Xerox DOCUTECH 6100, DOCUTECH 6115, DOCUTECH 6155, DOCUTECH 6135 User Manual

Xerox Document Services Platform Series

Common Controller

System Guide

701P42230 Version 4.1 August, 2004

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About this guide...................................................................................................................	i
Contents ..............................................................................................................................	i
Conventions........................................................................................................................	ii
Customer support ..............................................................................................................	ii
1 Gateway and Network Configuration
SNMP gateway configuration ..........................................................................................	1-2
Additional features supported in SNMP..............................................................	1-2
Changing attributes support................................................................................	1-3
SNMP MIB support .............................................................................................	1-3
Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) support ..........................................................	1-5
Localization of text and units of measure ...........................................................	1-6
SNMP configuration variables .........................................................................................	1-7
Local User Interface (LUI) mapping to MIB ........................................................	1-7
Printer and job messages ......................................................................	1-8
AppleTalk gateway configuration.......................................................................	1-8
Queue server options .........................................................................................	1-8
NetWare gateway configuration.........................................................................	1-8
LPD gateway configuration.................................................................................	1-9
Network configuration settings ........................................................................................	1-9
IP configuration...................................................................................................	1-9
Dynamic Host Config Protocol (DHCP) .................................................	1-9
Name services ..................................................................................................	1-10
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).............................................	1-10
Domain Name Service (DNS)..............................................................	1-10
Network Information Services (NIS/NIS+) ...........................................	1-10
Active Directory Service (ADS).........................................................................	1-11
Network filing configuration...............................................................................	1-11
LP/LPR compatibility with DocuSP...................................................................	1-11
NPS lp-o and lpr-c ...............................................................................	1-11
Ethernet connection speed ...............................................................................	1-13
Restore network factory settings ......................................................................	1-13
2 Backup and Restore
System and Configuration backup and restore ...............................................................	2-1

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When to restore a Configuration.........................................................................	2-2
When to restore a System ..................................................................................	2-2
Configuration Backup ......................................................................................................	2-3
Restore Configuration......................................................................................................	2-4
Full System Backup .........................................................................................................	2-4
Additional backup information .........................................................................................	2-5
Backup and Restore Tray Mapping .................................................................................	2-5
Frequently asked questions.............................................................................................	2-6
DocuSP Emergency Recovery Utility (DSPERU) ............................................................	2-8
DSPERU limitations............................................................................................	2-8
Required levels of expertise ...............................................................................	2-9
Installing DSPERU on your DocuSP controller...................................................	2-9
Backup procedure - DSPERU ..........................................................................	2-10
Testing the backup tape ...................................................................................	2-11
Recovery procedure - DSPERU .......................................................................	2-12
Backup and recovery caveats - DSPERU ........................................................	2-13
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................	2-14
Activity logging.....................................................................................	2-14
Checking the tape drive .......................................................................	2-15
Resource Backup and Restore (RBR) utility..................................................................	2-17
Procedure for backing up and restoring resources...........................................	2-17
Helpful hints for using RBR...............................................................................	2-18
Sample resource backup and restore scripts ...................................................	2-19
Sample backup script ..........................................................................	2-19
Sample resource restore script............................................................	2-20

3 Security and Network Setup

System supplied security profiles ....................................................................................	3-1
Creating user-defined profiles.............................................................................	3-3
Setting the current and default profiles...............................................................	3-3
Account management......................................................................................................	3-3
Local users and groups ......................................................................................	3-3
Default user groups and user accounts ..............................................................	3-4
Creating user accounts.......................................................................................	3-4
Group authorization ............................................................................................	3-5
Password security requirements.........................................................................	3-5
Changing individual passwords ..........................................................................	3-6
Accessing DocuSP through ADS ....................................................................................	3-6
Limiting access using the IP filter ....................................................................................	3-6
Print command line client from remote system................................................................	3-7
Secure Socket Layer .......................................................................................................	3-7
Digital Certificates...............................................................................................	3-8
User level changes .............................................................................................	3-9

