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ABOUT THIS GUIDE................................................................. 1
What’s Not Covered in This User’s Guide..................................................... 1
Contents of the User’s Guide ......................................................................... 2
Displaying Configuration Information ...................................................... 122
Resetting the Print Server ..........................................................................123
Upgrading Print Server Firmware............................................................. 125
INDEX ................................................................................ 127
About This Guide
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About This Guide
This User’s Guide describes the operation of the TE100-PS3
EtherPort Admin program, which can be used to conveniently
configure and manage your TE100-PS3 print server from any
personal computer running the Windows 3.1x, Windows for
Workgroups 3.11, Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4.0 or later, or
Windows 95 or later operating systems. Once your print server is
configured, you can use it for printing from any Novell NetWare,
TCP/IP, AppleTalk, or Microsoft network.
This Guide also describes the telnet interface, which you can
use to configure your print server without the use of a Windowsbased PC.
User’s Guide
What’s Not Covered in This User’s Guide
This User’s Guide concentrates on the software setup and
management of your TE100-PS3 print server. Information about
how to connect the print server to the network, to power, and to
your printer(s), is covered in the print server’s hardware User’s
Guide.
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Contents of the User’s Guide
This User’s Guide is divided into three parts:
♦ Part I gives an overview of your TE100-PS3 print server and
of the Windows-based EtherPort Admin program you can
use to manage it.
♦ Part II covers the initial steps you will need to take to set up
your print server, configure it for printing from various
network systems, and allow client workstations to use it to
print documents.
♦ Part III covers daily administration tasks, how to
troubleshoot problems with your print server, and how to use
the telnet interface.
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Introduction
This chapter introduces the TE100-PS3 EtherPort network print
server’s and the EtherPort Admin program’s printing and
administration features that you can use to set up and administer
TE100-PS3 print server.
Background on Print Servers
Before personal computer networking became common, users who
wanted to print from their personal computers needed to have a
directly-connected printer. As laser printers became common, it
became too expensive for each user to have a dedicated printer,
and some form of print sharing became even more necessary.
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The simplest form of print sharing involves a switch box:
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A switch box can make it more convenient for two or more users
to share a single printer, but it requires long print cables unless the
two users are close together. The users also have to coordinate
their printing, which becomes difficult if more than two computers
share a printer.
Server-based network operating systems (such as Novell NetWare)
make it possible for a larger number of users to share printers.
When a workstation user prints a document, network software on
the workstation takes a file of instructions for the printer and stores
them in a print queue on the server. The server takes each job in
the print queue and sends it to the printer, which is either attached
to the server itself or to one of the workstations on the network.
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This arrangement allows a large number of people to share
printers, and makes it possible to centrally manage the printers and
their print queues.
This method has several disadvantages, however:
Introduction
♦ It increases the load on the file server.
♦ The file server has a limited number of printer ports
available.
♦ If printers are attached to the file server, then they have to be
located near the server instead of near the users, which may
be inconvenient.
♦ If printers are attached to user workstations, then print jobs
will be delayed or printed more slowly as they are sent to the
workstation. The remote printer software used on the
workstation may also be incompatible with other software
used on the workstation.
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Remote print servers such as the TE100-PS3 multi-protocol
network print servers make network printing more practical,
because:
♦ Network print servers can be located anywhere on the
network, making it easy to place printers near the people
who will be using them.
♦ It is easy to centrally manage network print servers.
♦ The load on network servers is reduced.
♦ Multi-protocol print servers make it possible for printers to
be shared by people using different network operating
systems.
TE100-PS3 Print Server Administration Features
TE100-PS3 print server can be centrally administered using the
EtherPort Admin program, making it convenient to manage all of
your Ehter P-series print servers from a single Windows-based
interface. EtherPort Admin features include:
♦ Allows setup and modification of parameters for the server’s
printer ports, the server itself and for the NetWare
(IPX/SPX), Microsoft Networking (NetBEUI), TCP/IP, and
AppleTalk protocols.
♦ Allows administrators to view the status of each of the
server’s printer ports, including the printer status display if
the printer supports PJL (Printer Job Language).
♦ Can display server statistics and status for troubleshooting
purposes.
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♦ Provides a convenient interface for setting up Novell
NetWare 3.x servers (and 4.x servers in Bindery Emulation
mode).
♦ Allows the print server’s internal software to be
conveniently upgraded to a new version.
In addition to EtherPort Admin server based administration,
TE100-PS3 print server also support a telnet-based interface for
networks that do not use Windows-based personal computers.
This interface supports viewing and modifying all server, port,
TCP/IP, and AppleTalk-related settings.
Network administrators using the industry-standard SNMP
network management protocol can also monitor the print server
from any network management console.
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Installing and Starting the EtherPort Admin
Program
This chapter lists the requirements that your computer system
should meet before you can install EtherPort Admin, tells how to
install the program, and how to start it.
System Requirements
We recommend that your system meet the following requirements
to be able to use the EtherPort Admin program:
♦ A PC-compatible computer with a 386 or faster processor
♦ One of the following Windows operating systems:
◊ Microsoft Windows version 3.1x
◊ Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11
◊ Microsoft Windows 95 or later
◊ Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, 4.0 or later.
♦ 4 megabytes of main memory (RAM)
♦ At least 4 megabytes of free hard disk space
♦ A Windows-compatible mouse or other pointing device
♦ An Ethernet network card with appropriate drivers (either
NDIS or ODI)
You should also check your computer’s settings:
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♦ If you are using a screen resolution larger than 640 x 480
(standard VGA), the EtherPort Admin display will look best
if you use a “Small Fonts” setting.
♦ You need to have the IPX network protocol and the Novell
NetWare client services enabled. EtherPort Admin uses the
IPX protocol for communicating with the print server.
You only need to have one workstation that meets the above
requirements. It is not necessary to run the EtherPort Admin
program on every workstation. Ordinary network stations will still
be able to print to your TE100-PS3 print server.
If you will only be using TCP/IP (UNIX) and/or AppleTalk
protocols, you can use the telnet interface instead of the
Windows-based EtherPort Admin. For more information about
using the telnet interface, see the Appendix: Telnet Interface Administration section on page 111.
Installing EtherPort Admin
Follow the procedure outlined below to install EtherPort Admin:
1. Insert EtherPort Admin installation disk 1 into your system’s
3.5” floppy drive (A: or B:).
2. If you are using Windows 3.1x or Windows NT 3.51, choose
Run… from the Program Manager’s File menu. Under
Windows 95/Windows NT 4.x or later Windows-based
operating systems, choose Run… from the Start menu on
the taskbar. When the dialog box appears, type the
pathname of the Setup program on the floppy drive
A:\SETUP or B:\SETUP) and click OK.
(
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3. The Setup program will begin by copying some files and ask
for your confirmation. Click the Next > button to continue.
4. The Setup program will then ask you to select a directory on
your hard disk where you want it to install the EtherPort Admin program. If you want a destination directory path
other than the one shown, click the Browse... button to select
it.
Click the Next > button to continue the installation.
5. The setup program will copy EtherPort Admin program files
to the directory you selected, as well as create an EtherPort
Admin program group. Press the Finish button to complete
the installation.
Once the installation is complete, you can begin using EtherPort Admin.
Starting EtherPort Admin
If you are using Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 (or a later
version of Windows), to start the EtherPort Admin program:
1. Press the Start button in the “Task Bar”.
2. Within the Programs menu, select EtherPort Admin.
3. Select the EtherPort Admin program.
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For Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.1x, or Windows NT
3.51,
1. In the Program Manager, double-click on the EtherPort
Admin program group icon to open it.
2. Double-click the EtherPort Admin program icon.
The EtherPort Admin program will then be ready for use. A
sample EtherPort Admin display is shown below:
Instructions for using EtherPort Admin to perform network print
server “initial setup” tasks are found in the next chapter, Getting
Started Setting up Your Print Server. For information about using
EtherPort Admin for other types of print server administration, see
the EtherPort Admin Administration chapter starting on page 89.
