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DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Interface User Manual

1. lp dlps_prt filename 7 3 6 LPR on Windows NT The following procedure configures an lpr print queue NOTE This installation assumes that the TCP IP protocol Simple TCP IP services and Microsoft TCP IP printing have been installed in Windows NT Open the NT PrintManager its icon is located in the Main window on the desk top Choose Create Printer from the Printer menu Figure 7 20 Create Printer Dialog Box NOTE f the printer driver isn t already installed you ll need the Win dows NT installation disks Printer Nome TPS PT i E ew COO S CJ Shate this printer on the network In the Printer Name box enter the name of the queue on the NT host Click the Driver menu arrow select the required printer driver from the pull down menu Enter a description string in the Description box If applicable choose the Share this printer on the network option This is not recommended until the print queue is confirmed to be running properly DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 7 11 TCP IP Configuration Click the Print To menu arrow to view its pull down menu Scroll to the OTHER option The following dialog box appears Figure 7 21 Print Destinations Dialog Box Print Destinations Available Print Monitors Digital Network Port Setup O Share this printer on the network Share Name Choose LPR Port and click the OK button In the
2. Local gt gt DEFINE PROTOCOL NETWARE ACCESS fileserver D Reboot the RP600 using the Init Delay 0 command Figure 6 8 Rebooting the Server Local gt gt INIT DELAY 0 4 It may take up to two minutes for the print server to attach to the queue 5 Enter the NETSTAT command This will display informa tion about file servers printers and queues that the print server has found If a queue is in JobPoll then the print server has successfully attached to the queue DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 6 5 NetWare Configuration 6 4 Creating Bindery Print Queues 6 4 1 Using QINST The QINST utility requires being logged into the Supervisor NetWare 2 2 3 11 or Admin NetWare 4 0 account on the target file server To use the utility copy the QINST EXE file from the DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 CD ROM into the Public directory on the file server ensure that it is in the executable path and type QINST When using NetWare version 4 0 and greater the QINST program requires access to UNICODE tables to provide character translation To ensure the utility runs properly copy it into the NetWare Public directory or ensure that the PATH variable includes the required UNICODE tables NOTE If you wish to enable Bindery emulation refer to your NetWare documentation NOTE f you experience problems using QINST use the PCONSOLE instructions on page 6 8 to install the print
3. 23 4e 9atext Strings are converted to all uppercase unless they are enclosed in quotes If you need to add any character other than a letter A Z a z you must locate the char acter on a ASCII chart and enter that number as a hexadecimal value The Show Service Local Characteristics command displays any current End of Job or Start of Job strings associated with a particular service Figure 3 4 Show Service Local Characteristics Local gt SHOW SERVICE LOCAL CHARACTERISTICS Service LPS_PRT Ident Rating 255 Ports 1 Characteristics Banner Rtel PostScript Formfeed NetWare SOJ startchar EOJ endchar NOTE f you are using PostScript printing on an auto sensing printer you may not need to enter EOJ or SOJ strings to force the printer into PostScript mode enabling the PostScript charac teristic should do this For more details refer to your printer s documentation 3 3 1 3 Ident String Each service may have an identification string This string typically contains a more verbose description of the service and will be displayed by LAT when a Show Services command is issued It is ignored by all other protocols 3 3 1 4 Ports The port list shows which port s the service is associated with DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Interface User Manual 3 4 Services 3 3 1 5 Rating The rating describes the current state of the service the RP600 determines the rating based up
4. net IAC interpretation will be done on the connection Connections to this socket are accepted only if the service is currently available DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Interface User Manual 3 6 Services 3 3 3 Protocols Each service has a protocol list associated with it this list controls which proto cols can access the service Protocol parameters include the following 3 3 3 1 DLC Sets the service as the handler for Windows NT DLC print connections DLC is disabled by default 3 3 3 2 LAN Manager Enables or disables LAN Manager NetBIOS NetBEUI access to the service LAN Manager is enabled by default 3 3 3 3 LAT Enables or disables LAT access to the service LAT is disabled by default 3 3 3 4 NetWare Enables or disables NetWare IPX access to the service NetWare is enabled by default 3 3 3 5 RTEL Enables or disables RTEL access to the service RTEL is enabled by default DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Interface User Manual 3 7 Services 3 3 4 Service Command Format To create a new service use a unique service name with the Set Define Service command NOTE All Set Define Service commands require being the privileged user on the server The format for Set Define Service commands is shown in Figure 3 5 Figure 3 5 Set Define Command Format SET paring SERVICE ServiceName option option Figure 3 6 displays an example of the Set Define Service command format
5. BOOTP and RARP This takes approximately 10 seconds if no hosts answer the requests During this step the ACT LED blinks yellow approximately 3 times per second as network requests are transmitted NOTE For more information about BOOTP and RARP refer to your operating system s documentation 3 The RP600 then determines if the code in the Flash ROMs is valid If so it will load that code and begin normal execu tion This takes approximately 20 seconds 4 When the unit is running normally the ACT LED blinks once every 2 seconds If data is being transmitted the LED blinks yellow rather than green At this point the server is running normally 1 3 Was the Installation Successful If the RP600 appears to be working the ACT LED is blinking once every two seconds and the unit is connected to the network there are various ways to con firm that the unit is working correctly e Printa test page by pressing the Test button e Ifthe RP600 was configured with an IP address telnet to the console port from a TCP IP host e The Digital RapidPrint 600 software utility provided on the enclosed DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 CD ROM can be used to show available print servers NOTE Throughout this manual this software is referred to as RP600 software DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Interface User Manual 1 4 Introduction e From a VMS host the RP600 will be accessible from NCP or TSM e From Windows NT t
6. f the error message xxx byte record too large is displayed on the VAX console the LPS SYS file was not transferred in binary mode C 3 Troubleshooting Flash ROM Updates Many of the problems that occur when updating Flash ROM can be solved by completing the following steps NetWare Make sure the file is in the login directory Since the RP600 cannot actually log into the file server it has very limited access to the server directories TFTP Check the file and directory permissions Make sure the loadhost name and address are specified correctly and that their case matches the case of the filenames on the host sys tem Ensure that the host has TFTP enabled several major UNIX vendors ship their systems with TFTP disabled by default MOP The Ethernet circuit must have the service characteristic enabled Verify that the MOM LOAD search path includes the directory containing the LPS SYS file DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual C 5
7. mands or the SMIT application 7 3 1 1 Using UNIX Commands Using LPR on AIX hosts involves a slightly different configuration procedure The queue configuration file is etc qconfig and the format of the entry is differ ent Note the lack of colons and the required white space Figure 7 7 Adding to Printcap Entry lps_prt device lps_prtd up TRUE host LPS_xxxxxx s_statfilter usr lpd aixshort l_statfilter usr lpd aixlong LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT rq lps_prtd backend usr lpd rembak Note that the device name is simply the queue name with a d appended 7 3 1 2 Using SMIT The System Management Interface Tool SMIT allows you to enable LPD print ing and create print queues 1 At the host prompt type smit 2 From the main window in the application choose Print Spooling 3 Then choose Manage Print Server and Start the Print Server Subsystem Ipd daemon 4 In the Start the Print Server Subsystem dialog box type both in the first field Click OK The Ipd subsystem has been started will appear in the Output section of the next window Click Done DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 7 5 TCP IP Configuration To add a print queue use the following instructions 1 From the main window choose Print Spooling 2 Then choose Manage Print Server and Manage Print Queues Next choose Add a print queue From the dialog box that appears choose remot
8. page are sent after the job data itself Because of this the RP600 prints banner pages at the end of a job and can not support most of the LPR options If it is necessary to have the banner page at the beginning of the printout install and use the RTEL software e The RP600 cannot print multiple copies of the print job when the x lpr option is used e If banners are not needed they can be disabled on custom services using the following RP600 commands Figure 7 6 Disabling Banners Local gt gt DEFINE SERVICE service_name BANNER DISABLED NOTE Banners cannot be disabled on default services for example the default text service LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT e Many LPR spoolers are not intelligent about using multiple queues on one host If two queues on the print host refer to two services on the same RP600 they must use separate spooling directories If only the default directory is used data from the 2 queues can be intermixed or sent to the wrong RP600 service e No special purpose input or output filters can be used when printing via LPR If this functionality is necessary use the named pipe interface program in the RTEL software DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 7 4 TCP IP Configuration 7 3 1 LPR on AIX Hosts LPR is available on machines running IBM s AIX operating system versions 3 2 and higher Print queues on AIX hosts can be configured using either UNIX com
