Oki MICROLINE 420, MICROLINE 421 User's Guide

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●● About the Product Warranty

Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not affect the applicability of the information in it. Mention of software products manufactured by other companies does not necessarily constitute endorsement by the manufacturer.

While all reasonable efforts have been made to make this document as accurate and helpful as possible, we make no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein.

All rights are reserved by Oki Data Corporation. You must not copy, transfer, translate, etc. the content herein without authorization. You must obtain written permission from Oki Data Corporation before doing any of the above.

OKI is a registered trademark of Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Bonjour is registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their proprietors.

This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives 2004/108/EC (EMC) and 2006/95/EC (LVD), as amended where applicable on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility, low voltage.

WARNING!

This is a class A product as dened in EN55022. In a domestic environment this product may cause

radio interference,in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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●● Manufacturer

Oki Data Corporation, 4-11-22 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8551, Japan

For all sales, support and general enquiries contact your local distributor.

●● Importer to the EU/Authorized representative

OKI Europe Limited (trading as OKI Printing Solutions)

Blays House Wick Road Egham Surrey, TW20 0HJ United Kingdom

For all sales, support and general enquiries contact your local distributor.

●● Environmental information

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●● For Your Safety

WARNING

CAUTION

WARNING

Read the User’s Manual for your safety before using the product.

Cautions related to safety

Indicates the presence of a hazard for which not following the instructions noted may result in serious injury or death.

Indicates the presence of a hazard for which not following the instructions noted may result in injury.

General cautions

Do not touch the safety switch inside the printer. Doing so may cause electric shock when high voltage occurs. In addition, the rotating gears may result in injury.

Unplug the power cord and contact a customer service center if a liquid such as water enters in the internal parts of the printer. Failure to do so may lead to

a re.

Unplug the power cord and contact a customer service center if the printer is dropped or the cover is damaged. Failure to do so may cause

electric shock and/or re,

leading to injuries.

Do not put items such as cups with water on the printer. Doing so may cause

electric shock and/or re,

leading to injuries.

Do not use highly ammable

sprays near the printer. Doing

so may cause re as parts of

the printer are hot.

Unplug the power cord and remove foreign materials such as paper clips if they fall inside the printer. Failure to do so may cause electric

shock and/or re, leading to

injuries. Unplug the power cord

periodically to clean plug blades and base section between the blades. If the power plug remains inserted for a long time, the base section will get dusty, and the plug may short

circuit, which may cause re.

Do not use power cords, cables, or ground wires other than those that are indicated in the User’s Manual.

Doing so may cause re.

Unplug the power cord and contact a customer service center if the cover is unusually hot, smoking, giving off an unusual odor, or making strange noises. Failure to do so may lead to

a re.

Do not operate and/or disassemble the printer other than as directed in User’s Manual. Doing so may cause

electric shock and/or re,

leading to injuries.

Do not insert materials in the ventilation hole. Doing so may cause electric shock

and/or re, leading to

injuries.

We do not guarantee operation where an uninterruptible power system (UPS) or inverter is used. Do not use an uninterruptible power system (UPS) or inverter.

Doing so may cause re.

CAUTION

Stay away from the paper’s output area when turning on the power and while in printing. Doing so may result in personal injury.

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●● Manual Composition

WARNING

The following manuals are included with this product.

● User’s Manual ---- This document The initial setup descriptions of network interface card are noted along with troubleshooting.

The infomation of a utility and applied setting of network is included,too.

● Instruction sheet -guide for setup This sheet illiusrates a method to attach a network card to a printer.

●● About This Manual

Terms in this document

The following terms are used in this manual.

Note

● Indicates important information on operations. Make sure to read sections with this mark.

Memo

● Indicates additional information on operations. You should read sections with this mark.

Reference

● Indicates where to look when you want to know more detailed or related information.

● A warning provides additional information which, if ignored, may result in a risk of personal injury.

CAUTION

● A caution provides additional information which, if ignored, may result in equipment malfunction or damage.

Symbols in this document

The following symbols are used in this manual.

Symbols Description

[ ] ● Indicates menu, window, and dialog names on the computer. " " ● Indicates input text.

● Indicates le names on the computer.

● Indicates reference titles. < > button/key Indicates a key on the keyboard of the computer. > Indicates how to get to the item you want in the menu of this printer or the computer.

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Notation used in this manual

The following notations may be used in this manual.

