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1. appletak O Active E Ls O Inactive Personal Writer SC Personal LW LS Fig 5 2 Chooser 5 Choose Print Server 123456 1 from the list NOTE If you want to use a printer other than the one attached to parallel port 1 simply choose the printer name that identifies the other printer you want to use CHAPTER 5 AppleTalk Configuration and Administration Program 5 4 Using the AppleTalk Administration Program WHEN TO USE AND How To INITIATE The Administration program is used for three purposes e To configure the Ethernet Print Server when you do not have a PostScript printer attached to parallel port 1 or when you have PostScript printers attached to more than one parallel port and or the Uniport e To change the network zone and or change printer names for the Ethernet Print Server printer e To help technical support diagnose problems Functions included are view the configuration error log and printer setup To access the Administration program do the following 1 Copy the files from the program s diskette supplied with the Ethernet Print Server to a folder For example place the program in a folder called Utility 2 Double click on the Administration program icon when it appears on the desktop The Zone and Ethernet Print Server Device Dialog menu appears as shown below Ethernet Print S
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3. 8 What type of Ethernet Print Server are you installing Select from the following choices 1 Ethernet Print Server High Speed 2 Ethernet Print Server 4 Port 9 Which port do you want your printer attached to The screen displays a list of ports available on this Ethernet Print Server Select one and press return CHAPTER 6 UNIX Printing through TCP IP For example type 1 and press return 10 Your screen will now display the information you provided the install script For example Type of Print Server Ethernet Print Server Node name of the Print Server DPIfast Printer name to be used by this printer lt printer_name gt The printer is attached on port 1 Do you want to accept this configuration Type yes or no and press return 11 Is this printer PostScript Type yes or no Press lt Return gt 12 The script starts the daemon for the newly configured printer automatically It also displays the path used in case you ever need to restart the daemon In the following example the path would be usr dpi dpi_print dev dpi printer_name DPlIfast 10001 amp This example reflects names supplied the script earlier When the installation script is complete you must still configure the printer and make it known to the lp system The HP UX Ip system uses the Ipadmin maintenance command to configure a printer there is no etc printcap file The specific commands to do this are Ipadmin
4. e If you have more than one printer you want to print to then you need to set up the Ethernet Print Server for each printer Go to Section 5 4 CHAPTER 5 AppleTalk Configuration and Administration Program NOTE The AppleTalk Administra tion program also lets you select a Zone and assign a printer name See Section 5 4 Using the Administration Program for information Choosing the Printer Choose a printer on AppleTalk exactly the same way you choose a printer for any printer job Do the following 1 Pull down the menu and select Control Panel 2 Click on Networks and choose EtherTalk or its equivalent as the AppleTalk connection See Fig 5 1 Network Select an AppleTalk connection LocalTalk EtherTalk Built In Fig 5 1 Select AppleTalk Connection ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 3 Go back to the menu and select Chooser 4 Select LaserWriter from the display panel on the left see Fig 5 2 Chooser Select a LsaerWriter g i HP4_PETE AppleShare AppleTalk Ge Writer HP4_SALES HP_111 JETHPrint 123456 os HEH NS280 LaserWriter 1 NW DEClaser 1152 gt 7 s NW QMS PS 800 Autographix QMS PS 800 I ot Laser Writer LQ Apple T Ge Writer E Background Printing On Off age Writer Paint Jet HL300
5. move the unit and printer move the Print Server and printer to their to another location on the same new location and make the hardware network connections as explained in Chapter 3 You do not need to configure the unit with PCONSOLE move the unit and printer follow the hardware installation and software from their current network to a configuration instructions in Chapter 3 new network attach new file servers to use the PCONSOLE utility See Appendix the Print Server unit C for instructions remove a file server attached use the PCONSOLE utility See Appendix to the Print Server unit C for instructions add new queues to the Print use the PCONSOLE utility See Section Server unit 4 10 4 remove queues from the Print use the PCONSOLE utility See Section Server unit 4 10 4 CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility Table 4 1 Making Change to the Print Server Unit continued When you want to Then you must change printers remove the current printer from its connection and place the new printer on the parallel port connection Make any changes necessary for the printer configuration using PCONSOLE NOTE If you are changing printer types PCL to PostScript or vice versa use NIMANAGE to change the status report change the Print Server name Use the NIMANAGE program which is on the Utility and Diagnostics diskette See Section 4 8 for details ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEE
6. ALL Introduccion asia odiar 122 A2 Uniport Cables and Pla gs ssscc c sccscssccssessecvndesespoauiesbocssespessedevivedees 122 A 3 Serial Cables and Plugs for the Uniport Connection 122 AA Parallel Cables and PIU Sinisinta 123 SAA AAA A 124 A 6 Parallel Cable Pin Signal Descripti0DS mconononiocnnonononononnninncnanacaneso 127 A 7 Parallel Interface Cables for Printers and Other Devices 128 Ia AAA tes 131 Appendix C Assigning Multiple File Servers to a Novell Print SGV NA 134 GY o isini iae t idia 134 C 2 How to Assign Multiple File Servers ooconoccnoccnonnonononancnanananncnnnonaos 134 C 3 Using Passwords When Multiple File Servers are Assigned to the Ethernet Print Server ooooccnoccnnonononononanannnnnnananananeso 135 ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Chapter Page Appendix D Placing Delays Between Print JODS ooonconiocinocononccoconannnnanenoss 136 DA Introduccion ias 136 D 1 1 Printers that Have Multiple Ports oooonnnccnnonononononaninncnnnonass 136 D 1 2 Printers that Have Multi EmulatiON occcccccnoncnnnoninnnnninnnnos 136 D 1 3 Printing Raster Graphis sssrini a ua ets 137 D2 Howto Place Delays uc 137 Do Examples sds cs sisees concen axeadeaveoa leduan es tsadvadad asians asaaaadasedaasastasadaioaseneneassa 137 ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 1 Specifications Indicators 1 green LED for power and status Connectors LE3810A R2 LE
7. Description Parameter Internet Address netmask Forwarding Trailers Base Port Number Keepalive Max Transmission Unit Broadcast SNMP System Description SNMP System ID Ethernet Default Router IP Serial Direction Serial Baud Rate Serial Data Bits Serial Parity Serial Ready Busy Serial Xon Xoff Novell Protocol Apple Protocol Banners on off Parallel port1 data format Parallel port2 data format Parallel port3 data format serial port data format 192 9 200 200 255 0 0 0 N N 10000 Y 1500 0 Ethernet Print Server Box Spman 1 3 6 1 4 1 24 Y 192 9 200 219 out 19200 8 none Enabled Enabled Y N N PCL PS Other PS UNUSED UNUSED ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 3 Use the tar command to load the program from the diskette Choose your example from the following e BSD ULTRIX AIX tar xvf dev rfd0 e System V tar xvf dev rdsk f13ht 4 After performing the tar run the nsconfig installation program Type the following command Ipdinst The Ethernet Print Server lpd configuration utility is now installed To use nsconfig continue NOTE Be sure that all edited parameters in this file reflect your desired configuration before you save it and run nsconfig 5 Call up the netprint conf file and make editing changes For example to make Port 2 handle PCL and PostScript data your entry should read Parallel port2 data format PCL PS NOTE Parameters in the sample f
8. Printer Configuration on the Print Server Configuration Menu The Configured Printers menu appears Assign the Print Server printer s as follows e Print Server High Speed parallel port and Print Server 4 Port to Printer 0 e Print Server 4Port Parallel Port 2 to Printer 1 e Print Server 4Port Parallel Port 3 to Printer 2 e Print Server 4 Port Uniport to Printer 3 If you use the Uniport as a printer port then you MUST assign it to Printer 3 even if you do not use all the parallel ports NOTE Make sure you assign the correct number to your printer Choose Remote Other Unknown as TYPE any other items on the screen You DO NOT need to make changes to CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility The screen example in Fig 4 10 shows the printer setup for a printer attached to the Print Server High Speed parallel port or Print Server 4 Port parallel port 1 Assigning Names On the Printer Configuration screen you can use the NAME field to identify your printer s However you should not make any other changes unless you have the knowledge to do so NetWare Print Console 11 32 Tuesday February 2 1993 3 28 pm User SUPERVISOR On File Server 55S Connection 5 Printer 0 Printer8 configuration Name HPLASERIIISI Type Remote Other Unknown Use interrupts ES IRQ 7 Buffer size in K 3 Starting form 0 Queue service mode Change forms as needed Baud rate Data
9. p printer_name v dev dpi printer_name enable printer_name accept printer_name You can also use other options for the Ipadmin command See your system documentation for details Note that the printer name must be the same as the one you entered during the Ethernet Print Server installation HP supplies the sam program as an alternative to configure the printer When using sam specify everything as if the printer were directly connected to dev dpi printer_name The software installed with your HP system can satisfy most of your printing needs HP supplies ASCII to PostScript filters and the system will invoke them automatically if you define the content type of the printer as PostScript The HP UX Ip system also supplies interface scripts that produce PostScript banners Use the Ipfilter command to define new filters and content types if necessary The full power and flexibility of the lp print service is now available to you printing across the network is completely transparent ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 6 9 Installing and Printing on a System V Solaris Ver 2 System V Rel 4 386 based Machine Installation and setup is exactly the same for System V Solaris and SVR4 i386 based machines Our solution uses a network direct filter called dpifilter The system invokes dpifilter directly from the printer interface file After completing steps 1 5 in Section 6 4 you must still configure the printer and make it known
10. 1s in the first 7 bits equals an even number Mark The 8th bit is always a 1 high None Space None specifies that the 8th bit is always a 0 low and Space means that the 8th bit is ignored These two techniques are combined since some devices do not use parity but still require a particular value for the 8th data bit In this case the value is 0 low Start of Job Message SOJ A string of characters sent to a port such as a printer as soon as a connection is made The SOJ message is often used for printer setup printer emulation setup or to print a banner page identifying the source of the print job Stop Bits Stop bits are set to 1 1 1 2 or 2 Default is 1 Strobe Size Strobe Size is a value for a hardware signal that is sent to a printer This value depends on the strobe value that the printer will accept and the length of cable between the Ethernet Print Server and printer This value may need to be changed if you are having problems printing The default is 1 If you have problems printing change this field to a higher value Check your printer s Owner s Manual for details APPENDIX B Glossary NOTE Th strobe size for the printers attached to the Ethernet Print Server parallel ports 2 and 3 are grouped So whatever strobe size you set for parallel port 2 is the same setting for parallel port 3 The Ethernet Print Server parallel ports 2 and 3 are set in PCONSOLE as Printers 1 and 2 ETHERNET PRI
11. 7 5 When you have determined the problem then use one of the checklists in this chapter 7 3 Status Light The Ethernet Print Server s green LED status light can also help you determine if print jobs are getting to the Ethernet Print Server printer Table 7 1 gives the different conditions that the status light displays ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Table 7 1 Status Light Conditions When the green LED And the Print Server is Then the Print Server Normal Operating Conditions is ON solid first powered on is performing self tests blinks 3 times and finished with the self tests prints out the status pages stays ON solid is ON solid after searching for a file server is ready to receive print jobs completing the to log into for about five self tests seconds is ON solid awaiting print jobs is functioning properly Error Conditions blinks rapidly performing self tests detects a bad RAM Call for technical support blinks rapidly 4 times performing self tests failed the Ethernet hardware and then pauses self test Check the network blinks short and then performing self tests did not pass the ROM long continuously checksum test Call for technical support blinks slowly awaiting print jobs detects that one or more printers need attention This means a printer could be off line or a form change is needed blinks rapidly awaiting print jobs detects a serious error that prevents proper fun
12. DB25 Plug Fig A 3 DB25 on Device to DB25 UNIPORT DB on Print Server ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT PCs Ethernet Print Server DTE Device DCE Device Data Carrier Detect Transmit Data Receive Data Data Terminal Ready Signal Ground Data Set Ready Request To Send Clear To Send No Connection Carrier Detect Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready Signal Ground Data Set Ready Request To Send Clear To Send No Connection 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 DB9 Plug DB25 Plug Fig A 4 DB9 on Device to DB25 UNIPORT DB on Print Server APPENDIX A Cable Specifications A 6 Parallel Cable Pin Signal Descriptions Table A 2 Parallel Cable Pin Signals Pin Numbers Description A signal that goes low for Centronics for a minimum of one microsecond indicating valid data on each data line It is an input when receiving data and output when sending data The eight data lines For the Centronics interface a high signal is a Binary 1 and a low signal is a Binary 0 Acknowledges the input of a character It is provided to an attached computer but the Ethernet Print Server does not require it from an attached printer Used for hardware data flow control When data is transmitted the Ethernet Print Server looks at the state of this line to determine if the device is ready to receive data When receiving data this line is used to show that the Ethernet Print Serve
13. Opening the Unit ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 3 Locate the jumper on the component side of the board Rear panel is shown here Jumper is located here to the front of the unit The default setting shown here is for 10BASE T Fig 3 4 Jumper Location 4 To change the default jumper from 10BASE T to ThinNet move the jumper from its present setting TP on one side of the jumper to the jumper setting marked THIN CHAPTER 3 Installation 000000009 THIN This is the default setting for the Once you change the jumper it Ethernet Print Server Move the should look like the illustration jumper from the pins labled TP above You can then use your to the pins labled THIN Always Thinnet interface for your cover the middle row of pins for network connection either setting Fig 3 5 Changing the Jumper 5 Put the top cover of the unit back in place by snapping the two plastic pieces together Make sure you line up the back panel which contains all the connections into its slots on the bottom and top units ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT e Using a ThinNet Ethernet interface The ThinNet Ethernet wires use a BNC T connector not included to plug into the BNC port on the Ethernet Print Server marked ThinNet on the back panel Thin Ethernet cable is a quarter inch coaxial cable usually RG 58 U that uses the cylindrical BNC T connector to attach to the BNC p
14. PORTx and there is a filter that can convert the data to a format supported by that port or if no filter is needed then the job will be printed If no filter can be found the job is pulled from the network and discarded Port configurations can be changed from their default settings by using nsconfig Currently supported filters can provide CR LF expansion which allows ASCII files to be printed by a PCL printer and ASCII to PostScript conversion So a port that supports PostScript or PCL can also print ASCII files CAUTION Ipd does not support queue status To implement Ipd on BSD systems see the next section For AIX remote printing go to Section 6 11 For HP UX remote printing go to Section 6 8 Setting Up a BSD Remote Printer to Use lpd Set up a remote printer on the host that sends jobs to the Ethernet Print Server using lpd You will add an entry to the etc printcap file on your host for each printer you use The steps are described below CHAPTER 6 UNIX Printing through TCP IP 1 Open the etc printcap file Make an entry naming the Ethernet Print Server as the remote host and a particular port as the remote printer name PORTI Choosing PORTI sends jobs queued on a local host to a specific Ethernet Print Server port A typical printcap entry is shown below lt printer_name gt DPI printerX Ip A irm lt remote_host gt rp PORT1 sd usr spool Ipd lt printer_ name gt This entry will s
15. Printer Configuration on the Print Server Configuration menu A list of printers appears Assign the Ethernet Print Server parallel printer 1 to Printer 0 parallel printer 2 to Printer 1 and parallel printer 3 to Printer 2 After you assign each printer a number a Printer Configuration menu appears for the printer Under the field name TYPE select Remote Other Unknown as the printer type APPENDIX C Assigning Multiple File Servers to a Novell Print Svr After you configure each printer save your changes when you receive the prompt and escape back to the Print Server Configuration menu ES Choose Queues Serviced by Printer from the Print Server Configuration menu Select the appropriate printer from the list of Defined Printers A screen which should be blank for initial installation appears Press the lt Ins gt key to bring up a list of Available Queues for your printer Choose a queue and assign a priority level to the queue from 1 to 10 Press lt Enter gt and then the queue appears on the previous screen Press lt Ins gt to enter additional queues When you finish assigning queues escape back to the Print Server Configuration menu If you do not want to set up NOTIFY functions go to Step 12 If you want to set up NOTIFY functions go to the next step gr Select users or user groups to be notified if a problem occurring with a print job is sent to an Ethernet Print Server printer If you are doing this
16. Utility 6 Now that you have added statements to the AUTOEXEC NCF file you must power down the server and restart it for the changes to take effect If you don t want to make permanent changes to your AUTOEXEC NCF file you can type the SET command at the Server console to make changes Any changes will be in effect until the server is powered down and restarted again 4 4 2 CONFIGURING IN BINDERY MODE wiTH PCONSOLE One enhancement over earlier NetWare versions is the use of function keys displayed at the bottom of the screen You will use these keys to configure the Print Server on PCONSOLE Once you are sure you have installed the Bindery Context you can configure the Print Server on NetWare 4 0 by performing these steps 1 Start PCONSOLE 2 Select Bindery Mode 3 Select the Quick Setup option 4 Enter Print Server Printer and Queue names 5 Enter printer TYPE name 6 Add to Print Server and Queue lists If you encounter any errors during installation try logging out and logging in again STEP 1 START PCONSOLE Before you begin log into the network as ADMIN After you log in type PCONSOLE and press lt Enter gt The screen below appears ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT NetWare Print Console 14 00 Friday July 2 1992 2 56 PM Context Available Options Printers Print Drivers Quick Setup Change Context Press lt Enter gt to View Create or Choose Available Print Queues Enter Sele
