Datamax-O'Neil Netcenter User Manual

User Manual

User Manual

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Installation

2.1 Minimum Requirements

2.2 Installation Proc ess

3. Getting Started

3.1 Graphical User Interface

3.2 File Storage

3.3 Printer Information

3.4 Printer Status

4. Operation

4.1 Webmenu

4.2 Telnet

4.3 FTP

4.4 Network Settings

4.5 Options

4.6 Clear

4.7 Clear Al l

4.8 Upgrade

5. Program Menu

5.1 File

5.2 Edit

5.3.Tools

5.4 Help

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Conditions

© Copyright Datamax-O’Neil 2010

Thank you for choosing this product for your printer
monitoring and configuration needs.

Manufacturer Address:

Datamax-O’Neil Corporation

4501 Parkway Commerce Boulevard
Orlando, Florida USA 32808
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]

http://www.datamax-oneil.com

Conditions

Datamax-O’Neil reserves the right to change
specifications in both the text and illustrations without prior
notice. The contents of the publication may not be copied,
neither wholly nor in part, without permission from
Datamax-O’Neil.

Datamax-O’Neil cannot be held responsible for any
program faults or data loss caused by this software,
including the cost of recovering from such situations.

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1. Introduction

Datamax-O’Neil NetCenter is the perfect tool for finding,
managing and supervising Datamax-O’Neil printers connected
to the same local area network (LAN). All printers are
automatically detected and displayed in a list in the intuitive
graphical user interface. The list shows network settings,
firmware version, serial number and current status for each
printer. This makes it easy to see which printers are online and
ready, when paper or ribbon needs to be changed, to configure
printer network settings and manage firmware upgrades. From
the list of printers NetCenter also provides easy access to each
printer by the use of the most common network protocols.

NetCenter is intended for network administrators who manage
Datamax-O’Neil printers on a LAN.

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2. Installation

This section describes how to install and set up Datamax-O’Neil
NetCenter once the minimum requirements have been complied.

2.1 Minimum Requirements

To be able to use NetCenter the following computer configuration
is needed (mainly dependent on the requirements for the
Microsoft .NET Framework).

Processor Intel Pentium class, 90 MHz or

higher.

Operating System Microsoft Windows

XP/2000/NT4/ME/98
(Note: Windows NT 4.0 Terminal
Server is not supported).

RAM Memory 32 MB (96MB or more

recommended).

Hard Disk 5 MB of free space.

Additional Software Microsoft .NET Framework version

1.0 or later.

Target Environment Datamax-O’Neil Nova and Compact

printers using processor board with
CPU-5 or later and printer firmware
version 5.1.0 or later.

The recommended way to download the Microsoft .NET
Framework is by using Windows Update located at

http://www.windowsupdate.com

Visit http://www.microsoft.com/net/basics/framework.asp
more information about the .NET Framework.

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2.2 Installation Process

The distribution of NetCenter consists of a single executable file.
Simply run it and follow the instructions shown by the setup
wizard. By default, the software is installed on the same drive as
the operating system with its program files located in the
Program Files/Imaje/NetCenter directory. A different path can be
specified if required.

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3. Getting Started

This section explains the Datamax-O’Neil NetCenter user interface.

3.1 Graphical User Interface

The graphical user interface of NetCenter consists of a window displaying all MP­Class Datamax-O’Neil printers in a list and a toolbar containing the available
operations for each printer in that list. The available operations can also be
accessed through the NetCenter program menu. At the bottom of the NetCenter
window there is a status field, which shows how many printers that are connected,
total number of printers and the number of printers currently non-operational (e.g.
out of paper). See figure 1 for an overview of the graphical user interface.

Figure 1. Screenshot of NetCenter.

From this view it is easy to select a printer and perform any of the available
operations, as described in section 4 - Operation.

3.1.1 First Start

The first time NetCenter is started the list of printers is empty and a
broadcast requesting printer information is sent to the network. All Datamax­O’Neil printers supporting NetCenter will then answer this broadcast and
their network properties are stored in the list. It should only take a few
seconds for the list to be populated.

Note : Compact and Nova models using Printcore version 5.1.7
or older requires a valid IP address to be set before
NetCenter can find it.