Tektronix 200 User Manual

User Manual

Network Utilities for Phaserª Color Printers

First printing December 1993 070-8901-00

1993 by Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville, Oregon. Printed in the United States of America.

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Contents

1 Introduction

How to use this manual 1-1 Related documentation 1-2 Whom to call for help 1-3

Customer support 1-3 Automated information by fax 1-3 Printer service and repair 1-3

Typographical conventions 1-4

File names, directory names, folder names 1-4 Menus and command names in menus 1-4 Sample lines from ASCII files 1-4 Command line syntax 1-5

2 Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers

How to tell if the Ethernet internal hardware is installed in your printer 2-1 How to tell which protocols are enabled in your printer 2-2 Your printerÕs configuration page 2-3 TCP/IP authorization code 2-4 Network installation overview 2-5 Ethernet connection 2-6

If you are connecting both EtherTalk and LocalTalk 2-6 Ethernet adapters 2-6 Ethernet cables and termination 2-8

10BASE-T (Twisted Pair) 2-8 10BASE2 (Thin Ethernet) 2-8 10BASE5 (Thick Ethernet) 2-8

Your printerÕs network utilities diskettes 2-9 Resetting your printer 2-11

Resetting your printer using PostScript files 2-12

Macintosh users 2-12 PC users 2-13 Workstation users 2-13

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3 EtherTalk Configuration (Macintosh)

Before you begin 3-1 Using AppleTalk Phase 2 3-1 EtherTalk configuration overview 3-2 Print out the configuration page 3-2 Finding your printerÕs name in the Chooser 3-3 Changing your printerÕs zone 3-4 Changing your printerÕs name (optional) 3-5 Printer name and AppleTalk zones 3-6 Disabling protocols 3-7

4 Novell NetWare Configuration

Before you begin 4-1 NetWare configuration overview 4-2 Allowing unencrypted passwords 4-3 Printer configuration using the Advanced Configuration Tool 4-4

Installing the Advanced Configuration Tool 4-5 Choosing items in the Advanced Configuration Tool 4-6 Advanced Configuration Tool menu map 4-8 NetWare quickstart procedure (Quick Configuration) 4-10

Default parameters set up by quick configuration 4-12

Advanced configuration 4-14

Configure print server (printer) menu 4-15 Configure print server (file server) menu 4-16 Configure queue menu 4-17

Obtaining print server and queue status 4-18

Print server status menu 4-18

Queue status menu 4-18 Monitoring print server activity 4-19 Changing the print server name or password 4-19

If you configured NetWare using the Advanced Configuration Tool 4-19

If you configured NetWare using PCONSOLE 4-20 Exiting the Advanced Configuration Tool 4-20

Printer configuration using PCONSOLE 4-21

Adding a print server 4-21 Selecting queues for the printer 4-22

Modifying other print server parameters (optional) 4-23 How to disable protocols 4-24 Troubleshooting 4-25

Printer does not appear in the Advanced Configuration Tool 4-25

Testing the file server-to-printer connection 4-26

Cannot submit job to a queue 4-27

Job appears in queue, but printer does not to service it 4-28

Job is serviced, but does not print 4-29

5 TCP/IP Configuration

Before you begin 5-2 Installing files from your printerÕs network utilities diskettes 5-3 Downloading files from the Tektronix Color Printer Information Server 5-4 TCP/IP configuration overview. 5-6 Printing out the configuration page 5-7 Authorizing the TCP/IP protocol 5-7

How to tell if TCP/IP is authorized on your printer 5-7

Sending the authorization code to your printer 5-8

Authorizing TCP/IP from a Macintosh 5-9 Authorizing TCP/IP from a PC 5-11

Authorizing TCP/IP from a UNIX host 5-14 Configuring your host 5-16 Configuring your printer 5-17

