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1. 2 5 Step 4 veriby the setup hee nen ia quii dert a Reip ee ha c dee dees 2 12 Step 5 set a community name or change TCP IP information 2 13 Using the protocols 2 14 Sending print 2 15 Using a Line Printer Remote LPR 2 2 16 Using telet XR 2 18 Using TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol eese 2 18 Using FTP File Transfer Protocol esee 2 19 Checking printer Status 2 2 etre detta pedea dde 2 22 Changing the TCP IP information esee 2 25 Hist 2 25 Jobs waiting in the 2 26 Printer 8 ie eie ree 2 27 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Contents Adapter lights ie e RR er es 2 28 Adapter serViCe ava bene e debi er ip Hs 2 28 Using Windows 95 operating systems eene 3 1 INTRODUCTION dung d anl pd 3 1 What you REC ded pore teda 3 1 Installing the MarkVision printer utility eren 3 1 Installing the utility ree eate 3 2 Configuring the adapter nennen enint capa alice 3 2 To process NetWare print 0 3 2 To process TCP IP print jobs tti te
2. Workstation gt Queue 4 Request to Service Print Jobs in Queue NPRINT versus PSERVER in NetWare 4 NetWare Directory Services NDS Adapters are fully supported in NetWare 4 NDS using either NPRINT or PSERVER mode You do not need to use bindery emulation in either mode NPRINT mode in NetWare 4 NDS Advantage of using NPRINT mode in NDS Does not require a NetWare server user license slot Disadvantage of using NPRINT mode in NDS Little information is available about the print job After a job leaves a print server queue it is removed from the queue regardless of whether it actually prints This could cause a print job to be lost if the printer is turned off in the middle of the print job This is inherent in the NetWare design and is not a problem caused by the adapter PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Setting up the adapter Notes about printing performance Many people prefer to configure their network adapters in PSERVER mode because they are used to it since in early versions of NetWare PSERVER performance was significantly better than NPRINTER RPRINTER performance This performance difference is smaller for NetWare 4 x The actual print job throughput is affected by many other factors such as topology job size and content and network adapter settings Under many circumstances NPRINTER pira mode provides an excellent NetWare 4 NDS solution PSERVER mode in
3. FUJITSU PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Ethernet C D Utilities amp Environments For use with TCP IP networks Windows 95 NT operating systems Novell NetWare networks The contents of this manual may be revised without prior notice and without obligation to incorporate changes and improvements into units already shipped Every effort has been made to ensure that the information included here is complete and accurate at the time of publication but we cannot be held responsible for errors and omissions Copyright Lexmark International Inc 1994 1996 Printed in Spain All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or translated stored in a database or retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Lexmark International Inc C145 E207 02EN June 1997 Trademark Acknowledgement Lexmark MarkVision and Mark Net are registered trademarks of Lexmark International Inc The following companies own the other trademarks used in this manual Novell Inc NetWare PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Chapter 1 Chapter 2 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Contents C V Entro GU CHOI dn EE V Overview of the Utilities the Network Adapter and
4. 2 If a password is set for the Network Adapter be sure you know it 3 Type the following at the command prompt telnet ip address p 9000 where ip address is the IP address you re using such as 9 51 8 231 4 Follow the instructions on the screen You can work with many adapter parameters and take different actions using the Network Adapter For example Set the address netmask and gateway Setthe community name Set a password Set Ipd options such as automatic carriage returns banner page etc Assign queue names Enable or disable BOOTP RARP FTP and TFTP Set the maximum transmission size Set up a list of restricted servers Using TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol You can use TFTP to send a job to the printer just as you normally do Remember that TFTP is slower than FTP The Network Adapters only recognize the TFTP destination file name prt1 Example To use TFTP type a command similar to this tftp gt put lt printfile gt prtl where lt printfile gt is the name of print job you re sending and prt is the destination file PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Using the protocols Time out period The TFTP protocol used here includes a 30 second inactivity time out TCP IP If data is not received from the host for 30 seconds then the adapter closes the TFTP session and begins listening for a new session The input output port to the printer and the p
5. This is the test page that you printed when you first set up your printer The adapter will be in the list of attachments on the test page You can find instructions for printing the test page in your printer s documentation 3 Make sure that The status light on the adapter is on The adapter is completely connected to the LAN 4 Make sure all routers are configured properly 5 Make sure the workstation network drivers are up to date 6 From the Network Printer Utility menu select View Search for Adapters by Entire Network Print jobs stay in the queue The server does not appear to be sending jobs to the network printer you specified PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Troubleshooting Solution 1 The printer is probably busy receiving jobs from other servers or from other links Check the printer to be sure it is working properly 2 Make sure the adapter is installed properly To check this print a test page This is the test page that you printed when you first set up your printer The adapter will be in the list of attachments on the test page Mmmm You can find instructions for printing the test page in your printer s networks documentation 3 Print a setup page from the adapter If the page prints then the connection between the adapter and the printer is working correctly If the page does not print check all the physical connections Press the Test button until the Test ligh
6. To check a current firmware level contact your point of purchase To check your firmware level see Step 2 print a setup page on page 2 3 Installing the If you already have MarkVision running under Windows 95 skip this section MarkVision printer Go to Configuring the adapter on page 3 2 utility PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 3 1 Windows 95 operating systems Configuring the adapter 3 2 Configuring the adapter Installing the utility If you received the MarkVision Utility with your printer follow the instructions on the diskette respectively CD ROM to install it Be sure you read the README TXT file using WORDPAD or DOS EDTT for last minute information about the utility You must set up the adapter to process Windows 95 print jobs The information in this section should help you In addition please consult the on line help for the latest information available The Network Adapter can process jobs from many different environments for example from NetWare networks and TCP IP networks To process NetWare print jobs You can use NetWare in a Windows 95 environment Note For networks that are exclusively NDS NetWare 4 x servers with bindery emulation turned off the initial WIN95 utilities will discover adapters These adapters will need to be set to RPRINTER mode and assigned to be connected to a PSERVER Existing Novell utilities NW ADMIN PCONSOLE etc are then used to creat
7. For example options such as those relating to the banner page indentations in the print job or mail sent after the job do not work Note A queue name may end with any character except 2 If you used a 2 at the end of a queue name your print jobs will not be printed Under Windows you can avoid this error by doing one of the following 1 Set at the end of the queue name in Windows NT or 2 Select the Carriage Return and Linefeed insertion mode in Set Ipd options when you go into the Main Menu of the Adapter under the program Telnet By doing one of the two above mentioned the Adapter will add the Carriage Return and Linefeed codes automatically to your print job PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Using the protocols LPR time outs and retry periods Some LPR programs wait only a limited amount of time to send their print files If you receive a timeout message from your host the adapter was probably networks printing a long job You should retry the print job The adapter supports a finite number of active LPR connections at a time If more than this number of connections are attempted the extra attempts will not work Many UNIX programs retry the print job after a specified amount of time If you want to use several active LPR connections we recommend that you set a short retry period so that print jobs will be sent until they are accepted Some UNIX systems may def
8. list by address network number or login name filter the adapter list turn other protocols on or off set TCP IP information PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Selecting items from the menus You can access items in several ways Move the mouse pointer to the item you want and click the left mouse button once Hold down the Alt key and type the character that is underlined or in a different color than the rest of the word You can also select an item by using the cursor keys to move the cursor to the item you want then pressing Enter Shortcut keys are also available to access many items on the pull down menus For a list of what each key does see the Help Keyboard pull down menu NetWare networks Setting up the adapter 5 6 Setting up the adapter Now that you have installed and started the utility you need to set up the adapter so that you can send print jobs to it What setup accomplishes In the process of setting up the adapter you accomplish two major tasks creating the components or objects that NetWare needs to use with the adapter configuring the adapter so that it operates in the desired mode PSERVER or NPRINTER RPRINTER and giving the adapter information about its network components Please note that NetWare 3 x uses the term RPRINTER for setting up a printer in remote printer mode This same mode is called NPRINTER in
9. specified Jobs are in the queue and appear to be waiting for a long time Solution The printer is probably busy receiving jobs from other servers or from other links 1 Double check the printer to be sure that it is working properly 2 Print a setup page from the adapter Press the Test button until the Test light comes on The Data light comes on and the adapter sends a setup page to the printer If the page prints then the connection between the adapter and the printer is working correctly If the page does not print check all the physical connections 3 Look at the setup page Make sure the IP protocol is active PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Troubleshooting Printer not receiving jobs The printer is not receiving print jobs TCP IP networks Solution 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and is ready 2 Make sure that the adapter is installed properly in the printer To check this print a test page This is the test page that you printed when you first set up your printer The adapter will be in the list of attachments on the test page Instructions for printing the test page can be found in your printer s documentation 3 Print a setup page from the adapter Press the Test button until the Test light comes on The Data light comes on and the adapter sends a setup page to the printer If the page prints then the connection between the adapter and the printer is working co
10. MarkVision 1 1 1 Bites 1 1 What environments do the utilities run 1 1 What levels of software and firmware do 2 40 4220 1 1 Whats Mark VISIO uie retinere rie 1 2 Does the adapter work with Windows 957 sess 1 2 Which protocols support which environments eese 1 2 Is it possible to turn unused protocols off sse 1 2 Is it possible to set a password for this 1 3 Will the adapters accept print jobs from several 1 3 How do I find out about last minute information sess 1 3 Wihere can I get help on aee Pon ton edis 1 3 Using TCP IP Networks siiis cen Fi ond cond pda noon ead 2 1 ligo jo E oii P 2 1 Who this chapter is designed for eese 2 1 What this chapter does hes tre i PH eaa Lu 2 1 For more 1nformiatlon R S E EE N 2 2 7 sanada E 2 2 Step 1 check the physical connections 2 3 Step 2 print a setup page ciere reote mt eot eot cdi ras velas pedia 2 3 Step 3 set the IP address netmask and gateway
11. NetWare 4 x NDS Advantages of using PSERVER mode in NDS Does not require that PPERVER NLM is installed on the NetWare server Performance Although overall print job throughput is affected by many factors file transfer time on the network may be faster using PSERVER mode because In NPRINTER RPRINTER mode NetWare uses SPX to transfer packets Packet size for data transmitted in SPX is 512 bytes In PSERVER mode NetWare uses IPX to transfer packets Packet size for data transmitted in IPX is up to 1 Kbyte for Ethernet networks Because of this difference in packet size PSERVER mode may be faster than NPRINTER RPRINTER mode Please note however that the actual IPX packet size is negotiated by the client application This actual IPX packet size is often less than the maximum because of packet size limitations of gateways and routers If printing is a significant part of your network traffic and if network traffic is a proven concern for your network you may find it better to use the adapters in PSERVER mode Disadvantage of using PSERVER mode in NDS Requires a NetWare server user license for each PSERVER device RPRINTER versus PSERVER in NetWare 3 x Adapters are fully supported in NetWare 3 x using either RPRINTER or PSERVER mode PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 5 9 5 10 Setting up the adapter RPRINTER mode in NetWare 3 x Advantage of using RPRINTER mode in NetWare 3 x
