Intel PRO/100 - NetportExpress - Print Server, NetportExpress PRO Setup Manual

Intel NetportExpress

™

Print Server

Setup Guide

About NetportExpress™ PRO and PRO/100 print servers

Intel NetportExpress™ PRO and PRO/100 print servers provide high performance and centralized management for printers on multiprotocol networks. With NetportExpress print servers, you can locate printers anywhere on the LAN (Local Area Network).

The NetportExpress print servers support most makes and models of printers on networks running IPX/SPX*, NetBEUI, TCP/IP, and AppleTalk* Phase II protocols.

First edition, August 1997 P/N 679939-001

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Intel Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this guide. Nor does Intel make any commitment to update the information contained herein.

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Contents

Hardware Installation ..............................................2

PRO/100, external and internal PRO print servers

Software Installation ...............................................6

Installing the CD-ROM and running setup

Novell NetWare* NDS Configuration ............................8

Print server mode, Remote printer mode

Novell NetWare Bindery Configuration ........................ 10

Print server mode, Remote printer mode

Microsoft Network Printing ...................................... 12

Windows* 95, Windows NT*, Windows for Workgroups, IP address

LAN Manager*/LAN Server Configuration .................... 16

Printing using netuse

AppleTalk* Configuration........................................ 18

Printer connectivity

UNIX* Configuration ............................................. 19

IP address, proprint, lpr/lpd printing, firmware updates using tftp

AIX* Configuration ............................................... 27

lpr/lpd printing

Managing the NetportExpress™ Print Server ................ 30

Changing configurations, firmware updates, advanced settings

Troubleshooting .................................................. 33

Hardware, software, printing solutions

Limited Warranty/Compliance Statements .................... 40

Product information

Customer Support ................................................ 42

Numbers to call for help, World Wide Web access

Index ............................................................... 43

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Hardware Installation

NetportExpress PRO/100 Single-port and 3-port print servers (Ethernet only)

1 Connect the network cable to the

RJ-45 connector. Use Category 5 cable to connect to a 100Mbps network. Use Category 3 or 5 cable to connect to a 10Mbps network.

4 Press the “diag” button

to send a test page from the NetportExpress print server to your printer. The test page includes the Device ID and other configuration information.

2 Plug the power

cable into the print server.

Tips for installing the PRO/100 print server

• When the activity light is solid green, the NetportExpress print server is ready. The other two lights may blink, indicating communication with the network. If the Activity light flashes red, see the troubleshooting section of this manual.

• The PRO/100 automatically senses the speed your Ethernet

network is running:

10Mbps or 100Mbps.

• The print server also senses the Novell NetWare frame type: 802.2, 802.3, Ethernet II, or SNAP.

CAUTION When connecting the power cable, use the power supply that comes with your PRO/100. Another power supply could cause your PRO/100 to malfunction.

Continue with Software Installation, page 6 . . .

Activity light

Device ID and Network address (located on bottom)

3 Connect the

printer cable(s) to the printer(s) and to the print server port(s).

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Tips for installing the External PRO print server

• When the activity light is solid gr een, the NetportExpress print server is r eady. The other two lights may blink, indicating communication with the network. If the Activity light flashes red, see the troubleshooting section of this manual.

• The PRO senses the Novell NetW are frame type: 802.2, 802.3, Ethernet II, or SNAP.

• The token ring version autosenses data rate speeds when both switches are in the

default UP position. (See page 34 for list of settings.)

CAUTION When connecting the power cable, use the power supply that comes with your PRO. Another power supply could cause your PRO to malfunction.

Continue with Software Installation, page 6 . . .

1 Connect the network cable (Category 3 or 5).

The PRO Ethernet uses a BNC or an RJ-45 connector. The PRO token ring uses an RJ-45 or DB-9 connector.

2 Plug the power

cable into the print server.

3 Connect the

printer cable(s) to the printer(s) and to the print server port(s).

4 Press the

“diag” button to send a test page from the NetportExpress print server to your printer. The test page includes the Device ID and other configuration information.