Setting your printerÕs IP address 5-18

Setting your printerÕs IP address using RARP or BOOTP (server-based

configuration) 5-18

Setting your printerÕs IP address information in the printerÕs internal memory

(printer-based configuration) 5-20

Controlling host access and control character filtering 5-24

LPR (BSD systems) 5-24 AppSocket (TCP Sockets) 5-26

Receiving printer status (optional) 5-27

Syslog 5-27 SNMP 5-29

Troubleshooting 5-31

Testing the network connection 5-31 Solving printing problems 5-32

How to disable protocols 5-33

A Unix Host Configuration for TCP/IP

B RARP and BOOTP

Index

Chapter

Introduction

How to use this manual

This manual provides information needed by system administrators and others who need to install Tektronix color printers equipped with an internal Ethernet interface. Tektronix printers that do not support the internal Ethernet interface can be attached to Ethernet networks by using the Tektronix 4511A Network Interface. The 4511A Network Interface supports the TCP/IP protocol (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol). See your authorized Tektronix representative for 4511A ordering information.

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Before using this manual, you should unpack and set up your Tektronix printer. You should also install the appropriate drivers on any PC and Macintosh computers on your network. Instructions for these unpacking, set-up, and installation tasks are contained in your printerÕs user manual and the manual that is shipped with your Tektronix printerÕs drivers and utilities diskettes.

After your printer is set up, use this network manual in

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conjunction with your printerÕs network utilities diskettes to conÞgure the printer for network operation.

Chapter 2 of this manual contains general information about the internal network interface in Tektronix color printers. Whether you are installing the printer into an EtherTalk, NetWare, TCP/IP, or mixed environment, you should read this chapter.

Chapters 3, 4, and 5 explain conÞguration for EtherTalk, NetWare, and TCP/IP respectively. Read the chapter(s) appropriate for your network.

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Introduction

Whom to call for help

Customer support

Call your dealer or a Tektronix sales representative for assistance, or in the U.S.A. and Canada, call the Customer Support Hot Line:

Automated information by fax

As an alternative to calling the Customer Support Hot Line, call HAL, our automated information system. HAL faxes you information immediately. Topics include:

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The latest technical hints and tips

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Solutions to most common technical problems

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Application notes (for example, QuarkXpress, CorelDRAW!)

Introduction

1-800-835-6100 .

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Product information such as data sheets and sales literature

To order a complete technical support catalog listing all available articles offered by HAL, from any touch-tone phone call call

1-800-835-6100 (6:00 am - 5:00 pm, PST). For complete instructions on

using HAL, refer to your printerÕs user manual.

(503) 682-7450 directly, or

Printer service and repair

If your printer needs service or repair, call 1-800-547-8949 (in the U.S.A., from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm PST). Outside the U.S., contact your nearest Tektronix dealer.

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Introduction

Typographical conventions

The typographical conventions used in this manual are described in the following topics.

File names, directory names, folder names

File names, directory names, and folder names in text are represented in

italics . For example:

/etc/hosts (Unix)

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AUTHRIZR.EXE (DOS)

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Reset Printer (Macintosh)

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Menus and command names in menus

Menus and command names in a menu-driven interface are represented in

bold . For example:

Select

Print ConÞguration Page from the File menu.

Sample lines from ASCII Þles

Sample lines from ASCII Þles are represented in Courier font. For example:

Go to the 9th line; it looks like this:

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NAME="Tektronix Phaser III PXi"

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Command line syntax

Bold type is used to indicate characters you must type exactly as shown. For

example:

COPY B:\ACT-TOOL\ACT.EXE C:\UTILITIES

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Italic

Optional command parameters are indicated within [square brackets]. For example:

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Extra spaces are added between command elements for clarity; you need only type a single space.

type indicates variable elements. For example:

arp -a printer-name printer-Ethernet-address

To extract the Þles from the diskette, enter this command:

Introduction

tar xvf /dev/ devicename [ dir ]

[

Þle ]

where specifying extracts a single Þle, and no arguments extracts the contents of the entire disk.

dir extracts an entire directory, specifying Þle

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Chapter

Network Printing with Tektronix Color Printers

Many Tektronix color printers are equipped with a rear panel Ethernet connector. However, to make the connector active, internal hardware is required. The internal hardware can be purchased initially with the printer as an option or later as an upgrade kit. The internal hardware is a small circuit board installed inside the printer.

