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1. Configuration lt sitera ka ebb a rar rar eh introduction 3 OS EEO PAL a La eee RES Initial IP Address 0 ooo Printer Setup using a Browser 0005 Printing From a Windows Computer OVERVIEW usos A o BAY Installation of TCP IP Protocol Windows 95 98 Me lees Windows NT 4 0 lee nn Windows 2000 lens WINDOWS XP lt lt ac Euskara e enc ta fis d ipd obs Configuring As A Network Printer Windows 95 98 Me ele Windows NT 4 0 saasaa aaa nh Windows 2000 les Windows XP 0 0 0 oo o rns Creating a Shared Printer 000 Settings Windows NT 4 0 2000 XP Server 2003 Settings of Windows 95 98 Me OKI LPR usa AREE Un ow a Installing the OKI LPR Utility Uninstall ue ice c tr D E RD NCC Printing From UNIX eee For Printing From UNIX ooo ooo System Configuration 0000 eee Target Computers 0 ooo Interface d eene oe eie SERRE on Botte Bete Seta Set Up Procedure l llle B6500 Network Guide 5 Setting Up the Workstation 0 000 eae 29 Before Setup ada dd ets ce a andl bec 29 Examples of Settings for Solaris 2 X 29 Printing Solaris llle 31 Pri p tiena re eee dee s d pe bro die ad OA 31 Command Format eee ees 31 Command Options2. lille 31 Pr cautions 5 osse et Nd dos 31 Satniple ss eso PLE fen Duden dam See Fue ei 32 Delete Cartel sexe ark ao 32 Command Format ooo ooo 32 Command Options llli 32 JOb NUMDEF x tosh Gee a estera 33 PRECAUTIONS ue du ehe e Xd Rb dde fd 33 Samples iaa ki i gu Deed t m eR Ed 33 Inquiry Ipstat ee eee eee 33 Command Format sess 34 Command Options 0 0200 eee 34 Precautions uu xcu VR Sade ed CR tee dos 34 Sample d den 1 oU LLLA RAE E oe pA T 35 C Option lpr Command cee ee 36 FUNCION cari eh ed idad GAR eX EES 36 Selecting a Paper Tray 0 eee ees 36 Selecting a Paper Output Tray 37 Selecting a Paper Type llle 37 Specifying 2 sided Printing 38 Specifying Paper Size and 2 sided Printing 39 Specifying Collation ee es 39 Specifying Color and Print Modes 40 Prlntifigi s d ELA ERR a E ME erem 40 C Parameter Parameter 40 Printing From a Macintosh Computer 41 Printing From a Macintosh Computer 41 System Configuration lle 41 Target Computers llle 41 Set Up Procedure llle ess 41 SNMP Support nnn nnn 43 B6500 Network Guide 6 Network Utility Software lt lt oooooo o 44 Status Monitor s ioia iai a hee ea a d 44 Operating Requirements 20004 4
3. 0 2000 XP Server 2003 The following procedure explains how to do the settings using Windows XP as an example 1 Click Start and then select Printers and Faxes The Printers and Faxes window appears Select the icon of a printer to set and then select Sharing from the right click menu Then the printer properties dialogue box is displayed Click Share this printer and enter a share name Click Additional Drivers and select a substitute driver to install and then click OK When installing a substitute driver an input screen is displayed for the printer driver file location Insert the attached CD ROM and specify the appropriate folder Settings of Windows 95 98 Me 1 Click Start and then select Settings followed by Printers The Printers window appears Double click Add Printer The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears Install the printer driver according to the on screen instructions Select Network Printer for the printer connection then specify the shared printer created on Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 in the previous section B6500 Network Guide gt 24 OKI LPR The OKI LPR Utility is network software which supported TCP IP printing on Windows Me Windows 98 and Windows 95 It redirects print data from the LPR port to the specified IP address INSTALLING THE OKI LPR UTILITY The OKI LPR utility requires that the TCP IP protocol be instal
4. Or paper jam has occurred in the printer Or the net work is faulty Verification 3 Check that the printer is switched on Select the printer again from Macin tosh and reprint Action 3 If the problem remains contact serv ice Please reboot printer Cause The AppleTalk function of the printer is displayed on the has failed printer control panel Verification Switch off the printer then switch it on again Action If Please reboot printer still appears on the printer control panel contact service B6500 Network Guide gt 59 SETTING I P ADDRESS When the printer is connected to the network it retrieves the IP address automatically from the DHCP server once it is switched on If the DHCP server is not available or not in use use one of the following methods to retrieve and set the IP address Setthe IP address from the control panel Usethe IP address Setup Tool in the CD ROM bundled with this printer Important When using the DHCP server use WINS Windows Internet Name Service server at the same time The address information can also be retrieved automatically via the BOOTP or RARP servers For such cases change the Get IP Address selection on the control panel to BOOTP or RARP Depending on the network environment you may need to set the subnet mask and gateway address Please check with your network administrator if you have any questions co
5. This chapter explains how to solve problems under each network environment Appendix This chapter explains how to manually set the printer s IP address CONVENTI ONS 2 In this guide computer refers to both the personal computer and workstation 2 The following icons are used in this guide Important Indicates important information which you should read Note Indicates additional information on operations or features Refer to Indicates reference sources 3 The following conventions are used in this guide Refer to xxx The cross reference is within this guide Refer to YYY The cross reference is not within this guide Indicates items displayed on the computer and the printer control panel Also indicates the title of printed reports lists from the printer gt Indicates items such as hard buttons and indicators on the keyboard and printer B6500 Network Guide gt 10 OVERVIEW SUPPORTED ENVIRONMENT This printer can be connected to a network through the Ethernet interface The printer supports multiple protocols As a result one printer can be shared even from different network environments Supported OS and Environment Connection Network Port LPD Port 9100 EtherTalk Protocol TCP IP TCP IP Apple Talk Windows 95 ex ex Windows 98 ex ex Windows Me ex ex Windows NT 4 0 e OS Windows 2000 e e Windows XP e e Windows Server e e 2003 UNIX 2 Ma
6. be connected or the basic operations or concepts of the software read the relevant manuals first Machines and software to which the printer is to be connected refer to personal computers workstations networks and the respective operating systems and applications on which these machines run ORGANI ZATION The following is a summary of each chapter Overview This chapter contains information on using the printer as a network printer Configuration This section details configuring the printer s network interface and should be done prior to configuring your computer Printing from a Windows Computer This chapter explains the installation procedure for printing from a Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 computer through LPD or Port9100 This chapter also explains the installation procedure for printing from another Windows computer by creating a shared printer on a Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 computer Printing From UNIX This chapter explains the procedure for printing from a UNIX computer Printing From a Macintosh Computer This chapter explains the procedure for printing from a Macintosh computer Network Utility Software This chapter explains how to use the Network Utility Software B6500 Network Guide gt 9 Precautions and Limitations This chapter explains the operational precautions and limitations under each network environment Troubleshooting
