Epson RIP Station 5100 Administrator's Manual

Administrator Guide

RIP STATION 5100
SERIES II

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Contents

Introduction

About this manual
About the documentation
Network administration features

Chapter 1: Connecting to the Network

RIP Station on the network
Stages of installation on the network
Quick path to installation
Connecting network cable to the RIP Station

Ethernet cable connection 1-12
Parallel cable connection 1-14

Chapter 2: Preparing for RIP Station Setup

Levels of access and control

Passwords 2-1
RIP Station print connections 2-2
Fiery WebTools 2-3

Control level scenarios

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xii

xiii

1-1

1-2

1-4

1-11

2-1

2-5

Chapter 3: Performing Setup from the Control Panel

About RIP Station Setup

Initial Setup from the Control Panel 3-1
Network server setup requirements 3-1

RIP Station Setup from the Control Panel

Accessing Setup options 3-3
About the Control Panel Setup interface 3-5
Types of Setup screens 3-6

3-1

3-2

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Server Setup options
Network Setup options

Port Setup options 3-12
Protocol Setup options 3-14
Service Setup options 3-19

RIP Station print connections

Direct connection 3-32
Queues 3-32

Printer Setup options
PostScript Setup options
Color Setup options
Administrative functions in the Setup menu

Job Log Setup 3-39
Job Log Setup options 3-40
Change Password 3-41
Clear Server 3-42
Exit Setup 3-42

Printing a Configuration page from the Control Panel

3-8

3-10

3-32

3-33

3-35

3-37

3-39

3-43

Chapter 4: Using Fiery WebSetup

RIP Station Setup from Fiery WebSetup
Server Setup

Server Setup 4-3
Passwords 4-4
Job Log Setup 4-6
Support 4-7

4-1

4-3

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Network Setup

Ethernet (Port Setup) 4-8
Parallel Port (Port Setup) 4-9
Protocol Setup (TCP/IP) 4-10
Gateway 4-11
Protocol Setup (AppleTalk) 4-12
Protocol Setup (IPX Frames) 4-13
PServer Setup (NetWare Services) 4-14
PServer Setup (NDS Configuration) 4-15
PServer Setup (Bindery Setup) 4-16
Service Setup (Windows Printing Service) 4-18
Service Setup (Enable Services) 4-19

Printer Setup

Printer Setup 4-20
Color and Paper Setup 4-21

Restarting the RIP Station

Chapter 5: Setting up Network Servers

RIP Station on an IPX network

Tips for experts—IPX networks 5-3
Overview of IPX printing to the RIP Station 5-3
Configuring a NetWare server for printing 5-4

4-8

4-19

4-22

5-1

RIP Station on a TCP/IP network with Windows NT 4.0

Tips for experts—Windows NT 4.0 with TCP/IP 5-8
Configuring a Windows NT 4.0 server to support the RIP Station 5-9

Configuring the RIP Station and clients for Fiery WebTools

Setting the WebLink destination 5-14

RIP Station on a network with UNIX workstations

Tips for experts—UNIX workstations 5-15
Important note about the remote printer name 5-16
Setting up the RIP Station on TCP/IP networks 5-16

5-8

5-13

5-15

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Chapter 6: Administering the RIP Station

Administrator functions
Maintaining optimal RIP Station performance
Troubleshooting the RIP Station

Troubleshooting during Setup from the Control Panel 6-4
Runtime error conditions 6-9

6-1

6-3

6-4

Index

xi About this manual

Introduction

This manual is intended for anyone who is responsible for integrating the RIP Station
5100 Series II™ into a business environment that includes networked personal
computers. Typically, this person is a designated network administrator, although some
user sites might not have a network specialist. To make the information in this manual
available to the broadest possible audience, this manual provides some introductory
material and points out topics for which the services of a network administrator are
recommended.

After the RIP Station and client workstations are set up, as described in this manual
and in the

Setup Guide

, individual users can print to the RIP Station as a

high-performance color PostScript printer.

N

OTE

:

The term “RIP Station” is used in this manual to refer to the RIP Station 5100

Series II.

The RIP Station supports the Stylus Pro 9000 and Stylus Pro 7000 printers. Any
connectivity or administrative features specific to the printer are described in the

Guide,

the

User Guide,

or the

Release Notes.

Setup

About this manual

This manual covers the following topics:

• Basic configuration of the RIP Station to support printing over AppleTalk,
TCP/IP, and IPX (Novell) networks

• Setting up a parallel port connection

• Configuring Novell and Windows NT 4.0 servers and UNIX systems to provide
RIP Station printing services

• Administering network printing

• Using the RIP Station in mixed network environments

N

:

OTE

The network guidelines in this book are not intended to replace the services of

an experienced network engineer.

xii Introduction

This manual is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1 illustrates the supported network configurations and shows the network
connectors on the RIP Station.

• Chapter 2 describes how to prepare for RIP Station Setup, including planning a
security system with access levels.

• Chapter 3 describes RIP Station configuration (Setup) from the Control Panel.

• Chapter 4 describes RIP Station configuration (Setup) from Fiery WebSetup.

• Chapter 5 provides guidelines for setting up Windows network servers and UNIX
systems for printing to the RIP Station.

• Chapter 6 summarizes some administrative features of RIP Station software that are
available for IPX/SPX, TCP/IP, and AppleTalk networks, and also offers some
troubleshooting hints.

OTE

Administrator features described in other manuals are summarized on page 6-1.

N

:

About the documentation

This manual is part of a set of RIP Station documentation, which includes the
following manuals for users and system administrators:

• The

Administrator Guide

RIP Station for the supported platforms and network environments. It also includes
guidelines for setting up UNIX, Windows NT 4.0, and Novell NetWare servers to
provide PostScript printing services to clients.

•

Setup Guide

describes how to install software to enable users to print to the
RIP Station. Specifically, it describes installation of PostScript printer drivers, printer
description files, and other user software provided on the User Software CD. It also
explains how to connect each user to the network.

• The

Color Guide

provides information on managing the color output of your
RIP Station. It addresses concepts and issues associated with printing to the
RIP Station and outlines key workflow scenarios. This manual explains how to
calibrate your printer and take advantage of the ColorWise® color management
system as well as features in ColorWise Pro Tools™. In addition, the
offers information on printing from popular Windows and Mac OS applications.

explains basic configuration and administration of the

Color Guide

xiii Network administration features

• The

User Guide

describes the printing features of the RIP Station for users who send
jobs via remote workstations on the network or via a direct parallel port connection.
It also explains how to use the Fiery WebTools™ and RIP Station client utilities to
manage jobs, and provides troubleshooting information for problems that may arise.

•

Release Notes

provide last-minute product information and workarounds for some of

the problems you may encounter.

Network administration features

RIP Station software has several important features that affect you as a network or
printer administrator:

• Direct (native) support of NDS (Novell Directory Services) with NetWare 4.x or 5.x

NetWare 4.x or 5.x can also be supported in bindery emulation.

N

:

OTE

For NetWare 5.x, only PServer functions are supported, both through NDS and

Bindery emulation.

• Simultaneous NetWare 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x connections

One NetWare 4.x or 5.x NDS tree and up to eight NetWare 3.x bindery servers (or
NetWare 4.x or 5.x servers in bindery emulation mode) can be connected to the
RIP Station.

• Support for Windows (SMB) printing

Windows printing, also known as SMB (Server Message Block) printing, allows you to
print on TCP/IP networks using SMB, which is built-in Microsoft networking
support, and without additional network software. Printing by this method allows you
to print from your computer to a particular print connection (Hold, Print, or Direct)
on the RIP Station.

• Fiery utilities (Fiery Spooler™, Fiery Downloader™, and ColorWise Pro Tools)

The Fiery utilities can be run from Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows
2000, and Mac OS computers.

• Fiery WebTools (Status, WebSpooler, WebLink, Installer, WebSetup, and
Print Monitor)

Fiery WebTools allow you to manage the RIP Station from the Internet or from your
company’s intranet. To use the Fiery WebTools, you need to set certain options in
Setup.

xiv Introduction

• Job tracking

Job Logs can include two user-entered Notes fields.

• Color calibration options

Calibration is available remotely from Windows or Mac OS computers with
ColorWise Pro Tools. With ColorWise Pro Tools, you can customize calibration targets
to suit your printing needs. For information about calibration with a densitometer or
colorimeter, see the

• CMYK simulation options

Color Guide.

Users can use CMYK simulation to adjust RIP Station color output to DIC, Euroscale,
or SWOP targets. With ColorWise Pro Tools, you can create custom simulations to
suit your printing needs. Users can also select a simulation on a job-by-job basis.

For more information on CMYK simulation, see the

Color Guide.

1-1 RIP Station on the network

1

Chapter 1: Connecting to the Network

This chapter summarizes the stages in setting up the RIP Station, and includes
diagrams that refer you to other chapters or other manuals for completing your
installation. If you check those references, you should be able to find the information
you need quickly.

RIP Station on the network

When the RIP Station is connected to a network, it behaves as a networked PostScript
printer. The built-in Ethernet interface on the RIP Station supports the following
network protocols:

• AppleTalk

• TCP/IP (the lpd, nbt, and http protocols)

TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The lpd
protocol is the standard TCP/IP printing protocol. The nbt protocol supports
Windows (SMB) printing. The http protocol is commonly used for Web pages on
the Internet and on intranets.

• IPX/SPX (Novell)

IPX/SPX stands for Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange.

These protocols (rules that enable computers on a network to communicate with each
other) are supported on the Mac OS, Windows, and UNIX platforms and can run
concurrently on the same cable. Workstations that use other protocols can print
through a server that uses one of the protocols mentioned, or they can print to the
RIP Station parallel port. The RIP Station is auto-sensing, and can handle all of these
connections simultaneously.

When you add the RIP Station to a network, it is assumed that a network
administrator has already installed a network cabling system and connected
workstations and servers.

1-2 Connecting to the Network

1

• Physically connecting the RIP Station to a functioning network

• Configuring the network server

• Setting up the RIP Station

Stages of installation on the network

Installation can be performed by a network or printing administrator. The stages of a
successful installation are:

Prepare a network node for the RIP Station—obtain cable and route it to the location
where the RIP Station will be installed (near the printer) and attach the cable to the
network interface of the RIP Station. See page 1-11 for details.

When network servers are required, you need to configure those servers to provide
client access to the RIP Station as a color PostScript printer. See Chapter 5 for
information on configuring network servers in Windows and UNIX network
environments.

Configure the RIP Station for your particular printing and network environment. See
Chapter 3.

• Preparing client workstations for printing

Install the files needed for printing, install additional user software, and connect the
client to the RIP Station over the network. These steps are described in the

Guide,

and some information is provided in Chapter 5 of this manual.

• Administering the RIP Station

Monitor and maintain system performance and troubleshoot problems that arise. See
Chapter 6 and the

User Guide

for details.

Setup

1-3 Stages of installation on the network

1

Summary of RIP Station network installation

CONNECTION

SERVER CONFIGURATION

RIP STATION SETUP

CLIENT SETUP

RIP Station

Network server

RIP Station

UNIX Mac OS Windows

Prepare a network node. Connect the RIP Station
to the printer and to the network.

Configure UNIX, Windows NT 4.0 and IPX (Novell)
servers to specify RIP Station print queues and
RIP Station users.

Install PostScript printer files on the server.
No special configuration of AppleShare servers is

required.

On the RIP Station Control Panel, configure at least
the Server Setup, Network Setup, and Printer
Setup.

At each workstation that will print to the
RIP Station:

• Install the appropriate printer drivers and
printer description files and connect to one or
more queues.

• For computers that will use them, install Fiery
utilities and an Internet browser.

• Verify the RIP Station in the list of printers and
run a test print.

RIP Station available on the network

1-4 Connecting to the Network

1

Quick path to installation

The diagrams on the following pages show typical systems that can be used for
printing and running Fiery software from remote workstations. Find the page with
your preferred platform and network type, and then look up the setup procedures
referenced in the “Key to setup” at the top left of each diagram.

The diagrams describe devices that use the supported networking protocols. They are
logical diagrams and are not intended to describe the physical arrangement (topology)
of devices on the network. A variety of physical arrangements is possible with each
logical arrangement. For example, twisted pair Ethernet networks commonly use a star
configuration around a hub, rather than a bus arrangement. The design of physical
networks is beyond the scope of this manual.

If the network uses more than one protocol or more than one type of workstation,
combine the setups listed for each component of your system. Multiple protocols
(shown in the diagrams as parallel lines) can run on the same cable. A solid connection
from the RIP Station with an arrow indicates that other supported network types can
be operational at the same time.

The protocols used in these diagrams are indicated as follows:

IPX (Novell)

AppleTalk

TCP/IP (lpd,
nbt or http)

Parallel

Other

1-5 Quick path to installation

1

Mac OS environment with AppleTalk

Key to setup:

1 RIP Station Setup Chapter 3
2 Mac OS computer Setup Guide

Another supported
protocol

RIP Station connected to printer

1

AppleTalk

AppleTalk protocol

Mac OS computer

2

Mac OS computer

2

Mac OS computers can print directly
and run Fiery Downloader using
AppleTalk.

