Gestetner 1502, 1802d, 1802, Network Interface Board Owner's Manual

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Acronyms used in this manual

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type Indicates placeholders where you specify a value, such as a file

name, address, or other value. Italics are also used for book titles and cross-references to other chapters or sections of this manual.

Bold

type Indicates specific choices within instructions or procedures, such

as keys, buttons, or other dialog box options. For example: Click on

Software Installation

Choose

File

Open

Indicates a menu selection (such as choosing the

Open

command

from the

File

menu).

monospace bold type

Indicates file names, path names, and so on. Code examples are also shown in a monospace font.

Press

Enter

On some keyboards, the

Enter

key is marked

Return

. (Similarly,

some keyboards may use different key labels such as

Esc

Escape

.) Unless it is otherwise noted, you terminate all typed

commands (such as in a DOS command box) by pressing

Enter

Return

Acronym Meaning

arp

Address Resolution Protocol

DIB Directory Information Base

DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

ESD Electrostatic Discharge

FTP File Transfer Protocol

HTML HyperText Markup Language

HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol

IP Internet Protocol

IPP Internet Printing Protocol

IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange

MAP Management Access Program

MIB Management Information Base

NIC Network Interface Card

NDS NetWare Directory Services

NOS Network Operating System

PCL Printer Control Language

PDS Print Device Subsystem

PPD PostScript Printer Driver

rarp

Reverse Address Resolution Protocol

SAP Service Advertising Protocol

SMIT System Management Interface Tool

SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol

SPX Sequenced Packet Exchange

STP Shielded Twisted Pair

TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair

Acronym Meaning

Structure of this manual

• Chapter 1,

Introduction

, contains information about the Network Interface Board, its

features, and the hardware and NOS requirements.

• Chapter 2,

Installing the Network Interface Board

, explains how to install the card.

• Chapter 3,

Monitoring the Network Interface Board

, explains how to use the Management Access Program (MAP) or a Web browser to configure and monitor the Network Interface Board.

• Chapters 4 through 7 explain how to configure the Network Interface Board for specific environments.

• Chapter 8,

Operation and Troubleshooting

, contains information on the LED status indicators, printing status reports, and resetting the print server to factory defaults. It also contains troubleshooting checklists.

• Appendix A,

Jumper Settings

, describes the jumper settings and locations.

• Appendix B,

Network Interface Board Specifications

, lists the general specifications for

the Network Interface Board, including the specifications for the 10/100BaseT cables.

TOC-1

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Network Interface Board Features ..................................................................................1-1

1.2 Network Interface Board Package Contents ...................................................................1-2

1.3 Hardware and NOS Requirements ..................................................................................1-3

Chapter 2 Installing the Network Interface Board

2.1 Installing an Network Interface Board in Your Printer ..................................................2-1

2.2 Connecting the Network Interface Board to an Ethernet Network .................................2-2

2.3 Powering up the Printer ..................................................................................................2-2

Chapter 3 Monitoring the Network Interface Board

3.1 MAP Overview ...............................................................................................................3-1

3.2 MAP Requirements .........................................................................................................3-2

3.3 Installing MAP ................................................................................................................3-2

3.4 Monitoring with MAP ....................................................................................................3-3

3.5 Monitoring with a Web Browser ....................................................................................3-3

Chapter 4 NetWare Configuration

4.1 Configuring NetWare 3.x ...............................................................................................4-1

4.1.1 Using PCONSOLE to Select a File Server ......................................................4-2

4.1.2 Creating Print Queues ......................................................................................4-2

4.1.3 Entering the Print Server Name........................................................................4-3

4.1.4 Configuring the Print Server ............................................................................4-3

4.1.5 Assigning Print Queues to the Printer ..............................................................4-4

4.1.6 Setting Up Notify Options for the Printer ........................................................4-5

4.1.7 Installing the Print Server on Multiple File Servers.........................................4-5

4.1.8 Setting Up a Primary File Server .....................................................................4-6

4.1.9 Setting Up Preferred File Servers.....................................................................4-6

4.2 Configuring NetWare Bindery Emulation ......................................................................4-7

4.2.1 Confirming Bindery Context ............................................................................4-7

4.2.2 Configuring in Bindery Mode with PCONSOLE ............................................4-8

4.3 Configuring the Network Interface Board ......................................................................4-9

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4.3.1 Creating the Printer Object .............................................................................4-10

4.3.2 Creating the Print Server Object ....................................................................4-10

4.3.3 Creating the Print Queue Object ....................................................................4-10

4.3.4 Assigning the Printer Object ..........................................................................4-11

4.3.5 Assigning Print Server Object ........................................................................4-11

4.3.6 Checking Assignments...................................................................................4-12

4.3.7 Setting Up and Resetting the Printer ..............................................................4-12

4.4 Configuring the Network Interface Board ....................................................................4-12

4.5 Using the Novell PCONSOLE Utility ..........................................................................4-14

4.5.1 Changing the File Server................................................................................4-14

4.5.2 Changing Print Queues...................................................................................4-15

4.5.3 Setting Up a Notify List .................................................................................4-15

4.6 Configuring NetWare and Print Servers Using NWSetup ............................................4-16

4.6.1 Installing and Running NWSetup...................................................................4-16

4.6.2 Selecting a Print Server ..................................................................................4-17

4.6.3 Configuring the Network Interface Board for NetWare ................................4-17

4.6.4 Entering Print Server Settings ........................................................................4-19

4.6.4.1 Adding a Queue..................................................................................4-21

4.6.4.2 Deleting a Queue................................................................................4-23

4.6.4.3 Adding Users/Groups for Notification...............................................4-23

4.6.5 Configuring the Notify Settings .....................................................................4-24

Chapter 5 Windows Peer-to-Peer Printing

5.1 Windows IPX Peer-to-Peer Printing ...............................................................................5-1

5.1.1 Introduction and Preparation ............................................................................5-1

5.1.2 Installing the IPX Peer-to-Peer Redirector.......................................................5-2

5.1.3 Setting Up IPX Peer-to-Peer Printing ..............................................................5-3

5.1.4 Adding Printers for IPX Peer-To-Peer Printing ...............................................5-4

5.2 Windows IP Peer-to-Peer Printing ..................................................................................5-5

5.2.1 Introduction and Preparation ............................................................................5-6

5.2.2 Installation and Operation ................................................................................5-6

5.2.3 Setting Up IP Peer-to-Peer ...............................................................................5-7

5.2.4 Manually Adding Printers for IP Peer-to-Peer Printing .................................5-11

Chapter 6 AppleTalk Configuration

6.1 Choosing the Printer .......................................................................................................6-1

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Chapter 7 TCP/IP Configuration

7.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................7-1

7.2 Installing in a Windows Environment ............................................................................7-1

7.2.1 Installing TCP/IP on Windows.........................................................................7-2

7.2.2 Setting Up the Network Interface Board ..........................................................7-2

7.2.3 Assigning an IP Address ..................................................................................7-2

7.2.3.1 Using arp ..............................................................................................7-3

7.2.4 Setting Other IP parameters .............................................................................7-3

7.2.5 Setting Up lpr on Windows NT or Windows 2000..........................................7-4

7.3 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) .............................................................7-5

7.4 Windows Internet Name Service (WINS/DHCP) ..........................................................7-5

7.4.1 Using WINS with Your Print Server................................................................7-6

7.4.2 Configuring the WINS Server ..........................................................................7-6

7.5 FTP Printing ....................................................................................................................7-7

7.5.1 FTP Printing Using Netscape...........................................................................7-7

7.5.2 Printing from an FTP Client.............................................................................7-8

7.6 UNIX Printing .................................................................................................................7-8

7.6.1 Configuring the IP Address on the Network Interface Board..........................7-8

7.6.1.1 Using rarp.............................................................................................7-9

7.6.1.2 Using ping ..........................................................................................7-10

7.6.2 lpd/lpr Printing ...............................................................................................7-11

7.6.2.1 Setting Up a BSD Remote Printer to Use lpd ....................................7-12

7.7 Running Telnet .............................................................................................................7-12

7.7.1 Making the Connection and Accessing the Main Menu ................................7-13

7.7.2 Configuring IP Parameters .............................................................................7-14

7.7.3 Selecting Printer Languages...........................................................................7-14

7.7.4 Enabling/Disabling Network Protocols..........................................................7-16

7.7.5 Restoring Factory Defaults.............................................................................7-16

7.7.6 Changing a Password .....................................................................................7-16

7.7.7 Exiting Telnet.................................................................................................7-16

7.8 Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) Printing ......................................................................7-17

7.8.1 Setting Up a Printer Using IPP.......................................................................7-17

7.8.2 Setting Up the IPP Functions of the Printer ...................................................7-17

Chapter 8 Operation and Troubleshooting

8.1 LED Status Indicators .....................................................................................................8-1

8.1.1 Normal Operating Condition ............................................................................8-1

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8.1.2 Error Conditions...............................................................................................8-2

8.2 Status Report ...................................................................................................................8-2

8.3 Returning the Network Interface Board to Factory Default Settings .............................8-3

8.4 Troubleshooting Checklists ............................................................................................8-4

8.4.1 General Troubleshooting ..................................................................................8-4

8.4.2 Troubleshooting Network Hardware Connections...........................................8-5

8.4.3 NetWare Troubleshooting................................................................................8-5

8.4.3.1 NetWare Checklist ...............................................................................8-6

8.4.3.2 File Server Checklist ............................................................................8-6

8.4.3.3 Workstation Checklist..........................................................................8-6

8.4.3.4 Network Interface Board Configuration Checklist ..............................8-7

8.4.3.5 Printer Server, File Server, and Printer Checklist................................8-7

8.4.3.6 Workstation to Network Interface Board Connection Checklist .........8-8

8.4.3.7 If the Network Interface Board Loses Its File Server Connection.......8-8

8.4.3.8 Cannot Print from a Different Context.................................................8-8

8.4.4 AppleTalk Troubleshooting .............................................................................8-8

8.4.5 TCP/IP Troubleshooting...................................................................................8-9

Appendix A Jumper Settings

A.1 Changing Jumper Settings ............................................................................................A-1

A.2 Reset to Factory Defaults ..............................................................................................A-1

Appendix B Network Interface Board Specifications

B.1 General Specifications for the Network Interface Board ..............................................B-1

B.2 10/100BaseT Cables ...................................................................................................... B-2

Index ........................................................................................................ Index-1

See 2nd part of book for the Quick Configuration Guide.

Introduction

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Chapter 1

Introduction

The Network Interface Board is a Network Interface Controller that you install into compatible printers to provide Ethernet® network connectivity.

