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1. Proceed as follows 1 Enter the following command Syntax In f dev null dev lt zero device name gt Example In f dev null dev my_device 5 6 3 3 Creating the Spool Directory E You must now create a spool directory with access rights for the print server Proceed as follows 1 Enter the following command Syntax mkdir usr spool lt spool dir name gt chmod 770 usr spool lt spool dir name gt chown daemon usr spool lt spool dir name gt chgrp daemon usr spool lt spool dir name gt Example mkdir usr spool my_spool chmod 770 usr spool my_spool chown daemon usr spool my_spool chgrp daemon usr spool my_spool 5 6 3 4 Entering the Printer into the Spooler System A In order to enter the printer into the spooler system a new entry must be made into the etc printcap file The first line of this entry must start at the beginning of the line the following entries are preceded by a tab character All lines belonging to one entry must have a backslash character at the end of a line No other character is allowed between the last Print Server Installation Manual 5 33 Printing via Shell Scripts Ix character in a line and the backslash The backslash character itself must be the last character in a line a Proceed as follows 1 Add the following entry to the etc printcap file Syntax lt printer name gt Ip dev lt zero device name gt of etc printserver interfa
2. Select the type of installation C Bindery Installation NDS Installation Cancel Fig 4 1 NetWare Wizard 4 Select NDS Installation 5 Follow the instructions of the installation routine 4 2 2 Setting Up the Printer on the Computer amp Now the printer has to be set up on each computer or workstation that is to be used for printing The following section describes the setup of the printer in Windows 98 If desired please see the Windows Manual for instructions on how to set up printers 4 6 Print Server Installation Manual l lling in NetW 4 Networks in Print S Mode W nstalling in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Print Server Mo AU Da Proceed as follows 1 Begin the printer installation The following window will appear during the installation routine Add Printer Wizard How is this printer attached to your computer If it is directly attached to your computer click Local Printer If it is attached to another computer click Network Printer C Local printer e jeak pinis lt Back Next gt Cancel Fig 4 2 Select Network printer 2 Select Network printer 3 Click Next gt The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 4 7 AA Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Print Server Mode Add Printer Wizard Type the network path or the queue name of your printer If you don t know its name click Browse to vie
3. B iy 38 ad mf Tree MY_TREE admin MY_UNIT Fig 4 6 Installed print server in print server mode 4 3 2 Setting Up the Printer on the Computer Now the printer has to be set up on each computer or workstation that is to be used for printing The following section describes the setup of the printer in Windows 98 If desired please see the Windows Manual for instructions on how to set up printers 4 12 Print Server Installation Manual race W N ks in Pri Mode P IP W Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks in Print Server Mode Pure IP AU Da Proceed as follows 1 Begin the printer installation The following window will appear during the installation routine Add Printer Wizard How is this printer attached to your computer If it is directly attached to your computer click Local Printer If it is attached to another computer click Network Printer C Local printer e jeak pinis lt Back Next gt Cancel Fig 4 7 Select Network printer 2 Select Network printer 3 Click Next gt The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 4 13 Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks in Print Server Mode Pure IP Add Printer Wizard Type the network path or the queue name of your printer If you don t know its name click Browse to view available network printers Network path or queue name My_tree MY_QUE
4. Fig 4 13 Select Network printer 2 Select Network printer 3 Click Next gt The following window appears Add Printer Wizard Type the network path or the queue name of your printer If you don t know its name click Browse to view available network printers Network path or queue name My_tree MY_QUEUE my_unit Browse Do you print from MS DOS based programs KJ Yes Fig 4 14 Select print queue 4 Select the respective print queue 5 Follow the instructions of the installation routine 4 22 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways W AA 4 5 Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways The installation involves the following steps e Setting up the Printer Agent e Setting up the Printer in the Novell Print Manager There are different options involved in the set up of the printer agent Novell NDPS Gateway lpr via IP lt Novell NDPS Gateway Remote Printer lt Novell NDPS Gateway Print Queue Based Setting up the Printer in the Novell Printer Manager 4 5 1 Novell NDPS Gateway lpr via IP This installation uses TCP IP Pure IP as print protocol All IPX based communication is disabled Status information regarding the Novell NetWare status of the print server is no longer displayed If you are printing via IP Novell can be turned off on the print server In this case the network load is reduced
5. Name MY_QUEUE Volume MY_SERVER_SYS kal Fig 4 5 Print Services Quick Setup Non NDPS window 4 Enter the print server name in the Print Server name box Syntax ICxxxxxx Example IC0001FF Here you may also use the Novell name of the print server if you assign this name using the print server homepage the PRINTSERVER NetTool or FTP parameter transfer Enter an arbitrary name and a logical printer in the Printer Name box Syntax lt Printer Name gt 1 8 Example MY_PRINTER 1 The logical printers are defined using extensions 1 8 With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 If no logical printer is defined all print data is automatically routed to logical printer 1 Enter an arbitrary name in the Print Queue Name box Example MY_QUEUE Print Server Installation Manual 4 11 N AA Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks in Print Server Mode Pure IP 7 If necessary select the correct volume 8 Click Create The tree looks as follows i NetWare Administrator MY_UNIT MY_TREE iof x Object View Options Tools Window Help lj x El oars amp MY_PRINTER 1 amp 1C0001FF MY_QUEUE fl MY_SERVER amp admin amp user MY_SERVER_MY_SOLUME MY_SERVER_SYS Novell NetWare 5 Conn SCL 500 Novell NetWare 5 Server 500 NLS_LSP_MY_SERVER W MY_SERVER_BROKER J Sl eea ge i
6. Do you want to install or remove remote printing i r q i Do you wish to change the printer description file etc printcap y n y Enter the following parameters Please enter the printer name q to quit myprinter Is myprinter a remote printer or local printer r 1 r Please enter name of the remote host that myprinter is attached to IC0001FF Printer myprinter is connected to host IC0001FF Is this correct y n y Do you want to start remote daemon now y n y Change the rp entry in the etc printcap file Starting line in etc printcap Ip rm 1C0001FF rp myprinter sd usr spool Ipd myprinter Change in Ip rm 1C0001FF rp Ip 1 sd usr spool Ipd myprinter Restart your system Test the new printer Ipstat t myprinter 5 4 7 UNIXWare Version 4 2 1 1 2 When installing the print server in UNIX Ware systems you must install the print server as a remote printer and then enable it Before installation make sure that v The IP address is saved in the print server The host name has been assigned to the IP address v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on 5 20 Print Server Installation Manual Printing via the LPD Protocol UN X w Proceed as follows 1 Enter the print server into the spooler as a remote printer Syntax lpsystem t bsd lt host name gt Example Ipsystem t bsd ICOO01FF Install a remote printer Syntax lpadmin p lt printer name gt s lt h
7. encrypted printing 3 5 logical printers 1 5 windows hosts 1 14 wireless 2 2 WLAN 2 2 Z ZeroConf 1 21 Zone 6 7 changing Apple zone 6 9 viii PRINTSERVER Installation Manual
8. which is reserved for ZeroConf In many cases the print server is to be integrated into the actual network after the automatic configuration via ZeroConf in the 169 254 x x segment To this end a different IP address must be saved in the print server In this Installation Manual the PRINTSERVER NetTool is always used for saving the IP address The following possibilities for saving the IP address are available DHCP lt The BOOTP Boot Protocol The RARP Boot Protocol The arp and ping Commands PRINTSERVER NetTool 1 2 2 1 The BOOTP Boot Protocol If your network uses the boot protocol BOOTP the etc bootptab file must be added This file is located on the host running the BOOTP daemon The etc bootptab file contains a permanent copy of the assignment of the host name and the IP address to the hardware address Make sure that Print Server Installation Manual 1 9 Basic TCP IP Terminology D What Happens When the Print Server is Turned on What Happens When Printing The BOOTP parameter has been activated see status page Once the print server has been turned on it asks the BOOTP for the IP address and the host name The answer of the BOOTP host server which contains the IP address is sent as a data packet and saved in the print server During the installation of the print server its host name is displayed on the monitor of the computer intended for printing The computer finds t
9. 5 27 5 6 3 Integrating Shell Scripts into BSD Systems 0 ieee eee eeecseeneecaeeeeeceeceseeecsesseceeeeseeseaeeeasaees 5 31 5 6 4 Integrating Shell Scripts into ATX Systems 0 0 ee eee eseeecseessecseeseceecseeseceseeseceseeseessesseesaeenees 5 35 CHAPTER 6 Installation in Apple Networks ccceeceeeseeeesseeeeeess 6 1 6 1 Installation in Mac OS X Networks vcic sicocioswad stsiscasscesdendeasisnsnesasgasdeanesdad ond ncaneeqiseasanne 6 2 6 1 1 Basic Prnciplesiv c nenii oee E ets A E hei E E ies 6 2 6 1 2 Installing the Print Server ssiri n a oe Ter EEEE oe ESE E EE E E EEEE T 6 3 6 1 3 Configuring the Print Serveri ieie sie eeose oeiee seere rE o eE EKE S e eea it 6 6 6 2 Installation in Mac OS 9 8 Networks ssssesssesserssrsrssesressrsrrernsrstesrsserresresterrnseseesrssenee 6 7 6 2 Basic Pinciplesca seed ek E R ees EA i Se 6 7 6 2 2 Installing the PRINTSERVER sireenin E E EER E nosey E RE 6 8 6 2 3 Installing the Virtual Printer 00 0 renra ren re ae EEEN E E EEEE E EETA EEE E E S 6 9 6 24 Configuring the Pint See eaeoe re eeaeee sa esirestvesspslectoes popeesvadbedhev nbyeetvedesh enedeee REESE EESE rS 6 9 PRINTSERVER Installation Manual iii GU Contents CHAPTER 7 Installation in AS 400 NetworkS ssssccccessseeseseesees 7 1 Fels BASIC Principles yxhcoes ssiissseyesenislo ches ateen e paratas cage tacea lenses a ta aatasi aas 7 2 7 2 Creating a Remote Output QUCIC a3 ascnuceetieucs aatenedeieadentadeataesaucgdstrd
10. 6 Enter an arbitrary printer name into the Printer Name box Example my_printer 7 Enter the host name of the print server into the Remote System Name box Example IC0001FF 8 Enter a logical printer Ip1 Ip8 into the Remote Printer Name box Example Ip1 With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 9 Select the Remote Printer is on a BSD System check box Examplel V Remote Printer is on a BSD System 10 Click OK to confirm Procedure for HP Proceed as follows YUE 1 Start HP VUE Print Server Installation Manual 5 17 Printing via the LPD Protocol X t 5 4 5 SunOS Gr ee Start the Printer Plotter Manager Select Printers Plotters on the List menu Select Add Remote Printer Plotter on the Actions menu Enter an arbitrary printer name into the Printer Name box Example my_printer Enter the host name of the print server into the Remote System Name box Example IC0001FF Enter a logical printer Ip1 lp8 into the Remote Printer Name box Example Ip1 With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see Select the Remote Printer is on a BSD System check box Examplel V Remote Printer is on a BSD System The print server status can be viewed using the Printer Plotter Manager or the Ipstat shell program When installing the print server in SunOS systems
11. Apple 6 2 6 7 Poll Time 4 3 Port Box print server 1 4 1 16 HTTP 3 5 TCP IP port 1 15 3 2 Port number 1 15 Print Monitor 3 2 data encryption 3 8 Installation 3 5 Print server Apple name 1 3 changing Apple name and zone 6 6 6 9 Hardware address 1 2 Host Name 1 13 installation encrypted printing 3 5 installation in AIX 3 x 5 13 installation in AIX 4 x 5 11 installation in AIX without SMIT 5 14 installation in HP UX 5 16 installation in SCO UNIX 3 2 5 19 installation in SINIX SPOOL V4 x 5 23 installation in SunOS 5 18 installation in System V 5 21 installation in UNIXWare 4 2 1 1 2 5 20 installation Mac OS 9 8 6 7 installation Novell NDPS Gateways 4 23 installation Windows peer to peer 3 3 PRINTSERVER Installation Manual GO Index installation WLAN 2 3 installing in AS 400 networks 7 2 logical printers 1 4 Name 1 3 Novell name 1 3 Print Server Mode 4 2 Remote printer mode 4 2 saving IP address 1 8 Print Server Mode 4 2 Print server number 1 3 Print server SNMP 1 23 Printer logical printer 1 4 setup in Windows 98 for Novell 4 6 4 12 printing ASCII data as PostScript 1 4 Banner page 1 4 encrypted 3 5 hex dump mode 1 4 in Novell networks 4 2 in UNIX networks 5 2 in UNIX networks via shell scripts 5 2 5 25 A 2 in UNIX networks via TCP IP ports 5 23 in UNIX networks via the LPD protocol 5 10 LF CR instead of LF 1 4 LPT ports with box print servers 1 4 1 16 printing ASCII as PostScript 1 4 Private MI
12. E r ENAS 8 2 8 2 Saving the IP Address in the Print Server esessesesseeseesessesereerssresseserssressessresressersresees 8 3 8 3 Installing a Print Server tor RO PHP nurini e e a E E E 8 4 8 4 E terine the IP Address cs shot rd ctu tant late R E E E E 8 5 8 5 Installing the Print Server in the RSO Spooler sesseessssesseesseesseeessseessressresseresseesssees 8 6 6 6 Defining the TCP IP Port a nanen n a E EE E a E ASS 8 7 REFERENCE A Shell SGT SES eera aatan e ninnaa eaaa pE EEEa EE aaa aaan A 1 Al Basie Principle Sree e AE E E E E E E A 1 A 2 Function of Shell Scripts opn e e a a A a E R A 2 Ae 3 D sctiptiom of Van ADI GS cc ce ehtisi e e ches a e bets boas teed yeaa ae S S A 4 iv PRINTSERVER Installation Manual SMPTE Network Know How This chapter contains information concerning the following topics gt Basic Terminology Basic TCP IP Terminology DHCP Rendezvous ZeroConf SNMP YY vy Print Server Installation Manual 1 1 D Basic Terminology S 1 1 Basic Terminology In order to install your print server you will need various data and parameters This information will be explained in this section 1 1 1 Hardware address Hardware Address Structure Where Can I Find the Hardware Address A print server is addressable by means of its world wide unique hardware address This address is commonly referred to as the MAC or Ethernet address The manufacturer has defined
13. Networks using the Printer Wizard gt Installing in Windows Networks using the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor Encrypted Printing Print Server Installation Manual ZA Basic Principles 3 1 Basic Principles Print Server Function What is the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor Printer Wizard Socket printing w In a network the print server acts as network connection for a printer which is independent of the computer The print data is transferred from the individual computer to the network using the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor The print server receives the print data and routes it to the printer The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor constitutes the connecting piece between the computer and the print server It ensures the transfer of print data from the computer to the print server by means of direct TCP IP ports The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor must be installed on every computer intended for printing It is not possible to share the printer The Printer Wizard is available for installing the print server The Printer Wizard is available in two versions e printerwizardxp exe for Windows XP Windows 2000 and Windows NT4 0 e printerwizard9x exe for Windows 98 Windows 95 and Windows Me With the assistance of the wizard the print server is set up for printing via TCP IP ports socket printing In the process the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor and under Windows XP and Windows 2000 the required printer dr
14. Networks binary mode with suitable PostScript printers The relevant protocol can be chosen using the apple_encode parameter The TBCP protocol is used as default setting Bidirectional All print servers support bidirectional communication between Communication the printer and the host The print server forwards all requests directly to the printer or host so that a direct communication between the host and the printer is possible The bidirectional communication is used as default setting Using the apple_bidi parameter the bidirectional communication for pocket and box Print Server Installation Manual 6 7 Installation in Mac OS 9 8 Networks print servers may also be disabled if it is not supported by the printers that are connected to the parallel interface 6 2 2 Installing the PRINTSERVER w Proceed as follows 1 Select Chooser on the Apple menu The following window appears o Chooser HBH S Select a PostScript Printer anan EA ICOOO1FF LaserWriter E IC0001FF_ADM AT Epson ESC P 2 AppleTalk Zones ZONE_1 a Active ee EA AppleTalk Q Inactive Fig 6 6 Chooser window As for box print servers several print servers appear one for each port e g ICOO01FF_LPT1 ICOO01FF_COM1 or ICO001FF_USB1 Each print server must be installed separately by following the steps described in this section 2 Select the desired pr
15. Printer Agent List The following window appears 4 42 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways AY N E NDPS Manager MY_NDPS_MANAGER Fig 4 31 Printer Agent List 4 Click New The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 4 43 J Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways AA Printer Agent PA Name NOPS_TEST Cancel NDPS Manager Name My_NDPS_MANAGER MY_UNIT eal Hp Gateway Types Hewlett Packard IP IPX Printer Gateway Kyocera NDPS Gateway Confiquration Novell Printer Gateway xerox Printer Gateway Fig 4 32 Window Create Printer Agent 5 Enter an arbitrary name in the Printer Agent box 6 Select the Novell printer gateway from the list of gateway types 7 Click OK to confirm The following window appears 4 44 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gat W nstalling in NetWare etworks wi ateways AY Configure Novell PDS for Printer Agent NDPS_ x Printer Type HP LaserJet 4v HP LaserJet 5 HP LaserJet 500 HP LaserJet 5L HP LaserJet 5M PCL HP LaserJet 5MP PCL HP LaserJet 5MP PostScript HP LaserJet 5P HP LaserJet 55i HP LaserJet 55i PostScript Port Handler Type Fig 4 33 Window Novell PDS for Printer Agent 8 Select the printer from the list which corresponds m
16. e TNE ERE 4 34 Window Novell PDS for Printer Agent sisson enne E E a E E 4 35 Window Port Handler for Printer Agent eseseeseseeeesseresesrssrsresesresrsserteerresrertstentetenteensestnseeesreresreneesre 4 36 Check SAP HAME oaee ges eos ee sd a ee a ees dyed Eo Se o ERa EET EAE OESE stout 4 37 Window Select Printer Drivers esie e S E A A OENE OSEE EAEE ERE 4 38 PRINTSERVER Installation Manual i CU List of Figures Enter PSERVER Name anenee e RRE E E E E ties beh 4 39 NDPS MAA E a on Ree ie ee 4 42 Printer A Sent DES Ae aye EEEE dye seven sevice EE VEE AEE OE ETEO TETEE EE 4 43 Window Create Printer A gentse nirre EE OKA Aa S r EE S ESR AS EEEE RS EEE TSEN 4 44 Window Novell PDS for Printer Agentea iesen peene ienes EE a E NE REN 4 45 Window Port Handler for Printer Agent 00 csecssecseceseeseceeeeseceseeeseaeeseseneeseecaecsassaecsaeaseaeeeeeeaes 4 46 Entities 10r the port Handler iisesc cesisscenesoevy sepeddcuvescnesdcbes Steen gecsea vs ta doeebeasedeveededeadvadguslee eri e estes 4 47 Window Select Printer Driver snn eree eee ca e EE teestdeceseitessiecutesctdevsscuestcedepeeecstesuansnettvaenis 4 48 Window Novell Printer Managers iesen een e E E S E E RE R sates 4 49 Window Novell Printers e ee eeaeee EAE des aed E ERE teera ER Eee oE E a eb enced ecg eetk tarin eet 4 49 Window No vell Printers expanded os jo jecescevcessvacatsct sshevses sect coseps uch seeds E SEE ee e E o e NAELS KEEP SERE EEE