Detailed explanation of the EtherPort Admin main window display
may be found on page 89.
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Getting Started Setting up Your Print Server
Before you can print over the network using your TE100-PS3 print
server, you may need to perform some basic setup tasks. These
include:
♦ Choosing a name for your print server.
♦ Setting a password to protect your print server’s settings
from unauthorized modifications.
♦ Choosing names for the print server’s individual printer
ports, and changing the port settings.
♦ Testing the operation of the print server and checking that
the print server is connected properly.
Once you have finished with these tasks, you can proceed to set up
network printing for Novell NetWare, Microsoft Networks,
AppleTalk networks, and UNIX TCP/IP systems. Information
about setting up printing on these network types is covered in the
following chapters.
Choosing a Name for Your Print Server
Each TE100-PS3 network print server has a server name. When
the print server is shipped from the factory, it has a default name
of the form
digits of the Ethernet address found on the print server’s underside
sticker.
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You can choose any name you like for your print servers, provided
that:
♦ The server name is less than 15 characters long.
♦ The server does not have the same name as any Novell
NetWare “File Server” on your network.
♦ The server does not have the same name as any of the print
servers configured for your Novell network.
♦ The server does not have the same name as any Microsoft
Networking client or server.
Uppercase and lowercase letters are not distinguished in print
server names.
It is recommended that you limit your print server name to 15
characters, chosen from the letters A to Z, the digits 0 to 9, and the
hyphen (“-”) character. Names that violate this recommendation
may not be usable with some networks.
To change your print server’s name,
1. Select the print server in the EtherPort Admin main
window’s server name display (or extended server display).
2. Choose Server Device... from the Configuration menu, or
press the Configure Server button in the toolbar. (If you
have already assigned a password to the server, you will
have to enter it at this point.) EtherPort Admin will display
the Server Device Configuration window.
3. In the Server Name field, enter the name you have chosen
for the server, and press OK.
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4. Choose Save Configuration from the Configuration menu,
or press the Save Configuration button on the toolbar. This
will store the new settings into the print server and restart it.
Your print server will now be accessible under the new name.
Setting a Password for Your Print Server
Unless you set a password, anyone on your network will be able to
change your print server’s settings. If your local network is
connected to the Internet, then it may be possible to change your
print server’s configuration from anywhere in the world using the
telnet interface. To protect your print server’s integrity, you
should set a password for your print server, and record it in a safe
place.
To set the print server’s password,
1. Select the print server in the EtherPort Admin main
window’s server name display (or extended server display).
2. Choose Server Device... from the Configuration menu, or
press the Configure Server button in the toolbar. (If you
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have already assigned a password to the server, you will
have to enter it at this point.) EtherPort Admin will display
the Server Device Configuration window.
3. In the Password field, enter the password you have chosen
for the server, and press OK.
4. EtherPort Admin will ask you to confirm your new
password. Enter the password a second time and press OK.
5. Choose Save Configuration from the Configuration menu,
or press the Save Configuration button on the toolbar. This
will store the new settings into the print server and restart it.
WARNING: Do not forget or lose your print server password. If you forget
it, you will have to contact your service representative to
change the password.
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Changing Print Server Port Settings
Your TE100-PS3 network print server provides a number of
parallel and/or serial printer ports. For each port, you can
determine:
♦ The name of the port
♦ A comment describing the port
♦ For parallel ports,
◊ Whether or not data can be sent to the port at high speed
◊ Whether or not the attached printer supports HP’s PJL
(Printer Job Language) protocol.
♦ For serial ports,
◊ The serial port speed (baud rate), in bits per second.
◊ How many data bits are sent per byte
◊ How many stop bits are sent with each byte
◊ Whether or not a parity bit is sent, and if so what kind
(even or odd parity)
◊ Whether or not software flow control is used
(XON/XOFF)
◊ Whether or not hardware flow control should be used, and
if so what kind (DTR, RTS, or DTR/RTS).
To set the parameters for a printer port,
1. Select the print server in the EtherPort Admin main
window’s server name display (or extended server display).
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2. Choose Server Device... from the Configuration menu, or
press the Configure Server button in the toolbar. (If you
have assigned a password to the server, you will have to
enter it at this point.) EtherPort Admin will display the
Server Device Configuration window.
3. Press the button corresponding to the port you wish to
change. For parallel ports, the following dialog will be
displayed:
The fields that can be changed are:
◊ Port Name The name by which the port is known on
various network systems. The port name should be at
most 32 characters long and may consist of letters,
numbers, and hyphens. Spaces are not allowed. (If the
port will be used for LAN Manager clients, the port name
can not exceed 8 characters.)
◊ Description A comment describing the port.
◊ Speed Determines whether or not the print server can
send data to the printer at high speed. Most newer
printers can accept high-speed data transmission; if your
printer loses characters then you may need to choose the
low-speed mode.
◊ PJL Printer Determines whether or not the printer
accepts Hewlett Packard’s PJL printer job control
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language commands. PJL allows users to get feedback on
the printer’s status. If the printer connected to the port
supports PJL, set this field to Yes.
For serial ports, the following dialog will be displayed:
The fields that can be changed are:
◊ Port Name See above.
◊ Description See above.
◊ Baud Rate Sets the serial communications bit rate, in
bits per second. Most printers default to 9600bps; rates
from 300bps to 115200bps are available.
◊ Data Bits Sets the number of bits transmitted per byte on
the serial port. Most modern printers use 8-bit data.
◊ Stop Bits Sets the number of stop bits transmitted per
byte on the serial port. Most modern printers use serial
protocol with 1 stop bit.
◊ Parity Bits Sets the type of parity check bit sent with
each byte on the serial port. Most modern printers use a
non-parity serial protocol.
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◊ XON/XOFF Flow Control Determines whether or not
the print server should respond to software flow control
requests from the printer. When software flow control is
used, the printer will send an XOFF character (Control-S)
to the print server when its buffer is getting full, and an
XON character (XON) when the buffer is no longer full.
◊ Hardware Flow Control Determines whether or not the
print server should respond to hardware flow control
requests from the printer. When hardware flow control is
used, the printer will use the DTR, RTS, or both RS-232
control lines to control the print server’s transmission of
data in order to prevent the printer’s buffers from getting
full.
4. Click OK to exit the Port Configuration dialog.
5. Click OK to exit the Server Device Configuration dialog
window.
6. Choose Save Configuration from the Configuration menu,
or press the Save Configuration button on the toolbar. This
will store the new settings into the print server and restart it.
Testing Your Print Server
Once you have set all of the necessary parameters, and have
finished connecting your printer(s) to the print server, you should
test each of the printer ports using the Print Test function.
For each port you wish to test,
1. Select the print server in the EtherPort Admin main
window’s server name display (or extended server display).
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2. Choose Print Test... in the Tools menu. EtherPort Admin
will prompt you for which port you wish to test.
3. Choose a port and click OK. The print server should print
out a “TE100-PS3 print server Test Page.”
4. Repeat this procedure for each printer port with an attached
printer.
NOTE:The Print Test function may not work with PostScript printers
that do not accept plain text files.
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Setting up Novell NetWare 3.x Printing
This chapter explains how you can set up your TE100-PS3 print
server so that clients of your Novell NetWare 3.x server can print
to attached printers. This chapter also applies if any workstations
on your network are using a Novell NetWare 4.x server in bindery
emulation mode. For information on setting up your print server
for use with NetWare 4.x servers in NDS (NetWare Directory
Services) mode, see the next chapter, Setting up Novell NetWare
4.x Printing on page 41.
Introduction to Novell NetWare Printing
On Novell NetWare networks, when a workstation user wants to
print a document, the workstation network software sends a file
containing commands for the printer to the NetWare file server,
which places it in a print queue.
Some software may be written to send print jobs directly to
NetWare print queues; Windows 3.1 using the NetWare network
driver is an example of this type of software. Software written to
print to a local printer can print over the network if the printer port
has been captured, using the CAPTURE command or a similar
method.