17. about a print job problem The intervals specify how often after the first notification candidates will be notified Type in a number in seconds not minutes for each interval and press lt Enter gt Specify how long the network Notify Int l ba ls de should wait before alerting First users of a problem and how Next 68 often the alerts should occur Fig 4 12 Notify Intervals CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility 4 Press lt Esc gt to exit the program and select Yes when prompted to save changes You can then exit the PCONSOLE function or make changes to your configuration STEP 6 ETHERNET PRINT SERVER HIGH SPEED USERS SET UNENCRYPTED PASSWORDS TO ON NETWARE 3 X AND ABOVE You need to enable encrypted passwords by adding the statement below to your AUTOEXEC NCF file on the server using either the NetWare INSTALL NLM utility on the server or the NetWare SYSCON utility on a workstation when logged in as supervisor You can also type the statement below at the server console but when typed at the server console it is not permanent SET ALLOW UNENCRYPTED PASSWORDS ON Encrypted passwords do not work with the Print Server High Speed However encrypted passwords are supported in the Print Server 4 Port Supporting Multiple File Servers See Appendix D for information on supporting multiple file servers This includes information on passwords for multiple file servers assigned to the print
18. after your initial setup select either the Print Queues or Print Servers options from the Available Options screen Selecting either Print Queues or Print Servers will call up information screens from which you can view or modify more choices e On the Print Queues Information screen you can select Print Jobs Status Attached Print Servers Information Users Operators and Print Servers e On the Print Server Information screen you can select Printers Information and Status Users Operators Description Password and Audit STEP 7 PLUG IN THE POWER SUPPLY Once you have finished configuring the Ethernet Print Server with PCONSOLE you can plug the power supply into the Ethernet Print Server and into a wall outlet The front panel green LED should do the following e Go on when the unit first powers up The Ethernet Print Server does a series of self tests If a problem is found the light blinks in a particular pattern to identify the problem See Chapter 7 Troubleshooting for details e When the Ethernet Print Server passes the self tests the light blinks three times and stays on solid The Ethernet Print Server then sends a status page to the printer attached to parallel port 1 e The network software initializes This takes about 15 seconds You are now ready to print If the green LED does not go on at any time try plugging the power cord into another wall outlet If it still does no power on call for technical
19. bits Stop bits Parity Assign the Ethernet Print Server High Speed parallel port and Ethernet Print Server 4 Port parallel port 1 printer to Printer 0 Ethernet Print Server 4 Port parallel port 2 printer to Printer 1 Ethernet Print Server 4 Port parallel port 3 printer to Printer 2 and always assign the Ethernet Print Server 4 Port Uniport printer to Printer 3 whether you install all three parallel printers or not Fig 4 8 Printer Configuration Screen ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 3 When you have finished configuring each printer then press lt Esc gt to exit and choose Yes when you are prompted to save changes Make sure you return to the Print Server Configuration Menu STEP 4 ASSIGN PRINT QUEUES TO PRINT SERVER PRINTERS When you assign queues to the defined printers you authorize the Print Server to service these queues NOTE Assign queues only to the Print Server Do not assign one queue to two different print servers If a queue is assigned to multiple print servers print jobs may not go to the Print Server printer s 1 Choose Queues Serviced by Printer from the Server Configuration Menu 2 Select the appropriate printer from the list of Defined Printers A screen which should be blank for the initial installation appears Press the lt Ins gt key to bring up a list of Available Queues for the Print Server printer See Fig 4 9 CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuratio
20. define a primary file server for the print server and want to search up to four LAN segments for file servers to be used by the print server then go to Section 4 3 or 4 4 e If you want to define a primary file server use this section for instructions on how to use the PCONSOLE to do so 4 2 5 SUMMARY Following is a summary of steps you will perform in order to define a primary file server CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility 1 Start PCONSOLE 2 Choose Print Server Information on the Available Options menu 3 Choose the print server you want to configure and then choose Print Server Configuration on the Print Server Information menu Choose File Servers to be Serviced on the Print Server Configuration menu 4 Choose the file server To add additional file servers to the list press the lt Ins gt key A list of Available File Servers appears 5 Escape back to the Print Servers list and then go to Step 2 of Configuration Using PCONSOLE Section 4 7 or 4 8 for your version of NetWare STEP 1 START PCONSOLE SUPERVISOR ADMINISTRATOR RIGHTS You must have supervisor administrator rights BEFORE you use PCONSOLE You need supervisor administrator rights in order to complete this process a Log into the network as supervisor administrator b Type PCONSOLE and press lt Enter gt c Choose Print Server Information on the Available Options menu See Fig 4 1
21. dpi lt printer_name gt DPIfast 10001 amp The example reflects names you provide the script 14 Installation for the system is done You are not prompted to configure any more printers Type yes or no and press return We also suggest you ping the Ethernet Print Server to test communications PostScript Printing When you configure a printer for the Ethernet Print Server the TCP IP installation script can create an entry in the etc printcap file for your printer If you answered no to Step 10 the install script uses an input filter infilter that supplies CR LF translation to print ASCII files on a PCL printer If you answered yes your printcap file will reference psfilter described below Proprietary and public domain filters are available for broader filtering capabilities An input filter called psfilter provides a simple ASCII to PostScript conversion Normal PostScript format files will not be affected CHAPTER 6 UNIX Printing through TCP IP The output filter psbanner prints PostScript banners If you wish to use these filters you must change infilter and outfilter entries in the etc printcap file A sample printcap entry that uses these filters is shown below lt printer_name gt Ethernet Print Server printer Ip dev dpi lt printer_name gt sif usr dpi psfilter of usr dpi psbanner sd usr spool lt printer_name gt Continue the installation begun in Section 6 4 by following the step
22. edit print job configurations select default print job configurations and copy print job configurations from one user to another e CAPTURE Use to print screen displays save data to a network file and print to a network printer from a non network software application e NPRINT Use to print files from outside an application to a network printer The files must be DOS text files or files that are formatted by the application for a specific printer type HP LaserJet for example 4 10 3 FILE SERVER FUNCTIONS How to Attach to a File Server You must be attached to a file server and have Supervisor rights to perform these PCONSOLE functions You use PCONSOLE for most of the tasks explained in this chapter Follow these steps 1 Start the PCONSOLE utility Select Change Current File Server from the Available Options menu A list of file servers you are attached to appears 2 Press lt Ins gt to display the available file servers 3 Select the file server you want to use from the Other File Servers screen 5 Type your user name in the User Name screen and then press lt Enter gt NOTE The Password screen appears if the user name you enter has a password attached to it Type in the password and press lt Enter gt How to Select a Current File Server You must select your current file server before you can perform any PCONSOLE tasks for that file server Follow these steps 1 Start the PCONSOLE utility Select Change C
23. first line Like all BSD systems ULTRIX uses the etc printcap file to configure a printer The interface to the installation script is the same for all BSD systems however the printcap entry is different If you use the printcap entry generated automatically by the installation script this will be transparent to you ULTRIX uses dpifilter a network direct filter that sends standard input directly to the Ethernet Print Server Since ULTRIX accepts pipelines and command line arguments in the printcap input filter entry this can be down with no loss of flexibility The input filter for an Ethernet Print Server on ULTRIX must be piped into dpifilter The arguments to dpifilter are the Ethernet Print Server name and port number entered during installation The installation script generates the example shown below for a printer connected to the Ethernet Print Server unit named DPIfast NOTE Any filter that works for a local ULTRIX printer can be used in place of the infilter program lt printer_name gt Ethernet Print Server printer Ip dev null sif usr dpi infilter usr dpi dpifilter DPIfast 10001 of usr dpi outfilter sd usr spool spool lt printer_name gt PostScript Printing When you configure an Ethernet Print Server printer the TCP IP install script can create a printer entry in the etc printcap file This default entry uses the input filter supplied on the install diskette With this entry you can print ASC
24. is available Printing across the network is transparent once you have properly configured your printer 6 10 Installing and Printing on an SCO UNIX System Installation and setup is similar for HP UX and SCO UNIX systems Our solution uses a network direct filter called dpifilter The system invokes dpifilter directly from the printer interface file After completing steps 1 5 on page X and Y you must still configure the printer and make it known to the lp system Follow the steps below 6 Select your system Choose one from these options 1 AT amp T SVR4 386 2 SCO UNIX System V 3 None of the above Type 1 2 or 3 and press lt Return gt ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 7 What is the node name of the Ethernet Print Server unit For example type the following and press return DPlfast 8 What is the printer name for this Ethernet Print Server linked printer Type a printer name and press return 9 What type of Ethernet Print Server are you installing Select one from the following choices 1 Ethernet Print Server High Speed 2 Ethernet Print Server 4 Port 10 Which port do you want your printer attached to The screen displays a list of ports available on this Ethernet Print Server Select one and press lt Return gt For example type 1 and press lt Return gt 11 Your screen will now display the information you provided the install script For example Type of the Print Server Ether
25. lt BLACK BOX AE a a a A OCTOBER 1995 LE3810A R2 LE3840A LE3810AE R2 LE3840AE LE3820A LE3845A LE3820AE LE3845AE LT310A LT310AE Ethernet Print Server High Speed Ethernet Print Server 4 Port CUSTOMER Order toll free in the U S Call 877 877 BBOX outside U S call 724 746 5500 SUPPORT FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 INFORMATION Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Web site www blackbox com E mail info blackbox com FCC AND IC RFI STATEMENT FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTRY CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio communication It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the pa
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27. of paper or requires service only the job currently being printed is delayed Incoming jobs are automatically routed to an open printer IQ simplifies setup even more by stipulating that one logical printer be used to filter and print automatically all types of jobs And you need only one short printcap entry per Ethernet Print Server ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT IQ provides automatic switching for jobs with different formats For example if you define one IQPORT entry and you have a PostScript printer and 3 PCL printers IQ will automatically perform emulation sensing and route jobs to an appropriate idle printer But if the PostScript printer runs out of paper jobs could queue up eventually seizing all available connections and freezing PCL jobs out until the PostScript printer is brought back on line In such a situation it would be better to define an IQPORT printer for the PCL jobs and a PORTx printer for the PostScript printer When Not to Use IQ If you have printers in different areas it is best to name one printer per port When printers are scattered using IQ would only confuse users since they wouldn t know where their jobs were going Data Formats Ipd maintains a list of data formats supported by the printer attached to each port When data is received from a remote Ipd the unit senses whether the data is ASCII PCL PostScript or Other If the data is destined for a specific port printer name
28. procedure as part of your initial Ethernet Print Server installation then you have finished If you are doing this procedure after you have done the initial Ethernet Print Server installation then go to Step 6 6 Power down the Ethernet Print Server unit and power it back on This will attach the file servers you assigned to the Ethernet Print Server C 3 Using Passwords When Multiple File Servers are Assigned to the Ethernet Print Server When you assign multiple file servers to the Ethernet Print Server you will have the same password or no password for all servers when the Ethernet Print Server logs into the network You set the password for the Ethernet Print Server using the PCONSOLE utility You can also specify this password using the NIMANAGE program see Chapter 4 Whenever the Ethernet Print Server is powered on during the initial installation and any time afterward the unit will log into the network specifying a password for all file servers assigned to it If it doesn t find a password it will then specify no password to log in ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Appendix D Placing Delays Between Print Jobs D 1 Introduction This appendix explains how to send nulls or place time delays in the start of job or end of job messages for printers serviced by the Ethernet Print Server NOTE We recommend using Start and End of Job messages with Novell only We do not support using Start and End of J
29. setting if not correct c Change the password of the print server configured in each active file server to the unit s setting with PCONSOLE d Verify the unit s password with NIMANAGE Change the unit s setting if not correct e Make connections available on file servers by freeing up any unnecessary user connection on the system Fig 7 2 Error Page ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT The error page shown in Fig 7 3 prints when you are unable to communicate with any Novell file servers Ethernet Print Server Unit 991354 This unit is unable to communicate with any Novell file servers It has received no response at all to any of its requests from servers The most likely problems are 1 The unit is not connected to the network Make sure the network cable is plugged into the unit You may want to test the network cable by connecting a workstation to it 2 The jumper that selects the network type is in the wrong position Turn off the printer power and open the Ethernet Print Server unit make sure the large jumper block marked JP1 is in the correct position Move it to position THIN to select Thin Ethernet or to position TP to select LOBASE T This jumper is only read when the Ethernet Print Server unit is powered up so the change will go into effect when the Ethernet Print Server is powered up again This unit will automatically attempt to reconnect to the network until it either s
30. that you want to access then you do not need to do anything else go to Step 5 Result Once you have chosen your file servers you are ready to configure the Print Server STEP 5 START THE PRINT SERVER CONFIGURATION NetWare 2 15 or 3 10 and above users go to Section 4 3 to configure the Print Server NetWare 4 00 users go to Section 4 4 to configure the Print Server CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility 4 3 Configuration Using NetWare 2 15 3 10 and Later Follow these steps to configure the Print Server with PCONSOLE 1 Log into the network as Supervisor and start PCONSOLE 2 Create a new print server and enter the Print Server name 3 Configure the Print Server 4 Assign print queues to the printer 5 Set up NOTIFY options for the printer optional 6 Ethernet Print Server High Speed users only If you are using NetWare 3 10 or later set unencrypted passwords to ON 4 3 1 ENCRYPTED PASSWORDS The Print Server 4 Port supports encrypted passwords The Print Server High Speed does not support encrypted passwords 4 3 2 PCONSOLE VERSION Make sure you have a version of PCONSOLE other than version 1 0 You cannot configure the Print Server with version 1 0 If you have this version contact Novell for a PCONSOLE upgrade STEP 1 START PCONSOLE Make sure you have supervisor rights before you begin or you will not be able to configure the Print Server devices After you log into the n
31. the Ethernet Print Server 4 Port has seven connectors One connector is for the power supply and the remaining connectors are for the network or printer and other devices to attach CHAPTER 3 Installation Ethernet 10BASE T PARALLEL PRINTER PARALLEL PRINTER 3 Plug the power supply into this connection The Uniport connection allows you to connect any serial output device using RJ 8 wire cable or 10BASE T Ethernet connection as any parallel output device uses an RJ45 twisted pair using a parallel adapter or cable to connect to the network use as a host input port connecting devices such as Thin Ethernet connection uses a minicomputers hosts or PCs BNC T connector to connect to the coaxial cable from the network Parallel connector for printer Attaches the parallel printer to the Ethernet Print Server High Speed The Ethernet Print Server 4 Port series has two additional parallel ports on the top row Fig 3 1 Ethernet Print Server Back Panel ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 3 4 Hardware Installation Use the following steps to connect the network and devices such as printers plotters or minicomputers to the Ethernet Print Server 1 Connect the Ethernet Print Server to the network 2 Connect the parallel printer s 3 Connect devices to the Uniport Do not connect the Ethernet Print Server s power supply until ALL hardware installation and software configuration step
32. the Print Server can be installed on a Novell NetWare 4 0 server confirm that the server has a Bindery Context name for server under Bindery Services mode If the server has no Bindery Context the Novell administrator must either execute a SET command from the console prompt or modify the AUTOEXEC NCF file to include the proper SET command and re start the server To confirm the server has a Bindery Context perform the following steps 1 Log into the server as ADMIN 2 At the prompt perform a DOS TYPE of ZASYSTEMAUTOEXEC NCF 3 When the file appears look for a statement that is similar to SET BINDERY CONTEXT 0 Name How to Use Name Name is the designation for the Server Context and can be obtained by starting PCONSOLE At the upper left corner of the screen displaying the Available Options menu the Context is shown For example 0 DIGITAL PROD 4 If you see no such statement in the screen then you must add that statement for the Print Server to work Exit from PCONSOLE and use a DOS text editor to add the following statement to the AUTOEXEC NCF file SET BINDERY CONTEXT 0 DIGITAL_PROD Print Server High Speed users should go to Step 5 below 5 Print Server High Speed users The Print Server does not support encrypted password Since you are changing your AUTOEXEC NCF file include the following statement in the AUTOEXEC NCF file SET ALLOW UNENCRYPTED PASSWORDS ON CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE
33. the correct queues then check to see if the print job is in the queue e If devices were added or changed use PCONSOLE to make sure you configured the new devices correctly e Make sure the Ethernet Print Server name has been entered correctly If you changed the name in NIMANAGE you must also change the name in PCONSOLE before you can print Normally the Ethernet Print Server name is entered as NPS_ lt serial_number gt as part of the installation e You cannot use PCONSOLE version 1 0 to configure the Ethernet Print Server Contact Novell for an upgrade e Make sure if the Uniport is being used as an output port that it is enabled to receive print jobs Use NIMANAGE to check Print Server File Server Printer Connection Checklist Check the following to see if the Ethernet Print Server and selected file server is sending data to the Ethernet Print Server e If the Ethernet Print Server cannot log into the file server or cannot service jobs from a file server then the Ethernet Print Server is not created on that file server Use PCONSOLE to create the print server on the correct file server the password assigned to the Ethernet Print Server through PCONSOLE does not match the password assigned through NIMANAGE Use NIMANAGE to update the password stored in the Ethernet Print Server e Use PCONSOLE to check if the print jobs are being sent to the Ethernet Print Server printer Make sure the print job is in the print queue
34. to the Ip system Follow the steps below 6 Select your system Choose one from these options 1 AT amp T SVR4 386 2 SCO UNIX System V 3 None of the above Type 1 2 or 3 and press lt Return gt 7 You have now installed TCP IP on the Ethernet Print Server Copy your interface file usr dpi is a good place to keep your copy 8 You must edit the printer interface program this printer uses to redirect output to the Ethernet Print Server You can then configure your printer with using lpadmin In most cases you will use the default interface script named standard usually found in the usr spool lp admins lp model directory Sometimes you may wish to use an interface tuned to a specific printer You must have a copy of the interface file for the port you want to initialize For example cp usr spool lp model standard usr dpi portl_interface Most Version 2 Solaris machines have a shell variable called FILTER that you can change to invoke dpifilter A typical example is shown next FILTER FILTER usr dpi infilter usr dpi dpifilter netprint_name netprint_port nobanner user_name request_id files You must specify the netprint_name and netprint_port for dpifilter to connect to the Ethernet Print Server unit The name must be the same one that you entered in etc hosts for this Ethernet Print Server If you connect your printer to port one netprint_port must be 10001 CHAPTER 6 UNIX Printing
35. up the protocols on the unit when you do not have access to a Novell NetWare server or workstation and or when TCP IP users do not have access to a rarp server Ethernet Print Server users are limited to 2 protocols Be sure to turn off protocols that you are not going to use TCP IP users also must enter the IP address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway TCP IP Users If the Ethernet Print Server does not have an IP address and Subnet Mask established when you bring up this screen the information in the IP address and Subnet Mask fields will be incorrect You must enter the correct IP address and Subnet Mask values now If you supply erroneous values TCP IP will not be enabled and you will not be alerted by an error message CHAPTER 5 AppleTalk Configuration and Administration Program When you choose this item on the Ethernet Print Server menu the following screen appears Protocol Setup Turn on protocols Protocol IP Address you want to use Netware Ethernet Print C C C C Server users are TCP IP Subnet Mask limited to 2 Turn off protocols not in iiias L C C use Default Gateway DEC Lat LJA CA LCA LC Enter the IP acre Mask values for TCP IP You must do this if you could not configure TCP IP Enter the value for the Default Gateway This value enables to a rarp server Ethernet Print Server to communicate with other Subnets Fig 5 8 Protocol Setup NOTE After you select your protoco
36. your printer may be wrong Use NIMANAGE Chapter 4 to change the strobe size for the parallel printer The default is 1 Change the setting to 5 since the printer may need a higher setting e Is the printer jammed e A longer delay between PostScript print jobs is needed This is a common problem for PostScript printers Use NIMANAGE to set a delay between print jobs sent to your printer See Appendix D e The handshaking set for your printer connected to the Uniport may be wrong Use NIMANAGE to set the Uniport to the correct printer handshaking protocol See your printer s owner s manual for details If Print Jobs Partially Print If your print jobs partially print or your graphics do not print correctly make sure all your connections are securely fastened and the defaults for the parallel and Uniport ports are set correctly in NIMANAGE CHAPTER 7 Troubleshooting For parallel ports change the strobe size using NIMANAGE if necessary The default setting is 1 though some printers require a higher setting such as 5 An incorrect setting for your printer could cause print jobs to partially print Network Connections Check your connections from the network to the Ethernet Print Server unit e Make sure youa re using the correct network interface port and that each connection is secure e Try another cable to make sure you do not have a bad cable e Make sure your ThinNet connection uses a BNC T connection Make sure y
37. 3 8 Connecting the Parallel Port STEP 3 CONNECT A DEVICE TO UNIPORT Connect serial devices to the 8 wire RJ Uniport connector such as printers plotters or minicomputers Using the Uniport adapters you can convert a Uniport to a long distance high speed parallel output port Uniport Serial Output Devices and Input Devices For serial output devices such as serial printers or plotters or input devices such as minicomputers use a straight 8 wire RJ cable to plug into the Ethernet Print Server back panel marked Uniport You can use baud rates of up to 19200 for this type of Uniport connection See Fig 3 9 CHAPTER 3 Installation Plug the RJ45 cable into UNIPORT the Uniport connector Attach the other end of the cable to your serial device Fig 3 9 Connecting a Device to Uniport Uniport High Speed Output Devices For output devices only use a Uniport adapter UNIPORT OUT to make the Uniport a high speed parallel connection for your printer or plotter Fig 3 8 shows you how to connect the Uniport parallel adapter to the Uniport plug on the Ethernet Print Server Data will be sent to the attached printer or plotter at a rate of 115 kbps ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT UNIPoRT Plug a cable into the UNIPORT OUT adapter and the other end into the distance extender connected to the printer Use the UNIPORT OUT to make high speed parallel connections to a NS pr
38. 364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting Fig 4 23 PostScript Test Figure 4 24 is a copy of the text test print job for PCL compatible printers such as the HP LaserJet This prints to a text printer when you type N for the screen shown in Fig 4 22 ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT fe nf 2s 2s fe af 2s 2s fe E E E E E 2s of fe 2s oft of af 2s of fe 2s oft fe 2 2s of fe 2s 2s fe 2s oft of fe 2s 2c fe 2s oft E E E fe 2k 2s fe nf 2s 2s fe 2 2c fe a E of fe 2s 2s fe E E nf 2s ofc fe dle dolls delle Ethernet Print Server NPS_011364 Port 1 Text Test Print fe nf 2s 2s fe af e k e k e of nf 2s ofc fe 2s oft of af 2h of fe 2s oft fe af k k fe a k e of fe 2s oft of k ofc fe k fe af e fe k 2c fe 2s e fe 2s 2s fe k e af 2s of fe ee k k k k k k kkk ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkImnopqrstuvwxyz amp 01234667890 OABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopgqrstuvwxyz 7 amp 0123466789 90ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrst
39. 3810AE R2 Network 1 RJ 45 female 10BASE T 1 DB25 female parallel LE3820A LE3820AE 1 RJ 45 female 10BASE T 1 BNC female 1 RJ 45 Uniport 1 DB25 female parallel LE3840A LE3840AE LE3845A LE3845AE Network 1 RJ 45 female 10BASE T 1 BNC female 10BASE2 3 DB25 female parallel 1 RJ 45 female Uniport All units 5 pin DIN female to external power supply Temperature 32 to 122 F 0 to 50 C Humidity 5 to 80 non condensing Printer Ports Parallel All units Speed 625 Kbps Word Size 8 bits Strobe 1 microsecond can be set to 0 5 1 5 or 10 Flow Control Ready Busy Serial Uniport LE3840A LE3840AE only Speed 9600 baud can be set to 19 200 Word Size 8 can be set to 5 6 7 or 8 Parity None can be set to None Even Odd Mark Space Stop Bits None can be set to None Even Odd Mark Space Flow Control Ready Busy Power LE3810A 115 VAC 5 VDC 1 A output 12V at 200 MA external transformer power consumption 20 VA LE3810AE LE3840A LE3840AE 115 230 VAC auto sensing in line power supply 2 IEC 950 connector Size 2 H x 7 W x 4 D 5 1 x 17 8 x 10 1 cm Weight 1 2 Ib 0 6 kg CHAPTER 2 Introduction 2 Introduction The Ethernet Print Server High Speed LE3810A R2 LE3810AE R2 provides a high speed parallel port for your parallel printer and a connection for your twisted pair Ethernet interface It also provides support for Novell NetWare a
40. 4 PORT lpadmin p lt printer_name gt v dev null i usr dpi lt interface_file gt accept enable After you run the accept command you can queue print requests for the named printer Jobs will not print until you run the enabled command If the lp system detects a problem it automatically disables the printer You must enable the printer manually when it is fixed Check printer status via Ipstat See examples on the next page accept lt printer_name gt enable lt printer_name gt Ipstat Ipstat outputs a complete status of the entire printer system Use the d printer_name option to obtain the status of a given printer See example below Ipstat t Ip prints the named files on printer printer_name If you specify a content type and the printer does not support that content type the lp system tries to find a filter that can convert the file to the correct format If you don t specify a content type the printer tries to recognize the file type and convert it if necessary on its own See below lp d lt printer_name gt T lt content type gt lt file1 gt lt file2 gt 6 8 Installing and Printing on an HP UX System Continue the installation begun in Section 6 4 by following the steps below 6 What is the node name of the Ethernet Print Server For example type the following and press return DPlfast 7 What is the printer name for this Ethernet Print Server linked printer Type a printer name and press return
41. Available Options Change Current File Server Print Queue Information Print Server Information Fig 4 1 Available Options Menu ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Result The Print Servers menu appears STEP 2 CHOOSE THE PRINT SERVER YOU WANT TO CONFIGURE When the list of Print Servers appears find the serial number for the Print Server you are configuring The serial number is located on the bottom of the unit Ifit is not listed make sure the Print Server is powered on and then restart PCONSOLE See Fig 4 2 NetWare Print Console U1 51 Friday October 15 1993 11 23 am User SUPERDISOR On File Server ENGINEERING Connection 26 4 NPS_820841 NPS_021329 NPS_030108 ge Current File Server NPS_070001 t Queue Information NPS_090202 t Server Information NPS_OAFFBO NPS_100101 NPS_100111 NPS_110213 NPS_110227 NPS_110229 NPS_110230 VINPS_110244 vailable Options Fig 4 2 Configure Print Server CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility Result Once you choose the Print Server you want to configure the Print Server information menu appears STEP 3 CHOOSE PRINT SERVER CONFIGURATION THEN FILE SERVERS TO BE SERVICED When the Print Server Information menu appears select Print Server Configuration and press lt Enter gt Then choose File Servers to Be Serviced and press lt Enter gt NetWare Print Console 11 51 Thursday October 14 1993 5 12 pm U
42. C ULTRIX 4 2 RISC Part A UNIX System Setup Options 6 2 How to Set up Complete the following two steps to setup your UNIX system to print through TCP IP CHAPTER 6 UNIX Printing through TCP IP STEP 1 CONFIGURING THE HOST You must add a node name and assigned IP address to the local hosts database for each host that will spool jobs directly to the Ethernet Print Server Usually this involves adding the Ethernet Print Server node name and IP address to the etc hosts file or configuring through Network Information Service NIS or Domain Name System DNS Call up the etc hosts file and type for example 192 9 200 200 DPlIfast The hosts file now has an IP address for an Ethernet Print Server unit named DPlIfast Go to Step 2 STEP 2 CONFIGURING THE ETHERNET PRINT SERVER S IP ADDRESS There are several ways to give the Ethernet Print Server its IP address If you have a Novell server on this network you can configure the IP and gateway addresses and the subnet mask through the NIMANAGE for Windows utility See Chapter 4 for details If you do not have a Novell server there are other TCP IP configuration options e bootp e ping CAUTION You must enable TCP IP with NIMANAGE before configuring the Print Server You must first run NIMANAGE to activate TCP IP and disable other protocols on the Ethernet Print Server Otherwise TCP IP will not work Configuring the IP Address through bootp The bootp Internet B
43. D AND 4 PORT 5 AppleTalk Configuration and Administration Program 5 1 Introduction This chapter explains how to configure and use the AppleTalk Administration Program e If you are configuring your AppleTalk network for the Ethernet Print Server MIO then first read Section 5 3 e If you want to use the AppleTalk Administration Program go to Section 5 4 5 2 Enable the AppleTalk Protocol Make sure the AppleTalk protocol is enabled or you will not be able to print Use NIMANAGE to check or to enable the AppleTalk protocol 5 3 Configuration For AppleTalk NOTE Attach a PostScript printer to the Ethernet Print Server s parallel port 1 and you do not need to do anything else to configure the Print Server Macintosh computers can print to any PostScript Ethernet Print Server printer by using Chooser to select your network and printer Ethernet Print Server lt serial_number gt 1 where 1 stands for the Ethernet Print Server parallel port 1 Once selected print as you normally would If you do not attach a PostScript printer to parallel port 1 and do not plan to connect one you must install and use the AppleTalk Administration Program included in your package to configure the Ethernet Print Server for AppleTalk users How to Configure e If you have a PostScript printer connected to the Ethernet Print Server parallel port 1 then all you need to do is choose a printer Go to Choosing the Printer in this section
44. DCE Device Frame Ground Receive Data Transmit Data No Connection Frame Ground Transmit Data Receive Data No Connection Clear To Send Data Set Ready Data Carrier Detect Signal Ground Data Terminal Ready Data Set Ready _ _ _ 2 3 _ 4 5 8 7 _ _ Signal Ground Data Terminal Ready N o DB25 Plug RJ45 Plug Pins 5 6 and 8 are jumpered on the DB25 plug side Fig A 1 DB25 on Device to RJ 45 on Ethernet Print Server APPENDIX A Cable Specifications PCs Ethernet Print Server DTE Device DCE Device No Connection Data Set Ready No Connection Transmit Data Receive Data Data Terminal Ready Signal Ground Data Carrier Detect Data Set Ready Clear To Send Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready Signal Ground DB9 Plug RJ45 Plug Pins 1 and 4 are jumpered on the RJ45 plug side Pins 1 6 and 8 are jumpered on the DB9 plug side Fig A 2 DB9 on Device to RJ 45 on Ethernet Print Server PCs Printers Ethernet Print Server DTE Device DCE Device Frame Ground Receive Data Transmit Data Request To Send Clear To Send Data Set Ready Signal Ground Data Carrier Detect Data Terminal Ready Frame Ground Transmit Data Receive Data Request To Send Clear To Send Data Set Ready Signal Ground Data Carrier Detect Data Terminal Ready YONDAN Ronoaawna 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 20 20 DB25 Plug
45. II and PCL format files on PCL printers and PostScript format files without banners on PostScript printers Most PostScript printers will not print an ASCII file You must convert it to PostScript format first There are a variety of filters that can accomplish this both proprietary and public domain An input filter called psfilter provides a simple ASCII to PostScript conversion Normal PostScript format files will not be affected An output CHAPTER 6 UNIX Printing through TCP IP filter psbanner will generate PostScript banners To use these files simply edit the printcap entry created during installation See the sample printcap entry using these filters below lt printer_name gt Ethernet Print Server printer Ip dev null sif usr dpi psfilter usr dpi dpifilter DPIfast 10001 of usr dpi psbanner sd usr spool lt printer_name gt 6 7 Introduction to System V Release 4 Printing The lp system provides printer support on System V Rel 4 systems You can easily configure and use a printer from a small set of commands that will work on any SVR4 system Some systems HP AIX provide sophisticated system management tools that produce the same results You can use these instead of lp tools when convenient Simply put the lp system works by passing output data through an interface program that is usually a shell script The interface script generates a banner page sets up the output device using stty and writ
46. J A string of characters sent to a port at the end of a print job Typically this is used to reset the printer to its normal default operating mode For example an EOJ message is automatically sent to the Ethernet Print Server when a data path is terminated or when a timeout occurs The contents of a printer s reset string vary by printer type See your printer s Owner s Manual to determine your printer s reset command Handshaking Handshaking both hardware Ready Busy and software Xon Xoff is the method use by most devices for controlling the transmission of data e Handshaking for parallel devices Ready Busy allows data to be sent whenever the printer is not using the busy line in the cable Ready Busy and ACK will not allow a character to be sent to the printer unless an ACK signal is received e Handshaking for serial devices Choices include Ready Busy and Xon Xoff The hardware handshake Ready Busy will not output data when Data Terminal Ready pin 20 is low It expects the attached device to stop sending when it drops Clear to Send pin 5 Data Set Ready pin 6 and Data Carrier Detect pin 8 This type of protocol is especially useful for managing the signals constantly being sent between devices This is the only protocol used for PCs The software handshake Xon Xoff will not output data when it receives a Control Q XON This is crucial for managing data flow between two devices so that data does no
47. NT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Appendix C Assigning Multiple File Servers to a Novell Print Server C 1 Introduction You can assign multiple file servers to the Ethernet Print Server using the NetWare PCONSOLE utility During the initial installation you can assign multiple file servers to the Ethernet Print Server as part of the software installation e If you have completed the installation then you use PCONSOLE to assign the file servers to the Ethernet Print Server In order for the Ethernet Print Server to service the newly assigned file servers you need to power the Ethernet Print Server off and back on again C 2 How to Assign Multiple File Servers Use the following procedure to assign multiple file servers to the Ethernet Print Server 1 Go to each selected file server and create an Ethernet Print Server as described in detail in Chapter 3 To create a print server choose Print Server Information on the Available Options menu 2 When the print server menu appears press the lt Ins gt key to display the new print server name entry box Type in the name of the Ethernet Print Server using the serial number printed on the label located on the bottom of the Ethernet Print Server unit Type in the name as follows NPS_ lt serial number gt Qo Press lt Enter gt once you type in the Ethernet Print Server name The Print Server Information menu appears Choose Print Server Configuration on that menu Choose
48. Print Commands e Ipr The lpr command spools named files to the spool area for printer printer_name and notifies Ipd that a job is waiting lpr P lt printer_name gt lt file1 gt lt file2 gt e lpq The lpq command reports the status of queued jobs for printer printer_name lpq P lt printer_name gt CHAPTER 6 UNIX Printing through TCP IP e Iprm The Iprm command removes a job from the queue for printer printer_name Job_num can be obtained from the lpq command lprm P lt printer_name gt lt job_num gt e Ipc The Ipc command provided Line Printer Control functions including and exceeding the basic commands listed above Refer to your system s documentation for more detail 6 6 Installing and Printing on Ver 1 Sol and OSF1 Systems Continue installation begin in Section 6 4 6 What is the node name of the Ethernet Print Server unit For example type the following and press return DPlfast 7 What is the printer name for the printer attached to the Ethernet Print Server Type a printer name and press return 8 What type of Ethernet Print Server are you installing Select one of the following choices e 1 Ethernet Print Server High Speed e 2 Ethernet Print Server 4 Port Type 1 or 2 and press lt Return gt 9 Which port do you want your printer attached to The screen will display a list of ports available on this Ethernet Print Server Select one and press return For example type 1 a