7. file2 to P001 enter the following lp d POO1 n3 filel file2 DELETE CANCEL This cancel command is used to delete print data which has been sent to print Command Format cancel Printer name Job Number Command Options The following command options are available Printer name This option specifies the printer name The cancel command can be effectively used with the combined use of a e and u as shown below This option is invalid in the non spool mode Deletes all the print data sent by a user who issues this command from the data which has been received by a specified printer e Deletes all the print data received by a specified printer u user name Deletes all the print data sent by a specified user and received by a specified printer B6500 Network Guide gt 32 JoB NUMBER This option specifies the job number of the print data to be deleted These numbers can be checked by issuing a Ipstat command This option is invalid in the non spool mode Precautions Print data that consists of multiple files sent in one print instruction cannot be deleted file by file All the files will be deleted at one go This command will become invalid if it is executed without options having been specified or if there is no print data which matches the option A workstation can only delete print data it has sent It cannot delete print data sent by other workstations When a command
8. follow the procedure described in the Windows 95 98 Me section on page 18 Microsoft LPR To install this port the following needs to be carried out 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel and Printers 2 Open the Printers folder 3 Double click Add Printer and then select Next B6500 Network Guide gt 20 5 6 Select Local Printer clear the Automatically detect my printer check box and then select Next Select Create a new port and then LPR Port Select Next and then provide the following information In Name or address of server providing LPD enter the host name or Internet Protocol IP address of the host for the printer you are adding In Name of printer or print queue on that server type Ip Follow the instructions on the screen to finish installing the TCP IP printer Port 9100 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel 2 Open the Printers folder 3 Double click Add Printer and then select Next 4 Select Local Printer clear the Automatically detect my printer check box and then click Next 5 Select Create a New Port and select Standard TCP IP Port Select Next The Welcome to the Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard will appear 8 Select Next and provide the following information Enter Printer name or IP address for example 172 168 1 31 If the above IP address is entered the Port Name will default to IP 172 168 1 31 9 Select N
9. gt The printer web page allows more detailed settings B6500 Network Guide 41 2 Setting up the Macintosh Install the printer driver Adobe PS for Macintosh Install the screen font if necessary Refer to e User Guide PostScript Driver B6500 Network Guide gt 42 SNMP SUPPORT The printer can be managed via a standard SNMP management station The printer supports SNMP v1 SNMP v2c MIB II Host Resources MIB Printer MIB and OKI Data Private MIB The OKI Data Private MIB file can be found in the MIB folder on the CD ROM included with the printer Please refer to the readme file in the MIB folder for further information B6500 Network Guide gt 43 NETWORK UTILITY SOFTWARE STATUS MONITOR The Status Monitor is a tool that enables users to monitor the network printer status by an icon or a dialog box on the computer The Status Monitor can be installed from the CD ROM that was bundled with your printer OPERATING REQUIREMENTS The following is a list of computer operating systems that are supported by the Status Monitor os PRINTER Windows 95 Printer with drivers installed and Windows 98 configured Windows ME Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Windows XP USING THE STATUS MONITOR The procedure here explains with Windows XP as an example 1 Start the Status Monitor 2 The Status Monitor dialog will appear OK Status Monitor OKI B6500 POLS and will Printer Status Pretarenc
10. has been added in Step 1 Enter an IP address at IP Address and click Ok A printer is added to the main window Refer to the On Line Help for information on how to use the utility UNINSTALL 1 Stop the OKI LPR Utility Right click the OKI LPR icon in the system tray and click Exit Select Start Program Okidata OKI LPR Utility Uninstall OKI LPR Utility Click Yes when the Confirm File Deletion dialogue is displayed Removal of the OKI LPR utility starts When the removal is complete the Uninstall Complete screen is displayed Click Ok B6500 Network Guide gt 26 PRINTING FROM UNIX FOR PRINTING FROM UNI X This section explains the installation procedure for printing from a UNIX computer SYSTEM CONFI GURATI ON The printer uses the Line Printer Daemon Protocol LPD that supports TCP IP as the transport protocol With the LPD the printer can be under a UNIX network environment The printer LPD supports Spool Mode where print jobs from clients are spooled once before output and Non spool Mode where print jobs are sequentially output without spooling LPD TCP IP NOTE When the LPD port is used the printer can limit print instructions by IP addresses For details refer to the User s Guide TARGET COMPUTERS The target computers are as follows Workstation or personal computer with RFC 1179 Line Printer Daemon Protocol B6500 Network Guide gt 27 I NTERFACE The printer LPD
11. is available on the following interfaces Ethernet 100BaseTX Ethernet 10Base T The applicable frame types conform to Ethernet I1 SET UP PROCEDURE The setting procedure is as follows 1 Setting up the printer Set the IP address on the printer control panel Use the printer control panel or printer web page to set the LPD port to Enable default Enable NOTE gt Before activating the LPD port set the IP address of the printer For details on how to set the IP address and the port refer Printer Configuration gt The printer web page allows more detailed settings 2 Settings of the workstation Set the printer in the workstation Refer to Setting Up the Workstation on page 29 B6500 Network Guide 28 SETTING UP THE WORKSTATION This section explains the settings of Solaris 2 x workstation for printing BEFORE SETUP Before setting up the workstation check the following The setup procedures and commands may vary according to different versions of OS Refer to the manuals that came with the workstation for details To setup the printer the user must be a superuser Contact your network administrator to perform the setup if you do not have the authority of a superuser Check the IP address set up for the printer in advance Be cautious as an incorrect IP address may cause severe errors Before performing any network setup such as the IP address to a host running under NIS Netwo
12. language set up for the printer and that for the printer driver for Macintosh Action 1 Ensure that PostScript and Adobe PS are set up as the print language for the printer and printer driver respec tively If the print language of the printer is the dump mode the print data sent from Macintosh will be output in hex adecimal notations Cause 2 The printer driver which came with the printer is not set up on the Maci notosh A printer driver of another maker has been used instead Verification 2 Check the installation procedure for the printer driver which came with the printer again and confirm that the printer driver is installed on the Macintosh Check that the printer driver which came with the printer appears in the Chooser Action 2 If garbled characters are still printed after the printer driver for the printer has been selected contact service If a printer driver of another maker is used the printer may not print prop erly B6500 Network Guide gt 57 PROBLEM TREATMENT The printer is not con nected Cause 1 On the Macintosh the printer is not selected correctly in the Chooser Or the printer is processing another job Verification 1 Check that the printer is selected cor rectly on the Macintosh If the printer is processing another job the job must be completed before the printer can be connected Action 1 If the printer is
