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Setting up the network server
This chapter describes environments that typically include one or more
Novell NetWare and Windows NT 4.0 network servers that share
printing to the DocuColor 2006. It describes setting up servers that use
IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols for communicating with the printer.
The chapter includes guidelines for setting up direct communication
from Windows NT 4.0 and UNIX workstations, where a network server
is optional. It also outlines the requirements for network clients to print
to the DocuColor 2006 and to run the Fiery WebTools and utilities.
For specific Novell procedures, refer to your Novell documentation.
The DocuColor 2006 can accept jobs concurrently from NetWare,
Windows NT 4.0, and AppleShare servers, as well as jobs sent directly
from Windows NT or UNIX workstations. Because AppleShare servers
require no special configuration, they are not discussed in this section,
except for their use in the NT 4.0 Windows environment.
Support for Fiery utilities
The Fiery utilities (ColorWise Pro Tools and Fiery Link) are supported
over the TCP/IP platform on Windows 95/98, Windows 2000 and
Windows NT 4.0 platforms. More information is provided in later
chapters, according to network type.
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Printing on a NetWare 3.x, 4.x or 5.x network
The NetWise™ features built into the DocuColor 2006 supports the
following network operating environments:
• NetWare 5.x—Bindery and Novell Directory Services (NDS)
• NetWare 4.x—Novell Directory Services (NDS)
• NetWare 3.x—Bindery services
• Servers running NetWare 4.x in bindery emulation mode
The term bindery server refers to a Novell file server running NetWare
3.x or running NetWare 4.x and NetWare 5.x in emulation mode.
The term NDS describes components of a NetWare operating system
running NetWare 4.x in native mode.
Ethernet-based and Token Ring-based NetWare networks support the
IPX/SPX protocol. Token Ring-based NetWare networks also support
TCP/IP.
Setting up a NetWare environment correctly requires the cooperation of the
Novell network administrator. You must have administrator privileges on the
network to create new NDS or bindery objects.
NetWare clients print to the DocuColor 2006 through the Novell
network server. Server setup and client network setup are outlined in
this chapter.
For information about client setup and printing refer to the installation
and printing chapters that are appropriate for the operating system.
The DocuColor 2006 can receive print jobs from NetWare clients over
the Ethernet or Token Ring network topologies. During printer setup,
you select the frame type(s) that will be used for communication
between the DocuColor 2006 and the network servers. Frame type
refers to the format of a communications packet; frame types are
specified in a startup file when the NetWare server (or any other
workstation) loads its network drivers.
IPX-supported client workstations running Windows 95/98 and
Windows NT 4.0 communicate directly to the printer, not through the
NetWare server. Windows 2000 does not support the web-based Fiery
utilities.
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Overview of IPX printing to the DocuColor 2006
Setting up the DocuColor 2006 is similar to setting up any other
PostScript printer on the network. The following information is useful
for experienced system administrators.
The DocuColor 2006 with IPX connections has these characteristics:
• NetWare 3.x, 4.x and 5.x are supported directly. NetWare 4.x is
also supported through bindery emulation.
• A minimum connection to the DocuColor 2006 consists of a
NetWare file server, a NetWare print server, and a NetWare
queue.
• A single directory tree (for NetWare 4.x) and up to eight bindery
servers can be configured simultaneously. This limit is the same
for Ethernet or Token Ring configurations.
• The DocuColor 2006 searches for print jobs on one NetWare print
server per bindery server.
• Each print server can store jobs for any print connection on the
DocuColor 2006.
• Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 workstations (whether a
Novell server is present or not) can use IPX/SPX protocols for
communicating with the printer directly or use Fiery utilities
(ColorWise Pro Tools and Fiery Link).
NetWare file servers support the creation of print queues, which are
storage areas for print jobs. When a client on a remote workstation
decides to print, the job is directed to a print queue on the NetWare file
server and spooled to the NetWare server disk, freeing up the client
workstation.
The queues on the NetWare server must be named to match the Direct
connection, Print queue, and Hold queue on the printer. The NetWare
queue names should be given one of the following lower case
extensions in English:
_print
_hold
_direct
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You do not have to rerun Setup when adding or removing a NetWare
queue, but you should initialize these settings by powering the printer
off and on after a queue is created or removed.
