NEC SuperScript 870 Quick Start Guide

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Basic Setup — 1, 2, 3

You need to set up your SuperScript™ 870 printer, 870 NIC, and network so they work together. This QuickStart provides basic setup instructions for the most popular systems using software on the 870

Network Solutions CD

1 - Install the 870 NIC in your printer and print

a test page.

Follow the instructions inside for installing and testing the 870 NIC.

2 - Assign an IP address to the 870 NIC.

Follow the instructions for Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.x, Windows for WorkGroups, or Windows Peer to Peer Printing. (This step is not necessary for MacOS.)

3 - Conﬁgure your network to use the 870 NIC.

Follow the instructions for Netware 4.x, Netware 3.x, lpr printing, or MacOS.

(For UNIX setup, see the

Network User’s Guide

)

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Supported Printing Environments

The 870 Network Upgrade Kit comes with software for using the 870 printer on several network operating systems or protocols, including

• Microsoft Windows NT 4.x, and UNIX

• NetWare

• Mac™ OS 7.x and 8.x using AppleTalk

• Peer to peer printing for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.x

Windows

versions 3.x and 4.x

Your Starting Point

The instructions in this guide assume that you are familiar with your network operating system and layout, that your system is conﬁgured and operating properly, and that your SuperScript 870 printer drivers are already properly installed.

See the SuperScript 870 information about your 870 Printer and its drivers.

95/98,

using TCP/IP

User’s Guide

for more

If you have difﬁculties setting up, see the SuperScript 870 If you still need help, contact NEC Printer Technical Support at their web site (www.nec.com/nectechsupport)

or phone 1-800-632-4650.

Network User’s Guide

for more detailed explanations.

What’s in the SuperScript 870 Network Upgrade Kit

870

Network Solutions CD

Network Interface Card

(870 NIC)

870

Network User’s Guide

[PENDING

Mounting Bracket plus 1 or 2 screws???]

870

Network QuickStart

870 NIC

Interface Cable

SuperScript MAP utility for Windows 95/98, and Windows NT setup.

Windows IPX peer to peer redirector for Windows 95/98 and NT

Windows IP peer to peer redirector for Windows 95/98 and NT

NT BootP for Windows 95 and Windows NT and BootP Lite for Windows for WorkGroups (for setting IP address)

Utilities and drivers for MacOS

Network Utilities for UNIX

Online Network User’s Guide

Read Me ﬁle

If you do not have a CD-ROM drive, contact NEC Printer Technical Support at www.nec.com/nectechsupport

or phone 1-800-632-4650

Additional Hardware

You’ll need a phillips-head screwdriver to install the

870 NIC in your printer and connect it to your

network. You’ll need a twisted pair cable with

10/100Base-T connectors to connect

it to your network.

Installing the 870 NIC

ABCD

Top Cover Release

Turn off the printer, remove the power cord from the rear panel of the printer, and disconnect the printer parallel cable from the port.

Press the Top Cover Release button and lift the Cover.

Remove the two screws that hold on the printer’s side cover.

Remove the side cover by pulling it out and then up.

Caution!

also houses the optional memory expansion module (SIMM). Avoid touching the SIMM or controller board.

Remove the two small screws from the expansion slot on the rear of the printer and remove the plate.

Carefully align the pins and connect one end of the interface cable to the connector on the NIC.

When installing the NIC, take proper static control precautions to avoid damaging it. This area

Connect the free end of the interface cable to the connector on the controller board.

Align the NIC with the expansion slot. Then, reinstall and tighten the two small screws removed in step E to ﬁrmly attach the NIC to the printer.

[PENDING

Mounting Bracket plus 1 or 2 screws???]

To ﬁnish, replace the side cover. Reinstall and tighten the screws you removed in step

. Then, close the Top Cover of the printer.

Testing the 870 NIC

Follow these steps to verify that the NIC is installed and operating properly.

