Ricoh ap305 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS f500gs

Getting Started

FINAL DRAFT 5/2/99

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Contents

Introduction

About the documentation Speciﬁcations User software System requirements

Windows xiv Macintosh xv Parallel port xv IPX (Novell) xv

Conventions

Chapter 1: Connecting the Printer to a Network

Network connections

Ethernet network connections 1-2 Token Ring network connections 1-3

Parallel cable connection Setting up TCP/IP printing

Setting up the printing environment 1-5 Verifying the TCP/IP network connection 1-5 Setting up TCP/IP clients for printing 1-6 Setting up TCP/IP clients for running Fiery WebTools 1-7

Setting up IPX (Novell) printing 1-8 Tips for experts—IPX networks 1-9 Overview of IPX printing to the Fiery 500 1-9 Conﬁguring a NetWare server for printing 1-10 Using AppleTalk with Macintosh computers on an IPX (Novell) network 1-14 Setting up SMB printing with Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 1-14

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1-1

1-4 1-4

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Chapter 2: Using the Operation Panel

Using the operation panel

Activity lights 2-2 Display window 2-2 keys 2-2

Setting up the printer

Top-level menus 2-4 Main setup menus 2-5

Specifying system information

System Setup 2-6 Printer Setup 2-8 PostScript setup 2-9 PCL Setup 2-10

Specifying network information

I/O Port Setup 2-11

Specifying network protocol options

Network Protocol Setup 2-14 Network Services Setup 2-19

Language Setup Printing a Test page Printing additional pages

2-1

2-3

2-6

2-11

2-14

2-26 2-27 2-28

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Chapter 3: Installing Windows Software

General steps for installing Windows software Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows 95/98

Specifying installed devices 3-3 Completing the Windows 95/98 connection 3-4

Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows NT

Specifying installed devices 3-10 Completing the Windows NT 4.0 connection 3-11 Setting up Fiery WebTools 3-21

Installing additional software for Windows users

PostScript and True T ype fonts 3-23 Adobe Type Manager (Windows 95/98) 3-23 CMYK color reference ﬁle 3-24 PANTONE color reference ﬁle 3-24

Chapter 4: Installing Macintosh Software

General steps for installing Macintosh software Installing Macintosh printing software

Installing the Adobe PostScript printer driver 4-1 Setting up the Fiery 500 in the Chooser 4-2 Installing the Fiery 500 ICC printer proﬁle 4-4 Setting up Fiery WebTools 4-5

3-1 3-2

3-8

3-22

4-1 4-1

Installing additional software for Macintosh users

Adobe Type Manager 4-7 CMYK color reference ﬁle 4-8 PANTONE color reference ﬁle 4-8

Appendix A: Menu Help

Index

4-7

xi About the documentation

Introduction

This manual describes how to install the user software for the Fiery 500 and set up printing from Windows and Macintosh computers. For general information on using the color printer, your computer, your application software, or your network, see the manuals that accompany those products.

About the documentation

This manual is part of the set of Fiery 500 documentation, which includes the following manuals for users and system administrators:

•

Quick Installation Guide

•

Printer Reference

optional equipment.

•

Getting Started

Fiery 500. Speciﬁcally, it describes installation of PostScript printer drivers, printer description ﬁles, and other software provided on the User Software CD. It also explains how to connect each user to the network.

• The

User’s Guide

from various computers and workstations, what you need to know about using the printer in a networked environment, and how to use the software provided.

•

Release Notes

the problems you may encounter.

describes the necessary information on using your printer and its

describes how to install software to enable users to print to the

provides an introduction to desktop color printing, how to print

provide last-minute product information and workarounds for some of

describes the procedures for installing your printer.

Speciﬁcations

The Fiery 500 has the following features:

• MIPS R4700, 133 MHz CPU

• 32MB RAM (optional upgrade to 160MB)

• Optional 1.6GB hard disk drive

• Supports AppleTalk, TCP/IP, and IPX protocols simultaneously

• Supports parallel port communication

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• Supports thicknet (thick coaxial Ethernet cable or 10Base5) and unshielded twisted pair (Fast Ethernet 100BaseTX or Ethernet 10BaseT)

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Thinnet (thin coaxial Ethernet cable or 10Base2) is also supported, but an

external trasnceiver must be prepared by the user.

