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Tektronix P H A S E R Phaser 840 User's Manual

1. Tektronix Phaser 840 Color Printer PhaserShare Networking Setup Guide V2 March 1999 063 3178 00 Copyright Tektronix Inc Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without permission of Tektronix Inc Tektronix Phaser PhaserShare the TekColor logo ColorStix ColorCoat and Made For Each Other are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc Finepoint PhaserLink PhaserPrint the TekColor name and PhaserSym are trademarks of Tektronix Inc Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions Apple AppleTalk LocalTalk EtherTalk TokenTalk and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc SGI is a trademark of Silicon Graphics Inc SPARC is a registered trademark of SPARC International Incorporated SPARCstation is a trademark of SPARC International Inc licensed exclusively to Sun Microsystems Inc N OV e The Tektronix Phaser 840 Color Printer is certified as a NetWare print server device on both 3 12 and e 4 1x NetWare systems Bindery mode is also certified to comply on both 3 12 and 4 1x NetWare systems NetWare NDS is certified on 4 1x NetWare systems Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell Inc UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other c
2. 52 Defining a scope in Windows NT 3 5 x a Open the Network Administration group b Double click DHCP Manager c Double click Local Machine d Click Scope Create e Enter the IP information to define the scope Define the lease A lease is a pre determined time that the printer holds the IP address When the lease time expires the printer queries the DHCP server again to renew its lease of the IP address It is recommended that you set the lease to Unlimited Define a name for the scope You are prompted to activate the newly created scope answer Yes Restart the DHCP server a In Control Panel Services scroll to DHCP Server b Click Stop click Start c Click Close Turn on the printer The printer receives its IP address from the server Print a Configuration Page to obtain the IP address Printing a Configuration Page on page 2 Using Add Printer Wizard Windows NT 4 0 or Print Manager Windows NT 3 5x verify that a Windows NT printer port refers to the printer s IP address or DNS name See Chapter 7 Windows NT for more information Configure the printer s DHCP client software PhaserShare Networking DHCP transactions m On power up or reset the printer sends a DHCP discover packet indicating its Ethernet address and requesting an IP address Setting the Printer s IP Addressing Parameters 8 m The DHCP server responds to the discover packet with a DHCP offer packet which cont
3. Adding a port to an existing printer PhaserShare Networking Windows 95 and Windows 98 PhaserPort Software 6 Adding a port to an existing printer Use this procedure to add a port after you have installed the printer 1 m e Select your printer a From the Start menu select Settings then click Printers b In the Printers window right mouse click on your printer From the pop up menu choose Properties When the properties dialog for the printer is displayed click Details Click Add Port then select Other Highlight PhaserPort and click OK this displays the Add PhaserPort dialog a In the Description field enter a name for the port this can be the printer name model location or any other descriptive name of your choice such as Phaser 840 b In the Name Address field enter the IP address or DNS name of the printer for example 192 1 1 2 and click OK If you don t know the printer s IP address or DNS name click Browse to display a list of printers on the network Double click the printer you want PhaserPort automatically enters the information into the Add PhaserPort dialog To search the network again click Refresh to narrow down the search by using subnets click Advanced c Click OK Click OK again to apply the changes the printer driver is now configured to use your new PhaserPott Setup Guide 35 6 Windows 95 and Windows 98 PhaserPort Software Changing a port s IP addres
4. 2 Connecting Your Printer to a Network 14 Run the script config TokenRing a In the directory where you placed your printer s network utilities change cd to the bin subdirectory b Type the name of the script redirecting the output to a file Type config TokenRing gt filename When prompted by the script enter the Token Ring parameters When the script is finished log in as root Make an entry into the host s ARP Address Resolution Protocol table defining the printer s Printer Name Token Ring address pair In general this requires a command corresponding to one of the following syntax examples arp s printer name Token Ring address for BSD systems or arp s ether printer name Token Ring address for System V See the documentation for your host system for specifics of this command Turn on the printer Use the host spooling system for example lpr or lp to send to the printer the file you created in Step 3b this stores the Token Ring information in the printer s memory where it is retained over a reset or power cycle Reset the printer to make the changes take effect PhaserShare Networking Connecting Your Printer to a Network 2 Using the PhaserShare Administrator to configure Token Ring 1 e o p p In the PhaserShare Administrator Main window select the desired printer from the Printer List Click Configure Printer this displays the Configure Printer dialog box In the
5. C cables 8 Chooser 20 config IP 55 config TokenRing 14 Configuration Page front panel 2 D DHCP 51 DNS printer configuration 57 UNIX host configuration 25 DOS 1 E Early Token Release 12 etc hosts file 27 etc printcap file 28 Ethernet adapters 5 cables 8 terminators 8 EtherTalk 19 F front panel printing Configuration Page 2 setting IPX frame type 24 setting printer s IP addressing parameters 48 G Gateway IP address 48 H hosts file 27 information forwarding 61 installation PhaserShare software 21 Intelligent Ready 3 IP addressing parameters DHCP 51 setting from the front panel 48 setting using a PostScript utility file UNIX 54 setting using PhaserLink software 56 setting using RARP or BOOTP 49 J Job accounting 3 L LocalTalk 19 model files 26 N NetWare 21 Network Address 12 Network mask 48 NIS 25 Setup Guide 63 P PhaserLink PDF Direct Printing 3 PhaserLink Printer Management software general information 59 PhaserLink software information forwarding 61 URL printer 59 PhaserLink Status Notification 3 PhaserShare software installation procedure 21 Quick Configuration Wizard 22 PhaserShare Series B Ethernet card 7 PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk card 16 PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card 12 print queue UNIX 25 printcap file 28 printer management 3 Q queue names UNIX remote printer 26 queues NetWare 23 UNIX 25 UNIX remote printer queue names 26 Window
6. UNIX Adding the printer to the host table 25 Assigning a print queue to the printer 25 Example installation for a typical BSD UNIX system 27 Printer configuration 29 Extracting files from unix tar 30 Windows 95 and Windows 98 PhaserPort Software TCP IP configuration fora PC 31 Setting the printer s IP address 32 PhaserPort software installation 32 Adding a port fora new printer 34 Adding a port to an existing printer 35 Changing a port s IP address 36 Setup Guide iv Windows NT Setting the printer s IP address 37 Adding a Windows NT 4 0 driver on a Windows NT 4 0 server or workstation 37 Adding a Windows NT 4 0 driver on an NT 3 51 server 41 Adding a Windows NT 3 x driver 43 Setting the Printer s IP Addressing Parameters Setting IP parameters from the front panel 48 Setting IP parameters RARP or BOOTP 49 Setting IP parameters DHCP 51 Supported BOOTP DHCP fields 53 Setting IP parameters PostScript utility file UNIX only 54 Setting IP parameters PhaserLink Printer Management Software 56 DNS 57 PhaserLink Printer Management Software Accessing printer information from a browser 59 PhaserLink Printer Management software help files 60 Setting printer parameters PhaserLink software pages 61 Information Forwarding 61 Index PhaserShare Networking Chapter Introduction This guide provides information to help you quickly install the Tektronix Phaser 840 color printer in the following environme
7. Administrator and other software Installation 1 Insert the printer s software CD ROM into the CD ROM drive m If the Windows autorun feature is enabled the CD ROM launches automatically m If the Windows autorun feature is disabled double click My Computer then double click the CD icon to launch the CD ROM 2 View the brief introductory information then click Install Drivers to launch the installer 3 When you are prompted to select Easy Install or Custom Install select Custom Install 4 During custom installation a dialog box is displayed enabling you to install the PhaserShare Administrator Follow the on screen prompts to complete the installation Setup Guide 21 4 Novell NetWare Configuration Using the Quick Configuration Wizard Log on to the file server NOTE Many of the operations performed using the PhaserShare Administrator require SUPERVISOR privileges for example creating queues NetWare 3 x Log on to the default NetWare file server as SUPERVISOR or SUPERVISOR equivalent NetWare 4 x Bindery mode Log on to the default NetWare file server as SUPERVISOR SUPERVISOR equivalent or ADMIN B NetWare 4 x NDS NetWare Directory Services mode Log on to the default NetWare file server as ADMIN or ADMIN equivalent NOTE While not required it is recommended that you log in only to the file servers to be configured with this printer Start the PhaserShare Administrator Double click the Phas
8. Configure Printer dialog box click the Token Ring tab In the Token Ring tab set the Token Ring parameters as desired Click OK You are prompted to reset the printer Reset the printer to make the changes take effect For more information on the PhaserShare Administrator see the PhaserShare Networking Manual on the printer s CD ROM Using PhaserLink software to configure Token Ring For information on connecting to your printer via PhaserLink see Accessing printer information from a browser on page 59 For general information on PhaserLink software see Chapter 9 PhaserLink Printer Management Software 1 From the printer s home page click Configuration this displays the View and Configure Settings page From the View and Configure Settings page click View and Configure Interface Settings this displays the View and Configure Interface Settings page From the View and Configure Interface Settings page click View and Configure PhaserShare Settings Token Ring card this displays the View and Configure PhaserShare Settings page for Token Ring Enter your settings into the fields for Token Ring Address Speed and Bridging If you make an error click Restore Initial Form Values and start again When you are finished entering the settings enter the Validation Password and click Do Apply If you are not sure of the password contact your system administrator Reset the printer to make the changes take effe