49. S_XXXXXX where XXXXXX is the Print Server serial number 3 Press lt Enter gt The serial number is stamped on the bracket of the board Next tab down to the New Printer field enter a name and press lt Enter gt then tab to the New Print Queue field enter a name and press lt Enter gt NetWare Print Console 14 00 Friday July 2 1992 2 56 PM User ADMIN on NetWare Server ENG SUR Connection 1 Print Services Quick Setup Print Server NPS_990434 New Printer FI New Print Queue Q1 Banner Type Text Printer Type Parallel Location Auto Load Local Interrupt None polled mode Port LPT1 Specify the print server that will service the new printer and print queue Press lt Enter gt to list available print servers Enter Select F10 Save Changes F3 Modify Esc Exit F1 Help Fig 4 15 Enter Print Server Printer and Queue Names CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility STEP 5 ENTER PRINTER TYPE NAME Tab down to the Printer Type field and press lt Enter gt When the pop up window appears select the Other Unknown option Press lt Enter gt to select your choice With all your choices now selected press the lt F10 gt key Save Changes to save your configuration Follow steps 1 through 5 to configure all servers connected to your Print Server units on the network STEP 6 ADD TO PRINT SERVER AND QUEUE LISTS If you need to view add delete or modify print servers or print queues
50. Status Message CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility Select the type of status message that you want Choose A File Server Status for the currently logged in file servers or B Queue Status for the queues assigned to the Print Servers See Fig 4 29 Queue Status of Ethernet Print Server NPS_991354 Port 1 Server Name Queue Name Status Line1 2 DPI_CORP HP_IITISI_MAC Attached DPI_CORP HP_III_SI Attached Home End PgUp PgDn 11 1 View Esc Quit This is the Queue Server status message for the Ethernet Print Servers depending on whether you choose Novell or Uniport Input Print Server Uniport is on Ethernet Print Server 4 Port model only Use the status message to correct any problem or error condition Fig 4 29 Print Server Status ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 4 10 Using the NetWare Utilities Making Changes 4 10 1 INTRODUCTION This section explains how to use Novell NetWare utilities to do the following with the Print Server unit e Attach and select a file server e Select or delete queues for the Print Server e Set up NOTIFY functions e Use CAPTURE and NPRINT Use this information whenever you want to make changes to your original PCONSOLE configuration completed as part of Section 4 3 or 4 4 This chapter also explains how to make changes to the Print Server 4 10 2 NOVELL NETWARE UTILITIES You should see your Novell NetWare
51. UMber NPS_020213 NPS_6 Gee Gener Use the Ethernet Print Server Utilities to change the Ethernet NPs 990002 Print Server name from the one assigned here to a user NPs_990803 defined name such as the names used in this screen vwlrechpruB_yP example See Chapter 4 NSDOCTOR Utility for details Fig 4 6 Print Server Name Configure the Print Server The configuration tells the Print Server which printers the print server supports 1 Press lt Enter gt once you have added the Print Server name to the Print Servers list The Print Server Information menu appears Choose Print Server Configuration on that menu then choose the Print Server name you assigned in Step 2 See Fig 4 7 ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT NetWare Print Console 01 32 Tuesday February 2 1993 3 18 pm User SUPERUISOR On File Server 55S Connection 5 a HP111SI_ETHERNET PRINT SERVER HP4_ETHERNET PRINT SERUER HPLASER_ETHERNET PRINT SERIDER NPS_ENGINEERING NPS_MANUFACTURING NPS_990051 NPS_990053 NPS_990062 NPS_991354 NPS_999999 NPS_PS TEMP TEST Print Server Information Change Password vailable Opt Full Name T Print Server Configuration ge Current F Print Server ID t Queue Info Print Server Operators t Server Inf Print Server Users Choose the Ethernet Print Server name from the menu and the Print Server information menu appears Fig 4 7 Print Server Information 2 Choose
52. a remote printer on the host that sends jobs to the Ethernet Print Server using Ipd To do this type 1 At the prompt type Iprsetup 2 Select add and press return 3 Enter a name for your printer and press return 4 You are asked if you want more information on specific printer types Press return 5 A list of printers supported by ULTRIX appears Type remote and press return 6 Enter a printer synonym alias and press return 7 Designate a spooler directory and press return or accept the default spooler directory displayed and press return 8 Designate a remote system name and press return 9 Designate a remote system printer name Press return Type for example PORT1 10 You are asked to enter the name of a printcap symbol from a displayed list Type Q and press return 11 Your configuration is displayed You are asked whether these values are final Type Y or N and press return An example is shown below ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Printer 7 Symbol value Ip rm netprint_host rp PORTI sd usr spool lpd7 Fig 6 1 Printer Example In the example above Ip is the line printer rm is the remote host rp is the remote printer and sd is the spooler directory 12 You are asked to add comments to the printcap file For example you can type the following and press return larry s printer down the hall 13 Select exit to save your configuration and press retur
53. abled Xon Xoff software handshake manages data flow between two devices so that data does not overflow the buffer and become lost Parity can be set to None Odd or Even Fig 5 10 Serial Port 6 UNIX Printing through TCP IP 6 1 Introduction UNIX systems offer various ways to print data via TCP IP some easy others more complicated The Ethernet Print Server supports the same variety of printing options under different UNIX versions all requiring simple system setup before you can print This chapter divides UNIX printing via TCP IP into three parts e Part A describes UNIX system setup including configuring your host and Ethernet Print Server through these options NIMANAGE bootp or ping In any UNIX system you must name an IP address subnet mask and gateway address optional e Part B describes alternative printing methods lpd and host side printing Ipd lets you print directly from the Ethernet Print Server without installing Ethernet Print Server software on your host It is the easiest method and we recommend it highly We also offer host side printing for users who require broader filtering and banner options e Part C describes nsconfig a TCP IP configuration utility The Ethernet Print Server supports e All UNIX systems that support Ipd e Sun Solaris Ver 1 and Ver 2 x e System V Rel 4 on 386 platforms e HP UX Series 700 and 800 e SCO UNIX e OSF1 ALPHA e IBM AIX e DE
54. all of the log file contents Printer Setup Printer Setup is used to configure the Ethernet Print Server when a PostScript printer is configured Printers without PostScript cannot be used by AppleTalk users After you make your choices be sure that you power the printer off and on to accept the selections made Changes will not occur if the Ethernet Print Server is not recycled When you choose this item on the Ethernet Print Server menu the following screen appears ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Port Number identifies the Printer Setup Ethernet Print Server port Only port 1 MIO is usable PostScript number Printer Name Yes No o i i A PostScript YES is chosen Only PostScript printers will appear in O S EO z Chooser Non PostScript printers uniport O APPO O PostScript identifies wether the printer connected to the port is la PostScript or not If the printer is O Printer Name is the name assigned to the Ethernet Print Server printer If there is no entry or if you want to change the name then click on the box and type in the printer name The Ethernet Print Server attached printer will 7 appear as shown above You can change the Click on OK when you are done name if you want to The name shown above viewing the configuration or contains the Ethernet Print Server serial number making changes to it Fig 5 7 Printer Setup Protocol Setup Protocol Setup is used to set
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56. and waiting to be printed PCONSOLE must be in remote printer mode to check this Workstation to Ethernet Print Server Connection Checklist To make sure the workstation is communicating with the Ethernet Print Server check the following e Print a file from the workstation and make sure the print job gets to the Ethernet Print Server print queue using PCONSOLE If the print job does get to the queue then the problem is not with the workstation print server connection CHAPTER 7 Troubleshooting e Use CAPTURE to send data to the Ethernet Print Server printer from a workstation software application See your NetWare print server manual for information e Make sure another printer is not taking the print jobs from the queues BEFORE the Ethernet Print Server can service the job To do this disable the other printer until you can verify the Ethernet Print Server printer setup e Make sure any serial connected printers match the baud rate flow word size parity and stop bits of the Ethernet Print Server unit Uniport Checklist If you print to a Uniport printer or cannot print from a Uniport input device to an Ethernet Print Server parallel printer check the following e For Uniport printers check that the printer is assigned to Printer 3 in PCONSOLE Uniport is not enabled as an input port Use NIMANAGE to check e For Uniport input devices check that the Uniport is enabled as an input port Use NIMANAGE to enable
57. ating system see the troubleshooting section for each NOS Check to see if the users are trying to print to different Ethernet Print Server printers If they are check the printer connections first Make sure each printer is securely fastened to the Ethernet Print Server unit Also if each user is running on a different network operating system see the troubleshooting section for each NOS ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 7 6 Troubleshooting Printer and Network Connections PRINTER CHECKLIST Make sure the printer is functioning properly e Is the printer plugged into a live wall outlet and is the power switch in the ON position Try another wall outlet e Is the printer on line Check the printer to make sure it is on line or nothing will print e If the printer has a control panel is the display blank If it is the printer is not powered on e For printers without a control panel check to see if the server has gone down or if there is a loose or disconnected cable connection from the network e If the printer has a control panel does it display an error The error may result from a break in communication from the network to the printer This results from the network server going down or from loose or unconnected cables e Did you send a PCL type job to a PostScript printer If you did the print job will not print Make sure you send your job to the correct printer type e Strobe size setting for
58. ation and NIMANAGE Utility STEP 5 OPTIONAL SET UP NOTIFY OPTIONS FOR THE PRINTERS To notify users or user groups if a problem occurs with a print job you need to set up the Notify functions The Print Server supports the enhanced NOTIFY features for printers including informing users when the printer is off line jammed opened out of paper in need of a reset low on toner or waiting for a manual paper feed or when the printer has the wrong form loaded a memory error an engine failure or a higher priority print job from another source 1 Choose Notify List for Printer on the Print Server Configuration Menu 2 Select a printer from the Defined Printers list The notification screen appears which should be blank for the initial installation Press lt Ins gt to view a list of Notify Candidates Notify Candidates Job Owner Unknown TypeN CHG User DAS User DHL User EVERYONE Group JCT User GUEST User SUPERVISOR User TEST Group Select the candidates who should be notified if there is a problem with a print job sent to an Ethernet Print Server printer Fig 4 11 Notify Candidates ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 3 Select the user or group from the Notify Candidates list Set the first and next intervals in the Notify Intervals screen Use the defaults The first and next intervals are how many seconds the network will wait before it notifies candidates
59. ation program to configure the Ethernet Print Server e For TCP IP use the Install script to set up your UNIX version to work with Etherent Print Server printers ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 2 2 Benefits With each network protocol the Ethernet Print Servers give you these benefits e High performance send data as fast as your printer can receive the data e Easy installation install the Ethernet Print Server quickly in three easy steps configure and activate each network protocol plug in the devices and plug in the power supply e Full printserver support supports all print server features defined for Novell AppleTalk and TCP IP e Put printers anywhere Directly connect up to four printers or three printers and one input device e Versatility The Ethernet Print Server incorporates Streams a UNIX technology to provide a common interface for error handling operating system and hardware interfacing normally done differently by each NOS So printing can be performed simultaneously and concurrently using different protocols on the same or different printers 2 3 About the Ethernet Print Server Troubleshooting Software for Workstations The Ethernet Print Server provides the following troubleshooting tools for each NOS e For Novell NIMANAGE lets users troubleshoot problems by sending test prints or viewing status reports or error logs on the Ethernet Print Server check or modify any config
60. being used by a print server for a print job then you receive the appropriate error message Try to print again after the other job has printed See Fig 4 22 ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Test Print For NPS_011354 Y sends a PostScript test N sends a Use postscript test print PCL compatible test Use text test print print to the selected port Quit F1 Help Fig 4 22 PostScript or PCL Based Printers A test page will print on the selected printer For examples of the test print see Figures 4 23 and 4 24 Fig 4 23 shows a copy of the PostScript test print job This prints to a PostScript printer when you type Y for the screen shown on the previous page CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011364PARALLELPort 1PostscriptTesting EthernetPrintServerNPS_011
61. by opening a connection with the lpd process on the remote system and sending the data file followed by the control file containing control information for this job to the remote system Ipd then filters the data and prints the job according to information contained in the control file and its own printcap file Ipd recognizes the format of a certain data type and filters the data if possible so it can be printed on the type of printer you specify You can instruct lpd what type of printer is attached to the Ethernet Print Server port one of two ways First you can run the nsconfig utility from a UNIX host Second you can accept the default port settings PCL on ports 1 and 2 and PostScript on ports 3 and 4 You also have the option to configure the port for both PCL and PostScript data This feature is useful if you have an emulation sensing printer that prints both data types Intelligent Queue lpd provides an intelligent queue IQ feature that can route an incoming job to an idle printer IQ provides load balancing by eliminating the chance that a job will have to wait at one port when another is available When to Use IQ For example if you have four PCL printers in a printer room attached to an Ethernet Print Server you should define on local printer and specify IQPORT as the remote printer name Performance is improved because multiple jobs do not queue up waiting for a printer while another sits idle If a printer runs out
62. command is arp s 192 9 200 200 00 40 af 03 ae 20 Now connect the Ethernet Print Server to its Ethernet drop and ping it either by name or by its IP address For example type ping dpifast or ping 192 9 200 200 The Ethernet Print Server should read its IP address from the ping packets The ping command will return no answer from dpifast When the unit has read its IP address it will reset Wait a few minutes and try to ping the Ethernet Print Server again Ping should respond with a confirmation message NOTE Once you have created an IP address and you are running TCP IP only using bootp or nsconfig are the only ways to change the IP address ping cannot be used to do this Configuration is done go to the next page or for host side printing see Section 6 4 Installing TCP IP for Ethernet Print Server if not Running Ipd CHAPTER 6 UNIX Printing through TCP IP Part B Ipd and Host side Printing Options 6 3 Printing with Ipd Ipd is our implementation of the standard UNIX line printer daemon that lets you print across a TCP IP network without installing software on your host with all filtering and banners done by the Ethernet Print Server Remote printing uses the same commands lpr lpq Ipc as local printing The process begins when Ipd finds a printer on a remote system by looking at the remote rm entry in the etc printcap file for that printer Ipd handles a print job for a remote printer
63. ct F4 Bindery Mode Esc Exit F1 Help Fig 4 13 Start PCONSOLE Screen STEP 2 SELECT BINDERY MODE When the Available Options screen appears press the lt F4 gt key for Bindery Mode NOTE If you receive a message asking you to log into a server with Bindery connections the server you are attached to does not have Bindery Mode enabled Follow the previously listed steps to add Bindery Services or log onto a server with Bindery Services activated CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility STEP 3 SELECT QUICK SETUP OPTION When the Available Options screen appears select Quick Setup and press lt Enter gt See the screen example in Fig 4 14 NOTE Use Quick Setup to connect your print server print queue and printer correctly If you need to modify these items later see Step 6 NetWare Print Console 14 00 Friday July 2 1992 2 56 PM User ADMIN on NetWare Server ENG SUR Connection 1 Available Options Print Queues Printer Services Change Current NetWare Server Press lt Enter gt to View Create or Choose Available Print Queues Enter Select F4 Directory Services Mode Esc Exit F1 Help Fig 4 14 Quick Setup Option ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT STEP 4 ENTER PRINT SERVER PRINTER AND QUEUE NAMES 1 When Print Services Quick Setup window appears enter the print server name by using the lt F3 gt Modify key 2 Type in the name using the format NP
64. ctioning CHAPTER 7 Troubleshooting 7 4 Status and Error Pages Fig 7 1 shows the status page that is printed when the Ethernet Print Server is first powered on and after it passes its self tests Unit Serial No 020012 Version 02 00 Network Address 00 40 af 02 71 60 Novell Print Server Name NPS_020012 Password Defined No Unit IP Address No active IP address Port Number 1 Port Type Parallel Novell Connection Information Printer Name Printer 0 File Server ENGINEERING Queue 12_2 Priority 1 Attached Yes Queue 12_1 Priority 1 Attached Yes Queue 12_0 Priority 1 Attached Yes Notify EPG First 30 Repeat 2000 Notify SUPERVISOR First 30 Repeat 60 File Server 55SX Queue 62_2 Priority 5 Attached Yes Queue 62_1 Priority 3 Attached Yes Notify GDF First 30 Repeat 60 Notify SUPERVISOR First 30 Repeat 60 AppleTalk Connection Information AppleTalk Printer Name NP125 LaserWriter 1 TCP IP not defined for port 0 Port Number 1 Port Type Serial Novell Connection Information Printer Name Printer 1 File Server ENGINEERING No Queue Attached No Notify Defined File Server 55SX No Queue attached No Notify Defined AppleTalk not defined for port 1 TCP Connection Information Port Number 10002 Host Print Server NOT defined Fig 7 1 Status Page ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Use the status page to check if the protocols you are using are defined for each Ether