• Supports Token Ring networking (available as an optional kit)

• Supports PCL5c/5e printing (for Windows computers)

• Supports Adobe PostScript 3

• Includes 136 fonts (117 Adobe Type 1 and 19 TrueType) for PostScript printing and 46 PCL fonts

In addition, two Adobe Multiple Master fonts are included and are used for font substitution in PDF ﬁles.

• Built-in ColorWise™ color management and NetWise™ networking features

• Fiery WebTools

™

User software

The full set of Fiery 500 user software is provided on the User Software CD. PCL Printer Driver Enables you to print to the Fiery 500 from

Windows computers; also supports all special Fiery 500 print features, and allows the Fiery 500 to appear in popular applications’ P rint and P age Setup dialog boxes.

The Fiery 500 includes 46 built-in PCL fonts. See

Adobe PostScript Printer Driver

Appendix A of the Enables you to print to the Fiery 500 from

Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, and Macintosh computers; supports special Fiery 500 and PostScript 3 features.

User’s Guide

for a complete list.

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PostScript Printer Description ﬁles (PPDs)

Files for use with the PostScript printer driver; they allow the Fiery 500 to appear in popular applications’ P rint and P age Setup dialog box es. The Fiery 500 PPDs provide information about the Fiery 500 and your particular printer model to the application and printer driver you are using.

PostScript Screen Fonts Screen fonts for the 136 PostScript printer fonts

installed on the Fiery 500 (117 Adobe Type 1 and 19 TrueType). See Appendix A of the

User’s Guide

for a complete list.

Adobe Type Manager (ATM) ATM is provided for both Windows and M acintosh

computers. It enables font sizes to be displayed at the proper resolution on your monitor.

For Windows computers, ATM enables installation and use of the 136 PostScript fonts.

For Macintosh computers, ATM provides a better screen representation of the 136 PostScript fonts.

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For details on installation and use of ATM,

see the

ATMUserGuide.pdf

ﬁle included with the

ATM software.

Color management ﬁles ColorSync and ICM color management ﬁles that

enable you to maintain consistent color from your original artwork to the colors displayed on your monitor to the printed output.

Color reference ﬁles Reference pages that you can print to view the range

of colors available on your Fiery 500. For the most predictable color results, refer to these pages when deﬁning colors in applications.

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System requirements

To install the Fiery 500 user software on a Windows or Macintosh computer, the computer must be equipped with a built-in or external CD-ROM drive.

Windows

To print to the Fiery 500, you need:

• A Windows-based computer with an 80486, AMD, or Pentium processor

• Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0

• At least 32MB of RAM

To use Fiery WebTools, you also need:

•

Either

Netscape Communicator v4.06 and later with Java enabled or Microsoft

Internet Explorer v4.x and later with Java enabled

• A monitor that supports 16-bit color at a minimum resolution of 800 x 600

• A TCP/IP enabled network and the IP address or DNS name of the Fiery 500

• Web Services enabled on the Fiery 500

With Microsoft Windows 95/98, you also need:

• IPX/SPX or TCP/IP networking protocol installed

• Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Windows version 4.2 or later (version 4.2.4 is included with the user software)

With Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 you also need:

• TCP/IP or AppleTalk networking protocol installed

• Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Windows NT 4.0 version 5.0 or later (version

5.0.1 is included with the user software)

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Macintosh

To print to the Fiery 500, you need:

• A Macintosh computer

• At least 32MB of RAM

• EtherTalk installed

• Apple system software version 7.5 or later

• Adobe PostScript Printer Driver version 8.5 or later (version 8.5.1 is included with the user software)

To use Fiery WebTools, you also need:

• Netscape Communicator v4.06 and later with Java enabled

• A TCP/IP enabled network and the IP address or DNS name of the Fiery 500

• Web Services enabled on the Fiery 500

Parallel port

To print to the Fiery 500 using the parallel port, you need:

• A Windows-based computer with an 80486, AMD, or Pentium processor

• At least 32MB of RAM

• A parallel cable (not included with the Fiery 500) The cable should be IEEE-1284 subcompliant and have a male 36-pin mini C

connector on one end, and a 25-pin male D-sub connector on the other.