9. PhaserLink Help 1 Copy the PhaserLink help files from the printer s CD ROM to your local web server Note the URL for the PhaserLink Help home page PLHOME HTM 2 Access the printer s Status page by entering the printer s URL into your browser See Accessing printer information from a browser on page 59 for more information 3 Click Configure this displays the View and Configure Settings page 4 Click Define Local HTTP Link this displays the Define Local HTTP Link page 5 Enter the URL that you have set up for the PhaserLink Help home page If you have configured PhaserLink to require a password enter it into the Password field Then click Do Apply NOTE PhaserLink passwords are not encrypted Accessing PhaserLink Help When the PhaserLink Help home page has been defined as a local link as described in the previous procedure users can access PhaserLink Help this way 1 Click Help this displays the Help page 2 On the Help page click local HTTP link this displays the PhaserLink Help home page PhaserShare Networking PhaserLink Printer Management Software 9 Setting printer parameters PhaserLink software pages If there are read write parameters on the page there is a field at the bottom of the page for a validation password By default the password is a NULL string no characters The password is common across all PhaserLink software pages NOTE PhaserLink passwords are not encrypted I
10. Settings page click View and Configure TCP IP Settings this displays the View and Configure TCP IP Settings page 4 Set the Domain Name Service Resolver Enabled field to Yes Setup Guide 57 8 Setting the Printer s IP Addressing Parameters 5 Enter the following information m Primary Name Server IP Address required m Second Name Server IP Address optional m IP Domain Name required m Additional Search Domain Name s optional 6 When you are finished entering the settings enter the Validation Password and click Do Apply 7 The printer displays a dialog box that allows you to reset the printer New parameters will not take effect until the printer is reset 58 PhaserShare Networking Chapter PhaserLink Printer Management Software PhaserLink Printer Management software is a printer administration and support tool using World Wide Web technology With PhaserLink software you can access printer status and manage your printer over a TCP IP network using a web browser PhaserLink Printer Management software gives you the following capabilities m Receive printer status and manage your printer over the network using a standard web browser m Define a link to your local web server s support page Access on line manuals and technical support information by using built in links to the Tektronix web site PhaserLink Printer Management software provides an easy to use consistent interface that you can use for most
11. Utilities folder PhaserPort software installation Using the installer You can install PhaserPort software using the installer on your printer s software CD ROM A single integrated installer is used to install printer drivers PhaserPort and other software 1 Insert the printer s software CD ROM into the CD ROM drive m Ifthe Windows autorun feature is enabled the CD ROM launches automatically m Ifthe Windows autorun feature is disabled double click My Computer then double click the CD icon to launch the CD ROM View the brief introductory information then click Install Drivers to launch the installer When you are prompted to select Easy Install or Custom Install select Custom Install During custom installation a dialog is displayed enabling you to select the options you want to install Check the box for PhaserPort To install the drivers and PPD files for your printer check the box for Drivers PPDs this is recommended for first time installations Follow the on screen prompts to complete the installation For details see Create your first port and install the driver on page 33 32 PhaserShare Networking Windows 95 and Windows 98 PhaserPort Software 6 Create your first port and install the driver 1 After the port monitor is installed the Add PhaserPort dialog box is displayed Create your first port a In the Description field enter a name for the port this can be the printer name
12. based driver Follow these instructions to add or update the Tektronix Phaser PPD PostScript Printer Description file for use with Windows NT 4 0 Adding this support gives your printer access to Tektronix page sizes tray selection TekColor color corrections and resident fonts This update procedure provides printer page size information for Windows NT applications These instructions assume a basic familiarity with Windows NT operation and terminology For additional information about Windows NT refer to your Microsoft Windows NT documentation NOTE You may need the Windows NT 4 0 CD ROM or your printer s software CD ROM to complete this procedure Setup Guide 37 1 Windows NT Add the printer 1 Log in as Administrator or a user with administrator privileges 2 Click Start Settings and Printers 3 In the Printers dialog box double click Add Printer m If you intend to do your printer management from this computer click My Computer The rest of this procedure applies when you click My Computer m If you intend to do your printer management from another computer click Network Print Server In this case you need only enter the printer s name in the Printer field and click OK The rest of this procedure does not apply 4 Click Next 5 If the printer is connected directly to the computer select the port the printer is connected to a LPTx is for a parallel printer connection b COM is for a serial connected printe
13. k EINE 10 100Base TX 10Base2 nan O 24 9789 05 Setup Guide 7 2 Connecting Your Printer to a Network Ethernet cables and termination 8 NOTE To fully comply with EMI electro magnetic interference specifications the use of shielded or screened cables may be required Shielded describes IBM defined cables used with the DB 9 connector Screened describes cables that are electrically similar to Category 4 UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair but with an added shield or screen 10BaseT or 100BaseTx Twisted Pair 100BaseTx requires Category 5 100 Ohm UTP cabling The Ethernet standard does not allow a direct 10BaseT connection between a single computer and a single printer Use 10Base2 Thin Ethernet to connect a single computer to a single printer CAUTION Do not use silver satin telephone extension cables for 10BaseT networks either as drop cords or as patch cables in the wiring closet Silver satin cables are flat usually silver or gray with 28 gauge stranded or tinsel conductors Do not use shielded twisted pair cable intended for IBM Token Ring networks or voice grade level 1 or 2 unshielded twisted pair cable for wiring runs These cables do not meet the requirements for 10BaseT and will lead to unreliable operation 10Base2 Thin Ethernet Depending on the type of Ethernet cables you use and your network configuration you may need to use terminators at certain points in the insta
14. of the configuration tasks described throughout this guide Accessing printer information from a browser Once a TCP IP connection to the printer has been established and the printer s IP address is set you can visit the printer s home page from your web browser by entering the printer s URL Uniform Resource Locator just as you would to visit any web site The printer s default URL is listed here http printer s IP address where printer s IP address is the IP address you set during TCP IP configuration NOTE Some platforms and browsers allow you to set a name IP address pair in the UNIX host table or equivalent name server database on a non UNIX host the printer s name can be used in place of the IP address in the URL For example http Phaser840 Marketing Setup Guide 59 9 PhaserLink Printer Management Software PhaserLink Printer Management software help files 60 Most PhaserLink pages allow you to view and set printer parameters through fields HTML files containing descriptions of the fields are supplied on the printer s CD ROM in the PHLINK directory where the file PLHOME HTM is the home page for the help files These files can be viewed using any browser that supports HTML 3 0 If you copy these PhaserLink software help files to your local web server then define that server as your local link PhaserLink users can access the help files from the printer s PhaserLink Help page Configuring
15. unix tar 30 PhaserShare Networking Chapter 6 Windows 95 and Windows 98 PhaserPort Software TCP IP configuration for a PC If you don t already have a TCP IP address configured for your PC contact your system administrator to ensure that the configuration is made according to your company guidelines If there is no TCP IP network already in place configure your PC with a unique address such as 192 1 1 1 To check the IP address for your PC follow these steps 1 From the Start menu click Run 2 Enter winipcfg 3 Click OK 4 Choose your network adapter from the pulldown list 5 The IP address is listed in the IP Address field For more information on installing and configuring TCP IP in Windows environments see your Microsoft Windows documentation Setup Guide 31 6 Windows 95 and Windows 98 PhaserPort Software Setting the printer s IP address You can set the printer s IP address by any of the following methods Use the printer s front panel For more information see Setting IP parameters from the front panel on page 48 Use DHCP For more information see Setting IP parameters DHCP on page 51 Download a PostScript utility file For more information see the README files on the printer s CD ROM and network utilities diskettes PC users the README file for PostScript utility files is in the UTILS directory Macintosh users the ReadMe file for PostScript utility files in the Network
16. Enter 3 Double click the Windows NT 3 51 server icon 4 Double click the Windows NT 3 51 server s Printers folder 5 Inthe Windows NT 3 51 server s Printers folder double click Add Printer NOTE If you do not have an Add Printer icon then you are not logged on with an account that has Administrator access on the Windows NT 3 51 server The first Add Printer Wizard dialog box should say Remote print server lt 3 51 server name gt 6 Select the port where the printer is connected NOTE You cannot create a port on the Windows 3 51 server from the Windows 4 0 client create the port on the Windows 3 51 server After the port is created you can select that port from the Windows 4 0 client Setup Guide 41 1 Windows NT Install the driver 1 Inthe Add Printer Wizard dialog box click Have Disk to add a new Tektronix driver 2 Type the path name to the driver files This can be A if the files are on a diskette If these files were downloaded from an on line service type the path name where they were saved Click OK 3 Select the printer model and click Next Enter the printer s name and set up sharing 1 Type the printer s name this can be any name you want Click Next 2 If this printer is to be shared on the network click Shared and highlight all applicable platforms that may be connecting to this server Windows NT 4 0 x86 should be one If desired enter a Share Name for the printer Windows NT creates th