17. finds the IP address of the print server by means of either the local etc hosts file or the DNS host The print data can then be sent to this IP address You can also enter the IP address instead of the host name during the print server installation In this case you can send print data directly to the IP address 1 2 2 3 The arp and ping Commands B By means of the arp and ping commands you can save the IP address in the print server If the print server already has an IP address the arp and ping commands cannot be used to save a new IP address in the print server However an IP address from the address range 169 254 0 1 to 169 254 255 254 which is reserved for ZeroConf can be overwritten by means of the arp and ping commands Use the arp and ping commands to save the IP address if your network has no superordinate management of IP addresses and host names such as a DNS or WINS server The arp command is used for editing the ARP table The ping command sends a data packet with an IP address to the hardware address of the print server If the data packet has been successfully Print Server Installation Manual 1 11 Basic TCP IP Terminology D amp Trouble Shooting sent and received the print server permanently saves the IP address The implementation of the arp and ping command depends on the system used For more information please read the relevant section in the documentat
18. if e the access point is encrypted e an authentication is used e the access point does not disclose its SSID In these cases the print server has to be prepared for communication with the access point As for encrypted access points the same WEP key must be used for the access point and the print server Some access points convert WEP keys that are entered as ASCII text into arbitrary hexadecimal values In this case the WEP keys for the access point and the print server do not match It is therefore recommended to use hexadecimal WEP keys Make sure that The PRINTSERVER NetTool has been installed For more information please read the section Installing the PRINTSERVER NetTool on page 4 3 of the User Manual Proceed as follows 1 Write down the WEP keys of the access point 2 Temporarily switch your PC Mac to the Ad hoc mode 3 Temporarily change your PC Mac to the SSID wlsetup 2 6 Print Server Installation Manual Installation for Use with Protected Access Points K p 4 Start the PRINTSERVER NetTool For more information please read the section Starting the PRINTSERVER NetTool on page 4 4 of the User Manual 5 Select the WLAN Wizard from the shortcut menu of the print server 6 Follow the instructions of the Wizard Enter the SSID of the access point 7 Click Finish Switch the print server to the infrastruture mode using the switch jumper 9 Switch your PC Mac to the infrastructure
19. information please read the relevant section in the documentation of your operating system What Is the File The hosts file is an internal system file in which the assignment of hosts the host names to the IP addresses is saved Syntax lt IP address gt lt host name gt Example 192 168 0 123 IC0001FF The hosts file is located in the windows directory in Windows networks and in the etc directory in UNIX networks In other operating systems such as AS 400 for example the name of the assignment file may differ 1 2 4 ARP Table What Is the ARP The ARP table is an internal system file in which the assignment Table of IP addresses to hardware addresses is saved This table is administered by the ARP protocol whereby the entries expire after approximately 15 minutes and can therefore be forgotten You can display and edit the ARP table using the arp command The ARP table is needed for saving the IP addresses in a print server if no boot protocol is used see section The arp and ping Commands on page 1 11 1 14 Print Server Installation Manual Basic TCP IP Terminology amp D 1 2 5 TCP IP Ports What Are TCP IP Ports LPD Protocol and TCP IP Ports TCP IP Port 4000 TCP IP Ports Without LPD Protocol TCP IP Ports and Logical Printers During the transfer of files between two computers addressing with the IP address alone is generally not sufficient In addition to the IP address a port
20. installation make sure that v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on 4 30 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways W j AA v NDPS Broker and NDPS Manager have been set up and started Y The IPX protocol is installed on every computer intended for printing vA Novell NetWare client is installed on the computer Procedure The installation involves the following steps Setting up the Printer Agent Configuring the PRINTSERVER Starting PSERVER on the File Server 4 5 2 1 Setting up the Printer Agent Du Proceed as follows 1 Double click the NDPS Manager in the NetWare Administrator tree The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 4 31 Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways x NDPS Manager MY_NDPS_MANAGER MY_SERVER_MY_VOLUME wai Fig 4 22 NDPS Manager 2 Click Printer Agent List The following window appears 4 32 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways AY N E NDPS Manager MY_NDPS_MANAGER Fig 4 23 Printer Agent List 3 Click New The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 4 33 J Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways Create Printer Agent x Printer Agent PA Name coom FF Cancel NDPS Manager
21. installed Print Server Installation Manual 4 51 AU Tips and Tricks 4 6 Tips and Tricks The print server services up to a total of 16 print queues For every extra print queue the steps listed above must be repeated If the print server in Novell NetWare 4 x networks also services print queues installed on other volumes in the network PCONSOLE can be used to select a different volume and the installation can be repeated accordingly 4 52 Print Server Installation Manual rE Installation in UNIX Networks This chapter contains information concerning the following topics gt gt y Basic Principles Assigning the IP Address to the Host Name Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Printing via the LPD Protocol Printing via TCP IP Ports Printing via Shell Scripts Print Server Installation Manual 5 1 Basic Principles Ix 5 1 Basic Principles Printing via the LPD Protocol Printing via TCP IP Ports Printing via Shell Scripts Printing Without a Spooler Printing in UNIX networks varies depending on the UNIX system version used The two most commonly used printing methods are remote printing via the LPD protocol and direct printing via TCP IP ports If both methods are not available you can then print via shell scripts Several UNIX systems support the linkage of network printers via the LPD protocol With this method the PRINTSERVER is
22. into the mask TRANSFORM YES MFRPRTYPMDL lt manufacturer printer type and model gt e g HP4 PRTCVT YES 7 14 Print Server Installation Manual WW nw 3 Creating a Device Description HP 4 may be entered under MFRTYPMDL for all printers supporting the PCLS data stream amp 12 Press the page down key The following window appears gt Printer CRIDEVPRT Fig 7 7 Create Device Description Printer Part 5 13 Enter the following parameter into the mask RMTLOCNAME lt IP address or host name of the print server gt 14 Press the page down key The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 7 15 RY Creating a Device Description Q Create Device Desc Printer CRTDEVPRT ading on other displays Fig 7 8 Create Device Description Printer Part 6 15 Depending on the printer type enter the following parameters into the mask under SYSDRVPGM e for printers supporting PJL HPPJLDRV e for IBM network printers IBMPJLDRV e for printers supporting SNMP IBMSNMPDRV Further details of the device description can be used alternatively We recommend that you choose a significant description for the keyword TEXT 16 Press the Enter key The device description is created 7 16 Print Server Installation Manual Creating a Device Description se D 7 3 4 Attaching the Device Description a Proceed as follows 1 Check whether the d
23. jobs from the computer these jobs are routed to the PRINTSERVER Print Server Installation Manual 4 3 J Basic Principles N j NDPS Gateways t What is the Novell Name Procedure In remote printer mode the print server does not need a Novell NetWare user license The PRINTSERVER requires comparatively fewer resources in the remote printer mode and does not overload the network PSERVER can administer a maximum of 256 print servers in Novell NetWare 4 networks while in remote printer mode The NDPS Gateway functions as an interface between the print server and the Novell client and administers the printer agent The advantages of using NDPS Gateways are the automatic installation of drivers and the improved monitoring of the various printer states For more information please read the documentation issued by Novell regarding the NDPS The Novell name can be used instead of the default print server name You can use the Novell name whenever a print server needs a meaningful name such as ICxxxxxx The Novell name can be assigned using either the print server homepage the PRINTSERVER NetTool or the FTP parameter transfer Which procedures can be selected gt gt Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Print Server Mode gt Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks in Print Server Mode Pure IP gt Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Remote Printer Mode gt Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gat
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25. queue on the file server The print job is then routed either to a print server connected to the printer or to a remote printer where it is then printed out The IPX protocol is used as a network protocol in all Novell networks The IPX protocol must be installed on every workstation which is to provide printing services If remote printing is selected the SPX protocol is then used as the network protocol between the file server and the PRINTSERVER Your print server can be installed in Novell networks in various modes Print server mode is available in all Novell NetWare networks In Novell NetWare 6 5 4 networks the print server can also be installed as network printer NPRINTER In Novell NetWare 6 5 networks print data can also be sent via NDPS gateways Each mode has certain advantages and disadvantages that will be described below In the print server mode the PRINTSERVER carries out an automatic recognition of the network structure After activation the PRINTSERVER transfers broadcast data packets having the TEEE_802 2 IEEE_802 3 ETHERNET_II and SNAP Novell frame types to the net This gives the print server a general overview of the existing bindery and NDS servers as well as the 4 2 Print Server Installation Manual Basic Principles we Pes N Remote printer mode installed print queues The print server logs itself on and automatically recognizes changes in the network structure by searching the network for new
26. rembak 5 4 3 AIX Without SMIT When installing the print server in the spooler of an AIX system as a remote printer you must enter a print queue a host name and a logical printer into the etc qconfig file In this section manual 5 14 Print Server Installation Manual Printing via the LPD Protocol UN Ix Entries installation without using the SMIT Administration Tool is described The installation sequence requires the following entries Box in qconfig User input Example in the text lt arbitrary name gt for print MY_QUEUE queue host lt host name or IP address of the 1C0001FF print server gt rq Ip1to lp8 for the logical printer Ip1 With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 Before installation make sure that y The IP address is saved in the print server The host name has been assigned to the IP address v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on Proceed as follows 1 Stop the print daemon enq G 2 Enter the print server into the etc qconfig file Syntax lt name of print queue gt host lt host name of print server gt rq lt logical printer gt device drp0 drp0 backend usr lpd rembak Example MY_QUEUE host IC0001 FF rq Ipl device drp0 Print Server Installation Manual 5 15 Printing via the LPD Protocol X 3 drp0 backend usr lpd
27. servers every two minutes This time period for the new recognition of the network structure the so called refresh time and the used Novell protocol headers can be configured using either the print server homepage the PRINTSERVER NetTool or parameter transfer via FTP In the print server mode the PRINTSERVER queries at regular intervals whether any file servers have print jobs in their respective print queues If any print job exists the PRINTSERVER collects the print data and sends it to the printer for processing This time period of polling the print queue the so called poll time can be configured using either the print server homepage or the PRINTSERVER NetTool Every print server in the print server mode requires a Novell NetWare user license The data throughput during print server mode is comparatively high The PRINTSERVER can service 16 bindery servers and 8 NDS servers 24 NDS servers when bindery is turned off You can install and assign up to a total of 16 print queues to a print server In remote printer mode a Novell print server must be started on the Novell file server This Novell print server is the module PSERVER NLM In the remote printer mode the print jobs are routed from the PSERVER to the PRINTSERVER The PRINTSERVER adopts the function of the NPRINTER in NetWare 6 5 4 networks The print server routes status information such as Ready to Print or Paper empty to the PSERVER If the PSERVER receives print
28. the IP address the service name and the offered services of each participant Once the print server is connected to the network and switched on the print server checks whether an IP address can be obtained from a DHCP server or boot protocols If this is not the case the print server assigns itself an IP address via ZeroConf For this purpose Print Server Installation Manual 1 21 B Rendezvous ZeroConf S What Happens next in Apple Networks Integration of the printer server in other networks the print server picks an IP address at random from the address range reserved for ZeroConf and sends a query to the network If this IP address has already been assigned elsewhere in the network the print server will receive a message The print server then sends another query with a different IP address If the IP address is available it is saved in the print server The print server repeats the same procedure for the service name The service name consists of the default print server name and the name of the connected printer After that the print server starts its printing and HTTP service and advertises both services in the network Now the print server is visible in the network and printing can begin In many cases the print server is to be integrated into the actual network after the automatic configuration in the 169 254 x x segment In Apple networks you can use a browser to call the print server homepage via Rendez
29. the proxy server Enable Use proxy if you want to print using a proxy server Enter the IP address or the name of the proxy server if necessary Enter the port number of the proxy server if necessary Confirm by clicking Next Check your settings Click Finish Print Server Installation Manual Installing in Windows Networks using the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor Encrypted Printing 3 10 Print Server Installation Manual a Installation in Novell Networks This chapter contains information concerning the following topics gt gt Basic Principles Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Print Server Mode Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks in Print Server Mode Pure IP Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Remote Printer Mode Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways Tips and Tricks Print Server Installation Manual 4 1 AY Basic Principles 4 1 Basic Principles What Happens When Printing in Novell Networks Which Protocols are Used Print Server Network Printer or Remote Printer Print Server Mode The printing sequence in Novell networks has three steps e Print data rerouting e Intermediate print data storage in a print queue e Printout Print data that is transferred from an application to a printer interface such as LPT1 is rerouted to the NetWare file server The incoming print job is added to a print
30. this address in the hardware of the print server The address consists of 12 hexadecimal numbers The first six numbers represent the manufacturer while the last six numbers represent the individual card The hardware address of your print server is on a label pasted onto the actual card or the box or pocket print server housing and can be read easily On the print server you will find a hardware address of 0OcOeb0O001ff Here 00c0eb identifies the manufacturer while 0001ff is the number of your print server If your print server has already been installed you can find the hardware address using either the print server homepage the PRINTSERVER NetTool SNMP or the status page Print Server Installation Manual Basic Terminology D D Spelling of the Hardware Address You must enter the hardware address during the installation of the print server software This entry varies depending on the operating system in use Operating system Representation Example Windows Hyphens 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff UNIX Colons or periods 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff or 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff 1 1 2 Print Server Name Name Structure Where Do I Find the Name Apple and Novell Name The print server name is made up of two letters IC and the print server number The print server number consists of the last six numbers of its hardware address Example Hardware address 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff Print server name IC0001 FF The print serve
31. you must enter the print server into the etc printcap file Before installation make sure that v The IP address is saved in the print server The host name has been assigned to the IP address v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on 5 18 Print Server Installation Manual Printing via the LPD Protocol UN IX Da Proceed as follows 1 Add the following entry to the etc printcap file Syntax lt printer name gt Ip rm lt host name gt rp lt logical printer gt Example my_printer Ip rm IC0001FF rp p1 With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 2 Enable the printer Syntax Ipc Ipc gt enable lt printer name gt Ipc gt start lt printer name gt lpc gt quit Example Ipc Ipc gt enable my_printer Ipc gt start my_printer Ipc gt quit 5 4 6 SCO UNIX Version 3 2 In SCO 3 2 systems remote line printing RLP is used When installing the print server you must first install RLP in the SCO server and then install the print server as a remote printer Before installation make sure that y The IP address is saved in the print server yY The host name has been assigned to the IP address v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on Da Proceed as follows 1 Log on as root Print Server Installation Manual 5 19 Printing via the LPD Protocol X Install RLP mkdev rlp
32. 000 Logical Printers With box print servers logical printers are used to configure the with Box Print port which will be addressed LPT1 COM1 or USB1 Servers Logical printer Option 1 Option 2 1 LPT1 LPT1 2 LPT2 USB1 3 LPT3 USB2 4 COM1 USB3 1 4 Print Server Installation Manual Basic Terminology D t Logical Printer Configuration Addressing Logical Printers Windows Novell UNIX FTP Logical printer Option 1 Option 2 5 LPT1 USB4 6 LPT1 LPT1 7 LPT1 LPT1 8 LPT1 LPT1 Option 2 allows you to connect a hub to the USB port In this case four printers can be administered via USB 1 through 4 by means of the logical printers You may change the function for every logical printer by changing the corresponding configuration parameter These parameters can be configured using either the print server homepage the PRINTSERVER NetTool SNMP or the FTP parameter transfer Depending on your system logical printers may be addressed in various ways In Windows networks you may use the corresponding TCP IP ports instead of the logical printers For more information please read the section TCP IP Ports on page 1 15 In Novell networks the logical printers are addressed with 1 through 8 In UNIX networks the logical printers are addressed with Ip1 through Ip8 In the case of an FTP print data transfer the logical printers are addressed with lp1 thro