Ethernet connectors

Token Ring connectors

Activity light

Switches

Device ID and Network address (located on bottom)

Hardware Installation

Internal NetportExpress PRO print server (Ethernet and Token Ring)

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Examples of inserting NetportExpress PRO print server cards in printers. Your printer may look different from those shown. Make sure

the printer connector on the card is fully seated into the printer slot connector.

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Printer connector

RJ-45 and DB-9 network connectors

Diagnostics button

Token Ring Card

Device ID

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Diagnostics button

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To install the internal PRO print server card in your printer

1 Power down the printer and disconnect the printer power cable. 2 If necessary, remove the cover plate from the printer MIO

(Modular Input/Output) slot.

3 Record the NetportExpress print server device ID so you can refer

to it later.

4 Check the back of the MIO slot to see where the connector is. 5 Insert the print server card, making sure you align the connector

on the card with the connector at the back of the MIO slot. When correctly seated, the face plate on the card should rest flat against the printer frame.

6 Secure the print server card by tightening the screws. Alternate

tightening them to keep the card stable in the slot.

7 Attach the network cable for your type of network. 8 Plug in the printer power cable and power on the printer. 9 Press the diagnostics button on the NetportExpress print server

card to print a test page. The test page includes the Device ID and other configuration information.

Tips for installing the internal print server

• The PRO internal print server card connects to MIO printer slots.

• To get a complete list of all supported printers, see Intel’s automated customer

support services information at the back of this manual.

• The HP LaserJet* 4Si and 5Si printers have two MIO slots. Install the NetportExpress PRO print server card into the lower slot. For instructions, install the Netport Manager software on any networked Windows workstation and refer to online Help, or see Intel’s online support documents.

• The token ring card autosenses data rate speeds when both switches are in the default UP position. (See page 34 for list of settings.)

Continue with Software Installation, page 6. . .

Software Installation

UNIX and AIX software installation

Turn to the NOS Configuration section in this manual for UNIX or AIX systems.

Novell and Microsoft networks software installation

Installing Netport Manager softwa re on one Windows-based workstation lets you manage all of your NetportExpress print servers. You can run Netport Manager on Windows 3.1x, Windows fo r Workgroups 3.11, Windows 95, and Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0 systems.

To install Netport Manager

1 Insert the CD-ROM in the selected Windows system.

• Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 systems. T he setup program

should automatically appear. If it does not, choose Start and Run and browse to the CD-ROM drive.

• Windo ws 3.1x or Windows NT 3.51 . From Program Manager,

click the File menu and then click Run. Browse to the CDROM drive.

2 Run setup.exe from the root directory. 3 Install Netport Manager, then turn to the appropriate NOS section

to configure the NetportExpress print server for your system.

Note: If only the IP protocol is running on the system where you install

Netport Manager, the NetportExpress print server must have an IP address to communicate with Netport Manager. To see if the print server has an IP address, print a test page. To assign an IP address, see page 15.

To configure the print server for your NOS, turn to . . .

Novell NetWare NDS Configuration.........................page 8

Novell NetWare Bindery Configuration ...................page 10

Microsoft Network Printing ...................................... page 12

LAN Manager/LAN Server Configuration ................page 16

AppleTalk Configuration .......................................... page 18

UNIX Configuration .................................................. page 19

AIX Configuration ..................................................... page 27

Note: You can configure each port on the NetportExpress print server

for multiple protocols.

Making installation diskettes

You can make installation diskettes for the f ollowing:

• Netport Manager

• Port Monitor (for Microsoft Network printing)

Making installation disks lets you install these programs on any system that has a 3-1/2 inch disk ette drive. To make the diskettes, insert the CD-ROM into a CD-ROM drive. When the setup screen appears, click Make Setup Disks.

Web Netport Manager

If you do not have a Windows-based workstation on your network for running Netport Manager, you can set up your NetportExpress print server using your Web browser. The print server contains a Web server that lets you view and change settings on the print server from your Web browser. T his method requires an IP address for the NetportExpress print server.

• To find out if the print server has an IP address, print a test page by

pressing the “diag” button on the print server.

• To set an IP address, see “Setting an IP address” on pages 15 and 20.

