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’ Ö89
The authentication of print server models with WLAN support is
configured via the menu item
Print Server User Manual 88
Configuration - WLAN
.
Print Server Network Authentication
Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
Enabling EAP-MD5/LEAP via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – Protection.
3. Select Authentication.
4. Select EAP-MD5/LEAP from the Authentication list.
5. Enter the user name and the password that are used for the
configuration of the print server on the RADIUS server.
6. Click Save to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
Enabling EAP-MD5/LEAP via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – Protection from the navigation bar.
4. Select the Authentication tab.
5. Select EAP-MD5/LEAP from the Authentication list.
6. Enter the user name and the password that are used for the
configuration of the print server on the RADIUS server.
7. Click OK to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
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9.2 How to Configure EAP-TLS
Print Server Network Authentication
Benefits and
Purpose
Basic Functions
EAP-TLS (Transport Layer Security) validates the identity of devices
or users before they gain access to network resources. You can
configure the print server for the EAP-TLS network authentication.
This makes sure that the print server gets access to protected
networks.
EAP-TLS describes a certificate-based authentication method via a
RADIUS server. For this purpose, certificates are exchanged between
the print server and the RADIUS server. An encrypted TLS connection
between the print server and the RADIUS server is established in this
process. Both RADIUS server and print server need a valid, digital
certificate signed by a CA. The RADIUS server and the print server
must validate the certificate. After the mutual authentication was
successful, the access to the network will be freed.
Since each device needs a certificate, a PKI (Public Key
Infrastructure) must be available. User passwords are not necessary.
If you want to use the EAP-TLS authentication, you must observe
the following instructions in the indicated order. Otherwise the print
server cannot be addressed in the network. In this case you have to
reset the print server parameters; see: Ö152.
Procedure
Create a certificate request on the print server; see: Ö102.
Create a CA certificate using the certificate request and the
RADIUS server.
Install the CA certificate on the print server; see: ’How to Save
CA Certificates in the Print Server’ Ö104.
Install the root certificate of the RADIUS server on the print
server; see ’How to Save Root Certificates in the Print Server’
Ö107.
Enable the authentication method 'EAP-TLS' on the print server.
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Print Server Network Authentication
Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
What do you want
to do?
’Enabling EAP-TLS via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’ Ö91
’Enabling EAP-TLS via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’ Ö91
The authentication of print server models with WLAN support is
configured via the menu item
Configuration - WLAN
.
Enabling EAP-TLS via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – Protection.
3. Select Authentication.
4. Select EAP-TLS from the Authentication list.
5. Click Save to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
Enabling EAP-TLS via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – Protection from the navigation bar.
4. Select the Authentication tab.
5. Select EAP-TLS from the Authentication list.
6. Click OK to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
9.3 How to Configure EAP-TTLS
Benefits and
Purpose
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EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Security) validates the identity
of devices or users before they gain access to network resources. You
can configure the print server for the EAP-TTLS network
Print Server Network Authentication
authentication. This makes sure that the print server gets access to
protected networks.
Basic Functions
EAP-TTLS consists of two phases:
• In phase 1, a TLS-encrypted channel between the print server
and the RADIUS server will be established. Only the RADIUS
server authenticates itself using a certificate that was signed by
a CA. This process is also referred to as ’outer authentication’.
• In phase 2, an additional authentication method is used for the
communication within the TLS channel. EAP-defined methods
and older methods (CHAP, PAP, MS-CHAP und MS-CHAPv2) are
supported. This process is also referred to as ’inner
authentication’.
The advantage of this procedure is that only the RADIUS server
needs a certificate. Therefore no PKI is needed. Moreover, TTLS
supports most authentication protocols.
To make the connection more secure, you can install the root
certificate of the RADIUS server on the print server. (Phase 1) The
print server validates the identity of the RADIUS server by means of
the certificate.
Requirements
; The print server is defined as user (with user name and password)
on a RADIUS server.
What do you want
to do?
’Enabling EAP-TTLS via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’ Ö93
’Enabling EAP-TTLS via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’ Ö93
The authentication of print server models with WLAN support is
configured via the menu item
Print Server User Manual 92
Configuration - WLAN
.
Print Server Network Authentication
Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
Enabling EAP-TTLS via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – Protection.