12. a Windows 95 workstation to a printer locally connected to a network attached personal computer A Peer to Peer network consist of personal computers linked together so that a computer grosser can share the hardware and software resources of the other computers on the network You can print from Peer to Peer in a Windows 95 environment Systems The following drawing shows how print jobs move from a workstation using Peer to Peer Windows 95 Workstation Windows 95 Workstation Mark Vision provides a way for you to print to a local printer connected to a network attached computer when your workstation uses Windows 95 as an operating system Peer to Peer requires that print sharing be enabled on the computer that has the locally attached printer and that the printer be shared MarkVision requires Peer to Peer to be installed to monitor the printer Prerequisites 1 The standard Windows 95 Client for Microsoft Networks client must be installed to provide the ability to logon to the Peer to Peer network This is the standard configuration Note MarkVision does not have to be running for you to print 2 The standard Windows 95 File and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks must be installed and configured to allow the workstation to share its printers across the network 3 In order for Mark Vision to monitor the printer it is required as a minimum that the following components are custom installed a MarkVision Printer U
13. adapter Notice that the list has six items on the menu bar File View Setup Printer Status Options and Help For example to set up an adapter you first highlight the adapter then select Setup from the menu bar The utility has six pull down menus on the menu bar Some of the functions that you can do from the pull down menus are available for only specific adapters The functions that aren t available are grayed out on the screen PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Using the utility The menu items Printer File View Setup Status Options Help save search for setup the seeaone e display alist of select utility adapters that will adapter line status setup and various settings be displayed on quickly of the configuration kinds of print the the adapter list change printer information help adapter change the adapter connected about the informa list search broadcast parameters to the adapter tion exit the allowing youto configure MG e see a list of utility display different ports seca servers the kinds of adapter detailed adapter is lists i status of a communicating ocasy rinter with savs the search administered p results in a file addresses e change the update the flash change the polling memory on the PRESS interval adapter appearance of adapters the adapter list enable refresh the disable ports window seta sort the adapter password
14. bye endofdata rm f tmp p gt dev null 2 gt dev null remove the file if it exists exit PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 2 21 2 22 Using the protocols Checking printer status You can check the status of the network printer by using the TCP finger command Using Finger Finger is a TCP protocol that normally displays user information on a local or a reachable host This adapter uses finger to tell you the status of the printer and the current print job For example you may use finger info name where info is optional When you use it the adapter returns extended information name is the IP address or the name stored on the name server or in the etc hosts file Please note that some UNIX environments require you to use the adapter s name instead of its IP address By default finger returns the status of all the ports PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Using the protocols Finger responses The adapter sends an English response as shown in the following example TCP IP Example 1 This example shows the response you get from the Network Adapter when you use the info option with finger This particular example shows that a job is printing through the Parallel 1 port finger info 9 51 8 211 921s 86 211 Printer Type LaserPrinter Print Job Status for ser NPA is supported NPA mode is set to auto No Job Currently Active Printer Status 0 O
15. comes on The Data light blinks and the adapter sends a page to the printer 4 Look at the setup page Make sure the protocol is active 5 Make sure you ve configured the adapter properly If you need help review the section s in this chapter according to your needs 6 Make sure the LAN cable is connected to the server while the print job is active Print jobs are ending prematurely Print jobs are partially printed the printer stops printing in the middle of a page Solution The adapter stopped receiving data because it believed it had reached the end of a print job f you re using a PostScript printer check the printer driver s configuration Increase the print job time out value there Try your print job again PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Troubleshooting Adapter lights Different patterns of lights may appear on the Network Adapter These patterns indicate various problems that may occur to help you diagnose them In the following table find the pattern of lights that is occurring on your Windows 95 adapter then follow the action described If you need to call for service be sure Pi pel to make a note of the light pattern before you call Test Status Data Description Action off on off Ready Idle off on blinking Processing Normal operation Data is being received from a host or sent to a printer on off off Testing The first light pattern indicates that yo
16. d Check the list of network servers Make sure the server you want the adapter to work with appears in the list If you are using PSERVER mode make sure you selected a file server to connect with and that you configured queues for that file server If you are using RPRINTER mode make sure you selected a print server and configured queues 3 Print a page to a queue If you need help follow these steps a From the utility s menu bar select File b Select Print c Select To Queue On the Print List to Queue dialog box select the file server select the queue and then choose Print Adapter List If the page doesn t print review this section Be sure the adapter is configured properly is enabled and that all the queues are set up correctly Make sure you are logged into the server PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 5 11 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 5 12 This section helps you to correct problems you may encounter while using the Network Adapters regarding their symptoms Utility unable to find the network printer Print jobs stay in the queue Utility unable to find the network printer While configuring the adapter the utility is unable to find the network printer that is the network printer does not appear in the adapter list Solution 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and is Ready 2 Make sure that the adapter is installed properly To check this print a test page
17. eerte decet 3 5 To process Point to Point Printing LexIP eee 3 8 To process Peer to Peer printing sese 3 11 Troubleshooting co inni ni oni 3 13 Utility unable to find network printer eee 3 13 Print jobs stay in the 2 1 0 3 14 Print jobs are ending prematurely erre 3 14 Adapter lights een cdit to utere esce ute eet deus 3 15 Adapter service 5 3 d AR 3 16 Using Windows NT operating systems eene 4 1 m 4 1 HOW O print rr er HORE ee TER a assada 4 1 Before you egi ce bate e ete e e tree 4 1 Printing under Windows NT 3 51 eese enean tnntntnntntnnn 4 1 What you need onere petere TREE ERE ENDE RR eot de 4 2 How to Create a Printer using the lpr protocol ee 4 2 Printing under Windows NT 4 0 4 4 What you Teed sx aa 4 4 How to Create a Printer using the lpr 4 4 Using NetWare networks aat nananac tania tn nda nn intu 5 1 p 5 1 Before you begin tete 5 1 What you Need ee ee
18. name that a network administrator assigns to the adapter It is used to identify the location of the printer NLM Novell NetWare Loadable Module An optional process used by Novell NetWare 3 11 to add functions to a file server OS 2 Operating System 2 a multitasking operating system from IBM packet internet groper PING Software that tests whether an IP destination can be reached by sending an ICMP echo request and waiting for a reply PCONSOLE Novell NetWare Print Console software PCONSOLE allows you to control network printing establish print servers and set up print queues PING See packet internet groper PING Print Monitor Utility In a Windows NT environment it routes print jobs from the server s Print Manager program to the printer In an OS 2 environment redirects print jobs from the network to the adapter This utility includes the basic information for installing and configuring your adapters print queue A directory in the server where print jobs are stored for printing PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments print server Hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software that takes information from a print queue and sends itto a printer protected directory A directory guarded by security software Access is allowed only with the proper password protocol A set of rules managing the communication and transfer of data between two or more network devices PSERVE
19. printer documentation to learn the menu path for your specific printer or scroll through the control panel menus until you find it Select SETUP NETWORK MENU Select Set IP ADDRESS and press ENTER A screen similar to the following appears IP ADDRESS 000 000 000 000 Use the MENU button to place the cursor beneath the part of the IP address that you want to set Then use the plus and minus keys to set the address Press ENTER Select Set IP NETMASK and press ENTER Set the IP netmask just as you set the IP address Press ENTER Select Set IP GATEWAY and press ENTER Set the IP gateway just as you set the IP address Press ENTER m Press READY Your settings take effect when you return to the Ready 2 8 screen If an error message appears on the printer s control panel go to Using the printer control panel on page A 1 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Setup 2 Using the printer s operator panel make sure that BOOTP is disabled We recommend that you leave BOOTP disabled if you are not using it to set IP addresses If you need help follow these steps a Turn the printer power On 1 b Use the printer control panel to select the menu item SETUP NETWORK MENU Consult your printer documentation to learn the menu path for your specific printer or scroll through the control panel menus until you find it c Select SETUP NETWORK MENU d Select Enable BOOT
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21. CP IP settings as well you may want to set the TCP IP address netmask and gateway from this Adapter Settings tab Simply click the Advanced Settings button then set the TCP IP information in the dialog box that appears 5 When you finish select Apply Step 4 disable the adapter port You must disable the adapter port to avoid interfering with incoming NetWare jobs 1 Click the NetWare Settings tab 2 Disable the port by making sure there is no checkmark in the Port Enabled box PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 3 3 Configuring the adapter Step 5 set the NetWare specific information 1 On the NetWare Settings tab set the print mode to PSERVER or NPRINTER RPRINTER If you need help deciding which mode to use see Deciding whether to use NPRINTER RPRINTER mode or PSERVER mode on page 5 7 2 Fillin the other fields on the dialog box to configure the port for NetWare print jobs If you need help click the question mark button then click the field 3 After you finished setting all the fields on this tab click Apply 4 On the NetWare Settings tab click Manage Queues You ll be setting up queues for the adapter to service In the Queue Manager dialog box select existing queues or create new queues for the adapter to service If you need help click the question mark button then click the field When you finish setting up queues click OK 7 If you are using the Network A
22. Does not require a NetWare server user license slot Disadvantage of using RPRINTER mode in NetWare 3 x Little information is available about the print job After a job leaves a print server queue it is removed from the queue regardless of whether it actually prints This could cause a print job to be lost if the printer is turned off in the middle of the print job This is inherent in the NetWare design and is not unique to network adapters PSERVER mode in NetWare 3 x Advantages of using PSERVER mode in NetWare 3 x Does not require that PPERVER NLM is installed on the NetWare server Does not require you to unload PSERVER NLM or reboot your computer after installation Performance Although overall print job throughput is affected by many factors file transfer time on the network may be significantly faster using PSERVER mode n NPRINTER RPRINTER mode NetWare uses SPX to transfer packets Packet size for data transmitted in SPX is 512 bytes In PSERVER mode NetWare uses IPX to transfer packets Packet size for data transmitted in IPX is up to 1 Kbyte for Ethernet net works Because of this difference in packet size PSERVER mode may be faster than NPRINTER RPRINTER mode Please note however that the actual IPX packet size is negotiated by the client application This actual IPX packet size is often less than the maximum because of packet size limitations of gateways and routers If printing is a significan
