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1. Information on Selecting Service Ports Multi ports Service Ports The majority of network cards attached to printers in Europe and the USA use the port number 9100 However many printers in particular those built for the Japanese market use a different port number for example port 3000 Furthermore other printers use yet another port number for example many Digital printers require port 3001 To meet these varying requirements IPS DirectIP 95 98 amp NT4 and PrintIP can be configured to use any port number with 9100 as the default Multi ports Each multi port network card printserver contains three physical ports which can attach to three different printers with the same IP address By selecting a multi port the user can choose which printer to send print jobs to multi port number three is usually a serial port Only printservers that support service port 9100 have multi ports therefore only a 9100 service port will allow a multi port to be selected 482. Therefore it does not have a Start DirectIP on boot up option LIKE DirectIP 95 98 DirectIP NT4 can revert back to LPT 1as the MS DOS default by typing LPT at the main menu or command prompt LIKE DirectIP 95 98 print jobs can be sent to different Multi and Service ports Note If DirectIP has been run to re direct MS DOS print jobs to an IP address INCOMING PRINT JOBS RECEIVED BY PPS WILL ALSO BE REDIRECTED TO THIS IP ADDRESS In order to stop this from happening run DirectIP with LPT1 as the sole parameter Subsequent jobs will revert back to LPT1 This feature enables you to hop from one PC to another PC or to a printer This may be very useful when printing from LAN PCs connected to a WAN PC DirectIP for Win 95 98 does not re direct incoming print jobs received by PPS 25 You can run DirectIP NT4 either from the MS DOS prompt or from the IPS Suite menu i Running DirectIP NT4 Using the IPS Suite Menu 1 Select DirectIP from the IPS main menu and you will see a dialog box similar to the following Pm po Cancel TimeOut Settings seconds fo pe 2 End of File Wait time 1 10000 milli secs B zi DirectlP to work on boot up Port Service Number Default dU T Multi Port Printer a 7 ME 2 IntheIP Address box type the IP address that you want your print jobs re directed to 3 If the printer uses a service port other than 9100 click on Port Service Number bo
3. belonging to or used by the end user provided that the software is in use on only one computer at a time and is never installed on more than two computers at any one time and is used only by the end user b If the end user has multiple Licences for the software then at any time the end user may use as many copies of the software as the end user has Licences If the number of persons who can access and use the software exceeds the number of Licences that the end user has then the end user must have a reasonable mechanism or process in place to assure that the number of persons using the software at the same time does not exceed the number of Licences c This Licence is not a sale of any of the rights of ownership of the original software or any copy In particular International Technology Consultants Ltd retains title and full rights of ownership in the original or any copy of the software installed or copied or in use on all such physical media or on any other media such as but not restricted to floppy or hard disks CD ROM or similar storage devices or operating memory d As the end user is simply acquiring a licence to use this product it may therefore not be sold leased or transferred to anyone without prior consent of International Technology Consultants Ltd After written notification to International Technology Consultants Ltd the end user may transfer all copies of the software including the original and the documentation on a perma
4. box and click the IP Address button If the domain name can be translated the IP address will automatically be entered into the IP Address field Click OK to finish Note valid IPSTM ports have TCP IP as the port description If TCP IP is not displayed they are not valid IPSTM ports and should be deleted here 14 Ports can now be attached to printer drivers as follows 1 Inthe IPS dialog box highlight the port in the list view 2 Choose a printer from the Choose printer drop down list 3 Click on Apply or OK Both will automatically attach the printer to your port however OK will also exit from the list view box Deleting TCP IP Ports You can delete TCP IP ports in this dialog box by selecting Delete IPS Port However you cannot delete any other type of port This must be done under Printer Properties ii Selecting a Printer Using Printer Properties If you add a printer or port or change a printers attachment via the printer s Property pages you will need to click on Refresh to update the list view settings in the IPS Suite menu Set the port details for any printer which will use IPS by following these steps 1 Select Start gt Settings gt Printers The Printers window will appear 2 Select the printer you want to setup 3 Click on the Properties option from the File menu you can also select Properties by selecting the printer icon left clicking on it and then selecting the Properties option fr
5. of the world it will be printed to the same standard Because you can set up many IP addresses and printer drivers through IPS you can have permanent connection to the printer in your office one in another building one in another country as well as any other you require having instant access to all of them Whether using a LAN intranet or the Internet printing using the Internet Printing System Plus is easy and fast Additional Facilities IPS has been developed to enable you to maximize your print options In addition to its basic Internet printing capabilities it offers several applications which enhance its functionality PrintIP is a facility that enables you to send any document from the Windows desktop to a selected IP address DirectIP intercepts print jobs from MS DOS applications which default to the LPT1 port and re directs them to a selected IP address Both can be operated from MS DOS Prompt or from the IPS Suite main menu both send the documents as raw data The Personal Printer Service PPS enables you to print to any printer attached to a PC with an IP address provided it is connected to the Internet or your own intranet Similarly it enables anyone else with IPS who has your PCs IP address to send their print jobs directly to you using IPS PrintIP or DirectIP PPS adds dramatically to the number and type of printers you can print to If you choose to activate the IPS Message Service it w