3. Select Authentication.
4. Select EAP-TTLS from the Authentication list.
5. Enter the user name and the password that are used for the
configuration of the print server on the RADIUS server.
6. Select the settings intended to secure the communication in the
TLS channel.
7. To make the connection more secure, you can also install the
root certificate of the RADIUS server on the print server.
8. Click Save to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
Enabling EAP-TTLS via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – Protection from the navigation bar.
4. Select the Authentication tab.
5. Select EAP-TTLS from the Authentication list.
6. Enter the user name and the password that are used for the
configuration of the print server on the RADIUS server.
7. Select the settings intended to secure the communication in the
TLS channel.
8. To make the connection more secure, you can also install the
root certificate of the RADIUS server on the print server.
9. Click OK to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
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9.4 How to Configure PEAP
Proceed as follows:
Print Server Network Authentication
Benefits and
Purpose
Basic Functions
Requirements
PEAP (Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol) validates the
identity of devices or users before they gain access to network
resources. You can configure the print server for the PEAP network
authentication. This makes sure that the print server gets access to
protected networks.
In the case of PEAP (compare EAP-TTLS; see Ö91), an encrypted
TLS (Transport Layer Security) channel is established between the
print server and the RADIUS server. Only the RADIUS server
authenticates itself using a certificate that was signed by a CA.
The TLS channel is then used to establish another connection that
can be protected by means of additional EAP authentication
methods (e.g. MSCHAPv2).
The advantage of this procedure is that only the RADIUS server
needs a certificate. Therefore no PKI is needed. PEAP uses the
advantages of TLS and supports various authentication methods,
including user passwords and one-time passwords.
; The print server is defined as user (with user name and password)
on a RADIUS server.
What do you want
to do?
’Enabling PEAP via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’ Ö94
’Enabling PEAP via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’ Ö95
The authentication of print server models with WLAN support is
configured via the menu item
Enabling PEAP via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – Protection.
3. Select Authentication.
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Configuration - WLAN
.
Print Server Network Authentication
Proceed as follows:
4. Select EAP-PEAP from the Authentication list.
5. Enter the user name and the password that are used for the
configuration of the print server on the RADIUS server.
6. Select the settings intended to secure the communication in the
TLS channel.
7. To make the connection more secure, you can also install the
root certificate of the RADIUS server on the print server.
8. Click Save to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
Enabling PEAP via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – Protection from the navigation bar.
4. Select the Authentication tab.
5. Select EAP-PEAP from the Authentication list.
6. Enter the user name and the password that are used for the
configuration of the print server on the RADIUS server.
7. Select the settings intended to secure the communication in the
TLS channel.
8. To make the connection more secure, you can also install the
root certificate of the RADIUS server on the print server.
9. Click OK to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
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Print Server Network Authentication
9.5 How to Configure EAP-FAST
Benefits and
Purpose
Basic Functions
EAP-FAST (Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling) validates
the identity of devices or users before they gain access to network
resources. You can configure the print server for the EAP-FAST
network authentication. This makes sure that the print server gets
access to protected networks.
EAP-FAST uses (as in the case of EAP-TTLS; see Ö91) a channel in
order to protect the data transfer. The main difference is that
EAP-FAST does not require certificates for authentication purposes.
(The use of certificates is optional).
PACs (Protected Access Credential) are used to build the channel.
PACs are credentials that comprise up to three components.
• A shared secret key that contains the preshared key between the
print server and the RADIUS server.
• An opaque part that is provided to the print server and
presented to the RADIUS server when the print server wishes to
obtain access to network resources.
• Other information that may be useful to the client. (optional)
EAP-FAST uses two methods to generate PACs:
• The manual delivery mechanism can be every mechanism that
the administrator configures and considers to be safe for the
network.
• In the case of the automatic delivery, an encrypted channel is
established in order to protect the print server authentication as
well as the delivery of PACs.
Requirements
; The print server is defined as user (with user name and password)
on a RADIUS server.
What do you want
to do?
’Enabling EAP-FAST via the PRINTSERVER Homepage’ Ö97
’Enabling EAP-FAST via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’ Ö97
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Print Server Network Authentication
Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
The authentication of print server models with WLAN support is
configured via the menu item
Configuration - WLAN
.
Enabling EAP-FAST via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – Protection.