13. number Press the lt P gt button to save the current set of numbers and move to the next set Repeat steps 8 and 9 until all numbers have been set then press the SELECT button Press the lt A gt or lt W gt button until Subnet Mask is displayed then press the lt P gt button The first set of numbers of the Subnet Mask will blink Press the lt A gt or lt W gt button to scroll to the desired number Press the lt P gt button to save the current set of numbers and move to the next set Repeat steps 12 and 13 until all numbers have been set then press the SELECT button Repeat steps 11 12 13 amp 14 to set the Gateway Address as necessary Press the CANCEL button To exit the menus Reboot the printer B6500 Network Guide 61 B6500 Network Guide gt 62
14. 32nd file will be ignored An instruction with more than 32 files will be treated by the printer as a print request of up to 32 files In the spool mode if the print data is bigger than the remaining capacity of the hard disk or the memory at the point of receiving the data will not be received by the printer NOTE gt Some client workstations may re send immediately when the print data has exceeded the receiving capacity When this occurs the client workstation appears as if it has crashed To rectify this situation the client must be stopped from sending print data In the non spool mode multiple files can be printed by issuing one command Furthermore the number of files is not limited In the non spool mode printing will commence once the data starts to be received by the printer Therefore if the printer has accepted a print request from a client workstation it will not receive another print request from another client workstation Options such as m option not processed by the workstation which sends the print instructions will not be valid For PCL and DUMP the specification for the number of copies is invalid B6500 Network Guide gt 48 Delete e Print data which consists of multiple files sent in one print instruction cannot be deleted file by file All the files will be deleted at one go This command will become invalid if it is executed without options having been specified or if there is no pr
15. 4 Using the Status Monitor 200 44 Color Of The Icon And Printer Status 45 Precautions and Limitations sss 46 On Using TCP IP ou ens eR eR RR Eee e 46 Setting Up y meina di ed hou X e uper ete AR 46 Setting Up the Printer 200 46 Setting Up the Computer 46 Switching the Power On Off o o o o o o ooo 47 Printer Spooling Is Set to On Spool Mode 47 Printer Spooling Is Set to Off Nonspool Mode 47 Printing From Windows o o ooo oo 47 Printing From UNIX 0 0000 eee 48 Printeri HC 48 Delete ius se a Be do dee dd AA 49 AQUI s cens mue c etes or dish s di O 49 Gl DD o 49 Troubleshooting e eee eee 50 Using TEP P a eer o eer in duh 50 When Using Windows 95 98 Me 50 Using Windows NT 4 0 2000 XP Server 2003 52 The Printer Is Not Printing 52 Unable to obtain the desired print results 53 When Using Unix leen 54 The printer is not printing 54 Unable to Obtain the Desired Print Results 55 Using EtherTalk Rex e REM 56 Setting IP Address lll eee 60 Appendix A Setting IP Address 61 B6500 Network Guide 7 B6500 Network Guide gt 8 USING THIS GUIDE PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE Read this guide in detail before using this printer If you are not familiar with the machine to which the printer is to
16. AUSE VERIFICATION ACTION The specified print lan guage and that of the print data are differ ent Check the specified print language and that of the print data Specify the print lan guage consistent with that used in the print data The printer driver for this printer is not used The printer driver of another company is used Check that the printer driver which came with this printer has been selected Select the printer driver which came with this printer If it does not appear on the selection list install and select the printer driver If a printer driver from another maker is used the printer may not print properly B6500 Network Guide gt 53 WHEN USING UNIX The printer is not printing CAUSE VERIFICATION ACTION Incorrect IP address Ask the network admin istrator to check if the IP address is correct Set up the correct IP address for the printer Error occurs on the network connecting the workstation and the printer Activate the network test mode ping on the workstation to check the communication status As the network adminis trator to look into the network failure Unable to set the cor rect printer entry on the workstation Check and correct the printer entry settings on the workstation Check the etc printcap file on the workstation or use the Ipstat command to troubleshoot Re enter the correct printe
17. OKI PRINTING SOLUTIONS NETWORK GUIDE 59388401 Copyright Information Copyright 2006 by Oki Data Americas Inc All Rights Reserved Document Information B6500 Network Guide P N 59388401 Revision 1 0 August 2006 Disclaimer Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete accurate and up to date The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not affect the applicability of the information in it Mention of software products manufactured by other companies does not necessarily constitute endorsement by the manufacturer While all reasonable efforts have been made to make this document as accurate and helpful as possible we make no warranty of any kind expressed or implied as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein The most up to date drivers and manuals are available from the web site http www www okiprintingsolutions com Trademark Information Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd Apple Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computers Inc ENERGY STAR is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microso
18. cintosh 4 e 3 1 When using Windows 95 98 Me use OKI LPR 2 UNIX Filter are required to print PostScript data UNIX Filter is compatible with the OSs in Solaris HPUX and Linux Redhat SuSE 3 Supports Mac OS 9 0 or later 4 Supports only Mac OS X Important The EtherTalk port setting in this printer is disabled by default To use this port enable the setting on the control panel B6500 Network Guide 11 CONFIGURATION INTRODUCTION The B6500 is a fast 100BASE TX 10BASE T network capable printer It supports major protocols such as TCP IP and Ethertalk This section details configuring the printer s network interface and should be done prior to configuring your computer INITIAL I P ADDRESS The factory configuration is for the printer to obtain an IP address automatically from your networks DHCP server Use the printers console to determine the printers address 1 Press the MENU button on the control panel 2 Press the lt W gt button until the text Network Menu is shown on the first line of the display Press the lt P gt button to enter the Network menu Press the lt A gt or lt W gt buttons to move through the submenus until the text IP Address is shown on the first line of the display 5 Note the IP address shown on the second line of the display If your network does not have a DHCP server the IP address will have to be set manually Use the printers con
19. ct Network Protocol dialogue box select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers then select TCP P from the list of network protocols then click OK The Windows installation CD ROM may be required Follow the remaining dialogue box prompts WiNDOWS NT 4 0 1 or Pe W N Click Start select Settings and then click Control Panel Double click the Network icon In the Network dialogue box click the Protocols tab If the TCP IP Protocol is not listed click Add In the Select Network Protocol dialogue box select TCP IP Protocol and click OK The Windows NT installation CD ROM may be required Follow the remaining dialogue box prompts Winbows 2000 1 Click the Start button select Settings and then click Network and Dial up Connections Double click the Local Area Connection icon In the Local Area Connection Status dialogue box click Properties In the Local Area Connection Properties dialogue box click Install B6500 Network Guide gt 17 In the Select Network Component Type dialogue box select Protocol and click Add In the Select Network Protocol dialogue box select TCP IP Protocol and click OK Click Close button in the Local Area Connection Properties dialogue box Click Close in the Local Area Connection Status dialogue box WINDOWS XP Click the Start button and select Control Panel Select Network and Internet Connectio