65. d then try printing again ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT e If the Uniport has a printer attached use NIMANAGE to make sure the port is enabled for printing Remember Uniports can be used as input ports for minicomputers and PCs 7 8 Troubleshooting Novell Protocol We recommend that you first use NIMANAGE s Troubleshooting utilities See Chapter 4 Using the NIMANAGE Utility If you have not resolved the problem after running NIMANAGE then go through the checklists that start below NetWare Checklist e Is the Ethernet Print Server name entered correctly The name must be NPS_ lt serial_number gt The serial number is located on the bottom of the unit e Did you assign print queues to the Ethernet Print Server printers See Chapter 4 We recommend that you assign the print queues to the Ethernet Print Server printers only If print queues are assigned to other network printers the print jobs may be going to the other network printer e Did you assign the Ethernet Print Server printers to the printer type Remote Other Unknown in PCONSOLE See Chapter 4 NOTE If the PCONSOLE settings are correct the connection between the printer and network may have been broken Turn the printer off and wait for a status message that indicates the printer is Not Connected using PCONSOLE Turn the printer back on and the status should change to Waiting for Job If this does not happen unplug the Ethernet Print Server pow
66. documentation for detailed information on the utilities listed starting on the next page Each Print Server utility is found in the NetWare Print Server manual The table lists what you can do with the Print Server when using these utilities e PCONSOLE Use this to set up the Print Server and to set the print queues for the Print Server printers PCONSOLE helps to control network printing and allows you to view information about network printing You can do the following under PCONSOLE File Server Attach to or log out of file servers select the currently used file server or change your username on the file server Print Queue Create queues assign operators and users authorize print servers handle print jobs and view print queue information Print Server Set up delete or down print servers attach to file servers define and control printers service queues assign operators and users and view information on print jobs e PRINTDEF Use to set up a database of printer definitions Define device drivers for network printers plotters and other devices The information defined with the utility is then used by CAPTURE NPRINT PCONSOLE and PRINTCON e PRINTCON Use to define the preferred print options and set the options up as standard configurations PRINTCON serves as a database for printing with CAPTURE NPRINT and PCONSOLE CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility The tasks include
67. eck e Did you select the correct Ethernet Print Server unit and correct zone See the AppleTalk Administration Program in Chapter 4 Printer Checklist You should always make sure that the printer is powered on and is on line e Is the printer you want to use a PostScript printer Only PostScript printers appear in Chooser Other printer types cannot be used by AppleTalk users e Does the printer driver you want to use appear in Chooser e Does the printer name appear in Chooser For example if you did not use the AppleTalk Administration Program to configure the Ethernet Print Server then look for Print Server 991354 1 in Chooser e Check Chooser to see if AppleTalk is on e If you are on a network with multiple zones make sure the correct zone is chosen See Chapter 5 e Did you select the correct printer in Chooser You must first select the printer icon and then select the printer name e If you renamed the printer in the AppleTalk Administration Program did you reselect the printer under its new name e If you placed the printer in a new zone did you reselect the zone e Check to see if there are other printers with similar names in Chooser Make sure you chose the Ethernet Print Server printer CHAPTER 7 Troubleshooting e If background printing is enabled select the print monitor to see if there is an error in printing e Ifyou use the AppleTalk Administration Program did you configure the printer s correc
68. end a job spooled to the printer you designate printer_name to be printed at port 1 of the Ethernet Print Server you designate Create the spooling directory For example type mkdir usr spool lpd lt printer_ name gt 3 To print via the spooler use the lpr command Type lpr P lt printer_name gt lt file_name gt Installation and testing is done You are ready to print Setting Up an AIX Remote Printer to Use lpd Set up a remote printer on the host that sends jobs to the Ethernet Print Server using lpd To do this 1 At the prompt type smit spooler lt cr gt 2 When a window appears select Manage Remote Printers 3 When a menu appears select Client Services 4 Another menu appears Select Remote Printer Queues 5 Another menu appears Select Add a Remote Queue 6 When a window appears change the values shown to configure your Ethernet Print Server The values displayed are default values You must replace short and long form filter values with the values shown in Table 6 1 ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Table 6 1 Configuring Your Ethernet Print Server Requested Information Example Description of Inputted Data Name of queue to add _ print 1 Name of local printer queue Destination Host PrintFast IP hostname Short Form Filter usr Ipd bsdshort Required value Long Form Filter usr lpd bsdlong Required value Name of remote PORT1 PORT4 or Port on Ethernet Prin
69. er source plug it in and then turn the Ethernet Print Server power on again e Make sure the correct form has been enabled Use PCONSOLE to check e Printer is being serviced by more than one print server Use PCONSOLE to direct print jobs to the Ethernet Print Server e Make sure the print job timeout is long enough Most graphics applications require a 2 minute timeout Specify a longer timeout using PRINTCON or CAPTURE See your NetWare Print Server manual File Server Checklist e Make sure the right file server is associated with the Ethernet Print Server Use PCONSOLE to check this CHAPTER 7 Troubleshooting e Make sure the file server is up and running e Make sure there is enough disk space on the file server and that the file server is up and running e Also make sure you have the proper Supervisor rights NetWare 2 15 and 3 10 and above or Administrator rights NetWare 4 00 and above in order to configure the Ethernet Print Server printers e Run the NetWare COMCHECK utility to make sure the file server and Ethernet Print Server are communicating You can run COMCHECK from any network workstation Workstation Checklist e For all network workstations trying to access the Ethernet Print Server printers check to see if the network is loaded on the workstation See the Novell NetWare documentation for assistance e Make sure that the software application running on the workstation is set up to print to the Eth
70. ernet Print Server printer For instance are you using the correct print driver e Is the workstation connected to the print queue necessary for printing to the Ethernet Print Server printer s Print a file and verify that it goes to the correct queue See Chapter 4 e Make sure the print queues assigned to the Ethernet Print Server printer s are not assigned to other network printers If the queues are assigned to another printer the print jobs may be going to that printer e Use NetWare s PRINTCON to see if AUTO ENDCAP is turned on If it is not change the configuration so it is turned on Auto Endcap lets you send data to a network printer e Use NetWare s PRINTCON or CAPTURE to set a longer print job timeout Timeouts should be at least 2 minutes for graphics applications Ethernet Print Server Configuration Checklist If you have checked all your hardware connections then check the following configuration information e Use NIMANAGE to check the status of the print server See Chapter 4 for details The Troubleshoot Option of the Report Print Server Status displays a report for the selected Ethernet Print Server This report includes a status of file servers and queues assigned to an Ethernet Print Server printer along with a description of any problems ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT e The Ethernet Print Server printers may not be assigned to the correct print queues Use PCONSOLE to direct print jobs to
71. erver Device EtherTalk Users Ethernet Print Server Ethernet Fig 5 3 Choose the Zone and the Ethernet Print Server MIO Device ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT If your network has no zones choose only from the Ethernet Print Server Device field No Zone field appears 3 Select the Zone that has the Ethernet Print Server device you want to administer and the available print server devices on that Zone appear in the Ethernet Print Server Device field 4 Select the Ethernet Print Server device LAN Print Server appears in the menu bar at the top of your screen See the menu bar example below LAN Print Server Reset Configuration Error Log Printer Setup Protocol Setup Options Serial Port Fig 5 4 Menu Bar CHAPTER 5 AppleTalk Configuration and Administration Program How to Configure Ethernet Print Server Use Printer Setup to configure your Ethernet Print Server for PostScript printers Each menu item is explained on the pages that follow Reset and Serial Port options are unavailable Reset Reset cannot be used by the Ethernet Print Server unit If you want to reset the Ethernet Print Server do so through the front panel of your printer or simply by turning the printer off and on This item is grayed out on the Ethernet Print Server menu Configuration Configuration allows you to change the Ethernet Print Server device name the AppleTalk Zone name a
72. es the data to the printer By default the system uses an interface file called standard However you can configure a printer to use a specific interface file designed for a particular type of printer The sophistication and flexibility of the interface script plays a large role in determining the difficulty involved in adding a remote printer to an SVR4 system The Ip system classifies both files and printers by content type or format For example if a printer is configured to support a content type of PostScript then PostScript files can be printed directly However an ASCII file must be converted before it can be printed The filter subsystem automatically provides format conversions in this case ASCII to PostScript Use the Ipfilter command to list modify or add filters You can identify a file as a given content type when it is printed by using the t for type option with the lp command Here are a few of the most important commands along with some salient features Refer to your system documentation for more detailed descriptions PRINT COMMANDS lpadmin The Ipadmin command configures a printer printer_name and associates it with a given device and interface program there is no etc printcap file The i option tells lpadmin to use the interface file customized for this printer Lpadmin uses the standard interface file if you don t use i option See the example below ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND
73. etwork type PCONSOLE and press lt Enter gt Choose Print Server Information from the Available Options menu See Fig 4 5 ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Available Options Change Current File Server Print Queue Information Print Server Information Fig 4 5 Print Server Information Result The Print Servers menu appears STEP 2 ENTER THE PRINT SERVER NAME A print server takes the print jobs from queues and sends them to a Print Server printer You need to create a Print Server name for the Print Server e When the Print Servers menu displays press the lt Ins gt key to display the New Print Server Name entry box e Type the name of the Print Server into the entry box First type NPS followed by an underscore then type in the 6 digit serial number printed on the label on the bottom of the unit like this NPS_ lt serial_number gt The screen example shows how you would enter the Print Server name if you had a serial number of 991354 CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility NetWare Print Console 11 32 Tuesday February 2 1993 3 15 pm User SUPERVISOR On File Server 55S 8 Connection 5 Type in the name of the Ethernet HP111SI_ETHERNET PRINT SERVER vailable Options Print Server HP4_ETHERNET PRINT SERVER HPLASER_ETHERNET PRINT SERVER ge Current File Server by using the Coen t Queue Information serial NPS_020211 New Print Sger Name NPs_991354 N
74. f 2 aft of of led E E E E aa ode o of a ole ode le ole dale ode o ode 2k le of ode ode oe 2 ok ole ok ok ok ok OK Ethernet Print Server NPS_011364 Port 1 Text Test Print A dede dele 2 2s ofc delle Fig 4 24 Text Test Print Job CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility 4 9 2 B READ ERROR LOG The Error Log contains messages from the Print Server s error log See Fig 4 25 The lt PgUp gt lt PgDn gt keys can be used to scroll through the error log NOTE Use this screen when you are experiencing a problem Technical Support will use this screen to help you diagnose any problems This screen is not intended for inexperienced users Error Log in Ethernet Print Server unit NPS_991354 Module Name Error Description Line1 4 top of list NUL_PS 6 prt lt gt Unable to login to print server NPS_999011 NUL_PS 2 Printer 0 Unable to attach to file server DPI_CORP The module where The number A description of each error the error occurred assigned to the message Use this description error message to diagnose any error condition or problem Home End PgUp PgDn T M Esc F1 Help Fig 4 25 Error Log ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 4 9 3 C REPORT PRINT SERVER STATUS Two Status Types This function displays a status report for the selected print server Choose the print server you want to see the status for and the status
75. formation Printer Name Printer 0 File Server ENGINEERING Queue 122 Priority 1 Attached Yes Queue 12_1 Priority 1 Attached Yes Notify EPG First 30Repeater 2000 Notify SUPERVISOR First 30 Repeat 60 File Server 55SX Queue 62_2 Priority 5 Attached Yes Queue 62_1 Priority 3 Attached Yes Notify GDF First 30 Repeat 60 Notify SUPERVISOR First 30 Repeat 60 AppleTalk Connection Information AppleTalk Printer Name NP125 LaserWriter 1 TCP IP Connection Information Port Number 10002 Novell Connection Information Fig 4 16 Status Page Example ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 4 5 Introduction to NIMANAGE The Print Server program NIMANAGE is a PC based program that includes the following functions or utilities e Configure the Novell Print Server Uniport Input Print Server or printer port e Reset the Print Server unit remotely e Help to troubleshoot problems on the Print Server Use the utilities to make changes to your Print Server setup or to update your Print Server firmware with a new release 4 6 How to Install To install the Print Server software you must do the following NOTE We recommend that you install the program on the file server since the utilities require communication across the network Make sure you are logged onto the network as SUPERVISOR NetWare 2 15 or 3 10 and above or ADMIN NetWare 4 0 before you begin 1 Place the Print Server Utility and Dia
76. ft in the middle of processing a line of raster graphics If this occurs the next characters that the printer receives will be mistaken for the remainder of the raster graphics command from the previous job This means the second print job will not print correctly APPENDIX D Placing Delays Between Print Jobs To solve this problem you can set up the end ofjob message to send one thousand null characters between printjob boundaries These null characters will finish the canceled raster graphics command so that the next print job will print correctly Insert the nulls in the end ofjob message in this case NULLxx where xx is the number of nulls times one thousand D 2 How to Place Delays You can place delays in the start o job or end ofjob message using the Ethernet Print Server utilities You can have a short delay or send nulls from the start of job or end ofjob message by adding the WAITXX or ONULLXX command to the messages xx is replaced by a two digit number The OWAIT places delays in seconds between print jobs while ONULL sends 2 digit thousands of nulls The xx is any two digit number from 01 to 99 1 through 9 must be preceded by 0 For WAIT the number stands for seconds while for ONULL the value is multiplied by 1 000 for the number of null characters to be sent D 3 Examples For example to cause a ten second delay add WAIT10 as the last characters for the end ofjob message for the Ethernet Print Server pr
77. g The software installed with your SCO system can satisfy most of your printing needs SCO supplies ASCU to PostScript filters and the system will invoke them automatically if you define the content type of the printer as PostScript The SCO UNIX Ip system also supplies interface scripts that produce PostScript banners Use the Ipfilter command to define new filters and content types if necessary The full power and flexibility of the lp print service is now available to you printing across the network is completely transparent 6 11 Installing and Printing on an AIX RISC System 6000 The AIX printing subsystem is driven by the qdaemon program The qdaemon uses configuration information stored in the usr lpd qconfig file to manage queues and route jobs to the proper devices This information includes entries for each virtual printer and physical device known to the system An AIX virtual printer is simply a high level software view of a data stream queue and device that controls how a given job will be processed A different virtual printer should be defined for each data stream that a real printer supports For example you would use different virtual printers for PostScript and PCL jobs even though they are destined for the same physical printer Configuring an Ethernet Print Server printer on an AIX system approximates configuration of a local printer as closely as possible The only difference is that the physical device associated with
78. gh SMIT or by using the chvirpt command If you need more extensive changes on your printer see the AIX RISC System 6000 documentation for assistance After the virtual printer has been added there will be a stanza in usr lpd qconfig for device printer_name that looks like printer_name file dev printer_name backend usr Ipd piobe Edit usr qconfig and change file dev printer_name to file dev dpi printer_name Output spooled on the virtual printer defined above will now be sent to the named pipe and routed to the Ethernet Print Server Part C nsconfig TCP IP Configuration Utility This section describes loading and using nsconfig a program to change parameters such as IP and gateway addresses If you run NetWare we recommend changing parameters using NIMANAGE If you do not run NetWare or prefer using nsconfig take the following steps If you have already loaded TCP IP via tcpinst skip steps 1 4 1 Load the Ethernet Print Server diskette in a host drive 2 Create and go to the directory in which you want to install nsconfig For example type mkdir usr my_install cd usr my_install NETPRINT CONF CHAPTER 6 UNIX Printing through TCP IP This file contains the configurable parameters to be used when initiating a communication with the Ethernet Print Server This file can be altered manually just remember to leave a tab field between the description and parameter Table 6 3 NETPRINT CONF
79. gnostics Program diskette into the floppy drive of a workstation If you are not installing the software on the file server then make sure you are using the workstation on which you want to install the software 2 Type A or B and press lt Enter gt Type INSTALL and press lt Enter gt An information screen appears Read the screen and press any key to continue 3 Accept or change the path where the Print Server Utility and Diagnostics Programs will be placed The default choice is SYSAPUBLIC shown on the screen in Fig 4 17 If you want to change it use the arrow keys to delete the default choice and type in a new path CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility Ethernet Print Server High Speed 4 Port Directory to load Software SYSAPUBLIC If you wish to load to a different server please exit and log into the correct file server To load to a different drive simply type the new drive letter as part of your directory lt ENTER gt Accept and continue Use arrow keys to move cursor lt ESC gt Exit install lt F1 gt Additional help Fig 4 17 Changing the Path 4 Follow the prompts you receive on the screen and remove the installation diskette from the workstation drive when finished If you have installed the Print Server Utility on the file server then you initiate the program as follows e Log into the server as SUPERVISOR or ADMIN Type NIMANAGE and press lt Enter gt at the promp
