Oki B 6500 User Manual
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B6500 Network Guide
P/N 59388401, Revision 1.0
August, 2006
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Terminal Equipment.
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P
REFACE
Thank you for choosing this printer.
This Network Guide provides all the necessary information about
installing and operating this printer on the network.
Please read this guide in detail to ensure full and efficient use of this
product on a network and keep it handy for a quick reference should
you encounter any difficulties when using the machine.
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C
ONTENTS
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Prerequisite Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Supported Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Supported OS and Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Initial IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Printer Setup using a Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Printing From a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installation of TCP/IP Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Windows 95/98/Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Configuring As A Network Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Windows 95/98/Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Creating a Shared Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Settings Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 . . . . 24
Settings of Windows 95/98/Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
OKI LPR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Installing the OKI LPR Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Uninstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Printing From UNIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
For Printing From UNIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Target Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Set Up Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Setting Up the Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Before Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Examples of Settings for Solaris 2.X . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Printing (Solaris) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Print (lp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Delete (Cancel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Job Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Inquiry (lpstat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
-C Option (lpr Command) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selecting a Paper Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selecting a Paper Output Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Selecting a Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Specifying 2 sided Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Specifying Paper Size and 2 sided Printing . . . . . . 39
Specifying Collation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Specifying Color and Print Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
-C, [Parameter], [Parameter] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Printing From a Macintosh Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Printing From a Macintosh Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Target Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Set Up Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
SNMP Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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Network Utility Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Status Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Operating Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using the Status Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Color Of The Icon And Printer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Precautions and Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
On Using TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Setting Up the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Setting Up the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Switching the Power On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Printer Spooling Is Set to [On] Spool Mode . . . . . . 47
Printer Spooling Is Set to [Off] Nonspool Mode . . . 47
Printing From Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Printing From UNIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Using TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
When Using Windows 95/98/Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Using Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 . . . . . . 52
The Printer Is Not Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Unable to obtain the desired print results. . . . . . . 53
When Using Unix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
The printer is not printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Unable to Obtain the Desired Print Results . . . . . . 55
Using EtherTalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Setting IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Appendix A: Setting IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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U
SING THIS GUIDE
P
REREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE
Read this guide in detail before using this printer. If you are not
familiar with the machine to which the printer is to be connected or
the basic operations or concepts of the software, read the relevant
manuals first.
Machines and software to which the printer is to be connected refer
to personal computers, workstations, networks, and the respective
operating systems and applications on which these machines run.
O
RGANIZATION
The following is a summary of each chapter.
Overview
This chapter contains information on using the printer as a network
printer.
Configuration
This section details configuring the printer's network interface and
should be done prior to configuring your computer.
Printing from a Windows Computer
This chapter explains the installation procedure for printing from a
Windows NT 4.0/ Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Server 2003
computer through LPD or Port9100. This chapter also explains the
installation procedure for printing from another Windows computer
by creating a shared printer on a Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000/
Windows XP/ Windows Server 2003 computer.
Printing From UNIX
This chapter explains the procedure for printing from a UNIX
computer.
Printing From a Macintosh Computer
This chapter explains the procedure for printing from a Macintosh
computer.
Network Utility Software
This chapter explains how to use the Network Utility Software.
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Precautions and Limitations
This chapter explains the operational precautions and limitations
under each network environment.
Troubleshooting
This chapter explains how to solve problems under each network
environment.
Appendix
This chapter explains how to manually set the printer’s IP address.
C
ONVENTIONS
1. In this guide, “computer” refers to both the personal
computer and workstation.
2. The following icons are used in this guide:
Important Indicates important information which you
Note Indicates additional information on operations or
Refer to Indicates reference sources.
3. The following conventions are used in this guide:
Refer to “xxx”: The cross-reference is within this guide.
should read.
features.
Refer to YYY : The cross-reference is not within this guide.
[] : Indicates items displayed on the computer
and the printer control panel. Also indicates
the title of printed reports/lists from the
printer.
<> : Indicates items such as hard buttons and
indicators on the keyboard and printer.
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O
VERVIEW
S
UPPORTED ENVIRONMENT
This printer can be connected to a network through the Ethernet
interface.
The printer supports multiple protocols. As a result, one printer can
be shared even from different network environments.
Supported OS and Environment
Connection Network
Port LPD Port 9100 EtherTalk
Protocol TCP/IP TCP/IP Apple Talk
Windows 95 z
Windows 98 z*1 z*1
Windows Me z*1 z*1
Windows NT 4.0 z
OS
Windows 2000 zz
Windows XP zz
*1 z*1
Windows Server
2003
UNIX z
Macintosh z*4 z*3
*1: When using Windows 95/98/Me, use OKI LPR.