Mac OS computer

2

1-6 Connecting to the Network

4

1

Windows computers in a Novell environment

Key to setup:

1 NetWare server page 5-1
2 RIP Station Setup Chapter 3
3 NetWare client Setup Guide

Windows computer with SPX page 5-7

RIP Station connected to printer

2

Another supported
protocol

Windows computer:
NetWare client

3

IPX protocol

SPX protocol (TCP/IP
or AppleTalk
possible)

IPX

Windows computer:
NetWare client

3

NetWare server

1

Windows computer:
NetWare client
running SPX

3, 4

IPX

SPX for running Fiery utilities
TCP/IP (http) for Fiery WebTools

Printing on this network

All Windows computers can print through
the NetWare server.

For using Fiery utilities

A Windows 95/98 computer with IPX/SPX
protocols loaded

For using Fiery WebTools

A Windows 95/98 computer with TCP/IP
(http) loaded

1-7 Quick path to installation

1

Windows NT 4.0 Server environment

Key to setup:

1 Windows NT 4.0 Server page 5-9
2 RIP Station Setup Chapter 3
3 Windows NT 4.0 client page 5-12

Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
or Windows NT 4.0 Server
acting as print server

1

LAN with
NETBEUI, etc.

Another supported
protocol

RIP Station connected to printer

2

TCP/IP (lpd) for printing
TCP/IP (http) for Fiery WebTools
TCP/IP for Fiery utilities

Windows computer

3

Windows computer

NETBEUI or other protocol available on
the clients and the server

TCP/IP

3

Windows NT 4.0 computer
with TCP/IP loaded

1

Printing on this network

Windows 95/98 clients can print using a
protocol available on the Windows NT 4.0
print server. Windows NT 4.0 machines
can print using TCP/IP with the lpd
protocol.

For using Fiery utilities and WebTools

A Windows NT 4.0 computer with TCP/IP
loaded

1-8 Connecting to the Network

1

Windows computers using Windows printing

Key to setup:

1 RIP Station Setup Chapter 3
2 Windows computer Setup Guide

Another supported
protocol

RIP Station connected to printer

1

TCP/IP (nbt)

Windows computer

TCP/IP (nbt) protocol

2

Windows computer

2

Windows computer

2

For Windows printing

Windows computers
Windows (SMB) printing enabled

1-9 Quick path to installation

1

UNIX workstations and Windows NT 4.0 computers on a TCP/IP network

Key to setup:

1 UNIX server/host page 5-15
2 RIP Station Setup Chapter 3
3 UNIX workstation page 5-15
4 TCP/IP client Setup Guide, page 5-12
5 Windows NT 4.0 client page 5-12

UNIX server or
workstation

1, 3

Another supported
protocol

RIP Station connected to printer

2

TCP/IP (lpd) protocol

TCP/IP client PC

4

TCP/IP (lpd and http)

Windows NT 4.0 computer
with TCP/IP loaded

5

Printing on this network

UNIX workstations with the TCP/IP
(lpd) protocol can print directly and
act as host for shared printing.

TCP/IP clients can print through
UNIX server or directly; requires
TCP/IP and the lpr print service
loaded.

For using Fiery utilities and
Fiery WebTools

Not available on UNIX workstations;
must use a Windows or Mac OS
computer with TCP/IP loaded

1-10 Connecting to the Network

1

RIP Station parallel port connection

Key to setup:

1 RIP Station Setup Chapter 3
2 Windows computer User Guide

A supported
network protocol

With the parallel port enabled, the
RIP Station can accept and print jobs
sent to its parallel port.

Parallel

RIP Station connected to printer

1

PC workstation,
server, or laptop

The rest of this chapter describes the physical network connections on the RIP Station.
The next chapter describes preparing for installation on the RIP Station itself.
Chapter 3 summarizes RIP Station Setup and other administrative functions available
from the Control Panel.

Parallel input

Protocol not directly
supported on RIP Station

2

1-11 Connecting network cable to the RIP Station

1

Connecting network cable to the RIP Station

The following steps should be completed before you configure the RIP Station and the
workstations that will print to the RIP Station.

TO PREPARE FOR RIP STATION CABLE CONNECTION:

1. Print a printer test page to make sure the printer is functioning normally.

See your Printer Guide for more information.

2. Turn off the printer and connect the interface cable from the printer to the
RIP Station.

3. To confirm this connection, turn on the printer and the RIP Station, and print a Test
Page from the Control Panel.

To print a Test Page, press the Menu button on the Control Panel to display the
Functions menu. (See “RIP Station Setup from the Control Panel” on page 3-2.)
Choose Print Pages, and then Test Page.

4. With both the printer and the RIP Station turned off, connect the network cable to the
RIP Station, as described in the next section.

The network should already be installed and operational.

5. Turn on the printer and then the RIP Station.

6. Prepare network servers to share RIP Station user software and to enable networked
users to print to the RIP Station, and proceed to Setup.

See Chapters 3 and 4 for details.

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Ethernet cable connection

The RIP Station supports Ethernet cabling of these types:

• Thinnet (thin coaxial Ethernet cable or 10Base2)

Uses an external transceiver to attach to the AUI (Attachment Unit Interface)
connector on the Ethernet interface of the RIP Station.

• Thicknet (thick coaxial Ethernet cable or 10Base5)

Connects directly to the AUI connector on the Ethernet interface of the
RIP Station.

• Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) defined as Category 5 for use with 100BaseT, or as

Category 3, Category 4, or Category 5 for use with 10BaseT.

Uses an 8-pin RJ-45 connector that plugs into the RJ-45 socket on the RIP Station.

NOTE: The 100BaseT type supported by the RIP Station is 100BaseTX, also known as

Fast Ethernet. If an Ethernet hub is used, it must be a 100BaseTX hub. The term
“100BaseT” is used to refer to 100BaseTX.

1-13 Connecting network cable to the RIP Station

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t

1

Back view of the RIP Station

Not used

Not used

Parallel interface connecto

Printer interface connecto

AUI connector for thinnet or thickne

Power switch

Power connector

Shut down the RIP Station before attaching it to any network device. Do not attach

!

TO USE THINNET CABLE:

cables to more than one Ethernet connector; only one Ethernet connection can be
made at any one time.

1. With the RIP Station turned off, connect the transceiver to the AUI connector on the
back of the RIP Station. Slide the latch to lock the transceiver connection.

2. Connect the thinnet cable to the BNC connector on the transceiver.

N

OTE: If the external transceiver has an SQE switch, make sure the switch is set to OFF.

It should be set to OFF at all times. The functions controlled by the SQE switch are
not required for use with the RIP Station.

3. Configure network servers for printing, and proceed to Setup.

RJ-45 connector for twisted-pair (10/100Base T)

Not used

1-14 Connecting to the Network

1

TO USE THICKNET CABLE:

1. With the RIP Station turned off, connect the thicknet cable to the AUI connector on
the back of the RIP Station. Slide the latch to lock the connector.

2. Configure network servers for printing, and proceed to Setup.

TO USE UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR CABLE FOR 100BASET OR 10BASET:

1. With the RIP Station turned off, connect the RJ-45 cable to the Ethernet RJ-45 socket
on the back of the RIP Station.

2. Configure network servers for printing, and proceed to Setup.

Parallel cable connection

In addition to receiving print jobs over Ethernet, the RIP Station can accept print jobs
from a Windows computer through its high-speed parallel port. This connection is
advantageous for portable computers and for workstations on dedicated networks
using protocols other than AppleTalk, TCP/IP, or IPX.

The parallel port connection can be active at the same time as the network ports.

NOTE: The parallel port cannot be used to connect the RIP Station with Fiery utilities.

TO USE PARALLEL CABLE:

1. With the RIP Station and the Windows computer turned off, attach the parallel cable
to the parallel port of the RIP Station.

See the illustration on page 1-13 for the location of the parallel port.

2. Connect the other end of the cable to the parallel port on the Windows computer.

3. Turn on the computer and the RIP Station.

4. Proceed to Setup.

To print to the parallel port, you need to set up the parallel port connection. See
“Parallel Port Setup options” on page 3-13. For information on setting up printing, see
the Setup Guide; for printing to the parallel port, see the User Guide.

2-1 Levels of access and control

2

Chapter 2:
Preparing for
RIP Station
Setup

The RIP Station fits into a variety of work environments. Before you configure the
RIP Station for printing at your site, you must decide the levels of access you will
implement for your site.

Levels of access and control

The RIP Station allows you to implement the level of control to fit the needs of your
organization. Strict control might be appropriate for a printing environment where an
administrator or operator controls the job flow and all printing; jobs sent by users are
spooled (stored) to the RIP Station disk until the operator decides it is time to print
them. In addition, only the administrator or operator has access to job management
tools. Least control might be appropriate for a small site where anyone on the local
network can control all printing and RIP Station functions. Although there may be an
administrator or operator charged with certain duties, all users have equal access to the
system and job management tools.

When you configure the RIP Station by performing Setup, you (the system
administrator) implement a particular level of control by enabling (or not enabling)
passwords, print connections, and access to Fiery WebTools.

One of the ways a system administrator manages jobs is by using job management
tools, which are mentioned in this chapter. The term “job management tools” refers to
Fiery Spooler and Fiery WebSpooler.

Passwords

To control access to RIP Station functions, you can set an Administrator password
from the Control Panel.

The RIP Station allows you to set the following passwords:

• Administrator—from the Control Panel or Fiery WebSetup

• Operator—from Fiery WebSetup only

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2

NOTE: By default, no passwords are set on the RIP Station. If you do not specifically set

passwords, all users will have administrator privileges. It is strongly recommended that
you set an Administrator password to protect the RIP Station from random or
accidental changes to Setup.

Administrator privileges

Administrator control, which confers control of Setup, is the highest level of control,
since the person who has access to Setup can control the printing and job management
environment. Administrator privileges include publishing print connections, enabling
Fiery WebTools, setting the password, deleting fonts, clearing the RIP Station of all job
data, and using the job management tools.

Whether or not your site has more than one person performing administrator roles,
you assign the RIP Station only one password.

Operator password privileges

Operator control includes control of print jobs from the job management tools
(including the ability to override job settings), and the ability to perform calibration
and override calibration settings. An operator cannot perform Setup nor assign
passwords.

Guest privileges (no password)

No password is needed for a user to log in as a Guest from the job management tools.
A Guest can view the status of active jobs but cannot make changes to jobs or to the
RIP Station state.

RIP Station print connections

The RIP Station supports three print connections: Hold queue, Print queue, and
Direct connection. These print connections can be enabled, or “published,” to users on
the network when you configure RIP Station Setup. The Print queue and the Direct
connection give remote users more direct access to the RIP Station than the Hold
queue. Therefore, do not publish the Print queue and the Direct connection in
environments where stricter control is desired.

2-3 Levels of access and control

2

Hold queue

Jobs sent to the Hold queue are spooled to the server’s hard disk. These jobs cannot
proceed through the printing process without intervention via the job management
tools (see the User Guide).

Print queue

If you publish the Print queue, jobs sent to it are processed and printed in the order
they are received. Jobs prioritized by an administrator from the job management tools,
and jobs sent via the Direct connection can take priority over jobs sent to the Print
queue.

Direct connection

The Direct connection transmits jobs directly to the RIP Station, but only when the
RIP Station is idle. If the RIP Station is busy, the job remains at the user workstation
until the RIP Station is ready. The job is then processed as soon as the previous job is
finished and before the next queued job is processed.

Jobs sent to the Direct connection are not stored on the RIP Station hard disk and do
not appear in the display of current jobs seen from the job management tools;
therefore the Direct connection provides a measure of security for sensitive files. Jobs
sent to the Direct connection do appear in the Job Log, for accounting purposes.

NOTE: To download fonts to the RIP Station, you must publish the Direct connection.

Fiery WebTools

The RIP Station can support Internet or intranet access with Fiery WebTools from
Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Mac OS computers. For
information about the supported versions of Internet browsers, see the Setup Guide.

To enable use of Fiery WebTools, you must do the following in Setup:

• Enable TCP/IP.

• Set an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address for the RIP Station.

• Enable Web Services.

2-4 Preparing for RIP Station Setup

2

Instead of manually assigning the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address, you
can use DHCP, RARP, or BOOTP protocols to assign some or all of these addresses
(see page 3-15).

The Administrator password controls access to Fiery WebTools. If you do not
specifically set the password, all users have access to all Fiery WebTools functions
(see page 2-1). Using the Administrator password, you can configure WebTool access
by enabling only certain WebTools.

Fiery WebTools include Status, WebSpooler, WebLink, Installer, WebSetup, and Print
Monitor.

Status

The Status WebTool provides users with current information on the jobs processing
and printing on the RIP Station. For more information, see the User Guide.