80. ile are default values 6 Save netprint conf Again first be sure that all edited parameters are correct especially your IP address 7 Run the nsconfig utility with the Ethernet Print Server s IP address or name from the etc hosts file Type for example nsconfig 192 9 200 200 8 Power the Ethernet Print Server off and on only if you have changed any of the Ipd specific parameters 7 Troubleshooting 7 1 How to Use This Chapter This chapter describes how to troubleshoot any problems you might have with the Ethernet Print Server the printer or any network operating system NOS First go to Section 7 2 then go to the appropriate section to troubleshoot the problem 7 2 How to Diagnose Problems Many problems you experience can be resolved using the status light status and error pages Use the procedure below to narrow down the focus of your problem 1 Check the Ethernet Print Server status light to make sure there is no error condition See Section 7 3 2 Check to see if a status page has printed on your parallel printer This page confirms the setup you have defined for your Ethernet Print Server Check to see if error pages have printed on your parallel printer 3 Use the troubleshooting software or error messages to diagnose problems for the Novell AppleTalk or TCP IP protocols Use NIMANAGE for Novell the AppleTalk Administration Program for AppleTalk or error messages for TCP IP 4 Go to Section
81. inter You can have a wait state of up to 99 seconds To send 1 000 nulls add ONULLO1 followed by the printer reset command as the last characters for the end ofjob message for the Ethernet Print Server printer This will ensure that print jobs end cleanly even when canceled lt BLACK BOX Copyright 2002 Black Box Corporation All rights reserved 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746
82. inter or plotter Fig 3 10 Uniport OUT Adapter For both standard serial and Uniport connections you can also convert the Uniport plug on the Ethernet Print Server back panel to a DB25 plug using the DB25 adapter See Fig 3 11 to make the connection CHAPTER 3 Installation The UNIPORT DB has an RJ45 connector which plugs into NETPrint The DB25 plug attaches to the printer cable Fig 3 11 Uniport DB25 Adapter ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 3 5 Next Step Do not plug your power supply into the Ethernet Print Server or a wall outlet You need to configure the Ethernet Print Server for each network protocol before you power the Ethernet Print Server on Configure the Ethernet Print Server Protocols To continue installation you must configure and activate each network protocol to work with the Ethernet Print Server Each protocol has its own chapter go to the Configuration section for each protocol you will configure e Chapter 4 Novell configuration steps We recommend that you do this first since Novell is always active e Chapter 5 AppleTalk configuration steps e Chapter 6 TCP IP configuration steps CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility A Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility 4 1 Introduction This chapter is divided into four topics e Section 4 2 Configuration Before You Begin is for users who have a very large networ
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84. k tied into many different sites This topic explains how to set up a primary file server e Section 4 3 Configuration Using NetWare 2 15 or 3 10 and Later lets you configure the Ethernet Print Server Use PCONSOLE to set up all your Ethernet Print Server printers so that users can print e Section 4 4 Configuration Using NetWare 4 00 lets you configure the Ethernet Print Server Use PCONSOLE to set up all your Ethernet Print Server printers so that users can print e Section 4 5 Using the NIMANAGE Utility describes the PC based program that lets you activate network protocols configure the print server and printer ports reset the Ethernet Print Server remotely and troubleshoot problems e Section 4 6 Using NetWare Utilities Making Changes to the Ethernet Print Server explains how to use Novell NetWare utilities with the Ethernet Print Server NOTE To configure the Ethernet Print Server for Novell NetWare users you must follow the steps in Section 4 3 or 4 4 before you print 4 2 Configuration Using PCONSOLE Before You Begin Ethernet Print Server 4 Port users only If you have a very large network tied into many different sites you should read the following about primary file servers If you don t have such a network go to the PCONSOLE explanation for your NetWare version Section 4 3 or 4 4 ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 4 2 1 WHEN YOU DON T DEFINE A PRIMARY FILE SERVER When a primary fi
85. le server is not defined the print server searches for file servers as follows e File servers that are no more than 4 hops away A hop is a step in the data transmission from one node a workstation or server through an intermediate node The four hops that the print server searches are the four LAN segments directly connected to the first workstation or server e File servers that have no more than 1 4 second propagation delay This delay is the amount of time it takes a packet to go from the print server unit to the file server e The print server has a maximum limit of 16 file servers 4 2 2 WHAT IS A PRIMARY FILE SERVER A primary file server is set up in PCONSOLE from the File Servers to be Serviced option You need to place a minimum of two file servers on this file server list These servers must be no more than 4 hops away with a propagation delay the time it takes a packet of data to go to the print server unit from the file server of no more than 1 4 second The print server searches for the primary server starting with the servers that are closest 0 hops and works its way outwards to a maximum of 4 hops 4 2 3 WHEN THE PRINT SERVER FINDS A PRIMARY FILE SERVER When the print server finds a primary server it e stops searching for other servers e reads the list of servers set up in NetWare s PCONSOLE e attempts to attach to every server in the list no matter where it is 4 2 4 YOUR CHOICES e If you do not want to
86. ls be sure that you power the printer off and on to accept the selections made Changes will not occur if the Ethernet Print Server is not recycled Options Options is used to enable or disable displaying the Power on Status Page when you do not have access to Novell NetWare When enabled the power on status page prints after the printer attached to the Ethernet Print Server is turned on The default is the on position ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT When you choose this item on the Ethernet Print Server menu the following screen appears Control Options Status Sheets Enable Powerup O Disable Display Fig 5 9 Control Options Serial Port The Serial Port option is used to configure the Uniport as a serial port to a printer The settings are identical to those set by NIMANAGE under Novell Factory default settings are indicated in Fig 5 10 CHAPTER 5 AppleTalk Configuration and Administration Program Baud Rate can be set to 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 for input devices and output devices not using the UNIPORT OUT Data Bits can be set to 5 6 7 or 8 Stop Bits can be set to 1 1 5 or 2 Ready Busy hardware handshake manages the signals that are constantly sent over your cable between devices Serial Port Baud Rate 1200 9600 02408 019208 04800 Data Bits Parity ONone O0dd OEven OEnabled ODisabled Cancel Hon Hoff OEn
87. n You are now prepared to print Setting Up a SCO UNIX Remote Printer to Use ipd Set up a remote printer on the host that sends jobs to the Ethernet Print Server using lpd To do this 1 At the prompt type mkdev rlp 2 You will now be asked a series of questions Do you want to install or remove a remote printer Type Y 3 Do you want to change printer description file etc printcap Type Y 4 Write a printer name For example type HPlaserl 5 Is HPlaserl a remote printer or a local printer Type R 6 Enter a name for the remote host that HPlaserl is attached to For example type Ethernet Print Server 7 Confirm that you want to attach HPlaserl to the Ethernet Print Server Type Y 8 Confirm the preceding connection as your system default Type Y 9 You are returned to the beginning of the setup to enter another printer name or quit Type Q CHAPTER 6 UNIX Printing through TCP IP 10 Do you want to start the remote daemon now Type Y 11 Using a line editor of your choice edit the etc printcap file by changing the rp entry to reflect the name of the port you are connected to For example type PORT1 A sample printcap file is shown below printerlA Ip rm NETPrintrp PORT1 sd usr spool lpd printerl lp is used to specify the device name for a local printer this field must be empty rm specifies the remote machine name or network name of the print server rp is the remote printer name o
88. n and NIMANAGE Utility Print Server Information 2 01_ETHERNET PRINT SERDER z Print Server Configuration Menu HPIIISI_ETHERNET PRINT SERVER gt File Servers To Be Serviced HP4_ETHERNET PRINT SERVER Notify List for Printer Printer Configuration Queues Serviced by Printer Ol NPS_99b5 Press the key once NPS_991354 NPS_999999 you choose the printer NPS_PS to which you want to TEMP assign queues TEST Fig 4 9 Available Queues 3 Choose a queue and assign a priority level from 1 to 10 to the queue Accept the default priority level displayed on the screen Press lt Enter gt and the queue appears on the list for the selected printer Press lt Ins gt to enter additional queues See Fig 4 10 ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 91_ETHERNET PRINT SERVER HP111SI_ETHERNET PRINT SERVER HP4_ETHERNET PRINT SERUER 0990062_A 0990062_B SERIAL_0 SERUER_Q SPECIAL NZ Select an available queue or create a new queue Then assign a priority number for the queue Fig 4 10 Priority Screen 4 When you have finished assigning the queues press lt Esc gt and then choose Yes to save changes Continue to lt Esc gt back to the Print Server Configuration Menu If you do not want to set up notify functions then continue to lt Esc gt and choose Yes to save changes Print Server High Speed users NetWare 3 10 and above users should go to Step 6 CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configur
89. nd UNIX protocols The Ethernet Print Server LE3820A LE3820AE provides a high speed parallel port for your parallel printer and connections for an RJ 45 Uniport and your Ethernet interface thin or twisted pair It also provides support for Novell NetWare UNIX and Apple protocols The Ethernet Print Server 4 Port LE3840A LE3840AE provides three high speed parallel ports and an RJ 45 Uniport to let you connect up to 4 printers and a connection for your Ethernet interface thin or twisted pair It supports the Novell protocol only The Ethernet Print Server 4 Port LE3845A LE3845AE provides three high speed parallel ports and an RJ 45 Uniport to let you connect up to 4 printers and a connection for your Ethernet interface thin or twisted pair It supports Novell NetWare UNIX and Apple protocols NOTE The Uniport is serial by default To use the Uniport as a parallel port you need a parallel port adapter LT310A Both models of the Ethernet Print Server support Novell NetWare versions 2 15 or 3 10 and higher and 4 00 AppleTalk and TCP IP for Sun Solaris 1 1 2 1 BSD System V Rel 4 and DEC ULTRIX 4 3 and HP UNIX systems 2 1 How to Configure Networks e For Novell use NetWare PCONSOLE to do the configuration e For AppleTalk if you connect a PostScript printer to parallel port 1 you do not even need to configure But if you have different requirements you can use the AppleTalk Administr
90. nd pres return 10 Your screen will now display the information you provided the install script For example Type of the Ethernet Print Server Ethernet Print Server Node name of the Ethernet Print Server DPIfast Printer name to be used by this printer lt printer_name gt The printer is attached on port 1 You are asked to accept this configuration Type yes or no and press return ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 11 Is this printer PostScript Type yes or no Pres lt Return gt 12 The script creates a printcap entry for the printer just configured The screen displays the entry and asks if you want the script to append it to your etc printcap file See the next page to perform manual edits NOTE In your etc printcap file be sure not to change the name of the device given the Ethernet Print Server in Step 7 You must reference the same Ip entry you wrote on the Ip command line of the printcap file For example lt printer_name gt Ethernet Print Server printer Ip dev dpi lt printer_name gt x if sur dpi infilter sd usr spool lt printer_name gt NOTE All printcap entries must be prefaced with a tab except for the entry on the first line 13 The script creates a spool directory in usr spool and starts the daemon for the newly configured printer It also displays the path used if you ever need to restart the daemon See example below usr dpi dpi_print dev
91. nd view the configuration features of the Ethernet Print Server board The Ethernet Print Server creates a default name you can change so it is more significant for you For example NP ACCOUNTING etc Be sure to power the printer off and on to accept changes made Changes will not occur if the Ethernet Print Server is not recycled When you choose this item on the Ethernet Print Server menu the screen in Fig 5 5 appears ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Configuration Device Type Serial Number 10204 Unit Name Ethernet Print Server 10204 AppleTalk Zone DPI_CORP Fig 5 5 Configuration Screen Error Log The Error Log is used to view the log of errors that the Ethernet Print Server board has registered This screen can display normal operational diagnostics as well as errors Technical Support uses this screen if your Ethernet Print Server encounters problems When you select Error Log on the Ethernet Print Server menu an error log screen appears Figure 5 6is an example of an error log CHAPTER 5 AppleTalk Configuration and Administration Program Error Log AppleTalk 106 AppleTalk Startup Fig 5 6 Error Log You can print the Error Log contents by using the print option under the File menu To save the contents of the Error Log do one of the following e Use the Save As option from the File menu to save the entire log file e Use the Edit option to cut copy and paste some or
92. net Print Server Node name of the Print Server DPIfast Printer name to be used by this printer lt printer_name gt The printer is attached on port 1 Do you want to accept this configuration Type yes or no and press return 12 Is the printer PostScript Type yes or no Press return 13 The script starts the daemon for the newly configured printer automatically It also displays the path used in case you ever need to restart the daemon In the following example the path would be usr dpi dpi_print dev dpi printer_name DPIfast 10001 amp The example reflects names supplied to the script earlier When the installation script is complete you must still configure the printer and make it known to the lp system The SCO UNIX Ip system uses the Ipadmin maintenance command to configure a printer there is no etc printcap file The specific commands to do this are lpadmin p printer_name CHAPTER 6 UNIX Printing through TCP IP v dev dpi printer_name enable printer_name accept printer_name You can also use other options for the Ipadmin command See your system documentation for details Note that the printer name must be the same as the one you entered during the Ethernet Print Server installation SCO supplies the sam program as an alternative to configure the printer When using sam specify everything as if the printer were directly connected to dev dpi printer_name PostScript Printin
93. net Print Server printer port If a protocol is not defined first make sure the protocol is enabled Protocols are enabled and disabled in the NIMANAGE program See Chapter 4 for details Error Pages An error page prints if either one of the following occurs with the Novell NetWare protocol e the Ethernet Print Server is unable to log into any active file server or e the Ethernet Print Server is unable to communicate with any Novell file servers Examples of each error page are shown next The error page shown in Fig 7 2 prints when you are unable to login to any active file server CHAPTER 7 Troubleshooting Ethernet Print Server Serial No 991354 Version 1 00 Print Server Name NPS_991354 Password Defined No This unit was unable to login to any active file servers because of one of the following conditions a The file servers may not have been configured with a print server b The unit s print server name setting may be incorrect c The print servers configured may not have been assigned with the correct password d The unit s password setting may be incorrect e The file server does not have any available connections for the unit to attach to The following are solutions to resolve each condition listed above a Configure a print server using the unit s print server name setting on each active file server with PCONSOLE b Verify the unit s print server name with NIMANAGE Change the unit s
94. nt Server is servicing queues on multiple file servers you must set a NOTIFY list for each file server Follow these steps 1 Start the PCONSOLE function Select Print Server Information from the Available Options menu 2 Select the Print Server from the Print Servers menu 3 Select Print Server Configuration from the Print Server Information menu 4 Select Notify List for Printer from the Print Server Configuration menu 5 Select the Print Server printer from the Defined Printers menu 6 Press lt Ins gt at the File Server Notify Name Notify Type First Next screen The Notify Candidates screen appears 7 Select the user or user group from the Notify Candidates screen The Notify Intervals screen displays 8 Set the First and Next intervals for notifying users about Print Server printer problems First is how long after the problem first occurs that users should be notified and Next specifies how long after the first notification that users should be notified ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 9 Press lt Esc gt and the Save Changes screen appears Select Yes and press lt Enter gt Press lt Esc gt until you receive the prompt to Exit PCONSOLE then select Yes and press lt Enter gt to exit 4 10 6 How TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE PRINT SERVER Use Table 4 1 when making changes to the Print Server unit Table 4 1 Making Change to the Print Server Unit When you want to Then you must
95. ob messages with TCP IP or AppleTalk protocols If all protocols are enabled we do not recommend using Start and End of Job messages D 1 1 PRINTERS THAT HAVE MULTIPLE PORTS Some printers like the Dataproducts LZR 1560 can have more than one port active These printers scan different ports looking for a print job from another port once the current job is finished The Ethernet Print Server can have multiple jobs queued for the printer These jobs normally print one after another without any delay between each job If your printer has a LocalTalk port connected to it you may want to have a short delay between each print job This delay gives the printer a chance to service a print job from a different port e g LocalTalk port Otherwise the printer may first print all jobs from the Ethernet Print Server connection before servicing jobs from a different port D 1 2 PRINTERS THAT HAVE MULTI EMULATION Some printers require a pause or delay between print jobs when switching emulations e g PostScript and PCL For example sometimes when a PCL job follows a PostScript job the PostScript job may not print because there are no delays between the two emulation types To solve this problem insert a time delay in the start of or end of job message in this case WAITxx where xx is the number of seconds D 1 3 PRINTING RASTER GRAPHICS If you are printing raster graphics and need to cancel the print job mid stream the printer may be le
96. oot Protocol daemon is a native TCP IP option for configuring the IP address of a diskless network device To run the bootp daemon first edit the etc bootptab file to include parameters for the Ethernet Print Server To configure the Ethernet Print Server s IP address for a SUN BSD system take the following steps For other systems the sequence of steps varies See your UNIX manual 1 Edit the etc bootptab file For example IpdA ht etherx ha 0040AFOSAF6EA Ip 192 9 200 10 sm 255 0 0 0 gw 192 0 200 219 In the example above ha is the Ethernet address ip is the IP address sm is the subnet mask and gw is the gateway address ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 2 Invoke the bootp daemon by typing bootpd s NOTE Once you have created an IP address and you are running TCP IP only using bootp or nsconfig is the only way to change the IP address You are finished configuring the Ethernet Print Server s IP address and other parameters Skip to Section 6 3 Printing with Ipd If you prefer host side printing go to Section 6 4 Installing TCP IP for Ethernet Print Server if Not Running Ipd Configuring the IP Address with ping You can use ping to give the Ethernet Print Server its IP address To do so you must add an entry to the arp Address Resolution Protocol cache to let the host map the IP address to the Ethernet address printed on the bottom of the Ethernet Print Server unit The arp