This chapter describes:

• Network Interface Board features

• Contents of the Network Interface Board package

• Hardware and NOS requirements

1.1 Network Interface Board Features

The Network Interface Board has the following features:

• Automatic selection of 100BaseT Fast Ethernet connection or 10BaseT Ethernet connection

• Fully-transparent AppleTalk™ printing support for Macintosh™ systems

• IP Peer-to-Peer (serverless) discovery and printing from Microsoft® Windows™ 95/98/Me or Windows NT™ 4.0 workstations

• IPX Peer-to-Peer (serverless) discovery and printing from Windows 95/98/Me workstations, without a Novell® file server present and without using IP

• Novell NetWare® PSERVER on Bindery based configurations and Novell Directory Services (NDS)

•

lpr/lpd

over TCP/IP for UNIX™-based systems and Windows systems

• IP and IPX Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support of Management Information Base-2 (MIBII) and proprietary NIC-MIB

• SNMP support of standard MIB, MIBII, proprietary NIC-MIB, and proprietary printer MIBs on compatible printers

• Integral HTTP server to allow monitoring and management of your Network Interface Board from a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator, Communicator

• Management Access Program (MAP) to allow Windows-based HTML viewing for monitoring and managing your Network Interface Board

1.2 Network Interface Board Package Contents

1-2

Introduction

• FTP printing directly from a Web browser or other FTP client

1.2 Network Interface Board Package Contents

The Network Interface Board package contains the following:

• Network Interface Board

• CD-ROM containing:

— This manual

—MAP

— IPX Peer-to-Peer Windows Redirector

— IP Peer-to-Peer Windows Redirector

— NWSetup Utility

Check each directory for a

README

file containing the latest information about the

installation and operation. Read these files before installing.

1.3 Hardware and NOS Requirements

Introduction

1-3

Note:

Each Network Interface Board has a unique six-digit serial number with a three-letter prefix — for example, “

RDP

”. The serial number is listed on the bottom of the Net-

work Interface Board and displayed on the box.

1.3 Hardware and NOS Requirements

The Network Interface Board hardware and software require the following:

Version of protocol or NOS

• Novell NetWare Version 3.x (or higher), 4.x, or 5.

• Apple Macintosh System 8.x or 9.

• UNIX, Windows, or LAN Server systems supporting

lpr

over TCP/IP

• Sun™ Solaris™ 2.5.1 or 2.6, 7, 8

• Hewlett Packard HP-UX™ 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, 11.0

• RED HAT Linux 6.2

Software

• NetWare printing requires NetWare Capture, NPRINT, and either PCONSOLE (later than 1.0) or NWADMIN.

• NWSetup requires Windows 95/98/Me, Windows2000 or Windows NT 4.0 and the Novell 32-bit client.

• The IP Peer-to-Peer utility requires Windows 95/98/Me or Windows NT 4.0.

• The IPX Peer-to-Peer utility requires Windows 95/98/Me.

• The MAP utility requires Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000 or Windows NT

4.0. MAP also requires a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, Communicator.

• AppleTalk printing requires the appropriate PostScript® Printer Description (PPD) for the printer.

• TCP/IP setup and maintenance can be done with Telnet. To monitor and maintain with HTTP requires a Web browser.

Hardware

• Support for 10 Mbps Ethernet networks: 10BaseT (twisted pair) cables and hardware

1.3 Hardware and NOS Requirements

1-4

Introduction

• Support for 100 Mbps Ethernet networks: 100BaseT (twisted pair) cables and hardware

• CD-ROM drive on the workstation to accept Windows, Macintosh, or UNIXbased utilities

Installing the Network Interface Board

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Chapter 2

Installing the Network Interface Board

This chapter describes:

• Installing an Network Interface Board in your printer

• Connecting the Network Interface Board to an Ethernet network

• Powering up the printer

2.1 Installing an Network Interface Board in Your Printer

Before installing the board, generate a printer status or test page, if possible.

This gives you detailed information on the identification and configuration of your printer, and ensures the printer is set up and operating properly.

Make sure the printer is operating properly, there is paper in the paper tray, and the toner bottle is setting correctly.

Turn off the printer and remove the power cord.

Install the Network Interface Board in the option port, according to the printer manufacturer’s instructions.

Note:

The Network Interface Board is designed to protect sensitive components from damage due to electrostatic discharge during normal operation. When installing the card, however, take proper static-control precautions to prevent damage to equipment.

2.2 Connecting the Network Interface Board to an Ethernet Network

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Installing the Network Interface Board

2.2 Connecting the Network Interface Board to an Ethernet Network

Connect the Network Interface Board to your Ethernet network using the 10BaseT or 100BaseT Ethernet interface. This network connection uses a 4-wire RJ cable to plug into the RJ45 network connector on the Network Interface Board. For a description of the signals, see

Appendix B, Network Interface Board Specifications

2.3 Powering up the Printer

Plug in the power cord.

Turn on the power and wait for the printer to warm up.

The printer may print a status or start-up page if this option is not disabled.

The Network Interface Board then sends a print job to the printer that contains the Network Interface Board status information. For more information, see

Section

8.2 Status Report

Check the Network Interface Board status report. Record the serial number (six digits with a three-letter prefix) and the network address or save the status report.

You need this information when you configure the printer for your network.

Refer to the chapters relevant to your particular network setup for instructions on configuring the network for the Network Interface Board.

Monitoring the Network Interface Board

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Chapter 3

Monitoring the Network Interface Board

This chapter describes:

• Overview of the Management Access Program (MAP)

• MAP requirements

• Where to install MAP

• Installing MAP in Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000 or Windows NT

• Using MAP to monitor and maintain the Network Interface Board

• Using a Web browser to monitor and maintain the Network Interface Board

3.1 MAP Overview

The Management Access Program (MAP) provides a Windows-based HTML viewer linked to a proprietary bi-directional IPX/IP channel program to allow access to the Network Interface Board’s HTML pages for monitoring and maintenance capabilities.

Using MAP lets you:

• Configure your network protocols for the Network Interface Board

• Reset the Network Interface Board remotely or return it to its factory default settings

• Troubleshoot problems in the Network Interface Board

• Enable or disable the status sheet printout

• Access a context-sensitive help menu that explains how to use each Network Interface Board HTML feature

You can also access the monitoring and maintenance capabilities by using a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. The Network Interface Board must have an IP address for access with a Web browser.

Note:

To change parameter values with MAP or with a Web browser, you must know the Network Interface Board management password. The factory default password is

3.2 MAP Requirements

3-2

Monitoring the Network Interface Board

sysadm

3.2 MAP Requirements

To use MAP, your workstation must have the following installed:

• Microsoft TCP/IP protocol

It is not necessary for the network to support TCP/IP. However, the TCP/IP protocol must be installed even if the network does not support it.

• A Web browser — such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator

• IPX — if you want to use the IPX search functions

Both the Microsoft standard stacks and Novell 32-bit stacks are supported.

3.3 Installing MAP

You can install MAP on any workstation hard drive or network drive.

To i ns t al l M AP :

Put the supplied CD-ROM into the CD drive of your workstation.

Choose

Start> Run

Type the following command and click OK:

drive

:\MAP\SETUP.EXE

where

drive

is your CD drive.

Read the information in the MAP installation notes.

At the prompt “Do you wish to install MAP?,” click

Ye s

Select a destination directory for the program (default is

C:\Program Files\MAP

) and click

Select a program folder (default is MAP) and click

Note:

You cannot use MAP with Windows 3.1.

3.4 Monitoring with MAP

Monitoring the Network Interface Board

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3.4 Monitoring with MAP

To start MAP on your workstation, choose

Start -> Map -> Map

MAP lists IP print servers by their IP address and lists IPX print servers by their SAP identification.

Select the print server you want to access.

MAP sets up a link to the print server and obtains its HTML page.

3.5 Monitoring with a Web Browser

Once you have assigned an IP address to your Network Interface Board, you can use a Web browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, to view the Network Interface Board HTML pages for monitoring and maintenance as follows:

In your Web browser, choose

File

Open

Enter the IP address of the Network Interface Board and click OK.

For example:

http://192.9.200.200

The HTTP Server screen opens.

If you have problems, make sure you are using the correct IP address.

3.5 Monitoring with a Web Browser

3-4

Monitoring the Network Interface Board

NetWare Configuration

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Chapter 4

NetWare Configuration

This chapter describes configuring the Network Interface Board as follows:

• Using PCONSOLE with NetWare 3.

• Using PCONSOLE with NetWare 4.x Bindery Services (there is no bindery function in Version 5.x )

• Using NWADMIN with NetWare 4.x and 5.x Directory Services

• Using MAP or a Web browser to access parameters for NetWare

• Using standard NW Setup utilities to change the configuration

Note:

These instructions assume that your NetWare environment is set up correctly according to the Novell documentation.

4.1 Configuring NetWare 3.

Before configuring NetWare, use MAP or a Web browser to determine if the Network Interface Board has the name you want — either the default name or a user-defined name. See Chapter 3,

Monitoring the Network Interface Board

Note:

Novell recommends upgrading to 4.2 and no longer supports versions lower than 3.2.

The general procedure for configuring the Network Interface Board for NetWare is as follows. Refer to the relevant sections in this chapter for detailed information.

• Using PCONSOLE, select the file server you want to use

• Create the print queues

• Specify the Network Interface Board as a print server

• Configure the print server and printer

• Assign the print queues

• Set Notify options

4.1 Configuring NetWare 3.x

4-2

NetWare Configuration

Note:

You must have supervisor privileges to configure the queue. When you are finished, turn the printer off and on again. The printer prints a status page that lists the file servers attached to the unit and the queues it services.

Before you begin:

• Verify that you have supervisor privileges on the file servers on which you are entering the Network Interface Board print server and queue.

• Verify that your version of PCONSOLE is later than 1.0.

4.1.1 Using PCONSOLE to Select a File Server

ADMIN

At the command prompt, enter the

PCONSOLE

command.

Choose

Change Current File Server

from the Available Options menu.

A list of file servers is displayed.

Select the file server on which you want to install the print server.

If the name of the file server you want is not displayed, type h to display a list of file servers.

Press the

Esc

key to return to the Available Options menu.

4.1.2 Creating Print Queues

A print server takes the print jobs from queues and sends them to the printer. The print server must be assigned to at least one print queue on the file server.

If the print queue that you want the Network Interface Board to service already exists, and you know the name of this queue, refer to

Section 4.1.3 Entering the Print Server Name.

If you do not know the name of the queue or it does not exist, create a queue.

To create a queue:

In PCONSOLE, choose

Print Queue Information

from the Available Options

menu.

A list of existing queues is displayed.

Press the

Insert

key.

Enter the name of the queue.

4.1 Configuring NetWare 3.x

NetWare Configuration

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Press the

Esc

key to return to the Available Options menu.

4.1.3 Entering the Print Server Name

In PCONSOLE, choose

Print Server Information

from the Available Options

menu.

A list of existing print servers is displayed.

Press the

Insert

key.

The New Print Server Name box is displayed.

Enter the name of the print server.

On the printer status sheet, the print server name will appear under NetWare information. The default name is the Network Interface Board serial number (six digits with a three-letter prefix).

Note:

You can change the print server name using the MAP utility or a Web browser. See Chapter 3,

Monitoring the Network Interface Board

4.1.4 Configuring the Print Server

In PCONSOLE, choose the print server name from the Print Servers list.

The Print Server Information menu is displayed.

Choose

Print Server Configuration

from the menu.

Choose

Printer Configuration

The Configured Printers menu appears. Since this is a new Print Server entry, all printers are labeled “Not Installed.”

4.1 Configuring NetWare 3.x

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NetWare Configuration

Choose

Printer 0

The Printer 0 Configuration screen appears with a title of “Printer 0.”

To change the name that the print server uses in its messages in the Notify list to users, select

Name

and enter a name.