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Solaris file permissions .......................................................................................	3-9
Network and name service changes...................................................................	3-9
Disabling secure name service databases ............................................	3-9
Multicast routing disabled ....................................................................	3-10
Sendmail daemon secured ..................................................................	3-10
Network parameters secured...............................................................	3-10
Executable stacks disabled .................................................................	3-10
NFS port monitor restricted..................................................................	3-10
Remote CDE login disabled.................................................................	3-10
DocuSP router capabilities disabled ....................................................	3-11
Security warning banners ....................................................................	3-11
Disabling LP anonymous printing ........................................................	3-11
Remote shell internet service ..............................................................	3-11
enable-ftp and disable-ftp scripts.........................................................	3-11
Roles and responsibilities..............................................................................................	3-12
Xerox responsibilities........................................................................................	3-12
Customer responsibilities..................................................................................	3-12
Security tips ...................................................................................................................	3-13
Configure for xrxuser ........................................................................................	3-13
Document and backup......................................................................................	3-14
Online Help for security ....................................................................................	3-14
4 Printing
Printing workflow options.................................................................................................	4-1
First In/First Out (FIFO) printing..........................................................................	4-1
Resource based scheduling ...............................................................................	4-2
Multiple job submission ...................................................................................................	4-2
Parallel RIP processing ...................................................................................................	4-3
ASCII and PCL printing utilities .......................................................................................	4-3
ASCII and the PS or PCL decomposers.............................................................	4-3
setpclcontrol utility .................................................................................	4-4
setlp/lprcopycount utility.........................................................................	4-4
LP/LPR compatibility with DocuSP..................................................................................	4-5
NPS lp-o and lpr-c ..............................................................................................	4-5
Highlight color programming in ASCII job ticket ..............................................................	4-6
Resource based scheduling for NPS color......................................................................	4-7
Socket gateway configuration utility: setVPSoption.........................................................	4-8
TIFF files..........................................................................................................................	4-9
GetTIFF and GetForm ........................................................................................	4-9
TIFF orientation ..................................................................................................	4-9
Supported TIFF tags............................................................................	4-10

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	Administration page controls .........................................................................................	4-11
	Performance considerations..........................................................................................	4-12
	Using VIPP ....................................................................................................................	4-12
	Repository management ...............................................................................................	4-13
	Save job options ...............................................................................................	4-13
	Scan to digital input on DT 100/120..................................................................	4-14
	Copy input for multiple page TIFF files .............................................................	4-14
	RIP input ...........................................................................................................	4-14
	Copy/move/delete saved jobs...........................................................................	4-15
	Copying and saving jobs to CD ........................................................................	4-15
	Saving custom templates..................................................................................	4-16
	Job previewing and editing ............................................................................................	4-16
	Editing thumbnails ............................................................................................	4-16
	Using the PDF editor ........................................................................................	4-17
	Paper trays ....................................................................................................................	4-17
	Printing hints..................................................................................................................	4-17
5	Finishing
	Subset finishing ...............................................................................................................	5-1
	Creating jobs to use subset finishing ..................................................................	5-2
	Subset offset (Page Level Jog)...........................................................................	5-2
	PCL offset/separator/subset finishing command ................................................	5-3
	PCL Offset Stacking ..............................................................................	5-3
	Using the PCL Separator.......................................................................	5-3
	PCL paper source command...........................................................................................	5-4
	Tray mapping...................................................................................................................	5-4
	Mapping trays to media ......................................................................................	5-4
	Backup and restore of tray settings ....................................................................	5-5
	Stacking order .................................................................................................................	5-6
	Mixed stacking .................................................................................................................	5-6
	Additional finishing information ........................................................................................	5-6
6	Fonts
	How to choose fonts ........................................................................................................	6-1
	Fonts................................................................................................................................	6-1
	Downloading fonts from the network ..................................................................	6-2
	Resident fonts.....................................................................................................	6-2
	PostScript resident fonts........................................................................	6-2
	PCL resident fonts .................................................................................	6-5
	Non-resident fonts ..............................................................................................	6-6
	Downloaded fonts ..................................................................................	6-6
	Optional or soft fonts..............................................................................	6-7
	Font substitution .................................................................................................	6-7

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PostScript fonts......................................................................................	6-7
PCL 5e fonts ..........................................................................................	6-7

7 Accounting and Billing

Accounting.......................................................................................................................	7-1
Auto exporting accounting log ............................................................................	7-1
Accounting exported values................................................................................	7-1
Accounting file fields ...........................................................................................	7-2
Job Notes window ...........................................................................................................	7-8
Billing ...............................................................................................................................	7-8
Billable events.....................................................................................................	7-8
Billing meters .....................................................................................................	7-9