97. or a description of the Uniport adapters For cables and plugs for the Uniport connection LT310A see Section A 3 A 3 Serial Cables and Plugs for the Uniport Connection Use Table A 1 for help when ordering serial cables and plugs It lists the serial cable types for the devices that you can connect to the Uniport and the plugs to use on the serial device All serial cable must be 8 wire APPENDIX A Cable Specifications ar Adapters Device Type Uniport Modular Adapter Most IBM PC and compatibles C1CB11095 IBM AT and compatibles C1CB11096 Most printers including HP C1CB11095 LaserJet and PostScript Plotters C1CB11095 Minicomputers or hosts C1CB11095 NOTE C1CB11095 is DB25 female and C1CB11096 is DB9 female Both adapters listed above must be used with straight through 8 wire modular cable between adapter and Uniport and are configured to connect the Uniport to DTE devices A 4 Parallel Cables Use Table A 2 for assistance when ordering parallel cables Table A 2 Parallel Cables Device Type Parallel Cable Most printer types EYN600 ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT A 5 Serial Cable Pinning The following pages contain information on serial pinning for straight cables using RJ 45 or DB25 connections DB25 connections require a DB25 adapter UNIPORT DB These pinnings are based on the connector attached to the device PCs Printers Ethernet Print Server DTE Device
98. ort Connect a BNC T connector directly to the Ethernet Print Server BNC port as shown in the picture to the left Any other type of connection will not work with the Ethernet Print Server Ethernet Print Server Unit Fig 3 6 ThinNet Interface CHAPTER 3 Installation Wrong BNC Connections to the Ethernet Print Server Fig 3 6 shows two incorrect ways to make the BNC connection You must always make your BNC connection using a T connector which is not provided with your Ethernet Print Server directly connected to the port marked ThinNet This connection is wrong because the T connector is not directly connected to the Ethernet Print Server The cable between the T connector and the Ethernet Print Server BNC connector forms another branch on the network which is not allowed with the Ethernet Print Server Ethernet Print Server This connection is wrong because a T connector is not used Ethernet Print Server Fig 3 7 Wrong Connections ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT STEP 2 CONNECT THE PARALLEL PRINTER S Connect the parallel printer s to the Ethernet DB25 female plug Use a parallel cable with a DB25 male plug for the Ethernet Print Server connection See Fig 3 8 Plug the parallel cable into the Ethernet Print Server High Speed port marked PARALLEL For the Ethernet Print Server 4 Port all parallel ports are numbered such as Parallel Port 1 etc Fig
99. ort Input Print Server Setup tion option not directly 8 tied to a specific print Enter Make Selection server This includes Esc Quit he configuring the printer gt or updating the Ethernet Print Server A Troubleshoot tests the printer firmware port to make sure you can print If you cannot print a status list C Novell Print Server Setup appears indicating how to correct lets you configure the Novell print the problem Users may also server by changing the print have to reset Ethernet Print server s name the printer port it Server to correct a problem uses and the passwords it uses to login D Uniport Input Print Server 150 model only lets you send data from the Ethernet Print Server Uniport to the Ethernet Print Server parallel printer Fig 4 19 NIMANAGE Print Server Utility Menu 4 9 A Troubleshoot Option When you choose A Troubleshoot a sub menu displays the troubleshooting functions ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Ethernet Print Server Diagnostics for NPS_991354 A Test Printer A Test Printer Ports Ports sends a test B Read Error Log print out to one of C Report Print Server Status the Ethernet Print D Reset Unit Server units Make Selection printer ports Quit B Read Error Log reports any problems it encounters with the D Reset Unit lets you reset the Ethernet Print Server to an error Ethernet Print Server in order to logging module This retrie
100. ou have changed the jumper in the Ethernet Print Server unit to the ThinNet interface See Chapter 3 for details The 10BASE T interface is the default jumper setting e Make sure you have the 1OBASE T interface plugged into the RJ connector marked 10BASE T on the Ethernet Print Server unit The Uniport also uses an RJ connector 7 7 Troubleshooting Ethernet Print Server Unit Make sure you have properly configured the Ethernet Print Server unit for each network protocol you are using Novell Apple Talk and TCP IP Enable all protocols you have connected e For all protocols make sure that the ones you are using are enabled Use the NIMANAGE utility to enable the protocols that you are using with the Ethernet Print Server e For Novell make sure you configured all Ethernet Print Server printers using PCONSOLE You need to configure each printer you want to use e For AppleTalk make sure the Ethernet Print Server printer s are listed in Chooser If you did not use software to configure printers for AppleTalk make sure a PostScript printer is attached to parallel port 1 This printer appears as the NETPrint 123456 1 in Chooser unless you have changed it e Check the Ethernet Print Server status page to make sure your network protocol is enabled e Check the Ethernet Print Server status page to make sure there is no error message on it If there is an error page follow the instructions on the page to make your corrections an
101. parato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante 8 Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operaci n Todo otro servicio deber ser referido a personal de servicio calificado 9 El aparato el ctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posici n no interfiera su uso La colocaci n del aparato el ctrico sobre una cama sof alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilaci n no se debe colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilaci n 10 El equipo el ctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores registros de calor estufas u otros aparatos incluyendo amplificadores que producen calor 11 El aparato el ctrico deber ser connectado a una fuente de poder s lo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operaci n o como se indique en el aparato NOM STATEMENT 12 Precauci n debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarizaci n del equipo no sea eliminada 13 Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos poniendo particular atenci n a los contactos y recept culos donde salen del aparato 14 El equipo el ctrico debe ser limpiado nicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante
102. pts you for information as needed See the choices below read the introductory section on BSD System V or AIX system printing and continue installation 6 5 Introduction to BSD Printing ABSD system printer is configured through the etc printcap printer capability file that contains a full description of the printer including printer name device name spooling directory input output filters To adda new printer you must add an entry to the printcap file Printing on a BSD system is controlled by the lpr command along with the line printer daemon lpd which controls the spooling area for each printer When a file is spooled for printing through Ipr the system creates a control file for the job along with a copy of or link to the file itself in the spool directory for the target printer Ipd is then notified that there is a job ready for that printer lpd reads the control file and sends the data file s to the printer using the configuration information in etc printcap The input filter specified in the printcap file provides format conversions or any processing desired on the input data For example an input filter called psfilter translates ASCII data to PostScript and passes PostScript data through untouched Example printcap entries are provided for each supported BSD system Here are a few of the most important print commands along with some salient features Refer to your system documentation for detailed descriptions
103. r is ready to receive low or that its buffer is full high This is an external clock used by some devices though not very many It provides clock output to devices that transmit it This signal goes low on reset or power up to reset a printer to its start up default 12 13 32 Held at a constant state compatible with most devices Many devices do not use these pins at all ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT A 7 Parallel Interface Cables for Printers and Other Devices The pin layout for the DB25 connector is similar to the IBM PC parallel connector It uses the following signals for communications standard TTL levels Table A 3 Parallel Interface Signals DB25 Pin Number Signal Name Strobe Data Bit 0 Data Bit 1 Data Bit 2 Data Bit 3 Data Bit 4 Data Bit 5 Data Bit 6 Data Bit 7 Acknowledge Busy Paper End Out of paper Select Auto Feed Error Initialize Printer Select Input Ground 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 APPENDIX A Cable Specifications A 8 10BASE T Cables Use the following important considerations when choosing your 10BASE T cables to attach to the connector on the Ethernet Print Server e Use only twisted pair cable with at least two twists per foot or six twists per meter e When making the twisted pair connections keep conductor pairs together Do not form a pair by taking a conductor from one pair and twisting it with a cond
104. r the name of the print server sd is the name of the spool directory on the client 6 4 Installing TCP IP for the Ethernet Print Server if Not Running Ipd Using the Install Script This section describes how to quickly and easily install TCP IP for the Ethernet Print Server on your ULTRIX 4 3 RISC System V Rel 4 Solaris Ver 1 x 2 x SCO UNIX OSF1 ALPHA IBM AIX or HP UX operating system To install TCP IP 1 Log in as superuser onto a UNIX system which will spool directly to the Ethernet Print Server 2 Load the Ethernet Print Server diskette in a host drive 3 Go to or create the directory in which you want to install TCP IP For example type mkdir usr my_install cd usr my_install 4 Use the tar command to load the software from the diskette Choose your UNIX version example from the following list e For UNIX version BSD ULTRIX AIX an example is tar xvf dev rfd0 e For UNIX version System V an example is tar xvf dev rdsk f13ht NOTE The device name varies depending on the type of computer you use and its peripheral designations The first BSD floppy device is usually called rfdo ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT After performing the tar the system will display a list of files copied via the tar for BSD ULTRIX users 5 Run the installation script For example type tcpinst The script automatically downloads the correct utilities for your particular system and prom
105. rinting on Ver 1 Sol and OSF1 Systems 93 6 7 Introduction to System V Release 4 Printing eee eee 97 6 8 Installing and Printing on an HP UX System eee eens 98 6 9 Installing and Printing on a System V Solaris Ver 2 System V Rel 4 386 based Machine ocoooccconcononnoonnnnnoononancanoannnrnaross 99 6 10 Installing and Printing on an SCO UNIX System cee 101 6 11 Installing and Printing on an AIX RISC System 6000 103 ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Chapter Page Ve Troubleshooting sineeran aat eien id ec 107 1 1 How to Use This Chapter sc sciscisss secisontesicathasetacnustestentonsdcesnvetestuneines 107 7 2 Howto Diagnose Problems cic ss sic is ibivesese sae sesstestves shetiechesebaeess oes 107 7 3 Ethernet Print Server Status Light ooooncncnnnnocnnononccnnoncnnnncnnnancnn rincon 107 TA Statusand Error Pages ima 109 7 5 How to Determine the Cause of a ProbleM ooconcccconccccconnccnonacinnnss 113 7 6 Troubleshooting Printer and Network Connections 0 114 7 7 Troubleshooting Ethernet Print Server Unit eee 115 7 8 Troubleshooting Novell Protocols sosssiseoccuiseisisoesvciiineiidiess 116 7 9 Troubleshooting AppleTalk Protocol eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 120 7 10 Troubleshooting TCP IP Protocol coconccinnocnnnnonccnnancnnnnnincancnncnnonos 121 Appendix A Cable Specifications 2 iic c c sciss cscsssesscdetsedsescessesscdstaebesdeceseseceses 122
106. rty responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe A prescrites dans le Reglement sur le brouillage radio lectrique publi par Industrie Canada TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL Any trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS NOM ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1 Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser le das antes de que el aparato el ctrico sea operado 2 Las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser guardadas para referencia futura 3 Todas las advertencias en el aparato el ctrico y en sus instrucciones de operaci n deben ser respetadas 4 Todas las instrucciones de operaci n y uso deben ser seguidas 5 El aparato el ctrico no deber ser usado cerca del agua por ejemplo cerca de la tina de ba o lavabo s tano mojado o cerca de una alberca etc 6 El aparato el ctrico debe ser usado nicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante 7 El a
107. s are completed STEP 1 CONNECT THE NETWORK TO THE ETHERNET PRINT SERVER You can connect the network in one of two ways e Using the 10BASE T Ethernet interface The 10BASE T network connection uses a 4 wire twisted pair RJ cable to plug into the RJ 45 network connector marked 10BASE T on the back panel on the Ethernet Print Server Once you make the connection you are finished with this step Go to Step 2 Fig 3 2 10BASE T Connection CHAPTER 3 Installation ThinNet Interface Change Jumper First You need to change a jumper inside the Ethernet Print Server unit before you can print using the ThinNet Ethernet interface How to Change the Ethernet Print Server Jumper The Ethernet Print Server is designed to withstand minor bumps and bangs without accidentally opening Follow the steps in this section to open the plastic unit if you need to change the jumpers from the Ethernet 10BASE T interface to the ThinNet interface The default is the 10BASE T interface 1 Make sure you do not have the Ethernet Print Server unit plugged into a wall outlet If it is unplug the power cord before you open the unit 2 Hold the side of the unit against your body Grab the side that is the farthest away from your body and press the bottom half of the unit inward toward you Pull the two halves apart as shown in Fig 3 2 Press the top cover inward toward you and pull the Push the bottom cover in and lift up Fig 3 3
108. s below 6 What is the node name of the Ethernet Print Server unit Type the node name and press return 7 What is the printer name for this Ethernet Print Server linked printer Type a printer name and press return 8 What type of Ethernet Print Server are you installing Select one from the following choices 1 Ethernet Print Server High Speed 2 Ethernet Print Server 4 Port Type 1 or 2 and press lt Return gt 9 Which port do you want your printer attached to The screen displays a list of ports available on this Ethernet Print Server Select one and press lt Return gt For example type 1 and press lt Return gt 10 Your screen will now display the information you provided the install script For example Type of Ethernet Print Server Ethernet Print Server 4 Port Node name of the Ethernet Print Server DPIfast Printer name to be used by this printer lt printer_name gt The printer is attached on port 1 You are asked to accept this configuration Type yes or no and press lt Return gt 11 Is this printer PostScript Type yes or no Press lt Return gt ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 12 The script creates a printcap entry for the printer just configured The screen displays an entry and asks if you want the script to append it to your etc printcap file The next page shows a sample printcap file NOTE All printcap entries must begin with a tab except for the entry on the
109. screen appears Novell Print Server which is the module that services print jobs from your Novell network is for the parallel printer port s and Uniport Input Print Server which is the module that routes print jobs received from the Uniport to the parallel port when this option is used for Print Server 4 Port models only is for the Uniport Select NPS_01 1354 Print Server A Novell Print Server B Uniport Input Print Server Enter Esc Make Selection Quit F1 Help Fig 4 26 Report Print Server Status CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility Once you make the above selection you then need to choose the printer port and type of status report you want to see Select Printer Port from NPS_011354 A Parallel Port 1 B Parallel Port 2 C Parallel Port 3 D Uniport Port 1 Enter Make Selection Esc Quit F1 Help Fig 4 27 Select Printer Port ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Select the printer port for which you want to view status messages You can view messages for the status of either the parallel ports or Uniport 4 Port model only Make sure you choose the correct port Once you make your selection the screen shown in Fig 4 28 appears Ethernet Print Server NPS_991554 Parallel Port 1 Novell Print Server Status A File Server Status B Queue Status Enter Make Selection Esc Quit F1 Help Fig 4 28
110. ser SUPERDISOR On File Server ENGINEERING Connection 4 z Print Server Information Change Password aj NPS_001122 vailable Opt Full Name NPS 811219 e Print Server Configuration NPS_016422 i i al ge Current Fil Print Server 1D NPS_020012 t Queue Infor NPS_020841 t Server Infor NPS_021329 q A NPS_030100 NPS_070001 NPS_090202 NPS_0AFFBO NPS_100101 NPS_100111 VWINPS_110215 Print Server Operators Print Server Users Fig 4 3 Choose Print Server Configuration ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT NetWare Print Console U1 51 Thursday October 14 1993 5 17 pm User SUPERVISOR On File Server ENGINEERING Connection 4 I Print Server Information Print Servers INPS 081122 EEN Print Server Configuration Menu NPS_011219 File Servers To Be Serviced NPS_016422 ge Current Notify List For Printer NPS_028012 Printer Configuration NPS_020841 Queues Serviced By Printer NPS_021329 NPS_030100 NPS_070001 NPS_090202 NPS_OAFFBO NPS_100101 NPS_100111 vINPS_110213 Fig 44 Choose File Servers to Be Serviced Result A list of File Servers to Be Serviced appears STEP 4 SELECT A PRIMARY FILE SERVER When the File Servers to Be Serviced menu appears select the file server you want as the primary file server Press the lt Ins gt key to display a list of all available file servers NOTE If the file servers minimum of 2 displayed under the File Servers to Be Serviced menu are the ones
111. server When You Finish Once you complete your PCONSOLE installation go to the Hardware Installation in Section 4 9 4 4 Configuration Using NetWare 4 0 Novell NetWare 4 0 operates in two modes Directory Services and Bindery Services You need to use Bindery mode for your Print Server configuration Directory Services mode allows users to log onto one server in a multi server network and access all servers on the network transparently Unlike earlier NetWare versions 2 x and 3 x which did not offer Directory Services you need only log onto the network once to access all servers However in order for the Print Server to function properly with NetWare 4 0 it must be configured in PCONSOLE to use Bindery Services mode Once this is done the Print Server will run as a Novell Print Server with all the additional functionality of NetWare 4 0 since both modes run simultaneously and transparently to each other ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT NOTE If the Print Server is connected to a NetWare 4 0 server and you suspect that Bindery Services mode is not running the Print Server will confirm that condition by producing a status page stating no active file servers could be found The status page in effect tells you that you are running Novell with the Directory Services version of PCONSOLE and must instead use the Bindery Services version of PCONSOLE 4 4 1 CONFIRMING BINDERY CONTEXT WITH NOVELL NETWARE 4 0 Before