17. P parameters PostScript utility file UNIX only IP parameters Use the config IP script to create a PostScript file that sets the printer s IP addressing parameters The config IP script is provided with your printer s network utilities software m The output of the script is PostScript code which you must send to the printer When you run the script redirect the output to a file Then send the file to the printer m The script prompts you to provide certain information For information about these prompts see the next table IP parameters The advantage of this method is that each printer has a permanent setup stored in memory and is not dependent on a boot server for boot information The disadvantage is that you must configure each printer individually Before performing this procedure install the files from your printer s network utilities software on to your host computer If you have not already installed the files see Extracting files from unix tar on page 30 The IP parameters are listed in the following table For the procedure see the next topic Running the config IP script Parameter Description Use RARP Yes no Specifies whether the printer should get its IP address from a RARP response at power up default is yes Answer no for a printer based configuration this prevents RARP packets from appearing on the network when the printer is turned on or reset Use BOOTP DHCP Yes
18. Software dialog box appears c Inthe Add Network Software dialog box click the drop down menu for Network Software In the list select Services for Macintosh then click OK to install the service The original Windows NT distribution diskettes are needed during installation To apply these changes restart Windows NT 2 Inthe Available AppleTalk Printing Devices dialog box select the zone where the printer resides If no zone name appears double click the zone icon 3 Windows NT searches for all AppleTalk devices in that zone and displays a list double click your printer 4 Windows NT prompts you to capture the printer click No Capturing the printer causes it to disappear from the Chooser Set up sharing If this printer is to be shared on the network perform the following steps 1 Inthe Create Printer dialog box check the option Share this printer on the network 2 Enter any name you want for the Share Name Setup Guide 45 Chapter Setting the Printer s IP Addressing Parameters You can set the printer s IP address and other IP parameters by any of the following methods Use the printer s front panel See Setting IP parameters from the front panel on page 48 Server based printer configuration Uses RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol BOOTP Boot Parameter Protocol or DHCP When turned on or reset the printer receives its IP addressing information from a boot server See Setting IP p
19. TokenTalk consists of two simple steps 1 Print the Configuration Page It reports the printer s default name which you need for EtherTalk and TokenTalk configurations For information on printing a Configuration Page see Printing a Configuration Page on page 2 Verify that the printer is in the Chooser See Finding the printer s name in the Chooser on page 20 m Ifthe printer is not in the Chooser see the PhaserShare Networking Manual on the printer s CD ROM m If the printer is in the Chooser you may want to change the printer s name or zone For information on these procedures see the PhaserShare Networking Manual on the printer s CD ROM Setup Guide 19 3 EtherTalk LocalTalk and TokenTalk Configuration Finding the printer s name in the Chooser 1 From the Apple menu select Chooser 2 Inthe upper left corner of the Chooser find the driver icon If the driver icon is not in the Chooser you need to install the printer driver Click the driver icon 3 Ifa list of zones appears in the lower left portion of the Chooser select the proper zone NOTE The printer s default zone is listed on the Configuration Page in the EtherTalk or TokenTalk field For more information on the Configuration Page see Printing a Configuration Page on page 2 4 A list of printers appears in the right portion of the Chooser find your printer s name The printer s default name is listed on the Co
20. a print queue to the printer on page 25 Reset the printer Setting IP parameters PhaserLink Printer Management Software After setting the printer s IP address by one of the methods described previously in this chapter you can perform the rest of the TCP IP configuration using PhaserLink Printer Management Software if you have a World Wide Web browser For more information on PhaserLink Printer Management Software see Chapter 9 PhaserLink Printer Management Software 56 1 From the printer s home page click Configuration this displays the View and Configure Settings page From the View and Configure Settings page click View and Configure Interface Settings this displays the View and Configure Interface Settings page From the View and Configure Interface Settings page click View and Configure TCP IP Settings this displays the View and Configure TCP IP Settings page Enter your printer s settings If you make an error click Restore Initial Form Values and start again When you are finished entering the settings enter the Validation Password if one has been set and click Do Apply The printer responds by displaying a dialog box that allows you to reset the printer The new parameters will not take effect until the printer is reset PhaserShare Networking Setting the Printer s IP Addressing Parameters 8 DNS The printers support Domain Name Services DNS through an embedded DNS stub reso
21. ains an IP address from within the assigned scope and the assigned lease m The printer examines the DHCP offer packet and decides whether to accept the lease The printer sends a request packet accepting the IP address and the lease NOTE There can be multiple DHCP servers on the same network each defining its own scopes and leases The printer selects the first lease offered m The DHCP server sends an acknowledgment packet to the printer which completes the transaction Supported BOOTP DHCP fields The printer recognizes the BOOTP DHCP fields listed in the following table Field Description Values gw Gateway address list List of IP addresses separated by spaces ha Hardware address Hexadecimal the ha tag must be preceded by the Af tag ht Hardware type see Assigned Unsigned decimal octal or hexadecimal integer or one of the Numbers RFC following symbolic names For UNIX Ethernet ethernet or ether for 10 Mbit Ethernet DIX encapsulation ieee802 for IEEE 802 Ethernet SNAP encapsulation For UNIX Token Ring token ring For OS 2 Ethernet or Token Ring ether ip IP address Single IP address Ig Log host address es List of IP addresses separated by spaces sm Subnet mask Single IP address dn IP domain name Single domain name ds DNS server IP address Printer recognizes up to two IP addresses separated by spaces Setup Guide 53 8 Setting the Printer s IP Addressing Parameters Setting I
22. any Token Ring connections Setup Guide 9 2 Connecting Your Printer to a Network Token Ring connections and indicators The PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card has the following connections and indicators on the rear panel 1 Shielded Twisted Pair STP IBM Type 1 connector DB 9 NOTE The STP port on the PhaserShare Token Ring card supports cable lengths up to 150 meters 492 feet from the interface to the MAU Medium Access Unit including lobe and patch cables 2 Unshielded Twisted Pair UTP IBM Type 3 connector RJ 45 3 Ring speed indicator yellow on indicates 16 Mbps off indicates 4 Mbps 4 TX indicator yellow blinks while the interface is transmitting 5 Connection indicator green on indicates that the card is asserting its ring insertion control signal 6 RX indicator green blinks while the interface is receiving dan eries B Token Ring Card GSS L p O STP i n O 5 6 9789 06 10 PhaserShare Networking Connecting Your Printer to a Network 2 Ring speed jumper The Token Ring card is equipped with a single three pin jumper to set the ring speed There are two settings 4 Mbps and 16 Mbps NOTE If you received your printer with the Token Ring card already installed you must turn off the printer and remove the card before you change the jumper setting The following illustration shows a top view of the card and the location of the jumpe
23. arameters RARP or BOOTP on page 49 or Setting IP parameters DHCP on page 51 Printer based printer configuration using a downloaded configuration file Can be used on hosts that do not have RARP BOOTP or DHCP For UNIX use a Tektronix provided shell script to prepare a configuration file When you send the file to the printer you store the IP addressing information in the printer s internal memory where the printer reads it when reset See Setting IP parameters PostScript utility file UNIX only on page 54 PC and Macintosh users can also set IP parameters using PostScript utility files see the README files on the printer s CD ROM or diskettes The PC README file is in the UTILS directory the Macintosh README file is in the Network Utilities folder Printer based printer configuration using PhaserLink Printer Management Software After setting the printer s IP address by one of the other three methods listed here you can perform the rest of the TCP IP configuration using PhaserLink Printer Management Software if you have a World Wide Web browser See Setting IP parameters PhaserLink Printer Management Software on page 56 NOTE When two or more IP addressing methods are used simultaneously the printer uses the first address that it successfully obtains Setup Guide 47 8 Setting the Printer s IP Addressing Parameters Obtain the information listed in the following table It might be helpful t
24. are also provided World Wide Web User documentation and other printer information is available from the Tektronix web site www tek com Color_Printers support colcare html Technical support hotline In the U S and Canada call 1 800 835 6100 Monday through Friday 6 00 am to 5 00 pm PST For international numbers see the printer s user guide or visit www tek com Color_Printers cgi bin CPIDlocProcessor 4 PhaserShare Networking Chapter Connecting Your Printer to a Network PhaserShare Series B Ethernet interface The PhaserShare Series B Ethernet interface conforms to the IEEE 802 3 and Ethernet II standards With the printer s built in Ethernet interface you can connect the printer directly to an Ethernet network using twisted pair 10BaseT cables With the PhaserShare Series B Ethernet card you can connect the printer directly to an Ethernet network using twisted pair 10BaseT or 100BaseTx or thin coax 10Base2 cables Connecting the printer using thick coax 10Base5 requires an adapter contact your dealer to obtain adapters cables and terminators When a PhaserShare Series B Ethernet card is installed the printer s built in Ethernet connector is disabled use the connectors on the card When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased initially with the printer it is installed at the factory When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased later as an upgrade kit follow the instructions that are shipped with th
