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Table of Contents

Preface

About the Manual...........................................................................................................................................P-1

FastPort Documentation ................................................................................................................................P-1

Contents of this Manual.................................................................................................................................P-1

Notation Conventions....................................................................................................................................P-2

Chapter 1: Introduction

Firmware Update............................................................................................................................................1-1

Overview of FastPort Models........................................................................................................................1-1

About Distribution Diskette..........................................................................................................................1-1

First Time Users ..............................................................................................................................................1-2

Print Server LEDs and Switches ...........................................................................................................1-3

Chapter 2: Setting the IP Address

Assigning the IP Address ..............................................................................................................................2-1

Setting an IP Address with Install Script.....................................................................................................2-2

Setting the IP Address using Telnet on UNIX............................................................................................2-2

Setting IP Address with Windows 95, 98, and NT.....................................................................................2-3

Setting the IP Address Using RARP.............................................................................................................2-3

Setting the IP Address Dynamically with BOOTP.....................................................................................2-4

Setting the IP address with BOOTP on Sun........................................................................................2-4

Setting the IP address using BOOTP on HP/UX...............................................................................2-4

DHCP Support (NT 4.0 server).....................................................................................................................2-5

Setting an IP Address Using the DHCP Manager..............................................................................2-5

Using Digi's ACT to Assign an IP Address.................................................................................................2-7

Using Appletalk to Assign an IP Address...................................................................................................2-7

Using Digi’s NetBIOS to Assign IP Address...............................................................................................2-8

About the Digi Utilities..........................................................................................................................2-8

Using The Digi Utilities..........................................................................................................................2-8

Verifying IP Address is Set Properly ...........................................................................................................2-10

Chapter 3: Installing and Printing in a MS Windows and IBM OS/2

Environment

Printing From a NetBIOS Workstation........................................................................................................3-1

Introduction.............................................................................................................................................3-1

Printing from Windows for Workgroups............................................................................................3-2

Printing from Windows NT (3.5x)........................................................................................................3-2

Printing from Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.x (via SMB)........................................................3-3

Printing From NetBIOS-supported DOS Workstation......................................................................3-4

Net View...........................................................................................................................................3-4

Net Use .............................................................................................................................................3-4

Spooling Versus Non-Spooling Printing.............................................................................................3-5

Introduction.....................................................................................................................................3-5

Configuring Windows 95/NT to “Mimic” Spooling.................................................................3-5

DOS and OS/2.........................................................................................................................................3-5

Printing from a TCP/IP Workstation...........................................................................................................3-6

Introduction.............................................................................................................................................3-6

Printing from Windows NT 3.5x ..........................................................................................................3-6

Installing LPD Support on Windows NT 3.5..............................................................................3-6

Adding an LPD Printer to Windows NT 3.5...............................................................................3-7

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Printing from Windows NT 4.0 ............................................................................................................3-7

Installing Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Services...........................................................................3-7

Installing a Printer on Windows NT 4.0......................................................................................3-7

Printing using a Third Party TCP LPR/LPD Stack............................................................................3-8

Printing from Windows 95/98 Using DigiLpr...................................................................................3-8

Installing the DigiLpr Program.....................................................................................................3-8

Adding Queues in DigiLpr............................................................................................................3-10

Adding a New Printer....................................................................................................................3-11

Printing from NT using the HP DLC Protocol ...........................................................................................3-12

Printing from Windows using TFTP Client................................................................................................3-12

Management Tools Used with NetBIOS and TCP/IP...............................................................................3-12

FastManage..............................................................................................................................................3-12

NetBIOS-DOS Tools: NBMON and showprn.....................................................................................3-12

Chapter 4: Installing and Printing on NetWare

Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................4-1

Configuring in a Bindery Environment.......................................................................................................4-2

Using Act to Install the Print Server.....................................................................................................4-2

Using PCONSOLE to Install a Print Server ........................................................................................4-3

Adding Users to the Notify List with PCONSOLE............................................................................4-3

Installing a Print Server in an NDS Environment......................................................................................4-3

Installing a Print Server on NDS using PCONSOLE.........................................................................4-4

Additional Queues..........................................................................................................................4-4

Installing Print Server in NDS Using NWadmin ...............................................................................4-5

Creating a New Print Server .........................................................................................................4-5

Creating a New Printer ..................................................................................................................4-6

Creating a Print Queue...................................................................................................................4-6

Connecting the print server to a Printer......................................................................................4-6

Assigning a Print Queue to FastPort............................................................................................4-7

Configuring in a Bindery and NDS Environment .....................................................................................4-8

Printing to FastPort.........................................................................................................................................4-9

Printing Specific File Formats .......................................................................................................................4-9

Chapter 5: Installing and Printing on a UNIX Environment

Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................5-1

Host Software Versus LPD............................................................................................................................5-1

Digi Installation Software..............................................................................................................................5-2

Installing Logical Printers......................................................................................................................5-2

Installing on System V UNIX................................................................................................................5-2

Install Script on IBM RS/6000...............................................................................................................5-3

Installation on BSD UNIX Systems ......................................................................................................5-4

Manual Installation on LPD Systems...........................................................................................................5-4

Getting Started on an LPD System.......................................................................................................5-5

Pre-defined Queue Names ....................................................................................................................5-5

User Defined Queue Names..................................................................................................................5-5

LPR Options.............................................................................................................................................5-6

Manual Installation With LPD on a BSD UNIX System....................................................................5-6

Manual Installation with LPD on System V Machines......................................................................5-7

Manual Installation with LPD on RS/6000.........................................................................................5-8

Manual Installation Using Host SoftWare (fpfilter)...................................................................................5-8

pfilter Command Line Options............................................................................................................5-8

Printer Options File (.fpconfig).............................................................................................................5-9

About Option Classes.....................................................................................................................5-10

About Options Startstring and Endstring...................................................................................5-11

Manual Installation for System V Machines.......................................................................................5-11

Manual Installation on IBM RS/6000...................................................................................................5-12

Manual Installation on BSD UNIX Systems........................................................................................5-13

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Printing to FastPort.........................................................................................................................5-15

Customizing BSD Installation.......................................................................................................5-15

Banner Pages and Accounting Information........................................................................5-15

Installing and Printing from Data General's DG/UX................................................................................5-16

Assigning Host Name and IP Address................................................................................................5-16

Installing and Printing with DG/UX...................................................................................................5-17

Additional UNIX Utilities: Using pstext and NeWSprint........................................................................5-18

Deleting Printers .............................................................................................................................................5-18

Chapter 6: Installing and Printing on an Apple Network

Introduction to the Apple Workstation.......................................................................................................6-1

EtherTalk Features..................................................................................................................................6-1

Newly Supported Apple Printer Utility Functionality .............................................................6-1

Apple Applications: How FastPort Operates .....................................................................................6-2

Printer Communications Handling......................................................................................................6-2

Plug & Play Operation: Printing to FastPort...............................................................................................6-2

Advanced Utilities ..........................................................................................................................................6-3

Tips on Using the Configuration File...................................................................................................6-3

Using the Apple Printer Utility for Configuration.....................................................................................6-3

Using the Apple Printer Utility to Download a Config. Files ..........................................................6-3

Using Setup Printer Information File...........................................................................................6-4

Using Setup Defaults File ..............................................................................................................6-4

Using Setup Font List.....................................................................................................................6-5

Using Namer to Rename the FastPort Printer............................................................................................6-6

Renaming FastPort Using Namer.........................................................................................................6-6

Printing PostScript Binary Files....................................................................................................................6-6

Selecting Binary PostScript Encoding..................................................................................................6-6

Bi-directional Printing from Macintosh Systems .......................................................................................6-8

Issues Regarding Bi-Directional Macintosh Printing ........................................................................6-9

Chapter 7: Print Management Features of FastPort

Managing Print Server ...................................................................................................................................7-1

Serial Port Console Monitoring.....................................................................................................................7-1

Enabling or Disabling the Console Monitor .......................................................................................7-1

Managing FastPort from Networked Workstations..................................................................................7-2

Multi-Protocol and SNMP Stations......................................................................................................7-2

TCP/IP Stations.......................................................................................................................................7-2

Using FastManage...........................................................................................................................7-2

Using Telnet Diagnostic Monitoring............................................................................................7-2

SYSLOG on FastPort.......................................................................................................................7-3

Digi’s fpstatus for TCP/IP UNIX .................................................................................................7-4

AppleTalk Stations..................................................................................................................................7-5

NetWare Client Stations.........................................................................................................................7-5

NetBIOS / NetBEUI Stations.................................................................................................................7-6

Appendix A: Resetting FastPort to Factory Defaults

Resetting by Toggling the DIP Switches......................................................................................................A-1

Resetting by Console Option.........................................................................................................................A-1

Appendix B: Troubleshooting MS Windows

MS Windows-Level Browsing and Sharing Abilities................................................................................B-1

Troubleshooting DOS Tools..........................................................................................................................B-2

DOS Tools ................................................................................................................................................B-2

After Upgrade..................................................................................................................................................B-2

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Appendix C: Troubleshooting NetWare

ACT-- Advance Configuration Tool.............................................................................................................C-1

Benefits of ACT .......................................................................................................................................C-1

Features ....................................................................................................................................................C-1

Requirements...........................................................................................................................................C-2

Setup .........................................................................................................................................................C-2

Navigating in ACT..................................................................................................................................C-2

Advanced Configuration Menu in ACT......................................................................................................C-2

NetWare Configuration Menu..............................................................................................................C-3

Configuring the Print Server (FastPort Side)..............................................................................C-3

Configuring the Print Server (File Server Side)..........................................................................C-4

Configuring a Queue......................................................................................................................C-4

Example 1.........................................................................................................................................C-4

Example 2.........................................................................................................................................C-5

Print Server Configuration ....................................................................................................................C-5

Status Menu in ACT .......................................................................................................................................C-7

Monitor Menu in ACT....................................................................................................................................C-7

Troubleshooting Tips .....................................................................................................................................C-8

FastPort does not power up...................................................................................................................C-8

FastPort does not show up in ACT ......................................................................................................C-8

FastPort fails POST after upgrading firmware...................................................................................C-8

FastPort does not login to bindery Novell 4.x server ........................................................................C-8

FastPort does not login to the file server.............................................................................................C-9

FastPort does not print via serial port..................................................................................................C-9

No Form Feed is sent after the print job..............................................................................................C-9

PostScript jobs have trouble printing...................................................................................................C-9

Autosensing printer has trouble printing............................................................................................C-10

MS Windows jobs print with an extra page........................................................................................C-10

File server displays an Incomplete Packet error message.................................................................C-10

Notification not Working if Created by PCONSOLE................................................................................C-10

FastPort Console Messages............................................................................................................................C-10

Could not attach QUEUE1.............................................................................................................................C-10

Attaching queue QUEUE1 on server SERVER1.................................................................................C-10

Read Configuration File.........................................................................................................................C-10

Could not Read Configuration file from SERVER1...........................................................................C-11

Trying to read file SYS:login/milan/FPXXXXXX on SERVER1......................................................C-11

No such object FAKEQ...........................................................................................................................C-11

Failed to login to file server SERVER1 for server FAKEPS...............................................................C-11

ACT Error Messages.......................................................................................................................................C-11

Appendix D: Troubleshooting UNIX

Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................D-1

Troubleshooting Tips .....................................................................................................................................D-1

No Lights on the Unit.............................................................................................................................D-1

ASCII Text File Prints as a Single Line.................................................................................................D-1

SYS LED Flashes Quickly.......................................................................................................................D-2

Cannot Print to the serial printer..........................................................................................................D-2

NET LED flashes, But User Cannot Print or Ping the Unit...............................................................D-2

UNIX Configuration Files..............................................................................................................................D-3

Using fpfilter Configuration Files.........................................................................................................D-3

Sample Entries for Direct and Remote Spooling........................................................................................D-4

DHCP Troubleshooting .........................................................................................................................D-4

Appendix E: Troubleshooting AppleTalk

Troubleshooting Tips .....................................................................................................................................E-1

Reset Time................................................................................................................................................E-1

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Configuration to Use the ACK Signal..................................................................................................E-1

Situation 1: Printing Over Ethertalk Using Driver 7.x.......................................................................E-1

Situation Two: Setting Serial Port Options..........................................................................................E-2

Setup for AppleTalk .......................................................................................................................................E-3

For a Serial Printer ..................................................................................................................................E-3

PostScript Binary print...........................................................................................................................E-4

Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................................E-4

Changing the FastPort Settings.............................................................................................................E-4

Troubleshooting Setup on AppleTalk..................................................................................................E-5

More Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................E-6

Downloading the Setup Defaults File to Change FastPort...............................................................E-7

Appendix F: Upgrading Flash EEPROMS

Network Upload Procedure..........................................................................................................................F-1

Recovering from a Failed Upload.................................................................................................................F-1

Completing the Upload..........................................................................................................................F-2

Flash Upload Commands ..............................................................................................................................F-3

Troubleshooting Tips .....................................................................................................................................F-3

Appendix G: Telnet, NBMON and Serial Connection Diagnostic Console

Options

Diagnostic and Configuration Commands: Commands...........................................................................G-1

C—Configure Console (for status monitoring)..........................................................................................G-1

D—Display Summary Configuration Parameters, Including..................................................................G-2

E—Display/Set Ethernet Options................................................................................................................G-2

F—Flash Firmware Load Enable/Disable...................................................................................................G-2

I—Display/set IP Address ............................................................................................................................G-3

L—Limit monitor Network Access by Password.......................................................................................G-3

N—Network Protocols Menu .......................................................................................................................G-3

Network Protocols Menu:......................................................................................................................G-3

A—AppleTalk Options ..................................................................................................................G-3

M—Microsoft Windows Print Services Options........................................................................G-4

N—Netware Options......................................................................................................................G-4

T—TCP/IP (Sockets, LPD, RARP, BOOTp, TFTP) Options.....................................................G-5

TCP/IP Menu Options: (S) Socket Options ........................................................................G-5

TCP/IP Menu Options: (L) LPD Options............................................................................G-6

P—Display/Set Parallel Port Parms and Status.........................................................................................G-6

Display/Set for MIL-3200FTX...............................................................................................................G-6

Display/Set for MIL-3110FTX and MIL-3111FTX,.....................................................................G-7

S—Display/set Serial Port Parms.................................................................................................................G-7

Z—Reset NVRAM to Factory Defaults........................................................................................................G-8

*—Print ASCII Test Page ...............................................................................................................................G-8

+—Print PostScript Test Page .......................................................................................................................G-8

Appendix H: Technical Support Services

WWW and FTP Sites ......................................................................................................................................H-1

Contacting Technical Support.......................................................................................................................H-1

Expediting Technical Support Service.........................................................................................................H-1

Returning Procedures.....................................................................................................................................H-1

How to access Digi’s FTP Sites......................................................................................................................H-2

UNIX Binary Files Available.........................................................................................................................H-2

Support Documents Available......................................................................................................................H-4

Index

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Preface

P.1 About the Manual

P.2 FastPort Documentation

This manual has the latest ﬁrmware and software instructions for all versions of the FastPort print server. This document also has troubleshooting and diagnostic information for FastPort.

The terms “FastPort,” “print server” and “device” are used to describe FastPort throughout the document. The terms “workstation” or “client workstation” are used to identify the computer system to be worked on.

There are three separate manuals shipped with FastPort:

•

MIL-3XXX FastPort Hardware User’s Guide, with FastManage-Speciﬁc

Information

– Instructions on how to physically set up FastPort

– Information on any “add-on” device

– Speciﬁc features relating to the FastManage software

This guide is unique to a speciﬁc FastPort.

•

FastPort User’s Guide : This document has the following:

– The latest ﬁrmware information

– Software information for MS Windows, Novell, etc.

– Conﬁguration and diagnostic information

This guide is generic for all FastPorts.

•

FastManage User’s Guide : Use this guide to setup the FastManage

software for FastPort.

This guide is also generic for all FastPorts.

. This document has the following information:

P.3 Contents of this Manual

• “Introduction” in Chapter 1

• “Setting an IP Address” in Chapter 2

• “Printing in Windows and IBM OS/2” in Chapter 3

• “Installing and Printing on NetWare” in Chapter 4

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• “Printing on a UNIX Environment” in Chapter 5

• “Installing/Printing on an Apple Network” in Chapter 6

• “Print Management Features of FastPort” in Chapter 7

• “Resetting FastPort” in Appendix A

• “Troubleshooting MS Windows” in Appendix B

• “Troubleshooting NetWare” in Appendix C

• “Troubleshooting UNIX” in Appendix D

• “T r oubleshooting AppleTalk” in Appendix E

• “Upgrading Flash EPROMs” in Appendix F

• “Telnet, NBMON, etc. Options” in Appendix G

• “FTP Site” in Appendix H

P.4 Notation Conventions

This document has certain notation conventions that make it easier to follow instructions and examples.

Table P-1: Notation Conventions

Conventions Description

[Enter] Brackets indicate a key to be pressed

Courier bold

“+” sign Use “+” sign to indicate hold down one key and press another Italics Italics designate variables and titles of other documents “Quick Reference” Quotes refer to important information or titles CAPS Caps are either abbreviations, a directory, or product markings Underline Underlined phrases indicate referenced “hot links” to the subject’s source

This font indicates a system message, command, options, or instructions to be implemented

(for on-line .pdf ﬁles only)

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1 gives the requirements and features for conﬁguring all FastPort print servers using current software and ﬁrmware.

1.1 Firmware Update

FastPort print servers support MS Windows, IBM OS/2, NetWare, UNIX, and Apple devices. Features include:

Introduction

• Native SMB/Microsoft Windows printing—Includes support for

Windows for Workgroups®, and Windows 95®, Windows NT®

• Digi’s FastManage™ SNMP manager for Windows—The ﬁrst SNMP

manager offering management over IP, IPX or NetBIOS/NetBEUI

• Complete Novell NDS support

• Bi-directional Centronics (parallel) printing

1.2 Overview of FastPort Models

Unless otherwise noted, the instructions included in this document are generic to all models of FastPort, including:

• MIL-3100CX : 10 Mbps, one serial and one parallel port

• MIL-3200 series of FastPort : 10 Mbps, two serial and two parallel ports

• MIL-3400 series of PocketPort : 10 Mbps, one centronics-type port

• MIL-3500X : 4/16 Mbps Token Ring, one serial and parallel

• MIL-3000FTX series of FastPort : 10 Mb/100 Mbps, one serial and up to

three parallel ports

1.3 About Distribution Diskette

FastPort supports “No Host Software” printing from all supported platforms. The advanced printing driver utilities are for management and conﬁguration. In most cases, installing the utilities is not necessary.

