Konica Minolta MICROPRESS SERVER M500-2, MICROPRESS SERVER CII M500-2, MICROPRESS SERVER M500 User Manual

Configuring the PrintStation™
8000 Series Monochrome
LaserJet

Reference Manual

About This Manual

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Table of Contents

Necessary Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Configuring the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

TCP/IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Configuring the JetDirect Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Configuring T C P /I P Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Ping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Necessary Hardware

Several hardware items are necessary in order to utilize the LaserJet 8000/8100 with the
MicroPress. These items are not available from, nor supported by T/R Syst ems.

T/R Systems recommends acquiring the LaserJet 8000/8100DN. This version comes with
the necessary DRAM, Duplexer, and HP JetDirect Print Server card. An existing LaserJet
8000/8100 should be upgraded to the level of the LaserJet 8000/ 8100DN for use with the
MicroPress software.

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Configuring the Hardware

TCP/IP

TCP/IP must be installed and an IP address must be obtained from the Network Administra­tor. The address can be either a static IP address or a dynamic IP address assigned by a
DHCP server.

Configuring the JetDirect Card

Configuring TCP/IP Parameters

Using the control panel of your pr inter, you can manually co nfigur e these TCP/IP p arameters :

You can configure BOOTP, which automatically downloads configuration data over the

network (this is the default setting),

–OR–

You can enter these parameters individually:

• IP address (4 bytes)

• Subnet mask (4 bytes)

• Syslog server IP address (4 bytes)

• Default gateway (4 bytes)

• TCP connection timeout (in seconds)

Enter data carefully. If you make an incorrect entry, you cannot change it without starting
again from step 1.

1. Take the printe r offline by pressing On Line to indicate offline.

2. Press Menu repeatedly until HP EIO 1 JetDirect MENU is displayed on the control
panel.

3. Press Item until CFG NETWORK=NO* appears

4. Change the message to CFG NETWORK=YES* using the + and Select buttons:

5. Press Item until CFG TCP/IP=NO* appears.

6. Change this to CFG TCP/IP=YES* by pressi ng +, and then pressing Select.

7. Press Item until BOOTP=YES* or BOOTP=NO* appears.

• The asterisk (*) indicates the active selection.

• To change the BOOTP=setting, press +. Then press Select. Be sure “*” appears along-

side your selection.

For DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) operation, BOOTP must be enabled.

• If an IP address is configured through DHCP and is subsequently changed through
the control panel, the DHCP assigned address is released.

• If a printer is conf igured throu gh DHCP, and you m anually cha nge the s ubnet mas k or
default gateway through the control panel, you should also change the IP address.

Dynamic IP Address

If BOOTP=YES*, the printer is configured to retrieve its TCP/IP parameters over the

network using BOOTP or DHCP. To activate the printer and save your changes, press

OnLine. TCP/IP configuration is complete.

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Ping

Static IP Address

If BOOTP=NO*, the printer is configured to accept TCP/IP parameters from the

printer’s control panel. Press Item to configure each TCP/IP parameter. IP BYTE
1=<value>* should appear on the control panel first. Continue with the next 3 steps.

1. To enter the first byte of t he IP addr ess, use t he + key. To save the value, press Select.
Press Item to continue.

2. Configure the remaining bytes of the IP address in the same manner.

You can configure the subnet mask bytes (SM), syslog server IP address (LG), default
gateway (GW), and timeout (TIMEOUT) in the same manner.

The TIMEOUT parameter default is 90 seconds. Up to 3600 seconds can be config­ured. If set to “0”, the timeout feature of the HP JetDirect card is disabled––TCP/IP
connections will remain open until closed by the server.

3. To activate the printer and save your changes, press On Line.

The ping utility is used to verify communicat ion to the JetDirect card by using its IP address.
To use Ping:

1. Go to the Start menu.

2. Click Run.

3. Type command in the dialog box. See Figure 1.

Figure 1

4. Type the word ping and then the IP address obtained earlier. Figure 2 shows the way
ping will respond to a correct IP address.

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Figure 2

If the IP address is incorrect, the request will time out. See Figure 3.

Telnet

Figure 3

The Telnet utility is used to configure SNMP network management used by the MicroPress to
control the LaserJet 8000/8100.

To use Telnet:

1. Go to the Start menu.

2. Click Run.

3. Type telnet in the dialog box. See Figure 4.

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Figure 4

4. From the Terminal menu in the Telnet utility, select Preferences.

5. Assure that the Local Echo and VT-100/ANSI options are selected. Click OK. See Fig-
ure 5.

Figure 5

6. In the Connect menu, select Remote System.

• In the Host Name box, enter the IP address discussed under TCP/IP earlier.

• Select telnet in the Port box.

• The TermType should be VT100. See Figure 6.

Figure 6

7. Click Connect when finished.

8. Press the Enter key two times.

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Figure 7

9. To view the current configuration, type / and press Enter.

Figure 8

Initially, the setting for Set Cmnty Name will be Not Specified. It needs to be set to Public
as shown in Figure 8.

10.In the Telnet window, type set-cmnty-name:public and press the Enter key. See Fig-
ure 9.

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Figure 9

11.View the configuration again as shown in Step 9 to assure that the Set Cmnty Name
has been set to Public.

12.Type Quit to exit Telnet and save changes.

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