25. ated during the first part of the installation and click Next Setup Guide 33 6 Windows 95 and Windows 98 PhaserPort Software e If desired change the printer s name the name that will show in your Printers window You can also choose to make this printer your default Windows printer Click Next f If you are prompted to send a test page to the printer choose No Click Finish Complete the installation a In the Installation Completed dialog click Finish b When prompted finish the setup by registering your printer and restarting your computer The following topics provide instructions for using PhaserPort after the initial installation m The next topic Adding a port for a new printer m Adding a port to an existing printer on page 35 m Changing a port s IP address on page 36 Adding a port for a new printer Use this procedure to install a new printer and add a port for it 34 1 Start the Add Printer Wizard a From the Start menu select Settings then click Printers b From the Printers window open Add Printer Use the Add Printer Wizard to install the printer When prompted make the following choices m When prompted to specify how the printer is attached choose Local Printer m Choose LPT1 as the connection port If you are prompted to send a test page to the printer choose No When you are finished with Add Printer Wizard follow the directions in the next topic
26. box double click AppleTalk Printing Devices 2 Inthe Available AppleTalk Printing Devices dialog box select the zone where the printer resides If no zone name appears double click the zone icon 3 Windows NT searches for all AppleTalk devices in that zone and displays a list double click your printer 4 Windows NT prompts you to capture the printer click No Capturing the printer causes it to disappear from the Chooser 5 After adding the printer port click the box next to the new port to select it click Next Setup Guide 39 1 Windows NT Install the driver 1 In the Add Printer Wizard dialog box click Have Disk to add a new Tektronix driver Type the path name to the driver files This can be A if the files are on a diskette If these files were downloaded from an on line service type the path name where they were saved Click OK Select the printer model and click Next If prompted that a driver is already installed for this printer select Replace existing driver Click Next Name the printer and set up sharing 1 Type the printer s name this can be any name you want If the Windows based applications are to use this printer as the default printer click the appropriate box Click Next If this printer is to be shared on the network click Shared and click all applicable platforms that may be printing to this printer If desired enter a Share Name for the printer If the printer is a local prin
27. ct Setup Guide 15 2 Connecting Your Printer to a Network PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk card When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased initially with the printer it is installed at the factory When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased later as an upgrade kit follow the installation instructions that are shipped with the card Both the LocalTalk connection on the card and the Ethernet connector on the printer s rear panel are simultaneously active LocalTalk connection 16 NOTE LocalTalk is sometimes referred to as AppleTalk LocalTalk refers to the physical connection AppleTalk is the protocol You can make LocalTalk connections between the printer and a single computer or a LocalTalk network If your LocalTalk installation is complex or if you need assistance contact your network system administrator CAUTION Connect your printer to a LocalTalk network before you turn on the printer LocalTalk card connections and indicators 1 TX indicator yellow blinks while the interface is transmitting 2 RX indicator green blinks while the interface is receiving 3 LocalTalk connector 8 pin circular DIN NOTE Both indicators flashing together indicates a fatal software error Turn the printer off then on again if the problem persists replace the card PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk Card O Q Q H LocalTalk rx 99 o l 2 9789 07 PhaserShare Networking Connecting Y
28. e card CAUTION To avoid damaging the network interface turn off the printer before making any Ethernet connections Setup Guide 5 2 Connecting Your Printer to a Network Ethernet connections and indicators Built in Ethernet connector The printer s built in Ethernet connector has the following connections and indicators 1 LINK indicator on indicates a working connection to a hub off indicates no connection to a hub 2 RCV indicator green blinks while the network interface is receiving 3 XMT indicator yellow blinks while the network interface is transmitting 4 Twisted pair 10BaseT connector LNK Ethernet 0180 01 6 PhaserShare Networking Connecting Your Printer to a Network 2 PhaserShare Series B Ethernet card The PhaserShare Series B Ethernet card has the following connections and indicators 1 TX indicator yellow blinks while the network interface is transmitting 2 RX Link indicator green blinks while the network interface is receiving 3 Speed indicator yellow on indicates 100 Mbps off indicates 10 Mbps 4 Twisted pair connection indicator on indicates a working connection to a hub off indicates no connection to a hub If the 10Base2 connector 6 is used this indicator is off 5 Twisted pair 10BaseT or 100BaseTx connector 6 Thin coax 10Base2 connector 1 3 5 6 PhaserShare Series B 100 r O Ethernet Card W OM RXG G TP O
29. e printer 1 Ifyou want Windows NT to print a test page after installing the printer driver click Yes recommended If you do not want the Windows NT test page click No When finished click Finish 2 When prompted for the Windows NT 3 51 CD ROM insert it into your computer s CD ROM drive and click OK 3 Type the path name to the driver NOTE For proper installation you must use the latest Windows NT 3 51 drivers and Windows NT 4 0 drivers which are available from the Tektronix web site www tek com Color_Printers support software html The printer should now exist on the Windows NT 3 51 server and have Windows NT 4 0 drivers available Now any Windows 4 0 client can use that shared printer and the driver is installed automatically 42 PhaserShare Networking Windows NT 7 Adding a Windows NT 3 x driver This update procedure provides printer page size information for Windows NT applications However TekColor color corrections and other PostScript Level 2 features are not supported by the Windows NT driver Refer to your printer s user documentation for instructions on other ways of selecting color corrections Refer to your Microsoft Windows NT documentation for details on features in the Windows NT driver These instructions assume a basic familiarity with Windows NT operation and terminology For additional information about Windows NT refer to your Microsoft Windows NT documentation 1 Start your system with Wi
30. ectory where you placed your printer s network utilities change cd to the bin subdirectory b Type the name of the script redirecting the output to a file Type config IP gt filename 3 Enter the information when prompted by the script NOTE The script accepts IP addresses that have empty fields for example 123 40 10 The script does not detect this error Double check the IP addresses you enter 4 Log inas root 5 Make an entry into the host s ARP table defining the printer s IP hardware address pair In general this requires a command corresponding to one of the following examples arp s printer IP address hardware address for BSD systems or arp s ether printer IP address hardware address for System V See your host system documentation for specifics of this command NOTE The hardware address in the arp command example is the printer s Ethernet Address for PhaserShare Ethernet interfaces or the Token Ring Address for PhaserShare Token Ring cards 6 Turn on the printer Setup Guide 55 Setting the Printer s IP Addressing Parameters Execute the ping command from the host ping printer IP address Use the host spooling system for example Ipr or lp to send to the printer the file you created in Step 2b This stores the IP addressing information in the printer s internal memory where it is retained over a reset or power cycle For more information on setting up queues see Assigning
31. entation for the correct command syntax for your workstation Printer configuration There are two steps to printer configuration 1 Set the printer s IP address and other addressing information The Phaser 840 printer supports the use of IP host name as well as an IP address See Chapter 8 Setting the Printer s IP Addressing Parameters for more information Set the printer s other TCP IP parameters optional m Set host access and control character filtering for each port m Receiving printer status Syslog SNMP or email notification For information on setting these TCP IP parameters see the PhaserShare Networking Manual on the printer s CD ROM Setup Guide 29 5 TCP IP Configuration UNIX Extracting files from unix tar The file unix tar contains all shell scripts and other files needed for network configuration in UNIX environments The file is in UNIX tar format The file is included on your printer s software CD ROM Listing the contents of unix tar Type this command tar tvf directory name unix tar Where directory name is the mount point or the directory that contains the file For example tar tvf mnt unix tar Extracting the files 1 Change cd to the directory on your workstation where you want the files to reside 2 Type this command tar xvf directory name unix tar Where directory name is the mount point or the directory that contains the file For example tar xvf mnt