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The distribution diskette package includes the following:

• Three DOS/Windows diskettes including three utilities:

– “FastManage for Windows: ”Offers SNMP management and

conﬁguration for Digi’s print server, as well as other Digi products.

– “NBMON.EXE and Showprn.exe:” Offers DOS level conﬁguration

and real-time analysis of FastPort from NetBIOS client workstations.

– “ACT for DOS:” Digi’s IPX client tool that manages and conﬁgures

FastPort, as well as creates/conﬁgures print queues—and print servers on a bindery NetWare servers.

• One UNIX™ TAR format diskette: Includes an extraction / installation

shell script, optional compiled binaries, and readme docs. for various

UNIX operating systems

• One Apple format diskette: Includes the Apple LaserWriter Utility™, as

well as a set of downloadable conﬁguration ﬁles.

Note:

Users of this document should be familiar with the tasks and responsibilities of a

system administrator.

1.4 First Time Users

Do the following when setting up FastPort for the ﬁrst time:

1. Use the

Speciﬁc Information

(included in the FastPort package).

a. Connect the device to the printer(s) it will be servicing.

b. Print a test page by putting the DIP switches in “test page” mode.

2. Write down FastPort’s twelve digit hardware address (MAC address).

The hardware address is used to identify FastPort on the network. The

number is located on a label on the underside of the unit, as well as on

the test-page just printed (for example, 00:40:c8:XX:XX:XX

MIL-3XXX FastPort Hardware Uer Guide, with FastManage-

Refer to the

to physically install FastPort to the network

FastPort Hardware User’s Guide for instructions.

3. Using the information in the hardware manual, set the DIP switches in

a normal printing mode and power up the unit.

4. Check the LEDs to verify that the unit is functioning on the network.

5. Locate the Digi distribution diskettes for the type of operating systems

where the initial installation will be performed (e.g., MS Windows,

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UNIX, NetWare, or MAC).

6. Turn to the speciﬁc chapter in this document for the speciﬁc network

operating system (refer to the table of contents) and continue

installation.

1.4.1 Print Server LEDs and Switches

Consult the MIL-3XXX Hardware User’s Guide for details on the LEDs and switches.

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Chapter 2

2.1 Assigning the IP Address

Devices on a TCP/IP network are identiﬁed by two addresses:

• Hardware (mac) address: A 6-byte address assigned to the FastPort

device by the manufacturer

Setting the IP Address

Warning:

• IP address: A 4-byte address assigned by the administrator

FastPort stores its IP address in its NVRAM. The default IP addr ess is set to

0.0.0.0 . When FastPort is in normal mode, the LEDs blink to indicate the

IP address has been set.

0.0.0.0 is not a valid IP address. When the address in is 0.0.0.0 , the device uses

RARP, BOOTP and DHCP to acquire a valid address.

Use any of the following methods to assign the IP address:

• Run the install script from the diskette (UNIX)

• Set a static ARP

IP address with UNIX workstation

• Use the ARP

Windows workstations

• Use RARP

• Use

FastManage from a Windows system BOOTP or

up. This is preferred in larger networks

entry. Make a telnet connection to port 2002, then set the

and telnet commands to set the IP address with MS

to set the address when the device powers up

DHCP to set the address every time the device is powered

• On a Macintosh, use the Apple Printer utility to download a

conﬁguration ﬁle containing the new IP address

• For a Novell NetWare server, use ACT to set the IP address

• Use nbmon

Note:

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ARP and RARP do not work if the RARP server or a system using ARP is connected

through a router on a different subnet from FastPort.

and NetBEUI to make a Telnet-type connection

2.2 Setting an IP Address with Install Script

1. Use “TAR” to get the ﬁles from the diskette.

2. Run the

unpack.sh command. This launches

install.sh , which

assigns an address from “Installation Options.”

3. Choose “Conﬁgure a New FastPort.”

Install.sh

IP address. Refer to:

asks for the IP addresses, edits applicable ﬁles and assigns an

/examples/install.doc for a sample session.

2.3 Setting the IP Address using Telnet on UNIX

Note:

arp -s ether alpha 0:40:C8:0:1:2B (no leading zeros: RS-6000)

arpbypass set alpha 0X00.0X40.0XC8.0X00.0X01.0X02 (AT&T & NCR)

Telnet only works if a device is on the same subnet as the host.

1. To set an IP address using telnet, use a text editor to open the /etc/

hosts

ﬁle and add the following line:

192.115.2.1 alpha (Save this ﬁle)

a. Enter the following at the command prompt. This sets static ARP:

b. arp -s alpha 0:40:C8:0:1:2B (no leading zeros: most UNIX systems)

Note:

The assigned IP address must be on the same local subnet as UNIX.

2. Set the switches to the telnet diagnostic mode and power cycle

FastPort.

3. Make a telnet connection to maintenance port 2002. Type telnet

alpha 2002

. If a connection is successful:

Connected to 204.23.13.4

Escape character is ^]

Vers. 6.0.18 Datecode 10/23/98

Type “S” to see status

Type “!” to enter monitor

4. Press [!] and press [return].

Note:

A warning message appears:

Ethernet access.

Type

yes

Entering monitor will lock out other

to get to the command prompt.

5. At the “menu” option, Press [I] and then press [return].

6. Press [Y] when prompted. This address is stored in NVRAM.

7. Reboot the device by pressing [R].

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2.4 Setting IP Address with Windows 95, 98, and NT

Using ARP or telnet on a Windows systems only works if there is a TCP/IP stack on the system and if FastPort is on the same subnet as the system. Disable DHCP before installation.

1. Enter the MS-DOS prompt.

2. Ping a known machine on the network (required).

3. Set the static

entry with the following command:

ARP

arp -s x.x.x.x 00-40-C8-yy-yy-yy

Where

x.x.x.x

is the IP address to assign for FastPort, and

last 6 digits of the hardware address.

4. Type:

arp -a

and press [return]. Two entries should be listed: one for

the host that was pinged and one for the FastPort just entered.

5. Make a telnet connection to maintenance port 2002. Type

alpha 2002

. If a connection is successful:

Connected to 204.23.13.4

Escape character is ^]

Vers. 6.0.18 Datecode 10/23/98

Type “S” to see status

Type “!” to enter monitor

6. At the menu option, Press [I] and then press [return].

7. Press [Y] (for yes) when asked to conﬁrm the modiﬁcation. This address

is now stored in the device’s NVRAM.

and press [return]

yy-yy-yy

telnet

is the

8. Reboot the device by pressing [R].

2.5 Setting the IP Address Using RARP

1. RARP queries a server for their IP addresses at start-up. Find the

Ethernet address of FastPort.

2. Add the address to /etc/ethers, or add it to NIS/YP master Ethers

database. If a device named “alpha” has address: “0040C802ABCD,”

then put in entry: 00:40:C8:02:ab:cd alpha.

3. Add the IP address and the hostname to the /etc/hosts.

4. After using NIS for the hosts/ethers, rebuild the database:

a. Enter the “YP” directory and type make.

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b. Press [return] and power cycle FastPort.

5. Verify that the RARP daemon is running:

a. For BSD UNIX, type ps -ax | grep rarp

b. For System V UNIX, type ps -ef | grep rarp

c. Type /usr/etc/rarpd -a to start the rarp daemon.

d. The LED ﬂashes 5 times per second until it resolves its IP address. It

then ﬂashes once per second.

2.6 Setting the IP Address Dynamically with BOOTP

BOOTP allows a client machine to ﬁnd its own IP address. BOOTP is IP/ UDP based and it can pass through routers.

2.6.1 Setting the IP address with BOOTP on Sun

1. Use a text editor to open the /etc/hosts ﬁle.

2. Add a host name and hardware address on a single line (A device

named “alpha” with an address “192.115.2.1,” enter:

192.115.2.1 alpha (Save the ﬁle)

3. Create a bootptab in the /etc directory. To do this, type:

4. Start the BOOTP daemon by typing.

/usr/etc/bootp

5. Power cycle FastPort. It will broadcast the BOOTP packets, obtain a

response, and then uses the IP address speciﬁed in /etc/bootptab.

2.6.2 Setting the IP address using BOOTP on HP/UX

1. Log in as root on the system.

2. Start “SAM” by typing sam &. Press [return].

3. Use a text editor to open the /etc/hosts ﬁle.

4. Add the following line: Type: 192.115.2.1 alpha and save the ﬁle.

5. From the “Networking” menu select Communication.

6. From the this menu, select Device Connectivity.

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7. From the “Boot Protocol” menu, select Actions.

8. Select Add. And add the following information:

BOOTP Device Name: <specify the hostname of the device> Internet address: <specify the IP address of the device> Subnet address: <specify the subnet mask> Station Address (hex):<specify the hardware address> Boot file name: <specify the full path of this ﬁle>

9. When prompted for the “BOOTP Device Adapter Type,” select

Ethernet and then select Apply.

10. Exit out of SAM and restart BOOTP.

11. Power cycle FastPort. It broadcasts the BOOTP packets and obtain a

response from the server to use the IP address speciﬁed.

2.7 DHCP Support (NT 4.0 server)

FastPort operates as a client with a DHCP server. Setup is not necessary. After POST, it sends out DHCP packages. The server scrolls through a list of addresses allocated for clients and then assigns the ﬁrst available number. The IP address stays until power-off or its lease expires. The DHCP server must be on the same subnet as the client. If not on the same subnet, a helper is needed on the router.

2.7.1 Setting an IP Address Using the DHCP Manager

The following step show how to use the DHCP Manager to set an IP address for FastPort.

1. From “Start,” select Programs-->Administrative Tools-->DHCP

Manager

2. In the DHCP Manager menu, double-click the DHCP server you want

to manage.

3. Click the scope in which you want to add reservations.

4. From the “Scope” menu, click Add Reservations.

5. Enter the IP address and MAC address as shown in Figure 2-1. The

MAC address is printed on a label on FastPort.

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Figure 2-1: Add Reserved Clients Menu

6. Set the DIP switches to the telnet diagnostic monitor position as

described in the hardware guide and reboot the print server. The

system request an IP address fr om the DHCP Server. The server returns

the reserved IP address.

Note:

Values added to the “Unique Identiﬁer” (Figure 2-1) must be entered correctly. This

entry is the MAC address for FastPort. FastPort sends this MAC address in a request

to the DHCP server for an IP address. If it is entered incorrectly, it will not match the

value sent by FastPort. The DHCP server then assigns it any available IP address

instead of the IP address reserved.

If FastPort does not respond to the reserved IP address, print a test page. Verify the

MAC address from the test page.

7. Do the following to set the IP address permanently:

a. Verify that FastPort is responding with the new IP address by

pinging the IP address reserved. From a DOS prompt, type: ping xx.xx.xx.xx and press [return] (where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address reserved).

b. If ping is successful, type: telnet xx.xx.xx.xx 2002 and press

[return] (where 2002 is the telnet diagnostic socket port address for FastPort).

c. The following displays (if the connection is successful):

Vers. 6.1.18, Datecode 10/23/1998 18:50

Type “S” to see current status

Type “D” to see current configuration

Type “!” to enter monitor

Type “A” to abort connection

d. Select [!] and press [return]

e. Select [I] and press [return]. Enter the IP address that was reserved

by the DHCP Manager. This stores the IP address permanently in FastPort’s NVRAM.

f. Select the [R] command to reboot the FastPort.

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2.8 Using Digi's ACT to Assign an IP Address

Digi's ACT can be used to conﬁgure options on FastPort.

Note:

If ACT has not been extr acted from the utility portion of the diskette to your local drive ,

do so now.

1. Select Advanced Configuration in the “Conﬁgure” pull-down

menu.

2. In the next menu, select Print Server Configuration.

3. From the list of print servers, choose the appropriate print server that is

to be conﬁgured and press [return].

4. In the next menu, scroll down to select the IP address ﬁeld and press

[return] to enter new IP address.

5. When ﬁnished with the conﬁguration, press the [esc] key to close all the

open windows.

6. To exit and save the conﬁgurations:

a. Select Reset Print Server in the “Conﬁgure” pull-down

window.

b. Select the print server just conﬁgured. This resets FastPort.

7. Exit out of ACT and ping the server to verify the new IP address

responds correctly.

FastPort is now ready for use on the IP network.

2.9 Using Appletalk to Assign an IP Address

Download the Setup Defaults ﬁle and the Apple Printer Utility from the Appletalk portion of the diskette. See Chapter 6 for more information on the Apple Printer Utility. To assign the IP address using Appletalk:

1. Double click on the SetUp Defaults ﬁle to edit it.

2. Scroll down and select the IP address option under “General

Parameters.” Change the values of the IP address in parentheses.

Remove the % sign before the IP Address option.

Warning:

Do not edit the top three lines of the ﬁle.

3. Save the changes and quit the editor.

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4. Open the Apple Printer Utility.

5. Select Download Postscript File from the “Utilities.”

6. Select Setup Defaults that were just modiﬁed.

7. When the ﬁle has downloaded, quit the utility.

8. Power cycle FastPort. These settings are stored in NVRAM and remain

there until changed.

Note:

If there is an error, the postscript log returned by the utility contains an error message.

To avoid errors, do not add extra spaces in the

shown in the parentheses.

setup default

2.10 Using Digi’s NetBIOS to Assign IP Address

2.10.1 About the Digi Utilities

Digi distributes a pair of utilities that are for any DOS system with a NetBEUI stack. Systems include Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95/ 98, Windows NT, and DOS LAN Manager clients. The two utilities are:

• SHOWPRN.EXE: Finds any FastPort(s) on the network

• NBMON.EXE: Allows users to conﬁgure FastPort

These utilities require a NetBEUI stack to be installed on the client machine. If not already done so, install NetBEUI ﬁrst before using either utility. Copy the utilities to the “local” system from the diskette or by retrieving them from Digi’s ftp sites: FTP.MILAN.COM. Files are located in the following directory:

ﬁle other than the options

2.10.2 Using The Digi Utilities

Run the showprn.exe utility ﬁrst to make sure:

• FastPort is available on the network

• NetBEUI stack on is properly conﬁgured

1. Open a DOS prompt and enter the directory where the utility is located

(e.g. cd \digi_ins\win_95).

2. Run the utility by typing showprn.exe and pressing [return].

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/pub/fastport/software

The following output appears:

Group Server Service Status

Workgroups FP0F0FBA Parallel1 No active parallel job

Note:

If an error message “0x23 error with add name” appears, this means the NetBEUI

stack is not conﬁgured correctly. If showprn.exe did not return a list of printers, or if it

returned with an error, try executing the utility again. This time with a special option

that tells the utility to try a different “logical LAN layer”:

showprn.exe -d1

If a Windows-based system has multiple protocols and/or multiple network interfaces,

a user needs to specify the LAN layer, by typing:

-d1 or -d2 or -d3, etc...

3. Once showprn.exe displays FastPort, the nbmon utility can be used to

connect and modify settings. Using the example above, type in the

following line:

nbmon.exe FP0F0FBA

Note:

If the -d1 or -d2 option was used with showprn.exe, you will need to type that -d1 or

-d2 option on the nbmon.exe command line as well.

If the connection is successful, the following is displayed:

v.1.0.102

Press <ESC> to exit

Ver 6.1 Build 18, Datecode 10/23/1998 18:50

Type “S” to see current status

Type “D” to see current configuration

Type “!” to enter monitor

Type “A” to abort connection

FastPort is now connected. If the above information does not appear , r e-

check the switches and LEDS. Contact Digi’s LAN technical support if

necessary.

4. Type [!] and then press [return].

5. Type in [Y] for yes to enter monitor.

6. A a list of options appear:

Command [?, C, D, E, F,...., Z]: -->

Type in the command to set the IP address: [I]

7. A display of current IP address appear. Type [Y] for yes to modify this

address.

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8. At the next prompt, type in the IP address as such:

Enter new IP address: 204.23.13.4

9. At the next prompt, press [R] to reset the system.

The nbmon session closes, while FastPort reboots itself. When the system comes back up, the LEDs blinks steady (1 second manner). This indicates that FastPort now has an IP address set.

2.11 Verifying IP Address is Set Properly

To see if FastPort is up and running on the network, use the ping command, type: ping <

hostname

appears. If there is a problem, try using ping with the IP address:

>. A message that the host is alive

ping <

ip-address

On some systems, the ping command continuously displays:

64 bytes from <

hostname

> (192.115.2.1) icmp_seq=0 time=3ms

To discontinue ping, press the Del key or Control+C

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Chapter 3

Installing and Printing in a MS Windows and IBM OS/2

Environment

Chapter 3 provides detailed instructions on conﬁguring and printing with MS Windows and IBM OS/2 clients.

3.1 Printing From a NetBIOS Workstation

3.1.1 Introduction

FastPort supports native printing from Windows and IBM NetBIOS clients using the NetBEUI protocol. To perform an installation on a NetBIOS workstation:

1. Verify that:

a. The network settings include the NetBEUI protocol.

b. The SMB or Windows Print and File client services are “bound” to

the NetBEUI protocol. This should have been done by default when the protocol was ﬁrst installed onto the system.

2. For Windows programs, refer to:

“Printing fr

“Printing from Windows NT (3.5x)” on page 2

“Printing from Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.x (via SMB)” on

page 3

This section describes how to install a logical Windows printer that will

send print jobs to FastPort.

3. For both DOS and Windows programs, refer to:

“Printing Fr

This section describes how to use the net use command, which

redirects the LPT ports to FastPort.

om Windows for Workgroups” on page 2

om NetBIOS-supported DOS Workstation” on page 4

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4. To conﬁgure a system to perform local spooling, refer to:

“Spooling Versus Non-Spooling Printing” on page 5

Conﬁguration on this section is now complete.