How to tell if the Ethernet internal hardware is installed in your printer

To determine if the Ethernet internal hardware is installed, look for the label near the Ethernet port on the printerÕs rear panel. If the Ethernet option is installed, a label showing the word ÒINSTALLEDÓ is attached; otherwise, ÒNot InstalledÓ is visible.

If the Ethernet internal hardware is installed, the printerÕs startup page and conÞguration page list the following Þelds:

Startup page ConÞguration page

Ethernet Protocols Ethernet Address Authorization Code

Ethernet Address Authorization Code EtherTalk NetWare PrintServer TCP/IP LPR AppSocket Syslog SNMP

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If the Ethernet internal hardware is not installed, the Þelds listed in the table do not appear; instead, a Þeld reading ÒEthernet: Not InstalledÓ is listed.

Refer to your printerÕs user manual for more information on the startup page. For more information on the conÞguration page, see ÒYour printerÕs conÞguration pageÓ on page 2-3.

How to tell which protocols are enabled in your printer

All protocols can be enabled and disabled. However, TCP/IP must Þrst be authorized by sending the printer an authorization code (see ÒTCP/IP authorization codeÓ on page 2-4). Once TCP/IP is authorized, it can be enabled or disabled like the other protocols.

The conÞguration page reports which protocols are enabled. If a protocol is enabled, the field for that protocol lists the current parameters. If the protocol is disabled, the field for that protocol contains an entry reading ÒDisabled.Ó

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For more information on the conÞguration page, see the next topic.

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Your printerÕs conÞguration page

Your printer can generate a conÞguration page that lists the following types of information:

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General printer information

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TekColor settings

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Communication and network parameters for all ports

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SCSI disk settings (if the printer has a SCSI port)

The information supplied on the conÞguration page is very helpful when you are installing and conÞguring the printer on a network.

There are two ways to print the conÞguration page:

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Use the printerÕs rear-panel DIP switches. See your printerÕs user manual for instructions on printing the conÞguration page by setting DIP switches. Use this method if your printer is not yet conÞgured on the network.

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Send a PostScript language Þle from your printerÕs network utilities diskettes to the printer. You will not be able to send PostScript language Þles to the printer over Ethernet until your printer is conÞgured on the network. See ÒYour printer Õs network utilities diskettesÓ on page 2-9 for more information on your printerÕs network utilities diskettes.

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From a Macintosh, send the Þle Print ConÞguration Page. The Þle is self-sending. Select the printer in the

Chooser , then double-click

the self-sending arrow icon to send the Þle to the printer.

From a PC, send the Þle PRNTCNFG.PS in the NET-UTIL directory.

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Use the DOS COPY command to send the Þle to the printer.

■ From a UNIX workstation, send the Þle prntcnfg.ps.

Note

Do not attempt to use the Print ConÞguration Page command in the LaserWriter UtilityÕs Utilities menu to print the conÞguration page.

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TCP/IP authorization code

When the Ethernet option is installed, the EtherTalk and NetWare protocols are immediately active. To acquire TCP/IP capability, another option is required. Upon purchasing the TCP/IP option, you receive an authorization

code, which is sent to the printer to activate the TCP/IP protocol. If you purchase the TCP/IP option initially with the printer, the authorization code is sent to the printer at the factory (TCP/IP is active when you receive the printer). If you

add the TCP/IP capability later with a printer upgrade kit, you must send the authorization code to the printer to activate TCP/IP. For speciÞc instructions on sending the authorization code to the printer, see ÒAuthorizing the TCP/IP protocolÓ on page 5-7.

The authorization code is printed on a certiÞcate. The certiÞcate is included with your printer (if the TCP/IP option is factory-installed) or with the upgrade kit (if the TCP/IP option is added later).

Note

Retain the certiÞcate as proof-of-purchase for the TCP/IP option. Tektronix service personnel may need to refer to this number if your printer requires service.

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Network installation overview

The following diagram summarizes the process of installing a Tektronix printer on a network.