9. 1 km 30 000 ft If you are operating the RP600 above 2 4 km 8000 ft decrease the operating temperature rating by 1 8 C for each 1000 m 1 F for each 1000 ft B 3 Relative Humidity Limitations Operating 10 to 90 noncondensing 40 to 60 recommended Storage 10 to 90 noncondensing DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual B 1 Updating Software C Updating Software C 1 Overview The latest version of the RP600 software and its associated release notes can be downloaded directly from the Digital development systems in one of two ways via dial in modem or using anonymous ftp through the Internet DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual C 1 Updating Software C 2 Reloading RP600 Software The RP600 stores its software in Flash ROM This software controls the initial ization process the operation of the RP600 and the processing of commands The contents of Flash ROM can be updated by downloading a new version of the operational software The RP600 can be reloaded from network hosts using NetWare TCP IP or MOP Reloading instructions are given beginning on the following page Regardless of which protocol is used to update Flash ROM the following points are important e The Flash ROM software is contained in a file called LPS SYS a copy of this file is provided with the RP600 on the DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 CD ROM This file must be accessible when updating Flash ROM e The LPS
10. LPD and Net Ware jobs FormFeed is enabled by default NOTE Users should disable the Banner and FormFeed characteristics for PostScript queues DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Interface User Manual 3 5 Services 3 3 2 4 Password Specifies a 1 to 6 character service access password that the user must supply in order to connect to the service This characteristic is disabled by default 3 3 2 5 PostScript If enabled the RP600 sends a small PostScript job to the printer before the user s print data to force auto selection printers into PostScript mode It also attempts to confirm that the printer finished a job before starting the next one If the printer attached to this service is to be used only for PostScript this option must be enabled PostScript is disabled by default 3 3 2 6 PSConvert This characteristic allows a PostScript printer attached to the RP600 to print non PostScript jobs When a file is queued to a service with the PSConvert attribute enabled the file is encapsulated within a PostScript job When printed the file looks as if it was printed on a line printer PSConvert is disabled by default 3 3 2 7 TCP Port Associates a numeric TCP socket between 4000 and 4999 with the service Connections to this socket are accepted only if the service is currently available This is an 8 bit clean connection 3 3 2 8 Telnet Port Associates a numeric TCP socket between 4000 and 4999 with the service Tel
11. autoselection of job types DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 8 3 Troubleshooting A Troubleshooting A 1 Overview This appendix discusses how to overcome a number of problems If after reading this section you can t solve your problem contact Digital A 2 Power Up Troubleshooting There are several possible error situations if the unit does not display the wel come message or the LEDs do not flash Table A 1 Error Messages Power Error Message Error Diagnosis Remedy Power up diagnos tic failure Power up error detected Attempts to down load new code from a network host Usually a hardware fail ure The ACT LED will be solid red for 3 sec onds then another color for one second If the error is non fatal the RP600 will boot but not try to load the Flash ROM code Network Error The ACT LED will blink yellow 2 3 times per second The ACT LED will blink yellow 2 3 times per second Note which LED is blinking and its color then contact your dealer or Digi tal Briefly press the Test button on the RP600 panel A configuration page will be printed A boot failure has occurred Once booted and running normally the ACT LED will blink once every 2 seconds You will need to reload Flash ROM DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual A 1 Troubleshooting A 3 Printing Problems The procedures discussed in this section begin at t
12. created via LATCP In addition a PostScript form and a reset module need to be created on the host The reset mod ule will contain the Ctrl D that the printer needs to see to finish and eject the job To create the form use the following commands Figure 5 8 Creating a PostScript Form DEF FORM POSTFORM formnum STOCK DEFAULT WIDTH 4096 WRAP formnum is any unused form number use Show Queue Form All to see the form numbers that are currently in use The longer width prevents the spooler from truncating long and legal PostScript command lines To create the reset module use an editor to create a file named EOJ TXT Place a Ctrl D ASCII 0x4 in this file and insert it into the system device control library Figure 5 9 Creating Reset Module LIBRARY REPLACE SYS LIBRARY SYSDEVCTL TLB EOJ TXT DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 5 4 LAT Configuration If the library does not exist it must be created using the following command Figure 5 10 Creating a Control Library LIBRARY CREATE TEXT SYSSLIBRARY SYSDEVCTL TLB Finally use the INIT QUEUE command to create the queue Note the addition of the form specification and the reset module Figure 5 11 Creating a Queue SINIT QUEUE START DEFAULT NOFEED NOFLAG FORM POSTFORM ON LTAnnn PROCESSOR LATSYM RETAIN ERROR SEPARATE RESET EOJ LPS_POST A print reque
13. executable programs NOTE The mkdev rlp command should only be done once If the com mand is used repeatedly serious problems will result with the machine If this occurs contact SCO technical support DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 7 8 TCP IP Configuration To create a remote printer use the following command Figure 7 14 Creating Remote Printer rlpconf This command asks the following questions and creates a printcap entry for the specified queue Figure 7 15 Configuring the Remote Printer Remote Printing Configuration Enter information for remote printers or local printers ac cepting remote printing requests Pleas nter the printer nam q to quit lps_xxxxxx_text Is printer lps_xxxxxx_text a remote printer or a local print er r l r Pleas nter the name of the remote host that lps_xxxxxx_text is attached to l1ps_xxxxxx The lps_xxxxxx_text is connected to host l1psS_xxxxxx Is this correct y n Would you like this to be the sys default printer y n n ake sure your hostname appears in lps_xxxxxx s etc hosts equivor or etc hosts lpd file ake sure lps_xxxxxx_text appears in etc printcap in BSD format ake sure 1lpS_xxxxxx_text has a spool directory on 1lpS_XXXXXX Putting lps_xxxxxx_text in printer description file and cre ating spool directory done Updating LP information done Keep in mind that the printer name m
14. name The new print queue can be any name The print queue volume is the name of the file server from which the printer receives print request The remaining fields can be left in their default settings D Once you have entered all of the fields in the Quick Set Up Window press F10 to save the print queue informa tion 3 Print Server Configuration A Use the Define Protocol NetWare DSTree command to define which directory service tree that the print server is located on Figure 6 5 Defining the Directory Services Tree Local gt gt DEFINE PROTOCOL NETWARE DSTREE food B Use the Define Protocol NetWare DSContext com mand to define the directory services context where the DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual NetWare Configuration print server is located Figure 6 6 Defining the Directory Services Context Local gt gt DEFINE PROTOCOL NETWARE DSCONTEXT ou kiwi ou exotic o fruit NOTE For an explanation of how the NetWare Directory Service tree is structured see your host documentation C Enter the Show Protocol NetWare Access command to ensure that at least one of the file servers in the directory services tree is in the access list By default the access list is set to Local which includes all file servers which are not across a router To add to this list enter the Define Protocol NetWare Access command Figure 6 7 Adding to the Access List
15. or RARP servers see the host documentation Keep in mind that many BOOTP daemons will not reply to a BOOTP request if the download filename in the configuration file does not exist If this is the case create a file with the same pathname specified in the configuration file By default the interface attempts BOOTP and RARP queries You can disable these queries by doing either of the following e Within the RP600 software use the Mainte nance Server Boot Parameters menu e At the Local gt prompt accessible via the RP600 software or a Telnet Rlogin enter the Define Server BOOTP Disabled and Define Server RARP Disabled commands 2 3 3 Using the Command Line Interface To define the IP address at the local prompt Local gt log into the interface via the RP600 software and press Return A Username gt prompt will be displayed After you enter a username you will get the Local gt prompt To set the IP address at this prompt you need to be the privi leged user Once you ve obtained privileged access use the Set Define Server Ipaddress command Figure 2 4 Set Define Server Paddress DEFINE SERVER IPADDRESS 192 0 1 228 DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 2 5 Getting Started 2 4 RP600 software Logins and Configuration The RP600 software shipped on the DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 CD ROM is the easiest way to log into and configure the interface The RP600 software guid
16. queue DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 6 6 NetWare Configuration The following example shows creating a Novell print queue named LPS_PRT Figure 6 9 Creating Novell Print Queue F gt Public QINST Q Install Ver n m Logged in as ADMIN Installing on GONZO NetWare V3 xx Volume number 0 lt CR gt Fl nter the name of the print server LPS_xxxxxx lt CR gt Fl D ter the name of the queue to creat LPS PRT lt CR gt Adding print queue LPS_PRT on volume GONZO_SYS Enter the service name on LPS_xxxxxx which will service this queue LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT Adding print server LPS_xxxxxx Please wait Attaching LPS_xxxxxx to LPS_PRT Adding print server LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT Please wait Attaching LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT to LPS_PRT Print queue installed successfully Resetting LPS_xxxxxx Resetting print server Install another queue y n n F gt Use the NPRINT command to print a job to the RP600 Figure 6 10 NPRINT Command F gt NPRINT C AUTOEXEC BAT QUEUE LPS_PRT DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual NetWare Configuration 6 4 2 Using PCONSOLE The QINST utility is the preferred method for creating Bindery print queues However the PCONSOLE utility may also be used To create a print queue using PCONSOLE three major steps must be completed e The RP600 must be insta
17. the following commands Become superuser on the host and clear and reset the host queue using the following commands abort queue_name clean queue_name enable queue_name and start queue_name These commands will kill the currently executing daemon remove all old entries in the queue enable the queue to accept new entries and restart job processing DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual Troubleshooting By default the LAT error message codes on the host are not translated into text error messages If a LAT job fails and appears in the queue with an eight digit hex result code the code can be translated by issuing the following commands Figure A 1 Translating LAT Error Codes SHOW QUEUE FULL ALL queue_name note the error code nnnnnnnn SET MESSAGE SYSSMESSAGE NETWRKMSG EXE EXIT Xnnnnnnnn When configuring a LAT device on a VMS host using a port name Area to check Explanation Verify that the specified node name matches the server s node name Use the Show Server command on the RP600 When configuring a LAT device on a VMS host using a service Area to check Explanation Verify that the specified node name matches the server s node name Verify that the service name used matches the service name Verify that the desired service is avail able Verify that the LAT ch