3.1.2 Printing from Windows for Workgroups

Perform the following to set up FastPort to work with MS Windows for Workgroups, version 3.11:

1. From “Control Panel,” double-click on the Printer icon.

2. Click on the Connect button.

3. Click on the Network icon. Browse screen displays FastPort and other

workstations.

4. Find the device name and path ﬁelds.

These ﬁelds show the local port to redirect and the network device to

receive the print job, respectively.

5. Fill in the path with the FastPort printer name (e.g., \\FP042384\

PARALLEL1). Or, use the window labeled “show shared printers

on…” to browse the network. When choosing to “Browse” the network,

a list of all the shared windows systems in the workgroup appears.

Double-click on FastPort (all its printer ports display).

6. Double-click on a printer port, and that FastPort Printer name will be

displayed in the path ﬁeld above.

Workgroups is conﬁgured to print for FastPort once the ﬁelds are ﬁlled in and the drivers for the printer are loaded.

3.1.3 Printing from Windows NT (3.5x)

1. Open the Print Manager.

2. Choose Printer.

3. Click Connect to from the menu. A window displays a list of all

network devices.

4. Double-click on the workgroup where FastPort is located.

5. Double-click on FastPort (one only).

6. Double-click on its displayed port (service) where the printer is

connected. A “Select Driver” dialog appears.

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7. Choose a name for the printer.

8. Choose the driver for the printer that is connected to the FastPort port.

The “Printer Setup” dialog box displays.

9. Change any of the desired printer-speciﬁc settings and choose OK.

Windows NT systems is now conﬁgured to print to FastPort.

3.1.4 Printing from Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.x (via SMB)

Note:

This installation requires FastPort ﬁrmware 6.1 or higher.

1. Open Network Neighborhood.

2. Choose the workgroup where FastPort is located.

3. Double-click on FastPort. FastPort appears as FPXXXXXX; where

XXXXXX is the last six digits of the MAC address.

4. Double-click the port where the print job will go.

5. The “Do you want to create a printer on your local machine that prints

to this device” dialog box appears. Click Yes on this dialog box.

6. When prompted, select the driver for the printer connected to the

speciﬁc printer port.

7. Choose a local name to call this printer.

8. When prompted, choose to print a test page. A test page is printed out

on the FastPort-connected printer.

The Windows system is now conﬁgured to print to FastPort.

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Figure 3-1. FastPort Menu Select

3.1.5 Printing From NetBIOS-supported DOS Workstation

NetBIOS workstations support the DOS-level Net commands for locating and redirecting local ports to shared printers. These DOS-level commands include net view and net use.

3.1.5.1 Net View

• net view: This command shows all devices within a workgroup

communicating on the network with the same networking protocol as

the client workstation.

• net view /workgroup:<wgname>: This command shows all devices

within the workgroup <wgname> communicating with the same

protocol as the workstation.

• net view \\FP042384: This command shows all the shared

resources on a Digi print server with hardware address

00:40:c8:04:23:84. Net view displays the following:

Shared resources at FP042384

Sharename

Type Comment PARALLEL1 Print parallel-port #1 (ON-LINE) PARALLEL2 Print parallel-port #2 (OFF-LINE) SERIAL1 Print serial-port #1 (ON-LINE) SERIAL2 Print serial-port #2 (ON-LINE)

The command was completed successfully. Print Server Name FP042384 and share names PARALLEL1, are user conﬁgurable from the FastManage or NBMON tool (both described in the chapter 6).

3.1.5.2 Net Use

• NET USE LPT1: \\FP042384\SERIAL1—This redirects printing from the LPT1 port to the serial 1 port on FastPort.

• NET USE LPT1: /D—This deletes the redirect (that is, stops the redirection to FastPort).

Note:

During conﬁguration, a dialog box may appear saying: “The printer that you’ve connected to doesn’t have a driver for that printer.” This is normal. FastPort does not know how to format the data for the printer. Formatting is done on the workstation “before” being sent to FastPort.

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3.1.6 Spooling Versus Non-Spooling Printing

3.1.6.1 Introduction

NetBIOS machines normally support either spooling or non-spooling printing to network printers. Spooling is when a print job is sent to the hard drive as a printable ﬁle and is printed in the background, while the application returns to a normal state. Non-spooling is when a print job starts and ﬁnishes before the application returns to a normal state.

The Windows methods described previously are generally non-spooling methods. One way to tell if a workstation is spooling or not, is to print to the same printer twice in a row. Open the print manager, if both jobs are in the list, the system is spooling the print job. But, if the ﬁrst print command does not return until the job is printed (not printing two jobs in a row) the system is non-spooling print jobs.

3.1.6.2 Conﬁguring Windows 95/NT to “Mimic” Spooling

1. From “Start,” select S

2. Click once on the speciﬁc printer.

3. From the “File” pull-down menu, select Properties.

4. From the “Properties” menu, select Details

5a. Windows 95: From “Details,” select Spool Settings... 5b. Windows NT: From “Scheduling,” click once on Spool Settings...

6. Click on Spool print jobs so program finishes faster to make the printer “spooling”. Click on the Print directly to the printer to make the printer “non-spooling.”

3.1.7 DOS and OS/2

To force a printer to spool for DOS or OS/2 (LAN Manager - LAN Server):

1. Open a command prompt box.

2. Use the NET USE LPT1 \\<FASTPORT>\<PORT> command to r edirect an LPT port.

ettings and then Printers to create a printer.

Print jobs are now spooled. When conﬁguring a printer, choose the LPT1 port as the printer destination.

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3.2 Printing from a TCP/IP Workstation

3.2.1 Introduction

Windows’ systems support a variety of protocols, such as TCP/IP, IPX/ SPX, or DLC. This section installs a FastPort printer on workstations or servers with LPD support over TCP/IP protocol. Before starting, make sure of the following:

• An IP address has been added to FastPort, and that you are able to “ping” the device (see Chapter 2)

• FastPort has ﬁrmware ver. 3.5 or higher (for LPD printing)

3.2.2 Printing from Windows NT 3.5x

Windows 3.5 supports printing to LPD printers. To install:

Note:

Print a test page to ﬁnd out the ﬁrmware version of FastPort.

1. Load the “TCP/IP Protocol and Related Components” software. Do this only once for each system that uses LPD.

2. Add the LPD printer to Windows NT 3.5.

3.2.2.1 Installing LPD Support on Windows NT 3.5

1. Open the “Control Panel” and select the Network icon.

2. Click the Add Software button.

3. Select TCP/IP Protocol and Related Components from the Network Software pull-down list.

4. Click Continue and check “TCP/IP Network Printing.”

5. Click Continue.

6. Insert the diskette to load drivers.

7. Select TCP/IP and click Configure.

8. Select an IP address and a subnet mask. Do not choose DHCP unless it is used.

9. Click Ok.

10. When they are loaded, reboot the system.

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3.2.2.2 Adding an LPD Printer to Windows NT 3.5

1. From the “Control Panel,” select the Printers icon.

2. From the menu bar, click on Printers.

3. Select Create Printers.

4. Enter a name for the printer in the “Name” ﬁeld.

5. Select the driver from the list next to Printer Driver.

6. In the “Print To:” box, scroll down and select Other.

7. Select LPR Port. If the LPR Port does not appear, restart from 1 and lick OK.

8. Enter the host name or IP address of the FastPort in the “Name or address of host providing LPD” ﬁeld.

9. Enter the queue name in the “Name of printer on that machine” ﬁeld. Type name in all lower case letters.

10. Click OK.

3.2.3 Printing from Windows NT 4.0

3.2.3.1 Installing Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Services

TCP/IP is not a default service on NT, but is required to print to FastPort via TCP/IP. Do the following to add TCP/IP:

1. From “Start,” select-->Settings-->Control Panel.

2. Select the Network icon.

3. Select Services and click A

dd.

4. Select Microsoft TCP/IP Printing and click Ok.

5. Reboot the PC.

3.2.3.2 Installing a Printer on Windows NT 4.0

1. From “Start,” select-->Settings--> Printers.

2. Click on Add Printer.

3. Click on My Computer.

4. Click Next.

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5. Click on Add Port-->LPR Port-->New Port.

6. In the “Name or address of server providing lpd:” ﬁeld, enter the FastPort’s IP address.

7. In the “Name of printer or print queue on that server:” ﬁeld, enter a pre-deﬁned queue name from Table 5-1 (in Chapter 5). If a remote queue is added, enter a queue name.

8. Click Close and click Next.

9. Select a printer from the list and click Next.

10. Enter in a new printer name and click Next.

11. Select whether or not the printer will be shared. Skip to Step 19 if the printer is not shared.

12. Click Next and enter a share name.

13. Select the appropriate operating system and click Next.

14. Select whether or not a test page will be printed and select Finish.

3.2.4 Printing using a Third Party TCP LPR/LPD Stack

If the systems has a third party TCP/IP stack, use an LPR client. LPR clients allow users to send print jobs to an LPR host. FastPort acts as an LPR host. Check your TCP/IP documents to verify that LPR/LPD can be used to print. Most LPR clients require two values:

• IP address of the FastPort

• Name of the remote printer.

If the IP address ﬁeld has FastPort’s IP address, then the remote printer name will be one of the list of names that FastPort supports. See Table 5-1 (page 5-5 in Chapter 5) for pre-deﬁned queue names.

3.2.5 Printing from Windows 95/98 Using DigiLpr

3.2.5.1 Installing the DigiLpr Program

1. Conﬁgure TCP/IP (see your Windows’ user’s guide).

2. Assign an IP address to FastPort (Using: telnet, RARP, etc.).

3. Run the digilpr.exe ﬁle to extract DigiLpr.

4. Run the Setup program for DigiLpr.

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5. Choose a directory to install the software package (Default is C:\digilpr. Click Browse to select another directory.

Figure 3-2. Choose a Destination Directory

6. Enter a name of a directory to spool the jobs. Default is c:\spool. Click Browse to select another directory (Digi recommends that the default directory, C:\spool).

7. Type in a name and a host name of the PC.

8. Select a folder for the program items.

Figure 3-3. Select a Folder

9. The DigiLpr ﬁles are now copied to the system. Reboot to start DigiLpr.

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3.2.5.2 Adding Queues in DigiLpr

To create a print queue:

1. Double-click on the LPR Utility icon. In the “Queues” pull-down window, click Add New Queue.

Figure 3-4. Add New Queue Menu

2. In the “Add a new queue” menu, ﬁll in FastPort’s host name or its TCP/IP address. Choose from the list of Print Queues on the FastPort.

Note:

Digi recommends that you use the default queue raw_p1. The _p1 designates parallel port #1. If you are using a serial port on the print server, the ending would be _s1 as in “raw_s1.”

Figure 3-5. Essential Setup Information Menu

3. In the next ﬁeld, select the name for the printer port. Digi recommends using a port name of six characters or less.

4. Click once on the Add button to add the queue created.

5. The DigiLpr window appears displaying the queue created.

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3.2.5.3 Adding a New Printer

To add a new printer using “Add Printer Wizard”:

1. From Start-->S

ettings-->(open) Printers.

2. In the “Printers” menu, double-click Add Printer.

3. In the “Add Printer Wizard” menu, click Next to begin.

4. In the next menu, check Local Printer and click Next.

5. In the next menu, scroll down and select the appropriate printer. If the designated printer came with an installation disk, click Have Disk. If the designated printer did not come with an installation disk, see that printer’s documentation for a compatible printer.

Figure 3-6. Select Printer Screen

6. Click the appropriate port for the printer and then click Next (e.g., Figure 3-8 shows “c:\spool\Epson-4300” as the designated port).

Figure 3-7. Select Port Screen

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7. Type in a name for the printer and select this printer as the default printer for Windows-based pr ograms. Adding a name is optional. Click Next.

8. A new printer has now been added. Print a test page to make sure the FastPort is correctly conﬁgured.

9. Click Finish when done.

3.3 Printing from NT using the HP DLC Protocol

With Windows NT, if the HP DLC protocol was installed through the

Control Panel, Networks, choose HP DLC printer from the “other network device” dialog box.

A list of hardware (Ethernet or Token Ring) addresses for DLC compliant devices appear. FastPort will show up in this list.

3.4 Printing from Windows using TFTP Client

As a ﬁnal TCP/IP option, FastPort supports the TFTP protocol for printing data or ﬂash jobs. If the workstation has a TFTP client, open a session with FastPort’s IP address, and PUT a ﬁle from the station to FastPort. FastPort will print jobs on its ﬁrst parallel port (example for NT:tftp -i x.x.x.x PUT flash.hex).

3.5 Management Tools Used with NetBIOS and TCP/IP

This section focuses on network management utilities that are based on the NetBIOS/NetBEUI and TCP/IP protocol.

3.5.1 FastManage

The FastPort print server supports conﬁguration from the Digi’s FastManage suite of software. With this software, FastPorts on a network can be located and managed. See the Chapters 9 thru 1 1 for information on how to use FastManage.

3.5.2 NetBIOS-DOS Tools: NBMON and showprn

FastPort devices also support conﬁguration from DOS. Digi supplies two DOS tools: NBMON and showprn. They are included on the diskette or can be downloaded from our FTP site. To install these tools, copy them from the diskette to a local drive and run them (see Appendix G).

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Chapter 4

Chapter 4 describes how to use ACT (Advanced Conﬁguration Tool) and PCONSOLE for installing, conﬁguring, and managing FastPort on NetWare networks.

Installing and Printing on NetWare

Note:

For users of the MIL-3300 series of FastPort, use the ACT3300.EXE utility to conﬁgure FastPort.

4.1 Introduction

Note:

When using Novell NetWare’s client utilities refer to NetWare’s docs.

1. Identify whether FastPort will be installed in: a. NetWare 2.x, 3.x bindery environments, or b. NetWare 4.x NDS environment.

2. Either way, copy ACT from the CD-ROM to your system (refer to Appendix C for installing and conﬁguring ACT).

3. Install FastPort in a 2.x or 3.x bindery mode, steps includes: a. Creating a print server and print queue object on the NetWare

server, then attaching the two together.

b. Creating a conﬁg. ﬁle that describes the ﬁle server and print queue

to service. Store this ﬁle on the preferred server: sys:/login/ milan directory as FPXXXXXX.

c. Storing the name of the server in NVRAM, so it knows where to

search for its conﬁguration ﬁle. Do this with ACT or FastManage.

4. Install in a NetWare 4.x NDS, steps include: a. Creating a print server, printer, and print queue in the NDS

database using either NWADMIN or PCONSOLE.

b. Storing context/tree where the print server object was created in

NVRAM. This can be done with ACT, FastManage, or most other Digi conﬁguration utilities.

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5. Once conﬁguration is done, power cycle FastPort. Wait a few minutes to allow it to login.

6. Use PCONSOLE to verify that FastPort has logged in: a. Run PCONSOLE and choose one of the queues created. b. Choose Currently Attached Print Servers. The FastPort name appears.

7. Use NetWare’s “capture” or “nprint” to send data to a NetWare queue. For Windows, use the “Print Manager” to redirect output to one of the NetWare print queues.

4.2 Conﬁguring in a Bindery Environment

FastPort can be conﬁgured to service up to 16 print queues on 16 bindery style NetW ar e servers (NetWare 2.x, 3.x). If conﬁguring FastPort for queues on NetWare 4.x servers, use an alternate method (see section 4-4).

4.2.1 Using Act to Install the Print Server

Quick Conﬁguration provides options when creating FastPort. Information is stored in a conﬁguration ﬁle called FPXXXXXX (where XXXXXX are the last six digits of its address). The ﬁle is stored in the \LOGIN\MILAN on the ﬁle server.

1. Highlight Quick Configuration and press [Enter]. The program displays the available FastPort systems.

2. Use the arrow keys to select FastPort and press [Enter].

3. Highlight FastPort and press [Enter]. Select a ﬁle server.

4. Select a queue to be serviced: [ins] key to add a queue.

5. Repeat Steps 2-4 for all queues that use this FastPort.

6. Specify the printer type (serial or parallel).

7. Select a ﬁle server location to store the conﬁguration ﬁle.

8. In the next screen, select from the available printer ports.

9. The “Print Server Conﬁguration Summary” screen appears. Review and write the conﬁguration ﬁle to disk.

10. Use the [esc] key to return to the main menu. Power cycle FastPort to implement the changes.

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4.2.2 Using PCONSOLE to Install a Print Server

FastPort can be conﬁgured for printing without a conﬁg. ﬁle. This eliminates the need for the directory SYS:LOGIN\MILAN, its conﬁguration ﬁles, and the ACT software.

1. Create a print server called FPXXXXXX with PCONSOLE (where XXXXXX is the unit’s six digits Ethernet address).

2. Create a queue for FastPort using PCONSOLE.

3. Assign the queue created to the print server FPXXXXXX. and power cycle FastPort.

4. To send data to the serial port instead of parallel (default), create a queue name ending with -S using PCONSOLE. To send data to parallel port 2/3 or serial port 2, create a queue name ending with -P2, -P3, or

-S2, respectively.

4.2.3 Adding Users to the Notify List with PCONSOLE

1. In PCONSOLE, select the following sequence of options: a. Select Print Server Information and choose a print server. b. Select Print Server Configuration. c. Select Printer Configuration.

2. From the conﬁgured printers list, select Printer0 Configuration. The “Deﬁne Printer Type” box appears.

3. Select the printer description Defined elsewhere.

4. Press [esc] until the Print Server Configuration menu appears.

5. Select Notify List for Printer.

6. Select Printer0 from the Deﬁned Printers list.

7. Press [ins] and select a user from the pull-down menus.

4.3 Installing a Print Server in an NDS Environment

1. Create the print server, printer, and print queue.

2. Conﬁgure a DS Tree Name and DS Context Name.

Note:

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ACT can be used to conﬁgure parameters on FastPort. FastManage can also be used to conﬁgure those two parameters on FastPort.

4.3.1 Installing a Print Server on NDS using PCONSOLE

1. Run PCONSOLE using the following command (from the /public directory on the server):

pconsole

2. Using the keys, select Quick Setup and press [Enter].

3. In the “Print Services Quick Setup” menu, select Print Server and press [Enter].

4. Press [ins] to create the Print Server Object. Name created must be eight characters long. Begin with “FP,” and end with the last six digits of the hardware address (on the bottom).For example, FastPort with “0040C8DEAD00” address, creates device: FPDEAD00.