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Step 1, unpacking and setting up your printer, must be done before attempting to conÞgure the printer on a network. Printer setup includes installing transfer rolls, loading paper trays, and turning on the printer. See your printerÕs user manual for information about printer setup. ÒEthernet connectionÓ on page 2-6 provides information about physically connecting the printer to an Ethernet network.

Step 2 is done at the factory when the Ethernet interface is purchased initially with your printer.

Step 3 is also done at the factory if the TCP/IP option is purchased initially with the printer. When the Ethernet interface is purchased later as an upgrade kit, instructions for installing the internal hardware are provided in an instruction sheet supplied with the circuit board. For speciÞc instructions on Step 3, sending the authorization code to the printer, see ÒAuthorizing the TCP/IP protocolÓ on page 5-7.

Step 4 is conÞguration for any of the supported network protocols. See Chapter 3 for EtherTalk, Chapter 4 for NetWare, and Chapter 5 for TCP/IP.

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Ethernet connection

Ethernet is a communication standard that supports very high speed data transmission. Ethernet offers signiÞcant speed improvement compared to serial, parallel, and LocalTalk connections. Speed improvement varies greatly depending on network trafÞc, computer hardware, and other factors.

The printer's Ethernet port conforms to the IEEE 802.3 and Ethernet II standards, but it uses the smaller AAUI connector (developed by Apple Computer, Inc.) instead of the 15-pin AUI connector described in these standards. Ethernet AAUI adapters, available from Tektronix and other sources, connect the printer to the network cable or a conventional AUI cable.

If you are connecting both EtherTalk and LocalTalk

If you have both LocalTalk and Ethernet cables as part of the same Apple internet (EtherTalk), it is recommended that you connect only the Ethernet

cable. There is no beneÞt to making both LocalTalk and Ethernet connections to the printer if both cables are part of the same Apple internet. For information on printer behavior in this conÞguration, see ÒPrinter name and AppleTalk zonesÓ on page 3-6.

Ethernet adapters

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Note

Your printerÕs Ethernet connector allows you to connect to one of three standard Ethernet cable types by using an Ethernet adapter. The Ethernet adapters shown on the next page are available through Tektronix or your dealer. Contact your dealer for Ethernet cables.

Make sure that the printer is turned off before making any Ethernet connections.

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Twisted pair (10BASE-T) adapter (Tektronix order number

011-0162-00)

Printer connection

Twisted pair connection

Thin coax (10BASE2) adapter (Tektronix order number 011-0161-00)

Printer connection

Ethernet cable connection

Thick coax (10BASE5/AUI) adapter (Tektronix order number 011-0160-00)

Printer connection

Thick AUI connection

AC power connection

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Ethernet cables and termination

10BASE-T (Twisted Pair)

Do not use Òsilver satinÓ telephone extension cables for 10BASE-T networks, either as drop cords or as patch cables in the wiring closet. (Silver satin cables are ßat, usually silver or gray, with 28-gauge stranded or tinsel conductors.) Do not use shielded twisted pair cable intended for IBM token ring networks or voice-grade (level 1 or 2) unshielded twisted pair cable for wiring runs. These cables do not meet the requirements for 10BASE-T and

will lead to unreliable operation.

10BASE2 (Thin Ethernet)

Depending on the type of Ethernet cables you use and your network conÞguration, you may need to use terminators at certain points in the installation. Refer to the documentation for your Ethernet adapters and cables for details.

Tektronix and Apple 10BASE2 Ethernet adapters have built-in terminators and do not require additional terminators. Adapters from other manufacturers may not have built-in terminators and may require terminators and connectors such as those listed in the following table.

10Base2 BNC terminators and connectors

Part Tektronix order number

50-ohm BNC 011-0123-00

BNC T-connector 103-0030-00

50-ohm BNC receptacle-to-receptacle barrel connector

50-ohm BNC plug-to-plug barrel connector

103-0028-00

103-0029-00

10BASE5 (Thick Ethernet)

Contact your network administrator to obtain an approved AUI drop cable.