20. ded The following parameters can be specified PARAMETER DESCRIPTION INTRAY1 intrayl Selects Tray 1 INTRAY2 intray2 Selects Tray 2 INTRAY3 intray3 Selects Tray 3 option INTRAY4 intray4 Selects Tray 4 option A4 a4 Selects the tray where A4 paper is loaded B5 b5 Selects the tray where B5 paper is loaded A5 a5 Selects the tray where A5 paper is loaded LETTER letter Selects the letter size LEGAL legal Selects the legal size 8 5 x 14 B6500 Network Guide gt 36 NOTE gt gt If several parameters are specified in one Ipr command data may not be printed correctly The system default is used if no tray number is specified a specified tray is not loaded or paper of a specified size is not loaded This option is for specifying a paper size only Paper is selected but the document size is not corrected according to the paper size If the print data specifies a paper tray the tray specification by the data becomes valid and that by the C option becomes invalid If an unacceptable combination is specified the printer may not operate correctly For some print language the specification may be invalid Selecting a Paper Output Tray The following parameters can be specified PARAMETER DESCRIPTION OUTUP outup Ejects prints to the rear tray option OUTDOWN outdown Ejects prints to the center tray Selecting a Paper Typ
21. details about the C option see C Option lpr Command on page 36 B6500 Network Guide gt 30 PRINTING SOLARIS This section describes the procedure for printing from workstations running or Solaris Refer to Manuals that came with the workstations PRINT LP The Ip command is used for printing Command Format Ip d Printer name n No of copies File name Command Options The following command options are available d Printer name Specify the printer name registered by the Ipadmin command as the d option If this option is omitted the default printer Ip will be specified n No of copies This option specifies the number of copies If one Ip command is issued to print multiple files the number of copies specified by this option will apply to all the files However this option is effective when the printer is in the spool mode In the non spool mode the client must be a Windows NT machine to use this option Precautions Among options not listed above e g m option those not processed by the workstation which sends the print instructions will not be effective In the spool mode up to 32 files can be printed by one Ip command Files that come after the 32nd files will be ignored B6500 Network Guide 31 Sample To print a file named file1 to a printer set up as P001 enter the following command Ip d POO filel To output three copies of file1 and
22. ditional Port Information Required displayed Under Device Typel select Custom then Settings B6500 Network Guide gt 22 11 Ensure Protocol is set to LPR 12 Ensure Queue Name is Ip and SNMP Status Enabled is deselected 13 Click OK 14 Follow on screen instructions to finish installing the printer Port 9100 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware Select Printers and Faxes Click Add Printer and then click Next Select Local printer attached to this computer clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box and then click Next 5 Select Create a New Port and select Type Standard TCP IP Port Click Next Welcome to the Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard appears 8 Click Next and provide the following information Enter Printer name or IP address for example 172 168 1 31 If the above IP address is entered the Port Name will default to IP 172 168 1 31 9 Click Next Additional Port Information Required is displayed 10 Under Device Type select Custom then Settings 11 Ensure Protocol is set to Raw 12 Ensure Port Number is 9100 and SNMP Status Enabled is deselected 13 Click OK 14 Follow the instructions on the screen to finish installing the printer B6500 Network Guide gt 23 CREATING A SHARED PRINTER Create a shared printer as required Settings Windows NT 4
23. e The following parameters can be specified PARAMETER DESCRIPTION PTS pts Selects Plain paper PT1 ptl Selects Heavy weight paper 1 PT2 pt2 Selects Heavy weight paper 2 POH poh Selects Transparency PRC prc Selects Recycled paper B6500 Network Guide 37 Specifying 2 sided Printing The following parameters can be specified PARAMETER DESCRIPTION DUP dup 2 sided printing as follows TUMBLE tumble 2 sided printing as follows SIMP simp 1 sided printing NOTE gt If several parameters are specified in one Ipr command data may not be printed correctly gt The system default is used if no parameter is specified gt If the print data specifies 2 sided or 1 sided printing the specification by the data becomes valid and overrides that by C option B6500 Network Guide gt 38 Specifying Paper Size and 2 sided Printing Select a paper size and a binding type The following parameters can be specified PARAMETER DESCRIPTION A4D a4d 2 sided printing on A4 paper and long side binding A4T a4t 2 sided printing on A4 paper and short side binding A5D a5d 2 sided printing on A5 paper and long side binding A5T a5t 2 sided printing on A5 paper and short side binding B5D b5d 2 sided printing on 85 paper and long side binding B5T b5t 2 sided printing on B5 paper and short side binding NOTE gt If several paramete
24. ecified in the argument Precautions Long file names will be truncated e Up to 64 print instruction information can be displayed ftwo or more types of print languages modes are set up on a single workstation identical job numbers may be displayed when an inquiry command Ipstat is issued B6500 Network Guide 34 Sample To inquire about the print data received by a printer set up as P001 enter the following command Ipstat o P001 B6500 Network Guide gt 35 C OPTION LPR COMMAND This section explains the functions which can be specified and printing operations which will be affected by the C option The C option is available only when the SunOS directs the printer to enter the spool mode Important e When the PostScript logical printer that was configured on the printer web page and C option of Ipr command have been specified simultaneously some of the actions cannot be guaranteed to work Also when specifying the PostScript logical printer as a default printer on Unix it is recommended not to user the C option by Ipr command FUNCTION The following items can be set up by using the C option NOTE Any parameter other than below becomes invalid if specified Selecting a Paper Tray When selecting a paper tray either the paper size or the tray itself is specified If the paper size is specified the printer automatically searches and selects the tray where the specified paper is loa