Note:

The print server name is not case sensitive.

5. Select New Printer and press [Enter].

6. Enter a name for the new printer object. The name should be less than 256 characters, including the context. The print server will service only one printer per NDS Server.

7. Select New Print Queue and press [Enter].

8. Type in the name of a Queue. The queue name is less than 256 characters, including the context. Default: queues are serviced by the printer attached to FastPort’s parallel port. To force FastPort to service queues with the serial port, the name must end with an “-S.” For a four-port print server, force it to service the queue with the second parallel or serial port, append the queues with “-P2” or “-S2.”

9. Select Printer Type and press [Enter].

10. Select Other/Unknown.

11. When ﬁnished, press [esc] to Save changes.

The volume ﬁeld is ﬁlled in by PCONSOLE with the name of the nearest volume. This ﬁeld contains the name of the server volume that will hold the queued jobs for the print server.

4.3.1.1 Additional Queues

FastPort has the name of a printer to service. The printer contains a list of print queues belonging to it. To add queues to the print server service:

1. From the “Available Options” menu, select Printers.

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2. Select the printer created and press [Enter].

3. Select Print Queues Assigned. Pressing [ins] allows a user to choose from a list of created queues.

4. Create new print queues by pressing [ins] again. Once created, it must remain in that context until deleted.

By default, quick setup creates these objects in the same context, but users have full control of the object context. Note the context name at the top of the screen.

5. Press [esc] to Exit. Once done, run ACT to set up a DS Context Name and DS Tree Name (see Appendix C).

4.3.2 Installing Print Server in NDS Using NWadmin

The following procedures describe how to create a print server, a new print queue using NWadmin:

4.3.2.1 Creating a New Print Server

1. From the “NetWare Tools” menu, select NWadmin.

2. Highlight the Organizational Unit where the Print Server, Printer, and Print Queue will be created.

3. From the “O window appears.

4. Select print server and click OK. The Create Print Server window appears.

5. Type in the FastPort name. The name must be eight characters long, beginning with FP and ending with the last six digits of the hardware address.

6. After typing in the name, click Create.

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Figure 4-1. Running NWadmin

bject” pull-down window, click Create. The New Object

4.3.2.2 Creating a New Printer

1. Under the “Object” pull-down window, click Create. The New Object window appears.

2. Select Printer and click OK.

3. Type in the Printer Name and click Create.

4.3.2.3 Creating a Print Queue

1. Under the “Object” pull-down menu, click Create. The New Object menu appears.

2. Select Print Queue and click OK.

3. The Create Print Queue menu appears. Select the Select Object icon.

4. In the “Select Object” window, highlight the Directory Context where the print queue will be held and click OK. The Create Print Queue window appears with the selected object ﬁlled in the “Print Queue Volume” box.

5. Type in the Print Queue Name and click Create. – Queue name (and context) is less than 256 characters

– All queues are serviced by the printer attached to FastPort’s parallel

port

– To force FastPort to service the queue with the serial port, the queue

name must end with an -S.

– For a 4-port FastPort, force it to service the queue with the second

parallel or second serial port, append the queues with -P2 or -S2, respectively.

A new print server, printer, and print queue has been created. Continue to the next procedure to connect these objects.

4.3.2.4 Connecting the print server to a Printer

1. In the “Context Tree” menu, select the print server created.

2. Click Assignments in the following window (Figure 4-2).

3. In the next window, click Add.

4. Highlight the printer created and click OK

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Figure 4-2. Print Server

The printer is now connected to FastPort. Continue to the next section to assign a print queue to the print server.

4.3.2.5 Assigning a Print Queue to FastPort

1. Double-click the recently assigned printer (Figure 4-3).

2. In the next window, click Assignments.

3. In the “Assignments” menu, click Add.

4. When the Select Object menu appears, select the print queue created and click OK.

5. Click OK (if this is correct).

The print queue to a printer is now assigned. Now use ACT to set up a DS Tree Name and DS Context Name.

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Figure 4-3. Context Tree

4.4 Conﬁguring in a Bindery and NDS Environment

FastPort can operate in a mixed Bindery/NDS environment. Use one of the previous methods to install it. Adhere to the following restrictions:

• FastPort can service up to 16 queues on a total of 16 servers.

• FastPort cannot service bindery queues and NDS queues on the same server (i.e., two connections—one bindery, one NDS—on the same server). If using NDS on a server and there is a fpxxxxxx conﬁguration for this FastPort in the login/milan directory, then remove it.

• FastPort can service NDS queues in only one tree.

• When logged into NDS as an NDS print server, conﬁgure FastPort with only one NDS printer object. Speciﬁes such things as which port to send data (LPT or COM) by creating special queue name sufﬁxes.

The difference between conﬁguring bindery or NDS queues:

• When servicing Bindery queues, FastPort will read a conﬁguration ﬁle stored in the sys:\login\milan directory. In addition, users may modify the setting in FastPort called “Preferred Server.” This refers to the Bindery File Server that holds the conﬁguration ﬁle.

• When servicing NDS queues, FastPort must be conﬁgured with a context name, and may be conﬁgured with a tree name. This can be done with FastManage or ACT.

• When conﬁgured for NDS, FastPort does not use a conﬁg. ﬁle. It logs into the context where it was conﬁgured, locates the printer and queues that it should service.

• Regarding manual conﬁguration of print server, queues, and printers for FastPort (within PCONSOLE or NWadmin): Bindery print servers are directly attached to bindery print queues. NDS servers are attached to a single printer, which is attached to (possibly) many print queues.

When conﬁgured to service both Bindery and NDS queues, FastPort does the following:

1. At boot-up, FastPort tries to locate an NDS server.

2. It now looks at the context it has been conﬁgured with and tries to login as print server FPXXXXXX.

3. It now gets the printer attribute from the print server, and gets a list of print queues that the printer should service.

4. It attaches to those print queues and goes to the next phase.

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Note:

If a context was not speciﬁed in the NVRAM, it will not logon to NDS.

5. FastPort then tries to locate normal Bindery ﬁle servers.

6. Once it locates one, it looks in its “preferred server” NVRAM value, and if it exists, gets a route to that server.

7. It then looks on the preferred server in the sys:\login\milan directory for its conﬁguration ﬁle (FPXXXXXX - last six digits of hardware address).

8. It then reads its conﬁguration ﬁle and logs in and attaches to the queues and servers listed in that conﬁguration ﬁle.

9. If a preferred server was not speciﬁed in its NVRAM, it will search up to 24 ﬁle servers on the network for a conﬁg. ﬁle.

10. If a conﬁg. ﬁle is not found, FastPort will go through a list of servers and try to log in as print server FPXXXXXX. If successful, it gets the list of queues and attaches to them.

4.5 Printing to FastPort

Print to FastPort as if it were a Novell print server. For example, use Novell’s CAPTURE command to capture a local PC port to the FastPort print queue. For example (assuming a host name of raisa on LPT 1):

CAPTURE /S=raisa /Q=lp1

Or, use NPRINT to print to FastPort:

NPRINT myfile /S=raisa /Q=lp1

4.6 Printing Speciﬁc File Formats

If you are having difﬁculty printing postscript ﬁles using binary emulation, review section 3.2.2.1. Example 1. Add b=ps (from Table 4-1) in the FPXXXXXX conﬁguration ﬁle. Or when printing “HP/GL” ﬁles, turn the banner off by adding b=off after the two colons on the FPXXXXXX conﬁguration ﬁle.

For printing through NPS, use NWADMIN. Add two colons before the entries in Table C-1 (in Appendix C) to the description ﬁeld.

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Chapter 5

Installing and Printing on a UNIX Environment

5.1 Introduction

To perform installation on a UNIX TCP/IP client workstation:

1. Decide whether to use: a. LPR/LPD support, which is native to UNIX systems, or b. Digi’s host software.

2. Also, decide whether to print directly to FastPort from each client workstation, or to spool through a single server.

3. Load the UNIX contents onto the local system. The diskette contains an install script and compiled host software for UNIX systems. It also has example conﬁg. ﬁles, system ﬁles, and additional utilities.

4. Conﬁgure FastPort with a proper IP address (refer to Chapter 2 for information on assigning an IP address).

5. Refer to the section in this chapter for the speciﬁc type of installation: LPR/LPD or host software.

5.2 Host Software Versus LPD

There are two ways to install FastPort print server onto UNIX (Both methods can print with UNIX print commands):

• Direct LPD support

• Host software

Direct LPD is used on UNIX systems that support remote printing to BSD UNIX spoolers. On System V systems, system administration utilities built into the OS provide quick set-up menus for printing to remote systems. Host software allows for customize print jobs. It can be integrated into environments to do tasks such as ASCII-to-PS conversion, banner generation, and status reporting.

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5.3 Digi Installation Software

1. Log in as root onto the system.

2. Create a directory to load the software (e.g., type mkdir Digi and press [Enter]) and enter that new directory.

3. Load the software from the disk and type:

tar -xvf /dev/

where

is the name of the drive (usually FD0).

4. Type ls to list the ﬁles. The following information appears:

README.FIRST unpack.sh dist.tar.Z licence.txt

5. Type ./unpack.sh to launch the install script.

5.3.1 Installing Logical Printers

Logical printers can be created with characteristics that print to the same printer. To install a second printer:

1. Run the install.sh.

2. At the “Installation Options” menu, choose Option #2.

3. Specify a second printer and answer the prompts as before.

5.3.2 Installing on System V UNIX

The install.sh creates a dummy device, adds a printer, and starts the “lpsched” process. To install System V:

1. Run the install.sh.

2. Choose FastPort by its model number.

3. Choose Option #3, lpsched-based systems.

4. Select Option #1, Configure New FastPort to assign an IP address. If an IP address was assigned, go to step 5. The script prompts:

– Host naming method (usually the /etc/hosts ﬁle) – Exact type of system

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– Whether or not the IP information about FastPort has been entered

into the host naming method – Ethernet address (on the bottom of the device) – IP address given FastPort – The method for assigning FastPort its IP address

5. The main menu appears, select Option #2, Install a printer

or plotter. The software prompts for:

– Method of installation. Either LPD or host software – Hostname or IP address for FastPort – Printer name of the device (may be same as hostname) – Type of printer (PCL, PostScript, or ASCII) – Printer is connected to the serial or parallel port – Type of banner page

5.3.3 Install Script on IBM RS/6000

Use the install.sh to install FastPort on an IBM AIX system. This modiﬁes the /etc/gconfig ﬁle to add a printer entry and speciﬁes using rembak for remote spooling, To install:

1. If not already done so, load the install.sh software.

2. Type: ./install.sh to run the install script.

3. Select a FastPort by its model number.

4. Choose Option #2. qdaemon-based systems.

5. If not already done so, assign an IP address to FastPort by selecting Option 1, Configure a Fastport.

6. Choose Option #3, install a Printer or Plotter. Enter:

– Hostname of FastPort – Queue name to create – Directory for the back end script – Directory to load the host software – Type of data sent to the printer (ASCII, Graphics, PCL)

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5.3.4 Installation on BSD UNIX Systems

Install.sh creates a spool directory and makes a conﬁg. ﬁle /usr/ spool/<

printer name

>/.fpconfig. To install:

1. Load the install.sh software.

2. Type ./install.sh to run the install script.

3. Choose FastPort by its model number.

4. Choose Option #1, LPD-based systems.

5. If an IP address has not been assigned, select Option #1, Configure a FastPort. If one has been, go to step 7.

6. Choose the following: a. Host naming method (/etc/hosts/file). b. Host name and IP address for FastPort. c. Hardware (Ethernet) address of FastPort. d. UNIX system type. e. Enter monitor mode and press [i] to assign an IP address. f. Press [r] to issue a command to reset FastPort. g. Continue to step 7 to install the printer.

7. At the main menu, select Option #2, Install a printer or plotter. The software prompts for:

a. Whether to install host software or use direct LPD. b. Type of data sent to the printer (pcl, ps, or ascii). c. Where the printer port is connected to: serial or parallel. d. Type of banner page.

Select Option X to Exit. BSD installation is complete.

5.4 Manual Installation on LPD Systems

Printing to LPD allows users to print as if they were directly attached to a remote UNIX system. Conﬁguration requires assigning an IP address and setting up a remote BSD UNIX-like printer.

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Digi provides an install script to conﬁgure UNIX for FastPort. UNIX systems that support LPD include:

• BSD UNIX systems

• System V Release 4 machines

• IBM, HP, or DEC mainframe machines that run TCP/IP

5.4.1 Getting Started on an LPD System

1. Install FastPort on the network and assign it an IP address.

2. Verify that LPD and fpfilter socket is enabled.

Two items are required to conﬁgure an LPD printer:

• Remote system name (device’s host name) or IP address

• Remote printer/queue name (a queue listed in Table 5-1)

5.4.2 Pre-deﬁned Queue Names

Table 5-1: Printer/Queue Types

Printer Types Description

raw Sends data with no header and no translation. ascii Writes data as ASCII, substitutes carriage-return, line-feed pairs for the line feeds sent by

UNIX, and sends a text banner and a ﬁnal form feed. ascii_landscape Like ASCII, but sets the printer in the landscape mode before printing. pcl_landscape Like PCL, but sets the printer in the landscape mode before printing. pcl Assumes the data is PCL and sends a text banner. Carriage returns are not added. Form feed

is sent at the end of the job. psb_tek Prints PostScript binary ﬁles on a Adobe PostScript Level 2 printers. ps Writes PostScript and sends a Contr ol+D at the end of the print job. Sends a PostScript banner

page at the end of the print job. psb_hp Prints PS binary ﬁles on newer HP printers that support PostScript level 2. Use this queue-

type only if PostScript binary data is being printed. autosense Data is checked. For ASCII, line feeds are translated into carriage return feeds. Final form feed

is sent. For PS, a Control+D is sent at the end. Either way, a PS banner is sent at the end.

To use a printer attached to the serial/parallel port, add an _s1, _s2, _p1, _p2, and _p3. Default: Parallel 1. FastPort supports multiple queues by printing via LPD from a maximum of 8 LPD connections (no limits for host software). The device listens for LPD connections simultaneously; if they are being used, the 9th LPD connection will not connect.

5.4.3 User Deﬁned Queue Names

The remote printer name is used by UNIX to tell FastPort which port to send a print job. Some UNIX systems only support eight character names.

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If so, user’s can create a remote printer name called user1. To enable this:

1. Telnet into FastPort’s diagnostic port (2002).

2. At the main command prompt, press [N] for network.

3. Press [T] for TCP/IP or press [L] for LPD.

4. Follow the instructions to add a user deﬁned queue name.

5. Conﬁgure the remote printer name on the workstation to be the userdeﬁned queue name just created on FastPort.

5.4.4 LPR Options

The number of copy options with LPR is not supported. To suppress banner pages for individual print jobs, use LPR with the -h option or turn off the banner printing via telnet. In BSD UNIX systems, the suppress header (sh) option in /etc/printcap ﬁle does not work.

5.4.5 Manual Installation With LPD on a BSD UNIX System

Note:

The following installs a printer named “beta” that is attached to a FastPort named “alpha.” When installing LPD, replace “beta” and “alpha” with your printer’s name and host names, respectively.

1. Copy the following entry into your /etc/printcap ﬁle.

beta|FastPort LPD printer:\ :lp=:\ :mx#0:\ :lf=/usr/adm/beta-errs:\ :af=/usr/adm/beta-acct:\ :sd=/usr/spool/beta:\ :rm=alpha:\ :rp=ascii:

Note:

The rp= entry refers to the “remote printer” name. This tells FastPort to do special formatting for the printer. If there is an ascii printer attached, use ascii. If the printer is postscript, use ps. If it is a plotter or you are conﬁguring a PC-NFS printer , use raw.

2. Create the spool directory. Change ownership to daemon:

mkdir /usr/spool/beta chown daemon /usr/spool/beta chmod 755 /usr/spool/beta

3. Create log/accounting ﬁles. Change ownership to daemon:

touch /usr/adm/beta-errs touch /usr/adm/beta-acct

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chown daemon /usr/adm/beta-errs chown daemon /usr/adm/beta-acct chmod 644 /usr/adm/beta-errs chmod 644 /usr/adm/beta-acct

4. Start the printer and queue by typing the following:

lpc start beta

5. You can now print ﬁles with the lpr or lp command:

lpr -Pbeta <filename>, or lpr -dbeta <filename>

5.4.6 Manual Installation with LPD on System V Machines

Access printers in System V systems through LP scheduler. System V administration commands allow users to create a printer description ﬁle called an “interface” ﬁlter . This ﬁlter is designed to customize the data for a printer. Enable LPD on System V systems by using SAM on HP/UX, admintool on Solaris, or any other system admin. tool. For SCO UNIX, refer to the readme.lpd ﬁle in the /SCO directory.

1. Use lpshut command to shut down the printer.

/usr/lib/lpshut

2. Add a line in this format to the /etc/lp/systems ﬁle.

alpha

:x:-:bsd:-:1:10:-:-:

where alpha is the host name of the FastPort.

3. Use the lpadmin command to add a new printer.

/usr/lib/lpadmin -p <

where printer is the printer’s name, host name is the host name, and remote queue is a predeﬁned queues (Table 5-1).

4. Start the print scheduler by entering:

/usr/lib/lpsched

5. Enable the printer.

enable < accept <

printer name printer name

printer

> -s <

> >

host name

>! <

remote queue

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5.4.7 Manual Installation with LPD on RS/6000

1. Chose a remote system/queue (Rembak: remote spooling).

2. Add FastPort to the network and assign an IP address to it.

3. Edit the /etc/qconfig ﬁle, for example:

test_q:

device = host = rq =

sample

alpha

sample:

backend = /usr/lib/lpd/remback

Legend:

• Queue is “test_q”

• Host ﬁle is “alpha”

• Printing to “ps” (From Table 5-1)

4. Stop queue services with the following command:

stopsrc -s qdaemon

5. Restart the remote queue using the command.

startsrc -s qdaemon

LPR and LP are now set to print to the device.

