IBM Network Color Printer Administrator's Manual
IBM Network Color Printer
Administrator’s Guide
S544-5364-01
Second Edition (June 1996)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
Communications Statements for Class B Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii
Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi
Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Organization and Contents of This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Related Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xii
Chapter 1. Introducing Your IBM Network Color Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
The 16-MB Printer Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
The 32- and 48-MB Printer Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
The IBM N et w ork C olor Printe r U ti lit ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Chapter 2. Configuring Your Novell Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Overview of Novell Ne twork Config uration (Eth ernet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 –3
Configuring Your Novell NetWare Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Chapter 3. Configuring Your Windows NT Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Overview of Windows NT Network Configuration (Ethernet) . . . . . . . . 3–2
Configuring Your Windows NT Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Chapter 4. Configuring Your Macintosh Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Configuring Your Macintosh for Sharing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
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Chapter 5. Configuring Your AIX Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Overview of AIX Network Configuration (Ethernet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
Chapter 6. Configuring the IBM Network Color Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Printing a Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Accessing and Reviewing the Setup Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
Choosing Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 –9
Choosing Queue Setup Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–12
Choosing Job Log Setup Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–15
Clearing the Job Log and Printer Queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–16
Choosing System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–17
Choosing Network Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–18
Exiting the Setup Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–24
Appendix A. Assembling a Software Package for Your Customers . . . . . . . Appendix A–1
Appendix B. Upgrading the Printer System Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix B–1
Upgrading Microcode over Ethernet or Parallel ConnectionsAppendix B–2
Upgrading Microcode using an Ex te rnal SCSI II CD -R OM DriveA ppendix B–7
Acronyms and Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X–1
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X–3
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X–15
© Copyright IBM Corp. 1996 Notices v
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does not in fr inge any of IB M ’s int ellectual pro perty rights m ay be used
instead of the IBM product. Evaluation and verification of operation in
conjunction with other products, except those expressly designated by IBM,
is the user’s res ponsibility.
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States or ot her countrie s o r bot h:
AIX
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IBM
OS/2
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compan ies :
Acrobat Adobe Systems, Inc.
Acrobat Reader Adobe Systems, Inc.
Adobe Adobe Systems, Inc.
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Systems, Inc.
Adobe logo Adobe Systems, Inc.
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Adobe Persuasion Adobe Systems, Inc.
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Systems, Inc.
Adobe Separator Adobe Systems, Inc.
Adobe Type Manager Adobe Systems, Inc.
Apple Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple LaserWriter Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple logo Apple Computer, Inc.
AppleTalk Apple Computer, Inc.
Agfa Agfa Divisi on, Mile s, In c.
AXIS AXIS Communication, Inc.
CorelDRAW Corel Corporation
EPS (Encapsul a ted Po stScript) Altsys Corporat ion
Ethernet Xerox Corporation
EtherTalk Applice Computer, Inc.
Excel Microsoft Corporation
Fiery Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
Fiery Driven Electron ics for Imaging, Inc.
Fiery XJ Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
Fiery logo Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
IPX (Internetwork Packet
Exchange)
Novell, Inc.
ITC Advant Garde Gothic International Typeface Corp.
ITC Bookman International Typeface Corp.
ITC Zapf Chancery International Typeface Corp.
ITC Zapf Dingbat International Typeface Corp.
Macintosh Apple Computer, Inc.
Macromedia Freehand Altsys Corporation
Microsoft Micros oft Corporat ion
Micros oft Power Point Microsof t Cor poration
Micros oft Wo rd Micros oft C orporation
MS-DOS Micros oft Corporat ion
NetWare Novell Inc.
Novell Novell Inc.
PageMaker Adobe Systems, Inc.
PANTONE Pantone, Inc.
PostScript Adobe Systems, Inc.
PowerBook Apple Computer, Inc.
QuarkXPress Quark, Inc.
QuickDraw Apple Computer, Inc.
TrueType Apple Computer, Inc.
Univers Linoty pe AG and Sub sidiarie s
UNIX X/Open Company, Ltd.
Windows Microsoft Corporation
WordPerfect WordPerfect Corporation
Notices vii
Communications Statements for Class B Devices
Federal Communication Notices Commission (FCC) Statement
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates , us es, and can radiate radio fr equency ene rgy and, if not inst alled and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does caus e harmful int erf erence to rad io or televisi on reception, w hich can be
determin ed by turning the equipm ent off and on, the user is enc ouraged to try t o c orrect the
interfere nc e by one or more of the follow ing measure s :
• Reorient or relocate the rec eiving an te nna.
• Increase t he separatio n between th e equipment and receiver.
• Connect t he equipment int o an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.
• Consult an IBM authoriz ed dealer or s ervice repre s entative for help.
Properly s hielded and g rounded ca bles and conn ec t ors (I BM partnum ber 68X39 49 or its
equivalent for PC par allel) must be us ed in order to m eet FCC emission limits. Proper cables
and connectors are available from IBM authorized dealers. IBM is not responsible for any radio
or television interferen ce caused by using other than rec ommende d ca bles and connectors or
by unauth orized chang es or modifica t ions to this equi pm ent. Unau th orized chang es or
modificat ions could void the user’s aut hority to operate the equi pm ent.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference rece iv ed, including interference that ma y cause undes ired operat ion.
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European Union (EU) Electromagnetic Conformity Statement:
This prod uc t is in co nf ormity with th e protection requireme nt s of EU C ouncil Directi ve 89/336/
EEC on the approximation of the law s of the Member S ta t es relating to elec t romagneti c
compatibility. IBM can not accept responsibil it y for any failure t o s at isfy the protection
requirements resulti ng from a non-recommended mod if ic at ion of the produ c t , in cl uding the
fitting of no n-I BM option cards.
EU Conformity Statement: This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
Class B Information Tec hnology E quipment acc ording to CISPR 22/European stan dard EN
55022. Th e lim its for Class B equipmen t were derived f or t y pic al environ m ents to provide
reasonable protection agains t in te rf erence with lic ensed com m unication de vi c es .