18. 23 Untarring the Archive tar xvf rtel_srce tar There will be README files in the created directories that describe the contents of the RTEL distribution and various man pages that describe the actual software functionality 7 5 TCP Socket Connections If custom queuing software has been designed on a host raw TCP IP or Telnet connections can be made directly to the RP600 parallel port Opening a TCP ses sion to port 3001 will form a direct connection to the parallel port on the RP600 If Telnet IAC interpretation is needed form a connection to port 2001 If the port is in use the connection will be refused DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 7 13 Additional Configuration 8 Additional Configuration 8 1 Overview This chapter discusses some additional configurable attributes on the RP600 These aspects include system passwords server name service names and port characteristics 8 2 System Passwords There are two important passwords on the RP600 the privileged password and the login password NOTE If you choose to change either password the new pass word must be no more than 6 alphanumeric characters For security purposes you should use a mix of letters and numbers in each password 8 2 1 Privileged Password Changing any server site or port setting requires privileged user status The RP600 softwre will prompt you for the privileged password when it is needed If
19. 600 name If outgoing LAT connections on a VMS host are enabled use the following com mand to connect to the RP600 Figure 2 8 Connecting to the RP600 from a VMS Host set host LAT LPS_xxxxxx DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 2 9 Services 3 Services 3 1 Overview With few exceptions setting up a print queue on the RP600 requires the use of a service A service is a resource accessible to network hosts for example a Nov ell user may queue print jobs to a service The RP600 has 3 default services for use with the parallel port These services will be sufficient for most users Default services cannot be edited therefore if you cannot use the default services you will need to configure custom services Once you have either enabled or created the appropriate services for your system you can use these services to connect to the RP600 and queue print jobs 3 2 Default Services NOTE Default services cannot be changed they can only be enabled or disabled The DLC characteristic is an exception The RP600 comes equipped with 3 default services which reference the parallel port LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT All text print jobs should be queued to this service LPS_xxxxxx_PCL All binary print jobs for example plotter or PCL files should be queued to this service LPS_xxxxxx_PS All PostScript print jobs should be queued to this ser vice NOTE The default service names are based on the serv
20. Digital Laser Printer LN 15 Ethernet Interface U ser M anual Introduction 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview The Digital Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet interfaces are multiprotocol interfaces which provide shared network access to the Digital Laser Printer LN15 for a vari ety of network protocols and operating systems There are two kind of interfaces the LN15X NA interface provides a thinwire 10 BASE 2 connector for net work connections The LN15X NB interface provides a twisted pair 10 BASE T connector Both the LNISX NA and the LN15X NB queue multiple pending jobs and service those jobs in the order in which they are received from the hosts Throughout this manual the DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet interfaces are referred to as RP600 RapidPrint 600 NOTE The interfaces do not allow outgoing connections to hosts It is intended solely to service requests from net work hosts 1 1 1 Protocols A network protocol is a method of communicating over the Ethernet Each proto col specifies a certain arrangement of data in the Ethernet packets and provides different services for its users The interfaces support the LAN Manager Local Area Transport LAT TCP IP and NetWare IPX protocols The interface can use and interpret all 3 protocols at once and can queue print requests from hosts using any of the 3 protocols simultaneously DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Interface User Manual 1 1 Introduction 1 1 2 C
21. Does your operating system start a RARP server at boot time The RP600 and it s hardware address must be in this file for the host to answer a RARP request The RP600 and it s IP address must be in this file for the host to answer a RARP request Many do not Check the host s RARPD documen tation for details or use the ps command to see if there is a RARPD process running DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual Troubleshooting A 6 PostScript Problems PostScript printers can create problems as they will silently abort jobs if they detect an error The following procedures start at the most basic troubleshooting level and pro gressively work up to printing from the host system Table A 9 PostScript Troubleshooting Area to Check Explanation Verify that the RP600 is communi cating with the printer Verifying Service Characteristics To test a PostScript printer use the Test Port 1 Post Script Count 2 This command will process 2 pages of PostScript data Watch the indicators on the printer to verify that the RP600 is communicat ing with the printer Because the printer is capable of bidirectional com munication use the command Test Service RP600_xxxxxx_PS PostScript Count 5 This will transfer data both to and from the printer Autose lection must be disabled and the printer must be configured as a PostScript printer for this test to succeed To display service chara
22. Figure 3 6 Creating a Service with LAT Enabled DEFINE SERVICE backupprinter LATENABLED The command in Figure 3 6 created a service named BACKUPPRINTER This service has LAT enabled The command below creates a service named LPS_PRT this service has Post Script and PSConvert enabled Figure 3 7 Creating a Service with PostScript and PSConvert Enabled DEFINE SERVICE LPS_PRT POSTSCRIPT ENABLED PSCONVERT ENABLED DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Interface User Manual 3 8 LAN Manager Configuration 4 LAN Manager Configuration 4 1 Overview The RP600 software configuration software is the easiest way to send print jobs to the RP600 If you are unable to use the RP600 software the best way to configure the RP600 is to use the IP protocol and the Berkeley remote LPR software NOTE Windows for PCs cannot reliably print jobs to the RP600 via LAN Manager It is recommended that Windows for Work groups users spool their print jobs to a Windows NT host and print from that machine The following sections covers DLC and NetBIOS configuration for LAN Man ager hosts These instructions are designed for Windows NT 4 2 Windows NT Users To send print jobs from a Windows NT host to the RP600 the RP600 must be added as a Windows NT printer Windows NT users can print using either the DLC protocol or the NetBIOS protocol DLC config
23. LE with NetWare v4 x or greater The following steps must be done on each file server that will need access to the RP600 queues 1 NDS Registration A NOTE To register to use NDS you must read and complete an NDS registration form through the software This registration is free of charge but must be completed for every print server to be used Once you have completed the form click Submit on the web page To allow NDS on the RP600 enter the Define Protocol NetWare DSLicense command using the string that you have received following the registration Figure 6 3 Enabling NDS on the RP600 Local gt gt DEFINE PROTOCOL NETWARE DSLICENSE string 2 PCONSOLE Print Queue Set Up A Log in as Admin on the file server you will be changing and type PCONSOLE at the F prompt to start the util ity From the main menu choose Quick Set Up The Quick Set Up window will appear Enter the fol DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 6 3 NetWare Configuration lowing information and the window will look like this Figure 6 4 The Quick Set Up Window Print Server server nam New Printer service nam New Print Queue queue nam Print Queue Volume file server Banner Type Printer Type Location Interrupt Port The print server name LPS_xxxxxx is the name of your RP600 The new printer name LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT is the service
24. P600 default services because many network managers object to the frequent LAT service announcements If LAT connections to a service are desired a service must be created the default PostScript Binary and Text services cannot be used LAT services can be created and connected to using the Set Define Service command An example is displayed below Figure 5 5 Creating LAT Service Local gt gt DE FINE SERVICE LPS_PRT LAT ENABLED A LAT device can then be created using the following commands Figure 5 6 Creating LAT Device LA LA A RUN SYS SYS EM LA CP CP gt CREATE POR I CP gt SET POR CP gt EXIT L An Annn APPLICATION nn NODE LPS_xxxxxx service LPS_PRT DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual LAT Configuration The rest of the procedure for creating the print queue is the same as discussed in Figure 5 2 through Figure 5 4 5 4 PostScript Printing To print PostScript jobs from a VMS host an RP600 service must be used The service used must have the PostScript characteristic enabled Figure 5 7 Enabling PostScript Attribute Local gt gt DEFINE SERVICE LPS_PRT POSTSCRIPT ENABLED Using PostScript printers with LAT queues adds two extra steps to the host queue setup An application LAT port still needs to be
25. RVER LOGIN PASSWORD bad ger The login password is also used to log the RP600 into NetWare file servers If the login password is changed NetWare print queue setups must also be changed to reflect the new password DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 8 2 Additional Configuration 8 3 Server and Service Names The default server name LPS_xxxxxx can be changed using the following com mands Figure 8 4 Changing Server Name Local gt gt SET SERVER NAME biolab Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER NAME biolab Changing the server name automatically changes the names of the default ser vices In the example above the server name is changed to BIOLAB and the default service names will automatically be changed to BIOLAB_TEXT BIOLAB_PCL and BIOLAB_PS Because the default service names are based on the server name the server name can not be move than 12 characters Note that host queues may have to be reconfigured if the server and service names are changed 8 4 Autosensing Printers The DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 and many other printers support autoselec tion of job types When autoselection is supported print jobs can be queued to the LPS_xxxxxx_PS and LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT services in any order the printer will automatically change its mode to fit the service being used NOTE Refer to your printer s documentation to determine if your printer supports