32. er to the network see Chapter 2 of this manual Connecting Your Printer to a Network Install the Tektronix driver for your printer on every Macintosh and PC that will send print jobs to the printer For details on driver installation see your printer s user documentation For NetWare environments To speed the setup process and avoid conflicts familiarize yourself with the components of your network You should know which version s of NetWare are installed which versions of client software are used and the network topology frame types routers hubs and cabling Printing a Configuration Page Your printer s Configuration Page supplies useful information for installing and configuring the printer on a network Printing a Configuration Page 1 When the front panel displays READY TO PRINT press the down arrow button until Menu is highlighted Press Select Press the down arrow button until Printer Configuration is highlighted Press Select Press the down arrow button until Print Configuration Page is highlighted Press Select PhaserShare Networking Introduction 1 Printer management After your printer is up and running on the network you can take advantage of the following features that aid you in managing your printer over the network Job accounting The printer stores a log file containing information about jobs printed The file is a list of job accounting records Each record contains fields such a
33. erShare Administrator icon Refer to your Windows documentation for complete information on how to start applications When you start the PhaserShare Administrator the Main window is displayed Select a print server In the Main window Printer List click the print server name printer name NOTE If the printer is not in the list of available printers there could be a network hardware problem an incorrect frame type or incorrect search options settings see the PhaserShare Networking Manual on the printers CD ROM 22 PhaserShare Networking Novell NetWare Configuration 4 Launch the Quick Configuration Wizard Click Quick Configuration to launch the Quick Configuration Wizard Configure the printer and set up queues 1 2 If desired change the Print Server Name or Printer Name Select connection mode s by checking the box es for Bindery Services NDS Services or both Click Next the dialogs that follow allow you to configure Bindery connections NDS connections or both You need to supply the following information for these connections Information needed for Bindery connections Select either the configuration file server or the preferred file server from the drop down list click Next If the file server you want is not on the list proceed with these steps a Click File Servers to display the File Servers Browse dialog box b Select the server you want Click OK You are returned to the File Server Selectio
34. et Press the up or down arrow keys to change the numbers c When the address is set press Select 48 PhaserShare Networking Setting the Printer s IP Addressing Parameters 8 6 Set the network mask a Press the down arrow button until NW Mask is highlighted Press Select b Press the left or right arrow buttons to highlight the 3 digit part of the address that you want to set Press the up or down arrow keys to change the numbers c When the address is set press Select 7 Set the default router gateway address a Press the down arrow button until Default Router Gateway Address is highlighted Press Select b Press the left or right arrow buttons to highlight the 3 digit part of the address that you want to set Press the up or down arrow keys to change the numbers c When the address is set press Select 8 To return the printer to normal operation press the down arrow button until Exit is highlighted Press Select Setting IP parameters RARP or BOOTP With this method configuration information is sent to the printer over the Ethernet or Token Ring connection via RARP or BOOTP depending on which protocol your host supports This is called Dynamic Address Resolution You store the printer s configuration information in a configuration file such as an ethers or bootptab file on a boot server On power up the printer issues RARP and BOOTP requests and receives the configuration information from the se
35. f you enter an invalid password the printer reports an error The Validation Password link displays the Set Administrator Password page which you can use to change the password Click Restore Initial Form Values to restore all values on the page to their previous settings To transmit changes to the printer click Do Apply Information Forwarding When you click a link that connects you to the Tektronix web server the Information Forwarding feature causes the printer to send the following printer status information back to the Tektronix server Printer model Firmware version Printer ID number Page count Language Serial Number Transmitting this information back to the Tektronix server ensures the quickest connection to relevant product and update information Tektronix may store this information to serve you better in the future Setup Guide 61 9 PhaserLink Printer Management Software Disabling Information Forwarding 1 Display the View and Configure Information Forwarding page 2 Select No from the Information Forwarding Enabled menu button 3 Ifa validation password has been assigned enter the password to make the change to take effect NOTE PhaserLink passwords are not encrypted 4 Click the Do Apply button 62 PhaserShare Networking Index A Adapter Status 12 ARP Address Resolution Protocol with config IP script 55 with config TokenRing script 13 BOOTP 47 Broadcast 12 Broadcast address 48
36. he printer to the workstation 1 Log on to your system as root 2 Make a backup copy of the etc hosts file NOTE You need superuser privileges to edit this file 3 Edit etc hosts and add a line that defines the printer s IP address and its name The IP address you enter here for the printer must be the same address you specified as the printer s IP address when it was configured The name is the name by which your workstation identifies the printer you will enter this same remote name in your etc printcap file in the next step For example 134 62 33 138 Phaser840 In this example 134 62 33 138 is the printer s IP address and Phaser840 is the printer s remote name 4 Make a backup copy of the etc printcap file 5 Edit etc printcap and add an entry for your printer Refer to the following example and the table Descriptions of printcap parameters on page 28 to create your entry Setup Guide 27 5 TCP IP Configuration UNIX Sample printcap file Printer Tektronix Phaser840 Print queue name colorprinter Remote machine name Phaser840 Remote printer queue name PS Spool directory usr spool lpd colorprinter colorprinter lp rm Phaser840 rp PS mx 0 1f usr spool 1pd ERRORLOG sd usr spool lpd colorprinter Descriptions of printcap parameters Parameter Description Ip Name of the device to open this parameter must be left empty or se
37. inter s front panel Using PhaserLink Printer Management Software you can control when the printer automatically warms up For more information on these features see the PhaserShare Networking Manual on the printer s CD ROM Setup Guide 3 1 Introduction If you need more information You may need more information about troubleshooting your network installation or using the printer The following sources are available PhaserShare networking manual Provides detailed networking information for system administrators including troubleshooting available in PDF format on the printer s CD ROM A printed copy of this manual can be ordered from Tektronix part number 071 0180 01 Online user manual Provides complete information on using your printer including printer care printer features and networking provided in HTML format on the printer s CD ROM It is also available on the Tektronix web site PhaserShare Administrator online help Provides detailed descriptions of all program functions and dialog boxes PhaserLink Printer Management Software online help HTML files supplied on the printer s CD ROM See PhaserLink Printer Management software help files on page 60 Readme files Provided on the printer s CD ROM and diskettes They contain information about PostScript utility files and DOS applications that can be used for configuring and using your printer in DOS environments Some utility files for Macintosh
38. l installation For more information on NetWare configuration and troubleshooting see the PhaserShare Networking Manual on your printer s CD ROM Setting IPX frame types from the front panel 24 1 When the front panel displays READY TO PRINT press the down arrow button until Menu is highlighted Press Select Press the down arrow button until Printer Configuration is highlighted Press Select Press the down arrow button until Network Settings is highlighted Press Select Press the down arrow button until NetWare is highlighted Press Select Press the down arrow button until IPX Frame Type is highlighted Press Select Press the down arrow button until the desired frame type is highlighted Press Select until On is displayed If desired you can set more than one frame type To return the printer to normal operation press the down arrow button until Exit is highlighted Press Select PhaserShare Networking Chapter TCP IP Configuration UNIX Adding the printer to the host table Add the printer s name to the host table and assign an IP address to the printer s name Depending on your host system you may do this one of three ways Use NIS Name Information Server formerly Yellow Pages Use DNS Domain Name Server m Edit a file for example etc hosts For an example see Example installation for a typical BSD UNIX system on page 27 Assigning a print queue to the printer m For BSD sys
39. llation Refer to the manufacturer s documentation for your Ethernet adapters and cables for details 10Base5 Thick Ethernet Connecting the printer using thick coax 10Base5 requires an adapter contact your dealer to obtain adapters cables and terminators PhaserShare Networking Connecting Your Printer to a Network 2 PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card The PhaserShare Series B Token Ring port conforms to the IEEE 802 5 standard With the PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card you can connect the printer directly to a Token Ring network using shielded twisted pair STP IBM Type 1 or unshielded twisted pair UTP IBM Type 3 cables Contact your dealer to obtain adapters and cables NOTE To fully comply with EMI specifications the use of shielded or screened cables may be required Shielded describes IBM defined cables used with the DB 9 connector Screened describes cables that are electrically similar to Category 4 UTP but with an added shield or screen When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased initially with the printer it is installed at the factory When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased later as an upgrade kit follow the installation instructions that are shipped with the card When a PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card is installed in the printer the printer s built in Ethernet connector is disabled CAUTION To avoid damaging the network interface turn off the printer before making