IPX (Novell)

To use the Fiery 500 with an IPX (Novell) network, you need:

• A Novell server

• Novell NetWare software version 4.x or 3.x

• Support for Ethernet SNAP, Ethernet II, Ethernet 802.3, Ethernet 802.2, Token Ring SNAP, or Token Ring

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Conventions

Indicates functionality for which a hard disk drive is required.

1-1 Network connections

Chapter 1: Connecting the Printer to a Network

This chapter describes how to connect your printer to a network. You can connect the printer to your network with thicknet, twisted pair, or thinnet cable. You can also connect your printer directly to a PC compatible through the parallel port.

This chapter provides information about:

• Ethernet network connections

• Token Ring network connections (option)

• Parallel cable connection

• Setting up TCP/IP printing TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.

• Setting up IPX (Novell) printing IPX stands for Internet Packet Exchange.

• Setting up SMB printing SMB stands for Server Message Block.

• AppleTalk (Ethertalk)

After you have connected the printer to the network, follow the setup instructions in “Main setup menus” on page 2-5.

Network connections

This section describes the types of network connections supported by the printer. Optional network cards (required for network connections) are available from your dealer.

RJ-45 Socket AUI connector

1-2 Connecting the Printer to a Network

Ethernet network connections

• Thicknet (thick coaxial cable or 10 Base-5) Cable connects directly to the AUI connector (Network Interface Connector

for 10 Base-5) on the printer.

• Twisted pair (Category 5 unshielded twisted pair cable or 100 Base-TX) Uses 8-pin RJ-45 connector that plugs into the RJ-45 socket (Network

Interface Connector for 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX) on the printer.

Turn off the printer before connecting it to any network device. Only one

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Ethernet connection should be made to the printer at a time.

Thinnet (thin coaxial Ethernet cable or 10Base2) is also supported, but an

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external transceiver must be prepared by the user. The external transceiver (media access unit or MAU) is used to attach to the AUI connector on the printer.

CONNECT A THICKNET CABLE TO THE PRINTER

1. With the printer turned off, connect the thicknet cable connector to the AUI connector on the back of the printer.

2. Turn on the printer.

CONNECT A TWISTED PAIR CABLE TO THE PRINTER

1. With the printer turned off, connect the RJ-45 cable to the RJ-45 socket on the back of the printer.

2. Turn on the printer.

1-3 Network connections

CONNECT A THINNET CABLE TO THE PRINTER

1. With the printer turned off, connect the MAU transceiver to the A UI connector on the back of the printer. Secure the connection using the slide latch on the AUI connector.

2. Connect the thinnet cable to the BNC connector on the transceiver.

3. Turn on the printer.

Token Ring network connections

The printer supports the following types of Token Ring connections:

• Unshielded twisted pair cable (Category 5 unshielded twisted pair cable) that

plugs into the UTP socket on the printer.

• Shielded twisted pair cable (Category 5 shielded twisted pair cable) that plugs

into the DB 9-pin connector on the printer.

RJ type connector for UTP cable

DB-9 connector for STP cable

CONNECT

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When you connect your printer to the Token Ring network, you need an

optional Token Ring Network Card. For details, contact your supplier.

UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR) CABLE TO THE PRINTER

UTP (

With the printer turned off, connect the cable from the Token Ring MAU (Media

•

Attachment Unit) to the Token Ring card. N

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A Media Attachment Unit (MAU) is a network hub for a Token Ring

Network.

1-4 Connecting the Printer to a Network

STP (SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR) CABLE TO THE PRINTER:

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With the printer turned off, connect the STP cable from the Token Ring MAU to the DB-9 STP connector on the Token Ring card.