Note:

The

qconfig

printer types (rp=).

ﬁle, valid queue names (rq=) may have the same names as used for

5.5 Manual Installation Using Host SoftWare (fpﬁlter)

Digi’s host software is called fpfilter. This program sends print jobs to printers connected to FastPort in two ways:

• Command line options

• Printer options ﬁle (.fpconfig)

5.5.1 Fpfilter Command Line Options

Table 5-2: fpﬁlter Command Line Options

Option Function

-P <hostname> Send ﬁle to the hostname

-s1, -s2, -p1, -p2, -p3 Send data to serial ports: 1 or 2. Default: Sends to parallel port 1

-b Send a banner ﬁle (BSD only)

-f Send a ﬁnal form feed

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Table 5-2: fpﬁlter Command Line Options

-m Send CR/LFs for UNIX LFs

-D <dir name> Look in the <dir. name> directory for the .fpconfig ﬁle

-A <a2ps ﬁlter> Use the “a2ps” ﬁlter for ASCII to PostScript conversion

-d Send a Control+D at the beginning/end of a job (PS printers only)

-startﬁle <ﬁle> Send ﬁle before print job

-endﬁle <ﬁle> Send ﬁle after print job

-startstring “<str>” Send “str” (string in quotes) before print job

-endstring “<str>” Send “str” (string in quotes) after the print job

-syslog Print the error messages into the “syslog” ﬁle

-mail <user> Send E-mail to user at the end of print job if there is an error

-prog <prog-name> Executes at the end of a job; sends the returned error code to it

-errorﬁle <ﬁle> Use ﬁle to log errors CLASS <hostname:port, List> If the current printer is unavailable, tries printing to the device listed in

the

List

(e.g., CLASS alpha:p1 CLASS alpha:p2)

-closewait Closes all sent data before the socket closes

-pba Adobe PostScript conversion for non-binary printers

-pbh HP PostScript binary conversion for non-binary printers

The fpfilter software supports Adobe TranScript command line arguments. To use these options, rename fpfilter as:

• fpcomm: Print to parallel port 1

• fpcomm_s: Print to serial port 1

• fpcomm_p2: Print to parallel port 2

• fpcomm_s2: Print to serial port 2

• fpcomm_p3: Print to parallel port 3

When no -P is given, fpfilter uses the directory for its name. If the directory for alpha is /usr/spool/fastport, it tries FastPort as the host name and prints with LPR or LP:

./fpfilter -P alpha -m -f /etc/hosts

5.5.2 Printer Options File (.fpconﬁg)

fpconfig can be used instead of command line option.This simple text ﬁle can be modiﬁed using an ASCII text editor. fpfilter checks the directory speciﬁed by the -D command; if it is not present, it checks the current directory for the .fpconfig ﬁle. If present, it changes the

fpfilter behavior.

fpfilter is executed by the spooling when using LPR. fpfilter’s directory is not that of the users. fpfilter is the spool directory.

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Syntax is shown in Table 5-3. Entries appear and in any order.

Table 5-3: .fpconﬁg Options

fpfilter

hostname <name> Specify the IP name for FastPort serial1 or serial 2 Send to the serial port ctrld Send a Control+D before and after the job (PostScript only) formfeed Send a form feed after the job parallel 1, parallel 2, or parallel 3 Send to the parallel port mapcrlf Map line feeds to carriage return/line feeds asciiﬁlter <program> Call program to convert PostScript from ASCII bannerﬁrst Look for file .banner in current directory. Submit it before the job bannerlast Look for file .banner in current directory. Submit it after the job startﬁle <ﬁle> Send ﬁle before the job endﬁle <ﬁle> Send ﬁle after the job startstring <string> Send string before the job endstring <string> Send string after the job CLASS <hostname: port list> If printer is unavailable, program tries to print to the FastPort port as listed left to

mail <user name> Sends E-mail after the job is printed or in case of error errorﬁle <ﬁlename> Stores errors that occurred in ﬁlename. program <program> Execute program after the job prints or in case of error. Passes the error code. syslog Records error messages in the syslog ﬁle. checkserial Sends a Control+T to check the serial printer’s status before sending a print job.

checkparallel Checks for the parallel printer before sending a print job. Some parallel printers

acctg Performs accounting on printers. For serial, it reports the number of pages

closewait Ensures that all data is sent before the socket is closed. It is required in some

dobanner Look for ﬁle .banner in the current directory and submit it before the job (.banner

pba Adobe PostScript binary conversion for non-binary printers. pbh HP PostScript binary conversion for non-binary printers.

Option Function

right (CLASS alpha:p1 alpha:p2 beta:p beta:s)

Only for PostScript printers. If no printer is attached, data is not sent.

do not make the parallel status “Busy” when turned off. If this option is not used while FastPort is in standard mode, then print jobs will be lost.

printed. For parallel, it reports the name of user, machine, ﬁle, and date and time.

System V machines.

is normally generated by an output ﬁlter program.

5.5.2.1 About Option Classes

Class (Table 5-3) supports printing to the ﬁrst available printer from a list of printers according to the following:

• The ﬁrst printer is the one speciﬁed on the command line.

• Next one is hostname: port in the .fpconfig ﬁle.

• Subsequent printer names are taken from the Class list.

fpfilter connects to the ﬁrst printer. If not, it tries to connect to the next printer. If still unsuccessful, fpfilter goes back to the ﬁrst printer.

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5.5.2.2 About Options Startstring and Endstring

If “startstring” and “startﬁle” are speciﬁed, then startstring is sent before the startﬁle. “Endﬁle” is sent before the endstring.

• To indicate “Escape,” use M-. To indicate “Control,” use C^.

• To set an HP LaserJet IIIsi to landscape mode, type:

startstring “M-&l1O”

5.5.3 Manual Installation for System V Machines

1. Log in as root and create a dummy device in /dev:

touch /dev/

2. Change its ownership, group and access rights:

chown lp /dev/alpha chgrp lp /dev/alpha chmod 660 /dev/alpha

3. Shut down the lp scheduler.

/usr/lib/lpshut

4. Use /usr/lib/lpadmin command to create a printer. Use the local system admin. tools to type the following:

/usr/lib/lpadmin -p<

where printer name is alpha, device name is /dev/alpha and model is either standard or dumb in our example.

5. Issue the following when adding postscript for Solaris:

lpadmin -p<

printer name

alpha

printer name

> -I any

> -v<

device name

> -m<

model

Interface directory usually has these paths:

– SCO, Solaris, DG/UX, UNIXWare 2.X and Interactive: /usr/

spool/lp/admins/lp/interfaces

– HP/UX and Silicon Graphics systems: /usr/spool/lp/

interface

– SGI Irix system: /varspool/lp/interface – AT&T and Sequent: /usr/spool/lp/admins/lp

Edit the interface ﬁle so its contents function as a sub-shell.

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Output is then piped to the fpfilter program. To do so:

a. First line of the interface ﬁle usually is #!/bin/sh. Add a single

open parenthesis in the second line of the ﬁle.

#!/bin/sh ( # your existing interface script

b. Add a line to the second-to-last line (see example). This line closes

the parenthesis to make it a sub-shell.

) | /usr/local/milan/fpfilter -P alpha <

options

exit 0

Host software is in /usr/local/milan. The host name is “alpha” in /etc/hosts. For System V Release 4, place the following on the line

after the comments lines (“#”)

FILTER=“/usr/local/milan/fpfilter -P fastport <options>”

Options ﬁeld contains any option listed in Table 5-3. To use a printer

-D

conﬁg. ﬁle; use the

option with fpﬁlter, followed by directory name

containing the .fpconfig ﬁle. For example:

-D /usr/local/milan

6. Enable the printer and accept these print job commands:

enable < accept <

printer name printer name

> >

5.5.4 Manual Installation on IBM RS/6000

1. Edit ﬁle /usr/lpd/qconfig that speciﬁes options for virtual printers.

2. Add the following lines:

milan:

device = lp0

lp0:

file = FALSE header = never trailer = never access = both backend = /usr/local/milan/commfilter.sh

where queue name is “milan”; host is in /usr/local/milan.

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3. Create a script commfilter.sh in the /usr/local/milan.

#!/bin/sh /usr/local/milan/fpfilter -P alpha <

options

exit 0

To use a printer conﬁg. ﬁle (i.e., .fpconfig ﬁle) located in the /usr/ local/milan directory (see Table 5-3)

-D /usr/local/milan

4. Make the script executable:

chmod 755 commfilter.sh

5. Stop and restart the qdaemon (s_stat filter and l_stat filter options are not supported).

stopsrc -s qdaemon startsrc -s qdaemon

5.5.5 Manual Installation on BSD UNIX Systems

> $*

Host software is installed as an “input” ﬁlter. Host sends a print job to FastPort and provides a transparent printing environment. Install host on every host that prints to FastPort. Install.sh can be used to install a FastPort printer/plotter using either host software or LPD support. A sample install session is available in /examples/install.doc directory. Using Digi's host software, fpﬁlter:

Note:

1. Copy the following entry into your /etc/printcap ﬁle.

beta|FastPort host software printer:\ :lp=/dev/beta:\ :mx#0:rw:sb:\ :lf=/usr/adm/beta-errs:\ :af=/usr/adm/beta-acct:\ :sd=/usr/spool/beta:\ :if=/usr/local/Digi/fpfilter:

2. Create a new dummy device, with these commands:

touch /dev/beta chmod 755 /dev/beta chown daemon beta chgrp daemon beta

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3. Create the spool directory. Change it ownership to daemon

mkdir /usr/spool/beta chown daemon /usr/spool/beta chgrp daemon /usr/spool/beta chmod 755 /usr/spool/beta

4. Create log/accounting ﬁles: Change ownership to daemon:

touch /usr/adm/beta-errs touch /usr/adm/beta-acct chown daemon /usr/adm/beta-errs chmod 644 /usr/adm/beta-errs chown daemon /usr/adm/beta-acct chmod 644 /usr/adm/beta-acct

5. Create a directory called /usr/local/Digi and place the fpﬁlter program there. (Or change the path of the input ﬁlter “:if=” to point to any directory containing fpﬁlter.)Make sure that the directory containing fpﬁlter and fpﬁlter itself have at least access rights of 755.

mkdir /usr/local/Digi chmod 755 /usr/local cp fp* /usr/local/Digi chmod 755 /usr/local/Digi/fp*

6. Create an options ﬁle called .fpconfig in the spool directory (speciﬁed by “:sd=”). This ﬁle should be at least 644 and owned by daemon.

For a parallel ascii text printer, a sample .fpconfig ﬁle would contain:

parallel hostname alpha mapcrlf formfeed

For a postscript printer on the serial port:

serial hostname alpha ctrld

For a serial plotter:

serial hostname alpha

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For a parallel printer which will be used by PC-NFS:

parallel hostname alpha

7. Start the printer and queue by typing the following:

lpc start beta

8. You can now print ﬁles with the lpr, or lp command.

lpr -Pbeta <filename>, or lp -dbeta <filename>

5.5.5.1 Printing to FastPort

After installing both hardware and software, FastPort is ready to print. Commonly used BSD print commands include:

Table 5-4: BSD Print Commands

Command Function

lpr -p <printer> <ﬁle> Prints the ﬁle to the printer lpq -P <printer> Displays any active queues for the printer lpc stat <printer> Interactive program for printer management lpc clean <printer> *Remove all print jobs for the printer lpc restart <printer> *Restart this <printer> queue lprm -p <printer> <job#> *Removes the <job#> from the print queue

Note:

* These parameters require root access.

5.5.5.2 Customizing BSD Installation

Create the .fpconfig ﬁle in the spool directory (i.e.,:sd= entry in printcap), since this is where daemon executes fpﬁlter. The .fpconﬁg ﬁle

should be owned by the daemon.

5.5.5.2.1 Banner Pages and Accounting Information

To print a banner page, the install script must be told to print a banner. It adds the command bannerfirst to the .fpconfig ﬁle. To conﬁgure an existing printer to send a banner, remove the existing printer and run the installation script again.

Note:

The banner-generating programs are supplied “as is.”

To print accounting info., add the line acctg to the .fpconfig ﬁle. This causes accounting information to be written to the ﬁle speciﬁed by:af=<

filename

> in the printcap entry.

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5.6 Installing and Printing from Data General's DG/UX

FastPort supports DG/UX™ 5.4 Release 2.01 and above. Current versions of DG/UX fully support FastPort; meaning that an interface script or ﬁlter command do not need to be loaded. These ﬁles are:

• /usr/lib/lp/bin/fpfilter

• /usr/lib/lp/model/fastport

5.6.1 Assigning Host Name and IP Address

Use the sysadm to add FastPort’s IP/Ethernet address, via:

Networking -> TCP/IP -> hosts -> Add

1. Add FastPort to the local hosts database (/etc/hosts) or the Network Information Services (NIS).

e.g., Host name: fastport2-pr

2. Add the Internet address that the system admin. assigned.

e.g., Internet Address: 128.222.55.55

3. Add an alias (optional). Or press [Enter] to continue.

e.g., Alias List: <press Enter>

4. Conﬁrm the choices.

OK to perform operation? [yes]. Press [Enter]. fastport2-pr has been added

5. Add an Ethernet address by modifying the local ethers database (/ etc/ethers) or the NIS ethers database. Follow the ensuing path:

Networking -> TCP/IP -> Ethers -> Add

6. Enter the name of the host that was speciﬁed in Step 1.

Host Name: fastport2-pr

7. Enter the FastPort’s Ethernet address:

Ethernet Address: 00:40:c8:55:55:55

8. Conﬁrm the choices.

OK to perform operation? [yes]. Press [Enter]. fastport2-pr has been added.

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5.6.2 Installing and Printing with DG/UX

After adding the IP/Ethernet addresses, deﬁne a printer. Before doing so, conﬁgure FastPort (if not already done so). Use the “Use-ACK” setting for the parallel port when printing to impact printers. Deﬁne the printer by using sysadm:

Device -> Printer -> Devices -> Add

1. Enter the printer name (for example, “laser”).

Printer name: laser

2. Add a connection: “remote to networked printer device.”

Connection type: [Local /dev/tty or /dev/lp] Remote to networked printer device

3. Accept the Quick Add feature by pressing Enter.

Quick Add using default values? [yes].

4. Supply a printer type (e.g., DG model 6773 PS printer). To view a list of valid printer types, type [?] and press [Enter].

Printer type: [printer-80] PS-b

5. Enter an input type. For PostScript printers, type “PS.”

Input types: [simple] PS

6. Enter the interface script name.

Interface script: [termprinter] fastport

7. Enter the name of the printer device. For a list of attached devices, check the ﬁle /etc/hosts or use sysadm

to list the host names that NIS provides.

Networked printer device name: fastport2-pr

8. Enter the port number of the printer on the network printer server. Port numbering for FastPort includes:

– 3100FTX: 2000 for the parallel port and 2001 for the serial port – 3200FTX: 2010 (2000) and 2011 for parallel ports 1 & 2; 2020 (2001)

for the serial port

– 3310FTX: 2010 (2000) and 2011 for parallel ports 1 & 2, 2012 for

parallel port 3; 2020 (2021) for the serial port

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9. Supply a printer description, which can include the phone number of the system admin. or location of the printer.

Printer Description: Laser Printer on doc hallway

10. Conﬁrm your choices by pressing [Enter].

OK to perform operation? [yes]. Press [Enter]. laser has been added. Printer laser has been enabled.

5.7 Additional UNIX Utilities: Using pstext and NeWSprint

ASCII ﬁles must be converted to PS format before being printed. NeWSprint and Digi’s pstext perform ASCII-to-PostScript conversion. Pstext is located in the software disk in binary source code forms. For NeWSprint information, contact the Digi LAN technical support via our FTP site or by phone.

5.8 Deleting Printers

Run the “install.sh” and select Option #4 to delete a printer.

Note:

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Chapter 6

Installing and Printing on an Apple Network

Chapter 6 describes installation and conﬁguration of FastPort to print from Apple environments using the AppleTalk printing protocol.

6.1 Introduction to the Apple Workstation

6.1.1 EtherTalk Features

• Support for both EtherTalk Phase 1 and Phase 2

• Operation in multi-zone networks

• Indirect printing support for LocalTalk networks connected via routers to Ethernet networks

• Simultaneous printing to all ports

• Support for Apple LaserWriter drivers versions 6.0 and up (including the setup function of the LaserWriter Printer 8.0)

• Support for Apple Namer and Apple Printer Utility

• Supports Aldus drivers and Plug and Play installation

• Support for a serial or centronics parallel port style printer

• Utilities for changing FastPort’s default settings, such as IP address, font list, serial and parallel port parameters

• Supports Adobe/HP postscript binary encoding schemes

• AppleTalk conﬁguration via ACT from NetWare system

6.1.1.1 Newly Supported Apple Printer Utility Functionality

• “Utility: Restart printer”: Performs a soft reset on FastPort

• “Utility: Get page count”: Gives page count since last reset

• “Utility: Print conﬁguration page”: Prints a page showing all the current non-volatile parameters on FastPort

• “Utility: Name printer”: Changes the printer’s name

• “File: Display available fonts”: Shows a list of offered fonts

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FastPort stores all options in NVRAM, including font lists, and LaserW riter 8 values (PostScript version, etc.). Therefore, these variables will not need to be downloaded at each power cycle.

6.1.2 Apple Applications: How FastPort Operates

FastPort performs POST and then advertises its ports to AppleTalk. FastPort operates as an AppleTalk node. Any PS printer connected to FastPort emulates a laserwriter printer. Select the FastPort-connected printer from Chooser, and print to it as if it were a LaserWriter printer.

6.1.3 Printer Communications Handling

Apples require a response fr om the printer. When printing to a LaserWriter

6.x or 7.x driver for the ﬁrst time, its application resets the printer and

sends a laser prep ﬁle. This ﬁle contains the PS initialization for the printer.