6. or even change a hard disc then care needs to be taken with the software key This needs to be transferred to a safe location by installing IPS on another machine or a separate directory on the same disk if only deleting that directory The Licence Transfer feature will allow you to transfer the licence from one computer to another or from one directory to another Use the following methods to safely transfer the licence from the old copy to the new These two methods do not actually copy the program from one directory to the other What they do is move the licence from one program to a copy of the same program in a different directory To transfer the licence return to the Licencing window as shown at the start of this section Direct Transfer used to move a program from one local or networked directory to another To move the licence as a direct transfer select the Move button and the following dialog box will be displayed DIRECT LICENCE TRANSFER ie Es Enter path to the file to be given the licence OOO Then press TRANSFER t por follow the instructions to transfer your licence to the copy of IPS in another directory 39 Floppy Transfer used to move a program from one computer to another In this case the move is done using a floppy disk To transfer the licence from one machine to another via a floppy disk select the Transfer button This will display the following window This guides you thro
7. to be printed from there 43 Appendix B Overview of TCP IP Protocol The terms TCP Transmission Control Protocol and IP Internet Protocol have generally become interchangeable TCP IP provides a means for individual computers and computer networks to communicate with each other TCP IP describes two protocols TCP which offers a guaranteed delivery service on top of IP the core datagram service The success of TCP IP is due to three main factors 1 The wide range of computers TCP IP is available on makes it an attractive option for new products Manufacturers can guarantee that their products will operate on many systems 2 TCP IP encompasses a range of extremely powerful and flexible protocols that make it suitable for just about any task 3 IP is the protocol set used by the Internet Improvements in TCP IP are occurring frequently with increased functionality constantly being added This makes TCP IP a powerful protocol but has also created a negative side effect Many people incorrectly call TCP IP simply IP however TCP IP actually comprises a larger range of protocols and functionality than IP alone Moreover because TCP IP is required for a wide range of environments some configuration may be needed to get it running on any given network For example a server name and network number may be required For bigger networks the only network configuration required involves ensuring that each network unit has a unique num
8. up for public use The actual DNS name of each printer found is cleverly displayed by PeripheralVision You can then determine the appropriate printer to send your print job to Why do certain printer drivers take several minutes to attach to a TCP IP port while others attach immediately Some printers are bi directional and communicate with the computer IPS does not support bi directional communication To have bi directional printer drivers attach to ports immediately disable the bi directional option of the printer driver by selecting Spool Settings from the Details page of the printer s properties When I print using DirectIP or PrintIP my printer always prints on USA letter paper from tray 1 How can I make it use A4 paper in tray 2 Because DirectIP and PrintIP both send raw print jobs you cannot control the document defaults from your PC Instead use the printer defaults Reset your printer to default to A4 letter paper from tray 2 When print jobs are sent from DirectIP Windows 95 98 to a PC running the Personal Printer Service the jobs print successfully on a local printer However an extra blank page is always printed at the end of each job Can Istop this from happening Unfortunately a blank page will always be printed between the two applications If I have an older version of IPS installed what should I do Uninstall the older version of the IPS and then restart your computer Install the new version i
9. 5 Pribitl icto AMA MALEALLU AU ek 29 IPS Message Service and PeripheralVision Control 33 IPS Information Database 35 Product Authorisation and Licence Transfer 37 Appendix A Frequently Asked Questions FAQS sss 41 Appendix B Overview of TCP IP Protocol re 44 Appendix C Information on Selecting Service Ports Multi ports 48 Software Licence Agreement This is a legal agreement between you the end user and International Technology Consultants Ltd BY OPENING THE SEALED DISK PACKAGE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT PROMPTLY RETURN THE UNOPENED DISK PACKAGE AND THE ACCOMPANYING ITEMS including written materials and binders or other containers TO THE PLACE YOU OBTAINED THEM FOR A FULL REFUND The enclosed International Technology Consultants Ltd product is a single user version unless your product s packaging indicates otherwise or unless you have written agreement with International Technology Consultants Ltd ITC SOFTWARE LICENCE 1 GRANT OF LICENCE a International Technology Consultants Ltd grants the user a Licence to use one copy of the enclosed software program the Software on a single terminal connected to a single computer i e with a single CPU The end user may copy the software from one single terminal to another single terminal or portable or home computer or terminal
10. IPSTM Note Ensure you select Restart my computer now at the end of the installation IPSTM will not function until your PC has been re booted 10 Configuring IPS Important the Internet Printing System Plus will initially work as a thirty day demo It must then be authorised for continued use After you have installed IPS and rebooted your computer a small world icon will appear in the bottom right corner of your screen Right clicking on the icon will access the IPS Suite main menu From here you will be able to access all the applications belonging to the IPS Suite as well as Help amp Information Note By clicking on Quit IPS Main Menu in the list the globe will disappear and access to the IPS Suite will be denied To re start the IPS Suite and for licencing the Readme file and uninstallation purposes go to the Start menu and select Programs then select Internet Printing System To start using IPS it is first necessary to add IPS ports to each printer you wish to print to Setting the Port Details Note 1 To print to a printer using IPS you will need to know the IP address of the printer Note 2 IP address ports for IPS are either added by selecting Internet Printing System from the IPS Suite main menu or from the Windows printer settings for assistance with Windows printer settings click on Start gt Settings gt Printers In the Printers window click on Help gt Help To
11. Internet Printing System User Manual Version 4 0 COPYRIGHT Copyright 1998 Ringdale UK Ltd All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or any computer language in any form or by any third party without prior permission of Ringdale UK Limited DISCLAIMER Ringdale UK Ltd reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time to the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person or organisation of such revision or changes Ringdale UK Ltd has endeavoured to ensure that the information in this publication is correct but will not accept liability for any error or omission TRADEMARKS Peripheral Vision Internet Printing System and IPS are products and Trademarks of HBM ITC Ltd Microsoft Inc 3Com and Windows are also trademarks All other trademarks are hereby acknowledged Contents Software Licence Agreement sssssse 5 Introduction eeseesseseeenen nnne 7 Installing IPS TM c t ate Foe e ERE E RE RE or etes 9 Gobidtringdp S 1s asian om apa da ot dedu tona 11 The Personal Printer Service 19 DirectlP 2 cece eecececcnecceeececceecceeccesceeeceeeaeeeeeeseees 21 DirectIP for Windows 95 98 ceeenmmmR e 21 DirectlP for Windows NT 4 0 eeeemmRII 2