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The file server makes its queues available to print servers, which
may be located:
♦ on the same server,
♦ on a different server, or
♦ in a stand-alone print server device such as the TE100-PS3
network print server.
If a printer is directly attached to a NetWare file server, or if it is
attached to a workstation on the network (using the RPRINTER
program, as described below) then the print server needs to be run
on the server itself.
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The PSERVER.NLM program is the NetWare Loadable Module
(NLM) that runs on the file server and scans print queues both on
the file server where it is running, and optionally on other servers.
When PSERVER.NLM detects a new job, it directs it to the proper
printer port.
If it is inconvenient to attach a printer directly to a file server, it
may be desirable to connect it to a workstation using NetWare’s
remote printer facility and the RPRINTER.EXE program. When
RPRINTER is used, the print server takes print jobs from the queue
and sends them to the remote printer workstation, and the
RPRINTER program then passes the jobs to the locally connected
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printer. This method, however, introduces delays in printing, and
the remote printer software may be incompatible with software
used on the remote printer workstation.
The TE100-PS3 print server acts as a NetWare print server,
scanning the print queues on one or more NetWare servers and
directing them to its attached printers. This reduces the load on
the file server, while making it convenient for printers to be
located anywhere.
You can also use the TE100-PS3 print server for a remote printer
connection instead of letting it scan the queues itself. This has the
advantage of reducing the number of print servers in a large
network, making management simpler. However, this causes the
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NetWare file server to be more heavily loaded, and increases
delays in network printing.
Setting up as a NetWare Print Server
This section describes how to configure your TE100-PS3 print
server to act as a NetWare print server, and how to set up a print
server port to serve a print queue on the file server.
1. Make sure you are logged on to your NetWare server as
SUPERVISOR, or that you have permissions equivalent to
SUPERVISOR.
2. Make sure that the NetWare protocol is enabled in the
server. This setting is found in the Server Device
Configuration window, accessible by selecting the print
server and choosing Server Device... from the
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3. Choose Netware Protocol... from the Configuration menu,
or click the Configure NetWare button in the toolbar. Click
on the Bindery Print Server tab.
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4. Click on the port button corresponding to the port you want
to serve the print queue.
5. Click on the name of the NetWare file server where you
wish the print queue to be stored. (Clicking on the
symbol to the left of the file server name will expand the list
of print queues on the file server.)
6. Unless you want to use an existing print queue on the server,
you will need to create a new print queue. Click the Create Queue... button, then type in the name of the new print
queue and determine the file server volume where you want
the print queue to be stored. Click OK to create the queue.
7. Click on the print queue name.
8. Click on the Add >> button to add the print queue to the
Serviced Queues list for the port.
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9. Click OK, then choose Save Configuration from the
Configuration menu (or press the Save Configuration
toolbar button) to change the settings in the print server and
the NetWare server. The print server will restart itself and
begin serving the specified print queue.
If you created the print queue in step 6, you may need to assign
queue operators and queue users to the print queue using
EtherPort Admin or the NetWare PCONSOLE program. By default,
SUPERVISOR is assigned as the print queue’s operator, and all
members of the group EVERYONE are allowed to use the print
queue. For information about assigning print queue users and
operators using EtherPort Admin, see the Managing Print Queues
section on page 99.
Setting up as a NetWare Remote Printer
Your network print server can also be set up as NetWare remote
printer. This allows slightly easier administration, but may
increase printing delays. To set up a printer port as a remote
printer port,
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1. Make sure you are logged on to your NetWare server as
SUPERVISOR, or that you have permissions equivalent to
SUPERVISOR.
2. Make sure that the NetWare protocol is enabled in the
server. This setting is found in the Server Device
Configuration window, accessible by selecting the print
server and choosing Server Device... from the
Configuration window.
3. Make sure you have a NetWare print server created and
running on your NetWare file server. Consult your NetWare
documentation for instruction on how to do this.
4. Choose Netware Protocol... from the EtherPort Admin
Configuration menu, or click the Configure NetWare button in the toolbar. Click on the Remote Printer tab.
5. Click on the port number button corresponding to the port
you will be using for remote printer service.
6. Click on the Bindery Remote Printer selection. EtherPort
Admin will display a list of NetWare servers accessible from
your network.
7. Click on the symbol to the left of the server name to
expand the list of print servers on the file server. Click on
the name of the print server you will be using.
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8. Determine what printer numbers are available on the given
print server, and enter an unused printer number in the
Printer Number field. Printer numbers can range from 0 to
15.
9. Click OK, then choose Save Configuration from the
Configuration menu (or press the Save Configuration
toolbar button) to change the settings in the print server and
the NetWare server. The print server will restart itself and
begin serving as a remote printer for the specified print
server.
Printing from Client Workstations
Once your print server is set up for printing from the file server,
your network’s client workstations can connect to the file server’s
print queue.
Windows 95 Client Workstations
To enable your Windows 95 workstation to print to a NetWare
print queue,
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1. From the Start menu, choose the Settings sub-menu, then
the Printers item within it. Windows will display the
Printers folder.
2. Double-click on the Add Printer icon in the Printers folder.
Windows will start the Add Printer Wizard.
Press the Next > button to continue to the next screen.
3. Choose the Network printer selection and click the Next >
button to continue.
4. Enter the network path for the NetWare file server,
specifying which print queue you want to connect to. For
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instance, to use the printer serving the queue named Q-LJ5L
on the NetWare file server named SERVER, enter:
\\SERVER\Q-LJ5L
As an alternative to entering the network path, you can also use
the Browse... button to locate the file server and print queue.
Press the Next > button to continue.
5. At this point Windows will ask you to choose the correct
printer driver for the printer. Choose your printer’s make
and model from the list, or use the driver disk included with
the printer. When you have chosen the correct printer, click
Next > to continue.
6. Windows will then ask for a name for the new printer, and
ask whether or not you want to set the printer as the
Windows default printer. Click Finish to continue.
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7. Windows may ask you whether or not you wish to print a
test page to make sure that the printer will work correctly.
When the test page is done printing, you will be asked
whether or not the test page printed.
Windows NT 4.0 (and later) Client Workstations
To enable your Windows NT 4.0 or later workstation to print to a
NetWare print queue,
1. From the Start menu, choose the Settings sub-menu, then
the Printers item within it. Windows will display the
Printers folder.
2. Double-click on the Add Printer icon in the Printers folder.
Windows will start the Add Printer Wizard.
3. Choose the Network printer server selection and click the
Next > button to continue.
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4. Enter the network path for the NetWare file server,
specifying which print queue you want to connect to. For
instance, to use the printer serving the queue named Q-LJ5L
on the NetWare file server named SERVER, enter:
\\SERVER\Q-LJ5L
As an alternative to entering the network path, you can also
browse the network to locate the file server and print queue.
Press the OK button to continue.
5. Windows will display the following message. Press OK to
continue.
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6. At this point Windows will ask you to choose the correct
printer driver for the printer. Choose your printer’s make
and model from the list, or use the driver disk included with
the printer. When you have chosen the correct printer, click
OK to continue.
7. If you already have a default printer, Windows will ask if
you wish to use the newly installed printer as the default.
8. When installation is complete, Windows will display the
following dialog. Press the Finish button to complete
installation.
Windows NT 3.51 Client Workstations
To access a NetWare 3.x printer queue from your Windows NT
3.51 workstation,
1. Double-click on the Print Manager icon found in the Main
program group.
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2. In the Print Manager, choose Connect to Printer... from the
Printer menu.
3. Enter the network path for the NetWare file server,
specifying which print queue you want to connect to. For
instance, to use the printer serving the queue named Q-LJ5L
on the NetWare file server named SERVER, enter:
\\SERVER\Q-LJ5L
As an alternative to entering the network path, you can also
browse the network to locate the file server and print queue.
Press the OK button to continue.