40. lver The DNS resolver protocol communicates with one or more DNS servers to request the IP address for a given host name or the host name for a given IP address To use an IP host name for the printer the system administrator must have already configured one or more DNS servers and a local DNS domain name space data base To set up the printer for DNS supply an IP domain name and up to two DNS name server IP addresses There are three ways to set up the printer m BOOTP See Setting IP parameters RARP or BOOTP on page 49 DHCP See Setting IP parameters DHCP on page 51 m With TCP IP you can use PhaserLink See the next topic Setting up the printer for DNS using PhaserLink Printer Management Software Setting up the printer for DNS using PhaserLink Printer Management Software After setting the printer s IP address by one of the methods described previously in this chapter you can set up the printer for DNS using PhaserLink Printer Management Software if you have a World Wide Web browser For more information on PhaserLink Printer Management Software see Chapter 9 PhaserLink Printer Management Software 1 From the printer s home page click Configuration this displays the View and Configure Settings page 2 From the View and Configure Settings page click View and Configure Interface Settings this displays the View and Configure Interface Settings page 3 From the View and Configure Interface
41. model location or any other descriptive name of your choice such as Phaser 840 b In the Name Address field enter the IP address or DNS name of the printer for example 192 1 1 2 If you don t know the printer s IP address or DNS name click Browse to display a list of printers on the network Double click the printer you want PhaserPort automatically enters the information into the Add PhaserPort dialog To search the network again click Refresh to narrow down the search by using subnets click Advanced c Click OK If you have NetWare software installed on your computer you are asked if you want to install the PhaserShare Administrator software If you also want to print using NetWare choose Yes then click Next If you chose to install drivers and PPD files earlier in the installation the Finish Installation dialog displays information about the Add Printer Wizard Read the information then click Next to start the Add Printer Wizard which allows you to install the driver for your printer The drivers are on your printer s CD ROM If you did not choose to install drivers and PPD files earlier in the installation go to Step 5 Install the driver a Inthe Add Printer Wizard click Next Choose Local printer then click Next b Click Have Disk type the drive letter for the CD ROM and click OK c Select your printer from the list then click Next d In the Available ports list select the port you cre
42. n dialog box C Select either the configuration file server or the preferred file server from the drop down list Click Next Create and select a new queue or select an existing queue Click Finish Information needed for NDS connections m Specify the current Directory Services Tree the tree where the print server will reside m Specify the current Directory Services Context the location in the directory services tree where the print server will reside m Create and select a new queue or select an existing queue Click Finish Setup Guide 23 4 Novell NetWare Configuration Verify information and finish the configuration After you have entered the configuration information the Quick Configuration Wizard displays the Configured Printer Information dialog box which reports the information you have entered 1 Verify that the information is correct m If the information is correct click Apply Changes m If the information is not correct click Back to return to previous dialog boxes and correct the information Click Next to return to the Configured Printer Information dialog box Click Apply Changes m Toexit the wizard and return to the Main window without making any changes click Cancel After you click Apply Changes the printer resets the changes take effect when the reset is complete After the reset you are prompted to print a test page It is recommended that you print a test page to verify a successfu
43. ndows NT 2 From the Main window double click the Print Manager icon 3 Install the Tektronix printer From the Printer menu select Create Printer the Create Printer dialog box appears 4 Under Driver scroll to the end of the list and select Other the Install Driver dialog box appears 5 When prompted do one of the following m If you are using the printer s CD ROM Type the CD ROM drive location Click OK the Select Driver dialog box appears m If you are using the printer s software for Windows diskette Type the diskette drive location Click OK the Select Driver dialog box appears 6 Under Printer Driver choose your printer from the list then click OK NOTE If you are using older drivers you get a series of Noncritical Errors stating that Windows NT is unable to open the PSCRIPT DLL file and the PSCRIPT DRV files Click Ignore or update your driver 7 Under Print to scroll to the end of the list and select Other the Printer port dialog box appears Tektronix printers support two types of network ports in Windows NT LPR and AppleTalk The next topic covers LPR ports for information on creating an AppleTalk port see Creating an AppleTalk port on page 45 Setup Guide 43 1 Windows NT 44 Creating an LPR port 1 Inthe Printer Port dialog box click the LPR port If the LPR port is not listed in the Printer Port dialog box the Microsoft TCP IP Printing Service needs to be added to the Windo
44. nfiguration Page see Printing a Configuration Page on page 2 If the name does not appear check the cable connection between your printer and the network NOTE It is possible for the Printer Name field on the Configuration Page to be blank When the printer is powered up it uses a default name and then checks to see that no other printer on the network has the same name If enough printers with the same default name are present it can take several minutes for the printer to establish a unique name If the Printer Name field on the Configuration Page is blank wait a short time and reprint the Configuration Page 20 PhaserShare Networking Chapter Novell NetWare Configuration This chapter provides a quick configuration procedure for Windows environments using the Tektronix PhaserShare Administrator For detailed information on the PhaserShare Administrator functions see the PhaserShare Administrator on line help The printer s CD ROM and network utilities diskettes also contain a DOS application NWSET that can be used for configuration in DOS environments For information on how to use NWSET see the README file in the NETWARE directory on the printer s CD ROM and network utilities diskettes Installing the PhaserShare Administrator Your printer s software CD ROM contains the files necessary for installing the PhaserShare Administrator A single integrated installer is used to install printer drivers the PhaserShare
45. no Specifies whether the printer should get its IP address from a BOOTP or DHCP response at power up default is yes Answer no for a printer based configuration this prevents BOOTP or DHCP packets from appearing on the network when the printer is turned on or reset IP address Printer s address on a network Format is x x x x where x represents a decimal number from 0 255 Must be a valid IP address and not 0 0 0 0 255 0 0 0 any address starting with 127 or any address ending with 255 Network mask Needed in networks that use sub netting If you are not using sub netting leave this blank the printer will choose an appropriate mask Format is x x x x where x represents a decimal number from 0 255 Broadcast address Address the printer uses to send broadcast packets Format is x x x x where x represents a decimal number from 0 255 If you are unsure leave this blank the printer chooses an appropriate address Default gateway router Address the printer uses to communicate with devices not on the same network segment Format is x x x x where x represents a decimal number from 0 255 54 PhaserShare Networking Setting the Printer s IP Addressing Parameters 8 Running the config IP script 1 Connect the printer to a network ARP Address Resolution Protocol requires that the printer be connected on the same physical network segment as the host 2 Run the script config IP a In the dir
46. nts m EtherTalk LocalTalk and TokenTalk m Novell NetWare u UNIX m Windows 95 and Windows 98 m Windows NT For detailed networking information including troubleshooting see the online manual on your printer s CD ROM or see the PhaserShare Networking Manual in PDF format on your printer s CD ROM For information on installing Tektronix printers in DOS environments see the printer s CD ROM or network utilities diskettes They contain PostScript utility files that can be sent to the printer for network configuration in DOS environments They also contain a DOS application NWSET for printer configuration on NetWare networks For information on how to use the DOS configuration files see the README files on the printer s CD ROM and network utilities diskettes PC users the README file for PostScript utility files is in the UTILS directory the README file for NWSET is in the NETWARE directory Macintosh users the ReadMe file for PostScript utility files is in the Network Utilities folder For information on installing into OS 2 environments see the online manual on your printer s CD ROM or see the PhaserShare Networking Manual in PDF format on your printer s CD ROM Setup Guide 1 1 Introduction Before you begin network configuration Set up your printer and connect it to the network See your printer s user documentation for information about setting up the printer For information about connecting the print
47. o write down this information so you can refer to it during the configuration procedure Information for TCP IP configuration Information Comments Internet IP address for Format is x x x x where x represents a decimal number the printer from 0 255 Network mask If you are unsure leave this blank the printer will choose an appropriate mask Broadcast address If you are unsure leave this blank the printer computes an appropriate broadcast address The address the printer uses to send broadcast packets Regardless of how this parameter is set the printer accepts broadcast packets from any of the commonly used broadcast address conventions Gateway IP address Router address You need this address if you want to communicate with the printer from anywhere other than the local network segment Setting IP parameters from the front panel 1 When the front panel displays READY TO PRINT press the down arrow button until Menu is highlighted Press Select 2 Press the down arrow button until Printer Configuration is highlighted Press Select 3 Press the down arrow button until Network Settings is highlighted Press Select 4 Press the down arrow button until TCP IP is highlighted Press Select 5 Set the IP address a Press the down arrow button until IP Address is highlighted Press Select b Press the left or right arrow buttons to highlight the 3 digit part of the address that you want to s