33. 168 0 123 Please make sure that the bootp print daemon rereads the configuration file 5 3 2 Saving the IP Address via RARP If the RARP boot protocol has been installed in your network you must edit either the etc ethers file or the etc rarpd cf file Print Server Installation Manual 5 7 Saving the IP Address in the Print Server X t Procedure for rarpd cf Procedure for ethers 5 3 3 Saving the The choice of which file to add depends on how the RARP network service was implemented on your UNIX system For more information please read the section concerning rarpd in your UNIX documentation Proceed as follows 1 Add the following entry to the etc rarpd cf file Syntax lt IP address gt lt hardware address gt Example 192 168 0 123 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff Proceed as follows 1 Add the following entry to the etc ethers file Syntax lt hardware address gt lt host name gt Example 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff ICOO01FF IP Address using the arp and ping Commands If the DHCP BOOTP and RARP boot protocols are not implemented in your system you can use the arp and ping commands to save the IP address The arp command is used for editing the ARP table The ping command sends a data packet with an IP address to the hardware address of the print server If the data packet has been successfully sent and received the print server permanently saves the IP address Proceed as foll
34. Address C Host Name Printer Name PASSTHROUGH cont e Fig 4 20 Enter IP Address 11 Enter the IP address of the print server in the Host Address box 12 If necessary enter a logical printer with lp1 lp8 in the Printer Name box With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 If no logical printer is defined all print data is automatically routed to logical printer 1 13 Click Finish The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 4 29 J Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways Select Printer Drivers Windows 3 1 Driver Windows 95 98 Driver Windows NT4 Driver The printer reports its type to be HP LaserJet 5 Recommended driver HP LaserJet 5 5M Standard Printer Drivers HP LaserJet 5 5M Enhanced a HP LaserJet 5 5 Standard HP LaserJet 5 5M PostScript HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL 5e HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL6 HP LaserJet 5000 Series PS HP LaserJet 5L PCL i noo Fig 4 21 Window Select Printer Drivers 14 Select the tab for your operating system 15 Select the printer driver for your printer 16 Click Continue 17 Click OK to confirm 4 5 2 Novell NDPS Gateway Remote Printer Note that the Novell name the remote printer name name of the PSERVER NLM the printer agent name and the SAP name must correspond Before
35. B 1 23 Protocol BOOTP 1 9 DHCP 1 19 LPD 5 2 RARP 1 10 SNMP 1 23 PSERVER 4 3 R RARP in UNIX networks 1 10 5 7 rarpd cf 1 10 Refresh Time 4 3 Remote line printing 5 19 Remote output queue 7 3 Remote printer mode 4 3 5 2 vi PRINTSERVER Installation Manual Index gO Rendezvous 1 21 RLP 5 19 RPRINTER 4 2 S SAM 5 16 Saving IP address in BS2000 networks 8 3 IP address in UNIX networks 5 6 IP Address Rendezvous 1 21 IP address using DHCP 1 19 SCO UNIX 3 2 5 19 Service name 1 22 Setup Printer Windows 98 for Novell 4 6 4 12 Shell Scripts 5 2 5 25 A 2 Basic Functions A 2 variables A 4 SINIX SPOOL V4 x 5 23 SMIT 5 11 5 13 SNAP 4 2 SNMP 1 23 Socket 1 15 Socket printing 3 2 spooler 5 3 SPX Protocol 4 2 Subnet Mask 1 17 Subnet mask 1 17 SunOS 5 18 sys5 sh 5 25 System Administration Manager 5 16 System V 5 21 T TBCP 6 2 6 7 TCP IP port 1 15 5 2 BS2000 8 2 UNIX 5 23 TCP IP Port 4000 1 15 TCP IP Ports 3 2 TCP IP protocol Windows 3 3 ThinPrint 1 15 TokenTalk 6 7 PRINTSERVER Installation Manual vii GO Index Trap 1 23 U UNIX 5 2 boot protocol BOOTP 1 9 5 6 boot protocol RARP 1 10 5 7 logical printers 1 5 printing via shell scripts 5 25 A 2 printing via TCP IP ports 5 23 printing via the LPD protocol 5 10 spooler 5 3 UNIXWare 5 20 usr lib Ipd 5 3 V Variables of the shell scripts A 4 virtual printer 6 10 Visual User Environment 5 16 W WiFi 2 2 Windows
36. Before installation make sure that v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on Print Server Installation Manual 4 23 Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways A The IP address is saved in the print server IP has been set up on the Novell file server NDPS Broker and NDPS Manager have been set up and started SSS Da Proceed as follows 1 Double click the NDPS Manager in the NetWare Administrator tree The following window appears NDPS Manager MY_NDPS_MANAGER MY_NDPS_MANAGER MY_UNIT MY_SERYER_MY_VOLUME Fig 4 15 NDPS Manager 4 24 Print Server Installation Manual l lling in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gat W nstalling in NetWare etworks wi ateways AU 2 Click Printer Agent List The following window appears NDPS Manager MY_NDPS_MANAGER Printer Agent List N Identification Name Status Access Control Printer Agent List i Cancel Page Options Help Fig 4 16 Printer Agent List 3 Click New The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 4 25 J Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways AA Printer Agent PA Name NOPS_TEST Cancel NDPS Manager Name My_NDPS_MANAGER MY_UNIT eal Hp Gateway Types Hewlett Packard IP IPX Printer Gateway Kyocera NDPS Gateway Confiquration Novell Printer Gateway x
37. E Name IC0001FF Help Type Parallel 7 Communication Bannertype Tet z m Print Queue Name MY_QUEUE Volume My_SERVER_SYS Tel Fig 4 10 Print Services Quick Setup Non NDPS window 4 Enter an arbitrary name for the print server in the Print Server name box MY_PRINT_SERVER 5 Enter the name of the print server in the Printer Name box Syntax ICxxxxxx Example IC0001FF 6 Enter an arbitrary name in the Print Queue Name box MY_QUEUE If necessary select the correct volume 8 Click Create The tree looks as follows 4 18 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Remote Printer Mode Y j N i NetWare Administrator MY_UNIT MY_TREE iof x Object View Options Tools Window Help e x ES oagal ses Gs 2 MY_REMOTE_QUEUE MY_SERVER amp admin amp user MY_SERVER_MY_VOLUME MY_SERVER_SYS Novell NetWare 5 Conn SCL 500 Novell NetWare 5 Server 500 8MY_NDPS_ MANAGER al gt Tree MY_TREE admin MY_UNIT Fig 4 11 Installed Print Server in Remote Printer Mode 4 4 2 Configuring the PRINTSERVER The name of the print server must be configured on the PRINTSERVER so that status messages can be transferred from the print server to the file server You can do this using either the print server homepage the PRINTSERVER NetTool or the FTP parameter transfer In this section the configuration usi
38. IX documentation Select your system from the following list IBM AIX Version 4 x IBM AIX Version 3 x AIX Without SMIT HP UX Version 10 20 SunOS SCO UNIX Version 3 2 UNIXWare Version 4 2 1 1 2 a o oo 4 System V General 5 10 Print Server Installation Manual Printing via the LPD Protocol UN IX 5 4 1 IBM AIX Version 4 x Entries When installing the print server in the spooler of an AIX system as a remote printer you must enter a print queue a host name and a logical printer into the etc qconfig file In this section installation by means of the SMIT Administration Tool is described The installation sequence requires the following entries Example Box in SMIT User input in the text Name of QUEUE to lt arbitrary name gt for print queue MY_QUEUE add HOSTNAME of lt host name or IP address of the print server gt IC0001FF remote server Name of QUEUE of lp1lto lp8 for the logical printer lp1 remote server With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 Before installation make sure that v The IP address is saved in the print server v The host name has been assigned to the IP address v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on Proceed as follows 1 Log on as root 2 Start SMIT 3 Select the following menu commands in the order shown below Devices Printer
39. Name M noPsvanacenwv ont ee Gateway Types Hewlett Packard IP IPX Printer Gateway Kyocera NDPS Gateway Configuration Novell Printer Gateway Xerox Printer Gateway Fig 4 24 Window Create Printer Agent 4 Enter the print server name in the Printer Agent Name PA Printer Agent box Syntax ICxxxxxx Example IC0001FF Here you may also use the Novell name of the print server if you assign it using the print server homepage the PRINTSERVER NetTool or the FTP parameter transfer 5 Select the Novell printer gateway from the list of gateway types 6 Click OK to confirm The following window appears 4 34 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gat W nstalling in NetWare etworks wi ateways AY Configure Novell PDS for Printer Agent IC0001 EJ Printer Type HP LaserJet 4v a gt LaserJet 5 HP LaserJet 500 HP LaserJet 5L HP LaserJet 5M PCL HP LaserJet SMP PCL HP LaserJet SMP PostScript HP LaserJet 5P HP LaserJet 5Si HP LaserJet 5Si PostScript x Port Handler Type Novell Port Handler Fig 4 25 Window Novell PDS for Printer Agent 7 Select the printer from the list which corresponds most closely to your model 8 Click OK to confirm The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 4 35 Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways U Configur
40. PRINTSERVER Installation Manual Names of companies and products mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners The manufacturer will not accept any liability for any error or omission The information in this manual is subject to change without notification All rights are reserved Copying other reproduction or translation without the prior written consent from the manufacturer is prohibited Installation Manual release 2 0 Contents GU Contents CHAPTER 1 Network Know HOW isscccsseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeenenes 1 1 11 Basie STING OEY sgt vast chaae thei els atu Sat cot Sales e Meets Selah a he ates aad a a 1 2 Lf el Hardware address v2 ci 2 E E E Riise dae aoe ities Racine ia Ree ten ad 1 2 112 Print Server Name E E E fee eesti ct icp Pe ate A eS 1 3 1 1 3 Topical Printers ss sec sss csyeess eraa aeaee bcvetcpscesctestssip success essbauasdhcadtasessechasdos costesecessdebdosdeshosveddagastvenisesesces 1 4 t2 Basie TCP IP Terminology ciernie i ns dee E T iS 1 7 1 2 ATPUA dress oo2s Se seedbeecoretthe ee euesghes edt tated oon de Rie he eee eee eecaeeicd E E eee ates 1 7 1 2 2 Methods of Saving the IP Address in the Print Server oo eee ceeeeceeceeceeceseeeeceseeeeeeeeeeeeeneeaeeenes 1 8 IEAA m LOTS AN Na a ANETE AEE EEE EE EE EEE E DE TEE EEEE EE E EEEE EEE EE EE ET 1 13 LZA ARP Table E EE E heen are en ee aa 1 14 1 225 TCP IP 0 tees sented disses E tented gaeeans 2avt
41. Plotter Print Server Installation Manual 5 11 Printing via the LPD Protocol X Print Spooling Add a Print Queue Other Enter the following parameters into the screen mask TOP Name of QUEUE to add MY_QUEUE Name of QUEUE DEVICE to add MY_QUEUE BACKEND PROGRAM pathname __ usr lpd rembak ACTIVATE the queue yes Should this become the Default queue no Queuing DISCIPLINE first come first serve ACCOUNTING FILE pathname HOSTNAME of remote server IC0001FF Name of QUEUE of remote server lp1 Press ENTER to confirm Check whether the following entry has been added to the etc qconfig file Example MY_QUEUE device MY_QUEUE up true host IC0001 FF rq lp1 MY_QUEUE backend usr lpd rembak 7 Change to the etc directory Test the print server Syntax lp d lt host name of print server gt lt file name gt Example Ip d IC0001FF hosts 5 12 Print Server Installation Manual Printing via the LPD Protocol UN Ix 5 4 2 IBM AIX Version 3 x Entries When installing the print server in the spooler of an AIX system as a remote printer you must enter a print queue a host name and a logical printer into the etc qconfig file In this section installation by means of the SMIT Administration Tool is described The installation sequence requires the following entries Box in SMIT User input Example in the text Name of QUEUE lt arbitrary name gt for pri
42. Print Servers beginning of the text file o Editor Ae login my_password ip_addr 192 166 000 123 apple_zone my_zone Fig 6 9 Text file for Password Protected Print Servers Deleting a password By means of the text file you can delete a password that was assigned to a print server To do this the text file has to contain the following two lines Print Server Installation Manual 6 11 Z S Installation in Mac OS 9 8 Networks o Editor login my password B a passwd x Fig 6 10 Deleting a password Once again the login parameter has to be indicated at the beginning of the text file Print Server Installation Manual SHAPER Installation in AS 400 Networks This chapter contains information concerning the following topics gt Basic Principles gt Creating a Remote Output Queue gt Creating a Device Description Print Server Installation Manual 7 1 RJ Basic Principles R 7 1 Basic Principles Device Description B The print servers fully support the SCS data stream of the IBM AS 400 iSeries For IPDS data only the conversion of fonts is possible Other IPDS features still have to be converted using special data stream converters that are switched between the print server and the printer In AS 400 networks there are two ways to operate network printers e
43. Printin l based Printing v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on v NDPS Broker and NDPS Manager have been set up and started v IP has been set up on the Novell server vA Novell NetWare client with IP support is installed on every computer intended for printing The IP address is saved in the print server The parameter Pure IP has been activated The print server is set up in the print server mode For more information please read the section Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Print Server Mode on page 4 5 SSS Requirements for Before installation make sure that IPX pasid Printing v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on v NDPS Broker and NDPS Manager have been set up and started yY The IPX protocol is installed on every computer intended for printing v A Novell NetWare client is installed on the computer y The print server is set up in the print server mode For more information please read the section Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Print Server Mode on page 4 5 Da Proceed as follows 1 Start RCONSOLE 2 Double click the NDPS Manager in the NetWare Administrator tree The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 4 41 Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways x NDPS Manager MY_NDPS_MANAGER MY_SERVER_MY_VOLUME wai Fig 4 30 NDPS Manager 3 Click
44. Saving the IP Address via BOOTP nenetsi orei enrere neen e pen Eo srs n ee Eros dresie ieSe 5 6 5 3 2 Saving the IP Address vi RARP siirsi rapsen rreri ekses cbbsdpeecbescehedis cssdeosnep sdegpasteeetesneants 5 7 5 3 3 Saving the IP Address using the arp and ping Commands ssssssssssesessssesesssreeseseseserenseressnsseerenes 5 8 SA Prange via the LPD Protocol anionen a r a e AEE 5 10 54 1 IBM AIX Version A X neien ii dine EEE e EERE EEEE VRE EEE ENESE 5 11 S42 IBM AIX Version 32x n eie T E IRR N E EE E EET tien tae 5 13 5 4 3 AIX Without SMM anr i ne ie ean ee See Reed eee 5 14 544 HP UX Version 10 20 3 53 2seeits ei pcpeteteds ene paves bass reee a rs da conto Eae n e eea ea a a ie ais 5 16 DAS IT l D S E E se hl Raia E S A E ee eed 5 18 34 6 SCO UNIX Version 3 2er e a ea Ee eE A Sen SE E ete es 5 19 5 4 7 UNIX Ware Version 4 2 1 1 2 cccccccsssscsssssecssseceessececssaececsscecsseeecsssecessssessenseeceeseseesseeeseaeeceeeeess 5 20 34 8 System V GENEL eneren a e eea Aai e secs 5 21 5 9 Printing via PC PIP POW is e ea a r eE adar E EESE 5 23 5 51 SINIX SPOOL VA X X Print sp n E hie E ats da eel pe ee 5 23 5 0 Printing via Shell Seni ts fois ehcnad ue tientioten dae a A E EE AE 5 25 5 6 1 Creating the Print Server Directories eee eeecceseeeeceeeeeecaeesaecaaesaeceeceseeseenseeeseeecaassaecaeenaeenees 5 26 5 6 2 Integrating Shell Scripts into System V Systems eee esesecseeeseceeceseeeceseeeceseesesseecseenaesaees
45. UE my_unit Browse Do you print from MS DOS based programs K Yes Fig 4 8 Select print queue 4 Select the respective print queue 5 Follow the instructions of the installation routine 4 14 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Remote Printer Mode W AA 4 4 Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Remote Printer Mode In this section the installation of your PRINTSERVER in Novell NetWare 6 5 4 networks for the NDS printout in print server mode is described Before beginning the actual installation you should have basic knowledge of Novell networks For more information please read the section Basic Principles on page 4 2 B Entries The installation sequence requires the following entries NetWare Administrator User input Example in the text Print Server Name lt name of MY_PRINT_SERVER PSERVER NLM gt on the file server Printer Name lt name of the IC0001FF PRINTSERVER gt or Novell name Print Queue Name lt arbitrary name gt MY_QUEUE For more information please read the section Print Server Name on page 1 3 and the section Logical Printers on page 1 4 Before installation make sure that The print server is connected and the printer is turned on y The IPX protocol is installed on every computer intended for printing vA Novell NetWare client is installed on the computer Print Server Installation Manual 4 15 Ins
46. View all output queues using the OS 400 command WRKOUTQ ALL The status of the output queue should be RLS released If the status is HDL held release the output queue by entering 6 The spool files are not released View the contents of the output queue using the WRKOUTQ command lt name of the output queue gt If the status of the first spool file to be printed is HDL held release the file by chosing 6 The status will change from RLS to SND send Once the file is printed it will be deleted from the list or will change to the status SAV save Print Server Installation Manual Creating a Device Description Y 7 3 Creating a Device Description The installation involves the following steps Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Checking the IP Connection Creating a Device Description Attaching the Device Description Starting the Printer Writer 7 3 1 Saving the IP Address in the Print Server In pure AS 400 network environments the IP address cannot be assigned using arp and ping since the arp command is not available Use other options to save the IP address such as the PRINTSERVER NetTool For more information please read the section Methods of Saving the IP Address in the Print Server on page 1 8 7 3 2 Checking the IP Connection Make sure that the print server will be recognized in the network by the AS 400 iSeries 7 10 Print Serv
47. a 4 50 Window Novell Printers Install cccccececessecessececsseeceseececesecessaaecesneeesesaeecseaaeeceeeceseeecseseceseeseensaeeeeaas 4 51 Add Remote Printer Plotter Window ccccccccssssecssececssceceesececescecesnececesaeceseeeeseaeeeseseeceeseessseeseeeeeeneeees 5 17 Printer Lasts Anais ahi ei AA I A ES A S 6 3 Add Printer eekan ee eee e e ee e a ee e e a a i Mec eti 6 3 Select TCP IP primte tis a eles ee a T NN ERA A 6 4 TCP IP printer with necessary Cntr es tex secs eeesvet uh devs sented pes oanteeateseveediovtnert veenewnesdees Ren bgeenet dart ta ie 6 5 Installed print server spn citrine he keke oe ee es BO ies eh A Sa RA ee Ae ee 6 5 CHGOSERSWITdOW ecco E DEEN SAAE EA E OAE PETE ET ENE A EEEE EEE EEEN E EEE 6 8 Select Printer Description File WindoOW sssessessesseeresssseesssteresrssesteserresreresrssertrsertrsretsrenterenestnresenrenererset 6 9 Example fora Text Fle menin ana T E E N nba a E A S E SE RR RNS 6 11 Text file for Password Protected Print Servers cccsscccsssceeessseseseeecsseceeesseecseaeeecseeeceseeecesaeceseseeeseeeenaas 6 11 Deleting a pass Words 4 sc ee sae orre aa ea ee E A te EE R E aE eons Mecbevec cay neS EES ES 6 12 Create Output Queue Part Tosin hiatal eet ee ee 7 6 Create Output Queue Part 2i rnrn S e a E EE E A E RE E E base Geeks 7 7 Create Device Description Printer Part 1 cece eeeeceeseceeeeceseeeseeceneecseceeeceaeeesaeceaceceeeenaeeeeeesaeeenee
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49. al printer may be changed for example In order to configure the print server you can use either the print server homepage the PRINTSERVER NetTool or the FTP parameter transfer For more information please read the relevant section in the User Manual amp 6 6 Print Server Installation Manual Installation in Mac OS 9 8 Networks A 6 2 Installation in Mac OS 9 8 Networks 6 2 1 Basic Principles For the most part the PRINTSERVER is automatically installed in Mac OS 9 8 networks To configure and administer the print server an additional virtual printer with a name expanded by ADM is installed Which Protocols are The print server works in AppleTalk networks Depending on the Used network type EtherTalk and TokenTalk are supported What Happens After the print server is turned on it initializes In the process the During Installation print server determines its AppleTalk address If the print server in Apple Networks has already been in use it uses the last address If zones are used in your network the print server will assign the default zone In a last step the system will check whether the print server name already exists in the network If this is the case the name will be expanded automatically e g Apple gt Apple_1 to Apple_999 Pocket and Box All pocket and box print servers support the Adobe protocols Print Servers in TBCP and BCP These protocols allow you to print in the so called Apple
