Fiery® EXP8000/50 Color Server
Configuration and Setup
© 2007 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered under Legal Notices for this product.
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09 February 2007
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION |
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Terminology and conventions |
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About this document |
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CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK |
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Fiery EXP8000/50 on the network |
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Stages of installation on the network |
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Summary of Fiery EXP8000/50 network installation |
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Network server setup requirements |
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Windows networks |
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AppleTalk networks |
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UNIX networks |
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PREPARING FOR FIERY EXP8000/50 SETUP |
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Levels of access and control |
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Users and Groups |
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Fiery EXP8000/50 print connections |
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WebTools |
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Additional security features |
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Controlling E-mail access to the Fiery EXP8000/50 |
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Restricting IP addresses and ports |
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LDAP authentication |
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Connecting network cable to the Fiery EXP8000/50 |
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Back view of the Fiery EXP8000/50 |
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Ethernet connection |
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About Setup |
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SETTING UP THE FIERY EXP8000/50 FROM A NETWORK COMPUTER |
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Accessing Configure from a network computer |
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Using Configure |
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SETUP OPTION REFERENCE |
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Setup options |
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CONFIGURING WEBTOOLS |
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Configuring the Fiery EXP8000/50 and clients for WebTools |
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ADMINISTERING THE FIERY EXP8000/50 |
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Administrator functions |
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Setting passwords |
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Passwords from a network computer |
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Changing the Windows XP system password |
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Updating system software |
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Clearing the Fiery EXP8000/50 |
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Restoring Fiery EXP8000/50 settings |
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Saving and restoring Fiery EXP8000/50 configuration |
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USB printing |
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Managing e-mail address books |
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Printing the Configuration page |
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Maintaining optimal Fiery EXP8000/50 performance |
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Shutting down, rebooting, and restarting the Fiery EXP8000/50 |
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Shutting down the Fiery EXP8000/50 |
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Rebooting or restarting the Fiery EXP8000/50 |
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TROUBLESHOOTING |
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Troubleshooting the Fiery EXP8000/50 |
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Safe Print |
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Runtime error messages |
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Cannot connect to the Fiery EXP8000/50 with utilities |
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Cannot connect to the Fiery EXP8000/50 with Command WorkStation |
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INDEX |
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INTRODUCTION |
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INTRODUCTION
This document describes how to set up network servers and user computers to use the Fiery EXP8000/50 Color Server so that users can print to it as a high-performance networked printer. For general information about using the digital press, your computer, your software, or your network, see the documentation that accompanies those products.
Setting up the network environment correctly requires the presence and active cooperation of the network administrator. Detailed instructions for configuring networks is beyond the scope of this document. For information, see your network documentation.
For information about supported operating systems and system requirements, see Welcome.
This document uses the following terminology and conventions.
Term or convention |
Refers to |
Aero |
Fiery EXP8000/50 (in illustrations and examples) |
Digital press |
DocuColor 8000/7000/5000 digital press |
Fiery EXP8000/50 |
Fiery EXP8000/50 Color Server |
Mac OS |
Apple Mac OS X |
Windows |
Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 |
Titles in italics |
Other documents in this set |
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Topics for which additional information is available by starting |
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Help in the software |
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Tips and information |
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Important information |
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Important information about issues that can result in physical harm |
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INTRODUCTION |
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This document covers the following topics:
•Network connectors on the Fiery EXP8000/50
•Information specific to the Fiery EXP8000/50 about setting up network servers
NOTE: For information about network servers, see your network documentation.
•System security through access levels and passwords
•Setup of the Fiery EXP8000/50 from a network computer
•Setup the Fiery EXP8000/50 to allow users to use WebTools
•Administration of the Fiery EXP8000/50
•Troubleshooting
Administrator functions described in other documentation are summarized on page 26.
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CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK
This chapter summarizes the stages in setting up the Fiery EXP8000/50.
When the Fiery EXP8000/50 is connected to a network, it behaves as a networked printer. The Fiery EXP8000/50 supports the following network protocols (rules that enable computers on a network to communicate with each other):
•AppleTalk
•TCP/IP, which also includes the BOOTP, DHCP, FTP, HTTP, IMAP, IPP, IPv4, IPv6, LDAP, LPD, NBT, POP3, Port 9100, SMB, SMTP, SNMP, SNTP, and SSL/TLS protocols
These protocols can run concurrently on the same cable. Computers that use other protocols can print through a server that uses one of the supported protocols. The Fiery EXP8000/50 is auto-sensing, and handles all connections simultaneously.
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Installation can be performed by a network or printing administrator. The stages of a successful installation are:
1Configuring the network environment
Configure network servers to provide users with access to the Fiery EXP8000/50 as a networked printer. For information about configuring network servers in Windows and UNIX network environments as they relate specifically to the Fiery EXP8000/50, see page 12. For information about using your network, see your network documentation.