48. ootptab file 2 Connect the printer to the network 3 Turn on the printer At power up the printer issues RARP and BOOTP requests and receives the configuration information from the host in the RARP or BOOTP response PhaserShare Networking Setting the Printer s IP Addressing Parameters 8 Setting IP parameters DHCP DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is a system in which Windows NT servers can allocate IP addresses dynamically Under DHCP the server gives the printer called a DHCP client an IP address when the printer is reset Installing the DHCP server 1 In Control Panel Network select Add Software 2 Select TCP IP components 3 In the second window that is displayed select DHCP server Setting up a DHCP server 1 Access your DHCP management utility m Windows NT 4 x Click Start select Programs then Administrative Tools Common Select DHCP Manager m Windows 3 5x Go to the Network Administration group and select DHCP Manager 2 Configure DHCP with a scope a scope is a range of IP addresses available for allocation to DHCP clients For example the scope could be the IP addresses 192 2 194 101 through 192 2 194 254 Defining a scope in Windows NT 4 x a Click Start Programs Administrative Tools DHCP Manager b Double click Local Machine c Click Scope Create d Enter the IP information to define the scope Setup Guide 51 8 Setting the Printer s IP Addressing Parameters
49. ountries licensed exclusively through X Open Company Ltd Times Helvetica and Palatino are trademarks of Linotype Hell AG and or its subsidiaries TESTE D Other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies with which they are amp associated APPROVED PANTONE Colors generated by Phaser Color Printers are four and or three color process simulations and may not match PANTONE identified solid color standards Use current PANTONE Color Reference Manuals for accurate colors PANTONE Color simulations are only obtainable on these products when driven by qualified Pantone licensed software packages Contact Pantone Inc for a current list of qualified licensees Pantone Inc s check standard trademark for color reproduction and color reproduction materials Pantone Inc 1988 Contents Introduction Before you begin network configuration 2 Printing a Configuration Page 2 Printer management 3 If youneed more information 4 Connecting Your Printer to a Network PhaserShare Series B Ethernet interface 5 PhaserShare Series B Token Ring card 9 PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk card 16 EtherTalk LocalTalk and TokenTalk Configuration Configuration overview 19 Finding the printer s name in the Chooser 20 Novell NetWare Configuration Installing the PhaserShare Administrator 21 Using the Quick Configuration Wizard 22 Setting IPX frame types from the front panel 24 TCP IP Configuration
50. our Printer to a Network 2 LocalTalk connectors cables and terminators LocalTalk connectors and cables are available through your local reseller Depending on the type of LocalTalk cables you use and your network configuration you might need to use terminators at certain points in the installation Refer to the documentation for your LocalTalk connectors and cables for details Connecting to a single computer To avoid damaging the network interface turn off the printer before making any LocalTalk connections 1 Connect the short cable of a LocalTalk connector to the PhaserShare LocalTalk port 2 Connect the short cable of another LocalTalk connector to your computer s LocalTalk port 3 Connect a LocalTalk cable from the LocalTalk connector that you have just attached to your computer to the printer s LocalTalk connector 9789 08 Depending on the type of LocalTalk connectors you use and your network configuration you might need to use external terminators Refer to the documentation for your LocalTalk connectors and cables for details For configuration details see Chapter 3 EtherTalk LocalTalk and TokenTalk Configuration Setup Guide 17 Chapter EtherTalk LocalTalk and TokenTalk Configuration Configuration overview NOTE The printer s AppleTalk connection works with Macintosh system software 7 0 7 1 7 5 7 6 8 0 8 1 and 8 2 The configuration procedure for LocalTalk EtherTalk and
51. r 1 Rear panel 2 Jumper i L a 16 Mbps 4Mbps 9789 03 Setup Guide 11 2 Connecting Your Printer to a Network Token Ring configuration Token Ring parameters Parameter Description Choices Network Address Token Ring Address You can supply a Locally Any valid Token Ring address between Administered Address 40 xx xx xx xx xx and 7F XX XX XX XX XX Speed Read only parameter reports the ring speed 4 Mbps or 16 Mbps set by the jumper on the card Early Token Printer releases the token at the end of the last Enabled default or Disabled Release byte transmitted not applicable at 4 Mbps Route Cache Number of entries in the source route table 10 to 300 Size Route Cache Time in seconds that an entry remains in the 5 to 65535 Timeout source route table before being updated Broadcast For broadcasting to all network nodes Single Route The printer uses single route Changes the default frame type for source broadcasts for most source route broadcasts route broadcasts Broadcast is ignored if All Routes The printer uses all routes Frame Routing is set to Transparent Some broadcasts for all broadcasts protocols for example IP and ARP are not affected by this parameter Adapter Status Read only parameter reports the Token Ring Adapter status card status Report is in two parts separated by a comma Adapter status De
52. r 6 If this printer is connected to the network click Add Port Tektronix printers support two types of network ports LPR and AppleTalk The next topic covers LPR ports for information on AppleTalk ports see Creating an AppleTalk port on page 39 38 PhaserShare Networking Windows NT 7 Creating an LPR port 1 To connect via TCP IP double click LPR Port in the Printer Ports dialog box If LPR Port is not listed in this box the Microsoft TCP IP Printing Service must be installed on the NT machine a Click Start Settings Control Panel and Network b Click Services then click Add C Select Microsoft TCP IP Printing then click OK and install this service The original Windows NT distribution CD ROM is needed during installation NOTE The TCP IP protocol must also be installed on the server Click the Protocol tab to verify if it is installed See your Windows NT documentation for details Reboot Windows NT after installing TCP IP 2 Inthe Add LPR compatible printer dialog box enter the printer s IP address or DNS name in the box labeled Name or address of server providing lpd In the box marked Name of printer or print queue on that server enter PS or AUTO in uppercase Click OK 3 When returned to the Printer Ports box click Close 4 At the Add Printer Wizard dialog box click the box next to this new port a check mark is added Click Next Creating an AppleTalk port 1 In the Printer Port dialog
53. rver in the RARP or BOOTP response Setup Guide 49 8 Setting the Printer s IP Addressing Parameters 50 The RARP response contains only IP address information After the printer has its address information you can set other TCP IP parameters by either of two methods m With a TCP IP connection and a World Wide Web browser you can use PhaserLink Printer Management Software see Setting IP parameters PhaserLink Printer Management Software on page 56 m Send PostScript files to the printer using your host spooler UNIX shell scripts for creating the PostScript files are provided with your printer s network utilities software See Setting IP parameters PostScript utility file UNIX only on page 54 For PC environments the PostScript file IPCONFIG PS is in the UTILS directory on your printer s CD ROM or network utilities diskettes NOTE The printers BOOTP and RARP implementations do not support booting across a router The BOOTP or RARP server host and client printer must be connected to the same Token Ring or Ethernet segment or to segments interconnected only by repeaters and or bridges However with certain hosts such as OS 2 on Token Ring networks the server and the client must be on the same Token Ring Furthermore the printer s BOOTP and RARP implementations do not support booting between Token Ring and Ethernet segments 1 Store the printer s configuration information in an etc ethers or etc b
54. s If the IP address of the printer is changed change the IP address of the corresponding port 36 1 Select your printer a From the Start menu select Settings then click Printers b In the Printers window right mouse click your printer then click Properties In the Properties dialog click Details Verify that PhaserPort appears in the Print to the following port field and click Port Settings In the Configure PhaserPort dialog enter the correct IP address or DNS name for the printer If you don t know the printer s IP address or DNS name click Browse to display a list of printers on the network Double click the printer you want PhaserPort automatically enters the information into the Add PhaserPort dialog To search the network again click Refresh to narrow down the search by using subnets click Advanced Click OK Click OK again to apply the changes PhaserShare Networking Chapter Windows NT The procedures in this chapter are valid for Windows NT version 3 x and 4 x For information about driver installation for later versions of Windows NT visit the Tektronix web site www tek com Color_Printers support Setting the printer s IP address Set the printer s IP address by any of the methods described in Chapter 8 Setting the Printer s IP Addressing Parameters Adding a Windows NT 4 0 driver on aWindows NT 4 0 server or workstation The Windows NT 4 0 PostScript driver is a PPD
55. s NT 3 x driver 44 Windows NT 4 0 driver on a Windows NT 4 0 server or workstation 39 R RARP 47 remote printer queue names 26 Route Cache Size 12 Route Cache Timeout 12 S Speed 12 64 PhaserShare Networking T TCP IP extracting files from unix tar 30 UNIX 25 Windows NT procedures 37 Windows 95 31 terminators Ethernet 8 LocalTalk 17 Token Ring cables 9 configuration 12 TokenTalk 19 U UNIX model files 26 Unknown Route 12 URL Uniform Resource Locator for the printer 59 Usage Profile reports 3 V View and Configure Information Forwarding page 61 W Windows 95 and Windows 98 31 Windows NT 37 Windows NT 3 x driver 43 Windows NT 4 0 driver on a Windows NT 3 51 server 41 Windows NT 4 0 driver on a Windows NT 4 0 server or workstation 37 World Wide Web 59 Tektronix Printed on recycled paper 063 3178 00