WebSpooler

WebSpooler allows remote users to preview, manipulate, reorder, reprint, and delete
jobs currently spooling, processing, or printing on the RIP Station. It also allows the
administrator to view, print, or delete the Job Log.

You can control WebSpooler access by setting an Operator password. Only users with
the Operator password can manipulate jobs from Fiery WebSpooler. A user who does
not have the password can still log in to Fiery WebSpooler as a Guest with view-only
access (see page 2-1). For more information, see the User Guide.

WebLink

WebLink provides a link to a pre-set Fiery WebLink destination, which you can
change. To change the destination, see page 5-14. This function requires the
Administrator password, if one has been set. See “Passwords” on page 2-1.

NOTE: If no Administrator password has been set, any user can set the WebLink

destination, which affects all users. For this reason, it is strongly recommended that
you set an Administrator password.

2-5 Control level scenarios

2

Installer

The Installer WebTool allows users to download printer files installers directly from the
RIP Station. For more information, see the Setup Guide.

Print Monitor

The Print Monitor WebTool lets you know the current levels of ink in the printer. For
more information, see the User Guide.

WebSetup

WebSetup allows you to view and modify RIP Station Setup options from a remote
workstation. For more information, see Chapter 4.

NOTE: Fiery WebSetup is supported on Windows 95/98, Windows 2000, and

Windows NT 4.0 computers only.

Control level scenarios

Choose the scenario that best matches your site requirements.

Typical scenarios of access and control, ranging from least control to strictest control,
are described below. Choose the scenario that best matches your site requirements and
then refer to the corresponding Roman numeral for guidance on how to configure
your system for those requirements.

NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you set an Administrator password to prevent

unauthorized changes to system settings.

I. No administrator

All users have equal access to all system functions including Setup, clearing the
RIP Station, deleting printer fonts, setting the WebLink destination, performing
calibration, printing to all RIP Station print connections, and managing all jobs from
remote workstations.

II. A designated administrator

The administrator performs Setup and other administrator functions, and all system
functions are inaccessible to users without the password, including performing
calibration and using the job management tools to manage jobs. (Users without the
password can manage their own jobs.) You can choose whether to enable WebTools
and particular RIP Station print connections.

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2

III. An administrator and an operator

IV. An administrator and an operator, no Fiery WebTool access

Only an administrator can perform Setup and other administrator functions, and only
an operator or administrator can perform calibration and control jobs from a remote
workstation. Users can print to all RIP Station print connections.

The administrator performs Setup, performs calibration, and controls jobs from a
remote workstation; users can print to the Hold queue and the Print queue, but not to
the Direct connection; the operator controls all job flow, but jobs sent to the Print
queue may not require intervention; no access to Fiery WebTools.

V. (Strictest control) An administrator and an operator, no Fiery WebTool access, operator

controls all jobs

The administrator performs Setup, and only an operator or administrator can perform
calibration and control jobs from a remote workstation; users can print only to the
Hold queue; the administrator and the operator have complete control of job flow; no
access to Fiery WebTools.

Use these settings

in Setup:

Enable Direct connection √√√
Enable Print queue √√√√
Enable Web Services √√√

Set an Administrator Password
(strongly recommended)

Set an Operator password √√ √

I

(Least)

II III IV V

(Strictest)

√√√ √

3-1 About RIP Station Setup

3

Chapter 3:

Performing
Setup from
the Control Panel

The RIP Station fits into a variety of work environments. To prepare for printing at
your site, you need to do some initial configuration to specify the network
environment and the kind of printing you will do.

About RIP Station Setup

Setup is required the first time the RIP Station is turned on after new system software
is loaded. In this initial Setup, you (or the service technician who loads the software)
choose the language you want to use for RIP Station Control Panel menus and
messages.

Initial Setup from the Control Panel

In initial Setup, you must configure at least Server Setup, Network Setup, and Printer
Setup, in that order, from the Control Panel. If you don’t configure the remaining
Setups, the RIP Station uses default settings. These defaults allow the RIP Station to
reach the Idle state, but might not allow users to print to the RIP Station. You need to
make settings appropriate for the printing environment at your site.

Network server setup requirements

For Novell and Windows NT 4.0 (using TCP/IP) networks, the network servers must
be configured for printing to the RIP Station before you configure RIP Station network
settings in Setup. You need a live network connection so the RIP Station can query the
network for zones, servers, and server-based queues. The diagrams on page 1-5
through page 1-10 give chapter references for network server setup.

Whenever the configuration of the RIP Station, the printer, or the network itself
changes at your site, you can alter individual settings to correspond to the changed
environment. Likewise, if printing needs or administrative requirements change, you
can alter the corresponding settings. Changing network or port settings may require
that you make changes to other Setup options as well.

3-2 Performing Setup from the Control Panel

3

RIP Station Setup from the Control Panel

Setup performed from the Control Panel right after powering on or rebooting the
RIP Station configures the RIP Station to communicate with other devices and
manage print jobs sent to it.

There are six groups of Setup options:

• Server Setup to specify system options

• Network Setup to specify all the active network systems that will transmit print jobs

to the RIP Station

• Printer Setup to specify the way print jobs and queues are managed

• PS Setup to specify PostScript settings

• Color Setup to specify color settings

• Job Log Setup to specify how the RIP Station handles its log of printed jobs

Other Setup options allow you to create and change an Administrator password and to
clear the jobs queued on the RIP Station.

Activity light

3-3 RIP Station Setup from the Control Panel

3

Accessing Setup options

The Control Panel on the front of the RIP Station enables you to set options and view
information about jobs printed to the RIP Station. It comprises the following parts:

• Activity light—indicates normal or problem activity

• Display window—shows status information and options for setting up the

RIP Station

• Line selection buttons—select a setting and proceed to the next option

• Up and down button—scroll menus, options, and settings

• Menu button (escape key)

RIP Station Control Panel

Display window

Up and down button

Menu button

Line selection buttons

The User Guide describes the online display screens in detail. This chapter describes
only the screens you might see when performing Setup.

3-4 Performing Setup from the Control Panel

3

TO ACCESS SETUP WHEN THE RIP STATION IS AT IDLE:

1. Make sure the information screen on the Control Panel reads Idle.

If Printing or RIPping appears, the RIP Station is processing, and you must wait
until the system finishes and reaches the Idle state.

2. Press the Menu button on the Control Panel to go to the Functions menu.

Print Pages
Reboot Server

Functions

For software
update or setup,
press any key.

Run Setup
Start System
Install Software
Format Disk

Start Up

Upgrade Flash
Flash Info

Start Up

Exit Setup
Server Setup
Network Setup
Printer Setup

Setup

PS Setup
Color Setup
Job Log Setup
Change Password

Setup

3. Press the line selection button next to Reboot Server.

Use the up and down button to select Yes, and choose OK. After automatic
start-up diagnostics, the RIP Station displays the setup message.

4. At the setup message, press any key.

5. Choose Run Setup to access all Setup menus.

The Start System command bypasses Setup and boots the RIP Station to Idle.
The Install Software, Format Disk, Upgrade Flash, and Flash Info commands are

for service technicians.
If an Administrator password has been set on the RIP Station, you are prompted

to enter it before you can perform Setup (see page 3-41).

6. Press the line selection button to choose a Setup menu or command.

Press the down button to view the remaining screens of the main Setup menu.

7. Choose setups in the same order as they appear in the menu: Server Setup, Network
Setup, Printer Setup, PS Setup, Color Setup, and then Job Log Setup.

The sequence is important for first-time Setup. Later, just go directly to the menu
you want to change. However, if you make changes in Network Setup, you may
need to change some settings in Printer Setup as well.

8. Set an Administrator password to protect your Setup from unauthorized alteration.

Clear Server

Setup

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3

Review the settings described in this chapter. For more information on Control Panel
menus other than those in Setup, see the User Guide.

About the Control Panel Setup interface

When you perform Setup from the Control Panel, you select one menu after another
and enter information about your RIP Station and your network and printing
environment.

In each Setup screen, the last line of the display window shows the name of the current
Setup menu. Most of the menus you see are shown on the Control Panel Map, a
flowchart that can be printed from the Control Panel.

TO PRINT THE CONTROL PANEL MAP:

1. At the Control Panel, press the Menu button to access the Functions menu.

2. Press the button for Print Pages.

The Control Panel displays the first four types of pages you can print. To see the
remaining types of pages, press the down button.

3. Press the button for Control Panel Map.

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3

Types of Setup screens

There are two types of Setup options:

Multiple choice
questions

Information entry
options

You are given choices (for example, Yes or No, or a list of
options from which to choose). Only one choice is
displayed at a time, in highlighted text. The currently
selected (or the default) value appears first.

Use the up and down button to scroll through the choices,
and choose OK when the correct information is displayed.

You must specify the information for your site. For
example, the printer name or IP address.

In that case, use the up and down button to scroll the
alphanumeric symbols to make your selection.

The cursor position is highlighted, and two of the line
selection buttons become left and right arrow buttons.
Arrows appear on the display window next to the
corresponding buttons. Use these buttons to move
between positions for entering information.

NOTE: When you enter text, enter it from left to right, as

the left arrow button acts as a delete key as well as a cursor­moving key. This is indicated in the display by the delete
symbol ( ).

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3

Example: Multiple choice

Publish Print Queue

Yes

OK

Printer Setup

Press up or down to display
the other option or options.

Example: Information entry with fields

Subnet Mask

255.0.0.0 >

<
OK

TCP/IP (Ethernet)

From the starting position,
press the right arrow button
to move the cursor to the
right.

Example: Information entry with

Publish Print Queue

No

OK

Printer Setup

When the setting you want
is displayed, press the
button beside OK to
continue.

Subnet Mask

255.0.0.0 >
<
OK

TCP/IP (Ethernet)

The next field is selected.
Press up or down to change
the number.

individual characters

Subnet Mask

255.255.0.0 >
<
OK

TCP/IP (Ethernet)

When the correct number is
displayed, press the right arrow
button to move to the third field.
Press the left arrow button to go
back and edit, or press OK to select
the choice and continue.

Enter Your File
Server Password >

OK

Bindery Setup

From the starting position,
press up or down to enter
the first character.

x

Enter Your File
Server Password >

9

OK

Bindery Setup

When the correct character
is displayed, press the right
arrow button to move the
cursor to the next position.

x

Press up or down to enter a
character in the second position.
The delete button erases the
current character and moves the
cursor to the left.
Pressing OK enters what is
currently displayed.

Enter Your File
Server Password >
9
OK

Bindery Setup

x

3-8 Performing Setup from the Control Panel

3

NOTE: If you make a mistake during Setup, you can always use the Menu button to

cancel without saving changes. If you are viewing a Setup screen, pressing the Menu
button cancels what you are doing in the current screen to bring you to the next
higher-level menu. You may need to press Menu more than once to return to the top
level for the particular Setup procedure with which you are working. Once at the top
level, you can enter the current Setup again, or exit without making changes.

When you have entered the settings, you are prompted to save the changes. If you
choose Yes, your settings overwrite previous settings. If you choose No, your previous
settings are retained. If necessary, the RIP Station reboots after you exit from the Setup
menu.

Server Setup options

The Server Setup menu lets you specify system information that pertains to the
RIP Station itself and all users. Accessing the menu is described on page 3-2.

Exit Setup
Server Setup
Network Setup
Printer Setup

Setup

Press button for Server Setup

When you choose Server Setup, the options appear in sequence as described below.
Default values, where applicable, appear in square brackets. Words shown in italics
indicate that a product- or site-specific value is displayed.

Server Name

Default server name

Enter a name for the RIP Station (up to 10 characters long). This is the name that will
appear in the Chooser on an AppleTalk network. Also enter this name when you
configure the connection for the Fiery utilities on IPX/SPX networks (see the Setup
Guide).

NOTE: Do not use the device name (Pro9000 or Pro7000) as the server name. Also, if

you have more than one RIP Station, do not give them the same name.

System Date

Enter the correct system date in the standard form for your usage. The date is used on
the cover page and on Job Logs.

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3

System Time

Enter the correct system time. Enter the time based on the 24-hour clock in the form

HH:MM (Hours:Minutes). The time is used on the cover page and on Job Logs.

Print Start Page
Yes/No [No]

Specify whether the RIP Station should print a start page every time it is restarted. The
start page displays information about the RIP Station, including the server name,
current date and time, color mode, amount of memory installed in the RIP Station,
last calibration date, network protocols enabled, and connections published.

Use Character Set
Macintosh/DOS/Windows [Macintosh]

Specify whether the Control Panel should use the Macintosh, DOS, or Windows
character set for displaying filenames. This is important if filenames include accented
or composite characters (such as é, ü, or æ).

For mixed-platform networks, choose the option that gives the best overall
representation of the special characters you use.