23. K Print Job Status for prtl PA is supported NPA mode is set to auto Printing Print Job Name TEST PRT User Name Paul Queue LPT Name PRT1 Server 9 51 8 30 etwork Operating System FTP Printer Status 0 OK Adapter Information Adapter Type Ethernet Firmware Revision 139 44 1 Adapter Part Number 1418622 Adapter EC 543053 Adapter Address 10005A101348 IP Address 9 51 8 211 IP Netmask 255 255 255 128 IP Gateway 9 51 8 132 BOOTP Server 0 0 0 0 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 2 23 2 24 Using the protocols Updating the adapter s firmware To update the adapter s firmware you send a file to the adapter s flash memory overwriting the existing flash memory This process is also known as flashing the adapter You can update the firmware by using TFTP To use TFTP do the following 1 Get the flash file you need by contacting your vendor 2 Do NOT turn off or reset the adapter or printer during the flash process This may damage the adapter The adapter resets itself after the flash process is finished 3 TFTP the file to this destination dev flash PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Troubleshooting Changing the TCP IP information After you have set the TCP IP information you can change it using any of the ways you set the information or by doing one of the following Use telnet to change the infor
24. NetWare 4 x Utilities to use To set up the adapter you may use either the Network Printer Utility alone This utility provides all of the functions you need to set up the adapters in a NetWare environment The utility is designed to meet the needs of a network administrator and can only be started by a person who has network supervisory rights Functions that you may be accustomed to doing from PCONSOLE such as setting up print queues can be managed from the Network Printer Utility PCONSOLE or NWADMIN plus the Network Printer Utility If you are accustomed to using PCONSOLE or NWADMIN to set up NetWare components or objects you may continue to do so Then use the Network Printer Utility to configure the adapter To set up the adapter 1 From the Network Printer Utility s menu bar select Help even if you want to set up the adapter using PCONSOLE and this utility 2 From the Help s Table of Contents select Configuring the Adapter 3 Select the section that is relevant to you Sections devoted to NetWare 3 x and 4 x are listed including information about PCONSOLE methods of setting up the adapter PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Setting up the adapter If you need help deciding whether to use PSERVER or NPRINTER RPRINTER continue with Deciding whether to use NPRINTER RPRINTER mode or PSERVER mode on this page 4 Print those instructions and follow them to set up your ad
25. P An important part of the Internet Protocol it describes and manages error and control messages Internet Protocol IP A standard that specifies how packets are passed through networks It identifies the format of the packet and describes how they should be delivered in a seamless manner Although it is a separate protocol from TCP it is often referred to as TCP IP because both TCP and IP protocols are often used together PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments IP See Internet Protocol L LAA See Locally Administered Address LAN See local area network LAN Connection Utility An OS 2 utility that resides on a network server used to redirect printer or plotter data from its intended destination to a printer or plotter on a LAN attached adapter LAN segment Any portion of a LAN that operates independently of but is connected to the network by bridges or routers Glossary local area network LAN A computer network located within a limited geographical area of a few hundred meters Locally Administered Address LAA An address that a network administrator assigns to a network adapter on the LAN Administrators may assign the adapter any address that they wish within certain constraints Many administrators use the LAA to give the adapter a meaningful address in their workplace for example assigning the adapter an address that identifies its location Ipd Line printer daemon Allows the use of re
26. P e Select No If you are instructed to do so turn the printer off f When you are finished select Ready 3 Setup the printer s hostname network name in the computer To do so simply define the printer s IP name and address in the etc hosts file or on the name server This address must match the IP address you set earlier on the printer s control panel You may want to use a hostname that is meaningful in your environment for example a name that identifies the printer s location PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 2 9 2 10 Setup Setting the information using a RARP server and telnet You may set the IP address using a RARP Remote Address Resolution Protocol You must make sure that you are working on the same physical network as the adapter Then you can set the netmask and gateway with telnet To set the IP address netmask and gateway using a RARP server and telnet 1 Look at the setup page Find the hardware address It is labelled UAA and LAA f you are using an Ethernet adapter be sure to use the address in the right column This is the canonical form of the address circled on the sample setup page beginning on page 2 4 Choose the Locally Administered Address LAA unless it is 000000000000 If the LAA is 000000000000 choose the Universally Administered Address UAA Look at the setup page Make sure BOOTP and RARP are enabled Set up the RARP server following the in
27. R A Novell NetWare printing service that takes a print job and sends it to a printer assigned to a supported queue The adapter in PSERVER mode takes the place of the Novell PSERVER process and directs print jobs from a file server queue to a printer attached to the adapter R remote printer A printer attached to a workstation on a LAN that is set up to work as a shared network printer requester A workstation that requests access to shared resources such as printers or plotters so that they appear to be running on the user s own workstation even though they may be running somewhere on the LAN RPRINTER A terminate and stay resident TSR program that runs on a Novell workstation This program allows a printer locally attached to the workstation instead of the file server to be used as a shared network printer The adapter in the RPRINTER mode emulates the TSR that would normally run on the Novell workstation The adapter in RPRINTER mode is used in conjunction with the Novell PSERVER utility to direct print jobs to a printer attached to the adapter This method does not use any Novell user login slots S SAP See service access point server A device that allows people using LAN workstations to share resources such as printers plotters on the network service access point SAP In Open Systems Interconnection architecture the point at which the services of a layer are provided by an entity of the next higher layer Simp
28. The second light pattern occurs while the adapter is updating the flash code Make sure the adapter stays plugged in After the adapter goes through its normal start up tests it returns to its Ready state off blinking on Network error Check all connections to the network For example make sure the network cables are connected off blinking off Software error Turn the printer power off then on to reset the adapter Then try to re send the print job If this error persists call for service on blinking on Flash error Turn the printer power off then on to reset the adapter If the error persists call for service PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 5 15 NetWare networks Troubleshooting 5 16 Adapter service If your adapter needs service Make a note of the light pattern then contact your point of purchase The adapter contains no replaceable parts and may need to be returned Make sure you don t send print jobs to a nonexistent adapter If you do these print jobs will be stored in the queue f your adapter is defective and you need to replace it make sure you delete or hold all queues before removing the adapter from the LAN PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments APPENDIX Using the printer control panel Introduction For your convenience you can view or change some information about the adapter from the control panel of the printer You can u
29. a light comes on and the adapter sends a page to the printer similar to the one on page 2 4 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 2 3 2 4 Sample setup page Setup The Network Adapter setup page looks similar to the example below Network Card Type EOJ Timeout UAA LAA Part Number EC Firmware Revision LPT 1 NPAP Active NPAP Mode Busy Timeout Printer Type Port Type LexLink Active Nickname NetWare Active Login Name NetWare Mode IP Active BOOTP amp RARP Enabled Address Netmask Gateway Ethernet 90 00200008A803 000000000000 000000000000 1381603 MN XL E 4 124 1 Yes Auto 90 PP14 Enhanced 00200008A803 EX00200008A803 ERVER No 157 184 8 86 255 255 255 0 157 184 8 30 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Setup Step 3 set the IP address netmask and gateway You can set the IP address netmask and gateway for this adapter in several TCP IP ways networks The simplest way to set the information is directly on the printer s control panel For information about setting the information on the printer s control panel go to Setting the information via the printer control panel on page 2 8 You may Use a TCP IP bootstrap protocol BOOTP if you have a BOOTP server running on your network For help go to Setting the information using a bootstrap protocol on page 2 6 f y
30. and gateway for the adapter a Ifyou have NetWare running on your network you can quickly initia a 9 lize the TCP IP address netmask gateway for the new adapter Otherwise you can use BOOTP Add the adapter to the list of TCP IP adapters you want to see in the MarkVision printer window In the Mark Vision printer window click Configure from the pull down menus Click TCP IP Settings The list containing TCP IP adapters that you want MarkVision to monitor appears The box is empty until you add the first TCP IP adapter Click Add Adapter In the IP address field enter the TCP IP address you defined earlier step 1 in the Host Name field with any name you choose This is the name that you use to refer to the adapter Other users can have their own host names for the same adapter Fill in the Community Name The name you specify must match the community name stored inside the adapter The original community name is public The community name is case sensitive Click OK Set or verify the protocol independent parameters In the MarkVision printer window double click the adapter port you want to configure b Click the Adapter Settings tab C a Enter information in the fields to set the various protocol independent parameters Verify the TCP IP protocol is turned on in the adapter Still using the Adapter Settings tab click Advanced Settings b Make sure the TCP IP check box
31. apter What to do next NetWare networks When you have finished setting up the adapter continue with Verifying the adapter setup on page 5 11 Deciding whether to use NPRINTER RPRINTER mode or PSERVER mode When configuring your adapter you ll have to set it up in either NPRINTER RPRINTER or in PSERVER mode How NPRINTER RPRINTER mode works A network adapter configured in NPRINTER RPRINTER mode acts as a remote printer This remote printer receives print jobs from a print server The print server a program called PSERVER NLM running on a NetWare server obtains print jobs from a queue and sends them to the remote printer The following diagram shows how NPRINTER RPRINTER mode works j Workstation NetWare Remote printer Server Workstation 4 4 using SPX Print protocol Server gt PSERVER NLM PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 5 7 Setting up the adapter How PSERVER mode works An adapter set up in PSERVER mode acts as a print server attached to NetWare servers This adapter obtains print jobs from queues located on one or more servers PSERVER adapters actually log into NetWare servers as a NetWare client and therefore require one NetWare user license slot per PSERVER device The following diagram shows how PSERVER mode works Print Data from Queue Job to using IPX Deus protocol Na R L File J Server Print
32. ated parameters The format of this file should be PASSWORD 00000000 ADDRESS 9 51 8 50 NETMASK GATEWAY 9 51 8 30 COMMUNITY paul You must put a space after the colon and the headers must be capitalized If you want a parameter to remain unchanged you should type a period for that parameter such as the NETMASK example above f you have set a password for the adapter you must include the password in the file so you ll be able to change the information If you have not set a password for the adapter substitute a period for the password parameter The community name must be less than 30 characters long You must send the file in ASCII mode not binary PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 2 13 Using the protocols 2 14 Using the protocols To ftp to the directory 1 Type the following at the command prompt ftp ip address where ip address is the IP address you re using such as 9 51 8 231 2 Type cd param 3 Type put config file where config file is the name of the file containing the configuration you want to use 4 Quit What to do next You have set up your adapter and are ready to use it Continue with Using the protocols This section explains how to use standard TCP IP protocols to send jobs to the printer and to check the status of print jobs It explains how this Network Adapter implements standard TCP IP protocols such as Li
