Epson C82324 User Manual

®

EPSON

4001-882

EC2-00

C82324*

Ethernet Interface

®

Card for NetWare

User’s Guide

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FCC Compliance Statement

For United States Users

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

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

For Canadian Users

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from
digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian
Department of Communications.

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The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will
invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which
exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment. It is the responsibility of the
user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this device. When this
equipment is attached to some printers, you should not leave cables connected to the
printers built-in connectors. See your printers user‘s manual for

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Seiko Epson Corporation, could void
the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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Contents

Introduction

Ethernet Card Hardware
Ethernet Card Software

Epson printers serviced by the Ethernet Card
About This Manual
Installation Overview
Terms and Concepts
How the Ethernet Card Works

Using the Ethernet Card as a Print Server

Using the Ethernet Card as a Remote Printer

The Ethernet Card configuration software

Chapter I

Hardware Installation

Ethernet Card Software Setup

Installing the Ethernet Card

Installing the Ethernet Card in the printer

Setting up the printer
Connecting the network cable

Using the Epson PostScript Card

Before setting up

Installing the Ethernet Card as a Print Server

Installing as a Remote Printer

Before Running EPSETUP

Running EPSETUP

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Chapter 2 Changing the Configuration

Configuration Using

EPSETUP

Change Queues Serviced by Printer
Change Printer Port Configuration
Change Master File Server
Rename Print Server.
Set Password

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Set Queue Polling Time Interval
Reset Print Server

Advanced Configuration Using EPCONFIG

Using EPCONFIG
Show Current Settings

Reset (Reboot) the Ethernet Card
Rename Print Server
Set Password

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Set the Ethernet Network Type
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Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

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Green Light On/Red On Error-Jobs Do not Print­Cannot Print to Queue, or Incorrect Results­Renaming Print Server

Answers to Common Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Avoiding Reboot with Print Server Status/Control­Installing the Print Server on a Second File Server

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Appendix

Index

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Epson’s Ethernet Interface Card for NetWare® is a combination of
hardware and software that lets you connect a laser-type printer
directly to your Novell NetWare network. Just slide your Ethernet
Card into your printer’s optional interface slot (applicable models
listed on the next page), and connect it anywhere on your network.
Then use the Epson Ethernet Card software to quickly and easily

set up the interface as either a Novell print server or remote
printer.

With Epson’s Ethernet Card users can print using the same Novell
utilities they are already familiar with, including CAPTURE,
NPRINT and PCONSOLE.

In print server mode, the interface can service up to 32 print
queues on up to eight file servers.

Ethernet Card Hardware

The Ethernet Card is an interface card that plugs into an Epson
printer’s optional interface slot. It has connectors for either an
Ethernet Thin Coaxial or l0Base-T network connection.

introduction 1

The Ethernet Card software consists of two programs used to
install and configure the Ethernet Card on the network:

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EPSETUP is an easy-to-use menu-driven installation and
configuration utility.

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EPCONFIG is a command-line utility used to configure the
Ethernet Card’s more advanced features

Epson printers serviced by the Ethernet Card

Epson’s Ethernet Card for NetWare can be installed in the
optional interface slot in the back of the following Epson
printers:

ActionLaser II ActionLaser 1000
EPL-4000 EPL-4100
EPL-4300 EPL-5000
EPL-8000 EPL-8100

ActionLaser 1500
EPL-4200
EPL-5200

You may be able to install this interface card in other Epson printer
models. Check you printer’s user’s guide for a list of optional

interfaces that can be installed in your printer, or check with your
local Epson dealer to see if you can install the Ethernet Interface
Card for NetWare in your printer.

Caution:
You cannot use this Ethernet Interface card if the model C82605*
EPSON PostScript Card is installed in your printer.