Enable Printed Queue
Yes/No [Yes]

Specify whether to enable the Printed queue, which creates a storage location on the
RIP Station disk for recent jobs that were printed from the Print queue. Users with
Administrator or Operator access to the job management tools can reprint jobs from
the Printed queue without sending them to the RIP Station again. If you select No,
jobs are deleted from the RIP Station disk immediately after they are printed.

Jobs Saved in Printed Queue
1-99 [10]

This option appears only if Enable Printed Queue is set to Yes. Specify the number of
jobs to be stored in the Printed queue. Jobs in the Printed queue take up space on the
RIP Station hard disk. If disk space is low, use a smaller value for saved jobs.

Save Changes
Yes/No [Yes]

Select Yes to activate any changes made in the Server Setup; select No to return to the
main Setup menu without making any changes.

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3

Network Setup options

Network Setup configures the RIP Station to receive print jobs over the network
systems that will be used at your site.

Exit Setup
Server Setup
Network Setup
Printer Setup

Setup

Exit Network Setup
Port Setup
Protocol Setup
Service Setup

Network Setup

In the Setup menu, choose Network Setup, where you specify network addresses and
names to be used by workstations, servers, and the RIP Station when they
communicate with each other.

The Network Setup menu includes three submenus that let you choose port types,
protocols, and network services. You must perform Port Setup and enable at least one
port.

For each item you enable, you are prompted to enter settings for that item. Default
values, where applicable, appear in square brackets.

You need to display and select options only for the network systems that are currently
used at your site. If your network requirements change, you can change Network
Setup at any time.

If the RIP Station is configured to enable more than one protocol, it automatically
switches to the correct protocol when it receives a print job. When the parallel port and
one or two network ports are enabled, print jobs can be received over all of those ports
at the same time.

3-11 Network Setup options

3

The available network types and relevant Setup areas are summarized in the following
table. The Setup options are described in detail in the following pages.

For this Network or

Connection Type:

AppleTalk over Ethernet Ethernet Setup AppleTalk Setup AppleTalk printing (PAP) is

TCP/IP over Ethernet Ethernet Setup TCP/IP Setup: Ethernet Setup LPD Setup

IPX/SPX over Ethernet Ethernet Setup IPX/SPX Setup PServer Setup (NDS,

Parallel Parallel Port Setup ——

TO ACCESS NETWORK SETUP OPTIONS:

Use this Port Setup: Use this Protocol Setup: Use this Service Setup:

enabled automatically.

Web Services Setup
Windows Setup

Bindery, or both)

1. Confirm that the network cable is connected to the RIP Station.

During Network Setup, the RIP Station queries the network for zones, servers, and
server-based queues. If you perform Network Setup without a connected and
functioning network, default settings are used that may not meet your needs.

2. Choose Network Setup from the main Setup menu.

3. Choose Port Setup from the Network Setup menu.

4. To use Ethernet, choose Ethernet Setup from the Port Setup menu, and enter the
appropriate settings.

5. To print to the parallel port, choose Parallel Port Setup from the Port Setup menu, and
enter the appropriate settings.

6. When you have finished entering port settings, choose Exit Port Setup and then choose
Protocol Setup.

7. Enter the appropriate settings for the protocol or protocols you will use.

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8. When you have finished entering protocol settings, choose Exit Protocol Setup and
then choose Service Setup.

9. Enter the appropriate settings for the services you will use.

TO EXIT NETWORK SETUP:

1. When you have finished entering service settings, choose Exit Network Setup.

2. Choose Yes when prompted to save changes.

3. From the main Setup menu, choose another Setup or choose Exit Setup.

Port Setup options

Exit Port Setup
Ethernet Setup
Parallel Port Setup

Port Setup

Network Setup

Port Setup

You can enable Ethernet and parallel communication simultaneously. To configure the
RIP Station, choose each port type you use and enter the settings for that port. Since
network setups are nested, the names of higher-level menus are shown in this chapter
to the left of each menu heading.

Ethernet Setup

Enable Ethernet
Yes/No [Yes]

Select Yes if you have Ethernet cabling connected to the RIP Station.

Ethernet Speed
Auto Detect/100 Mbps/10 Mbps AUI/10 Mbps TP [Auto Detect]

Select Auto Detect if your network environment is mixed, or if you do not know the
network speed. If you know the speed of the network to which the RIP Station is
attached (10 Mbps or 100 Mbps), select it.

The options 10 Mbps TP and 10 Mbps AUI refer to how the Ethernet cable is cabled,
either through twisted pair cable on the RJ-45 port or through the AUI port.

Network Setup

Port Setup

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Parallel Port Setup options

You must enable the parallel port in order to enter the Parallel Port Setup options and
print to the parallel port.

Parallel Port Setup

Enable Parallel Port
Yes/No [Yes]

Select Yes if you want to print through the parallel port. You can connect a single
Windows computer to the parallel port and print directly to the RIP Station.

NOTE: Enabling the parallel port does not conflict with using Ethernet communication

with the RIP Station.

Port Timeout in Seconds
5-60 [5]

This option appears only if Enable Parallel Port is set to Yes. Your setting determines
how long the RIP Station waits without receiving data from the parallel port before
deciding that the current job is complete. Until the timeout, the RIP Station cannot
receive new jobs through the parallel port, but it can continue to receive network print
jobs.

Ignore EOF Character
Yes/No [No]

This option appears only if Enable Parallel Port is set to Yes. This option specifies that
the RIP Station should ignore end-of-file (EOF) messages in a file. This option must
be set to Yes to print PostScript files in binary format (not ASCII); under normal
circumstances, it should be set to No. When this option is set to Yes, the RIP Station
uses the parallel port timeout value to determine when the end of the file has been
reached.

When you have configured the port options, choose another port type, or choose Exit
Port Setup and proceed to Protocol Setup.

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Protocol Setup options

Exit Protocol Setup
AppleTalk Setup
TCP/IP Setup
IPX/SPX Setup

Protocol Setup

Network Setup

Protocol Setup

To configure the RIP Station, choose each protocol and enter the settings for that
protocol. You can enable AppleTalk, TCP/IP, and IPX/SPX communication
simultaneously.

AppleTalk Setup

Enable AppleTalk
Yes/No [Yes]

Select Yes if you have an AppleTalk network connected to the RIP Station. This setting
enables the RIP Station to communicate over AppleTalk networks.

AppleTalk Zone

List of zones

The RIP Station searches the network for AppleTalk zones in your network segment.
Scroll through the list to select the AppleTalk zone in which you want the RIP Station
to appear. If your segment has only one zone, the RIP Station is assigned to that zone
automatically.

The message “No AppleTalk zones found” may mean your network has no zones, or
the network cable is not connected (see page 6-4). Choose OK.

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TCP/IP Setup options

Exit Protocol Setup
AppleTalk Setup
TCP/IP Setup
IPX/SPX Setup

Protocol Setup

Exit TCP/IP Setup
Ethernet Setup
Gateway Setup

TCP/IP Setup

Network Setup

Protocol Setup

TCP/IP Setup

To configure the RIP Station for TCP/IP, choose TCP/IP Setup.

Choose Ethernet Setup and enter the appropriate settings. If your network uses a
gateway, enter the gateway address in Gateway Setup.

When you set an IP address, subnet mask, or gateway address for the RIP Station
during Setup, you can allow the RIP Station to get these addresses automatically from
a DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP server. First, turn on or reboot the RIP Station and allow
it reach Idle. Next, make sure the DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP server is running. Finally,
perform RIP Station Setup.

TCP/IP Setup with Ethernet

Ethernet Setup

Enable TCP/IP for Ethernet
Yes/No [No]

Select Yes if you have a TCP/IP network connected to the RIP Station over Ethernet
cabling.

NOTE: If you are using TCP/IP for printing from Windows NT 4.0 workstations,

enabling TCP/IP here also enables you to use Fiery utilities from Windows NT 4.0
workstations using TCP/IP protocols.

Enable Auto IP Configuration
Yes/No [No]

Select Yes to allow the RIP Station to obtain its Ethernet IP address by searching the
network. Depending on your network and the protocol you select in the following
option (DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP), the IP address can change. Select No to assign the
RIP Station a static IP address that will not change. If you select No, you proceed to
the IP Address option, where you manually set the IP address.

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Select protocol
DHCP/RARP/BOOTP [DHCP]

This option appears only if you answered Yes to Enable Auto IP Configuration. Select
the protocol over which the RIP Station should search for its IP address. Both DHCP
and BOOTP allow the RIP Station to obtain the Ethernet IP address and Subnet Mask
automatically. RARP obtains only the Ethernet IP address.

Depending on your network, the RIP Station might be assigned a different address
after you reboot the RIP Station. With the DHCP setting, the RIP Station can be
assigned a different address even if it is not rebooted. Make sure the network is already
configured properly for the protocol you select.

IP Address
[127.0.0.1]

Enter the RIP Station IP address for Ethernet. This IP address, unlike an IP address set
automatically, remains the same if you reboot the RIP Station. You must change the
default 127.0.0.1 to a valid address for your network. For information about setting up
printing with TCP/IP, see Chapter 5.

Subnet Mask
[255.255.255.0]

This option lets you modify the subnet mask for printing with TCP/IP over Ethernet.
The subnet mask is set to 255.255.255.0 by default. To set the subnet mask, enter one
of the following values:

• 255.0.0.0 if the IP address starts with a number less than 128

• 255.255.0.0 if the IP address starts with a number from 128 through 191

• 255.255.255.0 if the IP address starts with a number greater than 191

NOTE: Confirm the subnet mask setting with your network administrator before

proceeding. In some cases the required setting may be different from those listed.

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Gateway

Exit TCP/IP Setup
Ethernet Setup
Gateway Setup

TCP/IP Setup

Network Setup

Protocol Setup

TCP/IP Setup

If your TCP/IP network has a gateway, and users outside the gateway print to the
RIP Station using TCP/IP, choose Gateway Setup and enter the gateway address.

Gateway Setup

Get Gateway Address Automatically
Yes/No [No]

Use this option to get the gateway address automatically for printing with TCP/IP.
This option appears only if you selected DHCP or BOOTP as the protocol (see
page 3-16).

If you select the DHCP or BOOTP protocol and later change it to RARP, you must
return to Gateway Setup and set Get Gateway Address Automatically to No. You can
then set the address manually. This is because RARP does not support automatic
assignment of the gateway address.

Gateway Address
[127.0.0.1]

This option appears only if you answered No to Get Gateway Address Automatically, or
if you selected RARP as the protocol.

Use this option to set the gateway address for printing with TCP/IP. If your network
uses a gateway, you must change the default 127.0.0.1 to a correct gateway address for
your network.

After setting the gateway address, choose Exit TCP/IP Setup and proceed to Service
Setup.

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IPX/SPX Setup options

Exit Protocol Setup
AppleTalk Setup
TCP/IP Setup
IPX/SPX Setup

Protocol Setup

Exit IPX/SPX Setup
Select Frame Types
Clear Frame Types

IPX/SPX Setup

Exit IPX/SPX Setup
Ethernet 802.2 *
Ethernet 802.3
Ethernet II

IPX/SPX Setup

To configure the RIP Station for IPX/SPX protocols, choose IPX/SPX Setup from the
Protocol Setup menu. The RIP Station supports the following frame types for
IPX/SPX—Ethernet 802.2, Ethernet 802.3, Ethernet II, and Ethernet SNAP.

For protocols other than IPX/SPX, the frame type is automatically enabled and does

not require setup, as follows:

With this protocol: And these printing services:

AppleTalk PAP (Printer Access Protocol) Ethernet SNAP

TCP/IP with Ethernet LPD (Line Printer Daemon)

SMB (Windows Printing)

Select Frame Types
Enable IPX Auto Frame Type

Yes/No [No]

Specify whether the RIP Station should try to bind to all available frame types. If you
answer No to this option, you can select frame types manually.

You must choose at least one frame type to enable IPX/SPX protocols.
The frame selection screen allows you to make multiple selections. Press the line

selection button beside each frame type used on your IPX/SPX network. An asterisk
(*) appears beside each selected frame type. Press the line selection button again to
deselect a frame type. Use the up and down button to scroll to additional frame types.
The RIP Station binds to each frame type as you select it.

This frame type is

automatically enabled:

Ethernet II

When you have selected all the frame types used, choose Exit IPX/SPX Setup.

Clear Frame Types

You can clear all frame types at once by choosing Exit IPX/SPX Setup, then choosing
IPX/SPX Setup and selecting Clear Frame Types.

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Exit Service Setup
LPD Setup
PServer Setup
Windows Setup

Service Setup

Web Services Setup

Service Setup

Network Setup

Service Setup

LPD Setup

Service Setup options

Network Service Setup has options for TCP/IP and IPX/SPX networks.

• LPD Setup enables lpd printing on TCP/IP networks.

• For IPX/SPX networks, PServer Setup allows you to specify the names of the Novell

objects that are concerned with RIP Station print jobs.

• Windows Setup enables the Microsoft SMB (Server Message Block) protocol, which

supports peer-to-peer printing, also known as Windows printing or SMB printing.