26. SYS download file should be world readable on the host regardless of which download method is being used In addition there is an fifteen character length limit for the pathname and a eleven character limit for the filename NOTE It is very important to check the RP600 settings before using the Initialize Reload command ensure that you are reloading the correct software file e Define commands are used because configuration done with Set commands are cleared when the RP600 boots Use the List Server Boot command to check the RP600 settings before using the Initialize Reload command DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual C 2 Updating Software The reloading sequence is as follows 1 If BOOTP or RARP is enabled on the RP600 it will request assistance from a BOOTP or RARP server before starting the download attempts The RP600 will then try TFTP Net Ware and MOP booting in that order provided that it has enough information to try each download method 2 Downloading and rewriting the Flash ROM will take approximately two minutes from the time the Initialize com mand is issued If more than two minutes has elapsed and the server has not successfully booted press the button on the front panel of the RP600 A brief page will be queued to the parallel port and printed describing the problem 3 Ifthe download file could not be found or accessed the RP600 can still be booted with the code in Flash ROM As noted in C
27. amed Ips_prt The rm parameter is the name of the RP600 in the host s address file the rp parameter is the name of the service as it exists on the RP600 and the sd parameter specifies the name of a directory used to hold temporary spooling files DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 7 2 TCP IP Configuration DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual The spooling directory must be created using the mkdir command and should be world writable Figure 7 3 Creating Spooling Directory mkdir usr spool lpd lps_prt chmod 777 usr spool lipd lps_prt In addition the mx option allows unlimited size files to be printed and the sh option prevents header pages from being generated See the host s documentation or man pages for more information on the format of the printcap file and how to create the spool directory After adding the queue entry to the printcap file use the Ipe status command to display the queue Figure 7 4 Ipc Status Command o lpc status lps_prt queuing is enabled printing is enabled no entries no daemon present Print to the queue using normal lpr commands Figure 7 5 Printing to Queue lpr Plps_prt etc hosts TCP IP Configuration 7 3 Notes About LPR There are five important things to note about the LPR printing method e Because of the way the LPR protocol is typically imple mented on the host the processing options and the banner
28. and TSM documentation This creates the node only in the temporary database Define commands must be used in order to make a permanent entry in the database DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 2 8 Getting Started 2 6 Controlling Incoming logins By default incoming LAT connections are disabled To change these settings use the Set Define Server Incoming command Incoming logins do not require that the user enter a login password therefore you may wish to disable incoming logins as a security measure If it is undesir able to disable incoming logins the RP600 can be configured to require a login password for incoming connections with the Set Define Server Incoming Pass word command The Set Define Server Incoming command can be used with the following parameters Figure 2 7 Set Define Server Incoming Parameters Parameter Function Telnet Enables Telnet logins LAT Enables LAT logins Both Enables both Telnet and LAT logins None Disables both Telnet and LAT logins Enabling LAT logins automatically creates a service a resource on the host which will allow LAT users to connect to the RP600 using the Connect com mand The default name of this service will be LPS_xxxxxx The xxxxxx nota tion represents the last six numbers of the RP600 service address This service is created automatically when the unit boots if incoming LAT connections are enabled To change the service name change the RP
29. aracteristic has been enabled on the service Verify that the LAT symbiont is speci fied as the queue process on the VMS host Use the Show Server command on the RP600 Use the Show Service Local Characteristics command on the RP600 Use the Show Service Local Characteristics command from a network login If the service rat ing is zero the parallel port is in use Use the Show Service Local Characteristics command from a network login Use the VMS command Show Queue Full queue_name to see the queue characteristics If a connection attempt has been unsuccessful when initially configuring a LTA device the LAT host software may become confused Deleting and re creating the LTA port is often required to successfully connect to the RP600 DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual Troubleshooting A 3 2 NetWare Host Troubleshooting If the queue was created manually using PCONSOLE delete the queue and re create it using QINST or verify the steps used to create the queue these are listed in Using PCONSOLE Table A 4 NetWare Host Troubleshooting Area to Check Explanation Verify that the server and queue names appear and match the server and service name Verify that the NetWare access table will allow access to the specified file server Verify that the login password on the RP600 and the queue password on the file server match Scanning too many file servers can cause a delay
30. attribute prevents you from using a default service you will need to configure a custom service with FormFeed dis abled 3 3 1 Attributes Attributes describe global properties of the service Listed below are the possible attributes for a custom service 3 3 1 1 Service Name Each service must have a name with no more than 12 alphanumeric or underscore characters 3 3 1 2 EOJ End of Job or SOJ Start of Job String NOTE The commands that you may need to enter in EOJ and SOJ strings are printer specific and are not covered in this manual Each service may have an End of Job or Start of Job string or both EOJ strings are sent to the printer after every print job SOJ strings are sent to the printer before each print job These strings are typically used to force the printer into a particular mode such as PostScript or PCL When specifying a string use the following syntax Figure 3 2 EOJ and SOJ Syntax SET seavecs ServiceName SOJ H ea DEFINE EOJ NONE The keyword None clears any string already in place A string may consist of alphanumeric characters or of hexadecimal character pairs preceded by a back slash DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Interface User Manual 3 3 Services Figure 3 3 Examples of EOJ and SOJ Strings Local gt gt DEFINE SERVICE LPS_PRT SOJ startchar Local gt gt DEFINE SERVICE LPS_PRT EOJ
31. between jobs Use PCONSOLE By default only local non routed file servers are scanned for queues If the passwords do not match the RP600 will not be able to log into the file servers to scan for jobs Configure the access list to only scan for jobs on the file servers of interest DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual Troubleshooting The following section assumes that the Novell queue was created using PCON SOLE s Quick Set Up option If you experience NDS printing problems try the following steps Area to Check Explanation Verify that the print server has suc cessfully attached to the queue Verify that the DSTree DSContext and DSLicensed are correct Verify that the printer and queue changes that you have made propa gate through the NDS tree Type NETSTAT at the Local gt prompt This will display information about fileservers printers and queues that the print server has found If a queue is in JobPoll then the print server has successfully attached to the queue Type Show Protocol NetWare NDS This com mand shows the tree and the context that you have configured a failure code and an NDS error code for each NDS server DSTree is the directory service tree on which the print server is located DSContext is the context where the print server is located DSLicensed should be yes Table A 5 and Table A 6 show the failure codes and the NDS error codes that
32. button in the remaining print dialog boxes If yov d like this printer to be the default printer click the Default menu arrow on the title bar of the Print Manager window and scroll to the printer s name Figure 4 5 Print Manager Window Print Manager Printer Document Options Security Window Help Default LPS_PRT rps1_dlc Documd e TT fReaty ET DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual LAN Manager Configuration 4 2 2 NetBIOS Configuration All default services can be used for NetBIOS printing If you re using a custom service ensure that the LAN Manager characteristic is enabled To print from NetBIOS you will need to redirect a port Redirecting allows the user to use a service on the RP600 as if it were on the host machine Choose one of the lpt ports to redirect typically the ports to choose from will be Ipt1 Ipt2 Ipt3 or Ipt4 Before you select a port to redirect ensure that it doesn t currently have a printer connected to it Double click the DOS Command Prompt icon to open a DOS session At the DOS prompt use the NET USE command to indicate that the lpt port will be redirected to the RP600 service Figure 4 6 Net Use Command C gt NET USE LPTn LPS_xxxxxx LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT The Windows NT node will attempt to connect to the RP600 If it cannot con nect to the RP600 it will inform you of the problem At this point a
33. command stops the HP spooling system so this command should not be performed when print jobs are active The Ipadmin command adds the print queue The accept command tells the queueing system that the queue is accepting requests and the enable command enables the print queue so it can start printing Finally the Ipsched command restarts the queuing system To print to this queue normal Ip syntax is used Figure 7 11 Printing to Queue lp dlps_prt filename DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 7 7 TCP IP Configuration 7 3 2 2 Using SAM The System Administration Manager SAM allows you to create print queues 1 At the HP prompt type sam 2 From the main application window choose Printers and Plotters Click Open 3 Choose Printers Plotters from the Printers and Plotters window 4 In the Actions pull down menu select Add Remote Printer Plotter 5 Enter the following information Figure 7 12 Configuring a Print Queue Printer name queue_nam Remote system name LPS_xxxxxx Remote printer name LPS_xxxxxx_PCL Remote cancel model rcmodel Remote status model rsmodel 7 3 3 LPR on SCO UNIX Hosts LPR is supported in SCO V3 2 release 4 with TCP IP Version 1 2 and greater To configure a print queue using LPR issue the following command Figure 7 13 Installing Print Files mkdev rlp This installs the Berkeley remote printing files and