1. Reattach the power cord to the printer, plug in the printer, and turn it on (it may take up to 90 seconds to warm up). Each time you turn on the printer, it prints a Network Settings page with NIC status information.

2. Turn off the printer.

3. Connect the network’s twisted pair cable with 10/100BaseT connectors to the new network port on your printer. Also reattach the parallel cable if necessary.

Now, turn on your SuperScript 870.

The Printer is ready to receive jobs. Next, see the instructions for conﬁguring the 870 NIC for your system.

Restoring Factory Defaults

To properly conﬁgure the 870 NIC, it must be new, or restored to factory default settings. To restore factory default settings, turn off the printer, then press and hold the Operator Panel button while turning on the printer. Continue holding for about 20 seconds.

Using the Network Settings Page

Every time you turn on the printer, the 870 NIC

prints out a Network

Settings Page.

Keep this page. You will

need the information

for conﬁguring

the 870 NIC.

The Unit Serial No. is also shown on the back of the NIC. It is used for

printer identiﬁcation in

peer to peer and

NetWare protocols.

The Network Address

is also called the

hardware address or

MAC address

This is the IP address

you assign the 870 NIC.

You can rename the

printer in AppleTalk

using the SuperScript

870 Utility for MacOS

To print another Network

Settings page, press and

hold the Operator Panel

button on the printer for

about 4 seconds.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Unit Serial No: 991655 Version: 05.06 Network Address: 00:40:af:79:0d:38 Network Topology: Ethernet Connector:RJ45 Network Speed: 100 Megabits

Novell Network Information

Print Server Name: NEC_991655 Password Defined: No Preferred File Server Name not defined Directory Services Tree not defined Directory Services Context not defined Frame Type: Novell 802.3

Peer-to-Peer Information

Frame Type: 802.03 Network ID: 32803

TCP/IP Network Information

Frame Type: Ethernet II Protocol Address: 131.241.45.189 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 131.241.45.254

AppleTalk Network Information enabled

Frame Type: 802.2 SNAP On 802.3 Preferred Appletalk Zone:*

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Novell Connection Information

Printer Name: NEC_991655_P

Peer-to-Peer Connection Information

Printer Name: NEC_991655

AppleTalk Connection Information

AppleTalk Printer Name: Jane’s 870

TCP/IP Connection Information

Port Number : 10001

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

enabled

File Server: NW410

Queue: NEC_991655_Q Priority: 2 Attached: Yes Queue: NEC_991655_Q2 Priority: 1 Attached: Yes No Notify Defined

File Server: NW312

Queue: NEC_991655_Q Priority: 1 Attached: Yes No Notify Defined

File Server: PPD

Queue: NEC_991655_Q Priority: 1 Attached: Yes No Notify Defined

Using the SuperScript 870 NIC Home Page

Your 870 NIC has a built in web server and home page!

To view the 870 NIC Home Page, you need to have a web browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer.

THE URL IS THE IP ADDRESS YOU ASSIGN TO THE 870 NIC.

Link to NEC’s web site to download the latest printer drivers.

Online help and documentation are at your ﬁngertips.

Network A dministration Options

You can use the 870 NIC Home Page for conﬁguring and managing network printers. The default password is

sysadm

View printer status instantly.

Windows 95/98 Windows NT 4.x Windows for WorkGroups

First, Conﬁgure the IP Address and Other TCP/IP Parameters

Here we provide instructions for using NTBootP to set the IP address manually.

1. Insert the 870 Click on the Windows and select

2. Type <Drive>:\NTBOOTP.EXE and click

3. Select menu of NTBootP.

4. Enter the and

default gateway address

5. Enter the hardware address of the NIC. It is listed on the Network Settings page under

Address

6. Click on Go to send the new settings to the NIC.

After a few minutes, the NIC will reset and print its Network Settings page. If it doesn’t print, recheck the hardware address entry in NTBootP.