• Web Services Setup enables the http protocol and, therefore, use of the

Fiery WebTools.

PServer is a program in the RIP Station that can service the Novell print queues
assigned to the Novell print servers you have set up for printing to the RIP Station.
When you choose PServer Setup and enable PServer, you can set up NDS (Novell
Directory Services), Bindery Services, or both. NDS is used with NetWare 4.x or 5.x;
Bindery Services are used with NetWare 3.x, or with NetWare 4.x or 5.x in bindery
emulation mode.

LPD Setup options

Enable LPD
Yes/No [Yes]

Select Yes to allow lpd printing. See “Setting up the RIP Station on TCP/IP networks”
on page 5-16 for more information.

Network Setup

Service Setup

PServer Setup

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PServer Setup options

Enable PServer
Yes/No [No]

Select Yes if you have a Novell network connected to the RIP Station.

Exit PServer Setup
NDS Setup
Bindery Setup
Polling Interval

PServer Setup

Network Setup

Service Setup

PServer Setup

Choose NDS Setup if your network uses NetWare 4.x or 5.x in native mode. Choose
Bindery Setup if your network uses NetWare 3.x or uses NetWare 4.x or 5.x in bindery
emulation mode.

If your network uses both NDS and Bindery, set up NDS first. Setting up NDS after
Bindery will overwrite Bindery Setup.

If your network uses both NDS and Bindery, and uses NetWare 4.x or 5.x servers in
bindery emulation, note that the RIP Station cannot service NDS and bindery
emulation servers on the same NDS tree.

NDS Setup

Before entering NDS settings, be sure the RIP Station is connected to the network and
you have already configured an NDS directory tree with a Printer, a Print Server, and
one or more Print Queue objects for RIP Station jobs (see page 5-4). To perform NDS
Setup you may need permission to browse the NDS tree. If access to the Print Server is
restricted, you’ll need a login password.

The main objective of NDS Setup is to specify the Print Server object. In addition, you
can indicate the location of the RIP Station print queues.

The terms NetWare server, Novell server, and IPX server are in common use and are
used here interchangeably to mean the server on an IPX network running Novell
NetWare networking software.

Enable NDS
Yes/No [No]

Select Yes if the NetWare servers you will use to print to the RIP Station are running
NetWare 4.x or 5.x in native mode.

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Select NDS Tree

List of trees

Use the up and down button to browse the list of NDS trees available to the
RIP Station. Choose OK when you have displayed the tree that contains the Printer,
Print Server, and print queue objects you have previously defined for the RIP Station.

Your new NDS tree selection automatically overwrites any previous tree selection. If
you change the NDS tree selection and there are also current Bindery settings, you are
alerted that they will be deleted. If you continue with NDS Setup, you can replace
Bindery settings afterwards. If you don’t want to continue, you can exit NDS Setup by
pressing the Menu button to escape.

Is user login needed
to browse NDS tree?
Yes/No [No]

Select No if no password is required to browse the tree. You can proceed to navigate to
the Print Server object.

Select Yes if network permissions require that you log in to browse the NDS tree and
see the Print Server object you want to select. If you select Yes, you are prompted to
navigate to the User Login object.

Navigate the NDS
tree to the User
Login object.

This message is displayed if you selected Yes for the previous option. Choose OK and
browse the NDS tree as described in the following paragraphs.

NDS Tree name
Object list, “..”

Browsing to find the User Login object begins with the NDS tree that you selected
previously (with Select NDS Tree). Use the up and down button to scroll a list of
objects in the tree beneath the [Root] in the hierarchy, or use the navigation symbol
“..” to go up one level at a time.

In each subsequent browse screen, the top line represents your current location.
The second line contains:

• A list of objects in the current container directly below your current location.

• The symbol “..” to go up one level.

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With an object selected, choose OK to travel down the tree, or choose “..” to go up the
tree. When you select an object and choose OK, that object is then displayed on the
top line, and the second line lists objects directly below it.

Continue to browse the NDS tree until the User Login object is displayed in the
second line. Choose OK.

Enter Password

Enter the login password for the NDS tree, using the up and down button to select
characters, and the left and right arrow buttons to move the cursor. Choose OK.

Navigate the NDS
tree to the Print
Server.

Choose OK to browse the NDS tree to the Print Server object.

Browsing to find the Print Server object begins with the NDS tree that you selected
previously (with Select NDS Tree). In each subsequent browse screen, the top line
represents your current location. The second line contains:

• A list of objects in the current container directly below your current location.

• The symbol “..” to go up one level.

With a container object selected, choose OK to travel down the tree, or choose “..” to
go up the tree. When you select an object and choose OK, that object is then displayed
on the top line, and the second line lists objects directly below it.

When the Print Server is displayed in the second line, choose OK.

Enter Print Server
Password

Enter the Print Server password, using the up and down button to enter characters,
and the left and right arrow buttons to move the cursor. Choose OK. (If no password is
required, choose OK.)

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Server should look
for print queues in:
Entire NDS tree/Specified subtree [Entire NDS tree]

By default, the RIP Station searches the entire NDS tree for RIP Station print
connections. This option lets you restrict the search for RIP Station print jobs to a
subtree (the Print Queue root) in which the RIP Station print connections have been
defined. This makes the search more efficient. Select Entire NDS tree if the tree is small.
Select Specified subtree to restrict the search and specify the subtree.

If you select Entire NDS tree, choosing OK returns to PServer Setup. Proceed with
Bindery Setup (see page 3-24), set the Polling Interval (see page 3-29), or choose Exit
PServer Setup to return to the Service Setup menu.

Browse to the root
of the Print Queue
subtree.

This message is displayed if you selected Specified subtree in the previous option.
Choose OK to browse the NDS tree to the Print Queue subtree.

Browsing to find the container object begins with the NDS tree that you selected
previously (with Select NDS Tree). In each subsequent browse screen, the top line
represents your current container. The second line contains:

• A list of objects directly below your current location

• The symbol “..” to go up one level

• The symbol “.” to select the current container object (displayed in the top line)

without traveling down the tree

With an object selected, choose OK to travel down the tree, or choose “..” to go up the
tree. When you select an object and choose OK, that object is then displayed on the
top line, and the second line lists objects contained within.

When the container that contains print queues is displayed in the second line, choose
OK. In the next screen, choose “.” and choose OK to select the object in the top line.

When the RIP Station displays the container name, choose OK to return to PServer
Setup.

Proceed with Bindery Setup (see page 3-24), set the Polling Interval (see page 3-29), or
choose Exit PServer Setup to return to the Service Setup menu.

Network Setup

Service Setup

PServer Setup

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Bindery Setup options

Bindery Setup

Use Bindery Setup if you have already configured one or more bindery servers (file
servers running NetWare 3.x, or NetWare 4.x or 5.x in bindery emulation) with a Print
Server and a Print Queue for RIP Station jobs. Before entering bindery settings, be
sure the RIP Station is connected to the network and the NetWare file server is
running. If Guest Login is not supported, you’ll need a valid user name and password.

NOTE: The terms NetWare server, Novell server, and IPX file server are in common use

and are used here interchangeably to mean the server on an IPX network running
Novell NetWare networking software.

Bindery Setup menu

Exit Bindery Setup
Add File Server
View Server List
Edit Connection

Bindery Setup

Remove File Server

Bindery Setup

Because you can set up more than one Novell server to handle RIP Station print jobs,
an additional menu is displayed for this purpose. The options are:

• Add File Server—creates a new file server connection to the RIP Station. You can set

up a maximum of eight file server connections. After you have finished adding a new
server, you return to the Bindery Setup menu, and you can set up another server if
you wish.

• View Server List—displays the list of file servers that have already been selected to

communicate with the RIP Station.

• Edit Connection—lets you change the NetWare Print Server that will print to the

RIP Station.

• Remove File Server—lets you disconnect the RIP Station from a file server to which

it is currently connected. Remove a file server when you want to reduce the number
of connections to the RIP Station or re-assign the connection to a different NetWare

file server.

• Exit Bindery Setup—after you added all servers, viewed a list of file servers, or

removed a file server from the list.

NOTE: If you change your mind about any of the menus you have selected, you can use

the Menu button to escape and return to the main Bindery Setup menu. To cancel all
changes you must exit Network Setup and select No to Save Changes.

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Network Setup

Service Setup

PServer Setup

Bindery Setup

.

Add File Server

This option gives you two ways to add a Novell NetWare file server.

Select File Server
From List/Search by Name [From List]

You may select the file server from a scrollable list, or by a name search.
Choose From List if your network doesn’t have a large number of file servers.
Select Search by Name if the number of file servers is so large that scrolling through
the list would take a long time.

If you selected From List: If you selected Search by Name:

Add Server

List of all servers

The RIP Station obtains a list of NetWare
file servers by querying the IPX network.
Use the up and down button to select a
NetWare file server from the list. Choose
the server on which you have configured
a print server and print queue to handle
RIP Station print jobs.

Enter First Letters of Server Name

Use the up and down button to enter the
first letters of the name of the file server
you want to use, and choose OK.

Add Server

List of servers matching the search

This option is displayed if you entered
letters to search. Scroll to select the server
you want from the list.

Once you have chosen a file server, the RIP Station immediately tries to log in as a
guest without a password. If it succeeds, it skips to the NetWare Print Server option.

If you try to add a file server but all RIP Station connections are already being used,
you are prompted to remove a file server (see “Remove File Server” on page 3-28).

File Server Login
administrator/supervisor/Enter Login Name [supervisor]

This option appears only if a password is required for login or if there is no guest
account or the guest account is restricted. Choose Enter Login Name to enter your own
login name and password or to log in as a
you have those privileges.

guest. Choose administrator or supervisor if

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Enter Your Login Name
[guest]

This option and the next appear only if you selected Enter Login Name for the File

Server Login

Enter Your File Server Password

Enter the password for logging in to your NetWare file server.

NetWare Print Server

Print server name

Select the name of the print server that you have configured in the NetWare utility
PCONSOLE. This is the print server that will route print jobs to the RIP Station from
computers on IPX networks.

Enter Your Print Server Password

This option appears only if your NetWare print server is set up to require you to log in
with a password. Enter your print server password.

. Enter your login name or select guest.

Choose Add Server again until you have connected each NetWare file server you have
configured for printing to the RIP Station. When you have added all the IPX file
servers for your site, choose Exit Bindery Setup.

Network Setup

Service Setup

PServer Setup

Bindery Setup

Network Setup

Service Setup

PServer Setup

Bindery Setup

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View Server List

Supported servers

This option lets you view the list of file servers currently connected to the RIP Station,
that is, servers you have added in Bindery Setup. You are notified if there are none.
When you choose OK, you return to the Bindery Setup menu.

Edit Connection

On each connected NetWare file server, you have defined a print server to handle
RIP Station print jobs. Use this option to change the print server assigned to the
RIP Station.

Choose File Server

File server name

From the list of connected NetWare file servers, choose the file server whose print
server you wish to change.

NetWare Print Server

List of print servers on selected file server

Choose the name of the print server that you now wish to use. This is the print server
that will route print jobs to the RIP Station from computers on IPX networks.

If you change your mind, press the Menu button to return to the Bindery Setup menu
without making a change.

Enter Your Print Server Password

This option appears only if your NetWare print server is set up to require you to log in
with a password. Enter your print server password.

Network Setup

Service Setup

PServer Setup

Bindery Setup

Network Setup

Service Setup

PServer Setup

Bindery Setup

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The Bindery Setup menu is displayed again. You can edit other connections, choose
another Bindery Setup option, or choose Exit Bindery Setup.

Remove File Server

Remove support for

File server name

This option allows you to select a NetWare file server from a list of connected file
servers and remove the connection to it. You are notified that you have removed the
connection, and the Bindery Setup menu is displayed again. If you change your mind
and don’t want to remove any of the file servers, press the Menu button.

You can choose another Bindery Setup option (such as adding another file server) or
choose Exit Bindery Setup and proceed to set the polling interval.

Exit Bindery Setup

Choose Exit Bindery Setup after you have viewed a list of IPX file servers, removed a
file server from the list or connected all the configured NetWare file servers. After you

select Exit Bindery Setup, you return to the PServer Setup menu.

Network Setup

Service Setup

PServer Setup

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Polling Interval options

Polling Interval

Whether you are using NDS or Bindery services, choose Polling Interval from the
main PServer Setup menu. If you do not reset the interval, the default value of
15 seconds is used.

NetWare Server Poll Interval in Seconds
1-3600 [15]

Specify the interval, in seconds, at which the RIP Station communicates with the
Novell print server to see if there are print jobs waiting.

NOTE: If you select a short interval, the amount of network traffic increases. This may

slow down other network jobs.