German Conformity Statemen t:
Dieses Gerät erfüllt die Bedingungen der EN 55022 Klass e B.
Industry Canada Compliance Statement: This Class B digital apparatus meets the requirements
of the Canadian Interference-causing equipment regulations.
Cet appar eil numérique de la classe B respecte tou t es les ex igences du Réglemen t su r le
matèriel b rouiller du Canada.
Japanese VCCI Class 2 ITE Statement.
Notices ix
Safety Notices
There are t hree levels of sa f et y n ot ic es:
DANGER calls atte nt ion to a situation that is pote nt ially or extrem ely
hazardous to people .
CAUTION calls attention to a situatio n t hat is potentially hazard ous to people .
Attention calls attention to the pos s ibility of dama ge to a progra m , d ev ic e,
system, o r dat a. Attention no t ic es are located t hroughout th is publication,
but are not lis te d here.
Translations of the safety notices us ed in this librar y are f ound in
IBM
Network Co lor Printer: Safety Info rm at ion
, G544-5352. This ma nual is
shipped w it h t he printer and is provided wit h t he maintena nc e
docume nt at ion.
Safety Precautions
Electrical Sa fety
This printer is inspected and listed by rec ognized nat ional testin g
laboratories, such as U nderwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) in the U.S.A. and
Canadian Standards As s ociation (C SA) in Canada. Listing of a product by a
national te s t ing laborato ry indicates tha t the product is designed a nd
manufactured in accordance with national requirements intended to minimize
safety hazards. IBM equipment meets a very high standard of safety in
design and manufact ure. Remember, however, that this product operates
under conditions of high electrica l potentials and heat generation, both of
which are functionally necessary.
Because th e paper and toner used in the printer can burn, you sho uld take
normal precautions to prevent fire . These precau t ions include c ommonsense measures, such as keeping potentially combustible materials (for
example , curtains and chemicals) aw ay from the printer, providing adequ at e
ventilation and cooling, limiting unattended o peration, and having trai ned
personnel available and assigned to the printer.
Laser Safety
This printer complies w it h t he performance standards set the by U . S. F ood
and Drug Administration for a Class 1 Laser Product. This means that the
printer belongs to a class of laser products that does not produce hazardous
laser radiat ion in a custom er access area. This class if ic ation was
accomplis hed by providing the nec es s ary protecti v e housing an d s c anning
safegua rds t o ensure that las er radiatio n is inaccessible or w it hin Class 1
limits.
There are v arious tool-o perated mac hine covers t hat should be m oved,
removed , or replaced only by trained serv ic e personnel. T here are no
operator c ontrols or adjustments as s ociated wi th th e laser.
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No operat or m aintenance is required to keep the product in c om pliance as a
Class 1 Laser Product. No adjustments that affect laser operation or power
are accessible to the operator.
Note: See
IBM Network Color Printer: Safety Information
for national
languag e t ranslations regarding las er safety.
Disposal of Materials
This printer may contain materials, either as components or supplies that are
regulated by government agen c ies fo r disposal. Dispose of all s uc h it ems in
accorda nc e w it h y our governm ental agen c ies ’ regulations .
CAUTION:CAUTION:CAUTION:
This printer may contain materials, either components or consumable
supplies, that are regulated for disposal. Dispose of all items in accordan ce
with local regulations.
Preface xi
Preface
This publi c at ion describes how to install printer driv ers and end-us er
software and how to print us ing the IBM N et w ork C olor Printer.
Audience
This publi c at ion is intended fo r an administ rat or who configures netw ork
servers and the IBM Ne twork Color Printer.
Organization and Contents of This Guide
This publi c at ion describes how to install the printer on T C P/ I P, I PX (Novell),
Windows NT and Macintosh networks. For general informatio n on using your
computer, your application softw are, or your ne t w ork , s ee t he manual s tha t
accompany those products.
Chapter 1, “Introducing Your IBM Network Colo r Printer” introduces the I BM
Network Color Printer, the different configuration versions supported, and the
performa nc e and functionality of ea c h printer configuration version.
Chapter 2, “Configuring Your Novell Network” guides you through the steps
for configuring a Nove ll N et Ware netw ork . T his inc ludes instruc t ions for
configur ing the NetWare server an d an overview of N et Ware-specific printe r
configur at ion.
Chapter 3, “Configuring Your Wind ow s N T N et w ork” guides you throug h th e
steps for configuring a W indows NT network. This includes ins t ruc t ions for
configur ing the NT serv er and an overv iew of NT-sp ec if ic printer
configur at ion.
Chapter 4, “Configuring Your Macintosh Network”
guides you t hrough the
steps for using a Macintosh computer to share the
Customer CD-ROM
with
other Macintosh users on the netwo rk .
Chapter 5, “Configuring Your AIX Network” guides you thr ough the steps fo r
configuring an AIX network. This includes general guidelines for configuring
the AIX serv er and an overv iew of TCP/ IP -s pecific print er c onfiguration.
Chapter 6, “Configuring the IBM Network Color Printer”
guides you through
the steps for configuring the printer. This includes the specific implications of
each printer setting for each client and server operating system that will
communic ate with the p rint er. This also includes information on the other
printer se ttings, such as t hose for the jo b log and the Printed queu e.
Appendix A, “Assembling a Software Package for Your Customers” provides
instructio ns f or putting toget her software package s of Ne twork Color Printer
driver files and PPD files for customer s wh o regularly br ing print jobs to you r
business.
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Append ix B, “U pgrading th e Printer Syste m Software” co nt ains instructions
for upgrading your IBM N etwork Color Printer mi crocode. Ins t ruc t ions are
included f or upgrading ov er a network , o ve r a parallel attachment, o r
physically at th e printer.
This publi c at ion also contains a glossa ry , a lis t of a bbreviations, and an
index.