12. P address in the box provided go to Step 14 if you do not know the printer s IP address 11 Ifthe printer has multi port functionality click on the Multi Port Printer box Select the printer port you wish to use Your choice will be shown following the IP address as a 1 2 or 3 corresponding to the selected port By not making a selection here you allow the system to default to port 1 The default status is indicated by a 0 at the end of the IP address 12 Ifthe printer uses a service port other than 9100 click on Port Service Number box and add your choice If no service port is selected print jobs will be sent to the default value 9100 If a service port value other than the default is used multi port values will be ignored 13 If you do not know the IP address of the printer enter the printer s full host name Domain Name in the designated box 14 Click the IP Address button If the domain name can be translated the IP address will automatically be entered into the IP Address field Optional If you previously set the Spool Settings to Disable bi directional support follow steps 15 16 and 17 Otherwise go to step 18 15 Click on the Spool Settings button 16 Deselect Disable bi directional support by left clicking once on this option 17 Click on Apply and print a sample page 18 Click the OK button to complete printer selection TimeOut Settings The timeout setting determines how long the Inter
13. agreement or if you desire to contact International Technology Consultants Ltd for any reason please write to International Technology Consultants Ltd 26 Victoria Way Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9NF United Kingdom Introduction The Internet Printing System Plus IPSTM is state of the art software offering unrivalled flexibility and functionality for Internet and network printing IPS can be installed on any Windows 95 98 NT4 0 or above PC that is running TCP IP This guide takes you through the operations required to configure IPS and details how to use its facilities for maximum effectiveness How it Works Once installed IPS becomes fully integrated into the existing Windows printer subsystem enabling you to enter IP addresses to the list of available printer ports Once you have attached the required printer driver you can send print jobs to any printer in the world or PC with a personal printer attached that is connected to the Internet or a TCP IP intranet provided it has a valid IP address You can print from any application on your Windows PC using whatever resolution and or colour options the printer driver supports Printing takes place at Internet speeds even using a 14 4 Kbps modem connection will send a print job over ten times faster than a fax and the job will print to a much higher quality For example whether the colour laser printer is situated next to your PC or over the other side
14. ange button in the following window will give you the option to deselect the DOSLPT1 Redirection if required Note DOSLPTI Redirection is necessary if you require the DirectIP facility that enables print jobs to be sent through MS DOS Prompt If you do not require the DOSLPT1 Redirection option and have deselected it exit the change window click Next and follow the simple instructions to complete the installation The first window is shown below Upisi AUTOESEC BAT fos DOS Pristina x Chose what opas ig ios AEH lrer Ran DOG LEPTE Aricia E PROGPA TERY LPT AF EXE E Fei aug rudi the Tee BAT f T haven hempie changer ir ALT ESEC IPS lin T nono nado arm changez Lame Den cms If you have kept the DOSLPT1 Redirection option when you click Next you will be presented with two additional windows If you wish to let Setup modify the named file click Next as this is the default setting If you wish to manually make the changes after installation select the middle option and click Next If you select Do not make any changes and click Next DirectIP and PrintIP will be installed but you will not be able to use them until you have made the above changes to your AUTOEXEC BAT file and re booted your PC The following window will ask the same question about updating the CONFIG SYS file Follow the same procedure as above After pressing Next again follow the simple instructions to complete the installation of
15. ber With just IP however several server processes may be necessary For example you may need to tell new workstations about the network configuration or provide translation services between host names and their IP addresses 44 The Basics of TCP IP The core of TCP IP is the host address also known as the IP address of a machine Every machine on your network that is running IP needs a unique host address There is no distinction between workstations printers routers or servers they are all IP hosts If you are familiar with local networks you will know that each workstation and server also has a unique address which is set automatically With IP you have to set these yourself Networks also include the concept of the network number There is a similar and equally important concept in IP called the subnet address but it is less obvious Rather than typing in a network number the address of the subnet to which a machine is attached is embedded in its IP address All IP addresses are 32 bits i e four bytes long IP addresses are usually written in decimal format for example 192 130 159 163 Associated with a particular IP address is the subnet mask This is used to tell you how many of the leading bits in a given IP address denote the subnet address For example the typical subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 means that the first three bytes of an IP address denote the subnet address while the last byte identifies a particular host on
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17. bly have to settle for two or more Class C addresses Class A addresses are reserved for organizations such as the US Department of Defense 46 Name Servers If you have used the World Wide Web WWW you will know that most sites have aname Although you only need to know the name of a host the IP stack needs to know the host s address The translation between the host name and its IP address and vice versa is provided by a DNS Domain Name Server The DNS is a software process running on a network machine that provides a look up service for IP protocol stacks There are utilities that allow you to query a DNS directly but this is generally handled behind the scenes If your network is completely stand alone then you will need to have your own DNS on your network If you have an Internet connection then your ISP will have at least one DNS on your side of the connection This adds resiliency and reduces the amount of traffic over the Internet connection A single DNS even one for an ISP will not have the names and relevant IP addresses for the millions of hosts on the Internet Therefore you configure your hosts with a list of several DNS services your ISP can provide you with a list If the host cannot find the address in the first listed DNS typically your local one it goes to the next one in the list It continues to search until it either finds the address or gives up and tells you that it cannot be found 4 Appendix C