33. ault to a 15 minute retry period We recommend that you use the Ip system command to set a shorter retry period for those computers You can also telnet to port 9000 then follow the instructions on the screen LPSTAT and LPQ commands Most line printer status LPSTAT commands work as usual with this adapter We recommend that you use the finger command to get the status of the printer rather than a line printer query LPQ command Finger returns much more useful information to you than the LPQ command If you need information about using finger to get the printer status see Using Finger on page 2 22 Using telnet to add carrier returns or line feeds to all LPD print jobs You can use telnet to change the LPD protocol so that it automatically adds carrier returns or line feeds to all print jobs You may find this helpful if you are printing text files without graphics 1 Type the following at the command prompt telnet ip address p 9000 where ip address is the IP address you re using such as 9 51 8 231 2 From the menu that appears select Set pd options 3 Follow the instructions on the screen PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 2 17 Using the protocols Using telnet You can use telnet with the adapter This is an easy way to set the adapter s parameters 1 Set up the host to telnet in line mode with local echo and with cr lf conversion Most hosts use this configuration as the default
34. blic Fill in the host name field with any name you choose This is the name that you use to refer to the adapter Click OK MarkVision saves the changes in an ASCII file named MVNETIP INI Step 4 set the adapter s general parameters 1 3 6 In the Mark Vision printer window double click on the adapter port that you wish to configure Click the Adapter Settings tab Set or verify all the general parameters for the adapter and port such as address and so forth Click Apply PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Configuring the adapter Step 5 verify that the IP protocol is on The IP protocol must be turned on in the adapter otherwise the adapter will not recognize or process IP print jobs a On the Adapter Settings tab click Advanced Settings Windows 95 operating In the Advanced Settings dialog box look at the Set Active Protocols BSS group Make sure the TCP IP box has a checkmark in it c When you finish select Apply Congratulations The adapter is ready to process TCP IP print jobs For more information about modifying the list of adapters continue with To process Point to Point printing LexIP on page 3 8 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 3 7 3 8 Configuring the adapter To process Point to Point printing LexIP Point to Point is an easy way for you to print from a Windows 95 workstation to a network attached printer It s especially usef
35. dapter on the NetWare Settings tab click Advanced Settings Fill in the fields If you need help click the question mark button then click the fields you need help on 8 After you finished with the Advanced Settings dialog click OK Step 6 enable the adapter port 1 On the NetWare Settings tab enable the adapter port by putting a check mark in the Port Enabled box 2 Click Apply to activate your changes 3 MarkVision asks if you want to reset Click Yes if you want to start using the adapter for NetWare print jobs now Congratulations Your adapter is ready to process NetWare print jobs 3 4 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Configuring the adapter To process TCP IP print jobs You can use TCP IP in a Windows 95 environment T Windows 95 Prerequisites operating Make sure your Windows 95 desktop is set up to run TCP IP jobs From the Control Panel 1 Select Network 2 Make sure TCP IP is running If it is not a Select Add b Select Protocol c Select the Microsoft TCP IP option Step 1 start MarkVision and check the community name 1 Make sure you know the adapter s community name The default is public 2 Start MarkVision 3 In the MarkVision printer window double click on the adapter port that you wish to configure Step 2 set the TCP IP address netmask and gateway for the adapter 1 If you are using NetWare protocol as well as TCP IP you can quickly set th
36. e You can specify several files on the command line The b option causes the transfer to occur in binary PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Using the protocols 1 bin sh module 0 USAGE usage Smodule b f1 f2 fn E TCP IP HOST silver PRT prt1 overriding device default with prtl networks change this to reflect the desired printer or leave blank for default USER printer if echo 1 fgrep 7 1 give help if there is a 7 in parm 1 then echo SUSAGE exit 1 Ea set getopt b 5 check for b as a command if 0 then echo SUSAGE exit 1 fi XFER ascii default transfer type is ASCII for i ism 9 do case i in b XFER binary shift changing transfer type to binary shift break case done FileList PutCmds if z SFileList no files specified then echo reading standard input 1 gt amp 2 cat amp 0 tmp p put std input to a file PutCmds put tmp p SPRT 6 this double quote MUST on this line else for i in SFileList generate list of puts do FileName 1 if f FileName make sure the file exists then PutCmds PutCmds put SFileName SPRT amp this double quote MUST be this line else echo module file SFileName does not exist cannot print fu done fi ftp n HOST endofdata 1 dev null startup FTP passing parms on stdin user SUSER Spw SXFER SPutCmds
37. e 5 1 Installing the Utility a a a 5 2 Starting the network printer utility nne 5 3 Using the Utility ss sro itp Driver cun oor de hole an nord e E 5 4 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Contents Using the adapter list ese spied nao seas so i tosa a nro eee a ae 5 4 Selecting items from the 5 5 Setting up the adapter as aaa 5 6 What setup accomplishes 2 etr tete tear nada batata 5 6 Utilities to Use x idee rei trier io ned See ede 5 6 To Setip the adapter ee eb E EE Pe Get 5 6 Deciding whether to use NPRINTER RPRINTER mode or PSERVER mode ecd Ate eet ett ete peus 5 7 NPRINT versus PSERVER in NetWare Directory Services NDS 5 8 Venityimng the adapter Setup tei mt Lt id Ee Hie orbe HR 5 11 TTEQUIBIES OO L TIO 5 12 Utility unable to find the network printer eere 5 12 Print jobs stay in the quee otro eta tete teet tgp e tp 5 12 Adapter tera Ret aime ue 5 15 Adapter service seve eee eH ttes tede tedio 5 16 Appendix A Using the printer control panel eerte nennen nnns A 1 Introductio sis a de A 1 IP protocols settings from the printer control A 2 GloSSaly aa ia aa a d od F
38. e or hold all queues before removing the adapter from the LAN PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments CHAPTER Using Windows NT operating systems Introduction Thank you for buying this multi protocol adapter This chapter explains how to set up and use your printer on Windows NT operating systems To do this you should have a basic working knowledge of Windows NT How to print The following methods are used to print in a Windows NT environment Windows NT 3 51 1 printing using the Ipr protocol Windows NT 4 0 1 printing using the Ipr protocol 2 printing using the Network Port TCP IP ports Before you begin Before you can use the adapter you need to set it up Setup involves a few simple steps 1 Checking the physical connections 2 Printing a setup page to use while you set up the adapter 3 Setting the adapter s IP address netmask and gateway 4 Verifying the setup If you need help see Using TCP IP networks on page 2 1 Printing under This section explains how to create your printer under Windows NT 3 51 Windows NT 3 51 operating systems PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 4 1 Windows NT operating Printing under Windows NT 3 51 What you need If you would like to print with using protocol you need to install TCP IP Network Printing Support on your Windows NT operating system How to Create a Printer us
39. e queues and define the PSERVER Prerequisites Make sure your Windows 95 desktop is set up to run NetWare jobs From the Control Panel 1 Select Network 2 Make sure one of these is running a Microsoft client for NetWare Networks b Microsoft client with NDS upgrade c 16 bit Novell client d Novell client 32 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Configuring the adapter Step 1 log on and start MarkVision 1 Log on as an administrator or print operator 2 Start Mark Vision Windows 95 MarkVision searches for bidirectional printers and displays the search operating n systems results in its main window Step 2 make sure the NetWare protocol is on The NetWare protocol must be turned on in the adapter for the adapter to process NetWare jobs 1 In the Mark Vision printer window double click on the adapter port you wish to configure for NetWare 2 Look at the tabs that appear If the NetWare settings tab is present the protocol is on If the NetWare settings tab is absent or grayed out then you must turn the protocol on Use the on line help for information Step 3 set or verify the adapter s general parameters 1 In the MarkVision printer window double click on the adapter port that you wish to configure 2 Click the Adapter Settings tab 3 Set or verify all the general parameters for the adapter and port such as address and so forth 4 If you want this Network Adapter to process T
40. esh cycle make sure the box is checkmarked If there are any other workgroups or computers outside of your default workgroup that you want included in the next refresh cycle specify these in the fields provided Right click the selected field if you need help Click Done to save your changes Check the MarkVision printer window for Peer to Peer printers Look in the CONNECTION column for a string similar to JohnsComputer Q25 for example PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Troubleshooting Troubleshooting This section helps you correct problems you may encounter while using Network Adapters To use this section find a Symptom that describes the problem you are having then follow the Solution listed below Windows 95 Symptom Solution Systeme Adapter unable to find the net Adapter unable to find network prin work printer ter on this page Print jobs stay in the queue Print jobs stay in the queue on page 3 14 Print jobs are ending prematurely Print jobs are ending prematurely on page 3 14 Adapter unable to find network printer While configuring the adapter the utility is unable to find the network printer that is the network printer does not appear in the adapter list Solution 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and is Ready 2 Make sure the adapter is installed properly To find out print a test page This is the test page that you printed when you fi
41. etwork Printer Utility under Windows 3 1 following or utility Windows 95 see Chapter 3 Follow the following steps to install the utility in a Windows 3 1 environment You may install the utility as a Stand alone product in the program group you choose To install the utility 1 Insert the NetWare Network Adapter Network Network Printer Utility diskette respectively CD ROM for Windows 3 1 into drive A 2 From the Program Manager window select File from the menu bar then select Run The Run dialog box opens 3 Type the following in the text box when installing from diskette a instwin 4 Select OK The Install dialog box opens It looks similar to the following Please type the pathname of the directory where the Lexmark Network Printer Utility will be copied CANETPRINT Select the type of installation Normal Stand alone Select utility language O Deutsch O Fran ais Espa ol O Italiano amp English 5 Follow the instructions on the screen 5 2 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Starting the network printer utility Starting the network Before you can send print jobs to the adapter you must start the utility and printer utility configure the adapter You can start the Network Printer Utility from wherever you installed it under Windows 3 1 The following screenshot illustrates the way Windows 3 1 Programs ME Network Printer Utility Ways to Start
42. etwork administrators It assumes that you have a good working knowledge of your TCP IP hardware and software What this chapter does First it explains how to set an IP address netmask and gateway using a BOOTP server It tells you how to set the address netmask gateway and other information at the printer s control panel If you are installing the Network Adapter on a complex network and are also setting up a NetWare environment set up this environment first The utility that comes with this environment may be useful to you in TCP IP too Second this chapter also explains the firmware integrated into the adapter This firmware supports the following standard TCP IP protocols Line Printer Remote Line Printer Daemon LPR LPD File Transfer Protocol FTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP Finger BOOTstrap Protocol BOOTP Telnet This chapter explains how you can use standard TCP IP protocols with this adapter It gives a few programming examples If you are accustomed to writing your own shell scripts for example this chapter can help you PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 2 1 TCP IP networks Setup Setup For more information This utility guide uses standard TCP IP protocols Information about these standard protocols is available in RFCs Request For Comments These RFCs contain TCP IP information that is not unique to the Network Adapter To obtain an RFC use FTP se
43. g a Line Printer Remote LPR program You may already use Line Printer Remote and Line Printer Daemon LPR LPD programs to send print jobs The LPR program usually runs on the host computer sending print jobs and control files to the LPD program running on the print server This TCP IP adapter includes a line printer daemon which prints previously formatted data files as received and ignores the control file You can use your LPR LPD program to send jobs to the adapter s line printer daemon Using the LPR command When you use the following options with your LPR command be sure that server is the address hostname of this adapter queue name or remote queue name is the name of the queue that you set up for this adapter Some LPR implementations refer to this as the printer name See the table below for examples of suffixes you can append to the queue name Example Function printer cr Sends print jobs to the port and causes the adapter to add a carrier return or line feed if appropriate at the end of each line of text printer Sends print jobs to the port f your program allows you to send the job as a binary file for example with a b or v flag do so We recommend that all print jobs shall be sent as binary Sending binary jobs ensures that all code points are interpreted clearly This adapter ignores control files sent to it Therefore options contained in the control file do not work