34. cteristics use the Show Service Characteristics command If the service rating is zero the internal port is in use Verify that the PostScript characteristic has been enabled on the service being used Also verify that the appropriate protocols for the service are enabled DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual A 10 Troubleshooting Area to Check Explanation Monitor Port Counters If PostScript jobs appear to print but nothing comes out of the printer verify the amount of data sent from the host Then use the Zero Counter All command to zero the counters Issue the appropriate print command from the host system After the job has completed issue the Show Port 1 Counters command The bytes output value should be approximately 171 bytes greater than the size of the file on the host sys tem These numbers are only approximate but will show that data is flowing to the printer DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual A 11 Specifications B Specifications B 1 Temperature Limitations NOTE Rapid temperature changes may affect operation There fore do not operate the RP600 near heating or cooling devices large windows or doors that open to the out side Operating range 5 to 50 C 41 to 122 F Storage range 40 to 66 C 40 to 151 F Maximum temperature change per hour 20 C 36 F B 2 Altitude Limitations Operating 2 4 km 8000 ft Storage 9
35. d access Default privileged password system DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 2 1 Getting Started 2 2 Command Syntax 2 2 1 Set Define Commands Set Define commands appear frequently in this manual therefore it is important to note the difference between them Set makes an immediate change but is not permanent Conversely Define makes a permanent change but doesn t take effect until the interface is rebooted or until the affected port is logged out 2 2 2 Command Format The commands in this manual and the Reference Manual appear in the following format Optional parameters are enclosed in brackets Curly braces indicate that one and only one of the enclosed items must be used User supplied parame ters such as a particular port number or host name are shown in italics Com mands can be entered in upper lower or mixed case The interface s command completion feature will complete partially typed com mands for you This can save time and reduce errors if you re entering a number of commands To use command completion type part of a command then press the space bar the interface will automatically type the remainder of the com mand To enable command completion use the Set Define Port Command Completion command DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 2 2 Getting Started 2 3 IP Address Configuration The RP600 IP address must be configured before any TCP IP functionalit
36. d be no password for the print server object Check the directory services partitions repli cas and volumes to make sure that the file server where the queue actually lives has the information about the print server and print ers DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual Troubleshooting Table A 6 NDS Errors from the File Server Failure code Failure code meaning Remedy 0 fffffda7 fffffda5 fffffd69 fffffd63 fffffd54 Success Object could not be found in the given context The requested attribute could not be found DS Database is locked The password is invalid Secure NCP violation Check the print server name dscontext and dstree to make sure that the printer server is set up correctly with PCON SOLE Use PCONSOLE to make sure that the print server has associated printers and that the printers have associated queues An administrator is probably updating the database Wait a few minutes and issue the Set Protocol NetWare Reset command Make sure the password for the print server object under PCONSOLE is the same as the login password for the print server If the login password on the print server is the default access then there should be no password for the print server object If the login password is something other than the default then the password for the print server object should match The file server is probably requiring NCP packe
37. e From the next dialog box choose the type of remote printing Ds GN ce EOS Add the following information to the Add a Standard Remote Print queue dialog box Figure 7 8 Adding a Print Queue Name of QUEUE to add queue_name HOSTNAMI Al of remote server LPS_xxxxxx Name of QUEUE on remote server LPS_xxxxxx_PCL TYPE of print spooler on remote server BSD DESCRIPTION of printer on remote server A dialog box will appear with the message Added print queue To print the normal Ip syntax is used Figure 7 9 Printing to Queue o lp dlps_prt filename DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual TCP IP Configuration 7 3 2 LPR on HP Hosts LPR is supported in HP UX Version 9 0 and greater Print queues on HP hosts can be configured using either UNIX commands or the SAM application 7 3 2 1 Using UNIX Commands To configure a print queue using LPR become the superuser on your host and issue the following commands Figure 7 10 Configuring a Print Queue Using UNIX Commands usr lib lpshut usr lib lpadmin plps_prt v dev null mrmodel ocmrcmodel osmrsmodel ormLPS_xxxxxx orpLPS_xxxxxx_PCL usr lib accept lps_prt usr bin enable lps_prt usr lib lpsched NOTE Note that the remote printer name can only be 14 characters so the default text service name will not work Note that issuing the Ipshut
38. ed in the bootptab file and the file must be placed in that directory See your host s documentation for instructions on how to configure the LPS SYS file in the directory If BOOTP cannot be used to configure the RP600 s IP parameters configure them by hand using the following commands listed below NOTE For instructions on how to log into the RP600 and enter these commands refer to Chapter 7 TCP IP Configuration Figure B 2 Reloading Flash ROM From TCP IP Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER IPADDRESS XXX XXX XXX XXX Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER SOFTWARE tftpboot LPS SYS Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER LOADHOST xxx xxx xxx xxx Local gt gt LIST SERVER BOOT Local gt gt INITIALIZE RELOAD The path and filename are case sensitive and must be enclosed by quotation marks If attempting to boot across an IP router the router must be config ured to perform proxy ARPing for the RP600 DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual C 4 Updating Software C 2 3 MOP Copy the LPS SYS file to the MOM LOAD directory The LPS SYS filename is the only parameter that the RP600 needs to reload via MOP Make sure the ser vice characteristic is enabled on the host s Ethernet circuit and then reload the server using the following commands Figure B 3 Reloading Flash ROM From VMS Local gt gt INITIALIZE RE LOAD NOTE
39. er Manual 6 9 NetWare Configuration D Press Escape to return to the list of print queues E Press Escape to return to the Available Options menu 4 Press Escape repeatedly to exit the PCONSOLE utility 5 At the Local gt prompt become the superuser on the RP600 and reset your print server using the Set Server NetWare Reset command 6 5 NetWare Queue Password The default login password access on the RP600 is also used to log the RP600 into NetWare file servers If the login password on the RP600 is changed Net Ware print queue setups must also be changed to reflect the new password DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 6 10 TCP IP Configuration 7 TCP IP Configuration 7 1 Overview The following sections cover print configuration for TCP IP hosts The RP600 provides two major TCP IP printing methods Berkeley remote LPR and RTEL host software Both methods provide queuing of jobs if the RP600 is busy with another job Instructions for host configuration for LPR and RTEL are described in the following sections The remote LPR software allows the RP600 to look like a host that can print files The Digital supplied RTEL software which requires installation and configura tion on the host provides more functionality than remote LPR It allows the host s lp or lpr printing system to transparently use the RP600 print devices and allows the creation of named pipe devices on the host that map to the RP600
40. er name there fore if you change the server name the new name must be no more than 12 characters DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Interface User Manual 3 1 Services When the RP600 boots all default services are available To disable or later enable a service use the Set Define Service Default command Figure 3 1 dis plays the syntax for this command Figure 3 1 Disabling PostScript Default Service DEFINE SERVICE is EFAULT POSTSCRIPT DISABLED Each default service has a list of service characteristics enabled on it The list of service characteristics can not be changed on default services If you need to use a service which has different characteristics you must configure a custom ser vice The following characteristics are enabled on the default services LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT Banner Connections FormFeed LAN Manager Net Ware Queueing RTEL LPS_xxxxxx_PCL Binary Connections LAN Manager NetWare Queueing RTEL LPS_xxxxxx_PS Connections LAN Manager NetWare PostScript Queueing RTEL DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Interface User Manual 3 2 Services 3 3 Custom Services A custom service consists of three primary building blocks these blocks are attributes characteristics and protocols Since the default services cannot be edited you may need to create a custom service For example if you are using the NetWare protocol and the FormFeed
41. es you through configuration using a point and click interface NOTE NetWare users must be running Windows version 3 1 or later with the NetWare VLM or a Winsock compliant TCP IP stack NetWare and TCP IP versions of the RP600 software are shipped with on the CD ROM To use the CD ROM refer to the instructions on the CD ROM To install the RP600 software refer to the appropriate RP600 software README file NOTE On line help through internet is provided 2 5 Remote Console Logins Remote console logins are supported from LAT NCP TSM NetWare and TCP IP All remote console login methods are discussed in the following sections 2 5 1 NetWare Console Connections NetWare users can make remote console connections via the RP600 software Instructions for using RP600 software are included with the CD ROM DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 2 6 Getting Started 2 5 2 TCP IP Console Connections The RP600 enables a TCP IP user to configure the server via a single Telnet or rlogin connection to the remote console port The remote console port is desig nated as port 7000 To make a connection to this port use the Telnet or rlogin command Figure 2 5 Connecting to Console Port telnet xxx xxx xxx xxx 7000 Trying XXX XXX XXX XXX Connected to XXX XXX XXX XXX Escape character is access not echoed Digital RapidPrint 600 Version n n n yymmdd Type Help at the Local gt prompt