18. e type of printer Colour printers require a longer transmission time If no value is given PrintIP defaults to 30 seconds 10 Press the Enter key or click OK to print the file to the indicated IP address PrintIP will tell you the name of the document it is printing and the IP address to which it is printing Press the Enter key to remove PrintIP messages from the screen Clicking on the About button in the PrintIP dialog box provides PrintIP version information 31 ii Running PrintIP Using the MS DOS Prompt 1 From the Start menu select Programs gt MS DOS Prompt 2 At the command line prompt type PrintIP followed by the path and name of the file to be printed and the IP Address of the machine you wish to print to For example PrintIP c documents no123 txt 194 70 127 81 3 Press the Enter key to print the file to the indicated IP address PrintIP will tell you the name of the document it is printing and the IP address to which it is printing Press Enter to remove PrintIP messages from the screen PrintIP Help in MS DOS To call up a Help topic on PrintIP type the command PrintIP and press the Enter key Additional Information on Using PrintIP The PrintIP command is similar to the COPY command in DOS 6 22 Either command can be used to copy files to a printer attached to your PC or located on your local network The PrintIP command however has the additional option of sending files to any location having an IP add
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20. es how long DirectIP will attempt to send data to the IP address before aborting Valid settings range from to 600 seconds and will vary according to the type of printer Colour printers require a longer transmission time At the end of the IP address type the character sequence t followed by an integer representing the number of seconds If no value is given DirectIP defaults to 30 seconds 4 Optional Adjust the EOF default time The application s EOFdefault time which determines whether the print job has come to the end of file EOF is 2 milli seconds You may want to adjust this setting if your print jobs do not complete successfully Any setting in the range of 1 60 000 milli seconds can be used At the end of the IP address type the character sequence e followed by an integer representing the number of milli seconds for the EOF wait time Note Another command that can be sent via the IP address edit box is f This command informs DirectIP to flush its buffers of unwanted print jobs An example of a DirectIP command is DirectIP 194 217 183 71 e 100 t 60 f 5 Pressthe Enter key The following message will appear LPT1 PRINT REDIRECTED TO sock seio kkk This message indicates that future print jobs sent from MS DOS prompt applications which would normally default to LPT1 will automatically go to the IP address selected You can change DirectIP parameters anytime by re typing the DirectIP command with the new IP address
21. ilename then click on OK to return to the PrintIP dialog box Alternately click on the Network button to see the Map Network Drive dialog box as follows Map Network Drive v ram Iv Reconnect at logon 4 Selecta drive and path from the drop down lists then click on OK to return to the PrintIP dialog box Select Cancel to return to the previous screen without choosing a drive or path 5 In the PrintIP dialog box enter the IP address that you want the documents sent to 6 Click on the Multi Port Printer box if the printer has multi port functionality 30 7 Select the printer port you wish to use Your choice here will be shown following the IP address as a 1 2 or 3 corresponding to the selected port By not making a selection here you allow the system to default to port 1 The default status is indicated by a 0 at the end of the IP address 8 Ifthe printer uses a service port other than 9100 click on Port Service Number box and add your choice If no service port is selected print jobs will be sent to the default value 9100 If a value other than 9100 is used multi port values will be ignored 9 Optional Type in new TimeOut Settings or use the up and down arrows to change the time This adjusts the transmission time which indicates how long PrintIP will attempt to send data to the IP address before aborting Valid settings range from 1 to 600 seconds and will vary according to th
22. ill automatically display and record all print jobs successfully sent from your PC with IPS The service also enables you to create a database to store IPS print information If you have Ringdale s Peripheral Vision network management software installed on your PC it can be used to give IPS even greater functionality The Internet Printing System Plus is easy to install simply load the software from your CD then configure the system through your printer s If you are unfamiliar with TCP IP protocol we recommend you read Appendix B This small section discusses IP addresses and how they work Installing IPS Important Before installing IPS ensure that you exit all other Windows programs Insert your IPS CD into the drive and wait a few moments You will be presented with a message window telling you that you are installing IPSTM Click Yes to continue After a few moments wait a window will appear Click on Cancel if you have any Windows programs open close them down and restart the procedure Click on Next to continue The following window will tell you that the default directory for IPS is C Program Files Ringdale Internet Printing System and give you the opportunity to change this if you wish Click on Next to continue Windows NT4 users can then follow the simple instructions to complete the installation of IPS For Windows 95 98 users there will be additional procedures Clicking on the Ch
23. ll ask if you want to print a test page Answer No 11 After clicking Finish the Add Printer Wizard should be complete The printer you have just added should now appear in Printers under Settings You can proceed with configuring IPSTM 13 Adding a new IPS Port 7 Selecting a Printer Using the IPS Suite Menu Select Internet Printing System from the IPS main menu A list of available ports and printers drivers will be displayed along with port descriptions in the IPS dialog box IPS ports can be added by clicking on Add IPS Port and typing in the IP address for your destination printer Enter the printer s IP address in the box provided If the printer has multi port functionality click on the Multi Port Printer box Select the printer port you wish to use Your choice here will be indicated following the IP address as a 1 2 or 3 corresponding to the selected port By not making a selection here you allow the system to default to port 1 The default status is indicated by a 0 at the end of the IP address If the printer uses a service port other than 9100 click on Port Service Number box and add your choice If no service port is selected print jobs will be sent to the default value 9100 If a service port value other than the default is used multi port values will be ignored If you do not know the IP address of the printer enter the printer s full host name Domain Name in the designated