44. ge 2 3 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 1 1 Overview of the Utilities the Network Adapter and MarkVision Introduction What is MarkVision MarkVision is a utility that allows administrators and users to control and see the status of printers on their networks In addition it allows network administrators to automatically configure print drivers The new bidirectional network aware PCL and PostScript Windows drivers can configure themselves with many printers This allows users to make sure that their application driver settings are correct install MarkVision and print drivers from the network You can copy the MarkVision setup utility and MarkVision to a network drive and directory Then users on the network can install print drivers and MarkVision from the network You can use MarkVision without slowing down printing because Mark Vision controls the printer directly and not within the queuing and spooling mechanism of the network Does the adapter work with Windows 95 Yes See the Windows 95 chapter in this manual for more information Which protocols support which environments Protocols are provided to reside in the adapter s firmware The adapter uses these protocols to receive print jobs off the network The adapters support these protocols NetWare used to support Novell NetWare networks TCP IP used for TCP IP networks in many UNIX environments Is it possible to t
45. he address is labelled UAA an LAA on the setup page f you are using an Ethernet adapter be sure to use the address in the right column This is the canonical form of the address circled on the sample setup page on page 2 4 Choose the Locally Administered Address LAA unless it is 000000000000 If the LAA is 000000000000 choose the Universally Administered Address UAA 2 Set up the BOOTP server To do so edit the BOOTP file on the host computer that is running the BOOTP server The file is usually located in etc bootptab The file contains information such as the hostname and the IP address For example a bootptab record might look similar to this jdlprt N ht ether ha 08005A09E610 N ip 9 51 8 212 sm 255 255 255 128 gw 9 51 8 132 where the following means jdlprt hostname ht ether hardware type ha 08005A09E610 hardware address ip 9 51 8 212 IP address sm 255 255 255 128 netmask gw 9 51 8 132 gateway Ifyou need help editing the BOOTP file try the man page that came with your UNIX software Most popular UNIX workstations contain man pages that help you with tasks like this You might try man bootp or man bootptab If that doesn t work consult your system s documentation 2 6 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Setup 3 Make sure that BOOTP is enabled You can do this from the printer control panel TCP IP To enable BOOTP from the printer control panel follow the
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47. ies amp Environments Introduction Overview of the Utilities the Network Adapter and MarkVision Thank you for buying this multi protocol Network Adapter As with most new purchases you probably have a few questions We will answer some of them in this introduction for you What environments do the utilities run in Since each environment is different please see the appropriate chapter in this manual for more details about versions or levels of operating systems that work with these utilities The utilities work with the following environments Novell NetWare networks Windows 95 or Windows 3 1 Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP networks Windows 95 operating systems Windows NT operating systems What levels of software and firmware do need You ve received in this package the latest level of the utilities that were available when the printer was built There is firmware that resides on the adapter itself This firmware handles communications between the printer the utility the adapter and the network The firmware is therefore the backbone of this product The firmware resides on the adapter s flash memory a type of Read Only Memory that can be erased electronically and reprogrammed To check an effective firmware level contact your point of purchase To find out which firmware revision level uses your adapter print a setup page For help see Step 2 print a setup page on pa
48. in the Set Active Protocols group has a check mark in it 3 9 Windows 95 operating DAGUE Configuring the adapter How to print Point to Point 1 Create the printer object a In Windows 95 click Start then click Settings then Printers b Double click Add Printer to define the printer you want to use c Choose LOCAL not NETWORK printer d Select the appropriate manufacturer and printer e Choose any port LPT or COM or FILE Later you change the port to a logical network port 2 Assign the printer object to the physical printer a After the printer object is added to your printer container highlight it s icon Optionally double click on it with the right mouse button b Click File then Properties then Details tab then Add Port c Click Others then click Network Printer Monitor then click OK d Select the printer you want to use The printer list was generated using Mark Vision e Specify a logical port name to assign to the printer Use a port name that is meaningful to you Click OK 3 Print a To print a test page use Windows 95 then Start then Settings then Printer then File then Properties then General tab then Print Test Page b To print from a Windows application select Print as usual Note You can not print from DOS PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Configuring the adapter To process Peer to Peer printing Peer to Peer is an easy way for you to print from
49. ing the Ipr protocol 1 From the Windows NT Program Manager select the Main program group 2 Select Print Manager 3 Select Printer 4 From the Printer menu select Create Printer The Create Printer dialog box appears Create Printer Printer Name Driver Fujitsu PrintPartner 144D V Print to O Share this Share Name Location a In the Printer Name field type the name that you want to give to the printer b From the Driver field pick a driver that you want to use with this printer c In the Print To list box select Other The Available Print Monitors dialog box appears PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Printing under Windows NT 3 51 Print Destinations Available Print Monitors Digital Network Port 3 NT Local Port systems LPR Port i 5 From the Available Print Monitors select LPR Port The Add LPR compatible printer dialog box appears Add LPR compatible printer Name or address of host providing Ipd 172 22 87 181 Name of printer on that machine a In the Name or address of host providing field type the host name or IP address that you set to the adapter b In the Name of printer on that machine field type the name that you want to give to the printer 6 Click OK The Create Printer dialog box appears Create Printer Printer Name Driver Pint t Share this printer the network PagePrinter Network Adapter Uti
50. is information within MarkVision a Click the Adapter Settings tab b Click the Advanced Settings button c Set the TCP IP information in the dialog box that appears d When you finish select Apply 2 If you are not using NetWare go to Step 3 set the IP address netmask and gateway on page 2 5 or use the Mark Vision on line help for instructions PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 3 5 Configuring the adapter Step 3 add the adapter to the MarkVision window If you use version 1 06 follow the steps described below or refer to the Operation Guide of MarkVision coming with the printer you purchased By design TCP IP devices do not broadcast their presence as for example NetWare objects do Because of this design MarkVision has no way to automatically find an adapter and monitor it Therefore you must inform MarkVision about adapters that you want it to show in its list To add an IP adapter to the list in the MarkVision window 1 In the Mark Vision printer window click on the Configure option in the pull down menu Click TCP IP Settings The list of TCP IP adapters that you want MarkVision to enumerate appears The box is empty until you add the first TCP IP adapter Click Add Adapter Fill in the IP address that you defined in the previous step Fill in the community name The name you specify must match the community name stored inside the adapter The original community name is pu
51. le Network Management Protocol SNMP A TCP IP protocol that defines how computers will exchange management information PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments G 5 SNMP See Simple Network Management Protocol spooler An intercepting program that prevents output from different sources or workstations from interfering with each of them TCP See Transmission Control Protocol TCP TCP IP See Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TFTP See Trivial File Transfer Protocol Transmission Control Protocol TCP The standard protocol that resides at the transport layer After two computers establish a connection TCP provides a reliable full duplex stream service that allows one computer to send data to another Therefore many operating systems implement TCP they also implement the IP protocol to send data across the underlying internet Although TCP is a separate protocol from IP it is often referred to as TCP IP because both TCP and IP protocols are often used together Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP The TCP and IP protocols used together Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP A TCP IP protocol that transfers files with minimum overhead and no guarantee of delivery See Universally Administered Address UDP See User Datagram Protocol UDP Universally Administered Address UAA An adapter s UAA is the factory set default address Network administrator
52. lities amp Environments 4 3 Printing under Windows NT 4 0 Printing under Windows NT 4 0 7 If you would like to share this printer select Share this printer on the network and type Share name and the Location in the respective fields 8 Click OK Your printer is now created and will appear within Windows NT Print Manager This section explains how to create your printer under Windows NT 4 0 operating systems What you need If you would like to print using the lpr protocol you need to install Microsoft TCP IP Printing on your Windows NT If you would like to print using the Network Port you need to install MarkVision for Windows NT 4 0 on your Windows NT How to Create a Printer using the Ipr protocol 1 In the Windows NT user interface click Start then click Settings then click Printers 2 Double click Add Printer Budd Printer fran n PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Printing under Windows NT 4 0 3 Select My Computer then click Next The Available ports dialog box appears Windows NT operating systems 4 Click Add Port AppleT alk Pring Devices Port H eusdett Pack and Po Nebvotk Local Poit 5 From the Available Printer Ports select LPR Port then click New Port PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Printing under Windows NT 4 0 LPR compatible peinber 172 2587 181 My prin
53. mation 1 Type the following at the command prompt telnet ip address p 9000 where ip address is the IP address you re using such as 9 51 8 231 2 Follow the instructions on the screen FTP a file to the param directory The param directory is a special directory where you can change special TCP IP related parameters The format of this file is PASSWORD 00000000 ADDRESS 9 51 8 50 NETMASK GATEWAY 9 51 8 30 OMMUNITY paul END You must put a space after the colon and the headers must be capitalized If you want a parameter to remain unchanged you should type a period for that parameter such as the NETMASK example above f you have set a password for the adapter you must include the password in the file so you ll be able to change the information If you have not set a password for the adapter substitute a period for the password parameter The community name must be less than 30 characters long You must send the file in ASCII mode not binary Troubleshooting This section helps you correct problems you may encounter while using the adapter on a TCP IP network It describes the problems when e Print jobs are waiting in the queue and when the e Printer is not receiving jobs PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 2 25 TCP IP networks 2 26 Troubleshooting Jobs waiting in the queue The server does not appear to be sending jobs to the network printer you
54. mote printing functions under TCP IP This software registers the print document sent from a computer It is a background process that runs all the time Ipd print service UNIX utility that receives print jobs from remote TCP IP hosts LPT Line PrinTer A representation of one of the logical ports for example LPT1 on a personal computer Management Information Base MIB A database used to manage a network and the machines based on RFC 1213 is an example of MIB The MIB describes information specific to the Network Adapter and the printers MIB See Management Information Base PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments G 3 netmask A bit mask that specifies the local network portion of an IP address allowing you to logically subdivide a network NetWare A family of LAN operating systems that can join PCs and Apple Macintosh computers It supports a large number of topologies including Ethernet network port The port physically located on the adapter It eliminates the need to use the parallel and serial ports on the printer The network port is used to connect to a LAN See also integrated port network printer A printer used on a network In this guide it refers to a printer connected to an adapter receiving jobs as they are sent to the printer by the adapter Network Printer Utility A user interface that allows you to configure print servers and the adapter settings to the network nickname A