Windows Setup options

Network Setup

Service Setup

Windows Setup

Enable Windows Printing
Yes/No [No]

Enabling Windows Printing enables SMB (Server Message Block), the file and printer
sharing protocol built into Windows. Enabling SMB allows the RIP Station to be
listed on the network so that Windows clients can print to a particular print
connection (Hold, Print, or Direct) on the RIP Station without any other networking
software. For information on how to set up a Windows computer for Windows
printing, see the Setup Guide. Windows printing runs via TCP/IP, so TCP/IP must be
configured on the RIP Station and on all workstations that use Windows printing.

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Use Automatic Configuration
Yes/No [No]

This option appears if you chose DHCP or BOOTP as the protocol for automatically
obtaining the IP address of the RIP Station (see page 3-16).

Choose Yes to have the RIP Station use a WINS name server and automatically obtain
its IP address. After making your choice, you proceed to the

Server Name option.

Choose No to proceed to the
whether to use a WINS name server, and then to the WINS IP Address option, where
you specify its IP address.

Use WINS Name Server
Yes/No [No]

Broadcasts from SMB devices cannot pass across a router without a WINS name
server. Setting up the WINS name server is outside the scope of this manual. To find
out if a WINS server is available, contact your network administrator.

WINS IP Address
[127.0.0.1]

This option appears only if you choose Yes for WINS Name Server. Change the default
address to the correct IP address for the WINS Name Server. Obtain the correct
address from your network administrator.

Server Name

Default name

The server name is the name that will appear on the network for accessing the
RIP Station via SMB. The default name is the same as the server name assigned in
Server Setup (see page 3-8).

Server Comments

Use WINS Name Server option, where you specify

Server comments (optional) can contain information about the printer. These
comments are listed in the Properties of the RIP Station in Network Neighborhood.
Comments can be up to 15 characters long.

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Set Domain Name
Select from list/Enter manually [Select from list]

Select the method for entering the workgroup or domain where you want the
RIP Station to appear. Depending on your choice here, you proceed to one of two
different screens for entering the workgroup or domain.

Choose Domain

List of domains

This option appears only if you selected Select from list for Set Domain Name. Select
the workgroup or domain from the list.

Workgroup or Domain

This option appears only if you selected Enter manually for Set Domain Name. Enter
the name of the workgroup or domain. For more information about entering text and
characters, see “Types of Setup screens” on page 3-6.

Web Services Setup

Network Setup

Service Setup

Web Services Setup

Enable Web Services
Yes/No [Yes]

Select Yes to make the Fiery WebTools available to users (see page 5-13). TCP/IP must
be enabled on the RIP Station and on user workstations. The Fiery WebTools include
Print Monitor, WebSetup, Status, WebSpooler, WebLink, and Installer.

A Java-enabled Web browser and a valid IP address are required for each user. See the
Setup Guide for details on browser choice and workstation requirements.

Exit Service Setup

This returns you to the main Network Setup menu.

Save Changes
Yes/No [Yes]

Select Yes to activate any changes made in Network Setup; select No to return to the
main Setup menu without making any changes.

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RIP Station print connections

In RIP Station Printer Setup you decide how the RIP Station manages print jobs by
deciding which print connections should be “published” to users over the network. All
published connections are constantly checked for the presence of jobs. If you don’t
want users to print to a connection, don’t publish it.

You can publish two types of connections on the RIP Station: the Direct connection
and queues (Print queue and Hold queue). At least one connection to the RIP Station
must be published.

Direct connection

Jobs are transmitted to the RIP Station Direct connection only when the RIP Station
is ready to print. They remain at the sending workstation until the RIP Station is
ready, and are processed as soon as a prior job is finished, before the next queued job is
processed.

Jobs sent to the Direct connection are not stored on the RIP Station hard disk. The
jobs appear in the display of current jobs in the job management tools, but they cannot
be selected for reprinting, moving, or deletion. Therefore the Direct connection
provides a measure of security for sensitive files. If you plan to download fonts to the
RIP Station via the network, you must publish the Direct connection.

NOTE: You cannot use the Direct connection for lpd printing over TCP/IP. You can,

however, use the Direct connection for downloading fonts.

Queues

A queue is a storage area for print jobs. Queues are particularly useful when many
print jobs are being sent to the RIP Station. When a job is printed to a queue on the
RIP Station, it is stored on the RIP Station hard disk rather than the user’s hard disk,
quickly freeing up the user’s workstation.

Users can print only to published connections. However, job storage areas for all
queues exist on the server, so that administrators or other users of the job management
tools can move or copy jobs to the Print or Hold queue, whether or not these queues
are published.

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The RIP Station hard disk supports up to three queues (Print, Hold, and Printed).
Users may print to two of them (Print and Hold).

• Print queue—This is the standard RIP Station queue. The RIP Station prints jobs

from the Print queue in the order in which they were received.

• Hold queue—The Hold queue can be used for storing jobs that will be printed at a

later time, and jobs that will be printed repeatedly.

Because the Hold queue is a storage place for jobs, it requires intervention on the
part of an administrator or operator. In order to print a job that was sent to the Hold
queue, the job management tools must be used to move or copy the job from the
Spool area to the Print area.

You can locate Hold queue jobs in the Fiery Spooler Hold area or the
Fiery WebSpooler Spool area.

• Printed queue—The Printed queue is a job storage area on the RIP Station disk; it

contains the most recent jobs printed from the Print queue. The Printed queue
makes it convenient to reprint those jobs. A Server Setup option enables this queue
and governs the maximum number of jobs retained in it at any given time (see
page 3-9). Reprinting jobs in this queue requires the job management tools.

Printer Setup options

Printer Setup configures the connections and printing behavior associated with a
particular printing device. For more information on RIP Station print connections, see
page 2-2.

Printer Setup includes:

• Publishing the Direct connection

• Publishing the Hold queue and Print queue

• Specifying the RIP Station connection for parallel jobs when a parallel connection is

enabled

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TO ACCESS PRINTER SETUP OPTIONS:

Exit Setup
Server Setup
Network Setup
Printer Setup

Setup

1. In the main Setup menu, choose Printer Setup.

2. Enter the options appropriate to the printing requirements at the site.

3. When you have finished, save changes.

In the list of options that follows, default values, where applicable, appear in square
brackets.

Publish Direct Connection
Yes/No [Yes]

This option enables users to print (or download) jobs to the RIP Station without
spooling. Jobs printed to the Direct connection are not saved in the Printed queue.

If users download fonts to the RIP Station, you must publish the Direct connection.

Publish Print Queue
Yes/No [Yes]

This option enables users to print (or download) jobs to the Print queue. Jobs that are
printed to the Print queue are spooled to the RIP Station disk and printed on a first-in,
first-out basis. Only the print connections published in the Printer Setup are available
to users.

• To print to the RIP Station over a TCP/IP network, you must publish either (or

both) the Print queue and the Hold queue.

• To print to the RIP Station over the parallel port, you must publish a queue or

publish the Direct connection.

Publish Hold Queue
Yes/No [Yes]

Use this option to enable users to print (or download) jobs to the Hold queue. Jobs in
the Hold queue can only be printed by copying or moving the jobs to the Print queue
with the job management tools.

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Parallel Connection
Print Queue/Direct Connection/Hold Queue [Print Queue]

Use this option to determine where jobs printed to the parallel port are sent. Only the
print connections that you published are displayed.

This option appears only if you selected Yes for the Enable Parallel Port option in
Network Setup. If only one of the print connections is published, the

Connection

that connection.

Save Changes
Yes/No [Yes]

Select Yes to activate any changes made in the Printer Setup; select No to return to the
main Setup menu without making any changes.

option does not appear and parallel port jobs are automatically printed to

Parallel

PostScript Setup options

PS (PostScript) Setup options allow you to set defaults for both the RIP Station and
the printer. Most of these defaults can be overridden on a job-by-job basis. See the User
Guide for more information.

TO ACCESS POSTSCRIPT SETUP OPTIONS:

PS Setup
Color Setup
Job Log Setup
Change Password

Setup

1. In the main Setup menu, choose PS Setup.

2. Enter the options appropriate to the printing requirements at the site.

3. When you have finished, save changes.

In the list of options that follows, default values, where applicable, appear in square
brackets.

Color Mode
Color/Grayscale [Color]

Specify whether to print color or grayscale images to the RIP Station by default. Color
gives you full color prints.

Grayscale converts all colors into shades of gray.

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Default Paper Sizes
US/Metric [US]

Specify whether to print on US paper sizes (for example, letter, legal, tabloid), or Metric
paper sizes (for example, A4, A3) by default. When no page size is defined within a
PostScript file, jobs are printed on Letter paper if you select US, or A4 paper if you
select Metric.

Allow Courier Substitution
Yes/No [Yes]

Specify whether to substitute Courier for fonts that are unavailable when you
download PostScript files to the RIP Station, or when you print a document for which
you do not have the corresponding printer font. If this option is set to No, jobs with
fonts that are not available on the RIP Station hard drive generate a PostScript error
and do not print.

Print to PS Error
Yes/No [No]

Specify whether the RIP Station should print the available portion of a print job when
it encounters a PostScript error. Select Yes to print the portion of the job that was
processed before the error occurred; select No to cancel the print job entirely when a
PostScript error is encountered. Leave this option at No unless you encounter printing
problems.

Save Changes
Yes/No [Yes]

Select Yes to activate any changes made in PS Setup; select No to return to the main
Setup menu without making any changes.

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Color Setup options

Color Setup allows you to set the parameters the RIP Station uses to control color
output. Most of these parameters can be overridden on a job-by-job basis. See the User
Guide and the Color Guide for more information.

TO ACCESS COLOR SETUP OPTIONS:

PS Setup
Color Setup
Job Log Setup
Change Password

Setup

1. In the main Setup menu, choose Color Setup.

2. Enter the options appropriate to the printing requirements at the site.

3. When you have finished, save changes.

In the list of options that follows, default values, where applicable, appear in square
brackets.

RGB Source Profile
EFIRGB/sRGB (PC)/Apple Standard/None [EFIRGB]

The RGB source is the color space used to control color for conversion from screen to
printed output. EFIRGB is based on the reference points used in the creation of the
RIP Station software. sRGB is based on an average of a large number of PC monitors.

Apple Standard is the standard reference point for Apple’s ColorSync software.

Rendering Style
Color Proofing Photo/Presentation/Photographic/Color Proofing Solid
[Color Proofing-Photo]

The CRD (color rendering dictionary) defines how colors are converted from the RGB
color space to device CMYK. Photographic, designed for images, retains the relative
balance between colors to maintain the overall appearance of the image. Presentation,
designed for bright colors, produces the saturated prints needed for most business
presentations, but handles photographic images the same way as the Photographic
CRD. The two Color Proofing selections, designed for CMYK printing, provide a close
match to the device being simulated.
chosen media as the background color, whereas
more information, see the User Guide.

Color Proofing-Solid also renders the color of the

Color Proofing-Photo does not. For

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CMYK Simulation Profile
SWOP COM-M/SWOP COM-F/DuPont Cromalin COM/DuPont Cromalin MAT/
DuPont Cromalin PUB/DuPont Waterproof COM/DuPont Waterproof MAT/
DuPont Waterproof PUB/DIC (EFI)/Euroscale (EFI)/None [SWOP COM-M]

CMYK simulation allows color correction to simulate printed output on a commercial
press, so that the RIP Station output can be used for proofing. The SWOP standard is
used in the United States, DIC in Japan, and Euroscale in Europe. Custom simulations
are user defined and named.

If any custom simulations have been created and loaded on the RIP Station with
ColorWise Pro Tools, they also appear in the list of simulations. Custom simulation
names are truncated to 20 characters when they appear on the Control Panel. A
custom simulation can be selected as the default simulation. See the Color Guidefor
more information about custom simulations.

CMYK Simulation Method
With CRD/Quick [With CRD]

Quick simulation assumes that the inks in your printer match the printing press inks,

and all changes affect only one color (C, M, Y, or K) at a time. If you select, With CRD,
you can select a Rendering Style for your print job.

Pure Black Text/Graphics
On/Off [On]

The Pure Black Text/Graphics option optimizes black text and line art. The option also
minimizes ink use for documents consisting of a mixture of color and black-only
pages.

With this option On, black text and line art are printed with black ink only. With the
option Off, black text and line art are printed using all four colors of ink. See the Color
Guide for more information.

Spot Color Matching
On/Off [On]

With this option set to On, the RIP Station uses an internal lookup table to print the
best equivalents of PANTONE colors. With this option set to
are printed using the CMYK values defined in the originating applications. See the
Color Guide for more information.

Off, PANTONE colors

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Save Changes
Yes/No [Yes]

Select Yes to activate any changes made in Color Setup; select No to return to the main
Setup menu without making any changes.

Administrative functions in the Setup menu

The remaining choices in the Setup menu are intended to help you manage print jobs
and color output but are not required for printing:

• Job Log Setup allows you to specify whether the RIP Station prints and clears its log

of printed jobs automatically. See the next section for details.

• Change Password enables you to create or change an Administrator password on the

RIP Station so that casual users cannot enter the Setup menus and change
RIP Station settings without permission.