24. ll licence button to open the Licensing window shown overleaf 37 mm xj Epee Tupples conisct details ind its Br Pok E Vets pies Ese ense dem ac We hoe UE PHIS SF Tz cbimn karza plara corded your uppie ardd T4 Apd Foran Fun EHHE Fo iraran kepio gilari gige l cect omda oha prta dd are r ibi Ekia iPiBhbra cor Touw ba grana dte kap mhich dauki ba lied ini baisa ue Ta compisteicencing pes Authors This dialog box contains information about the name of the program how to contact the supplier of your copy of IPS and a Site Code 1 Carefully copy down the Site Code 2 Contact the supplier state your Site Code and ask for a Site Key 3 When the supplier gives you your Site Key type the key into the Site Key field of the Licencing dialog box 4 Clickonthe Authorise button to complete the authorisation of your full licence 5 Click on the Close button to cancel the dialog box Internet Authorisation Some suppliers offer authorisation over the Internet For example if you purchased your software from Ringdale you can obtain authorisation from Ringdale s on line authorisation website When the Ringdale website is displayed select the Authorise Software option 38 Licence Transfer Important It is safe just to copy or rename the directory that IPS is in but be careful with any destructive actions that may involve deleting IPS or its surrounding files If a user needs to reformat
25. message will appear DirectIP will redirect your print jobs to ses seek xk This message indicates that future print jobs sent from MS DOS prompt applications which would normally default to LPT1 will automatically go to the IP address selected To revert back to sending raw print jobs to the LPT1 port type DirectIP LPTI 28 PrintIP PrintIP is a facility similar to DirectIP which enables IPS to operate through the MS DOS prompt allowing print jobs to be sent directly to an IP address PrintIP is a simple way of sending documents from any location on your PC to any printer with a valid IP address printers attached to PCs must however have the Personal Printer Service running Note Print jobs will be sent as raw data and are not spooled You can run PrintIP from the MS DOS prompt or from the IPS menu i Running PrintIP Using the IPS Suite Menu 1 Select PrintIP from the IPS main menu The following dialog box will be displayed 29 2 Inthe Document Path and Filename box type the name and path of the document s you wish to print To browse through a list of available files and paths click on the Browse button and the following screen will appear Choose file s for PrintiP to print 121 x Cancel netlog txt rescue 1 txt mssetup t Network 9 Acrobat3 4 adobeapp E adobeps F Bead only CJ captures I List files of type Text Files Bc 3 Choose a path and f
26. n its place Previously I installed a beta version of IPS and it does not allow me to authorise it What should I do Install a released version of IPS which will allow authorisation 42 I have just uninstalled an old version of IPS and re installed a newer version When I used the ports that were added with the older version the printer drivers crashed and threw a Spooler Error What should I do Ports from previous versions may still be in the port list but they will not have TCP IP appended to them IP address ports which do not have TCP IP appended should never be used Unattach your printer driver from these ports and delete them You can then add the same IP address using your new IPS version and continue to use IPS ports successfully I have just compressed my hard drive containing IPS and am now no longer licenced to use IPS What can I do Your licence is lost Contact your supplier If you are intending to compress re format or re install your hard drive move your IPS licence see section Product Authorisation and Licence Transfer to another PC and then transfer back after completion Why will DirectIP not re direct print jobs from MS DOS Edit when I am in a directory several layers from the root It is a fault of Windows MS DOS that Edit will not print to LPT1 when opened in a directory several layers from the root To allow printing open Edit closer to the root Then open the files
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28. net Printing System will attempt to connect and send data to a remote printer before aborting the print job The default timeout setting is 30 secs Note some printers e g colour printers may require a longer timeout setting Be aware that very long timeout settings may slow down other applications running concurrently on your PC For fast printers choose shorter timeout settings Alter the timeout setting for each TCP IP port by selecting the Port Settings button or the Configure Port button in NT on the Details page the Ports page in NT of the printer s property pages Alternatively click on the Globe icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to enter the IPS Suite menu Select Internet Printing System highlight the required port then press Configure Port and you will access the same window Change the timeout setting as required 18 The Personal Printer Service The Personal Printer Service PPS enables you to print to any personal printer which is attached to a network connected PC the print job is simply sent to the PCs IP address as if it were the printer Any PC running PPS and connected to a network can accept print jobs and send them directly to an attached printer PPS also enables you to re direct incoming print jobs through your PC to different printer drivers which IPS will then send to another IP address printer or PC Configuring the Personal Printer Service 1 Select Personal Printer Service fr
29. ngs seconds End of File Wait time 1 10000 A milli secs 2 al DirectlP to work on boot up Ifthe printer has multi port functionality click on the Multi Port Printer box Select the printer port you wish to use Your choice here will be shown following the IP address as a 1 2 or 3 corresponding to the selected port By not making a selection here you allow the system to default to port 1 The default status is indicated by a 0 at the end of the IP address If the printer uses a service port other than 9100 click on Port Service Number box and add your choice If no service port is selected print jobs will be sent to the default value 9100 If a service port value other than the default is used multi port values will be ignored Optional Type in new TimeOut Setting or use the up and down arrows to change the time Changing the timeout setting adjusts the transmission time how long DirectIP will attempt to send data to the IP address before aborting This setting varies according to printer type Colour printers require a longer transmission time The default is 30 seconds but any setting in the range of 1 to 600 seconds can be used Optional Type in a new End of File EOF Wait time or use the up and down arrows to change the time EOF Wait time is the time DirectIP waits when receiving data before deciding that the print job has come to the end of file The default time is 2 milli seconds You may wan