2 Introduction

About This Manual

This manual describes how to install, configure, and use your
Ethernet Card in a Novell NetWare environment for the
following cable connections:

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Ethernet Twisted-Pair (l0BASE-T)

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Ethernet Thin Coaxial

Installation Overview

Installing the Ethernet Card is simple, and is described in
Chapters 1. The following steps are an overview of the installation
process.

Decide whether you want to set up the Ethernet Card as a print

1.

server or as a remote printer. (See How the Ethernet Card
Works, later in this chapter.)

2.

Install the Ethernet Card in your Epson printer and connect it
to the network.

3.

If installing as a remote printer, complete preliminary

configuration using PCONSOLE.

4.

Use EPSETUP to set up your Ethernet Card.

Introduction 3

Terms and Concepts

The master file server stores data required for the Ethernet Card to
operate as a print server. Each Ethernet Card print server has
one master file server, which you designate during initial setup.

A print queue is a directory on a file server where a print job is
stored as a file, until the print server sends the job to the assigned
printer.

A print server moves jobs from print queues to printers.
A remote printer is a shared printer connected elsewhere on the

network, but under the control of a NetWare print server.
Traditionally a remote printer is connected to a network
workstation running NetWare’s RPRINTER.EXE, but the Ethernet
Card can also function as a remote printer.

A configuration report prints each time the Ethernet Card is reset.
If the Ethernet Card is installed as a print server, the
configuration report lists the print server name, master file
server, and queue assignments. If the Ethernet Card is installed
as a remote printer, the configuration report lists the unit’s
serial number and the print server the Ethernet Card operates
under.

A diagnostic report prints only in the event of a problem. The
diagnostic report contains information helpful in resolving
problems.

4 Introduction

Resetting (or Rebooting) the Ethernet Card causes it to reinitialize

and print a new configuration report. You can reset the
Ethernet Card in three ways:

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Switching the Epson Ethernet Card for NetWare’s printer off
and back on again

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Using EPSETUP (see Chapter 2)

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Using EPCONFIG serial-number N=E RESET
(see Chapter 2)

How the Ethernet Card Works

Epson’s Ethernet Interface Card for NetWare operates in the
following Novell NetWare environments: 2.15c or later, or 3.x.

You can configure your Ethernet Card to print jobs in either of two
modes:

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Print server mode (recommended)

QRemote printer mode

Using the Ethernet Card as a Print Server

In print server mode, the Ethernet Card performs all print server
functions. No VAP (Value Added Process) or NLM (NetWare
Loadable Module) is required. The network user sends a print

job from a workstation, the job is moved across the network to

the file server, and it is placed in a print queue. When the
printer is ready, the Ethernet Card print server moves the job
from the print queue to the printer.

Introduction 5

Using the Ethernet Card in print server mode provides the
highest printing speed while retaining the control, security and
convenience of a Novell NetWare print server. Each Ethernet
Card, when running in print server mode, requires a connection
to a file server.

You can print to the Ethernet Card just as you would to any
other Novell print server, using NetWare print commands.

The Ethernet Card operates like any Novell print server;
servicing the assigned queues in a round robin fashion. In
queues of the same priority, the Ethernet Card services the first
job in a queue, then the first job in the next queue. In queues of
different priorities, the Ethernet Card services all jobs in a
higher priority queue before those in a lower priority queue.
The Ethernet Card supports encrypted passwords.

If desired, you can use Novell’s PCONSOLE to assign print server

operator status, and then use Print Server Status/Control to

configure the Ethernet Card temporarily (without rebooting) and
to monitor and control printer status on-the-fly For more
information about configuring the Ethernet Card with Print

Server Status/Control, see Chapter 3.

Using the Ethernet Card as a Remote Printer

As a remote printer, the Ethernet Card emulates a workstation
running Novell’s RPRINTER.EXE program, and operates under
the control of a Novell NetWare print server. The print server
can be either a dedicated workstation running PSERVER.EXE
or a file server.

In remote printer mode, when the Ethernet Card-equipped
printer is ready the Novell print server moves the job from the
print queue to the the Ethernet Card remote printer.