4. Windows will display the following message. Press OK to
continue.
5. Windows will ask you to choose the correct printer driver for
the printer. Select a driver and press OK.
6. The printer should now be available for use.
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Windows 3.x and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Workstations
To access a NetWare 3.x printer queue from your Windows 3.x or
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 workstation,
1. Double-click on the Print Manager icon found in the Main
program group.
2. In the Print Manager, choose Printer Setup... from the
Options menu. The Print Manager will display the Printers
dialog window.
3. If necessary, click on the Add >> button. Choose the correct
printer driver, and click Install....
4. When the printer driver has been correctly installed, select
the printer in the Installed Printers list and click the
Connect... button.
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5. Click the Network... button to display the NetWare printer
connections dialog. (If you are using Windows for
Workgroups, you will also have to push the NetWare...
button in the Connect Network Printer dialog.)
6. Click on the printer port you wish to capture and the printer
queue you want it redirected to, and press Capture. Press
Permanent to insure that the port will be redirected every
time you start Windows. Click on the exit button when you
are finished.
7. Exit the remaining dialogs by pressing OK. The printer
should now be available for use.
MS-DOS/PC-DOS Workstations
For printing from DOS-based workstations, you can use the
CAPTURE command to redirect one of the workstation’s printer
ports (LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3) to the network print queue. The
syntax for the
CAPTURE L=n S=server Q=queue TI=n F=form
B=bannername
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Choose values for the options as follows:
♦ L=n Determines which local port will be redirected to the
network print queue. L=1 corresponds to LPT1, L=2
corresponds to LPT2, and L=3 corresponds to LPT3. By
default, LPT1 is captured.
♦ S=server Determines which server the print queue is
located on. By default, your login file server is used.
♦ Q=queue Determines which print queue your print jobs are
redirected to.
♦ TI=n Sets the timeout for Autoendcap. After your
application starts printing, if it goes for n seconds without
any additional printer output, then NetWare assumes that the
print job is finished and sends it to the printer. If your print
jobs are becoming split up you may need to increase this
setting.
♦ F=form Determines which form print jobs will use. Forms
can be defined using PRINTDEF.
♦ B=bannername Sets the text that appears on the banner for
the job. By default the banner text is LST:. You can disable
the banner entirely using the NB option.
You can add the CAPTURE command to your network startup
batch file, or add it to your login script preceded with a # symbol.
NetWare Settings
If necessary, you can use the Queue Service Settings tab of the
NetWare Configuration dialog window to set several of the print
server’s parameters.
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To access the Queue Service Settings tab,
1. Choose Netware Protocol... from the EtherPort Admin
Configuration menu, or click the Configure NetWare button in the toolbar. Click on the Queue Service Settings tab.
2. Click on the port number button corresponding to the port
requiring a parameter change.
The parameters listed are:
♦ Queue Polling Interval This parameter determines how
often the print server scans print queues on the file server(s),
measured in seconds. A smaller number may mean that print
jobs are printed with a smaller delay, but will also greatly
increase the load on the server.
♦ Form Type Service This parameter, along with the queue
service mode described below, determines how the print
server handles forms when it is serving print queues.
Using the PCONSOLE program, you can define different
forms, which identify the different types of paper that the
printer can use (e.g., plain, letterhead, legal, A4, B4, etc.). Print
jobs may specify what print form they wish to use. If a job
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requests a form that isn’t currently loaded, it may be necessary
for the printer operator to manually change forms before
printing can continue.
If the form type service is set to All Forms, then the print server
ignores the job’s form and immediately prints all jobs sent to it.
If it is set to Current Form, then the printer uses the Queue
Service Mode parameter to determine how to handle form
changes.
♦ Queue Service Mode Determines how the printer responds
to changes in the current printing form:
◊ Change as needed Serves print jobs in order, stopping to
allow a forms change every time it becomes necessary.
◊ Minimize form changes within print queues Reorders
jobs within an individual print queue in order to minimize
the number of form changes required. When a forms
change is required, printing will stop to allow the change.
◊ Service only currently mounted forms Only services
printer queue jobs that use a form that the printer already
has. Jobs using other forms will be left in the queue to be
served by other printers.
◊ Minimize form changes across print queues Reorders
jobs across all of the print queues the printer serves in
order to minimize the number of form changes required.
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Setting up Novell NetWare 4.x Printing
TE100-PS3 network print servers support both the Bindery server
database used with NetWare 3.x networks, and the NetWare
Directory Services (NDS) network-wide database used with
NetWare 4.x networks. This chapter explains how to use the
network print server in an NDS environment.
Additional information about NetWare printing may be found in
the previous chapter.
NetWare Directory Services
NetWare version 3.x stores information about users, file server
volumes, print servers, print queues, and other objects in a
database called the Bindery. NetWare server administration
programs (such as SYSCON, PCONSOLE, and so on) modify entries
in the Bindery to manage the operation of the file server.
The main disadvantage of the Bindery database is that it is limited
to a single server. Networks with a large number of servers can
become difficult to manage, because each server has to be
configured separately. In large enterprises, this can result in
disorganization as each department tries to administer its own
NetWare servers, each in a different way. It can become
troublesome or impossible to coordinate the administration of file
servers across the entire enterprise.
For this reason, NetWare version 4.x introduced NetWare
Directory Services, which allows administration on a global, as
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well as a local scale. NDS organizes objects not by file server, but
by administrative domain.
The Network Directory Services database stores “objects” in a tree
structure. Branches in the tree represent different regional offices,
divisions, departments, or other ways of dividing administrative
responsibility.
Objects, such as users, servers, server volumes, print servers, print
queues, etc., can be placed anywhere within the tree structure. The
whole tree structure is shared by all servers using the same tree.
Changing a setting in the tree affects all servers, making it less
necessary to manage servers individually.
For compatibility with existing NetWare 3.x clients and servers,
NetWare 4.x provides Bindery emulation, which exposes objects
in the server’s context as Bindery objects.
Setting up as a NetWare Print Server
To set up your TE100-PS3 print server as a NetWare NDS print
server, you will first need to create several NDS objects. You can
do this using the DOS-based PCONSOLE or NETADMIN
programs, or the Windows-based NWADMIN NetWare
Administrator program. In this example, NWADMIN is used;
consult your NetWare documentation for information about using
PCONSOLE or NETADMIN to perform the setup.
To configure your print server for NetWare NDS printing,
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1. Start the NWADMIN program. Expand the tree to display
the context in the tree where you want to place the print
server, and select the context.
2. Choose Create... from the Object menu. Select the object
class Print Queue and press OK.
3. Enter a name for the print queue, and specify the NDS
volume object of the file server volume where you want the
print queue to be stored. Click the Create button.
4. Select the NDS context again, and choose Create... from the
Object menu. Choose the Printer object class and click OK.
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5. Enter a name for the printer object. The name should be the
same as the print server’s configured port name. Click
Create to create the printer in your NDS context.
6. Double-click on the printer, then choose the Assignments
tab. Click on the Add... button to select the print queue(s)
you want the print server to serve, and optionally set their
priority. Press OK to finish making print queue assignments
for the printer.
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7. Repeat from step 4 for each print server port you will be
using.
8. Select the context again, and choose Create... from the
Object menu. Choose the Print Server object type and
press OK. Enter a name for the print server, which must be
the same as the network print server’s name. Click the
Create button to create the print server object.
9. Double-click on the newly created print server object, and
click on the Assignments tab. Click the Add... button to add
each of the printer objects you created to the print server.
Make sure that the printer number corresponds properly to
the port number; the first port should be printer number 0,
the second port printer number 1, and so on. Press OK to
complete print server assignments for the print server.
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10.Start EtherPort Admin, select the print server, and choose
NetWare Protocol... from the Configuration menu. Click on the NDS Print Server tab.
11.Select the NDS tree and enter the context where you created the print server object, then press OK.