8 Troubleshooting

Calling for service ............................................................................................................	8-1
Declared faults.................................................................................................................	8-2
Printer fault .........................................................................................................	8-2
Job fault ..............................................................................................................	8-2
Undeclared faults.............................................................................................................	8-2
SNMP problems..................................................................................................	8-3
Client problems...................................................................................................	8-4
Windows problems ................................................................................	8-4
Macintosh problems...............................................................................	8-4
DigiPath problems .................................................................................	8-4
GUI problems.........................................................................................	8-5
Tape Client problems.............................................................................	8-5
Print quality problems ............................................................................	8-6
Font problems........................................................................................	8-6
Inoperable system problems..................................................................	8-7
Job flow problems..................................................................................	8-7
Job integrity problems............................................................................	8-8
Tray to media mapping problems ..........................................................	8-9
Gateway problems ................................................................................	8-9
PDL problems ........................................................................................	8-9
PostScript problems...............................................................................	8-9
TIFF problems .....................................................................................	8-10
PDF problems......................................................................................	8-10
Editor problems.................................................................................................	8-11
Restore password.............................................................................................	8-11
Restart DocuSP software without rebooting .....................................................	8-12
Productivity and performance problems ...........................................................	8-12

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Problems when saving a job.............................................................................	8-13
Printing system logs ......................................................................................................	8-14
all_jobs_log.......................................................................................................	8-14
system_log........................................................................................................	8-14
status_log .........................................................................................................	8-14
ep_exception_log and ep_primary_log.............................................................	8-15
LPR logs ...........................................................................................................	8-15
Printing the accounting log ...............................................................................	8-15
LP/LPR and the ASCII job tickets..................................................................................	8-15
Rebooting and restarting ...............................................................................................	8-16
Loading XJDC/Unix .......................................................................................................	8-17
Configuring XJDC/Unix..................................................................................................	8-18
XJDC hints and tips .......................................................................................................	8-18
Output files ....................................................................................................................	8-19
Properly ejecting a diskette on a DocuSP station .........................................................	8-20
Remote Services ...........................................................................................................	8-20

9 Hints and Tips

General............................................................................................................................	9-1
Disabling the Solaris 8 Screen Saver .................................................................	9-1
Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Front Panel Removal and Workaround 9-1
Color Systems .................................................................................................................	9-2
Settings for enhanced color output .....................................................................	9-2
Color job processing efficiencies ........................................................................	9-2
Time used to generate the PDL.............................................................	9-2
Time used to transfer PDL.....................................................................	9-3
Time required to RIP PDL......................................................................	9-3
Time required to print PDL.....................................................................	9-3
Job submission hints ..........................................................................................	9-3
Number of images .................................................................................	9-3
PostScript preScan and full scan...........................................................	9-4
PostScript factory settings .....................................................................	9-4
Ethernet .................................................................................................	9-5
Gateways...............................................................................................	9-5
Job submission order.............................................................................	9-5
Job RIP hints .........................................................................................	9-6
Variable data..........................................................................................	9-6
Image Quality (IQ) .................................................................................	9-7
Job printing hints....................................................................................	9-8
Skipped pitches .....................................................................................	9-8
PCI channel interface PWB trace capture .....................................................................	9-8

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Perform a trace ...................................................................................................	9-9
Export the trace file to floppy ..............................................................................	9-9

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Introduction

The System Guide provides the information needed to perform system administration tasks for configuring and maintaining the Xerox Document Services Platform

(DocuSP) for printing systems.

About this guide

This guide is intended for network and system administrators responsible for setting up and maintaining Xerox printers with

DocuSP software. System administrators should have an understanding of the Sun workstation, a familiarity with Solaris, and with basic UNIX commands. This includes the use of text editors such as vi or textedit and the ability to maneuver within the Solaris environment. To enable them to setup a customer site, system administrators are expected to have a working knowledge of Local Area Networks (LANs), communication protocols, and the applicable client platforms.

Contents

In general, this document covers information about the

DocuSP that is not covered in the Online Help or other available guides.

The following list describes the contents of this guide:

•Gateway and Network Configuration

•Backup and Restore

•Security and Network Setup

•Printing

•Finishing

•Fonts

•MICR

•Tape Client

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Introduction

•Accounting and Billing

•Troubleshooting

•Hints and Tips

Conventions

This guide includes the following conventions:

•Angle brackets - Variable information that is displayed on your screen is enclosed within angle brackets; for example, Unable to copy filename.