25. ecify the output format of printing enter the following command C Parameter Parameter Enter a comma after C followed by the parameters which specify the output format To specify multiple parameters separate them with For example to output a file named file1 2 sided on A4 to printer P001 enter the following command Ipr P P001 C DUP A4 filel Important gt If the command specified by the C option exceeds 64 characters the operation may not function correctly B6500 Network Guide gt 40 PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH COMPUTER PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH COMPUTER This section explains the installation procedure for printing from a Macintosh computer SYSTEM CONFI GURATI ON As the printer supports EtherTalk and LPD protocol you can print from Macintosh NOTE gt Printing using the LPD protocol is available only with the Mac OS X TARGET COMPUTERS The printer supports a Macintosh or Power Macintosh with the following OS gt Mac OS 9 and up gt Mac OS X Refer to gt User Guide PostScript Driver SET UP PROCEDURE The setting procedure is as follows 1 Setting up the printer Use the printer control panel or printer web page to set the following port to Enable Printing through LPD LPD port default Enable Printing through EtherTalk EtherTalk port default Disable NOTE For details on how to set the port refer to the User Guide
26. es automatically Online State discover the printer s and display its status 3 Minimize the dialog to use the Status Monitor as an icon ee The icon will be displayed at the bottom right corner B6500 Network Guide gt 44 of the task bar The icon s color will change according to the printer s status 4 Place the mouse cursor over the icon and the status of the printer will be displayed 5 Double click the icon to display the Status Monitor dialog box OKI B6500 PCL5 Online Status Ready la A COLOR Or THE ICON AND PRINTER STATUS The color icon indicates the printer s status COLOR DISPLAY PRINTER STATUS Blue Ready printer is ready to print Yellow Warming printer requires user intervention Red Error printer requires user intervention B6500 Network Guide gt 45 PRECAUTIONS AND LIMITATIONS On USING TCP IP This section explains the precautions and limitations of using this printer with TCP IP SETTING UP Setting Up the Printer Be very careful in setting up IP addresses which are controlled as an entire system Consult your network administrator before performing any setup on IP addresses Depending on the network environments some require subnet mask and gateway to be set up Consult your network administrator and set up the necessary items Setting Up the Computer When Be very careful in setting up IP addresses which are controlled as an ent
27. ext Additional port information will be required 10 Under Device Type select Custom then Settings 11 Ensure Protocol is set to Raw 12 Ensure Port Number is 9100 and SNMP Status Enabled is deselected 13 Select OK 14 Select Follow the instructions on the screen to finish installing the printer B6500 Network Guide 21 WINDOWS XP Windows XP requires administrator privileges With Windows XP there are four options for printing using TCP IP Oki LPR Microsoft LPR Port 9100 e IPP In order to use Microsoft LPR it must first be installed on your system OKI LPR Please follow the procedure described in the Windows 95 98 Me section on page 18 Microsoft LPR To install this port the following needs to be carried out 1 10 Select Start Settings Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware Select Printers and Faxes Click Add Printer then select Next Select Local printer attached to this computer clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box and then click Next Select Create a New Port and Type Standard TCP IP Port Click Next Welcome to the Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard appears Click Next and provide the following information Enter Printer name or IP address for example 172 168 1 31 If the above IP address is entered the Port Name will default to 1P_172 168 1 31 Click Next Ad
28. ft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their proprietors Regulatory Information As an ENERGY STAR Program Participant the manufacturer has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency ENERGY STAR C This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives 89 336 EEC EMC 73 23 EEC LVD and 1999 5 EC R amp TTE as amended where applicable on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility Low Voltage and Radio amp Telecommunications Terminal Equipment TA B6500 Network Guide 2 PREFACE Thank you for choosing this printer This Network Guide provides all the necessary information about installing and operating this printer on the network Please read this guide in detail to ensure full and efficient use of this product on a network and keep it handy for a quick reference should you encounter any difficulties when using the machine B6500 Network Guide gt 3 B6500 Network Guide gt 4 CONTENTS Preface ovina a aa a ee da Contento ai 0 WEE x e eee ae B Using This Guide eel Prerequisite Knowledge 000 2c Organization o ooo ooo CONVENTIONS ad ee Ae duum nk ed OVerVIeW Susa al a Satay at Supported Environment o oo o o Supported OS and Environment
29. he printer receive buffer including print data which is being output will be deleted When the printer is switched on again the print data will not be found However if the power is switched off immediately after the print data has been sent the data may be stored on the computer In this case when the power is switched on again the stored print data will be printed first even if new print data has been sent PRINTING FROM WINDOWS Take note of the following when printing from Windows e n the spool mode if the print data is bigger than the remaining capacity of the hard disk or the memory at the point of receiving the data will not be received by the printer NOTE gt Some client computers may re send immediately when the print data has exceeded the receiving capacity When this occurs the client appears as if it has crashed To rectify this situation the client computer must be stopped from sending print data gt Inthe non spool mode printing will commence once data starts to be received by the printer Therefore if the printer has accepted a print request from a computer it will not receive another print request from another computer gt For PCL and DUMP the specification for the number of copies is invalid B6500 Network Guide gt 47 PRINTING FROM UNI X Take note of the following when printing from UNIX Print In the spool mode up to 32 files can be printed by one command Files that come after the
30. iles to increase the free space available select Pause Printing from the Document menu of the printer window to enable printing to restart B6500 Network Guide gt 51 UsinG WINDOWS NT 4 0 2000 XP SERVER 2003 The Printer Is Not Printing Cause Verification Action Incorrect IP address Ask the network admin istrator to check that the IP address is correct Set up the correct IP address for the printer If LPD spool is set to On the print data sent by the user ina single print instruction has exceeded the remaining storage capacity of the desti nation device Check the remaining storage capacity of the destination device 1 If single print data has exceeded the storage capacity of the destina tion device free space on the device or split the file into smaller ones to keep them below the remaining storage space 2 If multiple files have exceeded the storage of the destination device reduce the number of files which can be sent at a time An irrecoverable error has occurred during printing Check the error message on the printer control panel Switch off the printer then switch it on again The data format of the print data to be proc essed by the printer and that sent by the computer are different Disable the output func tion of Ctrl D B6500 Network Guide gt 52 Unable to obtain the desired print results C