112. support ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Supporting Multiple File Servers See Appendix C for information on supporting multiple file servers This includes information on passwords for multiple file servers assigned to the Ethernet Print Server Status Page Examples Fig 4 16 shows an example of the status page This page will print after the self tests and any time you power up the Ethernet Print Server PostScript Format The status page is formatted for PostScript printers For text based printers such as HP Lasers the status page prints the information shown on in Fig 4 16 as well as any PostScript codes If after the selftests the Ethernet Print Server cannot log into the file server or find a password a status page prints detailing the problem and listing a solution CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility Unit Serial No 020012 Version 0 400 Network Address 00 40 at 02 71 60 Connector 10BASE T Network Topology Ethernet Network Speed 10 Mbps Novell Network Information Novell Print Server Name NPS_020012 Password Defined Yes Frame Type Novell 802 3 Apple Talk Network Information Frame Type 802 2 SNAP on 802 3 rotocol Address Net Number 10 Node Number 151 Socket Number128 AppleTalk Zone Ether Al TCP IP Network Information Frame Type Ethernet II Subnet Mask 255 0 0 0 Protocol Address 192 9 200 231 Port Number 1 Port Type Parallel Novell Connection In
113. t The NIMANAGE Main Menu appears If you have installed NIMANAGE on the hard drive of a workstation then you initiate the program as follows e Go to the directory on the hard drive where you have installed the Print Server software e Type NIMANAGE and press lt Enter gt The NIMANAGE Main Menu appears 4 7 NIMANAGE Choose the Print Server Choose the Print Server that you want to connect to If you cannot connect to the chosen Print Server for any reason you receive an error message See Fig 4 18 ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT Select an Ethernet Print Server unit In this screen example multiple NPS_980001 k NPS_020445 Ethernet Print NPS_980005 found on the NPS ABBBA6 network Choose a the Ethernet I NPS_960009 Print Server unit J NPS_980010 you want to connect to and Make Selection press ENTER Quit F1 Help B c D NPS_020882 Server units were E F Enter Esc Fig 4 18 NIMANAGE Choose the Print Server 4 8 NIMANAGE Print Server Utility Menu After you choose a Print Server unit the Print Server Utility Main Menu appears See Fig 4 19 CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility Ethernet Print Server utilities for NPS_991354 B General Ethernet Print Server Setup A Troubleshoot 3 5 Options checks or B General Ethernet Print Server Setup Options modifies any configura C Novell Print Server Setup A A i D Unip
114. t Server printer queue IQPORT Name of device to add print Name of local queue 7 After you have supplied all values press lt Enter gt You are now prepared to print Setting Up an HP UX Remote Printer to Use lpd Set up a remote printer on the host that sends jobs to the Ethernet Print Server using Ipd To do this 1 At the prompt type sam lt cr gt 2 When a window appears select Printer Plotter Manager 3 When the menu appears select List printer and plotters 4 When a list appears select Actions in the title bar 5 From the pull down menu select Add Remote Printer 6 When a wndow appears add values to configure the Ethernet Print Server 7 At the bottom of the screen select Remote Printer is on BSD system from the three choices available Table 6 2 Requested Information Example Description of Inputted Data Printer name lt print queue name gt add print queue name here Remote System Name lt IP hostname gt add hostname Remote Printer Name lt PORT1 PORT4 or add Ipd queue name IQPORT gt CHAPTER 6 UNIX Printing through TCP IP 8 Click on the OK button 9 Ping the unit to test communications Type ping lt your IP address gt 10 Ping should confirm your IP address with the message lt your IP address gt is alive 11 If the connection is confirmed you can print Setting Up a DEC ULTRIX 4 3 RISC or OSFI1 ALPHGA Remote Printer to use lpd Set up
115. t overflow the buffer and become lost Ready Busy only The hardware handshake Ready Busy will not output data when Data Terminal Ready pin 20 is low It expects the attached device to stop sending when it drops Clear to Send pin 5 Data Set Ready pin 6 and Data Carrier Detect pin 8 ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT This type of protocol is especially useful for managing the signals constantly being sent between devices This is the only protocol used for PCs Xon Xoff only The software handshake Xon Xoff will not output data when it receives a Control S XOFF It resumes sending data when it receives a Control Q XON This is crucial for managing data flow between two devices so that data does not overflow the buffer and become lost None The output control wire remains HIGH and the input control line is ignored Select this for cables that do not supply Data Terminal Ready pin 20 Parity Parity is a technique used to ensure error free data transmission between two devices Parity involves altering the last bit bit 8 of a data byte to determine the accuracy of the other 7 bits Bits can either be 0 low signal or high signal The parity option gives you a choice of four techniques to use Most devices do not use a parity technique so the default is None Space Odd The 8th bit is a 0 if the number of 1s in the first 7 bits equals an odd number Even The 8th bit is a 0 if the number of
116. t software be installed on every host that spools directly to the Print Server e Hardware connections The Ethernet Print Server parallel ports connect to any printer that has a Centronics parallel port requiring a Centronics male to Centronics female or DB25 male cable the Ethernet Print Server network connection supports 10 Mbps Ethernet networks that use either ThinNet 10BASE2 or 1OBASE T hardware the Ethernet Print Server Uniport is compatible with the RS 232C standard supporting baud rates of up to 19 2 kbps for input devices and up to 115 kbps for output devices using the UNIPORT OUT adapter If you don t use the adapter output devices will support baud rates of up to 19 2 kbps ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 3 Installation 3 1 Hardware Description The Ethernet Print Server High Speed or 4 Port is a small unit that you can attach to the side of your printer or let it stand freely next to the printer The hardware allows users on an Ethernet network running Novell NetWare versions 2 15 or 3 10 and above and 4 00 to access a parallel printer located anywhere on the network 3 2 Status Light Indicator The status light indicator the green LED on the front of the Ethernet Print Server unit lets you see the power on status or diagnose problems See Chapter 7 Troubleshooting for details 3 3 Ethernet Print Server Back Panel The back panel of the Ethernet Print Server High Speed has three connectors and
117. the Uniport as an input network is not sending print jobs to an Ethernet Print Server printer A print job from a Uniport input device will not print until the network has finished sending print jobs Uniport does not have a print queue assigned to it in PCONSOLE Ethernet Print Server Loses its Novell File Server Connection If the Ethernet Print Server loses its connection to the file server it can take approximately 5 to 10 minutes to reconnect You do not need to do anything if the Ethernet Print Server loses the connection since it will automatically try to reconnect on its own If the connection is not made after a reasonable amount of time you should check the other error conditions listed in this chapter to help troubleshoot the problem ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 7 9 Troubleshooting AppleTalk Protocol When setting up the Ethernet Print Server for the AppleTalk protocol you do not need to use the AppleTalk Administration Program to configure if all you are going to use is a PostScript printer that is attached to parallel port 1 For AppleTalk check the following e Is a PostScript printer attached to parallel port 1 If not did you configure the AppleTalk protocol using the AppleTalk Administration Program See Chapter 5 e Is the Macintosh computer connected to the network through Ethernet and has the Macintosh EtherTalk driver been selected Go to the Control Panel then Network to ch
118. through TCP IP The remaining arguments are optional dpifilter uses them to produce a high quality banner The lp print service user name request id file names and options always pass to the interface file There they will be available in any interface script as shell variables although they may have different names If you disable banners in the lp command the system will set the nobanner option to yes This will suppress the banner generation If you don t define the FILTER shell variable in your interface file you can usually modify it to pipe data to dpifilter The simplest way to accomplish this is to enclose the entire script in parentheses and pipe it to dpifilter using the arguments described above If you wish to use the banner generated by the interface file simply omit the last four arguments Note that these arguments are shell variables from the interface file they may have different names We used names from the standard interface file supplied with most Version 2 and i386 systems If you experience difficulties call for technical support PostScript Printing The lp print service commands installed with your system will satisfy most printing needs They include ASCII to PostScript filters that are invoked automatically if you define the content type of the printer as PostScript You can use the Ipfilter command to define new filters and content types if necessary The full power and flexibility of lp print service
119. tly Are PostScript printers indicated by a Yes and non PostScript printers indicated by a No 7 10 Troubleshooting TCP IP Protocol Making netprint conf Edits You can edit the netprint conf file if for instance you want to change the IP address or subnet mask value Simply change these values in the parameter column of netprint conf To edit the file do the following 1 Change directory to usr dpi Type the following cd usr dpi 2 Write the current IP address For example type usr dpi nsconfig 192 9 200 010 3 Now change your Ethernet Print Server s IP address by editing the etc hosts file or through NDS or NIS to conform with the new address Appendix A Cable Specifications A 1 Introduction This appendix gives detailed information on the following e Uniport cables and adapters e Parallel cables e 1O0BASE T cabling A 2 Uniport Cables and Plugs Uniports can be used a standard serial connections or as parallel connections using the special Uniport adapter LT310A e If you are going to use the Uniport as a standard serial connection for either an input such as PCs or minicomputers or output such as printers or plotters device see Section A 3 you will need special adapters There are two types DB25 to RJ 45 and DB9 to RJ 45 It plugs into the Ethernet Print Server s Uniport e If you are going to use the Uniport as a parallel output to a printer then you need a special adapter See Table A 1 f
120. ucceeds or is powered down Fig 7 3 Error Page CHAPTER 7 Troubleshooting 7 5 How to Determine the Cause of a Problem You should check the following items in order to determine the cause of your printing problems e Check status page Check the Ethernet Print Server status page s to confirm that you installed and configured each network protocol correctly e Did you change your network If you changed your network make sure the changes you made did not affect the configuration for the Ethernet Print Server printers See the appropriate chapter to confirm that you have installed and configured the network protocol correctly for the Ethernet Print Server Ifyou added changed or removed any hardware on the network check to see if the hardware was installed correctly If you added any new software applications make sure the program is compatible and installed correctly for the network See your network protocol documentation to confirm e Check if other Ethernet Print Server users cannot print Check to see if the users having problems are all on the same network operating system If they are go to the troubleshooting section for that NOS Check to see if the users are trying to print to the same Ethernet Print Server printer If they are check the connection for that printer on the Ethernet Print Server unit Make sure it is securely fastened Also if each user is running on a different network oper
121. uctor of another pair See Fig A 5 for how to make a correct twisted pair connection ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 8 pin modular plug 1 Blue 2 Orange Yellow 6 o lt 3 Black Black 3 O 6 Yellow Orange 2 Blue 1 Straight through twisted pair modular cable A SS SS lt Latch gt 6 3 2 1 6 32 1 3 28 3 82 3 aga 3 agn gt 6 gt e Note Wire colors may be different from those represented here Pinning pairing and color of any wires on pins 4 5 7 and 8 are irrelevant Pin Pin Number Number Pin Number Wire Color 1 Blue 2 Orange PE Palr 3 Black i 6 Yellow gt lt Pair Note Wire colors may be different from those represented here Pinning pairing and color of any wires on pins 4 5 7 and 8 are irrelevant Fig A 5 Twisted Pair Connections Appendix B Glossary Baud Rate Indicates the speed in bits per second at which the port sends data to another serial port Baud rate choices are 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 default or 19200 Cable Length Used to specify the length of cable between a parallel printer and the Ethernet Print Server unit If the cable is 25 feet 7 6 m or less then use the short cable setting If the cable is 25 feet to 100 feet 7 6 tp 30 5 m then use the long cable setting Data Bits Number of bits in a serial character It can be 7 or 8 default End of Job Message EO
122. uration option not directly tied to the print server and change the print server name the printer ports it uses and the password it uses to log in e For AppleTalk the Apple Talk Administration Program provides functions that let you reset the Ethernet Print Server view the Ethernet Print Server configuration or an error log and change the printer setup e For TCP IP the software provides error messages and a status page to alert you to data that was incorrectly input 2 4 What s in Your Package The Print Server package contains the following e 1 Ethernet Print Server High Speed or Ethernet Print Server 4 Port e Power adapter CHAPTER 2 Introduction e This user manual e 3 Utility and diagnostics diskettes 2 5 Hardware NetWare Requirements The Ethernet Print Server hardware software and installation programs require the following e NOS Version Supported Novell NetWare version 2 15 3 10 or 4 0 and above any AppleTalk version EtherTalk Phase II only TCP IP compatible with Sun Solaris 1 1 2 1 BSD System V Rel 4 DEC ULTRIX 4 3 and HP UNIX systems e Software requirements NIMANAGE requires any IBM PC or compatible with 512 KB of available random access memory RAM one floppy drive for the Ethernet Print Server software PC DOS or MS DOS version 3 3x or later AppleTalk Administration Program requires any Macintosh computer with a disk drive TCP IP requires that the Ethernet Print Server hos
123. urrent File Server from the Available Options menu A list of file servers you are attached to appears 2 Select the current file server from the File Server User Name screen ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT 4 10 4 PRINT QUEUE FUNCTIONS How to Select Print Queues When you send a print job each job is sent to a print queue The print queue then sends the job to a specified printer Ifa print server is servicing queues on multiple file servers you must assign queues to printers on each file server Follow the steps below to assign queues to Print Server printers 1 Start the PCONSOLE utility Select Print Server Information from the Available Options menu 2 Select the Print Server from the Print Servers list 3 Select Print Server Configuration from the Print Server Information menu 4 Select Queues Serviced by Printer from the Print Server Configuration menu 5 Select a printer from the Defined Printers list 6 Press lt Ins gt at the File Server Queue Priority screen The Available Queues list appears 7 Select a queue from the Available Queues list 8 Press lt Enter gt at the Priority screen to leave the priority setting at 1 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to assign additional queues to the printer NOTE Press lt Enter gt at the File Server Queue Priority screen to display the Priority setting screen To change the priority settings press the lt BACKSPACE gt key to delete the c
124. urrent setting Type a new number from 1 to 10 and press lt Enter gt 1 is the first queue serviced by the print server and 10 is the last 9 Press lt Esc gt and save all changes How to Remove Queues To remove queues assigned to the Print Server you need to do the following 1 Start the PCONSOLE utility Select Print Server Information from the Available Options menu 2 Select the Print Server from the Print Servers list 3 Select Print Server Configuration from the Print Server Information menu CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility 5 Select Queues Serviced by Printer from the Print Server Configuration menu 5 Select a printer from the Defined Printers list 6 Highlight a queue on the File Server Queue Priority screen 7 Press lt Del gt to remove the queue 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to delete additional queues NOTE To simply change the priority setting for a queue press lt Enter gt at the File Server Queue Priority screen to display the Priority setting screen Press the lt Backspace gt key to delete the current setting Type a new number from 1 to 10 and press lt Enter gt 1 is the first queue serviced by the print server and 10 is the last 9 Press lt Esc gt and save all changes 4 10 5 How To SeT UP NOTIFY You can specify users or groups of users that are notified if a problem occurs with a print job sent to the Print Server printer If the Pri
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126. ves clear an error condition which the messages from the unit s prevents users from printing error log C Report Print Server Status displays a status report for the Ethernet Print Server Fig 4 20 A Troubleshoot Option 4 9 1 A TEST PRINTER PORTS OPTION Test Printer Ports sends a test print to one of the Print Server printer ports You must first select the printer port See Fig 4 21 CHAPTER 4 Novell NetWare Configuration and NIMANAGE Utility Ethernet Print Server Diagnostics for NPS_991354 A Test Printer A Test Printer Ports Ports sends a test B Read Error Log print out to one of C Report Print Server Status the Ethernet Print D Reset Unit Server units Make Selection printer ports Quit B Read Error Log reports any problems it encounters with the D Reset Unit lets you reset the Ethernet Print Server to an error Ethernet Print Server in order to logging module This retrieves clear an error condition which the messages from the unit s prevents users from printing error log C Report Print Server Status displays a status report for the Ethernet Print Server Fig 4 21 Test Printer Ports Option PostScript or PCL based Printers Next select the type of print job you want to send a PostScript print job for PostScript printers only or text for PCL compatible printers like the HP LaserJet Once you answer this prompt a print job is sent to the selected printer port If the port is
127. your Ethernet Print Server printer must be a named pipe used by the print daemon to route data to an Ethernet Print Server The most straightforward way to add a printer to your system is e Run the installation script providing the printer name and Ethernet Print Server information as prompted e Configure a virtual printer using printer_name as the physical device where printer_name is the same name chosen for your printer during installation ETHERNET PRINT SERVERS HIGH SPEED AND 4 PORT e Shut down the qdaemon using the command stopsrc s qdaemon and edit usr lpd config to change the special file for device printer_name from dev printer_name to dev dpi printer_name Restart the daemon with startscr s daemon The installation script then will create the named pipe and Ethernet Print Server information you supplied Since the AIX System Management Interface Tool SMIT will not accept a named pipe as a printer device the installation script also creates a null character device in dev printer_name Virtual Printer Commands Virtual printers can be added either through SMIT or through the mkvirprt command entering the device name printer_name for configuration purposes During this process you also select a particular printer type for the new printer which inherits the set of predefined attributes for that printer type In most cases this set of attributes will be sufficient but it can be changed either throu

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