50. ay have printing problems In this case disable the bidirectionality of the Print Server Installation Manual 3 3 Installation in Windows Networks using the Printer Wizard Windows driver under Properties This applies to the MINOLTA QMS PagePro 1200W printer for example 3 4 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in Windows Networks using the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor Encrypted Printing AA 3 3 Installing in Windows Networks using the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor Encrypted Printing Procedure In this section the installation of your PRINTSERVER in Windows networks is described if printing is done via an encrypted HTTP port The use of an http port comprises the following benefits e encryption of print data optional e using a proxy server print jobs can be sent to a print server via the Internet The installation involves the following steps Installing the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor Setting up the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor 3 3 1 Installing the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor can be found on the CD ROM enclosed in the product packaging of your print server If there is no CD ROM included in the delivery please consult your retailer or printer manufacturer Print Server Installation Manual 3 5 zA Installing in Windows Networks using the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor Encrypted Printing Da Proceed as follows 1 Insert theCD ROM into your CD ROM d
51. ble PostScript printers The TBCP protocol is used as default setting For more information please read the section Configuring AppleTalk on page 4 22 of the User Manual All print servers support bidirectional communication between the printer and the host The print server forwards all requests directly to the printer or host so that a direct communication between the host and the printer is possible The bidirectional communication is used as default setting The bidirectional communication for pocket and box print servers may also be disabled if it is not supported by the printers that are connected to the parallel interface For more information please read the section Configuring AppleTalk on page 4 22 of the User Manual 6 2 Print Server Installation Manual Installation in Mac OS X Networks A 6 1 2 Installing the Print Server Da Proceed as follows 1 Start the Print Center The following window appears Fig 6 1 Printer List 2 Click Add The following window appears Printer List Rendezvous Es Location Printer Model Generic Cancel Add N Fig 6 2 Add Printer 3 Select TCP IP Printer from the upper list box Print Server Installation Manual 6 3 Installation in Mac OS X Networks Printer List iP Printing iz Printer s Address Internet address or DNS name vi Use default queue on server Queu
52. c lt printer control language gt Example xpadd deyv my_printer da IC0001FF 9100 su admin co LAN aa pc HP LASERJET 4 Activate the printer Syntax xpchange dev lt printer name gt st lt status gt si lt job acceptance gt so lt job processing gt Example xpchange dev my_printer st ACTIVE si ON so ON 5 Test the printer Syntax xpadd job dr lt file name gt de lt printer name gt Example xpadd job dr etc hosts de my_printer 5 24 Print Server Installation Manual Printing via Shell Scripts UN X 5 6 Printing via Shell Scripts Log Files in Case of Error w You should only print via shell scripts if you are not able to print by means of LPD protocols or direct TCP IP ports The following shell scripts are available e aix sh for AIX systems with qdaemon spooler e bsd sh for BSD systems with Ipd spooler e sys5 sh for System V with Ipsched spooler If you wish to print via shell scripts they must first be transferred from the print server and then adapted to the respective UNIX network The operating sequence of the print job will be recorded in a log file having the name of the printer and the extension last in the tmp directory This file contains among other things the start time of the print job the parameters with which the printer interface was called and the output of the FTP command In case of an error this data provides information conc
53. ccept lt printer name gt enable lt printer name gt Example accept my_printer enable my_printer 5 22 Print Server Installation Manual Printing via TCP IP Ports Un X 5 5 Printing via TCP IP Ports t If the LPD protocol is not available such as in SINIX SPOOL networks you can use direct TCP IP ports for printing If this is the case you must configure the port number To do this you must install a printer port and enter the port number For more information please read the section TCP IP Ports on page 1 15 5 5 1 SINIX SPOOL V4 x XPrint When installing the print server in SINIX SPOOL V4 x or XPrint systems you must install a server a supervisor and a printer Before installation make sure that v The IP address is saved in the print server The host name has been assigned to the IP address v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on Proceed as follows 1 Install a new server in the spooler Syntax xpadd srv lt server name gt sp lt time control gt Example xpadd srv serverl sp PRIORITY 2 Install a new supervisor in the spooler Syntax xpadd spv lt supervisor gt se lt server name gt Example xpadd spv admin se server Print Server Installation Manual 5 23 Printing via TCP IP Ports Ix 3 Add a new printer Syntax xpadd dev lt printer name gt da lt host name gt lt TCP IP port gt su lt supervisor gt co lt connection gt aa p
54. ceeeees 7 12 Create Device Description Printer Part 2 0 0 0 ceesceescceeseceeeecsseessceceeeecsecescecueeesaeceaeeceeeeeneeeeeeesseseaeeceeeees 7 13 Create Device Description Printer Part 3 0 0 0 eeceeseceeseceeeeceseeeneecereecsecesceceeeeesaeceaceceeeeneeeeeeesseeeneeceeeees 7 13 Create Device Description Printer Part 4 0 0 ec eeceescceeseceeeeceseeeneeceneessecececeseeesaeceaeeceeeeaeeenneesaeceneeeeeees 7 14 Create Device Description Printer Part 5 0 0 0 eeeeeseceeseceeeeceseeeneeceececsecesceceneeesaeceaceceeeeneeseneesaeeeneeeeeees 7 15 Create Device Description Printer Part 6 00 cceccesseceeseceeeecsseeeseececessecesceceeeeesaeceaceceeeeseeeeeeesaeseneeeeeees 7 16 ii PRINTSERVER Installation Manual Index gO Index Symbols _ADM 6 10 A Address AppleTalk address 6 7 Ethernet address 1 2 Gateway address 1 17 Hardware address 1 2 IP Address 1 7 MAC address 1 2 Subnet Mask 1 17 Ad Hoc mode 2 2 Administrator rights AS 400 7 3 AIX 3 x 5 13 AIX 4 x 5 11 AIX without SMIT 5 14 aix sh 5 25 Apple administration 6 10 Installation 6 7 Apple name 1 3 AppleTalk 6 7 arp in UNIX networks 5 8 ARP table 1 14 AS 400 7 2 Administrator Rights 7 3 AS 400 output queue 7 3 AS400 Device description 7 2 Auto mode 2 2 B Banner page 1 4 A 3 BCP 6 2 6 7 Bidirectional communication PRINTSERVER Installation Manual GO Index Apple 6 2 6 7 Binary mode 6 2 6 7 Boot prot
55. ces lt script name gt sd usr spool lt spool dir name gt Example my_printer Ip dev my_device of etc printserver interfaces my_script sd usr spool my_spool In order to print out PostScript files the entry in etc printcap must contain the sh suppress header flag In this case the entry appears as follows lt printer name gt Ip dev lt zero device name gt of etc printserver interfaces lt shell script name gt sd usr spool lt spool dir name gt sh w 5 6 3 5 Enabling the Printer Once the printer has been entered into the spooler system you must enable the printer so that print jobs can be accepted w Proceed as follows 1 Enter the following command Syntax Ipc Ipc gt enable lt printer name gt Ipc gt start lt printer name gt 5 34 Print Server Installation Manual Printing via Shell Scripts Un IX lpc gt quit Example Ipc Ipc gt enable my_printer Ipc gt start my_printer lpc gt quit 2 Test the new printer Syntax lpr P lt printer name gt etc printserver lt file gt Example lpr Pmy_printer etc printserver bsd sh 5 6 4 Integrating Shell Scripts into AIX Systems If the shell scripts are located in the etc printserver directory you must adapt them and integrate them into the spooler Entries The installation sequence requires the following entries Example in the User input text Name of the adapted shell script my_script Nam
56. ck OK to confirm 4 20 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Remote Printer Mode W AA 4 4 3 Starting PSERVER on the File Server During the last step the Novell print server must be set up on the file server in the PSERVER module in order to transfer the print data from PSERVER to the PRINTSERVER This requires the starting up of the module PSERVER with the name of the PSERVER entered in the PRINTSERVER NetTool Proceed as follows 1 Start the PSERVER on the file server with the PSERVER name which you entered in the PRINTSERVER NetTool Syntax LOAD PSERVER lt PSERVER name gt Example LOAD PSERVER MY_PRINT_SERVER 4 4 4 Setting Up the Printer on the Computer Now the printer has to be set up on each computer or workstation that is to be used for printing The following section describes the setup of the printer in Windows 98 If desired please see the Windows Manual for instructions on how to set up printers Proceed as follows 1 Begin the printer installation The following window will appear during the installation routine Print Server Installation Manual 4 21 Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Remote Printer Mode A 9 Add Printer Wizard How is this printer attached to your computer If it is directly attached to your computer click Local Printer If it is attached to another computer click Network C Local printer e fiia pire
57. e answer from the WINS server contains the period of validity of the name entry in the WINS database Once this period has expired the print server renews its registration with the WINS server so that its IP address and host name remain constantly valid During the installation of the print server its host name is displayed on the monitor of the computer intended for printing In order for you to be able to assign the host name to the IP address Print Server Installation Manual 1 19 DHCP Ue t WINS Without DHCP the computer asks the DNS server for the IP address of the print server If the DNS server cannot answer this request it forwards the request to the WINS server Once the computer receives the answer it sends the print data to the IP address of the print server You can also enter the IP address instead of the host name during the print server installation In this case you can send print data directly to the IP address If you wish to configure your print server on a DHCP server please read the documentation for your operating system You can also set up the print server in a network only with WINS and without DHCP In this case the print server registers with the WINS server directly In this process you must configure the IP address of the WINS server manually in the print server You must first disable the DHCP and WINS via DHCP parameters These parameters can be configured using either the
58. e Name Printer Model Generic Fig 6 3 Select TCP IP printer 4 Enter the IP address or the host name of the print server in the Printer s Address box 5 Disable Use default queue on server 6 Enter a logical printer lp1 1p8 into the Queue Name box With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 If you always want to print via the logical printer no 1 you can enter an arbitrary name 7 Select a suitable printer model for your printer The following window appears 6 4 Print Server Installation Manual Installation in Mac OS X Networks A Printer List _ IP Printing Printer s Address 192 168 0 123 Internet address or DNS name Complete and valid address Use default queue on server Queue Name Ip1 Printer Model HP HP Designjet 3500CP PS3 v3010 103 HP LaserJet 4 Plus v2013 111 HP LaserJet 4 4M PostScript 600DPI HP LaserJet 4ML v2013 003 Fig 6 4 TCP IP printer with necessary entries 8 Click Add The following window appears Printer List 5 o is Add Ip1 on 192 168 0 123 Fig 6 5 Installed print server Print Server Installation Manual 6 5 A Installation in Mac OS X Networks 6 1 3 Configuring the Print Server After the print server installation the print server can be configured This means that the print server name or the logic
59. e Port Handler for Printer Agent IC0001 FF x Fig 4 26 Window Port Handler for Printer Agent 9 Select Remote rprinter on IPX as your protocol 10 Select Other as port type 11 Click Next gt The following window appears 4 36 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways AY Configure Port Handler for Printer Agent ICO001FF x IC0001FF o z FFFFFFFFFFFF Fig 4 27 Check SAP name 12 Check whether the SAP name corresponds to the printer agent name 13 Click Finish The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 4 37 Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways Select Printer Drivers Windows 3 1 Driver Windows 95 98 Driver Windows NT4 Driver The printer reports its type to be HP LaserJet5 Recommended driver HP LaserJet 5 5M Standard Printer Drivers HP LaserJet 5 5M Enhanced a HP LaserJet 5 5M Standard HP LaserJet 5 5M PostScript HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL 5e HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL6 HP LaserJet 5000 Series PS HP LaserJet 5L PCL w Fig 4 28 Window Select Printer Drivers 14 Select the tab for your operating system 15 Select the printer driver for your printer 16 Click Continue 17 Click OK to confirm 4 5 2 2 Configuring the PRINTSERVER The name of the print server must be configured on the PRINTSERVER so that statu
60. e creating a remote output queue make sure that there is no other output queue with the same name Proceed as follows 1 Log in using a user profile This user profile has IOSYSCKG special authority alternatively QSECOFR 2 Enter the following command CRTOUTQ 3 Press the Enter key The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 7 5 Creating a Remote Output Queue D w Create Output Queue CRTOUTQ MYOUTQ Fig 7 1 Create Output Queue Part 1 Press F11 The command keywords are displayed Enter the following parameters into the mask OUTQ lt name of the output queue gt e g MY_OUTQ library QUSRSYS or CURLIB RMTSYS INTNETADR Press F11 Enter the following parameter into the mask RMTPRTQ lt logical printer gt e g Ip1 With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 Press the page down key The following window appears 7 6 Print Server Installation Manual Wy nw 3 Creating a Remote Output Queue Create Output Queue CRTOUTQ Fig 7 2 Create Output Queue Part 2 9 Enter the following parameters into the mask AUTOSTRWTR lt number of WTR jobs to be started gt e g 2 from 1 10 CNNMTYPE IP DESTTYPE OTHER TRANSFORM YES MFRTYPMDL lt manufacturer printer type and model gt e g HP4 INTNETADR lt IP address or host name of the print server gt
61. e following parameters into the mask DEVD lt arbitrary name gt e g TESTMH DEVCLS LAN TYPE 3812 MODEL 1 LANATTACH IP AFP NO PORT 9100 or 9101 to 9104 with box print servers 6 Press the page down key The following window appears 7 12 Print Server Installation Manual Creating a Device Description Printer CRIDEV ST PTT MODEM NO ntifier Point Form feed Name NONE N LIBL CURLIB Fig 7 4 Create Device Description Printer Part 2 7 Enter the following parameter into the mask FONT Oll 8 Press the page down key The following window appears Printer TDEVPRT LIBL CURLIB e NONE HONE NRF INIT Cow we se we is N ty timer H NOW P mand 1 7 TYPE 150 300 6 TYPE 7 ODD NONE M Fig 7 5 Create Device Description Printer Part 3 Print Server Installation Manual 7 13 RY Creating a Device Description Q 9 amp 10 Enter the following parameters into the mask ACTTMR 2550 INACTTMR SEC30 If the printer is used solely with the AS 400 iSeries you can also enter the parameter value NOMAX for the keyword ACTTMR In this case the printer will not be released by the AS 400 iSeries at the end of the print out Press the page down key The following window appears 11 Desc Printer CRTDEVPRT Fig 7 6 Create Device Description Printer Part 4 Enter the following parameters
62. e g 192 168 0 123 A The IP address or the host name must be put in single quotation marks HP 4 may be entered under MFRTYPMDL for printers supporting the PCLS data stream B Print Server Installation Manual 7 7 Creating a Remote Output Queue Y Further data of the output queue can be used alternatively We recommend that you choose a significant description for the keyword TEXT 10 Press the Enter key The installation of a remote output queue has been completed successfully 7 2 4 Starting the Remote Printer Writer The printer writer for a remote output queue is started using the STRRMTPRT command re Proceed as follows 1 Enter the following command at the system console STRRMTPRT lt name of the output queue gt Example STRRMTPRT MY_DEVICE If the printer writer has already been started you will receive a message Alternatively you can give details about message queues MSGQ and restrictions of form types FORMTYPE w 7 8 Print Server Installation Manual Creating a Remote Output Queue O nw 3 7 2 0 Troubleshooting There may be various reasons that a print job cannot be printed Problem The remote printer writer is not started Action Start the remote printer writer using the STRRMTWTR command lt name of the output queue gt Note Printer writers for remote output queues cannot be displayed using the WRKWTR command The output queue is held
63. e of the zero device my_device Name of the printer visible to the user after installation my_printer All three names may be assigned arbitrarily You may also use one name for all three entries Every assigned name however must be used continuously throughout the installation sequence Print Server Installation Manual 5 35 Printing via Shell Scripts Ix Procedure 5 6 4 1 The installation involves the following steps Adapting the Shell Script lt Creating the Printer Device lt Entering the Printer into the Spooler System Enabling the Printer Adapting the Shell Script The shell script must be adapted to your network A copy of the shell script is therefore created and saved in the etc printserver interfaces directory After that the shell script is adapted to your system This basically means that the host name of the print server the logical printer and the FTP path must be edited With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 For more information please read the section Description of Variables on page A 4 Proceed as follows 1 Copy the etc printserver aix sh file into the etc printserver interfaces subdirectory and assign the copy an arbitrary name Syntax cd etc printserver cp aix sh interfaces lt shell script name gt Example cd etc printserver cp aix sh interfaces my_script 2 Change to the
64. e parameters can be configured using either the print server homepage the PRINTSERVER NetTool SNMP or the FTP parameter transfer 1 18 Print Server Installation Manual DHCP D Ue 1 3 DHCP Dynamic name registration Requirements What Happens When the Print Server is Turned on What Happens When Printing The print server supports DHCP according to the RFC 1542 so that the print server s IP address can be assigned easily and conveniently via a DHCP server In networks with DHCP servers the dynamic name registration is done by DNS servers which can be dynamically configured by the DHCP server Most systems additionally use a WINS server which answers name enquires that the DNS server cannot handle Make sure that The parameter DHCP has been activated see print server homepage The parameter WINS registration has been activated The parameter WINS via DHCP has been activated Once the print server has been turned on it asks for an IP address by means of a broadcast query The DHCP server identifies the print server on the basis of its hardware address and sends a data packet to the print server This data packet contains the print server s IP address the default gateway and the IP address of the DNS server The data packet is saved in the print server The print server now transmits a name registration request to the WINS server along with the IP address and host name assignment Th
65. e port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 For more information please read the section Description of Variables on page A 4 m Proceed as follows 1 Copy the etc printserver sys5 sh file into the etc printserver interfaces subdirectory and assign the copy an arbitrary name Syntax cd etc printserver cp sys5 sh interfaces lt shell script name gt Example cd etc printserver cp sys5 sh interfaces my_script 2 Change to the etc printserver interfaces subdirectory Depending on the current spooler implementation you may need to change the access rights for the shell script For more information please read the section concerning rarpd in your UNIX documentation 3 Change the default values of the HOST PORTS and FTP variables in the new shell script amp 5 6 2 2 Creating the Printer Device The print spooler requires a printer device Due to the fact that the print server does not need a physical device a link is made to a zero device 5 28 Print Server Installation Manual Printing via Shell Scripts UN X Proceed as follows 1 Enter the following command Syntax In f dev null dev lt zero device name gt Example In f dev null dev my_device 5 6 2 3 Entering the Printer into the Spooler System Se A In order to enter the printer into the spooler system the print spooler must be stopped The new printer the zero device and