On the serial port, the printer and the Apple system maintain two-way communication. Any printer queries from the Apple system go directly to the printer, as they do with a PS printer connected via AppleTalk. However, the parallel port is uni-directional and FastPort has one-way communication with the printer. To correct this, FastPort answers any queries from the Apple system on behalf of the printer. (see “Bi-dir Printing from Macintosh Systems” on page 8). FastPort must have the appropriate info. about the printer to answer the queries correctly. Use Apple’s utility to modify the parameters.

ectional

6.2 Plug & Play Operation: Printing to FastPort

Before printing, select FastPort’s printer from Chooser.

1. From the “Apple” menu, select Chooser.

2. If there is a router on the network, select the correct zone for FastPort.

3. Select the LaserWriter icon or any other LaserWriter driver, such as LaserWriter 8.0. FastPort appears in the LaserWriter selection as FPxxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the address. With old ﬁrmware 4.0 and up, FastPort appears as either DIGI- or MiLAN- XXXXXX.

4. Select FastPort and click on the setup button to conﬁgure a printer.

5. Close Chooser. FastPort’s printer is now available.

Note:

If the FastP ort-does not appear in the LaserWriter selection list, then either FastP ort or its printers are not connected correctly. By default, if the printer connected to FastPort has faulted, FastPort will not advertise the port to the Chooser.

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6.3 Advanced Utilities

The advanced utilities portion of the diskette includes:

• Readme ﬁle

• Apple TeachText editor for reading the conﬁguration ﬁles

• Apple Printer Utility version 2.2

The following ﬁles can be downloaded using the utility:

• Setup Font List ﬁle: Lists new fonts for the parallel printer

• Setup Defaults ﬁle: Changes the FastPort conﬁguration

• Setup Printer Info ﬁle: Changes the parallel printer info

Copy the contents of these ﬁles onto the hard disk.

6.3.1 Tips on Using the Conﬁguration File

• Download the conﬁg. ﬁle to FastPort’s parallel port.

• If mistakes are made, FastPort returns it as an error message. If there is a log-ﬁle back after downloading, FastPort detects this as an error.

6.4 Using the Apple Printer Utility for Conﬁguration

6.4.1 Using the Apple Printer Utility to Download a Conﬁg. Files

When an Apple and FastPort try to establish a printing session, FastPort responds with queries on behalf of the printer. Sometimes the values that respond are not correct. Users can modify these values by using the Apple Printer utility to download conﬁg. ﬁles. FastPort holds other values not associated with printing that can be changed by modifying the conﬁg. ﬁles. This section describes how to modify a conﬁg. ﬁles, and how to download them using the laserwriter utility:

1. From the “Apple” menu, select Chooser.

2. If there is a router, select the appropriate zone for FastPort.

3. Select LaserWriter or any other laserwriter driver.

4. Open Advanced Utilities or the FastPort utilities folder.

5. Click on the icon for one of the conﬁg. ﬁles. It opens “TeachText.” If not, use an editor that saves in ASCII text.

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6. Edit the list of conﬁguration choices.

7. Save the list and quit “TeachText.”

8. Open the “Apple Printer Utility” menu.

9. Select Download PostScript File from this menu.

10. Select the ﬁle to download.

11. When downloading is complete, quit the program.

If FastPort ﬁnds a syntax error, it sends a ﬁle with the error information. The error ﬁle is stored as a postscript log.

6.4.1.1 Using Setup Printer Information File

Use Setup Printer Info to modify the variables for the parallel port. The info. is stored until the unit is powered off. FastPort does not know the characteristics of the parallel printer unless it is speciﬁcally loaded.

Note:

This information is important when using the LaserWriter 8.0 drivers.

6.4.1.2 Using Setup Defaults File

Downloading Setup Defaults will change the following FastPort conﬁguration options. Table 6-1 lists the conﬁguration options (Default is in parentheses).

Table 6-5: Option (Default is in Parenthesis)

Option Choice Description

EtherTalk Phase 1 or (2) AppleTalk revision level. Wait Times Wait time before reset (15)

Wait time after reset (45) Note: 200 max for both

(Appear) In the Chooser

Turn off the Serial port

Parallel port type Parallel port mode

Yes (Sense) or No No: Parallel printer always shows up in the Chooser regardless of

Yes (Sense) or No Yes: Serial port does not show up in the Chooser.

(No Binary) or Binary adobe or Binary hp (1), 2, 3, 4, or 5 1) Standard (Default) makes FastPort rely on Busy to determine if the

Amounts of time (measured in multiples of ﬁve sec) that FastPort waits after and before a reset is sent to the printer prior to printing the ﬁrst print job.

whether there is a printer connected. Yes: FastPort senses whether a parallel printer is connected. If one is, it shows up in the Chooser.

No: Serial port shows up in the Chooser whether or not there is a printer connected to the serial port Parallel port type is based on the trafﬁc type and whether or not the port is handling Binary PS

port can receive a byte.

2) Fast-DMA enables the DMA chip.

3)AutoStrobe enables a hardware timer to generate the strobe pulse on the parallel port.

4) Disabled is reserved.

5) Use-ACK checks both the Busy and ACK signals on the parallel port when sending bytes.

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Table 6-5: Option (Default is in Parenthesis)

Option Choice Description

Serial Port Parameters

Stop bits (1) or 2 Number of stop bits required. Type (No Binary) or Binary

adobe or Binary hp

Speed 300,600,1200,4800,(9600),

19200, 38400 Parity Yes or (No) Use of parity bit checking. Xon (Yes) or No Use of Xon/Xoff for ﬂow control.

Serial type is based on the trafﬁc type and whether or not the port is handling Binary PostScript. Transmission speed (in bps).

Network Protocols Enabled

Sockets (Yes) or No LPD (Yes) or No NetWare (Yes) or No EtherTalk (Yes) or No

Operational Parameters

Reset the Print Server Set IP address Set IP Address (0.0.0.0) Use to specify an IP address for FastPort using dotted-decimal

Reset NVRAM to defaults

Yes or (No) Forces the print server to reboot when FastPort is power cycled.

format.

Y es or (No) Forces NVRAM values to be returned to their defaults when FastPort

is power cycled.

Parallel Port Parameters

Enable Bi-direct. Interface

Yes or (No) Enables bi-directional printing (see chapter 11)

6.4.1.3 Using Setup Font List

FastPort can be told the fonts available for printers connected to the parallel port. If the printer fonts do not match the defaults, download a modiﬁed Font List ﬁle to the FastPort.

1. Locate the Setup Font List ﬁle in the “Advanced Utilities” or “FastPort

Utilities” folder.

2. Double-click on the Setup Font List icon.

3. Edit the list of fonts to match your printer’s.

4. Save the list and quit “TeachText.”

5. Open the LaserWriter Utility.

6. Select Download PostScript File from “Utilities.”

7. Select the ﬁle Setup Font List. When the ﬁle completes downloading, quit the utility.

The font list remains in FastPort’s memory until it restarted.

Note:

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The font list for the serial port of FastPort does not need to be changed.

6.5 Using Namer to Rename the FastPort Printer

FastPort stores the names of printers connected to its ports. The printer may have a different name when accessed by a different interface. By default, the MIL-3000FTX syntax is:

For older versions of FastPort:

• DIGIXXXXXX-par (for the parallel port)

• DIGIXXXXXX-ser (for the serial port)

For newer versions of FastPort (including the MIL-3000FTX):

• FPXXXXXX-par (for the parallel port)

• FPXXXXXX-ser (for the serial port)

Rename the parallel printer to a different name (up to 32 characters). For the serial port, use the parallel printer’s name with an “-ser” extension.

6.5.1 Renaming FastPort Using Namer

1. Open Advanced Utilities.

2. Run Namer. Icons appear for each installed printer type.

3. Click on a LaserWriter icon. FastPort appears.

4. Select the printer you want to rename.

5. Type in the new name and click Rename. When done, click the Quit button.

Note:

You can also rename printers using the LaserWriter Utility.

FastPort stores printer names in NVRAM, until they are speciﬁcally change again (even after restarting the FastPort). If you have problems, return to the Chooser and use a LaserWriter 7.x driver to choose FastPort. Some versions of Namer are “driver version-dependent.”

6.6 Printing PostScript Binary Files

6.6.1 Selecting Binary PostScript Encoding

Some graphics programs generate data that is binary encoded. If so, low graphics may print ﬁne, but high graphics may not. To prevent this, enable the binary capabilities. FastPort does not support binary printing (default).

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1. Edit the following two lines to the “Setup Defaults” ﬁle. Insert the binary name within the parentheses:

Parallel Port Type (

Binary hp

) // can be: No Binary or Binary adobe or Binary hp. Serial Port Type (

Binary hp

) // can be: No Binary or Binary

adobe or Binary hp.

2. For each port (serial or parallel), choose one of the options:

No Binary / Binary adobe / Binary tek / Binary hp.

3. Download the new setup ﬁle with the “Apple Printer” utility.

4. Reboot FastPort.

5. Verify the new setting in Chooser. Non-binary printers appear as before. Default names are:

FP FP

XXXXXX XXXXXX

-par-PS

-ser-PS

All queue names are based on the parallel ports name. If a printer is named “Alpha” and is conﬁgured for binary support for serial/parallel, the following printers appears in Chooser:

Alpha Alpha—PS Binary Alpha—S Alpha—S—PS Binary

Note:

Only use the Namer utility to change regular names. The name of the PS Binary printer does not need to be changed directly.

Before a standard Adobe PostScript Level 2 printer can be used with the binary encoding, the following PostScript fragment may need to be downloaded to the printer as a separate ﬁle:

^D (%Parallel_NV%) <</Password (0) /Interpreter/PostScript/Protocol/Binary>> setdevparams ^D

This ﬁle is on the Advanced Utilities as force_parallel_ binary and force_serial_binary. For serial printers, replace Parallel_NV with Serial_NV. Do this once per port for the printer . For HP printers, FastPort

automatically encode PS binary if that mode has been conﬁgured by setting the parallel port type to binary hp. Download this ﬁle if the PS binary FastPort printer has been enabled and is unsuccessful at printing.

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6.7 Bi-directional Printing from Macintosh Systems

Firmware 6.1 supports bi-directional printing to any printer that supports the IEEE 1284 bi-tronics nibble mode speciﬁcations. AppleTalk printing protocols are currently the only mainstream printing protocol that query the printer for parameters, fonts, etc. That is why bi-directional printing is discussed only in the AppleTalk chapter. FastPort has bi-directional support disabled for each parallel printer (default), but can be enabled by using a management tool. Using a utility establishes a connection to FastPort.

1. Press [N] for networks

2. Press [A] for Apple. There will be an “enable bi-directional port” message for each of the parallel ports.

To enable this support using the “Apple Printer” utility:

1. Copy the “Apple Printer” utility and setup defaults ﬁles from the diskette.

2. Edit the setup defaults ﬁle by double-clicking on the ﬁle.

3. Within this ﬁle, there is a section for each parallel port and separate parameters for each parallel port (name, time-outs, bi-tronics enable). In the section for the particular parallel port to be enabled, modify the line that says:

Enable BiDirectional Interface = (No)

change this line to the following …

Enable BiDirectional Interface = (Yes)

4. Save the ﬁle and close the editor.

If FastPort is not installed on the network, do so now.

1. Choose one of the FastPort parallel ports as it shows up in the Chooser.

2. Double-click on the Apple Printer Utility.

3. When it opens, choose Utility and then Download PostScript file.

4. When the dialog box opens, choose the recently modiﬁed setup defaults ﬁle. The conﬁguration page downloads.

5. Reset FastPort and print out a test page:

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a. Put switch D1 down and switch D2 up. b. Power cycle FastPort. c. Put the switches back to their original position (D1 up, D2 up or

down) after the test page prints.

6. Re-choose FastPort from the Chooser.

A Mac can now communicate directly with the printer connected to FastPort’s parallel port.

6.7.1 Issues Regarding Bi-Directional Macintosh Printing

• Bi-directional printing may cause slower printing because of the extra queries that go back and forth.

• Some printers don’t support bi-directional printing on the parallel port. Some Macs with parallel ports do not respond to queries on that

parallel port. Check the printer’s documentation to verify that it supports IEEE 1284 bi-directional speciﬁcation

• Some printing modes on certain FastPort models cannot support bidirectional printing.

FastPort devices support 3 or more handshaking modes on the parallel port. Users can modify these handshaking modes to speed up printing. However , with bi-directional printing, car e must be taken to ensure that handshaking supports bi-directional printing. Table 6-2 shows the devices and the modes that support bi-directional printing:

Table 6-6: Support of Bi-directional on FastPort Print Servers

FastPort Standard FastDMA Use ACK FIFO-BUSY FIFO-ACK

MIL-3100FTX No Yes* Yes* N/A N/A MIL-3200FTX Yes N/A N/A No No MIL-3310FTX Yes N/A N/A No No

Note:

*May only work with certain printer models.

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Chapter 7

Print Management Features of FastPort

Chapter 7 contains print management and status monitoring for FastPort. This chapter includes:

7.1 Managing Print Server

There are many methods to manage FastPort: remotely across the network or by attaching a serial/parallel device. FastPort also has real-time status tools to resolve errors that may occur with another device. FastPort can be conﬁgured to generate messages as they occur and direct them to:

• Parallel port printer

• Serial port printer

• Dumb terminal

• Telnet session, nbmon

Information includes the start/ﬁnish of a print job, step-by-step boot procedure, and why a printer failed.

7.2 Serial Port Console Monitoring

FastPort serial port can be used to conﬁgure the device while in a nonnetworked mode.

7.2.1 Enabling or Disabling the Console Monitor

1. Put all the front panel switches: down (On).

2. Connect an ASCII terminal to the serial port of the FastPort.

3. Set the terminal: 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and Xon/Xoff flow control.

4. Power cycle FastPort. The “Ready for command” message appears.

5. Establish a serial terminal.

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6. At the command prompt, press [C] from the selection.

7. Press [Y] for yes at the query message Do you want to configure for console status monitoring?

8. Choose the output port where the console info. is sent.

9. Disable the information forwarding by selecting off. The program defaults back to the command prompt.

10. Power cycle FastPort.

For serial/parallel port monitoring, ASCII data is sent to the device describing the actions occurring. If the serial port was chosen in Step 8, do not use that port as normal, since status messages may show up when printing (disabled by default).

7.3 Managing FastPort from Networked Workstations

FastPort has many ways to remotely conﬁgure itself. Features are mostly redundant, so that FastPort can be managed regardless of the type of system being connected. Users can access FastPort to view/store settings inside the device. Or, users may access it to do real-time monitoring.

7.3.1 Multi-Protocol and SNMP Stations

FastPort supports SNMP management over TCP/IP, IPX, NetBIOS/ NetBEUI, and AppleTalk network protocols. FastPort supports MIB 2, IEEE parallel and serial MIBs, and Digi’s private MIB. The IEEE parallel, serial MIBS, and Digi’s MIB can all be downloaded from our FTP site.

7.3.2 TCP/IP Stations

7.3.2.1Using FastManage

For Windows with TCP/IP station, use FastManage to identify and conﬁgure FastPort on the network (Chap. 9 through 12).

7.3.2.2Using Telnet Diagnostic Monitoring

Once a telnet session is established, a new screen appears:

Press [!] to enter monitor, or press [S] to get status.

If nothing is pressed, messages will be received as they appear. If [S] is pressed, status for each port is received. Press [!] to exit.

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1. Set the front switches on the FastPort: D1 up and D2 down.

2. Run the telnet command. Specifying port 2002 as the connection port (usually: telnet <

hostname

> 2002). Options (!, D, S, A) appear.

At this point, the user is not interfering with FastPort.

1. To start the command mode, press [!] and press [Y] for yes.

2. The following commands should appear:

Command [C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, N, R, P, S, Z, *, +]:

3. At the command prompt, press [C] from the selection.

4. Press [Y] for yes at the query message Do you want to configure for console status monitoring?

5. Choose the output port where the console info. is sent.

6. Disable the information forwarding by selecting off. The program defaults back to the command prompt.

Note:

FastPort only responds to the current telnet session.

7. Press [R] to exit. The device will perform a soft-reboot.

Users can telnet into the parallel/serial devices by specifying port 2000 and 2010 (par1), 2011 (par2), 2012 (par3), 2020 and 2001 (ser1), or 2021 (ser2) on the command line. Anything typed now appears on the printer.

8. To exit, press [Control]+ []] (right bracket) and type quit.

7.3.2.3SYSLOG on FastPort

T o monitor and keep status, Digi supports “SYSLOG.” Enabling this, for ces FastPort to send messages to a designated SYSLOG HOST on the network (See Chapter 6). FastPort now supports SYSLOG protocol, allowing them to alert a SYSLOG host machine to certain events occurring on FastPort. To enable this on FastPort:

1. Establish a serial terminal, a telnet, or a NBMON session.

2. Once established, press [N] from the main menu.

3. Press [T] for TCP/IP.

4. Press [E] for Engine.

5. Once inside, choose Yes to modify parameters.

6. Press [L] for syslog.

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7. Enter the IP address of the SYSLOG host and the priority of the message(s). Priority level are between 2 and 7. These numbers correspond to the types of events that are logged.

a. 2 or 7: Sends critical messages only, including paper errors and

printer faults.

b. 4 thru 7: Sends both critical and warning notices, including start/

end of a print job or when the IP address is set.

To disable the feature, set the IP address of the SYSLOG host to 0.0.0.0. Default for SYSLOG on FastPort is 0.0.0.0. The syslog messages that FastPort sends generally get sent to the usr/adm/LPD-errs ﬁle on systems running BSD UNIX.

It is conﬁgurable on most System V machines. See the UNIX system documentation for more information.

