CentreWare DP User Guide
"Your Autopilot to Productive Printer Management "
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Contents
Contents
Introdu ction ....... ................. ................ ........................ ......... 4
Key Features and Benefits .................................................. 4
System Requirements ........................................................ 5
Before You Start CentreWare DP ........................................ 6
How to use this Document ................................................. 7
CentreWare DP Software Installation .................................... 8
Microsoft Windows (ALL versions) ...................................... 8
Novell NetWare ........................ ................ ........................ .. 10
Introducti on ................ ................. ................ ................... 10
Printer Install with Setup Wizard ...................................... 11
Advanced Setup (not available with Microsoft's Client for
NetWare Networks) ........................................................ 16
Creating a Fi lter ................... ................ ................. .............. 27
Overview ......................................................................... 27
Procedure ...... ................ ................. ................. ................ 27
Monitoring your Printer ...................................................... 29
Overview ......................................................................... 29
Consumables Status ........................................................ 29
CentreWare DP Troubleshooting ......................................... 30
Symptoms Chart ............................................................. 30
Printer Upg rade ........................ ................ ................. ......... 31
Overview ......................................................................... 31
Procedure ...... ................ ................. ................. ................ 31
Parallel or Serial port Upgrade ......................................... 32
IP Discovery .................... ................. ....................... ............ 33
Overview ......................................................................... 33
Startup Proc ed u r e ............................ ................. .............. 33
Configuration Procedure .................................................. 34
IPX Discovery ..................................................................... 36
Configuration Procedure .................................................. 36
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Introductio n
Introduction
Xerox CentreWare DP is the easy-to-use printer
management software for Xerox printers.
Thanks to the ease of point-and-click navigation,
administrators will be able to install, connect, and
configure Xerox printers on a n etw ork immediately and
quickly.
Designed specifically for the network administrator, setup
procedures have been simplified and the management of
networked Xerox printers is virtually effortless.
CentreWare DP has Electronic Help available at all tim es
by simply pressing F1 or clicking the Help button.
Key Feat ures and
Benefit s
Features Benefits
Setup Wizard
Advanced Setup
Instant Status
Remote Configuration and
Management
Diagnostics
Printer Upgrades
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Step-by-step guide to get your printer up on the network quickly.
Want to service multiple fileservers and queues? This will become
your tool of choice.
Advanced Setup is not available whe n using
Microsoft's Client for NetWare Networks.
While CentreWare DP is running, select a printer from the Printers
List to see what that printer is doing right now!
Don’t go to your printer! Most configuration and monitoring
tasks can be done from your workstation.
Troubleshoot from your desk.
If yo ur pr int er is eq uip p ed w ith F las h ROM, yo u ca n upg rad e r ig ht
from CentreWare DP.
Introductio n
System Requirements
The following are minimu m requirements for the
installation of CentreWare DP:
Win dow s 95/98
• 8 Megabytes of RAM(Windows 95)
16 Megabytes of RAM (Windows 98)
• 10 Megabytes of hard disk space available.
• Novell IntranetWare™ Client or Microsoft's Client for
NetW are Networks loaded. (See README for additional
information)
Not all features a re a vail able when usi ng Mic rosoft' s C lie nt for
NetWa re Networks. See sections Printer Install with Setup
Wizard and Advanced Setup.
Windows NT/Windows 2000
• 12 Megabytes of RAM.
• 10 Megabytes of hard disk space available.
• Novell IntranetWare Client or Microsoft's Client for
NetW are Networks loaded. (See README for additional
information)
Not all features a re a vail able when usi ng Mic rosoft' s C lie nt for
NetWa re Networks. See sections Printer Install with Setup
Wizard and Advanced Setup.
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Introductio n
Before You Start
Cent re Ware DP
For new printers
• Unpack and set up you r printer with all consumables
and optional equipment according to t he instructions
provided with your printer.
• If the printer did not come wi th the network card
installed, install it with the instructions included with
the ca rd.
• T urn on your printer . If your printer supports it, review
the startup page to verify pro per operation.
• Connect your printer to an active network with
appropriate cabling.
For existing prin t er s
• If your printer was not previously networked, add the
network card and appropriate cabling.
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Introductio n
How to use this
Document
Yo u may print all or part of this docume nt at any time
from your Adob e Acro bat r eader by c lick ing t he File menu
and the selecting Print. You may then select a single
page, a range of pages, or the entire document for
printing.