This name helps you identify the printer — for example,

LASER_PRINTER

Choose

Typ e

A list of printer types is displayed.

In the list of printer types, choose

Remote Other/Unknown

This creates default entries in the other fields. These defaults are usually optimal, so do not change them without specific knowledge of the effects.

Press the

Esc

key and save your changes. Then continue to press

Esc

to return to the Print Server Configuration menu. If you have finished the configuration, save your changes and exit from PCONSOLE.

4.1.5 Assigning Print Queues to the Printer

When you assign queues to the defined printer, you authorize the print server to service these queues.

Note:

Do not assign the same queue to two different print servers. If a queue is assigned to multiple print servers, print jobs might not go to the intended printer.

To assign print queues to the printer:

In PCONSOLE, choose

Queues Serviced By Printer

from the Print Server

Configuration menu.

Choose the printer name from the list of defined printers.

The Available Queues list for the printer is displayed.

Choose the queue you want and then assign a priority level from 1 to 10 (where 1 is the highest priority. It is also the default).

The queue is displayed on the list for the printer.

You can press

Enter

again to assign additional queues.

When you finish assigning queues, press the

Esc

key and save your changes.

Then continue to press

Esc

to return to the Print Server Configuration menu. If you have finished the configuration, save your changes and exit from PCONSOLE.

4.1 Configuring NetWare 3.x

NetWare Configuration

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4.1.6 Setting Up Notify Options for the Printer

You can specify users or groups of users that are notified if a problem occurs when a print job is sent to the printer. The print server supports the enhanced Notify options for printers, including informing users when the printer —

• Is off-line, jammed, opened, or out of paper

• Requires a manual paper feed or a form change

• Has had an engine failure

If the print server services queues on multiple file servers, you must set up a Notify list for each file server.

To configure the Notify options:

In PCONSOLE, choose

Notify List for Printer

on the Print Server Configuration

menu.

Choose the printer from the Defined Printers list.

Press

Enter

to view a list of Notify Candidates.

Select the user or group from the list.

Set the First and Next intervals in the Notify Intervals screen by entering a number for each interval.

The First interval is the number of seconds the network waits before it notifies candidates about a print job problem. The Next interval specifies how often, in seconds, candidates are notified.

After entering the intervals, press the

Esc

key and save your changes. Then

continue to press

Esc

to return to the Print Server Configuration menu. If you

have finished the configuration, save your changes and exit from PCONSOLE.

4.1.7 Installing the Print Server on Multiple File Servers

To install the print server on more than one file server, perform the procedures described in sections 4.1.1 through 4.1.6 for each file server. You must use the same name and password (or no password) on all file servers. You can set the password for the Network Interface Board using MAP (see

Section 4.3 Configuring the Network Interface Board

). If you use a password, specify it on each file server using the Change Password option on the Print Server Information menu of the PCONSOLE utility.

hop

is an intermediate connection in a string of connections linking two network devices. For example, on a network, some data packets must go through several routers before reaching their final destination. Each time a packet is forwarded to the next router,

4.1 Configuring NetWare 3.x

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NetWare Configuration

a hop occurs. The more hops, the longer it takes the data to go from the source to the destination.

tick

is 1/100 of a second for the Network Interface Board (Novell has a different value).

Propagation delay

is the time it takes for the data to travel through the network, from the

source to the destination.

At startup, the Network Interface Board automatically searches for and attaches to the file servers that are no more than four hops away and that have no more than eight ticks propagation delay. For extremely large or complex networks, this allows a bounded search time on startup.

If the print server must attach to file servers beyond this range, or if you want to accelerate start up by eliminating the need to search all file servers within the four hops/eight ticks radius, enter the name of the file server operating with the print server in the Print Server Configuration of a

primary file server

. The primary file server is a server close to the printer and contains a list of file servers that it services. The primary file server can be any file server within the four hops/eight ticks propagation time limits but ideally is as close as possible to the print server. Once the print server locates the primary file server and the list of file servers to be serviced, the automatic search stops and the print server goes directly to those file servers listed (and to no others).

4.1.8 Setting Up a Primary File Server

Choose

File Server To Be Serviced

from the Print Server Configuration menu.

Press the

Insert

key to display the Available File Servers list.

Select the name of each file server to be serviced and press

Enter

to add it to the

list.

When the list is complete, press

Esc

to return to the menu.

Install the Network Interface Board on each primary file server.

4.1.9 Setting Up Preferred File Servers

You can specify a preferred file server on the Network Interface Board (see Chapter 3,

Monitoring the Network Interface Board

). If a preferred file server is listed, the Network Interface Board attaches to this identified file server instead of initiating the automatic search. If the preferred file server is also a primary file server (for example, has file servers listed under File Servers to Be Serviced), the Network Interface Board connects directly to these file servers.

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Note:

The Preferred File Server applies only to bindery-based queues. There is no effect on NDS queues.

4.2 Configuring NetWare Bindery Emulation

NetWare 4.x can operate in two modes:

• NetWare Directory Services (NDS)

• Bindery Services Emulation

For NDS, refer to

Section 4.3 Configuring the Network Interface Board

These services run simultaneously and transparently to each other. You can configure the Network Interface Board to operate with Bindery Services Mode only or to operate under NDS. When configured under NDS, the Network Interface Board also services older file servers operating in Bindery Mode.

Note:

If the Network Interface Board is not properly set up for NDS and the Bindery Services Mode is not running, the Network Interface Board cannot find its file servers. The status page then indicates the NetWare protocol is not active.

4.2.1 Confirming Bindery Context

Before installing the Network Interface Board on a Novell NetWare 4.x server in Bindery Emulation Mode, check that the server has a Bindery Context (name for the server under Bindery Services Mode). If the server does not have a Bindery Context, you can install the Network Interface Board in NDS mode. If the Network Interface Board must be installed in Bindery Emulation Mode, the server must have a Bindery Context.

At the system console on the 4.x server, enter the

load install

command.

Choose

Maintenance/Selective Install

from the menu.

Choose

NCF Files Options

from the menu.

Choose

Edit AUTOEXEC.NCF

from the menu.

Search the file to see if you have a statement similar to the following:

SET BINDERY CONTEXT=0U=

context

where

context

is the name of your file server context. If this string is not present,

you can enter it in the

autoexec.ncf

file.

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If you entered a new string in

autoexec.ncf

, then at the console prompt, enter

the

SET BINDERY CONTEXT

statement that you entered in the file.

Note:

The command at the console prompt takes effect immediately. The definition in

autoexec.ncf

takes effect when the server is restarted.

4.2.2 Configuring in Bindery Mode with PCONSOLE

Once you confirm the server has Bindery Context, use the following procedures to configure the Network Interface Board.

To configure the Network Interface Board with PCONSOLE:

ADMIN

At the command prompt, enter the

PCONSOLE

command.

Press the F4 key to switch to Bindery mode.

Note:

If you receive a message asking you to log in to a server with Bindery connections, the server you are attached to does not have Bindery Mode enabled. Follow the steps in

Section 4.2.1 Confirming Bindery Context or

activated.

Choose

Quick Setup

from the Available Options list.

Use Quick Setup to connect your print server, print queue, and printer correctly. You can modify these later if necessary.

Select Print Server and press F3 or

Insert

to modify the entry.

Enter the name of the print server in the

Print Server

field.

The print server name appears under Novell Network Information on the Status and Configuration report. The default name is the Network Interface Board serial number (six digits with a three-letter prefix).

Enter a name in the

New Printe

r field.

Enter a name in the

New Print Queue

field.

10.

In the Printer Type field, choose

Other/Unknown

from the list of printer types.

11.

When you are finished, press

Esc

to save the configuration.

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Repeat steps 5 through 11 for each file server that the print server services.

To view, add, delete, or modify print servers or queues after the initial setup, select either

Print Queues

Print Servers

on the Available Options menu.

4.3 Configuring the Network Interface Board

NDS offers a more advanced approach to network management than previous NetWare versions. It stores and tracks all network objects. As a rule, all 4.x and 5.x servers must have NDS loaded in order to function. In this way, every NetWare 4.x or 5.x server is a directory server, because it services named directory objects such as printers, print servers, and print queues. With the appropriate privileges, you can create a print server object which, once configured in its context (or location) on the network, eliminates the cumbersome setup of print servers on

every

network server. NDS provides true enterprise networking based on a shared network database rather than an individually defined physical site. The result is greatly improved print server setup and management.

The Directory Information Base (DIB) stores information about servers and services, users, printers, gateways, and so on. It is a distributed database, allowing access to data anywhere on the network wherever it is stored. NetWare versions earlier than 4.x provide the same data found in the DIB, but the NetWare Bindery stores the data. The DIB was designed with more flexible access and more specific security; moreover, since it is distributed, it was designed to be partitioned. The DIB uses an object-oriented structure rather than the flat-file structure of the Bindery, and offers network-oriented access rather than the server-oriented access found in the Bindery.

The DIB is backward-compatible with the NetWare Bindery through Bindery Emulation Mode.

Section 4.2 Configuring NetWare Bindery Emulation

describes Print Server Operation with a NetWare 4.x system in Bindery Emulation Mode. When Bindery Emulation is enabled, Directory Services accept Bindery requests and respond as if a Bindery exists on the NetWare server being accessed. Information obtained from the Bindery query may not be stored in the server because the DIB is a partitioned and distributed database. Even though the NetWare 4.x server is not operating from a Bindery, the applications making Bindery requests do not know the difference.

You can use NWADMIN to configure the printer in NDS. Before you can print, NDS must be set up as described in the following sections and the Network Interface Board must be set up with NDS Context and Tree. See

Section 4.4 Configuring the Network Interface

Board

The following sections describe using NWADMIN to create printer, print server, and print queue objects. You can assign or associate these objects with each other. You can keep

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Bindery resources on any server under NetWare 4.x if you include a SET statement in your

autoexec.ncf

file.

Alternatively, you can use PCONSOLE to set up static information about print servers, such as the queues to service and whom to notify in the event of a problem. Refer to the NetWare documentation for more information about the use of PCONSOLE for NDS.

4.3.1 Creating the Printer Object

Start NWADMIN. (For example, double-click the NWADMIN icon in the NetWare Tools group.)

The NetWare Administrator window opens.

Choose

Object

Browse

Your directory tree is displayed.

Select the Organizational Unit or Organization where you want to create the printer in the Directory Tree, and choose

Object

Create

The New Object windows appears.

In the Class of New Object list, choose

Printer

and click OK.

When the Create Printer window appears, enter a value in the

Printer Name

field

and click

Create

4.3.2 Creating the Print Server Object

To create a print server object:

In NWADMIN, choose

Object

Browse

Select the Organizational Unit where you want to create the print server in the directory tree and choose

Object

Create

In the New Object window, scroll down the Class of New Object list, choose

Print Server

and click OK.

When the Create Printer window appears, enter a value in the

Print Server Name

field and click

Create

4.3.3 Creating the Print Queue Object

Start NWADMIN.

Choose

Object

Browse

Select the Organizational Unit where you want to create the print queue in the directory tree and choose

Object

Create

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In the New Object window, scroll down the Class of New Object list, choose

Print Queue

and click OK.