7.3.2.4Digi’s fpstatus for TCP/IP UNIX

Digi includes an FPSTATUS binary on its UNIX portion of the diskette. This is a UDP-based utility that can get real-time status and is commonly used in shell scripts. fpstatus program supports:

• Display of serial and parallel printer status

• Display of all currently printing jobs deﬁned protocols

fpstatus uses a UDP connection to communicate with FastPort. For printer information, use the fpstatus command:

fpstatus <

hostname

When reporting, the program uses these terms:

• Active or Not Active: Whether FastPort is printing

• On-line, Not Busy, ACK: A typical status report

Device states may alter from Busy to Not Busy or ACK to Not ACK. The number of bytes is totaled from the last power cycle. A parallel port status of Off-line, Fault, or Paper_Fault suggests that user intervention can resolve the problem. Check the basic cabling when any Off-line or

Fault message appears. For example, a typical response from fpstatus:

Active parallel data session from india (128.192.8.184)

PARALLEL STATUS: On-line NOT Busy, ACK

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Total parallel bytes sent: 324444554 Active serial data session from NetWare SERIAL STATUS: flow control FROM Printer by: XOFF Total serial bytes sent: 102

7.3.3 AppleTalk Stations

Digi includes an Apple Printer utility on the diskette. AppleTalk users have a limited status-checking support with the Apple standard printing utilities. To cause a status window to remain up when printing:

1. From the Apple pull-down menu, select the Chooser.

2. Choose a LaserWriter 8.x driver.

3. Disable background printing.

This window tells the Mac user if FastPort is being used by some other protocol, or how many bytes of a job has been sent. LaserWriter 8 users can also choose setup and get info to get information on the printer connected to FastPort.

If the printer is parallel, users can either use the Apple Printer utility to change the settings permanently or enable Digi’s bi-directional printer port and “talk” directly to the printer. Copy the Apple Printer utility and its set of download-able ﬁles. Modify the setup defaults ﬁle (FastPort settings) or setup printer info ﬁle (LaserWriter 8 get info query data), appropriately. After modifying these ﬁles:

1. Choose the FastPort.

2. Run the Apple Printer Utilities.

3. From the “Utilities” pull-down menu, choose Utilities—send PostScript File.

4. Click on the just modiﬁed ﬁle. This downloads the ﬁle to FastPort, which parses, validates, and stores the values.

Note:

Choosing Utility and then Restart Printer will soft reset FastPort. Reset will take approximately 60 seconds.

7.3.4 NetWare Client Stations

NetWare has two utilities to monitor and conﬁgure FastPort: Fast Manage suite and ACT version 3.0. FastManage can be installed on any Windows client machine that has the IPX protocol enabled. NetWare users on DOS can also use ACT version 3.X. This utility has two functions:

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• It allows users to conﬁgure the FastPort settings, like FastManage or any other described utility.

• It mimics PCONSOLE for bindery style networks and allows users to create print queues and print servers.

As it creates print queues and servers on Bindery servers, it creates/stores a conﬁguration ﬁle in the [SERVER/SYS]\login\milan directory of the server . ACT allows users to see the real-time messages on FastPort’s status. See Appendix C for monitor menu options in ACT.

7.3.5 NetBIOS / NetBEUI Stations

FastManage uses the built-in IPX, IP or NetBIOS/NetBEUI stack of Windows to send packets on the net. Refer to the FastManage User’s Guide for more detail. Digi also ships two NetBIOS utilities in the distribution package—NBMon and showprn.exe. These utilities offer DOS-level sessions to be established with FastPort. To run:

1. Open up a DOS shell on a NetBEUI machine

2. Run the showprn.exe utility from the prompt. A list of FastPorts on the local network appears.

3. Once there is a device name, run the nbmon utility as such:

nbmon <

fastport_name

> -d#

Where the # is a number between 0-7 and NetBEUI is running. Once done, a telnet-like session is established. This interface is almost identical to a serial/telnet sessions.

Users may have problems running the showprn.exe utility, because of the multi-protocol nature of Windows. If the showprn does not display FastPort, try issuing the command with a -d0, -d1, -d2, -d3,... or -d7 switch:

showprn.exe -d1

This makes showprn use an alternate stack to send the packet.

If an IPX protocol is loaded on a Windows 95 system, make sure the checkbox marked Send NetBIOS over IPX is not checked. This is located in Control Panel-->Network-->IPX. Verify that the NetBEUI protocol is loaded onto the client machine, and if it is Windows, make sure it is set

as the default protocol. This is done by opening up the Control Panel, Networks screen and looking at the NetBEUI options.

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Appendix A

Resetting FastPort to Factory Defaults

A.1 Resetting by Toggling the DIP Switches

Note:

This will also reset the IP Address back to 0.0.0.0.

1. Place all the front panel switches down.

Unplug then plug back in the power supply.

2. Wait at least 4 seconds.

3. Toggle switches D4 up and down quickly at least 10 times.

4. Reset switches back into normal printing mode.

5. Power cycle the unit.

A.2 Resetting by Console Option

1. Establish a serial, telnet, or NetBIOS console monitor to obtain the Options menu (or Available Command menu)

2. In the Options menu, press [Z] (option Z) to reset the unit.

Note:

An option to reset the IP address appears. Select to do so.

3. After NVRAM write is done, press [R] to end the console session and reset FastPort.

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Appendix B

B.1 MS Windows-Level Browsing and Sharing Abilities

When a client machine comes up on the network, it usually comes up in a pre-conﬁgured workgroup. The default workgroup for all NetBIOS machines (including FastPort) is named Workgroup. When a user looks for devices on the network, they will normally see only those devices in their speciﬁc workgroup. Windows 95 allows a user to browse multiple workgroups, choose a speciﬁc workgroup, and then view the devices inside that workgroup. There must be at least one PC workstation in each workgroup to store a list of all the other devices in that workgroup. That PC is the BrowseMaster. The BrowseMaster is checked by the NetBIOS clients without any user intervention.

FastPort can’t act as a BrowseMaster. For example, a NetBIOS workstation is on a workgroup (e.g., “MyCompany”) and FastPort is now installed onto the network. FastPort comes up and advertise itself in the default work group called workgroup. When a user browses the network (using Net View or Network Neighborhood applications), he will not see FastPort or even see a workgroup called workgroup, this is because there is not at least one workstation in the workgroup with FastPort. FastPort cannot become a BrowseMaster for a NetBIOS Workgroup. To solve this problem:

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1. Connect to FastPort.

2. Store a new NetBIOS workgroup name using either FastManage package, nbmon.exe, or any other Digi tool.

3. Once connected to FastPort, go to the “Network Protocol” section, then to the “Microsoft SMB” subsection.

4. Change the property called “NetBIOS Workgroup.”

5. Change the workgroup name to the same as in the workgroup (that is, “MyCompany”).

Users should now be able to browse FastPort just as they would any normal NetBIOS client. As an alternative:

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1. Use the net use and/or net view command without having FastPort in the same workgroup as the workstation.

2. Fill in the proper NetBIOS name of FastPort.

3. Type net? at the DOS prompt to get more info. on the utilities.

B.2 Troubleshooting DOS Tools

B.2.1 DOS T ools

If there are problems installing and using the NetBIOS management tools, here are few suggestions:

• When using showprn.exe, and FastPort does not appear; issue the command with: -d0, -d1,-d2, -d3,-d4, -d5,-d6, or -d7 switch:

showprn.exe -d1

This causes showprn to use an alternate stack to send the packet. This problem shows up sometimes in systems that have multiple NICs or multiple protocols loaded. If a -d1 switch was used with the

showprn.exe tool, use it on the NBMON command line:

nbmon fpxxxxxx -d1

• If the IPX is loaded and running on a system running Windows 95, the check box for Send NetBIOS over IPX should not be checked.

Send NetBIOS over IPX is located in the Control Panel--> Network-

-> IPX Compatible Protocol screen.

• Open up the Control Panel-->Networks screen. Choose NetBEUI protocol. Check the check-box marked Set this Protocol to be the Default Protocol. In Windows 95, it is located in the Advanced Options menu.

B.3 After Upgrade

An older FastPort that has recently been ﬂash updated to version 6.1 may be conﬁgured with the invalid workgroup WORKGROUPS. Reset the device to factory defaults. This will give FastPort the valid default workgroup value WORKGROUP.

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Appendix C

C.1 ACT-- Advance Conﬁguration Tool

C.1.1 Beneﬁts of ACT

• Quick conﬁguration menu

• Conﬁguration is independent of the NetWare frame type

• FastPort can be monitored and its messages logged

• Print server parameters can be changed (for example, serial and parallel port parameters, IP address)

• Protocol-speciﬁc parameters can be changed (i.e., setting the IP address, setting LPD/fpﬁlter options, and modifying AppleTalk parameters)

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C.1.2 Features

ACT runs on DOS 5.x (and above) PCs connected to NetWare 2.x, 3.x, and

4.x ﬁle servers. Access privileges ar e identical to those of PCONSOLE. ACT

provides password security for print server control functions and a context-sensitive help line. Options include:

• Resetting the print server

• Setting access passwords for the print server

• Adding /deleting queues, queue operators and users

• Adding/deleting print servers servicing a queue

• Adding/deleting notiﬁed users in case of printer errors

• Entering an IP address, restrictions, and subnet masks

• Selecting NetWare frame type

• Serial port parameters (i.e, baud rate, data bits parity, etc.)

• Parallel port parameters (i.e., port type, test page, etc.)

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• Resetting FastPort’s NVRAM of to factory defaults

• Choosing a primary NetWare server

• Enabling/disabling protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, EtherTalk, etc.)

• Customizing LPD

C.1.3 Requirements

• A MIL-3XXX FastPort print server with ﬁrmware release 4.5.x (and above) installed.

• NetWare ﬁle server with the PC logged into the server.

• NetWare enabled (i.e., NetWare drivers are loaded).

• Supervisor access to an object is required for some features.

C.1.4 Setup

1. Create a directory for the software (e.g., type md Digi and press [Enter]. Where Digi is the directory’s name).

2. From the utility driver, copy the ﬁle ACT.EXE onto the recently created directory. From C:\Digi>, type copy a:\ and press [Enter].

C.1.5 Navigating in ACT

From the appropriate directory (e.g., c:\Digi), enter ACT.

1. Type ACT and press [Enter].

2. Select a device or a menu option by: a. Using arrow keys, highlight an item and press [Enter]. b. Use a hot key, usually the ﬁrst letter in the menu option.

3. To exit out of a menu or option, press [Esc].

4. Highlight the designated ﬁeld and press [Enter]. To leave ACT, select the Exit menu.

C.2 Advanced Conﬁguration Menu in ACT

The Advanced Conﬁguration menu has ﬁve major submenus:

• NetWare Configuration: Controls NetWare-speciﬁc print server parameters.

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• Print Server Configuration: Controls the print server-speciﬁc parameters for the selected FastPort.

• Fpfilter Configuration: Controls the conﬁguration options for UNIX-based printing using the host software.

• LPD Configuration: Controls supported LPD options.

• EtherTalk Configuration: Controls EtherTalk options

C.2.1 NetWare Conﬁguration Menu

The NetWare Conﬁguration menu includes the following:

• Conﬁguring the Print Server (Printer)

• Conﬁgure Print Server (File Server)

• Conﬁgure Queue

C.2.1.1Conﬁguring the Print Server (FastPort Side)

1. Select the “Configure Print Server” menu A set of menus that modiﬁes to NetWare appears.

2. Select the available printer. A summary screen is displayed, including IPX network, node, and FastPort NVRAM.

Options that can be modiﬁed:

• Queue Scan Rate: This sets the rate (times per second) that FastPort scans the Novell queues for print jobs. Rates include, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 seconds.

• NetWare Frame Type: Options include Ethernet II, IEEE 802.3 and Autosense, 802.2-over-802.3, and 802.2 SNAP.

• Configuration Server: This is the preferred server machine on which the conﬁguration ﬁle resides.

• Enabling Notification: This sends printer error to users in the notify list. Notiﬁcation messages are sent the ﬁrst time an error is detected and then every ﬁve minutes.

Note:

Access to all these variables can be password protected. In the Autosense mode, the unit determines the frame type required for communication by repeated broadcasts.

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C.2.1.2Conﬁguring the Print Server (File Server Side)

When the Configure Print Server (File Server) is accessed, a set of menus appear . These menus allows a user to set and modify print server parameters on a speciﬁc ﬁle server. Select the printer ﬁrst, and then a ﬁle server for the printer. A summary screen appears.

Note:

This requires system administrator rights.

C.2.1.3Conﬁguring a Queue

When Configure a Queue is accessed, users can deﬁne a queue. Variables that can be modiﬁed:

• Queue’s name

• List of authorized queue operators

• List of authorized queue users

• Set of queue options for customizing print jobs

Assign the following print options to the print queues:

Table C-1: Special Print Options on Conﬁgure a Queue

Option Print Options Description

cd Control+D Some printers (PS) require a Control+D at the start/end of each job. ss=” “ es=” ” b=off Banner pages This allows a user to print an ASCII or PostScript banner page before

pb=ab or pb=hp

Start and End strings

PostScript binary PostScript binary supports printing binary encoded PS files. Use

These are useful for setting printer characteristics (ASCII or PostScript) and page orientation (landscape or portrait).

each print job. “pb=ab” for Adobe/Tektronix or standard PS binary jobs. Use

“pb=hp” for printing HP encoded PostScript binary print jobs.

b=ps for PS or b=off for hp/gl (ASCII by default).

User can modify conﬁguration ﬁles after it is created by ACT to perform detailed customizing of print queues.

C.2.1.4Example 1

A user wants the conﬁguration ﬁle entry for the queue QUEUEP on server SIMBA to do the following:

1. Put an HP LaserJet IIISI into PostScript mode.

2. Send a Control+D at the beginning and end of a print job.

3. Send a PostScript banner page.

4. Return the printer to PCL mode.

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5. Use an ASCII editor to prepare the following conﬁg. ﬁle:

SIMBA:QUEUEP:PS1:Parallel1::ss=”M-%-12345X@PJL enter language = PostScript \r\n”,es=”M-%-12345X@PJL enter language = pcl \r\n”,b=ps,cd

Or use the ACT menus:

1. Select the Advanced Configuration form the “Conﬁgure” menu.

2. Select Netware Configuration and Configure Queue.

3. Scroll down the list of printers and select one.

4. Scroll down the list of ﬁle servers and select one.

5. Scroll down the list of Queues and select one.

6. From the Queue Options menu, select Startstrings. The start string:

<Esc>%-12345X@PJL enter language = PostScript.

7. Add the end string <Esc>%-12345X@PJL enter language = pcl to change the mode back to PCL.

8. To complete the conﬁguration, select Send Control+D and select PostScript from the choice Banner page.

C.2.1.5Example 2

The second queue on server SOAVE has a conﬁguration ﬁle that puts an HP LaserJet into PCL mode, sends the ﬁle without the banner ( b=off), and puts the printer back into PS mode. In plain text form that looks like this:

SOAVE:QUEUEP:PS:Parallel1:ss=”M-%-12345X@PJL enter language = pcl\r\n”,es=”M-%-12345X@PJL enter language = PostScript \r\n”,b=off

Conﬁguration has info. about devices connected to FastPort.

C.2.2 Print Server Conﬁguration

The Print Server Conﬁguration menu allows a user to view print server information, including network name, model number, and ROM version (refer to Table C-1). Parameters that can be changed, including:

• Assign IP addresses for both FastPort and hosts that print to FastPort

• Set serial and parallel port parameters

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• Set and modify access passwords

• Enable and disable RARP

• Access passwords

Note:

Access is password protected. Choose a password from this menu.

Figure C-1. Print Server Conﬁguration Options

The parallel port supports these printing modes:

• Standard (for all versions): FastPort relies on the Busy signal to determine when the port can receive a byte. This is the recommended mode when Fast-DMA is not selected.

• Fast-DMA (for MIL-3100, MIL-3100CX, and MIL-3500), Fifo-ACK (for MIL-3200 and MIL-3400): This enables the DMA chip to drive the parallel port. This works for printers that support ACK signals only. Depending on the printer’s speed, this mode can more than double the throughput of FastPort.

• AutoStrobe: This enables a hardware timer to generate the strobe pulse on the parallel port. Since Fast-DMA is tied to ACK, this can be used by printers that support the Busy signal. This mode is slower than Fast-DMA, but is faster than Standard mode or Use-ACK mode.

• Disabled: This mode is reserved.

• Use-ACK: This makes FastPort check both the Busy and ACK signals on the parallel port when sending bytes. This is slower than Standard because of the extra checks.

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C.3 Status Menu in ACT

The Status Menu provides two options to display the current status of a print server and its queues. There are two submenus: Print Server Status and Queue Status. The Print Server Status submenu (Figure C-2) allows a user to view the current print job, check the queues being serviced, and view the status of the attached printer. The number of bytes printed on the parallel/serial port and the protocol currently printing can also be viewed.

Figure C-2. Print Server Status Options

C.4 Monitor Menu in ACT

The Monitor menu (Figure C-3) checks a selected FastPort and logs the console messages. There are three submenus: Select Print Server, Begin Monitor, and Monitor Log. The “Begin monitor” selection initiates monitoring. The FastPort console messages display as they occur.

The Monitor Log controls the size and location of the log ﬁle.

Figure C-3. Begin Monitor Showing Real-time Messages

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C.5 T roubleshooting Tips

This section lists problems and possible solutions for NetWare.

C.5.1 FastPort does not power up

Check the voltage on the power supply. If it is switchable, set it to the correct voltage (e.g., 120 VAC for continental USA).

C.5.2 FastPort does not show up in ACT

• Place DIP switch D1 to Off (up) and power cycle the unit.

• Examine the front panel LEDs. The Power and Ethernet LEDs blink in normal operating mode.

• FastPort uses a Novell Object Identiﬁcation of 534 (hexadecimal) to register a ﬁle server. If the router is set to ﬁlter these SAPs, FastPort will not appear when using ACT.

• If the Ethernet LED is not blinking, check the transceiver selection on the back of the unit. Link illuminates green if there is a 10BASE-T connection; if not, it will be orange.

Note:

After FastPort is rebooted, it take a minutes for it to appear in ACT.

• Force a frame type.

• NetWare may be disabled. Check the diagnostic test page.

C.5.3 FastPort fails POST after upgrading ﬁrmware

This could be due to the relocation of the NVRAM. Reset the unit to factory defaults and try again.

C.5.4 FastPort does not login to bindery Novell 4.x server

Server may not have the bindery emulation mode enabled. Verify that the bindery emulation is enabled: ﬁnd the following in the autoexec.ncf ﬁle in the system directory:

Set Bindery Context=<

where <

context

> is the name of the context to be used by bindery

context

emulation. If not found, bindery emulation is not running. Refer to NetWare’s manual for info. on bindery emulation.