Next, Conﬁgure Your Network to Attach the Printer

See the instructions for peer to peer printing, NetWare 4.x or 3.x.

Network Solutions CD

Run

to launch the utility.

Conﬁgure

IP address

Start

from the Admin

subnet mask

Network

button

, if any.

First, Install the TCP/IP Protocol

1. Click on the Windows select

Settings

Panel

2. Double click on

the

Protocols

not in the list of Network Protocols, click on

3. Select the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing or Simple TCP/IP Services is not on the list of Network Services, Click on install them.

4. Click on services have been added. If the TCP/ IP protocol has just been added, Windows will prompt for the IP address and other TCP/IP parameters. The new protocols and services will not be available until the system is restarted.

Second, Conﬁgure the IP Address and Other TCP/IP Par ameters

We suggest using NTBootP to set the IP address manually. (See the instructions for using NTBootP for Windows 95/98, shown to the left).

Third, Conﬁgure Your Network to Attach the Printer

See instructions for lpr setup, NetWare

4.x or 3.x, or peer to peer printing.

tab. If TCP/IP Protocol is

Add

to install it.

Services

when all protocols and

Start

and then

Network

tab. If either

button;

Control

and select

Add

First, Conﬁgure the NIC IP Address and Other TCP/IP Par ameters

Here we provide instructions for using BootP Lite to set the IP address manually.

1. Insert the Click on the Windows select

2. Type <Drive>:\BOOTPL.EXE and click

3. Select Conﬁgure from the Admin menu of BootP Lite.

4. Enter the

Subnet Mask

and the NIC the Network Settings page as Ethernet Address).

5. Click on Go to send the new settings to the NIC.

Wait for about two minutes for the printer and NIC to reset. The Network Settings page should report the newly entered IP information.

6. To verify operation, start an MS DOS session.

At the prompt enter:

ping

(repeat until you get a reply).

Then, Conﬁgure Your Network to Attach the Printer

See the instructions for NetWare 4.x or 3.x.

870 Network Solutions CD

Run

to launch the utility.

IP address

, the

MAC address

Start

for the NIC, its

Default Gateway

(listed on

button and

IP Peer to Peer Printing lpr Printing MacOS Setup

First, Prepare Your Computer System

You must have the NEC SuperScript 870 printer driver installed to print peer to peer. Also, the Microsoft TCP/IP protocol stack must be installed and properly conﬁgured on your workstation. The network and the network print servers must support IP.

Next, Install the PeertoPeer-IP Program

1. Insert the into the drive. Click on Windows button and select

2. At Run, type: Then click wizard prompts. When installation is complete, click

Then, Add the Peer to Peer Printer in Windows

1. Click the then select

2. In the Printers window, double-click

Add Printer

wizard prompts. When the Add Printer wizard asks how the printer is attached, select Manufacturer and as the Printer.

3. Your peer to peer network printers will be listed as local printer ports. Select one.

4. Continue until the process is complete.

870

Network Solutions CD

Run

<drive>:\[what???],

, and follow the Install

Start

button, select

Printers

and follow the Add Printer

Local printer

. Specify

NEC SuperScript 870

Start

Settings

NEC

as the

The following procedure can be used to set up the lpr spooler for a Windows NT 4.x workstation/server.

1. Install the SuperScript 870

Drivers & Utilities for Windows NT 4.x

2. In Windows NT 4.x, click the button, select

Printers

3. Select the and then select File menu

4. Click on the 870 driver installs to LPT1 by default).

5. Then select

6. Under

7. In the

8. In the

9. Click on the

10. Click on the radio button

11. Click

Av ailable Pr int er P or t

Port

and

Name or address of server

providing lpd

(Protocol) address of the printer.

Name of printer or print queue

on that server

word “PORT” must be in uppercase). Click

newly created port to the 870.

SuperScript 870

enter a name for your 870 printer.

your printer.