31. int data which matches the option A workstation can only delete print data it has sent It cannot delete print data sent by other workstations Print data which is in the process of printing may not be deleted Inquiry Long file names will be truncated e Up to 64 print instructions can be displayed e If two or more types of print languages modes are set up on a single workstation identical job numbers may be displayed when an inquiry command is issued Inthe non spool mode the client must be a Windows NT machine to use this option Others When the IP address or the computer name of a workstation is changed the printer may not process inquiries or deletions correctly Make sure the printer is free of all spooled data and switch off on the printer NOTE The function to stop eject print data spooled to the printer spool can be operated from the printer control panel Refer to the Setup Guide for information on this operation B6500 Network Guide 49 TROUBLESHOOTING USING TCP IP This section provides information on the possible causes verifying methods and recommended actions pertaining to errors which may occur when the printer is used with TCP IP WHEN USING WINDOWS 95 98 ME CAUSE TREATMENT The printer and the computer are con works Status Display Unable to print Network Error nected to different net Verification Check with the system adminis trator of the
32. ire system Consult your network administrator before performing any setup on IP addresses Before performing any network setup such as the IP address to a host running under NIS Network Information Service consult the NIS administrator setting a UNIX workstation note the following also The setup procedures and commands may vary according to different versions of OS Refer to the manuals that came with the workstation for the details To setup the printer the user must be a superuser Contact your network administrator to perform the setup if you do not have the authority of a superuser The print language mode is determined by the printer model and configuration Before setting a UNIX workstation check the available languages modes To specify multiple entries for the logical printer make sure each printer entry is assigned its own unique spool directory If a single spool directory is used for multiple printer entries the printer select option may not function correctly B6500 Network Guide 46 SWITCHING THE POWER ON OFF Take note of the following when switching off the printer Printer Spooling Is Set to On Spool Mode All the spooled print data including print data which is being printed will be saved When the power is switched on again the stored print data will be printed first even if new print data has been instructed Printer Spooling Is Set to Off Nonspool Mode All the print data spooled in t
33. led on your Windows system To install the TCP IP protocol onto your Windows system consult your Windows manual 1 SO Oe cU UM 9 ae 11 12 13 Set up the printer driver and designate the output destination to be Local Printer LPT For information on setting up your printer driver see the printer user manual Insert the CD ROM provided with your printer into the CD ROM drive If the Menu Installer doesn t start automatically click Start Run Browse Browse to your CD ROM and click Install Open OK Select Network Software Select Installation Config Select Oki LPR Follow the on screen instructions Select Install Oki LPR Follow the on screen instructions Click Next when the Welcome screen is displayed Verify Destination Folder and Spool Folder and click Next Check Register in Startup if you want automatic startup as Windows boots up Check Launch as Minimized if you want to startup in the Icon state and click Next Verify the program folder name and click Next The installation starts When the installation ends the Setup complete screen is displayed Check Yes want to launch OKI LPR Utility now and click Finish Check Yes want to view the ReadMe File if you want to read the Readme file The OKI LPR utility starts B6500 Network Guide 25 14 15 16 Select Add Printer on the Remote Print menu Select Printer to accept the printer that
34. n and Network Connection Double click Local Area Connection and click Properties in the Location Area Connection Status dialogue box If the Internet Protocol TCP IP is not listed click Install In the Select Network Component Type dialogue box select Protocol then click Add In the Select Network Protocol dialogue box select Internet Protocol TCP IP then click OK The Windows XP installation CD ROM may be required Follow the remaining dialogue box prompts Once the protocol has been installed and configured in Windows the next step is to configure the TCP IP parameters in the network printer CONFIGURING As A NETWORK PRINTER WiNDOWS 95 98 ME When printing using TCP IP the Oki LPR utility is the only option to use The following procedure should be used B6500 Network Guide 18 When installing the driver ensure it is installed as a local printer and not a network printer Ensure the appropriate printer driver has been installed in Windows Install the Oki LPR utility as described on page 25 of this manual and add the printer installed earlier WINDOws NT 4 0 With Windows NT 4 0 you have two options for printing using TCP IP They are Oki LPR Microsoft LPR In order to use Microsoft LPR it must first be installed into your operating system NT 4 0 requires administrator privileges Oki LPR Please follow the procedure described in the Windows 95 98 Me section o
35. n page 18 Microsoft LPR To install this port the following needs to be carried out 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel and then select Printers 2 Select Add Printer Wizard 3 Select My Computer and then Next 4 Select Add Port 5 Select LPR Port and then OK 6 In Name or address of server providing Ipd type the host name or IP address of the host for the printer you are adding 7 In Name of printer or print queue on that server type the logical printer name Ip and then click OK 8 Follow the instructions on the screen to finish installing the LPR compatible printer B6500 Network Guide 19 If the LPR port is not available install the Microsoft TCP IP Printing Service Insert the printer driver for Windows NT4 0 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel and then double click the Network icon In the Network dialogue box click the Services tab If Microsoft TCP IP Printing is not listed click Add In the Select Network Service dialogue box select Microsoft TCP IP Printing and click OK 5 The Windows NT installation CD ROM may be required Follow the remaining dialogue box prompts Winbows 2000 Windows 2000 requires administrator privileges With Windows 2000 there are four options for printing using TCP IP Oki LPR Microsoft LPR e Port 9100 e PP In order to use Microsoft LPR it must first be installed on your system OKI LPR Please
36. ncerning your network environment Refer to Details on retrieving IP address Reference Guide P Address Setup Tool Network Print Environment User Guide Web browser Reference Guide NOTE gt You can change the IP address using a web browser gt You can check the current IP address subnet mask and gateway address settings from the System Settings List gt This section explains how to set IP address from the control panel NOTE f you have made a mistake when operating the control panel press the MENU button to restart B6500 Network Guide 60 APPENDIX A SETTING IP ADDRESS 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Press the lt MENU gt button to display the Menu screen Press the lt A gt or lt W gt button until Network Menu is displayed then press the lt gt button Check that TCP IP is displayed then press the lt P gt button Press the lt A gt or VW button until TCP IP is set for Enable then press the SELECT button Press the lt A gt or lt W gt button until IP Address Set is displayed then press the lt gt gt button Press the lt A gt or lt W gt button until Manual is displayed then press the SELECT button Press the lt A gt or lt W gt button until IP Address is displayed then press the lt P gt button The first set of numbers of the IP address will blink Press the lt A gt or lt W gt button to scroll to the desired