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C.5.5 FastPort does not login to the ﬁle server

• Use the console monitoring capability of ACT (in the Monitor menu) to see the messages sent by FastPort.

• Use the userlist command (in NetWare 4.x, this is nlist user) to see whether FastPort has logged in with the name: FPXXXXXX.

• In Bindery Emulation (Netware 2.x, 3.x) verify the following command has been set in the ﬁle server:

SET ALLOW UNENCRYPTED PASSWORD=ON

• U use the Monitor menu in ACT. If a server is not listed, use the Advanced Configuration menu to force a conﬁguration ﬁle server

to direct FastPort to search for a speciﬁc server.

• Force a frame type (refer to NetWare Conﬁguration).

C.5.6 FastPort does not print via serial port

1. Verify that the serial port of the printer and FastPort match.

2. Check the serial cable.

3. Verify that FastPort is attached to the queue.

4. Check queue name

C.5.7 No Form Feed is sent after the print job

1. Verify the capture options using the command capture show.

2. Check whether the form feed option has been disabled.

3. Run the Print Manager of MS Windows (3.x).

4. Check the Windows Printer Setup screen for a form feed check box.

C.5.8 PostScript jobs have trouble printing

Check the banner command settings. Use one of three methods:

• Use ACT to turn off the banner option for the queue.

• From DOS, use the NPRINT utility with the /nobanner option.

• From DOS, use NetWare’s capture with its /nobanner option.

• Verify printer supports postscript.

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C.5.9 Autosensing printer has trouble printing

• Check the job time-out value and increase it 45 to 60 seconds.

• Turn off banner option.

• Use ACT to select the send a Control+D queue option (see NetWare Conﬁguration). This resets the printer after a PostScript (PS) job.

C.5.10MS Windows jobs print with an extra page

Use Print Manager or the Windows Printer Setup screen to turn off the send a form feed option.

C.5.11File server displays an Incomplete Packet error message

By default, FastPort ﬁnds NetWare servers using repeated broadcasts of different frame types. If a server is bound to a speciﬁc frame type, the server issues error messages for frames it does not understand. Use the Advanced Configuration menu in ACT to set a speciﬁc frame type.

C.6 Notiﬁcation not Working if Created by PCONSOLE

Verify that the printer type is Defined Elsewhere and not any other type. Select the Print Servers menu and change the settings in the Printers submenu.

C.7 FastPort Console Messages

This section lists and describes FastPort console messages.

C.8 Could not attach QUEUE1

Verify that the queue name is spelled correctly and whether another print server is servicing QUEUE1.

C.8.1 Attaching queue QUEUE1 on server SERVER1

FastPort has read the conﬁguration ﬁle and has attached to the queue that asked to be serviced.

C.8.2 Read Conﬁguration File

FastPort has found and read the conﬁguration ﬁle. It then displays it as veriﬁed.

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C.8.3 Could not Read Conﬁguration ﬁle from SERVER1

FastPort could not ﬁnd the conﬁguration ﬁle or did not have the rights to read it.

• Conﬁguration ﬁle is in the wrong location or misnamed

• An incorrect access right was given. Check its access rights: a. Log in as guest. b. Go to the /login/milan directory. c. Type rights and press [Enter]. The system responds with the

current rights. Use the Filer command to change the rights if necessary.

C.8.4 Trying to read ﬁle SYS:login/milan/FPXXXXXX on SERVER1

FastPort is looking for the conﬁguration ﬁle on ﬁle server SERVER1.

C.8.5 No such object FAKEQ

There is no queue named FAKEQ. Verify it and the spelling of its queue name.

C.8.6 Failed to login to ﬁle server SERVER1 for server FAKEPS

FastPort could not log into a nonexistent ﬁle server. The print server has not been created in PCONSOLE. This error may also occur if the user has modiﬁed the printer conﬁguration in PCONSOLE. Remove any recent conﬁguration changes made.

C.9 ACT Error Messages

Print server not responding

• Power cycle the unit. Wait a minute and try again.

Error setting NVRAM value

• Usually due to a stale connection. Exit out of ACT and restart the utility.

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Appendix D

D.1 Introduction

If there are problems printing to FastPort while using UNIX:

1. Verify that FastPort is connected and powered on correctly.

2. Verify that the LEDs are ﬂashing. See Appendix G if the LEDs are ﬂashing incorrectly.

If the unit checks out, continue with the examples below.

D.2 T roubleshooting Tips

The following examples assume that “alpha” is the hostname for the unit and that the host software is loaded in the directory /usr/local/digi.

Troubleshooting UNIX

D.2.1 No Lights on the Unit

Check the power supply. Change to 110 VAC for the USA.

D.2.2 ASCII Text File Prints as a Single Line

UNIX does not send a carriage return and a line feed as line terminators, but does send a line feed. When printing ASCII text ﬁles from UNIX using host software on a BSD system:

1. Go to the spool directory:

/usr/spool/<

2. Add mapcrlf to the “.fpconﬁg” ﬁle.

If the last page does not get ejected:

• Add formfeed to the “.fpconﬁg” ﬁle

If an extra blank page comes out at the end of a print job:

name of printer

> on a BSD machine

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• Remove the formfeed option from the “.fpconﬁg” ﬁle. Use install.sh

On System V or RS/6000 systems:

• Specify an -m argument to fpfilter. If using direct LPD support, send data to the ASCII queue (refer to Chapter 6.

D.2.3 SYS LED Flashes Quickly

If the SYS LED ﬂashes quickly (approximately ﬁve times per second), FastPort does not have its IP address.

D.2.4 Cannot Print to the serial printer

If the printer is ASCII (or can be put in ASCII mode) or PCL:

1. Reset the printer.

2. Check queue name.

3. Put it on-line—ready to accept data.

4. Set the serial printer port to 9600 baud, no parity , 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit.

5. Set both of the front panel switches down (D1 and D2).

6. Power cycle the unit. A test page is printed.

Serial printing problems may be due to wrong cable usage. Make sure that the unit’s serial port setting match those in its attached printer.

D.2.5 NET LED ﬂashes, But User Cannot Print or Ping the Unit

1. Check the /etc/hosts ﬁle and see whether the IP address is set correctly. The following shows two printers: one serial (alpha_ser) and one parallel (alpha_par) with an IP address of 128.192.1.7:

128.192.1.7 alpha_par alpha_ser

2. To see the hosts database for Yellow Pages or NIS:

ypcat hosts

3. Use this to see the IP address for the host alpha: (If a message that states can’t bind…, you are not using NIS)

ypmatch alpha hosts

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4. For NIS, with the changes made to the /etc/hosts or /etc/ethers ﬁle, update the ﬁles by typing:

cd /var/yp; make

Note:

RARP or ARP do not go through routers. To assign an IP address for either, use the serial terminal or put FastPort into the assign the IP address.

5. For Sun OS using domain name servers (not YP or NIS), use

fpfilter.resolver instead of fpfilter. For example: cp fpfilter.resolver fpfilter

6. If an IP address is duplicated on the network, disconnect FastPort from the network and ping it. If there continues to be a response, another node has the same IP address as FastPort.

7. Check the arp entry for FastPort with the following command:

arp <

8. Use fpstatus <

hostname of FastPort

printername

D.3 UNIX Conﬁguration Files

D.3.1 Using fpﬁlter Conﬁguration Files

same

segment. Use ARP followed by telnet to

> to verify that the printer is ready.

The fpfilter software acts as an input ﬁlter speciﬁed in the /etc/ printcap ﬁle in BSD systems. Since BSD does not allow command line

options as part of an :if entry, there are two possible methods for specifying the options needed:

• Create a.fpconfig ﬁle that lists the options (The installation script will do this when installing a printer.)

• Create a shell script and specify it as the input ﬁlter. The shell script then calls the fpfilter program with the appropriate options.

For example, modify the :if entry in the printcap ﬁle to read:

Note:

The fpfilter .fpconfig ﬁle will only work if using fpfilter. It will not work in typical LPR/LPD installation (see Chapter 4 for a description of the difference between host software and LPR/LPD installations).

:if=/usr/local/digi/hpfilter:

Where hpfilter is the name of the shell script. Refer to the command line shell scripts and .fpconfig ﬁles in the /examples subdirectory on the diskette.

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D.4 Sample Entries for Direct and Remote Spooling

The following are sample printer entries for direct spooling to a parallel PostScript printer attached to FastPort.

pf2|parallel printer attached to Digi FastPort:\ :lp=/dev/pf2:\ :mx#0:rw:\ :pl#60:\ :lf=/usr/adm/pf2-errs:af=/usr/adm/pf2-acct:\ :rw:sd=/home/spool/pf2:\ :if=/usr/local/digi/fpfilter:

Here is a sample printer entry for remote spooling to a PostScript printer called “alpha,” which was accessed through a host named accounting. The log ﬁle is /usr/adm/alpha.errs, and the ﬁles are spooled in the directory /usr/spool/alpha.

Alpha:\ :lf=/usr/adm/alpha.errs:\ :lp=:\ :rm=accounting:\ :mx#0:\ :rp=ps:\ :sd=/usr/spool/alpha:

D.4.1 DHCP T roubleshooting

If there is problems locating FastPort after it has acquired an address through DHCP:

• Check to make sure FastPort is connected correctly and is powered on.

• Check the LEDs on FastPort. On power-up, the green global LED (RX) blinks quickly while sending packets to different servers. When FastPort locates the DHCP server, the green global LED (RX) will blink slowly.

• Check the DHCP server and make sure there are enough IP addresses allocated for clients.

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Appendix E

E.1 T roubleshooting Tips

The following are troubleshooting tips for AppleTalk.

E.1.1 Reset Time

The default for reset time may have to be changed. The reset time is the amount of time FastPort waits before sending the next print job to a printer . Since reset times for the printers vary greatly, FastPort uses values speciﬁed by the variables

After Reset

These are set via the SetUp Defaults ﬁle (see “Using Setup Defaults File” on page 6-4).

E.1.2 Conﬁguration to Use the ACK Signal

to delay sending print jobs befor e and after a reset sequence.

Troubleshooting AppleTalk

Wait Time Before Reset

and

Wait Time

FastPort relies on the ACK signal from the printer. Sometimes printers require the use of more signals (for example, Busy) to send correctly on the interface. If the unit is having parallel ﬂow control problems, modify the ﬂow control method (see “Using Setup Defaults File” on page 6-4).

E.1.3 Situation 1: Printing Over Ethertalk Using Driver 7.x

The serial port fails when the user tries to print over EtherTalk using driver

7.x to LaserWriter printers. For bi-directional printing support across the

serial interface (for LaserWriter II and II NT printers), use the following procedure. The printer needs to be initialized with correct data and parity values. Do this by either making a telnet connection into the serial port or connecting a terminal to the printer’s serial port.

1. Turn the LaserWriter off and set the front panel switches D1 and D2 down. This sets the Laser W riter in PS Batch Mode with these values for RS-232 set for 9600 baud, RS-422 set for 9600 baud with port values of 7 data bits, no parity check, 1 stop bit, and Xon/Xoff.

2. Turn on the LaserWriter. It prints a test page with current settings.

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3. The PS code that follows is used to switch the LaserWriter into 8 data bit PostScript batch mode with mark parity.

Note:

The % characters and following comments are not necessary.

4. Enter the following commands through the serial port. If using telnet, enter telnet fastport 2001 (also 2020 or 2021) from

a UNIX host. Otherwise, connect a terminal directly to the printer using a serial cable and enter:

serverdict begin 0 exitserver %This exits the printer server loop statusdict begin %Start modifying settings 25 9600 67 setsccbatch %set the 25 pin RS-232

%9600 Baud port-8 data bits

end %This ends the mode switch

%routine

If using telnet, use Control-] (right bracket) to return to the telnet prompt and then issue the quit command to exit.

5. Using the same options for connecting to the printer, use the following PostScript code to test the mode change.

/Helvetica findfont 14 scalefont setfont 30 500 moveto (The Options number for the 25-pin port is) show statusdict begin 25 sccbatch 10 string cvs show pop showpage end

6. Exit telnet.

E.1.4 Situation Two: Setting Serial Port Options

To set the serial port options and display the results, send the printer the following PostScript code:

% This text sets the printer mode to 8 bits data mark parity. serverdict begin 0 exitserver statusdict begin 0 sethardwareiomode end statusdict begin 25 9600 67 setsccbatch end /Helvetica findfont 14 scalefont setfont 30 500 moveto (The Options number for the 25-pin port is) show statusdict begin 25 sccbatch 10 string cvs show pop showpage end

This should return the following response:

The options number for the 25-pin port is 67

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E.2 Setup for AppleTalk

Please conﬁrm or verify on test page:

1. DIP switch D1 is up (off). a. The Power LED and the Link LED illuminate solid on. b. The Sys LED and Net LED blink. If not, power cycle the unit.

2. If the Link does not light, try another port or another cable.

3. If connecting directly, Peer-to-Peer to a PC/Workstation, then use a swap/cross-over cable with a 1-3, 2-6 pinout.

4. AppleTalk is enabled (Firmware revision must be => 4.x).

5. FastPort defaults, Phase II, is the type of AppleT alk that should be used.

6. Is the FastPort showing up in the AppleTalk Zone wanted—especially if the user is using a Router?

7. If the printer is in Bi-directional mode. (Firmware revision => 6.1) then enable bi-directional printing on the FastPort or disable Advanced Functionality/Bi-directional printing on the printer. Change in printer's software:

a. Hook up to the printer directly. b. Print one job, or change on printer's keypad.

8. The printer is set to parallel/serial mode that the user is using (or it is auto-sensing). Change this in the printer's software.

9. “Printer in chooser” option is set to Sense or Always, or only if connected with printer connected and the FastPort already shows in Chooser.

E.2.1 For a Serial Printer

1. Make sure serial port is enabled in Chooser.

2. Use a serial cable with more than three pins.

3. Make sure the communications parameters are the same, FastPort's defaults are: 9600, 8, 1, no parity, xon/xoff.

4. Change setting on printer.

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E.2.2 PostScript Binary print

If the printer driver sends postscript binary print jobs and the printer accepts PS binary, that FastPort has postscript binary enabled and the user is attempting to use that printer port:

• Try printing with the LaserWriter driver. If neither 7.x or 8.x prints, try using the one or the other.

When printing to a plotter:

• Select the HP/GL mode or a special driver supplied by the plotter’s technical support department, which allows HP/GL mode and the FastPort ports appear in the Chooser.

E.2.3 Troubleshooting

When printing, the Ser LED or Par LED illuminates lights but nothing prints, then repeat steps 7, 8, and 9 in section E.2. Make sure the modes are compatible.

1. When printing to plotters on the parallel ports, where only the ﬁrst ﬁle prints during batch jobs, increase wait times to 60 seconds for “Before Reset” and “After Reset.”

2. If printing PS, and the print job enters the printer’s memory, but does not get pushed out: make sure the software is adding Control-D at the end. This tells the printer when the print job has ﬁnished.

E.2.4 Changing the FastPort Settings

Download the following ﬁles to change the FastPort settings:

• Setup Defaults

• Setup Zone Name

• Setup Printer Info

• Setup Font List

Most settings (e.g., binary type, serial, etc.) appear in the Chooser. Disable the following parameters:

• EtherTalk Protocol

• EtherTalk Phase

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• Before Reset

• After Reset Delay

The IP address can be found in the Setup Defaults ﬁle.

Note:

Apple products were only designed to print to postscript printers. The following suggestions may or may not work on the workstation

E.2.5 Troubleshooting Setup on AppleTalk

On test page, please verify:

• Front panel switch D1 is up (off)

• The Power and the Link LEDs are solid

• The Sys and the Net LEDs are blinking

Note:

If the link LED does not light, try different port or another cable. If connecting directly— Peer-to-Peer to a PC/Workstation—then use a swap/cross-over cable with a 1-3, 2-6 pinout.

• AppleTalk is enabled

• FastPort's default Phase II is what the AppleTalk network is running

• FastPort is showing up in the AppleTalk Zone—especially if when using a router

• For bi-directional printer, enable “bi-directional printing” on the FastPort or disable “Advanced Functionality/Bi- directional” printing on the printer. To do this:

a. Change it through the printer's software b. Hook up the printer direct c. Print one job or change on printer's keypad

• The parallel/serial port on the printer is set to the FastPort’s active port (or the printer’s port is autosensing)

• “Printer in chooser” option is set to Sense or Always

• When using a serial printer: a. Make sure the serial port is enabled in the Chooser b. Verify the parallel/serial port is set to the FastPort’s active port (or

the printer’s port is autosensing)

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c. Use a serial cable with more than three pins d. Make sure communications parameters are the same, default: 9600,

8, 1, no parity, and xon xoff

• If the printer driver sends PostScript Binary print jobs, verify that FastPort is set to “Postscript Binary Enabled” and is using Binary Printer Name port to print

• Try printing with the LaserWriter driver. If 7.x does not print, try 8.x. If

8.x does not print, try 7.x

• If printing to a plotter, select a generic HP/GL driver

E.2.6 More T roubleshooting

If the Serial or Parallel LED illuminate, but nothing prints:

• For bi-directional printers, enable “bi-directional printing” on the FastPort or disable “Advanced Functionality/Bi- directional” printing on the printer. To do this:

a. Change it through the printer's software b. Hook up the printer direct c. Print one job or change on printer's keypad

• When using a serial printer: a. Make sure the serial port is enabled in the Chooser b. Verify the parallel/serial port is set to the FastPort’s active port (or

the printer’s port is autosensing) c. Use a serial cable with more than three pins d. Make sure communications parameters are the same, FastPort's

defaults are: 9600, 8, 1, no parity, and xon xoff

• If the printer driver sends PostScript Binary print jobs, verify that FastPort is set to “Postscript Binary Enabled” and the user is using Binary Printer Name port to print.

• Change the parallel handshaking mode to match the printer

• If only the ﬁrst ﬁle prints when batching jobs, increase “Before Reset” and “After Reset Delay” to 60

• If Postscript print jobs enter the printers memory, but does not get pushed out, make sure the software is adding Control-D

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