Parallel cable connection

In addition to receiving print jobs over the network, the printer can accept print jobs directly from an IBM compatible computer through its high-speed, Centronics-compatible parallel port.

The parallel port connection can be used simultaneously with a network connection.

NOTE: Printing through a serial port is not supported on Macintosh computers.

TO CONNECT A PARALLEL CABLE TO THE PRINTER:

1. With the printer and the computer turned off, attach the Centronics Type C parallel cable (not included) to the parallel port on the back of the printer.

2. Connect the other end of the cable to the parallel port on the computer.

3. Turn on the printer and turn on the computer.

Setting up TCP/IP printing

TCP/IP provides network services for high-speed local and wide area networks and heterogeneous environments including PC compatibles, Macintosh computers, minicomputers, and mainframes running diverse operating systems. The printer supports the lpr protocol for printing over TCP/IP networks. Network users submit print jobs to a named printer. Workstations on a TCP/IP network can print directly to the printer, or can print to a Windows NT 4.0 server.

Before you install the printer on a TCP/IP network, you need to obtain a unique Internet address (IP address). Contact your network administrator for this information.

1-5 Setting up TCP/IP printing

•

Setting up the printing environment

To set up printing on a TCP/IP network, the network administrator must follow these steps:

Specify the appropriate settings in the I/O Port Setup and Network Setup menus.

The administrator can enter a valid IP address for the printer, and the gateway address and subnet mask if they are used. Alternatively, you can set an Automatic IP Address. For information on I/O Port Setup and Network Setup see “Setting up the printer” on page 2-3.

If the site is using NIS (Network Information Services), a superuser must add the printer name and IP address to the system’s database of network printers.

Add the printer to the network’s IP host table.

This step must be performed on the master NIS (server) machine. After adding the printer entry, the updated database must be released to network users.

•

For the printer name, specify the print server protocol, the print connection (queue), and the spool ﬁle.

• Activate the printer connection. Depending on your system, you may restart the printer daemon or tell the printer

to accept print requests.

Verifying the TCP/IP network connection

Before a device on a TCP/IP network can send print jobs to the printer, the printer must have a valid IP address, and a gateway address and subnet mask, if applicable. The printer is given these addresses in Network Setup.

The printer is shipped from the factory with an invalid IP address assigned in Setup. The IP address is used on all T CP/IP networks and must always be assigned before the printer can be veriﬁed across the network.

The Setup also provide options to change the subnet mask and gateway address. Only some customer sites will require these values to be entered in Setup.

1-6 Connecting the Printer to a Network

The following procedure enables you to verify that there is a proper connection between the printer and the network without using the printer driver to print a test page. Before you begin this procedure, verify that the printer is functioning by printing a Conﬁguration Page from the printer’s operation panel.

For step by step instructions, see “Printing additional pages” on page 2-28.

Once the printer’s TCP/IP setup is complete, you can verify the availability of the printer using the ping command from the DOS prompt with Windows 95/98, or from the Command prompt with Windows NT.

TO VERIFY THE TCP/IP CONNECTION:

•

To see if the printer responds to its address, use the ping command.

Use the format:

ping <IP address>

Use the printer IP address listed on the Conﬁguration Page. After the printer has been given a hostname by your network administrator , you can also you gave it:

ping <hostname>

The server should respond with a message such as:

<IP address> is alive.

Some systems will respond with a continuous display of output from the IP address. To stop the output, type Control-C.

Setting up TCP/IP clients for printing

If the printer is being added to an existing network, each TCP/IP client is already running TCP/IP client software. This printer supports TCP/IP client software on PC compatibles and Macintosh computers. With Macintosh computers how ever, it is easier to use the built-in AppleTalk protocol to communicate directly with the printer.

ping the name

1-7 Setting up TCP/IP printing

If the client workstation is a PC running Windows, set up the printer as a Windows PostScript printer by installing the PostScript printer driver or as a Windows PCL printer by installing the PCL printer driver, as described in Chapter 3. For setting up your networking software, see the documentation for your networking environment.