• To access W eb Netport Manager, see “Using Web Netport Manag er”

on page 31.

Click

Properties

button

to set the Netport Name and hardware

settings

Click

Configure

button to

configure the

NetportExpress

print server

Netport Manager Main Window

Novell NetW are NDS Print Server Mode Configuration

In this mode, the NetportExpress print server replaces the NetWare print server program. The NetportExpress print server polls the NetWare file server queue for print jobs, then sends each job directly to the printer. This speeds up the printing process. Print server mode is recommended because it provides the best printing performance. It requires one NetWare user license for each print server (including multi-port print servers).

To set up the print server for NDS print server mode

Note: Netport Manager will create any queues or print servers you

need for your NetWare setup. You don’t have to create these objects in NWADMIN or PCONSOLE.

1 Log in as Admin at the workstation where you installed Netport

Manager.

2 Start Netport Manager. 3 Select the print server whose Device ID matches the number of

the NetportExpress print server you installed.

4 Click the Configure button. 5 Select Novell NDS Print Server. 6 Select a context for the print server. The context is the container

where the print server object will be created.

7 For each printer connected to the print server, click a Port tab and

assign an existing queue or add a new queue.

• To assign an existing queue, double-c lick the queue to add it

to the Assigned Queues list.

• To add a new queue, click New Queues and create the queue.

8 Click OK and exit Netport Manager.

To set up a workstation to print

At each workstation that will print to this printer, use the capture command or the workstation’s pr int utility to redirect printing to the NetWare queue you set up. For instructions see the NetportExpress Help section on NetWa re printing.

Tip for NDS print server mode

For advanced setup parameters such as LIP (Large Internet Packets), see “Managing the NetportExpress Print Server,” page 30.

No vell NetWare NDS Remote Printer Mode Configuration

In this mode, PSERVER.NLM polls the NetWare file server queue for waiting print jobs, then sends the print job to the Netport print server, which then sends the data to the printer. This mode does not require a NetWare user license for each NetportExpress print server, but is not recommended because it is much slower than print server mode.

To set up the print server for Novell NetWare NDS remote printer mode

1 Log in as Admin at the workstation where you installed Netport

Manager.

2 If a print server does not already exist, create a print server using

NWADMIN or PCONSOLE.

3 Start Netport Manager. 4 Select the print server whose Device ID matches the number of

the NetportExpress print server you installed.

5 Click the Configure button. 6 Select Novell NDS Remote Printer. 7 Select a context for the print server. The context is the container

where the print server object was created.

8 Select the Novell NDS print server you created in NWADMIN or

PCONSOLE.

9 For each printer connected to the print server, click a Port tab and

assign an existing queue or add a new queue.

• To assign an existing queue, double-c lick the queue to add it

to the Assigned Queues list.

• To add a n ew queue, click New Queues and create the queue. 10 Click OK and close Netport Manager. 11 Unload and then reload PSERVER.NLM to enable the changes.

To set up a workstation to print

Novell NetWare Bindery Print Server Mode Configuration

To set up the print server for bindery print server mode

Note: Netport Manager will create any queues or print servers you

need for your NetWare setup. You don’t have to create these objects in NWADMIN or PCONSOLE.

1 Log in as Supervisor at the workstation where you installed

Netport Manager.

2 Start Netport Manager. 3 Select the print server whose Device ID matches the number of

the NetportExpress print server you installed.

4 Click the Configure button. 5 Select Novell Bindery Print Server. 6 Select the file server where the print server will be created. 7 For each printer connected to the print server, click a Port tab and

assign an existing queue or add a new queue.

• To assign an existing queue, double-c lick the queue to add it

to the Assigned Queues list.

• To add a new queue, click New Queues and create the queue. 8 Click OK and exit Netport Manager.

To set up a workstation to print

Tip for bindery print server mode

For advanced setup parameters such as LIP (Large Internet Packets), see “Managing the Netpor tExpress Print Server,” page 30.

No vell NetWare Bindery Remote Printer Mode Configuration

To set up the print server for bindery remote printer mode

1 Log in as Supervisor at the workstation where you installed

Netport Manager.