3. Select Authentication.
4. Select EAP-FAST from the Authentication list.
5. Enter the user name and the password that are used for the
configuration of the print server on the RADIUS server.
6. Select the settings intended to secure the communication in the
channel.
7. Click Save to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
Enabling EAP-FAST via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Double-click the print server in the print server list.
The Properties dialog appears.
3. Select Configuration – Protection from the navigation bar.
4. Select the Authentication tab.
5. Select EAP-FAST from the Authentication list.
6. Enter the user name and the password that are used for the
configuration of the print server on the RADIUS server.
7. Select the settings intended to secure the communication in the
channel.
8. Click OK to confirm.
ª The settings are saved.
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Print Server Certificate Management
10 Print Server Certificate Management
The print server has its own certificate management.
This chapter explains how certificates are used and
when the use of certificates is recommended.
What are
Certificates?
Benefits and
Purpose
Certificates can be used in TCP/IP-based networks to encrypt data
and to authenticate communication partners. Certificates are
electronic messages containing a key (public key) and a signature.
The use of certificates allows for various security mechanisms. Use
certificates in your print server
• to encrypt print data; see: Ö85.
• to authenticate the print server in a network that is protected by
EAP authentication; see: ’Print Server Network Authentication’
Ö87.
• to verify the identity of users and devices that have access to the
print server via a WLAN; see: ’WLAN (Wireless Local Area
Network)’ Ö188.
• to authenticate the print server if the administrative access to
the Print Server Homepage via SSL (HTTPs) is protected; see:
Ö109.
• to administer the print server via an FTPS connection; see:
Ö34.
• to allow for a certificate-based authentication of the remote
server in the case of IPsec; see: Ö111.
If you want to use certificates, it is advisable to protect the print
server by a password so that the certificate cannot be deleted by
unauthorized persons; see Ö81.
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Which Certificates
are available?
What information do
you need?
Both self-signed certificates and CA certificates can be used in the
print server. The following certificates can be distinguished:
Self-signed certificates have a digital signature that has been
created by the print server.
CA certificates are certificates that have been signed by a
certification authority (CA).
The authenticity of the CA certificate can be verified by means of a
so-called root certificate issued by the certification authority. The
root certificate is stored on an authentication server in the network.
Upon delivery, a self-signed certificate (the so-called default
certificate) is stored in the print server. If you set up encrypted
printing via HTTP (SSL) in the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor, the
default certificate is used; see: ’Encrypted Socket Printing with
Certificate Validation (Windows)’
Ö85. It is recommended that
you replace the default certificate by a self-signed certificate or CA
certificate as soon as possible.
• ’How to Create a Self-Signed Certificate’ Ö100
• ’How to Create a Certificate Request for CA Certificates’ Ö102
• ’How to Save CA Certificates in the Print Server’ Ö104
• ’How to Save PKCS12 Certificates in the Print Server’ Ö105
• ’How to Save Root Certificates in the Print Server’ Ö107
• ’How to Delete Certificates’ Ö108
• ’How to Install Certificates on a Windows Client’ Ö109
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Proceed as follows:
Proceed as follows:
10.1 How to Create a Self-Signed Certificate
When a certificate is created on the print server for the first time, a
list of parameters is displayed that are required for the certificate.
If a self-signed certificate or a CA certificate has already been saved
in the print server, the content of this certificate will be displayed. In
this case you have to delete the existing certificate first; see: ’How
to Delete Certificates’ Ö108.
What do you want
to do?
’Creating Self-Signed Certificates via the PRINTSERVER
Homepage’ Ö100
’Creating Self-Signed Certificates via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool’
Ö100
Creating Self-Signed Certificates via the PRINTSERVER Homepage
1. Start the PRINTSERVER Homepage.
2. Select Configuration – Certificates.
3. Select Print server certificate.
4. Enter the relevant parameters, see: Table 6 Ö101.
5. Click Create self-signed certificate.
ª The certificate will be created and installed. This may take a few
minutes.
Creating Self-Signed Certificates via the PRINTSERVER-NetTool
1. Start the PRINTSERVER-NetTool.
2. Select a print server from the print server list.
3. Select Actions – Certificate – Server certificate from the menu
bar. The Certificate dialog appears.
4. Tick Create self-signed certificate.
5. Click Next.
6. Enter the relevant parameters, see: Table 6 Ö101.
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