•Square brackets - Names of options you select are shown in square brackets; for example, [OK] and [Cancel].

•Notes are hints that help you perform a task or understand the text. Notes are found in the following format:

NOTE: This is an example of a note.

Customer support

To place a customer service call, dial the direct TTY number for assistance. The number is 800-735-2988.

For additional assistance, dial the following numbers:

•Service and software support: 1-800-821-2797

•Xerox documentation and software services: 1-800-327- 9753

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1Gateway and Network Configuration

Gateway and network configuration is a set of features that allows administrators to integrate DocuSP operation with a variety of protocols and gateways through a common user interface. The DocuSP gateway and network configuration also enables system administrators to select all the network configuration settings without having to interface with the UNIX operating system.

Administrators have a wide range of network options available for configuration through DocuSP. IP settings, network speed, and name service among others settings can be handled easily and quickly.

This section of the guide describes how to use the DocuSP interface for the following gateways:

•Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

•AppleTalk

•NetWare

•LPD

This section also addresses the DocuSP support for the following network configuration settings:

•IP configuration

•Names services

–WINS

–DNS

–NIS/NIS+

•Dynamic DNS Updates (DDNS)

•Filing configuration - SMB

•Filing configuration - FTP/SFTP

•Dynamic (DHCP) and Static configuration

•Ethernet speed

•Restore network defaults

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SNMP gateway configuration

SNMP displays the status of network devices. Using the

SNMP tab in Gateways, the administrator can select among a number of features and settings for SNMP.

NOTE: SNMP requires a standard license. The System

Administrator must enable SNMP in License Manager.

Xerox recommends the following thirdparty SNMP software managers:

•IBM Network Printer Manager (NT)

•TNG Unicenter (NT)

•HP OpenView (UNIX, NT)

•Xerox CentreWare (UNIX, NT)

NOTE: The SNMP manager (for example, HP OpenView) may have a number of requests into DocuSP for information. The requested information may not be among the supported data sets on DocuSP. When this occurs, the SNMP client/ manager displays no value...etc.

NOTE: You can have more than one SNMP manager running at the same time.

Additional features supported in SNMP

SNMP support for the following features are product dependent:

•The ability to SET attributes.

•The ability to localize text and units of measure.

•The ability to support a number of MIBs related to finishing and printing.

•The ability to perform meter reading automatically.

The following table specifies which Xerox products have these SNMP supported features:

Table 0-1. SNMP Supported Features by Product

			DC2000/	DP/DT		DT100/
Feature	61XX	EPS 1XX	6000/etc	75/90	iGen	120
Ability to SET Attributes	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y
Localization of Attributes	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Finishing Capability for a	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y
Device MIB

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Table 0-1. SNMP Supported Features by Product

			DC2000/	DP/DT		DT100/
Feature	61XX	EPS 1XX	6000/etc	75/90	iGen	120
Finishing Capability for a	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Supply MIB
Finishing Capability for	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y
Attributes
Print Working Group Job	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y
Monitor MIB
Auto Meter Reading/Billing	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y
Enhancement to attributes	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y

Changing attributes support

These attributes can be changed via SET:

•prtGeneralServicePerson

•prtAuxillarySheetStartupPage

•prtGeneralPrinterName

•hrFSLastFullBackupDate

•hrFSLastPartialBackupDate

•sysContact

•sysLocalization

•sysName

For additional information on attributes, MIBs, and localization, see device profiles.

SNMP MIB support

DocuSP SNMP MIB files use the Xerox Common

Management Interface (XCMI) version 4.0. The following list indicates the MIB files included for this version of the DocuSP software:

•rfc1213 - RFC1213-MIB (MIB-II) - specifically system, ifNumbers, at, ip, tcp, icmp, udp, snmp

•rfc2790/rfc1514 - HOST-RESOURCES-MIB (XCMI rev

000817) - rfc2790 is a later version of rfc1514. Specifically hrDeviceTable and hrPrinter Table: hrSystem, hrStorage, hrDeviceTable, hrPrinterTable, hrDiskStorageTable, hrPartitionTable

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•rfc2790t - HOST-RESOURCES-TYPES (XCMI rev

000815) - same as 2.