In the Create Print Queue window, click

Directory Service Queue

, enter values

for

Print Queue Name

and

Print Queue Volume

and click

Create

If you do not know the Print Queue Volume name (the hard drive you are accessing), click the icon to the right of the volume field. The Select Object window opens with the volume listed in Objects. If the volume is

not

listed, scroll through the Directory Context items to find the volume where you want the queue to reside.

Click the object (hard drive) of your choice.

The object appears in the

Selected Object

field.

Click

and then click

Create

4.3.4 Assigning the Printer Object

In NWADMIN, choose

Object

Browse

In the NWADMIN directory tree, double-click the printer object created in

Section 4.3.3 Creating the Print Queue Object.

The Printer window opens.

Click

Assignments

and then click

Add

When the Select Object window opens, find the print queue object just created and select it.

Click OK.

The print queue just created appears in the Print Queues list in the Printer window.

Click OK.

4.3.5 Assigning Print Server Object

In NWADMIN, choose

Object

Browse

In the NWADMIN directory tree, double-click the print server object you just created.

The Print Server window opens.

Click

Assignments

and then

Add

When the Select Object window opens, select the printer object just created in the Objects list and click OK.

The printer (with its context) appears in the Printers list.

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Click OK.

4.3.6 Checking Assignments

In NWADMIN, choose

Object

Browse

In the NWADMIN directory tree, double-click the print queue object.

The Print Queue window opens.

Click

Assignments

If you configured the print queue and printer correctly, they will appear in the proper boxes in the Print Queue window.

Click

Cancel

4.3.7 Setting Up and Resetting the Printer

After completing the NWADMIN configuration, you must set up and reset (power cycle) the printer before you can begin printing.

4.4 Configuring the Network Interface Board

Use the MAP utility or a Web browser to:

• Define the context and tree of the Print Server

• Change the Print Server name

• Set a password

• Set values for Bindery Mode

For more information, see Chapter 3,

Monitoring the Network Interface Board

To configure the Network Interface Board:

Access the setup pages for the Network Interface Board using MAP or a Web browser.

Once you have accessed the Network Administration pages or the Main Menu, choose

Setup NetWare

under

Protocols

Confirm that there is a check mark in the

Enable NetWare

option. If necessary,

put a checkmark in that option.

Optionally, enter a name in the

Print Server Name

field.

To use the default name, leave the field blank.

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The default name is the Network Interface Board serial number (six digits with a three-letter prefix). This is also the default name of the printer in peer-to-peer mode.

Note:

If you make any changes, you will be prompted for a password. The default password is sysadm.

Optionally, to secure the Network Interface Board with a password, enter a password in the

Print Server Password

field and again in the

Password Retype

field.

If you are using a password, use the same password for all bindery-based and NDS-based Print Server entries.

If you enter a password, you must also enter the same password in the password field on your file server setup using PCCONSOLE or NWADMIN.

For Bindery emulation, enter the name of a preferred bindery-based file server in the

Preferred File Server

field.

The Preferred File Server entry applies only for Bindery- or Bindery Emulationbased operations. See

Section 4.1.9 Setting Up Preferred File Servers

for the significance of a Preferred File Server. The Print Server must be configured on the preferred file server. Incorrect setup of a Preferred File Server can interfere with NetWare printing.

If the Print Server operates under Novell Directory Services, enter a Context and Preferred NDS Tree in the appropriate fields.

Be sure to give the

whole

context, whether

typed

typeless

, and do not begin

your context path with a leading period.

An example of a

typed context name

ou=standard.ou=organization_1

(If you do not know your tree, open a DOS command box and enter the

whoami

command.)

An example of a

typeless context name

organization_1

You must use a typeless context if the Network Interface Board is on the same network segment as the file server.

Enter the time intervals, in seconds, in which the Print Server will scan the queues that it services in the

Print Queue Scan Rate

field.

The default scan rate is once per second.

If your network uses multiple frame types for Novell, you can bias the frame search to the desired type by setting the radio button next to the designation under Ethernet Frame Type.

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The Network Interface Board normally monitors the network to determine which frame type is used for Novell. When it recognizes a type, it assumes the same frame type. Once it selects a frame type, the Network Interface Board only operates over that Novell frame type. Monitoring normally starts looking for IEEE 802.3, then Ethernet II, then 802.3 SNAP, and so on.

10.

If you are operating in NDS mode only, you can disable Bindery Mode on the Print Server by putting a checkmark in the Disable Bindery checkbox.

If you disable Bindery Mode, the Network Interface Board does not support Print Servers on a Bindery file server.

11.

Once you have selected all desired settings and entered the desired NetWare information, click

Accept Settings

to save this information in the Network

Interface Board NVRAM.

If you have not entered the Network Interface Board Management password previously during this session, you must enter it in the appropriate space before clicking

Accept Settings

The values you entered do not take effect until the Network Interface Board is reset or power cycled. You can reset from MAP or the Web browser by returning to the home page or Network Administration page, and clicking

Reset

under

System

, and then clicking

Reset Unit

. Alternatively, you can power cycle the printer. The new NetWare values are

now in effect.

4.5 Using the Novell PCONSOLE Utility

You can use the PCONSOLE utility to:

• Attach and select a file server

• Select or delete queues for the print server

• Set up the Notify function

See the

NetWare Print Server Manual

for detailed information on this utility.

Note:

You must have Supervisor privileges to perform many PCONSOLE operations.

4.5.1 Changing the File Server

Choose

Change Current File Server

from the Available Options menu.

Press the

Insert

key to display the available file servers.

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Select the file server you want.

Enter your username.

If the username requires a password, the Password screen appears. Enter the password.

The name of the file server appears in the status header at the top of the PCONSOLE window.

4.5.2 Changing Print Queues

When you print a file, your system sends the file to a print queue. The print server assigned to that queue extracts the print job and sends it to the assigned printer. If a print server services queues on multiple file servers, you must assign queues to the printer on each file server.

To change the print queues:

Choose

Print Server

s from the Available Options menu.

Select the print server you want.

Choose

Printers

from the Print Server Information window.

Select the printer you want.

In that printer’s Configuration Menu, choose

Print Queues Assigned

Select a queue from the list.

Select the priority for the print queue.

The highest priority queue is 1 (which is the default); the lowest is 10.

Press

Esc

and save all changes.

4.5.3 Setting Up a Notify List

• Is off-line, jammed, opened, or out of paper

• Requires a manual paper feed or a form change

• Has had an engine failure

If the print server services queues on multiple file servers, you must set up a Notify list for each file server.

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To set up a Notify list:

Choose

Print Servers

from the Available Options menu.

Select the print server you want.

Choose

Printers

from the Print Server Information window.

Select the printer you want.

In that printer’s Configuration Menu, choose

Notification

and press

Enter

Press the

Insert

key to get a list of available options.

The Notify Candidates screen appears.

Select the notification candidate you want.

The Notify Interval screen appears.

Specify the notify intervals you want.

The

First

interval is the time the network waits before it notifies users about a

print job problem. The

interval specifies how often users are notified.

10.

Press

Esc

and save all changes.

4.6 Configuring NetWare and Print Servers Using NWSetup

The NWSetup program lets you set up NetWare and your network interface card (NIC) using one program. NWSetup combines the following configuration steps:

• Setting up the Novell file servers and print servers for NetWare printing (without using NWSetup utilities)

• Setting up your print server printers for network printing

4.6.1 Installing and Running NWSetup

Put the CD-ROM into your CD drive on your workstation.

Choose

Start

Run

Type the following command and click OK:

drive

:\NWSETUP\SETUP.EXE

where

drive

specifies your CD drive.

Follow the instructions in the Setup program.

After you install NWSetup, a program icon appears in your

Start

menu. To start the

program, choose

Start -> NWSetup -> NWSetup

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Note:

If you are configuring for NDS, make sure you are logged in to the correct tree and context before running NWSetup.

4.6.2 Selecting a Print Server

NWSetup displays a list of all NICs available on your network. Each NIC is listed with its serial number.

Note:

NWSetup allows configuration of NICs that are connected to the same context of your NetWare server as the workstation running NWSetup.

To choose the NIC you want to configure, do either of the following:

• Highlight the NIC you want and click

Select

• Double-click the NIC you want.

The Print Server Settings screen appears. This screen lets you set up your version of NetWare for the NIC.

4.6.3 Configuring the Network Interface Board for NetWare

There are two Settings screens that you need to complete to configure the Network Interface Board for NetWare, including Directory and Bindery Services.

The following table describes the fields on the Settings screens.

Field Description

Print Server Name

Indicates the NetWare print server name that the Network Interface Board uses to log in to NetWare. You can enter any name that does not already exist in the network directory or server bindery.

The maximum length is 48 characters.

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Print Queue Scan Rate

Specifies the rate at which a Network Interface Board polls print queues for a new print job. For example, if you put 1 in the field, the Network Interface Board polls for new print jobs each second.

The minimum value is 1 and the maximum is 250.

Print Server Password and Print Server Password Retype

Indicates the password for a Network Interface Board used to log in to NetWare. When you change this field, NWSetup sets the password in both NetWare and the Network Interface Board.

The maximum length is 32 characters.

Note:

The values in the

Password

and

Password Retype

fields must be identical before you can choose

Finish

this screen.

Ethernet Frame Type

Indicates the Ethernet frame type that should be used by the NetWare protocol stack by default. Only one frame type can be selected.

Enable NDS Mode

Indicates whether the Network Interface Board supports Directory Services. When the box is checked, the Network Interface Board supports Directory Services.

If this box is not checked, all other fields on this screen are not enabled.

Preferred NDS Context

Enter a text string to set the NDS directory context that the Network Interface Board uses to log in to the network. The maximum length is 128 characters.

Preferred NDS Tree

Enter a text string to set the NDS tree that the Network Interface Board uses to log n. The maximum length is 48 characters.

Enable Bindery Mode

Determines whether the Network Interface Board should attempt to service the NetWare network in Bindery Mode.

If this option is not enabled, the Primary File Server option is not enabled.

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4.6.4 Entering Print Server Settings

NWSetup also lets you set up each print server and queue. This information is usually entered using NWADMIN or PCONSOLE. NWSetup eliminates the need for configuring the file server with any NetWare utility.

The following table contains a description of the NWSetup dialog box options.

Primary File Server

Specifies the NetWare file server that the Network Interface Board uses as the primary file server. If no primary file server has been selected yet, or if an unavailable server is selected, the first file server in the list is selected.

Dialog Box Option Description

Enable Printer Indicates whether support for the Network Interface Board

and printer is enabled.

• If this box is checked, then the printer is enabled.

• If the box is not checked, then the printer is not enabled. and the remaining fields on the screen are disabled.

Printer Displays the name of the printer. This is a read-only field.

Queues Serviced by

printer-name

Lists all the queues that are to be serviced by the printer.

• Queues associated with bindery connections are listed in the format

bindery server name: queue name

• Queues associated with NDS connections are listed by their distinguished names.

For example: If a printer services a queue named

YOURPTR_Q

on a bindery server named

OLD_SERVER

, the

queue is named

OLD_SERVER:YOURPTR_Q

. If an NDS

server has a distinguishing name such as

ENGINEERING.CORP

and a queue named

ENGINGEERING_Q

servicing the printer, the queue is listed

ENGINEERING_Q.ENGINEERING.CORP

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Users/Groups Notified by

printer-

name

Lists all users and user groups who are notified when a printer error is detected.