For initial ins ta l la ti on
Read and follow these sections:
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“CentreWare DP Software Installation” on page 8
2
“Printer Install with Setup Wizard” on page 11
3
“Advanced Setup (not available with Microsoft's
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Client for NetWare Networks)” on page 16
printer will service more than one queue or fileserver).
(If your
For day -to-day tasks
Read and follow these sections:
“Monitoring your Printer” on page 29
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“Creating a Filter” on page 27
2
“Advanced Setup (not available with Microsoft's
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Client for NetWare Networks)” on page 16
change your printer configuration to service more or
diff erent queues or filese rvers) .
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CentreWare DP Software Installation
CentreWare DP Software
Installation
Microsoft Windows
(ALL versions)
Load your Printer Management Software CD-ROM.
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If your PC is set to “Autorun,” a CD Navigator Utility will
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start. If not, run: CDNAV\SETUP.EXE. Select your
language.
From the CD Navigator on your CD-ROM, select Printer
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Management Software.
Select Install CentreWare DP.
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The software will detect your version of Windows and
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begin the instal lation process.
After a few moments, the Install Shield Wizard will load.
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A new dialog screen with installation options will appear.
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Centre Ware D P Soft war e In stalla tion
T o i nstall any of th e software to a directory other than the
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default location, click the Browse button and sel ect the
directory to which you wish to install. Click Next>.
It is recommended that you print the README file for
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instructions on loading Novell IntranetWare Client
software if you do not already have it installed or
obtaining the necessary files to utilize Microsoft's Client
for NetWare Networks in Windows 95/98.
To configure your printer to connect to a single fileserver
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and queue refer to the section in this document entitled
Printer Install with Setup Wizard.
OR
To configure your printer to connect to multiple
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fileservers and queues refer to the section in this
document entitled Advanced Setup.
Advanced Setup is not a vailable when usi ng Mi cro soft's Client
for NetWare Networks.
To run CentreWare DP, click on Start/Programs/Xerox
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DocuPrint/CentreWare DP Services.
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Novell NetWare
Novell NetWare
Introduction
Setup Wizard
Advanced Setup
With CentreWare DP the management of your printer(s)
on a NetWare network is made simple, and all the tools
are in one place!
All you have to do is decide which meth od of setup you
need based on your network environmen t.
This section of the document will describe the following
tools:
A step-by-ste p guide to get your printe r up on
the network quickly connected to a single
queue or one files erver.
Advanced Setup is an intuitive tool for
more complex networ k setups inv olving multiple fileservers or queues.
Advanced Setup is not available when
using Microsoft's Client for NetWare
Networks.
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Use the proper procedure contained in this section to set
up your printer on the network.
Printer Install with
Novell NetWare
Setup Wizard
Introduction
The Setup Wizard, located under the Print er Me nu of the
Main CentreWare DP Screen, consists of a few short steps
to connect your printer to a Novell fileserver (IPX mode
only) and to attach to a queue quickly.
When you run Setup Wizard, you replace the old configuration
data with the new settings.
Depending on your type of network, select one of the
follow ing two procedur es:
• “
Setup Wizard for Bindery Networks” on page 12
Setup Wiza rd for NDS Netw orks” on page 14
• “
Follow the steps for the appropriate procedure to quickly
set up your device on the network.
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Novell NetWare
Setup Wizard for Bindery Networks
You must login to a NetWare file server or NDS tree with
SUPERVISOR or ADMIN privileges in order to complete this
procedure.
Click your mouse once on the Setup Wizard button or
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open the Printer menu and se lect Setup Wizard.
The Setup Wizard W elc ome Screen appears, click Next >.
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The Select NetWare Server dialog box appears.
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Click on the Install this device on a Bindery Server
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option.
Select a Bindery Server from the drop-down list or select a
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NDS server to that you wish to log into in Bindery Mode
then click Next >.
If prompted, enter a user name and password for the
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desired server and click Login.
The Name the Device dialog will appear. You may enter a
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new name for the printer you have selected or keep the
default name. Click Next>.
When the Select Queue dialog appears, you may either
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select a n exist ing queue o r cre ate a ne w que ue. To create a
new q ueue, click the Create Queue button and enter a
new queue name then click Create Queue again. To select
an ex isting queue, click the Select Queue button and
select a queue from the list. Once you have selected a
queue or crea t ed a new one, click Next >.
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