12.Choose Save Configuration from the Configuration menu
(or press the Save Configuration toolbar button) to change
the settings in the print server. The print server will restart
itself and begin serving the print queues assigned to its
printer ports.
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For more information about configuring print servers, printers, and
print queues, consult your NetWare documentation.
Setting up as a NetWare Remote Printer
Your network print server can also be set up as NetWare remote
printer. This allows slightly easier administration, but may
increase printing delays. To set up a printer port as a remote
printer port,
1. Make sure you are logged on to your NetWare server as
Admin, or that you have permissions equivalent to Admin.
2. Make sure that the NetWare protocol is enabled in the
server. This setting is found in the Server Device
Configuration window, accessible by selecting the print
server and choosing Server Device... from the
Configuration window.
3. Make sure you have a NetWare print server created and
running on your NetWare file server. Consult your NetWare
documentation for instruction on how to do this.
4. Choose NetWare Protocol... from the EtherPort Admin
Configuration menu, or click the Configure NetWare button in the toolbar. Click on the Remote Printer tab.
5. Click on the port number button corresponding to the port
you will be using for remote printer service.
6. Click on the NDS Remote Printer selection. EtherPort
Admin will display the tree structure of the NetWare NDS
contexts accessible from your network.
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7. Enter the name of the context you will be using, and enter
the name of the print server in that context.
8. Determine what printer numbers are available on the given
print server, and enter an unused printer number in the
Printer Number field. Printer numbers can range from 0 to
15.
9. Click OK, then choose Save Configuration from the
Configuration menu (or press the Save Configuration
toolbar button) to change the settings in the print server. The
print server will restart itself and begin serving as a remote
printer for the specified print server.
Printing from Client Workstations
Once your print server is set up for printing from the file server,
your network’s client workstations can connect to the file server’s
print queue.
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Windows 95 Workstations
Unless you are using the 32-bit NetWare requester from Novell,
Windows 95 does not directly support NDS access. You can
access NetWare 4.x printer queues using bindery emulation, as
described on page 29 of this manual.
Windows NT 4.0 (and later) Client Workstations
To print to a NetWare 4.x print queue from Windows NT 4.0 or
later,
1. From the Start menu, choose the Settings sub-menu, then
the Printers item within it. Windows will display the
Printers folder.
2. Double-click on the Add Printer icon in the Printers folder.
Windows will start the Add Printer Wizard.
3. Choose the Network printer server selection and click the
Next > button to continue.
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4. Locate the print queue you wish to attach to in the browser,
and click OK. NetWare NDS contexts may be found
beneath the “NetWare or Compatible Network” item.
5. Windows will display the following message. Press OK to
continue.
6. The Add Printer Wizard will ask you to choose the
appropriate printer driver, and may ask you to insert your
Windows NT installation diskettes to locate driver files.
7. When installation is complete, the Add Printer Wizard will
display the following screen. Click Finish to complete
printer installation.
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Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Workstations
To access a NetWare 4.x printer queue from your Windows 3.1 or
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 workstation,
1. Double-click on the Print Manager icon found in the Main
program group.
2. In the Print Manager, choose Printer Setup... from the
Options menu. Print Manager will display the Printers
dialog window.
3. If necessary, click on the Add >> button. Choose the correct
printer driver, and click Install....
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4. When the printer driver has been correctly installed, select
the printer in the Installed Printers list and click the
Connect... button.
5. Click the Network... button to display the NetWare printer
connections dialog. Click on the printer port you wish to
capture and the printer queue you want it redirected to, and
press Capture. Press Permanent to insure that the port will
be redirected every time you start Windows. Click on the
exit button when you are finished.
6. The printer should now be available for use.
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MS-DOS/PC-DOS Workstations
The use of the CAPTURE command on NetWare 4.x networks is the
same as for NetWare 3.x networks. The CAPTURE command is
described on page 37 of this manual, and in your NetWare
documentation.
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Setting up Microsoft Network Printing
Microsoft Networking services, based on the NetBEUI protocol,
provide network users with peer-to-peer network services. In
addition to accessing files and printers on a central server, any
workstation can share its file directories and printer ports, making
them accessible to other workstations.
TE100-PS3 network print servers are also capable of making
attached printers accessible to Microsoft Networking workstations
running network operating systems such as:
♦ Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.x
♦ Microsoft Windows 95 (or later)
♦ Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, 4.0 or later
♦ Microsoft LAN Manager
♦ IBM LAN Server
To improve printing efficiency, Microsoft Networking services
clients can choose to print to a print queue stored on a Windows
NT server, which can then forward the print jobs to the TE100PS3 print server.
Setting up the Print Server for Microsoft Networking
Little additional setup is necessary for the print server to be usable
from Microsoft Networking clients. First, the NetBEUI check box
in the Server Device Configuration window needs to be checked.
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Select the print server and choose Server Device... from the
Configuration menu to display this window.
You should also set the workgroup name and maximum allowed
connections. These settings are accessible from the NetBEUI
Configuration dialog window, which you can display by choosing
NetBEUI Protocol... from the Configuration menu.
Each Microsoft Networking workstation or server has a workgroup
name. The workgroup name determines what servers and
resources will show up by default in lists of accessible resources.
You should assign to the print server the same workgroup name as
the users who will be accessing it most often.
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Network path names for printers on Microsoft Networking systems
are of the form:
\\computer name\printer name
When the TE100-PS3 print server is used with Microsoft
Networking, the Server Name (set from the Server Device
Configuration window) is used for the computer name in the
path, and the Port Name (set from the Parallel Port Configuration
or Serial Port Configuration window) is used for the printer
name
.
For example, the printer connected to the port named DJ-660C on
server PS-142634 would be referred to by the path:
\\PS-142634\DJ-660C
Printing from Client Workstations
This section tells how to make it possible for your Microsoft
Networking client workstations to access printers connected to
your TE100-PS3 network print server.
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Windows 95 Client Workstations
To allow your Windows 95 (or later) workstation to print over the
network directly through your network print server,
1. From the Start menu, choose the Settings sub-menu, then
the Printers item within it. Windows will display the
Printers folder.
2. Double-click on the Add Printer icon in the Printers folder.
Windows will start the Add Printer Wizard.
3. Press the Next > button to continue to the next screen.
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4. Choose the Network printer selection and click the Next >
button to continue.
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5. Enter the network path for your TE100-PS3 network print
server, specifying which port you want to connect to. For
instance, to use the printer connected to the port named PS142634-P2 on the print server named PS-142634, enter:
\\PS-142634\PS-142634-P2
As an alternative to entering the network path, you can also use
the Browse... button to locate the print server and printer. Press
the Next > button to continue.
6. At this point Windows will ask you to choose the correct
printer driver for the printer. Choose your printer’s make
and model from the list, or use the driver disk included with
the printer. When you have chosen the correct printer, click
Next > to continue.
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7. Windows will ask for a name for the printer. Enter a name,
or accept the default. Press Finish to complete the
installation.
Windows NT 4.0 (and later) Client Workstations
To allow your Windows NT 4.0 (or later) workstation to print over
the network directly through your network print server,
1. From the Start menu, choose the Settings sub-menu, then
the Printers item within it. Windows will display the
Printers folder.
2. Double-click on the Add Printer icon in the Printers folder.
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Windows will start the Add Printer Wizard.
3. Choose the Network printer server selection and click the
Next > button to continue.
4. Enter the network path for your TE100-PS3 network print
server, specifying which port you want to connect to. For
instance, to use the printer connected to the port named PS142634-P2 on the print server named PS-142634, enter:
\\PS-142634\PS-142634-P2
As an alternative to entering the network path, you can also
browse the network to locate the print server and port. Press
the OK button to continue.
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5. Windows will display the following message. Press OK to
continue.
6. At this point Windows will ask you to choose the correct
printer driver for the printer. Choose your printer’s make
and model from the list, or use the driver disk included with
the printer. When you have chosen the correct printer, click
OK to continue.
7. If you already have a default printer, Windows will ask if
you wish to use the newly installed printer as the new
default.