When the DocuColor 2006 is configured to connect to a NetWare
server, it polls the NetWare server for jobs in each of its queues. If jobs
are found, they are transferred over the network to the matching
connection. For example, jobs from the NetWare queue with the _print
extension are sent to the Print queue. While a job is processed and
printed, a record of the job is created. You can access the Job Log
containing these records at any time.
Configuring a NetWare 3.x, 4.x or 5.x server for printing
Use this section when you set up a NetWare file server so that
networked users can print to the DocuColor 2006 from their
workstations and the printer can obtain jobs from the NetWare server.
For each NetWare file server that you configure, follow these general
steps:
• Ensure that the server is connected to a functioning IPX network.
• Log in as the Supervisor from a PC connected to the NetWare file
server.
• For NetWare 4.x and 5.x installations, set up an NDS connection.
• For NetWare 4.x and 5.x in emulation mode, set the bindery
context.
• For NetWare 3.x and for NetWare 4.x and 5.x in bindery
emulation, set up a file server, a print server, and a print queue
for the DocuColor 2006.
More detail is provided in subsequent sections and in your NetWare
documentation.
With bindery services, you can route all DocuColor 2006 print jobs
through the same NetWare file server, or you can configure more than
one file server to handle DocuColor 2006 jobs.
The functions you perform on the Novell server, on the DocuColor
2006 and on the client workstation, are summarized in the following
tables. Complete the operations on the server first, then at the
DocuColor 2006, and finally at the client workstation.
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Configuring NDS Connections
On the NDS File Server In WebSetup At the client workstation
In NetAdmin:
Create NDS print queues
Create the NDS printer and
assign print queues
Create the print server and
assign the printer
Configure users of the Print
Queue
Configuring a bindery connection
On the Bindery
File Server
• Port Setup:
Ethernet Setup
• Protocol Setup:
IPX/SPX Setup—
select frame type(s)
• Service Setup:
PServer Setup and
NDS Setup
• Select Root
• Browse to select print
server
• Specify print queue search
root (optional)
• Set Polling Interval
In WebSetup At the client workstation
Install user software
For printing:
Connect client to print queues
that you set up on the
NetWare File Server
(Associated with the Print
Server selected in NDS
Setup).
For running the Fiery utilities:
Configure the connection to
the printer.
In PConsole:
Select up to 8 NetWare File
Servers
For each File Server:
• Configure the print server
• Configure the print queue
• Configure the users of the
print queue
• Port Setup:
Ethernet Setup
• Protocol Setup:
IPX/SPX Setup—
select frame type(s)
• Service Setup:
PServer Setup and
Bindery Setup
• Add up to 8 file servers
• Set Polling Interval
Install user software
For printing:
Connect client to print queues
that you set up on the
NetWare File Server
(Associated with the Print
Server selected in Bindery
Setup).
For running the server utilities:
Configure the connection to
the printer.
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Setting up an NDS connection
In NDS, all NetWare entities (objects) are organized in a hierarchical
tree structure. Objects have a name, properties, and a context that
defines the location of the object in the directory tree. For the
DocuColor 2006, you must define a printer, a print server object, and
one or more print queue objects. Objects are created in NetWare
administrator programs, such as PConsole, NetAdmin, or NetWare
Administrator.
The top-level object is known as the [Root] object. The name of the
[Root] object is also the name of the tree. Below the [Root] are other
objects: containers that consist of other objects or leaf objects that do
not contain other objects. Access to objects is controlled by rights that
are defined as properties of each object. Rights are established by
system administrators.
Setting the NetWare 4.x or 5.x bindery context
You can connect only one directory tree to the DocuColor 2006. If you
need to connect additional NetWare 4.x or 5.x servers, you can do so
by using bindery emulation, which causes the 4.x or 5.x server to
behave like and be accepted as a NetWare 3.x server.
Keypoint: The selected file server must be in a different tree from that
selected in NDS Setup.
Up to eight bindery servers, in native 3.x or 4.x or 5.x emulation mode
can connect to the DocuColor 2006.