30. o the LPT1 port and re directs them to a selected IP address Just as IPS enables you to send print jobs to an IP address through Windows 95 98 DirectIP enables you to send raw print jobs to an address through the MS DOS prompt in Windows 95 98 For example you can create a document in the MS DOS Editor and print it to an IP address With DirectIP for Windows 95 98 you can also re direct print jobs to a PC s personal printer provided that the PC has a valid IP address and that the Personal Printer Service is also currently running on the PC You can run DirectIP for Windows 95 98 either from the MS DOS prompt or from the IPS Suite menu i Running DirectIP for Windows 95 98 Using the IPS Suite Menu Important Prior to use DirectIP automatically dissociates all your printer drivers from the LPTI port This is because if you have a printer driver attached to LPTI the print job will still default to the LPTI port 1 SelectDirectIP from the IPSTM main menu You will see the dialog box shown on the following page 2 Inthe IP Address field type in the IP address that you want print jobs to be redirected to 3 Ifthe printer uses a service port other than 9100 click on Port Service Number box and add your choice If no service port is selected print jobs will be sent to the default value 9100 If a value other than 9100 is used multi port values will be ignored 21 22 DirectlP Ea pam PF Cancel TimeOut Setti
31. om the IPS Suite main menu while PPS is running the IPSTM world icon will be highlighted in red A dialog box will appear as follows Personal Printer Service x PPS will re direct incomina print jobs to either a local port or a selected printer eri J C Printer HP Deskjet T2006 MS Start Personal Printer Service Stop Personal Printer Service Help TimeDlut Settings seconds 30 pr About 2 a Ifyou want to set PPS to redirect all incoming print jobs from your PC to its attached printer select the Local Printer Port option then the Local Printer Port normally LPT1 from the drop down list b If you want to set PPS to redirect all incoming print jobs from your PC to a networked printer select the Printer option and from the drop down list choose the printer required 19 3 Type in the TimeOut Setting you require The timeout setting determines the maximum time that PPS will wait while receiving data from an incoming print job The default timeout setting is 30 seconds Enter a new setting or use the up and down arrows to change the time For large print jobs a large timeout value is recommended 4 Click on Start Personal Printer Service PPS will run unobtrusively in the background listening for incoming print jobs sent to it via IPS DirectIP or PrintIP When a print job is received the service will automatically send the job to the PC s personal printer or the printer you have selec
32. om the pop up menu 4 Clickon the Details tab Ports tab in NT in Properties The dialog box shown at the top of the following page will appear 15 Kyocera F 800 Properties ivceoFom Neu Die Note If your printer driver is bi directional it may take a few minutes to setup TCP IP ports To prevent this delay you should click on the Spool Settings button and then click on Disable bi directional support This will disable bi directional support until you are finished setting up IPS 5 Click on the arrow next to the list box labelled Print to the following port to view a list of available ports 6 Ifa suitable port is displayed for example the IP address followed by TCP IP select that port Click on Close 7 If there is not a suitable port click on the Add Port button and a dialog box shown at the top of the following page will appear 8 Click on Other and highlight Internet Printing System or IPS 16 Sed iba ppa d pari au segni x add CS awake Specify Hos ratrak pat io eva pori ems Pre lick iun bue ed peel ju conan jos act fines Pweg ani m J sme 9 Click on OK The following dialog box will appear Internet Printing System Ea Either enter the printer s IP address IP Address Or enter the printer s full host name Paden Port Service Number peatada Loo d Japanese 9010 Cancel Ese Demed a o p 1 About 10 Enter the printer s I
33. pics gt How To gt Print You will find various Print related help topics to choose from Note 3 You can add a new IPS port from the IPS Suite main menu but you cannot add a new printer Either select a printer from the current choices or create a new choice by selecting Printers from Settings in the Start menu 11 Note 4 This set of instructions is for Windows 95 98 The procedure for Windows NT 4 0 is virtually identical although some dialog boxes will appear different Adding a New Printer av In the Start menu click on Settings then on Printers 2 Inthe Printers screen click on the Add Printer icon This will take you into the Add Printer Wizard 3 Click on the Next button at the bottom of the Add Printer Wizard 4 SelectLocal rather than Network for Windows NT select My Computer 5 Select Next The following dialog box will appear DIR LL E Lo PLC EIC LE i kaii de dab Hire Db Fiona predios nion Babe ah piii planes damarin lp a comngalible paires 6 Fromthe choices listed select the type of printer and the printer model 7 Click Next The dialog box shown at the top of the following page will appear these two dialog boxes appear in reverse order in Windows NT 12 8 Choose LPT1 Printer Port or some other convenient port Then click on Next to bring up the following dialog box 9 Type aname for the printer and then click on Next 10 The dialog box appearing next wi
34. ress PrintIP can send files almost anywhere on the Internet The files to be sent to a printer must be in a print ready format supported by the printer receiving the files For example a Postscript file can be sent to a printer using the PrintIP command but only printers that support Postscript will be able to process sucha file Likewise for HPGL CalComp or other data formats a printer must support the data type in order to print the file Prior to sending any files it is recommended that you verify whether the target printer supports the data type for the file you want to send Most printers will accept files that are in a text only txt format Files that are not in a print ready format or are in a format not supported by the target printer can be sent using PrintIP However in such cases the target printer will either experience an error condition or process the data incorrectly 32 IPS Message Service and Peripheral Vision Control The IPS Message Service enables you to keep track of all successful print jobs that occur while you are away from your PC Once this service is enabled you will see a continuous display and record of all print jobs successfully sent from your PC using IPS Using IPSTM Message Service 1 2 In the IPSTM main menu click on Additional Services Click on IPS Message Service in the pop up menu A dialog box will appear as follows IPS Message Service x Intemet Prin