66. eated until the data have been able to be printed or MAXR has reached a value of 0 and the shell script has come to an end When MAXR has been initialized with a value of 1 the shell script will come to an end only if the data have been able to be printed Print Server Installation Manual A Description of Variables A 6 Print Server Installation Manual List of Figures GU List of Figures TCP IP network Classe Snes Sty at sthesses a e A RRS pe e aE aoro EEE e EE SEEE 1 8 Printer Ports Wind Wese E a E A A aes E E ACE E E E E EE 3 6 HTTP printis WNd Ws arree e e a E A E e E E ion E E 3 7 HTTP Port Configuration Window 00 0 0 cee ceceeeeseeseecseesecesceseceeceseeeaceseseaecseecaecsaesaecsacsaeceseeseeeeseeeeeseaeeegs 3 7 Confi suring SNMP monitoring cscs re eree eret eane E p ag EEES sei E PIE S EOE NE SHS KEATEN N EBEE EE OERSET 3 8 Configuring the proxy S rVeE core ea e EEI TE eE EES AEE E E AEE SIVI Sne 3 9 NetWare Wizard oii ronen tE A EN OE EEEO EA T A E A N A E T RENEA 4 6 select Network Printer i e eh a SR Ae ah RA i ae ah ees 4 7 Select print quete eere a a E e a a A e iE nao Eea RES EEEE s EER 4 8 NetWare Administrator senner E TEE E E E N A E R TE 4 10 Print Services Quick Setup Non NDPS Window ssssessessesssessseseesesseereesetereereeseresesseesseeseeseerseeseeseeset 4 11 Installed print server in print server mode 0 00 ee eeseeeeecesseceneeceseecsseeeceeseesenecescecsseeeneec
67. ed into the RSO spooler The SPSERVE utility program is available for this purpose Dg Proceed as follows 1 Call the SPSERVE utility program 2 Enter the IP address and TCP IP port 2900 into the RSO spooler as the printer 3 Enter 9000 PCL as the printer type for example 8 6 Print Server Installation Manual Defining the TCP IP Port KS 8 6 Defining the TCP IP Port T Proceed as follows 1 Define the TCP IP port Syntax BCMAP lt printer gt lt processor gt Port 2900 Example BCMAP my_printer my_system Port 2900 Print Server Installation Manual 8 7 P N ay WY Defining the TCP IP Port Print Server Installation Manual REFERENCE A Shell scripts A 1 Basic Principles The following topics will be described gt Function of Shell Scripts gt Description of Variables Print Server Installation Manual A Function of Shell Scripts A 2 Function of Shell Scripts In UNIX networks you can use shell scripts to print when remote printing via the LPD protocol and printing via direct TCP IP ports are not possible The sh shell scripts are sample scripts for the default printer interfaces of the Ipsched Ipd and qdaemon spoolers supported by the print server The following shell scripts are available e aix sh for AIX systems e bsd sh for BSD systems e sys5 sh for System V Before you can print via shell scripts you must first transfe
68. edure is somewhat different for ULTRIX systems If you use an ULTRIX system please read the section Procedure for ULTRIX on page 5 7 Please note that optional periods separate the address groups of the hardware addresses in this file whereas colons separate fields from each other in an individual entry In ULTRIX and some other UNIX systems the individual fields of an entry are separated from each other using the tab character 5 6 Print Server Installation Manual Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Un IX Procedure for ULTRIX Da Proceed as follows 1 Add the following entry to the etc bootptab file Syntax for Ethernet lt host name gt ht ether ha lt hardware address gt ip lt IP address gt Example for Ethernet 1C0001FF ht ether ha 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff ip 192 168 0 123 Syntax for Token Ring lt host name gt ht tr ha lt hardware address gt ip lt IP address gt Example for Token Ring 1C0001FF ht tr ha 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff ip 192 168 0 123 Please make sure that the bootp print daemon rereads the configuration file Proceed as follows 1 Add the following entry to the etc bootptab file Syntax for Ethernet lt host name gt lt hardware address gt lt IP address gt Example for Ethernet ICOOO1FF 1 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff 192 168 0 123 Syntax for Token Ring lt host name gt 6 lt hardware address gt lt IP address gt Example for Token Ring ICOOO1FF 6 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff 192
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71. er Installation Manual Creating a Device Description ae D Proceed as follows 1 Enter the following command into an OS 400 command line PING lt IP address or host name of the print server gt The result of the connection will be displayed The IP address or the host name must be put in single quotation marks If a connection cannot be achieved check the network cabling and the IP connection of the print server from a PC Make sure that the required TCP servers are started on the AS 400 iSeries 7 3 3 Creating a Device Description A remote device printer may be created using the CRTDEVPRT command Depending on the release version of the OS 400 the keywords and parameters for the creation of a device description may differ slightly from the following description V5R1 Before creating a device description make sure that there is no other device with the same name Proceed as follows 1 Log in using a user profile This user profile has IOSYSCFG special authority alternatively QSECOFR 2 Enter the following command CRIDEVPRT 3 Press F4 The command prompt is displayed Print Server Installation Manual 7 11 RY Creating a Device Description Q 4 Press F9 The following window appears Desc Printer CRTDEVPRT an Parameter DEVD required Fig 7 3 Create Device Description Printer Part 1 If the command keywords are not displayed press F11 w 5 Enter th
72. er Installation Manual 2 1 Basic Principles H 2 1 Basic Principles Ad Hoc mode Infrastructure mode Auto mode A WLAN print server can be operated in three different modes e Ad Hoc mode default setting e Infrastructure mode e Auto mode In the Ad Hoc mode the print server communicates directly with another WLAN client peer to peer The Ad hoc mode is set by default on the print server via a jumper switch The infrastructure mode is suitable for setting up large wireless networks with several devices in different rooms Communication between the devices is done via an access point which is connected to the network The access point can be encrypted or unencrypted The infrastructure mode can be set via a jumper switch on the print server In the auto mode the print server searches for an access point which is connected to the network and which has the strongest radio signal The print server then tries to log into this access point If the access point is encrypted and the print server cannot log in the print server will search for an access point with a weaker radio signal If the print server finds an unencrypted access point it logs into this access point If the print server does not find any access point it switches to the Ad Hoc mode The auto mode can be set via a jumper switch on the print server The IC155 WLANPOCKET is an exception After the IC155 WLANPOCKEHT is switched on it searches for an acc
73. er in SunOS 5 18 print server in System V 5 21 print server in UNIXWare 4 2 1 1 2 5 20 print server Mac OS 9 8 6 7 Print server Novell NDPS Gateways 4 23 print server Novell NetWare 6 5 4 4 5 4 9 4 15 Print server Windows peer to peer 3 3 Print server WLAN 2 3 IP Address 1 7 PRINTSERVER Installation Manual GO Index Rendezvous 1 21 Saving 1 8 saving in Apple 6 10 saving in BS2000 8 3 saving in UNIX networks 5 6 saving using DHCP 1 19 IPX Protocol 4 2 L LF print as LF CR 1 4 log file 5 25 A 3 Logical Printers 1 4 logical printers Box print server 1 4 1 16 LPD protocol 5 2 5 10 LPT COM and USB with box print servers 1 4 1 16 M MAC address 1 2 Mac OS logical printers 1 6 mDNS 1 21 MIB 1 23 Mode hex dump mode 1 4 Network Printer Mode 4 2 Print Server Mode 4 2 Remote printer mode 4 2 N Name Apple name 6 6 6 9 Host Name 1 13 Novell name 4 4 print server name 1 3 NDPS Gateway 4 4 4 23 Novell Frame Type 4 2 IPX Protocol 4 2 logical printers 1 5 Network Printer Mode 4 2 Novell name 1 3 4 4 Novell Print Server 4 3 NPRINTER 4 3 PRINTSERVER Installation Manual Index gO Print Server Mode 4 2 printing in Novell networks 4 2 Remote printer mode 4 2 User License 4 3 Novell NetWare 6 5 4 installation in Print Server Mode 4 5 4 9 installation in Remote Printer Mode 4 15 NPRINTER 4 2 O Output queue 7 3 P ping in UNIX networks 5 8 pocket print server binary mode
74. ermined by the network class Print Server Installation Manual 1 7 Basic TCP IP Terminology D The following network classes can be distinguished 123 8 16 24 32 ClassA 0 Fig 1 1 TCP IP network classes A All IP addresses assigned in a logical network must belong to the same class Example You have applied for a class C network ID and receive network ID 192 168 0 Due to the fact that user IDs 0 and 255 are reserved for broadcast addresses a valid IP address must lie somewhere between 192 168 0 1 and 192 168 0 254 such as 192 168 0 123 ZeroConf IP address The address range 169 254 0 1 to 169 254 255 254 is reserved for range the automatic assignment of IP addresses via ZeroConf For more information please read the section Rendezvous ZeroConf on page 1 21 1 2 2 Methods of Saving the IP Address in the Print Server If you use TCP IP as network protocol you first have to save the IP address in the print server This is irrespective of whether you use Windows UNIX or Apple networks 1 8 Print Server Installation Manual Basic TCP IP Terminology P Once the print server is connected to the network and switched on the print server checks whether an IP address can be obtained from a DHCP server or boot protocols If this is not the case the print server assigns itself an IP address via ZeroConf This IP address is taken from the address range 169 254 0 1 to 169 254 255 254
75. erning the causes of the error The following instructions describe only the most fundamental procedures for the corresponding shell scripts Depending on your UNIX system the individual commands may differ from the description For more information please read the description in your UNIX documentation Before installation make sure that v The IP address is saved in the print server v The host name has been assigned to the IP address v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on Print Server Installation Manual 5 25 Printing via Shell Scripts Ix Procedure The installation involves the following steps Creating the Print Server Directories Integrating Shell Scripts into System V Systems Integrating Shell Scripts into BSD Systems Integrating Shell Scripts into AIX Systems 5 6 1 Creating the Print Server Directories 1 All files that the print server specifically requires should be placed in the etc printserver directory In order to print via shell scripts the shell scripts must be transferred from the print server to the etc printserver directory via FTP Proceed as follows Log on as root 2 Create the etc printserver interfaces directory cd etc mkdir printserver cd printserver mkdir interfaces Open an FTP connection to the print server Syntax ftp lt IP Address gt Example ftp 192 168 0 123 Download the shell scripts from the print ser
76. erox Printer Gateway Fig 4 17 Window Create Printer Agent Enter an arbitrary name in the Printer Agent box 5 Select the Novell printer gateway from the list of gateway types 6 Click OK to confirm The following window appears 4 26 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gat W nstalling in NetWare etworks wi ateways AU Configure Novell PDS for Printer Agent NDPS_ x Printer Type HP LaserJet 4v HP LaserJet 5 HP LaserJet 500 HP LaserJet 5L HP LaserJet 5M PCL HP LaserJet 5MP PCL HP LaserJet 5MP PostScript HP LaserJet 5P HP LaserJet 55i HP LaserJet 55i PostScript Port Handler Type Fig 4 18 Window Novell PDS for Printer Agent 7 Select the printer from the list which corresponds most closely to your model 8 Click OK to confirm The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 4 27 Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways Configure Port Handler for Printer Agent NDPS_TEST x EOM SOET PCOM Peons PEO Fig 4 19 Window Port Handler for Printer Agent 9 Select Remote LPR on IP as your protocol 10 Click Next gt The following window appears 4 28 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways W g y AU Configure Port Handler for Printer Agent NDPS_TEST x Host
77. ess point in the auto mode If the print server finds an encrypted access point it does not search any further 2 2 Print Server Installation Manual Basic Principles A Ce Procedure Select one of the following options gt Installation for Use in the Ad Hoc Mode gt Installation for Use with Unencrypted Access Points gt Installation for Use with Protected Access Points Print Server Installation Manual 2 3 B Installation for Use in the Ad Hoc Mode 2 2 Installation for Use in the Ad Hoc Mode Requirements Make sure that v The PRINTSERVER NetTool has been installed For more information please read the section Installing the PRINTSERVER NetTool on page 4 3 of the User Manual The PC Mac is in the Ad Hoc mode The PC Mac has the SSID wlsetup Proceed as follows 1 Start the PRINTSERVER NetTool For more information please read the section Starting the PRINTSERVER NetTool on page 4 4 of the User Manual Select the desired print server from the print server list Select the WLAN Wizard from the shortcut menu of the print server Follow the instructions of the Wizard Enter wlsetup or an arbitrary name as SSID Click Finish 6 If you have entered an arbitrary SSID into the WLAN Wizard re enter this SSID on your PC Mac Install the print server on the PC Mac In order to do this read the respective section for your operating system in the Installation Ma
78. etc printserver interfaces subdirectory 3 Change the default values of the HOST PORTS and FTP variables in the new shell script 5 36 Print Server Installation Manual Printing via Shell Scripts UN X 4 Change the access rights of this file Syntax chmod 2555 etc printserver interfaces lt script name gt chown bin etc printserver interfaces lt script name gt chgrp printq etc printserver interfaces lt script name gt Example chmod 2555 etc printserver interfaces my_script chown bin etc printserver interfaces my_script cherp printq etc printserver interfaces my_script 5 6 4 2 Creating the Printer Device The print spooler requires a printer device Due to the fact that the print server does not need a physical device a link is made to a zero device D Proceed as follows 1 Enter the following command Syntax In sf dev null dev lt zero device name gt Example In sf dev null dev my_device 5 6 4 3 Entering the Printer into the Spooler System The AIX print spooler is administered by means of the mkque command Da Proceed as follows 1 Enter the following command Syntax mkque q lt printer name gt a up TRUE amp amp mkquedev Print Server Installation Manual 5 37 Printing via Shell Scripts Ix q lt printer name gt d lt printer name gt a file dev lt zero device name gt a backend etc printserver interfaces lt script gt Example mkque qmy_pri
79. evice description is attached WRKCFGSTS dev lt arbitrary name gt 2 If the status is detached attach the device by entering 1 7 3 5 Starting the Printer Writer ws Proceed as follows 1 Enter the following command STRPRTWTR lt arbitrary name gt The printer writer is started 2 Make sure that the status of the output queue is RLS Release the output queue using the RLSWTR command if necessary The installation has been completed successfully 7 3 6 Troubleshooting There may be various reasons that a print job cannot be printed Problem Action The print device is not Check the status of the device using the attached WRKCFGSTS command as described in the section Attaching the Device Description on page 7 17 Print Server Installation Manual 7 17 Creating a Device Description Y Problem The printer writer is not started Action Start the program using the STRPRTWTR command The output queue is held Check the status of the output queue status HLD Release the output queue using the RLSOUTQ command The output file is held View the contents of the output queue using the WRKOUTQ command and release the spool file by entering 6 A printer message is pending View the contents of the output queue using the WRKOUTQ command If the status MSG is shown for an ouput queue to be printed view the message by entering 7 and answer it Print Se
80. eways 4 4 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Print Server Mode W i N 4 2 Procedure Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Print Server Mode B In this section the installation of your PRINTSERVER in Novell NetWare 6 5 4 networks for the NDS printout in print server mode is described A wizard guides you through an easy and safe installation in the PRINTSERVER NetTool In a single step you can install a print server a printer and a print queue Before beginning the actual installation you should have basic knowledge of Novell networks For more information please read the section Basic Principles on page 4 2 Before installation make sure that v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on y The IPX protocol is installed on every computer intended for printing vA Novell NetWare client is installed on the computer The installation involves the following steps Setting up a Print Server Printer and Print Queue lt Setting Up the Printer on the Computer 4 2 1 Setting up a Print Server Printer and Print Queue L Proceed as follows 1 Start the PRINTSERVER NetTool Print Server Installation Manual 4 5 J Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Print Server Mode AA 2 Click the print server in the print server list 3 Select NetWare Wizard from the Installation menu The following window appears
81. function printer 9103 Prints a banner page in Novell networks or when 4 the LPD protocol is used 9104 Prints all data in hex dump mode Hex dump mode 5 is mainly used to search for errors in print data The data is printed as a byte in hexadecimal form instead of letters and numbers Printer control commands are printed as hexadecimal values and do not influence the printout in any way 9105 Not assigned 6 9106 Not assigned 2900 Supports the RSO Spooler BS2000 8 Logical Printers With box print servers logical printers are used to configure the with Box Print port which will be addressed LPT1 COM1 or USB1 Servers Logical Port number Option 1 Option 2 printer 9100 LPT1 LPT1 1 9101 LPT2 USB1 2 9102 LPT3 USB2 3 9103 COM1 USB3 4 9104 LPT1 USB4 5 9105 LPT1 LPT1 6 9106 LPT1 LPT1 7 2900 LPT1 LPT1 8 Option 2 allows you to connect a hub to the USB port In this case four printers can be administered via USB 1 through 4 by means of the TCP IP ports 1 16 Print Server Installation Manual Basic TCP IP Terminology P 1 2 6 Gateway Using a gateway you can address IP addresses from external networks Your print server is configured not to use gateways by default If your network is not split into subnetworks you do not need to take any further steps If however you are using a gateway in your network you should ask your system administrator for the IP address of the gateway These parameters can be configured using either
82. g to create a device description DEVD for the printer This can be done using the keywords RMTSYS and RMTPRTQ of the CRTOUTQ command These keywords define a remote printer with the same name as the output queue The remote printer can be started using the OS 400 command STRRMTWTR The disadvantage of this kind of installation under OS 400 V4 is that the AS 400 does not receive the current printer status messages from the network printer and the administration options are considerably restricted These restrictions are not caused by the print server but by the IP print mechanisms lpr used in the AS 400 iSeries Starting with OS 400 V5R1 the IBM iSeries support IPP Internet Printing Protocol that allows the forwarding of detailed messages from the printer to the message queue For further information please read the section Basic TCP IP Terminology on page 1 7 In order to configure a network printer the user must have IOYSCEFG special authority This may be the AS 400 security officer QSECOFR or a specially defined user profile For further information about the LOSYSCFG special authority please consult the relevant AS 400 Series documentation Which procedures can be selected lt Creating a Remote Output Queue Creating a Device Description Print Server Installation Manual 7 3 Creating a Remote Output Queue Y 7 2 Creating a Remote Output Queue The installation involves the following steps Saving