Settings

NEC SuperScript 870

Ports

Add Port

New Port

ﬁeld, enter the IP

ﬁeld, enter

, then click

Sharing

to apply these settings to

, then select

Properties

tab (the SuperScript

button.

Properties

from the

PORT1

to assign that

tab in the

Shared

Printer

Start

icon,

select

(the

NEC

window

and

LPR

First, Install 870 MacOS Software

1. Insert the 870 your drive and double-click the

SuperScript 870 Installer

2. The installer prompts you to select

installation preferences and creates the SuperScript 870 Folder on your hard drive.

Next, Choose the Printer

1. Select and make sure the AppleTalk button is selected.

2. In the Chooser, select the

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printer icon, select the AppleTalk zone your printer is on, then select the printer’s name in the printer list.

Set Background Printing

In the Chooser, set Background Printing to On or Off. Background Printing allows you to continue working while a job is printing.

Then, Rename Your Printer

If you have more than one SuperScript 870 printer on your network, you should rename your printer.

1. In the SuperScript 870 Folder on your hard drive, double-click the

SuperScript 870 Utilities

2. From the Utilities menu, select

Printer

dialog box.

Network Solutions CD

icon.

Chooser

and follow the directions in the

from the Apple menu

SuperScript

icon.

Active

Name

NetWare 4.x NetWare 3.x

First, use NWADMIN to attach the Printer

1. Log in to NetWare 4.x with administrator rights and open the NetWare Administrator window.

2. Create Printer Object.

3. Create Print Server Object.

4. Create Print Queue Object.

5. Assign Printer Object

6. Assign Print Server Object

7. Check Assignments

note: You must specify the Prefer r ed NDS

Context and Preferred NDS Tree using the

NIC Home Page network administration options. Continue with the instructions below, to do this.

Next, use MAP and the NIC Home Page to Conﬁgure the NIC

MAP is a Windows program that allows conﬁguration and management of the NICs on IPX networks in Windows 95/98 or NT 4.x.

Install MAP

1. Start Windows, insert the 870

Solutions CD,

button and select Run.

2. Type <Drive>:\SETUP.EXE and click OK.

Run MAP and Select a NIC In Windows click the Start button, select

Programs, then select MAP. When MAP

click the Windows Start

Network

starts, a list of all available units on the network is displayed by serial number. Click on a NIC in the list to display its Home Page.

Conﬁgure NetWare 4.x Settings

1. On the NIC Home Page, click the

Network A dministration button to display options for conﬁguring the NIC.

2. Click on NetWare Set up in the Protocols

column.

3. In the NetWare Conﬁguration dialog box that appears, enter a name in the Preferred NDS Context ﬁeld.

4. Then, enter a name in the Pr ef er red NDS Tree ﬁeld. (Leave the Preferred File Server ﬁeld blank.)

5. Enter the password and click on the Accept Settings button. (The Password default is

Conﬁrm Successful Conﬁguration.

1. In the Systems column, click on Reset.

2. Go back to the NIC Home Page, click the Network A dministration button. Then, in the System column, click on Unit Status.

3. In the dialog box that appears, scroll down to display the NetWare Status. The Queue Status should be Attached. If not, verify that entries for Print Server Name, Preferred NDS Context, and Print Server Password match those set in NWADMIN.

sysadm

1. Log in to NetWare 3.x with Administrator rights and start PCONSOLE.

2. Deﬁne the Print Queue.

3. Deﬁne the Print Server.

note: The Print Server name you

enter should match the name shown on the Network Settings page under Novell Network Information.

4. Deﬁne the Printer.

5. Assign the Print Queue.

6. Conﬁrm Successful Conﬁguration. Turn the printer off and on and wait for

a Network Settings page to print. The Novell Connection Information

area on the Network Settings page displays the printer name, ﬁle server, queue, etc. If it displays Attached: Y es, this conﬁrms that the NIC Print Server is ready to accept print jobs. If not, verify that the Print Server name matches exactly the Print Server name that was entered in PCONSOLE.

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