8. When installation is complete, Windows will display the
following dialog. Press the Finish button to complete
installation.
Windows NT 3.51 Client Workstations
To allow your Windows NT 3.51 workstation to print over the
network directly through your network print server,
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1. Double-click on the Print Manager icon found in the Main
program group.
2. In the Print Manager, choose Connect to Printer... from the
Printer menu.
3. Enter the network path for the print server, specifying which
printer port you want to connect to. For instance, to use the
printer connected to the port named PS-142634-P2 on the
print server named PS-142634, enter:
\\PS-142634\PS-142634-P2
As an alternative to entering the network path, you can also
browse the network to locate the print server and port. Press
the OK button to continue.
4. Windows will display the following message. Press OK to
continue.
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5. Windows will ask you to choose the correct printer driver for
the printer. Select a driver and press OK.
6. The printer should now be available for use.
Windows for Workgroups Client Workstations
To enable network printing to your TE100-PS3 network print
server from your Windows for Workgroups 3.11 workstation,
1. Start the Print Manager by double-clicking its icon in the
Main program group.
2. From the Print Manager’s Options menu, choose Printer
Setup…. The Print Manager will display the Printers dialog
window.
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3. From the List of Printers, choose the appropriate printer type
and click Install. If your printer type is not listed, you may
have to choose “Install Unlisted or Updated Printer” and use
a driver diskette provided by the printer manufacturer. The
Print Manager program will install the printer’s driver
program, prompting you to insert diskettes as necessary.
When driver installation is complete, the printer will show
up in the Installed Printers list.
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4. Select the printer in the Installed Printers list and click the
Connect... button.
5. From the Connect dialog window, click Network.... The
Connect Network Printer window will be displayed.
6. In the Device Name field, choose a free printer port to be
assigned to the network printer. (Any free port name will
do.) Once the connection is made, all requests to print to
that printer port will be redirected to the network printer.
7. Enter the network path for your TE100-PS3 network print
server in the Path field, specifying which port you want to
connect to. For instance, to use the printer connected to the
port named PS-142634-P1 on the print server named PS142634, enter:
\\PS-142634\PS-142634-P1
As an alternative to entering the network path, you can also
browse the network to locate the print server and printer. Press
OK to continue.
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8. Select the newly connected printer port in the Connect dialog
window, and click OK.
9. Click Close to close the Printers dialog window.
10.The printer will now appear in the Print Manager window,
and will be accessible from all Windows applications, as
well as for DOS applications executed from Windows.
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MS-DOS/PC-DOS Workstations
To connect your MS-DOS/PC-DOS workstation using client
software such as
♦ Microsoft LAN Manager client
♦ Microsoft NT Server client
♦ Microsoft Windows for Workgroups (DOS client)
you will normally use the NET USE command. To connect a
DOS-based NetBEUI client to a printer attached to your TE100PS3 print server,
1. Choose a free printer port (LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3) not being
used on the workstation. If you never connect a printer
directly to the workstation’s physical printer port, you should
probably choose LPT1.
2. Type the command
NET USE port \\computer name\printer name
where port is the name of the free printer port, computer
name
is the name of the TE100-PS3 print server, and printer
name
is the name of the print server’s port. For example, to
connect LPT1 to the printer on port PS-142634-P1 on the print
server PS-142634, use the command:
NET USE LPT1 \\PS-142634\PS-142634-P1
3. You can add the above line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file if
you always wish to be connected to the printer.
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Keeping the Print Queue on a Windows NT Server
Because Microsoft Windows Networking is a peer-to-peer
network, it is possible for clients workstations to connect directly
to the TE100-PS3 network print server. However, because the
print server’s memory is limited, a client may have to wait for
large print jobs to complete instead of letting the print server
queue the entire job.
To reduce wait times for clients, you may wish to store the print
queue on a Windows NT Server. For a Windows NT 4.0 server,
1. From the Start menu, choose the Settings sub-menu, then
the Printers item within it. Windows will display the
Printers folder.
2. Double-click on the Add Printer icon in the Printers folder.
Windows will start the Add Printer Wizard.
3. Choose the My Computer selection and click the Next >
button to continue.
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4. Check the box for an unused local port on your server,
usually LPT2 or LPT3. Click the Next > button to continue.
5. At this point Windows will ask you to choose the correct
printer driver for the printer. Choose your printer’s make
and model from the list, or use the driver disk included with
the printer. When you have chosen the correct printer, click
Next > to continue.
6. Windows will give you opportunity to share the printer.
Click the Shared selection, and give the printer a share
name, then click Next > to continue.
7. After you are finished adding the printer to the server, you
need to redirect the local port to the print server using a NET
USE
command typed in from the Command Prompt:
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NET USE LPT2 \\PS-142634\PS-142634-P1
You will need to execute this command every time the server is
rebooted. You may wish to place it in a batch file, executed
from the Startup program group.
For a Windows NT 3.51 server,
1. Double-click on the Print Manager icon found in the Main
program group.
2. Choose Create Printer... from the Printer menu.
3. In the Create Printer dialog window, choose a name for the
printer, select the proper driver, and choose an unused local
printer port. Click the check box to allow the printer to be
shared, and choose a share name (the name by which the
printer will be known to network clients). Click OK to
continue.
4. After you are finished adding the printer to the server, you
need to redirect the local port to the print server using a NET
USE
command typed in from the Command Prompt:
NET USE LPT2 \\PS-142634\PS-142634-P1
You will need to execute this command every time the server is
rebooted. You may wish to place it in a batch file, executed
from the Startup program group.
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Setting up AppleTalk Printing
The AppleTalk network protocol is used with computers using the
MacOS operating system. It can be used for network communications over standard Ethernet or Fast Ethernet using the
EtherTalk transport, or over a proprietary low-speed LocalTalk
transport.
Your TE100-PS3 network print server can be used for network
printing to PostScript printers. You can print from any MacOS
computer connected to your Ethernet network, either directly using
an EtherTalk connection, or indirectly through a LocalTalk-toEtherTalk router.
NOTE:The Chooser name of a printer connected to one of the TE100-
PS3 print server’s ports is the same as its port name. If you
are using AppleTalk printing, you will need to make sure that
every port name is unique among all of the network printers in
your AppleTalk zone.
Setting up the Print Server for AppleTalk Printing
To set up your print server so that it can be used for AppleTalk
printing:
1. Make sure the AppleTalk protocol is enabled. The
AppleTalk check box in the Server Device Configuration
window needs to be checked. Select the print server and
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choose Server Device... from the Configuration menu to
display this window.
2. Choose AppleTalk Protocol... from the Configuration
menu.
3. If your AppleTalk network is divided into AppleTalk zones,
you will have to specify which zone the print server should
be in. You should locate the print server in the same zone as
most of the users who will be using it.
If your network is not divided into zones, the AppleTalk Zone
field should contain a single asterisk “*”.
4. For each printer port that will be used for AppleTalk
printing, you may need to change the AppleTalk port
settings. Press the appropriate Port Setting button to open
the AppleTalk Port Configuration dialog window.
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EtherPort Admin will display the port’s Chooser Name (which
is the same as the port name) and allow you to change the port’s
settings:
◊ Printer Type Describes the type of printer. Most
PostScript printers should use the LaserWriter type.
◊ PostScript Level Describes whether the printer supports
Level 1 PostScript or Level 2 PostScript. This
information can usually be found in the printer’s
documentation or on the printer test page.
5. Press OK to return to the AppleTalk Configuration dialog.
Repeat these steps for as many ports as necessary.
6. Press OK, then choose Save Configuration from the
Configuration menu (or press the Save Configuration
toolbar button) to change the settings in the print server. The
print server will restart itself and begin serving print jobs.
Printing from MacOS Client Workstations
The exact procedure for selecting a PostScript printer connected to
your TE100-PS3 print server may vary slightly, depending on
what printer driver version you are using. The procedure
described below assumes you are using the LaserWriter 8 print
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driver, included with recent versions of the MacOS operating
system.