In order to set up the NetWare 4.x or 5.x server in bindery emulation
mode for printing to the DocuColor 2006, the system administrator
must:
• Determine the Directory Services path to the container in which
the print server and the print queue for the DocuColor 2006 will
be created. The container defines the bindery context for the
network structure.
• Edit the network startup file to set the bindery context.
• Activate the new bindery context.
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Setting up a NetWare print queue for bindery
For NetWare 3.x and for 4.x or 5.x in emulation mode, the NetWare
print server and print queue for DocuColor 2006 are created and
configured from NetWare Print Console (PCONSOLE), a utility that is
stored in the NetWare Public directory.
As with NDS, create several NetWare entities on a Novell server, then
select them in the Network Setup.
Setting up NetWare Windows clients for printing
Before setting up client workstations for printing, ensure that you
perform Network Setup on the DocuColor 2006 and that the settings
reflect the entities you created in the NetWare administrator utilities.
For printing to the DocuColor 2006, connect all Windows clients to a Novell
NetWare server and permit them to connect to the NetWare print server or
servers on which you defined a print queue.
After the Novell server and the DocuColor 2006 have been set up,
client setup consists of the following:
• Installing the networking protocol, binding it to the network
adapter card, and permitting the client to log in to the NetWare file
server.
On Windows 95/98 and Windows 2000 workstations, both the
IPX/SPX-compatible protocol and the Client for NetWare
Networks should be loaded from the Network Control Panel.
On Windows NT workstations, Client Service for NetWare
(CSNW) should be installed. Use the CSNW option in the Control
Panel to set printing options and specify a preferred NetWare
server.
• Setting up the DocuColor 2006 as a PostScript or PCL printer by
installing a PostScript or PCL printer driver and the DocuColor
2006 PPD or PDD (PostScript or PCL printer description file).
• Adding a network port and connecting the workstation to one or
more NetWare queues that have been defined for the DocuColor
2006.
Refer to the chapter Connecting to the network for details on how
to connect to Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 workstations
• Installing other Fiery software, such as Color Reference files.
Refer to the chapter Installing the Fiery Software for Windows and
Macintosh for details.
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The DocuColor 2006 on a TCP/IP network with
Windows NT 4.0
When a Windows NT 4.0 workstation is configured to connect to the
DocuColor 2006 using TCP/IP, it can print directly to the printer. If the
workstation shares the printer over the network, it is acting as a print
server to Windows NT 4.0 clients. The client workstations print to the
DocuColor 2006 by printing to the Windows NT 4.0 print server.
Printing can then be monitored and controlled at the Windows NT 4.0
server.
With TCP/IP protocols loaded, you can also run Fiery WebTools and
utilities from a Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 95/98 workstation.
The Windows NT 4.0 server can also use AppleTalk protocols for
printing. When creating a printer to share with AppleTalk users, do not
capture the printer, as this forces all users to print to the server rather
than directly to the printer. If you capture the printer, print connections
will not be displayed in the Mac OS Chooser.
Ensure that the following are true when TCP/IP network connections
are made:
• Ensure that the IP addresses are valid for the DocuColor 2006
and for any workstations that will print to it or run Fiery utilities.
• In Printer Setup, enable TCP/IP and enter the IP address, Subnet
mask and Gateway address for the DocuColor 2006. You can
enter these addresses manually or use DHCP, RARP, or BOOTP
protocols to assign them dynamically.
• Ensure that the DocuColor 2006 name and address are listed in a
domain name server (DNS) or a hosts name database used by
the system.
• Ensure that your system host table includes the correct internal
name for the DocuColor 2006 as a remote printer.
• For Windows NT 4.0, install the DocuColor 2006 PostScript and
PCL printer driver files on the Windows NT 4.0 server from the
User Software CD.
• Repeat the installation for everyone who prints to the DocuColor
2006. Each server and workstation running the Fiery utilities with
TCP/IP also needs the TCP/IP protocol and the Fiery utility
software.
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Configuring a Windows NT 4.0 server
Use the following procedure to configure a Windows NT 4.0 server to
communicate with the DocuColor 2006. Basic steps include:
• Load the TCP/IP network protocol and configure it with an IP
address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway.