2Physically connecting the Fiery EXP8000/50 to a functioning network
Prepare a network node for the Fiery EXP8000/50. Obtain cable, route it to the location where the Fiery EXP8000/50 is to be installed (near the digital press), and attach the cable to the network connector of the Fiery EXP8000/50. For details, see page 19.
3Setting up the Fiery EXP8000/50
Configure the Fiery EXP8000/50 for your printing and network environment (see Setting up the Fiery EXP8000/50 from a network computer).
4Preparing user computers for printing
Install the files needed for printing, install user software, and connect the user computers to the network. The software installation is described in Printing from Windows and
Printing from Mac OS.
5Administering the Fiery EXP8000/50
Monitor and maintain system performance and troubleshoot problems that may arise (see Administering the Fiery EXP8000/50).
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Network server configuration
Configure network servers to specify Fiery EXP8000/50 print queues and Fiery EXP8000/50 users.
Network server
Connection
Prepare a network node. Connect the Fiery EXP8000/50 to the network. If you use the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface, connect it to the network.
Fiery EXP8000/50
Fiery EXP8000/50 Setup
Configure at a minimum, Server Setup, Network Setup, and Printer Setup. Later, configure the remaining Setup menus.
Client computer Setup
At computers where users print to the Fiery EXP8000/50:
• Install the appropriate printer files and connect to one or more print connections.
• Install utilities and an Internet browser on computers where users will use them.
• Verify the Fiery EXP8000/50 in the list of printers.
Fiery EXP8000/50 available on the network
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This section provides basic information about configuring the Fiery EXP8000/50 and using it on the network. It does not explain network functions for printing in general. Only information specific to the Fiery EXP8000/50 is presented. Setting up the network environment correctly requires the presence and active cooperation of the network administrator. Detailed instructions for configuring networks is beyond the scope of this manual. For information, see your network documentation.
Configure the network and servers, and ensure that there is a live network connection before you configure Fiery EXP8000/50 network settings in Setup. This allows the Fiery EXP8000/ 50 to query the network for zones, servers, and server-based queues.
Whenever you change the configuration of the Fiery EXP8000/50, digital press, or network at your site, alter the settings to correspond to the changed environment. Changing network or port settings may require that you make changes to other Setup options, as well.
•The Fiery EXP8000/50 requires a valid IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address.
Enter these addresses manually or use DHCP or BOOTP protocols to assign them dynamically. Make sure the Fiery EXP8000/50 name and address are listed in a domain name server (DNS) or hosts name database used by your system.
If more than one Fiery EXP8000/50 print connection is published (for example, if both the Print queue and the Hold queue are published), consider creating a printer for each print connection, so that users can print to each connection directly.
•Configure the Fiery EXP8000/50 with the correct Windows domain name.
This is especially important for Windows printing, also known as SMB printing.
To use Microsoft Active Directory, you must assign the Fiery EXP8000/50 to a domain. If you assign the Fiery EXP8000/50 to a workgroup, you cannot use Active Directory.
AppleShare servers require no special configuration.
•When you configure a UNIX workstation with the lpr protocol and connect to the Fiery EXP8000/50 over a TCP/IP network, you can print directly to the Fiery EXP8000/50.
•Setting up UNIX workstations requires an administrator with root privileges. After the initial configuration, UNIX users submit print jobs to a named printer.
•The Fiery EXP8000/50 is a printer controller that understands lpr protocols.
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•The Fiery EXP8000/50 has a remote printer name you must use in order to communicate with it successfully.
Regardless of the UNIX system you use, the name you use for the remote printer (or rp in the /etc/printcap file) in configuring the network for the Fiery EXP8000/50 must be one of the following:
print hold direct
Computers on a TCP/IP network can print directly to the Fiery EXP8000/50 as a remote printer, or can print to a Windows 2000/Server 2003 server or UNIX workstation acting as a print server.
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PREPARING FOR FIERY EXP8000/50 SETUP |
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PREPARING FOR FIERY EXP8000/50 SETUP
To prepare for printing at your site, you must do some initial Fiery EXP8000/50 configuration (or “Setup”) to specify the network environment and the types of printing you do. Before you perform Setup, decide the levels of access to implement, such as passwords and other security features that the Fiery EXP8000/50 offers. Because many of these security features are interconnected, review the information in this chapter to plan for an effective security system, and then perform Setup accordingly.
When you configure the Fiery EXP8000/50 during Setup, you (as system administrator) implement a particular level of control by configuring these elements:
•Users and Groups
•Print connections
•Access to WebTools
With the Configure application, you create users, assign passwords to users, create groups with particular privileges, and assign users to the groups. Several groups are provided by default, and you can create new groups. All users in a group have the same privileges.
In addition to assigning the users that you have created to a group, you can add users from your organization’s global address list if you have LDAP services enabled on the Fiery EXP8000/50. For more information, see Configure Help.
Passwords
When you create new users, you assign passwords to them. In addition, you can also set passwords for these areas:
•Default admin user in Administrators group
•Default operator user in Operators group
•Windows system password
NOTE: The Administrator and Operator passwords are separate from the Windows system password.