Related Publications
The following publicat ions are included with this printer:
•
IBM Network Color Printer: Installation and Relocation Guide
, G544-5362
•
IBM Network Color Printer: Oper at or’s Guide
, S544-5361
•
IBM Network Color Printer: User’s Guide
, S544-5363
•
IBM Network Color Printer: Adm inis t rator’s Guid e
, S544-5364
•
IBM Network Color Printer: Safet y Information
, G544-5352
Note: The abov e publication s a re available in Adobe Acrobat Reader f ormat
on the CD-R OM shipped w it h th is printer. You c an view these
publicati ons or print them us ing Adobe Acrobat Reader. Instructions
for installing Acrobat re ader and the documentat ion are in the
User’s
Guide
and in the RE ADME file.
If you wish to purchase additional co pies of the pub lic ations, pleas e contact
your dealer represe nt at iv e or your IBM M ark eting Representativ e.
Copyright IBM Corp. 1996 Chapter 1. Introducing Your IBM Network Color Printer 1 –1
Chapter 1. Introducing Your IBM Network Color Printer
Congrat ulations on purchasing your new IBM Network Col or Printer. The
Network Co lor Printer is a c olor laser print er with a num ber of advanced
features. It ca n produce single-sided m onochrom e prints at a rate of up t o
12 pages per minute (pp m ) and full-color prints at a rat e of 3 ppm. The
printer has a c y an-magenta -y ellow-bla c k (CMYK) full-color laser engine
that prints 16 gray levels per color. It prints PostScript jobs in Windows,
Macintosh, and UNIX environments.
The IBM N et w ork C olor Printe r c om es in three mem ory configurations:
• The 16-meg aby t e (MB) configuration pr ov ides advanced network
connectiv it y and high quali ty c olor laser pr int ing. This is the default
configur at ion.
• The 32-MB configuratio n provides on-printer queueing and s pooling,
expanded network co nnectivity , a nd f as t er printing.
• The 48-MB configuratio n provides all of t he f unctionality described
above, as w ell as increased printing sp eed and high er print quality on
especial ly co m plex color prin t jobs .
Each of the t hree printer co nf iguration s prov ides a high lev el of print
quality. However, these configuration options allow you to balance cost,
performa nc e, and printe r fe at ures in a way th at is right for your
organizat ion.
The 16-MB Printer Configuration
The 16-M B c onfiguration provides high quality color printing at a ve ry
competit iv e price and is a go od choice fo r home office an d other sma llscale business applications.
Performance
The 16-MB configuration is best suited for print jobs where the color areas
are predo m inantly presentation graphics and co lor t ext. These types of
jobs will pri nt at 3 ppm with the highest qual ity. As applications include
more imag es , th ey m ay print at less t han 3 ppm. Th ey w ill s t ill print with
very high q uality.
Features
The 16-M B c onfiguration offers several feature s for h igh-quality printing:
Network Connectivity: The 16-MB configuration pr ov ides network
connectivity. It can receive jobs at the same time from TCP/IP users,
Novell NetWare servers, Windows NT servers and workstations, and
Macintos h and other AppleTalk us ers.
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Rendering Styles: The 16-MB configuration enables you to choose between
four rendering styles. They are:
•
Photographi c st yle - used for bitmap images
•
Presentation style - used for pres entations
•
Monitor style - used to emulate monitor screen appearance
•
Solid Color style - used for spot-color graphics, such as logos
The 32- and 48-MB Printer Configurations
The 32- and 48-MB con figurations provide high-s peed, high -quality color
printing. They provide sophisticate d print server functionality, including onprinter queueing, spo oling, and jo b s to rage. They als o provide eas y -t o-use
client softw are for mana ging stored jobs. Both con f igurations are capable of
handling a heavy load of graphics-intensive jobs .
Queueing, Spooling, Job Storage, and Security
In the 32- an d 48-MB configuration s, t he Network Color Printe r behaves like
a print server in that it prov ides server -lik e job storage and manage m ent
functionality. It provid es t his functiona lit y through the Print queue , P rint ed
queue, Ho ld queue, and D irect queue. Each queu e c an be enabled and
configured according to your system needs.
The Print Queue
The Print q ueue is a job storage, queu eing, and spo oling area. When you
submit a job to the print q ueue, the prin te r receives the job and stor es it o n
the printe r’s hard disk. This f rees your wo rk s ta t ion, PC, or Mac intosh to do
other thin gs rat her than rem aining busy w it h t he job.
Jobs in the Print queue print in the order in which the printer receives them .
When jobs are in the Print q ueue, you ca n us e the Spooler utility to mo v e
them to the H old queue or to dis c ard them. After printing , jo bs in t he Print
queue move automatically to the Printed queue
if it is enabled at the print er.
The Printed Queu e
When a job f rom the Print q ueue finishe s printing, the job m oves into the
Printed queue for tem porary storage. (If the Printed queue is not enabled at
the printe r, jobs t hat have been printed are d is ca rded from the printer’s hard
disk.) After a job is in the Printed queue, you can use the Spooler utility to
move it into th e Print queu e or H old queue or to dis c ard it from the printer’s
hard disk.
The size of th e Printed que ue is determined by a setting configur ed at the
printer tha t lim it s the number of jobs k ept from 1 to 99 . (The default is 10).
Configuring the Printed queue sets the maximum number of jobs that the
Printed queue can kee p at any one time . W hen the Printed queue is fu ll, th e
oldest job is d is c arded.
Chapter 1. Introduc ing Your IBM Network Color Printer 1 –3
The Hold Queue
The Hold q ueue is a job storage area. W hen you submit a job to the Hol d
queue, th e printer receiv es the job and s to res t he job on the p rint er’s hard
disk. Jobs in the Hold queue do not print or clear from the p rinter until
someon e us es the Spool er ut ility to move th em t o t he Print queue or to
discard them from the p rint er’s hard di sk.