Setting up TCP/IP clients for running Fiery WebTools

Fiery WebTools software comes pre-installed on the printer. Fiery WebTools include: W ebS etup , WebSpooler , S tatus, WebDownloader, and WebLink.

NOTE: WebDownloader is available on Windows computers only. WebSpooler is

available only for printers with an optional hard disk drive installed. When TCP/IP is enabled for the printer in Network Setup, Fiery WebTools are

immediately available to clients that:

• Are connected to a TCP/IP network with a consistent set of IP addresses, one

for the printer and one for each computer connected to the printer

• Have an Internet connection and a Java enabled Web browser

The recommended browsers are:

• for Macintosh computers, Netscape Navigator 4.06 and later,

• for Windows computers, Netscape Communicator 4.06 and later or Microsoft

Internet Explorer 4.x and later.

NOTE: Windows NT 4.0 users must download the Windows NT 4.0 Service

Pack 3 or later in order to run the W ebD ownloader with Netscape Communicator

4.06.

Netscape and Microsoft continue to release fr equent updates to their bro wsers. As support can not be guaranteed for all versions, use the versions speciﬁed above for best results.

To access Fiery WebTools, enter the IP address or DNS name of the printer as a URL in the Internet browser. For more information, see the User’s Guide.

1-8 Connecting the Printer to a Network

Setting up IPX (Novell) printing

The software built into the Fiery 500 supports the following network operating environments:

• NetWare 4.x—Novell Directory Services (NDS)

• NetWare 3.12—Bindery services

• Servers running NetWare 4.x in bindery emulation mode

The term “bindery server” is used to refer to a Novell ﬁle server running NetWare

3.12, or running NetWare 4.x in emulation mode. The term “NDS” is used to describe components of a NetWare operating system running NetWare 4.x in native mode.

NetWare clients print to the Fiery 500 through the Novell network server. Server setup and client network setup are outlined here. Client printing setup is described in Chapters 3 and 4.

NOTE: Setting up a NetWare environment correctly requires the presence and

active cooperation of the Novell network administrator. You must have administrator privileges on the network to create new NDS or bindery objects.

The Fiery 500 can accept jobs concurrently from NetWare, Windows NT 4.0, and AppleShare servers, as well as jobs sent directly from Windows, Windows NT 4.0. NetW are clients on M acintosh or Windows NT 4.0 computers can print via the NetWare server.

The Fiery 500 can receive print jobs from NetWare clients over the Ethernet network topologies. During Fiery 500 setup, you select the frame type or types that will be used for communication between the Fiery 500 and network servers. Frame type refers to the format of a communications packet; frame types are speciﬁed in a startup ﬁle when the NetWare server (or any other workstation) loads its network drivers.

1-9 Setting up TCP/IP printing

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• A minimum connection to the Fiery 500 consists of a NetWare ﬁle server, a

• A single directory tree (for NetWare 4.x) and up to eight bindery servers can be

• The Fiery 500 looks for print jobs on one NetWare print server per bindery server.

• Each print server can store jobs for any queue on the Fiery 500.

Tips for experts—IPX networks

The following information is useful for experienced network administrators. A Fiery 500 with IPX connections has these characteristics:

Both NetWare 3.12 and NetWare 4.x are supported directly. NetWare 4.x is also supported through bindery emulation.

NetWare print server, and a NetWare queue.

conﬁgured simultaneously.

Overview of IPX printing to the Fiery 500

NetWare ﬁle servers support the creation of print queues, which are storage areas for print jobs. When a client on a remote computer decides to print, the job is directed to a print queue on the NetWare ﬁle server and spooled to the NetWare server disk, freeing up the client workstation.

The queues on the NetWare server must be named to match the Direct connection and the Print, and Hold queues on the F iery 500. The N etWare queue names should be given an extension corresponding to the Fiery 500 queue, as follows:

_direct _hold _print

NOTE: The extension names must be in all lowercase and must be in English. The

Print and Hold queues are enabled only if your printed has an optional hard disk drive installed.