● Microsoft® Windows® 8 64-bit Edition operating system→ Windows 8 (64bit version) *

● Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 64-bit Edition operating system→ Windows Server 2012 *

● Microsoft® Windows® 7 64-bit Edition operating system→ Windows 7 (64bit version) *

● Microsoft® Windows Vista® 64-bit Edition operating system→ Windows Vista (64bit version) *

● Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 64-bit Edition operating system→ Windows Server 2008 *

● Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 64-bit Edition operating system→ Windows Server 2008 (64bit version) *

● Microsoft® Windows® XP x64 Edition operating system → Windows XP (x64 version) *

● Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 x64 Edition operating system→ Windows Server 2003 (x64 version) *

● Microsoft® Windows® 8 operating system→ Windows 8 *

● Microsoft® Windows® 7 operating system→ Windows 7 *

● Microsoft® Windows Vista® operating system→ Windows Vista *

● Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 operating system→ Windows Server 2008 *

● Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system→ Windows XP *

● Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 operating system→ Windows Server 2003 *

● Microsoft® Windows® 2000 operating system→ Windows 2000

● Generic name for Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000→ Windows

* If there is no special description, 64bit version is included in Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7,

Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. (64bit version and Windows Server 2008 R2 is included in Windows Server 2008.)

If there is no special description, Windows 8 is used as Windows, ML5791 is used as the printer and “D:” is used as the CD-ROM drive for examples in this document.

Depending on your OS or model, the description on this document may be different.

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Contents

About the Product Warranty .....................................................................2

Manufacturer ..........................................................................................3

Importer to the EU/Authorized representative .............................................3

Environmental information .......................................................................3

For Your Safety ....................................................................................... 4

Manual Composition ................................................................................5

About This Manual ...................................................................................5

1. Setup ................................................................................... 9

Checking Products ...................................................................................9

Checking Package Contents ........................................................................................ 9

Part Names of the Network Card .............................................................10

Connecting to a Computer ...................................................................... 11

Network Connection ................................................................................................ 11

2. Using Utility Software ........................................................ 17

Overview of Utilities ..............................................................................17

Installing Utilities .................................................................................. 18

Install from the Network Software CD-ROM ................................................................ 18

Download from the Oki Data website and install .......................................................... 18

Windows utility .....................................................................................19

Web page .............................................................................................................. 19

AdminManager .....................................................................................21

Operating environment ............................................................................................ 21

Quick Setup .........................................................................................23

Operating environment ............................................................................................ 23

OKI LPR Utility........................................................................................................ 24

TELNET ................................................................................................................. 27

3. Network Settings ............................................................... 28

Printing conguration information of the network ........................................................ 28

Initializing the network system ................................................................................. 28

Setting IP Address ................................................................................29

Changing Network Settings From the Web Page ........................................ 32

Informing the Printer Errors by E-mail (E-mail Alert) ................................................... 32

Controlling Access Using IP Address (IP Filtering) ........................................................ 33

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Contents

Controlling Access Using MAC Address (MAC Address Filtering) ..................................... 34

Encrypting Communication by SSL/TLS ...................................................................... 34

Encrypting Communication by IPSec .......................................................................... 37

Using SNMPv3 ........................................................................................................ 40

Using IPv6 ............................................................................................................. 40

Using IEEE802.1X ................................................................................................... 41

Other Operations ..................................................................................42

Using DHCP ........................................................................................................... 42

4. Troubleshooting ................................................................. 44

If you cannot print ................................................................................44

If the printer cannot be detected ............................................................. 45

If running directly from the CD-ROM without installing AdminManager ........................... 45

If the printer name does not display correctly even after installing AdminManager ........... 45

If the printer still does not display after taking the aforementioned actions ..................... 46

Other Issues ........................................................................................48

Unable to Print from a Computer ............................................................................... 48

OS-Specic Constraints .......................................................................................... 49

5. Appendix ........................................................................... 50

Index ...................................................................................... 51

Oki contact details ................................................................... 52

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Checking Products

1. Setup

How to set up is explained in this chapter.

●● Checking Products

Checking Package Contents

Check that you have everything shown below.

● Network card

● Installation guide

1. Setup

● Network Software CD-ROM

● Mounting screws (2 pcs.)

Note

● An Ethernet cable is not supplied with your packege. Procure them separately.

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●● Part Names of the Network Card

1. Setup

100 BASE-TX/10 BASE-T connector

Connect with a twisted pair cable.