To choose a printer connected to your TE100-PS3 print server as
your MacOS workstation’s default printer,
1. Open the Chooser by selecting Chooser from the Apple
menu.
2. Select the LaserWriter 8 icon on the left. Make sure that
AppleTalk is set to Active.
3. A list of all networked PostScript printers will be displayed:
Click on the name of the printer (port) you wish to use.
4. If you previously have not set this printer as the default, your
computer will prompt you for a PostScript Printer
Description file. Choose the appropriate printer description
file for your printer and click Select. If your printer is not
listed, click Use Generic to use a generic printer description.
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If you wish to access this setting in the future, you can use the
Setup button in the Chooser window.
5. At this point the selected printer will become your computer’s default printer. You may need to choose Page
Setup... in any applications you might have open.
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Setting up UNIX TCP/IP Printing
TE100-PS3 network print servers can provide print services to
systems using the lpr/lpd network printing protocol. Most UNIX
systems are capable of supporting
This chapter explains how to use EtherPort Admin to configure the
print server for TCP/IP printing, and how to configure your Unix
workstations to print to the TE100-PS3 print server.
For TCP/IP networks without a Windows-based workstation
available, you can use the telnet interface to configure the print
server. See Appendix: Telnet Interface Administration on page
111 for more information about using the telnet interface.
Configuring TCP/IP Network Settings
lpd.
To configure your TE100-PS3 network print server to allow
TCP/IP-based printing, as well as SNMP and telnet-based
management,
1. Make sure the TCP/IP protocol is enabled. The TCP/IP
check box in the Server Device Configuration window needs
to be checked. Select the print server and choose Server Device... from the Configuration menu to display this
window.
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2. Choose TCP/IP Protocol... from the Configuration menu.
3. Configure the print server’s IP address, local network subnet
mask, and default gateway.
4. Press OK, then choose Save Configuration from the
Configuration menu (or press the Save Configuration
toolbar button) to change the settings in the print server.
The print server will restart itself and will be available for lpdprotocol printing, as well as management using the telnet
protocol and SNMP-based centralized network management.
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Allowing SNMP-based Management
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) has become the
standard protocol for managing large networks from central
management consoles. TE100-PS3 network print servers support
the SNMP Management Information Base known as MIB-II,
which collects basic statistics on the print server’s basic TCP/IP
and Ethernet networking operations.
SNMP (version 1) implements a rudimentary form of security by
requiring that each request include a community name. A
community name is an arbitrary string of characters used as a
“password” to control access to the device. If the device receives
a request with a community name it doesn’t recognize, it will
trigger an authentication trap.
TE100-PS3 network print servers allow up to three different
community names to be defined, and the access rights for each
community can be separately set to either Read Only or
Read/Write. You will need to coordinate these names with the
community name settings you use in your network management
system.
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To set community names for your print server,
1. Choose TCP/IP Protocol... from the Configuration menu
2. Press the SNMP... button to open the SNMP Configuration
window.
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3. As necessary, add community names and set the access level
for each.
4. Press OK to exit the SNMP Configuration window.
Setting up SNMP Traps
The print server sends out SNMP traps to network management
stations whenever certain exceptional events occur, such as when
the print server is powered on or when an SNMP request is made
using an unknown community name. The print server allows traps
to be routed to up to three different network management hosts.
To enable traps for your print server,
1. Choose TCP/IP Protocol... from the Configuration menu
2. Press the Trap... button to open the Trap Configuration
window.
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3. Check the Send SNMP Traps box to enable the sending of
SNMP traps.
4. Set IP addresses and community names for each trap
recipient.
5. Click OK to exit the Trap Configuration dialog window
when you are done.
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Text files on Unix systems contain lines that end with “newline”
characters, as opposed to MS-DOS and the Windows-related
operating systems that end with a carriage return followed by a
linefeed. Most printers require a carriage return/linefeed pair at
the end of each line, making it necessary for some translation to be
done before Unix text files can be printed on most printers.
For this purpose, you can define two “printers” for the same
printer port, one that prints to the port itself, and one that prints to
the port name with _TEXT added to the name. Files printed to the
second port will be translated so that the printer has the carriage
return/linefeed pairs that it needs.
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For example, you could define a printer hp5l that prints to port
PS-142634-P1, and a printer hp5lt that prints to port PS142634-P1_TEXT
. Your graphics files could then be printed to
the hp5l printer, and “raw” text files could be printed to the
hp5lt printer.
Printing from BSD Unix Versions
For “flavors” of the Unix operating system derived from or related
to the BSD releases, such as SunOS 4.x, Linux, BSD/OS,
FreeBSD, or NetBSD, you can use the following procedure to
enable users to print to a printer connected to your TE100-PS3
network print server:
1. Log in as the superuser (root).
2. Add an entry for the print server in the host’s /etc/hosts
file, giving a host name for the print server’s IP address. A
line in /etc/hosts contains an IP address and one or more
aliases for the host. For example:
202.39.74.40 ps-142634 ps-142634.dlink.com.tw
If you use DNS (the Domain Naming Services protocol), you
can add an address record entry to your DNS database for the
print server.
3. Create a spool directory for the printer:
◊ On SunOS systems, create the directory as a sub-directory
of /var/spool, with the same name as the printer (e.g.,
/var/spool/hp5l).
◊ On Linux systems, create the directory as a sub-directory
of /usr/spool/lp.
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◊ On BSD/OS, FreeBSD, or NetBSD systems, create the
directory as a sub-directory of /var/spool.
4. Change the owner and permissions of the directory so that it
is owned and writable by group daemon, using the following
commands:
chown bin.daemon /var/spool/hp5l
chmod 775 /var/spool/hp5l
5. Add an entry for the printer to /etc/printcap, similar to
the following:
The meaning of each of the entries is described below. The
directory path in the
sd spool directory entry should match the
directory name you created above. If your entry requires more
than one line you can escape the newline with a backslash.
6. Issue the command
lpc start hp5l
to start a spool daemon for the printer. The printer will now be
available for use.
7. Optionally, add another printcap entry (and issue another
lpc start command) for a second printer, using the port_TEXT port. This second printer name can be used for
printing text files.
Entries in /etc/printcap begin with a name for the printer or a
list of names, separated by | (a vertical bar). The entries used
above are:
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♦ lp= The lp entry is used to specify a local printer device.
Since the printer is a remote printer, this entry should be
blank.
♦ sd=dir The location of the printer’s local spool directory.
♦ mx#blocks The limit for print job files in the local spool
directory; 0 means no limit.
♦ rm=address The host where the remote printer is located,
in this case the TE100-PS3 print server.
♦ rp=printer The name of the printer on the remote host.
For the TE100-PS3 print server, the port name should be
used. Note: this entry is case-sensitive.
Printing from SCO Unix System V/386
To allow printing to a printer attached to your TE100-PS3 network
print server from a SCO Unix System V/386 host,
1. Login as the superuser (root).
2. Add an entry for the print server in the host’s /etc/hosts
file, giving a host name for the print server’s IP address. A
line in /etc/hosts contains an IP address and one or more
aliases for the host. For example:
202.39.74.40 ps-142634 ps-142634.dlink.com.tw
If you use DNS (the Domain Naming Services protocol), you
can add an address record entry to your DNS database for the
print server.
3. Change to the /dev directory, and issue the command
mkdev rlp
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4. The script will ask:
Do you want to install or delete remote
printing (i/d/q)?
Answer i and press Enter to continue.
5. The script will ask:
Do you want to change the remote printer
description file /etc/printcap(y/n)?
Answer y and press Enter to continue.
6. The script will ask:
Please enter the printer name (q to quit):
Enter an alias for the printer on the local machine and press
Enter. This name should be the same as the destination port
name.
7. Answer r (remote printer) to the question
Is printer a remote printer or a local printer
(r/l)?