• Clear Server clears all queued print jobs from the server—jobs in the RIP Station

Print, Hold, and Printed queues. Clear Server also clears the Job Log. If an
Administrator password has been set, unauthorized users will not see this command
(or any of the administrative or Setup options).

NOTE: If you keep Job Logs, be sure to print or export the Job Log before you choose

Clear Server.

Job Log Setup

The Job Log is a record of all jobs processed or printed on the RIP Station, whether
they originate from a user workstation, a networked server, the RIP Station, or a
computer attached to the parallel port. The Job Log can be printed at any time from
the Control Panel or the job management tools.

The printed Job Log lists accounting information about each job including user name,
document name, time and date printed, and number of pages. If you print with the
Adobe printer drivers provided for Windows 95/98 and Mac OS computers, you can
also enter job-specific notes that appear in the Job Log. See the User Guide for details.

By default, the Job Log is not printed or cleared automatically. You can change these
defaults in Job Log Setup. You can also clear the Job Log from the job management
tools.

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TO ACCESS JOB LOG SETUP OPTIONS:

PS Setup
Color Setup
Job Log Setup
Change Password

Setup

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1. Scroll the main Setup menu and choose Job Log Setup.

2. Enter the options as described below.

3. When you have finished, save changes.

Job Log Setup options

Default values for the following options, where applicable, appear in square brackets.

Auto Print Job Log Every 55 Jobs
Yes/No [No]

Use this option to specify whether you want the RIP Station to print the Job Log after
every 55 jobs. Set the Job Log for automatic printing is useful if accounting for each
printed page is important at your site.

Auto Clear Job Log Every 55 Jobs
Yes/No [No]

Use this option to specify whether to clear the Job Log after every 55 jobs. If you do
not enable this option, and do not clear the Job Log from the RIP Station or from a
remote workstation, the RIP Station saves a record of all jobs.

In addition to Auto Clearing, the Job Log (together with all queued jobs) is also cleared
when you choose Clear Server from the main Setup menu, when system software is
reinstalled, or when a new version of system software is installed on the RIP Station.

NOTE: If Auto Print Job Log Every 55 Jobs is set to No, setting this option to Yes has no

effect.

Job Log Page Size
Tabloid/A3 Letter/A4 [Tabloid/A3]

Select the paper size for printing the Job Log. Regardless of page size, 55 jobs are listed
on a page. The paper size used depends on the Default Paper Sizes setting in PS Setup.
If the Default Paper Sizes setting is US, the Job Log is printed on tabloid or letter size
paper, with tabloid the default.

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Save Changes
Yes/No [Yes]

Select Yes to activate any changes made in Job Log Setup; select No to return to the
main Setup menu without making any changes.

Change Password

Change Password enables you to set or change the Administrator password for the

RIP Station. This password determines whether a user can modify the Setup options.
See page 2-2 for information on Administrator access privileges.

When the RIP Station is installed, there is no password. If you do not create an
Administrator password, users are not required to enter a password to modify the
Setup. If an Administrator password has been set previously, you are required to enter
it when you run Setup. Use the up and down button to select the characters and the
left and right arrow buttons to move between them (see “Types of Setup screens” on
page 3-6).

TO CHANGE THE RIP STATION ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD:

PS Setup
Color Setup
Job Log Setup
Change Password

Setup

NOTE: The Operator password can be set and changed from Fiery WebSetup only.

1. Scroll the main Setup menu and choose Change Password.

2. Enter and confirm the password as described below.

3. When you have finished, save changes.

New Password

Use the up and down button to select the characters and the left and right arrow
buttons to move between them. Enter characters from left to right, since the left arrow
line selection button is a delete key. The password can be any combination of letters
and numbers up to 19 characters. Choose OK when you have finished. Keep careful
track of the password.

NOTE: The only way to remove a password that you can’t remember is to reinstall

system software.

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Verify New Password

Enter the new password again exactly as before to verify that you have entered it
correctly. If you make a mistake, you are prompted to enter the password again. The
new password is effective after you save changes and reboot the RIP Station.

Clear Server

Clear Server enables you to clear all queued print jobs from the RIP Station—jobs in

the RIP Station Print, Hold, and Printed queues. Clear Server also clears the Job Log.
If you keep Job Logs, print or export the Job Log before you choose Clear Server.

Jobs can also be deleted individually or as a group from the job management tools.

Clear Server

Setup

Exit Setup
Server Setup
Network Setup
Printer Setup

Setup

Scroll the main Setup menu and choose Clear Server.

Choose Clear Server to clear all queued print jobs and the Job Log from the server.
You are asked to confirm your selection.

Exit Setup

Choose Exit Setup from the first screen of the main Setup menu when you have
finished making Setup changes.

The RIP Station reboots and any changes you saved during the Setup take effect.

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Printing a Configuration page from the Control Panel

The Configuration page lists all the settings in effect from the current Setup. After you
have finished running Setup, print a Configuration page to confirm your settings.

Post the current Configuration page near the server for quick reference. Users need the
information on this page, such as the current printer default settings.

The other pages you can print from the Control Panel of the RIP Station include Test
Page, Job Log, Control Panel Map, Color Charts, and Font List. For information on
these pages, see the User Guide.

TO PRINT THE CONFIGURATION PAGE:

1. At the Control Panel, press the Menu button to access the Functions menu.

2. Choose Print Pages.

3. Select Configuration.

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Chapter 4:

Using
Fiery WebSetup

TO ACCESS FIERY WEBSETUP:

After you have performed initial Setup (Server, Network and Printer Setup) from the
Control Panel, you can complete or change most Setup options using Fiery WebSetup
via an Internet or intranet connection to the RIP Station.

See the Setup Guide for information on Fiery WebSetup system requirements.

NOTE: Fiery WebSetup is supported for Windows 95/98, Windows 2000, and

Windows NT 4.0 computers only.

RIP Station Setup from Fiery WebSetup

After changing Setup option settings from Fiery WebSetup, you must reboot the
RIP Station before your changes take effect. See page 4-22 for instructions.

1. Launch your browser application and enter the IP address or DNS name of the
RIP Station.

2. If prompted for a Fiery WebTools login level, select Administrator, enter the
Administrator password, and click OK.

3. When the RIP Station home page appears, click the WebSetup button.

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4. Click one of the Setup buttons: Server Setup, Network Setup, or Printer Setup.

5. After you have entered the settings for each Setup, click Save.

Refer to the following sections for more information.

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Server Setup

From this window, you can access Server Setup, Password, Job Log Setup, and
Support.

Server Setup

Server Name—Enter a name for the RIP Station (up to ten characters long). This is the

name that will appear in the Chooser on an AppleTalk network. Also enter this name
when you configure the connection for the Fiery utilities over IPX/SPX networks (see
the Setup Guide).

NOTE: Do not use the device name (Pro9000 or Pro7000) as the server name. Also, if

you have more than one RIP Station, do not give them the same name.

Print Start Page—Select to specify that the RIP Station should print a start page every

time it restarts. The start page displays information about the RIP Station including
the server name, current date and time, Printer Mode, amount of memory installed in
the RIP Station, last calibration date, network protocols enabled, and connections
enabled.

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Enable Printed Queue—Select to enable the Printed queue, which creates a storage

location on the RIP Station disk for recent jobs. Users with Administrator or Operator
privileges can print jobs from the Printed queue without sending them to the
RIP Station again. If you disable the Printed queue, jobs are deleted immediately after
printing.

Jobs Saved in Printed Queue—Enter the number of jobs (from 1 to 99) to be saved in

the Printed queue. Jobs in the Printed queue take up space on the RIP Station hard
disk.

Time—Enter the correct system time, based on a 24-hour clock, in the form HH:MM

(Hours:Minutes). The time is used on the cover page and on Job Logs.

Date—Enter the correct system date. The date is used on the cover page and Job Logs.

Use Character Set—Specify whether the job management tools and the Control Panel

should use the Macintosh, DOS, or Windows character set for displaying filenames. This
is important if a filename includes accented or composite characters (such as é or æ).

For mixed-platform networks, select the setting that gives the best overall
representation of the special characters you use.

Passwords

In the Password tab, you can enter, change, or remove the Administrator or Operator
password.

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If a password already exists, it appears as asterisks in both the Enter New Password and
Verify New Password text boxes. If no password exists, the boxes are blank.

TO SET OR REMOVE A PASSWORD:

1. To enter a new password, type the password in the Enter New Password field.

Passwords can be any combination of up to 19 characters.

2. Enter the new password in the Verify New Password field.

The new password remains in effect until you change it.
If a password already exists, the new entry replaces it. To delete a password, select and

delete its asterisks.
You can also set or change the Administrator password (but not the Operator

password) with Setup from the Control Panel.

For more information on password access privileges, see page 2-1.

NOTE: By default, no password is set on the RIP Station. If you do not set a password,

all users will have access to important functions such as Setup (including setting
passwords), and clearing the server. It is strongly recommended that you set an
Administrator password to protect the server from accidental or incorrect changes to
Setup.

Keep track of the password you set. If you forget the Administrator password, contact
your authorized service representative to reinstall RIP Station system software. This
will clear the Administrator password and allow you to set a new one.

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Job Log Setup

Auto Print Job Log every 55 Jobs—Specify whether you want the RIP Station to print

the Job Log after every 55 jobs. The Job Log displays a list of the last 55 jobs processed
on the RIP Station, with accounting information about each one, including user
name, document name, time and date printed, number of pages, and other job
information.

Auto Clear Job Log every 55 Jobs—Specify whether you want to clear the RIP Station

Job Log after every 55 jobs. If you do not turn on this option, the RIP Station saves a
file containing a record of all jobs ever printed. Since this file takes up space on the
RIP Station hard disk, clearing the Job Log frees up additional disk space.

You can clear the Job Log manually at any time from the job management tools. The
Job Log is also cleared when you execute the Clear Server command (from the
RIP Station Control Panel) or when you install system software on the RIP Station.

Job Log Page Size—Select the size of paper you want to print the Job Log on.

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Support

From this window, you can access information about the contact person at your
organization who provides support for the RIP Station.

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Network Setup

You can modify most of the Network Setup options from Fiery WebSetup.

TO CONFIGURE NETWORK PORTS:

• Click the Port tab in the Network Setup dialog box.

You can then adjust settings as detailed in the following sections.

Ethernet (Port Setup)

Enable Ethernet—Select if the RIP Station is to be connected to an Ethernet network.

Transmission Speed—Select Auto Detect if your network environment is mixed, or

select the speed (10 Mbps or 100 Mbps) of the network to which the RIP Station is
attached.

The options 10 Mbps TP and 10 Mbps AUI refer to how Ethernet is cabled, either
through twisted pair cable or the AUI.

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Parallel Port (Port Setup)

Enable Parallel Port—Select if you want to print through the parallel port. You can

connect a single Windows computer to the parallel port and print directly to the
RIP Station.

NOTE: Enabling the parallel port does not conflict with using Ethernet communication

with the RIP Station.

Ignore EOF Character—Available only if Enable Parallel Port is selected, this option

specifies that the RIP Station should ignore end-of-file (EOF) messages. Check this
box to print PostScript files in binary format (not ASCII); under normal
circumstances, the box should not be checked. When this option is selected, the
RIP Station uses the parallel port timeout value to determine when the end of the file
has been reached.

Parallel Port Timeout (seconds)—Available only if Enable Parallel Port is selected, this

option determines how long the RIP Station waits without receiving data from the
parallel port before deciding that the current job is complete. Until the timeout, the
RIP Station cannot receive new jobs through the parallel port, but it can continue to
receive network print jobs.

TO CONFIGURE THE TCP/IP PROTOCOL:

• Click the Protocol1 tab in the Network Setup window.

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The RIP Station can accept jobs via TCP/IP, AppleTalk, and IPX/SPX simultaneously.
To configure the RIP Station, choose each protocol and enter the settings for that
protocol.

If your network uses a gateway, enter the gateway address.

When you set an IP address, subnet mask, or gateway address for the RIP Station
during Setup, you can allow the RIP Station to get these addresses automatically from
a DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP server. First, turn on or reboot the RIP Station and allow
it reach Idle. Next, make sure the DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP server is running. Finally,
perform RIP Station Setup.

Protocol Setup (TCP/IP)

Enable on Ethernet—Click to enable if you have a TCP/IP network connected to the

RIP Station over Ethernet cabling.

You must enable TCP/IP for Ethernet to use the Fiery WebTools over Ethernet. If you
are using TCP/IP for printing from Windows NT 4.0 workstations, enabling TCP/IP
here also enables you to use Fiery utilities from Windows NT 4.0 workstations using
TCP/IP protocols.

IP Auto—Click to allow the RIP Station to obtain its Ethernet IP address by searching

the network. Depending on your network and the protocol you select (DHCP,
BOOTP, or RARP), the IP address can change.