*2: UNIX Filter are required to print PostScript data. UNIX Filter is compatible
with the OSs in Solaris, HPUX and Linux (Redhat, SuSE).
*3: Supports Mac OS 9.0 or later.
*4: Supports only Mac OS X.
Important
The EtherTalk port setting in this printer is disabled by default. To use this
port, enable the setting on the control panel.
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zz
*2
C
ONFIGURATION
I
NTRODUCTION
The B6500 is a fast 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T network capable printer.
It supports major protocols such as TCP/IP and Ethertalk. This
section details configuring the printer's network interface and should
be done prior to configuring your computer.
I
NITIAL
IP A
DDRESS
The factory configuration is for the printer to obtain an IP address
automatically from your networks’ DHCP server.
Use the printers’ console to determine the printers’ address.
1. Press the <MENU> button on the control panel.
2. Press the <T> button until the text “Network Menu” is
shown on the first line of the display.
3. Press the <X> button to enter the Network menu.
4. Press the <S> or <T> buttons to move through the
submenus until the text “IP Address” is shown on the first
line of the display.
5. Note the IP address shown on the second line of the display.
If your network does not have a DHCP server, the IP address will
have to be set manually.
Use the printers’ console to manual set the printers’ address.
1. Press the <MENU> button on the control panel.
2. Press the <T> button until the text “Network Menu” is
shown on the first line of the display.
3. Press the <X> button to enter the Network menu.
4. Press the <S> or <T> buttons to move through the
submenus until the text “IP Address Set” is shown on the first
line of the display.
5. Press the <X> button to enter the submenu
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6. Press the <S> or <T> buttons to toggle between Automatic
and Manual, select manual. Press <SELECT> to save the
selection
7. Press the <S> or <T> buttons to move through the
submenus until the text “IP Address” is shown on the first
line of the display.
8. Press the <X> button to enter the submenu
9. The first set of numbers blinks. Press the <S> or <T>
buttons to scroll to the desired number. Press the <X>
button to save the current set of numbers and move to the
next set. Repeat the procedure for each set of numbers.
When the last set of numbers is set, press <SELECT> to
save the IP address.
10. Repeat steps 7 through 9 to set the Subnet Mask.
11. Repeat steps 7 through 9 to set the Gateway Address.
P
RINTER SETUP USING A BROWSER
If the printer is connected to the network using TCP/IP, its settings
can be configured using a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or
FireFox. Refer to the relevant manuals for details on how to launch
and use the browser.
Set the browsers address to the IP address found in the prior
section.
The network addresses used in this manual are shown as examples
only. Use the address found in the prior section.
To apply configuration changes using a Web browser, select the
Administrator Login. You will be prompted for a username and
password. The username is [root] and the default password is the
last six digits of the Ethernet MAC address. The MAC address can be
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found on the Network Summary page. Note that the password is
case sensitive and letters should be entered in upper case.
The following explanation uses Windows XP and Internet Explore
version 6.0 as an example to manually set the printers IP address.
1. Launch the Web browser
2. Select Administrator Login, enter the username and
password.
3. Select the Network group.
4. Select the TCP/IP subgroup.
5. Select “Set IP Manually”
6. Configure the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway for the
printers’ network interface. Once the new address is
submitted to the printer, the new address will have to be
entered into the browsers’ address.
Most of the printers’ configuration can be done through the browser
including setting the administrator password.
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P
RINTING FROM A
O
VERVIEW
This chapter provides guidelines on how to print over the network
from various Microsoft Windows platforms. There are numerous
ways of printing from Windows and the exact set-up will vary
depending upon your environment. There are also numerous
versions of Windows, which can be configured as either a client,
server or both.
Although there are many variants of Windows, the principles of
network printing are the same. Microsoft provides on-line help with
all of their operating systems and this is a good reference point for
the exact details of each configuration option within Windows.
The network printer supports TCP/IP protocol that can be used in
conjunction with the Windows operating system.
W
INDOWS COMPUTER
Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000/Windows XP/
Once the printer registered on the Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000/
Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 computer is shared, you can also
print from Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows Me computers
through this printer.
Windows Server 2003
LPD or Port9100 (TCP/IP)
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I
NSTALLATION OF
TCP/IP P
ROTOCOL
There are a number of options available when printing using TCP/IP
for Windows. The following table lists the options:
WINDOWS VERSION METHOD
Win 95/98/Me OKI LPR Utility
NT 4.0 OKI LPR Utility
Microsoft LPR
Windows 2000/ Windows XP OKI LPR Utility
Microsoft LPR
Port 9100
1
These functions are built into Windows and are displayed as options when
using the Add Printer Wizard.