42. for assis tance Enter Username gt xXxxx Note that the prompt requires that the login password be entered before the connection can be made The default login password is access DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 2 7 Getting Started 2 5 3 VMS Console Connections From a VMS host machine a connection to the remote console port can be estab lished using NCP or TSM NOTE The NCP name cannot exceed six characters First the node must be configured in the NCP database Once the node has been created in the database the Connect command can be used to establish a session Figure 2 6 Configuring the Node and Establishing a Connection RUN SYSSSYSTEM NCP NCP gt SHOW KNOWN CIRCUIT Known Circuit Volatile Summary as of lt date time gt Circuit State QNA O on CP gt CP gt SET NODE server_name ode Address 1 1 63 1023 13 141 ode Name 1 6 characters server_name CP gt SET NODE server_name SERVICE CIRCUIT QNA O CP gt SET NODE server_name HARDWARE ADDRESS 00 80 A3 xx xx xx CP gt EXIT RUN SYSSSYSTEM NCP CP gt CONNECT NODE server_name access not echoed Digital RapidPrint 600 Version n n n yymmdd Type Help at the Local gt prompt for assistance Enter Username gt XxXxx NOTE For more information on configuring the NCP database and establishing a remote console connection see the NCP
43. gt gt INIT DELAY 0 The Set Define Protocol NetWare Access command configures a list of file servers that the RP600 contacts for print jobs The Init Delay 0 command reboots the box To enable scanning for jobs on all file servers in the extended network replace the file server name with the keyword All However on an extended wide or local area network with many file servers specifying All can severely impact the time between jobs and the overall printing and network performance NetWare traffic can be minimized by removing unused file servers from the access list To remove a file server from the list use the Clear and Purge com mands Clear removes an entry from the list immediately but does not remove it permanently Purge removes an entry from the list permanently however the entry is not removed until the server is rebooted Examples of the Clear and Purge commands are given below NOTE A single asterisk can be used to represent a string of char acters in the Clear and Purge commands Figure 6 2 Removing File Server From Access List Local gt gt CLEAR PROTOCOL NETWARE ACCESS fileserver Local gt gt PURGE PROTOCOL NETWARE ACCESS fileserver DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 6 2 NetWare Configuration 6 3 Creating NDS Print Queues If you are using NDS the Quick Set Up option is the easiest way to create print queues with PCONSO
44. hapter 2 the OK Activity LED will blink quickly while the RP600 is booting and reloading code and then slowly when it returns to normal operation NOTE If you experience problems reloading Flash ROM refer to Troubleshooting Flash ROM Updates on page 5 C 2 1 NetWare The LPS SYS file should be placed in the login directory on the NetWare file server The RP600 cannot actually log into the file server since it knows no user name password it can only access files in the login directory itself On the RP600 specify the file server name filename and path Figure B 1 Reloading Flash ROM From NetWare Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER NETWARE LOADHOST fileserver Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER SOFTWARE sys login lps sys Local gt gt LIST SERVER BOOT Local gt gt INITIALIZE RELOAD DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual C 3 Updating Software C 2 2 TCP IP Downloading uses the TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol and optionally BOOTP The RP600 will do a BOOTP query each time it boots If a host provides BOOTP support it can be used to set the RP600 s IP address and loadhost infor mation Add the RP600 s name IP address hardware address and download path and filename to the BOOTP file usually etc bootptab Some BOOTP and TFTP implementations require a specific directory for the LPS SYS file in this case the path should not be specifi
45. he RP600 LATCP ports are not permanently configured on a host Add the commands nec essary to create required LAT devices to the SYS MANAGER LAT STARTUP COM file so that they will be recreated after each host reboot NOTE See the VMS documentation for more information about terminal characteristics Note that LAT terminal device characteristics may have to be changed to cor rectly print some files For example by default the VMS terminal driver will change form feeds into an equivalent number of line feeds To disable this behav ior enter the following command Figure 5 2 Disabling Line Feeds SET TERMINAL PERM FORM LTAnnn To create and start a LAT queue on the host that uses this LAT application port enter the following Figure 5 3 Creating and Starting the Queue INITIALIZE QUEUE START ON LTAnnn PROCESSOR LATSYM RETAIN ERROR queue_name DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 5 2 LAT Configuration A print request would then look like the following Figure 5 4 Creating a Print Request PRINT QUE UE queue_name filename txt 5 3 Printing Using LAT Services Printing using a LAT service requires the creation of three items A LAT service on the RP600 The LAT application port that references the RP600 print resource A print queue that uses the LAT application port NOTE LAT is disabled on all of the R
46. he RP600 will reply to NT machines that scan for DLC printers DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Interface User Manual 1 5 Getting Started 2 Getting Started 2 1 Overview This chapter covers the steps needed to get the RP600 interface on line and run ning There are two ways to log into the interface 1 Incoming Remote Logins Digital RapidPrint 600 software utility RP600 software is the preferred method of login and configuration Remote Console Logins Connections to port 7000 can be made by LAT users and TCP IP users via a Telnet connec tion NOTE Windows NT users must use TCP IP It is the only way to log into the unit It is important to consider the following points before logging into and configur ing the interface The RP600 interface s IP address must be configured before any TCP IP functionality is available Only one person at a time may be logged into the remote console port regardless of the protocol being used This eliminates the possibility of several people simultaneously attempting to configure the interface Although all other login sessions may be disabled remote console logins cannot be disabled The system manager will always have access to the unit Logging into the remote console port does not automatically create privileged user status You must use the Set Privi leged command to configure the unit The remote console port is password protected Default login passwor
47. he most basic troubleshooting level Table A 2 Printing Problems Area to Check Explanation Verify that the IP address is unique to the unit Monitor RP600 Queue Status and Port Counters There is a duplicate IP address on the network if Telnet Rlogin connections fail soon after connecting or ARP requests do not resolve a host known to be working The server either loses its IP address when booting or will not allow a new IP address to be configured Use the Show Monitor Queue command to see if a queue entry appears in the job list If a queue entry does not appear on the RP600 refer to the appropri ate host section in this Appendix If an active queue entry appears use the Monitor Port 1 Counters command If the output byte counter is not incrementing verify the connection between the RP600 and the printer A 3 1 LPD Host Troubleshooting Table A 3 LPD Host Troubleshooting VMS Host Troubleshooting Area to Check Explanation Verify that the RP600 IP address and name were entered properly in the host file Telnet to the RP600 using the name in the host file and verify that theRP600 name is resolvable and that the RP600 is reachable via the network DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual Troubleshooting Area to Check Explanation Verify that jobs which appear in the From within the LPC administrative utility enter host queue reach the RP600
48. he name of the service which will service the queue either LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT LPS_xxxxxx_PCL or LPS_xxxxxx_PS and press Enter D Return to the main Available Options menu by pressing Escape 3 Create a print queue on the file server and associate it with the RP600 service A Select the Print Queue Information menu option under Available Options and press Enter This shows a list of any existing print queues on the file server Press Insert to create a new queue on the file server type the new queue name and press Enter The name does not have to be related to the name of the RP600 resources but should be short and convenient for users to remember B Highlight the name of the queue just entered and press Enter to configure the queue itself Select Queue Serv ers NetWare 4 0 users select Print Servers in the Print Queue Info box and press Enter to specify which net work print servers can print jobs from this print queue The list will be empty as none have been selected yet Press Insert The LPS_xxxxxx LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT LPS_xxxxxx_PCL or LPS_xxxxxx_PS resource entered above should appear in a selection list Add the RP600 name LPS_xxxxxx The RP600 name is used to log in Highlight the LPS_xxxxxx name and press Enter C Press Insert again Select either the text LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT binary LPS_xxxxxx_PCL or PostScript LPS_xxxxxx_PS service name and press Enter again DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Us
49. ll references to Iptn the port specified with the NET USE command in Figure 4 4 will go to the service that you created For testing purposes you can try to use a copy com mand if the RP600 is ready to accept data To make the lpt redirect permanent use the following command Figure 4 7 When the host is rebooted the Ipt redirect will be remembered the host will automatically attempt to connect to the RP600 Figure 4 7 Making Redirect Permanent C gt NET USE PERSISTENT YES Exit the MS DOS shell Open the NT Print Manager its icon is located in the Main window on the desktop Choose Create Printer from the Printer menu Figure 4 2 page 4 2 NOTE f the printer driver isn t already installed you ll need the Windows NT installation disks DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 4 5 LAN Manager Configuration In the Printer Name box enter the name of the queue on the NT host Click the Driver menu arrow select the required printer driver from the pull down menu Enter a description string in the Description box Click the Print To menu arrow to view its pull down menu and select the Ipt port you wish to redirect Click the OK button in each print dialog displayed If you d like this printer to be the default printer click the Default menu arrow on the Print Manager s title bar and scroll to the printer s name Figure 4 5 page 4 4 4 2 3 Potential Window
50. lled as a print server on the NetWare file server e Print queues must be created on the file server and must be attached to the RP600 e The RP600 must be told to re poll the file servers for the updated queue information These steps must be performed on each file server that will need access to the RP600 queues NOTE The following steps refer to NetWare v3 11 but are similar for v4 x and v2 x To create a print queue complete the following steps 1 Log in as the privileged user on the file server you will be changing and type PCONSOLE at the F prompt to start the utility 2 Create an entry for the Print Server on the Novell file server A Select Print Server Information from the Available Options menu use the cursor keys to move to it and press Enter A list of current print servers will be shown B Press Insert to create a new entry add the RP600 and press Enter This is the name that the RP600 will log in as when querying the file server s print queues Note that if the RP600 name is changed the file server s will need to be updated DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 6 8 NetWare Configuration NOTE f the login password on the RP600 is changed a new pass word will have to be entered for the server Highlight the RP600 name and press Enter to show the Print Server Infor mation menu Select the Change Password option and enter the RP600 new login password C Use the Insert key to add t