There is no need to rerun Setup when adding or removing a NetWare queue; however you should initialize these settings by turning the printer off and on after a queue is created or removed.

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When the Fiery 500 is conﬁgured to connect to a NetWare server, it polls the NetWare server for jobs in each of its queues. If jobs are found, they are transferred over the network to the matching connection: Print to Print, Hold to Hold, Direct to Direct. While a job is processed and printed, a r ecord of the job is being created.

If your printer has an optional hard disk drive, you can access the Job Log containing these records at any time.

Conﬁguring a NetWare server for printing

The following sections explain how to set up a NetWare ﬁle server so that networked users can print to the Fiery 500 from their workstations, and the Fiery 500 can obtain print jobs from the NetWare server.

For each NetWare ﬁle server that you conﬁgure, follow these general steps. More detail is provided in subsequent sections and in your NetWare documentation.

• Make sure the server is connected to a functioning IPX network.

• Log in as the Supervisor on a PC connected to the NetWare ﬁle server.

• For NetWare 4.x installations, set up an NDS connection (see page 1-12).

• For NetWare 4.x in emulation mode, set the bindery context (see page 1-12).

• For NetWare 3.12 and for NetWare 4.x in bindery emulation, set up a ﬁle

server, a print server, and a print queue for the Fiery 500 (see page 1-13).

With bindery services, you can route all Fiery 500 print jobs through the same NetWare ﬁle server, or you can conﬁgure more than one ﬁle server to handle Fiery 500 jobs.

The functions you perform on the Novell server, on the Fiery 500, and on the client workstation, are summarized in the following tables. The ﬁrst table applies to NDS connections, the second to bindery connections.

Complete the operations in the left column, then the center column, then the right column.

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Conﬁguring an NDS connection

Abbreviations:

FS = ﬁle server PS = print server PQ = print queue (on the NetWare server)

On NDS FS: On Fiery 500 operation panel: On client workstation:

In NETADMIN:

Create NDS PQs Create NDS printer and assign PQs Create PS and assign the printer Conﬁgure users of the PQs

Conﬁguring a bindery connection

On Bindery FS: On Fiery 500 operation panel On client workstation:

In PCONSOLE:

Select NetWare FS (up to 8) For each FS: Conﬁgure PS Conﬁgure PQ Conﬁgure users of the PQ

I/O PORT SETUP

ETHERNET Setup

NETWORK PROTOCOL SETUP

ENABLE NOVELL—(IPX/SPX)

select frame type(s)

NETWORK SERVICES SETUP

ENABLE PSERVER Setup and ENABLE NDS Setup

Select Root Browse to select PS Specify PQ search root (optional) Set Polling Interval

I/O PORT SETUP

ETHERNET Setup

NETWORK PROTOCOL SETUP

ENABLE NOVELL—(IPX/SPX)

select frame type(s)

NETWORK SERVICES SETUP

ENABLE PSERVER Setup and ENABLE BINDERY Setup

Add FS (up to 8) Set Polling Interval

Install user software For printing: Connect client to PQ(s) that you set up on the NetWare FS (associated with the PS selected in NDS Setup)

Install user software For printing: Connect client to PQ(s) that you set up on the NetWare FS (associated with the PS selected in Bindery Setup)

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Setting up an NDS connection

In NDS, all NetWare entities (objects) are organized in a hierarchical tree structure. Objects have a name, properties, and a context which deﬁnes the location of the object in the directory tree. For the Fiery 500 you are mainly concerned with deﬁning a printer, a print server object and one or more print queue objects. Objects are created in NetWare administrator programs such as PCONSOLE, NETADMIN, or NetWare Administrator.

The top-level tree object is known as the [Root] object. The name of the [Root] object is also the name of the tree. Below the [Root] are other objects: either containers (which consist of other objects) or leaf objects (which do not contain other objects). Access to objects is controlled by rights that are deﬁned as properties of each object. Rights are established by network administrators.