83. he IP address of the print server by means of either the local etc hosts file or the DNS host The print data can then be sent to this IP address You can also enter the IP address instead of the host name during the print server installation In this case you can send print data directly to the IP address 1 2 2 2 The RARP Boot Protocol amp If your network uses the RARP boot protocol either the etc ethers file or the etc rarpd cf file must be added The choice of which file to add depends on how the RARP network service was implemented on your UNIX system For more information please read the section concerning rarpd in your UNIX documentation Both files are located on the host running the RARP daemon The files contain a permanent copy of the assignment of the host names and the IP address to the hardware address Make sure that v The RARP parameter has been activated see status page 1 10 Print Server Installation Manual Basic TCP IP Terminology bd What Happens When the Print Server is Turned on What Happens When Printing Once the print server has been turned on it asks the RARP for the IP address and the host name The answer of the RARP host server which contains the IP address is sent as a data packet and saved in the print server During the installation of the print server its host name is displayed on the monitor of the computer intended for printing The computer
84. hers Assignment of IP addresses to hardware addresses if the RARP boot protocol is used The etc hosts file exists on every computer in the network whereas the other files usually only exist if the listed network services are implemented Depending on the UNIX system used the files may also be located in different directories The computer from which this installation is carried out must be in the same sub network as the print server Later the printer may be located anywhere in the network 5 4 Print Server Installation Manual Assigning the IP Address to the Host Name UN IX Da Proceed as follows 1 Log on as root 2 Add the following entry into the etc hosts file Syntax lt IP address gt lt host name gt Example 192 168 0 123 IC0001FF Print Server Installation Manual 5 5 Saving the IP Address in the Print Server X 5 3 Saving the IP Address in the Print Server 5 3 1 Saving the There are several methods available for saving the IP address in the print server For more information please read the section Methods of Saving the IP Address in the Print Server on page 1 8 Select one of the following methods gt Saving the IP Address via BOOTP gt Saving the IP Address via RARP gt Saving the IP Address using the arp and ping Commands IP Address via BOOTP If the BOOTP boot protocol has been installed in your network you must edit the etc bootptab file The proc
85. ing is logical printer lp1 With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer For more information please read the section TCP IP Ports on page 1 15 Data encryption 10 Select Encrypted printing if you wish to encrypt print data Data encryption reduces the data transfer rate of you print server So maybe you would like to set up a second port without data encryption 11 Confirm by clicking Next The following window appears TCP IP Port Configuration 2 xi NMP monitoring of the ports that are configured on the Print Monitor allows the display of printer status messages The community name usually is public If the print server is password protected the password must be used as community name SNMP Settings Community public lt Back Cancel Fig 3 4 Configuring SNMP monitoring If the print server is protected by a password and the Access A control parameter is enabled you must enter this password under Community 12 Confirm by clicking Next The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual Installing in Windows Networks using the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor Encrypted Printing 13 14 15 16 17 18 TCP IP Port Configuration 2 xi Configure your proxy server if required Proxy Configuration Proxy name or IP address Port number lt Back Cancel Fig 3 5 Configuring
86. integrated into the spooler as a remote printer The user host transfers the print data to the printer by means of the print server Several UNIX systems support the linkage of network printers by means of direct TCP IP connection Print data can be transferred from the spooler to the print server via TCP IP ports When printing via shell scripts a printer which the UNIX spooler considers to be local is installed The printer is then entered into the UNIX spooler system The shell scripts route the print data to the print server by means of FTP The sh shell scripts are sample scripts for the default printer interfaces of the Ipsched Ipd and qdaemon spoolers supported by the print server The following shell scripts are available e aix sh for AIX systems e bsd sh for BSD systems e sys5 sh for System V You can also send print data directly to the print server by means of FTP while bypassing the spooler This method of network printing is mainly used for testing the print server after installation 5 2 Print Server Installation Manual Basic Principles Un X Supported Spoolers The print server supports the Ipsched System V Ipd BSD and qdaemon AIX spoolers Please consult your system administrator or your system manual to find out which UNIX version or spooler is installed on your computer If your system has the usr lib Ipsched file you most probably have System V if your sys
87. inter driver 3 Select the corresponding zone if required 4 Double click the print server in the Select a PostScript Printer box 6 8 Print Server Installation Manual Installation in Mac OS 9 8 Networks 5 6 2 3 Installing the Virtual Printer w Proceed as follows 1 Select Chooser on the Apple menu 2 Select the printer driver LaserWriter 8 3 Double click the virtual printer in the Select a PostScript Printer box Example ICO001FF_ADM The following window appears Select a PostScript Printer Description File S Printer Descriptions Y L LaserWriter 11 NT L LaserWriter 11 NTH LaserWriter 11 NTH v50 5 Printer Model Apple LaserWriter v23 0 Fig 6 7 Select Printer Description File window 4 Click Use Generic 6 2 4 Configuring the Print Server After the print server installation the print server can be configured via a virtual printer This means that the print server name or the zone might be changed for example Print Server Installation Manual 6 9 Installation in Mac OS 9 8 Networks w Creating the Text File In pure Apple networks the print server can be configured and administered via a text file This is why in Apple networks every print server additionally appears as virtual printer with a name expanded by _ADM A text file is sent to this virtual printer as a print job The print server analyses the text fi
88. ion of your operating system Make sure that v The ARP PING parameter has been activated see status page Proceed as follows 1 Edit the ARP table Syntax arp s lt IPaddress gt lt hardware address gt Example arp s 192 168 0 123 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff 2 Assign a new IP address to the print server Syntax ping lt IP address gt Example ping 192 168 0 123 The Addition failed error occurs when you use the arp command This error informs you that the ARP table is empty and that the new entry cannot be added This problem occurs with certain operating systems such as all Microsoft Windows versions with the exception of NT 4 0 The solution to the problem is to ping a station in the network before using the arp command for the first time or use the PRINTSERVER NetTool to enter the IP address 1 2 2 4 PRINTSERVER NetTool You can easily enter the IP address and thus save it in the print server using the PRINTSERVER NetTool 1 12 Print Server Installation Manual Basic TCP IP Terminology gt amp Saving the IP address using the PRINTSERVER NetTool in networks with routers is only possible if the router forwards multicast requests and the print servers are searched for via multicast For more information please read the section Searching for Print Servers on page 4 5 of the User Manual If the print server is connected and the printer is switched on the print server is displayed in the print ser
89. ited first see also the section ARP Tabelle on page 1 15 After that the ping command is used to send the IP address to the print server where it is saved Use the arp and ping commands to save the IP address if your network has no superordinate management of IP addresses and host names For more information please read the section M glichkeiten zum Speichern der IP Adresse im Printserver on page 1 8 B m Proceed as follows 1 Edit the ARP table Syntax arp s lt IP address gt lt hardware address gt Example arp s 192 168 0 123 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff 2 Assign a new IP address to the print server Syntax ping lt IP address gt Example ping 192 168 0 123 Print Server Installation Manual 8 3 KS Installing a Print Server for TCP IP 8 3 Installing a Print Server for TCP IP Install a print server for TCP IP In the process follow the instructions in the documentation of your BS2000 system 8 4 Print Server Installation Manual Entering the IP Address JR S 8 4 Entering the IP Address T Proceed as follows 1 Enter the IP address by means of a DCAM command Syntax BCIN lt name of processor gt lt IP address gt Example BCIN my_system 192 168 0 123 Print Server Installation Manual 8 5 8 KS Installing the Print Server in the RSO Spooler 8 5 Installing the Print Server in the RSO Spooler The IP address of the PRINTSERVERS and TCP IP port 2900 must be enter
90. iver are automatically installed Before installing the print server in Windows 98 Windows 95 Windows Me and Windows NT4 0 you must install the required printer driver manually 3 2 Print Server Installation Manual Installation in Windows Networks using the Printer Wizard AA 3 2 Installation in Windows Networks using the Printer Wizard Starting the Wizard t Requirements A In this section the installation of your PRINTSERVER with the aid of the Printer Wizard is described The wizard can either be started directly from the CD ROM or can be copied to a computer from where it can be started Before beginning the actual installation you should have basic knowledge of TCP IP For more information please read the section Basic TCP IP Terminology on page 1 7 Before installation make sure that v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on The TCP IP protocol is installed on every computer intended for printing The printer driver is installed for Windows 98 Windows 95 Windows Me and Windows NT4 0 Proceed as follows 1 Start the Printer Wizard for Windows XP 2000 NT4 0 printerwizardxp exe for Windows 98 95 Me printerwizard9x exe 2 Follow the instructions of the wizard After the completion of the wizard the print server and the printer are installed Depending on the printer type box and pocket print servers that are connected to the printer s Centronics interface m
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92. l Script The shell script must be adapted to your network A copy of the shell script is therefore created and saved in the Print Server Installation Manual Printing via Shell Scripts Ix etc printserver interfaces directory After that the shell script is adapted to your system This basically means that the host name of the print server the logical printer and the FTP path must be edited With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 For more information please read the section Description of Variables on page A 4 D Proceed as follows 1 Copy the etc printserver bsd sh file into the etc printserver interfaces subdirectory and assign the copy an arbitrary name Syntax cd etc printserver cp bsd sh interfaces lt shell script name gt Example cd etc printserver cp bsd sh interfaces my_script 2 Change to the etc printserver interfaces subdirectory 3 Change the access rights of the created file Syntax chmod 755 lt shell script name gt Example chmod 755 my_script 4 Change the default values of the HOST PORTS and FTP variables in the new shell script 5 6 3 2 Creating the Printer Device The print spooler requires a printer device Due to the fact that the print server does not need a physical device a link is made to a zero device 5 32 Print Server Installation Manual Printing via Shell Scripts Un IX
93. le reads and saves new parameter values Afterwards the print server is restarted automatically The text file will not be printed however By means of the text file all parameters which are contained in the parameters configuration file can be set For more information please read the Print Server Parameters chapter in the User Manual In Apple networks in which TCP IP is used it is advisable to save the IP address on the print server by means of the text file and to then use the print server homepage to configure the print server For more information please read the Print Server Homepage chapter in the User Manual The text file should be created using a rather simple Editor such as the Notepad The parameter name and its corresponding value are shown in one line of the text file and are separated by an equals sign The spelling of the parameter name has to correspond to the one in the parameters configuration file No Apple specific special characters or equals signs are to be used for the parameter values Print Server Installation Manual Installation in Mac OS 9 8 Networks A Example for a Text P o Notepad B File ip_addr 192 168 000 123 e apple_zone my_zone z Fig 6 8 Example for a Text File Text file for To administer a print server that is protected by a password the Password Protected login parameter and the password have to be indicated at the
94. mode 10 Restore the default WLAN settings on the PC Mac 11 Install the print server on the PC Mac In order to do this read the respective section for your operating system in the Installation Manual Print Server Installation Manual 2 7 M j Troubleshooting WS P 2 5 Troubleshooting 2 5 1 Interpreting the Status Page Dg In order to find out the print server s connection status in the network it is required to interpret the status page of the print server Proceed as follows 1 Press the status button of the print server The status page is printed WLAN Parameter Under WLAN you can obtain information about the following par ameters Parameter Information Mode Mode which is set via the switch jumper on the print server Connection status Determined WLAN status of the print server in the network Network name SSID not configured in the infrastructure mode in the Ad Hoc mode wlsetup factory default setting Current network name SSID used Channel Radio channel Encryption Print server encryption Speed Transfer rate Examples The following section gives some examples which will help you to interpret the entries on the status page Example 1 Mode Auto Connection status Ad Hoc 2 8 Print Server Installation Manual Troubleshooting g A Example 2 Example 3 Network name wlsetup Encryption off The print server is set to the auto mode via the s
95. ng the PRINTSERVER NetTool is described If you wish to use the print server homepage please read section Configuring Novell NetWare on page 3 16 in the User Manual If you wish to use the FTP parameter transfer function please read section Configuring Parameters via FTP on page B 14 in the User Manual Print Server Installation Manual 4 19 Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Remote Printer Mode Dg Proceed as follows PWN Start the PRINTSERVER NetTool Double click the print server in the print server list Select NetWare from the left frame Select the Remote printer mode tab The following window appears 5 7 Properties for print server 2 x 2 Configuration General Printer Port TCP IP Microsoft Windows NetWare Print server mode Remote printer mode PSERVER NLM EXE MY_PRINT_SERVER Logical printer 1 B AppleTalk DNS Notification Protection Logical Printer B Status General Printer Port TCP IP NetWare AppleTalk Cancel Fig 4 12 Enter PSERVER Name Enter the name of the print server in the PSERVER NLM EXE box Example MY_PRINT_SERVER Select a logical printer from the Logical printer box if necessary With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 If no logical printer is defined all print data is automatically routed to logical printer 1 Cli
96. nt MY_QUEUE queue Destination HOST lt host name or IP address of the IC0001FF print server gt Name of QUEUE for remote Ip1to lp8 for the logical printer Ip1 printer With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 Before installation make sure that v The IP address is saved in the print server v The host name has been assigned to the IP address v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on Proceed as follows 1 Log on as root 2 Start SMIT 3 Select the following menu commands in the order shown below Devices Printer Plotter Manage Remote Printer Subsystem Print Server Installation Manual 5 13 Printing via the LPD Protocol X Client Services Remote Printer Queues Add Remote Queue Enter the following parameters into the screen mask Example Name of QUEUE MY_QUEUE Queuing DISCIPLINE first come first serve ACTIVATE the queue yes Destination HOST IC0001FF Pathname SHORT FILTER Pathname LONG FILTER Name of QUEUE for remote printer lp1 Compare the entries in the queue Remote Printer Queue Devices In some cases the queue must be restarted Manage Local Printer Subsystem Local Printer Queues Check whether the etc qconfig file contains the following entry Example MY_QUEUE device drp0 up true host IC0001FF rq lp1 drp0 backend usr Ipd
97. nter The PORTS lp1 lp2 lp3 Ip4 Ip5 lp6 lp7 lp8 presetting specifies all logical printers of the print server Select the desired logical printer and delete the others By means of the PORTS Ip1 default setting for example the printing sequence will be carried out by means of logical printer no 1 For more information please read the section Logical Printers on page 1 4 FTP Indicates the complete path of the FTP command This path depends on the respective UNIX System such as FTP usr bin ftp for System V or AIX and FTP usr ucb ftp for BSD WAIT Indicates the waiting period in seconds after which the print job is repeated This value can usually remain unchanged MAXR Contains a loop counter This counter determines the behavior of the shell script when the print data could not be transferred because for example the desired printer port is currently occupied In case of a presetting of MAXR 10 the system will wait a maximum of 1024 seconds that is approx 15 minutes for the desired printer port to be free When MAXR has been initialized with a value of zero the shell script will come to an end When MAXR has been initialized with A 4 Print Server Installation Manual Description of Variables A a value greater than zero another attempt will be made to send the data to the printer via FTP After every attempt the loop counter will be decremented and the waiting period will be doubled This will be rep
98. nter a up TRUE amp amp mkquedev qmy_printer dmy_printer a file dev my_device a backend etc printserver interfaces my_script You may have to enter the full path usr lib mkque for example when using the mkque command 5 6 4 4 Enabling the Printer Once the printer has been entered into the spooler system you must enable the printer so that print jobs can be accepted a Proceed as follows 1 Enter the following command Syntax enq U P lt printer name gt Example enq U Pmy_printer 5 38 Print Server Installation Manual CHAPTER 6 Installation in Apple Networks This chapter contains information concerning the following topics gt Installation in Mac OS X Networks gt Installation in Mac OS 9 8 Networks Print Server Installation Manual Z 5 Installation in Mac OS X Networks 6 1 Installation in Mac OS X Networks 6 1 1 Basic Principles TCP IP printer Print Center Pocket and Box Print Servers in Apple Networks Bidirectional Communication In Mac OS X networks the print server can be installed in many ways The following section describes the installation of a TCP IP printer The installation is done using the Print Center which can be called under Programs Utility program All pocket and box print servers support the Adobe protocols TBCP and BCP These protocols allow you to print in the so called binary mode with suita