56. s diskettes or CD ROM for details m Ona Macintosh you can edit the PostScript utility file Configure Token Ring and send it to the printer See the ReadMe file in the Network Utilities folder on the printer s network utilities diskettes or CD ROM for details m Windows users on NetWare networks can use the PhaserShare Administrator See Using the PhaserShare Administrator to configure Token Ring on page 15 m With a TCP IP connection and a World Wide Web browser you can use PhaserLink Using PhaserLink software to configure Token Ring on page 15 Whichever method you use reset the printer to make the changes take effect Using the config TokenRing script The UNIX shell script config TokenRing is provided with the printer s network utilities software The script creates a PostScript file containing the Token Ring parameters Set the Token Ring parameters by sending the PostScript file to the printer Before performing this procedure install the script on your host computer If you have not already installed the file see Extracting files from unix tar on page 30 Your host spooling system must also be configured see Chapter 5 TCP IP Configuration UNIX 1 Connect the printer to the network ARP Address Resolution Protocol requires that the printer be connected on the same physical network segment as the host You will be using the arp command later in this procedure 2 Login Setup Guide 13
57. s user name job name pages printed job times and toner used Job accounting is available through the PhaserShare Administrator and PhaserLink Printer Management software PhaserLink Status Notification PhaserLink Printer Management Software provides PhaserLink Status Notification which allows the printer to automatically send email to the system administrator and others when the printer requires attention for example when printer errors warnings and alerts occur or when service is required Usage Profile reports The printer can generate reports detailing printer usage These Usage Profile reports include information on many aspects of printer usage including ink or toner used number of pages printed and media types used You can print these reports from the front panel or PhaserLink Printer Management software or you can obtain them automatically via email PhaserLink PDF Direct Printing This feature provides drag and drop printing of PDF and PostScript files from your web browser in Windows 95 and Windows 98 environments Just drag any hotlink for a PDF or PostScript file from the browser to the PhaserLink PDF Direct Printing icon on the desktop to print the file on your Tektronix printer There is no need to access the URL or open the file Intelligent Ready With Intelligent Ready the printer can monitor usage and automatically warm up when you are most likely to need it You can turn Intelligent Ready on or off from the pr
58. t to dev null rm Remote machine name The name by which the workstation identifies the printer must match the name in the etc hosts file rp Remote printer queue name The queue name that the printer recognizes must be one of the following PS for PostScript PCL for Printer Control Language HPGL for Hewlett Packard Graphics Language AUTO for Automatic Language Selection the printer automatically senses the language of the print job and processes it accordingly If you specify any other remote printer queue name the printer defaults to AUTO Your printer model may not support all languages listed here See your printer s user documentation for information on the supported languages mx Maximum file size Set this parameter to 0 for unlimited file size this allows the print command to handle large PostScript or image files If Log file where print command error messages are collected Some systems have a log file for each print queue Refer to your workstation s documentation for more information sd Host spool directory Make a separate spool directory for each queue 28 PhaserShare Networking TCP IP Configuration UNIX 5 Set up spool directories After you have edited the etc hosts and etc printcap files create and set permissions for the spool directory you specified For example cd usr spool lpd mkdir colorprinter chown daemon colorprinter chgrp daemon colorprinter chmod 770 colorprinter Refer to your UNIX docum
59. tails Adapter status reports the condition of the Token Ring card Details reports additional information Adapter Initializing Card is starting up Adaptor Open Card is connected to the network Adapter Closed Card is not connected to the network Adapter Fault Card is defective Details Ring OK Ready for network communication Fault Internal error the card is defective Cable Disconnected Cable is not connected to the card Ring Error Network problem Removed by network management The network administrator has disabled the connection Unknown Route Printer is searching for a route to a specific network node Changes the default frame type for source route broadcasts Unknown Route is ignored if Frame Routing is set to Transparent Some protocols for example IP and ARP are not affected by this parameter 12 PhaserShare Networking Single Route Printer uses single route broadcasts for most source route broadcasts All Routes Printer uses all routes broadcasts for all broadcasts Connecting Your Printer to a Network 2 Configuring Token Ring parameters m OnUNIX systems you can use the script config TokenRing provided with the printer s network utilities software See the next topic Using the config TokenRing script m OnPCs you can edit the PostScript utility file TOKNCFG PS and send it to the printer See the README file in the UTILS directory on the printer s network utilitie
60. tems edit the etc printcap file and add a spool directory for example to usr spool lpd m For System V hosts configure the queue as a remote BSD print queue support for TCP IP LPR is required Specific instructions for the following System V hosts are provided in the PhaserShare Networking Manual on the printer s CD ROM m Sun Solaris m SGI IRIX 5 3 and 6 x m IBM AIX 3 x and 4 x m Hewlett Packard HP UX 9 x and 10 x NOTE Some UNIX hosts report an error when you configure a print queue that is not currently on the network ignore this message Setup Guide 25 5 TCP IP Configuration UNIX Assigning print queues with PhaserPrint for UNIX For UNIX environments Tektronix offers PhaserPrint for UNIX software which provides fast raster printing and a graphical user interface with push button control of printer features For more information on PhaserPrint software see the PhaserShare Networking Manual on the printer s CD ROM If you want to print using PhaserPrint for UNIX software you must use PhaserPrint software to configure your host Refer to the PhaserPrint for UNIX user manual or the instructions provided with the PhaserPrint for UNIX CD ROM for configuration information PostScript and PDF versions of the manual are available from the Tektronix ftp site ftp tek com cpid UNIX phaserprint2 1 demo MANUALS Required remote printer queue names The printer s internal LPR queue uses the BSD protocol its known q
61. ter only click Not shared Click Next Windows NT creates the printer 1 If you want Windows NT to print a test page after installing the printer driver click Yes recommended If you do not want the Windows NT test page click No When finished click Finish At this point Windows NT is ready to create the printer You may need the original Windows NT distribution CD ROM or your printer s software CD ROM to complete this step Once the CD ROM is installed type the drive letter or path name to the files requested On the Windows NT CD ROM the files are usually in the 386 directory for Intel based Windows NT servers Click OK If you chose to have a test page printed in Step 1 check to see if it printed If the test page printed click OK 40 PhaserShare Networking Windows NT 7 Adding a Windows NT 4 0 driver on an NT 3 51 server NOTE For proper installation use the latest Windows NT 3 51 drivers and Windows NT 4 0 drivers available from the Tektronix web site www tek com Color_Printers support software html The following procedure describes how to set up the Windows NT 3 51 server to automatically load a Windows NT 4 0 driver on a Windows NT 4 0 client NOTE You must have Administrator access on the Windows NT 3 51 server Add the printer 1 From a Windows NT 4 0 client click the right mouse button on Network Neighborhood Select Find Computer 2 Type the name of the Windows NT 3 51 server Press
62. ueues are listed in the following table These are the only remote queue names that the printer recognizes If you use another name the printer automatically defaults to AUTO Queue name Language PS PostScript PCL PCL Printer Control Language AUTO Automatic Language Selection the printer automatically senses the language of the print job and processes it accordingly Using PostScript utility files to control printer features from queues UNIX model files As you set up a spool queue you can use the PostScript utility files provided with your printer s software to control printer features for example selecting upper or lower paper trays or selecting print quality modes See your printer s user documentation for more information on these utility files These files allow you to access printer features from the UNIX command line by using the o printing option On the printer s CD ROM the file model tar contains the installer for the model files and model files for Sun Solaris Hewlett Packard and IBM AIX workstations 26 PhaserShare Networking TCP IP Configuration UNIX 5 Example installation for a typical BSD UNIX system The following procedure is an example spooler configuration that will work for many BSD systems including SunOS 4 x and 5 x Solaris 1 x and 2 x and Digital UNIX Modify the etc hosts file to identify the printer to the workstation and modify the etc printcap file to describe t
63. ws NT machine a In Control Panel double click Network the Network Settings dialog box appears In Network Settings click Add Software the Add Network Software dialog box appears In the Add Network Software dialog box click the drop down menu for Network Software In the list select TCP IP Protocol and Related Components then click Continue the TCP IP Installation dialog box appears In the TCP IP Installation dialog box select TCP IP Network Printing Support Consult your Windows NT documentation for information on other TCP IP options Click Continue to install this service The original Windows NT distribution diskettes are needed during installation To apply these changes restart Windows NT 2 Inthe Add LPR compatible printer dialog box enter your printer s IP address in the field named Name or address of server providing Ipd In the field named Name of printer or print queue on that server enter PS or AUTO in UPPERCASE letters PhaserShare Networking Windows NT T Creating an AppleTalk port 1 In the Printer Port dialog box double click the AppleTalk Printing Devices port If the AppleTalk Printing Devices port is not listed in the Printer Port dialog box the Microsoft Services for Macintosh needs to be added to the Windows NT machine a Inthe Control Panel double click Network the Network Settings dialog box appears b In the Network Settings dialog box click Add Software the Add Network

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