•rfc1759 - Printer-MIB (XCMI rev 000818) - except fin tables

•06gentc - XEROX-GENERAL-TC

•07gen - XEROX-GENERAL-MIB

•10 hosttc - XEROX-HOST-RESOURCES-EXT- TC - same as 2

•11hostx - XEROX-HOST-RESOURCES-EXT-MIB - same as 2

•15prtrxtc - XEROX-PRINTER-EXT- TC

•16prtx - XEROX-PRINTER-EXT-MIB

•rfc1215 - SNMP traps version 1

Additionally the following MIBs files are supported:

•RFC 1213 MIB file

–The system Group

–The Interface Group

–The ip Group

–The icmp Group

–The tcp Group

–The udp Group

–The snmp Group

•Host Resource MIB file

–The System Group

–The Storage Group

–The Device Group

•Printer MIB file

–The General Printer Group

–The Input Group

–The Extended Input Group

–The Input Media Group

–The Output Group

–The Extended Output Group

–The Output Features Group

–The Marker Group

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–The Marker Supplies Group

–The Marker Colorant Group

–The Media Path Group

–The Interpreters Group

–The Channels Group

–The Console Group

–The Alerts Groups

•Finishing MIB

–Finisher Device Group

–Finisher Supply Group

–Finisher Supply, Media Input Group

–Finisher Device Attribute Group

•PWG Job Monitor MIB

–The General Group

–The Job ID Group

–The Job Group

–The Attribute Group

•XCMI Host Extensions

–Device Information Group

–Device Detail Group

•XCMI Service Monitoring MIB, Service Group for Print,

Copy and Scan

•Xerox General MIB file (uses only the 06gentc and 07gen files)

•The xcmGen Base Group

NOTE: The other files in Xerox General MIB are not supported.

Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) support

Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) is a function that assists in the accounting and billing process. The feature can be supported using:

•xcmHrDevDetailIndex

•xcmHrDevDetailValue Integer

•xcmHrDevDetailValueString

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Localization of text and units of measure

With DocuSP SNMP text and units of measure can be independent of the locality selected as part of the Local User

Interface (LUI).

Although the default is set so that the SNMP locality and unit of measure is the same as that of the LUI, the new feature allows the administrator to select a different locality or unit of measure for the SNMP gateway.

Remote SNMP clients can control the localization of text objects of syntax

LocalizedDescriptionStringTC by setting the MIB object : prtGeneralCurrentLocalization

Access is changed from Read-only to Read/Write.

However, Remote SNMP clients cannot control the units of measure localization of numeric MIB objects. The localization of these objects can only be controlled from the LUI.

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SNMP configuration variables

Of the many parameters that are available for SNMP configuration, only the ones of common interest to Xerox customers are shown in the following table:

Table 0-2. Configuration Variables

		Value	Default
Parameter Name	Description	Range	Value
CommandLine	Turn on/off the following flags:
	l: logging to SNMP_DEBUG_LOG
	w: logging to window
Printer operator	The name of the printer operator	String	empty
		(0...127)
Printer administrator	The name of the printer administrator	String	empty
		(0...127)
Printer administrator location	The location of the office of the printer	String	empty
	administrator	(0...127)
Printer administrator Phone	The telephone number for contacting the	String	empty
	printer administrator	(0...127)
Printer location	The location of the printer	String	empty
		(0...127)

Local User Interface (LUI) mapping to MIB

The following table shows the mapping between the LUI and

MIB:

Table 0-3. LUI Mapping to MIB

Local User Interface	MIB
PrinterOperator	prtGeneralCurrentOperator
PrinterAdministrator	prtGeneralServicePersonsysContact
PrinterAdmin,	prtGeneralServicePersonsysContact
PrinterAdminURL
PrinterAdminPhoneNumber
PrinterLocation	sysLocation

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Printer and job messages

SNMP can broadcast messages about the printer and the jobs on the system. Printer messages may announce that the printer is idle, printing, or out of paper. Job messages announce that jobs are pending, processing, or completed.

Other job-related information may include the job owners name, the job quantity, the job identifier, etc.

The information that is displayed at an SNMP Manager may not always reflect the exact status of a job or printer on the DocuSP Controller. Those Managers that do not support loading of Management Information Bases (MIBs) only displays the printer and job status that they support.