• Enter the host name of the DocuColor 2006 in the host database
• Perform Printer Setup.
• On the Windows NT 4.0 server, create a printer for each print
connection, install the appropriate printer drivers, and (optionally)
share the printer on the network.
• Enter the host name and remote printer name of the DocuColor
2006 in the printer connection.
• If the Windows NT 4.0 server is also a workstation, install the
Fiery utilities.
More detail is provided in subsequent chapters and in your Microsoft
documentation.
Adding the DocuColor 2006 to the TCP/IP network (Windows NT 4.0)
If your TCP/IP network consists of Windows NT 4.0 servers and
Windows NT 4.0 clients, perform the following procedure.
1. Register the IP address of the printer in the host name database
used by your system.
For installations that do not have a system administrator or a
central host name database, add the printer to the hosts file on
the Windows NT 4.0 server.
Add the printer to the hosts file on any workstations that have
TCP/IP loaded and will use the Fiery utilities.
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The Windows NT 4.0 hosts file provides compatibility with the
UNIX hosts file. The file is used as a local Domain Name Services
(DNS) equivalent. It has the same format as the /etc/hosts file on
the UNIX servers:
IP Address<TAB>hostname<TAB>#comments
where <TAB> indicates that you press the Tab key.
To determine the IP Address and Server Name of your system,
print a configuration page from the DocuColor 2006 control panel.
Type the entry without any spaces, but substitute the values appropriate for
your environment. The host name should be the same name you gave to the
DocuColor 2006 in the Server Setup on the control panel.
A sample entry for the DocuColor 2006 as the remote printer is
127.0.0.1<TAB>DocuColor<TAB>#Marketing_printer
If the printer has already been defined in an /etc/hosts file or equivalent host
name database on a UNIX workstation on our network, you should use the
same host name that is used for the remote printer in the /etc/printcap file.
2. Perform Printer Setup to support TCP/IP printing.
Enter the options in Protocol Setup. Enter the values for the IP
Address of the printer, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address.
Installing the DocuColor 2006 as a shared printer
The first step in creating a printer is installing the Adobe PostScript
printer driver files, which gives your applications access to some
printer features. For every workstation that will print directly and
independently to the DocuColor 2006, refer to the chapter Installing
user software in a Windows environment for the appropriate operating
system.
If you are an administrator running a Windows NT 4.0 server or
workstation, you can also create a printer and share it with Windows
NT 4.0 clients on the network. When a printer is shared, Windows NT
4.0 clients who are not able or who are not given permission to
establish an independent network connection to the printer can still
print through the server.
You can specify sharing of the printer at any time. If you have not yet
installed the DocuColor 2006 printer files on the Windows NT 4.0 print
server, do so now.
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If more than one DocuColor 2006 printing connection (for example,
Print queue and Hold queue) is published, you may want to create a
printer for each print connection so that you and other users can print
to each queue directly.
Configuring clients of a Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 server
Each client of a Windows NT 4.0 server is already using a network
protocol to communicate with the server. Each client can print to the
DocuColor 2006 if the printer is shared by a Windows NT 4.0 or
Windows 2000 server or workstation. In that case, the client
workstation does not have to use the same network protocol to
connect to the Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 server as the server
uses to communicate with the printer.
1. For Windows NT 4.0 client workstations, before printing, connect
to the print server and select the printer.
2. Right-click the icon and select the Open option.
3. Select Yes to have Windows set up the printer.
After clients have selected the printer, they can choose it from Print
Setup, Page Setup or Print dialog box of their application. Clients can
change printing options for their own job, but printer properties are not
selectable. When a client selects Print, the job is transmitted to the
Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 print server and on to the selected
queue on the DocuColor 2006. The job is listed in the Print Manager
on the client workstation, and the administrator can track it in the
DocuColor 2006 window in the Print Manager on the Windows NT 4.0
or Windows 2000 print server.
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Configuring the server and client workstations for
Fiery WebTools
Fiery WebTools provide access to many printer functions via the
Internet or corporate intranet, providing additional flexibility in remote
management. You can access the Fiery WebTools from a Windows
95/98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 or Mac OS workstation.
Fiery WebSetup is supported for Windows 95/98, Windows 2000, and
Windows NT 4.0 only.