The Direct Queue
The Direct queue provides a direct connection to the Network C olor Printer,
bypassing the printer’s hard disk. When you submit a job to the Direct queue,
the printe r ac c epts the job wh en it is ready to print the job. The Direct queue
does not st ore jobs on the p rinter’s hard disk and so does not prov ide job
spooling. T his provides a measure of se c urity for sensit iv e documents , s uch
as person nel or payroll doc uments.
Jobs submitted to the Direct queue stay on the submitting server,
workstation, PC, or Macintosh and keep it busy spooling the job until the
printer is be t w een Print queue jobs. The n t he printer paus es the Print queue
to process one Direct queue job.
Note: Printing to the Direct queue can take a long time if the job the printer is
currently processing t ak es a long tim e or if m any jobs are going to the
Direct queue.
Performance
The 32-M B printer conf iguration is be s t suited for print jobs with
medium -to -large sized co lor im age areas . M edium image areas cover les s
than one-f ourth of a page ; large image a reas cover one-fourth to one-half of
a page.
With the 32-MB printer configura ti on, m os t print jobs with medium-siz ed
image areas will print at 3 p pm . Some print jo bs w it h large image areas may
print at less th an 3 ppm, but all w ill print with the highest quality.
The 48-M B printer conf iguration is be s t for print jobs w it h large-sized to
full-page s iz ed image areas. With the 48-MB configuration, m os t print jobs
will print at 3 ppm, and all will print with the highest qu ality.
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The IBM Network Color Printer Utilities
Three util iti es are provided w it h t he IBM Netw ork C olor Printer. Th is se c t ion
provides an overview of each one.
IBM Color Downloader
The IBM C olor Downloa der utility pro v ides the ability to p rint PostScript and
Encapsu lat ed PostScript (EPS) files directly to your Network C olor Printer
without your having to use the appl ication with which the f iles were cr eated. If
you have the printer adm inistrator password, the Downloader utility also
allows you to download PostScript fonts to the printer’s hard disk and to
delete PostScript fonts from the hard disk. Only fonts that are not part of the
permanently installe d s et c an be delete d.
The Downloader uti lit y is supported fo r all t hree of the Ne t w ork C olor Printer
configurations. It runs on the Windows NT, Windows 95, and Macintosh
operating systems. It is shipped with the printer on disket te s and on the
Customer CD-ROM
.
IBM Color Spooler
The IBM C olor Spooler utility is designed for managing print jobs on the
printer’s hard disk. It enables you to look at the order of print j o bs in the Print
queue, ch ange job-op tion settings , delete jobs, and m ove jobs bet w een the
printer queues (except t he Direct que ue). Using the Spooler util ity y ou can
also acces s th e J ob Log. This is a rec ord of the jobs t hat have been printed.
Using the Spooler uti lit y yo u c an view the Job Log, print it, and save it to a
file.
The Spooler utility is supported for t he 32- and 48-MB Netwo rk C olor Printer
configurations. It runs on the Windows NT, Windows 95, and Macintosh
operating systems. It is shipped with the printer on disket te s and on the
Customer CD-ROM
.
IBM Color Calibrator
The IBM C olor Calibrator utility prov ides a function for calibratin g y our IBM
Network Color Printer. This enables you to keep your printer’s colors at a
consistent performance level across time.
The Calib rat or utility is su pported for all thee of the Ne t w ork C olor Printer
configurations. It runs on the Macintosh operating system only. It is shipped
with the printer on disket t es and on the
Customer CD-ROM
.
Copyright IBM Corp. 199 6 Chapter 2. Configuring Your Novell Networ k 2–1
Chapter 2. Configuring Your Novell Network
This chapt er explains ho w to int egrate the th e I BM Network C olor Printer
into your Novell NetWa re network env ironment. R ead this chap t er if y our
network uses a NetWare server to provide print services to workstations,
PCs, and Macintoshes on a network.
If your NetW are server does not provide print servic es, go straight to
“Configu ring the IBM Ne twork Color Printer” on page 6–1 to con fi gure the
printer, an d t hen see the
IBM Network Color Printer: User’s Guide
for
instructio ns on configuri ng t he end-us er c om puters.
System Requirements
This section discusse s th e requireme nt s fo r int egrating the IB M N et w ork
Color Printer into your Novell NetWare network. To make this integration
successfully, you must have one of the following configurations:
• An Ethernet network and a Novell NetWare file server using a frame type
of Etherne t _802.2, Ethernet_80 2. 3, or Ethernet II.
The printe r has built-in Et hernet supp ort, so if this is your network
environm ent, continu e t o “Overview of No v ell Network C onfiguratio n
(Ethernet)” on page 2–3.
• A tok en-ring net w ork and a Novell NetWar e s erv er that provides print
services to users of the network. If this is your network environment, you
need a mec hanism for at ta c hing the printe r to yo ur token-ring network
through th e printer’s par allel port. Th ere are two me t hods for
accomplis hing this: using a protoc ol adapter an d directly attac hing your
NetWare Server to the Printer Par allel Port.
Using a Protoc ol Ad apter
Protocol adapters are available fro m ret ail sources of PC s and network
equipment. To use a pro t oc ol adapter , follow these st eps:
1. Attach th e protocol ad apt er to the print er’s paralle l port and to your
token-ring network.
Notes:.
1. With this co nf iguration , the Spooler an d D ow nloader ut ilities
cannot communicate with the printer.
2. Perform ance using a net w ork protoc ol adapter may not match
perform ance using the Etherne t a ttachment.
2. See “Configuring the IBM Network Color Printer” on page 6–1 and use
the information there to enable the printer’s parallel port and connect it
to one of the printer’s in te rnal queues . Th e Print queue is th e
recommended choic e.
3. Configure the protocol adapter. For instructions, see the
documentation that came with the adapter. After the protocol adapter
is configured and attached, it becomes visible as a token-ring-attached
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printer on the network .
4. See the documentat ion that came with NetWare for instr uc t ions on
creating a print server and Print queue with which to provide print services
to a token-ring-attached network printer.