• Users and groups associated with bindery connections are listed in the format

bindery server name: user name

• Users and groups associated with NDS connections are listed by their distinguished names.

For example: If a user named

Susan

on the bindery server

OLD_SERVER

is listed on the printer’s notify list, the user is

listed as

OLD_SERVER:SUSAN

. If a user named

Albert

with an NDS context of

ENGINEERING.CORP

is on the

printer’s notify list, that user is listed as

ALBERT.ENGINEERING.CORP

. When you double-click an

entry in this field, the Notify Settings screen appears. See

Section 4.6.5 Configuring the Notify Settings

Note:

The Network Interface Board supports the Notify function only in Bindery Mode.

Add Queue/ Delete Queue

Select

Add Queue

and/or

Delete Queue

to make changes.

See

Sections 4.6.4.1 Adding a Queue

and

4.6.4.2 Deleting a

Queue

for detailed information.

Add User/ Delete User

Select

Add User

Delete User

to add or remove users or

groups for notification. See

Section 4.6.4.3 Adding Users/

Groups for Notification

Dialog Box Option Description

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4.6.4.1 Adding a Queue

To add a queue to the printer, click

Add Queue

A dialog box opens containing the following buttons and fields:

Create Queue •

Queue Name

— Enter the name of the new queue. This field must be completed in order to create a new queue. The maximum length is 48 characters.

•

File Server Volume

— Indicates the volume on which the queue should be created. This field is enabled only if the current connection is an NDS connection. When enabled, it contains a list of all available volumes. For Bindery Services, the default volume name is SYS.

•

NDS Context

— Specifies the NDS context in which the queue is created. This field is enabled only when an NDS connection is being used. When this field first appears, it lists the NDS context specified in the Add Queue dialog box. If you change the context, NWSetup verifies that the new context exists on the directory tree. Click OK to start the verification process.

Dialog Box Option Description

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Dialog Box Option Description

Create Queue •

Queue Name

— Enter the name of the new queue. This field must be completed to create a new queue. The maximum field length is 48 characters.

•

File Server Volume

•

NDS Context

— Specifies the NDS context in which the queue is created. This field is enabled only when an NDS connection is being used. If you change the context, NWSetup verifies that the new context exists on the directory tree. Click OK to start the verification process.

Connection/Server Selects a server connection. This list includes the NDS

connection and all of the bindery file server connections that the user has. The NDS connection is always listed first, by default. When a new connection is selected, the

Queue

field is automatically updated.

NDS Context Specifies an NDS context for the queue. NWSetup lists all

the queues within this context or the subcontexts in the

Queue

field. This field is only enabled when NDS support is enabled. By default, the NDS Context should be set to the preferred NDS context specified in the Print Server Settings screen.

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4.6.4.2 Deleting a Queue

In NWSetup, highlight the queue you want to delete.

Click

Delete Queue

A confirmation screen asks if you really want to delete the highlighted queue.

Select

Ye s

to delete or No to cancel.

Note:

Deleting a queue does not physically remove it from the file server. To remove the queue from a file server, you must use the NetWare utility to delete the queue from the file server queue list.

4.6.4.3 Adding Users/Groups for Notification

To add users and groups for notification, click

Add Users/Groups

. A dialog box opens,

containing the following buttons and fields:

Queue Lists all queues available on the currently selected

connection.

• If an NDS connection is specified, then a list of all

queue names in the selected context and all subcontexts displays.

• If you change the context in the

NDS Context

field or

change the connection in the

Connection/Server

field, the queue list refreshes to reflect the new connection or context.

• If you double-click a queue in the list, the queue is automatically added to the printer’s service and you exit this screen.

Dialog Box Option Description

Connection Selects a connection from this field. This list includes the

NDS connection and all of the bindery file server connections that a user can access. The NDS connection is always listed first, by default.

Dialog Box Option Description

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4.6.5 Configuring the Notify Settings

To configure the Notify function for the users or group, double-click an entry in the

Users/

Groups Notified by Printer

field on the Print Server screen. The Notify Settings screen

appears with the following options.

NDS Context Specifies the NDS context to use when generating a list of

users and/or groups. This field is enabled only for NDS connections. When first displayed, this field lists the preferred NDS context specified in the Print Server Settings screen. If you change this value, NWSetup verifies that it is correct when you attempt to move to another field or when you click OK.

Users/Groups Lists all the users and groups available on the selected

connection. Any entry on this list can be added to a printer’s service list. The list includes print job owner (the user whose job is currently being printed).

• If an NDS connection is selected, NWSetup generates a list of all users and groups in the currently selected context and all subcontexts.

• When you double-click an entry in the list, the entry is added to the printer’s service list.

• The user/group list is updated whenever the

Connection

NDS Contex

t field is changed.

Delay in seconds for first

Indicates how long the Network Interface Board should wait before sending a notification message that an error condition has been detected.

Delay in seconds for repeat

Indicates how long the Network Interface Board should wait before sending a repeat notification of an error condition.

Note:

The Network Interface Board supports Notify in Bindery Mode only.

Field Description

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User/Group name

Indicates the name of the user or group that is being edited. This field cannot be changed.

Delay in seconds for first

Indicates how long the Network Interface Board should wait before sending a notification message to the user that an error condition has occurred.

Delay in seconds for repeat

Indicates how long the Network Interface Board should wait before sending a repeat notification message to a user or group when an error condition has occurred.

Note:

The Network Interface Board supports Notify in

Bindery Mode only.

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Chapter 5

Windows Peer-to-Peer Printing

This chapter describes:

• Windows IPX Peer-to-Peer Printing, including preparing for the installation, installing, operating, setting up printing, and adding printers.

• Windows IP Peer-to-Peer Printing, including preparing for the installation, installing, setting up printing, and adding printers.

5.1 Windows IPX Peer-to-Peer Printing

Windows IPX Peer-to-Peer printing allows workstations to print to Network Interface Board printers without an intervening server and without using IP. The main features of Windows IPX Peer-to-Peer printing are:

• Runs on Windows 95/98/Me workstations “out of the box”

• Runs on networks with or without a NetWare file server

• Implements IPX peer-to-peer bi-directional printing between Windows workstations and Network Interface Board printers

5.1.1 Introduction and Preparation

The Peer-to-Peer implementation uses the IPX/SPX stacks provided with Windows 95/98/Me. The redirector software provided establishes a connection with the printers supporting IPX Peer-to-Peer, without using an intermediate file server, whether your network uses NetWare or not.

When configuring the network capabilities for Windows, you must include the IPX/SPX Compatible Protocol. If you are not using NetWare, you need not activate any NetWare Client application.

You can include IPX/SPX after the initial Windows installation by choosing

Start

Settings -> Control Panel

Network

. You will also need the Windows disks or

CD-ROM.

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Note:

Peer-to-Peer printing uses the IPX/SPX protocol. Therefore, Novell operation must remain enabled on the Network Interface Board even if you are not using Novell printing facilities. The name of the Peer-to-Peer printer in the Windows Port List is the same as the Novell Print Server name. You can change the Novell Print Server name using MAP or a Web browser. See Chapter 3,

Monitoring the Network Interface

Board

On power-up, the Network Interface Board checks the network for any Novell activity. If there is activity, the Network Interface Board uses the frame type and the local network number that it senses. In addition, if the Network Interface Board can log in to a file server, it assumes Novell is normally used and stores this frame type and new number in NVRAM. Thus, when the Network Interface Board comes up again, it does not have to spend time sensing (which can cause a delay).

However, if the Network Interface Board cannot attach to a file server, it will use the sensed values but will not store them.

If the Network Interface Board does not see any Novell activity, it uses 802.2 on 802.3 as a frame type and assigns itself a network number of 0 (zero). The status and configuration sheet contains information on the frame type and network number used.

If you move Network Interface Board from a site that has active NetWare to a site that does not, you should reset the Network Interface Board to factory default values to clear the frame type and network number information.

5.1.2 Installing the IPX Peer-to-Peer Redirector

Put the CD-ROM labeled “Print Server Software and Documentation” into your CD drive.

Choose

Start

Run

Type the following command and click OK:

drive

:\IPX-P2P\SETUP.EXE

where

drive

specifies the CD drive on your system.

Follow the instructions in the Setup program.

Note:

If there is a previous installation of the IPX Peer-to-Peer Redirector, the Setup program prompts you to have Setup delete the old driver and continue the installation procedure. Click

Ye s

or No.

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Once the redirector is installed, each printer on the network that supports this peer-to-peer capability appears as a port under Printer Properties.

5.1.3 Setting Up IPX Peer-to-Peer Printing

IPX Peer-to-Peer printing allows you to print to a network printer for networks without a file server or for networks where you do not want to use the server for printing. Use peerto-peer printing on Windows 95/98/Me systems.

To set up IPX Peer-to-Peer printing, choose

Start -> IPX-P2P

IPX-P2P

. The IPX peer-to-peer printing setup screen appears. The following table describes the fields and buttons in the screen.

Field or Button Description

Available Printers

The list of printers detected on the network. To clear this list, click

Clear

. To update the list, click

Find Printers

•

Unit Name

— The Print Server Name defined in the printer. The default name is the Network Interface Board serial number (six digits with a three-letter prefix).

•

Description

— Typically, the manufacturer’s name and the

printer's model number.

•

Flags

— Selected (S) or Permanent (P)

Any printers flagged with S appear in the Windows Port List. When you are adding or changing a printer, only selected printers are listed. Only 30 printers can be selected at one time.

Any printer flagged with P remains in the Available Printers list even if the printer is physically removed from the network or if you click

Clear

OK Accepts changes made to setup and exits the program.

Cancel Discards any changes made to setup and exits the program.

Clear Clears the Available Printers list. This does not clear any printer

marked with the Permanent flag (P).

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5.1.4 Adding Printers for IPX Peer-To-Peer Printing

You can add printers manually if the program cannot find printers automatically because of router setup or hop count setting. In general, this should not be necessary.

Using IPX-P2P to Add Printers to the port list:

Choose

Start -> IPX-P2P

IPX-P2P

The IPX Peer-to-Peer Setup screen appears. A list of available IPX-enabled printers appears after a brief pause while the program searches the network.

Highlight one or more printers you want to display in the Windows Printer Port listing and click

Select

This ensures that these printers are included in the Windows Printer Port listing. You can have a maximum of 30 printers selected at a time.

Click OK when you have finished selecting all the printers you want to display in the Windows Printer Port list.

Using the Add Printers Wizard

Choose

Start

Settings

Printers

Delete Deletes the highlighted printers from the Available Printers list.

Printers deleted this way no longer appear in the Windows Port List when you are adding a printer. However, the printer is not actually deleted from the network — it is only removed from the list. You can put the printer back on the list by clicking

Find

Printers

, so long as the printer is still connected to the network.

Permanent Flags the highlighted printers with a P. These printers remain in

the Available Printers list even if the printers are physically removed from the network or you click

Clear

Find Printers Searches the network for printers and lists them by their Print

Server Name (defined in the printer). The default name is the Network Interface Board serial number (six digits with a threeletter prefix).

Select Flags the highlighted printers with an S. Only 30 printers can be

selected at one time. When the Windows Port List is displayed during the process of adding or changing a printer, only selected printers are listed.