6 Introduction

All configuration changes are made using PCONSOLE. This
includes adding or deleting queues, changing queue priorities, or
changing file server assignments. For configuration changes to go
into effect, the print server controlling the Ethernet Card must be
rebooted.

As with all Novell remote printers, the Ethernet Cards print
speed is slower in remote-printer mode than in print server
mode. Remote printer installation is somewhat less convenient
than print server installation.

The main advantage of remote printer mode is that connection to
a file server is not required. This makes remote printer mode
desirable in installations with limited available file server
connections. Each NetWare print server can support up to 16
printers and requires only one file server connection.

The Ethernet

The Ethernet Card comes with the following software:

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EPSETUP - a menu-driven utility program used for print
server or remote printer setup. You must use EPSETUP for the
initial installation, whether installing the Ethernet Card as a
print server or remote printer.

After installation, if the Ethernet Card is operating as a print
server, EPSETUP is the only configuration software necessary

You can use EPSETUP to add or delete queues, change port

configurations, rename the print server, configure the interface
to service queues on other file servers, and other tasks.

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EPCONFIG - a command-line utility used for configuring the
Ethernet Cards network operating characteristics.

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configuration software

Introduction 7

After installing the Ethernet Card on the master file server with
EPSETUP, you can also use Novell’s PCONSOLE 3.x or 2.15c to
perform all configuration tasks except:

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Renaming on the master file server

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Changing password on the master file server

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Selecting a new master file server

8 Introduction

Chapter 1

Installing the Ethernet Card

This chapter explains how to install the Ethernet Interface Card
for NetWare in your printer. This chapter also shows how to
use the EPSETUP utility to install the interface on your

network

Hardware Installation

This section describes Ethernet Card hardware installation. It
explains the following tasks:

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Installing Ethernet Card in the printer

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Configuring the printer

Please read these sections and perform the procedures described
in the above order. Ethernet Card must be installed in the printer,
connected to the network, and the printer turned on before you
set up the software.

Your Ethernet Interface Card for NetWare package includes:

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The Ethernet Card

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The installation software diskettes

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Thismanual
You must provide:

iJ A network connection for Ethernet Card (Ethernet Thin or

Ethernet I0BASE-T)

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The host Epson printer

Installing the Ethernet Card

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The Ethernet Card is installed in the optional interface slot of
your Epson printer. See your printer’s user’s guide for the
location of the optional interface slot on your printer.

Note:

After installing the Ethernet Card, do not connect any cable to the

printer’s parallel port until after the Ethernet Card is booted and
operating (green light on, red off ). The Ethernet Card does not boot
properly while a cable is connected to the printer’s parallel port.

Installing the Ethernet Card in the printer

The method of installing this interface card varies by printer. The
instructions for your printer are located in your printer’s user’s
guide in the section on using printer options.

Before installing this interface, locate the eight-digit serial number
on the component side of the Ethernet Card. Write the number
here:

Serial Number

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Installing the Ethernet Card

The serial number is required for software installation. The first
page of this manual also includes a box for you to fill in the serial
number. For convenience, you can also write the serial number in
the box.

Follow the steps in your printer’s user’s guide to install the
Ethernet Card.

Setting up the printer

Some Epson printers require you to use the printer’s control panel
or DIP switches to select the interface you plan to use. The method
of making control panel settings on Epson printers may be called
SelecType or Default-Settings Mode. See your printer’s user’s guide
for instructions on making the necessary interface settings.

Connecting the network cable

Once the board is installed in your printer, you must attach the
network cable to the interface. The Ethernet Card can accept two
types of network cables: Ethernet twisted-pair (l0BASE-T) or
Ethernet thin coaxial.

The Ethernet Card is an intelligent interface that can detect which
kind of cable is attached; you do not need to make any
hardware or software settings to specify the cable type.
However, you must not attach more than one Ethernet cable at
a time.

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