Setting up Fiery WebTools on the printer
1. In Network Setup, enable TCP/IP.
2. Enter a valid, unique IP Address and Subnet Mask for the printer.
If necessary, enter a Gateway Address.
3. Enable Web Services.
4. In Printer Setup, confirm that the Print Queue is published.
Setting up Fiery WebTools on a client workstation
1. Enable TCP/IP networking.
2. Enter a valid, unique IP Address for the printer and Subnet
Mask for the workstation. If necessary, enter a Gateway
Address.
3. Install an Internet browser that supports the Java language and
frames, such as Internet Explorer 4.x or higher or Netscape
Navigator 4.x or higher.
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Accessing the Fiery WebTools
1. Start the Internet browser.
2. Enter the IP Address or DNS name of the printer.
3. Press Enter.
The Fiery home page is displayed. Select the name of a particular
WebTool to use. For more information, refer to the chapter that is
specific to the tool.
4. Select the Configure button and enter required information to
restrict user access to certain WebTools.
Changing the WebLink destination
1. Start the Internet browser.
2. Enter the IP Address or DNS name of the printer.
3. Enter the Administrator password (if required) and select OK.
4. Press the Control key (Mac OS) or CTRL key (Windows) as you
select the WebLink button.
5. Enter the new WebLink address (URL) and select OK.
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The printer on a network with UNIX workstations
When a UNIX workstation is configured with the lpd protocol and
connected to the printer over a TCP/IP network, it can print directly to
the DocuColor 2006.
Setting up UNIX workstations requires an administrator with root
privileges. After the initial configuration, UNIX users simply submit print
jobs to a named printer.
The job management tools, along with the other Fiery utilities and Fiery
WebTools, are not available on the UNIX platform. A Windows or Mac
OS computer on the same network as the UNIX computer that is set
up to use TCP/IP for printing to the DocuColor 2006 can use the job
management tools to manage print jobs that originate from all
workstations on the network.
Setting up the printer in a UNIX environment has the same
requirements as setting up any printer or new device:
• A distinct IP address is needed for the printer and for each
workstation on the network.
• The printer is assigned a name that is associated with the IP
address.
• The IP address of the printer must be registered for the network in
a host database and also on the printer itself.
• The Print queue or the Hold queue (or both) must be published.
lpd printing to the Direct connection is not supported.
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The DocuColor 2006 has a printer controller that understands lpd
protocols.
The remote printer name (rp in the /etc/printcap file) must be used for
successful communication and must be either print or hold. The
remote printer name is also used in setting up Windows NT 4.0
workstations or servers that connect to the printer over TCP/IP. Enter
the remote printer name when you set up your printer in the Add LPR
Compatible Printer box.
Setting up the printer on TCP/IP networks
Every host machine on a TCP/IP network, including the printer, must
have a unique 32-bit Internet address (IP address). Workstations on a
TCP/IP network can print directly to the DocuColor 2006 as a remote
printer, or can print to a Windows NT 4.0 server or UNIX workstation
acting as a print server. Since the printer spools jobs and acts as a
print server, there is no advantage in placing another print server
between a workstation and the printer. If you choose to do so,
however, there is no difference in setup except that a client workstation
does not have its own spooling area.
Setting up printing on UNIX systems
1. Specify the appropriate settings in Server Setup.
2. Specify the appropriate settings in Network Setup. Enter a valid
IP address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address for the printer.
3. Specify the appropriate settings in Printer Setup. Publish the Print
queue and/or Hold queue.
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Setting up TCP/IP for communication with the printer
1. The superuser (root login) must add the printer to the IP host
table of the network or other system database of network printers.
2. In the file or utility used by your network, specify the remote
printer name, the print server protocol, the queue, and the spool
file for the assigned printer name.
3. Make the printer available to other network users.
4. Verify the TCP/IP connection. From any workstation on the
network, access the command prompt and type the following:
ping <IP address>
After the printer is set up as a network printer, you can also type:
ping <host name>
The server should respond with a reply that includes the printer IP
address. Some systems will respond with a continuous display of
output from the IP address. To stop the output, press Control-C.
You can use the ping command at any time.
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