5. Have each end user install the PostScript Level 2 Printer Driver on his or
her client PC, workstation, or Macintosh. Instructions are in the
User’s
Guide
. The
User’s Guide
also contains instructions for installing the
utilities; however, users on a token-ring network should not do so,
becaus e t he utilities are not support ed over the pa rallel port.
You have c om pleted the p rot oc ol adapte r at t ac hm ent proced ure. The
remainder of this section does not apply to you, so skip to “Configuring the
IBM Network Color Prin t er” on page 6–1.
Directly Attach Your NetWare Server to the Printer Parallel Port
To do so, follow these steps:
1. Use a par allel cable to att ac h the printer t o t he server. To a ss ure FCC
complia nc e, use IBM pa rt num ber 68x3 949. Other pa rallel cables,
although they may work, may not comply with FCC regulations.
Note: With this con fi guration, th e Spooler and Do w nloader ut ilit ies
cannot communicate with the printer.
2. See “Configuring the IBM Network Color Printer” on page 6–1 and use the
information there to enable the printer’s parallel port and connect it to one
of the prin t er’s internal queues. The P rint queue is the re c om m ended
choice, because it allows you to redirect the job to a different printer at any
time until t he job is printed.
3. See the documentat ion that came with NetWare for instr uc t ions on
creating a print server and print queue with which to provide print services
to a parallel-attached printer.
4. Have each end user install the PostScript Level 2 Printer Driver on his or
her client PC, workstation, or Macintosh. Instructions are in the
User’s
Guide
. The
User’s Guide
also contains instructions for installing the
utilities; however, users on a token-ring network should not do so,
becaus e t he parallel po rt does not supp ort the utilities .
You have c om pleted the st eps for parallel attachm ent . T he rest of the
information in this chapt er does not apply to you. S k ip t o “C onfiguring t he
IBM Network Color Prin t er” on page 6–1.
Chapter 2. Configuri ng Your Novell Network 2–3
Overview of Novell Network Configuration (Ethernet)
Configur ing a Novell ne twork includes configuring the Nov ell s erver to work
with the printer, config uring the prin te r t o w ork w it h the Novell se rv er, and
configur ing the client P C s , workstation s , a nd M acintosh es t o us e the printer.
General Configuration Tasks
The general configur at ion tasks you w ill perform to ma k e t he printer an
effective part of your net w ork printing environme nt are as follow s:
1. Config ure the server fi rs t, s et t ing the binde ry c ont ext if necess ary and
creatin g print servers and print que ues t o s upport the pri nt er.
For instructions on co nf iguring the se rv er, see “Conf iguring Your N ovell
NetWare Server” o n page 2–3.
2. After you have configured the server, config ure the printer. When yo u
configu re the printer, enable the Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX )
communication protocol. Then connect the printer to the print server that
you crea t ed on the NetW are server.
For instructions on co nf iguring the printer, see “Co nf iguring the IBM
Network C olor Printer ” on page 6–1.
3. After you have configured the server and the printer, have your end users
install the printer driver and color reference pages. If some end users will
submit jobs directly to the printer rather than through the NetWare server,
those en d us ers will also w ant to install th e D ownloader and Spooler
utilities. T he D ownloader provides batch printing capabilities, and the
Spoole r allows users to manage the ir jobs that are s to red in the Prin t,
Hold, or Printed queues .
The IBM Network Color Printer diskettes and
Customer CD-ROM
contain the
print drive rs , printer descr ipt ion files, and ut ilit ies. For inst ruc t ions on
installing so f tware from th e
Customer CD-ROM
or diskettes, see the
User’s
Guide
.
Configuring Your Novell NetWare Server
A Novell Net W are server is t y pic ally a dedicat ed PC that is configured to
control client access to shared resources. In addition to other services,
NetWare servers use the IPX communication protocol to provide spooling,
queue management , and print serv ic es t o c lients. These c lients can include
Window s, AI X, and Mac int os h clients, among other s .
This section discusses how to:
• Check the fram e type that y our NetWare fi le s erver uses
• Se t t he bindery co nt ex t if yo u run NetWare 4. x
• Create a print s erv er and print queues to co nnect to the prin t er.
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Checking the Frame Type
The frame type is the format of the communi cat ion s packe t th at the NetWare
file server us es. When the fi le s erv er loads its net w ork drivers , a se tu p f ile
specifies the frame type. The printer supports frame types of Ethernet_802.2,
Ethernet _802.3, and Et hernet II. To configure the p rinter, you wil l need to
know the frame type th at your serve r uses. For instructi ons on how to f ind out
what frame type your NetWare server uses, see the documentation that
came with NetWare.
Setting the Bindery Context
The printe r s upports Ne tWare version s 3. 11 and 3.12 and version 4.x in
bindery emulation mode. If your NetWare server is 4.x, set the bindery
context (see the proce dure below ). If yo ur N etWare se rv er is 3.1.x, see “T o
create print servers and print queues” on page 2–6.
The procedure below provides an overview of the steps used to set the
bindery co nt ext. Complet e instructions are in the N ovell NetWa re
docume nt at ion.
Note: If your server is using N et W are 3.11 or 3.1 2, skip this sect ion and see
“To create print servers and print que ues” on page 2–6.
To set the NetWare 4.x Bindery Context:
1. Determine the Direct ory Service s pat h to the container in whic h y ou w ill
create the print servers and print qu eues for the printer. The container
defines th e bindery con te x t for y our network s t ruc t ure.
2. Enter th es e c ommands:
Load install
Maintenance/Selective Install
NCF File Op ti on s
Edit AUTOEXEC.NCF
3. In the AUTOEXEC.NCF file, add th is line:
set bindery context =
your bind er y co nte xt
where
your bindery context
is the correct bindery context for your
server.
4. Activat e t he new bindery c ont ext using o ne of these two m et hods:
• If y ou can reboot th e N et W are server, do so. It loads th e se t
command automatically.