8. When prompted with the question:
Please enter the name of the remote host that
printer is attached to:
then enter the address of the TE100-PS3 print server. You can
use the name you added to /etc/hosts in the step above.
9. Confirm that your entries are correct.
Is this correct? (y/n)
10.Answer the question:
Would you like this to be the system default
printer? (y/n)
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11.When you are done adding remote printers, enter q for the
printer name.
12.Answer y to the question
Do you want to start remote daemon now (y/n)?
Once remote printing is set up, you can use the lp command to
print jobs to the new printer. For more information, consult your
SCO Unix documentation.
Printing from Solaris
To allow printing from a Sun Solaris workstation,
1. Login as the superuser (
2. Add an entry for the print server in the host’s
root).
/etc/hosts
file, giving a host name for the print server’s IP address. A
line in /etc/hosts contains an IP address and one or more
aliases for the host. For example:
202.39.74.40 ps-142634 ps-142634.dlink.com.tw
If you use DNS (the Domain Naming Services protocol), you
can add an address record entry to your DNS database for the
print server.
3. In Open Windows, start the admintool program.
4. Click on the Printer Manger icon.
5. From the Edit menu, select Add Printer, then Add Access
to Remote Printer...
6. Enter values for the fields as follows:
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◊ Printer Name This field should contain the name of the
printer port you wish to use. The field is case-sensitive.
◊ Printer Server This field should contain the IP address
of the print server, or the alias name you added in step 2.
◊ Printer Server OS This field should be set to BSD.
7. Confirm the addition.
8. Optionally repeat the addition to add another printer for
printing text files, with _TEXT appended to the port name.
Once you have added the new printer, you can use the lp
command to print files to the printer. Consult your Solaris
documentation for details.
Printing from Windows NT
Windows NT versions 3.51 and later support printing using the
lpd protocol. To print to your TE100-PS3 network print server
from a Windows NT 4.0 workstation or server,
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1. Make sure that you have installed the TCP/IP protocol and
the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing service. You can install these
from the Network control panel if necessary.
2. From the Start menu, choose the Settings sub-menu, then
the Printers item within it. Windows will display the
Printers folder.
3. Double-click on the Add Printer icon in the Printers folder.
Windows will start the Add Printer Wizard.
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4. Choose the My Computer selection and click the Next >
button to continue.
5. Click the Add Port... button to add the
lpd print server to
the list of ports.
6. Choose the LPR Port type and press New Port....
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7. Enter the IP address of your TE100-PS3 network print
server, and the port name of the printer you wish to use.
8. Click OK to return to the Printer Ports window, and then
click Close to return to the Add Printer Wizard.
9. Click Next > to continue installing the printer, following the
on-screen instructions. The Add Printer Wizard will ask you
to select the proper driver for the printer, and will ask you to
give a name to the printer.
When you are done installing the printer, you will be able to use
any of the usual printing commands to print to your printer.
Printing using TFTP
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For testing purposes, you can also use the Trivial File Transfer
Protocol (TFTP) to print to the print server. This is not a
recommended method for ordinary printing, since it will not work
if the print server is already printing.
On most systems, you can enter the command
tftp ip-address
to start the tftp client program. At the tftp prompt, you can
type
put filedest-port
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to print the local file named file to the print server port named
dest-port. (Case is sensitive in the dest-port name.)
Printing using FTP
You can also use the Internet’s standard File Transfer Protocol
(FTP) to print to the print server. As with the TFTP method, this
is recommended only for testing.
You can use any FTP client, including client programs with
graphical interfaces. To use a command line version of FTP, on
most systems you can enter the command
ftp ip-address
to start the ftp client program. At the ftp prompt, you can type
put filedest-port
to print the local file named file to the print server port named
dest-port. (Case is sensitive in the dest-port name.)
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EtherPort Admin Administration
This chapter explains the EtherPort Admin main window display,
and tells how you can use EtherPort Admin to perform common
TE100-PS3 network print server administration tasks, including:
♦ Monitoring the status of printers connected to the print
server’s ports.
♦ Checking the status of NetWare print jobs.
♦ Configuring NetWare print services, including print servers,
print queues, and printers.
♦ Resetting the print server.
♦ Upgrading the print server’s internal flash memory using an
updated flash memory file.
The EtherPort Admin Main Window
The following shows a typical EtherPort Admin main window
display.
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Menu bar
Menu shortcuts
Define filter
strings button
Expand server
list button
Discover print
servers button
Server name list
Server name list
Status bar
Toolbar buttons
The main window contains the following elements:
♦ Toolbar buttons The toolbar buttons are shortcuts for their
corresponding menu choices. The buttons on the toolbar are,
from left to right: Configure Server, Configure NetWare,
Configure TCP/IP, Configure NetBEUI, Configure
AppleTalk, Save Configuration, Printer Status, and Device
Diagnostics.
♦ Menu Shortcuts There are four groups of menu shortcuts
on the main window, corresponding to the Configuration, Management, NetWare, and Tools menus in the menu bar.
♦ Expand Server List button The expand server list button
expands the Server Name List into an extended format,
shown below:
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The extended server list format contains additional information
about each server. To shrink the list back to the abbreviated
format, press the button again.
♦ Server Name Filter The server name filter pull-down list
allows you to choose an already-defined filter for limiting
the Server Name List to a smaller set. You can use the
Define Filter Strings button to define new filters, as
described below in the Filtering the List of Print Servers
section.
♦ Discover Print Servers button When a new print server is
added to the network, you need to press the Discover New
Print Servers button to update the EtherPort Admin display.
Pressing this button is the equivalent of choosing Discover
from the File menu.
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Filtering the List of Print Servers
In an environment with a large number of print servers, you may
wish to set up filters to make it easier to find individual print
servers or groups of print servers.
Filters are similar to wildcards in DOS or other operating systems.
A filter wildcard uses the wildcard characters * and ? to select a
set of print servers. The ? wildcard character matches any
character in a print server name, and the * character represents
zero or more characters.
For example, to limit the print server display to servers MKT-01,
MKT-02, MKT-03, ..., you could use the filter MKT-??. To
display all servers with names beginning with S, you can use the
filter S*.
To establish and use a new filter:
1. Press the Define Filter Strings button.
2. Enter a filter string and press the Add button.
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3. Select the new filter string from the Server Name Filter pulldown list. The server list will be restricted to the list of
servers that match the filter string.
4. To display all servers, choose All Devices from the Server
Name Filter pull-down.
Working with Environment Files and Preferences
When EtherPort Admin starts up, it first checks the network,
looking for all TE100-PS3 network print servers. Since this may
take awhile if you have a large network, you may want to use
environment files to reduce the wait. An environment file stores
the list of servers it has discovered, along with information about
them.
To save an environment file,
1. Make sure that EtherPort Admin’s list of servers is up-to-
date. Press the Discover Print Servers button to update the
list if necessary.
2. Choose Save As... from the File menu. Choose a file name
for the file. By default the file will have a .ENV extension.
To tell EtherPort Admin to open the environment file when it
starts up instead of trying to discover all of the devices on the
network,
1. Choose Preferences... from the File menu.
2. Click on the Load Environment File on Startup selection.
Type in a filename, or use the Browse... button to locate the
file on your hard disk.
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3. Click OK.
The settings accessible from the EtherPort Admin Preferences
dialog window are:
♦ Load Environment File on Startup/Discover
Environment on Startup Determines whether EtherPort
Admin should load a file listing all of the print servers on the
network and their addresses, or if it should search the
network each time it starts.
♦ Communication Timeout Determines how long EtherPort
Admin will wait for a request sent to the print server to
receive a response. You may have to increase this number if
you have a large network.
♦ Communication Retries Determines how many times
EtherPort Admin will try again if it doesn’t receive a
response from a print sever.
♦ Discover Local Network/Discover Selected Networks
Determines whether EtherPort Admin should discover print
servers on your local IPX network only, or if it should also
search other networks reachable from your workstation.
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