99. nual 2 4 Print Server Installation Manual Installation for Use with Unencrypted Access Points K A 2 3 Installation for Use with Unencrypted Access Points Requirements Make sure that v The PRINTSERVER NetTool has been installed For more information please read the section Installing the PRINTSERVER NetTool on page 4 3 of the User Manual The PC Mac is in the infrastructure mode The print server is set to the infrastruture mode via the switch jumper Proceed as follows 1 Start the PRINTSERVER NetTool For more information please read the section Starting the PRINTSERVER NetTool on page 4 4 of the User Manual Select the desired print server from the print server list Select the WLAN Wizard from the shortcut menu of the print server Follow the instructions of the Wizard If the print server is to be operated on a specific access point enter the SSID of the access point If the print server is to be operated on an arbitrary access point do not enter an SSID 5 Click Finish 6 Install the print server on the PC Mac In order to do this read the respective section for your operating system in the Installation Manual Print Server Installation Manual 2 5 K g Installation for Use with Protected Access Points 2 4 Installation for Use with Protected Access Points A Requirements The print server cannot automatically recognize the access point in the network
100. number TCP IP port is used This number defines the computer memory area that is reserved for a specific communications connection The combination of an IP address and a port number is unique for every communications connection and is defined as a socket If the LPD protocol is used for transferring print data the corresponding data packet automatically contains a port number of 515 and does not need to be specifically configured The transferred print data is saved to the memory area corresponding to the port number and then processed The print server can also be used for printing in a ThinPrint environment The default printer port is TCP IP Port 4000 If the LPD protocol is not available as in the case of Windows 98 networks you must configure the TCP IP port yourself To do this you must install a printer port and enter the port number In this case such a port may also be called a direct printer port The TCP IP port corresponds to the logical printers see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 The following TCP IP ports are preset in your print server Logical Port number Preset function printer 9100 Default setting 1 9101 Changes Line Feed LF to Carriage Return with 2 Line Feed CR LF 9102 Converts all data from ASCH to PostScript 3 Print Server Installation Manual 1 15 Basic TCP IP Terminology D Logical Port number Preset
101. o Fig 4 36 Window Select Printer Drivers 18 Select the tab for your operating system 19 Select the printer driver for your printer 20 Click Continue 21 Click OK to confirm 22 Select the tab for your operating system 4 5 4 Setting up the Printer in the Novell Printer Manager Da Proceed as follows 1 Start the Novell Printer Manager The following window appears 4 48 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways AY N Novell Printer Manager Fig 4 37 Window Novell Printer Manager 2 Select the menu item New in the Printer menu The following window appears Novell Printers 1 Coniguranona rautenintern Fig 4 38 Window Novell Printers Print Server Installation Manual 4 49 Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways A 3 Click Add gt gt The following window appears Novell Printers Fig 4 39 Window Novell Printers expanded 4 Select your printer from the list Available Printers 5 Click Install The following window appears 4 50 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways AY N Novell Printers Install Default Printer Configuration Fig 4 40 Window Novell Printers Install 6 Click OK to confirm 7 Click Close The printer is now
102. ocol BOOTP in UNIX networks 1 9 5 6 RARP in UNIX networks 1 10 5 7 BOOTP in UNIX networks 1 9 5 6 bootptab 1 9 Box print server binary mode Apple 6 2 6 7 Setting the port 1 4 1 16 TCP IP Ports 1 4 1 16 BS2000 8 2 bsd sh 5 25 C CDE 5 16 Common Desktop Environment 5 16 D Default zone 6 7 Device description 7 2 DHCP 1 19 Direct printer port 1 15 E encrypted printing 3 5 etc bootptab 1 9 5 4 5 6 etc config 5 11 5 13 5 14 etc ethers 1 10 5 4 5 7 etc hosts 1 14 5 4 etc printcap 5 18 5 33 etc rarpd cf 1 10 5 4 5 7 Ethernet address 1 2 ETHERNET _II 4 2 ethers 1 10 EtherTalk 6 7 F File etc bootptab 1 9 5 4 5 6 etc config 5 13 5 14 etc ethers 1 10 5 4 5 7 etc hosts 5 4 PRINTSERVER Installation Manual Index gO etc printcap 5 18 5 33 etc qconfig 5 11 etc rarpd cf 1 10 5 4 5 7 usr lip Ipd 5 3 Frame Type 4 2 FrameHeader 4 2 G Gateway 1 17 H Hardware address 1 2 hex dump mode 1 4 Host Name 1 13 5 4 hosts 1 14 HP VUE 5 16 HP UX 5 16 HTTP Port 3 5 l IBMSNMPDRV driver 7 3 IEEE_802 2 4 2 IEEE_802 3 4 2 Infrastructure mode 2 2 Installation Print Monitor 3 5 print server encrypted printing 3 5 print server in AIX 3 x 5 13 print server in AIX 4 x 5 11 print server in AIX without SMIT 5 14 print server in AS 400 networks 7 2 print server in BS2000 8 2 print server in HP UX 5 16 print server in SCO UNIX 3 2 5 19 print server in SINIX SPOOL V4 x 5 23 print serv
103. of the shell script depends on the initialization of the MAXR variables When the shell script has come to an end without the data having been able to be printed a return value of 129 V UNIX or AIX systems or 1 BSD UNIX indicates that the print job must be repeated The operating sequence of the print job will be recorded in a log file having the name of the printer and the extension last in the tmp directory This file contains among other things the start time of the print job the parameters with which the printer interface was called and the output of the FTP command In case of an error this data provides information concerning the causes of the error If you print via shell scripts you can print a banner page In the process the nobanner variable which is initialized with no must be set to yes by means of the o nobanner variable of the Ip command This banner page cannot be used for PostScript printing When a PostScript printer is connected the output of the banner page must therefore be suppressed This is achieved by initializing the nobanner and nofilebreak variables with yes Print Server Installation Manual A Description of Variables A 3 Description of Variables In this section the variables of the shell scripts which must or can be changed are described HOST Contains the host name or IP address of the print server such as HOST IC0001FF PORTS Indicates the logical pri
104. ost name gt lt logical printer gt Example lpadmin p my_printer s I COOO1FF Ip1 I pcl With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 The I pcl parameter indicates that LF Line Feed is converted into CR LF Carriage Return Line Feed The I parameter indicates that binary data is not changed 3 Enable the printer Syntax accept lt printer name gt enable lt printer name gt Example accept my_printer enable my_printer 5 4 8 System V General When installing the print server in System V systems you must install the print server as a remote printer and then enable it Before installation make sure that v The IP address is saved in the print server v The host name has been assigned to the IP address v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on Print Server Installation Manual 5 21 Printing via the LPD Protocol X m Proceed as follows 1 Log on as root 2 Enter the print server into the spooler as a remote printer Syntax lpsystem t bsd lt host name gt Example lpsystem t bsd IC0001FF 3 Install a remote printer Syntax lpadmin p lt printer name gt s lt host name gt lt logical printer gt Example lpadmin p my_printer s ICO001FF Ip1 With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 4 Enable the printer Syntax a
105. ost closely to your model 9 Click OK to confirm The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 4 45 Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways Configure Port Handler for Printer Agent NDPS_TEST x EOM SOET PCOM Peons PEO Fig 4 34 Window Port Handler for Printer Agent 10 Select Forward Jobs to a Queue as a protocol 11 Click Next gt The following window appears 4 46 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways AY Configure Port Handler for Printer Agent NDPS_TEST x MY_QUEUE MY_UNIT E user MY_UNIT E Fig 4 35 Entries for the port handler 12 Select the print queue 13 Select the name of the print queue user 14 Click Finish 15 Switch to RCONSOLE 16 Enter the user password 17 Switch back to the printer agent The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 4 47 J Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways Select Printer Drivers Windows 3 1 Driver Windows 95 98 Driver Windows NT4 Driver The printer reports its type to be HP LaserJet 5 Recommended driver HP LaserJet 5 5M Standard Printer Drivers HP LaserJet 5 5M Enhanced a HP LaserJet 5 5 ndard HP LaserJet 5 5M PostScript HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL 5e HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL6 HP LaserJet 5000 Series PS HP LaserJet 5L PCL i no
106. ows 1 Edit the ARP table Ethernet arp s lt host name gt lt hardware address gt Token Ring arp s 802 5 lt host name gt lt hardware address gt AIX arp s ether lt host name gt lt hardware address gt Example arp s IC0001FF 00 c0 eb 00 01 ff 5 8 Print Server Installation Manual Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Un Ix This permanently saves the entry in the ARP table in other words the entry does not expire and remains valid until the next time you turn on the UNIX computer Turn the printer off and back on As for box and pocket print servers disconnect and reconnect the power socket on the print server or turn the print server off and back on Check whether the print server is available by means of TCP IP Syntax ping lt host name gt Example ping ICOO01FF Print Server Installation Manual Printing via the LPD Protocol X 5 4 Printing via the LPD Protocol w Most UNIX systems use the LPD protocol to print in networks In this case the print server must be installed as a remote printer Print options such as a banner page may be implemented only when printing is carried out by a logical printer With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer For more information please read the section Logical Printers on page 1 4 The installation to your system may differ from the descriptions below For more information please read the description in your UN
107. print server homepage the PRINTSERVER NetTool SNMP or the FTP parameter transfer 1 20 Print Server Installation Manual Rendezvous ZeroConf D Uh 1 4 Rendezvous ZeroConf What Is Rendezvous Automatic IP address via ZeroConf Services What Happens When the Print Server is Turned on Rendezvous allows the automatic configuration of computers software services and peripheral devices in TCP IP based networks Rendezvous is meant for smaller networks max 1000 clients which are to be set up quickly and where the use of a DHCP server is not profitable Rendezvous was initially developed by Apple and is an inherent part of the Mac OS X operating system Rendezvous mainly consists of three aspects e Advertising of services e Discovery of services e Resolution of service names to IP addresses and TCP IP ports Via ZeroConf a print server that is connected to the network automatically obtains an IP address This IP address is taken from the address range 169 254 0 1 to 169 254 255 254 which is reserved for ZeroConf The domain name service is used for additional Rendezvous features in Apple networks Since there is no central DNS server in Rendezvous networks each device and application has its own small DNS server This integrated DNS server mDNS collects and administers the information of all participants in the net In addition to the features of a classical DNS server the mDNS server also saves
108. printer has been entered into the spooler system you must enable the printer so that print jobs can be accepted Proceed as follows 1 Enter the following command Syntax Example accept lt printer name gt enable lt printer name gt accept my_printer enable my_printer 2 Test the new printer Syntax Example Ip d lt printer name gt etc printserver lt file gt lp dmy_printer etc printserver sys5 sh 5 30 Print Server Installation Manual Printing via Shell Scripts JJ NI X 5 6 3 Integrating Shell Scripts into BSD Systems If the shell scripts are located in the etc printserver directory you must adapt them and integrate them into the spooler Entries The installation sequence requires the following entries Example in the User input text Name of the adapted shell script my_script Name of the zero device my_device Name of the spool directory my_spool Name of the printer visible to the user after installation my_printer B All four names may be assigned arbitrarily You may also use one name for all four entries Every assigned name however must be used continuously throughout the installation sequence Procedure The installation involves the following steps Adapting the Shell Script Creating the Printer Device Creating the Spool Directory Entering the Printer into the Spooler System Enabling the Printer 5 6 3 1 Adapting the Shel
109. r name can also be found using either the print server homepage the PRINTSERVER NetTool SNMP or the status page In Novell and Apple networks the Novell orApple name is used Upon delivery the print server name corresponds to the Novell or Apple name By means of the print server homepage the PRINTSERVER NetTool or parameter transfer via FTP it is possible to change the Novell or Apple name Print Server Installation Manual 1 3 Ss Basic Terminology D 1 1 3 Logical Printers What Are Logical Logical printers are so called pre installed print server filters Print Printers data is interpreted according to the set logical printer The print server has eight available logical printers Each logical printer has a different function Which Logical The following pre defined logical printers are available Printers Are Available No Preset function 1 Default setting 2 Changes Line Feed LF to Carriage Return with Line Feed LF CR 3 Converts ASCII data into PostScript data 4 Prints a banner page in Novell networks or if the LPD protocol is used 5 Prints all data in hex dump mode Hex dump mode is mainly used to search for errors in print data The data is printed as a byte in hexadecimal form instead of letters and numbers Printer control commands are printed as hexadecimal values and do not influence the printout in any way Not assigned 7 Not assigned 8 Supports the RSO Spooler BS2
110. r them from the print server and then adapt them to the respective UNIX network For more information please read the section Printing via Shell Scripts on page 5 25 The following chapter deals with the basic functions of these shell scripts Transfer of Print At the beginning of the shell script a few variables are initialized Data The print data is gathered in a temporary file tmp xxx d and then transferred to the print server via FTP In the process the name of the FTP target file determines the printer port of the print server The transfer mode of the FTP server preset in the shell script is binary to suppress the conversion of LF to CR LF and thus to make the correct transfer of graphic data possible For the proper output of text data this conversion must therefore be carried out in the printer itself End of Print Job When all data has been transferred the print server sends the 226 Transfer complete message to the FTP server In this case the A 2 Print Server Installation Manual Function of Shell Scripts A Log Files in Case of Error Printing of a Banner Page A shell script comes to an end and informs the spooler of the correct completion of the print job by means of a return value of 0 If the printer port is already occupied because another printer is currently printing for example the print server sends the 552 No print slot available message to the FTP server The further processing
111. rembak With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 Start the print daemon enq U P MY_QUEUE 5 4 4 HP UX Version 10 20 Procedure for SAM The print server is installed in an HP UX UNIX system as a remote printer using either the System Administration Manager SAM or directly using the Common Desktop Environment CDE or in older versions the Visual User Environment HP VUE Both methods differ from each other Before installation make sure that v The IP address is saved in the print server The host name has been assigned to the IP address v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on Proceed as follows 1 de eS Start the SAM Administration Tool Click Printers and Plotters Click LP Spooler Click Printers and Plotters Select Add Remote Printer Plotter on the Actions menu The following window appears 5 16 Print Server Installation Manual Printing via the LPD Protocol Un Ix Add Remote Printer Add Remote Printer Plotter hp r Printer Name my_printer Remote System Name IC0001F Remote Printer Name lp v Remote Printer is on a BSD System Remote Cancel Model remodel Remote Status Model rsmodel Default Request Priority Allow Anyone to Cancel a Request Make This Printer the Default Destination Fig 5 1 Add Remote Printer Plotter window
112. rive The CD ROM will start automatically 2 Install the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor 3 3 2 Setting up the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor The PRINTSERVER Print Monitor is set up by adding and configuring an HTTP port The following description refers to Windows XP The handling and outer appearance may slightly differ in other Windows networks Da Proceed as follows 1 Select Properties from the printer shortcut menu 2 Select the Ports tab 3 Click Add The following window appears Printer Ports 2 x Available port types or PRINTSERVER Print Monitor Standard TCP IP Port New Port Type Cancel Fig 3 1 Printer Ports window 4 Select PRINTSERVER Print Monitor 5 Click New Port The following window appears 3 6 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in Windows Networks using the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor Encrypted Printing TCP IP Port Configuration Fig 3 2 HTTP printing window 6 Activate HTTP printing 7 Confirm by clicking Next The following window appears TCP IP Port Configuration Fig 3 3 HTTP Port Configuration window Print Server Installation Manual 3 7 A Installing in Windows Networks using the PRINTSERVER Print Monitor Encrypted Printing 8 Enter the IP address or the host name of the print server 9 Select the desired logical printer from the list The default sett
113. rver Installation Manual SHAPERS Installation in BS2000 Networks This chapter contains information concerning the following topics gt gt y Basic Principles Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Installing a Print Server for TCP IP Entering the IP Address Installing the Print Server in the RSO Spooler Defining the TCP IP Port Print Server Installation Manual 8 1 S Basic Principles K 8 1 Basic Principles Network printers are integrated into BS2000 networks by means of a direct TCP IP connection By means of TCP IP ports the print data can be transferred from the spooler to the PRINTSERVER For this purpose you must configure the port number To do this you must install a printer port and enter the port number With BS2000 systems the TCP IP port 2900 is used to implement a bidirectional socket connection For more information please read the section TCP IP Ports on page 1 15 Procedure The installation involves the following steps Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Installing a Print Server for TCP IP Entering the IP Address Installing the Print Server in the RSO Spooler Defining the TCP IP Port 8 2 Print Server Installation Manual Saving the IP Address in the Print Server KS C 8 2 Saving the IP Address in the Print Server In order to save the IP address in the print server the ARP table must be ed
114. s been set up on the Novell server vA Novell NetWare client with IP support is installed on every computer intended for printing v The IP address is saved in the print server y The parameter Pure IP has been activated Print Server Installation Manual 4 9 Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks in Print Server Mode Pure IP Procedure The installation involves the following steps Setting up a Print Server Printer and Print Queue Setting Up the Printer on the Computer 4 3 1 Setting up a Print Server Printer and Print Queue Da Proceed as follows 1 Start the NetWare Administrator The following window appears Object View Options Tools Window Help lej x ES oere Ha Cr e Bees Ge MY_SERVER amp admin amp user MY_SERVER_MY_YVOLUME MY_SERVER_SYS Novell NetWare 5 Conn SCL 500 Novell NetWare 5 Server 500 E NLS_LSP_MY_SERVER W MY_SERVER_BROKER Tree MY_TREE admin MY_UNIT Fig 4 4 NetWare Administrator 2 Mark the context 4 10 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks in Print Server Mode Pure IP W i 3 Select the Print Services Quick Setup Non NDPS menu item in the Tools menu The following window appears Print Services Quick Setup Non NDPS x Print Server name icooo1 FF Ta Printer Ee Name MY _PRINTER 1 Help Type Parallel v Communication Bannertype Tet bd m Print Queue