• If you do not wish to reboot the NetWare server, type the set
command at the server’s prompt. Use the same command you
entered in t he AUTOEXEC.NCF file.
You are rea dy t o s et up the new prin t s erver and new print queue. See the
following se c ti on, “Creatin g a Print Serve r and Print Qu eues” for details .
Chapter 2. Configuri ng Your Novell Network 2–5
Creating a Print Server and Print Queues
You can cr eat e up to three print servers on t he Novell Ne t W are file server.
These will provide print se rv ic es to the prin te r.
Note: When you connect the IBM Netwo rk Color Pr inter to a NetWare server ,
the conne c ti on is between a single printe r queue and on e N et W are
print server. You cannot connect an individual printer queu e t o an
individual NetWare queue. Afte r y ou have define d a connect ion
between one of the printer queues a nd one of the N et W are print
servers, the printer queue requests jobs from all of the queues on that
print server.
You may want to create a si ngle print server with multiple queues, each of
which manages its jo bs in a different wa y . Then:
• A user submit s a print job to a given N etWare queue based on the
characteristics of the job.
• The NetWare queue configuration det erm ines when the queue ma k es th e
job available for printin g.
• The printer qu eue polls all the queues on the connected print serv er f or
jobs. As the queues on the print server make jobs available, the printer
queue ha ndles the jobs dif f erently, de pending on whether it is the Print or
Direct queue. For insta nc e:
– The Print queu e receives jobs and store s them on the printer’ s hard disk.
When a job reaches the head of the Print queue, the queue spoo ls th e
job to the printer.
– The Direct queue waits until the job that is currently printing finishes and
then print s its job. The Direc t queue does not store and s pool jobs.
Note: If you conn ec t th e N et W are print server to the Dir ec t queue and
the Dire ct poll interval is s et fo r f requent pol ling, Direct job s c an
monopolize the prin te r. If this becomes a problem , increase the
interva l at wh ic h t he Direct queue polls the N et W are server for
jobs. This allows jobs in th e Print queu e t im e t o print. The poll
interva l is one of the config uration item s in t he printer’s N et w ork
Setup m enu. Instruct ions on confi guring this and ot her printer
options are located in “Configurin g t he IBM Network Color
Printer” on page 6–1 .
– IBM does no t re c om m end connec t ing the Hold queue to a print s erv er,
because once a job is in the Hold queue, you must use the Spooler utility
to move it.
The NetW are print servers that you c reate can be distributed am ong the
internal printer queues in any way you choose. For example, you might have
one NetWare print server go to the Print queue and two to the D irect queue,
or have all three go to the Direct queue. For the sake of simplicity, you may
want to start w it h just one print s erv er and queue connected to the Dire c t o r
Print queue. You can then add mor e queues to this print server as yo u need
them. If necessary, you can create and connect up to two more print servers.
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To create print servers and print queues:
Create an d c onfigure new N et W are print serv ers and print queues using
NetWare Print Console, a NetWare uti lity th at is store d in NetWare’s PUBLIC
directory. T he following st eps apply to Ne t W are version 4. 1. F or complete
instructions and instructions that apply to your version of NetWare, see the
docume nt at ion that came w ith NetWare.
1. Decide on t he names of new print serve rs and queues y ou intend to
create o n t he f ile server. The s e names (or th e equivalent ID w hich
NetWare assigns) are used for communications between the printer and
the NetW are file server. U s e t he guidelines given here fo r s electing
names.
• For print serve rs , us e names such as IPX_SERV or COLOR_serv.
• For queues, use names such as BIGq, littleq, and 5p mQ.
• Names should be as brief and descriptive as possible. Names cannot
begin with a period and cannot include spaces or any punctu at ion
characters other than periods. F or ex ample, the print server nam es
IPX_SE RV and COLOR_SERV are both approp riate names, while
IPX SERV ER and COLO R:SERV are not.
• W hen you configure the print er, you will use the printer to log on to
your NetW are file serv er and print server. You will need login na m es
and any file server login password and print server passwords.
2. Log in to th e N ov ell NetWa re s erver as the Supervisor.
3. At the Net W are MS-DOS prompt, typ e PC ONSOLE. T he Availabl e
Options menu is displa y ed.
4. Choos e C hange Current File Serv er.
5. Select the name of the f ile server on w hic h you would lik e to create the
new print server. Note the login name, the name of the file server, and the
name of th e print server . L at er, w hen you configure the pr int er, you will
select this file server as part of the Network Setup menu configuration.
6. From the Available Options me nu, choose Print Server In f orm ation.
7. Press the Insert key and type a name for the new print server, such as
IPX_SERV, and press the Enter key. Then press the ESC key. Note the
login name, the name of the file server, and the name of the print server.
Later, when you configure the pr int er, you will sel ec t this print serv er as
part of the N etwork Setu p m enu configuration.
8. From the Available Options me nu, choose Print Queue Information.
9. Press the Insert key and type a name for the new print queue. Press the
Enter ke y . The print que ue name you e nt ered will be highlighted in th e
Print Queues list.
10. Make sure the name of the print queue you created is selected in the Print
Queues list, and press the Enter key. The Print Queue Information menu
is displa ye d.
11. In the Prin t Queue Inform ation menu , choose Qu eue Servers an d press
the Ente r k ey . A blank Queue Servers lis t is dis played.
12. Press the Insert key. T he Queue S erv er Candidat es lis t is dis played.
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13. Select the print server y ou created in step 7. This s erv er appears in t he
Queue Servers list.
You have associated the queue with the print server. At this point, you can
stop, create more queues in this print server, or create up to two more
print servers.
If you wish to cr eate more queues in t his print server, return to step 8 and
follow directions. If you wish to create more print servers, return to step
5 and follow directions.
14. When yo u are finished , p res s t he ESC key to ex it all PCONSO LE
windows.
15. Choose Yes or press the Enter key to save changes to PCONSOLE.
You have f inis hed configu ring the Net W are file server t o s upport the printer.