55. n that file instead of this address NOTE IP Netmask Using this menu item you can set the IP netmask directly through the printer s control panel When you do be sure to set Enable BOOTP to No If Enable BOOTP is set to Yes and you turn the printer off and on again the adapter will search for a BOOTP server and will use the netmask stored in that file instead of this one NOTE The default IP netmask is 255 255 255 0 Set IP Gateway A 2 IP Gateway Using this menu item you can set the IP gateway directly through the printer s control panel When you do be sure to set Enable BOOTP to No If Enable BOOTP is set to Yes and you turn the printer off and on again the adapter will search for a BOOTP server and will use the gateway stored in that file instead of this one NOTE The default IP gateway is 0 0 0 0 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Introduction Note 1 If you re not using a boot server you can have the bootp function in the adapter disabled Note 2 If a bootp server becomes available and someone has entered this adapter s MAC address into the server then these values are being set by bootp not via the control panel Printer control panel PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments A 3 4 Introduction PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Glossary This glossary contains terms specific to local area networks LANs a
56. nd the use of the Network adapters A adapter address The manufacturer s identification or the user defined Glossary identification of an adapter The adapter address is sometimes also used as the default nickname or login name B BOOTP See BOOTstrap protocol BOOTP BOOTstrap Protocol BOOTP A TCP IP protocol that enables a workstation to find its IP address D data stream Print data and control information flowing from a host system computer to the printer from beginning to end without interruption DLC protocol Data Link Control A set of rules used by two nodes on a data link to accomplish an orderly exchange of information E Ethernet A network with a bus topology that uses carrier sense multiple access with collision detection CSMA CD An Ethernet network may be installed using any of three cabling systems Ethernet IOBASE T using telephone twisted pair Ethernet 10BASE2 using RG 58 coax and also referred to as Cheapernet or Thinnet Ethernet IOBASES using AUI cable F file server A computer on your network that runs the operating system software The software controls the communication among computers attached to the network and it manages shared resources File Transfer Protocol FTP A TCP IP protocol that transfers files from one computer to another It is usually implemented in application programs This is considered a better way to send files than TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol because it u
57. ne Printer Remote LPR programs File Transfer Protocol FTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP Finger Telnet Note The firmware in the Network Adapter includes support for other adapters The Network Adapter contains only one port PORT 1 which supports this printer The multi purpose firmware in the Network Adapter may make references to port 2 or IBM 4029 printers but these statements apply to other types of hardware Furthermore any statuses refering to MarkNet XLe should be treated as equivalent statuses of the Network Adapter PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Using the protocols Sending print jobs You can send jobs to the printer in one of four ways TCP IP networks Using a Line Printer Remote LPR program that you have already installed For information about using an LPR program continue with Using a Line Printer Remote LPR program on page 2 16 Using TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol For information about TFTP go to Using TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol on page 2 18 Using FTP File Transfer Protocol For information about FTP go to Using FTP File Transfer Protocol on page 2 19 Writing a program that takes advantage of the adapter s TCP IP ports For information about the ports go to Checking printer status on page 2 22 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 2 15 Using the protocols 2 16 Usin
58. on orn Ra E EL RR dE FEN G 1 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments iii iv Contents PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Preface Introduction Thank you for buying this multi protocol Network Adapter You can use this guide to learn how to install and configure utilities so that your printer works with TCP IP networks Windows 95 operating systems Windows NT operating systems Novell NetWare networks Terminology In this book the term utilities refers to the files on the CD ROM or diskettes that you received with the printer The term adapter refers to this Network Adapter The term adapter list refers to the list of adapters on your network that the utility displays Conventions used in this book Steps requiring action are shown in bold print Words or phrases requiring emphasis or explanation appear in italic print This book and the on line Help information use slashes to show the path you should follow through the menus and commands For example suppose you want to print the adapter list to a printer You would choose the File menu the Print command under File and the To Printer option That path is shown as File Print To Printer Getting the utility The Network Printer Utility will be shipped on CD ROM or diskettes with the printers PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments vi Preface PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilit
59. on to reset the adapter If the error persists call for service Adapter service If your adapter needs service Make a note of the light pattern then contact your point of purchase The adapter contains no replaceable parts and may need to be returned Make sure that you don t send print jobs to a non existent adapter If you do print jobs will hang If your adapter is defective and you need to replace it be sure you delete or hold all queues before removing the adapter from the LAN 2 28 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Using Windows 95 operating systems Introduction Thank you for buying this multi protocol adapter The information in this chapter helps you install and set up your utilities to print to an adapter Note You can not print from DOS What you need To install the Network Adapter and start its operation you need the following 1 Microsoft s Windows 95 operating system installed on your computer 2 The MarkVision Printer Utility for Windows 95 Support for this Network Adapter is built into the MarkVision utilities You do not need separate Network Printer Utilities everything comes with MarkVision The MarkVision Printer Utility for Windows 95 is shipped on CD ROM or diskettes with many printers 3 One of the following installed on your network Besure that the adapter is installed in the printer and the network cable is connected See your printer documentation if you need help
60. ou are installing the adapter on a complex network and are also setting up NetWare run the Network Printer Utility in that environment You can set the address netmask and gateway from that environment You may also Set the address using a Remote Address Resolution Protocol RARP server running on your network For help go to Setting the information using a RARP server and telnet on page 2 10 Set the address by editing the Address Resolution Protocol ARP table on one of your host computers that is on the same local area network as the adapter For help go to Setting the information by editing an ARP table and using telnet on page 2 11 If the above methods won t work for your network contact your point of purchase PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 2 5 Setup Setting the information using a bootstrap protocol You may set the IP address netmask and gateway using a TCP IP bootstrap protocol BOOTP if you have a BOOTP server running on your network Make sure the BOOTP server is running on the same LAN segment as the adapter Some routers will pass the packets but many will not If the BOOTP server is on a different LAN segment check your router s documentation to be sure packets will cross To set the IP address netmask and gateway using a TCP IP bootstrap protocol 1 Find the hardware address for the adapter To find the hardware address look at the setup page for the adapter T
61. patterns of lights may appear on the Network Adapter These patterns indicate to you various problems that may occur to help you diagnose them In the following table find the pattern of lights that is displayed on your adapter then follow the action described If you need to call for service be sure to make a note of the light pattern before you call Test Status Data Description Action off on off Ready Idle on blinking Processing Normal operation Data is being received from a host or sent to a printer off off Testing The first light pattern indicates that you have pressed the Test button on blinking The second light pattern indicates that a setup page is being sent from the adapter to the printer off on blinking Updating flash code The first light pattern indicates that the flash code is being downloaded to the adapter blinking blinking blinking The second light pattern occurs while the adapter is updating the flash code Make sure the adapter stays plugged in After the adapter goes through its normal start up tests it returns to its Ready state blinking on Network error Check all connections to the network For example make sure the network cables are connected off blinking off Software error Turn the printer off then on to reset the adapter Then try to re send the print job If this error persists call for ser vice on blinking on Flash error Turn the printer off then
62. perating correctly the hostname that you pinged matches the hostname that you set in the etc hosts file or on the name server if you set the address netmask and gateway using BOOTP make sure that Your BOOTP server is configured correctly The IP address and the hostname are set correctly in the BOOTP file If you set the address netmask and gateway from the printer control panel make sure that The IP address is set correctly on the printer s control panel If you need help see Setting the information via the printer control panel on page 2 8 If you set the IP address netmask and gateway using a RARP server or ARP command and telnet double check all your steps If one of these parameters is wrong your connection will be lost PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Setup Step 5 set a community name or change TCP IP information After you have set the TCP IP information you can change it using any of the ways you set the information or by doing one of the following This is also the Rss way to set a community name Telnet to port 9000 to change the information 1 Type the following at the command prompt telnet ip address p 9000 where ip address is the IP address you re using such as 9 51 8 231 2 Follow the instructions on the screen FTP a file to the param directory The param directory is a special directory where you can change special TCP IP rel
63. rint job are also closed This time out prevents incomplete print jobs from hanging up in the printer and keeping other jobs from printing Using FTP File Transfer Protocol You can use FTP to send a job to the printer just as you normally do FTP reliably sends files across the network The implementation of FTP used here accepts any username and does not require a password Network Adapters default to prtl as the destination You may also use the cd command with a destination filename For example you might type ftp gt cd prtl ftp gt put lt printfile gt where prt12 is the name of the destination and lt printfile gt is the name of the print job you re sending Sending a file to the param directory You may also FTP a file to a special destination the param directory This is a special directory where you can set special TCP IP related parameters The format of this file is PASSWORD 00000000 ADDRESS 9 51 8 50 NETMASK GATEWAY 9 51 8 30 COMMUNITY paul END You must put a space after the colon and the headers must be capitalized If you want a parameter to remain unchanged you should type a period for that parameter such as the NETMASK example above The password can be up to eight characters long The community name must be less than 30 characters long You must send the file in ASCII mode not binary PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 2 19 2 20 Using the p
64. rotocols Time out periods There are two time out periods that may occur in FTP one during the control connection and one on the data connection The time out during the control connection is 60 seconds If the control connection is started and no other command is issued for 60 seconds then the control session is closed The adapter sends a 421 reply code service not available closing control connection The time out default on the data connection is 90 seconds If data is not received from the host for this data time out period then the adapter closes the FTP data session and begins listening for a new session The input output port to the printer and the print job are also closed This time out prevents incomplete print jobs from hanging up in the printer and keeping other jobs from printing Writing an FTP shell script If you have written FTP shell scripts to send print jobs to the printer you can revise those scripts to be used with this adapter You may send print jobs to 1 The adapter will respond to the various commands with standard FTP reply codes A sample shell script on page 2 21 shows you what can be done We do not guarantee that this script will be usable on your computer it is simply given as an example for you This script does as ASCII FTP of files specified on the command line to the host identified in the variables This shell takes data from stdin or from the print file you specify on the command lin