37. network verify that the network connecting the com puter and that connecting the printer are linked by a router or a gateway Action Connect the printer directly to the network connecting the computer An error has occurred on the network and the printer Con nection cannot be established Status Display Unable to print Network Error between the computer Verification Action Ask the system administrator of the network to check the network for errors off after the print instruction has been sent from the compu ter Or the print instruction is sent to the printer which is switched off The printer is switched Status Display Unable to print Network Error Verification Check whether or not the printer is switched on Action Switch on the printer sent to the printer at the same time Print instructions from multiple computers are Status Display Unable to print Network Error Verification Action Print will be reprocessed auto matically B6500 Network Guide 50 CAUSE TREATMENT Printing cannot be spooled due to insuffi cient disk capacity of the computer Status Display Double click My Computer and right click the disk installed with Windows 95 98 Me e g C drive Verification Select Properties from the menu displayed and check the free space available Action After erasing unnecessary f
38. r entry The printer is in the offline status Check whether Off line is displayed on the printer control panel Press the ON LINE button If LPD spool is set to On the print data sent by the user in a single print instruction has exceeded the remaining storage capacity of the desti nation device Check the remaining storage capacity of the destination device 1 If single print data has exceeded the storage capacity of the destina tion device free space on the device or split the file into smaller ones to keep them below the remaining storage space 2 If multiple files have exceeded the storage of the destination device reduce the number of files which can be sent at a time An irrecoverable error has occurred during print Check the error message on the printer control panel Switch off the printer then switch it on again The data format of the print job does not con form to the printing environment of the workstation Print data from the client contains TBCP Specify PSASC on the cli ent side to print data containing TBCP by the PostScript language B6500 Network Guide 54 CAUSE VERIFICATION ACTION The data format of the print job does not con form to the printing environment of the workstation Print data from the client is of a binary format Specify PSBIN on the cli ent side for the printer name on the remo
39. rk Information Service consult the NIS administrator EXAMPLES OF SETTINGS FOR SOLARIS 2 X The examples below show printer settings for Solaris 2 6 where the printer host name is printer1 1 Registering a printer printer name P001 supporting the PostScript language HHpadmin p P0O1 s printer1 PS Registering a printer printer name P002 supporting the PostScript language that feeds paper from an A4 size paper tray for duplex printing lpadmin p P002 s printer1 PS A4 DUP Registering a logical PostScript printer PSO1 set using the printer web page lpadmin p P003 s printer1 PSO1 B6500 Network Guide gt 29 NOTE gt Enter the host name and printer name of the remote host after s by linking with The printer name corresponds to the print language mode gt The output style may be specified at the same time The parameters for specifying a style are the same as those available for the C option As the example of 2 shows insert _ between the printer name and output parameters You can enter up to 14 characters gt If PS n or PLT nH is specified for the printer name as in the example of 3 however the printer does not operate normally with an output style different from the preset one gt Seta printer name corresponding to the print language mode and output style Refer to Manuals such as online manuals that came with various workstations e For
40. rs are specified in one Ipr command data may not be printed correctly gt The system default is used if no parameter is specified gt If the print data specifies 2 sided or 1 sided printing the specification by the data becomes valid and overrides that by C option Specifying Collation The following parameter can be specified PARAMETER DESCRIPTION COLLATE collate Sorts prints electronically NOTE gt For some print language the specification may be invalid B6500 Network Guide gt 39 Specifying Color and Print Modes The following color and print mode parameters can be specified PARAMETER DESCRIPTION CC cc Selects color for color mode and quality priority for print mode CB cb Selects color for color mode and speed priority for print mode GC gc Selects monochrome for color mode and quality priority for print mode GB gb Selects monochrome for color mode and speed priority for print mode AC ac Selects auto color monochrome for color mode and quality priority for print mode AB ab Selects auto color monochrome for color mode and speed priority for print mode NOTE gt If several parameters are specified in one Ipr command data may not be printed For some print language the specification may be invalid The system default is used if no parameter is specified gt The color setting is not available on this printer PRINTING To sp
41. sole to manual set the printers address Press the MENU button on the control panel Press the lt W gt button until the text Network Menu is shown on the first line of the display Press the lt P gt button to enter the Network menu Press the lt A gt or lt W gt buttons to move through the submenus until the text IP Address Set is shown on the first line of the display 5 Press the lt P gt button to enter the submenu B6500 Network Guide 12 6 Press the lt A gt or lt W gt buttons to toggle between Automatic and Manual select manual Press lt SELECT gt to save the selection 7 Press the lt A gt or lt W gt buttons to move through the submenus until the text IP Address is shown on the first line of the display 8 Press the lt P gt button to enter the submenu 9 The first set of numbers blinks Press the lt A gt or lt W gt buttons to scroll to the desired number Press the lt P gt button to save the current set of numbers and move to the next set Repeat the procedure for each set of numbers When the last set of numbers is set press lt SELECT gt to save the IP address 10 Repeat steps 7 through 9 to set the Subnet Mask 11 Repeat steps 7 through 9 to set the Gateway Address PRINTER SETUP USING A BROWSER If the printer is connected to the network using TCP IP its settings can be configured using a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or FireFox Refer to the relevant man
42. still not connected though it is selected correctly and is not processing another job check the following causes Cause 2 The EtherTalk port of the printer is set to Disable Or the Start Stop setting for EtherTalk has been set to Off by the PostScript command Or the printer is in the offline status Verification 2 Check that the port used is set to Enable and that the Start Stop setting is set to Start Check whether Off line is displayed on the printer control panel Action 2 If the printer still cannot be con nected although all the above condi tions are normal contact service B6500 Network Guide gt 58 PROBLEM TREATMENT Although it is con nected the printer does not print Cause 1 The printer is in the offline status Verification 1 Check whether Off line is displayed on the printer control panel Action 1 Press the lt ON LINE gt button Cause 2 The print language of the printer and that of the printer driver are differ ent Verification 2 Check the print language set up for the printer and that for the printer driver for Macintosh Action 2 If the print language of the printer and that of the printer driver are dif ferent set the same language for them If the problem remains check the following causes Cause 3 After the Macintosh was connected to the printer the power to the printer was shut off