35. rvice in the pop up menu The dialog box shown previously will appear 3 De select the Communicate with PeripheralVision check box 4 Click OK 34 IPS Information Database The IPS Information Database allows users to select or create a file to become a database for all local Internet printing details All IPS Suite information to be sent to Peripheral Vision will also be stored on the local PC The IPS Suite information stored in the database file and sent to Peripheral Vision includes the following Internet Printing System Destination IP address Printer driver used to send print job Number of pages Time print job completed oe No Personal Printer Service Source IP address Destination local port e g LPT1 COM2 etc Number of bytes received and sent to local port Time print job completed Bo TE DirectIP for Windows 95 amp Windows 98 Destination IP address 2 Number of bytes sent 3 Time print job completed DirectIP for Windows NT 4 0 Destination IP address 2 Time LPT1 print jobs were re directed 35 PrintIP Destination IP address Document name Size of document bytes Time print job completed te a Using the IPS Information Database 1 Inthe IPS main menu click on Additional Services 2 Click on IPS Message Service in the pop up menu The dialog box as shown previously will appear 3 Select Choose Create database file to store print information 4 T
36. t to adjust this setting if your print jobs do not complete successfully Any setting in the range of 1 60 000 milli seconds can be chosen 8 Optional Select the option DirectIP to work on boot up If this option is selected DirectIP will start up automatically when your computer boots up and will re direct all MS DOS print jobs from LPT1 to the selected IP address 9 Press the Enter key or click OK The following message will appear LPT1 PRINT REDIRECTED TO 5 seek kk oie This message indicates that future print jobs sent from MS DOS prompt applications which would normally default to LPT1 will automatically go to the IP address selected You can change DirectIP parameters anytime by sending DirectIP new commands for IP addresses transmission time and or EOF wait time To revert back to sending raw print jobs to the LPT port type LPTI in the IP address edit box Clicking on About in the DirectIP dialog box provides DirectIP version information Note Another command that can be sent via the IP address edit box is f This command informs DirectIP to flush its buffers of unwanted print jobs ii Running DirectIP for Windows 95 98 Using the MS DOS Prompt To run DirectIP using the MS DOS prompt 1 From the Start menu select Programs gt MS DOS Prompt 2 Atthe command line prompt type DirectIP followed by the IP address of the printer you wish to print to 23 3 Optional Adjust the transmission time which indicat
37. ted While PPS is re directing remote print jobs to the printer all print jobs sent from your PC s desktop will be queued until the remote print job is completed Conversely if your PC is busy printing a print job incoming remote print jobs will be queued until the attached printer is free 5 You may stop the service at any time by selecting the Stop Personal Printer Service option The service can be stopped and restarted as many times as desired Clicking on the About button provides PPS version information Sending Print Jobs from a Remote PC to a PC Running the Personal Printer Service To send print jobs to a printer attached to a PC running PPS you need to know the PC s IP address Additionally the PC must have a printer connected to one of its local ports or access to a networked printer You may send print jobs to a PC running PPS from either IPS DirectIP or PrintIP To send a print job via IPS simply print from your favourite applications as you normally would do You may need to setup the desired printer as your Default Printer To setup a default printer Select Start gt Settings gt Printers Right click on the desired printer Select Set as Default Provided that the PC is running PPS it will re direct received print jobs to your attached networked printer as you have specified 20 DirectIP DirectIP for Windows 95 98 DirectIP intercepts print jobs from MS DOS applications which default t
38. that subnet So with an IP address of 192 130 159 163 and a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 the subnet address is 192 130 159 and the host identifier is 163 45 Such a subnet address is known as a Class C network This means you can have up to 255 different host addresses on that subnet using 0 and 255 is a bad idea however as these can conflict with other network services In practice it is best to use a range of to 254 giving 253 total addresses Class B networks use a subnet mask of 255 255 0 0 giving two bytes worth of addresses 65 536 for potential use There are also Class A networks with a subnet mask of 255 0 0 0 giving three bytes worth of addresses If your TCP IP network is never going to be connected elsewhere you can use whatever subnet mask and IP addressing structure you want Do not use 0 or 255 for IP addresses as these are used by network services as is 127 x x x Typically you will want to attach your network to the Internet via an ISP Internet Service Provider Usually the ISP will supply you with a unique Class C address They will give you a three byte address which you can use with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 You can then use the remaining byte in the address to identify the hosts on your network If you have more than 255 hosts you can ask for a Class B address Presently these are running out quickly so you will have to justify your reasons for needing one You will proba
39. ting System Message Service Cancel HIHUUSE Choose Create database file to store print information M Select the Internet Printing System Message Service check box Click on OK IPS Message Service then automatically displays and records all print jobs successfully sent from your PC using IPSTM All print jobs are listed with their destination IP address Click on the Next and Previous buttons to view other print jobs 33 PeripheralVision Control Peripheral Vision is Ringdale s network management software If you have Peripheral Vision installed and running on your PC it will be linked with IPS to give added functionality Peripheral Vision Control allows Peripheral Vision to 1 Detect any PC connected to the Internet which is running IPS 2 Manage IPS printing across the Internet Peripheral Vision can disable or enable any or all of the four applications Internet Printing System Personal Printer Service PPS DirectIP Windows 95 98 amp Windows NT 4 0 PrintIP 3 Request that any or all of the applications in the IPS suite should send print job information IPS Information Database to Peripheral Vision Using PeripheralVision Control PeripheralVision M Control is switched on by default every time the IPSTM main menu icon is selected To switch off PeripheralVision M Control 1 IntheIPSTM main menu click on Additional Services 2 Click on IPS Message Se