Setting the NetWare 4.x bindery context

You can connect only one directory tree to the Fiery 500. If you need to connect additional NetWare 4.x servers, you can do so by using bindery emulation, which causes the 4.x server to behave like and be accepted as a NetWare 3.12 server.

NOTE: The ﬁle server selected must not be in the same tree as that selected in NDS

Setup.

Up to eight bindery servers, whether in native 3.12 mode or in 4.x emulation, can connect to the Fiery 500.

If your server is using NetWare 3.12, proceed to “Setting up a Fiery 500 print queue for bindery” on page 1-13.

In order to set up the NetWare 4.x server in bindery emulation mode for printing to the Fiery 500, the network administrator must do the following:

• Determine the Directory Services path to the container in which the print

server and the print queue for the Fiery 500 will be created. The container deﬁnes the “bindery context” for your network structure.

• Edit the network startup ﬁle to set the bindery context.

• Activate the new bindery context.

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Setting up a Fiery 500 print queue for bindery

For NetWare 3.12 and for 4.x in emulation, the NetWare print server and print queue for Fiery 500 are created and conﬁgured from NetWare Print Console (PCONSOLE), a NetWare utility that is stored in NetWare’s PUBLIC directory.

As with NDS, ﬁrst you create several NetWare entities on a Novell server, then you select them in Network Setup on the Fiery 500 operation panel.

Setting up NetWare Windows clients for printing

Before setting up client workstations for printing, make sure you perform Network Setup on the Fiery 500 (see “Setting up the printer” on page 2-3), and that the settings reﬂect the entities you created in the NetWare administrator utilities (see page 1-10).

NOTE: For printing to the Fiery 500, connect all Windows clients to a Novell

NetWare server and permit them to connect to the server or servers on which you deﬁned a Fiery 500 queue.

After the Novell server and the Fiery 500 have been set up, client setup consists of:

• Installing the networking protocol, binding it to the network adapter card, and

permitting the client to log in to the NetWare ﬁle server. On Windows 95/98 workstations, both the IPX/SPX-compatible protocol and

the Client for NetWare Networks should be loaded from the Network Control Panel. On Windows NT 4.0 workstations, Client Service for NetWare should be installed. Use the CSNW option in Control Panel to set printing options and specify a preferred NetWare server.

• Setting up the Fiery 500 as a PostScript or PCL printer by installing a

PostScript or PCL printer driver and the Fiery 500 PPD or PDD (PostScript or PCL printer description ﬁle).

• Adding a network port and connecting the workstation to one or more

NetWare queues that have been deﬁned for the Fiery 500.

• Installing other optional client software, such as Color Reference ﬁles.

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Using AppleTalk with Macintosh computers on an IPX (Novell) network

Macintosh users on an IPX network can print to the printer in two ways:

• Directly, using AppleTalk and bypassing the NetWare server

• Through a NetWare server running NetWare for Macintosh

Since the printer supports both AppleTalk and IPX protocols at the same time, it’ s not necessary to use the second option. However, a network administrator may choose to route all print jobs through a server.

NOTE: The printer can be attached to only one NetWare server at a time.

Printing directly to the printer

Due to the layered design of networks, data can be transmitted using more than one network protocol. When Macintosh computers are connected to an IPX network, they can continue to transmit data over Ethernet cable using AppleTalk protocols. If the printer is on the same network, Macintosh computers can see and print to the printer, provided that AppleTalk is enabled on the Macintosh and in Network Protocol Setup.

Setting up SMB printing with Windows 95/98 and Windows NT

If you do not have a Novell network, you can print to your printer over your network via SMB (Server Message Block) printing, also known as WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) printing. Check with your network administrator to determine whether SMB printing is appropriate for your network environment.

To enable this type of communication you need to setup SMB printing on the printer, and depending on your network conﬁguration, you may also need to specify additional settings in your computer’s Network Control Panel.

For example, if your computer and the Fiery 500 are on different subnets, to establish communication between the devices you need to enable WINS Resolution, or if a DHCP server is used at your site, DHCP (Dynamic Host

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