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Your printerÕs network utilities diskettes

Note

Your printerÕs network utilities diskettes contain programs for authorizing TCP/IP and for conÞguring your printer on a network. Use the appropriate diskette for your network:

■ For EtherTalk networks, use the software on the Macintosh

■ For NetWare networks, use the software on the PC version of the

■ For TCP/IP networks, use the software on the UNIX workstation

Do not confuse the printerÕs network utilities diskettes with the standard printer utilities diskettes. The standard utilities diskettes contain PostScript Þles for printer conÞguration not related to networking.

version of the printerÕs network utilities diskettes.

printerÕs network utilities diskettes.

version of the printerÕs network utilities diskettes. This diskette contains shell scripts that create PostScript Þles for TCP/IP authorization and conÞguration. It also contains PostScript files that you can send directly to the printer to perform various configuration tasks.

This diskette can be read by any workstation that can read tar format. If your workstation cannot read tar format, you can download the Þles from the Tektronix Color Printer Information Server. For instructions on downloading Þles, see ÒDownloading Þles from the Tektronix Color Printer Information ServerÓ on page 5-4.

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The following table lists the Tektronix printer networking software according to the tasks required for network conÞguration.

Tektronix printer network software

Task Macintosh Þle PC Þle UNIX Þle

Add/remove CTRL-D characters to/from PostScript Þles

Authorize TCP/IP protocol

Change printerÕs name

Download PostScript Error handler to printer

Enable and disable Þltering of control characters from Þles

Enable and disable protocol operation

Perform NetWare conÞguration

Print conÞguration page

None ADDCTRLD.BAT

Authorizer AUTHRIZR.EXE authorize-feature*

LaserWriter Utility None None

Tek Error Handler TEKEHAND.PS tekehand.ps

None FILTER.PS

Enable EtherTalk Disable EtherTalk Enable NetWare Disable NetWare Enable TCP-IP Disable TCP-IP

None Advanced

Print ConÞguration Page

CTRLD.PS

NOFILTER.PS

ETALKON.PS ETALKOFF.PS NWAREON.PS NWAREOFF.PS TCPIPON.PS TCPIPOFF.PS

ConÞguration Tool (ACT.EXE)

PRNTCNFG.PS prntcnfg.ps

addctrld delctrld

None

ethertalk-on.ps ethertalk-off.ps netware-on.ps netware-off.ps tcp-ip-on.ps tcp-ip-off.ps

None

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Reset printer Reset Printer RESET.PS reset.ps

Set EtherTalk zone LaserWriter Utility None None

Set TCP/IP device parameters

*These Þles require that the Þle job-error-handler be installed in the same directory. The Þle job-error-handler is supplied on the UNIX diskette.

None None conÞg-IP*

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conÞg-LPR* conÞg-SNMP* conÞg-sockets* conÞg-syslog*

Resetting your printer

Several of the procedures in this manual require you to reset the printer. There are three ways to reset the printer:

■ Turn the printer off, then back on again.

■ Use the printerÕs rear-panel DIP switches. See your printerÕs user

manual for details.

■ Use a PostScript language file from the printerÕs network utilities

diskettes. Resetting the printer with a PostScript Þle restarts the printer as soon as all the jobs in its queue are Þnished. You will not be able to use this method until your printer is conÞgured on the network. For more information see the speciÞc instructions for Macintosh, PC, and workstations, which follow.

Resetting the printer by any of these methods restores the printer to its power-on conditions (not its factory default conditions). The power-on conditions include any custom changes made to the printer that are stored in the printerÕs non-volatile memory and are therefore persistent across printer power cycles. For example, the printerÕs name and serial port conÞguration are power-on conditions that are not altered by resetting the printer.

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Resetting your printer using PostScript Þles

Macintosh users

Note

Do not use the Restart Printer command in the LaserWriter UtilityÕs Utilities menu. Follow this procedure to reset the printer using the LaserWriter Utility to download the Reset Printer utility Þle.

Select the printer in the Chooser.

Locate the LaserWriter Utility on the Macintosh version of the printerÕs network utilities diskettes.

Double-click on the LaserWriter Utility icon.

Choose Download PostScript File from the Utilities menu.

Select the Reset Printer Þle in the list; then click Open.