NOTE: Forwarding is not a job state that is broadcast by the controller; therefore, job forwarding information is not displayed by the SNMP job managers.

AppleTalk gateway configuration

In Gateways, using the AppleTalk tab the administrator can enable of disable the protocol. If the protocol is enabled, the administrator can also select a default queue set for Appletalk.

Queue server options

In Gateways using the Queue Server tab, the administrator has the option to enable or disable NetWare and to define a Preferred Server Name. This entry field allows the administrator an easy method to directly point to a replica or NDS server name.

NOTE: It is recommended to set this after the first connect attempt has been made since the Preferred Server Name should be automatically available under normal conditions.

NetWare gateway configuration

In Gateways using the NetWare tab, the administrator can configure the NetWare Network automatically or manually. If the automatic mode is selected, a wizard steps the administrator through the configuration of the Novell Server and the NetWare Printer queues for DocuSP.

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If the manual mode is selected, the interface enables manual entry and filtering for the Novell setups and printer queues.

LPD gateway configuration

In Gateways using the LPD (Line Printer Daemon) tab, the administrator can enable or disable the LPD protocol, set the default queue, and set the LPD port. The default port is 515, the most commonly used port.

Network configuration settings

Within the System Administration part of the user interface a

Network configuration options are presented.

IP configuration

In Network Configuration, using the IP Address tab , the administrator can enable or disable IP. If IP is enabled, the administrator can adjust or change the following settings:

•IP Address

•Host name

•Subnet mask

•Default gateway

The administrator must also select the IP Configuration Method. The drop down menu presents two options: a Static

IP configuration which allows the user to specify the IP values, or DHCP method which allows a DHCP server to provide IP information.

NOTE: The user is prompted whenever a reboot is required.

Dynamic Host Config Protocol (DHCP)

DHCP automates the configuration of computers using TCP/

IP and performs the following functions:

1.Automatically assigns IP Addresses.

2.Delivers TCP/IP stack configuration parameters like the subnet masks and default gateway.

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3.Provides other configuration information such as printer addresses, time and news servers.

Name services

The following services are supported by DocuSP software.

Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)

This network configuration option allows the administrator to enable/disable the WINS service. The text entry option when left blank allows WINS to broadcast the request to the first available WINS server on the network.WINS provides the ability to easily locate devices on the network, similar to Domain Name System (DNS). WINS maintains a database of

NetBIOS names -to-IP address mappings so administrators and applications can specify a name rather than an IP address for a particular network resource. One of the problems it solves is the need for manual updates to a database when information for particular clients is changed.

Domain Name Service (DNS)

The DNS service maintains host names to IP Address mappings. DNS is also a Directory Service that stores arbitrary objects not necessarily related to name-to-IP information.

In Network Configuration, using the DNS tab, the administrator can enable/disable DNS. If enabled is selected, the administrator must provide the information requested in the text entry windows.

The DNS protocol has also been enhanced to allow for dynamic updating of DNS. The enhancement is referred to as Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS). To invoke this service the administrator enables it on the DNS tab.

NOTE: For specific procedures see the Online Help.

Network Information Services (NIS/NIS+)

NIS and NIS+ are network lookup services that provide information that must be known throughout the network as well as alll machines on the network.

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The administrator can enable or disable either the NIS or

NIS+ service. If either of these is enabled, the administrator must supply the information requested by the text fields or choose Find NIS+ server which will provide this same information.

NOTE: The server must be configured to accept broadcast requests.

Active Directory Service (ADS)

The DocuSP interface provides a wizard that enables the administrator to add ADS domains and permits DocuSP integration into Windows NT ADS networks.

Network filing configuration

In Network Configuration, the SM/FTP tab allows the administrator to enable or disable filing using one of three different technologies:

1.SMB, the protocol behind WINS.

2.FTP, File Transfer Protocol.

3.SFTP, Secure File Transfer Protocol with encryption.

NOTE: If SMB is selected, the administrator must enable

WINS and specify a NetBIOS name.

LP/LPR compatibility with DocuSP

DocuSP-driven systems can now be targeted to existing NPS customers for both black and white, and highlight color.

DocuSP now supports the following options.

NPS lp-o and lpr-c

There is support for NPS lp-o and lpr-c options; the lp/lpr options are received by the LPR gateway and mapped to DocuSP attributes.