2 If a print server does not already exist, create a print server using

NWADMIN or PCONSOLE.

3 Start Netport Manager. 4 Select the print server whose Device ID matches the number of

the NetportExpress print server you installed.

5 Click the Configure button. 6 Select Novell Bindery Remote Printer. 7 Choose the file server where the Novell bindery print server is

located. (This is the file server where PSERVER is running.)

8 Select the PSERVER you want to use from the Novell bindery

print server list.

9 For each printer connected to the print server, click a Port tab and

assign an existing queue or add a new queue.

• To assign an existing queue, double-c lick the queue to add it

to the Assigned Queues list.

• To add a n ew queue, click New Queues and create the queue. 10 Click OK and close Netport Manager. 11 Unload and then reload PSERVER.NLM at the file server chosen

in step 7 to enable the changes.

To set up a workstation to print

In this mode, PSERVER.NLM polls the NetWare file server queue for waiting print jobs, then sends the print job to the NetportExpress print server, which then sends the data to the printer. This mode does not require a NetWare user license for each NetportExpress print server, but is not recommended because it is much slower than print server mode.

Microsoft Network Printing

T o set up the print server for Microsoft network printing

1 Start Netport Manager. 2 Select a NetportExpress print server in the Netport Manager

window.

3 Click the Configure button. 4 Click Microsoft Network Printing. 5 Specify a Name and Domain for the print server. 6 For each printer connected to the print server, click a Port tab and

specify a port name for the printer connected to that port.

Setting up Workstations to print

To print from Windows 95 and Windows NT systems, install the Intel NetportExpress Po rt Monitor. The P o rt Monitor installs on the system as a local port that you can share with other systems.

Printing Options

• Print sharing: Install

the NetportExpress Port Monitor on one Windows system and share the port with other Windows systems. The system with the Port Monitor spools print jobs and sends them to the NetportExpress print server.

• Direct printing: Install the NetportExpress Port Monitor on each Windows system and print directly to the NetportExpress print server.

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The NetportExpress print server can print jobs from networked workstations running Windows* 95, Windows NT*, or Windows for Workgroups*. Using NetportExpress Port Monitor with a Windows 95 or Windows NT workstation, you can also share printing with other systems, including Windows for Workgroups and LAN Manager or LAN Server.

To set up a Windows 95 workstation

1 Insert the NetportExpress Print Server CD into the CD-ROM

drive.

2 If Setup doesn’t run automatically, run setup.exe from the CD. 3 In Setup, click the NetportExpress Port Monitor button. When

setup is finished, you can set up printing on the workstation.

4 From My Computer, double-click the Printers folder. 5 Double-click Add Printer and follow the steps to set up a tempo-

rary local printer on LPT1. Do not print a test page.

6 After you finish the Add Printer Wizard, right-click the new

printer and click Properties.

7 Click Details and then click Add Port. 8 Click Other, select Intel NetportExpress Network Port, and then

click OK.

9 Click Browse to select the Domain, the Netport print server, and

Port where your printer is connected to the NetportExpress print server.

10 To share the printer: in Properties, click the Sharing tab. Select

Shared As and specify a Share Name.

To set up a Windows NT 4.0 system

1 Insert the NetportExpress Print Server CD into the CD-ROM

drive.

2 If Setup doesn’t run automatically, run setup.exe from the CD. 3 In Setup, click the NetportExpress Port Monitor button. When

setup is finished, you are ready to set up printing on the system.

4 From My Computer, double-click the Printers folder. 5 Double-click Add Printer and select My Computer. 6 Follow the steps to set up a temporary local printer on LPT1. Do

not print a test page.

7 After you finish the Add Printer Wizard, right-click on the new

printer and click Properties.

8 Click Ports and then click Add Port. 9 Select Intel NetportExpress Network Port and click New Port. 10 Click Browse to select the Domain, Netport print server, and Port

where your printer is connected to the NetportExpress print server.

11 To share the printer: in Properties, click the Sharing tab. Select

Shared and specify a Share Name.

Setting up a system to print directly or to share printing

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