Now you m us t co nf igure the print er to attach to th e s erv er and rece iv e jobs
from it. See “C onfiguring th e I BM N etwork Colo r Printer” on p age 6–1.
Note: Configuring the client PCs and Macintoshes to use the NetWare queue
is an end-us er task and is d oc um ented in the
IBM Net w ork Color
Printer: Us er’s Guide
. However, you can make this process more
efficient b y us ing the NetWare file server t o s hare the
Customer CD-ROM
over the ne twork. This all ow s y our users to ha v e
access to the software that they need to configure their client PCs and
Macintoshes.
Sharing the
Customer CD-ROM
from Your NetWare File Server
The
Customer CD-ROM
contains th e end-user software tha t e ac h c lient
needs in order to print suc c es s f ully to the prin t er. T his s of t w are includes the
print driver, printer description files, and Spooler and Downloader utilities. By
sharing th e
Customer CD-ROM
over the ne t w ork , y ou enable the network
clients to install the software without CD-ROM drives of their own and without
having to wait for access to diskettes or a CD-ROM.
For instruc t ions on sharin g a v olume with Ne t W are clients, s ee the NetWa re
docume nt at ion. For instru c ti ons on installing from the
Customer CD-ROM
,
see the
User’s Guide
.
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Copyright IBM Corp. 1996 Chapter 3. Configuring Your Windows NT Network 3–1
Chapter 3. Configuring Your Windows NT Network
This chapter discusses integrating the IBM Network Color Printer into your
Windows NT network environment. Read this chapter if your network uses
an NT server to provide network services to the other workstations, PCs
and Macintoshes on the network.
If your NT se rv er does not provide print se rv ic es , go s t raight to
“Configu ring the IBM Ne twork Color Printer” on page 6–1 to con fi gure the
printer, an d t hen see the
IBM Network Color Printer: User’s Guide
for
instructio ns on configuri ng t he end-us er c om puters.
System Requirements
This section discusse s th e requireme nt s th at y ou need to integ rate the
IBM Network Color Prin t er into your W indows NT net w ork environ m ent.
To integrate the printer into a Windows NT network, you must have one of
the following configur at ions:
• An E t hernet network and a Windows NT serv er that provides print
services to us ers of t he network. T he printer has built-in Ethernet
support, so if this is your network configuration, continue to “Overview of
Window s NT N et w ork Config uration (Ethe rnet)” on pag e 3–2.
• A tok en-ring net w ork and a Windows NT serv er that provides print
services to users of the network. If this is your network configuration, you
need a mec hanism for at ta c hing the printe r to yo ur token-ring network
through th e printer’s par allel port. Th ere are two me t hods for
accomplis hing this: using a protoc ol adapter an d directly attac hing your
server to th e parallel port.
Using a Protoc ol Ad apter
Protocol adapters are available fro m ret ail sources of PC s and network
equipment. To use a pro t oc ol adapter , follow these st eps:
1. Attach th e protocol ad apt er to the print er’s paralle l port and to your
token-ring network.
Notes:.
1. With this co nf iguration , the Spooler an d D ow nloader ut ilities
cannot communicate with the printer.
2. Perform ance using a net w ork protoc ol adapter may not match
perform ance using the Etherne t a ttachment.
2. See “Configuring the IBM Network Color Printer” on page 6–1 and use
the infor m at ion there to en able the prin te r parallel port and connect it
to one of the printer’s in te rnal queues . Th e Print queue is th e
recommended choic e.
3. Configure the protocol adapter. For instructions, see the
documentation that came with the adapter. After the protocol adapter
is configured and attached, it becomes visible as a token-ring-attached
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printer on the network .
4. See the documentat ion that came with Window s N T for instructi ons on
creating a printer on the NT server with which to provide print services to
a token- ring-attach ed network printer.
5. Have each end user install the PostScript Level 2 Printer Driver on his or
her client PC, workstation, or Macintosh. Instructions are in the
User’s
Guide
. The
User’s Guide
also contains instructions for installing the
utilities; however, users on a token-ring network should not do so
becaus e t he utilities are not support ed over the pa rallel port.
You have completed the steps for attachment using a protocol adapter. You
can skip the rest of this section and go to “Configuring the IBM Network
Color Print er” on page 6– 1.
Directly Attach Your Windows NT Server to the Printer Parallel Port
To do so, follow these steps:
1. Use a par allel cable to att ac h the printer t o t he server. To a ss ure FCC
complia nc e, use IBM pa rt num ber 68x3 949. Other pa rallel cables,
although they may work, may not comply with FCC regulations.
Note: With this con fi guration, th e Spooler and Do w nloader ut ilit ies
cannot communicate with the printer.
2. See “Configuring th e I BM N et w ork Color Pri nt er” on page 6–1, and use
the information there to enable the printer’s parallel port and connect it to
one of the printer’s internal queues. The Print queue is the recommended
choice.
3. See the documentat ion that came with Window s N T for instructi ons on
creating a printer on the NT server with which to provide print services to
a parallel-attached printer.
4. Have each end user install the PostScript Level 2 Printer Driver on his or
her client PC, workstation, or Macintosh. Instructions are in the
User’s
Guide
. The
User’s Guide
also contains instructions for installing the
utilities, however users on a token-ring network should not do so because
the utilities are not supported over the parallel port.
You have c om pleted the p roc edure for p arallel attachm ent. You ca n s k ip
the rest of this c hapter and go t o “C onfiguring t he IBM Netw ork C olor
Printer” on page 6–1.
Overview of Windows NT Network Configuration (Ethernet)
A Window s NT serv er c an be configu red to provide printing se rv ic es t o
networked Windows, Windows for Workgroup, Windows 95, and Macintosh
clients. Yo u c an either attac h the serve r to th e printer using the AppleT alk
communication protocol or the TCP/IP communication protocol.
Configur ing an NT netw ork includes co nf iguring the N T se rv er t o w ork with
the printer, configuring the printer to work with the NT server, and configuring
the client PCs, workstations, and Macintoshes to use the printer.