65. rrectly If the page does not print check all the physical connections 4 Look at the setup page Make sure the IP protocol is activated 5 Make sure that the LAN cable is plugged into the printer and into the LAN and that the network is working properly 6 Make sure that the print queues are properly defined and that the print server is functioning correctly Refer to the documentation for your operating system for help 7 PING the adapter If PING works send the finger command Finger should return the printer name with the correct information If it does not check the IP address netmask and gateway to be sure they are correct You can check the address netmask and gateway on the printer s control panel or from other Network Printer Utilities If PING does not work check to be sure that the IP Protocol is enabled You can check this via the Mark Vision utility Also check to be sure that bridges and routers are functioning correctly Finally verify all the physical connections between the adapter the printer and the network If the IP Protocol is enabled check the IP address netmask and gateway to be sure they are correct You can check these on the printer s control panel or from other Network Printer Utilities Also verify all physical connections between the adapter the printer and the LAN PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 2 27 Troubleshooting Adapter lights Different
66. rst set up your printer The adapter will be in the list of attachments on the test page Instructions for printing the test page are in your printer s documentation Make sure the protocol you re using is activated a On theAdapter Settings tab click Advanced Settings b In the Advanced Settings dialog box look at the Set Active Protocols group Make sure the TCP IP box has a checkmark in it C After you finished select Apply 3 Make sure the status light on the adapter is on 4 Make sure all routers are configured properly PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 3 13 3 14 Troubleshooting Print jobs stay in the queue The server does not appear to be sending jobs to the network printer you specified Solution 1 The printer is probably busy receiving jobs from other servers or from other links Check the printer to be sure it is working properly 2 Make sure the adapter is installed properly To find out print a printer test page This is the test page that you printed when you first set up your printer The adapter will be in the list of attachments on the test page Instructions for printing the test page can be found in your printer s documentation 3 Print a setup page from the adapter If the page prints then the connection between the adapter and the printer is working correctly If the page is not printed out check all the physical connections Press the Test button until the Test light
67. rvices on the Internet as an anonymous user to nic ddn mil Look for the RFC in the rfc directory For more information about TCP IP we recommend a book by Douglas Comer entitled Internetworking with TCP IP Volume I Principles Protocols and Architecture Before you can use the adapter you need to set it up Setup involves a few simple steps 1 Checking the physical connections 2 Printing a setup page to use while you set up the adapter 3 Setting the adapter s IP address netmask and gateway 4 Verifying the setup 5 Setting a community name The rest of this Setup section tells you how to do these steps PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Setup Step 1 check the physical connections First you need to make sure that your printer and adapter are installed and TCP IP working correctly Check the following items networks Make sure that the printer you want to use is installed on the LAN with the appropriate Ethernet cable Make sure that the adapter is installed in the printer Instructions for setting up the printer and installing adapters are shipped with the printer Make sure that the printer is connected to the LAN with the appropriate Ethernet cable Step 2 print a setup page Next you need to print a setup page Keep the setup page You ll use information from it later Printing a setup page 1 Press the Test button on the adapter until the Test light comes on The Dat
68. s in the order they are received first come first served How do find out about last minute information Each diskette or CD ROM includes a README file This file contains late breaking information and offers tips we may have discovered after printing this guide Please read this file and use it to help you Where can get help You can get help from several sources Use pull down menus Each item in the utility s pull down menus has help enclosed with it To see that help a Point and click on the menu that you want help with b Press F1 The on line Help information is thorough containing more complete information than offered in this guide Each chapter of this manual contains problem solving information If the utilities do not run see the corresponding Troubleshooting section at the end of each chapter If you need more help setting up or operating these utilities contact your point of purchase PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 1 3 1 4 Introduction PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Introduction Using TCP IP networks Thank you for buying this multi protocol adapter This chapter explains how to set up and use your printer on a Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP network using this Network Adapter Who this chapter is designed for This chapter is designed for technical people such as TCP IP programmers and experienced n
69. s may choose to set a locally administered address LAA for the adapter so that its address is more meaningful to their workplace PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments User Datagram Protocol UDP The protocol that allows one computer to send a datagram unit of data to another It uses the IP protocol to deliver datagrams UDP datagrams include a protocol port number so that the sending computer can differentiate among several destinations on the remote computer utility The software that came on the diskettes respectively CD ROM with this guide V VAP Value added process An optional process used by Novell NetWare 2 2 to add functions to a file server Z zone In AppleTalk the grouping of network devices in a logical manner so that they may be easily accessed by the user PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments G 7 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Fujitsu Offices Please send your comments on this manual or on Fujitsu products to the following addresses FUJITSU COMPUTER PRODUCTS OF AMERICA INC 2904 Orchard Parkway San Jose CA 95134 2022 U S A TEL 1 408 432 6333 FAX 1 408 894 1709 FUJITSU CANADA INC 2800 Matheson Boulevard East FUJITSU ITALIA S p A Via Nazario Sauro 38 20099 Sesto Sau Giovanni MD ITALY TEL 39 2 26294 0 FAX 39 2 26294 201 FUJITSU KOREA LTD 9th Floor Korean Reinsurance Bldg 80 Susong Dong C
70. se steps Turn the printer power On l b Use the printer control panel to find the menu item SETUP NETWORK MENU Consult your printer documentation to learn the menu path for your specific printer or scroll through the control panel menus until you find it c Select SETUP NETWORK MENU d Select Enable BOOTP e Select Yes If you are instructed to do so turn the printer off f When you are finished select Ready 4 Set up the printer s hostname network name in the computer To do so simply define the printer s IP name and address in the etc hosts file or on the name server This IP address and hostname must match those you set earlier in the file You may want to use a hostname that is meaningful in your environment for example a name that identifies the printer s location PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 2 7 Setup Setting the information via the printer control panel If you already know the printer s IP address netmask and gateway you may want to set them at the printer s control panel This process sets the address netmask and gateway at this printer only and does not update any BOOTP records you have in your server 1 Using the printer s control panel set the IP address netmask and gate way If you need help follow these steps a b Turn the printer power l Use the printer control panel to find the menu item SETUP NETWORK MENU Consult your
71. se the printer control panel to set the IP address netmask and or gateway for TCP IP networks PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments A 1 Printer control panel Introduction IP protocol settings from the printer control panel 1 Turn the printer power 2 Use the printer control panel to select one of the following settings Consult your printer documentation to learn the menu path for your specific printer or scroll through the control panel menus until you find it For further details on the use of the printer control panel see the corresponding chapter in the Printer Users Manual 3 Press READY to return to ready status Table A 1 IP Protocol Menu Item Values Description Enable BOOTP Yes Using this menu item you can set BOOTP on or off No You should select No if you have set the IP address netmask and or gateway through the printer s control panel and you want these settings to always apply to this adapter You should select Yes if you want the adapter to automatically find its BOOTP server to get its IP address netmask and or gateway Set IP Address Set IP Netmask IP Address Using this menu item you can set the IP address directly on the printer s control panel When you do be sure to set Enable BOOTP to No If Enable BOOTP is set to Yes and you turn the printer off and on again the adapter will search for a BOOTP server and will use the address stored i
72. ses TCP instead of UDP PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments G 1 G 2 Finger A TCP IP protocol that normally displays user information on a host computer When used with Integrated Network Option finger displays the status of the printer and the current print job firmware Software that resides in the adapter flash memory A type of ROM read only memory used on all MarkNet adapters Flash memory can be erased electronically and reprogrammed without your removing the adapter from the printer FTP See File Transfer Protocol gateway The connector device between many LANs host The main computer on a network allowing all computers connected the use of data files or programs installed on it ICMP See Internet Control Message Protocol IEEE 802 3 A standard by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE for a local area network that uses the CSMA CD access method This standard has been popularized by Ethernet local area networks Integrated Network Option The Network adapter and its utilities This adapter is designed to be installed inside various laser printers and therefore sometimes referred to as Internal Network Adapters integrated port On the Network adapter the port physically located on the adapter See also network port Internet Worldwide networks connection via Internet routers so that information and services may be shared Internet Control Message Protocol ICM
73. structions provided by your host operating system Turn the printer off then on to reset the adapter The adapter sends a RARP request and the server responds Use telnet to set the netmask and gateway by typing telnet ip address p 9000 where ip address is the IP address you re using such as 9 51 8 231 Follow the instructions on the screen to set the netmask and gateway If you wish to change the address netmask gateway or community name in the future you may find this telnet function helpful PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Setup Setting the information by editing an ARP table and using telnet You may set the IP address by editing an Address Resolution Protocol ARP table You must make sure that the computer where the ARP table is edited is on the same physical network as the adapter The adapter cannot send this information across a router until the adapter is configured Then you can use telnet to set the netmask and gateway To set the IP address netmask and gateway using an ARP file and telnet 1 Look at the printer setup page Find the hardware address It is labelled UAA and LAA e f you are using an Ethernet adapter be sure to use the address in the right column This is the canonical form of the address circled on the sample setup page printed on page 2 4 Choose the Locally Administered Address LAA unless it is 000000000000 If the LAA is 000000000000 choose the Uni
74. t comes on The Data light blinks and the adapter sends a page to the printer 4 Look at the setup page Make sure the NetWare protocol is active and the proper frame types are set 5 Check the Network Printer Utility to make sure you have a Configured the adapter If you need help go to To set up the adapter on page 5 6 b Enabled the port If you need help use the utility s on line help 6 If you are using PSERVER mode make sure you have a Defined the adapter as a print server If you need help go to To set up the adapter on page 5 6 b Defined print queue names If you need help use the utility s on line help c Assigned the adapter s login name to service the print queue If you need help use the utility s on line help d Used Novell s PCONSOLE utility to make sure the queue is not being held PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 5 13 5 14 Troubleshooting 7 If you are using RPRINTER mode make sure you have a Defined a NetWare server for the adapter to service If you need help go to the utility s on line help Defined print queue names If you need help go to the utility s on line help Defined the adapter as a remote printer If you need help go to the utility s on line help Used Novell s PCONSOLE utility to make sure the queue is not being held Unloaded the print server or rebooted the computer after you configure the utility After configuration yo