43. te host to print a binary file in the PostScript language The printer has run out Check the message on Load paper into the of paper the printer control panel paper tray Unable to Obtain the Desired Print Results CAUSE VERIFICATION ACTION The indicated print lan guage and the print language used in the print data are differ ent Check that the print lan guage specified is the print language used in the print data Specify the print lan guage consistent with that used in the print data B6500 Network Guide gt 55 USING ETHERTALK This section provides information on the possible causes verifying methods and recommended actions pertaining to errors which may occur when the printer is used with EtherTalk PROBLEM TREATMENT The name or the Cause The Apple Talk function of the printer default name of the name if it detects that a printer of the printer has been same name exists on the network changed Verification Check Chooser to confirm that the printer name has been changed Action Change the name of the printer or change the name of the other printer to avoid duplicate printer names on the network The printer does not Cause 1 In Chooser only the NBP entity name appear in Chooser of which entity type is Laser Writer is displayed The printer is set up as a slave of the Apple Share Print Server or the Win dows NT Server and the NBP en
44. tity name of the printer has been changed from LaserWriter Verification 1 Use of a network management appli cation software such as Apple Inter Pole and check that the type of the NBP entity name of the printer has been changed from LaserWriter Action 1 If the type of NBP entity name of the printer has been changed from Laser Writer the printer cannot be selected in the Chooser If the printer must be selected open the printer using the Apple Share Print Server or the Windows NT Server Cause 2 The Macintosh printer driver searches for a printer with the printer name specified in the Chooser and the zone name of Apple Talk If the network is not connected cor rectly the printer cannot be found Continued B6500 Network Guide 56 PROBLEM TREATMENT The printer does not appear in Chooser Continued Verification 2 Use of a network management appli cation software such as Apple Inter Pole and check that the printer exists on the network Check that the network is connected correctly Action 2 If the printer cannot be found on the network the printer may be off or the network cable maybe faulty If the printer is on and the network cable normal contact our Printer Support Desk Unable to obtain desired print results Cause 1 The print language of the printer and that of the print drawer are different Verification 1 Check the print
45. to delete print data is received the file concerned will be deleted even if it is in the process of being printed Only the print data available prior to file deletion will be printed Sample To cancel the print data related to the files of printer POO1 J ob number P001 27 enter the following command 96 cancel P001 27 To cancel all the printer data of printer P001 enter the following command 96 cancel P001 e INQUIRY LPSTAT The Ipstat command is used to inquire about the status of the printer Important In the non spool mode this function is available to Windows NT clients but not to Solaris clients B6500 Network Guide gt 33 Command Format Ipstat Option Command Options The following command options are available If no option is specified all the print data related information will be displayed The sequence of the options does not affect the outcome To use more than one argument at the same time separate them by commas and enclose all the arguments with E g Ipstat u userl user2 user3 o Printer name This option displays the print data received The printer name is specified in the argument t This option displays all the information u User name This option displays received print data information on users of specified user names v Printer name This option displays the printer name and the device path name The printer name is sp
46. uals for details on how to launch and use the browser Set the browsers address to the IP address found in the prior Qe ix ig 2 Address a http 10 5 1 143 section The network addresses used in this manual are shown as examples only Use the address found in the prior section To apply configuration changes using a Web browser select the Administrator Login You will be prompted for a username and password The username is root and the default password is the last six digits of the Ethernet MAC address The MAC address can be B6500 Network Guide gt 13 found on the Network Summary page Note that the password is case sensitive and letters should be entered in upper case Connect to 10 5 1 143 A User name root Password AS Remember my password The following explanation uses Windows XP and Internet Explore version 6 0 as an example to manually set the printers IP address 1 2 m M eS e Launch the Web browser Select Administrator Login enter the username and password Select the Network group Select the TCP IP subgroup Select Set IP Manually Configure the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway for the printers network interface Once the new address is submitted to the printer the new address will have to be entered into the browsers address Most of the printers configuration can be done through the browser including setting the administrator password B6500 Net
47. unctions are built into Windows and are displayed as options when using the Add Printer Wizard Although there are some differences in configuration options between the various Windows platforms the procedure for printing using TCP IP is the same 1 Ensure that the TCP IP protocol has been installed in Windows This can be confirmed by checking the network settings from within the Control Panel If TCP IP has not been installed refer to the section below Installation of TCP IP protocol If not already configured a suitable IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway address should be configured Please refer to the on line help if necessary It is vital that the IP address entered is unique and valid Entering an incorrect IP address may cause severe network problems Please check the address with the network administrator If your network environment uses domain names DNS should be enabled and configured on your system However this step is not essential to enable network printing Restart the operating system B6500 Network Guide 16 WiNDOWS 95 98 ME 1 E M Click the Start button select Settings and then click Control Panel In the Control Panel double click on the Network icon In the Network dialogue box click Configuration Panel If the Client for Microsoft Networks is not listed click Add In the Select Network Component Type dialogue box select Protocol then click Add In the Sele
48. work Guide 14 PRINTING FROM A WINDOWS COMPUTER OVERVIEW This chapter provides guidelines on how to print over the network from various Microsoft Windows platforms There are numerous ways of printing from Windows and the exact set up will vary depending upon your environment There are also numerous versions of Windows which can be configured as either a client server or both Although there are many variants of Windows the principles of network printing are the same Microsoft provides on line help with all of their operating systems and this is a good reference point for the exact details of each configuration option within Windows The network printer supports TCP IP protocol that can be used in conjunction with the Windows operating system Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 LPD or Port9100 TCP IP Once the printer registered on the Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 computer is shared you can also print from Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me computers through this printer B6500 Network Guide gt 15 INSTALLATION OF TCP I P PROTOCOL There are a number of options available when printing using TCP IP for Windows The following table lists the options WINDOWS VERSION METHOD Win 95 98 Me OKI LPR Utility NT 4 0 OKI LPR Utility Microsoft LPR Windows 2000 Windows XP OKI LPR Utility Microsoft LPR Port 91001 lThese f
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