Field or Button Description

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Double-click

Add Printer

The Add Printer wizard appears. Click

to proceed.

Choose the

Local Printer

option and click

Select the make and model of the printer you want to use and click

A list of printer ports appears. Any IPX peer-to-peer printers that have been selected from IPX-P2P Setup appear in this list.

Select the IPX printer you want to use.

Complete the remainder of the printer setup procedure as you would normally.

To change the printer port:

Right-click the printer icon.

Choose

Properties

and then choose the

Details

tab (it can take up to 15 seconds

to access).

Select the printer address you want to use from the

Print to the Following Port

list. (In Windows NT and Windows 2000, you must first deselect the previous printer port.)

Click OK.

5.2 Windows IP Peer-to-Peer Printing

Windows IP Peer-to-Peer printing allows Windows 95/98/Me workstations or Windows NT 4.0 workstations and servers to print to Network Interface Board printers without an intervening server and without using IPX. The main features of Windows IP Peer-to-Peer printing are:

• Runs on Windows 95/98/Me workstations and on Windows NT 4.0 workstations or servers “out of the box”

• Implements IP peer-to-peer bi-directional printing between Windows workstations and Network Interface Board printers

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5.2.1 Introduction and Preparation

The Peer-to-Peer implementation uses the TCP/IP stacks provided with Windows 95/98/Me or Windows NT. The redirector software provided establishes a connection with the printers supporting Peer-to-Peer, using a direct IP connection over the network.

When configuring the network capabilities for the Windows computer, you must include the TCP/IP Protocol. You do not need to activate any TCP/IP Client application.

You can include TCP/IP after the initial Windows installation by choosing

Start

Settings -> Control Panel -> Network

. You will also need the Windows CD-ROM.

For more detailed information on TCP/IP setup and printing, see Chapter 7,

TCP/IP

Configuration

Note:

Peer-to-Peer uses TCP/IP. Therefore, TCP/IP operation must remain enabled on the Network Interface Board, and the Network Interface Board must be assigned a valid IP address. By default, the name of the Peer-to-Peer printer as it appears in the Windows Port List is the same as the IP Address assigned to the Network Interface Board. You can change the IP address by using a Web browser or MAP. Refer to Chapter 3,

Monitoring the Network Interface Board

, for details.

If you are moving the Network Interface Board from a site that had active TCP/IP to a site that does not have it, you should restore the Network Interface Board to the factory default settings to clear the IP address and other network information.

5.2.2 Installation and Operation

o install the Windows IP Peer-to-Peer redirector:

Put the Network Interface Board CD-ROM into the CD drive on your workstation.

Choose

Start -> Run

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Type the following command and click OK:

drive

:\IP-P2P\SETUP.EXE

where

drive

specifies your CD drive.

Follow the instructions in the Setup program.

Note:

If the Setup program detected a previous installation of the IP Peer-to-Peer Redirector, the program asks whether to delete the old driver and continue the installation procedure. Click

Ye s

or No.

Once the redirector is installed, each printer on the network that supports this peer-to-peer capability appears as a Port under Printer Properties.

5.2.3 Setting Up IP Peer-to-Peer

IP Peer-to-Peer printing allows you to print to a network printer on networks without a file server or on a network where you do not want to use the server for printing. You can use peer-to-peer printing on Windows 95/98/Me or Windows NT 4.0.

To set up IP Peer-to-Peer printing, choose

Start -> IP-P2P

IP-P2P

. The Peer-to-Peer

printing setup screen appears. The following table describes the fields in the setup screen.

Field or Button Description

Max Hops for Search

The hop count determines how many networks the program searches to find units. The default count is 2. An entry of 0 (zero) means the program searches only the network wire directly connected to the workstation. An entry of 2 searches the wire directly connected to the workstation and also searches all networks accessible through two routers. Entries of 15 or higher cause an automatic search of every connected network. (This is not recommended due to the network traffic it could generate.)

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IP Port Base The starting port number for the print server. Each print server

is assigned an IP port number. By default, the Network Interface Board is assigned port number 10001. However, the network administrator can change this setting. If the print servers on your network have been configured to use a different set of port numbers, then you should configure the IP Peer-to-Peer software accordingly. Note that IP Peer-to-Peer uses the new port number to communicate with all print servers.

Note:

The IP Port selected here and in the print server should be one less than the actual port. For example, if port 10001 is desired, the IP Port on the this screen and on the Network Interface Board’s HTML pages should be defined as 10000.

Printer Names Lets you select how the printer names are displayed in the

Windows Port List:

•

Based on Serial Number

— Uses the print server serial number to identify the printer names. For example, if SN991354 is the serial number of the unit, SN991354 would be the printer port.

•

Based on IP Address

— Uses the IP address to identify the

printer port. For example, if the IP address for the unit is

199.99.92.99, the printer port is also 199.99.92.99. (This is the default.)

•

Based on DNS

— Uses the Domain Name Server (DNS)

name to identify the printer name.

•

Based on Unit Name

— Uses the Network Interface Board Peer-to-Peer name set in the Novell section of the print server setup. This is the name used to identify the printer. The default name is the Network Interface Board serial number (six digits with a three-letter prefix).

Note:

If you have both the IP Peer-to-Peer and IPX Peer-toPeer Redirector Programs installed, you should not select the option to display IP Peer-to-Peer units based on

Unit Name

. This conflicts with the IPX Peer-to-Peer redirector and may cause conflicts in the Windows Printer Port List.

Field or Button Description

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When you click

Printers

, the Windows Port List appears, allowing you to list, search,

remove and manually add printers.

The following table contains an explanation of the fields and buttons in the Windows Port List:

Printers Displays the next program screen.

OK Accepts changes made to setup and exits the program.

Cancel Discards any changes made to setup and exits the program.

Help Displays a description of the

Hop Count

and IP port number.

Field or Button Description

IP Address Allows you to manually enter the IP address of a printer you

want to add to the list.

Name The name you want the printer to be listed by in the

Unit

Name

field.

Port The actual port for communicating with the printer. Default is

10001.

Description The description you want listed in the

Description

field for the

printer.

Field or Button Description

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Available Printers

The list of printers detected on the network. To clear this list, click

Clear

. To update the list, click

Find Printers

•

Unit Name

— The Printer Name based on the method defined in the previous screen. The default Printer Name method is by IP address. Printers can also be displayed by the Network Interface Board serial number, by the DNS Name of the printer, or by the Unit Name. The Unit Name is the Print Server Name defined in the Network Interface Board.

•

Unit IP —

The actual IP address of the unit. This appears regardless of the selected Unit Name method.

•Port Number —

The IP port number used to connect with

the printer over the network. The default port number is

10001.

Note:

The IP Port selected on the previous screen and in the printer should be one less than the number displayed here (that is, if port 10001 displays here, the IP Port in the previous screen and in the printer should be defined as 10000).

• Description

— Typically, the manufacturer's name and the

printer's model.

• Flags

— Selected (S) or Permanent (P)

Any printers flagged with S appear in the Windows Port List. When you are adding a or changing a printer, only selected printers are listed. Only 30 printers can be selected at one time.

Any printer flagged with P remains in the Available Printers list even if the printer is physically removed from the network or if you click Clear.

OK Applies the changes you have made to setup and returns to the

previous screen.

Cancel Discards any changes you have made and returns to the

previous screen.

Field or Button Description

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5.2.4 Manually Adding Printers for IP Peer-to-Peer Printing

You can add printers manually whenever the program cannot find printers automatically because of the router setup or hop count setting. In general, this should not be necessary.

Using IP-P2P to Add Printers to the port list:

Choose

Start

IP-P2P

The IP Peer-to-Peer Setup screen appears.

Click

Printers

Enter information for the printer in all the following fields:

—

IP Address

Enter the IP address of the printer you want to add.

Add Lets you manually add a printer to the Available Printers list by

entering information in the fields to the left of the button. This bypasses the Find Printers function. The port is not checked to see if it is actually available on the network.

Delete Deletes the highlighted printers from the Available Printers

list. Printers deleted this way no longer appear in the Windows Port List. However, the printer is not actually deleted from the network — it is only removed from the list. You can put the printer back on the list by clicking

Find Printers

so long as

the printer is still connected to the network.

Find Printers Searches the network for printers. The default method for

displaying the list of printers is by IP Address.

Clear Clears the Available Printers list. This does not clear any

printer marked with the Permanent flag (P).

Select Flags the highlighted printers with an S. Only 30 printers can

be selected at one time. When the Windows Port List is displayed during the process of adding or changing a printer, only selected printers are listed.

Permanent Flags the highlighted printers with a P. These printers remain

in the Available Printers list even if the printers are physically removed from the network or you click

Clear

Field or Button Description

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—

Name

Assign a name to identify the printer you want to add.

—

Port Number

Enter the port number of the printer. Default is 10001.

—

Description

Use this field to describe the printer’s physical location, the users who can access the printer, or other convenient description information.

When you have entered all the information, click

Add

The printer is listed in the

Available Printers

field at the bottom of the screen.

Highlight the printer you have just added and click the S flag for this printer.

Using the Add Printers Wizard:

Choose

Start

Settings

Printers

Click

Add Printer

The Add Printer wizard appears. Click

to proceed.

Choose the

Local Printer

option and click

Select the make and model of the printer you want to use and click

A list of printer ports appears. Any IP peer-to-peer printers that have been selected from IP-P2P Setup appear in this list.

Select the IP printer you want to use.

Complete the remainder of the printer setup procedure normally.

To change the printer port:

Right-click the printer icon.

Choose

Properties

and then choose the

Details

tab (it can take up to 15 seconds

to access).

Select the printer address you want to use from the

Print to the Following Port

list. (In Windows NT and Windows 2000, you must first deselect the previous printer port.)

Click OK.

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Chapter 6

AppleTalk Configuration

This chapter describes:

• Creating the printer

• Configuring the Network Interface Board using AppleTalk

• Changing the device names and AppleTalk zones

• Displaying the error log

• Configuring network protocols other than AppleTalk

• Setting up status report printing

6.1 Choosing the Printer

To verify that AppleTalk is enabled:

Make sure you have loaded the print driver and file drivers appropriate to your printer.

Choose

Control Panel

from the Apple menu.

Choose

AppleTalk

Choose

Connect via Ethernet

and close the window.

To create a printer:

Choose

Chooser

from the Apple menu.

A list of AppleTalk zones is displayed (unless your network has only one zone).

Select the zone containing the printer from the AppleTalk Zones list, and then select the device driver type corresponding to your printer from those in the list in the upper left of the screen.

The choice of driver determines the name of the list — Select PostScript Printer, Select LaserWriter Printer, and so on.

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AppleTalk Configuration

Select the printer from the Select a Printer list.

The AppleTalk printer name for your printer appears in the Status and Configuration report under AppleTalk Connection Information.

Click

Create

A dialog box appears so you can choose the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) you want.

Choose the PPD you want and click

Select

(An additional dialog box may appear depending on the options available for that printer.)

The printer now appears both on your desktop and in the list in Chooser.

To view printer information, change PPDs, or change other configuration options, click

Setup

If you are finished, exit from Chooser.