Note

● Switching between 10 BASE-T and 100 BASE TX is automatic.

STAT lamp (Orange)

Flashes when data is being received.

LINK 10M lamp (Green)

Lights up when connected by 10 BASE-T

LINK 100M lamp (Green)

Lights up when connected by 100 BASE-T

Push switch

This allows you to initialize the Ethernet port, conduct a self-diagnosis test and print the details of settings.

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Connecting to a Computer

●● Connecting to a Computer

This section explains how to connect your printer to a computer via network and install a printer driver software using the provided “CD-ROM”.

Prepare a computer with a CD-ROM drive.

 Product Requirements

Supports the following operating systems:

● Windows 8/Windows 8 (64bit version)

● Windows Server 2012

● Windows 7/Windows 7 (64bit Version)

● Windows Vista/Windows Vista (64bit Version)

● Windows Server 2008 R2

● Windows Server 2008/Windows Server 2008 (x64 Version)

● Windows XP/Windows XP (x64 Version)

● Windows Server 2003/Windows Server 2003 (x64 Version)

● Windows 2000

Network Connection

Perform the following procedure to connect your printer to a computer via network.

4 Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable

into the hub (2).

1. Setup

Connecting an Ethernet Cable

Be sure to connect your printer to a network with an Ethernet cable before driver installation.

1 Prepare an Ethernet cable (1) and a hub

(2).

Prepare an Ethernet cable (category 5, twisted pair, straight) and a hub separately.

2 Turn off your printer and computer.

3 Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into

the network interface connection (3) on the back of the printer.

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Connecting to a Computer

Installing a Printer Driver

To complete the network connection with a Windows computer, rst set IP addresses for the

1. Setup printer, and then install a printer driver on the

computer.

If there is no DHCP server or BOOTP server on

the network, you need to manually congure the

IP address on the computer or printer.

If your network administrator or internet service

provider species an unique IP address for the

computer and your printer, you need to set the IP addresses manually.

Note

● You need to complete the network setting of the computer before this procedure.

● To complete this procedure, you must be logged in as an administrator.

● When setting an IP address manually, ask the network administrator or your internet service provider which IP address to use. If the IP address is set wrong, the network may go down or Internet access may be disabled.

Memo

● If conguring a small network consisting of only your printer and a computer, set IP addresses as shown below (according to RFC1918).

For the computer

IP address : 192.168.0.1 - 254

Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0

Default gateway : not used

DNS server : not used

For the printer

IP address Set : Manual

IP address:

Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway : 0.0.0.0

192.168.0.1 - 254 (select a different value from that of the computer)

First, Set the IP address of the printer.

Install the “AdminManager” to set the printer network. For details, please refer to

“AdminManager” P.21.

1 If the [Start] screen is displayed, click

[Desktop] at the top of the screen.

2 Insert the “Network Software CD-ROM”

provided with the network card.

3 If [Tap to choose what happens with

this disc.] is displayed, click the display.

4 If [Choose what to do with this disc.]

is displayed, click [Run Setup.exe].

Memo

● If the [Auto Play] dialog appears in Windows Vista, double-click on [Run Setup.exe].

● If the dialog does not appear even if you have placed the network software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, double click on [D:\Setup.exe].

5 Select the language and click [Next].

6 Read the license agreement and then

click [I Agree].

7 When the following screen appears, click

on [Network Card Setup Utility] to select that.

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8 When the Setup Utility starts, click on

the language to use.

9 Click [OKI Device Standard Setup].

Connecting to a Computer

10 Select the Ethernet address from the

list, and then select the printer you want

to congure.

The Model Name will be displayed as “LAN7130E”.

Note

● The Ethernet address is displayed in [NIC Check] in the conguration information of the network.

● [DHCP/BOOTP protocol] is set to [ENABLE] by default. If a DHCP/BOOTP server is present on the network, the IP address obtained by the server will be displayed.

● The printer may not be detected if rewall or other security software has been set. In this case, stop

the rewall or other security software or register

AdminManager as an exception and try again. For details, please refer to “If the printer cannot be

detected” P.45.

Next, install the printer driver on the

computer.

Windows 8/Server 2012

1 If the [Start] screen is displayed, click

[Desktop] at the top of the screen.

2 Move the mouse cursor to the top

right corner of the screen to display the charm bar, and click [Settings] > [Control Panel] in this order.