Select protocol—Select the protocol over which the RIP Station should search for its

IP address. Both DHCP and BOOTP allow the RIP Station to obtain the Ethernet IP
address and Subnet Mask automatically. RARP obtains only the Ethernet IP address.

Depending on your network, the RIP Station might be assigned a different address
after you reboot the RIP Station. With the DHCP setting, the RIP Station can be
assigned a different address even if it is not rebooted. Make sure the network is already
configured properly for the protocol you select.

IP Static—Click to assign the RIP Station a static IP address that will not change.

IP Address—Enter the RIP Station IP address for Ethernet. You must change the

default

127.0.0.1 to a valid address for your network. For information about setting up

printing with TCP/IP, see Chapter 5.

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Subnet Mask—If you need to set the subnet mask, enter one of the following values:

• 255.0.0.0 if the IP address starts with a number less than 128

• 255.255.0.0 if the IP address starts with a number from 128 through 191

• 255.255.255.0 if the IP address starts with a number greater than 191

NOTE: Be sure to confirm the subnet mask setting with your network administrator

before proceeding. In some cases the required setting may be different from those
listed.

Gateway

If your TCP/IP network has a gateway, and users outside the gateway print to the
RIP Station using TCP/IP, enter the gateway address. Obtain the correct gateway
address from your network administrator.

IP Auto (Gateway)—Use this option to get the gateway address automatically for

printing with TCP/IP. This option is available only if you selected DHCP or BOOTP
as the protocol.

If you select the DHCP or BOOTP protocol and later change it to RARP, you must
return to Setup and choose IP Static in the Gateway section, not IP Auto. You can then
set the address manually. This is because RARP does not support automatic
assignment of the gateway address.

IP Static (Gateway)—This option is available if you selected RARP as the protocol.

Use this option to set the gateway address for printing with TCP/IP. If your network
uses a gateway, you must change the default 127.0.0.1 to a correct gateway address for
your network.

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TO CONFIGURE APPLETALK AND IPX FRAME TYPES:

• Click the Protocol2 tab in the Network Setup window.

Protocol Setup (AppleTalk)

Enable AppleTalk—Select to enable Apple Talk if you have an AppleTalk network

connected to the RIP Station. This setting enables the RIP Station to communicate
over AppleTalk networks.

Select Zone—The RIP Station searches the network for AppleTalk zones in your

network segment. Scroll through the list to select the AppleTalk zone in which you
want the RIP Station to appear. If your segment has only one zone, the RIP Station is
assigned to that zone automatically.

If no AppleTalk zone can be found, your network may have no defined zones, or the
network cable has not been connected (see page 6-4). Choose OK.

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Protocol Setup (IPX Frames)

Auto Select—Click Auto Select to specify all supported IPX frames, whether or not

they are supported on your network.

Manual Select—To specify IPX frames used with NetWare, click Manual Select, and

click the Select Frames button. See your network administrator to verify which frame
type to choose.

In the IPX Frames dialog box, select frames and use the Add and Remove buttons to
specify the selected frames.

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TO CONFIGURE PSERVER SETUP:

• Click the Service1 tab in the Network Setup window.

You can modify Bindery and NDS configurations from Fiery WebSetup. Turn on the
Enable NDS option if your network uses NetWare 4.x or 5.x in native mode. Click
Bindery Setup if your network uses NetWare 3.x, or uses NetWare 4.x or 5.x in
bindery emulation mode.

NOTE: If your network uses both NDS and Bindery, set up NDS first. Setting up NDS

after Bindery will overwrite Bindery Setup. If your network uses both NDS and
Bindery, including using NetWare 4.x or 5.x servers in bindery emulation, the
RIP Station cannot service NDS and bindery emulation servers on the same NDS tree.

PServer Setup (NetWare Services)

The Enable PServer option must be turned on if you have a Novell server connected.
You can, however, change the PServer polling interval and then modify either Bindery
Setup or NDS Configuration.

NOTE: The terms NetWare server, Novell server, and IPX server are in common use and

are used here interchangeably to mean the server on an IPX network running Novell
NetWare networking software.

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PServer Setup (NDS Configuration)

In initial setup, the RIP Station was connected to the network and an NDS directory
tree, with a Printer, a Print Server, and one or more Print Queue objects for
RIP Station jobs (see page 5-4), was configured. You can make any changes to that
setup through Fiery WebSetup. To modify NDS Setup you may need permission to
browse the NDS tree. If access to the Print Server is restricted, you’ll need a login
password.

Enable NDS

Change Trees...

Add NDS Tree

Select User Login 1. Select the User Login object from the display in the Select User Login

Check this box if NDS has already been enabled on the network.

Click to open the NDS Configuration window. This option is available only when
Enable NDS is selected.

You can have only one NDS tree, so the following process is required to change
trees:

1. Select the current NDS tree and click Remove.

2. Select the new NDS tree and click Add.

Your new NDS tree selection automatically overwrites any previous tree
selection. If you change the NDS tree selection and there are also current
Bindery settings, you are alerted that they will be deleted. If you
continue with NDS Setup, you can replace Bindery settings afterwards.
To exit NDS Setup, choose Cancel.

3. Click OK.

The Select login user window appears.

window.

2. Enter a password if necessary.

3. Click Next.

The Select print server window appears.

Select Print Server 1. Select the print server from the display in the Select Print Server window.

2. Enter a password if necessary.

3. Click OK.

The Select print queue root window appears.

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Select Print Queue
Root

Enter Print Server
Password

1. Select the print queue root from the display in the Select Print Queue Root
window.

2. Enter a password if necessary.

3. Click Finish.

The NetWare Setup window reappears, showing the new settings.

1. Enter the Print Server password if necessary.

2. Choose OK.

PServer Setup (Bindery Setup)

Use Bindery Setup if you have already configured one or more bindery servers (file
servers running NetWare 3.x, or NetWare 4.x or 5.x in bindery emulation) with a Print
Server and a Print Queue for RIP Station jobs (see page 5-4). Before entering bindery
settings, be sure the RIP Station is connected to the network and the NetWare file
server is running. You’ll need a login name, and, if access to the file server or print
server is restricted, you’ll need a login password.

Because you can set up more than one Novell server to handle RIP Station print jobs,
Bindery Setup allows you to add or delete new file server connections and view the
connections you have selected. The options are:

Bindery Setup...

Novell Setup 1. Click the server you want to add.

Add Server 1. Select a print server from the list on the left.

Click the Bindery Setup button to bring up the Novell Setup window.

2. Click Add.

3. Enter your user name and password.

4. Click Next.

The Add Server window shows a list of print servers you can add.

2. Enter a password if a password is required.

3. Click Finish.

You return to the main Novell Setup dialog box.

4. Click OK.

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TO CONFIGURE WINDOWS PRINTING, LPD, AND WEB SERVICES:

• Click the Service2 tab in the Network Setup window.

The Service2 tab provides the following:

• Windows Printing Service enables the Microsoft SMB protocol, which supports peer
to peer printing, also known as Windows or SMB printing.

• LPD Printing Service enables lpd printing on TCP/IP networks.

• Web Services enables the http protocol and the use of the Fiery WebTools.

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Service Setup (Windows Printing Service)

For setting up the Windows printing service, these characters are allowed in the text
fields: uppercase letters, numerals, space, and the following characters:

- _ . ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & ( ) { } \ ' , "

NOTE: Lowercase letters are not allowed, except in the Comment field.

Enable Windows Printing Service—Select to enable SMB (Server Message Block), the

file and printer sharing protocol built into Windows. Enabling SMB allows the
RIP Station to be listed on the network so that Windows clients can print to a
particular print connection (Hold, Print, or Direct) on the RIP Station without any
other networking software. For information on how to set up a Windows client for
Windows printing, see the Setup Guide.

NOTE: Windows (SMB) printing runs over TCP/IP, so TCP/IP must be configured on

all the RIP Station and on workstations that use Windows printing.

Server Name—The server name is the name that will appear on the network. It can,

but does not have to, be the same name as the server name assigned in Server Setup
(see page 3-8 and page 4-3).

Comment—Server comments (optional) can contain information about the printer.

These comments are listed in the Properties of the RIP Station in Network
Neighborhood. Comments can be up to 15 characters long. Lowercase letters are
allowed in this field.

Domain or Workgroup—Enter the workgroup or domain you want the RIP Station to

appear in.

Auto IP—If you have already enabled IP Auto in Protocol Setup, and selected either

DHCP or BOOTP as the protocol for obtaining an IP address, check this option to
allow the RIP Station to obtain the IP address automatically for the WINS Name
Server. If you do not check this option, you can use the following two options to
specify whether to use a WINS Name Server and what its IP address is.

Use WINS Server—Select to use a WINS name server. Broadcasts from SMB devices

cannot be routed beyond their original network segment without a WINS name
server. Setting up the WINS name server is outside the scope of this manual. To find
out if a name server is available, contact your network administrator.

IP Address—Enter the IP address of the WINS Name Server.

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Service Setup (Enable Services)

Enable LPD Printing Service—Select to allow lpd printing.

Enable Web Services—Select to enable if TCP/IP is enabled on the RIP Station and on

user workstations, and you wish to make the Fiery WebTools available to users (see
page 5-13). The Fiery WebTools include Fiery WebSpooler, Status, WebLink, Print
Monitor, WebSetup, and Installer. A Java-enabled Web browser and a valid IP address
are required for each user. See the Setup Guide for details on supported browsers and
workstation requirements.

Printer Setup

From this window, you can access two tabs: Printer Setup, and Color and Paper Setup.

NOTE: In the following illustrations, “Device name” represents the model of the printer

connected to the RIP Station, which is Pro9000 or Pro7000.

TO SET PRINTER OPTIONS:

• Click the Printer Setup tab.

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Printer Setup

Publish Direct Connection—Select to enable users to print (or download) jobs to the

RIP Station without spooling. When the Direct connection is published, users can
print jobs to the Direct connection and download and delete printer fonts. Jobs
printed to the Direct connection are not available to be reprinted from the Printed
queue.

NOTE: The Direct connection must be published to download fonts.

Publish Hold Queue—Select to enable users to print jobs to the Hold queue. Jobs

printed to the Hold queue are not processed until the administrator or the operator
releases them for printing from the job management tools. For users to use Fiery
utilities, you must publish at least the Hold queue or Print queue.

Publish Print Queue—Select to enable users to print jobs to the Print queue. Jobs

printed to the Print queue are spooled on the RIP Station disk.

Parallel Connection—This option is available only if the parallel port has been enabled

and you have published more than one print connection (Print queue, Hold queue, or
Direct Connection). This setting determines where jobs printed to the parallel port are
sent. If only one print connection has been published, parallel port jobs are
automatically printed to that connection.

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TO SET COLOR AND PAPER SETUP OPTIONS:

• Click the Color and Paper Setup tab in the Printer Setup window.

Color and Paper Setup

For more information about color options, see the Color Guide.

Color Mode—Specifies the default color mode to be used: Color or grayscale. Before

performing calibration on the RIP Station, select Color as the Color Mode.

Default Paper Sizes—Specify whether to print on US paper sizes (for example, letter,

legal, tabloid), or Metric paper sizes (for example, A4, B4, A3) by default. When no
page size is defined within a PostScript file, jobs are printed on letter paper if you select
US, or A4 paper if you select Metric.

Allow Courier Substitution—Specify whether to substitute Courier for unavailable

fonts. If this option is No, jobs with fonts that are not available on the RIP Station hard
disk will not print due to a PostScript error.

Print to PS Error—Specify whether the RIP Station should print the available portion

of a print job when it encounters a PostScript error. Select Yes to print the portion of
the job that was processed before the error occurred; select No to cancel the job entirely
whenever a PostScript error is encountered. Leave this option at No unless you
encounter printing problems.

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Rendering Style—The CRD (color rendering dictionary), or rendering method,

defines how colors are converted from the RGB color space to device CMYK.
Photographic, designed for images, retains the relative balance between colors to
maintain the overall appearance of the image. Presentation, designed for bright colors,
produces the saturated prints needed for most business presentations, but handles
photographic images the same way as Photographic.

Pure Black Text and Graphics—This option optimizes black text and line art and also

minimizes ink use for documents consisting of a combination of color and black-only
pages.

With this option On, black text and line art are printed with black ink only. With the
option Off, black text and line art are printed using all four colors of ink.

Spot Color Matching—With this option On, the RIP Station uses an internal lookup

table to print the best equivalents of PANTONE colors. With this option Off,
PANTONE colors are printed using the CMYK values defined in the originating
applications.

Restarting the RIP Station

You need to reboot the RIP Station before your changes take effect.

TO RESTART THE RIP STATION:

1. Make sure the information screen on the Control Panel reads Idle.

If Printing or RIPping appears, the RIP Station is processing, and you must wait until
the system finishes and reaches the Idle state.

If the RIP Station has just finished processing, wait five seconds after
before restarting the RIP Station.

2. Click the Reboot Server button in the Fiery Setup window.

Idle appears