115. s messages can be transferred from the print server to the file server You can do this using either the print server homepage the PRINTSERVER NetTool or the FTP parameter transfer This section describes the configuration using the PRINTSERVER NetTool If you wish to use the print server homepage please read section Configuring Novell NetWare on page 3 16 in the User Manual If you wish to use the FTP 4 38 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways W g y AU parameter transfer function please read section Configuring Parameters via FTP on page B 14 in the User Manual Da Proceed as follows 1 Start thePRINTSERVER NetTool 2 Double click the print server in the print server list 3 Select NetWare from the left frame 4 Select the Remote Printer Mode tab The following window appears 2 Properties for print server ICOOO1FF x Configuration Netware Print server mode Remote printer mode General Printer Port i LTCPAP PSERVER NLM EXE Logical printer 1 E Time H Notification Protection Logical Printer Status i General p Printer Port i gt NetWare Apple Job History Reload Fig 4 29 Enter PPERVER Name 5 Enter the name of the print server in the PSERVER NLM EXE box Example IC0001FF Print Server Installation Manual 4 39 J Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gatewa
116. saved in the print server on delivery and can be installed immediately On the CD ROM you will find a formal description of the private MIB objects If there is no CD ROM included in the delivery please consult your retailer or printer manufacturer The system administrator can query and configure the print server parameters from a management tool such as OpenView or TransView by means of the SNMP protocol In case of an error such as Paper empty the print server automatically sends an error message the so called trap to pre defined IP or IPX addresses To this end the IP and IPX addresses must be configured and the traps must be activated using the print server homepage the PRINTSERVER NetTool or FTP parameter transfer When using SNMP make sure that y The TCP IP protocol or the IPX protocol is installed on any computer intended for printing Print Server Installation Manual 1 23 SNMP Uh v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on y The IP address is saved in the print server 1 24 Print Server Installation Manual CAPTER Installation in WLAN Networks This chapter contains information concerning the following topics gt Basic Principles gt Installation for Use in the Ad Hoc Mode gt Installation for Use with Unencrypted Access Points gt Installation for Use with Protected Access Points gt Troubleshooting Print Serv
117. talling in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Remote Printer Mode AA Procedure The installation involves the following steps Installing a print server a printer and a print queue Configuring the PRINTSERVER Starting PSERVER on the File Server Setting Up the Printer on the Computer 4 4 1 Installing a print server a printer and a print queue Quick Setup in the NetWare Administrator enables easy safe installation In a single step you can install a print server a printer and a print queue Da Proceed as follows 1 Start the NetWare Administrator The following window appears 4 16 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Remote Printer Mode Y N i NetWare Administrator MY_UNIT MY_TREE iofjx Object View Options Tools Window Help _ x qaae a eY e ona gs 7 fi MY_SERVER amp admin amp user MY_SERVER_MY_YOLUME MY_SERVER_SYS Novell NetWare 5 Conn SCL 500 Novell NetWare 5 Server 500 NLS_LSP_MY_SERVER W MY_SERVER_BROKER Tree MY_TREE admin MY_UNIT Fig 4 9 NetWare Administrator 2 Mark the context 3 Select the Print Services Quick Setup Non NDPS menu item in the Tools menu The following window appears Print Server Installation Manual 4 17 Installing in NetWare 6 5 4 Networks in Remote Printer Mode Print Services Quick Setup Non NDPS x Print Server name MY_PRINT_SERVER Printer EE
118. tem has the usr lib Ipd and etc printcap files you have BSD Procedure The installation involves the following steps Assigning the IP Address to the Host Name Saving the IP Address in the Print Server Printing via the LPD Protocol Printing via TCP IP Ports Printing via Shell Scripts Print Server Installation Manual 5 3 Assigning the IP Address to the Host Name X 5 2 Assigning the IP Address to the Host Name Assignment Files As a rule hosts can be addressed at the user command level ping ftp and tftp for example with their host names or directly with their IP addresses The host name is most commonly used In this case the host name must be assigned to the IP address This is carried out either in the local etc hosts file or on a DNS server The following section will describe the assignment of the host name to the IP address using the hosts file For more information please read the relevant section in the documentation of your operating system The assignment of the host names to the IP addresses and the IP addresses to the hardware addresses is saved in the following files File Assignment etc hosts Assignment of host names to IP addresses etc bootptab Assignment of IP addresses to hardware addresses if the BOOTP boot protocol is used etc rarpd cf Assignment of IP addresses to hardware addresses if the BOOTP boot protocol is used etc et
119. the shell script are then entered and the print spooler is restarted Certain UNIX implementations allow a new printer to be entered without stopping the print spooler For more information please read the description in your UNIX documentation The spooler is administered using the Ipadmin command You may have to enter the complete path usr lib Ipadmin for example if the Ipadmin command is used The F beginning option determines that the print jobs are restarted whenever an error occurs The o nobanner option allows you to deactivate the banner page during print job transmission These options are not available in all Ipadmin command implementations These commands are not available for HP UX and BULL OS for example Please note that no space is allowed between a flag and its value Proceed as follows 1 Enter the following command Syntax lpshut Ipadmin p lt printer name gt v dev lt zero device name gt 1 etc printserver interfaces lt script name gt Print Server Installation Manual 5 29 Printing via Shell Scripts Ix Example warning 5 6 2 4 Enabling the Printer F beginning o nobanner usr lib Ipsched Ipadmin p my_printer v dev my_device i etc printserver interfaces my_script F beginning o nobanner usr lib Ipsched Several UNIX systems show a warning indicating that other users are permitted to access the zero device You may ignore this Once the
120. the IP Address in the Print Server lt Checking the IP Connection Creating a Remote Output Queue Starting the Remote Printer Writer 7 2 1 Saving the IP Address in the Print Server In pure AS 400 network environments the IP address cannot be assigned using arp and ping since the arp command is not available Use other options to save the IP address such as the PRINTSERVER NetTool For more information please read the section Methods of Saving the IP Address in the Print Server on page 1 8 7 2 2 Checking the IP Connection Make sure that the print server will be recognized in the network by the AS 400 iSeries 7 4 Print Server Installation Manual O N 3 Creating a Remote Output Queue B Proceed as follows 1 Enter the following command into the OS 400 command line PING lt IP address or host name of the print server gt The result of the connection will be displayed The IP address or the host name must be put in single quotation marks If a connection cannot be achieved check the network cabling and the IP connection of the print server from a PC Make sure that the required TCP servers are started on the AS 400 iSeries 7 2 3 Creating a Remote Output Queue A remote output queue is created using the CRTOUTQ command Depending on the release version of the OS 400 the keywords and parameters for the creation of an output queue may differ slightly from the following description Befor
121. the print server homepage the PRINTSERVER NetTool SNMP or the FTP parameter transfer If the parameter Multicast router as gateway has been enabled the print server searches for a gateway independently If the print server finds a gateway the IP address of that gateway is entered automatically If the gateway is not the right one disable the parameter and enter the IP address of the right gateway manually For more information please read the section Configuring TCP IP on page 4 20 of the User Manual 1 2 7 Subnet Mask What Is the Subnet Mask Example By means of the subnet mask large networks can be split up into subnetworks In this case the user IDs of the IP addresses are assigned to the various subnetworks If no subnetwork is used the subnet mask of a class C network is set to 255 255 255 0 If two subnetworks are used the subnet mask may be set to 255 255 255 128 for example Valid IP addresses in this example are 192 168 0 1 to 192 168 0 127 in the first subnetwork and 192 168 0 129 to 192 168 0 254 in the second subnetwork Print Server Installation Manual 1 17 Ss Basic TCP IP Terminology D Subnet Mask Your print server is configured not to use subnetworks by default Configuration If your network is not split into subnetworks you do not need to take any further steps If however you are using a subnetwork you should ask your system administrator for the subnet mask Thes
122. ugh Ip8 Example put lt file name gt Ip1 Print Server Installation Manual 1 5 Basic Terminology D Mac OS In Mac OS X networks the logical printers are addressed with Ip1 through Ip8 No logical printers are available in Mac OS 9 8 networks Print Server Installation Manual Basic TCP IP Terminology amp D 1 2 Basic TCP IP Terminology 1 2 1 IP Address What is an IP Address IP Address Structure In Windows and UNIX networks TCP IP is used for communication between the various participants In order to install your print server in TCP IP based networks you must enter certain data and parameters This information is described in the following section If you are already familiar with TCP IP please read the Installation in Windows Networks chapter on page 3 1 or the Installation in UNIX Networks chapter on page 5 1 The IP address is the unique address of each node in a network i e an IP address may occur only once on a local network The system administrator usually assigns the IP address The address must be saved in the print server to make sure that it can be addressed within the network In this Installation Manual the IP address 192 168 0 123 is consistently used as an example IP addresses always consist of four address groups Each group is separated from the next group by a period Every IP address is divided up into the network ID and the user ID This division is primarily det
123. using a remote printer queue RMTPRTQ e using a device description In both cases the print out is carried out via the AS 400 iSeries spool output system We would recommend that you add the attribute SAVE YES to printer files PRTF or spool files SPLF that are printed on printers with large storage capacity e g PC printers This avoids the loss of spool files in case of a printer fault Starting with OS 400 V3R7 network printers can be connected to an enhanced device description via IP To this purpose special entries are made in the device description for the keywords DEVCLS LAN LANATTACH IP and RMTLOCNAME As in the case of locally connected printers error messages from the printer will accumulate in a message queue so that the printout can easily be controlled To use this integration method the Print Service Facility OS 400 5769TC1 TCP IP Connectivity Utilities license program which is available as standard feature with Release 3 7 and later has to be installed 7 2 Print Server Installation Manual Basic Principles RS Remote Printer Queues t Administrator Rights t Procedure When the network printer is integrated via a device description the IBMSNMPDRYV driver is supported This driver allows bidirectionality in the case of external print servers Starting with OS 400 V4R2 network printers can be addressed directly via a specially defined output queue OUTQ without havin
124. ver list under ZeroConf with an IP address from the address range 169 254 0 1 through 169 254 255 254 which is reserved for ZeroConf The desired IP address can be entered via the shortcut menu For more information concerning the PRINTSERVER NetTool please read the PRINTSERVER NetTool chapter on page 4 1 in the User Manual Proceed as follows 1 Call the PRINTSERVER NetTool Right click the New Print Server in the print server list Select IP Wizard from the shortcut menu Select Manual TCP IP configuration Follow the instructions of the installation routine The IP address is saved in the print server AoE ek 1 2 3 Host Name What Is a Host Name The host name is an alias for an IP address We recommend that you always use a host name If the IP address changes only the file containing the assignment of the host name to the IP address must be changed The host name used to address the print sever in your local network may be chosen freely It is however Print Server Installation Manual 1 13 D Basic TCP IP Terminology D recommended to select a name associated with the respective board such as IC0001FF or with the printer Assigning the Host The host name must be assigned to the IP address This is carried Name out either in the hosts file or on the DNS or WINS server In this manual only the assignment of the host name to the IP address using the hosts file is described For more
125. ver to the etc printserver directory Example mget sh 5 26 Print Server Installation Manual Printing via Shell Scripts UN X 5 6 2 Integrating Shell Scripts into System V Systems Entries Procedure If the shell scripts are located in the etc printserver directory you must adapt them and integrate them into the spooler The installation sequence requires the following entries Example in the User input text Name of the adapted shell script my_script Name of the zero device my_device Name of the printer visible to the user after installation my_printer All three names may be assigned arbitrarily You may also use one name for all three entries Every assigned name however must be used continuously throughout the installation sequence The installation involves the following steps Adapting the Shell Script Creating the Printer Device lt Entering the Printer into the Spooler System Enabling the Printer 5 6 2 1 Adapting the Shell Script The shell script must be adapted to your network A copy of the shell script is therefore created and saved in the etc printserver interfaces directory After that the shell script is adapted to your system This basically means that the host name of the print server the logical printer and the FTP path must be Print Server Installation Manual 5 27 Printing via Shell Scripts Ix edited With box print servers th
126. vous and configure the print server accordingly In other networks you can do this using the PRINTSERVER NetTool In the print server list of the PRINTSERVER NetTool the print server is displayed with its ZeroConf IP address For more information please read the PRINTSERVER NetTool chapter on page 4 1 of the User Manual You can also print a status page check the print server s IP address and then call the print server homepage For more information please read the section Printing the Status Page Using the Status Button on page 2 31 and the Print Server Homepage chapter on page 3 1 of the User Manual 1 22 Print Server Installation Manual SNMP D Ue 1 5 SNMP Private MIB of the Print Server Basic Functions The SNMP protocol is used for providing and transferring management information within the network The SNMP architecture is based on one or more management stations and several network elements with one or more implemented network management agents The SNMP protocol is used for communication between the management stations and the agents The management information is saved in so called management information bases MIB As an agent the print server provides the standard MIB II and a private MIB All print server parameters and status information are saved in the private MIB For more information please read the section Parameter Description on page B 2 of the User Manual The private MIB is
127. w available network printers Network path or queue name My_tree MY_QUEUE my_unit Browse Do you print from MS DOS based programs K Yes Fig 4 3 Select print queue 4 Select the respective print queue 5 Follow the instructions of the installation routine Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks in Print Server Mode Pure IP W i A 4 3 Server Mode Pure IP B Entries Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks in Print In this section the installation of your PRINTSERVER in IP based Pure IP Novell NetWare 6 5 networks for the NDS printout in print server mode is described Quick Setup in the NetWare Administrator enables easy safe installation In a single step you can install a print server a printer and a print queue Before beginning the actual installation you should have basic knowledge of Novell networks For more information please read the section Basic Principles on page 4 2 The installation sequence requires the following entries NetWare Administrator User input Example in the text Print Server Name lt name of the PRINTSERVER gt or Novell name IC0001FF Printer Name lt Printer Name gt 1 to 8 for the logical printer MY_PRINTER 1 Print Queue Name lt arbitrary name gt Before installation make sure that MY_QUEUE v The print server is connected and the printer is turned on v IP ha
128. witch jumper Since the print server did not find any unencrypted access point it switches to the Ad Hoc mode Mode Auto Connection status Infrastructure Network name SSID of an access point example Tsunami Encryption off The print server is set to the auto mode via the switch jumper The print server has found an unencrypted access point and therefore switches to the infrastructure mode Mode Infrastructure Connection status Infrastructure Network name SSID of an access point example Tsunami Encryption on The print server is set to the infrastruture mode via the switch jumper The print server communicates with an encrypted access point named Tsunami 2 5 2 Resetting Parameters If the print server is not displayed in the print server list after the installation of the PRINTSERVER NetTool the print server parameters must be reset because you might have made a typing error while entering the SSID or the WEP key For more information please read the section Resetting the Parameters using the Status Button on page 2 34 of the User Manual Print Server Installation Manual 2 9 P r Troubleshooting After the print server parameters have been reset the WLAN print server must be reinstalled Print Server Installation Manual ERE Installation in Windows Networks This chapter contains information concerning the following topics gt Basic Principles gt Installation in Windows
129. ys AA 6 Select a logical printer from the Logical printer box if necessary With box print servers the port is addressed via the logical printer see section Logical Printers on page 1 4 If no logical printer is defined all print data is automatically routed to logical printer 1 7 Click OK to confirm 4 5 2 3 Starting the PSERVER on the File Server In the last step the Novell print server must be set up on the file server in the PSERVER module in order to transfer the print data from PSERVER to the PRINTSERVER This requires the starting up of the module PSERVER with the name of the PPERVER entered in the PRINTSERVER NetTool Da Proceed as follows 1 Start the PSERVER on the file server with the PPERVER name which you entered in the PRINTSERVER NetTool Syntax LOAD PSERVER lt PSERVER name gt Example LOAD PSERVER IC0001FF 4 5 3 Novell NDPS Gateway Print Queue Based If the print server is password protected this password will be demanded during the installation routine The following description includes this password demand If no password has been assigned you can skip the respective passages 4 40 Print Server Installation Manual Installing in NetWare 6 5 Networks with NDPS Gateways W i N The installation of the print server for IP based Pure IP or IPX based printing does not differ Only different requirements have to be met Requirements for Before installation make sure that IP

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