40. to the TCP IP port selected when DirectIP first started 6 Click on the OK button The following message will appear DirectIP will redirect your print jobs to ses seek ees This message indicates that future print jobs sent from MS DOS applications which would normally default to LPTI1 will automatically go to the IP address selected To revert back to sending raw print jobs to the LPT1 port type LPT in the IP address edit box 27 ii Running DirectIP NT4 Using the MS DOS Prompt Torun DirectIP NT4 using the MS DOS prompt 1 From the Start menu select Programs gt MS DOS Prompt 2 Atthe command line prompt type DirectIP followed by the IP address of the printer you wish to print to 3 If the printer uses a service port other than 9100 append xxxx where x represents any digit to the end of the IP address 4 Ifthe printer has multi port functionality append the port number to the end of the IP address as 1 2 or 3 corresponding to the selected port 5 If a service port number has not been added DirectIP will default to 9100 If a multi port number has not been added DirectIP will default to multi port 1 A service port and a multi port value cannot be used together 6 If you wish to select a printer driver to handle DirectIP print jobs add p Printer Name to the command line An example of a DirectIP command is DirectIP 194 217 183 71 3000 p Cannon BJC 250 7 Press the Enter key The following
41. transmission time and or EOF wait time To revert back to sending raw print jobs to the LPT1 port simply type DirectIP LPT1 DirectIP Help in MS DOS To call up a Help topic on DirectIP type the command DirectIP and press the Enter key 24 DirectIP for Windows NT 4 0 Like DirectIP for Windows 95 98 DirectIP NT 4 0 intercepts print jobs from MS DOS applications which default to the LPT 1 port and re directs them to a selected IP address However due to the differences between the two operating systems there are some fundamental differences between the two applications as explained below UNLIKE DirectIP 95 98 DirectIP NT4 does not unattach printer drivers from the LPT1 port Instead it commandeers one of the locally installed printer drivers the user may select which one see below It does not matter which printer driver is chosen for this purpose as it is used solely to re direct the print job to the chosen IP address The print job is formatted in the usual way by the relevant MS DOS application UNLIKE DirectIP 95 98 DirectIP NT4 does not require a time out or end of file wait time value The printer driver handles the time spent attempting to connect and send the print job before an error occurs as well as the end of file wait time If you wish to change the time out settings do so from the printer driver s property pages UNLIKE DirectIP 95 98 DirectIP NT4 does not stop when shutting down and re starting your PC
42. ugh the floppy disk transfer procedure 40 Appendix A FAQs The following is a list of frequently asked questions or FAQs about IPS What is needed on my PC To use IPS your PC and the destination printer or PC running PPS must have an Internet connection or both must be connected to a Local Area Network LAN How do I connect a printer to the Internet Before connecting a printer to the Internet check that the printer to be installed has a network card NIC card or a LAN interface These inexpensive devices can be obtained from many sources You can browse the Ringdale web site where you will find a large range of such products The LAN must in turn have access to the Internet or access to the PC using the IPSTM How do I select which printer to print to Each printer connected to the Internet is given usually by a systems administrator a special set of four numbers called its IP Address All IP addresses on the Internet are unique These numbers may be thought of as the printer s telephone number In order to print to a particular printer you must therefore know its IP address The system administrator or similar person at the company having the printer you desire to use can tell you its IP address Alternately you can use a utility such as PeripheralVision to scan the domain of the company in question 4l Peripheral Vision uses advanced SNMP techniques to quickly locate all the printers set
43. x and add your choice If no service port is selected print jobs will be sent to the default value 9100 If a value other than 9100 is used multi port values will be ignored 4 Ifthe Printserver has multi port functionality click on the Multi Port Printer box Select the printer port you want to use If no multi port printer is selected print jobs will default to multi port 1 26 5 If you wish to select a printer driver to handle DirectIP print jobs add the printer driver name to the appropriate edit box Print jobs are sent from the MS DOS application to the destination IP address It does not matter which printer driver is used for this purpose as the print job format will not change The print job will use the destination printer s default values which tray to use A4 USA letter size etc and ignore the source printer driver s values If no printer driver is selected DirectIP will simply select a local printer driver and use this Note The advantages of choosing a printer driver to be used exclusively for DirectIP are 1 Other frequently used printer drivers are not affected by the MS DOS re directed print jobs 2 The share option and share name of the DirectIP printer driver are not altered any changes would disable DirectIP s re direction 3 The TCP IP port selected to redirect MS DOS print jobs is not changed Print jobs will still be re directed but they will be sent to the new TCP IP port of the local port and not
44. ypea database file name in the dialog box If you would like to browse through a list of drives and file names click on the Browse button 5 Inthe dialog box that appears chose or create a file then click on OK to return to the IPSTM Message Service dialog box 6 Inthe IPS Message Service dialog box click on OK to complete the creation selection of a database file 36 Product Authorisation and Licence Transfer Authorising the Software The Internet Printing System Plus comes unlicensed for 30 days At the end of this period if the Sitecode Licence hasn t been obtained the software will cease to function Though you can install IPS on as many PCs as you wish each PC must be licenced or the software on it will cease to function after 30 days It is important to understand the distinction between the software itself and it s licence To obtain a licence contact the manufacturer or supplier These details can be found by selecting Programs Internet Printing System ITC Authorisation from the Start menu or select IPS Licensing from the Additional Services option in the IPS Suite menu This will bring up the window below Program Name ESwINDOWSNSYSTEMNTCTCP di a E A EARLIER PEDI rrr Licence suo Program authorised correctly Level p Granted 29 787 34859 Allowing jao ni nlimited S Days Users Used zii ae i FULL ve TRANSFER Licence Licence Directly via Floppy Click on the Fu
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