51. may appear It may take a few minutes for the changes to propa gate through the NDS tree If you type Set Protocol NetWare Reset at the Local gt prompt and all the queues don t show up wait a few minutes and try it again DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual Troubleshooting Table A 5 NDS Printing Errors 6 Login failed 7 Authentication failed 8 Print server can not attach to queue Failure z Code Failure Code Meaning Remedy 0 Success 1 Print server ran out of memory Cycle power on the printer If the problem persists disable the unused protocols and change the NetWare access list to only include file servers which have print queues associated with them 2 Unexpected response from Report the problem to Digital Technical Sup fileserver port 3 Unexpected response from Report the problem to Digital Technical Sup fileserver port 4 No printers found for the print Check to make sure that there are printers for server the print server and the printer names match the service names on the print server 5 No queue found for the printer Check to make sure that the printers have associated queues Check to make sure there is a print server object configured with the same name as the print server Check that the login password on the print server is the same as the password for the print server object If the login password on the print server is the default access then there shoul
52. n t already installed you ll need the Windows NT installation disks In the Printer Name box enter the name of the queue on the NT host Click the Driver menu arrow select the required printer driver from the pull down menu Enter a description string in the Description box DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 4 2 LAN Manager Configuration If applicable choose the Share this printer on the network option This is not recommended until the print queue is confirmed to be running properly Click the Print To menu arrow to view its pull down menu Scroll to the Other option The following dialog box will appear Figure 6 1 Print Destinations Dialog Box Print Destinations Available Print Monitors Digital Network Port Choose the desired Network Port and click the OK button The following dialog box will appear Figure 4 3 Network Port Dialog Box Add Network Peripheral Port _ mwe All known DLC nodes will be listed in the Card Address box Select the RP600 hardware address Enter a name to be associated with this address at the prompt DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 4 3 LAN Manager Configuration Click the Timers button The following dialog box will appear Figure 4 4 Timers Dialog Box Peripheral Port Timers Status Update Interval gq g sec Connection Job Based D Continuous Click the Job Based radio button Click the OK
53. next dialog box provide the following information and click OK Figure 7 22 LPR Dialog Box Add LPR compatible printer Name of printer on that machine Ips_xxxxxx_text A printer specific dialog box appears next Fill out the information in the box and click OK If you d like this printer to be the default printer click the Default menu arrow on the Printer Manager s title bar and scroll to the printer s name DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 7 12 TCP IP Configuration 7 4 RTEL Functionality If the LPR method of printing is not adequate for an application banners needed before jobs more flexibility needed in printing etc RTEL software can be con figured on the host After installing the software and configuring connections to the RP600 normal UNIX print commands can be used and normal queue utilities Ipc Ipstat etc will be usable NOTE RTEL Binaries are provided for many systems as well as source code for use on non supported systems To print to the RP600 using special formatting or using third party software packages it may be necessary to create print pipes on the host The RTEL soft ware provides this functionality by providing a UNIX named pipe interface To recreate the RTEL source files copy the file RTEL_SRC TAR from the distri bution media to the UNIX host Ensure that a binary copy is performed Untar the archive using the following command Figure 7
54. on whether or not the port associated with the service is in use A non zero value means that the service is available A rating of zero means that the service is either in use or not available 3 3 2 Characteristics These parameters specify how the RP600 appears to network hosts and how it treats print data All possible characteristics and their default states enabled or disabled are listed below When a custom service is created it has a list of char acteristics which are enabled on it however unlike default services these ser vices can be changed NOTE The default state of these characteristics applies to custom ser vices not necessarily to the RP600 default services 3 3 2 1 Banner This characteristic only affects banner pages that the RP600 generates when printing via LPD or NetWare If a host generates its own banner the RP600 treats it as print data Banner is enabled by default NOTE Users should disable the Banner and FormFeed characteristics for PostScript queues 3 3 2 2 Binary If the Binary characteristic is enabled the RP600 does not perform character pro cessing on the data When Binary is disabled the RP600 expands linefeeds into carriage return linefeeds and performs tab expansion for LPD jobs This charac teristic is typically enabled for printing graphics jobs PCL or plotter files Binary is disabled by default 3 3 2 3 FormFeed If Formfeed is enabled the server appends a formfeed to the end of
55. onfiguration The installation configuration software is shipped with the DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 CD ROM Although this software is the recommended way to configure the interface the unit may also be configured using any of the following methods e By logging into the interface over the network via LAT NCP TSM NetWare or Telnet Rlogin e Via BOOTP replies from a TCP IP network host these replies may be used to define the IP address loadhost and download filename e Via RARP replies from a TCP IP host these replies may be used to define the IP address e By downloading a configuration file containing the interface commands from a LAT NetWare or TCP IP host at boot time 1 1 3 Software The RP600 interface stores its executable code in Flash rewritable ROM mean ing that it does not need to download software from a host each time it boots Downloading host software is necessary only when updating the code in the Flash ROM with a new version of the software The interface requires no additional software to print jobs when using in most environments NetWare or UNIX with LPR LAN Manager and LAT Configu ration may involve configuration software shipped with the interface DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Interface User Manual 1 2 Introduction 1 2 RP600 components The DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Interface comes in two versions a The DIGITAL Laser Printer LNI5N A is equipped with a 10 Base 2 in
56. par allel port See the documentation included with the distribution CD ROM for a full discussion of RTEL functionality and configuration Raw TCP IP socket connections can be used with custom queuing software to create queues on the RP600 DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 7 1 TCP IP Configuration 7 2 LPR on Generic UNIX Hosts The Berkeley remote printing system is supported on many machines and is sim ple to configure for the RP600 Add the host print queue name into ete printcap and then specify the remote node name the host name of the RP600 and the service name on the RP600 NOTE There are slight variations in LPR configuration for AIX HP SCO Solaris ULTRIX UNIX and Windows NT hosts after reading this section refer to the following sections for configu ration information NOTE Windows 95 does not support LPR directly however there are third party solutions available To add a print queue for an RP600 interface add the RP600 name and IP address to the etc hosts file Figure 7 1 Adding Name and IP Address XXX XXX XXX XXX LPS_XXXXXX Edit the etc printcap file and add an entry of the following form Figure 7 2 Editing etc printcap File lps Printer on LAB LPS rm LPS_xxxxxx rp LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT sd usr spool lpd lps_prt Note that the punctuation shown is required and that no extra spaces should be added This creates a host queue n
57. s NT Problems If you ve followed the setup instructions listed in this section Windows NT printing should run smoothly However two potential problems are listed below e When Windows NT determines that insufficient progress is being made on a print job it will automatically time out force you to abort or retry print jobs By default the time out period is set to 45 seconds If you have a slow printer this timeout period may not be long enough Windows NT may time out your print job when it s queued to the RP600 To change the timeout period see the Settings dialog box in Windows NT On some versions of Windows NT editing the timeout period does not actually change the 45 second timeout period NOTE When a timeout occurs Windows NT will try to restart the entire job If you are unable to change your timeout period using LPR is suggested DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 4 6 LAT Configuration 5 LAT Configuration 5 1 Overview The RP600 software configuration software is the easiest way to configure LAT print queues on the RP600 NetWare and TCP IP versions of the RP600 software are shipped with the RP600 on the DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 CD ROM All instructions for using the RP600 software are listed in each README file Creating a LAT print queue can be done by printing directly to the RP600 or printing to a service Printing directly to a port is the simplest method of creating a LAT print q
58. ss and responds to the ping packet The interface will not save the IP address permanently it is set tempo rarily to enable RP600 software to communicate with the server or to allow an administrator to telnet into the interface remote console port DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 2 3 Getting Started To telnet to this port use the Telnet command Specify the RP600 IP address and 7000 as the port number The interface will display the remote console port prompt In order to suc cessfully log into the port the login password must be entered at this prompt The default login password is access To make the IP address permanent use the Define Server IPaddress command Figure 2 3 Telnetting to the Console Port o telnet xxx xxx xxx xxx 7000 Trying XXX XXX XXX XXX Connected to XXX XXX XXX XXX Escape character is access not echoed Digital RapidPrint 600 Version n n n cance Enter Username gt xXxXxx Local gt SET PRIVILEGED Password gt system not echoed Type Help at the Local_ gt prompt for assis Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER IPADDRESS XXX XXX XXX XXX DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual Getting Started 2 3 2 Using a BOOTP or RARP Reply At boot time a host based BOOTP or RARP server can respond to an interface request for an available IP address For information about configuring the BOOTP