75. t part of your network traffic and if network traffic is a proven concern for your network you may find it better to use the adapters in PSERVER mode Connects to several file servers and supports many queues Network Adapter connects to as many as 16 file servers with a total of 32 queues per adapter distributed any way you want among the servers Disadvantage of using PSERVER mode in NetWare 3 x Requires a NetWare server user license slot for each PSERVER device PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Setting up the adapter What to do next Congratulations Your adapter is ready to work for you You have finished setting up the adapter To make sure you can print to it you should test it Verifying the adapter setup networks To verify that you did everything correctly and that you can print with the adapter and the utility do the following 1 Reset the adapter If you need help follow these steps a From the utility s adapter list select the adapter whose setup you want to verify b On the utility s menu bar select Setup Customized c Select Reset Adapter 2 Check the list of servers under Options to be sure the servers you set up in the previous step are listed there If you need help follow these steps a On the utility s adapter list select the adapter whose servers you want to check b From the utility s menu bar select Options c Select Show Adapter s Servers
76. ter name In Name or address of server providing field type the host name or IP address that you set to the adapter b In the Name of printer or print queue on that server field type the name that you want to give to the printer Note A printer name or a queue name may end with any character except a 24 or If you used a 2 at the end of a printer queue name your print jobs will not be printed 6 Click OK The Printer Ports dialog box reappears Printer Port 7 Select Close The Add Printer Wizard dialog box reappears PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Printing under Windows NT 4 0 Add Printer Wizard Windows NT operating systems 8 Make sure the port you just created is selected checked for this printer object Click Next 9 Choose the correct driver for the printer you want use Follow the directions on the screen How to Create a Printer using Network Port TCP IP ports On the CD ROM or floppy disks included in your printer package you will also find information on how to set up a printer using a network port TCP IP ports PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 4 7 4 8 Printing under Windows NT 4 0 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Using NetWare networks Introduction The following instructions work for Network Adapters To install this Ne
77. the Network Printer Utility To start the utility 1 Log in to NetWare as a user with administrator privileges 2 Start the utility Go to the Program Group and double click the Network Printer Utility icon The icon is shown in the screenshot above PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 5 3 Using the utility 5 4 Using the utility When you start the utility its adapter list appears This list shows all adapters that answer a broadcast You can t print to the adapters yet because you have not set them up to receive jobs You will use the Network Printer Utility and PCONSOLE if you prefer to configure the adapters and monitor them Using the adapter list The adapter list looks similar to this Network Printer Utility File View Setup Printer Status Options Help Address Status Login Name 002000084930 Parallel 1 Enabled ILEX00200008A930 P1 00200008A930 Parallel 2 Disabled ILEX00200008A930 P2 Adapter 1of1 Search Local Sort Login Name Filter No To work with the utility 1 On the adapter list point and click on the adapter that you want to work with To highlight a range of adapters hold down the Shift key and click the mouse once at the top and bottom of the range of adapters you want to use To select individual adapters hold down the Ctrl key point to each adapter that you want to choose and click the mouse once 2 Then use the menu bar to work with the selected
78. tility b MarkVision Sound and Default Setup files c MarkVision Peer to Peer client Support d MarkVision Server Support PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 3 11 3 12 Configuring the adapter How to print Peer to Peer How to share your printer 1 To share your locally attached printer with other workstations click the Start button on the Windows 95 screen 2 Point to Settings and then click Printers 3 In the Printers window click the printer you want to share 4 On the File menu click Sharing 5 Click the options you want How to enable print sharing 1 If your workstation is set to use a network the Network Neighborhood icon appears In Network Neighborhood locate and double click the com puter where the printer you want to use is located Double click the printer icon in the window that appears To set up the printer follow the instructions on the screen Note You can solve printer problems by using the Print Troubleshooter in Help How to configure MarkVision for Peer to Peer In the Mark Vision printer window click Configure pull down menu Click Peer to Peer Settings In the dialog that appears you can specify which Peer to Peer workgroups and computers you are interested in The locally attached printers in these workgroups computers will be displayed in the MarkVision printer window If you want MarkVision to include your defaults workgroup in the next refr
79. twork Printer Utility you need to have a basic working knowledge of Novell NetWare networks especially the Print Server software Note If you running a multi protocol network and you would like to use this NetWare utility to set the TCP IP address netmask and gateway you ll need to begin here Before you begin Follow the steps below to prepare for the installation 1 Look at the README IST file on the NetWare Network Adapter Net work Printer Utility diskettes respectively CD ROM before you begin to set up the utility This file may contain updates about system requirements or procedures that were not available when this guide was published 2 Make backup copies of your new diskettes See your operating system documentation if you need help What you need Prerequisites 1 One of the following installed Novell NetWare Version 3 11 or higher Novell NetWare Version 4 01 or higher The adapter supports NDS you do not need to use bindery emulation 2 The NetWare Network Adapter Network Printer Utility diskettes respectively CD ROM 3 One of the following installed in your network A Network Adapter Make sure the adapter is installed in the printer and the network cable is connected Instructions for installing the adapter are located in your printer s documentation PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 5 1 Installing the utility Installing the You can install the N
80. u have pressed the Test button off on blinking The second light pattern indicates that a setup page is being sent from the adapter to the printer off on blinking Updating flash code The first light pattern indicates that the flash code is being downloaded to the adapter blinking blinking blinking The second light pattern occurs while the adapter is updating the flash code Make sure the adapter stays plugged in After the adapter goes through its normal start up tests it returns to its Ready state off blinking on Network error Check all connections to the network For ex ample make sure the network cables are connected off blinking off Software error Turn the printer power off then on to reset the adapter Then try to re send the print job If this error persists call for service on blinking on Flash error Turn the printer power off then on to reset the adapter If the error persists call for service PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 3 15 Troubleshooting 3 16 Adapter service If your adapter needs service Make a note of the light pattern then contact your point of purchase The adapter contains no replaceable parts and may need to be returned Make sure you don t send print jobs to a non existent adapter If you do print jobs will be stored in the queue f your adapter is defective and you need to replace it make sure you delet
81. u will be prompted to unload PSERVER NLM or reboot your computer Be sure you do so This is necessary and a normal function of Novell s RPRINTER mode If you need help consult your RPRINTER documentation If some files stayed in the queues without being printed then the LAN cable was probably disconnected from the server while the print job was active Reconnect the cable reset the adapter and try again PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Troubleshooting Adapter lights Different patterns of lights may appear on the Network adapter These patterns indicate various problems that may occur to help you diagnose them In the following table find the patterns of lights that is occurring on your adapter then follow the action described If you need to call for service be sure to make a note of the light pattern before you call Test Status Data Description Action off on off Ready Idle off on blinking Processing Normal operation Data is being received from a host or sent to a printer on off off Testing The first light pattern indicates that you have pressed the Test button off on blinking The second light pattern indicates that a setup page is being sent from the adapter to the printer off on blinking Updating flash code The first light pattern indicates that the flash code is being downloaded to the adapter blinking blinking blinking
82. ul in small organizations or departments because you can print without having a server or a network operating system such as NetWare installed The following drawing shows how print jobs move from a workstation using Point to Point Printer Attached to network with internal Network adapter card Windows 95 Workstation MarkVision provides a way for you to print to a network printer when your network uses Microsoft TCP IP If you run TCP IP on your network you can install Point to Point with MarkVision Then you can print from Windows applications to a network printer Point to Point is supported by the adapters MarkVision can monitor the network printer Prerequisites 1 You must have MarkVision installed on your workstation Note MarkVision does not have to be running for you to print 2 The Microsoft TCP IP DLL must be installed on your workstation If it is not installed use Custom install to select TCP IP Network Support 3 The TCP IP protocol must be bound to the network interface card in your Windows 95 computer Consult your Windows 95 online HELP for binding an adapter to a protocol look for Binding in the HELP index or see the section on To process TCP IP print jobs on page 3 5 PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Configuring the adapter PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments How to configure for TCP IP protocol 1 Assign a TCP IP address netmask
83. urn unused protocols off Yes The Network Adapter is shipped with all protocols active Using the Network Printer Utility for Windows 3 1 or MarkVision for Windows 95 you can turn off protocols that you don t need Each protocol consumes some resource on the adapter and network If you turn a protocol off that resource is released Therefore to increase throughput on the adapter we recommend that you turn unused protocols off For example if you are not using the TCP IP protocol you may choose to turn it off This reduces network traffic PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments Introduction Is it possible to set a password for this adapter Passwords on the Network Adapter work as follows Overview of the Utilities the The password protects all the adapter s settings from being changed for example nicknames queue names file servers Network Adapter and MarkVision The passwords protect the adapter from someone inadvertently or mistakenly changing a setting The password encryption algorithm is not designed to protect against serious hackers One adapter is assigned one password That password works across all protocols Therefore if you set a password in the NetWare protocol that same password works for TCP IP Will the adapters accept print jobs from several servers Yes The Network Adapter accepts print jobs from NetWare and TCP IP one job at a time The adapter accepts print job
84. versally Administered Address UAA 2 Edit the ARP table to add an IP address Make sure you use the dotted form of the IP address such as 9 51 8 231 Use the commands appropriate to the host operating system On many computers you would type something similar to the following arp 9 51 8 231 08 00 5 09 6 10 If you need help and are using a UNIX system try the man page 3 PING the adapter This sets the new address on the adapter For example you might type something similar to ping 9 51 8 231 4 Use telnet to set the netmask and gateway For example you might type something similar to telnet 9 51 8 231 p 9000 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to set the netmask and gateway PagePrinter Network Adapter Utilities amp Environments 2 11 Setup Step 4 verify the setup You can check to make sure the printer is set up correctly Just follow these steps 1 Make sure your computer is on the same physical network as the adap ter 2 Print a test page to verify your settings If you need help go to Step 2 print a setup page on page 2 3 3 Issue a PING command from your computer such as ping hostname where hostname is the hostname that you set in the etc hosts file or on the name server If PING does not work correctly make sure that you are using a unique address the ARP table entry is correct all physical connections are working correctly all bridges and routers are o

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