Chapter 3. Configuring Your Windows NT Network 3–3
General Configuration Tasks
The general configur at ion tasks you w ill perform to ma k e t he printer an
effective part of your net w ork printing environme nt are:
1. Configure your printer.
By default, the AppleTalk and TCP/IP communication protocols are
already enabled, as are all of the print er queues. Us ing AppleT alk to
connec t to the printer is recommended; in this case, no further printer
configu ration is neces s ary.
If you want to attach to the printe r using TCP/IP, you must give the prin ter
a unique TCP/IP address. In addition, you may want to configure the
printer in ot her ways, suc h as changing the name , d is abling the Hold
queue, or configurin g t he job log.
To configure the printer, see “Configuring the IBM Network Color Printer”
on page 6–1.
2. Install th e printer driver on your NT s erv er, connect to the printer and
share the printer. Clients of the NT network server will use this printer. To
configure the server, see “Configuring Your Windows NT Server” on page
3–3.
3. After you have configured the server and the printer, have your end users
install the printer driver and color reference pages. If some end users will
submit jobs directly to the printer rather than through the NT server, those
end users m ay also want to in s tall the Downloader and Spooler utilities.
The Downloader pro v ides batch p rinting capab ilit ies, and the Spooler
allows users to manage their jobs that are stored on the printer’s hard disk
in the Print , H old, or Printed q ueues.
Configuring Your Windows NT Server
A Windows NT server is typically a PC that is configured to provide spooling,
queue management , and print serv ic es t o c lients. These c lients can include
Window s, AI X, and Mac int os h clients, among other s .
This section discusses how to install the printer driver, connect to the printer,
and make th e printer available to network clients.
Log in to the W indows NT serv er as an Administrator. De c ide whether t o
connect to th e printer using AppleTalk or TCP/IP.
• If y ou will use App leT alk, see “Inst alling the Pri nt er Driver as an
AppleTalk Device on Your NT Server” on page 3–4. The procedure is
the same as t hat f or installing an y A ppleTalk prin t er. I t al low s
Macintoshes to submit jobs to the NT server. Otherwise, Macintoshes
on the network must pri nt directly to the IB M N et w ork C olor Printe r,
bypassing the server.
• If y ou will install th e printer as a TCP/IP devic e, se e “I ns t alling the
Printer Dr iv er as a TCP/IP D ev ic e on Your NT S erv er” on page 3–7.
3–4 Administrator’s Guide
Installing the Printer Driver as an AppleTalk Device on Your NT Server
There are two parts to installing the printer as an AppleTalk device. They are:
• In s t alling AppleTalk network se rv ic es (c alled “Serv ic es f or M acintosh”)
• In s t alling the printe r driver on the N T s erv er using AppleTalk.
Adding AppleTalk Network Services
Use this sec t ion to install Serv ic es for Macintosh on your NT server. Once
installed, Services for Macintosh enables the server to attach to the printer as
an AppleTalk device and allows th e s erver to provide network printing
services to any M ac intosh com put ers on your network. This is tr ue even if
you conne c t to the printer usi ng T C P/IP.
To install Services for Macintosh:
1. On the Co nt rol Panel, double-click on t he Network icon. The Ne twork
Setting s dialog box appears.
2. If Services for Macintosh are already installed, go to “Installing the Printer
Driver on th e N T Server Usin g AppleTalk Services”. If not, select Add
Software.
3. Select S erv ic es for Macin to s h and click on th e OK button. You will be
prompted for diskettes.
4. Insert Windows NT diskettes as prompted. When installation is complete,
Services for Macintosh is listed under Inst alled Network Software in th e
Network Settings dialog box.
5. Select S erv ic es for Macin to s h and click on Co nf igure. A configuration
dialog b ox appears.
6. Select Y es or N o to enable o r not enable AppleTalk rou t ing. For simple
networks, choose No. Click on the OK button.
7. If the AppleTalk network has zones, select the desired zone and click on
the OK button.
8. Exit Windows and reb oot the server.
You have c om pleted the A ppleTalk Ne t w ork Services port ion of installat ion.
Continue with the next section.
Chapter 3. Configuring Your Windows NT Network 3–5
Installing the Printer Driver on the NT Server Using AppleTalk
Services
This section explains how to install the printer driver on the NT server. Steps
include cr eating a printer on the NT se rv er, installin g t he PostScript Lev el 2
Printer Driver, and attaching to the printer.
To install the printer driver:
1. From the Program Ma nager wind ow , open the Print m anager.
2. Choos e C reate Printer fro m the Printer m enu. The Creat e Printer dia log
box appears.
3. Enter a name for the printer.This name should be different from the name
of the printer itself. By default, the printer is named “IBMnetcolor”, but you
may have changed this name when you configured the printer. The name
you choose now will be the name that appears in the NT server’s Printer
window.
You have c om pleted the st eps for installing the print er driver on the s erver.
Continue with the next section.
To Install the PostScript Level 2 Printer Driver:
1. From the driver pop-up menu, select Other. Windows NT prompts you to
locate the printer driv er.
2. Insert the
Customer CD-ROM
or the IBM Windows Driver diskette.
• If you are using the
Customer CD-ROM
, open the directory that
corresponds to the language you wish to use, the WINNT directory,
and then the DRIVERS subdirectory. Click on the OK button.
The DRIVERS subdirectory includes a printer configuration file and
the printe r PPD file.
• If you are using diskettes, insert the Windows Drivers diskette. Click
on the OK button.
3. During driver installat ion, selec t IBM N etwork Colo r Printer. Click on the
OK button.
4. When ins t allation is com plete, the dr iv er name appears on the Dr iv er
menu of the Create Printer dialog box. The printer driver is installed and
configu red with the print er PPD.
You have c om pleted the st eps for installing the PostScript leve l 2 printer
driver. Continue with the next sec tio n.
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