59. st will look like the following Figure 5 12 Print Request PRINT QUEUE LPS_POST filename ps DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual NetWare Configuration 6 NetWare Configuration 6 1 Overview The following sections cover print configuration for NetWare hosts The easiest way to configure print queues is to use the RP600 software point and click inter face The examples in this chapter show how to configure the RP600 using commands entered at the command line interface Local gt prompt Instructions for configur ing NDS print queues on the RP600 are outlined in the Creating NDS Print Queues section To create NDS print queues you must be running NetWare ver sion 4 0 or greater If you are running versions 2 x 3 x or version 4 0 with bind ery emulation see the section titled Creating Bindery Print Queues Bindery print queues may be configured using either the RP600 software PCONSOLE or QINST DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 6 1 NetWare Configuration 6 2 NetWare Access List By default the RP600 only scans local file servers file servers one hop away for print queues to service File servers on non local Ethernets for example with a IPX router between them and the RP600 can be enabled using the following commands Figure 6 1 Enabling Non Local File Servers Local gt gt DEFINE PROTOCOL NETWARE ACCESS fileserver Local
60. t signature or IPX checksumming neither of which is currently supported DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual A 8 Troubleshooting A 4 BOOTP Troubleshooting If the BOOTP request is failing and you have configured your host to respond to the request there are a few areas you can quickly check Table A 7 BOOTP Troubleshooting Area to Check Explanation Is BOOTP in your system s etc services file Is the RP600 in the loadhost s etc hosts file Is the download file in the cor rect directory Is it world readable Are the RP600 and the host in the same IP network BOOTP must be an uncommented line in the etc services file as a real TCP IP service The RP600 must be in this file for the host to answer a BOOTP or TFTP request The download file has to be in the correct directory and must be world readable Specify the complete pathname for the download file in the BOOTP con figuration file or a default pathname may be added to the download filename Some hosts will not allow BOOTP replies across IP networks Either use a host running a different oper ating system or change the RP600 to be in the same IP network as the host A 5 RARP Troubleshooting Table A 8 RARP Troubleshooting Area to Check Explanation Are theRP600 name and hard ware address in the host s etc ethers file Are the RP600 and its IP address in the etc hosts file
61. terface the DIGITAL LN15X NA and b The DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15N B is equipped with a 10 Base T interface the DIGITAL LN15X NB The panel of the interface has 2 LEDs a Test button and a network connector NOTE Throughout this manual the green LED is referred to as the PWR LINK LED The other LED is referred to as the ACT LED The green LED indicates a good network connection on the LN15N A or power on the LNISN B The other LED gives information about what the interface is doing for example when code is downloaded as the unit boots the LED blinks green quickly The Test button serves two functions to print a test status page and to force the interface to return to the factory default configuration To print a test page press the button briefly To return to the factory default configuration power down the printer press the test button Then switch the printer on and hold down the Test button for 5 seconds 1 2 1 Power up Diagnostics The RP600 boot up procedure consists of four steps listed below In normal operation these four steps require approximately 45 seconds to complete DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet Interface User Manual 1 3 Introduction 1 The RP6OO runs through a set of power up diagnostics for approximately 10 seconds The PWR LINK LED remains solid green the ACT LED shows varying patterns corre sponding to the test being run 2 It tries to obtain TCP IP configuration information via
62. ueue because it requires no configuration of the RP600 Printing using a service requires some RP600 configuration however it allows you to have multiple printers service the same VMS queue The LAT characteristic must be enabled on the service being used To print PostScript jobs from VMS a ser vice must be used 5 2 Printing Directly to a Port This is a two step process First a LAT application port that references the RP600 parallel port must be created on the LAT host The LAT application port is a device that allows programs to treat a LAT connection as a physical port for input and output For example a printer might be configured to use port LTA3419 which might be connected mapped to port 1 of the RP600 The LAT port can be mapped to either a service or an exact port on the ETS Second a print queue that uses the LAT application port must be created DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 5 1 LAT Configuration Use the following commands to create a LAT application port and then set it to the appropriate node and port Figure 5 1 Creating LAT Application Port RUN SYSSSYSTEM LATCP LATCP gt CREATE PORT LTAnnn APPLICATION LATCP gt SET PORT LTAnnn NODE LPS_xxxxxx PORT Port_1 LATCP gt EXIT The nnnn is any unused LAT port number use the Show Ports command to see which port numbers are in use VMS users can then use port LTAnnnn as a port to t
63. uration is simpler than Net BIOS configuration however NetBIOS is more flexible Both methods are dis cussed in the following sections NOTE The RP600 does not support NetBIOS over TCP IP 4 2 1 DLC Configuration The default text service LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT can be used without any further configuration DLC is automatically enabled on this service To use the default PostScript or binary services however Windows NT users must associate the DLC characteristic with the desired service DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 4 1 LAN Manager Configuration NOTE DLC can only be associated with one service at a time If DLC was previously enabled on another service it will become dis abled on that service To do this use the Set Define Service DLC command For example if you d like to use the binary PCL service the DLC characteristic can be associated with this service by entering the following commands Figure 4 1 Associating DLC With PCL Service DEFINE SERVICE DEFAULT DLC PCL In Figure 4 1 DLC PCL associated the DLC characteristic with the LPS_xxxxxx_PCL service Open the NT Print Manager its icon is located in the Main window Choose Cre ate Printer from the Printer menu Figure 4 2 Create Printer Dialog Box Create Printer Printer Name LPS_ PRT ow COSS S osie COOS E ew CO g Share this printer on the network NOTE f the printer driver is
64. ust be the same as the service name on the RP600 If you d like to change the printer name at a later point it can be changed by manually editing the printcap file To print to this queue normal Ip syntax is used DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual TCP IP Configuration Figure 7 16 Printing to Queue lp dlps_xxxxxx_text filename 7 3 4 LPR on Solaris Hosts The following commands configure a BSD print queue on a Solaris 2 3 system These commands require that you are the superuser and in the bourne shell Figure 7 17 Creating a BSD Print Queue usr lib lpsystem t bsd lps_xxxxxx usr lib lpadmin p lps_prt s lps_xxxxxx lps_xxxxxx_text usr lib accept lps_prt enable lps_prt NOTE LPR is not reliable on Solaris machines Users with Solaris hosts should use the Digital supplied RTEL software instead 7 3 5 LPR on ULTRIX Hosts ULTRIX hosts need the following additional information added to the printcap entry Figure 7 18 Adding to Printcap Entry lps_prt Printer on LAB LPS lp ct remote rm LPS_xxxxxx rp LPS_xxxxxx_TEXT sd usr spool lpd lps_prt These additional options show that there is no physical device for this queue and tell the host that this is a remote connection DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 7 10 TCP IP Configuration To print to this queue normal Ip syntax is used Figure 7 19 Printing to Queue
65. y is available To set the IP address the following methods can be used a directed Ping packet a BOOTP or RARP reply or commands entered at the command line Local gt interface from the RP600 software login All methods of setting the IP address are discussed in the following sections choose the method that is most convenient for you To access the interface hosts must know the RP600 IP address This is typically configured in the host s etc hosts file UNIX or via a nameserver For configu ration instructions refer to the host s documentation 2 3 1 Using a Directed Ping Packet If the RP600 has no IP address it sets its address from the first directed IP ICMP ping packet it receives To generate such a packet create an entry in the host s ARP table The following figure shows how to create an entry in the host s ARP table Note that this requires superuser privileges Figure 2 1 Adding to the ARP Table arp s 192 0 1 228 00 80 a3 xx xx xx Substitute the intended IP address and the hardware address of the server Then ping the server Figure 2 2 Ping Command ping 192 0 1 228 NOTE Jfa router is between the server and the ARP host this proce dure won t work When the server receives the ping packet it notices that its own IP address is not currently set and sends out broadcasts to see if anyone else is using this address If no duplicates are found the server uses this IP addre
66. you are not using the RP600 software you will need to enter the Set Privileged command at the Local gt prompt to become the privileged user The default privi leged password on RP600 is system Figure 8 1 Set Privileged Command Local gt SET PRIVILE GED Password gt system Local gt gt not echoed The prompt will change to reflect privileged user status Only one user can be the privileged user at a time If another user is currently logged into the RP600 as the privileged user use the Set Privileged Override command to forcibly become the privileged user DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 Ethernet User Manual 8 1 Additional Configuration To change the privileged password use the Set Define Server Privileged Pass word command The following figure displays an example of this command Figure 8 2 Changing Privileged Password Local gt SET PRIVILEGED Password gt system not echoed Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER PRIVILEGED PASSWORD wal rus 8 2 2 Login Password The login password is required for remote console logins The default login pass word is access To change the login password use the Set Define Server Login Password command The following is an example Figure 8 3 Changing Login Password Local gt SET PRIVILEGED Password gt system not echoed Local gt gt DEFINE SE

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