The following NPS lp/lpr options are supported:

1. NPS general options

• C(acct=text) (account information)

•C(collated)

•C(uncollated)

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•C(copies=n)

•C(drilled)

• C(format=pdl) (document format)

•C(media=nxm)

•C(pr=n-m) (pages to print)

•C(size=n)

•	C(xshift)	(horizontal image shift)
•	C(yshift)	(horizontal side 2 shift)
•	C(xshiftback=n)		(vertical image shift)
•	C(yshiftback=n)		(vertical side 2 shift)

•C(nostichl nostaple l stich l staplel

2.Page order override

•C(ton)

•C(nto1)

3.Background forms

•C(bf=background form) (background form)

•C(cf=n) (cycle from start location)

•C(disposition=savemaskG4 llsaveformG4)

4.Selectable halftone (not including full color)

•C(halftone=defaultHalftone l course lmediuem l fine l extrafine)

5.Highlight color (highlight printing color)

•C(hc=color) (highlight color mismatch action)

•C(hcm=abort l ignore l operator) (highlight mapping color scheme)

•C(hrc=pictorial l presentation l colorToHighlight l automatic ) (highlight mapping color)

•C(mc= color)

6.Hold job for manual release

•C(hold)

7.Selectable resolution

•C(res= l 300 l 600 l)

8.Other

•C(pcl5c)

NOTE: See Printing in this guide for further information on

Highlight color options.

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Ethernet connection speed

In Network Configuration, using the Connections tab, the administrator can select the speed of the Ethernet. The default is set to automatic and the software/NIC card automatically detects and transmits at the highest speed available. However, the interface also offers 10 mb/sec, 100 mb/sec and 1000 mb/sec as the situation requires.

The need to set a specific speed may occur if a switch is set to a particular speed and does not support automatic negotiation. Under these conditions, the full DocuSP controller may need to be set to the same speed as the switch.

Restore network factory settings

With the addition of several interface options as well as user settings, the administrator may want to restore factory settings. The interface provides a [Restore Defaults] button in Network Configuration that permits the admininstrator to restore all settings or to restore factory settings for only those of specific protocols.

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2 Backup and Restore

To ensure a smooth transition from DocuSP software levels and to maintain the DocuSP system for the long term, backing up and restoring system and configuration information on a regular basis is part of a well-maintained printing environment.

This section presents the backup and restore capabilities of the DocuSP controller.

The capabilities are:

•Backing up and restoring configuration information

•Backing up and restoring system information

System and Configuration backup and restore

System and Configuration Backup and Restore represent two unique and distinct methods to restore the DocuSP software and configuration settings.

•The System backup provides an image or copy of the hard disk, and places this copy into a protected partition on the DocuSP hard drive. The System restore brings back the entire disk copy for the system, including the operating system, DocuSP software, and user options. Only one version of a System Backup is supported.

–For new DocuSP systems or systems that have had a clean installation, the System Backup and Restore capability is available through the DocuSP interface.

–For existing DocuSP systems that have been upgraded without the reinstallation of the operating system, system backup and restore procedures are the same as in previous releases of DocuSP. The backup and restore function is documented later in this chapter.

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•The Configuration backup stores user customized settings only. The configuration backup allows for fast and efficient saving of user settings. Configuration backup allows for multiple versions, network backups, and quick restoration of user information.

CAUTION: It is strongly recommended that a System Backup and Restore only be performed when directed by a Xerox customer service representative.

When to restore a Configuration

The following items detail when to use the backup and restore configuration option.

•For restoring customer settings after a hardware or hard disk failure.

•For restoration after a software installation that included an installation of the operating system.

•When you only need to restore individual items, such as queue setups, custom security profiles, network and gateway settings, or paper stock or tray mappings.

It is not recommended that jobs be backed up using the

Configuration Backup. Use the Print Services feature to save jobs as TIFF or FRF files on the DocuSP controller or on another storage location. Using Print Services saves job ticket information as well as retaining color settings over software upgrades.

It is recommended that the Configuration Backup process be performed in weekly or monthly intervals, and be completed during time when the printer is not in use, such as at night.

The Configuration Backup file can be saved to a shared network drive.

When to restore a System

The following items detail when to use the backup and restore system option.

•For restoring the system disk copy after a catastrophic software, operating system, other software failure.

•To restore a known image of the entire system.

•Do not use when restoring after a hard disk failure.

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