(If you are using a touch-operated computer, ick

the right side of the screen to display the charm bar.)

3 Click [View devices and printers].

4 Click [Add a printer] in the [Devices

and Printers] screen.

1. Setup

11 From the [Setup] menu, select [OKI

Device Setup].

12 If the settings conrmation message

appears, click on [YES].

13 Set the IP address and click on [OK].

14 Enter a password in the [Input

Password], and click on [OK].

Note

● The default password is the last 6 alphanumerical digits of the [Ethernet address].

● The password entered will be displayed as “******” on the screen.

● The password is case sensitive.

15 If a message indicating that IP address

setting is complete appears, click on [Yes].

16 Conrm that the IP address has

been set correctly, and then exit the AdminManager.

5 In the displayed screen, select the

printer that corresponds to the IP address set for the printer, and click [Next].

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Connecting to a Computer

6 Check the printer name in the displayed

1. Setup

screen, and click [Next].

7 In the [Printer Sharing] screen, select

[Do not share this printer] and click [Next].

8 In the displayed screen, click [Print test

page].

9 Click [Finish].

When the printer icon appears in the [Devices and Printers] screen, setup is complete.

2 When the [Language Selection] screen

appears, select the appropriate language and click on [Next].

3 If the [Software License Agreement]

screen appears, read the license agreement and click on [I Agree].

OS other than Windows 8/Server 2012

1 Insert the “Printer Software CD-ROM”

supplied with the printer.

If the [Auto Play] screen appears, click on [Run Setup.exe]. Also, if the [User Account Control] screen appears, click on [Yes].

Memo

● If the [Auto Play] dialog appears in Windows Vista, double-click on [Run Setup.exe]. Also, if the [User Account Control] screen appears, click on [Continue].

● If the dialog does not appear even if you have placed the network software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, double click on [D:\Setup.exe].

4 When the following screen appears,

select the [Driver Installation] and click on [Install Printer Driver].

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Connecting to a Computer

5 When the [Local or network printer]

screen appears, select the [Network printer] and click on [Next].

6 When the [Connection type] screen

appears, select the [Directly to the network using TCP/IP] and click on [Next].

8 When the [Printer model and

emulation] screen appears, select the

Printer model and Emulation, and then click on [Next].

9 If the [Printer name] screen appears,

set the default printer and printer name if necessary, and then click on [Next].

1. Setup

7 If the [TCP/IP Connection] screen

appears, select [IP address] and set the IP address that is set to the printer. (The IP address in the diagram is an example for reference purposes.)

10 When the [Installation complete]

screen appears, installation is complete.

11 Click [Start] > [Devices and Printers].

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Connecting to a Computer

12 Check that the [ML5791] icon is

1. Setup

displayed.

13 Remove the “Printer Software CD-ROM”

from the computer.

Finish by test printing from a computer.

1 Open a printer driver property.

2 Click Test Print.

The installation is complete.

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Overview of Utilities

2. Using Utility Software

This chapter explains useful software functions for using your printer.

●● Overview of Utilities

The following is a list of utilities that you can use for your printer. For details on how to use these utilities, refer to their respective sections.

Windows Utilities

2. Using Utility Software

Item

AdminManager Network card

Quick Setup Simple protocol

OKI LPR Utility Printing You can print a document

PrintSuperVision MultiPlatform Edition

Function

Scope

settings

Managing the printer

Details

You can congure the printer

network settings and check the status. You can also change the IP address.

Simple set to enable/disable for each protocol.

via the network connection, manage print jobs, and check the printer status. And, when an IP address of a printer is changed, the setting is changed automatically.

This is a web-based application for managing printers connected to the network. You can check the

conguration information

and supplies information of multiple devices. You can also display graphs by individual printer for dayto-day print volumes.

System

Requirements

Windows 8/ Windows Server 2012/ Windows 7/ Windows Vista/ Windows Server 2008 R2/ Windows Server 2008/ Windows XP/ Windows Server 2003/ Windows 2000

Windows 8/ Windows Server 2012/ Windows 7/ Windows Vista/ Windows Server 2008 R2/ Windows Server 2008/ Windows XP/ Windows Server 2003/ Windows 2000 SP4 For details on the support status of new operating systems, see the Oki Data website.

Refer to

page 21

page 23

page 24

Not included in the “Network Software CD-ROM”. Please download from the Oki Data website.

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