1
1
1
Although there are some differences in configuration options
between the various Windows platforms, the procedure for printing
using TCP/IP is the same.
1. Ensure that the TCP/IP protocol has been installed in
Windows. This can be confirmed by checking the network
settings from within the Control Panel. If TCP/IP has not been
installed refer to the section below Installation of TCP/IP
protocol.
2. If not already configured, a suitable IP address, Subnet Mask
and Gateway address should be configured. Please refer to
the on-line help if necessary. It is vital that the IP address
entered is unique and valid. Entering an incorrect IP address
may cause severe network problems. Please check the
address with the network administrator.
3. If your network environment uses domain names, DNS
should be enabled and configured on your system. However,
this step is not essential to enable network printing.
4. Restart the operating system.
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W
INDOWS
1. Click the [Start] button, select [Settings] and then click
2. In the [Control Panel] double-click on the [Network] icon.
3. In the [Network] dialogue box click [Configuration Panel].
4. If the [Client for Microsoft Networks] is not listed, click [Add].
5. In the [Select Network Component T ype] dialogue box, select
6. In the [Select Network Protocol] dialogue box, select
7. The Windows installation CD-ROM may be required. Follow
W
INDOWS
1. Click [Start], select [Settings] and then click [Control Panel].
2. Double-click the [Network] icon.
3. In the Network dialogue box, click the [Protocols] tab.
4. If the [TCP/IP Protocol] is not listed, click [Add].
5. In the [Select Network Protocol] dialogue box, select [TCP/IP
6. The Windows NT installation CD-ROM may be required.
95/98/M
[Control Panel].
[Protocol] then click [Add].
[Microsoft] from the list of manufacturers, then select [TCP/
IP] from the list of network protocols, then click [OK].
the remaining dialogue box prompts.
E
NT 4.0
Protocol] and click [OK].
Follow the remaining dialogue box prompts.
W
INDOWS
1. Click the [Start] button, select [Settings] and then click
2. Double-click the [Local Area Connection] icon. In the [Local
3. In the [Local Area Connection Properties] dialogue box, click
2000
[Network and Dial-up Connections].
Area Connection Status] dialogue box, click [Properties].
[Install].
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4. In the [Select Network Component T ype] dialogue box, select
[Protocol] and click [Add].
5. In the [Select Network Protocol] dialogue box, select [TCP/IP
Protocol] and click [OK].
6. Click [Close] button in the [Local Area Connection Properties]
dialogue box.
7. Click [Close] in the [Local Area Connection Status] dialogue
box.
W
INDOWS
1. Click the [Start] button and select [Control Panel].
2. Select [Network and Internet Connection] and [Network
3. Double-click [Local Area Connection] and click [Properties] in
4. If the [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] is not listed, click
5. In the [Select Network Component T ype] dialogue box, select
6. In the [Select Network Protocol] dialogue box, select
XP
Connection].
the [Location Area Connection Status] dialogue box.
[Install.].
[Protocol] then click [Add].
[Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] then click [OK].
7. The Windows XP installation CD-ROM may be required.
Follow the remaining dialogue box prompts.
Once the protocol has been installed and configured in Windows, the
next step is to configure the TCP/IP parameters in the network
printer.
C
ONFIGURING AS
W
INDOWS
When printing using TCP/IP, the Oki LPR utility is the only option to
use. The following procedure should be used.
95/98/M
A N
ETWORK PRINTER
E
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When installing the driver, ensure it is installed as a local printer and
not a network printer. Ensure the appropriate printer driver has been
installed in Windows.
Install the Oki LPR utility as described on page 25 of this manual and
add the printer installed earlier.
W
INDOWS
NT 4.0
With Windows NT 4.0, you have two options for printing using TCP/
IP. They are:
•Oki LPR
•Microsoft LPR
In order to use Microsoft LPR, it must first be installed into your
operating system.
NT 4.0 requires administrator privileges.
Oki LPR
Please follow the procedure described in the Windows 95/98/Me
section on page 18.
Microsoft LPR
To install this port, the following needs to be carried out.
1. Select [Start], [Settings], [Control Panel] and then select
[Printers].
2. Select [Add Printer] Wizard.
3. Select [My Computer] and then [Next].
4. Select [Add Port].
5. Select [LPR Port] and then [OK].
6. In [Name or address of server providing lpd] type the host
name or IP address of the host for the printer you are adding.
7. In [Name of printer or print queue on that server] type the
logical printer name "lp" and then click [OK].
8. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish installing the
LPR-compatible printer.
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