At the prompt

Save PostScript output as:

you are prompted to name the log Þle that the LaserWriter Utility creates for PostScript errors. Use either the default name given in the edit box or type in a new name. Click Save to send the Þle to the printer.

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The process of resetting the printer takes a few minutes to complete. You will receive a message on your screen indicating that the connection has been interrupted during the reset. The connection is re-established after the reset, so you can ignore this message; click the Continue button.

If the printer reports no PostScript errors, the LaserWriter Utility displays a dialog box. Click OK in the box to continue.

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PC users

This procedure resets the printer by sending a PostScript language Þle over a serial or parallel connection. You can also reset the printer by sending a PostScript language Þle over a NetWare connection, after you have Þnished the NetWare conÞguration described in Chapter 4.

Locate the RESET.PS Þle in the NET-UTIL directory on the PC version of the printerÕs network utilities diskettes or copy the Þle to your hard disk.

Change to the directory containing the Þle. For example, type:

CD NET-UTIL

Use the DOS COPY command to send the Þle to the printer. For example, type:

COPY RESET.PS LPT1:

Workstation users

This procedure resets the printer by sending a PostScript language Þle over a TCP/IP connection. You will not be able to use this method until you have completed the TCP/IP conÞguration described in Chapter 5.

Before performing this procedure, you must install the Þles from the UNIX version of your printerÕs network utilities diskettes on to your host computer (see ÒInstalling Þles from your printerÕs network utilities diskettesÓ on page 5-3).

Change (cd) to the directory where you placed your printerÕs network utilities.

Send the Þle to the printer. For example, type:

lpr -Pqueue-name reset.ps

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Chapter

EtherTalk Configuration (Macintosh)

Before you begin

Before you begin the EtherTalk conÞguration, make sure that you have completed the following steps:

■ Your printer should be set up, connected to the network, and

turned on. See your printerÕs user manual for information about setting up and turning on the printer. For information about connecting the printer to the network, see ÒEthernet connectionÓ on page 2-6.

■ The Tektronix driver for your printer should be installed on every

Macintosh and PC that will send print jobs to the printer. For details on driver installation, see the manual that is shipped with your printer drivers and utilities diskettes.

Using AppleTalk Phase 2

If you connect the printer using EtherTalk, your computer must have AppleTalk Phase 2 software. If you connect the printer using LocalTalk, AppleTalk Phase 2 is not required (Phase 1 will work).

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EtherTalk conÞguration overview

The following diagram summarizes the steps of the EtherTalk conÞguration procedure.

Print out the conÞguration page

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Your printerÕs conÞguration page reports the printerÕs default name, which you will need for EtherTalk conÞguration. For information on printing out a conÞguration page, see ÒYour printerÕs conÞguration pageÓ on page 2-3.

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EtherTalk Configuration (Macintosh)

Finding your printerÕs name in the Chooser

Select the Chooser from the Apple menu.

In the upper-left corner of the Chooser, Þnd the printer driver icon for your Tektronix printer. (If the printer driver icon does not appear in the Chooser, you need to install the printer driver.) Click on the printer driver icon for your Tektronix printer.

Select the proper zone in the list of AppleTalk Zones in the lower-left portion of the Chooser.

Note

The printerÕs default zone is listed in the EtherTalk Þeld on the conÞguration page. For more information on the conÞguration page, see ÒYour printerÕs conÞguration pageÓ on page 2-3.

A list of printers appears in the right portion of the Chooser. Find the name of your printer in the list. The printerÕs default name is listed on the conÞguration page (see ÒYour printerÕs conÞguration pageÓ on page 2-3). If the name does not appear, check the cable connection between your printer and the network.

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Changing your printerÕs zone

Use the LaserWriter Utility to change the printerÕs zone.

Select the printer in the Chooser.

Locate the LaserWriter Utility on the Macintosh version of your printerÕs network utilities diskettes.

Double-click on the LaserWriter Utility icon.

Select Change Zone from the Utilities menu. The currently selected zone is listed in the dialog box. Type the new zone name in the edit box.

Click OK.

The printer changes its zone name and dynamically changes to the new zone (the printer appears on the new zone as if it were just turned on).

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