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Chapter 7

TCP/IP Configuration

7.1 Overview

This chapter describes configuring the Network Interface Board and your network for use with TCP/IP communication in various environments.This includes:

• Installing in a Windows environment

• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

• Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)

• FTP printing

• Printing on UNIX-based systems, including Linux

• Running Telnet

• Using the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)

The Network Interface Board TCP/IP capability also operates with

lpr

spoolers on other systems, and with spooler/supervisor capabilities that communicate raw print jobs to the TCP/IP port.

The IP Peer-to-Peer redirector provided with the Network Interface Board for Windows 95/98/ME or Windows NT uses this TCP/IP port. The default port number is 10001 but can be changed by using Telnet or SNMP or by accessing the Network Interface Board HTML pages with MAP or a Web browser. For information on using Telnet, see

Section

7.7 Running Telnet

. For information on MAP and the HTML pages, see Chapter 3,

Monitoring the Network Interface Board.

7.2 Installing in a Windows Environment

Several versions and variations of Windows can be used on NetWare and TCP/IP networks, as well as in a native Windows network. This flexibility provides you with various options for setting up the network printing system even though this Network Interface Board does not support NetBEUI.

7.2 Installing in a Windows Environment

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If the Windows workstations are connected to a NetWare network, configure the printer interfaces for NetWare and use standard Windows and NetWare utilities to provide access to the printer. See Chapter 4,

NetWare Configuration

If you are not using NetWare, you can access the printer using TCP/IP.

If you are using Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.x, you can also use the Network Interface Board Peer-to-Peer capability described in Chapter 5,

Windows Peer-to-Peer

Printing

7.2.1 Installing TCP/IP on Windows

Windows 95/98/ME and Windows NT come with TCP/IP and

lpr

capabilities, although these must be installed when the unit is configured. You must install the TCP/IP Protocol, Simple TCP/IP Services, and Microsoft TCP/IP Printing prior to entering the network printer on the workstation.

Once

lpr

is installed on a Windows system and you have allowed printer sharing, other workstations can use the printer through the Microsoft Windows Network without having to have separate

lpr

queues installed on each workstation.

7.2.2 Setting Up the Network Interface Board

Install the Network Interface Board in your printer.

Power up the printer.

Keep the status sheet handy for the Ethernet (MAC) address. It shows that TCP/IP is enabled but that the IP address is not configured.

If the unit already has an IP address, these procedures do not work. However, you can use Telnet to access the unit and change the IP parameters.

7.2.3 Assigning an IP Address

The Network Interface Board must be given an IP address and routing information to be used with TCP/IP. To do this:

• If you have a NetWare connection, use MAP (see Chapter 3,

Monitoring the

Network Interface Board

• Otherwise, use

arp

(see

Section 7.2.3.1 Using arp

)

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7-3

7.2.3.1 Using

arp

The Network Interface Board must be on the same network segment as the workstation you are using to configure it. The TCP/IP stack must be installed and operating.

To assign an IP Address with

arp

Open a DOS command box and enter the following command:

ping

psc-ip-address

where

psc-ip-address

is the IP address you want to use for the Network Interface Board. The request should time out with no response (which indicates that the address is unused).

Enter the following command:

ping

ip-address

where

ip-address

is any valid IP address on your network. The identified unit

should reply.

After the response, enter the following command:

arp -s

psc-ip-address mac-address

where

psc-ip-address

is the IP address of the Network Interface Board and

mac-

address

is its MAC address.

The entry should be accepted.

Enter the

ping

command from Step 1 again. The request should time out.

Let the Network Interface Board reset itself.

The Network Interface Board generates a status page that should include the entered IP address.

When the Network Interface Board is up again, re-issue the

ping

command from

Step 1. Continue until you get a reply.

Note:

This only enters the IP address. To enter other IP parameters, use Telnet (

Section 7.7

Running Telnet

) or use MAP or a Web browser (see Chapter 3,

Monitoring the Net-

work Interface Board

7.2.4 Setting Other IP parameters

The Network Interface Board provides for a setup connection through the standard Telnet port. To make changes to a unit with factory default settings, you must log in as the system administrator. You can change this password using Telnet (see

Section 7.7 Running

Te ln et

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To set up IP and

lpr

parameters:

Use Telnet to access the Network Interface Board.

The default login and password are both

sysadm

Turn off the protocols you are not using (Option 3).

Set up the subnet mask and default gateway for the Network Interface Board, if applicable (Option 1).

Exit, save, and reset the Network Interface Board.

Alternatively, you can set up IP and

lpr

parameters by accessing the Network Interface

Board HTML pages with MAP or a Web browser (see Chapter 3,

Monitoring the Network

Interface Board

). The password to change parameters with the HTML pages is the same as

the Telnet password.

7.2.5 Setting Up

lpr

on Windows NT or Windows 2000

Choose

Start -> Settings -> Printers

Click

Add Printer

The Add Printer wizard appears. Click

to proceed.

On Windows NT:

— Choose the

My Computer

option and click

—Click

Add Port

. A list of printer ports is displayed.

— Select

LPR Port

in the list of ports and click

New Port

. The Add LPR

Compatible Printer window appears.

On Windows 2000:

— Choose the

Local Printer

option and click

— Choose

Create a New Port

and select

LPR Port

from the list.

—Click

Specify the IP address of the Network Interface Board. For the name of the printer or queue, specify

PORT1

(all uppercase, no space) and click OK.

On Windows NT

: In the list of available ports, put a checkmark next to the LPR

port you created and click

Select the printer manufacturer and printer and click

Optionally, specify the printer name and click

You can choose the

Shared

option and select one or more operating systems that

will print to this printer. Click

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7-5

Print a test page and click

Finish

7.3 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

DHCP is a service that provides a method for assigning and maintaining IP addresses. The Network Interface Board obtains IP information from this service.

There are two user-defined variables related to the DHCP function:

• DHCP enable

• Use IP info in NVRAM

These variables are accessible in the TCP section of Network Administration, in the HTML pages.

If DHCP is not enabled:

• The Network Interface Board makes no DHCP requests under any circumstances.

If DHCP is enabled:

• The Network Interface Board makes DHCP requests when the Network Interface Board is reset or on power up, provided that the Network Interface Board does not have an IP address stored or that “Use IP info in NVRAM” is OFF.

• If the Network Interface Board has an IP address in NVRAM and “

Use IP

info in NVRAM

” is ON, the Network Interface Board uses the IP information from NVRAM and there is no DHCP activity on the part of the Network Interface Board.

The factory default is DHCP disabled and “

Use IP info in NVRAM

” is set ON. When DHCP is enabled and IP address in NVRAM is set OFF, the Network Interface Board issues DHCP requests if it does not already have IP identification information stored in NVRAM.

7.4 Windows Internet Name Service (WINS/DHCP)

Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) allows a device, such as your print server, to register a NetBIOS name such as the Network Interface Board serial number (six digits

with a three-letter prefix) along with its current IP address (for example, 199.92.187.171). A client that wants to contact the printer uses the WINS server to match the NetBIOS name with an IP address. Most users find it easier to remember the NetBIOS name for the printer rather than its IP address.

7.4 Windows Internet Name Service (WINS/DHCP)

7-6

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7.4.1 Using WINS with Your Print Server

To use WINS with your Print Server, enter the IP address of the WINS Server on the TCP/IP configuration screen. You can access this screen with a Web browser or MAP utility (refer to Chapter 3,

Monitoring the Network Interface Board

7.4.2 Configuring the WINS Server

You can configure your DHCP Server to automatically provide WINS Server information to the print server, or you can use the print server’s TCP/IP Configuration Menu to manually enter the necessary information. Refer to your DHCP Server’s documentation for further information on automatic configuration through the DHCP Server.

To manually configure your print server to work with the WINS server:

Assign an IP address to the print server.

To assign the address, you can use MAP, Address Resolution Protocol (

arp

DHCP, Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (

rarp

Run your Web browser — Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.

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Choose

File -> Open

The Open dialog box opens.

Enter the print server’s IP address to access the print server’s TCP/IP Configuration Menu.

Choose

TCP/IP Configuration

from the main menu.

The NetBIOS Name for the print server is shown on this screen. The default name is the Network Interface Board serial number (six digits with a three-letter prefix) unless you have previously configured a name for the print server with DHCP.

Optionally, specify a new NetBIOS name (15 characters or less).

If you have previously configured a DHCP Server to provide the print server with the IP address of the Primary WINS Server, the address is shown on the TCP/IP Configuration Menu. Otherwise, specify the IP address of the Primary NetBIOS Name Server here.

Optionally specify the IP address of a Secondary NetBIOS Name Server as well. If you have configured your DHCP Server to provide the address of a Secondary WINS Server to the print server, the address fields are automatically completed for you.

Reboot the printer/print server.

The printer’s status page now shows that the print server has successfully registered with the WINS server. The check boxes labeled “

Primary Server

Logged in

” and “

Secondary Server Logged in

” on the TCP/IP Configuration Menu now indicate any WINS Servers with which the print server has registered.

Normally, the print server automatically renews its registration with the WINS Server before its lease expires.

7.5 FTP Printing

7.5.1 FTP Printing Using Netscape

FTP printing with Netscape requires Navigator 2.0 or higher.

To print from Netscape:

Connect to the port you want to send the print job to on your print server.

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Enter the command:

ftp://PORT1@

dest-srvr-addr

where

dest-srvr-addr

is the IP address of the print server to which you want to

send the print job.

Run Netscape.

Choose

File

Upload File

and specify the file, or drag and drop the file to your

browser window and click OK.

Note:

FTP printing does

not

support selecting multiple file names. Only

one

user can be

logged on to a port at any particular time.

7.5.2 Printing from an FTP Client

Open a DOS Command window and enter the following command:

ftp

dest-srvr-addr

where

dest-srvr-addr

is the IP address of the print server to which you want to

send the print job.

Specify

PORT1

as the login.

Enter the following FTP command:

put

filename

where

filename

is the file you want to print.

7.6 UNIX Printing

The Network Interface Board can support UNIX TCP/IP printing in the following mode:

• Printer-based

lpd

where the printer appears as a host running a line printer

daemon

In general, printer-based

lpd

is easiest to use on BSD UNIX systems, requiring an entry

in the

printcap

file once the Network Interface Board has its IP information.

7.6.1 Configuring the IP Address on the Network Interface Board

The Network Interface Board must be given IP address and routing parameters. You can configure the IP address for the Network Interface Board in one of the following ways:

• Use MAP, as described in Chapter 3

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• Use the reverse ARP (

rarp, Ethernet II frame type only).

•Use

arp

and

ping

For each method, you need to provide the Ethernet address of the Network Interface Board. The Ethernet address is the 12-character code that is printed under Network Address on the configuration status report each time the printer is turned on.

You can use the

rarp

, or

ping

procedures only when the Print Server is in its factory default state (no IP information entered.) After the Print Server has an IP address, you must use the Telnet utility or the Network Interface Board HTML management pages accessed through the MAP utility or a web Browser to change an IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway.

7.6.1.1 Using

rarp

The Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (

rarp

) allows network devices to query a server for their IP addresses on start up. For this procedure, there needs to be a workstation with a

rarp

server. To store the IP address, use the following procedure:

Turn off the printer.

superuser

on a host on the same subnet as the print server.

However, if the server resides on another subnet, complete this procedure to store the IP address in the print server. Reconnect the print server anywhere on the network, and then use the TelNet or the HTML pages accessed by MAP or a Web Browser to adjust the IP parameters for the subnet on which the Network Interface Board is operate.

Find the Ethernet address of the Network Interface Board. The address is printed on the configuration status report when you power on the printer.

Edit the hosts file (usually

/etc/hosts

) or use NIS or DNS to add the IP Address and Network Interface Board’s node name. See the network administrator for the IP address.

For example, a print server with the name of

printfast

has the following entry:

192.9.200.200 printfast

Edit the

/etc/ethers

file or use NIS or DNS to add the Ethernet address.

To continue the example, for the printfast card with an Ethernet address of 00:40:c8:00:00:ff, make the following entry:

0:40:c8:0:0:ff printfast

If the

rarp

daemon is running, stop it and restart it. Verify that the daemon is

running.

Check the printer to see that the print server is connected to the network. Turn on

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the printer.

Wait until the printer powers up and finishes initializing to allow enough time for the IP address to become known and to be saved in non-volatile memory. The Network Interface Board should then reset itself.

After the Network Interface Board has reset, use the

ping

command to verify that

the print server obtained its IP address. For example:

ping 192.9.200.200

If the server has the address, the result is a confirmation message:

192.9.200.200 is alive

10.

Remove, or comment out, your changes to the

/etc/ethers

file.

11.

Stop the

rarp

daemon and, if you want it to run, restart it.

7.6.1.2 Using

ping

Use the following procedure to enter the IP Address:

Turn off the printer.

superuser

on a host on the same subnet as the print server.

However, if the server resides on another subnet, complete this procedure to store the IP address in the print server. Reconnect the print server anywhere on the network, and then use Telnet or the HTML pages accessed by MAP or a Web Browser utility to change the IP Address.

See 7.7 Running Telnet, for instructions on using Telnet.

Find the Ethernet address of the Network Interface Board. The address is printed on the configuration status report each time you turn the printer on.

The address is printed on the configuration status report each time you turn the printer on.

Edit the hosts file (usually

/etc/hosts

) or use NIS or DNS to add the IP address

and print server's node name. See the network administrator for the IP address.

For example, a print server with the name of

printfast

has the following entry:

192.9.200.200 printfast

Add an entry to the

arp

cache for the Print Server’s IP address and Ethernet

address.

For example:

arp -s 192.9.200.200 0:40:c8:0:0:ff

Check the printer to see that the Print Server is connected to the network. Turn on the printer.

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Send a

ping

command the Network Interface Board to verify it is running on the

network.

For example:

ping 192.9.200.200 or

ping printfast

The Network Interface Board will not respond to this

ping

command but it will

read its IP address from the packets.

Turn the printer off and back on again and then send the ping command again to verify that the print server obtained its IP address. If the Print Server has the address, the result is a confirmation message:

192.9.200.200 is alive

Remove the entry from the

arp

cache using the following command. Specify the

Print Server either by its IP address or by its name.

For example:

arp -d printfast

7.6.2 lpd/lpr Printing

The

lpd/lpr

is an implementation of the standard UNIX line printer daemon which lets you print across a TCP/IP network without installing software on your workstation with all filtering and banners done by the Network Interface Board. Remote printing uses the same commands (

lpr, lpq, lpc

) as local printing.

The process begins when the

lpr

call finds a printer on a remote system by looking at the

remote (

) entry in the

/etc/printcap

file for that printer. The

lpr

handles a print job

for a remote printer by opening a connection with the

lpd/lpr

process on the remote system and sending the data file (followed by the control file containing control information for this job) to the remote system. The printer-based

lpd

then filters the data

and prints the job according to information contained in the control file and its own

printcap

file.

The Network Interface Board

lpd

recognizes the format of certain printer emulations and

filters the data, if possible, so the data can be printed on the printer type you specify.

You can indicate to the Network Interface Board

lpd

what type of printer is attached to by

either:

• Accept the default port setting (PCL, PostScript, and other)

• Change the listed emulations via the Telnet or the HTML pages accessed by MAP or a Web Browser utility

The following sections give specific

lpd/lpr

setup instructions for various systems.

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7.6.2.1 Setting Up a BSD Remote Printer to Use lpd

To set up a remote printer on the host that sends jobs to Network Interface Board using printer-resident

lpd

, add an entry to the

/etc/printcap

file on your host for each

printer you use.

The steps are described below.

Open the

/etc/printcap

file. Make an entry naming the Network Interface Board as the remote host and PORT1 as the remote printer name. A typical printcap entry is shown below:

printer_name>

(for example, lprprinter)

:lp=:\ :rm=<remote_host>:\

(for example, name as entered in /etc/hosts) :rp=PORT1:\ :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/

<printer_name>:

(for example, spool directory on system used to

spool data and control files)

This entry will send jobs spooled at

/usr/spool/lpd/<

printer_name>

to the

printer designated <

printer_name>

to be printed at

(the internal connection to

the printer) of the Network Interface Board designated as

<remote_host

Create the spooling directory. For example, type:

mkdir /usr/spool/lpd/

<printer_name>

To print via the spooler, use the

lpr

command. Type:

lpr -P<

printer_name> <file_name>

Installation and testing is done. You are now ready to print.

7.7 Running

Tel net

The Telnet utility uses the standard remote terminal protocol to configure the IP address,

lpd/lpr

printers, and other parameters on your system. You have the same functionality with Telnet as with accessing the Network Interface Board HTML pages with MAP or a Web browser (see Chapter 3,

Monitoring the Network Interface Board

Use the following guidelines to run Telnet:

• Typically you make selections from menus by toggling between one choice or another, by selecting/deselecting or enabling/disabling an item.

•Press

Enter

when not selecting an item. This returns you to a previous menu.

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• If you do not make a menu selection for two minutes, you get a two-minute warning that within two more minutes your Telnet session ends. This ensures that no one user leaves a session idle for too long.

7.7.1 Making the Connection and Accessing the Main Menu

To make the connection and access the Main menu:

At the prompt, type the following command:

telnet

ip-address

where

ip-address i

s the IP address of the card.

When the login prompt appears, type

guest

if you are interested in only browsing

the menus, or type

sysadm

if you want to change the configuration.

When the password prompt appears, again type

guest

sysadm

The main menu is displayed. This utility lets you change the IP parameters,

lpd/lpr

printers, protocols, and password, and lets you restore to factory

defaults.

Type the number for the parameter you want to check or change and press

Enter

To end your Telnet session, type E at the Main Menu.

If you have made any changes you are prompted to either Save Changes and Exit or Exit Without Saving Changes. Choose the appropriate option and press

Enter

Note:

To get online help in Telnet, type ? (question mark).

1. IP Parameters

2. LPD Printers

3. Protocols

4. Restore Factory Defaults

5. Change Password E. Exit

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7.7.2 Configuring IP Parameters

Although the Network Interface Board must have an IP address before a Telnet connection can be made, you can use the Telnet utility to change the address or the other IP parameters. The Network Interface Board automatically initiates a soft reset when it senses the IP address change.

Note:

This causes the Telnet connection to be broken. It is advisable to make all other desired changes before changing the IP address.

To configure IP parameters:

At the main menu, type 1 and press

Enter

to display the IP Parameters menu.

Type 1 again and press

Enter

The IP Address submenu is displayed:

Type the number for the parameter you want to change and press

Enter

Note:

The base port number is one less than the actual TCP/IP port number used by the printer. For example, to set the port number to 9100, enter 9099.

7.7.3 Selecting Printer Languages

Selection 2 in the main menu lets you designate the emulations (printer interpreter languages) that the printer supports. This lets the resident

lpd/lpr

modify files intended for other emulations so they can be printed. The menu also allows you to enable or disable banners attached to

lpd/lpr

handled jobs.

The emulation choices are:

• Printer Control Language (PCL)

• PostScript (PS)

• ASCII (simple text)

• Other (any print job not recognized as PCL, PS, or ASCII)

1. IP Address 199.92.187.37

2. Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

3. Default Gateway 199.92.187.254

4. Base Port Number 10000

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The file modifications and conditions are:

To select the printer language:

To access the LPD Printers menu, type 2 and press

Enter

For a unit at factory default, the following menu appears.

To change the set of emulations, type 1 and press

Enter

The following options are displayed.

To delete an emulation, select the number opposite the language listed and press

Enter

From the LPD Printers menu, type 2 to toggle Banners between Enabled/ Disabled.

Print Server Setup Job detected as Action

PCL, (PostScript) ASCII <CR> changed to <CR><LF>

PostScript PCL, Other PostScript header added

not PostScript PostScript Job discarded

PostScript ASCII PostScript header added, <CR>

changed to <CR><LF>

PCL, PS, ASCII any No action

LPD Printers

1. Printer 1 PCL PS OTHER

2. Banners DISABLED

Printer 1 PCL PS OTHER

1. PCL

2. PS

3. ASCII

4. OTHER

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7.7.4 Enabling/Disabling Network Protocols

To enable network protocols, type 3 at the main menu.

You are given the choice of disabling either NetWare or AppleTalk since both network OSs are enabled by default. For example, to disable Appletalk, type 2 and press

Enter

7.7.5 Restoring Factory Defaults

When you need to restore factory defaults on your print server, type 4 at the Main Menu and press

Enter

. All NVRAM stored parameters are returned to their factory default values. The factory default values do not take effect until you exit the Telnet program or the unit is powered off and on.

7.7.6 Changing a Password

Type 5 at the main menu.

Type up to eight characters at the New Password query and press

Enter

Retype the same characters at the Retype New Password query and press

Enter

Choose the

Save Changes and Exit

option.

Once you have set your password, the

sysadm

password is no longer valid.

Note:

There is a single maintenance access password to the Network Interface Board. You use this password with Telnet or when accessing the Network Interface Board HTML pages with MAP or a Web browser.

7.7.7 Exiting

Telnet

Type E at the main menu.

If you have made any changes, the exit menu is displayed:

Exit

1. Save Changes and Exit

2. Save Changes and Reset

3. Exit Without Saving Changes

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Choose an exiting option and press

Enter

7.8 Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) Printing

7.8.1 Setting Up a Printer Using IPP

You can use the IPP with Windows 2000.

To set up a printer for IPP printing:

Assign an IP address to your print server.

Reset the print server.

Use the

ping

command to make sure the print server responds.

7.8.2 Setting Up the IPP Functions of the Printer

You can set up the IPP functions of the printer by using MAP or a Web browser. For IPP printing, your workstation must have an IPP client installed (either from Microsoft or a third-party).

To configure the printer for printing:

Choose

Start -> Settings -> Printers

Click

Add Printer

The Add Printer wizard appears. Click

to proceed.

Choose the

Network Printer

option and click

On the Locate Your Printer screen, select

Connect to a printer on the Internet

or on your intranet

and type the correct printer path. (case sensitive)

The format is:

URL: http://

ip-addr

:631/Print

where

ip-addr

is the IP address of the printer. For example:

URL: http://199.92.186.97:631/Print

Note:

Your printer port number is listed on the NIB Status Page next to the Internet Printing Protocol.

Click

and finish printer setup.

For example, select the appropriate printer type.

Perform a Test Print from your printer and check the printer for the test page.

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The printer configuration is complete.

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